s. Don’ t take your mind for granted. Since a major risk factor for
Alzheimer ’s is associated with an animal-based diet, while reduced risk is
associated with a plant-based diet, why not give your mind a break and give
up the steak. Linda Liebowitz, 48
Housewife
It’s not just my cholesterol level (from 266 to 167) and my weight
that have dropped so much (I went from a size ten to a size six)—my
grocery bill has dropped, too. When you’ve got a family of four,
that’s all the reward you need. I HOPE IT  IS NOW  CRYSTAL CLEAR  to you how many of us are suf fering from
the foods at the end of our forks. It is nothing short of a travesty. Here we
are, living in the great land of America in the twenty-first century,
possessing the knowledge to fight of f our most crippling diseases, yet we
continue to consume excess amounts of toxic animal protein, fat, and
cholesterol, as well as processed and refined foods. Medical science has shown us that the American diet is unhealthy. Yet
modern medicine still treats all these diseases without addressing their root
cause: improper nutrition. For example, doctors address our worst epidemic, cardiovascular
disease, by treating only the symptoms. They are attempting to solve a
molecular problem with mechanical tools. And these tools, such as
cholesterol-lowering drugs and fancy sur geries using all kinds of gadgets
from wire cages to balloons, do not extend life and don’ t prevent new heart
attacks. We firefighters are part of the problem, too. Despite our emphasis on
safety, rescue, and fitness, the career with the greatest incidence of heart
attacks is, indeed, firefighting. Trust me, if you were a fly on the wall at afirehouse, you would be amazed to watch what the majority of firefighters
eat. EXTINGUISHING FIRE AND DISEASE
Firefighters want to, and do, save lives. Occasionally our jobs require
us to rush into a burning building and pull out victims. That’ s a
drastic measure. We’d prefer to teach people how to prevent a fire
from ever occurring in the first place. Bad health is like a raging fire in the body, and can be just as
deadly. The best way to fireproof yourself is to eat a whole grain,
plant-strong diet. The chances of starting a fire and/or promoting disease are greatly
reduced if you follow these rules in each area. FIRE PREVENTION
1. Working smoke detectors save lives. They’re like big noses that
sniff for smoke and never go to sleep. But as we like to say in the
Austin Fire Department, “Put a finger on it” once a month to make
sure the batteries work. And change them twice yearly. 2. Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Kitchen fires account for
the majority of house fires. Don’ t get distracted and leave cooking
food unattended. 3. Candles are fire candy. Use them only when someone is in the
room, and make sure they’re in a secure holder, away from
combustible materials. 4. Matches and lighters are tools, not toys. Teach your children that
they are for adults only. 5. Plan your escape in case of fire. Know at least two ways out of
every room. Create a designated meeting place outside your home. Tell children never to hide under a bed, in a closet, or in a bathtub. 6. Crawl low under smoke. Our saying in Austin is: “Get low and
go. ” Clean air is always nearest the floor. Drop and head
immediately to one of your two exits. 7. If your clothes catch fire, don’ t run. Stop, drop, and roll. Stop
where you are, drop to the ground, cover your face with your
hands, and roll over and over to smother the flames. 8. Don’ t smoke. Smoldering cigarette butts cause fires and are the
number one cause of fire death in the United States. If you’re a
smoker, for heaven’ s sake, don’ t fall asleep on the couch or in bed,
because heaven’ s where you’ll end up. DISEASE PREVENTION
1. Eat green leafy vegetables like there is no tomorrow: broccoli, bok
choy, mustard greens, kale, collard greens, spinach, romaine
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Q: Which of these foods has the highest percentage of saturated fat:,
A:
Q: What are some of the risk factors for Alzheimer's disease?,
A: The text does not mention specific risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. However, it does mention that family history and a genetic marker did not alter their findings.
Q: What is the recommended amount of time to do the plank pose exercise?,
A: The text does not mention a specific amount of time to do the plank pose exercise. However, it does mention that advanced participants should hold the pose for 5 minutes.
Q: What are some tips for reducing the risk of heart disease?,
A: The text recommends eating a plant-based diet, exercising regularly, and avoiding junk food.
Q: What is the recommended format for the 3-minute heart rate test?,
A: The text does not provide a specific format for the 3-minute heart rate test. However, it does provide a formula to calculate the percentage of calories from fat in a product.
Q: What is the recommended method for reading food labels?,
A: The text advises against believing the claims on the front of a package and instead recommends checking the ingredients list to determine the percentage of fat in a product.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>For example, Wild Oats makes a Wheat Cracker. The first ingredient is
enriched wheat flour. That means this is not a whole grain cracker at all, but
a processed, refined one. On the other hand, R yvita makes a R ye and Oat
Bran Cracker. The first ingredient is whole grain rye flour. Excellent! So keep your eye out for the word “whole” to ensure that what you’re
getting is truly a whole grain product. Natural or  Healthy
Too often, when you see the word “natural,” it means someone is trying
a little too hard to get your attention. Just because something is labeled as
natural doesn’ t mean it’ s healthy. For instance, Earth Balance makes a product they call a “natural buttery
spread.” They also claim it is “non-GMO,” contains “100 percent expeller
pressed oils,” is “nonhydrogenated,” and “100 percent vegan/non dairy.”
I’ll have you know that 1 tablespoon contains 120 calories. James Rae, 38
Firefighter
I was always a big ol’  redneck. Ate a lot of steak, foods like that. I
was basically a train wreck. My cholesterol level was 344 and I had a
family history of heart issues—every male in my family except my
dad died before the age of fifty-two, and my dad, at fifty-four, had a
quadruple bypass. And still I ate whatever I felt like. Then Rip and Josh and I decided to see who could lower their
cholesterol the most, and we did it by eating nothing but plant-based
foods. Mine went down to 196. That convinced me this was the way
to go. But it’ s not just that my cholesterol level is lower, it’s also thatI feel cleaner. I truly believe that if someone like me can do it, anyone
can. And guess what? All 120 calories come from fat. You can put lipstick on
a pig, but it’ s still a pig. You can dress up a buttery spread to look healthy,
but if it’ s 100 percent fat, it’ s all fat. As you can see, I was able to uncover the hype about numerous foods by
following Rule 1: Never, ever believe the claims on the outside of a
package or box. If you’re like me—someone who seldom has the patience to read
instructions—I want you to take a deep breath and relax. Label checking
can be a lot of fun, and within two to three trips to the grocery store, you’ll
find it will be a breeze. WHEN READING THE “NUTRITIONAL  FACTS” LABEL  on a product, focus on four
items, as stated in Rule 2:
The Number  of Servings Per  Container
Does this product contain one, two, three, four, or seven hundred
servings? You must first know this number to be able to estimate how many
total calories, fat calories, grams of sodium, grams of fiber, and so on you
are eating. For example, a can of Amy’ s Black Bean Chili has two servings per can,
which is realistic given its size. On the other hand, a king-size Snickers bar
has three servings per bar. Who eats one-third of a Snickers bar? With 170
calories per serving, that totals 510 calories per bar. The same holds for a 20-ounce bottle of soda that claims to have only
100 calories per serving, but contains 2.5 servings per container, and thus
actually has 250 calories. Remember our “fat-free” container of Pam, with
702 servings per container? Same principle. Fat Content
When it comes to fat, food companies go even farther out of their way to
make


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replacing it with something else. All these ways can and do wo rk. But they
all invol ve forci ng the mind int o distraction. If you have ever  tried doing
something like this, you know that it’ s dif ficult and tiring. Y ou really have
to f ight the mi nd frequently. Y our mind will tell you things such as
“Chocolate isn’ t  that bad. Studie s have shown it has antioxidant s that make
you healthy” or “Y ou’ve had a rough day today; don’ t you des erve a littlechocolate. ” And  on and on goes the mind with great ar guments to separate
you from your goal. The thing about fighting or using strong resolve to get
to w here you w ant to go is that it’ s fatiguing rather than e mpowering. Eventually you will get tired of the battle and give up. Now let ’ s compare the above method with cajoling the mind by going
out of your mind. When you meditate, you are not in your mind. Y ou are
accessing your spirit or the par t of you that was never born and therefore
can never die. Y our spirit is the part of you that is eternal. My guru Dr. W ayne W. Dyer used to say  th at when you talk to yourself, there are two
people: you and your Self. The  Self with a capital S  is  the h igher self I’m
speaking of. The other self, kno wn as the ego, is the one who tries to push
through toward your goals and leaves you tired. The higher self is the part
of you who only wants good an d can harness the power of intuition. When
you get out of your mind through meditation, you gain greater access to
your higher self. One com mon misconception about meditation is that you’re stopping all
the a ctivities of the mind. The j ob of the mind is to think thou ghts. It will
always do that, no matter wha t. Through meditation you can lower the
number of thoughts and evolve your thoughts to get you closer to what you
desire, but you will not stop all thought. As you get out of you r mind, also
