 to consume this remedy daily or once in 2-3 days after the initial 1-month period.
Q: What is the purpose of adding a pinch of cardamom to the ash gourd remedy?,
A: There is no mention of adding a pinch of cardamom to the ash gourd remedy in the text.
Q: What is the recommended dosage for the Castor leaf decoction for joint pain?,
A: The text does not specify a recommended dosage for the Castor leaf decoction for joint pain.
Q: What is the recommended duration for the application of the Jasmine leaf paste for skin diseases?,
A: The text does not specify a recommended duration for the application of the Jasmine leaf paste for skin diseases.
Q: What is the recommended frequency of consumption for the banana leaf remedy for gastritis?,
A: The text does not specify a recommended frequency of consumption for the banana leaf remedy for gastritis.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>People with sensitive stomach, gastritis and who are Pitta body type – better
to avoid, or use curds in place of buttermilk in this remedy, after consulting
Ayurvedic doctor. It may not be eﬀective in bleeding hemorrhoids. How It Acts? It is one of the best home remedies for hemorrhoids. Chitraka and buttermilk – both are hot in nature. ey both help to correct
digestive enzymes, improve liver functions. is remedy helps to reduce the
size of the pile mass, decrease mucous discharge and relieve pain.150. Home Remedy for
Bloating and Gas Trouble
Using Buttermilk
Y
Here we are making home remedy for bloating and gas trouble using three
powerful Ayurvedic ingredients. is traditional Ayurvedic home remedy is
good for bloating, mild constipation and to improve digestion. Ingredients
Rock Salt – 1 Pinch It is a powerful ingredient to improve digestion and to
relieve bloating. Haritaki – Fruit Powder – 1 Teaspoonful – Haritaki botanical name is
Terminalia chebula, Chebulic myrobalan in English and Harad in Hindi. It is
one among of Triphala group of herb. It is useful to improve digestion, to
relieve bloating, gas trouble. It also relieves mild constipation and used for
rejuvenation purposes. Hence it is an ingredient in Triphala, which is used for
rejuvenation. Buttermilk – 100 ml: Buttermilk is good for digestion. It is especially good at
night. It is slightly hot in nature and balances coldness of night. Hence it is
better to avoid curd at night and use buttermilk instead. How to make? Add 1 pinch of rock salt and one spoon of Haritaki powder to buttermilk
Stir well.Take it after food once or two times a day. Taste: Astringent, salty and slight bitter. What benets to expect? Relief from bloating, if used for up to 1–2 w eeks. Improves digestion
Relieves mild constipation
Useful for those who feel as if they have not emptied their intestines and feel
heaviness
Who cannot use it? Since it co ntains salt ingredient, people with high BP should avoid this. As a general rule, it is better to use this home remedy only after consulting
your doctor.1. 2. 3. 4.151. Cinnamon and Honey
Benets
Y
Cinnamon (bark powder) and honey, both are widely used in numerous
Ayurvedic herbal preparations and Ayurvedic home remedies. Cinnamon is
used in Ayurvedic herbal powder mixes, tablets, herbal jams, etc. While Honey is used extensively in Asavas, Arishtas, Lehyams (herbal jams
such as Chyawanprash and Brahma rasayana) and also as a vehicle for many
Ayurvedic tablets and herbal powders. So, here are a few tips about of honey
and cinnamon benets. How to Lower Creatinine Levels – Cinnamon is one of the rarest
herbs to be found benecial to naturally lower serum creatinine levels. For this purpose, Cinnamon powder – 1–2 grams can be administered
along with honey. Honey has been explained as Yogavahi in Ayurveda. It acts as a positive catalyst and accelerates the absorption of the herbs,
with which it is being administered. Cinnamon and Honey Wound Healing – Cinnamon is an excellent
antimicrobial herb and used in wound healing. Honey is also a very
good wound healing agent. So, a paste of honey and cinnamon applied
over the wound is very useful to heal wounds quickly. Cure Skin Itching – Cinnamon is explained as ‘Kandunashana’ –
Meaning cure skin itching. A paste of cinnamon along with honey
applied over skin aﬀected with allergy etc. is used to treat itchy skin. Home Remedy for Indigestion – Both Cinnamon and honey tend to
balance Vata and Kapha, and explained as ‘amanashana’ and ‘aruchi5.nashana’ cures Ama, tastelessness and indigestion. So, a paste of
Cinnamon with honey can be eﬀectively used to treat indigestion. Cinnamon and Honey for Weight Loss: One pinch of cinnamon
with one teaspoon of honey, with warm water, early in the morning, on
empty stomach is traditionally used for weight loss. It is better to avoid
coﬀee or tea till half an hour after taking this home remedy.152. Amla Murabba Recipe,
Preparation, Benets, Side
Effects
Y
Amla murabba is a sweet preparation of Amla fruit – Indian Gooseberry. It is
useful in Vata and Pitta imbalance disorders. Step 1: Preparation of Lime Water
For this, 240 ml of water is mixed with 1 gram of lime powder. Mixed well so that lime is completely dissolved in water. It is kept undisturbed for 10 minutes for sedimentation. It is ltered to get lime water free of solid particles. Well formed 5 amla fruits – Indian gooseberries are taken. ey are punctured in all direction. Punctured Amla fruits are kept soaked in lime water for one day. On the next day, they are taken out of lime water. Making of Sugar Syrup
If you are not comfortable with using sugar, you can use jaggery. 100 Grams of sugar is added with 400 m l of water. Stirred well. It is heated till one thread consistency to prepare sugar syrup.It is taken out of re and the amla fruits soaked in lime water is added to the
sugar syrup. e fruits are kept soaked in sugar syrup for 3 days. en it is taken out and served fresh. Mistakes with Other Methods of Amla Murabba
Some prescribe preparing Sugar-lemon juice solution with water, then adding
amla fruits and boiling. is would cause loss of Vitamin C.
Benets of Amla Murabba
It contains almost all benets of Amla –
Natural aphrodisiac, anti ageing, nervine tonic
It brings about rejuvenation. Rich source of anti oxidants, improves immunity
Balya (tonic)
Indicated in –
Burning sensation in hands and feet
Gastritis, hyperacidity, nausea and vomiting
Heavy periods
Low body weight. Kshaya (emaciation)
Kasa (cough)
Mukhapaka (stomatitis)
Amlapitta (acid peptic disorders)Mutradaha (burning micturition)
Raktapitta (bleeding disorders)
Pandu (anemia)
Kamala (jaundice) etc
Eﬀect on Tridosha –
Amla Murabba balances Vata and Pitta Dosha. Dose – 1 Amla murabba fruit twice a day, preferably taken in the rst part of
diet. Children can take half a fruit once or twice a day. How long can amla murabba be consumed? It can be consumed for a few months time. Side Eﬀects of Amla Murabba
Because it is a coolant, it is  best avoided during cold, cough and fever. It is best to avoid in diabetic patients. Because it im proves weight, it is  not recommended in obese people. It is best to avoid in indigestion and in “Ama” conditions. Store in a cool dry place. Ensure air tight closure of container. Shelf Life: 1 year
Question: I understand Amla and milk is not advised together however can
Amla Murabba with milk be taken. As Amla is processed/boiled during
murabba process?Answer: It depends on the product. Mix a small piece of murabba in the milk. If it does not curdle the milk even after half an hour, then it is good to take.153. Amla Shower for
Healthy Hair and Wrinkle
Free Skin
Article by Dr. Manasa
Y
According to Ayurveda, Amalaki (Emblica oﬃcinalis – Indian Gooseberry) is
the best Rasayana (Rejuvenating agent, Anti-ageing medicine, Immunity
modulator herb). Its benets are unlimited. It is a medicine,


