 foods are broken down so that their nutrition andenergy can be used for cellular fuel. Without this the entire body becomes
weak, affecting all its functions. The body secretes various digestive enzymes in basically four places: the
mouth, stomach, pancreas and small intestines. The mouth, pancreatic and
intestinal enzymes are similar to each other and are alkaline in nature,
affecting carbohydrate, sugar and fat digestion. The stomach is the only acid
chamber in your body and its role is to start breaking down protein
structures. This is accomplished by HCL (hydrochloric acid) releasing pepsin. HCL and pepsin are acidic in nature. It is important to note here the
importance of bile and sodium bicarbonate, the former released by the
liver/gallbladder and the latter by the pancreas. These are alkalizing agents,
which now alkalize the acid stomach contents (called chyme) so that the
alkaline pancreatic and intestinal enzymes can finish up the job. If there is inadequate bile flow and inadequate sodium bicarbonate, the
acids from the chyme will neutralize the alkaline digestive enzymes from the
pancreas, halting proper food digestion or breakdown. The HCL will then
burn or inflame the walls of the intestines. This can eventually lead to ulcers
and intestinal “itis’s. ” Since acids neutralize alkalis, the alkaline digestive
enzymes of your pancreas and intestinal tract are inhibited from properly
digesting your foods. This causes fermentation and putrefaction, which now
becomes the process
that breaks down the remaining food particles, instead of
the proper enzyme action. This, of course, refeases much toxicity and
alcohol, which further impedes the proper breakdown of your foods into
building materials and fuels. This alcohol creates additional blood sugar
problems and acidosis. The function of the pancreas that directly relates to diabetes is performed
by the beta cells, which produce and release the insulin that assists in the
utilization of glucose fuel by the body. Insulin, being a protein-type
hormone, assists the transport of glucose through cell membrane walls. It is
important to note here that fructose from fruit moves through cell walls by
diffusion, not active transport, as in the case of glucose. This means that the
need for insulin to assist fructose into a cell is highly questionable, yet
diabetics are commonly told not to eat fruit because of its sugar. I have
always put my diabetic patients on fruits with tremendousfy positive results. Letting Others Do It For you
I’ve seen case after case where a loved one drags their mate into my clinic
and wants me to tell the other person what they have to do. They push theirailing friend or loved one into a detox program. They make the juices for
them, they prepare their food for them and they prepare their herbal
supplements for them. Nine times out of ten, this breeds failure. The sick
person’s heart and true desire to be well is not there. You must be a part of your own healing. This is partly why you get sick. If
you want to be well and healthy,
you
 must create this with your own desires
and actions, just as you would anything that you desire to experience or have
in life. It’s great to have your loved ones on your side in this process, but not to the
point of overshadowing your own desire and goals for yourself. If you want
to be well, it must come from
you. Become a shining example to the world of
just how powerful God really is. But first you must show yourself. The part of the pancreas called the Islets of Langerhans is where the beta
cells are found. As previously stated, these cells produce and release insulin. When this part of the pancreas becomes hypoactive from inflammation or
congestion, this can cause inadequate amounts of insulin to be produced. The Islets of Langerhans consist of three types of cells: alpha cells, which
secrete glucagon and raise blood glucose; beta cells, which secrete insulin,
lowering blood glucose levels; and delta cells, which secrete somatostatin. Somatostatin inhibits the secretion of insulin, glucagon, a growth hormone
from the anterior pituitary, and gastrin from the stomach. As previousfy
stated, in diabetes mellitus it is the beta cells that are affected. In both types of diabetes, but especially type I, this weakness in the
pancreas is usually passed on genetically. However, through one’s lifestyle,
pancreatic weakness can be created in this life time. This woufd be especially
true of type II or late onset diabetes. It might take several generations for a
weakness from inflammation or toxicity to actually cause diabetes. You
woufd probably experience hypoglycemia or gestational diabetes before this
would manifest as any permanent type of diabetes. Of course there is a broad
range of diabetes, as the degree of pancreatic weakness varies. Remember that
someone had to start this weakness originally. The question remains: “How
did they start it. ”
Diabetes is considered another autoimmune problem, where lymphocytes
attack the beta cells and destroy them. In my experience this is a
misunderstanding of the body’s protective mechanisms. Remember, your
immune system is designed to eliminate the weak. It does not attack itself forno reason. The allopathic medical community cannot find a reason for this
autoimmune response other than to say it is probably in the genes. However,
the real reason for this response becomes obvious when you understand that
in nature the strong survive while the weak perish. Nature never procreates
the weak. Nature eliminates it. I have seen diabetes created just from pancreatic flukes. Flukes are
parasites that can infiltrate the liver and pancreas. Cleaning out most of the
harmful parasites within the body is part of a good detoxification program. However, parasites do not originally create disease or tissue failure. They are
secondary to toxicity and tissue weakness. ADRENAL GLANDS

One of the most important relationships that is widely overlooked is that
between the pancreas and the adrenal glands. The cortex of the adrenal glands
produces andrenocortical hormones. Adrenal steroids called glucocorticoids
(namely cortisol and corticosterone), act principally on carbohydrate
metabolism. Cortisol and cortisone have many functions, including anti-
inflammatory and carbohydrate digestion or metabolism. This action is
catabolic in nature, meaning it’s involved in the breaking down process. The adrenal glands also produce neurotransmitters which affect
pancreatic function. Therefore it would be important to work on both of these
glands. It is always important to strengthen the adrenal glands as they have a
vital relationship with every cell in the body. Body Fuels
Glucose and fructose are essential simple sugars required to “run” your
body, just as your car needs fuel to run. Simple sugars require much less insulin than complex sugars. Complex sugars, like maltose, dextrose, and refined sucrose must be
broken down into simple sugars before the body can use them. This
creates heavy insulin requirements and also leads to excessive glucose,
causing fat storage. Amino acids are your building materials, and sugars (glucose, fructose,
etc. ) are your fuels. Never use proteins for fuels. This creates tissue damage, cancer, and
death. Proteins are building materials, not fuels. THYROID/PARATHYROID

The thyroid/parathyroid gland must also be considered because of its control
of metabolism and calcium utilization factors. Without proper calcium
utilization all the cells in the body can become weakened. Calcium also plays
a role in zinc, selenium and iron utilization, which affects glucose utilization
and cellular functions. HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY

Another area of weakness to consider in diabetes is the hypothalamus and
pituitary gland. The posterior part of the pituitary gland, controlled by the
hypothalamus (the master computer in the body), releases an anti-diuretic
hormone which when underactive causes diabetes insipidus. It is also
important to note that the transverse bowel is at the heart of eighty percent or
more of the upper brain weaknesses, including
and especially the pituitary
and hypothalamus areas. With a greater understanding of the GI tract,
especially the colon and its relationship to the organs and glands, you will
appreciate why a healthy GI tract is necessary to assist the health of the rest of
the body. GI TRACT AND DIABETES

Your gastrointestinal tract has a relationship to all the organs and glands
within your body. Just as the hub is the center of a wheel, the GI tract is
considered the hub of your body. When the GI tract gets impacted with
putrefying plaque from meat and flour products, the resulting inflammation
and toxicity produced is echoed to the related areas. This is why cleaning and
strengthening the GI tract is vital to your success in any disease condition,
including diabetes. THE TRUE CAUSES OF DIABETES
There are many theories regarding what causes diabetes, from plaqued
cholesterol around the beta cells, to autoimmune problems, to genetics. Others say it’s from stress and obesity. Every cell in your body is a genetic cell. Some become weaker than
others depending upon the above. These weaknesses are magnified and
passed on through each new generation. Because of our unawareness of this
fact, the human species is currently facing serious tissue weaknesses,
resulting mainly in chronic and degenerative diseases


