 bench that is level with or stands just below your knee. Place one foot flat on top of the step and then push into a standing position. Lower yourself in a smooth, controlled motion. Note: This exercise’ s effectiveness is dependent on pushing of f with
your raised leg and keeping the rear leg completely relaxed. As your strength improves, you can increase the height of the step and/or
hold some weights in your hands (soup cans or 5-pound dumbbells). Beginners: Use your body weight only, doing 5 to 10 reps on each leg. Intermediate: Add 5-pound weights in each hand. Do 15 to 25 reps on
each leg. Advanced: Add 10 pounds in each hand; do 30 reps on each leg. 2. Upper  Body: Downward Dogs
Namaste! It’ s time to tap into your inner yoga. I’ve been doing yoga for
more than fifteen years and absolutely love it. It is a centering and relaxing
workout. The downward dog is a combination strength and stretch move and
should be a mainstay in everyone’ s yoga repertoire. To do it, make your
body an inverted V by placing your weight on your hands and feet andholding your bottom high in the air. Concentrate on breathing in through
your nose—letting the breath fill up your belly and then exhaling slow and
steady on a three count. Beginners: Hold the downward dog position for 5 slow and relaxing
breaths followed immediately by 15 to 30 seconds of child’ s pose. Get on
your knees and sit back so your bottom is resting on the soles of your feet,
then lean forward with your arms over your head and place your forehead
on the ground and completely surrender yourself to gravity. Do 3 to 5
rounds. Intermediate: Downward dog for 5 slow and relaxed breaths followed by
5 push-ups. Do 5 rounds. Advanced: Downward dog for 5 slow and relaxed breaths followed by
10 push-ups. Do 5 rounds! 3. Cor e: V-Ups or  Pike-Ups
These exercises can help you get the proverbial six pack—or at least, so
claim people who do them. Depending on your ability, do one of two exercises: seated V-ups or
pike-ups. Seated V-up: Sit on your butt with your arms by your sides, your hands
on the ground and your fingers pointed forward, and your feet flat on the
ground. Pull your knees together into your chest, raise your feet of f the
ground two to three inches, and balance on your butt. Extend your legs and
feet forward on a five count until they are straight out in front of you. Hold
this pose for one second and then bring your knees back to your chest. Pike-up: I learned this exercise from watching the University of Texas
diving team as I swam up and down the adjacent pool—they would do 100
at a time! Lie face up on the ground with your arms over your head. In onefluid motion, bring your arms and legs up at the same time until your hands
touch your feet. Come back down to the starting position. Beginners: 5 to 10 seated V-ups. Intermediate: 15 to 25 seated V-ups. Advanced: 30 to 50 pike-ups. 4. Cardiovascular: Mountain Climbers
These exercises will get your heart rate up in a hurry. Pretend you are less
than one hundred feet from the top of Mount Everest. This is your last push
to the top! Start in a push-up position, lying with your face down, your
hands on the ground (or leaning on a table or desk), and your shoulders
directly over your hands. Thrust your right leg up toward your chest while
the other leg stays extended (almost in a jumping motion). Now alternate,
extending the right leg and thrusting the left leg forward. Continue as fast and furiously as you can for the specified time interval. Beginners: Start with your hands on a table or desk for a greater angle;
do 10 to 20 reps.
Intermediate: Start on the ground in the normal push-up position; do 25
to 35 reps.
Advanced: Start on the ground in a normal push-up position; do 40 to 50
reps. Warm Down
Let’s go back and do 10 more meditative sun salutations from the Carl
Sandbur g stretching routine. THERE! THA T’S THE E2 EXERCISE PLAN. Not so bad, is it? And if you get so
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MAKING IT  WORK
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THE E2 ATTITUDE
In order to be accepted as a probationary firefighter by your new
crew, you must show that you’re willing to do whatever it takes. Your duties
will be many and often tedious: You’re expected to get to the fire station
forty-five minutes before shift change and check the unit’ s supplies and
medical gear; answer the phone after no more than two rings; wash the
urinals and crappers; clean any dirty dishes and glasses lying around the
station; lock up the station at night; be the first one out of bed after the 7
a.m. tone goes of f; get the newspaper and place it on the kitchen table;
make cof fee for those who need stimulants to start their day; clean and
wash the engine after morning cleanup; assist in all station tours; and order
any needed supplies. At the end of six months, if you’re fortunate enough to pass your
territory, policy and procedures, and firefighter exams, you will be
welcomed into the firefighter fold with open arms and warm hearts as you
begin one of the world’ s greatest jobs. Making it through these first six
months can be a challenge, and having a positive attitude can make all the
difference. Similarly, your attitude will be your most important asset as you start the
Engine 2 Diet. You, too, will have to be thick-skinned, because even some
of your best friends may try to beat you down and get you to return to your
old ways. You need to feel so good about the diet that you don’ t care what
others say. After all, nobody on this planet cares about your own health as
much as you should. Only you can take responsibility for your health. So if
you want to be the healthiest person you can be, the E2 Diet is the way you
should eat and don’ t let anyone tell you otherwise.Over the course of the next four weeks, you will build character and
determination as you become empowered by eating health-promoting and
nutrient-rich foods. You will quickly realize how many of your friends,
family members, and fellow Americans unconsciously throw piles of
grease, suet, lard, and toxic waste into their precious bodies with a “This
won’ t harm me” or “Why not live a little?” attitude that eventually bites
them in the ass. Or heart. Or brain. I firmly believe your attitude is the most important tool you have in life. With the right attitude, you can achieve anything—and I mean anything. So
as you embark on the four -week E2 Diet, you will need to dig deep into
your emotional closet, find your best attitude, and wear it for the duration of
the program. Before long, you won’ t have to work at it. It will become a
natural extension of your being. Your first day on the E2 Diet will be the first day of the rest of your
healthy, uplifting life. So get on board the Engine 2 fire engine and fire up
for a great ride! Here are some tips to keep your attitude positive and your motivation
solid. Find an E2 partner or friend. Nothing helps more than sharing the
experience with someone else. Quite a few couples participated in the E2
Pilot Study, and it brought them closer as they made healthy meals—and
avoided temptation—together. Not long ago my wife, Jill, and I took a hike on the Austin Greenbelt, an
eight-mile dirt trail that meanders next to beautiful Barton Creek. We
invited co-firefighter and friend Matt Thomson; his wife, Erin; and Matt’ s
parents, Reggie and Brenda. We started the hike from the western trailhead, which begins with a steep
one-half-mile-long downhill trek (nicknamed “the Hill of Life”) to get to
the part of the trail that runs along the creek. Matt and I ran and swam for
close to an hour while Jill, Erin, and Matt’ s parents hiked around before we
met them at the base of the Hill of Life for the hike back to our cars. Reggie
and Brenda were whipped while Jill, who was carrying our four -week-old
baby in a sling around her chest, was fresh as a daisy. Reggie and Brenda decided right then and there to make some serious
lifestyle changes. Matt and Erin enthusiastically recommended the Engine 2
Diet, which they had just finished, so Reggie and Brenda decided to give it
a whirl. Also joining up was their daughter Ashley, who is twenty-two yearsold. Brenda was overweight and had been a Type 2 diabetic for a dozen
years; Reggie and Ashley were overweight as well. MOTIV ATION, BABY! In 1994, I competed in my first Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, and I was


. When you
perform action, you’re a conduit for God’ s work. C OCREA TING WITH  G ODMiracles occur at the seventh chakra level of consciousness, as you have an
inner kn owing th at you are a cocreator with God. When you are established
in being, you seek to do God’ s will in all things. Therefore y our desires
become God’ s desires. As such, you become a powerful man ifestor. Y ou
then experience spontaneous ful fillment of desire. Whatever you place your
attention on becomes real in ma terial form. Y our life becomes m agical each
and every day. T he struggles you experience aren’ t struggles at  all; they’re
only God’ s way of redirecting you into the path God has chosen for you. Y ou see beauty in all and throug h all. Opportunities await you at every step. Y our daily mantra shifts from “What’ s in it for me?” to “How can I help? How ca n I serve? How can I do your will, God?” Y our  needs are
automatically ta ken care of as you fully live your life’ s purpose. Bliss is
your permanent state. SAHASW ARA GUIDED MEDIT A TION
Sit or lie comfor tably and close your eyes. T ake in a full belly breath,
and exhale completely. Repeat the full breath seven times to fe el the
ener gy o f each chakra rising up ward toward the seventh. Now place
your awareness on the top of your h ead, the crown chakra. Imagine a
beautiful violet thousand-petal lotus flower sitting there and bringing
you its wisdom. Next, imagine a flood of white light pouring down
upon you from the heavens, co ming in through the crown of your
head and  then infiltrating your whole body. See this white light filling