 a web of carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, and oxygen atoms around one single atom of magnesium. It
is interesting to compare this design with that of the hemoglobin of
our red blood corpuscles, which has a similar web of elements girdling
an atom of iron instead of the atom of magnesium. We find in this analogy one of the secrets of the value of
chlorophyll to the human system. Strict vegetarians — whose diet
excludes grains and starches but includes an abundance of fresh
juices with a good proportion of the green juices are healthier,
live longer, and are freer from degenerative ailments than those
who eat mostly cooked foods and little or no raw vegetables and
juices. It would seem that we have here fairly conclusive evidence
as to which diet regimen is the correct or natural one for healthy
human beings. One of the richest chlorophyll foods we have is alfalfa. It is a
food that builds up both animals and humans, all things considered,
into a healthy, vital, and vigorous old age, and builds up a resistance
to infection that is almost phenomenal. The juice of fresh alfalfa is too strong and potent to be taken by
itself. It is best taken with carrot juice, in which combination the
individual benefits of each juice are intensified. It has been found
very helpful in most troubles with the arteries and disfunctions
connected with the heart. It is generally conceded by those who have studied the effects of
gas in the intestines that in a surprisingly large number of patients
suffering from heart trouble, this condition is caused not by any organic
disfunction of the heart. Rather it is caused from excessive gas in the
colon which press the walls of the colon against organs connected
with the heart. A few colonic irrigations or enemas as a rule have
frequently relieved this condition.The heart trouble disappeared until
the next accumulation of gas gave warning that the colon, not the
heart, needed a thorough reconditioning. Besides benefit to blood and heart conditions, chlorophyll is most
useful in the relief of respiratory troubles and discomforts, particularly
is in the sinuses and in the lungs. Mucus is the underlying cause of
sinus infection and pains, as it is of bronchial and asthmatic conditions,
including hay fever. Strict vegetarians who eschew cow's milk, flour, grain, and
concentrated sugar products, are not afflicted with these troubles,
particularly if they were brought up from childhood to shun and avoid
these foods. This is not by any manner or means fanatical. It is just
plain common sense and perfectly natural, and proved beyond question
or doubt from experience. Those who have adopted such a vegetarian program later in life
have been able to help overcome these conditions without the use of
surgery or drugs. After all, sinus infection is the work of our defensive friends, the
germs, trying to help us by breaking up mucous accumulations so
that these may be eliminated from the system. Instead of helping them
by cleansing the body of the waste matter by means of colonics and
enemas, attempts are made to "dry up" the mucus and "shrink the
membranes" with applications of adrenaline, epinephrine, or other
drugs. Even "sulfa" drugs now known to be virulent and pernicious
are sometimes used without regard, consideration, or understanding
of the eventual damage, injury or danger resulting from their use. The most injurious results are essentially developed when the
waste matter, consisting particularly of these drugs and of the sewage
of the germ colonies, are allowed to remain in the "infected" and
adjacent parts instead of being eliminated as quickly as possible. We have in our body the most perfect systems of elimination if
we will but get them into efficient working condition. Our lungs must be free of foul air, tobacco smoke, etc. ; our skin
must be active so that the pores may pour out the toxins carried there
by the lymph; the kidneys must have freedom of action without
interference from alcohol and uric acid products; and our colon must
have whatever internal washing it needs to remove the accumulations
of 30, 40, and 50 years or more. That is only part of the program. The cells and tissues of the
entire body must get live organic nourishment. This means that for
some time at least, we should forego as much as possible all those
foods whose vital energy — whose life element — has been destroyed
by heat or by processing. We may be guided by the contents of my
book DIET & SALAD SUGGESTIONS, which has brought
innumerable commendations from readers who have benefited by
19 putting into practice the very simple rules and menus contained
therein. To carrot and alfalfa juice, lettuce juice may be added to enrich
the combination with elements particularly needed by the roots of the
hair. Drinking this combination daily, one pint a day, may help the
growth of hair to a remarkable extent. ASPARAGUS JUICE
Asparagus contains an alkaloid known as Asparagine in a relatively
large amount. (Alkaloids are found in living plants. They contain the
active life principle of the plant, without which it cannot grow or stay
alive). It is composed of the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
and oxygen. When asparagus is cooked or canned, the value of this alkaloid is
lost, as the hydrogen and oxygen are dissipated and the natural salts
formed by the combination of this alkaloid with the other elements
are virtually lost or their value is destroyed. In the form of juice, asparagus has been very effectively used as
a diuretic, particularly when combined with some carrot juice, as it
may prove to be uncomfortably strong in its reaction on the kidneys
when taken alone. It is a beneficial juice in the case of kidney disfunctions and in
the regulation of general glandular troubles. Diabetes and anemia are
helped by the use of it in conjunction with the juices more specifically
outlined for these conditions. As this juice helps the breaking up of oxalic acid crystals in the
kidneys and throughout the muscular system, it is good for
rheumatism, neuritis, etc. Rheumatism results from the end product
of the digestion of meat and meat products, which generate excessive
amounts of urea. As the human system cannot completely digest and assimilate
so-called "complete proteins", such as meats and meat products, the
ingestion of too much of these causes the greater part of the uric acid
generated thereby to be absorbed into the muscles. The continuous use of meat protein taxes the workings of the
kidneys and of other eliminative organs, straining them to the point
where a progressively smaller amount of uric acid is eliminated and a
correspondingly greater amount is absorbed by the muscles. The result
is painfully known as rheumatism. 20 This condition is also one of the underlying causes for prostate
gland trouble, in which case this juice combination, in addition to the
carrot, beet, and cucumber juice has been helpful. BEET JUICE
This is one of the most valuable juices for helping to build up the
red corpuscles of the blood and tone up the blood generally. Women,
particularly, have been benefited by drinking at least one pint of a
combination of carrot and beet juice daily. The proportion in this
combination may vary from 3 to 8 ounces of beet juice, using roots
and tops, in one pint of the combined juices, carrot and beet. Taken alone, beet juice, in greater quantities than a wineglass at a
time, may cause a cleansing reaction which may make one a little
dizzy or nauseated. This may be the result of its cleansing effect on
the liver and may, therefore, be uncomfortable. It has been found
from experience that it is best to take less beet juice and more carrot
juice in the beginning until one can tolerate its beneficial cleansing
effect — then to increase the proportion of beet juice gradually. One
6 or 8-ounce glassful twice daily is usually considered sufficient. For menstrual disturbances beet juice has been very helpful,
particularly when, during such periods, it has been used in small
quantities, not more than a wineglass at a time (say, 2 or 3 ounces)
two or three times a day. During menopause this procedure has been
found much more permanently helpful than the degenerative effects
of drugs or synthetic hormones. After all, any drug or inorganic
synthetic chemical product cannot possibly have any more than a
temporary effect in giving relief; the one who takes such drugs or
synthetic hormones is the one who may suffer eventually when the
body and Nature combine in attempts to eliminate such inorganic
material from the system. Any drug that can be guaranteed to relieve
or cure permanently any sick condition of the body can also be
guaranteed to start some other and probably more serious condition
some time later. It is the one who takes the drug that suffers in the
long run, not those who advertise or administer it. After all is said and done, Nature has furnished us with natural
means through which we may seek health, energy, vigor, and vitality. She has also furnished us, in greater or lesser degrees, with intelligence
with which to pursue our search for knowledge. If we use our
intelligence, Nature smiles on us. If we do not use it, she stands by
with infinite patience and compassion, wondering why her handiwork
should turn out so badly. 21 While the actual content of iron in


260-3
carpal tunnel syndrome 328
cerebellum 276
cerebral palsy 54, 278
cervical vertebrae reflex areas 28, 34, 35
charts see maps & charts
chemotherapy & cancer 38, 51, 54, 198
chest reflex areas angina pectoris 263
 cardiovascular system 261
 fluid retention 239
 foot maps 26, 27, 28, 29, 335
 foot-roller technique 163
 foot self-help sequences 111, 116, 117,
  120
 foot sequences 88, 89, 98, 99, 103, 104,
  107
 golf-ball technique 172, 177
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33, 335
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 156,
  159, 160
 hand sequences 130, 131, 136, 137, 139,
  140, 141
 high blood pressure 262
 pregnant women 239
 swollen feet 301
children desserts 209, 214
 developmental concerns 40
 foot sequence 210-13
 hand sequence 214-15
 injuries & problems 186, 291
 physical awareness 44, 45
 research studies 54
 self-help 48-9
 session timing 69, 70, 194, 208, 251
 shoes 60
 sibling support 50-1
 special needs 40, 54
 see also  babies; teenagers
circling 243, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 301
 see also  rotating-on-a-point
cobblestone mats 48, 55, 222, 311
coccyx see tailbone
colic 54, 207
colon reflex areas babies 206, 207
 children 212
 constipation 229, 250, 267
 diarrhea 207
 flatulence 267
 foot-roller technique 165, 229
 foot self-help sequences 112, 113, 121
 foot sequences 92, 93, 104
 golf-ball technique 173, 177, 229, 267
 hand self-help sequences 152, 153, 160,
  161
 hand sequences 132, 133, 140
 irritable bowel syndrome 266
 maps 26, 27, 30, 31, 339INDex 347congestive heart failure 260, 262
conjunctivitis 256
constipation 55, 229, 250, 267
cupping
 foot problems 311, 312, 313
 foot rejuvenation 291, 293, 306-7
 foot relaxer workouts 295, 301
 golf-ball technique 169
 hand rejuvenation 314, 320
 hand relaxer workout 319
 see also  double-cupping
Deafness see hearing impairments
depression 55, 219, 254
descending colon reflex areas 27, 93, 104
desserts see foot desserts; hand desserts
diabetes 251, 271, 291
diaphragm lateral marker 22, 23, 24
diaphragm reflex areas cardiovascular system 261
 foot maps 26, 27
 foot self-help sequence 111
 foot sequences 88, 89, 95
 hand maps 30, 31, 32, 33
 hand self-help sequences 148, 149, 150,
  152
 hand sequences 129, 130, 132
diarrhea 207
digestive system 193, 264-7
dizziness 255
double-cupping foot problems 310, 311, 312, 313
 foot rejuvenation 293, 306-7
 foot relaxer workouts 295, 301
 men’s foot flexibility 243
Ear reflex areas
 children 210, 211, 215
 foot self-help sequences 110, 111
 foot sequences 86, 87, 102, 103
 golf-ball technique 170
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 160
 hand sequences 130, 131, 140
 maps 26, 27, 30, 31, 333
 paralysis 279
 tinnitus 259
elbow reflex areas foot-roller technique 164
 foot self-help sequences 118, 119
 foot sequences 100, 101, 106
 maps 28, 29, 272, 342
 skeletal reflex areas 34, 35
elderly people see senior citizens
emphysema 280
endocrine system 193, 268-71, 276, 284
epilepsy 278
equipment 69, 70, 233 self-help
see tools
ergonomics 64-5
esophagus reflex areas, colic 207
eye disorders 256
eye reflex areas babies 203, 205
 children 210, 211, 215
 eye disorders 256
 foot self-help sequences 110, 111, 121
 foot sequences 86, 87, 103
 golf-ball technique 170
 hand self-help sequences 150, 151, 159
 hand sequences 130, 131, 140
 maps 26, 27, 30, 31, 333
 paralysis 279
Face reflex areas
 Bell’s palsy 278
 foot self-help sequences 116, 117, 121
 foot sequences 96, 97, 106
 headaches 252
 maps 28, 29, 334
fainting 191
fallopian tubes reflex areas children 213
 foot maps 28, 29, 284, 343
 foot-roller technique 165
 foot self-help sequences 116, 117, 120
 foot sequences 98, 99, 106
 hand maps 32, 33, 284, 343
 hand self-help sequences 156, 157, 161
 hand sequences 136, 137, 140
 infertility 234, 235
 menopause 237
 reproductive system 284, 285
fever 207
fibromyalgia 257
finger-pull children 214
 golf-ball self-help sequence 177
 hand relaxer workouts 316, 319, 322, 325
 hand self-help sequences 146, 149, 153,
  158, 159, 160
 hand sequences 126, 127, 129, 133, 137,
  138, 139, 140, 141
 keyboarding 329
 mini-sessions 196, 197, 199
 sports performance 221
 stress 244
 techniques 122, 142
 texting thumb 220
 tired & sore hands 327
finger rollers 168
finger side-to-side
 arthritis 223
 children 214
 golf-ball self-help sequence 177
 hand relaxer workouts 317, 323
 hand self-help sequences 146, 147, 158,
  159, 160
 hand sequences 126, 127, 139
 keyboarding 329
 relaxation mini-sessions 196
 sports performance 221
 techniques 123, 143
 texting thumb 220
 tired & sore hands 327finger-walking 74-5
first aid 8-10, 190-1
flatulence 267
flicking (foot dessert) 294, 298, 301
fluid retention 232, 239
foot & ankle swelling 301, 308
foot desserts
 children 209
 foot relaxer workouts 294-301
 mini-sessions 195-6, 199, 251
 rejuvenation 291
 senior citizens 222, 224-5
 techniques 78-83, 294
 use in sessions see foot workouts;
  specific desserts (eg spinal twist)
foot flicking 294, 298, 301
foot health & awareness 44-5, 58-61
foot maps & charts 23, 26-9, 35 body system charts
see specific body
  systems (eg cardiovascular system)
foot pressure sensors & signals 8-10, 13,
 18-21, 58, 290
foot rejuvenation 20, 44, 57, 290-309
foot relaxation exercises 178-9, 309
foot rollers 52, 53, 162, 168
 self-help techniques 162-5, 229, 230,
  237, 245
foot tools 52, 162-7, 230
 see also  foot rollers; health pathways
foot workouts babies 203-4
 children 209-13
 health concerns see specific health
 concerns (eg headaches)
 mini-sessions 183-99
 relaxer workouts 294-301
 self-help sequences 108-19, 120-1
 self-help tools 162-7, 222, 230
 sequences 84-101, 102-7
 session preparation 69-71, 194
Gallbladder reflex areas
 constipation 229
 digestive system 264, 265
 foot-roller technique 164
 foot sequences 90, 91, 121
 golf-ball technique 173, 177
 hand sequences 132, 133, 161
 maps 26, 31, 264, 337
 self-help sequences


