fasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frclaim that this exercise helps quench the sensa-
tions of hunger and thirst, and also cools the
body in the heat. It saturates the blood with ox-
ygen and so on, and so forth... In any case, fo-
cusing on breathing and counting helps to dis-
tract oneself from obsessive thoughts about food
and water for a while. The exercise is entirely un-
complicated.
If you are having a difficult time with it, you can
take an ordinary pebble or raisin in your mouth
to start the flow of saliva - a natural structured
liquid - and the thirst will subside. But the most
important thing is to breathe through your nose
and be silent.
About 80% experience sleeplessness. Let me
share my experience in dealing with insomnia. A
person has difficulties falling asleep due to
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sion of the muscles, so they require relaxation. If
you want to include relaxation among your ac-
tivities, but do not have the appropriate training,
then spend some time on the next exercise,
which details the process of relaxation based on
the “concentration - muscle tension - stress de-
lay - stress relief - relaxation” cycle for each of
the muscle groups.

Relaxation exercise
This exercise requires twenty minutes and a
quiet room where you will not be distracted. It is
more convenient to perform it in loose clothing.
Record the instructions or ask someone to read
them to you slowly out loud until you memorize
the sequence of st eps. Lie calmly on your back
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centrating on your breathing.
Then switch the attention to the hand and the
forearm of the right hand. Make a fist and
tighten your forearm muscles. Keep them tense
for a few second s, and then relax them as quickly
as possible. Continue to relieve tension until the
muscles become completely relaxed. Rest for a
minute and then move the focus to your right
arm above the elbow. Bend your right arm at the
elbow and tighten your biceps. Hold this state,
then relieve tension; relax your muscles and wait
for one minute. Then focus on the hand and
forearm of your left hand. Squeeze the left fist
and tighten the muscles of the forearm. Hold the
tension – then let it go and relax your muscles.
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above the elbow. Bend your left arm at the elbow
and tighten your biceps. Tension delay – let it go
- relax – wait for one minute. Now focus on your
forehead. Raise your eyebrows as high as possi-
ble - delay - withdrawal - relaxation - waiting.
Focus on your eyes, nose and cheekbones. Close
your eyes tightly and wrinkle your nose - delay –
letting go - relaxation - waiting. Next, do the
neck and throat. Lower the chin so that it almost
touches the chest, while exerting pressure on the
chest - delay – let go - relaxation - wait. Next
comes the chest and shoulders. Bring the shoul-
der blades together and take a deep breath — de-
lay — let go — relax — wait. Now the belly.
Tighten the abdominal muscles, as if to protect
from a blow - delay – let go - relax - wait. Right
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- delay – let go - relax - wait. Right calf. Extend
your right leg and pull the toe toward you - delay
- let go - relax - wait. Right foot. Bend the toes of
the right foot and turn the foot with the toe in-
side - delay - stress relief - relax - wait. Left hip.
Tighten the muscles of the upper left leg - delay
- stress relief - relax - wait. Left calf. Pull your left
leg and pull the toe toward you - delay - stress
relief - relax - wait. Left foot. Bend the toes of the
left leg and turn the foot with the toe inside - de-
lay - stress relief - relax - wait.
This sequence of actions should be repeated
until they are executed with complete automa-
tism. When you reach this stage, you can also
learn short relaxation techniques that will help
you relax on the go and constantly maintain
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achieve deep relaxation, with minimal time and
effort.
Another option is simultaneous mu scle relaxa-
tion, when all the muscles tense up at once, the
tension is maintained for some time, then the
tension is alleviated, and the muscles relax. After
that, you should switch to positive images from
nature: forest, mountains, etc. Although you
may n ot fall asleep, you will still get a good rest,
and time will pass quickly, which is crucial dur-
ing dry fasting.

11.7. Let’s move on to the day -to-day descrip-
tion of the 5 -day dry fast

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It is advisable to consume only fermented milk
produc ts on the day preceding the fast. You have
to become convince yourself that everything will
be fine, you will be able to complete the dry fast,
and, as a last resort, you can always withdraw
from the fast without any damage. If you are
well- prepared for dr y fasting, and you have
something to keep you busy, the first day usually
flies by.
Day 2.
On day 2, a desire to eat usually appears, but it
must be overcome. Do an exercise to relieve
hunger. Sometimes there may be dizziness,
headache, gnawing in the stomach. You should
not be afraid of these symptoms – they are
launching the process of the body’s endogenous
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more and spend time outside before bedtime in
the evening and do relaxation exercises.
Day 3.
On day 3, most people who are dry fasting usu-
ally develop acidosis. A very important point in
a dry fast is the acidotic crisis, which occurs after
the transition to endogenous nutrition. Do not
be afraid of feeling unwell during this period, for
beginners it u sually occurs on the third day.
(However, for some people, the period of transi-
tion to endogenous nutrition during a 5 -day dry
fast can take place without a pronounced aci-
dotic crisis).
An acidotic crisis occurs when the concentra-
tion of ketone bodies (products of incomplete
breakdown of triglycerides or fats) in the body
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During this period, you feel unwell and experi-
ence typical signs of intoxication. However, as
soon as the utilization of ketone bodies b egins,
their concentration ceases to increase, and since
ketone bodies are high -energy components, they
are used as fuel for the synthesis of new amino
acids, which can lead to tissue regeneration.
The regeneration process can be extremely
painful, and you should be aware of this in ad-
vance. In the initial stages of the dry fast, an aci-
dotic crisis can occur on the 4th, 3rd, or even
2nd day of the dry fast, occurring increasingly
earlier with each subsequent fast. The faster it
passes, the more time remain s for bodily reno-
vation. For example, if an acidotic crisis occurs
on the 2nd day, there will be 3 days to regenerate.
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from the mouth, you may experience nausea,
dizziness, shortage of air, weakness. The hunger
sensation is waning, the thirst becomes toler


berri es.

Course Two: Delightfully Cool Cukes
8 oz. mango
8 oz. cucumbers
Directions: Thinly slice ¼ of the cucumber. Blend the rest with the  mango, and mix in sliced cucumber. Enjoy!

Course Three: Raspberry Salad
1 lb. green-leaf lettuce
8 oz. cucumber
8 oz. mango
8 oz. raspberries
Directions: Chop the lettuce into a bowl. Peel and slice the cucumber, an d mix with salad. Peel and pit the mango, then blend
with raspberries to dress the salad.
† Another way to serve this is to slice the mango over the top and drop wh ole raspberries over the salad.

Summer Menu Plan: Day Four

BREAKFAST
Cherries
2 lbs. sweet cherries

LUNCH
Sweet Peach Salad
1 lb. bananas
1 lb. peaches
8 oz. blueberries
Directions: Slice the bananas and peaches into a bowl. Sprinkle the bluebe rries on top. Enjoy!

DINNER
Course One: Apricot Blueberry Salad
1 lb. apricots
8 oz. blueberries
Directions: Cut the apricots into large chunks and place them in a bowl. B lend the blueberries into a sauce and pour over the
apricots.

Course Two: Mango Fennel Soup
1 lb. mangos
1 large sprig of fennel
Directions: Blend 3/4 of the mangos and the bottom 3/4 of the fennel sprig. Pour i nto a bowl. Cut the remaining mango into
small chunks and mix into the soup. Garnish with the top of the fennel spri g. Delicious!

Course Three: Apricot Celery Salad
1 lb. butter lettuce
4 oz. tomato
4 oz. celery
1 lb. apricots
Directions: Chop the lettuce into a bowl. Slice tomato and mix with the le ttuce. Blend apricots with celery and pour over the
salad.

Summer Menu Plan: Day Five

BREAKFAST
Cantaloupe
3 lbs. cantaloupe

LUNCH
Mango and Banana
1 lb. bananas
1 lb. mangos
Directions: Slice, mix into a bowl, and devour!

DINNER
Course One: Apricots
1 lb. apricots

Course Two: Orange Pepper Tomato Soup
8 oz. romaine lettuce
8 oz. tomatoes
8 oz. yellow or orange bell pepper
parsley sprig
Directions: Blend lettuce, ¾ of the tomatoes, and 3/4 of the bell pepper. Sl ice one tomato, and stir into the soup. Garnish with
the remaining bell pepper sliced into rings, and the chopped parsley.

Course Three: Heirloom Avocado Salad
8 oz. romaine lettuce
8 oz. cucumber
12 oz. tomatoes
6 oz. California avocado
¼ cup cilantro
Directions: Peel and slice the cucumber into a bowl with the lettuce, chopped. Separately, chop the tomato and avocado into
chunks and stir together with finely chopped cilantro until well blende d, and then pour over salad.

Summer Menu Plan: Day Six

BREAKFAST
Apricots
2 lbs. apricots

LUNCH
Banana Romaine Smoothie
2 lbs. bananas
8 oz. romaine lettuce
Directions: This equates to approximately 8 medium-sized bananas, weig hed without the peel. Blend and serve. It is
surprisingly delicious!

DINNER
Course One: Blackberry-Smothered Peaches
8 oz. peaches
8 oz. blackberries
Directions: Slice peaches into a bowl. Blend blackberries into a sauce an d pour onto the slices.

Course Two: Berry Green Soup
8 oz. blueberries
8 oz. blackberries
8 oz. raspberries
8 oz. romaine lettuce
Directions: Blend all ingredients. Pour into a serving bowl.
† For added texture leave some of the berries whole.

Course Three: Crushed Berry Salad
8 oz. baby spinach
4 oz. tomato
4 oz. cucumber
4 oz. blackberries
4 oz. raspberries
4 oz. peaches
Directions: Place the spinach into a bowl. Peel the cucumber and slice, along with the tomato, and mix with the spinach. Pour
berries into a separate bowl and mash with a fork. Cut the peach into small pi eces and mix with the berries. Pour over the salad.

Summer Menu Plan: Day Seven

BREAKFAST
Casaba Melon
4 lbs. casaba melon

LUNCH
Mango Salad
2 lbs. mango
8 oz. butter lettuce
Directions: Chop the lettuce into a bowl. Dice mango into cubes and arrang e over the lettuce and serve.
† Add a squeeze of lime for a little variation and tang.