every on e of your cells. The bo undaries in your body dissolve as the
light fills every gap and space i n your physical body. The ligh t is so
bright an d inten se that you feel it radiating from the inside out. Even
with you r eyes still closed you can feel and see light radiating  from
your fingers and toes, from your arms and legs, and then from the rest
of your body. F eel this fast vib ration of light pulsating through you. Y ou may even feel your body rocking, and that is okay. Go wit h it as
you feel this powerful force of light. Now bring to your attention an y ascended masters who resonate
with you. Ascended masters are  those divine beings who walk ed the
earth an d became great spiritual teachers. Y ou can call to Jesus,Moses, Mother Mary, the Prophet Muhammad, Paramahansa
Y ogananda, Mother T eresa, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, or any other
ascended master  who inspires you. Call to the great spiritual leaders
and ask them to  guide you in the highest light and love of God. Ask
that they show you the way to  the highest vibrational frequency of
seventh chakra awareness. Liste n to any messages they might have for
you now. Y ou will hear these messages as a sudden thought, intuition,
or hunch. Sit in the peaceful pr esence of these divine masters. When
you are finished, thank them for their peace and guidance. Feel the essence of being m er ged with the One. Y ou are
boundless. Y ou are whole. Y ou are one with the Divine. Y o u are
infinite perfection and infinite intelligence. Y ou know now that all
thoughts of separateness are an  illusion. When you come out of this
meditation, you will continue to  remember. Y ou will continue to feel
connected. Y ou will remain established in being. Rest in this state of perfection f or as long as you choose. When it
is time to return to activity, conc lude your meditation by chanting OM
seven times. E NERGY -B ODY  H EALING WITH  G EMS AND  C OLORS
The colors of the Sahaswara c hakra are violet and white. W e aring these
colors an d surrounding yourself with them will help remind you  of seventh
chakra ener gy. T wo gemstones for the seventh chakra are amethyst and diamond. Seventh Chakra Mindfulness Ideas to Ponder
1. I fully and openly accept all the spiritual gifts of fered to me today. 2. I totally immerse myself in present-moment awareness. 3. I hold in my mind the great spiritual masters who continue to
influence my life, and I ask th em to stay with me throughout  my
day. 4. I am one with the Divine. I remain in the state of infinite perfection.OC O N C L U S I O N
M a x i m i z e  Y o u r  H e a l i n g  P o w e r
n your chakra h ealing journey, remember to have faith that you can
heal. Y our body is an amazing healing machine that is designe d for
perfect health. However, you have been raised in a family, social system,
and soc iety wi th certain beliefs about health and healing, including
skepticism of nontraditional modalities. Chances are you have
unconsciously a dopted limiting  thoughts about what is possib le, and this
type of social conditioning is not easy to overcome. Perha ps you can
understand and feel the possibili ties of ener gy healing, yet at times living in
this world of d isbelief weighs heavily on your newfound freedom. The
solution: just keep practicing. In chakra healing, as in anythin g you’d like to get good at, you need
practice. Practice adopting these principles. Reread ea ch chapter
thoroughly. Y ou  may need to put yourself on a program to gradually change
your mi nd-set. A s mentioned in the beginning of the book, you can take
seven days to be gin healing your chakras with one chakra for each day. Or
you can take one chakra per week or per month. Each time yo u repeat the
exercises for a given chakra, yo ur healing and understanding will deepen. Gradual awakening will take place as you uncover the lay ers of your
existence.Be Patient with Y our Healing Process
Remember how  long it has taken you to get to this point in yo ur life. Y ou
may have spent twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years or more th inking and
behaving in a certain way. Disease is not formed overnight. Imbalances are
created over time. Likewise, he aling them takes time. Also, ke ep in mind
that the feeling of wellness often precedes improvement of physical
symptoms. Have  you ever had a cold or flu and started to feel be tter in your
mind and noticed that your body was starting to heal, but your nose was still
running like crazy? That’ s beca use physical matter takes time to catch up. Stay the course, and even though you can’ t see anything in the physical
world, know that changes are taking place within you. Be Patient with Others
As you begin to see life with a w ider perception, you may notice that other
people i n your immediate circle are not on the same spiritual pa th. Not only
is this realization dif ficult, but it can also be downright frustrating. At those
moments, it’ s important to reme mber that each person has his or her own
path and  life purpose. It’ s counterproductive to try to drag a loved one of f
his or her path and onto yours. The best way you can help others is to show
by exam ple. When you attain greater peace, compassion, and love, you
attract others to your path. Even if your spouse, best friend, or child never
joins yo u on your path, the rel ationship will change as you r each higher
states of awareness. Adopt a Lifetime of Healing
The prac tices ou tlined and suggested in this book are designed  for you to
adopt for a lifetime. There may  have been a time in your life  when you
started a new pr actice such as yoga, meditation, healthy eating, or exercise,
and you began t o see results. But for some reason, you stopped, went back
to your old ways, and started to  feel bad again. T o experience a lifetime of
health, allow yourself enough time to not only feel fantastic but also adopt
each practice as a habit.When I started my meditation practice in November 2007, I meditated
every da y. I kept at it faithfully  for months. I trained my brain, mind, and
body to expect meditation and to need it. After a few months my body
began to crave meditation. If I didn’ t do it, I felt terrible. Y ou  want your
body to have th is type of resp onse. Y ou want to fill it with many good,
healthy practices so that when you don’ t do them, you crave them. Then
and only then will you know that you’ve made permanent and lasting
changes. Know That I Am with Y ou
I’m with you on your healing journey, and so are all the other people who
have accepted this healing path. Y ou can draw from our ener gy when you’re
feeling w eak or that something


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the perineum, this energy is associated with the muladhara (base
root) chakra. We receive cosmic vibrations and vital pranas through
the sahasrara (crown) chakra. These pranas circulate and feed our
bodies, and the processed pranas are then eliminated through theroot chakra. Apana vayu has a downward flow, regulating all the
elimination processes in the body; it is responsible for the expulsion
of gas, wind, faeces, urine and e ven foetuses at the time of birth. ◼ Vyana vayu: associated with the swadhisthan a (sacral) chakra, this
vital force pervades the whole body and governs the circulatory
system. It regulates the movement of all fluids including blood,
lymph, saliva and menstrual fluid. Emotional blockages affect our
swadhisthana chakra and affect the movement of this energy. This in
turn affects the movement of fluids and particular ly lymphatic fluids,
which may also cause physical or physiological complications in the
body that affect the reproductive organs and glands, causing
lymphatic congestion and f luid retention. ◼ Samana vayu: ‘samana’ means ‘equal’ or ‘balanced’. This energy
is centred in the small intestine between the navel and ribcage, and
provides balance between the two opposite energies of apana and
prana vayu. Associated with the manipura (solar plexus) chakra, it is
here that food is digested, assimilated and converted into nutrition. This energy activates and controls the digestive organs and their
secretions and ensures a balanced distribution of nutrients to each
organ, especially vital or gans, according to their needs. ◼ Udana vayu: ‘udana’ means ‘flight’, as our spoken words fly away
from us. Centred in the throat, this energy controls the sympathetic
and parasympa thetic nervous systems and communication of all
kinds: our will, memory and even exhalation. Blockages of this
energy affect the functioning of the vishuddhi (throat) chakra and
may cause issues r elated to the th yroid. The sensesOur awareness within this body constitutes the waking state of consciousness,
which is made up of 16 components: five sensory organs, five organs of
action, five elements and the mind. The energetic basis or pure form of the
physical body is the subtle body; the subtle body is also composed of 16
components. Within the subtle body exist the seven major chakras, which
have an association with the five senses of smell, taste, sight, touch and
hearing. Smell. Our sense of smell is primordial, the most basic sense. It is associated with the muladhara chakra, wherein we evolve
from animal consciousness to human consciousness. This is the
most developed sense in animals and the one whereby they
recognise their food, mate and medicine. A newborn baby recognises their
mother only from the smell. It is also believed that out of the five senses this
is the only one that transcends from this life to the next life, which is why we
use flowers or incenses to please de parted souls. Taste. The Indian name f or the sacral c hakra, swadhisthana, is
composed of swad, meaning ‘taste’, and sthan, meaning ‘place’
or ‘centre’, so the sense of taste belongs to the sacral chakra. This chakra is the desire centre of our physical bodies, not only
sexual desire but material and all other kinds. When the sacral chakra is
