 that ADHD is a condition caused by a lack of a mood-altering drug such as Ritalin
®
 or Concerta
®
. I believe
ADHD is a condition caused in large part from nutritional and hormonal imbalances as well as an increased toxic load.
I have found good results in treating ADHD children–as well as other children with behavioral and emotional problems–with
nutritional therapies and detoxification.Studies have shown that correcting iodine deficiency in an iodine-deficient population decreases the frequency of ADHD. My
experience has shown iodine deficiency to be present in over 96% of the nearly 6,000 patients that have been tested in my office.
This includes the testing of many children. Though I do see more adults than children, I have found iodine deficiency occurs in
children in the exact same frequency that it occurs in adults–over 96%.
Italian researchers compared 16 women from an iodine deficient area of Italy to 7 women from a higher iodine area. All the
women were pregnant. The women from the iodine-deficient area had a reduced thyroid hormone (total T4 and free T4) with
elevated TSH as compared to the higher iodine area. The researchers concluded, “It is hypothesized that the imbalance of
maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis during
pregnancy as a consequence of endemic iodine deficiency may be responsible for
the impaired psychoneurological development observed in children from that area. Appropriate iodine and/or thyroxine
prophylaxis to women in that region may prevent the neurobehavioral, cognitive, and motor compromise of that population.”
4
Further research found higher levels of ADHD in the children of women who lived in an iodine-deficient area as compared to
women who lived in an iodine-sufficient area. After 10 years of follow-up, researchers found that ADHD was diagnosed in 11/16
(69%) in the iodine-deficient area versus none (0/11) in the iodine-sufficient area. Furthermore, there was an 11 point decline in
IQ in those children born in the iodine-deficient area as compared to the children born in the iodine-sufficient area. An 11 point
decline in IQ can mean the difference between a successful child and a troubled child.
AUTISM AND IODINE DEFICIENCY
Autism has been increasing at an alarming rate. In 1980, it was estimated that autism was occurring in 1 in 10,000 children. In
1995, the CDC estimated that 1 in 500 children suffered with autism. In 2008, it increased to 1 in 88. The 2008 numbers reflect
a 78% increase in eight years and a staggering 11,400% increase since 1980. The CDC’s autism analyses are shown in
Table 7
.
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Table 7: Autism Rates 2000-2008

These numbers are hard to believe. Why has autism increased at such a rapid rate? There are many theories that try to
explain why autism is rising which include toxic exposures to children from vaccines, mercury, and/or pesticides. Furthermore,
some think that the rise in autism is related to overdiagnosing it. However, overdiagnosing autism cannot explain the epidemic
increases seen. One overlooked cause of the epidemic rise in autism could be iodine deficiency.
Researchers have reported a pattern of iodine decline in a population and a concomitant increase in autism in the U.S., New
Zealand, Australia, England, and Italy.
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WHY CHILDREN NEED IODINE
Children (and adults) need iodine for the normal formation and maintenance of their endocrine glands (e.g., thyroid and
ovaries) and for normal brain development. Inadequate iodine levels, as previously mentioned, will set the stage for poor
development and a lifelong history of learning problems.
I believe that the iodine requirements for children have increased over the last 30 years, just as they have increased for adults.
The main reason the requirements have increased is due to additional exposure to goitrogens such as bromide, fluoride, and
chlorine derivatives. Iodine supplementation can act as the antidote for goitrogen exposure.
My clinical and laboratory experience has clearly shown that bromide toxicity is occurring at epidemic proportions. I have
continually found that bromide toxicity is occurring in most individuals. For more information on bromide, I refer the reader toChapter 11
.
HOW TO TEST CHILDREN FOR IODINE
Children, like adults, can be tested for iodine sufficiency. The iodine loading test will be discussed in
Chapter 13
. Children can
also do an iodine loading test, but their dosage of iodine must be lowered. If a child weighs less than 80 pounds (36kg) he can
take 12.5mg of iodine/iodide (1 Iodoral tablet or 2 drops of
Lugol’s solution) in the morning. Then, 24 hours of urine is collected
and a sample is sent for analysis. It is important to let the laboratory know that it is a child being tested and that the child did not
take the usual adult loading test iodine amount (50mg). Both laboratories (FFP and Hakala) listed in the appendix of the book will
perform an iodine loading test on children.
Children can also be spot urine tested. This can be done as a first morning urine sample. The spot urine test is only accurate
for those not taking an iodine supplement. Once the child has started to supplement with iodine, the appropriate test becomes the
24-hour iodine loading test as described above.
DOSING A CHILD WITH IODINE
How much iodine do you supplement a child with? It is important to remember that every individual is a unique biochemical
person. No one dose fits all. My experience has shown that iodine (in the form of iodine and iodide) dosed at 0.25mg/kg/day (or
0.11mg/pounds/day) is an approximate amount of iodine to ingest for most children. However, I do not suggest supplementing a
child with iodine without working with an iodine-knowledgeable health care provider who can properly test and follow your
child’s laboratory results.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Do children need iodine? Without a doubt, the answer is
“yes”. Children need adequate amounts of iodine to form the normal
architecture of the glandular tissue as well as for the optimal function of the thyroid gland and the entire endocrine system.
Due to the continual and steady exposure to the toxic goitrogens so prevalent in our modern environment, iodine
supplementation is more important than ever, especially in children. I believe that iodine deficiency is one of the main causes (or
the main cause) of ADHD and autism. ADHD and autism are occurring at epidemic rates right now. These illnesses are not due
to a deficiency of a dangerous psychotropic medication. I feel they are both signaling that there is an imbalance in the body,
particularly a sign of a nutritional and hormonal imbalance. The rapidly falling U.S. iodine levels could explain why we are
suffering from an epidemic of both ADHD and autism as well as other childhood behavioral and physical problems.
Rectifying iodine deficiency should be considered a national emergency addressed by the highest levels of the U.S.
government. We are experiencing a collapse of the health of our future–our children. However, all is not bleak. Just as illustrated
in Dawson’s case (at the beginning of the chapter), finding the underlying cause of the illness and instituting appropriate
therapies
can reverse this decline. In both children and adults, iodine deficiency needs to be recognized and treated.
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www.emro.who.int/nutrition/PDF/IDD.PDF
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Toxic Halides: Bromide and Fluoride
CHAPTER 11: TOXIC HALIDES: BROMIDE AND FLUORIDE
Iodine is part of a class of elements known as the halogens. The halogens are a family of elements that form similar salt-like
compounds in combination with sodium and most metals. The halogens are bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, and astatine. The
halogens, for chemistry enthusiasts, are found in group VIIa of the periodic table.
BROMINE
Bromine was discovered in 1826. Bromide, (the reduced form of bromine), is rapidly absorbed in the intestinal tract.
Bromine lies just above iodine in the periodic table. Because the size and weight of bromine is very close to iodine, these two
items can compete with one another for binding in the body, especially in the thyroid gland. Bromine, being of similar size and
shape to iod


inely	treated	with	psychotropic	drugs	like	Prozac.
Symptoms	improve,	and	physical	evidence	for	that	can	be	found	through
brain	scans;	the	parts	of	the	brain	that	malfunction	in	OCD	start	to	become
more	normal	on	the	drug.
But
	obsessive-compulsive	patients	sometimes	seek
relief	through	talk	therapy	instead.	These	patients	frequently	improve,	yet
only	recently	did	anyone	examine	their	brains	with	MRIs	and	PET	scans,	and
what	they	discovered	is	startling:	the	same	impaired	regions	that	become
more	normal	with	Prozac	also	become	more	normal	with	talk	therapy.	(
Jeffrey	Schwartz	is	an	expert	in	OCD	and	based	the	new	theory	in	part	on
such	brain	scans.)
In	other	words,	the	process	of	reflection	and	insight	through	therapy
changed	the	patients’	brain	cells.	This	is	exactly	what	was	predicted	by	the
new	theory	of	quantum	mind.	But	the	answer	was	there	all	along.	The	mind
has	always	been	able	to	change	the	brain.	If	a	person	suddenly	loses	a	loved
one	or	is	fired	from	his	job,	sudden	severe	depression	often	follows.
Depression	is	rooted	in	abnormal	uptake	of	the	brain	chemical	serotonin.	This
physcial	imbalance	is	what	antidepressants	are	typically	designed	to	correct.
Yet	when	someone	loses	a	loved	one	or	gets	fired,	isn’t	it	obvious	that	the
chemical	imbalance	came	about	after	the	bad	news?	Reacting	to	bad	news	is	a
mental	event.	Indeed,	the	entire	world	we	inhabit	of	words	and	thoughts
creates	infinite	brain	changes	in	all	of	us	every	moment.
If	mind	comes	before	brain,	then	what	if	mind	belongs	to	all	of	us?	I	can
say	“my	brain,”	but	I	can’t	say	“my	quantum	field.”	There	is	growing
evidence	that	in	fact	we	do	share	the	same	mind	field.	This	would	go	far	to
support	the	existence	of	heavens	and	hells,	Bardo	and	Akashic	memory,
extending	far	beyond	the	brain.	To	begin	with,	we	need	to	examine	the	kinds
of	ideas	that	people	share	as	a	group.	The	brain	belongs	to	“me,”	but	if	ideas
belong	to	“us,”	then	we	are	participating	together	in	a	field,	sometimes	quite
mysteriously.
The	Brain	Beyond	Boundaries
The	human	brain	processes	only	a	fraction	of	the	information	available	to	it.
By	some	estimates	the	brain	receives	6	billion	bits	of	data
per
	second	(such	as
sound	vibrations,	photons,	X-ray	and	gamma	radiation,	electromagnetic	static,
and	various	chemical	and	electrical	signals	from	the	immediate	environment),
a	floodtide	that	gets	squeezed	into	the	trickle	of	experience	we	actually	notice
and	respond	to.	But	what	we	notice	isn’t	the	same	as	what	we	know.
For
example,	some	so-called	idiot	savants	with	very	low	IQs	can	instantaneously
compute	long	strings	of	numbers,	tell	the	day	of	the	week	that	any	date	fallson	in	the	future,	remember	every	detail	of	their	past,	or	learn	difficult
languages	with	incredible	fluency.	(One	savant	mastered	Finnish,	Arabic,	and
Mandarin	at	a	young	age,	and	only	afterward	did	his	caregivers	realize	he	had
been	learning	these	languages	on	his	own	despite	the	fact	that	he’d	held	the
books	upside	down.)	Such	savants	often	lack	even	the	most	basic	capacity	in
other	areas.	One	well-documented	type	of	savant	is	able	to	perform	music	or
paint	pictures	with	extraordinary	facility	but	cannot	calculate	change	from	a
purchase,	or	tie	their	shoes	without	help.
When	sudden	artistic	abilities	began	to	appear	in	a	small	percentage	of
normal	people	who	suffer	from	brain	tumors	and	other	neurological	disorders,
researchers	looked	at	the	brains	of	savants	and	discovered	that	they,	too,
displayed	brain	abnormalities,	particularly	in	the	right	temporal	lobe.	To	my
knowledge,	the	current	explanation	for	“savant	syndrome”	now	centers	on
such	physical	abnormalities.	Thus	it	seems	that	when	the	brain’s	filtering
system	is	impaired,	reality	expands	in	some	areas	while	it	contracts	in	others.
All	kinds	of	abilities	may	inexplicably	exceed	the	norm.	Joseph	Chilton
Pearce,	a	specialist	in	child	development,	writes	about	the	savant	syndrome	in
his	book
The	Biology	of	Transcendence
.	He	makes	several	striking	points.
The	first	is	that	most	children	with	savant	syndrome	don’t	perform	on	their
own	but	respond	when	asked.	The	second	is	that	they	are	not	especially
interested	in	the	wider	area	of	their	extraordinary	ability.	If	you	sit	down	and
ask	a	savant	what	day	of	the	week	March	12,	2163,	falls	on,	it’s	like	talking	to
a	machine.	The	child
goes
	inward	for	a	few	seconds,	then	pops	up	with	the
answer,	but	might	have	little	interest	in	simple	math.	A	calendar	savant	might
not	be	able	to	multiply	12	by	12.
The	normal	brain	filters	out	information	for	good	reason—it	takes	narrow
experience	to	form	a	self,	a	separate	person	with	limited	beliefs,	goals,
memories,	likes,	and	dislikes.	We	deliberately	reject	huge	portions	of
information,	but	a	damaged	brain	is	exposed	to	everything	through	its
inability	to	select	and	filter.
Pearce	is	particularly	intrigued	by	how	an
“automobile	savant”	could	take	one	look	at	a	parking	lot	and	tell	you	the
make,	model,	and	year	of	every	car	in	it	without	being	able	to	read.	How	does
he	know	this	without	reading	magazines	that	feature	the	latest	models,
including	European	models	that	had	received	no	publicity	in	the	United
States?	It	seems	as	if	these	savant	children	are	accessing	the	mind	field.
Genius	is	another	way	to	access	the	field	beyond	normal	abilities.	Musical
prodigies	like	Mozart	can	see	whole	symphony	scores	in	their	heads.
One
such	prodigy	now	enrolled	in	the	Juilliard	program	for	composers	has	been
able	to	switch	between	four	channels	of	music	in	his	head	since	early
childhood;	when	asked	to	write	a	new	sonata	for	violin,	he	simply	turned	to
the	appropriate	channel	and	took	dictation.	A	direct	link	to	the	field	of
information	seems	possible,	then,	and	we	move	closer	to	the	possibility	thatthe	brain	is	the	receiver	of	mind,	not	its	creator.
This	is	important	to	the	afterlife	because	upon	dying	we	have	no	brain	but
do	desire	to	keep	our	minds.	If	the	Vedic	seers	are	right,	the	human	brain
connects	us	to	infinite	consciousness.	The	fact	that	we	shut	out	so	much	of	the
mind	field	doesn’t	mean	we	have	to.	Aboriginal	peoples	don’t	access	higher
math,	scientific	reasoning,	or	advanced	musical	harmonies,	but	if	a	baby	were
taken	from	a	New	Guinea	jungle	tribe	and	placed	in	the	right	learning
environment,	its	mind	contains	the	potential	for	all	these	skills.	Indeed,	only
in	this	decade	are	certain	trib


