 essential amino acids, argenine andornithine and certain vitamins such as C and B
6. But having the precursors present
is not enough. Growth hormone is only manufactured under certain, specificcircumstances: for about one hour immediately after going to sleep and then only if
the blood supply is rich with argenine and ornithine but contains few other amino
acids; it is also manufactured during heavy aerobic exercise that goes on for morethan thirty minutes; and growth hormone is produced at an accelerated rate whenfasting. (Pearson and Shaw, 1983). I did not know this when I was fasting John,but now, I would give argenine and ornithine to someone with a serious infectionas well as massive quantities of vitamin C.
Chronic Back Pain
Barry was a carpenter who couldn’t afford to lose work because he was
unable to bend or twist or lift. He frequently had bouts of severe back pain thatmade working almost impossible. Upon analysis by biokinesiology I found that hehad a major problem with large intestine weakness and secondarily, adrenalweakness.
Constipation frequently causes back pain. The muscles of the back have nerve
pathway connections to the large intestines; weakness in the intestine causesweakness of the back and makes it prone to injury. But the problem is theintestine, not the back. And the only way to make the back stay better is to healthe intestine. Many athletes have very similar problems. For example, they getknee injuries and think there is something wrong with their knee. Or they getshoulder injuries and think their shoulder is weak. These people are only half right.Yes, their knee or their shoulder is weak. But it could become strong and almostuninjurable if the underlying cause of the weakness is corrected.
The knee for example, has nerve pathway connections to the adrenal glands
and kidneys. The shoulder has similar connections to the thyroid. The foot isweakened by the bladder. The treatment should first be on the weakened gland ororgan and secondarily, on the damaged muscle tissue. I have solved numeroussports-related knee problems with protomorphogens for the adrenals andelimination of food allergies that make the adrenals work overtime. I have fixedbad shoulders by rebuilding the thyroid.
In Barry’s case, it was the intestine. I asked him about his bowel function and
he said that he was never constipated, had “a daily bowel movement without a lotof straining.” But having given some 6,000 colonics, I knew better. There shouldhave been no straining; Barry was trying very hard to be regular—he should nothave had to effort. Fortunately, it struck him as true that he needed to detoxifyand I managed to convince him to water fast. He probably figured, why not sincehe couldn’t work anyway. Barry was a tall, skinny man to start with and youwould think he hardly carried any fat at all, but he fasted on water for 30 days,receiving a colonic every day, while I did bodywork on his damaged back. Hesure was constipated and couldn’t deny the evidence that floated by through thesight tube of the colonic machine. By the end of the fast his colon was fairlyrepaired and free of old fecal material. And Barry had become a tall, gaunt-looking guy who had lost about 20 pounds you wouldn’t think he had to spare.
After a few weeks of careful weaning back on to food, Barry felt pretty good,
terrific even. He had no back pain and found out for the first time what not beingconstipated meant. It no longer took “not very much effort” to move his bowels;they moved themselves. That was ten years ago. A few months ago, Barrylooked me up, just to say thanks and to let me know that he had not had anymore back problems and had generally felt good because he had more or lessstayed on the improved diet I had instructed him about during his fast.
Painful Menstruation
Elsie was twenty. She came to see me because I had helped Elsie’s mother
overcome breast cancer many years earlier. Elsie began to have very painfulperiods with profuse bleeding and abdominal pain. Her nutrition had beengenerally good because her mother couldn’t survive on the average American dietand had long ago converted her family to vegetarianism. And like her mother,Elsie had been taking vitamins for many years.
A medical doctor diagnosed Elsie as having endometriosis, meaning, the lining
of her uterus had migrated to the fallopian tubes, where it continued to bleedregularly into the abdominal cavity, following the same hormonal cycle as theendometritial tissue that lines the uterus. The doctor offered to try hormonalmanipulation and if this proved unsuccessful, offered a hysterectomy. That wouldcertainly eliminate the symptoms!
But Elsie did not wish to eliminate her ability to have children and preferred not
to risk throwing her hormones off balance. So she came to me. My analysisshowed that she had weak ovaries and weak uterus. These were secondary to atoxic colon, toxic because she had a weak gall bladder and weak pancreas thatreduced her digestive capacity and turned her improperly combined Organic,vegetarian legume-rich diet into toxemia. Checking her foods for allergies Idiscovered the normal pattern: Elsie was intolerant to dairy, wheat, eggs, corn,soy and concentrated sugars.
Being no stranger to fasting (her mother had fasted at length ten years
previously) Elsie undertook a 30 day cleanse on vegetable juice with dailyenemas, taking vitamins in powdered form. After the fast I put her onprotomorphogens for her reproductive organs and pancreas. The gall bladder hadhealed by itself during fasting—gall bladders usually heal easily. Her maintenancediet included using pancreatic enzyme supplements when eating vegetable proteinsand Elsie eliminated most fats so her gall bladder would not be stressed. Thefasting also overcame her allergic reactions to corn and wheat but she was stillunable to handle soy products, eggs or dairy. After six months Elsie no longerneeded protomorphogens, had no abdominal pain and her periods were normal.
You may well be wondering how or why detoxification of the bowels allowed
the body to repair the uterus. The large intestine is a sort of nest that cradles thereproductive organs, including the ovaries, uterus, and in the case of the male, theprostate gland. A toxic colon is like having one rotten apple in a basket, itcontaminates the whole batch. Many problems in the abdominal area are caused
by a toxic colon, including chronic back pain, ovarian cysts, infertility, birth
abnormalities, bladder infections and bladder cancer, painful menstruation,fibroids and other benign growths as well as malignant ones, and prostatitis orprostate cancer. Detoxing the body and cleaning out the colon should be a part ofthe healing of all of these conditions.
Irritable Bowels
Some peoples’ lives don’t run smoothly. Jeanne’s certainly didn’t. She was
abandoned to raise three little kids on welfare. Her college diploma turned out tobe useless. Jeanne used to help me at Great Oaks in exchange for treatment.During those early years she had done a 30 day juice fast with colonics. Twentyyears later at age 60, having survived three children’s growing up, surviving theprofound, enduring loss of one who died as an adult, after starting up and runninga small business that for many years barely paid its way, and experiencing anuninsured fire that took her house, she began to develop abdominal pains thedoctors named “irritable bowel syndrome” or “colitis.” The MD offeredantibiotics and antispasmodics but Jeanne had no insurance, the remedies wereunaffordable. She also retained considerable affinity for natural medicine.
Prior to these symptoms her diet had been vegetarian, and had included large
quantities of raw fruits and vegetables and whole grains. But the bran in breadwas irritating to her bowels, she could no longer digest raw vegetables or mostraw fruit.
Jeanne’s vital force was low; her healing took time. She started on a long fast
supported by powdered vitamins, vegetable broth and herb teas, but after threeweeks was too weak to do her own enemas at home and could not shop forvegetables to cook into broth. So she had to add one small serving of cookedvegetable per day, usually broccoli or steamed kale. This lasted for one moreweek but Jeanne, having no financial reserves, had to return to work, and neededto regain energy quickly. Though not totally healed, she progressed to a
maintenance diet of cooked grains and vegetables and food supplements, very
much like a Macrobiotic diet. She felt better for awhile but wore down again afteranother stressful year.
Her abdominal pains gradually returned though this time she noticed they were
closely associated with her stresses. About one year after ending her first fast, assoon as she could arrange to take time off, she began another. This time to avoidextreme weakness, she took vegetable broth from the outset, as well as smallamounts of carrot juice and one small serving of cooked vegetable a day for threeweeks. Again, this rest allowed the digestive tract to heal and the pain went away.She returned to her Macrobiotic diet with selected raw foods that she could nowhandle without irritating her bowel.
She was now healthier then she had been in many years. With improved
energy and a more positive attitude, Jeanne returned to University at age 65 andobtained a teaching certificate. Now she is making good money, doing work sheenjoys for the first time in 35 years. I


seen only one reaction to a drink, that was a hyperactive effect, the most likely culprit being
the sodium benzoate used as a preservative.

The leading authority on toxicology in this country is the Poisons Unit at Guy's Hospital in
London and, when asked about Aloe Vera, they admitted they had very little on file, only that some whole leaf products had been shown to produce abdominal pains and diarrhoea in some
people. (I will explain the difference between the gel and whole leaf Aloe juice in a later
chapter.)

I believe the only possible source of toxicity would be the anthraquinone fraction; in high concentration. But this level does not exist in the products sold as tonics or health drinks, and
I believe them to be perfectly safe. Aloe Vera preparations have been sold in the USA for
many years and, before going on sale to the general public, any American product has to pass
the strict Food and Drugs Administration tests for safety before it can be sold as a food, in
which group it is classed. No products are licensed yet to be sold as medicines in the UK.
 Allergy to Aloe Vera

Only one form of pure reaction to Aloe Vera has been documented and that is discoid o r
Nummular Eczema following ingestion of the gel.
Reduced Pigment Formation

Melanin is formed from the amino acid Tyrosine which is converted by the enzyme
Tyrosinase to Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). This is then polymerised to form melanin.
Aloe Vera through its anthraquinone fraction possesses anti-tyrosinase activity thereb y
reducing skin pigmentation. A preparation containing Aloesin is sold in the Far East for the
sole purpose of lightening Asian skin.

I have not discussed the use of Aloe Vera in cosmetics where it is designed to nourish the skin
and retard the effects of ageing. It is widely used and the 'with Aloe Vera' handle is becoming
much more common. Boots the Chemist and Body Shop have used it for a while, but recently Gillette has added Aloe Vera to one of their products to make shaving more pleasant for men.
The combination of high quality Aloe in skin preparations firstly helps to moisturise and
smooth the skin. It penetrates the skin, bringing about anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing
effects, this includes the reduction and sometimes eradication of 'liver spots' on older skin.

Secondly, after penetration, it stimulates the fibroblasts in the dermis to produce more
collagen and elastin, thereby reducing the tendency to wrinkles which occur as a result of
reduced collagen levels. Finally, it enhances skin's immune system and therefore lessens the tendency to damage from ultraviolet rays.

Finally, before leaving the subject of skin it must be said that even Aloe Vera can have some
side effects but, far from being harmful, they are generally welcomed. Women in particular,
after several weeks of using the gel, often remark that their nails grow faster, and are not so brittle; that their hair also grows faster and looks healthier and that because Aloe Vera has a
vasodilatory effect (opening the blood vessels in the skin) they can develop rosy cheeks.
People who are told they look well, generally feel well.

