12th December. Within two or three weeks I felt that I had started bloating even though I was consuming all urine. I had to go away to California for a week and was sensing that I would not be well as I should be. The long and short of it, I came down with flu last week with such vengeance the like that I have not experienced since a child. I was bed ridden for two full days and it took me over a week to get over it. Further more each time I tried to go back on the urine I felt like I was getting worse. My conclusion: this apartment is a new block, the carpets are toxic with all sorts of xenobiotics on them, formaldehyde, Toulon, arsenic, benzene, etc. I do not have the best of immune systems, and I think the urine therapy was recycling the toxins. The bloating was the body retaining fluid to dilute the toxins as much as possible to render them harmless in my body.   Anyway I am not going back onto the urine therapy until we have moved from here, which I am looking for another apartment at this point in time, with hardwood floors. It is shocking that these deadly carcinogenic chemicals are allowed into our home furnishings. And if they are not clued up they could deteriorate your health totally. I would like to say that these things are allowed through ignorance, but I am afraid that you can pick up any poison book from the library and you will see that for decades these things have been categorised as toxic. Just another part of the drop-feed genocide that most of the general public prefer to believe as ignorance.  Any way Harald, thank you for your book, and I have enclosed some USA stamps if you would be good enough to send me your newsletter. Oh by the way, I have persuaded quite a few people in London to get on the therapy, and they love it and are doing great. Keep up the good work!”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  OILY PORES  “I started to massage my face with fresh urine, and later with old urine. After two days, I noticed that the urine had an unusual effect on my skin. My pores, which were often oily, were much cleaner and my skin softer.” 152  Drink Your Own Water by Tony Scazzero  OLD AGE  “Dr. Maganial Salaria is a qualified doctor as well as a Vaidya of Ahmedabad. His dispensary is located on the crossing of Saraspur, and it has an accommodation for outdoor patients. He has deep faith in Urine Therapy. Now he is 65. He is healthy and knows urine to be a harmless drink  for one's health. To prove the fact that urine is a perfect safeguard against disease-pervaded atmosphere, he took his urine for four months, and during the interval, he took a digestible, light diet once a day only. Within three months, he gathered great strength and vigor in his body, and his skin became lustrous, due to increased blood circulation. Wrinkles due to old age also disappeared, and there was an increase of 14 lbs in this weight. He has no trouble whatsoever, works hard for 12 to 15 hours a day and does not feel tired.”  Urine Therapy by Dr. John O'Quinn  OLD AGE  “Ms. Angy, 70, had been in a hospital for three months with ailments associated with old age. Her friend attended one on my lectures and told Mrs. Angy to start drinking some urine mixed with juice every time she went to the bathroom. She remembered her grandmother using urine to treat ailments when she was a child and decided to give it a try. She quickly recovered her appetite and within a week, she was out of the hospital. She attended one of my conferences soon after and increased her intake to about three ounces of urine every day. A month later, she discontinued her medications and was very active in church. She was eating very well and gained about 20 pounds. Three months later, I saw her at a New Year's party. She had dyed her hair and she was dancing happily. A year later, she was doing fine and was very happy to be able to take care of herself. She explained that what motivated her was the thought of going to a nursing home and not been able to be on her own.”  Uropathy by Martin J. Lara  OVERWEIGHT  “I know the case of a gentleman (Travelling Executive) who had grey hair, weak eye-sight (using spects), hard of hearing, dark complexion, some difficulty in articulation, easily excited, costive bowels, excessive urination at times (not due to diabetes), loose teeth with bleeding gums and host of other complaints including over-eating and obesity, 153 effort onset dyspnoea (breathlessness even on slightest exertion), etc. I could visit that area after eight or nine months. I asked one of his company’s mates as to wher their colleague was. All of them spoke in one voice that the gentleman whom you wish to speak, met me in the stairs (while I was climbing the stairs, he was going down). Any way we happened to meet next evening, and I was surprised to see the gentleman. His hair was not so grey now, his hearing power improved. Complexion wore a sparkling and fair hue, articulation better, look like a trimmed person (no more extra fat). This is how he looked to me. He told when asked, that he finds a renewed Vigour as if he had a ‘Kaya kalpa’ (Rejuvination of body). No constipation or frequent urination, no loose teeth or bleeding from gums, cool and calm temperament, regular bowels and no dyspnoea. In a way he was an overhauled person and seems as if he has returned to his teens. He has shed about 18kg (39lbs) of weight and this by adopting Urine Therapy. He further disclosed that he still continues use of Urine and shall also continue the same in further too. I could not believe how such a transformation had taken place, so soon and without even an iota of expense.  I was told he used to drink fresh urine daily, washed his eyes, massaged his scalp and shampooed his hair with Urine. He used to rinse his mouth and wash his face with Urine. He gave up smoking, drinking and meat in any form. he turned a total Vegetarian -- rather a selective and choosy Vegetarian. Ina  way Urine Therapy had transformed his figure, habits and life for the better. I was told he also improved his eye sight.”  Miracles of Urine Therapy by Dr. S.K. Sharma  OSTEOPOROSIS  “The Miracle Drug Against Osteoporosis  My story is indeed like so many others, really quite simple. A traumatic diagnosis from the medical profession and an easy solution and resolution by native osteoporosis was my teacher in this case. Aged 47 years I was diagnosed after bone density tests at the Austin hospital in Melbourne with osteo at the rate of 75% bone loss throughout the skeletal system. The usual drugs were recommended urgently, as I was told I was at a self fracturing stage. Even turning over in bed or stepping could result in fracture or breaking of bones. Oh Boy! What a picture for my imagination to dance with and feed something called fear. I asked my doctor within for help rather than depending on the doctor without (nice pun). A small book arrived next day from an Indian friend in his 70s. I do not practice this she said but I was told in my meditation to give this book to you. The book of course was on urine therapy. I started immediately. First washing myself, then drinking a small amount. My food intake was vegetarian at that stage with no alcohol, sugars etc. I noticed an improvement in my energy after the fasting on urine for 154 only two days. A detoxification followed and lasted for six weeks. Full steam ahead after that! (I must admit I was tempted to give up, the cleansing was simply horrible yet great).  I believe to a degree I was well again. My back is still rounded but health and energy fantastic. In 1996 I had a serious head-on car accident. Broken bones, arms, ankle, skull, knee injury, facial injuries, fractured ribs.  My recovery in every way was absolutely wonderful. Bones healed beautifully and quickly wounds healed in the same way mentally, physically & spiritually.  X-rayed from head to foot while in hospital, evidence showed no osteoporosis. I feel this result is the combination of many things, such as spiritual, mental and physical looking after each area. The food I chose to eat, the thoughts I had, taking time out to laugh brinbing joy back to this life so wonderful.  Shivambu is for me, all of this. Lots of water and urine, clean air and happy living at 55 years it’s never been better.  Thank you Harald for the wonderful work you do to bring everyone together in awareness through wisdom.”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  OSTEOPOROSIS  Mrs. Maria Of The B. Martinez { Mexico } "From the 11th of February 1996 I was taking Urine because they diagnosed me with severe osteoporosis and deformative arthritis of the fingers, shoulders and back. Two years before they were going to operate on the bones, but a specialist doctor commented that he did not have a case to operate because the problem would return soon.  My fingers continued becoming deformed. I began with this Urine-therapy 4 months ago and approximately 2 months ago I noticed that the balls that were forming in the knuckles of the fingers disappeared


 covered by malpractice insurance. But let a holistic pra ctitioner treat a sick person and have that person follow
any of their suggestions or take any natural remedies and have that person die or worsen and it instantly becomes the natural
doctor's fault. Great blame is placed and the practitioner faces inquest s, grand juries, manslaughter charges, jail time and civil suits
that can't be insured against.
Allopathic medicine rarely makes a connection between the real causes of a degenerative or infectious disease and its cure. T he
causes are usually considered my sterious: we don't know why the pancreas is acting up, etc. The sick are sympathized with as
victims who did nothing to contribute to their condition. The cure is a highly technical battle against the illness, whose we apons
are defined in Latin and far bey ond the understanding of a layperson.
Hygienic medicine presents an opposite view. To the naturopath, illness is not a perplexing and mysterious occurrence over wh ich
you have no control or understanding. The causes of disease are clear and simple, the si ck person is rarely a victim of circumstance
and the cure is obvious and within the competence of a moderately intelligent sick person themselves to understand and help
administer. In natural medicine, disease is a part of living that you are responsible f or, and quite capable of handling.
Asserting that the sick are pitiable victims is financially beneficial to doctors. It makes medical intervention seem a vital  necessity
for every ache and pain. It makes the sick become dependent. I'm not implying that m ost doctors knowingly are conniving
extortionists. Actually most medical doctors are genuinely well -intentioned. I've also noticed that most medical doctors are at heart
very timid individuals who consider that possession of a MD degree and license proves that they are very important, proves them
to be highly intelligent, even makes them fully qualified to pontificate on many subjects not related to medicine at all.
Doctors obtain an enormous sense of self -importance at medical school, where they proudly e ndured the high pressure weeding
out of any free spirit unwilling to grind away into the night for seven or more years. Anyone incapable of absorbing and
regurgitating huge amounts of rote information; anyone with a disrespectful or irreverent attitude tow ard the senior doctor -gods
who arrogantly serve as med school professors, anyone like this was eliminated with especial rapidity. When the thoroughly
submissive, homogenized survivors are finally licensed, they assume the status of junior doctor -gods.
But becoming an official medical deity doesn't permit one to create their own methods. No no, the AMA's professional oversight
and control system makes continued possession of the license to practice (and the high income that usually comes with it) ent irely
dependent on continued conformity to what is defined by the AMA as "correct practice." Any doctor who innovates beyond strict
limits or uses non -standard treatments is in real danger of losing their livelihood and status.