 If you have faith in it, that’s all that’snecessary. You are putting faith in God and Mother
Nature’s oldest and most respected way of purifying,
renovating and rejuvenating your body – fasting!53Your Mind Must Rule Your Body
To Fast Successfully
Remember, “Flesh is dumb!” It has no intelligence
or reasoning power. If, after reading this book, you areconvinced, without any reservations, that a fastingprogram is going to elevate you to greater heights ofliving, then your mind becomes the master of your flesh!Your mind must be stronger than the desires of your
flesh, because your body has long been conditioned tohave food put into it at various intervals of the day. The average person gets up and eats breakfast whether
hungry or not. When the stomach does all the directing,the mind tags along with it’s desires. So, through reflexconditioning, the stomach expects food for breakfast.To me, breakfast is a worthless meal. The body has been
at rest all night. It has not expended energy, so whyshould a person get up after the inactivity of sleep andput a big breakfast into the stomach? I will tell you again,“You must earn your food with physical activity!”
No Heavy Breakfast Plan is Best
Another reason why I’m a believer and follower of
the “No Heavy Breakfast Plan” is because the big breakfast
can drain most people of the precious energy gathered
by the recharging night’s sleep. In the morning, yourenergy – physical, mental, and spiritual – should be at its
highest. With this new energy the body has created, you
can do great creative and physical work. Famous radiotalk host Dr. Dean Edell agrees. Web: www.healthcentral.com
I have shown elementary school, high school and
college students that they can do their greatest studyingearly in the morning on an empty stomach. Most
students eat an evening meal, which is their heaviest
meal of the day, and then they try to study. It’s a terrific effort to concentrate and study after
eating a huge dinner! Why does this happen? It seems
that the mind just will not work after a heavy meal. Butgive these same students a good night’s rest, get them
up early in the morning and keep food out of them for
2 or 3 hours and they will become brilliant students.54
Eat to live, not live to eat. –Ben Franklin
You never lose until you stop trying. –Mike DitkaI have taught this “No Heavy Breakfast Plan” to
millions of our health followers and readers world-wide. Here’s the logical reason why I don’t believe in a heavybreakfast. A heavy meal requires most of the total nerve
energy of the body to handle digestion, thus the mind
becomes enervated, making people dull, sleepy andleaving the precious nerve energy at its lowest ebb. Let’s look at it from another standpoint. Through
long years of misinformation, people have been told,“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives
you the strength, the energy and the vitality to do a
hard morning’s work, either physically or mentally.” Thisis absolutely erroneous! It is not a true scientific fact. When you eat a heavy breakfast, through reflex action
you feel full and satisfied, but you do not gain strength.It takes hours for this food to be processed by the
digestive system before you can gain any energy or
vitality from a big breakfast. Digestion is a most highlycomplicated process. Every item of food in the breakfast
has to be broken down into fine nutrient fragments so
that the cells of the body are fed. You Must Earn Your Food by Exercising
You can plainly see that healthy eating is a matter of
conditioning and habit. I haven’t eaten breakfast for over
65 years. I get up early every morning. When at our
Hollywood home, I drive to the beautiful Griffith Park
mountain trail and hike for several hours up to the top of
Mt. Hollywood and top it off by running down themountain. If I am at our home near Malibu, Patricia and I
take long hikes and runs on the beach. I am not only a
summer swimmer, but a year-round ocean swimmer. At ourdesert home, we hike the hills and ride our bicycles. After
several hours of vigorous exercise, we return home to enjoy
our fruit meal and pep drinks. Now we are ready to do our
best creative work, planning Bragg Health Crusades, writing
articles for health magazines or writing our health books
to inspire and guide you to become healthier!55
Watermelon and its seeds are by far the best and most natural kidney cleanser
and diuretic. It washes retained poisons and debris out of the bladder without sideeffects. Always eat melons alone and between meals. It opens your urinary systemlike a hydrant. Also try watermelon seed tea
- 2 tsps ground seeds in pint boiling
water, steep, sweeten, take 3 times daily for fluid retention and a kidney cleanser. Sometimes we do a 2 to 3 day watermelon only cleanse, try it – it’s so great!Healthy Eating Habits Keep You Youthful
Around noon or so we  will eat our main meal of the
day. We start w ith a lar ge delicious salad (recipe pg. 231). After the salad we have  one cooked yellow vegetable –
such as a baked yam or carrots – one green vegetable,such as Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, broccoli,
zucchini, squash or g reen beans – and some type of
vegetable pr otein. We enjoy tofu, beans, lentils and raw
unsalted nuts of all kinds and seeds, such as sunflower,
pumpkin, sesame, etc. (
Vegetable Protein Chart pg. 233). Patricia and I have earned this meal through exercise
and activity. Now our bodies are ready to send the
digestive juices and internal secretions to get the full
nourishment and energy out of this natural food. Themouth and stomach digestive juices are abundant. Extra
benefit – regular exercise, ample fruits and salads
promote good elimination. This program of
12 meals a
week, 2 meals daily, 6 days a week doesn’t burden and
exhaust the body’s digestive system and body’s bowel
eliminative powers ( we fast for 24 to 36 hour period
weekly). On this Bragg Healthy Lifestyle program, youdon’t overeat, you educate your bowels to move soon
upon arising and usually you have a bowel evacuation
within an hour after lunch and an hour after dinner. Most people are sick or half sick most of the time. It
is our opinion that they enervate and overwork  their
body and exhaust themselves in trying to burn up allthose extra calories from all the excess foods they
consume!!! We don’t overeat and the only exception we
ever make for snacking between meals is to have someluscious, juicy organic fruit. In mid-afternoon, we have
a juicy organic apple or fresh pineapple, mango or
papaya. When melons are in season, we find nothingmore refreshing than sweet, ripe melons; our favorites
are watermelon, cantaloupe, casaba and honeydew.56Americans Love Social Eating! The main reason why 65% to 70% of Americans are
overweight is because eating has become a fun, social
gorging event! People eat breakfast, eat at the coffee
break, eat at lunch and eat at their afternoon coffee break.They eat a large dinner and long before the big dinner
can be handled by the digestive system they are eating
again, plus drinking alcohol, colas or coffee whilewatching TV. No wonder they are constantly tired! It’s
because they enervate themselves by exhausting their
Vital Force. Even the healthiest person only generates
so much Vital Force daily and, if by over-eating habits
or other bad habits you exhaust your Vital Force, then
there is not sufficient energy for the needed work ofmastication, digestion, metabolism and elimination. What happens? There is not enough Vital Force to
flush the waste out of the body, so this stockpiles andconcentrates and that’s how you build autointoxication. Your troubles and premature ageing start right here! Keeping Internally Clean is Critical
Sickness and premature ageing are no mystery. You
are punished by your bad habits, not for them! If you
keep stuffing food that cannot be handled in your over
loaded digestive tract, it then rots, putrefies and poisonsyour body’s billions of cells. You become prematurely
old, sick, and weak because you have not learned how
to keep your body healthy and clean inside! The secret
of health and long life can be summed up in three words:
“Keep Clean Inside!” Etch these words of wisdom deep on
the blackboard of your brain! Repeat them over and overagain as an affirmation... “Keep Clean Inside!”
Fasting is the best and most natural way of cleansing,
purifying and rejuvenating your body because it is Mother
Nature’s natural method. Nobody can do it for you. It is a
personal matter. It costs you nothing but a strong, positive
willpower! Remember, woe to the weak. Life is the survivalof the fittest... and fasting is a program of self-preservation! Remember always, you are punished by your bad habits
of living, not for them, but by them! –  Paul C. Bragg57Are You Now Ready to Fast, Detox and
Get Healthy


parently supernatural power over beasts ancl reptiles
which  are always  dangerous  Lo ordinary  monals. lf
this is true. it is ccrtainly because they are able  to livc
at pcace with thc "beasts and reptiles" in themselves. They need  not call the wild  elcphant  Ilehcmoth  or
the sca-monster  Leviathan;  they  address  them  fa-
miliarly  as "Long -Nose"  and "Slimy." Thc sense of unity with  the "J \11" is not,  however,
a ncbulous  state  oí mind, a son  of trance,  in which
all íorm and dis1 inction  is abolishecl, as  if man ancl
the universe  merged  into  a luminous  mist  of pale
mam·e. Justas process ancl  form, energy and mattcr,
myself ancl  experience,  are names  for, an<l  ways  of
looking at. the same  thing -so one and many,  unity
and multiplicity,  idcntity  and differencc,  are not
mutually  exclusive  opposites:  they  are ench  othcr,
much as  thc body  is its vnrious organs. To discover
that  the mnny are  the one, and  that  1he one  is thc
many,  is to realize  that  both  are words  and noises
repn:scnting  what  is al once  obvious  to sense  and
fecling. ancl  an enigma  10 logic  and description.,\ young  man  in search  of spiritual  wisdom  pul
hirnscl f  u nder  thc instruction  o( a cclcbrated  holy
man. Thc sage madc him his personal auendant, ancl
aftcr sorne  months  the young man  co,nplained  that
thus  far he had received  no instruction. •·,vhat  do
you mean!" exclaimcd  the holy  man. "Whcn  you
11!! THE  TRANSFORMATION  OF LIFE
brought  me my rice,  didn't  I eat it? When  you
brought me my tea, didn't 1drink it? Whcn you made
salutations to me, didn't l return  them? vVhen  havc
I ever ncglected to give you instruction?" "I'm afrai<l
1 don't  unclerstand,"  said  thc young  man,  totally
mystified. "When you want to see into it," answcrcd
the sage,  ··see into it dircctly. When you  begin  tO
think  about  it, it is altogether  missed." Plucki11g  chrysa11them11ms  along  the East fence;
Cazing  i11 silence  al tite sot1lhern. hil/s;
The birds  {lying  home  in pairs
Through  the soft mou11tai11 airo/ d u s k -
[11 these  thi11gs  there  is n deeJJ  meaning,
But when  we are aboul  to ex/n-ess it,
ll'e rnddenly  forget  the words. The mcaning  is nol the contemplative,  twilight,
ancl,  pcrhaps,  superficially  iclyllic  acrnosphere  be-
loved  of Chinese  pocts. This  is already  exprcsscd,
ancl the poct does not gild the lily. He will  not, like
so many Western poecs, turn philosopher ancl say
that he is "onc with" the flowers, the fence, the bilis,
ancl thc birds. This, too, is gilding the lily, or, in his
own Oriental idiom, "putting lcgs on a snake." For
when you really undcrstand thaL you are what you
scc ancl know, you do not run around thc country -
side  thinking,  "l am all this." There  is sirnply  "ali
this." The  feeling  that  we stand  face -co-face  wilh  thc
113  THE  WJSDOl \t OF INSECURITY
world, cut off and set apare, has the grealest
inAuence  on thought  and action. Philosophers,  for
example,  oflen  fail to recognize  that  their  remarks
about  the universe apply  also  to themselves  and
lheir  remarks. If the univcrse  is 111caninglcss,  so is
thc statcment  that it is so. If this world is a vicious
trap, so is ics ac - cuser,  and thc pot is calling  the
kcttle  black. In the scrictest  scnse,  we cannot  actually  think
about lifc an<l  realicy  at ali, bccause  this woulcl
have  to includc  thinking  about  thinking,  thinking
about  thinking about thinking, and so ad
infi11it11111. One  ca11  only  auempt  a rational,
descriptive  philosophy  of thc univcrse on the
assumption  that one is totally  separate  from  it. Bue
if you and your  thoughts  are pan of this  univcrse,
you cannot  stand  outsidc  them  to describe  thcm. This is why  ali philosophical  and theological  systcms
must. ulti111atcly  íall aparl. To "know"  reality you
cannot stand outside  it and  define  it; you muse
cnter  into  it, be it, and fccl it. Speculativc  philosophy,  as we know  it in the
West,
is almost cncirely a symptom of the divicled mind, of
man  trying  to stand outside  himsclf ancl  his cxperi -
ence in arder to vcrbalizc :111cl define it. [e is a
vicious  circlc,  likc cvcrything dsc which  che dividecl
mind  attcmpts. On che othcr hancl, thc rcalizalion that che mind is
acLUally  undividccl  must  havc  a corresponcling and
cqually  far-rcaching  influcnce  on thought  and
accion. 114  TI IE TRANSFORJ \f ATION  OF LIFE
As the philosopher tries to sLand outside himself and
his thoughL, so, as we  have seen,  the ordinary  man
lries  to sLand  outside  himsclf ami  his cmolions  and
scnsations,  his feelings  ancl  cksircs. Thc rcsulL  is a
fantastic  confusion  and misdirccLion  of conduct
which  discovcry  of Lhc mind"s  unity  musl  bring  to
an end. So long as  the mind is splil, lifc  is perpcLUal  con-
ílict,   tension,   frustration,  and clisillusion. uffering
is pilcd  on suffering,  fcar on fcar,  and borcclom  on
boredom. Thc more thc íly strugglcs lo gct out of the
honcy, thc fas ter he is sLUck. U nclcr thc prcssurc o( so
much strain and  (ULility,  it is no,rnndcr at ali that
men seek rclcasc  in violence ancl sensationalism, and
in the rccklcss  exploitation  of lhcir bodics,  lheir ap -
petites,  thc malerial  world,  and thcir  fcllow  mcn. What this must add lO die ncccssary and unavoidable
pains  of existencc  is incalculable. BuL thc undividcd  mind  is f1 ce from  this Lcnsion
of nying al\\'ays  to stand ouLside oneself and  LO be
clscwhcrc Lhan hcre and now. Each  momcm  is lived
completely,  ancl  therc  is Lhus  a scnsc  o( fulfillmcnt
and complctcness. Thc dividcd  mind  comes  Lo lhe
dinner  lablc  and pecks  at onc dish  aflcr  anochcr,
rushing  on wiLhout  digcsting  anything  to find  onc
bctter  than  thc last. lt fincls  nothing goocl,  becausc
there  is noLhing  which  it really  Lastes. \Vhcn,  on thc oLhcr


