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is,
smallpox, and other serious illnesses.
 For most rural communities, however, the only foreign
plants that were used medicinally were those that could also
be grown locally as foods. Garlic offers one of the earliest and
clearest examples. Originating in central Asia, over time it
was cultivated farther and farther west and was grown in
Egypt around 4500 bce. In Homer’s 8th-century bce epic
poem The Odyssey, the hero is saved from being changed
into a pig thanks to garlic. The herb was introduced into
Britain after the Roman conquest in the 1st century ce, and
by the time it reached the island its remarkable medicinal
powers were well understood. In later centuries, potatoes
(Solanum tuberosum, p. 271) and corn ( Zea mays, p. 154),
both native to South America, would become common
foods. These plants have clear medicinal as well as
nutritional benefits. Potato juice is a valuable remedy for the
treatment of arthritis, while cornsilk makes an effective
decoction for urinary problems such as cystitis.
Health & Hygiene 1400–1700
Between the 12th and 18th centuries, the influx of exotic
medicinal plants added to an already large number of useful
European herbs. Conceivably, an overall improvement of
health in Europe might have resulted. After all, not only
were new medicinal plants available, but Europeans had the
opportunity to observe the different medical practices of
people in South America, China, Japan, and especially in India,
where trade was well established. But, in fact, the reverse was
the case. People living in Europe during this period probably experienced some of the most unhealthy conditions the
world has ever seen. In contrast, Native Americans before
the arrival of Columbus lived longer, healthier lives than their
counterparts in Europe. This fact is unsurprising given the cities
of medieval Europe, with their open sewers, overcrowding,
and ignorance of simple hygiene.
 Conditions such as these laid fertile ground for the spread
of plague-infested rats from the ports of the Mediterranean
throughout Western Europe. From the mid-14th century
onward, plague killed millions, in some cases close to 50
percent of the population. No medical treatment—herbal
or mineral—was able to alter its fatal course. Epidemics
continued to decimate the cities of Europe and Asia well into
the 18th century. An outbreak in India in 1994 reawakened the
terror inspired simply at the mention of the word “plague.”
 Syphilis was another disease spread by seafarers. It was
reputedly brought back from the Caribbean to Naples by
Columbus’ crew in the 1490s, spreading quickly throughout
Europe and to the rest of the world, reaching China in 1550.
 European doctors had little success in combating diseases
as devastating as plague. The medicine they practiced was
based on the blind acceptance of Galen’s humoral principles.
Perhaps if, as in Chinese and Indian medicine, European
medicine had continued to evolve, revising ancient medical
texts and reinterpreting them in the light of new discoveries,
it would have had greater success. As it was, European
physicians were at least as likely to kill their patients
with bloodletting and toxic minerals
in misbegotten attempts to balance
the humors as they were to cure.
Indeed, the increasingly
fashionable use of
mineral cures such
as mercury led to the
growth of chemical
formulations, culminating
in scientific medicine’s
ultimate break away from
herbal practices.
The Influence
of Paracelsus
One of the key European figures
of the 16th century was Paracelsus
(1493–1541), a larger-than-life
character who rejected the tired
repetition of Galen’s theories in
favor of detailed observation in
medicine. “I have not borrowed
from Hippocrates, Galen, or
anyone else,” he wrote, “having
acquired my knowledge from
the best teacher, that is, by Garlic  is native to Asia but was readily
adopted for its medicinal and culinary
qualities in the West.
17th-century doctor  wearing a
costume designed to protect against
contamination by the plague.
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The developmen T of herbal medicine
experience and hard work.” And again, “What a doctor
needs is not eloquence or knowledge of language and of books, but profound knowledge of nature and her works.” He also paid great attention to the exact dosage, saying that “it depends only on the dose whether a poison is a poison
or not.”
 As a result, Paracelsus was an influential force in the future development of chemistry, conventional medicine, herbal medicine, and homeopathy. Though he is known as the “father of chemistry,” he also explored alchemy, which concerned itself with the transmutation of base materials to gold, and the search for immortal life. Paracelsus also revived interest in the Doctrine of Signatures—the ancient theory that held that a plant’s appearance indicated the ailments
it would treat—and affirmed the value of locally grown medicinal herbs over expensive imported specimens.
Culpeper & Printed Herbals
Paracelsus’ advocacy of local herbs was later fiercely espoused
by Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654). The frontispiece to  his The English Physitian contains the memorable words: “Containing a Compleat Method of Physick, whereby a Man The iconoclastic Paracelsus, an alchemist and chemist, was one of the greatest scientists
of the 16th century, and advocated the use of minerals in healing, but only in tightly  controlled dosages.may preserve his Body in Health, or Cure himself, being
Sick, for three pence Charge, with such things only as grow  in England, they being most fit for English Bodies.” Wounded during the English Civil War fighting for the
Commonwealth, Culpeper championed the needs of the ordinary people who could afford neither the services of a doctor nor the expensive imported herbs and formulations that doctors generally prescribed. Drawing to some degree on Dioscorides, Arabian physicians, and Paracelsus, Culpeper developed a medical system that blended astrology and sound personal experience of the therapeutic uses of local plants. His herbal became an instant “bestseller” and appeared in many subsequent editions. The first herbal published in North America, in 1700, was an edition of his herbal. While the popularity of The English Physitian was notable, other herbals also found a place in households. The development of the printing press in the 15th century brought herbal medicine into homes on a wide scale. Texts such as Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica were printed for the first
time, and throughout Europe herbals were published and ran through many editions.
Deadly Cures 1700–1900
By the end of the 16th century, Paracelsus had become the
figurehead of the new chemical medicine. However, where he had insisted upon caution in the use of metallic poisons—mercury, antimony, and arsenic—the new medical thinkers were not so inhibited. Larger and larger doses of the purgative known as calomel (mercurous chloride, Hg
2Cl2) were given
to those suffering from syphilis and many other diseases. The treatment was very often worse than the illness, with some patients dying and many more suffering from the long-term consequences of mercury poisoning. Hippocrates’ saying “Desperate cases need the most
desperate remedies” was taken very literally, as is evident in the incredible excess of purging and bleeding that developed over the next three centuries in Europe and North America. These practices reached a peak in the “heroic” medicine of the early 19th century. Its leading proponent, Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745–1813), maintained that only bloodletting and calomel were required in medical practice. His position was obviously extreme, but it is clear that in this new climate herbal medicines were becoming increasingly irrelevant.