referred to as transcendence, you strengthen your relationship  with your
spirit or  higher self. Then you  return back to the mind with love and
acceptance. W ith these higher qualities of spirit, you cajole the mind into
thinking thoughts that lovingly, ef fortlessly, and easily help you. The chaos of th e monkey mind subsides, and you are left with a mind
that thinks more clearly. The more you meditate, the clearer your mind can
think and the more in touch you become with your intuition. AJNA GUIDED MEDIT A TION
Sit o r lie comfo rtably and close your eyes. Place your awaren ess on
the area between  your eyebrows at the third eye. If you want to make
your awareness clearer, lick you r thumb, and then press the moisture
on the third eye. T ake in a couple of deep belly breaths, exhaling
completely. W ith  your focus stil l on the third eye, ask your high er selfto st ep f orward. Y our higher self, also referred to as the witness,  is the
one who  has always been there. It is the still, small voice inside you
that always gives you truth. It is the aspect of you that was there
before y ou were born and that will be with you after you die. Y our
higher self is ever present, ever witnessing, and always acts according
to your higher good. Greet your higher self and welcome it in. Y ou are going on a journey with  your higher self from the time of
your earliest memory. Think back to your first memory. What was it. Who was there. What did the  scenery look like. What wer e you
wearing. What were others wearing. Do you remember your
witnessing presence being there. What wisdom did it share with you
then. Next, go  to a m emory in your e arly childhood years, between the
ages of six and t welve. Is there a particular moment that sticks out for
you. Do you re member your higher self being there and letting you
know what you should do. Did you follow your inner witness, or did
you go against it. Next, fast-forward to your teenage years between the ages of
thirteen and nineteen. What m oment comes to mind during these
years. W ho wa s there. What were you wearing. What were others
wearing. What did your surrou ndings look like. How did you  feel. Do you remember your higher self being there with you at that time. T ake a few mom ents to continue through the decades of your li fe,
going through one event per dec ade that stands out and noticing your
higher self in them all. Now co me back to the present moment. Bring your awareness  to
challenges you’ re currently having. Maybe there is a decision you
need to make o r a relationship you need to heal. Whatever it is, ask
your wi tness or  your higher se lf, “What choice is it in my h ighest
good to make. ” Then scan your body for an inner tug or a sense of
knowing. Y our mind will instantly go to a thought or a solution that
hadn’ t occurred to you before. Y our higher self is now directing your
thoughts and helping you through the power of your intuition. Y our inner witness is always loving, truthful, and kind. Y o ur
higher self will never ask you to  do anything or make any choice that
is unlov ing. If you hear an unlov ing voice, that is your ego. When youhear you r ego, thank it and then send it away so you can feel the  voice
of y our higher s elf. Continue to do this with every problem you  have,
and feel the answer come through your witness. When yo u’re finished, thank your higher self for its guidance. Y ou
can ask it to hel p you be more present with it each day. Y ou ca n seal
your meditation by chanting the mantra sound SHAM  three times. T ake a few moments before opening your eyes. Y ou can always come back to this meditation anytime you need  to
reignite your connection with your higher self. E NERGY -B ODY  H EALING WITH  G EMS AND  C OLORS
Indigo, or bluish-purple, is the color of the sixth chakra. Y ou can wear
indigo or adorn a room with this color. Amethyst, lapis lazuli, and azur ite are great stones and crystals to help
align the  third-eye chakra. Indigo kyanite stimulates the pineal gland and
may help awaken psychic abilities. Sixth Chakra Mindfulness Ideas to Ponder
1. My sens e of intuition is as rel iable as my senses of sight, smell,
hearing, touch, and taste. 2. I wi ll get in touch with my w itness or my higher self, and I will
practice watching myself in all aspects of life. 3. As I recognize my shadows, they will dissipate, and I will  live
stronger in the light. 4. Meditation is my path to knowingness and enlightenment. W7  T H E  C R O W N  C H A K R A
S a h a s w a r a
COLOR:  V iolet or White
MANTRA SOUND:  OM
e ha ve arrived at the top of t he seven chakras, the Sahaswara
chakra, our source of enlightenment and spiritual connection. This
chakra i s also referred to as the thousand-petal lotus. In Hindu and Buddhist
traditions, the lotus flower is a p owerful symbol. It grows through adversity
in murky waters and blooms w here there is no clarity. The beauty of the
lotus emer ges out of the darkness. And so it is for you: It has taken you a
long tim e to get here. Y our road  toward enlightenment has had s ome bumps
and setbacks. Y et here you are, a shining example for the world to see. The seventh chakra is located at  the crown of the head and incl udes the
cerebral cortex, the central nervous system, and the pituitary gland. Artists have depicted the crown chakra as a halo in paintings and
drawings of saints and great spiritual masters. A Sahaswara person always
has a white light glowing around his or her being. Here a permane nt channel is o pen to divine knowledge and wisdom. The state of se venth chakra awareness exists beyond space, time, and
causality. When you attain this state, you mer ge with oneness. Y ou
completely transcend duality. The mind is unaf fected by fluctuations and
separateness. Th e seventh chakra person possesses siddhi  powers, which
include clairvoyance, levitation, and psychokinesis. The Y oga Sutras of Patanjali give us a road map to open ing the
Sahaswara chakra through the fifth limb of yoga known as pratyahara, or
withdrawal of the senses. Through this practice of drawing your senses
inward by closing your eyes,


 of form and frequency, the Greek
philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras discovered relationships between
mind and matter. He pointed to the hidden numerical patterns that served as
keys for unlocking the secrets of the psyche, mystically associating numbers
with virtues, colours and many other ideas. Astrologers added to this
knowledge by associating planets to numbers. While assessing chakras over aperiod of time we had been looking for certain common denomina tors to
understand the forces that shape the human psyche and personality, and we
also found the key in numerology. By studying clients’ birth and life path
numbers and the association with a certain planet and their influence on
each chakrawe establish certain patterns and temperamen ts affecting
particular c hakras. We observed that numbers and planets have an influence on a person’s
life and personality that is also reflected in their temperament and attitude
towards life and in turn their chakra energies. For example, the number 1 is
ruled by the sun, which influences the manipura (solar plexus) chakra. Temperamentally, people with the number 1 as their birth or life path
number are over-ambitious in life, over-using their manipura chakra. These
people have signs and symptoms of an overactive manipura chakra and are
prone to conditions such as acid reflux, headaches/migraines, high
cholesterol, hypertension or high blood sugar. In the chart below we have
demonstra ted which numbers and planets have association with each of the
chakras. If a practitioner can figure out the birth and life path numbers, they
should look into the related chakras for imbalances and help the clients
accordingly:
◼ muladhara (base root) chakra: planet Mar s; number 9
◼ swadhisthana (sacral) chakra: planets Venus, moon, Rahu, Ketu;
numbers 2, 4, 6, 7
◼ manipura (solar plexus) chakra: planets J upiter, sun; numbers 1, 3
◼ anahata (heart) chakra: planets Mer cury, Venus; numbers 5, 6
◼ vishuddhi (throat) chakra: planets Mercury, Rahu, Ketu; numbers
4, 5, 7◼ ajna (third eye) chakra: planets J upiter, Saturn; numbers 3, 8
◼ sahasrara (crown) chakra: planet Sa turn; number 8. OceanofPDF.com8
Chakra attributes
In this chapter we have tried to put each aspect and attribute of the
individual chakras in perspective so you can understand the whole picture. We have explained the causes and r esults of imbalances along with the c hoice
of healing tools, mainly in ter ms of essential oils and cr ystals.Muladhara (base root)
Guna: tamas
Element: earth
Vayu: apana
Auric layer: physical/etheric body
Colour: crimson red
Structural representation: four petals
Bija mantra: lam
Developmental age: one to seven years
Main issues: survival, physical needs
Glands: adrenal and gonads
Site: perineum (corresponds to the coccyx)
Sense: smell
Sense organ: nose
Work organ: anus
Animal: elephant
Deity: Ganesha
Number: 9
Planet: Mars
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Essential oils: jatamansi (Indian spikenard), patchouli, valerian root,
nagarmotha (nutgrass), vetiver, costus root oilsCrystals: coral, jasper, haematite, black/brown/moss agate, red garnet
Traditionally, the subtle body or aura is considered to be formed of seven
layers, each corresponding and sequentially related to a definite chakra. The
first layer of the energy field over our physical body, the etheric body (the
etheric state between energy and matter), is connected to our first chakra or
the muladhara (base r oot) chakra. This layer is associa ted with automa tic and
autonomic functions of the body, as muladhara is associated with physical
functioning and ph ysical sensa tions of feeling, whether it’s pain or pleasur e.Muladhara is the first chakra in the spiritual evolution of man, where a
person goes beyond animal consciousness and starts to be a real human. Located at the perineum (between the anus and the genitals) at the area of
the pelvic plexus, this chakra represents the grounding of a being in the
material world. It represents the will to survive and acts as an energy pump. Within it lies dormant kundalini energy, representing the physical potency
and vitality of the per son in whom it is activ e.