 only a complete absence of past experience to be drawn upon, but no symptom of distress following the ingestion of such substances, for symptoms  to some offending agent take
millions of years to evolve. So it is that the causes of the most
terrible, life-destroying diseases remain ignored, and syptomless, calling for no readjustments, until the body is literally overwhelmed, as is the case in many cancers. Today, every contact with the environment is contaminated
with such unnatural substances. A re cent attempt to draw up a list of
such substances ran into tens of thousands. Every year, hundreds are
being added. The official attitude  to such a dangerous situation—
that a substance cannot be conde mned until it is proved harmful—
shows a complete disdain of biological principles. Those relying on this test are mostly guilty men, often aware of the harm ultimately
likely, but more concerned with  expediency than with human
wholeness. It is often contended that the situation cannot be as bad as the
pessimists claim, for has not the human life span been extensively
increased, and are not many, once crippling diseases conquered? Medical and scientific journalists, often not scientists themselves,
are in the habit of hinting that such achievements are thanks to science's conquest over nature's natural infirmities, implying that the 'natural' life-span has been extended,  that a naturally sick nature has
been corrected. This is biological nonsense. Every species of animal
has a genetically set life-span, a setti ng closely related to its rate of
growth. If this correlation is applied to man, the most slowly
developing of all creatures, then the human life-span should be well over a hundred years. All that science has in fact achieved is the removal of unsanitary conditions and the control of diseases inherent in such conditions. The unhealthiness of Ice Age
Palaeolithic humans can be seen in the pathological torturings of
their bones, but the worst ravag es of unhealthiness probably only
came with the urbanization of livi ng, in the earliest civilizations. There are hints that when the Ice Ages ended, and before the rise of
the first civilizations, human beings lived long, whole lives, a length which has not been fully recovered. There are still isolated
peasantries in which many indivi duals live well over the century. Quite recently, as the functional collapse intensifies in soaringly degenerative diseases, the cancers and heart diseases in particular, there has been a dip in the life- span. Far from confidence in the
apparent successes of science and medicine, there should be alarm,
for while the diseases that have b een corrected, due to pathogenic
organisms, only affect individuals, the degenerative diseases entail a
definite genetic impoverishment. Here again, one is faced with a barrage of propaganda,
optimistic and pontifical, that some  success has been achieved, that
cancers can be cured. But for one case surviving a number of years
after operation and treatment, dozens die, for all the vast agitations
of worldwide research. Some cancers undoubtedly begin quite locally, as in the case of radiation damage, and if removed in time, survival is assured. But in most cases, the localized appearance of a
cancer is only a stage in what is a general underlying pathology, involving the entire body, so evident in the leukaemias. Medicine
has yet to admit that most diseases of such a nature are not
localized, but entail a failure of the entire organism, an admission which would entail a revolution in medical philosophy, away from its present mechanical concepts, to more holistic ones. There are at the moment indications that something in this direction is
happening, in the admission that exercise and diet are the best ways
of preventing heart attacks, that years of over-eating are likely to
end in diabetes, and that possibly the best if not the only way of combating many kinds of cancer is through the body's own abilities to react. But evidently, before ther e can be a real change of heart,
there has to be a fundamental change  in ideology, in the world-view
of science, in its attitudes to man and nature, and judging the slowness of progress in this dir ection, one can be excused for
doubting that there is sufficient survival time. 14. Food Fit for Humans

Basing oneself on the humanizing aesthetic criteria, and making use
of the scientific evidence that co mplies with them, one can define
the ideal human diet as one beautiful and refreshing, consisting of
fruits in abundance, of seeds a nd nuts, of cereals and tender shoots
and leaves, of flowers, eaten in the raw. Unfortunately, given the
present-day interferences in natural fo ods, it is unlikely that such an
ideal dietary is possible, for almost all foods available today, are
produced from unnatural, variously disturbed soils. Sadly therefore,
no longer is a purely simple wisdom adequate. This is where a
science, serving the human condition rather than undermining it,
can help. Treating the soil as nothing but a physical medium is the result
of a materialistic, mechanical attitude to life and nature generally. While at first this seemed justified by the enormously increased yields which resulted from chemical fertilizers, it has become ever
more apparent that the soil is a living medium, seriously
undermined by such crude stimuli, and that foods grown on such disturbed soils lack substan ces indispensable to animals. Since the work of McCarrison in India over half a century ago,
it has been known that organically defective soils produce crops with a lowered vitamin B content. One of these vitamins in
particular, Vitamin B
12, is more or less completely absent in such
crops. Vitamin B 12 is an exceptional and extraordinary substance,
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        The natural tendency for love  to spread out into non-sexual
directions gives an indication of how sexual love itself should
evolve among lovers, in a form the most congenial and useful to society. The pristine rapture of sexual love cannot last, and is not designed to do so, but rather to be progressively replaced by compassion, in the teaming of procreation, with interests shared,
and, with advancing years, in a heightening social and spiritual
involvement. Living, loving and ageing in such an atmosphere of evolving love, the human being is assured of a meaningful participation in the function and structure of family and society. And most other cultures have believed that human society symbolically reflects the underlying structure of Creation. Such a definition of sexual love is so contradicted by the usual
expression of sex in industrial societies, that it must appear as unreal and Utopian. Yet there is sufficient evidence that sexual love, rather than just sex, is the normal human pattern among simpler peoples, and among those few fortunate primiti es still surviving in the more
benevolent habitats. Having a top biological priority in humanization, one can
understand why the joys that attend the achievement of sexual love are the highest that can come to  the human being, and why the
failure to achieve love is accompanied by the most terrible misery and frustration, anger and hatred. Contrary to what the Freudians
have claimed, guilt is a biologica lly implanted reprimand for sexual
patterns which fail to comply with the needs of humanization. Since the precarious wholeness of the mind depends on the unifying forces of love, beauty and harmony, the failure to find love is punished by the most satanic of afflictions—an unwhole and
disturbed mind. The failure to achieve sexual love, more evident today than
ever before, is to be seen in the breakup of the family, in selfish sexual opportunisms in the common uncaring for the young, and, as
a result of this dehumanization of sexuality, in a soaring juvenile destructiveness and anger, in a general feeling of having been
cheated of life's promise. Neglected, unloved, without the guidance
which only genuine loving is entitled to provide, it is not surprising that the young have rebelled against the prurient standards set by callous and insensitive adults. The generation gap is the inevitable
result of an older generation felt to  be corrupt and lewd, the makers
of a civilization which has become inhuman in its materialistic and
opportunist preoccupations. While it is true that many young subscribe in their own ways
still to this civilization—imitation is after all the Simian way of learning—there are also those who have managed to recover something of the lost innocence, even  if drugs have played their part
in this recovery. So demented is the sexual demand, so blind the preoccupation
with orgasmic relief, that the c onclusion one is dealing with a
pathological process appears irresi stible. And there can be no doubt
that the increase of social violen ce has gone hand in hand with an
increase in this ferocious sexua l pursuit, with an increase in
uncaring and promiscuity. The association of sex with violence and human depravity is patent in ente rtainment, in pornography, as it is
in group outlets from gang behaviour to revolution and warfare. For the past century, psychologists and sociologists have loudly
proclaimed that guilt and repression are responsible for the
frustrations and angers of the age. Sexual freedom has thus become
the panacea for the ravaged modern soul. Many people have come to believe that the pursuit of the orgasm


 just fresh-squeezed orange juice or ble nded fruit. About once a month I blend fruit and nuts for
dressing (six strawberries, one orange, and eight mac nuts, for example, or 2 oranges and 2 tablespoons of tahini). Rarely, I still
have a salad with ½ tablespoon of olive oil, but a small bottle of oil thes e days would last me years. Here is a list of what I actually ate one day in July of 2004:

 9 bananas (900 grams/32 ounces)
 1 apple (200 grams/7 ounces)
 4 khadrawy dates
 2 navel oranges (200 grams/7 ounces)
 16 strawberries (250 grams/9 ounces)
 1 nectarine (120 grams/4.2 ounces)
 3 figs (100 grams/3.5 ounces)
 10 cherries (60 grams/2 ounces)
 3 small tomatoes (250 grams, 8.5 ounces)
 ½ large head of lettuce (225 grams/9 ounces)
 a little cabbage (100 grams/3.5 ounces)
 a few sugar snap peas (25 grams/1 ounce)
 ½ ear of white corn (35 grams/1.25 ounces)  lemon juice
 ½ tablespoon olive oil