Not only are licensed graduates of AMA -sanctioned medical schools kept on a very tight leash, doctors of other persuasions who
use other methods to heal the sick or help them heal themselves are persecuted and prosecuted. Extension of the AMA's control
through regulatory law and police powe r is justified in the name of preventing quackery and making sure the ignorant and gullible
public receives only scientifically proven effective medical care.
Those on the other side of the fence view the AMA's oppression as an effective way to make sure the public has no real choices
but to use union doctors, pay their high fees and suffer greatly by misunderstanding of the true cause of disease and its pro per cure.
If there are any actual villains responsible for this suppressive tragedy some of them are  to be found in the inner core of the AMA,
officials who may perhaps fully and consciously comprehend the suppressive system they promulgate.
Hygienists usually inform the patient quite clearly and directly that the practitioner has no ability to heal the m or cure their
condition and that no doctor of any type actually is able to heal. Only the body can heal itself, something it is eager and u sually
very able to do if only given the chance. One pithy old saying among hygienists goes, "if the body can't hea l itself, nothing can
heal it." The primary job of the hygienic practitioner is to reeducate the patient by conducting them through their first nat ural
healing process. If this is done well the sick person learns how to get out of their own body's way and permit its native healing
power to manifest. Unless later the victim of severe traumatic injury, never again will that person need obscenely expensive
medical procedures. Hygienists rarely make six figure incomes from regular, repeat business.
This aspect of hygienic medicine makes it different than almost all the others, even most other holistic methods. Hygiene is the
only system that does not interpose the assumed healing power of a doctor between the patient and wellness. When I was younge r
and less exp erienced I thought that the main reason traditional medical practice did not stress the body's own healing power and
represented the doctor as a necessary intervention was for profit. But after practicing for over twenty years I now understan d that
the las t thing most people want to hear is that their own habits, especially their eating patterns and food choices, are responsible  for
their disease and that their cure is to only be accomplished through dietary reform, which means unremittingly applied self -
discipline.
One of the hardest things to ask of a person is to change a habit. The reason that AMA doctors have most of the patients is t hey're
giving the patients exactly what they want, which is to be allowed to continue in their unconscious irresponsibili ty.

The Cause Of Disease
Ever since natural medicine arose in opposition to the violence of so -called scientific medicine, every book on the subject of
hygiene, once it gets past its obligatory introductions and warm ups, must address The Cause of Disease. This is a required step
because we see the cause of disease and its consequent cure in a very different manner than the allopath. Instead of many cau ses,
we see one basic reason why. Instead of many unrelated cures, we have basically one approach to fix all ills that can be fixed.
A beautiful fifty cent word that means a system for explaining something is paradigm, pronounced para -dime. I am fond of this
word because it admits the possibility of many differing yet equally true explanations for the same re ality. Of all available
paradigms, Natural Hygiene suits me best and has been the one I've used for most of my career.
The Natural Hygienist's paradigm for the cause of both degenerative and infectious disease is called the Theory of Toxemia, o r
"self-poisoning."
Before explaining this theory it will help many readers if I digress a brief moment about the nature and validity of alternat ive
paradigms. Not too many decades ago, scientists thought that reality was a singular, real, perpetual --that Natural La w existed much
as a tree or a rock existed. In physics, for example, the mechanics of Newton were considered capital "T" True, the only poss ible
paradigm. Any other view, not being True, was False. There was capital "N" natural capital "L" law.
More recent ly, great uncertainty has entered science; it has become indisputable that a theory or explanation of reality is only true
only to the degree it seems to work; conflicting or various explanations can all work, all can be "true." At least, this unce rtainty has
overtaken the hard, physical sciences. It has not yet done so with medicine. The AMA is convinced (or is working hard to
convince everyone else) that its paradigm, the allopathic approach, is Truth, is scientific, and therefore, anything else is Falseh ood,
is irresponsibility, is a crime against the sick.
But the actual worth or truth of any paradigm is found not in its "reality," but in its utility. Does an explanation or theor y allow a
person to manipulate experience and create a desired outcome. To the extent a paradigm does that, it can be considered valuable.
Judged by this standard, the Theory of Toxemia must be far truer than the hodgepodge of psuedoscience taught in medical schoo ls.
Keep that in mind the next time some officious medical doctor d isdainfully informs you that Theory of Toxemia was disproven in
1927 by Doctors Jeckel and Hyde.

Why People Get Sick
This is the Theory of Toxemia. A healthy body struggles continually to purify itself of poisons that are inevitably produced while
going a bout its business of digesting food, moving about, and repairing itself. The body is a marvelous creation, a carbon, oxygen
combustion machine, constantly burning fuel, disposing of the waste products of combustion, and constantly rebuilding tissue by
replacing worn out, dead cells with new, fresh ones. Every seven years virtually every cell in the body is replaced, some types o f
cells having a faster turnover rate than others, which means that over a seven year period several hundred pounds of dead cel ls
must be digested (autolyzed) and eliminated. All by itself this would be a lot of waste disposal for the body to handle. Added  to
that waste load are numerous mild poisons created during proper digestion. And added to that can be an enormous burden of was te


. This did not
cause me any great concern until I  read about the possibility of cancer when a nodule
appears.
My procrastination forced my wife to make an appointment for me with a local
urologist. My medical records were sent to him and after an examination and
consultation I  was informed that I  needed surgery.
After the operation and a painful recuperative period my self-confidence was
beginning to re-surface. But the following year a devastating bombshell exploded.
There was a definite recurrence, which manifested itself in the rectal area.
When the second operation was over and my period of recuperation felt complete
there was another horrible and terrifying jolt. There was an elevation in the acid-
phosphatase reading. It was then I  felt totally defeated and resigned to my fate as
another victim of cancer. However, this resignation was not gracefully accepted. My
emotions gave way and negative thinking controlled me.
Our son contacted a health food store owner who, by the Grace of God, was
familiar with the Kelley program. After much insistence by my family, my wife and I
visited Dr. Kelley.
The first visit in 1974 was overwhelming when I  saw the amount of vitamins that
were necessary for return to good health. There were anxious moments of nausea,
dizziness and apprehension regarding its effectiveness. But it has proven to be the
most significant step I  ever made. Since that first visit, all medical tests and X-rays
have been negative!
Each day I  pray silently and openly, to thank God, our Creator, for His divine
guidance in leading me to Dr. Kelley. God does act in a mysterious way, and when
obeying His natural laws, we all prosper.
And today, at age 67, my life is more complete than ever, God in his loving ways,
has granted me the ability to enjoy His great outdoors. Above all, my spiritual life has
risen to greater heights in my love and appreciation of Him.
Dr. Kelley: "Walter brings to mind that cancer, or any degenerative condition,
doesn't all of a sudden happen. It takes a long time to get there. You get sicker and
sicker and it isn't all of a sudden you wake up one morning with a full-blown cancer.
Instead, you have gradually earned every bit of it by your lifestyle, or by the dumb
things you've done, and the abuse you put your body through. We earn cancer just as
we make either A's or F's on our report cards. Walter also reminds me that in our
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society we do tell the patient that he has cancer, which I  think is a much better
attitude than in the European society where they do not tell the patient. You go to a
doctor and he w ill never tell you what's wrong with you. He will let you die and then
tell your relatives after you're dead, that you had cancer. If you were never told, what
choice did you have?
"The word 'choice' brings to mind our former Vice President, Hubert Humphrey,
who was a cancer victim. I  talked to a close friend of Senator Humphrey, who said
that when Humphrey had a chance to carry out non-toxic therapy he wanted very
much to do so. But he couldn't because he thought he would set a bad example by
not supporting our medical monopoly. He wouldn't be supporting the National
Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Society, the AMA, etc. He was essentially a
sacrificial lamb — as is everybody who goes through the torture and inquisitions. He
knew he had a choice and chose not to exercise a preferred alternative — a real
tragedy."
Colon and Liver Cancer Testimonial
Mabel H. ~ Longview, WA
8-Year Victory Over Colon and Liver Cancer
Health is something I  had enjoyed for many years, something I  had taken for
granted, and something I  hadn't cherished as I  ought. During the fall of 1974, I
experienced a very tired feeling at the end of my day's work and often found it
necessary to rest before preparing my evening meal. At the beginning of February, I
had a complete physical and Dr. X gave this verdict, "You have a clean slate of
health." I  shook my head and he asked me why. I  proceeded to explain this distressed
feeling in my lower abdomen. The barium enema, which followed, revealed the
cancer in the colon. You can imagine what thought arose within me but I  am thankful
I  have learned, in a measure, to accept disappointments too. Our pathway is not
always going to be sunny and bright.
After the colostomy, the surgeon discovered I  had cancer of the liver, which was
inoperable. He recommended I  have chemotherapy and an appointment was made to
see the oncologist.
In the meantime, my daughter, who lives in Iowa, contacted a few people who had
cancer and had received great help using the Kelley nutritional plan. She called me
and asked what I  wanted to do. That was not a hard decision since I  had been aware
of this type of cancer treatment. Nevertheless Mary and I  went to talk to Dr. W. (the
oncologist). He was a real gentleman and did not put forth a successful picture of
chemotherapy. He wished me the best and said he had never heard of the Kelley
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nutritional plan. My daughter also had to call the surgeon to tell him my decision. He
made it clear that this was not in accordance with the American Medical Association,
and this, of course, we understood. Am I  ever thankful to my daughter that she got in
contact with people who had proved that Dr. Kelley's plan really did work in bringing
people back again to health!