The muladhara chakra represents a person’s basic nature (mool prakriti). It is the manifestation of the individual consciousness into human form. This
chakra is dominant during the first seven years of a child’s life and is
responsible for physical development. During these first seven years a child is
self-centred and highly concerned with their physical survival and security. This is the phase in which an infant grounds itself and adapts to the laws of
the world, learning to regulate patterns of eating, drinking and sleeping and
securing a worldly identity. An imbalance of this chakra during this early
phase of life ma y result in ph ysical problems, deformity or even insecurity. The muladhara chakra is depicted as a four-petalled lotus of a crimson
red colour. Tantric scriptures state that each of the petals has letters written
in gold: ‘vam’, ‘sha’, ‘sham’ and ‘sam’ – the last four letters of the Sanskrit
alphabet. There is a yellow square in the pericarp of the lotus flower, which
symbolises the earth element. The yellow square is supported by an elephant
with seven trunks. The elephant represents strength and solidity, and the
seven trunks denote the seven minerals vital to physical functioning as well as
memories of the past seven lives as the muladhara chakra also carries the
imprints of our past liv es. In the centre of the lotus fire is symbolised by an inverted red triangle; on
top of the triangle is the bija mantra for muladhara, which is lam. Hindu
philosoph y associates Ganesha as the ruling deity for this chakra. Anothername for Ganesha is ‘Ganapati’, Gana being the guardian deity of eight
directions and pati meaning ‘nurturer’; thus Ganapati/Ganesha is the lord of
all directions. Ganesha belongs to Shiva’s family. According to Hindu mythology, he
was created by Shiva’s consort Parvati out of mud and her body dirt. She
invoked life in the boy, called him her son and directed him to guard the
entrance of her home. She instructed him not to allow anyone inside the
house while she was gone for her bath. During this period Shiva returned
home but was not allowed to enter as he was not known to Ganesha. Shiva
tried to reason with Ganesha but Ganesha was adamant; a confrontation
followed and Shiva, out of anger, beheaded the young boy and entered the
house. Later, Parvati made him realise his mistake of beheading their own son
and insisted that Shiva revive the boy. When Shiva agreed to her demand,
the head of the boy disappear ed mysteriously. Shiva sent his soldiers to find
the boy’s head, or any head. The soldiers went to the jungle, found a baby
elephant sleeping with his head towards north and beheaded the elephant
after seeking his permission. This head was then placed on the boy’s
shoulders and life was invoked in the boy again. The boy was named
Ganesha and blessed by all the gods as Pratham Pujya (first worshipped). Since that time in all Hindu rituals and prayers, Ganesha is invoked and
prayed to first. The relevance of the baby elephant being beheaded while sleeping with
its head in the north can be found in fundamental principles of vastu, the
ancient Indian science of structures and dwelling units. According to vastu
shastra, our heads represent the North Pole and our feet the South Pole. When we sleep with our head in the north it causes a disturbance in the
body’s biomagne tic fluids and affects our health, which is why ancient Indianscriptures describe north as the direction of death and recommend not
sleeping with the head towards north. However, from a spiritual point of
view north is the dir ection of the gods, especially the lor d of wealth, Kuber. The muladhara chakra is the core of our physical existence. As our
physical body is the carrier of our soul, we can say our physical body is our
soulmate. As long as we are embodied, our primary responsibil ity is to take
care of the ph ysical bod y. The muladhara chakra represents our grounding in the physical world. According to Ayurveda and tantra, it is associated with the earth element. As
mentioned previously, we are the microcosm of the macrocosm. Mother
Earth represents the macrocosm, which is made up


 rolled up in a
lthy blanket, and I heard her mumbling, ‘Mother, Mother, Mother.’
“It was very pitiable, and intuitively I had no doubt that like
many homeless people, she was mentally ill. Her voice sounded
desperately crazy; it carried  such an intensity of suering that I
couldn’t bear it, yet at the same time I felt more ecstatic than ever. I
leaned down and gently woke her up. She looked at me, frightened,
but she didn’t pull away. Without knowing why, I told her, ‘You
don’t have to suer anymore.’
“ ‘What?’ she said, completely bewildered. “ ‘I’m here to help you,’ I said. ‘You’re not crazy anymore, are
you?’ She was taken aback, and yet there was a sane look in her
eyes that I am sure was new. She shook her head, as if to make sure
of what was inside, and didn’t say anything. ‘Tell me,’ I insisted, ‘do
you still feel crazy?’ In a quiet, normal voice she replied, ‘No.’
“ ‘Look, ’ I said, ‘I don’t know why this is happening, but let’s just
say you are very fortunate. You’re going to be all right from now
on.’ ” Sidney stopped. “This really happened to you?” I said, amazed. He nodded. “But
can you really be sure she was cured? It does sound like a manic
episode on your part, you must know that.”
“Yes,” he admitted. “I cannot prove anything, and it wasn’t
possible at the time for me to analyze what was taking place
between the two of us. My heart started pounding, and I felt an
overpowering urge to run away. I heard the woman call after me,
‘What kind of person are you?’ But by that time I was halfway down
the block; ve minutes later I was back in bed, shivering. I’ve never
seen her again.”
Invisible PowersI have no proof that Sidney’s experiences are true, or even sane. He still seems balanced to me: his personality has not been thrown
into shock or disarray by his “miracles.” As he talks he does not
oat in the clouds of grandiosity, nor has he suered from the
backlash of depression and disillusionment that typically follows an
episode of mania. The fact that he is trying to integrate these
remarkable happenings into a new view of himself reassures me,
because that means they have been nourishing rather than
destructive. However, the backlash may be just around the corner. It is
dangerous to rush into a wonder world. At best, people like Sidney
are jewels without a setting, as Maharishi once called them. That is
to say, they lack a context that will make sense of the
transformation they have gone through. I can understand why
Sidney calls his strange episo des “miracles,” but he has lapsed into a
conventional religious vocab ulary for want of a clearer  and more
precise one. He needs new words, and with them, he needs
explanations that apply directly to his situation. In this light, it is not all that important to decide whether I
“believe” in Sidney’s story or not. Other people’s revelations are
unshareable to begin with. If I stood beside Sidney while he was
simply gazing at a daodil, his perception would be just as
ephemeral, unreachable, and private as anything he told me about. The critical thing for each of us is to understand our own
revelations. The rst step, I think, is to dispel the aura of wonderworking that
surrounds the unfoldment of higher states of consciousness. A
disciple once complained to his guru, “If you are enlightened, why
don’t you perform miracles to prove it?” The guru answered,
“Because there are no miracles, unless you consider all of life a
miracle. I am beyond miracles. I am normal.”
Isn’t that the wisest perspecti ve? Human awareness has never lost
its capacity to open up into the invisible world, and we can be
certain that a farmer in the time of Zoroaster looked up at the stars,
suddenly near and alive and smiling, with the same awe as Sidney. When you point out to someone that he is not the rst person toenter a state of grace, the news comes as a great disappo intment at
rst—in our heart of hearts, we all hunger for the uniqueness of
sainthood. But on sober reection, people who experience wonders
are very relieved to know that they are not alone. Indeed, to nd
that there is a magnicent, broad, endless river of spirit running
through the tumult of human existence brings tremendous joy. “Should I try to encourage these experiences?” Sidney asked at
one point, “or should I turn my back on them? They are incredibly
seductive, and yet, I can see that they might be too alluri ng. I could
plunge into complete fantasy. Who knows, I may already be there.”
“No, you’re not lost in fanta sy,” I said. “You are walkin g a ne
line that your past experience has not prepared you for at all.” I
urged him to stop hanging out in mental space by himself; he
needed a safety net. The entire range of spiritual experiences has
been catalogue d and analyzed in the ancient traditions of wisdom. The Vedic rishis stand as the most authoritative commentators,
being the most ancient, but any continuous, living spiritual tradition
has one great advantage—i t provides a map of the journey and
identies the destination. The reason this is so importa nt is that an experience of healing or
communion or expansion is usually part of a larger journey as well,
pointing the person toward  an unseen goal. The ecsta sy of one
miracle is nothing compared to the ecstasy of complet e spiritual
transformation. This perspective makes all the dierenc e between
growth and chaos. Instead of drifting from one experience to
another, one sights a purpose—a higher state of consciousness—and
aims for it. The Vedic seers were unwavering in their belief that
fulllment is the natural tendency of life. Growth, evolution, the
bewildering activity of the mind are not chaotic. They are trying to
break out of the nite and into the innite. Without apply ing any kind of esoteric terminology, we can say
that for Sidney, reality is widening, breaking out of the usual
patterns that bolster our sense of what is acceptable and tolerable. Even to bend these boundaries can create a feeling of vertigo, as if
the ground itself and not just our assumptions was being cut out
from under us.One time a young patient entered my oce with the startling
words “Namaste kya hal hai, Doctor  sahib?”  It would not be at all
startling for an Indian to say, “Greetings, doctor, how are you?” but
this man had blue eyes and curly blond hair. “Where did you learn to speak Hindi so well?” I asked curiously. “You hardly have any accent at all.”
“I picke d it up in New Delhi, ” he replied. “I was at Hindu College
for a while, and I was born and raised in Kashmir.” I accepted this
explanation, and we went into his medical complaint, which was
minor. After writing out a prescription, I was about to close his le
when I noticed that it read, “Place of birth: Santa Barbara, Calif.”
“Wait a minute,” I said. “Didn’t you say you were born in
Kashmir?”
“That’s right.”
“But your chart says you were born in Santa Barbara.”
“I should have explained,” he murmured without missing a beat,
“I was born in Kashmir last time.”
“Oh. Is that also when you learned Hindi?”
“Right.” His tone of voice remained blandly matter-of-fact. My
rst instinct was to keep asking him questions to see if he would
give me a few overt signs of mental disturbance. “I notic e that you work as a bartender at a hotel down town,” I
said. “That’s not a very pure place, I mean for someone who is
sensitive enough to remember his past lives.”
