 will
block the capillary dilating action of histamine whe n the brain has to tabulate more information than normal, such as
when under the pressure of stress. The brain will get less blood supply when antihistamines are used for dyspeptic
pain treatment. The primary ca use of Alzheimer's disease is chr onic dehydration of the body. In my opinion, brain cell dehydration is
the primary cau se of Alzheimer disease. Aluminum toxicity is a secondary com plication of dehydration in areas of
the world with com paratively aluminum-free water. Caution: In the technically advanced Western socie ties
aluminum sulphate is at times used in the process o f water purification for delivery into the city water supplies. In
prolonged dehydration, the brain cells begin to shrink. Imagine a plum gradually turning into a prune. Unfortunately,
in a dehydrated state, many, m any functions of brain cells begin to get lost, such as the transport system that
delivers neurotransmitters to nerve endings. One of my medical friends took this information to heart and started
treating his brother who has Al zheimer's disease by forcing him to take more water every day. His b rother has
begun to recover his memory, so much so that he can now follow con versation and not frequently repeat himself. The improvement became noticeable in a matter of weeks. It should be recognized that although pain is localized to the region of the stomach, the dehydration is established all
over the body. No t recognizing dyspeptic pain to be a thirst signal calling for water will, later in Me, cause the human
body many irreversible problems. Of course, a stomach tumor could cause a similar pain. However, that pain will not
disappear with water. It will continue to recur. In case there are repeated pains even when water intake has been
regulated for a number of days, it wou ld be prudent to consult a physician for assessment of the condition. If the
pain is from gastritis and duodenitis, or even peptic ulcerations, regular intake of water is a must in the daily routine
and dietary adjustments for the treatment of the conditions. COL ITIS PAIN
Colitis pain, felt in the lower left part of the abdomen, should initially be viewed as another thirst signal for the human
body. It is often associated with constipation, itself caused by persistent dehydration. One of the main functions of the large intestine is the process of taking water out of the excrements so that too
much of it is not lost in the waste matter after food digestion. When there is dehydration, the residue is naturallydevoid of the normal amount of water necessary for its easier passage. Also, by slowing down the flow and further
squeezing the content, even the final drops of water will be drawn away from the solid residue in the large gut. Thus,
constipation will become a complication of dehydration in the body. With added food intake, more solid waste  will be
packed into the intestine and increase the burden for passage of its hardened waste content. This process w ill
cause pain. Colitis pain should initially be considered as a thirst sig nal of the body. With adequate water intake, the
left lower abdominal pain that is associated with constipation will disappear. Eating an apple, a pear, or an orange in
the evenings will help reduce constipation in the next day. FALSE APPENDICITIS PAIN
A severe pain can sometimes appear on the right lower abdominal region. It can mimic an inflammation of the
appendix and present some similarity to the pain of early appendicitis. Other distinguishing characteristics a re not
seen; there is no rise in body temperature; there is no guarding and tenderness in the abdominal wall and no feeling
of nausea. One or two glasses of water will relieve this lower  right abdominal pain. One glass of water can serve as
a diagnostic tool in this particular condition. HIATUS HERNI A
You often com e across the classical dyspeptic pain that the doctor has diagnosed as hiatus hernia (hiatal hernia). Hiatus hernia means displacement of the upper part of the stomach through the gap of the diaphragm (the
esophageal hiatus) into the chest cavity. This wou ld be an unnatural location for the stomach to be in. With a part of
the stomach in the chest, food digestion becomes painful. The acid in the stomach will freely push upward and
touch the unprotected wall of the esophagus. It causes the pain of heartburn. Normally, the content of the upper part of the stomach is se aled off and cannot pass upward into the esophagus
when food is being digested. The normal direction of intestinal contractions is downward, from the mouth to the
rectum. Furthermore, there are two valves that prevent the regurgitation of food upward. One valve is located in the
wall of the tract betwee n the esophagus and the stomach. This valve only relaxes when food is going into the
stomach. The other trap valve is located outside of the tract in the diaphragm, where the esophagus passes t hrough its hiatus
to join the stomach. This "tra p valve" is synchronized to relax every time the food that is being swallowed  in the
esophagus has to pass th rough it. At other times, it is tight and does not permit the content of the stomach to pass
upward. This is the normal state of affairs for the two "valves" that prevent the passage of food from reversing
direction and passing upward. The intestinal tract, from the mouth to the rectum, is a long tube. Different parts of it have developed special
physical and functional attributes to make the process o f food digestion and the evacuation of its waste  products a
well-integrated and smooth operation. There are many, many local hormones that make this operation possib le. Local hormones are chemical messengers that signal and time the next stage of the process to "kick in. " They
cause the necessary enzyme s to be secreted to further the breakdown and subsequent absorption of the active
materials in food. Early in the process of digestion, acid is secre ted in the stomach to activate the enzymes and help in the breakdown
of solid proteins such as meat and hard-to-digest foods. Normally, the liquefied but highly acidic content of the
stomach is pumped into the first part of the intestine. There is a valve between the stomach and the intestine. It is
called the "pyloric valve. " The operation of this valve is regulated by th e message system from either side of the
"tract. " It is one thing for the stomach to wish to empty its co ntent into the intestine; it is another thing for the
intestine to be ready to receive this highly corrosive and acidic gastric co ntent
The pancreas is a  gland that secretes insulin to regulate blood sugar. It also pours some essential digestive
enzymes into the intestine. The pancreas has, at the same time, the physiological responsibility of rendering the
intestinal environment alkaline before the acid from the stomach can reach the intestine. The most important
function of the pancreas is its constant role of manufacturing and secre ting of a "watery bicarbonate solution"—the
alkaline solution that will neutralize the acid that enters the intestine. To manufacture the watery bicarbonate
solution, the pancreas will need much water from the circulation. In dehydration, this process is not very efficient. For this reason, the pyloric valve will not receive the dear signals to open and allow stomach acid to pour into the
intestine. This is the first step in the production of the dyspeptic pain, the initial thirst indicator of the human body. When we drink water, depending on the volume of water that enters the stomach, a hormone/neurotransmitter
called "motilin" is secreted. The more water we drink, the more motilin is produced by the intestinal tract and can be
measured in blood circulation. The effect of motilin on the intestinal tract, as its name implies, is to produce rhythmic
contractions of the intestines— peristalsis—fro m its upper parts to its lower end. Part of this action would involve the
timely opening and closing of the valves that are in the way of flow of the intestinal content. Thus, when there is enough water in the body for all the digestive processes that depend on the availability of water,
the pancreas will produce its watery bicarbonate solution to prepare the upper part of the intestinal tract to receive
the acidic content of the stomach. Under such ideal circumstances, the pyloric valve is also allowed  to open for the
evacuation of the content of the stomach. Motilin has a major "transmission" role in coordinating this action. Motilin
is a satiety hormone secreted when water extends the stomach wall. The problem begins when there is not enough water in the body for these digestive events to take place in acoordinated manner. In no way will the system allow the corrosive acid content of the stomach to reach the intestine
if the mechanism to neutralize it is not effective. The damage would be irreparable. The walls of the intestines do
not possess th e same protective layer against acid that is available to the stomach. The first thing that happens is
the reversal of the strength of contraction in the valves on either side of the stomach. The pyloric valve will constrict
more and more. The ring valve between the esophagus and the stomach and the external "valve" of the diaphragm will become
more relaxed. Initially, som e of the acid may flow into the esophagus when the person is lying down and produce a
type of pain that is


