 contact with
the mother. Breastfeeding should be extended to more than six months and continue more sporadically for a long time afterwards.
Why not let infants watch our love play? That is how they learn. The grow ing child continues to need a lot of cuddling and touching. If
a parent feels a sexual excitement when cuddling a child, then this should be converted into a feeling of love and radiated back onto
the child. Teach the child that there is nothing dirty or shameful about a naked body. However, we also need to let the child know the
difference of what is appropriate in public and in private.
For society as a whole I see two possibilities for adopting a healthy attitude towards under-age sexuality, both have been used by
various more enlightened cultures or tribes in the past. One is complete openness in sexual matters, letting children watch loving
sexual activity of adults without any restriction. This is nature's way as practised in the animal kingdom. This does not necessarily
lead to unwanted pregnancies as shown by the example of the Trobriand Islanders given in my article on Healing Social
Relationships.
The other possibility is to lead the juvenile sexuality towards striving for high ideals within the context of a loving and caring society.
Older children are given practical instructions in non-genital sexual activities as part of school-related life-skills courses. At a given
age or stage of sexual development, teenagers are formally initiated into sacred genital sex. The successful end of this sexual10/30/24, 2:57 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Sexuality
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choice of partners. This method has often been practised in tribal societies.   How it all works out depends on the customs of society
and the examples shown by the individual members of society.
FOOD FOR SEX
We cannot have a good sex life if we are malnourished. Certain nutrients improve the sexual potency in general, while others are lost
for the male with the seminal ﬂuid but may then become available to the female. Therefore, good nutrition for good sex is more
important for the male than for the female
High-quality proteins are part of the seminal ﬂuid and a high protein diet is sexually stimulating. In our culture meat is preferred while
in the Orient chickpeas are used to improve sexual performance. The highest reputation has free-range raw egg yolk, especially
fertilised and very fresh. It supplies sulphur compounds that are also high in the semen. However, even more effective than egg yolk
is raw minced meat.
Histamine is produced from histidine, an amino acid. Individuals with an insensitive skin are low in histamine and may have difﬁculty
achieving ejaculation in the male or orgasm in the female as the sexual organs are less sensitive than normal. The acclaimed sexual
stamina of Negro males may largely be attributed to their low histamine levels.
High histamine levels have the opposite effect. They sensitise not only the skin but also the sexual organs and may lead to sexual
over-stimulation, premature ejaculation and vaginitis. Histamine levels can be elevated by making the body more acid, as well as by
supplementation with folic acid and niacin, both B-group vitamins. Histamine levels can be reduced by making the body more alkaline
and avoiding foods and chemicals to which we are allergic.
The seminal ﬂuid is also high in zinc and requires much vitamin B6 and omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in ﬁsh oils and linseed
oil. Deﬁciency of these is widespread, especially in teenage boys with frequent loss of seminal ﬂuid. The same deﬁciency is common
in schizophrenia. It starts most frequently in teenage boys. I believe that there is a causal connection.
Formerly doctors maintained that excessive masturbation could lead to insanity. They may have been right after all, although modern
medicine dismisses this as a myth. It is also a scientiﬁc fact that zinc deﬁciency leads to underdeveloped male sexual organs and
later in life to enlargement of the prostate gland. By pointing out these connections I do not want to condemn masturbation but rather
improve nutritional awareness.
In recent years it has been discovered that the body forms nitric oxide from the amino acid arginine as a signal for the blood vessels
of the penis to relax. This is necessary so that the penis can ﬁll with blood and have an erection. Also magnesium supplements help
to relax. Stress, on the other hand, or being emotionally uptight, prevents this necessary relaxation and, with this, an erection.
Various herbs and alkaloids have traditionally been used to improve various sexual functions. My favourite for improving and
balancing the endocrine system in general and sexual hormones in particular is Maca  (botanical name  Lepidium meyenii ). It appears
to be more effective than Wild Yam and is especially helpful with age-related sexual problems. Boron as in borax has been shown to
improve and balance our levels of sex hormones. Frequently used to improve sexual functions is Tribulus terrestris.
TYPICALL Y FEMALE
Females, too, have their share of trouble with their sexual organs. Foremost of these are menstrual problems and pelvic infections.
Both problems have much to do with food, especially the other end of it, constipation to be exact.
The constipated colon and in partic ular the rectum is a cesspool of toxic decomposition products with a high content of harmful
microbes. Both, toxins as well as microbes can penetrate the wall of the colon. Because of the close proximity to the uterus and
ovaries, these are in greatest danger of being contaminated.
The main effect of toxic contaminati on is heavy menstrual bleeding with pain and other discomfort. Microbial contamination leads to
infection and inﬂammation of the pelvic organs. Both conditions are not conducive to a healthy sex life.
Meat consumption, combined with constipation, produces the most toxic bowel conditions and the heaviest periods. The obvious
solution is a clean colon. This can be achieved with three relatively easy methods, preferably use all three.
One method is to have plenty of dietary ﬁbre in the form of whole grains, fruit and vegetables with many of these uncooked. Add
sufﬁcient freshly ground linseed to meals or drink with ﬂuid to achieve ideally one bowel movement for each meal. Secondly, take
cultures of acidophilus and biﬁdus bacteria and thirdly, use a high footstool when using the toilet or squat in order to achieve an
easier and more complete bowel evacuation.
I actually believe that the typical menstrual bleeding is unnatural and caused by an impure bloodstream which delays healing of the
wound caused by discarding the lining of the uterus. Neither the higher mammals have such obvious periodic bleeding nor women
who live habitually on a mainly raw-food vegetarian diet. They just reabsorb the shed uterus lining. These women do not have any
menstrual or menopausal discomfort but ovulate nevertheless and conceive normally. I can conﬁrm such published reports from my
own observations.
A clinical study found that taking plenty of ground linseed or linseed  oil helps postmenopausal women to have better vaginal
lubrication, ﬁsh oil is also good. Folic acid, in combination with antioxidants, is most important for preventing or reversing pre-
cancerous and cancerous condition s of the cervix and uterus. Maca and Vitex (Chaste Tree) may be beneﬁcial with most female
menstrual and sexual problems. Also frequently used are Black Cohosh and Dong Quai.
Selenium in combination with the amino acid methionine (e.g. as seleniu m yeast) and vitamin E are effective against periodic breast
pain and swelling. Vitamin B6 with zinc and magnesium are good against premenstrual tension, especially if also salt, sugar and fatty10/30/24, 2:57 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Sexuality
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_Our_Emotions/Sexuality.html 6/10food are minimised or avoided and hidden food allergies corrected. A high intake of iodine helps to prevent or dissolve cysts as in
breasts, ovaries, uterus and bladder. Taking good care of our body will increase the pleasure that we derive from our sexuality.
Another common problem is vaginal Candida infection resulting in thrush and potentially painful intercourse. This is commonly
associated with intestinal Candidiasis. In this case the woman as well as her partner need to go on a long-term strict anti-Candida
program, for an outline see  Candida and the Antibiotic Syndrome, and for a more detailed program  The Ultimate
Cleanse  or OVERCOMING CANDIDA. Most effective for local treatment is to insert a capsule ﬁlled with   borax  for several nights.
When making love while there is still some Candida problem in and around the vagina lubricate liberally with oil and  possibly squirt
some acidophilus yoghurt into the vagina beforehand. Minimise strong movements and focus instead on feeling the energies with
only gentle movements and pressure changes; also see Karezza in  Spiritual Sex.
Finally, while not recommended to prevent pregnancy, if there has been an unintended ejaculation or even the possibility of it, then it
will greatly reduce the risk of conception if the woman douches immediately with diluted vinegar or lemon juice, or possibly just
inserts a tampon soaked


