. This process will here be called
"uncomplicated" corrosion.
Regardless of local differences in quality of the im
planted metal, local metabolic changes in the tissue in
the vicinity of the implant also are a source of local
electrochem ical differences. Even an inserted nail
should locally stress bone and theoretically produce
local polarization as a piezoelectric effect. Pathologi c
changes such as local bleeding, aseptic necrosis or
infection may create considerable differences of elec
trochemical potential berween local regions in tissue
and the metal. Such "polarizing" foci are of consider
able clinical importance. They lead to what is here
114 Biologicall y closed electric circuits called "complicated corrosion", indicating the pres
ence of a complicating reaction in the tissue.
Another source of energy can be found in the meta
bolic fluctuations of the physicochemical potential of
the surrounding normal tissue. This source will influ
ence both complicated as well as uncomplicated corro
sion.
I. Ordinary "uncomplicated corrosion"
This type of corrosion is synonymous with the classical
concept of corrosion, based on a closed circuit reaction
berween relatively anodic and cathodic parts of a metal
in contact with an electrolyte.
A radiograph of a stainless steel prosthesis in the
right femur 12 months after surgery is shown in Fig.
Xll: I. The metal of this prosthesis is made of a
material "as inert as possible", as are other similar
fiXation devices of metal. The prosthesis consists of
iron combined with chromium, nickel and molybde
num (Table XII: 2 shows the complex composition of
rwo types of common metal implants used in bone
surgery).
The prosthesis was inserted into the femur without
the use of any cement. A thin, slightly irregular
"line", half a mm thick and about 10 em long, is seen
along the upper straight lateral part of the implant.
The distal part of the line gradually disappears, so that
no line is seen at the lower lateral part of the metal.
The greatest width berween the line and the implant
Table XII: 2. Ctnnposili<m of maruials
S14inlm Srul Typ~ 316 S/2
Carbon 0.03% Maximum
Silicon 0.20 10 1.00%
Mlllli••= 0.50 10 2.00%
Nickel 11.00 10 14.00%
Otromium 16.S.O to IS. SO%
Molybdenum 2.25 10 3.00%
SuJphur 0.03% Maximum
Phosphorus 0.04% Maximum
Iron Balance
Cobalt Chromt tlllqy
Chromium
Nickel
Molybdenum
Carbon
Iron
Silicon
Manganese
Cobah Z7.00 10 30.00%
2.50% Maximum
5.00 10 7.00%
0.20 10 0.35%
0.75% Maximum
1.00% Mnimum
1.00% Maximum
Balance
The: tabJc: shown above: is from British Standard 3531: 1968, "Metal
Implants and Tools used in Bone Surgery... corresponds to a shallow dent in the metal over a
distance of about 2 em.
A radiolucent zone around prosthetic metal in the
skeleton often indicates that the metal is movable and
lying more or less free in a cavity or bony canal. The
implant shown in Fig. XII: I, however, is not mov
able. The line which gives the impression of a radiolu
cent zone close to the metal is only a local change next
to the superolateral rwo-thirds of the implant. The
local deposition of metal corresponds only to a certain
region of the metal without other signs of local changes
in the bone. The metal may have its most intense
anodic focus in the shallow dent in the metal, corre
sponding to the place where the radiopaque line in the
bone is thickest and most distant from the metal sur
face.
The mechanism for this process of "uncomplicated
corrosion" is suggested in Fig. XII: 3. The metal has
in this instance one anodic and one cathodic part and is
surrounded by the tissue and its electrolytes. The
anodic part is electronegative due to accumulation of
electrons in the metal from dissolving iron. Secondar
ily, electrons flow in the metal to the cathode. In the
meantime, anions such as (OH)-in the electrolyte
migrate to the anodic part of the metal.
The ionized iron then combines with hydroxyl ions
to produce Fe(OH)z (and later on, probably
Fe,03 • nH20), which forrns the radiographic line
close to the metal:
Fe->Fe+++2e-,
Fe+•+2H20 -.Fe(OH)2+2H+.
At the cathode, oxygen will be reduced and hy
droxyl ions liberated:
02+2H20+4e---> 4(0H)-.
The hydroxyl ions will then move in the tissue fluid
toward the anode. They will, however, never reach the
anode, as instead they combine with H+ ions, which
are moving toward the cathode, to become water.
2. Corrosion influenced by BCEC:
"complicated corrosion"
The terrn "complicated corrosion " is introduced to
indicate that the driving force of the corrosive process
originates in pathologic tissue locally polarizing adja
cent to a metal implant. Polarizing sites in the metal
itself may then be absent or minimal.
Fig. XII: 4 illustrates a fixation of a hip fracture, in
which corrosion probably originates from local electro
chemical differences in different parts of bone sur
rounding the metal. Fig. XII: 4a shows rwo scrows
(von Bahr) after surgical repair of a fracturo of the
medial aspect of the femoral neck. The screws are ELECTROLYTE
4H20----.._ I ---40H~-~
4H+ Anodic
\ T
40H----- ~o
a( Cathodic
4e
Fig. X ll: 3. Schematic •explanation of "uncomplicated corro
sion". The driving foroe is found between relatively anodic
and cathodic regions in the metal. The dissolved iron in the
anodic region recombine s with hydroxyl ions to form
Fe(0H)2 as a "line" (*) adjacent to the metal. No corrosion
takes place in the cathodic, electron-donating metal.
correctly aligned. Th.e round margin of the bead of the
femur shows a smooth cortical contour. Trabeculae
appear norrnal. Two years later, two different views
(Fig. XII: 4 b, c) exposed during the same examination
show a radiopaque line in bone around the more crani
al screw in portions distal to the head. No correspond
ing radiopaque iine is seen in bone along the other
screws. Fig. XII: 4b and c also show that the cranial
screw is situated close to a fracture line (arrow) divid·
ing the femoral head into rwo parts. The cranial frag
ment (left) shows an irregular bone-cartilage contour
and irregularly calcified and decalcified regions, as in
developing necrosis. The inferior part (right) of the
femoral head shows norrnal bone, including the bone
cartilage contour. This patient complained of some
pain in the hip, but no clinical signs of local infection
were present. The presence of a radiopaque line in
bone along only one of the two hip screws and outside
BiologicaUy closed electric circuits liS Fig. Xl/:4. "Complicated corrosion". Radiographic appear·
anceof a human hip after surgery. (a) Two screws in position
after operation for fracture of the femoral neck. Note normal
bony trabeculae and the cortical margin of the femoral head.
(band c) Two projections of the hiprwo years after operation.
The femoral head is split in two(cortical fracrure, arrow).
The cranial (left) part is necrotic. The bone-cartil'lge inter ·
face is irregular and bony structures are blurred and irregu·
lar. A meta) deposit distal to the region of necrosis surrounds
lhc cranial screw. No metal deposit is seen around the pan of
the screw which is in necrodc bone. No metallic Hne is pre-
the necrouzmg fragment in the femoral head here
suggests the development of "complicated corrosion".
Fig. XII: 5 tentatively describes this corrosion process.
The fundamental characteristic of "complicated cor·
rosion" is that the driving potential emerges between,
e.g., a metal and a dynamically changing local process
in tissue, from which catab


 arising in a lymph
ipsilateral, adj. Anat. On the same side, with refer· node or nodes.
encc to the midline. lysis, n. Med. Destruction, o:ften of cells or
i.tchatmia, n. Mtd. Local and temporary deficien· cellular components. -lytic, adj.
cy of blood, usually secondaty to lysosome, n. Bioi. A very small, intracytoplasmic
transiem arterial narrowing.-isch· body containing lyric enzymes, usu·
QLmic, adj. ally hydrolytic.
isoeltetn'c, adj. Eltc. Possessing the same electric po-macrophage, n. Anal. A mononuclear phagocyte
tential. which has no ftxed position within a
juxtatumoural, adj. Med. Situated near or next to a tu- rjssue.
mour. macroscopic, adj. Phy1. Visible with the unaided eye.
karyolysis, n. Med. Dissolution of the nucleus of a malignant, adj. Med. I. Tending to lead tO death.
ceU. 2. Cancerous. -maligntmc y, n.
lake, v. To lose haemoglobin out of erythro- mammogram, n. Radio/. Developed r'adiographs
cytes. showing results of mammography.
•{amelia, n. sing. Radio{. Coarse, asymmetrical, dense, mammography, n. Radio/, Radiographic examination of
(-ae, pl.) linear or bandlike structure adja· the breast.-mamtrUJgraphit, adj.
cent to a mass, which is partly col· margination, n. Med. Adherance of leukocytes to en-
lapsed by local n~rosis. dothetium, as an early stage in acute
laparotmny, n. A1ed. Surgical incision and explora· inflammati on.
tion of the abdomen. mastecwmy, n. M.ed. Surgical removal of a breast.
lateral, adj. Atlat. 1. Penaining to a side. 2. Situ· masririJ, n. Med. InJlammation of a breast.
ated nearer or directed toward a matrix, n. Bioi. Enveloping material which
side; far to the side from the median gives form to its contents.
plane. Radio{. 3. Pertaining to a ra· media, n. A nat. The middle of the three layers
diographic exposure in which the of an arterial wall.
central beam enters a side of the medial, adj. Anat. Situated tOward the midline.-
subjen and exits the other side, medially, adv.
i.e., an exposure which is perpen· mediastinum, n. Anal. The tissues in the middle of
dicular to frontal or pos1eroan terior the thorax between the medial sur·
projections. -laterally, adv. faces of each pleural cavity.-medi-
aslinal, adj.
344 Glossary medium (comrast), Radio/. Mll<erial of radiopacity dif· neoplatm, n. Med. An abnormal new growth,
n. (-ia, pl.) feriog from that of the sEructure in which may be benign or malignant.
which it is placed for diagnostic -neoplastic, adj.
purposes, e.g., injection of a radii}- neovascularity, n. Anal. The state or process of devel·
paque contrast medium into a blood oping new blood vessels.
vess,el opacifies the lumen of the neurilemmoma, n. Med. A neoplasm originating in the
vessel. sheath of a peripheral nerve.
t7Udullary, adj. Med. Pertaining to a carcinoma of neuron, n. Anal. Nerve cell.
the breast in wh.ieh carcinomatous Niulla, n. Bioi. An elongated, unicellular alga
cells predominate and secondarily commonly found in fresh water.
induced fibrosis is minimal; oppo· nodule, n. Radwl. A discrete unit of abnormal
site tOf scirrhous carcinoma, around tissue, usually round and less than
which fibrosis is extensive. On about 3 em in diameter.- TUJdular,
clinical exantination a medullary adj.
carcinoma is soft and circum- oat tell carci· Med. A type of primary carcinoma of
scribed, a scirrhous carcinoma firm rwma, n. the lung, characterized microscopi·
and poorly marginated. cally by small cells shaped like oats.
melanoma, n. Mtd. Epithelial cancer characterized oblique, adj. Anat. I. Inclined. Radio/. 2. Refer-
by pigment-contai ning cells. ring to an x-ray beam which enters
meJenchyme, n. Bill/. Embryonic connective tissue the body in a direction other than
from which the body's connective perpendicular to the front, back or
tissues, blood vessels and lymphatic side. The aspect of the subject adja·
system form.-mtunchymal, adj. cent to the part of the radiograp hic
muenltry, n. Anat. The membranes around the in· system which records the image de·
testine, attaching it to the posterior termines the name of the oblique
abdontinal wall. projection, e.g., "left anterior ob·
metabolism, n. Chem. The physicochemical pro· lique projection" means the left an.