The verdict? 1,740 calories, 87% carbs, 6% protein, 7% fat. Not bad! At potlucks and other events (maybe six times per year), I still usuall y eat at least a small portion of those gut-bomb
combinations I used to consume daily. I still enjoy the taste of the high -fat dishes, but they’re almost always far too heavy and salty
for me anymore—which is no small statement, as salt for me has been  a lifetime addiction! Life is getting better and better. Slowly but surely I am learning to m ove this body. For decades, I used to think to myself with
resignation that I would never feel good enough to exercise in this lif etime. I do have a lifetime of adrenal exhaustion to undo … so
it’s not happening as quickly as I’d like. But the fact that I get motiva ted to move at all is an unforeseen miracle. I get lots and lots of sunshine. My skin never used to tan, but now it’s br own all summer long. I know that the sun is nature’s
disinfectant and that the sun nourishes me. The toxins that cause s kin cancer live inside of acidic bodies filled with fat, and the sun
merely draws the poisons to the surface, like a poultice … but resea rch shows that the sun does not cause cancer in people who eat
a low-fat diet. Don’t let anyone tell you that it does. My colds are coming far less often now. In fact, the last one was two years  ago. This may not sound like a big thing, but for
me it’s a miracle—and a direct result of my low-fat diet. Naturally, I always thought of myself as “perfectly healthy, except for thes e
colds.” But the truth is, I spent a great deal of my life in misery, and I m issed out on lots of life. One more thing: since I’ve been raw, I keep nothing medicinal or sup plemental in my house, period. Except for a couple of
daily vitamins I took as a kid, a bottle or two of Shaklee vitamins in my twenti es, and the enzyme tablets I bought in my first year of
eating raw foods, I pretty much haven’t touched herbs, algaes, miner als, powdered greens, or other such refined, dehydrated,
encapsulated nonfood items of any kind. Thankfully, that’s one part of the  high-fat raw regimen I managed to steer clear of! If I hadn’t learned about the low-fat (raw) vegan diet, I’m sure that  my forties would have been a downward spiral of
evermore frequent, ever-worsening chronic illness. Instead, I have  a new life to look forward to. For me, whole-food 80/10/10  is
the way to eat as Nature intended … it’s far easier, lighter, and heal thier than all those fatty, salty, dehydrated, taste bud-pleasing
“transitional” foods I began this journey with. I am deeply grateful to Doug (and Rozi Gruben and Tim Trader) for helping me  learn how to eat high-fruit raw! Finally, after
a lifetime of increasingly debilitating chest colds that lasted a m inimum of three weeks at a time and came three to six times a year, I
am feeling better all the time…and even exercising! Yes!! All is, most certainly, well! Lisa Oborne, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
As a child, I spent numerous days in the hospital and often missed school due t o asthma and allergies, among other maladies. In an average year, I would miss 70 days of school. At age 12, a severe asthma a ttack put me in the hospital for more than a week,
where I had to be in an oxygen tent. Even so, I turned blue many times. After leaving the hospital, I instinctively began changing my ea ting habits and I became a vegetarian. In my childhood years,
cheese, eggs, and fish were the only “meats” I ate. This change in die t helped, and my health began to improve. I believed I was
doing the best I could for my health. At age 24, I was in a major car accident. With no feeling in my body from the ne ck down, I was told by my doctor that I
would be in a wheelchair, probably for the rest of my life. After he left th e room, something amazing happened: an electrical current
came from within, starting in my head and working its way down to my toes. I i mmediately sat up and walked out of the hospital. This was the turning point in my life. I knew that my body was capable of ama zing things, although I did not know how or why. With
new respect, I began to listen to my body’s messages. W anting to learn more about my body’s functions, and sensing that I ne eded to trust more fully in its capabilities, I began
reading widely in the area of natural health. My curiosity only grew  the more I learned. I have since taken many classes/courses in
Natural Hygiene, including those offered by Dr. Doug Graham and Dr. Robert  Sniadach. More than four years ago, after attempting to resolve some of my lingeri ng health problems, I went to a naturopath, who
informed me that I had very weak kidneys and was a Type 2 diabetic. I could not unde rstand. I had changed my diet, I had been
vegan for over 12 years at this time, and tried to live a simple life … what  more could I do? I did notice that I did not have a lot of
energy, and although I slept nine to ten hours a night, I still woke up tire d. I decided I needed to take action. On December 1, 2000, I began a 30-day juice diet. It was not nearly as difficult as  I thought it would be. Upon completion of
the 30 days, my kidneys had rebuilt themselves and the signs of diabetes wer e gone, as well as 30 pounds. That was an added
bonus. Then I was faced with the question of what to do next. During my studie s, I had read a lot of books by Dr. Shelton, and I
asked myself if the raw diet was for me. The response was a resounding “Y ES!”
I tried the raw diet, beginning very simply. Not yet understanding the v ariety of ways that people eat raw, I ate a very low-fruit
diet for more than 12 months, with a lot of greens and nuts & seeds. After about  six months, the initial energy I received from this
new diet started to dwindle, and I was feeling very weak. I promised myself I  would do this for 12 months, so I continued, and
unfortunately, my health did not improve at all. Everyone I saw asked me wh at was wrong with me. I looked very thin and my skin tone was grey. I had become a skinny fat person. I had dropped down to 116 lbs., but what I did not  know was that my body fat
was over 35%. My muscle tone was terrible, and I did not have the energy to exe rcise. My asthma was getting worse, so even if I
wanted to exercise I could not. One day, my husband was searching the Internet and discovered Dr. Doug Graham’s website. I signed up to attend Hea lthful
Living  International’s first symposium in 2002. I tried to do Dr. D.’s diet based on wh at was on the W eb, immediately increasing my
fruit consumption and dropping the quantity of nuts and seeds in my diet. Alt hough my energy started to pick up, my asthma
symptoms were still there. I did not realize how much in my life would change after attending the s ymposium. I spoke one-on-one with Dr. D. and
received a lot of fantastic advice. I immediately started putting his  advice into play and saw changes very quickly. Now my energy
really started picking up. I got more productive sleep at night, and


 than they th ink. The awareness of the presence of God is preceded by
surrender. It is often in the pit of despair that the ego lets go, so that all
crises can be turned into the opportunity for spiritual discovery. 11. Realize that “T ruth” is dependent on context. All  truth is only so
within a certain level of co nsciousness. For instance, to for give is
commendable, but at a later stag e, one sees that there is actually nothing tofor give. There is no “other” to be for given. Everyone’ s ego  is equally
unreal, including one’ s own. Perception is not reality. 12. Practice nonattachment, which  is an attitude of withdrawal of
emotional entanglement in worldly af fairs. It leads to serenity and peace of
mind. It is supp orted by refusing the emotional seduction of other people’ s
upsets and problems. It also involves a willingness to allow the world to
work o ut its own problems and destiny. Reactive involvement and
intervention in the world can be  better left to people who have a dif ferent
calling. A “ good person” is one thin g; Enlightenment is another. Y ou are
responsible for the ef fort and n ot the result, which is up to G od and the
universe. Nonattachment is not the same as indif ference or detachment. Misunderstanding it to mean that the development of detachment is
required often ends up as flatn ess or Apathy. In contrast, no nattachment
allows full participation in life without trying to control outcomes. 13. Accept that everything serves a purpose. Acceptance is the great
healer o f strife, conflict, and u pset. It also corrects major imbalances of
perception and precludes the dominance of negative feelings. Humility
means th at we will not understand all events or occurrences. Acceptance is
not pass ivity but nonpositionali ty. The development of a spiritual ego can
be avoid ed by the realization that spiritual progress is the result of God’ s
Grace and not our personal endeavors. 14. A void false gurus. Th is cannot be overemphas ized. The naïve
spiritual initiate is easily swayed by trappings and reputations of spiritual
figures a nd the charisma of tho se who have many followers. W ithout the
spiritual awareness of advanced  states of consciousness, the spiritual seeker
has no means of guidance, and popularity clouds judgment. At t his time in human history, not a single guidepost can be relied upon
other than the kinesiologic test of the actual calibration of the level of
consciousness of a teacher, or ganization, or teaching. The naïve are
impressed by outward piety and claims of supernatural powers, paranormal
feats, an d fancif ul titles and sp ecial “spiritual” garments. Serio us spiritual
students are encouraged to verify each teacher or teaching acco rding to thecalibrated list of “Characteristic s of Integrous T eachers and T eachings” in
Chapter 8. Q&A
Q: What is the value of being in the physical pr esence of the
consciousness of the teacher. A:  W ithin your aura is much that you have learned in this world, most of
it nonve rbal, wh ich you cannot share. Y ou don’ t have enough  time to sit
down and describe to everybod y everything you’ve ever known about life
in a line ar way. The total of yo ur entire life and all the collective wisdom
and exp erience exists as an ene r gy field. When you share that  which you
have be come with others—sim ply by being with them—they pick up the
ener gy field of all that knowingness. That’ s h ow it is that the spiritual teacher transmits the state of
Enlightenment via an ener gy field. The aura of the advanced, realized
teacher has within itself the coll ective wisdom throughout all time. There is
no amount of world time in which all of this can be laid out in a linear
lecture. Y ou could extract som e principles from it, but the principles are
only basic ones. Whatever is speaking to you right now is the accumulation
of th e in fluence of teachers going back to the Buddha. So the ener gy field
of the Buddha is here, now av ailable (calibrates as true). That which is
speaking to you right now is empowered by all the great teache rs who have
ever live d. Every great teacher w ho has ever lived leaves the power of that
field within the collective co nsciousness of humankind. T hat is why
humanity progresses. Otherwise, if every generation had to start from
scratch, humanity would not be where it is today. Q: What is due to the teacher. A:  Nothing at all. The listener ’ s interest is more than suf ficient. The only
obligation you should accept is the obligation to your own self to institute
the wisdoms that were learned and to practice them in order to transcend the
ego. Respect the teacher, but save reverence only for God. Q: How would one characterize or term the teaching and pathway that
you r epr esent. A:  It is the way of the mystic and represents “devotional nonduality. ”
Q: May we use that term to denote these teachings. A:  Y es, that would be correct. It is the way of radical truth. Q: Ar e gr eat leaps in consciousness possible. A:  Great leaps in consciousness result from surrendering yourself to God. This is seen in our societ y in people who have “hit bottom. ”
W illfulness/Pride is surrendered and transformation occurs. From the pits of
hell, par adoxically, heaven is close by. W e see this in so-called conversions,
where a convict is transformed into a peaceful, loving, and alm ost saintly
person. Prisoners frequently go through major realizations and become
transformed int o the opposite of their former selves. These sudden
revelations also occur concomitant with near -death experiences. Thus,
many le vels of consciousness ca n be suddenly t ranscended. These are often
preceded by long periods of inn er agony. A true conversion is corroborated
by a major jump in the calibrated level of consciousness. When spiritually  oriented people are exposed to the information provided
here, the y show a measurable el evation of consciousness. After each lecture
on this materia l, the calibrated consciousness level of the audience
generally shows  an increase, on  average, of between 10 and 40 points for
the group as a whole. This may vary individually from a low of four points
to as high as hundreds of points. W ithin the group, there is gre at variation
due to “karmic ripeness. ” Given  that most people only advanc e about five
points during a lifetime, these numbers are significant. Q: What is an “advanced” seeker. A:  The more advanced seeker has heard that there is no “out there”  or “in
here” and thus takes responsibility for all that happens. T here is the
dawning awareness that all that seems to occur really represents what isbeing held in wh at was previously considered “within. ” Thus, the proclivity
to project is undone. The “innocent victim” positionality, with all its
spurious “innocence,” is unmasked. Adversity is thus seen to be the r esult of what had been previous ly denied
and repr essed into the unconscious. By looking within, you find  the source
of adver sity, suc h that it can be addressed. Beliefs are the determinant of
what you experience. There are no external “causes. ” Y ou discover the
secret payof fs that are obtained from unconscious secret projections. Y our
underlying prog rams can be discovered by simply writing down your litany
of griev ances and woes and then merely turning them aroun d into their
opposites. People hate me  stems from your own inner hatreds. People don’ t car e
about me  s tems from you r narcissistic absorption with your own happine ss
and you r person al gain, instead of that of others. I don’ t get enough love
stems from not giving love to others. People ar e rude to me  s tem s fr om lack
of cordiality to others. People ar e jealous of me  arises from inner jealousy
of others. Thus, if you take responsibility for being the author of your
world, you come close to its source, where you can correct it. By bein g loving  toward others, you discover that you are surrounded by
love and lovingness. When you unreservedly support life without expecting
gain, life supports you in return. When you abandon gain as a motive, life
responds with unexpected gene rosity. When you perceive in th is way, the
miraculous begins to appear in your life. Harmony manifests as the
unexpected discovery, the fortui tous coincidence, and the lucky break, and
finally t he realiz ation occurs that these are the ripples coming back to you
from the seat of consciousness. Q: What if one is pr esuming to live at the level beyond what one r eally
is. A:  I n addit ion to the ego/mind’ s presumption that it “know


