ark	and	intellectually	brutal.	For	many	of	these	characters,
searching	for	a	truth	that	promoted	public	health	over	the	status	quo	was	not
an	option.	I	am	absolutely	convinced	that	had	I	busied	myself	with	tackling
these	issues	so	early	in	my	career,	I	would	not	be	writing	this	book.	Research
funding	and	publications	would	have	been	difficult	if	not	impossible	to
obtain.
Meanwhile,	Bob	Olson	and	some	of	his	colleagues	turned	their	attention
elsewhere,	focusing	on	a	relatively	new	organization	founded	in	1978	called
the	American	Council	on	Science	and	Health	(ACSH).	Headquartered	in	New
York	City,	the	ACSH	bills	itself,	still	today,	as	a
“consumer	education
consortium	concerned	with	issues	related	to	food,	nutrition,	chemicals,
pharmaceuticals,	lifestyle,	the	environment	and	health.”	The	group	also
claims	to	be	an	“independent,	nonprofit,	tax-exempt	organization,”
6
	but	they
receive	76%	of	their	funding	from	corporations	and	corporate	donors,
according	to	the	National	Environmental	Trust	who	cite	the	Congressional
Quarterly’s	Public	Interest	Profiles.
7
According	to	the	National	Environmental	Trust,
7
	the	ACSH	has	claimed,
in	their	reports,	that	cholesterol	is	not	related	to	coronary	heart	disease,	“the
unpopularity	of	food	irradiation	…	is	not	based	in	science,”	“endocrine
disruptors”	(e.g.,	PCBs,	dioxins,	etc.)	are	not	a	human	health	problem,
saccharin	is	not	carcinogenic	and	implementation	of	fossil-fuel	restrictions	to
control	global	warming	should	not	be	implemented.	Searching	for	a	serious
critique	of	the	food	industry	from	the	ACSH	is	like	searching	for	a	needle	in	a
haystack.	Although	I	believe	that	some	of	their	arguments	may	have	merit,	I
seriously	question	their	claim	to	be	an	objective	broker	of	“consumer
education.”FALLING	ON	MY	PETARD
During	the	entire	experience	with	the	Public	Nutrition	Information
Committee,	I	continued	to	work	on	the	National	Academy	of	Sciences	report
on	diet,	nutrition	and	cancer,	which	was	released	in	June	1982.
4
	As	might
have	been	expected,	when	this	report	was	published	all	hell	broke	loose.
Being	the	first	such	report	on	diet	and	cancer,	it	received	extensive	publicity,
fast	becoming	the	most	sought-after	report	in	NAS	history.	It	was	establishing
high-profile	goals	for	the	dietary	prevention	of	cancer	which	were	very
similar	to	those	of	the	1976	McGovern	Committee	report	on	diet	and	heart
disease.	Principally,	we	were	encouraging	the	consumption	of	fruits,
vegetables	and	whole	grain	cereal	products,	while	decreasing	total	fat	intake.
The	fact	that	this	report	was	concerned	with	cancer	instead	of	heart	disease,
however,	elevated	emotions.	The	stakes	were	high	and	getting	higher;	cancer
incites	a	far	greater	fear	than	heart	disease.
Given	the	stakes,	some	powerful	enemies	came	out	of	the	woodwork.
Within	two	weeks,	the	Council	on	Agriculture,	Science	and	Technology
(CAST),	an	influential	lobbying	group	for	the	livestock-based	farming
industry,	produced	a	report	summarizing	the	views	of	fifty-six	“experts”	who
were	concerned	about	the	effect	of	our	NAS	report	on	the	agriculture	and
food	industries.	Olson,	Jukes,	Harper	and	their	like-minded	colleagues	on	the
now	defunct	Public	Nutrition	Information	Committee	weighed	in	as	experts.
Their	report	was	quickly	published,	then
placed	in	the	hands	of	all	535	U.S.
congressional	members.	It	was	clear	that	the	CAST	was	deeply	concerned
about	the	possible	impact	that	our	report	might	have	on	the	public.
The	CAST	wasn’t	the	only	group	that	stepped	up	to	criticize	the	report.	In
addition,	there	were	the	American	Meat	Institute,	National	Broiler	Council,
National	Cattlemen’s	Association,	National	Livestock	and	Meat	Board,
National	Meat	Association,	National	Milk	Producers	Federation,	National
Pork	Producers	Council,	National	Turkey	Federation	and	United	Egg
Producers.
3
	I	wouldn’t	presume	to	know	how	much	cancer	research	the
National	Turkey	Federation	conducts,	but	I’m	guessing	that	their	criticism	of
our	report	was	not	born	out	of	their	desire	for	truth	in	science.
It	was	ironic	that	I	had	learned	some	of	my	most	valuable	lessons	growing
up	on	a	dairy	farm,	and	yet	the	work	I	was	doing	was	portrayed	as	being	at
odds	with	agricultural	interests.	Of	course,	these	mammoth	corporate	interests
were	far	removed	from	the	farmers	I	knew	growing	up—the	hardworking,
honest	families	that	maintained	small	farms,	just	big	enough	to	get	by
comfortably.	I	often	have	wondered	whether	these	Washington	agricultural
interests	truly	represent	America’s	great	farming	tradition,	or	whether	theyonly	represent	agricultural	conglomerates	with	operations	worth	tens	of
millions	of	dollars.
Alf	Harper,	who	had	written	a	strong	letter	of	support	for	my	first	faculty
position	after	leaving	MIT,	wrote	me	a	stern	personal	letter	in	which	he
declared	that	I	had	“fallen	on	[my]	own	petard.”	A	petard	is	a	type	of	bomb	or
firecracker.	Apparently,	my	involvement	in	the	Public	Nutrition	Information
Committee	and	the	NAS
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	report	was	finally	too
much	for	even	him	to	bear.
Times	were	hot,	to	be	sure.	Congressional	hearings,	in	which	I	testified,
were	held	on	the	NAS	report	itself;
People
	magazine	featured	me	in	a
prominent	article,	and	an	endless	series	of	news	media	reports	continued	over
the	next	year.AMERICAN	INSTITUTE	FOR	CANCER
RESEARCH
It	seemed	that	for	the	first	time	in	our	history,	the	government	was	seriously
thinking	about	what	we	eat	as	a	means	of	controlling	cancer.	This	was	fertile
territory	for	doing	something	new,	and	something	new	did	indeed	fall	into	my
lap.	I	was	invited	to	assist	a	new	organization	called	the	American	Institute
for	Cancer	Research	(AICR)	in	Falls	Church,	Virginia.	The	founders	of	this
organization	were	fund-raisers	and	had
learned	that	it	was	possible	to	raise,
through	mailing	campaigns,	large	sums	of	money	for	cancer	research.	It
seemed	that	many	people	were	interested	in	learning	something	new	about
cancer	beyond	the	usual	model	of	surgery,	radiation	and	cytotoxic	drugs.
This	budding	organization	was	well	aware	of	our	1982	NAS	report
4
	that
focused	on	diet	and	cancer,	and	so	invited	me	to	join	them	as	their	senior
science	advisor.	I	encouraged	them	to	focus	on	diet	because	the	nutrition
connection	with	cancer	was	becoming	an	important	area	of	research,	yet	was
receiving	very	little,	if	any,	support	from	the	major	funding	agencies.	I
especially	encouraged	them	to	emphasize	whole	foods	as	a	source	of
nutrition,	not	nutrient	supplements,	partly	because	this	was	the	message	of	the
NAS


 and walnut
candy, buttermilk.
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST:  Pears, sun-dried apricots, sunflower milk.
LUNCH:  Apple salad, strawberry bread, goat cheese, mung
bean sprouts, peanut milk.
DINNER:  Rainbow salad, porterhouse steak, white potato,
raspberry ice cream, strawberry leaf tea.

THURSDAY
BREAKFAST: Wild grapes, sprouted rye served with milk and
honey, energy cocktail.
LUNCH: Pepper salad, cottage chee se, strawberries, banana,
vitality cocktail.
DINNER:  Banana-date salad, ground round steak, broccoli,
uncooked apple pie, rose hip tea.

FRIDAY
BREAKFAST:  Grapefruit, pumpkin seeds, eggnog.
LUNCH:  Vegetable-nut salad, orange bread, cheddar cheese,
asparagus, carrot juice. DINNER:  Honeydew salad, fresh halibut, rhubarb, uncooked
apple pie, goat milk.
SATURDAY
BREAKFAST:  Concord grapes, pecans, clabber milk.
LUNCH:  Tossed salad, black walnut bread, fresh peas,
canteloup, sesame milk.
DINNER:  Avocado-orange salad, Steak Tartar, summer
squash, peach ice cream, fenugreek tea.