imbalanced we are stuck in our desires, and when our desires are
uncontrollable they lead to addictions. All addictions are the result of an
imbalanced sacral c hakra.Sight. The sense of sight is associated with the solar plexus
chakra, as our optic nerve is under the influence of manipura. Mental stress or poor digestion, both of which are related to
the solar plexus chakra, lead to headaches and migraines and
indicate an imbalance in the chakra. Even anger, the seat of
which is the solar plexus chakra, is visible in our eyes; suppressed anger
shows up as a heated liver. When people develop diabetes or glaucoma their
eyesight is affected, which is again under the influence of the solar plexus
chakra. Touch. We express our love through hugging or holding, touch
being a therapy in itself. The anahata (heart) chakra is the one
associated with love and is also the seat of the healer. We hold
someone when we want to console them, and a loving couple
can express their love of each other by holding hands, with no words
required. Hearing. The vishuddhi (throat) chakra is associated with our
sense of hearing: we speak or express ourselves to be heard. When we are not able to express our emotions easily it results
in blockages of the throat chakra. When the throat chakra is
blocked for a prolonged period it affects our ears and sense of hearing,
resulting in frequent ear problems, earaches, ear infections or ringing of the
ears (tinnitus). The sixth sense: intuition. We all have a certain sense of intuition, which
is connected to our ajna (third eye) chakra. When this sense develops furtheralong with spiritual growth and with a shift in consciousness we
develop clairv oyance. The seventh sense: common sense. Common sense requires awareness. There are
two things we do regularly but are not aware of. The first one is breathing. We all start breathing
from the moment we come into the material world, but we are not conscious
of it. One part of yoga is pranayama, which is completely devoted to
breathing. According to tantra and yoga, our lives are not measured in the
number of days, months or years but in the number of breaths assigned to
each one of us; if we breathe fast we die young. Fast breathing is shallow
breathing, which doesn’t fill our lungs with oxygen and ultimately shows in
the body and its health. The second thing we do unconsciously is rubbing the body, which we all
do almost every day when we bathe or shower. If we rub the body with
awareness it will lead to good health. God has made our body very
intelligently, with all our lymph nodes in the front of the body; we can rub
those areas easily. The only lymph nodes that are towards the back are
behind the knees and in the neck, called occipital nodes, and our hands can
reach those. If we can focus on our lymph nodes when rubbing our bodies
and keep them unblocked and healthy, most health issues such as niggling
aches and pains, fluid retention and so on can be a voided.OceanofPDF.com4
Nervous and endocrine
systems
The chakras represent the activity of our organs and glands: they are the
barometers of our health. Yogic and spiritual practices impact the nerve
plexuses and thus the c hakras. Many people of scientific and y ogic mind ha ve
sought to understand and explain the physical and psychic aspects of
kundalini and the chakras; in particular Dr J.K. Sarkar, who in his paper
‘Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Raja Yoga’ tried to explain the
working of chakras thr ough the nerv ous and endocrine systems. The human nervous system is composed of two parts: the central (or
somatic) nervous system (CNS), which is responsible for voluntary actions,
and the autonomic nerv ous system (ANS), w hich is independent of our will. The CNS involves the brain and all its divisions within the skull,
including the cerebral cortex, thalamus, hypothalam us, pituitary, pineal body,
mid-brain, cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata and the whole length of
the spinal column. The CNS sends and receives nerve impulses to and from
the entire body and its periphery with the help of 43 pairs of nerves arising
from the brain and spinal cord. The higher centres for thinking, hearing,
seeing, movement and so on are located in the different areas of the cerebral
cortex. The four ventricles or cavities of the brain and the narrow canal in
the spinal cord contain a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid, which flows in a
continuous stream. The ANS controls the activities of the internal organs and consists of two
divisions: sympathetic and parasympa thetic. Parasympa thetic nerves arisefrom the brain and from the lower part of the spinal cord. Their actions are
usually localised, such as slowing of the heart rate, and help to conserve body
energy. The sympathetic system consists of nerves arising from the middle
part of the spinal cord, forming two long trunks on the two sides of the spine
and extending fr om the base of the skull to the coccyx. The two sympathetic trunks contain several ganglions (congregation of
nerve cells) that meet terminally at a small ganglion called the ganglion
impar, which is located in front of the coccyx. Sympathetic nerves arising
from the ganglia on these two trunks form various nerve plexuses (networks
of fine nerves) on their way to different body organs such as the uterus,
intestine and heart.


 into their cellular structure, you would see mostly the same
molecules at work, and their DNA is identical. The dierence between a leaf and a thorn is a matter of selection. The thorn takes sunlight and turns it into something hard, sharp,
and pointed. The leaf takes sunlight and turns it into something soft,
rounded, and translucent. By itself, sunlight has none of these
qualities. Could you claim that light is hard or soft, sharp or
rounded? Somehow the vario us qualities get pulled out of the eld
even though they do not appear to be “in” it—the y exist as
possibilities that the eld can manifest. Like the rose, I practice selection, fashioning my life as my
relationship to the eld alters. In one state of awareness—deep sleep
—I have no interaction with light at all. In dreaming state, I produceimages of light in my head. In waking state, the light appears to be
“out there.” In actuality, the light was always a poten tial of the
eld, waiting to be activated by my mind. The eld, it must be understood, is not a thing— it is an
abstraction that we shape into things. To help prove this to
ourselves, we can turn to those people who lack the complete
creative abiliti es the rest of us take for granted. In Pilgrim at Tinker
Creek, Annie Dillard writes eloquently about an entire class of
people, those born blind, who do not live in a world that contains
space, size, distance, or many other qualities we accept as given. Several decades ago, when eye surgeons rst learned to remove
cataracts safely, they could restore sight overnight to people who
had been blind from birth. Suddenly released into the light, the
newly sighted did not feel freed. They were plunged into a mystery
that was at times overwhelming. “The vast majority of patients, of
both sexes and all ages, had … no idea of space whatsoever,” Dillard
writes, drawin g from the notes left by surgeons. “Form, distance,
and size were so many meaningless syllables. One patient ‘had no
idea of depth, confusing it with roundness.’
“Of another postoperative patient the doctor writes, ‘I have found
in her no notion of size, for example, not even within the narrow
limits she might have encompassed with the aid of touch. Thus
when I asked her to show me how big her mother was, she did not
stretch out her hands, but set her two index ngers a few inches
apart.’ ”
One patient was used to tellin g the dierence between a cube and
a sphere by touching both to his tongue. After the operation, he
looked at the same objects and could not tell them apart by sight. A
second patient said that lemonade was “square” because it gave his
tongue a pricking sensation, the same way a square object gave his
hands a pricking sensation. The newly sighted faced a baing world because they lacked the
visual creativi ty we all take for granted. Vision was plopped into
their laps formlessly, which is how it really exists before the mind
turns it into something formed. Some patients did not realize that a
house is bigger than one of the rooms inside it. A building one mileaway looked as close as a nearby one, only taking a lot more steps
to get to. A dog that walked behind a chair was no longer in the
room. Shapes were seen as at patches of color, and when some
patients walked past a tree, they were amazed to turn around and
see that it was now behind them. “For the newly sighted,” Dillard comments, “vision is pure
sensation unencumbered by meaning.” Adding the meaning proved
too much for some of them. They reverted to closing their eyes
when they were alone, feeling objects with their hands and tongues,
or climbing the stairs with eyes shut to avoid the dizzying prospect
of going straight up a wall. Poignantly, the glut of visual images
caused almost every person to lose the serenity that is so striking in
those born blind. It was particularly disturbing for them to discover
that they had been watched  all their lives, since this was a personal
intrusion totally alien to the blind. In the end, some adjusted better than others. It was startling but
also wonderful for them to nd that everyone in the world had a
dierent face; it was awesom e to realize the vastness of the heavens
and the earth itself. But space mostly remained elusive. One girl was
shown some paintings and photos. “Why do they put those dark
marks all over them?” she asked. “Those aren’t dark marks,” her
mother explain ed, “they are shadows. That is one of the ways the
eye knows that things have shape. If it were not for shadows, many
things would look at.” “Well, that’s how things do look,” the girl
replied. “Everything looks at with dark patches.”