The Digestive Tract

The other major organ system where Aloe consistently helps is in the digestive tract, from
simple dyspepsia or indigestion and heartburn, to reported cases of it healing peptic ulcers,
but I have no personal experience of the latter. Many ulcers are now known to be due to
bacterium called Helicobacter Pylori and it would be interesting to see what effect Aloe Vera
has on this bug. (I am trying to organise some in vitro testing at the time of writing.) If it were
to be seen to kill this organism and bring about the healing of these ulcers, we would see an explosion in the demand for Aloe Vera and it would save the National Health Service the
huge amount of money spent on courses of antibiotics used to eradicate the organism.

As I've said, in the past, Aloe Vera was used widely as a purgative and an aid to digestion
generally, so it is not surprising that sufferers from inflammatory bowel conditions like colitis and diverticulitis have reported great results with regular ingestion of Aloe Vera. It must be
stressed, however, that their symptoms tend to return after stopping the drink so taking Aloe
Vera gel has to be an on-going habit. These conditions are well known for relapsing and
remitting, and for some people who have suffered regularly from these unpleasant complaints,
the reduced frequency and severity of the relapses has been benefit enough. I am often asked
 if Aloe Vera is available as a suppository but, as far as I'm aware, it is not as yet - but perhaps
it's in the pipeline!!

One condition that I think deserves special mention is the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It
is the commonest disorder of the bowel in the industrialised western world and the most
frequent cause for referral to gastroenterologists by family doctors. It is estimated that there may be more than five million sufferers in the UK alone.

Irritable bowel syndrome is a collection of symptoms that vary from person to person but the
most common features are abdominal pains, constipation or diarrhoea with abdominal
bloating or with the passage of mucous. There is no effect on general health and the sufferers usually maintain their weight. But it can be an extremely debilitating and embarrassing
condition, and can at times prevent sufferers from going outside and getting on with their
work or, indeed, their life. Often it is associated with a stress-related emotional upset or
depression and may be combined with other 'irritable' organs such as the bladder.

Conventional treatment is not terribly effective and depends on dietary change, usually with
an increase in fibre, antidiarrhoeal or bulking agents, antispasmodic drugs, antidepressants and psycho/ hypnotherapy, etc. All these measures are tried because the condition is not fully
understood. Some think it is due to a disorder of the bowels' regular and smooth peristaltic
movements - a 'dysmotility', and on the same theme others claim that the gut's sensitivity is
decreased. Another theory is that there is too much yeast such as Candida albicans in the
bowel which may be the underlying cause, whilst there is a group of doctors who, as with post-viral fatigue syndrome (to be discussed later), think it is wholly psychological and the
result of the stresses of modern living.

Whatever the cause, it was stated in the British Medical Journal in January 1995: "No
uniformly successful treatment exists for the Irritable Bowel Syndrome". I know that there are a lot of dissatisfied patients out there, for when the journalist, Hazel Courtney, wrote an
article on IBS in the Daily Mail in 1994, featuring amongst others, my views on Aloe Vera, it
generated 10,000 letters asking for more information.

Aloe Vera has now become my first line approach in the treatment of confirmed IBS and I have more success with this regime than any other. Unfortunately, it is not successful in every
case and I suspect the failures tend to occur more where the emotional response to stress is
greatest, i.e. there is less of a physical component. But it is really reassuring and pleasing to
hear patients say, as one did, "I can go shopping now with confidence - it's great". Previously
she could only shop where she had an intimate knowledge of where all the toilets were to be found.

I must emphasise that I am talking about Aloe Vera gel, not the old 'bitter aloes' made from
the sap. This would produce quite different results!

How much Aloe Vera did you say you gave him?

Immune system

People who take Aloe Vera gel regularly, including myself, report a greater sense of well-
being - they just feel better and more at ease. I believe this comes about because of a well-balanced and effective immune system which the Aloe Vera is capable of modulating.

As the immune system exists to protect the body from change caused by invading organisms
for example, bacteria, viruses or altered cells such as cancer cells, its efficient functioning is
of extreme importance. It necessitates a very complex system, involving many different elements which I do not claim to fully understand. The study of immunology is a subject in its
own right. So I will present it in a greatly over-simplified form, in which I shall mention only
the key players. There is much more going on in the background which modifies the action of
these key cells, as they do not work in isolation.
 The immune system is working around the clock to protect the body from attack and therefore
any disruption to its immediate and efficient response will cause a major problem to the
individual. Problems can arise where the immune system is under active as well as when it is
overactive, or even when there is inappropriate action such as when the system attacks the
host tissues. This action will cause the so-called auto-immune disorders, some common examples being:

Ulcerative colitis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)
Rheumatoid arthritis

If the immune system is unable to produce an adequate response, the individual can't fight infection and will eventually succumb. The classic instance of such


ago—the kingdom of heaven is within.”
Even after many hours with Eykis, I found her simple honesty amazing.
She stated her beliefs without any of the usual caution that typifies nearly
all discussions on Earth. She related only what she perceived to be true. She
knew nothing of such things as duplicity, exaggeration, or couching truths
in more palatable language. Even so, I was anxious to change topics. While
I enjoyed playing the role of religious representative, I was also squirming a
bit under Eykis’ straightforward responses. Religion is one of those areas
that is so loaded with emotion for most of us, that it seemed strange to hear
her talk without even so much as a twinge of fear of retribution. She wasn’ t
at all concerned with how she would be perceived. She cared nothing for
her ratings. She was being Eykis, sharing her own truths in the form of
observations she had made. Nothing more! I was loving it and her.
“As a person representing the realistic world of business,” I asked her,
starting into my second role, “just what are your thoughts about such things
as profits, money, and production?” I had given her no warning as to where
I was headed.
“I see that it is possible to live happily and fully with or without profits
and money on your planet. I feel that working for money itself is self-
defeating because it teaches that acquisitions, achievement, and
appearances are the reasons for working. These things can never bring
about complete fulfillment,” she responded.
“How do you come to see these things as evils?” I asked.
“I didn’ t use the word evil, you did. Certainly there are few things more
gratifying to human beings than work. It is one way to feel purposeful and
fulfilled. W ork provides a stimulating avenue for actualizing yourself. But
working for money, or even for what it can buy, is another dead-end
proposition. On Earth you cannot reach personal fulfillment through
external means because happiness is an internal process. If you are happy, it
is because you experience it within.”
“But doesn’ t having money provide you with a better avenue for
achieving inner happiness?” I asked.“Not at all. This is one of those mistaken assumptions that business-
minded people would love to have everyone else believe. The idea that
having money leads to happiness just isn’ t so. If you could only see your
world as I do, through reality-only  lenses, you would have a dif ferent point
of view. There are some four billion people on your planet. Less than 1 or 2
percent of all those people have abundant supplies of money. Thus 98
percent of your people lack money, and yet the poorest among them are
capable of being happy, of enjoying a sunset, a family get-together, or
anything at all. Conversely, the richest among you are capable of the
highest depression and suicide rates, of feeling empty inside even with full
bellies and all of life’ s embellishments. While you would like everyone to
believe that money makes for happiness, I’m sorry to disappoint you. It has
nothing to do with what genuine happiness is.”
“If money has nothing to do with happiness, then why do people pursue
it so vigorously?” I responded.
“Because their thinking is wrong. They’ve convinced themselves that
security and happiness will result from accumulating purchasing power. Or
they believe that they must accumulate money in order to be a responsible
person. They sacrifice. They do things they dislike, such as staying in a
routine job, or living in a city they dislike, in the name of responsibility or
the pursuit of happiness. Money has nothing to do with either one.”
“Please go on,” I implored. “I don’ t see how people on Earth can really
be responsible if they don’ t try to better themselves and work for the money
that will bring about a higher quality of life.”
“You are slavishly holding on to the ‘money is happiness and
responsibility’ doctrine that permeates so many of your cultures. All this
fear about being irresponsible and not meeting your obligations to your
loved ones is a myth. It’ s only a product of looking at your world and
fearing what might  happen. In reality, the problems are only inventions of
the mind. If you meet a person who has always been responsible, who has
met all obligations to family and to self, then that is his or her reality and
ought to be the basis of that person’ s thinking. But instead people believe
that success came from the job, the money, the luck, the lack of a recession,
or something else that’ s external. Consequently they start thinking
incorrectly and inventing catastrophes that are not rooted in reality. Because
people on Earth are loath to accept credit for their own success, they look
outside of themselves, both for credit and for blame.“If you had workers looking inside and taking responsibility for
themselves, they would know that they could go anywhere on your planet
and be successful. Their success would not be related to external events,
economic conditions, or luck. Instead, it would be an inner process which
could never be taken away.” After pausing for a drink of water, she
continued, “Besides, your people don’ t understand the real irony of working
for money.”
“And just what is that irony?” I asked in my most business-like manner.
“If you pursue your own ideals and enjoy what you do because that is
how you choose to think, success will come to you in ways and abundance
beyond your dreams,” she stated.
“But surely you don’ t believe that money will simply come to you?” I
asked incredulously.
“Success will arrive in your life in whatever form you need it. All your
creative geniuses—your artists, musicians, architects, statesmen, writers,
actors, businessmen, chefs, designers, mechanics—do not do what they do
for money, even though it may appear that way to you. Can you imagine a
master artist saying to himself, ‘This one will bring in so many dollars’?
Not at all! The actual act of doing whatever it is that you do should provide
satisfaction to you independently of any external reward. Even your best-
paid athletes do not perform for the money itself. Do you think a ball player
who is paid less one season works harder in the actual performance of his
duties the next year, when he’ s paid more? The payment is a bonus. The
bonuses arrive when you stop focusing on them and turn your thoughts to
enjoying your life and what you’re doing,” she concluded.
“So you think that we place far too much emphasis on accumulations and
appearances rather than on the quality of the experiences themselves,” I
said, trying to summarize and remembering what she had said to me at our
last meeting.
“I think you believe that the accumulations and appearances have the
potential for happiness within them, and this is wrong,” she said, correcting
my conclusions.
“But if accumulating money for buying things to make one happy is
wrong, why do so many people do it?” I asked again.
“Because here you perpetuate so well the myth of happiness as an
external process. There’ s nothing wrong with the words ‘profit’ or ‘money.’I heartily endorse them for what they are. I just see Earthlings confusing
these concepts with personal happiness and fulfillment,” she responded.
“Well then, what are the purposes of money and profits on Earth, as you
see them?”
“They serve as a medium of exchange, a way to transfer goods and
services between people of all backgrounds and skills, and this is a
wonderful thing. This is the reality purpose,” she said.
“Would you encourage people to work to improve the quality of their
lives by raising their incomes and searching for promotions?” I asked.
“The quality of life on Earth is related to money only in your mind, not in
reality. I repeat, not in reality. I saw people living on remote islands who
had not one coin to their names, baking their own bread. They were happy,
contented human beings who wanted no more. I saw executives in the most
posh homes with uncountable collections of coins who were unhappy to the
point of severe depression. Their children were suicidal with fear that they
didn’ t have the skills to hang on to the amassed wealth. I would encourage
people to work for the joy of what they are doing, to take pride and
fulfillment in their acts, whatever they may be, and just for the acts
themselves. If they can’ t do that, I would encourage them to look for other
activities that they find fulfilling. I would encourage management to focus
on what they can do to make all work personally fulfilling. The people of
your world must try to find joy and serenity within themselves and take that
energy into everything they do. If they follow this path, the symbols of
success will follow, and will arrive in suf ficient amounts. People who
continue to chase the symbols of success will find these symbols always
eluding them, and, even more devastatingly, they will suf fer from the
widespread disease of MORE.” She stopped and looked right at me. “Have I
said it clearly enough?” she asked.
“Quite,” I replied, “but what is the disease of more?”
“On Earth, more is the sickness that keeps people from ever arriving at
now. You have a world of strivers when you could have a world of arrivers.


