 your face feeling healthy and refreshed.) Simply scoop some onto
your fingertips (it will melt quickly as you use it) and rub it over make-up in a circular motion, rinsing with water afterwards to remove traces of makeup and patting your face dry. It works well with eye make-up,
waterproof or not, as well. You can use a mild soap if you wish to remove all traces of the oil. 20. Massage Oil
The benefits of massage are countless, and we could all use one now and again. Rather than using a heavy
lotion, simply use coconut oil. You can add essential oils for scent if you like, but I find the smell of coconut oil
alone to be heavenly. It also leaves your skin truly moisturized and soft. Get the Full Everyday Roots Book with Over 350 Pages of Home Remedies & DIY Tutorials   - Click Here21. Nail and Cuticle Treatment
Cuticles get raggedy, nails get broken, chipped, or dull, and it’s not unusual for them to need some TLC every
now and then. While there is a plethora of store-bought creams designed specially to miraculously make them
look ready for a photo shoot, they are typically over-priced and filled with weird ingredients. This is where
coconut oil comes in. Rub a little into your cuticles and over/around your nails to help smooth out flaws and encourage healthy growth. 22. Diaper Cream
Got a little one with a chapped or irritated bum? Look no further than pure coconut oil. I prefer it over the hodge-podge of ingredients found in store bought creams-I like to know what I am putting down there! With
its antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral actions, plus its soothing and moisturizing benefits, it makes the ideal
“DIY” diaper cream. For a little extra soothing power, try melting it with a bit of shea butter and whipping the two together after they have solidified some. Apply only as much as needed to affected area as you would any
other diaper cream. 23. Nipple Cream
There’s nothing more magical than breastfeeding…right?? As amazing as it is, you just can’t ignore the painful
cracked or chaffed nipples that often times come with it. And if you need nipple cream, you sure as heck
don’t want to be putting anything strange where your little one is going to be putting their wee mouth. After
breastfeeding, and a couple of times a day as needed, gently rub a small amount of coconut oil on and around the nipple. After you finish breastfeeding, be sure to pat the area dry before applying the coconut oil. 24. Shaving Cream
Nothing is more frustrating than lathering up with a bunch of shaving cream in the shower just to have to all melt off again as the water hits it. Luckily, water rolls right off oil, which means you have solid protection that
allows your razor to glide smoothly over your skin. It also leaves it soft, moisturized, and safe from painful
bumps and burns. Apply as you would any other cream before shaving. 25. Fight Inflammation
Coconut oil appears to have a direct effect on suppressing the natural chemicals responsible for mediating inflammation. The studies that have been done on this action so far point to lauric acid and capric acid as the
biggest contributors, both of which are part of the magnificent medium chain fatty acids found naturally in
coconut oil (capric acid alone makes up roughly 10% on its own.) 26. Leather Polish
Use a soft dry cloth to brush any excess dirt or dust off leather and apply a small amount of coconut oil, rubbing it in in a circular motion. There’s no need to go overboard here! Buff to a healthy shine with a soft
cloth. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!27. Remove Chewing Gum
Why does coconut oil remove chewing gum? I don’t know, but I don’t feel the need to question it. Whether its
ground into your carpet or your kid is panicking because they think they have to chop off a big chunk of gummy
hair, coconut oil has a weird way of getting the stuff out. Most likely, it sinks in and just makes it so the whole
glob glides out over the fibers/hairs easily. This is one case where you can feel free to apply liberal amounts. Rub it thoroughly over the chewing gum and let it sit for 2-5 minutes (or longer, if you deem it necessary.) Use
a soft, textured cloth to wipe the gum away. Follow up with a mild soap rinse (or shampooing) to remove any
excess oil. 28. Get Rid of Soap Scum
Soap is alkaline, and most oils are acidic. This is part of why soap works so well against grease and grime, most of which is stuck to us with oil. Apply a thin layer coconut oil to the soap scum and let it sit for 10-20 minutes. Wipe away with the rough side of a sponge, if the surface allows. For a little extra kick, mist the coconut oil
with some vinegar after applying it to boost the acidity. 29. Season Cast Iron Pans
“Seasoning” a cast iron pan is the act of creating a fatty layer that coats the pan, protects it, and also acts as a non-stick surface. Season with coconut oil the same as you would any other type of fat. Typically I will apply
a generous coating of coconut oil to the inside of the pan and let it sit in a 250-350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven
for an hour or so. Place a cookie sheet under it and let the pan lie upside down if you are worried about oil pooling and smoking. Remove the pan, let it cool, and wipe out any excess oil. Repeat as needed. 30. Deodorant
Sweat on its own typically doesn’t smell. In fact, most sweat doesn’t smell at all, since most sweat glands on our body are eccrine, which produces mostly water with some salt and maybe some uric acid. Apocrine sweat
glands become active during puberty, and produce sweat from our underarms, around the genitals, etc. The
sweat from apocrine glands has other stuff in it, such as lipids (fats.) When the bacteria on our skin feed on these fats, the byproducts smell. Like store-bought deodorant, coconut oil helps decrease the bacteria count
that’s causing the odor. Mix about a tablespoon of arrowroot powder into 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil for an
easy homemade deodorant. Apply as needed; adding beeswax to solidify it some if you feel the coconut oil is too thin on its own. 31. Bath Oil
Soften your bath water, and your skin, with a bit of coconut oil. Enjoy its lovely aroma and gently swish it around now and then to swirl it through the water. It will naturally coat your skin, leaving it smooth and
healthy. 32. Rash Soother
There are two things that come to mind when I think of discomfort caused by a rash of any kind-itching and
painful swelling. Coconut oil, with its anti-inflammatory effects, is an obvious go-to for helping the swelling. It
will also help take the edge off the dreadful itching, curbing the vicious cycle of scratching and further irritating
your skin. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!33. Cutting Board Conditioner
I used to buy these little bottle of some fancy oil marketed specifically for conditioning cutting boards…never
again! Wipe down the cutting board with a damp towel and then dry it. Use a soft cloth to rub in some coconut
oil, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Buff with a fresh cloth. For a little extra odor removing kick, add a few drops
of lemon essential oil (or even just a small squirt of lemon juice.) 34. Go-To Carrier/Base Oil
Lotions, lip balms, massage blends, body butters, sugar scrubs…coconut oil is a great go-to carrier/base oil. Its texture and consistency helps hold whatever it is you’ve created together, while contributing all of its awesome
moisturizing and healing benefits. 35. DIY Vapor Rub
Mix peppermint essential oil with coconut oil to make a vapor rub that you can apply beneath your nose/on
your chest when you’re congested. It’s a simple, but effective, way to clear out stuffiness and help you sleep
better at night. 36. Prevent Lice
I don’t know why lice wouldn’t like coconut oil, since it smells so dang good, but people have found it seems
to keep them at bay, and even chase them away. If your little one comes home from school with lice, dip a
fine toothed comb in coconut oil and run it through their hair. You can also use it as a precaution if there is an
outbreak. 37. Frizz-Fighter
In the deathly dryness of winter, or on steaming humid days, hair can get a little wild. If your mane has a mind of its own, put a *small* amount of coconut oil on your fingers and run them through your hair to get a handle
on the frizz. I recommend sticking to mostly the ends if possible, as it can get a little heavy otherwise. 38. On Toast
A simple way to replace butter. Spread some coconut oil on toast for a tasty (and filling) snack. 39. Popcorn Topping
Melt some coconut oil and drizzle it over your popcorn. Add a


al and other ulcers,
pernicious anemia, convulsions, degeneration of various nerves,
deficiency in adrenal secretions and those of the thyroid, neuritis,
arthritis, abscesses and boils, pains in the region of 'the gonads,
swelling of limbs, tendency to hemorrhage, loss of vigor, rheumatic
and other pains, impaired functions of the heart, low and high blood
pressure, eye troubles, and headaches, including those of a migraine
character, are due primarily to the cumulative volume of waste matter
in the lower intestine. This is also due to the deficiency of the elements
contained in raw carrot and spinach. The quickest and most effective
way in which the body can obtain and assimilate these elements is by
drinking daily at least one pint of the fresh-raw vegetable juices. Spinach, lettuce, and watercress together with carrots and green
peppers, are among the vegetables containing the best supply of
Vitamins C and E. The lack of a sufficient quantity of Vitamin E in
the system is a contributing factor responsible for miscarriages,
55 impotence and sterility in both sexes. Many forms of paralysis are
due to a lack of Vitamin E which is responsible for general lack of
well-being and impaired metabolism. When spinach is the subject matter of discussion, one generally
associates it with its effectiveness as a laxative. The underlying cause
for this effectiveness is the high oxalic acid content in this vegetable. This is such an important element involved in the activities of our
intestines that it is worthy of very special attention, and we have given
a whole chapter to the subject of oxalic acid. Spinach should never be eaten when cooked unless we are
particularly anxious to accumulate oxalic acid crystals in our kidneys
