 vitamins, likeascorbic
acid andpantothenic acid, areparticularly susceptible tothermal destruction, butitis
tosome extent trueofallvitamins. What may bemore important, however,isthefact
thatcooking alters theproportions ofthevarious vitamins contained infoods. Forexam-
ple,cooking alters thenatural ratio between thiamine andniacin infoods. This occurs
because thiamine isreadily destroyed bymoist heat, whereas niacin ismore resistant.
Therefore, cooking notonly lowers thevitamin content offoods, italso modifies vita-
min ratios, which are a very important feature of whole foods.
Minerals may berendered nonuseable bythebody asaresult ofcooking. Agood ex-
ample ofthisistheeffectthatpasteurization hasupon milk. Thecomplex organic salts
ofcalcium andmagnesium, inconjunction with carbon andphosphorus, aredecomposed
byheat, resulting intheprecipitation ofinsoluble calcium phosphate salts. These inor-ganic salts arenotassimilable bythebody.This isoneofthereasons why dental decay
has reached epidemic proportions among milk-guzzling Americans.
Cooking tends todeaminize proteins anddenature their secondary andtertiary con-
figurations. Withtheexception ofeggs white andcertain dried legumes, they areren-
dered more difficult todigest bycooking. Subjecting fatstoheat produces toxic cyclic
hydrocarbons andfree fatty acids, both ofwhich arehighly irritating. Heated fatsand
oilshave been shown, bycountless experiments, tobehighly carcinogenic. Noinformed
person will consume heated fats in any form.
Cooking causes agreat loss ofthesoluble minerals infoods anddrives offpartof
thefood into theairasgases (this isparticularly true ofsulphur andiodine). Cooking
softens vegetable fiber which may hamper intestinal motility,andpromote fermentation
andputrefaction. Although cooking adds tothepalatability ofsome foods (e.g., yams,
asparagus, zucchini, grains), most foods arerendered lesspalatable bycooking, which
gives rise to the use of unwholesome flavorings, condiments, dressings, etc.
Onthebasis ofthese considerations andothers, adiet, inorder tobeconsidered Hy-
gienic, would have to consist of at least predominantly uncooked foods.
27.3. The Superiority Of Plant Foods
This category could also bedesignated thedetrimental effects ofanimal foods.All
animal products (with theexception ofmother ’smilk) have certain negative features
which make their dietary usequestionable. Consider,first ofall,theeffectthatanimal
foods have upon protein consumption. Even modest useofmeat, fish, eggs anddairy
foods tends tocreate aprotein overload andthisisoneofthemost dangerous dietary
excesses. Research hasshown thathigh protein diets actually promote aging andearly
degeneration. Toomuch protein exerts atremendous burden upon theliver andkidneys.
Italso leaves acid residues intheblood andtissues which must beneutralized bysacri-
ficing indispensable alkaline mineral reserves. Theprocess ofaging ischaracterized by
thetransfer ofcalcium from thebones tothetissues, thatis,tothearteries (arteriosclero-
sis); totheoptic lens(cataracts), totheureters (kidney stones), totheskin (wrinkles), to
thejoints (osteoarthritis), tothevalves oftheheart (producing valvular stenosis andin-
sufficiency), tothetendons andligaments (producing frozen shoulder) andtoother sites.
This, ofcourse, leaves theskeleton osteoporotic, leading tothedevelopment ofstooped
posture, akyphotic spine, spontaneous fractures andother maladies thataresocommon
totheelderly.High protein diets (due totheaccumulation ofphosphoric, sulphuric, uric
andother acids) accelerate thisdemineralization ofbone andbring about calcific de-
posits in the soft tissues.
One could arguethatnuts andseeds contain asmuch protein asmeats, eggs, etc., and
therefore they areaslikely tocreate anexcess. However,most people areeasily satisfied
eating afewounces ofnuts orseeds every day,whereas fewpeople willeatjustafew
ounces ofyogurt. Restaurants serve uptoapound ofmeat atasitting, along with other
foods. Cottage andricotta cheese iseaten inhuge quantities, even byvegetarians. The
simple truth isthatanimal proteins tend topromote overeating more sothan doplant
proteins.
Therelationship between high protein diets andcancer hasbeen clearly established
bystudying both animal andhuman populations. Remember that cancerous cells are
characterized byrunaway protein synthesis andrapid cellular division. Protein synthesis
isaccelerated byincreased protein intake, soitisnotsurprising todiscover thatcancer
bears close tietoexcess protein. There isadirect correlation between theamount ofpro-
tein in the diet and the incidence of cancer on a world-wide basis.
Americans, Australians andWestEuropeans, who ingest thelargestamounts ofpro-
tein, also have thegreatest incidence ofcancer,whereas therural Chinese, theEast In-
dians andnative peoples ofLatin America have thelowest cancer incidence. This isnocasual relationship anditcannot bewritten offbyblaming itonthe“stress ofmodern
life.”
Animal products areloaded with theworst kind offat—saturated, cholesterol-laden
animal fat.Amountain ofevidence hasbeen accumulated relating high animal fatin-
takes with thedevelopment ofcardiovascular disease (which ischaracterized bythede-
position ofsaturated fatandcholesterol intheintimal layer ofarteries), andmany dif-
ferent malignancies including breast cancer,colon andrectal cancers, andcancer ofthe
liver.Even such diverse conditions asmultiple sclerosis anddiabetes have been related
totheconsumption ofanimal fats. Aswehave already stated, heated animal fatshave
been shown tobeeven more carcinogenic, andconsidering thatAmericans take allof
their flesh, milk andeggs well cooked, it’snowonder that1in4eventually succumbs
tocancer.Pandemically,those peoples who subsist onlowfat,lowprotein, largely veg-
etarian, unrefined diets demonstrate thegreatest resistance tocancer.Theincidence of
cancer andheart disease among American Seventh Day Adventists isapproximately half
thenational average. This isquite remarkable considering thatonly about half ofthis
group are thought to be vegetarian.
Flesh, fish, yogurt andcheese contain various putrefactive products resulting from
their bacterial decomposition. Putting partially-spoiled food inthebody canhardly be
considered aHygienic practice, despite thearguments ofthefermented food enthusi-
asts. Flesh alsocontains considerable quantities oftheendproducts ofmetabolism (like
uricacid,) which areheld upinthetissues atthetime ofdeath. These wastes arepoiso-
nous, irritating andburdensome tothebody.Considering alsothatanimal products tend
tobereservoirs forpesticides, herbicides, andvarious other drugs andinorganic conta-
minants, there are many good reasons to avoid using them.
There arejust5classes offoods thatmeet allofthecriteria established byourthree
major tenets. These are:fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds andsprouts. Adietcomprised of
these foods would abound inevery nutrient known toberequired, with theexception of
Vitamin B-12, andmost people apparently canderive enough ofthisfrom bacterial syn-
thesis intheintestines. However,weshould note thatsoilbacteria also produces B-12
onthesurface ofroots, sothatadding stringy roots grown inorganic soil(with abun-
dant microbial activity) tothedietwould constitute apre-made plant source ofB-12
thatwould beaperfectly acceptable addition toaHygienic diet. Supermarket vegetables
would not be adequate for this purpose.
Weshould note, inclosing, thatadding some cooked food tothediet(like baked
potatoes andbrown rice) orlimited amounts ofanimal foods (such asuncooked, unsalt-
edcheese), although notstrictly Hygienic,may berequired insome pathological condi-
tions. Certain people would experience adrastic andundesirable weight losswere they
tomake animmediate transition toa100percent uncooked, allplant food diet. Forthese
people, eating abaked potato now andthen represents notamere compromise butrather
anecessary modification oftheir Hygienic regimen. Quoting Dr.Alec Burton, “Wemust
adapt thesystem totheneeds oftheindividual andnotadapt theindividual totheneeds
of the system.”
Withthisacknowledged, letusstate inconclusion thatadiet, inorder tobecon-
sidered Hygienic,would have toconsist predominantly (ifnotexclusively) ofuncooked
foods of vegetable origin, eaten whole.
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 defines adrug as“Atherapeutic agent; anysubstance, other than
food, used intheprevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, orcure ofdisease inman
and animal.”
Thetruth isthatalldrugs arepoisons andalways domuch harm, even when taken in
small quantities. Thebody reacts defensively toallforeign substances which areintro-
duced. This response ismistakenly attributed totheaction ofmedrug when infactthedrugs donotactmechanically toproduce anyresponse. Itisthebody which actsupon
thedrugs initsefforts todispose ofthisdangerous substance asquickly andefficiently
as possible.
Hygienists know that theliving organism isdynamic andfullofenergy.Itsself-
reparative andrestorative ability remains intact aslong asenergyisabundant. Over 100
years agoDr.R.T.Tralldemonstrated thedifference between lifeless matter andtheliv-
ingorganism. Hesaidthattheliving organism isactive andthelifeless matter ispassive.
Drugs arepassive inert substances which have nomagical powers toimpart lifeand
health toaliving organism. Drugs combine chemically with thechemical constituents of
the body where they do much harm by interfering with normal life processes.
40.4. What Do Drugs Do
40.4.1 Drugs Produce Disease
40.4.2 Side Ef fects
40.4.1 Drugs Produce Disease
People take so-called headache remedies, stimulants, anesthetics, pain killers, sleep-
ingpills andnarcotics forthetemporary relief they afford. Asadirect consequence of
drug poisoning, gastric ulcer,anemia, kidney disease oranyofmany other ailments
many develop. The pathologies these poisons occasion areadded tothedisease for
which they aregiven. This istosay,physician-made diseases areworse than thenatural
disease.
Ithasbeen said thatdrug-treated patients have torecover twice—first, they have to
recover from theoriginal disease and, second, they have torecover from thedrug-in-
duced disease. Thefactisthatevery drug isapoison andevery drug produces disease.
Alltoooften patients arekilled bythedrug and, inaneven greater number ofcases,
where thedrug does notkill, itproduces permanent harm. Infact, themost common
cause of chronic disease is drug treatment for acute disease.
There arenoharmless drugs; there arenosafedrugs. Allofthem, even theleast tox-
ic,result intheproduction ofpathologies, ifthey arerepeatedly administered, even in
small doses. Itiscertainly unwise tocontinue drug practices, especially intheface of
thefactthatthey produce only ills.Forexample, what good comes from theadminis-
tration ofcortisone forarthritis? Thesymptoms aretemporarily suppressed; thepatient
may beprovided acertain measure ofrelief from pain, butthesufferer ’scondition in-
evitably becomes worse andrecovery ismore difficult. Theultimate result isincreased
suffering forabrief respite from pain. This istrue ofallsuppressive measures. Both
physician andpatient aredeluded intobelieving thatsome suffering isbeing saved, but
thelater increased suffering outweighs thebrief periods offreedom from pain. Infact,
theincreased suffering isusually oflonger duration than theperiods ofcomfort andis
far more acute than the periods of “relief.”
There arenodrugs now used bythemedical profession andthere were nodrugs used
by any of the schools of medicine in the past that did not and do not produce disease.
40.4.2 Side Effects
Ifadrug, which isachemical substance, unites with theprotein ofthecell, itde-
stroys thecell. Itisprecisely toprevent thisunion andthus tosave thelifeofthecellthat
thedrug isresisted, rejected andexpelled. Alltheaction thatismistaken fordrug action
is cellular or or ganic action designed to protect and preserve life.
When adrug ispicked upbytheblood, either from thedigestive tract orfrom the
siteoftheinjection, itiscarried bythismedium throughout thebody,sothatitcomes
incontact with tissues everywhere. The so-called side effects ofdrugs aretheactionsofthedifferent tissues with which thedrug comes incontact inrejecting, resisting and
expelling the drug. So-called drug ef fects are not drug actions but vital actions.
Ifadrug may beemployed anditsuppresses symptoms, itissaid tobegood. That
thedrug may produce unwanted effects atthesame time itsuppresses thesymptoms
is,ofcourse, unfortunate andthephysician hopes thatthe“side” effects willnotbetoo
great or that he can stop the drug if the “side” ef fects threaten to become formidable.
Hygienists know how toavoid these poisonous effects. They simply avoid alldrugs.
We cannot be poisoned into health.
40.5. Law Of Dual Effect
TheLaw ofDuel Effect states thatallsubstances which aretaken intothebody,orwhich
come incontact with itfrom without, occasion atwofold andcontrary action— thesec-
ondary action being the opposite of the primary action, and the more lasting.
Therefore, theprimary action (reaction) from taking astimulant would bestimu-
lating butthesecondary andlonger lasting effectwould bedepression. Likewise, the
primary reaction from taking apain-suppressant would berelief from pain butthesec-
ondary,longer -lasting effectwould beincreased pain. Iftheimmediate andtemporary
effect ofadose ofdigitalis istostimulate theheart, thesecondary andpermanent effect
is to depress the heart.
Why would thisbeso?Thebody marshalls itsavailable forces tohandle thesituation
athand which atthatmoment might beanabnormal substance intheform ofapain-sup-
pressant. This toxin which hasbeen sointroduced hastobedealt with andeliminated as
quickly aspossible. During thistime, theorganism halts reparative andhealing process-
es which are felt as symptoms, thus temporary relief.
However,assoon astheforeign substance isdisposed of,thebody reinitiates its
healing processes with thereturn oftheoldsymptoms. However,duetothetremendous
expenditure ofvital energyandtheadded toxins from thedrugs, greater harm hasbeen
done. Theheart becomes weaker after itsstimulation duetoexhaustion andadded tox-
ins. Likewise af fected are all bodily or gans.
40.6. What Drugs Cannot Do
Obviously,drugs cannot heal disease. There arenohealing powers orintelligence out-
side ofthehuman body.One should dismiss thisnotion of“cure” forever from their
thoughts. Itisonly thebody which possesses thispotential toheal itself andwilldoso
when favorable conditions are provided.
People take drugs forrelief oftheir symptoms butoften find thatthedrugs arein-
effective even forthis. People who take sleeping pills aremore tired than ever.Dieters
who take diet pills remain overweight.
Theindividual who hasarthritis stillhaspain after ingesting enormous quantities of
aspirin.
40.7. Why Drugs Are Used
Since 2000 B.C. man hassought thatmagical formula which would “cure” him ofall
hisillnesses. Man sought aneasy way outofhisproblems which hecreated forhimself.
“One pillandIwillfeelgreat once again!” Unfortunately,there arenomagical formulas
that will overcome our ills and still allow us to transgress all the laws of physiology.
Drugs areused tosuppress symptoms. That is,torelieve pain, relieve insomnia, skin
eruptions, constipation, etc.Butaresymptoms thedisease? No,they arejustevidences
ofit.They areasign from ourbody telling usthatthebody hasclosed shop forcleansing
andrepairs. Ifonewere tolisten totheinnate intelligence ofhisbody instead ofimme-
diately suppressing these warning signs, many chronic diseases would notoccur.Drugssuppress butnever solve theproblem ofillhealth (toxicosis). Infact, drugs cause more
ill health (toxicosis).
Itiscommonly thought thatevery so-called disease isadistinct entity,requiring a
specific remedy.Throughout allsystems andmethods oftherapeutics, there runs aba-
sicerror thatthey callthetherapeutic actions oftheir various procedures. The truth is
thatthese so-called “therapeutic actions” or“remedies” arereactions ofthebody against
the“remedies.” Theliving organism reacts toeverything within itsenvironment—to as-
similate useful agents andinfluences; toeject nonusuable anddestructive things. The
defensive reactions against harmful substances andinfluences isproportionate totheir
harmfulness andcommensurate with thevital energypossessed bytheaffected organ-
ism. These twofactors—the amount anddestructive-ness oftheagent orinfluence, and
the vital ener gy of the or ganism—are the determining factors in every reaction.
Inreality thetherapeutic effects areamong drugs’ evileffects. They areclassed as
therapeutic effects only because they aretheeffects