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tumour in dog lung
A. Experimental studies
To study modification of structure surrounding a tu
mour in the lung of a living aruma!, experiments were
performed in which an artificial "tumour" was im·
planted in a dog. The "tumour" was constructed of
radiographic density and internal structural appear
ance sufficient to be identifiable in radiographs (Fig.
XI: 1). Two used, small, disc-shaped, mercury batter
ies were glued together, leaving a millimetre separat
ing their contact surfaces. This separation made it
possible to find comparable projections of the "tu
mour'' in radiographs exposed during different exami
nations. An aluminium foil was wrapped around the
glued batteries and shaped into a ball about I em in
diameter. The metal foil shielded completely any re
sidual charge of the two batteries and served also as a
support for two outer, electrically insulating layers of
shellac. The insulating shellac thereby prevented tis
sue fluids from corroding the aluminium.
A thoracotomy, incising the right 6th intercosta l
space, was performed on a 40 kg dog. A small incision
was then made in the posteromedial part of the apical
segment of the right lower lobe. A small haemostat
was inserted 2 em into the lung tissue to create a small pocket, in which the artificial tumour was placed. No
obvious bleeding appeared when the pocket was cre
ated. The pocket was then closed with two silk su
tures. After the chest was surgically closed, air was
aspirated from the pleural space. Radiographs taken
immediately after surgery revealed no visible structur
al changes of the lung parenchyma lateral and anterior
to the "tumour" (Fig. XI: 1).
When the completely recovered animal was exam
ined 17 days later, chest radiographs showed a radiolu
cent zone around the "tumour" (Fig. XI: 2 a). Lateral
to this zone the lung shows a zone of relative increase
in x-ray absorption (arrow). The interface between the
two zones shows also some arch-like formations. No
air or increased amount of fluid was present in the
pleural space. For comparison, the appearance of a
uhalo" around the same utumour", examined before
operation and surrounded by semolina grains on liquid
paraffin, is seen in Fig. XI: 2 b.
A recording of the tissue profile of electric potential
was then made in the same dog using Ag-AgCI elec
trodes and KCI bridges, as previously described
(Chapter VI). The potential was recorded between a
grounded subcutaneous electrode and the exploring
electrode in the lung. Fig. XI: 3 shows the recording
of potential as the exploring electrode was moved in
Artificial tumour in dog lung 105 a b
Fig. XI: I. Effects of implanting an artificial "tumour" in
the apical segment of o.he right lower lobe in a dog are illus·
t.rated in Figs. 1-8. The "'tumour" consisted of two small
mercury batteries glued to each other, I mm apart, to make
the in vivo orientation of the utumour" radiographically de· tectable. The baneries were wrapped in aluminium foil,
which served as electric shielding. The surface of the foil was
painted wirh two layers of shellac to prevent corrosion and
insulate e-JectricaUy the "tumour" from the surrounding tis·
sue. (a) Anteroposterior and (b) lateral radiographs.
I
I 06 Artificial tumour in dog lung Fig. XI:


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Sd. 238:457. 1974. GLOSSARY
As a multidisciplinary work, this volume ':ontains a broad
vocabulary. This glossary i• designed specifically to define
the terms used in this book, including basic vocabulary
which may be outside any particular reader' s areas of exper
tise.
This glossary has been prepared by john H. M. Austin,
M.D., in association with the author.
* New term, introduced by the author.
Abbreviations :
adj. adjective
Anat. anatomy
Bioi. biology
Chem. chentistry
Elec. electric term
L. Latin
Med. medicine
absorption coe/fi
cienl, n.
/.U6tylcholinll, n.
adenocarcinoma, n.
adenoid, adj.
adenoma, n.
adenosis, n.
adrenal glands, n.
adventitia, n.
allny ~ n.
alwolus, n.
(-li, pl.)
omniOlicfluid, n.
amyloid, n. n. noun
Phys. physics
pl. plural
Radio/. radiology
!ing. singular
T. verb
Radio/. A numerica l measure of a
moterial's ability to block the pas
sage of x-rays through it, expressed
as the ratio of the quantity of exit
ing x-rays to the quantity of emer
ing x-rays.
Chtm. A choline esaer which gener
ates biologic actions.
MeJ. Epithelia l cancer characterized
by gland like organizat ion of cells.
Med. Glandlike.
MeJ. An epithelial neoplasm of
gb,ndlike structure, usually benign.
Mcd. Theformation of glands or
glandtike structures.
An<t. l'aired ductless glands adjacent
to the kidneys. The adrenal glands
produce hormones which regulate
metabolic functions ~ e.g., water,
glucose and electrolyte balance, as
well as hormones, e.g., epincph·
rine, which evoke cardio,•ascular
pressure responses.
A nat. The outer layer of a vessel.
f:hem. A suhstance h:lVing metallic
propc-nies and compOSed of two or
more c.hcmical clements of which at
le.ast one is an elemental metal.
Anct. Any one of the air sacs in the
human lungs.-alveolar, adj.
Ancl. Serous intrauterine fluid in
which an embryo or fetus is im·
mersed.
Med. Abnormal, pOlymerized, in
so:uble proteins or protein-pol ysac
charide complexes of characteristic
fibrillar structure. anaphorttiJ, n.
anaplauic, adj.
angio&~n ~sis, n.
angiography, n.
anion, n.
anode, n.
anoxic, adj.
ante.n'or, adj.
anterolateral, adj.
anteroposcnior, adj. Elec. Movement of colloid particles
toward the anode in an electric
field.-anaphorttic, adj.
Mtd. Characterized by lack of struc
tural and functional differentiation.
Descriptive of neoplasms whic-h
tend clinically to be rapidly pro
gressh•e.
Bi<JI. Formation of vcssc.ls.
Radio/. Study of the lumens of blood
vessels by the intravascular injec
tion of a contrast medium. -angio
graphic, adj.
Phys. A negatively charged ion.-an
ionic, adj.
Elec. Positive e-lectric pole.-anodic,
adj.
Chem. I. Without oxygen. 2. Char
acterized by levels of oxygen too
low to sustain physiolog ic function.
Anat. l'enaining to the front. Oppo
site of posterior.
A nat. Anterior and lateral.
Radio/. Referring to the direction of
movement of the x·ray beam
through the subject, i.e., from an-
tcrior to posterior,
apatite, n. Chem. A complex mineral containing
calcium+magncsium phosphate
and variable amounts of organic
materials.
apex, n. Anal. The top or highest point.-
apical, adj.-apices, pl.
*arches and archadts, n. Radio/. Strucrural elements, which
have developed under the influence
of an inhomogeneou s electric field
at the imerphase between "A'' and
art.ola, n.
*arteriocapil·
/aries, n.
arteriole, n.
arteriovenous, adj. "6"-z.one.
A nat. I. A circular region of differ
ent colour from a central structure
which it surrounds. 2. The dark
ened ring of skin around a nipple.
Anat. Proximal part of the capillary
bed, which contracts when exposed
roan elecrric field. See at~ venDCa
pi/laries.
Radio{. Procedure of injecting a <.'On-
trast medium into a vessel and ob·
serving by means ofx·rays the
suucrure of vessels and the pattern
of flow through them. -arteriogra·
phic, adj.
A nat. A very small arterial branch,
usually just proximal to a capillary.
Anal. Directly connecting the lu
mens of an artery and a vein, with
out intervening capillaries.
Glossary 339 aseptic, ad;. Med. Noninfecti ous. ductor per unit change in its poten-
aspiratUm needle 1Wed. Removal of tissue by aspiration tial. The electrical capacitance
biopsy, n. through a needle, which is usually C=_Q_, where Q=the electric
passed through locally anaesthe· t!.V
tizcd skin and, for lung tumours, charge and!!. V =the pot


