of the year, this  being largely due so their
particular  type of body.  (See  Man  and  The Zodiac, by David  Anrias.  In 124
 this book are illustrations   of the 12 different types of bodies.) If this be
true, though I am not in a position to commit myself for or against  it, it
goes to explain why disease, which  is a unity, manifests  in so many
different ways. For instance, it is said that those born  between March
21st and  April 20th are apt to suffer from troubles connected  with the
head, face  or brain, whereas, for instance, those born  between the
same days of September,  October, may  suffer from afflictions  of the
lower abdomen  or kidneys, or both ‐that is, provided they  do not take
suitable measures  to avoid  such troubles. (See  Health, Diet and
Commonsense,  by Cyril  Scott.) This, I grant, may  sound all very far‐
fetched, but I have learnt never to scoff  at what I do not understand.
Although I have proved up to the hilt the efficacy of urine‐therapy,  it
still contains for me a lot that is mysterious.  When I ask myself why
should urine when taken by the mouth especially  select those organs
which  require rebuilding,  I can offer  no more rational  explanation  than
the doctor who tells  us that certain drugs will affect certain organs. Not
that doctors agree  on this point, for a doctor once  said in my presence
that he left college with sixty remedies  for every disease, and found in
the first  ten years of his practice that he had  sixty or more  serious
diseases to match his drugs, but no cures! It was this man  who also said
he found people who had  no treatment  lived the longest  and  suffered
the least, the inference  to be drawn being that most  people died  of the
doctor and not of the disease!  This worthy physician  was a very candid
man.  But he would not have needed to make this admission  had  he
employed  urine‐therapy  instead of his sixty drugs. The advantage  of
urine‐therapy  is its extreme simplicity  as anyone can see without the
telling.  It is not a specific for any given disease, it is a specific for health.
It is also a prophylaxis  against a number of annoying "trifles" which  are 125
 not the less  annoying on that account.  I do not exaggerate  when I say
that some thousands  of peole in Europe and America  now know from
experience  that there  is nothing to equal  urine, especially  old urine, for
chapped  hands, blisters, stings, sores, protection  against "barber's
rash," woolsorters'  diseases, perspiring  feet, the loss of hair, dandruff,
and  various other  unpleasant  afflictions.  Gargling with  fresh  urine both
prevents and  cures "clergyman's  throat," whilst  to drink autogenous
urine freely  every day acts  as a preventive  against  impeded flow of
urine. It also facilitates  evacuation.  And this  priceless remedy  costs
absolutely  nothing, except at first a little self‐discipline  in the
overcoming  of what seems to be an "unpleasant"  idea.
Those who read that widely known  book Mother India may  remember
some passages therein  devoted to the "filthy habits" of the  native
peoples. Among the health "superstitions"  its authoress  pointed  out,
was the belief that the waters of one part of a famous  river in North
Middle India possesses  healing properties.  People bathed in and  drank
its waters. Wondering  whether there could be something  more  than
faith in the cures effected,  she had  samples of the water analysed by
European  analysts. The healing liquid proved to be nothing more  than a
weak solution of urine and aqua pura!
And with this startling denouement  I will end this chapter.
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 CHAPTER  XXI.
CONCLUDING  REFLECTIONS.

It seems unnecessary  to increase the volume of this book. If the
successful  treatment  of very many thousands  of cases of a large variety
of diseases, including a liberal  percentage  of so‐called  incurable  ones,
does not prove  se efficacy of urine‐therapy,  then nothing else can.
Moreover,  as we have seen, many of the patients had previously  tried
other  methods,  both orthodox  and unorthodox,  without  success.  This is
not to say that the therapy  can without  exception  cure  every patient of
every diseased  condition.  Severe arthritic conditions  have proved very
difficult to cure, whilst  diabetic conditions  have in many cases not
yielded to the treatment  at all. On the other  hand, which  may  seem
strange,  growths, and  tumours  said to be cancerous,  as also cataracts,
have yielded quickly. As for those patients who might have been saved
by urine‐therapy  they  probably run into larg: figures. These are chiefly
cases I had to decline to help, not because I regarded them as hopeless
in themselves,  but because I feared the interference  of well‐meaning
but timid relatives at a vital moment when such interference  might well
have proved fatal, and they  and I should have then, been faced with an
inquest. In short  I was taking no chances, for only qualified doctors can
do this without risk to themselves.  In other  words, doctors are allowed
to experiment  on their patients either with


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you will feel that your body does not recognize a
different beginning of a meal. As a result, you
can increase the consumption of fresh vegetables
and fruits to make them c omprise 60% of your
diet. Fresh vegetables, fruits and juices made
with them are all rich in vigor. Their tissues are
rich in energy, they support the structure of
body tissues and skin elasticity.
50% of an ideal diet comprises raw fruits and
vegetables. Cellulose and pectin contained in
most plant products are called ballast sub-
stances, since they are not absorbed by the body.
These substances are necessary, they play an im-
portant role in the process of digestion: they set
the intestinal hormonal system in motion, and
the whole body through it, regulating the
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croflora in the gastrointestinal tract, which is
partially used by the body as a full -fledged live
protein, with protein taking up a 10% share. Pro-
tein can be in the form of meat, fish, eggs, natural
cheese, or in vegetable form, i.e., nuts and seeds.
Brewer's yeast, bread and sprouted wheat soup
are also an important part of a protein diet. They
are especially indispensable as suppliers of vita-
mins B, E and D.
The remaining products are divided into three
parts. One -third (30%) is natural starch, ob-
tained from cereals and legumes. Another third
(at least 5%) are natural sugars, which are con-
tained in dried fruits, honey, and fresh juices.
The last third (no more than 5%) consists of nat-
ural fats, such as sunflower, corn and olive oil,
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prone to obesity should avoid eating sugar,
bread and cereals. Alternatively, they should be
consumed in minimal quantities, and  the por-
ridge must be freshly boiled. Chewing thor-
oughly is an absolute must. When eating
quickly, a person consumes 3 -5 times more por-
ridge than necessary. This leads to obesity. If you
use a small amount, chewing it to the con-
sistency of milk, then const ipation disappears,
bowel motility improves (at the time of chewing,
motility accelerates fourfold), congestion in the
gastrointestinal tract is eliminated.
The recovery period should be two times
longer than the fast. Try eating properly at least
during this period. The daily routine during the
recovery period remains approximately the
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tional therapy, active rest), but for thin people
special procedures may be added, such as full -
body oil massage (especially the  lower back) and
hot baths. Overweight people should employ
sauna and body massage with boiled down
urine. By observing such a sensible fasting pro-
gram, you will be filled with life force, and fast-
ing will become an indispensable part of your
life. Day aft er day, watching the miracle of re-
newal happening in your mind and body, you
will enjoy living the new healthy life, which
makes you more perfect and healthy every day.
For a excellent cleansing and purification of the
body, you have to take mixed turpentine baths as
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of withdrawal. The total number of baths equals
10.

13.7. How to prepare Bolotov’s whey (se-
rum)
Pour cold boiled well or spring water into a
clean 3 -liter jar.

27 Aleksandr Zalmanov (1875 -1965) was a famous naturopathic
physician  and gerontologist. He  proposed  a method of capillaries
restoration with special bath tonic which includes organic  turpen-
tine. He claimed  yellow and white bath tonic or emulsion can be
used for treatment of different acute and chronic diseases, such as
diseases of nervous system, polyneuritis, multiple sclerosis, leucae-
mia, presenility, chronic prostatitis, immunopath ological dis-
eases, allergies, chronic bronchitis, chronic pneumonia, sexual dis-
function.

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homemade sour cream in water. Half a cup of
celandine grass (dry or fresh, but clean, without
mold) should be placed in a gauze bag and
drowned at the bottom of the can with a sinker.
Neck cans tie a gauze in 3 layers.
Infuse kvass for two weeks at roo m tempera-
ture in a dark place. You have to keep an eye on
it - remove mold from the surface and filter the
liquid if sediment appears.
2 weeks later, 1 liter of ready -made kvass is
poured from a 3 -liter jar into a 1 -liter glass bottle
with a cap. This is a  portion for about 3 days of
intake.
Add 1 liter of water to the 3 -liter jar and add
1/3 cup of sugar.
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can continue in this manner without changing
the celandine for up to 2 months, adding water
and sugar.
Take between 1 tbsp. and 0.5 cup 20 -30
minutes prior to meals 3 times a day for 2 weeks.
Then, take it once a day for a month to consoli-
date the effect.

13.8. What are the potential  complications
during withdrawal from fasting?
When you come out of a short -term dry fast,
there are usually no serious complications, but
you still need to know about them. Complica-
tions most often occur with reckless people who
are not aware of their actions. Anything you
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sues related to personal health are twice as im-
portant. Therefore, if you decide to practice fast-
ing yourself, heed attention to it. Master the
method gradually, study the resources, others’
experience and, most importantly, watch your-
self. If, after short -term fasting, you start over-
eating and cannot control your behavior, do not
undertake long fasts in any case.
So, here are the main complications:

• Overeating in the first days after fasting.  If,
however, this happens after fasting and you
have overfilled your stomach, you must in-
duce vomiting and flush the stomach. Then
resume the withdrawal in the usual manner. If
you overeat later on, conduct a one -day fast,
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foods.
• Edema, urinary retention. A rather frequent
complication. It occurs due to the fact that
during fasting the body expends potassium
and the intake of salty foods in the early stages
of recovery contributes to the accumulation of
sodium, and as  a result, of water, in the cells.
Although it can be also observed even with
proper withdrawal from fasting after long pe-
riods of time and in beginners. Usually, it
manifests through rapid weight gain. The
amount of urine is reduced, and swelling of
the face and the legs may appear. If such
symptoms occur, salty foods and salt -contain-
ing foods should be excluded from the diet.
Attempt to eat nothing on this day, take 3
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water, 4 times a day every three hours, then
take 40 g


 and fill with sliced strawberries. Ar m yourself with a spoon and enjoy!

Course Two: Celery Orange Soup
8 oz. celery
8 oz. red bell peppers
8 oz. Valencia oranges
Directions: Blend the celery, orange, and ¾ of the red pepper. Pour into a b owl and decorate with the remaining red pepper,
finely chopped.

Course Three: Orange Red Pepper Salad
1 lb. red-leaf lettuce
4 oz. oranges
2 oz. red bell peppers
1 oz. Brazil nuts
Directions: Tear the lettuce into a bowl. Use the pulse setting on your  blender to turn the oranges, bell pepper, and Brazil nuts
into a chunky dressing.

Spring Menu Plan: Day Five

BREAKFAST
Sweet-Tart Delight
16 oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice
8 oz. ataulfo mangos
8 oz. strawberries
Directions: Blend everything and try not to drink it too fast… it’s that g ood!

