 had no unsig htly knobs remaining on either her
knuckles or knees and she could walk and move her fingers without pain within a normal range of movement. The big payoff for
me besides seeing her look so wonderful (20 years younger and 20 pounds lighter) was to hear her  sit down and treat us to a
Beethoven recital. And her blood pressure was 130 over 90. Breast Cancer
    I have worked with many young women with breast cancer; so many in fact, that their faces and cases tend to blur. But
whenever I think about them, Kel ly inevitably comes to mind because we became such good friends. Like me, Kelly was an
independent -minded back country Canuck. At the age 26, she received a medical diagnosis of breast cancer. Kelly had already
permitted a lumpectomy and biopsy, but had st udied the statistical outcomes and did not want to treat her illness with radical
mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy because she knew her odds of long -term survival without radical medical treatment were
equal to or better than allowing the doctors to do everything possible. Nor did she want to lose even one of her breasts. She knew
how useful her breasts were because she had already suckled one child, not to mention their contribution to one's own self -image
as a whole person. I admired Kelly's unusual  independent -mindedness because she comes from a country where universal health
coverage is in place; her insurance would have paid all the costs had she been willing to accept conventional medicine, but
Canadian national health insurance does not cover al ternative therapy. Kelly stayed with me for nearly two months as a residential faster, because she needed to be far from the distractions of a
troubled family life. With financial support from her parents and child -care from her friends she was able to  take time out to give
the recovery of health top priority in her life without worrying about whether her small son was being well cared for. This p eace of
mind was also very important to her recovery. Analysis with biokinesiology showed a pervasively weak immune system, including a weak thymus gland, spleen, and an
overloaded lymphatic system. Her liver was weak, but not as weak as it might have been, because she had become a vegetarian,
and had been working on her health in a haphazard fashion for a f ew years. Kelly's body also showed weaknesses in pancreatic and
adrenal function as well as a toxic colon. Most immediately worrisome to her, biokinesiology testing showed several over -strong
testing lumpy areas in the breasts and over -strong testing lumpy  lymph nodes in the armpits. Cancerous tumors always test overly
strong
    Kelly's earlier life -style had contributed to her condition in several ways. She had worked for years in a forestry tree nursery
handling seedling trees treated with highly toxic c hemicals. She had worked as a cook in a logging camp for several seasons,
eating too much meat and greasy food. And she had also spent the usual number of adolescent and young adult years deeply
involved in recreational drug use and the bad diet that went with it. Kelly started right in on a rigorous water fast that lasted for one entire month. She had a colonic every day, plus body work
including reflexology, holding and massage of neurolymphatic and neurovascular points, and stimulation of acupunctur e points
related to weak organ systems and general massage to stimulate overall circulation and lymphatic drainage. She took
protomorphogens to help rebuild her weakened organs; she took ten grams of vitamin C every day and a half -dose of life extension
vitamin mix in assimilable powdered form; she drank herbal teas of echinacea and fenugreek seeds and several ounces of freshly
squeezed wheat grass juice every day. Twice each day she made poultices out of clay and the pulp left over from making her wh eat
grass juice, filled an old bra with this mixture and pressed it to her breast for several hours until the clay dried. Shortly, I will
explain all the measures in some detail. These physical therapies were accompanied by counseling sessions dealing with s ome severe and long -unresolved problems,
response patterns and relationships that triggered her present illness. Her son's father (Kelly's ex) was suppressive and hig hly
intimidating. Fearful of him, Kelly seemed unable to successfully extricate herself fr om the relationship due to the ongoing contact
which revolved over visitation and care of their son. But Kelly had grit. While fasting, she confronted these tough issues in  her life
and unflinchingly made the necessary decisions. When she returned to Canad a she absolutely decided, without any nagging
doubts, reservations or qualifications, to make any changes necessary to ensure her survival. Only after having made these ha rd
choices could she heal. I one respect, Kelly was a highly unusual faster. Thro ughout the entire month on water, Kelly took daily long walks, frequently
stopping to lie down and rest in the sun on the way. She would climb to or from the top of a very large and steep hill nearby. She
never missed a day, rain or shine. At the end of her month on water Kelly's remaining breast lumps had disappeared, the lymphatic system and immune system
tested strong, as well as the liver, pancreas, adrenals, and large intestine. No areas tested overly strong. She broke the fast with the same discipline she had conducted it, on carrot juice, a cup every two hours. After three days on
juice she began a raw food diet with small servings of greens and sprouts well chewed, interspersed at two hour intervals wit h
fresh juicy fruits. After about ten days on "rabbit food," she eased into avocados, cooked vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains
and then went home. As I write this, it is eight years since Kelly's long fast. She still comes to see me every few years to check out her diet a nd just
say hello. She has had two more children by a new, and thoroughly wonderful husband and suckled them both for two years each;
her peaceful rural life centers around this new, happy family and the big, Organic garden she grows. She religiously takes he r life
extension vitamins and keeps her dietary and life -style indiscretions small and infrequent. She is probably going to live a long,
time. I consider Kelly's cluster of organ weaknesses very typical of all cancers regardless of type or location, as well as being typical
of AIDS and other critical infections by organisms that usually reside in the human body without causing trouble (called
"opportunistic"). All these diseases are varieties of immune system failure. All of these conditions present a similar  pattern of
immune system weaknesses. They all center around what I call the "deadly triangle," comprised of a weak thymus gland, weak
spleen, and a weak liver. The thymus and spleen form the core of the body's immune system. The weak liver contributes to a
highly toxic system that further weakens the immune system. To top it off, people with cancer invariably have a poor ability to
digest cooked protein (animal or vegetable) (usually from a weak pancreas unable to make enough digestive enzymes) and eat to o
much of it, giving them a very toxic colon, and an overloaded lymphatic system. Whenever I analyze someone with this pattern, especially the entire deadly triangle, I let the person know that if I had thos e
particular weaknesses I would consider my s urvival to be at immediate risk I'd consider it an emergency situation demanding
vigorous attention. It does not matter if they don't yet have a tumor, or fibroid, or opportunistic infection; if they don't already have
something of that nature they soon wi ll. Here's yet another example of why I disapprove of diagnosis. By giving the condition a name like "lymphoma" or "melanoma",
"chronic fatigue syndrome" "Epstein -Barr syndrome" or "AIDS," "systemic yeast infection", "hepatitis" or what have, people t hink
the doctor then understands their disease. But the doctor rarely understands that all these seemingly different diseases are
essentially the same disease –a toxic body with a dysfunctional immune system. What is relevant is that a person with the deadl y
triangle must strengthen their immune system, and their pancreas, and their liver, and detoxify their body immediately. If th ese
repairs are accomplished in time, the condition goes away, whatever its Latin name may have been. Now, about some of the adjuncts to Kelly's healing. Let me stress here that had none of these substances or practices been us ed,
she probably still would have recovered. Perhaps a bit more slowly. Perhaps a bit less comfortably. Conversely, had Kelly t reated
her cancer with every herb, poultice and vitamin known to man but had neglected fasting and colonics, she might well have die d. It
has been wisely said that intelligence may be defined as the ability to correctly determine differences, similarities,  and
importances. I want my readers to be intelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienic treatment  and
useful supporting practices. Echinacea and chaparral leaves, red clover flowers, and fenugreek seeds are made into m edicinal teas that I find very helpful in
detoxification programs, because they all are aggressive blood or lymph cleansers and boost the immune response. These same
teas can be used to help the body throw off


 of the lump. The young woman remained under my care for
the remainder of two weeks and was discharged. I had occasional contact with this woman for thirteen years after her recovery and during this
period there was no recurrence of the “tumor. ” I have been able to maintain contact with
subsequent cases for as many as twenty years and they have suffered no recurrence of their
“cancers. ” Hers was one of two such “cancers” that fully recovered in three days. 137I have seen a large number recover in a week, several more to recover in two weeks, and many
to become free of their breast “cancers” in three to six weeks. I am sure that not all such cases of
“cancer” find their way to me or to my institution. There must be many thousands of them who
submit to operations every year, either for the removal of the lump or for removal of the whole
breast. I have seen enough of them to know that there is a wide difference between cancer and a
diagnosis of cancer. I am sure that these are the only kinds of “cancer” that are
cured
 by early
surgery. I have never seen a case of undoubted cancer recover, no matter how cared for nor by whom. I
am convinced that cancer is an irreversible pathology and that the only remedy for the condition is
prevention. I am
sure that it can be prevented and that this can be done by a well-ordered life, one
that maintains a high state of health at all times. I think that I should call attention to the fact that all four of the diagnoses in the case of the young
woman, which I have just described, were made without a biopsy, which is a procedure of taking
out some of the tissue of the lump or growth and examining it under the microscope. Each man
advised an operation upon the basis of a wild guess. The biopsy is far from infallible, often finding cancer where none exists, but it is probably far
more accurate than merely feeling of the breast, at these men did. Their diagnoses may be said to
have been made on suspicion. Or, perhaps they were merely floating with the propaganda tide. At
any rate, they all agreed without knowing the others’ diagnosis, that the young woman had cancer
of the breast and that an immediate operation was urgent. Fortunately for women, not more than one such lump out of ten thousand is cancer. Most of the
lumps will quickly clear up when the mode of living is corrected. Just as fasting causes the body to
use up its excess fat in nourishing the vital tissues so it causes the break down, by the process of
autolysis
, of growths or tumors (neoplasms) and uses the nutritive elements contained in these with
which to nourish the vital tissues. In like manner, dropsical swellings, edematous swellings, deposits and infiltrations are
absorbed and the usable portion are used as food; the non-usable portions are excreted. To understand this, it is necessary for the reader to know that tumors (new growths) are
composed of the same kinds of tissue of which the normal parts of the body are constituted. Tumors are named according to their composition. Thus a fatty tumor is called a
lipoma
; a
muscular tumor is called a
myoma
; a nerve tumor is called a
neuroma
; a bone tumor is called an
ostemoma
; an
epithelioma
 is made up of epithelial tissue; a
fibroma
 or fibroid is composed of
fibrous tissue, etc. Being constituted of the same tissue as the normal structures of the body, when
they are broken down, they yield up the nutritive material contained in them. A woman was told that she had a fibroid tumor of the uterus about the size of a lemon, and that it
