 An additional benefit to breathing lightly is the activa tion of the
body’ s relaxation response, indicated by increased production of watery
saliva in the m outh. The technique and ef fects of reduced br eathing are
explored in more detail in chapter 4.
When I first started to use this method of observing the breath during
meditation, I sometimes became frustrated to find my mind wandering. This
is natural. In fa ct, you should expect your mind to wander at first. W ith
practice, your mind will wander less and less, the gap between thoughts will
increase, and you will feel happier and more alert.
By p racticing meditation regula rly, you will find that your attention no
longer s pends so  much time in your mind, separated from life, dwelling on
things y ou cann ot change and t hings that have not happened y et. Over the
past fifteen years I have completed several periods of “noble silence”—a
series of ten consecutive days when I wake up at five in the morning and
meditate until it is time to retire  to bed at eight o’clock at night. Car keys,
computer, phone, and wallet are put away. Noble silence involves a silence
of the tongue an d mind—no talking or thinking. At the end of the ten days,
my mind is razor -sharp, calm, alert, and focused.
For those starting out in meditation, even a short period of 10 minutes
observing the breath can bring about great changes in your life. Spend twoweeks o bserving your breath as often as you can throughout the day. More
important than the length  of time you obs erve your breath during one sitting
is the number of times you bring attention to your breathing throughout the
day. See and feel the dif ference  that this practice makes to your focus and
concentration during sports and in your everyday life.
Connect with the Inner Body to Enter the Zone
Focusing on oneself involves ta king attention out of the mind and mer ging
with the miracle that is the h uman body. There is an intel ligence that
operates within our bodies, far  greater than that within the mind. Every
moment, thousa nds of functions automatically take place within the body
without any direction from the mind. The intelligence of the mind is but a
mere fr action of the natural i ntelligence that resides within the body.
Consider the many vital automa tic functions of the body, such as breathing,
the beating of the heart, and the process of digestion—conscious thoughts
are n ot r equired for these complex and tireless processes, but imagine if just
one of these activities was the re sponsibility of the human mind. Even if the
mind was only responsible for directing each breath—a relatively
straightforward procedure—it is unlikely that we would last fo r more than
an hour. The hu man body is a miracle and operates on such a  vast innate
intelligence that it is unlikely human beings will ever be able to produce
comparable technology. Despite man’ s best ef forts to develop a robot to
parallel the human body, protot ypes are awkward and capable of handling
only a small number of functions. The natural intelligence that resides in the
human body is incredible, and we all have access to its capabilities so long
as w e do not allow the mind to overshadow it. Simply by taking your
attention from incessant thinkin g and directing your senses into the inner
body, yo u will be able to draw from the stillness and intelligence residing
there.
In the W estern  world we rar ely focus on the inner body unless
something is wrong. Seldom do we pay attention to the body when it is free
from pain. Seldom do we truly experience our body as alive and feel the
vibration of ener gy that resonat es there. The body is your connection with
this ene r gy. If you have never directed your attention to your inner bodybefore, start of f slowly. If you have learned to follow and r educe your
breath, you will find this relatively easy to do.
Close yo ur eyes  and bring your  attention to one of your hands. Direct
your foc us to the hand and feel it from within. W ith your eyes closed, feel
the i nner sensations of your hand. Y ou may begin to notice the temperature
of the air against your skin, or you may feel subtle inner bodily sensations.
Stay with these sensations for a little while and quietly observe them. When
you are focused on the inner bodily sensations of your hand, move your
attention to include your arm. Now feel the inner bodily sensation of your
hand and arm together. Do not analyze or think about it, just feel it.
Next, bring attention to your chest and focus from within for a minute
or s o. Y ou may feel the texture of your clothes against your s kin, or you
may feel the heat emanating fro m your chest. After a minute or so, bring
attention to your stomach and check for any tension. If your stomach is
tense, imagine it gradually relaxing. Feel the area around your abdomen
gently so ftening as the tension dissolves away. The more active  your mind,
the greater the tendency that your stomach will be in a knot. Relax this area
using your imagination and allow any tension to disappear.
Now feel the ener gy field of both hands, both arms, your chest, and your
abdomen at the same time. Keep your attention there. As long as your
attention is on your body, it is not on your mind. The incess ant thought
activity of your mind will gradually slow down as your focus remains on
your inner body.
W ith a little practice, you will be able to focus your attention on your
inner body from head to toe. Dispersing your attention throughout the inner
body is especia lly helpful during physical exercise and competition, and
this exercise can help you to enter the zone at will.
Live in the Now to Enter the Zone
By following the breath and bringing attention to the inner body, we are
able to bring our attention to the present moment.
The pre sent mo ment is the only  time in which life truly unfolds. Y ou
cannot r e-live your life in the past, nor can you live your life in the future.
When the future arrives, it is the now. Be here fully. Do not spend yourentire life, as most of humanit y, with all of your attention stuck in your
head. Ho w can you relate to the reality of life if you are too bu sy focusing
on memories, worries, and what-ifs?
A simple practice to bring your attention to the present moment is to
mer ge with your surroundings. W e connect to our surroun dings in a
physical way, through the five senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
—not by intellectual perception s. Put aside the habit of analyzing, judging,
labeling, and comparing everything you see. Instead, bring a gen tle focus to
your surroundings without the usual running commentary. T ake your
attention out of your thoughts and look around. Really  lo ok, as if you  are
seeing things for the very first  time. As you look, begin to l isten to the
sounds rising and falling arou nd you. As you look and listen, feel the
weight of your body, whether you are standing, sitting, or lying. Feel the
warmth or coldness of the air on your face. Feel the clothes on  your back.
Bring in your other senses of smell and taste. Now you are  free from
thought. Now you are free from internal noise and distractions. Y ou are like
a child, seeing everything for the first time. It is that simple.
Live Y our Daily Life in the Zone
Quieting the mind should not j ust be limited to the time spent in formal
meditation. Instead, your whole  life should be a meditation. Each day, as
you go about your daily af fairs, bring your attention to your breathing and
your inner body. As you watch T V, do not surrender all of your attention to
the p rogram, but immerse yourself in your inner body. As you w alk, jog, or
run, foll ow the natural rhythm of your breath and disperse your attention
throughout your body. Scan your body for any tension that may be residing
there, and bring a gentle feeling of release to tense areas to  encourage
relaxation. T ensi on of muscle groups during sports is counterproductive and
consumes ener gy—learn to rec ognize areas of tension in your body and
practice melting them away with the power of your mind.
T o observe complete relaxation of all muscles groups, watch a video of
a cheetah gracefully running at full throttle. The leg muscles look to be
completely relaxed and floppy as the animal moves ef fortlessly between
strides. The cheetah is able to d evote all of its ener gy to its speed throughcomplete relaxation as it runs. Practice running with your entire body
instead of just your head. Imagine running without a head. Be headless for
the duration of y our run. Run wi th every cell in the remainder of your body.
Mer ge with the movement and become one with it. Bringing a feeling of
relaxation throu ghout your body while you exercise allows you  to go with
the f low and en ter the zone. Th e greater the proportion of your daily life
that is spent unhindered by thought, the easier you will find entering the
zone during competition


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 currently grown commercially mainly in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, USA, in the
Philippines, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, Spain and in Australia. There are several Aloe
companies marketing a variety of Aloe compounds, some excellent and some I believe are absolutely useless. For any Aloe Vera drink to stand any chance of doing some good, I feel it must contain the
parenchymatous gel and some sap. Therefore, it must possess a yellow or orange colour due to the sap,
and taste bitter. If a product is clear, looks like water and tastes like water, then it probably is water!

There is a regulatory body based in the USA called the International Aloe Science Council and, amongst
other things, it evaluates the quality of Aloe products. If such products, according to several criteria, reach
a standard they are accredited with the IASC seal of approval, as below. This mark of quality can then appear on the container and I suggest that any Aloe product whose company does not display this seal of
approval rather than just claiming to have it, has to be suspect.

I have listed below the various types of Aloe Vera products that may appear on the market, as defined by the IASC:

 Aloe Vera gel/juice freeze dried - Aloe Vera gel/juice that has been freeze dried with or without a
matrix.

Reconstituted Aloe Vera gel/juice freeze dried - Aloe Vera gel/juice freeze dried to which an
appropriate amount of water is added to achieve a concentration that is equivalent to 100 per cent Aloe
Vera gel/juice as defined.
Aloe Vera concentrate - Aloe Vera gel/juice from which natural water has been mechanically remove
d
to a desired level.

Reconstituted Aloe Vera gel/juice - Aloe Vera concentrate to which an appropriate amount of water is added to achieve a concentration that is equivalent to 100 per cent Aloe Vera as defined.

Aloe Vera beverage - An ingestible product containing a minimum of 50 per cent Aloe Vera juice as
defined by the reporting procedure adopted by the IASC.

Aloe Vera drink - An ingestible product containing more than 10 per cent of Aloe Vera juice as
defined by the reporting procedure adopted by the IASC.
Aloe Vera pulp - The parenchymal tissue and fibre derived from raw Aloe Vera gel/juice.

Aloe Vera oil - The lipid (fatty) portion obtained from the rind of the leaves of Aloe Barbadensis
Miller by various solvent extract processes.
Aloe USP - The dried latex of the leaves of Aloe Barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera Linne), known in
commerce as Curacao Aloe or Aloe Ferox Miller and hybrids of this species with Aloe Africana
Miller and Aloe Spicata Baker known in commerce as Cape Aloe (Lilaceae).
 Aloe Vera latex - The bitter yellow liquid contained in the pericyclic tubules of the rind of Aloe
Barbadensis Miller including the rind and internal portions of the plant.

Cold stabilised Aloe Vera gel, which is my preferred preparation, is about 97 per cent pure and the nearest
thing that one can get to the natural raw gel extracted from the plant. As I have said, it is extremely safe
and non-toxic, although when people first start to take the gel it often stirs them up and they may experience a change in bowel habit for a few days, together with slight abdominal discomfort, but this
generally soon passes. Some people refer to this initial phase as one of detoxification but I think this is a
misnomer. There is also a method of heat stabilisation, or pasteurisation, but this destroys some of the
nutrients and enzymes so I believe we must aim to find the nearest thing to the natural, raw gel.

