 using the method de-
scribed in Suvorin's books. In the more recent
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G. A. Vojtovich, created his method of fractional
fasting along the same lines.
However, the great architect of the widespread
propagation of therapeutic fasting was the psy-
chiatrist Yuri Nikolayev (1905 -1998): to him we
owe the approval and the introduction of the
method (for which he coined the name Razgru-
zochno -dieticheskaja terapiya, abbreviated as
RDT – Diet -fasting therapy) to the USSR’s state
health system. The documentary Le jeûne une
nouvelle thérapie, made in 2011 by the French
director Thierry de Lestrade and the journ alist
Sylvie Gilman, translated into Russian under the
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pays tribute to the work of this courageous doc-
tor.
Yuri Nikolayev was born into a family of estab-
lished vegetarians, lovers of yoga and oriental
philosophy. According to Nikolayev himself, his
parents were in close contact with Lev Tolstoy,
the most famous vegetarian in Russia, and his fa-
ther corresponded with the American writer
Upton Sinclair, a fervent supporter of the hy-
gienic cause and author of the book The fasting
cure. Besides, he was also busy translating Her-
bert Shelton's books into Russian.

2 The Italian translation by V. G. Bani ( La scienza del digiuno )
was published on YouTube in April 2017.
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this fertile soil. He started his career as a doctor,
served as a military doctor after graduation, and
was a student under the famous academic M.O.
Gurevich in the psychiatric clinic of the First In-
stitute of Medicine in Moscow in 1939 - 1941.
His interest in fasting was likely to have been
initially stimulated by the family environment,
was later consolidated thanks to the contribu-
tion of Prof. Bakulev, President of the Academy
of Medical Sciences of the USSR. In 1956, Prof.
Bakulev published an article titled Po povodu od-
nogo metoda lecheniya  (Regarding the treatment
method) in the journal "Meditsinskij rabotn ik"
(The medical worker). The article described a
successful experiment in the treatment of
chronic diseases with fasting, specifically some
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denal ulcers after a 12- day water  fast.
It must be said that discussion of "fasting" in the
USSR of the 50s and 60s was certainly difficult.
The specter of hunger was still very much alive
in the country. The nine hundred days of the
Nazi siege of Leningrad, with thousands of
deaths from starvat ion and numerous incidents
of cannibalism, as well as the challenging post -
war years characterized by scarcity of food had
left a profoundly mark on the collective uncon-
scious of the Soviet population and the memory
of deprivation had not subsided in a lit tle over a
decade. However, Prof. Bakulev was able to di-
rect the attention of the scientific and medical
community to the possibility of applying thera-
peutic fasting, and Nikolayev was certainly
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psychiatric practice, found constants worthy of
interest. He wrote:
"I noticed that some schizophrenia pa-
tients often give up eating and resist when
they are force -fed. I wondered if this renun-
ciation of food was not perhaps an instinc-
tive reaction to the sick organis m's defense.
So, I tried to treat these patients with a par-
adoxical method: the dosed fast”
In the late 1940s -1960s, Nikolayev intensified
his observations of schizophrenia patients who
became the object of his doctoral thesis, pre-
sented in 1960 under the title Razgruzochno- di-
eticheskaja terapiya shizofrenii i ee fiziolog-
icheskoe obosnovaniye  (RDT diet -fasting therapy
in the treatment of schizophrenia and its
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kolayev's selflessness in his work of furthering
therapeutic fasting would not have been success-
ful, had it not been for a decisive stroke of luck:
Nikolaeyv’s wife, also a psychiatrist employed in
the rehabilitation of alcoholics, happened to
handle the case of Lev Bulganin, son of an im-
portant man of t he party, the Chairman of the
Soviet Council of Ministers, N.A. Bulganin.
The Nikolayevs both treated the illustrious pa-
tient together and managed to cure him by ap-
plying the method of therapeutic fasting. The
powerful N.A. Bulganin, wishing to express gra t-
itude for his son’s healing, assured Dr. Nikolayev
his high protection. Thanks to this, Nikolayev
was able to freely conduct his research and
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his observations.
Using fasting to treat thousands of cases of
schizophrenia and other psychic disorders, he
noted that, by eradicating the disease at the root,
fasting could heal several diseases simultane-
ously. Thus, with copious clinical results in hand
and the protection of the high -ranking official
Bulganin, Niko layev soon succeeded in intro-
ducing therapeutic fasting into clinical practice,
thus contributing to its approval by the Soviet
Ministry of Health.
In 1961, Nikolayev was appointed director of
the psychiatry program at the Rostov -on-Don
Medical Institute. During the two years in this
position he had managed to set up a school of
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merous colleagues.
In the decades that followed, Nikolayev worked
in Moscow at the Soviet Scientific Research In-
stitute of Psychiatry an d coordinated the work of
the numerous fasting wards that had been
opened everywhere throughout the Soviet Un-
ion.
The development of the method benefited im-
mensely from the collection Problemy
lechebnogo golodaniya (Problems of therapeutic
fasting), published in Moscow in 1969. It com-
prised the contribution of scientists such as P.K.
Anokhin, A.A. Pokrovskiy, P.A. Fedorov, in ad-
dition to Nikolayev. It comprised approximately
sixty articles dedicated to therapeutic fasting in
psychiatric practice, to the neu rophysiology of
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pathophysiology of fasting. Nikolayev himself
spoke of the growing interest and fervor in the
studies in the introduction to 1988 edition of his
book Golodaniye radi zdoroviya  (Fasting for
Health), published for the first time in 1973 with
200,000 copies.
At the end of the 1990s, the Republic of Burya-
tia hosted a pilot experience to introduce fasting
dietary therapy (RDT) in the practice of medical
and hospital facilities at the state level. Under the
scientific direction of Prof. A.N. Kokosov, a
training program for RDT specialists was estab-
lished in the republic, with lectures, seminars
and conferences on the method aimed at both
doctors and health personnel, and the interested
public.
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, First and Only
Despite our technological advances, nutrition is a young science. We l ack both the knowledge and the technology to
reproduce in a laboratory the brilliant balance of nutrients found in whol e plant foods.
Anything short of whole plant foods—be they green juices, “healthy” oils, dehydrated “whole-food” supplements, or
white-powdered pharmaceutical-grade “superfoods”—always misses the mark, guaranteed.

All we can hope to accomplish through eating refined, fractional foods is s atiation and compromised nutrition.
All we can hope to achieve through supplementation with isolated nutri ents is to relieve symptoms while creating further
imbalances.

People tell me that hearing this discussion confuses them, for they of ten experience welcome increases in energy and apparent
reversal of health challenges through supplementation. I find that  these results come, however, at great cost. If these individuals
distance themselves from the supplement-vendor hype and slow their que st for quick relief, they usually notice that their life has
become an endless shell game, in which they shift symptoms but never r each true health, homeostasis, and peace.

Health and Feeling Good Are Not  the Same
This analogy sometimes helps people understand the difference between  creating health (the big picture) and treating
symptoms (the fragmented view):

Employment example: Suppose you work in a dreary office for too little pay and endure daily verbal abus e from a
tyrannical employer. If you quit that job and break free, would you now say that  you have just the perfect job, the work of your
dreams? Of course not. What you have is nothing  … no job at all. True, your newfound liberation may bring welcome reli ef from the
abuse, but alleviating your pain is a far cry from the target—i f your true desire is for fulfilling, rewarding work.  Without positive
action toward a better job, you may sit idle for a very long time, having trade d in one set of problems (an oppressive work
environment) for another (unemployment).

Health example:  Similarly, many people use treatments, pharmaceuticals, or “ natural” drugs to suppress symptoms such as
overweight, candida, allergies, or headaches, or even to eliminate tumor s and other forms of severe breakdown. Once they
experience relief—the headaches subside, the allergic wheezi ng abates, the tumor shrinks—they proclaim themselves “cured” a nd
believe that they have regained health. They may look and feel bett er, but their newfound absence of dis-ease is just that—a void.
Again, this is a vast improvement over pain and suffering. But it is not hing close to the vibrant energy and well-being that many of us
desire.
People are incredulous when they first hear this: “Y ou mean, if I get rid of my seizures  (or tumors, or migraines, or candida,
or lupus, or …), that doesn’ t mean I'm healthy?”
The answer is, unequivocally, no.  If they continue the cycle of living in ways that created their he alth issues in the first place—
and then attacking the inevitable symptoms with remedies and trea tments—they set in motion the aforementioned shell game,
repeatedly  trading in one set of health complaints for another seemingly unrela ted complex of maladies, never getting closer to the
goal of lasting, radiant health.
In both examples, the new liberation represents a zero point, a neutral posi tion from which health or recurring disease
(satisfying work or ongoing unemployment) can emerge. The person who is f ree of symptoms is no more healthy than the
unemployed person is professionally fulfilled.
To attain the (big-picture) goal of gratifying work or lasting well-be ing, we must take positive action toward  our desired result,
not just negative action away from  the condition we do not want (a fragmented solution at best). When we use re medies and
therapies to eliminate symptoms, we do nothing to address their original c ause, hence nothing to create health. We must educate
ourselves about the causes of health  (not disease) and include these  in our daily routine.
 Y our Doctor Cannot Help Here …
Many drugs, diets, and supplements are sold with an admonition to “consult your physic ian” before consuming them.
But is there value in looking to the medical profession for nutritional advice? Consider this sobe ring tidbit :
“In a medical journal article entitled ‘Bizarre and Unusual Die ts,’ the authors warn that the Atkins Diet had such questionable
safety that it should ‘only be followed under medical supervision.’ Bu t what do doctors know about nutrition? Even though the
United States Congress mandated that nutrition become an integrate d component of medical education, as of 2004, less than half of
all U.S. medical schools have a single mandatory course in nutrition. Th at explains the results of a study published in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition that pitted doctors against patients head to head in a test of basic nutrit ion knowledge. The patients
won.” 10

Since doctors generally have nothing to offer us once we shift our focus  from treating disease to causing wellness, it is
important to familiarize yourself with the elements of health. The  following list of thirty-two key contributors to human well-being is a
good start. Though there is no official order or ranking, I would venture to say  that the first ten are actually indispensable—essential
—for even a moderate level of true health.