 under normal conditions are unable to
to parasitism within the body and are therefore called conditionally
pathogens, in this case, being a weakened virus
tissue, they, like viruses, growing at a rapid livelihoods. Microbial inflammation at some point starts
dominate the virus and continues long after
the virus has disappeared from the body. 171
171ARI is in the body such severe stress that even
after full recovery in the brain remain
mikrokrovoizliyaniya. That's what innocuous at first glance,
ARI. An invaluable aid in healing, there will, of course,
dry starvation. The combination of fasting with acute infection helps
the body more quickly make the necessary cleaning and the rest from
the damaging effects of external factors. Best option
- Start fast at the first sign of disease. If you
feel even the slightest signs of discomfort, immediately
abstain from food and water. Under this option to get rid of
disease lacking fasting period 1-3 days. But in practice is
few people who could so closely relate to their
organism. Therefore more likely to be hungry when deployed
manifestations of respiratory infections. and is so short
terms is not enough. Have to starve for at least 5-7 days
ie, to starvation before the crisis. Better not to overwork, not
use water treatments, enemas, do not take drugs
drugs. The best option - bed rest with gradual
extension with the improvement of health. Sam crisis in acute
Infection occurs more quickly - often on the 2-3rd day, but to starve to
until symptoms of the disease, or possibly a prolonged
flow. The temperature is usually held in the first two days of illness. Instead of antipyretic drugs can be used cold
water compresses on the head, trunk vessels (groin
area, armpits), wet wraps. I tried the Internet to find examples of ordinary people
who were treated with the flu, acute respiratory disease and their complications dry starvation. "Over the past 15 years after that my body is not just the disease
"Trying to" get sick. and also had a temperature of 40 degrees, weakness,
wheezing in the lungs - the same pneumonia, severe lobar
pneumonia. But the disease lasted longer 60 days, and
only 3-4 days. Because I behaved quite differently. My wife was in a panic, a doctor after all. - I tell you! We run! Dozakalyalsya! Now we do
injections. - No shots! - I somehow knew that the reason is not cooling, it
just an excuse. No more. The reason for overeating, in the wrong
nutrition. There was a feast, and then another holiday cakes with cream cheese,
sour cream. Dumplings with cottage cheese, sour cream, pile - another dry
wine. Sardines in oil - as the same day! in general mishmash
decent. All this is very tasty, but unprofitable, and at my age
unacceptable. I'm was a dozen years older than when
earned first severe inflammation of the lungs. And ran less than
it should be. If I was running miles at 12 to 20, and such
mishmash slipped past would painlessly. And here shalish: two or three
kilometers per day - a little. Get a disease, remember traveled,
learn anew if rusty lessons. 172
172And I get on very strict "no water, no food!". The wife just does not cry, Mama, too, insists: "Well, at least a cup of tea
with raspberry jam! "" No! "" Honey? "" No! "" Well, at least banks
or mustard! "" No, no. " To pour cold water, despite
heat, lay down on the prepared sheet,
soaked in cold water, his wife wraps me in this sheet
then dry under which the beds mat made of polyethylene. Top
flannel, then a quilt, then featherbed. Lying and trembling all over
half an hour, I can not get warm. Then gradually warmed
and begin to sweat. and it lasts three or four hours. For me though
let the ships, I feel like all bleed afterwards. This pohlesche
steam rooms, saunas. Called - healthy wrap. Two weeks of wraps - and how to hand! Almost all diseases can be reduced
eventually lead to the contamination of the body slags, toxins. Kutani and all kinds of insulation only exacerbate the situation. I have two or three days I do not drink at night and do wrap. and a gram
meal. On the second day the temperature is not 40, and 39. Give her a stick,
let burn too much, let the antibodies themselves out there to straighten out
with viruses, I will only help, not hinder. eventually in
a cold and many other diseases that whatever we do,
Whatever we drugs and drug or ingested, the body heals
himself. This Zalmanov talked to him, clearly and unambiguously. We can
only impede its work or help. If we refuse
food, the body tends to fight the disease. "If a person
walking on their feet, yet fell ill from exhaustion, he always has
stock in 40 days of fasting "- so says the expert treatment of starvation
Alex Suvorin who wrote several volumes on Nutrition
and starvation. Starved himself many times and long periods of time, up to 63
days. Knew the details of this method. How then can
daily fear of abstinence from food? On the third day of starting to drink water. At the 4-day temperature is normal. You can gently begin to eat. Beware - it's small
portions, very carefully chew each spoonful of food, eat less
animal proteins, to avoid a hodge-podge. "<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        During dry fasting
is the burning of toxins, we can say in their own furnace -
every cell in the absence of water runs inside a fusion
reaction. It turns out a kind of extreme Express - method
destruction within the cells of all unnecessary, difficult, painful. Each cell at the time turns into a mini - furnace, mini - reactor. Is an increase in internal temperature of the body. This
temperature can not register a thermometer, but it is felt
people during the passage of dry fasting as an inner glow,
"Fire" or chills. The most important thing in this state is
that the temperature in itself - an important part of defensive reactions. By
my own experience, we know that at all destroyed slag
poisons, even cancer cells, and then fully suspend its
livelihoods. This process speeds up the recovery. Reacting
increase in body temperature, the organism causes a slowdown
microorganisms. Immune system becomes easier to track down
and kill all the alien and change. 148
148- The effect of weight loss
When the SG in the human body does not do any food or water, ie
completely stop flow of energy from outside. Organism
forced to produce energy and water endogenously, ie within themselves. Therefore, in the body begin to happen very different, unusual
chemical reaction, ie altered metabolic processes. Lost
less muscle relative to fat. During water
fast loss of muscle and adipose tissue is almost equal
proportions. In the dry fasting person is like a camel, and
First of all the body maintains its vitality through
fat stores. Adipose tissue is destroyed very efficiently and never
does not recover its original volume, it is divided in 3-4
times faster than muscle, because fat tissue more than 90%
consists of water and muscle tissue remained relatively intact. Organism from the same water deficit does not suffer, and his
needs of the water comes out of adipose tissue. In the dry fasting adipose tissue
burns in exactly 3 times faster than during fasting in the water. At the same time
full recovery of adipose tissue never happens, and this
It favorably differs from starvation in the water. Observed early onset and a more complete splitting
deposited in fat than water fasting. If, after
normal fasting happening fast enough complete
restoration of adipose tissue (under the former regime power), then
dry it occurs to a lesser extent. Unlike many
of dry fasting for weight loss does not cost anything, and most importantly
harmless. Transferred more easily than many debilitating
starvation diets that do not bring nothing but harm. Food
own stocks perfectly balanced. Organism takes
from the reserves only that at the moment it is necessary, and not something
that it artificially imposed from the outside. - The rejuvenating effect
Why the dry fasting is more powerful rejuvenating
organism than when wet starvation. Extreme conditions
do not stand with diseased cells, degenerate, weak. They
die and decompose. What remains. Those who have good
organization, workable and wise genetic engineering. Those
are not panicked, stood up and are sustainable. Therefore, fasting helps cull worthless,
weak, sick and harmful. This cell parasites. They do not perform
their functions, work responsibilities. and better if get rid of them
time, do not let them die a natural death. Because
In this case, they manage to create for itself a similar offspring - such as
dead and a broken wreck. Multiplying, the cells divide. Offspring can not beat the quality. Apple from the tree near