 have
free will to come and go as you please. He will love you if you seek arelationship with him, and he’ll love you if you don’ t. Y ou have  been given
a choice. But he’ll love you all the same. T oo ofte n we set limits on love. W e say things such as “I’ve opened my
heart too  much”  or “I’ve given too much, and look where it’ s gotten me.”
Remember, every time you think of reasons not to open your h eart to love,
that is your ego getting in the way again. P RACTICING  C OMP ASSION
Merriam-W ebster defines compassion  as a “sympathetic consciousness of
others’ d istress t ogether with a d esire to alleviate it.” While the third chakra
ego is much concerned with “me,” “mine,” and “Where am I going?” the
fourth chakra spiritual essence revolves around the suf fering o f the world
and how to end it. When your heart is moved by a touching story and you
feel empathy for another, you’re  practicing compassion. When you reach in
your poc ket to give a dollar to a homeless person, you’re allowi ng the spirit
of com passion to enter your heart. Some people are naturally
compassionate, while others aren’ t. I believe that compassio n can be a
learned trait.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        W e were a fiery people who stood up
against the status quo. Our ancestors rebelled against oppressive
governments and monarchies an d religious persecution. Many immigrants
today were strong enough to es cape the strongholds of political corruption
or chaos and sought freedom in a better land. As a society, we are driven. The United States was built on the gifts, talents, and inner drive of all
who came here to create a bett er life. Y et this burning desire didn’ t come
without cost. The decimation of the American Indian population, their
culture, and their land has created a karmic debt that needs to be repaid. If
you look today at the greed th at is driving the depletion of the earth’ s
natural resourc es, and the rewards given for more competition and
accumulation of material items, you can see how the fire element’ s
transformative ef fects can consume us. This driv e has taken its toll. Am erican people are among the sic kest and
most addicted in the world. U nless we rebalance the scales, the United
States ca nnot mo ve forward with positive power to make the world a better
place. Other modern societies are certainly suf fering similar consequences of
inner fir e power  gone wild. They too will need to face the fact that shifting
toward more balance is the only way to survive. Men W orking the Third Chakra
Mother Nature gave men natural yang and third chakra ener gy. T raditionally throughout time, men were hunters, gatherers, protectors of
family, warriors, and leaders. W omen, with natural yin ener gy, were
nurturers, caretakers, homemakers, healers, and creators. Men were admiredin tr ibes and anc ient societies as protectors and heroes. This gave their egos
the much-needed boost to continue the job of going out into the wilderness,
putting their lives in danger, and fighting to protect what was theirs. Modern society, for the most part, has taken away this role, leaving men
lost and confuse d. I’ve talked to many young men and even old er men who
say they can’ t figure out their role in family life and in romantic
partnership. Their inner drive says to be the head of the house, the
breadwinner, the protector, and the chivalrous knight. But the women in
their lives seem to be domi neering, headstrong, and inconsistent in
articulating their desires. W ith two-income households, the gift men
traditionally pro vided through monetary contribution is no longer seen as
special. As women become physically stronger through kickboxing, weight
training, or other intense workouts, men have lost their role as protector. Artificial insemination has even made men insignificant in parenthood. Indeterminate guidelines have diminished men’ s roles in society. Like
women who have moved into a more masculine role, men have to figure out
how to honor their true nature while keeping in mind the expectations of
modern life. Balanced third chakra ener gy is about honoring who you truly a re. Men,
as w ell as women, can’ t be afraid to express who they are insid e. Denial is
dangerous. As a forty-six-year -old woman who has raised two boys while
living married, unmarried, and dating, I want to encourage my male
readers: be proud of your masculinity and what that means to you. People
will respect you more when you  stand in your personal power. If you want
to pay for dates, open doors, an d carry groceries, do it. If you want to stay
at home with the kids while your spouse goes to work, own it. And if you’re
happy being the breadwinner and protector, find a partner who honors that. In o ther words, don’ t change who you are because society has c hanged. W e
need mo re men who are willing  to stand in their truth and be the men they
want to be. Living Life in the Manipura Chakra
People who are stuck in the th ird chakra may be accused of being ego-
centered. A child who passes through this stage is absorbed with “me” and
“mine. ” If you try to take her toy, she will grab it back and s ay, “Mine. ”The child is try ing to define herself as separate from her parents and
caretakers. Adults with this mind-set believe they’re the center of the
universe. They’re the sun and everyone else revolves around them. For
better an d for worse, they take everything personally. They sh ine brightly
because they attempt to impres s others. However, if you get on their bad
side, the y will burn you, like the heat of the sun. They begin and end their
conversations with the word I, as they like to talk about themselves. Another subgroup that naturally  seems to embody third chakra ener gy is
adolescents. They’re absorbed with fashion and physical appearance and
fascinated with pop icons and T V celebrities. They become self-conscious
if th ey don’ t have the right clothes, and they can feel judged b y peers for
not fitting in. Those who live from this state of consciousness base their happ iness on
others’ r eactions and their own p opularity. They crave ap proval f rom others
and go to great lengths to get it. However, if you don’ t approve  of them or
give them accolades, they will e ither fall into depression or become critical
of you for not seeing them as great. Third c hakra people may be labeled as workaholics or type A
personalities because they alway s seem to be chasing an unattainable goal. The goa l may be status, money, recognition, or fame. Y et when they attain
it, d issatisfaction arises because  they always seem to want more to quench
the thirst for approval and acknowledgment. Recognizing Third Chakra Imbalances
The ego  is a par t of us. It represents our sense of self in this world. In many
Eastern philosophies and even in W estern psychology, the ego is seen as
something bad. A yurveda, however, sees the ego as an integral part of who
we a re. I subscr ibe to the A yurv edic theory, and it’ s something I’ve taught
in my meditation courses for many years. Y oga ph ilosophy teaches that we have layers to our existence. W e have
three macro layers: the physical body, the subtle body, and the causal body. Each of these m acro layers is ma de up of micro layers. The physical body is
composed of the environment, the body, and the ener gy body, which
includes the chakras. The subtle body is composed of the mind, the
intellect, and the ego. The causal body includes the individu al soul, thecollective soul, and the universal soul. All these layers are absolutely
necessary to make up who we are as people. No one layer is more important
than another. If th ese somewhat esoteric layer s are dif ficult for you to grasp, think of
your life  and the roles you play. As a woman, you might play the roles of
daughter, sister, mother, or wife. Y ou might play the role of som eone who
works, goes shopping, gives adv ice to a friend, and has hobbies. As a man,
you mig ht be a s on, father, brother, or husband. Y ou might be so meone who
programs computers, plays spor ts, volunteers for a charity, or plays video
games. A ll these  roles are integral parts of who you are as a pe rson. While
one role  might take precedence  over another at any given moment in your
life, no single role can eclipse all the others. Many pe ople co me to a spiritua l practice, such as yoga


