, then we can deliver more oxygen to our m uscles and
or gans, including the heart and brain, and thus heighten our physicalcapacity. All we’re really doing  is assisting the body in working the way it
was meant to work in the first place.
Bringing the Mountain to Y ou
T o understand how part two of the Oxygen Advantage works, let’ s look at
an exam ple most of us are familiar with: high-altitude training, a technique
often used by e lite athletes to i mprove their cardiovascular fit ness and to
improve their endurance. High-altitude training first came to the attention of
coaches and athletes during the  1968 Summer Olympics, held in Mexico
City at a height of 2,300 meters above sea level. Many competing athletes
found that when they returned  to sea level, their performanc e surpassed
their previous personal best, prompting coaches to question whether
athletes might perform better if they live or train at high altitude.
At high altitude  the air is thin, which results in reduced atm ospheric
pressure of oxygen. The body adapts to this environment by increasing the
number of red blood cells. Think of red blood cells as your very own
Popeye’ s spinach, only they come from your body instead of out of a can.
Upping the presence of red bl ood cells translates into improved oxygen
delivery to the muscles, a redu ction of lactic acid buildup, and stronger
overall perform ance, including longer endurance and a lower risk of
inflammation and injury. But of course the catch is that h igh-altitude
training is not available to most  of us—which brings me to the goal of this
book.
Y ou don’ t need to go to the mountain. The mountain can come to you.
I w ill show you  how to make this happen through simple tec hniques
that in ef fect tak e you up a mile high. By learning how to sim ulate high-
altitude training, you will increase the oxygen-carrying capac ity of your
bloodstream, allowing your red blood cells to fuel new capabilities.
Additionally, it will help you to  sustain sharper psychological focus during
physical activity as you become less conscious of the act of breathing. This
will free you to  devote more a ttention to maintaining proper form while
exercising or formulating strategy in a competitive sport.
If you reduce your breathing and properly regulate the amount of air
you take  in, you will teach your body to breathe more ef ficien tly, and youwill become healthier. No matter what your athletic baseline is to begin
with, better breathing will revo lutionize your fitness, your endurance, and
your performan ce. I know this  for a fact because I have ex perienced it
myself. I was once a chronic overbreather.
Back in 1997 I  was an execu tive in the corporate world, b ut since
childhood I had experienced poor health as a result of asthma. My identity
was bas ed on everything that I wasn’ t. I wasn’ t fit, I wasn’ t he althy, and I
wasn’ t confiden t. I looked despe rately for a solution to my health problems.
Then I found it.
My life change d forever when I discovered the work of the late Dr.
Konstantin Bu teyko, a brilliant Russian physician who conducted
groundbreaking research to determine the optimal breathing for astronauts
during t he Soviet Space Race. The Cold W ar had trapped his pioneering
methods on the other side of th e Iron Curtain, but, starting in  the 1990s,
they beg an to be known in the r est of the world. Using breathing exercises
based on Buteyko’ s teachings, I successfully reversed my own sleep-
disordered breathing and chronic asthma, fully recovering from the
conditions I had suf fered from my whole life. Inspired, I left m y corporate
job and trained directly under Dr. Buteyko. Thanks to his work, my life
underwent a profound transformation. When you experience something like
that, it’ s impossible not to wa nt to share it. In my case, sh aring it has
become my passion and my profession.
Over the last thirteen years I have built on Dr. Buteyko’ s inn ovative
approach and developed the Oxygen Advantage program not only for
significantly improving asthma control but also for helping to improve
anyone’ s health and fitness. I have worked with more than five thousand
individuals, running the gamut from lifelong couch potatoes to ripped-ab
Olympians.
I’d like to tell you three stories about people whose lives radically
changed because they learned  how to stop overbreathing. One is a
competitive athlete, one is a ne wly converted fitness junkie, and one was
just trying to lose weight and to become a little healthier.
Br eathing ExcessivelyIn the Croke Park arena in Dublin, where I’m from, more than eighty
thousand fans regularly crowd  into the stadium to watch their favorite
football teams compete. Every game feels like Super Bowl Sun day at “the
Croker.” Irish football is more than a sporting event—it’ s a passion, a way
of life, and a s ource of national pride. While the players are  considered
semiprofessional, management spends considerable sums of money on the
latest sp orts technology for the team members and closely monitors their
lifestyle and physiological parameters, 24-7. If a player eats a french fry
late at night, management knows.
I me t David when he was a ris ing star at Croke Park. He was twenty
years old and tr ained five days a week with his team. He was in excellent
physical shape, but he frequently succumbed to breathlessness and
experienced nasal congestion and coughing. There was nothing more
exhilarating for David than to play in front of a packed stadium, but after
every ga me he was dogged by a barking cough, and his lungs f elt like they
were full of junk. He worked hard at his training and even harder at hiding
his symp toms from his coaches and their electronic monitors. Finally David
paid a visit to his doctor and was prescribed medication, w hich helped
slightly, but he still struggled to keep up with his fellow players and still
worried that he would be dropped from the team if his coaches found out
about his dif ficulties.
When I first started working  with David, he displayed all the
characteristics of a person who was breathing far more tha n his body
required. He breathed heavily and through his mouth, even while resting.
He was getting oxygen into hi s lungs but too much, and he wasn’ t self-
regulating in the way that was natural—and indispensable—for a
competitive athlete. Through bad habits accumulated over th e years, his
body was out of sync with his br eath, and he had become unable  to meet his
own needs for CO 2.
I we nt through my program wit h David, and he practiced the e xercises
exactly a s described in this boo k: reduced breathing, breath holding during
training, and keeping his mout h closed at night to train him to breathe
through his nose. T oday, David is one of the star players on his team and no
longer h as to hide his breathless ness from his coach. But he still has to hide
his love of french fries.Like David, many competitive athletes breathe excessively, re gardless
of how many years they have sp ent training. For some, no matter how hard
they trai n, they will never attain their ideal fitness. In addition, in order to
maintain their fitness, they will n eed to train more than their peers. The first
time athletes hear of the ef fects of chronic overbreathing it can  take a little
while to sink in, although of ten it comes as a revelation, answering
questions that have been at the backs of their minds for years and giving
them a whole ne w understanding of their training. By incorporating simple
practices into your existing train ing program, you can enjoy a more intense
workout withou t putting extra strain on your lungs. One factor that
dif ferentiates eli te athletes from others is their ability to exercise at a higher
intensity with reduced breathlessness. This book will he lp you to
understand the factors that allow oxygen to be released to or gans and
working muscles, enabling you to improve running economy (lowering of
ener gy e xpended during running ) and increase “VO 2  max” (the maximum
capacity of the body to transport and use oxygen).
Throughout the years I have wit nessed miraculous results with all types
of athletes, including rugby players, soccer players, runners, cyclists,
swimmers, and Olympic competitors. So many of these athle tes suf fered
from excessive breathlessness, weak diaphragms, and inef ficien t breathing,
and the dif feren ce ef ficient breathing brought to their athletic ability has
been nothing short of amazing t o witness. Developing body strength while
ignoring breathi ng ef ficiency is counterproductive, and this book will show
you how  to build your respirat ory stamina alongside any athletic training
program.
Harnessing Explosive Athletic Potential
While David’ s story is powerful, don’ t think that better breathing
techniques only benefit elite athletes. They can be just as transformative for
“normal” people and, in fact, are


putrefying fecal matter (but dietary reform is necessary to maximize this benefit).Most noticeable to the patient, a colonic immediately alleviates current symptomsby almost instantly reducing the current toxic load. A well-done enema or colonic
is such a powerful technique that a single one will often make a severe headache
vanish, make an onsetting cold go away, end a bout of sinusitis, end an asthmaticattack, reduce the pain of acute arthritic inflammation, reduce or stop an allergicreaction. Enemas are also thrifty: they are self-administered and can prevent mostdoctor’s visits seeking relief for acute conditions.
Diseases of the colon itself, including chronic constipation, colitis, diverteculitis,
hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, and mucous colitis, are often cured solelyby an intensive series of several dozen colonics given close together. Contrary topopular belief, many people think that if they have dysentery or other forms ofloose stools that a colonic is the last thing they need. Surprisingly, a series ofcolonics will eliminate many of these conditions as well. People with chronicdiarrhea or loose stools are usually very badly constipated. This may seem acontradiction in terms but it will be explained shortly.
A century ago there was much less scientific data about the functioning of the
human body. Then it was easy for a hygienically-oriented physician to come tobelieve that colonics were the single best medicine available. The doctorpracticing nothing but colonics will have a very high rate of cure and a lot of verysatisfied clients. Most importantly, this medicine will have done no harm.
The Repugnant Bowel
I don’t know why, but people of our culture have a deep-seated reluctance to
relate to the colon or it’s functions. People don’t want to think about the colon orpersonally get involved with it by giving themselves enemas or colonics. Theybecome deeply embarrassed at having someone else do it for them. People arealso shy about farts, and most Americans have a hard time not smiling or reactingin some way when someone in their presence breaks wind, although the politeamongst us pretend that we didn’t notice. Comedians usually succeed in getting alaugh out of an audience when they come up with a fart or make reference tosome other bowel function. People don’t react the same way to urinary functions
or discharges, although these also may have an unpleasant odor and originate
from the same “private” area.
When I first mention to clients that they need a minimum of 12 colonics or
many more enemas than 12 during a fasting or cleansing program they areinevitably shocked. To most it seems that no one in their right mind wouldrecommend such a treatment, and that I must certainly be motivated by greed orsome kind of a psychological quirk. Then I routinely show them reproductions ofX-rays of the large intestine showing obvious loss of normal structure and functionresulting from a combination of constipation, the effects of gravity, poorabdominal muscle tone, emotional stress, and poor diet. In the average colonmore than 50% of the hastrum (muscles that impel fecal matter through the organ)are dysfunctional due to loss of tone caused by impaction of fecal matter and/orconstriction of the large intestine secondary to stress (holding muscular tension inthe abdominal area) and straining during bowel movement. The average personalso has a prolapsed (sagging) transverse colon, and a distorted misplacedascending and descending colon.