The New Rationalism
Along with the new emphasis on chemical cures, modern
medicine came to look askance at the notion of the “vital force.” Up until the end of the 16th century, nearly all medical traditions had been based on the concept of working with nature, with the body’s healing capacities, which could be supported and strengthened with appropriate medicinal herbs. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is the primal energy that maintains life and health. In Ayurveda, it is prana, and
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Mask of a northwestern Native American shaman. The efficacy of techniques
used by native healers often surpassed that of conventional medical practices
of the time.in the Western
tradition, Hippocrates
writes about “ vis
medicatrix naturae ”
or the healing power of
nature, while modern Western
medical herbalists and homeopaths
use the term “vital force.”
The importance of the vital force
was diminished in the West by the
philosophy of René Descartes (1596–1650). This French
mathematician divided the world into body and mind, nature
and


.
Constituents  The fruit contains flavonoids and
is rich in vitamins B, C, and E, potassium, serotonin, and noradrenaline.
History & Folklore  The delicious and highly
nutritious banana fruit is the yield of careful horticulture, which had its origins with wild  plants in prehistoric times.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Ripe banana
fruit is gently laxative, while the unripe fruit is astringent and used to treat diarrhea. The fruit stimulates hemoglobin production and can therefore prove useful in preventing or treating anemia. Banana makes a simple addition to diets aimed at lowering high blood pressure. Given the fruit’s serotonin content, some practitioners recommend taking three bananas a day to help treat migraines and depression. A syrup made from plantain is taken for coughs and chest conditions such as bronchitis.
Myrica cerifera (Myricaceae)
Bayberry
Description  Evergreen shrub or small tree
growing to 33 ft (10 m). Has narrow leaves, small yellow flowers in catkins, and waxy gray berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Bayberry is found in
coastal regions of the eastern and southern U.S.,  as far west as Texas. The root bark is collected in autumn or spring.
Part Used  Root bark.
Constituents  Bayberry contains triterpenes
(including taraxerol, taraxerone, and myricadiol), flavonoids, tannins, phenols, resins, and gums. Myricadiol has a mild effect on potassium and sodium levels. Bananas are picked before they fully ripen. They are
a useful remedy for diarrhea.
Musa spp. (Musaceae)
Banana,
Plantain
Description  Evergreen, palm-like perennials
growing to 30 ft (9 m). Have large, shiny green
leaves, hanging flowering stems, and bunches of elongated green fruit that turn yellow on ripening.
Habitat & Cultivation  Musa species
are native to India and Southeast Asia, and are extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. The fruit is generally picked when Myrica gale (Myricaceae)
Sweet Gale,
Bog Myrtle
Description  Low-growing, fragrant shrub,
growing to 61⁄2 ft (2 m), with lance-shaped leaves.
Male plants produce resinous catkins in spring.
Habitat & Cultivation  Sweet gale thrives
in wet and damp heaths and moorlands across northerly regions of the northern hemisphere. The leaves are collected in summer, the catkins in spring.
Parts Used  Leaves, branches, catkins.
Constituents  Sweet gale contains an essential
oil (chiefly alpha-pinene and delta-cadinene), flavonoids, and resin.
History & Folklore  In Scotland, where the
plant grows freely, Highlanders slept on fleaproof beds of sweet gale and placed it among linen to repel moths. Enterprising anglers are also reported to have worn sprigs of sweet gale to keep away midges. In Scotland and Sweden, a strong decoction was used to kill insects and intestinal worms.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Sweet gale is
mostly used as an insect repellent and insecticide and offers a safe and ecologically sound way to protect against insect bites. Over-the-counter preparations are available, though a decoction of the plant bathed on exposed areas will also prove effective.
Research  Since the 1990s, the essential oil of
sweet gale has become recognized as an effective insect repellent (especially of midges), and is now available in blended formulations. In one trial in Scotland, volunteers exposed their arms to midges, with one arm covered in a gel containing essential oil of sweet gale. After 10 minutes, the protected arms averaged 1.6 bites, the unprotected arms 9.4.
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Cautions  Do not take the essential oil internally.
Do not use sweet gale internally in pregnancy or
while breastfeeding. The essential oil is thought
to be toxic.
Myroxylon pereirae
syn. M. balsamum var. pereirae
(Fabaceae)
Peruvian Balsam
Description  Evergreen tree growing to 115 ft
(35 m). Has grey bark, compound leaves dotted
with oil glands, white pea-like flowers, and yellow
seed pods.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Central
America, Peruvian balsam grows wild in tropical
forests. It is cultivated in Central and South America
and India. Oleoresin (balsam) is taken from cuts
in the bark.
Part Used  Oleoresin.
Constituents  The oleoresin contains 50–65%
volatile oil (mainly benzyl benzoate and benzyl
cinnamate) and resins.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Peruvian balsam is
strongly antiseptic and stimulates repair of damaged
tissue. It is most commonly taken internally as an
expectorant and antimucus remedy to treat
bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial asthma. It may
also be taken to treat sore throats and diarrhea,
and applied topically to skin disorders.
Related Species  The balsam from similar species
was used by the Inca to relieve fevers and colds.
Caution  Peruvian balsam may cause allergic
skin reactions.
Myrtus communis (Myrtaceae)
Myrtle
Description  Evergreen shrub growing to a
height of 10 ft (3 m). Has dark green leaves, white
flowers, and purple-black berries.
Habitat & Cultivation  Myrtle is native to
the Mediterranean region and it is cultivated for
its essential oil. The leaves are gathered in spring.
Parts Used  Leaves, essential oil.
Constituents  Myrtle contains tannins,
flavonoids, and a volatile oil (mainly alpha-pinene,
cineole, and myrtenol).