DINNER
Course One: Tropical Peach Smoothie
12 oz. mangos
12 oz. peaches
Directions: Blend with 8 oz. water.
† The mango is sometimes called a tropical peach, or the peach call ed a temperate mango. Both fruits are at their peak in the
summer months and are favorites in their respective regions. Enjoy t his blend of tropical and temperate fruit. Feel free to eat as a
fruit salad, if you prefer.

Course Two: Tomato Basil Soup
1 lb. tomatoes
5 sun-dried tomato halves
fresh basil to taste
Directions: Soak sun-dried tomatoes for 10 minutes. Blend ¾ of the tomatoes, ba sil and sun-dried tomatoes. Pour into a
bowl. Chop the remaining tomato into chunks, and place in the center of the sou p. Garnish with one fresh basil leaf.

Course Three: Heirloom Tomato Heaven!
1 lb. heirloom tomatoes
9 oz. baby mixed greens
2 tbsp. hemp seeds
Directions: Place the mixed greens into a bowl. Cut the tomatoes into we dges. Mix the tomatoes and hemp seeds and use to
top the salad.

Autumn Menu Plan: Day One

BREAKFAST
Grapes
1.5 lbs. black grapes

LUNCH
Banana with Fig Sauce
1 lb. bananas
1 lb. figs
Directions: Blend figs with enough water to make a thick sauce. Slice  the bananas, and pour fig sauce over the slices.

DINNER
Course One: Pomegranate Orange Juice
2 cups orange juice
1 cup fresh pomegranate juice
Directions: Use a citrus press or electric citrus reamer to juice  the oranges and the pomegranate. Cut the pomegranate in half,
and juice it like an orange. Mix and devour!

Course Two: Tomato Cucumber Soup
8 oz. tomatoes
8 oz. cucumbers
8 oz. yellow bell peppers
Directions: Peel the cucumber. Blend ¾ of the tomato, all of the cucumbe r, and ¾ of the pepper. Dice remaining tomato and
pepper to use as a garnish.

Course Three: Pistachio Cucumber Salad
1 lb. red-leaf lettuce
8 oz. tomatoes
8 oz. cucumbers
1 oz. pistachios
Directions: Chop lettuce into a bowl. Peel and slice ½ of the cucumbe r. Dice the tomato.  Blend the other half with pistachios
and cucumber for the dressing.

Autumn Menu Plan: Day Two

BREAKFAST
Plums
2 lbs. plums

LUNCH
Fuyu Persimmon
2 lbs. fuyu persimmon
Directions: For those who may not be familiar with the persimmon, the fu yu is a nonastringent variety that can be eaten
relatively hard or soft, depending on your preference. The peel is edible, thou gh some people prefer to eat the fruit without it.
† Fuyus are ready to eat when the four-leaf-clover-shaped top pull s off readily without excessive breakage to the leaves. The
fuyu is smaller in size than its relative the hachiya, so it takes  more of them to equate to the same calories.

DINNER
Course 1: Blended Grapes
1 lb. red seedless grapes
Directions: Pull grapes off the stem and blend them into a grape drink.
† Blend in a stalk or two of celery for a salty twist, but make sure you ble nd the celery first and then add the grapes. Doing
this ensures that the fibers of the celery get broken up well. If y ou’d like to make it even smoother, then chop the celery into small
pieces before you blend it.

Course 2: Kiwi Cucumber Soup
1 lb. kiwis
8 oz. cucumbers
2 oz. pomegranate seeds
Directions: Peel the kiwi and the cucumber. Blend 10 oz. kiwi and all the cuc umber to form the soup base. Slice the remaining
kiwi, and stir it into the soup or arrange on top for garnish. Sprinkle pomegrana te seeds on top for a splash of flavor, texture, and
color.

Course 3: Kiwi Strawberry Salad
1 lb. red-leaf lettuce
8 oz. cucumbers
8 oz. strawberries
8 oz. kiwi
Directions: Prep the lettuce and slice cucumber into a bowl. Peel the ki wi. Remove the strawberry tops ( if desired, or blend
them in as well). Blend the kiwi and strawberry, and dress your salad.

Autumn Menu Plan: Day Three

BREAKFAST
Papaya
2 lbs. red


 onfresh, raw food; one week on dilute carrot juice with some green leafy vegetablesjuice too; one week on water fasting; and then she repeated the series. After sixweeks of detoxification, I gave Alice a Life Extension megavitamin formula,discovered she could not handle the acid form of vitamin C (that she had alreadybeen taking) and had her start on protomorphogens to rebuild her weakenedendocrine system, her exhausted adrenals and weak pancreas. She also begantaking pancreatic enzymes when she ate vegetable protein. She was put on amaintenance diet that eliminated foods she was allergic to; the diet primarilyconsisted of whole grains, nuts, cooked and raw vegetables, and raw fruits. Onher maintenance diet Alice had a profound resurgence of energy and rediscovereda sense of well-being she had not known for decades. She began to feel like shehad when she was a child. Her constant sinus drip was gone. She was able tostop taking synthetic thyroid hormones and instead, supported her endocrinesystem with protomorphogens.
A Rampaging Infection
At the age of 40, John, an old bohemian client of mine, came into a moderate
inheritance and went “native” in the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific. He spentabout four months hanging out with the locals. Life there was so much fun thatJohn completely forgot that his body was actually rather delicate, that many of hisorgans were weak, and that to feel good, he had to live a fairly simon-pure life.
But the jovial, accepting, devil-may-care Fijians enjoyed a constant party,
even more so because John’s money allowed the Fijians to manifest powerful,tropical, home-grown strains of recreational herbs to smoke in abundance, beerand rum and worse, the Fijians (and John) constantly used a very toxic thoughonly mildly-euphoric narcotic called kava, something Europeans usually have nogenetic resistance to. The Fijians (and John) also ate a lot of freshly-caught fishfried in grease, well-salted, and huge, brain-numbing bowls of greasy starches,foods that they call i’coi, or “real food” as opposed to things like fruit and
vegetables that aren’t real food because they don’t knock you to the floor forhours trying to digest them in a somnambulant doze.
John miraculously kept up with this party for a few months and then, while
scuba diving, got some small coral scratches on his leg. These got infected. Theinfections got worse. Soon he had several huge, suppurating, ulcerous sores onhis legs and worse, the infections became systemic and began spreading rapidly.He was running a fever and was in considerable pain. So John booked anemergency ticket home and fled to find Doctor Isabelle. When I met his plane hewas rolled out in a wheelchair, unable to walk because of painfully swollen legs.
John was violently opposed to ordinary medical treatment; he especially would
not have taken antibiotics even if he had died without them because previouscourses of antibiotics had been the precipitant of life-threatening conditions thatfirst brought John to my care. John used his last strength to get to me because heknew that had a hospital gotten its clutches on him the medical doctors wouldhave done exactly as they pleased.
I gave John a colonic, a gentle, mental spanking, and put him to bed without
any supper. He started water fasting and did colonics every day. He begangobbling vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) a few grams every hour. I put hugepoultices on his sores made of clay and chopped lawn grass (we needed a weekor so before a tray of wheat grass would be ready). John’s sores were amazing.Every day a new one seemed to appear on a different part of the body. The oldones kept getting bigger and deeper. The largest original ones were about threeinches in diameter, smelled horribly and had almost eaten the flesh down to thebone. His pain was severe; there was no position John could assume that didn’tirritate one sore or another, and it was a good thing my house was remotebecause John frequently relieved his pain by screaming. John was never delirious,but he was always original. He did not have to scream, but enjoyed its relief andhowled quite dramatically. I wore earplugs.
After about two weeks of water fasting, John counted up the total of his sores.
There were forty three. Seven or eight of them were enormous, two or threeinches in diameter and well into the flesh, but the last ones to appear wereshallow, small and stayed small. After that point no more new ones showed upand the body began to make visible headway against the infection. Very slowlyand then more and more rapidly, the sores began to close up and heal from theedges. John’s fever began to drop. And he had less pain. I should mention thatJohn brought an extremely virulent and aggressive pathogenic organism into ourhouse to which we Americans had no resistance. Both my husband and I wereattacked where the skin had been broken. However, unlike John, in our cases,our healthy bodies immediately walled-off the organism and the small, reddenedpustules, though painful, did not grow and within a week, had been conquered byour immune systems. And after that we had an immunity.
After about three weeks of his fasting we were thoroughly tired of hearing
John’s cathartic howls, tired of nursing a sick person. We needed a break. John atthis point could walk a bit and was feeling a lot better. John had previously water
fasted for 30 days and knew the drill very well. So we stocked up the vitamin C
bottle by his bed and went to town for the weekend to stay in a motel and see amovie. As they say in the Canadian backwoods, we were bushed.
John had promised to be good. But as soon as we left he decided that since he
felt so very much better, he could break his fast. He knew how to do this andfortunately for him, (it was very much premature for John to eat) did it more orless correctly, only eating small quantities of raw fruits and vegetables. But by thetime we got back home three days later, John had relapsed. The pain was rapidlygetting much worse; the sores were growing again and a few small new onesappeared. Dr. Isabelle again took away his food and gave him another verbalspanking a little more severe than the one he’d had a few weeks earlier and puthim to bed again without his supper.
After two more weeks on water, John had gained a great deal on the sores.
They were filling in and weren’t oozing pus, looked clean and the new formingmeat looked a healthy pink instead of purple-black. But John had been veryslender to start with and by now he was getting near the end of his food reserves.He probably couldn’t have fasted on water for more than one more week withoutstarvation beginning. But this time, when he broke his fast, it was under closesupervision. I gave him dilute juice only, introduced other sustenance verycautiously and made absolutely sure that reintroducing nourishment would notpermit the organism to gain. This time it didn’t. John’s own immune system,beefed up by fasting, had conquered a virulent organism that could have easilykilled him.
Before the era of antibiotics, before immunizations to the common childhood
illnesses, people frequently died of infections as virulent as the one that attackedJohn. They usually died because they “ate to keep up their strength.” Most ofthese deaths were unnecessary, caused by ignorance and poor nursing care. Forexample, standard medical treatment for typhoid fever used to consist of spoon-fed milk—sure to kill all but the strongest constitution. Even without the assistance
of massive doses of vitamin C, if people would but fast away infections they could
cure themselves of almost all of them with little danger, without the side effects ofantibiotics or creating mutated antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.
Dr. John Tilden, a hygienist who practiced in the ‘20s, before the era of
antibiotics, routinely fasted patients with infectious illnesses. Supporting the sickbody with wise nursing, he routinely healed scarlet fever, whopping cough,typhoid, typhus, pneumonia, peritonitis, Rocky Mountain fever, tuberculosis,gonorrhea, syphilis, cholera, and rheumatic fever. The one common infection hecould not cure was diphtheria involving the throat. (Tilden, Impaired Health,  V ol.
II).
Recently, medical gerontologists have discovered another reason that fasting
heals infections. One body function that deteriorates during the aging process isthe production of growth hormone so the effects of growth hormone have beenstudied. This hormone also stimulates the body to heal wounds and burns, repairbroken bones, generally replace any tissues that have been destroyed and, growthhormone stimulates the immune response. Growth hormone also maintains muscletone and its presence generally slows the aging process.
Growth hormone might make a wonderful life-extension supplement; on it a
middle-aged person might readily maintain the muscle tone of youth while slowingaging in general. Unfortunately, growth hormone cannot at this time beinexpensively synthesized and is still far too costly to be used therapeuticallyexcept to prevent dwarfism. However, any technique that encourages a body toproduce more of this hormone would be of great interest to life extensionists.
The body only produces growth hormone at certain times and only when
certain nutrients are present in the blood. Gerontologists call these nutrients“precursors.” The precursors are two