I took a course in colon therapy before purchasing my first colonic machine.
The chiropractor teaching the class required all of his patients scheduled forcolonics to take a barium enema followed by an X-ray of their large intestine priorto having colonics and then make subsequent X-rays after each series of 12colonics. Most of his patients experienced so much immediate relief theyvoluntarily took at least four complete series, or 48 colonics, before their X-raysbegan to look normal in terms of structure. It also took about the same number,48 colonics, for the patients to notice a significant improvement in the function ofthe colon. In reviewing over 10,000 X-rays taken at his clinic prior to startingcolonics, the chiropractor had seen only two normal colon X-rays and these werefrom farm boys who grew up eating simple foods from the garden and doing lotsof hard work.
A typical diseased colon
A Healthy Colon
The X-rays showed that it took a minimum of 12 colon treatments to bring
about a minimal but observable change in the structure of the colon in the desireddirection, and for the patient to begin to notice that bowel function was improving,plus the fact that they started to feel better.
From my point of view the most amazing part of this whole experience was
that the chiropractor did not recommend any dietary changes whatsoever. Hispatients were achieving great success from colonics alone. I had thought dietarychanges would be necessary to avoid having the same dismal bowel conditionreturn. I still think colonics are far more effective if people are on a cleansing diettoo. However, I was delighted to see the potential for helping people throughcolonics.
For me, the most interesting part of this colonic school was that I personally
was required to have my own barium enema and X-ray. I was privately certainthat mine would look normal, because after all, I had been on a raw food diet forsix years, and done considerable amount of fasting, all of which was reputed torepair a civilized colon. Much to my surprise my colon looked just as mangledand dysfunctional as the others’, only somewhat worse because it had a loop inthe descending colon similar to a cursive letter “e” which doctors call a volvulus.Surgeons like to cut volvululii out because they frequently cause bowelobstructions. It seemed quite unfair. All those other people with lousy lookingcolons had been eating the average American diet their whole life, but I had beenso pure!
On further reflection I remembered that I had a tendency toward constipation
all through my childhood and young adulthood, and that during my twopregnancies the pressure of the fetus on an already constipated bowel had made itworse resulting in the distorted structure seen in the X-ray. This experience madeit very clear that fasting, cleansing diets, and corrected diet would not reversedamage already done. Proper diet and fasting would however, prevent thecondition of the colon from getting any worse than it already was.
I then realized that I had just purchased the very tool I needed to correct my
own colon, and I was eager to get home to get started on it. I had previouslythought that I was just going to use this machine for my patients, because they hadbeen asking for this kind of an adjunct to my services for some time. I ended upgiving myself over a hundred colonics at the rate of three a week over manymonths. I then out of curiosity had another barium enema and X-ray to validatemy results. Sure enough the picture showed a colon that looked far more normalwith no vulvulus. That little “e” had disappeared.
What Is Constipation?
Most people think they are not constipated because they have a bowel
movement almost every day, accomplished without straining. I have even hadclients tell me that they have a bowel movement once a week, and they are quitecertain that they are not constipated. The most surprising thing to novice fasters isthat repeated enemas or colonics during fasting begins to release many pounds ofundeniably real, old, caked fecal matter and/or huge mucus strings. The first-timefaster can hardly believe these were present. These old fecal deposits do notcome out the first time one has enemas or necessarily the fifth time. And all ofthem will not be removed by the tenth enema. But over the course of extendedfasting or a long spell of light raw food eating with repeated daily enemas, amazingchanges do begin to occur. It seems that no one who has eaten a civilized diet hasescaped the formation of caked deposits lining the colon’s walls, interfering withits function. This material does not respond to laxatives or casually administeredenemas.
Anyone who has not actually seen (and smelled) what comes out of an
“average” apparently healthy person during colonics will really believe it couldhappen or can accurately imagine it. Often there are dark black lumpy strings,lumps, or gravel, evil smelling discs shaped like sculpted hemispheres similar tothe pockets lining the wall of the colon itself. These discs are rock-hard and may
come out looking like long black braids. There may also be long tangled strings of
gray/brown mucous, sheets and flakes of mucous, and worse yet, an occasionalworm (tape worm) or many smaller ones. Once confronted however, it is nothard to imagine how these fecal rocks and other obnoxious debris interfere withthe proper function of the colon. They make the colon’s wall rigid and interferewith peristalsis thus leading to further problems with constipation, and interferewith adsorption of nutrients.
Our modern diet is by its “de-”nature, very constipating. In the trenches of the
First World War, cheese was given the name “chokem ass” because the soldierseating this as a part of their daily ration developed severe constipation. Eaten byitself or with other whole foods, moderate amounts of cheese may not producehealth problems in people who are capable of digesting dairy products. Butcheese when combined with white flour becomes especially constipating. Whitebread or most white-flour crackers contain a lot of gluten, a very sticky wheatprotein that makes the bread bind together


 of these concoctions could be
harmful and could act to delay necessary treatment.
If you decide to try the dietary guidelines, check with your doctor about possible drug/food interactions
first. Although your doctor or pharmacist should have already told you which foods to avoid, you  might
ask him or her if there are any forbidden foods due to any medications you are taking.
Should you use the dietary lists below and find that they provide you with temporary relief from pain, so
much the better. Let it be a cue to get professional m edical attention.
As a footnote, those who are familiar with other anti -cancer dietary regimens, such as the Gerson
program and others, will note that some of the foods on Revici‘s lists are forbidden by the other
programs. The reason for this is relativ ely simple. Most other dietary programs recommended for the
prevention and treatment of cancer are based on the premise that an overly acidic diet is a major cause
of cancer. In the United States in particular, that approach is often the correct one due to  our generally
acidic diets. Thus, methods that increase alkaline foods have helped a number of people. However,
some of those approaches overlook the potentially dangerous effects of an overly alkaline diet.
Because the processing of foods can often cau se a switch in a food‘s category, this list should only be
used for foods in their natural state unless otherwise noted. Food products with more than one
ingredient listed on the label, present similar problems in determining their anabolic/catabolic chara cter,
which might be another good reason to eat unprocessed foods.
As you examine the list you might notice that some foods considered to be acidic, such as meats and
grains, are listed as catabolic while foods considered to be alkaline, such as soy sauc e and vegetables,
are listed as anabolic. This is because with foods there is not a 100% correlation between
catabolism/anabolism and acidity/alkalinity. Therefore, the following lists of catabolic and anabolic
substances should not be confused with lists of acid Nuts  Fruits Bread Sugar Grains Green leafy
vegetables Fried eggs Poached and boiled eggs Mayonnaise Soy sauce Fermented cheese Fresh
cheese Any fried food Chocolate Cherries Alcohol Cranberries Coffee and Black tea Pasta Butter
Sauerkraut Honey Sa rdines Fresh fish Tuna fish Ice cream Salmon oil Vegetables Cod liver oil Cream
Fish oils Olive oil

and alkaline substances.
Catabolic Foods  Anabolic Foods
Meats  Dairy  262
 Safflower oil Corn oil
Catabolic Vitamins and Minerals and Elements:
A, D, B
6, B
12, Selenium, Magnesium, Calcium, Barium, Strontium, Manganese, Cobalt,
Copper, Silver, Silicon, Lead, Sulfur
Anabolic Vitamins and Minerals and Elements:
B
1, B
2, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Folic acid, E, K, Zinc, Rutin, Sodium, Lithium, P otassium,
Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Boron, Bismuth, Fluorine, Chlorine
Catabolic Hormones:
Testosterone, Epinephrine, Progesterone
Anabolic Hormones:
Cortisone, Stilbesterol, Desoxycorticosterone, Insulin
Miscellaneous Catabolic Substances:
Aspirin, Digitalis, Atropine, Quinine, Penicillin, Streptomycin, Aureomycin, Sulfathiozole,
Sulfamerazine, Acetophenetidine, Aminopyrine, Antipyrine, Chloroform, Liver extract
Miscellaneous Anabolic Substances:
Codeine, Cocaine, Morphine, Heroin, Phenobarbitol, P entobarbitol, Caffeine
Surgery  — Extremely Catabolic locally, followed by systemic anabolic response Radiation  —
Extremely Catabolic Chemotherapy  — Either extremely anabolic or extremely catabolic,
depending on the medication.
The following lists condit ions that are sometimes caused by an imbalance of either a catabolic or an
anabolic nature, according to Dr. Revici:   263
 Catabolic: Insomnia Anabolic: Sleepiness, Drowsiness
Catabolic: Diarrhea Anab olic: Constipation
Catabolic: Fluid retention Anabolic: Frequent
urination
Catabolic: Recessed eyes
Anabolic: Protruding eyes
Catabolic: Slow heart beat, when caused by pathology Anabolic: Rapid heart beat or
change in heart beat (arrhythmia)
Catabolic: Low blood pressure
Anabolic: High blood pressure
Catabolic: Below normal temperature
Anabolic Above normal temperature
Catabolic: Osteoarthritis Anabolic: Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Catabolic: Migraine Headaches
Anabolic: Seizures
Catabolic:  Pain worsens after eating and in the late afternoon and evening Anabolic: Pain worsens
on an empty stomach and in the morning and early afternoon
Miscellaneous Catabolic Conditions: Burns, Cuts and Hair Loss Miscellaneous Anabolic
Conditions: Chronic Vir al Disease
Note that morphine, procaine, demerol and codeine are all anabolic substances. Is it any wonder that
these pain -killing drugs would have less effect as long -term pain relievers in cancer for anabolic
sufferers? Note also that these drugs are t ypically given after surgery to dull the pain. Surgery is
catabolic, so these drugs would provide strong temporary relief in this case.
Revici suggests that patients with anabolic conditions avoid coffee, sugar, cream, soy sauce,
chocolate, ice cream, al cohol and table salt including potassium substitutes. Only salts that contain
proper amounts of catabolic minerals are acceptable.