LUNCH
Just Bananas!
2 lbs. bananas
DINNER
Course One: Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
16 oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice

Course Two: Spinach Red Pepper Soup
8 oz. spinach
8 oz. red bell peppers
8 oz. oranges
Directions: Blend all of the ingredients and pour into a bowl.

Course Three: Orange Pistachio Salad
8 oz. baby spinach
8 oz. red-leaf lettuce
4 oz. oranges
1 oz. pistachios
Directions: Chop the spinach and lettuce into a bowl. Blend the oranges an d pistachio, and dress your salad!

Spring Menu Plan: Day Six

BREAKFAST
Spring Fruit Salad
1 lb. sweet oranges
1 lb. strawberries
8 oz. kiwi
Directions: Cut all the fruits into chunky bite-size pieces, toss, an d savor the flavor!

LUNCH
Ataulfo Strawberry Salad
2 lbs. ataulfo mangos
1 lb. strawberries
Directions: Dice the mangos and slice the strawberries into a bowl.

DINNER
Course One: Papaya
1.5 lbs. papaya

Course Two: Papaya Gazpacho
1 lb. papaya
8 oz. tomatoes
2 oz. fresh basil
Directions: Deseed the papaya, peel, and cut it into small chunks, or blend it, if you prefer. Dice the tomato and finely chop the
basil. Add them both to the papaya mixture. Enjoy!

Course Three: Papaya Salad Wraps
1 lb. butter lettuce
1 lb. papaya
juice of 1 lime
Directions: In a bowl, cut the papaya into small chunks. Mix it with the l ime juice until it all melds together. Use the lettuce
leaves as wrappers, and use your papaya-lime blend as a filling.

Spring Menu Plan: Day Seven

BREAKFAST
Strawberries
3 lbs. strawberries
† If you are looking to get a little extra greens, or to save time, you can eat  the tops to the strawberries. They do change the
texture a bit, but they also add a little green flavor. If you enjoy eating  greens with your fruit, then this is a complete package.

LUNCH
Banana Romaine Smoothie
2 lbs. bananas
8 oz. romaine lettuce
Directions: Blend into a smoothie.

DINNER
Course One: Orange Kiwi
1 lb. oranges
8 oz. kiwi
Directions: Peel the oranges, then cut them into chunks and place in a  bowl. Peel the kiwi and cut into slices. Stir into the
oranges.

Course Two: Cauliflower Tomato Soup
8 oz. cauliflower florets
1 lb. tomatoes
Directions: Blend cauliflower with ¾ of the tomatoes. Dice the remain ing tomato and stir it into the soup or place on top for
garnish.

Course Three: Orange Tahini Salad
8 oz. romaine lettuce
8 oz. baby spinach
4 oz. oranges
1 tbsp. raw mechanically hulled tahini
Directions: Tear greens into a bowl. Blend orange segments with tahi ni, and dress.

Appendix B. Frequently Asked Questions

What are raw foods?
There are different definitions of raw foods, depending upon whom you ask. For our pu rposes, we will define raw foods as
those foods that are whole and fresh and have not been subjected to cooking of a ny type. Raw foods are Nature’s finished
products; they are ready to be consumed, as is. Like the raw materials that  construction workers use to build a house, raw foods
become the building materials that our bodies use to maintain and reconst ruct themselves.
 “Raw” is a relative term. Some people would argue that dehydrated or powdered foods are still raw, even though they are
not whole. (Water is a profoundly important essential nutrient; once wa ter has been removed from a food, it should no longer be
considered “whole.”)
There is no need to argue, and there is room for the occasional exception. Wha t you do most of the time will have a big
impact in your life. What you do rarely should be considered exceptions. The im pact of exceptions does not accrue like the impact
of that which you do with regularity. Nonetheless, whole, fresh, raw plan t foods with all of their original components intact, including
water and fiber, are by far the most healthful.

What is a raw food diet?
A raw food diet is one that is predominated by foods that have not been cooked. People who a dopt this diet are often
referred to as “raw fooders” or “raw foodists.” Those who eat only raw plant s are called “raw food vegans” or “raw vegans.”
The healthy raw food diet that I recommend in this book is made up of whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic plant foods. It is
predominated by fruits and allows for all the greens that you care to eat, pl us small quantities of nuts, seeds, and fatty fruits.

What about an all-fruit diet?
I do not recommend an all-fruit diet. In my experience, we must eat veget ables, especially dark leafy greens, in order to
experience optimum nutrition and ideal health. I recommend that 2 to 6% of our  total calories consumed, on average, come from
greens. In terms of volume, this would mean somewhere between 1 and 4 hea ds of lettuce, or ¼ to 1 pound of kale, or ½ to 2
pounds of spinach, per day (depending on how many calories you normally consume).

Are all raw food diets the same?
No, there are many approaches to eating a raw diet. Although for some it in cludes raw meat and other animal products, I do
not recommend the consumption of animal-derived foods of any kind (including h oney and milk), for reasons of health, ecology, and
compassion.
Most raw food diets obtain a high percentage of daily calories from fats, by in cluding oils and significant amounts of avocado,
nuts and seeds, and sometimes coconut meat and olives. These diets tend to be u nsustainable, since too much fat, even raw fat,
causes health problems and results in the underconsumption of carbohydra tes. In a vain effort to compensate for the nutritional
insufficiencies of these diets, people often resort to the use of suppleme nts and stimulants.
We cannot succeed eating primarily vegetables (even when we incl ude substantial quantities of green drinks), because even
impossibly huge amounts do not contain nearly enough calories to fuel us. A sustainable raw food diet, therefore, draws the great
bulk of its daily calories from fruits, which are relatively high in c alories, along with liberal amounts of vegetables for their high mine ral
content, plus a (very) small amount of nuts and seeds.

What about individual differences?
A huge amount of misinformation is being taught in holistic healt h circles about metabolic typing. “Experts” tell us that peopl e
are born as either “fast” or “slow” metabolizers (sometimes call ed “fast or slow oxidizers”), and that the rate of your metabolism
determines the foods that are best suited for you to eat.
Fast metabolizers, so they say, burn through fuel more rapidly than slow m etabolizers, making them relatively more efficient at
digesting their food.
Actually, the opposite is true. Using an automobile analogy, it’s ea sy to understand that the car that gets more miles to the
gallon is more efficient than the car that gets fewer miles to the  gallon. Similarly, the person who uses the least fuel to accomplish any
particular task, i.e., the slow metabolizer, is the most efficient.
As the “wisdom” of this line of thinking goes, if you are a fast-metaboli zing raw fooders, you must consume an exceptionally
high percentage of your total calories (60–80%) as fat in the form of nuts, see ds,  oils, avocados, olives, and the like. Fruits, it is said,
are insufficient for fast metabolizers in terms of fuel density, l eaving them constantly hungry, causing them to fall off the raw “w agon,”
and to suffer from the maladies (mistakenly) associated with the over consumption of fruit sugars. By eating more fat, it is implied that nutrition will be enhanced.
Only the very slowest metabolizers, they teach