andsmall photovoltaic devices tosupply operating power fordevices
such aselectronic watches, calculators, andflashlights. These small solar devices arecalled microgenerators, andareactually made upofseveral extremely small solar cells
connected in series.
Asolar electric system hasnomoving parts andusually requires little, ifany,main-
tenance. Thetwomain considerations inthedesign ofanysolar electric power system
are,first how much sunlight isavailable attheproposed siteandhow itvaries with the
seasons oftheyear (this tells usthesize ofthesolar electric generator needed tosup-
plyanygiven amount ofpower), andthesecond consideration isthecharacteristics of
theload including theaverage current requirement andtheduty cycle (this tells ushow
much storage battery capacity wewillneed tokeep thesystem operating when sunlight
isn’t available).
Solar cells canbeused inradio andtelevision, inagriculture (forirrigation, pumping
water,charging storage batteries atremote locations, etc.), atconstruction sites where
electricity isn’ t yet available, in remote areas, for work or recreation, and so on.
Solar arrays should face duesouth, but“trackers” have been developed, whereby the
solar panels aremounted sothatthey canmove, soastoremain pointed inthecorrect
direction atalltimes formaximum sunlight. Asmall sensor onthearray provides elec-
trical signals thattellthecontrol system which way toturnthearray togetthemost sun.
53.4.6 Solar Water Distillers
Asolar water distiller consists ofawater -tight compartment painted black toabsorb
thesolar radiation which enters through theglass roof ofthestill. Waterwhich isbrack-
ishorimpure flows through theboxinafour-tosix-inch deep channel, where thein-
tense solar heat intheboxforces thewater toevaporate andtocondense ontheinner
sideoftheroof where itisdrained offtoaholding tank. Theendresult ispure drinking
water.
Theocean rescue still, developed in1940 byDr.Maria Telkes, canbeused tomake
drinking water from ocean water.
Dr.M.Kobayashi ofTokyo developed asolar stillthatcould extract water from vir-
tually anykind ofsoil, andtested itatthetopofMt.Fuji where thesoilisvolcanic ash
andintheariddeserts ofPakistan, andhehasnever failed toproduce water thatispure
and potable.
53.4.7 Solar Food Dryers
Solar energyhasalways been used todrycrops offruits andvegetables. Essentially
thiswasdone byexposing thefood tothesun’srays andhoping itwouldn’ train. Amore
“sophisticated” technology hasevolved tousethesun’sthermal power andminimize
contamination from dust andairborne debris, insects andtheir larvae, andanimal orhu-
man interference. Thedrying area must becovered with atransparent material. Adrying
“hot box” isconstructed andinsulated (glass wool ispreferred since itcansurvive any
temperature anddoes notsupport insect, life). Ventilation holes atthetopandbottom
allow airtoenter andcarry away themoisture. Anaccess door makes loading andun-
loading easier.Theinterior ofthecabinet should bepainted black andtheexteriors of
theside andrearpanels painted with aluminium paint. Drying trays canbemade with
galvanized wire mesh. Where electricity isavailable, asmall fanmay beused todraw
air through the dryer, but it is not necessary.
Thedryer should beglazed, preferably with twolayers ofglass, fitted inwith ade-
quate room forthermal expansion. Ventilation isessential sothatmoisture canescape
andcanbeprovided byscreened airholes inthebottom, sides, andback ofthecabinet.
Such adryer cankeep produce dryduring rainstorms, sotheglazed topshould bewater-
tight. Theventilation isalso needed toprevent overheating, since ahotboxofthistype
can readily attain temperatures above 200° F.53.4.8 Solar Cookers
The first solar cooker was probably theonebuilt inBombay in1880, andseveral
other ingenious ovens have originated inIndia, aswell asinother areas oftheworld.
Wewon’ tgointodetail since theHygienic way oflifedoesn’ tadvocate cooking food,
butthestudent must atleast beaware thatthetechnology isavailable—even ifwedon’t
cook, weallknow people who do.Solar cooking iscleaner than gascooking, which
sends its toxic combustion products into the room.
53.5. A Solar Home
53.5.1 Solarizing Y our Present Home
53.5.2 Building a Solar Home
53.5.3 The Solar Greenhouse
53.5.1 Solarizing Your Present Home
Thefirst step insolarizing your present home istodoanenergy“audit”—to deter-
mine where themajor heat losses occur andwhere thegreatest energyefficiency gains
can be made.
Every situation willvary,butonegenerally good strategy istoaddasunroom ora
greenhouse onto thesouth sideofthehouse. Ifthisisn’tpossible, atleast more windows
canbeadded onthesouth side. Ifyoudohave aporch onthesouth side, oronethat
atleast hasasouth wall, consider converting itintoagreenhouse orsunroom. Asouth-
facing window canbeconverted intoasolar window boxgreenhouse. Wemust always
make the most out of what sun we get.
There areanumber ofother basic steps thatcanbetaken toconserve energy,thus
working with passive solar principles toimprove what youalready have. Some ofthese
are:
1.Lower thermostat or turn down heater.
2.Turn water heater thermostat down to 120 degrees, and insulate it.
3.Weatherstrip doors and windows.
4.Caulk and seal openings.
5.Add storm windows.
6.Add awnings.
7.Add attic insulation; insulate walls.
8.Convert from gasorelectric towood heat; replace inefficient heaters with more efficient
ones.
9.Add fans, vents, and ceiling fans.
10. Insulate pipes and ducts.
11.Add a solar water heater.
12. Add thermal heat storage or thermal mass (one example is a hot tub).
13. Add wood solar hot water heater.
14. Add entry room toactasanairbuffersothatmassive energyisn’texchanged each time
a door is opened (small adjoining room).
15. Add backup active solar systems for air and hot water heating.
16. Add insulated shutters and drapes.
Emphasis should bemade again about theimportance ofproviding adequate ven-
tilation.Wehave already discussed theharmful fumes andbyproducts ofcombustion
thatarepresent inrooms heated bymost conventional methods andfumes thatresult
from unhealthful building materials. Insulation must notbecome athreat tohealth. Ide-
allywecould alluseclean solar heat, buteven then, wewould want toremember that
fresh airisessential toquality oflife.Inanycase, it’sbetter toaddablanket andsleepwith windows cracked—I remember visiting inSwitzerland inthemountains afewyears
ago, andatnight wejustclimbed under thethick down covers—the bedrooms upstairs
weren’ t even heated at all.
Weshould beconscious oftheairquality inourliving spaces atalltimes, waking
and sleeping.
53.5.2 Building a Solar Home
The artofsolar building design perhaps began when thecave men carved their
dwellings intothesouth face ofahillinorder tobenefit most from thewarm rays ofthe
sun.
Theuseofsouth-facing windows toincrease heat gain intoabuilding became pop-
ular inthe30sand40sinthiscountry.Inthesummer,when thesunishigher inthe
skythan inwinter,carefully designed overhangs shade thesouth windows andkeep the
building from overheating. Double-glazed windows orthose insulated atnight reduce
the heat loss more.
Theuseofagreenhouse asaheat trapisanextension ofthesolar window design.
Ondark, cloudy days andatnight, thegreenhouse canbesealed offfrom therestofthe
house toprevent heat loss. Thegreenhouse serves asathermal mass toreradiate stored
solar heat at night.
Water provides anexcellent thermal mass, andhasthehighest heat capacity per
pound ofordinary material. Thestorage tank isusually insulated toreduce conductive
heat losses.
Theseasonal angle ofthesunchanges inaregular,predictable cycle. When design-
ingoverhangs andcollector angles, youneed toknow your latitude andthemaximum
high andlowangles ofthesun. Thesunchanges about 46degrees from thesummer to
the winter solstice, higher in summer and lower in the sky in winter.
Theinsolation (orincident solarradiation )istheamount ofenergythatreaches the
surface at a given location. Insolation tables are available for various latitudes.
Another factor tobeconsidered inchoosing asolar siteistheamount ofshading
available. This canbeintheform ofoverhangs ornatural vegetation. Acombination of
shading, cooling, andventilation