 urine, we can have an amazing and incredible treatment of our diseases. I am cured of cysts in the breast, problems of the right mitral valve of the heart
and pain in my shoulder. 1 also had an accident of being infected with a needle
from a patient with AIDS. I began to take my own urine and fasted for four days
and after the third fast of four days, the cysts of the bust disappeared. The problems of the heart faded with no future pain. I have never had problems with the infected needle accident of the H. I.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the purpose of not consuming alcohol and non-vegetarian food during urine therapy?,
A: It is because alcohol and non-vegetarian food produces more toxic substances in the body and neutralizes the good effects produced by auto-urine therapy.
Q: Can urine therapy be taken in excess without any side effects?,
A: Yes, according to the speaker, there are no side effects if taken in excess.
Q: What is the purpose of not urinating before collecting urine for analysis?,
A: The urine should not be collected after urinating during the time before 4-5 in the morning, as it is affected by the food taken the previous meal.
Q: What is the doctor's advice to patients?,
A: The doctor advises patients to give up tobacco in all forms and restrict the consumption of certain foods and drinks.
Q: What is the doctor's goal for patients?,
A: The doctor's goal is for patients to be healthy and self-sufficient, and not rely on external treatments.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Thanks to God for the form in which it has made me arrive my healing. TESTIMONY 64*
HVP£RT£NS10N
Alicia De Higareda {Mexico}
I am cured of hypertension in only three months. I have not taken a single tablet, only Urine. Doing an fasting of 3 days,
1 feel very we11 and I am already working thanks to God. TESTIMONY 65*
D1AB£T£S~ FVNGl S1NVS1T1S
Araceli Ramos C. { Mexico }
Blessed it is God,
I have cured myself through the Urine of diabetes, fungi in the feet and sinusitis. God blesses them follow ahead, thanks. 90 TESTIMONY 66*
D1AB£T£S
Ora. Margarita G. of Guzman { Mexico }
I have 35 years of age. I am diabetic for 11 years with insulin and 3 years with homeopathic medicine. At the moment I am on no drugs, only the fasting dose of Urine. f am controffed totaUy. TESTIMONY 67*
SLOW' L£ARN1NG
Martha L Lopez { Mexico }
In the second week of my Urine-therapy, my vomiting along with chronic
difficufties disappeared in the morning. My daughter of 9 years with learning problems, improved her qualifications. She knows the tables and already she multiplies with ease. TESTIMONY 68*
D1AB£T£S
Hortensia To Rodriguez {Mexico}
In January 1996 they detected me having diabetes and tested me three times. I started with the Urine-therapy in March. After 15 days I went to make an analyses and I realize that I lowered to 145. Later 11eft it and 1 again initiated it one week ago, because 1 had a relapse; right
now I feel very well
TESTIMONY 69*
C1ST1C£RCOS1S
Irene Or of Hernandez { Mexico }
MY disease is cerebral Cisticerc6sis, I have taken my Urine 4 months and the
tumor in my head went away. They gave chemotherapy to me. I know that the best thing than God has given me is my health and although I
appear ill in my studies, in my body 1 do not feel anything bad. Every day I thank God to let me live with my husband and children. 91 TESTIMONY 70*
CANC£ROVS TVMOR
Mrs. Maria R. Sanchez { Mexico }
I was healed of a cancerous tumor that I had. In three months THANKS TO GOD,
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Without going to a conference,
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I initiated the method of therapy the 8th of May of 1998. I am 40 years of age


 most men are as terrified of women's infinite sexual
capacity as they are fascinated by it. The general effect on men is
to make them feel sexually insecure and causes them to attempt to
compensate with some other strength. Sexual insecurity may be
the primary reason men have sought physical, political, financial,
intellectual, and religious advantage over woman. Correcting this
sexual imbalance could have significant side benefits in establish-
ing a more harmonious society, although the primary goal of the
Taoist teaching on cultivation of sexual energy was personal health
and spiritual fulfillment. The quest for sexually fulfilled love has taken on the dimen-
sions of a religion amongst those who are too liberal or too scien-
tific to believe in any traditional version of God. The power behind
this belief in romantic love, in an ultimate commitment to one
person, is the power of sexual experience. If offers something tan-
gible to be shared, a sacrament that is personal and present. The decline of religion in the west may have begun when the
experience of sex became more powerful than the spiritual experi-
ence offered by religion in prayer or in fellowship. The current
revival of religion in the west ironically may be due in part, to a
sexual exhaustion following on the heels of the sexual revolution. Sex became a drug, an opiate for the discontent. Total sexual free-
dom did not supply the stability people needed most. Today, peo-
ple are turning back to either marriage or religion to seek their
sense of an absolute. The Taoists offer neither religion nor marriage as the solution
to stability, unless it be the marriage of subtle energies they iden-
tify as yin and yang. They simply encourage each individual to
cultivate his natural inner life-force, or chi. It is in this context the
ancient Chinese developed highly refined methods of increasing
sexual vitality for the single and the married man. There are two
main ways that these energy cultivation methods can be used and
this book will accordingly attract two distinct kinds of students. The first student seeks worldly happiness in the form of phys-
ical, emotional, and mental satisfaction. This includes any layman
interested in strengthening his personal love relationship, in al-leviating sexual frustration, in relieving boredom with sex, in cur-
ing impotency, wet dreams and premature ejaculation and in gen-
eral increasing his longevity and good health. If he is disciplined
and does the practices taught in this book, he can attain all of these
benefits. The other student considers himself on a spiritual path and
wants to somehow integrate his sexual desires with his meditative
practice or spiritual beliefs. The students already drawn to study
the Taoists secrets of cultivating sexual energy with Master Chia
have come from an amazingly broad range of spiritual disciplines,
including every type of yoga: Kundalini, Hatha, Kriya, Tantric,
Siddha and martial artists as well as T.M., Zen, Buddhist, Sufi,
Hindu, and Christian adherents. The suggestion is that many
Americans, however satisfied they are with their basic spiritual
beliefs, feel the need to better integrate their sexuality with their
spiritual growth. The Taoist practice of chi cultivation focuses on integrating
the divine or subtle energies into the human body, with the goal of
achieving a dynamic balance of opposing energies called yin and
yang. The Tao is the indescribable sum and absolute source of
these energies, which manifest in ever changing form. The Taoists,
being practical, proposed that a man can begin with the most ac-
cessible energy at hand, namely the sexual attraction between men
and women, and use that as a springboard to more subtle realms. Taoist Esoteric Yoga is neither a religion, nor a path to salva-
tion. Its vision reaches very far, teaching that enlightenment and
physical immortality are only stages in a process of coming to
wholeness as a human. It also remains very near and practical. The
raw materials required for this evolution can be found at any given
moment within the life of an ordinary human being. The Taoist teaching of physical immortality doesn't suggest
men no longer die. It means that before they die they have the
opportunity to cultivate a "solid" or substantial spiritual body,
also known as the Immortal Body, the Solar Body, the Crystal
Body, and other names. In the west the closest parallel to a Taoist
Immortal is probably an angel. This is different from schools that
teach how to become a holy man by dissolving the individual ego
into the bliss of cosmic oneness. The Taoists insist each adept
preserve his individual nature within a body (physical or spiritual)
so he can oversee the growth of his soul until final union with "wu
chi," the nothingness from which the oneness of the Tao emerges. This "staying in your own body" precludes the adept from totallysurrendering to any guru or divine being or religious authority. No
one else can do your spiritual work for you. Chia sees his role as simply that of a teacher who helps his
students empower themselves through cultivation of their chi en-
ergy. He passes chi (or "shakti") to his students only so they will
have a better sense of what to cultivate and refuses any dependent
emotional relationships. He describes himself as the lead driver in
a caravan of cars. "I can give each student a road map, a set of
tools and instructions on how to fix his car. We start out together,
and help and love each other as much as possible along the way. But ultimately everyone has to make it on his own. Some will break
down, get lost, or choose a different route. Some may find a better
road than the one I plotted. As a teacher, there's no kindness I can
offer beyond the map and tools and precise instructions for driving
safely." The Taoist premise is that few men ever penetrate the secret
of fully tapping the sexual power that is sleeping deep within their
own body. It is revolutionary for the average man to think he can
enjoy a deep and radiant pleasure in sex that penetrates perma-
nently to the core of his being, an experience far superior to ordi-
nary genital orgasm. The kind of prolonged "total body and soul
orgasm" cultivated by Taoists is normally thought to be the excep-
tional gift of passionate and sensitive women. It has even become
the greatest myth of western culture—the woman as passionate
object of romantic love, the one who brings love to its real tender-
ness. The Taoists taught that men can participate equally in love
through a truly exquisite balancing of sexual energies that is as
tangible as any physical sensation of genital orgasms. How is it possible for a man to so radically transform his
sexual experience and through it his whole experience of life? Para-
doxically, this "higher orgasm" can be discovered only when the
"normal" or genital orgasm which so preoccupies America's sex-
ologists is de-emphasized. The beginning three basic stages of Tao-
ist "dual cultivation" of sexual energy for couples are:
1) The male learns to hold the penis erect for as long as desired
and does not ejaculate any sperm. 2) Man and woman re-direct sexual energy through specific
bodily channels into higher regions of the heart, brain and glands. 3) Man exchanges his super charged energy with the comple-
mentary energy of woman. For the man, it is opening his feelings and subtle energy chan-
nels to the woman's essence and absorbing it during sex that is the
key.If you are without a lover, the Taoists offer a modification of
this practice known as "single cultivation." This teaches a single
man how to put his sex energy to work creatively in daily life or
simply to enjoy life in good health without the plague of sexual
frustration. The goal of the Taoist masters was not to create a new
myth of a super macho orgasm which everyone would struggle to
achieve and thus create competition. Rather it was to teach men
and women practical ways of using natural energies to go more
deeply into life's greatest gift, the freedom to love. So what does all this cultivation of sexual energy have to do
with love, of either the personal romantic type or the compassion-
ate religious variety? The Taoists teach it is the responsibility of
man and woman to balance the powers of Heaven and Earth har-
moniously within themselves and that harmony in other spheres of
life will follow thereafter. On the esoteric level, all acts of human
love are the spontaneous transformation of our seed essence. Our
seed essence, the seed of our very soul, is physically stored in the
body as sperm or ovarian energy. When we love someone, we not
only help them, but we also transform some of our own essence to
a higher level of energy. Thus the Taoists see sexuality as a pri-
mary source of power behind love on the human level. Anyone
following "the path of the heart"—the spontaneous and continu-
ous loving of all that one meets—will find their way much strength-
ened by the Taoist insights into using the power of sexuality to that
end. At the same time it is the larger unseen cosmic harmony of the
Tao that is always present that allows the experience of personal
love to occur. Thus the Taoist term "harmony" is probably the
closest equivalent for the western concept of "love" or compas-
sion, on both the personal and universal levels. The Taoist goal is
not to fulfill the human ego with its insatiable desires. It is to quiet
the


 and rather than curse the darkness that
seems so rampant, reach out with that inner light and let it shine on those
who aren’ t seeing their own legacy in the T ao. From his ancient spiritual throne, Lao-tzu is telling you to practice in
these new ways:
Trust in yourself. Develop an inner code of conduct that’s based exclusively  on your
irreversible conn ection to the Tao. When you trust this wisdom that created
you, you’re trusting yourself. Know that nothing could ever dissuade you
from your internal code of honesty, and live by this standard. If youencounter an easy opportunity to cheat, perhaps because you’ve been
handed too much change by a hurried cashier, make the decision to be
down-to-the-penny honest. Furthermore, have faith in yourself to go on a
trip with a minimal amount of planning. Allow yourself to trust in the
energy of the Tao to guide you, rather than relying upon fixed plans
arranged by someone else. Don’t judge yourself or others. Don’ t criticize the behavior or appearance of those you’ve assessed to be
“bad people.” Instead, switch your thoughts to something along these lines:
I am my own student and have this opportunity to learn that I’m instructing
rather than judging. I will now cease critiquing myself or any other, and
teach by being the Tao. If the entire world of the 10,00 0 things knew the
simple truth that we are all one, then in my opinion war, hostilities,
confusion, and even illness would cease to exist. Why not be one individual who chooses to respect yourself and all others
as teachers and as students? When you see the world as full of opportunities
to help, one thought and one action at a time, you’ll be living by your inner
light. The great Sufi poet Hafiz speaks of this in his poem “No More Leaving”:
At
Some point
Your r elationship
With God
Will
Become like this:
Next time you meet Him in the for est
Or on a cr owded city str eet

There won’ t be anymor e
 “Leaving.”