 fast indicates that a person is a lot better than theywere before fasting.
I believe that virtually everyone has cancer cells in their body, just like viruses
and bacteria. But most people do not develop cancer as a disease because theirimmune function is strong so these misbehaving cells are destroyed as fast as theyappear. Mutated, freely-multiplying cells are caused by peroxidized fats, by freeradicals in the body, by radiation (there has always been background radiation onEarth), by chance mutation. There are naturally occurring highly carcinogenicsubstances in ordinary foods that are unavoidable. In fact some of these naturallyoccurring substances are far more dangerous than the toxic residues of pesticidesin our foods. The body is supposed to deal with all these things; they are all calledinsults. It is rarely the insult that causes the disease called cancer; it is the failure ofthe body to eliminate cancerous cells promptly. So the treatment I recommend forcancer in general is the same as the one described for breast cancer cases.Restore the immune function.
However, as much as I lack respect for conventional medical cancer therapies,
I do think surgery can have a useful place in cancer treatment along with hygienicmethods. Some people just cannot confront the lump(s). Or they are so terrifiedof having a cancer in their body that their emotions suppresses their own immunefunction. Even though surgery prompts a cancer to spread more rapidly, withouttheir lumps some cancer patients feel more positive. If surgery is done inconjunction with rebuilding the immune system, the body will prevent new cancersfrom forming.
Removal of a large mass of cancer cells can also lighten the immune system’s
task. Not having to kill off and reabsorb all those cells one-by-one from a hugecancer mass, the body can better conquer smaller groups of cancer cells. And thedie-off of large cancers produces a lot of toxins, burdening the organs ofelimination. This is an argument for the potential benefit of a lumpectomy.However, I do not support mastectomies, or the type of surgery that causemassive damage to the body in a foolish attempt to remove every last cancer cell,as though the cells themselves were the disease.
Sometimes cancer tumors are well-encapsulated, walled off and can be easily
removed without prompting metastasis. This type of tumor may not be completelyreabsorbed by the body in any case because although the immune system mayhave killed it, an empty shell remains, like a peanut shell. Sometimes the judgmentcalls about surgery can get dicey. When surgery involves removing an organ. Ioppose the loss of useful body parts.
I have also known and helped people who believed they couldn’t recover
without radiation and chemotherapy. What people believe is, is. The emotionsgenerated when a personal reality is suppressed, ignored or invalidated willoverwhelm an immune system. I always tell those people who sincerely believe init to go ahead with standard medical treatment (while I’m privately praying thedoctors won’t cause too much damage). However, when I am supporting a bodywith supplements and dietary reform, have put that body on a raw-food cleansingdiet or even a raw food diet with nuts and grains that hardly detoxifies, and thenthe person has had chemotherapy and radiation, the medical doctors inattendance are inevitably amazed that the side effects are much milder thananticipated, or non-existent. And fewer courses of chemotherapy are needed thanthe doctors expected.
For example, I worked with a little boy with leukemia. His mother brought him
to me while trying to resolve a conflict with her ex-husband about the boy’streatment. The father demanded the standard medical route; the mother was for
natural therapy. Eventually the father won in court, but I had the boy on my
program for three months before the doctors got their hands on him. Even duringchemotherapy and radiation the mother kept the boy on my program. Throughoutthe doctors’ treatment he had so few bad side effects that he was able to continuein school and play with the other children; he did not lose his hair (which wouldhave made him feel like a freak). He recovered. I don’t mind that the medicaldoctors took credit, but to my thinking, he recovered despite their therapy.
Onion Cases
All too many of my cases are what I privately refer to as onion cases. By this I
mean the opposite of a simple case. There are multiple complaints. I call themonion cases because these people get better in layers, like peeling an onion. Aseach skin comes off, the next becomes visible. Sometimes when the patientovercomes an existing complaint, another appears that was not there in thebeginning, probably this new one is a complaint that they had at an earlier point intheir life, one that had gone away. Onion cases take a long time to completelyheal, sometimes years. There frequently are psychological aspects to the case thatsurface with different physical problems. If I were not an effective psychologist Icould not succeed with most of them. The average medical doctor probablyconsiders onion cases to be hypochondriacs, but they usually are not.
Almost always the first symptoms that demand attention are the most life-
threatening, like immune system failures, liver failures, pancreatic failures, nervoussystem failures and heart failures. With these eliminated, new complaints appear.Often these are endocrine system imbalances or weak endocrine glands, anemias,mild heart conditions. Then it gets down to eye or ear infections, muscular orskeletal weaknesses, mild skin problems, sinusitis, teeth problems; things thataren’t serious but that do degrade the quality of life. Each one of these layers alsocarries with it a psychological component; each of these layers can take three tosix months to resolve.
I had a pretty good idea from the first visit that Daniel, not yet 30, was going
to take some time to get well. He already had a degenerative condition not usuallyseen until middle age—crippling gout and arthritis. He had badly distorted joints,walked with considerable pain, lacked a full range of movement, had enormousfatigue and consequently, a well-justified depression. Daniel was about to give upworking as no longer possible, but he liked his job. And he certainly needed it.
Daniel’s analysis showed massive allergies to foods, a systemic yeast and
multiple virus infections and multiple organ weaknesses: a life-threateningly weakimmune system, weak pancreas, weak adrenals, weak large intestine. Because hecould hardly accept anything he wasn’t allergic to and because he could not affordto quit working even for a few weeks (though he was about to be forced intocomplete disability) I put him on a Bieler fast. This is a monodiet of fairlysubstantial quantities of either well-cooked green beans or well-cooked zucchini,the choice between these two foods depending on the acid-base balance of theblood. (Henry Bieler, 1965) In Daniel’s case my choice was zucchini, one pint ofplain zucchini puree with a little kelp and garlic added (no salt, no butter, nonothing else) every few hours. I also put him on heavy vitamin support andprotomorphogens for his desperate immune system. While on the Bieler fast hedid daily enemas at home. Had colonics been available to him, Daniel couldn’thave afforded them.
Within three weeks he was far more comfortable, had less pain, more energy
even though he was still eating nothing but zucchini, had less swelling in his joints.During the first month he lost about ten pounds and had been skinny to start with.I then added other cooked nonstarchy vegetables to his diet and we continued thesame protomorphogen and supplement program for another month.
Once each month Daniel came to see me. Each time he had slightly improved
organ strength and was able to tolerate a few more foods. By the third month hestopped losing weight because we added small quantities of cooked rice andmillet to his diet. However, to continue his detox, I had him water fast one day a
week, staying in bed and resting all day. At the start and end of the fasting day he
also took an enema. He continued a weekly one-day fast for many months. Bythe fourth month, his immune system testing stronger, a new problem appeared.Daniel had intestinal parasites. So I also put him on a six month program toeliminate those.
Daniel required monthly dietary adjustments because he quickly became
allergic if he ate very much of anything very often—broccoli or rice for example.During this time he became aware of many negative emotions associated withchildhood, of young adult frustrations and disappointments. He was really veryangry about many things in his life, even though he had for many years maintainedan invariably pleasant social veneer. But now he began expressing some of thesefeelings to me and to his associates.
Daniel had an abusive girlfriend, but as he improved this relationship became
insufferable. So he broke off with this woman and found a new relationship thatwas much more positive, one based on mutual respect and admiration. There arefrequently strong connections between repressed anger and depository diseaseslike arthritis and gout. Daniel could not permit himself to constantly be made angryand still get well.
His next layer of symptoms did not appear until nearly eighteen months after he
had first come to see me. By this time he had good energy, had returned to hikingand skiing, camping and canoeing. He had worked as a printer but was nowbootstrapping his own print shop on a shoestring, and became entirely self-employed. He had a good romantic relationship. The parasites were gone; hisgout and arthritis was virtually gone; many of his food allergies were gone. Nowhis body was demanding that its acid/base balance be adjusted and he began topay attention to the minor back problems he had all along.


 off the dreadful itching, curbing the vicious cycle of scratching and further irritating
your skin.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!33. Cutting Board Conditioner
I used to buy these little bottle of some fancy oil marketed specifically for conditioning cutting boards…never
again! Wipe down the cutting board with a damp towel and then dry it. Use a soft cloth to rub in some coconut
oil, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Buff with a fresh cloth. For a little extra odor removing kick, add a few drops
of lemon essential oil (or even just a small squirt of lemon juice.)
34. Go-To Carrier/Base Oil
Lotions, lip balms, massage blends, body butters, sugar scrubs…coconut oil is a great go-to carrier/base oil. Its texture and consistency helps hold whatever it is you’ve created together, while contributing all of its awesome
moisturizing and healing benefits.
35. DIY Vapor Rub
Mix peppermint essential oil with coconut oil to make a vapor rub that you can apply beneath your nose/on
your chest when you’re congested. It’s a simple, but effective, way to clear out stuffiness and help you sleep
better at night.
36. Prevent Lice
I don’t know why lice wouldn’t like coconut oil, since it smells so dang good, but people have found it seems
to keep them at bay, and even chase them away. If your little one comes home from school with lice, dip a
fine toothed comb in coconut oil and run it through their hair. You can also use it as a precaution if there is an
outbreak.
37. Frizz-Fighter
In the deathly dryness of winter, or on steaming humid days, hair can get a little wild. If your mane has a mind of its own, put a *small* amount of coconut oil on your fingers and run them through your hair to get a handle
on the frizz. I recommend sticking to mostly the ends if possible, as it can get a little heavy otherwise.
38. On Toast
A simple way to replace butter. Spread some coconut oil on toast for a tasty (and filling) snack.
39. Popcorn Topping
Melt some coconut oil and drizzle it over your popcorn. Add a touch of salt, toss until each piece if coated, and
enjoy a magnificent show time snack.
40. Wound Care
Antibacterial and antifungal properties make coconut oil an ideal salve for minor scrapes and scratches. Mix some up with a little bit of honey (also antibacterial) and apply a dab to the area, or just use on its own. Don’t
slather it onto a great big gaping cut, but for little stuff it’s a great thing to have in your all-natural first aid kit.
41. Small Motor Lubricant
Use a small amount of melted coconut oil to lubricate small motors, such as on blenders. A little goes a long
way. Too much and it can have the opposite effect of running smoothly when it solidifies.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!42. Reduce Hair Balls
Strong anecdotal evidence supports using coconut oil to reduce hair balls. There are also those who feel
medium-chain triglycerides aren’t the way to go with our feline friends, so do some research to decide what
you are comfortable with. Rub a little on your cat’s paws to help improve digestive function and reduce hair
balls.
43. Aromatherapy
Add your favorite blend of essential oils to some coconut oil to dab on your temples and the back of your neck when you feel stressed or nauseous. Peppermint and eucalyptus for headaches and tension, or lemon/lime/
orange for nausea, are nice places to start.
44. Summer Day Dog Treats
Also known as “coconut cubes” these tasty chilled treats will help keep your pooch cool the glorious warm
weather comes. Mix some peanut butter with coconut oil and freeze into an ice cube tray to feed as a special
treat to your pups on hot summer days. Feed them outside or on a smooth floor to avoid getting your carpet
messy!
45. Dry Nostrils
Dry nostrils feel like they need to be picked at. Picked at nostrils become sore and irritated nostrils. It’s a vicious cycle. Rub a little bit of coconut oil on the inside of each nostril to moisturize it. Use only a little bit.
Because coconut oil melts rapidly at body temperature, too much can make you look (or feel) like you have a
runny nose!
46. Cracked Paw Pads
Doggy paws are tough, and they should be a little rough, calloused, and thickened. Imagine how tender they would get if they were soft and smooth! That being said, when your dog starts to get really dry, cracked paws,
rub some coconut oil into them to help them heal. Don’t overdo it though- your dog doesn’t want its paw pads
to be as silky smooth as your skin. The hardest part about this is keeping them from licking it off. Make sure to keep your canine away from delicate floors if you are worried it might stain (I have yet to have a problem with
this on carpet or wood, but everybody’s house is different!)
47. Constipation Relief
Take a tablespoon of coconut oil every morning on an empty stomach to keep your digestive track running
smoothly. You can try 2 tablespoons to work out acute constipation as well.
48. Fade Age/Sun Spots
Coconut oil can help heal or lessen the appearance of a wide variety of skin blemishes, and people have found that daily application of it have helped fade sun or age spots. Rub coconut oil onto sun spots daily to help fade
them.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!49. Bags-Be-Gone
Put the beauty back in beauty sleep and use coconut oil to help get rid of those dark circles that make you look
so exhausted. Every night, rub a little bit of coconut oil under your eyes to reduce puffiness and dark bags in
the morning.
50. Soften Dry Elbows
Elbows are one of the hardest places to keep soft. Rub coconut oil onto them morning and night to help them
stay supple. I don’t suggest doing this if you are going in for a big test and plan on setting your elbows on the
desk. The horror if they slipped off and you ended up banging yourself against the table in the middle of a
dead silent room.
51. Give Your Dog a Healthy Shine
Feed 2 teaspoons to dogs under 30 pounds and 1 tablespoon to dogs over 30 pounds daily to improve dry skin and give their coats a lustrous shine. Work up to the full dosage over the course of a week or so, discontinuing
use if it seems to upset your canine companion’s tummy.
52. Insect Repellant
I can’t imagine why bugs would find coconut oil repulsive but then, I also find some of the things they do
rather distasteful myself. For whatever reason, some people find that slathering on coconut oil can help keep
the bugs at bay. You can also try melting down the oil and stirring in some essential oils (such as peppermint or
citrus) and then making a bug repellant bar of sorts that you can reapply.
53. Bee Sting Soother
As a beekeeper, bee stings are a reality that I face quite often. While honeybees are really quite gentle creatures, some stings are simply inevitable at times. To help reduce the swelling, heat, and pain that comes
along with bee venom, rub a little coconut oil onto the site after the stinger has been removed. For an extra
soothing kick, add a drop of lavender essential oil to it as well.
54. Stop Sticky, Squeaky, Hinges
It’s hard to be subtle when you have a squeaky door. Your plans for a midnight raid of the snack cupboard will be thwarted if a door makes a racket when you open it. Rub a little coconut oil into the hinges to stop the
squealing.
55. Metal Polish
Rub a bit of coconut oil over metal with a soft cloth. Let it sit for a minute, and then buff to a shine. It’s helpful
to wipe the surface free of dust before applying the oil.
56. Moisten A Little One’s Chapped Nose
Youngsters seem to have a perpetually runny nose. That shiny upper lip that just won’t go away. This can result in a very chapped little nose. To help clear up that sore spot, gently wipe away any goobers with a washcloth
dipped in warm water. Pat the excess water off and rub a little bit of coconut oil onto the skin to moisturize and
heal the area. The antibacterial/antifungal benefits can’t hurt either!
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!57. Clean Your Retainer (or Mouth Guard)
The antibacterial and antifungal constituents of coconut oil take center stage here. Rub a little bit of it onto
your retainer after rinsing it at night to help keep it clean, and it doesn’t taste so bad either. You can also use
this on a mouth guard as well. If you’re going to get tackled to the ground, you might as well have a pleasant
taste in your mouth when you


