 condition.
I am aware  that of late the discovery  has been made (not by the Cancer
Ring) that some people who have lived for a length of time in a house
situated over an underground  stream, have eventually  developed
canceran observation  which may  account  for so‐termed " cancer
houses "‐but we have still to discover  whether such people would have
developed  the dread disease if they  had lived on a well‐ balanced diet. It
would be also instructive  to discover  whether those cases of "
spontaneous  " disappearance  of cancerous  growths have followed 46
 upon removing  to another  place of dwelling. Of such cases the well‐
known  surgeon, Mr. Hastings Gilford, wrote (in 1925) the significant
words:  "Though  cancer is commonly  regarded as inevitably  fatal, many
cases are recorded of its ` spontaneous  ' disappearance‐ and nothing
can be more  certain  than that these  recorded cases are very few in
comparison  with those which  are left  unrecorded.  " (!) A damaging
admission,  by the way,  which suggests, as Mr. Ellis  Barker and  others
have already suggested,  that the Medical Profession  and  the Cancer
Ring may  be anxious  to keep the real truth about malignancy  from the
lay public.
One more theory  may  be here  cited, viz., that the excessive  use of
common  salt (which  is not a food) is conducive  to cancer. According  to "
The Biochemic  System of Medicine"  there  are at least twelve important
mineral  salts  which are present in healthy blood  and  tissues. Why,
therefore,  take one of these  salts and  administer  it in the crude form
that Nature  never intended,  and in quantities  in which it does not exist
in natural  foods? Moreover,  if cancer is a fungoid growth, as it has been
maintained,  then surely a warning may  be derived from the fact that
gardeners  water mushroom  beds  with warm salt and  water solutions
with the object of producing  a profuse crop. Another  suggestive  point is
that, in spite of eating large  quantities  of salt  in its crude form, the
tissues of people who live on an illbalanced  or de‐natured  diet, can
nevertheless  register deficiency  of sodium  chloride (common  salt).
Sodium chloride is necessary ‐and  hence,  of course harmless to the
tissues in such minute quantities  as are to be found in vegetables,
salads, etc., but is harmful  when taken into the body as a condiment.
The same is relatively  true of iron; phosphate  of iron being one of the 47
 12 tissue salts. Yet whereas practitioners  of the Biochemic  System of
Medicine  frequently  cure  anaemia by giving infinitesimal  doses of
ferrum phosphate,  the allopath, by giving it in far too large doses,
merely  upsets  the patient's digestion and fails to cure  the trouble.
All this again points to the simple truth that all diseases from anaemia
to cancer, provided  they  are not produced  by some structual  alteration
or some deepseated  psychological  cause, have their origin in wrong
feeding.
As to how far fear‐thoughts are conducive  to cancer, it would be hard
to determine.  But in any case  fear is an unpleasant  emotion  as well  as
being a harmful one if long protracted.  Yet unfortunately  the Medical
Profession  by their methods  of advertising,  foster  the very thing they
should be the first  to alleviate,  as Dr. Marie Stopes implied in a letter to
The Yorkshire  Post, August 4, 1938. Referring  to the report of a speech
by Lord  Horder on quack medicines,  she wrote:
"As I do not use such medicines  but believe in British fair play, I ask
your readers to consider that (a) Lcrd Horder objected primarily to the
`fear'  created by quack advertising  : but surely all such minor fears put
together are not so serious as the fear of cancer,  entirely created by the
medical profession,  the advertising  of which  is in their their hands and
that of the recognised  hospitals;  (b) that all quack medicines  are only
swallowed  and  rubbed on and  cannot do a fraction  of the frightful
injury to our race done by the medical profession's  injections  into the
bloodstream  and  tissues of active virus, dirt  and anti‐toxins. Lord
Homer objects to 'unscrupulous  advertising,'  but  the most
unscrupulous  piece  of advertising  I have ever seen was recently  put out 48
 by the medical profession  itself urging that foul poison, pasteurised
milk, on, the public.
"It is surely clear that Lord  Horder's speech was a superb  example of
the pot calling the kettle black."
This letter speaks for itself. And apropos of quacks, a real quack in the
worst sense of the word is the man  who professes  to cure  what he
knows he cannot cure. Before  it became illegal  for me to treat cancer, I
never once  professed  to cure  anyone after  he or she had  been
subjected  to radium  treatment.  Cancer  itself  was child's  play to deal
with in ccmparison  to the after‐effects of radium, and had I offered  any
hope of curing these I should have been a quack imposter  of the most
bare‐ faced  type. 49
 CHAPTER  VII.
BRIGHT'S  DISEASE: CASE  HISTORIES

Bright's disease is defined as


  energ y goes  up to the  brain.  As y ou pump it up,  this
cool ener gy accumulates in  the head.  If you have  practiced  the
Microcosmic Orbit  you know  that the  tongu e acts  as a s witch in
your own body, uniting  the two acupunct ure meridians  that make
up the Orbit.  The genitals  also are  a switch, and thus,  no matter
what your position,  energ y that has been  built up  can now  be
funneled  into your partner’s  Microcosmic Orbit  and vice versa.
   The energ y can travel  in a variety  of routes.  One route  can be
from your tongue  to your partner’s  tongue,  down your partner’s
Functional  Channel  to the navel,  then  down to his  genitals,  switching
over to your genitals,  up your spine  and round  and round.  It can
circulate  throug h both  of your Microc osmic Orbits sim ultaneousl y,
or you both  might experience  the energy  outside  of your bodies,
feeling  like a  cocoon  aroun d you both,  or a prese nce above  your
heads,  etc. Since a  woman’s  aroused  energ y is not  as hot  as a
man’s, yo ur partne r might perceive  the cool energy  from  you, or
you may notice  warm ener gy from  him enterin g your body.
   Each woman’s  perceptio n can be different.  Some m ight feel
cold ener gy, like a draft,  traveling  throug h her head.  Some m ight
feel like permitting  the pulsation  to go out, and then  pulling  it in and
drawing it up.
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C. Sexual Va mpirism
    The issue  of one  partner  draining  the other’s  sexual/life- force
energy  is an old  one in Taoist circles.  Legen d has it that  old men in
China  would seek out  young women  who did not have  any children
wome n who, in the  old man’s fra me of  referenc e, had a maximum
of Yin ener gy. Then,  without letting  the woman  know what they were
doing,  they would do the Big Draw  while their  penis was in the
vagina,  and drain  out the  women’s  Yin energy  there by increasin g
their own ener gy at the woman’s  expense.  A woman  who masters
this s ystem can  be more po werful than  a ma n. Woman can drain
a ma n’s energ y many times faster  than  man can drain  woman’s.
There  are many stories  existing  about  people  who have  used  the
system in the  wrong way and with the wrong intention,  and who
have  beco me too powerful in an  evil w ay. Using the  system in a
selfish w ay tends  to lead  to an evil energ y, which will eventuall y
destroy  the practition er. How ever the same sexual  energy  prop erly
used  can help  you achieve  good  health  and higher  spiritual
attain ment.
    According  to the  Taoists, even  assum ing no evil intentions,  the
draining  of a partner’s  energy  can happe n uninten tionall y especially
if only  one partner  know s the practice.  The safeguar d against  this
is the  circulation  of the energy  throu gh both  partners’  bodies.  This
exchange  of energ y eliminates  the possibilit y of one partner  gaining
energy  while the other  one loses.
3. Transforming Sexual Energy  into Spiritual Love:
   Cultivating the Valley Orga sm
A. Yin  and Yang Exchange
    “Yang can function  only with the cooper ation  of Yin, Yin can grow
only in the presence  of Yang”. -Yellow Emperor’s  Female Consultant
on Se x.
    Our universe  changes  perpetuall y because  of the  eternal  flow
of Yin and Yang energi es. The very essence  of Yin-Yang exchang e
is the  cyclical  alternatio n of day and night.  Due to  this alterna ting
energy  flow, or respiration  of the  heavens, living  things  can gro w.
Were there  only day and no night,  all wo uld be burnt:  or if there
were only  night  and no da y, nothing  would have  strength  to gro w.
As living things,  humans are  also  subject to the  law of Yin and Yang
exchange.
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    The human being  can live happil y only  if he  or she is in harmony
with the principles  of life. If one violates  the la w of the  Yin and Yang
interchan ge, by forbiddin g the sexual  com munion of Yin and Yang
energy, energy  will not flow in the  body. The life-force  will slow ly
stagnate  and leak out.  Life will beco me a long  slide  into depr ession,
interspers ed by spas ms of  enslave ment  to the passions.
    If y ou have  learne d to increase  your orgasm throu gh the
Orgas mic Up ward Draw, you are on the thresh old of a ne w
experience.  That experie nce will alter  your percep tions  of your own
body  and mind. It w ill change  the way you see y our lover  and change
your understa nding of sex and  love.
    “Dra wing Nectar  up to  the Golden  Flower” is inco mplete  without
the exchange  of Yin and Yang energ y. (Fig.  8.35)  The Golden  Flower
is the  light at the crow n of the  head.  The Orgas mic Dra w pulls up
and conserves  your nectar,  or sexual  essence.  It is the exchang e
of your Ching  with your lover’s that transfo rms it, and  in the  process
gives an  experienc e of sex w hich is deeply  shared  as love.  Your
orgasm be totall y unlike  that know n as a  simple, local, out ward-
pouring  and short  orgasm. As yo u make love over  a period  of tim e,
the pleasure  spreads,  filling  the Microcosmic Orbit  and the entire
body  Unlike the  ordina ry quick  orgasm, or peak  orgas m, whose
thrilling  moment is confined  primaril y to the genital  area,  this orgasm
will deliver  to you a ne w sense  of equilibrium that  will be stored  in
your body  long  after  your pleasur e has become a fleeting  memory
    Taoists advocat e the Valley  Orgasm as a  continual  rolling
expansion  of the  orgasm through out the whole body prolo nging
inward orgasm to a  half- hour one hour  two hours,  or longer  in a
gradual,  but ultimately  greatl y heightene d ecstas y. You can enjoy
this form  of sexual  love indefinit ely without paying for your pleasur e
with your life-force.
    During  the Valle y Orgas m, lovers  can relax  and have  all the  time
in the  world to share  their  tendern ess. There  is no  frenzied
explosion,  only wave after wave of higher  subtle  energies  bathing
the entw ined man and  woman.  The Valley  Orgasm is not  a
technique,  but rather  a certain  kind  of experience  that the lovers
allow  to happen  to them selves,  encour aged by a tim e-tested
process.
    The Valle y Orgas m is ma de up of  all the  methods  you have
learned  thus  far: the Orgasmic Draw  for women,  the Big Draw  for
men, the  healing  positions,  the hand- energized  positions,  and
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Fig. 8.35 “Drawing  Nect ar Up to the Golden  Flower”
increasing  sexual energy  throu gh the upward draw. All this co mbines
to ma ke the  best  orgasm yo u can have.  Yin and Yang exchange  is
one of the  major parts  of the  Valley  Orgasm.
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4. Valley Orgasm S tep-By-S tep
A. First Upward Draw
(1) Timing
     Bear  in mi nd that w hen the woman  is active, she  can control
the thrusting  of nine  shallo w-one deep  in order  to stim ulate the
glans  of the  clitoris  and the G-Spot,  with the shallow  thrusts  entering
only appr ox