THE CONCLUDING  PICTURE
   Modern nutritional science has clearly demonstrated the
superiority of raw foods over those which have been heat-
processed. Through biochemistry and physiology it has shown the theoretical advantages of consuming raw foods.
Through animal experiments involving many thousands of
animals, it has demonstrated under controlled observation
that animals thrive better on the raw diet. In nature it has
noted that freedom from disease is dependent in great measure upon the exclusive use of raw foods. With humans it
has been equally successful and has shown how physical
development is better, and immunity to disease is higher, in
proportion to the quantity of raw food being consumed. In
large clinics and sanitariums it has shown that raw foods have specific therapeutic values. And through the science of food
selection, and the art of food preparation, it shows how raw
food therapy can be applied on the most efficient basis in
modern life.
   What this all means in terms of human life and survival is
easy to understand. Man created his first and primary cause of
disease with the discovery of fire and its application in the art of cooking and refining of foodstuffs. In primitive life he
employed the less destructive methods of cooking to a
moderate degree and thus was able, in some cases, to retain a
relatively high degree of physical excellence, though below
probable optimum standards. In civilization he has applied the more severe forms of heat-processing to nearly all his
foods, and the consequences have been tragic in many ways.
Man today occupies the unique position of being the most degenerated mammal on the face of the earth. With a
philosophy of medicine that has been developed through the
centuries, and the existence of drug and medical facilities
which involve directly or indirectly the expenditure of
billions of dollars annuall y, he fails to even a pproach the physical excellence which is the norm of the animal kingdom.
For this the widespread consumption of heat-processed foods
has been largely responsible, as the existing evidence so clearly shows.
   But the final outlook is not a pessimistic one. It is indeed
optimistic to the highest degree. A return to natural foods—uncooked and unrefined—offers man a future which
otherwise would appear only in the realm of fantasy. A sharp
reduction in the prevalence of human disease is now possible
within the present generation. A definite prolongation in the
span of life is also possible within a single generation. And to future generations the future is even brighter. Disease may be
reduced to its normal insignificance; life may reach its normal
biological limits, and the pathology of senility will be
replaced by the normal changes of senescence. Such are the
possibilities now before us. They may be reached through an improvement in all of the hygienic phases of our existence.
Of these, it is clear that the consumption of raw food is the
most important and will do more than any other single factor
to improve the biological quality of human life.

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 wrong is one of the principal
egoic mind patterns, one of the main forms of unconsciousness. In other
words, the content of the ego may change; the mind structure that keeps
it alive does not.
One of the unconscious assumptions is that by identifying with an object
through the fiction of ownership, the apparent solidity and permanency
of that material object will endow your sense of self with greater solidity
and permanency. This applies particularly to buildings and even more so
to land since it is the only thing you think you can own that cannot be
destroyed. The absurdity of owning something becomes even more
apparent in the case of land. In the days of the white settlement, the
natives of North America found ownership of land an incomprehensible
concept. And so they lost it when the Europeans made them signs pieces
of paper that were equally incomprehensible to them. They felt they
belonged to the land, but the land did not belong to them.
The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And
the more I have, the more I am. The ego lives through comparison. How
you are seen by others turns into how you see yourself. If everyone lived
in a mansion or everyone was wealthy, your mansion or your wealth
would no longer serve to enhance your sense of self. Y ou could then
move to a simple cabin, give up our wealth, and regain an identity by
seeing yourself and being seen as more spiritual than others. How you
are seen by others becomes the mirror that tells you what you are like
and who you are. The egos sense of self?worth is in most cases bound up
with the worth you havein the eyes of others. Y ou need others to give you a sense of self, and if
you live in a culture that to a lar ge extent equates self?worth with how
much and what you have, if you cannot look through this collective
delusion, you will be condemned to chasing after things for the rest of
your life in the vain hope of finding your worth and completion of your
sense of self there.
How do you let go of attachment to things? Dont even try. Its impossible.
Attachment to things drops away by itself when you no longer seek to
find yourself in them. In the meantime, just be aware of your attachment
to things. Sometimes you may not know that you are attached to
something, which is to say, until you lose it or there is the threat of loss.
If you then become upset, anxious, and so on, it means you are attached.
If you are aware that you are identified with a thing, the identification is
no longer total. I am the awareness that is aware that there is attachment.
Thats the beginning of the transformation of consciousness.A New Earth
W A N T I N G :  T H E  N E E D  F O R  M O R E
The ego identifies with having, but its satisfaction in having is a
relatively shallow and short?lived one. Concealed within it remains a
deep? seated sense of dissatisfaction, of incompleteness, of not enough. I
don't have enough yet, by which the ego really means, I am not enough
yet.
As we have seen, having the concept of ownership is a fiction created by
the ego to give itself solidity and permanency and make itself stand out,
make itself special. Since you cannot find yourself through having,
however, there is another more powerful drive underneath it that pertains
to the structure of the ego: the need for more, which we could also call
wanting. No ego can last for long without the need for more. Therefore,
wanting keeps the ego alive much more than having. The ego wants to
want more than it wants to have. And so the shallow satisfaction of
having is always replaced by more wanting. This is the psychological
need for more, that is to say, more things to identify with. It is an
addictive need, not an authentic one.
In some cases, the psychological need for more or the feeling of not
enough that is so characteristic of the ego becomes transferred to the
physical level and so turns into insatiable hunger. The suf ferers of
bulimia will often make themselves vomit so they can continue eating.
Their mind is
hungry, not their body. This eating disorder would become healed if the
suf ferers, instead of being identified with their mind, could get in touch
with their body and so feel the true needs of the body rather than the
pseudo? needs of the egoic mind.
Some egos know what they want and pursue their aim with grim and
ruthless determination Genghis Khan, Stalin, Hitler, to give just a few
lar ger?than?life examples. The ener gy behind their wanting, however,
creates an opposing ener gy of equal intensity that in the end leads to
their downfall. in the meantime, they make themselves and many othersunhappy, or, in the lar ger?than?life examples, create hell on earth. Most
egos have conflicting wants. They want dif ferent things at dif ferent times
or may not even know what they want except that they don't want what
is: the present moment. Unease, restlessness, boredom, anxiety,
dissatisfaction, are the result of unfulfilled wanting. W anting is
structural, so no amount of content can provide lasting fulfillment as
long as that mental structure remains in place. Intense wanting that has
no specific object can often be found in the still? developing ego of
teenagers, some of whom are in a permanent state of negativity and
dissatisfaction.
The physical needs for food, water, shelter, clothing, and basic comforts
could be easily met for all humans on the planet, were it not for the
imbalance of resources created by the insane and rapacious need for
more, the greed of the ego. It finds collective expression in the economic
structures of this world, such as the huge corporations, which are egoic
entities that compete with each other for more. Their only blind aim is
profit. They pursue that aim with absolute ruthlessness. Nature, animals,
people, even their own employees, are no more than digits on a balance
sheet, lifeless objects to be used, then discarded.
The thought forms of me and mine, of more than, of I want, I need, I
must have, and of not enough pertain not to content but to the structure
of the ego. The content is interchangeable. As long as you don't
recognize those thought forms within yourself, as long as they remain
unconscious, you will believe in what they say; you will be condemned
to acting out those unconscious thoughts, condemned to seeking and not
finding because when those thought forms operate, no possession, place,
person, or condition will ever satisfy you. No content will satisfy you, as
long as the egoic structure remains in place. No matter what you have or
get,
you won't be happy. Y ou will always be looking for something else that
promises greater fulfillment, that promises to make your incomplete
sense of self complete and fill that sense of lack you feel within.A New Earth
I D E N T I F I C A T I O N  W I T H  T H E  B O D Y
Apart from objects, another basic form of identification is with my body.
Firstly, the body is male or female, and so the sense of being a man or
woman takes up a significant part of most people's sense of self. Gender
becomes identity. Identification with gender is encouraged at an early
age, and it forces you into a role, into conditioned patterns of behavior
that af fect all aspects of your life, not just sexuality. It is a role many
people become completely trapped in, even more so in some of the
traditional societies than in W estern culture where identification with
gender is beginning to lessen somewhat. In some traditional cultures, the
worst fate a woman can have is to be unwed or barren, and for a man to
lack sexual potency and not be able to produce children. Life's
fulfillment is perceived to be fulfillment of one's gender identity.
In the W est, it is the physical appearance of the body that contributes
greatly to the sense of who you think you are: its strength or weakness,
its perceived beauty or ugliness relative to others. For many people, their
sense of self?worth is intimately bound up with their physical strength,
good looks, fitness, and external appearance. many feel a diminished
sense of self?worth because they perceive their body as ugly or
imperfect.
In some cases, the mental image or concept of my body is a complete
distortion of reality. A young woman may think of herself as overweight
and therefore starve herself when in fact she is quite thin. She cannot see
her body anymore. All she sees is the mental concept of her body, which
says I am fat or I will become fat. At the root of this condition lies
identification with the mind. As people have become more and more
mind?identified, which is the intensification of egoic dysfunction, there
has also been a dramatic increase in the incidence of anorexia in recent
decades. If the suf ferer could look at her body without the interfering
judgments of her mind or even recognize those judgments for what they
are instead of believing in them or better still, if she could feel her body
from within this would initiate her healing.Those who are identified with their good looks, physical strength, or