 consider how
an image, such as the face of someone you love, arises in your mind. Theimage is created, maintains itself for an instant, then disappears. We could
therefore divide  the mind into creator, maintainer, and destroyer, but the
actual experience of thinking is continuous and unbroken. So it is with spirit, which is always experienced as wholeness, but unlike
the mind, spirit cannot be assigned a place the way we conveniently assign
mind to the brain. God is neithe r here nor there, inside nor outside. Shiva is
best understood as omnipresence, a silent awareness that permeates
everything. Of the threefold gods only Shiva is equated with God because
God is all-pervading. In the setup of things Shiva was given Shakti to carry out the process of
physical creation. This is strikingly evocative of the way the code of life is
packaged in each cell of your body. It exists as DNA, which is silent,
inactive, and out of sight, but also as its biochemical twin, RNA, which
emer ged out of DNA to carry out all the cellular processes that actually
build the body at the basic level  of enzymes and proteins. Brain  physiology
is also both silen t and active—billions of memories lie stored in the cortex,
emer ging one at a time as expressed memory. If you expand this to a cosmic
scale, you have Shiva, whose creative potential remains infinitely greater
than any of its expressions, even when those expressions take the form of
galaxies and whole universes. Shiva brings pur e consciousness to a sacr ed marriage. It invisibly makes every action an action of
God. What would an action of God be exactly. A miraculous intervention, a
voice from the mountaintop. Millions of people have waited for such signs
and received none. Despite my attempts to bring Shiva out of the realm of
abstraction, it would be easy to see him as a ghost, a spirit ual concept
without flesh and bones. Flesh and bones are demanded by the five senses. When you pay attention to things “out there,” you judge their reality by
sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Yet in spiritual practice there is
something called  second attention, which attunes you to things your senses
cannot grasp. Second attention  makes you aware of spirit. It works through intuition,
and it is sometimes called the sight or the gift, although these imply a
supernatural faculty. In reality spirit is constantly sending signals to all ofus, but because our second attention was never developed, we don’t take
them in. Intuition is as real as any other faculty, once you have developed it. What kinds of signals is second attention looking for. Spirit is universal
and constant, like gravity, but has no physical constraints. Shiva reserves
for himself complete freedom to be what, when, where, and how he wishes. Second attention  can detect all five actions that, according to the classic
Shiva texts, are characteristic of God when He communicates with the
world:
God creates. God destroys. God protects and maintains what has been created. God covers or conceals His own nature. God reveals or uncovers His own nature. The Indian mind is not linear, and it finds no contradiction in making
Shiva the destroyer in one of his forms and the omnipresent creator -
maintainer in another. Shiva’ s five actions are the framework for any
spiritual experie nce you can have; they give it meaning and form. Since
meaning is completely personal, no two people have to agree on which
action has been manifested at any given moment—this is a private
communication between self and Self. My own convictions in this area go back almost thirty years. When I
entered medical  school I saw plenty of cadavers but rarely saw anyone die,
and I looked ahead to that experience with trepidation. One of my initiations into death occurred on the public wards of an
antiquated New Delhi hospita l. I was on rounds, doing the physical
workups assigned to second-year med students. It was very late at night,
and I had to wake my charge from a sound sleep—there was no other
choice, since the workup had to be done before surgery, which was
scheduled for 4:00 A. M. My patient was a bewildered villager from the
Punjab who endured my poking and prodding with unconcealed anxiety. “Almost finishe d,” I assured him. I stood up, taking the cold stethoscope
from his chest. Instead of pullin g his gown back down, the man stared over
my shoulder, openmouthed. I whipped around and saw a woman, her face
white as chalk, swaying in the doorway. I’m sure the Punjabi villager
thought she was a ghoul. The woman tried to speak, but no words emer ged,only a sound somewhere betwee n a croak and a gurgle. I barely ran over in
time to catch her as she collapsed. In moments like this a doctor ’s immediate reaction is to suspect a heart
attack. “Crash cart. ” I yelled to the night nurse, who had appeared on the
scene. She ran back to the phone and called the intensive cardiac unit. In the
two minutes it took them to arrive, I held the woman, whose  eyes were
closed. Then her breathing stopped. In half a minute I began emer gency
resuscitation with my hands, but that gave me enough time to clearly see
she was dying. Despite my controlled frenzy calling for assistance and stripping away
her gown to expose the chest, a calmness came over me—it was impossible
to tell if I was witnessing this calmness or it was witnessing me. There was
a faint but distinct feeling that something was passing in the air,
accompanied by a wave of peace. Before I could think about it, the whole
experience was swallowed up by frantic activity as the crash cart appeared. A first-year resident armed with a fibrillator took over, more or less shoving
me out of the way. As I stood up I saw two men hovering over my shoulder, the Punjabi
villager and another, older patie nt I hadn’ t seen before. “Please, go back to
bed. I’m sorry you had to be upset by this,” I said. The two men didn’ t
move, nor did they look at all upset. One mumbled to the other in dialect,
then the older patient said to me, “Don’ t worry, it was all right. ” My
Punjabi patient mumbled again,  and the other man translated for me: “She
was grateful to you. ”
“For trying to save her. ” I managed to say. “No, no. For holding her in your arms. It made her less afraid to leave. ”
With this the two men turned back into the darkened ward and went to bed. This incident remains unfor gettable to me as an example of the dictum
that behind every action is hidden an action of God. My perception of the
night’ s emer gency was primitive, but second attention, via my two patients,
told me what I needed to hear. Spirit wanted me to know that the
peacefulness of death is real. Now that time has passed, I realize that the message was much deeper:
God is present in death. To have  this realization, I had to mature in second
attention and thereby learn the basic truth about Shiva: hidden within every
action is an action of God. To know  God is a process that unfolds over time. It isn’t a sudden
experience that is finished once and for all. One can never be finished with
God; moments of recognition only serve to draw you closer. Hidden in
every event of your life is a possible epiphany about love, as it
communicates to you from the source. As with Shakti there are some simple
verbal formulas to indicate what Shiva’ s actions are trying to impart:
Creation:  God’ s love is new. Destruction:  God’ s love is beyond death. Maintenance or pr otection:  God’ s love upholds. Concealment:  God’ s love is beyond form. Revelation:  God’ s love is in form. Spirit never stops sending signa ls of its intent to us in the relative world. If second attention is acute enou gh, you can be aware of spirit crossing your
path, descending upon you, uplifting you, or whispering truth many times a
day. These are all silent comm unications from Shiva, whos e nature is
silence. Compared with Shakti, Shiva is further removed from creation as
will or action, closer to pure creativity as a potential. But his five actions do
touch the world. Silence has a voice, which speaks in something like these
five ways. Cr eation. From my source in love I create situations that teach lessons. These are
always lessons about love. Nothing is created outside my spirit but only
from within it. Destruction. I destroy  the impurities that prevent you from perceiving love. There are
no obsta cles not created by myse lf, whatever appearances may say. Because
they originate inside me, obstacles are created out of love, and once you
find a deeper level of understanding, obstacles melt away. Pr otection. As long as any situation is needed for a spiritual purpose, I maintain and
protect it. Labeling a particular situation good or bad is not relevant to this
act—I protect life for its