should be removed at once. This meant that her womb would be removed and that during surgery
reasons might be discovered for removing her ovaries. But this would not restore health. She would still be a sick woman. Operations remove no
causes. There would probably be a recurrence of tumor. She would also be a physiological
cripple. Cutting into the ovaries is like cutting into the brain. The patient rejected the operation and
resorted to the fast. Soon the tumor was absorbed and her organs were saved. One case that I cared for was a woman who had a uterine fibroid about the size of a medium
sized grapefruit. Complete absorption of the tumor was brought about in twenty-eight days. This
was an unusually rapid rate
of absorption and I have never seen it take place so rapidly in another
138case. I have seen tumors in the breast, on the womb, in the abdomen, on the feet and elsewhere
absorbed while fasting, and some of these absorptions have been rapid while others have been
slow. One man who had a large tumor in the right lower abdomen, which had been diagnosed, by
means of a biopsy, as “giant cell sarcoma” (cancer) lost all of his sarcoma in seven days of
fasting. Of course he didn’t have cancer, but he did have a diagnosis. For reasons that are not yet fully understood, some tumors are not affected by the fast, but
thousands of tumors, some of them of considerable size, have been completely and permanently
removed by fasting. I have had the pleasure of saving hundreds of women from mutilating
operations for the removal of the breast, and many more from desexing operations for removal of
uterine fibroids. The process is identical with the removal of stores of fat in the tissues. There is
nothing mysterious about it. The layman who can understand how it is possible to reduce weight, losing large quantities of
fat in the process, by fasting, should have no difficulty in understanding how the body may also
free itself of other organized accumulations of structural materials while abstaining from food. Just as fat on any part of the body may be autolyzed and taken up by the lymph stream to be
mingled with the blood and used in nourishing the vital tissues of the organism while no food is
being taken, so other tissues may be digested in the same manner and used as food. Muscular
tissue, glandular tissue, and other tissues may be called upon to supply nutriment for the more vital
tissues, those that have to carry on the most essential functions of life. In like manner, the tissues that make up a tumor (neoplasm) are digested and absorbed, the
usable portions employed in nourishing the vital tissues, the non-usable portions excreted. 13936
Sterility in Women
The pattern of the case was simple and familiar: A young Italian woman had been married for five
years to a virile young man, also Italian. Both wanted children and had avoided all efforts at birth
control in the hope that pregnancy would take place. It did not. She consulted several physicians who assured her that her sterility was permanent. Her father-
in-law told her of the fast and of the possibility that it might help her. She consulted a
Hygienist. “Will a fast enable me to become pregnant. ” she asked. It was explained to her that there are
different reasons for sterility and that some of them yield to the fast, others do not. After
interrogation, she was told that the probability was that a fast would enable her to become
pregnant. She underwent the fast. A few weeks after the fast was broken, she conceived and later bore a
bright, healthy boy. This is one case out of many of similar nature. Fasting has enabled many women to conceive
after years of sterility. Many of these women give a history of menstrual irregularities, profuse
flow, severe cramps that send them to bed each month, large clots, soreness of the breasts and
similar symptoms that indicate endocrine (ductless gland) imbalance, inflammation of the ovaries
or womb and nervous difficulties. Others give a history of metritis (inflammation of the lining of the womb) with a more or less
chronic vaginal discharge. In these latter cases, the discharge is often highly acid, sufficiently acid
to destroy the sperm. These are the types of cases that are most readily corrected and that are restored to health by a
period of physical, mental and physiological rest. Few cases of female sterility are absolute; most
of them are the outgrowth of conditions of disease and are remediable. Great numbers of women
have found the ability to conceive restored by a restoration to good health, and a large part of these
women have found the fast of inestimable value in the clearing up of conditions that prevented
conception. In passing, it may be well to mention that in those many cases of women who readily conceive,
but who abort, being unable to carry their baby to full term, a restoration of good health will
enable them to give birth to normal babies. A clearing up of the toxic state followed by greatly
improved nutrition enables them to avoid abortions. The most spectacular case of this kind that has come under the author’s observation was that of a
woman who had previously had twenty-eight spontaneous abortions. After a fast of ten days and a
period on a greatly improved diet, she became pregnant and at full term gave birth to a healthy boy. Delivery was normal. The length of fast required in cases of female sterility varies with the condition of the woman. I
recall the case of a comparatively young woman who had been married for ten years and had not
conceived, although no attempt had been made to


. I gave
him a list to buy at the food store, including celery, nuts, dates, prunes,
other dried and fresh fruit. To the dietitian's horror, I lived on that. The
funny part was, I kept gaining we ight. However, about that time the
food from the kitchen began improving until I could ask for nothing
better. Sometime later my friend, Bill Hunter, was a patient at Baylor. The dietitian told him that Dr. Heard was the toughest patient the
hospital ever had. Really I did no t mind eating what was brought me,
but I wanted to call that young lady's attention to the fact that all she
knew about was conventional diet. Obviously, she did not know that
the human organism would heal more rapidly on raw foods. The explanation is that in raw foods, the healing vitamins have not been killed by heat. When I visited California in the spring of 1950, I called at Dr. F.
M. Pottenger's laboratory, under management of the University of
Southern California. The caretaker, a student, told me about an
experiment with cats. One lot, fed on cooked beef and pasteurized
milk, had no offspring. It took raw meat and raw milk to make those
cats reproduce their kind. Now, I had been living on Nature's foods, unprocessed and
unrefined for the most part, though not exclusively, for the whole 20
years since I took that two week's fast for a clean-out, under the
direction of Naturopath H. A. Brown of Canyon, Texas. It was then
and there I quit being an invalid and started being a real person. Since
I began living on a natural diet, I observed that any small injury I
received, a bruise or cut, would heal up promptly without the use of iodine, salve or liniment. I recall a typical incident while I was helping
some Camp Fire Girls in an outing in the mountains, gathering some
wood to build a fire. I scraped a wide swath of skin off my hand. "0-o-o-h, doctor, you're hurt bad," the girls cried. "You must go
to the nurse cabin as fast as you can and get iodine and adhesive tape
put on before you get infection." The girls wisely had been taught to treat a minor hurt like that. They should observe the rule for themselves, I told them; but for me,
no antiseptic was necessary. Because I had lived on natural foods,
with plenty of vitamins in them, my bloodstream was well supplied
with germ-killers more potent than iodine, the sulfa drugs or
penicillin. So that little scratch would heal itself in a jiffy. The following day I could prove to the girls I was right. Ever since I had learned how to nourish them, those alert
guardians in my bloodstream, the phagocytes, had protected me
against any sort of disease germ which threatened me. My well-
nourished body had automatically corrected every maladjustment of cells and tissues except enlarged prostate. It is my conviction that a completely balanced diet kept up for a lifetime, would build effective
bulwarks against tuberculosis or cancer. Consequently, as I lay upon my bed at Baylor Hospital and
thought about my 500 fellow patients, I could realize that perhaps nine
out of 10 were there needlessly. A little applied food science—I mean a well balanced diet—would have kept them all well and strong. PART III. CONCLUSIONS: MY PHILOSOPHY

CHAPTER 34. I ARRIVE AT AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE

On the day that I marked up my 70th anniversary, October 21,
1937, I wrote a letter to my son, George, Jr., and his wife, Margaret, in which I said that this supposed end to my days, by the Psalmist's measure, was to me only the end of the first relay in life's race. I was
beginning the second relay with enthusiasm and high hopes. I had received my second wind. The letter said, in part: "I have this day reached my alloted three-score and ten years. It
must have been a mind of small receptivity that pronounced this
allotment... Had that mind been big enough to teach mankind the
positive, the constructive side of life,  it would have been just as easy
to have made the allotment at least double the 70 years... For myself,
at the age of 70, the second relay being with as much enthusiasm as I felt at any time during the past three-score and 10 years... To me, this relay race is comparable with the 'righteous path' which brightens
as the shadows lengthen toward the east. There was no part of the first
relay, not even the best of it, wh ich yielded rewards comparable with
those life has bestowed upon me at the end. And now, the second relay
opens with prospects more bright and enticing than the first relay held forth. The past has furnished experience which natures wisdom. It has
given me spiritual insight—a lamp unto my feet which shall guide me
unerringly into and along that "righteous path." On my 70th birthday also I jotted down the observation that the
Old Testament had taught a long and happy life is the reward of right living under a just system of economics. Concerning that new order of things the prophet Isaiah wrote in
his 65th chapter: "They shall build houses and inhabit them, and they
shall plant vineyards and eat the fru it of them. They shall not build
and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat, for as the
days of the tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain nor bring
forth for trouble..." That prophecy, when persuaded, was spoken not for some
millennium to come. Rather, it seems to me, Isaiah was a state of
things attainable on this earth, when men shall, learn to do justly by
one another. Jesus of Nazareth interpreted Isaiah's vision on like
practical terms. He taught men to pray: "Thy kingdom come, thy will
be done on earth...." The Nazarene, to my way of thinking, came to earth as the
emissary, the advance agent of the Cr eator. Jesus told his followers :
"I and the Father are one." But he taught that all men could, through
right doing and prayer achieve that same oneness with God:
"What I have done and yet greater things ye shall do," Jesus told
his disciples. I believe that the Master's healing powers are attainable by one
who lives and works in harmony with  universal law. By so living,
even as Isaiah's prophecy impiles, man could still be young at 100
years of age. People sicken, grow old before their time and die young because
as they show by their actions, they do not believe that the Bible
teaches: "Man was not made to be sick. To keep his health and live
long, he has but to learn and obey God's law." CHAPTER 35

ON A LETTER FROM A VALUED FRIEND
 Among the most prized letters in my possession is one I received
some time ago from the former pastor of my church here in Hereford,
the Reverend T. C. Willett of Seym our. The reverend had a good word
for my blunt habit of speaking my mind on whatever subject, wherever I happened to be. I share the minister's regret that he and I,
who have so much in common, did not find, or make, occasion to get
together more often during his stay in Hereford. "Dear Doctor:
Many times I think of you and would like to have a visit with
you. Most of my visits I have with people, when they have gone leave
the feeling with me which makes me think I have been talking to
myself. But when I contacted you, the sense changed. You always had
an opinion and were not afraid to express it. I feel like I missed a lot
by not contacting you oftener while I was your pastor. Your friend, T.