with the consequent pain and kidney trouble. When spinach is cooked
or canned, the oxalic acid atoms become inorganic as a result of
excessive heat and may form oxalic acid crystals in the kidneys. OXALIC ACID
One of the mysteries of the human anatomy is that function which
is known as peristaltic motion. This motion, or action, takes place in
the alimentary canal, in the circulating and generative tubes, and in
the eliminative channels in successive wavelike motions, forcing
whatever matter is present therein, onward on its course. It is a series
of contracting and relaxing of the nerves and muscles successively—
a function which takes place involuntarily so far as our own voluntary
controlling powers are concerned, and apparently is entirely automatic. The efficiency of this peristaltic action, however, is very naturally
dependent on the tone and healthy vigorous condition of the nerves
and muscles of these channels. Organic oxalic acid is one of the important elements needed to
maintain the tone of, and to stimulate peristalsis. It is perfectly obvious,
of course, that any motion of the body which takes place by the
"involuntary" action of its organs is predicated on there being life in
the cells and tissues of such organs. Life is active, magnetic; whereas
there is no action in death nor in dead matter, and this applies definitely
to cells and tissues of our anatomy. If the important organs comprising the alimentary and eliminative
departments of our system, or any parts of them, are moribund or
dead, the efficiency of their function is impaired, to say the least. This
condition can result only from a lack or deficiency of live atoms in
the food nourishing the cells and tissues concerned. Live food means
56 that food which contains live organic atoms and enzymes found only
in our raw foods. We have in previous chapters, covered this important question of
organic versus inorganic atoms in our food. It is very vital to stress
this matter in regard to oxalic acid. When the food is raw, whether
whole or in the form of juice, every atom in such food is vital
ORGANIC and is replete with enzymes.Therefore, the oxalic acid in
our raw vegetables and their juices is organic, and as such is not only
beneficial but essential for the physiological functions of the body. The oxalic acid in cooked and processed foods, however, is
definitely dead, or INORGANIC, and as such is both pernicious and
destructive. Oxalic acid readily combines with calcium. If these are
both organic, the result is a beneficial constructive combination, as
the former helps the digestive assimilation of the latter, at the same
time stimulating the peristaltic functions in the body. When the oxalic acid has become INORGANIC by cooking or
processing the foods that contain it, then this acid forms an interlocking
compound with the calcium even combining with the calcium in other
foods eaten during the same meal, destroying the nourishing value of
both. This results in such a serious deficiency of calcium that it has
been known to cause decomposition of the bones. This is the reason I
never eat cooked or canned spinach. As to the oxalic acid itself, when converted into an inorganic acid
by cooking or processing the food, it often results in causing inorganic
oxalic acid crystals to form in the kidneys. It is worthy to notice that the minerals in our foods — iron, for
example — frequently cannot be assimilated and used completely if
they have become inorganic through cooking, and often prevent the
utilizing of other elements through chemical and other action. Thus,
the iron in fresh-raw spinach juice may be utilized 100%, but only
one-fifth of that, or less, would be usable in cooked spinach. It is well to bear in mind, therefore, that as the organic oxalic
acid is so vital to our well-being, the fresh-raw juice of the vegetable
containing it should be used daily to supplement the eating of these
raw vegetables included in our daily salads. The most abundant supply of organic oxalic acid is found in fresh-
raw spinach (both the common variety and the New Zealand spinach)
Swiss chard, beet greens, turnip and mustard greens, kale and collards,
and the broad-leafed French sorrel. 57 TOMATO JUICE
This is probably one of the most widely used juices—out of cans. Fresh-raw tomato juice is most beneficial and has an alkaline reaction
if digested when no starches or sugars are present in concentrated
form; but if these are present and eaten or drunk during the same
meal, then the reaction is definitely acid. Tomatoes have a fairly high citric and malic acid content, and
some oxalic acid. These acids are all needed and beneficial in the
processes of metabolism, provided that they are vital organic. When
tomatoes are cooked or canned, these acids become inorganic and, as
such they are detrimental to the system, although their injurious effect
is insidious and may not manifest immediately. Some instances of
kidney and bladder stones are the result of taking cooked or canned
tomato or its juice, particularly with starches and sugars. Fresh-raw tomato juice is rich in sodium, calcium, potassium,
and magnesium. There are innumerable varieties of tomatoes, all of which, if used
fresh and raw, make excellent and beneficial juices. STRING BEAN JUICE
This juice is of particular benefit to diabetics. Diabetes is a dietary
disease resulting from the excessive consumption of concentrated
starches and sugars, and is aggravated by the consumption of meat. It is definitely conceded that the hypodermic injection of Insulin
does not furnish a cure for this disease. Diabetes is not a hereditary
disease. It may, however be caused by the hereditary habit of the
excessive use of concentrated carbohydrates. The feeding of inorganic,
cooked flour and grain products and pasteurized or boiled cow's milk
to infants is the contributing factor in the development of diabetes in
children and adolescents primarily and in adults eventually. Insulin is a substance that the pancreatic gland secretes to enable
the body to properly utilize natural sugars (not the manufactured
sugars) as fuel for energy to carry on its activities. As we have
previously pointed out, the body can only use, constructively, the
natural vital organic sugars which fresh-raw vegetables and fruits
furnish in abundance. It cannot use starch nor manufactured sugars
as such, but must reconvert them into "primary" sugars. Starch is an
inorganic product and the sugars which are converted from it in the
body are, of course, also inorganic. Inorganic elements have no enzyme
life or vitality. The pancreas therefore works overtime in this
58 reconversion process, only to receive lifeless atoms in return, which
have no regenerative or constructive quality whatsoever. This results
in what is known as diabetes. The fact that excessive adipose tissues accumulates in diabetics
is the result of the false inorganic Insulin stimulus, which not only
does not burn up the waste matter, but actually helps it to accumulate. It has been found that string beans and brussels sprouts when made
into juice, contain elements which furnish the ingredients for the natural
insulin for the pancreatic functions of the digestive organism. In cases of diabetes, the entire elimination of all concentrated
starches and sugars of every nature whatsoever, and the drinking of a
combination of the juices of carrot, lettuce, string beans, and Brussels
sprouts at the rate of about two pints daily, besides one pint daily of
carrot and spinach juice, gave results which were satisfactory and
beneficial. Of course, colonic irrigations and enemas were


 protein is either
eliminated in the feces or urine, or stored as fat. If protein were stored as
muscle, 90 percent of Americans would be walking around resembling
body-building champions. Look around, and you will quickly see that this is
far from the case.Meanwhile, the human body requires only a minuscule percentage of its
daily calories from fat—roughly 3 to 5 percent. Yet most Americans are
choking down upwards of 40 percent of their daily calories in the form of
fat, a lar ge portion of which is unhealthy saturated fat. The body has evolved to store extra fat in a very ef ficient manner. Only a
measly 2 percent of fat calories are burned up when fat is stored. This is
why the fat you eat is the fat you wear, as Dr. John McDougall has said. Most animal-based foods contain between 20 to 60 percent fat, whereas
most plant-based foods contain less than 10 percent fat. And animal
products contain no fiber, while the naturally occurring fiber in plant-based
foods allows you to become full without having to pile in so many calories. There is nothing in an animal-product-based diet that you cannot find in
a healthier, safer, and better form in a plant-based diet. Why? Because plant foods contain all of the essential amino acids found
in protein, both of the essential fatty acids (linoleic and alpha-linolenic), all
of the thirteen vitamins, and all of the seven major and nine minor minerals. And they can supply these nourishing macro- and micronutrients without
subjecting you to any of the toxic side ef fects of animal products—namely,
premature disease and death. As previously discussed, the only vitamin plants don’ t provide is vitamin
B12. The microor ganisms in the soil that once supplied our diets with B12
naturally have been stripped away by current farming methods, so plant
eaters must add this vitamin to their diet. The current recommendation is for 500 micrograms per day, but if you
consume milk substitutes and cereals, you are already eating products
fortified with B12 and are more than likely getting enough. If not, consider
taking a supplement. LET ME REPEA T: THE ANSWER to putting out a fire is water. The answer to
stamping out obesity is a plant-based diet. We all need to grab buckets of
plant-based foods and work as a team to douse the obesity crisis. Losing weight is not rocket science and it’ s not magic. It’ s just the
simple law of eating only constructive foods and omitting destructive ones. With the Engine 2 Diet, you’ll need only four weeks to lay a foundation that
can last a lifetime.ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE/DEMENTIA
Alzheimer ’s disease and dementia currently af fect twenty million people
worldwide, and are predicted to increase fivefold by 2050. They af fect 6 to