History & Folklore  In ancient Greece, myrtle
was dedicated to Aphrodite, who was the goddess
of love, and brides bedecked themselves with myrtle
leaves. A liqueur is made from the berries.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Myrtle leaves
are astringent, tonic, and antiseptic. An infusion of
the leaves can be used externally to clean and heal
wounds and ulcers, or internally to remedy disorders Nasturtium officinale (Cruciferae)
Watercress
Description  Creeping perennial growing to
2 ft (60 cm), with compound leaves, spikes of white
4-petaled flowers, and small sickle-shaped pods.
Habitat & Cultivation  Found in temperate
regions throughout the world, watercress thrives
alongside or in fresh running water. While
commonly found in the wild, it is also widely
cultivated as a salad herb. Watercress is best
gathered before it flowers in summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Watercress contains
isothiocyanates and is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C,
and E, and minerals (especially iodine, iron, and
phosphorus). Allyl isothiocyanate has broad-spectrum
antibiotic activity. Research in the 1960s suggested
that watercress might have antitumor activity.
History & Folklore  Watercress has long been
valued as a food and medicinal plant. Xenophon, a
Greek general in the 5th century bce, attributed
other virtues to it, recommending the Persians to
feed it to their children to build up their strength. In European folk medicine, watercress has primarily
been considered a “blood-cleanser,” and was used
in former times as a spring tonic.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Watercress
provides excellent, easily digested nutrition. Its high
mineral and vitamin C content makes it particularly
suited for chronic ill health and convalescence. It
is thought to stimulate appetite, ease indigestion,
and counter mucus. A detoxifying herb and food,
watercress cleanses the liver, blood, kidneys,
and lungs.
Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae)
Catnip
Description  Downy, aromatic perennial growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has heart-shaped, gray-green leaves
and whorls of white flowers with purple spots.
Habitat & Cultivation  Catnip is native to
Europe and naturalized in North America. It grows
in dry wayside places and in mountainous regions up
to altitudes of 5,000 ft (1,500 m). Catnip is gathered
when in flower in summer and autumn.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Catnip  helps to lower
fever by strongly
encouraging sweating.
Constituents  Catnip contains iridoids, tannins,
and volatile oil (mainly comprising alpha- and
beta-nepetalactone, citronellol, and geraniol).
History & Folklore  Pechey’s Compleat Herbal
(1694) describes catnip: “’Tis hot and dry. ’Tis
chiefly used for obstructions of the womb,


24
,
25
Bowel movements,
65
,
71
,
84
Breaking the fast,
30
,
63–67
in animals,
64
exercise,
66
method of,
65–67
rest after,
66
supervision after,
42
,
62
,
65–67
,
122
Breath,
63
bad,
83
Bribe,
82
Bright, Richard,
155
Bright’s Disease (See Nephritis)
Brinkley,
77
Broken bones,
47
Bromine,
142
Bronchitis,
83
Brown-Sequard,
77
Byrd, Mrs. Gloria Lee,
43
Cabot, Richard C.,
137
Cachexia,
119
Calcium metabolism,
29
Calculi,
157
 (See Gallstones)
Cancer,
63
,
96
,
116
,
139
cancerous growths enlarge,
39
cancerous growths diminish,
38–39
defined,
39
,
116
,
139
,
140
development,
115–117
,
140
fasting contraindicated,
51
few cases,
163
irreversible condition,
161
surgery,
139
Carcinogenic agents,
116
Cardiac decompensation,
131
,
132
Carlson, Anton J.,
75
Carrell, Alexis,
74
Carrington, Hereward,
127
,
128
147Case histories,
19
,
20–21
,
24–25
,
26
,
28
,
41
,
42
,
44
,
71
,
76
,
81
,
89
,
99
,
107–108
,
127–128
,
131
,
138
,
154–155
Catabolism (See Metabolism)
Catarrh,
94
,
104
,
122
Cecum,
133
Cephalagia,
120
Child, C. M.,
75
Children and childhood
diseases,
83–85
enervation,
83
excitement,
82
fasting,
81
,
85
,
89
holidays,
84
instinctive
 fasting,
81–85
spasms,
84
symptoms of indigestion,
83–85
warm water,
85
Chocolate,
82
Cholelithiasis (See Gallstones)
Chronic Diseases (See Diseases)
Circumcision,
149
Cleanliness,
142
,
150
Cocoa,
154
Coffee,
67
,
93
,
110
,
127
,
147
,
157
Cold, the,
95
,
96
,
98
care,
98
cause,
97
drugging,
96
,
98
eating,
98
fasting,
98
poem,
96
prevention,
97
secondary cause,
97–98
Colitis,
83
,
94
,
133
,
134
mucous,
134
,
138
spastic,
134
ulcerative,
140
Colon, parts, of,
133
Common Cold (See Cold)
Comparisons and/or contrasts,
35–36
,
72–73
,
124
Compensation,
35
,
59
,
78
Conjunctivitis,
94
148Constipation,
83
Copavin,
98
,
139
Cortisone,
47
,
108
,
112
,
139
,
141
Coughing,
83
Crane, Milo,
59
,
65
Crisis,
98
Cure and Curing,
46
,
98
baths,
111
“climate cure,”
104
,
105
,
123
diet,
50
,
64–66
,
98
drugging,
41
,
45
,
82–83
,
89
,
98
,
110
,
111–112
,
117
,
121
,
125
manipulation,
110
no need for,
46–47
no real cure,
46
search for,
47
surgery,
117–118
,
125
word traced,
46
Cystitis,
104
,
144
,
125
Dagnini, Giorgio,
131
,
132
Darbishire, A. D.,
46
Death,
63
,
73
Decompensation,
130
 (See The Heart)
Degeneration of tissues,
30–31
Dehydration,
31
Deihs, harold,
95
,
98
Depressing the nervous system,
79
,
121
,
125
Deterioration,
51
,
155
Determination, persistence,
113
Diabetes,
95
Diarrhea,
33
,
57
,
83–84
,
96
,
134
,
137
Diathesis
105
,
111
,
157
Diet,
22
,
117
,
167
after fasting,
64–67
bland,
117
of children,
82–83
,
117
Digestion,
64–65
,
78
,
79
Disease and Diseases,
45–46
,
63
,
73
,
83
,
96
acute,
33
,
50
,
58
,
63
,
83–85
,
89–90
,
91
,
96
care of,
46
,
58
,
90–91
basis, one; diseases many,
68
,
108
,
109
,
110
,
111
benefited by fasting,
45–46
cause,
47
,
48
,
68
,
107
,
111
149children’s,
83–85
chronic,
50
,
58
,
63
,
92
,
93
,
138
cure, cures, curing,
46–47
,
48
not needed,
47
deficiency,
29
degenerative,
96
drugs in,
41
,
89
,
121
,
125
evolution of,
96
,
115–116
fasting in,
93
,
94
,
112
 (See Fasting)
incipient,
19
inflammatory,
84
,
94
,
133–134
,
139
,
141
,
144