C. Willett." I think Brother Willet has in mind a prayer meeting incident
which I vividly recall. Our pastor always had a live theme for our mid-
week meetings. Whatever the topi c, Brother Willett would lead the
gathering into a lively discussion concerning it. For the evening
question, the subject was Satan. Br other Willett polled the 40 persons
present, pointing his finger at each one in turn and asking: "Do YOU
believe in a personal Devil?" Each person quizzed had answered,
"Yes." When Brother Willett came to me, pointing his finger straight
into my face and asked, "Do you believe in a personal devil?" I
answered with an emphatic, "No." Brother Willett, evidently
dumbfounded, just stood there, looked me straight in the eye and said
nothing. The whole room was so quiet you could have heard a pin
drop. After a minute of tense silenc e, I explained: "I believe God is
good and has all power and created a ll things. I say God could not be
good and at the same time create the Devil to torment people. Besides,
the Devil would have no power unless God gave it to him." At that, Brother Willett laughed heartily, and remarked: "I agree
with you that


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•  Measure your BOL T score each morning after waking. •   Breathe through the nose both day and night. T o ensure nasal
breathing at night, it will be necessary to wear paper tape
across your lips during sleep. •   Practice the Breathing Recovery Exercise  th rough out the day,
ideally spending  10 minutes 6 times per day doing small breath
holds of between 2 and 5 seconds. •   Another option to help recover breathing  is to exhale through
your nose, pinch your nose wit h your fingers, and walk while
holding the breath for 5 to 10 paces. Rest for 1 minute and
repeat 10 times. •   Engage in 10 to 15 minutes of slow walking each day with the
mouth c losed. If you need to breathe through your mouth, you
must stop walking to recover your breath. •  When your BOL T score increases to 15 seconds, you will find it
a lo t easier to bring relaxation to your body and to Breathe
Light to Breathe Right. It is m ore beneficial to practice this
exercise than Breathing Recovery once your BOL T score hasreached 15 seconds. The minimum time re quired for an
individual for such a low BOL T  score is to practice Breathing
Light to Breathe Right for 1 hour per day (6 sets of 10 minutes
each). •   As your BOL T score increases, it will become a lot easier to
engage in physical exercise. Y our expected progress is to
increase your BOL T score to 25 seconds within 6 to 8 weeks. •  Fill in the following chart to mark your progress. Sixty-five-year -old Michael enjoys slow walking. He has chronic
asthma and suf fers from symptoms such as coughing, breathlessness, andwheezing. Mich ael’ s BOL T is 7  seconds. This program emphasizes quality
over quantity. At the beginning, given Michael’ s low BOL T score, he will find it
dif ficult to Breathe Light to B reathe Right because the air h unger may
destabilize his breathing. There fore, a better initial option for him is to
concentrate on breathing only th rough the nose both during the  day and at
night, and to practice many small breath holds (Breathing Recovery
Exercise) throughout the day. It will also be very helpful for Michael to
relax his  body and encourage hi s breathing to soften, as long as doing so is
not stressful and does not destabilize his breathing. Gentle walking alone will be suf ficient for Michael to generate a
tolerable air shortage. He will n ot need to hold his breath during his walk
unless h e feels comfortable doing so. Sometimes, holding the breath during
a w alk is a good way to overcom e chest tightness and to help increase one’ s
BOL T s core. If Michael practic es breath holds during his slow walks, they
should be limited to no more than 10 paces. He should not hol d his breath
beyond the point at which he los es control of his breathing, as doing so will
disrupt his breathing and possibly cause asthma symptoms. Practicing the exercise Breat he Light to Breathe Right is very
worthwhile and will be a lot ea sier for Michael to apply when his BOL T
score re aches 15 seconds. Michael’ s BOL T score will continue to increase
as l ong as he dedicates 10 minutes by 6 times daily to his reduced
breathing. This may sound like a  lot of hard work, but living wi th asthma is
extremely hard work in itself and will already be costing Michael a lot in
terms of reduced quality of life  and productivity. Reducing his breathing
throughout the day will be the b est investment in time that Mich ael has ever
made. P r o g r a m  f o r  B O L T  S c o r e  o f  1 0  t o  2 0
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your lips during sleep to ensure nasal breathing at night. •   Regul arly obs erve your breathing throughout the day to ensu re
it stays calm and soft. •   Swallow or ho ld the breath any time you feel a sigh coming. If
you miss a sigh, then gently exhale through your nose and hold
your breath for 5 to 10 seconds to compensate. •   Practice the Breathe Light to Breathe Right  or Breathing
Recovery exercise  for 10 minutes, 3 times a day: once in the
morning, once during the afternoon, and once before bed. •   Practice Breathe Light to Breathe Right—W alking  for between
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A: It is a way to improve overall health and fitness
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 good look at who is sitting in
front of me. I take my leisure to find out all about their history, their complaints,their motivation to change, their experience with natural healing, their level ofpersonal responsibility, whether or not they have to work, whether or not they cantake time out to heal, will they fast or take supplements, do they have sufficientfinances to carry a program through to a successful completion, do they havepeople closely connected to them that are strongly opposed to alternativeapproaches, can they withstand some discomfort and self-denial, do they have
toxic relationships with other people that are contributing to their condition, are
they willing to read and educate themselves in greater depth about natural healing,etc. I need to know the answers to these questions in order to help them choose aprogram which is most likely to succeed. Even though fasting is the most effective method I know of, it is not for people
who are compelled to keep up a work schedule, nor is it for people who are veryill and do not have anyone to assist them and supervise them. Nor is it for peoplewho do not understand fasting and are afraid of it. People who have associatesthat are opposed to it, and people who do not have a strongly-functioning liver orkidneys should not casually start water fasting either. Seriously ill people that havebeen on a meat-heavy diet with lots of addicting substances need a long runwayinto a fast so as to not overwhelm their organs of elimination. Does the person infront of me have an eating disorder, or an otherwise suicidal approach to fasting,etc. Clearly fasting is not for everyone, and if I recommend it to the wrongperson, the result will be a bad reputation for a marvelous tool. Given that many clients can not fast without a lot of preparation, the majority
of my clients start out with a gentle detox program that takes considerably moretime, but works. These gradients have been outlined under the healing programsfor the chronically ill, acutely ill, etc. To help rebuild poorly functioning organs, I sometimes use a specialized group
of food supplements called protomorphogens. These are not readily available tothe general public and perhaps should not be casually purchasable like vitamins,because, as with many prescription drugs, supervision is usually necessary fortheir successful use. If the FDA ever succeeds at making protomorphogensunavailable to me, I could still have very good results. (At this time the Canadianauthorities do not allow importation of protomorphogens for resale, thoughindividuals can usually clear small shipments through Canada Customs if for theirown personal use. ) But protomorphogens do facilitate healing and sometimespermit healing to occur at a lower gradient of handling. Without them a body
might have to fast to heal, with the aid of protomorphogens a person might be
able to get better without fasting. And if protomorphogens are used (chewedup—ugh. ) while fasting, healing is accelerated. Protomorphogens are made from freeze-dried, organically-raised animal organ
meats (usually calf or lamb) combined with very specific vitamins, herbs and otherco-factors to potentiate the effect. I view protomorphogens as containingnutritional supplementation specific for the rebuilding of the damaged organ. Doctor Royal Lee, a medical genius who developed protomorphogens therapy
in the 50s and who spent several stints in prison in exchange for his benevolenceand concern for human well-being, also founded the company that has suppliedme with protomorphogens. After decades of official persecution and denial of theefficacy of protomorphogens by the power structure, it looks like they are aboutto finally have their day. As I write this book cutting-edge medical researchcompanies are developing therapies using concentrated animal proteins(protomorphogens) to treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis, eye inflammations andjuvenile diabetes. The researchers talk as though they are highly praiseworthy for“discovering” this approach. Unfortunately, this development is likely to cut two ways. On one hand, it
vindicates Dr. Lee; on the other, when these drug companies find a way to patenttheir materials, they may finally succeed at forcing protomorphogens (currentlyquite inexpensive) off the non-prescription market and into the restricted andprofitable province of the MD. I divide clients into two basic types: simple cases and complex ones. When I
was treating mental illness, occasionally I had a client who had not been sick fortoo long. I could usually make this client well quite easily. But if the person hadalready become institutionalized, had been psychotic for many years, hadreceived much prior treatment, then their case had been made much moredifficult. This sort had a poor prognosis. A very similar situation exists withphysical illnesses. Many people get sick only because they lack information about
how to keep themselves healthy and about what made them sick. Once they find
out the truth, they take my medicine without complaint and almost inevitably getbetter very rapidly. Some of these people can be quite ill when they first come tome but usually they have not been sick for very long. Their intention when cominginto my office is very positive and have no counter intentions to getting better. There are no spiritual or psychological reasons that they deserve to be sick. If thisperson had not found me, they almost certainly would have found some otherpractitioner who would have made them well. This type of person honestly feelsthey are entitled to wellness. And they are. However, some of the sick are not sick for lack of life-style information; they
suffer from a mental/spiritual malady as well, one that inevitably preceded theirillness by many years. In fact, their physical ailments are merely reflections ofunderlying problems. This patient’s life is usually a snarl of upsets, problems, andguilty secrets. Their key relationships are usually vicious or unhealthy. Their levelof interpersonal honesty may be poor. There are usually many things about theirlives they do not confront and so, can not change. With this type of case, all thephysical healing in the world will not make them permanently better because themental and emotional stresses they live under serve as a constant source ofenervation. Cases like this usually do not have only one thing wrong with them. They