 chances; more often he was somber and depressed. His
normal self, with its normal relationship to the body, had collapsed
in confusion. Nothing was properly connected anymore. His body
was no longer his; it was a strange, fearful object. He wanted to
distance himse lf from this thing, but he was becoming more and
more mesmeri zed by it. Stare at a monster long enoug h and you
become the monster—that adage was coming true for Lou. One day I asked him to close his eyes and sit quietly. As he did, I
said, “For the moment, let’s take time o from talking or thinking
about your case. Just be yourself. Don’t identify your mind with any
particular problem; don’t do anything. ” I paused, and we both sat in
silence. “Do you notice any pain. ” I asked. “No,” he murmured. “Good,” I said. “Now just sit comfortably appreciating whatever
comes to mind. If you have a strong thought, even a gripping one,
just let it go by. You’ll nd that it’s not hard to do. ” Another pause,
and then, “Did you feel any impulse of fear or anxiety. ”
He nodded. “Don’t mind that,” I said. “It’s just a passing cloud. What I want
you to notice is that there are spaces between your thoughts, like
patches of blue between the clouds. When you notice such a space,just give a nod. ” He closed his eyes again, and after a moment, he
slowly nodded. We continued the exercise for a few more minutes. “Do you feel anxious now.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: How long can a heart survive without oxygen?,
A: Up to 4 minutes.
Q: What is the purpose of the nervous system in the human body?,
A: To project our sense of self onto the body, allowing us to perceive the world in a consistent and meaningful way.
Q: What is the main difference between a yogi and a non-yogi?,
A: A yogi can halt their blood flow for hours and still maintain a sense of self, whereas a non-yogi would not be able to do so.
Q: What is the goal of Yoga, according to the text?,
A: To help individuals transcend the limitations of their own minds and connect with a higher reality.
Q: What is the main difference between a yogi and a non-yogi in terms of their relationship with their bodies?,
A: A yogi is able to separate themselves from their physical sensations and emotions, while a non-yogi is deeply attached to their physical form and emotions.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Certainly we would feel a great deal of
discomfort, and the physical sensation of pain would begin a
complex series  of psychological reactions to produce what is called
suering. Most people believe that pain and suering are more or
less identical. This was not true for Ray, who experienced immense
pain but never converted it into suering. He had an explanation for
this:
“I felt that a decision had been made in the split second while I
was falling, pulling me back from certain death—it didn’t have to
happen that way, but it did. It was a gift. My mind went back to
that moment many times, and I found that the memory triggered a
dierent awareness in me. I can only compare it to meditation: Iwas in a place pain couldn’t reach. I had a sense of oating and of
great calmness. “Sometimes the nurse would  be packing my knee wound, which
was very uncomfortable physically. I would see her doing it, and the
signal of pain registered, but instead of stinging my mind, so to
speak, it made me feel inten se—what?—not exactly pleasure but a
sensation hard to name, intensely sweet, very intimate. It was pain
turning to tingling joy. Every time that happened, I would wonder
at it and be very glad.”
Once he slipped into this privileged state of awareness, Ray could
divorce himsel f from his pain for hours at a time. Signicantly, he
had practiced meditation since he was eighteen, virtually all of his
adult life, and was familiar with settled states of awarenes s. He soon
showed that he was doing much more than evading pain. His sister
writes, “When  I rst saw the surgical wound around Ray’s right
knee, I was frightened at how much muscle they had been forced to
remove. Despite the grafts, there was nothing visible but tendon,
and when we returned to Seattle, several specialists advised that
muscle tissue be brought around from the back of his leg for a new
graft. “That meant major surgery, and Ray’s doctor decided to postpone
it. Keeping the tendon exposed raised the chance of infect ion, but he
wanted to wait and see for another month. In that time, Ray healed
himself amazin gly. We dressed his knee twice a day and showered it
with loving attention. (Ray would say afterwards that he could lie
back and literally feel this attention being soaked up by his body.) Ray meditated a great deal and was up and around, tendin g the new
colts and enjoying his life to the full. “When his doctors saw him four weeks later, they were in a state
of disbelief. New muscle had started to come up around the tendon
spontaneously, appearing in every gap, and new skin was rapidly
advancing to cover it.”
Muscle regeneration is a highly uncertain process, and there is no
guarantee that it will occur at all if the damage is this extensive. One would certainly not predict the rapid granulation of new tissue
that appeared in Ray’s destroyed knee. With undisguised wonder,one of his doctors exclaimed, “I don’t know why, but you’re a great
healer, Ray.” No further surgery was required. Much has been written about what makes certain people heal
better and faster than others. Ray embodied many of the most
desirable quali ties. He had the courage to get up out of his hospital
bed and walk on his leg within days after his accident. When his
arm had to be amputated, he immediately learned to tie his shoes
with one hand. He unhesitatingly and hungrily accepted love when
it was oered by his family and friends. These are rare qualities of
heart and mind. Although every doctor has seen such patients, “great healers”
have proved to be too rare and too individual to study as a class. Therefore, we do not really know their secret. I believe  that what
makes such people extraord inary is not anything they do: it is
something they are. We all are. That is, we all have the certainty that we exist. A
clever debater can make you doubt almost anything you ever
believed in, but not this. “I am” lies at the core of every  person, a
rock-solid certainty he has no reason to doubt. Unless you are caught in a tortured dilemma like Hamlet, to be or
not to be is not the question. Existence comes as inevitably as being
born. Strangely, some people  take more advantage of this state than
others. They do not do more or feel more or think more. Somehow,
like light passing through a crystal-clear lens, life comes through
them clearer, brighter, and sharper than through people who exist
dully. This fact has not been lost on psychiatry, though it is seen from
the opposite end. Very few people come to therapy exhibiting
clarity. They come feeling extremely needy and dependent, or
feeling so much anxiety that they can barely face up to the ordinary
challenges of existence. Sometimes they are so depressed that
nothing in their lives, howev er vivid and moving, registers as more
than a gray smudge. In all these cases, something has gone wrong,
not just in thinking and feeling, but in being. They have lost the gift
for living.The Feeling of Specialness
Where does the gift come from? In Ray’s case, it seems to express
itself rst and foremost as a bedrock sense of security: “I was sure
from the rst that I was going to recover. There’s no expla ining why
—it was like a secret I shared with God. I called it a gift because
there are no real words to describe it. I was given a chance to
remake myself. I didn’t know how to do that, only that it was going
to happen and nothing could stand in its way.”
By now almost everyone has read accounts of the brief near-death
experiences that occur to thousands of people every year. The
details change from story to story, but a common theme is the
sudden descent of a complete sense of security. People who come
back to life after their hearts stop beating frequently report that as
they “went into the light” or hovered above their bodies looking
down on themselves, they felt completely protected. Often this
feeling lingers  when they reluctantly take up the burden of their
bodies once more. They now nd it dicult to worry about the
things one is supposed to worry about, especially dying. It may be
that this is how we are meant to feel even without the near-death
experience. To be may not be a choice, but the way you feel about it certainly
is. Some people grow up nurturing a secret feeling that they are
some


genated fats can't be properly broken down by the body's digest ive
enzymes, adding to the body's toxic load. Margarine, bei ng a chemically -treated vegetable oil with artificial yellow color and
artificial flavorings to make it seem like butter, also releases free radicals in the body that accelerate ageing. So, to avo id the
dangers of eating cholesterol -containing butter, peop le eat something far worse for them! There are severe inconsistencies with the entire "cholesterol -is-evil" theory. Ethnic groups like the Danes, who eat enormous
quantities of cholesterol -containing foods, have little circulatory disease. Actually, the li ver itself produces cholesterol; it's
presence in the blood is an important part of the body chemistry. Cholesterol only becomes a problem because of deranged body
chemistry due to the kind of overall malnutrition Americans usually experience on their junk  food diets. Avoiding cholesterol in
foods does little good, but eating a low -fat, low -sugar, complex -carbohydrate (whole foods) diet high in minerals does lower blood
cholesterol enormously. Actually, high quality fresh (not rancid) butter in moderate qu antities is about the finest fat a person could eat. But high quality
butter is almost unobtainable. First of all, it has to be raw, made from unpasteurized cream. Second, butter can contain very  high
levels of fat -soluble vitamins, but doesn't have to. Vi tamin -rich butter's color is naturally bright yellow, almost orange. This color
does not come from a test tube. Pale yellow butter as is found in the commercial trade was probably almost white before it wa s
artificially tinted. Butter from grass -pastured c ows naturally changes from yellow -orange to white and back again through the year
as the seasons change. Spring grass, growing in the most intense sunlight of the year contains very high levels of chlorophyl l and
vitamins. Cows eating this grass put high l evels of vitamins A and D into their cream, evidenced by the orange color of vitamin A. By July, natural butter has degraded to medium -yellow in color. By August, it is pale yellow. Industrial dairy cows fed exclusively
on hay or artificial, processed feed s (lacking in these vitamins), produce butterfat that is almost white. I prefer to obtain my butter from a neighbor who has several dairy cows grazing on fertile bottom land pasture. We always fre eze a
year's supply in late spring when butter is at its be st. Interestingly, that is also the time of year when my neighbor gets the most
production from her cows and is most willing to part with 25 pounds of extra butter. In general, fats are poor foods that should be avoided. Their ratio of nutrition to calori es is absolutely the worst of all food types,
except perhaps for pure white sugar, which is all calories and absolutely no nutrition (this is also true for other forms of sugar. Honey, too, contains almost no nutrition.). Gram for gram, fats contain many m ore calories than do sugars or starches. Yet gram
for gram, fats contain virtually no nutrition except for small quantities of essential fatty acids. The perverse reason people like to eat fats is that they are very hard to digest and greatly slow the dige stive action of the stomach. Another way of saying that is that they have a very high satiety value. Fats make a person feel full for a long time because their
presence in the stomach makes it churn and churn and churn. Fats coat proteins and starches and delay their digestion, often
causing them to begin fermenting (starches) or putrefying (proteins) in the digestive tract. The best fats contain high levels of monosaturated vegetable oils that have never been exposed to heat or chemicals –like virgin
olive oil. Use small quantities of olive oil for salad dressing. Monosaturated fats also have far less tendency to go rancid than a ny
other type. Vegetable oils with high proportions of unsaturated fats, the kind that all the authorities push because they con tain no
cholesterol, go rancid rapidly upon very brief exposure to air. The danger here is that rancidity in vegetable oil is virtual ly
unnoticeable. Rancid animal fat on the other hand, smells "off." Eating rancid oil is a sure -fire way to accelerate ageing,  invite
degenerative conditions in general, and enhance the likelihood of cancer. I recommend that you use only high -quality virgin olive
oil, the only generally -available fat that is largely monosaturated. (Pearson and Shaw, 1983)
When you buy vegetable o il, even olive oil, get small bottles so you use them up before the oil has much time being exposed to air
(as you use the oil air fills the bottle) or, if you buy olive oil in a large can to save money, immediately upon opening it,  transfer
the oil to pin t jars filled to the very brim to exclude virtually all air, and seal the jars securely. In either case, keep now -opened, in -
use small bottles of oil in the refrigerator because rancidity is simply the combination of oil with oxygen from the air and this
chemical reaction is accelerated at warmer temperatures and slowed greatly at cold ones. Chemical reactions typically double in speed with every 10 degrees C. increase in temperature. So oil goes rancid about six t imes
faster at normal room temperature than  it does in the fridge. If you'll think about the implications of this data you'll see there are
two powerful reasons not to fry food. One, the food is coated with oil and gains in satiety value at the expense of becoming
relatively indigestible and produc tive of toxemia. Secondly, if frying occurs at 150 degrees Centigrade and normal room
temperature is 20 degrees Centigrade, then oil goes rancid 2 to the 13th power faster in the frying pan, or about 8,200 times  faster. Heating oil for only ten minutes in a hot skillet induces as much rancidity as about 6 weeks of sitting open and exposed to air at
room temperature. Think about that the next time you're tempted to eat something from a fast food restaurant where the hot fa t in
the deep fryer has been reactin g with oxygen all day, or even for several days. Back to butter, where we started. If you must have something traditionally northern European on your bread, you are far bette r off
to use butter, not margarine. However, Mediterranean peoples traditionally d ip their bread in high -quality extra -virgin olive oil that
smells and tastes like olives. It’s delicious, why not try it. But best yet, put low -sugar fruit preserves on your toast or develop a
taste for dry toast. Probably the finest use for butter is melt ed over steamed vegetables. This way only small quantities are needed
and the fat goes on something that is otherwise very easy to digest so its presence will not produce as many toxins in the di gestive
tract. Milk, Meat, And Other Protein Foods
Speaking of butter, how about milk? The dairy lobby is very powerful in North America. Its political clout and campaign
contributions have the governments of both the United States and especially that of Canada eating out of its hand (literally),
providing the dair y industry with price supports. Because of these price supports, in Canada cheese costs half again more than it
does in the United States. The dairy lobby is also very cozy with the medical profession so licensed nutritionists constantly
bombard us with "d rink milk" and "cheese is good for you" propaganda. And people naturally like dairy foods. They taste good and are fat -rich with a high satiety value. Dairy makes you feel full for a
long time. Dairy is also high in protein; protein is hard to digest and this too keeps one feeling full for a long time. But many
people, especially those from cultures who traditionally (genetically) didn't have dairy cows, particularly Africans, Asians and
Jews, just do not produce the enzymes necessary to digest cows milk. Some individuals belonging to these groups can digest goats
milk. Some can't digest any kind except human breast milk. And some can digest fermented milk products like yogurt and kiefer. Whenever one eats a protein food that is not fully digestible, it put refies in the digestive tract, with all the bad consequences
previously described. But no one, absolutely no one can fully digest pasteurized cows milk, which is what most people use because they have been ma de
to fear cow -transmitted diseases and/or they are forced to use pasteurized dairy products by health authorities. I suspect drinking
pasteurized milk or eating cheese made from pasteurized milk is one of the reasons so many people develop allergic reactions to
milk. Yet many states do not allow unpast eurized dairy to be sold, even privately between neighbors. To explain all this, I first
have to explain a bit more about protein digestion in general and then talk about allergies and how they can be created. Proteins are long, complex molecules, intricat e chains whose individual links are amino acids. Proteins are the very stuff of life. All living protoplasm, animal or plant, is largely composed of proteins. There are virtually an infinite number of different proteins
but all are composed of the same few  dozen amino acids hooked together in highly variable patterns. Amino acids themselves are
highly complex organic molecules too. The human