ora meet
JEWEL TERRACE: clitoris
KU EN- YU AN : "pass of primacy"; sexual acupoint between the
navel and the pubis
LIFE-N URTURE: use of food, herbs, and mind-body therapy to
maintain or enhance life-energy
LING- CHIH: "divine mushrooms"; fungus with reputed magical
powers
LOVE POINT: sexual acupoint
LUT E STRINGS: one inch inside the vagina
MANDARIN : scholar appointed as a high-level government official
MERIDIAN: channel through which chi, or life-energy, flows
through the body
MING-MEN: "life gate"; sexual acupoint in the small of the back
MIXE D ROCK: four inches inside the vagina
MOON GROTTO : vagtna
NED-CO NFUCIANI SM: form of Confucianism developed during the
last eight centuries, which has borrowed the theory of Yin and
Yang, and other metaphysical beliefs fron1 Taoisn1, while at the
same time exaggerating loyalty to the en1pcror and the impor
tance of sexual propriety, especially for won1en
NU RTURE: taking food and herbs to nourish health as well as sexual
vitality
PEACH: syrnbol of long evity ; literary n1etaphor for fernale genit als
PLAYING THE Fl. UTE: oral stintulation of the jade stalk, or fellatio
PLU CK-A ND -N UR TU RE: sexual practice at which one partner tries to
bring the otht:r to orgasntic ejaculation and absorb the resulting
st:crt:tions as nourislunent
PUR PI.E AGARIC PEAK: clitoris
QI- GO NG: St't' Chi-kutl,\! SAN-l'JN-CHJAO: "junction of three Yins''; sexual acupoint on the
lower leg SAND MOUND : mons veneris or mons pubis
SCARLE T CHAMBER : uterus
SCARLE T PEAR LS: labia minora
SCENTED MOUSE: three inches inside the vagina
SHIH CHI NG : The Book of Odes (ancient Chinese poetry classic)
SHIH- MEN: "stone gate"; sexual acupoint between the navel and
the pubis
SHU AN G-H SIU: see Dual training
TAl CHI: "Grand Ultimate" or "Great Ultimate"; primeval energy
of the universe
TAl CHI CHUAN : "great ultimate fist"; health and self-defense ex
ercise involving shadow-boxing, deep breathing, and meditation
TAN- TIEN: see Cinnabar field
TAO : the Way, born of the mating of Yin and Yang, the Way that
cannot be charted, the Name that cannot be described, the Truth
that is unknowable
TAOISM : philosop hy based on Tao, founded by Lao Tzu (c. sixth
century B.c.)<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        An erotic massage can be a whole-body affair, beginning at
fingers and toes and progressing along the limbs to the rest of the
body. This easily takes an hour. Partners may prefer an abridged
version concentrating on the torso and thighs, which takes 20
minutes or less. The partner being massaged should try to relax,
at times with eyes closed, and breathe slowly and deeply with the
diaphragm. Manipula tive techniques arc numerous, and include
effleurage (long, rhythmic stroking), tapotement (patting, per
cussing), petrissag e (compressing, kneading), rubbing, pinching, Sprin. � Urmr�fiy a"d Pracoclt Tease
207 ANCIENT SECR ETS FOR MODER N LOVERS
pressing, scraping, grasping, hammering, shaking, and vibrating. The n1asseur or n1asseuse performs these with thumb and finger
pads, fingers, palms, palm edges, fists, and even soles and elbows. It is fascinating to listen to the rhythm of massage as performed
by an expert; it may resemble a work of classical music, from the
prelude, through the 1nain section with its changing cadences, to
the grand finale. Head and neck: Stroke with the fingers of both hands, with moder
ate pressure, from the middle of the forehead to the sides. Press on
the temples with the fingertips, moderately and rhythmically. Massage both sides of the chin with the fingers. With the thumb
and index finger of one hand, press and pinch the back of the
neck, starting from the base of the skull and moving down to the
base of the neck. Next stroke the sides of the neck with the fingers
of both hands. Shoulders: With the thumb and index finger of one hand, pinch
the tendons between the back and sides of the neck and the shoul
ders. Start with light pinches; if your partner responds favorably,
increase the pressure to firm. Knead the muscles on the outside of
both shoulders. Upper back: With the partner lying prone, the masseur or mas
seuse kneels astride the waist. The best way to massage the back is
with acupressure. Use the thumb pads to press with moderate
firmness between the roots of the ribs, about 1 'h. inches from the
spine, and on either side. Press tor about 3 or 4 seconds, then re
lease, and move to the next points, and the next, until you reach
the waist. An invigorating harnnter massage with the fists is great
for the fleshy part of the upper back. Lower back: Stroke the arl'a with tingers and pahns, while kneel
ing astride the partner's knees. Com bin e the tnassagc with pres
sure on the love points, especially the in1portant mitz,\. -tl'letl. Buttocks: After pressing the love points in the sacr al-co ccygeal area,
usc the ntassage techniques best for the fleshy but tocks proper. Kneel astride your partnl·r's thighs. Use the pahns to press both
checks with the force of your body weight for about 10 seconds. Then soothe the buttocks w ith tingt·rs stroking upward vt·rtical ly,
left tingcrs on left buttock, right on right. Star t fron1 the valley
and strokt• to both sidt·s. Nt·xt press and palp ate the butt ocks
tnodcratdy with both paln1s, so that vital energy flows front your
hands to your partnt•r's body. Grasp a hand ful of flesh wit h all
your fingers, and knead \Vith finn prt•ssurc. Then knead all over
the buttocks. Percussion on the butt ocks is particularly stitnulating. With
the edgt·s of both paln1s, chop the left and right buttocks alter
nately. rapidly and with tnodcratt' force. You n1ay usc your own
steady rhythn1 or follow that of a recorded tunc. Progress to an
other fonn of percussion by slapping the buttocks with partially
cupped hands. Don't n1ind the resulting noise; the massage is ex
tremely invigorating-and fun too. Breasts: Let your partner lie supine, with arms slightly extended,
and teet about 12 inches apart. The front of the body is to be mas
saged. With your fingers, sweep your partner's body-from toes
to legs, thighs, torso, and finally down the arms. Do this a few
times for a tranquilizing effect. To massage a woman's breasts, use
only the palms, except when you are pressing love points lightly. Put one palm under a breast, lift it slightly, and stroke it with the
palm. Meanwh ile, with the spread fingers of the other hand,
press very gently, with the same rhythm as for the palm move
ment. Move to the other breast. Only feather-light stroking should
be used on the nipples. Massage of the breasts is best combined
with the game of love points for this area and the Breast Circles
exercise done by the massaged partner. Cinnabar field: This soft, unpr otected portion of the body is very
vulnerable in kung fu-and in love-play. Massage the area with
one or both palms, pressing down lightly. This is best done if the
active partner kneels astride and on the partner's thighs, or kneels
between the partner's spread thighs. Combine the massag e with
the game of love points for this area and the Cinnabar Field Mas
sage. Since the cinnabar field region is where life-force and sexual
chi are generated, be sure to recharge it with your deft hands. Groin: With the pads of three extended fingers, massage along
one groin of the partner, then the other. A bit of scented oil will SpritJ. � Buttr�fiy tmd Pracock Ttase
209


he	lower	your	breath	holds	time,	the	greater	you’re	breathing	volume	and
symptoms	of	anxiety. Big	breathers	are	naturally	more	stressed	than	correct
volume	healthy	breathers. A	person	with	a	high	CP	is	a	lot	more	relaxed	and
calm	than	a	person	with	a	lower	CP. People	who	experience	panic	or
hyperventilation	attacks	are	invariably	big	breathers. The	objective	is	to	reach
a	CP	of	40	seconds. The	following	are	essential	rules	to	making	progress. You	will	feel	better	each	time	your	CP	increases	by	five	seconds. If	your	CP	does	not	change,	you	will	not	feel	better.Your	CP	should	increase	by	three	to	four	seconds	each	week. The	most	accurate	CP	is	taken	first	thing	after	waking. This	CP	is	most
accurate	since	you	cannot	influence	your	breathing	during	sleep,	and	it	is
based	on	your	breathing	volume	as	set	by	your	respiratory	centre. Taking	your	CP	throughout	the	day	will	give	you	feedback	on	your
symptoms	at	those	particular	times. Your	goal	is	to	have	a	morning	CP	of	40	seconds	for	six	months. Three	steps	to	increasing	your	CP

STEP	1:	Observe	your	breathing	throughout	the	day. To	stop	your	big
breathing:
a
. Close	your	mouth;
b
. Stop	sighing;
c
. Apply	gentle,	calm	breathing;
d
. Never	hear	your	breathing	while	resting. STEP	2:	Apply:	Gentle	reduced	breathing,	relaxation	and	still	your	mind. STEP	3:	Take	physical	exercise	with	correct	breathing. (Physical	exercise	is
necessary	to	increase	your	CP	from	20	to	40	seconds. More	details	on	this	are
further	on.) STEP	1	is	the	foundation. Make	the	change	to	nasal	breathing	on	a	permanent
basis,	suppress	your	sighs,	be	aware	of	your	breathing	and	ensure	that	it	is
quiet	throughout	the	day. A	regular	sigh	is	enough	to	maintain	chronic
hyperventilation;	therefore,	it	is	very	important	to	stop	sighing	by	swallowing
or	holding	your	breath. Unless	your	foundation	is	strong,	your	progress	will
be	inadequate. If	you	sigh	and	have	taken	a	large	breath,	then	hold	your
breath	for	ten	seconds	to	counteract	this. You	will	make	progress	by	keeping
your	mouth	closed	but	this	will	not	be	enough	by	itself. It	is	also	necessary	to
reverse	the	over	breathing	habit	that	you	have	developed	over	the	years.Compare	our	lifestyles
As	your	CP	increases,	your	breathing	volume	reduces	to	more
normal	levels. As	your	breathing	volume	reduces	to	more	normal	levels,	your
CP	increases. The	following	is	an	example	of	the	relationship	between	your	breathing
volume	and	CP. CP	of	10	seconds:	breathing	is	noisy,	loud,	irregular,	large,	heavy,	erratic	and
effortful. CP	of	20	seconds:	breathing	is	heavy	but	calmer	and	a	natural	pause	occurs
between	each	breath. CP	of	30	seconds:	breathing	is	calm	and	quiet	and	the	natural	pause	gets
longer. CP	of	40	seconds:	breathing	is	very	quiet,	regular,	calm	and	unnoticeable. How	to	know	if	you	are	practicing	breathing	exercises	correctly

U
ltimately,	all	exercises	are	designed	to	correct	your	breathing	and	reverse
chronic	hyperventilation. The	goal	is	for	your	breathing	to	become	quiet,gentle,	calm	and	regular,	as	characterized	by	a	high	CP. All	exercises	involve	one	thing	and
that	is	to	breathe	less	for	periods	of
time	to	reverse	the	bad	habit	of
overbreathing. When	you	practice	a	breathing	exercise,	it	is	necessary	that	you	feel
a
tolerable	and	no	stressful	hunger	for	air
. This	is	good	feedback	and
essential	to	correcting	the	habit	of	overbreathing. Feeling	a	need	for	air	is	the
result	of	an	increase	in	CO
2
	in	your	blood. Your	respiratory	centre	is	reacting
to	this	increased	CO
2
	by	stimulating	your	breathing	to	keep	it	at	a	lower	level. After	nine	to	twelve	minutes	of	air	hunger,	the	increased	CO
2
	penetrates	the
blood–brain	barrier	and	resets	the	respiratory	centre	a	little. This	is	indicated
by	a	higher	CP	taken	a	few	minutes	after	completing	15–20	minutes	of
breathing	exercises. Feeling	the	need	for	air	is	not	a	result	of	your	body	being	deprived	of	oxygen. It	arises	because	you	are	breathing	less	than	you	normally	do. There	is	just	one	simple	rule	and	without	it,	you	will	make	little
progress:	the	only	way	that	you	know	that	you	are	reducing
your	breathing	is	when	you	feel	a	need	for	air. A	need	for	air	is	the	same	as	a	want	for	air. The	experience	of	breathlessness
is	similar	to	partaking	in	physical	activity. To	experience	and	understand	the	need	for	air,	perform	the	following	(the
degree	of	air	shortage	will	depend	on	the	exercises	you	are	undertaking):