Just because we are so used to the usual construct of the world,
that does not mean it must already exist. Other people may not
accept our code for reality if they do not accept our code for seeing. The eye refuses to see what the mind does not know. I am reminded of stories told about Turks who ran in panic from
the theater when they saw their rst movie, thinking that the image
of a locomotiv e was leaping out of the wall; of forest pygmies in
Africa who were led onto a plain for the rst time and thought that
distant water bualos were actually two inches high; of Eskimos
who were confronted with photographs of themselves and saw no
faces at all, only a jumble of gray and black blotches. These are not“primitive” responses but responses from another code, another
world. Yet every person accepts some code. The human race is
bound in cords of sight, with only the rishis to tell us that we are
free to adopt any code we wish. Weaving the Fabric of Awareness
The reason the rishis were able to see this so clearly is that their
own experience of the world was beyond the binding inuence of
any single code of perception. They did not select bits and pieces
from the eld but saw it as a whole. And what did this wholeness
look like? When the rishis turned their attention toward the eld to
see its totality, they found that the eld was pure awareness, the
same “mind-stu” that lls our heads. “Pure” means  without form and can be equated with the
motionless silence being contacted in meditation. Existing without
form in the eld, pure awareness starts to vibrate and in so doing
turns itself into the visible universe. A thought can be seen as a
vibration inside this mind-stu, and so can an atom, although an
atom is outsid e our heads and has all the marks of matter. These
marks are only trick eects, the rishis declared. Atoms, molecules,
photons of light, stars, galaxies—all of creation—are fashioned from
the same thing, pure awareness. This, the core insight of ancient India, is too sweeping to take on
faith, and it can only be tested in a higher state of consciousness. However, we have a linking  concept, the eld, which can at least
take us to the boundary of the rishis’ world. Over the last fty years, the concept of the eld rose to
prominence in physics when it was realized that matter and energy
have no xed, concrete existence. Because you can hold a tennis ball
in your hand, common sense  tells you that you must be able to hold
the smallest part of a tennis ball in your hand, too. But the
elementary particles that are the smallest bits of matter are not solid
or xed. To see a tennis  ball accurately, one has to imagine it being like a
swarm of bees. Each bee is ying so fast that it forms a streak oflight, like a sparkler waved  around in the dark on the Fourth of
July. Besides leaving a visible trail, each bee also leaves a trail you
can feel. Thus, even though the bee moves out of sight as soon as
you try to spot it, your eyes and hands still see and feel where it has
been. In crude form, we have uncovered the basic tenet of quantum
reality, the famous Uncertainty Principle, which says that
elementary particles, although they appear to exist in a denite
place in time and space, cannot actually be found there. Every time
you try to catch a bee, it disappears, so that all you have is trails. Physicists were not entirely happy with the notion that everything
in existence is constantly slipping away, but they learned to live
with it, however uneasily. Instead of having a solid particle to hold
on to, they were left with a set of possibilities, and if all the
possibilities were lumped together, the result was a eld. In essence a eld is only a set of variables to be measured. One
can probe it for the various sorts of trails that the whizzing particles
are leaving in their


 marketer, not a
manufacturer. The same is true of every vitamin company I know of. These companies buy bulk product by the barrel or sack; then
encapsulate, blend and roll pills, bottle and label, advertise and make profit. The point of all this is that some actual vit amin
manufacturers produce very hi gh quality products and others shortcut. Vitamin distributors must make ethical (or unethical)
choices about their suppliers. It is beyond the scope of this book to be a manual for going into the vitamin business. However, there are big differences in  how
effective vitamins with the same chemical name are and the differences hinge on who actually brewed them up. For example, there are at least two quality levels of vitamin C on the market right now. The pharmaceutical grade is made by
Roche or BAS F. Another form, it could be called "the bargain barrel brew," is made in China. Top quality vitamin C is quite a bit
more costly; as I write this, the price differential is about 40 percent between the cheap stuff and the best. This can make a big
differe nce in bottle price and profit. Most of the discount retail vitamin companies use the Chinese product. There's more than a price difference. The vitamin C from China contains measurable levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, iron and
other toxic metals. Th e FDA allows this slightly contaminated product to be sold in the US because the Recommended Daily
Allowance for vitamin C is a mere 60 milligrams per day. Taken at that level, the toxic metals would, as the FDA sees it, do no
harm. However, many users of vitamin C take 100 -200 times the RDA. The cheap form of C would expose them to potentially
toxic levels of heavy metal poisons. The highly refined top -quality product removes impurities to a virtually undetectable level. I buy my C from Bronson who e thically gives me the quality stuff. I know for a fact that the vitamin C sold by Prolongevity is
also top quality. I've had clients who bought cheaper C than Bronson's and discovered it was not quite like Bronson's in appe arance
or taste. More importantly, it did not seem to have the same therapeutic effect. The distributors I've mentioned so far, Bronson, NOW, Cooper, Prolongevity and Vitamin Research Products are all
knowledgeable about differences between actual manufacturers and are ethical, buyin g and reselling only high quality products. Other distributors I believe to be reputable include Twin Labs, Schiff and Plus. I know there are many other distributors wit h high
ethic levels but I can not evaluate all their product lines. And as I've mention ed earlier, businesses come and go rather quickly, but
I hope my book will be read for decades. I do know that I would be very reluctant to buy my vitamins at a discount department
store or supermarket; when experimenting with new suppliers I have at times  been severely disappointed. Co-enzyme Q -10. This substance is normally manufactured in the human body and is also found in minuscule amounts in
almost every cell on Earth. For that reason it is also called "ubiquinone. " But this vitamin has been only recently discovered, so as
I write this book Co -enzyme Q -10 is not widely known. Q-10 is essential to the functioning of the mitochondria, that part of the cell that produces energy. With less Q -10 in heart cells,
for example, the heart has less energ y and pumps less. The same is true of the immune system cells, the liver cells, every cell. As
we age the body is able to make less and less Q -10, contributing to the loss of energy frequently experienced with age, as well as
the diminished effectiveness o f the immune system, and a shortened life span. Q-10 was first used for its ability to revitalize heart cells. It was a prescription medicine in Japan. But unlike other drugs used to
stimulate the heart, at any reasonable dose Q -10 has no harmful side  effects. It also tends to give people the extra pick up they are
trying to get out of a cup of coffee. But Q -10 does so by improving the function of every cell in the body, not by whipping
exhausted adrenals like caffeine does. Q -10 is becoming very popul ar with athletes who measure their overall cellular output
against known standards. Besides acting as a general tonic, when fed to lab animals, Co -Enzyme Q -10 makes them live 33 to 45 percent longer. DMAE is another extremely valuable vitamin -like substance that is not widely known. It is a basic building material that the
body uses to make acetylcholine, the most generalized neurotransmitter in the body. Small quantities of DMAE are found in fis h,
but the body usually makes it in a multi -stage synt hesis that starts with the amino acid choline, arrives at DMAE at about step
number three and ends up finally with acetylcholine. The body's nerves are wrapped in fatty tissue that should be saturated with acetylcholine. Every time a nerve impulse is
transmitted from one nerve cell to the next, a molecule of acetylcholine is consumed. Thus acetylcholine has to be constantly
replaced. As the body ages, levels of acetylcholine surrounding the nerves drop and in consequence, the nerves begin to
deteriorate. DMAE is rapidly and easily converted into acetylcholine and helps maintain acetylcholine levels in older people at a
youthful level. When laboratory rats are fed DMAE they solve mazes more rapidly, remember better, live about 40 percent longer than r ats not
fed DMAE and most interestingly, when autopsied, their nervous systems resemble those of a young rat, without any evidence of
the usual deterioration of aging. Human nervous systems also deteriorate with age, especially those of people suffering fr om
senility. It is highly probable that DMAE will do the same thing to us. DMAE also smoothes out mood swings in humans and
seems to help my husband, Steve, when he has a big writing project. He can keep working without getting 'writers block', fogg ed
out, or rollercoastering. DMAE is a little hard to find. Prolongevity and VRP sell it in powder form. Since the FDA doesn't know any MDR and since
the product is not capped up, the bottle of powder sagely states that one -quarter teaspoonful contains 333 mi lligrams. Get the hint. DMAE tastes a little like sour salt and one -quarter teaspoonful dissolves readily in water every morning before breakfast, or
anytime for that matter. DMAE is also very inexpensive considering what it does. A year's supply costs abo ut $20. Lecithin is a highly tonic and inexpensive food supplement that is underutilized by many people even though it is easily
obtainable in healthfood stores. It is an emulsifier, breaking fats down into small separate particles, keeping blood chole sterol
emulsified to prevent arterial deposits. Taken persistently, lecithin partially and slowly eliminates existing cholesterol de posits
from the circulatory system. In our cholesterol -frightened society lecithin should be a far more popular supplem ent than it currently is. It is easy to take either
as a food in the granular form or when encapsulated. Lecithin granules have very little flavor and can be added to a home -made
vinegar and oil salad dressing, where they emulsify the oil and make it blend  with the vinegar, thickening the mixture and causing