-3. 'But we are sure that the judgment of God is ac-cording to truth against them which commit such things,' Romans 2:2).
"No one can break the Golden Rule and be truly humble. Humility is hidden from the eyes of its possessor. "No one has a right to judge anot her. God has reserved this posi-
tion for Himself. Only God has the power to destroy the soul, even af-ter death.
"We do have a right to be a 'fru it' inspector, providing we do not
permit anyone to know that we may be challenged to be his fruit in-spector. The second we crow about the bad results of our fruit inspect-ing we become a critic and a judge. The judgment of character by an-172 other is a sin. It matters little whether the judgment is just or unjust.
The Golden Rule was broken the moment the first unkind word was
spoken. Such action affects our health.
"Never push down anyone. If you push him down you must go
down with him. Lift him up and you will go up with him.
"There are many ways to lift others up and evaluate their fruit
without transgressing the Golden Rule. You can say things that will not degrade and not break the Golden Rule and hopefully lift anyone up. At least no evil is thought and no harm done. You may say, 'He does very, very well considering his mentality.
Except by the grace of God I could be just like him.' This shows
love. Or, you may say, 'That fellow is a genius. His most serious hand-icap is his handicap.' Again love  is shown. Again, you can say, 'That
fellow does the best he can. He probably never had the opportunities that you and I had.' Or, you can say, 'Just because he is different please do not berate him. Some very great men were considered to be morons. God loves all His creatures, even morons. May the Lord bless him.' You might also say, 'I admire his spunk even though his dreams seldom come true. It is better to die trying than never try at all.
"So if you want better health, lift up your fellow man." Another of Reams' favorite sayings is: "There's no money in gos-
sip. One of the reasons that so many people are so broke all the time is that they are so busy attending to other people's business until they don't have time enough to work at the job that pays well for their time
and their effort."
He also says that "Dreams are only profitable when made into a
blueprint and the blueprint into building the ideal of your dream, and this is better done when fertilized with faith, cultivated with patience and with sweat and elbow grease to bring the blueprints into reality."   173 Two of his favorite poems are:

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tied by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
 If you can dream-and not make dreams your master:
If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same.
 If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss.
 If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my son!

-Rudyard Kipling

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be 174 For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

-William Ernest Henley
   Carey A. Reams loves the Bible most of an. He cherishes it, feasts
upon it and lives it to the best of his knowledge and ability.
This man will help you if you are sick regardless of an the threats
that are made against him. He is a man who is at peace with his God and one of his favorite expressions is: "Perfect love casteth out all fear." There are three things necessary to share God's love and His glory, says Reams, namely:
 "1. Give yourself and put an your possessions at His feet.  "2. Completely empty yourself of yourself, ding not to worldly goods, turn loose of an your pride and self-esteem, be-
come as a little child that is abso lutely obedient to his parents, be
thankful for His tender mercies and praise Him for an problems He as-signs you to strengthen your faith. Rejoice in an tribulation for His name's sake.
 "3. Keep His commandments and teach others so that your reward
will be great in His kingdom. Then ask whatsoever you will in His 175 name and He will answer your prayer, if you will take your prayer re-
quest the way He sends it."
Reams' message to drug pushers and drug salesmen is: “USE
DRUGS AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. USE THE WORD OF GOD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. GOD IS READY TO DELIVER YOU FROM POOR HEALTH INTO GOOD HEALTH WITHOUT DRUGS OR WITH A LOT LESS DRUGS.”
Since he made these statements his nickname among the students
of the seminars that he teaches is “Moses”.   176 Despite our awesome technology and expenditures we are plagued
by cancer, heart disease, diabetes and a veritable hoard of ailments.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN... if someone uncovered the cause of all these afflictions and a
way to keep the body free of them?
That person would become an instant hero, he'd be awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize, his face would appear on the cover of every maga-zine in the country, they'd build monuments in his honor. they'd name cities after him.
Right? Evidently not! There is a man who discovered the key to health – a way to correct
the cause of these disease and maintain a high level of health free from such aliments.
But there are no cities named after him. Instead he was. thrown into pris on - not once but several times. He
was called “quack,” ridiculed, and harassed.
But despite the accusations, despite the legal tribulations, despite
the condemnation of the established authoritative sciences, he was NEVER BEEN PROVEN WRONG!
With the determination of one bur dened by the truth he fought his
antagonists and is slowly gaining acceptance among his one-time op-pressors. Who is he?
Carey A. Reams. Remember his name; you’ll be hearing a lot more of it. He’s already fired a national controversy and his book is going to
rock the world of health science like it’s never been rocked before!
Here in his book are the nuts and bolts of the Carey A. Reams sto-
ry without the one-sided assessments.
The hows and whys of his lifetime work.
Read it. Then you decide...
for yourself.  <|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>1. Moisturize Your Skin
The very first thing on this list, before even delving into the “edible” benefits of coconut oil, has to be
moisturizing. In lieu of your regular lotion, coconut oil delivers a refreshing, healing, burst of moisture that
penetrates your skin and works to truly heal it (not just soak in and dry up!) It can feel oily at first, but that’s
why it’s important to only use a little-it goes a long way. Give it a minute and it will dry beautifully. Use as you would regular lotion.
2. Conditioner
When the teeny tiny overlapping plates that make up our outer hair shaft get rumpled and out of whack, coconut oil is there to smooth those tiny little cells right back into place, and hold them there. You can use it
on your entire scalp/head for deep conditioning, but you can generally just use it on your ends, where it’s the
hardest for the body’s natural oils to reach, and where the most breakage occurs.
3. Make Homemade Soap
If you’re interested in soap making, coconut oil serves as a wonderful pure base that can simplify ingredients, add hardness to the soap, and help break down grease and oils. It can break them down so effectively, in fact,
that too much will have a drying effect (when in soap form.) To prevent this, you need to “superfat” your soap-
that is, adding more oil than the lye turns to soap. All you need is coconut oil, water, and lye. Don’t be shy of lye. While it should be handled with care, I