athione (from N-acetylcysteine and/or alpha lipoic acid), and there are many others.73 OSTEOPOR OSIS—MYTH VERSUS REALITY END THOUGHTS
Every system in the body is controlled by hormones and that
includes the skeletal system. Prevention and treatment ofosteoporosis requires the use of bio-identical hormone therapy.Taking certain supplements enhances the effect of thesehormones, and exercise is the icing on the cake. T ogether theseapproaches may help obviate the need for toxic medications,which may not provide the benefits one is looking for inany case.74 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  DHEA —KEY TO WELL-BEING
chapter NINE
One hormone I’ve given only passing mention to so far is
dihydroepiandosterone, or DHEA. All of the effects of this veryimportant hormone have not yet been plumbed by medicalscience, but we know enough about it to know it is absolutelyessential for optimal health.
Since the 1980s many research papers have been published
on the multiple healthful functions DHEA performs in thebody. It seems to help prevent heart disease, osteoporosis,prostate cancer in men, and breast cancer in women.
DHEA is produced mainly by the adrenal glands, but also
by the gonads, the brain, and the skin. At one stage of life—during the teenage years—it is the most abundant steroidhormone in the body. DHEA levels decline in a straight line aswe age. This hormone begins to appear in our bodies at age 6,peaks during our 20s, is at the 50 percent level at age 40, andbetween the ages of 60 and 80 declines to between 20 and 10percent of peak levels. This definitive decrease is not seen withother hormones, and because of it, DHEA is considered thebiological marker for aging: those people with the highest levelsseem to have the greatest longevity. In fact, some believe thatmany of the manifestations of aging are caused by deficienciesin DHEA.
75WHAT TO EXPECT
Administration of DHEA is associated with a remarkable
increase in perceived physical and psychological well-being.These benefits are noticed after about four months of therapy.People report increased energy, better sleep, a significantimprovement in sexuality and in mood, along with a betterability to handle stress.
DHEA has been shown to enhance memory and mental
acuity and to decrease depression. Administration of DHEAhelps to boost the immune system, improves chronic fatiguesyndrome, helps to reduce body fat, and helps addressauto-immune diseases such as lupus, ulcerative colitis, andrheumatoid arthritis.
DHEA has its own receptor sites. It raises growth hormone
levels and breaks down into testosterone, which may possibly bethe reason for some of its benefits.
People with high levels of DHEA have lower incidences of
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Some consider a low DHEAlevel to be the most significant biological marker for breastcancer in premenopausal women.
When measuring DHEA levels, the proper lab test is the
one that assesses DHEA-S, not DHEA.
In men, estradiol levels should be monitored while taking
DHEA. Ideally, the estradiol level should not be higher than20. If it is higher than this to begin with, I do not prescribeDHEA. If the level goes over 40 while the person is on DHEA,I cut back the dosage or the frequency of administration.
When levels of estrogen or testosterone are problematic,
another approach is to use a different form of DHEA called7-keto DHEA. This formulation does not convert into estrogenor testosterone. It can be obtained over the counter; the dosageis 100 mg per day.76 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  DHEA AND STRESS
People who live with a lot of stress start to show lowered
DHEA levels after a certain amount of time. Their adrenalglands become exhausted, and since the adrenal glandsproduce the majority of DHEA, their DHEA levels go waydown. Airline pilots, for instance, whose days consist ofmeeting strict schedules despite unpredictable weather,performing numerous take-offs and landings (landings ofteninvolve split-second timing and near misses), and otherstressful situations, often show up in my office with little orno DHEA on their hormone panels.
It’s well known that pilots report unusually high levels of
prostate cancer. Many of them theorize that this might becaused by the radiation they are constantly exposed to, flyingat high altitudes. But it’s my theory that lack of DHEA maycontribute to the problem. Another likely cause is lack ofprogesterone.
Progesterone, like DHEA, diminishes in people who live
under constant stress. The most dramatic example is seen inwomen living in abusive situations. They very often showalmost no DHEA on their hormone panels, and they tend tohave all the signs of estrogen dominance as well. Living inconstant fear depletes both DHEA and progesterone.77 DHEA—KE Y TO WELL-BEING  MENOPAUSE AND
PERIMENOPAUSE
chapter TEN
I purposefully did not put this chapter at the beginning of the
book, even though, for many readers, it will be the most impor-tant. Having read through the preceding chapters, you shouldnow have a feel for the importance of hormones—how necessaryit is for them to be in balance, and the devastating consequencesthat occur when they are out of balance. You should also be awareby now of the tragic lack of knowledge among doctors regardinghow the body operates with regard to hormones. It is no wonder,then, that the way of treating menopause in women (andandropause in men, which I discuss in chapter 12) has remainedbasically unchanged for the last 50 years.
This situation has had more consequence for patients than
the inconvenience of putting up with symptoms; it has literallyput their health at risk for serious diseases and higher deathrates. This is particularly the case in two areas where informa-tion is deficient: how natural hormones can prevent many ofthe diseases of aging, and how the incorrect use of hormonescan cause unnecessary deaths due to cancer, heart disease,and strokes.
79USING BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
Perhaps the most commonly known application of hormone
therapy is the treatment of women going through menopause.The term “menopause” means the absence of periods, whetherthe absence occurs naturally or is surgically induced (e.g., due toa hysterectomy).
As women approach the time of menopause, that is, during
perimenopause, there is a drop in levels of the hormonesproduced by the ovaries. This causes a number of symptoms,the most common of which is the onset of irregular periods,which may start occurring sporadically and be of shorter thanusual duration. This reflects a drop in estrogen levels. At thesame time, a drop in progesterone levels may cause women toexperience an increase in PMS (premenstrual syndrome) orcramps, a drop in libido, an increase in weight, and moredifficulty in thinking.
Eventually, estrogen and progesterone levels will fall to a
level where they can no longer prepare the uterus for bleeding—menopause has begun.
Some women go through this phase of their lives with few
or no symptoms. Other women develop hot flashes, nightsweats, and other symptoms and become very uncomfortable.
But no matter how you look at it, menopause is a very
natural condition that all women eventually go through. Theproblem is that the medical system has taken this naturalcondition and turned it into a disease that has to be treated.
Back in the 1960s, Robert Wilson, M.D., a gynecologist in
New York City, published a book called
Feminine Forever, in
which he said that when women go through menopause, “theyenter a ‘vapid cow-like state’ and became very unpleasantcompanions for their husbands.” He evidently felt womenshould be treated for their husband’s benefit, not for their own.80 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  He received tremendous financial backing from the makers of
Premarin, who helped publish his book and sent him on anation-wide tour so he could promote Premarin to otherphysicians around the country.
THE CONTROVERSY OVER PREMARIN
Let me say a few words about Premarin. The name of this
manufactured estrogen compound actually delineates itssource: pregnant mares’ urine. There are about 100 moleculesof estrogen in this preparation, but only one of them is similarto a human estrogen. Although it is considered a “natural”hormone since it is derived from a natural substance, clearly itis natural only for horses.
Premarin became the largest-selling drug in the world.
However, eventually a darker side to hormone replacementtherapy emerged. It is estimated that in the first ten years afterthe manufacturer started the Premarin market campaign,somewhere between 200,000 and 2,000,000 women developedcancer of the uterus. However, instead of removing Premarinfrom the market, the drug company added Provera to it.Although this synthetic progesterone reduced the risk ofuterine cancer, it quadrupled a woman’s chances of gettingbreast cancer from the estrogen.
Along the way, the drug company started ascribing certain
benefits to estrogen replacement therapy without the means toback up their claims.


 Diego,
determined that there is no significant decline in neuron density in three
important areas of the brain. The number of large neurons does decrease,
but is offset by an increase in smaller neurons. Also, large neurons appear
not to be dying but shrinking.
Two other neuroscientists, Samuel Weiss and Brent Reynolds at the
University of Calgary in Alberta, found that they could stimulate dormant
brain cells to active life. They cultured mouse neurons in the laboratory and
gave them a chemical called epidermal growth factor, causing some
immature, inactive brain cells to divide and form mature ones.  The human
brain is almost certainly storing such dormant cells perhaps as a
replacement reserve.
It is also encour aging that the brain has its own natural mecha nisms for
activating itself  in old age. New dendrites grow longer and sprout new
branches past age 80. As neurons shrink, they create new synapses, which
in turn stimulate more electr ochemical activity in the brain. Natural
substances stimulate this growth and repair—in particular nerve growth
factor (NGF), one of a class of proteins known as trophic factors. NGF
seems to have important functions. At Johns Hopkins, NGF prevented the
degeneration of old neurons in rats and monkeys; when injected into the
brains of old rats, it significantly improved their spatial memory. One hope
is that Alzheimer ’s patients can regain function using chemicals that induce
neuron activity (nerve growth factors have already been tried in Sweden
with some success).
All this good news about the aging brain lifts our expectations that to
keep one’s faculties intact is completely normal. “Older people may not be
as quick in timed tests,” neuroscientist Robert Terry remarked, “but they
don’t lose judgment, orientation, or vocabulary. There is no way that peoplelike Picasso, the cellist Pablo  Casals, or Martha Graham could have
continued to be so successful on half a brain.”
Preserving intelligence in old age. To document whether declin e in
intelligence is a natural part of aging, researcher Lissy Jarvik at Columbia
conducted studies on twins beginning in 1947. The subjects showed no
significant drop in I.Q. from ages 65 to 75. Often there is a sharp drop in
intelligence in the year preceding one’s death, but there are many
inconsistencies from individual to individual, and also from one intelligence
test to another. Old people cannot simply be lumped togethe r; it is the
individual, not old age alone, that makes the dif ference.
As corro borating evidence, we can turn to a long-term study at Duke
University that found no general decline in intelligence among older
subjects (ages 65 to 75) unless they were suffering from high blood
pressure. It is well known that small, often barely detectable strokes are
associated with hypertension, which may be at work here. Whatever the
specific cause, sickness, not the aging process itself, seems to create the
decline in mental functioning so long associated with senescence. Although
the neurological  picture is not yet clear, it is completely realistic to expect
to survive with your memory and intelligence intact.
The topic of aging and I.Q. provides a perfect example of how linear
thinking misinterprets the complex changes that time brings. It isn’t enough
just to say that growing older is better or worse than being young. The
human mind develops with experience along various lines. Brain studies
help to indicate that organic changes keep up with the mind in its journey of
expansion, but it is also important to trust the process itself, to realize that
the mind wants  to expand.
Psychologists are beginning to verify that human development extends
into old age through higher states of awareness such as wisdom. One
prominent German researcher, Paul Baltes, is committed to the idea that any
decline in the brain’s physical structure with age is offset by new mental
accomplishments. As a person ages, certain types of memory tasks take
more time to perform: For example, when Baltes asked people to pair words
and places (such as car and Eiffel Tower, table and Berlin Wall, keys andGolden Gate Bridge), he found  that older people could not duplicate the
speed of recall displayed by younger ones.
“The situation is entirely different, however, when we look at the kind of
knowledge that is transmitted from generation to generation through
culture,” Baltes wrote. In one test, Baltes presented his subjects with a
hypothetical situation such as the following: What would you do if a friend
called on the phone and announced that he was going to commit suicide? Or
if a 15-year -old girl told you that she was thinking of getting married right
away?
Baltes says, “The response we get to these and other dilemmas varies
widely, and over the years, we have developed a ‘wisdom scale’ on which
we place the answers. Take the problem of the 15-year -old girl. A
participant might respond: ‘A 15-year -old girl wants to get marr ied? No, no
way, marrying at that age would  be utterly wrong.’ Even after further cuing
about possible extenuating circumstances, this person continues to insist
that the problem is a simple one with one answer: ‘Marriage is not
possible.’
“Another answer might reflect a deeper knowledge of the human
condition: ‘Well, on the surface this seems like an easy problem. On
average, marriag e for 15-year -old girls is not a good thing. Thinking about
getting married, on the other hand, is not the same as actually doing it. I
guess many girls might think about it without getting married in the end.
And then there are situations where the average case doesn’ t fit. Perhaps in
this instance the girl has a terminal illness or is all alone in the world. Or as
I think more about it, this girl may not be from this country  in the first
place; perhaps she lives in another culture or historical period where girls
marry early.’ ”
On the “wisdom  scale” Baltes found that older people did very well—
more than half of the wisest responses came from subjects over age 60. Not
all older  people are wise, but they generally outperform youn ger people,
reversing the results of the memory tests. Baltes feels that wisdom is a
“software” achievement that culture uses to outwit biological limits. In his
nineties the great pianist Arthur  Rubinstein was still playing concerts, and
when asked how he kept up such demanding activity, he cited three wise
strategies: perform fewer pieces, practice each piece more frequently, and—to compensate for loss of speed and manual dexterity—slow down for a few
seconds just before the music enters a particularly fast passage (your
playing will then sound faster than it really is!).
These findings by Baltes point  to mysteries that cannot be tested, for
wisdom is more than experience. Socrates held that wisdom could not be
taught but only known directly. Although we can sense it in the atmosphere
around a wise person, their sagacity cannot be weighed, measured, or
readily defined. Jonas Salk said of wisdom, “It’s something that you know
when you see it. You can recognize it, you can experience it. I have defined
wisdom as the capacity to make judgments that when looked back upon will
seem to have been wise.”
But what confers wisdom? Being unteachable, it is only conferred by
growing into it. An Indian adage holds, “This is not the kind of knowledge
you acquire but the kind you must become.” Having spent hours with
Maharishi, who seems to me a profound sage, I don’t feel that I have
absorbed his wisdom, but I do know that to be genuine, wisdom  must be as
intimate to a person as breathing. Wisdom is in what you are, not in what
you do.
As the new old age obliterates the prejudice against old people, I believe
we will witness a flowering of the visionary qualities that age can bring at
its best. Vision is the hidden bond that unites youth and old age. In middle
age we compro mise our ideals in order to achieve success and security;
wisdom isn’t something we have much time for. The young are still
impetuously idealistic, but the old can balance and enhance that through
wisdom, perhaps the greatest gift of the human life cycle in its mature
years.
The Limits of Medicine
Medical finding s on the aging brain allow us to close the gap between our
low expectations of growing old and the rich possibilities that actually exist.
They are also misleading, however. Most people assume that medicine has
been chiefly responsible for improving the health of old people andextending their life span; therefore, they look to doctors for cures for
cancer, heart disease, Alzhei mer’s, and other degenerativ e disorders
common to the elderly. This ignores the fact that successful aging is far
more than the avoidance of disease, although that is important. It involves a
lifelong commitment to oneself every day; a doctor can assist in making
this commitment, but medicine is not a surrogate for it.
Modern medicine’ s role in helping us live longer is growing weaker by
the decade. In the great era of the microbe hunters that began in the 1870s
and lasted almost a century, medicine made undeniable advances, wiping
out infec tious diseases of all sorts. This past success is one of the reasons