 harmonize them
so that our deeper being can come forth and function
through them.
Self-knowledge requires a calm and balanced (Sattvic)
mind. If we are suffering from psychological disturbances,
it is generally easier to develop devotion first, or to deal
with the more accessible outer aspects of our lives, like
changing our food or impressions. It is unrealistic to tell
someone who is undergoing a severe emotional crisis sim-
ply to meditate, be detached or contact the higher Self.
They need something more practical, while steering them
gradually in the direction of meditation is important. For
this reason, Self-knowledge belongs more properly to the
spiritual path than to psychological treatment. However,
Self-knowledge is the only way to ultimately go beyond all
suffering, which comes from not knowing who we really
are. 16. The Eightfold Method of Yoga I
Outer Practices:
Dharmic Living, Asana and
Pranayama
The Greater System of Yoga
All life is Yoga, which means unification. We are all
striving according to our understanding to become one
with the real, the good, and the source of happiness. All
individual life aims consciously or unconsciously at reinte-
gration with the Cosmic Life. We are all striving to expand
our frontiers and increase our connections in order to find
wholeness and peace. Yoga is not a new path to follow but
a way to become conscious of the original impetus of life.
Yoga is the movement and evolution of Life itself.
All psychological problems arise ultimately from a mis-
application of the energy of consciousness. Instead of unit-
ing with the eternal inner reality in which is lasting joy,
we attach ourselves to transient external objects whose
fluctuations bring pain. The practice of Yoga, or inner
integration, reverses all psychological problems by merg-
ing the mind back into its immutable source of pure con-
sciousness, in which resides perfect peace. For this reason,
Yoga is an integral and important part of Ayurveda, the
science of life, particularly for treating psychological dis-
orders.75
The Yoga Sutras16 the main classical text on Yoga, Ayurveda and the Mind
defines Yoga as "the calming of the operations of con-
sciousness." Again, the term for consciousness or mind is
Chitta, referring to all conscious and unconscious thought
potentials. Calming means eliminating all the negative
conditionings lodged in the mind and heart. To achieve
complete calm requires control of the different functions of
consciousness through intelligence, mind, and ego, along
with detachment from the vital force and physical body.
This is a deeper and more profound definition than the
common idea of Yoga today, which maybe little more than
exercise or stress relief. The rules for yogic development,
which can treat psychological imbalances as well, are:
1) Consciousness (Chitta) must be calmed and emp-
tied.
2) Intelligence (Buddhi) must be reoriented and
sharpened.
3) Mind (Manas) and senses must be controlled and
internalized.
4) The (Ahamkara) ego must be dissolved.
5) The vital-force (Prana) must be balanced and
strengthened.
6) The body must be purified.
These different processes go together; without one the
others cannot succeed. We have discussed these factors in
different chapters of the book. In this chapter we will sum-
marize and deepen them.
1. Calming our Deeper Consciousness
Our deeper consciousness holds the various emotional
traumas and pains that disturb us, most of which remain
hidden or repressed. These disturbances must be calmed The Eightfold Method of Yoga I 26!
and released. Peace must be brought to the core of the
mind. This requires emptying the mind of its contents, its
deep-seated habits, tendencies and attachments, surrender-
ing fear, anger and desire on all levels. However, the mind
is naturally calm and pure. We need only allow the mind
to return to its natural state, which is to keep it free from
disturbing external influences.
2. Reorienting and sharpening our intelligence
Intelligence must be redirected from its orientation to
the outer sensory world and focused on the inner world of
consciousness. We must learn to discriminate the eternal
from the transient, the real from the unreal, our true Self
from the mass of ego appearances. This requires perceiving
the three gunas, holding to Sattva and discarding Rajas
and Tamas. It is a key to emptying out consciousness as
well. Only through the reorientation of intelligence can we
direct our awareness beyond the contents of consciousness,
which are all bound by time.
3. Controlling the mind
We must control our mind and senses and no longer be
pulled outwardly by them to seek fulfillment externally.
This requires the cultivation of self-control, character and
will-power. As long as the mind brings external impres-
sions into consciousness, consciousness cannot empty itself
out. Similarly, as long as we are looking outward through
the mind, we cannot redirect our intelligence within.
4. Dissolving the ego
The root of all expansion of consciousness lies in dis-
solving the ego or sense of separate self, which is limiting A262 Ayurveda and the Mind
and isolated. The separate self creates an internal empti-
ness that we seek to fill with external involvement. It caus-
es wrong judgments through which we create pain and
suffering. As long as we are caught up in the ego, we will
not be able to control our minds, our intelligence will
remain externalized, and our inner consciousness will
remain in turmoil. This requires self-abnegation, surren-
der to God, and the awakening of our inner self and soul
sense.
5. Balancing and Strengthening the Vital-Force
Our Prana or life-energy becomes bound by the attach-
ments and involvement that disturb us. To free the mind,
this Prana must be released as well. Our vital force (Prana)
must be freed from its fixation on external objects, which
fragments and disperses it. Otherwise our minds must be
drawn outward and our energy of attention lost. Without
the proper vitality we cannot do anything, and certainly
cannot control the mind and senses. This requires con-
necting with wholesome inner and outer sources of vitali-
ty through mind, senses, breath and body.
6. Purifying the Body
The body must be cleansed of toxins and excesses of the
biological humors of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. A toxic or
weak body will pull down the mind and weaken the vital
force. The body is the repository of our actions and holds
their long-term effects. We cannot ignore its role in work-
ing with the mind or our deeper consciousness. The Eightfold Method of Yoga I 263
Eight Limbs of Yoga: Ashtanga Yoga
Classical Yoga provides an eightfold approach (Ashtan-
ga) to achieve its aim of reintegration. These eight "limbs"
are not simply steps or stages, though they do follow a cer-
tain sequence. They are like the limbs of the body or parts
of a house. Each has its proper role, though not all are
equally important. We will examine the eight limbs of
Yoga as psychological treatments and show how the vari-
ous therapies discussed in the book relate to them.
The Eight Limbs of Yoga
1. Yama — Rules of Social Conduct
2. Niyama — Rules of Personal Conduct
3. Asana — Physical Postures: Right Orientation
of the Physical Body
4. Pranayama — Breath Control: Right Use of
the Vital Force
5. Pratyahara — Control of the Mind and Senses
6. Dharana — Concentration: Control of Atten-
tion
7. Dhyana — Meditation: Right Reflection
8. Samadhi — Absorption: Right Union
The first two steps (Yama and Niyama) make up the
ethical foundation of human life, the principles of social
and personal conduct. Without these we will not have the
right foundation for wholesome growth. They constitute
the basic rules of "Dhanna" or right living.
The first five steps (Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama
and Pratyahara) are called "outer aids" in the YOGA
SUTRAS. They harmonize the outer aspects of our nature: Ayurveda and the Mind
behavior, body, breath, senses and mind. The last three
steps (Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi) are called "inner
aids." They are the central part of Yoga as embodied in the
process of meditation. Together they are called Samyama
or concentration, the ability to become one with the
objects of our awareness. However Pratyahara can be
included with the inner aids and we will do so in this
book.
The Dharmic Foundation of Human Life
According to the Vedic sages, life must be based upon
Dhanna for us to achieve anything real or lasting. Dhanna
is the natural law at work behind this conscious universe.
Dhanna includes our social Dhanna, or social responsibil-
ities, and our individual Dhanna, our personal


the coconut pulp into pieces small enough to put through your grinder or
juicer.
Grind the coconut pulp with the dried fruit. Mix well in your food pro
cessor or by hand. If the mixture is too dry, add some liquid from the
coconut, which you have reserved.
With your hands roll small balls from the mixture and coat them in
sesame seeds or ground almonds. Place on a large plate and refrigerate.
9. Egg-free recipes
Eggs are used in baking as a binder to keep all the other ingredients
together. Some children have a true allergy to eggs and have to avoid them.
The following ingredients will act as a binder in your baking instead of
eggs.
• Gelatine, well dissolved in a small amount of hot water;
• Pumpkin, baked and mashed;
• Butternut squash and other winter squashes (acorn, turban, hubbard,
spaghetti), baked and mashed;
• Banana, mashed;
• Apple, baked and mashed or made into an apple souse;
• Pear, baked and mashed or made into a sauce;
• Zucchini (marrow or courgettes), baked, mashed and drained of
excess liquid.
Egg-free hreadlcake/muffin mixture
2 cups of ground nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts, hazels, etc.)
3 tablespoons of butter (or coconut oil, ghee, goose fat, duck fat)
2 cups of cooked and mashed squash (butternut squash, pumpkin or other
less watery squashes, apple sauce, pear sauce)
To prepare the squash (pumpkin), cut it into two halves and remove the
seeds. Place on a baking tray with the cut surface down and bake in the
oven until very soft (a knife should go through it very easily). Cool, scoop
out all the inside and mash with a fork.
You can improvise on this recipe by adding to the mixture honey, dried
fruit, coarsely chopped nuts, shredded coconut, berries and fruit pieces. Mix all the ingredients well. Put into a well-buttered baking dish and
bake in the oven at 150-175°C (300~350°F) for 45 minutes to an hour.
Occasionally check with a dry knife if it is ready (the knife has to come out
dry).
If in the same mixture you add 2 tablespoons of pure tomato puree (with
a single ingredient: tomato), some salt and pepper, you can bake a pizza
base. Just spread the mixture on a baking paper, shaping it with a spoon.
Experiment with your own varieties, using ingredients available to you
from the allowed list. Here are a few examples of egg-free recipes you can
make.
Egg free-banana muffins
2 cups of cashew nuts or any other nuts
2 ripe bananas
4 teaspoons of honey
4 teaspoons of gelatine powder or crystals
4-8 tablespoons of coconut oil or butter
Grind the nuts into a flour (you can use ground almonds instead). Mash
the banana. Dissolve gelatine powder in half a cup of hot water.
Mix all the ingredients together. Fill paper muffin cases with the mixture
and bake at 150-170°C (38o°F) for 15-20 minutes.
You can vary this recipe by folding in different berries into the mixture,
small pieces of fruit, coarsely chopped nuts or seeds (sunflower, sesame or
pumpkin).
Egg-free Easter Eggs
2 cups of pecans
a handful of coconut flakes
4 tablespoons of butter or ghee
2 tablespoons of honey
Blend all the ingredient in the food processor into a fine paste. With your
hands roll out small eggs. Put them in the freezer until ready to eat.
With this mixture you can make different biscuits, using children's
biscuit shapes. Roll the mixture on a well-buttered surface until 1 cm thick.
Put it into a freezer for 2 hours or longer, take out and cut into shapes
(squares, animals, tractors, etc.). You can let your children do the cutting out. Egg-free crackers/biscuits
2 tablespoons of butter (coconut oil or duck fat/goose fat)
2 cups of ground nuts (almonds, hazels, walnuts, etc.)
2-3 tablespoons of water (or almond milk or coconut milk)
You can improvise by adding to this mixture herbs, cinnamon, paprika,
cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, grated cheddar cheese (if well toler
ated) or peanut butter.
Mix the ingredients well. Roll out thinly on a board, sprinkled with
some ground nuts. Cut into squares or any other shapes. Sprinkle some
coarse salt, poppyseeds, caraway seeds or coriander seeds on top. Bake in
the oven on well-buttered baking paper ati50°C (300°F) for 10-15 minutes.
Egg-free fruit dessert
1. Blend or cut into small pieces available berries and fruit and cover the
bottom of your baking tin with the mixture. Nice combinations are
plums and apples, pears and raspberries, cherries and pineapple, apple
and blackcurrants.
2. Pour about 3 cups of ground almonds over the fruit.
3. Sprinkle \k cups of shredded coconut over the almonds.
4. Spread 1-2 cups of pecan halves over the coconut (you can use any other
available nuts, coarsely chopped).
5. Cover the top with 200g of butter, cut into slices (you can use coconut oil
or ghee instead of butter).
6. Bake ati6o-i75°C (350°F) for about 40 minutes.
Egg-free apple pie
1. Fill your baking dish halfway up with peeled and chopped cooking
apples and plums (take the stones out). Instead of plums you can use
blackcurrants, raspberries, blackberries, pears, elderberries, etc.
2. Pour half a cup of honey over the fruit and mix lightly.
3. Soak two handfuls of dried dates in half a cup of hot water to make them
softer. Drain and use for the crust. The soaking water is very sweet and
can be poured over the fruit.
4. To make the crust blend the dates with 1 cup of ground almonds and 2
tablespoons of butter. With your hands shape the mixture into a bail,
put it on a large sheet of baking paper or cling film and roll it out into a round pancake shape large enough to cover the top of your baking dish.
Lift up the baking paper with the rolled out pastry and carefully flip it
over the fruit. Make sure that the pastry covers the whole of the fruit,
trim off any excess and fill any holes with it.
5. Bake in the oven at i3o-i50°C (300°F) for about 40-50 minutes.
Egg-free cookies (biscuits)
2 cups of ground nuts (nut flour)
1 cup of cooked and mashed butternut squash
pear sauce made from 1 large pear
1 tablespoon of butter or any other acceptable fat
Mix all the ingredients well and bake small biscuits on baking paper at 150-
i6o°C (300°F) for about 20 minutes.
10. Beverages
Nut/seed milk
You can use almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pine nuts, etc. to make
milk. Almonds make the best milk. You can add a teaspoon of flaxseeds to
make the milk thicker. Soak the nuts/seeds in water for 12-24 hours, drain.
Blend in a food processor with water: fori cup of nuts/seeds add 2-3 cups of
water. A good juicer will crush the nuts/seeds well, making a paste, which
you blend with water. Mix well and strain through a cheese-cloth or a fine
strainer and you have got milk. You can add some soaked dates or raisins,
when blending, they will make the milk sweet. If you find that the milk is too
rich, just add more water. You can add some freshly pressed apple juice or
carrot juice into it to make a very tasty and nourishing drink.
Coconut milk
Bring to boil 1 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut and 1 cup of water.
Cool down and blend well in the food processor. Strain through a cheese
cloth or a fine strainer.
Ginger tea
1 tablespoon of freshly grated ginger root
water In your teapot put the grated ginger root and pour over boiling water.
Cover and brew for 5-10 minutes. Pore through a sieve. It is a warming
drink and aids digestion.
Freshly squeezed juices
Use only organic fruit and vegetables for making juices. Wash your fruit and
vegetables and cut any bad bits off. Do not peel and do not remove seeds.
A good juice to start the day is pineapple + carrot + small amount of
beetroot.
The most therapeutic juices do not taste very nice: green and vegetable
juices. To make your juices tasty and enjoyable to drink I recommend
making mixes of different fruit and vegetables. You can make all sorts of
juice mixes, but generally try to have:
• 50% of highly therapeutic ingredients: carrot, small amount of beet
root (no more than 5% of the juice mixture), celery, white and red
c