inflammatory stage,
84
,
100
irreversible stage,
75
,
140
palliation,
107
drugs,
45
,
117
,
125
,
166
fasting,
147
food,
117
manipulations,
59
,
60
,
110
prevention,
92
,
93
recovery,
45
,
92
,
93
,
98
,
100
,
102
,
113
,
151
,
155
recurrence,
143
remedial nature of,
48
,
90
,
98
secondary causes,
105–111
self-limited,
127
,
149
spontaneous recovery,
98
supervision,
52
terminal stage,
63
Diuresis,
132
Drug addicts,
121
Drugs,
45
 (See Palliation)
Duncan, Garfield,
24
Duodenal ulcer,
115
 (See Ulcers)
Duodenitis,
94
Dyspnea,
104
Eating, Compulsive,
32
Eczema,
45
,
143
Edema,
57
,
129
,
130
Efficiency of nature,
30
Elimination,
38
,
84
,
97–98
Emaciation,
78
,
79
Encephalitis Lethargica,
153
Endocarditis,
46
150Endocrine Glands,
164
adrenal,
125
,
126
imbalance of,
164
pituitary,
125
,
126
thyroid,
125
,
126
Endurance,
66
Enemas,
137
Enervation,
68
,
83
,
97
,
153
Enteroptosis,
134
Enzymes,
29
,
68
Epilepsy,
46
Ergotamine,
121
Excesses,
125
,
153
 (See also Satiety)
Excretion,
37
,
38
,
84
Exercise,
80
Exhilaration,
26
,
40
Experiments,
75
,
76
faulty,
30
med


 advant ages to the human genesis entails
an ignorance of the most pertinent human features, those which have been absolutely essential for th e very special type of social
organization characteristic of humans as opposed to the groupings found among other animals.
The fact is that most people ha ve at one time or another known
the meaning of love, if not fully in the reality of their lives, then at least in longing and in dreaming. Love is then seen to be a condition of joy nearing ecstasy, a desire to give oneself for others, a longing for the pure and the beautiful, the righteous and noble, so powerful
as to completely transfigure the meaning of existence. In such
moments, there is no possibility of meanness and selfishness, of
brutality and cruelty. Clearly, such a humanizing predisposition, innate and biologically implante d, affecting all thought and
behaviour, has been absolutely indispensable for the familial and social structure required by an evolving and a developing brain. In
the fact of such requirements, any contrary suppositions can but
amount to faulty and injurious myth-making. Since most people like to find support for what they happen to be, rather than for what they
should be, such spurious myth-making, from which scientists themselves are not entirely absolved, are very popular.
The intensity of love's ecstasy, proving its biological
implantation, is evidently designed to be kindled in an atmosphere of sexual love, the longing for another, calling for tenderness and
solicitation, care and adoration. In such a scheme, the human body and the human face have necessarily been decreed by natural selection as the most beautiful things in the Creation, the ultimate
objects of veneration. As sexual love is fulfilled, so comes a sense of profound meaningfulness in all things. Lovers have no doubt that
life has meaning, that nature is sacred.
In such a state, mere carnality is transcended into a near divine
rapture. Each touch becomes an act of adoration, each word and movement holy. There can be no blind demand for an animal stampede into the self-centred relief of immediate coitus. On the contrary, the love game overcomes time, and when coitus occurs, it
is a sublime unitive rapture wh ich thoroughly transcends flesh,
place and time, in a 'high' whose promise was whispered in the first encounters of loving. This near divine transfiguration of the body, and thereby of the universe, in the 'high' of sexual love, is the complete opposite of the lewd and lustful, of the pornographic,
purient interest in the body, in the sexual organs. The purity which it
demands makes it the prerogative of youth, of young lovers. Although it carries an obvious ability to be shared with others, and with all things, it is the most naturally achieved in an enduring relationship with another. By definition, careless change and
promiscuity are contrary to it.
The impulse to a wider sharing of love, originally awakened in
sexual loving, takes also a sexless form of immense importance to a creature communally bonded by compassion rather than by instinct or advantage, in the love of family, of friends, of community, of nature. The natural tendency for love  to spread out into non-sexual
directions gives an indication of how sexual love itself should
evolve among lovers, in a form the most congenial and useful to society. The pristine rapture of sexual love cannot last, and is not designed to do so, but rather to be progressively replaced by compassion, in the teaming of procreation, with interests shared,
and, with advancing years, in a heightening social and spiritual
involvement. Living, loving and ageing in such an atmosphere of evolving love, the human being is assured of a meaningful participation in the function and structure of family and society. And most other cultures have believed that human society symbolically reflects the underlying structure of Creation.
Such a definition of sexual love is so contradicted by the usual
expression of sex in industrial societies, that it must appear as unreal and Utopian. Yet there is sufficient evidence that sexual love, rather than just sex, is the normal human pattern among simpler peoples, and among those few fortunate primiti es still surviving in the more
benevolent habitats.
Having a top biological priority in humanization, one can
understand why the joys that attend the achievement of sexual love are the highest that can come to  the human being, and why the
failure to achieve love is accompanied by the most terrible misery and frustration, anger and hatred. Contrary to what the Freudians
have claimed, guilt is a biologica lly implanted reprimand for sexual
patterns which fail to comply with the needs of humanization. Since the precarious wholeness of the mind depends on the unifying forces of love, beauty and harmony, the failure to find love is punished by the most satanic of afflictions—an unwhole and
disturbed mind.