Take	a	small	breath	in;
Gently	breathe	out;
Hold	your	nose	and	wait	until	you	feel	a	distinct	but	non	stressful	need	to
breathe	in. To	Breathe	Less	–	Feel	Breathless
Panicking	while	reducing	your	breathing
I
t	can	be	quite	common	for	people	with	anxiety	to	panic	a	little	when	they
first	practice	reduced	breathing	exercises. Depending	on	your	individual	health,	you	might	have	experienced	periods	of
anxiety	and	hyperventilation	attacks	in	the	past. During	these	past	attacks,	as
your	breathing	got	faster	and	more	chaotic,	you	probably	experienced	a
feeling	of	suffocation	or	hunger	for	air. The	following	exercises,	through	creating	a	need	for	air,	may	make	you	feel
discomfort. However,	know	that	there	is	a	significant	difference	between	the
hunger	for	air	from	your	attacks	in	the	past	and	the	hunger	for	air	that	is
created	through	reduced	breathing	exercises. This	time,	you	have	complete
control	over	your	air	hunger	and	can	alter	it	at	will. To	help	with	this,	practice	the	exercises	gently	and	feel	a	need	for	air	no
greater	than	what	you	would	experience	during	a	mild	walk. Having	air
hunger	while	relaxing	should	not	create	tension. If	the	air	shortage	is	too
much,	tension	will	be	created. In	addition,	don’t	be	disheartened	if	your	progress	is	not	as	quick	as	you
would	like. Often,	persons	with	anxiety	have	perfectionist	tendencies.They	set
high	standards	for	themselves	and,	in	their	effort	to	strive	for	perfection;	they
get	upset	if	progress	is	not	according	to	their	liking. Breathing	is	a	beautiful	ingredient	of	life	that	should	be	gently	coaxed	instead
of	forced	into	place. I	can	assure	you	that	you	will	make	progress	as	long	as
you	understand	the	concept	of	reduced	breathing	and	are	able	to	put	it	into
practice. However,	progress	does	not	always	occur	in	a	straight	line. If	you	find	reduced	breathing	while	doing	sitting	exercises	too	diff


	focused	on	aflatoxin’s	effects	on	liver	cancer	in	the	Philippines,
was	briefly	reviewed	in	the	last	chapter	and	was	concluded	after	three	years. It	was	later	renewed	in	a	much	more	sophisticated	study	in	China	(chapter
four).A	study	of	this	protein	effect	on	tumor	development	had	to	be	done
extremely	well. Anything	less	would	not	have	convinced	anyone,	especially
my	peers	who	would	review	my	future	request	for	renewed	funding! In
hindsight,	we	must	have	succeeded. The	NIH	funding	for	this	study	continued
for	the	next	nineteen	years	and	led	to	additional	funding	from	other	research
agencies	(American	Cancer	Society	the	American	Institute	for	Cancer
Research	and	the	Cancer	Research	Foundation	of	America). On	these
experimental	animal	findings	alone,	this	project	gave	rise	to	more	than	100
scientific	papers	published	in	some	of	the	best	journals,	many	public
presentations	and	several	invitations	to	participate	on	expert	panels. ANIMAL	RIGHTS
The	rest	of	this	chapter	concerns	experimental	animal	research,	all	of
which	included	rodents	(rats	and	mice). I	know	well	that	many	oppose	the
use	of	experimental	animals	in	research. I	respect	this	concern. I
respectfully	suggest,	however,	that	you	consider	this:	very	likely,	I	would
not	be	advocating	a	plant-based	diet	today	if	it	were	not	for	these	animal
experiments. The	findings	and	the	principles	derived	from	these	animal
studies	greatly	contributed	to	my	interpretations	of	my	later	work,
including	the	China	Study,	as	you	will	come	to	see. One	obvious	question	regarding	this	issue	is	whether	there	was	an
alternative	way	to	get	the	same	information	without	using	experimental
animals. To	date,	I	have	found	none,	even	after	seeking	advice	from	my
“animal	rights”	colleagues. These	experimental	animal	studies	elaborated
some	very	important	principles	of	cancer	causation	not	obtainable	in
human-based	studies. These	principles	now	have	enormous	potential	to
benefit	all	of	our	fellow	creatures,	our	environment	and	ourselves.THREE	STAGES	OF	CANCER
Cancer	proceeds	through	three	stages:	initiation,	promotion	and	progression. To	use	a	rough	analogy,	the	cancer	process	is	similar	to	planting	a	lawn. Initiation	is	when	you	put	the	seeds	in	the	soil,	promotion	is	when	the	grass
starts	to	grow	and	progression	is	when	the	grass	gets	completely	out	of
control,	invading	the	driveway,	the	shrubbery	and	the	sidewalk. So	what	is	the	process	that	successfully	“implants”	the	grass	seed	in	the
soil	in	the	first	place,	i.e.,	initiates	cancer-prone	cells? Chemicals	that	do	this
are	called	carcinogens. These	chemicals	are	most	often
the	byproducts	of
industrial	processes,	although	small	amounts	may	be	formed	in	nature,	as	is
the	case	with	aflatoxin. These	carcinogens	genetically	transform,	or	mutate,
normal	cells	into	cancer-prone	cells. A	mutation	involves	permanent	alteration
of	the	genes	of	the	cell,	with	damage	to	its	DNA. CHART	3.1:	TUMOR	INITIATION	BY	AFLATOXIN	INSIDE	A	LIVER
CELL
The	entire	initiation	stage	(
Chart	3.1
)	can	take	place	in	a	very	short	period
of	time,	even	minutes. It	is	the	time	required	for	the	chemical	carcinogen	tobe	consumed,	absorbed	into	the	blood,	transported	into	cells,	changed	into	its
active	product,	bonded	to	DNA	and	passed	on	to	the	daughter	cells. When	the
new	daughter	cells	are	formed,	the	process	is	complete. These	daughter	cells
and	all	their	progeny	will	forever	be	genetically	damaged,	giving	rise	to	the
potential	for	cancer. Except	in	rare	instances,	completion	of	the	initiation
phase	is	considered	irreversible. At	this	point	in	our	lawn	analogy,	the	grass	seeds	have	been	put	in	the	soil
and	are	ready	to	germinate. Initiation	is	complete. The	second	growth	stage	is
called	promotion. Like	seeds	ready	to	sprout	blades	of	grass	and	turn	into	a
green	lawn,	our	newly	formed	cancer-prone	cells	are	ready	to	grow	and
multiply	until	they	become	a	visibly	detectable	cancer. This	stage	occurs	over
a	far	longer	period	of	time	than	initiation,	often	many	years	for	humans. It	is
when	the	newly	initiated	cluster	multiplies	and	grows	into	larger	and	larger
masses	and	a	clinically	visible	tumor	is	formed. But	just	like	seeds	in	the	soil,	the	initial	cancer	cells	will	not	grow	and
multiply	unless	the	right	conditions	are	met. The	seeds	in	the	soil,	for
example,	need	a	healthy	amount	of	water,	sunlight	and	other	nutrients	before
they	make	a	full	lawn. If	any	of	these	factors	are	denied	or	are	missing,	the
seeds	will	not	grow. If	any	of	these	factors	are	missing	after	growth	starts,	the
new	seedlings	will	become	dormant,	while	awaiting	further	supply	of	the
missing	factors. This	is	one	of	the	most	profound	features	of	promotion. Promotion	is	reversible,	depending	on	whether	the	early	cancer	growth	is
given	the	right	conditions	in	which	to	grow. This	is	where	certain	dietary
factors	become	so	important. These	dietary	factors,	called	promoters,	feed
cancer	growth. Other	dietary	factors,	called	anti-promoters,	slow	cancer
growth. Cancer	growth	flourishes	when	there	are	more	promoters	than	anti-
promoters;	when	anti-promoters	prevail	cancer	growth	slows	or	stops. It	is	a
push-pull	process. The	profound	importance	of	this	reversibility	cannot	be
overemphasized. The	third	phase,	progression,	begins	when	a	bunch	of	advanced	cancer
cells	progress	in	their	growth	until	they	have	done	their	final	damage. It	is	like
the	fully-grown	lawn	invading	everything	around	it:	the	garden,	driveway	and
sidewalk. Similarly,	a	developing	cancer	tumor	may	wander	away	from	its
initial	site	in	the	body	and	invade	neighboring	or	distant	tissues. When	the
cancer	takes	on	these	deadly	properties,	it	is	considered	malignant. When	it
actually	breaks	away	from	its	initial	home	and	wanders,	it	is	metastasizing. This	final	stage	of	cancer	results	in	death. At	the	start	of	our	research,	the	stages	of	cancer	formation	were	known
only	in	vague	outline. But	we	knew	enough	about	these	stages	of	cancer	to	be
able	to	structure	our	research	more	intelligently. We	had	no	shortage	ofquestions. Could	we	confirm	the	findings	from	India	that	a	low-protein	diet
represses	tumor	formation? More	importantly,	why	does	protein	affect	the
cancer	process? What	are	the	mechanisms;	that	is,	how	does	protein	work? With	plenty	of	questions	to	be	answered,	we
went	about	our	experimental
studies	meticulously	and	in	depth	in	order	to	obtain	results	that	would
withstand	the	harshest	of	scrutiny.PROTEIN	AND	INITIATION
How	does	protein	intake	affect	cancer	initiation? Our	first	test	was	to	see
whether	protein	intake	affected	the	enzyme	principally	responsible	for
aflatoxin	metabolism,	the	mixed	function	oxid