The big-picture approach that I espouse is based on this simple c oncept: “It is always better to correct a problem—to remove
its cause—than it is to supplement or suppress it.” Nutrition is a v ery complex field of endeavor, and it is easily misunderstood and
misinterpreted, just as the forest can become invisible when looking at  individual trees.
With 80/10/10, I endeavor to give a new interpretation of nutritional information, one t hat is not designed to incite fear in an attempt to stimulate product sales. By putting the parts together into on e simple but complete package, I hope that nutrition will
become a less daunting subject. True health is within everyone’s g rasp, but it is necessary to see the big picture.
This radically different view is unpopular, because it does not generat e any revenue. The 80/10/10  approach uses no repeat
products, no supplements, no high-priced, elitist “superfoods.” 80/10/10  uses a simple grocery-store approach to nutrition that
brings this program easily into the grasp of everyone.

Weight Watching: The Ultimate in Shortsightedness
Shifting this discussion to body weight, I think of how sad I feel when I see  people who are obsessed with losing (or gaining)
weight, to the exclusion of their well-being and vitality. Myopically  focused on body image, they consume all manner of nutritional
experiments, with little if any regard for possible consequences.
Despite our wishful thinking—and advertising to the contrary—our di gestive system is more than just a pleasure tube that
eventually eliminates whatever indigestible concoction we fill ed it with. Our bodies replace the vast majority of our cells within seve n
years or less. Some, such as the cells that line the mouth and digestiv e tract, are replaced daily. In a very real sense, the foods we
eat are constantly in the process of becoming “us.”
Given this fact, wouldn’t you want to ensure that every bite you take  is made of the highest-quality raw materials (pun
intended) from which to build the “you” that you are becoming? What w ould be the point of following a diet  that compromises your
health in the process? Is it worth ruining your kidneys, heart, or liver  just to lose or gain weight, especially when you can achieve
your goal without causing such damage?
Youth is forgiving; we can eat practically any abomination for some per iod of decades with no apparent adverse effects. But
eventually, the statistics say, virtually all of us have to admit t o ourselves that the gig is up. Eating garbage to look thin, consuming fat
to gain weight, stimulating ourselves to artificial highs throug h supplements that give us “energy,” and relieving one discomfort wh ile
unknowingly creating another, simply have not gotten us where we wan ted to go.
Herein lies the paradox: losing weight, feeling good, even ridding oursel ves of intractable diseases, does not necessarily mean
we have become healthier. Heroin users feel good. So do coffee drinkers. So too do supe rfood evangelists. Junk-food-eating
entertainers, anorexic runway models, and supplement-pounding body builders may look good…but are any of these people
nourishing their bodies on a cellular level? Are they eating whole, unrefined foods in the quantities and proportions on which their
bodies were designed to thrive? Absolutely not.

Where Diet and Health Meet
I struggled with how to position this book, debating with several colleagues  whether 80/10/10  referred to a weight-
management plan or a healthy eating guideline. As you may have g uessed, it’s really a bit of both.
I have spent the last several pages driving home the differences bet ween fragmented thinking and the big-picture perspective
for one purpose: to cement in your mind the obvious and inextricable relation ship between the goals of weight management and
healthful living.
If you picked up this book looking for guidance in losing or gaining


 more of the body’s energy budget toward healing. By the end of five or sixdays on water, I estimate that from 40 to 50 percent of the body’s availableenergy is being used for healing, repair and detoxification.
The amount of work that a fasting body’s own healing energy can do and what
it feels like to be there when it is happening is incredible. But you can’t know it ifyou haven’t felt it. So hardly anyone in our present culture knows.
As I mentioned in the first chapter, at Great Oaks School I apprenticed myself
to the traveling masters of virtually every system of natural healing that existedduring the ‘70s. I observed every one of them at work and tried most of them onmy clients. After all that I can say with experience that I am not aware of anyother healing tool that can be so effective as the fast.
Essentials of a Successful, Safe Fast
1. Fast in a bright airy room, with exceptionally good ventilation, because
fasters not only need a lot of fresh air; their bodies give off powerfully offensiveodors.
2. Sun bathe if possible in warm climates for 10 to 20 minutes in the morning
before the sun gets too strong.
3. Scrub/massage the skin with a dry brush, stroking toward the heart,
followed by a warm water shower two to four times a day to assist the skin ineliminating toxins. If you are too weak to do this, have an assisted bed bath.
4. Have two enemas daily for the first week of a fast and then once daily until
the fast is terminated.
5. Insure a harmonious environment with supportive people or else fast alone if
you are experienced. Avoid well-meaning interference or anxious criticism at all
cost. The faster becomes hypersensitive to others’ emotions.
6. Rest profoundly except for a short walk of about 200 yards morning and
night.
7. Drink water! At least three quarts every day. Do not allow yourself to
become dehydrated!
8. Control yourself! Break a long fast on diluted non-sweet fruit juice such as
grapefruit juice, sipped a teaspoon at a time, no more than eight ounces at a timeno oftener than every 2 or 3 hours. The second day you eat, add small quantitiesof fresh juicy fruit to the same amount of juice you took the day before no oftenerthan every 3 hours. By small quantities I mean half an apple or the equivalent. Onthe third day of eating, add small quantities of vegetable juice and juicy vegetablessuch as tomatoes and cucumbers.
Control yourself! The second week after eating resumed add complex
vegetable salads plus more complex fruit salads. Do not mix fruit and vegetablesat meals. The third week add raw nuts and seeds no more than ½ ounce threetimes daily. Add ¼ avocado daily. Fourth week increase to 3 ounces of rawsoaked nuts and seeds daily and ½ avocado daily. Cooked grains may also beadded, along with steamed vegetables and vegetable soups.
The Prime Rules Of Fasting
Another truism of natural hygiene is that we dig our own graves with our teeth.
It is sad but true that almost all eat too much quantity of too little quality. Dietaryexcesses are the main cause of death in North America. Fasting balances theseexcesses. If people were to eat a perfect diet and not overeat, fasting wouldrarely be necessary.
There are two essential rules of fasting. If these rules are ignored or broken,
fasting itself can be life threatening. But if the rules are followed, fasting presentsfar less risk than any other important medical procedure with a far greaterlikelihood of a positive outcome. And let me stress here, there is no medical
procedure without risk. Life itself is fraught with risk, it is a one-way ticket from
birth to death, with no certainty as to when the end of the line will be reached. Butin my opinion, when handling degenerative illness and infections, natural hygieneand fasting usually offer the best hope of healing with the least possible risk.
The first vital concern is the duration of the fast. Two eliminatory processes go
on simultaneously while fasting. One is the dissolving and elimination of theexcess, toxic or dysfunctional deposits in the body, and second process, thegradual exhaustion of the body’s stored nutritional reserves. The fasting body firstconsumes those parts of the body that are unhealthy; eventually these are all gone.Simultaneously the body uses up stored fat and other reserve nutritional elements.A well-fed reasonably healthy body usually has enough stored nutrition to fast forquite a bit longer than it takes to “clean house.”
While house cleaning is going on the body uses its reserves to rebuild organs
and rejuvenate itself. Rebuilding starts out very slowly but the repairs increase atan ever-accelerating rate. The “overhaul” can last only until the body has no morereserves. Because several weeks of fasting must pass by before the “overhaul”gets going full speed, it is wise to continue fasting as long as possible so as tobenefit from as much rejuvenation as possible.
It is best not to end the fast before all toxic or dysfunctional deposits are
eliminated, or before the infection is overcome, or before the cause for complainthas been healed. The fast must be ended before all of the body’s essential-to-life
stored nutritional reserves are exhausted. If the fast goes beyond this point,starvation begins. Then, fasting-induced organic damage can occur, and death canfollow, usually several weeks later. Almost anyone not immediately close to deathhas enough stored nutrition to water fast for ten days to two weeks. Mostreasonably healthy people have sufficient reserves to water fast for a month. LaterI will explain how a faster can somewhat resupply their nutritional reserves whilecontinuing to fast, and thus safely extend the fasting period.
The second essential concern has to do with adjusting the intensity of the fast.
Some individuals are so toxic that the waste products released during a fast aretoo strong, too concentrated or too poisonous for the organs of elimination tohandle safely, or to be handled within the willingness of the faster to tolerate thediscomforts that toxic releases generate. The highly-toxic faster may evenexperience life-threatening symptoms such as violent asthma attacks. This kind offaster has almost certainly been dangerously ill before the fast began. Others,though not dangerously sick prior to fasting, may be nearly as toxic and thoughnot in danger of death, they may not be willing to tolerate the degree ofdiscomfort fasting can trigger. For this reason I recommend that if at all possible,before undertaking a fast the person eat mostly raw foods for two months andclean up all addictions. This will give the body a chance to detoxify significantlybefore the water fast is started, and will make water fasting much morecomfortable. Seriously or dangerously ill people should only fast with experiencedguidance, so the rapidity of their detoxification process may be adjusted to alower level if necessary.
A fast of only one week can accomplish a significant amount of healing. Slight
healing does occur on shorter fasts, but it is much more difficult to see or feel theresults. Many people experience rapid relief from acute headache pain ordigestive distress such as gas attacks, mild gallbladder pain, stomach aches, etc.,after only one day of abstention from food. In one week of fasting a person canrelieve more dangerous conditions such as arthritic pain, rheumatism, kidney pain,and many symptoms associated with allergic reactions,. But even more fastingtime is generally needed for the body to completely heal serious diseases. That’sbecause eliminating life-threatening problems usually involve rebuilding organs thataren’t functioning too well. Major rebuilding begins only after major detoxificationhas been accomplished, and this takes time.
Yes, even lost organ function can be partially or completely restored by fasting.
Aging and age-related degeneration is progressive, diminishing organ functioning.
Organs that make digestive enzymes secrete less enzymes. The degenerated
immune system loses the ability to mobilize as effectively when the body isattacked. Liver and kidney efficiency declines. The adrenals tire, becomingincapable of dumping massive amounts of stress-handling hormones or ofrepeating that effort time after time without considerable rest in between. Theconsequences of these interdependent deteriorations is a cascade of deteriorationthat contributes to even more rapid deteriorations. The name for this cascadingprocess is aging. Its inevitable result—death.
Fasting can, to a degree, reverse aging. Because fasting improves organ
functioning, it can slow down aging.
Fasters are often surprised that intensified healing can be uncomfortable. They
have been programmed by our culture and by allopathic doctors to think that ifthey are doing the right thing for their bodies they should feel better immediately. Iwish it weren’t so, but most people have to pay the piper for their dietaryindiscretions and other errors in living. There will be aches and minor pains anduncomfortable sensations. More about that later. A rare faster does feelimmediately better, and continues to feel ever better by the day, and even hasincredible energy while eating nothing, but the majority of us folks just have totough it out, keeping in mind that the way out is the way through. It is important toremind yourself at times that even with some discomfort and considering theinconvenience of fasting that you are getting off easy—one month of self-denialpays for those years of indulgence and buys a regenerated body.
Length Of The Fast
How long should a person fast? In cases where there are serious complaints to
remedy but where there are no life threatening disease conditions, a good rule ofthumb is to fast on water for one complete day (24 hours) for each year that theperson has lived. If you are 30 years old, it will take