it to stick to the salad better. Lecithin can also be put in a fruits smoothie. A scant tablespoon a day is sufficient. Try t o buy the
kind of lecithin that has the highest phosphatidyl choline content because this substance is the second benefit of taking lecithin. Phosphatidyl choline is another precursor used by the body to build acetylcholine and helps maintain the nervous system. Algae. Spirulina or sun dried chlorella are also great food supple ments. Both make many people feel energized, pepped -up. It is
possible to fast on either product and still maintain sufficient energy levels to take of minimal work responsibilities. Alga e reduces
appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist in weight l oss. It contains large amounts of highly -assimilable protein due to it's
high chlorophyll content, as well as a large amount of beta carotene. It also assists in detoxification of the lymphatic syst em. It can
be purchased as tablets or powder. Take a heapi ng teaspoon daily, or at least six tablets. Chapter Seven
The Analysis of Disease States:
Helping the Body Recover

From the Hygienic Dictionary

Diagnosis. [1] In the United States, making a diagnosis implies that you are a doctor duly licensed to engage in diagnostic
function. The making of a diagnosis is reserved only for doctors. The term "analysis" does not have such an expli cit leg al
definition. Thus, it is the term of choice of iridologists and the one most often used by them. It is essential for the survi val and
promotion of iridology that those who choose to engage in its practice avoid naming any disease condition. As we have se en, to do
so is to infringe on rights reserved exclusively for doctors and can land the iridologist, sooner or later, in a snarl of leg al


116
,
130
renal,
130
Steinach,
77
Stenosis,
146
Sterility,
164
,
165
absolute,
165
overcome,
165
Stimulation,
60
,
84
Stones,
111
,
159
 (See Calculi)
Strangury,
146
Strength returns,
41
 (See Fasting)
Sufferer,
62
,
63
,
81
Sunbathing,
61–62
,
80
,
102
,
107
Sweet fruits,
70
,
82
Symptoms,
96
,
114
,
120
,
135
,
151–152
distal,
96
oculoplegic. 120
proximal,
96
psychic,
120
Systemic impairment,
125
Systems of the body at rest,
36
names of,
36
Tanner, Henry S.,
16
Tea,
110
,
125
,
127
,
147
Tensions,
125
Terminal cases,
45
,
63
Thyroid gland,
125
,
126
Tic douloureux,
46
Tilden, John H.,
36
,
46
,
95
,
96
,
114
Tissue, fatty,
78
161Tobacco,
33
,
105
,
110
,
125
,
147
,
149
,
154
Tonsils enlarged,
83
Toxemia,
96
,
106
,
110
,
123
Toxemic supersaturation,
74
,
89
,
123
Tremors,
151
,
152
,
154
,
162
in Parkinson’s,
151
in other diseases,
151
Tuberculosis,
63
,
96
Tumor, cancerous,
39
Tumors (neoplasms, benign),
162
,
163
classified,
162
fasting,
162
,
163
breast,
162
absorption, rate of,
163
growth,
163
Ulceration,
114
,
115
,
116
Ulcers,
113
,
116
cause,
115
development,
116
fasting for,
118–119
gastric,
114
,
115
other,
115
symptoms,
114
treatment,
117–118
varicose,
45
,
115
Underfeeding,
29
Unsolved question,
74
Underweight,
79
,
81
cause,
79
fasting,
79–80
total hygiene for,
80
Urticaria,
45
Vetrano, Dr. Virginia,
64
Vitamins,
29
,
68
,
70
,
82
,
91
Vomiting,
56–57
,
83
,
84
,
120
,
165
,
166
Voronoff,
77
Walter, Robert,
35
Water, temperature of
bathing,
61
,
150
drinking,
61
,
84
,
150
162Weakness
feeling of,
40
,
56
real,
152
Weger, George S.,
45
,
46
,
94
,
119
,
121
,
159
Weight gain,
66
,
77–80
Weight loss,
24
,
35
,
56
,
63
,
67
exercise permitted during fast,
25–26
experiments,
24
rate of,
24
seven advantages in fasting,
23
supervision,
22
,
26
When, where and how to fast (See Fasting)
WHO,
148
,
149
Wilsons's disease,
152
X-ray, inconclusive,
114
Youth, protracted,
77
163About the Author
No one was
ever better qualified to write a book about fasting for health. Having supervised
more fasts than anyone in recent history, Herbert M. Shelton ranks among the foremost authorities
on this subject. For over fifty years, he managed his own institution where people from all parts of
the world, in varying states of health and impairment, came to fast and learn how to preserve
health. Born in 1895, Herbert M. Shelton was a persistent and uncompromising student and teacher of
Natural Hygiene. Early in life, he discovered the errors and inconsistencies of all the various
therapeutic systems and began to explore, on his own, the ramifications of the fact that health is
maintainable only by healthful living. A prolific writer, he authored innumerable articles and more than 40 books. He was both editor
and publisher of the
Hygienic Review
 from 1939–1980. For more than 50 years he was the
director of Dr. Shelton’s Health School. Here he pursued his foremost goal of eliminating peoples’
fear and ignorance of disease and teaching them how they could help themselves to the health
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        Ambition, as much as necessity, can drive a man to overwork. The desire to make money, to
have money to spend, is a driving force in the life of many people that causes them to bum the
midnight oil. Overeating, sexual excesses, indulgence in the various poison-vices, emotional
unrest, lack of rest and sleep—these and many other enervating influences in the life of man bring
on a state of nervous fatigue. Manganese poisoning will produce tremors and there is some evidence that spinal irritation, as
seen in spinal curvature, may sometimes enter into these cases causitively. Tremor is said to have
been a common aftermath of
encephalitis lethargica
, a disease that is very rare today, except as an
aftermath of smallpox vaccination. Medical authorities say that there is no remedy for paralysis agitans. In general, I agree with this
verdict. But I have had recoveries apart from medicines, drugs or surgery, and I have seen so many
cases make marked improvement during the course of a few weeks to a few months, that I am
convinced a majority if not all cases could recover if proper care were instituted at the first sign of
symptoms. I have never had an opportunity to care for a case from its beginning, but have received all such
cases after they were considerably advanced and had been drugged for three or more years. The
drugs employed to control the tremors undoubtedly further impair the brain and nerves. Cases following head injuries (traumatic cases) and those following
encephalitis lethargica
 are
less favorable cases, but in non-traumatic cases, excellent results may be obtained in the great
majority of patients in a comparatively short time. But full recovery, where possible, is a matter of
months or even of years. It is not uncommon to see the cessation of all tremor in the first fast, only to have it recur when
eating is resumed. The tremor is less severe when it recurs after the fast. A second fast produces
the same results, with less tremor following this. A third fast is sometimes enough to result in a
lasting clearing up of the tremor. In some cases a fourth and even a fifth fast is required. It is impossible to say what percentage of these cases, especially in younger subjects, could
make a full recovery if they persisted long enough, but we rarely expect more than marked
improvement in men and women nearing or past seventy, who have had the disease for several
years. Eating between the fasts in these cases must be limited. The diet should be composed largely of
fresh fruits and fresh (perferably uncooked) vegetables, with nuts or an unprocessed mild cheese
for protein. Bread, animal foods, rich viands, salt, condiments, coffee, teas, cocoa, and similar
beverages should be avoided completely. All alcohol, smoking and other use of tobacco should be avoided. An abundance of rest and
sleep are specially important. Sun baths are helpful, but should not be indulged to the point of
enervation. I make it a practice of giving these patients light exercises


 poorly handled from the
time it leaves the cow's udder until it reaches the consumer's table that it has to be pasteurized to keep it from turning sour. Now, the effect of
pasteurizing, to my way of thinking, is to kill most of the live elements
in the milk, including the vitamins and the friendly bacteria; but to
retain all the filth it may have gathered through careless handling. It
appears that people thin k pasteurizing cleans the milk of its filth. A
better way to protect the people's milk supply, I contend, would be to
inspect and analyze, then condemn all unclean milk. Pasteurizing does
not clean the milk. On the contrary, there is evidence that the heating
process disorganizes the milk's mine ral content so that it no longer is
assimilable. For evidence, on my recent tour of California I met my great-
niece, a young woman who had perfect teeth until she began drinking
pasteurized milk. Then her teeth began to decay. My theory is that
pasteurizing had deprived her of the calcium in the milk. At the same
time the heat had destroyed the vitamin C, which good milk holds as
abundantly as citrus fruit. On that same California trip I visited Dr.
Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., at Monrovia. In the great laboratory
connected with his sanatorium, Dr. Pottenger tests out all sorts of
foods and every imaginable diet combination on hundreds of white
rats and cats. In one experiment a laboratory he lper, a University of Southern
California student, informed me the objective was to try out two of the
supposedly best foodstuffs that people consume—cooked meat and pasteurized milk—on the cats and to keep a record of the animals'
reactions through several generations. But the cats so fed did not live
long enough to complete the experiment, neither did the cats breed. In
order to continue the experiment, the laboratory workers were
compelled to add raw meat and raw milk to the cats' diet. While I was attending the American Academy of Applied
Nutrition annual convention in California last April, 1950, I picked up two items which greatly interested me: One item concerned a large
dairy herd that supposedly had been given anti-toxin against undulant
fever. Sometime later, the veterina rians discovered to their chagrin
that by mistake they had injected pro-toxin. Every milk cow on the
place developed undulant fever. As the scientists had given the opinion that the virus did not affect animals' flesh the cows were butchered and sold as beef. It developed that many of the persons who
ate that meat contracted the fever. By contrast, none of the 400 customers who had drunk the milk from the infected cows were
stricken with undulant fever. The other item which struck me forcefully concerned a herd of cows that had been fed on white flour,
as a substitute for protein feed. None of the animals lost weight; but
one by one the flour-fed animals died  of heart disease. That item bears
out my contention: the refined star ches in white flour are dangerous
alike to cows and men. A few days before I left on my California tour last spring, I met
Dr. Bruce Storm of Elk City, Okla homa. Dr. Storm had gone to Dr.