1951, that experimental animals
given any one of four spices - paprika, pepper, cloves, and mus-
tard - tended to develop ulcers within a remarakbly short period
of time. Of 48 animals tested, 25 developed ulcers within eight
days; 20 suffered from hemorrhage and water logging and con-
gestion of the mucous membrane lining of the stomach, which
were considered symptoms of approaching ulcers, and only three
animals were unaffected at the end of the eight-day period. The DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS
condiments were given in doses of only one-tenth of an ounce
per day, and only one kind of spice was administered to each
animal. Other experiments have shown that spices may produce
hardening of the arteries. In order to protect themselves from
the spices, the blood vessels harden and thicken. When mustard
is added to the diet of experimental animals, the blood vessels
begin to harden and thicken within a few months. Experiments
with rabbits have shown that another spice, pepper, has a tend-
ency to produce hardening of the liver, congestion of the kidneys,
degeneration of cells, and a shortened life span. The very high
rates of disease in parts of India and other nations which use
large quantities of spices has often been noted. McCarrison
observed that the rate of ulcers was especially high in the spice-
consuming provinces of India.
It is certain that spices have outlived their usefulness in the
modern world. They are no longer essential for the preservation
of foods, and they are certainly not essential for flavoring natural
foods which already possess distinctive flavors of their own. If
we do want to add a little seasoning to certain foods, there are
safer ways of doing so than adding irritating spices. There is a
wide assortment of mild herbs which are especially valuable for
this purpose. Sage, bay leaf, caraway seeds, peppermint, fennel,
tarragon, dill, and many other mild flavoring herbs deserve a
place in good nutrition. As substitutes for irritating condiments,
they may be highly recommended in all forms of food prepara-
tion. XI. Alcoholic Beverages
b HE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
beverages has contributed decisively to disease in modern life.
The ill-effects of alcohol upon the human system are already
common knowledge and little need be added here. Modern
physiological studies have confirmed the frequent assertions by
temperance workers that alcohol harms the heart, blood vessels,
and nerves, as well as other organs. Recent statistics given the
Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company listed the death
rate of "regular spirit drinkers" as 83 per cent higher than that
of "total abstainers:'
It may be added that alcohol accounts for only part of the
ill-effects produced by most alcoholic beverages. Some of the
wine, cider, and other spiritous drinks produced in past centuries
in all countries, and still produced today under more or less
primitive conditions, were little more than fermented fruit juice.
These drinks did contain alcohol, but they also retained nutritive
qualities which compensated at least in part for the content of
alcohol. Some of the wines were still rich in vitamin C, and they
were considered a valuable food when the supply of fresh fruits
and vegetables was severely limited. Modern liquors are not only
much higher in alcohol content, but they are so highly processed
and chemically treated that practically all of the mineral and
vitamin content is lost. Some of the old fashioned drinks could
be considered both food and poison. The alcoholic beverages of
the modern world are strictly poison.
If alcoholic beverages are used, they should be made without
[451 DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS
heat-processing and without added sugar. The natural fermenta-
tion of raw grape juice produces a highly nutritious wine, far
superior in flavor to highly-processed wines. This does not con-
stitute a recommendation of such wine as normal source of
human food. Fresh grape juice is unquestionably superior to
fermented juice. However, for those who do demand some kind
of alcoholic beverage in modern life, the use of simple fermented
juices will afford the least harmful method of meeting this
demand. XII. Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa
A MERICANS DRINK A MILLION TONS OF
coffee each year, together with vast quantities of tea and cocoa.
Each of these foods is a rich source of caffeine, which is known
to have harmful effects upon the human body. Coffee and cocoa
contain about the same amount of caffeine; tea leaves contain
twice as much, but as a smaller quantity of tea per cup is used,
these sources of caffeine are about the same in terms of everyday
use.
Many of the ill-effects of caffeine are already well known, b'ut
certain facts may be given mention. At the University of Minne-
sota, Dr. Edward Judd studied dogs and found that half of the
animals developed ulcers after they had been repeatedly dosed
with caffeine. Roth and Ivy, of the Northwestern University
School of Medicine, gave experimental animals intra-muscular
injections of caffeine, and ulcers were produced in 40 to 50 per
cent of all cases. With a gastroscope, the physicians observed
what happened in the stomach of an anaesthetized dog. Imme-
diately after the injection of caffeine, "the inner lining of the
dog's stomach became engorged, and then turned to a sickly
duslcy purple - obviously an unhealthy condition17 In humans
Roth and Ivy found that caffeine caused a considerable rise in
stomach acid, which is known to be one of the immediate causes
of ulcers.
The relationship of coffee, tea, and cocoa to ulcers is only part
of the story. Caffeine is so stimulating to the heart that doctors
generally forbid coffee to patients with heart disease. In some DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS
cases heart pains disappear when caffeine-containing drinks are
omitted from the diet. Blood pressure has been known to drop
as much as twenty points when the use of coffee was stopped.
Nervousness, skin disorders, headaches, sight impairment, and
other diseases have also been attributed to the use of caffeine
beverages.
In addition to caffeine, tea and cocoa contain other poisons.
Tea contains poisonous tannin, which is used externally in medi-
cine as an astringent, styptic and hemostatic, and internally as
an antidote for other poisons. Its habitual use in food is dan-
gerous. Tannin is said to interfere with the action of digestive
juices, and it tends to produce constipation in some cases
because of its astringent action. Cocoa contains theobromine,
also a medical drug, which produces effects similar to those of
caffeine, except that it is fatal to experimental animals in smaller
doses.
While coffee, tea, and cocoa must be rejected, this is not true
of all warm beverages. More than a hundred varieties of herb
teas are available for human use, and most of these can be
depended upon to supply valuable nutritive values without the
presence of harmful poisons. Peppermint tea is one of the finest
for general use, while fenugreek, rose hip, sassafras, chamomile,
strawberry leaf, squaw tea, and many other varieties offer pleasant
additions to the human diet. s OFT DRINKS ARE AMONG THE MOST
widely used of all beverages. Their great popularity makes them
exert a great influence upon the health of people of all ages, but
in particular upon young growing children who use them in
unusually large amounts. While the harmful effects of some bev-
erages are well known, those of soft drinks are frequently ignored.
As a result we see many people drinking several bottles of carbo-
nated beverages each day, scarcely aware of the serious dangers
of these products.
Soft drinks cannot justly be called food. They do supply the
body with calories, which, however, are already in excess in the
average diet. The basic nutritional qualities of minerals and vita-
mins are entirely lacking. The beverages are largely an artificial
product, composed of refined sugar, mineral acids, coal-tar dyes,
artificial flavors, and water. The carbonated beverages contain
carbon dioxide, which is broken down with water into carbonic
acid. Cola drinks derive part of their flavor from an extract of
the Kola nut, which contains about the same quantity of caffeine
as does coffee or cocoa. Cola drinks contain about two-thirds of
a grain of caffeine for each six ounces of beverage and thus yield
the usual ill-effects of caffeine poisoning.
Nutritionists accuse soft drinks of contributing to the cause of
a wide variety of diseases. Of particular interest is their very detri-
mental effect upon the teeth. McCay and Will, of Cornell Uni-
versity, gave a group of white rats a solution of phosphoric acid
and sucrose in exactly the same percentages as they are found DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS
in the common cola drinks. Though the rats were eating a good
diet, the simple addition of this cola mixture to the diet brought
about such severe dental erosion that by the end of six months
erosion could no longer be measured, for the teeth had eroded I
right down to the gum line. These two experimenters then


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BUT WHAT IF I'M A VEGETARIAN?
" A larger percentage of our patients than you might imagine are vegetarian to some degree. With some modifications, the
Protein Power LifePlan works fine for vegetarians, but before we start patients on the vegetarian ver sion we always inquire as
to their rationale for following such a diet. If they are vegetarians because they believe it a more healthy way to eat, we
disabuse them of that notion quickly. If, on the other hand, they are vegetarians for ideological reasons,  we have no quarrel with
that and we help them modify our program to solve their health problems within the limits of their ideology. We do, however,
encourage them to read a fascinating little book entitled The Covenant of the Wild that goes a long way toward removing many
of the inhibitions that some people have about using animals for food. "

THE BOTTOM LINE
"The overwhelming mass of scientific evidence supports the notion that for most of our time on earth, humans and their pre -
human ancestors have eaten meat. By all reputable scientific accounts, we've been hunting and gathering (with heavy reliance
on the hunting) for the better part of three million years. Eons of natural selection and human development molded our
metabolic machinery to succeed on  this ancient dietary scheme that appears to have included about 65 percent foods of animal
origin and about 35 percent foods of plant origin. Only about ten thousand years ago (at most) did we settle down to cultivat e
grains and begin to include them as f ood in our diets. The metabolic changes necessary for humans to adapt to this dietary
change —in short, to be able to use these "new" foods well —would reasonably take a few thousand generations (or about forty
thousand or fifty thousand years). We're simply  not there yet —and won't be anytime soon.
Turning to the use of grains allowed humans to settle in large cooperative groups necessary to build great civilizations, but  at a
price to the individual members of the group. While we can subsist on grain -based d iets, we don't as a species thrive on them;
the fossil record shows that after the adoption of agriculture human health, stature, and longevity went into sharp decline. In the
last century in the Western world, thanks to a general increase in dietary prote in, we've begun to recover our stature, but
because of our continued heavy reliance on cereal grains, metabolic health still lags. We're riddled as a society with epidem ics
of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity, all of which we inher ited when our ancient ancestors abandoned
their successful hunting -and-gathering lifestyle in favor of the addictive lure of grains (components of which indeed do stimulate
the narcotic centers of the human brain).

In our medical/nutritional practice, we care for people with all components of this epidemic of modern diseases. To restore their
health, we advocate a return to the basic nutritional principles of our ancestral hunting -gathering lifestyle by prescribing a diet of
nutrient -dense foods —meat, fish, and poultry, rich in protein and good -quality essential fats; fruits, berries, and vegetables, rich
in antioxidants and cancer -fighting substances —and limiting what early humans never knew existed —grains, refined sugars,
and other concentrated starches."

Note: More information at http://eatprotein.com.
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A longer excerpt of the same parts from Drs. Eades’ book that also has been published in M2M The Natural Health Many -To-
Many can be found at: http://www.omega23.com/at_the_top_of_our_lists/pro_power.html

"Eons of natural selection and human development molded our metabolic machinery to succeed on this ancient
dietary scheme that appears to have included about 65 percent foods of animal origin and about 35 percent foods of
plant origin."

Interview with Dr. Bass:
Q:  How can vegetarian natural hygienists use this information?
A: For example by eating no more fruit (sugary foods) than the equivalent of a large apple  a day (12 - 16 oz/day), and reduce
grains, potatoes, rice (starchy foods) to one meal every other day, or preferably no more than 15 grams of carbohydrate a day.
Also increase the green leafy and non -starchy vegetables, increase the proteins (raw sprouts,  nuts, eggs etc.), and increase the
fats in the form of e.g. avocados, nuts, (desalted) olives and coconuts.
See for example my “Discovery of the Ultimate (Vegetarian) Diet” for sample menus of the "ultimate vegetarian diet", consiste nt
with these recommendations.

www.drbass.com/rosedale.html
Why Eat Less Carbohydrates?