Please note that a product containing only 15 per cent Aloe Vera gel by volume can legally be called 100
per cent Aloe Vera juice.
Currently, the main debate centres on the relative benefits of Aloe Vera gel versus whole leaf Aloe.

In the production of whole leaf Aloe products, the whole plant is harvested, rather than individual leaves,
and it is crushed. Solid matter, including the pulverised rind is separated and the resultant fluid is filtered
 The case for Aloin (Barbaloin) and against filtration

Activated carbon will attract and hold any molecules that have an electrical charge created by a double
bond of the carbon in the molecule to other atoms. Molecules with an outside double bond are strongl y
"adsorbed" by carbon filters which means that Aloin and Aloe-emodin both containing such bonds are
effectively trapped and removed by them. However, a large number of beneficial components in Aloe also
contain outside double bonds and will be therefore filtered out. Among these are the glycoproteins
(enzymes), proteins, mineral salts, all essential amino acids, Vitamins 131, B2, B6, B12, folic acid,
carotene, various fatty acids and salicylic acid. Carbon filters also have an affinity for carbon itsel f
therefore they may attract organic molecules regardless of their polarity. Polysaccharides are not remove d
by carbon filtration but many important elements are either completely taken out or their amounts are
considerably reduced.
Why have aloin in a product anyway? When it has been suggested that it may be carcinogenic and produce
abortions when taken orally, or kill fibroblasts when applied topically.

As with many substances, Parcelsus (1500 AD) knew that "the poison is in the dose". Whereas large amounts of aloin or other anthraquinones especially those with an amino or nitro group in them may prove
harmful over a prolonged period of time; although there is no real evidence to support this,

I believe that in small quantities aloin is actually a beneficial component of Aloe drinks. Aloin by the way,
possesses hydroxyl groups, rather than the suspect nitro or amino groups.
Many, if not most workers in the field now believe that a small amount of aloin <50 ppm in a produc
t
improves the absorption of the other Aloe elements as well as being an important anti-microbial agen t
enabling Aloe to regulate the gut flora. Aloin is broken down eventually to form salicylates which are anti-
inflammatory. It may also act as a trigger to the polysaccharides, working synergistically with them to
enhance their various effects.

In topical products aloin and the other anthraquinone derivatives are antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory an d
also have anti-tyrosinase action, blocking melanin formation. They can also block ultraviolet light when
applied topically. through carbon filters to remove the excess anthraquinones and, in some cases, all of them. It is often then
concentrated because a smaller number of plants is required for a given amount of product and there is
less weight, due to its concentration, so reducing transport costs. The final product is cheaper at retail. It is
often suggested that it is better because it contains more polysaccharides (coming from the inner rind)
than the gel/sap only products, but I believe there are flaws in this argument and I would ask the
following questions:
Polysaccharides are sugars that have formed a bond with water. What happens to them when water is
removed during the concentration process? Do they possess the same biochemical qualities when
reconstituted? Some manufacturers argue that by including the amount of polysaccharides in their
products they must therefore be more powerful. I do not believe this is to be so because the digestive tract, due to the special way that polysaccharides are absorbed through the pinocytosis, can only handle so
much, Once absorbed the body can also only utilise so much. The optimum concentration for absorption
is that found in the natural gel at circa 1000 - 1200 mg/litre.

When the fluid is passed through the fine carbon filters during the manufacturing process, could unknown
and unidentified important elements be filtered out as well?
 As there is no real evidence for the time being, to support whole leaf Aloe being superior to 100 per cent
stabilised Aloe Vera gel, I will go for this one. I believe that many of the considerations that go into
making the whole leaf Aloe are really commercial, to get a cheaper product with a greater profit margin
into the market place, The choice is yours.

 ALOE IN THE FUTURE

Since earliest time, Aloe Vera has occupied a prominent place in medicinal folklore of various cultures. In
small doses it was used as a general tonic and in large doses as a purgative. It was also used to treat
indigestion, to get rid of intestinal parasites and worms. It was favoured as an insecticide and as an
antiseptic and, most importantly, as away of healing ulcerated, burnt, infected, lacerated and generally
damaged skin whether from internal or external causes.
The use of Aloe Vera as a beauty aid is rapidly increasing. But why is it not being prescribed more by
doctors? Perhaps they are not aware of it, and if that is the case I hope this book will go some way to
promoting thought and further enquiry amongst my colleagues.
 The main reason


 around the barrier and got at their
food. Now when chickens go around barriers for their external rewards,
they’re labeled smart, but when students do the same thing, you label it
cheating.”
“But how could we possibly allow children to copy from each other
without punishing them! Don’ t they have to learn self-reliance, which you
seem to feel is lacking?” I asked.
“Children can be encouraged to help each other achieve their maximum
personal knowledge levels. In a world of individuals, comparing children to
each other is a senseless activity. If your children were in an educational
system that prized knowledge, they would soon learn cooperation rather
than competition. Y our entire world is composed of people competing
against each other. While competition without scorn on a playground is fun
and healthy, in the real world it breeds antagonisms, hatreds, nationalism,
and theories of racial superiority. The schools are the one place where you
can begin to foster a sense of working together. What would a child have to
gain by copying for an examination in a mastery arrangement? absolutely
nothing! The purpose of the exam is not to reward or to punish, but to help
young people assess their personal progress. There shouldn’ t be any
stultifying group examinations or comparison of results. These would be
replaced by a healthy atmosphere of cooperation and helping. If this same
quality were transferred to your governments, you would end most of the
petty squabbles and power plays that create wars and bitter hatreds.
Teachers can do a great deal toward basing education on knowledge rather
than the competitive acquisitions mentality that currently exists.”
“How?” I asked. I wanted her to be specific.
“They can get the external-reward, money-oriented business philosophy
out of education. Students confronted with a rigid, authoritarian teacher will
perform only in the presence of that authoritarian figure. As is true in
business, when the authoritarian teacher leaves the room, students abandon
the pretense. If those authoritarian teachers, who take so much pride in theirwell-disciplined classrooms, could only look at their classrooms when they
are not there, they would soon see the results of their rigidity. The fact is
that when formal schooling is complete, the teachers are permanently out of
the room. Students who have been exposed to them for long periods of time
dally for the rest of their lives. They soon despise all learning activities
because they are associated with rigid authoritarian thinking. T eachers in a
reality-only system of mastery learning are educating young people to
become their own teachers. The presence of the authority figure in the room
has nothing to do with the individual pursuit of knowledge and excellence.
I’ve noticed here that in colleges and institutions of higher education the
students actually buy their knowledge points with money. Those who stay
with it and purchase more credits receive the highest external educational
rewards. Y et your world is populated with Ph.D.s and many others who
have purchased considerable knowledge credits and can’ t even write a clear
thought, much less get a job. The only jobs they seem to want are those that
provide them with institutional credibility for helping others purchase more
external knowledge points.”
“Do you have any final thoughts on how we can make our educational
systems more ef fective?” I asked, indicating that we were drawing to a
close on this subject.
“It’s simply a matter of becoming more reality based. Knowledge is
internal. Acquisitions are external. Y ou say you’re concerned about
knowledge and the inner person, yet all your educational ener gy is
channeled to externals such as grades, test scores, diplomas, degrees, and
titles. Educating for knowledge, which your reality permits so nicely, is
missing because your educators are thinking incorrectly about ends, as
opposed to putting your ener gy into means,  which reflect a world of unique
individuals all of whom deserve specialized education. Y our children can
emer ge from their educational experiences excited about the prospects of
being knowledgeable for the pure joy it brings, as well as the limitless
opportunities available to a person of knowledge. But too often they emer ge
from the educational maze like one of the flock, looking, thinking, and
bleating just like everyone else,” she said, and stopped right there.
I never grew weary talking with Eykis. She had deliberately minimized
references to Uranus during our three conversations because her gifts were
not to be a comparison of our two worlds but a legacy for all of us on Earth
from someone who viewed us through special eyes. She had conveyed tome what Uranus was like. She had been surprised at the “unreal,” or, as she
called it, “incorrect” thinking she had found in her initial observations of us.
Like any realist she had internalized what she noted and accepted us as we
are. Y et she knew how to slice through what “we are” when it masked what
we “could become.” As she had said to me several times, “On Uranus we
are trapped by our reality, but your potential for magnificence as a whole
planet of free thinkers is almost unimaginable.” It was in this context that
she of fered her gifts. She didn’ t want to create a wordy document. Instead,
she was giving us wonderfully honest and sensible briefings, and I was
content now to become another character for Eykis to inform in her own
peerless style.
“I represent the practice of medicine,” I said. “What have you noticed
about my profession in your visit here?”
“I’m really quite surprised at your planet’ s perceptions of health. A
philosophy of sickness rather than wellness seems to run through the
general population as well as the medical community,” she said.
“What do you mean by sickness philosophy?” I asked her.
“I am accustomed to a very dif ferent approach to medicine. On Uranus
the patient pays his doctor a monthly retainer to keep him healthy. If he
becomes ill, payments stop until the doctor gets him well. On Earth, people
expect to get sick. They program themselves to anticipate getting worse.
Those who think ‘sick’ come to believe they can’ t get healthy again without
medical treatment and drugs. This, once again, is incorrect thinking, and it
manifests itself particularly in the way you view your bodies and in your
expectations for being healthy.
“Your health is directly related to how you use your minds. Those of you
who think positively about yourselves have positive expectations all
through life. This includes your expectations for wellness. I’ve noticed
people saying things like ‘I feel a cold coming on. It will probably get
worse and be in my chest tomorrow. I expect I’ll have a fever soon and have
to take a few days of f from work this week.’ And sure enough, these people
create a self-fulfilling sickness prophecy. I’ve further noticed that when
people expect to get worse, they seldom disappoint themselves,” she said.
“So you feel that if people were taught to think dif ferently, that is
correctly, as you put it, that they wouldn’ t be af flicted with colds and other
minor ailments?” I asked.“Precisely. I’ve seen positive thinking represented on Earth. Those
people who don’ t focus on their ailments, who actually expect a minor cold
or flu symptom to improve rather than get worse, who don’ t complain to
others, are much less susceptible to these maladies. Y ou are lucky here on
Earth. Health is, for the most part, a choice. Y ou can choose to be healthy,
but few of you do it,” she added.
“But what do you mean by choice? ” I asked. “Surely you don’ t think
people choose all their illnesses?”
“Yes, I do, with inherited debilities being the only exceptions, and even
the extent to which these ‘unchosen af flictions’ immobilize a patient is
directly related to attitudes and choices. Look, let me turn it around and ask
you, the doctor, a question. Is there anything you would trade for your good
health?”
“Nothing. W ithout good health one would die,” I responded.
“So you see, it is the single most important facet of your personal life,
correct?” she asked.
“Certainly. Nothing is more important to an individual than good health. I
think everyone here would agree with that, since ultimately an absence of
health means an end to life,” I answered.
“Then would you please explain to me why so few of you think and
behave in ways that are healthy if health is at the top of your list of personal
priorities? This kind of unhealthy thinking is really a mystery to me.”
“I’m not sure I know what you mean by unhealthy thinking,” I said.
“Attitudes toward sickness and health,” she snapped back. “Y ou consume
things that anyone can see are poison in countless quantities. T obacco,
alcohol, fatty foods, preservatives, drugs—you seem to treat your bodies as
if you didn’ t know that these self-defeating attitudes which lead to self-
destructive behaviors are harmful. Y et you know they are. Y ou print
warnings on your packages, and people still consume these poisons. It’ s all
a choice,” she said.
“Do you think this is another reflection of our wrong thinking?” I asked.
“Of course it is. Y ou’ve trained yourselves to think in sick ways, and
you’ve also trained yourselves to fulfill this sickness thinking in the ways
you live. But it goes far beyond poor body habits and thinking sick. It has to
do with how you approach this