My daughter helped me in filling out Dr. Kelley's questionnaire. There was a
question or two I  couldn't answer so she called Dr. X to ask. His manner of speech
was shocking. The language he used was such no doctor would need to use to
answer a question or two concerning my physical checkup. His attitude toward my
decision was distasteful. Dr. X is my doctor no more!
About seven weeks after my surgery, I  made my first visit to Dr. Kelley. This was
the end of March. The night before my appointment with him I  got the flu so you can
imagine what shape I  was. My Kelley Index was 720 and my body was so very
deficient in every respect. I  felt very comfortable in Dr. Kelley's presence and having
my daughter with me gave me courage.
Before I  reached my home I  had a distiller, juicer and the necessary vitamins and
supplements. Now started my new way of living. To a degree I  understood the
discomfort I  could experience because I  had read Dr. Kelley's book.
There was a tremendous change from my former way of preparing my food. I
became very time-conscious since I  needed some supplements every 2 hours during
the day and in the middle of the night when my alarm helped me out. I  had a great
number of supplements plus all the carrot juice, seeds, nuts, boiled eggs, yogurt, etc. I
had lost much weight but quite soon I  began to gain. I  kept on the program for at least
ten days — more if possible — and then I  would vacation for five days. There was
much to learn in the giving of enemas. A coffee enema makes you feel clean and
refreshed.
This program required much systematic work but I  felt I  had a goal in view, God
had spared my life during surgery and now with his help I  could face the future. Every
day I  asked for guidance, wisdom and courage to walk and live as I  ought to so He'd
be pleased with me here on earth and throughout the endless ages of eternity. My
relatives and friends all encouraged me to keep on the program. There was no
opposition. If you feel a course is right, you'll pursue it. This is true spiritually, too.
The outside pressure isn't going to defeat you.
At the end of the eight months I  made my second visit to Dr. Kelley and this time
my Index was 420-300 less than my initial visit. We all jumped for joy. April 1978,
my Index was 10! I  am a very thankful person.
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This body God has given is a marvelous piece of creation. It functions so perfectly
and isn't it only right that we should feed and care for it properly?
Dr. Kelley: "Mabel is a friend of several years and fellow member of our Christian
fellowship. She had colon and liver cancer. The colon and liver are two of the main
detoxification systems helping us get rid of toxins. Unfortunately, they themselves are
high on the list of organs attacked by cancer. Metabolic Medicine is built around
natural processes, of which proper health of the colon and liver and the proper
detoxification of the body are major factors. Like Mabel, we all take good health for
granted and never think about having bad health until it hits us. Particularly in the
case of cancer, we think: 'it will happen to someone else, it will never happen to me.'
We try to not even imagine the prospect. It's so dreadful that we don't even think it
could happen to


 it to be granted to her. She
simply takes it. She insists on a sharing of domestic chores, including
care of the children.
This new independence and the shift from the external to internal
thinking on the part of the woman is not easily accepted by her
husband. He becomes threatened. Anxiety is entering his life at a
time when he cannot afford it. The last thing he needs is an upstart
wife, even though he encouraged her to get out more on her own
and think for herself. He didn’t expect to create a monster, least of
all one that would challenge his own established supremacy. He
may react with a heavy dose of dominance, which has always worked
at putting his submissive partner in her place in the past. He argues
against the absurdity of working, when she is paying most all of her
salary for babysitters. He points to the illogic of her belief that she
isn’t equal. In fact, she’s indulged. “You don’t have to work, you
have it made, all you have to do is take care of a house and be a
mother to your children.” He tries guilt. “The children are going to
suffer.” “I can’t have this aggravation.” Perhaps he threatens her
with divorce, or as a last resort, suicide. This often works. The wife
says to herself, “Wow, I almost blew it,” and reverts to her sub-
missive role. The heavy dose of dominance served toDECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE  / 199remind her of her place. But if she refuses to regress, the marriage
itself may be in jeopardy. At any rate, there is a definite crisis. If the
wife persists in replacing her submissiveness with self-reliance, the
husband, who needs to dominate someone, might leave for a
younger wife who will stand in awe of him and thus put her in the
position of looking up to him and becoming a cute little showpiece.
On the other hand, the marriage may survive the crisis, and an inter-
esting shift may take place. The thread of dominance and submission
still winds its way through the marriage. That is the only kind of
marriage both partners recognize. Often the husband will now take
on the submissive role out of fear of losing something he cherishes,
or at least depends on. Staying home more, getting closer to the
children (out of guilt from earlier abandonment), he may say things
like, “You don’t need me any more” or “You’re changing, you’re
not the girl I married and I’m not sure I like the new you.” He has
become more submissive. He may become a heavy drinker, and a
self-pitier out of a need to manipulate his wife or to recapture his
long-lost superiority. The wife is now in a career, or moving toward
one; she has her own circle of friends, and is developing outside in-
terests of her own. Perhaps she is having an affair as an assertive
retaliatory gesture, but at the least, she is feeling good about receiving
some acclaim and compliments for her accomplishments. However,
the thread is still there, and a crisis looms heavy. As long as one
partner must be more important than the other or fear-of-divorce is
the thing that binds the two together, dependency is still the
cornerstone of the alliance. The dominant partner, be it man or wo-
man, is not satisfied with a slave for a spouse. The marriage may
continue in a legal sense, but any love or communication between
the two partners has been destroyed. Divorce is common here, but
if not, two people begin to go their separate ways within the mar-
riage—no sex, separate quarters, a communication pattern based on
mutual put-down, in lieu of understanding.
A different conclusion is also possible, if both partners decide200 / Your Erroneous Zonesto reevaluate themselves and their relationship. If both work at be-
coming free of erroneous zones, and loving each other in the sense
of allowing the other partner to choose his own fulfillment, then the
marriage can flower and grow. With two self-reliant people, who
care enough about each other to foster independence rather than
dependence, but at the same time share happiness with a loved
person, marriage can be an exciting prospect. But, when two people
try to merge into oneness, or one tries to dominate the other in any
way, that spark that is within us all fights for one of the greatest
human needs, independence.
Longevity is not an indication of success in marriage. Many people
stay married out of fear of the unknown, or because of inertia, or
simply because it is the thing to do. In a successful marriage, a
marriage where both partners feel genuine love, each is willing to
let the other person choose for himself rather than to dominate. There
is not the constant hassling that involves thinking and speaking for
the other partner, and demanding that he does what he’s supposed
to. Dependency is the serpent in the paradise of a happy marriage.
It creates patterns of dominance and submission and ultimately
destroys relationships. This erroneous zone can be eliminated, but
it will never be an easy battle, since power and control are at stake,
and few want to give them up without a fight. Most important, de-
pendency should not be confused with love. Putting some spaces
in togetherness ironically solidifies marriages.
You Are Treated the Way You Teach Others to Treat You
Dependency is not something that just happens because of associ-
ation with domineering people. It is, like all erroneous zone behavior,
a choice. You teach people to dominate you, and to treat you the
way you’ve always been treated. There are manyDECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE  / 201schemes that maintain the domineering process, and they are re-
peated only if they work. They work if they keep you in line and in
a dependent position in the relationship. Here are some of the com-
mon strategies for maintaining dominance and control threads in
marriage.
• Yelling, screaming and voice-raising of any kind. This will keep
you in line if you are a soft person and want things quiet and smooth.
• Threatening behavior such as, “I’ll leave, I’ll get a divorce.”
• Inducement of guilt. “You had no right to—” “I don’t understand
how you could have done such a thing.” If guilt is your hang-up,
then you can be kept “submissive” with such statements.
• The use of anger and explosive behavior, such as throwing
things, swearing, hitting objects.
• The physical ailment ploy. Having a heart attack, headache,
back problem, or whatever when one partner doesn’t act the way
the other wants him to. You can be manipulated by this if you have
taught your partner that you’ll behave when he gets sick.
• The silent treatment. No talking and deliberate sulking are su-
perlative strategies that one partner can use to maneuver the other
into correct behavior.
• The tears routine in which you cry in order to help the other
person to feel guilty.
• The leaving scene. Simply getting up and walking out is a good
way to manipulate a partner into or out of certain behavior.
• The “You don’t love me” or “You don’t understand me” contriv-
ance for getting one’s way and maintaining the dependency in the
relationship.
• The suicide scheme. “If you don’t do what I want, then I’ll kill
myself” or “If you leave me, I’ll end it all.”202 / Your Erroneous ZonesAll of the above strategies are methods that keep the other person
in the desired role in marriage. They are used when they work. If
one partner refuses to be manipulated by them, the other will not
continue to use them. It is only when one mate is responsive to these
ploys that the other gets in the habit of using them. If you give the
proper submissive reactions, you are teaching the other what you
will tolerate.
If you get pushed around, you’ve been sending push-me-around
signals. You can learn to teach others to treat you the way you want
to be treated. It will take time and effort because it has taken a lot
of time to teach others how you wanted to be treated until now. But
you can make the change whether it be on the job, in the family, at
a restaurant, on the bus, any place at all that you receive shabby
treatment which you dislike. Rather than saying, “Why don’t you
treat me better?” begin to say, “What am I doing to teach others to
treat me this way?” Put the focus on you, and begin changing those
reactions.
Some Common Dependency and Dependency-Fostering Behavior
• Feeling unable to leave the nest or leaving it with bad feelings
on both sides.
• Feeling required or obliged to visit, telephone, entertain,
chauffeur and the like.
• Asking permission of a spouse for anything, including spending
money, authority to speak, or use of the car.
• Invasions of privacy, such as looking through drawers and
private records of children.
• Sentences like, “I could never tell him how I feel, he wouldn’t
like it.”
• Falling into depression and immobilization after the death of a
loved one.DECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE  / 203• Feeling committed to a particular job and never venturing out
on your own.
