you	least	expect	it,	that	makes	evil	vanish. You
realize	that	life	is	going	to	triumph,	despite	everything,	and	close	to	your	soul
a	voice	is	saying,
I
	am
life
. This	voice	is	telling	the	truth. Goodness	is	eternal,
evil	is	temporary. What’s	the	best	answer	to	the	problem	of	evil? Don’t	curse	the	darkness	and
struggle	against	it. Light	a	candle,	because	light	automatically	drives	darkness
away	It’s	not	the	good	deeds	you	do	that	make	you	good,	it’s	who	you	are. And	who	you	are	is	a	soul	walking	around	in	a	body,	not	a	body	walking
around	hoping	it	has	a	soul. Once	you	link	up	with	that	eternal	part	of
yourself,	evil	can	no	longer	make	you	afraid.Loving	Yourself
I
t	was	getting	close	to	dusk,	a	time	when	the	whole	world	seen	from	the
hillside	started	to	fill	with	golden	light. “Look,”	I	once	heard	a	traveler	say. “The	gods	have	come	out	to	play.”	It	was	just	like	that. Every	house	and	tree
and	cloud	shimmered	as	the	last	heat	waves	rose	in	ripples	from	the	valley. “Our	third	day	is	ending,”	said	Baba	as	we	looked	out	over	the	view. “Now
I’m	going	to	tell	you	the	most	difficult	thing	about	love. But	don’t	laugh	at
me.”
“Why	would	I	laugh?”	I	said. “Because	I	have	a	nursery	rhyme	for	you,	and	you	might	think	I’m	being
childish,”	he	said. “Or	mystical. I	know	you,	remember?”
“You	think	so?”	Baba	chuckled. “But	you’re	right:	Things	are	always	more
mystical	with	me	than	with	other	people. Sometimes	even	a	nursery	rhyme
hides	great	wisdom. This	one	is	Humpty	Dumpty.”
“Who	sat	on	a	wall	and	had	a	great	fall?”
“Yes,	him,”	said	Baba. “But	do	you	know	why	all	the	king’s	horses	and	all	the
king’s	men	couldn’t	put	him	back	together	again? It’s	a	riddle.”
“Not	about	eggs,”	I	said. Baba	shook	his	head. “If	you	go	back	in	time,	there	have	always	been	myths
about	a	golden	age,	when	peace	reigned,	everyone	felt	love	for	one	another,
and	life	was	perfect. But	that	golden	age	fell	apart,	and	everyone’s	been	trying
to	figure	out	how	to	put	it	back	together	again.”
“This	is	your	theory	of	Humpty	Dumpty?”	I	asked. Baba	smiled. “It’s	good	to	stretch.”	He	sounded	very	definite. “What	really
fell	apart	was	love. There	was	never	a	golden	age,	at	least	not	as	far	as	any
historian	can	tell. But	deep	in	the	human	heart	a	memory	lingers	of	how	loveshould	be. It	should	extend	to	everyone;	it	should	leave	no	cause	for	suffering. It	should	be	innocent	and	bring	joy	every	day. “Can	that	kind	of	love	be	put	back	together	again? Your	soul	thinks	so. Now
we	come	to	the	most	important	step,	which	is	this:	You	must	love	yourself.”
I	said,	“Why	is	that	difficult? I	love	myself,	at	least	I	think	I	do.”
“Really?”	asked	Baba. “Which	self	did	you	pick? There’s	you	as	a	baby,	you
playing	with	paper	dolls	when	you	were	three,	you	when	you	are	angry	or
sad,	you	when	you	believe	in	yourself,	and	you	when	you	don’t. Which	one
are	you	going	to	love?”
He	was	trying	to	stump	me,	but	I	felt	pretty	confident. “Those	aren’t	me
anymore. I	love	the	me	who’s	right	here,	now.”
“But	he	will	be	gone	tomorrow,	just	as	those	others	are	gone. Then	what?”
asked	Baba. “You	see,	the	nursery	rhyme	is	right. We’re	all	trying	to	put
ourselves	back	together	from	bits	and	pieces. But	all	the	king’s	horses	and	all
the	king’s	men	won’t	be	able	to	do	it.”
Baba	must	have	seen	a	downcast	look	on	my	face,	because	his	voice	softened. “Don’t	be	dejected. When	you	met	me	in	the	cabin	today,	didn’t	I	tell	you	that
I	was	laughing	at	a	cosmic	joke?”
“Yes,”	I	remembered. “And	you	promised	to	tell	it	to	me.”
“Well,	now’s	the	time. The	cosmic	joke	is	that	Humpty	Dumpty	never	fell	and
was	never	broken. The	real	you	is	perfectly	loved	and	always	will	be. No	evil
or	harm	can	ever	come	to	that	you,	and	when	you	find	it,	you	will	be	laughing
with	joy	and	relief,	just	as	I	do.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
Loving	yourself	can	be	a	good	feeling	that	hits	you	when	you	are	on	top	of
the	world	and	everything	is	going	right. It	can	also	be	feeling	like	a	good
person	who	deserves	the	best	out	of	life. But	Baba	had	a	more	cosmic	idea	of
loving	yourself. He	pointed	me	to	the	place	where	myths	are	born. Every	person	has	a	mythic	level. It	lies	deep	in	our	imagination;	it’s	where	we
go	for	heroes	and	the	quests	that	heroes	follow. Whether	you	pick	a	knight	ofthe	Round	Table,	Wonder	Woman,	Joan	of	Arc,	Gandhi,	or	Abraham	Lincoln
isn’t	just	a	personal	choice—you	are	connecting	to	your	mythic	level. “I
always	ask	people	to	tell	me	who	their	heroes	are,”	Baba	said. “I	can	tell	a
great	deal	about	someone’s	whole	life	from	who	they	secretly	want	to	be.”
In	fact,	you	may	want	to	do	that	for	yourself. Write	down	three	people,	real	or
imaginary,	who	are	your	heroes. Then	list	three	qualities	you	admire	in	each
one,	such	as	courage	or	superpowers,	deep	wisdom	or	great	sacrifice	for
humanity. Look	at	your	list. Do	you	know	what	those	nine	qualities	really
are? They	are	a	mission	from	the	mythic	level. Your	soul	wants	you	to
perform	this	mission	in	your	lifetime	by	displaying	the	qualities	you	listed. Since	they	come	from	the	mythic	level,	each	one	is	in	you,	planted	like	a	seed
for	the	future. As	the	years	unfold	you	will	be	given	opportunities	to	learn	each	quality. People	who	admire	courage	are	magnetized	to	situations	that	require	bravery. People	who	admire	wisdom	will	be	magnetized	to	completely	different
situations. Never	fear,	your	soul	isn’t	going	to	forget	your	mission. And	what
about	superheroes	with	supernormal	powers? Every	kid	admires	them,
because	what	they	really	stand	for	isn’t	flying	or	turning	invisible. They	stand
for
	freedom. A	supernormal	power	is	like	a	hint	from	the	soul	that	you	are
more	than	human—you	are	a	free	spirit. If	you	want	to	love	yourself,	grasp
every	opportunity	for	growing	into	your	own	hero. We	were	born	to	be	the
heroes	of	our	own	story. I


; AMPA, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-
methylisoxazole-4-propionate) ion currents and excessive calcium influx known to damage and kill neurons. 54,56 Additionally, DMSO has a protective and stabilizing
effect on cell membranes57–59 and inhibits inflammation, a reaction that is generally
associated with moderate-to-severe brain trauma. 60–62
The biological actions listed earlier for DMSO are relevant to our review of the
cellular–molecular events associated with CNS injuries, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, or neurodegenerative conditions since these events generally involve 138 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
sodium channel activation, free radical formation, and glutamate excitotoxic signal -
ing involving NMDA-AMPA-induced ion channels and calcium signaling in cell-
death pathways. 50,51,54,61 These cellular–molecular actions modified by DMSO will
be discussed in detail in this section of this chapter and in Chapter 9. Chapter 9 will detail how the basic research of DMSO in cerebral injuries has been successfully applied to humans sustaining a variety of insults to the brain. It is important to point out that the cellular and subcellular biological actions of
DMSO with the exception of lowering brain edema after trauma are not known to be associated with mannitol, a drug commonly used for the treatment of head injuries. This may be one of the reasons why DMSO treatment has been shown to be more efficacious and safer than mannitol when used in patients with severe, closed head injury. 44,45
The initial studies with DMSO were first carried out in the early 1970s in the
Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago by a team of investigators led by Jack de la Torre. How DMSO was chosen to be tested against an animal model of head injury among dozens of other potentially worthwhile compounds is worth men-tioning. At that time, about a dozen head injury centers existed in the United States funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and most of these centers were des -
perately seeking new agents to address the rising incidence of head trauma. These head injuries occurred from falls, especially in children and the elderly. Automobile accidents were also high on the list of head injury causes. Since seat belts were not in common use in the early 1970s, about 50,000 deaths
per year were recorded from acceleration–deceleration brain damage sustained mainly from falls and car crashes. Most of these deaths occurred from complications that followed injury to the brain, generally within several days following hospital admissions. The frustration from personnel working in the emergency room after admitting a severe head-injured patient, whether the patient was a child or an adult, was the inconsistent nature of the treatments available at the time, which sometimes worked, but more often did not. At the research meeting held every other week in the Division of Neurosurgery
at the University of Chicago in 1971, DMSO was proposed by a member of the fac -
ulty, Jack de la Torre, as a possible agent to test in experimental animals with severe head injury. When asked by Sean Mullan, the chief of neurosurgery, for the reasons behind this proposal, de la Torre pointed out DMSO’s unique properties as a power -
ful diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and cell membrane protector from freezing dam -
age, properties, he argued, that could potentially counteract cerebral edema buildup resulting from increased ICP. The research project was approved, and the first series of experiments involving traumatic brain injury in rhesus monkeys were scheduled soon after. A vivid account by Jack C. de la Torre described in a letter to a colleague what happened on the very first experiment following a single, acute intravenous dose of DMSO as the primary treatment for this devastating brain insult. I remember it was bitterly cold in Chicago that March morning of 1971. Tucked away
on a corner of the second floor of Billings Hospital, my technician and I struggled with
a myriad of cables, wires and electronic monitors set up to detect any changes in the brain-injured animal lying on the table. I was a newly appointed Assistant Professor 139 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
to the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago, the lowest professorial
rank in academics. The academic trail for me would involve over 200 publications, six books and hundreds of international medical conferences where I would lecture about injuries to the brain and spinal cord. However, that March morning, only one thing was on my mind. Will the animal survive a severe brain trauma when given a new drug that had never been tested for that purpose. The odds were not good. We had already tested, as part of being one of seven Head Injury Centers in the U. S., dozens of worthless treatments reputed to benefit this usually lethal injury. And, we would keep on searching when…on that morning, “looky, looky, look at that…. ” my technician’s eyes rolled off the animal as I finished my intravenous administration of the drug. She pointed excitedly to the monitoring charts. The charts were going crazy, instead of cardiac collapse, respiratory arrest, a flat EEG and sure death, the heart rhythm stabi -
lized, breathing returned, at first in gigantic gasps, then in steady, normal, breathing pattern. The electroencephalogram, monitoring brain cell activity, returned in full force and blood flow to the brain, which had ceased in the final stages of the injury, began flowing again and reviving the almost dead brain. It was, as if the hand of God had
somehow touched the animal’s forehead. ‘I don’t believe it’, I   stammered. But it w as
true. I felt a tingling in my spine because this reawakening of a virtually dead animal had all the markings of a medical breakthrough. The drug was dimethyl sulfoxide or DMSO for short, used years earlier as a pain lotion and anti-inflammatory agent. What we would discover and publish about dimethyl sulfoxide in the next 8 years at the University of Chicago laboratories, would be pharmacological actions of a simple molecule that should have sent shock waves through the field of medical therapeutics as one of the most important drug discoveries of the century in treating devastating brain and spinal cord trauma. Instead, the discovery, the potential for saving lives and the continued research that should have uncovered other uses for dimethyl sulfoxide and similar agents was quietly laid to rest in the coffers of forgotten medicine. It was a baffling paradox that defied a reasonable explanation and to this day still remains unclear to me. The model to simulate acute head injury in rhesus monkeys employed in some head injury centers’ research laboratories consisted of an intracranial balloon inserted extradurally via a cranial burr hole near the temporoparietal region to produce pro -
gressive brain compression and increased ICP. This injury simulated and provoked an expanding extradural hematoma, common in acceleration–deceleration injuries from motor vehicle accidents. This type of slowly evolving compression injury is also commonly seen in falls, aggression, and sports-related injuries. Once in place in the extradural space, the balloon was slowly expanded with 0. 2 mL water incre -
ments until respiratory arrest was reached. One hour after each treatment, the bal -
loon was decompressed. 63 We were later to discover that no other agent tested for
head injury in our laboratories, including steroids and hypertonic agents, had the dramatic effects seen with DMSO. In the initial experiments by de la Torre,
63 40 monkeys were divided into three
groups ( Table 8. 1). Group 1 received 1 g/kg urea; Group 2, 2 g/kg of a 50% solution
of DMSO; and Group 3, physiological saline at the same volume as the experimental
treatments. All drugs were given intravenously at the rate of 8 mL/min. The results
using DMSO or urea on brain swelling secondary to an expanding extradural lesion in monkeys showed that 10 of 15 urea-treated monkeys survived (33% mortality) and 140 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
the examination of these animals after 24 h showed 4 survivors sustained right-side
paresis, uneven pupil size (anisocoria), and general lethargy. 63
Of the DMSO-treated monkeys, 14 survived (7% mortality) and 1 survivor showed
mild right-side paresis only. In the monkeys treated with physiological saline, 9 of 10 animals died (90% mortality) within an hour after injury, a lone survivor showed severe neurological deficits and died the following day. 63 Respiration, systemic arte -
rial pressure, carotid blood flow, ICP, and electroencephalography (EEG) were sig -
nificantly modified during the endpoint of brain compression but returned to baseline in the surviving monkeys that were free of deficits upon recovery. On the average, cortical blood flow as seen through a pial window installed in
every animal prior to injury returned to normal 23 min after treatment with DMSO and 45 min after treatment with urea. Copious volumes of urine were excreted from all monkeys within an hour after the administration of DMSO and considerably less after urea treatment. 63,64
All neurological deficits seen in the monkeys treated with either urea or DMSO
were temporary, and recovery was observed from 1 to 5 weeks after the experimen -
tal head injury. 63,64 This remarkable study in nonhuman primates indicated that a
promising new