2. TOmcll, G., and Nordcn.strOm, 8.: Unpublished data, 1962.
Artificial tumour in dog lung Ill XII.
Biologically closed
electric circuits (BCEC)
When an electrolyte is brought in contact with a metal,
an electric double layer will develop at their inter
face (26, 27). This interaction can be regarded as a
structuring process, usually in a zone no thicker than a
few A. This restricted spatial extension of the electric
double layer and of its surrounding diffuse layer,
indicates that further explanation is required for the
uneven distribution of material sometimes seen radio
graphically (Fig. XII: 1) within one to two millimetres
adjacent to metallic fiXAtion devices in tissue. Corro
sion is one factor to consider. Associated events are
always connected with electric transports over closed
circuits between relAtively anodic and cathodic sites.
In tissue, such mechanisms should involve electric
transports over the metal and conducting tissue chan
nels and also include at least one anodic and one
cathodic site of reaction. Multiple reaction sites of
different kinds and their corresponding conducting
channels will be seen shordy in a variety of combina
tions.
Corrosion of metallic devices in vivo will be de
scribed in this chapter as a radiographically detectable
expression of closed electric circuits. A preliminary
description will be offered of a dynamic interaction
between tissue and metal during corrosion in vivo. A
description will then follow of a mechanism in tissue
112 Biologicall y closed electric circuits which appears to be of importance for understanding
the development of normal and pathologic structures
in tissue. The mechanism takes plAce over what will be
called biologically closed electric circuits (BCEC).
A. Corrosion in vivo
Corrosion is often encountered in vivo around metallic
surgical implants. Often misinterpreted radiologicall y,
the process is called "bone resorption" because the
implant appears as if it were resting in a bony cavity
containing a narrow (1-3 mm) space between the·im·
plAnt and a radiopaque line seemingly defming a cavi
tary wall (Fig. Xll: 1).
The differential diagnosis between a real cavity in
bone surrounding a loose implant and corrosion
around a well-fiXed implant is a very important clinical
problem which has been largely ignored. A discussion
of some of these problems at current levels of under
standing has been presented by Frank and Ziner (18).
The electrochemical stability of a metal is given by
its normal potential, related to the standard normal
hydrogen electrode (NHE). The normal potentials of Table XII: I. Nomo4/ potrnliols of nuta/J and nutal-blood
pountia/s in rtlariOII tc tlbmtalloydrogm <ltctrod• (NHE)
MtuYMflal ion RaU,. po<mtial
srandud electrode........ ).blood
potmtial iotufKC
M<ul (V, NRE) (V, NHE)
Mg -2.315 -1.3«)
AI -1.670 -0.750
Cd -o.402 -0.050
Cu +0.346 +0.025
Ni -0.230 +0.029
Au + 1.410 +0.120
PI + l.blO +0.125
some metal-metal ion combinations and some metal
blood potentials ar< shown in Table XII: I (68).
Corrosion of a metal implant means that an electro
chemical interaction with electrolyu:s in 1hc surround
ing tissue partially destroys the meta.l. Redox reactions
take place, in which oxidation means delivery of elec
trons to the met:al and reduction mean~ acceptance of
dect.rons by the ti.ssue (rom the metal. The process of
corrosion requires an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte
and at least one closed circuit between anode and
cathode.
Different "inert" metallic prostheses contain local
differences in quality of the metal. Such local changes
in metal, for instance, can be created by a hammer
stroke during surgery, producing a local "injury po
tential" in the metal. The varying potentials of the
connected internal regions of a metallic prosthesis con
stitute its relativel! anodic and cathodic pans. Sur
rounding electrolytes complete the electric circuit.
Current will Oow dtrough such a galvanic "battery".
The anodic (negative) or "active" part of the metal is
tlac dvuul' u( ~h:t.:trun:i' am.l lx:\:vmc~ ~.:urnx.lcd (oxi
dized). The cathodic (positive) or "passive" (noble)
parts of the metal forrn the electron acceptor and is
the site of reduction. The cathodes do not corrode.
Chemical analyses of bone tissue close to metal im
plants have been performed by Ferguson, Laing and
Hodge (16), who found metal in the tissue in concen
trations significantly higher than expected, despite the
supposed ly "noncorrosive" character of the metallic
implant.
The dissolution of metal takes place at the anode:
e.g., Metal;::tMeUI12++2e-.
Metal ions will then either diffuse in the solution or
combine with hydroxyl ions as a precipitate :
Metal1• +20H-~Metal(OH)z.
The solubility of hydroxides of different metals var
ies with ionic concentrations and values of pH in the
tissue Ouid (Fig. XII: 2) (65). Fig. XII: I. "Uncomplicated corrosion" betw~n mewl and
bone, radiograprucally seen at the lateral aspeCt of a metal
l'fOStbetic implant in the rup. A radiopaque mttal deposit
lies panlleland 1-2 mm Ia toni to the $haft of the prosthesis
(:>lack arrows). The deposit appcan farthest from the bone
q>posite a sliahtly irregular dent (whitt &JTOW1). The dis·
tan<l< between th< surface of the mtllll and tht motallic de
posit in the bone is greatest in this region. Note that no
"Une" is present opposite the distal part of the prosthesis.
Corrosion requires a complete electric circuit. The cor·
roded part of tho metal (under the metal dtposit) constitutes
tbe anode, the noncorroded part the cathodt. Tissue electro
lytes repre#nt the uextemal'' ionic part of aheeltctri c cir·
cuit, lht mtlJil between the anode and cathode tht tlecrronic
·~ntunal" port of tbt circuit.
Wbcn rnistivicy of the "exteroal"" condutti•g medium is
bagb, CO<roS>OO will usually be c:nhaDO<d close to the tnnsJ·
llOn zon< between the anodic and c:athodic por:s of the met·
al. So-called general corrosion takes pla<l< 01 multiple micro·
s.""Opic anodic and cathodic sitos, which oven change thtir po
larity in time. This effect will abo lead to oorrosion over a
macroscopic surface.
Biologically closed electric circuits 113....
~~~
Hydroxide
Pf'tCipitates
0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~ 11 12 13 M
pH---
Fig. XII: 2. Solubilities of some metal hydroxides at differ
ent vaJues of pH and ionic concentrations.
Tissue pH does vary to some extent, within physio
logical limits. For instance, arterial plasma is slightly
more alkaline than arterial whole blood during phys
ical exercise. When acid-base equilibrium is acutely
disturbed, pH may fluctuate, during short periods,
between 6.8 and 7.8 (18). Corrosion-dissolved metal in
tissue is partly engulfed by histiocytes, macrophages
and leukocytes and is eventually transported away or
encapsulated in fibrous tissue. Metal ions may also be
resorbed and produce general or local toxic effects.
Local accumulation of metal precipitates is also con
sidered to lead to aseptic necrosis (18).
Oxygen around the cathode is reduced, as follows:
'h02+H20+2e-~20H-.
The above explanation for in vivo corrosion is gener
ally accepted, but in the author's opinion, incomplete
in rwo respects: the sites of the driving force of the
reaction and the transport channels.
It is likely that corrosion often originates from the
differences berween relatively anodic and cathodic
parts of an implant, an internal phenomenon usually
found in such devices


fibroblast, n. Anal. A cellular structure in ronnec· In the lung the mass is characteris ti·
tive tissues. cally peripheral, weU circumscribed
fibroUposarcoma, n. Med. A malignant neoplasm of con- and slightly lobulated.
nec1ivc tissue origin containing fi- hemicrania, n. Med. Migraine headache.
brous and fatty elements. heparin, n. Chem. An anticoagu lant, mucopoly-
fibrosis, n. Mtd. Scar tissue. saccharide acid which occurs in var-
flumoscop)', n. Radio/. Continuous radiologic imag- ious tissues but is most abundant in
ing on a fluorescent screen. When the liver.
two pe.rpendicular x-ray beams are hepatic, adj. Anal. Referring to the liver.
employed, fluoroscopy is referred hilum, n. A nat. That part of an organ in which
to as biplane. -jlum'oscopic, adj. the channels to it enter. Usually
fundus, n. A nat. The part opposite the aperture used in reference to the lung, kid·
of a hollow organ. ney or spleen.-hilar, adj.
galwnic, adj. Efec. Pertaining to direct electric histamine, n. Chem. A potent capillary dilator
current. found in many tissues.
gangrene, n. Med. Extensive necrosis of tissue. hiJtioo•te, n. Mtd. Phagocytic interstitial cell.
Dry gangrene follows occlusion of hiJtochemimy, n. Chem. The cytologic srudy of bio-
the artery supplying a tissue. chemical substances. -histochmu~-
gastric, adj. Anat. Pe-rtaining to the stomach. cal, adj.
Gibbs free energ;•, n. Phys. An important thermodynamic hiJtology, n. Ana.c. Anatomy of lissue, particularly
concept defined for a chemical reac· minute structure as revealed by mi·
tion G=H-TS, where H=enthalpy, croscopic analysis. -histologic, adj.
T•tempcrature (K) and S=en· homrostaJis, n. Bioi. A tendency to uniformity and
tropy. stability in an organism, resulting
glucagon, n. Chern. A pancreatic polypeptide from biologic adjustments to
which acts on the liver to inc-rease changes in the environment.
the concentration of glucose in the h)•alin, n. Mtd. A translucent dystrophic pro-
blood. tein.
gram-ntgattve, c:dj. Mtd. Losing stain in Gram's method hyaline, adj. Med. Transparent or nearly transpar·
of prepa.ration of bacteria for micro- ent; glassy.-hyalini::.atiOtl, n.
scopic analysis. hydrnm, n. Chem. Hydrogen ion.
granulatUm Med. Vascularized connective tissue hydro/a$<, n, Chern. Hydrolytic enzyme.
tissue, n. formed early in the course of wound hydrolysis, n, Chern. Chemical splitting causc:d by
healing, incorporation of water, which also
granulocyte, n. Med. A cell containing granules, es· splits. -hydrolytic, adj.
pcciaUy a leukocyte. hydropenic, adj. Phys. Deficient in content of water.
granuloma, n. Med. A mass of connective tissue hydr(Jphilic, adj. Phys. Readily adsorbing water.
formc:d as part of a healing process, hydroph(Jbic, adj. Phys. Rejecting the adsorption of
e.g., in tuberculosis. water.
guide wirt, n. Radio/. A met.aJ wire temporaril y hydropic, adj. Ph)'S. Excessive in content of water.
placed inside ••· angiographic cath· h)•drostatic, adj. Phys. Pertaining to a liquid in a state
eter, used to assist in guiding the of equilibrium.
catheter into specific vessels. hypernephroma, n. Med. Carcinoma of the kidney.
haem, n. Cltem. The insoluble, nonprotein, hypoxia, n. Med. Low oxygen content.-hy·
ferroprotoporphyrin constituen t of poxic, adj.