	suggested	that	CLA	might	help	to	block	the	formation	of
stomach	tumors	produced	by	a	weak	chemical	carcinogen	called
benzo(a)pyrene. 11,	12
	But	there	was	a	catch	in	this	research. The	catch	was
that	researchers	gave	CLA	to	the	mice	first,	and	then	gave	the	carcinogen
benzo(a)pyrene. The	ordering	of	these	chemical	feedings	was	backwards. In
the	body	there	is	an	enzyme	system	that	works	to	minimize	the	amount	of
cancer	caused	by	a	carcinogen. When	a	chemical	such	as	CLA	is	initially
consumed,	it	“excites”	that	enzyme	system	so	that	it	has	increased	activity. So
the	trick	was	to	administer	CLA	first,	to	excite	the	enzyme	system,	and	then
administer	the	carcinogen. In	this	order,	the	enzyme	system	excited	by	CLA
would	be	more	effective	at	getting	rid	of	the	carcinogen. As	a	result,	CLA
could	be	called	an	anticarcinogen. Let	me	give	you	an	analogous	situation. Let’s	say	you	have	a	bag	of	a
potent	pesticide	in	your	garage. The	pesticide	bag	says,	“Do	not	swallow! In
case	of	ingestion,	contact	your	local	poison	control	health	authorities,”	orsome	such	warning. But	let’s	say	you’re	hungry	and	you	eat	a	handful	of
pesticide	anyway. That	pesticide	in	your	body	will	“rev	up”	the	enzyme
systems	in	all	of	your	cells	that	are	responsible	for	eliminating	nasty	things. If
you	then	go	inside	and	eat	a	handful	of	peanuts	dripping	with	aflatoxin,	your
body’s	enzyme	systems	will	be	primed	to	deal	with	the	aflatoxin,	and	you’ll
end	up	with	fewer	aflatoxin-induced	tumors. So,	the	pesticide,	which	will
ultimately	do	all	sorts	of	nasty	things	in	your	body,	is	an	anticarcinogen! This
scenario	is	obviously	absurd,	and	the	research	on	mice	that	initially	showed
CLA	to	be	an
anticarcinogen	was	similarly	absurd. However,	the	end	results
of	the	mice	research	sounded	pretty	good	to	people	who	don’t	know	this
methodology	(including	most	scientists). Airport	Club	member	Michael	Pariza	headed	the	research	that	studied
CLA	in	some	detail. 13–15
	Later,	at	Roswell	Park	Memorial	Institute	for	Cancer
Research	in	Buffalo,	a	very	good	researcher	and	his	group	extended	the
research	still	further	and	demonstrated	that	it	did	more	than	merely	block	the
first	step	in	the	formation	of	tumors. CLA	also	appeared	to	slow	down
subsequent	tumor	growth
16,	17
	when	fed	after	the	carcinogen. This	was	a	more
convincing	finding	of	the	anticancer	properties	of	CLA	than	the	initial
studies,
11,	12
	which	showed	only	an	inhibition	of	tumor	initiation. Regardless	of	how	promising	these	mouse	and	cow	studies	were
becoming,	this	research	remained	two	major	steps	removed	from	human
cancer. First,	it	had	not	been	shown	that	cow’s	milk	containing	CLA,	as	a
whole	food	(as	opposed	to	the	isolated	chemical	CLA),	prevents	cancer	in
mice. Second,	even	if	such	an	effect	existed	in	mice,	it	would	need	to	be
confirmed	in	humans. In	fact,	as	has	been	discussed	earlier	in	this	book,	if
cow’s	milk	has	any	effect	at	all,	it	has	been	shown	to	increase,	not	decrease,
cancer. The	far	more	significant	nutrient	in	milk	is	protein,	whose	potent
cancer-promoting	properties	are	consistent	with	the	human	data. In	other	words,	to	make	any	health	claims	regarding	CLA	in	milk	and	its
effect	on	human	cancer	would	require	unreasonably	large	leaps	of	faith. But
never	doubt	the	tenacity	(i.e.,	money)	of	those	who	would	like	to	have	the
public	believe	that	cow’s	milk	prevents	cancer. Lo	and	behold,	a	recent	front-
page	headline	in	our	local	newspaper,	the
Ithaca	Journal,
	stated	“Changing
Cows’	Diets	Elevates	Milk’s	Cancer-Fighting.”
18
	This	article	concerned	the
studies	of	a	Cornell	professor	who	was	instrumental	in	the	development	of
bovine	growth	hormone	now	fed	to	cows. He	showed	that	he	could	increase
CLA	in	cow’s	milk	by	feeding	the	animals	more	corn	oil. The
Ithaca	Journal
	article,	although	only	in	a	local,	hometown	newspaper,
really	was	a	dream	come	true	for	the	sponsors	of	The	Airport	Club. Theheadline	delivers	a	powerful	but	very	simple	message	to	the	public:	drinking
milk	reduces	cancer	risk. I	know	that	media	people	like	punchy	statements	so,
initially,	I	suspected	that	the	reporter	had	made	claims	beyond	what	the
researchers	had	said. But	in	the	article	the	enthusiasm	expressed	by	Professor
Bauman	for	the	implications	for	this
research	equaled	that	of	the	headline. The	study	cited	in	this	article	only	showed	that	CLA	is	higher	in	the	milk	of
cows	fed	corn	oil. That’s	a	long	way	from	having	any	relevance	to	human
cancer. No	studies	had	yet	shown	that	humans	or	even	mice	drinking	cow’s
milk	had	a	lower	risk	of	cancer—of	any	kind. Yet	Bauman,	who	is	a
technically	competent	researcher,	was	quoted	as	saying	that	these	findings
have	“good	potential	because	CLA	happens	to	be	[a]	very	potent
[anticarcinogen].”	The	journalist	went	on	to	say	“CLA	has	been	shown	to
suppress	carcinogens	and	inhibit	the	spread	of	colon,	prostate,	ovarian	and
breast	cancers	and	leukemia,”	and	concluded	that	“all	indications	are	that
CLA	is	effective	in	humans	even	in	low	concentrations.”	According	to	the
article,	Bauman	says	that	this	“research	represents	the	new	focus	on	designing
foods	to	enhance	their	nutritional	and	health	qualities.”	These	claims	could
not	be	more	dramatic,	considering	the	absence	of	the	necessary	human
research. Bauman,	Pariza	and	their	many	other	colleagues
19
	have	vigorously
pursued	this	line	of	research	for	fifteen	years	and	have	published	a	large
number	of	research	papers. Although	additional	beneficial	effects	of	CLA	are
said	to	exist,	the	key	research	still	has	not	been	done,	namely,	testing	whether
the	consumption	of	milk	from	cows	fed	high-corn	oil	diets	really	will	reduce
human	cancer	risk. More	recently,	Bauman	and	his	colleagues	have	attempted	to	take	a	step
toward	finding	this	essential	connection. They	have	shown	that	the	milk	fat	of
cows	fed	high	amounts	of	corn	oil	(i.e.,	linoleic	acid,	the	parent	of	CLA),	like
synthetic	CLA,	was	able	to	decrease	tumors	in	rats	treated	with	a
carcinogen. 20
	But	again,	they	used	the	tricky	experimental	method. They
administered	the	milk	fat
before,
	not
after
	the	carcinogen. Yet	their	claims
will	be	as	dramatic	as	ever,	because	this	is	the	first	time	that	CLA,	as	present
in	food	(i.e.,	the	fat),	is	sh