To completely eliminate phytates, beans need to be soaked overnight in warm water, geminated
for several days, and then soured. Most people will not be able to go through the lengths to remove
all of the phytic acid in beans. Soaking beans overnight and then cooking them eliminates a good
portion of phytic acid in smaller beans like lentils. Simply soaking beans overnight may be good
enough for most people. Just boiling beans that are unsoaked will not remove a significant amount of
phytic acid.
As with grains, different beans have different concentrations of plant toxins, and require
different types of preparation methods. The exact details for indigenous cultures’ preparation of
commonly used beans are unobtainable by me at this time. But we can look at a few examples. In
Latin America, beans are often fermented after the cooking process to make a sour porridge called
chugo. In India lentils are typically consumed split. That means the outer layer, the husk, (equivalent
to the bran in grains) is removed. Lentils without the bran are probably the safest beans to eat. Lentils
can be soured into tasty cakes with rice called dosas. Take the same food combining precautions with
beans as you would with grains. Eat beans with cheese, beans with vitamin D-containing-foods, and
beans with vitamin C-rich vegetables and berries.
Bean Suggestions
Basic

Soak beans overnight and cook with kombu (sea vegetable) to soften them and aid digestion.
Beans should be very soft and easy to digest when cooked.
Choose smaller sized beans over larger ones.
Advanced

Prepare soured beans in dishes like dosas.Breakfast Cereals and Granola
Breakfast cereals are manufactured at high temperatures. One study found that rats that ate only
puffed wheat died before rats that were given no food at all. At least one breakfast cereal has killed
lab rats faster than when the rats ate only the cardboard cereal box.
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 Many people unwisely continue
to eat cold breakfast cereals because of the sugar-powered high it provides, and ignore the digestive
distress that follows. Avoid the rancid and improperly prepared seeds, nuts and grains found in
granolas, quick-rise breads and extruded breakfast cereals.
Many people eat store-bought granola, which is almost always unhealthy because of its high
sugar content and high level of phytic acid from oats. Breakfast cereals, even when labeled organic,
are not healthy foods. They contain few nutrients that your body can absorb. The sugar and flour
combination will cause a rapid rise in blood sugar and thus promote tooth decay. The cartoon
character on the cereal box does not really care if you or your child is healthy or not. Organic cereal
may not have pesticides or additives, but it is not a nourishing food. If you must have cereal I suggest
making soured homemade rice or hot rye cereal. Flour products need to be combined with protein,
calcium, and fat.Nuts and Nut Butters
I read a comedic story of an indigenous group in the Amazon being introduced to peanut butter.
They refused to eat it because it looked like human waste. Dogs are highly allergic to many types of
nuts like walnuts and macadamia nuts. The symptoms that dogs suffer from nut poisoning include
muscle tremors, seizures, vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, and elevated heart rate. As with grains, nuts
are very high in plant toxins including phytic acid. The symptoms suffered by dogs that ingest nuts
strongly suggest that nuts seem to have some substance, possibly lectins, which can affect the central
nervous system. This nervous system effect is seen more clearly with dogs than with humans. Peanut
allergies in humans can cause anaphylactic shock. This is just another potential sign of the potent
plant toxins hidden in nuts. It is common for people with rampant tooth decay to rely on raw nut and
seed butters as staples, including too much raw tahini.
Nuts are powerful inhibitors of iron absorption.
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 But phytic acid levels in nuts do not directly
correlate with the decrease in iron absorption. Even though fresh coconut has a moderate amount of
phytic acid, fresh coconut has little or no impact on iron absorption. Sprouting nuts improves iron
absorption but only modestly. Vitamin C in the dose of 25 milligrams can prevent compounds in nuts
from blocking iron absorption. Interestingly the iron-blocking characteristics of nuts may have to do
with how nut proteins are digested.
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 This may explain the indigenous cultures’ propensity to mix nuts
with animal proteins.
Phytic Acid Content of Nuts

Almon 1.14
Walnut 0.98
Peanut 0.82
Roasted Peanut 0.95
Sprouted Peanut 0.61
Hazel Nut 0.65
Brazil Nut 1.72
Just so you understand these figures, nuts contain about the same level of phytic acid as grains.
Do not misunderstand me; I think nuts are delicious—especially when they have been sprouted
and low-temperature dehydrated, and then roasted to eliminate a large amount of phytic acid. It seems
almost universal that indigenous cultures cooked their nuts in some way, such as adding them to meat
soups and stews. The problem people have with nuts is that they are consuming too many raw, which
means they are high in phytic acid, and too much as a staple, rather than as a part of a wholesome diet.
An interesting note about macadamia nuts is that they are an aboriginal nut from Australia. Aboriginal
peoples also had access to the highest vitamin C rich fruit on the planet, the kakadu plum. The high
amounts of vitamin C in the aboriginal diet may have protected Australia’s Aborigines from plant
toxins from macadamia nuts. Many types of macadamia nuts are known to be toxic and are not
cultivated. A certain nut from Thailand needs to be buried in volcanic soil for 100 days, and then
soaked for three days in water to make it safe to eat. Nuts contain nourishing vitamins, but also potent
plant toxins that could adversely affect the central nervous system.
Since many people consume coconut flour, I will mention that dried coconut flour has about the
same amount of phytic acid, 1.17 percent,
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as many grains and other nuts. Coconut does not impactiron absorption which implies that it is much lower in the potent plant toxins found in grains and
beans. Traditional societies shred coconut and usually cook it. This is not the same as commercially
sold coconut flour. Coconut meal is a less powdered form of coconut flour. Coconut flour is made
from the byproduct of coconut milk or coconut oil production. Coconut meal is usually used as animal
feed. Even as an animal feed, its low protein digestibility causes pigs not to grow fully when it is
used as a protein supplement.
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 It contains twice the fiber of the bran of grains. Because of the phytic
acid content of coconut flour, consuming it regularly may affect your calcium / phosphorous
metabolism. If you do consume coconut flour, make sure to have plenty of the vitamins and minerals
that protect against phytic acid. Again, these are calcium, vitamin C, and fat-soluble vitamins A and
D.
Nut Suggestions
Nuts in moderation should not be a problem for most people with minor cavities. If you have
severe tooth cavities, or have some nagging cavities that do not heal, consider avoiding nuts entirely
until the problem resolves.
Basic Guidelines

Avoid commercially produced nut butters.
Moderate the amount of nuts you eat; do not make them your staple food.
Make sure to have plenty of food-based vitamin C, or calcium-rich foods with your nuts, such as
roasted and skinless almonds with cheese.
Be careful with almonds; they seem to be very high in plant toxins. The skins must be removed.
Additional Intermediate Guidelines

Only consume nuts, and nut butters made from them, that are soaked and dehydrated.
Advanced Nut Guidelines

Roast nuts and use them for cooking, particularly with meat-based soups and stews.
Extract the oil from freshly roasted nuts.
Or, avoid nuts entirely.Trace Minerals Repair Cavities
The subject of trace minerals can get rather sticky since the utilization and balance of every
mineral in our body is connected to all the other minerals in our body. I am not aware of any
recognized minerals that are not important for our teeth. Minerals left out of the discussion here are
still important. We have discussed the two essential minerals to remineralize teeth, calcium and
phosphorus. Dentist and researcher Ralph Steinman recognized that magnesium, copper, iron, and
manganese could all significantly influence tooth decay.
Iron
 deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in both less-developed
as well as industrialized countries worldwide.
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 This deficiency is explained by the iron binding
effects of phytic acid from grains and beans.
Iron Content of Some Foods
Food
 (100 gram servings, about 3.5 ounces)
Iron in Milligrams
beef / lamb spleen
45
duck / goose liver
31
clams
12
caviar
12
lamb kidneys
12
chicken / turkey liver
12
sun dried tomatoes
9
potatoes
7
parsley, raw
6
beef liver
5
In general mollusks and organ meats are high in iron. Certain herbs like nettles are said to be
high in iron. People eating diets containing grains are going to be much more susceptible to iron
deficiencies due to the iron-binding qualities of phytic acid. Interestingly enough, cocoa powder