  Power  and  Feeling  of their  Domin-
ion over  all conditions.  Then  nothing  longer  obstructs  the
way in their  feeling  world,  to this  Mighty  Presence  of
Light,  as It flows  forth  to perform  Its Service  for them.
We stand  in the Presence  of Life  as Its Mighty  Power  and
Currents  of Energy  are flooding  forth  now  into  and  thru
your  bodies,  sweeping  out  all imperfection!  The  Light
when  you  call  It forth,  knows  no opposition.  It flows  in,
thru  and  around  your  physical  body;  thru  your  feeling
world,  dissolving,  consuming  and  sweeping  out every  lim-THE  "l AM99  DISCOURSES
iting  discordant,  destructive  quality  which  has been  acting
there.  Then,  as you  remain  harmonious  accepting  this—
qualify  It eternally  sustained  in action  for you;  so It may
render  this  Perfect  Service.
When  you  retire  tonight,  going  to your  peaceful  won-
drous  rest,  which  you  shall  have—call  your  Presence  of Life,
your  Higher  Mental  Body,  to release  Its Mighty  Current  of
Energy  while  your  body  sleeps.  Then,  there  is no resistance.
Charge  it with  the Perfection  of Life!  Qualify  it to dissolve
and consume  every  discordant  thing,  which  has ever  been
there.  Then,  as you awaken  in the morning  remind  yourself
with  the Joy of all Life,  that  your  Great  Blessing  is Joy!  Its
Mighty  Action  and  Perfection  manifesting  in you  and  your
world;  filled  with  the Glory  of all Life  holds,  in Its Mighty
Stream,  as It flows  into  your  body,  beats  your  Heart  and
gives  you  action.
We thank  you  Mighty  Presence  of Life  for answering
This  Command;  for holding  It sustained  forever,  until  each
hour,  each  day,  greater  Harmony,  greater  Perfection  mani-
fest within  the body,  the mental  and  feeling  world  of each
one;  charged  with  the Glory  of all Happiness  which  is the
Perfection  of Life,  now  and  forever  sustained.
I thank  you. DISCOURSE  XXII
September  25,1938
SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON
BROADCAST
Beloved  People  of America,  in endeavoring  to assist  you
in the understanding  and  operation  of the Laws  of Life,
remember,  you  are an Individualized  Presence  of God,  the
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  of Light!  Therefore,  you  have
Authority  even  in the human  octave,  thru  your  Call  to the
Presence  of Life,  to call forth  whatever  you  will;  knowing
of course  your  motive  must  be Constructive  and  your  Desire
blessing  everywhere  you  move;  and  that  means  Life,  your
fellow-man  and  your  activities.
As long  as mankind  understands  that  all destructive
forces  and  their  qualities,  eventually  return  upon  the In-
dividual  who  generates  them;  then  there  should  be no de-
sire anywhere  among  the  people  of Earth  to do things
which  mankind  is constantly  doing,  and  which  bring  the
reaction  of discordant  activities  upon  Individuals.
We have  become  Free,  thru  Our  Conscious  Application
of the Great  Law  of Life.  Your  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has
brought  forth  the Exact  Law  of Life,  Its Perfect  Applica-
tion—the  Complete  Understanding  of Its Application.  You
may  apply  It, if you will.  The  Individual  who  will  earnestly
apply  It, will  have  all the Proof  anyone  desires,  that  This
345 346 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Law,  the Explanation  and  the Application  which  He has
brought  forth,  is True!  Unless  one  uses  the Law  thru  his
own  application,  how  can anyone  know  Its Power ? For in-
stance,  you  may  listen  to a Truth,  but if you  do not believe
It, how  can  you  be blessed  by It?
In all the Simplicity  of Life  and  Its Majestic  Power,  you
must  understand  that  Life  acts  thru  Its Energy,  Its Power,
Its Light!  To understand  and  have  the use of It, you  must
have  some  Definite  Application.  In your  mathematical
work  in school,  you  have  a way  and  means  by which  you
work  out and  solve  the problems.  Life  has always  provided
the EXACT  MEANS;  and  when  I say "exact"  I mean  just
that,  by which  mankind  may  solve  its own  problems.  What
you call problems  after  all, are just opportunities  in Life,  by
which  Individuals  strengthen  their  Spiritual  Powers,  their
spiritual  muscles,  as it were;  and  release  into  their  world
of action,  the Power  of Life  in greater  intensity.
Beloved  People  of America,  mankind  has arrived  at last
at the understanding  for those  who  care  to study,  where  the
people  are no longer  slaves  of circumstances.  Remember,
Beloved  People  of America,  the conditions  which  exist  to-
day, are here  because  Individuals  have  succumbed  to the
idea,  that  some  outside  conditions  had  power  to limit  or
subject  them!  In order  to have  the fulness  of what  you  re-
quire,  you  must  overcome  such  an idea.  YOU  MUST  RE-
MOVE  THE  FEELING  IN  YOU,  THAT  SOME-
THING  OUTSIDE  OF  YOU  HAS  MORE  POWER
THAN  THE  LIGHT  WHICH  IS WITHIN  YOU. DISCOURSE  XXII  347
With  great  firmness  stand  by the Power  of your  Life,
to which  you  have  not  heretofore  given  very  much  con-
sideration.  You  have  accepted  It constantly  in the  small
part of It which  has been  flowing  forth  into  your  world  of
action;  because,  unless  you  know  the  Source  of a thing,
unless  you  know  the Power  which  is there,  how  can  you
have  its use?
If you  have  a piece  of machinery  in the  mechanical
world;  and  it has many  levers,  setting  certain  parts  of that
machinery  into  operation;  if you  pull  the wrong  lever,  you
will get a wrong  result;  but if you  understand  your  levers
and pull  the right  one,  you  will  have  the exact  result  you
expect.  It is identically  the same  way  in applying  the Great
Laws  of Life!  Once  you  understand,  you  have  the Author-
ity to act in the human  octave  in your  human  form,  to call
forth  the  Power  of Life,  to produce  Harmony  and  Per-
fection  in you  and  your  world,  then  you  are complying
with  the Law  of Life  and  Its Requirement.  As you  go on,
continuing  to call It forth,  clearer  and  clearer  will  come  the
Understanding  from  within  you,  of what  This  Application
means  in the Requirement  of your  Life.  Then,  as you  un-
derstand  more  and  more,  the  Power  released  is greater;
your  confidence  is strengthened,  and  you  say:  well  I accom-
plished  that!  Then  you  go on, and  on, from  one  achieve-
ment  to another.
Beloved  People  of America,  and  Beloved  "I AM"  Stu


actions, which can cut off the digestive process. “Gastric
emptying of solids is delayed in 30% to 50% of patients with diabetes.”74
This is the resul t of effects the disease has on the nervous syste m. Diabetes
can negatively impact the vagus nerve, compromising the stomach and
other muscles of the digestive tract.75 As a result, food cannot pass through
the digestive system as rapidly as it should. However, research indicates
that hypoxia with oxygen levels of 10% and 6% causes an increase in
gastric vagal nerve activity in just a few seconds.76 It is possible to activate
and therefore treat the vagus nerve by practicing slow breathing at six
breaths per minute with a techni que called heart rate variability biofeedback
(HRVB).77 (There is more detailed inform ation about HRVB in Chapter
Four.)
SLOW BREA THING T O LOWER BLOOD SUGAR
The functioning of the two branches of the autonomic nervous system
(ANS) is relevant in diabetes too. The sympathetic branch of the ANS
raises blood sugar through direct nerve stimulation of the liver and
indirectly through the release of the hormone adrenaline. The liver is
controlled by both the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and
parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). When the SNS is triggered, the
hormone adrenaline causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into blood
sugar. Adrenaline increases insulin resistance.48,78 Simultaneously, the SNS
suppresses the release of insulin from the pancreas. The panc reas is also
controlled by nerves from both the SNS and PNS.48,78
The important point here is that when the SNS is activated, stimulating
the stress response, the pancreas can no longer release insulin. Conversely,
when the PNS is stimulated, insulin production increases.48 Slow breathinghelps activate the PNS, which is “beneficial, especially for type 2 diabetics
who still produce insulin.”48
Research shows  that the body of the diabetic tends to be in a chronic
fight-or -flight state. When the SNS is overactive, we automatically breathe
faster than usual  and are more reactive to stress. The good news is that, by
breathing slowly and lightly, it is possible to offset this imbalance. In this
way, we can use the breath to consciously move into a parasympathetic
mode.
Adding to the benefits of slow breathing, controlled intermitten t breath
holds also activate the SNS, strengthening the nervous system and making
the body more resilient to stress.48 Sympathetic activation is part of a
healthy ANS, as long as it doesn’t become chronic, getting out of balance
with the parasympathetic branch.
THE BENEFITS OF SLOW BREA THING FOR DIABETICS
In 2017, one of the most highly regarded scientific journals, Natur e, shone a
spotlight on the benefits of slow breathing for diabetics.31 The publication
cites research-backed findings that a reduced rate of respiration boosts the
ANS, enhances arterial function, and increases blood oxygen saturation in
type 1 diabetics: “Oxygen-induced impairment in arterial function is
corrected by slow breathing in patients with type 1 diabe tes.”31 The
improved balance in autonomic function that comes from stimulating the
PNS and suppressing sympathetic responses provides an antioxidant effect.
The report suggests that slow breathing could represent a simple beneficial
intervention in diabetes.48 There is practical evidence that just two minutes
of slow breathing can greatly enhance general health in diabetics.
Study participants were able to increase their arterial function. The
arteries are important as part of the cardiovascular system. They are elastic
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. Participants were also
able to improve  their blood oxygen saturation and key autonomic markers,
measures of various processes regulated by the ANS, such as breath rate
and blood pressure.48
BREA TH HOLDING AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROLType 1 diabetics show poor baroreflex sensitivity, which is compounded
during periods of low blood sugar. As discussed previously, the baroreflex
is a homeostatic mechanism that maintains blood pressure at near constant
levels by controlling various functions such as heart rate. Greater baroreflex
sensitivity impli es a more respo nsive, flexible, healthy system, while low
baroreflex sensitivity is an index of poor health and can indicate issues
including cardio vascular disorders. Baroreflex sensitivity is also one of the
key markers of the ANS.79 Slow breathing has been found to improve the
parasympathetic activity of the baroreflex in both diabetics and healthy
subjects.
In a review of arterial function in type 1 diabetics, researchers found
that slow ing the respiratory rate to six breaths per minute increased the
baroreflex sensitivity of type 1 diabetics to the extent that measurements
were similar to those of the nondiabetic control group.31 An even more
interesting aspect of this study is the hypothesis that tissue hypoxia
contributes significantly to diabetic autonomic disorders. By breathing
slowly and allowing CO2 to accumulate in the blood, it is possible to
alleviate tissue hypoxia. This discovery could have major implications for
the long-term complications associated with diabetes.
DIAPHRAGMA TIC BREA THING T O FILL A
THERAPEUTIC NEED
2019 research from Pakistan explored using diaphragm breathing exercises
for diabetics in developing countries where the cost of medications such as
insulin can be a barrier to treatment. Scientists stated that breathing
exercises are “very useful” and, if practiced regularly, can minimize
hyper glycemia and prevent major complications associated with type 2
diabetes.80
The study sought to determine the effects of diaphragmatic breathing
exercises on blood sugar levels and HbA1c (a reading of average blood
glucose levels over two or three months) in 64 diabetic women. While
studies from countries, includin g China, Japan, India, and Russia, where
yoga is a comm on practice, have found significant improveme nts in blood
sugar levels, diaphragmatic breathing exercises are not common inPakistan. However, in this context, breathing exercises provide an
accessible appro ach to diabetes control because patients can practice at
home without the expense of medication and without any harmful side
effects. Cost is an importan t consideration for diabetic patients in
developing countries like Pakistan.
The study cites 2012 research into the therapeutic effects of
diaphragmatic breathing on oxidative stress in type 2 diabetics. This earlier
paper concluded  that, while breathing exercises alone may not produce
significant resul ts, breathing could be successfully incorporated  as an add-
on therapy to standard care to improve blood sugar and HbA1c.32
I was first direct ed to research on this topic by my friend and colleague
Dr. Jonathan Herron, from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He has several
diabetic family members and has lost one relative to diabetic complications.
His masters thesis in biomedica l science focused on novel thera pies to treat
diabetes. In his extensive work with diabetic patients, he has noticed a
direct correlation between higher blood sugars and chronic
hyperventilation, which suggests that correction through reduce d breathing
techniques would have a positive effect on HbA1C, lessening the need for
drug therapy.
In fact, the Pakistani study did find that diaphragmatic breathing
exercises were beneficial, especially when combined with other techniques
like walking, meditation, and guided imagery, especially when the
breathing is practiced regularly. It was noted that results in this study were
negatively affected by the fact that participants didn’ t always practice the
exercises. It recommended that medical practitioners working with diabetics
should motivate their patients to adopt a routine practice of breathing
exercises at home, stating, “Quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients can be
improved significantly if patients’ compliance with these exercises is
assured.” The study concluded that it would be valuable to investigate
further effects of the breath ing exercises with a larger sample of
participants.
OceanofPDF.comECHAPTER FIFTEEN
SEIZURE CONTROL AND THE BREATH
WHA T IS EPILEPSY?
pilepsy is a chronic neurological disease involving the brain.1 It
affects around 50 million people of all ages worldwide,2 making it
one of the most common neurological conditions. The disorder
makes the sufferer susceptible to recurrent seizures that negatively impact
health and quality of life. The risk of early death is three times higher in
epileptics than the general popu lation. In many parts of the world, suffers
also experience discrimination and stigma.3
However, according to the World Health Organization, as many as 70%
of people with epilepsy could live seizure-free if properly diagnosed and
treated.3 The condition is usually treated with anticonvulsants, but the
effectiveness of those medicatio ns varies depending on the type of seizure
condition.4,5
Seizures can be caused by anything that interrupts necessary
connections between nerve cells in the brain. Common nonepileptic triggers
include low or high blood sugar, high fever, alcohol or drug withdrawal,
and a brain concussion.3 When a person  has two or more seizures that are
not provoked by any of these factors, he or she is considered to have
epile