 those who fix things. In a sense,
even those who simply give you  things you
want —the butchers, the bakers, the
candlestick makers —are also fixers. For to
have a desire for something is often to have
a need for it. That is why addicts  are said to
need a fix. Be careful, therefore, that desire
not beco me addiction. Are you saying the world will always have
problems. Are you saying that you actually
want it  that way. I am saying that the world exists the way it
exists —just as a snowflake exists the  way
it exists —quite by design. You have
created it that way—just as you have
created your life exactly as it is. I want what you want. The day you really
want an end to hunger, there will be no  more hunger. I have given you all the
resources with which to do that. You have
all the tools with which to make that choice. You have not made it. Not because you
cannot make it. The world could end world
hunger tomorrow. You choose not to  make
it. You claim that there are good reasons that
40,000 people a day must die of hunger. There are no good reasons. Yet at a time
when you say you can do nothing to stop
40,000 people a day from dying of hunger,
you bring 50,000 people a day into your
world to begin a new life. And this you call
love. This you call God’s plan. It is a plan
which totally lacks logic or reason, to  say
nothing of compassion. I am showing you in stark terms that the
world exists the way it exists because you  have chosen for it to. You are
systematically destroying your own
environment, then  pointing to so -called
natural disasters as evidence of God’s
cruel hoax, or Nature’s  harsh ways. You
have played the hoax on yourself, and it is
your ways which are  cruel. Nothing, nothing is more gentle than
Nature. And nothing, nothing has been
more  cruel to Nature than man. Yet you
step aside from all involvemen t in this; deny
all responsibility. It is not your fault, you say,
and in this you are right It is not a question
of fault, it is a matter of choice. You can choose to end the destruction of
your rain forests tomorrow. You can  choose
to stop depleting the protective layer
hovering over your planet. You can  choose
to discontinue the ongoing, onslaught of your earth’s ingenious ecosystem. You can
seek to put the snowflake back together —
or at least to halt its inexorable  melting —
but will you do i t. —You can similarly end
all war tomorrow. Simply. Easily. All it
takes —all it has ever taken —is for all of
you to agree. Yet if you cannot all  agree on
something as basically simple as ending
the killing of each other, how can  you call
upon the heavens wi th shaking fist to put
your life in order. I will do nothing for you that you will not do
for your Self. That is the law and the
prophets. The world is in the condition it is in because
of you, and the choices you have made —
or failed to make. (Not to decid e is to decide). The Earth is in the shape it’s in because of
you, and the choices you have made —or
failed to make. Your own life is the way it is because of you,
and the choices you have made —or failed
to make. But I did not choose to get hit by that truc k. I did not choose to get mugged by that
robber or raped by that maniac. People
could say that. There are people in the
world who could say  that. You are all at root cause for the conditions
which exist which create in the robber the
desire, or the percei ved need, to steal. You
have all created the consciousness  which
makes rape possible. It is when you see in
yourself that which caused the  crime that you begin, at last, to heal the condition from
which it sprang. Feed your hungry, give dignity to your poo r. Grant opportunity to your less fortunate. End the prejudice which keeps masses
huddled and angry, with little promise of a
better tomorrow. Put away your pointless
taboos and restrictions upon sexual
energy —rather, help others to truly
understand its wo nder, and to channel it
properly. Do  these things and you will go a
long way toward ending robbery and rape
forever. As for the so -called “accident” —the truck
coming around the bend, the brick falling
from the sky —learn to greet each such
incident as a sma ll part of a larger mosaic. You have come here to work out an
individual plan for your own salvation. Yet  salvation does not mean saving yourself
from the snares of the devil. There is no
such thing as the devil, and hell does not
exist. You are saving you rself from the
oblivion of non -realization. You cannot lose in this battle. You cannot
fail. Thus,  it is not a battle at all, but simply
a process. Yet if you do not know this, you
will see it as a constant struggle. You  may
even believe in the struggle long enough to
create a whole religion around it. This
religion will teach that struggle is the point
of it all. This is a false teaching. It is  in not
struggling that the process proceeds. It is
in surrendering that the victory is  won. Accidents happen because they do. Certain elements of the life process have
come  together in a particular way at a
particular time, with particular results —results which  you choose to call
unfortunate, for your own particular
reasons. Yet they may not be  unfortunate
at all, given the agenda of your soul. I tell you this: There is no coincidence, and
nothing happens “by accident. ” Each  event
and adventure is called to your Self by your
Self in order that you might create  and
experience Who You Really Are. All true
Masters know this. That is why mystic
Masters remain unperturbed in the face of
the worst experiences of life (as you  would
define them). The great teachers of your Christian
religion understand this. They know that
Jesus  was not perturbed by the crucifixion,
but expected it. He could have walked
away,  but he did not. He could have
stopped the process at any point. He had that power. Yet he did not. He allowed
himself to be crucified in order that he might
stand as  man’s eternal salvation. Look, he
said, at wh at I can do. Look at what is true. And know that these things, and more,
shall you also do. For have I not said, ye
are gods. Yet you do not believe. If you
cannot, then, believe in yourself, believe in
me. Such was Jesus’ compassion that he
begged for a w ay—and created it —to so
impact the world that all might come to
heaven ( Self-realization )—if in no other
way, then through him. For he defeated
misery, and death. And so might you. The grandest teaching of Christ was not
that you shall have everlasting lif e—but
that you do; not that you shall have
brotherhood in God, but that you do; not that you  shall have whatever you request,
but that you do. All that is required is to know this. For you
are the creator of your reality, and life can
show up no other way for you than that way
in which you think it will. You think it into being. This is the first step
in creation. God the Father is thought. Your
thought is the parent which gives birth to all
things. This is one of the laws we are to remember. Yes. Can you t ell me others. I have told you others. I’ve told you them
all, since the beginning of time. Over and
over have I told you them. Teacher after teacher have I sent you. You do not listen
to my teachers. You kill them. But why. Why do we kill the holiest amon g
us. We kill them or dishonor them, which is
the same thing. Why. Because they stand against every thought
you have that would deny Me. And deny  Me
you must if you are to deny your Self. Why would I want to deny You, or me. Because you are afraid. And because My
promises are too good to be true. Because
you cannot accept the grandest Truth. And
so you must reduce yourself to  a spirituality
which teaches fear and dependence and
intolerance, rather than love  and power and
acceptance. You are filled with f ear—and your biggest
fear is that My biggest promise might be  life’s biggest lie. And so you create the
biggest fantasy you can to defend yourself
against this: You claim that any promise
which gives you the power, and guarantees
you the love, of God must be the false
promise of the devil. God would never
make  such a promise, you tell yourself,