, and discomfort during recovery.
The results of this study are summarized in Figure 8.13. Essentially, a ben -
eficial response to DMSO treatment was seen in 3 of 8 dogs 4 days after SCI,
5
4Neurolog ic scale3210
4DMSO
MannitolDexameth asone
No treatmen t
60
Days of obse rvationDMSO in SC I
90
FIGURE 8.13  Neurological status using a 0–5 scale after SCI in dogs (N = 8/group) was
recorded and graded daily for 90 days by an observer unaware of treatment. Each symbol
represents a dog. Full recovery 90 days after SCI is seen in five dogs treated with DMSO (triangles), and two dogs treated with dexamethasone (dark circles) (p < 0.01). One other dog treated with DMSO also reached good recovery (grade 4), and one dog remained at grade 2,
while another dog in this series died. Five dexamethasone-treated dogs did not reach a grade
above 2 at the end of the 90-day observation period, one dog died in this series. Mannitol (circled cross) and no treatment (squares) showed no benefit and remained at grade 0–1 for 90 days after SCI. Scale: 0 = flaccid paraplegia, 1 = some muscle tone, 2 = reflex standing, 3 = spastic walking, 4 = walking, running with deficit, 5 = normal, full recovery.
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and a gradual improvement was noted in these animals so that 5 dogs in this
series recovered completely and 1 dog showed walking and running ability with deficit.
By contrast, dexamethasone-treated dogs showed improvement late in the first
and second month with 2 dogs showing full recovery at 90 days and 5 dogs remain -
ing incapacitated ( Figure 8.13). Dogs treated with mannitol or isotonic saline showed
little to no improvement during the 90-day observation period. When somatosensory-evoked potentials were taken 4 h after trauma, only DMSO-treated dogs showed a partial response, which was later seen to be a positive correlation with the prognosis of eventual full recovery.
63
This study by de la Torre and his team63 indicated two key points. First, it estab -
lished that DMSO, if given within an hour after an SCI, can protect cord tissue using this model from neurodegeneration, an effect that was evident 4 days following trauma; and second, DMSO appeared superior to steroid therapy, which is presently considered standard treatment at many U.S. centers that treat spinal trauma. These findings were never extended to explore how late in time the protective action by DMSO can be maintained after an SCI. The findings also imply that if DMSO were approved for the treatment of SCI and was seen to lose its neuroprotective activ -
ity after 1 h following trauma, it would be expedient for ambulance technicians to assess the patient at the place of injury and, if indicated, administer a bolus of DMSO intravenously.
Because DMSO has been found superior to methylprednisolone and similar
steroid in cats, dogs, monkeys, and rodents sustaining a severe spinal cord trauma with respect to better motor performance, improved somatosensory-evoked poten -
tials, and less cord tissue damage, it has been argued that substituting DMSO for methylprednisolone in the treatment of human SCI could not only prove to be neu -
rologically superior to methylprednisolone but that DMSO would likely cause less postoperative medical complications that are seen with steroid therapy.
278,279 This
argument is compelling for the following reasons.
DMSO has been shown in several studies to consistently improve somatosensory-
evoked potentials following spinal cord trauma.63,280–282 This action has not been
reported following steroid treatment in spinal trauma. For example, it was found that DMSO given intraperitoneally 1 h after injury produced better motor control of rats’ lower legs than methylprednisolone or naloxone 14 days after injury, a finding that was clinically supported by the improvement of the somatosensory-evoked poten -
tials when all treatments were compared.
280
Spinal trauma–induced dogs were given 0.63 g/kg of DMSO intravenously in a
40% solution 1 h after injury and once daily for the first two postoperative days.281
In the same study, DMSO was compared to dexamethasone (2.2 mg/kg) at the same time schedules as DMSO. It was reported that DMSO-treated animals had a mark -
edly significant higher group score than dexamethasone or no treatment in catego -
ries such as recovery of walking, running ability, cortical-evoked potentials, and
histologically, with less cavitation, meningeal hyperplasia, and necrosis of the cord.
The authors concluded that even though steroids are used clinically to treat SCI, DMSO may be a better treatment option as suggested by their findings and those of others.
281186 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
DMSO was examined by Gelderd and his colleagues282 after complete spinal cord
trauma, where recovery of function below the lesion site is unlikely. Rats under -
went complete transection of the cord at T5 and after surgery; the animals were
treated with either HBO, DMSO, or both. These investigators found that in animals receiving HBO for 54 consecutive days, 3 of 10 rats showed coordinated hind-limb movement and weight-bearing ability, whereas 6 of 10 animals given HBO + DMSO showed similar improvements and some sensory return. There were additionally less scarring and collagen formation with more undamaged nerve fibers in HBO + DMSO than other treatments.
282
DMSO was observed to lower the neuropathic pain threshold in rats following
chronic pressure on the sciatic nerve.239 When 2% DMSO was injected intrathecally
twice daily for 5 days, raised cytochrome oxidase-2 levels in the ipsilateral to injury dorsal horn resulted and significant analgesic effects were seen when compared to untreated animals.
239
The neuroprotective effect of DMSO administration after spinal cord trauma is
also observed by the ability of this drug to maintain better structural integrity than other potential neuroprotective agents, including steroids, when examined by elec -
tron microscopy. DMSO appears able to detoxify oxidative stress and peroxynitrite damage by lowering lipid peroxidase and nitrite–nitrate activity in the presence of cord ischemia.
284
Oxidative stress is involved in a host of disorders, including brain trauma, stroke,
AD, atherosclerosis, and cardiac disease,285 while peroxynitrite is known to impair
cell signal transduction, cause DNA strand breaks, and change protein structure.286
As reviewed in this chapter and in Chapters 1, 2, and 4, DMSO has been shown to
play a positive role in brain trauma, ischemic stroke, experimental dementia, cardiac deficits, atherosclerosis, DNA strand breaks, and protein folding. It is safe to say that these properties are highly unusual for any drug that has received the intense scrutiny and experimental testing that DMSO has undergone in the past 50 years and which continues to this day. The specific bioactivities shown by DMSO in the face of central nervous system pathology together with its relative safety record should be a gold standard in pharmacotherapeutic research. These activities have been reviewed in this chapter and include its anti-inflammatory, anti-ischemic, antiedema, anticyto -
toxic, membrane protective, and ionic channel–stabilizing properties.
The results summarized in this chapter also suggest that DMSO in combination
with an agent or agents that provide a positive biologic activity that is lacking in DMSO may result in unanticipated benefit to medical conditions refractory to other treatments. This is observed when DMSO and FDP are combined into one solution to treat brain ischemia in animals
70 or humans.210 When brain ischemia or hypoperfu -
sion occurs, there is a reduction of acute or chronic energy metabolism that gener -
ally affects Na+, K+-ATPase, a biochemical pump that is dependent on the generation
of ATP derived from anaerobic glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation.287 Na+,
K+-ATPase is critical for maintaining ionic concentration gradients, neuronal action
potentials, neurotransmitter synthesis, and slow/fast axonal transport. In addition, low glucose turnover in brain resulting from continuing ischemia will downregulate anaerobic glycolysis by inhibiting the key regulatory enzyme controlling glycolysis, phosphofructokinase.
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DMSO has no known activity in improving anaerobic glycolysis or restoring
the activity of the Embden–Meyerhof pathway to activate oxidative phosphory -
lation when administered during prolonged ischemic states. On the other hand,
FDP can because it is a glycolytic intermediate in the Embden–Meyerhof cycle that can stimulate anaerobic glycolysis and increase the production of the energy fuel ATP. However, FDP is not known to increase cerebral blood flow or scav -
enge free radicals during ischemia as DMSO can. So, it is


 protects against toxins your most important organs - the brain
and heart. How? The main way in which the body gets rid
from toxic products - toxins, is to neutralize their
in the liver and excretion by the kidneys. Water-soluble toxins are derived
the kidneys, and fat-soluble bile (a substance
bilirubin) in the intestine and then out with the feces. For other
Substances mechanisms of excretion of the lung
(CO2) and the important role played by the skin. However, the amount of toxins
in the environment of modern civilization than all
permissible norms by hundreds and thousands of targets. Due
This body can not cope with the avalanche of modern toxins,
breaking on the body (I almost said - the man, but
in modern life, this applies to animals). Everyone can
observe dead pigeons on city streets. People - the same patients
pigeons. and every dog??lover will tell you that now the dogs are sick
the same diseases of civilization, as humans. Where does the excess
toxins? Excess toxins wise body "carries a landfill for
town "that is lays inert, peripheral tissues,
lesion which bears no direct threat to life.
These tissues is adipose tissue, the largest number of
which is located subcutaneously and in the retroperitoneal space along the
spine, causing a big belly in men and sediment
fat in the pelvis and hips in women, as well as salt deposits
toxins in the osteo-ligamentous, locomotor. Deposits
toxins in the form of calcium salts in the motor unit causing
notorious osteochondrosis.
9
9Over the years - by the age of forty - the "graveyard" of salts of toxins in the tissue
and ligaments are already extremely full, and then the process of deposition
salts, toxins goes to the vital organs in which
gradually begin to accumulate pathological (painful)
changes. The first well-known example: atherosclerosis,
which basically has the same degenerative origin, that
and osteochondrosis of the ligaments and joints, but there is a vital
transport vessels, narrowing their lumen and disrupting circulation
vital organs. And this is the reason that
cardiovascular heart disease and brain - angina and stroke
- Are the first and the second cause of death for all
including those not elderly.
The cause of the major killers of our time are the heart
cardiovascular disease and cancer, which also has major
samointoksikatsii cause in the body. There have been various theories
cancer: infectious and genetic. But forget to pay
attention to the fact that a hundred years ago, when the environment was not so
toxic, cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease, was
a rare disease, but now he is the third death
place.
Which part of the most polluted environment? Air.
and lung cancer in the world comes first among the cancers.
Interestingly, of the cancers of digestive system in the first place
U.S. colon cancer. And in Russia? in Russia in the first place
cancer of the stomach and duodenum. How can
interpret these data? It is obvious that in Russia the most
the cancer has spread at the entrance to the digestive system and in the U.S.
output. What is infectious or genetic theory is
explain? It is obvious that this is due to dietary
population of both countries. It can be assumed that the Americans
food is more malignant in terms of chronic, that is, providing
its malignant effect by the end of the digestive tract,
and in Russia, food is more cancerous in the acute term, ie
exerts its malignant effect directly and immediately
if it enters the stomach. Perhaps this is due to the peculiarities
nutrition of the population of Russia, namely alcoholism and
communication with the northern climate, lack of fiber
food, lack of fresh fruits and vegetables and the prevalence of
consumption of cooked food starch, corn, potatoes and sausage
products consisting of relatively malignant components.
in the U.S. because of their northern border is located at a latitude of our
Crimea, low-quality vegetables and fruits are present throughout the
year, but they consume a lot of hormones into the meat and dairy
products and pesticides, and food prepared from
semis, will be accurate to say that Americans are eating out
boxes and bottles.
In the U.S., according to statistics, prostate cancer and breast cancer
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10diagnosed after the age of 50 every second
men and women, respectively. This is due to the consumption of
Hormonal meat and dairy products. How did they live at the same time?
Constantly take toxic cytotoxic drugs
and live. What kind of life at the same time? You understand what a life.
The body of this category of people severely intoxicated. It represents
a kind of a slop bucket inside which the particles are stored
dead cells and protein mass (it littered with intercellular
space and literally stuffed sometimes lymph
vessels). This "garbage" interferes with the normal functioning
body, interferes with "communication" of cells with each other, reducing the force
electrical signals transmitted by cells to each other. from the point
view naturopathic body of people (again, that we
talking about the majority of the population) is in the so-called third
state. This means that these people are not visibly ill,
however healthy they also did not name. This category
primarily exposed to colds, flu and various other
Diseases. This happens because the body is not littered
resist disease, and, conversely, takes her with
open arms, seeing microbes as liberators, which can be
feed your trash.
Conclusion? If you do not want to get into the characteristic statistics
Modern mortality, then you should take
additional and conscious effort to cleanse the body
of constantly accumulating toxins. However, this name
has a technical connotation and therefore does not reflect the tragedy of
consequences associated with defeat slags vital
bodies. Organism - it is not just a pan in which the deferred
some neutral slags - an organism fatally damaged
these slags. Therefore, here to speak about chronic
poisoning of food, household and industrial toxins,
ie, toxins that are medically called chronic
toxemia. Strictly speaking, the main issue is not so much increased
concentrations of toxins in the blood, and increased concentration
toxins in tissues and organs and as a consequence of their rising
damage that would be more correct to call toksikogistiey,
because the root "GIST" means "cloth".
It was a very interesting survey conducted in Yekaterinburg:
exposed hair 24 Uralians spectral analysis and found
in the body Hg, Li, Cr in toxic concentrations. Absolutely
certain that these elements are carcinogenic, so do not
be surprised that we are sick with cancer.
The most radical and, consequently, the most effective
way to clean toxins from the chronic - is a therapeutic fasting,
natural way to cleanse the body from accumulating
harmful substances. It is useful in terms of mental, spiritual
and physical cleansing. The emergence of medical
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11fasting is rooted in antiquity. Please
note - no animal when it gets sick, will not eat.
Unfortunately, people act differently, not realizing that the lack of
appetite during illness said that to combat it come
body's defenses. Such is the reaction of the organism to
disease. Loss of appetite during illness - this is the inclusion of the fight
the body's defenses. If the temperature rises, so
is mobilization of the body. Of the thousand-year experience
After numerous experiments and careful clinical
study, it became clear that limotherapy (now
it is more commonly referred to by RDT - fasting-diet therapy)
- Sole therapeutic agent. It promotes
radical cleansing and all that purifies - heals. By
speed and effectiveness of getting rid of various ailments method
has no equal, especially when the drug treatment of one
disease exacerbates the other. Or when the patient's intolerance
medicines. We can say that any kind of fasting
benefit, since in this period in an organism occurs
a cleansing of toxic contamination and provides
rest of the central nervous system and digestive organs.
When you starve vital energy performs cleaning
work in your body. The organism is self-cleaning, samolechitsya
and self-healing. When you stop eating, your
organism there are wonderful things! If you want to support
the body clean, you have to starve! Try to starve
a few times - you feel that never before felt:
internal cleansing, which leads you to health! Live not aging
impossible, but to extend years of active longevity may be even
in environmental change.
Fasting serves two functions. First - prevention:
fasting for about three days the body goes
powered by internal reserves (endogenous feeding). When
This destroyed alien (bacteria and viruses), bad
and abnormal structures at the cellular level. Second - medical:
Fasting allows for deep cleansing of all organs,
with the existing pathology (including embryos of tumors)
during the endogenous nutrition destroyed. All organs lose
in weight. Their recovery is in the process of the correct
clinical nutrition in the recovery period, the duration
which is approximately equal to the duration of fasting. For this
period all the organs as if growing again - but in an updated,
Health Video.
Differences between the method of fasting from other methods
recovery
1. It can help in