thepatientsarehavingtheirmeals,gofartocounterbalancc-
whatunavoidableevilthereisinhavingpatientstogether.The
privatenursemaybeoftenseendustingorfidgetingaboutina
sickroomallthewhilethepatientiseating,ortryingtoeat.
Thatthemorealoneaninvalidcanbewhentakingfood,the
better,isunquestionable;and,evenifhemustbefed,thenui-se
shouldnot.allowhimtotalk,ortalktohim,especiallyabout
food,whileeating.
Whenapersoniscompelled,bythepressureofoccupation,to
continuehisbusinessw’hilesick,itoughttobearulewithout
ANYEXCEPTIONWHATEVER,that110oiiesh.allbringbusinesstohim
orbalktohimwhileheistakingfood,norgoontalkingtohim
oninterestingsubjectsuptothelastmomentbeforehismeals,
normakeanengagementwithhimimmediately after,sothat
therebe.anyhurryofmindwhiletakingthem.
Upontheobservanceoftheserules,especiallythefirst,often
dependsthepatient’sbakingfoodat.all,or,ifheisami.able,and
forceshimselftotakefood,derivinganynouri.shmentfromit.
Anurseshouldneverputbeforeapatientmilkthatissour,
me.atorsoupthatisturned,aneggthatisbad,orvegetables
underdone.Yetoftenthesethingsarebroughttothesick
inastateloathsometoeverynoseoreyeexceptthenurse’s.
Itisherethatthecleverniu-seappe.ars;shewillnotbringin
thebadarticle,butnottodisajipointthepatient,shewallwdiip
upsomethingelseinafewminutes.Rememberthatsickcookery
shouldhalfdotheworkofyourpoorp.atient’sweakdigestion.
Butifyoufurtherimpairitwithyourbadarticles,Iknownot
whatistobecomeofhimorofib
Ifthenurseisanintelligentbeing,.andnotamerecarrierof
dietstoandfromthepatient,letherexerciseherintelligencein
thesethings.Howoftenhaveweknownapatienteatnothing
atallintheday,beco.useonemealwasleftuntastedfatthattime
TAKINGFOOD.57
hewa.-*incapableofeating),atanotherthemilkwassour,tlie
thirdwasspoiledbysomeotheraccident.Anditneveroccurred
tothenursetofindoutsomeexpedient,— itneveroccurredtoher
thatashehadhadnosolidfoodthatday,hemighteatabitof
toast(say)with.histeaintheevening,orhemighthavesome
meatanhourearlier.Apatientwhocannottouchhisdinnerat
two,willoftentakeitgladly,ifbroughttohim-atseven.But
somehownursesnever“thinkofthesethings.”Onewouldima-
ginetheydidnotconsiderthemselvesboundtoexercisetheir
judgment;theyleaveittothepatient.NowIamquitesurethat
itisbetterforapatientrathertosuffertheseneglectsthantotry
toteachhisnursetonursehim,ifshedoesnotknowhow.It
ruflleshim,andifheisill,heisinnoconditiontoteach,especially
uponhimself.Theaboveremai'ksapplymuchmoretoprivate
nursingthantohospitals.
Iwouldsaytotheniii-se,havearuleofthoughtaboutyour
patient’sdiet;consider,rememberhowmuchhehashad,and
howmuchheoughttohaveto-day.Generally,theonlyruleof
theprivatepatient’sdietiswhatthenursehastogive.Itis
trueshecannotgivehimwhatshehasnotgot;buthisstomach
doesnotwaitforherconvenience,orevenhernecessity.Ifitis
usedtohavingitsfoodordrinkatonehourto-day,andto-
morrowitdoesnothaveit,becauseshehasfailedingettingit,he
willsufler.Shemustbealwaysexercisingheringenuityto
supplydefects,andtoremedyaccidentswhichwiUhappenamong
thebestcontrivers,butfromwhichthepatientdoesnotsufferthe
less,“becausetheycannotbehelped.”
Why,becausethenursehasnotgotsomefoodto-daywhich
thepatienttakes,canthepatientwaitfourhoursforitto-day
whocouldnotwaittwohoursyesterday?Yetthisistheonly
excuseonegenerallyhears.Ontheotherhand,theopposite
course,-viz.,ofthenursegivingthepatientathingbecauseshe
hasgotit,isalmostequallybad.Ifshehappenstohavefresh
jelly,orfreshfruit,shewillfrequentlygiveittothepatienthalf-
an-hourafterhisdinner,orathisdinner,whenhecannotpos-
siblyeatthatandthebrothtoo—or,worsestill,leaveitbyhis
bed-sidetillheissosickenedwiththesightofit,thathecannot,
eatitatall.
Oneverysmallcaution,—takecarenoftospillintoyour
patient’ssaucer,—inotherwords,takecarethattheoutside
bottomrimofhiscupisquitedryandcle;in;if,everytimeh.e
68 NOTJ.SONNURSING.
lifthiscuptohislips,hehastocarrythesaucerwithit,orelseto
dropthefooduponandtosoilhissheet,orhisbed-gowi,or
))ilIow,or,ifheissiltingup,hisdress,youhavenoideawhat
adifferencethissmallwantofcareonyourpartmakestohis
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 fear the most. These attitudes lead to
constantly wanting to influence others. Because people intuitively pick up
our wish to control them, their response is to resist. So the only way to
bring about relinquishment of their resisting us is to let go of wanting to
influence them in the first place. This means letting go of the inner fears as
they come up.
Pride
Feelings of pride are often condoned in our society and take the form of
perfectionism, neatness, punctuality, dependability, “good personhood,”
excessive cleanliness, workaholism, excessive ambition, success, moral
superiority, and politeness. In its exacerbated forms, we see arrogance,
boastfulness, vanity, smugness, and prejudice; on the spiritual level, there is
the righteous killing of “nonbelievers.” The underlying emotional purpose
of these feelings toward others is to win their admiration, avoid criticism or
rejection, gain acceptance, be important, and thereby overcome our own
inner feelings of worthlessness. Unfortunately, the feelings that are aroused
in the other person are often those of envy, competitiveness, or even hatred
and easy exploitation. If we look at pride, we see that it’ s often a substitute
for genuine self-esteem.
It is also of considerable interest to realize that the major relationship to
which many people apply these phenomena is the relationship to God.
There is the belief, often unconscious, that we can elicit a certain response
from God: “God will feel sorry for me”; “God will retaliate against me”;
“God will punish me”; “God will be pleased with me”; “God will favor
me.”
When we have adequate self-esteem, we are motivated by inner
humility and gratitude and, therefore, we have no need for the constant
eliciting of strokes and pats from others (or God). When we stop wanting to
be liked, we find that we are. When we stop catering to others and trying to
manipulate their approval, we find that they do respect us. Self-denigration
in the forms of placating, flattering, deference, self-ef facement, and
passivity are all attempts to influence others by catering to their ego, so as
to get favorable treatment and get our own way. False humility merely saysto the other person, “I am a small person; please treat me that way” and, of
course, they promptly do.
As is quite apparent, all of the above emotions are manipulative of the
other person and destructive of real relationship. They all diminish our self-
esteem for they are all positions of vulnerability. Thus, although we may
think that we feel well and secure at the level of pride, that pride is always
accompanied by defensiveness due to its basic vulnerability. W e puf f up
with pride whenever we feel insecure. The inflation of pride is easily
susceptible to the puncture of a passing remark or raised eyebrow.
The Human Condition
All of the negative feelings are essentially forms of fear: fear of loss of
esteem by ourselves or others, or fear of not surviving and a loss of security.
Because most of the negative feelings are accompanied by a negative value
judgment, they are suppressed, repressed, or projected. Suppression,
repression, and projection are all destructive dynamics and result in a
progressive stress on and decline of our relationships.
W e like to pretend that our innermost feelings are unknown to others,
but are they? W e are all connected to each other on the psychic, intuitive
level; so, our feelings are read and known by others. W e may not be
consciously aware of it, but their behavior toward us reveals that they know
our inner attitude and feelings toward them.
For example, let’ s say that our external behavior on the job is
exemplary. Why is it, we ask, that the other person gets the promotion or
the recognition, and we do not? The answer is to look at our hidden inner
feelings about the boss and the job. Do we really think that he hasn’ t
registered our inner envy, criticalness, and resentment? It is a safe bet to
assume that others know our inner feelings and the thoughts that go with
those feelings. The kind of thoughts we are having about them is very likely
matched with similar thoughts they are having about us. If we realize this
principle, a lot of things that happen in our life will start to make sense. W e
can ask ourselves, “How would I react if I were the other person and knew
exactly what my personal inner feelings and thoughts really were?” The
answer to that will usually make clear what the other person’ s behavior is
all about. Perhaps we didn’ t get the promotion because, at the unspoken,
ener getic level, our boss knew that we were critical of him, resentful of our
colleagues, and clamoring for approval and recognition.Before searching ourselves for negative feelings, it is best to remember
that these feelings are not our real inner Self. They are learned programs we
have inherited from being humans. Nobody is exempt from them; everyone
from the highest to the lowest has or has had an ego. Even the few who are
enlightened had an ego at one time before it was finally transcended. This is
the human condition. T o be able to observe our feelings honestly requires a
nonjudgmental attitude.
W e first have to be aware of what is really going on inside of us before
we can do anything about it. As we let go of a feeling, it is replaced by a
higher one. The only purpose for recognizing and admitting a feeling is so
that we can relinquish it. T o be surrendered means that we are willing to
relinquish a feeling by allowing ourselves just to experience it and not to
change it. Resistance is what keeps it there in the first place.
W e may think that some of the negative emotions are necessary to us;
however, upon examination we will discover that this is an illusion. The
higher emotions are far more powerful and ef fective in bringing about the
fulfillment of our needs.
Let’ s ask ourselves, for example, what would we be willing to do for
someone we really, truly love? W e will instantly see that it is almost
anything. There is almost no limit to which we will go for love. Now
contrast this with what we are willing to do for someone who has
intimidated us. W e will see that we grudgingly give as little as possible.
While the intimidators may seem to get away with something temporarily
on the surface, they really have lost the whole thing, haven’ t they? Their
victory is superficial, temporary, and not even real—a victory in appearance
only. In the end, the world turns, and the intimidators sow their own
destruction. What we win by the negative emotion is short-lived and
inauthentic. It doesn’ t really satisfy. It’ s like a forced compliment. Real
happiness results from a win-win situation. The price of a win-lose situation
is hatred and low self-esteem. Underneath it all, we fool neither ourselves,
nor others. Others always know when we are out to exploit them.
If we have dif ficulty in relinquishing a feeling, it helps merely to look
at the intent of that feeling. What is the purpose of it? What is the supposed
purposeful ef fect on the other person? What is their likely response? Do we
really want that? If this were the last day of our life, would that really be
what we wanted? W ell, this is  the last day of our life—our old life with allits conflicts, anxiety, and fear. That is the price we have paid for holding on
to the old.
As we relinquish the negative suppressed feelings from all the
programs we have internalized, they are automatically replaced by the
higher ones. W e become happier and lighter and so do the people around us.
Let’ s review what these higher feelings are and what ef fect they have on the
other person’ s feelings and behavior in response to us.
Positive Feelings
The higher feelings of courage, willingness, confidence, capability, “can
do,” zest, humor, competence, self-suf ficiency, and creativity have an
emotional purpose: ef fective actions, operation, and accomplishment. The
reaction of other persons will reflect back to us cooperation, courage,
respect, and a willingness to be with us. Additionally, because we increase
their self-esteem, they seek our company. As we look at all of this, we see
that there is a wonderful payof f in return for our willingness to let go of the
negative feelings that stand in the way of these higher feelings, which
ef fortlessly accomplish our real goals and purpose.
When we are operating on the level of acceptance, enjoyment, warmth,
gentleness, softness, trustingness, inner truth, and faith, the emotional
purposes to which the other person responds are those of love, enjoyment,
pleasure, harmony, peacefulness, understanding, and sharing. Their reaction
to us will be one of acceptance, satisfaction, feeling “in tune,” feeling
understood, and joy. They will automatically return our love. It is rather
obvious that these reciprocal feelings bring about success in whatever the
venture may be with the other person, whether it is vocational, social,
personal, or a simple everyday business interaction.
Connectedness
When our inner feelings are of peacefulness, serenity, tranquility, stillness,
openness, and simplicity, the ef fect