“I know,” he sighed, “but I stay there out of nostalgia. It reminds
me of the ocer’s mess at Mhow.” Mhow was one of the most
famous military outposts established by the British in central India. It is still so large that most Indian army ocers can count on being
stationed there at least once in their careers. “You remember Mhow, too?” I asked. “Sure,” he said cheerfully, “that’s where I was killed.” We
continued to chat amiably in this vein, as if nothing unusual was
going on, and after a few minutes I reluctantly let him go. At the
time, I felt guilty that I hadn ’t injected him with 100 milligrams of
Thorazine to calm his hallu cinations before committing him to a
psychiatric ward. Now I nd it dicult to separate his strangenessfrom my own discomfort, which was making him seem strange. It is
a mark  of our times that all manner of “impossible” things


 a cold, flu, or other acute illness but they h ave a much more powerful effect on a
fasting body than on one that is eating. Echinacea and chaparral are extraordinarily bitter and may be better accepted if gro und up
and encapsulated, or mixed with other teas with pleasant flavors such as peppermint or lemon grass. These teas should be
simmered until they are at the strongest concentration palatable, drinking three or four cups of this concentrate a day. If y ou use
echinacea, then chaparral probably isn't necessary and visa versa. Red clover is another b lood cleanser, perhaps a little less
effective but it has a pleasant, sweet taste and may be better accepted by the squeamish. If there is lymphatic congestion I always include fenugreek seed tea brewed at the strength of approximately one tablespoon o f
seeds to a quart of water. Expect the tea to be brown, thick and mucilaginous, with a reasonably pleasant taste reminiscent o f
maple syrup. Kelly used poultices of clay and wheat grass pulp on her lumps, somewhat like the warm castor oil poultices I used on my
mother's arthritic deposits. Poultices not only feel very comforting, but they have the effect of softening up deposits and t umors so
that a detoxifying, fasting body is more able to re absorb them. Poultices draw, pulling toxins out through the  skin, unburdening
the liver. Clay (freshly -mixed potters clay I purchase from a potters' guild), mixed with finely chopped or blended young wheat
grass (in emergencies I've even used lawn grasses) makes excellent drawing poultices. Without clay, I've also  used vegetable
poultices made of chopped or blended comfrey leaves, comfrey root, slightly cooked (barely wilted) cabbage leaves, slightly
steamed onion or garlic (cooked just enough to soften it). These are very effective to soften tumors, abscesses and ulcers. Aloe
poultices are good on burns. Poultices should be thought of as helpful adjuncts to other, more powerful healing techniques an d not
as remedies all by themselves, except for minor skin problems. Poultices, to be effective, need to be trowel ed on half an inch thick, extending far beyond the effected area, covered with cheese
cloth or rags torn from old cotton sheets so they don't dry out too fast. Fresh poultices needs to be applied several times d aily. They
also need to be left on the body u ntil they do dry. Then poultices are thrown away, to be followed by another as often as patience
will allow. Do not cover poultices tightly with plastic because if they don't dry out they won't draw much. The drawing is in  the
drying. Sometimes poultic es cause a tumor or deposit to be expelled through the skin rather than being adsorbed, all with rather
spectacular pus and gore. This phenomena is actually beneficial and should be welcomed because anytime the body can push
toxins out through the skin, th e burden on the organs of elimination are lessened. Wheat grass juice has a powerful anti -tumor effect, is very perishable, is laborious to make, but is worth the effort because it
contains powerful enzymes and nutrients that help detoxify and heal whe n taken internally or applied to the skin. As a last resort
with dying patients who can no longer digest anything taken by mouth I've implanted wheat grass juice rectally (in a cleansed
colon). Some of them haven't died. You probably can't buy wheat grass juice that retains much medicinal effect because it needs to
be very fresh and should be drunk within minutes of squeezing. Chilled sharply and immediately after squeezing it might maint ain
some potency for an hour or two. Extracting juice from grass takes  a special press that resembles a meat grinder. The wheat is grown in transplant or seedling trays in bright light. I know someone who uses old plastic cafeteria trays for t his. The seed is soaked overnight, spread densely atop a tray, covered shallow ly with fine soil, kept moist but not soggy. When the
grass is about four inches high, begin harvesting by cutting off the leaves with a scissors and juicing them. If the tray con tains
several inches of soil you usually get a second cutting of leaves. You need to start a new tray every few days; one tray can be cut
for three or four days. (Kulvinskas, 1975)
    More wheat grass juice is not better than just enough; three ounces a day is plenty. It is a very powerful substance. The fla vor of
wheat grass jui ce is so intense that some people have to mix it with carrot juice to get it down. DO NOT OVERUSE. The
energizing effects of wheat grass can be so powerful that some people make a regular practice of drinking it. However, I've s een
many people who use whea t grass juice as a tonic become allergic to it much as antibiotic dependent people do to antibiotics. Better to save wheat grass for emergencies. I also have treated my own breast cancers –twice. The first time I was only 23 years old. One night I notic ed that it hurt to sleep
the way I usually did on my left side because there was a hard lump in my left breast. It was quite large –about the size of a goose
egg. Having just completed RN training two years prior, I had been well brain washed about my poor prognosis and knew exactly
what requisite actions must taken. I scheduled a biopsy under anesthetic, so that if the tumor was malignant they could proceed to full mastectomy without delay. I
was ignorant of any alternative course of action at the time. I might add that before I grew my first tumor I had been consuming large amounts of red meat in a mistaken understanding
gained in nursing school that a good diet contained large amounts of animal protein. In addition to the stress of being a ful l time
psychology graduate student existing on a very low budget, I was experiencing I very frustrating relationship with a young ma n
that left me constantly off center and confused. A biopsy was promptly performed. The university hospital's SOP required t hat three pathologists make an independent decision
about the nature of a tumor before proceeding with radical surgery. Two of the pathologist agreed that my tumor was malignant,
which represented the required majority vote. But the surgeon removed only th e lump, which he said was well encapsulated and
for some reason did not proceed with a radical mastectomy. These days many surgeons routinely limit themselves to
lumpectomies. I never did find out why I awakened from general anesthetic with two breast s, but I have since supposed that due to my tender
age the surgeon was reluctant to disfigure me without at least asking me for permission, or giving me some time to prepare
psychologically. When I came out of anesthesia he told me that the lump was malign ant, and that he had removed it, and that he
needed to do a radical mastectomy to improve my prognosis over the next few years. He asked me to think it over, but he signe d
me up on his surgery list for the following Monday. I did think it over and fou nd I was profoundly annoyed at the idea of being treated like I was just a statistic, so I decided that I
would be unique. I made a firm decision that I would be well and stay well –and I was for the next fifteen years. The decision
healed me. When I wa s 37 I had a recurrence. At the time I had in residence Ethyl and Marge, the two far -gone breast cancer cases I already
told you about. I also had in residence a young woman with a breast tumor who had not undergone any medical treatment, not
even a lumpec tomy. (I will relate her case in detail shortly. ) I was too identified emotionally with helping these three, overly -
empathetic due to my own history. I found myself taking on their symptoms and their pain. I went so far into sympathy as to g row
back my tum or–just as it had the first time –a lump mushroomed from nothing to the size of a goose egg in only three weeks in
exactly the same place as the first one. Just out of curiosity I went in for a needle biopsy. Once again it was judged to be
malignant, and I got the same pressure from the surgeon for immediate surgery. This time, however, I had an alternative system of
healing that I believed in. So I went home, continued to care for my very sick residents, and began to work on myself. The first thing I h ad to confront about myself was that I was being a compassionate fool. I needed to learn how to maintain my
own personal boundaries, and clearly delineate what stuff in my mind and my body was really mine and what was another's. I
needed to apply certain m ental techniques of self -protection known to and practiced by many healers. I knew beyond doubt that I
had developed sympathetic breast cancer because a similar phenomena had happened to me before. Once, when I had previously
been working on a person with very severe back pain with hands -on techniques, I suddenly had the pain, and the client was totally
free of it. So I protected myself when working with sick people. I would wash my hands and arms thoroughly with cold water, o r
with water and vinegar after contact. I would shake off their "energy," have a cold shower, walk bare foot on the grass, and
visualize myself well with intact boundaries.