period.
Themusclesinthebowelsareweak,makingitdifficult
topassstools;thestoolsarepartiallyexpelledandthen
slipback.
Corns
SymptomsCornsinflamed;soft.Pains:sore;tearing.
Cough
SymptomsCoughirritating.Mucus:lumpy;thick;
yellow.
Betterforhotdrinks.
Worseinmorningonwaking;forgettingcold;for
uncoveringfeetorhead.
Silicaisespeciallyusefulforlingeringwintercoughs
thatstartaftergettingchilled,orwetandchilled,
andthatdonotclearupeasilywiththeindicatedor
constitutionalremedy.
Diarrhoea
SymptomsInteethingchildren.Flatulence:wind
smelly.
Betterforheat;forwrappingupwarmly;forwarmth
ofbed.
Causesteething.
Earache
SymptomsEar:feelsblocked;itchingintheears.
Pains:behindtheear;tearing.
TheEustachiantubeisitchyandfullofmucus.Ifthere
isadischarge itwillbebloody,smellyandthick.
Exhaustion
SymptomsExhaustionnervous.
Causesdiarrhoea.Eyeinflammation
SymptomsDischargeyellow.Eyesore.
Worseforcoldair.
Causesaforeignbodyintheeye.
Thissorenessandinflammation iscausedbyaforeign
bodyintheeye.Iftheforeignbodyisstilllodgedinthe
eye,Silicatakeninternallywillhelptoexpelit.
Fever
Worseformovement;forbeinguncovered;inthe
evening;atnight.
Thepatientfeelsicycoldandshiveryallday,andthis
maybeone-sided.Thesweatisprofuseandsour
smelling,andifitissuppressedinanywaythiswill
exacerbatethegeneral(andspecific)condition.
Fingernails
SymptomsNails:spliteasily;weak.Withwhite
SPOTS.
Flatulence
SymptomsWind:smelly;obstructed(difficultto
expel).
Gumboils
Simplegumboilswithnoothersymptomsrespond
verywelltoashortcourseofSilica.
Headache
SymptomsPains:inbackofhead;inforehead;
spreadingtotopofhead/toeyes/torighteye;in
sinuses;burning;hammering;pressing;sore,bruised;
throbbing;violent.
Betterforclosingeyes;forlyinginaquiet,darkroom;
forheat;forwrappinguphead.
Worseforgettingchilled;forgettingfeet/headcold;for
daylight;forgettingupfromlyingdown;forjarring;
forwalkingupstairs/heavily.
Causescoldair;dampweather;draughts;eyestrain;
overwork;workinginartificiallight;travelling(car,
coach,train,etc.).
Thisheadache isoftenaresultofsinuscatarrh;it
settlesovertheeyesandtheforeheadfeelsheavy.The
headandfeetwillfeelcold.
Injuries
SymptomsCuts/wounds:slowtoheal;inflamed;
painful;withpus;withforeignbody;suppurate.
Scars:becomelumpy;breakopen;painful.
Causessplinter.
Silicacutsandwoundsbecomeinfectedeasilyandheal
slowly;theskinlooksunhealthy.
152•Spongiatosta(Spo. INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA
Insomnia
SymptomsVividnightmares.Sleeprestless.
Worseaftermidnight;afterwaking.
Mumps
SymptomsGlands:painful;swollen.
Betterforheat.
Worseforcold.
Sorethroat
SymptomsThroatdry.Glandsswollen.Pains
stitching.Tonsils:swolleninflamed.Withhair
sensationatbackoftongue.
Worseforgettingcold;forswallowing;foruncovering
throat.
Splinters
SymptomsWoundinflamed.
Silicatakeninternallywillhelptopushoutforeign
bodiesfromtheskin,especially ifthewoundhas
becomeinflamed. Ithealswoundsoncethepushas
starteddischarging.
Teething
SymptomsPainfulinchildren.Difficult.Slow.
Withdiarrhoea(seeabove);toothache(seebelow).
Silicachildrencantakeyearstoproduceteethandwill
getcoughs,coldsanddiarrhoeaduringthistime.Silica
willhelpwiththeinfectionsandwiththeteeth.
Toothache
SymptomsSwelling:offace;ofglands.
Betterforwrappinguphead.
Worseinwinter.
Causesteething;abscess;winter.
Vomiting
SymptomsIsbreastfedbabies.
Worseformilk.
Thisvomitingoccursinbabieswhorefusetheir
mothers'milkand/orvomititup.Reconstitutedmilk
maybenobetter.
Spongiatosta(Spo.)
Familyname:Ceratospongiae
Othername:seasponge
Spongesareoneofthemostprimitiveformsoflife
knowntomanandarefoundinseasworldwide.Theyattachthemselvestorocksandwereregardedbyearly
naturalistsasplantsbecauseoftheirbranchingform
andlackofmovement,buttheyactuallycontainboth
DNAandRNAaswellasmanyothersubstances
commontoallanimallife.Spongeshaveremarkable
powersofregeneration:anypiececutorbrokenfrom
anadultspongewillattachtoasuitablesurfaceand
re-formintoanewplant.
Acommercialspongeissimplythe'skeleton'that
surroundsthenumerouscellsoftheanimal.The
spongewasafamiliarhouseholditeminancient
GreeceandRome,wheretheywereusedasmopsand
toapplypaint,amongstotherthings.Duringthe
MiddleAgespowderedburntspongewasusedmed-
icinallyformanycomplaints.
Topreparethehomeopathicpreparation,the
spongeisroastedbrown,coveredwithalcoholandleft
tostand,andthenstrainedandsuccussed.
GENERALSYMPTOMS
Worseaftersleep;forcoldwind;formovement;for
wearingtightclothing;fortobacco.
Spongiaisaspecificforcertaintypesofcough,croup
andsorethroat.Patientsfeelworsewhentheybecome
excitedorexertthemselves.Theywakefromsleep
withasenseofsuffocationandmuchanxiety,finding
difficultyincatchingtheirbreath.Theyareintolerant
oftightclothingbecauseoftheirdifficultyinbreath-
INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA Staphysagria(Stap.) •153
ing.SpongiaisoftenindicatedincaseswhereAconite
hasbeengivenbutfailedtohelp.
EMOTIONAL/MENTALSYMPTOMS
Anxiousonwaking.Tearfulduringafever.
Thisisasmallishremedywithfewstrongemotional
symptoms.Thepatientsfeelworseonwaking,and
willwakeupwithastartandbeanxiousandfearful,
andsometimesdepressed.Maywakeinthenightwith
thesamesymptoms.
PHYSICALCOMPLAINTS
Cough
SymptomsCough:barking;constant;dry;hollow;in
fits;irritating;tickling.Breathing; difficult;rough.
PainsinChest:burning;sore,bruised.Voicehoarse.
Betterforeatinganddrinking.
Worseduringtheday;forexcitement.
Thecoughisworseforexcitementandmayevenhave
beencausedbytoomuchexcitement.Eatingsweets
mayaggravatethecoughbutitisgenerallybetterfor
eatinganddrinking,especiallywarmthings.The
chestissoreandbruisedfromcoughing.Breathingis
difficultandmaysoundloudbetweenboutsof
coughing.Thisdifficultyisworseafterasleepand
forexercise,andsometimestalkingcanaggravate
also.Thevoiceishoarse,crowingandhollow.The
bronchialtubesareinflamed(bronchitis).
Croup
SymptomsWithcough(seeabove).
Thisisoneofthemaincroupremedies. Itisusually
accompaniedbySpongiageneralsymptoms,thoughit
maybedifficulttodifferentiatebetweenanAconite
croupandaSpongiacroupastheybothhavetheacute
anxiety,andSpongiacroupisworseatnight,around
midnight,asisAconitecroup.IfAconiteisindicated
andfailstohelpthenSpongiawilldothetrick.
Exhaustion
Worseforslightestexertion;formovement.
Sorethroat
SymptomsThroatdry.Pains:burning;sore.Voice
hoarse.
Worsetorcoughing;forsinging;forswallowing;for
sweetfood/drinks;fortalking;fortouch.
Thelarynxissoreandsensitivetotouchandthevoice
ishoarseandhollowsounding.Throatfeelsraw,
roughandsore,especiallywhencoughing; itis
sw