 time for allicin to form.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional remedy  Garlic has
always been esteemed for its healing
powers, and before the development
of antibiotics it was a treatment for all
manner of infections, from tuberculosis
to typhoid. It was also used to dress
wounds in World War I.
■ Bronchial infections  Garlic is
an excellent remedy for all types of
chest infections. It is good for colds,
flu, and ear infections, and it helps
to reduce mucus.
■ Digestive tract  Digestive
infections respond well to garlic.
The herb can also rid the body of
intestinal parasites.
■ Circulatory remedy  Garlic
prevents circulatory problems and
strokes by keeping the blood thin.
It lowers cholesterol levels and
blood pressure.Garlic
A bulbous perennial
growing to 1–3 ft
(30 cm–1 m), with
pale pink or green-
white flowers.
■ Other uses  Garlic has been
used to treat diverse health problems,
from hay fever and asthma to an
enlarged prostate and osteoarthritis.
It is useful when taken alongside
conventional antibiotics to help
prevent side-effects such as diarrhea.
Strongly antifungal, garlic can be an
effective treatment in fungal skin
conditions, taken internally and
applied to the skin. It has anti-cancer
activity and helps to protect against
stomach and colon cancer.Garlic  is widely cultivated commercially
for use in cooking.Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their Uses
Self-help Uses
■ Acne & boils, p. 305.
■ Athlete’s foot, p. 304.
■ Colds & flu, p. 311.
■ Cold sores, p. 304.
■ Coughs & bronchitis, p. 310.
■ Digestive infections, p. 305.
■ Earache, p. 312.
■ Fungal infections, p. 314.
■ High blood pressure, p. 301.
■ Old age tonic, p. 319.
■ Tonsillitis, p. 311.
■ Urinary infections, p. 314.  QCaution Consult a professional practitioner before giving garlic as a medicine to
children under 12. T ake on professional advice if taking blood-thinning medication.Garlic whole, chopped, or crushed, has
been used as a medicine and as a tonic
food for thousands of years.
Chopped cloves Use
regularly in cooking to
help reduce cholesterol
levels and boost the
immune system.Pearls contain garlic oil. T ake to
increase resistance to infections.ClovesBulb
Fresh
plant
Garlic syrup
(to make, p. 293).
For coughs, take
1 tsp every 3 hours.
Capsules (to make, p. 292). For bronchitis, take 2 x 100 mg capsules 3 times a day.
Tablets T ake for high blood pressure and bronchitis.
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60Aloe verAkey medicinal plantsAloe vera syn. A. barbadensis (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Aloe Vera, AloesAloe vera
A perennial with succulent leaves 2 ft (60 cm) long  and a spike of yellow or orange flowers.
Aloe vera has prickly, gray-green,
succulent leaves that yield effective medicinal substances.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to eastern and southern Africa,
aloe vera grows wild in the tropics and is cultivated extensively worldwide. (Aloe vera plants grown as potted plants have a low anthraquinone content.) Aloe vera is propagated by breaking off small rooted plantlets. To collect the gel and bitter liquid, the leaves are cut and drained.
Related Species
Cape aloes (A. ferox ) is used in
herbal medicine as an irritant
laxative. Many other Aloe species
are also useful medicinally.
Key Constituents
■ Anthraquinones (aloin,
 aloe-emodin)
■ Resins
■ Tannins
■ Polysaccharides
■ Aloectin B
Key Actions
■ Heals wounds
■ Emollient■ Stimulates secretions of bile
■ Laxative
Research
■ Healing properties Extensive
research since the 1930s in the U.S. and Russia has shown that the clear gel has a dramatic ability to heal wounds, ulcers, and burns, putting a protective coat on the affected area and speeding up the rate of healing. This action is in part due to the presence of aloectin B, which stimulates the immune system.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Beauty treatment Aloe vera
has a long history as a skin lotion—
Cleopatra is said to have attributed her beauty to it.
■ Western remedy In the West,
aloe vera first became popular in  the 1950s when its ability to heal burns, in particular radiation burns, was discovered.
■ First aid Aloe vera is an excellent
first aid remedy for burns, scrapes, scalds, and sunburn. A leaf, broken off, releases soothing gel, which may be applied to the affected part.
■ Skin conditions The gel is useful
for almost any skin condition that needs soothing and astringing, and will help varicose veins to some degree.
■ Ulcers The protective and healing
effect of aloe vera also works internally, and the gel can be used  for peptic ulcers and irritable  bowel syndrome.
■ Laxative The bitter yellow liquid
in the leaves (bitter aloes) contains anthraquinones, which are strongly laxative. They cause the colon  to contract, generally producing a
bowel movement 8–12 hours after consumption. At low doses, the bitter properties of the herb stimulate digestion. At higher doses, bitter aloes are laxative and purgative. Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their Uses
Self-help Uses
■ Minor burns & sunburn, p. 303.
■ Stretch marks, p. 317.
■ Warts, p. 304.
■ Weeping skin, p. 303.
■ Wounds, p. 304.Native to Africa, aloe vera is commonly cultivated
as a potted plant and has two distinct types of medicinal
use. The clear gel contained in the leaf is a remarkably  effective healer of wounds and burns, speeding up
the rate of healing and reducing the risk of infection.  The yellow sap from the base of the leaf when dried  is known as “bitter aloes.” It is a strong laxative, useful  for short-term constipation.
 QCautions Do not use the bitter yellow juice from
the base of the leaves (bitter aloes) on the skin. Its
use is restricted in some countries. Do not take internally   during pregnancy or while breast feeding. Do not take  if suffering from hemorrhoids or kidney disease.Leaves exude a bitter
liquid, which is dried and  known as “bitter aloes.” They  also contain a clear gel, which is a soothing skin remedy.
Chopped leaves Leaves
Leaves Break off a leaf and split open
to collect the gel. For burns and
eczema, apply liberally twice a day.Juice is made commercially from
the gel. For peptic ulcers,
take 21/2 tbsp 3 times a day.Leaves are broken
off and the clear
gel is applied to the
skin as a first aid
remedy for burns
Bitter aloes are
used by herbalists  to treat constipation.
Tincture made from bitter aloes (see p. 292). To stimulate the appetite,  take 3 drops with water before meals.
US_060-061_Aloe_Alpinia.indd   60 26/02/16   3:58 pm61 key medicinal plantsAlpini A OFF i CinARUM
Tincture (to make, p. 292) is suitable for
long-term use. To improve digestion,
take 20 drops diluted with 1/2 cup
(100 ml) hot water 3 times a day.
Powder For nausea, take
a 250 mg capsule (to make,
p. 292) twice a day.Chopping root for a decoction
(to make, p. 291). For motion
sickness, slowly sip up to
3⁄4 cup (150 ml).Alpinia officinarum (Zingiberaceae)
Galangal (Hindi), Gao Liang Jiang (Chinese)
Like other members of the ginger family, galangal
is warming and comforting to the digestion. It has a
pleasantly aromatic and mildly spicy taste, and is suitable
for all conditions where the central areas of the body
need greater warmth. It was introduced into Europe in
about the 9th century. The German mystic Hildegard of
Bingen regarded it literally as the “spice of life,” given by
God to ward off ill-health.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to grassland areas of southern
China, and Southeast Asia in general,
galangal is now cultivated as a spice
and as a medicine throughout much
of tropical Asia. It is propagated by
dividing and replanting the rhizomes in
spring, and it requires well-drained soil
and a shady position. The rhizomes are
har