 avoid it. She suffered agonies with each
menstruation, going to bed every month and relieving her pains with drugs. A fast of ten days was sufficient to permanently end her menstrual difficulties and shortly after
the fast, she conceived for the first time, subsequently giving birth to a healthy baby boy. Another
woman much less vigorous and sick for a number of years, took several short fasts before she
140conceived. Her previous period of sterility was also of about ten years duration. The young Italian
woman whose story was recounted at the beginning of this chapter had a fast of thirty days. Absolute sterility is a comparatively rare condition in both men and women and fasting can do
nothing in such cases. When sterility is due to conditions of disease, rather than to defects of
development, there is reason to think that both men and women can almost always profit by a fast
of sufficient duration to enable the body to clear its abnormal states. 14137
Fasting in Pregnancy
When the rational mind recognizes that pregnancy is a normal biological process, it at once
realizes that it should be unaccompanied with any pain, discomfort or abnormal condition. It is
observed that animals in their natural state do not suffer with nausea and vomiting during
pregnancy. The condition is said to be unknown among so-called primitive women. Only about
half the women in civilized life so suffer. All the evidence points to the conclusion that nausea, “morning sickness” and vomiting are not
essential developments during pregnancy. Mild and evanescent in the majority of the cases, severe
and lasting in some cases, perhaps leading even to the artificial ending of pregnancy “to save the
mother’s life,” the cause is still a matter of much debate. If it can be understood that disease is the outworking of natural law, we may understand that
under certain states of the organism of woman, when pregnancy occurs, there is an urgent need to
put the physiological house in order. It is common to say that the nausea is a “reflex” and that it is a “reaction,” but these words
explain nothing. It is necessary that we understand the nature and cause of the condition that gives
rise to the “reflex” or to the “reaction. ”
Nature plays no favorites, is no respecter of persons. If a woman suffers with nausea and
vomiting during pregnancy, this is because she has built her suffering by a way of life that has laid
the foundation for trouble. Her suffering is not due to the fact that she is pregnant, but to the fact
that she is toxemic. While we recognize that pregnancy is a normal physiologic state, we must
also recognize that, in
modern life at least, there is much that is not physiologic associated with the whole reproductive
process and that these conditions of abnormality have the same general causes that are responsible
for other structural and functional abnormalities of the body. In her efforts to promote life and its highest welfare, in her never-ending effort to endow each
new form of life with the finest that can be given, nature tries to give each child that is born the
best that life affords. She is, therefore, interested in the environment of the unborn child and
especially in its nutrition. The unborn child feeds upon substances supplied by the mother. If her blood is physiologically
suitable to the highest interests of the evolving embryo her pregnancy will be comfortable and even
pleasurable. If she is toxemic, there must evolve a process designed to prepare a better source of
nutriment for the embryo. The physiological house must be put in order to the end that the embryo
may have a clean, wholesome, and well balanced habitat during its intra-uterine existence. This does not mean that the uterus alone must be made acceptable for the evolution of the new
life, but that the whole body of the mother must be made ready. For unless there is systemic
preparedness, there can be no local readiness. We observe that the general metabolism of the pregnant mother is accelerated; glands that have
been all but dormant awake to renewed activity, and, if the way of life of the mother is at all
wholesome, her health improves. Symptoms from which she has long suffered often clear up and
she appears well again. The nausea and vomiting are merely parts of this general renovating
program. 142The toxemic woman is declared to be unfit for the new being. The toxins that have been retained
and stored in the organism until its chemistry is profoundly altered must be removed. This calls for
a radical eliminating process; it demands a temporary cessation of eating. There is rebellion in the stomach; it rejects food. The liver speeds up its excretory function. Much bile is regurgitated into the stomach and is vomited. There may even develop a psychic
revulsion to food, so determined is the organism to have its way and to clean house. If we can once
understand that nature is trying to provide a clean house in which to evolve the new life, we can
understand the need to cooperate in the work and not to throw monkey wrenches into the vital
machinery. The suppression of vomiting by the administration of drugs, always of doubtful efficacy, seems
only to make matters worse and to prolong the period of nausea and vomiting. The woman who
clings to the outworn idea that she needs plenty of “good nourishing food” and persists in eating in
spite of her repugnance to food, even to the sight, odor or thought of it, only adds to her discomfort
and prolongs her suffering. The physician, called to care for a case of morning sickness, tries
everything, seeking to satisfy
the patient’s demand for relief from symptoms, until the nausea and vomiting come to a
spontaneous end, but he fails to do her any real good. It has been said that all this discomfort and annoyance constitute a rather rude, impolite and
unpleasant way of asking a woman to stop eating. But it is more than just a command to cease
eating; it is a process of purification. It is a means of freeing the body of accumulated toxin. The
ignorant will eat in spite of the evident demand that no food be eaten, but nature gains her point in
the end; she simply throws the food back. Breakfast, noon meal or dinner, it is unwanted. When the pregnant woman feels the first faint beginning of nausea and vomiting, she should
voluntarily cease eating at once. Neither she nor the child will be hurt by ceasing to eat. A
prolonged fast might injure the baby, but a few days of abstinence in the early days of pregnancy,
such as the woman with morning sickness will have to undergo, will help her. She should go to bed and keep warm. She should throw off any fears she may have and poise her
mind. No drugs should be taken. My experience has shown that three to ten days are enough to
enable the body to put its house in order and there is no more nausea and vomiting throughout the
remainder of the pregnancy. A period of light feeding of fruits and uncooked vegetables should follow the fast for a few days
before the normal diet is resumed. By normal diet I certainly do not mean the conventional diet. Pregnant women tend to eat too much. They overeat on proteins. They need the very best of
proteins, but not in large quantities. Their greatest need, however, is for fruits and green non-
starchy vegetables. In ordinary cases of morning sickness three to four days of fasting are sufficient to restore
comfort and enable the woman to eat without distress. I have had one case that required eleven
days for comfort and digestive ability to return. There may be severe cases that will require a longer time than this; I have simply never had
such cases. But I never had a patient fail to become comfortable in a few days. There can be no
reason to abstain from fasting under such conditions and at such times. Indeed, what is to be gained
from eating when there is nausea, no desire for food, and when it is known that the food will be
ejected as soon as eaten. Fasting is the only logical procedure under such conditions. 143One Closing Word
What I have said here, in sum, is that the body has wisdom in its very cells, and can heal itself, if
we will give it the chance to heal. The fast is one way of cleansing the physical self, of giving rest
to the body’s organs, often overtaxed by our own wrong living and wrong eating and over-activity. I have said that there is wisdom in the fast, in rest, in quiet, in right living and right eating and
right thinking; wisdom in recognizing the toxic effect of over-eating, over-tension, drinking;
wisdom, indeed, in avoiding all the various poisons that so many of us put into ourselves, into our
minds and our actions. There are no medical dogmas in this book, nor is the fast itself cited as a
cure
 for anything. It is
only a way of rest whereby the body—this complex and tremendous organism—will have a chance
to perform its self-restoration to health and well-being, without strain or interruption, in quiet and
peace and healing calm. 144Index
Abortions,
164
Abstinence,
63
Acids of decomposition,
115
Adolescents,
140–141
,
148–149
Adrenal gland,
126
Age and aging,
72–77
cause,
72–75
chicken heart,
74
classifications,
72–73
delayed
73–77
rate,
73
time and aging
74
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grown on poor soil, or which otherwise lacks certain elements which
are essential to keeping the bodily machine in repair and running
smoothly. A principal reason why the general run of foodstuff you find in
the grocery store is deficient in mi nerals and vitamins which the body
needs is because that food in its natural state is too easily spoiled. Your food processor refines the stuff so that it will keep until it
reaches the consumer. That is good business; but, I say, it is not good
dietetics. When the miller takes out those elements in wheat which
would spoil, he has robbed the grai n of life sustaining vitamins. There is the secret of white flour' s keeping qualities. But that fact
also accounts for the vitamin deficiencies and other forms of slow
starvation—which sooner or later,  will afflict the person who eats
white bread exclusively. Tests at various experiment stati ons have shown that cows fed on
whole wheat will thrive; but cows from the same herd, equally healthy
when the tests begin, when fed for some time on white flour
exclusively, would die of heart failure. Other experimenters, like Dr. C. A. Pierle at Canyon, Texas, a nd Dr. Francis Pottenger in California,
have tried white rats on an exclusive white flour diet, with identical
results: The rats starved to death, with full stomachs. What is bad for cattle or rodents, I submit, is bad for children and
grownups, too. During my early dental practice in Alabama, my heart
would bleed for children only 2 years old brought to me with half their
teeth decayed. As I was to learn years later, those children, fed upon
whole raw milk, whole wheat cereal and other vitamin—and mineral-
rich foods would have had mouthfuls of sound teeth. For proof, I can point to my own three grandchildren—Martha,
13; George, 10 and Jane, 5 years old, who live on the George G. Heard dairy farm not far from Hereford. None of those children have a
single decayed tooth. If all three should live a 100 years and keep on
eating the same kind of food they have lived on up to now, they still
will have perfect teeth—and, I dare prophesy, sound bodies otherwise. All three children are heavy milk drinkers; but take their milk
raw, not pasteurized. Practically all the food which those children
consume is produced on Deaf Smith County's mineralized soil. The
bread they eat is made from home grown wheat, which has been
freshly ground in a special mill and the whole grain has gone into the
loaf—bran, shorts and all. The children's meat diet consists  mostly of beef and chicken
these cattle and fowls raised on th e place, grazed on native grass and
lush green wheat, with a supplement of home grown alfalfa and grain
sorghum. After they had been fattened, the steers and chickens were
slaughtered and put into deep freeze. Most of the garden vegetables that will grow anywhere in the
country flourish on the Deaf Smith County irrigated farms. The Heard children like them all and take a portion of their vegetables raw—
celery, lettuce, asparagus, cabbage slaw, tomatoes, carrots or a dozen
kinds chopped up together in a salad. For much of the year, those
vegetables come fresh out of the garden; but deep freeze keeps the
stuff "garden fresh" the rest of the time. For sweetening, the youngsters consume honey. By way of
exception, the Heard children get most  of their fruit from other parts:
apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, figs, peaches and plums. For some years I supplied butter picked up from Deaf Smith
County farms to a Mr. J. H. Fuerhrer, who lives at Coopersburg, Pa. He fed that butter to his children and also gave them whole wheat cereal, freshly ground from his own mill. He saw to it that the children ate raw vegetables, fresh fruit and nuts, to make up a balanced ration
of protein, starches, sugar, vitamins and minerals. His neighbors thought Mr. Fuehrer a crank—just a bit off. But
when his daughter, Helen, became of  school age, he had his payoff. When the time came to put the first-year pupils through their health
tests, the school dentist examined 62 little mouths, all very much
alike. This 6 year old was the only  one free of cavities. Each child had
some decayed teeth. When he came to look into the mouth of Pupil 63, Helen Fuehrer,
6 years old, that dentist was astonished. The child had a mouthful of perfect teeth. The dentist had many questions to ask the little girl and her mother—curious to know how she had lived six years without
getting even one small blemish on her teeth. He did not know what
magic that butter from Deaf Smith County, Texas, had worked in the
child's mouth—and being told, would not believe it. It was the food that little Helen had put into her mouth that had
built her sound teeth and, at the same time, as the school physicians
later found, had built her a sound body generally. The right foods, properly balanced, not too much and not too
little, will create a healthy body. The wrong foods, which do not build
or repair cells and tissues, clog up the bodily functions and cause
disease. Frequently, people say that something they ate made them sick. More often than otherwise, the actual cause of their trouble is
something they did not eat. The bodily functions may suffer as
severely from lack of the food elements, or vitamins which serve as
catalysts, to keep them going, as they would suffer from poison. The
healthful diet is a perfectly balanced diet. CHAPTER 26. ON THE CHEMISTRY OF DEAF SMITH
COUNTY FOODS

In his search for the secret of Deaf Smith County people's
immunity to tooth decay, Dr. Edward Taylor took samples of flour milled at Hereford from home grown wheat to the Texas State Laboratories in Austin for analysis. For a long time previously, our
millers had publicized "the extremely high protein content," of the
native flour. The State analysis (says Dr. Taylor's bulletin) showed that the
Hereford flour contained 0. 199 per cent of phosphorus, as compared
with 0. 037 per cent for standard flour. That is, the Hereford breadstuff
was found to be more than five times as rich in phosphorus as general
run of flour produced elsewhere. On the other hand, the Hereford sample showed 0. 0274 per cent
of calcium, as against 0. 0370 per cent in the standard product. Observe, reader, that what Dr. Taylor had analyzed was the
refined white flour. Most of the life-giving mineral elements to be
found in Deaf Smith County wheat had been taken out of that flour in
the bran and shorts. Laboratory tests with white rats—b y Dr.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
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Q: What did Dr. Pottenger find in his experiment with cats?,
A: Dr. Pottenger found that the cats did not reproduce when fed on cooked beef and pasteurized milk, but they did reproduce when fed on raw meat and raw milk.
