: the organism is re-
newed and rejuvenated at the expense of the
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hand, the pathological mechanisms  of apoptosis,
such as premature ageing, oncological diseases,
etc., are eliminated.
The apoptosis phenomenon was discovered
relatively recently, in 1972. This became the
most interesting discovery of the last 50 years in
the spheres of biology and medicin e. In modern
terms, apoptosis is a general biological mecha-
nism responsible for the consistency in the num-
bers of cell populations, and the morphogenesis
and culling of defective cells. Regular food intake
and negative ecological situation stand in the
way of this physiological mechanism. According
to our observations, food apoptosis is activated
after 20 hours of dry fasting (if the proper fasting
technique is observed).
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Day 7. This day may be one of the most healing
among all the preceding ones.
Powerfu l cleansing and renewal of a person’s
energy occurs in this period.  You may have un-
usual or strange dreams on this day: snakes or
worms coming out of your body, etc. That’s how
we get rid of hex, evil eye and pathological en-
ergy. Dry fasting, first and foremost, is intense
spiritual work, intended to cleanse the soul and
body from entities parasitizing on them; this
work also serves to strengthen willpower and re-
inforce positive thinking.
Dry fasting uses all the organs of the body to
evenly burn anything unfit for its evolution, not
only its mechanical aspect, but spiritual as well.
Thanks to fasting, chakras and energy channels
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As far as the physical aspect is concerned, this is
the period of alleviation, emotional uplift, stabi-
lization of bodily functions. Blood pressure sta-
bilizes. Urine acquires a dark brown color; the
cleansing process is underway. In the morning,
conduct cupping massage, abdominal and spinal
self-massage. The average weight loss is 1  kg.
Why do cleansing and energy renewal occur?
During this period, a unique mechanism is acti-
vated - replacement of the old, ‘dead water’ with
the super -quality ‘live water.’ Not only can water
benefit a person, it can also harm them. As is well
known, water is one of the best carriers of energy
information. This is achieved due to the unique
molecular composition of water and variability
of its cluster structure.
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world. It turned out that besides ordinary water,
there’s also heavy water in nature. In the mole-
cules of such water, hydrogen is replaced with its
isotope — deuterium. Only extremely small
amounts of it exist in nature. But here’s what was
found just recently: heavy water can be present
in the human body as well. Water with an in-
creased concentration of deuterium is also
known as dead water. It is poorly excreted from
the organism and poisons it slowly. According to
some scientists, this is due to the information
poisoning of the water. It is established that if a
thought is heavy, negative, low -frequency, artic-
ulated with great energy, it can eventually redi-
rect hydrogen atoms, making them double up, as
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nary water becomes dead.
It was also proven by scientists that long before
any symptoms of disease appear, local areas of
heavy water — water with incorrect structure,
pathological areas – form in the human organ-
ism. These resemble swamps in the body, where
parasites start actively multiplying. All this leads
to a decrease in local immunity and internal or-
gan damage. We need to be careful when dealing
with water, since our bodies don’t contain ordi-
nary water. The water  inside us is structured.
In our everyday lives, we mainly drink chlorin-
ated, over -boiled water; all modern drinks con-
tain nothing useful for the body. This water,
when it enters the organism, isn’t just directly
excreted through the pores, it goes through  a
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energy expenditures from the organism.  That’s
why excessive consumption of such liquids cre-
ates a large burden on the organism and leads to
a multitude of illnesses. The large amount of
dead, heavy wate r in the organism of a modern
human is a fault. This water doesn’t participate
in the exchange, accumulates and isn’t excreted
by the body. It is heavy ballast, nonviable and in-
active, steadily accumulating in our body. D₃O is
radioactive water. It pushes us towards aging
and death. Many people note that dry fasting is
easier to endure compared to water  fasting, be-
cause of the lack of the feeling of hunger during
it. This, in fact, isn’t surprising. The thing is, wa-
ter outside the organism and assimilated w ater
are two entirely different things. The organism
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them of unnecessary information, structures
them and turns them into its own molecules,
possessing the qualities of the given organism.
To do this, just like to  assimilate food, the body
has to spend a certain amount of energy and
time. That’s why dry fasting is most certainly of
more value, because it allows the whole organ-
ism to rest, particularly the digestive tract, which
is the reason why, taking into account all the dry
fasting mechanisms, peptic ulcers can be com-
pletely cured. Another effect is conditioned by
the fact that the organism can’t exist without wa-
ter, which is why it immediately starts using its
reserves – first of all, the excess fat (the organi sm
synthesizes water using oxygen from the air and
hydrogen from the fat tissue), which is very
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fasting, exogenous water, that is, water from the
outside, enters the organism. And it’s that water
that is the main cleansing factor. In accordance
with the law of biological expediency, in this case
the cell spends a minimum amount of its own
energy, since everything is going smoothly: all
the toxins and poisons dissolve and, figuratively
speaking, the toxins are washed out of the cell
and out of the intercellular space.
But during dry fasting the toxins are burned up,
one might say, in their own furnaces — every cell
starts “a thermonuclear reaction” in the absence
of water. Every cell becomes a mini -furnace, a
mini-reactor for a period of time. But water is
essential, and the cells lose these allowances, es-
pecially the sick and altered ones (that’s why
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treated so effectively). Under these circum-
stances, the strongest and healthiest cells sur-
vive, and in order to survive, they have to acti-
vate the production of their own super -quality
endogenous water. And this endogenous water
has to be several times better than exogenous
water, once again, in accordance with the law o f
biological expediency. After all, the cell spends a
lot of energy – thus, the product that we get in
the end has to be of a quality that corresponds to
the efforts spent. After all, this isn’t the human
mind, which can make mistakes. This is nature
itself, which has anticipated any scenario and
does everything for life to continue.
Exogenous and endogenous water can be com-
pared to a dirty river where a local chemical
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 and eventually raw, we qu ite commonly become more aware of our emotional
selves. When we commit to eating a raw diet, we gravitate toward fatty  foods to provide emotional numbing, as most fresh fruits are
not sufficient sedatives to overcome emotional distress. Usually thi s leads to the consumption of exorbitant amounts of nuts or seeds,
which are easy to overeat, because they do not quickly trigger satiation. Digestive distress and undue suffering result from this
behavior.
The answer to all this lies not in consuming food at all, but in maintain ing emotional poise and developing the ability to fully feel
our emotions.

Fats have several factors working against them when it comes to sat iety. First, fats pack many calories into tiny packages.
Because volume is one of the key factors in experiencing satiation, it  is difficult to eat enough volume of a fatty food to feel satiated,
without feeling sick first.
Second, the brain monitors blood-sugar levels constantly as a method of deter mining hunger. As blood-sugar levels rise,
hunger decreases. No corollary rapid hunger reaction occurs in the cas e of blood fat, and even if it did, dietary fat takes a relatively
long time to reach the bloodstream, often requiring twelve to twenty-fou r hours from the time it is eaten. If you eat an entire meal of
fatty foods, you still won’t be satiated. Y ou will very likely resort to e ating a sweet dessert at the end of the meal to finally satisfy
your appetite. The idea that eating fat keeps you satiated is simply untr ue.

Sweet Fruits Win Every Time!
When we eat sweet fruits, which are rich in simple sugars, the blood-s ugar level rises gently, almost immediately, as we discussed in
Chapter 2. The sweetness of these highly nutritious foods makes them dif ficult to overeat. And because of their copious water and
fiber content, fruits supply relatively high volume in a low-calorie  package, further making it difficult to eat too much of them. We
have all been taught that sweets will satiate us, and we have come t o rely upon this fact by choosing to eat our sweet desserts at the
end of our meals.
When we eat sweet desserts at the end of our meals, it indicates two thi ngs:

No matter how much food we ate, it likely did not satisfy our appetite, or else we  would not have been tempted by a sweet
dessert.
We ate insufficient simple carbohydrates during the meal, leaving  us craving those very carbohydrates at the end of the meal.
This is evidence of our natural and substantial need for simple carbohydr ates.

Had we eaten sufficiently of fruit at the start of the meal, it is li kely that we would not have desired other foods. No other food group matches the ability of fruit to satiate us.

Monomeals: Eating One Food at a Time
Eating a single-ingredient “monomeal” of fruit is an extremely pleasurable experience quite simply because it is so satiati ng and
yet, so uncomplicated. The minimalism of the meal runs counter to our habi tual multiple-food approach, with its accompanying
titillation of the tastebuds, thereby allowing us to avoid addiction to stim ulation and overeating.
Judging from the way most people eat, I feel safe in saying that addiction  stems from variety. Because the mono-fruit meal
does not excite the body, and is easily digested, it does not leave us dulled and fa tigued after eating, but rather engaged and clear of
mind. We are left both perfectly satisfied and mentally poised.
At first attempt, the monomeal may seem “boring,” because we are s o accustomed to the stimulation of eating multi-ingredient
meals. Over time, the simplicity of mono-fruit meals improves digesti on and heightens your senses, so that you can pick up the
nuances of every bite of raw plant foods. As an added benefit, you will be able to better recognize when you are actually satisfied.