 a natur al l y oc c ur r ing subst anc e. It is t he oi l of t he spr uc e tr ee. T his is a
c ommon e v er g r een tr ee in t he U nit ed S t at es, and it is c ompar able t o t ea tr ee oi l of A ustr ali a.
S o tur pentine an oi l t hat oozes out of a tr ee and has g r eat anti biotic and disinf ec t ant
pr operties, among ot her t hing s.
What else ha v e I learned about tur pentine and sug ar o v er the y ear s? W el l,
tur pentine and
sug ar absolut el y c annot be t ak en c asual l y. T ur pentine is a v er y
spec i al subst anc e, and it is
c ommonl y kno wn as paint thinner. B ut not al l paint
thinner is tur pentine.0 8
T hen, I appr oac hed m y mot her, w ho suff er ed f r om c hr onic pain of her f ing er (f or 30 y ear s) and her
k nees (f or 15 y ear s). I e x pl ained t o her t hat I had been t ak ing tur pentine and sug ar f or a w hi le, and
w ould she please tr y it. She ag r eed, and so M om t ook tur pentine and sug ar. H er pain g ot less and
less, and w ent a w a y c omplet el y o v er a per iod of one w eek.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I t hen appr oac hed m y sist er-in-l a w and ask ed her, " W ould y ou t ak e tur pentine and sug ar?"
She had some ac hes, pains, f atigue, and v ar ious v ague, y et anno y ing pr oblems. She t ook tur pentine
and sug ar, and her pains w ent a w a y.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I said, " O h m y g oodness, t his c ould be t he mir ac le r emed y I w as look ing f or!" F r om w or k ing w it h
t hese r el ati v es and a f e w ot her s w ho w er e so k ind as t o v olunt eer, I deduc ed t hat tur pentine and
sug ar is basic al l y 1 t easpoon a d a y ; a max imum dose is o v er 3 sug ar c ubes, t w ic e a w eek. I st art ed
r ec ommending it t o patient s w ho had been suff er ing f r om long-st anding inc ur able diseases f or
w hic h t her e w as no eff ec ti v e medic al t her ap y and people w ho had not r eac hed c omplet e healing
w it h diet, c leansing, and v it amins.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I w ould li k e t o shar e w it h y ou st or ies of people w ho ha v e t ak en tur pentine and sug ar, and t heir
e x per ienc es. I ’ d also li k e t o shar e m y e x per ienc e of w or k ing w it h people w ho c hose t o a v ai l
t hemsel v es of t he po w er of tur pentine.
T ur pentine and sug ar is absolut el y mar v elous, and the thing that’ s so absolut el y hi l ar ious about it
is that the tur pentine—a dead l y subst anc e— when c ombined w ith whit e sug ar—another dead l y
subst anc e—heals. A lso, it is c ur ious that one c ould be l abeled as f it f or human c onsumption, y et the
other is al l but banned.
S inc e w e ar e f oc using on C andid a, it is import ant t o under st and why tur pentine is such
a mir ac le br eak thr ough. C andid a lo v es sug ar. A lthough it is ad apt ed t o the human bod y as an
entr enched par asit e, it c annot r esist sug ar. Thus, the sug ar is the bait that c auses the C andid a t o let
do wn it s def enses. In it s hast e t o g et at the sug ar, it is e x posed t o the tur pentine and dies.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>N ot al l the C andid a is k i l led. The major it y of C andid a pac k their bag s and mak e a mad d ash t o the
e x it. A l l r epr oduc ti v e and met abolic ac ti v it y c eases as the C andid a seek s t o sa v e it self and e x it what
it per c ei v es t o be a d ang er ous situation.18
Maximiz e Y o ur  C o mf o r t an d S u cce ss
It tur ns out t hat bac t er i a, f ung i, v ir uses, w or ms, and par asit es of al l desc r iption ar e
tr emendousl y
f ami li ar w it h tur pentine. A s soon as tur pentine t ouc hes t he lips, e v er y
par asit e in t he bod y is on R ed
A lert. A nd t he par asit es ha v e t o mak e a dec ision—t he y ar e
eit her g oing t o st a y and f ig ht, or t he y ar e
g oing t o lea v e t he bod y. If t heir f a v or it e f oods
ar e not r eadi l y a v ai l able, t he y w i l l c hoose t o lea v e. If
t heir f a v or it e f oods ar e a v ai l able in
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 to follow this —fight to keep up —
because this gets very subtle here. Are you
ready?  I think so.
Good. Rem ember, you’ve asked for this
explanation. You’ve waited for it for years.
You’ve asked for it in layman’s terms, not
theological doctrines or scientific theories.
Yes—I know what I’ve asked.
And having asked, so shall you receive.
Now, to keep things simple, I’m going to
use your children of God mythological
model as a basis for discussion, because it
is a model with which you are familiar —and
in many ways it is not that far off.
So let’s go back to how this process of self -
knowing must work.
There is one way I could have caused all of
My spiritual children to know themselves  as
parts of Me —and that was simply to tell them. This I did. But you see, it was not
enough for Spirit to simply know Itself as
God, or part of God, or children of God, or
inherito rs of the kingdom (or whatever
mythology you want to use).
As I’ve already explained, knowing
something, and experiencing it, are two
different  things. Spirit longed to know Itself
experientially (just as I did!). Conceptual
awareness was not enough for yo u. So I
devised a plan. It is the most extraordinary
idea in all the universe —and the most
spectacular collaboration. I say
collaboration  because all of you are in it
with Me.
Under the plan, you as pure spirit would
enter the physical universe just create d.
This is because physicality is the only way
to know experientially what you know  conceptually. It is, in fact, the reason I
created the physical cosmos to begin
with—and the system of relativity which
governs it, and all creation.
Once in the physical u niverse, you, My
spirit children, could experience what you
know of yourself —but first, you had to
come to know the opposite. To explain this
simplistically, you cannot know yourself as
tall unless and until you become aware of
short. You cannot experience  the part of
yourself that you call fat unless you also
come to know thin.
Taken to ultimate logic, you cannot
experience yourself as what you are until
you’ve  encountered what you are not. This
is the purpose of the theory of relativity, and
all physical life. It is by that which you are
not that you yourself are defined.  Now in the case of the ultimate knowing —
in the case of knowing yourself as the
Creator —you cannot experience your Self
as creator unless and until you create.  And
you cannot create yourse lf until you
uncreate yourself. In a sense, you have to
first “not be” in order to be. Do you follow?
I think...
Stay with it.
Of course, there is no way for you to not be
who and what you are —you simply are  that
(pure, creative spirit), have been always,
and always will be. So, you did the  next
best thing. You caused yourself to forget
Who You Really Are.
Upon entering the physical universe, you
relinquished your remembrance of
yourself. This allows you to choose to be Who You Are, rather than simp ly wake up
in the castle, so to speak.
It is in the act of choosing to be, rather than
simply being told that you are, a part of  God
that you experience yourself as being at
total choice, which is what, by  definition,
God is. Yet how can you have a choice
about something over which there  is no
choice? You cannot not be My offspring no
matter how hard you try —but you  can
forget.
You are, have always been, and will always
be, a divine part of the divine whole, a
member of the body. That is why the act of
rejoining the whole, of returning to God,  is
called remembrance. You actually choose
to remember Who You Really Are, or to  join
together with the various parts of you to experience the all of you —which is to  say,
the All of Me.
Your job on Earth, therefore, is  not to learn
(because you already know), but to
remember Who You Are. And to re -member
who everyone else is. That is why a big  part
of your job is to remind others (that is, to re -
mind them), so that they can remember
also.
All the wonderful spiritual tea chers ha ve
been doing just that. It is your sole purpose.
That is to say, your soul purpose.
My God, this is so simple —and
so...symmetrical. I mean, it all fits in! It all
suddenly fits! I  see, now, a picture I have
never quite put together before.
Good. That is good. That is the purpose of
this dialogue. You have asked Me for  answers. I have promised I would give
them to you. You will make of this dialogue
a book, and you will render My words
accessible to many people. It is part of your
work. Now, you have many questions,
many inquiries to make about life. We have
here placed the foundation. We have laid
the groundwork for other understandings.
Let us go to these other questions. And do
not worry. If there is something about  what
we’ve just gone thr ough you do not
thoroughly understand, it will all be clear to
you soon enough.
There is so much I want to ask. There are
so many questions. I suppose I should start
with the big ones, the obvious ones. Like,
why is the world in the shape it’s in?
Of all t he questions man has asked of God,
this is the one asked most often. From  the beginning of time man has asked it. From
the first moment to this you have  wanted to
know, why must it be like this?
The classic posing of the question is
usually something like:  If God is all -perfect
and all-loving, why would God create
pestilence and famine, war and disease,
earthquakes and tornados and hurricanes
and all manner of natural disaster, deep
personal disappointment, and worldwide
calamity?
The answer to this questio n lies in the
deeper mystery of the universe and the
highest meaning of life.
I do not show My goodness by creating
only what you call perfection all around
you. I do not demonstrate My love by not
allowing you to demonstrate yours.  As I have already expla ined, you cannot
demonstrate love until you can
demonstrate  not loving. A thing cannot
exist without its opposite, except in the
world of the  absolute. Yet the realm of the
absolute was not sufficient for either you or
Me. I  existed there, in the always, a nd it is
from where you, too, have come.
In the absolute there is no experience, only
knowing. Knowing is a divine state, yet  the
grandest joy is in being. Being is achieved
only after experience. The evolution is  this:
knowing, experiencing, being. This i s the
Holy Trinity —the Triune that is God.
God the Father is knowing —the parent of
all understandings, the begetter of all
experience, for you cannot experience that
which you do not know.  God the Son is experiencing —the
embodiment, the acting out, of all that the
Father  knows of Itself, for you cannot be
that which you have not experienced.
God the Holy Spirit is being —the
disembodiment of all that the Son has
experienced  of Itself; the simple, exquisite
is-ness possible only through the memory
of the  know ing and experiencing.
This simple being is bliss. It is God -state,
after knowing and experiencing Itself. It is
that for which God yearned in the
beginning. Of course, you are well past the
point  where you must have it explained to
you that the father -son descriptions of God
have nothing to do with gender. I use here
the picturesque speech of your most  recent
scriptures. Much earlier holy writings
placed this metaphor in a mother -daughter context. Neither is correct. Your mind can
best hold the relationship  as: parent -
offspring. Or: that -which -gives -rise-to, and
that-which -is-risen. Adding the  third part of
the Trinity produces this relationship: That
which gives rise to / That  which is risen /
That which is. This Triune Reality is God’s
signature. It is the  divine  pattern. The three -
in-one is everywhere found in the realms of
the sublime. You  cannot escape it in
matters dealing with time and space, God
and consciousness, or  any of the subtle
relationships. On the other hand, you will
not find the Triune Truth  in any of life’s
gross relationships.
The Triune Truth is recognized in life’s
subtle relationships by everyone dealing
with such relationships. Some