21 deaths from this cause.
In 1890 — there were 207 cases of smallpox and 78 deaths from this cause.
In 1900— there were 246 cases of smallpox and 113 deaths from this cause.
246 cases of smallpox and 113 deaths among the thoroughly and frequently vaccinated
men would hardly bear out the claim of the Chicage Creed, that says:
"repeated re-vaccination always prevents smallpox and nothing else does."
Jenner and his followers had committed themselves to the view that Vaccination gave
life-long immunity to smallpox. Therefore, they asserted that  re-vaccination was not
merely unnecessary, but impossible."
Dr. Pearson, one of Jenner’s strongest supporters said, "If a child can be reaccinated,
then it can take smallpox; therefore, vaccination is not an equivalent for smallpox and
where, then, is the good of it?" (Medical Gazette, 1831)
Dr. Pearson also stated, "It has been found that a person whose constitution has
distinctly undergone the vaccine disease is in the future, unsusceptible of that same
disease." (I wonder where he found that remarkable person.)
Here is an authority on the Jenner theory who promises that if the vaccination "takes"
then a person cannot ever have another vaccination that will "take". This fortunate
person is then supposed to be immune to both smallpox and vaccination reactions
(vaccina).
The cases of smallpox and vaccination diseases and deaths continued to increase in large
numbers among Jenner’s prize patients so he and his supporters had to retreat behind a
bulwark of excuses. As usual, these failed to shield them from the rise of public
indignation, so Jenner had to discard the impossible claim of  life-time immunity  in order
to hold onto the vaccination fantasy at all.
Although they had previously taught that  re-vaccination would cancel any hope
of protection from vaccination, they nevertheless, changed their policy and advocated
re-vaccination. They had learned, undeniably, that vaccination would not work and were
to learn later that re-vaccination was even more disastrous but it was continued in spite
of this.
In 1860 the Encyclopedia Britannica (Eighth Edition) stated:
"Nothing is more likely to prove hurtful to the cause of vaccination and render the public
careless of securing to themselves its benefits, than the belief that they would require to
submit to re-vaccination every 10 to 15 years."
Years later, the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopedia shows the change of policy when it
states:
"It is desirable that the operation (vaccination) should be repeated at the age of from 7 to
10 years, and thereafter, if it be possible, at intervals during life." (The more often the vaccinations, the greater the revenue to the doctors and vaccine promoters. This is the
prime consideration in this business.)
RECORDS SHOW RE-V ACCINATION FAILS
Since numerous examples of the failure of re-vaccination are given throughout this
book, only a few will be mentioned in this chapter to show its position in the history of
vaccination.
Dr. Sobatta, of the German Army gave a report of 154 soldiers who had been vaccinated
four times with a lapse of a year and a half between shots. 146 of these cases had
reactions of vaccina, indicating that the vaccinations and revaccinations did not protect
for even one and one-half years.
Some startling results of re-vaccination experiments were published by the German
Vaccination Commission in 1884. The experiments were made on 30 boys ranging in
age from 8 to 14 years. Five of them had had smallpox within the previous two years;
four of them had been vaccinated. The vaccinations were repeated every eight days with
the following results:
Vaccinations of Boys reactions unsuccessful Percent of Reactions
1st 30 7 23 23
2nd 23 9 14 39
3rd 14 6   8 36
4th   9 3   6 33
5th   6 4   2 67
The report stated that the 7 boys on the top row (including the 4 who had had smallpox)
had reactions of vaccina indicating that neither smallpox nor revaccination had protected
them for even three weeks. The 9 boys on the second row who had reactions showed that
67 per cent of the group did not have immunity that lasted even 8 days. Then the 7 boys
on the top row who had been re-vaccinated were re-vaccinated again and 6 of them
"took" which showed that 86 per cent of the group did not receive the promised
immunity for as long as one week. The other boy in that group of 7 was reported as
unsuccessful because he had developed dysentery during that week. This is an
interesting point because it bears out the contention that when poisons are introduced
into the body the healing mechanism attempts to expel them by way of diarrhea, mucous
discharge, eruptions, etc. The diarrhea was, no doubt, one of the reactions of vaccina
which would indicate that his vaccination also "took", making re-vaccination a 100 per
cent failure in that group.
This is concrete proof that vaccination or re-vaccination does not protect against itself,
or against smallpox and has no constructive quality to recommend it.
One of the favorite arguments of the exponents of re-vaccination is the claim that the re-
vaccinated nurses in smallpox hospitals do not get smallpox. It would be more accurate
to say that the records of the  casualties of these re-vaccinated nurses are not made
public. We read in the chapter on  Falsified Death Certificates  (Book II) that it is an accepted custom among doctors, to withhold from the death certificate the  real cause of
death when nurses (and sometimes when patients)  die of smallpox after vaccination ;
some other causes are given. However, occasionally the private records are seen and it is
then found that the vaccinated and re-vaccinated personnel show a higher incidence of
smallpox and other diseases than do the unvaccinated laymen.
Many records and testimonies were brought forth when the  Royal Vaccination
Commission was making its investigation of this re-vaccination question.  W. J. Collins,
M.D. and J. A. Piecton, two of these Commissioners, after weighing the evidence of
hundreds of witnesses who had testified before the Royal Commission, recorded their
joint conclusions on this matter in the minority report (p. 61, par. 152) as follows:
"When we consider the large number of attacks and deaths by smallpox which have
occurred among our thoroughly re-vaccinated army... as well as the number and
fatality of re-vaccinated persons attacked by smallpox in London and at Warrington and
Dewsbury, we are forced to the conclusion that the remarkable immunity recorded in the
cases of nurses in smallpox hospitals  cannot be accounted for by the fact that they have
been re-vaccinated.
"In the hospital at Bicetre during the siege of Paris, in the midst of a larger accumulation
of smallpox patients than has ever been known before or since, the immunity of  those
attendants and doctors who neglected re-vaccination was even more marked than in the
case of the orderlies who were nearly all re-vaccinated. We attach considerable
importance to the narrative given by M. Colin, Chief Medical Officer to the Bicetre
Hospital during the siege.
"The point of this narrative is that while 15 of the re-vaccinated or well protected
orderlies took the disease (smallpox), not one of the 80 who composed the medical and
nursing staff, so many of whom had neglected re-vaccination, was attacked.
"It is sufficiently clear," declared the Royal Vaccination Commissioners, "that M. Cohn,
though an impassioned advocate of vaccination, was so struck with the complete
immunity of the medical and nursing staff, who by their neglect of re-vaccination
appeared to offer less guarantee of protection than the orderlies, nearly all of whom had
been re-vaccinated under his own eyes, that he thought it necessary to attempt some
explanation." (THE V ACCINATION PROBLEM, by Swan, p. 8)
Japan is one of the most glaring examples of the failure of vaccination and re-
vaccination. Dr. Ruta, in his review of world statistics on smallpox reported:
"Between 1886 and 1892, there were 25,474,370 vaccinations and re-vaccinations
performed in Japan, which meant that about two-thirds of the entire Japanese population,
already vaccinated by the law of 1872, were re-vaccinated.  During that 7-year period
(1886-1892) of thorough re-vaccination, there were reported 165,774 cases of smallpox
with 28,979 deaths."When our U. S. Army of occupation moved into Japan after World War II, we could
have been the means of liberating these needy people from this curse of medical
ignorance, but instead, our medical, drug and chemical companies moved in also with
their program of exploitation, and as a result, under the MacArthur regime, "The people
were given the largest immunization and vaccination treatment in history. Every
Japanese,