cesses of living cells. -metabolic, terolateral aspect of the subject is
adj. adjacent to the recording apparatus.
meumasis, n. Med. Spread of disease, usually can· qednna, n. Med. Accumulation of excess serous
cer, from the originating to a dis· fluid in intercellular tissue spaces. -
tant tissue.-metastatic, adj. oedemawu s, adj.
microcalcifica · Radio!. Punctate calcifications in oestrogn., n. Chtm. The group of chcntical sub·
tion, n. cancers of the breast. stances, normally produced by the
mitochorulria, n. Anot. Intracytopla smic small struc- ovaries, which cause the menstrual
tures which ox_idjze sugars and oth· cycle and female secondary sexual
er nutrients, thereby providing en- characteristics, e.g., disttibution of
ergy for various intracellul ar func· subcutaneous adipose tissue. -oes·
tions. 11ogenic, adj.
mitogenic, adj. Glum. Inducing mitosis. omentum, n. Anal. Portions of the peritoneum
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weight of the species in grams; con· organs.
tains Avogadro's number of mole, orthonatit:, adj. Med. Referring to or caused by the
cules. erect position.
monocyte, n. Anal. A large mononuclear leuk(}- osmosis, n. Phys. Diffusion through a semi per·
cyte. meable membrane, tending to
morbidity, n. Med. The condition of being dis· equalize concentrations of soh•en[S
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morphology, n. Bioi. The science of organic struc· male sexual gland.
turc.-morphologic, adj. O'IJtrpotential, o. Eke. The change of potential differ-
mucous membrane, n. A nat. The membrane lining the ence necessary to cause a net cur·
channels of the body which com· rent to pass between electrodes in a
municatr wilh external air, e.g., the solution.
mouth. palpate, v. Med. To exantine by touch.-palpa-
msceroma, o. Med. A fungal tumour. bk, adj.
myo-, prefix. Anal ~ Referring to muscle. parathyroid, n. Arwt. Any one of four small glands
myocardium, n. Anal.. The muscle of the bean. - located near the thyroid and which
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necrosis, n. Med. Death of tissue


  ENTERED  INTO  THE  DIVINE  DIRECTION
OF LIFE.  Thus,  It will  hold  you  Free  from  that  which
might  remain  of human  accumulation,  either  in your  world
or in your  associates.
This  is a point  of which  I want  to remind  you;  so much
has been  done  for many  of the students,  and  their  entire
accumulation  dissolved  and  consumed;  but remember,  Be-
loved  Ones,  you  are moving  in constant  contact  with  the
feeling  world  of other  Individuals,  for whom  this  has not
been  done.  Then,  if you  accept  feeling  from  others,  if you
accept  suggestions  from  others,  you  will  be acting  similarly,
as if it were  coming  from  your  own  world. 360 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Do you  not understand  why  the Messenger  has,  in This
Class  especially,  stressed  so earnestly  your  Call  to the Pres-
ence,  to hold  about  you,  the Tube  of Light  and  use  the
Violet  Consuming  Flame ? The  Messenger  and  sometimes
We, gave  forth  directly  Ourselves,  that  Certain  Accom-
plishment  had  been  reached  in the feeling  world  of man-
kind;  and  that  the students  had  been  freed  from  their  own
human  creation  and  accumulation.  They  took  it for granted
and have  thought:  Now  I won't  have  any more  problems—
I won't  have  anything  more  to do, but just  smile  and  be
Free!  MY  DEAR  ONES,  YOU  MUST  MAKE  YOUR
APPLICATION,  UNTIL  YOU  ARE  ASCENDED  BE-
INGS,  MAKE  NO  MISTAKE  ABOUT  THAT!
Never  forget,  that  just  because  your  feeling  world  has
been  set Free  from  accumulation  and  discordant  conditions,
it does  not mean  the rest  of the world  has!  You  are con-
stantly  moving  among  other  people  who  are  not  Free!
Therefore,  unless  your  guard  is up by your  Tube  of Light,
their  discord  can rush  in upon  you  as before.  NOT  ONLY
THAT,  BUT  YOU  MUST  HOLD  YOUR  PROTEC-
TION  BY  YOUR  CONSCIOUS  COMMAND,  for  the
Light  to stand  guard  and  repel  or dissolve  and  consume,
everything  of human  qualities  or a discordant  nature;
which  attempts  to touch  your  world  or find  action  within  it.
Do you  not see that?  I am very  grateful  for the oppor-
tunity  to explain  this  one  particular  point  to you  today;
for unless  you  see it, you  would  not  understand  what  is
happening  to you.  Because  We have  rendered  This  Certain DISCOURSE  XXIII  361
Service  to so many,  it does  not mean  you  must  let down
your  guard  or your  application.  Not  at all!  You  should
redouble  it with  great  joy,  because  of the Assistance  which
is being  given  you.
I say  to you  ladies,  if it came  house-cleaning  time  and
someone  offered  to assist  you,  would  you  just  sit down  and
let them  do all the work?  I think  not.  You  would  be so
grateful  that  you  would  take  hold  with  them  and  do all
you could,  to complete  that  accomplishment  as quickly  as
possible.  Now  if I am willing  to give  you  My  Assistance,
will you  not take  hold  with  Me and  do your  part ? Don't
expect  Me to carry  all. I think  you  see that  clearly.
In This  your  Call  to Life,  which  is so much  beyond  your
comprehension  as yet—and  I say it really  very  kindly;  in
the human,  as long  as some  of its qualities  are yet acting,
your  comprehension  is limited.  I trust  you  will  continue  on
after  today,  in Our  Mighty  Vibratory  Action  into  which
you have  been  drawn  and  held.  I want  you  to still  be held
in It. Unless  you  determine  otherwise,  you  will  be! There-
fore,  you  will  continue  to go on, and  on, in the raising,  ex-
pansion  and  intensity  of This  Vibratory  Action  which  has
been  released  to you.  You  will  hold  It sustained,  if you  will
do these  simple  things  and  give  your  attention  to the Pres-
ence.
The Messenger  has  so often  told  you,  certain  simple
things,  which  if you  would  do them,  before  retiring  at
night,  would  bring  you  such  results.  It is such  an oppor-
tunity,  Beloved  Students;  for you  to set into  action  the Great 362 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Law  of Life,  to operate  while  your  physical  body  is asleep;
while  there  is no outer  resistance,  I want  you  so earnestly,
to improve  that  opportunity.
I say to you  definitely,  if you  would  practice  the follow-
ing a little,  it would  do wonders  for you.  In whatever  con-
fronts  you  during  the  day,  if it were  something  which
seemed  unsurmountable,  use your  Decree  and  say:  "Mighty
I AM  Presence!"  while  my body  sleeps,  reveal  to me the
solution  of this  problem—you  would  awaken  in the morn-
ing, with  a Clear  Definite  Understanding  and  Solution  of
the whole  situation!
Even  though  This  Service  has been  rendered,  still  you  do
not realize  how  much  resistance  is in the feeling  world  of
the average  Individual!  You  do not know  how  much  still
stands  there  thru  habit—questioning  this,  or that,  or the
Power  of the Light,  or the Presence,  to do these  things!  Yet
the intellect  sees  and  knows  definitely,  the Power  of Light
is in Its Full  Action  right  there  with  you.
Beloved  Ones,  when  you  look  at the Chart,  take  your
determined  stand  that  It is the Truth  of Life!  Therefore,
your  intellect  cannot  accept  anything  but the Power  of your
Presence  at your  Call;  to silence  all human  qualities,  per-
form  Its Service  and  produce  Its Perfection  for you.  There
is no question  about  it. THEREFORE,  IN  ALL  THE
FULNESS  OF  YOUR  HEART,  YOUR  GREAT
HEARTS  LOVE,  FEEL  YOURSELVES  ONE  WITH
US.
The Love  released  in This  Class  has been  very  great.  It DISCOURSE  XXIII  363
proves  to Me,  you  are capable  of releasing  This  Power  and
co-operating  with  Life,  which  brings  Its quick  and  All-
powerful  Release  to you.  As you  go forward,  I want  you  to
feel you  are never  separated  from  Us.  I want  to see you
be so strong  and  firm  here.  Even  though  the Messengers'
physical  forms  are away,  they  too are still  with  you.  It will
prevent  the human  from  accepting  a let-down  as so often
is the case,  for that  must  cease  now  in This  Activity.
When  We  have  brought  you  to this  point,  you  must  con-
tinue  on. You  will  in This  Group.  Then,  as you  accomplish
one thing  after  another,  your  confidence  will  be complete;


 Thirteen.
In all cases, whether comorbidities are psychological or physiological,
understanding the relationship between epilepsy and its associated
conditions can have a signific ant positive impact on quality of life for
people living with the disease. Indeed, scientists consider this to be a
priority for future research. More to the point, many of the problems that
exist alongside epilepsy, including anxiety disorders, diabetes, heart
problems, and respiratory condi tions, can also be contributed by breathing
pattern disorders such as chronic hyperventilation.
EPILEPSY AND BLOOD FLOW T O THE BRAIN
Cerebral blood flow is known to change during seizures, specif ically in the
epileptogenic zone, the area of the cortex that initiates the seizure.62 Blood
flow to the brain decreases between seizures and increases during them.
Immediately after a seizure ends, cerebral blood flow becomes very low,
and it remains low for several minutes. Unfortunately, these changes in
blood flow prevent proper oxygenation of the brain. A 2017 study reported
that the most severe long-term result of repetitive epileptic seizures was
neuronal degeneration.63 Researchers state that while the primary cause of
this is overstimulation of the neurons, new findings indicate that hypoxia, or
lack of oxygen caused by abno rmal blood flow, “may be to blame for as
much as half the neuronal death caused by the condition.”
Research has found that cerebral blood flow can be improved with
breathing exerci ses. Again, CO2 plays a key role. One 2011 study tested the
potential for simple breathing exercises to increase cerebral oxygenation
and/or blood flow.64 Scientists examined 18 participants aged between 19
and 39 years and recorded levels of end-tidal CO2 and brain oxygenation.
Subjects were asked to comple te paced breathing exercises that included
breath holds on both inhalation and exhalation. The exercise involved
walking slowly for three steps while inhaling, holding the breath for three
steps, exhaling for three steps, holding the breath for three steps and so on.
The researchers found that the main parameter influencing cerebral
circulation is the level of CO2 in the blood, and that an increase in CO2concentration of around 70% may as much as double blood flow.65 When
more blood flows to the brain, the brain receives more nutrients and
oxygen, and this may have a significant influence on its physiology. People
trained in breathing exercises can increase their levels of blood CO2 by
learning to control tidal volume64 (the amount of air that moves in and out
of the lungs with each inhalation and exhalation). This mean s that it is
possible to improve cerebral blood flow simply by moderating the
breathing.66
A second study, also from 2011, explored cerebral oxygenation in
people who were experience d in yogic breathing techniques.67 Six
participants, who were each able to breathe at an extremely slow rate,
performed an identical periodic breathing exercise with a respiratory rate of
two breaths per minute. In all six subjects, the results showed  a periodic
change in cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. This result was repeated in
a 2016 paper by the same research team.68
Given that much of the neurona l damage caused by epilepsy is caused
by lack of oxyg en to the brain, it is promising to realize that breathing
exercises can so simply improve cerebral blood flow and therefore brain
oxygenation.