almost always have been sick for a long time; most have been what I call “doctorhoppers,” confused by contrary diagnoses and conflicting MD opinions. When Iget a case like this I know from the first that healing is going to be a long process,and a dubious one at that. On the physical level, their body will only repair oneaspect of their multiple illnesses at a time. Simultaneously, they must be urged toconfront their life on a gentle gradient. There is usually a lot of backsliding androllercoastering. The detoxification process, physical and psychological, can takeseveral years and must happen on all the levels of their life. This kind of case seesonly gradual improvement interspersed with periods of worsening that indicatethere remains yet another level of mental unawareness that has to be unraveled. Few medical doctors or holistic therapists really understand or can help this
kind of case. To do so, the doctor has to be in touch with their own reactive mindand their own negative, evil impulses (which virtually all humans have). Fewpeople, including therapists, are willing to be aware of their own dark side. Butwhen we deny it in ourselves, we must pretend it doesn’t exist in others, andbecome its victim instead of conquering it. Anyone who denies that they have orare influenced by their own darker aspects who seem to be totally sweet andlight, is lying; proof of this is that they still are here on Earth. All this generalizing about diagnostic methods and clinical approaches could go
on for chapters and more chapters, and writing them would be fine if I wereteaching a group of health clinicians that were reading this book to become betterpractitioners. But I’m sure most of my readers are far more interested in somecomplaint of their own or in the health problem of a loved one, and are intenselyinterested in one might go about handling various conditions and complaints, whattypes of organ weaknesses are typically associated with them, and whatapproaches I usually recommend to encourage healing. And, most importantly,what kind of success or lack of it have I had over the past twenty five years,encouraging the healing of various conditions with hygienic methods. In the case studies that follow I will mostly report the simpler, easier-to-fix
problems because that is what most people have; still, many of these involve life-threatening or quality-of-life-destroying illnesses. I will tell the success story ofone very complicated, long-suffering case that involved multiple levels ofpsychological and spiritual handling as well as considerable physical healing. Arthritis
Some years back my 70 years old mother came from the family homestead in
the wilds of northern British Columbia to visit me at the Great Oaks School. Shehad gotten into pathetic physical condition. Fifteen years previously she hadremarried. Tom, her new husband, had been a gold prospector and general
mountain man, a wonderfully independent and cantankerous cuss, a great hunter
and wood chopper and all around good-natured backwoods homesteadhandyman. Tom had tired of solitary log cabin life and to solve his problem hadtaken on the care and feeding of a needy widow, my mom. He began doing thecooking and menu planning. Tom, a little older than my mother, had no senseabout eating but could still shoot game. Ever since their marriage she had beenliving on moose meat stews with potatoes and gravy, white flour bread with jam,black tea with canned milk, a ritual glass of brandy at bedtime, and almost nofresh fruit or vegetables. In her


 being in divine order. If no
one showed up, it was because you needed to handle something on your
own and therefore attracted no one to fulfill your energy level at that time. Viewing the past as a play in which all characters and all entrances and exits
were scripted by your Source and was what you attracted at the time, frees
you from the very low energies of guilt, regret, and even revenge. As a result, you’ll go from being an actor who’s influenced by others
playing the roles of producer and director, to being the writer, producer,
director, and star of your glorious life. You’ll also be the casting director
who possesses the ability to audition anyone you choose. Base your choices
on taking the path of no resistance and staying harmonized with the ultimate
producer of this entire drama: the universal all-creating mind of intention. A few words about patience. There’s a wonderfully paradoxical line in
A Course in Miracles: “Infinite patience produces immediate results.” To be
infinitely patient means to have an absolute knowing within you that you’re
in vibrational harmony with the all-creating force that intended you here. You are, in fact, a co-creator of your life. You know that the right peoplewill show up on divinely ordained schedule. Attempting to rush the
schedule based on your own timetable is akin to getting down on your
knees and tugging at an emerging tulip shoot, insisting that you need the
flower now. Creation reveals its secrets by and by, not according to your
agenda. The immediate result that you’ll receive from your infinite patience
is a deep sense of peace. You’ll feel the love of the creation process, you’ll
stop making incessant demands, and you’ll start being on the lookout for
exactly the right person. I write this with the idea of infinite patience producing immediate results. I know that I’m not alone as I sit here writing. I know that the right people
will magically appear to provide me with whatever incentive or material I
might need. I have total faith in this process, and I stay harmoniously in
tune with my Source. The phone will ring, and someone has a tape they
think I’ll like. Two weeks ago, it wouldn’t have clicked with me, but on this
day, I listen to that tape while exercising, and it provides me with exactly
what I need. I pass someone on a walk, and they stop to talk. They tell me
about a book they’re sure I’d love. I jot down the title, look it up, and sure
enough, I have what I need. This goes on every day in some way or another as I surrender my ego-
mind to the universal mind of intention, and allow precisely the right people
to help me with my individual intention. The immediate result of infinite
patience is the inner peace that comes from knowing that I have a “senior
partner” who will either send me someone, or leave me alone to work it out
myself. This is called practical faith, and I urge you to trust in it, be
infinitely patient with it, and have an attitude of radical appreciation and
awe each time the right person mysteriously appears in your immediate life
space. Making Your Intention Your Reality
Below is my ten-step program for implementing the intention of this
chapter:

Step 1: Move away from hoping, wishing, praying, and begging for
the right person or people to show up in your life. Know that this is auniverse that works on energy and attraction. Remind yourself that you
have the power to attract the right people to assist you with any desire as
long as you’re able to shift from ego-driven energy to match up with the all-
providing Source of intention. This first step is crucial, because if you can’t
banish all doubt about your ability to attract helpful, creative, loving people,
then the remaining nine steps will be of little use to you. Intending ideal
people and divine partners begins with knowing in your heart that it’s not
only a possibility, but a certainty. Step 2: Conceptualize your invisible connection to the people you’d
like to attract to your life. Let go of your exclusive identification with the
appearance of your body and its possessions. Identify with the invisible
energy within you that sustains your life by directing the functions of your
body. Now recognize that same energy Source flowing through the people
you perceive to be missing from your life, and then realign yourself in
thought with that person or persons. Know within you that this power of
intention connects the two of you. Your thoughts of creating this merger
also emanate from that same field of universal intention. Step 3: Form a picture in your mind of meeting the person(s) you’d
like to have assist you or be in partnership with you. Manifesting is a
function of spiritual intention matching up in vibrational harmony with your
desires. Be as specific as you’d like, but don’t share this visualizing
technique with anyone because you’ll be asked to explain yourself, defend
yourself, and have to deal with the low energy of doubt that will inevitably
occur. This is a private exercise between you and God. Never, never allow
your picture to be blurred or corroded by negativity or doubt. Regardless of
any obstacles that may surface, hang on to this picture, and stay in loving,
kind, creative, peaceful harmony with your always-expanding and endlessly
receptive Source of intention. Step 4: Act upon the inner picture. Begin to act as if everyone you
meet is a part of your intention to attract ideal people into your life. Share
with others your needs and desires without going into detail about your
spiritual methodology. Make calls to experts who might be of assistance,
and state your desires. They’ll want to help you. Don’t expect anyone else
to do the work of attracting the right people for whatever you seek—be it a
job, admission to a college, a financial boost, or a person to repair your
automobile. Be proactive, and stay alert for signs of synchronicity, never
ignoring them. If a truck drives by with a phone number advertising what
you need, jot the number down and call. See all so-called bizarre
coincidences surrounding your desires as messages from Source, and act
upon them immediately. I assure you that they’ll occur repeatedly. Step 5: Take the path of least resistance.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Let’s take a look at
how allowing is so often ignored in attempts to manifest feeling successful
and attracting abundance. The Art of Allowing
The universal mind of Creation is in a constant state of supplying. It
never shuts down, it takes no vacations, there are no days off, and it’s
perpetually giving forth. Everything and everyone, without exception,
emanates from this universal mind we’re calling intention. So if everythingcomes from this infinite field of invisible energy, why is it that some are
able to partake of it, while others seem so separated from it. If it’s always
giving forth in an endless stream of abundance, somehow there must be
resistance to allowing it to come into your life if you’re experiencing
shortages or scarcity in any way. Allowing this all-giving Source into your life means becoming aware of
the resistance that you may be placing in the way of the abundance that’s
always being supplied. If the universe is based on energy and attraction, this
means that everything is vibrating to particular frequencies. When the
frequency with which you’re vibrating is in contradiction with the
frequency of the universal supply, you create a resistance, thereby inhibiting
that flow of abundance into your life space. Your individual vibrations are
the key to understanding the art of allowing. The nonharmonious vibrations
are largely in the form of your thoughts and feelings. Thoughts that
emphasize what you don’t believe you deserve set up a contradiction in
energy. That contradiction puts a stop to a hooking up of identical energies,
and you’ve created a field of disallowing. Remember, it’s always about
being in harmony with your Source. Your thoughts can either emerge from