 when you do get this done. 2. Journal about your desire to love and be loved--how you can strengthen it, how it can lead you to ahigher level of joy in your life for yourself and others. What can you do to tap into this desire more? 3. Write down an intention about how you intend on experiencing more love in your life. You truly have thepower to experience true divine love--open your heart and imagination as much as possible when you make this intent!LESSON 11: Be As Boundless As Your Soul

We believe we have a soul, but this implies we own it as if it were an invisible object that could bepossessed. In palace of a soul that you own, which is mythical, there’s an unbounded soul that existseverywhere.The soul is pure awareness a link to the inﬁnite; it is unbounded as the universe. But we reverted to anownable soul to make it easier to comprehend and live with. By giving up the idea of “my soul” we can beas free and unbounded as creation.As long as you cling to anything by saying “mine,” you can’t be free. Your soul isn’t a thing you can clingto and make your own. You can only win your freedom by letting go. The mystery of the unbounded soulis wrapped up in those two things: how to let go and how much you want to be free.We learn to let go by seeing through the ego’s insistence upon being right. Letting go comes down toadopting between the values of the soul over the values of the ego:Soul EgoAccepting RejectingApproving CriticalCooperating OpposingDetached ClingingCalm AgitatedForgiving ResentfulSelﬂess SelﬁshPeaceful ConﬂictedNon-judgmental JudgmentalIt’s not that your ego has a totally negative agenda. Under normal circumstances it doesn’t. Mainly it actsout of self-protection. Some people have consciously learned how to cope with the world withoutprotecting themselves. They rely on a higher power to protect them, and that’s what you and I must learn to do by identifying with our unbounded soul.We cannot transform our ego by condemning it and labeling it as bad. It has no motivation to cooperate --quite the opposite. Whatever you ﬁght against tries to stick even harder. After all, you are threatening itssurvival. Likewise, the parts of yourself that feel judged against will not relent. They will try to convinceyou even harder to be selﬁsh, judgmental, and resentful whenever you face outside opposition. Spiritualtraditions haven’t taken into account that there’s a process involved in weaning the ego from its self-defeating ways. By putting the issue in terms of morality, sin, and the threat of God’s wrath, Christianityhas taken the opposite of an effective approach.Making a stark contrast between the lower and higher self is futile. There is no separate, all-good, all-wisepart of you that you must either win or lose. Life is one ﬂow of awareness. No aspect of you wasconstructed out of anything else. It’s wrong to think that there are two creations, one dark, the other light.Fear and anger are actually made from the same pure awareness that love and compassion are made of.Erecting a barrier between ego and soul fails to recognize this simple fact. In the end, letting go is achieved, not by condemning what’s bad in yourself and throwing it away, but by a process that brings opposites together. Your ego must see that it belongs to the same reality as your soul. It needs to ﬁnd so much in common with your soul that it lets go of its selﬁsh agenda in favor of a better way of life.
 EXERCISES FOR LESSON 111. What is a so-called negative quality within your soul that you constantly battle with? (Somecommon qualities people try to ﬁght or repress are laziness, negativity, gluttony, dependence on others and judging others.) Do a week-long experiment where every time your ego-driven personality trait arises, you do not ﬁght it and show absolutely no resistance. Wear a bracelet or a rubber band around your wrist to remind yourself of this week-long commitment to not ﬁght your ego-driven qualities. 2. Journal about your own personal relationship with your soul. What are some of the conventionalideas about the soul that you believe in? Can you make the steps to see the soul as a universal vibration that encompasses everything, rather than something you own as a possession? Write about your own struggles, triumphs and past events from your own personal journey.   3. Write an intention on what you plan on doing to feel more free in spirit. Right before you do so, take amoment to completely visualize the sensation, frequency and texture of how your soul feels when it iscompletely unrestricted and unbounded.LESSON 12: The Fruit Of Surrender Is GraceWATCH LESSON 12 VIDEO BY DEEPAK CHOPRA ONLINE: http://blip.tv/play/AYGpjFgC

Grace transforms human nature when the process of surrendering or letting go eventually comes to anend. But this end-point is very different from anything one would anticipate. In the ultimate surrender yougive up all needs. For the ﬁrst time you will be able to say, “I am enough.” You will ﬁnd yourself in aworld where everything ﬁts together as it should.By letting go completely, a person can achieve a new identity. The fruit of surrender is grace, the all-embracing power of God. Grace is the invisible inﬂuence of the divine. Once it enters a person’s life, theold means that we use to run our lives – reason, logic, effort, planning, forethought, discipline – are thrown away like the training wheels of a bicycle.Grace abolishes life’s limitations. There is nothing to fear, nothing to be guilty of. The whole issue of goodversus evil disappears. Peace is no longer a dream to be chased but an innate quality of the heart. Thesethings are the result, not of supernatural intervention, but of coming to the end of a process.Before it is touched by grace, religion’s moralistic view is that human nature is fallen, corrupt, sinful, andignorant. In fact, we are simply bound by the ego’s conception of identity. The word “boundary” is neutral;it simply refers to a state of limitation. If you take a person and force him to live in severe limitation – say,in the dungeon of a prison – all kinds of ﬂaws will develop, from paranoia to delusion. But they aren’tbecause the prisoner is morally defective. They result from being bound up.The difference between a prisoner captive in his cell and you or me is that we voluntarily chose to liveinside boundaries. The part of ourselves that made this choice is the ego. The root cause of all suffering is the false identity of the “I” that handles everyday life and masks the real self at the soul level.This false self has an agenda. It thinks it knows how to run everyday life, and when threatened withdisassembly, it ﬁghts back – after all, survival itself is at stake.. Transforming your identity is likeperforming surgery on yourself. You must act as both doctor and patient. An impossible task physically but entirely possible in awareness.The ego’s vision of life is unworkable. What it promises as a completely fulﬁlling life is an illusion you canchase all your life without every laying hands on it. When you become aware of this defect, the result isfatal for the ego. It can’t compete with the soul’s vision of fulﬁllment.We have all been conditioned to believe that it’s the ego that is practical and realistic in its approach to life, while the soul is unattainable and detached from everyday affairs. But that was a complete reversal of the truth.Two Visions of FulﬁllmentThe ego’s vision:· I have everything I need to be comfortable.· I am serene because bad things can’t come near me.· Through hard work anything can be achieved.· I measure myself by my accomplishments.· I win much more often than I lose.· I have a strong self-image.The soul’s vision:· I am everything I need.· I am secure because I have nothing to fear in myself.· The ﬂow of life’s abundance brings me everything.· I do not measure myself by any external standard.· Giving is more important than winning.· Because I’m attractive, I win the attention of the opposite sex.· When I ﬁnd the perfect love, it will be on my terms.· I can ﬁnd perfect love, because I have discovered it ﬁrst in myself.· I have no self-image; I am beyond images.· Other people are attracted to me as soul to soul.It’s fair to say, I think, that the second vision describes life in a state of grace. It stands for lifetransformed, not life as presided over by the ego. Yet looking at the two choices, most people would ﬁndthe ego’s version easier and more reasonable. For one thing, they are already quite used to it.The ego’s vision of fulﬁllment is unattainable, because each isolated “I” is on its own, cut off from thesource of life. The steady improvement being promised can only be external, because there’s no securityinside.Fulﬁllment is not a matter of self-improvement. It involves a shift away from the ego’s agenda, turningfrom externals to the inner world. The soul holds out a kind of happiness that isn’t dependent on whetherconditions outside are good or bad. The