Pottenger's sanatorium at Monrovia wh en he was almost helpless with
arthritis. "While you are in California, Dr. Heard," he told me, "be sure to
go and see Dr. Pottenger." When I introduced myself to Dr. Pottenger, he confirmed what
Dr. Storm had told me concerning himself:
"Why, Dr. Storm was so nearly bent  double with arthritis of the
spine that he came into my office almost on all fours like a cow, using
two short canes as front legs." After some weeks on Dr. Pottenger' s diet, Dr. Storm could leave
the Sanatorium, walking upright and well on the road back to recovery. He was now on his own and when I saw him he was the
picture of health. Food therapy works. We are what we eat. CHAPTER 29. FLUORINE IN WATER IS NO PANACEA
 For years I have held to my conviction that fluorine in their
drinking water was not the real secret of the Hereford people's
seeming immunity to tooth decay. Common sense told me that if the
drinking water did it, everybody who lived here would have sound teeth. All the people drink the same water. Not all of them eat the
foods which grow in Deaf Smith County soil—and take those foods in
their natural state, not refined by modern milling. Those who do eat
that type of food, produced at home, are the ones who have the healthy
mouths. Let us assume for the same argument that fluorine is an
important element in preventing tooth decay. It is an established fact
that fluorine is found in the water, but it is also found in the soil. That
is where the element actually counts. The food plants which grow in
our soil, some of these, wheat, corn, potatoes, green beans, carrots,
turnips, cabbage and lettuce, all ta ke up the inorganic fluorine and
change it to organic form which the human body can assimilate. Analysis by the Texas State Laboratories at Austin showed 2.2 to 2.7
p.p.m. (parts per million) of fluorine in the Hereford water. By contrast a recent spectograph analysis of Deaf Smith County wheat
showed hundreds of parts per million  of organic fluorine salts. That, I
say, is the type of fluorine which helps prevent tooth decay. The calcium in that same wheat, found as abundantly, builds
strong bones and sound teeth. But when milk cows graze on our green
wheat fields in winter, when the young plants are richest in protein
and mineral content, the milk that those cows give, contains about all
the elements that the body needs—all in readily assimilable form. The
body requires all the minerals it is made of—not calcium and
phosphorus alone. When the children in this area are given plenty of
fresh raw (not pasteurized) milk, along with fresh ground whole wheat, and are given meat only sparingly, it is then, I have observed, that they have healthy mouths—and that means, they have healthy
bodies. I have concluded from these observations that any immunity to
tooth decay which fluorine may pr ovide is best had through organic
fluorine which, as spectograph analysis shows, both our wheat and our milk contain. I am as firmly convinced that it is the inorganic fluorine
in the water, not the organic salt in wheat or milk that causes brown
mottled teeth in children. As that discoloration is invariably produced
when the child is young, it is not a stain, but a part of the enamel. After the enamel is formed, no brown stain is deposited on it. How does the fluorine get into the water in the first place? My
theory is that it is dissolved from the soil by rainwater and carried
down to the underground reservoirs by seepage—but that fluorine is
inorganic. For the reasons stated, I question if the experiments which a great
many cities are carrying out—adding sodium fluoride to their drinking
water will get results enough to avert tooth decay. We need not only to
prevent caries, we need to immunize every organ. To do that, I say,
add fluorine to the soil along with nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus
and all the trace minerals which a competent spectograph analysis
show that soil to be deficient in. Th en, grow food, feed or grass crops
in that soil—and use the food or fe edstuff thus produced in its fresh
natural state, unrefined and unprocessed. To cite an instance, one of my  small patients, B. London, 12
years old, who had lived in Deaf Smith County all his life, came to me
with six front teeth decayed. Yet every tooth decayed in that boy's
mouth was mottled from excess fluorine. I found the enamel of the
teeth too badly chalky to hold fillings. There was nothing to do but put
in a bridge. Here, I say, is strong evidence, not to say positive proof, that
fluorine does not prevent tooth decay. Certainly, that boy's mouth
pleads powerfully for going slowly with this fluoridation business. It
appears to be of benefit, but why not feed good food and prevent all
disease? Recently, I ran across some authoritative support for that oft-
repeated contention: Dr. V. O. Hurme, director of clinical research at
the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for ch ildren, Boston, had written to the
New York Times pointing to the need for "thorough study of the
physiologic effects of fluorine," and Dr. Hurme adds:
 "I am painfully aware of the gr eat dearth of information on the
relationships between fluorine inge stion and general physical well-
being... No one knows how many people with diseased kidneys are
having their lives shortened... by not more than one part per million
of fluorine in their drinking water... The teeth of our people may be
important, but are we ready to maintain that they are even more
important than the organs of our adult taxpayers


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 back home. Marienever recovered from chemotherapy and radiation. She died in the hospitalsurrounded by her lesbian friends who took dedicated, ever-so-sympathetic turnsmaintaining an emotional round-the-clock vigil. Marie’s death was partly my fault. She was an early case of mine. At the time I
did not yet understand the total effect of lack of ethics and irresponsibility onillness. Had Marie really wanted to live in the first place, she would have soughttreatment three years earlier. In our counseling sessions she always evaded thisquestion and I had not been wise enough to pin her down with my knee on herchest and make her answer up. Marie had too many secrets from everybody andwas never fully honest in any of her relationships, including with me. I think sheonly came to Great Oaks at her lover’s insistence and to the day she died wastrying to pretend that nothing was wrong. All Marie really wanted from her life was to be loved and have a lot of loving
attention. In the end, her dramatic death scene gave her that, which is probablywhy she manifested cancer and kept it and eventually, died from it. The name for this game is “secondary gain.” A lot of sick people are playing it. Their illness lets them win their deepest desire; they get love, attention, revenge,sympathy, complete service, pampering, create guilt in others. When sick peoplereceive too much secondary gain they never get well. One of the hardest things about being a healer is that one accumulates an ever-
enlarging series of dirty, failed cases like this one. It is depressing and makes aperson want to quit doctoring. Whenever I get involved with a case I really wantthem to get better. My life is put entirely out of joint for several months dealingwith a residential faster. My schedule is disrupted; my family life suffers; mypersonal health suffers. No amount of mere money could pay for this. And thensome of these people go and waste all my help to accomplish some discreditablesecret agenda that they have never really admitted to themselves or others. Constant Complaints
Alice was a middle-aged woman who couldn’t understand why she had
always felt tired, even when she was young. Her life had been this way ever sinceshe could remember. Most puzzling to her was why her life was so Book-Of-Joblike. She did everything the proper way. Doing things correctly was important toher, and fitted her Puritan background. Alice supported all the right causes, didgood works, was active in a Unitarian church and bought all her food at thehealthfood store—and made sure it was organically grown. But in spite of Alice’s righteous living, her existence was a treadmill of
constant, minor complaints. She was constantly exhausted, so much so she haddifficulty getting up in the morning and feared she might have chronic fatiguesyndrome (whatever that is). Alice suffered bouts of depression over thoughts likethese, and had many acute illnesses like colds that hung on interminably andwould not go away. She had a constant post-nasal drip. Though she enjoyed life,her body was a millstone around her neck. I’ve had a lot of clients exactly like Alice. Sometimes they complain of
headaches; sometimes constant yeast or bladder infections. Whatever thecomplaints, the symptoms are rarely severe enough to classify themselves assomeone who is seriously ill, but their symptoms rarely go away and they almostnever feel good. Medical doctors rarely find anything wrong with them, thoughthey will frequently prescribe an antibiotic to treat a somewhat constant infection,or an antihistamine for sinus symptoms. Getting a new prescription drug makesthe complaint go away for a short time until their resistance is lowered again andthe very same complaint returns. These people frequently depend on over thecounter pills and are routinely prescribed sleeping remedies and antidepressants.If instead of this route they will but take my medicine they are usually easy to fixand afterwards are amazed that it was all that simple and that so much of their lifehas been less than it could have been. Alice had been through the medical doctor route. She had become quite
familiar with antibiotics for her colds and flu, and also took synthetic thyroidhormone—the doctor had diagnosed her fatigue as being caused by anunderactive thyroid, which was partly correct—but the thyroid medication didn’tgive her much more energy. Alice had been supporting this medical doctor ingrand style for over thirty years but never obtained the relief she sought. I put Alice through my usual two hour first-time-visit thorough analysis. For
two weeks before coming to see me she had saved tiny samples of everything sheate, wrapped them in plastic film, carefully labeled, and put them in the freezer.Along with these food samples and a typed list of all these foods, she brought abig box full of her condiments, herb teas, vitamins, spices, prescriptionmedications, over the counter drugs, oils, grains, breads, crackers and smallsamples of her usual fresh vegetables and fruits. Even her water. Her entirekitchen! By biokinesiology we proceeded to test all of her foods for allergicreactions. I also tested the integrity of her organs and glands and in the process,got a detailed medical history and list of her complaints. Alice had exhausted adrenals, and they probably had been that way for thirty
years. Her pancreas was now too weak to digest the legumes that made up alarge part of her vegetarian diet. She was allergic to wheat, soy, and dairyproducts and had especially been eating dairy in the mistaken notion that it wasnecessary to keep up her protein intake. Really very typical. So many health foodstore shoppers these days mistakenly believe that, because they are vegetarianand do not eat meat, they especially need to boost their protein intake with dairyand soy. Unfortunately, so many North Americans are highly allergic to dairy andunfortunately, soy products are as hard or harder to digest than cooked meats. Alice was especially shocked to discover that she was allergic to such foods