 happens in the perfect interface between mind and the visual cortex
of the brain.
Royal Yoga teaches you how to keep the flow of creative intelligence
from being distorted and blocked. If you fall out of sync, exhibiting the
symptoms listed above, you must get out of the way and allow creative
intelligence to restore what has gone awry. The practices aren’t new or
surprising. It’ s a matter of doing what we already know as right living.GETTING BACK IN SYNC
Practice grounding and rest comfortably in yourself.
Take care to get 8 to 9 hours of sound sleep every night,
preferably uninterrupted.
Establish regular hours for eating and sleeping.
Avoid physical and mental exhaustion.
Keep mentally active.
Don’t put toxins in your body. Don’t put toxic experiences in
your mind.
Take time to center yourself if you feel distracted, stressed,
upset, or overwhelmed.
Meditate every day, using any method you choose—taking the
time is more important than the technique.
Go out into Nature and let the experience bring deep
relaxation.
Take your own well-being as seriously as you take work, family,
and relationships.
Learn a physical skill that requires mind-body coordination
(yoga, dancing, aerobics, sports, physical recreation, etc.).
You might look upon this list as familiar advice, but every piece forms
part of the mystery of existence. Everything that went into the evolution of
Homo sapiens was the result  of being in perfect sync with creative
intelligence.
Creative intellig ence has an intention in mind for you person ally, not
simply for our species. Being in perfect sync isn’t like making sure to tune
up your car to keep it in top running order. Being in perfect sync is about
your evolution, and your evolution is about reaching your source so that
you can live in the light.
ExerciseIf you look over the two lists that describe the opposite conditions of
being in or out of sync, a spark  of recognition will grow insid e you. This
spark indicates that more light and lightness comes from being in sync than
from being out of sync. The unblocked flow of creative intellig ence makes
your existence more vibrant, alert, receptive, avid, buoyant, and
appreciative. Take up an activity that brings those qualities to life. Don’ t
settle for the passive state of inertia. Even simple physical activity that
makes you feel more alert and alive is evolutionary. Evolution is the whole
game, and you are evolving when an experience makes you feel new and
renewed. The same desire drives every cell in your body, so it is only
natural for you to share in it fully and perfectly.
OceanofPDF.comWEEK 4
VITAL ENERGY
(Limb of Yoga: Pranayama)THIS PART OF THE JOURNEY
Every limb of Royal Yoga revea ls what is required to lead an ideal life.
The fourth limb, known as pranayama, is concerned with the free flow of
the life force or vital energy known as prana. In the Yoga system, the flow
of prana is life-giving, but unlike physical energy, prana is conscious.
Therefore, it responds to our state of consciousness.
This is of critical importance. The experience of being alive here and
now is meant to be vital and vibrant. Mind and body are alert, and the
energy we assoc iate with youth is present for a lifetime. Ideally, Royal Yoga
provides a pathway to lifelong ener gy and vitality.
Yet this is one area where the gap between an ideal life and real life is
very wide. Time is a falling arc. We expect to age, and although the “new
old age” has raised our expectations in terms of overall health and life
expectancy, the gap remains.
This brings up a fact that most people aren’ t aware of: Aging is a
mysterious process that no one has adequately defined. No two people age
in the same way. At the moment of death, the cause is typically the
breakdown of a single organ or system. If life is based on DNA, which is a
strand of simple organic chemi cals, then we should be protected from the
rigors of old age, because our basic chemical components—carbon, oxygen,
hydrogen, and nitrogen—don’ t age. Most of the atoms in your body are as
ancient as stars.
A single explanation for aging seems impossible and yet is the very
thing we need. Royal Yoga offers a very simple explanation: We age when
prana, the life force, declines.  Like atoms and molecules, prana itself
doesn’ t age, but it can weaken in a person over time. The fourth limb of
Yoga is devoted to practices of breath control—in Sanskrit prana  means
“breath.” Traditi onally, there are dozens of breathing exercises  that aim to
direct the breath for very specific purposes in the body, including the
prevention of aging.
This week we will touch upon breathing from a different angle. Prana,
once you go deeply into it, is about the meeting point between  every atomin creation and the spark of life that animates not just our bodies, but the
cosmos.
MONDAY
Breath of Life
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I join the ﬂow of life with every breath.
I join the ﬂow of life with every breath.
Nature designed us to breathe through our nose, a fact we never bother
to notice until the onset of a cold, allergies, or another condition that
obstructs nasal breathing. It seems amazing, therefore, that Yoga hit upon
the discovery that breathing through your nose has a hidden purpose—it is
the portal through which prana enters the body.
By controlling your breath at the portal, you can potentially direct prana
anywhere at will. Yoga provides a road map of the subtle pathways (or
nadis ) that prana follows. The map looks very much like the netw ork of
blood vessels and nerves mapped by modern medical anatomy. Yoga
teaches that vital energy is always moving. You are most alive when you
feel vibrant with energy; someone is sick or in decline when they are
drained of energy. But, at a deeper level, prana follows the path laid out by
consciousness, which is the true creative force in you and every living
creature.
Since the nadis  are invisible channels and prana can’t be measured
objectively, it doesn’ t have a place in modern medicine. Only by exploring
their own consciousness did the ancient Vedic rishis, or seers, discov er it in
the first place. In practical terms, Royal Yoga is concerned with how the
free flow of prana can increase your quality of life. Its benefits are
experienced personally, beginning with the mind, which makes sense since
prana is the conduit, or carrier, of consciousness.PRANA IS FLOWING FREELY WHEN…
Your mind is alert, and you are thinking clearly.
You feel peaceful inside.
A quiet mind is accompanied by easy, regular breathing.
The mental vrittis of anxiety, worry, and anger settle down and
eventually vanish.
You experience a natural feeling of well-being.
Your mental state is unaffected by stress.
You have a sense of freshness that renews itself every day.
Immediately you can see that the state of prana determines the quality
of a person’ s life. You are designed, according to Yoga, so that prana is
flowing freely when you are simply breathing through your nose. Mouth
breathing is associated with imbalanced states in the body. Any imbalance
serves as a ready indicator of blocked or decreased prana. Leaving aside
colds, allergies, and medical conditions that block breathing, people mouth-
breathe when they are anxious, stressed, exhausted, or depressed, or when
they suffer from  insomnia or sleep apnea. All these disturbed conditions are
also associated with decreased ener gy, both physical and mental.
PRANA IS BLOCKED WHEN…
You feel fatigued or exhausted.
You lose mental clarity.
You experience anxiety.
You display nervousness.
You lose a sense of inner calm.
You can’t pay attention without being easily distracted.
Your have muscle weakness and lose muscle tone.
You show signs of aging.
You become prone to colds, ﬂu, and random infections.
You heal more slowly than normal.Mouth breathing is medically connected with sleep apnea. More
intriguing is how complex the human nose is when examined,  not for the
sense of smell, but for what happens as air enters. The tiny fibers that line
the nasal passage are remarkabl y effective at filtering out airbor ne particles
(up to 20 billion  a day, accordin g to one estimate) as well as warming the
air being inhaled in cold weather and cooling it in warm weathe r, enhancing
the smooth operation of the lungs. There is also a moistening effect in the
nose’ s mucous membranes that is beneficial to the lungs.
Yet Royal Y oga is more focused on how prana functions as the breath of
life, meaning that it transmits the living energy that knows how the body—
indeed, all of creation—should be knit together as a single living organism.
From the cell to the cosmos, the flow of prana is synonymous with the flow
of creative intelligence.
Exercise
On its own, breathing through your nose naturally allows prana  to flow
freely. A simple breath meditat ion like the following is recom mended for
everyone. You can adopt it as a daily practice or turn to it anytime during
your day when you want to be calmer, more centered