8 percent of people older than sixty-five, and close to 50 percent of people
older than eighty. The two diseases present themselves in similar ways, but the
mechanisms that create them dif fer. Dementia (cognitive impairment) is the result of many tiny strokes
called TIAs, which we talked about earlier. They’re also called silent
strokes because victims rarely realize anything has happened to them. After
a TIA, you typically suf fer a mild level of mental impairment lasting an
hour or two, and then return to normal. TIAs often occur while you are
sleeping, eating, or going about normal activities. The human brain rebounds quickly because it has such an amazing
reserve capacity. It isn’ t until we’ve had multiple TIA attacks that our brain
starts losing the battle, and a swift downward slide to mental oblivion
follows. Alzheimer ’s disease, on the other hand, seems to result from plaque
formation. However, instead of sticking to the artery walls leading to your
heart, brain, pelvis, or legs, these plaques develop in the pockets between
your brain cells. Such plaques are composed of a rogue protein called beta-amyloid. Numerous studies have shown a direct correlation between the amount of
cholesterol and fat in the diet and the amount of beta-amyloid protein
buildup in the body. I recently traveled to Austin’ s Station 9 to fill in for another firefighter
who was out sick. Over the course of my twenty-four -hour shift, I had a
heartfelt conversation with a firefighter friend and fellow triathlete named
Patrick. Patrick’ s father had suf fered a heart attack and respiratory arrest at
age sixty-two and had started losing his mind to dementia at age seventy;
two years later, Patrick and his mother moved him into a nursing home. The
man’ s perceptions of reality changed like a kaleidoscope; one minute he’d
think he was in the Vietnam War, the next he’d be in his hometown of
Coppers Cove, Texas. Patrick told me that the saddest moment in his life was when he looked
into his father ’s eyes and realized his dad had no idea who Patrick was.Patrick then told me not only that his father had been a smoker all his life,
but that he had eaten anything and everything that came his way. Patrick feared that he might be prone to the same fate as his father. I told
him that that was not the case; plenty of research exists showing that you
can lower your risk of Alzheimer ’s. In fact, a recent report in the Annual
Review of Public Health stressed that lifestyle and diet play a major role in
the development of this disease, and that it’ s never too late to take action—
especially if you have a family history that puts you at increased risk in the
first place. Other studies also point in this direction. For example, researchers at the
Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer ’s Disease and Related
Disorders reported in 2004 that obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood
pressure significantly heighten the risk of Alzheimer ’s. The researchers
followed a group of 1,500 older subjects for twenty-one years and found a
combination of all three factors increased that risk sixfold. The same study, released in the 2005 issue of The Lancet Neurology,
reported that older people who exercised at least twice a week had a
roughly 60 percent lower risk of suf fering from Alzheimer ’s and dementia
than their couch potato peers. The theory is that exercise helps ward of f
Alzheimer ’s by boosting blood flow to the brain and protecting its blood
vessels. Meanwhile, a four -year study of 815 Chicago seniors (reported in the
February 2003 issue of the Archives of Neurology ) found that a diet high in
saturated fat doubles the risk of developing Alzheimer ’s. Myriad other studies have linked Alzheimer ’s with high levels of a
substance called homocysteine. Homocysteine is an amino acid, one of the
building blocks of proteins. It is created by the liver when we consume
another essential amino acid called methionine. The quantity of methionine
found in animal protein is two to three times greater than in plant protein, so
it follows that eating meat and dairy can easily raise your homocysteine
levels to a dangerous degree. Another study from the July 2000 World Alzheimer ’s Congress had
more promising news. Researchers examined 5,395 individuals aged fifty-
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        Reality:  Some carbs do, but good carbs don’ t. Most trendy diets claim that all carbohydrates are bad guys, yet of the
three macronutrients that provide calories in our diet (carbs, protein, and
fat), carbohydrates are the body’ s primary fuel source. They’re responsible
for managing your heart rate, digestion, breathing, exercising, walking, and
thinking. Roughly 70 percent of your daily calories should come from good
(complex) carbohydrates. The ones to avoid are called simple carbs. Both types of carbs are sugars. Both are digested and converted into
glucose, which is used by the body for ener gy: in the blood as glucose, or
stored in either the muscles or the liver as glycogen. When consumed in
excess, carbohydrates can be converted to fat. Simple carbohydrates include table sugar, molasses, honey, alcohol,
white bread, white pasta, white rice, fried chips, sugary cereals, fruit juices,
candy, and milk. Most simple carbs are nutritionally empty because they
have been tinkered with by humans, stripped of their fiber, minerals, and
vitamins. They are digested quickly by the body and cause a sharp spike in
your blood sugar levels. In response to this spike, your pancreas pumps out insulin to transport
and deliver the ener gy-bearing glucose to cells throughout your body. This
process causes your blood sugar and insulin levels to swing like a
pendulum, leaving you feeling fatigued, hungry, and craving still more
simple carbohydrates. And because simple carbohydrates are digested so quickly, any excess
sugar is converted to fat. For these reasons, most simple carbohydrates are a
poor food choice. In contrast, complex carbohydrates are nutritious, and include
vegetables, whole grain breads and pastas, beans, peas, brown rice, sweet
potatoes, oats, fruits, and whole grain cereals


 yourself, there are two
people: you and your Self. The  Self with a capital S  is  the h igher self I’m
speaking of. The other self, kno wn as the ego, is the one who tries to push
through toward your goals and leaves you tired. The higher self is the part
of you who only wants good an d can harness the power of intuition. When
you get out of your mind through meditation, you gain greater access to
your higher self. One com mon misconception about meditation is that you’re stopping all
the a ctivities of the mind. The j ob of the mind is to think thou ghts. It will
always do that, no matter wha t. Through meditation you can lower the
number of thoughts and evolve your thoughts to get you closer to what you
desire, but you will not stop all thought. As you get out of you r mind, also
referred to as transcendence, you strengthen your relationship  with your
spirit or  higher self. Then you  return back to the mind with love and
acceptance. W ith these higher qualities of spirit, you cajole the mind into
thinking thoughts that lovingly, ef fortlessly, and easily help you. The chaos of th e monkey mind subsides, and you are left with a mind
that thinks more clearly. The more you meditate, the clearer your mind can
think and the more in touch you become with your intuition. AJNA GUIDED MEDIT A TION
Sit o r lie comfo rtably and close your eyes. Place your awaren ess on
the area between  your eyebrows at the third eye. If you want to make
your awareness clearer, lick you r thumb, and then press the moisture
on the third eye. T ake in a couple of deep belly breaths, exhaling
completely. W ith  your focus stil l on the third eye, ask your high er selfto st ep f orward. Y our higher self, also referred to as the witness,  is the
one who  has always been there. It is the still, small voice inside you
that always gives you truth. It is the aspect of you that was there
before y ou were born and that will be with you after you die. Y our
higher self is ever present, ever witnessing, and always acts according
to your higher good. Greet your higher self and welcome it in. Y ou are going on a journey with  your higher self from the time of
your earliest memory. Think back to your first memory. What was it? Who was there? What did the  scenery look like? What wer e you
wearing? What were others wearing? Do you remember your
witnessing presence being there? What wisdom did it share with you
then? Next, go  to a m emory in your e arly childhood years, between the
ages of six and t welve. Is there a particular moment that sticks out for
you? Do you re member your higher self being there and letting you
know what you should do? Did you follow your inner witness, or did
you go against it? Next, fast-forward to your teenage years between the ages of
thirteen and nineteen. What m oment comes to mind during these
years? W ho wa s there? What were you wearing? What were others
wearing? What did your surrou ndings look like? How did you  feel? Do you remember your higher self being there with you at that time? T ake a few mom ents to continue through the decades of your li fe,
going through one event per dec ade that stands out and noticing your
higher self in them all. Now co me back to the present moment. Bring your awareness  to
challenges you’ re currently having. Maybe there is a decision you
need to make o r a relationship you need to heal. Whatever it is, ask
your wi tness or  your higher se lf, “What choice is it in my h ighest
good to make?” Then scan your body for an inner tug or a sense of
knowing. Y our mind will instantly go to a thought or a solution that
hadn’ t occurred to you before. Y our higher self is now directing your
thoughts and helping you through the power of your intuition. Y our inner witness is always loving, truthful, and kind. Y o ur
higher self will never ask you to  do anything or make any choice that
is unlov ing. If you hear an unlov ing voice, that is your ego. When youhear you r ego, thank it and then send it away so you can feel the  voice
of y our higher s elf. Continue to do this with every problem you  have,
and feel the answer come through your witness. When yo u’re finished, thank your higher self for its guidance. Y ou
can ask it to hel p you be more present with it each day. Y ou ca n seal