 believe that we’re referring to the
body, when really ‘I’ is referring to A wareness.”
David Bingham
Y ou are  not a body, a mind, or a bundle of thoughts, feelings, memories, or
sensations. Y ou are the one who is awar e  o f your body, your mind, your thoughts,
feelings, memories, and sensations. Y ou are A wareness itself. “The moment you meet A wareness something in you recognizes it.”
Mooji
Y ou’re a ware of  reading this book. Y ou’re aware of the sounds around you. Y ou’re
aware of the room you’re in. Y ou’re aware of your name. Y ou’re aware of your body
and the clothes on your body, your breathing, and bodily sensations. Y ou’re aware of
the roof of your  mouth, the sol es of your feet, and your fingers. Y ou’re aware of
your mind, the thoughts in your head, and your feelings and moods. In fact, you couldn’ t know or experience any of life at all without A wareness. Y ou Ar e the A war eness That Is  A war e of
Everything
A wareness is what is aware of every single life experience you have. It’ s not the
mind or  the body that is aware of your life. Y ou—the A wareness that you are—are
aware of the min d, thoughts, and the body, and anything you are aware of cannot be
you. The teac her Sailor Bob Adamson points out that we know we ex ist—of that we have
no doubt. W ell, the only way we know that we exist is our awareness that we exist. W e m ake the mistake of believin g our awareness that we exist comes from the mind
or th e body, but that is not true. Our awareness that we exist is what we truly are, not
the mind or the body.Just for a moment, imagine you have no body or mind. T ake away your body. T ake away your mind. T ake away your name. T ake away your life story, which is your entire past. T ake away all memory, beliefs, and all thought. And notice what is left. What is left is simply A wareness. “If someone were to draw our a ttention to the white paper on which these words are
written, we would suddenly bec ome aware of it. In fact, we were always aware of
the paper but we didn’ t realise it due to the exclusive focus of our attention on the
words. A wareness is like the white paper.”
Rupert Spira, fr om  Being A ware of Being A ware
Just like  the white paper, A ware ness is always present in the background of our life. W e usua lly give  our exclusive attention to our mind and thoughts and our body and
sensations, beca use they’re very attention grabbing. But we could not experience the
mind and its tho ughts or the bod y and its sensations without A wareness to be aware
of them, just as we could not see any words if it were not for th e background of the
paper the words were printed on. “Give yo ur attention to this back ground, even a little, and you will discover a whole
new world.”
Hale Dwoskin
“A wareness is the most obvious element of experience and yet the most
overlooked.”
Rupert Spira, fr om  Being A ware of Being A ware
“The subtle thing that is overlooked is that everything is known directly by
awareness, but it’ s assumed th at everything is coming in thr ough the mind. For
instance, the common thing would be to say, ‘I think,’ but actually, if it’ s looked at
carefully, it’ s noticed that there is an awareness of thinking... so the thinking isn’ t
who you are; there’ s something that is aware of thinking.”
David Bingham, fr om Conscious TV
The one  that is l ooking out through your eyes is A wareness! Th e one that is hearing
through your ears is A wareness! W ithout A wareness you wouldn’ t be aware of
anything you see, hear, taste, sm ell, or touch, and you would have no experience of
the information coming in through your senses. Y our senses aren’ t aware; it’ s
A wareness that’ s aware of all of your senses. “The apparatus with which we see is by itself inert, unable to see. A telescope is
useless without an astronomer behind it. It doesn’ t see anything by itself. Likewise,
the apparatus of mind doesn’ t see anything by itself.”
Francis Lucille, fr om  The Perfume of Silence“Y ou are the A wareness that is aware of everything.”
David Bingham
“This individual  consciousness— our feeling ‘I am a person, a s eparate individual, a
mind or  soul confined within t he limits of a body’—is merely an imagination, a
false and distorted form of our pure consciousness ‘I am,’ but it is nevertheless the
root cause of all desire and all misery.”
Michael James, fr om  Happiness and the Art of Being
“The ‘me’ that we imagine we are is just another thought.”
Kalyani Lawry
“Our real nature, the infinite real self that we are, is simply us minus the mind.”
Lester Levenson, fr om  Happiness Is Free, volumes 1–5
Our mind distorts the world we see by layering veils of thought and belief, one over
the top of each other. Each me ntal veil distorts the world furt her and prevents us
from seeing everything the way it really is. “The mind will never discover who you are because the mind is the cover -up of who
you are. It’ s only by letting go of the mind that you will discover who you are.”
Lester Levenson, fr om  Happiness Is Free, volumes 1–5
T rying to see the truth with your mind is like trying to see something with a
blindfold on. Y ou need to drop the blindfold to see, just as you need to drop the
mind to see who you really are. “Attempting to understand cons ciousness with your mind is like  trying to illuminate
the sun with a candle.”
Mooji, fr om  White Fire, second edition
W ithout even realizing it, most o f us are constantly focused on the noise of thoughts
coming from our mind. A waren ess is always present, but when there’ s a break from
the n oise of thoughts, it’ s much  easier to notice it. When thoughts stop, we become
consciously awa re of A wareness, which has been existing silent ly in the background
all along.The Mind’ s Cover -Up
“W e’re so used to knowing ourselves through our troubles, our dramas, and our
obsessions that awake awareness, which is our true nature and our basic goodness, is
hard to accept as our true identity.”
Loch Kelly, fr om  Shift into Freedom
“A wake A waren ess” is the name that Loch Kelly uses for A wareness, and it is just
one of the many dif ferent names  used by teachers past and present to describe what
you are: A wareness, A wake A wareness, Consciousness, Cosmic Consciousness,
Being, B uddha Nature, Christ Consciousness, God Consciousness, Spirit, the Self,
Infinite Being, Infinite Intellig ence, Unlimited Being, T rue Nature, T rue Self,
Presence of God, Presence, Presence A wareness, Pure Consciousness, Pure
A wareness, and many others. A ll these words are describing ex actly the same thing
—the A wareness that you are. “W e’re so smart and our lives are so complex that it’ s hard to believe that simply
discovering awa ke awareness could be the solution to our suf fer ing. It’ s also hard to
believe t hat the most important d iscovery is already here within us; we don’ t have to
go on an odyssey to find it, earn it, or develop it.”
Loch Kelly, fr om  Shift into Freedom
“The great joke is the simplicity of it all.”
Peter Lawry
It’ s a  great joke because what we truly are, what is closer to us than our very breath,
has eluded the majority of humans for thousands of years. W e’ve missed the simplest, most wonderful discovery because our thoughts have a
hypnotic ef fect on us that keeps  us in our head, oblivious to A w areness. W e usually
give our attention exclusively to the thoughts in our mind an d to everything we
perceive through  our senses, and  with our attention diverted we miss what is always
present—A wareness. “There i s nothin g wrong with t he body or the mind. The only problem is that we
identify our witnessing presence, consciousness, with them. As  long as we identify
this witnessing presence with the body and the mind, there is no room for this
presence to reveal itself in all its glory.”
Francis Lucille, fr om  The Perfume of Silence
“For a moment, take of f the pers ona. It’ s just an item of clothing, threadbare, stained
with years of wear and tear.”
Pamela W ilson
“T o believe that our Self


. G.D., who told him
that he was dying of lung cancer that had spread through both his lungs. Could E.T. come and help
him? E.T. traveled to G.D.’s home and set up the Gerson Therapy for him. Amazingly, both these terminal patients recovered! Fifteen years later, in 1981, both were
alive and well. E.T. was 84 years old. Dr. G.D. was a good deal younger and lived for many more
years. Eventually we heard from his son that he had passed away. Astrocytoma
N.K. In 1987, just weeks before her tenth birthday, this young girl, living in North Liberty,
Indiana, began to suffer from headaches followed by vomiting. A CAT scan showed a brain
tumor, and the patient was taken to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, for brain surgery. The surgeon removed what he could, but found that some of the tumor was too close to a major
blood vessel and could only be cauterized. Subsequently N.K. had annual checkups. When she turned 13, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance
Imaging) showed a recurrence. The doctor said that at this early stage he could not operate, but
N.K.’s mother felt unable to just sit by and wait for her daughter’s brain tumor to grow. She found
out about the Gerson treatment and in 1990 the patient and her mother came to the Mexican
hospital. Due to the demanding routine of the Gerson Therapy with the need for hourly juices,
N.K. could not go to school, so her mother home schooled her. Also, doing her enemas, the patient
did a great deal of reading. First she read the classics, then she studied mathematics, and finally
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www.thegersonway.comphilosophy. By the time she took her SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), she was not only free from
her tumor, but also scored extremely high on her test. When her surgeon examined her new X-rays, he could not understand how it was possible for
N.K. to have no more malignancy, since he knew that he had left some tumor tissue in place at the
time of her operation. Her fine motor skills were also perfectly restored, so much so that she was
even able to play the violin. Last report: N.K. continues fit and well; at 26 she is married and has a family. She graduated
from college “Magna cum Laude.”
Nicotine Addiction
A.C.  started to smoke cigarettes aged 17. She looked barely fifteen and hoped that smoking
would make her look more grown-up. At first she hated the smell and taste of cigarettes, but
quickly got hooked on them, and was still smoking 35 years later, when she went down with
malignant melanoma. When she discovered the Gerson Therapy and decided to go to the Mexican Gerson Hospital,
her main worry was the need to manage without smoking once she got there. It had been made
clear to her that if she tried to smoke just one cigarette, she would be sent home at once. Having
tried, and failed, to stop smoking more times than she cared to remember, A.C. felt very anxious
indeed. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, she found herself embroiled in the full intensive
program—one juice after another, enema training, meals, instructions, meeting other patients took
up every waking minute. What with all this activity, it took A.C. almost two whole days to realize
that she had neither smoked nor missed her lifetime habit. The real shock came a few hours later,
when in the garden of the hospital she met a visitor who was smoking. To her amazement A.C.
found the smoke highly offensive and quickly walked past the smoker. She suffered no serious
withdrawal symptoms, but it took several weeks for the extremely unpleasant accumulated
residue of her smoking years to evaporate through her skin and hair. She never looked back,
and—incidentally—also recovered from her melanoma. Esophageal Cancer
It is important to remember that beside the most common malignancies, namely cancer of the
breast, prostate and colon, which respond so well to the Gerson Therapy, the same treatment is
just as effective in healing rare cancers. To illustrate this, we present the case history of K.G. Born in 1953, this man was a taxidermist living in Arizona. He was health-conscious and
adopted a careful lifestyle: he didn’t smoke or use drugs and only occasionally drank a glass of
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www.thegersonway.comwine—but, as he himself put it, his diet consisted of “purely junk and convenience foods”! If he
ate a whole wheat bread sandwich, he felt he was on a “health kick,” and didn’t touch salads,
which he dismissed as rabbit food. His annual intake of fruit consisted of perhaps four apples
and two to four oranges. To make things worse, he didn’t realize the devastating effects of the
materials he used daily in his taxidermist business:: formaldehyde, lacquer thinner, fiberglass,
urethane foam, paints, and others. Slowly over the years he became aware of some irritation in his throat. In due course
swallowing became difficult and his breathing was heavy. Aged 37, he consulted a doctor, and
the tests resulted in a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. K.G. was reluctant to consider the proposed
treatment, especially in view of the extremely low rate of recoveries, and searched for an
alternative, which turned out to be the Gerson Therapy. He embarked on it and now admits that it
had been a real struggle to overcome his aversion to the coffee enemas, but “… once I experienced
one, I could feel a difference, and realized their importance.”  The patient experienced very long
healing reactions, and was aware of the tumor “rotting in my throat with a terrible smell.” After
some two and a half months, K.G. reports, he felt the remaining tumor falling down his throat into
his stomach. This made him terribly sick for a few days, but finally he expelled all the toxins and
made a full recovery. He resumed his professional work, but has become extremely careful in the handling of the
chemicals involved, and remains well some 15 years after his recovery. A Whole Family Recovers: Breast and Prostate Cancer, and Pleurisy
This report illustrates the effectiveness of the Gerson treatment in healing the different
diseases suffered by the members of one family. First we saw the mother, S.H., whose mammogram at the age of 53 showed some suspicious
details. The surgeon removed two lumps from her breast; they were found to be malignant. He
suggested that S.H. should have a mastectomy, possibly followed by radiation, but admitted that
the latter would leave her lungs permanently burned, and would also soften and damage her
bones. The patient opted for a radical mastectomy, but the day before the surgery she decided to
go to Mexico for the Gerson treatment. She started the therapy in February of 1995, had no other
treatment of any kind, recovered fully and remains well. S.H.’s daughter T. had suffered from pleurisy since the age of three. Her condition worsened,
and by the age of 37, as the mother of two children, she was seriously ill—could hardly breathe
and was unable to sit, lie down or sleep, even in a hospital bed. At the time her mother, S.H., was
in the 14th month of her Gerson Therapy. She travelled from California to her daughter’s home in
Wyoming, with one suitcase full of organic fruit and vegetables, and another one containing her
clothes. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 205Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comS.H. reports that already after her first glass of carrot juice her daughter T. started to feel
better. She kept improving rapidly and after three weeks was walking, sleeping and recovering,
until eventually she cleared the long-standing pleurisy completely for the first time in her life. She
is now fully well and training to become a massage therapist. Some years after the recovery of mother and daughter, S.’s husband C. was found to have a
PSA (prostate specific antigen) of around 14 to 16; the normal level is 1 or below. In July of 2003
a biopsy proved that C. had prostate cancer. This was remarkable, since for years he had been
eating the same diet that had cured his wife, S. However, C. had heard a lot of commercial hype
about soy products and their high protein content, and, thinking he needed more protein, added a
number of soy products to his food intake. He also took a fairly large amount of “aminos,” which
are high in sodium as well as being derived from soy. When C. stopped