 right or earning a million dollars is
a go al. You can not compare the now with anything, because every
other now is lost forever. What changes as you wake up is subtle
but all-i mportant. There is no longer a journey of any kind. Not an
outward journey or an inward one. No dream to be fulfilled, no
fear to escape f rom. The past is no longer filled with regre ts or the
future looming  with threats. The phantom side of life ha s faded
away, and those things were phantoms.
For Every Day
At random moments, whenev er the fancy strikes you, stop and
look around. Say to yourself, “A lot is going on. A lot has always
been go ing on.  I’m here, and that’s what matters.” As you wake up,
these w ords will mean something different to you. They will
expand to embrace more and more. By being here you are joining
the cosmic dance. Appreciate  the dance for what it is tod ay. The
cosmic part will knock on your door when you are ready.YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DA  F I N A L  W O R D
espite our seven billion storie s, we are united in one life.
The fate  of the planet depends on realizing this fact. Once we do,
the human race can evolve to metahuman. How close are we, right
at t his moment? The answer  isn’t clear. Life never settle s down
enough. If a da ily newspaper had been available in ancient Rome,
medieval Fran ce, or Shakespeare’s London, the same  drama
would be seen. The best asp ects of human nature always seem
precariously balanced against the worst. We are the only c reatures
capable of self-pity, and the only creatures who feel they deserve
it.
Instead of focusing on how h umans behave or animals behave
or even  how quarks and b osons behave, we should ask how
consciousness behaves. Consciousness unites everything. All
objects, whethe r a brain cell, a limestone cliff, or a prehistoric flint
knife, represent mind in motion. The play of consciousness is
infinite, but there is unity holding the play together.
If the dense and challengin g ideas in this book leave you
baffled, I sympathize. The las t thing I want to do—or could do—is
to force anyone to accept any thing I say. But it is critical to wake
up t o the one  life we share.  If you consider yourself a modern
person, you live and behave the way the modern world does. As a
point o f pride, the modern world has been wildly successful at
amassing knowledge, one fact at a time. It hasn’t been two decades
since th e number of human genes was counted and the entire
human genome mapped. In the coming decade, the brain’strillions of connections will be mapped through a huge, concerted,
scientific effort.
So it must be  shocking to hear me say in this book  that
anything you can count, measure, calculate, and reduce to data is
part of an all-encompassing illusion. Perhaps even more shocking
is my argument that whatever you can perceive, imagine, or think
about in words inhabits the same illusion. I am not an enemy of
the illusion. I believe that peo ple have a right to upgrade it all they
like, and I feel sorrow for people whose portion of the illusion is so
degraded that they suffer.
But only waking up allows  for the unity of one life t o be
experienced di rectly. Otherwise, the world will always be a clash of
opposites, founded on the certainty that humans are capable of the
best and the w orst. What makes us capable of listening to our
demons one day and blessing the angels the next day isn’t really
human nature, though. It is the state of separation we keep
reinforcing, generation after generation.
I don’t foresee Homo sapiens  taking a collective leap in its
evolution, but  I know it can. Our evolution shifted fr om the
physical to the mental domain tens of thousands of years ago,
even when early humans we re naked and vulnerable, leading an
existence as fraught with threats as any animal caught u p in the
contest of predator and prey. It’s a total mystery how we acquired
self-awareness. Once we did, or our hominid ancestors did, the
mind was poised to triumph in every aspect of life. But the active
mind i sn’t the same as consciousness. A thought, feeling, or
sensation is like a wave that  rises and falls; consciousness is the
ocean.
This an alogy goes back thousands of years in India, and I can’t
remember as a child when I  first heard it. The words felt like a
cliché, however, the way that “Love thy neighbor” or “To be, or not
to be, / That is the question” feels like a cliché. Repetition leaches
meaning away, even from the most profound sayings.
I po ndered this obstacle and decided that the direct path has to
bring a small awakening every day; waking up shouldn’t be held
out as the ultim ate reward at the end of the spiritual path. In my
own life I aim at three kinds of experiences. If one of themhappens today, I’ve achieved a small awakening. If two or all three
happen, the small awakening becomes magnified. Here are the
three experiences:
I see reality more clearly.
I feel less entangled in habit, memory, outworn beliefs, and
old conditioning.
I stop clinging to expectations and external rewards.
How would these experiences apply in your life?
YOU SEE REALITY MORE CLEARL Y
This is the expe rience of perceiving with fresh eyes. You give up
old ways of int erpreting the world around you and your o wn life.
Interpretation is built into perception. It is unavoidable that you
give names to everything, have opinions, draw on past
experiences, an d render judgments about whatever is hap pening.
The world has been interpret ed for you since you were an infant,
and yet you have control ove r this now that you are an adult. The
world doesn’t have to chan ge. If you perceive freshness and
renewal, if you wake up with a sense of optimism and feel open to
the unknown, then every day is a world. You don’t have to try to
live in the pr esent moment—you won’t be able to escape the
present mome nt. It will draw  you in without resistance, because
there is everything to gain and nothing to lose when a person lives
here an d now, rather than re peating the past and anticipating the
future.
YOU FEEL LESS ENT ANGLED IN HABIT, MEMOR Y,
OUTWORN BELIEFS, AND OLD CONDITIONING
This is the feeling of getting unstuck. Virtual reality would be
perfectly accep table if people felt free to alter it according to their
own desires. But a great deal of life is beyond our control, whichleads to a feeling of being trapped, confined, limited, and even
suffocated. I lump these feel ings into the phrase “getting stuck.”
By getting unstuck you disentangle yourself from the complicated
web woven by the ego-personality. This web has become sticky
through the process of identification. Anytime you say “I am X,”
you are further away from being able to say “I am.” As we saw, X
can be anything: your name, job, marital status, race, religion,
nationality. Th ese and much more become your personal story. “I
am” is beyond all stories.
YOU ST OP CLINGING T O EXPECT ATIONS AND
EXTERNAL REW ARDS
This is the ex perience of becoming your true self. The ego-
personality is constantly on the lookout for external rew ards to
validate its worth. If you ask people, “Which would you rather be—
happy simply to exist or rich?” their answer is obvious. The need
for ext ernal rewards, not just money but status, the right
neighborhood, a new car, social approval, and more, fuels our
dependence on them. Over time the ego-personality has become a
dominant force, even when someone considers himself
unambitious or spiritual—the front pew in church feels better than
the last row. But the ego is a false guide, because t he total
fulfillment it promises is a lways over the horizon. Living on
expectation goes hand in hand with needing external rewards—
there is always a mythical jo lt of pleasure or triumph or wealth,
the big score th at will make life worthwhile once and for all. To cut
the strings, you need to feel that the absence of external rewards
isn’t painful, because it is off set by inner rewards. The gre atest of
these is the freedom to be yourself.
As a result of t hese three experiences, waking up becomes  your
life, litt le by little, and then, almost without knowing it, you are
participating in the one life, which is real, radiant, and whole.
Because everyo ne can have small awakenings, the future of our
species doesn’ t have to be a grand project marked by the great
upheavals of war and peace, revolution and backsliding,


ows	the	effects	of	aging,	reduces	pain
and	helps	to	improve	mood,	clarity	of	mind,	balance,	coordination	and	spatial
awareness—not	to	mention	the	confidence	boost	that	comes	from	“getting
physical.”	The	body	has	almost	seven	hundred	different	muscles;	without
physical	activity,	these	muscles	quickly	waste	away	and	lose	their	strength.
When	certain	muscles	are	weak,	others	will	compensate	to	do	the	work,	which
can	cause	painful	physical	damage	to	the	body	with	long-term	wear	and	tear.
What	happens	then?	Canes,	walkers	and	pain	medications	are	the	frequently
prescribed	treatments,	but	the	problem	is	inactivity.	A	study	reported	in	the
Journal	of	the	American	Medical	Association
in	1996	found	that	physically
inactive	people	are	up	to	twice	as	likely	to	die	prematurely	as	those	who	are
physically	fit.
Lack	of	exercise	actually	may	be	a	greater	health	risk	than	smoking.
People
who	exercise	regularly	and	also	smoke	typically	live	longer	and	healthier	lives
than	people	who	do	not	smoke	but	also	do	not	exercise.	Consider	what	happens
to	bedridden	people—bodies	that	do	not	move	or	exercise	at	all.	Their	cells
become	increasingly	more	deficient	and	toxic,	wasting	away	daily.	Unused
muscles	lose	10	to	15	percent	of	their	strength	per	week	and	half	their	strength	in
just	three	to	five	weeks.	Meanwhile,	the	bones	and	joints	become	weak,	brittle
and	susceptible	to	fracture	or	breakage.
Exercise	for	Your	Mind’s	Sake
Exercise	is	important	for	mental	function,	helping	to	engage	and	clear	the
mind.	Lack	of	exercise	makes	a	person	more	susceptible	to	mental	illness.
Exercise	is	an	excellent	stress-management	technique.	Older	people	who
exercise	are	3.5	times	less	likely	to	develop	Alzheimer’s	disease	than	those	who
lead	sedentary	lives.	Engage	in	some	kind	of	physical	activity	every	day.	Letting
days	or	weeks	go	by	without	any	exercise	has	a	negative	impact	on	the	health	of
your	brain	cells	as	well	as	all	your	other	cells.	The	known	benefits	of	exerciseinclude	the	following:
•	Releases	brain	chemicals	that	alleviate	feelings	of	anxiety,	depression	and
mental	stress.
•	Enhances	the	immune	system	(by	increasing	natural	killer-cell	activity)
and	improves	the	body’s	ability	to	fight	infections.
•	Slows	the	onset	of	aging	effects,	such	as	slowed	nerve	impulses	and	bone
demineralization	(including	osteoporosis).
•	Reduces	the	risk	of	developing	Type	II	diabetes	by	about	25	percent	and
decreases	insulin	resistance.
•	Helps	lower	blood	pressure.	Regular	exercise	can	lower	blood	pressure	by
ten	points	or	more.
•	Helps	prevent	cardiovascular	disease	by	blocking	the	buildup	of	plaque	in
the	arteries.
•	Dissolves	blood	clots	and	reduces	the	risk	of	stroke.
•	Reduces	cancer	risk;	just	four	hours	of	exercise	per	week	lowers	a
woman’s	risk	of	breast	cancer	by	almost	60	percent.
•	Tones	and	conditions	the	entire	body	and	helps	prevent	obesity.
Diet	Fads	and	Facts
Dieting	to	lose	weight	is	a	recurring	theme	in	American	life.	New	diet	plans
are	announced	repeatedly.	Weight-reducing	products	flood	the	market,	often
promoted	by	famous	or	ordinary	people	with	“remarkable”	stories.	For	lasting
results	in	any	weight-loss	program,	however,	exercise	is	essential.	Decreasing
calories	(dieting)	as	a	weight-loss	method	can	actually	cause	the	body	to	slow	its
metabolic	rate	to	conserve	energy.	By	starving,	one	has	less	energy	and	burns
less	fat,	and	the	unwanted	pounds	are	likely	to	stay	right	where	they	are.	Regular
exercise	changes	how	your	body	produces	energy	(like	stoking	a	fire	or	heating
up	a	furnace),	increasing	one’s	ability	to	burn	stored	fat	and	lose	weight.
America	has	a	serious	obesity	epidemic	that	worsens	yearly	and	begins	at
younger	and	younger	ages.	Consider	our	children,	who	are	spending	more	time
with	computers,	television	and	video	games,	and	less	time	at	physical	play.	From
1960	to	2000,	obesity	among	U.S.	children	aged	six	to	ten	years	increased	54
percent.	Parents,	do	not	kid	yourselves:	Few	children	outgrow	weight	problems.
Eighty	percent	of	obese	children	and	adolescents	become	obese	adults.
These
high	obesity	levels	in	children	already	are	contributing	to	widespread	diseases,
including	cardiovascular	disease,	diabetes	and	cancer.	These	conditionsfrequently	are	associated	with	obesity	and	used	to	be	rare	in	children.
The	only	way	to	stop	this	cycle	is	to	start	with	the	kids!	At	least	adults	can
understand	that	bodies	are	made	of	cells	that	must	be	maintained.	Young
children	do	not,	yet	they	suffer	the	repercussions.	Adults	need	to	instruct
children.	We	only	hurt	them	when	we	allow	them	to	develop	sedentary	and
unhealthy	lifestyles—when	we	allow	them	to	sit	in	front	of	electronic	screens	as
a	way	of	life,	rarely	exercising	or	seeing	the	light	of	day.
Gain—Without	the	Pain
In	general,	everybody	needs	some	kind	of	physical	movement	every	day.
Establishing	and	adhering	to	a	routine	may	be	difficult.	Realistically,	how	do
you	fit	a	workout	into	an	already	busy	life?	By	doing	what	you	like	to	do.	If	you
do	not	like	a	particular	type	of	exercise	(and	you	do	it	more	for	the	“medicine”
than	for	the	enjoyment),	you	are	far	less	likely	to	continue	it.	Experiment	until
you	discover	the	activity	or	routine	that	is	right	for	you,	one	that	genuinely
engages	you.
A	vigorous	and	challenging	exercise	routine	is	ideal,	but	most	importantly,
establish	a	routine	that	you	can	practice	consistently.	Occasional,	erratic
workouts	provide	little	benefit.	Furthermore,	intense	physical	activity	with	an
out-of-shape	body	increases	risk	of	injury.	If	you	do	not	exercise	every	day,
absolutely	avoid	long	periods	of	time	(a	week	or	more)	of	being	sedentary;
living
a	sedentary	lifestyle	is	the	same	as	inviting	disease	and	injury	into	your	body.
Establishing	a	healthy	exercise	routine	requires	evaluating	your	body’s
comfort	level	and	limits.	Exercises	should	be	challenging,	but	not	painful.	Pain
is	a	warning.	Mild	discomfort	is	normal,	but	once	the	body	is	warmed	up,	pain
should	go	away.	If	not,	perhaps	the	exercise	is	too	intense,	or	perhaps	more
thorough	stretching	and	warmup	are	needed.
How	much	exercise	do	we	need?	In	1995,	the	Centers	for	Disease	Control	and
Prevention	and	the	American	College	of	Sports	Medicine	surveyed	existing
evidence.	Both	organizations	recommend	that	every	American	get	a	minimum	of
thirty	minutes	of	physical	activity	every	day.	Within	reason,	the	more	intense	the
exercise,	the	greater	the	health	benefits.	For	example,	men	burning	two	thousand
to