 years and never develop asthmatic symptoms, and
another have the same catarrh and also the asthmatic symptoms. It is now customary to say that one
is allergic and the other is not, but this is another word that explains nothing. The asthmatic is a neurotic; by this, I mean that he is predisposed to develop nervous diseases. But what is the predisposition. The answer, I believe firmly, lies primarily in constitutional
weaknesses, growing, in many instances, out of heredity, in other cases out of larval deficiencies,
resulting from faulty nutrition in the parents and grandparents. Other factors that may be involved in producing what is called predisposition are habit and
environmental stresses. Tobacco stresses the heart and lungs overeating stresses the liver and
kidneys; too much physical activity stresses the heart and joints; fear stresses the heart and nervous
system. These are but samples of stresses to organs and systems that are part of the conventional
ways of life. Such stresses weaken and impair organs and functions and lay the groundwork for
90local pathological evolutions. Cold and heat and dryness and wetness and other environmental factors may place enough stress
upon the body to do harm. Sudden extremes of such factors may precipitate a crisis. We trace asthma, as we do all other so-called diseases, to a blood and flesh condition which we
denominate toxemia. It is caused by a mode of living that expends nerve energy excessively, brings
on a state of nerve fatigue which we call enervation, so that the functions of life are carried on at a
low physiological level. Consequently, elimination of waste is checked so that it tends to
accumulate in the blood, lymph and tissues. The presence of more than a physiological amount of waste in the body—at all times there is
waste being carried by the blood and lymph away from the cells for excretion—results in irritation
and inflammation. Section summary:

Please summarize the author(s)' argument/thesis statement/main ideas/conclusions drawn based solely using quotes and paraphrasing key phrases

**Main Ideas**

* **Rebuttable thesis**: Contrary to popular belief, losing weight despite consuming excessive calories is typically attributed to inadequate nutrient absorption/digesestion & utilization rather than scarcity of nutrients intake (**"One [person] loses interest in food. though starvation. ”

(**". though starving,")
          *   ***Improve Digestion***: Regular consumption doesn't guarantee healthy gut functioning;
    optimal hydration levels ensure appropriate detoxification pathways (*'Eliminating toxicity. ')
            •     Correct dietary patterns aren't achieved overnight - gradual adjustment helps achieve sustainable success;

•         Key takeaway message : Donâts confuse âlosing intensions for realizations"

Section Summary:

Key Findings:

–      Losing Weight Despite Consuming Excessive Calories Typically Due to Impaired Nutrient Absorption/Degradation Rather Than Scarcety Of Intactieutrients Consumption. # Main Idea #4

## Conclusion

91Summary Statement: Based Soleiy Using Quotes And Parahrasging Keu Phrases).<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the primary reason for overeating in individuals who are underweight?,
A: The primary reason is not lack of food, but rather the inability to digest and assimilate food.
Q: What is the recommended duration of fasting in a patient with multiple sclerosis?,
A: The duration of fasting varies from case to case and should be determined by a competent supervisor.
Q: What is the primary cause of multiple sclerosis?,
A: The primary cause is not a germ or virus, but rather a toxic load in the body, which can be eliminated through fasting.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating a patient with a cold?,
A: All food should be discontinued, and only as much water as needed to quench thirst should be given.
Q: What is the recommended approach to treating a patient with asthma?,
A: Fasting is recommended, as it allows the body to eliminate toxins and recover its natural ability to digest and assimilate food, which is essential for recovery.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In those individuals in whom this development takes place, the foundation for
asthma is laid in the respiratory tract. That this explanation of the cause of asthma is valid is shown by the fact
that elimination of
toxemia, restoration of normal nerve energy and correction of the mode of living results in a
permanent clearing up of symptoms and the individual no longer suffers with asthma. As no other
means of care results in a more rapid freeing of the body of its toxic load than physiological rest,
nothing brings relief from asthmatic paroxysms as certainly and as speedily as the fast. But relief is not all the sufferer wishes. He wants to get well and this is precisely what he
accomplishes if the fast is conducted long enough and his mode of eating and living after the fast
are made to conform to his genuine physiological needs. The length of the fast required to enable the asthmatic to breathe freely and easily will depend
on the severity of the condition. Usually within twenty-four to thirty-six hours the worst cases are
enabled to lie flat in their beds and to breathe easily and sleep. Breathing is not normal at this
stage, as the stethoscope quickly reveals. There will be rales in the lungs, as there will be mucus
in these structures. Indeed, the secretion of mucus will not cease for several days. I favor carrying the fast to the clearing up of all abnormal sounds in the lungs, if this is possible. In very thin and weak individuals this is not always to be recommended. In such instances, a fast as
long as it is safe must be followed by a period of light eating and then another fast is
recommended. In long-standing cases of this kind, several short fasts and periods of careful
feeding may be required before full recovery results. Some fasting advocates advise not taking nourishment until at least thirty-six hours after all
asthmatic symptoms have cleared up. But these experts also urge a return to the fast if eating is
followed by asthmatic sensations. The recurrence of symptoms so soon after eating is resumed is
certain evidence that the fast has not been carried far enough to permit full systematic readjustment. I do not favor playing with asthma in this manner. In the long run, where a more extended fast is
possible, it will prove more effective and the results will be far more satisfactory. 9122
Arthritis: Two Years or Twenty-eight? “Two years!” exclaimed a patient, when told it would require a minimum of two years for him to
get well of his arthritis by fasting and other
Hygienic
 methods. “I have taken twenty-eight years
already. What are two more years?”
He had been a bacteriologist working in a laboratory and giving nothing more than the usual
attention to his health, when he developed the first signs of arthritis. He was in intimate daily
contact with physicians of the highest order and received the best care the profession had to offer
in this disease. But, as is generally known and is admitted by the profession, no cure for the
disease exists. Palliation—relieving symptoms without removing the cause of the disease—is all
that is provided, and this does not prevent the spread and intensification of the trouble. With the passage of the years, joint after joint became involved until, when the foregoing remark
was made to a
Hygienist
 who had been consulted, the patient was a twisted and distorted man
walking with the aid of crutch and cane, in a much stooped position. He was unable to turn his
head from side to side, and in constant pain. He was told that there was a possibility that some of his joints were ankylosed—fused—and
that, if so, these joints would remain ankylosed. There is no way to un-fuse ankylosed joints. They
remain fixed, immovable. The good news was, in this case, however, that he could be freed of
pain. He could be restored to usefulness and he could enjoy life. This man underwent a lengthy fast—one of thirty-six days. There was great improvement. He
was freed of pain, witnessed the disappearance of swelling from some of his joints, its reduction
in others and the slow return of movement to joints that had long been stiff. Two years were not enough. It took four years to complete all the improvement possible in this
man. During this time he had a second long fast and several fasts of a few days each. His eating
between fasts was carefully supervised; he was given daily sun baths and after a certain
amount of
initial improvement had been made, he was given daily exercise. Result: his spine is almost straight, the use of his arms and legs is normal, he can turn his head,
he walks in a nearly upright position, he does not use cane or crutch, he has no pain, he looks the
“picture of health,” and he works like a slave. He has remained in excellent health with no recurrence of pain or swelling for a period of seven
years, and feels so well that he has taken on a lot of political activities in addition to his regular
work, which is enough for one man. His was an extreme case and required a lengthy period for recovery. Let us consider for contrast
a milder case, of shorter duration with less joint inflammation and stiffness: Mrs. G. was forty-four
years old. She was the wife of a Canadian school principal. Her arthritis was of but a few months
standing, but it was painful and crippled her movements. Mrs. G’s physician could promise her
nothing but temporary relief which was aspirin or cortisone for the rest of her life. He told her
there would be a probable