haemoglobin. imagt intensifier, n. Radio/. Electroni c device which am·
haemotocn't, n. Mtd. The ratio of the volume of red pHfies a fluoroscopic image approxi·
cells to the total volume of a sample mately 4000 times and permitS im·
of blood. mediate viewing of the image with·
haematoma, n. Med. An abnormal collection of ex· out needing to darken the fluoro-
travascular blood. scopic room.
haematin, n. Chem. The insoluble, nonprotein, implant M ed. I. v. To insert a material into
iron.-containing constituent of hae· the body. 2. n. Material insertc:d
moglobin. The iron has been oxi- into the body.
di1.ed to the ferric state. inert, adj. f>lrys. Without active properties.
haemin, n. Chnn. The cryslaJUne chloride form inferim, odj. Anal. Lower; situated or directed t:M:·
of haematin. low.
lulmwg/obin,n. Chem. The oxygen-carrying rc:d pig· injeri()t' vena cava, n. A nat. The large vein into which ve·
ment in red blood cells. nous blood from the lower extrem-
hatm()ptysis, n. Med. Expectoration of blood from ities, pelvis and abdomen flows; it
the lun~. empties into the right atrium of the
hatmostat, n. Med. A surgical inStrument for heart.
clamping a vessel so that blood flow •infiltrared Radio/. Coarse radiating structures
is arrested. srrands, n. pl. in relation to a pulmonary mass in
26-8US86 N"'- Glossary 343 emphysematous or fibrotic lung. kukocyte, n. Anal. White blood corpuscle. The
The shapea and directions of the most mobile cells of defense, leuko-
structures are at least partly deter· cytes exit from the blood stream to
mined by the local extension of em· help initiate healing a.t sites of in·
physema or fibrosis. See also lame/- jury or abnormali ty. The VICC ap-
/ae. pear to be part of the mechanism of
injuo• potencial, n. Eltc. A specific demand pott.ncial this process.
based on dominating catabolic lib· lingula, n. Anat. The anterior and inferior part
eration of energy for exchange of of the left upper lobe of the lung, so
ions and transformation of material named because of irs resemblance
within BCEC in the process of heal- to the shape of a tongue.
ing. lipiodol, n. Radio/. An iodized oil used as an
in silu. L. In its original or natural position. opaque contrast medium.
intercostal, adj. Anat. Between ribs. Uqutfacrion, n. Bioi. To change into liquid.
inurstitial, adj. A nat. In general, pertaining to or sit· liquid junction Elec. Potential differenoc in a liquid
uated in the interstices of a tissue, potential, n. arising from differences in speed of
i.e., extraccllu lar.ln the lung, per· diffusion of ions.
taining to or situated in the com· lumen, n. (lumina, A nat. The channel ox passage-way of
partment of loose connective tissues pl.) a tube.
which contains the conducting air-lymp/uJtic channels Anat. The network of thin-walled
ways, blood vessels, lymphatics and or vessels, n. pl. channels through which excess ex·
nerves, and which does not ex· tracellular fluid and proteins arc re·
change gas. moved from most s.itcs of the body
intima, n. A"ot. The inne-rmost lining of a and returned as lymph to reenter
blood vessel.-intimal, adj. the circulating plasma of blood.
in vitro L. In glass; not in living organism. Cancers commonly spread through
in vivo L. In a Hving organism. lymphatic channels... wnar, n. Elec. Collection of ions. nXL!>. Unit: lymphocyce, n. Anat. A type ofwhit.e blood cell in-
ion. Symbol 6. valved in immune reactions.
iontoplwresis, n. A1ed. Therapeutic introducti on into lymphoedema, n. Med. Swelling of a ti.ssue by excess
the body of ions of soluble salts, by lymph.
means of electric current. -ionto-- lymphoma, n. Med. A cancer of the lymphatic sys-
phoretic, adj. tern, usually


 un-
known  to you.  If you  would  be sincere  in asking  for every-
thing  else  but  the Perfection  of Life,  to be taken  out  of
your  feeling  world,  you  would  prepare  yourself  for This
Blessing.  This  is not just  so many  Words!  It is a Substance
of Life,  charged  into  your  feeling  world.  Since  so much  has
been  accomplished—I  cannot  take  the time  to even  intimate
to you  all that  has been  accomplished,  but sufficient  I think 356 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
has been  said,  to give  you  some  idea  and  to make  your
Hearts  rejoice  forever—you  who  are sincere;  that  it was
your  Privilege  to be present  at an Out-pouring  of This
Kind.
Because  a thing  is invisible,  Beloved  Students,  does  not
mean  that  it is not tangible.  My Presence  is invisible  to you;
but I am VERY  TANGIBLE  and  My Currents  of Energy
are VERY  TANGIBLE.  Therefore,  as you  feel This  Glow
in your  feeling  world,  try to understand  what  It means  and
the uplift  which  It brings  into  your  feeling!
Shall  I say something  to you  which  reveals  the mathe-
matical  precision  of This  Activity,  which  you  will  perhaps
appreciate ? In twenty  minutes,  the vibratory  action  of your
bodies  has  been  lifted  twenty  percent  more,  than  it was
twenty  minutes  ago.  This  you  do not  understand  out-
wardly;  but  to Us, it is VERY  TANGIBLE.  I ask you  to
qualify  all that  is done  to be eternally  sustained  within  you;
because  We  are here  for Definite  Action.  We  are here  for
Definite  Results  in your  Life  and  This  is to be sustained.  We
have  for almost  nine  months,  watched  for the opportunity
where  We  could  begin  to render  This  Service  for the  "I
AM"  Students.
You have  read  of Bob,  Rex,  Nada,  Pearl  and  the Mes-
sengers,  who  came  to Me in India  and  in the Cave  of Light,
described  in the last  chapter  of the Magic  Presence.  That
was all very  Real,  Beloved  Students.  Far  more  Real  than
you yet comprehend;  but as you  read  and  contemplate  that
chapter,  steadily  and  surely,  there  will  come  the Full  Import DISCOURSE  XXIII  357
into your  outer  consciousness  thru  your  feeling  world,  of
just what  It means.
Today,  you  are living  in a world  charged  with  human
discord  and  mankind  must  have  more  than  ordinary  pro-
tection;  and  also  the students  who  want  to go forth  to Vic-
tory.  Therefore,  This  Assistance  is being  given,  Beloved
Ones;  and  I trust  that  every  one  of you  can  comprehend
and feel  the Truth  of Those  Words!  If you  can,  then  We
will be able  to render  Greater  and  Greater  continued  Serv-
ice.
Do you  think,  Beloved  Ones,  that  the Messengers  would
come  and  come,  again  and  again  into  your  midst;  and  We
would  pour  forth  the Radiation,  which  is released  in These
Classes,  if We  had  not some  Definite  Purpose  for it? To
be a temporary  thing  would  be well;  but  in the ultimate,
it would  be comparatively  useless.  Therefore,  ALL  THAT
WE DO  HAS  A PERMANENT  SUSTAINING  ACTIV-
ITY;  AND  NO  ONE  CAN  RELAX  OR  SLIP  BACK
FROM  THIS  WHICH  WE  BRING  TO  YOU.
Beloved  Ones  of Seattle,  the  difference  between  your
Inner  vibratory  action  now  and  one  year  ago,  is remark-
able.  If I were  to tell you  exactly,  you  would  scarcely  believe
Me. You  do not see yet the Out-picturing  of That,  as per-
haps  many  of you  would  like  to, but I know  It is there!  I
know  the Inner  Achievement  is there!  I know  the clearing
away  of conditions  which  is releasing  you  into  your  Free-
dom  is acting!
Depending  upon  the acceptance  in your  feeling  and  con-358 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
sciousness,  that  all and  more  than  We  have  intimated  is
being  done,  do you  have  the Release  of the Courage  and
Strength  you  require.  Thru  your  acceptance  of It, will  It
hold  you  sustained,  until  you  see the Greater  and  Greater
Out-picturing  of all that  must  necessarily  come  forth,  from
within  out.  All mankind  thru  long  centuries,  have  been
bringing  things  from  without  in; and  as you know,  largely
the things  they  did not want.  Now  in reversing  the process,
you are bringing  forth  the Perfection  of Life  from  within,
instead  of human  conditions  from  outside.
I urge  you  and  repeat  it again,  Beloved  Ones,  since  you
have  done  this  for centuries,  remember  how  alert  must  be
the guard.  Do not for one  moment  give  Power  any  longer
to outside  things,  persons,  places  or conditions!  If you  con-
tinue  to do so, We cannot  help  you;  but in a limited  man-
ner; but if you  will  dismiss  them  and  know,  since  you  have
observed  This  Chart,  that  your  Presence  is the Governing
Intelligence,  all discord  must  dissolve.  With  your  attention
to It, all human  qualities  and  conditions  must  dissolve  and
disappear!  Then,  you  will  have  acted  in the best  manner
possible,  for Us to give  you  the Full  Assistance  We  would
like to; but if there  is doubt  or questioning  in your  mind,
you will  constantly  requalify  the energy;  until  you  will  only
have  the partial  result  of all We would  like  to give.
Surely,  you  who  have  known  the  Messengers  during
these  years,  have  come  to know  definitely  they  are honest
and sincere;  and  THE  TRUTH  WHICH  THEY  HAVE
GIVEN  FORTH  IS FROM  US DIRECT!  Now  these  are DISCOURSE  XXIII  359
important  points.  If there  are those  who  are here  for the
first time,  you  must  understand,  that  all things  which  stir
up in mankind—intense  fear  or whatever  the discordant
condition  is, are depriving  the people  thru  listening  to what
disturbs  them;  and  holding  them  in their  binding  limita-
tion.
You who  have  THIS  OPPORTUNITY,  need  no longer
go on in any  kind  of limitation,  in any  distress  in your
physical  body,  after  this  which  has been  done  for you  here!
You can  have  the sensitiveness  in your  feeling  world,  by
which  your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  can  direct  you  mag-
nificently—accurately.  Do not  jump  at conclusions!  Wait
the assurance  of Its Direction!  Then  as you  keep  trying  this
out, you  will  find  you  can move  just  from  one  point  to the
other;  with  a definite  mathematical  precision  which  will
delight  you.  IT WILL  CAUSE  YOU  TO REALIZE,  YOU
HAVE


 decreased. This finding was
confirmed in a 2008 paper, which reported that moderate hype rventilation
caused a significant increase in EEG seizure duration compared to normalventilation.41 In 1993, scientists examined 19 patients with complex-partial
seizures, reporting that hyperventilation triggered a “marked activation” of
the epileptic focus—the area of the brain from which the seizure
originates.42
There have been attempts to determine whether the degree of