 partially inhibit the aggrega -
tion of either PrPSc or that of its protease-resistant core, designated PrP 27–30, the
major scrapie prion protein.
From this perspective, DMSO might be useful in conformational disorders where
protein misfolding may play an important role in the pathologic process. Such con -
formational protein disorders, as mentioned earlier, ostensibly include neurodegen -
erative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, which share some features with the prion diseases.
DMSO has been used as a chemical chaperone in the autosomal neurodegen -
erative disorder Machado–Joseph disease, a type of spinocerebellar ataxia affecting muscle control and coordination of the upper and lower extremities.
30 The disease is
caused by a gene that contains lengthy irregular repetitions of the code CAG, produc -
ing the truncated form of a mutated protein called ataxin-3.
Ataxin-3 causes aggregation and cell death in vitro  and in vivo. In one in vitro
study by Yoshida et al.,31 large intracellular aggregate bodies were remarkably
decreased when exposed to 0.5% of DMSO. At this concentration, DMSO also sig -
nificantly suppressed neuron and non neuronal cell death frequency.31
These studies suggest that the use of DMSO in conformational disorders is an
area of molecular research that could provide fundamental understanding of how and why proteins misfold and clues as to their eventual treatment.8 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Due to the pleiotropic nature of DMSO, it is reasonable to assume that the struc -
tural configuration of this molecule may have the ability to target a diverse spec -
trum of pathogenic events that emerge from trauma and disease either acutely or
chronically. This brings up the tantalizing possibility that further research into the structure of DMSO may uncover other more powerful and efficient molecules with similar molecular and chemical properties as DMSO.
DMSO AS AN ELECTROLYTE
One of the more curious chemical uses found for DMSO in the last few years is as an electrolyte in rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries are widely used in mod-ern society for portable consumer devices, automobile starters, electric tools, light vehicles such as electric bicycles, motorized wheelchairs, golf carts, standby genera -
tors, and large-scale electricity storage in smart or intelligent grids. The performance of rechargeable batteries depends essentially on the thermodynamics and kinetics of the electrochemical reactions involved in the components. The components are made up of an anode, cathode, electrolyte, and separator of the cells. Extensive efforts have been dedicated in the last decade to develop advanced batteries with large capacity, high energy and power density, high safety, long cycle life, fast response, and low cost.
32
Prototype lithium–oxygen (Li+–O2) batteries typically are made of a metal Li+
anode, a porous O2− diffusion cathode, and an organic electrolyte. DMSO has been
proposed as an electrolyte for Li+–O2 batteries.33 Operation depends on the reduction
of O2 at the cathode to O22−, which combines with Li+ from the electrolyte to form
Li2O2 on discharge. The reverse reaction occurs when the battery is charging.
An ideal electrolyte is considered to be one with low volatility and high oxygen
solubility and to be inert to superoxide radicals. It was reported that an electrochemi -
cal reaction in Li2O2 batteries using a DMSO-based electrolyte was obtained and
showed resistance of the battery after charge recovery was deemed very good when compared with that produced by fresh batteries.
34 The authors of this study con -
cluded that a superior good rate performance, reflected by a high discharge capacity and low charge potential with an optimized cathode, was observed when DMSO was used in rechargeable Li
2O2 batteries as compared with other electrolytes.
These findings may open new and exciting possibilities to promote the devel -
opment of rechargeable Li–O2 batteries, especially those used to power hybrid
and electric automobiles. However, Lithium-ion batteries for electric automobiles may not be practical due to the inadequate charging energy that is generated. Nevertheless, this shortcoming may be bridged by using rechargeable, nonaque -
ous Li–air batteries that use carbon, which is lighter and cheaper and reacts with oxygen from ambient air to produce an electric current. In fact, a lithium–air bat -
tery can safely hold 10 times more energy than the best lithium-ion batteries in the market today. New research is now being carried out where the carbon-based
material used for the cathode is replaced with another material, containing inert
gold nanoparticles, and with DMSO as the electrolyte that replaces the polycar -
bonates or polyethers that once served as the electrolytes. DMSO is preferred for this reaction because it is less prone to react with the cathode, is 10 times faster 9 Chemistry of DMSO
than previous Li–air batteries containing carbon cathodes, and expends much
less power loss when the battery is charging or discharging.34
Due to its high dissolution properties and permeability, DMSO has an extensive
application as an electronic component cleaner, as a mold release solvent for motor parts molding, and as a plant cleaning agent.
DMSO can ligate metal atoms by bonding in one of two possible ways: through
the oxygen atom or through the sulfur atom.
CRYOPROTECTION
Preservation of biological materials for an extended period of time can be achieved by the process known as cryopreservation. This technique involves freezing human or animal tissues to subzero temperatures. This frozen state effectively stops chemi -
cal reactions from occurring and causing any damage to the materials, thus allowing them to remain viable for medical use later on. The two main advantages of tissue cryoprotection are storing and transporting the frozen material to when and where it is needed.
One problem involved in cryoprotection is that the material to be frozen can con -
tain a considerable amount of water, which can create ice crystals when frozen caus -
ing lethal damage to the tissue.
Because unprotected freezing of tissue is lethal, cryopreservants are used
at very low temperatures to preserve structurally intact living cells and tissues. Cryoprotectants can reduce the amount of ice formed at any given temperature, but to be biologically acceptable, they must be able to penetrate into the cells and have low toxicity. Many compounds have such properties, including DMSO, glycerol, eth -
anediol, propylene glycol, and formamide, but often require high concentrations of the cryoprotective agent. DMSO is often the preferred cryoprotectant because it has been shown to cause the least harm to the tissue being frozen.
35
DMSO is a commonly used cryoprotectant also due to its high water solubility,
rapid penetrability, and diminished osmotic damage at high concentrations normally used in cryopreservation protocols.
35
Preservation of cells and tissues at low temperatures requires the presence of
a cryoprotectant that displays these qualities and display a low toxicity to the cell plasma membrane. DMSO possesses all three qualities.
36 The unusual ability of
DMSO to dramatically depress the freezing point of water while maintaining viabil -
ity with many cell and tissue types has led to the use of this agent in cryopreserva -
tion media for stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood and reproductive tissue.
The role of hematopoietic stem cell transplants in the treatment of hematologic
and nonhematologic malignancies is now widely used clinically. Hemopoietic  stem
cell preservation and transplantation is an important part of the treatment of cancer patients who have undergone high-dose chemotherapy and irradiation for cancers
such as lymphoma and leukemia. DMSO is a common cryopreservative for these
cells, which are derived from bone marrow, peripheral circulatory system, or umbili -
cal cord blood.
37 DMSO is chosen as the standard cryoprotectant because it best
prevents freezing damage to living cells.10 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Many reports have appeared in the literature concerning adverse reactions in
DMSO-preserved stem cells following transplantation in recipients. These reactions
include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, chills, cardiac arrhythmias, neurologi -
cal symptoms, and respiratory arrest.38,39 These adverse reactions by stem cell trans -
plants preserved in DMSO may be caused by the amount of infusate used, amount of cells being infused, and the rate of infusion.
36
These adverse reactions are transient for the most part and can be minimized
when the infusate is optimized to the medical condition of the individual patient.40
Also, when DMSO is used with normal saline and albumin at a concentration of 10%, the incidence of these toxic reactions is diminished.
39 Severe adverse reactions
after stem cell transplants are infrequent although, when they occur, patients may require clinical treatment. One trick that has shown antiemetic properties following stem cell transplants using DMSO as cryoprotectant is the use of orange-flavored ice lollies. The relief of nausea and vomiting may be due to the vasoconstrictive action of ice on the stomach and the masking of DMSO’s garlic odor by the orange flavor of the ice.
41
A robust and slow-freezing cocktail containing DMSO and hydroxyethyl starch
in saline was recently developed to freeze human pluripotent stem cells