SLEEP MA TTERS IN EPILEPSY
Epilepsy and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are both relatively common
conditions.69 However, they occur comorbidly more frequently than
expected, leading to considerations that a connection exists between the
two. It is under stood that epilepsy can aggravate obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) because it causes an increase in light sleep. Epileptic medications
can also produce side effects (such as weight gain) that increase the
likelihood of SDB, and epileptic seizures can trigger central apneas.
It is also the case that SDB can impair epilepsy control due to repetitive
hypoxia and disrupted sleep. While this area lacks research, some evidence
suggests that, if SDB can be treated, seizure control will improve, as will
quality of life and general health and well-being.
According to a 2018 article in Epilepsy Foundation, “there has never
been a prospec tive, multi-cen ter trial to evaluate the effect of OSAtreatment on seizures in people living with epilepsy.”70 More research is
needed, particularly in the field of pediatrics. Healthcare professionals who
may not be aware of the connection between sleep disorders and epilepsy
need to be educated. However, there is some limited research into the
relationship between the two disorders. A 2008 paper exploring sleep-study
abnormalities in epileptic children describes the relationship between SDB
and epilepsy as “complicated and reciprocal.”71 Researchers have looked in
detail at the link between epilepsy and sleep, and whether one affects the
other, but little has been done  to understand the mutual interaction of
epilepsy and sleep disorders, particularly in children. The 2008 paper
examined quest ionnaire-based survey responses from 486 patients with
partial seizures and 492 age- and gender -matched controls. It found that
sleep disturbances affected 39% of adults with epilepsy, compared to 18%
of the control group.71
A 2019 Austral ian study published in Neur ology  found that 26.5% of
participants had moderate to severe SDB, as defined by an apnea-hypopnea
(AHI) index of “greater than 15.”72,73 (We looked at the AHI in Chapter
Seven.) This study found that daytime sleepiness was an accurate indicator
of sleep  disorders in epileptics, but that age and body-mass index also
contributed to the condition.
The small amount of research into this topic means that much evidence
is conflicting, both in terms of prevalence and diagnostic criteria. A 2019
study states that OSA is twice as common in people with epilepsy than in
the gene ral population, and as in other OSA cases, its incidence increases
with age.74 According to this review, subjective self-reporting of daytime
sleepiness is particularly unhe lpful as a diagnostic tool for OSA in
epileptics, becau se a diverse range of comorbidities can cause tiredness in
epilepsy.
The prevalence of sleep disorders in epileptic children is under -
recognized.71 Children with epilepsy often experience changes in the way
they sleep—how  quickly they fall asleep, their total sleep time, sleep
architecture, and spontaneous arousals—and they are more likely to suffer
from broken sleep and daytime drowsiness.71
Many things can cause sleep disruption in children with epilepsy,
including the epilepsy itself and antiepileptic medications. These childrenpresent with conditions includin g SDB, OSA, and limb movements during
sleep. The poor quality of sleep that results has a negative impact on seizure
control that may logically be related to hyperventilation cause d by mouth
breathing during sleep. Sleep deprivation can trigger seizures, and frequent
seizures cause broken sleep, creating a vicious cycle. Even when seizures
occur during wakefulness, they can have a negative impact on sleep.71
Antiepileptic drugs can cause marked weight gain in children. Aside from a
general feeling of tiredness and poor health, this increases the likelihood of
SDB as excess fat on the abdomen and tongue restricts the movement of the
diaphragm and narrows the airways.75
According to a 2019 paper, several small retrospective studies have
found that positive airway press ure treatments such as CPAP can produce a
significant reduction in seizures for people who have comorb id epilepsy
and OSA74. A 2018 article in Epilepsy Foundation  reported that patients
treated with positive airway pressure had a 63% chance of a reduction in
seizures of up to 50%.70 This was comp ared with a 14% chance for those
who were untreated.
Apnea, hypercapnia (too much  blood CO2), and oxygen desaturation
(when blood oxygen levels drop below normal) can all occur  during and
immediately after a seizure, especially with generalized tonic-clonic
seizures.74 The respiratory disturbances that occur during apnea suggest
activation of the central autonomic network, an intricate system of
structures in the brain that performs a key role in the working of the
autonomic nervous system.76 This may contribute to sudden unexpected
death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of epilepsy-related death in
patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. People who die from SUDEP
generally have a history of nocturnal seizures and centrally mediated post-
seizure cardiorespiratory dysfunction.77 They often die during sleep, and
while sleeping prone (face down), but it is unknown whether OSA
contributes to sudden death.76
A 2018 study explored the relati onship between SUDEP and SDB in 30
participants and reported that cardiorespiratory dysfunction was more
common in patients at high risk of SUDEP, while SDB was found in 88% of
sleep-study results.77While epilepsy and SDB often coexist, one of the difficulties faced by
medical practitio ners when identifying abnormal events that are related to
sleep disorders rather than epilepsy is the fact that signs of nocturnal
seizures can overlap with


 it should be preceded by a thorough study of the technique of fasting in
order to know what to do about the  reactions or healing crises that occur from time to
time as the accumulation of toxins are brought into circulation to be eliminated. These
reactions may be in the form of fainting, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing or some other
violent cleansing effort. Unless the patient understands the situation he may become
alarmed and call a doctor who would give drugs to suppress the discharges. All drugs are
poison and poisons at this critical time could cause death. The most experienced fasting
authority in this country is Dr. Herbert M. Shelton who has fasted thousands of patients
with almost miraculous results. Therefore, his book on fasting, (V olume II— of THE
HYGIENIC SYSTEM) is the standard authority on the subject. THERAPEUTIC
FASTING by Arnold De Vries is another reliable book. This author fasted 45 days to test
this system after studying many of the best books on the subject. There are several other
books that cover the subject of the fast but do not give sufficient data on breaking the
fast and how to follow it up. The right way to end or break the fast is as important as the
fast itself and can be dangerous if the wrong foods are eaten at this time. The appetite
returns after a complete fast and the patient may be tempted to eat some of the same
foods he considered nourishing before the fast, only to learn that his body chemistry has
normalized during the fast and many wrong foods will react as poisons. For instance,
one person broke the fast on two chocolate bars and soon died as a result of it. Chocolate
contains a poisonous drug (theobromine) which is almost as harmful as the drugs in
coffee. Another person broke the fast on beef steak and fried potatoes and also died soon
after. No one dies of a fast if it is properly conducted and terminated. Most medical
doctors think that fasting is starving but the average person, even a sick person, can fast
40 days before the starvation process even begins to take place. This point is usually
indicated by the pink, clean tongue, which has been gray and coated during the fast. This
is the cue to break the fast, as the cleansing is completed. If the fast is continued after
that point the body begins to use some of the tissues of lesser importance in the starvation process. Fasting is never intended to extend into the starving period, therefore
fasting is not starving.
WHAT KILLED BERNARR MACFADDEN?
The newspapers quoted the doctors as saying that Bernarr MacFadden died of a three-
day fast. They also quoted his lawyer as saying the same thing. The lawyer, Harry
Gilgulin, was shocked when he read the statement he was supposed to have made.
Excerpts from a published letter (Hygienic Review, Jan 1956) refuting this statement are
as follows: "I could never have made such a statement since I myself fasted some eight
or nine times for a total of 175 days and benefitted enormously from each of these
fasts... Three of my fasts were of 30 days duration and my wife’s two fasts were of 34
and 30-day duration... As a staunch supporter and enthusiastic advocate of hygienic
living and an ardent believer in fasting, it must be obvious to you that I could never have
made the statement attributed to me by the newspapers.
"What I did tell the reporters was that whenever Mr. MacFadden didn’t feel well, he
would go on a short fast of several days duration... He had fasted three days but broke
the fast improperly by one small glass of fruit juice in the morning and a meat meal with
eight or more pals of butter in the evening and that the improper breaking of the fast is
not only dangerous but may lead to dire consequences and even death."
Mr. MacFadden was taken to the hospital and what they did to him in the way of shots
and medicines was not stated, but he died soon after being taken to the hospital. People
do not die of three day fasts, especially athletic men like MacFadden who are used to
fasting. I talked to a man who had just completed a 21 day fast to restore his eyesight.
He had been totally blind for 9 months. The fast had cleansed his blood stream enough
to enable the opaque film over his eyes to dissolve and he was reading a newspaper
when I met him. Soon after that I talked with a man who had just completed a 60 day
fast to cure a persistant case of psoriasis. He was entirely healed after the fast on water
— no food or juices — and had so improved in health and strength that he was helping
the workmen dig a swimming pool at Dr. Bernard C. Jensen’s health sanitarium where
he fasted.
Dr. Shelton, in his Hygienic SYSTEM, V ol. 7, page 613 said:
"The effects of fasting are certain. There is nothing hit-or-miss about the process. It
works always in the same general direction."
This deviation into the subject of fasting and diet may seem a little off the subject in a
chapter on cancer yet it is of great importance in that it offers the best solution to the
cancer problem. In fact it is the basis of healing of all diseases, with the possible
exception of those which are products of the imagination. Even in those cases a fast
would help the mental and emotional re-adjustment.
Since beginning this chapter on cancer my attention has been called to a severe,
seemingly hopeless case of cancer of seven years standing. The woman has been a bed patient, unable to walk for many years. Recently she abandoned her medical treatment
and, as a last resort, decided to try what her doctors called a "crackpot diet." This simple
diet, so frowned upon by medical men, is nothing but freshly made carrot juice, one or
two quarts a day, a glass or so every hour. After six days on this carrot juice she had the
first peaceful night’s sleep, without pain, in seven years. At the end of two weeks she
could walk, with aid, to the car and go for a ride. Distressing reactions will no doubt, be
experienced within four more weeks but she will be prepared and understand what to do.
She has learned that there is hope of recovery from cancer and all diseases when the
simple laws of nature are understood and followed.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH EARLY DIAGNOSIS?
The medical profession boasts of having " three proved cures for cancer " namely X-ray,
radium and surgery, and yet the cancer-rate continues to mount year after year. When
people ask the reason for this, the doctor’s favorite answer is: "The patients came too
late — early diagnosis would have saved them." We might be able to believe this
argument if it were not for the fact that  there never was a time in recorded history when
there was so much early diagnosis as right now in this country.
This mass diagnosis starts at the tender age of four and a half years when the children
start to kindergarten. The teachers are instructed to examine the children every day for
obvious symptoms of disease and report it to the school nurse. The nurse examines
them, herself, each week and reports her findings to the doctors and the doctors and
dentists come in for their check once or twice a year to round up considerable business
for themselves by frightening the parents into needless treatments and operations for
their children. The tonsils are the most vulnerable targets of these "mixed up" doctors.
Tonsils are very necessary lymphatic glands of filtration that enlarge when the body is
overloaded with incompatible foods and drugs. Certain drugless doctors claim and have
proved that enlarged tonsils are 100 per cent curable under the right non-medical
treatment.
The public is bombarded with cancer literature stressing the need for  early diagnosis.