• Having expectations for how a spouse, parent, or


 those who do not know this therapy.
I must also tell you of an East Indian gentleman.
He is a very good friend of mine. Let us call him Dr. Mac.
He has been helping people for the last 35 years and never talked about or
admitted to me that he understood this therapy. Never once. Till now.
He tried many times to help those who at death's door were told by
Allopathic Medicine Doctors 'to make their will because the Doctors wanted
no future responsibility for the patients future.
Dr. Mac explained to a few of his patients the art of this therapy.
Half of them used it and servived.
The other half never used it. Their thoughts were it's taboo.
They thought it was nuts to even consider such an insane method.
Those who were incurable and did not use this therapy died.
They did not need to die.
Those who were curable now have weakened immune systems
from drugs, synthetic or otherwise.
3 These patients could not believe in urine-therapy.
They were wrong. It is not taboo. It has very natural characteristics.
It has been shown to be the most effective means of self-preservation of
the human body in the world. It has thousands of testimonials to its
benefits. Testimonials from incurable, curable, and preventive measures
are shown to you here in my findings.
Back in the years when the famous actor Steve McQueen was
Having a serious problem with cancer, an ad was placed in the
Los Angeles Times for anyone who may have suggestions for a
possible therapy to benefit his condition.
Dr. Mac did not telephone, but he did write of the most aggressive part of
this therapy giving where this method was successful
and that it could be successful to Mr. McQueen if given soon.
Mac suggested an IV drip of McQueen's Urine back into his blood.
There was a reply.
The Doctors understood the possibilities of this therapy but no Allopathic
Doctors could administer this on the basis of loosing their credentials.
Shortly after, McQueen lost his life.
Dr. Mac was so devastated
he never talked about this therapy to patients again.
Does he use this therapy on himself? Yes he does.
For preventative health measurers? Absolutely.
For incurable or curable disease? He has no disease.
He uses this for preventative measures only. This therapy works.
He remembers the Clinics in his India that use only this therapy.
They are for the incurable
after the Allopathic authority can no longer help in any way.
Dr. Mac was correct. The Alien was correct.
This research is correct.
Now it's time to transfer this information on to you as you read on.
You may consider this information not useful, or take it totally serious.
God gave you this therapy as well as free will.
It's now up to you. Be a survivor starting now by doing the therapy.
Do not place your hands'in another human alone who has a fatality age
rate lower than the average public age rate of death
published by insurance companies.
Work with your Doctors in conjunction with this method.
You will find between segments where there are repetitions.
I believe you will be engaged happily to read these repetitions by different
persons from all over the world.
You will begin to memorize the methods especially once you try these
personally and find they work to your benefit almost immediately.
4 Doctors worldwide are giving work time free by seminar or clinic work
to help those who are in need of curative and informational help.
Most all of their seminars for the public are free, based on the factors of
love of this therapy that will be free in future use for the patient.
They have in their hearts an auspicious undertaking.
Our Doctors in the United States are not of this kind.
It does not pay for their insurance that they need to have when
sued or for a palatial house mortgage or car payment.
The fact of the matter is that those who give seminars to the poor or
uninsured in towns or small cities find a howling disfavor to the seminar by
local Doctors. Their client structure will fall and their income will suffer.
Their patients no longer need attention for they are no longer sick.
Those who give of their time freely believe in the name of God
in clear terms like, "Earn the living with your own labor.
You are gifted with two hands and two feet.
Those who do not live on one's own earnings or overcharges, are thieves.
Those who spends their earnings only on personal enjoyment are sinners".
Some of these dedicated members of the medical profession in other
countries themselves have been aided by this therapy when all else failed.
They are now repaying Gods children for his gift to them by
educating as many as they can of this pharmacy given to all at birth.
Let us talk of two of these Doctors who are giving to this agenda
wholeheartedly and freely. One is from Guadalajara Mexico.
Her name is Sonia Rodriguez de Gomez,
a blood, pharmaceutical and biological technician.
She after 25 years came down with a case that she was testing of HIV and
that day after so very many past tests taken, accidentally pricked herself.
She also came down with cysts in her breast. Other problems came about
and she had nowhere to turn. Her story is within this course for those of
you who speak Spanish. She also is one of our research Doctors that
constantly give us new and startling testimonials as to their victory over
the simple to the worst of the incurables. She gives seminars freely every
Tuesday and Thursday to give back for what she belives is a miracle in her
life. She is a healed women with this therapy.
She tells as she finds in her research that urinetherapy has existed 3,000
Years before Christ. Before the 1900s the natural medical era was utilized.
Doctors came to the homes with cures from these herbs along with the
utilization of urine. After this era entered the age of surgery and the
false ideas that confused all of society. The concept was brought out that
urine was a anti-social concept and should be avoided at all costs.
They claimed urine was a dirty waste product of the human animal.
In the present age we find that people thruout the world still believe and
infinitely have very good health.
5 They all know that this method if a very marvelous but deeply keep secret.
In hospitals of the USA, all over Europe and Asia we find many medicines,
made from urine. Some however crazy, come from animals for this would
give up the secret if hospitals would ask for urine all the time from patients.
Then again we have worldwide cosmetics that are created with urine for
our high priced beauty.
In 1971, in the University of Medicine Kyoto, Japan, they discovered in
urine is a hormone called S.P.U. that during sleep, it can create an
antibody, help in circulation and stimulate the secretion of other hormones.
In 1992 in the institute of Chemistry of Hayashibara in Japan, known
Internationally, they initiated formal investigation to study the substances
within urine very important for our health such as "Interferon" that has a
analgesic and natural antibiotic substances.
Next we will call on Dr. B. V. Khare from Mumbai {Bombay}.
Dr. Khare is an allopathic Dr. specializing in Urology and is a
credited surgeon. He has been a Doctor for over 26 years.
He told me he has successfully treated over 8,000 patients with this method
therapy and did not have need to put them under the knife.
Yes successfully, all back to health with minimal cost. He is also a very
thoughtful Dr. that has given many testimonials of his consented patients.
A poet is manifested in his poetry, an architect in his architecture,
an artist in his art. God is manifest in every particle of his Creation.
He is perfect and so his Creation is perfect.
We humans are imperfect through free will, so is our vision also imperfect.
One who is imperfect cannot grasp perfection.
We have lost contact with nature and have failed to mold ourselves
according to her laws. It gives hope of health to those who have been told
they have no other alternative than to die.
In late 1994 Moraji Desai, former prime minister of India
was 99 years old when last interviewed. For years he spoke, on his
position as prime minister on the therapy that brought him health miracles.
He drank a glass of urine every day. He washed himself as well
as massaging to keep himself looking very youthful and radiant.
His skin looked as if his age was but only 50.
Morarji Desai died in March 1995 at the age of 100.
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sisters, P auline V ernon, Glenda Bell, and Jan Child, thank you
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And fin ally, tha nk you to my amazing and beautiful teacher,
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years ha ve radically transformed  my life and helped me to see
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because of her unlimited givin g and her patience in helping
direct me home. My love for her knows no boundary.The Beginning
After the release of The Secr et  in  2006, my life became what I
can only  describe as a dream life. Through practicing The
Secr et  principles religiously, my mind had become
predominantly positive, and so my life reflected that positive
state in my happiness, health, relationships, and finances. I
also found myself with a natural love and gratitude for
everything in life.
But desp ite all of that, somethin g inside me continued to ur ge
me on to seek more of the trut h; something propelled me to
continue my search, though for what, I didn’ t yet know.
Unbeknownst to me at the tim e, I had begun what was to
become a ten-year journey! It started with studying the
teachings of an ancient tradition in Europe, the Rose Cross
Order, a nd I studied their profou nd teachings for many years. I
also spe nt some years studying Buddhism, the many works of
the Chr istian mystics, theolo gy, Hinduism, T aoism, and
Sufism. After I studied the ancient traditions and their
historical teachings, my search turned back toward the present
time, and I started following recent teachers like J.
Krishnamurti, R obert Adams, Lester Levenson, and Ramana
Maharshi, as well as some teachers still living today.
Throughout my journey I learned many things that are
unknown to the public at lar ge, and while they were
fascinating, none of them made me feel that I had found the
truth.
As t he years pas sed by, I even considered that searching might
be m y life fore vermore. I didn’ t realize it then, but I was
looking for the truth in the world, when all along it was closer
to me than I could ever have imagined.T en yea rs after my search began, in early January of 2016, a
challenging situation arose in my life that caused me to feel
deep dis appointment. I was surprised at the depth of negative
emotion that I felt. How could I feel so bad when I usually felt
so g ood? But that disappointing situation was to become the
greatest gift in my search for the truth.
T o turn my disappointment around, I grabbed my iPad and
watched an interview on Cons cious TV with a man called
David Bingham. At the time of the interview David was not a
teacher but was just an ordinary  everyday person like you and
me, with one d if ference: after twenty years of searching, he
had discovered the truth!
I w atche d the interview, and aft erward I listened to a podcast
that David recommended. I listened intently to the podcast,
and during it I heard that most people overlook this discovery
—not because it’ s dif ficult, but because it’ s so simple. Then, I
was able  to speak with David on the phone, and during our
conversation he said, “Look at w hat I’m pointing to. It’ s right
here.” A nd suddenly I saw wha t I had been searching for. It
was  so simple, and it was  right here. Just like that—after ten
years—my searc h ended! I can say without any hesitation that
the happiness and joy I felt from this discovery was worth
every se cond of my years-long journey. Even if it had taken
my entire life to discover it, it would have been worth it.