1900
By the end of the 16th century, Paracelsus had become the
figurehead of the new chemical medicine. However, where he had insisted upon caution in the use of metallic poisons—mercury, antimony, and arsenic—the new medical thinkers were not so inhibited. Larger and larger doses of the purgative known as calomel (mercurous chloride, Hg
2Cl2) were given
to those suffering from syphilis and many other diseases. The treatment was very often worse than the illness, with some patients dying and many more suffering from the long-term consequences of mercury poisoning. Hippocrates’ saying “Desperate cases need the most
desperate remedies” was taken very literally, as is evident in the incredible excess of purging and bleeding that developed over the next three centuries in Europe and North America. These practices reached a peak in the “heroic” medicine of the early 19th century. Its leading proponent, Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745–1813), maintained that only bloodletting and calomel were required in medical practice. His position was obviously extreme, but it is clear that in this new climate herbal medicines were becoming increasingly irrelevant.
The New Rationalism
Along with the new emphasis on chemical cures, modern
medicine came to look askance at the notion of the “vital force.” Up until the end of the 16th century, nearly all medical traditions had been based on the concept of working with nature, with the body’s healing capacities, which could be supported and strengthened with appropriate medicinal herbs. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is the primal energy that maintains life and health. In Ayurveda, it is prana, and
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Mask of a northwestern Native American shaman. The efficacy of techniques
used by native healers often surpassed that of conventional medical practices
of the time.in the Western
tradition, Hippocrates
writes about “ vis
medicatrix naturae ”
or the healing power of
nature, while modern Western
medical herbalists and homeopaths
use the term “vital force.”
The importance of the vital force
was diminished in the West by the
philosophy of René Descartes (1596–1650). This French
mathematician divided the world into body and mind, nature
and ideas. His philosophy ordained that the intangible vital
force that maintains life and governs good health was the
province of religion rather than of the newly self-aware
“science” of medicine. To the new medical establishment,
inching its way forward toward scientifically sound medical
practices, “supernatural” concepts such as the vital force
were a reminder of the ignorance and superstition that were
part and parcel of older healing practices.
 Even before Descartes’ theories, the rational approach
to scientific and medical exploration was beginning to reap
rewards. Slowly, medical understanding of bodily functions
was gaining ground. William Harvey (1578–1657) made a
detailed study of the heart and circulation, proving for the
first time that, contrary to Galenic thought, the heart
pumped blood around the body. Published in 1628,
his study is a classic example of the revolution in
medical science.
 Since Harvey’s time, science has had astounding
success in revealing how the body works on a
biochemical level and in distinguishing different
disease processes. However, by comparison it has
been altogether less successful in developing
effective medical treatments for the relief and
cure of diseases.
The Gap in the Scientific Approach
In hindsight, it seems as if the new science
of medicine could only be born in separation
from the traditional arts of healing, with which it
had always been intertwined. As a result, even though
traditional medicine has generally lacked scientific explanation,
it has frequently been far ahead of medical science in the
way it has been applied therapeutically. In American Indian
Medicine  (University of Oklahoma Press, 1970), Virgil Vogel provides a good example of “ignorant” folk medicine
outstripping scientific understanding in therapeutic application:
 “During the bitter cold winter of 1535–6, the three ships
of Jacques Cartier were frozen fast in the fathom-deep ice of
the St Lawrence River near the site of Montreal. Isolated by
four feet of snow, the company of 110 men subsisted on
the fare stored in the holds of their ships. Soon scurvy was
so rampant among them that by mid-March, 25 men had
died and the others, ‘only three or foure excepted,’ were
so ill that hope for their recovery was abandoned. As the
crisis deepened Cartier had the good fortune to encounter
once again the local Indian chief, Domagaia, who had cured
himself of the same disease with ‘the juice and sappe of a
certain tree’. The Indian women gathered branches of the
magical tree, ‘boiling the bark and leaves for a decoction,
and placing the dregs upon the legs.’ All those so treated
rapidly recovered their health, and the Frenchmen
marvelled at the curative skill of the natives.”
 Naturally, the Native Americans had not heard of vitamin C
deficiency, which causes scurvy, nor would they have been able
to explain in rational terms why the treatment worked. Indeed,
it was not until 1753 that James Lind (1716–1794), a British
naval surgeon, inspired partly by Cartier’s account, published
A Treatise of the Scurvy, which showed conclusively that the
disease could be prevented by eating fresh greens, vegetables,
and fruit, and was caused by their lack in the diet. James Lind’s
work is a marvellous example of what can be achieved by
combining a systematic and scientific approach with traditional
herbal knowledge.The symbol for “om” —
life force—is used by
followers of the Indian
practice of Ayurveda
as a focus for meditation.
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The developmen T of herbal medicineIsolating Chemicals
The discovery of the medicinal value of foxglove (Digitalis
purpurea, p. 202) is another case where traditional herbal knowledge led to a major advance in medicine. Dr. William
Withering (1741–1799), a conventionally trained
doctor with a long interest in medicinal plants,
started to investigate foxglove after encountering
a family recipe for curing dropsy (water
retention). He found that in some regions of
England, foxglove was traditionally used to
treat this condition, which is often one of
the indications of a failing heart. In 1785,
he published Account of the Foxglove,
documenting dozens of carefully
recorded case histories, and showing
how foxglove’s powerful (and
potentially dangerous) active
constituents, now known as cardiac
glycosides, made it a valuable plant
medicine for dropsy. Cardiac
glycosides remain in common
use to the present day. Y et
despite this clearcut example
of the possibilities inherent
in a marriage of herbal
medicine and scientific
method, conventional
medicine was to take
another path in the
19th century.
Laboratory versus
Nature
From the early 19th
century, the chemical
laboratory began to
regularly supplant Mother
Nature as the source
of medicines. In 1803,
narcotic alkaloids were
isolated from the opium
poppy (Papaver somniferum,
p. 244). A year later, inulin was
extracted from elecampane
(Inula helenium, p. 107). In 1838,
salicylic acid, a chemical forerunner
of aspirin, was isolated from white
willow bark (Salix alba, p. 129), and
was first synthesized in the laboratory
in 1860. From this point on, herbal medicine and biomedicine were to take separate paths. Aspirin, an entirely new chemical formulation, was  first developed in Germany in 1899. But this was still an  early step. For the time being, the influence of the universities, medical schools, and laboratories of Europe would remain limited, and herbal medicine would prevail  as the predominant form of treatment for most people around the world.
New Frontiers, New Herbal Medicines
Wherever Europeans settled during the great migrations of the 18th and 19th centuries—North America, South America, southern Africa, or Australia—much of the European medicine familiar from home was either unavailable or prohibitively expensive. Settlers came to learn that native peoples were a wellspring of information about the medicinal virtues of indigenous plants. For example, European settlers in southern Africa learned about the diuretic properties of buchu (Barosma betulina, p. 71) from native peoples; and Australian settlers came to understand the remarkable antiseptic properties of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia, p. 112) from observing the medicinal practices of the Aborigines. Mexican herbal medicine as it exists today is a blend of Aztec, Mayan, and Spanish herbs and practices


 in color
with fine purple veining.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to western
Asia and southern Europe, henbane is now
found across much of western and
central Europe, and North and
South America. It is cultivated for Henbane has distinctive
yellow flowers veined with
purple. The plant was
used in classical times
as a general painkiller.
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222Hyssopus officinalisother medicinal plantsMedicinal Actions & Uses Henbane is
used extensively in herbal medicine as a sedative
and painkiller. Its specific use is for pain affecting  the urinary tract, especially pain due to kidney stones, though it is also given for abdominal cramping. Its sedative and antispasmodic effect makes it a valuable treatment for the symptoms  of Parkinson’s disease, relieving tremor and rigidity during the early stages of the illness. Henbane  has also been used to treat asthma and bronchitis, usually as a “burning powder” or in the form  of a cigarette. Applied externally as an oil, it can relieve painful conditions such as neuralgia, sciatica, and rheumatism. Henbane reduces mucus secretions, as well as saliva and other digestive juices. Like its cousin deadly nightshade, it dilates  the pupils. Hyoscine is commonly employed as  a pre-operative anesthetic and in motion  sickness formulations.
Related Species Other Hyoscyamus species
are used in a similar way. The North African  H. muticus is traditionally smoked by Bedouins  to relieve toothache. See also deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna, p. 69).
 RQ Cautions Use only under professional
supervision. Potentially toxic in overdose,
henbane is subject to legal restrictions in
some countries.
Hyssopus officinalis (Lamiaceae)
Hyssop
Description Semi-evergreen shrub growing
to 2 ft (60 cm). Has narrow leaves and clusters  of blue double-lipped flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to southern
Europe, hyssop grows freely in Mediterranean countries, especially in the Balkans and Turkey.  wood fire, ground, and then stored in sacks for  a year before being sold.
Parts Used Leaves.
Constituents Maté contains xanthine
derivatives, including about 1.5% caffeine, about 0.2% theobromine, theophylline, and up to 16% tannins. The high tannin content means that maté should not be consumed with meals, as tannins impair the absorption of nutrients.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Maté is a
Maté makes a pleasant-tasting tea that has a stimulant,
mildly analgesic, and diuretic effect.It prefers sunny, dry sites and is a common garden
herb. The flowering tops are harvested when  the plant is in flower in summer.
Parts Used Flowering tops, essential oil.
Constituents Contains terpenes (including
marubiin, a diterpene), a volatile oil (consisting mainly of camphor, pinocamphone, and beta-pinene), flavonoids, tannins, and resin. Marubiin is a strong expectorant. Pinocamphone is toxic, and the volatile oil can cause epileptic seizures.
History & Folklore In the past, hyssop
was so highly esteemed it was regarded as a  virtual cure-all. An old saying went, “Whoever rivals hyssop’s virtues, knows too much.” In the  1st century ce, Dioscorides recommended  a recipe containing a mixture of hyssop, figs  (Ficus carica, p. 211), rue (Ruta graveolens,  p. 265), honey, and water for treating a
number of conditions, including pleurisy,
asthma, tight-chestedness, respiratory congestion,  and chronic coughs.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Currently
an undervalued medicinal herb, hyssop is potentially useful as it is both calming and tonic.  It has a positive effect when used to treat bronchitis and respiratory infections, especially where there is excessive mucus production. Hyssop appears to encourage the production  of a more liquid mucus, and at the same time gently stimulates expectoration. This combined action clears thick and congested phlegm. Hyssop can irritate the mucous membranes, so it is best given after an infection has peaked, when the herb’s tonic action encourages a general recovery. As a sedative, hyssop is a useful remedy against asthma in both children and adults, especially where the condition is exacerbated by mucus congestion. Like many herbs with a strong
volatile oil, it soothes the digestive tract and can  be an effective remedy against indigestion, gas, bloating, and colic.
Cautions Hyssop essential oil can induce
epileptic seizures. It should only be used under professional supervision. Hyssop essential oil is subject to legal restrictions in some countries.
Hyssop has a positive effect on respiratory infections.traditional South American tea that increases short-term physical and mental energy levels. It
is taken as a fortifying beverage in much the same way as tea (Camellia sinensis, p. 181) is consumed throughout Asia and Europe. Maté has properties similar to those of tea and coffee (Coffea arabica,  p. 192). It stimulates the nervous system and is mildly analgesic and diuretic. As a medicinal herb, maté is used to treat headaches, migraine, neuralgic and rheumatic pain, fatigue, and mild depression. It has also been used in the treatment of diabetes.
Related Species I. guayusa, from Ecuador, is
used in much the same way as maté but is also employed medicinally to treat malaria, liver pain, and syphilis. It is thought to aid digestion and cleanse the digestive tract.
illicium verum (Schisandaceae)
Star Anise,
Ba Jiao Hui Xian (Chinese)
Description Evergreen tree growing to 59 ft
(18 m). Has tapering leaves, pale greenish-yellow flowers and star-shaped segmented fruit (seed pods).
Habitat & Cultivation Native to China, India
and Vietnam, star anise grows in tropical regions across the world. The fruit is harvested when ripe.
Parts Used Fruit and seeds.ilex paraguariensis
syn. i. paraguensis (Aquifoliaceae)
Maté
Description Evergreen shrub or small tree
growing to 20 ft (6 m). Has large leaves, white
flowers, and small reddish fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Maté grows wild
in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, and is widely cultivated in Argentina, Spain, and Portugal. The leaves are picked when the berries are ripe, heated over a
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Constituents Star anise contains a volatile
oil (mostly anethole), sesquiterpenoids, and
flavonoids, including quercetin. Anethole calms
the digestive system and relieves gas. The
sesquiterpenoids have analgesic activity. Shikimic
acid, found in the seed pods, was until recently
used as the main source for the production of
T amiflu, a prescribed anti-viral medicine.
History & Folklore Due to its high anethole
content, star anise has a similar taste to anise
(Pipinella anisum, p. 248), and both are used
principally as spices. The herb’s Chinese name,
ba jiao hui xian, means “8-horned fennel.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Used in
Chinese herbal medicine as a remedy for
rheumaism, back pain, and hernias, star anise
has stimulant, diuretic, and digestive properties.
It makes an effective remedy for gas and
indigestion—especially colic—and can safely
be given to children. To treat hernias of the
intestine or bladder, star anise is often mixed
with fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare, p. 212). Both
herbs help to relax the organ’s muscles and
relieve spasm. Star anise is also used for toothache.
Caution Japanese star anise ( Illicium anisatum ),
which is very similar to star anise, contains a toxic
compound and can cause serious side effects.
Imperatoria ostruthium, syn.
Peucedanum ostruthium
Masterwort
Description Perennial growing to 2 ft (60 cm)
with green leaves divided into 3 leaflets with 3 lobes,
white flowers on large umbels, and winged seeds.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to central and
southern Europe and Asia, most often found in the
wild. The root is unearthed in autumn or spring.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Masterwort contains a
camphoraceous volatile oil (including limonene,
phellandrene, alpha-pinene, and a sesquiterpene),
peucadanin, oxipeucadanin, and ostrutol.
History