 daily since November 95. I have eczema for the last 30 years on the left foot.
It has been there inspite of various treatments. Similarly, on the right hand index finger
eczema is there for the last 10 years.  I have lower back pain for quite few years. It was called
spondylitis. I have been OP for the last 1 year and 8 months. Lower back pain has completely
gone and no pain. Eczema on the right index finger is also cured and skin is normal. The
eczema on the left foot is becoming normal with a little itching sometimes. I am sure it will
also go, but the cure is simply surprising, but I am confident that the remaining symptoms
of eczema on the left foot will also be cured.
                                                                       C.V.Purnachandra Rao, Chennai, T.N
Tooth Pain and Loose Teeth
I am an 86 year, aged retired public servant. I developed tooth ache. The toothache  was really
agonizing. I thought, I may try, being a skeptic, oil pulling before visiting the dentist.  Hardly did I
try it for a couple of days then the intensity of ache came down.  In another two days the pain
stopped totally. This pain was centered on an incisor the base of which was affected and tooth
itself was shaking. Having got some relief I developed faith in its efficacy and continued the
treatment for a fortnight.  The affected tooth miraculously firmed up  and now I am able to bite
fruits and other not so hard items of food.  This is a radical change....I feel thankful for this
therapy.
G.R.Bhagavannarayana,(Retd,Govt service), 86 years, Rajamundry,533 105 AP.
90 year old Senior’s Opinion
Summer is very severe and heat is unbearable with day temperatures about 40degrees
centigrade.  After 7 to 8 months of OP, I have found good results. I have removed the ‘neck
band’. The digestive system has improved. My wife completed one year of OP. In the beginning
the spit out after OP was viscous and thick and now it is watery. We feel that our diseases
have pulled out of our body and we have become healthy. We wish to continue OP life long. If
any one asks my opinion, I tell them it is ‘ excellent and there is no comparison’.
I have been continuing OP for the last six years with sunflower oil. I am now running my 90th year.
Our health is good by God’s grace and your good advice. We pray to God to keep you and your
family healthy and happy. Our blessings to you.
K.Hutcha.Reddy, Siruguppa, Bellary, Karnataka
OIL PULLING THERAPY IN PIONEER MATCH INDUTRIES
DHARMAPURI, Tamil Nadu, India
(Letter from J P Balasubramanyam, Managing Partner, dated 28- 9- 2005, reproduced)
Oil Pulling (OP) therapy was introduced to around 150 women workers in the factory. They
report to the factory in the morning between 6 to 7 AM. The benefits of the therapy were
explained to them and were asked to report without eating or drinking- on empty stomach. Oil
was distributed to them, free of cost. After 25 days we have ascertained
Their impression regarding the results it produces on their body. As OP cures various types of
ailments, we asked their opinion, in the under mentioned four categories.
The results of 144 workers who have done OP for a minimum of 20 days are given below:-
Very good        -   23 - workers  16 %
                              Good              -    58     “             40 %
                              Average          -    56     “             39 %
                              No effect         -      7     “              5 %
                                                 Total -144
In one of the above mentioned 144 workers, we have found an excellent effect on a woman
supervisor aged 35 with two children. She is a diabetic for the last two years. She spends about
Rs - 300/- per month on medicines. After 20 days of OP she reduced 50 % of the medicines and
found there is no problem in doing daily routine work and blood sugar was normal. Again after
another 20 days of OP, she discontinued all medicines. Blood sugar level was normal. She is able
to do the routine work in the factory in a much better manner; general tiredness reduced a lot.
She is able to do more work with less strain to the body.
Informal talk with those who practiced OP, indicates it working very well for the diseases:
Tooth pain and related problems; Cold; Asthma; Blood Pressure; Diabetes; Menstrual
Problems, constipation and general health.
Experiment with the oil therapy for any common disease, like common cold, sneezing, hay
fever, migraine headache, cough, sore throat, pains etc and see the results in your own
body within a short period and get convinced. I am convinced that OP is good for any
problem of health.
How does OP cure diseases?
(a) Physically the process of OP cleans the teeth, mouth and makes the oral
cavity hygienic, free from bacteria and foreign particles.
(b) The burden of the body and toxic load gets reduced and blood is purified.
(c) During OP the metabolism is increased and keeps the body in a persistent
state of health.
(d) During OP, nervous stimulation releases/inhibits hormones and other
secretions and brings about homeostasis. The immune system is also
strengthened.
According to Ayurveda Tridosha principle the doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha in
balance is health and imbalance is disease. OP with sesame oil is prescribed as a
daily routine. Keeping oil gargles in the mouth daily balances three-Doshas and cures
diseases.
      OP cures diseases based on the principle of Homoeopathy what causes a disease cures it.
Benefits of OP:
a) OP is both preventive and curative.
b) It is easy, safe and affordable home therapy.
c) OP saves your money, keeps you healthy and makes you more productive.
Conclusion
There is a saying "Health is Wealth".  This fact dawns on us when we are already threatened by
a serious chronic disease, which has no cure except daily medication.
Keeping healthy is our primary responsibility. You should be an example for your family members
in keeping good health. It is never late, to begin OP and observe healthy habits and become
healthy. A healthy person is "cost, time and efficiency effective and is a good manager”. OP is
easily the best to keep your mouth and body healthy. Be one by Practice.
In this age of modern medical advances to think of or have such a simple therapy as OP is
God given Great Gift.
OP maintains homeostasis in the body and keeps the body healthy without necessity for
medicines.
My sincere advice to all is “Practice OP and Experience good health” and that will be good
for you, your family and the nation in saving expenditure, increasing productivity and in
spreading Health and Happiness.
MAY ALL BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY
Information for Practitioners
This pamphlet can be reproduced or translated into any language and printed or reprinted in any
publication. It should not be altered, changed, distorted, or abridged. Please send me a few
copies.
I am at your service to explain advice and demonstrate OP to any group in a meeting or assembly
and clear doubts during practice. Write to me with a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Write your experience and help in the promotion and propagation of OP. Send copies to the News
Papers and periodicals and a copy to me. Print media is the best to promote this therapy. If you
do not want your name to be published do not hesitate but write that also.
There is a book in English on OP under publication on the subject by me. It contains complete
details about OP, frequently asked questions with answers, specific diseases with advice,
testimonials (120) on diseases cured, a chapter on healthy habits and how OP cures diseases as
oil used in mouth and in terms of Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Modern medicine and diseases
cured. Effect of OP on Ageing and Longevity is included. Details about each of the subjects with
frequently asked questions and answers are given.
Tummala Koteswara Rao (Retired Lt Col T K Rao)
"TUMMALA", No. 2815, 5th cross, Vivekananda layout,
Ward no 13, T. Dasarahalli, Bangalore - 560 057.
Telephone: 091-80-28395528.
Web site: www.oilpulling.com
APPEAL TO ALL
Well Known Law in Physics :
What is proved theoretically may not always be proved experimentally but
what is proved experimentally can always be proved theoretically.
Testimonies provide the experimental proof and I gave briefly an indication of the theoretical back
ground of “How does OP cure Diseases” under Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Modern medicine and
the effect of sunflower swishing in the mouth for 15 to 20 minutes in detail in my Book on OP “OIL
PULLING, A UNIVERSAL REMEDY’.
Prevention of sickness is good, not only for you personally but also for the family, society, your
organization and the country. Minimizing expenditure, increasing productivity, reducing personal
and family suffering, minimizing the load on public and private