your meditation by chanting the mantra sound SHAM  three times. T ake a few moments before opening your eyes. Y ou can always come back to this meditation anytime you need  to
reignite your connection with your higher self. E NERGY -B ODY  H EALING WITH  G EMS AND  C OLORS
Indigo, or bluish-purple, is the color of the sixth chakra. Y ou can wear
indigo or adorn a room with this color. Amethyst, lapis lazuli, and azur ite are great stones and crystals to help
align the  third-eye chakra. Indigo kyanite stimulates the pineal gland and
may help awaken psychic abilities. Sixth Chakra Mindfulness Ideas to Ponder
1. My sens e of intuition is as rel iable as my senses of sight, smell,
hearing, touch, and taste. 2. I wi ll get in touch with my w itness or my higher self, and I will
practice watching myself in all aspects of life. 3. As I recognize my shadows, they will dissipate, and I will  live
stronger in the light. 4. Meditation is my path to knowingness and enlightenment.W7  T H E  C R O W N  C H A K R A
S a h a s w a r a
COLOR:  V iolet or White
MANTRA SOUND:  OM
e ha ve arrived at the top of t he seven chakras, the Sahaswara
chakra, our source of enlightenment and spiritual connection. This
chakra i s also referred to as the thousand-petal lotus. In Hindu and Buddhist
traditions, the lotus flower is a p owerful symbol. It grows through adversity
in murky waters and blooms w here there is no clarity. The beauty of the
lotus emer ges out of the darkness. And so it is for you: It has taken you a
long tim e to get here. Y our road  toward enlightenment has had s ome bumps
and setbacks. Y et here you are, a shining example for the world to see. The seventh chakra is located at  the crown of the head and incl udes the
cerebral cortex, the central nervous system, and the pituitary gland. Artists have depicted the crown chakra as a halo in paintings and
drawings of saints and great spiritual masters. A Sahaswara person always
has a white light glowing around his or her being. Here a permane nt channel is o pen to divine knowledge and wisdom. The state of se venth chakra awareness exists beyond space, time, and
causality. When you attain this state, you mer ge with oneness. Y ou
completely transcend duality. The mind is unaf fected by fluctuations and
separateness. Th e seventh chakra person possesses siddhi  powers, which
include clairvoyance, levitation, and psychokinesis.The Y oga Sutras of Patanjali give us a road map to open ing the
Sahaswara chakra through the fifth limb of yoga known as pratyahara, or
withdrawal of the senses. Through this practice of drawing your senses
inward by closing your eyes, observing silence, and minimizing sensory
experiences, you  access your inner world. Repeated journeys to your inner
world create a pathway to enlightenment. The colo rs we attribute to the crown chakra are violet and w hite. No
earth ele ments represent the seventh chakra, as it’ s a chakra of physical
plane transcendence. The mantr a, or bija (seed) sound, we vocalize for the
seventh chakra is OM. Seventh Chakra Ailments
Diseases and disorders of the se venth chakra include depression, alienation,
confusion, bored om, apathy, spiritual skepticism, and inability  to learn or
comprehend. An out-of-balance crown chakra can also lead to b eing overly
intellectual or feeling spiritually elite or superior. Seventh Chakra Energy
People who reach seventh chak ra ener gy have achieved what is known in
Sanskrit as guru darshana. They see and channel messages from the Divine
and are able to t ransmit those messages to others and become  dispellers of
darkness. They bring enlightenment to others through their wisdom and
healing. The ener gy they receive is pure and unadulterated. Gurus, or spiritual teachers, who  have attained guru darshana ha ve little
ego. Th ey have  overcome the confines of


. The spine
and spinal cord extend consciousness from the brain, the seat of highest
awareness (ajna or third eye chakra), to the coccyx, the pole of greatest
density (muladhara or base root chakra). This consciousness, which came
through the sahasrara (crown) chakra, flows all the way down, activating the
muladhara c hakra so tha t the physical bod y starts taking shape. Our individual consciousness, called our kundalini shakti, moves in
sushumna nadi, one of the major energy channels running parallel to the
spine. This energy is also our personal fragment of the cosmic power, for self-
identification, represented as our ego or I-ness or ahamkara. While
discrimina tion is the main characteristic of intellect, possessiveness is the
chief characteristic of ego and self-identifies with every cell of our body from
conception until dea th. Kundalini moves in us all, rising from the muladhara (base root) chakra
to the manipura (solar plexus) chakra and then going down. Since our lower
three chakras are associated with the fulfilment of basic needs for survival in
this material world, as long as our consciousness remains entrenched in the
mundane, which is the material world, our kundalini moves in the lower
three chakras. However, once we start detaching ourselves from the material things in
life and develop discretion, our spiritual awakening takes place and kundalini
moves beyond manipura to the anahata (heart) chakra, crossing the subtle
barrier called the astral bridge. Then its movement is only upwards. This
process is called kundalini awakening, and it represents the awakening of the
consciousness. This also triggers our spiritual awakening. Even if we leave
our physical body at that point and take rebirth, the kundalini starts itsjourney from that point onwards or from the chakra to which we have
already evolved. We do not remember our previous life nor do we have a
realisation about the state of our kundalini, but it is evident from the
existence of things such as child prodigies and xenoglossy, or the ability to
speak a language without ha ving learned it. The more we identify with our individuality and are attached to the
material things in life the more we are stuck in the lower chakras, living in
the world of maya. On the other hand, when we develop detachment and
identify less with our individual ity, our consciousness level changes and we
reflect more of the macrocosm, reflecting our chiti shakti. Maya shakti keeps
us awake to the world but asleep to the absolute, while chiti shakti keeps us
awake to the absolute a way from worldly matters. OceanofPDF.com2
Energy
Our universe is the interplay of both manifested and unmanifested energy,
thus creating a vibrational field. In fact, everything in this universe is energy. Scientifically speaking, matter, whether living or non-living, is made up of
atoms and molecules. Atoms have a nucleus made up of one or more protons
(with a positive charge) and a similar number of neutrons. One or more
electrons (with a negative charge) are bound to the nucleus. Here we are
talking about energy at its most basic level of existence. What differentiates
between things in this universe is the level of the energy and the vibrational
field. All forms are manifested energy mass. Human energy is also the
manifesta tion of universal energy; it can thus be defined as a luminous body
that surrounds and inter penetrates the ph ysical bod y. The concept of universal energy has been recognised and accepted
through the ages by all cultures; it is omnipresent and in continuous interplay
with human energy. Human energy represents our subtle body or the energy
body; it is also called the bio-plasmic body. Ancient Indian seers call this
energy prana, the basic constituent and source of all life. In Chinese
philosoph y it is called chi, while in Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical theosophy,
it is referred to as astral lights. All other spiritual and religious traditions
mention auric la yers that are depicted as light ar ound holy or e volved people. Christian religious paintings portray Jesus and other spiritual figures
surrounded by fields of light. An aura is that part of the energy field
associated with objects; when it is associated with the human body it is called
a human aura. Modern advances in science have made it easy for us tounderstand the whole concept of energy as we now have devices that can
measure energy and vibra tions and take aura pictur es. Many Western scientific minds believe that a universal energy pervades
all of nature, with records of this perceived energy being found in
Pythagorean literature as early as 500 BCE. As reported by 12th-centur y
scholars Boirac and Liébeault, human beings have an energy that can cause
an interaction with other humans, even at a distance. It is a well-known fact
that one person’s energy can have a healthful/positiv e or
unhealthful/neg ative effect on another mer ely by their presence. A photographic system to capture the human energy field was developed
by Semyon Kirlian in 1939. This system involved the photographing of
subjects in the presence of a high-frequency, high-voltage, low-amperage
electrical field and resulted in photos of human bodies enveloped in a
luminous aura. It could even photograph a similar luminous energy field
around fruits and vegetables and non-living things. In 1911, medical doctor
Walter Kilner reported seeing human energy through coloured screens and
filters. He described seeing a glowing mist around the whole body that
appeared in three layers: a 6 mm dark layer closest to the skin surrounded by
a 25 mm wide vaporous layer streaming perpendicular ly from the body, and
finally a delicate luminosity of around 15 cm in diameter. According to
Kilner, auras differ from subject to subject depending on age, sex, mental
ability and physical vitality. He was able to diagnose diseases via the variation
and patches in a pa tient’s aura. Over a period of time many scientists, doctors, psychiatrists and healers
have studied and experimented  with human energy fields using electronic
devices, medical instruments and even clairvoyance. By observing energy
patterns they are able to make a diagnosis of any physical, physiological and
mental ailments, thereby giving clear indications that the electromagneticand light emissions from human bodies are closely related to the person’s
health. One of the most significant works in this field had been carried out by Dr
Valerie Hunt, who conducted research that demonstra ted colour and