 periods of unfavorable envi-
ronmental conditions such as desiccation, freezing, and  oxygen  de-
ficiency. Cryptobiotic organisms are known from both the plant
and animal kingdom (mainly among invertebrates). Cryptobiosis
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frAnabiosis is a temporary state during which the
organism, in the absence of nourishment, slows
down its vital functions, which resume perfectly
as soon as the external conditions normalize. Therefore, fasting is a natural adaptive mecha-
nism, an organism’s automatic self -defense reac-
tion genially developed by Mother Nature and
incorporated into the vital strategies of animal
and pl ant organisms to survive environmental
conditions. may be entered either within a specific life stage (for example larvae
and eggs, spores of various fun gi and bacteria, and pollen and seeds
of some plants) or over the entire life cycle (in species of Protozoa,
Nematoda, Tardigrada, Arthropoda, mosses, lichens, and algae, as
well as some higher plants). In the cryptobiotic state, all measurable
metabolic processes are interrupted. When environmental condi-
tions return to being hospitable, the organism will return to its  met-
abolic  state of life as it was prior to the cryptobiosis. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr3. What conditions can fasting help? In-
dications and contraindications for fast-
ing and dry fasting. Main indications:
• hypertension, stages 1 and 2;
• neurocirculatory dystonia, hypertensive or
mixed (there are limitations regarding hypo-
tonic neurocirculatory dystonia since there is
a chance of orthostatic collapse);
• ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris of
classes I, II and III;
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD);
• bronchial asthma;
• pulmonary sarcoidosis, phases I and II;
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• chronic gastritis with secretory insufficiency
and hyperacidity, gastroduodenitis;
• pancreatitis and chronic cholecystitis with-
out gallstones;
• biliary dyskinesia
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS);
• diseases of the  musculoskeletal system of in-
flammatory and dystrophic origin;
• neuroendocrine disorders in chronic
salpingoovaritis;
• prostate adenoma;
• alimentary -constitutional obesity, dience-
phalic obesity;
• resistance to drug therapy;
• skin allergies (chronic allergic der matosis,
neurodermatitis, psoriasis, eczema); food al-
lergies and (or) from drugs. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• neurosis, depressive conditions, schizotypal
personality disorder. Contraindications

1. Absolute contraindications:
• marked body mass deficit (more than 15%
from the expected values);
• malignant tumors;
• active tuberculosis of the lungs and other or-
gans;
• bronchiectasis;
• systemic diseases of the blood;
• type I diabetes mellitus;
• thyrotoxicosis;
• disorders of the heart rhythm and/or of the
pulse propagation of any origin;
• post -focal myocardial infarction;
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• heart failure of II B - III degree;
• chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver;
• chronic renal failure and renal failure of any
genesis;
• thrombophlebitis. 2. Relative contraindication s:
• coronary heart disease with rhythmic disor-
ders and cardiac failure greater than stage II
A;
• severe hypotension;
• cholelithiasis;
• urolithiasis;
• stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
• chronic venous insufficiency;
• type II diabetes mellitus;
• gout;
• febrile conditions;
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• in childhood (up to 14 years) and the elderly
(over 70);

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4. What is the scientific background of
therapeutic fasting and dry fasting in
particular? In Russia therapeutic fasting has a research
tradition that can be traced back to 1769, when
Petr Vilyaminov, professor of the Moscow Uni-
versity medical school, wrote the treatise Slovo o
postakh kak sredstve predochraneniya ot
bolezney  (“On fasting as a means of disease pre-
vention”). Later, between the early 1800s and the mid -
20th century, many Russian researchers and
physicians became interested in fasting, among
which we cite prof. I. G. Spassky, Dr. N. Zeland,
prof. V. Pashutin, A. S uvorin and prof. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frBakulyev, who studied the physiological and
pathophysiological characteristics of fasting and
applied it in animal studies and in a clinical set-
ting. But the great promoter of fasting as a thera-
peutic practice was the psychiatrist Yuri Nik ola-
yev: he was responsible for the approval and the
introduction of fasting in the USSR state
healthcare system. Thanks to the contribution of
prof. Nikolayev fasting was scientifically investi-
gated in studies that began in the 1960s and con-
tinue to the present day, with a peak of activity
in the decades of the 70s, 80s and 90s. It was Professor Nikolayev who coined the
term razgruzochno- dieticheskaya terapiya
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr(RDT) (“fasting -dietary therapy – FDT”)6. The
term distinguishes spontaneous fasting or fast-
ing induced by circumstances beyond personal
control from therapeutic fasting researched and
applied in the medical field on the basis of pre-
cise protocols approved by the Ministry of
Healthcare first in the Soviet Union and later in
Russia. This is also under stood as a therapeutic

6 The razgruzochno- dieticheskaya terapiya  (RDT) (“fasting -dietary
therapy – FDT”) was based on the method of complete “ water ” fast-
ing, developed by Professor Yu. S. Nikolayev and approved by the
Ministry of Healthcare of the USSR in 1990, then revised and ap-
proved by the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation in
2005. The course of therapy consisted of three main periods: pre-
paratory, fasting and restoration periods (see the Methodological
Recommendations Primenenie razgruzochno -dieticheskoj terapij
(RDT) v vosstanovitelnoy medicine. Posobye dliya vrachey  (Method-
ological Recommendation for application of FDT (RDT) in Reha-
bilitation Medicine. A Manual for Physicians), Moskva 2005). Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frpractice based on the transition of the organism
to an endogenous diet. With regards to dry fasting specifically, it was
only in recent decades that (in Russia) total ab-
stinence from food and water started being ap-
plied in clinical p ractice (V.A. Zakirov7  and I.E
Khoroshilov8), although the physiologist

7 Zakirov V. A., Klinicheskaya i funktsionalnaya kharakteristika
bolnykh bronkhialnoy astmoy pri reducirovannoy (trednevnoj)
rasgruzochno- dieticheskoy terapii metodami “vlazhnogo” I “suchogo”
golodaniya, (Clinical and functional characteristics of patients with
bronchial asthma treated with fasting dietary therapy (three days)
and "  water  " and "dry" fasting methods”) // Nemedikamentoznye
metody


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Whether	you	are	an	enthusiast	or	you	are	new	to	juicing,	you	are	aware	of	the
fact	that	we	need	fruits	and	vegetables	on	a	daily	basis. According	to	many	types
of	research,	we	should	eat	three	to	four	vegetables	and	two	fruits	a	day. The	rule
is	simple:	Choose	fruits	and	vegetables	in	different	colors! Therefore,	you	are
fully	aware	that	you	should	find	a	way	to	get	more	natural	food	into	your	diet. As	you	probably	already	know	juicing	is	an	easy	and	fun	way	to	get	a	lot	of
beneficial	vitamins,	minerals,	fiber,
etc. There	is	one	more	important	question:	how	much	water	we	should	be	drinking? According	to	The	Institute	of	Medicine	–	women	should	drink	9	cups	(2.2	liters)
of	total	liquids	per	day,	and	men	should	drink	13	cups	(3	liters)	of	total	liquids
per	day. Anyhow,	hydration	is	key	to	health,	anti-aging,	and	happiness. There	are	a	lot	of	extraordinary	beverages	that	you	can	drink	every	day. Apart
from	juices,	there	are	fruit	teas	and	fruit	infused	waters,	so	you	are	able	to	stay
hydrated	and	energized	all	day	long. Effortlessly,	with	much	joy! This	recipe
collection	offers	three	hundred	awesome	recipes	for	the	best	juice	combinations,
herbal	and	fruit	teas,	and	fabulous	infused	waters	and	flavored	waters. Long
story	short,	the	secret	of	hydration	and	natural	food	is	now	available	to	you!Juicing	–	Your	Secret	to	Health,	Vitality	&	Youth
It	is	hard	to	argue	against	the	advantages	of	eating	raw	fruits	and	vegetables. However,	modern	men's	day	has	become	more	hectic,	and	we	do	not	always
have	time	to	sit	at	the	table	and	chew	fresh	salads	and	fruits. Eating	eight
portions	of	fruits	and	vegetables	every	day	becomes	‘Mission	impossible’. Nevertheless,	there	is	a	solution. Juicing! It	makes	sense	if	you	tend	to	maximize
health	benefits	and	minimize	preparation	time	and	costs. Good	for	our	overall
health,	simple	juices	can	offer	a	lot	of	advantages. Therefore,	juicing	is	a	great
way	to	step	into	the	magical	world	of	raw	natural	food. There	are	a	lot	of	benefits	of	juicing:

1. Increase	your	nutrient	absorption. Juicing	can	help	you	to	absorb	all	the
nutrients	from	the	fresh	food. Further,	the	combination	of	ingredients	is
a	very	important	issue. Some	ingredients	can	help	better	absorption	of
minerals	and	vitamins	from	the	other	ingredients. For	instance,	citrus
fruits	are	rich	in	vitamin	C,	so	they	help	to	enhance	iron	absorption. 1. Juicing	improves	your	digestion
. It	will	help	to	"pre-digest"	the	food	for
you. Therefore,	you	need	less	energy	to	digest	your	meal	in	liquid	form. 1. A	varied	and	well-balanced	diet. With	endless	combinations	of
ingredients,	you	will	be	able	to	add	a	wider	variety	of	fresh	foods	to	your
diet. You	can	mix	fruits,	vegetables,	dried	fruits,	sprouts,	greens,	natural
sweeteners,	and	so	on. Your	body	will	thank	you! 1. Lose	weight	and	detoxify	your	body	by	juicing
. In	order	to	lose	your
pounds,	you	can	drink	a	juice	as	a	meal	replacement,	delicious	snack,	or
a	great	healthy	supplement	to	your	meals. A	well-balanced	juicing	plan
may	lead	to	weight	loss	on	a	healthy	way. Doing	a	juice	cleanse	has
been	considered	as	a	great	way	to	lose	pounds,	flush	your	body	clean	of
toxins,	and	stay	healthy	at	the	same	time. Which	juices	to	drink? The	possibilities	are	endless	so	you	could	get	confused. People	drink	juices	for	various	reasons. This	recipe	collection	contains	onehundred	fifty	most	powerful	juice	recipes	for	everyone. Further,	you	can	find	the
possible	benefits	of	the	juices	in	the	book. This	information	is	for	guidance	only. For	that	reason,	if	you	are	diagnosed	with	any	disease	or	you	should	follow	some
certain	dietary	regimen,	it	is	the	best	to	consult	your	physician	or	registered
nutritionist. After	that,	you	can	choose	the	best	juices	for	your	medical
condition. Otherwise,	if	you	are	completely	healthy,	go	for	it	and	try	every
possible	combination. Let	your	imagination	fly	and	experiment	with	ingredients! Unleash	your	inner	power! Give	the	purest	form	of	fuel	to	your	body	directly
from	nature! This	handy	book	gives	you	all	you	need	to	make	delicious	and	healthy	juices	for
the	whole	family. You	will	get	a	lot	of	tips,	tricks,	and	guidelines	to	make
juicing	super	healthy	and	easier	than	ever. Step	into	the	world	of	juicing	right
from	your	own	kitchen!Tea	Break	–	Discover	the	World	of	Tea
“I	say	let	the	world	go	to	hell,	but	I	should	always	have	my	tea.”	–	Fyodor
Dostoyevsky,	Notes	from	Underground. Winter	days. Hot	summer	nights. Chilly	autumn	days. There	are	a	lot	of
occasions	to	have	your	cup	of	tea. In	terms	of	tea,	we	often	think	about	a	simple
warm	drink. Tea	is	more	than	that. With	this	book,	you	will	get	fifty	amazing
iced	tea	recipes. Add	delectable	seasonal	fruits,	fresh	herbs	and	great	spices	to
your	tea	in	order	to	add	nutrients	and	natural	flavors. Then,	you	can	chill	it	in	a
fridge,	add	some	ice	and	enjoy! Here	are	health	benefits	of	drinking	iced	tea:
1. Reduce	sugar	intake. Unsweetened	iced	tea	is	lower	in	sugar	than	most	of
the	other	refreshing	drinks. It	is	very	important	for	diabetics	as	well	as
for	those	with	weight	problems. This	recipe	collection	encourages
healthy	lifestyles	and	promotes	healthy	no	sugar	added	iced	teas. Therefore,	we	don’t	use	sweeteners	or	we	use	natural	sweeteners

if	we
have	to. 1. Prevent	diseases. Drinking	black	tea	might	help	prevent	heart	attack. Green	tea	may	lower	a	risk	of	cancer. Tea	might	help	prevent
neurological	disorders	and	heart	diseases. 1. Boost	our	mental	performance
. Tea	can	improve	learning	and	memory
because	of	caffeine,	which	can	improve	our	mental	alertness. Anyway,
there	are	herbal	teas	that	have	no	caffeine. 1. Antioxidants
. Iced	tea	is	loaded	with	antioxidants	which	are	beneficial	for
our	overall	health. 1. Source	of	minerals
. Black	tea	contains	a	significant	amount	of	manganese. Green	tea	leaves	contain	potassium,	calcium,	and	manganese. Further,
drinking	iced


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urine
from
infections
and
other
harmful
influences. Women's
cold
problems
are
easily
treated
with
fresh
or
warmed
urine
because
it
has
its
own
"hot"
powers. Urine
supplemented
with
other
medicinal
substances
enhances
its
therapeutic
effect. For
example,
Avicenna
still
in
the
11th
century
AD
advised
women
as
follows:
"Human
urine
boiled
with
leeks
helps
with
pain
in
the
uterus
if
a
woman
sits
in
it
at
least
once
a
day
for
five
days." Now
let's
see
what
urine
can
do
for
female
infertility. First
of
all,
if
the
infertility
is
the
result
of
a
disease
of
the
woman's
genital
sphere,
then
injections,
colon
cleansing
and
tampons
on
the
affected
area
should
fix
everything. Secondly,
if
infertility
is
caused
by
hormonal
regulation
disorders
or
insuf ficient
development
of
the
female
genital
organs,
then
it
is
necessary
to
drink
urine,
do
massages
with
it
and
add
it
to
sitz
baths. Urine,
thanks
to
feedback,
adjusts
hormonal
regulation
and
enables
the
normal
course
of
pregnancy. Thirdly,
in
severe
cases
it
is
necessary
to
starve
urine
and
water
for
two
to
four
weeks
to
stimulate
the
reproductive
function. This
especially
applies
to
women
who
have
one
child
and
cannot
give
birth
to
another
at
any
cost.And
finally:
some
women
may
conceive
but
cannot
carry
a
child
to
term. What
then? First
of
all,
it
is
necessary
to
carry
out
a
general
cleansing
of
the
body
according
to
the
seven-point
cleansing
program,
at
least
the
colon,
liver
and
kidneys
must
be
washed. In
addition,
it
is
necessary
to
massage
the
body
several
times
a
day
with
activated
types
of
urine
(preferably
quarter
urine,
children's
urine)
and
regularly
eat
sprouted
wheat
or
sprouted
grain
bread
on
an
empty
stomach. Before
conception,
active
movement,
gymnastics,
running,
and
contrast
showers
are
necessary. During
pregnancy,
a
woman
drinks
50-100
grams
of
her
own
urine
every
morning
on
an
empty
stomach. Another
tip
on
how
to
prepare
sprouted
grain:
pour
the
rinsed
grain
into
a
larger
mug,
about
three
spoons
a
day,
pour
a
little
clean
water
to
make
it
sufficiently
moist,
cover
with
a
layer
of
gauze
and
place
in
a
warm
place. As
soon
as
sprouts
about
2
mm
long
appear,
put
the
cup
in
a
microtene
bag
and
put
it
in
the
refrigerator
to
prevent
the
grain
from
sprouting. You
take
the
sprouted
grain
as
needed,
grind
it
in
a
meat
grinder
or
in
a
coffee
grinder
and
make
patties
about
1
cm
thick
from
it,
which
you
fry
in
oil
or
butter
for
30-40
seconds. You
can
add
dried
sprouted
grains
to
practically
everything. Cold-activated
urine
stimulates
the
body
with
incredible
force
(you
store
your
own
or
children's
urine
in
a
dark
place
for
about
5
days
at
a
temperature
of
-2
to
-4
degrees). It
is
best
to
use
it
on
the
skin. A
massage
once
a
week
has
a
huge
effect. Next
p
proverb
from
A.
Maslenikov's
book:
"While
reading
Avicenna,
I
remembered
a
young
woman,
18
years
old. Barely
married
-
cyst,
ruptured
ovary,
surgery,
inflamed
seam. The
doctor's
diagnosis:
the
possibility
of
recurrence,
the
necessity
of
removing
the
second
ovary
with
a
high
probability
that
she
will
never
have
children. After
completing
a
course
of
urinotherapy
(drinking
her
own
urine,
dressing
the
seams,
injections),
this
woman
feels
well
today,
as
well
as
ever. She
stopped
suffering
from
the
colds
that
had
plagued
her
all
winter. During
menstruation,
she
did
not
do
without
sedatives,
today
everything
is
painless. But
what
is
important:
the
woman
became
pregnant
and
has
a
one-year -old
son. Comment
and
recommendation:
Dear
women
and
girls! Watch
your
bowel
movements
carefully. If
it
doesn't
work
well,
it
poisons
your
genitals
with
its
toxins. The
first
ones
symptoms
are
illnesses
from
colds
and
painful
menstruation. Sedatives
only
make
your
condition
worse,
they
contribute
to
additional
contamination
of
the
body
with
harmful
substances. Remember
that
urine
will
help
you
solve
your
problems
in
a
natural
way,
and
you
will
avoid
any
misfortunes
in
life. Urinotherapy
in
lung
disease
According
to
both
Ayurveda
and
Zhu
Shi,
all
problems
and
ailments
of
the
body
above
the
level
of
the
diaphragm
are
caused
by
excessive
accumulation
of
mucus. This
sulcus-like
mass
increases
the
"weight"
and
coldness
of
the
organism. By
accumulating
in
the
lungs
and
chest
area,
it
causes
many
different
lung
diseases. Urine,
thanks
to
its
"hot"
and
phlegm-dissolving
properties,
excellently
dilutes
and
displaces
phlegmous
wastes
and
sediments
from
the
places
of
their
accumulation,
thus
aiding
healing. Let's
add
treatment
with
nosodes,
the
anti-edematous
effects
of
urea,
and
now
we
understand
that
it
is
not
nothing
more
powerful
than
urinotherapy,
starvation
and
heat
treatments. In
other
words,
the
best
methodology
for
treating
the
mentioned
pathology
is:
a)
drinking
100
grams
of
urine
2-3
times
a
day,
b)
wrapping
the
chest
with
a
woolen
fabric
soaked
in
urine
for
1-2
hours