. Inhale easily through your left nostril.
Close the left nostril with the two middle fingers and exhale out of the
right nostril. Inhale easily through the right nostril.
In Pranayama, the hand changes positions with each exhalation of
breath.In Pranayama, the hand changes positions with each exhalation of
breath.
Alternate nostrils for 5 minutes. Then lower your arm and sit back
comfortably with eyes closed for 1 or 2 minutes. You can proceed
immediately to meditation if that is your next activity.
Note that you begin each breath on the exhale and finish on the inhale—
this is different from most Western breathing exercises, which begin by
taking in a deep breath. In Pranayama, you do not need to take deep breaths.
Just let your breathing come naturally but a little slower and deeper than
usual. If at any time you feel like breathing through your mouth, go ahead,
then return to the exercise as soon as you feel comfortable again. For many
people the pattern of breathing changes at times; this is normal and a good
sign that you are reaching a more balanced style of respiration.
OceanofPDF.comCHAPTER 14
SEASONAL  ROUTINE— BALANCING THE WHOLE YEAR
One of the lesso ns of the quant um mechanical body is that a person does
not stop at the boundary of his skin. His existence continues outward
throughout nature. Vata, Pitta, and Kapha are at play everywher e around us,
linking our physiologies to the world at large. That is why your body
changes with the weather, sensi ng rain in its bones or growing lazy during
the first awakening days of spring. Your doshas are keeping a weather
watch for heat, cold, wind, humidity, and all the other variations that the
seasons bring.
When a cold, dry wind begins to blow, the Vata inside you responds,
because it too is cold, dry, and moving. It senses that someth ing akin to
itself has begun  to dominate the scene. Each dosha recognizes a particular
kind of weather that brings it out, according to the principle of “like speaks
to like.”
Cold, dry weather, along with wind, accumulates Vata. Hot weather
accumulates Pitta, more so if it is also humid. Cold, wet weather or snow
accumulates Kapha.
The word accumulate means that a dosha is increasing in response to
surrounding influences; if it increases too much, the accumulation goes on
to aggravation, a serious stage of imbalance. The reason a dosha can affect
you out of seaso n, as when you get a cold in summer, is that there is a delay,
or a spillover effect. It takes time for a dosha to accumulate to the point
where it begins to disrupt your body’ s functioning. The first weeks of
autumn may seem perfectly comfortable until you suddenly notice some
anxiety or a twinge in your joints, signs of Vata aggravation.The principle at work here is the same as with a morning hangover: It
takes a while for your body to process a mistake and spit it out in the form
of a symptom. Vata moves the quickest, so its imbalances tend to show up
fastest, followed  by Pitta, which might take a month before causing visible
trouble, and finally Kapha, which typically remains “stuck ” like cold
molasses all winter, only to “melt down” and flow in the spring (having a
runny nose and sinus problems in April or May indicates that you needed to
take better care of Kapha in February).
DOSHAS AND THEIR SEASONS
As with the rhythms of the day, there are master cycles matched to the
doshas that run throughout the year. Our bodies automatically flow with
these changes as long as we do not interfere. Ayurveda divides the year into
three seasons in place of the usual four.
Kapha season falls in spring—mid-Mar ch to mid-June.
Pitta season falls in summer and early autumn—mid-June to mid-October.
Vata season bridges late autumn and winter—mid-October to mid-Mar ch.
A complete yearly cycle takes us through Kapha, Pitta, and Vata, in that
order, mirroring the daily cycle. The calendar season that gets absorbed is
autumn, because it is divided between two doshas. Autumn is considered
Pitta as long as hot weather prevails and Vata as soon as it turns cold, dry,
and windy. Peop le who have a predominance of Vata will walk outside on a
crisp October day and feel that the weather is extremely conge nial to them
—perhaps too much so. The lively, exhilarating quality of fall is only a step
away from the fatigue and depression that some people feel at this time of
year. The Vata wind seems to fan their inner spark and then blow it out. So
one has to be attentive to balancing the whole year, particularly when your
body type approaches its vulnerable period.
The three Ayurvedic seasons are only approximate and have to be
adjusted accordi ng to local conditions. In India, for example, there are sixseasons, in keeping with the arrival of the monsoon and other climatic
changes that we do not have in the continental United States. On the other
hand, many areas of Florida have practically year-round Pitta conditions,
giving way to a brief Vata or Kapha winter.
It is not really the calendar but nature itself that tells us when the doshas
will be influenc ed. Any damp, cold, overcast day will cause an increase of
Kapha, whether  it occurs in fall, winter, or spring. The doshas have the
keenest of weather eyes. Even in Florida, they adapt to the minor shifts that
prevail in the climate, enabling one to experience a comple te cycle of
Kapha, Pitta, and Vata during the year.
FOLLOWING A SEASONAL  ROUTINE
Traditionally, Ayurveda advises that everyone should follow a seasonal
routine (ritucharya ) to preserve balance as the seasons change. This routine
does not involve major alterations in your lifestyle, only a shift of emphasis.
You should always maintain your Ayurvedic daily routine—that remains of
primary importa nce—and continue to follow the diet that pacifies your
major dosha (or the one speci fied by a Ayurvedic doctor), with certain
variations to blend into the season.
KAPHA  SEASON (Spring and Early Summer)
Favor a diet that is lighter, drier, and less oily than during other seasons.
Heavy dairy products (cheese, yogurt, and ice cream) should be reduced,
since they especially tend to aggravate Kapha. Favor warm food and drink.
Eat more foods with pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes and fewer with
sweet, sour, and salty tastes.
PITT A SEASON (Midsummer Through Early Autumn)Agni is naturally low during hot weather, so you may find that your
appetite decreas es in summer. Respect this change by not overe ating. Favor
cool food and drink, but not ice cold. Your body will want more liquids in
hot weather, but it is important not to douse the digestive fire by drinking
cold liquids after a meal. Favor sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes and
reduce sour, salty, and pungent ones.
VATA SEASON (Late Autumn Through Winter)
Favor warm food and drink, heavier food, and a more oily diet than you
do durin g the rest of the year. Make sure your food is well cooked and easy
to diges t, accompanied by plenty of warm liquids (hot water or Vata tea is
best). Eat more of the sweet, sour, and salty tastes and less of the bitter,
astringent, and pungent. Avoid dry or uncooked foods (especially salads and
raw fruits and vegetables). Don’ t worry if your appetite increase s—this is a
natural tendency  in winter and helps pacify Vata dosha; however, be sure
not to eat more than you can comfortably digest.
Two other general points apply:
Eat fresh produce at all times of year, preferably those that are grown
locally.
Avoid foods that are not locally in season—for example, fewer
tomatoes or lettuce in winter, fewer grains in summer, no fruits
shipped half-ripened from other locales, and so on.
As you can see, the seasonal routine involves mostly the commonsense
adjustments in eating habits that we already follow. But look around a
restaurant on a frigid February day and notice how many diners still order
chilled salads and ice cream; not knowing any better, almost everyone will
be drinking ice water, beer, or cold white wine—all of which are
aggravating to Vata during its most prominent season.In general, the season to be most vigilant about is the one your body type
matches—summer for Pittas, winter for Vatas, spring for Kaphas. These are
times when you want to be especially faithful to your body-ty pe regimen.
Also, at the turn of every season Vata dosha tends to become more
vulnerable, so it is good to be careful about Vata when winter turns to
spring, spring to summer, and so on, because this is typically when seasonal
colds and flu strike.
If you have two doshas


leaves	you	feeling	soothed	and	chilled	out.	No	stimulating	hip-
hop	or	hard	rock	at	this	time!
HONOR	THE
SACRED	HOUR
Treat	the	last	hour	before	bed	as	sacred	time	for	you.	Try	reading	something
relaxing	or	spiritually	uplifting,	or	meditating.	There	are	excellent	ways	to	set
the	energetic	tone	as	you	drift	into	sleep.	(See
Pillar	6
	for	more	specifics	about
meditation.)	Your	nighttime	reading	should	be	done	with	real	books	instead	of
an	electronic	reader	that	can	disrupt	your	internal	cues	and	sleep	patterns.
During	the	sacred	hour,	what	you	avoid	is	just	as	crucial	as	what	you	engage
in.	Avoid	stressful	or	stimulating	activities.	Late	at	night	is	not	the	ideal	time	to
complete	last-minute	work	on	a	presentation,	hit	the	gym,	or	engage	in	a
dynamic	Vinyasa	yoga	flow.	It’s	also	not	the
best	time	to	get	into	a	big
emotional	discussion	with	your	partner	or	a	friend.	You’ll	be	better	off	saving
that	for	morning	tea	or	a	Saturday	hike,	if	you	can	put	it	off	until	then.
Stressful	activities	just	have	no	place	before	bedtime.	They	can	induce	your
body	to	secrete	the	stress	hormone	cortisol,	which	can	make	you	feel	more	alert.
Chill	out	and	steer	clear	of	anything	non–chilled	out.
SECURE	THE	BEST	BEAUTY	SLEEP	POSE
Research	has	shown	that	exactly	how	you	sleep	on	your	pillow	can	influence	wrinkleformation.	One	study	from	the	journal	of
Clinical	and	Experimental	Dermatology
studied	mechanical	forces	on	the	face	and	how	they	influenced	wrinkles	and
superficial	facial	changes,	including	the	formation	of	crow’s-feet	and	lines	around
the	mouth.	They	found	that	redistributing	pressure	could	help	reduce	wrinkles.
3
So	what	can	you	do?	First,	ensure	that	you	have	the	right	kind	of	pillow	(see
this
page
)	and	avoid	sleeping	on	your	stomach,	which	may	create	pressure	and
enhance	wrinkles	to	an	even	greater	degree.	Also	avoid	crossing	your	legs	when
you	sleep.	It’s	not	only	bad	for	circulation,	but	can	also	twist	your	spine,	leaving	you
feeling	unbalanced	in	the	morning.	Try	sleeping	with	a	pillow	between	your	legs,
which	will	keep	your	legs	and	hips	more	balanced.
Create	a	Personal	Bedroom	Cave
One	of	the	most	important	routines	you	can	create	is	the	habit	of
sleeping	in
an	ideal	environment.	If	you	look	at	the	sleeping	habits	of	other	animals,
regardless	of	whether	they	sleep	during	the	day	or	the	night,	you	will	find	bears
and	bats	burrowed	deep	in	cool,
dark,	quiet	caves.	Let’s	take	this	cue	from
nature	as	a	guide	to	create	an	ideal
sleep	environment.	There	are	three	factors
that	are	essential	for	creating	your	own	personal	beauty	sleep	“cave”	right	in
your	own	home.
COOL
Warm	temperatures	might	feel	great	during	the	day	when	you’re	outside,
especially	if	you	like	to	hike,	bike,	or	go	to	the	beach.	But	high	temperatures	are
not	great	for	sleep.	In	fact,	some	research	has	shown	a	connection	between
insomnia	and	elevated	body	temperatures.
4
	You’ve	perhaps	already	experienced
how	much	easier	it	is	to	sleep	soundly	when	you	can	snuggle	under	the	covers.
When	you	sleep,	your	body’s	temperature	drops	mildly,	which	actually	helps
prepare	you	to	sleep	through	the	night.
While	the
National	Sleep	Foundation	recommends	a	cool	65	degrees
Fahrenheit	(18	degrees	Celsius)
5
	for	sleep,	somewhere	between	65	and	75
degrees	Fahrenheit	(18	to	24	degrees	Celsius),	depending	on	your	particular
body	constitution,	is	a	good	range	to	help	you	drop	off	to	sleep	faster	and	more
deeply.	Some	researchers	believe	that	keeping	temperatures	steady	throughout
the	night	is	important,	and	that	if	there	is	a	rise	or	fall	in	temperature	you
might	experience	less	quality	REM	sleep.	If	possible,	set	your	home
thermometer	to	hold	steady	at	a	certain	temperature.	From	a	beauty	perspective,
excessive	heat	can	cause	you	to	lose	even	more	fluids	throughout	the	night,	and
sleep	is	already	dehydrating.	Chronic,	excessive	nighttime
dehydration	over
time	can	contribute	to	drying	out	and	taxing	your	skin.DARK
Your	whole	bedroom	needs	to	be	as	dark	as	possible.	Move	as	much	electronic
equipment	out	of	your	bedroom	as	possible	(surely	the	printer	can	fit
somewhere
in	the	living	room)	and	get	rid	of	digital	alarm	clocks	that	are
plugged	in	and	introduce	their	own	lights	and	electromagnetic	frequencies.
Then	go	through	and	use	black	tape	to	cover	any	little	blinking	lights	that	can’t
be	avoided.	Light	tells	your	brain	that	it’s	time	to	wake	up,	and	even	a	small
amount	of	ambient	light	from	your	cell	phone	or	computer	can	disrupt	the
production	of	melatonin,
6
	which	regulates	sleep	cycles.
It’s	also	very	helpful	to	equip	your	room	with	heavy	blackout	shades	that
completely	block	out	the	sunlight	along	with	outside	streetlights	or	car	lights.
This	is	especially	important	if	you	live	on	a	busy	road	or	in	a	city.	An	eye	mask
is	also	a	great	tool	to	help	block	out	light.	If	you	don’t	like	the	feel	of	a	mask,
which	can	feel	constricting	to	some,	simply	drape	a	dark	T-shirt	over	your	eyes.
Strive	for	the	complete	darkness	of	a	deeply	burrowed	cave,	trying	to	re-create
that	natural	environment	of	peace	and	relaxation.
SACRED	BEDROOM	ACTIVITIES
There	are	(probably)	multiple	rooms	in	your	house	or	apartment	for	all	the
functions	you	perform	daily	as	a	human	being.	While	it’s	not	a	bad	idea	to	work	on
your	computer	at	the	kitchen	table	or	sometimes	eat	dinner	on	your	couch	in	the
living	room	if	you	feel	like	it,	it’s	important	to	keep	your	bedroom	activities	to	the
bare	minimum:	sleep,	relaxation,	and	sex.
That’s	it
.	Ban	laptops,	TVs,	and	work
materials	from	your	bedroom.	Keeping	your	bed	only	for	relaxing	or	lovemaking	will
help	strengthen	your	mental	association	between	your	bedroom	and	sleep—or
lovemaking	and	then	sleep,	on	those	occasions!
Some	light	reading	in	bed,	especially	of	inspiring	or	spiritual	material,	is	highly
recommended.	This	content	can	seep	into	and	positively	influence	your	mind	as	you
are	drifting	off	to	sleep.	But	TV,	with	its	stimulating	lights	and	images,	should	be
avoided.	Keep	your	TV	in	your	living	room,	not	your	bedroom.
QUIET
Depending	on	where	you	live,	you	may	not	be	able	to	control	the	noise	in	your
external	environment,	which	may	include	barking	dogs,	chattering	teenagers,
noisy	car	engines,	and	the	like.	As	much	as	we	would	like	to,	we	can’t	make	all
the	outside	signs	of	life	go	away	when	it’s	time	for	bed.	But	you
can
	control	the