 bybreaking down resistance toitsinfluence.
Thebody pays forthistoleration (miscalled immunity) bygeneral enervation andlow-
ered resistance to every other influence.
Ithasbeen objected thatthebreaking down ofresistance should notproduce tolera-
tion, thatitshould weaken theorganism andrender itmore susceptible totheinfluence
of poison. This objection arises out of not understanding the phenomena of resistance.
Wehave seen tolerance defined asthe“ability toendure thecontinued useofadrug.”
Wehave also seen itdefined astheability toresist adrug. There issomething wrong
somewhere. It is one thing to resist; it is another to endure.
That thevital system resists drug poisons isnotdoubted. The means ofresistance
isnotwell understood. When emesis (vomiting) follows adose ofipecac anddiarrhea
follows adose ofcalomel, these processes arerecognized asevidences ofintolerance;
butthey arenotunderstood tobemeans ofresistance. Resistance issupposed tobesome
occult power thatcomes intoplay after thephysiological evidences ofintolerance haveceased. This isthereason wearetold thattolerance means being inured topoison by
habit so that it may be taken without harm.
Solong asthebody actively resists andspeedily expels thepoison, itissupposed to
produce harm, after active resistance hasceased andrapid expulsion nolonger occur,it
is supposed to be harmless.
Itshould beobvious toeven achild thatitsspeedy expulsion prevents harm while its
toleration permits ittodomuch harm. Ifcalomel isexpelled bydiarrhea, itdoes notget
intotheblood andcannot damage theblood, nerves, bones, teeth, etc.Ifitisnotexpelled
by diarrhea, it does get into the blood and does damage all of these structures.
Itisasaddayforthebody when itlearns totolerate poisons. Ifintolerance persists,
itwill force cessation oftheuseofpoison. Iftolerance fortobacco were never estab-
lished, there would benotobacco users. Thesame foralcohol, opium, arsenic, andother
poisons.
Note that thesymptoms ofpoisoning—pain, nausea, vomiting, griping, diarrhea,
vertigo, weakness, inflammation, etc.—are alsothesymptoms ofdisease. So-called dis-
ease isaprocess ofresistance—resistance topoisons. Itexpels thecause ofdisease as
surely asitexpels calomel oripecac. This factissovery obvious weareunable toun-
derstand why it cannot be grasped by all.
Drugs aresaid tolose adegree oftheir potency byrepetition. This does notexpress
what actually takes place. Itisnotthedrug thatloses itspotency.Itisthebody thatloses
power. The repeated use of a poison gradually overcomes or decreases vital resistance.
Solong asitwasbelieved thatthesymptoms following thetaking ofapoison rep-
resented drug action, itwaslegitimate tobelieve thatwhen these symptoms, nolonger
followed adose ofthepoison, thedrug hadlostsome ofitspotency.Butwhen werealize
thatthese symptoms aresigns ofvital resistance, thatthey areactions oftheliving body,
weunderstand thatthefailure ofthese symptoms tofollow adose ofthepoison isdueto
a loss by the body of power to act.
This weakening ofthepowers oflife, thissubduing ofthepower ofresistance, re-
sults inestablishing what iscalled toleration. When toleration isestablished, that is,
when thepower ofresistance isworn out,toproduce thesame effect—the same degree
of resistance—the size of the dose must be progressively increased.
When medical men tellusthatdrugs lose their “remedial” effects bylong continu-
ance, wearetounderstand thatvital resistance hasbeen subdued. Forthephenomena of
resistance arewhat medical men mistakenly callthe“remedial” effects oftheir drugs.
They have notyetlearned thatitistheliving body,notthedrug, thatacts(acts toexpel
the poison).
Toleration andlostresistance areoneandthesame thing. Itisamatter ofevery day
experience thatasthebody’ spower ofresistance toaparticular poison isreduced, itis
less able to “react” to that poison.
The first effectofatoxin isalways stimulation, which ismerely another name for
excitement orirritation. This isalways followed byactions ofthebody (the so-called
“reaction”) toexpel thepoison. These actions (or“reactions”) represent theprocess of
resistance. The body refuses to tolerate the poison.
When “stimulation” isfrequently repeated, increasingly largedoses ofthesame poi-
sonortoxin arerequired toarouse adegree ofintolerance thatequals theintensity of
theoriginal “reaction.” This lowered “reactive” power,thislessening ofthedefensive
actions of the body, is called toleration.
Diminished resisting power (toleration) isastate ofenervation. General enervation,
however produced—by drugs, excesses, bytoxemia—diminishes resisting power toall
poisons or excitants.
This does not,inandofitself, represent adiminished susceptibility tothebaneful
influence ofpoisonous drugs. Itmay,however,represent, inaddition totheincreased
enervation, achange inthemethods ofself-protection, ashifting from onemethod ofdefense toanother andlet;expensive one—a passive resistance andaslow yielding to
the influence of the poison.
This represents thecessation ofactive resistance, orpartial submission tothepoison.
For submission, or lessened resistance, is what toleration really amounts to.
Passive resistance isdoubtless accompanied with oraccomplished bychanges inthe
tissue, which, ifnotidentical with those seen inthehands when these aresubjected to
repeated friction, areanalogous tothem. Thehardening andthickening ofthehands, that
isthebuilding upofcallouses, isnottheresult offriction, butisameans ofresisting
friction. Thetendency offriction istowear away theskin, hence thismust becontinu-
ously built up from beneath.
While thecallous guards theunderlying structures against thefriction, itcripples
allthepowers oftheskin. Such skin isnotideal—does notrepresent thephysiological
norm.
Ifyouarenotaccustomed tousing fiery condiments andyouundertake tousered
pepper,itcauses thelips, mouth, tongue, andthroat toburn intensely.When swallowed,
itproduces discomfort inthestomach. There islater afeeling ofdiscomfort intheintes-
tineastheirritating pepper passes along. When, finally,itisexpelled inthestools, the
anus and rectum burn as much as did the mouth when the pepper was swallowed.
Persist intheuseofthepepper anditsirritating effectgrows lessandlessuntil, fi-
nally,itproduces noburning ofthemouth andthroat, nodistress inthestomach and
intestine, noburning oftherectum andanus. Themembranes oftheentire digestive tract
become thickened andhardened indefense against therepeated irritation. Theprotective
thickening impairs their other functions. The sense oftaste isdulled, digestion isim-
paired. Doubtless something similar tothistakes place inallthetissues ofthebody that
aresubjected tochronic irritation byalcohol, tobacco, caffeine, arsenic, opium, salt, and
other poisons andirritants incommon use. They,too,must under gochanges todefend
themselves.
Adaptation topoisons, thatis,theestablishment oftoleration, isaccomplished by
changes inthetissues thatareaway from theidea! andthatcripple allthepowers ofthe
tissues.
Idonotthink itcanbetoostrongly emphasized thatadaptation totheuseofapoison,
thatis,theestablishment oftoleration, isaccomplished byadepravity oftheorganism.
This factwas, sofarasIknow,firstexplained bySylvester Graham more than ahundred
years ago.
Thegreater thephysiological depravity,themore ofthepoison willbe“demanded”
bytheuser andthemore hisbody will tolerate without signs ofactive resistance. In
other words, inprecisely theproportion towhich onebecomes accustomed totheuseof
anypoison ishissystem depraved andhisdefensive powers reduced. Theability touse
largequantities oftobacco, forinstance, without being made sick, instead ofbeing an
evidence ofstrength andphysiological fitness, isanevidence ofweakness andphysio-
logical depravity.
When tobacco istaken into theundepraved organism, itismet with strong vital
resistance. There follow inrapid succession distressing dizziness, muscular relaxation,
tremor,weakness, perhaps fever,nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, andeven convuls