 of having abundance in your life.You're not what you have and you're not what you do; you're an infinite, Divine being disguised as a
successful person who has accumulated a certain amount of stuff. The stuff is not you.Have you thought about the fact that you are the sum total of all your choices up until this moment? Happiness and success are inner processes that we bring to life's undertakings, rather than something we
get from "out there. "In business or your personal life, the more you try to force something for your own benefit, the less you'll
enjoy what you're seeking so desperately. The path to the big picture is different for everyone, but the understanding has to be that the big picture is,
in fact, there. Release your need to feel superior by seeing the unfolding of Spirit in everyone. Don't assess others on
the basis of their appearance, achievements, and possessions. Remember: We are all equal in the eyes of
God. Choose to be in close proximity to people who are empowering, who see the greatness in you, who feel
connected to God, and who live a life that gives evidence that Spirit has found celebration through them.There is no path to success; success is an inner attitude that you bring to your endeavors.Know that all the abundance you want is already here. You just have to tune it in. If you practice maintaining your composure, and remember that someone else's behavior belongs to that
person and cannot upset you unless you allow it to do so, then you will not become an unwilling target. The opposite of courage is not so much fear as it is conformity.On your daily journeys, listen to those inner signals that help you make the right choices-no matter what
anyone thinks.Regardless of your current station in life, you have a spiritual contract to make joy your constant
companion. Know that you don't have to live a life filled with less-than-joyful activities. If you slip, it doesn't mean that you're less valuable. It simply means you have something to learn from
slipping. Take stock of those who were negative forces in your past, and search for ways in which their actions
might have been blessings in disguise. Even if you're in the gutter, you have the option of looking at the stars.Try viewing everyone who comes into your life as a teacher. You need to go beyond the ideas of succeeding and failing, for these are judgments. Stay in the process
and allow the Universe to handle the details.Networking can never fail. It's so powerful because you just keep creating more power sources. It's like
geometric progression. Have faith that God won't send you anything you're incapable of handling. You can decide that the word
fear is an acronym for false evidence appearing real! Constantly remind yourself that you're here for a reason, and it's not to hoard a lot of material stuff.Before speaking, remember that people really do respect those who are willing to speak their truth... and
even more, to live the truth they feel. If you find yourself in a difficult job situation, modify your attitude and perspective... and see how things
change for the better.Thinking about where you've been or what you did wrong in the past are impediments to a successful life. In an infinite, never-beginning and neverending Universe, there is no past.Your limits to success are defined by the agreement you've made about what's possible. Change that
agreement and you can dissolve all these limits. Self-worth cannot be verified by others. You're worthy because you say it is so. If you depend on others
for your value, it is "other-worth. "If you're attached to how things should be going, you're going to find suffering in your life. Abundance is about looking at life and knowing that you have everything you need for complete
happiness, and then being able to celebrate each and every moment on Earth.Did you ever notice that some people never have enough, while other people always do? The winning attitude is one that allows you to think of yourself as a winner all the time while still giving
yourself room to grow.You go out into the world, and you are who you choose to be-and some people will like it, and others
won't. That's just the way it is. You have the power to become anything that you want to. Set your expectations for yourself, and knowthat you'll become whatever you think about. Regardless of how absurd your inner callings might seem, they're authentically yours. The willingness to
listen and act on your inspiration, independent of the opinions of others, is imperative. You'll come to know that the fear of not having enough prevents many from seeing that they already are
enough. Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in this space that you'll come to remember your
spirit. When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries. Be on the lookout to see the God-force everywhere, in every living thing. Be cognizant of how this force
has delivered many blessings to you throughout your life and continues to do so. Begin observing your thoughts, and notice if you're going in the wrong direction. You can, with conscious
effort, make a U-turn with new thoughts.In virtually every area of your life, the more you give away, the more you get back. Before beginning your day, spend some time with God during the early morning. In these moments, reflect,
feel the peace, and most important, extend your gratitude.Be grateful to all those people who told you no. It's because of them that you managed to do it all yourself. When an idea's time has come, it can't be stopped. And the reverse of this is true: An idea whose time
hasn't come can't be created. The highest form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about. Know that for every act of apparent evil, there are a million acts of kindness, and that's where you need to
focus your attention. Be aware that anything that immobilizes you, gets in your way, or keeps you from your goals is all yours. You can throw it away anytime you choose.If you fail to align your thoughts with the success you're capable of attracting, the weight of the dominant
thoughts will tip the scale away from a balanced life. Every moment that you spend upset, in despair, in anguish, angry, or hurt because of the behavior of
anybody else in your life is a moment in which you've given up control of your life. Have you considered that risks are nothing more than thoughts that you've convinced yourself are
impossible to implement?Commit to thinking about what you want, rather than how impossible or difficult a dream may seem. If you're obsessed with defeating the other guy and winning at all costs, then you're guaranteed to attract
the vibrational equivalent of this thinking into your life-even if you do yoga and stand on your head
chanting mantras every day! Habits are changed by practicing new behavior, and this is true for mental habits as well. Go on a rampage of appreciation, rather than discussing the evils of the world, and offer joyful
commentary whenever possible. If you can imagine yourself succeeding in some area, then you can. Nothing you imagine in your mind is
impossible. If you feel strongly that you came here for a particular purpose, then you should cultivate energy to match
this dream. Your current financial status is unimportant when it comes to your pursuit of this purpose.If your luck appears to be bad, shift your expectations around. Make every effort to stay in balance with
what you do desire, rather than what you've been attracting. There are limits to material growth, but there are no limits to inner enlightenment.Name it, and if you can dream it, you can achieve it. Anything you want to succeed in, you can do-anything! About the Author
Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-
development. He's the author of more than 30 books; has created numerous audio programs and videos;
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Wisdom of the Ages, There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and the New York Times bestsellers
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, and Inspiration were featured as
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 be conducive to maintaining long-term weight loss, and
while it is relatively easy to shed a few pounds with a bu rst of well-
intentioned exer cise and healthy eating, the Holy Grail is to  reach and
maintain your ideal weight—no  one wants to spend their life struggling on
a restrictive diet. The exe rcise Breathe Light to Breathe Right on page 74 has been
specially design ed to help you bring your attention away from the mind and
onto the  breath. This exercise is performed while sitting or lying down, but
a certain amount of focus and concentration is still required to follow the
breath and gently allow it to reduce to create a tolerable a ir shortage. Observing your  breath, slowing it down, and bringing a feeling ofrelaxation throughout the body is in itself a meditation. An additional
benefit of practicing this exercis e and nasal breathing is an improvement in
body oxygenation, thereby reducing brain cell excitability and stress. Meditation does n’ t have to be  about sitting in a corner in a lotus
position saying “om.” At first it will be necessary to find a quiet  place to sit
so that you can focus on observ ing your breath to practice, but in time this
exercise can be b rought into any aspect of your life. As describe d in chapter
8, make your life a meditation b y taking your attention out of your head and
into the current moment. It is i mpossible to experience life when we hide
away fro m it by allowing the m ind to be permanently occupied by worries
and stress. Y ou are not just a head. In fact, imagine you are h eadless. No
matter what activity you partak e in, bring your a ttention out of y our head,
into your body, and on to the a ctivity. Become the activity. And you can
apply this theory to your eating habits too. Eating is a basic function that often receives very little conscious
attention during our busy daily routines. It is common practice to stuf f food
into our  mouths unconsciously,  not even really tasting anything after the
first bite. The next time you e at, observe how many times y ou actually
noticed the texture, taste, and sm ell of your food. Did you eat m ost of your
meal wi th your attention elsewhere? Or did you experience the sensory
wonders of your food, bite by bite? Forty-one-year -old T essy considers herself a born worrier. As the eldest
child, she often felt an overwh elming sense of responsibility toward her
family and younger siblings; throughout childhood, her parents constantly
reinforced the notion that T essy’ s primary role was to show a go od example
to her younger brother and sister. At school she excelled at both  sports and
academic work and became focused on achieving top marks—anything
other than an A grade was unacceptable. The few times she re ceived a C
grade, sh e and her parents woul d get very upset. On one such o ccasion her
father w ent to the extent of taping her report card to the refriger ator door to
remind everyone in the house that marks like this were not to be tolerated. It so metimes seemed to T essy that her parents were trying to realize
their ow n ambitions through her, but that it was impossible for them to be
fulfilled. Her brother and sister  had far less pressure put upon them, were
required to do l ess homework and fewer household chores, and enjoyed
much more freedom. These ineq ualities became even more apparent duringtheir tee nage ye ars when the yo unger ones were allowed to wa tch hours of
television and go to parties while T essy was expected to concentrate on her
studies. T essy gr ew rese ntful of her par ents. She hated the fact that there was
one set of rules for her and another for her siblings. Through the molding by
her parents, T essy felt that she  always had to be a people pl easer and a
perfectionist, and if she failed to reach her high expectations, she would feel
very low and critical of herself. Things came to a head a year ago when T essy’ s mother came  to visit
and stayed for a whole month. It was then that T essy realized just how
much her mother ’ s high-strung personality made T essy feel stressed. Although she had long been an adult, T essy had never escaped the
attentions of her overbearing mother, who advised her, smothered her, and
always said she knew what wa s best for her. As her mother had grown
older, T e ssy chose to keep the peace and continued to bottle up her feelings
rather than confronting her. Unsurprisingly, T essy’ s mother ’ s visit was very stressful. In a bid to
distract herself from the stress, T essy found herself eating more and more. Whenever she felt that things w ere getting to be too much, she would cook
a meal or head to the local diner to dissipate her feelings. She enjoyed the
pleasure of cooking, tasting, an d eating, and now the food was serving an
additional purpose by helping her to cope. Six wee ks ago, I received a cal l from T essy complaining that she was
feeling increasin gly short of breath. Feelings of dizziness while driving had
made he r feel very anxious ab out her health, suspecting that something
more s erious was going on, and she had begun to suf fer from
breathlessness, u nable to take a satisfying breath. Recognizing the angst in
T essy’ s voice, I asked her to come in to see me the following day. She
explained the situation that led to the changes in her breathing and the use
of food as a crutch. She was co nscious about having a “spare tire” around
her wais t, which  wasn’ t helping with her self-esteem, and she was anxious
about her breathing issues—the time had come to make a change. W e started by measuring T essy’ s BOL T score and found it to be 10
seconds. Although she was predominantly a nasal breather, she used her
upper ch est to breathe and sighed regularly. I explained to her that optimal
breathing should be dif ficult to see and not heard, with gentle movementsfrom below the diaphragm. During stressed-out breathing, however, the
opposite takes place, leading to an unnecessarily lar ge breathing volume
and all its assoc iated problems. T essy needed to learn how to use slow and
gentle breathing to bring her body into relaxation. First, I asked her to place one ha nd on her chest and one hand above her
navel and to bec ome aware of h er breathing, to feel the air as it entered and
left her body. W hen she was c onscious of her breathing, I a sked her to
breathe light and gently soften her breathing in order to create a tolerable
need for air for  a couple of minutes. T essy felt uncomfortab le with the
feeling of air hu nger, so I asked her to reduce the time spent on the exercise
in order to gently condition her body to acclimatize to the sensation. She
repeated 3 sets of 1.5 minutes each, with a small rest of 1 m inute or so
between them, and soon became accustomed to practicing the exercise. T o help quicken her progress, I decided to teach her a walking exercise
with bre ath hold s. This involved walking with her mouth closed  for about 1
minute o r so, followed by gently exhaling through her nose and pinching it
with her fingers to hold her breath for 10 paces. Following each breath hold,
T essy continued  to walk whil e breathing through her nose for 1 or 2
minutes, followed by exhaling through her nose and holding her breath. T essy found this exercise much more comfortable and proceeded to increase
the lengths of h er breath holds to 15 and then 20 paces. Each time she
advanced, I checked to ensure T essy’ s breathing remained un der control,
and soo n she was able to ho ld her breath for 30 paces, even feeling
comfortable with the feeling of air shortage. T essy explained tha t she found
it easier to practice reduced breathing while walking than sitting still, as she
knew that the air hunger was only temporary. T essy made such good prog ress that we decided to mo ve onto
abdominal breathing to change her breathing pattern from the up per chest to
the diaphragm and address her  chronic overbreathing. For this exercise I
asked he r to stand up, as an up right position provides an ideal posture for
abdominal breathing, and gave her the following simple instructions:
•  Breathe in—gently allow your abdomen to move outward. •  Breathe out—gently allow your abdomen to move inward.By f ocusing her attention on her chest and abdomen, T essy was able to
switch f rom upp er -chest to abdominal breathing ef fortlessly. Th e next step
was to gently soften and slow do wn her breathing to produce a comfortable
hunger for air. T essy practiced lightening her breathing for 3  mi nutes be fore
taking a break for 1 minute or so. After 3