Patients with catabolic conditions should avoid preserved meat and fish, fermented cheeses, any type
of fried eggs, and mayo nnaise for the same reason. A maximum of one alcoholic drink with a meal is
allowed for catabolic conditions.  264
 Other suggestions Revici has offered for temporary relief of catabolic pain include a w arm bath (it
liberates sterols), 40 to 50 drops of soy sauce in water, or lemon juice. Extended hot baths, Jacuzzi
treatments, and saunas are not recommended, however.
For temporary relief of anabolic pain, Revici has recommended bicarbonate of soda, two  sardines, or
mayonnaise. A tuna fish sandwich, mixed with mayonnaise, would provide three catabolic foods
together. Adding lettuce would reduce the catabolic characteristic of the sandwich slightly, of course.
Dr. Revici has found the reason large amoun ts of sodium chloride contribute to high blood pressure:
the two chemicals, sodium and chloride, are both anabolic elements that gravitate to the tissue level.
High blood pressure is an anabolic condition at the tissue level, according to Revici. Revici no tes that
potassium chloride is also anabolic and is therefore not a suitable substitute for people with high blood
pressure.
Revici conducted a test with rabbits that were prone to develop clogged arteries when fed a
high-cholesterol diet. The first grou p was given a high -cholesterol diet and no salt. Those rabbits
developed hardening of the arteries.
The second group was fed a high -cholesterol diet and sodium chloride. These rabbits experienced
even more severe hardening of their arteries.
A third group was given the same high -cholesterol diet and a product called Corrected Salt which is
made up of sodium chloride salt with a small amount of magnesium and sulfur products (two catabolic
tissue level minerals). These rabbits had almost no hard ening of their arteries.
The fourth group of rabbits were given regular rabbit food. This group also had normal arteries at
the end of the study. Although Corrected Salt was marketed commercially by a small company in
Georgia, it is no longer available. But it tells us that we might want to be sure the salt we use has
small amounts of the catabolic elements of magnesium and sulfur in it.
Any medical treatment that does not take into account the fundamental significance of
anabolic/catabolic imbalances a nd the body‘s lipidic defense system for conditions like cancer, can be
dangerous. In particular, practitioners of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments do not
consider the effects of these modalities on a most basic biological process: dualism. T herefore, patients
who rely on those three methods of treatment should realize they do so at their own risk. As for
chemotherapy, in fifty years, maybe less, physicians would probably be arrested if they gave their
patients the chemotherapy drugs that are now considered standard treatment.
A word of caution: don‘t be angry if someone you love has cancer, yet he or she won‘t stop
conventional treatments. Each of us learns at our own pace. People have the right to choose
whatever medical treatment they want. People smoke, people drink and people do chemotherapy,
radiation and surgery. All of us live and die. None of us does either one perfectly. Love  265
       them and let them go.
The final chapter will tell  you how you can be treated with the method and
medicines of Dr. Revici.  266


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TYPE OF FOOD BLOOD TYPE GROUPS
Meats Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Goose Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Ham Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Lamb Recommended Don’t Eat Recommended Recommended
Turkey Neutral Neutral Neutral Recommended
Beans/Legumes Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Beans, green Neutral Recommended Neutral Neutral
Lentils, domestic Don’t Eat Recommended Don’t Eat Neutral
Peas, green Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Tofu Neutral Recommended Neutral Recommended
Breads (for
stufﬁng/serving)Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Kamut Bread Neutral Neutral Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Rice Bread Neutral Neutral Recommended Recommended
Spelt Bread Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Whole Wheat Bread Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral
Grains Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Amaranth Neutral Recommended Don’t Eat Neutral
Millet Neutral Neutral Recommended Recommended
Quinoa Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Rice Neutral Neutral Neutral Recommended
Wild Rice Neutral Neutral Don’t Eat Recommended
Vegetables Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Beets Neutral Neutral Recommended Recommended
Broccoli Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended
Carrots Neutral Recommended Recommended Neutral
Kale Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended
Mushrooms, domestic Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral
Onions, yellow Recommended Recommended Neutral Neutral
Parsnips Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended
Potatoes, white Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral
Rutabaga Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Spinach Recommended Recommended Neutral Neutral
Squash, all types Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Sweet Potatoes Recommended Don’t Eat Recommended Recommended
Swiss Chard Recommended Recommended Neutral Neutral
Turnips Recommended Recommended Neutral Neutral
Yams Neutral Don’t Eat Recommended Recommended
Fruits Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Apples Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
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Cranberries Neutral Recommended Recommended Recommended
Currants Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Dates Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Grapefruit Neutral Recommended Neutral Recommended
Oranges Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral Don’t Eat
Raisins Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Tangerines Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral
Nuts Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Almonds Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Brazil Nuts Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral
Cashews Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral
Chestnuts Neutral Neutral Neutral Recommended
Macadamia Nuts Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Peanuts Don’t Eat Recommended Don’t Eat Recommended
Pecans Neutral – Neutral no data
Pistachio Nuts Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Neutral
Walnuts Recommended Neutral Neutral Recommended
Seasonings Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Allspice Neutral Neutral Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Anise Neutral Neutral Neutral Don’t Eat
Carob Recommended Neutral Neutral Neutral
Chocolate/Cocoa Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Cinnamon Don’t Eat Neutral Don’t Eat Neutral
Cloves Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Garlic Recommended Recommended Neutral Recommended
Ginger Recommended Recommended Recommended Recommended
Marjoram Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Mint Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Nutmeg Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral Neutral
Parsley Recommended Neutral Recommended Recommended
Pepper, black ground Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Pepper, peppercorns Neutral Don’t Eat Neutral Don’t Eat
Peppermint Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Rosemary Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Sage Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Salt Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Savory Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Spearmint Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Tarragon Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Thyme Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral
Vanilla Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral Neutral
Wintergreen Neutral Don’t Eat Neutral Neutral
Sweeteners Blood T ype O Blood type A Blood T ype B Blood T ype AB
Barley Malt Neutral Recommended Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
Corn Syrup Don’t Eat Neutral Don’t Eat Don’t Eat
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Part 4: Our Energy Structure
by W alter Last
This is the fourth in a series of articles based on the Book EXISTENCE – CONSCIOUSNESS by Gabor Paul Sztelek (1).
What are Matter and Energy?
This is a difﬁcult subject to write about because even in conventional physics there are different opinions if photons are energy,
matter, or both. It is even more difﬁcu lt to distinguish between matter and energy at other levels of existence. There are no commonly
accepted deﬁnitions for “higher” or “subtle” energies and matter. Therefore, it is not useful to say that a particle, such as the UM, is
either matter or energy; instead, it is matter that carries energy.
However, it is useful to distinguish between matter bodies and energy bodies. A body is a more or less permanent arrangement of
particles. A matter body is more compact than an energy body and has a ﬁxed structure that changes only gradually. An example is
our astral body, which is an exact replica of our physical body. In contrast, an energy body, such as the astral aura, is highly rareﬁed;
it has fewer particles and these rapidly change their positions. At the level at which they are manifested, matter bodies appear as
solid objects while energy bodies are like clouds that may interpenetrate a matter body or exist free-ﬂoating.
Other levels of existence are often  called “higher dimensions”, but this is not appropriate either. It would be better to call them
“dimensional levels” or better “density levels”. We may start with the assumption that the level of the Unmanifested Inﬁnite (UI) has
the highest level of consciousness with the lowest density of matter, while the matter of our physical world has the highest density
with the lowest consciousness.
This concept of different densities invites the question “density of what?”  What actually is that substance that is compressed so that it
forms uniform matter particles or UM of different densities? The only thing that existed in the beginning was the consciousness of the
UI, forming the one time variable space. Therefore, we must assume that this UI consciousness is a form of energy and became the
basic building material of all energy and matter.
The awakening Godhead created further space variables (similar to dimensions or density levels) by manipulating the energy of the
UI with Its creative will. Stepwise increased densiﬁcation of this energy by vortex action led to the formation of UM, gradually ﬁlling
“empty” space, and in successive steps worked its way down to the etheric/physical density level. Matter and energy are two sides of
a coin. Matter is consciousness of the UI compressed into UM, and energy is densiﬁed consciousness of the UI used to compress,
spin, move and aggregate the UM.
To sum up, we may say that in addition to three dimensions of space and one of time we also have an additional ﬁfth dimension,
which we will call “space density”. With this, objects may be at the same time


 the lymphatic drainage between the pleural
space and the hilum, thereby producing local oedema
by stasis. As soon as 1he pleural space is opened,
whether in vivo or post mortem, Ouid mus1 leave the
"B" zone due lo retraction of the lung parenchyma
Fig. Ill: 17. Two incongruent.. B.,
zones. Centrally located, cavitating car·
cinoma in a 63·ycar-old man. The two
ugu zones (arrows) are thin, each about
2 mm wide and $tVe.ral em long. For ex
planation, sec Fig. Ill: 19. and loss of the previously locally elevated turgor pres
sure in the lung. Tbe pleur-.1.1 nuid is drained, at least
in part, from the pleural space via the lymphatic chan
nels in the interlobular and perivascular spaces toward
the hi.lar lymph nodes and mediastinal lymphatic chan
nels (2, 12).
The direction of now from the pleural space into the
interlobular lymphatic s of the lung was earlier studied
by the author in dogs by means of lipiodol injection
into the pleural space. Lymphography in man later
also showed (5) that after lipiodol was injected slowly
into the azygos lymph node via a thin needle, respira
tion influenced its movement in the lymphatic: chan
nels of the mediastinum. During expiration the lym
phatics arc kinked and the now of lipiodol decreased.
During inspiration the lymphatics ~come stretched
and the forward now of lipiodol increased.
When a tumour grows in pulmonary parenchyma
and blocks some of the lymphatics, stasis with local
oedema can be expected to occur, as indicated in
Fig. III: 16. A decreasing mean pressure gradient
P1>P3>P4 will be changed by a blocking rumour (T),
so that the direction of emptying of tissue nuid in the
blocked area will be altered. The pressure P~ of the
tissue nuid close to a blocked draining channel must
~elevated above the pleural pressure P 1 before it can
enter the blocked channel. This alteration suggests the
now of tissue nuid Q2 diminishes. Fluid collects in the
lung tissue and lymphatic channels between the tu
mour and the pleura.