as cabbage family vegetables, alfalfa sprouts and citrus. Most people don’t thinkthat anyone could be allergic to something as healthy as alfalfa sprouts. Thedoctor was right about one thing; her thyroid was underperforming. He had notnoticed that her heart was weak. Medical doctors rarely discover an organ weakness until that organ actually
begins to catastrophically fail. A busy honest doctor will usually tell thecomplaining patient there is nothing wrong with them: go home, take two aspirin,accept the fact that your body is not perfect and don’t worry about it. A hungrydoctor will be delighted to perform countless lab tests, seeking any possiblereason for the complaint. This can go on as long as the patient has money or aslong as the insurance company will pay. They rarely find anything “wrong” and thepatient is far better off if the doctor doesn’t discover something “serious” to treatbecause their treatment may carry with it consequences far more severe than thecomplaint. For example, I have seen dozens of people whose lives were virtuallyruined after surgical treatment for chronic back pain. Biokinesiology is actually a far more sensitive system of analysis than lab tests. It picks up weaknesses at a very early stage so total organ failure can beprevented. Rarely will any of the organ weaknesses I discover be confirmed by amedical doctor. First I put Alice on a six week cleanse. She did one week 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 do


which you pull it into your life. Abundance and success aren’t out there
waiting to show up for you. You are already it, and the Source can only
provide you with what it is, and, consequently, what you are already. Step 3: Stay in an attitude of allowing. Resistance is disharmony
between your desire for abundance and your beliefs about your ability orunworthiness. Allowing means a perfect alignment. An attitude of allowing
means that you ignore efforts by others to dissuade you. It also means that
you don’t rely on your previous ego-oriented beliefs about abundance being
a part of or not a part of your life. In an attitude of allowing, all resistance in
the form of thoughts of negativity or doubt are replaced with simply
knowing that you and your Source are one and the same. Picture the
abundance you desire freely flowing directly to you. Refuse to do anything
or have any thought that compromises your alignment with Source. Step 4: Use your present moments to activate thoughts that are in
harmony with the seven faces of intention. The key phrase here is present
moments. Notice right now, in this moment, if you’re thinking that it’s
hopeless at this stage of your life to change the thoughts that comprise your
belief system. Do you defeat yourself with thoughts of having had such a
long life practicing affirmations of scarcity and creating resistance to your
success and abundance that you don’t have enough time left to
counterbalance the thoughts that comprise your past belief system? Make the choice to let go of that lifetime of beliefs, and begin activating
thoughts right now that allow you to feel good. Say I want to feel good
whenever anyone tries to convince you that your desires are futile. Say I
want to feel good when you’re tempted to return to low-energy thoughts of
disharmony with intention. Eventually your present moments will activate
thoughts that make you feel good, and this is an indicator that you’re
reconnecting to intention. Wanting to feel good is synonymous with
wanting to feel God. Remember, “God is good, and all that God created was
good.”

Step 5: Initiate actions that support your feelings of abundance and
success. Here, the key word is actions. I’ve been calling this acting as if or
thinking from the end and acting that way. Put your body into a gear that
pushes you toward abundance and feeling successful. Act on those
passionate emotions as if the abundance and success you seek is already
here. Speak to strangers with passion in your voice. Answer the telephonein an inspired way. Do a job interview from the place of confidence and joy. Read the books that mysteriously show up, and pay close attention to
conversations that seem to indicate you’re being called to something new. Step 6: Remember that your prosperity and success will benefit
others, and that no one lacks abundance because you’ve opted for it. Once again, the supply is unlimited. The more you partake of the universal
generosity, the more you’ll have to share with others. In writing this book,
wonderful abundance has flowed into my life in many ways. But even more
significantly, book editors and graphic designers, the truck drivers who
deliver the book, the auto workers who build the trucks, the farmers who
feed the auto workers, the bookstore clerks... all receive abundance
because I’ve followed my bliss and have written this book. Step 7: Monitor your emotions as a guidance system for your
connection to the universal mind of intention. Strong emotions such as
passion and bliss are indications that you’re connected to Spirit, or inspired,
if you will. When you’re inspired, you activate dormant forces, and the
abundance you seek in any form comes streaming into your life. When
you’re experiencing low-energy emotions of rage, anger, hatred, anxiety,
despair, and the like, that’s a clue that while your desires may be strong,
they’re completely out of sync with the field of intention. Remind yourself
in these moments that you want to feel good, and see if you can activate a
thought that supports your feeling good. Step 8: Become as generous to the world with your abundance as the
field of intention is to you. Don’t stop the flow of abundant energy by
hoarding or owning what you receive. Keep it moving. Use your prosperity
in the service of others, and for causes greater than your ego. The more you
practice detachment, the more you’ll stay in vibratory harmony with the all-
giving Source of everything. Step 9: Devote the necessary time to meditate on the Spirit within as
the source of your success and abundance. There’s no substitute for the
practice of meditation. This is particularly relevant with abundance. You
must have an understanding that your consciousness of the presence is your
supply. By repeating the sound that is in the name of God as a mantra,
you’re using a technique for manifesting as ancient as recorded history. I
am particularly drawn to the form of meditation I’ve mentioned previously,
called Japa. I know it works. Step 10: Develop an attitude of gratitude for all that manifests into
your life. Be thankful and filled with awe and appreciation, even if what
you desire hasn’t arrived yet. Even the darkest days of your life are to be
looked on with gratitude. Everything coming from Source is on purpose. Be
thankful while empowering your reconnection to that from which you and
everything else originated. The energy that creates worlds and universes is within you. It works
through attraction and energy. Everything vibrates; everything has a
vibratory frequency. As St. Paul said, “God is able to provide you with
every blessing in abundance.” Tune in to God’s frequency, and you will
know it beyond any and all doubt! OceanofPDF.comIT IS MY INTENTION TO:
LIVE A STRESS-FREE,
TRANQUIL LIFE
“Anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity.”

— Thomas Merton
“So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited
and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly
trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda
Fulfilling this intention to live a stress-free and tranquil life is a way of
manifesting your grandest destiny. It seems to me that what our Source had
in mind when we were intended here is for us to have happy and joyous
experiences of life on Earth. When you’re in a state of joy and happiness,
you’ve returned to the pure, creative, blissful, nonjudgmental joy that
intention truly is. Your natural state—the state from which you were created
—is that feeling of well-being. This chapter is concerned with having you
return to, and access, this natural state.You were created from a Source that is peaceful and joyful. When you’re
in that state of exuberant joy, you’re at peace with everything. This is what
intended you here and what you’re determined to match up with in your
thoughts, feelings, and actions. In a state of joy, you feel fulfilled and
inspired in all facets of your life. In short, gaining freedom from anxiety
and stress is a pathway to rejoicing with the field of intention. The moments
of your life, which you spend being happy and joyful and allowing yourself
to be fully alive and on purpose, are the times when you’re aligned with the
all-creating universal mind of intention. There’s nothing natural about living a life filled with stress and anxiety,
having feelings of despair and depression, and needing pills to tranquilize
yourself. Agitated thoughts that produce high blood pressure, a nervous
stomach, persistent feelings of discomfort, an inability to relax or sleep, and
frequent displays of displeasure and outrage are violating your natural state. Believe it or not, you have the power to create the naturally stress-free and
tranquil life you desire. You can utilize this power to attract frustration or
joy, anxiety or peace. When you’re in harmony with the seven faces of
intention, you can access and pull from the Source of all in order to fulfill
your intention of being stress free and tranquil. So if it’s natural to have feelings of well-being, why is it that we seem to
experience so much “unwellness” and tension? The answer to this question
provides you with the key that leads to the peaceful life you desire. Stress Is a Desire of the Ego
That pesky ego is at work when you’re experiencing stress or anxiety. Perhaps your ego-self feels more effective dealing and coping with stress
because you feel you’re actually doing something in the world. Perhaps it’s
habit, custom, or believing that this is the right way to be. Only you can
analyze the why. But the fact is that stress is familiar, and tranquility is
unfamiliar, so ego desires stress. But there’s no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that
create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it, or see it. There
are only people engaged in stressful thinking. When we think stressfully, we
create reactions in the body, valuable messages or signals requesting ourattention. These messages might reveal themselves as nausea, elevated
blood pressure, stomach tension, indigestion, ulcers, headaches, increased
heart rate, difficulty breathing, and a zillion other feelings—from minor
discomfort to serious, life-threatening illness. We speak of stress as if it were present in the world as


utilized by doctors for youngins’ with warts, as they are still highly impressionable. If it is explained that the chalk
will make the wart go away, there is no question in the child’s mind that you speak anything but the facts, and
voilà la! No more wart. Assuming your child isn’t allergic to chalk, why not try it?Use Chalk for Kids