 modern diet. Our bodies are not designed to eat grains
in their raw form so grains require us to use our intelligence to predigest the grains through the
process of fermentation and then cooking. In the absence of careful grain preparation including
fermentation, a host of diseases appear.
The famous professor and doctor Edward Mellanby wrote that "oatmeal and grain embryo
interfere most strongly" with the building of healthy teeth. He called the effect of the germ of grains on
teeth "baneful." He also found that a diet high in grain germ or embryo led to nervous system
problems in his dogs such as leg weakness and uncoordinated movements. Dr. Mellanby concluded
that most cereals contain a toxic substance that can affect the nervous system.
4b
 He pointed out the
connection of grains and legumes to pellagra, a niacin deficiency, lathyrism, which is immobility
caused by bean toxins in the lathyrus family such as a certain type of sweet pea, and pernicious
anemia which is related to a vitamin B 12 deficiency. Each one of these diseases is most effectively
treated with animal liver. And each one of these diseases can be produced in laboratory conditions by
feeding whole grains.
The Anti-Scorbutic Vitamin and Your Teeth and Gums
Scurvy was made famous as a common disease among sailors. It occurred after long sea voyages
when sailors had to subsist on dried foods including dried grain products such as hard tack. The
symptoms of scurvy include soft and spongy gums which eventually lead to tooth loss, slow woundhealing, poor bone formation, severe weakness, nausea and eventually death. Gum disease is a major
factor in tooth loss as we age. We learned from dentist W.D. Miller that healthy gums protect teeth
from tooth decay. Since tooth loss from gum disease is a symptom of scurvy, it is feasible that what
causes and cures scurvy might cause and cure gum problems as well.
Researchers were excited to discover an animal model with which to practice scurvy
experiments. Guinea pigs fed a high grain diet developed a condition that appears to be exactly the
same as scurvy in humans.
5b
 To cause scurvy, guinea pigs were fed mostly bran and oats. Another
scurvy-producing diet consisted of whole grains like oats, barley, maize, and soy bean flour. An
exclusive oatmeal diet would kill a guinea pig in 24 days from scurvy. This very same scurvy-
inducing diet produced severe tooth and gum problems in guinea pigs as well.
That whole grains are the cause of scurvy sheds light on the severity of plant toxins found
naturally in grains. Guinea pigs fed germinated oats and barley did not contract scurvy.
6b
 This reveals
that the sprouting process may disable anti-nutrients that cause scurvy. Research on scurvy eventually
led to the discovery of the anti-scorbutic (anti-scurvy) vitamin which we know as vitamin C.
Reintroducing vitamin C in the diet of guinea pigs with raw cabbage (sauerkraut would work for
humans) or orange juice resolves the disease.
Some scurvy researchers suspected that the lack of vitamin C was not the essential cause of
scurvy. Rather they believed that vitamin C protected against some injurious factor in the diet. Since a
scurvy-inducing diet largely consisted of whole grains, perhaps the injurious factor is something in
the grains. Today we know that grains contain numerous plant toxins and anti-nutrients including
lectins and phytic acid.
Phytic acid is the principal storage form of phosphorus in many plant tissues, especially the bran
portion of grains and other seeds. It is found in significant amounts in grains, nuts, beans, seeds, and
some tubers. Phytic acid contains the mineral phosphorus tightly bound in a snowflake-like molecule.
In humans and animals with one stomach, the phosphorus is not readily bioavailable. In addition to
blocking phosphorus availability, the “arms” of the phytic acid molecule readily bind with other
minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc, making them unavailable as well. Yet the
negative effects of phytic acid can be significantly reduced with vitamin C. Adding vitamin C to the
diet can significantly counteract phytic acid’s iron absorption blocking effect.
7b
 This leaves us with
compelling evidence that the symptoms of scurvy like soft and spongy gums leading to tooth loss are
the result of a lack of vitamin C, and too many grains, or other phytic acid-rich foods. Perhaps vitamin
C’s remarkable ability to heal and prevent scurvy is because of its ability to aid in iron absorption
which was disturbed by too many improperly prepared grains rich in phytic acid.
Giving rats and dogs a scurvy-producing diet did not lead to scurvy, it led to another disease,
rickets. Rickets is a disease that is known for producing severely bowed legs in children. Other
rickets symptoms include muscle weakness, bone pain or tenderness, skeletal problems and tooth
decay. To produce rickets in the laboratory, dogs were fed oatmeal. Professor Edward Mellanby
describes his findings of decades of research:
[M]ore severe rickets developed when the diet consisted mainly of oatmeal,maize or whole
wheat flour than when these substances were replaced by equalamounts of either white
flour or rice, in spite of the fact that the former cerealscontained more calcium and
phosphorus than the latter.
8b
The most severe rickets-producing diet was a mostly whole grain diet which included whole
wheat, whole corn, and wheat gluten.
9b
 Rickets has been identified as a disease of calcium,phosphorous and vitamin D metabolism.
10b
 In one study, hospital cases of rickets fell greatly in
June.
11b
 As previously mentioned, Activator X-rich butter was shown to prevent rickets. This is
because Activator X would appear in high quantities in June grass-fed butter. Germination of oats
itself did not reduce the rickets- producing effect of whole oats. But germination together with
fermentation of whole grains greatly reduced the severity of rickets.
12b
 On the rickets-producing diet,
teeth become abnormal. There is a known impairment of the ability for teeth to mineralize that is
associated with rickets. In rare cases of rickets, some children’s teeth do not erupt. Rickets is cured
or prevented by having adequate fat-soluble vitamin D in the diet. This is because vitamin D
increases the utilization of phosphorous and calcium in diets with phytic acid, and without phytic
acid.
Scurvy and rickets are both produced in laboratory experiments in different animals using a diet
consisting largely of whole grains. The connection between scurvy and rickets is not a random
coincidence; it has also been observed in humans. Dr. Thomas Barlow of England carefully studied
rickets cases in children, and published a report in 1883 suggesting that scurvy and rickets are closely
related.
13b
 Infantile scurvy is also known as Barlow’s Disease. Both scurvy and rickets are connected
to serious problems with teeth and/or gums. It seems both possible and reasonable that whole grains
can cause scurvy in the absence of vitamin C, and rickets in the absence of vitamin D.
Scurvy still occurs in modern times, and the cause is still the same. In one previously healthy
individual, strictly following a macrobiotic diet nearly caused death from scurvy within one year. Her
diet consisted mostly of whole brown rice and other freshly ground whole grains.
14b
The Effect of Oats on Children’s Teeth
It is not just in animal experiments that teeth disintegrate from consumption of whole grains. Dr.
May Mellanby published several articles in the prestigious
British Medical Journal
 about food and
tooth decay from 1924-1932. Multiple investigations were done to show the effect of oatmeal and fat-
soluble vitamins on children’s teeth. The children studied already had numerous cavities. A grain-
free diet high in fat-soluble vitamins A and D from cod liver oil produced the best results, with
essentially no new cavities forming. These grain-free children also showed signs of their decayed
teeth remineralizing. The tooth-healing diet included milk, meat, eggs, butter, potatoes and cod liver
oil.
15b
By accident medical doctor J.D. Boyd healed diabetic children’s decayed teeth by designing a
grain-free diet. The diet meant to control diabetes not only stopped cavities it turned soft tooth enamel
hard and glossy. These findings were published in 1928 in the
Journal of the American Medical
Association
. Dr. Boyd’s diet consisted of milk, cream, butter, eggs, meat, cod liver oil, vegetables
and fruit. Please note that both Dr. Mellanby’s and Dr. Boyd’s tooth-remineralizing diet came from a
time when milk, butter and cream were raw, farm-fresh and grass-fed.
Meanwhile in two other feeding experiments by Dr. Mellanby a low fat-soluble vitamin A and D
diet with the addition of ½ to 1 cup of oatmeal per day produced an average of six new cavities per
child during the trial period. Their preexisting cavities did not heal in any way. A diet with less
oatmeal and some fat-soluble vitamins produced an average of four and a half new cav


 synaptic vesicles in dexamethasone- and saline-treated monkeys, but much lesser after DMSO treatment, implies impairment of synaptic neurotransmission and dys -
function of sensory-motor pathways.
47
The reduction of focal brain edema by DMSO was confirmed in a study using
ferric chloride injection into rat brain to induce the formation of lipid peroxidation and free radicals.
211 DMSO caused a decreased formation of brain peroxidation at
the injection site, as measured by the formation of NMDA, and a significant reduc -
tion of tissue edema of the injured cortex when given with or without the antioxidant tocopherol.
211
Another brief study using baboons subjected to MCA occlusion and treated
with DMSO or DMSO-barbiturate coma appeared less definitive in its conclu -
sions.213 Four baboons underwent 6  h of temporary MCA occlusion and were
treated with 1 g/kg of intravenous DMSO 30 min and 2 h after occlusion. DMSO infusion was continued for the next 8 h at 1 g/kg. The same DMSO-treated ani -
mals additionally received pentobarbital at a loading of 30 mg/kg begun 4 h after MCA occlusion.
Continuous barbiturate infusion was titrated to maintain an isoelectric EEG while
not allowing a reduction of arterial blood pressure of more than 15%.
212 This group
was compared to a DMSO-only group of four baboons given similar doses but without pentobarbital therapy. A neurological score was used to assess each of the four baboons treated with DMSO–pentobarbital and DMSO alone resulted in only one baboon of four (25%) with a good survival and few deficits for DMSO alone and with good sur -
vival with mild deficits for one of four baboons given DMSO–pentobarbital.
212 All
untreated baboons had a high mortality rate and suffered severe neurologic deficits. This study pointed out the success of DMSO in only 1 of 4 baboons subjected to MCA occlusion. Possible reasons for the difference in findings from those using rhesus mon-keys could be the DMSO dose that was twice that used (2.5 g/kg vs. 1 g/kg) and speed of delivery (bolus vs. slow infusion) in the baboon study, as well as the fact that primate brains differ considerably in their vascular anatomy and physiology, including those of baboons and rhesus monkeys.
213
One major difference between baboons and macaque monkeys is the higher vul -
nerability of baboons to MCA occlusion producing marked edema and high risk of death.
214,215 This conclusion is supported by the fact that MCA occlusion in the baboon
study using DMSO resulted in a 75% mortality regardless of treatment used and 100% mortality or severely poor outcome in 8 untreated baboons.
213 Consequently,
it is likely that the MCA lesion in this baboon study may have been too severe to adequately test the value of DMSO or any other treatment.
A second ischemic stroke study using DMSO was carried out by the de la Torre
team
48,64 in 45 squirrel monkeys. Survival rate was used to evaluate the efficacy of
each treatment at the end of 7 days. The left MCA was accessed via a retro-orbital craniectomy and occluded with a small Mayfield clip for 4  h. The animals were 168 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
randomly separated into groups of 5 animals/group except for DMSO only, which
included 10 animals. The following treatments were given intravenously: Group 1, physiological saline; Group 2, DMSO 1 g/kg in a 50% solution; Group 3, hemodilu-tion (HD) with 6% dextran solution to reduce hematocrit by 50%; Group 4, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) 2 atmospheres pressure for 4 h; Group 5, DMSO + HBO; Group 6, DMSO + HD. This study was prompted by controversial findings regarding the use -
fulness of HBO and HD in experimental stroke.
The results of this study confirmed the potential value of DMSO in cerebral
infarction. Seven days after each treatment, 8 of 10 DMSO-treated animals were alive with 2 animals showing mild paresis of the contralateral side. Animals treated with DMSO–HD or DMSO–HBO had 50% and 75% survival rate, respec -
tively, with mild-to-moderate neurologic deficits. Animals given single HD or HBO showed 34% and 75% survival rates, respectively, but neurological outcome ranged from moderate-to-severe deficits involving hemiparesis, lethargy, and lack of alerteness.
48,64 Combining DMSO to HBO or to HD did not appear to improve
neurologic outcome after MCA occlusion when animals were examined at the end of 7 days.
Using only HBO or HD suggested that these therapies by themselves were not
helpful in providing neuroprotection to the brain tissue after infarction of the MCA. The lack of neuroprotection by these agents was evident despite the increased oxy -
genation to brain cells presumably offered by HBO and increased cerebral blood flow ostensibly provided by HD as suggested by previous studies.
We now know that while HBO is known to increase oxygen to tissues includ -
ing brain, it reduces CBF by reducing the powerful vasodilator nitric oxide while increasing hyperoxic vasoconstriction.
212a Conversely, HD increases CBF but reduces
oxygen delivery to brain by lowering the number of red cells in the circulation.212b
In the early 1980s when the squirrel monkey study was performed,64 HD was a
technique believed to be beneficial as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke. It con -
sisted mainly of administering low-molecular-weight dextran in order to increase cerebral blood flow by dropping the hematocrit and hemoglobin levels by about 25%–50%. However, randomized multicenter studies have since shown no benefit for this approach when applied to ischemic stroke in humans.
216 Similarly, HBO was
theorized to be beneficial in stroke patients whose blood supply was compromised by the ischemic injury, and consequently, it was thought that increasing the sup -
ply of oxygen would reduce the extent of damage to the brain by limiting hypoxia. However, a systematic review of the evidence now indicates that this technique has not been shown to be of benefit in stroke patients.
217
These findings suggest that a subtle balance between CBF and oxygenation is
critically required of an agent to counteract hypoxia and ischemia seen after a stroke. That balance between CBF and oxygenation of organ tissue may be provided by DMSO, which is reported to increase both CBF and oxygen delivery.
41,118,137,136,209
It is not surprising therefore, in reviewing the use of DMSO combined with HD
or with HBO, that no synergism was observed when these combined treatments were compared to DMSO given alone following MCA occlusion in squirrel monkeys.
64
In fact, the combination of DMSO with HBO or HD may have fallen a notch or two from the effectiveness of DMSO given alone. Nevertheless, the treated animals 169 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
showed less paresis when compared to untreated animals and were more alert follow -
ing recovery from stroke but only when DMSO was added to either HBO or HD.63,64
The Mongolian gerbil is an animal that has been used in ischemic stroke research
because it lacks a posterior communicating artery in the brain that makes up part
of the circle of Willis. The function of the circle of Willis is to supply blood to the brain and surrounding structures by creating a loose ring of collaterals to the cerebral circulation from the two ICAs and one basilar artery. Lacking the pos -
terior communicating artery means that unilateral ligation of a common carotid artery can result in an ipsilateral brain infarction of the entire hemisphere. About 300 of these gerbils were used to test whether DMSO could protect the brain from ischemic infarction following ligation of the common carotid artery. The results of this immense study showed that DMSO treatment significantly lowered the cerebral infarct volume as revealed by trypan blue staining when compared to saline-treated controls.
218
Reduction of infarct volume following DMSO treatment was confirmed by
Shimizu and his colleagues219 using the filament occlusion method for the MCA to
create a focal brain infarction. DMSO at doses of 0.1–1.0 mL injected intraperitone -
ally 30 min prior to infarction resulted in significantly less infarction volume than untreated controls.
219
Further support for reduced infarct volume with DMSO therapy was obtained in
rats by Bardutzky and his colleagues.220 This study was unique in the sense that it
examined different time points of drug administration relative to ischemia onset in the same experimental setting. Moreover, it determined whether DMSO increases cerebral blood flow to prevent injury after focal brain ischemia. It then evaluated the surviving rats for neurological status in treated and untreated animals. Thus, the study evaluated the effects of DMSO on the spatiotemporal evolution of the ischemic lesion using quantitative perfusion and MRI and examined the influence of DMSO on cerebral blood flow mechanics.
220