Rosedale: "The actual rate of aging can be modulated by insulin... We should be living to be 130, 140 years
old routinely." "What is the minimum daily requirement for carbohydrates? ZERO." ".Those high complex
carbohydrate diets are nothing but high sugar diets, and your body is just going to store it as saturated
fat." "Animal proteins are fine and are good for you, but not the ones that are fed grains." "Your primary
fuel should be coming from fat."

The re -discovery of the tremendous improvements which occur in ALL health problems with the use of a diet which is reduced
in the use of carbohydrates, is one of the most notable of recent years.
The following article indi cates the importance of carbohydrates/sugar as a factor of disease. The author makes many bold
statements, for example: "Insulin is by far your biggest poison", "You can consider saturated fat to be second generation
carbohydrates", "Medicine really isn' t a science, it is a business"

Dr. Bass will soon republish articles by the natural hygienist Arnold DeVries from the 1950's about the carbohydrate -problem.
Why? Because the problem with carbohydrates, raw and cooked, needs to be discussed in today's Natu ral Hygiene.
How is the following article different from Natural Hygiene? E.g. there is no mention of the importance of raw foods, sequent ial
eating and other energy -saving measures for lifespan/health increases - except for the mentioning of minimal (low -calorie)
diets.
But note this quote: "...don't do anything, go home and sleep, let your body heal itself." Interesting - it looks like a few medical
doctors now have moved relatively close to the hygienic standpoint on healing.

Below is a selection of long quotes to give a quick overview. Click here for the full article - rosedale2.html. The article was
copied from www.mercola.com, and can also be found other places on the web.
Aug. 2002
Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects
By Ron Rosedale, M.D.

Let's tal k about a couple of case histories. These are actual patients that I've seen; let's start with patient A. This patient who we
will just call patient A saw me one afternoon and said that he had literally just signed himself out of the hospital "AMA," o r
against medical advice. Like in the movies, he had ripped out his IV's.

The next day he was scheduled to have his second by -pass surgery. He had been told that if he did not follow through with this
by-pass surgery, within two weeks he would be dead.

........ To make a long story short, this gentleman right now is on no insulin. I first saw him three and a half years ago. He play s
golf four or five times a week. He is on no medications whatsoever, he has no chest pain, and he has not had any surgery. He

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started an organization called "Heart Support of America" to educated people that there are alternatives to by -pass surgery that
have nothing to do with surgery or medication.
"They have known since the fifties that if you restrict calories but maintain nutrition...... animals can live
between thirty and two -hundred percent longer."

........ And the common therapies for osteo porosis are drugs, and the common therapy for calaudication is surgery. For cancer
reduction there is nothing. But all of these have a common cause.

The same cause as three major avenues of research in aging. One is called caloric restriction. There are t housands of studies
done since the fifties on caloric restriction. They restrict calories of laboratory animals.

They have known since the fifties that if you restrict calories but maintain a high level of nutrition, called "C.R.O.N.'s:" Caloric
restricti on with optimal nutrition, or adequate nutrition, which would be CRAN"S, these animals can live anywhere between thirty
and two -hundred percent longer depending on the species.
"Then there are Centenarian studies.... They all have low triglycerides for th eir age. And they all have
relatively low insulin."

Then there are Centenarian studies. There are three major centenarian studies going on around the world. They are trying to
find the variable that would confer longevity among these people. Why do cent


 to explain why the
'rhythm method' of birth-control is inadequate.
A patient of the author's, a married woman, made good use of
her L-field. For years she and her husband had longed in vain to
have children. So, over a period of weeks, she made regular visits
to the author's office and herself measured the voltages in her own
L-field by dipping her fingers into bowls of solution connected to
a voltmeter. When, one day, she saw her voltages rising rapidly,
she knew that ovulation was imminent and went to her husband.
A longed-for child was the result.
W ounds-even a small cut on the finger-will change the
voltages in the L-field and, as the wound heals, these will return
to normal. This offers surgeons a simple, reliable way to measure
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the rate of healing, which will be specially useful with internal
wounds from operations. (See page 82.)
L-field measurements are not only useful in diagnosing local
conditions; they can also be used to assess the general state of
the body as a whole. For these pure voltage-differences-inde
pendent of any current flow or changes in skin-resistance-reveal
the state of the whole human force-field. Such conditions, then,
as ovulation or malignancy can be detected by measuring changes
in the L-field of the body at a distance from the affected organs.
And, as the force-field extends beyond the surface of the skin, it
is sometimes possible to measure field-voltages with the elec
trodes a short distance from the surface of the skin-not in con
tact with it. This shows that it is a true �eld that is measured and
not some surface potential.
This, too, is additional evidence that L-�eIds have the same
qualities as the �mpler fields of physics because they can produce
an effect across a space or gap, without any visible intervening
means.
Since L-fields reveal the state of the body as a whole they
can be used to assess the general effects of drugs, sleep or hypnosis.
Dr. Leonard J. Ravitz, Jr., has not only measured the depth of
hypnosis with a voltmeter but has also found that strong emo
tions recalled during hypnosis can cause a voltage-rise of as much
as from 15 to 20 millivolts. (See page 87 and Dr. Ravitz' paper
in Part II.)
This suggests the fascinating possibility that psychiatrists of
the future will be able to measure the intensity of grief, anger or
love electrically-and as easily as we measure temperature or
noise-levels today. 'Heartbreak', hate, or love, in other words,
may one day be measurable in millivolts.
Good doctors have always known how important it is to con
sider the patient as a whole-to take into account his mental or
emotional state as well as his physical symptoms-because many
human ills have a 'psychosomatic' cause. Business worries or an
unhappy marriage are often the real cause of, say, headaches or
ulcers. Since L-field voltages reveal both physical and mental
conditions they can offer doctors a new insight into the state of
both body and mind.
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When the effects on the human L-field of extraterrestrial forces
are established and understood, this knowledge will be important
in the study not only of human health and behaviour but also of
medical problems which may arise in long space explorations.
The fields of space may have unforseen effects on the L-fields of
astronauts if they are exposed to them for long periods.
5
This adventure in science promises still further 'dividends' in
the form of a better understanding of the human mind.
Dr. Ravitz has discovered that the voltages of the L-fields of
healthy people are not constant but vary in steady rhythms over
periods of weeks-whatever the cause may be. From plotting over
30,000 measurements on 430 human subjects he has found that
these rhythms show how the subjects feel. When they feel 'on
top of the world' their voltages are high; when they feel 'below
par' their voltages are low.
For healthy, normal people these voltage rhythms can be
plotted as steady regular curves which alter little over long
periods. From these curves, then, it is possible to predict in
advance when the individual will be at his best and when he will
be feeling 'below par'.
This knowledge could be of vital importance to those engaged
in hazardous duties, especially in the Armed Forces. If command
ing officers had advance knowledge of the 'low' periods of, say,
combat pilots, they could try to avoid sending them on dangerous
missions at times when their alertness and efficiency would be re
duced. If operational necessity made that impossible, at least this
knowledge might warn the men to use special vigilance and care.
Intelligently used, warnings offered by the state of the L-fields
could save valuable lives and equipment not only in the Armed
Forces but also in dangerous industrial occupations.
With emotionally-unstable people the voltage variations can
not be plotted as steady regular curves. They display an erratic
pattern which, in many cases, can be detected within a few days.
By purely objective, electronic means, therefore, it will be
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possible for the Armed Forces quickly to detect and weed out
emotionally-unstable personnel before time and money are spent
on training them for duties for which they are not fitted.
Similarly, industry will be able not only to avoid hiring per
sonnel who might 'crack' under responsibility but also to find
those best qualified to assume greater responsibilities.
Since L-field voltages reflect mental and emotional states they
can also be useful in the handling of mental patients because
they offer doctors an objective measurement of progress. Thus
they can help to prevent the release of patients who might be a
danger to the public; they can also help doctors to decide when it
is safe to release others-with a great saving of hospital space and
taxpayers' money.
Voltage measurements used in this kind of psychological test
ing are completely impersonal and reproducible. There is no need
to question the patient; the technician who takes the readings
need not open his mouth.
In the medical laboratories of the future, it is probable that
trained technicians will take the voltage-readings and then sub
mit these to a doctor qualified to interpret them, in much the
same way as technicians take X-ray photographs and submit
them to a radiologist. 'Voltage-interpreters ', however, need not
be as specialized as radiologists; and many doctors in the future
will be their own interpreters.
6
Since L-fields have been found in all living forms examined so
far, their potential usefulness is not limited to medical diagnosis.
In measuring the L-fields of plants, for instance, it has been
found that the change of a single gene in the parent stock
produces profound changes in the voltage-pattern. This phenom
enon could be of great importance in the study of genetics in
plants and in animals. (See page 70.)
By measuring the i-fields of seeds it is possible to predict how
strong and healthy the future plants will be. To have advance
knowledge of the future vitality of living forms could be useful
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in many fields. (See page 71.)
Since the fields of life are dominant and control the growth and
development of all living forms, medical science may one day
find ways directly to treat the health of the patient electrically
before the onset of physical symptoms.
Agricultural scientists of the future may, perhaps, find ways
to stimulate the growth of crops electrically and to eliminate de
fects in their L-fields which render them prone to pests or diseases.
It has long been known not only that sunlight-a form of electro
magnetic radiation -is essential to the growth of most plant life
but also that different species require different 'dosages' of sun
light. It is known, too, that certain frequencies or colours of
light are beneficial in specific cases. It may one day be dis
covered, then, that other and invisible electro-magnetic fre
quencies have beneficial effects on the L-fields of plants.
Since animals and plants possess-and are controlled by
their characteristic L-fields, like man they are an integral part of
the Univ erse and subject to its laws. So the human race and the
animal and vegetable kingdoms are component parts of the same
whole. You and I, our pets, our trees and our plants are all sub
ject to the same universal laws.
This is borne out by the mutual interdependence of species.
Plants depend for their existence on sunlight-an extraterrestrial
force; plants nourish man and animals; animals feed on each
other. So when we remember that we should starve without sun
light from some ninety-three million miles away, it is not hard
to accept that we are subject to the other great forces of space.
7
It has taken only a few pages to summarize some of the re
sults of this adventure in science for the benefit of the impatient
reader. But the adventure itself occupied many years because
Nature does not share human impatience and is in no hurry to
yield