The people are even told to do their own diagnosis  — hunt for lumps on the breast,
growths, moles, sores, etc., that could be treated as cancer. And yet, the doctors,
themselves, don’t even know how to detect cancer in many cases. No wonder there is so
much confusion, suffering and death with so many blind leaders of the blind. On page 8
of the Doctor’s Manual  put out by the American Cancer Society  we read:
"It is a well-known fact that a  considerable number of malignant tumors  are not
recognized by the doctors themselves when the patients present the early symptoms of
the disease. The early diagnosis of cancer is the one factor of greatest importance in the
successful control of the disease, but unfortunately  the early symptoms of cancer are not
distinctive, and serve only to arouse suspicion of the presence of the disease... In most
situations, the dictum holds true that  the more certain the diagnosis the less the
probability of cure."So here we have the admission from the medical cancer field, that  they are not sure how
to detect cancer until it is too advanced to be cured.
I have had patients tell me that when they went to the doctor with a painful lump the
doctor said it had not reached the cancer stage and they had nothing to prevent its
developing into cancer but to come back in a few months when it had turned to cancer
and they could use their standard "cures" (?) radium, X-ray, and surgery.
During the frenzy of one of the  Cancer Week scare campaigns, someone asked the
question, "Is there not some danger


processes. Orthotrophy means correct feeding. Ortho means correct andtrophy
means tofeed. Aristophagy means best eating. Inthesense thatcorrect feeding is
the best eating, both words mean the same.
Don’t certain types offoods help you getwell? Juices and fruits help you
clean out. Garlic iswell known tohelp high blood pressure cases. Aloes helps heal
wounds and ulcers.
Canyouimagine afruit orafruit juice with aninborn intelligence andwillsuch
that, when consumed, instead ofbeing digested, itgoes intotheblood stream and
promptly starts rounding uptoxic materials andputting them outofthebody? Let’s
emphasize again andagain thatfoods donotactinthebody,thatalltheaction is
from theorganism. Chemical actions may occur from chemicals iningesta, yes,but
any actions other than body actions are toxic actions.
However,fruits andjuices aresoeasily digested andused andintroduce solittle
food debris intoourbodies thatthey doleave thebody with extra energytoperform
itsduties. When freed oftheburdens eliminating toxins from polluting foods and
digesting unsuitable foods, thebody devotes itself toextraordinary cleansing with
the extra ener gies available.
Garlic does nothelp high blood pressure. Inthepresence ofallicin andmustard
oil,twoofthetoxic substances ingarlic, theorganism dilates itsblood vessels to
more quickly circulate blood andexpel these toxins. Theheart beats faster andleu-
cocytosis occurs, sure signs ofthetoxicity ofallicin andmustard oil.These sub-
stances freely permeate allbody cells andtissues. They arenotdigested andused
but excreted through the kidneys, bowels, skin and lungs.
After expulsion theblood pressure will bejustashigh asbefore ifthesame
regime thatcaused itremains ineffect. Thegarlic hashelped nothing. Rather,ithas
complicated analready diseased situation. Thedrug effects ofgarlic aremistaken
forbeneficial effects. Theproblem isnotsolved bygarlic, andhigh blood pressure
isnottheproblem. Rather,itisbutasymptom oftheproblem. The problem re-
mained even though the symptom was lessened or suppressed.
Aloes applied toulcers andwounds donotheal them. The toxic material in
aloes, aloin, isabsorbed bythebody when applied totheskin andtoopen sores
(which thebody uses asanejection sitefortoxic wastes andingesta). When thepoi-
sons begin coming infrom theoutside thebody closes thewound promptly,shut-
tingdown eliminative operations atthesite. While thepoisonous aloes have been
theoccasion forthebody closing thewound, they have nothealed thewound but
were a source of a poisonous alkaloid. The body does the healing.
Iread recently that an80-pound chimpanzee was sostrong that twohandlers
could not subdue it: Are they so strong? What kind of super foods do they eat?
Chimpanzees innature have thestrength todoacrobatic feats andhandle their
weight with such ease andfacility astoputhumans toshame. Afour hundred-
pound gorilla hasabout thirty times thestrength ofa180pound man. This attests
notsomuch tothestrength ofthese animals astothedegeneration andweakness ofhumans. Innature wewere equally strong. Wecanachieve thisstrength again ifwe
adopt ournatural dietandpractices akin tothose thatwedeveloped inournatural
habitat.
Asubstantial part ofthediets ofchimpanzees andgorillas consists offruits.
This is fruit-power for you.
Will anall-fruit diet cause nervous breakdowns and nervous problems asI’ve
so often heard?
Youwillfindnoevidence ofthisamong fruitarian societies oramong fruitarian
animals. Diets thataresufficient intherawmaterials werequire arethebasis of
health. They cause neither health norillhealth. Nervous breakdowns cancome
from nutrient inadequacy andfrom stressful situations, especially those thatcon-
stantly drain theorganism ofnervous energy.Inthissociety,millions have nervous
breakdowns. Wehave only afew thousand fruitarians andthey arefaring well
rather than poorly.
What iswrong with eating starchy foods? Doesn’t cooking change thestarch to
usable sugars?
Weactually usevery little ofthestarch components instarchy foods, asmost of
thestarch isnotpenetrated byourdigestive amylases andthus isnotbroken down.
Thestarch thatisavailable cannot bedigested toagreat extent byhumans because
they quickly exhaust their limited supply ofsalivary amylase orptyalin. Thus we
fail as starch eaters.
Cooked starches aredextrinized, andmore ofthefuelvalues areavailable tous,
yet,ontheother hand, much ofthefood components aredegenerated byheat and
are, therefore, toxic in the system.
We’re not meat eaters, then why do we secrete hydrochloric acid and pepsin?
Proteins from whatever source (meat ornuts, forexample) require theenzyme
pepsin andanacid medium inwhich tobedigested. Weneed only small amounts of
protein andwedigest itwith anefficiency ratio ofonly about onetotwo. Animals
thatliveonprotein diets have hydrochloric acid solutions sostrong thatunchewed
flesh isreadily digested. Atiger’sstomach secretes ahydrochloric acid solution
some 1,100% more concentrated than thatinhumans. Again, proteins form buta
small partofthedietofhumans innature, whereas tigers eatheavily ofproteins in
the meat, bone and of fal of their prey.
How doyou, asafruitarian, manage tocontrol your hunger? Fruit meals leave
memostly unsatisfied. Further, Ifeelempty andravenously hungry within anhour
ortwoafter eating fruits. Ihave toeatfiveorsixtimes adayifI’monfruits just
tokeep myhunger under control. IfIeatsome nuts oranavocado right after my
fruits I feel satisfied, though.
I’ve eaten adietof80% to90% fruit formany years now.Irarely eatmyfirst
meal ofthedaybefore noon andIrarely eatmore than twofruit meals inaday.
Further,Ieatabout three orfour meals weekly with some avocado orperhaps nuts
andahearty salad. Ifind mydesire forvegetables andnuts waning andmydesire
forfruits increasing with theyears. Ifeelvery comfortable after fruit meals where-
assometimes Ifeelabituncomfortable after vegetable meals. Isleep more andfeel
more sluggish when I’ve hadanutandvegetable meal. Idon’tfeelasalive, alert
and zippy on mornings after vegetable and nut or avocado meals.Onoccasion Ihave eaten asalad andnutmeal atnoon. Asaresult Iusually
missed theevening meal because even thebest foods repulsed me—I had no
hunger.It’sasifmybody closed down digestive operations. That ishow “satisfy-
ing” vegetables and nuts are to me.
Thefactthatmost people mistake irritation andvital symptoms ofrecovery for
hunger does notmean hunger exists. Anemptiness inthestomach means thatthe
food hasbeen passed from it.That isnothunger.Hunger isfeltinthemouth and
throat justasthirst is.Itisnotunpleasant anditurgesustoeatjustasthirst urges
us to drink.
What wecommonly mistake forhunger thatdrives ustoeatarepathological
symptoms notunlike the“withdrawal” symptoms oftobacco, coffee, alcohol,
condiments andother drug addictions thatdrive ustogoback foranother fix.When
thebody iswithout itsfixforawhile, itbegins clean-up operations. These usually
involve unpleasant symptoms thatdrive ustogetanother fix.Another fixengages
thebody inactivities thatdepress vital functions, especially eliminative functions.
Thus wearesatisfied forawhile, infact, quite awhile inthecase offoods thatare
not of our adaptation.
Thefactthatfruits aresoeasily digested andused permits thebody toquickly
reassert itsvitality anddevote itself tothecleansing andeliminative processes. The
symptoms arenotpleasant asthebody restores itself from theeffects ofaprevi-
ously unsuitable diet. Wethus trytosmother those symptoms with another meal.
Those symptoms donotconstitute hunger.Eating suppresses them inthesame way
that a cup of cof fee suppresses the hangover of previous cof fee-drinking.
Asamostly fruitarian Irarely experience anydemand forfood before noon and
I’msatisfied until theevening meal. Sometimes Imiss thenoon orevening meal
andI’mnotparticularly uncomfortable from thelack offood. Ithink most ofthis
so-called hunger is psychological and pathological in nature.
You have said that theVilcabambians ofPeru getalong well athard labor on
1,300 to1,400 calories daily. It’swell


 #5: Are W e Grain Eeaters?
18.1. Prologue
18.1.1 Human Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology Evidence Our Dietary Nature
18.1.1 Human Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology Evidence Our Dietary Nature
Thenext twolessons arecomplementary inthatboth endeavor toestablish, beyond
refutation ordoubt, alltheparticulars ofhuman dietetic character.Once you’re aware
ofcorrect dietary fare you’ll beable torender oneofthegreatest services possible in
America today! You’ll beable toteach your clients how toeatforhealth rather than for
disease, suf fering and early death, that is now so commonplace in America.
Innoarea ofourliving regimes dowetransgress ourbiological mandate asgriev-
ously asinthematter ofdiet. Ifourcorrect dietisfruitarian fare, then America consumes
lessthan 10% ofitscorrect dietary.Since thebulk ofAmerica’ sfruit isconsumed by
lessthan 25% ofourpopulace, itshould come asnosurprise thatthere issuch agreat
preponderance of disease amongst us.
Insallying forth intotheworld tobring themessage ofhealthful living toothers, you
must bearmed tothehiltwith theknowledge tosubstantiate thetruths you’ve learned.
Moreover,youmust understand theprinciples sowell thatyoucanreadily adduce the
truth for anyone who approaches you from some esoteric aspect of diet.
People arevery little impressed byfacts, unfortunately.Nevertheless, youshould be
cognizant ofthefacts! Youshould also learn emotional approaches which have apro-
found andabiding effectupon theclient. Remember thatthenature ofyour emotion-
alapproaches should begentle, nothostile. Remain alert totheemotional state ofyour
client. Help theclient toremain comfortable byaddressing him/herasaspectator tothird
party practice rather than as a guilty participant.
Inthelatter part ofthislesson, some emotional approaches aresuggested. Should
youwish toimpress your client with thecorrectness ofthedietary youwillguide him
orherto,youmight embody theemotional approach inanarrative around your own ex-
periences with others. Most Americans have addictions topathogenic fare, i.e.,cooked
andfried dishes, condiments, fermented foods, etc.Americans are“hooked” onsomany
abominable dietary practices thatwecanmarvel only thatthey survive aswell asthey
do.