, and some are deadly poison. For instance, atropine and strychnine, two of the most deadly poisons, are extracted from plants. This is why we should stick to
conventional fruits and vegetables that have been found best by long experience.

22. SUN-DRIED FOODS
   In dried fruits the natural contents are gr eatly concentrated by removal of the water,
resulting in a tendency toward toxic reacti ons in sensitive persons. Dates frequently
cause sore spots in the mouth and lips as well as stomach upset. Fresh pineapple,
while not a dried food, can cause similar eff ects. The effect of dried figs in producing
loose bowels is widely known. Dried peaches and apricots have been known to have
such effects. Raisins are much milder, however some sensitive people have such symptoms from them.

23. REFINED OILS AND SHORTENINGS
   Fresh foods from either vegetable or an imal sources contain a considerable amount
of oil, so if fresh foods are eaten our oil requirements are well taken care of.
   Most commercial oils and shortenings are highly refined by heat and chemicals,
stabilizing them to such an extent that they are not readily assimilated by the flesh and
thus remain in the bloodstream, diluting the blood so grossly that nowadays when
people are autopsied after death large masse s of yellow oil are found in the heart
chambers and main arteries instead of blood. This shocking dilution  of the blood by
processed oils leads to nutritional deficien cies because the fat-soluble nutrients and
vitamins in the blood are dissolved in the oil and thus locked up and withheld from
use by the body. Any slight reduction in blood cholesterol due to eating these "poly-
unsaturated" oils is more apparent than real, only due to dilution of the blood by the oil. The Food and Drug Administration issued a ruling on December 10, 1959,
holding that any advertising claims for fats and oils having a beneficial effect on heart
disease are false and unlawful. "Tri-glycerides" are simply these oils diluting the
blood.
   Butter is one of the richest sources of high quality health-building materials, and has
delicious flavor as well. True, it costs more than margarine, but in the overall grocery
bill you would hardly find the difference. Margarine is an "empty calorie" food,
having little health-building value.
   Like some other foods, butter varies in quality, taste, and color due to the location
where the milk was produced, time of year, weather, care in churning and packing,
etc. Even under a single brand label, it will not always be the same, due to these
variations and the fact that packers buy wholesale lots from various parts of the country. It is wise to shop around and try different brands to find the best available in
your area. Besides the big national bra nds available everywhere, there are many
regional brands just as good or better available in the various localities. For instance,
we usually like the ½ pound foil package of Armour's Cloverbloom, and we have
friends in the Northeast who prefer Keller's fine butter. Doubtless there are many
others we would like to mention if we had tried them and if space were available.
   In view of our most recent findings for the sixth edition, we have removed the ration
limit on butter. As long as you don't cook with it, there is no adverse effect so far as
choked arteries are concerned. However, ther e is a lot of low-grade rancid butter in
the stores that simply isn't good food. If butter doesn't taste good, don't eat it. Buy one
stick and taste it before you buy the pound.
   It is important to realize that a grea t advertising battle has been in progress for
years, the margarine, salad oil, and artificial egg & meat makers on one side, and the
butter and egg people on the other, each saying their product is what you should eat. Each side has their staff of paid scientists to speak for them. This is the way the free
enterprise system works, each maker having a right to push his own products until the best wins out, especially in a situation where the experts themselves don't agree.    Coconut oil forms more severe arterioscl erosis than any other known oil, apparently
because it is made from coconut meat which is sun-dried overseas and also subjected to microbic fermentation in shipment. Experiments have shown repeatedly that it
produces severe arteriosclerosis.
   Virgin  olive oil is more readily utilized than other vegetable oils because it is not
refined, however fresh animal fat or butter is  far superior since it is more similar to
our own body fat. If oil or shortening is desired for cooking, some good fat from pork,
beef, or chicken can be rendered out as needed and used fresh. When livestock are
butchered, the internal fat can be wrapped in small parcels, plastic bagged and frozen.
One parcel at a time can be taken out and rendered in a few minutes as needed, to
obtain fresh oil. If such fat is cut into strips it can be laid over roasts, etc., to make a
delicious basting gravy. Left-over melted fat should be discarded, for it deteriorates
rapidly.

24. CHOCOLATE AND COCOA
   These delicious treats are wolves in sheep's clothing, for they contain a toxic
alkaloid called theobromine which Nature provided to protect the cacao tree. Few
people seem to know that chocolate and cocoa are the primary and almost the only
cause of the one-sided migraine headach es with their shimmering temporary
disturbance of vision, of the painful hot spots which form on the tongue, of the
exceedingly painful yellow pinhead ulcers which come on the side of the tongue,
gum, lip or cheek. They may start similar ulcers in the stomach. They cause much
nausea in both children and grown-ups.
   Surplus cocoa is sometimes mixed into commercial animal feeds, and the
handbooks stringently warn against using more than a few per cent, otherwise the animals thus fed are seriously injured or killed.
   Perhaps some clever person will one day make a fortune by finding out how to
make non-toxic chocolate.

25. SUGAR
   When a large amount of sugar is eaten at one time, within an hour or so any sores,
half healed abrasions, etc., anywhere on the body are likely to begin bleeding. The
open sores and ulcers in the arteries may be thus caused to bleed and form blood clots
which can block small arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. For this reason over-indulgence in sugar is a hazard to persons already having advanced
arteriosclerosis. The danger lies in a large quantity all at once, like putting five or six
spoons of sugar in a glass of iced tea, or a big helping of thickly iced cake. Small quantities, like a spoonful in a cup of coffee, would likely not cause much problem,
provided there is no diabetes.
   The bleeding action of sugar seems to be due to the high osmotic pressure it
generates. Osmotic pressure is the source of  the tremendous force exerted by the roots
of trees which can burst strong brickwork. Sugar is so soluble and concentrated that it
quickly races throughout the body, forcing its way under high osmotic pressure into
every nook and cranny between the cells, and in this way it can rupture the fine
network of newly growing blood capillaries in  a sore or ulcer, causing them to bleed.
A good nutritional condition makes such bleeding less likely.
   From the diabetic standpoint, there is something strange about sugar, for if a
diabetic eats food containing manufactured sugar he will suffer an achy fatigued feeling in the arms and legs, but if he eats even greater quantities of the sugar
contained in raw fruit or sugar cane there is no ill effect. The sugar chemists claim
sugar is pure sucrose, the same as in any sweet  fruit or plant, but in some secret subtle
way manufactured sugar is different, in some way changed so that it behaves
differently in the body. Fame and fortune await the man who can make a non-diabetic true sugar.

26. DRUGS, VITAMINS, AND FOOD CONCENTRATES
   Most drugs have side effects which tend to reduce health and strength if taken over
long periods of time. No drugs should be  taken except those prescribed for the
individual case by a licensed medical doctor or dentist for a specified length of time.
If habitual drug use is reduced, it should be done gradually over a period of a week or so to avoid any possible upset. On the fresh food diet the body will gradually become
stronger and the arteriosclerotic deposits reduced, so need for drugs will be decreased.
   Antibiotic drugs should not be taken by mouth as they kill the beneficial microbes
in the intestines and harmful kinds can th en take over, often resulting in serious
prolonged weakness, colitis, and an itchy burning rectum.