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The page numbers in this index refer to the printed version of this book. To find
the corresponding locations in the text of this digital version, please use the
“search” function on your e-reader. Note that not all terms may be searchable.
Adenocarcinoma, 177, 180, 182.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
AIDS, DMSO and, 221
Aloe vera, for DMSO–treated skin, 46
American College of Advancement in Medicine, 34, 40, 68
American Home Products, 128
American Pharmaceutical Enterprises, 20
American Podiatry Association, 128
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
, 221
Anthracycline, extravasation of, 4–5
Armour Pharmaceutical Company, 128
Arthritis, DMSO and, 106–124
amyloidosis, 42, 122, 123
anti-arthritis diet, 115–121
orthodox treatment of, 107, 108
role of sugar in, 115, 117–118
spondylitis, 83–84, 111
wrapping technique, 114–115, 131–132
See also
 Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Foundation and DMSO, 108–110
Aspillaga, Manuel, M.D., 168
Asthma, DMSO and, 69–70
Atherosclerosis, DMSO and, 46
Athlete’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Avendano, Isabel, M.D., 168
Avery, Lorae, PhD, 2, 3
Back pain, DMSO and, 84–85
Barrios, Luis Varela, M.D., 174, 175
Baylor, Elgin, 94Belitnikoff, Fred, 99, 100
Bell, Sam, 125, 126, 127
Bennett, Charles C., 108–109
Bennett, Norman, M.D., 71
Bernadow, Maria E.M., M.D., 169
Bernath, Zoltain, M.D., 71
Bevil, Jack, M.D., 185
Bone cancer, 194.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Bonker, Congressman Don, 162
Breast cancer, 61.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
British Journal of Dermatology
, 63
Brobyn, Richard D., M.D., 80–81
Bronchiolitis, DMSO and, 215–216
Bruises.
See
 Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO and.
Buc, Nancy L., 231, 239, 240
Bunions.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Burdach, Rodolfo, M.D., 215
Burns, DMSO and, 57–58, 66, 127
Bursitis, DMSO and, 2, 3, 17, 26, 44, 50
calcified, 91–92
Bush, George, 249
Calluses.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Camp, Dr. Perry E., 51–52
Cancer, DMSO and, 46, 60–63
anti-cancer solution, 200, 205, 206–207
chemotherapy and DMSO, 148
DMSO-cancer connection, 177–207
DMSO-hematoxylon solution, 185, 192–199, 206–207
DMSO-hematoxylon studies, 179–183, 184–185, 202, 205
orthomolecular therapy, 62
See also
 individual cancers.
Capdeville, Lucila, M.D., 168
Carrizo, A., M.D., 181
Cataracts.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Cervical cancer, 53, 54, 198–199, 215.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Cervical os, stenosis of the, 1–2Chacon, Ernesto, M.D., 71
Chicago Tribune
, 19
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
, 60
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
, 63
Clubnails.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Colon cancer, 177.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Commercial Laboratories of Florida, 45
Consumer Reports
, 75
Coping With Cancer
, 207
Corneal swelling.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Corns.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
CREST syndrome.
See
 Scleroderma, DMSO and.
Crichtlow, Dr. James, 20
Crout, Richard J., M.D., 7, 8, 9, 10, 27, 73, 74, 75, 90, 247
Crown Zellerbach Paper Company, 15, 33, 73
Cystic mastitis, DMSO and, 72
Daily News
, New York, 52
Dancer’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Davidson, Ben, 99
Davis, Orville J., M.D., 215
De Coriat, Lydia F., M.D., 164
De la Torre, Jack C., M.D., 54–55, 81, 82, 127, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153,
154, 157, 242–243
DeLuca, Michael A., M.D., 90
Denehy, Bill, 93–95
Dermatologische Monatsschrift
, 243
Diabetes, DMSO and, 63–64
diabetic ulcers, 67–68
juvenile diabetes, 64, 205
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Technical Bulletin
, 33
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties of, 58–59
brand name preparations of Dekaris, 220
Dimexid, 220, 244 87–2, 224
Ipran, 218, 219Plus-Par, 216, 218, 219
Rimso-50, 45, 242
Satori, 230
drug transport properties of, 38–39
FDA and, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16–18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 39, 42,
52, 72, 73, 75, 78–80, 88, 89–90, 109, 128, 129, 147, 163, 174, 179, 205,
228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 247, 248–249
healing power of, 35–37
infectious diseases and, 209–221.
See also
 AIDS; Leprosy; Orchitis;
Osteomyelitis; Parasitic worms; Respiratory infections.
media exposure for, 26–30.
See also
 60 Minutes.
medical uses for, general, 50–72.
See also