In th e en d, just one simple discovery was the whole truth that I
had bee n looking for, which is actually what everyone is
looking for, whether they realize  it or not. And once I had seen
the truth, I could see that it was everywhere. Everything I had
been rea ding and learning for ten years contained it; I just
didn’ t have the e yes to see it at that time. I had been searching
for year s, from one tradition an d philosophy to the next, and
what I had been looking for ha d been right in front of me all
along!
From the moment I made the di scovery, I knew that there was
nothing more important than to understand this discovery
more, live it com pletely, and then share it with the world. My
hope was to sho w the way out for those experiencing hardship,
to help end the pain and suf feri ng that so many are enduring,and to shine a light to a futur e where we can live without
anxiety or fear.


 acknowledge the power of our wanting and the
power of our prayer, then we can start to go deeper inward, asking,
“Hmmm… Wha t is it really that I want. What is my priority. ” As we go
deeper inward with that, we start to realize that we really want to use the
power of our wanting and direct it toward peace of mind. Wha t trinkets
of the world could you possibly want if you had the option of choosing
peace of mind. Everlasting peace. I had a friend who once asked me, “If
I open my mind  to God, can I still have my Maserati. ” I said “Well, you
just have to get really clear about what matters most to you. What do you
really, really want. ” Once you get into the power of your wanting, you
start to use discr imination. And that is where we’re going, to that zone of
discernment, funneling more and more to a place of realizing, “Oh, I
want a state of mind. What I really want is the peace of God. ”
To say the words, “I want peace,” actually means nothing. But to
mean them is everything. We need to be in touch with what we wantbecause there are no spiritual clichés or phrases that can magically bring
us real peace. Like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, all that she had to do
was click her heels together, the little ruby red slippers, three times, and
say the words, “There’ s no place like home,” to go home. In one sense,
Glinda the Good Witch is the Holy Spirit speaking, “You always had the
power to go Home,” and that is true. But “wanting peace” is really
beyond a catchphrase, knowing the right mantra, or saying the right
words in just the right way. The experience of peace is not found in some
“abracadabra” where we’ve got to say just the right words to unlock the
spell. Instead, we have to cultiv ate the good habit of turning to our heart
within and really being sincere about this wanting. Ask your heart,
“What is it that I really, really want. ” We don’t get to Heaven when we
die, because Heaven is a state of mind, a state of peace that is available
in the present. A Present Peace
Once we do our inner inquiry, we can open up to the choice for real
peace. This is a perspective that veers away from modern forms of
spirituality that often focus on “creating your own reality or
manifesting. ” It differs from many of the psychotherapies and
counseling practices that guide you into your past to get in touch with
unconscious memories and events that are believed to be the cause of
your problems. The truth is, nothing in your past or your future is
causing any problem. This may seem radical to you, especially if you
have focused on, and even gotten in touch with, painful memories or
trauma. Unveilin g repressed memories can be a very important stepping-
stone in your healing and is not to be disregarded. These memories can
be essential inroads to the deeper healing of your mind and opening in
awareness. But remember: your egoic mind wanted every experience it
ever had, and now the best you can do is to let those experiences be your
inroads to the fundamental problem of separation, to heal your way back
to who you really are. The discovery of the power of our mind is essential in learning to
see that our thoughts always give us an experience of either peace or
turmoil. Peace of mind—as well as guilt, fear, and anger—is based on apresent decision, a decision you are making this very instant. Instead of
going on a witch-hunt into your past, or trying to affirm a better future,
the focus is on a present decision for peace. In A Course in Miracles, Jesus says: “One thing you must learn
about the goals the ego has given you, is that when you have achieved
them they have not satisfied you. ” Think of all the goals we set. We are
told that goal setting is good, right. So, what are you if you don’t have
any goals. A lazy, no-good, rotten bum. Now, you are working with the
Course,  and what is it asking you to do. Give up all of the goals. Living
as if you are giving up all of your goals except for the one single goal of
present peace can take a while. We associate goals with the future, so
present peace feels like a very different kind of goal. That’ s why it can
be a bit difficult  in the beginning. Also, you can bank on hearing the ego
say, “Oh, come on, what a waste. You could be doing somethi ng really
productive. Present peace. ” That’ s what you will have to face. And, as
long as you entertain that doubt thought, guess what. The world is going
to act it out for you. It might be from your parents, your neighbors, or
your spouse, “What. What’ s your goal. Your goal is present peace. ”
Anyone can act it out for you because the world you perceive is a
reflection of your beliefs. So, if you have doubt thoughts about present
peace, guess where they’re going to show up: everywhere. When we accept that it is our divine birthright to be in a consistent
state of peace, we are taken in a whole new direction. We start to
acknowledge our true strength, and that strength is freedo m. The
thoughts of the ego, the thoug hts of temptation, can’t ever enter our
pristine, holy mind here. The light becomes so strong and so bright that
the thoughts of the ego can’ t even enter. Being Vigilant for Peace
Along the way, there are many instances where we can watch how part
of our mind wants to stray away  from the peace we are beginning to get
in touch  with. These moments of the journey are important as they are
opportunities to allow the fear to come up while still being able to follow
what our hearts are really telling us to do. As we trust the voice inside, orthe feeling inside our heart, we strengthen our trust in our direction
toward peace. This world is made up of countless distractions and tempo rary
pleasures to feel good for a short period of time. When we realize that
indulging in temporary pleasur e is an obstacle to a state of consistent
peace, we recognize that we need to take a deep look at what we choose
on a day-to-day, moment-to-mo ment basis. Our true purpose is to be
happy, not to achieve things or accumulate possessions. Understanding
that leads to peace of mind. The experience of freedom is of the mind
and not circumstance dependent in any way. We can get clear on what the ego is and then pull our mind back
from it, reclaiming the peace in the present moment. In other words, take
the juice away from the ego and reclaim the power of the mind by
consistently choosing peace. For as long as we think the ego has
something of value to offer us, our minds will be deprived of peace. We
need to be very vigilant not to make any exceptions. Nor should we
accept that there is any order of difficulty in any problem that we
encounter: an illusion is an illusion regardless of its seeming magnitude. When we go deeper, we realize that we can only give up what was never
real anyway. We come to see the false as false and illusion as illusion. When the resistance to peace has been removed, the light of Spirit shines
unobstructed in awareness. What makes peace of mind possible is trust in the Holy Spirit. Trusting in past learning and constructs of linear time means that there is
a fear of Spirit, a fear of the higher realms, a fear of love. So, to the
extent that you want to hold on to past learning, you will not be able to
rest in present peace. These are the phases most of us go through before
arriving back at peace:
1. First come your likes and your dislikes. Y ou start to become
aware of them and see how you would like more of your likes and
less of your dislikes. 2. Then you go a little further and start to feel that your mind is
powerful and that you can draw forth more of what you like and
less of what you do not like (manifesting). 3. Then you go even a little higher, and you start to realize that your
mind is very powerful; it is the maker of this dream. 4. When you start to realize you thought you liked this and you did
not like that, but you really do not know what you want, it gets
humbling. Now you are open to peace of mind and to being given
an experience that is from far beyond your past learning. Y ou start
to use your powerful mind to experience only what you truly
want: peace of mind. The Only Answer Is Peace
The only way to experience this world accurately and peacefully is as a
unified whole. But this is generally not our experience when  we deal
with everyday problems and situations. Think of the 1,001 experiences
you’ve had recently. If you split one of these experiences off and think
that there’ s something wrong with it or that something could have been
better or differen t, then you’re seeing with the ego, which


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Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-1569
A,FP,GP,GYN,PM,PUD
MAINE
Van Buren
Joseph Cyr, M.D. (P)
62 Main Street
Van Buren, ME 04785
(207) 868-5273
CT,GP,OBS
MARYLAND
Laurel
Paul V. Beals, M.D. (P)
Suite 205
9101 Cherry Lane Park
Laurel, MD 20708
(301) 490-9911
CT,FP,NT,PM
Pikesville
Alan R. Gaby, M.D. (P)
31 Walker Avenue
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 486-5656GP,NT,PM,YS