Am I Supposed to Feel Full?
Given that the key to eating for fullness while simultaneously con suming the right number of calories for our bodies is to eat high-
volume, nutrient-rich, simple-carbohydrate foods, then which foods should pr edominate? The truth is, the human body has only a
certain capacity. While it is possible to get adequate nutrition from a v ariety of different food sources, it is more easily obtained from
some foods than from others. For instance, lettuce is highly nutritious  in terms of nutrients per calorie, but it would be extremely
difficult—essentially impossible due to the finite nature of our di gestive capacity—to consume sufficient lettuce to meet our calor ic
requirements. (At 50 calories for a 10-ounce head, we would have to eat 40 heads a da y to consume 2,000 calories).
At the opposite end of the spectrum, it is possible to put the micronutrients r equired to meet our total daily nutrient
requirements into a single small pill. (Of course, our macronutrie nt needs—water, fiber, carbohydrate, protein, and fat—do not lend
themselves to consumption in pill form.) Were you to eat such a pill, howeve r, the lack of volume or bulk would result in a
tremendous and unyielding sense of hunger that could only be satisfied by  the consumption of more volume.
How do we get volume, nutrients, and simple sugars, all at the same time?  We eat sweet fruit. Because of its high water and
fiber content, fruit provides more volume with fewer calories than any  food category except vegetables. Hence, we can meet our
caloric needs without exceeding them, while fulfilling our innate  desire to consume foods in large volume. Because of its high volume,
low calories, and abundance of nutrients including simple sugars, eati ng a sweet meal predominated by fruit is bound to be satiating
every time.

Chapter 11. 80/10/10 in Practice

How does your daily diet differ when you learn to eat the low-fat raw vegan  way? On most days, you will eat juicy fruit for
breakfast, sweeter fruit for lunch, and all the acid fruit you care for be fore a vegetable-based dinner. It is really that simple.
Most raw fooders, and anyone else who has been taught to avoid fruit or to eat it  in somewhat limited quantities, are initially
dumbfounded by this formula. Responses range from “I could never do that”  to the full range of nutritional questions that have
already been covered in this text.
For people transitioning from a more mainstream diet, the concept of eatin g fruits and vegetables makes a lot of sense. After
all, fruits and vegetables are the true health foods. With the state  of human health at its absolute all time lowest, isn’t it time that  we
started eating fruits and vegetables as if our very lives depended upon t hem?
While people also tend to intuitively sense the wisdom of a low-fat diet, th e idea of committing to a completely vegan diet may
seem a bit mentally or emotionally challenging at first. But it make s more sense all the time, and the number of vegans is rising every
day.

Slow and Steady
Once people educate themselves about a new positive behavior and become conv inced that they desire to incorporate it into
their lives, I always encourage them to do so as quickly as possible. Yet, you  can be easy on yourself when adopting the 80/10/10
way of life. A gradual transition may be the best that you can hope for if you  have amassed a collection of mental, emotional, or
habitual blocks that would make a sudden and total switchover difficult.
Direction is more important than speed for most people when it comes to succe ssful transition. Imposing upon yourself the
unnecessary pressure to make “all or nothing” changes often leads  to frustrating failure. When people stretch themselves too quic kly,
they often “snap back” into their prior habits.
By decreasing the fat percentage in your diet even one point per week, you c an achieve the full benefits of 80/10/10  in less
than a year. After that, you have the rest of your life to reap the harv est of health that you have sown. This is not a diet program to
be used temporarily, but a healthful eating program for life.
I wrote this book to guide people to a low-fat plant-based raw foods  diet. No other program exists for this purpose.
However, many other low(er)-fat plant-based diet programs exist. Some peopl e choose to transition more gradually by consuming
fruit for breakfast and lunch, with a simple low-fat cooked meal plus a raw s alad at night. Over a period of months, the salad and
other raw dishes nudge out the cooked components, until 100% raw is achieved. If y ou are interested in such a path, don't feel guilty
about it. Give yourself permission to take advantage of the myriad of resour ces available to support your health in the most
appropriate way for you right now.
For some folks, there is a greater sense of urgency than for others, as he alth issues can impose themselves powerfully. If that is
the case, feel free to transition your diet as rapidly as you can. There i s no danger in converting to 80/10/10  immediately. One 89-
year-old man I worked with went from


 hope she has a long and happy life. She isentitled to one!
A Collection of Gallbladders
Gallbladder cases are rather ho-hum to me; they are quick to respond to
hygienic treatment and easy to resolve. I’ve fixed lots of them. But an inflamedgallbladder is in no way ho-hum to the person afflicted with it. I’ve beenfrequently told that there are no worse pains a body can create than an inflamedgallbladder or the sensations accompanying the passing of a gall stone. I hearfrom kidney patients that passing a kidney stone is worse but I’ve never had apatient who experienced both kinds of stones to give me an honest comparativeevaluation.
The only thing dangerous about simple gallbladder problems is ignoring them
(between the bouts of severe pain they can cause) because then the inflamedgallbladder can involve the liver. I already told the story of how my own motherlost half her liver this way.
The condition is usually caused by a combination of hereditary tendency,
general toxemia, and/or a high-fat diet, especially one high in animal fats. The livermakes bile that is stored in the gallbladder, to be released on demand into thesmall intestine to digest fat. A toxic, overloaded liver makes irritating sediment-containing bile that inflames the gallbladder and forms stones. A high-fat dietforces the liver to make even more of this irritant.
A toxic, overloaded, inflamed, blocked gallbladder is capable of causing an
enormous array of symptoms that can seem to have no connection at all to theircause. In part these same symptoms are caused by a toxic, constipated colonthat, in part, got that way because of poor fat digestion over a long time. Thesesymptoms include: severe back pain; headache; bloating; burping; nausea;insomnia; intestinal gas; generalized aches and pains.
Medical doctors used to remove a troublesome gallbladder without hesitation;
it was an organ they considered to be highly dispensable. Without one, the bileduct takes over as a bladder but its capacity is much smaller so the person’sability to digest fats has been permanently crippled, leading to increased toxemiaand earlier aging if fats are not eliminated from the diet. These days the medicoshave a new, less invasive procedure to eliminate stones; they are vibrated andbroken-up by ultrasonics without major surgery. Inflamed gallbladders are usuallyremoved because gallbladder inflammations resist treatment by antibiotics.
There are several very effective natural gallbladder remedies. The best is a
three week fast, taking the juice of one or two lemons every day, along withcolonics. The lemon juice tends to clear the bile duct. The fast allows thegallbladder to heal from inflammation. In cases that aren’t too severe I have hadvery good results simply eliminating fats from the diet and using a food supplementderived from beet tops called AF Betafood. However, in all these cases, once thegallbladder is no longer “acting up,” the person must stay on a low fat diet. Anyfats they do eat must be vegetable and in small quantities.
By healing their gallbladders and cleansing their colons, several of my clients
have resolved severe, debilitating back pain, pain so severe that the suffers werebecoming bedridden. Medical doctors don’t associate gallbladder disease withback pain.
The Frightening Heart
Heart disease is one of the major causes of death among North Americans. It
evokes images of resuscitation, of desperate races against time, trying to restartan arrested heart before the brain dies. It makes people think of horriblyexpensive surgery, last wills and testaments, terrible, paralyzing pain. Heartdisease is a great profit center for the medical profession.
Most heart problems are very easy to fix by holistic approaches, even many
hereditary weaknesses and malfunctions can be healed, if the work is done beforetoo much organic damage occurs. But it rarely is easy to get the people to takethe necessary medicine; everything in their lives must change—and quickly.
First of all, people with heart problems must rapidly reach and maintain normal
weight. This can be done by fasting or by dietary change, usually by eliminating allfats, sugars and refined starches. Alcohol and tobacco must instantly and foreverbecome only past memories. It is almost as essential to eliminate flesh proteinfoods and dairy. Should that prove entirely too painful, fish in small quantities andonly one or two times a week is tolerable.
For starters, a long fast, especially one involving lots of bed rest, is ideal. This
gives the heart a chance to heal while the body weight is adjusted. A period ofintense rest even without water fasting will accomplish almost as much. Evensomeone with the potential for heart disease who has not yet had a heart attackwould be well-served to spend a month in bed, losing weight on juice, or sitting ina rocker on the porch eating only raw foods. After the weight is down to normalor close to normal and the heart tests stronger, an exercise program should bestarted.
Exercise has to become a religion. A daily aerobic program must be started on
a carefully managed gradient, using the pulse rate as an regulator, at first raisingtheir maximum heart rate to a point just below 150 percent of its resting pulse andkeeping it there for thirty minutes. One can walk, jog, ride a bicycle or use anexercise machine. Actually, everyone should do this, even those with no heartproblems. My husband, who hates the boredom of exercise, enjoys a ski machinein front of the TV while the stock market program is on. He finds the TVinteresting enough that he pays no attention to his workout. Daily aerobic exercisewill strengthen the heart, gradually slowing the heart’s resting pulse rate, indicatingthat the heart has become much stronger, pumping more blood with each pulse.As the resting pulse drops the exercising heartbeat can be increased to double theresting rate.
Highly aggressive, competitive, stress-oriented people have to give up being
adrenaline junkies and learn to relax and assume a laid-back approach to living.Or die soon. An adrenaline junkie is someone that enjoys the feeling they getwhen operating under stress. Stress and the adrenaline it releases produce a kindof a drug-high. Many stressaholics cannot give up their adrenaline addiction whilemaintaining their previous employment and life-style, even though their life is atstake. In this sense they are like alcoholics, who should not take employmenttending bar. To survive for long these people may have to retire or changeprofessions. Stockbrokers may have to become Organic farmers; journalists mayhave to operate a news stand or bookstore, or work part-time covering thesociety page and dog shows. Women frequently turn their family life into a stress-filled drama too.
With heart problems a life extension megavitamin program is essential, even for
twenty somethings if they have heart disease. The sixty milligrams of Co-EnzymeQ-
10 I recommend for the average middle aged person will not be enough for
heart cases; they should take at least 120 milligrams daily and consider up to 250mg. This much Q-
10 greatly boosts the energy output of the heart on a cellular
level. Vitamin E should also be increased, to between 600 and 2,000 iu daily. I
also rebuild diseased hearts with protomorphogens; usually they must stay onprotomorphogens for the rest of their lives. Niacin taken several times a day indoses, sufficient to dilate the capillaries and cause a skin flush (50 to 200milligrams), increases the blood flow to nourish the heart. The amino acid L.Carnitine is also useful by increasing the energy output of the heart much like Co-Enzyme Q-
10.
When I put people on this program, the supplements and other measures
gradually take effect, and over months the patient begins to feel enormouslybetter. Inevitably they come to dislike the side-effects of the various medicationstheir medical doctor has put them on and they begin to wean themselves off ofheart-stimulating poisons like digitalis. Another benefit of my program is thatinevitably, blood pressure also drops to a normal range so if they have been onblood pressure medication they quit that too. Their diuretics also becomeunnecessary. The money they save more than pays for their supplements and thesense of well-being they feel is beyond value.
Other Kinds Of Cancer
There seem to be many other kinds of cancer, at least if you believe the
medical doctors. They divide up cancers and their treatments by their location inthe body and by the type of cancer cells present. I do not see it that way. To me,a cancer is a cancer is a cancer, and there is only one kind: it is an immune systemcollapse, consequence of the deadly triangle of weak spleen, thymus and liver,plus a toxic large intestine and weak pancreas. That organ profile is found in skincancer, prostate cancer, leukemia, brain cancer, cancer of what have you. Howfast or how slowly the cells multiply or spread, where they are located, what thecancer cells look like in a microscope, these are irrelevant factors compared tothe body’s ability to conquer the disease. Or die from it.
If the body’s immune system can stop the growth of the cancers and begin to
turn them back before the cancer cells impinge catastrophically on some vitalfunction, the person can usually survive. Even if the body cannot completelyeliminate all the cancer cells, but regains enough immune function to keep theexisting cancers in permanent check, a person can survive many years with anexisting, stable cancer without undue pain or discomfort. Still having a non-growing tumor after a long