 other herbs, including garlic
(Allium sativum, p. 59) and cayenne ( Capsicum frutescens, p. 74).
Shamanism
Moving north, Native American herbal medicine in what is now the
United States was and is primarily shamanistic in nature, involving herbal
lore, ritual, and magic. Shamanistic societies from Siberia to the Amazon
believe that, in serious illness, the soul of the sick person has been taken
over by malign forces. The shaman’s role is to heal both the physical and
the spiritual dimension of the illness. The patient cannot be truly cured
until his or her soul has been freed from evil spirits. Shamanistic ceremonies
and rites to heal the sick person’s spirit include dancing, chanting, drumming,
playing games, and the stirring of ashes or sprinkling of water. By taking
hallucinogens such as peyote ( Lophophora williamsii, p. 230), the shaman is
able to reach out to the spirit world and heal both the individual and the
community as a whole.
Power of Herbs
In all Native American cultures from Canada to Chile, herbs are thought
to have spiritual energy, and many of them are invested with great magical
power. The Iroquois believe that cardinal lobelia ( Lobelia cardinalis, see
L. inflata, p. 110) and morning glory ( Ipomoea pandurata ) have the ability
to heal or harm, and should be picked, stored, and used with great care.
Morning glory is considered so powerful that even touching it could cause
harm. The Iroquois use the plant as a remedy for coughs, tuberculosis, and
other ailments, and also take it as a decoction with sunflower seeds
(Helianthus annuus ) as a sacrament in spring and autumn rituals.
 Tobacco, now considered an addictive drug, was a sacred shamanistic
herb for most Native American peoples. It was smoked in pipes and
“thrown into fires as an offering, cast into the wind and water to abate
storms, scattered about a fish weir to improve the catch, and offered to
the air in thanksgiving for escape from danger,” according to Virgil Vogel’s
American Indian Medicine  (1970).A Native American medicine man performing a healing ritual
intended to drive out evil spirits, as depicted by the 19th-century
artist George Catlin.
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50the development of herbal medicine
50Witch hazel leaf
Witch hazel bark
Avocado leaf
Avocado fruitWitch hazel
(Hamamelis  virginiana, p. 102)  is excellent for  skin conditions.
California poppy  (Eschscholzia californica, p. 207) is a gentle,  effective sedative  that is often used  to encourage sleep.Slippery elm
(Ulmus rubra, p. 145)  is a Native American  remedy for boilsand wounds.Avocado (Persea
americana, p. 121)  is an important medicinal plant  in Guatemala,  where all the parts  are used as remedies.
Blue cohosh
(Caulophyllum thalictroides,  p. 185) stimulates the uterus.European Settlers
The first European settlers in North America, arriving in the early 17th
century, tended to dismiss Native American medical practices as nothing more than primitive savagery. The settlers relied largely on imported herbal medicines, or on European plants hardy enough to grow in eastern North America. As time went by, however, the settlers’ increased contact with indigenous
peoples in the frontier regions fostered a healthy respect for their healing skills. Sometimes settlers adopted not just the plants but the harvesting and therapeutic methods as well. Joseph Doddridge, in Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars (1876), relates that butternut bark (Juglans cinerea, p. 224) was peeled downward if it was to be used as a purgative (acting “downward” by purging the bowels), and upward for use as an emetic (acting “upward” by provoking vomiting). The types of healing regimens practiced by Native Americans eventually gained widespread popularity. Toward the end of the 18th century, Samuel Thomson (1769–1843) developed a simple therapeutic regimen based on Native American herbal practice. Thomson never acknowledged the debt, but it is clearly evident—from the use of emetics, purgatives, and stimulants, to the central role of sweating and vapor baths (based in part on Native American sweat lodges), to the deep knowledge of American medicinal plants. Thomson considered that “all disease is caused by cold” and his system worked well for those with a robust health struck down by infection or injury. The two main herbs in his system—cayenne, a stimulating herb, and lobelia, an emetic, relaxant, and stimulant—act to raise body temperature and dilate the blood vessels. T aking these plants helps to increase resistance to infection and speeds the healing of wounds.
Eclecticism & Its Influence
The fertile marriage between Native American and Western herbal medicine led to the establishment of more sophisticated herbal systems, such as Eclecticism, founded by Dr. Wooster Beech (1794–1868) in the 1830s. Beech studied both herbal and conventional medicine and tried
to combine the new scientific knowledge of
physiology and pathology with the best of the
herbal tradition. Beech rejected Thomson’s theories as being overly simplistic, and aimed
to use the lowest dosages possible to achieve
good results. His approach was so successful
that at Eclecticism’s height in 1909, over
8,000 members were in practice, all
with recognized medical qualifications.
Another significant medical movement,
inspired by Thomson’s regimen and
influenced by the Eclectics, was
Physiomedicalism. Using many
herbs, these practitioners sought
Samuel Thomson, who inspired
the 19th-century Physiomedicalists,  advocated Native American remedies.Avocado bark
US_048-051_North_America.indd   50 26/02/16   4:43 pm51Cayenne (Capsicum
frutescens, p. 74) is
a potent warming
herb that stimulates
circulation
and digestion.Damiana (Turnera
diffusa, p. 144)
eases depression.
Evening primrose
(Oenothera biennis,
p. 241) yields a
seed oil containing
essential fatty acids
that help maintain
healthy tissues.
Black cohosh
(Cimicifuga racemosa,
p. 79) was used by
Native Americans to
treat rheumatism.
Helonias
(Chamaelirium luteum,
p. 186) was chewed by
Native American women
to prevent miscarriage.to harmonize “the organic
tissues with the vital force,” with
the aim of restoring equilibrium
within the body. Believing the
stomach was the source of
disease, Physiomedicalists used
herbs that induced vomiting,
such as pokeweed ( Phytolacca
americana,  p. 247), to cleanse
the organ. Other herbs, such
as echinacea ( Echinacea  spp.,
p. 92), now recognized as an
effective immune modulator,
and goldenseal ( Hydrastis canadensis, p. 105), a tonic and anti-inflammatory,
were then prescribed to aid recovery.
 The second half of the 19th century was an extraordinary time for
American natural medicine. In addition to engendering osteopathy and
chiropractic at the turn of the century, it also reinvigorated herbal
medicine in Britain to such a degree that Physiomedicalism became an
Anglo-American herbal tradition. To this day, British herbalists still use
a far wider variety of North American medicinal herbs than do their
European counterparts.
North American Herbal Medicine Today
In the U.S., herbal medicine went into steep decline after 1907 because
of the government’s decision to limit financial support for herbal medical
training at conventional medical schools. Since that time, herbal medicine
in both the U.S. and Canada has existed mostly on the fringes of
conventional health care. In some U.S. states, it is illegal to practice herbal
medicine without medical qualifications, but courses in herbalism are not
offered at medical schools.
 With the passing of liberal legislation in 1994, use of herbal medicine
in the U.S. exploded and sales of St. John’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum,
p. 106)—the most extreme example—are thought to have increased
by 3,900 percent between 1995 and 1997. Such growth could not be
sustained, and led to lower-quality herbal products being sold over the
counter. The American Botanical Council has been at the forefront of the
campaign to raise quality standards of herbal medicines, and many bona
fide herbal manufacturers have signed up to their Botanical Adulterants
program. At the same time, greater resources are being put into
researching herbal medicines, for example through the U.S. National Center
for Complementary and Integrative Health, which
has so far funded over 15 clinical trials into herbs
such as garlic ( Allium sativ


It flourishes in open areas and on roadsides, and
amid rubble. The root is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Madder contains anthraquinone
derivatives (including ruberythric acid, alizarin,
and purpurin), an iridoid (asperuloside), resin,
and calcium.
History & Folklore Throughout history,
madder has been used principally as a red dye for
a variety of fabrics. In the ancient world, madder
root was taken medicinally to treat jaundice,
sciatica, and paralysis, and it was also used as a
diuretic. When ingested, madder imparts its
distinctive color to bones, milk, and urine, and it
probably owed much of its reputation as a diuretic
to this property.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Madder fell
largely out of use in the 19th century, and is
now only rarely employed to treat kidney and
bladder stones.Rosa canina  (Rosaceae)
Dog Rose
Description Climbing perennial growing to a
height of 10 ft (3 m). Has curved thorns, leaves
with 2–3 pairs of toothed leaflets, pink or white
flowers, and scarlet fruit (called “hips”).
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe,
temperate areas of Asia, and North Africa, dog
rose grows in hedgerows and thickets and in open
areas. The fruit is picked in autumn.
Part Used Hips.
Constituents Dog rose hips contain vitamins C
(up to 1.25%), A, B1, B2, B3, and K, flavonoids,
tannins (2–3%), invert sugar, pectin, plant acids,
polyphenols, carotenoids, volatile oil, and vanillin.
History & Folklore The hips of the dog rose
were a popular sweetmeat in the Middle Ages.  The plants were not esteemed to the same degree
as were cultivated roses ( R. gallica, following entry ),
but dog rose was valued as the source of a widely
used folk remedy for chest problems.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Dog rose hips
have extremely high levels of vitamins. When
consumed fresh, they provide vitamins and other
nutrients in a form that is readily absorbed by the
body. This makes rose-hip syrup a nourishing drink
for young children. The tannin content of rose hips
makes them a gentle remedy for diarrhea. The hips
are mildly diuretic.
Research Clinical studies investigating the use
of rose-hip extracts for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, and lower back pain have produced mixed
results. Some have shown positive benefits, others
none. It is likely that some people will benefit more
than others, and given that rose-hip extracts are
very safe, rose hips and rose-hip extract are well
worth trying for arthritic conditions.
Rosa gallica (Rosaceae)
Rose
Description Deciduous shrub growing to about
5 ft (1.5 m). Has a smooth stem, sharp thorns,
serrated leaves with 2–3 pairs of leaflets, semi-
double deep pink or red flowers, and scarlet hips.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to the Middle
East, the rose is not now found in the wild except Dog rose hips are an
excellent source of
readily absorbed vitamins.Hips
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other medicinal plantsRubus fR uticosus
Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae)
Blackberry
Description Sprawling prickly
shrub growing to 13 ft (4 m).
Has palm-shaped leaves with  3–5 lobes, white to pale pink  flowers and clusters of black berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to
temperate areas of Europe, blackberry is naturalized in the Americas and in Australia. It  is commonly found along roads, in open areas, and in woodlands. The leaves are gathered in summer, the berries in summer and autumn.
Parts Used Leaves, berries.
Constituents Blackberry leaves contain tannins,
flavonoids, and gallic acid. The fruit contains anthocyanins, pectin, fruit acids, and vitamin C.
History & Folklore As early as the 1st century
ce, the physician Dioscorides recommended ripe blackberries in a gargle for sore throats. In European folk medicine, blackberry leaves have long been used for washing and staunching wounds. Arching blackberry runners that had rooted at both ends were credited with magical properties. In England, for example, children with hernias were pushed under arched runners for a magical cure.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Blackberry
leaves are strongly astringent and may be used  as a mouthwash to strengthen spongy gums and ease mouth ulcers, as a gargle for sore throats,  and as a decoction to relieve diarrhea and hemorroids. Like many red or purple fruits,  such as bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, p. 147), blackberry fruit and juice has significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, helping to maintain  a healthy circulation.
Related Species See raspberry (R. idaeus,
following entry).History & Folklore In 1735, the Irish herbalist
K’Eogh described uses for raspberry: “an application of the flowers bruised with honey is beneficial for inflammations of the eyes, burning fever and boils … The fruit is good for the heart and diseases of the mouth.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Raspberry
leaves are mainly used to encourage easy labor. While the specific mode of action is unknown,  the leaves are thought to strengthen the longitudinal muscles of the uterus, increasing the force of contractions and thereby hastening childbirth.  A decoction of raspberry leaves may be used to relieve diarrhea. The leaves also find use as an astringent external remedy—as an eyewash for conjunctivitis, a mouthwash for mouth problems,  or a lotion for ulcers, wounds, or excessive  vaginal discharge. the 20th century, after a Canadian nurse
observed the recovery from breast cancer of  a patient who had taken the formula. Essiac has  since had a checkered history. Despite attempts  to initiate proper clinical trials, none has yet  been undertaken.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Sheep’s sorrel
is a detoxifying herb, the fresh juice having a pronounced diuretic effect. Like other members  of the dock family, sheep’s sorrel is mildly laxative, and holds potential as a long-term treatment for chronic disease, in particular that of the gastrointestinal tract.
Related Species Sorrel (R. acetosa) is a
European relative that is also taken for its detoxifying effect. See also yellow dock (R. crispus, following entry)
and Chinese rhubarb (Rheum palmatum, p. 126).
Caution Sheep’s sorrel should not be taken by
anyone with a tendency to develop kidney stones.Fruit
Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae)
Raspberry
Description Deciduous shrub growing to
61⁄2 ft (2 m). Has woody stems with prickles, pale
green leaves with 3–7 leaflets, white flowers, and red berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe and
Asia, raspberry now grows wild and is cultivated in many temperate regions. The leaves are collected in early summer, the fruit when ripe in summer.
Parts Used Leaves, fruit.
Constituents The fruit contains polyphenols,
especially anthocyanins, which have antioxidant  and anti-inflammatory activity, pectin, fruit sugars, and acids. Raspberry seed oil is rich in vitamin E, carotenes, and essential fatty acids, and is increasingly used in cosmetic skin products.Research A laboratory study in 2012 found that
a raspberry fruit extract reduced joint inflammation, cartilage damage, and bone resorption.
Caution Do not take medicinally during the early
stages of pregnancy.
Self-help Use Preparing for childbirth, p. 317.
Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae)
Sheep’s Sorrel
Description Slender low-growing perennial.
Has arrow-shaped leaves and terminal spikes bearing small green flowers that turn red as their seeds ripen.
Habitat & Cultivation Sheep’s sorrel is found
in most temperate regions of the world. It grows in open areas and in meadows, and is gathered in early summer.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Sheep’s sorrel contains oxalates
and anthraquinones (including chrysophanol, emodin, and physcion).
History & Folklore Apart from its role as a
salad vegetable, sheep’s sorrel is an ingredient of  an anticancer remedy known as essiac. A Native American formula, essiac also includes burdock (Arctium lappa, p. 65) and slippery elm (Ulmus rubra,
p. 145). Western herbalists learned of it early in Raspberry leaves
and fruit have been used since classical times as an astringent remedy.Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae)
Y ellow Dock,
Curled Dock
Description Perennial, growing to 3 ft (1 m),
with lance-shaped leaves and many small green
flowers arranged in whorls on the upper part  of the stem.
Habitat