In lung only partly within the blocked area or nearly
freely emptying, less oedema can be expected. This
consideration can explain why the border of the "B"
zone is diffuse or fading in certain portions. A sharp
Fig./11:19. Diagrammatic ex
planation of Figs. Ill: 17 and
18. Transverse section a
<hrough left upper lobe.
(a) Tumour (D lncated cen
trally in a segment, not in·
volving segmental border (S)
or interlobar fissuc. Single
.. A.• and.. 8" woes then de
velop. (b) Tumour ~rrowine
over the interfa"" (S) between
tv.'o segments may g.i\'c rise to
two separ.tte "B" zones. That
part of the.. 8" zooe which
reaches segmenta l or lobar de
marcation will end sharply.
Otherwise it will appear un
sharp(see also Fig. III: 13a).
Differences of distance be·
twee.n rum our and u B" zones
may develop from differences
of hydrostatic counterpressu re
in different parts of the lung
vs. elcctroosmoti c outflow of
water from the tumour. Fig. Ill: /8. Squamous cell carcinoma in a 76-year--old
woman in the upper pan of the right lung. Two arcades,
each with smaU arches, appear as incongruent sectors of cir
cles (arrows). For explanation, sec Fig. III: 19.
borderline can, however, also ~ present in certain
sites where the oedema extends toward obliterated
interstitial spaces or interfaces ~tween two pulmonary
segments or lobes.
Wherever lymphatic collaterals arc extensive in rela
tion to the size of blocking mass, demonstrab le lymph
oedema may not ~ present. This consideration may
explain the observed rarity of r•diographic "B'' zones
b
Malignant and benign neoplasms 25 a
/
I
\
Fig. II/: ZfJ. Inte-rlobular fluid accumulation periphera l to a
cardnoma of the anterior segment. right upper lobe, in a 35·
year-old man. (a) Posteroanterior projection. Three thin lin
ear structures are apparent without definite contact with the
rumour (arrows). (b) In the lateral view an "A •• zone and
"Bn zone are seen. A linear strucrure (arrow) starts with a
triangular base a1thc "8" zone and Utpcrs gradually inward
mward the tumou_r. Inferior to the ''A" and 108" zones a tri
angular atelectatic density (X) is seen. (c) After netdle biopsy
a minimal amount of air appeared in the pleuraJ space (two
arrows). The uA ''and.. 8.. zones disappeared, but atelecta·
sis (X) remained. The linear structure (single arrow) is still
presenc. h is ime:rpreted as an interlobular space distended
by oedema fluid retained in the space by capillllry force.
when tumours are situated relatively far from the pleu
ra. Occasionally not one but rwo "8" zo11es may be
seen periphera l to a solitary mass (Fig. Ill: 17). In this
example of a bronchogenic carcinoma with a central
air-containing cavity, the "B" zones arc seen as two
curved strucmres, about 2 mm thin and several em
long. Two arcades may sometimes appear as incongru·
cnt sectors of circles. Fig. Ill: 18, for example, shows a
squamous cell carcinoma extending between the right
upper and lower lobes with incongruent arcades be
tween corresponding u A" and "B" zones.
When local lymphoedema is viewed as one of the
important mec·hanisms for producing 118" zones, it is
easy to explain the development of two "B" zones by
only one tumour. This phenomenon probably depends
on the location of the tumour in relation to segmental
anatomy of the lung, schematically illustrated in a
horizontal cro~s section of the left lung in Fig. Ill: 19.
26 Malignant and benign neoplasms For instance, if a tumour (7) is centrally located in the
anterior segment of an upper lobe (Fig. Ill: 19a), the
site of any local lymphoede ma will be somewhere be
tween the pleura and the tumour. Sharply demarcated
borders may then develop against any limi[ing struc
ture, e.g., the interlobar pleura or an interlobular
septum. In Fig. 111: 19b the tumour is situa~ed in two
adjoining pulmonary segmems. Such a location will
cause local obstruction of lymph flow in different parts of the segments according to differences in sizes of the
segments, hydrostatic pressures, etc. Such differences
explain why a "B" zone sometimes shows one sharp
edge while the other may be unsharp and appears to
vanish into the lung parenchyma.
The fact that the lymphoedema ("B" zone) does not
extend to the edge of the tumour will be discussed
rather extensively later on. Arches and arcades, radiat
ing StrUCtures, displacementS Of tumour-surrounding
structures, narrowing of vessels, as well as the forma
tion of the "A" zones will be seen to relate to the
development of pathological electric polarizati on
which, under cenain conditions, may occur in a tu..
mour or tumour-like lesion.
D. Interlobular fluid
accumulation
In the course of performing percutaneous needle bi
opsies of pulmonary masses surrounded by "B" zones,
a frequent observation has been that the zones vanish
totally (or nearly totally) whenever air enters the pleu
ral space. Even small pneumothoraces induce this
change.
The case shown in Fig. III: 20 (bronchogenic carci
noma, right upper lobe) is particularly instructive be
cause it illustrates the effect of a small pneumothorax
on the "A" and "B" zones and on three, thin, rather
distinct, linear structures which appear separated from
the surface of the tumour, as seen on frontal view (a).
In the lateral view (b) one of these Structures is seen to
have a triangular or funnel-shaped base in


 healing after ionization of
tissue will now be considered.
Direct current ionizes tissue, as does ionizing radi
ation. In radiotherapy, selective destruction is pro
duced in malignant tumours (IS, 17, 34). Several fac
tors, e.g., the degree of oxygenation of the tissue,
influence the destructive effects. Ionizing radiation is
known to be far more destructive to intracellular nu
clei than tO cytoplasm (II). It is also believed that the
biochemica l constiruent most sensitive to the effects of
ionizing radiation is DNA (49). When quanta of radi
ation bombard DNA in a solution, free radicals are
generated from the DNA and the medium. The free
radicals then react with the DNA. A few protons
administered to the chromosomes produce consider
able damage, such as chromosomal ruptures, while
more than I 000 protons do not affect the cytoplasm
(71).
Effects similar to the damage by ionizing radiation
in rumour therapy can also be anticipated to occur
when direct current ionizes tissue. Certain observa·
tions in this study indicate that ionization vf tissue via
electrodes appears to affect normal and malignant tis·
sues differently. At the same time, considerable differ
ences exist between these two ways to ionize tissue. In
electrochemical treatment, electric energy can be se·
lectively applied to obtain ionization.. New materials
Treatment of cancer 281 develop at the electrode surfaces. These materials and
those of the supporting medium migrate and diffuse in
the electric field. Furthermore, direct current induces
in tissue many structural modifications which appear
indistinguishable from those of ordinary wound heal
ing.
Resistivity and capacitance vary in different biologic
tissues. An electric current in tissue therefore encoun
ters local barriers which wiJJ change its directions. Air~
bone, fat, matrices of ceUular membranes and walls of
vessels present relatively higher resistivity than blood
plasma and interstitial fluid. Panerns of different pref
erential pathways for current in tissue can therefore be
expected, as can different intensities of transport and·
electrochemical reactions. Varyingly differentiated
flow patterns can be expected to develop as functions
of energies (potential differences ) and densities of cur
rent (amount of current per cross-sectional area of the
path of flow).
It has long been known that elevation of electrode
ovcrpotential increases current logarithmically (69).
Moreover, one can also predict that the patterns of
current flow must be modified by local variations in
electric capacitance and resistivity of tissues at differ
ent overpotentials. These local variations indicate that
an equal amount of current which has passed between
electrodes at different voltage differences should mean
a different spatial distribution of current in the tissues
and hence different regional biologic effects.
It is apparent that the amount of energy delivered to
tissue by direct current can not be expressed in the
same terms as are used for radiotherapy. Radiation
treatment of deeply situated cancers is limited to the
use of high energy photons. Therefore in radiotherapy
the factor of minimum ionizing energy is indiscrimi
nate for different k.imJs of mauer. Ionization by direct
current, on the other band, can be prcduccd over a
large range of "low" to "high" energy levels. Low
energy levels appear feasible, because they can be used
to build up the therapeutic dose of energy from the
inside of a tumour. In this way the use of ~irect
current may theoreticaUy induce a large range of dif
ferent biological ionizing effects.
At "low" electrode voltages, only outer electrons
with low binding energies arc likely to be affected,
which may suffice for interference with important bio
logic tissue and cell functions. When current densities
are kept low' the extent or destruction of tissue by heat
is also ~ept low.
At "very high" electrode voltages, electrons of low
er kinetic energy will also be removed, resulting in
different qualitative changes of the ionized tissue com
pared with the changes induced by low voltage ioniza
tion. Increased destruction around the electrodes will
then become evident and the preferential pathways for
current in different tissues will become less differcnti-
282 Treabnent of cancer ated (see also Fig. XVII: 14). Increasing heat will
evaporate water, resulting in elevation of pressure·in
the tissues. Thermic and electrically induced precipi
tation of protein will become prominent.
Direct current will also produce different biologic
effects in the anodic and cathodic fields.
Since the begintting of the century, it has been well
known (31) that the destructive effect around the an
ode is caused by diffusion and migration of protons,
which make the tissue black. The cellular components
of blood also turn black around the anode. Erythro
cytes are known to produce electropositive haemin in
the acidic surroundings of the anode, while electrone
gative haemin is produced in the basic surroundings of
the cathode (36). Haematin is the electroneutral com
ponent (36). The central part of the brown-black mate
rial around the anode will be grey-white, due to
bleaching by liberated chlorine gas (see Fig. XIV: 21).
This focal discolouration of the black tissue has no
effect whatsoever on the devitalization of the anodic
tissues. The anodic tissues have already been de
stroyed by an abundance of easily diffusing and elec
trophoretically migrating protons. This point needs
stress because the production of chlorine gas has re
cently and erroneously been suggested (53-57) as re
sponsible for the destruction of tissue around the an
ode. The destructive effect around the cathode is
caused by production of hydroxyl ions.