 isoften re-
ferred toasan“attack ofhemorrhoids” ora“swelling ofhemorrhoidal tissue duetoin-
flammation.” Hemorrhoids donot“attack” you, they aredeveloped duetoatoxic con-
dition that undermines blood vessels’ vitality.
2.Beneath mucosa —When theblood clotoccurs beneath themucous membrane lining of
the anal canal, it is rarely noticed due to the lack of sensitivity of that tissue.
3.Beneath external skin—Blood clots may alsoappear intissue thatiscompletely outside
oftheanus. This isoften theresult ofprolapse ofastrangulated internal hemorrhoid
which obstructs thecirculation, thereby causing clotting tooccur intheadjacent external
mass. This form of blood clot can be extremely painful.
Blood clots willalways disappear ontheir own without anyoutside “assistance.” The
body’ sinnate wisdom knows how totake care ofsuch abnormalities. This factistak-
enadvantage ofbymany drug manufacturers. When aperson purchases aproduct that
isclaimed to“relieve hemorrhoidal symptoms” andthepain does, indeed, goaway,the
product isgiven thecredit. Ifnothing wasdone atall,thepain would disappear equally
as fast if not faster.
OnAugust 28,1964, theFederal Trade Commission filed acomplaint alleging that
American Home Products (the manufacturer ofPreparation H)was guilty ofmaking
“false advertisements” implying “that theuseofPreparation HOintment andsupposito-
ries” would:
1.Reduce or shrink piles;
2.Avoid the need for sur gery as a treatment for piles;
3.Eliminate all itch due to or ascribed to piles;
4.Relieve all pain attributed to or caused by piles;
5.Heal, cure or remove piles, and cause piles to cease to be a problem.”
The government called nine qualified witnesses, each specializing inproctology.
During thetestimony before thehearing examiner,itwasnoted thatthediscomforts of
hemorrhoids frequently subside spontaneously.Dr.Hopping said, “Nature andthere-
sources ofthebody frequently take care oftheimmediate acute situation andheal itin
thecourse oftime. They (thedrugs) don’theal thehemorrhoids.” Another witness, Dr.
Eisenber g,saidduring testimony,“Just mother nature andtime, both ofwhich areexcel-
lenthelpers, andweseepatients many times who have made appointments foranacute
episode ofwhat they callhemorrhoids andifwearenotable toseethem forseveral
days, bythetime they come in,much oftheir symptomology hasbeen relieved, spon-
taneously,though they have done nothing. Soweknow from experience thatmany of
these complications will subside spontaneously.”
77.2.10.4 Why You Have Hemorrhoids
Concerning thereason forthiscondition, Susanna May Dodds, M.D. states, “The
predisposing causes ofthisaffection areessentially thesame asofconstipation; theha-bitual useofseasonings andcondiments, oroffine flour bread orother concentrated
food, is a leading factor in either case.”
Instead ofexamining thegeneral lifestyle, most people take medications tosuppress
thesymptoms ofhemorrhoids. Besides being almost totally ineffective, much harm may
result. Ithasbeen estimated thatatleast ninety outofeach hundred persons who use
these specifics forthe“cure” oftheir hemorrhoids, aredecidedly injured bytheir use,
andtheremaining ten,though notsensibly injured, arenotsensibly benefited. Therea-
sonforthisfailure to“cure” thepiles byspecific medication grows outofamisunder-
standing ofthenature ofdisease. Physicians have ledpeople tobelieve thatdisease is
local initsorigin aswell asinitsnature. Intruth, piles areofasecondary nature result-
ing from a general toxic and enervated condition of the body.
When drugs areadministered foranyreason, thebody attempts torelieve itself of
these powerful poisons. Asthispractice isrepeated, thebody becomes more andmore
enervated, allorgans become depleted ofvital energy,bowels become sluggish andcon-
stipation results. Subsequently,inflammation ofthevery lower portion ofthebowel sets
in that eventually gives rise to hemorrhoid formation.
When enervation andtoxicosis donotresult from taking poisonous medications,
they arevery likely tooccur when theindividual leads asedentary lifestyle, uses con-
centrated andrefined foods, eats foods thatarehighly seasoned andstimulating, and
neglects theother requirements forhealth. When such enervating habits arepersisted
in,thebowels become deranged andthenervous energyupon which allactivity de-
pends becomes deficient. Congestion oftheblood vessels occurs andsoon tumorous-
type growths appear andbecome excessively painful. Whenever theperson experiences
abowel movement, theveins become largeandunder thepressure ofthesphincter mus-
cle,become sooverloaded with blood andtoxic material thatthispusandfluid escape
and the person has what is called “bleeding hemorrhoid.”
77.2.10.5 What to Do If You Have Hemorrhoids
Dr.James C.Jackson supervised many chronically sickindividuals athisinstitute at
Dansville, New York.Hisnatural approach tohealth produced beneficial results inevery
case. Concerning hemorrhoids, he said:
“Let these rules then, be laid down for the treatment of piles:
1.Purgatives should never betaken. Persons who take internal medicine forpiles make a
mistake. Nooneisever benefited bythem, noristhere anyrealbenefit derivable from
anyoneofthepanaceas. Quack medicines arealldelusions, thorough cheats, doing no
good. Ifoneisrelieved thereby heis,asIhave before stated, more likely than notto
have, as a substitute for the piles, a disease still worse.
2.Whoever having piles would getridofthem must eatunstimulating, simple food. Meats,
cakes, dressings ofrichgravies forthetable, must beabandoned, andintheir place veg-
etables andfruits substituted. Then, iftheperson issosituated asnottoovertax thener-
vous system bylabor orthought, andcangive tohimself orherself plenty oftime inthe
open airwhereby tore-invigorate theblood andmake itpure, there isgood chance that
the person may recover.”
Since hemorrhoids develop duetoageneral condition oftoxicosis, youshould con-
sider thebody asaunit andaimfortotal health. Inother words, when general health
isachieved, thehemorrhoids will disappear ontheir own. This canbeachieved only
through healthful living.
77.3. Questions & Answers
Does constipation cause hemorrhoids?Itisacommon conception thatconstipation causes hemorrhoids andsolaxa-
tives aretaken. Thefactis,constipation does notcause hemorrhoids. Itmay bean
irritating factor resulting inbleeding ofthehemorrhoids ifthestools arevery hard
butitisnotacausative factor.Thebowels aresluggish duetodebility ofthecolon
resulting from general systemic enervation and toxicosis.
Why are you against the use of all types of laxatives?
Theuseoflaxatives leads tothevery condition they areclaimed toremedy.The
Handbook ofNonpr escription Drugs (1973) states: “Chronic constipation frequent-
lybegins during adolescence. Theuseoflaxative agents probably plays asignifi-
cant role. Many persons begin theuseofsuch agents while intheir teens. Bythe
time they become adults, many persons cannot remember when they could main-
tain themselves without a laxative agent...”
The editors ofConsumer Reports tellus:“The misuse oflaxatives isanother
important cause ofchronic constipation. Moreover,there arecomparatively few
users ofcathartics (laxatives) who have notsuffered from fissure oftheanus orhe-
morrhoids. Ifyouthink youhave chronic constipation, thefirst thing todoisstop
taking laxatives.”
Mineral oilisoneofthemost frequent ingredients inlaxatives. Thedangers as-
sociated with its ingestion include:
1.Chronic constipation.
2.Incompetence oftheileocecal sphincter (this sphincter ’sfunction istoprevent
backflow of fecal content from the colon into the small intestine).
3.Rectal leakage and resulting irritation.
4.Malabsorption of nutrients.
5.Foods remain inthestomach longer,resulting inputrefaction andfermentation with
by-products of toxin bacterial metabolism.
6.Lipid pneumonia, acondition where mineral oilhascoated thepharynx, thereby
gaining access to the trachea and then the lungs.
Asyoucansee,much harm may result from taking laxatives. This isafrag-
mented approach anyway.Youcannot achieve health bypalliating symptoms. You
must examine your total way ofliving andcorrect those errors thatcaused sickness.
Should I take bran to ensure regular bowel movements?
Many articles andbooks have been written about thenecessity offiber inour
diet. Bran hasbeen claimed tobetheideal fiber toal


, abounding health andstrength tothousands now diseased
and suf fering. It would bring peace and joy to thousands now unhappy and ill at ease.
And oh,thethousands allabout uswho arecontinually living intheslavery offear.
The spirits within that should bestrong andpowerful, arerendered weak andimpo-
tent. Their energiesarecrippled, their efforts areparalyzed. Fear iseverywhere—fear of
want, fearofstarvation, fearpublic opinion, fearofprivate opinion, fearthatwhat we
own today may notbeours tomorrow,fearofsickness, fearofdeath. Fear hasbecome
with millions afixed habit. Thethought iseverywhere. Thethought isthrown upon us
from every direction...Toliveincontinual dread, continual cringing, continual fearof
anything, beitloss oflove, loss ofmoney,loss ofposition orsituation, istotake the
readiest means to lose what we fear we shall.”
Byfearnothing istobegained but,onthecontrary,everything istobelost. “Iknow
thisistrue,” says one, “but Iamgiven tofear; it’snatural tomeandIcan’thelp it.”
Can’ thelp it!Insaying thisyouindicate onegreat reason foryour fearbyshowing that
youdonoteven know yourself asyet.Youmust know yourself inorder toknow your
powers, andnotuntil youknow them canyouusethem wisely andfully.Don’ tsayyou
can’thelp it.Ifyouthink youcan’t,thechances arethatyoucan’t.Ifyouthink youcan,
andactinaccordance with thisthought, then notonly arethechances thatyoucan, but
ifyouactfully inaccordance with it,thatyoucanandthatyouwillisanabsolute cer-
tainty.ItwasVirgil who indescribing thecrew which inhismind would wintherace,
said ofthem, “They canbecause they think they can.” Inother words, thisvery attitude
ofmind ontheir partwillinfuse aspiritual power intotheir bodies thatwillgive them
the strength and endurance which will enable them to win.
Then take thethought thatyouCAN —take itmerely asaseed thought, ifneed be;
plant itinyour consciousness, tend it,cultivate itanditwill gradually reach outand
gather strength from allquarters. Itwillfocus andmake positive andactive thespiritual
force within youthatisnow scattered andoflittle avail. Itwilldraw toitself force from
without. Itwilldraw toyour aid,theinfluence ofother minds ofitsown nature, minds
thatarefearless, strong, courageous. Youwillthus draw toyourself andconnect your-
selfwith thisorder ofthought. Ifyouareearnest andfaithful, thetime willsoon come
when allfearwillloose itshold; andinstead ofbeing anembodiment ofweakness and
acreature ofcircumstances, youwillfind yourself atower ofstrength andamaster of
circumstances.Lesson 90 - Psychology And Practical Aspects Involved In
Making A Change In Lifestyle
90.1. Introduction
90.2. The Psychology Of Making A Lifestyle Change
90.3. Practical Aspects Involved In A Change In Lifestyle—Part I
90.4. Practical Aspects Involved In Making A Lifestyle Change—Part II
90.5. Using Psychology On Others
90.6. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Ahimsa Excerpts
Article #2: Excerpted from Live Foods by Geor ge & Doris Fathman
Article #3: The Doctrine of the Memory of Cells by Stanley Bass
Article #4: The Green-Eyed Monster by V irginia V etrano
Article #5: Ridding the W orld Of V iolence by Arthur Andrews
90.1. Introduction
Before weexplore thepsychology ofthemind inthislesson, please review Lesson 16:
Nutrition, Mind andtheEmotions, andrefresh your memory on“asound mind ina
sound body.”
Other lessons suggested for review are:
Lesson 21 — Symptoms that Occur in Lifestyle T ransition
Lesson 38—Sociological Benefits andEconomic Ramifications oftheAvoidance
of Junk Foods
Lesson 63—Nutriton andtheHair -TheMcCarter Extended Detoxification Regi-
men
Lesson 69 — Nutritional Approach to Overcoming Addictions
90.2. The Psychology Of Making A Lifestyle Change
90.2.1 The Psychology of Being
90.2.2 Collective Consciousness—The Universal Mind
90.2.3 Emotions—Releasing Mental and Emotional T oxins
90.2.1 The Psychology of Being
90.2.1.1 Nutrition and Mental Health
Usually when wethink oftheword psychology,avision appears ofcouches anda
“specialist” who collects impressive fees fortalking toyouabout your life. Somehow
theIndians inMexico andfishermen insmall Greek seaside villages, allstruggling as
wedotosurvive daybyday,manage togetbyinlifewithout these “counsellors.” Inour
rush todiscover thespace age,once again wehave overlooked thewisdom ofsimplicity.
Intuition andcommon sense help ustobetter understand therealms ofourminds, justas
they tellushow tocare forourbodies. Itisthiscommon sense thattells usnottoentrust
ourminds toa“professional” who includes allmanner ofdrugs (from mood elevators
totranquilizers—all with their negative side effects—to shock treatment) inhistreat-
ment ofpatients. This “expert” seldom considers theobvious linkbetween nutrition and
mental health, andwilllook instead formore esoteric causes foraperson’ smental state,
allappropriately labelled andtagged with intellectual-sounding psychological terms to
create anaura ofmystique, terms such asparental upbringing, peer pressure andsoon,allofwhich have their place, butnone ofwhich issobasic andall-encompassing asthe
person’ s everyday diet and regime.
Often thesame people who runtodoctors toaskthem what ishappening with their
own bodies arethesame types who runtoan“analyst” toaskwhat ishappening intheir
minds. These people apparently don’tplace much trust intheir own faculties. Wehave
seen time andtime again inourstudies ofNatural Hygiene thatourbodies have incred-
ibleself-healing powers, given theproper conditions forhealing totake place. Itisthe
same with themind. People learn towork outtheir lives bysolving each problem asit
arises, so“people onthestreet” surely know asmuch about reallifeasthepsychiatrist/
psychologist with hisframed university degrees. Ifnotmore. Ifever wefeelconfused,
we’ll dobetter tolook inward andfind outwhy,andseewhat wecandotochange. In
some cases talking itoutisthebestform ofhelp around—we cantalktofriends orcoun-
sellors who don’ t prescribe drugs.
90.2.1.2 We Are What We Eat, Digest, Assimilate; and Think
Let’sleave thepsychology books onthe,shelf forthemoment andgetstraight tothe
point: wearewhat wedigest andassimilate ofwhat weeat,andwearewhat wethink
(our thoughts determine ouractions andourlives) andthese processes aretotally inter-
linked. Health is threefold: physical, mental and of the spirit.
In the words of the poet/philosopher Kahlil Gibran:
“And tellme,people ofOrphalese, what have youinthese houses? And what isit
you guard with fastened doors?
“Have you peace?
“Orhave youonly comfort, andthelustforcomfort, thatenters thehouse aguest,
and then becomes a master?
Ay, and it becomes a tamer, and makes puppets of your lar ger desires.
“And though itshands aresilken, itsheart isofiron. Itlulls youtosleep. Verily the
lustforcomfort murders thepassion ofthesoul, andthen walks grinning inthefuneral.”
90.2.2 Collective Consciousness—The Universal Mind
Since infancy most people inthissociety have been more orlesspreoccupied with
themselves. Now thatthey have discovered thatthey should “know themselves,” they
aremore determined than ever tounderstand their minds. Where doalltheir thoughts
come from? Sometimes they areself-originated, andothers justseem topopinfrom
“nowhere inparticular.”There isalso auniversal mind, acollective consciousness, of
which weareallapart. Inanerawhere people arebecoming increasingly self-aware,
they realize thatthey donotexist completely separate from other human beings—we are
allinterdependent andpart ofahuge “aquarium” ormicrocosm inthesky: ourplanet
earth. What wedoandeven what wethink willleave itsimprint someplace. Even ifwe
feel “lonely” at times, we are never really alone.
Like children, weadults often continue toassociate eating with gratification/ satis-
faction (Lesson 16).Ifever there’ satwinge ofanxiety,whether