 not necessarily due to lack of cleanliness. While proper foot
hygiene will help, foot odor is, genuinely, a physiological problem. Those who
suffer from it are subject to humiliating social situations. The main cause is a
functional disturbance in the nervous system. More than washing the feet is needed
to bring relief and to eliminate the annoyance.
The symptoms of bromidrosis are, besides the obvious smell, a sogginess of
the skin between the toes and tenderness of the flesh of the foot. There may be tiny
blisters on the balls of the feet or on the heels.
Foot odor does not always yield quickly to treatment. However, there are
methods that will diminish the problem and maybe eliminate it altogether.
Painting the soles of the feet with 50 percent DMSO is possibly one of them.
Although it may seem you are merely substituting one bad smell for another, the
DMSO odor will go away in a day or two leaving the feet free of their own bad
odor—at least for a time. The longer you keep the DMSO on, the longer the foot
odor stays away.
As an aside, I do advise that many people find dramatic relief from “smelly
feet” by eliminating sugar from the diet, taking adequate amounts of B complex
vitamins, and taking a zinc supplement.
DANCER’S FOOT
Dancer’s foot is an inflammation and, in severe cases, a displacement or fracture
of the two small bones located beneath the head of the first metatarsal. As you
would suspect, it most frequently affects people who dance a lot.The sesamoid bones are located in tendons that run beneath the big toe joint.
Their function is to lessen the friction as the tendons move. Unusual stress can
injure these two small bones.
Dancing places an unusual weight on the sesamoids and damage can occur.
Inflammation and pain jeopardize the dancer’s ability to perform. If he or she
ignores the pain, the small, tender sesamoid bones may fracture or be displaced. It
can happen to anyone and not just to dancers.
In treating this foot problem, a diagnosis is mandatory. Then, appropriate
padding of the joint is called for after physical therapy measures reduce the
inflammation. DMSO with ultrasound proved excellent as the particular form of
physical therapy. It took inflammation out of the dancer’s foot condition right
away. The pad applied then is placed on the foot, in the shoe, or as part of an
orthotic to shield the sesamoids from undue stress.
METATARSALGIA
Metatarsalgia, or Morton’s toe, is a sudden sharp, stabbing pain felt in the toes.
Morton’s toe comes on from an inflammation of the nerve between the third and
fourth metatarsal bones that produces an agonizing feeling. Runners are sometimes
the victims of this neuralgic pain.
Metatarsalgia is caused by the compression of a small toe nerve between two
displaced metatarsal bones. Inflammation occurs when the head of one displaced
metatarsal presses against another and catches the nerve between them. With every
step the nerve is rubbed, pressed, and irritated. Consequently, the involved nerve
becomes enlarged with a sheath of scar tissue that forms to protect it. The tissue
enlarges into a neuroma that must eventually be removed surgically to get total
relief of the pain.
The podiatrist may bring relief of Morton’s toe using techniques other than
neuroma surgery. This can be done with injections of a local anesthetic mixed with
DMSO into the foot. A pad may be placed in the shoe to spread the metatarsal
heads away from each other. Or, orthotic appliances may be worn by the patient.
The podiatrist takes the precaution of
injecting very slowly, because intramuscular
injections may produce pain, though the local anesthetic tends to disguise it. Good
technique will avoid discomfort for the patient.
FALLEN ARCHESSo-called “fallen arches” really are weakened feet that are so strained they have
developed symptoms.
In the classic case of fallen arches, nearly all the bones of the foot change
position. The heel bone rolls inward, the ankle drops, the shin becomes more
prominent, the cuboid bone is forced outward, and both the big toe and the fifth toe
rise. The other bones sink, and the inner longitudinal arch “falls.”
The victims feel pain and burning in the foot and tiredness and aching pain in
the legs. They cannot stand or walk for any length of time. Painful calluses may
grow on the ball of the foot because the front metatarsal arch falls, as well.
Check yourself for fallen arches by looking for a “flatness” of your feet. Or,
stand before a mirror and observe the backs of your feet. Notice whether the heel
tendons bow inward toward each other. This is
Helbing’s sign.
Relief from the discomfort of fallen arches comes from treatment with a variety
of devices designed by the podiatry profession. The podiatrist may restore normal
function to damaged muscles and ligaments in three steps: (1) physical therapy
using DMSO and ultrasound to reduce the inflammation, (2) application of a
corrective strapping, and (3) making a pair of orthotics for the weakened feet. The
length of time you have the trouble and its severity determine how effective
DMSO three-step treatment will be. Realize that if nothing is done to manage the
fallen arches, there will be periodic episodes of pain as the symptoms appear, are
treated and disappear, and appear again.
DMSO seems highly efficacious for acute foot problems but hardly effective
for chronic foot problems, except for chronic calcaneal spur inflammation.
HEEL SPURS
On the heel bone, the
calcaneus
, a spurlike growth of calcium, sometimes forms
where the muscles and ligaments of the foot are attached. One or more spurs grow
on the heel bone, but are padded by the flesh of the foot, so that the spur may take
years to become a problem.
The heel spur hurts when you place your weight on the bone. Anyone may be
affected. Women are as likely to suffer from it as men. It is seen most often in
persons past forty, and the condition may be associated with arthritis or poor
circulation.
The underlying cause is chronic foot strain brought on by weak feet, prolonged
standing, improper footgear, or structural misalignment of the feet. In each case,
the feet are inadequate to the tasks they must perform and strain brings onphysiological change with overgrowth of calcification.
The pain comes actually not from the spur point but from the inflammation
around the muscles where they are attached to the bone. It is most severe when
you start to walk after a rest.
For full relief of painful heel spurs, the doctor will diagnose and analyze the
problem and recommend a course of treatment. It should include ultrasound and
DMSO employed daily to take out the deep-seated pain of inflammation. The
DMSO impervious wrap is also excellent to strap onto the heel to pull out the
painful inflammation.
ANKLE SPRAINS
The sprained ankle, a common injury, is the result of a violent twisting of the foot.
You may sprain an ankle quite casually as you stroll along the street. You may
sprain it when you step upon an uneven surface, like a rock or a curbstone, when
you catch a high heel in a grating, or when you jump from any height. The more
active you are, the greater the possibility that you will sprain your ankle.
Since a sprain occurs if the foot is twisted, it is most likely to happen when the
foot is somehow off balance. When the weight of the body comes down on the
foot, instead of being transmitted directly to the ground, it is caught on only one
side of the foot. The strain placed on the ligaments when the foot is off balance
and the weight suddenly thrust upon it will be greater than the ligaments can
withstand. Consequently, the ligaments that connect the anklebone and the
shinbone tear. The more violently the ankle is twisted, the greater the damage and
pain.
Immediately after the sprain, the signs and symptoms of injury appear. Placing
any weight directly on the injured foot may cause pain. If the sprain is slight, the
ankle becomes tender and sensitive. If the sprain is severe, the ankle may become
hot, swollen, tender, and so painful that you cannot walk. The ankle becomes
discolored, sometimes red, sometimes blue. As the swelling increases, it is
accompanied by throbbing.
Emergency care for a sprained ankle can begin even before you get to a
doctor. First, take weight off the ankle. Sit down. When a sprain is truly severe,
this suggestion is scarcely necessary, for in such cases walking will cause
considerable pain. But you can get some comfort within a few minutes by dosing
the torn ligaments or pulled muscles with 90 percent DMSO. You may feel some
burning or see redness appear, but the pain of inflammation will go out of theankle.
Still, don’t bear weight on the ankle. The seriousness of the injury cannot
always be determined immediately, for the symptoms don’t appear all at once. The
sprain may seem to be only a temporary impediment, especially with the swift
application of topical DMSO, but using the ankle may easily increase the damage.
Do not take the risk.
The DMS