 foods longer shelf
life,tochange their structure soastomake them marketable, tomake them more palat-
able, toenhance flavors orforanumber ofother reasons. However,refining renders
foods deficient inoneormore ways even ifthey were suitable items ofdiettostart with.
But thefinal insult isin“embalming” foods with preservatives toprotect from
spoilage, bacterial degeneration oroxidation. Preservatives are,oneandall,poisonous.
That isthecharacter ofapreservative. Itmust beanantibiotic, anantioxidant orhave
some quality tomaintain appearances ofwholesomeness. Needless tosay,thatwhich is
poisonous tobacteria islikewise poisonous tohuman cells. That which ispoisonous in-
terferes with digestion as much as do deranged portions of cooked foods.Asarule/steer away from allpreserved foods andgive preference tofresh ripefruits
with some vegetables, seeds and nuts.
Food processing isalsodone inthehome, aswell ascommercially,for,asstated ear-
lier,itcomprises anything done toalter foods from their original form. Cooking, grind-
ing,chopping cutting, peeling andblending areallat-home food-altering processes. Of
these, however,cooking isbyfarthemost destructive offoods’ nutritional value and
is,therefore, theprimary at-home process toavoid (orkeep toaminimum). Even the
other at-home processing should belimited tosome extent. Forexample, youmay serve
juices sometimes butwhole fruits (and vegetables) most ofthetime. Oryoumay pre-
pare cut-up salads sometimes but,serve whole fruits orvegetables most ofthetime. A
largerportion ofthenutrients areleftintact inwhole foods asarule. One notable excep-
tiontothis, however,issesame seeds. Because they aresotiny,they normally donotget
thoroughly masticated, even byvery conscientious eaters. Therefore, grinding them and
using them immediately may beabeneficial at-home process. Food preparation willbe
studied in depth in a future lesson.
5.7.4 Foods Not Suited to the Human Dietary
Any food thatdoes notmeet allthecriteria heretofore cited isnotafood ofournatur-
aladaptation. Foods ofouradaptation meet ourneeds inevery respect. Only fruits meet
all our various needs.
Humans would notsurvive very long onatotal meat diet. Shorter yetwould beour
lives ifweateameat dietthathadbeen cooked—well-done. Wecansurvive twotothree
times aslong onourfatreserves aswecanupon anexclusive dietofmeat. The body
lives very poorly onaprotein diet, being only about 30% efficient inconverting proteins
intofuels (carbohydrates), ourprimary need. This compares with about 90% to95% ef-
ficiency in converting the sugars of fruits into ener gy.
Humans cannot liveoncondiments andseasonings, rawofcooked. Condiments are
used fortheir poison content, notfortheir nutrient content. Norarewephysiologically
equipped toliveonmilk ormilk products, eggs, fishorother animal products. Also, we
arenotsuited tohandle adietheavy infatsandproteins, even ifthey areconsumed to-
tally raw,something most unlikely inoursociety because itcanabide unnatural foods
only ifdenatured bycooking. Weneed fatsandproteins only insmall amounts. Larger
amounts are a toxic burden, tax our digestive systems and use up too much vital energy.
Humans cannot liveonherbs inthecurrent frame ofreference because they,like
condiments, aretoxic anddonotpossess food values forthemost part. Vegetables or
plant fareasleaves, stalks, stems, grasses, etc.cannot comprise themainstay ofthehu-
man dietary because wecannot obtain ourcaloric needs from these types offoods. Few
vegetables appeal tothepalate assuch anyway.Some vegetables, notably lettuce, are
prized because oftheir relative sweetness andtexture. Chlorophyll isnormally bitter and
we’re turned offbybitter substances. Ournatural foods appeal tooursenses, andnone
appeal tooursenses asdofruits, asure indication thatfruits areournatural preference
because ofnatural adaptation. Inthecooked state, vegetables appeal more because of
the conversion of their starches to dextrin, a form of sugar.
Adietconsisting almost entirely ofoily foods isnotsuited toourneeds. Wecan
utilize asmall amount ofoilwith benefit. This need canbemetincidental toprimarily
carbohydrate fare. Oily foods arehandled very slowly.(Digestion usually takes four to
six hours.)
While oilsarehighly concentrated sources ofcalories, thebody cannot make useof
them with thefacility itutilizes monosaccharides. Those who eatheavily ofnuts and
oily fruits exhibit problems andarenotashealthy andvigorous asthose onprimarily
carbohydrate fare.There aregroups ofpeople who practically exist oncoconuts. Butthey areeaten ata
stage when theoilshave notbeen formed toanyextent. Thecoconuts arestillprimarily
carbohydrates.
Starches alsocomprise anincidental partofourdiet. Wecannot survive onanexclu-
sive dietofrawstarches. First, wehave avery limited capacity todigest rawstarches.
Inlight ofthiscapacity,wecannot meet ourneeds forfuels andother nutrients onaraw
starch diet. Secondly,most starches arecontained inmicroglobules ofcellulose thatnei-
therchewing nordigestion willbreak down. Hence wearenotnaturally equipped toeat
rawstarches asarebirds with craws oranimals thathave aplethora ofstarch-splitting
enzymes.
Our ability toutilize grains, tubers andother starchy foods relies upon theagency
ofcooking. However,some ofthese foods, notably theturnip, rutabaga, sweet potato,
carrot andothers, canbeutilized rawonly because oftheir sugar content. Thetraditional
potato isentirely unsuitable, being repulsive tonormal tastes when raw.Raw grains are
repulsive tonormal tastes forthesame reason—we reject starch foods naturally with
ournatural equipment thatevaluates foods beneath aconscious level. Wecanforce our-
selves toeatthese foods andeven pervert ourselves tothepoint wevalue them justas
we value condiments and drugs. But this is contrary to our nature, not in accord with it.
Humans cannot utilize milk initsraworcooked state. Raw wedonothave theen-
zymes (rennin which ceases tobesecreted inhumans atabout agethree, theproper
weaning age) tobreak down casein with which milk proteins, calcium andother nutri-
ents arebound. Atabout thesame agewelose theability tosecrete lactase, anenzyme
thatreduces lactose, themilk sugar,tomonosaccharides. Therefore, most ofourpeople
aresaid tobe“lactose intolerant.” Wecannot utilize fermented milk products because
lactic acid andputrefaction by-products aretoxic tohumans justasthey aretothebac-
teria thatexcreted fermentation by-products asbacterial defecation. There arevery few
products of bacterial activity that we can use. (V itamin B-12 is a notable exception.)
Humans cannot livewell onexclusive vegetarian fare even ifitincludes fruits re-
ferred toasvegetables (such astomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, squashes,
pumpkins, etc.). Foods thatmust becooked arethird- andfourth-rate foods andshould
form nopartofthedietary.Only thestark reality ofbeing deprived forinordinately long
periods of proper foods should force us to eat foods that are less than ideal in the diet.
5.7.5 Dietary Follies of Health Seekers
Seeking outwholesome organic foods freeofunnatural fertilization andpesticides is
most laudable. Butitisrelatively meaningless andineffective ifaperson then proceeds
totake organic foods andcook them. Much oftheadvantage iswiped out.Organically
grown foods arealways superior totheir nonor ganic counterparts under going thesame
amount ofprocessing, cooking, etc.Butitispreferable healthwise toeatconventional
produce uncooked than or ganic produce in a cooked state.
Many health seekers believe food supplements arenecessary because wehave defi-
cient soils. Wedohave truly deficient soils, asthey would notproduce foods thatrequire
theminerals inwhich they’re deficient. Wehave many soils, even intheir virgin state,
thataredeficient insomething orother thatmakes them unsuitable forcertain plants or
trees. Wehave many soils thathave lostthecapability ofgrowing corn, potatoes, wheat
andother staples butwhich willstillgrow grasses andlegumes. These soils canbebuilt
upvery quickly ifcertain minerals arejudiciously added (using organic methods). The
deficient soil/deficient food complex isfostered among health seekers byfraction