	you	do	or	say	or
think.	The	moment	an	animal	is
	born,	it	bonds	with	the	first	living	creature	it
sees.	You	can	hatch	baby	geese,	for	example,	away	from	their	mother,	and	if	a
man	is	watching	them	emerge	from	the	shell,	they	will	follow	him	for	the	rest
of	their	early	life	as	if	he	were	their	mother.	A	human	baby	learns	to	recognize
its	mother’s	smile	within	a	few	hours	of	being	born,	and	soon	the	baby’s	eyes
will	go	to	that	face	and	watch	it	over	any	other	face.	Mother	and	child	must
bond,	for	that	is	how	the	baby’s	brain	develops,	by	paying	attention	to	when
the	mother	smiles	or	frowns.	Your	whole	sense	of	who	you	are	originally
came	from	watching	your	mother’s	reactions	in	those	first	days	of	life.
Probably	the	most	fascinating	story	I’ve	heard	about	bonding	has	to	do	with
autistic	children.	Autism	is	a	condition	that	causes	babies	to	go	inside
themselves	and	pay	no	attention	to	the	outside	world.	Such	babies	show	nointerest	in	other	people.	They	blank	out	music	and	television.	It	is	sad	to	see
an	autistic	child	spend	an	entire	day	sitting	in	one	place	bobbing	back	and
forth,	a	prisoner	in	a	silent	world.
These	children	were	considered	unreachable	for	a	long	time,	and	then	some
wonderful	exceptions	showed	up.	In	one	case	an	autistic	boy	from	India
began	to	write	beautiful	poetry	even	though	he	could	barely	speak.	In	another
case	a	father	got	down	on	the	floor	and	imitated	all	the	strange	twitches	and
twiddles	that	his	son	made,	and	after	many	months	the	son	started	paying
attention—he
	came	out	of	his	inner	world	and	began	to	show	signs	of	life.
In	other	words,	someone	bonded	with	these	kids,	silently	saying,
I	am	here	for
you
.	And	in	one	case	an	autistic	boy	who	had	shown	barely	any	interest	in	the
outside	world	suddenly	began	to	write	and	do	math,	skills	he	had	learned	all
by	himself.	When	asked	how	he	had	done	that,	he	tapped	out	a	message	with
one	finger	on	his	alphabet	board:	“I’ve	been	listening.”	I	felt	a	lump	in	my
throat	when	I	heard	that	story,	because	I	suddenly	knew	that	a	child	inside	us
is	always	listening,	no	matter	what	we	see	on	the	outside.
Autism	is	related	to	a	brain	disorder,	a	disease,	but	even	in	normal	people	the
power	of	bonding	is	amazing.	I	can	think	of	a	famous	moment	in	World	War	I
when	the	enemy	troops	had	been	facing	each	other	from	the	trenches	for
years,	at	great	cost	of	life,	without	either	side	advancing	so	much	as	half	a
mile.	Christmas	Eve	arrived,	and	on	either	side	the	soldiers	emerged	from	the
trenches	to	sing	carols.	The	feelings	of	war	fell	away	for	that	magical
moment,	and	although	this	happened	in	several	places	on	the	front	lines,	in
one	particular	place	many	soldiers	reported	seeing	a	mysterious	light	hovering
over	the	trenches,	a	light	that	some	identified	as	an	angel.
Is	this	possible?	Baba	taught	me	that	I	would	never	know	the	power	of	love
until	I	began	to	bond,	because	love	can’t	flow	when	it	is	trapped	inside	one
person.
	Bonding	comes	down	to	specific	things	you	can	do	in	every
relationship	you	have,	either	at	home	or	with	friends:
Look	in	the	other	person’s	eyes	with	acceptance.
Show	that	you	understand	their	point	of	view.
Don’t	rush	to	make	your	point	of	view	seem	right.
Show	respect	in	every	situation,	even	when	you	feel	angry	and	argue.Both	sides	of	an	argument	need	to	be	able	to	walk	away	feeling
respected.
Be	willing	to	compromise.
Do	your	best	to	feel	what	the	other	person	feels.	Put	yourself	in	their
position.
If	you	are	in	a	bad	mood,	tell	the	other	person	that	it	is	not	their	fault.
Give	the	other	person	the	gift	of	approval,	smiles,	and	laughter.
Make	some	sort	of	physical	contact	if	it	is	appropriate,	showing	with	a
light	touch	on	the	shoulders,	a	hug,	or	shaking	hands	that	you	feel
close.
Show	in	your	body	language	that	you	feel	relaxed	around	the	other
person.	Relaxed	body	language	means	that	your	arms	and	legs	aren’t
crossed;	your	shoulders	are	lowered;	you	face	them	directly,	not
turning	to	one	side;	and	your	facial	muscles	are	relaxed.
Bonding	comes	naturally	when	your	heart	opens.	If	you	want	to	know	the	one
thing,	however,	that	breaks
	down	bad	feelings,	it	is	respect.	If	you	show
respect	for	how	someone	else	feels,	you	can	bond	even	though	you	disagree.
Your	respect	says,
I	accept	you	as	a	person	equal	to	me,
	and	although	we
often	say	that	in	words,	meaning	it	from	the	soul	is	ten	times	more	important.The	Secret	of	Attraction
I
s	there	a	girl	you’re	really	attracted	to?”	asked	Baba.	What	a	question!	The
truth	is	that	I	had	never	had	a	girlfriend.	We	were	very	innocent	in	India	back
then.	Kids	barely	held	hands	on	a	first	date,	even	late	in	high	school.	I	didn’t
know	one	boy	who	had	gotten	his	first	kiss.	Most	of	the	time	we	just	watched
girls	from	afar.
“Then	tell	me	this,”	said	Baba	when	I	didn’t	answer.	“Why	are	boys	and	girls
attracted	to	each	other?”
“It	just	happens,”	I	said.	“It’s	physical.”	I	couldn’t	believe	we	were	going	into
this	topic.
At	least	one	of	us	looked	comfortable.	Baba	said,	“Physical	attraction	just
happens,	yes.	But	it	masks	something	deeper.	This	is	another	mystery	of	the
soul,	and	you	should	know	about	it.”
Baba	lay	back	and	stared	up	through	the	leaves	gently	swaying	in	a	calm
breeze.	Flickers	of	sunlight	played	over	his	wrinkled	face,	and	his	expression
looked	so	deep	and	far	away	that	he	could	have	been	thinking	about	some	girl
of	his	own—a	lost	love,	perhaps?
“I’m	not	thinking	of	a	person,”	he	said,	picking	up	my	thoughts.	“I’m
thinking	of	how	to	show	you	something.	Ah!”
He	sat	up	with	a	gleam	in	his	eye.	“Imagine	that	you’ve	just	met	a	beautiful
girl.	The	two	of	you	are	attracted	to	each	other,	and	you	begin	to	see	her	every
day.	One	day	you	notice	that	she’s	wearing	a	necklace	with	a	shiny	stone
pendant.	‘What’s	that?’	you	ask.	She	doesn’t	seem	to	hear	your	question,
because	she	keeps	talking	about	something	else.
“For	some	reason	that	shiny	stone	sticks	in	your	mind.	The	next	time	you	see
her,	you	say,	‘Oh,	you’re	wearing	it	again.’	‘It’s