 It has been said that "a coward dies many deaths but a brave man only dies once." There has never been a time in the history of American foods that they are as safe as now. These additives make our foods safer and have a more lasting result than all the vaccines that some doctors give.
There are foods that do have too much additives in them. One is
ice cream. It has many additives, it won't even melt. It's a smooth, vel-vety, sweet flavor, but it has very little food value. It will rot instead of turning to a whey. Any ice cream th at will not melt, or will not turn
to a whey, is unsafe to use for food, as it does not have much nutrient in it. Good ice cream will melt into a milkshake, and there are some of these now on the market.
Some orange juices are diluted with water and have a preservative
that makes it dangerous to drink for people with a high cholesterol or a high urea. It is always safer to drink fresh orange juice.
I have a very high respect and highly recommend Ocean Spray
Cranberry Juice and Welch's Unsweetened Grape Juice. If these com-panies keep their products in the future as well as now they will be
great products in years to come. The unsweetened grape juice has the natural grape sugars in it. I also have great respect for Dole and Del Monte Pineapple Juice. Pineapple, unsweetened, whether in slices or crushed, is very rich in minerals.
Most everyone should eat a little pineapple once or more a week
(unless they are allergic to it). Always use the fresh fruit whenever possible. When buying, always buy the fruit that feels solid and is the heaviest. 118 Be temperate in all things and use a great variety of foods.
It's much easier to maintain a higher reserve energy rating by fol-
lowing these principles.   119 CHAPTER 16
MIN-COL

While in college I became aware of  the great mineral deficiencies
in our foods.
In 1934 I discovered the best of the minerals that is still on the
market today, Min-Col. This is a derivative from bone meal which is very effective in rebuilding bone structure, etc.
Min-Col is the essence of bone meal. There is approximately 60
pounds of this substance in a ton of bone meal, but man has never learned to get over three or four pounds out of a ton. It is a bit expen-sive. There are 100 capsules in a bottle, so 3½ bottles would be
enough for a person for a year. Therefore you have spent approximate-ly $50 (unless during pregnancy), besides no cavities, no dental bills and strong teeth and strong bones. What you spend for these capsules decreases what you would have to spend with orthopedic surgeons and dentists.
There is no other product on the market today that I know of that
even remotely equals the high quality  and standard of Min-Col. There
are some counterfeit substances on the market of very low quality (have not been proven over a period of 45 years). I raised six children with Min-Col with no cavities in their teeth and no receding gums, (plus a good diet) and no days missed from school because of illness.
Six-month-old babies should take ½ of one Min-Col capsule daily.
Let the mother break it open and put it on the foods. This will cause the child to have strong teeth. They will not have cavities or lose their teeth too early. At four years of age they should take one capsule a day for 96 years, and if they live to be older than that, repeat the dose.
Females should take two capsules twice a day during pregnancy,
assuming they have been taking one capsule a day previously. After the baby is weaned, then go back to one capsule a day.
When fingernails tear easily, are rigid, thin, have rough edges or
have white spots, this is a sign of a need of Min-Col. 120 When the calciums drop too low people become irritable and
nervous. If you take the wrong calciums, or you are not taking enough
of the right kind of calciums, then problems will result.
We need to keep in mind to be sure to use the right calciums in the
right amount at the right time. By right amounts you have to consider age, height, weight and diet.
Healthy people's diet should be 30 to 35% roughage, or cellulose
(even in animal feed this should be the same amount). If you will use 35% cellulose fiber in your diet, then you will not have any digestive problems such as constipation. After you have become ill and you have problems in the colon you will find that the liver bile is too dilute to break down the cellulose enough for it to be effective, and the lower the reserve energy, the weaker the di gestive juices and the less miner-
als you get out of the food.
You are caught in a cycle of a chain reaction when everything you
do is wrong as far as correcting your diet. Until you get your body back into range A of the RBTI test everything you eat is against you. So you need help in getting your body chemistry back into range A.
This can be done under supervision in less than a week, generally in three or four days. It does not mean that you are well the first day the body chemistry is moved back into range A. It indicates that nature is repairing the damage as rapidly as possible.
One thing to remember about the numbers is that a change in one
number indicates a change in all numbers. Something Iike the Ten Commandments, if you break one, you break all. It is almost impossi-ble to fool these numbers because of cause and effect. "Well, my numbers change quite often," you say.
The lower your reserve energy the more effect your diet has on
your numbers, but if you have a high reserve energy you can eat most anything and it won't change the numbers. The very fact that your numbers are jumping around means that you have a low reserve ener-gy.
Avocados and mangos are very high in minerals. Avocados are as
rich in proteins and minerals as is a beef steak. Mangos are a very good fmit and rich in minerals, but if it is very ripe you need to get in-121 to a bathtub to eat it because it gets all over you. Some people are al-
lergic to mangos or avocados. People having this problem should not
use them. Remember, there is hardly any food that somebody is not allergic to. Where can you find mangos? You will find that mangos (man goes) wherever woman goes.
People with ulcers of the stomach, high delta cells in the stomach,
colitis, colon pockets, hemorrhoid condition, and inflamed pancreas, and inflamed appendix, should not eat nuts or popcorn at all. It doesn't
matter how well you chew these foods, little particles collect in the decayed spots or in the ulcerated area, or in the colitis where irritated in the intestinal tract, and can cause soreness, protrusion, swelling, and a lot more suffering than is necessary.
Refrain from the use of nuts, with the exception of coconut. People with digestive problems such as just mentioned can use
Aloe Vera Gel (one tablespoon twice a day, between meals, taken in carbonated drinks such as Collins Mixer, 7-Up, etc.).
Aloe Vera Gel helps shrink hemorr hoids. It is one of the finest
healing agents for digestive problems.
It is good to learn to tell your tongue what you are going to eat,
whether it considers it good for you or not. Evil spirits can get in the body of even saints at times if they do not eat the proper diet. The evil spirit knows that the weaker the saint becomes physically the less faith he will have, and the less capable he is of making up his mind and the less works he will have. So it is the evil spirit's job to decrease the strength so the works won't increase.
The demon is sent into your body for the sole purpose of killing
you, and when he kills you he does not die, he goes into someone else and does the same thing. Evil spirits in people does not mean that they
are lost by any means. It is something like the rat being in a hole in a happy home. He is an undesirable visitor. Evil spirits demand the foods that they like, and they will demand it until the person is dead, eating the very foods that are killing the person and making them hate the foods that the person needs to recover his health. It says in the Bi-ble that Jesus cast out evil spirits and the people became well immedi-ately. This is a miracle. However, if you refuse to eat the foods that 122 the evil spirit demands, you are resisting him as is written in James
4:7, and he will leave your body because unless you obey him, he will
not stay. For it is in essence whether or not we control our taste buds (or tongue), or they control us.   123 CHAPTER 17
CASE HISTORIES