, produce little
benefit when administered just before an athletic event.
Inregard totheformer salient question ofwhether anexcess ofthethree nutrient
groups (carbohydrates, fats, proteins) ismore important than anyoftheothers whendealing with activity,wefindthatallthree substances areequally important andareread-
ily available in appropriate amounts in the Hygienic diet.
Though recent trends innutritional advice tend tooveremphasize protein, allprotein
inourbodies does notcome from outside protein sources. There isaconstant inter-
change ofcarbohydrates, fatsandproteins within ourbodies. Food isused notonly for
theformation ofthebody,butalsofortheenergyexpended indaily exercise andactivi-
ty.Though carbohydrates andproteins aresomewhat interchangeable, carbohydrates are
more readily required in volume during physical, metabolic exercise than proteins.
Fortheutmost efficiency inexercising andforphysical exertion, weneed agood
deal ofboth simple andcomplex carbohydrates inourdaily diet. Through thegradual
decomposition ofmonosaccharides (simple sugars) andpolysaccharides (complex sug-
arsorcarbohydrates), ourmetabolism andactivity level issustained. Therefore, itseems
thattheideal dietforanactive person oranathlete isbased onfresh fruits, vegetables
(including leafy green vegetables androots tomaintain thenecessary amount ofprotein
and calcium), nuts and seeds.
Asmentioned earlier,wefind thatinmany societies there istoomuch emphasis on
caloric intake, with little regard toquality andcomposition ofdiet. Wemust consider that
some foods convert intocalories atahigher ratethan others. Forinstance, simple sug-
arscontained infruits convert tocalories more readily andthus caloric dischar geceases
much sooner,than domore complex sugars contained inmany vegetables andlegumes,
which aremore slowly converted andburned intocalories. Meat anddairy products are
even more slowly broken down andconverted, andcause alotofwear andtearonthe
digestive organs. Inthisrespect, adietcentered around fresh fruits, vegetables anda
small amount ofnuts andseeds isfarsuperior toadietcentered around meat anddairy
products.
17.5. Questions & Answers
Why isitnecessary formetointegrate all3ofthemajor categories ofexercise into
my exercise program?
Certain exercises, such asweight lifting only done ontheupper body,orrun-
ning, develop afewindividual muscle groups. The causes animbalance with the
other muscle groups thatarenotsimultaneously developed. Forexample, weight
lifters often become muscle-bound because oftheir excessive contraction exercis-
es(building strength andendurance) thatleave noroom forflexion andextension
ofthose tightened muscles. One ofmypatients actually hadbroken blood vessels
(bruises) onthesurface oftheskin from being somuscle-bound thatitinfringed on
thecirculation. Wehave found thatintegrating theproper combination ofcontrac-
tion, stretching andaerobic exercise intodaily lifeandbeing consistent with itwill
provide thenecessary strength, flexibility andendurance inthemuscular system,
maintaining anoptimal level offunctioning sothatitmay harmonize with theother
systems of the body.
Why arepeople soobsessed with caloric intake, rather than thequality ofthe
food they eat?
Intoday’ ssociety there aremany fads andfaddiets thatinsinuate thattheonly
relevant factor inweight lossiscaloric consumption. Withthisassumption, many
people feed their dieting bodies asetnumber ofcalories, butcalories consisting of
highly refined foods andoften non-nutritional substances. Their bodies areforced
tofeed offofthisrefined food, buttheenergyderived from alownutrition dietis
lessefficient. Itseems logical thatthequality offood isdirectly related tothequal-
ityofactivity.Note thatthese effects arelong term (over along period oftime) andthatonewholesome pre-exercise meal islikely tohave little immediate effect on
thequality ofexercise. Itseems, however,thatpeople arerealizing more andmore
thesuperficiality ofcaloric consumption exclusively andthegreat importance of
the quality and composition of food consumed.
Article #1: Staying In Shape For Life By Richard K. Schmidt
Choosing The Proper T ime For Exercise
The Exercise Routine
Making The Exercise Program a W ay Of Life
Exercise: A Hygienic Perspective By Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
Ionce knew aman who exercised every day.Hisroutines were sometimes aslong
asthree hours, yethenever missed aday.Iasked himonetime what hewastraining for,
why hestayed insuch good shape. Hemerely replied: “I’m staying inshape forlife.” I
then asked himhow hewasable todoit,how hemanaged toface such agruelling work-
outdayafter daywithout amiss. Hesaidsimply: “Ienjoy doing it.Ilook forward tomy
workout everyday.”
This sounded logical, butIstillwent away with theimpression thathehadsome un-
usual powers ofself-discipline andself-motivation. Notmany people intheworld could
dowhat hedid.Hejustdidn’ tseem tohave thesame motivation problem thatmost of
us have.
Motivation isindeed aserious problem forallbutaselect few.Buthow doweover-
come thismotivation problem? How dowebecome more consistent with ourdaily ex-
ercise programs? Isthere anideal exercise program thatwillhelp usdothis? This paper
is designed to help answer these questions.
Forthepast four years, Iconducted astudy onExercise. Iwanted tofind outwhy it
issohard forpeople tomotivate themselves toexercise. Italked tomany people—some
who were jocks andsome who weren’ t.All,Ifound, agreed onthesame thing: Exercise
isimportant buthard todo.Rarely didIfindanyone who wassatisfied with hisdegree of
consistency.Iheard many excuses andalibis. They ranged from overcrowded schedules
andpersonal problems tophysical ailments, mental stress andplain laziness. However,
in reality, all these were nothing more than the motivation problem in disguise.
Being aformer professional athlete myself, Iknow how itfeels tobeingood phys-
icalshape. Iwant tostay ingood shape allthetime. Butnow thattheolecoach isn’t
around todrive me,it’shard topsych myself upfortheworkouts. IfIdon’thave anyone
towork outwith, itbecomes twice ashard. Thedaily routine becomes asappealing as
facing the Sahara Desert. Many others feel the same way.
Based ontheinformation Igathered, Iconcluded that themotivation problem is
linked directly totheexercise program itself. Themore theperson enjoys theexercise,
thesport ortheworkout, theeasier itisforhimtogetinvolved andchallenge isthemain
attraction. The desire for exercise because we need it is, at best, secondary.
Obviously,theroot ofthemotivation problem isinthehead. Exercise Reform isa
head trip—mind over matter.Wearebasically lazy creatures, prone todoonly what is
convenient andenjoyable. Wejustnaturally need funreasons todothings. Thekey,then,
toExercise Reform, istofind some way tomake theworkout asconvenient andenjoy-
able aspossible. Anexercise program hastobedesigned toaccomplish this. Ithasto
betailored totheaverage person with abusy schedule, totheperson who doesn’ tplay
sports, who isfaced with thetask ofworking outonhisown, often without thesupport
ofaworkout partner,felt, ifIcould devise such anideal program formyself, toover-
come my own motivation problem, perhaps it would work for others as well.
Ittook thebetter partofayear todesign such aprogram. Itried many different time
schedules, different exercises androutines. Finally,Iarrived atacomfortable program
andspent thenext three years experiencing itandstudying theresults. Iamnow con-vinced thatit’stheideal program Iwaslooking for.Ithassolved myown personal moti-
vation problem—I consider itacomplete success. Theresults ofthepastyear,especial-
ly, leaves no doubt that almost anyone can achieve the same success.
Anyone canwinoutinhismotivation struggle with hisown personalized exercise
program. However,indesigning such aprogram, theperson must focus onthree main
areas: Hemust: 1)choose asuitable time ofdaytowork out;2)choose theproper ex-
ercises forhisprogram; and3)focus onbuilding theprogram into hisbodily system.
These are the three keys to consistency in the Exercise Reform.
Choosing The Proper Time For Exercise
Asweconsider thefirst ofthese keys, wearetrying tochoose thebest time ofday
towork out.Indoing so,wemust focus onthemost important thing: Wemust choose
atime ofdaywhen wecannot bedisturbed orinterrupted byanyone oranything. This
must be our time, a sacred, inviolable time that we devote entirely to ourselves.
However,finding asuitable time slotin


 money.This includes your
food purchases too.Many ofyouhave already learned thateating your food rawisthe
best way togetthemost nutritional value from it.Perhaps you’ve also discovered that
your doctor,hospital andprescription bills have gone down (or,hopefully,disappeared
altogether).When youlearn thatthebody heals itself andthatdrugs, whether they’re prescribed
byadoctor orsold without aprescription, always harm your body andnever help it,you
realize thatgoing toadoctor oradrugstore istheopposite course from what youshould
take.
In the Health Crusader you have been learning:
1.which foods are best-fresh raw fruits and non-starchy vegetables;
2.which foods aresecond-best—dried fruits, nuts andseeds andrawstarchy vegetables,
(including roots and legumes);
3.which foods arethird-rate—lightly steamed starchy vegetables such asyams, pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, corn, etc.andother lightly steamed vegetables such
as broccoli and brussel sprouts;
4.which foods are fourth—rate-lightly cooked rice, millet, etc.; and
5.which foods are worst to eat—all the rest!
Even ifthefirst-rate andsecond-best foods aremore expensive inthestore, they are
stillthebest value foryour money because they give youthemost andharm youthe
least. Now let’ssayyoueatonly top-rate foods andyoueatthem raw.Isthiseverything
you can do to get the most for your money? No, there’ s more!
Many ofyouhave already learned thatmost organically-grown foods contain larger
amounts ofhigh-quality proteins, minerals and vitamins than the majority of
commercially-grown produce. Butthere’ sonemore consideration andthisisinthearea
of food preparation.
Asyoumay know,there isagreat lossofvitamins andusable protein andminerals
when food is cooked. This is the result of two serious occurrences:
1.The food is oxidized, and
2.Lysosomes, which areenzymes within food cells, willself-destruct thefood components
(carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, etc.) within the cell.
These twooccurrences happen only when thecellwalls (orsome ofthecellwalls)
arebroken, asbyheating, freezing, cutting, blending, juicing ormashing. Thecellcon-
tents areexposed totheoxygen inourair;andvitamins, minerals andproteins chemical-
lycombine with theoxygen andarerendered unusable tousinproviding thenutrition
they’re supposed to.Also, thelysosomes gotowork tobreak down thecellcomponents
before your body gets a chance to use them.
Beaware thatthese lysosomes within food cells aredestroyed byheat over 120de-
grees. They become incapable ofanykind ofactivity,constructive ordestructive. But
while itistruethatrawfoods arefarsuperior tocooked foods, theprocesses ofoxidation
andenzymic breakdown alsocome intoplay when youeatrawfoods, buttoaninsignif-
icant extent.
When thecellwalls areburst bymethods other than heat, such asbycutting, mash-
ing,blending orjuicing, thevitamins, minerals andother food components aredestroyed
both by the cells lysosomes and by oxidation.
Forexample, when youbiteinto anapple orpear many cellwalls arebroken and
oxidation occurs. However,youwillgetmore nutrients from anapple orpear eaten this
way than from thesame apple orpear thathasbeen cutupintoafruit salad. This isbe-
cause many more cellwalls arebroken, usually foralonger period, when fruits arecut
up into a salad. (The same is true for vegetables, of course.)
What’ strueforcut-up foods isalsotrueformashed, blended orjuiced foods. Blend-
ingandjuicing break open theprotective walls ofalmost ailthecells, inthefood, caus-
ingaconsiderable amount ofnutritional value tobelost. That isonereason werecom-
mend thatyoueither notblend orjuice foods orelsedoitsparingly.(The other reason is
ecological.)Youmay want tomash avocados tomake “Vegemole,” asalad dressing oradip;or
youmight want tomake acut-up salad. Butinthecase ofboth avocados andother foods
youarebetter offblending, juicing, cutting upormashing them only occasionally —for
variety orforguests, reluctant family members, orpeople without teeth orwith other
special problems.
Soremember,when youarepreparing foods agreat way togetthemost value from
your food istoeatitwhole. “Finger salads” ofwhole fruits orvegetables thatyoudon’t
cutupareconsiderably more nutritious than cut-up salads. This isbecause oftheoxi-
dation andenzymic action thatoccur when foods arecutup.Why noteatwhole foods
more often and get more nutrients for your money and with less fuss and muss?Lesson 28 - The Elixir Of Life: An Exploration Of Food
Conditions, Body Conditions, And Eating Conditions
That Beget Euphoric Health And Long Life
28.1. Introduction
28.2. Achieving Natural Life Potential
28.3. Food And Short Or Long Life
28.4. Factors That Shorten Life
28.5. Exercise And V igorous Purposeful Activity As Life Essentials
28.6. Mental And Emotional Factors In Living A Natural Life Span
28.7. Happiness, Enjoyment And Pleasure As Factors In Realizing Life Potential
28.8. Questions & Answers
28.1. Introduction
28.1.1 The Idea of an Elixir V itae
28.1.2 Examples of “long-lived” peoples
28.1.3 Examples of possibilities for “long” life
28.1.4 A Correct Perspective on Longevity
Tosetthecorrect perspective forthislesson itiswise, attheoutset, topoint outthere
really isnoelixir oflifeexcept bycomparing normality with thelowstandards oflife
prevailing. There isnosuch thing aslong life—that is,noonecanoutlive thehuman po-
tential. There isthehuman potential andanything short ofthatpotential must properly
becalled shortened life.This potential isbetter called thenatural ornormal human life
span andanything lessthan therealization ofthenormal human lifespan ispremature
death. Mature death isanatural death, adeath resulting from thesimultaneous cessation
of life activities by the body’ s major or gans. It is painless and free of suf fering.
This lesson concerns itself with thetouchstones thatassure health, thenecessary con-
ditions ofanormal lifespan. Thelesson also examines theabuses heaped upon thehu-
man body that cause loss of health and thus shorten life.
28.1.1 The Idea of an Elixir Vitae
Legends ofelixirs come down tousfrom prehistoric times. Undoubtedly theidea
ofelixirs wasspawned byshamanism. Shamanism wasageneralized practice ofminis-
tering unto human aspiration andcredulity.Shamen were medicine men andtheologists
rolled intoone. Their craft andlivelihood depended upon exploiting thehuman propen-
sitytobelieve andtrust. They thrived byfoisting upon those they “served” magic heal-
ingpotions which find their counterparts today inPharmaceuticals (magic weeds) and
herbalism. They allayed inquiries into human origins anddestinies byfabricating new
belief systems based upon legends andrituals thatcommanded homage ofthetimes.
This arm ofshamanism evolved into thepriesthood while theother arm evolved into
what is called medicine.
Stories oflong-lived peoples circulated forthere were, indeed, peoples who lived
long, relatively,incertain areas oftheworld. Shamen, who were really extraordinary
confidence men, took advantage ofthiswish tobelieve, thishope forlong life, byat-
tributing long lifetosubstances which hadcurative powers. Hence anything that, inre-
ality,drugged thehuman constitution wascredited with curative virtues andcould have
been a candidate for use as an elixir vitae.
Waterwith toxic minerals early came toberegarded asanelixir vitae. Drinking of
these waters andbathing inthem were supposed tofurnish thecurative powers thebodyneeded forgood health andlong life.Tothisday,many waters areregarded ascurative
of human ills and possessed with the power of conferring long life.
Many shamen promoted their brews andconcoctions ascurative andcapable ofcon-
ferring long life. These brews were generally concocted from herbs which theshamen
jealously guarded astrade secrets. Somewhere inmurky prehistoric times came theidea
thatrejuvenation could come from eating analogous parts ofanimals. Ifsexual powers
were toberesuscitated, theeating ofanimal testicles were thought torestore male, sex-
ualprowess. Eating ofbrains was thought torestore mental powers, andsoon.Today
these voodooistic ideas have their counterparts in so-called glandulars.
Inearly history,alcoholic spirits came toberegarded aselixirs. Anything containing
alcohol wasacurative agent andalso asubstance