 with kirlian photography). Live and bioactive (raw) food is rendered dead and inert.
•  The biochemical structure and nutrient makeup of the food is altered from its origi -
nal state. Molecules in the food are deranged, degraded, and broken down.  The food is
degenerated in man y w
ays.  Fiber in plant foods is broken down into a soft, passive sub -
stance which loses its broom-like and magnetic cleansing quality in the intestines.
•  Nutr ients (vitamins, miner als
, amino acids, etc.) are depleted, destroyed, and altered.
The degree of depletion, destruction, and alteration is simply a matter of temperature,
cooking method, and time.
•  Up to 50% of the protein is coagulated. Much of this is rendered unusable.  High tem -
peratures also create cross-links in protein.  Cross-linked proteins are implicated in many
problems in the body, as well as being a fac t
or in the acceleration of the aging process.
•  The interrelationship of nutrients is altered from its natural synergistic makeup. For ex -
ample, with meat, relatively more vitamin B-6 than methionine is destroyed, which fos-ters atherogenic free radical-initiating homocysteine accumulation (which is a factor in heart problems).
•  The w
ater content of the food is decreased.  The natural structure of the water is also
changed.30
Fruiticulture•  Toxic substances and cooked “byproducts” are created.  The higher the cooking tem-
perature, the more toxins that are created. Frying and grilling are especially toxin-gen -
erating. Various carcinogenic and mutagenic substances and hordes of free radicals are gener ated in c ooked fa
ts and proteins in particular.
•  Heat causes the molecules involved to collide, and repeated collision causes divalent bonding in order for new molecules, and hence a new substance, to form. In an ordi -
nary baked potato, there are 450 byproducts of every description.  They have even been named “new chemical composit es
”.
•  Unusable (waste) material is created, which has a cumulative congesting/clogging ef -
fect on the body and is a burden to the natural eliminative processes of the body.
•  All of the enzymes present in r
aw foods are destroyed at temperatures as low as 118
degrees Fahrenheit, killing the living foods.  These enzymes, named “food enzymes, ” play
a small, yet perhaps important, role in digestion.  (The body’s own digestive secretions do the bulk of the digestion work.)
•  After eating a cooked meal, there is a rush of white blood cells towards the digestive
tract, leaving the rest of the body less protected by the immune system. From the point of view of the immune system, the body is being invaded by a foreign (toxic) substance when cooked food is eaten.
•  A general augmentation of white corpuscles in the blood and a change in the rela -
tive proportions of different blood cells occurs. This phenomenon is called “digestive
leukocytosis. ”
•
The natural population of beneficial intestinal flora becomes dominated by putrefac -
tive bacteria (particularly from cooked meat), resulting in colonic dysfunction, allowing the absorption of toxins from the bo
wel. This phenomenon is variously called dysbacte -
ria, dysbiosis, or intestinal toxemia (toxicosis).
•  A buildup of muc oid matter is cr ea
ted in the intestines.  Mucoid plaque is a thick tar-
like substance which is the long-term result of undigested and uneliminated cooked
food putrefying in the intestines.
•  Cooked starches and fats in particular are a major culprit in constipation and clogging
of the intestines.31
Fruiticulture•  A buildup of toxins and waste material occurs in many parts of the body, including
within individual cells. Some of these toxins and wastes are called lipofuscin, which ac -
cumulates in the skin and nervous system, including the brain.  It can be observed as “liver spots”  or
“age spots. ”
•  Malnutrition occurs at the cellular level.  Because cooked foods are lower in nutrients, in addition to containing wastes and toxins, individual cells don’t receive enough of the nutrients they need.
•  There is a tendency towards obesity caused by overeating.  Because the cells don’t get
enough nutrients they are, so to speak, “always hungry” and hence “demand” more food.  Cooked food is also less likely to be properly metabolized, which is another factor in ex -
cess weight gain.
•  From time to time the body e xper
iences detoxification crises (also called purification
or healing crises). This happens when toxins are released through the skin or dumped
into the bloodstream for elimination by the liver, kidneys, and other organs.  The symp -
toms may include headaches, fever, nausea, vomiting, colds, bronchitis, sinusitis, pneu -
monia, diarrhea, etc.
•  The body can become so t o
xic that all kinds of particles, such as pollen, can cause de -
toxification crises, called “allergies. ”  An estimated 80 million Americans suffer from such
“allergies.
”
•  The immune system (which is more accurately described as our defense system), hav -
ing to handle the massive daily invasions of toxins and toxic byproducts, eventually be -
comes overwhelmed and weakened; this is a key factor in the aging process.
•  Some of the waste ma t
erial builds up in the arteries and clogs them, leading to high
blood pressure, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, strokes, etc., killing an estimated 50% of
Americans.
•  The wastes, toxins, mutagens, and carcinogens that build up within cells, as well as the
daily onslaught of excess free radicals, eventually causes some cells to become cancer -
ous, killing an estimated 30% of Americans.
•  In gener
al, the natural aging process is accelerated by cooked food.  People who switch
to raw food often become biologically and visibly younger.32
FruiticultureFrom Cancerologist Dr. Bruce Ames regarding “Mutagenesis, Carcinogenesis, and the
Degenerative Diseases of Aging, ” cooking food is plausible as a contributor to cancer.  A wide variety of chemicals are formed during cooking.  Four groups of chemicals that cause tumors in rodents have attracted attention because of mutagenicity, potency, and concentration:
•  Nitrosamines are formed from nitrogen oxides present in gas flames or from other
burning. Surprisingly little work has been done on the levels of nitrosamines in fish or meat cooked in gas ovens or barbecued, considering their mutagenic and carcinogenic potency.
•  Heterocyclic amines are formed from heating amino acids or proteins.•  Polycyclic hydrocarbons are formed from charring meat.•  Furfural and similar furans are formed from heating sugars. •  Heating fat generates mutagenic epoxides, hydroperoxides, and unsaturated alde -
hydes, and may also be of importance.Leukoc yt
osis and Cooked Food
In 1930, research was conducted at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry in Lausanne,
Switzerland, under the direction of Dr. Paul Kouchakoff.  The effect of food (cooked/processed vs. raw/natural) on the immune system was tested and documented.  Dr. Kouchakoff’s discovery concerned the leukocytes; the white blood cells. Apparently, a well-known phenomenon occurred immediately after a person ate.
It was found that after a person eats cooked food, his/her blood responds immediately
by increasing the number of white blood cells.  This is a well-known phenomena called “digestive leukocytosis, ” which means that there is a rise in the number of leukocytes, or white blood cells, after eating.  Since digestive leukocytosis was always observed after eating, it was considered to be a normal physiological response to eating.  No one knew why the number of white cells would rise after eating, since this appeared to be a stress response, as if the body was reacting to something harmful, such as infection, trauma, or exposure to toxic chemicals.33
FruiticultureA Remarkable Discovery
Back in 1930, Swiss researchers of the Institute of Chemical Chemistry studied the influ -
ence of food on human blood and made a remarkable discovery.  They found that eat -
ing unaltered, raw food or food heated at low temperatures did not cause a reaction in
the blood. In addition, if a food had been heat
ed beyond a certain temperature (unique
to each food), or if the food was processed (refined, added chemicals, etc.), this ALWAYS caused a rise in the number of white cells in the blood.  The researchers renamed this reaction “pathological leukocytosis”, since the body was reacting to highly altered food.  They tested many different kinds of foods and found that if the foods were not overheat -
ed or refined, they caused no reaction.  The body saw them as “friendly foods”. However, these same f oods, if heat ed a
t too high a temperature, caused a negative reaction in the
blood, a reaction that is found only when the body is invaded by a dangerous pathogen or trauma.
The Worst OffendersThe worst offenders of all, whether heated or not, were processed foods that had been
refined (such as white flour or white rice), or homogenized (


 vindictive and anti-social behaviours.
Working on speech and language pragmatics with a qualified therapist is
partly important in addressing this problem. However, in parallel there is a
lot the parents can do to help their GAPS child in developing good social
skills. I would highly recommend a book and a manual by Myrna B. Shure
Raising a Thinking Child.
Children with GAP syndrome are eligible to receive a lot of professional
help: speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy,
special teaching, etc. However, the most important people in children's
lives are their parents. So, it is the parents that have to be the main thera
pists for GAPS children. Behaviour modification is the most practical and
sensible way of bringing up a GAPS child. I believe that parents of all GAPS
children need to be trained in this valuable method. It allows mom and dad
to deal with their child'sbehaviours in a positive, constructive and effective
way, which brings a lot of normality into their family life. We are not trained
to be parents. Most of us have no idea how to bring up a child before our
first bundle of joy arrives into our lives. Lucky are those of us who are blessed with a healthy, happy and compliant child. Unfortunately, in the
case of GAP Syndrome parents are blessed with just the opposite. To bring
up a child like that you cannot just rely on parental instincts. You need to
be specially trained! Behaviour modification works on the common sense
premise: the way the parent responds to what the child does will shape that
child's behaviour, Untrained parents unintentionally reinforce their chil
dren's bad behaviours by the way they respond to these behaviours. At the
same time these parents unintentionally ignore good behaviour which
does not encourage the child to repeat that good behaviour. As a result the
child finishes up with a whole bunch of unpleasant and irritating habits
which then receive negative attention from the parents. The child-parent
relationship deteriorates to non-compliance, reprimands and punish
ments. Both sides suffer and the family life becomes a struggle. Being
trained in behaviour modification makes you an effective parent. Effective
parents have happy children and build happy families.
In conclusion : children with GAP Syndrome have to receive very tar
geted education from trained people, including trained parents. In those
cases where children receive this kind of education the outcome is much,
much better, than in cases where children's education is left to chance. SELECTED REFERENCES
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