hypocapnia correlates with an increased frequency of petit mal or absence
seizures and if there is a critical concentration of CO2 at which these
seizures are reliably induced.43 In a 1996 study, scientists monitored 12
children who had newly diagnosed absence epilepsy. EEG readings and
percentage of CO 2 in expir ed air were recorded during quiet respiration and
hyperventilation. These readings were taken while the children breathed
four dif ferent gas mixtures:
1. Room air
2. 100% oxygen
3. Room air with 4% CO 2
4. A gas containing 4% CO 2 and 96% oxygen
When the children were breathing quietly, a reduction in EEG spikes
was seen when the breathing gas contained extra CO2 (3 and 4), but a
higher concentration of oxyge n in inspired air (2) caused no changes.
Seizures were triggered in eight of the children with each trial of
hyperventilation, but the level of CO2 that induced seizures was found to
differ among the children. The study concluded that it would be helpful to
discover whethe r sensitivity to blood CO2 could help predict the likely
response to antiepileptic drugs, and that more research was needed into the
possible use of CO 2 for the remission of seizures.
A study from 2001 examined patients who suffered nonepileptic
seizures, 41% having coexistin g epilepsy and found the most frequent
features of nonepileptic seizures included fear, anxiety, and
hyperventilation.44 Another paper found that typical absence (brief,
generalized) seizures are “easily precipitated by hyperventilation” in
approximately 90% of untreated  patients. Similarly, a study of children who
had epilepsy with myoclonic absences concluded that the seizures were
easily provoked by hyperventilation.45 This finding was repeated in a 2009
study, which observed myoclonic absence seizures in three patients whichwere triggered by hyperventilation.45 Researchers concluded that
“hyperventilation is most effective in activation of generalized absence
seizures during routine EEG studies.”46 Researc h from 2011 repeated the
finding that hyperventilation is an effective way to activate epileptic
seizures in patients with epilepsy.47 In a study of children aged between 3
and 11 years, hyperventilation induced seizures in all patients.48 It’s worth
noting that around 10% of seizures in children with epilepsy are absence
seizures, otherwise called petit mal seizures.49 These seizures have a
significant impact on quality of life.50
CO2 has long been recognized for its anticonvulsant properties.51 In
2007, the science news website Science 2.0  reported research that presented
CO2 as a “new—and completely free—way to prevent fever -related
epileptic seizures” in small children.52 Scientists believed that CO2-
enriched air could be used to stop seizures. The research showed that fever -
related seizures, which are common in children under the age of five, could
be safely suppressed within 20 seconds simply by adding 5% CO2 to
inhaled air. Experimental research indicates that these childhood seizures
may increase the risk of epilepsy developing later in life.
The study suggested that CO2 therapy could also be effective in
stopping other types of epileptic seizure.52 This theory was tested in 2011
research when scientists set out to discover whether inhaling 5% CO2
would stop seizures in epilepsy patients.53 A pilot study of seven people
demonstrated a “rapid termination of electrographic seizures” even though
the 5% CO2 was applied after the seizure had begun. The researchers
concluded that inhaled CO2 could be used for acute treatment of epileptic
seizures.53
A follow -on review of this study stated that the research demonstrated
the “feasibility”  of hypercapnia as a clinical treatment.51 While more work
is needed to ensure safety and efficacy—for instance, it is important that
hypercapnia does not progress to acidosis during a prolonged seizure—the
review suggests  that this is a worthwhile avenue, concluding, “Carbon
dioxide inhalation could prove to be an easy and inexpensive intervention
for acute seizures in the hospital, and possibly in the home as well.”A further study from 2014 soug ht to discover whether inhaling 5% CO2
could suppress hyperventilatio n-induced absence seizures and irregular
electrical discha rges in the brain known as “spike and wave dischar ges.”54
Researchers concluded that treatment with CO2 may help treat these
seizures. A 2019 clinical review reiterated earlier findings, stating that the
“spike and wave” neuronal dischar ge typical of absence seizures is
triggered by voluntary hyperven tilation in more than 90% of patients with
absence epilepsy. The paper describes the use of hyperventilation to quickly
diagnose patien ts with absence epilepsy as “commonplace.” While
scientists are still unclear whether a single mechanism exists to prompt
absence seizure s, the review suggests that the changes in blood pH
(alkalosis) brought on by hyperventilation may contribute.55
In the 2014 study, 12 participants who had hyperventilation-induced
absence seizures  were examined while breathing either room air, 5% CO2,
or 100%  oxygen. Compared to hyperventilation in normal room air, the 5%
CO2 decreased the frequency and duration of seizures after hyperven tilation
and reduced the number of “spike and wave” dischar ges. This pilot study
added yet more clear evidence that hypercapnia could provide a way to treat
hyperventilation-related seizures.54
COMORBID HEAL TH PROBLEMS IN EPILEPSY
The Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine  published a paper in
2015 that suggested that epilepsy encompasses more than spontaneous
recurrent seizures and should be classified as a “spectrum disorder.”7 For
many epileptics and their families, what causes the greatest impact are the
many conditions that exist alongside the primary symptoms. Comorbid
conditions can include psychiatric and behavioral disorders like anxiety,
depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ), learning
disabilities, intellectual disability, and autism.
Traditionally these comorbidities were thought to be secondary to
uncontrolled seizures and adverse reactions to medication. However, they
are now acknowledged as integral to epilepsy. In some cases, the comorbid
conditions predate the seizures and can be attributed to an underlying
disorder of neuronal networks.56 A 2007 study states that even a singleseizure can cause modifications to receptor expression and distribution,
altering neurodevelopment—the  growth of neurological pathways in the
brain that influence things like intellectual functioning, reading ability,
memory, focus, and social skills—leading to cognitive and behavioral
changes.57
The most common psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy is depression.
This is interesting because depression is linked with dysfunction in the
hippocampus and limbic structures of the brain, areas of the brain that are
both frequently involved in epileptic circuits. The connection between
depression and epilepsy is bidirectional. People with epilepsy are more
likely to develop depression, and those epileptics with depression more
commonly suffer refractory seizures, seizures that are uncontrolled or
difficult to treat.58
It can be difficult to achieve a clinical diagnosis of anxiety in patients
with epilepsy, but the unpredictable nature of the disease and the fear of
seizures often leads to some level of anxiety. Approximately 30% of adults
with epilepsy have depression and 10% have bipolar disorder.58 Both these
disorders are related to increa sed risk of suicide. The same  is true in
children, but symptoms are harder to identify here. Research has
demonstrated that children with newly diagnosed epilepsy are around three
times more likely to also have a mood disorder.
Physical health problems also affect many people with epilepsy. The
Centers for Disease Contr ol and Prevention National Health Interview
Survey  found that adults with epilepsy were more likely to also have
cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, inflammation, obesity, diabetes,
and other conditions, including arthritis, pain in the upper or lower spine,
and severe headaches.59 Epileptics also have a higher incidence of sexual
dysfunction,37 early mortality, and sudden unexplained death.60
Another concern for people with epilepsy is the impact of seizure
medication on bone health. Epileptics are more prone to fractures due to
decreased bone mineral density.61 The antiseizure medications
carbamazepine, phenytoin, and phenobarbital cause a decrease in bone
mineral density by triggering release of the CYP450 enzyme, but non-
enzyme-inducing AEDs are also linked to altered bone health.61 We lookedat the link between bone mine ral loss and breathing pattern disorders in
Chapter


 International Society for Cancer Research.  His
statement in The Medical Record  for March, 1922 reads as follows: -
"Cancer is rooted in every drop of blood  in the body, and we may as well expect to stop
the growing of apples by picking them off the trees... as to expect to destroy
malignancy in the human body by attacking the outward growth….. For depend on it,
every cell of the body is affected, and has been affected for a long period, prior to the
appearance of the local outcrop... In my view,  cancer is the outcome of prolonged
toxemia, and a vitiated (polluted) blood supply affecting the nervous system and the
efficiency of the endocrine glands, which explains the absence of healthy-metabolism
and the dire disturbance which we call cancer."
LYMPHATIC INVOLVEMENT IN CANCER
Without going into technical detail on this subject it is, nevertheless, important to show
the relationship of the lymphatic glands t o vaccinal cancer. The lymph vessels form a
fine network that interpenetrates the connective tissue and covers the entire body. The
continuity of these lymph vessels "is interrupted by interposed nodular aggregations of
lymph tissue which are known as  lymph glands." (Textbook of Anatomy —
Cunningham) One of the functions of the lymph glands is to filter the poisons from
circulation before they reach the cells. When an excess of poison is generated in the
body or is introduced from the outside as in vaccination, the lymph glands become
enlarged in an effort to collect and hold in abeyance, the accumulation of poison. In the
case of blood poisoning or a bite of a poison insect a lump usually forms under the arm
or in the groin, to meet the emergency, but disappears again when the condition has
healed. In the case of the continued intake of poison such as tobacco, coffee, drugs, etc.,
the glands most effected keep enlarging to accommodate the inflow of poison. A
protective coating of tissue is formed around the gland to protect the body from