In addition to the migration and diffusion of ionized
products at the electrode surfaces, other charged com
pounds will move throughout the electric field. Leu
kocytes, which are negatively charged, will at proper
electrode voltages accumulate massively in the anodic
tissue. Microthromboses also will be induced. They
are probably mediated by electrophoretic accumula
tion of thrombocylcs. Complex ions of proteins, fat
and carbohydrate s will be transported. Their charges
will become modified under the influence of the actual
acidic or alkaline surroundings in the electrical field.
The water pressure of tissue will decrease around the
anode (Chapter IX). This drying of tissue around the
anode looks like dry gangrene. Around the cathode the
interstitial oedema will to a large extent compress the
vessels.
Extremely complex modifications of tissue compo
nents, cells and ceUular contents are still further modi
fied by matrix interference in the electric field, includ
ing tissue and blood circulation and convection fac
tors. The size, shape and location of electrodes in
relation to the structures of affected tissues wiU influ
ence the shape and size of the anodic and cathodic
fields. Of particular importance also is the fact that
tissue cells, including cancer cells, carry a surplus of
fiXed negative charges. An anode in a tumour will
therefore tend to keep the malignant cells together.
Consequently an electrode should not, at least as a ftrst en?
30
20
0 6 0 coulomb
Fig. XVII: II. Volume of necrotic shoulder muscle in a dog
as a function of quantity of dir«t current P"ssed between the
anode, percutaneously insated in the mu!ICic, and tbc ath·
ode in thcthoncic aorta (10 volts potential). Destruction of
musdc was deftned as both white and black n«rosis.
step in a treatment procedure, be placed in a tumour
and be made cathodic. An intratumoura l cathode can
be expected to repel tumour cells and therefore in·
crease the risks of producing distant metastases.
All these factors, and probably still unknown ones,
Fig. XVII: IZ. Section through perianodic tissue in the
shoulder of a dog subjected to 150 ooulombs direct current
in vivo. Cathode in the aorta (10 volts). make it desirable to define the conditions of treatment
as carefully as possible, e.g., applied voltage, total
amount of current, ionized tissue volumes and "dec·
trodc technique". This last factor includes definition
of size, shape, material, polarity and position of c:lcc
trodes. It is, however, appa.rent that a fully meaningful
definition of electrode "position" is often difficult to
obtain. In a strict sense it should require derailed
knowledge of topography, resistivity and circulatory
conditions of all compone nts of the tissues.
2. ~limioary tec.hoique
In dog experiments a technique was developed after
initial testing of different voltages and amounts of
current on lung, skin, fat, liver and muscle tissue. The
intention was to use the


 Great  Activity.  Remember,  there  is no mistake
about  it—where  your  attention  is, there  you  are;  and  what
your  attention  is on, you  become!
Will  you  allow  Me  to prompt  you  tonight?  Don't,  I 226 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
plead  with  you,  ever  let your  mind  revert  to a single  thing
which  has  passed.  If you  would  do that,  Beloved  Ones,
what  Release  would  come  in a few  hours.  The  reminder  of
the undesirable  things  which  have  passed,  constantly  bring-
ing them  back  to the activity  of your  world  today  is useless
—absolutely  useless;  and  to so many,  so very  detrimental!
Don't  do it! What  is passed  is gone,  if you  let it be gone
forever.  What  you  are today  is what  matters;  for what  you
are today,  you  make  for tomorrow.  If you  bring  the past
into it, then  the past  will  become  tomorrow!
Think!  Oh,  Beloved  Ones!  think  of what  mankind  has
been  doing  so long!  Stop  forever  the bringing  of the past,
into the conditions  of tomorrow,  thru  the power  of your
feeling.  Oh,  draw  a powerful  line  behind  you  and  do not
ever look  back!  If something  undesirable  occurs  in your
Life,  don't  begin  to wonder;  why  did  that  act?  why  did
that occur?  Just  say:  "Thank  God  it was  not worse!  Thank
God,  I had  the Blessing!  Thank  God  I had  the Protection!
What  a Wonderful,  Wonderful  Freedom  and  Blessing  is
bound  to come  out of it."
Tonight,  determine  as never  before  in your  Life,  to wipe
completely  out  of your  memory,  everything  which  has
passed;  and  if you  have  made  mistakes,  don't,  I plead  with
you,  condemn  yourself.  Call  on the Law  of Forgiveness  and
forget  the thing  forever!  Oh,  Blessed  Ones,  when  you  sud-
denly  begin  to be aware  of the mistakes  of the past,  don't
make  a greater  mistake  by revolving  your  attention  upon
them.  Simply  with  joy and  thanksgiving  call  on the Law DISCOURSE  XVIII  227
of Forgiveness  and  say:  "Thank  God,  I don't  have  that  any
more."  Then  say:  "'Mighty  I AM  Presence!'  take  com-
mand  of me and  see I don't  make  it occur  again  today  or
in the future."
How  I rejoice  with  you,  in the Great  Victory  which  you
are gaining  over  these  simple  things.  It is the simple  things,
which  you  pass  over  daily,  that  make  for the building  of
your  Foundation  which  cannot  be interrupted  or inter-
fered  with;  and  all you  use with  which  to do it are those
three  faculties.  Think  of it! The  Simplicity  and  Power  of
those  three  faculties—your  attention,  your  vision  and  your
power  of qualification.  They  are the Moulding  Power  of
your  Whole  Life.  Control  them!  Call  your  Presence  to
control  them;  because  they  are the Power  of the Universe.
If you  have  difficulty  in your  outer  environment,  then
know  your  Presence  is the Fulness  of all Power  required
for any  accomplishment;  for Self-control  or whatever  it
may  be. Therefore,  in Its Glory  you  see—you  must  see
with  me—your  Victory  now!
Beloved  Ones,  in the Fulness  of My Great  Love,  and  the
Love  of the Ascended  Host  of Light,  I call  forth  the Ful-
ness of Its Infinite  Enfolding  Presence;  and  may  This
Radiance  released  tonight,  fill you  and  your  world  with
such  Joy,  Courage,  Strength,  Happiness  and  Dominion,
that never  again  from  this  hour,  will  anything  but Perfec-
tion touch  or fill your  world.
I thank  you. DISCOURSE  XVIII
February  6,1938
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIFORNIA
Beloved  Students  and  Friends,  while  I know  quite  well
you are not looking  for it, yet shall  I give  you  outwardly,
some  Reward  for your  great  Love  and  kindness;  which  has
made  it possible  in this  Class,  to do for you,  your  city  and
America  that  which  is far beyond  anything,  We  had  ex-
pected  to accomplish.
The human  creation  has been  completely  dissolved  and
consumed,  for three  hundred  seventy-three  people  who
have  been  in this  Class.  We could  scarcely  have  hoped  for
such  an Achievement.  We feel  it quite  unnecessary  to enu-
merate  those  Individuals;  but I am sure  within  a few  days,
many  will  know  definitely.
In the limited  human  concepts,  I realize  it is not easy  for
you to comprehend,  what  your  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has
accomplished  in Europe.  This  is the point  I wish  every  one
of you,  to know  definitely:  You  have  been  a part  of That
Accomplishment  by the Harmony,  the Love  and  Kindness
which  you  have  released  here.  Do you  clearly  and  fully
understand  yet, the Release  of your  energy  thru  the atomic
structure  of your  body,  is imperative  in Our  need  today ?
We must  have  a contact  thru  the  physical  substance  of
Earth.
228 DISCOURSE  XVIII  229
We have  left this  octave  and  it is mankind  who  has cre-
ated these  conditions.  Individuals  must  of their  own  voli-
tion release  energy  thru  the human  structure;  which  makes
it possible  for Us to give  the Assistance  mankind  needs.  It
would  be impossible,  and  I say  so frankly,  for people  of
their  own  volition,  without  Our  Assistance  to protect  them-
selves  in America  today.
I think  you  do not comprehend  Beloved  Saint  Germain's
Reference  to what  He did  in Europe.  It should  have  con-
veyed  to you  the need  of Our  Assistance!  The  Law  of Life
is such,  We may  not intrude  Ourselves  upon  you;  much  as
We have  always  wished  to give  Assistance.  There  are
enough  in America  understanding,  the Presence—and  each
day the Understanding  is growing  clearer,  for the students
everywhere  to know  the necessity  of releasing  This  Energy.
Why  do you  suppose  We  urged,  and  urged,  the use of
these  Decrees ? Because  We  found  it the only  and  possibly
the best  manner  of getting  you  to release  the energy,  which
We require!  We  amplify  the energy  required,  to perform
This  Service  of Protection  for you  and  America.  I think  you
more  clearly  than  ever  before  understand  it.
You have  had  the proof  in your  own  experience  here,  of
what  it means  to step  up your  Decrees  and  your  singing
to a certain  tempo,  which  gives  a joyous  Release  of the en-
ergy.  Do you  realize  there  is a Balance  in every  activity  of
Life? Your  scales  for weighing  the  precious  metals  are a
very  good  example.  When  the Scale  of Life  stands  at Bal-
ance,


emonstrates that hypoxia (where the body is starved of oxygen, as it is
during apneas) induces prolonge d activation of the nervous system’ s stress
response.12Interestingly, the activity of the sensors that regulate blood pressure
changes with the different sleep-wake cycles.13 The function of the
baroreflex during sleep is state-dependent. The scientists suggest that
baroreflex sensitivity increases slightly during light non-REM sleep, and
there is a marked enhancement  during deep non-REM sleep, the stage of
dreamless, resto rative sleep vital to well-being. A clear impairment of
baroreflex control during non-R EM sleep has been documented in patients
with OSA and high blood pressure. It is thought that reduced baroreflex
sensitivity along with a heightened sensitivity to blood CO2 may amplify
the sympathetic  stress response to apneas, increase activation of the
sympathetic nervous system during wakefulness, and create the conditions
for daytime hypertension. Heightened sympathetic nerve activity is
common in patients with OSA, and it also plays a major part in the
development of treatment-resistant hypertension.