 before cooking. It is not easy to cook oat grits. They take a lot longer than rolled oats and if
not done exactly to the recipe I’m about to give you, will almost inevitably stick tothe pot badly and may also froth over and mess the stove. Here’s how to cookthem. Coarsely grind (like corn meal) your whole oats until you have one cup ofoat grits. Bring exactly four cups of water (no salt) to a very hard boil at yourhighest heat. You may add a handful of raisins. Light or turn on a second, small-sized burner on the stove and set it as low as possible. Into the fast boiling water,slowly pour the ground oats, stirring continuously. Take about 30 seconds toslowly pour the grits into the boiling water or you’ll make clumps. Keep on thehigh heat until the water again boils vigorously. Suddenly, the mixture will beginrising in the pot and will try to pour all over the stove. This means it is all at boilingtemperature again. Quickly move the pot to the low burner; that instantly stopsthe frothing. Then cover. Let the porridge cook for 30 minutes, stirring once ortwice to prevent sticking. Then, keeping it covered, turn off the heat. They can beeaten at this point but I think it is better to let the oats finish soaking on the stovefor at least two to four hours. Then reheat in a double boiler, or warm in amicrowave. We usually start a pot of oats at bedtime for the next morning. See why people
prefer the convenience of using rolled oats? But once you’ve eaten oats maderight, you’ll never prefer the flavor of rolled oats again. And if the human body hasany natural method of assaying nutritional content, it is flavor. Nutritionally, millet is almost the same story as oats. Millet seed is protected by
a very hard hull. Cooking unhulled millet is almost impossible. After hours ofboiling the small round seeds will still be hard and the hulls remain entirelyindigestible. Worse, the half-round hulls (they split eventually) stick in your teeth.But prehulled millet, sitting in the sack for weeks and months, loses a lot ofnutrition and tastes very second-rate compared to freshly-hulled millet. It ispossible to buy unhulled millet, usually by special order from the health fooddistributor—if you’ll take a whole sack. Millet can be hulled at home in smallbatches. Here’s how we figured out how to do it. There probably are betterways. Using a cheap steel-burr flour mill, set the burrs just far enough apart that the
seed is ground to coarse grits, but not flour. This pops the hulls loose. An old millwith worn-out burrs works great for this job. Then you have to get some handseed cleaning screens just large enough to pass the grits but not pass the hulls(most of them). Window screen or other hardware cloths won’t work. Seedcleaning screens come in increments of 1/128 inch; we use a 6/64" round screen.Other batches of millet might work better with a screen one step larger or smaller.It will take you a little ingenuity to find hand-held screens. They’re used by seedcompanies and farmers to clean small batches of seed for inspection and areusually about one square foot in size with a quality wooden frame. Larger framesmade of the same screening material are used in big seed cleaning machines. (Thehulls could also be winnowed out by repeatedly pouring the grit/hulls mixture backand forth between two buckets in a gentle breeze.) After you’ve screened out most of the hulls, the rest will rinse out, floating off
as you wash the grain prior to cooking. We never hull more than enough millet fortwo or three meals and keep the uncooked (unwashed) millet in the freezer in anairtight jar. It is interesting how people will accept poor nutrition and itsconsequent sickness as the price of convenience. If you eat much buckwheat you should also figure out how to hull (sometimes
called groating) it yourself. Someone should write a thorough book on the home
milling of cereals. And perhaps sell the equipment by mail. Probably would be agood little homestead business. Something else you need to keep in mind about seed. Even though the
embryo’s food supply is protected by the seed coat, it still slowly deteriorates,steadily oxidizing and losing nutritional value. Eventually old seed looses the abilityto sprout. The decline in germination ability matches a decline in nutritional quality.Any seed you are going to use for eating should possess the ability to sprout,strongly and rapidly. (After you’ve comparatively sprouted a few grain samples,you’ll know what I mean by this.) Fortunately, cereal grains usually sprout well forquite a few years after harvest if they have been stored cool and dry. Eating deador near-dead seeds will help move you closer to the same condition yourself. Finally, one more warning about buying store bread. Salt-free bread tastes
“funny” to most people. It bakes fine, salt is not necessary to the leaveningprocess, but no bakery could stay in business without salting their bread. Thestandard level of salt is two percent by weight. That is quite a lot! Two percentequals one teaspoonful per pound. I’ll have more to say about the evils of salt. I imagine some of my readers are feeling a little overwhelmed by all these
warnings and “bewares ofs,” and intricacies. They are used to taking noresponsibility for securing their own food supply quality and have come to expectthe “system” to protect them. I believe it is not because of lack of governmentintervention, but because of government intervention itself, our food system is veryperverse. Until our mass consciousness changes, if you wish to make yourself andyour family truly healthy, you are going to have to take charge and become quite adiscriminating shopper. Unconscious consumers are on a rapid road to the totalunconsciousness of death. And again, let me remind you here that this one small book cannot contain
everything you should know. The bibliography at the end of should become yourguide to earning your post-graduate education in nutritional health. Freshness Of Fruits And Vegetables
Most people do not realize the crucial importance of freshness when it comes
to produce. In the same way that seeds gradually die, fruits and vegetables gothrough a similar process as their nutritional content gradually oxidizes or isbroken down by the vegetables own enzymes, but vegetables lose nutritionhundreds of times more rapidly than cereals. Produce was recently part of a livingplant. It was connected to the vascular system of a plant and with few exceptions,is not intended by nature to remain intact after being cut. A lettuce or a zucchiniwas entirely alive at the moment of harvest, but from that point, its cells begin todie. Even if it is not yet attacked by bacteria, molds and fungi, its own internalenzymes have begun breaking down its own substances. V egetables, especially leafy vegetables, are far more critical in this respect than
most ripe fruits. All, however, deteriorate much like radioactive material; theyhave a sort of half-life. The mineral content is stable, but in respect to the vitaminsand enzymes and other complex organic components, each time period or “halflife” results in the loss of half the nutrition. Suppose a lettuce has a half life of 48hours, two days after harvest only 50 percent of the original nutrition remains.After two more days, half the remaining half is gone and only 25 percent is left.After two more days half of that 25 percent is lost. Thus six days after harvestand a lettuce contains only bout 12 percent of its original nutrition. A two dayhalf-life is only hypothetical. Those types of produce I classify as very perishableprobably do have a half-life of from 36 to 48 hours. Moderately perishableproduce has a half life of about 72 hours; durable types of produce have half livesof 96 hours or longer. Very Perishible  Moderately Perishible Durable
lettuce zucchini apple
spinach eggplant squash
Chinese cabbage sweet peppers oranges
kale broccoli cabbage
endive cauliflower carrot
peaches apricots lemons
parsley beets
The half life of produce can be lengthened by lowering its temperature. For
that reason, sophisticated produce growers usually use hydrocooling. Thisprocess dumps a just-cut vegetable into icy water within minutes of beingharvested, lowering core temperature to a few degrees above freezing almostimmediately. When cut vegetables are crated up at field temperatures, and stacksof those crates are put in a cooler, it can take the inside of the stack 24 hours, orlonger, to become chilled. Home gardeners should also practice hydrocooling. Fillyour sink with cold water and wash/soak your harvest until it is thoroughly chilledbefore draining and refrigerating it. Or, harvest your garden early in the morningwhen temperatures are lowest. Still, when you buy produce in the store it may have been sitting at room
temperature for hours or possibly days. The bottom line here: fresh is equally as important as unsprayed or organically
grown! The Real Truth About Salt And Sugar
First, let me remind certain food religionists: salt is salt is salt is salt and sugar is
sugar is sugar. There are no good forms of salt and no good forms of sugar. Saltfrom a mine and salt from the sea both have the same harmful effect; white sugar,natural brown sugar, honey, molasses, corn syrup, maple syrup, whatever sweet
have you. All are sugars and all have the similar harmful effects. I know of no
harmless