Today’ s“nutritionists” aresubservient tothe“basic four” food concepts. While this
concept may look good onpaper,itisadisaster inpractice, because most ofAmerica’ shealth problems stem largely from itsobservance. According tothese nutritionists, we
donothave anyfixed dietary ashave most animals innature. Rather,humans arecon-
sidered tobesome sortofomnivorous creature above allthelaws ofnature. Many assert
wehave definite carnivorous leanings. Quite afewnutrition experts have termed ourin-
cisor teeth “fangs,” in defense of the erroneous position that humans are meat eaters.
Toterm ourincisor teeth fangs oreven toliken them toTangs isanoutrage even to
the most superficial observer.
Humans arewell-equipped inalltheir anatomical features togather fruits, butmost
unsuited tocapture animals andrend them. Fangs andpointed teeth thatpenetrate and
kill, rip and tear are a feature of all carnivores except birds.
Let’sputthismatter ofhuman carnivorism onapersonal level. Canyoupicture your-
selfquietly stalking arabbit andpouncing upon it?Ifitshould slipaway,canyoupicture
yourself exploding with ablinding burst ofspeed thatmay be30to50miles perhour
fortheshort distance needed toovertake your prey? Can youpicture yourself catching
therabbit inyour mouth, andthen sinking your fangs deeply intoitsvitals, crushing and
killing it?Can youpicture yourself ripping theanimal toshreds andswallowing itin
bloody bitsandchunks without thorough mastication? Canyousavor theanimal’ sblood,
guts, bones andorgans? Ifyoucannot carry outthispractice with gusto anddelight, you
are not of a meat-eating disposition.
Youmust admit thatwearenotanatomically equipped ascarnivores. Youmust also
admit thattheidea ofattacking, killing andrending animals onthespot does notappeal
tohumans psychologically—we arenotnatural killers. What most ofusdonotrealize is
thatwearenotonly psychologically butalso physiologically unsuited toutilizing meat
as a food.
When anatural carnivore swallows hunks ofcarrion unchewed, theflesh isdigested
inthestomach ofthecarnivore with ease andfacility.Should weswallow largehunks
offlesh without chewing, we’d digest very little ofitbefore putrefaction setin.This pu-
trefactive material would cause usmany problems until itcould beexpelled from the
intestinal tract. Why does acarnivore soreadily digest something wecanhandle almost
not at all?
Flesh isaproteinaceous food thatisdigested inanacid medium. Humans, relative
tocarnivores, secrete avery weak hydrochloric acid andlittle oftheprotein-splitting en-
zyme, pepsin. Carnivorous animals have aconcentration ofthese flesh-digesting media
1100% greater than humans! Should alion swallow your hand whole hewould quite
readily digest it.Should ahuman dothesame thing, Ileave toyour imagination what
would happen. Digestion is among the things that wouldn’ t happen!
There arehundreds ofanatomical features that wehumans have which place us
among frugivorous animals. Weareanatomically fruit eaters. Noteveryone willadmit
ourlack ofclaws andfangs andpossession ofgentle sensitive hands suits usforfruit
gathering rather than animal catching. They failtoseethatourlikeness tofruit-eating
creatures places usinthefruit-eating camp. Most people fancy thatwe’re innoanimal
camp atall—we’re humans, gods ofaspecial sortnotheirtotheprinciple thatapply to
animals. They consider us to be not animals at all—just humans!
Aspects ofbeing thatdisturb most people arebestnotaroused ordiscussed. Intutor-
ingpeople intheways ofhealth, youmust often assume anexperienced stance where-
inyougive guidance. Youmust exhibit acertainty about thebeneficial result thatwill
accrue from thehealthful measures you teach. Thus you canadroitly steer clients to
ourcorrect dietary andrelated health practices bytactfully andconfidently suggesting
aregime thatwillenable them tobecome healthy inshort order.When itcomes todiet
you’ll develop your own operating methods foreffectively teaching ittoothers andin-
spiring them to adopt it.
Let’sreturn toourconsideration ofhumans asmeat-eaters. Natural meat eaters have
built-in equipment with which toapprehend, capture, killandrend their quarry.Claws
andfangs arevery much apart ofacarnivore’ sequipment. Let’sconsider thehumanmouth. Wecouldn’ tcatch ananimal inourmouth ordispatch itthatway ifwetried. Two
witnessed dogs catch other animals many times bycharging them andsnapping their
powerful jaws onthem atavital spot. I’veseen these dogs sink their fangs deep intothe
throat ofanimals must largerthan themselves andinflict fatal wounds. Ahuman could
notgrab ananimal initsmouth asdoes adog, coyote, wolf orcat.Even biting alive
animal with ourteeth andmouth opened tothefullest would notpermit fortheinsertion
ofanyanimal other than very small ones. And, iftheanimal wasalive, wemight have
more damage inflicted upon usthan wecould inflict except with thebrute strength of
ourhands andarms. Onthecontrary,thehuman mouth isexcellent forbiting intofruits
ortheinsertion offruits andchewing. Obviously weareadapted foreating small items.
Lesson Seven has demonstrated that our diet naturally consists of fruits.
Theanatomical features thatdistinguish humans from carnivores such ascats, dogs,
eagles, jackals andother carnivorous animals aremany.There arefewfeatures where-
inwearealike. Humans arealso very dissimilar toomnivorous animals such ashogs,
bears, and the like. Almost everything about these animals is dif ferent from humans.
Wearealso very dissimilar anatomically tograss-eaters. Weallknow wearenot
grass-eaters. Wereject theidea ofeating grass andweeds, thenatural dietary ofcattle
andother herbivora. It’scompletely contrary toournature todoso.Eating animal car-
casses intheir freshly killed orputrefied state isequally contrary toournature. Psycho-
logically,such actions donotappeal tous.Practically,such away oflifeisimpossible.
Weareunique ashumans. Nevertheless, weareremarkably likeapes inouranatomical
features andourphysiological processes. Apes areprimarily fruit-eaters. Could itnotbe


 with orprolong sleep asthey often do.Troubled
sleep denies us regeneration of normal nerve ener gy.
Ordinary cow’ smilk, forinstance, which istouted assuch aperfect food, isquite
toxic intheaverage human intestinal tract because wedonothave theenzymes rennin
orlactase with which todigest it.Thus lactose andcasein aretoxic themselves and, be-
cause of bacterial breakdown, beget toxic by-products.
Most foods oftoday have been cooked, preserved, processed andprepared insuch a
manner astoeither addand/orcreate toxicity—not thatthey wouldn’ thave been good
foods in their natural state.
Potatoes, forinstance, areathird-rate food—still quite high onthescale, with very
conservative cooking. But, with theaddition ofheated oilsincooking, they become
rather saturated and indigestible.
Both the oil and the potatoes thus become sources for pathogenic substances.
28.3.7 Haphazard food mixtures generate toxic products
Combining foods indiscriminately often involves meals ofincompatible foods. Most
Americans eatsweets, proteins, fatsandstarches atevery meal. Statistics show thatover
half the meals eaten in America result in intestinal discomforts due to indigestion.
When indigestion occurs, bacteria take over anddecompose thevarious food com-
ponents. The byproducts ofbacterial decomposition arequite toxic, these being acetic
acid, lactic acid andalcohol inthecase ofcarbohydrates andammonias, purines, skatols,
indoles andother deleterious substances inthecase ofproteins andyetothers inthecase
of fats.
When thefoods eaten inbadcombinations should beomitted from thehuman diet
even if eaten alone, the situation is worsened.
The perpetual assault upon human well-being from thissource alone isenough to
create considerable pathology and shorten life.28.3.8 Guidelines for more nutrients and less toxicity from eating
Themore foods weconsume ofourbiological adaptation, themore nutrients wede-
rive. Foods which wearebiologically equipped toefficiently handle arereadily digested
andtheir nutrients swiftly absorbed. They offernotoxicity inasmuch asourdigestive
enzymes breakdown every component thatcould offerproblems. Fruits aretheonly cat-
egory of foods that fill this bill ideally.
When weeatideal foods inanuncomplicated manner,weobtain their goodness and
create noproblems. This isconducive tohealth which isaprerequisite toprolonged
youth and long life.
28.4. Factors That Shorten Life
28.4.1 Polluted air
28.4.2 V itiated Social Environment
28.4.3 Economic factors that distress the or ganism
28.4.4 Environmental hazards to life
Dr.Geor giZ.Pitskhelauri isaRussian gerontologist who hasbeen researching those
factors responsible forthelong lifeofAbkhasians andothers living inandaround the
Caucacus mountains. His studies show that centenarians:
•do not smoke—in fact, only a few smoke at all.
•donotdrink alcoholic beverages toanyextent—their primary drinking isafewsipsof
wine prior to mealtime.
•do not ordinarily eat before noon.
•sleep eight to ten hours daily.
•are very active, doing almost all their work out of doors.
•sleep out of doors for most of the year.
•their foremost foods aregrapes andcitrus with other fruits being agood partoftheir diet
also. V egetables in salads constitute a substantial part of their fare.
•animal products were sparse to nonexistent in their diet.
Dr. Pitskhelauri reports this in such a way it is clearly obvious that:
•smoking is life shortening.
•alcoholic beverages shorten life.
•morning meals are not healthy.
•inadequate sleep is not conducive to long life!
•lack of activity will deteriorate the body.
•being cooped up indoors away from fresh air and natural light shortens life.
•animal products are not healthful in the diet.
Those factors which shorten lifeseem topredominate inoursociety.Thus itbe-
hooves you asapractitioner torecognize those influences which destroy health and
bring onearly death. While these life-sapping factors aremultitudinous, they arceasily
recognized for their anti-vital character. Let’ s explore some of them.
28.4.1 Polluted air
Relatively pure air is our foremost need of life.
Ithasbeen saidthattheworld’ sairhasbeen contaminated tosome extent. Penguins
attheSouth Pole have been found tobecontaminated somewhat byparticulates gener-
ated thousands of miles away in industrial complexes.Even though pure airmay beimpossible intoday’ sworld, weareable tobreathe
much better airoverall bytaking afewsteps tobetter theairquality inhome andwork-
place. Outdoor work andoutdoor sleeping aretwomeasures thatwillvastly improve the
quality oftheairwebreathe. Further,thelight we’ll beusing willbefrom thesun. Nat-
ural light is wholesome whereas artificial lighting of all types is less wholesome.
Wehave hadlessons dealing with thesubject ofairandthemultitude ofpollutants
that beset it in homes and cities. I suggest that you review these.
While ournasal andlung faculties have acertain capacity forpurifying air,itisa
talent bestlittle employed. Certainly itisdebilitating tocontinually assault thiscapacity
with heavily polluted airuntil these faculties aredestroyed. Pureairisessential tobest
health and to long life.
28.4.2 Vitiated Social Environment
Ontheobverse side ofacongenial andassured social environment ofpeers isper-
haps themost demoralizing influence ofall.Inacondition ofstrife, bickering, lack of
mutual appreciation, economic insecurity,aggressive andexploitative individuals and
groups, humans wither.This leads, ofcourse, toenervation, disease, suffering andearly
death. Thesocial andeconomic situation must beonewhere themeans oflifeareread-
ilyavailable forreasonable efforts. Where theproducts ofone’slabors areconsumed
inacommunity ofpeers—where relative sufficiency andstability exist within theso-
cialgroup with which oneidentifies, gregarious, creative andconstructive tendencies
aremet. Wefeeluseful andapartofourenvironment rather than aconsuming/ nonpro-
ductive member.