The failure to achieve sexual love, more evident today than
ever before, is to be seen in the breakup of the family, in selfish sexual opportunisms in the common uncaring for the young, and, as
a result of this dehumanization of sexuality, in a soaring juvenile destructiveness and anger, in a general feeling of having been
cheated of life's promise. Neglected, unloved, without the guidance
which only genuine loving is entitled to provide, it is not surprising that the young have rebelled against the prurient standards set by callous and insensitive adults. The generation gap is the inevitable
result of an older generation felt to  be corrupt and lewd, the makers
of a civilization which has become inhuman in its materialistic and
opportunist preoccupations.
While it is true that many young subscribe in their own ways
still to this civilization—imitation is after all the Simian way of learning—there are also those who have managed to recover something of the lost innocence, even  if drugs have played their part
in this recovery.
So demented is the sexual demand, so blind the preoccupation
with orgasmic relief, that the c onclusion one is dealing with a
pathological process appears irresi stible. And there can be no doubt
that the increase of social violen ce has gone hand in hand with an
increase in this ferocious sexua l pursuit, with an increase in
uncaring and promiscuity. The association of sex with violence and human depravity is patent in ente rtainment, in pornography, as it is
in group outlets from gang behaviour to revolution and warfare.
For the past century, psychologists and sociologists have loudly
proclaimed that guilt and repression are responsible for the
frustrations and angers of the age.  Sexual freedom has thus become
the panacea for the ravaged modern soul. Many people have come to believe that the pursuit of the orgasm is a virtual duty, a recipe for healthfulness, in spite of the f act that the ability to contain the
physical urge of sex, and find pleasu re in so doing, must have been
a necessity from the first steps in human evolution, without which
an effective integration of the family and social group would have been quite impossible.
That frustration, the ally of anger and hatred, are the
consequences of lust, of sexualit y pursued without love, can be
observed in the backwash of dissatis faction that invariably follows
the purely physical preoccupations of sexuality. This is particularly
marked in the young; outburst s of violence, destructiveness,
aggressiveness often follow periods  of extreme licence among the
youth gangs of large cities. One must therefore conclude that a socially disturbed mind is especially prone to any other disturbing
influences that may impinge upon it, such as the abnormal mind-
affecting amines in an abnormal diet.
The manner in which the higher aspects of the mind become
sabotaged by the lower, is as yet little understood. Arthur Koestler, contemplating the overwhelming fa ilure of human beings to be
human, and the periodical insanity of human history, concludes that
something must have gone wrong in the evolution of the brain.
Others have speculated that viruses as yet undetected have infected parts of the brain controlling the sexual motivations. But there is a less far searching explanation in the virtually universal prevalence of the abnormal mind-affecting amines, which does not require such
a bungling on the part of nature in the making of its highest work,
the brain. The 'lower emotions' such as fear, aggressiveness, and the blind
copulatory drives, are known to originate in the limbic system, a region a few centimetres thick which encapsulates the dilated end of
the brain stem. The 'higher emotions' such as the humanizing
sensibilities arise in a most comp licated interplay between the
cortex and the brain stem. It would seem that the role of the cortex is to transmute an ancient ma mmalian capacity for effective
emotional experiences; some interchange between the limbic system and the most highly evolved humanizing aspects is accordingly
natural and normal. But to conclude, as does P. D. Maclean, that
this points to an evolutionary failure to wall off the primitive from the human, which would account for an ingrained paranoid streak, seems unjustified. The problem is functional,—the wrong 'colour' of
the affective processes due to abnormal amine stimulation. The
same faulty amines responsible for an overall disturbance of the
mind and an arousal of its more primitive aspects, could account for the near demonic sexual drives of most humans, inducing a pattern


 white vinegar or fresh lemon juice
lU teaspoon dry mustard powder
salt and pepper to taste
a little honey to taste
Blend in your food processor for a few seconds: egg, lemon juice (or
vinegar), mustard, salt, pepper and honey. While the machine is running, add the oil in a fine stream. Do not add oil quickly; it should take at least 60
seconds. As mayonnaise thickens, the sound of the machine will deepen.
Suggestions:
Use to thicken gravy: add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise to about 1 cup of
meat stock and heat gently for about 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Use as a base for tartar sauce by adding lk cup chopped dill pickles
(unsweetened) and lU cup of chopped onion.
Use as mock Hollandaise sauce by adding grated cheddar cheese (if well
tolerated). Spread over vegetables such as cooked cauliflower or broccoli.
Cover and heat in oven.
Mix with home-made yoghurt (1 part mayonnaise, 1 part yoghurt) and
use as salad dressing.
(Recipe courtesy of Elaine Gottschall)
Salsa
4 medium-size tomatoes
half a pepper (green, red, orange or yellow)
1 medium onion (white or red)
1-3 cloves of garlic
dill and parsley
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients into the food processor and chop coarsely. Can be served
with meats and vegetables. You can also use it for cookingmeats. To do that
bring salsa to simmer, add diced meat (beef, pork, lamb or chicken) and 3-4
tablespoons of butter (or goose/duckfat), cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Aubergine dip
2 aubergines (eggplants)
salt
3 medium-size tomatoes
3-4 cloves of garlic
7? cup olive oil
fresh dill or parsley
Cut the aubergines into 1 cm-thick slices, rub well with salt and duck fat. Place
on a baking tray and bake at i5O 0C for 30-40 minutes or until soft. Cool down. In the food processor blend together the baked aubergines, tomatoes,
garlic, herbs and olive oil. Serve with meats and fish and as a dip with
vegetables.
Basic liver pate
wog liver
1 large onion finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
Fry the liver, onion and garlic in ghee (butter, goose or duck fat) until well
cooked through. Blend in a food processor with mayonnaise.
To make variations you can add one of the following when blending:
• l raw tomato
• 4-5 cooked prunes (unsweetened and without stones)
• raw garlic
• greens (dill, parsley, basil)
• raw onion
• peeled, cored and grated apple
2. Salads
Salads should be served when diarrhoea is no longer present.