Since both OSA and hypertension are so common, they can often
coexist indepen dently of each other or, in medical terms, “comorbidly.”
Because high blood pressure is not always the result of OSA, traditional
treatments for OSA may not alleviate hypertension. However, whether the
two cond itions exist side-by-side or one causes the other, both problems can
be helped with the practice of light, slow, and deep breathing.
There has been research into blood pressure and using inspiratory
muscle training  devices and whether the benefits of slow breathing are
enhanced by the adding an inspiratory load.14 In a 2010 study, 30 patients
with Stage I or II essential hypertension were divided into three groups. The
first group pract iced slow diaphragm breathing twice a day for eight weeks;
the second practiced the same exercise using a loaded breathing  device; the
third group, a control, continued with normal activities. It is not recorded
whether breathin g in the second group was nasal or oral. The purpose of the
breathing device, which in this experiment was loaded with 20 cm H2O
(water), was to strengthen the breathing muscles in the same way that
adding a load increases musc ular strength in weight lifting. Because
breathing muscles are largely passive on exhalation, this device works to
strengthen the muscles used to inhale. (The SportsMask has the same
purpose.) Resting heart rate and blood pressure were measured before and
after the respiratory training period.The results showed that both systolic and diastolic blood pressure
decreased signif icantly with slow breathing exercises. Diasto lic pressure
decreased by 7 mmHg and systolic by 13.5 mmHg. With the inspiratory
muscle loading devices, the reductions were even more marked. The
improvement in systolic blood pressure was 5.3 mmHg more than it was
with just slow breathing. Heart rate dropped by eight beats per minute with
slow breathing and nine beats per minute with load-added breathing.
In a 2019 trial, 20 patients with isolated systolic hypertension (ISH)—a
condition where  the diastolic reading is normal, but the systoli c reading is
high—undertook a similar eight-week breath training program. In this new
study, patients were asked to complete 60 breaths every day at a respiratory
rate of 6 breath s per minute and at 25% of their maximal  inspiratory
pressure.15 Maximal inspiratory pr essur e (MIP) is the most commonly used
measure to evaluate inspiratory muscle strength.16 Readings were taken of
blood pressure and the response of patients’ heart rates to static hand-grip
and dynamic arm-cranking exercises.
At the end of the eight weeks, systolic blood pressure had dropped by
22 mmH g, diastolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg, and heart rate by 12 beats
per minute. Sizable reductions in blood pressure and heart rate were also
seen following the hand-grip and arm exercises. The loade d breathing
exercises at six breaths per minute reduced blood pressure and improved the
body’ s ability to manage both static and dynamic exercise in all
participants. Researchers concluded that this could reduce the negative
impact of exercise for patients with high blood pressure, supporting the
health of the heart.15 In this experiment, the loaded breathing group was
compared against a control group who practiced slow, deep breathing
without the load. Blood pressure and heart rate were also lower in the
control group after the trial, but as with the previous study, the differences
were much less marked.
One noteworthy  aspect of both of those studies is that the loaded
breathing device required the patient to mouth breathe. A 2019 review
published in Frontiers in Physiology  studied the effect of adding inspiratory
loads using both nasal and oral breathing.17 Loaded breathing resulted in
increased tidal volume. Nasal breathing promoted greater lung volume and
inspiratory muscle activation compared with oral breathing. Resistancefrom nasal breat hing is higher because the nostrils are so much smaller than
the mouth, so much greater energy and muscle recruitment is necessary to
generate the inhalation. The authors considered the effects of nasal
breathing better for the respiratory system17. But what is really interesting is
the sugg estion that nasal breathing effectively adds a natural load to
breathing. This means that slow  breathing exercises carried out through the
nose will have a positive impact on resting blood pressure without the need
for special load-adding equipment.
In regard to the spikes in blood pressure experienced during intense
exercise, the results of a 1990 study are relevant.18 Scientists examined the
effect of nasal breathing on systolic blood pressure in 10 healthy men
during exercise.  In this experiment, the participants wore nasal dilators,
which increased  nasal airflow by around 29%. With these dilators, all 10
men could cycle at maximum load without mouth breathing and with a
much smaller increase in systolic blood pressure than normal. The reason
for this modera tion in blood pressure is not known, but researchers put
forward the theory that facilitated nose breathing decreased respiratory
work, relieving the load on the heart, which, in turn, lowered the systolic
blood pressure during exercise.18
DENISE’S ST ORY: A PROGRAM FOR CHANGE
Denise is in her fifties and lives in California. When I first met her, she had
already spent 12 years suf fering from constant fatigue, muscle pain, anxiety,
brain fog, and high blood pressure. She experienced a range of symptoms
including dizzin ess, constriction around the chest, and the feeling of never
getting enough air.
Denise was worn down by her ill health and had little zest for life. In
her search for help, she had spent thousands of dollars visiting many
doctors, special ists, and other healthcare professionals. Recently, her
chiropractor had suggested that she may have chronic hyperventilation.
Shortly into my first Skype session with Denise, it was evident just how
noticeable her breathing was. While sitting comfortably for 15 minutes,
Denise displayed a fast breathing rate with each larger-than-normal breath.
She was breathi ng from the upper chest, and I could hear each sharp intakeof air as she spoke. Denise didn’ t suffer from asthma or any respiratory
condition, yet her breathing during rest was as noticeable as that of any
person with uncontrolled asthma  I have seen. When she mentioned that this
all starte d 12 years earlier, I suggested that she must have suffered from
significant stress at that time. She replied, “Yes, I had a huge amount of
stress.”
Undoubtedly, the stress Denise experienced 12 years earlier had
activated her sympathetic nervo us system, resulting in a large increase in
the volume of air she was taking  into her body. Over weeks and months, her
brain became accustomed to this larger volume of breathing and it became
habitual. This contributed to the negative effects that were  impacting
Denise’ s quality of life, including chronic stress, high blood pressure,
fatigue, and general ill health.
Denise’ s starting BOL T score was only 5 seconds. Given such a low
measurement, I started her off with the Breathing Recovery  while sitting
exercise (see Chapter T wo). This involved her holding her breath for up to 5
seconds after exhaling, breathing normally for 10 seconds, and then
repeating. She was to continue this pattern for about 5 minutes before
taking a rest.
The reason I asked Denise to practice this exercise first is that when the
BOL T score is less than 10 seconds it can be challenging to maintain a
tolerable air hunger during the reduced breathing exercise. This can add
tension and stress to the experience, which is not necessary and can be
avoided by beginning the practice very gently.
For the first week, Denise’ s program was as follows:
• Practice Breathing Recovery  for 5 minutes every hour.
• Practice Breathing Recovery  for 10 minutes before sleep.
• Breathe only through the nose at all times.
• If Denise sighed, she was to hold her breath for 5 to 10 seconds following the sigh.
• Tape her mouth at night using MyoT ape or 3M Micropore tape.
• Avoid taking large breaths before speaking.
One week later, Denise’


 attractive anyway—according to the
fear-mind. The fear -mind lives in everyone, but it speaks dif ferently to all
of us. T o you, it just happens to be obsessed with your weight, because you
are.
Learning to live with the common disappointments and failures of the
human experience—particularly with how the fear -mind interprets them—is
key to developing spiritual mastery.
Mastery doesn’ t mean you get to the point where nothing ever goes
wrong; it means you get to the point where you can endure and transform
what’ s wrong. Mastery means you rise up more often than you sink in life,
not because in you there is no undertow, but because you’ve learned to
swim well. Y ou’re spiritually strong and in shape. Y ou’ve developed yourattitudinal muscles, and they can carry you when you’re feeling the
gravitational pull of whatever your temptation might be.
Mastery is not superhuman, but deeply human; embracing rather than
resisting the realization that on certain days you’ll feel like master of
nothing and slave to lots of things. Do not let the fact that you have fallen
off the wagon, are falling of f the wagon, haven’ t lost any weight yet, can’ t
stand to do the lessons, or still feel like a big fat loser deter you. This is all
part of the process. And your success is guaranteed.
Now the fear -mind gets really activated. “What do you mean,  my success
is guaranteed?!  Guaranteed by whom? ” Almost as in, how dare I say that?
But it’ s my faith—and you can lean on mine if you wish—that God will
wipe away every tear, that He will outwit all self-hatred, and that in Him is
the victory as soon as we give to Him the fight.
None of that means that every day will be a happy one. Serious weight
loss is a deeply transformative experience; you’re breaking a chain that has
held you tight for a very long time, and it’ s only reasonable to expect that
some days will be harder than others. This is not just a physical battle; it is a
spiritual battle. The fear -mind has robbed you of your self-control … and
God is taking it back.
Winston Churchill famously told British troops during W orld W ar II:
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is,
perhaps, the end of the beginning.” This course is not something that is all
over in 21 lessons. It is a means to weight loss and also weight-loss
maintenance. What it lays out is not a goal so much as a process by which
the goal will be achieved. Y ou do not do it solely to lose weight, but in
order to become the most shining expression of who you are as a human
being.
If your only goal is to lose weight, then hopefully you will do so, but
you’ll still be left with other issues to deal with that cannot be denied.
Issues in your life seemingly unrelated to weight have accumulated around
your relationship to food.
In any moment when you feel overwhelmed by a passion to overeat,
remember that the passion itself is not the problem. The problem is that in a
moment of insane eating, your passion for life is displaced onto something
that doesn’ t give you life but rather sucks life from you. This course isbuilding a detour, redirecting your passion away from food and back to
God.
To which the fear -mind says, “Screw you. I won’ t do it.” Just want to
make sure you realize that. The mind cannot serve two masters, and never
in your life has the choice between the two been so clear. In any moment,
you are either host to God or hostage to the fear -mind. It is not enough to
say no to a life of fear; you must say yes to a life of love. As long as you try
to stay neutral, you will overeat.
Weight is your crucible. It’ s the place where you experience the final
spiritual battle between the forces of fear and the forces of love—in
psychological terms, between dysfunctional appetites and healthy impulses.