a beingness that’s in rapport with intention or in contradiction with it. Keep in mind that you’re a part of the universal mind, so if you see
yourself in a harmonious way with the seven faces of intention, the
universal mind can only work harmoniously with you. For example,
suppose that you want a better job with a higher salary. Imagine yourself as
already having it, knowing in your thoughts that you’re entitled to it, with
no doubts about the job showing up because you can see it within. The
universal mind now has no choice in the matter, since you’re a part of that
all-creating mind and there’s no vibrational contradiction. So what can go
wrong here. The art of allowing gets hampered by your habit of
disallowing. There’s a long history of countless thoughts that have formed a field of
resistance to allowing the free flow of abundance. This habit of disallowing
grew from the belief system that you’ve cultivated over the years and that
you rely on. Furthermore, you’ve allowed the resistance of others to enter
this picture, and you surround yourself with the need for their approval inthese matters. You solicit their resistant opinions, read newspaper accounts
of all those who’ve failed to manifest the jobs of their choice, examine
government reports about the poor job prospects and the declining
economy, watch the television reports bel


 the first line
of defense for hair. When those cells get damaged or disrupted, be it by
weather, blow drying, styling products, and so on, hair appears dull and
dry. Picture those shingles lying nice and smooth, and then picture them
all bent up or broken, and it’s easy to imagine how it would affect the
entire appearance of your hair. There are 4 groups that conditioners fall into to, each one designed
to repair, smooth, detangle, and generally make hair look shiny and
fabulous by repairing the damaged cuticle scales. The following recipes
are “normal” conditioners, which will focus a little bit on each of those
aspects without a heavy emphasis on one or the other.Conditioner
-Conditioners tend to be more
acidic in pH, which affects amino
acids and provides the hair with
more hydrogen bonds amongst
keratin scales. Translated, this
means that conditioners keep
the scales of the cuticle strong
and fitting neatly together. This is
why some of the recipes call for
something acidic, such as vinegar. -Generally it is best to use
conditioner on the lower half
or tips of your hair, where a lot
of breakage takes place. If you
have dry hair and a dry scalp, you
can experiment with using the
conditioner over your entire head. -Avoid straightening your hair,
or similar practices, as best
as you can. This will mess up
your cuticles over time. Hair is
surprisingly good at maintaining
itself, so long as we don’t mess
with it too much. Coconut Oil Conditioner
-Take out just as much coconut
oil as you will use prior to getting
in your shower, and take it with
you in a separate container. If
you use damp fingers to scoop
any out directly from the jar, or
condensation forms in the jar,
you risk mold and other microbes
growing on it. - Start with a little and then work
your way up-if you overdo it your
hair can look greasy. Y ou will
probably need far less than you
think you do. Rosemary/Chamomile Coconut Oil
-If you are prone to greasy hair,
feel free to lessen the amount of
coconut oil or omit it completely. If you do the latter your hair will
still get a healthy shine, but will
detangle as easily. In this case rub
a little coconut oil separately into
your ends after you are done with
the rinse. 238Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingCoconut oil is full of medium-chain fatty acids and amino acids. Since keratin is made up of amino acids, coconut
oil is the ideal substance to repair it, and it doesn’t get easier than just using one ingredient. Plus, it smells
divine. It is solid at room temperature, but should soften easily if you scoop some out with your fingers.Coconut Oil Conditioner
-Coconut oil 1. Rub coconut oil thoroughly into hair, focusing on the ends, and let it
sit for 5-10 minutes while you go about sudsing, shaving, etc. Start with
a little and then work your way up-if you overdo it your hair can look
greasy. 239Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsApple cider vinegar is a great conditioner, leaving hair nice and shiny, and helping to reduce dandruff. After your
hair dries, it will not smell like vinegar. Add a few drops of essential oil in if you want to give it a unique scent, or
if you have dandruff, try tea tree oil.Apple Cider Vinegar
-1/2 cup of water
-1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar
-essential oil (optional)1. After shampooing, pour your diluted apple cider vinegar over your
head, massaging it into your scalp and hair. I find it easiest to put it in a
spray bottle first so I can control how much I end up using. 240Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsIf you have dark hair and want to give it some extra shine, melting some coconut oil into a rosemary tea is a
pleasant and natural approach to take-alternatively, if you have fair hair, simply replace the rosemary with dried
chamomile flowers. Y ou can make a large batch in advance and keep in the fridge, for a week, warming it up to
soften the coconut oil before using.Rosemary (or Chamomile) Coconut Oil
-2 teaspoons of dried
rosemary or dried chamomile
flowers
-1 cup of water
-1 teaspoon of coconut oil1. Pour boiling water over dried rosemary or dried chamomile flowers. Let it steep for 15-30 minutes before straining and stirring in the coconut
oil. Use as you would any other conditioner. 241Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsBody odor has been something humans have tried to mask since the
earliest civilizations. Ancient Egyptians, the Romans…everybody had
some way to mask odor, be it excessive bathing or dousing themselves
in “aromatic oils.”  It wasn’t until the late 18th century that deodorant was
developed, and it has since grown into an 18 billion dollar industry. Despite the incredible boom in its popularity, many people have
reserves about using store-bought deodorants, and opt for a more
natural, chemical-free version. Sadly, society makes it tough to make
your own deodorant. People wrinkle their nose at you if you just tell
them you make your own, even though you don’t smell! Don’t pay any
attention to that nonsense, there is no shame in making your own. These are recipes for deodorants, not antiperspirants. Deodorants are
different from antiperspirants –antiperspirants are classified as a drug
by the FDA and they both affect odor and perspiration, as they affect
the sweat glands. Deodorants are classified as cosmetics. In the vast
majority of cases it is best to avoid deodorant that also doubles as an
antiperspirant. Suppressing the body’s natural method of regulating
body temperature is not a good thing to do. Most sweat is actually odorless. The body has two types of sweat
glands-eccrine and apocrine. Eccrine glands cover the body and
produce mostly “salt water” that is odorless. Apocrine glands, located
in the underarm and groin area, become active during puberty. These
glands produce sweat that also has lipids and proteins in it, and which
will eventually get smelly as bacteria feeds on it. So, most sweat is
actually odorless, until it becomes fermented because of the bacteria
thriving in warm and humid conditions. Y our body odor is also affected
by genetics, diet, and environment. Store bought deodorants often times suppress odor by trying to
decrease bacteria count, but it does so by using chemicals such as
aluminum compounds. Natural deodorant strives to achieve the same
goal, but through the use of essential oils and natural ingredients. For
those who suffer from contact dermatitis related to deodorant, or who
don’t want to apply certain chemicals to their skin, natural deodorant
can be a good alternative. One major plus is that your underarms get
incredibly soft and smooth because of how nourishing the ingredient’s
in these homemade versions are.Deoderant
-Eating a healthy diet can greatly
reduce body odor, as can staying
hydrated. -Wearing breathable under-arm
pads will help keep excessive
sweating under control, and keep
any moisture from soaking or
staining your clothes. -For stick deodorant you can
purchase empty deodorant tubes,
or you can save an old deodorant
stick, rinse it out, and repurpose it. -If you cannot get arrowroot
powder, cornstarch will work in a
pinch. -Balance is crucial in the human
body, and this is well-represented
in our natural Ph. Ph. will vary
from person to person. If you get
irritated by the baking soda in
the recipe, omit it. It could be that
your Ph. is more acidic; in which
case the alkaline baking soda will
cause a small chemical reaction
that may be irritating. Use more
arrowroot powder in this case. Gel Deodorant
-This will be quite liquid at first. Give it a full 12-24 hours to solidify. It will soften again when it comes
in contact with body heat. -Allow the deodorant to dry a
minute or two before pulling your
shirt on. 242Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingArrowroot powder, beeswax, jojoba oil, shea butter/coconut oil, and essential oils are all such simple ingredients
that can yield such wonderful results for a homemade deodorant. Tea tree oil (one of my preferred essential oils
for this recipe) has antimicrobial properties, which will help cut down on the bacteria count that’s causing odor. The arrowroot powder works to keep your underarms dry, but not interfere with your sweat glands job, and it is
notoriously good at absorbing odor-you can also add baking soda if you like. Beeswax lends this natural stick
deodorant some stiffness to keep its shape. As does the shea butter


4 mm. Cathode in the aorta. Activation of VICC 175 D. Vascular pockets,
ischaemic dystrophy and
perifocal enhancement of
radiographic contrast
An in vivo photogra ph (Fig. XIV: 3) shows narrowing
and discolouration of vessels in the lower part of the
figure, close to the electropositiv e electrode. Blood at
this moment was not flowing through the discoloured
vessels but was flowing freely in the artery and vein
seen in the upper part of the f~gure. The open branches, still red, of these vessels pro
duce in this way vascular pockets around the electrode. Circulation is completely suspended around these
pockets. Similar vascular changes of irregular narrow
ing and thrombosis of vessels around spontaneo usly
polarizing lesions have already been described (Chap
ter III, G). The absence of pulsations sometimes ob
served in the vessels around carcinomas, re.ported by
Marchal and Marchal (26), and the frequ<nt presence
of extensive thrombosis in vessels around carcinomas
(II) may therefore possibly be detennined by bioelec
tric eve;nts. Fig. XIV: J. Impairment of circulation induO<d after 25
minutes at 5 V electrode potential around an anode (out of
si&Jlt b<olow the: f.,ure) opinst the mesentery of an anaesthe
tiud dec. Some vessels are narrowed. Brown discoloured
•usels are blocked by thromboses. Thromboses contribute
to the development of dystrophy of tissue adjacent to the
electrode ("A" zone effect). Red blood continues to Oow in
larger arteries and veins (upper pan of figure), which con
nect with open sections of the blocked vascular branches. After injection, radiographic contrast medium Oowing in the
large vessels was found to escape through the partly open
vascular pockets. Some contrast mtdium was found 10 re·
main for a prolonged time in the pocke1.s while some contrast
leaked throu3h capillary membranes into the interstitial U..