Oursocial situation more than anything elsegenerates positive ornegative emotional
states. Negative emotions destroy uswhereas reinforced andpositive feelings areapre-
requisite of well-being.
28.4.3 Economic factors that distress the organism
Anadverse social setting isperhaps themost demoralizing anddebilitating influ-
ence, andeconomic conditions areusually thesoilfrom which social situations develop.
Of course this can be good to bad.
Most Americans areperpetually distressed byearning less than will satisfy their
wants. Anexploitative society strives tocreate aneven greater market foritsproducts.
Thepromotion ofproducts somehow imbues most people with theidea thathappiness
canberealized ifthey have Ithisandthisandthat. This unceasing quest formore and
more mirrors thebasic unhappiness ofmost ofAmerican society’ smembers. Thepropa-
ganda of commercial promoters drives us to seek happiness in possessions.
Further,thenature oftheeconomic system canbemost vitiating. Ours hasoften been
characterized as“adogeatdog” system. Competitiveness hasdriven many toplay the
game viciously.People who arebyeconomic circumstances forced towork inanatmos-
phere ofmaximum production andminimal payfeeltheinjustice. Inturn, thisgnawing
sense ofrevulsion andresentment isacancer upon emotional well-being thatleads to
physical debility.
Thelongest lived peoples intheworld arelargely self-suf ficient. They livemostly
ontheir own products, yielding little ifanything to“bosses,” landlords, owners, stock-
holders, etc.Their lifeisgenerally simple economically.Simplification oflifestyle leads
toeconomic independence which isoften akeyfactor inexuberant well-being andlong
life.28.4.4 Environmental hazards to life
Inaddition topolluted air,vitiated social andeconomic environments, wemay be
subjected tolife-sapping forces from ourworking andliving environment ofwhich we
are little aware. These may be summarized briefly as:
1.noise or sonic pollution.
2.drab, depressing and unaesthetic living conditions.
3.use of chemicals and unnatural substances in workplace and home.
4.polluted water...fluoridated, chlorinated, contaminants, etc.
5.polluted food duetoinsecticides, chemical residues, other impurities notduetoprocess-
ing, preserving, cooking, etc.
6.physically hazardous working andliving conditions thatdispose toinjuries, even fatal
ones.
Ferreting outthemultitude ofunwholesome influences thatdebilitate clients canbe
anonerous task. Informing your client ofthemany possible disturbing anddangerous
elements inhisorhersurroundings may enable theindividual toremove himself from
subjection tothem. Ontheother hand, they may notbeable tofreethemselves from un-
wholesome influences andaknowledge ofthem may cause aworrisome preoccupation
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tients who take it.”John Ruedy oftheMcGill University saidthisishappening because
of “improper” use of the drug.
Ishould liketopoint outthatthere isnosuch thing astheproper useofadrug poison.
They arepoison nomatter how given. They never prolong lifebutalways shorten it,and
make more uncomfortable whatever lifeisleftinthepatient. Drugs greatly lessen the
person’ sability togetwell Hygienically.They damage andlessen thevitality ofevery
organ and or gan system in the body.
When adrug isgiven toaman suffering with aweak heart, itweakens theheart still
more. Itislikewhipping atired horse tomake himgo.Heexpands more vital energyto
getaway from thewhip, buthewears outquicker.Theimpaired heart must now pump
more blood with each beat tohelp getthedrug outofthesystem byincreasing circula-
tion. Buttheheart, indoing this, willwear outquicker than ifleftalone andpatient rests.
Theheart needs restnotstimulation.Exhaustion ofallthevital organs isthecommon
result ofsuch stimulation.Premature death istheresult ofstimulating people intosuch
good “health.”
With5,000 new drugs being created each year,weshould allremain healthy until the
ageof140. Weactually seemore andmore ofthecrippling disease, thatpeople can’tgetwell of(even byHygienic means). Alldrugging impairs theorganism’ sability tofunc-
tion.
Instead ofremoving thecauses oftheimpairment, people aredrugged into insen-
sibility inorder thatthey may continue intheir disease-producing ways until there are
somany organic ormorbid changes inthetissues thatfullrecovery isimpossible. The
Tribune medical reporter states thatthisiscreating oneofthemost pressing challenges
inmedical history; thatofhow toprevent thenew drugs from causing other illnesses or
side ef fects. This has led to the development of a new science, pharmacokinetics.
Thevery name oftheir “new” science indicates thatthey donotyetknow therelation
between lifeless andliving matter—the former being passive andthelatter active, al-
ways. Kinetics indicates movement anddrugs donotmove butaremoved bythebody
to various parts of the body.
Pharmacologists freely admit thatthey don’tknow how their drugs act,orhow the
drugs achieve their therapeutic effectorthatthey actatall.They don’teven bother totry
to prove that drugs act.
Ifphysicians, pharmacokineticists andpharmacologists could begin with avalid
premise, their conclusions would bemore likely tobecorrect. They would soon learn
thatalldrugs areasinert intheliving organism asinthepillbottle, andthatallaction
attributed tothedrug isbody action.They would soon realize thatthese actions, occa-
sioned bythedrug, aretheactions oftheliving organism expelling thedrug because it
isnotuseful, hence poisonous. Aslong asthey attribute action toinanimate substances,
they willcontinue toconfuse themselves about thetruenature ofthedrugging practice,
and fail to see the destructiveness of their poisons.
Because ofourself-preservative instincts, ifasubstance isintroduced intotheorgan-
icdomain thatitcan’tuse, thecells inimmediate contact with thedrug, viaourmag-
nificent complex nervous system, alert theentire organism tothethreat toitsintegrity.
Itisnotonepartofthebody thatresists adrug butmany parts acting asawhole. Itis
theintegral organism which acts toexpel thedrug before iidamages anyonepart too
greatly.
Digitalis may begiven toaman with afeeble heart andthere isanimmediate pick-
upinthepumping ability oftheheart, notbecause thedrug actsontheheart butbecause
theheart hastopump blood faster totheemunctory organs inorder tosave thewhole
from succumbing tothedrug. Thedigitalis didn’ tstayintheheart; itdidn’ teven have to
benear theheart, forittoknow thatsomething poisonous wasinthesystem andthatit
hadto.step upitsactivities inorder todoitsshare intheexpulsion andrejection ofthe
nonusable toxic substance.
Because theliving organism hasdone alltheacting, itsenergyisdepleted inexact
proportion totheamount ofwork ithashadtodotoeliminate thepoison. Hisfunction-
ingpower ispermanently lowered, andmuch restisneeded torecover from thedeple-
tion. The already weak heart is more feeble than before the digitalis was taken.
Trallfrequently clarified theexplanation ofthefactthatitistheliving system that
acts andnotthedrug, bythefollowing example: ifyouintroduce adrug into adead
person, there will benoaction whereas there should bemore action ifthedrug acted,
because there would belessresistance from adead person’ stissues than aliveone. But
thedead body cannot vomit it,itcannot develop diarrhea, nordoitskidneys function
toexpel it.Thedrug does nothing toadead body,except chemically combine with the
constituents of its tissues.
This isthedifference between drugging aliveperson andadead one. Theliveperson
resists thechemical union, andaslong asitisalive itwill continue todoso.Forthe
chemical tocombine with theconstituents ofthecellwould mean death ofthecell, and
theformation ofathird substance unlike thetwowhich combined toform it.The liv-
ingorganism fights with herculean force toprevent thechemical union, andindoing so
sometimes diesinthestruggle. Thecells hadtodiefirstbefore thechemical could com-
bine with their constituents.Adebilitated oldperson cannot resist adrug aswell asahealthy young person, for
thesame reason thatadead person can’tact.Thedebilitated person haslessenergyto
expend ineliminating thedrug. Trailpoints outthatifthedrug acted, itshould actwith
more force inaweak person because oflessresistance from theweak organs, butwesee
the opposite.
Icannot repeat toooften thatanything thattheliving organism cannot make into
living tissue oruseinanyofitsmetabolic processes isapoison. Drugs cannot fitthis
qualification, andhence areallpoisons. Some aremore virulent than others, depending
upon their chemical compositions, butthey allcripple theorganism toagreater orlesser
degree, depending upon how much ability a particular or ganism has to eliminate them.
Cells, tissues andorgans aredamaged inresisting andexpelling drugs. This results
inimpaired function. Because much ofthedamage totheorganism from drugs isper-
manent, complete recovery is impossible in those who have been drugged for years.
Thedamages ofdrugs arelegion andwecould fillmany volumes with their evilef-
fects, butIshall endthisarticle bystating thatifyoudesire torecover your health drug-
ging isdefinitely nottheanswer.Drugs hinder thehealing process andoccasion diseases
of their own.
Thecauses ofdisease must beremoved. Then, theprimordial requisites oflifemust
besupplied inkeeping with theliving organism’ sability tousethem. Then andthen only
will theliving organism beable toreturn tohealth. Itwill make asfullrecovery asis
possible, depending upon how much previous damage hasbeen done bythedrugs. The
fewer the drugs taken, the speedier and more complete the recovery.
Article #2: Principles of The Hygienic System by R.T. Trall
TheHygienic System, orthetreatment ofdisease byHygienic agencies, isbased onthe
following propositions:
1.Allhealing orremedial power isinherent intheliving system. The“properties” ofdrug-
medicines, as they are called, are simply morbific effects.
2.There isnocurative “virtue” inmedicines, norinanything outside ofthevital organism.
3.Nature hasnotprovided remedies fordisease. Shehasonly provided consequences or
penalties fortaking ordoing those things which occasion disease, thedisease itself being
an ef fort to remove those causes.
4.Health isfound only inobedience tothelaws ofthevital organism. Disease istheresult
of disobedience.
5.Health isnormal vital action, oraction inrelation tothings usable. Disease isabnormal
vital action, or action in r elation to things nonusable.
6.There isno“law ofcure” intheuniverse; thecondition ofcure isobedience tophysio-
logical law.
7.There isoneuniversal ruleapplicable tothetreatment ofalldisease byHygienic reme-
dies, andthatistobalance functional action. Ifthisisdone, nodisease, however violent,
will prove fatal.
8.Remedial agents donotactontheliving system, asistaught inmedical books and
schools, but are ACTED on by the vital powers.
9.Disease isnot,asiscommonly supposed, anenemy atwarwith thevital powers, buta
remedial effort—a process ofpurification andreparation. It


ical sources ofradiation. Fortu-
nately,itisstillwithin ourpower torefuse medical anddental Xrays, although weare
still helpless under the blanket of fallout blasted into the air by our “mad scientists.”
Rapidly dividing cells, asseen inembryos, infants, andyoung children, aremore
sensitive toallkinds ofradiation, i.e.,they aremore easily damaged. Theyounger the
child, themore likely willhesufferfrom delayed effects such ascancer andleukemia.
Aperson ofadvanced age, receiving adose ofradiation, willprobably diebefore cancer
hasachance todevelop, butifanAmerican boy,with anaverage lifespan of66years,
oragirlwith anaverage lifespan of72years, hasbeen irradiated intheembryonic state
orinearly infancy,there ismore than ample time forhim orhertodevelop cancer or
leukemia in early life.