 from the
environment even if we start today.
Isithopeless? Dowehave tositback andallow ourselves tobepoisoned forsome-
oneelse’spocket-book? No.Youcantake actions today that may save thelives and
health of all the people and wildlife on this planet. Here’ s how:
Economic Action
Asmuch aspossible, boycott thegiants ofagribusiness who arechiefly responsible
forpesticide production anduse. Buy local andorganic produce asmuch aspossible.
Support the small, independent grower.
Tellyour local grocery store thatyouwant more homegrown andunsprayed produce.
Spend your dollars wisely soastogive little support tothefood industries thatusepoi-
son for profits.Political action
Letyour congressmen atthestate andfederal levels know about your deep concern
forthepesticide problem. Writeletters, emphasizing thattheir actions inthisonearea
will greatly determine how you will vote.
Protest theexportation ofpesticides toother countries. These poisons findtheir way
back toyour dinner table. Insist thatfederal agencies bemore responsive andstringent
inmonitoring pesticide levels. Tellyour representatives thatyouwant more funding for
environmental protection agencies.
Alistofconsumer action groups thatarelobbying forstricter pesticide control is
included with thisarticle. Contact them foradditional information about how youcan
help.
Consumer Action
Youcanconsume lesspesticides bygrowing your own food. Ifyouhave extra room,
grow additional poison-free food forfriends andrelatives. However,realize thatpesti-
cides arenow throughout theenvironment. Rains carry deadly poisons from around the
world anddeposit them inyour garden. Even homegrown andorganically-grown food
isnow being pesticide contaminated duetoourpolluted waterways. Youcan’trunaway
anymore from the problem—it’ s being brought home to you, like it or not.
Ifyoucan’tgarden orraise your own food, grow sprouts. These arevirtually poison
treefood andmay behadfresh allyear round. Sprouting dried seeds andgrains canhelp
you consume less supermarket poisoned foods.
A Good Diet Can Help!
Yes,youcaneatcertain foods andavoid others toreduce your pesticide poisoning.
Bywisely choosing your foods, youcanconsume upto100times lesspoisons than the
average person. Here’ s how:
1.Avoid meat anddairy products.Pesticide residues are16times toseveral hundred times
higher in meat and milk products than in fresh fruits and vegetables.
Animals must eat16pounds ofplant material toproduce onepound offlesh. The
poisons inthefeeds andplants areconcentrated inthefatandvital organs oftheanimal.
When youeatthemeat, it’slikegetting asuper -concentrated dose ofpesticides. Thepes-
ticides thatarebonded intheanimal fatiseven more difficult forthebody tohandle than
thepesticides found inthefruits andvegetables. When pesticides aresubject toheating
as well (as in the cooking of the meat), additional dangerous chemical changes occur.
Theformer secretary ofHealth, Education andWelfare, Robert Finch, said: “Ifstrict
enforcement ofpesticide residues inmeat, dairy products andeggs existed, Ifear we
would have tobecome anation ofvegetarians.” Actually,thefear should bethatwe
won’ tbecome a nation of non-meat eaters.
Although DDT contamination offruits andvegetables hasnow slightly decreased
since thelimited 1973 ban, pesticide poisons inlivestock, poultry andfishhave steadily
increased. Animal fatisastorehouse ofpoisons. Themore fatinyour diet, themore poi-
sons. It’ s that simple.
Remember toothatitisnow impossible toconsume anydairy food inanyform and
notreceive dangerous levels of DDT. High-fat dairy products are, of course, the worst.
2.Limit orreduce grain products.Grain farming ismost conducive toheavy spraying and
mono-crop farming. After afewyears ofcontinual spraying, thegrain fields become sat-
urated with high doses ofpesticides. Thesafest grain toeatiswild rice. Corn andwheat
are among the heaviest sprayed.
3.Buy organic food orgrowyour own.Obviously ifyougrow orbuyunsprayed food,
you’ll getlesspesticides. Remember,however,thataslong asthere arepesticides usedanywhere intheworld, your food willstillbecontaminated. Theonly sure way topre-
vent pesticide poisoning istomake certain thatthese chemicals arenotreleased intothe
environment in the first place.
4.Usecarefulfood preparation.Youcanremove some surface pesticides bywashing them
with aharmless soap toremove oil-based poisons, vinegar orlemon juice toremove
alkali-based sprays, andsoda foracid-based sprays. Make sure allsuch washed produce
is then cleansed with water (preferably distilled to avoid other contaminants).
Youcanpeel some fruits andvegetables (especially waxed produce). Youshould re-
move outer leaves of green vegetables.
Once again, however,these arenotsure protection measures. Most pesticides arenot
onthesurface ofthefood, butarethroughout theentire system oftheplant. Thepoisons
may be entirely intercellular and none may be on the surface at all.
5.Avoid most imported produce.Food that isimported hasoften been more heavily
sprayed andwith poisons banned inthiscountry.This isnotalways true, however.For
instance, many foreign countries willnotletU.S. produce come intotheir country be-
cause ofthepoisons weuse.Oftentimes, thefood yougetinside these countries issafer
than what isgrown inside theU.S. It’sjustthattoproduce high-cosmetic produce for
Americans, the foreign countries heavily spray their export crops.
6.Avoid produce thatreceive thehighest amount ofspraying.This isoften difficult tode-
termine, aspesticide useisnotconsistent foranycrop across thecountry.Ingeneral,
“soft” fruits which aremore prone toinsect attack willusually bemore heavily sprayed
than those foods with a naturally protective layer or skin.
7.Don’ tworry.Strange advice after allthese warnings, butyoushould realize thatatthis
time, itisimpossible toavoid allpesticides. Worrying does nogood anyway; action is
what is needed.
Ifyoufollow agood diet, youcanbeprotected from most oftheharmful effects of
pesticides. Forinstance, uncooked foods present lessofaproblem tothebody asittries
toseparate thepoisons from thefood. Ifyoucook your food, you’re creating chemical
bonds with thepoisons thatmay present difficulty.Alittle poison onyour fresh fruits
andvegetables won’ thurt youasmuch asthehigh amount ofpoisons most people get
in the typical high-fat, high-meat American diet.
Fasting canhelp your body eliminate thepesticide poisons byburning upthose fat
deposits where theresidues arestored. Asthese poisons arereleased during thefast,
youmay experience theusual symptoms ofpesticide poisoning—nausea, headaches, ir-
ritability,etc.It’suncomfortable, butfasting and/ortheeliminating ofthisbody fatmay
be the only way of ridding yourself of the pesticide load.
Fight Back!
Remember,youdon’thave tositback andbecontinually poisoned. You’re nothelp-
less. Y ou have to take action. Y ou’re fighting for your life.
Nooneisimmune from pesticide poisoning. Wearekilling thebirds, theanimals,
thechildren andalllifeonourplanet bythecrazy,unjustifiable useofdeadly pesticide
poisons.
Wehave achance. There arestillpeople—people likeyou—who believe health, life
and, well-being aremore important than afewextra dollars forapoison manufacturer
or for the chance to eat an “unblemished” apple.
Butyoucan’twait anylonger.You’ve gottofight back—now —because with the
next bite you eat, you’ve just been poisonedLesson 100 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our
Foods - Part II
100.1. Introduction
100.2. W ater, Water Everywhere?
100.3. Ecology And Climate
100.4. Politics Of Food Production
Article #1: T ropical Rain Forests: Earth’ s Green Belt
100.1. Introduction
“The Sky is Falling!”... or is it?
“The Sky is Falling!”... or is it?
Once upon atime there lived astorybook character named Chicken Little, who said
theskywas falling—this isabout ascheerful asmost ofthenews we’re subjected to
nowadays, andifitappeared astomorrow’ snewspaper headlines, itprobably wouldn’ t
even raise many eyebrows incomparison. (It’d make anice National Enquir erhead-
line!) Ingathering material forthislesson Iwassoon saturated with onepiece of“bad
news” after another—certainly noshortage ofnegative environmental factors tobe
found, andIbegan towonder how Icould ever present both thegood andthebadsides
ofthestory without sounding likea“doomsday


 came to be an accomplished pianist:

I had been laboring at the piano for four years. I had gotten to the point
where I was able to play a number of compositions, but they were all
wooden, came out with no feeling, seemed to lack rhythm. The few times
that I played for my friends, I was actually embarrassed at their having to
listen. I practiced every day, though, sometimes as much as three hours. It
seemed incredible that I made so little progress. I had always learned other
things easily, but playing the piano seemed too much. Eventually, I became
convinced I had no musical talent.
One evening at a party a friend suggested that I play. A refusal rose rapidly
to my lips, but suddenly I was overcome with the most wonderful feeling
that I would be able to play well. I cannot say just how the feeling came. It
certainly did not form itself in so many words. I just knew deep within
myself that I would be able to play well, and I had a sudden insight into the
relationship between the music and myself. The piano, the keys, the notes,
and the sheet music all blended together and mer ged with me. I knew that
when I sat down and began to play, I would play well because I would be
performing outside myself and wouldn’ t have to think about it. When I sat
down at the piano, I played exactly as I envisioned. The guests applauded
and gathered around, and I played the rest of the evening. I have been
playing well ever since, and the whole thing taught me a great lesson. W e
must never quit when we seem to be making no progress. W e may go from
the most inept novice to the most accomplished performer in that single
moment when the hours of our ef forts break through and mer ge with our
instincts.