 a signal
to the ligament around the roots of the teeth to encourage the body to, according to Belfor,
“begin a cascade of events” which produces more bone cells. The process is called
morphogenesis and it all sounded brutal. But Belfor assured me I won’ t even notice it
happening because I’d only need to wear the retainer while I am sleeping. “ A n  e a r l y  s o f t  d i e t ” :  Ben Miraglia, DDS, “2018 Oregon Dental Conference Course Handout,” Oregon
Dental Conference, Apr. 5, 2018, https://www.oregondental.or g/docs/librariesprovider42/2018-
odc-handouts/thursday---9122-miraglia.pdf?sfvrsn=2. a n c i e n t  s k u l l s  m e a s u r e d :  Specifically, from 2.12 and 2.62 inches before the Industrial Age to 1.88 to 2.44
inches afterward. J. N. Starkey, “Etiology of Irregularities of the T eeth,” The Dental Sur geon 4,
no. 174 (Feb. 29, 1908): 105–6. “ g r a d u a l l y  b e c o m i n g  s m a l l e r ” :  J. Sim W allace, “Heredity, with Special Reference to the Diminution in
Size of the Human Jaw,” digest of Dental Recor d, Dec. 1901, in Dental Digest  8, no. 2 (Feb.
1902): 135–40, https://tinyurl.com/r6szdz8. f e e d i n g  a  g r o u p  o f  p i g s :  Y ucatan minipigs, that is. Russell L. Ciochon et al., “Dietary Consistency and
Craniofacial Development Related to Masticatory Function in Minipigs,” Journal of
Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology 17, no. 2 (Apr.–June 1997): 96–102. s o m e  f o r m  o f  m a l o c c l u s i o n :  These round averages were summarized and verified by Dr. Robert
Corruccini. Further overview context can be found in Mirigalia, “2018 Oregon Dental
Conference Course Handout.”
Chapter Eight: More, on Occasion
t w e l v e  h u n d r e d  m e n :  Micheal Clodfelter, W arfar e and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of
Casualty and Other Figur es, 1492–2015, 4th ed. (Jef ferson, NC: McFarland, 2017), 277. 3 0  o r  m o r e  t i m e s :  J. M. Da Costa, “On Irritable Heart; a Clinical Study of a Form of Functional Cardiac
Disorder and its Consequences,” American Journal of Medical Sciences,  n.s. 61, no. 121
(1871). T h e  s a m e  s y m p t o m s :  Jef frey A. Lieberman, “From ‘Soldier ’ s Heart’ to ‘V ietnam Syndrome’:
Psychiatry’ s 100-Y ear Quest to Understand PTSD,” The Star, Mar. 7, 2015,
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/03/07/solving-the-riddle-of-soldiers-heart-post-
traumatic-stress-disorder -ptsd.html ; Christopher Ber gland. “Chronic Stress Can Damage Brain
Structure and Connectivity,” Psychology T oday, Feb. 12, 2004.2 0  p e r c e n t  o f  s o l d i e r s :  “From Shell-Shock to PTSD, a Century of Invisible W ar T rauma,” PBS
NewsHour, Nov. 11, 2018, https://www.pbs.or g/newshour/nation/from-shell-shock-to-ptsd-a-
century-of-invisible-war -trauma ; Caroline Alexander, “The Shock of W ar,” Smithsonian,  Sept.
2010, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shock-of-war -
55376701/#Mxod3dfdosgFt3cQ.99. b r e a t h s  a r e  s o  r e l a x i n g :  As well, the lower lungs contain from 60 to 80 percent of blood-saturated alveoli,
for easier and more ef ficient gas exchange. Body, Mind, and Sport, 223.
h a s  a n  o p p o s i t e  r o l e :  Phillip Low, “Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System,” Mer ck Manual,
consumer version, https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-
disorders/autonomic-nervous-system-disorders/overview-of-the-autonomic-nervous-system. H e a r t  r a t e  i n c r e a s e s :  “How Stress Can Boost Immune System,” ScienceDaily, June 21, 2012; “Functions
of the Autonomic Nervous System,” Lumen, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
ap/chapter/functions-of-the-autonomic-nervous-system/. p u p i l s  d i l a t e :  Joss Fong, “Eye-Opener: Why Do Pupils Dilate in Response to Emotional States?,”
Scientific American, Dec. 7, 2012, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eye-opener -why-
do-pupils-dialate/. h e i g h t e n e d  s y m p a t h e t i c  a l e r t :  The sympathetic control center is located not in the brain but in the
vertebral ganglia along the spine, while the parasympathetic system is located further up in the
brain. This may not be a coincidence. Some researchers, such as Stephen Por ges, suggest that
the sympathetic system is a more primitive system while the parasympathetic system is more
evolved. a n  h o u r  o r  m o r e :  “What Is Stress?,” American Institute of Stress, https://www.stress.or g/daily-life. m a n  n a m e d  N a r o p a :  “T ibetan Lama to T each an Introduction to T ummo, the Y oga of Psychic Heat at
HAC January 21,” Healing Arts Center (St. Louis), Dec. 20, 2017,
https://www.thehealingartscenter.com/hac-news/tibetan-lama-to-teach-an-introduction-to-
tummo-the-yoga-of-psychic-heat-at-hac ; “NAROP A,” Garchen Buddhist Institute, July 14,
2015, https://garchen.net/naropa. w r o t e  D a v i d - N é e l :  Alexandra David-Néel, My Journey to Lhasa  (1927; New Y ork: Harper Perennial,
2005), 135. P r o f e s s i o n a l  s u r f e r s,  m i x e d  m a r t i a l  a r t s  f i g h t e r s :  Nan-Hie In, “Breathing Exercises, Ice Baths: How W im Hof
Method Helps Elite Athletes and Navy Seals,” South China Morning Post, Mar. 25, 2019,
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3002901/wim-hof-method-how-ice-
baths-and-breathing-techniques. H i s  p r i m a r y  f o c u s  i s  t h e  v a g u s :  Stephen W. Por ges, The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The
T ransformative Power of Feeling Safe,  Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology (New
Y ork: W. W. Norton, 2017), 131, 140, 160, 173, 196, 242, 234.
c a l l  i t  f a i n t i n g :  Specifically, when the vagus nerve is stimulated, the heart rate slows and the blood
vessels dilate, making it harder for blood to defeat gravity and be pumped to the brain. This
temporary decrease in blood flow to the brain can cause the fainting episode. o r g a n s  c u t  o f f  f r o m  n o r m a l :  Steven Park, Sleep Interrupted: A Physician Reveals the #1 Reason Why So
Many of Us Ar e Sick and T ir ed  (New Y ork: Jodev Press, 2008), Kindle locations 1443


. Spoon 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice into hot jars. Fill hot
jars, leaving a 1 /2-inch (1 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-met allic utensil
around t he inside of the jar to a llow air to escape. Add more hot salsa, if
necessary, to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat
lids and screw o n metal rings. R eturn jars to the hot water bath, topping up
with hot water i f necessary. Bring to a full rolling boil and process jars for
15 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. Fr eezing Husk T omatoes
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ). 2. D ry P ack, un sweetened:  F ill pint (2-cup /500 mL) or quart (1 L) freezer
containers with whole husk tom atoes, leaving a 1/2-inch (1 cm)  headspace. Seal, label and freeze. ORChop or Crush:  C oarsel y chop husk tomatoes or, using a potato masher,
crush hu sk toma toes in a non-rea ctive bowl. Strain, if desired, an d pack into
freezer containers, leaving a 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Seal, label and
freeze. T o m a t o e s
ONE OF THE SPECT ACULAR NEW WORLD PLANT
DISCOVERIES  (along with corn, potatoes, pe anuts, pumpkin, tobacco,
lima be ans and chocolate), tomatoes (L ycopersicon esculentum)  are,
botanically speaking, berries t hat grow on vines. Native to the South
American Ande s, where it still grows wild, the tiny fruit from which all of
our mod ern vari eties originate grows in clusters on a small, sparse vine. A
nightshade plant, the tomato comes in many sizes, shapes and colours. Good Pr eserving V arieties
Heritage, or heirloom, tomatoes are generally late-maturing. Above: Green Brandywine tomatoes in
mid-August, showing only very slight signs of ripening. Despite the proliferation of modern hybrids, most of which have been bred
for ease of harvest and transportation properties and not for their taste, the
heritage varieties have been making a strong comeback with small farmers
and gardeners. Heritage, or heirloom, cultivars have been kept alive by
individuals who save seeds and plant the old varieties every year. The best
way to save true tomato plants is to plant them, eat them and save some of
their seeds for next season. For heritage and heirloom vegetable seeds in
Canada, visit Salt Spring Seeds (http://www.saltspringseeds.com); in theUnited States, go to Bountiful Gardens (http://www.bountifulgardens.or g/)
or Fedco Co-op Garden Supplies (http://www.fedcoseeds.com), which lists
seven reasons to save seeds on this page
(http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/why_save_seeds.htm). T omato varieties fall into several groups, including the following (*
indicates the very best canning varieties):
W ild T omatoes:  The South American plants from which all tomato
varieties have sprung; small fruit on rambling vines; W ild Cherry, Cuidad
V ictoria, Chiapas W ild. Currant T omatoes:  S mall (1/2-inc h/1 cm)
tomatoes, sometimes called “midget,” that grow in small bunches similar to
currants; Little Julia, Ildi, Cherry Roma*, Red Currant, Sugar
Lump  and T iny T im  are some currant tomato vari eties available from
heritage seed companies (see above). Cherry or Grape T omatoes:  C an be small o r medium in si ze relative to
“regular” tomat oes, and some grow in clusters like grapes. L ike currant
tomatoes, cherry  and grape toma toes are similar to the original Mayan wild
tomatl  or xtomatl. Golden Honey Bunch:  The  first golde n grape tomato,
this vigo rous pl ant produces vines with clusters of 10 to 20 f ruits. Other
examples of cherry or grape tomatoes: Br own Berry, Chiapis W ild, Black
Cherry,
Patio O range, Gardener ’ s Delight, Lollipop, T onadose des Conor es,
Red Cherry*. Plum or Paste T omatoes*:  These are the very best sauce
and canning tomatoes because their flesh is firm, they have fewer seeds,
they are  high-acid and they ho ld their shape during processing. Crimson
Giant, A ker ’ s Pink Plum, Amish Paste, Pink Plum Rosa, V eer oma, San
Marzano, Maria’ s, Mishca, R oyal Chico, Roma  and Heinz 1706  are
some plum tomato varieties to consider planting. W indow Box Roma  has
the c lassic plum or paste tomato shape and texture, and an exc ellent taste. This plant is a dwarf suitable for containers, planters and patio pots. Y ou
would need several in order to produce enough tomatoes for canning, but
they freeze well for adding to winter soups and sauces.Medium-Size T omatoes:  These are the standard tomatoes planted and used
by c ooks and ga rdeners alike. They are good in tomato sauce re cipes. Some
medium tomato varieties include Ailsa Craig, Elizabeth Clear Pink  (a
Russian heirloom), Manitoba Red T r ee*, Black Pear, Rutgers*. Beefsteak T omatoes:  T om atoes that g row lar ge and s tay succulent; the best
are fragrant and full of sweet tomato flavour. Brandywine*, V alencia,
Giant Belgian, Sicilian Saucer, T asmanian Y ellow, W onder Boy,
Ponder osa*, Colossal  and Crimson Giant*  are just a few of the “super”
tomatoes, which can grow to over 3 lb (1.5 kg). Big Beef*:  A good example
of a meaty red beefsteak tomato, it is small in this class (10 to 12 oz/300 to
375 g) but is a very good canning cultivar thanks to its outstanding flavour
and good sugar -to-acid ratio. Orange, Y ellow and T angerine T omatoes:
Often higher in vitamin C and lower in acid content (m aking them
unsuitable for the Boiling W ate r Method unless acid is added). Limmony
(very bright yellow), T iger Stripe  (reddish-orange with yellow streaks,
very sweet), Jubilee, Giant Oxheart, Golden Queen, Mandarin Cr oss,
Moon Glow, Sunray, T angella  (tangerine colour). Pink, Purple or Blue T omatoes:  Sim ilar to the orange/yellow ty pe, these
purplish-pink to matoes are second lowest in acid content (unsuitable for the
Boiling W ater Method). Dutchman, early Detr oit, Gulf State, Pink Lady,
Ponder osa Pink, W atermelon Beefsteak, W insall, Purple Prince. White T omatoes:  Lik e the yellow  and pink types, white tomatoes are low
in acid (unsuitab le for the Boili ng W ater Method); take longer to fruit, so
best grown in w armer climates. Snowball, White W onder, White Queen,
White Beauty. Gr een T omatoes:  Gr een when fully ripe. Gr een Zebra  (green with
gold/green stripes); Y ellow T iger Stripe  (green and yellow stripes); Bali
(ribbed, marbled pink, yellow and red); evergr een  ( low  in acid, good for
eating fresh); Maritimer  (early green, often used for canning). Pur chasing/Storing1 lb (500 g) yields 1-1/2 to 2 c ups (375 to 500 mL) peeled
tomatoes or 1 cup (250 mL) chopped tomato pulp. Y ou wil l need 2-1/2 to 3 lb (1.125 to 1.5 kg) for each quart
(1 L) jar. Heavy to matoes that are slightly firm yet yield to pressure and have bright,
shiny skins are ripe and delicious. Y ou can ripen hard tomatoes with green
spots, but the fl avour will not be as good as if vine-ripened. I reach for
bumpy tomatoes, with growth lines or lar ge eyes, because usua lly they are
the heritage types with the most complex and rich tomato flavours. Good W ith
Herbs such as oregano, basil, bay, thyme, winter and summer
savory, rosemary, parsley, chives. Savoury seasonings such as cumin, coriander. Sweet seasonings such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg. Other vegetable s, such