There are three classes of people: Those not sick who want to be. Those very sick and they know it. Those very sick and don't know it. This last group is a sad group, and this is particularly true of ath-
letes. At the retreats when moving the body chemistry of young men from range C to range A, they will go through severe withdrawal, probably vomiting like an alcoholic would go through when he is so-
bering


 the half of it.
That would be hell.
Exactly. Yet you are not condemned to it.
You are not relegated to it forevermore. All
that it takes to get out of hell —to get out of
not knowing —is to know again.
There are many ways a nd many places
(dimensions) in which you can do this.
You are in one of those dimensions now. It
is called, in your understanding, the third
dimension.
And there are many more?  Have I not told you that in My Kingdom
there are many mansions? I would not
have told it to you were it not so.
Then there is no hell —not really. I mean,
there is no place or dimension to which we
are everlastingly condemned!
What would be the purpose of that?
Yet you are always limited by your
knowingness —for you —we—are a self-
created  being.
You cannot be what you do not know your
Self to be.
That is why you have been given this life —
so that you might know yourself in your  own
experience. Then you can conceive of
yourself as Who You Really Are, and  create
yourself as that i n your experience —and
the circle is again complete...only  bigger.  And so, you are in the process of growing —
or, as I have put it throughout this book,  of
becoming.
There is no limit to what you can become.
You mean, I can even become —dare I say
it?—a God...just like You?
What do you think?
I don’t know.
Until you do, you cannot. Remember the
triangle —the Holy Trinity: spirit - mind -body.
Conceive -create -experience. Remember,
using your symbology:
HOLY SPIRIT = INSPIRATION =
CONCEIVE
FATHER = PARENTING = CREA TE SON =
OFFSPRING = EXPERIENCE  The Son experiences the creation of the
fathering thought, which is conceived of by
the Holy Ghost.
Can you conceive of yourself as one day
being a God?
In my wildest moments.
Good, for I tell you this: You are already a
God. You simply do not know it.
Have I not said, “Ye are Gods”?
  Chapter 14
There now. I have explained it all for you.
Life. How it works. Its very reason and
purpose. How else can I serve you?
There’s nothing more I could ask. I am filled
with thanks for this incredible dialogue. It’s
been so far -reaching, so encompassing.
And, as I look at my original questions, I
see we’ve covered the first five —having to
do with life and relationships, money and
careers, and health. I had more questions
on that orig inal list, as you know, but
somehow these discussions make those
questions seem irrelevant.
Yes. Still, you’ve asked them. Let’s just
quickly answer the remainder of them, one
by one. Now that we’re moving this rapidly
through the material — —What material? —
The material I brought you here to expose
you to —now that we’re moving this  rapidly
though the material, let’s just take those
remaining questions and deal with  them
quickly.
6. What is the karmic lesson I’m supposed
to be learning here? What am  I trying to
master?
You are learning nothing here. You have
nothing to learn. You have only to
remember. That is, re -member Me.
What are you trying to master? You are
trying to master mastering itself.
7. Is there such a thing as reincarnation?
How many p ast lives have I had? What was
I in them? Is “karmic debt” a reality?  It is difficult to believe there is still a
question about this. I find it hard to imagine.
There have been so many reports from
thoroughly reliable sources of past life
experiences. Som e of these people have
brought back strikingly detailed
descriptions of events, and such
completely verifiable data as to eliminate
any possibility that they were making it up
or had contrived to somehow deceive
researchers and loved ones.
You have had 647  past lives, since you
insist on being exact. This is your 648th.
You were everything in them. A king, a
queen, a serf. A teacher, a student, a
master. A male, a female. A warrior, a
pacifist. A hero, a coward. A killer, a savior.
A sage, a fool. You have been all of it!  No, there is no such thing as karmic debt —
not in the sense that you mean in this
question. A debt is something that must or
should be repaid.
You are not obligated to do anything.
Still, there are certain things that you want
to do; choose to experience. And some of
these choices hinge on —the desire for
them has been created by —what you have
experienced before.
That is as close as words can come to this
thing you call karma.
If karma is the innate desire to be better, to
be bigger, to evolve  and to grow, and to
look at past events and experiences as a
measure of that, then, yes, karma does
exist.  But it does not require anything. Nothing is
ever required. You are, as always you  have
ever been, a being of free choice.
8. I sometimes feel very psychic. Is there
such a thing as being psychic? Am I that?
Are people who claim to be psychic
“trafficking with the devil”?
Yes, there is such a thing as being psychic.
You are that. Everyone is that. There is  not
a person who does not have what you call
psychic ability, there are only people  who
do not use it.
Using psychic ability is nothing more than
using your sixth sense.
Obviously, this is not “trafficking with the
devil,” or I would not have given this sense
to you. And, of course, there is no devil  with
whom to traffic. Someday —perhaps in  Book Two —I’ll explain to you exactly how
psychic energy and psychic ability works.
There is going to be a Book Two?
Yes. But let’s finish this one first.
9. Is it okay to take money for doing good?
If I choose to d o healing work in the world —
God’s work —can I do that and become
financially abundant, too? Or are the two
mutually exclusive?
I’ve already covered this.
10. Is sex okay? C’mon —what is the real
story behind this human experience? Is sex
purely for procreati on, as some religions
say? Is true holiness and enlightenment
achieved through denial —or
transmutation —of the sexual energy? Is it
okay to have sex without love? Is just the physical sensation of it okay enough as a
reason?
Of course sex is “okay.” Again, if I didn’t
want you to play certain games, I wouldn’t
have given you the toys. Do you give your
children things you don’t want them to  play
with?
Play with sex. Play with it! It’s wonderful
fun. Why, it’s just about the most fun you
can have with your body, if you’re talking of
strictly physical experiences alone.
But for goodness sake, don’t destroy
sexual innocence and pleasure and the
purity  of the fun, the joy, by misusing sex.
Don’t use it for power, or hidden purpose;
for ego gratification or domi nation; for any
purpose other than the purest joy and the
highest ecstasy, given and shared —which is love, and love recreated —which is new
life! Have I not chosen a delicious way to
make more of you?
With regard to denial, I have dealt with that
before. No thing holy has ever been
achieved through denial. Yet desires
change as even larger realities are
glimpsed. It  is not unusual, therefore, for
people to simply desire less, or even no,
sexual activity —or, for that matter, any of a
number of activities of th e body. For some,
the activities of the soul become
foremost —and by far the more
pleasurable.
Each to his own, without judgment —that is
the motto.  The end of your question is answered this
way: You don’t need to have a reason for
anything. Just be cause.
Be the cause of your experience.
Remember, experience produces concept
of Self, conception produces creation,
creation produces experience.
You want to experience yourself as a
person who has sex without love?
Go ahead! You’ll do that until you don’ t
want to anymore. And the only thing that
will—that could ever —cause you to stop
this, or any, behavior, is your newly
emerging  thought about Who You Are.
It’s as simple —and as complex —as that.
11. Why did You make sex so good, so
spectacular, so powerful  a human