Silver Spring
Harold Goodman, D.O. (P)
Suite 405B
8609 Second Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 881-5229
AC,AU,CT,OS,PMR
MASSACHUSETTS
Barnstable
Michael Janson, M.D., F.A.C.A.M. (DIPL)
275 Mill Way
PO Box 732 Barnstable, MA 02630
(508) 362-4343
FAX (617) 661-8651
A,CD,CT,NT,OME,YS
Cambridge
Michael Janson, M.D., F.A.C.A.M. (DIPL)
2557 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 661-6225
FAX (617) 661-8651
A,CD,CT,NT,OME,YS
Hanover
Richard Cohen, M.D. (DIPL)
Suite 1
51 Mill Street
Hanover, MA 02339
(617) 829-9281
A,CD,CT,NT,PM,YS
LowellSvetlana Kaufman, M.D. (P)
Suite 323
24 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(508) 453-5181
A,AC,GER,GP,PM,RHI
Newton
Carol Englender, M.D. (P)
1340 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02159
(617) 965-7770
A,EM,FP,NT,PM
West Boylston
N. Thomas La Cava, M.D. (D/C)
Suite 107
360 West Boylston Street
West Boylston, MA 01583
(508) 854-1380
NT,PD,PM
Williamstown
Ross S. McConnell, M.D. 732 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 663-3701
DD,HO,NT,PM
MICHIGAN
Atlanta
Leo Modzinski, D.O., M.D. (DIPL)
100 West State Street
Atlanta, MI 49709
(517) 785-4254
FAX (517) 785-2273BA,CT,FP,GP,NT,OSM
Bay City
Doyle B. Hill, D.O. (P)
2520 North Euclid Avenue
Bay City, MI 48706
(517) 686-5200
A,CT,FP,GP,NT,OSM
Farmington Hills
Paul A. Parente, D.O. (DIPL)
30275 Thirteen Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(313) 626-9690
BA,CT,GP,PM
Albert J. Scarchill, D.O. (DIPL)
30275 Thirteen Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(313) 626-9690
BA,CT,FP,GP,MM,OSM,PM
Flint
William M. Bernard, D.O. (P)
1044 Gilbert Street
Flint, MI 48532
(313) 733-3140
A,CT,FP,GER,OSM,PM
Kenneth Ganapini, D.O. (P)
1044 Gilbert Street
Flint, MI 48532
(313) 733-3140
FP,GP,OSM,PM,YS
Grand Haven
E. Duane Powers, D.O. (DIPL)
PO Box 170Grand Haven, MI 49417
(Retired)
Grand Rapids
Grant Born, D.O. (DIPL)
2687 - 44th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(616) 455-3550
A,CT,FP,GYN,PM,PMR
Linden
Marvin D. Penwell, D.O. (DIPL)
319 South Bridge Street
Linden, MI 48451
(313) 735-7809
A,CT,FP,GE,GYN,OSM
Pontiac
Vahagn Agbabian, D.O. (P)
Suite 1105
28 North Saginaw Street
Pontiac, MI 48058
(313) 334-2424
CT,DD,DIA,GER,IM,OME
St. Clair Shores
Richard E. Tapert, D.O. (DIPL)
23550 Harper
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
(313) 779-5700
CT,GP,NT,PM
Williamston
Seldon Nelson, D.O. (P)
4386 North Meridian Road
Williamston, MI 48895
(517) 349-2458AR,CT,GP,NT,


uality. It is also the focus of identity, and the separate ‘I’ sees the self,
therefore, as the source of life and existence. The core of spiritual work is to
undo this ancient programming. The self identifies not only with the
mind/experiencer but also with its content, which becomes ‘my’ memory, ‘
my’ senses, ‘my’ thoughts, ‘my’ emotions, ‘my’ property, ‘my’ success,
‘my’ failure, ‘my’ expectations, ‘my’ feelings, and so on. Identification
presumes ownership and authorship; thus, the ego sees and believes itself to
be a personal, separate causal agent and the inferred source of its own
existence. The self projects the duality onto the world where phenomena are
conceptualized in terms of cause and effect. Inasmuch as the self is
presumed to be a causal agent, it is therefore also the object of guilt, pride,
fear, and all the emotions. The self becomes equated with being the source
of life and thus having the qualities of Divinity. The ego/mind subtly
worships the self and treats it as though it were Divine. The inflated ego, such as is shown by the narcissistic personality,
demonstrates overtly the famous ‘king baby’ attitude that is the core of the
human ego. It surfaces in society as the narcissistic personality that expects
its whims, wishes, and inflated self-importance to be catered to. It
characteristically feels ‘entitled’, ‘made uncomfortable’, ‘sensitive’, and the
victim of perceived ‘slights’ and injustices and seeks redress by protest,
drama, and hand-wringing self-pity. In deprogramming the experiencer from the evolutionary development
of the ego with its multifunction complexity, it can be seen why spiritual
evolution takes time plus effort, awareness, and high motivation. To undo
this complex mind/ego/experiencer/self apparatus sequentially is not
possible without the motivation or assistance of a specific spiritual energythat has the necessary power. Traditionally, this spiritual energy was labeled
kundalini to indicate its serpentine course as it rises up the energy channels
of the spine through the ascending energy centers, traditionally termed
‘chakras’. This unique, transformative energy, which appears at
consciousness level 200, changes the physiology and dynamics of the brain,
including hemispheric dominance. Consequently, there is a shift in brain
hormones and neurotransmitters (see following chart). BRAIN FUNCTION AND PHYSIOLOGY

Below 200 Above 200
Left-brain dominance Right-brain dominance
Linear Non-linear
Stress – Adrenaline Peace – Endorphins
Fight or flight Positive emotion
Alarm – Resistance – Exhaustion Support thymus
  (Selye – Cannon: Fight/Flight)
Killer cells and immunity
 Killer cells
Thymus stress
 Immunity
Disrupt acupuncture meridian Healing
Disease Balanced acupuncture system
Negative kinesiological response Positive kinesiological response
Neurotransmitters – Serotonin
Track to emotions twice as fast as Track to emotion
  through prefrontal cortex   slower than from prefrontal
  to emotions   and etheric cortexesImportance:
Spiritual endeavor and intention change the brain function and the body’s
physiology and establish a specific area for spiritual information in the
right-brain prefrontal cortex and its concordant etheric (energy) brain. Of interest is that the altered brain chemistry is also influenced by
facilitating mechanisms that are activated by experience. Certain genes
become expressive only as a result of stress, and others activate only under
favorable experiences, thus demonstrating the influence of both nature and
nurture. A positive shift in brain physiology is also favored by positive
early-life experiences, such as exposure to classical music, beauty, esthetics,
and religious upbringing, which further activate genetic propensities and
neuronal patterning. (As mentioned in earlier works, these favorable, early-
life experiences reduce criminality by approximately ninety percent. ) The problem with the processor/experiencer ego is not just its
composition but also its dominance, which only becomes diminished by the
influx of spiritual energy. With the onset of the kundalini spiritual energy,
there is, for the first time in evolution, the development of an etheric brain
consisting solely of energy. This spiritual-energy etheric brain identifies
with context rather than content, whereas the animalego/narcissistic-
processor self relates to content. Animal-brain processing sees things in
terms of cause and effect and sees self as causal. The spiritual etheric brain
sees self as a participant and is capable of seeing phenomena as the
activation of potentiality. The spiritual energy’s effect is the capacity to
comprehend nondualistically and thus to eventually develop the capacity to
discern essence from appearance. Q: The spiritual seeker of today is advantaged by having information
that was not available in the past. On the other hand, there seems to
be more data to assimilate. Is it necessary to comprehend all of it. A: No, it is supplied primarily for the sake of utility to facilitate success on
the journey that historically has been described as quite difficult. With
the addition of new information and the advancement of consciousness
overall, the likelihood of reaching advanced states of consciousness is
one thousand percent greater than before. To even decide on such a
mission is already a sign of major spiritual evolution. The purpose of supplying a great deal of supportive data is to providethe means of corroborating the truth of the information. Thus, it
provides a bulwark against misinterpretation, which historically has
frequently been the fate of spiritual truth. Q: Why is truth itself, and especially spiritual truth, so subject to
distortion and misinterpretation. A: The ego’s survival relies on the defeat of truth because it is dependent
on allegiance to falsity and illusion. For one thing, spiritual truth
challenges the ego’s presumption that it is sovereign. This is seen
socially in the rising popularity of secularism, which seeks to eliminate
all references to Divinity or spiritual truth, or even the basics of
morality or ethics. The current appeal of relativism (cal. 180-190) is that
it subserves the ego’s wish to reign supreme by virtue of the statement
that there is no absolute truth at all. This currently promoted philosophy
is actually based on nihilism (cal. 50) and is the rationale for the social
promotion of nonintegrity by political distortion. Truth therefore has
opponents from both within and outside religion. Q: The total content of the mind, including its memory, is vast and
includes multimillions of bits of information as well as a dazzling
multitude of complex operational functions. The task of overcoming
its dominance seems overwhelming and even intimidating. A: It does indeed seem like a Herculean task when viewed from a linear
perspective; however, the foundations of its content and operations are
similar to a computer’s motherboard that, when disconnected, unplugs
entire, sizeable sets of operations. One could also say that, analogously,
each level of consciousness is orchestrated by its own predominant
energy attractor field (see “nonlinear dynamics” in Power vs. Force,
[Hawkins, 1995]), which is thereby the operational ‘motherboard’ for
that field. To choose to forgive by giving up the ‘juice’ of justified resentments
and grudges disconnects all the associated thoughts and grievances from