Q: What did Dr. Price do to help Freddie S.?,
A: Dr. Price put Freddie on a diet of raw milk and whole wheat, and the boy's convulsions stopped, and his broken bone began to heal.
Q: What did Dr. Mitteldorf say about the role of dentists?,
A: Dr. Mitteldorf said that dentists are not honest with themselves and are following a repair trade rather than a profession.
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gained health of body, mind and soul, when he possesses an
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environment. So far as my contact with it has gone, the church has never set
such a goal for its members. Rather the church has adjured poverty in
the here and now, to fit oneself fo r the more abundant life hereafter
but as the tree falleth so it lieth. As I read it, such is not the implication of the Sermon on the
Mount, which holds the sum and substance of Jesus' message: "Lay
not up for yourselves treasure upon earth." That tenet, if obeyed, would eliminate the love of money, which
Paul taught was the root of all ev il. Eliminate evil and you eliminate
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of S plit School of Medicine, Croatia, was conducted to inve stigate
spleen r esponses resulting from  5 maximal breath holds. T en trained
breath-hold divers, ten untrained volunteers, and seven volunteers who
had thei r spleen removed were recruited. The subjects performed 5
maximum breat h holds with their face immersed in cold wat er, and
each bre ath hold  was separated by a 2-minute rest. The duration of the
breath holds peaked at the third attempt, with breath-hold divers
reaching 143 seconds, untrained divers reaching 127 seconds, and
splenectomized persons achieving 74 seconds. Spleen size dec reased
by a total of 20  percent in both  breath-hold divers and the un trained
volunteers. Researchers concluded that the results show rapid,
probably active contraction of the spleen in response to breath hold in
humans. Rapid spleen contraction and its slow recovery may
contribute to prolongation of successive, briefly repeated brea th-hold
attempts. Bakov ic´ D, V alic Z, Eterovic´ D, et al. Spleen volume and
blood fl ow resp onse to repeated breath-hold apneas. J Appl Physiol. 2003 Oct;95(4):1460–6. 106  Not only that but: Ibid.107  While these studies generall y: In a paper by Dr. Espersen and
colleagues from Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen,
Denmark, splenic contraction w as found to take place even with very
short breath holds of 30 seconds. However, the strongest contraction of
the spleen was as it released blood cells into circulation, occurring
when a subject held their breath for as long as possible. Esper sen K,
Frandsen H, Lorentzen T, Kanstrup IL, Christensen NJ. The human
spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions. J
Appl Physiol. 2002 May;92(5):2071–9. 107  However, the strongest contractions: Ibid. 107  Another useful piece of: This study in particular provides pertinent
information abo ut the consequence of breath holding: Since there was
no visible increase in the results of breath holding with the su bjects’
faces im mersed in water, the aut hors concluded that the breath hold, or
its consequences, is the major stimulus evoking splenic contraction. Schagatay, Andersson, Nielsen 2007 Sep, 125–32. 107  Performing just 3 to 5 breaths: Ibid. 108  While this reduces the: In his doctoral thesis entitled “Haematological
changes arising from spleen contraction during breath hold and altitude
in huma ns,” Matt Richardson investigated the role played by higher
levels of carbon dioxide. Eight no n-divers performed 3 sets of breath holds on three separate
days under dif ferent starting conditions, varying the levels of carbon
dioxide availabl e to the subjec ts before each test. The first test was
preceded by the breathing of 5 percent CO 2  i n oxyg en (hyp ercapnic),
the second with pre-breathing of 100 percent oxygen (normocapnic),
and the third with hyperventilation of 100 percent oxygen
(hypocapnic). The duration of each breath hold was kept constant in all 3 sets, and
baseline values of Hb and Hct w ere the same for all conditions. After
the 3 breath ho lds, the increase in Hb in the hypercapnic (higher
carbon dioxide) trial was 9.1 per cent greater than in the normal carbon
dioxide trial (normocapnic) and  71.1 percent greater than in the lower
carbon dioxide trial (hypocapnic). Richardson concluded that an
increased capni c stimulus during breath hold may elicit a strongerspleen response and subsequent Hb increase than breath hold preceded
by hype rventilation. Richardson, MX. Hematological changes arising
from spleen contraction during apnea and altitude in humans. Doctoral
dissertation. Mid Sweden University; 2008. 108  Higher levels of carbon dioxide: Ibid. 108  By exh aling an d holding the b reath: Dillon WC, Hampl V, Sh ultz PJ,
Rubins JB, Archer SL. Origins o f breath nitric oxide in humans. Chest. 1996 Oct;1 10(4):930–8. 109  One of the func tions of EPO: Joyner MJ. VO 2 MAX, b lood dop ing, and
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413–5. 109  Th e concentration of EPO: De Bruijn and


 youth, my mother had been a concert pianist; now she had such large
arthritic knobs on all of her knuckles that her hands had become claws. Thoughthere was still that very same fine upright in the cabin that I had learned to play asa child, she had long since given up the piano. Her knees also had large arthriticknobs; this proud woman with a straight back and long, flowing strides was bentover, limping along with a cane. She was also 30 pounds overweight and herblood pressure was a very dangerous 210 over 140, just asking for a stroke. Instead of a welcoming feast, the usual greeting offered to a loved one who
has not been seen for a few years, I immediately started her on a juice fast. I gaveher freshly prepared carrot juice (one quart daily) mixed with wheat grass juice(three ounces daily) plus daily colonics. She had no previous experience withthese techniques but she gamely accepted everything I threw her way because sheknew I was doing it because I loved her and wanted to see her in bettercondition. She also received a daily full body massage with particular attention tothe hand and knees, stimulating the circulation to the area and speeding theremoval of wastes. Every night her hands and knees were wrapped in warmcastor oil compresses held in place with old sheeting. I did not use any vitamins or food supplements in her case. I did give her
flavorful herbal teas made of peppermint and chamomile because she needed thecomfort of a hot cupa; but these teas were in no way medicinal except for hermorale. After three weeks on this program, Grannybelle, as I and my daughters called
her, had no unsightly knobs remaining on either her knuckles or knees and shecould walk and move her fingers without pain within a normal range of movement. The big payoff for me besides seeing her look so wonderful (20 years youngerand 20 pounds lighter) was to hear her sit down and treat us to a Beethovenrecital. And her blood pressure was 130 over 90. Breast Cancer
I have worked with many young women with breast cancer; so many in fact,
that their faces and cases tend to blur. But whenever I think about them, Kellyinevitably comes to mind because we became such good friends. Like me, Kellywas an independent-minded back country Canuck. At the age 26, she received amedical diagnosis of breast cancer. Kelly had already permitted a lumpectomyand biopsy, but had studied the statistical outcomes and did not want to treat herillness with radical mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy because she knewher odds of long-term survival without radical medical treatment were equal to orbetter than allowing the doctors to do everything possible. Nor did she want tolose even one of her breasts. She knew how useful her breasts were because shehad already suckled one child, not to mention their contribution to one’s own self-image as a whole person. I admired Kelly’s unusual independent-mindednessbecause she comes from a country where universal health coverage is in place;her insurance would have paid all the costs had she been willing to acceptconventional medicine, but Canadian national health insurance does not coveralternative therapy. Kelly stayed with me for nearly two months as a residential faster, because she
needed to be far from the distractions of a troubled family life. With financialsupport from her parents and child-care from her friends she was able to taketime out to give the recovery of health top priority in her life without worryingabout whether her small son was being well cared for. This peace of mind wasalso very important to her recovery. Analysis with biokinesiology showed a pervasively weak immune system,
including a weak thymus gland, spleen, and an overloaded lymphatic system. Herliver was weak, but not as weak as it might have been, because she had becomea vegetarian, and had been working on her health in a haphazard fashion for a fewyears. Kelly’s body also showed weaknesses in pancreatic and adrenal functionas well as a toxic colon. Most immediately worrisome to her, biokinesiologytesting showed several over-strong testing lumpy areas in the breasts and over-strong testing lumpy lymph nodes in the armpits. Cancerous tumors always testoverly strong
Kelly’s earlier life-style had contributed to her condition in several ways. She
had worked for years in a forestry tree nursery handling seedling trees treatedwith highly toxic chemicals. She had worked as a cook in a logging camp forseveral seasons, eating too much meat and greasy food. And she had also spentthe usual number of adolescent and young adult years deeply involved inrecreational drug use and the bad diet that went with it. Kelly started right in on a rigorous water fast that lasted for one entire month. She had a colonic every day, plus body work including reflexology, holding andmassage of neurolymphatic and neurovascular points, and stimulation ofacupuncture points related to weak organ systems and general massage tostimulate overall circulation and lymphatic drainage. She took protomorphogensto help rebuild her weakened organs; she took ten grams of vitamin C every dayand a half-dose of Life Extension vitamin mix in assimilable powdered form; shedrank herbal teas of echinacea and fenugreek seeds and several ounces of freshlysqueezed wheat grass juice every day. Twice each day she made poultices out ofclay and the pulp left over from making her wheat grass juice, filled an old brawith this mixture and pressed it to her breast for several hours until the clay dried. Shortly, I will explain all the measures in some detail. These physical therapies were accompanied by counseling sessions dealing