 chopped onions
and (or) green onions, chopped garlic. You can add fresh herbs
and other spices and seasonings. After that, add the sunflower oil
the rate of 100-130 g 600-700 g (depending on the fat itself
fish), cooked foods and mix well. There can be
almost immediately. If the fish is stiff, it is recommended to add
juice of 1.2 lemon or apple cider vinegar.
Fish marinated
Prepare the marinade: for 1 liter of water add bay leaf, cinnamon,
cloves, peppercorns, large salt. All the boil, cool,
pour cold fish marinade and add 2 tablespoons
apple cider vinegar. The fish is cut into pieces of 4-5 cm and lay
into the jar tightly in layers, between which lay crushed
garlic. Jar in the refrigerator. Two days later the product
ready for use.
262
262"Bugs"
Wash fish fillets, cut into the plate, add the fillets inside
salt, pepper, cinnamon, grated garlic and tightly roll into a tube.
Then tightly wrap in plastic, cellophane or waterproof
paper and tie the top, so as not to unfold. Put
in the refrigerator to the bottom for 12 hours on one side and then another
12 hours on the other side. Then the shift in the freezer for 2 days.
Once thawed, the product is ready for use.
When eating fish, cooked on these recipes
practically the next day will go a lot
toxins from the body. As a rule, begins to sore throat, lays
nose, as in the cold. Man gets rid of such an
part of its energy, which is no good to anyone, so during
consumption of this fish is almost no drain
energy of this man.
It is advisable to use clean filtered water, ideally
thawed.
How to prepare melt water
Preserves the structure of purchased water for several hours, however,
loses it when heated. But the greatest biological force
has just melted water when swimming in a pot still
some ice.
The easiest way.
This method makes it possible to completely remove the deuterium. When
water begins to freeze, remove only that formed a crust
ice. This deuterium, it freezes in the first place. After
zaledeneet bulk water, rinse the piece under the frozen
tap cold tap water. Piece should be transparent,
because the water is removed from the ice harmful impurities. Next, melt the ice
and drink the resulting melt water.
The second method.
A small amount of fluid is heated to a temperature of 94-96
SA Water has not yet boiling, but it trickles raised blisters. in this
moment the pan is removed and rapidly cooled, then frozen
and thawing water. Cooked this way melt water passes
all phases of its cycle in nature: evaporates, cools
freezes and thaws. This water is especially useful - it has tremendous
internal energy.
The third way.
Water (if tap, then let stand for several hours
release of dissolved gases) is cooled in a refrigerator until
first appearance of ice. This ice is caught and discarded, so
as it concentrates those impurities that prefer firm
phase. The remaining water freezes on until most of it (but
not all) will turn into ice. This ice is captured and used
for other purposes. Remaining liquid was poured, as it
concentrated impurities, preferring the liquid phase. Loss
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263approximately 5% at the beginning and 10% at the end.
"Dew water"
If the melt water to put on the day of sprouted wheat, three
tablespoons per liter, and to withstand day, you get "dew
water "- water, very close to the composition of natural dew. This water
considered to be most useful to the organism, it is ideally clean
and charging the cell body, it is better to use the output of
dry starvation.
Eat vegetable oils that have not been in
manufacture of thermal effects, which are also
excellent sources of saturated fatty acids.
Very useful to use quail eggs before fasting
and output. It's ideal natural stem cells, the most
importantly - in these eggs can not be salmonellosis.
According to the Institute of Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, in one gram
colorful eggs contain five times more vitamin A and B
than in the same amount of white. Eggs are small representatives
Chicken squad is much richer in calcium, potassium, copper,
iron, phosphorus, and many essential amino acids
and minerals. Research scientists have shown that these
products prevents the development of cardiovascular diseases,
pathological lesions of the liver and kidney damage, adverse
effects of stress and overwork, normalize vision, growth,
sexual function, contribute to the full blood formation
and improve the skin of the body. They are rich in unsaturated
fatty acids that inhibit the development of atherosclerosis
and obesity, even against the background dietary intake significantly
the amount of cholesterol. Use them should be thirty minutes before
meal, two eggs three times a day, before starvation and at the exit.
The proteins and carbohydrates should be diluted in time
1,5-2 hours. Fruits & products carbohydrates do not mix. Up to 12
hours of the day only take herbal teas with honey, juice, fruit.
at that time toxins from the body. These products help
in this case. Acceptable option - dairy products, fruits
with nuts.
From 12.00 to 19.00 must take protein foods (items
Table 8-18 "Food") and fiber (greens, vegetables).
Fruits, consume fluids 2 hours after meals. At dinner
organism itself tells you what he did not have enough for a day. After 19.00 -
just what to 12.00. Do not overeat. After the meal, must remain
a slight tinge of hunger. "Solid food should be drunk, and the liquid - is".
With this approach, we obtain the maximum amount of energy.
Be sure to apply the method of therapeutic chewing
Fluid to consume before a meal in 30 minutes after a meal - in 2 hours.
Food not drink.
Mandatory condition in preparation for fasting is
consumption of fiber, she used the entire training period.
264
264Fiber, which cleans (or rather to say "feeds"
and "restores") intestine - is primarily the bran and oil cake.
Bran - is a unique thing, and it is hard not to admire them.
with bran can not only clean the intestines, but
and throw extra weight is almost nothing more than not doing without
all sports, diets, bath treatment.
In general, bran (wheat, rye, soy) - this is a side
product of flour production. Shall consist of the shells
Grain and flour are not sorted. Each grain processor knows
that the grinding of grain one-fifth of it into a bran
which are considered waste.
And only recently become aware that the bran - a valuable
nutritional raw materials. Nevertheless, in our country are not yet fully
realized tremendous value of this product, so the main
part of our bran goes abroad: through the Ukraine to Turkey
Israel, Libya, Lebanon, etc.
The main value, which is in the bran - a dietary fiber:
inseparable, insoluble hard and rough carbohydrate.
Dietary fiber contained in the bran is the nutrient
environment for the normal intestinal flora, so bran
used in treatment of intestinal dysbacteriosis.
Furthermore, intestinal bacteria, using tissue, isolated
essential B vitamins
Swelling under the action of water, dietary fiber forms a large
volume of feces - more friable, making it easier emptying
intestine and relieves constipation. Regular consumption of bran
can get rid of the habitual constipation and prevent their occurrence
in the future, after discontinuation of bran (recovery
normal reflex bowel movement).
It is cellulose, which is about 30-40% of the bran, is used
in the fight against obesity: food with lots of fiber
slowly absorbed and gives a feeling of fullness for longer
time, moreover, increases intestinal peristalsis, which
reduces the absorption of nutrients and, consequently,
calorie of food eaten.
Included in the bran dietary fibers bind cholesterol,
therefore, the bran can be used to prevent
atherosclerosis. A positive effect of bran in
diabetes, as they reduce blood sugar levels.
Protein and starch mucus helps to eliminate toxins.
Particles of bran by their content of various fibers
is a universal biological agent that binds
ions of heavy metals, radionuclides, hazardous decomposition products
nutrients.
Cholagogic effect of bran provided a stimulating
their influence on the overall motor ability digestive
tract (mechanical stimulation). as a food additive bran
265
265effective for violations of liver, gallbladder,
pancreas, chronic diseases of the stomach
and intestines - gastritis, gastroduodenitis enterocolitis during
remission, and easing the acute inflammatory process (for
expansion of the diet).
Therefore, taking the bran is shown at dysbacteriosis, constipation, for
prevention of cancers of the colon, with obesity,
diabetes mellitus, and is recommended for ingestion of all
people interested in nutrition.
Modern scientific evidence suggests that the lack of
dietary fiber in our food related diseases such as
diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, chronic colitis.
In addition, the bran contains 15% protein, and more potassium,
magnesium and other trace elements.
Potassium plays an