 tripling and more in quantity within
two to three days. It should not seem surprising, therefore, that raw sprouted
grains are of extraordinary va lue in animal nutrition. Dr.
Francis Pottenger, Jr., has reported that sprouted grain sets up great activity in the cells, increases adrenalin formation and
metabolism, and brings about more calcification throughout
the body. Dr. Oscar Erf tested sprouted grain at Ohio State University, and he found that it tended to make animals less susceptible to tuberculosis, mastitis, and undulant fever. In experiments with cows, Dr. Erf found that a diet of sprouted
grain would increase the productive life span by almost one-
fourth of the total life. Tests conducted by the Dept. of
Husbandry of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture in Beltville,
Maryland showed that cows which had apparently lost or out
grown their abilit y to re produce became fertile a gain and gave birth to fine healthy calves after they had been fed on a
diet of sprouted oats. Likewise, younger cows, apparently
sterile, which had failed to reproduce even though they had
been sired several times, quickly became fertile when given sprouted grain. With bulls that had become sterile, the use of
sprouted grain restored fertility in all cases tested. The
independent scientist, Dr. Eherenfried Pfeiffer, also has
reported that without exception he has been able to restore the
fertility of bulls through the use of sprouted oats plus green alfalfa. If sprouted grains are th is important in animal health,
we have good reason to believe they are also important for
human health. Sprouted wheat, sprouted rye, and other
sprouted grains thus have their place in good nutrition, and
they may be used as liberally as desired for both their good
flavor and high nutritive values. E
DIBLE WILD PLANTS
   Modern man has tapped only a small part of the vast
reservoir of nature for his food supply. Prior to the sixteenth
century, meat and bread were the staple foods of most
Europeans, and very few vege table foods were considered
satisfactory for nourishment. When the Europeans invaded
lands of the Western Hemisphere, they found the Indians growing many seed plants and vegetables they had never seen
before. Many of these were sent back to Europe and were
widely cultivated. It is estimated that at least half of the
garden vegetables in use today originated with the American
Indian. Yet these vegetables comprise only a very small fraction of the total variety of plants used at one time or
another by various Indian groups. The white man took only
the Indians' cultivated plants. He ignored the vast number of wild fruits, wild herbs, wild seeds, and wild roots which
formed a part of the Indian dietary fare. The U. S.
Department of Agriculture has listed 444 genera and 1,112
different species of plant life as having been eaten by the
Indian, and the greater number of  thesewere edible in their
wild state. Yet, even the Indian may not have utilized all the
wild plants which were available. The truth is that nature is
abounding in an extremely wide variety of fruits, seeds, seed
pods, tubers, stems, buds, flowers, leaves, barks, roots, tree
saps, gums, mushrooms, flavoring herbs, and lichens, which are edible and healthful for human use. These only await
gathering by man, and their re-seeding and cultivation under scientific care, to be put to valuable use. The flavors of wild plant foods often differ markedly from
those of their domestic relatives. This may be objected to by
those who are accustomed to the more flat-tastin
g domestic foods, but after nibbling at wild foods for a while, the
powerful flavors are usually appreciated. Many, in fact, enjoy
them at their first trial. This particularly applies to the use of
wild fruits, which usually have delightful flavors far
surpassing those of domestic varieties. It should not be supposed that all edible wild plants can be
used in their raw state, but it is true that we may best restrict
our use to those plants which can be eaten raw. Some plants
are bitter and poisonous when raw, but the poisonous
principle is dissipated by heat, and the food thus becomes
edible when cooked or washed in several applications of boiling water. Fortunately, most wild plant foods do not fall
within this class, and the majority may be taken with complete safety and enjoyment in their raw state. The kinds of edible wild plants found in nature are of such
infinite variety that no attempt will be made to list all of them
here. However, a limited number of some of the best known
varieties will be given, and this will be confined to those
which are considered edible in their raw state. For wild fruits, the following species have been highly
recommended: Juneberries, barberries, hackberries,
snowberries, strawberries, nanny berries, black huckleberries,
dangleberries, partridgeberri es, red mulberries, black
mulberries, white mulberries, prickly pears, choke pears, tomatillos, ground cherries, May apples, crab apples, goose plums, beach plums, Canada plums, pin cherries, choke
cherries, black cherries, sand cherries, gooseberries, fetid
currants, red currants, garden currants, mountain blackberries,
tall blackberries, purple raspberries, black raspberries, red
raspberries, dwarf raspberries, elderberries, blueberries,
cranberries, deerberries, huckleberries, cowberries,
bunchberries, pimbinas, grapes, red haws, sugar pears, and pawpaws. Edible salad-plants growing in their wild state include:
canary-grass, sweet flag, spiderwort, corn-lily, mountain-sorrel, purslane, water-shiel d, penny-cress, peppergrass,
shepherd's purse, scurvy grass, sea-rocket, yellow-cress,
watercress, winter-cress, spri ng-cress, alpine-cress, wild
mignonette, live-forever, roseroot, lettuce-saxifrage, swamp
saxifrage, golden saxifrage, burnet, clover, wood-sorrel, storksbill, false mermaid, deergrass, caraway, pimpernel,
brooklime, seaside plantain, corn-salad, ox-eye daisy, costmary, nipplewort, and cat-brier. In addition to the afore-mentioned plants, which are useful
for their leaves
, there are others, such as Indian cucumber, crinkle-root, wild licorice, eel-grass, alpine bistort, water-
parsnip, and woundwort, which are useful for their roots. Other plants, including cat-tail, cat-brier, and bamboo-vine,
have delicious sprouts. Bubleweed, deergrass, chufa, Jerusalem artichoke, purple-bellflower, brooklime, and
woundwort have edible tubers. Some plants, including a
number already listed, are also valuable for their stems,
petals, or leaf-stalks. Delicio us beverages may be made from
spicebush, blackbirch, yellowbirch, paper birch, New Jersey tea, American wild mint, peppermint, spearmint, ground ivy,
black spruce, fragrant sumac, squaw bush, and horse gentian. A delicious gum, suitable for chewing, is obtained from
spruce, sweet gum, bird-cherry, milkweed, sugar pine, fir
tree, skeleton weed, and pilotweed. Edible tree saps are available from the sugar maple, black sugar maple, red
maple, silver maple, and box elder. There are hundreds of
species of edible fungi in nature, and even some of the wild
lichens may be used as food. No one should use wild plants without care in selection and
gathering. We know that some wild plants come in both
poisonous and non-poisonous varieties. Others may contain both poisonous and non-poisonous parts. For instance, there
are three species of the sumac plant which yield delicious and
healthful fruit, but there is another species which is
poisonous, even to touch. The only non-poisonous part of the
May-apple plant is the fruit, which is eaten. These are not criticisms of wild plants, as such, for domestic species can
have some of these same characteristics. Certain domestic
plants may come in both poisonous and non-poisonous varieties; a number, such as apples and peaches, possess
seeds containing poisonous prussic acid, and the rhubarb
plant has poison leaves, but edible leafstalks. Whether
dealing with wild or domestic plants we must use discretion
and care in our full utilization of the food. If the primitive Indians were able to accomplish this without difficulty,
certainly civilized man can do so. For those undertaking the use of wild plant life in its edible
forms, an adequate knowledge of the location, growth, and
characteristics of such life is of course essential. This subject
has been described as a lost chapter in the history of botany. During the past twenty years, however, this vacuum has been partly filled. Probably the best all-around publications on this
subject in the English language are Edible Wild Plants


 vegetable and juice. The next day you can have the same as the day before, except that you could have an extra vegetable at  noon and again at night, if
desired. You may also have an egg or a tablespoon of nut butter for the morning meal. The next day, you will start on Dr. Jensen’s Regular Diet, except for no starches. The day following, you can have both starches and proteins  in your diet. NOTE:
Here is a simple thing for you to remember when considering the basic requirements for good bowel management. Your food
should in some way contribute to the BLM in the bowel. BLM is Bulk, Lubrication and Moisture. These three combine to provide
an ideal bowel environment. Bulk creates the mass whereby good evacuation is assured. Lubrication provides an easy flow of
materials through the digestive tract all the way to the anus. Moisture prevents the drying out of feces and constipation from
developing. If your food item does not contribute to BLM, then don’t eat it! GRAPES
Four pounds of grapes a day is a good amount for a grape diet and you should average a pound or so every three hours. These
grapes should be the grapes that have seed s since these are the most vital of all grapes. Man has gone to using hybrid foods too
much. Those foods that were brought to us in the beginning are the foods that have lots of seeds. They are the vital foods. S o I
believe the grapes that have seeds are t he best. The Concord, Fresno Beauty, Red grapes and Muscat, all are good grapes to use. I
don’t say that you have to use the seeds. You can chew them finely if you like. A good thing to help eliminate catarrh is fou nd in
cream of tartar which surround the seeds. So make sure you get all the material off the seeds when you are eating them. When
chewing grape skins, you’ll find that they are very bitter but that bitterness is high in potassium. Potassium is a great cle anser in
the body. Gayelord Hauser made h is name with potassium broth. It is a great cleanser and detoxifier in the body. Especially in the
beginning of the grape diet, I think you should use enemas. Toxic materials accumulate and it is well that we keep things mov ing
along. You can go on grapes five to ten days without any supervision, but if you stay on them longer, it is well to have someone
around who has been used to giving the grape diet. That person should be able to take care of you with any reaction you might
have that may be strange to y ou. Many times these reactions are nothing more than a healing crisis or an elimination process. WATER REMEDIES
Sitz Baths. Water should come up five inches on the body. The feet are never in the water. The baths should only be for the p elvis
and the pelv ic organs. This is wonderful for congestion in the pelvis and sluggish bowels. These baths are best taken in the evening
just before going to bed. However, they can be taken the first thing in the morning before going to work. The cold sitz bath is an
effective, though violent way of stopping bedwetting. Take cold water, sitting in it four to five minutes every morning before
going to school or before beginning the daily program or routine. This will help with bladder and prostate, problems in gener al. A
gentler approach is to take two sitz baths every morning. The first for one minute, hot; the second for one -half minute, cold. Do
this for five changes, going from one to the other. The treatment should continue for a period of three months. BENEFITS OF THE ENEMA
Enemas can be beneficial in restoring healthy bowel regularity. This is why I believe enemas should be used every day for a y ear
by those who have problems with a sluggish, irregular or underactive bowel. Many ingredients can be added to enema water to
increase its effectiveness in some specific manner. Coffee enemas help detoxify the liver. Flaxseed tea enemas relieve
inflammation in the bowel. Bentonite, a clay water, when added to enema water assists in absorbing and mobilizing toxins from
the bowe l wall. Acidophilus culture taken orally is helpful in detoxifying the bowel and in building friendly bacteria. Acidophilus
implants can also be inserted rectally over night. I believe that each of the many health professions and approaches to health care  have a special value. I do not believe, however,
that any therapeutic method —no matter how sophisticated - can effectively overcome disease in a toxic -laden body. The toxins
must be eliminated first. Nor do I believe that any drug -based therapy can restor e or rejuvenate tissue damaged in the course of
chronic disease. Only nutrients from foods can do that. I believe when we work with nature, we get the results nature intends  us to
get. A clean body nourished by natural foods and uplifting thoughts will put  anyone on the path to right living that brings health as
a natural consequence. It is interesting to note that the famous beauty queen, whom I knew, Mae West, was a great believer in  the
benefits of the enema. She started every day with a morning enema. I ’m sure that this simple practice greatly contributed to her
unusual vitality, bright -mindedness and long lasting attractiveness, as true beauty is but a reflection of the beauty within. A WORD ABOUT COLONICS
Colonies, as administered today, vary greatly in their effects due largely to the expertise of the colonic technician. We feel that in
some respects colonic therapy is taking advantage of people by making them believe that long and costly treatments are necess ary. Also water applied under pressure is potentially hazardous. Those individuals with known or suspected serious bowel problems
should approach pressurized colonic treatments with extreme caution. Those practitioners who administer colonic therapy prope rly
are offering a useful service to the pu blic. This service can be greatly enhanced with the addition of sound dietary counseling so
as to eventually overcome the need for colonic therapy. Without this knowledge, the colonic recipient is merely digging holes  and
filling them again —a net zero towa rd building a better health quality. Many professionals giving colonies today are getting
successful but temporary results. The reason for this is that just getting rid of the toxic waste in the bowel is not the com plete
answer, although it is the first st ep along the correct path. Unless proper exercise, diet and right living are practiced, good and
lasting results will not be achieved. We must be interested in making bowel tissue changes. REVITALIZING BROTH
This is a broth that was used during my sanitar ium work dealing with very sick people who had to be nourished back to health. It is
very easy to digest. Use 5 or 6 of these non -gas-forming vegetables, such as: Beets, carrots, potato peeling, celery, parsley, okra (if
possible), chayote pear or any squa sh. Do not use any of the sulfur vegetables: cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli or onions. Add: 1 C. cut up vegetables; 1 pint water; 2 tablespoons Soybean Milk Powder. After either liquifying, blending or shredding vegetables, place in a pot with other ingred ients and let simmer 3 -5 minutes over a
very low flame. This is only to break down the fiber and release enzymes. Strain and use. CHAPTER 8
INTRODUCTION TO THE ULTIMATE TISSUE CLEANSING SYSTEM
I’ve given colonics to people who have expelled grape seeds an d they had not eaten grapes for nine months! Where had those
seeds been? I’ve seen popcorn come out of a person when they hadn’t had popcorn for three years. Where had it been? We
accumulate these things in the mucous membrane that holds toxic material in various folds of the intestines. It was very hard for
me to believe this could happen. Just a short time ago, I went through the Ultimate Cleansing process, and I can attest to th e
wonderful results I experienced. For those who have asthma, an extreme elim ination program will help you more than anything;
and for those who suffer with arthritis, 1 have seen many receive relief within ten days after participating in this program. I can tell
you about cases and relief that came to those who have taken care of the bowel. It is a means of keeping the body clean. “Cleanse
and purify thyself and I wilt exalt thee to the throne of power.” Energy which flows through our body is dependent upon a cle an
body. For example, here is a case that was quite striking to me. One of the women on the program who is in her early fifties, had medical
laboratory tests taken that showed a triglyceride reading of 938 mg/dl (Normal is 150 -200.) and a cholesterol reading of 348 mg/dl. After one week on the Ultimate Cleansing Program, t he triglyceride dropped to 253 and the cholesterol to 277; obviously a
dramatic change occurred. There is a mucous membrane that lines the last six feet of the intestinal tract of the large colon. I never
believed this tract could be so mucus loaded, black  and toxic, but I had the chance to see this while on the Ultimate Cleansing
Program myself. In this process, you use an intestinal bulk. This bulk is mixed with clay water and is taken five times a day
followed by a