To increase the nutritional value of your salads it is good to sprinkle
coarsely chopped walnuts or seeds on top. Seeds: sunflower seeds, pump
kin and sesame should be soaked in water over night. It makes them more
nourishing and easier to digest.
Beetroot salad
8 small beetroots
'Is cup of shelled walnuts
2 cloves of garlic
8 dried prunes without stones
mayonnaise
7» teaspoon of salt
Wash the beetroots and cut all tops and ends off. Cook the beetroot by
steaming until a knife goes through easily. Alternatively you can buy*
already cooked beetroots (in water, not in vinegar!). Grate the beetroot through a coarse grater. In the food processor chop together the walnuts,
garlic and prunes. Mix well with the grated beetroot. Add salt, mayonnaise
and mix. Enjoy with meats and vegetables.
Tuna salad
200g canned tuna in its own juice or water
1 large  onion
2 large carrots
2 hard-boiled eggs
mayonnaise
Drain the tuna and mash with a fork. Chop the onion finely. Cook the car
rots. Peel and chop the hard-boiled eggs.
On a flat dish put a layer of tuna (use half the tuna) and top it up with
half of the chopped onion. Cover with mayonnaise. Grate one carrot on top
and cover with mayonnaise. Make a layer of one chopped hard-boiled egg
and cover with mayonnaise. Repeat with the same layers of tuna, onion,
carrot and egg. Decorate on the top with some dill or parsley. Make sure
that every layer is well covered with mayonnaise.
Salad with cabbage and apple
loog of white cabbage
i large apple
'h cup of home-made yoghurt or cremefraiche
1 teaspoon of honey
a pinch of salt
2 table-spoons of raisins
Grate the cabbage. Peel, core and grate the apple. Slightly fry the raisins in
butter to make them soft. Mix honey and salt with yoghurt. Mix all ingredi
ents together.
Salad with tomatoes and cucumber
2 tomatoes
% or a long cucumber
i stick of celery
spring onion
dill or parsley
salt Cut cucumbers into lU cm thick slices. Cut tomato into mouth-size pieces
and slice the celery into small pieces. Sprinkle with salt. Chop the spring
onions, dill and parsley. Mix all ingredients and dress with cold pressed
olive oil.
Russian salad
lh long cucumber
1 large carrot cooked (steamed)
loog cooked meat or sausages (leftovers are good)
1 onion
2 hard-boiled eggs
2 tablespoons of sauerkraut (optional)
fresh dill and/or parsley
'Is teaspoon salt
mayonnaise
yoghurt or cr&mefraiche
Cut cucumber and carrot into small cubes. Cut the meat and/or sausages
into small cubes. Finely chop the onion. Peel and cut the eggs into small
cubes. Finely chop dill and parsley. In a separate pot mix mayonnaise and
yoghurt in equal proportions and add salt Mix all ingredients together.
Carrot salad
i large carrot
i tablespoon of raisins
i tablespoon of coarsely chopped walnuts
yoghurt
Slightly fry the raisins in butter to make them soft. Finely grate the carrot.
Mix the carrot, raisins, walnuts and yoghurt.
3. Soups
I strongly recommend to making your soups based on a home-made meat \
stock. Meat stock aids digestion and has been known for centuries as a!J
healing folk remedy for the digestive tract. Also home-made meat stock is ;
extremely nourishing, it is full of minerals, vitamins, amino-acids andl various other nutrients in a very bio-available form. Do not use commer
cially available soup stock granules or bouillon cubes, they are highly
processed and are full of detrimental ingredients.
Once you have made your meat stock, it can be frozen or it will keep well
in a refrigerator for at least a week. You can make soups, gravies and stews
with this meat stock or warm up a cup of it to give your GAPS patient as a
drink with meals or between meals. If you make sure that you always have
some meat stock in your fridge, you will find that it is very easy and quick to
make nourishing meals for your GAPS child or adult and the rest of the
family.
You need meat and bones to make a good meat stock. Beef, lamb, pork,
game, poultry and fish are all highly suitable and will make stocks with dif
ferent flavours and different nutritional compositions. So, make sure that
you alternate between different meats to provide a whole spectrum of
nourishment. Bones and joints are particularly important as they enrich
the stock with the kind of nourishing substances which meat alone cannot
provide. In fact it can be very inexpensive to make a good quality meat
stock as you use the parts of the animal which butchers usually give away
almost free. The meat and bones can be fresh or frozen and there is no
need to defrost them prior to cooking. Apart from bones and meat all you
need is a large pot full of water and a bit of salt and pepper.
How to make a meat stock
Lamb, pork, beef or game
Put the joints, bones and meat into a large pot, add 5-10 pepper corns, add
salt to taste and fill it up with water. Heat up to a boiling point. Cover the
pan, reduce the heat to a minimum and simmer for 3 hours at least. The
longer you cook the meat and bones, the more they will "give out" to the
stock and the more nourishing the stock will be. Take the bones and meat
out and pour the stock through a sieve into a separate pan to remove any
small bones and pepper corns.
Chicken stock
Put a whole or half a chicken into a large pot, fill it up with water, add salt
and heat it up to boiling point. Simmer for 1V2-2 hours. Take the chicken out
and put the stock through a sieve. Keep in the refrigerator. The chicken,
cooked this way is delicious and can be served for dinner with vegetables


’s disease,
multiple myeloma, and a tumor that has spread beyond the prostatic capsule. If metastasized
to bone, the high acid phosphatase level accompanied by a high alkaline phosphatase shows
increased osteoblastic activity-metastatic bone cancer.
The Alkaline Phosphatase (AP) Laboratory Test
An enzyme that is most active at pH 9.0, alkaline phosphatase (AP) influences bone
calcification and the transport of lipids and metabolites. The alkaline phosphatase laboratory test
measures combined activities of those AP isoenzymes found in the liver, bones, kidneys, intestinal
lining, and placenta. Bone and liver AP are always present in adult blood serum, with liver AP
most prominent—except during the third trimester of pregnancy when the placenta originates half
of all AP.