them, along with their multiple rationalizations and memories. Thus,
each level has its basic props, and when these props are surrendered, the
level no longer dominates. By removing the motherboards of each level,
one witnesses that everything merely is just what it is, and
judgmentalism is surrendered to God. Each level has its associated negative feelings, including guilt, shame,
fear, etc., so removing its fulcrum allows the whole stack to collapse. Each step along the way is self-rewarding and reinforces dedication to
the process. With removal of the positionality that results in a whole
level of consciousness, the negative energy disappears and is replaced
by the positive spiritual energies. As the process proceeds, there is
therefore less and less resistance. Q: What is the most useful information to know. Is there a major key
understanding. A: Resistance subsides when there is a clear understanding that what is
being surrendered is not of intrinsic value but is instead imagined to be
of value solely because of the juice or payoff the ego extracts from that
position. The principle of willingness need only be applied to the ego’s
payoff and not to the object or condition desired. One can ask oneself the question, Is this worth giving up God for. Thus, ego positionality has a price, which is where the willingness
should be addressed. Each positionality is based on the presumption that
its fulfillment will bring happiness. Thus, nothing is really valued aside
from the illusion that it will bring that about. This reinforces the importance of keeping in mind Socrates’ dictum
that all men choose only what they perceive to be the good. It is just that
they do not know what is the ‘real’ good. It becomes evident by
consciousness research that happiness is associated only with a single
factor—a level of consciousness. Q: What is the critical central focus of the ego, i.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the significance of the number 200 in the context of consciousness calibration?,
A: The significance of the number 200 lies in the fact that it marks the beginning of a


  really  are,  and  disease  in  one  fol  m  01
another  will  manifest  once  again. So  when  we  speak  about  healing  or  good  health,  we  must  look  deeper  and  more  fully  at  ourselves
and  at  our  methods  of  treatment  than  we  generally  do  in  this  "make  it  easy,  make  it  quick,  and  it  at
all  possible  make  it  something  someone  else  can  do  for  me"  society. The  Vedas  are  the  oldest  and  most  complete  body  of  knowledge  to  address  the  who,  what,  and  why
of  human  existence. They  have  covered  the  "how  to"  (using  the  current  vernacular)  through  healing
and  attunement  methods,  coming  from  the  understanding  that  we  are  body,  mind,  and  spirit,
innately  and  unalterably  dependent  on  the  rest  of  creation. ix
jmtr
FOREWORD
In  Ayurveda:  A  Life  oj  Balance,  Maya  introduces  the  Ayurvedic  diet  with  universal  flavor  and
shows  how  to  awaken  ahamkara  (the  memory  of  who  we  really  are)  through  the  proper  use  of
wholesome  foods. By  understanding  our  individual  body  types,  and  by  using  foods  that  best
support  and  enhance  each  type,  we  are  employing  a  powerful  and  essential  method  of  attunement. 1  am  tiul\  grateful  to  Maya  and  the  handful  of  other  Vedic  scholars  who  continue  to  devote  their
lives  to  sharing  this  knowledge  with  the  rest  of  the  world — a  world  that  is  in  great  need  and  that,
we  hope,  may  finally  be  ready. Lindsay  Wagner
jmt. PREFACE
met  Maya  almost  two  decades  ago  in  the  early  morning  light  at  Carl  Shurz  Park  overlooking
the  East  River  in  Manhattan. She  was  then  a  famous  designer  with  a  plush  Madison  Avenue  store
selling  to  the  likes  of  Jackie  Onassis. I  was  still  a  photographer  working  primarily  for  Time  Magazine
and  NBC. Our  friendship  grew  quickly. We  spent  endless  hours  discussing  the  overwhelming  fore-
seeable plights  of  our  planet. Maya  is  a  great  visionary  whose  spiritual  fortitude  was  later  to  rescue
her  from  her  devastating  war  with  cancer. (Her  cancer  was  diagnosed  as  terminal,  and  she  was  given
the  vague  possibility  of  six  months  to  live.) Maya  became  reclusive  during  that  time  and  I  traveled  to  various  hospitals  to  bring  her  native-
Indian  foods. They  were  all  that  she  needed  from  the  outside  world. She  confided  that  she  chose  to
be  reclusive  since  sympathy  can  kill  someone  faster  than  cancer. Her  recovery  was  miraculous. Maya  returned  to  her  life  profoundly  transformed  and  effected  great  changes  in  her  personal
lifestyle. She  spent  many  years  journeying  and  studying  the  sciences  of  holistic  health,  while  success
fully  aiding  numerous  other  cancer  patients. Among  her  first  studies  was  macrobiotics;  later  she
studied  the  sciences  of  Ayurveda  and  yoga. She  has  always  carried  the  deep  markings  of  a  staunch  Brahmin  background. It  was  remarkable
to  watch  her  inherit  the  role  of  her  true  destiny. After  the  death  of  her  beloved  lather,  who  was  also
her  early  teacher,  Maya  chose  the  life  of  a  spiritual  renunciate  and  embarked  on  the  scholarly  stud)
of  the  Vedas,  the  original  Hindu  scriptures. Although  we  have  since  gone  to  different  states  and
different  pursuits,  our  shared  vision  has  remained  intact. Like  a  pure  white  lily  that  is  rooted  in  the  mud  of  extensive  personal  experience,  Maya  is  indeed
XI
jmt,
PREPAC i
that  shining  yogi. Her  true  work  has  only  inst  begun. And  I  take  groat  joy  in  watching  the  petals  of
Ik-i  wisdom  open  to  their  lull  glory. \yw  veda:  A  I  ift  oj  Balance V>  ill  bring  benefit  to  everyone  who  is  conscious  of  personal  health  and
oui  global  eu\  Ironment. Barbara  Y.  E.  Pyle
Vice  President  of  Environmental  Policy
Turner  Broadcasting  System,  Inc.
xn
^>m^
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
y  gratitude  to  the  staff  of  Inner  Traditions,  and  in  particular  to  my  editor  Leslie  Colket,
for  offering  enormous  encouragement  and  help;  Sushila  Blackman,  for  her  editing  of  the
work;  Lindsay  Wagner,  for  her  foreword;  Barbara  Y.  E.  Pyle,  an  old  friend,  whose  contribution  in  the
form  of  the  preface  is  appreciated;  Dr.  Robert  E.  Svoboda,  for  his  excellent  critical  input;  Dr.  Wally
Burnstein,  for  his  kindred  support  and  review  comment;  Deepak  Chopra,  M.D.,  the  clearest  voice  in
mind/body  medicine,  who  has  opened  the  doors  for  all  to  enter;  Dr.  Vasant  Lad,  for  his  many  years
of  disseminating  Ayurveda  in  the  United  States,  for  his  availability  to  me  during  this  project,  and  for
the  response  of  his  kind  staff  to  my  needs;  Scott  Webb  and  Jeff  Hollifield,  for  assisting  me  with  the
input  of  the  manuscript;  Beverley  Viljakainen,  my  colleague,  for  editing  the  recipes;  Don  Davis,  for
computer  assistance;  Ellen  John,  for  the  final  rendition  of  the  cover  illustration;  Mamie  Mikcll,  foi
the  finished  rendition  of  the  line  drawings;  Nancy  Bazaaz  for  the  drawing  of  Lord  ( ianesha  that  opens
the  book;  Roger  Derrough  and  Earth  Fare,  for  support  with  my  natural  foods  needs;  Bill  White,  foi
his  endless  support  and  assistance. Last,  first,  and  always,  my  deepest  gratitude  to  my  family,  foi  then
courage,  laughter,  and  wholesome  hearts. XIII
jmtr
INTRODUCTION
Hope  is  nature's  way  of  enabling  us  to  survive
so  that  we  can  discover  nature  itself. Swami  Dayananda  Saraswati
he  pervasive  forces  of  protection  are  always  at  work. How  else  can  a  city  like  New  York — my  oasis
of  comfort  for  two  decades — survive  all  the  abuse,  misuse,  corruption,  and  decay  rendered  upon
her? For  years,  I  was  washed  clean  by  her  pink  northern  lights  at  dusk. Her  rivers  absorbed  my  pain
and  the  enormous  collective  pain  of  all  her  inhabitants. To  live  there  was  to  know  beyond  a  doubt  that
a  power  greater  than  the


from  all  four  quarters. Place  each  quarter  lengthwise
on  cutting  board  and  slice  thinly  along  the  grain. Large  Leafy  Greens
Diagonal  slice:  Fold  each  leaf  lengthwise  along  its
spine  and  cut  off  the  stem. Open  the  leaves  and  stack
them  12  pieces  high. Fold  the  stack  over  along  the
spine  and  slice  thinly  on  the  diagonal,  along  leaf  grain. Gather  the  stems  and  cut  finely  on  the  diagonal. Broccoli/Cauliflower
Florets:  Cut  below  the  flower  and  hold  flower  face
down  on  cutting  board. Cut  into  the  stem  toward  the
flower  (do  not  cut  through  flower). Gently  pull  flow-
ers apart  with  your  hands. Half-moon  stems:  Always  use  your  broccoli  and  cau-
liflower stems. Peel  stems  of  broccoli  if  skins  are  thick. Cut  lengthwise  down  the  center  of  stems. Place  center
face  down  on  cutting  board. Cut  on  the  diagonal  or  in
half-moons  '/•»"  thick. Matchsticks:  Cut  cabbage  cores  in  pieces  '/<"  thick. Place  pieces  in  stacks  1"  high  and  cross-cut  at  a  thick-
ness of  Vih"  to  produce  matchsticks. 196
jmt. INTRODUCTION    TO    THE    RECIPES
Long  Root  Vegetables
Shavings:  Hold  root  vegetable  in  your  hand,  away
from  your  body. Shave  the  vegetable  by  chipping
away  in  thin  or  thick  shavings. Matchsticks:  Slice  root  vegetable  on  the  diagonal,
'/»"  thick. Place  the  slices  in  stacks  1"  high  and  cross-
cut at  a  thickness  of  Vir." to  produce  matchsticks. Half-rounds:  Slice  root  vegetable  in  half  lengthwise. Place  center  down  on  cutting  board. Cross-cut  in