 spy, and her name is Ra -
hab. The word Rahab simply means the spirit of the father. RAH means
the breath or spirit, and AB the father. Hence we find that this harlot is
the spirit of the father and the father is man's awareness of being aware,
man's I Amness, man's consciousness. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenYour capacity to feel is the great spirit of the father, and that capacity is
Rahab in this story. She has two professions that of a spy and that of a
harlot. The profession of a spy is this: to travel secretly, to travel so quietly that
you may not be detected. There is not a single physical spy in this world
who can travel so quietly that he will be altogether unseen by others. He
may be very wise in concealing his ways, and he may never be truly ap -
prehended, but at every moment of time he runs the risk of being detect -
ed. When you are sitting quietly with your thoughts, there is no man in the
world so wise that he can look at you and tell you where you are mentally
dwelling. I can stand here and place myself in London. Knowing London quite well,
I can close my eyes and assume that I am actually standing in London. If
I remain within this state long enough, I will be able to surround myself
with the environment of London as though it were a solid concrete objec -
tive fact. Physically I am still here, but mentally I am thousands of miles away and
I have made elsewhere here. I do not go there as a spy, I mentally make
elsewhere here, and then now. You cannot see me dwelling there, so you
think I have just gone to sleep and that I am still here in this world, this
three-dimensional world that is now San Francisco. As far as I am physi -
cally concerned, I am here but no one can tell me where I am when I en -
ter the moment of meditation. Rahab's next profession was that of a harlot, which is to grant unto men
what they ask of her without asking man's right to ask. If she be an abso -
lute harlot, as her name implies, then she possesses all and can grant all
that man asks of her. She is there to serve, and not to question man's
right to seek what he seeks of her. You have within you the capacity to appropriate a state without knowing
the means that will be employed to realize that end and you assume the
feeling of the wish fulfilled without having any of the talents that men
claim you must possess in order to do so. When you appropriate it in con -
sciousness you have employed the spy, and because you can embody that
state within yourself by actually giving it to yourself, you are the harlot,
for the harlot satisfies the man who seeks her. You can satisfy self by appropriating the feeling that you are what you
want to be. And this assumption though false, that is, although reason
and the senses deny it, if persisted in will harden into fact. By actually
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenembodying that which you have assumed you are, you have the capacity
to become completely satisfied. Unless it becomes a tangible, concrete re -
ality you will not be satisfied; you will be frustrated. You are told in this story that when Rahab went into the city to conquer it,
the command given to her was to enter the heart of the city, the heart of
the matter, the very center of it, and there remain until I come. Do not go
from house to house, do not leave the upper room of the house into
which you enter. If you leave the house and there be blood upon your
head, it is upon your head. But if you do not leave the house and there be
blood, it shall be upon my head. Rahab goes into the house, rises to the upper floor, and there she remains
while the walls crumble. That is, we must keep a high mood if we would
walk with the highest. In a very veiled manner, the story tells you that
when the walls crumbled and Joshua entered, the only one who was
saved in the city was the spy and the harlot whose name was Rahab. This story tells what you can do in this world. You will never lose the ca -
pacity to place yourself elsewhere and make it here. You will never lose
the ability to give unto yourself what you are bold enough to appropriate
as true of self. It has nothing to do with the woman who played that part. The explanation of the crumbling of the walls is simple. You are told that
he blew upon the trumpet seven times and at the seventh blast the walls
crumbled and he entered victoriously into the state that he sought. Seven is a stillness, a rest, the Sabbath. It is the state when man is com -
pletely unmoved in his conviction that the thing is. When I can assume
the feeling of my wish fulfilled and go to sleep, unconcerned, undisturbed,
I am at rest mentally, and am keeping the Sabbath or am blowing the
trumpet seven times. And when I reach that point the walls crumble. Cir -
cumstances alter then remold themselves in harmony with my assump -
tion. As they crumble I resurrect that which I have appropriated within. Section summary:

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“Experience in imagining what you'd experience in the actual situation. ""

• Focus solely on manifesting your inner strength/faithfulleness/convenience

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To achieve personal growth and manifestation, individuals require unwavering commitment. Maintaining consistency ensures alignment with core convictions leads ultimately leading transformative results. \*\[source](https://law-of-attract-haven. com/radio-lecture-be-what-you-wish-jesus-believes/) **End**

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Q: According to the passage, what is the primary focus of the Bible?,
A: The Bible has no reference to any historical events or people, but rather contains psychological truths and allegorical stories.
Q: What is the key to changing the future, according to the author?,
A: The key to changing the future is to assume the feeling of being what you want to be and remain faithful to your assumption.
Q: What is the difference between the Father and the Son, according to the passage?,
A: The Father (awareness) is not capable of changing, but the Son (awareness of being what you want to be) is.
Q: What is the significance of the story of Isaac and his two sons, Esau and Jacob?,
A: The story illustrates the importance of assuming the feeling of being what you want to be and remaining faithful to your assumption.
Q: What is the key to embodying one's desire, according to the author?,
A: The key is to assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, then induce a state akin to sleep, and imagine the desired outcome as if it were already true.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The walls, the obstacles, the problems, crumble of their own weight if I
can reach the point of stillness within me. The man who can fix within his own mind's eye an idea, even though the
world would deny it, if he remains faithful to that idea he will see it mani -
fested. There is all the difference in the world between holding the idea,
and being held by the idea. Become so dominated by an idea that it
haunts the mind as though you were it. Then, regardless of what others
may say, you are walking in the direction of your fixed attitude of mind. You are walking in the direction of the idea that dominates the mind. As we told you last night, you have but one gift that is truly yours to give,
and that is yourself. There is no other gift; you must press it out of your -
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenself by an appropriation. It is there within you now for creation is finished. There is nothing to be that is not now. There is nothing to be created for
all things are already yours, they are finished. Although man may not be able to stand physically upon a state, he can
always stand mentally upon any desired state. By standing mentally I
mean that you can now, this very moment, close your eyes and visualize
a place other than your present one, and assume that you are actually
there. You can FEEL this to be so real that upon opening your eyes you
are amazed to find that you are not physically there. This mental journey into the desired state, with its subsequent feeling of
reality, is all that is necessary to bring about its fulfillment. Your dimen -
sionally greater self has ways that the lesser, or three-dimensional you,
know not of. Furthermore, to the greater you, all