Thefactthattheyoung aremore sensitive toradiation andthatthey have many more
years toliveisreason enough toexclude allsources ofradiation from them, butthere is
another very important reason which weshould notoverlook. These children willgrow
uptoreproduce their kind andifnomore effortonthepart ofhospitals, physicians,
andradiologists ismade toshield thegerminal elements ofthese children than hasbeen
made inthepast, thehuman race will bemutated outofexistence.Through surveys
made byprominent men, ithasbeen shown over andover again thatphysicians failto
protect thegonads while x-raying andthateven inthebest andwell-equipped hospitals
noeffortismade toprotect thegonads ofchildren while treating them. Themany thou-
sands ofarticles written towarn physicians ofthedangers engendered byfailing topro-
tectthegonads oftheyoung arewritten tonoavail astheadvice seems nottobeheeded.
Itisstilluptothepeople themselves tostop thepractice ofirradiating theyoung alto-
gether.During theearly embyronic stages, from themoment offertilization toapproximate-
lytheendofthethird month, human cells aremost sensitive toradiation. Investigations
have shown thateven small doses ofradiation during thisperiod may lead tomalforma-
tions andsterility.Justasthere arecertain stages incelldivision (mitosis), inwhich the
cellismore sensitive toradiation, there arealso certain stages inembryonic develop-
ment when or gans and or gan-systems have an augmented sensitivity to radiation.
Reprinted fr om Dr. Shelton ‘s Hygienic Review, July, 1960
Article #5: Solar Energy Will Revolutionize Your Life
How would youliketoseeyour total directenergybilldrop from say$1,500 peryear
toamere $50to$75? And your indir ectenergybill,asrepresented intheproducts you
buy, drop yet another $ 1,000 or so?
Fantasy?
Absolutely not! The technology is here now, today!
There isagremlin intheworks, however.Butwe’re betting thisdark shadow will
not be around long. There’ s too much in favor of this getting into foreign hands, etc.
Aninventor andelectronics specialist, Stanford R.Ovshinsky ofTroy,Michigan, has
made themost startling energybreakthrough inallhistory! Infactitissorevolutionary
thatallother forms ofenergyutilization areimmediately obsolete! And therein isthe
rub.
Mr.Ovshinsky developed what hecalled “ovonic materials” forapplications inthe
computer industry.Imagine how stunned thescientific world wastolearn thatnoton-
lywere thematerials “dirt cheap” butthatthey transformed solar energydirectly into
electricity atacostofabout 1/25ofthecostofsuch conventional sources ascoal, water
power, etc., presently our cheapest sources for power.
Canyouimagine paying aservice station say$5forabattery power back chance for
your caranddriving from 500to700miles before having tochange packs or,ifyouhave
thetime, ofrechar ging thebattery pack from your own home-owned generator made
ofovonic materials? Orofhaving your own power generator made ofovonic materials
right on the roof of the your car?
Canyouimagine meeting allyour home power needs with afewsolar panels located
on your roof or wherever you place them such that they capture the sun?
Can youimagine thegreat grid power system thatmars ourland with endless lines
disappearing?
Canyouimagine yourself being freeofoutside energyneeds altogether? Ofbeing an
island unto yourself inmeeting your energyneeds justasyoupresently meet your needs
for air?
Therevolution willbesosweeping anything youvisualize willprobably befarshort
of the mark.
But the rub? What is that little gremlin we spoke of?
Mr.Ovshinsky went heavily intodebt. Help came intheform ofmonies from two
industrial giants who, toallappearances, want tokeep ovonic materials AWAYfrom
consumers.
Theeasy path Mr.Ovshinsky took tofreehimself ofburdens wastosellpartinterest
inhissolar devices to,andgetthis,United Nuclear Corporation andExxon Corporation.
United may well find rescue inthenew technology.ButExxon? Doyouforamo-
ment think they have anything togain? Doyouthink they willlettheir multibillion dol-
larinvestment inoilandcoal godown thedrain? Doyouthink they will permit their
annual multibillion dollar income toplummet tonear nothing bymarketing asolar de-
vice that practically kicks them out of the ener gy marketplace?
Much remains tobeseen inthiscase. We’reconfident thatoverriding factors even
largerthan United andExxon willbring ovonic materials oreven better materials tothe
consumer and relatively soon.Mr.Ovshinsky must behailed ashaving made themost humanitarian invention of
thiscentury.And wemust push with allourmights asinterested parties toseethatthis
invention sees widespread application as soon as technically possible.Lesson 54 - Weather And Human Well-Being
54.1. Introduction
54.2. The Body’ s Natural Protective Systems
54.3. Bioelectronic Factors In Nutrition
54.4. Questions & Answers
Article #1: The W eather In Y our Health by Mike Benton
54.1. Introduction
54.1.1 T wentieth-Century T echnology—A T wo-Edged Sword
54.1.2 Our Fabulous Body Intelligence
54.1.3 Natural W eather and Manmade W eather Af fect Health and Nutrition
Atfirstglance, adiscussion ofthatuniversal subject—the weather—might seem out
ofplace inaLife Science/ Hygiene course inhuman nutrition. But, since nutrition isa
unified ortotal body process, anyinfluence thatcandisrupt thiscomplicated andmar-
velous process anywhere along thegreat chain ofnutritive systems would seem tojustify
itsstudy inrelation tohuman health andnutrition. And, while many sincere investiga-
tors(past andpresent) have delved deeply into nature’ ssecrets ofhuman nutrition, as
yetwecannot seebutcanonly infer bydeductive reasoning themysteries oftheinner
metabolic processes going onintheliving cells ofthebody.Wecandeduce thatcertain
things are going on, but we cannot be sure all these deductions are infallibly correct.
54.1.1 Twentieth-Century Technology—A Two-Edged Sword
Meanwhile, themounting evidence seems worthy ofnote andconcern thatthehu-
man race—the 20th-century human race—has caused “unnatural” weather conditions
(such asworldwide airpollution, nuclear blasts, burning offossil fuels, etc.), which can
then become acause of“unnatural” stimulation orshock toliving bodies, onthesame
order thatdrug poisons create anunnatural stimulation (shock reaction, etc.) toliving
bodies. Ofcourse, theeffectoftheweather willbedifferent ondifferent people, depend-
ingonthecondition oftheir bodies. Theheat ofanoon-day sun(shining through visible
andinvisible layers ofairpollution) willhave adifferent effectonasober person from
the ef fect it will have on a drunkard (including a food drunkard).
One ofLife Science/ Hygiene’ smost vital concerns isthemounting evidence thatthe
two-edged sword ofmodern technology may becreating atechnological world which,
instead of enhancing life on this planet, could be making it unbearable (and unlivable!).
One area, however,that20th-century technology would seem todeserve credit for
opening some dramatically revealing new studies isinthearea ofthisplanet’ sweather,
andhow recent findings would seem tolead totheconclusion thatair,electricity,ions,
weird winds, sunspots, etc., have agreater effectonhuman health, nutrition, moods, etc.,
than wasthought inthepast. Those Life Scientists seeking new challenges should find
this area of study fascinating.
54.1.2 Our Fabulous Body Intelligence
This new field ofscientific investigation ofhow weather affects living things has
been given thename of“biometeorology.”The


notduetothefactthateverything they eatordrink isboiled orcooked. They have habits ofmoderation inallthings anddonoteatextensively
of flesh foods.
Itisawell-known factthattheChinese have used human wastes formany centuries
forfertilizer.They arestillusing thismethod offertilization. Itisn’ttheboiling orcook-
ingoftheir foods thatprotects them; itisthefactthatthey have abetter economy than
many years ago, and their people are better fed than previously.
Recently,inOrganic Gardening andFarming,anarticle entitled “Goodbye tothe
Flush Toilet” pictures theuseofhuman wastes asvery ecological andnecessary.It
demonstrates how unclean oursystem ofpurifying water is,andhow “even themost
modern ofsewage plants don’tdoaperfect joboftaking thatonepart ofhuman ex-
crement outoftoilet water.”This dirty water,even though sterile, is,sent back intothe
reservoirs forustodrink andwash vegetables in.Itclearly shows thatthedisposal of
body wastes isactually cleaner when done theold-fashioned way,bybacteria andfil-
tration through soil. The article states that“clearly,thesoildoes amuch better jobof
purification than any sewage plant.”
The aforementioned article quotes from Dr.F.H.King’ sbook, Farmers ofForty
Centuries,andshows that allanimal wastes arerecycled bytheOrientals. “Human
wastes were almost thelife-blood ofOriental agriculture, Dr.King found. Farmers made
attractive screens near their fields sopassersby would honor them byleaving behind
some human fertilizer.Allfamilies saved their toilet wastes andsold them tofarmers.
Cities found their human wastes tobeanetprofit instead ofaliability,asintheU.S. In
1908 Shanghai sold oneChinese contractor 78,000 tons ofhuman waste for$31,000 in
gold.”
Itjustgoes toshow youthatitisnotthemethod offertilization thatharms people. If
onefears thevibrio, itmay help toknow thatcholera vibrio cansurvive insewage for
only 24hours andifthesewage iswell composted before using itasfertilizer,there will
be no live vibrios to fear.
Cholera isnothing more than avery severe diarrhea commencing high intheintesti-
naltract. Thefluids thatarelostduring thediarrhea aresecreted bytheintestinal mem-
branes toridthefood tube ofvery poisonous andirritating substances, which arenotthe
vibrios. Overeating anddrinking with theconsequent putrefaction ofproteins, producing
virulent poisons high upinthesmall intestine arethecauses ofthediarrhea. Itisadis-
ease ofpoisoning, andbecause itdevelops high inthedigestive tube, many electrolytes
andfluids arelost. This isthedanger.Butifnofood istaken when amalaise isfirstfelt,
andthebody ispermitted towash theintestines freeofthepoison, andfeariskept from
thepatient, andheisfreely supplied water when heisthirsty andcanretain it,there will
be a recovery rate much greater than now.
Graham states inhisbook oncholera “that theprimary andparamount cause (of
cholera) isalways thepeculiar condition ofthehuman system resulting from thevi-
olation ofthelaws oforganic life. Itsmore immediate exciting causes, however,are
various; such asatmospheric changes and conditions—quality and quantity of
food—excesses ofevery kind; butmore than all,perhaps theuseofartificial stimulants,
andespecially ofthenarcotic andalcoholic kinds;—in short, anything andeverything
thatreduces thevital powers ofthenerves oforganic life; andbrings thealimentary
canal andwith itthewhole system into astate ofextreme, morbid irritability,leaving
little power inthesystem tosustain high irritation, andtoresist andthrow offthings that
are noxious or disturbing to it.