-A piece of white chalk
-A bandage1. Explain that the chalk will make the wart go away (which isn’t untrue…it
very well could help) and try to fully explain why you are using the color
of chalk that you are (e.g. white chalk makes it go away faster because it
dries it out really well, or something along those lines.) Sometimes those
little details can make all the difference in an imaginative young mind. Put a smudge of chalk over the wart morning and night and cover with a
bandage. See what happens. 217Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com WartsY ou will need… DirectionsBeauty (recipes)
218Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com
Bath fizzies, commonly known as bath bombs, are one of my greatest weaknesses. When I was quite a bit
younger I can clearly remember looking at them longingly on the shelf in all their candy-colored glittery
goodness, only to have my parents tug me away at the ridiculous price tag attached. But oh how I wanted
them! Imagine my joy then, years later, when I learned I could make my own. Oh happy day! When you first start
making these there are a few ups and downs and they do take some patience to get just right, like any other
project you may take on, but you will be successful. So with mostly patience, and a few special ingredients, you
can make these at home for a fraction of the price you would pay in stores.Bath Fizzies
-These are the same thing as “bath bombs” or “bath snowballs.” I just prefer to call them fizzies. -Y ou can use any number of shapes for your molds. I use clear snap together Christmas ornaments (the kind you can fill
yourself) or smaller circular molds made specifically for bath bombs. -Some people use food coloring to color their fizzie, but I would rather not risk my tub getting stained. I use powder
soap pigment. -Don’t panic when you use it if some bubbles form that look yellow or oily-that’s just because there is all those good oils
in the fizzie! -Start by making smaller fizzies, and work your way up to larger ones, as the larger ones are harder to get to stay
together. Y ou can see in the pictures that some of mine are a little crumbly looking-this is because I was using a
particularly large mold. Sometimes with the large ones I end up with “half fizzies” because the two halves wouldn’t stick
together-they may not be perfectly circular, but then you get two instead of one! -Make sure you pack the mix into your molds firmly. When you remove it from the mold, make sure you lift the halves of
the mold apart, don’t twist. If you are having a hard time getting your fizzy to slide out, gently tap the bottom of the mold. I will typically lift one half gently off, place my palm over the top of the fizzie, and then tip it upside down so I am left
cupping it when the other side of the mold slips off. -Experiment with how long you leave them in their molds. Bath fizzies are finicky and behave differently in different
environments. Some people recommend packing them into the molds and then removing them right away to dry, while
others leave them to dry in the molds overnight. In my experience, leaving them in for a little bit, but not too long, is
better. I usually pack my molds and let them sit for 30-40 minutes before taking them out and gently setting them out to
harden completely. For your first time I suggest making several individual fizzies and removing one shortly after packing,
one after letting it sit for a while, and another after sitting overnight, just to get a feel for how it all works. -The mix should not fizz when you are adding liquid. I find the best way to avoid this is to add no more than ¼-1/2
teaspoon at a time, and to rapidly stir it in the second it hits the powder. -Sometimes you will have one crumble and fall apart for no good reason. It happens. Carry on. -Little “warts” on your fizzie after it dries are caused by too much moisture in the environment. Cracking can be caused
by too much moisture in the mix, especially if the mixture was fizzing when you were adding liquid. -The texture of the proper mix is akin to damp, not wet, sand. -To keep any solid matter from clogging the drain, use a drain cover, or place the fizzie in a tied off square of
cheesecloth when you use it. -If you live in a very humid environment, add 1/3 cup of Epsom or Dead Sea salt to the mix to help keep the moisture
balanced. -Store these in a cool, dark, place, wrapped in cellophane. 219Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingThis basic fizzie is a good place to start practicing, and incorporates the basic ingredients of citric acid,
cornstarch, and baking soda. Once you have this down, the variations are endless. These ingredients are all
that you need to make a successful bath fizzie. Citric acid reacts with the alkaline baking soda to create that
wonderful fizz that makes these so iconic. This reaction is what happens when vinegar (an acid) and baking
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        It is possible for you to get psychologically addicted to it, and that
does happen, but as far as all of that stuff that says you can get
physically dependent, it has no real basis. Those claims are probably
founded on the fact that some forms of lip balm contain ingredients
that ultimately dry your lips out so you buy or use more. Those main
culprits are menthol, camphor and phenol, which feel cooling at first,
but do not do anything to truly soothe lips. There is also OL, which is
basically alcohol, and salicylic acid, which can help dead skin flake off
(but really just makes lips peel more. ) If you make your own lip balm,
you will find yourself applying it much less often as it actually sinks in
and moisturizes, rather than simply forming a barrier that doesn’t let
moisture in, and dries off quickly. Chapped Lips
-If you don’t have lip balm tins or
tubes, repurpose another kind of
tin (mint tins work great. ) -Always read ingredient labels
first if you are buying lip balm, and
check for the menthol, phenol,
camphor, OL, and/or salicylic acid. -Put sunscreen on your lips, or use
SPF lip balm if you plan on going
out in the sun a lot. Y our lips have
no pigment, and are susceptible
to drying out. -Do use lip balm in moderation,
there is always too much of a
good thing. -Apply your lip balm before bed. If
you sleep with your mouth open
you will dry out your lips. It also
gives it a chance to sink in without
you licking it off, chewing on your
lip, or reapplying compulsively. Almond Oil & Shea Butter
-Feel free to add ¼ teaspoon of
beeswax to firm this up if you
prefer a more solid balm. Basic Lip Balm
-Do not roll up the lip balm until it
has cooled completely. -Make sure you fill your tubes or
tins on a baking sheet covered in
aluminum foil. It’s easy to drip or
spill. 168Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comTips & TroubleshootingThis is a basic lip balm recipe that contains beeswax, jojoba oil, coconut oil, shea butter, and peppermint
essential oil. Shea butter and jojoba oil are wonderful healing, protecting, and deeply nourishing ingredients. Coconut oil is the star moisturizer. It does not smother and suffocate skin; rather it sinks in, its fatty acids holding
onto moisture and making your lips soft and smooth. It will also reinforce the skin’s lipid (fat) layer and promote
hydration. The beeswax can act as an emollient (moisturizer) and protect your lips from the elements, but mostly
it is what gives your balm its body and holds everything together. The peppermint essential oil is just your
classic lip balm smell and taste. Y es, peppermint contains menthol, but it is NOT the same as the concentrated
or high amounts of menthol found in many brands of lip balm. This may feel more “slick” than some store bought
balm at first but that goes away quickly as it sinks in and moisturizes. Basic Lip Balm
-1 tablespoon of grated
beeswax or beeswax pastilles
-1 tablespoon of coconut oil
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
-1 tablespoon of shea butter
-5 drops of pepp


 of modern concepts of
irreversible nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The m\)vements of collections of ions (ionars) in a
closed circuit will of necessity induce magnetic fields
in surrounding tissue. Conversely, motion of an cxtcr·
nal magnetic field in relation to BCEC channels will
induce electric transports in these channels. BCEC
systems can be expected therefore also to act as recep
tors for surrounding manmade as well as natural elec·
tromagnetic fields. Ionars and ergonars, e.g., as developed by anabolic
and catabolic processes, are subject to modifications
by diffusion, free and forced convection, pressure·
volume and gravitational forces, chemical reactions
and closed circuit electric transports. The principle of
the ionar-ergonar concept is illustrated in their experi·
mental production in in vitro experiments with elec·
trolysis of water contaminated by C02, clean water
and water with an added electrolyte, KCI. These ex·
periments also demonstrate how different conditions
must be created for the release of iortic and ergonic
energy. Both ionic and ergoDic carriers of energy as
well as the matrix functions of BCEC are necessary for
a functionally complete BCEC system. The mechanism of electrogenic production, trans·
port, and retrieval of energy of ergonars, outlined in
these experiments > may give a clue ::about the origin
and function of the vesicles discussed in Chapter XII. It is suggested that vesicles within endothelial cells, as
well as the vesicles which, e.g., develop at nerve end·
ings, may partly represent collections of nonionic ma·
terial (ergonars) as a result of biologic electrode reac·
tions. The ergonic materials produced then represent
Energetics, ionars and ergonars 171 precursors for subsequent retrieval of energy or liber
ation of transmitter substances as a result of secondary
electrode reactions. An additional mode of develop
ment and transport of vesicles is also proposed, based
on the principle of Type III electroosmosis (p. 82). Any cationic compound can become hydrated and
thereby appear in clusters. With this view vesiclu ~
represent miaoclusters or more specifically "pure" ergonars
as water in pinocytes or ekctropotiti'IJt/y charged ergionars,
which are electrically transported toward an electrone
gative receptor site within an activated BCEC. The
time of transport of vesicles across a capillary mem
brane is estimated to be about one second (21 ). The
electrogenic development and transport of vesicles,
containing ergonic or ergionic material, may therefore
permit the modulation of time of transport and the
rate of production of the precursors. As in electroos
mosis the suggested partial mechanisms of electrogenic
transport of vesicles may very well be integrated. This
theory suggests many components and consequences
yet to explore. Thus, the origin and function of vesi
cles in nerve transmission, along these lines, requires
the identification of an additional BCEC system. This
system should consist of an axon branch, nerve-end
plate "electrodes" for activation of ergonars, and an
"external" branch, all electrically connecting the "in
ternal" axon branch. We will now return to biological tissues in further
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