The decision you are making is not just whether you’ll rise from the hell of
your compulsion, but whether you’ll rise into the heaven of all the joy-filled
possibilities that await you. The fear -mind leads to suf fering as sure as
Divine Mind leads to joy. The various ways people anesthetize themselves
today—whether through substances or pharmaceuticals—is a wail from the
deep: “Please don’ t make me have to choose.”
But choose you must, for the zone of false neutrality has become
increasingly unsustainable for you. Y ou will see the light of your true being,
and your only choice is what path you take to get there. So merciful is the
universe that even a path of darkness includes a way back to light. Peacock
feathers are made by peacocks eating and then digesting thorns. Y ou have
been eating the thorns of addiction and compulsion for a very long time;
now you’re spiritually digesting them, inwardly preparing for their
transformation from something ugly to something beautiful.
There is a line in the New T estament that states: “What man intends for
evil, God intends for good.” Divine Mind will not simply cast out your
compulsion; it will use it to take you higher than if you had never
experienced such depths. Y ou will emer ge from this experience no longer
compulsive about food, yes. But you will also emer ge filled with a light that
you can only cast because you digested such darkness. Such is the greatness
of God.
Do not be emotionally defeated by whatever time it takes for old patterns
to transform. Do not look to the mirror for confirmation of your faith. When
a woman is first pregnant, the outer eye cannot see it, but it will in time.
Your mirror can show changes in your body, but it does not show changesin your mind. On any given day, the mirror shows you what your thinking
was yesterday, but it’ s what’ s happening in your heart today that creates
what your life will be tomorrow. You decrease your body weight by
expanding your mind.
A spiritual process is not a quick fix; it is a miracle imprinted on you by
Divine Mind. It is help that is brought to you from beyond this world. It is
nothing that you yourself can just “make happen,” but you can honor the
mysterious process by which it does.
To the fear -mind, the very concept of spiritual mystery—particularly
related to weight loss—seems ridiculous. The fear -mind is attached to the
body, and wants to make sure that you are attached to it, too. If the body’ s
eyes don’ t register improvement in your weight, the fear -mind will say,
“See? See?” And if the body’ s eyes do register improvement, the fear -mind
will say, “Ah! But it will not last!”
What could be a more worthy endeavor than giving time every morning
and evening to quieting the fear -mind? T o listening instead to the voice for
God? Y ou won’ t feel overwhelmed by the void once you fill it with the
divine.
It does not matter how long it takes. It does not matter how many times
you might have succeeded then failed, succeeded then failed. Y our direction
is sure at last, for you have given it over to a divine authority.
Your motivation is dif ferent now, and that will make all the dif ference:
you are on a quest to find the holy grail of the authentic you. Y ou are
climbing above the turbulence of your compulsive eating not only because
you want to lose weight, but because you want the serenity found only at
higher altitudes. Up there, there will be no monkey on your back, for
monkeys cannot live that high.
Every time you get it right—no matter how lar ge or small your victory—
you are asserting your spiritual power and regaining authority over your
life. Whether it’ s turning away from ice cream or putting on your gym
shoes when you absolutely don’ t feel like it, you are winning.
You are experiencing the force of your true self—the self that’ s healing,
that’s transforming, that’ s rising above, that’ s becoming sober around food.
The positive act was an example of the real you blazing the way, if even for
a moment, through the veils of compulsion into full embodiment. The anti-
gravitational pull of grace is luring you upward.And for that, we rejoice. One moment of truth—and the real you is truth
—reprograms a thousand years of lies. A new condition is making its way
into your experience. Even the slightest right-minded thought or action—”I
am passing by the refrigerator, but I am choosing not to open it”; “I do not
numb myself with overly processed foods, because I choose to be more
fully available to my life”; “My body is a holy temple, and I want to feed it
healthy and nourishing food”; “I am shining and radiant in spirit and my
body reflects that”—bolsters the process by which new appetites and new
patterns of behavior are being formed.
Try your best to be patient during this process. Support yourself by
avoiding situations that would be likely to tempt you into addictive
behavior. You deserve the same support from yourself that you would give
any friend


You’ve heard oftheideal ofliving inagerm-free environment. That isanimpossi-
bility,ofcourse. Trillions ofbacteria areinandonourbodies atalltimes. Ifwewere
freeofthese minute organisms, we’d soon die.They perform many essential services for
uswhich willbediscussed inalater lesson. Sufficeittosaythatwelivesymbiotically
with bacteria.
Bacteria arewrongfully blamed forourown indiscretions. It’stherare medic who
doesn’ tfind ascapegoat forhisclient andremove responsibility forproblems from the
shoulders of the suf ferer.
Medical logic isnotvery logical. According tomedical thinking, bacteria orviruses
invade ourbodies anddestroy ourcells. Itwould seem thatourbody defenses permit
thisbytheir intimations. Itwould seem thatonce these invading entities have aheadstart
they would notstop destroying therestofthecells oftheorganism, especially asthe
firststrike hascrippled theorganism andlessened itsability todefend itself. Bymedicallogic, thebacteria arethere ingreater numbers, forthey proliferate astronomically when
they’ve found a feast situation. How can the body reverse this situation and recover?
The medics believe thatthey administer drugs thatkilloffthebacteria sothatthe
body canhave achance torecover.Also, they have people believing thatmedicines are
healing agents or that they assist in healing.
When you start asking deep penetrating questions into thecauses ofdisease, the
medical theories falloftheir own weight. They cannot besustained intheface ofself-
evident truths. So we have to find the rational basis for disease causation.
Disease hasasoleunitary cause. Itisinstituted andconducted bythebody itself. Itis
theonly organized entity capable ofcoordinating thevarious processes ofdisease. Dis-
ease isoccasioned when toxic materials thatwehave generated within ortaken infrom
without areuneliminated duetothebody’ sinability tocope with them. These debilitate
anddevitalize theorganism until, atapoint where itcannolonger tolerate thegrowing
toxic load atitsmean level ofvitality,thebody institutes acrisis, redirecting itsbody
energies to the enemy within.
Let’sgoback topneumonia. Physicians worry thatwhen aperson hasacold orthe
flu,itwill become pneumonia. Itoccurs somany times among their patients thatthey
make “heroic” efforts toprevent this. They administer drugs galore. Yet,pneumonia oc-
curs sofrequently despite thedrugging thatdoctors feelpowerless intheface ofpneu-
monia, oneoftheprimary causes ofdeath inoursociety.Thequestion arises: what caus-
espneumonia then? Does pneumococcus survive thedrug onslaught andcause pneumo-
nia anyway?
Ifcolds are,asweteach, acleansing process, how does abody thatisincrisis getyet
worse? Ifthebody iseliminating toxic materials profusely through therespiratory tract
as in colds and flu, then how do the lungs also become contaminated?
Allcases ofcolds andflurecover very quickly ifthesufferer goes tobedinanairy
room with lotsofnatural daylight. Almost total restiscalled for.Totalabstention from
food butplenty ofpure water isneeded. Under these conditions debility ceases infrom
onetothree days. But, ifthesufferer refuses torestandcontinues toeatthesame bad
food thatcontributed heavily tothecrisis inthefirst place, theeliminative effort may
belessthan thecontinued toxic buildup, inwhich case pneumonia may beaconcomi-
tant. But, ifthesufferer goes toamedic andgets drugged inaddition, thebody turns its
attention toeliminating thedrugs. Itmay cease thecold orflualtogether inface ofthe
greater enemy.The continued toxic buildup spreads tothelungs. The drugs andtoxic
materials may concentrate sostrongly inthelungs astocause death ortosetthestage
forcancer.Many autopsies reveal people who have hadpneumonia orwho have smoked
orlived inhighly polluted airhave tumors, indurated sacs oflung tissue which encap-
sulate toxic substances inthelungs. Many cases oflong fasts have been conducted in
which pneumonia hadbeen suffered many years before. Thedrugs thathadbeen given
hadbeen noted tomake their exitfrom thelungs during thecourse ofthefastasthebody
autolyzed the tumors and expelled their contents.
Yet,despite theobvious causes ofpneumonia, medical professionals arestillsaying
thatpneumococcus causes pneumonia when, infact, more than 25% ofpneumonia cases
never have pneumococcus. Now thatmedics aregetting more andmore away from the
germ theory ofdisease causation they’re invoking viruses astheculprits. This istrueon-
lyifbyviruses wemean uneliminated metabolic wastes. Butwhen youstart probing into
what viruses areandhow they cause disease, youmight callthisthe“evil spirit” theory
of disease, for the medics imbue viruses with all the qualities of malevolent spirits.
Such blindness characterizes themedical profession. The purpose ofdisease isso
evident thatmedics can’tseeit.Justaswith theguard intheconcentration camp, they
arelooking forsomething thatdoesn’ texist andthey overlook thatwhich they seeso
plainly all the time.
Medical researchers have chronicled over 20,000 different diseases. They name al-
most every variation. They have multiple names because ofthenumber oforgans ortissue systems thatexhibit symptoms. Allofthisisonly onedisease. And thedisease,
which wecallconstructive disease, isoccasioned bythebody itself andisknown astox-
emia or toxicosis.
2.4. Natural Hygiene Or Life Science Care Of The Ailing
2.4.1 The W ork of Doctors T ilden, Carrington and Shelton
2.4.2 The Hygienic Definition of Disease
2.4.1 The Work of Doctors Tilden, Carrington and Shelton
Just asthere isoneuniversal cause ofdisease there isoneuniversal panacea! In
mythology Asclepius hadtwodaughters. Both were goddesses. One wasthegoddess of
health andshewascalled Hygeia. Theother daughter wasPanacea. Shewasthegoddess
of healing. The name itself, in Greek, means all-healing or universal healing.