, during
postpartum, and throughout motherhood.See the pages that follow for two of my blue lotus milk
tea recipes, along with recipes for two ready-to-use herbal
tea blends to keep on the shelf.
—Krsna Jivani, clinical herbalist
Mama’ s Mood T ea 1
You can drink this tea as your daily pick-me-up—it boosts dopamine
levels in the brain and gives sustainable energy. Omit the jasmine
green tea in the early postpartum period or when you are choosing
not to consume caf feine. I find jasmine green tea to have a gentle,
uplifting, energizing ef fect that keeps me in balance while still
providing the daily energy I need!
Ingredients
1 teaspoon jasmine green tea
1 teaspoon rose petals
1 teaspoon mucuna powder
1 teaspoon brahmi
1 teaspoon blue lotus (omit during pregnancy)
1–3 tablespoons (to taste) honey
milk or nut milk
Moon Milk T ea
During the postpartum window, drink this tea before bed for a deep,
relaxing sleep. Note:  if you are co-sleeping with your babe, be
cautious of overdoing sleep aids. If you sleep too deeply, sharing abed can be dangerous for your newborn. Use your motherly intuition
to do what is best for you and your babe.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon blue lotus (omit this ingredient during pregnancy)
1 teaspoon rose
1 teaspoon chamomile
1 teaspoon passionflower (use sparingly during pregnancy)
1–3 tablespoons (to taste) honey milk or nut milk to taste
Instructions for Both T eas
Bring a pot of water to almost boiling on the stove.
Leaving out the rose, honey, and milk, steep all the other ingredients
in the near-boiling water for five to seven minutes.
Remove the pot from the stove, add the rose petals, and steep for
three minutes.
Strain out the tea leaves and petals.
Once the tea is cooled enough to sip, add honey (as honey should
not be heated).
Enjoy warm, adding milk to taste if you wish (if you are using cow’ s
milk, boil the milk with a pinch of cardamom before adding it).
The following recipes suggest blends you can make to have ready-to-use
herbal elixirs on the shelf.
Mama’ s Mood T ea 2
This variation on Mama’ s Mood Tea leaves out the blue lotus but
adds ginger, shatavari, and maca. Like the blue lotus version, itboosts dopamine levels in the brain and gives sustainable energy—it
can be taken as an aphrodisiac during preconception, to boost mood
during pregnancy, and to regulate mama’ s hormones postpartum.
Ingredients (makes 7–8 servings)
1 tablespoon rose petals or powder
1 tablespoon mucuna powder
1 teaspoon dried jasmine flowers
1 tablespoon dried ginger or powder
1 tablespoon shatavari
1 tablespoon maca
1 tablespoon vanilla powder
Mood Milk T ea 2
This variation on Moon Milk Tea leaves out the blue lotus but adds
ginger and ashwaganda. It can be taken during pregnancy and
postpartum to ease anxiety and aid with sleep.
Ingredients (makes 3–6 servings)
1 tablespoon rose petals or powder
1 tablespoon chamomile
1 tablespoon ginger powder
1 tablespoon passionflower (use sparingly during pregnancy)
1 tablespoon ashwagandha
Instructions (for Both T eas)
Mix the herbs and store these tea blends in a jar in your pantry. Use
1 tablespoon of the desired tea steeped in boiled water or simmeredin hot milk as desired. After steeping or simmering in your water or
milk, let the elixir cool down enough to sip and then add 1
tablespoon of honey, or to taste. (Do not add honey to boiling hot
water or milk, as honey becomes toxic when heated.) Enjoy your
elixir or milk tonic while it’ s warm.
These tea blends are made with potent herbs, so take them only one
to three times per week rather than daily. You can also alter the
recipes by omitting various herbs and picking and choosing others to
add, switching it up every time you make it.
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR SUPPORT
AND HEALING
Mama earth has given us everything that we need to be healthy and to heal.
Our world and our food are laden with chemicals. Over one hundred
thousand children in the United States get sick every year from the
chemicals in house cleaners alone. These are toxins that we consciously
invite into our homes. The smell after cleaning your bathroom that makes it
feel “clean”? Those are the chemical constituents of toxic cleaners entering
into your nose, and thus into your bloodstream, transferring into every
organ of your body within minutes. Essential oils work the same way,
though instead of having negative side ef fects, each and every oil carries
side benefits that will help your body heal.
Essential oils can be used to make your own nontoxic house cleaners.
They can be used to make your own natural bath salts, as well as hair and
skincare products, and they can treat chronic and acute health conditions.
They are scientifically proven to heal tissues and or gans, they have
powerful ef fects on your mind and your mood, and they may even mend
broken hearts.
Essential oils always seemed a little “woo-woo” to me. As far as I knew,
they were something you used for relaxation or to make your home smellpleasant. Little did I know, essential oils are mama earth’ s most potent form
of medicine. One drop of peppermint oil is equivalent to the medicinal
compounds found in 28 cups of peppermint tea! They are the volatile
compounds (meaning they evaporate quickly—and are absorbed into the
skin just as quickly) found in the bark, resin, seeds, stems, flowers, roots,
and leaves of plants, as well as in the skin of citrus fruits.
Each plant, and thus each oil, has distinctive qualities and healing
properties. They are a secondary metabolite of the plant, meaning they are
not needed for the plant’ s survival but are there to fend of f predators and
other threatening influences. They support the entire plant’ s system,
enabling it to thrive. When humans use them, they support us in the same
way.
QUALITY IS EVERYTHING
Because essential oil regulation is limited and standards are minimal, many
botanical oil companies can advertise that their oils are 100 percent pure
but, in fact, they may be full of chemical additives and fillers used in order
to save money and time. Unfortunately, when proper testing measures are
not taken, it is impossible to ensure that an essential oil is truly “pure.” For
effective healing to take place, it is important to only use unprocessed oils
that are sourced directly from mama nature with nothing added— especially
when using these oils as a pregnant mama or for your babe.
doTERRA  is a company that I have grown to love and feel completely
comfortable advocating for. They have trusted alliances with honest
growers and distillers. They have searched the world for the plants with the
most therapeutic compounds. They have strict standards that verify the
purity of each batch, along with third-party testing to guarantee
transparency. To ensure that each bottle of essential oil is pure and free from
contaminants or synthetic fillers, doTERRA  created the Certified Pure
Therapeutic Grade protocol. The oils and blends that I suggest below are all
from doTERRA  and can be ordered through the link provided in the
resources section of this book.APPROACHES FOR USING OILS
For acute conditions, essential oils can be used every twenty minutes until
symptoms subside, then used every two to six hours as needed. For ongoing
conditions, use two times per day as preventive medicine, typically in the
morning and the evening.
You can access the healing properties of essential oils three main ways:
aromatically, topically, and internally. When essential oils are used
ar omatically, they are inhaled, absorbed through the respiratory tract and
lungs, and then circulated through your bloodstream. Aromatic oils can be
used in a scent dif fuser, or you can inhale the scent from your cupped hands
or directly from the oil bottle. Your nose is the most direct route to your
brain, which makes the aromatic use of oils one of the fastest ways to alter
your mood. The scent travels from your olfactory nerve to your limbic
system, and once in the limbic system it triggers a response in your brain
based on memories and experiences, of fering immediate benefits that can
be uplifting, renewing, soothing, calming, or ener gizing.
To use oils topically, you put the oils directly on your skin or diluted in
a carrier oil; the oil gets absorbed into your bloodstream and circulates
around your entire body within minutes. ( Note:  There are some “hot” oils—
such as oregano, cassia, clove, thyme, and cinnamon—that you should
never apply directly onto your skin without a carrier oil.) The tissues and
the or gans then absorb what they need, whether it is the plant medicine or
the ener getic quality of the plant, such as “calm” or “ener gize.” When using
essential oils for your little one, always dilute 1 drop of oil per 1 tablespoon
of a carrier oil such as olive, sweet almond, sesame, or coconut oils.
You can apply oil topically