That is,

God will climb into
Your pocket. You will simply just take

Yourself

Along! Do the T ao Now
Find one person  labeled “bad,” and use that opportunity to do your job. Be a teacher by reaching out and sending a loving message to him or her—
perhaps you could pass along a book, write an e-mail or letter, or make a
phone call. Just do one thing as a “good” person today, even if it’s for a
stranger living in a prison cell. He or she is your assignment right now. OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com28th Verse
Know the str ength of man,
but keep a woman’ s car e! Be a valley under heaven;
if you do, the constant virtue
will not fade away. One will become like a child again. Know the white,
keep to the black,
and be the pattern of the world. To be the pattern of the world is
to move constantly in the path of virtue
without erring a single step,
and to r eturn again to the infinite. One who understands splendor
while holding to humility
acts in accor d with eternal power. To be the fountain of the world is
to live the abundant life of virtue. When the unformed is formed into objects,
its original qualities ar e lost. If you pr eserve your original qualities,
you can govern anything.Truly, the best governor governs least. OceanofPDF.comLiving Virtuously
In this verse, the word virtue is synonymous with “nature” or “the Tao.”
By being one with nature, the sage is in concert with the Tao and is a
virtuous person in daily life. Here, Lao-tzu speaks about your personal path,
and also a Tao-oriented way of governing others. These others could be
your family members, fellow employees, business associates, friends, and
even the entire process of government if you’re in a political position. In
fact, much of the Tao Te Ching is focused on teaching all of us how to
create an administration that is in accord with these highest principles of the
Tao. It is my most fervent intention to spread these teachings throughout the
world in such a way as to facilitate a transformation of all those who call
themselves “leaders” and are destined for, or presently in, positions of
power. Every person has the inherent capacity to spark massive changes that can
lead to the tranquility, harmony, and peace that are our heritage. Lao-tzu
calls this preserving our “original qualities.” Such qualities require the least
amount of government, so it seems natural to see that we rule best by
allowing our T ao nature, which rules the least, to flourish! Living virtuously is what you do when you’re permitting the Tao to guide
you. The advice Lao-tzu gives for doing this is contained in four distinct
images in this verse:
1. “Be a valley under heaven” is number one. Let the river of life flow
through you. As a valley bene ath heaven, you’re a fertile place of grace
where everything is received and allowed. You might see it as the lowest
area in the spectrum of the 10,000 things, or as the point where you can see
all thing s flowing above you. In this place of humility, the constant virtue of
the Tao will never fade away. For me, this means living from radical
humility. So get down (if you can) to the eye level of a small child. Looking
up, see if “original qualities” are more visible. Be like the valley under
heaven, ready to embrace and tend the seeds that blow your way. 2. “Be the pattern of the world ” is the second image that invites you to
live virtuously. See nature unspoiled by culture, as in the perfect ion of the
uncarved block of wood. The pattern of the world, untouched by humans, isa design  of the Tao. So rather than insisting on changing or resisting, you’re
encouraged to row your boat, and your life, gently down the stream. Trust
the perfection of the Tao to take you merrily back to your perfect place of
origination. Lao-tzu is basically saying to let go and let the Tao. Dismiss
ego, which you’ve created, and allow yourself to be in the world by
changing how you look at the world. 3. “[Act] in accord with eternal power” is the third image for living
virtuously. Just contemplate for a moment the idea of a fountain of the
world, which never fades, never ends, and is there beyond the comings and
goings of the 10,000 things. This kind of power is the one to create and then
retreat, to form and then to render formless. It is always there, an endless
geyser gushing forth the abundant life of virtue. You are in accord with eternal power when you suspend your ego and
become conscio us of the Tao flowing in this fountain of you. Picture
yourself pouring  forth, not from your ideas of self-importance and your
need for externa l power over others, but from  a ceaseless Source of good
and virtue that’s in harmony with your infinite nature. Change the image of
yourself to a being who’ s in accord with eternal power, and the virtuous life
you want to see will be visible. 4. “Preserve your original qualities” is the fourth image of living
virtuously, and one that I happe n to love. Your original qualities are those
that were you before there was a you! This is what Jesus meant by “And
now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you
before the world began” (John 17:5). Imagine if you can what is meant by
“before the world began.” The original qualities Lao-tzu speaks of are the
love, kindness, and beauty that defined your essence before you were
formed into a particle and then a human being. In other words, living
virtuously has nothing to do with obeying laws, being a good citizen, or
fulfilling some externally inspired idea of who you’re meant to become. This insightful verse of the Tao Te Ching tells you how to live virtuously. Be a valley unde r heaven by being humble and allowing seeming opposites
to flow through  you. Be the pattern of the world by seeing the pattern of
your world and living in harmony without imposing ego on others. In
accord with eternal power, be a fountain of the planet by consciouslypouring forth from the endless ocean of goodness and virtue  that’s your
birthright. Preserve your original qualities by reclaiming and reacquainting
yourself with the Tao’s essence,  which preceded your birth into form and is
your original quality. Here’ s what Lao-tzu offers you from his 2,500-year -old perspect ive in this
28th verse of the T ao Te Ching:
Entertain the exact opposite of what you’ve been conditioned to believe. Instead of striving to see yourself as superior to others, perhaps choose the
self-image of a valley. From this grounded, fertile, and receptive position,
be willing to hear and receive. Listen intently when you’re inclined to offer
advice. Be a humble earth source rather than a lofty ego-inspired person. In
the last line of