The AP laboratory test is particularly sensitive to mild biliary obstruction and indicates liver
lesions. Its most specific clinical application is in the diagnosis of metabolic bone disease and
detecting skeletal diseases characterized by osteoblastic activity and local liver lesions causing
biliary obstruction such as tumor or abscess. It furnishes supplemental information for liver
function studies and GI enzyme tests, and it assesses the response to vitamin D treatment in
rickets.
The normal range of serum alkaline phosphatase varies in accordance with the laboratory
method employed, but the usual total AP levels range from 30 to 120 U/L in adults and from 40
to 200 U/L in children. Since AP concentrations rise during active bone formation and growth,
infants, children, and adolescents normally show levels three times higher than adults. Additional
normal ranges for AP are 1.5 to 4 Bodansky units/dL; 4 to 13.5 King-Armstrong units/dL; 0.8 to
2.5 Bessey-Lowry units/dL; 30 to 110 U/L by SMA 1260.
High AP blood levels indicate skeletal disease, intrahepatic biliary obstruction causing
cholestasis, malignant or infectious infiltrations, fibrosis, Paget’s disease, bone metastases,
hyperparathyroidism, metastatic bone tumors from pancreatic cancer, and liver diseases before
any change in blood serum bilirubin levels.
Moderate rise in AP levels shown by this laboratory test may reflect acute biliary obstruction
from liver inflammation in active cirrhosis, mononucleosis, osteomalacia, deficiency-induced
rickets, and viral hepatitis.
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www.thegersonway.comThe Alanine Transaminase, Serum
GLUTAMIC -PYRUVIC  TRANSAMINASE  (ALT/SGPT) L ABORATORY  TEST
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), one of the two enzymes that catalyze a reversible amino
group transfer reaction in the Krebs citric acid (tricarboxylic acid) cycle, is necessary for tissue
energy production. (The second enzyme is aspartate aminotransferase.) Elevated serum ALT
indicates acute hepatocellular damage before jaundice appears. The ALT/SGPT laboratory test
makes use of spectrophotometric or colorimetric methods which detect and evaluate treatment
progress for hepatitis, cirrhosis without jaundice, liver toxicity, and acute liver disease. It also
distinguishes between myocardial and hepatic tissue damage.
ALT values range from 10 to 32 U/L in men; from 9 to 24 U/L in women; twice those levels
in infants. When they are very high—up to 50 times normal—viral or drug-induced hepatitis must
be suspected. Or there may be other liver disease with extensive necrosis.
Moderate-to-high levels of ALT may indicate infectious mononucleosis, chronic hepatitis,
intrahepatic cholestasis, early or improving acute viral hepatitis, or severe hepatic congestion due
to heart failure.
Slight-to-moderate ALT elevations may appear with any condition that produces acute
cellular injury in the liver such as active cirrhosis and drug-induced or alcoholic hepatitis.
Marginal elevations possibly show acute myocardial infarction or secondary hepatic
congestion.
An interfering factor for the alanine transaminase, serum glutamicpyruvic transaminase
laboratory test is the taking of opiate analgesics such as morphine, codeine, and meperidine,
The Total Serum Cholesterol Laboratory Test
This quantitative serum analysis measures the circulating levels of free cholesterol and
cholesterol esters and reflects the amount of cholesterol compound appearing in the body tissues.
Both absorbed from the diet and synthesized in the liver and other body tissues, cholesterol is a
structural component in cell membranes and plasma lipoproteins. It contributes to the formation
of adrenocorticoid steroids, bile salts, androgens, and estrogens. A diet high in saturated fat raises
cholesterol levels by stimulating absorption of lipids, including cholesterol, from the intestine;
a diet low in saturated fat lowers them. Elevated total serum cholesterol is associated with an
increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Thus, the total serum cholesterol laboratory test assesses the risk of coronary artery disease
(CAD), evaluates fat metabolism, and aids in diagnosing kidney disease, pancreatitis, liver
disease, hypothyroidism, and, hyperthyroidism. Total cholesterol concentrations vary with age
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Its common range is from 150 to 200 mg/dL. A desirable blood cholesterol is below 200
mg/dL, and levels from 200 to 240 mg/dL are considered borderline or at high risk for CAD. A
level in excess of 250 mg/dL (hypercholesterolemia) indicates high risk of cardiovascuar disease,
incipient hepatitis, lipid disorders, bile duct blockage, nephrotic syndrome, obstructive jaundice,
pancreatitis, and hypothyroidism. They require treatment. Hypercholesterolemia from high dietary
intake requires modification of eating habits and possibly medication to retard absorption.
Hypercholesterolemia can occur from taking adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticosteroids,
androgens, bile salts, epinephrine, chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, oral contraceptives, salicylates,
thiouracils, and trimethadione.
Low serum cholesterol (hypocholesterolemia) is associated with malnutrition, cellular
necrosis of the liver, and hyperthyroidism. Cholesterol often drops below normal in the Gerson
program, because patients are eating an extremely low-fat diet.
The Lipoprotein/Cholesterol
Fractionation Laboratory Test
To assess the risk of coronary artery disease, the lipoprotein/cholesterol fractionation
laboratory test is conducted. By centrifugation or electrophoresis, it isolates and measures
the cholesterol in blood, which appears as low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density
lipoproteins (HDL). It’s known that a lower HDL level in the population gives rise to a higher
incidence of CAD. Conversely, higher HDL levels produce a lesser amount of CAD.
Note: Since the Gerson Therapy offers a minimal amount of fat, it often lowers the risk
of coronary artery disease; but it does provide an adequate supply of certain polyunsaturated
essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins that cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts for
optima[ body function.
Normal HDL cholesterol ranges from 29 to 77 mg/100 mL of blood, and normal LDL
cholesterol ranges from 62 to 185 mg/100 mL. Too-high LDL levels increases the risk of CAD,
while elevated HDL generally reflects a healthy state. Or it might indicate chronic hepatitis, early-
stage primary biliary cirrhosis, or too much alcohol consumption.