doxuridine–DMSO preparation has been approved for herpes
 zoster in Canada and Europe.60
Another antiviral agent tested for the treatment of herpes simplex infection is
topically administered acyclovir in polyethylene glycol (Acy-PEG). A comparison of this Acy-PEG ointment preparation was made versus acyclovir–DMSO ointment in excised human and guinea pig skin.
61 Results from this study established that Acy-
PEG formulation penetrates human skin very slowly.61 This result was attributed to
PEG inefficacy since the preparation using acyclovir–DMSO ointment was signifi -
cantly more effective. A more consistent interpretation of this study is that DMSO appears to exert antiviral activity by itself since it was found that acyclovir ointment alone had only limited therapeutic benefit.
61 There is, in fact, corroboration for this
latter conclusion from another independent study done in Spain.
That study reports that although DMSO has been regarded as a useful excipient
that can carry active antiviral agents across membranes to increase penetration into tissues of these agents, findings show that DMSO may express antiviral activity by itself.
62 Rabbit skin fibroblasts were used to grow the recombinant HSV-1 and Vero
cells to analyze the action of DMSO.62 DMSO was able to block productive infection
in HSV-1 in Vero cells when administered after virus adsorption. DMSO appears to cause this block in HSV-1 production by acting at different sites with positive cooperativity, as suggested by the Hill numbers of the inhibition curves.
62 The results
indicated that DMSO inhibits HSV-1 viral DNA synthesis in vitro, blocked the sta -
bility and maturation of the free virion, and also reduced the levels of a number of viral transcripts.
62 Thus, it was concluded from this study that DMSO may possess
antiviral activity by previously undisclosed inhibitory mechanisms.
This important finding should be considered in relation to how herpes infec -
tions can progress to serious disorders. Although most of herpes infections are mild, they can lead to lethal encephalitis, and this virus accounts for 20% of all reported encephalitis cases.
63
To our knowledge, there are no studies that have used DMSO either as an adju -
vant or as a primary therapy in human viral encephalitis. Paradoxically, DMSO with acyclovir has been used for the prophylaxis and therapy of equine herpes virus type 1 (EHV-1) infection, which can cause myeloencephalopathy and death in horses.
64,65
Since DMSO has been used as a solubilizing and penetrant carrier for other antivi -
ral agents for such conditions as rabies and viral-induced myocarditis,66,67 it is logical
and justified to reappraise the potential antiviral activity by DMSO in the interest of drug safety since many of the antiviral agents on the market have adverse effects that could be avoided by considerably lowering their dose when combined with DMSO.
DMSO is a frequently used solvent and penetrant carrier through the skin for
antifungal drugs. DMSO is recommended to dissolve antifungals with poor aque -
ous solubility, but recently, DMSO has gained attention for drugs that are currently prepared in water.
Using DMSO to prepare all approved antifungals would increase the consistency
of the methods for drug preparation listed in the current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines and could help avoid precipitation of the antifungal agents, which would impair their efficacy.
68111 DMSO in Basic Microbiology
DMSO by itself has shown effectiveness against the strains of many fungi that
cause skin, hair, and nail infections, including trichophyton, epidermophyton, and
microsporum at dose-dependent concentrations of 1%–10%.69 Trichophyton is a skin
infection that causes athlete’s foot, ringworm, jock itch, and similar dermatophyte infections of the nail, beard, skin, and scalp, while epidermophyton and microspo -
rum affect hair, skin, and nails.
70
DMSO was evaluated in vitro  at a 2% concentration against an assortment
of Candida species and was observed to slow the growth of all Candida isolates tested.
71
Antifungal activity by DMSO was also observed recently at concentrations
between 0.5% and 1% against six yeast species, including Candida  species.72
The antifungal effects of DMSO are especially important in the geriatric popu -
lation due to the higher prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis, mucosal and cutane -
ous candidiasis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis found in this group of patients.73
Treatment of these elderly people with dermatophytoses and yeast infections should depend on the patient’s medication list to avoid potential drug interactions and whether topical or systemic therapy is indicated.
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, encouraging a holistic
approach to treatment.
 In the 1960s, China also established a system of “barefoot
doctors.” After a period of basic medical instruction that
blended herbal medicine, acupuncture, and Western practices,
these practitioners were sent out to provide health care
for the millions of rural Chinese too remote from cities
to benefit from the facilities available there. The barefoot
doctors in the late 1960s became a model for the World Health Organization, which created a strategy of including
traditional herbal practitioners in planning for the health care
needs of developing countries.
Western Medicine & Herbal Practices
Further to the initiative by the World Health Organization,
experience has shown that traditional (usually herbal) and
Western medicine can indeed work well in tandem, although
the relationship is often quite complex. J. M. Janzen’s The Quest
for Therapy in Lower Zaïre  (University of California Press, 1978)
describes one such interaction in Africa:
 “The people of Zaïre recognize the advantages of
Western medicine and seek its surgery, drugs, and hospital
care, but contrary to what might have been expected, native
doctors, prophets, and traditional consultations among
kinsmen do not disappear with the adoption of Western
medicine. Rather a [working relationship] has developed
in which different forms of therapy play complementary rather
than competitive roles in the thoughts and lives of the people.”
 The high cost of Western medical treatment is another
factor that has encouraged people and governments to
re-examine traditional healing. In China, Mexico, Cuba, Egypt,
Ghana, India, and Mongolia, to give but a few examples, herbal
medicines are being cultivated in greater quantities, and are
being used to some degree by conventional as well as
traditional practitioners.
 Likewise, different types of treatment have evolved
to meet the variety of needs within a population. India offers
an extraordinary example of the kind of choices available
in types of medical care. Alongside physicians trained in
conventional Western medicine, there are medically trained
Ayurvedic practitioners, traditional Ayurvedic practitioners,
local healers, and homeopaths.
Changing Attitudes
Perhaps the most important factor behind the growing
interest in complementary medicine is the poor state of
health in Western societies. Conventional medicine has by
and large brought serious infectious diseases under control,
although there are worrying signs that infectious organisms
are becoming resistant to antibiotic treatment, largely as a
result of their indiscriminate use. Chronic illness, however,
seems to be on the increase. Probably around 50 percent
of people in Western countries daily take one or more
conventional medicines—for conditions as diverse as high
blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, and depression. Many
Western countries such as the U.S. and France spend
astronomical sums on health care, yet despite this massive
investment, much of the population remains demonstrably
unhealthy. Even the significant increase in life expectancy in
developed countries is starting to go into reverse, perhaps
a result of environmental pollutants and toxic accumulation
within the body.“Slash-and-burn” farming in the rainforest of Brazil results in the eradication of native
medicinal plants. Efforts are now under way to provide local farmers with alternative
means of profiting from the land.
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The developmen T of herbal medicineOver the years, changes in public awareness have led to a
renewed interest in herbal medicine. In fact, some herbal preparations are now so commonly used that they are accepted as a part of everyday life. One of many possible examples is evening primrose oil, which is used by hundreds
of thousands of women in Britain to help relieve premenstrual syndrome. It is extracted from the seeds of Oenothera biennis
(p. 241), a North American plant. Peppermint oil ( Mentha x
piperita, p. 114), prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome and other gut problems, is another example, while senna (Cassia senna, p. 75), a simple, effective treatment for short-term constipation, is one of the most frequently used medicines throughout the world. The growing awareness of how our lives as human beings are interwoven with the fate of our planet also reinforces the value of herbal medicines. As long as care is taken to prevent overharvesting, herbal medicine is ecologically in tune with the environment.
Herbalism & Holism
The “germ theory of disease,” which holds that illness
springs from contact with an infectious organism, remains
the dominant view in mainstream medicine. Many people, however, recognize that this is only part of the picture. While illnesses such as cholera and typhoid are highly infectious and are indeed likely to be caught by almost anyone, many infectious diseases are not transmitted automatically from one person to another. The question arises, therefore, what weakness in the patient has allowed the “seed” of infection to find fertile ground? Unlike much conventional medical practice, which focuses on eradicating
the “bug” or abnormal condition, herbal medicine seeks to treat the weakness that gave rise to ill health, and sets this
in the context of the patient’s life as a whole. A complex
web of factors may lie behind the onset of illness. While bodily signs and symptoms are the most obvious indicators, dietary, emotional, and spiritual factors may be of
equal importance.
 Our bodies contain over one hundred trillion cells, which collectively must function in harmony if good health is to be maintained. Used wisely, herbs work in tune with our bodies, stimulating, supporting, or restraining different sets of cells in their allotted tasks within the body, encouraging a return to normal balanced function. Remedies aim to strengthen the patient’s own resistance, improve the vitality of weakened tissue, and encourage the body’s innate ability to return to good health.
 Of course, for people with severe acute illnesses, it may  be too late to use an herbal approach to treatment. In these circumstances, strong-acting conventional medicines such  as heart drugs, antibiotics, and painkillers, as well as surgery, can all be lifesavers. However, a health-care system that
is carefully attuned to the needs of the patient might well provide herbal remedies as a first line of treatment, with conventional medicines held in reserve to be used only  when necessary.
Evidence in Support of Herbal Cures
Many medical scientists still find it hard to accept that natural medicines, with their complex chemical makeup and variable constituents, can be as good as chemical cures in treating illness. However, as more and more research reveals that herbal medicines can be as effective as conventional medicines—and are far safer—this thinking is beginning to change.
 This is well illustrated by the change in attitude toward  St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum, p. 106)—a European plant commonly taken as an antidepressant. Extracts of the herb are now scientifically recognized as having value in mild to moderate depression. Since the 1980s, over 30 clinical trials have found extracts of St. John’s wort to be as effective as conventional antidepressants and to have far fewer side effects. In 15 of these trials, the herbal extract produced fewer side effects than the placebo (or inert “medicine”) used as a comparison. Other investigations suggest that St. John’s wort may have a role in countering viral infections, promoting wound healing, and helping withdrawal from addiction, especially from alcohol.
 As is so often the case, research has confirmed traditional views. In the 16th century, Paracelsus (see p. 23) had this  to say about the herb: “Nothing chases away disease like strength. Therefore, we should seek medicines with power and strength to overcome whatever illnesses they are used against. From this it follows that God has given to Perforatum [St. John’s wort] the strength to chase [away] the ghosts of nature…and all downheartedness.” As a result of scientific research, today’s practitioners have an important advantage—how the plant works in the body is Evening primrose is native to North America and has been used to treat a wide range
of conditions, including premenstrual syndrome, asthma, whooping cough, digestive disorders, and eczema.
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about dosages, aware of side effects, and confident in what
form the herb should be taken as a medicine.
 All over the world research is now being directed into
plants with a traditional use as medicines, in the hope of
finding new treatments for all manner of health problems.
To give but two examples: the Indian gooseberry ( Emblica
officinalis, p. 204) appears to protect the liver against cancer,
lowers blood cholesterol levels, and may prove valuable
for acute pancreatitis; while thyme ( Thymus vulgaris, p. 143),
better known as a culinary herb, is a potent antioxidant that
may prevent the breakdown of essential fatty acids in the
brain and slow the aging process.
Medicinal Herbs & Big Business
The major pharmaceutical companies have realized that
rainforests, grasslands, and even along roads and fields are
sources of potentially invaluable medicines. As a result, the
industry has invested vast resources into screening the active
constituents of medicinal plants from all over the world.
The drug taxol, first extracted from the Pacific yew ( Taxus
brevifolia ), and one of