collected poisons. It is this wonderful defense mechanism that the body provides against the ignorance and willfulness of the individual, that the doctors attack as an enemy. They
call it a wild growth of tissue  — a cancer or tumor. To cut or burn (as with radium, X-
ray or surgery) this bulwark of protection is to add insult to injury and allow the  self-
generated poisons to flow unchecked through the body and do serious damage to the
vital organs, tissues and glands.
Dr. J. Morrison, former Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology in the Medical
Department of the National University at Washington, D. C., had ample opportunity to
observe the lymphatic involvement in cancer and other diseases during his many years
as a specialist in nervous and chronic diseases. He was formerly a member of the
Medical Council and Examiner in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, (Ontaria,
Canada). Regarding cancer he said:
"Cancer can only attack the organs and tissues moderately or abundantly supplied by the
lymphatic circulation ... Therefore, cancer is a disease of the lymphatic system  "per Se"
in the same sense that tuberculosis is regarded as a disease of the lungs or respiratory
system."
Speaking of causes he had this to say: "Two well-known causes of this fatal malady are,
(1) nicotine (tobacco) poisoning and (2)  vaccination, which is certainly the most prolific
cause of both external and internal cance r... Vaccine virus poisons the lymphatic
system, impairs its function and lays the foundation for internal cancer, for which there
has hitherto been no (successful medical) treatment or relief."
In Ontario, Canada, vaccination is very, very seldom performed and it is not a mere
coincidence that cancer is exceedingly rare there. On the other hand, Massachusetts, in
the United States, is one of the nine backward states that defy the Constitution in forcing
vaccination upon school children The cancer rate is so high there, that there have been
established more cancer hospitals per population than in other states not under
compulsory vaccination laws. However the multiplying of  medical hospitals has never
solved the cancer problems because their methods defy the laws of nature, ignore the
cause and purpose interfere with the orderly healing efforts of the body. As long as
continue to attempt to remove the cancer without of poison) so long will they meet with
failure or, at best, see the  temporary appearance  of success. Some of the patients may
survive the medical treatments and have no return of the cancer, so far as outward
symptoms are concerned, and yet the interference with the protective efforts of the
lymphatic system may release the poisons into the blood and cause heart trouble or some
other chronic disease.
Some of the most observant doctors have recognized the hazards of cutting or tampering
with a growth on the body.  Dr. Leo Loeb, of the University of Pennsylvania, sometimes
referred to as "the father of cancer research in America", said that he learned early in his
cancer practice that " merely drawing a silken thread through a benign, slowly-
developing tumor would transform it into a malignant, rapidly developing one," and that
cutting with a knife had the same effect.In spite of this knowledge among the best qualified authorities, the cutting and burning
is continued (with X-ray, radium and surgery) — no doubt because it is so profitable.
The latest cancer propaganda urges the women to do some self-diagnosing and hunt for
lumps on the breasts. These lumps are nothing but overworked lymphatic glands and
since most people are toxic they will find some that will feel tender. The medical advice
is that they should rush to the nearest hospital and have them operated on, but the advice
of common sense and sound reasoning is to leave them alone and do some internal
housecleaning in the form of fasting and proper diet.
DOES DIET HA VE ANY EFFECT ON CANCER?
The American Cancer Society, in a circular entitled FACTS AND FALLACIES ABOUT
CANCER says: "Cancer is not caused or cured by any known diet." Since most of the
statements in that leaflet are false, this one is not to be taken seriously either. Abundant
evidence to the contrary proves this claim to be without foundation in fact.
Dr. Willard Parker,  who for 30 years  held the chair of surgery at Columbia University
Medical School was quoted as saying:
"Luxurious living, and particularly excess in animal food, increases the waste products
of the body, which if retained in the system have a tendency to produce abnormal
growths... Cancer is to a great degree one of the final results of a long continued
course of error in diet, and a strict dietetic regimen is, therefore, a chief factor in the
treatment — preventive and curative."
Another authoritative voice to be heard on this subject is that of  Dr. Horace Packard  who
in an address to the Homeopathic Surgical and Gynecological Society of Chicago in
1915 said:
"Some critical examination of the habits of life of civilized, cancer-plagued people, in
comparison with the habits of primitive, cancer-free people, shows that the main
difference between them is in a dietary poor in mineral salts among the cancer plagued
and a dietary rich in mineral salts among the cancer-free people, the most logical and
rational course is to adopt this as a keynote to cancer treatment."
Mineral salt, needless to say, does not mean common table salt (sodium chloride) which
is a poison irritant in itself, and excessive use of which can cause death in a few hours.
The foods high in  mineral salts are fresh vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, grains, sea
plants, etc.
This partly accounts for the remarkable recoveries of cancer patients who had been
given up as hopeless by the medical doctors but who went on a simple fast followed by a
grape diet or carrot juice diet at home. Many reports have been received of recovery
from cancer of the stomach  after a systematic raw carrot juice and vegetable diet but the
carrot juice had a negative effect on cancer of the liver. Many cases of external and
internal cancer have been reported cured as a result of a fast followed by a 30-day diet of
fresh (unsprayed) grapes. Some used crushed grape leaf poultices on the external cancer.Others have recovered on an extended fast including water but no food or juices. One
cancer patient did not respond to this or any other treatment. She had been under
medical care and had received the full course of X-ray, radium and surgery, before she
decided to go to a drugless sanitarium to try the fasting and diet regimen. Even fasting
cannot save the patient when cell degeneration has advanced to the point where a large
percentage of a vital organ has been destroyed. However, even these hopeless cases
experience an easy and more painless death by fasting, this is far superior to morphine or
other drugs.
HOW SHALL WE LEARN ABOUT FASTING?
Since fasting (the foundation of healing) is not taught in the schools, not even medical
schools, where healing should be taught, how shall we learn the correct technique of this
important healing measure. Few writers are sufficiently experienced in fasting to be
qualified to write on this subject, therefore there are only a very few dependable books
available that should be used as guides. As wonderful as the  fast is in eliminating pain,
and disease


ases andsymptoms. Ontheother hand, thesufferer may bekeenly aware of
distresses resulting from indigestion on practically a meal-to-meal basis.
Theilleffects ofwrong eating andimproper food combining arecommonly treated
with araftofdrugs, primarily antacid drugs such asTurns, Rolaids, bicarbonate ofsoda,
poisonous aluminium preparations, Milk of Magnesia and so on.
5.9.1 The Chemical Character of Digestion and the Rules It Decrees
Further along inthiscourse acomplete lesson isdevoted tofood combining. The
physiology ofdigestion recognizes thatdifferent foods present dissimilar digestive tasks.
Forinstance, protein foods require anacid medium fordigestion. Pepsin, theprotein di-
gestive enzyme, requires anacid gastric secretion, more specifically hydrochloric acid.Starchy foods, ontheother hand, require analkaline medium toenable theenzymes of
salivary amylase (ptyalin) toperform their digestive task. Below apHof4.0,starch di-
gestion istotally suspended. Pepsin will notbreak down proteins atapHhigher than
3.0.Thus starchy foods andprotein foods areincompatible indigestive chemistry.From
thisphysiological factoflifeemer gesthisfeeding rule: Donoteataprotein food anda
starchy food at the same meal.
There aremany foods thatdonotcombine with others. Itisthepractice ofmany to
eatoilsandsugars together.Sugars under gonodigestion inthestomach andmelons and
sweet fruits may stayinthestomach aslittle astenminutes orremain foraslong asthir-
tytoforty minutes. They areexpelled rather quickly andabsorbed very quickly from the
small intestine. Oils remain inthestomach forseveral hours forprocessing before being
forwarded tothesmall intestine forfurther elaboration. Ifeaten with fruits they hold up
the sugars and fermentation is very likely to occur, thus vitiating the meal.
5.9.2 Differing Digestive Times Dictate Selectivity in Food Combinations
Even different fruits have differing digestive tasks. The body readily digests acid
fruits anditalsoreadily digests sweet fruits. Butacids must firstbechanged andbecome
alkaline before absorption canoccur.This involves some delay inthestomach. Any de-
layinthestomach ofasweet fruit may dispose tofermentation. Thus, again, combining
foods improperly may vitiate digestion andcontribute tophysiological problems, imme-
diately and down the road, if unhealthful physiological practices continue.
Sweet fruits have their own digestive characteristics. Watermelon isperhaps the
fastest digested ofsweet fruits. Other melons arepassed through thestomach quickly,
too.Butbananas, grapes andapples may remain inthestomach fortwoorthree times as
long. Hence, ifbananas, apples orgrapes areeaten with melon, fermentation andupset
stomach may result.
5.9.3 Character of Food Determines Suitability in Diet
Humans areadapted toanarrow spectrum oftheworld’ sfoods, justasaremost other
animals. Our anatomy andphysiology arehighly specialized tohandle efficiently the
fruit foods oftheearth. Wehave developed limited capacities todigest oils, proteins and
starches. Butunder nocircumstances areweprimarily protein-eaters, starch-eaters or
oil-eaters.
Inasmuch assome 85% to90% ofourdietbydryweight isforthepurpose offueling
ourbody,itbehooves ustoeatprimarily foods thatmost efficiently furnish ourfuelre-