 and remember them. Whatever you can do to achieve that will help you to literally
attract it. When you feel as though you have it now, and the feeling is so real
that it is like you have it already, you are believing that you have
received/ and you will receive. BOB DOYLE
It could be you wake up and it's just there. It's manifested. Or,
you might get some inspired idea of some action to take. You
certainly shouldn't be saying, "Well, I could do it this way,
but man, I would hate that." You're not on the right track if
that's the case. How to Use the Secret 55
Action will sometimes be required, but if you're really doing
it in line with what the Universe is trying to bring to you, it's
going to feel joyous. You're going to feel so alive. Time will
just stop. You could do it all day. Action is a word that can imply "work" to some people, but in-
spired action will not feel like work at all. The difference between
inspired action and action is this: Inspired action is when you are
acting to receive. If you are in action to try and make it happen,
you have slipped backward. Inspired action is effortless, and it
feels wonderful because you are on the frequency of receiving. Imagine life as a fast-moving riven When you are acting to make
something happen it will feel as if you are going against the current
of the river. It will feel hard and like a struggle. When you are act-
ing to receive from the Universe, you will feel as if you are flowing
with the current of the river. It will feel effortless. That is the feel-
ing of inspired action, and of being in the flow of the Universe and
life. Sometimes you will not even be aware you used "action" until
after you've received, because the acting felt so good. You will then
look back and see the wonder and matrix of how the Universe car-
ried you to what you wanted, and also brought what you wanted
to you. DR. JOE VlTALE
The Universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse 56 The Secret
is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act. That's your job. And that's all you have to do. Trust your instincts. It's the Universe inspiring you. It's the Universe
communicating with you on the receiving frequency. If you have an
intuitive or instinctive feeling, follow it, and you will find that the
Universe is magnetically moving you to receive what you asked for. BOB PROCTOR
You will attract everything that you require. If it's money you
need you will attract it. If it's people you need you'll attract
it. If it's a certain book you need you'll attract it. You've got
to pay attention to what you're attracted to, because as you
hold images of what you want, you're going to be attracted to
things and they're going to be attracted to you. But it literally
moves into physical reality with and through you. And it does
that by law. Remember that you are a magnet, attracting everything to you. When you have gotten clear in your mind about what you want
you have become a magnet to draw those things to you, and those
things you want are magnetized to you in return. The more you
practice and begin to see the law of attraction bringing things to
you, the greater the magnet you will become, because you will add
the power of faith, belief, and knowing. MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
You can start with nothing, and out of nothing and out of no
way, a way will be made. How to Use the Secret 57
All you require is You, and your ability to think things into being. Everything that has been invented and created throughout the
history of humankind began with one thought. From that one
thought a way was made, and it manifested from the invisible
into the visible. JACK CANFIELD
Think of a car driving through the night The headlights only
go a hundred to two hundred feet forward, and you can make
it all the way from California to New York driving through
the dark, because all you have to see is the next two hundred
feet. And that's how life tends to unfold before us. If we just
trust that the next two hundred feet will unfold after that,
and the next two hundred feet will unfold after that, your
life will keep unfolding. And it will eventually get you to
the destination of whatever it is you truly want, because you
want it. Trust the Universe. Trust and believe and have faith. I truly had no
idea how I was going to bring the knowledge of The Secret onto
the movie screen. I just held to the outcome of the vision, I saw the
outcome clearly in my mind, I felt it with all my might, and every-
thing that we needed to create The Secret came to us. "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see
the whole staircase. Just take the first step." Let's look at using the Creative Process for those who feel they are
overweight and who want to lose weight. The first thing to know is that if you focus on losing weight, you
will attract back having to lose more weight so get "having to lose
weight" out of your mind. It's the very reason why diets don't
work. Because you are focused on losing weight, you must attract
back continually having to lose weight. The second thing to know is that the condition of being over
weight was created through your thought to it. To put it in the most
basic terms, if someone is overweight, it came from thinking "fat
thoughts/' whether that person was aware of it or not. A person can
not think "thin thoughts" and be fat. It completely defies the law of
attraction. Whether people have been told they have a slow thyroid, a slow
metabolism, or their body size is hereditary, these are all disguises
for thinking "fat thoughts." If you accept any of those conditions as
applicable to you, and you believe it, it must become your experi-
ence, and you will continue to attract being overweight. After I had my two daughters I was overweight, and I know it
came from listening to and reading the messages that it is hard to
lose weight after having a baby, and even harder after the second
baby. I summoned exactly that to me with those "fat thoughts," 58 The Secret How to Use the Secret 59
and it became my experience. I really "beefed up," and the more I
noticed how I had "beefed up," the more "beefing up" I attracted. With a small frame, I became a hefty 143 pounds, all because I was
thinking "fat thoughts." The most common thought that people hold, and I held it too, is
that food was responsible for my weight gain. That is a belief that
does not serve you, and in my mind now it is complete balderdash! Food is not responsible for putting on weight. It is your thought that
food is responsible for putting on weight that actually has food put
on weight. Remember, thoughts are primary cause of everything,
and the rest is effects from those thoughts. Think perfect thoughts
and the result must be perfect weight. Let go of all those limiting thoughts. Food cannot cause you to put
on weight unless you think it can. The definition of the perfect weight is the weight that feels good for
you. No one else's opinion counts. It is the weight that feels good
for you. You most likely know of someone who is thin and eats like a horse,
and they proudly declare, "I can eat whatever I want and I am al-
ways the perfect weight." And so the Genie of the Universe says,
"Your wish is my command!" To attract your perfect weight and body using the Creative Process,
follow these steps: 60 The Secret
Get clear on the weight you want to be. Have a picture in your
mind of what you will look like when you have become that per-
fect weight. Get pictures of yourself at your perfect weight, if you
have them, and look at them often. If not, get pictures of the body
you would like to have and look at those often. You must believe you will receive and that the perfect weight is
yours already. You must imagine, pretend, act as if, make-believe,
that the perfect weight is yours. You must see yourself as receiving
that perfect weight. Write out your perfect weight and place it over the readout of your
scale, or don't weigh yourself at all. Do not contradict what you
have asked for with your thoughts, words, and actions. Don't buy
clothes at your current weight. Have faith and focus on the clothes
you are going to buy. Attracting the perfect weight is the same
as placing an order with the catalogue of the Universe. You look
through the catalogue, choose the perfect weight, place your order,
and then it is delivered to you. Make it your intention to look for, admire, and inwardly praise
people with your idea of perfect-weight bodies. Seek them out and How to Use the Secret 61
as you admire them and feel the feelings of that—you are summon-
ing it to you. If you see people who are overweight


. This he stated was largely due
to the very high child mortality rate, of which the most frequent cause is tuberculosis. While it does
not take many decades to record a distinct physical deterioration, a deteriorating parenthood
greatly speeds up this process. While physical defects acquired by the parent will not be
transmitted as such, prenatal deficiencies may be established because of the physical defects of the
mother resulting from her faulty nutrition, and these deficiencies, together with disturbed nutrition of
infancy and early childhood will go far in determining whether there will be for the child a physical
breakdown or whether the normal defense of the body will be adequate to protect it from various
infections to which it may later be exposed. Sitka has furnished the longest history of contact with white men of almost any community on
the Pacific Coast. Indeed, it was a famous seaport long before any United States Pacific Coast
communities had been established. It is of much interest that it was a shipbuilding center for vessels
in the Russian trade. Its foundries were developed so efficiently that the bells of the early
monasteries of California were cast in this town by the Russians. It contains some of the best
examples of the early Russian architecture, particularly in its cathedral. Anchorage is the principal city of western Alaska, since it is not only a base for the railroad
running north to Fairbanks, but a base for aeroplane companies operating throughout various parts
of Alaska. It is accordingly a combination of a coast city with its retail activities and a wholesale
base for outfitters for the interior. It has an excellent government hospital which probably has been
built around the life of one man whom many people told us was the most beloved man in all
Alaska. He is Dr. Josef Romig, a surgeon of great skill and with an experience among the Eskimos
and Indians, both the primitives and modernized, extending over thirty-six years. I am deeply
indebted to him for much information and for assistance in making contacts. He took me, for
example, to several typically modernized Indian homes in the city. In one, the grandmother, who
had come from the northern shore of Cook Inlet to visit her daughter, was sixty-three years of age,
and was entirely free from tooth decay and had lost only one of her teeth. Her son, who had
accompanied her, was twenty-four years of age. He had only one tooth that had ever been
attacked by tooth decay. Their diet had been principally moose and deer meat, fresh and dried
fish, a few vegetables and at time some cranberries. Recently the son had been obtaining some
modern foods. Her daughter, twenty-nine years of age, had married a white man and had had eight
children. She and they were living on modern foods entirely. Twenty-one of her thirty-two teeth
had been wrecked by dental caries. Their diet consisted largely of white bread, syrup and
potatoes. Her children whom we examined ranged from five to twelve years of age, and in that
family 37 per cent of all the teeth have already been attacked by dental caries, notwithstanding the
young age of the children. The mother of this family is shown in Fig. 18 (upper, left). It is of great
importance that not only was dental caries rampant, but that there were marked deformity of the
dental arches and irregularity of teeth in the cases of the children.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 60/250    Among the many items of information of great interest furnished by Dr. Romig were facts that
fitted well into the modern picture of association of modern degenerative processes with
modernization. He stated that in his thirty-six years of contact with these people he had never seen
a case of malignant disease among the truly primitive Eskimos and Indians, although it frequently
occurs when they become modernized. He found similarly that the acute surgical problems
requiring operation on internal organs such as the gall bladder, kidney, stomach, and appendix do
not tend to occur among the primitive, but are very common problems among the modernized
Eskimos and Indians. Growing out of his experience, in which he had seen large numbers of the
modernized Eskimos and Indians attacked with tuberculosis, which tended to be progressive and
ultimately fatal as long as the patients stayed under modernized living conditions, he now sends
them back when possible to primitive conditions and to a primitive diet, under which the death rate
is very much lower than under modernized conditions. Indeed, he reported that a great majority of
the afflicted recover under the primitive type of living and nutrition. The institutions that have been organized for the care of orphans and for the education of
Eskimo and Indian boys and girls provide an opportunity to study conditions. A particularly
favorable institution is located at Eklutna on the railroad north of Anchorage. Many of the
individuals in the school had come from districts so remote from transportation facilities that their
isolation had compelled them to live mostly on native foods, at least during their early childhood. They had come from districts very widely distributed throughout the Alaskan peninsula. Credit is
due to the management of this institution for preparing and storing dried salmon for use throughout
the winter. The beneficial effects of their good nutritional program were evident. The percentage of
teeth attacked by dental caries was 14.6. A large percentage of these pupils were of mixed blood
of native Eskimos or Indians with whites. The white parent had probably been largely responsible
for their attendance at this training school. There were several full-blooded Eskimos and Indians
from modernized communities where they had been living on modern foods throughout their entire
lifetime. This gave an opportunity to study the rôle of nutritional deficiencies in the development of
deformities and irregularities in the facial features, in the arrangement of the teeth, and in the inter-
relationship between the dental arches. The typical irregularities and divergencies from normal
were present in the full-blooded Eskimo and Indian boys and girls in as high percentage as in the
mixed bloods. Some of the young people with parentage of mixed blood have beautiful features. Another important institutional group was studied at Seward in the Jesse Lee Home which had
first been established at Nome and had been moved to Seward to avoid the extreme isolation of
that district. This institution is located at Resurrection Bay which is one of the most beautiful
harbors in the world. It gives shelter and educational opportunities to Eskimos and Indians, chiefly
of mixed blood, from a large area of Alaska, and particularly from the Aleutian Peninsula, the
Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea. These individuals, whether of mixed or pure blood, had come
chiefly from homes that were in large part modernized. The incidence of dental caries found here
was 27.5 per cent for all teeth examined. Here again all individuals were affected. Notwithstanding
the unusually fine hygienic conditions and highly trained dietitians of this institution, a medical ward
and trained nurses, tuberculosis was reaping a heavy toll. I was told that 60 per cent of all those
students who had moved with the school from Nome to this location were already dead from
tuberculosis. It is common knowledge that tuberculosis has played a very important rôle in
decimating the Indian and Eskimo population in the Pacific Coast towns and villages. A very
important phase of these investigations is the development of new light on the rôle of nutrition in
lowering the defense of these individuals so that with their low inheritance of defensive factors they
rapidly become susceptible to tuberculosis. The problem of evaluating the influence of a particular environment on racial and tribal
development is relatively simple when studying contemporary remnants of primitive racial stocks. However, groups that have lived and disappeared in the past do not permit of so simple a
procedure for making physical estimates. Fortunately, we have in the burial grounds not only the
skeletons, but also many of the implements used in daily life. Sometimes these contain samples of
the foods. We may find also their art ware and hunting equipment. While the period may not be
definitely recorded, the knowledge of the history of the pottery of the tribe often gives an important7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 61/250clue to the dates as will also the method of burial. Burials made before the advent of the Christian
era will in many groups show the bodies in a flexed position with the arms in the lap, whereas in the
Christian burials the bodies have been laid prone and the arms crossed on the chest. By this sign
the pre-Columbian burials can readily be separated from the post-Columbian. Using these guides, a study of the Indians of Florida, past and present, permits of comparing the
pre-Columbians with those living today in that same territory. We will, accordingly, consider the
dental caries problem and that of facial and dental arch form in the Florida Indians by comparing
three groups: namely, the pre-Columbian, as evidenced from a study of the skull material in the
museums; the tribes of Indians living in as much isolation as is possible in the Everglades and
Cypress Swamps; and the Indians of the same stock that are living in contact with the foods of
modern civilization. This latter group lives along the Tamiami trail and near Miami. In a study of
several hundred skulls taken from the burial mounds of southern Florida, the incidence of tooth
decay was so low as to constitute an immunity of apparently one hundred per