27. YEAST AS A VITAMIN FOOD
IMPORTANT!
READ THIS
   It is very possible that a person avoiding all bread, cereals, and grain products to
cleanse their arteries might not get enough B vitamins to keep up their energy. We strongly suggest that the minimum daily requirements of B vitamins be taken in


 vice presidents, the chief financial
officer, an accounting comptroller, and the attorney who
had worked on the dealer acquisition program. It wasquite a circus. Before the cour t proceedings, we a ll h ad to
get boo ked and fingerprinted by the FBI. Needless to say,
that was a first-time experience for all of us.
When we were finally brought together outside the
courtroom, it was the first time many of us had seen each
other for years. We had built a successful company
together and there was still real friendship and
camaraderie be tween us. The attorneys preferred that we
not speak to o ne another, but that just wasn’t going to
happen. The scene turned into a reunion with warm
handshakes an d hugs. Each of us knew in our hearts that
we had not done the things we were being accused of.
Perhaps the sense of a common enemy brought us even
closer together. All I know is that by the time the
prosecutor showed up, it looked more like a social
gathering than an arraignment.
I r eally  wanted  to meet the prosecutor. I didn’t hold
anything against her. In fact, I felt a strange kinship with
her because we both had be en duped by the same con
artist—Bobby Davids. The difference being that I knew it
and she didn’t. Against Ran dy’s better judgment, but
with his permission, I introduced myself to her. She
shook m y hand, but it was very clear that she didn’t like
me very  much.  It was the first time we had ever met, but
she had  already built a Mickey Singer inside her head
who I’m sure I’d rather not meet.
The pr oceedings progressed smoothly except that
instead of one defendant a nd his attorney standing
before the judge, we had to  squeeze in ten defendants
and twenty attorneys. The c ourtroom was quite small,
and the  public seating area was completely filled with the
remainder of our legal team s. The room was so packed
that the  jury box was being used to hold ten to twelve
inmates in orange jumpsuits who were waiting their turn
to se e th e judge. I was standin g right next to the jury box,
and these inmates reminded me of my group back in
prison. I allowed myself to think that the way things weregoing—that could be me someday. I knew if I was going
to be at peace throughout thi s ordeal, I would have to be
comfortable with that though t. I just let go and relaxed
into the moment. I was standing in a South Carolina
courtroom being arraigned, but I was overcome with love
for those inmates sitting next to me. Randy had to nudge
me to stand up straight and pay attention to the
proceedings. A ll I knew was that I was on the journey of
my life and just look where it had taken me.
The judge released us on our own recognizance
without the need to post ba il. Though we were free to
leave, I lingered in that co urtroom for a while and
wondered what it had in sto re for me. These were very
unique moments in one’s life—best not to miss them.
I sp ent time with some of the executives afterward. I
hadn’t seen Rick Karl for many years, but that hadn’t
affected our close friendship. He told me he had been
nominated for a federal judgeship in Florida. Indications
were that he would have received the appointment, but
he had to pull his name the  moment he heard he had
been indicted.  Likewise, John Kang was preparing to
step do wn as chairman and CEO of the public company
he and his brother had started. Everyone was putting
their best face forward, but this situation was altering
people’s lives.
Aside from these executives and their families, the
front-page pub licity from the indictment had affected
some o ther p eople very dear to me. I had already
received a call from the warden at Union Correctional
Institution saying that until this situation was resolved,
he h ad no choi ce but to revoke my authorization to meet
with my Saturday morning group. After thirty years of
committing myself to perhaps the most important thing I
had don e in my life, my priso n work was over. A wave of
darkness was falling over everything that had been the
source of so much light. It was all completely out of my
control. I was determined to sit peacefully deep insideand see  if it could pass by without affecting my inner
state. It was li ke the early da ys when I had first started
my experiment of letting go in the face of perceived
danger. The big difference no w was that this danger was
way bey ond an ything I could have ever imagined. It was
the perfect storm.
Meanwhile, it had been over two years since the raid.
The government was require d by law to disclose all the
materials investigators had seized. Yet by the time of the
arraignment, we still had no documents with which to
prepare a defense. That evening, the entire joint defense
group g ot toge ther at a hote l. I really enjoyed watching
all the attorneys interact. Randy ha d taken the lead in
putting togeth er a joint defe nse agreement that would
allow us to share materials. But in the end, each attorney
was responsible for their own client’s best interest.
Surrounded by a roomful of criminal defense attorneys, I
realized that I was in an amazing situation. I was about
to embark on a very perso nal tour of the American
justice system.  I knew I had never even thought of doing
the things I was accused of. But how was this going to
turn out? Would our great system of justice work?
A month later we began to receive the first wave of
disclosure materials. We gained access to the 1.2 million
e-mail messag es taken during the raid as well as the
notes fr om some of the FBI interviews. It would be five
more m onths before we had a ny access to the millions of
pages o f paper documents that had been seized, not to
mention the hundreds of thousands of computer files
that had been copied during the raid. The government
had almost three years to rev iew all this material; it was
going to take the defense years to work through it.
Once the disclosure materials began arriving, Randy
and the Baker Botts team k ept giving me tasks to do:
review these tens of thous ands of e-mail messages;
review all six years of notes from the executive meetings;
review all my written responses to years of nightly take-home work. I would periodic ally go up to D.C. to work
with th e team on specific items. There were always four
or five attorne ys from Baker Botts working on the case
on m y behalf. All the other executives’ attorneys also had
dedicated teams, though not always as large. The further
we g ot i nto the  material, the m ore obvious it became—no
one except Bobby and his group had done anything
wrong. There were no e-ma il messages or documents
that sho wed an y executive instructing, or even implying,
that accountin g should be done improperly. We had
thirty to forty o f our attorneys buried in these documents
solely to find anything tha t could tie us to Bobby’s
misdeeds. No one found any hard evidence against any
of the defendants. Unfortunately, since we had worked
with Bobby Davids on a regular basis, there would
always be circumstantial evidence that could be exploited
to mean whatever you wanted it to mean.
This was the backdrop under which I wrote The
Untethered Soul.  T o the core of my being, I wanted to
communicate to others tha t they were deep inside
listening to that voice’s incessant chatter, and there was a
way the y could  be free. That was the work of my life—not
this abs urd leg al mess. I didn ’t care how threatening this
nontruth had become—I wanted to share a deep truth
that would brighten the lives of others. I committed
myself to the b ook. Karen and I had finished writing by
late 200 6, but we were still doing editing passes. I sent
an early draft to Randy because I wanted to get his
feedback. I also needed my attorney’s permission to do
just abo ut anything that might affect the case. Randy was
very concerned that the government prosecutors would
find a way to use the book against me, as they had been
doing with everything else. I told him that I was willing
to ta ke that ris k. Especially since we had no idea where
the cas e would end up, I  needed to get the book
published as soon as possible. Having discussed the
risks, Randy left the decision to me.Getting The Untethered Soul  pub lished came together
very qu ickly. I had given an e arly draft to James O’Dea, a
dear friend of mine who wa s on the Temple’s board of
trustees. As the perfection o f life would have it, James
was the director of the Institute of Noetic Sciences
(IONS) at the time, and th ey had just signed a co-
publishing arrangement with New Harbinger
Publications, the country’s foremost psychology book
publisher.


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Pains:
~*aching:Bry.stomach:Bry.
With:
biliousness:Bry.
painlessdiarrhoea:Bapt.
fever:Bapt.,Bry.,Eup-p.
flusymptoms(seealsoFlu):Ars.,Bapt.,
Bry.,Eup-p.,Ip.,Nux-v.
nausea:Eup-p.
retching:Eup-p.
vomiting:Eup-p.
bile:Eup-p.
food:Eup-p.
Better:
afterchills:Eup-p.
forbelching:Bry.
duringfever:Eup-p.
Worse:
evening:Bry.
forcoughing:Bry.
foreatingbread:Bry.
forlyingdowninbed:Bry.
formovement:Bry.
forwalking:Bry.
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GermanmeaslesseeMeasles
GlandsseeSorethroat,Tonsilsswollen
Sensitive:Bar-c,Bell.
Swollen:Bar-c,Bell.,Calc-c,Merc-s.,Puis.,
Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sul.
painless:Calc<.
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Nat-c.
Gumboils(seealsoAbscesses) Sil.
Gums
Bleeding:Am.,Phos.
aftertoothextraction:Am.,Each.,Phos.
Haemorrhoids seePiles
HairlossCarb-v.,Each.,Lye,Pho-ac,Phos.,Sep.,
Sul.
Inhandfuls:Phos.
Causes:
acuteillness:Carb-v.,Phos.
childbirth:Lye,Sul.
grief:Pho-ac.
menopause:Sep.
pregnancy:Each.
HayfeverAll-c,Ars.,Euphr.,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,
Sul.
Eyes:
stream:All-c.
discharge:
profuse:All-c.
non-irritating: All-c
watery:All-c
Nasalcatarrh:
burning:All-c.
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182•Headache INTERNALREPERTORY
profuse:All-c.
watery:All-c.
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eyeinflammation: Euphr.,Sul.
coldsores:Nat-tn.
commoncoldsymptoms:Ars.,Euphr.,
Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sul.,(seeCommon
cold)
cough:Euphr.
sorethroat:All-c.
sneezing:All-c.
Worse:
inthespring:All-c.
inAugust:All-c.
HeadacheAco.,Agar.,Ap.,Arg-n.,Ars.,Bell.,Bry.,
Calc-c,Calc-p.,Carb-v.,Chin.,Cimi.,Cocc,
Coff.,Coloc,Eup-p.,Ferr-m.,Gels.,Glon.,
lgn.,lp.,Kali-b.,Kali-c,Kali-p.,Kali-s.,Each.,
Eye,Mag-c,Mag-m.,Mag-p.,Merc-s.,Nat-c,
Nat-m.,Nat-p.,Nat-s.,Nit-ac,Nux-v.,Petr.,
Pho-ac,Phos.,Puis.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,Ruta.,
Sep.,Sil.,Stap.,Sul.,Zinc.
Inschoolchildren: Calc-p.,Pho-ac.
Extremitiesicycold:Sep.
Eyeseyelids:
red:Glon.
sensitivetolight:Nat-s.
smarting:Pho-ac.
sore:Nat-m.
twitching:Agar.
watering:Nat-m.
Face:
pale:Nat-p.
red:Glon.
Headfeels:
constricted:Nit-ac,Sul.
full:Ap.,Sul.
heavy:Carb-v.,Gels.,Each.,Nat-c,Nux-v.,
Petr.,Pho-ac
hot:Ap.,Each.,Sul.
Nervous:Chin.,Coff.,Kali-p.,Puis.,Zinc.
Pains:
aching:Gels.
backofhead:Bell.,Carb-v.,Cimi.,Cocc,
Eup-p.,Gels.,Nux-v.,Petr.,Pho-ac,
Rhus-t.,Sil.,Stap.
aboveeyes:Kali-c.
behindeyeballs:Bry.
inbones:Nit-ac,Sep.
burning:Aco.,Ars.,Calc-c,Merc-s.,Phos.,
Sil.,Sul.
bursting:Aco.,Bell.,Bry.,Calc-c,Glon.,
Each.,Phos.,Sep.,Sul.,Zinc.
eyes:Bell.
forehead:Ars.,Bell.,Bry.,Cocc,Ferr-m.,
Ign.,Kali-c,Kali-s.,Each.,Eye,Merc-s.,Nat-m.,Nat-p.,Nux-v.,Phos.,Puis.,Sil.,
Stap.,Sul.,Zinc.
hammering: Bell.,Ferr-m.,Glon.,Nat-m.,
Sil.,Sul.
leftsideofface:Coloc.
maddening:Calc-c.
napeofneck:Cocc,Pho-ac.
one-sided:Coff.,Kali-p.,Pho-ac,Puis.
pressing:Carb-v.,Chin.,Each.,Eye,Merc-s.,
Nat-c.tNat-m.,Nit-ac,Nux-v.,Petr.,
Pho-ac,Phos.,Puis.,Sep.,Sil.,Stap.,Sul.
pressingout:Cimi.
pressingup:Cimi.
pulling:Stap.
pulsating:Bell.
recurringatregularintervals:Ars.,Kali-b.,
Mag-c,Nit-ac
rheumatic:Rhus-t.
rightsideofhead:Mag-p.
shooting:Kali-c,Mag-c,Mag-p.,Sep.
sidesofhead:Kali-s.,Phos.,Ruta.,Zinc.
sinuses:Kali-b.,Sil.
sore,bruised:Chin.,Eup-p.,Gels.,lp.,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Ruta.,Sil.,Stap.
spasmodic:Mag-c,Mag-p.
splitting:Nat-m.
spreadingto:
backofhead:Gels.,Each.
forehead:Gels.
topofhead:Sil.
toear:Coloc.
eyes:Mag-m.,Nit-ac,Sil.
stabbing:Ap.,lgn.
startandstopsuddenly:Bell.
stitching:Kali-s.
stupefying:Nux-v.
sudden:Ap.
tearing:Coloc,Kali-c,Mag-c,Nux-v.,Rhod.,
Sep.,Zinc.
temples:Bell.,Each.,Eye,Mag-m.,Nat-m.,
Zinc.
throbbing:Aco.,Ars.,Bell.,Chin.,Eup-p.,
Ferr-m.,Glon.,Each.,Lye,Nat-m.,Phos.,
Puis.,Sep.,Sil.,Sul.
topofhead:Cimi.,Each.,Pho-ac,Sul.
violent:Bell,Bry.,Glon.,lgn.,Each.,Rhus-t.,
Sil.
inwaves:Sep.
scalpfeelssensitive:Chin.
Pupilsdilated:Gels.
Scalpfeels:
tight:Ap.
sensitive:Chin.
sore:Ap.
Urinationfrequent:Gels.
Visionblurred:Gels.
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With:
belching:Mag-m.
biliousness:Nux-v.
coldfeet:Gels.
dizziness:Nux-v.
eyestrain:Ruta.
faintness:Glon.
fever:Eup-p.
heaviness:Petr.
hotflushes:Glon.
hungerbefore/duringheadache:Phos.
nausea:Cocc,Petr.,Sul.
sweatingontheforehead:Nat-c.
thirst:Mag-m.
thirstlessness: Ferr-m.
vomiting:Ip.
Better:
forbindingupthehead:Arg-n.
closingeyes:Sil.
forcold:Phos.,Sul.
forcoldcompresses:Bry.,Glon.,Phos.,Sul.
aftereating:Lach.,Sep.
eveninginbed:Nux-v.
excitement:Nux-v.,Pho-ac.
forfreshair:Ars.,Cimi.,Kali-s.,Lye,Phos.,
Puis.,Sep.,Zinc.
gentlewalking:Rhus-t.
gettingup:Nux-v.,Phos.,Rhod.
inthemorning:Nux-v.
heat:Mag-p.,Sil.
forlyingdown:Calc-c,Ferr-m.,Puis.,Sil.
inaquiet,darkroom:Si7.
withheadhigh:Puis.
forlyinginadarkenedroom:Bell.
massage:Phos.
movement:Rhus-t.
forfirmpressure:Chin.,Ferr-m.,Mag-p.,
Nat-m.,Puis.
forpressure:Bell.,Bry.,Glon.,Mag-c,
Nux-v.
forrestinghead:Bell.
aftersleep:Phos.
sunset:Glon.
urinating:Gels.
walking:Mag-c,Phos.,Puis.,Rhod.
inthefreshair:Puis.,Rhod.
wrappinguphead:Nux-v.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,
Sil.
Worse:
10a.m.-3p.m.:Nat-m.
forbendingdown:Bell.,Merc-s.,Puis.,Sep.
Sul.
blowingnose:Puis.,Sul.
gettingchilled:Sil.
forcold:Bell.,Kali-c,Mag-p.,Nux-v.,Phos.
gettingheadcold:Sep.,Sil.gettingfeetcold:Sil.
forcoughing