 into the ﬂeshy pad below the left thumb. Pressing strongly during a heart attack can allegedly stop the attack.  A
similar immediate effect has been reported from rapidly drinking a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of cayenne. For further
information see  Cardiovascular Disease.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The cellular oxidative energy production is blocked by endotoxins from a chronic microbial infection, commonly due to Candida, Lyme
disease, mycoplasmas or pleomorp hic organisms in the blood after antibiotic therapy. In addition to intestinal sanitation and strong
antimicrobial therapy do allergy testing and use a predominantly raw food diet,  see Food Groups and Diets. Lactic acid  ferment can
help; however you may need a starter culture that does not generate much D-lactate.
Use plenty of coconut oil, ascorbate /MSM, DMSO, antioxidants,  and all essential vitamins and minerals. Take hydrochloric acid or
vinegar with meals, also bromelain with cooked proteins.  Further,avoid gluten (including beer) and substances to which you are
allergic or sensitive, sweetened food, genetically modiﬁed or microwaved food and processed food in general.  Minimize
electromagnetic pollution - sanitize  the bedroom. Replace dead teeth and amalgam ﬁllings, remove mercury. Take sodium
bicarbonate before meals, not only to alkalise but to get CO2 into the body to release oxygen from haemoglobin.
Colds
Colds are beneﬁcial clean-outs of mucus congestions. To avoid colds, avoid mucus congestions and foods that produce them. These
are mainly lactose and cows' milk products (except butter), sweet foods, moulds and mouldy foods and any foods or chemicals to
which one is allergic or sensitive. Other factors are mercury amalgam ﬁllings, root canal ﬁllings and other foci of chronic infections as
well as Candida overgrowth and intestinal dysbiosis.
Try to correct these conditions, and see Mucus Problems below for ways to ease mucus congestions. I have seen severe colds
aborted within hours by using the Sugar Cure (see  Instant Cure of the Common Cold). Other useful remedies are very high doses of
antimicrobial remedies and vitamin C (sodium ascorbate). In addition, frequently dissolve a tablet with a small amount of zinc10/30/24, 4:15 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Summary of Speciﬁc Health problems
https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Speciﬁc-Health-Problems.html 3/15sulphate or better zinc acetate in the mouth. Another useful method is to dissolve one-third of a teaspoon of sodium ascorbate in two
tablespoons of water and from time to time place several drops in each nostril, also put drops of 50% DMSO into the nostrils. Take
sufﬁcient sodium bicarbonate to keep the urine pH between 7.5 and 8.
Colds can also be stopped if, at the ﬁrst sign of a coming cold, a few drops of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide are placed in each ear. Lie
on one side while putting the drops into the opposite ear, wait a few minutes, then change sides and put the drops in the other ear. In
addition, gargle frequently with diluted hydrogen peroxide and also swallow some. Also see Infections and Inﬂammations below.
Crohn’ s Disease
Most important is cleaning out the bowels as with the Basic Cleanse  or at least the second part of it: for 5 days ﬁlling them with a soft
gel of psyllium hulls to dissolve hard crusts and remove putrefying matter from bowel pockets. Before or afterwards use additional
measures as in Hydrotherapy  under Bowel Cleansing. Follow this with the Ultimate Cleanse  and use the High Quality Diet, including
plenty of lactic acid fermented food, prebiotics and turmeric paste as in Intestinal Sanitation. Continue with sufﬁcient psyllium in water
before meals to ensure daily several soft bowel movements. If necessary keep a diary to spot and eliminate aggravating foods. For
reﬂexology press the bowel area in the lower half of the sole of each foot. All of this also applies to other inﬂammatory bowel
diseases, including bowel cancer.
Cystic Fibrosis
The main cause seems to be a weak oxidative energy metabolism, especially in the lungs, caused by fungal acetaldehyde and
invasive microbes. Focus on intestinal sanitation, intensive antimicrobial treatment and Pyroluria. Frequent use of antibiotics
commonly has caused widespread hyphal Candida infestation. Use all essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, including P5P and
high doses of selenium. Try high vitamin B5 to strengthen the adrenal glands, use licorice root to hold salt in the body. Spray
inhalation of 7% salt solution and at other times of 3% hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver. Avoid antibiotics but if you do use them,
take a strong fungicide at the same time. Take sodium bicarbonate before meals not only to alkalise but to get CO2 into the body to
release oxygen from haemoglobin. Iodine as in Lugol’ s solution liqueﬁes mucus. See Overcoming Asthma  for breathing exercises and
spray-inhalation. Take bromelain and digestive acids (hydrochloric acid supplements, vinegar or lemon juice) with meals,
serrapeptase on empty stomach.
Depression
The main cause is lack of brain energy from Candida and pyroluria.  Use strong antimicrobial therapy and a high-quality low-allergy
diet. With sensitive skin and emotional instability, use mainly slow-digesting foods, and with insensitive conditions consume plenty of
fruit. Avoid foods to which you may be addicted or on which you might binge, such as chocolate, coffee, tea, and alcohol. Give
yourself a special treat from time to time, but without using sweet or junk food. Use plenty of coconut oil to provide brain energy. Also
helpful are ﬁsh oils and linseed oil or ground linseed.
The most important vitamins are B6 as P5P, B12, C, niacin or nicotinamide, and folic acid, and the most important minerals are zinc,
magnesium, MSM and boron/borax.
Try amino acids: up to 2 g of L- (or D,L) phenylalanine and tyrosine, each before meals, or alternatively, up to 2 g of tryptophan. You
can also try taking phenylalanine and tyrosine before breakfast only and tryptophan at bedtime only. Glutamine can be used as an
additional brain fuel. Adrenalin and dopamine in the brain are formed from phenylalanine and tyrosine, while serotonin is made from
tryptophan.
Seasonal affective disorder is due to insufﬁcient sunlight exposure. Expose yourself to one or two hours of very bright full-spectrum
electric light each day, preferably in the morning; if possible, be outside in sunlight and without sunglasses. In addition, use yellow or
orange colour therapy for all forms of depression; also look into the light. Wear bright-coloured clothing. Use deep-breathing
exercises; dance to lively music and shake the whole body for a minute during fast breathing.
Use prayer, afﬁrmations, meditation,  and guided imagery to uplift your feelings and solve your problems. Learn to trust in your inner or
higher guidance and ask it to take care of your problems. Socialize and ﬁnd a group with similar interests. Forgive yourself and others
for any mistakes or misdeeds.
Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes is caused by a combination of intestinal dysbiosis, Candida, Leaky Gut Syndrome, pyroluria, and an allergy to the
casein in A1 milk (the commonly used milk products). This then causes a microbial infestation of the pancreas and liver which leads to
an immune attack that destroys the insulin-producing cells. Type 2 Diabetes is mainly caused by a lack of muscle activity, and a diet
high in sugar, ﬂour products and heated fats, combined with hyphal Candida and dysbiosis. For treatment see  Overcoming Diabetes.
Digestive Disorders
Most digestive disorders are caused by intestinal dysbiosis and Candida. Attend to these with intestinal sanitation and antimicrobial
therapy. Very effective is cleansing with psyllium as detailed in Steps 3 and 4 (e.g. 5-day psyllium cleanse). Do allergy testing and
have a low-allergy diet with small meals; chew slowly and well; practice correct food combining; follow a diet appropriate for your
metabolic type. If you have soft ﬁngernails, add hydrochloric acid, vinegar or lemon juice to protein meals. Take a teaspoon of sodium
bicarbonate before breakfast.
Take digestive enzymes such as bromelain with protein meals. Place castor-oil packs on the liver and abdomen; do reﬂexology or
have acupuncture. Herbs to stimulate digestion are aniseed, caraway, fennel, fenugreek, mint, or peppermint; try half a cup of a bitter
liver herb tea after the meal. With acute indigestion, induce vomiting; with diarrhoea try an alimentary canal ﬂush with crushed garlic
and a