arcane
juice. In	India	back	then	you	couldn’t	buy	sodas,	at	least	not	in	the
countryside. Instead	a	special	machine	was	set	up	at	a	vendor’s	stall	that
squeezed	fresh	chunks	of	sugarcane,	and	the	sweet	juice	was	poured	over	ice
to	make	a	cool	drink. “Want	one?”	I	asked	Baba	while	mine	was	being	squeezed. But	he	was	too	busy	looking	around	at	the	marketplace	with	all	its	shops	and
stalls. He	took	in	the	scene	casually,	but	there	was	X-ray	vision	behind	his
gaze. “A	lot	of	people	are	out	shopping	today,”	he	remarked. That	wasn’t	unusual;
housewives	came	to	the	stalls	every	day	to	get	food	to	cook,	and	everyone	had
to	come	here	to	buy	the	small	necessities. “But	some	of	them	are	shopping	for	people,”	Baba	said. “See?”	He	pointed	to
a	small	crowd	just	ahead	of	us. It	was	made	up	of	four	or	five	teenage	girls
sitting	together	near
	the	covered	bazaar. A	few	yards	away	a	similar	group	of
boys	were	huddled	together,	keeping	their	distance	but	checking	out
everything	the	girls	were	doing. I	didn’t	recognize	any	from	my	school. “Here,”	said	Baba. He	opened	his	hand,	and	in	it	was	a	hundred-rupee	note. “Let’s	put	you	on	the	market.”	I	can’t	tell	you	how	many	dollars	a	hundred
rupees	was	back	then,	but	I’d	never	seen	such	a	large	bill. Baba	folded	it	and
put	it	in	my	shirt	pocket. “What	do	you	want	me	to	spend	it	on?”	I	asked. “Don’t	spend	it. Just	walk	around	and	be	noticed.”	Baba	had	arranged	the
note	so	that	one	end	stuck	out	in	plain	sight. “I	can’t	walk	around	with	money	showing,”	I	said. “But	that’s	the	experiment. I	want	you	to	get	into	the	game	of	people-
shopping. It	will	only	be	for	an	hour.”	Baba	kept	insisting. I	felt	very	uneasy,
but	in	the	end	I	agreed	to	do	it	for	half	an	hour.It	was	the	longest	half	hour	of	my	life. Everyone	stared	in	curiosity	to	see	a
kid	with	that	kind	of	money	sticking	out	of	his	pocket. The	group	of	girls
were	the	worst. They	erupted	in	giggles	when	they	saw	me	coming,	and	after
I	passed,	I	overheard	them	whispering. The	boys	glared	at	me	as	if	I	had
grabbed	their	turf,	and	I	glared	back. Anyway,	the	whole	thing	was	nerve
racking,	and	I	was	glad	to	get	back	to	Baba. I	tore	the	money	from	my	pocket	and	almost	threw	it	back	at	him. “That	was
horrible!”
“Why? For	half	an	hour	you	were	the	best	thing	going,”	he	said	with	mock
seriousness. “You	should	be	happy.”
“It	had	nothing	to	do	with	me,	it	was	just	the	money	they	saw.”	I	was	calming
down	only	a	little. “Now	you	understand	the	trouble	love	gets	into,”	said	Baba,	“when	people
mistake	it	for	shopping. Those	boys	and	girls	are	picky	shoppers. They	want
only	somebody	who	looks	nice	and	feels	nice	and	maybe	smells	nice,	like	a
new	car.”
“Isn’t	that	being	a	little	cynical?”	I	said. Baba	shook	his	head. “Ask	the	ones	who	don’t	get	picked.”
I	couldn’t	argue	with	that. As	every	kid	knows,	getting	picked	depends	a	lot
on	the	same	things	that	go	into	picking	a	new	car—because	it’s	cool	or	makes
the	buyer	feel	important	and	successful—while	the	cars	that	don’t	get	picked
feel	like	rejects	even	before	someone	rejects	them. I	said,	“How	can	you	stop	boys	from	checking	out	girls	and	girls	from
checking	out	boys?”
“I	don’t	want	to. But	what	are	they	seeing?”	Baba	said. “Nobody	saw	you	just
now;	they	saw	what	you	had	on	display. The	worst	thing	about	being	on
display	is	that	you	can’t	be	yourself.”
“Nobody	walks	around	showing	their	money,”	I	pointed	out. “Maybe	not	the	bills,”	said	Baba. “But	they	show	what
	the	money	can	buy,	or
how	confident	and	cool	it	makes	them	feel. Love	is	the	opposite	of	being	on
display. You	show	who	you	are. If	you	don’t,	you’ll	never	be	able	to	trust	howothers	are	relating	to	you. They	could	be	acting	approving	or	jealous	or
secretly	hostile,	yet	none	of	these	reactions	are	about	you—they’re	about
what	meets	the	eye. Shopping	for	people	is	the	worst	way	to	find	true	love.”
Baba	started	chuckling	to	himself. “What?”	I	said. “I	was	just	thinking	how	everything	in	the	world	of	the	soul	comes	down	to
not	believing	your	eyes	and	believing	only	what	can’t	be	seen.”
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HAT
	I	L
EARNED
I	think	this	lesson	speaks	for	itself. Then	why	is	it	so	hard	to	remember? Everyone	knows	that	you	shouldn’t	judge	by	appearances. Nobody	ever	had	a
father	and	mother	who	said,	“I	want	to	give	you	some	advice	about	falling	in
love. Pick	only	the	coolest	person	you	can	find,	and	if	they	stop	being	cool,
turn	them	in	for	a	better	model.”	Yet	social	life	often	revolves	around
shopping	for	people,	just	as	Baba	said. The	heart	value	is	pushed	out	of	the
way	in	favor	of	externals. When	you’re	a	shopper,	what	do	you	usually	look	for	first? Labels. A	nice
skirt	is	twice	as	nice	if	it	has	the	right	label. A	basketball	that	says
NBA
	feels
like	it	has	something	special. So	early	on	in	life	we	become	aware	that	we	are
wearing	labels,	and	unfortunately,	what	others	see	first	is	often	nothing	but	a
set	of	labels. Who	am	I? You	could	list	all	my	labels:	my	name,	address,	race,
skin	color,	income	bracket,	college	degrees. It	took	a	lifetime	to	get	all	these
labels,	but	only	a	few	of	them	look	very,	very	nice. Others	are	average,	and
one	or	two	might	make	people	say,	“Oh,	you	know	him,	that	Indian,”	or	“You
know	him,	that	guy	who’s	always	giving	his	opinion.”	Inside,	I	don’t	feel	like
any	of	these	labels,	so	I	don’t	work	hard	at	making	people	see	the	good	ones. I	want	them	to	see	me	with	no	labels	at	all. As	Baba	told	me	then,	shopping	is	a	terrible	way	to	find	love. When	I	am
tempted	to	judge	others	by	how	they	look	or	how	much	money	they	make	or
how	important	they	are,	I	can	stop	myself	with	just	one	reminder:
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thousand	dollars	sticking	out	of	their	pocket,	automatically	they	become	a
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 that the vascular-platelet action of PGI3 is similar to that of PGI2, although
TXA3 is not considered analogous to TXA2 since the latter can increase the levels of
cAMP in platelets, thus neutralizing their potential aggregation.105,106
Formation of PGE2 can stimulate the levels of adenosine diphosphate (ADP), a
mild platelet deaggregator and antagonist of noradrenaline production.107Cellular phospholipids
Arachidonic acid
Cyclooxygena seIndomethacin blo cks
Aspirin blo cks
Prostaglandin H2
Thromboxane A2
Vasoconstr iction
Platel et aggr egation
Inflammation
Bronch oconstrictionVasodila tion
Platel et deaggr egation
Anti-inflammation
BronchodilationProstaglandin E2
BlocksIncre ase cAMPProstaglandin E1Prostaglandin synthesis and DMSO actions
Stimulates
StimulatesStimulates
DMSO
DMSO(Prosta cyclin syntha se)
Prosta cyclin (I2)Phospholip ase A
FIGURE 8.2  Simplified scheme of prostaglandin biosynthesis, which starts with the
release of a fatty acid nearly always derived from the 2-position of a membrane phospho -
lipid. Arachidonic acid is created from diacylglycerol via phospholipase-A2 and then brought
to either the cyclooxygenase pathway where either prostaglandins (PG) or thromboxane is formed from synthases that yield prostacyclin (PGI
2) and PGE2 or thromboxane A2. PGE1,
PGI2, and PGE2 are vasodilators, anti-inflammatory, and platelet deaggregators, while throm -
boxane A2 acts as a vasoconstrictor, inflammatory, and platelet aggregator. DMSO is reported
to block thromboxane A2 and promote the release of PGE1, PGI2, and PGE2 either directly or
via cAMP stimulation.150 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Vascular constriction and platelet clumping can be antagonized if PGI2 is released
from endothelial cells in the microvasculature.104 PGI2 appears to do this by stimu -
lating adenylate cyclase in many tissues including peripheral neurons leading to an
increase in cAMP levels in platelets.108 An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability
at the vessel wall would have a positive and direct effect on cerebral ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction ( Figure 8.2). DMSO also has a direct effect on platelet cAMP levels. It increases cAMP pre -
sumably by inhibiting phosphodiesterase (PDE)
109,110 although an indirect action
on PG12-induced elevation of platelet cAMP by DMSO can also be considered
(Figure 8.2). Research has revealed that of the 60 different platelet isoforms described in mam -
malian species, platelets are known to possess three main PDEs: PDE2, PDE3, and
PDE5.111,112 Despite many studies carried out in the past four decades examining the
role of DMSO in PG synthesis, it remains unclear which of these PDEs DMSO tar -
gets for the inhibition of platelet aggregation. Platelet function is, to a large extent, dependent on PDEs, because their inhi -
bition can dampen platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP and cyclic guano -
sine 3 ′-5′-monophosphate (cGMP), an action that limits the levels of intracellular
nucleotides.113
Cyclic AMP is a powerful platelet deaggregator, and evidence exists that DMSO
can increase the levels of cAMP in various biological preparations108,110,114,115
(Figure 8.2). Increasing cAMP by DMSO suggests that DMSO can manipulate signal
transduction mediated by second messenger molecules such as cAMP. This means that the inhibition of platelet signal transduction by DMSO may suppress platelet acti -
vation regardless of the initial stimulus. 111 The mechanism that would allow DMSO
to directly inhibit platelet-activating second messengers like cAMP and cGMP is by its interaction with intracellular signalling pathways. In addition, DMSO may act indirectly on the endothelium-derived PGI
2, which is known to increase intracellular
platelet cAMP through the activation of membrane adenylate cyclase, a process that begins when PGI
2 binds to its receptors on the platelet surface.111
The role of DMSO in PG biosynthesis remains partly theoretical, but a number of
intriguing findings lend support to the specific actions by DMSO on PG activity and their catalytic enzymes ( Figure 8.2). For example, studies have reported that DMSO can increase the synthesis of PGE
1,
a moderate vasodilator.71,72 PGE1 can reduce platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP
levels, and this PG also inhibits the calcium-induced release of noradrenaline in nerve terminals, an effect that may antagonize vasoconstriction following tissue trauma with the resulting effect of preventing cerebral blood flow reduction
116 (Figure 8.2). An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability at the vessel wall would have a posi -
tive and direct effect on ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasocon -
striction, thus allowing better blood perfusion of the hypoperfused tissue. DMSO may also antagonize the synthesis or release of thromboxane A
2117,118 and thus indi -
rectly counteract platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. The presence of TXA2 in
blood will cause strong vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation, while the forma -
tion of PGF2α will also negatively affect the vascular and platelet systems, but the
reaction will not be as severe as with TXA2.111151 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
Theoretical considerations to explain platelet deaggregation by DMSO appears to
involve PG synthesis in the brain.118
One study has shown evidence that DMSO has the ability to block the prothrom -
botic release of thromboxane A2.119 Although the exact mechanism of DMSO’s
blocking action of thromboxane A2 to reduce platelet aggregation has not been clari -
fied, it may possibly mimic the action of hydralazine or dipyridamole since DMSO
shares a number of similar biochemical features with these agents, specifically their increase of cAMP levels. 109,118
The actions of DMSO on the biosynthesis of specific PGs may have clinical appli -
cation not only in cerebral ischemia secondary to traumatic brain injury but also in conditions where inflammatory cytokines, platelet aggregation, and vasospasm result from disease and physical injury. DMSO is reported to exert protective activity on tissue factor expression in human
endothelial cells in response to TNF- α or thrombin exposure. 120
TISSUE FACTOR
The best known function of tissue factor is its role in blood coagulation. Blood coag -
ulation begins when a mammalian vessel is damaged and reacts by beginning a coagulation cascade in order to preserve the integrity of the circulation. The coagu -
lation cascade can also be generated by mediators of the inflammatory response, such as cytokines. The coagulation cascade leads to clot formation by the exposure of flowing blood to tissue factor, also called thromboplastin. Tissue factor is the cellular receptor and cofactor for factor VII and binds both
factors VII and VIIa. 121 Tissue factor is the high-affinity receptor for factors VII and
Vlla and is the cofactor necessary for the catalytic function of factor VIIa.122 As tis -
sue factor binds factor VIIa, it activates Factor IX and Factor X, a process that results in fibrin formation. 123 Fibrin is the building block of the hemostatic plug. Tissue factor is a key protein in the activation of coagulation and thrombus for -
mation and has been associated with acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarc -
tion,121 and microvascular perfusion defects following focal cerebral ischemia.124
Electron microscopic evidence has shown the presence of fibrin in cerebral
microvessels derived from degranulated platelets and poymorphonuclear leukocytes following middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. 125 The use of antitissue factor
agents as DMSO has been shown to be, may be, clinically useful to prevent the coagulation cascade that can lead to microvascular plugs following the ischemic process related to blunt brain trauma and stroke. It has been reported that DMSO has an effect on blocking Na
+ and Ca+ entry
into cells.50,51 Since substantial Na+ and Ca+ entry into myocytes typically occurs
after cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction, DMSO administration may prevent this inward cellular ion flux while preserving K
+ outflux from cardiac tis -
sue. The mechanisms exerted by DMSO on Na+ and Ca+ channels need to be fur -
ther investigated in mammalian models of ischemic injury since the results of such