While these goddesses aremythological, they dorepresent valid concepts. Panacea
canbeachieved byareturn tonatural practices. Fasting isthequickest way toinvoke
theuniversal panacea. Justastheuniversal disease isatoxic-laden body,theuniversal
panacea isestablishing themost ideal conditions under which thebody cancleanse itself
ofthetoxicity andrepair thedamages suffered. Fasting istheanswer.Itworks inall
cases ofconstructive disease, thatis,disease where organic damage ofanirremediable
nature has not occurred.
Some great luminaries have long since rediscovered theGrecian panacea. Dr.Jen-
nings firstemployed ituntil Dr.John Tilden elaborated onitinhisscholarly book, Tox-
emia Explained. Dr.Hereward Carrington wrote afewvery illuminating volumes about
Natural Hygiene. ButDr.Shelton probed deeper andfarther afield than didallthose be-
fore him. Hebuilt upon theshoulders ofallwho went before himandadded atouch of
hisown genius. Inourtextsection some observations ofDr.Carrington arepresented.
Here is a quote from Dr. Herbert M. Shelton about the nature of disease:
2.4.2 The Hygienic Definition of Disease
“The Hygienic system teaches thatdisease isaremedial effort, astruggle ofthe
vital powers topurify thesystem andrecover thenormal state. This effort should be
aided, directed, andregulated ifneed be,butnever suppr essed. What isthismys-
terious thing called disease? Itissimply aneffort toremove obstructing materi-
alwhich wecalltoxic materials fromtheorganic domain andtorepair damages.
Disease isaprocess ofpurification andrepair.Itisremedial action. It.isapower
struggle to over come obstruction and to keep the channels of cir culation fr ee.”
Actually disease isreally more than thisifweview itinallaspects. Dr.Carrington
has simplified Dr. Shelton’ s presentation somewhat. He says the following:
“Disease isanattempt ofthebody tofreeitscells andcirculatory system of
clogging andtoxic materials. Itisadesperate body rallying itsremaining resour ces
to the task of pur gation and r estoration.”
Wehave many illustrious forebears intheelaboration andcreation ofwhat wecall
Natural Hygiene orLife Science. Most notable among ourforebears have been some
truly great women. While women were spurned inthemedical profession, theHygienic
movement wastruly anenlightened andunfetter


 ifcovered with heavy woolen clothes, cause
theretention ofwaste matter thatispartly reabsorbed bythesystem andthrown back on
the lungs and kidneys, overworking and weakening these organs.
Ashasbeen shown thatinill-ventilated andoften tobacco-laden public halls, church-
es,schoolrooms, theatres andworkshops, theairthrown offfrom thelungs isrendered
stillmore noxious bytheemanations oftheskin. People, onleaving such places, feelthe
contrast between theinside andoutside airanderroneously blame thefresh airasbeing
responsible fortheir “colds,” which arebuttheresult oftheinhaled poisonous gases and
their unsanitary methods of living in general.Many persons sleep with closed windows because they cherish theolddelusion that
“night airisdangerous.” After afewhours they begin tobreathe theexhaled airover
again. Inthemorning they getupwith a“tired feeling” andhave toresort to“eye-open-
ers” which make their condition stillworse. Itisduring thenight when weareatrest
thatthelungs redouble their efforts toinhale thelife-giving oxygen torechar gethehu-
man dynamo. Itistherefore even more essential toinsure anadequate supply ofpure air
during thenight than inthedaytime. There isabsolutely nodanger of“catching cold”
from cold, fresh air.Onthecontrary,thebodily heat, which results from combustion, is
increased byanabundant supply ofoxygen. A“cold” isreally butaneffort ofthesystem
tocast outimpurities, chiefly through themucous membranes ofthethroat andnose.
Few persons realize thattheamount ofairtaken upbythesystem daily outweighs that
of the solid food.
Thechanges thathave taken place inthecomposition oftheexhaled airareindicated
by the following table:
Constituent Inhaled Air Exhaled Air
Volumes percent
Nitrogen 78.35 78.85
Oxygen 20.77 16.00
Carbon dioxide 00.04 04.35
Exhaled airisalso saturated with water vapor andcontains traces ofammonia and
organic matter varying with thediet, climate andoccupation oftheindividual. Under
normal conditions, iftheblood isrich intheessential organic salts, thelungs absorb
through themedium oftheredblood corpuscles twenty-four andone-half ounces ofoxy-
genduring twenty-four hours, while they give offtwenty-eight ounces ofcarbon diox-
ideretained inthelungs. Children need relatively more oxygen than adults, asthetissue
changes are more active during the growth of the or ganism.
Theadult man ofaverage weight ateach inhalation draws inabout onepintofair,
andduring twenty-four hours heaverages fifteen respirations aminute. Thus hetakes in
twogallons ofairaminute or120gallons anhour,amounting toabout 2,880 gallons or
384cubic feetaday.This volume ofairwould fillaroom measuring alittle over seven
square feet. Theweight ofthisvolume isabout thirty pounds andcontains about seven
pounds ofoxygen, asthelatter forms 23.2 percent ofweight oftheatmosphere. Ofthe
total amount ofinhaled air,thehuman body takes upoxygen attherateof4.78% byvol-
ume or5.25% byweight, while exhaled aircontains 4.34% ofcarbon dioxide byvolume
or 6.5%, by weight.
Ofthetotal amount ofoxygen inhaled, thebody generally absorbs from eight toten
ounces (one-third) during theactivities ofdaytime, while during sleep intheopen air
orinwell-ventilated rooms, thequantity may bedoubled tosixteen ounces. Itmay be
noted here, incidentally,thattheabsorption ofoxygen depends largely upon thenumber
ofredblood corpuscles inagiven quantity ofblood. During severe muscular exertion,
respiration isalsoincreased infrequency andindepth, andthevolume ofairexchanged
may be from five to seven times greater than during a period of rest.
Experiments have been made byGerman scientists showing theeffectonoxygen
consumption ofwalking onalevel andclimbing. Thefollowing figures give thequan-
tities ofoxygen consumed during oneminute, thesubject being aman of125pounds
weight:
Form of Exercise Oxygen Consumption
Standing at rest 16 cubic inches
Walking on a level 48 cubic inches
Climbing 78 cubic inches
Itappears thatwalking increases theconsumption ofoxygen threefold andclimbing
nearly fivefold over thatconsumed atrest. These facts illustrate theinfluence ofmus-cular activity upon thebodily metabolism andtheincidental purification ofthesystem
from waste matter.Regular exercise intheopen airduring allseasons oftheyear isone
of the most important factors for the preservation of health and the prolongation of life.Lesson 14 - Water Transports Nutrients To All The Body
Cells
14.1. W ater Is The Essence Of Life
14.2. W ater’s Role In The Body
14.3. Other Body Uses Of W ater
14.4. W ater In Our Diet
14.5. W ater: Is It Fit T o Drink?
14.6. Sources Of Pure W ater
14.7. The Choice Is Y ours
14.8. Questions & Answers
Article #1: The Fountain Of Life by Herbert M. Shelton
14.1. Water Is The Essence Of Life
Wateristheprime essence oflife! Thefunctioning ofourplanet isdependent upon its
massive reservoirs ofwater anditscomplex system ofatmospheric water dispensation.
Inouroceans, rivers, under ground aquifiers, andstreams, water prevails andabounds.
Noonewould arguewith thestatement thatwithout water,lifeasweknow itwould be
impossible. Even iflifewere possible without water,most ofthebeauty oflifewould be
lostinitsabsence. Dull, barren rocky landscapes devoid ofvegetation would bepreva-
lenteverywhere. Theclouds thatcolor rosy andmulti-hued inoursunrises andsunsets
would be nonexistent.
Thefactisthatwater isamajor need ofallforms oflife.Fortunately forus,inmost
places onEarth, water isabundant. There’ swater inallofthefoods weeat.Even dry
foods likenuts andseeds have water content. Fruits possess plenty ofpure water which
is ideal for human functioning.
How does ourbody usewater? What isthebest kind ofwater foritsfunctioning?
These are questions this lesson addresses.
14.2. Water’s Role In The Body
14.2.1 How Body W ater Is Obtained
14.2.2 Minerals In the Body Fluids
14.2.3 Cellular Fluids
14.2.4 The Inner Sea and Its Movements
14.2.3 W aste Removal
14.2.4 W ater Cools the Body
14.2.1 How Body Water Is Obtained
Theaverage adult iscomposed ofalmost 60% fluid. That’ smore water than thetotal
ofallother substances inthebody! Our body’ swater isobtained from thefluids we
drink andfrom thewater content ofthefoods weeat.Itisalsoobtained from thebody’ s
internal oxidation reactions. Theoxidation process occurs inthecombining ofhydrogen
inthefood weeatwith theoxygen webreathe. Some animals aredependent ontheox-
idative water they produce for their very existence.
14.2.2 Minerals In the Body Fluids
The water within ourbody contains many materials insolution; thatis,itcontains
many substances dissolved init.Thecomplement ofminerals dissolved inthebody fluid
arereferred toassalts. These salts include sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium,chlorine, phosphorus andother elements. They possess electric chargesandarethereby
referred to as electr olytes.
Some salts possess positive electrical chargesandothers possess negative charges.
These charges,inherent inthesalts, arepartoftheregulatory process inthemovement
offluids within thebody.Thepositively andnegatively chargedparticles exist1 inequal-
lybalanced amounts inthebody.Theresultant chargebetween theparticles istherefore
neutral.
Itistruethatthebalance ofsalts iscrucial totheproper functioning ofthehuman
organism. Itis,however,notnecessary thatweuddsubstances such astable salt, baking
soda, mineral supplements ormineralized waters toourdietinorder toassure ourselves
oftheproper complement ofsalts. Ourbodies, asyouwillremember from Lesson 10on
minerals, canassimilate andutilize only organic minerals asarefound infoods. Adding
table salttothedietisliterally adding apoison IWe’lldiscuss thisinmore detail later in
the lesson.
14.2.3 Cellular Fluids
About three-fourths ofthebody’ sfluid isstored within thecells andisknown ascel-
lular fluid. The extracellular fluid is composed of plasma and interstitial fluid.
Blood plasma, aclear,