 a light and bitter dish that’ s great as a side.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves 2
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
4 turnips
4 handfuls of spinach or baby kale
H e r b s / S p i c e s
½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon grated ginger
¼ teaspoon saltO i l / G h e e
2 teaspoons ghee *
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Medium frying pan with lid
Potato masher
* recipe in Chapter 16
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Peel turnips and cut in small 1” cubes.
2. Add ghee to pan and heat for 15 seconds.
3. Add fen ugreek s eeds and cook for 15 seconds, then add turmeric and
ginger.
4. Add turnips and cover the pan.
5. Let cook  for 10 minutes, check ing to see if the dish is becom ing too
dry. If it is, add 1 teaspoon of water.
6. Add spinach and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Gently mash all ingredients. Serve with any grain or some chapati
Enjoy!Y E L L O W  L E N T I L S  ( M U N G I  K I  D A A L )
This is another staple for dinners at Indian households due to its lightness.
It’ s easy  to digest and tasty and  it’ s a good companion to rice or chapati.
Makes a  great base for soups an d you can add vegetables to make it more
hearty. A dd the vegetables once the daal (lentil base) has been b rought to a
boil and all foam has been removed.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves 4
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
1 cup yellow lentils
4 cups water
2 teaspoons chopped cilantro
H e r b s / S p i c e s
1 teaspoon grated ginger
½ teaspoon cumin seeds1 teaspoon spice mix *
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon salt
O i l / G h e e
3 teaspoons ghee *
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Medium pot with lid
Small frying pan
* recipe in Chapter 16
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Soak lentils in pot of warm water for about 10 minutes. Rinse the
lentils w ith fresh  water, use you r hands to move lentils until the water
runs clear.
2. Add 4 cups of water and cook just over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3. As t he lentils bo il skim of f the white foam. Y ou may have to do this 3-
4 times.
4. Reduce heat to slightly less than medium. Partially cover pot, leaving
room for  some steam to escape, and cook for 7-10 minutes. Add  grated
ginger.
5. T o prepa re T ark a, heat ghee in small frying pan for 15 seconds, then
add cum in seeds ; in about 15 seconds, add the spice mix and tu rmeric.
Cook for another 15 seconds.
6. Add spices to the pot of lentils.
7. T ake a spoonful of daal and stir it around in the tarka pan to abs orb all
remaining ghee and spices; stir back into the pot.
8. Garnish with cilantro and another teaspoon of ghee.
Enjoy!V E G E T A B L E  F R I T T E R S  ( P A K O R A S )
This is great to enjoy when you have company. It’ s made with chick pea
flour and vegetables, all healthy stuf f, and, when deep fried, it does not soak
up m uch oil. My favorite vege table combinations are cauliflower, potato
and onions, or eggplant and onions, or spinach and onions. Y ou can also
add them  all in together, or find your favorite combination. Kids love
pakoras with just potatoes. It’ s a savory snack; serve with chai or alone as
an appetizer.
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Serves 4-6
M a i n  I n g r e d i e n t s
½ zucchini cut in round slices2 cups of cauliflower florets cut flat
1 small potato cut in thin slices
1 small onion chopped in round slices
1 cup besan (chick pea flour)
1 green chili chopped in small pieces
H e r b s / S p i c e s
½ cup chopped cilantro
2 teaspoons crushed methi powder (fenugreek seed powder - optional)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds
Dash of chili flakes
Dash of black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
O i l / G h e e
4 cups sunflower or saf flower oil
K i t c h e n  G e a r
Lar ge bowl
Deep, medium pan for frying
Plate lined with paper towel
Slotted serving spoon
D i r e c t i o n s
1. Mix all chopped vegetables together in a lar ge bowl. Add cilantro,
methi powder, and all spices, including salt.
2. Set this mixture aside for 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, put 4 cups of oil in the pan and heat on high for 2 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to medium.
5. Add bes an to the vegetables and mix well. The mix should b e thick
enough to coat the vegetables an d you may need to add a few drops of
water, a little at a time, to ensure there is enough batter.6. Drop a tiny bit o f batter into the  oil: if it pops back up to the surface of
the oil, it is ready.
7. Pick up the m ixture with your fingers, making sure to ta ke the
vegetables and the batter together. V egetables should be well-coated
with the batter. Place in the pan – usually 5-6 pakoras will fit in a
medium-size pan.
8. Use the spatula to turn pakoras to ensure they brown on all sides.
9. When pakoras are medium brown, remove with slotted serving spoon
and place on paper towel-lined plate to soak up the oil.
10. Serve hot with mint and tamarind chutney.
This has  been my all-time favorite snack or fun food and it’ s especially
great for  rainy and cold days. My mom would make pakoras in a big frying
pan in our open kitchen. They w ould be picked up as soon as th e spatula hit
the plate  and she couldn’ t keep up, as there were so many of us. This is
undoubtedly my favorite childhood memory!T h e  d o c t o r  o f  t h e  f u t u r e  w i l l  n o  l o n g e r
t r e a t  t h e  h u m a n  f r a m e  w i t h  d r u g s,  b u t
r a t h e r  w i l l  c u r e  a n d  p r e v e n t  d i s e a s e
w i t h  n u t r i t i o n.
Thomas EdisonM O R E  A B O U T  T H E  A U T H O R
A chanc e Y oga class taken over 25 years ago pulled Meena P uri towards
her calling of becoming a Y oga  teacher and from there she found her way
into the study of A yurvedic Medicine. She is a seeker. She has a reputation
for b eing wise b eyond her years and she is passionate about gui ding people
to li ve t he purpo seful lives they desire. Meena is serious—yet has a lively
sense of  humor—and her extensive skills allow her to transmit her profound
wisdom lightly, and with ease.
Inspired by her late father, Dr. C. R. Puri, Meena’ s dedication to helping
others is fueled b y her own life’ s experiences, and by her conviction that we
CAN heal. She has turned her  own life’ s challenges into bl essings and
through her various consulting p ractices, she guides others to do the same.
Meena c redits h er 22-year -old son—who she considers her biggest blessing
—with t eaching her the true m eaning of opening her heart. I n her spare
time, she enjoys dancing, singing and the outdoors.
For more information on how Meena can help you derive greater health and
fulfillment from your daily life, visit her website at
www.ayruvedichealingcenter.com. Y ou are invited to fill out the Initial
Consultation Questionnaire on her website athttps://www.ayurvedichealingcenter.com/ayurveda/initial-consulation-
questionnaire/  to schedule your FREE phone consultation with her.B I B L I O G R A P H Y
A yurveda - The Power to Heal,  Dugliss, Paul MD (2007) New  W orld
A yurveda


 hydrogen, carbon, oxygen,
and nitr ogen a toms. Self-regulation has no physical prope rties—it
isn’t matter or energy—becau se it is a quality of wholeness itself.
To show  the exquisite delicacy of this invisible glue, consider how
the rise  in temperature of ocean water by only a few de grees inrecent decades  led to the destruction of coral reefs aro und the
world. (There are other reaso ns as well, including water pollution,
predators, and disease.) The phenomenon is known as a “marine
heat wave”; such waves began to assault Australia’s Great Barrier
Reef in 1998 and 2002, but created only limited damage.
When water temperatures suddenly rise, a reef undergoes self-
destruction through “coral bleaching”—the corals, which
symbiotically depend on algae inside them to survive, become
stressed and expel the algae, which also had given the reefs their
bright colors. When the algae leave, the coral becomes bleached
white and dies. The sudden death of huge portions of the Great
Barrier Reef occurred over nine months in 2016, when a marine
heat wa ve affe cted three-qua rters of the world’s reefs (su ch heat
waves had begun to inten sify starting in 2014). “We lost
30 p ercent of t he corals in the nine-month period between March
and November  2016,” said a spokesman for the study gro up that
monitors the reef. More mari ne heat waves came in 2017, affecting
all part s of the Great Barrier  Reef, including central sections that
had managed to withstand  previous destruction. The fastest-
growing corals  can replenish themselves in ten to fifteen ye ars, but
marine heat waves of destructive force are returning on average
every six years.
This has all been driven by our failure to keep o cean
temperatures from rising 2°C since preindustrial times, or roughly
two hundred years. A minute change in temperature you could
barely register by putting your hand in warm water was enough to
tip the balance of a complex system of self-regulation that goes
back 535 million years. But the lesson reaches much deeper. A
coral reef is a  megasystem  that encloses smaller systems: all
manner of fish and other marine creatures, sing le-celled
organisms low er down on th e food chain, the cells that  are the
basis of  life, and DNA itself. E ach system has its own rules of self-
regulation. They build up their own boundaries for survival. Yet
when viewed from the megasystem, encompassing the entire reef
community, wholeness dominates over separation.
We can bring this lesson home in our own bodies. When you
cuddle a baby, its warm, smooth skin feels nice, but it’s also the
sign of a potential threat if th at warmth starts to drop off. Startingat norm al body temperature, which is between 97.7°F and 99.5°F,
we start to feel chilly around 97°F, and hypothermia starts to set
in under 95°F, the same slight variance that threatens coral.
If a person’s c ore body temperature drops to 90°F, a medical
emergency is declared, and severe symptoms like delirium and
hallucinations set in. Below 88°F, the body becomes comatose.
Irregular heartbeat threatens death, which almost certainl y occurs
below 7 5°–79°F. At any given time, while healthy, we are barely
20 d egrees from dying—less than the temperature swing during a
summer day in the Rockies. How do we remain in che ck? The
basic q uestion was probably answered during the age  of the
dinosaurs. Current speculation is that, unlike reptiles, dinosaurs
were warm-blooded.
This ag ain was a creative leap with no pressing ph ysical
necessity. Cold-blooded creatures had existed for over a billion
years a s both single-cell and multicelled organisms. They
breathed, ate food, expelled waste, reproduced, and survived the
harshness of environmental assaults. This all happened, and
continues to happen, without  a key ingredient: converting some of
the ene rgy contained in food into heat, enough heat to keep the
body’s interna l temperature constantly high enough for survival,
even when the outside temperature fell too low.
Self-regulation is found at every level of Nature, beginning with
the atom, which keeps itself intact without either running down
like a wind-up toy or flying a part into its smaller parts (el ectrons,
protons, and neutrons). This is enough to prove th at self-
regulation is how wholeness operates without needing matter or
energy as its g lue. Moreover,  in a complex system like the human
body, e ach cell knows that it must live for the whole, not for itself
alone. C ells that opt to be selfish and multiply unchec ked are
cancerous, and the reward for their rampant division is death for
them and the body. Normal, healthy cells do everything—eat,
expel w aste, reproduce, heal, and die—with the surviva l of the
body as their main goal, not individual survival.T h e  S e n s e  o f  S e l f
This discussion  about self-regulation gives us a toehold on how
wholeness works. I’ve been insisting that everything in creation is
actually a mode of consc iousness. A cell is one m ode of
consciousness, bringing with it all the qualities of consciousness,
including know ing. It is literally true that a brain cell knows it is a
brain cell. Self-regulation isn ’t a mechanical process. It grows out
of a sense of self. As a person, you have a sense of self that
encompasses hundreds of self-regulating systems, just as a coral
reef doe s. You are the wholeness that the parts need to e xist. We
can cal l this a “top-down th eory,” because there can be no self-
regulation without the entire universe having a sense of self from
the very  beginn ing. The whole creates, controls, and governs every
event.
The opposite is a bottom-up theory, the mainstream scientific
view th at the parts came together to assemble the whole. But self-
regulation wa s never physically created. It is part of how
consciousness operates. But we’ve only gotten halfway in our
investigations. The discussion up to now is more than en ough to
prove th at you  are a wonder of self-regulation, as far as the body
goes. But waking up is abou t the mind, and, as everyone  knows,
our tho ughts can be wild to the point of madness; in any ev ent, the
next thought anyone has is totally unpredictable. You might think
of u s as unruly passengers, riding a perfectly assembled vehicle
through life, with the body o perating as a whole while the mind
roams recklessly from one  thought, feeling, sensatio n, and
emotion to the next.
The direct path is based on reality being one thing, a wholeness
we c an live in daily life. It see ms far-fetched to believe that we live
with a whole mind. Everyon e’s mind seems like a junk pile of
miscellaneous impulses tossed in a heap, from which we struggle
to extra ct reas onable, socially acceptable behavior. This d isparity
between an exquisitely regulated body and a recklessly
unregulated mind hasn’t gone unnoticed by neuroscience and has
created a baffling mystery. T houghts, according to neuro science,
are created by brain cells. B rian cells operate by fixed laws ofelectromagnetism that leave no wiggle room. Electrical i mpulses
and chemical reactions are without free will. They behave the
same in a brain cell as they would in a flashlight battery or
household current. How, then, did this fixed, deterministic setup
lead to freedom of thought?
One answer, which seems pec uliar but is widely held, note s that
we don’t have freedom of th ought. We only think we do (which
would constitu te a free thoug ht, but let it pass). The churning of
brain a ctivity is so complex, the theory goes, that we cannot find
out where any particular tho ught comes from. But since it must
come from brain activity, a thought is just as predetermine d as the
electrochemical reactions that produce it. This hypothesis neatly
skips ov er the total unpredictability of our thoughts and feelings.
If yo u d on’t have an all-seeing eye that can peer into the firing of
100 bi llion brain cells, of course your thoughts will seem
unpredictable. Only a sup ercomputer could process such a
mountain of information, and if computer technology continues to
expand at an exponential ra te, such an all-seeing eye w ill soon
exist.
In this view, artificial intelligence (AI) is superior to the human
brain, not only because it pro cesses more information but because
it is  free of glitches like depression, anxiety, low IQ, w ayward
emotions, and forgetfulness. We must never sell technology short,
or so the thin king goes. Anticipating the rise of