 say, “I wonder why I bother myself with what
they are doing.”
Some Final Thoughts on Should Behavior
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in Literary Ethics  in 1838,
Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes
out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradi-
tion for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue,
learning anecdote, all flock to their aid. What a beautiful thought. Stay with tradition and you ensure that
you’ll always be the same, but toss it aside, and the world is yours
to use as creatively as you choose. Become your own judge of your conduct and learn to rely on
yourself to make present-moment decisions. Cease leafing through
a lifetime of policies and traditions for an answer. Sing your own
song of happiness in any way that you choose, oblivious to how it
is supposed to be.BREAKING THE BARRIER OF CONVENTION  / 163VIII
THE JUSTICE TRAP
If the world were so organized that everything had to be fair, no living
creature could survive for a day. The birds would be forbidden to eat
worms, and everyone’s self-interest would have to be served. W e are conditioned to look for justice in life and when it doesn’t
appear, we tend to feel anger, anxiety or frustration. Actually, it
would be equally productive to search for the fountain of youth, or
some such myth. Justice does not exist. It never has, and it never
will. The world is simply not put together that way. Robins eat
worms. That’s not fair to the worms. Spiders eat flies. That’s not fair
to the flies. Cougars kill coyotes. Coyotes kill badgers. Badgers kill
mice. Mice kill bugs. Bugs…You have only to look at nature to
realize there is no justice in the world. Tornadoes, floods, tidal waves,
draughts are all unfair. It is a mythological concept, this justice
business. The world and the people in it go on being unfair every
day. You can choose to be happy or unhappy, but it has nothing to
do with the lack of justice you see around you. 164This is not a sour view of humanity and the world, but rather an
accurate report of what that world is like. Justice is simply a concept
that has almost no applicability, particularly as it pertains to your
own choices about fulfillment and happiness. But too many of us
tend to demand that fairness be an inherent part of our relations
with others. “It isn’t fair.” “You have no right to do that if I can’t”
and “Would I do that to you?” These are the sentences that we use. We seek justice and use the lack of it as a justification for unhappi-
ness. The demand for justice is not the neurotic behavior. It only
becomes an erroneous zone when you punish yourself with a negat-
ive emotion as you fail to see evidence of the justice that you so fu-
tilely demand. In this case the self-defeating behavior is not the de-
mand for justice, but the immobilization that may result from no-
justice-reality. Our culture promises justice. Politicians refer to it in all of their
campaign speeches. “We need equality and justice for all.” Yet day
after day, nay, century after century, the lack of justice continues. Poverty, war, pestilence, crime, prostitution, dope and murders
persist generation after generation in public and private life. And if
the history of humanity can be used as a guide they will continue. Injustice is a constant, but you, in your infinite new wisdom, can
decide to fight that injustice and refuse to be seduced into being
emotionally immobilized over it. You can work at helping to eradic-
ate injustice, and you can decide that you won’t be psychologically
defeated by it. The legal system promises justice. “The people demand justice,”
and some of them even work to make it happen. But it generally
doesn’t. Those with money are not convicted. Judges and policemen
are often bought by the powerful. A President and Vice-President
of the United States are pardoned or wrist-slapped for obvious
felonies. The poor fill the jails, and have next to no chance of beating
the system. It’s not fair. But it’s true. Spiro Agnew becomes rich after
evading his income taxes. Richard Nixon is exonerated, and his yes-
men serve a fewTHE JUSTICE TRAP  / 165months in a minimum security prison, while the poor and members
of minority groups rot in jail waiting for trial, waiting for a chance. A visit to any local courthouse or police station will prove that the
influential have a separate set of rules, although this is relentlessly
denied by the authorities. Where is the justice? Nowhere! Your de-
ciding to fight it may be admirable indeed, but your choosing to be
upset by it is as neurotic as guilt, approval-seeking or any other of
the self-flagellating behavior that constitutes your erroneous zones. “It’s Not Fair!” The Slogan of Ineffective Relationships
The demand for justice may infiltrate your personal relationships
and prevent you from communicating effectively with others. The
“It’s not fair” slogan is one of the more common—and destruct-
ive—laments made by one person against another. In order for you
to consider something unfair you must compare yourself to another
individual or group of individuals. Your mind-set goes something
like this: “If they can do it, so can I.” “It’s not fair for you to have
more than I.” “But I didn’t get to do that, why should you?” On and
on they go. In this case you’re determining what is good for you on
the basis of someone else’s conduct. They, not you, are in charge of
your emotions. If you are upset because of not being able to do
something that someone else has done, then you’ve given them
control over you. Whenever you compare yourself to anyone else,
you are playing the “It’s not fair” game, and shifting from self-reli-
ance to other-directed external thinking. One of my clients, an attractive young woman named Judy, is a
good example of this kind of self-destructive thinking. Judy com-
plained about her unhappy marriage of five years. One night in
counseling she acted out a marital argument for the group. When
the young man who was taking the role of Judy’s insur-166 / Your Erroneous Zonesance salesman husband said something unpleasant to her, Judy im-
mediately countered with “Why did you say that? I never say things
like that to you.” When he mentioned their two children, Judy said,
“That isn’t fair. I never bring the children into an argument.” When
their role working turned to a prospective evening’s entertainment,
Judy’s reasoning was once again, “That isn’t fair. You get out all the
time while I have to stay home with the children.”
Judy ran her marriage on a tally sheet. One for you, one for me. Everything must be fair. If I act this way, you must act the same
way. It was no wonder she was hurt and resentful most of the time,
more concerned with righting imaginary injustices than examining
and perhaps improving her marriage. Judy’s search for justice was a neurotic dead end. She was assess-
ing her husband’s behavior on the basis of her own and her happi-
ness on the basis of her husband’s behavior. Were she to stop her
incessant keeping track and begin going after the things she wants
without having to be in debt to the other, then her relationship would
improve significantly. Fairness is an external concept—a way of avoiding the taking
charge of your own life.’ Instead of thinking of anything as being
unfair, you can decide what you really want, and then set about
devising strategies for attaining it, independent of what anyone else
in the world wants or does. The simple facts are that everyone is
different, and no amount of your bitching about others having it
better than you will bring about any positive self-changes. You’ll
need to eliminate the other-references, and throw away the binocu-
lars that focus on what others are doing. Some people work less and
get more money. Others get promoted out of favoritism, when you
have the ability. Your spouse and children will continue to do things
differently from you. But if you focus on yourself rather than com-
pare yourself to others, then you will have no opportunity to upset
yourself with the lack of equality you observe. The backdrop for
virtually all neurosis is making others’ behavior more significantTHE JUSTICE TRAP  / 167than your own. If you carry around the “If he can do it, so should
I” sentences, you’ll be running your life on the basis of someone else
and never create your own life. Jealousy: A “Demand for Justice” Sideshow
John Dryden called jealousy “the jaundice of the soul.” If your
jealousy gets in your way, and creates any amount of emotional
immobility, then you can set as a goal the elimination of this wasteful
thinking. Jealousy is really a demand that someone love you in a
certain way, and you saying “It isn’t fair” when they don’t. It comes
from a lack of self-confidence


 malocclusion and health problems. 11
 Treating and resolving diseases that
have nervous system components can require a therapeutic correction of the bite. Unfortunately the
connection between neurological diseases and the bite is often completely overlooked. Orthodontics
Now we will learn why braces are generally unnecessary and in fact harmful. First, two definitions:
Orthodontics
 is the practice of forcing teeth to appear to be in alignment using non-removable dental
appliances such as braces. Dental Orthopedics
 is a medical model that focuses on the structure and alignment of the cranial
bones, with the intent to align the jaw towards its normal developmental state. “Functional
orthodontics” is another name for this modality. Many people have chosen orthodontics, which is a means of making their teeth to appear straight,
when they really wanted orthopedics, which is the correction of physical development to a normal
and healthy state. These terms lead to a great deal of confusion because there are conventional
orthodontists, orthodontist-orthopedists, and dental orthopedists. For clarity I will refer to
practitioners who only look at making teeth straight, and who take a mechanistic approach that works
against the normal function of the body as conventional orthodontists. Orthopedists are dental
practitioners who align the bite, even though some orthopedists may also call themselves
orthodontists. Dental orthopedics is the art form of reconstructing bites with dental appliances. This entails more
than merely a mechanical process, but involves an artistic non-surgical cranial reconstruction. Conventional orthodontics is a mechanistic system that does not consider the normal developmental
model of the body. I, like many others, have experienced negative outcomes from conventional orthodontics. When I was
young, my jaw was in the position as shown in figure
c,
also referred to as an overbite. Because the
goal of conventional orthodontists (who practice orthodontics, not orthopedics) is to make teeth
straight, without even necessarily making them contact properly, their simplified approach is to make
your teeth straight BY ANY MEANS NECCESSARY. The conventional orthodontist believes that the
jaws are stuck in one position and cannot move. At best, all an orthodontist sees is what is shown in
the figure labeled
occlusion:
 a row of teeth. The orthodontist, like the conventional dentist, also sees
a row of money. I remember my orthodontist had nice pictures on his office wall of his mansion, and
of his family’s many vacations to Hawaii. The conventional orthodontic approach was designed as a
business model and is an easy and convenient way to move through many patients in an assembly-line
fashion. In the process, the conventional orthodontist rakes in large profits while ignorantly thwarting
the normal developmental processes of the body. In order to make the teeth straight and my jaw look a certain way (or to get my teeth to touch in a
certain way; the goal was never made clear to me), by any means necessary, I was required to wear a
headgear. The theory (wrongly) goes that when children are growing (I was eight) pushing the maxilla
(upper palate) against its natural growth direction with a tortuous device called a headgear that is
worn nightly, will cause the mandible (the jaw) to catch up. And then the hope is that the teeth will
touch correctly (occlusion). So the fairytale goes, and everyone will be happy, and the orthodontist
will get his $5,000. Fifteen years later, however, at the age of 23, my teeth did not touch at all naturally. I developed TMJ
dysfunction (TMD) by the time I was 30 years old, my lower teeth became very crooked, and my jaw
never moved forward the way it was supposed to according to the treatment protocol. The
conventional orthodontist’s model of arresting the development of the maxilla is misguided since the
body rarely or never overgrows a part of itself, rather other parts of the body do not grow fully so the
maxilla appears to protrude, but it is really normal. The results of two years of torture for me as a child were a lot of money spent, but no positive
outcome. I know many other people who have gone through similar treatment, and have similar TMD
and other serious problems to show for it. The problems get worse over time because our jaw
continues to grow, or imbalances get worse, meanwhile the TMJ joint wears out. Many people do not
figure out that they have TMD until, sadly, the entire joint is nearly worn out. I am lucky in a way. I
have spent so much time researching dental problems that my research kept me focusing on my bite,
and I finally realized my body was in a constant state of stress because my molars did not touch
properly. Don’t worry if this sounds like your situation; I will explain how to treat this problem
shortly. Dental Orthopedics Focuses on Normal Development
Conventional orthodontics pursues the wrong goal, which is to make teeth straight BY ANY MEANS
NECESSARY. However, to create a healthy bite, the jaw and cranium must be aligned in natural
position and size. This is the goal of dental orthopedics. If you have a closed bite as illustrated in
figure
c
, the orthopedic treatment might include insertion of a dental appliance which has a plastic
spacer that sits on top of the molars, such as a twin block or an OmNi-2. This is seen in the figure
where the bite height is restored with a plastic spacer. This allows the jaw to stay comfortably closed
in a natural position even though the molars do not naturally touch. What is amazing about the use of
such an appliance is that when there is a space such that certain molars do not touch, the molars start
to get closer together as the jaw bone grows in under the molars. Eventually over a treatment period
of eighteen months to three years all of the molars can be guided to meet each other, and the correct
functional bite height can be retained without further need of a dental appliance. Conventional Orthodontic Practices Damage Faces
Conventional orthodontic practices damage facial aesthetics. 12
 They also damage the functionality of
the bite as seen in many cases of TMD from just a small informal survey of people who have
undergone conventional orthodontic treatment. The most damaging aspects of orthodontics are tooth
extractions and head gear. Many patients or parents are not adequately informed about the dangers of conventional orthodontics
prior to treatment. 13
 In particular the resorption of tooth roots is a common and sometimes highly
damaging result of wearing braces. Root resorption is the loss or damage to the tooth root from the
pulling force of braces. When you move teeth with braces, a tooth does not simply slide into the next
position. The figure of the tooth in chapter three shows how the tooth is surrounded by bone. To move
a tooth, the braces pull the teeth and the tooth is pushed into the alveolar bone. This is something akin
to a boat traveling through thick ice. As the tooth is pushed in one direction, the bone in the jaw must
dissolve on one end of the tooth and fill in on the other side of the tooth for the tooth to move. When
the tooth roots are pushed against the jaw bone with fixed dental appliances like braces, 93% of them
are damaged; some severely. 14
 Approximately 72-84% of teeth that have been treated with a fixed
appliance (braces) have suffered clinically significant damage. 15
 As a result many teeth suffer
permanent damage from braces. Gum disease later in life, in combination with roots that are damaged
from braces and are therefore much shorter, means early tooth loss. Standard consent and disclaimer
forms that patients must sign before accepting braces as treatment explain the known harm caused by
braces. They include jaw pain (from the bite being pulled out of alignment), root resorption, tooth or
jaw instability, fleeting results due to physical growth, gum inflammation, and unexpected results. Meanwhile, in the orthopedic model you will suffer none of these side effects because the dental
orthopedic model works with the natural form of the body, helping it function and grow properly. If you put braces on the teeth of a growing child, and do not even try to move or push teeth, as the
child’s jaw grows, his teeth are going to move in the jaw bone. Root resorption is worse in older
children than in younger children. 16
Bicuspid Extraction
Bicuspid extraction performed by conventional orthodontics on children and teens collapses the
structure of the face, making the face more narrow and less attractive. This unfortunate result has been
shown in studies comparing differing orthodontic approaches with identical twins. Over time, the
twin whose teeth were not extracted, but whose dental arch was widened instead, developed the more
attractive facial features. Bicuspid extraction sacrifices perfectly healthy and beautiful teeth to the
faulty goals of conventional orthodontics. 17
 Not to mention the fact that pulling teeth can cause
emotional trauma as children feel that they have been disfigured or that there is something wrong with
them. Orthodontics Does Not Address the Physiological Cause of Crooked TeethCrooked teeth are the result of a maxilla (upper palate) that is too narrow. 18
 This leads to a child
having a more narrow face and less appealing looks. Practically speaking a wider face