 spores on the underside.
Habitat & Cultivation  Hartstongue is found
throughout much of Europe, North Africa, East Asia, and North America. It prefers shaded sites  in woodlands and on banks and walls. The fronds are gathered throughout the summer.
Parts Used  Fronds.Selenicereus grandiflorus
(Cactaceae)
Night-blooming
Cereus
Description  Climbing multibranched perennial
cactus with upright cylindrical stems and aerial
roots. Produces large flowerbuds opening into night-blooming white flowers that grow to 8 in  (20 cm) across, and red oval fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Mexico
and Central America, night-blooming cereus is now rarely found in the wild. It is cultivated both as an ornamental and a medicinal plant. The flowers and young stems are gathered in summer.
Parts Used  Flowers, young stems.
Constituents  Night-blooming cereus contains
alkaloids (including cactine), flavonoids (isorhamnetin), and a pigment. Cactine’s cardiotonic effect is considered similar to that of cardiac glycosides (see
foxglove, Digitalis species, p. 202).
Medicinal Actions & Uses As it is in short
supply, night-blooming cereus is little used at present, but it is a valuable remedy for the heart.  It stimulates the action of the heart, increasing the strength of contractions while slowing heart rate. It is prescribed as a treatment for various conditions,
US_266-283_Sanguinaria_Ziziphus_jujuba.indd   268 26/02/16   12:48 pm269 other medicinal plantsSeSamum indicum
Habitat & Cultivation  The herb is native
to central and southern Europe and now grows
wild in northern Europe, North Africa, and
western Asia, preferring sandy dry soil. Houseleek
is widely cultivated as a garden plant. The leaves
are picked in summer.
Parts Used  Leaves, leaf juice.
Constituents  Houseleek contains polyphenols,
including procyanidins and mucilage.
History & Folklore  The Frankish King
Charlemagne (742–814 ce) told his subjects
to plant houseleek on their roofs, as the plant
reputedly warded off lightning and fire.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Houseleek
leaves and their juice are used for their cooling
and astringent effect, being applied externally
to soothe many skin conditions, including burns,
wounds, boils, and corns. As with many other
remedies that are both astringent and soothing,
houseleek simultaneously tightens and softens
the skin. Traditionally, the leaves have been
chewed to relieve toothache, and the juice
has been sniffed to stop nosebleeds. Houseleek
is still used externally, but internal use of this
herb is not advised because in large doses it
will induce vomiting.
Caution  Do not take houseleek internally.Night-blooming cereus  has spectacular flowers that open
at dusk and close at dawn.
Houseleek’s  succulent leaves contain tannins and mucilage,
both soothing to the skin.including angina and low blood pressure, and is
often given as a tonic during recovery from a heart
attack. In the Caribbean, the juice of the whole
plant is used to expel worms, and the stems and
flowers are used in the treatment of rheumatism.
 QCautions  T ake only under professional
supervision. Excessive doses may cause stomach
upset and hallucinations.Related Species  Ragwort ( S. jacobaea )
has traditionally been used as a poultice or
lotion to relieve rheumatic aches and pains.
Cautions  Do not take life root internally.
The plant is subject to legal restrictions in
some countries.
Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae )
Sesame,
Hei Zhi Ma
Description  Erect annual growing to 61⁄2 ft
(2 m). Has lance-shaped to oval leaves, white, pink,
or mauve flowers, and oblong seed capsules
bearing many small gray seeds.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Africa,
sesame is cultivated in tropical and subtropical
areas around the world. The root is unearthed in
summer; the seeds are collected after the seed
capsules have turned brown-black.
Sesame seeds  are a rich source of unsaturated fatty acids
and calcium.Sempervivum tectorum
(Crassulaceae)
Houseleek
Description  Succulent perennial growing to
4 in (10 cm). Has round rosettes of leaves, and
flowering stems bearing clusters of bell-shaped
red flowers.Senecio aureus  syn. Packera aurea
Life Root,
Squaw Weed
Description  Upright perennial growing to
3 ft (1 m). Has lance-shaped leaves and clusters
of yellow daisy-type flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to eastern
North America, life root is found in marshes, and
on damp ground and riverbanks. The aerial parts
are gathered in summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Life root contains a volatile
oil, pyrrolizidine alkaloids (including senecine,
senecionine, and otosenine), tannins, and resin.
In isolation, the pyrrolizidine alkaloids are highly
toxic to the liver.
History & Folklore  The North American
Catawba people used life root to treat
gynecological problems in general, and
to relieve labor pains in particular.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Until
recently, life root was employed in Anglo-
American herbalism much as it was in earlier
times—as a means to induce menstrual periods
and to bring relief to menopausal complaints.
Today, the plant is recommended only for
external use, as a douche for excessive
vaginal discharge.Parts Used  Seeds, seed oil, root.
Constituents  The seeds are highly nutritious
and contain about 55% oil (mainly polyunsaturated
fats), about 20% protein, lignans (notably sesamin
and sesamolin), vitamins B3 and E, and minerals.
The lignans are thought to lower blood cholesterol
levels and blood pressure.
History & Folklore  Sesame was one of
the plants found in the tomb of Tutankhamun
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other medicinal plants
Solanum melongena (Solanaceae)
Eggplant,
Aubergine
Description  An erect, herbaceous perennial
growing to 28 in (70 cm). Has slightly woolly leaves,
violet flowers, and large purple fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to India and
Southeast Asia, the eggplant is now cultivated in many tropical areas and also grown under glass  in cooler climates. The fruit is gathered when ripe  in summer or autumn.
Parts Used  Fruit, fruit juice, leaves.
Constituents  Eggplant contains proteins,
carbohydrates, and vitamins A, B1, B2,
and C.
History & Folklore  Eggplant has been
cultivated as a food in southern and eastern Asia since ancient times.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Eggplant fruit
helps to lower blood cholesterol levels and is suitable as part of a diet to help regulate high blood pressure. The fruit can be applied fresh  as a poultice for hemorrhoids, but it is more commonly used in the form of an oil or ointment. The fruit and its juice are effective diuretics. A soothing, emollient poultice for the treatment of burns, abscesses, cold sores, and similar conditions Smilax spp. (Liliaceae)
Sarsaparilla
Description  Perennial woody climber growing
to 16 ft (5 m). Has broadly ovate leaves, tendrils, and small greenish flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Sarsaparilla species
are found in tropical rainforests and in temperate regions in Asia and Australia. The root is gathered throughout the year.
Part Used  Root.
Constituents  Sarsaparilla
contains 1–3% steroidal saponins, phytosterols (including beta- and e-sitosterol), about 50% starch, resin, sarsapic acid, and minerals. Despite the herb’s reputation for being testosterogenic, the steroidal saponins and sterols are estrogenic and anti-inflammatory. The saponins also have antibiotic activity.
History & Folklore  Brought from
the New World to Spain in 1563, sarsaparilla was heralded as a cure
for syphilis, reportedly having been used in the Caribbean with some success. The claims, however, were grossly inflated and the herb’s popularity
soon waned. In Mexico, sarsaparilla has traditionally been used to treat a variety of skin problems. Before it was replaced by artificial agents, sarsaparilla root was the original flavoring for root beer.Smilax Spp.
(1370–1352 bce). In ancient Egypt, the


	and	slough	off	from	your	body	this	week,	making	way	for	a
fresh	layer	of	new	skin.”
“But	destroying	the	life	of	others,	that	has	to	be	evil,”	I	said.
“Really?	You	probably	crushed	dozens	of	insects	under	your	feet	as	you
walked	along,	not	thinking	about	them,	and	billions	of	germs	are	killed	by
your	white	blood	cells	every	year.	Is	any	of	that	evil?”
“It	could	be,”	I	said	doubtfully.
“Yes,	depending	on	who	is	making	the	call,”	he	said.	“I’m	sure	the	ants	would
rather	be	alive,	and	maybe	even	the	germs—who	knows	what	they	think?”
“Then	potentially	there’s	evil	everywhere,”	I	said.“You	have	to	decide	that	for	yourself,”	said	Baba.	“Evil	is	not	absolute.	It
exists	in	the	eyes	of	human	beings,	and	we	are	very	fickle,	as	you	know.
Yesterday’s	evil	could	be	tomorrow’s	good.”
Baba	gave	me	an	example.	“What	if	we	had	met	two	hundred	years	ago?	I’d
see	you	walking	down	the	road,	and	I’d	say,	‘How	was	your	day?’	You	might
say,	‘Oh,	the	same	as	ever.	I	got	up	at	four	in	the	morning	and	was
	weaving	a
rug	before	dawn.	I	worked	for	eleven	hours,	but	my	master	hit	me	with	his
stick	only	three	or	four	times.’
“People	used	to	live	such	a	life	without	question,	and	some	still	do,”	Baba
said.	“Isn’t	it	evil	to	beat	children	and	work	them	to	the	bone?	To	us	it	is,	but
two	hundred	years	ago	such	a	life	showed	that	a	child	was	doing	God’s
work.”
“People	do	bad	things,”	I	insisted.	“There’s	a	constant	battle	between	good
and	evil.”
“Yes,	but	your	soul	doesn’t	join	the	fight,”	said	Baba.	“Its	job	is	to	make	evil
vanish	without	a	fight.”
“That’s	hard	to	believe,”	I	said.	“Evil	doesn’t	just	disappear.”
“Of	course	it	does.	All	the	time,”	said	Baba.	“Imagine	that	you	are	three	years
old	and	you’ve	lost	your	mother	in	the	market.	You’re	alone	and	terrified;	you
think	she’s	never	coming	back.	You	might	not	even	survive.	Isn’t	that	what
evil	feels	like?	Then	she	finds	you	again.	Presto,	the	evil	is	gone.”
“Because	the	kid	was	just	imagining	things,”	I	said.
“And	that’s	how	your	soul	sees	all	evil,”	said	Baba.	“You	think	you	know
what’s	really,	truly	evil?	You	think	you	can	tell	the	good	guys	from	the	bad
guys?	I	envy	you,	because	I	can’t.	I	am	like	the	mother	rushing	to	find	her	lost
child.	I	know	that	you	are	frightened	and	alone,	and	I	can’t	wait	to	show	you
that	what	you	are	so	afraid	of	is	only	imagination.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
This	was	a	radical	lesson	from	Baba.	He	knew,	and	so	did	I,	that	millions	of
people	think	that	evil	is	cosmic.	They	believe	in	the	devil	and	pray	not	to	fall
into	his	clutches.	The	story	of	the	Garden	of	Eden	seems	to	tell	us	that	humanbeings	have	already	fallen	into	sin,	so	even	an	innocent	baby	is	caught	in	a
web	of	evil	that	isn’t	its	fault.
How	could	Baba	claim	that	evil	is	imaginary?	Even	if	you	have	a	soul,	even	if
you	go	to	heaven	when	you	die,	even	if	God	loves	all	of	us	equally,	don’t	a
huge	number	of	bad	things	still	keep	happening	in	the	world?	I	have	heard
people	use	the	words
bad,	evil,	wicked,
	or
wrong
	about	all	the	following
things:
Shoplifting
Robbing	a	bank
Mistreating	children
Letting	children	do	what	they	want
Skipping	school
Killing	somebody
Buying	a	lottery	ticket
Betting	all	your	money	on	the	stock	market
Going	to	war
Refusing	to	go	to	war	and	being	against	war
You	can	see	that	this	is	a	tricky	list:	Some	things	on	it	don’t	seem	evil	at	all	to
me;	some	things	are	so	evil	they	are
	considered	crimes	or	sins;	other	things
are	considered	bad,	but	so	are	their	opposites.	In	Victorian	times	children
were	beaten	and	disciplined	harshly	to	develop	“character,”	yet	today	the
same	practice	would	be	called	child	abuse.	Throughout	history	war	has	been
called	evil,	but	war	resisters	have	also	been	considered	criminals	and	traitors
to	their	country.
So	that’s	the	first	thing	Baba	wanted	me	to	see.	Evil	is	hard	to	pin	down,	and	a
lot	depends	on	who	is	making	the	call.	What	about	pain?	Isn’t	it	wrong	to
inflict	pain	on	somebody?	Yes,	but	running	a	marathon	brings	extreme	pain;
so	does	surgery,	which	saves	lives.	There	isn’t	a	cosmic	force	called	evil;
there	are	only	situations	where	pain	and	suffering	occur.	Can	these	ever	go
away?
I	believe	they	can.	Human	nature	can	change	through	love.	It	may	happen
slowly,	but	pain	makes	all	of	us	want	to	find	a	better	way	to	live.	That’s	thesecond	point	Baba	was	making:	If	you	see	someone	in	pain,	help	it	to
disappear.	The	answer	to	the	question,	“Can	I	help?”	comes	in	many	forms:
When	someone	feels	afraid	and	unsafe,
	help	make	them	feel	safe.
When	someone	has	failed,
	make	them	see	all	the	ways	they	already	succeed
and	will	succeed	again.
When	someone	has	lost	a	loved	one,
	share	their	pain	and	grief,	but	know	that
life	goes	on,	and	no	one	is	ever	lost	on	the	soul	level.
When	someone	is	overwhelmed	by	events,
	help	them	look	inside	to	find	a
place	of	peace.
When	someone	feels	physical	pain	and	illness,
	offer	comfort	and	love.
Persuade	them	to	find	the	best	medical	help	possible,	remembering	that
sometimes	physical	illness	defeats	the	psychology,	making	it	hard	to	seek
help.
Life	is	always	going	to	have	both	pleasure	and	pain	in	it.	Don’t	set	out	to	fill
your	life	only	with	fun,	because	that’s	not	realistic;	don’t	call	pain	evil,
because	that’s	unrealistic	too.	The	third	thing	Baba	wanted	me	to	know	about
good	versus	evil	is	that	life	is	in	balance,	and	balance	works	for	the	good	of
life	everywhere.	Imagine	that	you’re	Mother	Earth.	She	has	seen	billions	upon
billions	of	creatures	go	through	birth	and	death.	She	has	witnessed	destruction
that	swept	away	whole	continents	and	all	the	animals	that	lived	on	them.
Is	this	cycle	of	birth	and	death	evil?	You	could	focus	in	on	any	given	minute
and	see	destruction,	or	you	could	stand	back	and	see	a	glorious	vision	of	life
triumphing	over	all	ob