“Itmay,however,with confidence beasserted, thatallthecauses which obtain, be-
yond thecontrol ofman, would seldom ornever develop thisdisease without theoccur-
rence of those causes which operate through his voluntary conduct. ”
Instead ofindulging inbeer andwine, andmuch coffeeandcooked food while trav-
eling, ifyoudothevery opposite ofthisancient andharmful advice youwillbemore
likely to have a healthy vacation.Lesson 67 - How To Practically Withstand Hospitalization
With The Least Harm; What Treatments To Accept,
Reject
67.1. Introduction
67.2. Choosing A Hospital
67.3. Dangers Of Hospitalization
67.4. Let The People Beware
67.5. Health Advocate
67.6. Y our Rights
67.7. Abbreviations
67.8. Nursing Care
67.9. Food
67.10. Drugs
67.11. Tests T o Accept Or Reject
67.12. Chemical Feedings
67.13. Sur gery
67.14. Intensive Care Unit
67.15. The Emer gency Room
67.16. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Is Medicine a Fraud? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 1
Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 2
Article #3: “Good Drugs”
Article #4: Good Medical Attention by Dr. Geor ge E. Crandall
Article #5: Blood T ransfusions by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
67.1. Introduction
Many people, atsome time oftheir life,find themselves inthehospital. Often itisdue
toanaccident ofsome sortwhere surgery isnecessary orbones must bealigned andset.
Some people findthemselves being talked intoentering thehospital foracute orchronic
diseases. This lesson willdemonstrate thedangers ofhospitalization sothatyoumay be
aware andactaccordingly.Youwilllearn about various tests andsurgical procedures so
you will be able to determine whether you wish to under go these rigors.
Asanindividual, youhave certain rights andthese willbeenumerated. Besure tobe
aware ofandassert your rights. Even Hygienists may have togotoahospital foracci-
dent treatment; this lesson will provide some practical advice.
67.2. Choosing A Hospital
67.2.1 Y our Admission
67.2.2 What to Bring W ith Y ou
67.2.3 Questions to Ask
67.2.4 Initial T ests
67.2.5 Y our Room
67.2.6 If Y ou W ant to Leave the Hospital
Millions ofpeople arehospitalized each year who need nohospital care whatsoever.
Many physicians now admit thatatleast 10percent ofhospital admissions arenotnec-
essary.Weknow,however,thatthetruestatistics were actually much higher than that,
more like95%. Ifyoufeelasthough youmust gotothehospital, youshould askyourphysician thenames ofallhospitals where hehasadmitting privileges andthen discuss
with himthepros andcons ofeach. Alotofyour time, energy,andmoney canbewast-
edifyouletyour physician “send” youtoaless-than-adequate hospital. Ifyouarenot
satisfied with your physician’ splans foryour hospital admission, youshould seriously
consider finding aphysician atthehospital ofyour choice, orsimply going there asa
“ward” or “clinic” patient.
Once youhave assured yourself about equality,youmay wish toconsider ahospital’ s
efficiency; itslength ofstay,occupancy rate, anddaily cost. Ifyouhave achoice, let’s
say,between twohospitals youmight wish totake these “efficiency factors” into ac-
count. Youmight wish tochoose thehospital with thelower daily rate, orlength ofstay.
Ifyouhave been inanaccident, youwill nothave achance togothrough allthis
decision making concerning anappropriate hospital. Itmay beworthwhile, however,to
go through these steps in the event such a decision would be necessary.
67.2.1 Your Admission
Some hospitals, onadmission, askyoutosign ablanket consent form covering many
items, butthese vague andindefinite forms have notheld upincourt. And, even ifyou
dosign such aform, youstillhave theright torefute anyprocedure during your stay.Be-
fore each major procedure, youwillalso beasked tosign aspecific consent form, once
the procedure has been explained to you.
Some hospitals also askyoutosign aform releasing them from legal responsibility
incase ofnegligence. This type ofrelease hasnotheld upincourt either.Ifyouobject to
signing such forms buttheadmitting clerk insists thatyoudoso,keep inmind thatthey
have not been known to be enforceable.
Most hospitals will want the following five items:
1.Thesocial security card ornumber ofthehead ofthehousehold (that person who will
have the ultimate responsibility


 is sick and in need of repairs.
Aswith allother “diseases” thatwehave been discussing inprevious lessons, repro-
ductive problems should notbe“treated” atall.First look fortheunderlying causes and
correct those errors inyour general lifestyle thatresulted inthese abnormalities. Health
will be restored when the conditions for health are provided.
Inthislesson, wewill discuss some ofthemore common reproductive disorders.
First ofall,wewillhave areview ofthemale andfemale reproductive system. Ageneral
knowledge ofanatomy andphysiology willenable youtocommunicate with your clients
in an understanding and intelligent manner.
78.2. The Reproductive System
78.2.1 Female Reproductive System
78.2.2 Male Reproductive System
Thereproductive system isunique among theorgansystems. Theorgans ofthissys-
temvary greatly between thesexes. Male andfemale children donotdifferremarkably
inbody form until they reach theageofpuberty.Atthistime, under theinfluence of
hormones, striking changes occur inseveral systems. Thevoice gradually changes inthe
male toadeeper masculine tone; thebeard becomes alittle stronger; pubic, axillary and
body hairdevelop; andthebody gradually assumes thecharacteristics oftheadult male.
The body form oftheadult male develops increased musculature, with broader shoul-
ders andnarrow hips. Thefemale atpuberty develops afeminine contour duelargely to
deposition ofsubepidermal fatandshemammary glands become larger.Theinternal and
external genitalia approach maturity, and the gonads begin to produce mature sex cells.78.2.1 Female Reproductive System
The internal reproductive organs ofthefemale aretheovaries, fallopian tubes (or
oviducts), theuterus andthevagina. The ovaarise anddevelop intheovaries. When
they aremature, they rupture from thesurface oftheovary andpass down thefallopi-
antubes totheuterus. Iftheovum isfertilized during ispassage down theoviduct, the
developing blastocyst becomes implanted inthelining oftheuterus. Ifitremains unfer-
tilized, itsoon breaks down andbecomes lostinmucous secretion. Theuterus leads into
the vagina, which is a narrow passageway opening to the exterior.
78.2.1.1 Ovaries
Thepaired ovaries lieoneither sideoftheuterus andbelow thefallopian tubes. The
internal structure oftheovary consists ofaconnective-tissue framework, which supports
the developing germ cells, muscle cells, blood vessels and nerves.
The ovadevelop within theovarian follicle. The various stages ofoogenesis are
passed there, andthedeveloping ovum inoneofthemore mature follicles isinreality
aprimary oocyte. Follicles develop under theinfluence ofthefollicle-stimulating hor-
mone (FSH) andluteinizing hormone (LH) originating inthepituitary gland. From pu-
berty tomenopause, mature follicles approach thesurface oftheovary andrupture ma-
tureovathrough thesurface atfairly regular monthly intervals intheprocess known as
ovulation. Ovulation occurs about themiddle ofthe28-day menstrual cycle, butthefol-
licle cells persist, under going a transformation into the corpus luteum.
78.2.1.2 Corpus Luteum
After ovulation, thefollicular cells enlar geandincrease innumbers sothatthenum-
berofcelllayers increases. Thecavity oftheoldfollicle becomes filled with blood, but
theblood isgradually resorbed asnew celllayers fillinthecavity.Connective tissue
andblood vessels grow infrom aconnective-tissue layer surrounding theoldfollicle. A
yellowish thick-walled body called thecorpus luteum replaces theoldfollicle. Thecell
cytoplasm contains alipid substance known aslutein.Intheperiod between ovulation
andmenstruation thecorpus luteum secretes thehormones progesterone andestrogen,
which exert asustaining influence onthelining oftheuterus. Iftheovum isnotfertil-
ized, thecorpus luteum begins todegenerate toward theendofthemenstrual cycle and
menstruation follows. Iftheovum isfertilized, thecorpus luteum ofpregnancy reaches
the height of its development about the third month, after which it begins to degenerate.
78.2.1.3 Fallopian Tubes
The tubes that conduct theovafrom theovaries totheuterus areusually called
oviducts inanimals. Inhumans they aremore commonly referred toasfallopian tubes,
oruterine tubes. They lieinahorizontal position above theovaries. Thefarends near
theovaries flare outinafunnel-like fashion. Thefunnels bear fringed processes called
fimbriae which aid in guiding the ovum into the tube.
78.2.1.4 Uterus
Theuterus isathick-walled organlocated intheupper partofthepelvic region. Its
function istoreceive theblastocyst andtoprovide protection andnourishment tothe
developing embryo andfetus after implantation. Theposition oftheuterus varies, butit
isusually tipped forward over theurinary bladder.Thelower partoftheuterus ismore
cylindrical in shape and is called the cervix. Its external orifice opens into the vagina.78.2.1.5 Vagina
Acanal leading from thevestibule oftheexternal genitalia tothecervix oftheuterus
iscalled thevagina. Thevagina receives thepenis ofthemale during sexual intercourse;
aseminal emission releases sperm near theexternal orifice oftheuterus. Atchildbirth
thevagina becomes greatly distended toform thebirth canal from thecervix totheex-
terior.
Theexternal orifice ofthevirginal vagina ispartially closed offbyafold ofmem-
brane known as the hymen.
78.2.2 Male Reproductive System
78.2.2.1 Testes
Spermatogenesis takes place inthetestes. Thetestes descend from anabdominal po-
sition before birth andcome tolieinasaccalled thescrotum. Occasionally thetestes fail
todescend intothescrotum, acondition known ascryptorchism. Undescended testes are
almost invariably sterile, although they produce the male sex hormone.
78.2.2.2 Epididymis
Immature sperm arenotmotile butarepropelled upthrough theconvoluted tubules
intoanetwork offinetubules andonintotheducts oftheepididymis. Theepididymis is
a body containing a tightly convoluted tubule and is located behind the testis.
78.2.2.3 Vas Deferens
Theduct oftheepididymis iscontinuous with alargerduct, theductus deferens or
vasdeferens, which leads thesperm away from thetestis. Thevasdeferens extends up-
ward from thetestis through thespermatic cord. Itpasses through theinguinal canal,
over thepubic arch, andbehind theurinary bladder toterminate intheejaculatory duct.
Theright andleftejaculatory ducts open intotheurethra within theprostate gland. They
are much smaller ducts than the vas deferens and only two centimeters long.
78.2.2.4 Seminal Vesicles
The seminal vesicles arelobulated sacs located behind thesurface ofthebladder.
They secrete afluid thatforms apartofthesemen. Thefluid passes down asmall duct
andenters theejaculatory duct. Itisthought tocontribute totheviability ofthesperma-
tozoa.
78.2.2.5 Prostate Gland
Theprostate gland isamuscular andglandular organthatislocated below theblad-
derandinfront oftherectum. Thebase oftheurethra passes ‘through it.Theprostatic
secretion isalkaline, somewhat milky,andcontributes totheodor ofsemen. The base
oftheurethra runs almost vertically through theanterior portion ofthegland when the
body is in a standing position.
78.2.2.6 Penis
Thepenis isthecopulatory organofthemale. Thebody ofthepenis iscomposed of
three longitudinal columns oferectile tissue. Erectile tissue iscomposed ofblood spaces,
which ordinarily arenotdistended with blood, thepenis then being softandflaccid. Sex-
ualexcitement causes blood topour intothese spaces faster than itisdrained away by
theveins. Asaresult thewalls ofthetissue become distended with blood, andthepenisbecomes hard anderect. Itisinthiscondition thatitisinserted into thevagina inthe
actofsexual intercourse. After sexual excitement haspassed, blood isdrained outofthe
erectile tissue andthepenis becomes softagain. Erectile tissue isalsopresent inthecli-
tor