. This results in the
over-working of the immune system. Most of the tissues responsible for the
production of immune cells in cancer patients, especially the thymus gland
(where T-cells are produced) and the bone marrow (where B-cell production
takes place), become hypoactive.
A HEALTHY LYMPH SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL

With all of this in mind, it becomes vital that you understand your lymphatic
system. I have discussed this “sewer system of the body” in some detail in
Chapter 2
. Your lymphatic system is where ninety percent of all disease
processes begin. When this highway system is congested and cannot
eliminate well, it backs up the whole “sewer system” of the body, causing a
lack of or improper elimination of cellular/metabolic wastes (acids), as well as
toxic chemicals and metals that have been ingested. These toxins must be
eliminated or cellular death will result.
Your lymph system is a vital part of your immune system. To enhance
your immune system,
clean out your lymphatic system first. Remember, your
kidneys, colon and skin are the exit doors of your lymphatic system. If your
septic system is obstructed or full, you don’t remove it, you clean it out. Most
people have lost proper kidney filtration. Their intestinal bowel walls are
impacted, and many don’t sweat well. This means that their doors are partly
closed in allowing their sewage or wastes to be properly eliminated. This then
backs up the lymphatic system and enlarges the lymph nodes. When this goes
on for many years, you will see all types of lymphomas, non-estrogen types
of breast cancer, throat cancer (especially when the tonsils have been
removed), and neck, colon, kidney, liver and many other cancers.
Family Support
Over the past thirty years I have witnessed thousands of cancer patients gothrough our program and other programs, in Mexico and other countries. A
big factor in recovery is the support of friends and family members.
Some people act as if they are sleeping through life, totally conditioned and
controlled by society in their thinking and reacting. Some, thank goodness,
are a little more open and aware of God and the unconditioned or
uncontrolled levels of awareness. Many people are afraid of what they don’t
know or haven’t learned or experienced. I have seen many family members
ridicule their loved ones for using natural health as a means of getting well. I
have seen them constantly tempting their loved ones with food and snacks
that they know are bad for them. I have seen friends do exactly the same
thing.
This type of ridicule or disregard comes from unawareness and a lack of
understanding of the importance of their loved one’s or friend’s need to get
well, and the consequences if they don’t. Many family members have actually
helped to kill their mates or children by stopping them from using natural
healing as one of the only true ways to get well.
Be strong about your decisions regarding health. One of the most important
factors in getting well is your strength and self-discipline. Spend time by
yourself. Getto know who you are. Become strong within yourself. This is
your
 road to health, no one else’s. This will allow you to be strong with your
friends and loved ones. Teach them what you have learned, as everyone
needs to get well.
Remember, most people ignore their health problems until it is too late. Don’t
be one of them. Get yourself well and healthy now, and be an inspiration to
others.

This is why detoxification is essential in the elimination of cancer. By
alkalizing and cleansing your tissues and fluids, your cells will begin to
strengthen, and the sludge of toxins that snuff the life out of your cells will be
gone. This then brings a tremendous joy, energy, and vitality.
Out of 100 clients who came to our clinic and followed a detoxification
regimen, 80 were able to eliminate their cancers. I know of no better way to
heal, clean and rebuild the body than through detoxification and regeneration
of its cells, through diet and herbs. If you take
responsibility for your health
and open your heart, it is unbelievable what you can accomplish. Don’t allow
anybody to tell you that there is nothing that can be done. We’ve had
individuals who were given only one day or even hours to live who pulledthemselves back. In the last thirty years I have seen some amazing results in
regeneration. Never compromise your immune system or let anyone destroy
it. And most importantly, do not have your lymph nodes removed. The
consequences can be devastating. Don’t treat, regenerate!
MODULE 5.6
Neurological Disorders and Injuries

It saddens me to see so many quadriplegics and paraplegics in this world with
supposedly no help. Nothing could be further from the truth. My first tough
case was a thirty-four-year-old female who had a spinal injury at the C3-C4
level. At the time of the accident she had a complete spinal severation. This
accident occurred when she was twelve years old, and left her with only
movement of her head. She had immense spasms and was in extreme pain. It
took me eleven months, but this young lady went from severe degeneration
throughout her body (she could only move her wheelchair by a tongue-
operated control) to the ability to shake your hand and lift either leg as many
times as you wanted her to. She could “feel” from head to toe.
Another case involved a man in his early twenties who had a C4-C5 level
injury. He had been paralyzed from his upper body down to his feet for two
years. Within six months on our program his nerve response was helping him
to move his feet and he could stool on his own. This was quite significant, as
quadriplegics and most paraplegics lose their ability to have a bowel
movement on their own. This greatly backs up the body’s lymphatic system
causing cell auto-intoxication.
In our arrogance and blindness we humans overlook the truth that is
always right in front of our faces. If the body can miraculously repair itself in
ways such as broken bones, deep cuts, re-growth of various gland and
tissues, then why can’t it repair nerves? Well it can, but not on cooked, dead
foods, and foods that make the body’s pH acidic.
Neurons are the highest energy centers in the body. Not only do they
require an alkaline “soil” to regenerate in, they require the highest energy
foods—fruits. Fructose is a high-energy simple sugar, which lends its energy
effortlessly to your cells. This holds true in all neurological issues including
multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Bell’s palsy and even asthma. Note that all ofthese neurological weaknesses have an adrenal weakness as a precursor.
In all neurological issues, including injuries, it is vital that the adrenal
glands be enhanced along with the rest of the endocrine gland system. It is
also vital to live on a 100 percent raw food diet. I had a forty-year-old female
brought to me one time with advanced multiple sclerosis. They brought her
lying on a stretcher, completely rigid. After three months on a fruit diet she
could sit up, feed herself, and even mobilize her own wheelchair. Since she
was so thin and small I needed to encourage her body to produce more
muscle tissue, so I started her on vegetable juices and salads, as these foods
are full of amino acids. Guess what? She lost her mobility temporarily. Why?
The answer can be found in the difference between the electrical charge
of a
fruit versus that of a vegetable. When I put her on a diet of fruits alone she
began to regain strength. The power that raw foods have to revitalize the
physical body is almost unlimited. I’ve seen the body pull itself back from
some pretty precarious edges. It took a while for this young lady to
regenerate herself, but with such a degenerative condition it would naturally
take a significant time to turn the body around. A predominately fruit diet
was essential to maintain nerve response.
It is important to realize here that your body cannot regenerate itself with
toxic chemicals. Toxic chemicals are seen as invading foreign proteins that
will only serve to further acidify your tissues, creating further damage, and
constant inflammatory immune responses that have to be treated with steroids
—causing a vicious circle. Electrical stimulation is not the answer either.
People dance around the truth refusing to embrace it. Money is generally the
motivating factor. Because of greed, people would rather create
moneymaking “treatment” systems (like illness-care institutions, drugs,
surgeries) than learn the underlying truth about disease.
THE SAME ANSWER—ALKALIZE

Strengthen every cell in your body through diet and herbs. Remember
Alkalize, Alkalize, Alkalize! It is the only way. I also recommend a high
quality, herbal, brain and nerve formula to further strengthen the spinal
column, nerve centers and brain tissue. Also it is essential to enhance the
adrenal glands. This is where a great many of the body’s neurotransmitters
and steroids are created.
Another consideration in neurological disorders and injuries is thethyroid/parathyroid. The parathyroid hormone is necessary for proper
calcium utilization. You can find out how well your system is working by
taking the Basal Temperature Test (see
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