activity and may be used in treatments for
arthritic and rheumatic conditions.
 QCautions  Only take under professional
supervision. Do not take during pregnancy or while
breastfeeding. The plant can cause contact dermatitis.
Cedrus spp. (Pinaceae)
Cedar
Description  Cedar of Lebanon ( C. libani ) is a
majestic flat-topped tree growing to 130 ft (40 m).
It has dark green needle-like leaves and oval cones.
African cedar ( C. atlantica ) grows to 115 ft (35 m).
Habitat & Cultivation  Cedar of Lebanon
is native to mountain forests of Lebanon, Israel,
and southwest Turkey. Atlas cedar is native to
the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, growing from
4,600–7,200 ft (1,400–2,200 m) above sea level.
Parts Used  Leaves, wood, essential oil.
Constituents  The essential oil of Atlas cedar
wood contains mainly alpha-pinene (up to 79%).
History & Folklore  Cedar of Lebanon is
thought to have been used in building Solomon’s
Temple and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
The oil has been used for thousands of years in
incense, perfumes, and embalming.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Cedar of Lebanon
is antiseptic and expectorant, acting to disinfect the
respiratory tract. Cedarwood essential oil has been
used for thousands of years for perfumes and for
embalming. It is most commonly distilled from Atlas
cedar and eastern red cedar ( Juniperus virginicus ).
The oil is strongly antiseptic, astringent, diuretic,
expectorant, and sedative. Diluted and massaged
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186Cephaelis ipe C a C uanhaother medicinal plantsand possibly supporting the liver as well as improving
resistance to infection. The seeds have been used as a mild laxative for children. A decoction of the leaves is used to treat rheumatic complaints.
Related Species  Greater knapweed (C. scabiosa)
formed part of the medieval salve, an ointment applied to heal wounds and to treat skin infections.
Self-help Use  Conjunctivitis, p. 310.
Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae)
Ipecac
Description  Small shrub with a slender stem
growing to 1 ft (30 cm). Has a few oblong leaves,
small white flowers, and purple-black berries.
Habitat & Cultivation  This herb grows mainly
in Brazil. Cultivation has been attempted in Southeast
Asia with limited success. The root of 3-year-old plants is unearthed when the plant is in flower.
Parts Used  Root, rhizome.
Constituents  Ipecac contains isoquinoline
alkaloids, tannins, and glycosides. The alkaloids are expectorant and, at a larger dose, cause vomiting and diarrhea. They are also strongly amebicidal.
History & Folklore  Ipecac came to Europe
in 1672, and achieved fame as a cure
for dysentery. But the cure was not without controversy. It appeared to work well in some cases but to have no effect in others. Now it is possible to see why. There are two types of dysentery—amebic and bacillary. While the herb is strongly amebicidal, it has little effect against bacilli.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Though a highly
effective emetic (even moderate doses of ipecac will stimulate vomiting until the contents of the stomach are cleared), it is now rarely used in conventional medicine as safer substitutes have been developed. Ipecac continues to be a common ingredient in patent over-the-counter cough medicines, as its strong expectorant action helps to clear phlegm and ease irritable coughs. It is used in the treatment of bronchitis and whooping cough. Ipecac is also still used for amebic dysentery.
 QCautions  Do not use the root or rhizome.
T ake formulations containing ipecac carefully and only as instructed on the label. Several deaths have resulted from overdose.climates; it is said to “want sight of the sea.” It is cultivated for its fruit, and harvested in late summer or autumn.
Parts Used  Fruit, bark.
Constituents  The fruit contains up to 70%
sugars, fats, starch, proteins, vitamins, and tannins.
History & Folklore  In ancient Egypt, carob
pods were combined with porridge, honey, and wax as a remedy for diarrhea. They also featured in recipes for expelling worms, and treating poor eyesight and eye infections.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Carob pods are
nutritious and, due to their high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative. A decoction of the pulp can be used as an antidiarrheal, gently helping to cleanse and relieve irritation within  the gut.
Iceland moss is used
to ease coughs and treat congestion. It also has a soothing and bitter tonic effect on the digestive tract.Carob seeds were used to weigh gold and gave rise to the word “carat.”
Helonias root was chewed
by Native American women
to prevent miscarriage.Cetraria islandica (Parmeliaceae)
Iceland Moss
Description  Y ellow-green lichen growing in
undulating, leathery tufts up to 3 in (8 cm) across.
Habitat & Cultivation  Iceland moss is native
to northern and alpine areas of Europe. It flourishes
in sub-Arctic and mountainous regions on rocks and on the bark of trees, especially conifers. It is harvested throughout the year.
Part Used  Whole plant.
Constituents  Iceland moss contains lichen acids
(including usnic acid) and about 50% polysaccharides. Usnic acid and the other lichen acids are powerfully antibiotic. The polysaccharides are antiviral.
History & Folklore  Iceland moss has been
used since ancient times as a cough remedy, and has also been used in European folk medicine as
a cancer treatment.Medicinal Actions & Uses  Strongly demulcent,
Iceland moss soothes the mucous membranes of the chest, counters congestion, and calms dry and paroxysmal coughs, being particularly helpful as a treatment for elderly people. Iceland moss is also very bitter and, within the gut, has both a demulcent and bitter tonic effect—a combination almost unique in medicinal herbs. It is thus of value in all kinds of chronic digestive problems, for instance irritable bowel syndrome.
Chamaelirium lutea (Liliaceae)
Helonias,
False Unicorn Root
Description  Herbaceous perennial growing to
3 ft (1 m) with large, green leaves forming a basal rosette from which emerges a tall spike of green-white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to North
America, helonias grows in low, moist, well-drained ground east of the Mississippi river. In view of its rarity in the wild, it is best to use alternative herbs such as black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa, p. 79) and wild yam (Disocorea villosa, p. 91).
Parts Used  Rhizome (lifted in autumn).
Constituents  Root contains steroidial saponins
(up to 9%), including chamaelirin and diogenin.
History & Folklore A traditional Native
American medicine, Helonias was prized as  a woman’s herb and used to treat a range of gynecological problems. There is some confusion about its precise use since several herbs share the same (or similar) name. Seeds
Ceratonia siliqua (Fabaceae)
Carob
Description  Evergreen tree growing to a height
of 30 ft (10 m). Has compound leaves, green flowers, and large violet-brown fruit (bean pods).
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to south-
eastern Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, carob flourishes in poor soil in warm temperate
US_180-201_Brassica_dictamnus.indd   186 26/02/16   12:47 pm187Chelidonium majusother medicinal plantsMedicinal Actions & Uses  In Western
herbal medicine, helonias has been valued as a key
remedy for conditions affecting the uterus and
ovaries. It is thought to have a “normalizing” effect
on the female reproductive system. It is thought to
regulate the release of hormones by the ovaries
and encourage a regular menstrual cycle. It has
also been used to treat conditions such as
endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and menopausal
problems. As it is now an endangered species,
other herbs (notably black cohosh) are routinely
used in its place.
Caution  Do not take during pregnancy.
Chamaemelum nobile syn.
anthemis nobilis (Asteraceae)
Roman Chamomile
Description  Aromatic perennial growing to
20 in (50 cm). Has feathery leaves and daisy-like
flower heads.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to western
Europe, Roman chamomile is now cultivated
across Europe, and


is only occasionally recoverable by fasting for the same reason, although restoration of good
vision, in errors of refraction, is not at all uncommon.
The dramatic recoveries that occur during a fast of proper length and taken under the most
favorable conditions can be believed only by those who have had opportunity to observe them.
The general tendency of both the layman and the physician, when hearing stories of such
recoveries, is to dismiss them as too fantastic for consideration. Yet, there is nothing miraculous
about the effects of the fast. If we think on the matter a little, we cannot escape the conclusion that
fasting is the most natural and the most sensible means of care of the sick body of which we have
any knowledge.
For over one hundred and forty years, natural
Hygienists
 have employed the fast as a means of
promoting health and enabling the body to recover speedily from illness. They have amassed
extraordinary clinical experience in this area. These experiences turn into the deeply-rooted
conviction that the fast is a constructive force which must be utilized and developed as part of the
regular practices of modern life.
There are, of course, critics of fasting. Most of them know very little about fasting, or its
techniques. A. Rabogliati, A.M., M.D., F.R.C.S., of England so well puts it: “The most popular
criticisms of fasting are written by people who have never missed a meal in their lives.”
Whether it is to maintain or to restore good health, to gain weight or to lose weight the role of
fasting is a vital factor that can no longer be overlooked by any who are concerned with personal
health and well-being—mentally and physically.
222
Pounds that Slip Away
The big business of losing
 weight, figure control, diet-in-comfort plans and similar programs have
developed into one of the great industries of our age. Everyone considers himself an expert. Fad
diets range for a few months and give way to the next crash wonder. This week it is an ice cream
diet. The next it is bananas. The week after that a protein diet, nothing but juicy steaks. Eat yourself
thin!
Overweight is becoming an increasingly perplexing problem, not alone for adult men and
women, but for children also. Several facts are responsible for this, but, in general, we may say
that the increased abundance of food, together with the increased income of the American people,
on the one hand, and the changes in work resulting from the shortened work-day, shortened work-
week, modern transportation and the many labor-saving devices that take much of the burden off
the shoulders of men and women, have resulted in the increase of weight. Just at a time when our
reduced labors have reduced our need for food, increased production, artificially increased
palatability and increased income have served to increase our food consumption.
Hygienists
 are realists. Nothing can circumvent the fact that the quickest, surest, safest way to
lose weight is by fasting, and the surest way of maintaining the proper weight level is by refusing
to return to the wrong eating habits.
The disappointingly slow method of losing weight by “going on a diet” is rarely very successful
for the reason that it is a long-drawn-out process requiring more self-control and a much longer
period of control than the average person is capable of. A not uncommon outcome of such
programs is that, after a brief period, during which time a few pounds are lost, the obese
individual returns to his prior overeating and puts back all the weight lost, and often additional
pounds. Only rarely does one see an obese individual stick to a reducing diet for a prolonged
period.
To begin with, as I have stated in many lectures, and will continue to remind the reader, do not
enter upon a fast on your own without the guidance of an expert in the field of conducting fasts.
While fasting is perfectly safe as a health
and weight reducing measure, it does involve the
complex human organism, and it should be watched over and directed at all times by a qualified
person who knows what he may expect, or what trouble signs to watch for during the fast.
How much can one expect to lose? The loss rate of course varies with the individual, but the
average for a protracted fast runs around two and one-half pounds a day. Is this heavy weight loss
safe? It is as long as it is conducted under proper controls and with proper and continuing rest.
Let me cite here briefly the most striking advantages of fasting for weight reduction:
1. Safe rapid loss is registered on the fast.
2. The fast is far more pleasant than the reducing diet—the nagging desire to eat is missing.
3. Weight loss may be secured without resulting in flabbiness or sagging of the skin and tissues.
However, this is not true of elderly persons.
When the overweight individual undergoes a marked reduction of weight, several indications of
improved health follow immediately:
1. Breathing is freer.
232. There is greater ease of movement.
3. There is loss of “that tired feeling.”
4. There is a disappearance of the sense of fullness and discomfort in the abdomen.
5. Symptoms of indigestion cease to annoy.
6. Other discomforts cease.
7. Blood pressure is lowered and the load the heart has to carry is lessened.
All of these evidences of benefit are noticeable, but the improvements are commonly out of all
proportion to the weight lost, thus indicating that reduction of the amount of food eaten itself
resulted in improved health. There is every reason for thinking that the greatly reduced intake of
sugar, starches and fat and the over-all reduction of the amount of food eaten is beneficial.
In 1962, a woman began a fast to reduce weight under my guidance. At the conclusion she told
me: “It has been an amazing experience: the pleasure of seeing those pounds melt away. I never
saw fat go so fast.” Another woman remarked after a fast of fifteen days undertaken for reducing:
“I was at a well-advertised health spa. They kept me on a diet of seven hundred calories a day. I
was hungry all the time. This fast has been a pleasure.”
A third woman said after a week of fasting to lose pounds: “This has been the most remarkable
experience of my life. I have enjoyed this fast and rest. I never knew before that people fast, but I
have enjoyed it.”
Are these expressions typical? Hardly. Fasting is not always the pleasant experience these
women found it to
 be, but it is rarely disagreeable enough to justify discontinuing it until one’s goal
has been attained. But it is frequently a far more pleasurable experience than many people have in
their daily eating habits. In many conditions of life, every meal is followed by discomforts and
even actual pain. In these states, the fast is often such a relief that it becomes a joy.
There is always great satisfaction in watching the fat melt away at the rate of two to four pounds
a day. To lose nineteen pounds in a week is a highly pleasing experience (there are exceptions in
which the weight loss is not so great) for the first several days of the fast. The rate of loss is not
uniform and there are periods when the scales register no loss for a day or two at a time. The rapid
loss registered at the beginning of the fast does not continue throughout the whole of a long fast.
Not only is there safety in fasting for weight reduction, there is also greater ease than there is in
dieting. One reason for this is that unlike almost all dieters, the faster is not hungry all the time. His
taste buds are not constantly tempting him. The flood of gastric juices is not being constantly
activated.
The faster may experience some desire for food during the first or second day of the fast or may
not desire food at all. Hunger subsides usually by the end of the third day. And unless the fast is
broken for some reason, the faster can continue without experiencing either weakness or hunger.
I state these facts out of my own personal experience but they are also verified by investigations.
Two series of experiments carried out by regular medical men in accredited hospitals, have
developed empirical evidence sufficient to satisfy the experimenter scientifically that fasting is not
only a safe and speedy way of reducing weight, but is also the most comfortable way of reducing.
One of these experiments was carried out by Lyon Bloom, M.D., in the Piedmont Hospital in
Atlanta, Georgia, where he conducted a lengthy series of experiments on fasting in reducing
weight. This was followed up by Garfield Duncan, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, who
is regarded as an authority on weight reduction and whose independent tests include Bloom’s
findings and conclusions.
24These two medical investigators found that fasting men lose an average of 2.6 pounds a day,
while women fasters lose an average of 2.7 pounds a day. Both Bloom and Duncan confirm that the
fasters were not hungry. Instead they reported an amazing absence of hunger with no apparent
mental or physical strain. One of the fasters was quoted as saying: “I feel better than ever before in
my life.” A woman faster, after forty-eight hours without food, volunteered the information that she
was not half so hungry as she used to be after missing a single meal.
Bloom is quoted, from the summary of the experiments: “The present preoccupation with eating
at regular intervals leads
 to the misconception that fasting is unpleasant.” He stated further, that, in
his opinion, as the result of the findings of these tests, fasting is well tolerated by the human system
provided there is free access to water.