 should eat a normal lunch. Two hours after lunch, 1
or 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) dissolved in 1  to 3 ounces of
warm filtered, distilled, reverse osmosis water should be taken. The taste may be
objectionable to some. If so, the mixture can be followed by a little citrus juice if
desired (freshly squeezed if possible).
1. Four hours after lunch, one should take a 1-quart coffee enema with one-fourth (1/4)
cup of Epsom salt dissolved in it. This should be retained for 15 minutes and expelled.
The coffee should be made as strong as one can tolerate but no stronger than 6
tablespoons of ground coffee per quart of water.
2. Five hours after lunch take 1  tablespoon of Epsom salt, dissolved as the previous dose
(Step 3).
3. Six or seven hours after lunch, one may fast if desired. However, it is preferable to have
a fresh fruit salad with shipped cream, using as many fresh fruits or berries in season as
possible. The whipped cream is necessary to cause gall bladder contractions. Use
heavy, unpasteurized whipping cream as a dressing on the salad, whipped with a little
raw (unheated) honey if desired. One can eat as much as desired of the whipped-
cream-covered salad. If fresh fruit is unavailable, frozen berries such as strawberries,
blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc. can be used. These should
also be covered with whipped cream and a large portion eaten. Take citrus fruit or juice
after the cream and fruit meal, if desired. For hypoglycemics, the cream should balance
the fruit. However, each hypoglycemic should adjust the amount of salad eaten to his
individual tolerance.
4. At bedtime, there can be 1  of 3 choices (Note: Olive oil stimulates the gall bladder and
bile duct to contract powerfully, thus expelling solid particles kept in storage for years.
All juice should be freshly squeezed if possible):
A. Take one-half (1/2) cup of unrefined olive oil or 6 tablespoons of Formula F
followed by a small amount of orange, grapefruit, or lemon juice if the oil taste is
objectionable.
B. Take one-half (1/2) cup of unrefined olive oil or 6 tablespoons of Formula F
blended with one-half (1/2) cup of orange, grapefruit, or diluted lemon juice.
C. Take 4 tablespoons of unrefined olive oil or 4 tablespoons of Formula F
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followed by 1  tablespoon of citrus juice every 30 minutes until 6 ounces of
oil have been consumed. This choice is preferable for those who are
unusually weak or who have had gall bladder problems in the past. It has
been found helpful to rinse the mouth with an alcohol base drink like
Sherry to cut out the residue of the oil taste. If an alcohol base drink is
unobtainable, try a natural carbonated drink, or club soda. (Do not
swallow the alcohol drink or the carbonated drink.)
D. (Note: If one should vomit during the consumption of the oil and juice, the
procedure should be continued until it is finished. It is not necessary to
make up for the amount that was vomited. Nausea felt during this process
usually indicates stimulation of the gall bladder and/or liver.)
5. Immediately upon finishing the oil and juice (or while taking it), one should go
to bed and lie on the right side with the right knee drawn up toward the chin
for 30 minutes before going to sleep. This encourages the oil to drain from the
stomach, helping contents of the gall bladder and/or liver to move into the
small intestine.
6. If one feels quite ill during the night, another strong coffee enema with one-
fourth (1/4) cup of Epsom salt dissolved in it may be taken.
7. If there is a strong feeling of nausea the following morning, one should try to
remain in bed until it subsides somewhat. Vomiting should not be forced.
8. Upon arising, one must take another strong coffee enema with Epsom salt in it
or, 1  hour before breakfast, take 1  tablespoon of Epsom salt dissolved in 1  to 3
ounces of warm distilled or filtered water.
9. If one continues to feel nauseous or very sore in the upper abdomen even after
the enema, a light diet of sprouts, fruit (raw or steamed), yogurt or kefir, and
freshly extracted vegetable juices (especially with beet greens in them) should
be resumed. If one finds that the Metabolic Formulas cause discomfort
immediately after the flush, they may be omitted for three days.
Helpful Hints
1. Taking one hydrochloric acid tablet at bedtime w ill help reduce any nausea
during the night.
2. If you have a tendency to get nauseated from the oil, take 2 tablespoons of
Aloe Vera juice after your doses of oil and citrus juice.
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3. Placing a hot water bottle over the liver area (under the right ribcage) during
the night also helps relieve nausea.
Note: One should not be frightened by the above references to nausea, vomiting,
soreness of the abdomen, etc. Chances are that the symptoms won't be severe
enough to cause vomiting or soreness of the abdomen, as this happens only very
rarely. Many people complete this procedure with minimal discomfort, and nearly
everyone feels much better after completing it. Flushing the liver and gall bladder in
the manner described (if the gall bladder is present) stimulates and cleans these
organs as no other process does.
Oftentimes, persons suffering for years from gallstones, lack of appetite, biliousness,
backaches, nausea, and a host of other complaints w ill find gallstone-type objects in
the stool the day following the flush. These objects are light to dark green in color,
very irregular in shape, gelatinous in texture, and of sizes varying from "grape seed"
size to "cherry" size. If there seems to be a large number of these objects in the stool,
the flush should be repeated in 2 weeks.
Fasting
After The Liver-Gall Bladder Flush a fast may be started. The fast should last one or
two days. We are now giving the body a rest and an opportunity to cleanse itself of
much waste on the individual cell level. Each day of the fast one quart of fresh carrot
juice and one pint of celery juice should be taken, along with all the distilled or
filtered water desired. It is best to dilute the fresh juice with equal parts of water.
It is important to remember that unless sufficient fluids are taken the poisons
become concentrated and are not eliminated in the natural way.
Cleansing The Small Intestine
If there were only one kind of pill that would help everybody, the cancer patient or
otherwise, it would be "Okra-Pepsin-E3" made by Standard Process, Inc. It would
probably do the nation's health more good than any other one pill. It digests the
mucus that coats the walls of many people's small intestine. Certain foods, such as
pasteurized milk and many cooked foods, cause the mucus buildup on the wall of the
small intestine (raw foods do not cause this mucus buildup). The mucus coats the Villi
on the wall of the small intestine. The Villi are like tiny fingers that stick out from the
intestinal wall to absorb nutrients from the digested food, which is primarily liquid.
The mucus on the Villi blocks the absorption of nutrients from the food. Sometimes
the mucus gets so thick and tough it is almost like a plastic film. Almost no nutrition
can get through to the body. A person with a severe mucus buildup could take
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$1,000.00 worth of supplements a month along with a good diet and still get almost
no nutritional value from them. He or she would be starving and therefore would
want to eat more food including protein. That would lead to more of the pancreatic
enzymes being used to digest the protein even though it could not be properly
absorbed. When all the pancreatic enzymes are used up, there are none left in the
blood to destroy cancer cells.
The okra is a very sticky, gooey, vegetable material. It tends to stick the pepsin
enzyme to the mucus on the intestinal wall long enough to digest some of the mucus.
The E-3 is a powerful tissue repair factor. It was originally developed for the patient
with stomach ulcers or colitis.
If the capsules are taken for a few days to several weeks, one after each meal
(reduce the amount of capsules if diarrhea occurs), the mucus w ill gradually be
digested. The blood can then receive more nutrients from the food, even if it is from a
poor diet. Then, once a year, take the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules again for a few days
or a week to keep the mucus from building back up.
The mucus blockage varies with different people. Sometimes it blocks minerals and
larger molecules only, while in other people it partially blocks all nutrients.
While taking the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules people who have heavily m