 thephysician wishes toproduce
when heprescribes thedrug. Heassumes thatsomething constructive andbeneficial is
accomplished when a symptom is temporarily suppressed.
When oneuses drugs, oneendeavors toprovide thesickbody with means ofcarrying
onitshealing efforts. Bysending into itorapplying toit,exotic andpoisonous sub-
stances thatitcannot useinastate ofhealth, thebody isactually further debilitated. In
short, the ef fort to cure disease has been by producing additional disease.
Medical men employ poisons because they believe thatpoisons aretheproper things
with which torestore health. They attempt toprevent disease bytheemployments ofpoi-
sons because they believe thatpoisons canprevent disease. Itnever enters their minds
that the elements of health are essentials to both preserving and restoring health.
Poisons areused because there isaneffort tokillsomething—germs, parasites,
viruses. This warisnominally ondisease, butthewarfare actually devolves upon the
human constitution.
Should thesick bepoisoned? One might also ask, should thewell bepoisoned? Is
there anymore reason thesick should bepoisoned than there isthatthewell should be
poisoned? Ifpoisons arenottheproper things with which topreserve health, why should
they bethought ofastheproper things with which torestore health? Ifpoisons make the
well man sick, what do they do for the sick man?
40.8. Why Drugs Should Not Be Used
Asyou have learned from previous lessons, disease isabody-conducted remedial
process. Itisaneffortonthepartoftheorganism torepair andheal itself. Youhave also
learned thatdisease isnotsomething lurking inthebushes ready toattack thefirst per-
son who passes by it. Rather it is occasioned by our own transgressions of life’ s laws.
Drugs cause disease andonly disease. They donotprevent oreradicate it.Ingestion
ofdrugs adds further toxins toanalready toxic organism. Further,itisvery enervating
forthebody todeal with drugs. Thelessvital energythebody has,thelessequipped it
will be to initiate healing.
Further,taking drugs does notsolve theproblem. One cannot attain health bysup-
pressing symptoms. The problems ofillhealth still remain andtheperson isusually
worse offthan before heorshebegan taking thedrugs. Weare,ineffect, telling ourbody
aliewhen wetake drugs. Weattempt todeceive itinto thinking thatthisorthatdrug
willbethe“miracle cure.” Butinreality,wearehurting ourbody more bytaking these
poisonous substances.
Healing powers arepossessed solely bytheliving organism. Itisalways inforce and
isforever functioning inthebody insickness orhealth. Hygienists cannot “cure”; they
have no “cures.” Neither has anyone else.
Outside ofthehuman body,man cannot make blood; hecannot produce acell; he
cannot mend abroken bone; hecannot repair awound. Allthathemay doistoremoveallinterfering factors, whether internal orexternal, andsupply thenormal conditions for
life. After that, the or gans and processes of life do the work of healing.
People donotbecome well ifthecauses oftheir illnesses arenotdiscontinued and
their modes ofliving arenotcorrected. Enervating habits cripple their functioning pow-
ers so that they remain toxic. They can get well as soon as they cease to build disease.
Atoxic state ofthebody develops andslowly devitalizes thetissues foryears, result-
ingindelayed healing anddegeneration ininjured ordevitalized parts. When men live
inamanner tomaintain acontinuous toxin saturation, they areinlineforthedevelop-
ment of any disease to which diathesis or environment determines them.
Itisfoolish tosuppress symptoms. Letusconsider acough. Itisavigorous, forceful
anddramatic expulsion ofairfrom thelungs andisaccomplished bysudden contractions
ofthewalls ofthechest andofthediaphragm. Itisintended toforce obstructing and
irritating matter (mucus, blood, water,particles ofdust, smoke, gas, etc.) from theair
passages. Inpneumonia, coughing keeps thelungs cleared ofexudate sothatbreathing
remains possible. Thecough ispartoftheremedial effort, notanattack upon thebody
from without. Ifthecough ischecked orsuppressed bydrug devitalization, passages
tend tofillwith exudate. Checking thecough definitely,reduces thepatient’ schances of
recovery.
Analogous tocoughing isdiarrhea. Like coughing, diarrhea isadramatic accelera-
tion ofanormal physiological action. Itisabowel action andis,designed tofree the
colon, perhaps even thesmall intestines, ofunwanted material. Theunwanted substance
may beunsuitable, ordecaying food ordrugs, oritmay beamineral water.Inanycase,
thediarrhea isaremedial effort. Tocheck thediarrhea while there isaneed foritisto
lock up,asitwere, inthefood tube theunsuitable material thediarrhea isintended to
remove. Thediarrhea automatically ends when itspurpose isserved andnosuppression
is necessary.
40.9. What The Body Does When Drugs Are Taken
Thefirstthing thebody does when drugs aretaken istomake anattempt attheir removal
through thebowels, theskin, thekidneys, theliver,thelungs, themucous membranes,
by vomiting or by other means.
Noxious materials within areeither rejected or,failing that, shunted aside where they
offer theleast harm. Resistance andexpulsion areself-preservative efforts onthepart
oftheliving organism. Sometimes duetolowered vitality,itisvery difficult toexpel
certain toxic substances andmay even betoodifficult. Then thebody adopts another
technique forself-preservation—it stores them away inthebones’ fatty tissues oreven
creates sacs called cysts or tumors for this purpose.
Thepoisonous quality ofdrugs thatoccasion vital defensive actions aretermed the
“medicinal action” of the drug.
Pharmacologists mistakenly believe that drugs have specific relations tovarious
parts, organs, orstructures oftheorganism, although they have never been able toverify
it.Hence their belief inselective affinity,i.e.certain drugs actononepartofthebody,
andothers actonother parts. Thus they classify drugs ascathartics, emetics, purgatives,
diaphoretics, etc.
Itisthebody,theliving organism, which chooses theway itcanbest expel drugs.
Some drugs willbethrown outofthebody viakidney excretion, which thepharmacol-
ogist will calldiuretics, another byvomiting, andyetanother byexpectoration. Some
drugs, because oftheir more poisonous nature, will beejected bythebody through as
many channels as possible. Hence, its alleged “multiple actions.”
Healing isanormal physiological orbiological process. Itresults from theorderly
operations oftheordinary andregular forces andprocesses oflife,working with agents
andsubstances thatbear anormal relation totheliving organism. Success ofthebody’ s
efforts atself-healing depends absolutely upon removal ofthecause ofitsills.This istosay,thebody mends itself when causes areremoved. Nohealing cantake place without
removal of cause.
The force thatisinany“medicinal action” isreally vital power,thatis,thepower
ofthebody itself. Understanding thisproperty ofliving matter,wecanclearly seethat
medicines donotatallact;donotfurnish power foraction; anddonotinanymysterious
way impart power tothebody foritsown action. Theaction occurring between thebody
and drugs is exclusively vital action, power being expended, not generated.
Theorganized body hasremarkable powers ofself-regulation, adjustment anddistri-
bution. When unhampered, itdistributes itsavailable energytothevarious organs and
tissues in proportion to their importance and needs.
Easily shown isthatdisease isaprocess ofrepair,renovation orhealing; andthat
“cure” intheproper sense isnothing more norlessthan thecorrection ofthose basic
causes which necessitated, inthefirst place, theinstitution ofdisease. Alldisease phe-
nomena exhibit vital action.
There isthisrelationship: unhygienic conditions oflifegive risetoatoxic state of
thebody.Toxicosis (ortoxin saturation) develops beyond apoint ofvital toleration and
evokes special eliminative efforts. These special efforts aretheprocess called disease.
Disease tends tofreethebody ofitstoxic overload. Disease is,itself, thehealing process.
Recognizing disease asthe“cure,” why employ drugs tostop it?Does thatmake sense?
Is it working against the body’ s efforts to heal an exhibition