half-rounds  to  desired  thickness. Quarter-rounds:  Slice  root  vegetable  in  half,  then
again  in  quarters,  lengthwise. Place  center  down  on
cutting  board. Cross-cut  in  quarter-rounds  to  desired
thickness. Log-cut:  Cut  root  vegetable  in  pieces  2"  long. Cut
each  piece  into  vertical  slabs. Slice  each  slab  length-
wise at  a  thickness  of  xU—xli. Roll-cut:  Cut  root  vegetable  once  on  the  diagonal  at  a
thickness  of  1". Roll  vegetable  90  degrees  away  from
you  and  cut  again. Continue  rolling  vegetable  back
and  forth,  repeating  process  until  the  whole  vegetable
is  cut. Small  Round  Vegetables
Cubes:  Slice  vegetable  into  three  vertical  slabs. Slice
each  slab  into  vertical  logs. Cross-cut  in    cubes  of
desired  size. Onions
Crescents:  Cut  onion  in  half,  lengthwise,  along  center
grain. Place  each  half  face  down  on  cutting  board. Slice  lengthwise  along  the  grain  in  crescents  ol  desired
thickness. Minced:  (  ui  onion  m  half,  lengthwise,  along  centei
grain. Place  each  hall  face  down  on  cutting  board. Slice  lengthwise  along  the  grain,  then  turn  the  cutting
board  and  uoss  t  nt  against  the  grain  to  desired
197
jmt. UNIVERSAL    RECIPES    FOR    EACH    BODY   TYPE
Squash
Halve*:  Remove  stem  with  a  paring  knife  and  cut
squash  in  half,  lengthwise,  along  center  grain. Re-
move fibrous  innards  and  seeds  with  a  spoon. Chunks:  Remove  stem  with  a  paring  knife  and  cut
squash  in  half,  lengthwise,  along  center  grain. Place
halves  face  down  on  cutting  board. Cut  each  half  length-
wise down  the  center  in  two  pieces. Turn  cutting  board
and  cross-cut  against  the  grain  to  desired  size. COOKING  METHODS
Chaunking
In  Vedic  times,  all  spices  were  roasted  in  ghee  or  oil
before  being  added  to  a  dish. This  process,  called
chaunking,  is  one  that  continues  in  India  today. It
serves  to  readily  seal  the  spices  while  at  the  same  time
opening  their  flavor  and  energies. Traditionally  seeds,
such  as  cumin,  coriander,  and  mustard,  are  chaunked
together  with  various  seasonings,  such  as  freshly
ground  ginger  root,  minced  or  whole  chilies,  and
chana  or  urad  dhal  in  a  heavy  cast-iron  skillet. The
seeds  may  be  whole,  crushed,  or  powdered  before
chaunking. Chaunks  may  be  added  at  the  beginning
or  end  of  a  dish;  in  the  case  of  kichadi  (a  dhal  and  rice
combination),  the  chaunk  is  added  toward  the  end. For  the  sake  of  simplicity,  in  the  recipes  in  this  book
I  have  used  the  term  roast  or  saute  when  referring  to
chaunking. Dry-roasting
In  this  book,  parching,  toasting,  and  dry  roasting
refer  to  the  same  procedure. Known  as  bhona  in  Sanskrit,  dry  roasting  is  done
in  the  same  manner  as  chaunking,  except  without  the
use  of  ghee  or  oils. In  today's  world,  we  find  chaunking
being  displaced  by  dry  roasting. Powdered  or  crushed
spices  that  are  more  than  one  week  old  can  be  enliv-
ened by  the  dry-roasting  process. Sometimes  spices
and  crushed  or  whole  seeds,  along  with  other  season-
ings, are  dry  roasted  in  a  heavy  skillet  with  chickpea
flour  (besan). Heat  a  heavy  stainless  steel  frying  pan  or  cast-iron
skillet  over  medium  heat. Wash  all  seeds  in  a  colander
and  allow  them  to  drain  completely. Add  seeds  to  the
hot  pan  and  stir  frequently  with  a  wooden  spoon  to
prevent  them  from  sticking  together. Lower  the  heat
and  allow  the  seeds  to  roast  for  10  minutes. Stir  occa-
sionally while  roasting. When  they  are  golden  brown,
or  crisp  enough  to  snap  between  your  fingers,  trans-
fer seeds  to  a  bowl  and  serve  while  hot  and  crunchy,
or  use  in  recipe. If  salt  and  powdered  spices  are  to  be  added  to  the
seeds,  use  the  same  skillet  to  roast  them  over  low  heat
for  2  minutes. Then  combine  the  roasted  salt  and
spices  with  the  seeds  before  serving. A  good  ratio  of
these  ingredients  would  be  1  cup  seeds,  lh  teaspoon
salt,  and  V2  teaspoon  powdered  spices. If  tamari  is  to  be  added,  dilute  it  with  an  equal
amount  of  water  and  pour  over  the  seeds  during  the
last  3  minutes  of  the  roasting


 it h y ou. O nc e I
est ablished m y medic al pr ac tic e, I beg an t o
help people g et bett er using diet, v it amins,
enemas, or g anic f ood, disti l led w at er, and a long
list of w hat is no w k no w n as lif est y le
c hang es. M y patient s w er e g etting bett er, but I notic ed t hat w hene v er t he y had a litt le misst ep in t heir
lif est y le c hang es, t he y w ould ha v e a se v er e fl ar e-up of t heir s y mpt oms. I f elt t her e had t o be
somet hing I c ould do t o pr e v ent fl ar e-ups and ha v e healing r esult s t hat w er e mor e dur able. A t t he same time, I w as homesc hooling m y c hi ldr en and so I w as r eading v ar ious hist or ic
ac c ount s, just b y w a y of helping t hem under st and t heir studies. I c ame ac r oss somet hing
int er esting w hi le w e w er e stud y ing t he 1800’ s, w hen it w as mentioned t hat f ar mer s in t he
U nit ed S t at es g a v e somet hing t o t heir f ami lies t w ic e a y ear. T his m y st er y subst anc e c ur ed
e v er y t hing and k ept t heir f ami lies healt h y. It immedi at el y oc c ur r ed t o me t hat t his m y st er y subst anc e c ould be just w hat I w as look ing
f or t o help m y patient s ha v e bett er r esult s. N o w, I c alc ul at ed t hat f ar mer s, e v en in t he 1800s,
w er e f air l y poor people, and so w hat e v er t he y g a v e t heir f ami l y had t o c ost some w her e
ar ound one penn y, if t hat muc h. H o w e v er, al l t hese medic ines w er e super seded b y, or w er e not as po w er f ul as, t hose used b y
t he A f r ic an sl a v es. M ast er s w ould g o t o t he sl a v e quart er s w hen t he y had ser ious ai lment s
t hat w er e lif e-t hr eat ening. I said, “ Hmm, if a sl a v e is using it, it must be v er y ine x pensi v e and
quit e c ommon. ” I sear c hed t hr oug h al l of m y her bal book s, and b y t hat time, I had o v er 300
suc h book s. I c ould not f ind a r ef er enc e in an y one of t hem t o an y t hing t hat w as ine x pensi v e
and w ould impr o v e one’ s healt h. I had mir ac le c ur e book s, and sti l l not hing—no mention. M y name is D r. J ennif er D aniels and I ha v e been tr ained as an al lopat hic medic al
ph y sic i an. I
att ended medic al sc hool at t he U ni v er sit y of P enns y l v ani a. I also
r ec ei v ed a bac helor' s
deg r ee f r om H ar v ar d U ni v er sit y, as w el l as a mast er’ s in
business administr ation f r om t he
W hart on S c hool of B usiness. A s C andid a is v er y muc h a lif est y le disease, it is import ant t o k no w t hat m y
par ent s r aised
me in t he usual manner, w it h meat, sug ar, juic e, and al l t he
t hing s t hat c ontr i but e t o a
C andid a-c ausing diet. I disc o v er ed t he C andid a
C leaner w hi le mak ing t he same lif est y le
tr ansitions t hat man y of y ou w i l l ha v e
t o mak e. A s a ph y sic i an, I ha v e had t he pr i v i leg e of assisting hundr eds of people
in mak ing t his
tr ansition and obser v ing t heir pr og r ess. T h e S ear c h f o r  th e C ur e
T hen, I notic ed w hi le r eading m y litt le her bal book s t hat t he C hinese g o v er nment
seemed t o
spend $ 35 eac h y ear per per son t o pr o v ide healt hc ar e t o t heir c itizens—
and t heir c itizens
li v e long er and healt hier t han t hose in t he US, w hic h spends
t housands of dol l ar s eac h y ear
per c itizen. T his g a v e me c onf idenc e t hat w hat I w as
look ing f or w as eff ec ti v e, aff or d able,
and r eal l y e x ist ed. F urt her r eading of hist or y
g a v e mor e c lues. O ne d a y, m y c hi ldr en and I w er e r eading about A f r ic an sl a v es. W e r ead t hat t he sl a v es
had
somet hing t hat t he y used t hat w as e x tr emel y po w er f ul. A nd in c oloni al times, it
w as f elt t hat
t he medic ine of t he A mer ic an Indi ans w as mor e po w er f ul t han t he
medic ines used b y r ur al
A mer ic ans, and w as sti l l mor e po w er f ul t han t he medic ines
used b y t he sl a v e o w ner s. 06
S inc e I had an ac ti v e f ami l y pr ac tic e, I said “ A ha. I w i l l ask m y patient s. M an y of t hem w er e
desc ended f r om sl a v es. ” S o, I ask ed t hem, “ W as t her e somet hing t hat w as v er y c heap t hat w as g i v en
t w ic e a y ear and c ur ed e v er y t hing. M a y be y our mot her used it, or y our g r andmot her used it. ”
A t f ir st, I didn ’t g et muc h inf or mation, but I k ept ask ing. F inal l y, some patient s just st art ed l aug hing
and l aug hing and l aug hing. T he y said, “ D r. D aniels, oh y es, it must be t hat tur pentine. Y ep,
tur pentine and sug ar. ”

P er son af t er per son mentioned tur pentine and sug ar t o me. J ust tur pentine and sug ar. I r eplied, “ W ho in y our f ami l y used tur pentine and sug ar. ” T he y al l said, “ M y g r andmot her. ”
I ask ed, ” W el l, do y ou use it. " A nd e v er y one I quer ied r eplied, “ O h, absolut el y not. ” T hese w er e people
in t heir f orties. I pr esumed t hat t heir g r andpar ent s w er e dec eased. I t hen ask ed, " W hen did y our g r andmot her die. " “ O h, no, she is sti l l ali v e, ” t he y ans w er ed. “ Ninet y -
si x and sti l l k ic k ing; sti l l t ak ing her tur pentine and sug ar. ”
I ask ed, “ W el l, do y ou t hink she mig ht t al k t o me about it. ”
I w as t y pic al l y t old, "She stic k s pr ett y muc h t o her self. T ak es c ar e of her o w n house and doesn 't
bot her muc h w it h people. " I w as v er y impr essed t hat t ak ing tur