 to get some perspective and straighten out
his values! Dad literally walked some sense into him! Had that man stayed at
home and brood ed over his loses, he would have destroyed himself, but that
long nature walk in fresh air changed his whole life! Dad’ s friend was not
rich materially, but rich in inner wealth.
Exercise is the Best Fitness Conditioner
A daily program of walking, running or jogging is a quick, sure and
inexpensive fitness conditioner! Be faithful to your exercise routine for true
heart fitness. Women will be especially pleased when they see fat change to
lean, as the inches fly off their waistlines and hiplines – all the while
improving their health! Men and women, both please remember your
waistline is your lifeline and also your dateline! A person with a trim and fit
figure always looks more youthful and attractive!
If you are a softie  and feel you cannot get outside for your run or jog on
cold and rainy days – stationary inside jogging to music or your favorite talk
show will work too. Stay in one place and lift one foot at a time about 6-8
A thousand Happy Bragg Health
Students enjoy hiking, exercise
and fresh air on the trail to Mt.
Hollywood, CA, summer, 1932.inches from floor – it’s best to start easy and gradually build up to faster,
longer periods. Remember to exercise where you get the most fresh air – on
the patio, front porch, or inside or outside rest areas at work.
It’s never too late to begin getting into shape, but it does take daily perseverance! – Dr. Thom as K.
Cureton, Professor, University  of Illinois,W orld Physical Fitness Expert, Researcher Fitness Council
for 5 U.S. Presidents.
Strongest principle of gr owth lies in the human choice.  – Geor ge Elliot
Enjoy Exercising – It’s Healthy and Fun!
There is great hiking near where we had a
home in Hollywood, Califor nia, where Mt.
Hollywood rises some 2,000 feet in famous
Griffith Park. W e enjoyed early morning hikes up
the mountain to greet the sun rising and then run
down. Also, in Santa Barbara,  CA, we always
enjoy an ocean swim and hiking in the
surrounding foothills.
We love to walk, jog and climb mountains. We
make time to walk or jog daily, or we swim, play
tennis or ride our bikes. We work out 3 times a
week with a progressive weight training
program, which  helps keep our bones and muscles healthier and stronger.
See pages 84-85.
Exercise is the greatest single health factor available to us that helps us
remove any blockages and unclog the arteries and blood vessels, and for
increasing the vital flow of oxyg en-enriched blood throughout the heart and
body! Recent studies show that exercise improves health and also reduces
the risk of deve loping adult-onset diabetes as well as breast cancer. The
Harvard School of Public Health Researchers (www.health.harvar d.edu )
studied 70,000  wom en. Results: 46% lowered  their risk of diabetes with daily
vigorous exercising and brisk walking.
Exercise helps you lose and contr ol weight in two ways. First, by elevating your metabolism you burn
more calories. Second, by building muscle – which requir es more energy to maintain – you use even
more calories. Exer cising pr omotes better elimination and cir culation that helps body cleansing!Duncan McLean  Paul C. BraggEnjoy Exercise & Jogs for Longer Life
On our world Bragg Health Crusades the first
question we ask the hotel manager is, where is the
nearest park where we can take our daily exercise?
And off we go sometime during the day. We prefer
to go early in the morning or late in the afternoon.
Each person, however, should choose the time best
suited and available to them.
We are so please d to find that all over the world
today walking, hiking, running  and jogging have
become an accepted method in the pursuit of Heart
Fitness by people of all age groups. Many cities
have walking, hiking and jogging clubs
(www.joggers.co.nz, TheW alkingSite.com and
SierraClub.com ). We have enjoyed running with
folks world-wide; including Europe, England, Australia, New Zealand and
throughout the USA.
It’s universally accepted exercise is important for physical, mental and
emotional health. A daily run or jog when adapted to individual’ s physical
condition and age will improve endurance, produce sense of well-being and
help to maintain total body fitness (each step gives your trillions of cells a
massage, also try trampolining and stationary jogging while watching TV).
Exercise helps increase resistan ce to sickness and disease, and helps make
the heart stronger and life longer!
Before starting on your exercise program, it’s wise to seek advice from
your health practitioner. Also, be sure that you choose a soft surface to run or
jog on, such as grass or sand. Jogging on hard surfaces, such as concrete and
asphalt, could accumulate damage to your knees, hips, ankle s and other
organs.
Bragg with friend Duncan McLean, England’ s oldest Champion Sprinter, (83 years young) on a
training run in London’ s beautiful Regent’ s Park.Paul C. Bragg and Patricia lift weights 3 times weekly.
Iron-Pumping Oldsters (ages 86 to 96) Triple
Their Muscle Strength In Landmark U.S.
Government Study
WASHINGT ON NEWS — Ageing nursing home residents in Boston
pumping iron? Elderly weightlifters tripling and quadrupling their muscle
strength? Is it possible? Most people would doubt and wonder at this
amazing revelation! (W ebsite study listed on next page.)
Yet the government experts on ageing answered those questions with
resounding “yes” accordi ng to results of this study. They turned a group of
frail Boston nursing home residents, aged 86 to 96, into weightlifters to
demonstrate that it’s never too late to reverse age-related declines in muscle
strength. The study group participated in a regime of high-intensity weight-
training research conducted by the Agriculture Departme nts Human
Research Center of Ageing at Tufts University in Boston. A high-intensity
weight training program is capable of inducing dramatic increases in the
muscle strength in frail men and women up to 96 years of age. This was
reported by Dr. Maria A. Fiatarone, who was the Study Director.
Amazing Health & Fitness Results in 8 WeeksThe favorable response to strength training in these subjects was
remarkable in light of their very advanced age, extremely sedentary habits,
many chronic diseases, functional disabilities and nutritional inadequacies.
Despite their many handicaps, the elderly weight lifters incre ased their
muscle strength by 3 to 4 times in as little as 8 weeks. Dr. Fiata rone said they
were stronger at the end of the program than they had been in years! See
web: www.antiagingr esear ch.com/behavioral_factors.shtml
Fiatarone and associates emphasized the safety of such a closely
supervised weig ht lifting program, even among people in frail health. The
average age of the 10 participants was 90. Six had coronary heart disease, 7
had arthritis, 6 had bone fractures resulting from osteoporosis, 4 had high
blood pressure, and all had been  physically inactive for years. Yet no serious
medical problems resulted from this program. A few participants did report
minor muscle and joint aches, but 9 of the 10 still completed the program.
The study participants, drawn from a 712 bed long-term care facility in
Boston, worked out 3 times a week during the study. They performed 3 sets
of 8 repetitions with each leg on a weight lifting machine. The weights were
gradually increa sed from 10 pounds to about 40 pounds  at the end of the 8
week program.
Fiatarone said the study carries potentially important implications for
older people, who represent a growing proportion of the population. A
decline in muscle strength and size is one of the more predictab le features of
ageing! Muscle strength in the average adult decreases by 30% to 50% during
the course of a lifetime. Experts on ageing do not know whether the decrease
is an unavoidable consequence of ageing, or results mainly from sedentary
lifestyle and other controllable factors.
Exercise, along with healthy foods and some fasting helps maintain or r estor e a healthy physical
balance and normal weight for a long, happy life.
“I have been taking Braggzyme Systemic Enzymes to help r emove the inflammation for several
months, and have felt major impr ovements in my knee pain caused by sports, snowboar ding, etc.
Thanks, Braggzyme!”  – Brian Evans, Manager, Lassens Natural Foods, CaliforniaMacfadden – Founder of Physical Culture
Macfadden was the father of Physical Culture in America and Paul C.
Bragg the father of the Health Movement and the originator of Health Food
Stores. Paul Bragg began his lifetime career in Natural Physical Fitness early
in the last century by working with famous Physical Culture pioneer, Bernarr
Macfadden. Bragg was editor of Macfadden’s Physical Culture Magazine,
the first publication to bring the


 allergies, or premenstrual syndrome.
Treatment for someone’s headache will dier according to which
Organ Network  is disturbed.
The same holds true for a “cough.” In Chinese medicine,  a cough
may be a deciency, excess, Cold, Heat, Damp, or Dry phenomenon,
characterized by the amount and type of phlegm. One type can
produce blood-tinged, clear, yellow, or green phlegm, another a
very small amount of clear, white phlegm or no phlegm  at all. A
productive cough can be further dierentiated by whether the
phlegm is thick, sticky, and dicult to expectorate or loose, clear,
and easy to expectorate. A nonproductive cough may beaccompanied by a feeling of dryness and thirst or a sense of
weakness and malaise.
What dierentiates one cough from another is signicant,
alongside the idiosyncratic patterns that distinguish one person from
another. One diagnostic assessment evaluates the symp toms, the
other evaluates the general condition of the person who has them.
The total relationship of person to symptoms forms the diagnostic
pattern. Each of the children described below complains of a
dierent type of cough:
Becca is hot and feverish, has diculty sleeping at night, and
craves lots of cold liquids. At night her head becomes damp with
perspiration and she throws o her covers. Her cough is
characterized by thick, dry, tenacious green phlegm. She has to
cough a lot to bring it up.
David appears pale and listless. His hands and feet are cold and
clammy, and his arms and legs are sore. He craves warmth, wants to
be covered by lots of blankets, and desires warm drinks. He sleeps a
lot during the day and at night. His cough is characterized by easy
expectoration with large amounts of clear, colorless phlegm.
Jenny no longer has a fever, but for several weeks she’s had a
hacking cough at night and seems tired and restless during the day.
She complains that her throat is dry and scratchy, and her lips are
red and parched. Oered drinks, she shows no interest. When she
does cough, there is little phlegm and it is sometimes tinged with
blood.
Alex had a cold several weeks earlier without a fever. He
recovered from the cold, but in the last few days he has a morning
cough with a rattle in his chest and loose bowel movements. He
seems sensitive to the cold, getting goose bumps easily, and he
requests an extra sweater. He has also lost his appetite.  He easily
expectorates a lot of frothy gelatinous mucus, especially in the
morning.
Here’s how a doctor of Chinese medicine would interpret the
condition and treat each of the four “coughs”:
Becca’s condition is generally characterized by Heat (fever, night
sweats, restles sness, and green phlegm) and excess  (thick phlegm,high fever, restlessness). Her diagnosis is an acute cough of the Heat
type. This requires a therapy that clears Heat, relieves thirst, calms
coughing, and loosens, phlegm. Since Becca has an excess  condition,
she can tolerate a strong treatment, and it’s unnecessary to attend to
strengthening the body (tonication). The primary goal for Becca is
to treat the symptoms.
Along with David’s acute illness, his general condition is one of
weakness and fatigue. His cough is diagnosed as a Cold type
(chilliness, clear phlegm, craves warmth) accompanie d by the
underlying condition of deciency. In general, Cold types of cough
are treated by methods that stimulate circulation, perspiration, and
expectoration. Because of the signs of weakness, however, the
treatment should avoid overstimulation and be comple mented by
strengthening or tonifying therapy to replenish the Qi.
Jenny’s cough is the kind that develops from a prolonged recovery
from an acute illness. Her lips are red and her throat is dry,
suggesting that her fever consumed essential body uids.  Yet she is
not thirsty. This lack of thirst, combined with the presence of
fatigue, indicates that her body has been weakened and that she
does not have the energy to recover. Her cough is the decient-Heat
type. The Heat is no longer due to fever, but rather to dehydration,
deciency of Moisture, and the dissipation of Qi. Therapy for Jenny
will be directed primarily at restoring Moisture  and increasing Qi.
Alex’s cough appeared after apparent recovery from a cold. This
suggests that in fact the cold was not completely cured, but rather
that the illness had penetrated to a deeper level in the body. The
combined symptoms of chilliness, loose stool, and loss of appetite
indicate weakened metabolism and resistance. When the metabolic
Fire is decient, the interior becomes Cold and Moisture  tends to
congeal. Alex’s  phlegm appears in the morning upon awakening, the
time of day the body’s metabolism is at its lowest ebb and the
external environment is the coolest. Treatment for Alex emphasizes
warming the body and stimu lating metabolism in order to eliminate
the Cold and dissipate the phlegm. Whereas for Becca and David the
treatment is directed primarily at eliminating the symptoms, forJenny and Alex the treatm ent is directed at restoring Qi and
strengthening the body.
Diagnosis is thus the process of determining what, how, and why
particular events occur so that we’re informed about what to do. It
is a process of discovery in which decisions are made according to
dierent frames of reference and orders of complexity, from the
most general parameters of Yin-Yang  and Five Phases  down to the
very specic ones of Qi, Moisture, Blood, Eight Guiding Principles, and
Five Organ Networks : Is the condition one of Heat or Cold, belonging
to Metal  or Fire, aecti ng the Qi or the Blood, of the Spleen  or the
Liver? The craft of the clinician, like the detective and artist, is in
capturing the essence of the person and the nature of the disease
within the net of these descriptive and interpretive criteria.
OceanofPDF.comFive Organ Networks: Traditional Chinese PhysiologyCHAPTER SIX
FIVE-PHASE THEORY : EVOLUTIONARY  STAGES OF
TRANSFORMATION
As a microcosm, human beings embody all the phases within
themselves. Within each thing is contained all things. In the
seed is the tree; in the tree is the forest.…  Life forms are
stations for the reception and transmission of forces, through
which all are nourished. Each thing exists to nourish all others
and, in return, to be nouri shed itself. In this manner, each
kingdom of nature serves to receive and transmit life.…  These
forces are not all material, but include subtle energies of … a
spiritual nature.…  In the inner world, a central sun is also the
source of life. The inner sun is our true self.…
Vasant Lad and David Frawley
The Yoga of Herbs
THE URGE TO ORDER OUR PERCEPT IONS AND DEFINE THE WORLD IS AS old as
humankind itself. From observation and contemplation, we generate
symbols that reect our experience back to us, demystifying
existence by discovering and deciding how reality is organized.
Chinese philos ophy does this through the notions of Tao, Yin-Yang,
and the Five Phases.
Tao is a compo site of everything, the intrinsic order of all things.
The way we interact with Tao, with nature, is described by Yin-Yang
and the Five Phases. Chinese cosmology suggests that life’s
movement is like a spinning ball on a owing river, a tide of wind
and water, a vortex revolving while rhythmically contracting and
expanding ( Yin-Yang ) as we are carried along by the currents of Tao.The Yin-Yang  model symbo lizes the creation process through the
interaction of bipolar forces. Five-Phase Theory * further
dierentiates this dynamic into the relationship between ve
fundamental powers, partitioning the continuum of movement into
identiable stages. Five-Phase  thinki ng provides the basis for
describing the development of forms, systems, and events. It
postulates that everything in creation can be categorized within
these basic parameters: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.
If Yin-Yang  is like shadow and sun in varying proportions, Five-
Phase  is like the rainbow spectrum. Shades of darkness and light
create the drama and inten sity, and the Five Phases  provide the
shape, character, and hue. Green, Red, Yellow, White, and Black
correspond to each of the Phases.
Five aords a more complex  description of phenomena than two.
Combining Yin-Yang  and Five-Phase  genera tes an even more intricate
system of two times ve, or ten. Any process that can be described
in terms of Yin-Yang  can be further dierentiate d into Five-Phase.
Any of the Five Phases  can