quirements. Inasmuch asfoods ofournatural adaptation furnish thisratio offuelvalues
relative toother necessary nutrient factors within their context, wecanmost healthfully
devote ourselves to a raw fruitarian regime.
Many,including agreat number ofHygienists, willobject totheall-fruit dietandcite
supposed dangers thatfruits areinadequate intheneeds oflife, especially proteins, es-
sential fatty acids, mineral salts andvitamins. Thus they advocate green leaves andother
vegetables, seeds andnuts andeven cheese. They condemn “the more isbetter school,”
yet tend to side with them in practice.
Close scrutiny ofourphysiological character decrees thatweeatsparingly ofnon-
fruit foods. Itiserroneous toassume thatthefruit dietisdeficient intheneeds oflife,as
will be demonstrated in other lessons.
5.10. Nutritional Miscellany
The body supposedly uses eleven calories perdayperpound ofweight formetabolic
purposes only! Hunza men who have superb physiques andperform labor thatwould
exhaust ourbestonadaily basis have atotal intake ofonly about 1,900 calories perday,about 12calories perpound ofweight! There must besome terribly wrong calculations
here orelse theneeds ofhealthy individuals forfuel values isfarbelow ourdiseased
average.
InVilcabamba, caloric intake islower yet,being only about eight totencalories per
pound ofweight perday.Theaverage caloric intake there isabout 1,350 calories perday.
The Peruvians of V ilcabamba work hard in their gardens and fields, as do the Hunzas.
Thework these twogroups ofpeople dowould require, according toournutrition-
ists,from 3,500 to7,000 calories aday! Something isamiss! Indealing with your clients,
you’ll keep these facts inmind. Thelessfeeding, down toapoint, themore efficient the
body is.This iseven trueifyou’re feeding highly efficient fruits rather than very ineffi-
cient meats andother high protein/ fatfoods thatdominate inourAmerican diets. Keep
inmind thatourhigh-powered dairy,poultry,cereal andmeat industries have aheavy
biasinhaving ourpopulace consume asmuch oftheir products aspossible. Perhaps they
have influenced the RDAs so that people are pushed to overeat on their products.
5.11. Questions & Answers
What areourreal protein needs and how canwepossibly getthese from fruits?
Fruits aren’t protein foods.
Testsconducted byProfessor Chittenden ofYaleandothers indicate thatanav-
erage man requires about 25grams ofprotein daily.There arepeople insome South
Pacific Islands andelsewhere thatliveprimarily onstarch foods, especially cas-
savas. Their dietislowinprotein—only about 15grams daily.Yetthese people are
reported tobeinexcellent health. Thebody hasthecapability torecycle most ofits
protein wastes. Cassava, themain starch food eaten bythese South Pacific people,
hasonly about 1/5thof1%protein, about onesixth ofthatofbananas. Moreover,
these people cook their cassava. They aresaid toeatsixtotenpounds ofthisfood
daily.
Ourrealprotein needs areabout 25grams daily.Theaverage fruit contains 1%
protein. Weshould eat2,500 grams offruits daily,about five andahalf pounds
with water content. Foranaverage man, thisisnotatremendous amount offood.
Theaverage American consumes about seven pounds offood daily andingests 94
grams ofprotein. Moreover,thisdietissoheavy infatthatabout 44% ofAmerica’ s
caloric intake is derived from that source.
True,fruits aren’ tprotein foods. Butneither areweprotein eaters asarecarni-
vores. Butlook atthose who doeatprotein foods such asmeats, cheese, etc.They
areadiseased lot.Infact, most Americans aresickandthefactthatthey daily take
in about four times their protein requirements is a contributing factor.
Fruits, werepeat, furnish usamply with ourprotein needs inaneasily used
form. This isparticularly trueifyouinclude avocados and/ornuts, both ofwhich
are technically fruits.
You’ve never had onegood word tosayabout drugs. Infact, you’ve knocked
them somuch and carried thedefinition sofarastomake almost everyone adrug
addict ofonekind oranother. Ifthey were soharmful, surely we’d allbelong since
dead.
Humans areahardy lot.They represent anaggregation ofsome hundred trillion
cells with thousands ofguardian angels. The impulse tolifeisgreat. Wehave a
tremendous capacity foreliminating poisons. Despite this, most ofusarediseased.
How many assaults offood poisoning from condiments andcooked foods canwe
withstand? Most Americans have 50,000 to70,000 bouts ofleucocytosis before
they diefrom itintheform ofsome degenerative disease, usually cancer orcardio-vascular problems. Wecutourlifepotential inhalf. Ifdrugs hadanyvalue inthe
organism they would befoods, notdrugs. Drugs areoneandallpoisonous regard-
less of their source. Almost every American is hooked on drugs of some kind.
Isthere ascience ofcorrect feeding? Itseems that theterm nutrition covers
much more than correct feeding.
There aretwotechnical words thathave todowith feeding, whereas nutrition
covers allprocesses ofsupply andelimination andeverything that effects those


rest9to10hours every day,such arunning program may
be entirely constructive.
Unfortunately,many runners dooverexert themselves. The effects ofexcess vary
from mild tosevere strains andsprains. Pronounced physiological depression marked
byweight loss, loss oflibido, insomnia, amenorrhea ‘inthefemale, anddigestive dis-
turbances have resulted from anoverly strenuous training schedule. These problems are
usually resolved easily bysecuring more restandcurtailing one’sactivity.Insome in-
stances, too rapid progression is found to the crux of the problem.
Which activities arebestfrom aHygienic standpoint? Asalways, werefer theargu-
ment back toNature. Those activities thatconform with physiological principles relating
tojoint motion andbody mechanics aremost desirable. Formal exercise isreally just
asubstitute fornatural activities thatwewould perform inastate ofNature. Allnatur-
alactivities require total body participation. When werun,jump, climb, swim, etc., our
bodies areacting asaunit, even though certain muscle groups may beplaying apre-
dominant role. Such activities notonly strengthen andcondition us,they enhance body
energy,coordination, balance andfreedom. Byentailing afluidity ofmotion, these ac-
tivities enable ustoavoid excessive strain andtension. Incontrast, activities thatentail
rigid postures, isolated muscular efforts, andlimited ranges ofmotion, may have theop-
posite effect, that is, to increase tension and to stress the joints and muscles.
Perhaps running isthemost natural human activity.Like deer,human beings arerun-
ning animals. Wearecapable ofrunning great distances smoothly,effortlessly andef-
ficiently.Certainly wearenotaquatic animals andbicycles never grew ontrees. Team
sports arepopular because ofcultural influences, notbiological inclinations. Running
isconsidered tobethemost superb exercise forstrengthening theheart, lungs andcir-
culation. Itisnotnecessary torungreat distances inorder toderive these physiologi-
calbenefits. Running 2to3miles every other dayisfully adequate toachieve optimal
cardiovascular conditioning. Those who wish torungreater distances candoso,butno
oneshould feelcompelled torunlonger than thisforhealth reasons. Running sprints,running uphills, running upstairs andother variations arelikely tobeofgreater value
than justjogging. Running alone isnotadequate forgood conditioning. Such activities
asvigorous calistenics, weight training andgymnastics round outanexercise program
thatincludes running. This isparticularly important inregard todeveloping theupper
torso and extremities, which are lar gely undeveloped by running.
When isthebest time toexercise? Again, wemust apply Hygienic reasoning. Eat
when youarehungry.Drink when youarethirsty.Rest when youaretired. Soitwould
follow thatyoushould exercise when youfeelvigorous. Itisamistake touseexercise
asastimulant, toperk ourselves upthrough exercise when ourbodies areactually call-
ingforrestandsleep. Afeeling ofrelative vibrancy should precede andoccasion our
workouts andnotvice versa. Ifwefeellanguid, weshould restuntil ourenergies have
been recuperated tothepoint thatwefeellikebecoming active. Ifyouhappen tofeel
allwashed outonanygiven day,itwould beunHygienic toforce yourself toexercise in
spite ofit.Justaswecanrouse upanappetite byeating, even intheabsence ofhunger,
sotoocanwerouse upafeeling ofinvigoration byexercise, butthelatter isjustasarti-
ficial asintheformer.Getintune with your body andseek always tosupply your body’ s
needs asthey fluctuate inthecourse ofdaily life.There isreally nobesttime toexercise,
justasthere isnobesttime toeat.Some mornings Ifeelinclined ostart running right out
ofbed, andIdoso.Other mornings Ifeelnosuch inclination, soIpostpone orcancel
myusual run. Learn tolivewith aflexible schedule inregard toexercise, andforthat
matter, all aspects of Hygiene.
Can aperson attain great athletic ability eating fruits, nuts andvegetables? Thean-
swer isaqualified yes.Iwasintroduced toHygiene bytwobrothers, both intheir 30’s,
who hadbeen Hygienists formany years andwho were excellent runners ofmarathon
caliber.Eating Hygienically lends itself togreat athletic achievement, particularly inen-
durance activities. Ahigh alkalinizing diet, composed largely offresh fruits andvegeta-
bles, enhances one’soxidative powers andone’sability tosustain muscular effort. On
theother hand, such adietpromotes rather slender body build. Ihave never metaraw
fooder with a“Charles Atlas” physique anddoubt thatIever will. Foronething, thedi-
etistoolowinprotein. Secondly,rawvegetable foods donotstimulate anabolism the
way cooked foods do.Yet,lean muscularity may becloser tothebiological norm for
physical development than theimmense sizethatwegenerally associate with classical
body building. Itisunlikely thathuman beings inastate ofNature, living onthesponta-
neous products ofthetrees inagentle climate, would tend tomassive physiques. Peoples
throughout theworld who areknown forachieving great longevity tend, asarule, tobe
rather slender.Keep inmind thatIdonotobject toweight training orbodybuilding, but
only to the excessive bulkiness that many weight lifters develop.
Many Hygienists aretoothinandunderdeveloped. Inmost cases, barring patholog-
icalcauses, thisistheresult ofanoverly restrictive diet, both inregard toquantity and
variety offood andtoinadequate physical training. Inallfairness, however,wemust
recognize thatthepaucity ofoutstanding athletes among Hygienists isduemostly tothe
paucity ofHygienists. Yet,Hygiene hasnotbeen without itstalents. Among ourprac-
titioners, forexample, Dr.Sidhwa isafirst-rate long-distance runner.Dr.Burton isa
prominent cyclist inAustralia who competes regularly ingrueling races. Dr.Benesh is