frequency correlations. In a series of experiments recording frequency and
wave patterns from different body parts, Dr Hunt and associates concluded
that the auric colour bands correlate with the same frequency wave pattern
as the chakras. Their research in February 1988 showed the following
colour/frequency cor relations (which are measured in hertz or Hz):
Colour Frequency band (Hz)
Blue 250-275, plus 1200
Green 250-475
Yellow 500-700
Orange 950-1050
Red 1000-1200
Violet 1000-2000, plus 300-400, 600-800
White 1100-2000
Dr Hunt also stated that the chakras’ frequencies follow exactly the same
colour patterns mentioned in tantric and metaphysical literatures. She
associated the chakras with these colour s:
◼ muladhara (base root) with r ed
◼ swadhisthana (sacral) with orange◼ manipura (solar plexus) with y ellow
◼ anahata (heart) with g reen
◼ vishuddhi (throat) with blue
◼ ajna (third eye) with violet
◼ sahasrara (crown) with w hite. Dr Hunt’s research explains that the frequencies and colour patterns
showing up in different chakras are the result of the physiological activity of
the organs associated with the chakras. For example, our muladhara or base
root chakra is associated with the organs of elimination, the gonads and the
physical body, and their energy frequency shows up as the colour red in the
auric field and so on. The activity in certain chakras sometimes triggers
increased activity in another, which again proves that the chakras are both
related and inter dependent. Dr Robert O. Becker, author of The Body Electric, documented human
body energy in terms of electrical frequency. Bruce Tainio of Tainio
Technology in Cheney, Washington, the first person to measure the
frequency of the human body and foods, developed a calibrated frequency
monitor in 1992 to determine the relationship between frequency and
disease. Measured in megahertz (MHz), he observed that a healthy body
typically has a frequency ranging from 62 to 78 MHz and that when the
frequency drops the immune system gets compromised. Below is a list of
frequency vibra tions:
Body part Frequency (MHz)
Genius brain 80-8
Brain 72-90Normal Brain 72
Human body 62-78
Human body from the neck up 72-78


 well, so what’s the problem. I
know I’m still functioning well, but I’m afraid. I have times when I
look at a calendar and think, ‘How can there be dates. What is
time. ’ The experience is too much. Am I insane. Luckily, someone
told me that you can’t go crazy after a certain age. …”
I respo nded with the strongest assurances I had yet given her,
“You’re not crazy. At all. You’re having experiences that you can’t
handle. They’re coming too fast. But they’re all right. What’s
happening to you isn’t completely healthy, because it causes youpanic, anxiety, and so on. Yet there is an element of witnessing here. Do you know what I’m saying. ”
“Um. If you remember that obsessive-compulsive doctor,” Karin
rejoined, “he saw everyone as obsessive-compulsive except himself. When I’m with you, I like talking to you, and I can see that you’re
used to conversing with minds far above mine, but you’re  trained to
look for this witnessing. Maybe you see my symptoms as opening up
a new avenue, but I see them as neurotic. ”
I imme diately backed o, waiting for things to happen naturally
and at their own pace. But I couldn’t help feeling sad that Karin is so
conditioned to see herself as “sick” rather than normal or even
gifted. She tosses around a good deal of unattering psychological
jargon to describe herself. At one point I was going to say, “I think
you’re really on to something. ” As soon as I said the words “I think
you’re,” she jumped in with “an acute schizophrenic. ” Finding a
satisfactory label is very important to her. At various times in our rst talk, which lasted less than an hour,
she also referred to herself as obsessive, neurotic, depressed,
anxious, insecu re, hyper, and crazy. Actually, her deep worry that
she might be insane is one of the surest signs that she is not. She
describes her symptoms with clarity and insight. She does not
hallucinate or have delusion al thoughts. I could even get her to
admit, grudgingly, that she sometimes feels pleasantly detached
from her symptoms and can see through them. This admission came
out when we talked about the ten doctors she had seen before me. “Ten specialist s each gave you ten dierent diagnoses, and each one
happened to be the diagnosis that he specializes in,” I said. “So what
does that tell you. ”
“That that is how they view it,” she replied evasively. “But what does that tell you about what you have. ” I insisted. “Well, it might tell me that they have seen these symptoms
before,” she said. “Maybe my need to go to ten dierent doctors is
obsessive. I could have all ten of those things or none of them. ”
“Which is it, do you think. ”
“Probably a combination, if that makes any sense. Obviously I
have anxiety, I have depression—I have what they term‘derealization. ’ On the other hand, sitting here now, I question
whether I have any of that. ”
If Karin had not made this last comment, I would concede that the
chances of turning her interpretation around would be remote—we
are lucky that she is not totally sold out to the idea of being sick. She is intelligent enough to pick out the weak points in even the
best doctors. “I told one therapist that when I was two I had a pet
ghost,” she said. “It was my imaginary friend. This psychi atrist said,
‘Well, no doubt that was your longing for a penis. ’ Now, at two
years old, who cares if it was or it wasn’t. I felt normal three years
ago, and I feel terrible now. ”
“Did you really have a pet ghost.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the author's approach to meditation, and what is the goal of this approach?,
A: The author's approach is to not try to control or manipulate his thoughts, and the goal is to get the normal activity of the mind to turn into silence without coercion, in order to reveal the silent witness inside.
Q: What is the author's view on the idea of unconditional love, and how does he contrast it with the conventional understanding of love?,
A: The author believes that unconditional love is a transcendental quality that can be achieved through meditation, and it is not about trying to control or manipulate others, but rather about becoming one with the universe. He contrasts this with the conventional understanding of love as a means to control or manipulate others.
Q: What is the significance of the story about Phillip, the catatonic schizophrenic, and how does it relate to the concept of unconditional love?,
A: The story of Phillip highlights the importance of treating people with unconditional love and acceptance, without judgment or expectation. This is in contrast to the conventional understanding of love as a means to control or manipulate others.
Q: What is the author's view on the relationship between the self and the universe, and how does he contrast it with the conventional view?,
A: The author believes that the self is not separate from the universe, but rather is a part of it, and that this is the true self. He contrasts this with the conventional view that the self is separate and must be protected and maintained.
Q: What is the author's view on the concept of unconditional love and the relationship between the self and others?,
A: The author believes that unconditional love is a transcendental quality that can be achieved through meditation, and that it is not about trying to control or manipulate others, but rather about becoming one with the universe. He emphasizes that this is not about feeling a certain way or achieving a specific state, but rather about being in a state of unity and oneness with the universe.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In his
journal, the English essayist Mark Rutherford writes about one
spring morning when he was walking in the woods and chanced
upon a huge old oak. The tree was just leang out, bursti ng forth as
a billow ing cloud of greenish-yellow buds. Caught by the splendor
of so much new life, Rutherford suddenly felt that “something
happened which was nothing less than a transformation of myself
and the world.”
The oak was “no longer a tree away from me and apart from me. The enclosing barriers of consciousness were removed.… The
distinction of self and not-sel f was an illusion. I could feel the rising
sap; in me also sprang the up-rushing from its roots, and the joy of
its outbreak, from the extremity of each twig right up to the summit,
was my own.” Fused with the being of the tree, he thought the
words Thou in me and I in thee. The key to his experience lay in the
unity that this sentence conveyed. “I cannot explain; it will be easy
to prove me absurd, but nothing can shake me. Thou in me and I in
thee. Death! what is death? There is no death: in thee it is
impossible, absurd.”
Countless people have had similar experiences. They have fused
with nature for a moment and realized the Self. Isn’t it possible,
then, to go further and think of a state where a person fuses with
nature permanently? That is the yogi’s challenge to our everydayconception of being. To be human, the yogis say, is to experience
the one silence  underlying everything. Indeed, life is silence, and in
the fellowship of silence all life is oneself. Going into Silence
At the end of our rst talk, I decided to ask Karin to maintain
strict silence, speaking to no one for the next three days, after which
we would meet and talk again. She was staying as a patient at the
clinic outside Boston where I see patients, so her daily needs would
be taken care of. At the same time, this period of silence would be a
good opportunity to deepen her experience of meditation,  which she
had just learned the previous month. Karin was very reluctant to try my experiment. “Do I have to be
totally silent?” she asked nervously. “Yes,” I said. “When you need anything, you can write a note and
pass it to one of the sta.”
She only looked more nervous. Karin is used to keeping up a
constant shield of words, partly to relieve her anxiety, partly to
cover it up. I could see how the prospect of being quiet seemed like
having her oxygen tent taken away. “Please, just have a little faith,”
I implored. “You might be surprised at what happens.”
She wavered. “Can I at least call my brother to wish him a happy
birthday?” she asked. I nodd ed. “And then not a word to anyone?”