with some severe and long-unresolved problems, response patterns and
relationships that triggered her present illness. Her son’s father (Kelly’s ex) was
suppressive and highly intimidating. Fearful of him, Kelly seemed unable tosuccessfully extricate herself from the relationship due to the ongoing contactwhich revolved over visitation and care of their son. But Kelly had grit. Whilefasting, she confronted these tough issues in her life and unflinchingly made thenecessary decisions. When she returned to Canada she absolutely decided,without any nagging doubts, reservations or qualifications, to make any changesnecessary to ensure her survival. Only after having made these hard choices couldshe heal. I one respect, Kelly was a highly unusual faster. Throughout the entire month
on water, Kelly took daily long walks, frequently stopping to lie down and rest inthe sun on the way. She would climb to or from the top of a very large and steephill nearby. She never missed a day, rain or shine. At the end of her month on water Kelly’s remaining breast lumps had
disappeared, the lymphatic system and immune system tested strong, as well asthe liver, pancreas, adrenals, and large intestine. No areas tested overly strong. She broke the fast with the same discipline she had conducted it, on carrot
juice, a cup every two hours. After three days on juice she began a raw food dietwith small servings of greens and sprouts well chewed, interspersed at two hourintervals with fresh juicy fruits. After about ten days on “rabbit food,” she easedinto avocados, cooked vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains and then wenthome. As I write this, it is eight years since Kelly’s long fast. She still comes to see
me every few years to check out her diet and just say hello. She has had twomore children by a new, and thoroughly wonderful husband and suckled themboth for two years each; her peaceful rural life centers around this new, happyfamily and the big, Organic garden she grows. She religiously takes her LifeExtension vitamins and keeps her dietary and life-style indiscretions small andinfrequent. She is probably going to live a long, time. I consider Kelly’s cluster of organ weaknesses very typical of all cancers
regardless of type or location, as well as being typical of AIDS and other criticalinfections by organisms that usually reside in the human body without causingtrouble (called “opportunistic”). All these diseases are varieties of immune systemfailure. All of these conditions present a similar pattern of immune systemweaknesses. They all center around what I call the “deadly triangle,” comprisedof a weak thymus gland, weak spleen, and a weak liver. The thymus and spleenform the core of the body’s immune system. The weak liver contributes to a highlytoxic system that further weakens the immune system. To top it off, people withcancer invariably have a poor ability to digest cooked protein (animal orvegetable) (usually from a weak pancreas unable to make enough digestiveenzymes) and eat too much of it, giving them a very toxic colon, and anoverloaded lymphatic system. Whenever I analyze someone with this pattern, especially the entire deadly
triangle, I let the person know that if I had those particular weaknesses I wouldconsider my survival to be at immediate risk I’d consider it an emergency situationdemanding vigorous attention. It does not matter if they don’t yet have a tumor, orfibroid, or opportunistic infection; if they don’t already have something of thatnature they soon will. Here’s yet another example of why I disapprove of diagnosis. By giving the
condition a name like “lymphoma” or “melanoma”, “chronic fatigue syndrome”“Epstein-Barr syndrome” or “AIDS,” “systemic yeast infection”, “hepatitis” orwhat have, people think the doctor then understands their disease. But the doctorrarely understands that all these seemingly different diseases are essentially thesame disease—a toxic body with a dysfunctional immune system. What isrelevant is that a person with the deadly triangle must strengthen


aboring the sorry state of affairs in
the world, and your resistance becomes even more convincingly
entrenched. You’ve aligned yourself with the proponents of disallowing. What you need to do is look at this belief system and all of the factors
that continue to support it and say, It’s too big of a job to change the entire
thing. Instead, I’m going to start changing the thoughts that activate
disallowing right here, right now. It doesn’t matter what you thought before,
or for how long, or how many pressures you’re under to maintain your
resistance. Instead, stop activating disallowing thoughts today, one thought
at a time. You can do so by stating, I feel successful, I intend to feel the
abundance that is here, now. Repeat these words, or create your
arrangement of words, which continually inundate your thoughts during
your waking hours, with a new belief of being successful and abundant. When you’ve activated these thoughts enough times, they’ll become your
habitual way of thinking, and you will have taken the steps to eliminating
your resistance to allowing. Those thoughts will then become what you say in silent, prayer-like
messages to yourself: I am success; I am abundance. When you’re success
itself, when you’re abundance itself, you’re in harmony with the all-creating
Source, and it will do the only thing it knows how to do. It will be endlessly
giving and forthcoming with that which has no resistance to it—namely,
you. You’re no longer vibrating to scarcity; your every individual
vibrational utterance is in concert with what you summon from your
Source. You and your Source are one in your thoughts. You’ve chosen to
identify thoughts of resistance and have simultaneously decided to stay out
of your own way. As you practice allowing and living the faith of least resistance, success
is no longer something you choose; it’s something that you are. Abundance
no longer eludes you. You are it, and it is you. It flows unimpeded beyond
your resistance. Herein lies another clue to the free flow of abundance: You
must avoid becoming attached to and hoarding what shows up in your life. Abundance, Detachment, and Your Feelings
While it’s crucial for you to have a firm vibrational match-up with the all-
creating abundance of intention, it’s just as crucial for you to know that you
can’t hang on to and own any of the abundance that will be coming your
way. This is because the you that would like to hang on to and become
attached to your success and your wealth is not really you, it’s that
troublesome ego of yours. You’re not what you have and what you do;
you’re an infinite, divine being disguised as a successful person who has
accumulated a certain amount of stuff. The stuff is not you. This is why you
must avoid being attached to it in any way. Detachment comes from knowing that your true essence is a piece of the
infinitely divine field of intention. It’s then that you become aware of the
importance of your feelings. Feeling good becomes much more valuable
then polishing your jewelry. Feeling abundant surpasses the money in your
bank account and transcends what others may think of you. Genuinely
feeling abundant and successful is possible when you detach yourself from
the things you desire and allow them to flow to you, and just as important,
through you. Anything that inhibits the flow of energy stops the creating
process of intention right where the obstacle is erected. Attachment is one such roadblock. When you hang on to that which
arrives, rather than allowing it to move through you, you stop the flow. You
hoard it or decide to own it, and the flow is disrupted. You must keep it
circulating, always knowing that nothing can stop it from coming into your
life except any resistance you place in its way. Your feelings and emotions
are sensational barometers for detecting resistance and evaluating your
ability to experience success and abundance. Paying attention to your feelings. Your emotions are the inner
experiences that tell you how much of the divine energy you’re summoning
for the manifestation of your desires. Feelings can be measuring tools that
gauge how you’re doing in the manifestation process. An exceptionally
positive emotional response indicates that you’re summoning the divine
energy of intention and allowing that energy to flow to you in a nonresistantmanner. Feelings of passion, pure bliss, reverence, unmitigated optimism,
unquestioned trust, and even illumination indicate that your desire to
manifest success and abundance, for example, have an extremely strong
pulling power from the universal Source to you. You must learn to pay
close attention to the presence of these feelings. These emotions aren’t just
facets of your life that are empty of energy—they’re agents that are in
charge of how you clean and purify the connecting link to intention. These
emotions tell you precisely how much of the life force you’re summoning,
and how much pulling power you have going for you at that moment. Abundance is the natural state of the nature of intention. Your desire for
abundance must flow free of resistance. Any discrepancy between your
individual intention or desire, and your belief concerning the possibility of
summoning it into your life, creates resistance. If you want it but believe it’s
impossible or that you’re unworthy, or that you don’t have the skills or
perseverance, then you’ve created resistance and you’re disallowing. Your
feelings indicate how well you’re attracting the energy necessary for the
fulfillment of your desire. Strong feelings of despair, anxiety, blame, hate,
fear, shame, and anger are sending you the message that you want success
and abundance but you don’t believe it’s possible for you. These negative
feelings are your clues to get busy and balance your desires with those of
the universal mind of intention, which is the only source of that which you
desire. Negative emotions tell you that your pulling power from intention is
weak or even nonexistent. Positive emotions tell you that you’re connecting
to and accessing the power of intention. Concerning abundance, one of the most effective ways to increase that
pulling power from intention to you is to take the focus off of dollars and
place it on creating abundant friendship, security, happiness, health, and
high energy. It’s here that you’ll begin to feel those higher emotions, which
let you know that you’re back in the match game with the all-creating
Source. As you focus on having abundant happiness, health, security, and
friendships, the means for acquiring all of this will be flowing toward you. Money is only one of those means, and the faster your vibrational energy
around abundance radiates, the more money will show up in significant