2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Cut heavy stalks off broccoli, leaving floret and 2-3 inches of stem. Re
serve stalks for Teriyaki Broccoli (see page 168), soups, or vegetable
dishes. Cut each broccoli stem into individual florets. Place in steamer,
covered, over boiling water 5-7 minutes. Broccoli stems should be tender
when pierced with tip of sharp knife and should retain their bright green
color.
In small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Whisk in lemon juice.
Pour sauce over hot broccoli. Serves 2-4.
DAY TWENTY-FIVE—THURSDAY
BREAKFAST:
Same as Day One.
LUNCH:
Fresh fruit or carrot juice (optional)
Stuffed Pita Sandwich (see page 182), or Energy Salad (see page 149)
DINNER:
Fresh Vegetable Juice Cocktail, if desired (see page 152)
Golden Potato Soup,' or Carrot-Leek Bisque (see page 192)
Stir-fried Black Mushrooms with Zucchini and Chinese Greens *
Dilled Cucumbers (see page 185)
GOLDEN POTATO SOUP 30 Min.
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon safflower oil
1 clove garlic, minced
A FOUR-WEEK EXAMPLE OF THE FITNESS LIFE-STYLE • 213 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 cups celery, chopped
5 medium russet potatoes or 8 White Rose potatoes, peeled and cut
into 1-inch cubes
6-8 crookneck squash, cut into Winch slices
1 tablespoon white miso or 1 vegetable bouillon
1 teaspoon dried thyme
{A teaspoon dried tarragon
Vz teaspoon dried sage
Sea salt, seasoned salt, or salt-free seasoning
Dash of cayenne
6—7 cups water
In heavy soup kettle, melt butter and heat oil. Add garlic, onion, and
celery, and saute until they begin to wilt. Add potatoes, squash, miso or
bouillon, and seasonings. Add water to cover vegetables. Bring to a boil.
Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Cool
slightly, and puree in increments in blender to a smooth golden cream.
Reheat gently, stirring so soup doesn't stick. Serves 4.
STIR-FRIED BLACK MUSHROOMS WITH ZUCCHINI AND
CHINESE GREENS 45 Min.
NOTE: This is a basic stir-frying technique that can be used successfully
with whatever vegetables you happen to have on hand. If you don't have
dried mushrooms, you can substitute standard fresh mushrooms or
steamed carrots. Broccoli or snow peas can be substituted for zucchini, but
they should be blanched or presteamed before adding them to the wok, 1
minute of blanching for snow peas, 5 minutes of steaming for broccoli.
Cabbage can be substituted for Chinese greens.
2 cups dried black mushrooms
2 cups vegetable broth or soup stock
6-7 scallions
1 bunch Chinese greens or bok choy greens (approximately 4 cups)
1 tablespoon safflower oil
Prepare the vegetables.
Soak mushrooms in vegetable broth or stock until completely hydrated,
approximately 30 minutes. While mushrooms are soaking, cut zucchini
214 • FIT FOR LIFE and scallions into diagonal slices, and coarsely shred Chinese greens. Set
aside in separate bowls. Drain mushrooms, reserving broth for sauce and
final preparation. Cut heavy stems from mushrooms, and cut large ones
in half. Place in bowl with zucchini.
Seasonings:
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced, or Vi teaspoon ginger powder
Safflower oil
Prepare the seasonings.
Mince garlic and ginger. Place in small bowl, and cover with small
amount of safflower oil. PLACE YOUR WOK ON HIGH HEAT AND ALLOW
IT TO HEAT UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO COOK.
Sauce:
1 cup vegetable broth from mushrooms
2 tablespoons tamari or thick soy sauce
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon Chinese bean paste or tofu sauce or Hain barbecue
sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or dry sherry
Vz teaspoon curry powder
Prepare the sauce.
Combine all ingredients. Mix well.
'Thickener:
1 tablespoon arrowroot or Japanese kuzu
2 tablespoons cold water
1 teaspoon safflower oil
Prepare the thickener.
Combine all ingredients until smooth.
Last-minute preparation.
Line up ingredients so they are easily accessible in this order: 1) oil 2)
seasonings, 3) scallions, zucchini and mushrooms, greens, 4) sauce and
5) thickener.
Place oil in preheated wok. Immediately add seasonings. Immediately
A FOUR-WEEK EXAMPLE OF THE FITNESS LIFE-STYLE • 215 add scallions, and toss. Immediately add mushrooms and zucchini, con
tinuously tossing vegetables in oil. If zucchini begins to scorch, add a few
teaspoons of vegetable broth. Continue tossing until zucchini and scal
lions turn a bright color. Add greens. Toss continuously. Add sauce,
tossing continuously until greens begin to wilt. Add thickener in a thin
stream. Toss all vegetables to coat well with sauce. Turn out on platter
and serve immediately. Serves 3—4.
MAIN-COURSE SALAD DA Y
DAY TWENTY-SIX—FRIDAY
BREAKFAST:
Fresh fruit juice
LUNCH:
Continue on fruit and juice throughout the day.
DINNER:
1 papaya, or several fresh pineapple spears, or 1 whole grapefruit
Cantonese Seafood Salad *
CANTONESE SEAFOOD SALAD 45 Min.
2 cups bok choy
2 cups mung bean sprouts
2 cups snow peas
Vi cup carrots, shredded (optional)
1 cup dried wood ear, cloud ear, or Chinese black fungus (optional),7
presoaked for 30 minutes
2 teaspoons safflower oil (optional)
3 cups shrimp, crabmeat, or other seafood
4 cups romaine lettuce, coarsely shredded
2 cups spinach, coarsely shredded, or Chinese cabbage, finely
shredded
7Available dried in Asian markets and fresh in finer supermarkets.
216 • FIT FOR LIFE Prepare the salad.
Soak cloud ear in warm water until they swell and soften, about 30 min
utes. Thinly slice bok choy. Cut through sprouts once or twice to make
them bite-size. String snow peas and blanch, whole, in boiling water for
1 minute. Drain and immediately place under cold water or plunge into
bowl of ice water. Dry and cut them into '/4-inch diagonals.
Blanch carrots for 1 minute in boiling water. Drain and immediately
place under cold water or plunge into bowl of ice water.
Drain cloud ear, reserving stock for another meal. Dry them and cut
into thin strips. Use raw, or saute in oil until tender.
If using fresh shrimp, plunge them in their shells into boiling water,
and boil 3-4 minutes until they turn pinkish white. Drain and run under
cold water. Peel skins off, cut each shrimp in half lengthwise, and re
move any waste deposits with a damp paper towel. If using frozen
shrimp, steam for 3-5 minutes, undefrosted, in a vegetable steamer.
Drain well. If using frozen crabmeat, defrost it, rinse, and pick out any
shells. Drain well. In a large bowl, add shrimp and vegetables to greens.
CANTONESE DRESSING:
2 tablespoons cilantro or arugula, minced (optional)
1 tablespoon scallion, minced
V4 teaspoon dried ginger or Vi teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 teaspoon roasted sesame oil
Vi teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons safflower oil
1 teaspoon Hain or Robbie's barbecue sauce or tofu sauce
1 tablespoon tamari
V-t teaspoon sea salt (optional)
Prepare the dressing.
Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Pour over salad. Toss well. Serves 2.
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN—SATURDAY
BREAKFAST:
Fresh juice and Fresh Applesauce *
A FOUR-WEEK EXAMPLE OF THE FITNESS LIFE-STYLE • 217 LUNCH:
Fresh fruit or carrot juice (optional)
Cuke-a-tillas (see page 170), or Avotillas (see page 201), or Romaine
Roll-ups (see page 208)
DINNER:
Fresh Vegetable Juice Cocktail, if desired (see page 152)
Harvest Soup (see page 167), or Old-fashioned Lentil Soup*
Honey Corn Bread, * or Pita Toasts *
Grandma's Coleslaw (see page 197)
FRESH APPLESAUCE 5 Min.
This is a wonderful breakfast alternative, and an ideal children's food.
Vi cup fresh apple juice or Vi cup water
2 large apples, peeled and quartered
Vz teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg, or lA teaspoon of each
1 fresh or frozen banana or Vi papaya or 2 ripe persimmons (very soft)
(optional)
Place all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth. Raw