. Therefore, God becomes polarized and a
retaliatory and angry god-the great punisher.
Above Anger is the level of Pride, and in its applica
tion to spiritual work, the level of Spiritual Pride at 175.
It can be seen that as one moves up the scale of con148 HEALING AND RECOVERY
sciousness, there is more power.The fields begin to feel
better, but Pride is still a destructive emotion, as agreed
to by all the spiritual literature. It is characterized by an
arrogance and contempt headed by denial.The process
going on in consciousness at this level is one of infla
tion. Because of arrogance and contempt, a person
with this attitude about their spiritual work is not
going to be willing to talk things over.
The person at the level of Pride perceives every
thing in terms of vanity, self-importance, and status,
which leads to a view of God that can be in one of two
directions. It can be the atheistic position that comes
out ofintellectual arrogance and says that the left-brain
intellect is the highest faculty of man, and, therefore,
reason will decide whether God exists or not. It can
also be from the position of the zealot or bigot who
claims that they have all knowledge of the subject, and
who is in a prideful state, arrogant and contemptuous
of any other position (e.g., "death to infidels"). This
obViously comes from an inflated ego.All the positions
up through this level are below the line of integrity at
level 200.
What happens when we cross the line of 200, the
level of Courage and Truth, the level where the mus
cle-strength test no longer goes weak? Now a person
is able to begin looking openly at questions because
they are in the power to do so. The level of Courage
is one of opportunity, open-mindedness, and the
opening strata for anyone who is serious about
spiritual work.
The next energy field is called Neutral at 250. Just
below it at 200, we had an open mind, but at this level, 149 SPIRITUAL FIRST AID
we become unattached as the energy field now goes
upward in a positive direction. We are now released
and free to research, investigate, and fmd out for our
selves. At this energy level, the world looks okay, and
the God of that 'okay' world is a God of freedom, and a
God who loves one's innate capacity to want to fmd
out the truth for oneself.
The next level is Willingness, where one has let go
ofresistance and attachment andhas begunto say"yes"
and join, agree, and align with the search for and the
truth of one's inner experience of it. The person has
introduced one's own positive intention; therefore, the
world in which this is occurring appears friendly, and
the future looks hopeful and promising. The view of
the God ofthis kind ofworld is promising, hopeful, and
very positive. It is the God of freedom.
At the bottom of the scale was a very negative
looking God who was more demonic, threatening,
and punitive.At the level ofWillingness is a God who
becomes a friend, one who can be trusted.This is the
beginning of a loving God and the opening where
one can begin to be willing to perhaps see God as a
positive aspect.
From there is the movement up to Acceptance at
350 where a person now starts to feel a certain confi
dence and transformation of consciousness. One real
izes that the power to discover theTruth resides with
in the self.
Thelowerlevels ofconsciousness holdthatTruthis
outside of self. IfTruth is outside of self, it will have to
be revealed by someone because the energy is so low
at these levels. All the energy fields are in a negative 150 HEALING AND RECOVERY
direction, preventing one to be able to discover the
truth on their own.
At the level ofAcceptance, the power is re-owned
within oneself.Therefore, the road begins to be a posi
tive experience. The search now starts to become har
monious, and the God of that energy field is a merciful
God who is accepting. In the re-owning of one's own
power, God is pleased.This God is viewed as having a
positive attitude towards one's spiritual search.
From that point, one moves up in a very positive
direction to the field of lovingness at 500,which is nur
turing, supportive, and forgiving.As one moves into the
desire to be a loving person, the inner healings begin
to take place, and one gets to experience life as loving
despite its emotional ups and downs. The process of
life itself and the innate nature of what is happening
are loving and come from a God of Unconditional Love
and lovingness. This discovery leads to an inner state of
Joy.As one begins to periodically experience the joyful
states, one's orientation becomes compassionate. It is
the beginning of a progressive shift in process, in con
sciousness, and in seeing God as perfection and incred
ible beauty.There is movement into the capacity to see
God from the viewpoint of Oneness and Unity.
Movement up toward 600 takes one into the levels
that the world calls Enlightenment. There is a progres
sive loss of identification with the small self, which the
world calls 'ego' and is commonly referred to as 'I' or
'me' because it is identifying with the various energy
fields and the kinds of behaviors that ensue. As that
identification and points of view are surrendered,
expansion takes place as one's context of experience 151 SPIRITUAL FIRST AID
enlarges, and one moves upward towards the top of
the scale and identification with the true Self.
The states that emerge at level 600 are termed
'Bliss'.These are states of infInite joyfulness, of experi
encing an infInite Presence, and are the consequence
of letting go of identification with the small self. In
moving toward Enlightenment, one experiences states
of illumination and sees God and the world as
Oneness. One also experiences God as the Source of
Existence. Within the enlightened states over 600 are
the avatars, the great saints, the great teachers of
mankind, the sages, and the enlightened beings.
At least now there is an idea ofthe way to God. God
is at the top of the Map; that which is not God is in the
other direction, at the bottom. This is rather clear and
may seem simple when viewed; however, it is common
sense and something we all intuitively know. We·will
refer to this in the future now that we have an orienta
tion to the field.
That which is truthful carries greater power and
calibrates at a higher number. It is a higher frequency,
and in physics, the higher the frequency, the greater
the power. Electrical power, for example, is not trans
mitted across the countryside at 120 volts; it is trans
mitted at 30,000 volts or even higher.The higher the
frequency, the greater the power. This is why the
words of the great teachers have transformed
mankind for thousands of years. Their words are still
active and powerful and continue to transform the
consciousness of mankind thousands of years later,
even though their bodies have left the planet. When
we calibrate the energy fields of their work, we see 152 HEALING AND RECOVERY
that they are of enormous power, so it is not just what
is said, it is the power of the being who says it.
It has been discovered that, historically, there has
really been no safe context or orientation available to
people approaching this field, so the way to avoid spir
itual crises and the need for spiritual first aid in the
future is to back up a bit and do some individual
research. The first question to ask about any teaching
is, "What is the level of the teaching?" This is helpful
because the child within continues to be naIve and
innocent. The innocence, on the other hand, is what
leads to error because the innocent mind of the child
has no means of discernment. It needs some way to
determine what is going to be beneficiaL (See list of
Spiritual Teachers in Chapter 17, Truth versus
Falsehood.)
It is obvious that if one is involved in a teaching
that has an energy field below 200, one will have neg
ative experiences. In contrast, a teaching that has a
positive energy field and calibrates at a high level is
going to lead into a lovingness, which is the best
insurance against spiritual catastrophe. One can ask if
the teaching, teacher of that teaching, or the books of
the teaching are reflecting a high leveLThis is not to
say it is right or wrong; it is just beneficial to deter
mine its leveL
If a teaching is below 200, at Hatred, for example,
it will say that God hates you, your behavior, your
impulses, and your humanness. Thus, this is a God of
hatred, and the energy field is negative, calibrating
even as low as


Orthodox Cancer Treatments
Unlike the non-invasive, non-toxic and holistic cancer treatment contained in the Gerson
Therapy, orthodox oncology concentrates on the removal or destruction of the tumor by three
means, namely surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In the following we give brief summaries
of each.
Surgery
In many cases of cancer, patients are able to avoid surgery by embarking on the Gerson
Therapy instead.  However, occasionally a Gerson doctor will suggest surgery in order to ‘de-
bulk’ the patient’s tumor load.  It is true that removing a tumor makes it easier for the body to
deal with the remaining disease in order to heal.  This is because malignancies have a different
metabolism from that of normal cells and release toxins into the surrounding tissue, as well as into
the blood stream.  It stands to reason that this process should be stopped.  However, surgery has
serious negative side effects.
To start with, prior to the operation tranquilizers are administered to the patient to keep him
or her calm and prevent a rise in blood pressure.  This is followed by local or general anesthesia
for the operation, plus fairly heavy doses of antibiotics.  On waking up, the patient is in pain and
receives several doses of pain-relieving drugs.  In sum, many damaging toxins are introduced into
the patient’s organism.
In recent times, another problem has emerged.  Due to the excessive use of antibiotics and
poor hospital hygiene, so-called “Superbugs” have come into being, which are resistant to all
available antibiotics.  As a result, large numbers of patients are infected in hospitals with powerful
staph (staphylococcus aureus) bacteria that can’t be controlled.  Especially for cancer patients
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www.thegersonway.comNevertheless, under certain circumstances surgery is urgent and must be performed quickly to
save a life.  Such a situation could arise from the development of thick scar tissue that is blocking
an organ; it could be bleeding from a large blood vessel, damaged by invading cancer, that has
to be stopped; or a patient may be injured in an accident and the damage needs to be repaired
urgently. But often surgery does not have to be immediate. For instance, when a patient on the
full Gerson Therapy needs to go to hospital for some non-urgent surgical procedure, there is just
enough time to make sensible preparations for the event.
It should be borne in mind that once a person is well detoxified, his or her body will react much
more strongly to drugs, including anesthetics, pain medication and even antibiotics. If a more
or less detoxified Gerson patient tries to discuss this concern with the regular hospital surgeon
and/or anesthesiologist, they simply will not understand what he or she is talking about. For that
reason it is best to prepare the body to accept the unavoidable drugs by making it temporarily less
sensitive, even though unfortunately this means reducing the effectiveness of the therapy. The
way to do it is to double the regular daily helping of yogurt, and to serve two or three meals of
boiled or broiled fish just prior to entering the hospital. This actually puts a temporary stop to the
body’s self-healing activity.
After any necessary surgical procedure it is advisable to leave the hospital as soon as
possible. On returning home the full therapy is resumed, even omitting yogurt for a week or
so and stepping up the enemas temporarily to four or more, in order to clear out the toxins that
have been introduced. Afterwards the patient returns to the level of treatment he or she was using
before preparing for the hospital visit.
Diagnostic Surgery
When a mammogram or MRI discovers a ‘suspicious’ lump or ‘shadow’ in the breast area,
the doctor as well as the patient need to know the exact nature of the lump. The physician will
usually suggest an urgent biopsy and examination of a tissue sample, to ascertain the situation.
The next step is a “lumpectomy,” i.e., the removal of the breast lump. If in the surgeon’s
experience this is likely to be malignant, he will also examine the surrounding tissue, especially
checking the underarm lymph nodes to see if the malignancy has spread. The problem is that when
he starts to dissect the lymph nodes, he is likely to take out not just one or two, but as many as
eight or ten. In orthodox medicine this is done to give the oncologist the information he requires
for choosing what he considers appropriate chemotherapy drugs for the patient. However, if the
latter has already decided to reject chemotherapy, it is pointless to remove a lot of lymph nodes.
To do so would damage her circulation and cause swelling of her arm, due to the accumulation of
blocked fluid, and this in turn would lead to severe discomfort and even make the arm virtually
useless.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
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www.thegersonway.comSo how can this risk be avoided? As a matter of routine, before any surgery the doctor requires
the patient to sign a release, stating that he is allowed to do anything he deems necessary or best,
under whatever circumstances he may encounter. If the patient agrees to such a general release,
she may end up having too many lymph nodes removed. Instead, she should state in the release
that she does not agree to the removal of more than two lymph nodes.
Radiation
Radiation can be used for medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. The earliest exposure
of patients to radiation is in the form of X-rays, for diagnostic purposes. These are comparatively
the least harmful. Other diagnostic tools include CAT scans (CT, Computed Tomography
Imaging), which uses a large amount of X-rays to produce detailed images from several angles
of the patient’s body, arm or leg. The only diagnostic tool that does not use X-rays is Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), which utilizes radiofrequency waves and a strong magnetic field to
produce clear pictures of internal organs and tissues.
If the initial investigation results in a cancer diagnosis, the patient is advised to have a course
of radiotherapy, usually consisting of 30 treatments. Although the technique has been greatly
improved in recent years, aiming to limit the radiation solely to the affected area of the patient’s
body, severe damage in the form of burns can still occur. According to the official allopathic view,
radiation burns are virtually impossible to heal; yet the damage is almost entirely reversible by the
Gerson technique. Dr. Gerson’s book, A Cancer Therapy—Results of 50 Cases, features a patient
(Case #11) who had been pre-treated with 88 applications of deep X-rays, and was left severely
burned. Worse still, his cancer recurred. Interestingly on the Gerson Therapy his spreading
lung tumors and lymph nodes disappeared faster than the radiation burns. However, he healed
completely and lived for almost 50 years in good health.
In cases of oral cancers radiation treatments are particularly destructive, since they cause
the salivary glands to dry up. The resulting dry mouth keeps the patient from sleeping and
requires constant sipping of water, to moisten the dry mouth. Yet we have seen patients’ mucous
membranes reverting to normal after radiation damage in less than two weeks on the Therapy.
In general, Gerson doctors rarely use radiation treatments. There is only one specific case in
which they can be useful, namely in easing the extreme pain of bone cancers or bone metastases,
which are difficult to control and heal more slowly than malignancies in soft tissues. In order to
help the patient, a very few (sometimes just 3-5) radiation treatments are used to stop the advance
of the tumor and alleviate the pain. Radiation is preferable to pain management with drugs,
which—being toxic—interfere with healing. Since radiotherapy makes drugs unnecessary, the
bone can heal and the pain does not return.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
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www.thegersonway.comChemotherapy
Since about 1960, chemotherapy has been one of the main tools of orthodox cancer therapy.
It has many varieties, but they all have one thing in common: they are highly toxic. The purpose
of using them is to kill cancer cells and thus eradicate malignant tumors. However, no form of
chemotherapy exists that doesn’t also kill healthy cells.
 The way these toxic chemicals are supposed to work is by interfering with the metabolism of
malignant cells and stopping their rapid division. They do this; but there are other cells and tissues
in the human body that also divide rapidly, namely the bone marrow, which among other things
produces the white blood cells essential to immunity, the mucous membranes of the intestinal
wall, and the hair follicles. These are seriously damaged by the chemotherapy’s toxins, resulting
in reduced immune function, nausea, vomiting, intestinal bleeding, mouth ulcers and loss of
hair. Eventually the damage becomes much wore. Patients report