A person sets out to do a thing because they are impelled by the images in
their mind. They are driven to the performance of the work that needs to be
done, and they cannot rest as long as one iota of the task is unfinished. Y etthey do not work simply to gain an end. They are engrossed in their task,
just as it is engrossed in them, and their actions are performed with an inner
joy, for they know they are doing what they should be doing. They take
complete enjoyment from each day because each day delivers them all they
desire — the work they love, their performance in it, and the growth of their
knowledge and capabilities.

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today well lived makes
Every yesterday a dream of happiness.
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day!
— KALIDASA (from the Sanskrit)
 The Only Real Security

One skill that people seem most desirous of developing is that of making
money. But making money is not a skill; it is the result of a skill. Money
sought for itself will surely prove to be most elusive. It is not evil; it is
good, good because it is representative of work; but those who attempt to
take it by avoiding work are corrupting its true purpose and shrinking their
own natures. Henry Ford made this statement: “If money is your only hope
for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man
can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.”
As a young man, Ford had little money, but he was sustained by the vision
of his automobile, and his days and nights were full of work and thought.
When that day arrived that every tenth family in America owned an
automobile, Ford became a rich man. His fortune came to him not because
it had been sought, but because he had rendered a service to millions of
people. In our day and age and society, wealth is a natural result of serving
a large number of people. All work is repaid in kind, and when we serve
one person he serves us also, and this owing of service usually results in the
exchange of money. If we serve one person we are paid so much; if we
serve two we are paid more; if we serve ten, even more; if we serve a
million, we are bound to become wealthy. We cannot help but create wealth
when we find a work that needs to be done, and we cannot help but receive
a portion of this wealth ourselves. That money breeds money is axiomatic,
but only when such money is put to work creating wealth. When our
savings are invested in activities that promote discovery and creation, they
cannot help but make money, for they are being used in accordance with
this primary law of life, that every service must be rewarded.
Proper performance is always unthinking performance. Any other kind of
action is ego-centered and based upon partial knowledge. A friend reports
he can cut an apple exactly in half when he is not thinking about it, but
when he concentrates, the halves no longer match. Innate in each of us is an
original mind, and knowledge there is not limited to that acquired through
the senses. Egoistic conditioning causes the mind to acquire a fixed idea of
itself as a means of controlling itself, and consequently we think ofourselves as “I.” The focus of our consciousness then shifts from original
mind to ego-image, and it becomes impossible for us to use original mind in
any of our mental actions. Everything performed in response to the ego is
intentional, af fected, limited, and insincere. W e have to learn to let intention
go, to let sense of self go, so that we can perform under the impulsion of a
greater mind and will. W e must learn to be spontaneous; we must learn to
give up plan and ef fort, to do the natural thing when the time for
performance arises.

Spontaneous Action

Basic in Zen Buddhism is the doctrine of unintentioned action. A Zen
Buddhist disciple, an archer, is reported to have practiced for three years to
let his arrows shoot themselves. When at last he was able to release the bow
string unconsciously, in response to an intuitive action that had more to do
with the tar get and arrow than his purpose, the ef fectiveness of his archery
increased amazingly; but the moment he began to think of results he no
longer was able to let the arrow shoot itself, and his scores fell of f at once.
Spontaneity is the mark of the Absolute. Universal mind does not need to
think out things. It holds within itself at every moment the proper answer to
each particular problem. It acts quickly and without thought. That which we
do well we do without ef fort because we have given over the doing of it to a
will and power that lie outside our conscious intentioned ego.
Developing a skill is lar gely a matter of abdicating from performance. W e
must learn to let go of personal responsibility and conscious control. Henry
Miller wrote:

When you dwell on the prophetic, you come to realize that there is an
invisible pattern to the events which mold our destiny, and that history,
philosophy, science, art, religion, yield but a distorted, meaningless, even
ridiculous image of this divine web. But the most interesting aspect of thisexperience, this lifting of the veil, is that all desire to modify, hasten, or
retard events is nullified. What is, is, what will be, will be, and that suf fices.
Merely to recognize, if only for a moment, that there is a greater plan,
enables one to abdicate. In abdicating one is not removed from the stream
of life even mentally; one plunges in more deeply, more wholeheartedly,
that is the curious thing. All that is sacrificed is one’ s limited, egocentric
view of life, a view which caused one to swim against the current instead of
with it.

A juggler keeps eight balls in the air, and people exclaim, “Isn’ t that
incredible!” And it certainly is if we assume that the conscious mind is
contr olling the action. The conscious mind can har dly follow the action, let
alone perform it. Juggling eight balls is done by the subconscious, which
directs all activity that takes on the coloration of skill or talent. This mind is
not a multitude of minds but only one; ther efore all skill and all talent
reflect the activity of a single person. All books ar e written by the same
author, all pictur es painted by the same artist, all music composed by the
same composer; in every cr eative activity or accomplished performance the
same mind is r esponsible. A thing done well r eflects the dir ection of the
Divine, and thus spiritual awakening is necessary to effective living.

The Secr et Door

As long as we live and act in the ego, we cannot hope to develop our talents
and capabilities except in the most limited manner. When you set out to
learn something, you must first get yourself out of the way. This “I” that
you constantly refer to, this sense of self that sits directly behind your eyes,
is egoistic in the sense that it is separate and will


 makes twice as much in tips as those
who are not there with us. The feedback comes in the form  of the tip,
popularity, reputation, and return customers. If we’re treated like royalty,
we will remember that restaurant and we will come back.
What annoys me about being unsuccessful is that it is boring. Not that it’s
bad; rather, it’s just boring. Can you tell me what is more boring than sitting
in a resta urant waiting for someone to finally saunter over and feign interestby asking that famous question: “Are you ready to order yet?” Good night!
We wer e ready to or der ten minutes ago,  is what goes through our minds.
This is typical of cold impersonal corporations, such as fast-food chains.
There is no one there. There isn’t any person  there. We have the same
experience in the giant superma rket chain or today’ s run-of-the-mill retail
businesses. We wander throug h the shelves. We can’t find what we’re
looking for anywhere. We look around and nobody’ s there. Not only that,
but in many businesses they don’t even demarcate, for our identification,
who is an employee. We have to go through the barrier of possible
embarrassment by addressing a likely looking person, only to be told, “I
don’t work here.” Finally we say, “The heck with it,” and walk out.
We get up and walk out of restaurants that make us sit there and wait. We
are too hungry and impatient. But more importantly, the reason we get
angry is because of their contempt for our needs, our happiness, our
convenience, and the pleasure of our persons. They just want our money;
that’s obvious. Okay, so if we’re hungry enough to eat there, so what? It’s
possible to give customers practically nothing and still extract money out of
them. It’s like they’re blackmailed by their stomachs. What else can they
do?
The next thing we run into if we keep going back to the same restaurant
is that the menu never changes from year to year. It’s like the cook learned
something back  in school, and he’s never learned how to cook anything
since. These are the principles of inflexibility, rigidity, and being stuck only
in the ease of those things one has learned how to do. It shows a lack of
creativity, versat ility, inventiveness, and awareness of how easily people get
bored in this world. Some things should be the same, yes, on a fixed menu.
And some things should be constantly different, creative and fresh, so that
customers have new experiences—something tantalizing, interesting,
exciting, and a choice.
I’m thinking of a little local restaurant that was sort of ridiculou s because
it was so self-consciously ostentatious in its menu. When I asked for a salad
dressing, they told me they had raspberry vinaigrette and that was all.
Raspberry vinaigrette or feta cheese, phooey! I hate feta cheese. I hate
raspberry vinaigrette dressing. I’m just a mundane person in a lot of my
tastes. I like Thousand Island. I like bleu cheese. If you haven’ t got it, I’m
not going back.I’m also a chocolate freak, and I’m not alone—there are a lot of
chocolate freaks in this world. Some restaurants obviously make an effort in
the dessert department: They have this big, impressive dessert tray, but
everything is fruit. I like chocolate. If a restaurant doesn’ t have anything
chocolate on its menu and they persist in that, I won’ t go back.
At this local restaurant I’m think ing of, I asked every time I went there if
they had someth ing chocolate. If they were able to hear anything the first
time, they would have heard this; they would have gone back to the owner
and said, “You know, some of our customers like chocolate. Some of our
customers like ginger ale and diet soda. Some of our customers like bleu
cheese. So why not provide it?”
It doesn’t mean they have to cancel the pseudo-prestige they thought they
were getting from just having raspberry vinaigrette. They could have
raspberry vinaigrette, and they could feature it because they were coming
from that strange little idea of status that raspberry vinai grette in a
restaurant made  it a very special restaurant in some weird way. But they
could also have kept in the back a bottle of Thousand Island dressing. What
does it really take to have a can of Hershey’ s syrup, or a can of Diet Pepsi,
or a bottle of ginger ale? Is that asking a lot? Apparently.
We know how many enterprises fail completely because there is no
solicitude. There is no caring and no responsiveness. There is no capacity or
willingness to observe, listen, and learn. Evidently, the people are satisfied
with where they are. They have a perfunctory business, run in a perfunctory
manner, with the perfunctory degree of success. They have perfunctory
customers who are served in a perfunctory style, in perfunctory
surroundings. Their whole life is lived on the level of boringness that, to my
view, is fatal. If the truth were known, probably more people in the world
are killed by boredom than by much-blamed stress. Being bored is one of
the biggest stressors there is. Isn’t that so? The business we call that puts us
on hold just lost with us, didn’ t they? The longer we’re kept on hold, the
more they lose with us.
That’ s why when I ran an enterprise back east I had ten incoming
telephone lines. The minute someone said, “I had trouble getting your line,”
I instantly put in another one. How many times have we tried to reach a
business, been put on hold, and finally said, “The heck with it” and hung
up? Who  needs it? They don’t care about the customers, that’s obvious. Thevoice at the other end is like a cold machine. Or they act like they’re
annoyed that someone called them.
I called a coupl e of aluminum manufacturers in Phoenix, for instance.
One wom an sounded like she was almost angry that I had calle d: “Are you
sure you have a business transaction tax number?” She went on and on as
though for a wholesale company to mistakenly make a retail sale would be
the end of it for them.
Well, the proof in the pudding is tested by eating it. If we get past the
wait barrier at the restaurant, the next encounter is the food itself. If
someone is going to be a cook or chef, then be the best one the world has
ever seen. Peopl e will get the intention in the food, strangely enough, when
someone cares how the plate looks, how it’s arranged, so as to create a
beautiful visual experience.
There’ s a place I knew that advertised that it specialized in omelets. Yet if
I went there I got an ordinary omelet, which was strangely always flat.
Maybe it had a little piece of parsley and some token potatoes. Even so,
they did business. They did business because they were there and because
people got hungry for breakfast.
Now, if you ever get the chance, go to Mont-Saint-Michel off the coast of
Normandy, whic h to me is one of the great wonders of the world. After
walking up the narrow winding little street, I encountered a restaurant that
specialized in omelets. When I got in there, there was a blazing  fire. There
were chefs with tall hats, big copper bowls, and whisks. With great creative
display they whipped the heck out of the eggs, plus whatever other secret
ingredients they put in it. (Maybe there wasn’ t anything else they put in
except elbow grease.) Anyway, they really went to it.
All of the customers saw this, and they sort of joined in the whole
creative process. That an omelet was more than just a little dish was quite
obvious. The whole place seem ed to be involved in the creation of this
omelet that someone ordered. When it came it had to have been  four inches
high—not a flat half-inch thick —four inches of delightful creation! What
was the difference? One was done on the level of mastery of excellence, of
pride. If I was the owner of a flat-omelet restaurant and I was served one
like that, I would die of shame. I would have to know instantl y, How is it
that they cr eate these incr edible omelets at Mont-Saint-Michel?
After we leave a bad restauran t, we say to ourselves, “I wonder if this
guy ever eats anywhere else. Doesn’ t he know what a good dessert lookslike? Where is this guy’s head?” A successful business owner wants to
create an experi ence for the customers, sharing with them the finest he can
possibly do, learn, create, and imagine, out of respect for them (and
himself) and the quality of their experience. Out of that, success comes
automatically.
The whole impo rtance of “excellence” has been written about elsewhere.
Suffice it to say, it is not something that can be imitated. Excellence is


used	without	question	by	the	allopathic	physicians

in	the	medical	corps.	Histories	of	hundreds	of	cases	were	"written	up"	by

physicians	who	followed	up	the	results	of	immunization	in	the	service.	It	showed

plainly	that	the	inoculations	and	vaccinations	were	responsible	for	the

tremendous	number	of	men	and	women	who,	soon	after	being	inoculated,	had	to

be	discharged	as	psycho-neurotics.	Thousands	of	these	are	now	filling	the	mental

institutions	and	few	of	them	will	ever	again	be	restored	to	normal.