 it is now common.chronic disease. For example, noni leaves are used
to treat boils and stomach ulcers and, chewed,
are applied as a poultice to relieve inflammation.
In Hawaii, traditional healers have long used noni in
order to promote recovery from bouts of
serious illness.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Since the late
1990s, word of noni’s reputed medicinal benefits
has spread and noni is being presented as a
medicinal food with an astonishing variety of
potential uses. These include treating obesity,
diabetes, cancer, pain, lowered immunity, high blood
pressure, heart disease, and depression. With lists
like this, many people are justifiably skeptical about
noni’s value as a medicinal food. Nonetheless, noni
fruit and juice is highly unlikely to do harm and may
well prove useful in treating chronic illness, including
pain, inflammatory disorders, heart and circulatory
problems, and cancer. Traditionally, juice from
the fruit is used as a mouthwash and gargle for
infections in the mouth and throat. Noni juice is
probably best drunk on an empty stomach.
Research  The limited research into noni suggests
that it may support immune function and be useful
in treating chronic inflammation. A 2012 review
of noni research concluded that the fruit “may
have a small degree of anticancer activity.” One
theory advanced is that noni contains appreciable
levels of proxeronine, which the body needs to
produce xeronine. This alkaloid appears to enable
cells throughout the body to counter inflammation,
promote healing, and support cellular regulation. In
times of stress or infection, the body’s need for
xeronine increases, and many people are thought
to lack sufficient proxeronine to maintain adequate
xeronine levels.and premature ejaculation in men, and is
taken by both sexes to aid fertility. Morinda is
employed in various other conditions, notably
in the treatment of menstrual disorders.
Researchers are investigating the root for its
potential to prevent bone loss and help in
treating osteoporosis.
Morus alba (Moraceae)
White Mulberry,
Sang Y e (Chinese)
Description  Deciduous tree growing to about
49 ft (15 m). Has toothed leaves, flowers in catkins,
and white berries.
Habitat & Cultivation  White mulberry
is native to China. It is grown worldwide as a
garden ornamental. The leaves are gathered in
late autumn, the twigs in early summer, and the
berries when ripe in summer. The root is dug up
in winter.
Parts Used  Leaves, twigs, fruit, root bark.
Constituents  The leaves contain flavonoids,
anthocyanins, and artocapin. The flavonoids are
antioxidant. The fruit contains the vitamins A, B1,
B2, and C.Miner’s lettuce  may have
been spread around the
world by itinerant miners.
Medicinal Actions & Uses
Apart from its value as a vegetable,
miner’s lettuce, like its relative purslane
(Portulaca oleracea, p. 255), may also be
taken as an invigorating spring tonic and
an effective diuretic.
Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)
Noni,
Indian Mulberry
Description  Shrub or small tree, growing to
26 ft (8 m), with 4-angled stems, and elliptical to oval
leaves to 14 in (35 cm) long. Large creamy-white
flowers produce a fruit resembling a breadfruit,
about 43⁄4 in (12 cm) long, green turning yellow to
white, with a pungent, very unpleasant odor.
Habitat & Cultivation  Originally native only
to Southeast Asia, noni has spread to India in the
west and across the Pacific to eastern Polynesia and
Hawaii. It prefers volcanic soils in coastal areas
and lowland forests up to about 1,300 ft (400 m)
above sea level, and until recently was infrequently
cultivated. The fruit is gathered when ripe; other
parts of the tree are picked as required.
Parts Used  Fruit and juice, leaves, bark.
Constituents  Noni fruit contains polysaccharides,
coumarins, iridoids, flavonoids and alkaloids.
No active compounds unique to noni have
been identified.
History & Folklore  Different parts of the
plant have been used in Polynesia for at least 2,000
years, chiefly to counter infection and to treat Morinda officinalis (Rubiaceae)
Morinda,
Ba Ji Tian (Chinese)
Description  Deciduous plant with white
flowers and a root that yields a yellow dye.
Habitat & Cultivation  Morinda is native
to China. It is cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi,
and Fujian provinces. The root is unearthed in
early spring.
Part Used  Root.
Constituents  Morinda contains anthraquinones,
terpenoids, and polysaccharides.
History & Folklore  The earliest written record
of morinda’s use is in the Divine Husbandman’s Classic
(Shen’nong Bencaojing ) of the 1st century ce.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Pungent and
sweet-tasting, morinda root is an important tonic
herb within traditional Chinese medicine. It has
hormonal and antidepressant properties. As a
sexual tonic, it is commonly used to treat impotence White mulberry  is grown
to feed silkworms.Berry
History & Folklore  White mulberry has
been cultivated for over 5,000 years for its leaves
(sang ye ), the preferred food of the silkworm. The
silkworm’s feces are used in Chinese medicine to
treat vomiting.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  White mulberry
leaves are expectorant, encouraging the loosening
and coughing up of phlegm, and are prescribed in
China as a treatment for coughs. The leaves are
also taken to treat fever, sore and inflamed eyes,
sore throats, headaches, dizziness and vertigo.
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238Murraya koenigiiOther medicinal plantsThe fruit juice is cleansing and tonic, and has often
been used as a gargle and mouthwash. The root bark may be used for toothache, and it is considered laxative. An extract of the leaves has been given by injection for elephantiasis. The twigs are used to combat excess fluid retention and joint pain. The fruit is taken to prevent premature graying of the hair, and to treat dizziness, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, and insomnia.
Related Species  The black mulberry (M. nigra),
native to Iran, is cultivated for its sweet, deep  red fruit.
Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae)
Curry Tree
Description  Aromatic deciduous shrub or tree
growing to 20 ft (6 m). Has strongly scented leaves, clusters of small, fragrant white flowers, and pink  to black berries.
Habitat & Cultivation  Curry tree
is native to subtropical forests in much of
southern Asia. It is widely cultivated in India
for its leaves.
Parts Used  Leaves, berries.
Constituents  Curry tree contains over
20 alkaloids, a glycoside (koenigin), volatile oil,  and tannins.
History & Folklore  Curry tree, also known as
curry patta, is a common flavoring in Indian food.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Curry tree leaves
increase digestive secretions and relieve nausea, indigestion, and vomiting. They are also used to treat diarrhea and dysentery. Curry tree aids healing, for example in gastric ulcers, and the leaves are applied as a poultice on wounds and burns. It helps to stabilize blood-sugar levels and is useful for type 2 diabetes.
Related Species  The very bitter leaves
of cosmetic bark (M. paniculata) are taken
to treat stomach ache, dysentery, toothache,
and bruises.History & Folklore  Settlers in North America
extolled the medicinal benefits of bayberry. A 1737 account stated that the plants “expel wind and ease all manner of pains proceeding from cold, therefore are good in colic, palsies, convulsions, epilepsies, and many other disorders.” The root bark was listed in the U.S. National Formulary from 1916 to 1936.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Bayberry is used
to increase circulation, stimulate perspiration, and keep bacterial infections in check. Colds, flu, coughs, and sore throats benefit from treatment with this herb. It helps to strengthen resistance to infection and to tighten and dry mucous membranes. An infusion is helpful for spongy gums, and a gargle is used for sore throats. Bayberry’s astringency is beneficial for irritable bowel syndrome and mucous colitis. An infusion can help treat excess vaginal discharge. A paste of the powdered root bark may be used externally on ulcers and sores.
Caution  Do not take in pregnancy.immature and then allowed to ripen. The leaves  are gathered as required.
Parts Used  Fruit, leaves, root