sue, producilll! "radiogr2phiccontrasl enhanttment". 176 Activation of VICC Fig. XIV:4. DemonStration of dys<rophy in!issue around
site or OC electrode. (a) Platinum anode against dog mesen
tery. Cathode in the aorta. Extensive 1hromboses, dis
colouration and desiccation de•·eloped around the anode
after a total of0.20 coulombs (5 V overpolential ). (b) After a
clunge of polarity and passase of ano1her 0.06 coulombs, tis
sue water eotered the newly cathodic rqpoo, whieb pre
viously had become dry wben anodic. An "avascubr'' region
is seen at the former site of the electrode. Vessels are blocked
by thrombosis and probably also compressed by inflowing
tissue water. Such vascular changes around a polarizing tis
sue may subsequently lead to local dymophy and circular
displacc:mcnt of tissue (creation of an ''A'' zone effect • ra·
diographic halo formation, Fig. XI: 9). These mechanisms
of incerfcrenc:e with circulation of blood create conditions
whereby a 1umour may regress, either spontaneous ly or by
anifidally induO<d polarization (see Chapt<r XVII on ru
mour therapy). We will now focus our interest on a possible role of
field-induced vascular effetu wirhin a VICC, leading to
tissut dyscrophy. A positively charged body in tissue
may be surrounded by extensive thrombotic changes
which impair local circulation of blood. Such a mecha
nism should then produce a radiolucent, dystrophic
"A" zone around a rumour. Tlris mtclranism may also
be om of uwraltxp/anations for the occasi<mal observa
tiDtl of spontaneous regresri011 of malignant tumours. This
aspect is parriculary important because it may represenl one
of Narure's own ways w combat a mali~ma11t tumour, and Fig. XIV: S. Transport of fluid to region of mesenteric cath
ode. Anode in aorta. (a) Vessels are seen before application
of 4.2 V overpotential. (b) After 1.01 coulombs, fluid is seen
to ~ttumulate agains-t the ~:lectrode. Vessels arc preserved. Circulation of blood continued both inside and ouuide the
electrode loop. also be a process which can be simulated artificially in
tissue by supply of electric energy owr impltJnud electrodes
(Chapter XVII). Early effects of direct current on vessels around the
anode are illustrated in Fig. XIV:4a. Five volts were
applied between the electropositive mesenteric elec
trode and the electronegative aortic electrode. Disco
louration began in many small vessels after 0.05 cou·
lombs. Rather extensive discolouration and thrombo·
sis could be seen in the vessels around the anodic
electrode after 0.20 coulombs. Tissue in this region
became desiccated. Polarity was then reversed and
0.06 coulombs were passed between the dectrodes. Tissue fluid reentered the region around the mescn ~
teric electrode. An "avascular" zone developed
around the electrode (Fig. XIV: 4 b). After extensive
inflow of water, one can imagine that circular displace·
ment of tissue structures may occur. Such displace
ment of tissue may later be enhanced by dystrophic
changes due to nutritional disturbances. Fig. XlV: 5 a shows a platinum electrode against the mesemery. 4.2 V were then applied between this elec·
trode and the electropositive platinum electrode in the
aorta. Mter 0.01 coulombs, fluid is seen to accumulate
against the cathode (Fig. XIV: 5 b), but the vessels are
unchanged. No vessels narrowed, blood did not disco
lour, no thrombi are seen. When the current is increased between the elec
trodes, vessels narrow around the electronegative elec
trode and local circulation slows markedly. Diapedetic
blood is destroyed and becomes brown. This material
will then disappear and the cathodic area looks empty
(see also Fig. XIV: 9a). The arterial branches are then
empty and collapsed. Some veins contain morphologi
cally changed, pale red blood ceUs, which do not stain
with haematoxylin and eosin. In this way ischaemia is
produced around the cathode as well as around the
anode. When longstanding, such effects must inevita
bly lead to ischaemic dystrophy of the affected tissues. The formation of vascular pockets, as seen in Fig. XIV: 3, may also explain the development of so-called
perifocal contrast enhancement in angiography. Con·
trast medium distributed in functioning vessels around
a tumour will escape, e.g., by the force of gravity, into
the blindly ending pockets formed by panly throm·
bosed or contracted vessels. Because capillary permc·
ability is increased, some molecules of the contrast
medium will also probably leak through the capillary
walls into the perirumoural interstitial tissue. E. Ionization and ionic
recombination s
When a few volts are applied between two electrodes
placed against mesentery, gas is produced at the elec·
trode surfaces. The gas can be seen as foam, more
developed around the cathode than around the anode. Oxygen and chlorine are produced at the anode, hy·
drogen at the cathode (20). Around the electronegative
electrode the tissue becomes alkaline, around the elec·
t.ropositive electrode it becomes acid. Acid-base effects were shown by placing wet strips
of litmus paper on the mesentery after the passage of
0.9 coulomb at one volt between the electrodes (Fig. XlV: 6). The red coloured part around the anode cor·
responds to pH I, the blue-black around t.he cathode
corresponds to pH 12. A thin uncoloured zone is aJso
seen between the red and blue areas. The development
of alkaline and acid regions in electrolysis of water
within a matrix has been discussed earlier in connec
tion with electric transpon of water (Chapter IX). The
experiment in Fig. XIV: 6 shows how this process can
present in a living tissue. It is apparent that a recom
bination of hydroxyl and hydrogen ions must take
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Fig. XIV:6. Acid·b:asc: effects of clccuicity in mcstntcry be·
tween el


 Great  Freedom  and  Con-
fidence  which  is coming  into  action  within  you;  and  the
many  things  so many  of you  are doing,  which  give  you
Great  Happiness  in the Acknowledgment  of your  Presence. The blessed  young  people. Oh,  what  worlds  of Happiness
and Blessing  they  can have. Do not  forget  your  Chart,  Dear  Hearts,  for one  single
day. I plead  with  you,  don't  sleep  at night,  until  you  have
given  a few  moments  Acknowledgment  of your  Chart. Speak  to It and  the "I AM  Presence"  above  you. Don't  be
afraid  of getting  too familiar  with  your  Presence;  and  don't
feel you  have  to bow  and  scrape  before  It. Just  with  the Ful-
ness of Joy,  acknowledge  and  say:  "Beloved  'Mighty  I AM
Presence'  here  'I AM'—a  Projection  of Thyself. Glorify
Thyself  in me,  in the Projection  of Thy  Wondrous  Perfec-
tion and  Mighty  Directing  Intelligence. Cause  this  body  to
glow  with  Thy  Perfect  Health  and  Strength. " Please  FEEL
THIS,  as I am describing  it. "Cause  this  mind  and  body  to
glow  with  the Fulness  of Thy  Health  and  Energy;  with
Thy Light  Substance  called  forth  from  the  Love  Star,
which  cannot  be requalified  by human  feeling. Charge  me,
my mind,  body  and  world,  with  the Fulness  of Thy  Light
Substance;  and  cause  the Intelligence  which  Thou  art, Oh
'Mighty  I AM  Presence,'  to sweep  into  action  in my world;
and produce  Thy  Perfection  and  hold  Thy  Dominion
there. " 8 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
It is so wonderful,  Precious  Ones  of the Light,  to know
you have  contacted  and  become  aware  of that  Great  Infinite
Intelligence,  which  can  and  does  release  into  your  world,
everything  you  require;  for the Glory,  the Freedom  and  the
Perfection  which  It wishes  to express  thru  you;  and  with
which  It can  only  fill your  world,  by expressing  thru  you. After  all the centuries  you  have  waited  and  It has waited,  to
have  an opportunity  to give  you  This  Assistance,  which  It
could  not  do without  your  attention  given  to It—it  is so
wonderful. You are moving  in a Vast  Sea of Light  Substance  in the
Acknowledgment  of your  Presence. Were  you  to see the
Atmosphere  of the room,  as it is charged  tonight,  then  you
would  know  how  Great  is your  Privilege;  to move  within
This  Light  Substance,  which  is drawn  here  for your  Bless-
ing and  the Eternal  Expansion  of your  Light. Believe  Me  when  I say,  you  have  entered  into  a Very
Powerful  Divine  Activity;  but Precious  Ones,  never  allow
your  human  self  to cause  you  to feel  faint. In the Presence
of This  Light  Substance  such  a thing  is incredible,  impos-
sible. Don't  let your  human  self  qualify  anything  in your
Groups  with  any  feeling  but the Strength,  the Power  and
Joy of the "I AM  Presence. " In your  Heart  is your  Perfec-
tion. All these  things  which  occur  in mankind  are but the
Individual's  own  human  qualification  and  it is nonsense. You cannot  faint  unless  you  want  to. All these  things  are
human  qualifications,  which  you  can  set aside  in the Ac-
knowledgment  of your  Presence. Be strong,  be firm  and DISCOURSE  III  9
practical  in the Application  of these  Great  Laws,  that  is
what  you  should  be. Precious  Ones,  take  your  determined  stand,  to call  your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  into  action. Go  forth,  in the
Glory  of Its Mighty  Radiance  and  Directing  Intelligence;
and you  can be sure  that  We will  give  you  every  Assistance
possible,  to your  quick  and  Eternal  Freedom. If you  mean