she said. “Not a word,” I replied. Asking a patient to go into silence is a very unusual step— I hasten
to add that spending days in silence is not a requirement for
successful meditation—but I couldn’t think of any other way to keep
Karin from constantly verbal izing every tiny thing that happens to
her. Using words as an escap e route, she runs away from me, from
anyone else who has tried to help her, and ultimately from herself. Also, it seems to me that she has a basic misperception


 are big differences in  how
effective vitamins with the same chemical name are and the differences hinge on who actually brewed them up. For example, there are at least two quality levels of vitamin C on the market right now. The pharmaceutical grade is made by
Roche or BAS F. Another form, it could be called "the bargain barrel brew," is made in China. Top quality vitamin C is quite a bit
more costly; as I write this, the price differential is about 40 percent between the cheap stuff and the best. This can make a big
differe nce in bottle price and profit. Most of the discount retail vitamin companies use the Chinese product. There's more than a price difference. The vitamin C from China contains measurable levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, iron and
other toxic metals. Th e FDA allows this slightly contaminated product to be sold in the US because the Recommended Daily
Allowance for vitamin C is a mere 60 milligrams per day. Taken at that level, the toxic metals would, as the FDA sees it, do no
harm. However, many users of vitamin C take 100 -200 times the RDA. The cheap form of C would expose them to potentially
toxic levels of heavy metal poisons. The highly refined top -quality product removes impurities to a virtually undetectable level. I buy my C from Bronson who e thically gives me the quality stuff. I know for a fact that the vitamin C sold by Prolongevity is
also top quality. I've had clients who bought cheaper C than Bronson's and discovered it was not quite like Bronson's in appe arance
or taste. More importantly, it did not seem to have the same therapeutic effect. The distributors I've mentioned so far, Bronson, NOW, Cooper, Prolongevity and Vitamin Research Products are all
knowledgeable about differences between actual manufacturers and are ethical, buyin g and reselling only high quality products. Other distributors I believe to be reputable include Twin Labs, Schiff and Plus. I know there are many other distributors wit h high
ethic levels but I can not evaluate all their product lines. And as I've mention ed earlier, businesses come and go rather quickly, but
I hope my book will be read for decades. I do know that I would be very reluctant to buy my vitamins at a discount department
store or supermarket; when experimenting with new suppliers I have at times  been severely disappointed. Co-enzyme Q -10. This substance is normally manufactured in the human body and is also found in minuscule amounts in
almost every cell on Earth. For that reason it is also called "ubiquinone." But this vitamin has been only recently discovered, so as
I write this book Co -enzyme Q -10 is not widely known. Q-10 is essential to the functioning of the mitochondria, that part of the cell that produces energy. With less Q -10 in heart cells,
for example, the heart has less energ y and pumps less. The same is true of the immune system cells, the liver cells, every cell. As
we age the body is able to make less and less Q -10, contributing to the loss of energy frequently experienced with age, as well as
the diminished effectiveness o f the immune system, and a shortened life span. Q-10 was first used for its ability to revitalize heart cells. It was a prescription medicine in Japan. But unlike other drugs used to
stimulate the heart, at any reasonable dose Q -10 has no harmful side  effects. It also tends to give people the extra pick up they are
trying to get out of a cup of coffee. But Q -10 does so by improving the function of every cell in the body, not by whipping
exhausted adrenals like caffeine does. Q -10 is becoming very popul ar with athletes who measure their overall cellular output
against known standards. Besides acting as a general tonic, when fed to lab animals, Co -Enzyme Q -10 makes them live 33 to 45 percent longer! DMAE is another extremely valuable vitamin -like substance that is not widely known. It is a basic building material that the
body uses to make acetylcholine, the most generalized neurotransmitter in the body. Small quantities of DMAE are found in fis h,
but the body usually makes it in a multi -stage synt hesis that starts with the amino acid choline, arrives at DMAE at about step
number three and ends up finally with acetylcholine. The body's nerves are wrapped in fatty tissue that should be saturated with acetylcholine. Every time a nerve impulse is
transmitted from one nerve cell to the next, a molecule of acetylcholine is consumed. Thus acetylcholine has to be constantly
replaced. As the body ages, levels of acetylcholine surrounding the nerves drop and in consequence, the nerves begin to
deteriorate. DMAE is rapidly and easily converted into acetylcholine and helps maintain acetylcholine levels in older people at a
youthful level. When laboratory rats are fed DMAE they solve mazes more rapidly, remember better, live about 40 percent longer than r ats not
fed DMAE and most interestingly, when autopsied, their nervous systems resemble those of a young rat, without any evidence of
the usual deterioration of aging. Human nervous systems also deteriorate with age, especially those of people suffering fr om
senility. It is highly probable that DMAE will do the same thing to us. DMAE also smoothes out mood swings in humans and
seems to help my husband, Steve, when he has a big writing project. He can keep working without getting 'writers block', fogg ed
out, or rollercoastering. DMAE is a little hard to find. Prolongevity and VRP sell it in powder form. Since the FDA doesn't know any MDR and since
the product is not capped up, the bottle of powder sagely states that one -quarter teaspoonful contains 333 mi lligrams. Get the hint? DMAE tastes a little like sour salt and one -quarter teaspoonful dissolves readily in water every morning before breakfast, or
anytime for that matter. DMAE is also very inexpensive considering what it does. A year's supply costs abo ut $20. Lecithin is a highly tonic and inexpensive food supplement that is underutilized by many people even though it is easily
obtainable in healthfood stores. It is an emulsifier, breaking fats down into small separate particles, keeping blood chole sterol
emulsified to prevent arterial deposits. Taken persistently, lecithin partially and slowly eliminates existing cholesterol de posits
from the circulatory system. In our cholesterol -frightened society lecithin should be a far more popular supplem ent than it currently is. It is easy to take either
as a food in the granular form or when encapsulated. Lecithin granules have very little flavor and can be added to a home -made
vinegar and oil salad dressing, where they emulsify the oil and make it blend  with the vinegar, thickening the mixture and causing
it to stick to the salad better. Lecithin can also be put in a fruits smoothie. A scant tablespoon a day is sufficient. Try t o buy the
kind of lecithin that has the highest phosphatidyl choline content because this substance is the second benefit of taking lecithin. Phosphatidyl choline is another precursor used by the body to build acetylcholine and helps maintain the nervous system. Algae. Spirulina or sun dried chlorella are also great food supple ments. Both make many people feel energized, pepped -up. It is
possible to fast on either product and still maintain sufficient energy levels to take of minimal work responsibilities. Alga e reduces
appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist in weight l oss. It contains large amounts of highly -assimilable protein due to it's
high chlorophyll content, as well as a large amount of beta carotene. It also assists in detoxification of the lymphatic syst em. It can
be purchased as tablets or powder. Take a heapi ng teaspoon daily, or at least six tablets. Chapter Seven
The Analysis of Disease States:
Helping the Body Recover

From the Hygienic Dictionary

Diagnosis. [1] In the United States, making a diagnosis implies that you are a doctor duly licensed to engage in diagnostic
function.... The making of a diagnosis is reserved only for doctors.... The term "analysis" does not have such an expli cit leg al
definition. Thus, it is the term of choice of iridologists and the one most often used by them. It is essential for the survi val and
promotion of iridology that those who choose to engage in its practice avoid naming any disease condition. As we have se en, to do
so is to infringe on rights reserved exclusively for doctors and can land the iridologist, sooner or later, in a snarl of leg al troubles. It is better for the iridologist to refrain from suggesting to a person that he has any particular dise ase, letting such diagnostics
remain the province of licensed doctors. In so doing, the iridologist will avoid transgressing the law and stepping on the to es of
those who are legally qualified to diagnose. It is indeed unfortunate that one of the grea test pitfalls awaiting the iridologist is the temptation to name diseases. The feelings
of satisfaction and power resulting from conferring a name are deeply


 to control gonorrhea throughout the world had been registered. Instead of wiping out the disease as the first optimistic prediction promised us, there had been
for a few years an increase in the number of cases. They estimated that there are 60,000,000 new
cases of gonorrhea each year in the world, an incidence that they blame largely on the teen-agers—
young people who had been taught that a shot of penicillin will “fix you up” in jig time. Figures the Committee accumulated reveal that gonorrhea is more common between the ages of
fifteen and twenty-five than at any time in the past. Many sections of the United States have reported an alarming increase in venereal disease that
is swamping clinics and control centers. Just to take the figures released in 1962 by one state,
California: 26,932 cases of gonorrhea were officially reported by physicians. Compare this with 14,697 cases reported in 1955. It is asserted that these figures for 1962 do
not begin to tell the story, for although the law requires all physicians to report such cases, many
fail to do so. Indeed, it is said that such cases are rarely reported. Less than ten percent according
to estimates of the cases of gonorrhea have been reported. It is stated that teen agers and young
adults are the chief
victims
. The false security that was aroused by the first optimism for the anti-biotics, has now given way
to despair—and alarm. Physicians admit that penicillin and steptomycin are “no longer effective”
against the disease. The common explanation is employed: the germs have developed resistance to
the drug. Even progressively larger doses are now admitted to be resulting in more “treatment failures”
than did much smaller doses when the drug was first used. It is now realized that it is not possible
to treat gonorrhea out of existence with universal use of anti-biotics. While one may have gonorrhea numerous times in a lifetime, it is well known that one
infection
127does not confer
immunity
, as is claimed for many other infections; it is now said by the experts of
WHO that the only hope for the future resides in the possible finding of a vaccine that will confer
immunity
. It is strange that they never suggest that good behavior is a sure preventive. They take it
for granted that youth has started on a course of sexual laxity from which it cannot be returned, no
matter what the cost. My observations as well as statistics of the disease show that circumcision is a very poor
substitute for good behavior. The disease is very prevalent in circumcised as well as
noncircumcised peoples of the world. Before the days of penicillin I used to get numbers of cases of gonorrhea for care. Then came the
“wonder drugs” and the belief that one to three shots would rapidly cure gonorrhea. I ceased to get
these patients. Everybody who developed gonorrhea resorted to penicillin. Symptoms were thus
suppressed and recurrences were again suppressed. But suppressing symptoms does not provide
any lasting answers. Gonorrhea is a self-limited disease. This is to say, it runs a more or less variable course to
recovery. Patients get well under all kinds of treatment and they get well with no treatment at all. A
number of years ago some tests were made and it was discovered that warm water was as
effective as the drugs popularly used. The course of gonorrhea runs from four to six weeks. Its
course can be shortened by rest and fasting. Complications can be prevented in all cases by
fasting. Every enervating influence, such as tobacco, alcohol, overeating, lasciviousness, late hours,
over-activity, will delay recovery and increase the liability to the development of complications. My own experience has indicated that the disease gets well more rapidly in females than in
males and there is less suffering, due primarily to the fact that the female canals are larger and
drain better. Adequate drainage is
vitally important and any bandages or ligatures that interfere
with drainage are almost certain to cause complications. This is one condition in which I think that we may profitably alter our rule against drinking much
water, and permit the free taking of water. Much water drinking means frequent urination and this
helps to keep the urethral canal washed out. Injections into the canal tend to carry infectious
material further back into the canal, whereas urine tends to sweep it to the mouth of the urethra and
out. Externally, both in males and females, strict cleanliness is essential. While I prefer the fast in all such cases, if the circumstances of the patient are such that a fast of
any length is not feasible, the fruit diet may be substituted for the fast. Three meals a day of fresh
fruits, with no eating between meals and no heavy fruit meals taken, will enable the patient to carry
on his activities and get will without complications. Fasting or a light diet of this kind not only hastens recovery and prevents the development of
complications, but it also assures the patient greater comfort while the disease is at its height. There is less pain and in the case of the male, fewer painful erections. Again, I emphasize: the fast is not a
cure
; it does not
cure
 gonorrhea. The self-healing processes
of the body eliminate the cause of the gonorrhea and restore the normal state. When one fasts under
such conditions, one merely avoids putting hindrances in the way of the reconstructive processes
of life. 12832
Paralysis Agitans
A woman nearly forty years old arrived at a
Hygienic
 institution in this country, after suffering
with Parkinson’s disease for six years. Her home was in Costa Rica, her husband was an Austrian
engaged in the importing business. When her first symptoms appeared a physician was consulted. After a few local physicians had been given the opportunity to restore her to health, her husband
took her to Vienna, where she was given the best medical care Europe afforded at the time. Two years later she was brought to New York, where she was again treated by the best
specialists on the east coast. After a total of six years of
the finest care available, with no results
except that her condition had grown progressively worse, she was taken to the
Hygienic
institution. At this institution she was put to bed and placed upon a fast. As progressed, she gained control
of her limbs. After a fast of more than thirty days, she was allowed to resume eating. There was an
immediate recurrence of tremor, but it was not so bad as before the fast. The results were the
same, except that the tremor was much less, after the second fast as after the first. After another period of eating, she was given a third fast. There was no recurrence of tremor
afterwards. For more than ten years, thereafter, as long as the
Hygienist
 was able to maintain
contact with her, she had no recurrence of the tremor. She carried on the work of her household
and enjoyed better than average health. The total time during which she was under
Hygienic
 care
was nine months. The developments in this case are typical, with the exception of the completeness of recovery. Not all cases make full recovery; indeed, full recovery is not the general rule. The rule is that the
majority of these cases make sufficient progress to become useful again, but retain a part of the
tremor. There are a small number of cases, in late stages of the disease, that make no appreciable
improvement. It is correct to say that cases that make full recovery and cases that make no
improvement are both comparatively rare. This is apparently true for the same reason in both
instances:
Hygienic
 care is instituted much too late. It is rare that a patient with paralysis agitans
undergoes
Hygienic
 care at the first appearance of symptoms. Indeed, the author has never known
of such an instance. Paralysis agitans, also known as shaking palsy and Parkinson’s disease, was named after Dr.