 must be put in order to the end that the embryo
may have a clean, wholesome, and well balanced habitat during its intra-uterine existence.
This does not mean that the uterus alone must be made acceptable for the evolution of the new
life, but that the whole body of the mother must be made ready. For unless there is systemic
preparedness, there can be no local readiness.
We observe that the general metabolism of the pregnant mother is accelerated; glands that have
been all but dormant awake to renewed activity, and, if the way of life of the mother is at all
wholesome, her health improves. Symptoms from which she has long suffered often clear up and
she appears well again. The nausea and vomiting are merely parts of this general renovating
program.
142The toxemic woman is declared to be unfit for the new being. The toxins that have been retained
and stored in the organism until its chemistry is profoundly altered must be removed. This calls for
a radical eliminating process; it demands a temporary cessation of eating.
There is rebellion in the stomach; it rejects food. The liver speeds up its excretory function.
Much bile is regurgitated into the stomach and is vomited. There may even develop a psychic
revulsion to food, so determined is the organism to have its way and to clean house. If we can once
understand that nature is trying to provide a clean house in which to evolve the new life, we can
understand the need to cooperate in the work and not to throw monkey wrenches into the vital
machinery.
The suppression of vomiting by the administration of drugs, always of doubtful efficacy, seems
only to make matters worse and to prolong the period of nausea and vomiting. The woman who
clings to the outworn idea that she needs plenty of “good nourishing food” and persists in eating in
spite of her repugnance to food, even to the sight, odor or thought of it, only adds to her discomfort
and prolongs her suffering.
The physician, called to care for a case of morning sickness, tries
everything, seeking to satisfy
the patient’s demand for relief from symptoms, until the nausea and vomiting come to a
spontaneous end, but he fails to do her any real good.
It has been said that all this discomfort and annoyance constitute a rather rude, impolite and
unpleasant way of asking a woman to stop eating. But it is more than just a command to cease
eating; it is a process of purification. It is a means of freeing the body of accumulated toxin. The
ignorant will eat in spite of the evident demand that no food be eaten, but nature gains her point in
the end; she simply throws the food back. Breakfast, noon meal or dinner, it is unwanted.
When the pregnant woman feels the first faint beginning of nausea and vomiting, she should
voluntarily cease eating at once. Neither she nor the child will be hurt by ceasing to eat. A
prolonged fast might injure the baby, but a few days of abstinence in the early days of pregnancy,
such as the woman with morning sickness will have to undergo, will help her.
She should go to bed and keep warm. She should throw off any fears she may have and poise her
mind. No drugs should be taken. My experience has shown that three to ten days are enough to
enable the body to put its house in order and there is no more nausea and vomiting throughout the
remainder of the pregnancy.
A period of light feeding of fruits and uncooked vegetables should follow the fast for a few days
before the normal diet is resumed. By normal diet I certainly do not mean the conventional diet.
Pregnant women tend to eat too much. They overeat on proteins. They need the very best of
proteins, but not in large quantities. Their greatest need, however, is for fruits and green non-
starchy vegetables.
In ordinary cases of morning sickness three to four days of fasting are sufficient to restore
comfort and enable the woman to eat without distress. I have had one case that required eleven
days for comfort and digestive ability to return.
There may be severe cases that will require a longer time than this; I have simply never had
such cases. But I never had a patient fail to become comfortable in a few days. There can be no
reason to abstain from fasting under such conditions and at such times. Indeed, what is to be gained
from eating when there is nausea, no desire for food, and when it is known that the food will be
ejected as soon as eaten? Fasting is the only logical procedure under such conditions.
143One Closing Word
What I have said here, in sum, is that the body has wisdom in its very cells, and can heal itself, if
we will give it the chance to heal. The fast is one way of cleansing the physical self, of giving rest
to the body’s organs, often overtaxed by our own wrong living and wrong eating and over-activity.
I have said that there is wisdom in the fast, in rest, in quiet, in right living and right eating and
right thinking; wisdom in recognizing the toxic effect of over-eating, over-tension, drinking;
wisdom, indeed, in avoiding all the various poisons that so many of us put into ourselves, into our
minds and our actions.
There are no medical dogmas in this book, nor is the fast itself cited as a
cure
 for anything. It is
only a way of rest whereby the body—this complex and tremendous organism—will have a chance
to perform its self-restoration to health and well-being, without strain or interruption, in quiet and
peace and healing calm.
144Index
Abortions,
164
Abstinence,
63
Acids of decomposition,
115
Adolescents,
140–141
,
148–149
Adrenal gland,
126
Age and aging,
72–77
cause,
72–75
chicken heart,
74
classifications,
72–73
delayed
73–77
rate,
73
time and aging
74
Air, fresh,
80
Alcohol,
33
,
55
,
110
,
125
,
147
,
149
,
154
,
157
as medication,
41
Allergy,
122–124
Alvarez, Walter C.,
97
,
138
,
139–140
,
146
American Journal of Clinical Medicine
,
96
Amino Acids,
68
,
69
,
110
Amoebic dysentery,
137
Anabolism (See Metabolism)
Anemia,
29
,
95
,
118
Angina pectoris,
127–128
Animals, fasting in,
18
,
27–28
,
29
,
64
,
75
,
78
bears,
27
,
28
birds,
18
cats,
18
cattle,
27
,
30
dogs,
18
,
27
,
64
,
91
fur seal bull,
27
horses,
27
insects,
75
pig,
78
rabbits, sand,
18
,
27
salamanders,
30
salmon,
27
spiders,
18
starfish,
30
weasel,
27
wolves,
27
145Ankylosis,
107
,
109
Antibiotics,
139–140
,
149
Apoplexy
of cells,
116
Appendicitis,
46
Appetite,
32
,
34
,
63
Appetizer,
81
Arthritis,
109
,
111
,
112
after-care,
108
ankylosis (See Ankylosis)
builds slowly,
109
cause,
110
fasting in,
112
palliation harmful,
111
rest/exercise,
112
secondary causes,
111
supervision of fast,
112
varieties of,
109
,
111
Arteriosclerosis,
151
Asphyxiation of cells,
116
Aspirin,
108
,
112
Assimilation and Elimination,
37–38
,
80
continuous process,
37
variable emphasis,
38
,
46
Asthma,
19
,
94
,
104–105
,
106
bronchial,
19
,
104
cardiac,
104
care and cause,
105–106
predisposition,
105
renal,
104
Autolysis,
29
,
37
,
162
,
163
Autonomy, an,
39
Autopsy,
100
Bargen, J. A.,
140
Baths and Bathing,
142
,
143
,
150
duration,
61
purpose,
61
sponge,
61
sweat,
62
temperature of water,
61
Benign Tumors (See Tumors)
Berg, Ragnar,
28
,
39
146Beriberi
29
Bile,
57
,
114
,
157
,
166
Biopsy,
162
Bloating,
65
Blood Pressure,
23
,
125
,
126
,
129
Bloom, Walter Lyon,


gluttonous, promiscuous Primal Horde is only held down by social
censure, by the primitive law of an eye for an eye, and today, law and censure in themselves are being dismantled in a rising, officially backed opportunism. We have all become petty criminals,
and no longer much troubled by the fact.
This turn of events is not only disastrous in its inhuman
consequences, but is irrational, for the most elementary lesson that biology should have to teach is th at nature not only favours the fit
and eliminates the unfit, but rewards only the fit, mercilessly punishing the unfit. This does not depend on any ulterior meaning or morality in the working of nature. It is a purely practical,
indispensable provision in the functioning of things. If reward and punishment are not a built-in provision, as fundamental as the
particular ways in which atoms combine with one another to form
the myriad substances of nature and of living things, the whirling
clouds of hydrogen gas, which appeared at the beginning of the universe some fifteen billion years ago, would still be whirling around, having accomplished nothing.
Modern existentialism has been the work of thinkers with no
scientific training. Scientists, biol ogists in particular, could easily
dismantle their systems; their guilt should be that so few of them have had the courage to speak out against the falsities of so many of the widely advertised and accepted conclusions of the age. Accepting that nature works on the principles of rewards and
punishments, it should be evident that the modern opportunist,
existentialistic attitudes cannot possi bly bring genuine gratification.
If there are apparent pleasures in the purely random ways in which people live, then they can but amount to illusions, certain to carry a backwash of retribution. The impartial examination of any aspect of
modern living shows this to be true, whether it be politics or sex,
medicine or feeding. The apparent rewards of power invariably bring with them the attendants of insensitivity, and the joys of so
called freedom in sex disappointments and painfulness. The trouble is that so hollow has life become, that people will not face the emptiness of the only rewards to livi ng which they believe exist, the
pleasures of the palate, of the bed, of money, of material gadgetry
and power, of the bogus communalism of urban living, of the mechanically expressed restlessness of the disturbed modern soul.
So it is that most people would probably contend that the
satisfactions of the ordinary life, admitting that they involve many
departures from normality, are worth the while, the price worth
paying, if indeed there is a price at all. Almost everyone believes that it is not all that important what one eats, as long as one has variety and amount enough. There has to be something very wrong with a meal for one to be punished with a stomach ache. Uncomplainingly, the body accepts the legions of daily
transgressions of a lesser kind without protest. When catastrophe
eventually occurs—and many a ppear to escape altogether—in a
burst blood vessel, in a seizing arthritic joint, the long abuse of natural law seems quite inappare nt. Bad luck, accident, nature's
inherent imperfections seem the more likely causes.
But if the majority are the victims of such confusion, it seems
hardly believable that science, and medicine in particular, do not more frequently protest against the common waywardness. Over the past two or three decades, the ev idence has been mounting, enough
to leave no doubt that man's misfortunes are largely self-inflicted, by carelessness, by greed, by stupidity, and that the price paid in
suffering is astronomical. Science clearly serves the particular
culture in which it exists; it is no independent impartial overseer.
The common assumption that disease is 'natural' and naturally
inevitable, the consequences of a wayward and imperfect nature, to
be remedied only by human interference, is at the heart of much of
the confusion. One must admit that nature is not perfect, but nature
does quite often achieve perfection, even if to appreciate the refinements of this perfection, one has to go beyond the realm of appearances, as science has discovered. As insisted upon in the
course of this book, humanization must have occurred initially under ideal conditions, even if things went wrong subsequently.
Health and happiness should therefore be natural possibilities,
provided the original humanizing conditions can be restored.
For transgressions which have recurrently occurred in the
history of life, the cataclysms of climate and food change, of earth movements, of floodings and dessi cations, living things have an
inexhaustible reservoir of experience to call upon. Given time,
readaptation to change follows, a nd the animal survives. But if the
transgression is unnatural, as in the case of laboratory or industrial products, there is not only a complete absence of past experience to be drawn upon, but no symptom of distress following the ingestion of such substances, for symptoms  to some offending agent take
millions of years to evolve. So it is that the causes of the most
terrible, life-destroying diseases remain ignored, and syptomless, calling for no readjustments, until the body is literally overwhelmed, as is the case in many cancers.
Today, every contact with the environment is contaminated
with such unnatural substances. A re cent attempt to draw up a list of
such substances ran into tens of thousands. Every year, hundreds are
being added. The official attitude  to such a dangerous situation—
that a substance cannot be conde mned until it is proved harmful—
shows a complete disdain of biological principles. Those relying on this test are mostly guilty men, often aware of the harm ultimately
likely, but more concerned with  expediency than with human
wholeness.
It is often contended that the situation cannot be as bad as the
pessimists claim, for has not the human life span been extensively
increased, and are not many, once crippling diseases conquered?
Medical and scientific journalists, often not scientists themselves,
are in the habit of hinting that such achievements are thanks to science's conquest over nature's natural infirmities, implying that the 'natural' life-span has been extended,  that a naturally sick nature has
been corrected. This is biological nonsense. Every species of animal
has a genetically set life-span, a setti ng closely related to its rate of
growth. If this correlation is applied to man, the most slowly
developing of all creatures, then the human life-span should be well over a hundred years. All that science has in fact achieved is the removal of unsanitary conditions and the control of diseases inherent in such conditions. The unhealthiness of Ice Age
Palaeolithic humans can be seen in the pathological torturings of
their bones, but the worst ravag es of unhealthiness probably only
came with the urbanization of livi ng, in the earliest civilizations.
There are hints that when the Ice Ages ended, and before the rise of
the first civilizations, human beings lived long, whole lives, a length which has not been fully recovered. There are still isolated
peasantries in which many indivi duals live well over the century.
Quite recently, as the functional collapse intensifies in soaringly degenerative diseases, the cancers and heart diseases in particular, there has been a dip in the life- span. Far from confidence in the
apparent successes of science and medicine, there should be alarm,
for while the diseases that have b een corrected, due to pathogenic
organisms, only affect individuals, the degenerative diseases entail a
definite genetic impoverishment. Here again, one is faced with a barrage of propaganda,
optimistic and pontifical, that some  success has been achieved, that
cancers can be cured. But for one case surviving a number of years
after operation and treatment, dozens die, for all the vast agitations
of worldwide research. Some cancers undoubtedly begin quite locally, as in the case of radiation damage, and if removed in time, survival is assured. But in most cases, the localized appearance of a
cancer is only a stage in what is a general underlying pathology, involving the entire body, so evident in the leukaemias. Medicine
has yet to admit that most diseases of such a nature are not
localized, but entail a failure of the entire organism, an admission which would entail a revolution in medical philosophy, away from its present mechanical concepts, to more holistic ones. There are at the moment indications that something in this direction is
happening, in the admission that exercise and diet are the best ways
of preventing heart attacks, that years of over-eating are likely to
end in diabetes, and that possibly the best if not the only way of combating many kinds of cancer is through the body's own abilities to react. But evidently, before ther e can be a real change of heart,
there has to be a fundamental change  in ideology, in the world-view
of science, in its attitudes to man and nature, and judging the slowness of progress in this dir ection, one can be excused for
doubting that there is sufficient survival time.