business  as We do, then  your  Freedom  will  come  quickly. I tell you  in This  Group  and  This  Marvelous  Activity,  you
do mean  business. Go on, and  on, and  on, until  there  is
not a vestige  of the human  left. I rejoice  with  you  exceedingly,  Oh Precious  Ones,  in the
Glory  and  the  Victory  which  you  are winning. Eternal
is My Love,  enfolding  you  unto  your  Freedom  and  Ascen-
sion. Remember  We  are One  Great  Family. We  are just
your  Elder  Brothers  and  Sisters,  who  have  attained  just  a
little  ahead  of you;  and  We,  with  so Great  a Love,  are mak-
ing Every  Effort  the  Great  Cosmic  Law  permits,  to give
you Every  Assistance  possible. We  plead  with  you  month,
after  month,  after  month;  to just harmonize  yourselves  and
hold  That  Harmony,  until  We can help  you  win  your  Vic-
tory. In behalf  of the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters,  We
call the  Great  Light  Substance  forth  tonight;  to enfold
each  one  of you,  as your  individual  requirements  may  in-
dicate;  to hold  that  Light  Substance  active  about  you;
supplying  the Courage,  the Happiness,  the Strength;  and
releasing  the Supply  of all required  for your  Happiness  and 10 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
Comfort;  all that  is necessary  for your  Service  to the Light. I say again  to you,  Precious  Ones,  I thank  you  for making
the call and  giving  the Decrees. Please  continue  it, and  you
can and  SHALL  have  your  own  Home  of Light  in which
you may  meet. The  Light  Substance  knows  no limit. The
supply  of money  provided  for mankind,  is really  not lim-
ited,  for the great  Presence  gives  all. As you  issue  your  De-
crees  for your  Auditorium,  for your  own  building  in which
to serve  the Light,  then  the Light  will  turn  and  serve  you
and supply  it. There  is naught  you  cannot  have  for the
Service  of the Light,  whether  it be a home,  an automobile,
organs,  or airplanes;  but  don't  be impatient,  I plead  with
you. Go on making  your  Decrees. Do not limit  them  and  you
will be surprised  what  one  year  will  supply  to you;  but
when  you  say Those  Decrees,  don't  let your  human  have
anything  to say afterward. Make  it be silent  concerning
your  Decree,  and  your  Decree  will  go on and  be fulfilled. Remember,  when  you  issue  a Decree,  the Power  of the Uni-
verse  goes  into  action  to perform  that  Service;  and  unless
you become  inharmonious  and  allow  your  human  feeling
to affect  It, your  Decree  will  go on and  act until  the achieve-
ment  is accomplished. It is a Law  of the Universe,  no one's
opinion. Therefore,  if you  do these  things  the results  will
be the Fulfillment  of your  Heart's  Desire. I say to you  tonight,  if you  will  stand  with  Us, We  will
stand  with  you. That


  attention,  while  into  your  feel-
ing world,  is the Power  of Light  anchored  to bless  you
forever. It is Our  Great  Victory  for your  assistance. In these
wondrous  groups  it is the response,  which  makes  it possible
for Us to anchor  Our  Power  of Light  into  your  feeling
world;  which  not only  dissolves  and  purifies;  but gives  you
a Strength  and  Courage  which  sets  you  Free,  if you  but
realize  it. Things  which  bothered  and  disturbed  you  before,  will
never  do it after  today;  if you  will  just  keep  yourself  re-
minded  of this. Oh,  I want  you  to know  so much,  how
Really  Free  you  are. I hope,  I trust  for those  who  attend
This  Class,  before  the ten days  are past,  it will  be My  Joy
to dissolve  and  consume  the human  accumulation  of ninety
percent  of all who  are present. You  may  be sure,  Beloved
Ones,  to the limit  the Great  Law  of Life  permits,  will  this
be done,  not only  for your  Freedom;  but the Greater  Assist-
ance  you  may  give,  for the Blessing  of mankind  and  the
Protection  of America. We have  watched  the Individuals  for whom  this  has been
done. The  release  of their  energy,  their  substance  for use
has in most  instances  been  ten times  that  which  was  released
before  it was  done. So you know  what  It means  in your  own
individual  lives,  as well  as the Assistance  for America. Today,  Our  Rejoicing  is very  great. If you  only  knew
what  the Freedom  of your  America  means  to you;  and  how
those  vicious  claws  have  tried  to enter  into  your  govern-
ment. They  have  tried  to enter  into  your  industries;  tried DISCOURSE  XVIII  273
to prevent  your  aerial  service;  trying  to cripple  your  Be-
loved  America;  and  this excess  taxation  tries  to enslave  you;
which  is always  the signal  for the final  enslavement  of all
mankind! Oh,  Dear  People,  it is quite  different  this  time
than  ever  before;  for when  the flood  of Cosmic  Light  strikes
the mass  of the people,  then  courage  goes  forth;  and  they
arise  and  annihilate  their  own  would-be  destroyers. That  is not  sufficient. Take  Russia  today  for instance! One man  has  been  traded  for another  continuously,  since
the Czar  was  disposed  of. Just  changing  one  effect  for an-
other. That  is not sufficient;  but  from  the Heart  of those
people—there  must  arise  a mighty  sincere  Honest  Individ-
ual, whom  the people  will  at once  see is their  friend;  and
then  would  come  the solution  of the same  problem  in every
country  in the world. Treachery  and  deceit  in high  places,  has  brought  the
distrust  of the mass  of mankind  and  they  do not  know
upon  whom  they  can depend;  but as the Cosmic  Light  in-
creases  Its Intensification  in the Earth,  We  are trying  to so
adjust  It, there  will  be raised  up in those  countries—Individ-
uals of Power,  which  will  call  forth  the Power  of Light  to
sustain  them  in their  Honesty,  Honor,  Integrity  and  Bless-
ing to their  fellow-man. It is the only  hope! We hope  they  will  reach  a great  fruition;  and  possibly
as We find  progress,  We may  ask the Students  of the United
States  to add  a special  Decree  for this. You  have  been  using
the Decree  that  Ascended  Master  Friends  be raised  up
everywhere—a  most  magnificent  thing;  but  now  decree  a 274 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Great  Honest,  Honorable  Individual  whose  Light  is strong
enough,  be raised  up in every  country  in Europe;  and  the
confidence  of the people  rest there;  so the Power  of Light's
Constructive  Activity  takes  Its Dominion. One more  thing  I want  to say to you. You  may  not com-
prehend  it; but at least  in your  attention,  you  can and  con-
template  it, if you  will. Beginning  in this  Class,  there  will
go forth  a Power  of Radiation  to Russia  and  her people,  to
try to bring  the Great—the  vast  Remedy  which  is needed. Should  this become  victorious,  then  you  can feel a Gratitude
and Service  rendered  which  will  be beyond  all words  to
describe. Remember,  the beginning  of this  destructive  ele-
ment  was  in Russia,  in connection  with  the three  individ-
uals in New  York,  who  started  this  frightful  destruction  to
mankind  and  the Earth. Once  not  so long  ago,  We  thought  there  seemed  to be
no hope  to bring  this  transformation  into  Russia;  but recent
evidence  there,  has given  Us renewed  hope;  so We will  do
Our Utmost  to pour  forth  a Radiation  to the mass  of her
people;  to do what  We  could  scarcely  hope  for a short
time  ago. You are not only  solving  your  own  problems  and  holding
America's  Protection;  but  see how  It is reaching  into  the
Whole  Earth! It seems  so fragmentary  to you  I know,  but
in every  country  in the World,  there  are Groups  of "I AM"
Students;  some  places  small,  but enough  so We may  focus
This  Mighty  Power  of Light  at those  points. In South  Africa,  where  as Washington's  Vision  has DISCOURSE  XVIII  275
shown,  was  to arise  that  great  cloud  to submerge  America;
there  has  been  drawn  and  established  a Mighty  Sincere
Group  of "I AM"  Students. It is magnificent! Shall  I tell
you what  they  said  concerning  some  destructive  literature
which  went  even  to Africa? You  know  how  the sinister
thing,  tries  to do such  things,  tries  to spread  its destruction
everywhere. When  its destructive  literature  reached  those
students,  momentarily  they  were  shocked. Then  they  gath-
ered  themselves  together  and  said:  "Well  if those  Messen-
gers are good  enough  for the Ascended  Masters,  then  they
are good  enough  for us,"  and  they  dispelled  the whole  thing
at once! That  was  magnificent,  and  what  A Great  Truth
they  uttered! Therefore,  Beloved  Ones,  you  see how  these  destructive
elements  have  no power,  if there  is only  a Nucleus  for this
Anchor  of the Light  within  a place  or locality. In the var-
ious countries  of Europe,  wonderful  sincere  Groups  of Stu-
dents  are applying  these  Decrees  with  dynamic  Power;  and
We shall  give  them  more  than  Ordinary  Assistance,  you
can be sure! I want  you  to know  how  great  is your  Blessing  and  Priv-
ilege. This  Light,  your  "I AM  Presence,"  your  Life,  is the
Freedom  of yourself  and  the World. So let us enter  in with
renewed  Enthusiasm,  Joy  and  Energy  into  your  Decree