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BREAKFAST.
Sliced Sweet Apples with Cream.
 Pecans.   Protoid Nuts.
 Sliced Oranges.   Dates.
Egg-nog
.
LUNCHEON.
Pears.
 Pecans.   English Walnuts.
Tomato Salad with Hygeia Dressing.
 Fruit Wafers.   Cream Cheese.
Turkish Figs with Cream.
 Dates.   Milk.

DINNER.
Oysters on Half Shell.
 Unfired Crackers.   Ripe Olives.
 Stuffed Peppers.   Pecans.
 Chestnuts.   Sun-cooked Corn.
 Ice Cream.   Fig and Nut Cake.

THURSDAY.

BREAKFAST.
Sliced Banana with Thick Cream.
 Pecans.   Protoid Nuts.
 Dates.   Egg-nog.

LUNCHEON.
Oranges.
 Pecans.   Cold Slaw.
Persian Prunes with Thick Cream.
 Unfired Crackers.   Combination Cereal.
 Dates.   Fig Butter.
 Protoid Nuts.   Milk.
 DINNER.
Tokay Grapes.
 Pecans.   Unfired Crackers.
Sliced Cucumbers.
 Cherry Pie.   Sweet Butter.
 Brazil Nuts.   Seeded Raisins.
 Ripe Olives.   Milk.

FRIDAY.

BREAKFAST.
Sliced Pineapple.
 Pecans.   Protoid Nuts.
 Evaporated Apples.   Dates.

LUNCHEON.
Apples.
 Pecans.  English  Walnuts.
 Lettuce.   Sweet Butter.
 Unfired Wafers.   Dates.
 Fruit and Nut Medley.   Milk.

DINNER.
Oranges.
 Protoid Nuts.   Black Walnuts.
 Ripe Olives.   Sliced Tomatoes.
 Unfired Wafers.   Cream Cheese.
Prune Whip with Whipped Cream.
 Figs.   Milk.

SATURDAY.

BREAKFAST.
 Grapes.   Apples or Pears.
 Nuts.   Dates.    Milk.

LUNCHEON.
Red Banana (very ripe)  with Thick Cream
 Pecans.   Brazil Nuts.
 Seeded Raisins.   Dates.
 Whipped Egg.   Rich Milk.

DINNER.
Grapes.
 Protoid Nuts.   Peanuts.
Lettuce with Olive Oil.  Fruit and Nut Medley.
Turkish Figs with Cream.
 Unfired Wafers.   Cream Cheese.
 Dates.   Egg-nog.
 SUNDAY.

BREAKFAST.
Grape Fruit or Oranges.
 Pecans.   Protoid  Nuts.
 Dates.   Whipped Eggs.
Milk.

LUNCHEON.
Bananas (ripe).
 English Walnuts.   Protoid  Nuts.
 Unfired Crackers.   Dates.
Cold Slaw with Olive Oil.
Persian Prunes with Cream.
Milk.

DINNER.
Grapes.
Winter Nellie Pears.
 Pecans.   Black Walnuts.
 Ripe Olives.   Celery.
Flaked Wheat, Dates and Cream.
 Unfired Crackers.   Combination Nut Butter
Fruit Jelly with Whipped Cream.
  Dates.   Egg-nog.
SUGGESTIONS FOR BANQUETS.
The following menu was served at the first elementary or
uncooked banquet ever spread in this country, given by the authors, June 18, 1903. The publicity given to this banquet,
by the press of the country, and the unique lesson which it
taught, and the enormous correspondence that was sent to the authors concerning it, showed with much emphasis the great demand there was for a comprehensive work on this subject. The object was more to show the numerous and attractive
dishes that could be prepared from uncooked foods than to
observe or follow any particul ar dietetic rule or law.
There is also given a more simple Banquet Menu, which will
be found very satisfactory when a formal course dinner seems
called for.

BANQUET MENU (No. I.)
Oysters (or Clams) on Half Shell.
 Olives.   Celery.
Radishes.
 Cream of Tomato.   Unfired Bread.

Anchovy Salad.

 Chip Beef in Cream.   Cucumbers.

Fruit Punch.

Beafsteak à la Tartar.
 Sun-cooked Corn.   Flaked Wheat.
 Young Onions. Sliced Tomatoes.

Fruit Salad.
 Pecans.   Protoid Nuts.

 Ice Cream.   Fruit and Nut Cake.

 Fruit Wafers.   Cream Cheese.
Grape Juice.

BANQUET MENU (No. 2.)
 Cream of Tomatoes.   Unfired Wafers.
 Ripe Olives.  Celery.
Tomato Salad, Hygeia Dressing.
 Stuffed Peppers.   Blanched Almonds.

 Combination Cereal.  Dates  Whipped Cream
Sun-cooked Corn.
 Pecan Nuts.   Brazil Nuts.
 Egg-nog.   Unfired Bread.
Sweet Butter.
 Fruit and Nut Medley.
Fruit Jelly with Whipped Cream.
Turkish Pulled Figs.
 Spanish Persimmons.   Protoid Nuts.

 Cream Cheese.   Date Butter.
Unfired Fruit Wafers.