.	The	Glowing	Green	Smoothie	(see	recipe,
this
page
)	is	particularly	excellent.
•
Drink	“cooling”	beverages,	such	as	coconut	water,	or	lemon	balm	or	tulsi
tea.
KAPHA
	(EARTH/WATER)
Like	the	tangible	elements	of	earth,	such	as	rivers	and	rocks,
Kapha
	is	what	gives
structure	to	our	body	and	mind	and	lubrication	for	our	joints	and	tissues,	and
helps	to	form	healthy	structures	(
dhatus
)	of	the	body.
Symptoms	of	balanced
Kapha
:	stamina;	strength;	healthy	lubrication
and	moistness	in	skin,	hair	and	joints;	devotion;	good	at	following
through;	even-tempered;	patient;	compassionate
Symptoms	of	imbalanced
Kapha
:	easily	gaining	weight	(and	having	a
hard	time	losing	or	maintaining	ideal	weight),	slow	metabolism,
lethargy,	excessive	sleep,	problems	feeling	motivated,	congestion,
stagnation	in	the	lymphatic	system,	oily	skin
Some	basic	tips	for	balancing
Kapha
	include	the	following:•
Incorporate	some	cardio	to	help	ward	off	stagnation	and	lethargy.	Hiking
and	biking	are	some	great	examples.
•
Favor	light,	dry	foods	and	decrease	all	oils	and	excess
fats.	Try	cooking	with
water	or	preparing	soups	and	steaming	or	baking	vegetables	with	little	(or
even	no)	oil.	(Good	fats	can	be	consumed	in	moderate	amounts	from
avocados	and	other	whole	plant	foods.)
•
Reduce	consumption	of	large	amounts	of	nuts,	which	are	dense.
•
In	warmer	months,	enjoy	a	diet	made	up	largely	of	raw	foods,	including
vegetables,	fruits,	some	seeds,	and	small	amounts	of	nuts.
•
Reduce	sodium	levels.
•
Try	avoiding
gluten	and	wheat-based	products.
As	micro	expressions	of	the	greater	macrocosmic	universe,	we	have	an
inherent	connection	to	the	greater	bodies	of	the	sun,	the	moon,	and	all	the
elements	of	nature,	which	also	reside	within	us.	Working	to	optimize	their
influence	on	us	and	balance	the	universal	elements	within	our	own	bodies	is	an
important	way	to	align	to	your	highest	expression	of	Radical	Beauty.SHIFT	15:
Get	Closer	to	Nature	Indoors	and
Out
Healing	by	“
Grounding”
Most	of	us	intuitively	feel	good	being	in	nature.	You	may	not	realize	that	there
is	actually	a	word	for	making	direct	contact	with	the	earth,	but	actually	there
are	two:
grounding
	and
earthing
.	Both	terms	refer	to	the	healing	that	takes	place
from	making	direct	contact	with	the	earth.
There	are	now	studies	that	show	that	grounding	has	major	benefits	for	health
as	well	as	beauty.	For	instance,	a	study	published	in	the
Journal	of	Cosmetics,
Dermatological	Sciences	and	Applications
	found	that	even	an	hour	session	of
making	direct	contact	with	the	earth	restored	the	regulation	of	blood	flow	to
the	face,	helping	to	enhance	skin	tissue	repair	and	improve	facial	appearance.
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Our	intrinsic	connection	with	nature	is	so	great	that	just	by	making	direct
contact	with	it,	our	skin	beauty	measurably	benefits!	Mother	Nature	indeed	can
be	a	powerful	supporter	of	our	skin	and	overall	health.
How	does	touching	the	earth	actually	improve	our	health	and	beauty	beyond
just	feeling	“good”?	Just	touching	the	earth,	which	is	electrically	conductive,
2
neutralizes	free	radicals	and	brings	you	back	in	sync	with	the	earth’s	energy
field.	Upon	contact,	the	negative	ions	from	the	earth’s	surface	rush	into	our
bodies	to	discharge	the	many	unpaired	positive	ions	(or	free	radicals)	we’ve
picked	up	from	modern	living.	These	free	radicals	stem	from	regular	exposure
to	environmental	pollutants,	heavy	metals,	radiation,	toxicity,	and	chemicals	in
the	food	supply.	Those	free	radicals	are	associated	with	disease,	aging,	and
inflammation,	but	when	you	expose	your	bare	skin	to	the	soil,	sand,	or	grass,
the	healing	powers	of	the	earth	neutralize	them	to	keep	inflammation	and
aging	in	check.
Think	about	how	soothing	it	feels	to	dig	your	heels	into	the	sand	during	a
day	at	the	beach.	Now	there	is	science	to	prove	what	we’ve	intuitively	felt	allalong:	contact	with	the	earth	really	is	healing	and	necessary	to	achieve	Radical
Beauty.	A	paper	by	Dr.
James	Oschman	in	the
Journal	of	Alternative	and
Complementary	Medicine
3
	explains	how	“electron	deficiency”	from	not	making
enough	contact	with	the	earth’s	surface	causes	the
immune	system	to	suffer	and
inflammation	to	spiral	out	of	control.
Free	radicals	are	some	of	the	biggest	offenders	when	it	comes	to	aging,	and
neutralizing	them	with	negative	electrons	from	the	earth	quells	inflammation
and	slows	or	prevents	many	chronic	diseases.	A	study	published	in	2013	found
that	grounding	has	some	beneficial	effects	on	cardiovascular	risk	factors.
4
	It	was
surmised	that	this	is	because	contact	with	the	earth	naturally	thins	the	blood.
Other	research,	from	2011,	showed	that	grounding	improves	heart	rate
variability,	which	is	not	only	beneficial	for	the	heart	but	for	reducing	stress.
5
Lowered	stress	levels	can	help	allay	aging.
6
	Grounding	also	helped	alleviate
muscle	soreness	in	some	research,
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	possibly	due	to	better	circulation,	blood
pressure,	and	blood	flow.	This	is	important	from	a	beauty	standpoint,	as	better
circulation	of	nutrients	and	oxygen	will	ensure	beautiful,	healthy	skin	and	hair.
HELP	FOR	BONE	HEALTH	RIGHT	FROM	THE	EARTH
The
Journal	of	Alternative	and	Complementary	Medicine
	discussed	a	possible
reduction	in	the	likelihood	of	developing	osteoporosis	due	to	less	loss	of	calcium
and	phosphorus	through	urinary	excretion
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	when	subjects	spent	time	earthing.	The
loss	of	these	minerals	over	time	is	tied	to	the	development	of	osteoporosis,	so
finding	out	how	to	reduce	the	loss	could	do	wonders	for	bone	health	and	to	help	us
maintain	a	beautiful,	upright,	and	graceful	structure.
How	to	Get	Grounded
Grounding	couldn’t	be	easier—and	it’s	free!	All	you	have	to	do	is	touch	the
earth	whenever	you	can	and	as	much	as	you	can.	Here	are	some	general	tips:
•
Make	as	much	contact	as	possible	directly	through	your	bare	feet,	whether	it
means	popping	your	shoes	off	at	the	local	park	or	just	walking	around	in
your	backyard.
•
Even	a	few	minutes	spent	in	contact	with	the	earth	is	beneficial.	Try	to	work
it	into	your	life	regularly.	You	can	read	with	your	feet	on	the	earth,	or	have	a
conversation	with	friends	while	strolling	barefoot	through	the	park.	If	they
need	extra	motivation,	share	with	them	how	it’s	been	proved	to	be	good	for
skin	health	and	reducing	aging	and	inflammation.•
If	you	have	access	to	a	grassy	backyard,


 compassionate
silent conversations with, a consciousness behind your form. That part is
always perfect. There is no struggle or suffering in that part of you. That is
your transcendent dimension of thought.
A sensiti ve Norwegian poet, Rolf Jacobsen, wrote a beautiful poem titled,
“Guardian Angel.” It deserves to be read slowly and lovingly.
I am the bird that knocks at your window in the morning
and your companion, whom you cannot know,
the blossoms that light up for the blind.
I am the glacier ’s crest above the forests, the dazzling oneand the brass voices from the cathedral towers.
The thought that suddenly comes over you at mid-day
and fills you with a singular happiness.
I am the one you have loved long ago.
I walked alongside you by day and look intently at you
and put my mouth on your heart
but you don’ t know it.
I am your third arm and your second
shadow, the white one,
whom you don’ t have the heart for
and who cannot ever for get you.
We all have our own connection to that invisible part of us. There is
much more to life than simply living out our days as form, and then
disappearing into an abyss of infinite nothingness. Our thoughts are a magic
part of us, and they can carry us to places that have no boundaries and no
limitations. In that dimensionless world of thought everything is possible.
It demands nothing of you, this awakened life, only that you fill yourself
with the life energy that makes the dynamic work, and that you celebrate
the invisible part of you as well as the visible. Let these ideas in and simply
see where they lead you. As you do:
Remember, you do not have to struggle…
You do not have to fight…
You do not have to win…
You only have to Know.
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I celebrate the place in you Wher e we ar e all one.