aveteran physical culturist who, attheageof67,engages inweight training, running
andvigorous calisthenics. Thelasttime Ivisited him, hesaidapologetically thathewas
running only sixmiles aday,butadded quite candidly,“Itrytotake itatafastclip.” Dr.
Shelton, himself, wasanoutstanding weight lifter andhadarugged build thatmatched
his personality.
What role does exercise play intherecovery ofhealth? Ibelieve that itplays a
greater role than some Hygienists think. Unfortunately,many Hygienists arepreoccu-
pied with food andfasting. Tothem, lifeisonegreat cleansing. They livefrom onefast
tothenext one. Orthey consume themselves inconcerns over food inbetween. Purifica-
tionbecomes their greatest goal inlife,elimination theultimate purpose inliving. Theyfailtoseefasting forwhat itis—a temporary expedient thatenables ustosecure afoun-
dation from which tobuild ourselves. The only contests they wish toenter arefasting
marathons. They never give their bodies achance toenter abuilding phase. They deny
themselves, bytheir imbalance, theopportunity togrow,todevelop aphysique, toac-
quire great strength, speed andendurance. Instead ofpracticing Hygiene soastolive,
they livesoastopractice Hygiene—a most unHygienic endeavor.Itisnowonder that
such individuals remain weak, puny and pedestrian in their lives.
Among feeble children, particularly,Ihave found exercise tobeofgreatest impor-
tance inbuilding vigor andpromoting growth anddevelopment. Those with weak diges-
tioncanderive much benefit from engaging invigorous physical workouts. Theroleof
exercise inpromoting recovery intuberculosis, andother respiratory problems, iswell
known. Exercise strengthens notonly ourmuscles, butourentire organism, including
ourminds. Itispossible thatexercise hasamore profound effectupon theorganism than
any other single Hygienic factor.Lesson 18 - Ascertaining The Human Dietetic Character,
Part I
18.1. Prologue
18.2. Necessity Of Dif ferent Approaches T o Nutritional Science
18.3. Understanding The Role Of Foods In Nutrition
18.4. Edibility Of Foods
18.5. Other Food Qualities
18.6. Summary Of Criteria Relative T o Goodness
18.7. Ratings Of Generally A vailable Foods
18.8. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Are W e Vegetarians Or Fruitarians?
Article #2: Research Y ields Bombshell Of A Surprise!
Article #3: Are W e Meat Eaters?
Article #4: Are W e Milk Drinkers?
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Therefore itisappropriate thatyoubecome steeped, innutritional science
andconcern yourself most intimately with thefeeding practices ofthose whom you
serve.
28.3.1 Food—Our area of greatest deviation from natural norms
Ofallthehuman deviations from correct biological observation ofourneeds, noper-
version issodeviant anddestructive asthatwhich Americans under gointheir dietary
practices. Our physiologically correct dietasfrugivores isadietoffruits eaten inthe
delicious riperawstate. Many ofusaredeficiency minded andfeelthefruit dietinad-
equate even though itisnot.Toqualm such feelings, theaddition ofafewvegetables,
nuts andseeds adds anextraordinary amount ofvitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids
andproteins tonutrient intake. Notthatfruits donotsupply allourneeds andbetter,it’s
justthatapsychological need ismet. What dowefind ourbrethren eating? What con-
tributes to their pathology more heavily than anything else?
1.About 45% oftheaverage American’ scaloric intake consists offats. Most ofthese fats
have been heated, fried, chemicalized, refined andotherwise rendered harmful, even car-
cinogenic. Humans arenotaspecies offatfood eaters. Infact, fatsarehandled rather
poorly even intheir best natural form asinseeds, nuts andavocados. Untold pathology
results from this eating proclivity including obesity.
2.Asubstantial amount oftheAmerican dietisofanimal products including meat, milk
andmilk products. Most oftheAmerican intake offatisinvolved with animal products.
Humans who eatproducts derived from animals areindulging inthemost pathological
oftheperversions for,inaddition tobeing biologically wrong initsfresh rawstate, itis
even more disease-producing in its processed, fried, cooked or fermented states.
3.The average American partakes ofcooked foods. Allcooked foods, totheextent they
have been cooked, arederanged andfailtosupply nutrients totheextent they have been
degenerated. AsProfessor Kouchakof fofSwitzerland demonstrated inthelate1930s in
over 300carefully conducted experiments, cooked foods beget pathological symptoms
within an hour or two of eating, especially leucocytosis.
4.Theaverage American hasmany poison habits, among them being apredilection forsalt,
pepper,vinegar,spices, peppers, seasonings, dressings andother toxic andpathological
condiments.
5.Most American adults indulge inoneormore drug habits. Prominent among these are
coffee, alcoholic beverages, theobromine, theine, beverages containing caffeine andoth-
er toxic additives, flavorings, colorings and stimulants, tobacco, etc.
6.Most Americans eatbreads andother grain products towhich wearenotbiologically
suited to cope.
7.Beans andother legumes form asignificant partoftheAmerican diet. Aseaten, legumes
(including peanuts) arepathogenic. This isreadily evidenced bygassy emissions andin-
digestion.
8.Raw fruits andvegetables comprise about tenpercent oftheAmerican dietbutmany
eatheavily offruits andvegetables while many others eatlittle ornone. While fruits
andvegetables comprise amuch largerpercentage than this, most ofthem have been so
deranged bycooking, processing, canning, etc., thatthey arepathogenic rather than life-
enhancing.
28.3.2 Biologically correct foods eaten raw are true elixir
There arenorealelixirs. There arenomiracles. There isnomagic. There isnormal
andabnormal—right andwrong. Because most Americans aresoaddicted towronghabits ofeating, areturn tonatural andnormal eating practices results insuch dramatic
improvements astobeproclaimed miraculous. Ournatural dietary consists ofdelicious
fruits. All else is deviant and either less than ideal or downright pathogenic.
Forourpurposes, wemay regard thefruitarian regime theelixir oflife,butonly be-
cause this is the greatest single improvement that can be made in our lives.
Ingetting clients ontothefruitarian diet, youcansuggest thatthey tryapurification
diet. Ofcourse thisismerely ansemantic entree, forthey’ll soon enough learn thatfruits
donotpurify orcleanse thebody pertheir reputation butthat, onthecontrary,they are
handled soefficiently thatmore body energies canbedevoted tocleansing andhealing.
Fruits donotyield uptoxic debris which other foods do.Hence theresults offruitarian-
ismaretruerejuvenation. Fruits arethetrueelixir oflifeinsofar asthere may besaidto
be one.
28.3.3 Cooking among worst treatments of our food
Among theworst curses Americans have visited upon themselves isthatofcooking.
Notonly isitagross evilinitself butitisoften theagency thatmakes palatable that
which should never be in the diet in the first place.
These are two primary evils that cooked foods wreak upon our bodies:
1.Foods thathave been partially,mostly orwholly destroyed andderanged bycooking
deny needed nutrients tothebody.Heat hasaltered nutrients somuch thebody cannot
make use of them.
2.Nutrients thatwere formerly usable have been transformed intocoagulated, caramelized
and inor ganic debris that not only cannot be used, but which are toxic and pathogenic.
A host of other evils flow from cooking which in lar ge measure destroy our human
potential for health and longevity.
28.3.4 Toxic fare—Condiments
Ifcooking may besaid toruin ourfoods, condiments areruined even ifeaten
raw.The American proclivity tousestimulants andflavor modifiers isrank, rampant
andpathological. Foremost among thecondiments that help destroy health aresalt,
herbs, spices, pepper,vinegar,gravies, dressings, sauces, seasonings, etc.The ingredi-
ents which vitiate the human intestinal tract and body are:
1.Oils andfats. Allrefined andextracted oilsandfats, from whatever source, whether raw
orcooked, areunwholesome inthehuman diet. Ifcooked, their hydrocarbons arecar-
cinogenic.
2.The“acid kick” sought bymost Americans because oftheir jaded palate isusually re-
alized byadding vinegar tofoods orcondiment concoctions. Vinegar partially ortotally
vitiates food digestion. Asbadasthefood may have been, indigestion isfarworse. Lit-
tleenervates somuch aspoor digestion. Every case ofindigestion worsens health. Even
lemon juice combines so poorly with most foods that it ruins digestion.
3.Herbs added tofoods orcondiment concoctions (recipes) aretoxic inthemselves. What
wecallherbs today arenoteaten fortheir food value butfortheir excitation ofthe
taste buds. Peppers, spices, basil, onions andgarlic, chives, mints, paprika, bayleaves,
oregano andalong listofother agents aretoxic inthemselves andcontribute topoor
health bythemselves nomatter how eaten, cooked orraw.Some oftheforemost tox-
icelements ofherbs arecapsicum andcayenne from peppers, andallicin andmustard
oilfrom garlic, chives, onions andlilyfamily members. Allherbs have some poisonous
component.
4.Salt, theforemost condiment, offersnotonevirtue. Itisindigestible. Itisabsorbed as
salt, held inabriny solution assalt(thebody then needs extra water toretain thissalt),andisexcreted assalt. Notonly canthebody notdigest andmake useofsalt, butthis
pernicious substance destroys cells andfouls upvital body processes. Atablespoon of
salt eaten on an empty stomach is enough to kill most people outright.
28.3.5 Toxic fare - recreational drugs
While condiments may besaid toberecreational drugs because ofthe“kick” they
give, there aredrugs partaken ofstrictly fortheir kicks. Among these drugs aretobacco,
alcohol, coffee,chocolate, teas, sodas, beverages, marijuana, cocaine, opium, heroin and
other so-called hard drugs. Drugs prescribed andnonprescribed areoften taken asrecre-
ational drugs. Among these are tranquilizers, amphetamines and so on.
Americans often lament why somuch misfortune andsuffering should befall them.
While making their utterances, they areoften active insome drug habit thatiscontribut-
ing heavily to their problems.
28.3.6 Toxic fare - wrong foods
Anything putintoourbodies other than thattowhich weasfrugivores arephysio-
logically equipped tohandle ismore orlesstoxic fare. Itiseither toxic ofitself oritis
of such a character as to pose dif ficulties that lead to enervation and toxicosis.
Thedietary errors ofourtimes embrace both types ofviolations—not only iswrong
fareusually intrinsically toxic, butalso burdens thesystem somuch thatenervation re-
sults as well.
Foods which wedonotdigest well taxthesystem andlead toanenervated state,
especially when these foods interfere