ressings	section,	I	reminded	Cynthia	and	Tom
that	almost	all	oils	on	supermarket	shelves	are	processed	and	toxic. These	toxic
oils	also	find	their	way	into	a	variety	of	prepared	and	processed	foods,	including
salad	dressings,	canned	and	baked	goods. Most	oils,	especially	peanut,	cottonseed	and	soybean,	are	highly	contaminated
with	pesticide	residues	toxic	to	the	nervous	system. Many	modern	oils	use
chemical	extraction	methods,	which	leave	solvent	residues	that	are	lung	irritants,
nerve	depressants	and	detrimental	to	health	in	general. Even	oils	that	have	been
cold-pressed	(rather	than	chemically	extracted)	often	are	refined	with	toxic
chemicals	and	exposed	to	high	temperatures	in	their	bleaching	and	deodorizing
processes,	making	the	oils	toxic. Exposed	to	high	temperatures,	nutrients	in	these
oils	are	altered	and	turned	into	toxic,	trans-fatty	acids	and	a	variety	of	other
toxins	(aldehydes,	ketones	and	hydroperoxides). About	one-third	of	all	the	oil
sold—whether	bottled	or	contained	in	margarine,	vegetable	shortenings,	baked
goods,	breakfast	cereals,	peanut	butter,	etc.—has	been	hydrogenated	or	partiallyhydrogenated	and	contains	toxic	trans-fatty	acids	and	numerous	other	toxic
chemicals. Since	these	processed	oils	have	come	into	widespread	use,	the	incidence	of
myocardial	infarction	(a	type	of	heart	attack)	has	increased	eightyfold,	and	heart
disease,	formerly	rare,	has	become	a	leading	cause	of	death. Coincidence? According	to	Udo	Erasmus,	author	of
Fats	That	Heal,	Fats	That	Kill,
the	reason
for	these	burgeoning	health	problems	is	that	processed	oils	promote	a	condition
known	as	“fatty	degeneration.”	In	this	book,	Erasmus	wrote:	“Sixty-eight
percent	of	people	die	from	just	three	conditions	that	involve	fatty	degeneration:
cardiovascular	disease,	cancer	and	diabetes.”	Only	a	handful	of	healthful	fats
and	oils	are	on	the	market:	organic	butter	or	ghee,	high-quality	olive	oil	(difficult
to	find),	and	high-quality	essential	fatty	acid	products	such	as	flaxseed	oil	(see
appendix	C	for	my	personal	choices). Dangers	in	Dairy	and	Meat
Our	little	group	arrived	at	the	dairy	section. As	you	recall,	milk	and	dairy
products	are	not	appropriate	for	human	consumption	and	should	be	avoided	by
everyone,	especially	infants	and	young	children. Toxic	bioaccumulation	is	a
problem;	virtually	all	of	the	toxins	to	which	a	cow	is	exposed	during	its	life
bioaccumulate	in	its	tissues,	and	these	toxins	are	then	present	in	its	milk. You
should	regard	milk	as	a	toxic	soup	filled	with	pesticides,	antibiotics,	dioxins,
hormones,	sulfa	drugs,	tranquilizers	and	other	contaminants. Worse,	the	practice
of	pasteurization	(a	heat	treatment	done	to	virtually	all	milk	products	to	kill
bacteria)	alters	the	physical	and	chemical	properties	of	the	milk. Pasteurization
not	only	renders	the	nutrients	less	useful	to	your	body	but	creates	toxins	as	well. Between	the	toxic	bioaccumulation,	the	pasteurization	and	the	fact	that	milk
products	make	up	25	to	50	percent	of	many	Americans’	diets,	milk	is	a	major
contributing	factor	to	our	high	rates	of	infectious,	allergic	and	chronic	disease. In
fact,	milk	consumption	has	been	linked	to	many	diseases,	including
osteoporosis,	multiple	sclerosis,	diabetes,	heart	disease	and	cancer. My
recommendation	to	Cynthia	and	Tom	was	that	they	eliminate	milk	and	milk
products	from	their	family	diet;	I	recommend	the	same	to	you. Milk	does	not	do
your	body	good. Animal	products	were	our	next	stop. Meat	and	eggs	can	have	serious	toxicity
problems. Though	animal	products	contain	essential	nutrients	(and	I	do	not
recommend	a	diet	devoid	of	them),	you	must	choose	your	sources	carefully. The
nutritional	value	of	a	food	source	should	always	be	weighed	against	the	toxins	it
contains	or	is	likely	to	contain.Commercial	livestock	contain	many	toxins,	which	become	concentrated	in
their	tissues. Foods	from	commercial	cattle	(and	their	milk),	chickens	(and	their
eggs)	and	most	farmed	fish	are	all	poor	food	choices. All	their	lives,	these
animals	are	fed	foods	that	are	lacking	in	nutrition	and	toxic	(contaminated	with
pesticides	and	other	agricultural	chemicals). Pound	for	pound,	livestock	feed	is
substantially	more	toxic	than	the	foods	we	eat,	not	to	mention	that	large	animals
like	cattle	eat	a	lot	more	food	than	we	do. When	you	eat	these	highly	toxic
animals,	or	products	derived	from	them,	the	toxins	enter	you. In	1976,	the	EPA
studied	human	breast	milk	and	found	that	the	toxic	contaminants	in	the	milk	of
vegetarian	mothers	was	only	1	to	2	percent	of	the	national	average. The	solution
is	to	minimize	toxic	exposure	by	selecting	organically	produced	meat,	poultry,
eggs	and	wild	fish	from	relatively	nonpolluted	deep-water	ocean	areas	rather
than	those	harvested	from	polluted	coastal	areas	or	farmed. Selecting	organically	produced	animal	products	almost	certainly	requires	a
trip	to	a	well-stocked,	reputable	health	food	store. The	foods	are	more	expensive,
but	the	extra	money	buys	protection	from	toxins,	as	well	as	contributes	to	better
nutrition	and	a	more	environmentally	responsible	method	of	farming. Health	is	a	choice. You	can	pay	now	for	good	food,	or	pay	later	for	doctors
and	hospitals. If	you	cannot	find	ideal	foods,	however,	often	you	can	make	better
choices;	if	you	cannot	find	high-quality	(organic)	animal	products,	then
minimize	your	consumption. Remember	that	the	overwhelming	majority	of	our
toxic	pesticide	exposure	is	from	nonorganic	animal	products	such	as	poultry,
meat,	eggs	and	milk	products. I	do	not	recommend	a	totally	vegetarian	or	vegan	diet,	because	both	lack
essential	nutrients;	however,	a	primarily	vegetarian	diet	is	desirable. An	organic
vegetarian	diet	is	the	simplest	and	easiest	way	to	minimize	toxins	and	maximize
your	nutrient	intake. When	you	eat	animal	products,	select	free-ranging,	organic
animal	products	whenever	possible. Anticipating	Food	Invaders
Toward	the	end	of	our	shopping	trip,	I	shared	a	fundamental	yet	largely
unrecognized	food	shopping	concept. Selecting	nontoxic	foods	means	selecting
foods	that	are	not	contaminated	with	bacteria	and	molds,
which	produce	toxins. When	bacteria	and	molds	contaminate	our	foods,	they	damage	our	health. As
part	of	their	normal	metabolism,	bacteria	produce	toxins	that	place	a	burden	on
the	immune	system	and	contribute	to	toxic	overload,	disease	and	even	death. The
most	serious	cases	of	bacterial	food	poisoning	can	result	in	death,	such	as	the
toxins	produced	by	the