"One	of	the	effects	of	the	poisons	injected	into	the	blood	to	"prevent"	disease	is

that	it	weakens	the	nervous	system	and	gradually	breaks	down	the	nerve	centers

in	the	brain.	The	end	result	of	this	is	insanity...

"Within	a	day	or	so	after	being	admitted	to	the	mental	institution,	the	patient	is

taken	to	the	room	set	aside	for	the	purpose	and	given	three	or	more	"shots."	It

matters	not	whether	they	have	been	recently	vaccinated	or	not,	they	are	again

given	a	smallpox	vaccination,	then	whatever	serums	they	happen	to	have	on

hand.	Thereafter,	each	week	the	patients	are	lined	up	and	given	more	shots.	What

for?	Who	knows?	Even	those	who	give	them	do	not	apparently	know.	In	one

mental	institution	I	know	of,	every	Thursday	is	called	"needle	day"	because	on

that	day	all	patients	are	given	at	least	three	injections.	They	all	get	the	same	dose

whether	they	want	it	or	not.	The	result	is,	they	lose	weight	and	become	sick.

Their	mental	condition	becomes	worse	with	each	inoculation	and	soon	they	are

beyond	help.	Mild	cases	become	violent	and	then	the	attendants	maltreat	them.

"After	seeing	the	medical	practitioners	at	work	it	makes	one	wonder	whether	it	is

the	patient	or	the	doctor	who	is	insane.”
	CHAPTER	8
DEATHS	FROM	VACCINATION
"Knowledge	is	the	antidote	of	fear,
Knowledge,	Use	and	Reason,	with	its	aids."
	—Ralph	Waldo	Emerson

Ignorance	spiked	with	greed	has	put	a	death	machine	(vaccination)	into	the

hands	of	doctors,	and	ignorance	and	fear	have	driven	people	into	its	lethal

power.	Emerson	was	right	when	he	said	that	the	right	use	of	reason	and

knowledge	could	free	mankind	from	fear.	It	is	certainly	true	that	a	little

knowledge	applied	in	the	right	places	would	wake	people	out	of	their	hypnotic

stupor	of	believing	that	the	popularized	poison	could	un-poison	them	and	make

them	well	again.

It	is	the	purpose	of	this	chapter,	in	particular,	as	well	as	the	entire	book,	to

present	the	actual	photographs	and	case	histories	of	victims	of	vaccination,	along

with	enough	authoritative	data	to	give	some	concrete	reasons	for	abolishing

vaccination.	Its	deadly	effects	have	been	proved	and	its	uselessness	has	been

admitted	by	the	most	experienced	authorities	in	the	field.

According	to	the	figures	of	the	Office	of	Vital	Statistics	at	Washington,	D.	C.,

there	were	"33	deaths	from	vaccination	in	the	three	years,	1949,	1950,	1951...
Post-Vaccinal	Encephalitis	22;	Generalized	Vaccinia,	2;	other	complications,	9."

During	this	same	3-year	period	there	were	only	4	deaths	from	smallpox.	If

vaccination	kills	people	at	the	rate	of	33	to	every	4	protected	the	risk	is	greater

than	any	possible	advantage.	(It	was	not	stated	how	many	of	the	smallpox	cases

had	been	vaccinated	also.)

In	the	years	1941	to	1948	there	were	(In	U.S.)	107	deaths	from	"sequaelae	of

preventive	immunization,	inoculation	or	vaccination".	During	this	time	there

were	only	78	deaths	from	smallpox.

In	the	American	Journal	of	Diseases	of	Children,	Dr.	Greenberg	discussed	the

results	of	the	1947	smallpox	scare	in	New	York.	Under	the	heading	of

Complications	of	Vaccination"	he	admitted	that	45	cases	of	post	vaccinal

encephalitis	(inflammation	of	the	brain	and	spinal	cord)	had	been	observed	and
	that	4	deaths	had	occurred	up	to	that	time.	Two	of	the	patients	who	survived

death	developed	hemiparesis	and	one	had	optic	neuritis.	Forty-two	other	patients

had	generalized	vaccinia	of	which	two	died	and	another	died	of	ulceration	of	the

vaccination.

So,	seven	died	of	this	vaccination	epidemic	while	only	one	died	of	smallpox	and

that	case	was	proved,	later,	not	to	be	smallpox	at	all.	It	was	just	a	case	of	poison

ivy	used	to	stage	a	multimillion	dollar	vaccination	drive.

In	England	the	Ministry	of	Health’s	report	on	The	State	of	the	Public	Health

During	Six	Years	of	War,"	under	the	heading	"Post-Vaccinal	Encephalitis"

stated:

"In	the	six	years	60	cases	of	this	complication	of	vaccinia	have	been	recorded	by

the	Ministry.	There	were	31	deaths;	a	figure	of	50%,	may	be	taken	as	the	fatality

rate	of	this	grave	complication."

During	this	same	period	of	six	years	there	were	only	13	deaths	from	smallpox	in

all	of	England	and	Wales.	The	report	did	not	state	how	many	of	these	cases	of

smallpox	were	induced	by	vaccination.

Neville	Chamberlain	M.D.	was	forced	to	admit,	in	the	House	of	Commons,	that

in	the	short	period	of	one	month	(June	1	to	June	30)	11	death	certificates	had

been	given	in	which	the	words	"vaccination"	or	"vaccinia"	appeared	as	the	cause

of	death,	and	that	on	six	of	these	certificates	some	form	of	nervous	disease	was

entered....He	also	admitted	that	there	were	10	other	cases	in	which	death

followed	closely	after	vaccination.

An	editorial	in	JOHN	BULL	(London)	continues	this	discussion	as	follows:

"Almost	the	next	day	he	(Chamberlain)	had	to	admit	that	one	child	in	Norfolk

died	of	post	vaccinal	encephalitis	(sleeping	sickness)	after	vaccination	and	that

three	other	similar	cases	in	the	same	district	were	suffering	from	the	same

disease	following	vaccination.

"We	do	not	have	to	be	medical	experts	to	appreciate	the	gravity	of	this	startling

report,	which	for	once	in	a	lifetime	has	completely	broken	through	the

conspiracy	of	silence	with	which	medical	men	usually	surround	their	operations.
	"This	is	not	particularly	a	question	of	medicine.	It	is	a	question	of	national

health-SURVIVAL.	It	is	not	sanity	to	continue	to	inject	poison	and	disease	into

healthy	children,	and	we	have	no	hesitation	whatever	in	asserting	that	the	whole
business	of	vaccination	should	be	suspended	forthwith.

"Our	opinion	is	that	it	would	be	both	cheaper	and	more	affective	to	remove

vaccination	than	to	waste	time	and	money	in	experiments	toward	removal	of	the

dread	consequences	of	vaccination."