 in time,
do not occupy space and, so far as anyone knows, do not involve
energy transform ations, and yet we have evidence, sketchy to be
sure, that the so-called spiritual side of exist ence, does influence
human behaviour. How this discrepancy between mind and
body achieves this, no one knows. There is one profound difference, however, between natural
and moral laws. Moral laws are not laws operative in the Uni-
93 THE FIELD AS A SIGNPOST
verse-the laws of Nature-but are sheer inventions of the mind
of man. Man, unfortunately, is an egocentric person. He is
primarily concerned with himself, his continued existence and
his sense of well-being as he adj usts to his physical and mental
environmen t. Everything he docs, therefore, tends to be coloured
by his own personal stake in the matter. No one of us has any personal stake in the law of gravitation;
we know it operates and we know we cannot get along without
it, unless we substitute other kinds of forces to counteract it. It is
a fundamental property of things. But there is nothing in any of
the spiritual or moral laws which has the same characteristic. It
behooves us to get on the ball and discover what we can, so that
a spiritual law which is good in New York and Boston and
Washington, is equally good in Hongkong, Bangkok and Tim
buktu. Only when we can find the fundamental properties of the
spiritual or moral law and, for that matter, of the legal laws, can
we hope to find any kind of satisfactory answer to the problem of
mankind. The problem of human behaviour is still the greatest problem
that faces mankind. We have not solved it. As a matter of fact
we are really making no attempt to solve it. To be sure, many
dedicated people are endeavouring to find out the details of how
the nervous system works. in the hope that this will give some
clues as to how we can integrate and co-ordinate our human
attitudes to each other and to the Universe. Up to date, however,
the results have not been particularly fruitfuL
\Vhat we need to do is to apply the methods of science to the
problem of human interrelationships. The methods of science
have been deified in recent years because of the remarkable ad
vances which have resulted from their application to the study
of the physical universe. As we mentioned in the first chapter the method of science
involves first of all a reasonable contact with the background of
the particular subject we are investigating, its natural history. Out of this someone comes along with a creative mind and sees
unsuspected relationships in this background. This gives rise to
a hunch, a theory, an assumption. In physics and chemistry the
logical consequences of this assumption are then put to labora-
94 THE FIEL D AS A SIGNPOS T
tory tests and if, in the laboratory, the results tend to confirm the
assumption, we generally believe that our theory is correct. This,
of course, is not necessarily so because there might be other
assump tions for which this same data will be a valid result. When it comes to applying this method to humans, we are
faced with the very real problem that control of the experimental
set-up of mankind is far from easy. We have not been able to
do it, but some day, someone with a creative mind will make it
possible for us to begin to use and apply the methods of science
to this problem. If we can do this, we probably can arrive at some
significant additions to its solution. In the last analysis, the Universe is a unit, all of its parts are
related to the wholeness of the Universe, and there is necessarily
some interrelationship between the wholeness of the Universe
and the activities of its individual components. From the unified
theory of Einstein-even though it lacked final, complete valida
tion with respect to the law of gravity-it is clear that one of
the characteristics of the Universe are fields which can be
measured by instruments. It does not make any difference
whether you call it an electro-s tatic field, an electro-magnetic
field, or an electro-dyn amic field. The name is always a conse
quence of the methods which were applied to its study. In other
words, there is one unifying characteristic of the Universe which
we have ignored, and that is its field properties. We should see,
therefore, if we can find some significa nt characteris tics of the
field properties of the Universe which can be put to use by man
kind in this incredibly difficult problem of human relationships. There must be generalities in this field theory which can be dis
covered and which can be harnessed by mankind to help him
solve his own problems. The electro-dynamic fields which control tI"e human organism
are signposts to the most promising trail that future explorers
can follow. 95 CHA PTER SIX
Antennae to the Universe
1
It was logical to deduce from the Field Theory that external
electrical fields would affect the fields of living organisms. For,
just as the overall L-field of the organism embraces and controls its
subsidiary fields, the electrical environment of the earth includes
-and can be expected to influenc e-the fields of the living forms
on this planet. This was something we could not easily check with human
or animal subjects because each organism is not only unique but
also constantly changing, as our experiments had shown. With
the rapidly-fluctuating voltage-variations in humans and animals,
it is extremely difficult to arrive at a steady baseline or norm from
which to measure the influence of external forces, which are
often slow in their cyclical varia tions. It was most important, however, to try to detect the effects
if any-of external forces for three reasons. First, if we could
demonstrate experimen tally a logical deduction from the Field
Theory, this would offer the Theory additional support. Second,
if the electrical environment does affect the living organism, the
more we could find out about those effects the better. Third, if
we could establish that living forms are affected by their electrical
environment, this would show that man is an integral part of
the Universe and subject to the great forces that act across space,
just as the earth itself is. For these reasons we decided to carry out a long-term study of
a living system which would be its own control, with the changes
in internal and external factors to be supplied by Nature. Our
aim was to examine, over a very long period of time, the electrical
properties of the system and their relationship to environmental
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phenomena. The latter included, of course, temperature, hum
idity, barometric pressure, sunshine and dark and any other
factors that we might be able to detect, measure and describe. We chose a tree as the most suitable subject for this investiga
tion because, in many ways, a tree has enormous advantages. It
always stays put in a particular place; it requires no special
feeding; it does not have to be anaesthetized when making the
measurements; and there is no problem of cleaning up after the
experiments, as there is with animals in the laboratory. We hoped, then, that trees would not only offer a steady and
reliable baseline from which to measure ordinary environmental
influences but would also serve as antennae -so to speak-to
pick up any extraterrestrial or Universal forces that might in
fluence the living forms of this planet. 2
Since the pioneer studies of Lund, it has been known that trees
exhibit electrical characteristics. So it was reasonable to expect
tha t we could measure these over long periods of time if we could
find a suitable way to place our electrodes permanently in contact
with the cambium layer-the growing area of trees-with a
'bridge' of physiological salt solution to avoid any side-effects
from the electrodes. We anticipated no difficulty in measuring the potential gradi
ents in the tree at any given time. But, if we were to detect en
vironmental factors, we must prepare for the long haul and make
sure that our electrodes and recording instruments would remain
stable and reliable for many years. If we could achieve this, we also hoped that our experiments
with trees would answer another question: There seemed to be
no doubt that the voltage gradients we had measured in living
forms were the result of an unequal distribution of charged par
ticles on either side of phase boundaries. This uneven distribution
might be caused, of course, merely by the constantly-changing
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chemical flux of the protoplasm. But was this the sole explana
tion of the voltage gradients. Only a long-term study could
settle this question. If chemistry is the only factor in voltage gradients, one might
expect wide varial"ions in voltage gradicnts, both in magnit ude
and polarity as the chemistry of the organism changes from time
to time. A tree is a highly-organized living system in an environ
ment in which change is a constant factor and might therefore be
expected to have other significant voltage variations. Our first 'antenna to the Universe' was a young maple tree
outside my house in New Haven, Connecticut, which could be
connected to recording instruments in the hOLlse. At first glance
this might seem a simple matter but