James Parkinson, who was British. He first described the disease in 1817. It commonly develops
late in life, usually after the age of forty. It is slightly more prevalent in men than in women, and is
characterized by stiffness and rigidity of the muscles, which causes delayed action of the voluntary
muscles, and by tremor, which is chiefly noticeable when the patient is sitting still and disappears
when he is active. A description of a typical very advanced case reads: “Quaking of the limbs,
rigidity of the muscles, an abnormal slowness of movement, staring wild-eyed without blinking,
right facial expression, and often drooling from the mouth.”
There are an estimated 280,000 cases of paralysis agitans in the United States, with thirty-six
thousand new cases developing each year. Tremors, whether coarse or fine, result from alternate contraction and relaxation of opposing
muscles. They are not confined to paralysis agitans, but are seen in cases of venereal excess,
129chronic alcoholism, delirium tremens, opium, chloral, mineral drug and other forms of poisoning. They may also be seen in many cases of neurasthenia, debility, senility, arteriosclerosis, hysteria,
goiter, paresis, etc. Usually affecting the hands and feet, the tremor of senility is exceedingly fine. In paralysis
agitans the


 phrase it, my formul a is to subsist on natural foods,
mostly raw, like our mineral rich  Deaf Smith County wheat fresh
ground at the mill, raw vegetables grown in the same mineralized soil,
and occasionally raw beef—that ta stes good when put through the
liquifier, mixed with raw fruits and vegetables. For one thing, I watch my weight closely. When I pick up a
pound or two, I'll cut down and cu t down my intake, until I have
reduced my weight back to normal. At my age—and as I believe for any adult person, stored-up fat can be deadly. My aim, then, is to consume just enough food properly balanced, proteins, oils, fats, sugar
and starches, to supply energy for my bodily machine and to keep that
machine in repair. If I do that, always building up the wear and tear of each day's
living, and the while supplying the catalysts needed to spark the vital
processes, I see no reason at all why I cannot round out my 100 years
and more—through it all keeping the feel of youth. One of my findings teaches me definitely, that our body is made
of the food which is taken into our body—perfect or imperfect, it is
our creation—barring the time when we  have no say. To say the least
we are made of the food consumed—whether well or sick, we create it. Man was placed here to rule and to be the "big boss" and to
choose his way of life and living and to have what ever he may desire,
if and when he obeys the natural laws given him. These principles
have been demonstrated and proven in my life. There have been two, so-called, outstanding diseases developed
in my body. Viz. Arthritis and shaking palsy. My constant search for
natural foods with plenty of minera ls and vitamins relieved me of
these annoyances. These are the immunizers. Disease attacks only
when natural laws have been disobeyed. The minerals and vitamins
we must have. These are not plentiful in our popular foods. CHAPTER 14. AFTER I GOT ONTO THE RIGHT TRACK
 All the 25 years I have lived since I got onto the right track as to
diet and living habits generally, have been years of mental growth for
me—and consequently the most enjoyable years I have known. I have
gained back the bouyancy and the vision— day-dreaming reader, if you insist on calling it that—of my lost youth. My secret. It's yours for the asking, reader. Eat body-building
foods which are also brain-building. I mean, for example, wheat which
has a high phosphorus content—the so rt that grows in our Deaf Smith
County soil—but consumed whole, bran, shorts and all, not as white
flour that comes from the mill. The potatoes, beans, carrots, lettuce,
mustard greens and all the food crops which grow in our soil are rich
in those same elements. Now, as modern chemical analysis shows, the human body is
more complex than the old school sc ientists ever suspected. Besides
nitrogen (protein), calcium, phosphorus, potassium and water (oxygen
and hydrogen), your body contains iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, chlorine,
sodium, magnesium, manganesem sulphur, boron, flourine, iodine and
carbon—but in various salts and in organic form. Besides to keep it functioning properly, the body needs the various vitamins (doubtless
including some that biochemists have not yet discovered) and the
vitamin factors, such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic and
pantothenic acid. In fact our body must have food containing every
element found in the earth. Modern biochemistry bears out what the Psalmist declared 3,000
years ago: "Man is fearfully and wonderfully made—curiously
wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. " All those elements are essential to keep the body functioning. When some run short because a person's food does not contain them,
trouble results. Whatever the disease, we create it. I have arrived at the conclusion that there is a type of food for
each organ or function of the body. There is wheat for the brain and
nervous system because it supplies phosphorus. There is milk, the best
source of calcium (when it is taken raw) for the bones and teeth. There
is iodine for the thyroid gland, and so on. Our body must be supplied with every mineral and vitamin if health is to continue. If, instead of giving quinine for chills or calomel to prod a
sluggish liver, the doctors would prescribe the right food in the place
of drugs for whatever deficiency the patient's impaired bodily
functioning (metabolism, the doctors  call it) indicated, I do believe,
they would get better results. I saved my life by this method. It works. This food medicine, according to my theory, would contain the
elements which the sick body needed to restore its upset balance, but
in the organic form which can be assimulated. From the viewpoint of the man who feeds upon them, the great
function of plants is to take the inorganic minerals found in the soil
and turn them into organic minerals that the human body can
assimilate. That is true of the base minerals like calcium (lime),
nitrogen (protein), potash and phosph orus. It is equally true of iron,
copper, magnesium, boron, chlorine, fluorine and the other trace
minerals. To my way of thinking, the organic minerals in grain, vegetables,
milk, meat and eggs—that nourish the bodily tissues and keep them
functioning—are the real source of rejuvination. But for maximum
benefits, those foods should be eate n in their natural state—both raw
and unrefined. CHAPTER 15. FOR ME LIFE BEGINS AT SIXTY
 Through 20-odd years preceding my 60th birthday, I was
constantly "enjoying poor health. " I thought myself going down hill
all the time and, as it seemed to me, I stayed alive only by means of
sheer will to live. Though I told n obody, I never doubted for a moment
that I one day would regain my health. As it turned out, I was well along toward my goal when I
emerged from that fast that Dr.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who suggested that the doctor's diet might not be the cause of his illness?,
A: Dr. Brown, the naturopath, suggested that the doctor's diet might not be the cause of his illness.
Q: What was the doctor's initial treatment by Dr. Brown?,
A: Dr. Brown prescribed a long fast, drinking a glass of hot water every hour and taking nothing else into his stomach. He also instructed him to wash out his colon with a hot enema once every 24 hours.
Q: What did the doctor's diet consist of after the 14th day of his fast?,
A: The doctor was instructed to start with a small glass of orange juice every two hours, then progress to a glass of milk every seven hours, and eventually switch to a diet of milk and raw vegetables.
Q: What was the surprising discovery the doctor made about the people in Deaf Smith County?,
A: The doctor was surprised to find that the people in Deaf Smith County, who consumed a diet of natural foods, had nearly perfect teeth and did not suffer from tooth decay.