Work,  for It releases  the Substance  required. You  cannot
help  but know,  as you  render  This  Service  to America  and
mankind,  it would  be impossible  for you  not to have  your


2017 Journal of Yoga and Physical Therapy
(exploring the subject of reduc ed blood carbon dioxide and vagus nerve
stimulation), U. P. Singh talks about the connection between the body and
breath and its importance to properly aligned posture and a well-balanced
outlook. Describing the concep t of “grounding” as a sure sense of reality
and self, with an openness and responsiveness to new ideas and input, he
argues that this “sense of self” is achieved by restoring appropriate patterns
of posture and breathing.20
This concept is integral to conte mplative practices the world over. Even
the word yoga, from the Sansk rit root “yuj (
),” means union—between
body and breath  and, in spiritu al terms, between the self and the higherconsciousness or divine. At the heart of this body-breath connection is the
ability to perform a full, relaxed exhalation, allowing the diaphragm to
achieve a natural domed position, in contact with the internal rib cage. Singh points out that, when it comes to functional movement, “We are
always under the influence of gravity.” Holding the breath after exhaling is
an excellent exercise to rehabilitate and strengthen the core muscles. Once
this skill is perfected, “it becomes a natural self-care; an invisible, but vital
skill.”20
Athletes also need to consider the role of normal breathing mechanics in
posture and spinal stabilization. Studies have shown that breathing pattern
disorders can lead to increased pain and contribute to problems  with motor
control, causing or contributing to dysfunctional patterns of movement.21
The diaphragm performs the dual functions of respiration and postural
support, but when all the body’ s systems are challenged, breathing always
takes precedence and wins.22
BREA THING AND EXERCISE: FUNCTIONAL
MOVEMENT AND INJUR Y
When athletes are physically active, dysfunctional breathing can manifest
as premature breathlessness or muscle fatigue, inevitably resulting in
suboptimal performance23. A combinatio n of upper chest breathing and
overbreathing can cause significant changes in respiratory chemistry. In
particular, dysfunctional breathing can decrease carbon dioxide (CO 2)
levels in the blood. When CO2 is depleted, blood pH increases, triggering
respiratory alkal osis—the blood becomes too alkaline. Respiratory alkalosis
can trigg er chan ges in the nervo us system and in physical and mental states
that can have a detrimental effect on the musculoskeletal syste m21 as well
as on general levels of health and performance. Respiratory alkalosis produces an array of symptoms, such as
exhaustion, headaches, dizzines s, light sensitivity, trouble sleeping, chest
pain, cramps, and feelings of breathlessness. The common maxim, “no pain,
no gain,” impli es that stressing the body to let it recover is a helpful
strategy, when in fact, forcing yourself past the point of discomfort canaffect mind-body coordination24 and create a negative experience that does
little to boost health and fitness. Studies by Dr. John Douillard  into an exercise technique that uses
5,000-year -old Vedic concepts of integrating mind, body, and environment
to achieve flow and requires the athlete to practice a form of deep nasal
breathing called ujjayi  (the same form of breathing used in yoga practices
like Ashtanga), found that the technique produced less feelings  of exertion
and greater comfort during high-intensity training than did normal aerobic
exercise.24 This breathing  practice contributes to a feeling of deep calm
during exercise and to increased respiratory sinus arrhythmia, helping
promote fitness, endurance, strength, and better mind-body coordination
with less ef fort, strain, and fatigue.24
Exercise increases demands on the respiratory, cardiovascular, and
muscular system s and requires the body to adapt to biomechanical,
biochemical, and psychological changes through the breath. Even top-level
athletes can succumb to injury if their breathing is dysfunction al. Rates of
musculoskeletal injury are relatively high among physically active people. One review in the Journal of Athletic Training  cites an average of 13.79
injuries per 1,000 athletic “exposures” during competition.25 Outside of
sport, across a variety of professions, the breath may be at the root of
repetitive strain injury (RSI).26
Since breathing pattern disorders are common in the general population
—one study states that “norm al patterns of breathing are the exception
rather than the rule”27—prevalence will be similar in the athletic
population. However, the effects of dysfunctional breathing may be
amplified due to the extra physiological and biomechanical demands of
exercise. Whatev er the task, if the body is not able to recruit the appropriate
muscles, the result will be compensatory patterns of movement. In 2014,  sport scientists Helen Bradley and Dr. Joseph Esformes studied
the relationship  between breathing pattern disorders and functional
movement. Functional movement was defined as the “ability to produce and
maintain sufficient mobility and stability along the kinetic chain while
accurately and efficiently completing fundamental movement patterns.”
More simply, that just means all systems work in harmony to ensure healthy
movement of the limbs. Thirty- four healthy men and women participated.The results showed that the most sensitive measures of breathing pattern
disorders were resting end-tidal carbon dioxide  (ETCO 2) and resting
respiratory rate. In total, 70% of subjects were identified as having
disordered breathing.21
In addition to end-tidal CO2, they used the Nijmegen Questionnair e
(NQ) and the Functional Movement Screening ™ test (both also used in
Kiesel’ s study discussed later in this chapter). Participants  with poor
breathing pattern s scored lower on the FMS test, while 87.5% of those who
passed were classified as diaphragmatic breathers. Functional breathing and
functional move ment were found to go hand in hand. The FMS test was
also shown to accurately predict injury in people with suboptimal patterns
of movement. Participants who returned a higher NQ score had a higher respiratory
rate and a lower ETCO 2 during the FMS  test. In other words, those with a
fast breathing rate had lower ETCO 2. In contrast, ETCO 2 reading s at rest
were significantly higher in diaphragm breathers than they were in chest
breathers. The research also revealed a clear link between a high ETCO 2
and a better FMS score. Thes e results unequivocally demonstrated the
importance of functional breathing patterns for functional movement.21
According to a 2016 paper published in the International Journal of
Sports Physical Therapy, it is possible to correct or reeducate disorderedbreathing.23 Fresh neural connections can restore the central nervous
system’ s normal motor control patterns. The paper suggests that breathing
pattern disorde rs should be the starting point for all orthopedic
investigations, stating, “If breat hing is not normalized, no other movement
pattern can be.”
The adequate oxygenation of muscles during exercise is also worth
looking at. Exercise, by its nature, is associated with a variety of
corresponding cardiovascular and respiratory responses.28 These generate
the effort necessary for the orderly recruitment of motor units that cause the
muscles to contract. A motor unit is the motor neuron (or messenger cell)
and the muscle fibers activated by that neuron. The muscles of most
mammals, inclu ding humans, store very little oxygen. In contrast, diving
mammals like whales, seals, and otters have an oxygen-binding protein
called myoglobin in their muscles.29
In Chapter One, we discussed how the extra resistance created by nasal
breathing signifi cantly increases  the oxygenation of the blood. Oxygen gets
from the air to the exercising muscles via the cardiovascular system. At
rest, a young, healthy person weighing between 50 and 100 kilograms
consumes between 0.15 and 0.4 liters of oxygen per minute. Around 80% of
this oxygen is used by the brain, heart, liver, and kidneys.28 Skeletal muscle
does not generally use much oxygen unless those muscles are contracting. During exercise, a young, untrained person can consume 10 or 15 times
as much oxygen. In elite endurance athletes, it can be 20 times more,
provided that they train with sufficient duration and intensity. According to
a 2015 paper, this maximal oxygen uptake, or VO 2 max (first observed in
the 1930 s in Donald Lash, the first man to break nine minutes for two
miles), is similar to that estimated for male hunter -gatherers and sheep or
cattle farmers in nonmechanize d societies. Values for women are around
10% or 15% lower due to lesser muscle mass, hematocrit, and
hemoglobin.28 Hemato crit is the volume percentage of red blood cells in the
blood. Hemoglobin is the protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen
to the body’ s organs and tissues and transports CO2 back to the lungs to be
expelled during exhalation. Oxygen consumption is driven by cardiac output, which increases from
four to eight times during exerc ise, due to the faster heart rate and greaterstroke volume. Cardiac output is the amount of blood the heart pumps
through the circulatory system in one minute. Stroke volume is the amount
of blood pumped from the left ventricle