 reused.  It also means that losses through cellular death are largely reclaimed and reused.  The overall loss is thus about 10% of the daily usage.  It is estimated that the body of the average 49
Fruiticultureman requires about 230 grams of new protein formation daily.  If 90% of this is supplied
by recycling spent proteins, then only about 23 grams of new protein need to be con -
sumed.  Make it raw amino acids!
Our Natural F o
ods Must Supply Our Needs For Mineral Matter
Mineral matter that the human body uses consists of minerals in an organic context,
that is, in a colloidal form within living substance.  Heat quickly destroys the organic context, thus returning mineral matter to an inorganic state.  Though super fine in con -
sistency, minerals that were in the organic state become, through the agency of heat or dec omposition of their medium, inorganic the same as they occur in soil, r
ocks, ores, etc.
In this form they are not utile by the human body except in certain applications.  For example, base minerals will alkalinize the intestinal tract even though they cannot be assimilated.
Minerals which the body requires become toxic if appropriated in an inorganic context.
This is easily demonstrable. Leukocytosis is recognized as a pathological state.  This is a proliferation of white blood cells, the whole of which is often referred to as our im -
mune system.  If the components of a cooked or heat-deranged meal are taken, leu -
kocytosis results.  If only inorganic minerals are ingested, leukocytosis likewise results.  Leukocytosis is a body def ensiv
e act wherein the body unleashes huge armies of white
blood cells to apprehend and carry toxic substances to the nearest exit or put them harmlessly under the rug somewhere.
Thus the body must have, according to the RDIs, about 1% of its solid food intake as
minerals.  To be usable these minerals must be in an un-deranged organic state.
Our Natural Foods Must Supply Our Needs For Fatty AcidsThere was, at one time, proclaimed to be three essential fatty acids, namely arachidonic,
linoleic and linolenic.  Today only linoleic is said by nutritional researchers to be essen -
tial. Popularly, linolenic fatty acids are referred to as omega-3 while linoleic fatty acids are referr
ed to as omega-6. Essential means that the body has a need of a component or
components, in this case fatty acids, because it cannot itself synthesize them.  Our natu -
ral foods must, of course, contain our needs for essential fatty acids, because the body never found it necessar y t
o develop faculties to produce them or they were so plentiful
in the food the body ceased to produce them and lost its ability to do so as it did with 50
Fruiticulturevitamin C and certain amino acids recognized as essential.
Our Natural Vibrant Foods Must Supply Our Needs For VitaminsWhile vitamins comprise such a small portion of our total dietary need that all the RDIs
taken together on an annual basis could be put into a sewing thimble, they are, never -
theless, essential to our well-being.  The RDIs for vitamins vary with each vitamin. Here I will not deal with individual vitamins as separate c omponen
ts.  At this time only the ob -
servation need be made that our natural foods must adequately contain these vitamins or g ive rise t o them in absor
bable form while in the intestinal tract.
Our Natural Foods Must Supply Our Needs For Miscellaneous Nutrients
The above nutrients are said to be macronutrients though, as can be seen, vitamins are
really micronutrients.  Other micronutrients which the body may require are auxones (certain plant hormones).  The science of nutrition is yet young. Whether or not there are needed nutrients in foods other than the five categories of solids treated above remains open to question.
In any event you can be sure our natural foods are replete with all the nutrients we need
in the quantities we require.  After all, our virtual abandonment of our natural dietary fare is only a few seconds on the clock if we regard our earthly existence as being 24 hours thus far. And our natural fare is scientifically established as responsible for our high state of development.
Our Natural Foods Should Supply Our Water NeedsInasmuch as humans, like many desert creatures, are not designed with the oral equip -
ment to naturally drink water, our natural diet should be water-sufficient just as it is in
the case of desert animals as well as numerous other crea
tures in nature.
Healthy people eating their natural diet usually have a surplus of water without drinking.  The addition of some foods without sufficient water, less than 25% water content, does not occasion thirst.  However, substances with water content equal to or greater than our natural foods occasion thirst if ingested cooked, if they are biologically incorrect, if they are condimented, especially with salt, and toxic substances in general.
While thirst generally arises from pathogenic conditions within, there are exceptions:
extraordinarily warm climatic conditions, extraordinarily low humidity, periods without 51
Fruiticulturenormal food intake, partaking of good foods that have been dried, heavy labor or exer -
cise under warm conditions, and yet other conditions.  When thirst arises, always drink
water —pur
e water.  With ready supplies of pure water and tools that facilitate drinking
such as cups, glasses, etc., we can easily drink the water necessary to make up deficits.
Our Diet Must be Alkaline, Overall, in Metabolic End-ProductsHumans require a diet that is alkaline in its metabolic end-products.  For practical pur -
poses this means at least 80% of alkaline-forming foods against not more than 20% of
acid end-pr oduct foods.
The human homeostatic condition is alkaline with essential flu -
ids normally having a pH of 7.40.  Any significant variation in the pH can result in coma and dea th. Acidosis is deadlier than alkalosis.
The body can rather easily discharge ex -
cess organic alkalis, but must first neutralize excess acids. In the absence of sufficient alkalis, the body must take alkaline miner als
, including calcium, from bones and fluids to
effect neutralization.  Americans eat a predominantly acid-forming diet, a diet that is not only pathogenic in itself, but causes such complications as base mineral depletion char -
acterized by osteoporosis and metabolic disorders.
What W ould
Y ou Eat in Nature? Considering Various Foods and Our Natural
DispositionDespite the gross perversion of our instincts, they are still alive and well and will reas -
sert should we be relegated back to nature.  Therefore, this quest is to ascertain what we
would eat in natur e
.  Our instinctive foods, the foods which helped to develop us to our
magnificence, necessarily contain all that we need to thrive on.  This assurance being soundly based, as you will soon determine for yourself, it then behooves us, as respon -
sible members of society, to undertake the course which makes us the most we can be so tha t we can maximally serv e ourselv
es and those who depend on us.  This is a mutual
arrangement, as those whom we serve in turn serve us better.  This exalts everyone and has a ripple effect that makes all in our society healthier and happier, more loving and more caring.  In serving yourself best, you at the same time serve others best.  This inqui -
ry will survey almost all the foods that humans, in their varied habits, eat.  We’ll consider each as a possible food for ourselves as it oc curs in na
ture without benefit of cooking
apparati, tools and containers.
Remember, your instincts will reject or cherish each food on its merits; that is, its appeals 52
Fruiticultureto your senses and palate; the only criteria that guided us to food selection in plentiful
nature.  Our premises are: that Mother Nature, i.e., the sum of all factors and influences under which we lived in nature, served us correctly to start with, inasmuch as we thrived and attained our high station in its midst; that what was right for us then is still right for us in view that we’re still structurally and physiologically the same as we were during most of our sojourn as humans in Nature; that we can still, within our modern context, supply ourselves with natural foods substantially and significantly; and that we can also observe, meaningfully, the other requisites of life in our modern context.
Pertinent Questions—the Answers to Which Determine Our Natural DietAre we herbivores?Are we graminivores?Are we root grubbers?Are we insectivores?Are we carnivores?Are we eaters of fermented and rotten foods?Are we sucklings of animals?Are we frugivores?Are we vegetarians?Are we nut and seed eaters?Are we fat eaters?Are we protein eaters?Are we starch eaters?Are we all the foregoing, that is, omnivores?Are We Herbivores?Herbivores are natural consumers of herbage such as grass, weeds, leaves, stalks and
stems.  Does foraging in nature for grass, weeds and leaves appeal to you?  Do grass and weeds attract your eye, tantalize your sense of smell and excite your palate?53
FruiticultureOf course it is rep