It is all very well to copy what you see, but it is
better to draw what you see in your mind…
Then your memory and your imagination are
freed from the tyranny imposed by nature.
—E DGAR  DEGAS

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Abdollahi, Mariam, 92–95
abundance, 1, 121–59, 168, 197, 257, 277, 288
freedom and, 134–35
ideas for achievement of, 154–59
openness to, 54
paradox of, 130–31, 163
resistance to, 146–49, 152–54
tuning in to, 128, 132–34
visualization of, 48–49, 53
as watchword of universe, 121–22
acausality, 57–58, 62–63, 77
affirmations, 127, 158
aggression, 97, 99, 100, 1 17, 244
Allen, Steve, 39, 46
“alone” and “all one,” 1 19
analysis:
synthesis vs., 220, 253, 254
as violence, 220, 252–53
anger, 64, 66, 80, 81, 1 14, 1 15, 156, 177, 250–51
blame as cause of, 265–66
forgiveness and, 259, 263, 264, 266, 269–70, 272–74,
277, 280–82
astral world, 50, 63, 75, 109, 130
attachment, 77, 181–82, 266
to being right, 177–78, 188–90, 204
defined, 163
emotional, 173–74
enjoyment vs., 170to food, 191
to form, 186–88, 203
to ideas, 188–89
as impediment, 163, 165, 167–68, 206, 277
to judgmental habits, 177
to material objects, 169–70, 181–82, 201–2
to money, 190–92, 204–5
most common types of, 181–94
to other people, 182–84
to other people’ s opinions, 173
parental, 179–80, 183, 198, 204
to past, 184–86, 202–3
to perfection, 175
suffering and, 181–82, 184, 185, 187, 188, 201, 203
in thought, 163
in winning, 192–94, 200–201, 204–5
authenticity, 143, 156
autonomy, 117, 208
awakening:
from dreams, 58, 60, 62, 67–68, 81, 109–10, 129, 163,
218
See also  enlightenment

Be Her e Now  (Ram Dass), 10
Bhagavad Gita, 9–10, 180
Bible:
eternity in, 76
transformation in, 15
blame, 71, 1 12, 249, 257, 258, 259, 268–69, 270, 275
anger caused by, 265
how to rid oneself of, 260–63
revenge vs., 264–65
blessings:
in obstacles, 236
in suf fering, 225, 227–28Branch, Bobbe, 124–26
broccoli metaphor, 36
Buddha, 23, 102, 269
bureaucracy, 194, 205
business world, 104–6, 1 17, 194–96, 245–46
networking in, 196

cancer, 97, 99–100, 270
Capra, Fritjof, 89, 240
Carson, Johnny, 46–47
Castaneda, Carlos, 173, 175
cause and ef fect, rules of, 57–58, 62–63, 77, 238
centering, 191
children, 215–16
conditioning of, 186
detachment from, 178–79, 183, 198, 204
love of, 179, 197–98
coincidence, 207, 219, 223, 231, 244
collective consciousness, 88–92
physics and, 89
Commentaries on Living  (Krishnamurti), 223
competition, 191–93, 200–201
conformity, 186
connectedness, 210, 21 1–22
connectors, 21 1–22
of form, 212–16, 251–53
formless, 217–20
hidden, 212
incomprehensible, 215–16
invisible, 212–14, 217, 219, 251
stimulus response, 215
of thoughts, 214–22, 231–33, 238, 251–52
conscience, 91
consciousness:
collective, 88–92after death, 78
dreaming, 58, 59–60, 67–68, 107–8, 163
higher, 58, 59–60, 108, 109, 163, 165, 189, 203, 219,
252, 258, 276, 282, 283
scarcity, see scarcity consciousness
of soul, 187
three levels of, 58–59, 107
waking, 58, 59–60, 61, 62, 63
courage, 91, 185, 227
creation, of one’ s own life, 78–79, 259
crises, 222–23
critical mass, 88–89, 91
crystals, 91

Dancing W u Li Masters, The  (Zukav), 89, 240–41
death, 79, 203, 218
“die while you are alive,” 60–61, 67, 80
dream consciousness compared to, 107–9, 163–64
fear of, 16, 18–20, 60, 62, 68, 109
of loved one, grieving for, 223–24, 225–26, 230
as reward, 225–26
as transformation, 109
as transition of form, 63, 109, 287
See also  immortality
Degas, Edgar, 291
déjà vu, 209
Descartes, René, 95
deserving, 133, 154, 157
detachment, 77–78


 he suffered from nose trouble
for seven years. There was burning sensation.and sometim~s blood
came out with stickly wb:;tance from the nose. He used urine to
cure this disease of his nG::t:> trouble and was completely cured by
mere inhaling urine through rose iwice or thrice a day. Shri Hans
enquired of his cure and found it completely satisfactory. 154 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
3. Shri Hans cured his own falling hair. He experimented with
urine therapy to cure his arthritis and he not only got rid of it but
also could stop his falling hair!
4. Shrimati Vina Panikar (Government officer's Colony,
Ahmedabad) had headache and suffered from falling hair. She
visited nature cure clinic at Uruli Kanchan and got some benefit
there but the trouble continued. She took to urine therapy and could
cure both her trubles within a month. Along with this, her other
minor troubles also vanished.
5. Shri Umacharn Sarasvati (village Sinhpur, Dist. Narsinpur,
M.P.) cured his major and minor troubles like falling of hair, slow
digestion, and yellowenss of eyes in 50 days of urine treatment.
6. Muscular dystrophy,. Shrimati Kalavatiben Jain is religiously
adopted sister of Shri Hans. She is a pious lady and a social worker
too. Her perdominant motive in life is service. This selfless motive
of service inspired her to take up a very hopeless case of muscular
dystrophy. Her brOther-in-law Shri Jinendrakumar fell victim to this
disease due to bad habits and faulty living. He remained imbecile
for sometime and ·at last came to such a hopetess condition that
doctors lost all hope for his life and he was hardly to live a few
days. tn his such con~ition Kalavatiben took up his case and began
urine treatment to cure him.
At that time, his lirnbs were benumbed, hands were shaking, and
there was vomiting and was completely bed-ridden. His skin was
quite lustreless, and he was reduced to a bare skeleton. The urine
treatment was begun on 17-3-72 by Kalavatiben and her sister. They
began rubbing 20 days' old urine for 5 hours till late in the night
Plethora of dirt began to be rubbed out as urine-massage went on.
Thus massage treatment was carried out for 1 0 hours daily and I
bottle of urine was usee! for the purpose. In four days, there was
seen some marked improvement and so the ratient agreed to drink
auto-urien and he began it on 20-3-72. Then his rectum was
cleared by urine douche. There was a cement-like excreta deposite EAR-TROUBLES AND HEADACHE : 155
inrectum so it was to be cleared by fir;gers in the beginning and
about one pound of excreta came out in this WRy. Enema was
given thereafter. Urine pads were placed on the stomach for one
month. Light food was given in the beginning and slowly its
quantity was increased. In the first seven days the patient's legs
became free. and he began to sit in his bed. In 20 days, he began to
stand and in 1 month he started walking with a stick. In 4 Months
was completely cured and began to go to his shop with a physique
and health which he never enjoyed before. Can there be and better
'instant cure,' than this?
CHAPTER XVII
EAR-TROUBLES AND HEADACHE
1. Discharge from Ear: Shri Chaturbhai B. Patel of Mogar1 viHage
(Anand} rome to me in the second week of May 1958. His 16 ~ars
old daughter suffered from an ear-troubl~ since long and was
brought there for a doctor's treatment. ·
t advised that the girl should be taken home and a few drops of
auto-urine be put into her ears for three or four days. 1 a~sured him
that it would certain1y eliminate her pain. The girl follwed my
advice and returned to her v1Uage. After three days! mcei¥00 a
letter reporting that her ear-trouble had vanished by auto-urine but
some discharge continued. I advised again that the ear should be
washed by a syringe with urine; some drops of urine should then be
put and the ear plugged with cotton. The next day I was informed
that her ear-trouble had disappeared altogether.
2. Ringing in the Ears : Vipul Chinubhai Shah of Pushpakunj
Society, A.hmedabad, is a boy of 10. For the past sometime, he
suffered from pain and ringing in the ears. He was also hard of
hearing. Some allopathic medicine relieved him of the trouble
temporarily. 156 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
Vipul and his mother were aware of the benefits derived by Shri
Hans from urine therapy as the latter lived with them. On the advice
of Shri Hans, drops of fresh u.·ine were put into Vipul's ears every
morning and evening. As a result, the tilth accumulated in the ears
came out and the pain diminished. With a treatment for about two
weeks in this way, all the ear troubles vanished completely.
Headache : A gentleman of Dhalni Pole, Ahmedabad, suffered
from headache every morning for the past many years. There was
much irritaion and thus prevented from doing any work. He used to
take certain tinctures which intoxicated him and ·rendered him
immune from any feeling of pain. He started urine treatment on the
advice of Shri Raojibhai. On the first day he had vomiting. He
continued urine for three days which relieved him of his old chronic
headache.
AFTERMATH OF CASES
l. Shri Mahendra V. Mistri aged 30 (opposite Bhatia Hospital,
Bombay) could hear nothing for the last two months. Doctors ·could
not cure him. He started urine treatment on 3-7-67. He began
drinking auto-urine up to 6 ounces twice daily. He massaged his
whole body with warm and old urine for once hour daily and used
to put a few drops of urine in the ears. He did not fast. In 15 days
he was completely cured.
3. Shri Bhogilal N. Choksi (Ganesh Baug. F-45, Bombay 19)
writes that his friend C. C. Desai, a principal of a college had ear
trouble for the last 2C years. Pus was oozing and ne was very slow
of hearing. He began to pL!t urine-drops in the ears and was
completely cured. By urine massage he got rid of his skin disease.
He cured his neighbours who were suffering rom asthma,
short-sight and eczema.
4. Shri Devajibhai H:1mraj (Gangasadan, Mareva Road, Malad,
Bombay-64) cured his ea1-pain by eight days' urine treatment.
5. Shri Khetsi Malsi Savla (lndubaug, No. 2, Sun Mill Road,
Bombay-13) informs that he could cure his friends sufferin... fro 0
ear-trouble, toothache and even piles. CHAPTER XVIII
ELEPHANTIASIS, PILES AND INFLAMMATION OF
UTERUS, SYPHILIS AND OTHER AILMENTS
1. Elephantiasis : One Shri uasbhai from surat, in his letter dated
21-7-60, writes:
"My left leg was affected with elephantiasis for the past SO years.
· Now I am 73. This trouble disabled me to walk even half a mile for
the last 40 years. Whenever I tried to do so, inflammation appeared
on the legs. There was a fever-attack. last year I had a chance to
read Manav Mutra. I started this treatment in March 1959. After four
to five months, the trouble diminshed by 50% and I could walk ·
about a mile and a half. The inflammation and fever never recurred.
Now I can cover slowly a distance of 2 to 3 miles without any
discomfort. Drinking and rubbing of u'rine is done once or twice a
day. Had I treated myself accrding to your detailed instructions, the
cure would have been attained sooner and to a gerater degree."
2. Piles : Gujarat Samachara•s Chief Reporter Shri Kantilal Shah
(Ahmedabad) had chrionic constipation and he suffered it for long
and it resulted into piles-trouble. The soft~anus bore scratches and
there was unbearable pain and burning. He started. this treatment
with rubbing but his body was so allergic that it resulted in
nettle-rash. I asked him 'to stop rubbing urine and advised only for
.t<rl<ing urine