14. Food Fit for Humans

Basing oneself on the humanizing aesthetic criteria, and making use
of the scientific evidence that co mplies with them, one can define
the ideal human diet as one beautiful and refreshing, consisting of
fruits in abundance, of seeds a nd nuts, of cereals and tender shoots
and leaves, of flowers, eaten in


 and other struc
tures involved in chewing and swallowing. These are the patients who
cannot chew and swallowproperly. Foods have to be very soft for them and
they would vomit very often. Such severe abnormality is fairly rare, but this
problem exists in many GAPS children and adults to a milder degree.
So, what are we to do with these feeding problems?
It is the appropriate nutritional management aimed at normalising
bodily flora and detoxifying the person that would eventually make foods
taste properly for him/her. Adults generally are not much of a problem in
terms of persuading them to change their diet, though it can be difficult to
get them stick to it. But how on Earth can we apply any nutritional man
agement to a child who would not eat anything? Indeed, this is the hardest
point for many parents in managing their child's condition.
I generally don't believe in hopeless situations. Where there is a will there is a way! There is a way, a very efficient way of introducing foods into
your child's diet. It requires a lot of determination from the parents but it
brings a huge relief and quite a bit of normality into your family's life. This
way is ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) or behaviour modification. The
main principal of this method is based on common sense used by parents
for centuries. I am sure you all recall your parents telling you "First you
have to do your homework, than you can go and play!", or "If you want to
go to the zoo on Saturday, you have to..." So, the formula is - if you want
something, you have to work for it!
When you first introduce this method into your child's life, he or she is
not going to like it, so expect a lot of resistance until your child learns the
rules of the game. If you do not give up in those first difficult days, your
child will understand pretty quickly that to get what he or she wants your
child has to do something for you. As soon as he or she understands that,
your life will become much easier. If you already are doing an ABA pro
gramme with your child at home you can make feeding a separate drill for
your therapists to work on in the sessions. All you will have to do is to cook
the food and bring it into the therapy room.
So, how do we apply this method to children?
Let us start from the more severe end of the spectrum - a non-verbal
autistic child.
1. Introducing new foods to a child with severe language problems
Initially use preferred foods as rewards for eating the good food. Show your
child the food he/she likes the most (a piece of chocolate, couple of crisps,
a piece of biscuit, etc.). Put it out of his/her reach but in clear view. Offer
your child one mouthful of the food you want to introduce. Ignore
tantrums, screaming, crying and all other misbehaviours. Do not give him
what he wants until he has had that one mouthful of the good food and do
not let him leave the table. When he has had only one mouthful of the good
food or literally just tasted it, give him the preferred food as a reward with
lavish praise, hugs, kisses, tickles (whatever your child would most appre
ciate) and let him go. In a few minutes repeat the whole procedure again.
Only work on one mouthful at a time, reward and let him/her go. In a few
minutes repeat again. Give your child only a small amount of the reward
food: one or two crisps, a little piece of chocolate, etc. If he comes back for
more, get him to eat another mouthful before rewarding him with another
crisp, small piece of chocolate, eta These reward foods will have to be available only as rewards for eating the good foods, they must not be given
to your child at other times, otherwise your child will wait for that time
when he can get it without any effort. Keep the whole procedure positive
and as happy as possible. After your child starts to take one mouthful of a
particular food without any trouble, start demanding two mouthfuls of the
same food for the same reward. You may spend a few days, a week or even
more on the one mouthful stage, in different children it takes different
effort. After you have conquered the two mouthfuls, move to three mouth
fuls for the same reward. Slowly increase the number of mouthfuls until
your child eats the whole meal.
The examples of reward foods, which I have given here (chocolate,
crisps) are foods which are not allowed on the GAPS nutritional pro
gramme. However, in the initial stages when you are trying to teach your
child the whole ABA concept use whatever works. Once your child has
understood the rules of the game move to rewards allowed on the diet. If
your autistic child can be motivated by any dessert ideas allowed on the
diet, then - hooray! - forget about chocolate and crisps.
Apart from favourite foods you can use anything else your child likes as a
reward for getting him/her to eat the new food. For example, if your child
likes to watch a particular video: put that video on, let it play for 5 minutes,
then pause it. Offer your child a mouthful of the food you want to intro
duce into his diet. Do not switch the video back on again until that mouth
ful is eaten. Do not give in to tantrums, screaming, crying, etc. When your
child has the mouthful, give him/her a lavish enthusiastic praise with hugs
and kisses and switch the video back on. In a few minutes repeat the pro
cedure again. If your child is not particularly interested in videos, use
whatever he/she is interested in - toys, books, games. Obsessive
behaviours and self-stimulation generally should not be encouraged in
autistic children. However, if that is the only thing that would motivate
your child, use them as rewards for eating the right foods.
It is important to work on one food at a time. Do not try to introduce
several foods at the same time. Decide for yourself what food is the most
important to introduce first into your child's nutrition and work on it. It is
sensible to start with foods which you think would be easiest for your child
to accept. As you have conquered one or two foods and your child's menu
starts growing you will find that introducing consecutive foods becomes
easier and easier. In no time at all your child will be having a very nourish
ing and varied diet.
The important thing is not to get disheartened by the initial resistance from your child, but persevere. Hundreds of parents who have imple
mented the ABA programme with their children had to go through the
initial stage of tantrums to get their children to do anything, from simple
"Come here" to more complex things. Nobody can teach a child who would
not comply with anything you tell it to do. But once you have won that first
battle, you have gained your child's compliance, which means that now
you have a child whom you can teach!
1. Introducing new foods to GAPS children without language problems
With GAPS children who do not have problems with communication the
procedure is similar but much easier. The child has to eat the good food
first in order to get what he/she wants: a preferred food, a game, a toy, etc.
In these children I would not use non-allowed foods, like chocolate or
crisps for rewards. You can use your home-made desserts, allowed on the
diet. I am sure that most parents are familiar with the timeless mother's
motto: Have your meal first, then you will get your pudding! Apart from
that, use more sophisticated rewards as games, toys, trips to cinema, etc.
rather than food rewards.
Just like with autistic children, with other GAPS children it is important
to start from small achievable targets, like one mouthful or a small piece of
the food. If you try to suddenly introduce a large plateful of food, which
your child hates, you are going to fail. Once your child will accept a small
piece for a reward, slowly move to larger and larger portions. Be patient
and consistent! Do not give in to whining, complaining or tantrums! If
he/she does not eat the good food - he/she does not get the pudding (or
any other reward)! As simple as that! You have to be firm. Once you have
asked your child to have the one mouthful of food you cannot back off or
allow any negotiations or manipulations. If you allow your child to win on
the food issue, you have lost on many other issues!
If your child refused the one mouthful of the good food and does not
seem to care that he/she did not get the reward, it means that you have
chosen the wrong reward! Choose a reward which your child cares about
strongly enough that he/she would do anything to get it. However, no
matter how motivating the reward is never forget to add to it your lavish
enthusiastic praise with a hug! Your child has to feel that he/she has done
something really good when they had that mouthful of the good food!
In the majority of cases once the children have had a good taste of a food
which they did