 tonic,
cholagogue, hepatic (mild), sedative.
Echinacea Angustifolia
Echinacea is another one of God’s greatest herbs.
It is known as the “immune herb.”
Strengthens and stimulates the immune system.
It enhances tissue function, especially bone marrow, thymus gland andspleen tissue.
Has strong antibiotic and antiseptic properties.
A blood purifier and anti-inflammatory
Useful in cases of arthritis and rheumatism.
Useful in colds, flu, pneumonia, and similar conditions.
Strengthens cells.
A blood purifier.
Very useful in sepsis of the blood or any toxic blood conditions.
A must in all cancers, tumors, boils and abscesses.
Great in urinary tract infections and inflammation.
Useful in prostate conditions.
Scientific name
:
Echinacea angustifolia
Parts used
: Roots, rhizomes.
Actions
: Alterative, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory anti-putrefactive,
anti-venomous, antiseptic, antiviral, deodorant, depurant,
aphrodisiac, sialogogue, diaphoretic, aromatic, carminative, bitter,
stimulant, vulnerary.
False Unicorn (Helonias)
One of nature’s top tonics, especially for the male and female
reproductive organs and glands.
Strengthens the endocrine glands.
Use in prolapsed conditions of the intestines, uterus, hemorrhoids, veins,
etc.
It revitalizes and regenerates tissue, especially the reproductive tissues.
Increases the ability of conception.
Strengthens the mucous membranes, especially the genital-urinary
tissues.
Use for diabetes.
Use for ovarian, uterine or prostate weakness or conditions.
Helps prevent miscarriages.
Use for sterility problems.
Use for relaxed vagina.
Scientific name
:
Chamaelirium luteum
Parts used
: Root and rhizomes.
Actions
: Anthelmintic (vermifuge), cellular proliferant, diuretic, emetic(high doses), emmenagogue, oxytocic, sialagogue (fresh),
stimulating, tonic, uterine tonic.
Fenugreek
Fenugreek is a great expectorant.
It softens, loosens, and helps expel mucus (phlegm), especially from the
bronchial and lung tissues.
Helps dissolve cholesterol and other lipids.
A great blood cleanser and antiseptic.
Fenugreek is a medium range parasite killer.
Has some diuretic properties.
Excellent for diabetes (helps regulate sugar and insulin levels).
Scientific name
:
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Parts used
: Seeds.
Actions
: Alterative, antiparasitic, aphrodisiac, aromatic, astringent,
carminative, demulcent, deobstruent, detergent, detoxicant, emollient,
expectorant, galactagogue, laxative, nutritive, stimulant, stomachic,
tonic.
Garlic
Garlic is one of the great blood cleansers.
It has antiseptic, antiparasitic, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal
properties.
Especially good for intestinal parasites.
A great immune enhancer.
Stimulates the action of the liver and gallbladder.
Excellent for colds, flu, bronchitis and any congestive conditions.
Great for yeast infections of all types.
Garlic can be too strong and pungent for fruitarians.
Stimulates digestive enzymes.
Scientific name
:
Allium sativum
Parts used
: Bulbs
Actions
: Alterative, antibacterial, anticatarrhal, antifungal, antiparasitic,
antiseptic, antispasmodic, antisyphilitic,
antivenomous, antiviral,
aromatic, carminative, cathartic, cholagogue, depurative, diaphoretic,digestant, disinfectant, diuretic, emmenagogues, expectorant,
hypertensive, hypotensive, immuno-stimulant, nervine, rubefacient,
stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, vulnerary.
Gentian
One of nature’s best bitter tonics for the GI tract (gastrointestinal).
Strengthens the entire body.
One of the best herbs for the improvement of digestion.
Increases liver and pancreatic function.
Increases gastric secretions, while toning and strengthening the stomach.
Has antiparasitic properties, kills plasmodia and worms.
Strengthens the liver, spleen and pancreas.
Has a toning effect upon the kidneys.
Increases circulation.
A revitalizer of the body; used for fatigue, exhaustion and low energy
levels (anemia).
Used in all female weaknesses.
Use for indigestion, dyspepsia and gas.
Can be used for lightheadedness, dizziness, etc.
Can be used for infections and toxic conditions of the body.
Also can be used for poisonous bites and malaria.
Scientific name
:
Gentiana lutea
Parts used
: Root.
Actions
: Alterative, antacid, anthelmintic (vermifuge), anti-bilious, anti-
inflammatory antiperiodic, antipyretic, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic,
anti-venomous, bitter tonic, cholagogue, emetic (large doses),
emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, laxative (mild), stimulant,
stomachic, tonic, sialagogue.
Ginger
Used throughout the world as a digestive aid and for circulation.
Used as a catalyst with other herbs.
Increases circulation to peripheral areas (brain, hands and feet) of the
body.
Great for indigestion and nausea.
Increases lymph flow and aids elimination of mucus from the upperrespiratory areas, especially the lungs.
Effective in motion and morning sickness.
Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure.
Prevents blood clotting.
Useful in post strokes.
Aids in the cleansing of congestion (mucus) in the cerebral and sinus
areas.
Increases perspiration and elimination through the skin.
Scientific name
:
Zingiber officinale
Parts used
: Dried rhizomes and root.
Actions
: Analgesic, anodyne, antacid, antiemetic, antispasmodic,
aperitive, aphrodisiac, aromatic, carminative, cholagogue, condiment,
detoxicant, diaphoretic (whole), diffusive stimulant, diuretic,
emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, pungent, rubefacient,
sialagogue, sternutatory, stomachic, sweet, tonic.
Ginkgo Biloba
One of the best herbs for the brain and nervous system.
Improves cerebral vascular insufficiency.
Used throughout the world for memory loss and vertigo (dizziness).
Strengthens the heart and vascular system.
Increases blood flow to the tissues.
Useful in cases of asthma.
Used for tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
Has been proven beneficial for fibromyalgia.
Very beneficial for hemorrhoids, spider and varicose veins.
Has been useful for carpal tunnel syndrome.
One of nature’s great tonics, especially to the “neuro” system.
Scientific name
:
Ginkgo biloba
Parts used
:
Leaf
—promotes blood circulation, stops pain, benefits the
brain, and is astringent to the lungs.
Seed
—considered astringent for
the lungs, stops nocturnal emissions, stops asthma, enuresis,
excessive leukorrhea and increases energy.
Actions
: Adaptogen, alkalizer, anti-aging, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory
antioxidant, antispasmodic (mild), astringent, bitter tonic, cardiac
tonic (mild), expectorant (mild), nervine, sedative (mild), tonic,vasodilator, vulnerary.
Goldenseal
One of nature’s greatest “heal-all” herbs.
A true tonic for the body.
Not for long term use because of its accumulative properties.
It increases gastric juices and digestive enzymes. It also increases the
production and secretion of bile.
Used to strengthen and tone the pancreas.
Helps regulate blood sugars.
Considered a source of natural insulin.
Strengthens the nervous system.
It has homeostatic properties, especially for the uterus.
Tones the vascular system and helps increase circulation.
A great anti-inflammatory especially for the glandular system.
Use for gastric and intestinal problems.
Use in cancerous conditions.
A gentle laxative.
Use for drug and alcohol dependency.
Helps eliminate catarrh (mucus) in the body, especially in the respiratory
and GI tract tissues.
Use in cystitis, prostatitis and nephritis.
Excellent for hemorrhoids and hemorrhages.
Use for HIV and venereal diseases.
Has antiparasitic properties, and is antiseptic.
Use for infections, wounds, sores, fissures, etc.
Use in chronic skin conditions, eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis.
Use in all types of prolapsed conditions, (uterus, intestinal, etc.).
Makes a great eyewash.
Tones and cleans the liver. Use for jaundice, hepatitis, etc.
Use for ulcerated tissue.
Use for tonsillitis, typhoid fever, malaria, meningitis, and mononucleosis.
Use for boils, abscesses and tumors.
Use as a mouthwash for gum conditions and canker sores.
Great for ringworm and amoebic dysentery.
Scientific name


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Chapter 1: The Miracle of Fasting..................... 1
Helps You Enjoy a Super Charged, Healthy, Happy, Long Life .....1
Bragg Motto – I Love Life and I Want to Live! ..................2Unhealthy Lifestyle Killing Millions Worldwide! ................2Sickness is a Crime Against Your Body – Don’t Be a Criminal......3Life Can Be a Happy and Joyous Adventure ...................4
Chapter 2: What is the Miracle of Fasting? ............. 5
What is the Most Significant Discovery of This Modern Age? (List) .5Fasting Conserves Energy – Your Vital Force ...................6We Live in a Poisoned World................................7
The Big, Filthy Sewer in the Sky Above Us .....