ENCYCLOPEDIA


rial equivalent
for respiration are the billions of specialized cells that form the lungs.
Here’ s another example: In the single cell, movement is created by the
interaction of cytoplasmic proteins called actin and myosin. In a
multicellular or ganism, communities of specialized muscle cells handle
the job of generating motility, each endowed with massive quantities of
actin and myosin proteins.I repeat this information from the first chapter because I want to
emphasize that while it is the job of the membrane in a single cell to be
aware of the environment and set in motion an appropriate response to
that environment, in our bodies those functions have been taken over by
a specialized group of cells we call the nervous system.
Though we’ve come a long way from unicellular or ganisms, I believe,
as I’ve mentioned before, that studying single cells is an instructive way
of studying complicated multicellular or ganisms. Even the most complex
human or gan, the brain, will reveal its secrets more readily when we
know as much as we can about the membrane, the cell’ s equivalent of a
brain.
T h e  S e c r e t  o f  L i f e
As you’ve learned in this chapter, scientists have recently made great
progress toward unraveling the complexity of the simple-looking
membrane. But even twenty years ago, the rough outlines of the
membrane’ s functions were known. In fact, it was twenty years ago
when I first realized how understanding the workings of the membrane
could be life changing. My eureka moment resembled the dynamics of
super -saturated solutions in chemistry. These solutions, which look like
plain water, are fully saturated with a dissolved substance. They are so
saturated that just one more drop of the solute causes a dramatic reaction
in which all of the dissolved materials instantly coalesce into a giant
crystal.
In 1985, I was living in a rented house on the spice-drenched
Caribbean island of Grenada teaching at yet another “of f-shore” medical
school. It was 2 a.m., and I was up revisiting years of notes on the
biology, chemistry, and physics of the cell membrane. At the time I was
reviewing the mechanics of the membrane, trying to get a grasp of how it
worked as an information processing system. That is when I experienced
a moment of insight that transformed me, not into a crystal, but into a
membrane-centered biologist who no longer had any excuses for
messing up his life.
At that early morning hour, I was redefining my understanding of the
structural or ganization of the membrane. Staring first with the lollipop-
like phospholipid molecules and noting that they arranged in themembrane like regimented soldiers on parade in perfect alignment. By
definition, a structure whose molecules are arranged in regular, repeated
pattern is defined as a crystal. There are two fundamental types of
crystals. The crystals that most people are familiar with are hard and
resilient minerals like diamonds, rubies, and even salt. The second kind
of crystal has a more fluid structure even though its molecules maintain
an or ganized pattern. Familiar examples of liquid crystals  include digital
watch faces and laptop computer screens.
T o better understand the nature of a liquid crystal, let’ s go back to
those soldiers on parade. When the marching soldiers turn a corner, they
maintain their regimented structure, even though they’re moving
individually. They’re behaving like a flowing liquid, yet they do not lose
their crystalline or ganization. The phospholipid molecules of the
membrane behave in a similar fashion. Their fluid crystalline
or ganization allows the membrane to dynamically alter its shape while
maintaining its integrity, a necessary property for a supple membrane
barrier. So in defining this character of the membrane I wrote: “The
membrane is a liquid crystal.”
Then I started thinking about the fact that a membrane with just
phospholipids would be simply a bread-and-butter sandwich without the
olives. In the experiment described earlier, the colored dye could not get
through the lipid butter layer. That bread and butter sandwich is a non-
conductor. However, when you include the IMP “olives,” you realize that
the membrane conducts some things across while keeping other things
out. So I continued writing my description of the membrane by adding:
“The membrane is a semiconductor.”
Lastly, I wanted to include in my description the two most common
kinds of IMPs. These are the receptors and a class of ef fectors called
channels because they provide the all-important means for the cell to let
in nutrients and let out waste matter. I was about to write that the
membrane contains “receptors and channels” when I realized that a
synonym for receptor is the word gate. So instead I completed my
description by writing: “The membrane contains gates  and channels.”
I sat back and reviewed my new description of the membrane: “The
membrane is a liquid crystal semiconductor with gates and channels.”
What hit me right away was the fact that I had recently heard or read the
very same phrase, though at the moment, I didn’ t know where I hadcome across it. One thing was for sure; it was not in the context of
biological science.
As I leaned back in my chair, my attention was drawn to the corner of
my desk where my new, smiley-face Macintosh, my first computer, was
parked. L ying beside the computer was a copy of a bright red book called
Understanding Y our Micr opr ocessor.  I had just bought this non-technical
paperback guide to how computers work from a Radio Shack outlet. I
grabbed the book and found in the introduction a definition of a
computer chip that read: “A chip is a crystal semiconductor with gates
and channels.”
For the first second or two I was struck by the fact that the chip and
cell membrane shared the same technical definition. I spent several more
intense seconds comparing and contrasting biomem-branes with silicon
semiconductors. I was momentarily stunned when I realized that the
identical nature of their definitions was not a coincidence. The cell
membrane was indeed a structural and functional equivalent
(homologue) of a silicon chip!
T welve years later an Australian research consortium headed by B. A.
Cornell published an article in Natur e  that confirmed my hypothesis that
the cell membrane is a homologue of a computer chip. (Cornell, et al,
1997) The researchers isolated a cell membrane and attached a piece of
gold foil under it. They then flooded the space between the gold foil and
the attached membrane with a special electrolyte solution. When the
membrane’ s receptors were stimulated by a complementary signal, the
channels opened and allowed the electrolyte solution across the
membrane. The foil served as a transducer, an electrical pickup device,
which converted the electrical activity of the channel into a digital
readout on a screen. This device, created for the study, demonstrates that
the cell membrane not only looks like a chip but also functions like one.
Cornell and associates successfully turned a biological cell membrane
into a digital-readout computer chip.
So what’ s the big deal, you ask? The fact that the cell membrane and a
computer chip are homologues means that it is both appropriate and
instructive to better fathom the workings of the cell by comparing it to a
personal computer. The first big-deal insight that comes from such an
exercise is that computers and cells are pr ogrammable.  The second
corollary insight is that the programmer lies outside  the computer/cell.Biological behavior and gene activity are dynamically linked to
information from the environment, which is downloaded into the cell.
As I conjured up a biocomputer, I realized that the nucleus is simply a
memory disk, a hard drive containing the DNA programs that encode the
production of proteins. Let’ s call it the Double Helix Memory Disk. In
your home computer you can insert such a memory disk containing a
lar ge number of specialized programs like word processing, graphics,
and spreadsheets. After you download those programs into active
memory, you can remove the disk from the computer without interfering
with the program that is running. When you remove the Double Helix
Memory Disk by removing the nucleus, the work of the cellular protein
machine goes on because the information that created the protein
machine has already been downloaded. Enucleated cells get into trouble
only when they need the gene programs in the ejected Double Helix
Memory Disk to replace old proteins or make dif ferent proteins.
I had been trained as a nucleus-centered biologist as surely as
Copernicus had been trained as an Earth-centered astronomer, so it was
with a jolt that I realized that the gene-containing nucleus does not
program the cell. Data is entered into the cell/computer via the
membrane’ s receptors, which represent the cell’ s “keyboard.” Receptors
trigger the membrane’ s ef fector proteins, which act as the
cell/computer ’ s “Central Processing Unit” (CPU). The CPU ef fector
proteins convert environmental information into the behavioral language
of biology.
I realized in those early morning hours that even though biological
thought is still preoccupied with genetic determinism, leading-edge cell
research, which continues to unfold the mystery of the Magical
Membrane in ever more complex detail, tells a far dif ferent story.
At that moment of transformation, I was frustrated because there was


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elimination cycle's importance to, see
Elimination cycle
food combining and. see Combining foods,
principle of propcrlv
fruit consumption and, 50
permanent, 4, 5-6, 7, 8, 9, 14
Wcllncss-oriented phvsician, xii
Westbrae Natural Foods, Inc., 129, 131, 132, 133,
135. 136. 137
Whipping cream, 134
Williams-Sonoma. 135
Wine. 99
Winick. Dr. Myron. 99. 105
Wont of the Digestive Glands, The (Pavlov), 37
World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 73
Yale Universitv, 50
Yam Stew, 211-12
Yogurt, 84-85, 134
Cucumber Raita, 184
Yunqing, Wu, 35
Zucchini
with Basil Vinaigrette, 199
Harvest Soup, 165
Marinated Pasta Salad, 192-93
Mediterranean Rice Salad, 156-57
Steamed Vegetables in Lemon Butter Sauce,
206-207
Stir-Fried Black Mushrooms with, and Chinese
Greens, 214-16
Yam Stew. 211-12
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Bouncing Magic

by Raymond Francis
Our health is determined by many factors, includin g diet, toxins, genes, stre ss, thoughts and emotions,
and the amount of physical activity we get. Research has proven that the benefits of exercise are
cumulative and that physical activity is absolutely es sential for health. Unfortunately, we have become a
nation of couch potatoes. Even our children are sedentary—physical play has been replaced with
television and video games. In fact, 60 percent of our adult population is sedentary, both professionally
and recreationally, and about 25 percent of Americans engage in absolutely no exercise whatsoever. Did
you know that this level of inactivity virtually guaran tees disease? We are not getting enough physical
activity to stay healthy, and it is having a profoundly negative effect on the health and productivity of our
nation.
Traditionally, getting enough exercise was not a proble m. Our ancestors either farmed or gathered their
food, getting plenty of exercise through their daily activities. Today, things are different; we must choose
to do regular physical activity, or it simply won't happen. However, given the time, effort, and money that
exercising can require, it can be difficult to find a workable solution. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there
were a way to get the activity we need in just a fe w easy minutes a day, in the comfort our own homes,
and with a minimum of effort and expense? Sound too good to be true?
Rebounding to the rescue! What is rebounding? It is a unique form of exercise that involves bouncing up
and down on a mini-trampoline, and its effects are almo st magical. It is simple, surprisingly easy to do, a
lot of fun, safe, and it can be done by almost anyone regardless of his or her age or physical condition. I
know it sounds like a panacea, and that is exactly what it is! Rebounding tones, conditions, strengthens
and heals the entire body in as little as 15 minutes per day.
Why is rebounding so good for you? Because it is good for your cells. Rebounding is a concentrated form
of exercise that exercises every cell in your entire body. Remember, if your cells are healthy, you cannot
be sick. Only when a large number of cells malfunction can you become diseased. We have always
known that exercise is good for health and the reas ons why are becoming clearer all the time: Research
presented two years ago at the annual meeting of th e American Thoracic Society found that physically
stretching cells has a profound impact on their bioc hemistry and behavior. Moving and stretching a cell,
as rebounding does, helps to supply essential nutrients  and to eliminate toxic waste products. When you
bounce on a rebounder, your entire body (internal organs, bones, connective tissue, and skin) becomes
stronger, more flexible, and healthier. Both blood ci rculation and lymphatic drainage are vastly improved.
Visualize for a moment a balloon filled with water. Ho ld the balloon by its stem and observe how gravity
pulls on the water, slightly stretching the balloon. Now move your hand rapidly up and down and observe
how the extra gravitational force ca uses the balloon to significantly st retch and distort. When you bounce
up and down on a rebounder, this is what happens to every cell in your body. Rebounding alternately
puts pressure on and takes pressure off of bo dy cells, like squeezing a sponge. This moving and
stretching of the cells facilitates nutrient delivery and toxin removal, which is exactly what you need to be
healthy. When normal cell chemistry is enhanced, a ll sorts of wonderful things happen to your cells,
tissues, and systems. These include improving brain func tion, muscle building, fat burning, tissue healing,
blood pressure regulation, appetite regulation, bala nce and coordination, elimination of fatigue, and
countless other physiological enhancements. All of this without having to take the time to go to the gym,
work up a sweat, or end up with sore muscles and possible injuries.  Especially when compared to conventional exercises such as push-ups and weight lifting, which apply
weight and movement only to specific muscles or mu scle groups, rebounding is a more efficient way to
exercise your body because it applies weight and movement to every cell. The extra force of gravity
caused by the bouncing movement strengthens bones an d joints, yet it does so without the jarring and
potential damage of most impact activities.
Here are just some of the benefits that can be achieved by rebounding:
• Efficient weight loss
• Getting rid of toxins
• Stronger bones and joints
• Improved immunity
• Faster healing
• Improving sagging skin
• Strengthening muscles
• Resolving back problems
• Lowering blood pressure
• Improving vision
• Improving hearing
• Decreasing appetite
• Improving digestion
• Enhancing brain function
• Eliminating tiredness
Here is what Dr. Gus Prosch of Biomed Health Ser vices had to say about how rebounding affects our cells
and health: "...the membranes around the cells strengthen as th ey demand more protein. These thicker membranes
are better able to fight off foreign invaders like  germs, toxins, poisons and other pollutants more
effectively. Here everything improves: the blood, the brain, the lungs, the muscles, all the internal
organs...and even more."

Dr. James White at the University of California San Di ego says that rebounding exercise is, "...the closest
thing to the Fountain of Youth that science has di scovered," and that rebounding "is effective in
improving the symptoms of over 80% of the patien ts reporting to our rehabilitation lab." Ruthmary
McDowell, a 94 year-old woman from Seattle, experienced such an improvement. She said, "After being
very ill, I could not seem to get better. It was most discouraging. I really think it [rebounding] has saved
my life."
Is rebounding right for you? It is right if you find ex ercise boring and want an exercise that is fun,
convenient, and just plain easy to do. It is right if you are pressed for time, like I am. You will appreciate
that it takes only 15 to 30 minutes per day and that ev en 5 minutes a day is beneficial. I now do two 15-
minute sessions, one in the morning and another in th e evening. Rebounding is the one exercise that will
give you fabulous all-around results, even improvin g your mental well being, with the least amount of
hassle, expense, or risk. In fact, exercising on a qua lity rebounder is the safest and most risk free of any
exercise I can think of. Regardless of age or physic al condition, almost anyone can devise a beneficial
rebounding program. Even professi onal athletes measurably improve their performance by rebounding.
Many exercises are uncomfortable, cost too much, or take too much time. People tend to give up and do
nothing. Rebounding is the answer to all these prob lems. You don't need special clothing or lots of
equipment, and you can do it while speaking on the phone, watching TV, or dancing to music.  So how do you go about buying a rebounder? One thin g you do not want to do is purchase a cheap $50
mini-trampoline at your local sporting goods store. Th is type of rebounder can actually do you more harm
than good. Inexpensive rebounders tend to have ba d springs; the cheap tube springs found on most
rebounders do not absorb and cushion your weight pr operly-causing a bounce that is abrupt and jarring.
People have actually suffered permanent nerve dama ge from using such units. What you want is a
rebounder with fat, barrel spring that allows for sm ooth deceleration, bringing you to a gentle stop.
Another problem with cheap rebounders is poor-qualit y matting material. Cheap mats


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