Q: What was the doctor's conclusion about the role of diet in maintaining health?,
A: The doctor concluded that diet plays a crucial role in maintaining health, and that a balanced diet of unrefined food can prevent tooth decay and other diseases.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>He would have to take a complete rest for an
indefinite time, the diagnosticians added. Then came the blow that was the hardest for D to take: "You will
have to give up all farm labor," the doctors told him. "Well, then, if I
cannot work any more," D. answered, "I'll just go see my brother out
in Hereford, Texas." He knew about my being an invalid at death's door for years and
had heard how the fast that the natu ropath prescribed and diet which I
followed after that had set me on my  feet and had kept me doing very
well. "Maybe George can do something for me," D had reasoned. "It is
worth taking a chance for." "But you are not able to travel a thousand miles by train," the
doctor then told D. "Your heart is liable to fail you at any time." "Well, I'm no good here," said D. "So I think I'll try it." When the invalid arrived at our house, he was naturally all
fagged out from his long journey. He had his pockets full of pills which he thought he had to take, several each day, to keep on living. Gradually at first, we put him on special food. We took away
most of the staple foods he had lived on most of his life and thought
he must have—meat and potatoes, hot biscuits and butter, pies and
cakes. We fed our patient on vegetables and milk mostly, salad, fruit
and all the pot-liquor we could get down him. After a few days on that fare, D was up and around. At my
direction, he would walk a piece every day, and extend his stroll gradually until he could


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 their immunesystem, and their pancreas, and their liver, and detoxify their body immediately. Ifthese repairs are accomplished in time, the condition goes away, whatever itsLatin name may have been. Now, about some of the adjuncts to Kelly’s healing. Let me stress here that
had none of these substances or practices been used, she probably still wouldhave recovered. Perhaps a bit more slowly. Perhaps a bit less comfortably. Conversely, had Kelly treated her cancer with every herb, poultice and vitaminknown to man but had neglected fasting and colonics, she might well have died. Ithas been wisely said that intelligence may be defined as the ability to correctlydetermine differences, similarities, and importances. I want my readers to beintelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienictreatment and useful supporting practices. Echinacea and chaparral leaves, red clover flowers, and fenugreek seeds are
made into medicinal teas that I find very helpful in detoxification programs,because they all are aggressive blood or lymph cleansers and boost the immuneresponse. These same teas can be used to help the body throw off a cold, flu, orother acute illness but they have a much more powerful effect on a fasting bodythan on one that is eating. Echinacea and chaparral are extraordinarily bitter andmay be better accepted if ground up and encapsulated, or mixed with other teaswith pleasant flavors such as peppermint or lemon grass. These teas should besimmered until they are at the strongest concentration palatable, drinking three orfour cups of this concentrate a day. If you use echinacea, then chaparral probablyisn’t necessary and visa versa. Red clover is another blood cleanser, perhaps alittle less effective but it has a pleasant, sweet taste and may be better acceptedby the squeamish. If there is lymphatic congestion I always include fenugreek seed tea brewed at
the strength of approximately one tablespoon of seeds to a quart of water. Expectthe tea to be brown, thick and mucilaginous, with a reasonably pleasant tastereminiscent of maple syrup. Kelly used poultices of clay and wheat grass pulp on her lumps, somewhat like
the warm castor oil poultices I used on my mother’s arthritic deposits. Poulticesnot only feel very comforting, but they have the effect of softening up deposits and
tumors so that a detoxifying, fasting body is more able to re absorb them. Poultices draw, pulling toxins out through the skin, unburdening the liver. Clay(freshly-mixed potters clay I purchase from a potters’ guild), mixed with finelychopped or blended young wheat grass (in emergencies I’ve even used lawngrasses) makes excellent drawing poultices. Without clay, I’ve also usedvegetable poultices made of chopped or blended comfrey leaves, comfrey root,slightly cooked (barely wilted) cabbage leaves, slightly steamed onion or garlic(cooked just enough to soften it). These are very effective to soften tumors,abscesses and ulcers. Aloe poultices are good on burns. Poultices should bethought of as helpful adjuncts to other, more powerful healing techniques and notas remedies all by themselves, except for minor skin problems. Poultices, to be effective, need to be troweled on half an inch thick, extending
far beyond the effected area, covered with cheese cloth or rags torn from oldcotton sheets so they don’t dry out too fast. Fresh poultices needs to be appliedseveral times daily. They also need to be left on the body until they do dry. Thenpoultices are thrown away, to be followed by another as often as patience willallow. Do not cover poultices tightly with plastic because if they don’t dry out theywon’t draw much. The drawing is in the drying. Sometimes poultices cause a tumor or deposit to be expelled through the skin
rather than being adsorbed, all this drama with rather spectacular pus and gore. This phenomena is actually beneficial and should be welcomed because anytimethe body can push toxins out through the skin, the burden on the organs ofelimination are lessened. Wheat grass juice has a powerful anti-tumor effect, is very perishable, is
laborious to make, but is worth the effort because it contains powerful enzymesand nutrients that help detoxify and heal when taken internally or applied to theskin. As a last resort with dying patients who can no longer digest anything takenby mouth I’ve implanted wheat grass juice rectally (in a cleansed colon). Some ofthem haven’t died. You probably can’t buy wheat grass juice that retains much
medicinal effect because it needs to be very fresh and should be drunk within
minutes of squeezing. Chilled sharply and immediately after squeezing it mightmaintain some potency for an hour or two. Extracting juice from grass takes aspecial press that resembles a meat grinder. The wheat is grown in transplant or seedling trays in bright light. I know
someone who uses old plastic cafeteria trays for this. The seed is soakedovernight, spread densely atop a tray, covered shallowly with fine soil, kept moistbut not soggy. When the grass is about four inches high, begin harvesting bycutting off the leaves with a scissors and juicing them. If the tray contains severalinches of soil you usually get a second cutting of leaves. You need to start a newtray every few days; one tray can be cut for three or four days. (Kulvinskas,1975)
More wheat grass juice is not better than just enough; three ounces a day is
plenty. It is a very powerful substance. The flavor of wheat grass juice is sointense that some people have to mix it with carrot juice to get it down. DO NOTOVERUSE. The energizing effects of wheat grass can be so powerful that somepeople make a regular practice of drinking it. However, I’ve seen many peoplewho use wheat grass juice as a tonic become allergic to it much as antibioticdependent people do to antibiotics. Better to save wheat grass for emergencies. I also have treated my own breast cancers—twice. The first time I was only
23 years old. One night I noticed that it hurt to sleep the way I usually did on myleft side because there was a hard lump in my left breast. It was quite large—about the size of a goose egg. Having just completed RN training two years prior,I had been well brain washed about my poor prognosis and knew exactly whatrequisite actions must taken. I scheduled a biopsy under anesthetic, so that if the tumor was malignant they
could proceed to full mastectomy without delay. I was ignorant of any alternativecourse of action at the time. I might add that before I grew my first tumor I had been consuming large
amounts of red meat in a mistaken understanding gained in nursing school that agood diet contained large amounts of animal protein. In addition to the stress ofbeing a full time psychology graduate student existing on a very low budget, I wasexperiencing I very frustrating relationship with a young man that left meconstantly off center and confused. A biopsy was promptly performed. The university hospital’s SOP required
that three pathologists make an independent decision about the nature of a tumorbefore proceeding with radical surgery. Two of the pathologist agreed that mytumor was malignant, which represented the required majority vote. But thesurgeon removed only the lump, which he said was well encapsulated and forsome reason did not proceed with a radical mastectomy. These days manysurgeons routinely limit themselves to lumpectomies. I never did find out why I awakened from general anesthetic with two breasts,
but I have since supposed that due to my tender age the surgeon was reluctant todisfigure me without at least asking me for permission, or giving me some time toprepare psychologically. When I came out of anesthesia he told me that the lumpwas malignant, and that he had removed it, and that he needed to do a radicalmastectomy to improve my prognosis over the next few years. He asked me tothink it over, but he signed me up on his surgery list for the following Monday. I did think it over and found I was profoundly annoyed at the idea of being
treated like I was just a statistic, so I decided that I would be unique. I made afirm decision that I would be well and stay well—and I was for the next fifteenyears. The decision healed me. When I was 37 I had a recurrence. At the time I had in residence Ethyl and
Marge, the two far-gone breast cancer cases I already told you about. I also hadin residence a young woman with a breast tumor who had not undergone anymedical treatment, not even a lumpectomy. (I will relate her case in detail shortly. )I was too identified emotionally with helping these three, overly-empathetic due to
my own history. I found myself taking on their symptoms and their pain. I went so
far into sympathy as to grow back my tumor—just as it had the first time—a lumpmushroomed from nothing to the size of a goose egg in only three weeks inexactly the same place as the first one. Just out of curiosity I went in for a needlebiopsy. Once again it was judged to be malignant, and I got the same pressurefrom the surgeon for immediate surgery. This time, however, I had an alternativesystem of healing that I believed in. So I went home, continued to care for myvery sick residents, and began to work on myself. The first thing I had to confront about myself was that I was being a
compassionate fool. I needed to learn how to maintain my own personalboundaries, and clearly delineate