 Ice Cream.   Nut Fruit Cake.
Cereal Wafers.
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), 500M (DM) and 1000M (MM). Sometimes
the letter C is omitted, and '30' and '200' are used instead of '30C' and '200C'. In Europe, 'D' is used instead of 'X'.
After selecting the correct remedy according to your symptoms, it is important to choose the correct potency as well. A general rule is
that the lower potencies affect main ly physical symptoms while the high potencies work at the mental and emotional energy levels.
The high-potency remedies may be used only once a day or once a week or after any reaction has subsided.
For a longstanding problem, you may start using a low-potency remedy, say, 12X; after a week or two you use 30C, then 200C and
afterwards M at spaced-out intervals. If you wish to use less different potencies, try 12 X and 30C. You may also be able to ﬁnd the
correct potency by using muscle testing or a pendulum. Draw a half-ci rcle on which the various potencies are marked and see to
which one the pendulum points. The M to MM potencies have been used to remove heavy metals from the body either after an acute
poisoning or from chronic exposure, as in the case of chronic mercury poisoning from teeth ﬁlled with amalgam.
In addition to low-potency remedies from allergenic foods, which you can produce yourself, you may also buy M to MM remedies of
foods to which you are allergic. If you have had much X-ray treatment, buy and use X-ray remedy; if sensitive to electricity,
ﬂuorescent lighting or house dust, use the corresponding commercial remedy. However, you may also make these remedies yourself
by exposing pure water to strong electromagnetic ﬁelds or prolonged ﬂuorescent lighting or potentize the content of the vacuum
cleaner. There are commercial remedies for various cancers (for example, bowel, lung, stomach), for bacilli and other infectious
agents. There are also extracts of glands, such as adrenals and thymus, which may be used to normalize glandular functions.
Finally, there are combinations of remedies available for the treatment of a wide range of diseases and common complaints. If
someone has been bitten by a poisonous snake, spider or other creature, try to obtain some of the poison by crushing the head of the
insect in water or by sucking some of the poison out of the wound, or simply use some blood from the wound. Make and use 30C
potency. A healing center might establish a collection of potentized remedies of the common poisonous creatures of the area.
Detailed descriptions of homeopath ic remedies and their range of action can be found in a homeopathic Materia Medica; most
commonly used is the Materia Medica with Repertory by W. Boericke.
The Home-Kit Remedies
The following is a list of 15 basic remedies for home use and as a travel kit.10/30/24, 3:03 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Homeopathy
https://health-science-spirit.com/Energies/Homeopathy.html 2/3ACONITE 30C: Controls feverish symptoms that come on suddenly. Any acute condition in the early stages. Aconite is indicated
when the patient is frightened and/or worse after dark.
BELLADONNA  30C: Covers feverish conditions that are more violent than those treated by aconite: red, dry, hot painful head and
throat symptoms. Also indicated for angry outbursts, and for patients whose condition is aggravated by light, noise or jarring.
CHAMOMILLA  30C: For children during teething or in cases when the patient is irritable. Suitable for stomach upsets. Indicated for
children who improve on being carried.
A. G. E. 30C (ARS. IOD., GELSEMIUM, EUPATOR): A combination remedy for colds and inﬂuenza. Contains a mineral remedy and
two herbal preparations to cover all stages of a cold from early onset to fully developed inﬂuenza and lingering ﬁnal stages that will
not clear away. One dose fortnightly  will reduce the incidence of simple colds and inﬂuenza. This combination remedy is also useful
for apprehensive fearful states. Use also for stomach and bowels upset as well as aching in the bones and sick headaches that are
better after sweating.
ARNICA  30C: This is the remedy for accidents and shock. It reduces the effects of injury, fatigue and shock both mental and physical.
Indicated for bruising, broken bones and blood blisters, also for stroke and heart attack, and in cases when the patient fears being
approached or touched.
COCCULUS 30C:  Useful for nausea, vomiting, travel sickness, morning sickness, stomach upsets and exhaustion.
NUX VOMICA  3OC: For stomach upsets caused by overeating or indulgence in rich foods, and for the effects of too much alcoholic
drink or tobacco or drugs. Indicated  for irritability and bad temper and for sleeplessness when the mind is crowded with thoughts.
Useful in cases when the patient is easily chilled and cannot be uncovered. Also for stuffy head colds extending to throat or chest,
and sour eructation, sweat, vomit and bowel movements.
HYPERICUM 30C: For injuries to nerves, and any injury that is more painful than would be expected. Blows to the head and coccyx,
crushed ﬁngers and toes, injuries to lips, ears, genitals. Intolerable violent shooting pains along nerves. Lingering pains after injury,
operation.
IGNA TIA 30C: A herbal stress reliever for the effects of bereavement, grief, tension, worry and fright. Suitable for hypochondria, also
for real illness when the patient is excessively worried about the condition. Promotes sleep when the patient is suffering from sadness
or worry.
LEDUM 30C: Used for puncture wounds, cuts and stings of insects. Follows arnica for bad bruising, especially around the eye. Think
of ledum for pain of fractures and joints. Anti-tetanus.
PULSA TILLA  30C: For the effects of rich foods, earache from water in the ear, and measles. Useful for the patient who is changeable
and weepy, whose pains shift, or who needs open air when the heat of the room or a car is unbearable. Indicated for many children's
illnesses when aconite has given limited relief, also for menstrual problems.
RHUS TOX 30C: For simple rheumatism, and for strains, sprains and the effects of overexertion. Useful when the patient has been
exposed to cold, wet conditions, also when restless and pains are better if the affected part is kept in motion. Suitable for inﬂuenza
not covered by A.G.E.
RUTA GRA V 30C:  This herb (rue) is the best remedy for twisted ankles and sprained wrists. It is excellent for blows to the muscles
and for injuries to the bones, also accidents when the bone sheath is damaged. Brings relief from eyestrain, neuralgia, burning eyes,
dim vision, runny eyes.
URTICA  URENS 30C: For burns, rashes, stings and allergi es, and any condition when burning,  stinging pains persist. Use for scalds
and burns internally with hypercal* externally. Use urtica for bladder complaints, bedwetting and hives, also for swollen, painful
breasts and genitals.
HYPERICUM/CALENDULA  * MOTHER TINCTURE (HYPERCAL*): An antiseptic, use ﬁve drops in a cupful of tepid water for all
external wounds, cuts and eruptions. This mixture may be used to rinse out the mouth after extraction of teeth. Apply to burns and
press a pad soaked in this mixture to injuries requiring bandaging. Use one drop in an eyebath of water for eye irritation.
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SIMPLIFIED
by Dr. Bernard Jensen, D.C.
CO-AUTHORS
I would like to thank Keith Wills for his collaboration in producing
this booklet. He has also been of much assistance inhelping me with
seminars, research and classes in iridology.
Iwould also like to thank Michael D iogo for h is technical and
literary assistance in the writing ofthis booklet.
The information contained herein is a basic outline of the science
of iridology as taught by Dr. Bernard Jensen. The reader is cautioned
not to attempt an analysis based upon this information for it is an
introduction only.
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:58). Here Jesus indicates that God, the creative Source
of the universe, defined as love, is called I Am. Throughout the New
Testament, many  of the most significant messages offered to all of us begin
with the name of God—a name that you too have come to use. All too
frequently, thoug h, you use it to define yourself as a part of, or distant from,
your Source: I am weak, I am sick, I am poor, I am sad, and so on.
By using the words I am, Jesus tells us that he is one with God. He
doesn’ t just say the name, he claims it as himself, and, as you will soon see,
asks you to do the same. Here is James Twyman in The Moses Code:
“When Jesus came along and basically said, ‘I AM God,’ they responded inthe harshest manner. And yet, this is the essence of the Moses Code—the
realization that we’re all one with God, and once realized, to act with the
power and passion of God in the world. When Jesus did this, miracles
followed him everywhere he went.”
And I say to you emphatically that by internalizing this message and
knowing it, you too will have miracles occurring in your life.
Here are some of those powerful messages from the teachings of Jesus, in
which he invokes the name of God as a prefix to his admonitions to all of
us.
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved” (John
10:9).
“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:1 1).
“I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and
he who believes in me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).
“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me” (John 14:6).
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1).
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in
him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John
15:5).
“I am the Alpha  and the Omega, the Beginning and the End” (Rev
1:8).
And perhaps the most significant I am statement of fered by Jesus:
“I am the resurr ection and the life. He who believes in Me, though
he may die, he shall live” (John 1 1:25).
Note that Jesus did not say “I am the crucifixion.” He said, “I am the
resurrection,” meaning God is the resurrection, the being of light that is
eternal and resides in all of us.
When my youngest daughter, Saje, was a second grader in a private
religious school, she told her mother and me that she hated going into the
chapel and seein g a dead body impaled on a cross. It bothered her so muchthat she asked the school officials to be excused from chapel, because the
image filled her with such sadness that she couldn’ t even concentrate on her
schoolwork. We were informed that attendance at chapel was mandatory.
The end result was that we transferred her to another school, where such
images of suf fering did not exist.
I often think that Saje’ s experience as a seven-year -old child is indicative
of a larger but identical problem on the planet. Jesus said I am the
resurr ection —the transcendent being of light made of love (God is love)
that is in all of us. Yet much of the world’ s Christian attention is focused on
the crucifixion of Jesus—the suffering being who has nails in his hands and
feet, a crown of thorns, blood dripping down his face, and a wound in his
side. This is an image focusing on the suffering, tormented soul in all of us,
which then prom otes more suffering and terror. It dwells on the false idea
that God is equated with suf fering.
I prefer the artistic interpretations of Jesus as the resurrection, filled with
love and light, transcending earthly suffering and encouraging all of us to
love each other rather than the offerings that depict him as a tortured soul.
How different our world might be if we focused on the resurrection, rather
than the crucifixion. Collectivel y, we might live out this mandate and see
the eternal resurrected light that truly defines our I am nature. We might be
taking a giant step toward the idea reflected in the words “On earth as it is
in Heaven” (Matthew 6:10).
In reading the scriptures while doing research for this book, I noted that
the word me when used by Jesus is capitalized or italicized for emphasis. So
who was this great teacher referring to when he used words like “without
Me you can do nothing,” or “No one comes to the Father except through
Me”? If he meant Jesus the man who walked among us, then it would make
sense to idolize Jesus as the one and only anointed one who has all the
powers of God as His only son. Y et in his own words, according to the same
scriptures, he reminds us, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits
nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John
6:63). This point needs your deepest attention.
When Jesus says “Me” or “I am the way,” he isn’t talking about his bodily
self—the man who walks and talks. He is speaking as God, whose name he
has told us is I Am. He reminded us that the flesh counts for nothing, so we
can presume he is speaking about his own flesh as well. He further confirmsthis point by saying, “The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are
life.”
The person who was Jesus knew that the creative Source of the universe
is the words I am that I am.  He was wise and holy enough to realize that the
words I am were the spirit of God speaking and not the human body
comprised of flesh and bones. This is the essential message of this chapter
on your highest self. You are God. Jesus later speaks to you in these words:
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he
will do also; and greater works than these he will do”(John 14:12).
There is that Me again; the same Me that is you, when you stay aligned
and know that you too can and will do great and greater work s when you
cast out all doub t about your own divinity and live as you are encouraged to
live, not just as a piece of God, but as God Himself. Yes, you need not
consider it robbery to be equal with God.  This is the logical sequence that
can and will allow you to chan ge your concept of yourself and recognize
your Divine nature, and the fundamental truth that when you become one
with your creator, as co-creator you gain all of the powers that are inherent
in saying “I am God.” Meaning, of course, that God is love.
As Neville so succinctly stated, “It is I AM’ s concept of itself that
determines the form and scenery of its existence. Everything depends upon
its attitude toward itself; that which it will not affirm as true of itself cannot
awaken in its world.”9
See if you can accept this logical sequence leading to a new concept of
yourself as God altogether:
•   God speaks  to Moses and announces his name for all future
generations to know. I am that I am.
•   Jesus, some 1,300 years later, acknowledges God as I am.
•   Jesus  remind s us that he too is God with his many I am the way
pronouncements.
•   Jesus tells us that we are all equal with God.
•   Jesus assures us that he speaks as spirit and that the flesh counts for
nothing.
•   Jesus  tells us that we too can do all that he does, because we are
God also.•   You are God—the I am that I am. Know it and stay in harmony
with this Divine I am presence.
Perhaps now it doesn’ t sound so foreign to assert your Divine nature. You
might want to start by being careful not to use the words I am when
describing yourself in any way that isn’t congruous with your newly
awakened God-realized self.
I return to the poets to sum up that original meeting between Moses and
God disguised as a burning bush that resists being consumed:
Earth’ s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afir e with God;
But only he who sees takes off his shoes,
The r est sit r ound it and pluck blackberries
— ELIZABETH  BARRETT  BROWNING
Yes, indeed, Earth’ s crammed with heaven, and you are Earth, filled to
overflow with God. So take off your shoes and respect the holy space that is
you.
Three Suggestions
— Beco me conscious of precisely how you are using the words I am in
your daily conversations. If whatever follows these two words is not fully
aligned with your perception of how the creative Source of the universe
would be