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Duringtheperiod1966to1970Igraduallybecameawareoftheexis-
tenceofanextraordinarycontradictionbetweentheopinionsofdifferent
peopleaboutthevalueofvitaminCinpreventingandamelioratingthe
commoncold.ManypeoplebelievethatvitaminChelpspreventcolds;on
theotherhand,mostphysiciansatthattimedeniedthatthisvitaminhas
muchvalueinthatregard.Forexample,inthediscussionofthetreatment
ofthecommoncoldinhisexcellentbookHealth(1970)Dr.BenjaminA.
Koganmadethefollowingstatement:"ResearchhasshownthatvitaminC,
intheformoffruitjuice,howeverpleasant,isuselessinpreventingor
shorteningcolds."Dr.JohnM.AdamsdidnotmentionvitaminCinthis
bookVirusesandColds:theModernPlague(1967).Morerecentbooksby
physicianscontainstatementssuchasthefollowing,fromWhatYouShould
KnowaboutHealthCarebeforeYouCallaDoctorbyG.T.Johnson
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(1975):"Iwouldagain,however,liketostressthatthereisnoevidenceto
supportthecontentionthatvitaminCpreventsthecommoncoldandonly
shakyevidencetosuggestthatitmaylessentheeffectsofcolds."
IntheBookofHealthoftheAmericanHealthFoundation(1981),edited
byDr.ErnstL.Wynder,readersareadvisedagainsttakingmassivedoses
ofaparticularvitaminandaretoldthat"Theevidencethattakingahuge
quantity[ofvitaminC]—1,000milligramsadayormore—willavertthe
commoncoldistenuous."Thereisasuggestionofalittleprogress,how-
ever,inthestatementonpage578that"Somestudiesindicatethatrela-
tivelylargedosesofvitaminCcanreducethedurationofthesymptoms,
althoughtheresultsremaincontroversial."
Ifoundmyselfembroiledincontroversyonthisquestionbyanarticle
aboutvitaminCinthemagazineMademoiselle inNovember1969.Iwas
quotedassupportingtheuseoflargeamountsofvitaminC.Dr.Fredrick
J.Stare,thenheadofthedepartmentofnutritionattheHarvardSchoolof
PublicHealth,whowasdescribedbyMademoiselle as"oneofthecountry's
BigNamesinnutrition,"wasthereuponinvokedtorefutemyopinion.He
wasquotedassaying,"VitaminCandcolds—thatwasdisprovedtwenty
yearsago.I'lltellyouaboutjustoneverycarefulstudy.Offivethousand
studentsattheUniversityofMinnesota,halfweregivenlargedosesofC,
halfaplacebo.Theirmedicalhistorieswerefollowedfortwoyears—and
nodifferencewasfoundinthefrequency,severity,ordurationoftheir
colds.Andyes,storesofCaredepletedinmassive,lingeringinfection—not
inweek-longcolds."
ThestudytowhichDr.Starewasreferringhadbeencarriedoutby
Cowan,Diehl,andBaker;thearticledescribingtheirresultswaspublished
in1942(seeChapter13).WhenIreadthisarticle,Ifoundthatthestudy
involvedonlyaboutfourhundredstudents,ratherthanfivethousand,and
itwascontinuedforhalfayear,nottwoyears,anditinvolveduseofonly
200mgofvitaminCperday,whichisnotalargedose.Moreover,the
investigatorsreportedthatthestudentsreceivingthevitaminChad31
percentfewerdaysofillnesspersubjectthanthosewhodidnotreceivethe
vitamin.
ThefactthatStare,aswellastheinvestigatorsthemselves,hadnot
consideredadecreaseby31percentinthedaysofillnesstobesignificant
suggestedtomethatanexaminationofthemedicalliteraturemightprovide
moreinformationaboutthismatter.IfoundintheAugust1967issueofthe
journalNutritionReviewsabrief,unsignedarticleinwhichanumberof
studiesofvitaminCandthecommoncoldwerementioned.Theconclusion
reportedwasthat"thereisnoconclusiveevidencethatascorbicacidhasany
protectiveeffectagainst,oranytherapeuticeffecton,thecourseofthe
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commoncoldinhealthypeoplenotdepletedofascorbicacid.Thereisalso
noevidenceforageneralantiviral,orsymptomaticprophylactic effectof
ascorbicacid."ItisnocoincidencethatDr.FredrickJ.Starewaslistedat
thistimeaseditorofNutritionReviews.
Iexaminedthereportsmentionedinthisarticleandfoundthatmyown
conclusions,onthebasisofthestudiesthemselves,werealmostentirely
differentfromthoseexpressedinthearticle.LiketheCowan,Diehl,and
Bakerstudy,theyshowedadifferencebetweenthesubjectsgivenvitaminC
andthecontrolsubjectsinaccordancewithmyargumentforvitaminC,the
differencetendingtoincreasewiththesizeofthedoseofthevitamin
administered.
Wemayaskwhythephysiciansandauthoritiesonnutritionhavere-
mainedsolackinginenthusiasmaboutasubstancethatwasreportedfour
decadesagotodecreasetheamountofillnesswithcoldsby31percent,
whentakenregularlyinrathersmalldailyamounts.Isurmisethatseveral
factorshavecontributedtothislackofenthusiasm.Inthesearchforadrug
tocombatadiseasetheeffortisusuallymadetofindonethatis100percent
effective.(ImustsaythatIdonotunderstand,however,whyCowan,
Diehl,andBakerdidnotrepeattheirstudywithuseoflargeramountsof
vitaminCperday.)Also,thereseemstohaveexistedafeelingthatthe
intakeofvitaminCshouldbekeptassmallaspossible,eventhoughthis
vitaminisknowntohaveextremelylowtoxicity.Thisattitudeis,ofcourse,
properfordrugs,substancesnotnormallypresentinthehumanbodyand
almostalwaysratherhighlytoxic,butitdoesnotapplytovitaminC.
Anotherfactorhasprobablybeenthelackofinterestonthepartofthedrug
companiesinanaturalsubstancethatisavailableatalowpriceandcannot
bepatented.Thisisapity;forhereisasubstancethatholdsthepossibility
ofeliminatingthecommoncoldfromhumanexperience.
Anoldfriendofmine,ReneDubos,pointedoutinoneofhisbooksthat
itisnotthevirusesandbacteriaweareexposedtothatkillus—something
elsekillsus.Whenthereisanepidemic,somepeopledieandotherpeople
donotdie.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthem?Itisthisdifferencethat
kills.IbelievethatoftenitistoolittlevitaminCthatpermitssomepeople
tosuccumb.
Thecommoncold,andinfluenzaaswell,areinfectionsbyvirusesthat
circulate,sometimesinepidemics,throughouttheworld.Theyrapidlydie
out,however,inasmall,isolatedpopulation.Iftheincidenceofcoldsand
influenzacouldbedecreasedenoughthroughouttheworld—asitmightbe
bytheuseofvitaminCforpreventionandtherapy—thesediseaseswould
disappear. Iforeseeachievementofthisgoal,perhapswithinadecadeor
two,insomepartsoftheworld.Someperiodofquarantineoftravelers
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mightbeneeded,solongasamajorpartoftheworld'speoplearepoverty-
strickenandespeciallysubjecttoinfectiousdiseasesbecauseofmalnutri-
tion,includinglackofascorbicacidintheproperamount.
Toachievethisgoalachangeintheattitudeofthepublicandofpatients
mayberequired.Apersonwithacoldortheflushouldfeelthatheorshe
shouldgointoisolationinordernottospreadthevirustootherpeople,and
socialpressureshouldoperatetohelphimorhertoactinsuchawayasnot
toharmothers.Wehaverecentlyexperiencedachangeinfeelingaboutthe
"right"ofcigarettesmokerstopollutetheatmosphereanddistressnon-
smokers.Asimilarchangeinfeelingaboutthe"right"ofpeopletospread
theirvirusesandinfectothers,solongastheythemselvesareabletostagger
about,wouldbenefittheworld.
Aftertwentyyearsofresearchandpubliceducationinthenewnutrition,
IbelievethatIcandetectsomeprogressintheattitudeofthemedical
professiontowardthenewnutrition'sfindingsandrecommendations. De-
spitetheintransigenceofofficialopinion,Iseetheattitudeofpracticing
physicianstowardascorbicacidandtheothervitaminsundergoingsignifi-
cantchange.Theyareres