amounts. These positive feelings as indicators of your pulling power forsuccess and abundance will put you into an active mode for co-creating
your intentions. I’m not suggesting that you just wait for everything to fall into place. I’m
suggesting that by declaring, I intend to feel successful and attract
prosperity, your emotional energy will shift and you’ll act as if what you
desire were already true. Your actions will be in harmony with the faces of
intention, and you’ll be provided with what you are, rather than attempting
to be provided with what’s missing. At this point in my life, I refuse to participate in any desire unless I have
total, nonresistant knowing that it can and will manifest into my life from
the all-creating Source of intention. My desires for personal indicators of
abundance have all manifested by practicing what I write here, and in the
ten-step program that follows. I’ve been able to allow by removing
resistance and connecting to my originating, all-creating Source. I trust in it
completely. Over the years, I’ve learned that when I’ve desired something
seemingly impossible, I felt poorly as a result. I then figured that I should
desire less, but all that did was make me even further removed from the
unlimited power of intention. I was still in vibratory disharmony with the
abundance of the universe. I began to understand that my being in harmony with abundance didn’t
cause others to be poor or hungry. On the contrary, the abundance I created
gave me the chance to help eradicate poverty and hunger. But the
significant awareness was realizing that I had less of a chance to help others
when I was in the lower frequencies. I learned that I had to get myself into
vibratory harmony with my Source. One of my reasons for writing this
chapter in this fashion is to convince you that you don’t have to ask for less,
or feel guilty about wanting abundance—it’s there for you and everyone in
an unlimited supply. I live and breathe what I’m writing here about success and abundance. I
know beyond any doubt (resistance) that you can attract abundance and feel
successful by absorbing the messages of this chapter, which, like theabundance you seek, have flowed from that universal Source through me
and onto these pages. There’s no discrepancy between my desire to write it
all out here and my willingness to allow it to flow unimpeded to you. How
do I know this. My emotion in this moment is ineffable bliss, serenity, and
reverence. I trust this emotional state, which indicates to me that I’ve been
utilizing a very strong pulling power to create these messages from the all-
creating Spirit of intention. I’m


 or coconut oil. I myself use shea butter.Solid Deoderant
-2 ¼ teaspoons shea butter/
coconut oil
-1 tablespoon grated beeswax
-2 ½ tablespoons of jojoba oil
-1 tablespoon of arrowroot
powder
-1 teaspoon of baking powder
(optional)
-Empty deodorant sticks
-3 drops of tea tree oil, plus
any other essential oil of your
choosing1. Use a 2 cup glass Pyrex to make a double boiler by setting it into the
pan with water. Add beeswax and jojoba oil and melt. If you are using
coconut oil instead of shea butter, add it now. 2. When everything has melted, turn off the heat and quickly stir in shea
butter and arrowroot powder before adding your essential oils. Use
whichever scent suits your fancy. 3. Work quickly but carefully to pour the mixture into your deodorant
sticks, setting the cap lightly on each of them. 4. Allow the deodorant to cool completely before twisting it up. Use as
you would any other deodorant! This will keep for up to 4 months. 243Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com DeoderantY ou will need… DirectionsThis is about as easy as it gets-baking soda and arrowroot powder are all you need for an odor-absorbing
powder deodorant. Adding dried herbs such as lavender, or even a few sprigs of rosemary, makes a great
addition if you want it scented.Powder Deoderant
-1/2 cup of baking soda
-1/2 cup of arrowroot powder
-2 tablespoons of dried
lavender, or herb of choice 1. Stir the baking soda and arrowroot together, and pour into the
container you are storing it in. When the container is about halfway full
add your herbs if you are using them, and then pour in the rest of the
powder. 2. Use a powder puff to apply to underarms. I suggest keeping a few
puffs on hand in case you need to apply after you’ve already started
sweating. 244Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com DeoderantY ou will need… DirectionsThis gel deodorant is softer than the others, and easier to apply if you are a man and have a hard time traversing
your underarm…terrain. It still has the same core ingredients-baking soda, arrowroot powder, and coconut oil-
plus vegetable glycerin for the “gel” factor and any essential oils you want to add for scent. Homemade Gel Deoderant
-1/4 coconut oil
-2 tablespoons vegetable
glycerin
-2 tablespoons of jojoba oil
-3-4 tablespoons of baking
soda
-3-4 tablespoons of arrowroot
powder
-Essential oil for scent
(optional)
-An empty deodorant stick1. Use a 2 cup glass Pyrex to make a double boiler. Melt your coconut oil
and jojoba oil together and remove from heat. 2. Stir in vegetable glycerin, baking soda, arrowroot powder, and 10
drops of your chosen essential oil if you are using it. 3. Pour into a deodorant stick and let cool for 24 hours. This will keep
for up to 4 months. 245Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com DeoderantY ou will need… DirectionsThese are loose scrubs, not made into bars or cubes like the others
(although I do love those!) A face scrub is the same as a body scrub
in that it exfoliates skin, sloughing away old built up cells, dirt, and oil,
and leaves your skin smooth and cleansed. The difference is that face
scrubs are gentler than body scrubs, which tend to involve coarse salt
as the main means of exfoliating. These scrubs use sugar instead, which
works in a gentler manner than, say, Epsom salt. There isn’t a whole lot
of difference between brown sugar and white sugar, just that brown
sugar is softer, which is something to keep in mind if you particularly
sensitive skin.Face Scrubs
-The recipes involving fresh fruit
should be kept in the refrigerator
and will last up to 5 days. I
recommend making these in
smaller batches so you can use
them up in time. -Do not use a face scrub more
than 2-3 times a week (maximum),
otherwise you risk drying out or
irritating your skin. -Feel free to double or triple the
batches, keeping the ratios the
same. I make smaller batches for
myself since I find I don’t need
very much for it to exfoliate my
skin well. -I usually put the shelf life of
the scrubs up to 2 weeks, since
chances are wet fingers will
be scooped into it, and water
encourages the growth of micro-
organisms. This is, again, why
I make small batches. If you
were to scoop some out prior to
your shower, and take it in in an
individual bowl, then the shelf life
would be that of the oil you are
using. 246Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingWhile I tend to favor essential oils in scrubs, I love the refreshing smell and sensation of this particular one,
which uses fresh kiwi. Another bonus-the little kiwi seeds also work to exfoliate! This will leave your skin clear
and bright, and it’s perfect for use in a morning shower.Kiwi Sugar Scrub
-2 tablespoons of white sugar
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil or
any liquid oil
-1/2 kiwi1. Cut your kiwi in half and scoop out the fruit, avoiding the core as best
you can. Mash up the kiwi well. 2. Mix sugar and oil in separate bowl, adding in the kiwi at the very end,
and blend the entire mixture. 3. To use simply scoop some up with your fingers in the shower and
apply to face, massaging over your skin in a circular motion with your
fingertips. Y ou may also scoop a little into the empty kiwi skin and use it
as a sort of natural loofa to apply. 247Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Face ScrubsY ou will need… DirectionsThis classic combination never gets old, but it’s imperative that you don’t add too much vanilla essential oil;
otherwise you end up with a scrub that smells too sweet. If you’re giving this as a gift, a whole vanilla pod
nestled on top adds a lovely touch. Y ou can also scrape the seeds into the scrub itself. Vanilla extract isn’t
generally a good idea to use as the alcohol in it can dry your skin out.Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub
-5-8 drops of vanilla essential
oil
-2 tablespoons of brown sugar
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil or
any liquid oil1. Blend jojoba oil and vanilla oil. 2. Stir the oil blend into the brown sugar. 3. Store in a container with a tightly fitting lid out of direct sunlight. 248Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Face ScrubsY ou will need… DirectionsWhile using a scrub is generally an invigorating experience, there’s no reason to shy away from scents that are
more relaxing. This pleasant lavender scrub can get you in a calm and relaxed mental state that’s appropriate for
the beginning or the end of the day.Soothing Lavender Scrub
-2 tablespoons of white sugar
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil or
any liquid oil
-3-5 drops of lavender
essential oil1. Mix your essential oil and jojoba oil, and then stir thoroughly into
sugar. 2. Store in a container with a tightly fitting lid. 249Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Face ScrubsY ou will need… DirectionsWhen I first made lotion, I was all about the soft, scoop up type. I still
love the “classic” kind of lotion, but my new-fangled obsession with
lotion bars has been growing rapidly. I think I like the longer shelf life,
how fun it is to play around with shapes, the ease of carrying around,
and the ease of use. It takes a bit of getting used to the feeling when
you apply it though, as it needs to be more solid than other lotion to
hold its “bar” shape. The following recipe adheres to my preferred
consistency of the bar. If you find yourself unhappy with how soft or hard
your lotion bar is, tweak the amount of beeswax you are adding. Keep in
mind that if it is too solid your lotion bar will not soften in your hands and
go on smoothly-rather it will rub in the most irritating way over your skin
and leave waxy clumps. If it is too soft, you have a slippery mess. When
you get it just right though, lotion bars are lovely, versatile, skin-care
companions.Lotion Bars
-A little beeswax goes a long,
long, way in lotion bars. -Use soap or silicon baking molds
to experiment with fun shapes
(they make perfect gifts!) They
also make it easy to remove your
bars. -Hold the lotion bar in your hands
to warm and soften it before
applying. -If you are using a baking pan for
the soap bars, designate one for
this use, as the beeswax is hard
to get