The Serum Triglycerides Laboratory Test
Being the body’s main storage form of lipids (constituting 95 percent of fatty tissue), the serum
triglycerides laboratory test provides a quantitative analysis of them. It identifies hyerlipemia in
kidney disease and CAD. The triglyceride values vary according to age:
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                                                                 Mg/dL     nmol/L
0-29              10-140    0.1-1.55
30-39          10-150    0.1-1.65
40-49          10-160    0.1-1.75
50-59          10-190    0.1-2.10
Test abnormality suggests that other measurements are


ide), as well as our exposure to other goitrogens (perchlorate, thiocyanate, etc.), our need for iodine has actually increased.
In Bob’s case, a higher iodine intake was able to help his body overcome the bromine toxicity that was present.
We (Drs. Abraham and Brownstein) have reported on the repair of an iodine transport defect with the use of vitamin C and
unrefined sea salt (Celtic Sea Salt
®
).
25
 This case study provides evidence that the damage to the iodine transport mechanism can
be repaired with a complete nutritional program.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Iodine, like any substance, can cause adverse effects (mentioned above). For individuals who are unusually sensitive to
supplements and medications, I would recommend starting with a low dose of iodine and titrating the dose upward. Close
monitoring of the symptoms can often guide the dosage.
It is vitally important that pregnant women and women of childbearing age ingest sufficient amounts of iodine before they
become pregnant. Compared to iodine deficiency, an adequate intake of iodine improves IQ and decreases neonatal mortality.To lessen side effects, iodine supplementation is more effective when it is given as part of a complete nutritional program. My
clinical experience has shown that balancing vitamins, minerals, and hormones along with iodine supplementation provides a better
result as compared to using iodine as a single agent.
The average iodine dosage that I have found to be the most effective ranges from 12-50mg/day. Those with disease of the
glands (e.g., breast or thyroid) may need more. To get the best results, it is best to work with an iodine-knowledgeable health
care provider.
1
 Nagataki, S. Thyroid function in chronic excess iodide ingestion: Comparison of thyroidal absolute iodine uptake and
degradation of thyroxine in euthyroid Japanese subjects. J. Clin. Endo. 27:638-647, 1967
2
 Trousseau, A. Lectures on clinical medicine. Vol. 1. Lecture XIX, Exophthalmic goiter of Graves’ disease, New Sydenham
Society, London. 1868
3
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1998.
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Endocrin. 45:504, 1949
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deficiency. Eur. J. Endocrin. 1995; 132:546
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Vol. 352. September 26, 1998
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mechanism for iodine: A case report. The Original Internist. Vol. 12, No. 3. Fall 2005. 125-130.
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mechanism for iodine: A Case Report. The Original Internist. 2005; 12(3):125-130Chapter 14
Case Histories
CHAPTER 14: CASE HISTORIES
This chapter will contain several case histories that will illustrate how iodine deficiency is recognized and treated. It will also
provide the practitioner with information on how to approach the patient with iodine deficiency.

I am a Physician’s Assistant in a primary care practice. I attended a conference in 2006 where Dr. Brownstein
lectured on iodine and thyroid disease. When I returned home, I placed my husband, myself, and my three children on
iodine. The results were nothing short of amazing, as we are all remarkably better. My oldest daughter, Randi,
experienced the most profound improvements. In her early teen years, she experienced depression, weight gain, and she
became bulimic. Randi seemed to get sick easily and had frequent sinus infections. When she
became 18 years old, she
received a nice scholarship to a wonderful university. She was often sick during her first semester. Randi went to see a
counselor after missing several classes and upon questioning her, the counselor thought she was suicidal. She was
admitted to a local hospital psychiatric ward and was placed on several medications. Randi’s psychiatrist had her on
seven different medications and she could not function normally. She also continued to be bulimic despite counseling. We
decided to take her off all of the medications. I sent her to a doctor who prescribed natural progesterone which helped.
When I returned from Dr. Brownstein’s conference and placed Randi on iodine (Iodoral
®
), we saw another
improvement. She immediately started thinking clearer and her energy level dramatically increased. Randi was able to
sleep better at night and her allergies improved. After witnessing the incredible positive improvement in her health from
supplementing with iodine, I now realized that my focus should be looking at optimizing Randi’s thyroid function. Many
of my family members, including myself, have a history of thyroid problems. I found Randi to have an elevated TSH level
(6.0mIU/L—normal levels 0.2-4.7mIU/L). She is now seeing a physician in Atlanta who has placed her on desiccated
thyroid.
The change in my daughter has been amazing. Her face has slimmed down, she is not chronically depressed, and her
hair
is not falling out. She says she can eat like a normal person and told me the other day that she is no longer bulimic.
Her acne has also resolved, as has the swelling in her ankles. She is not on any prescription medications except for
progesterone and thyroid and she takes her Iodoral
®

faithfully. I believe that the iodine therapy was the catalyst for
helping my daughter overcome her serious health issues.
Randi’s case is not unique. I have seen many psychiatric issues resolve when iodine deficiency is rectified. Perhaps
psychiatrists should investigate iodine levels before reflexively putting patients on mood-altering medications.
Betty is an 82-year-old female who has a twenty-five year history of thyroid nodules and intermittent hyperthyroid
symptoms. Betty was advised to receive radioactive iodine to treat her condition, but she refused. As explained in
Chapter 6
, radioactive iodine


	physical	connection,	and	it	kept	jumping	even	when	the	plants	were
separated	by	a	greater	distance.	One	can’t	help	but	be	reminded	of	the	various
studies	in	which	identical	twins	sense	what	is	happening	to	each	other	at	a
distance,	to	the	point	that	one	particular	twin	knew	the	instant	his	brother	was
electrocuted	climbing	a	telephone	pole	and	testified	to	actually	feeling	the
pain	himself.	Are	human	twins	paired	through	the	same	complementarity	that
bonds	electrons	in	deep	space?
To	say	that	consciousness	is	a	field	creates	only	the	outline	of	a	proof.
Nobody	has	accounted	for	the	gap,	and	without	that,	consciousness	remains
totally	mysterious;	in	fact,	so	do	fields.	The	gap	is	the	empty	space	between
events;	it	contains	nothing	but	itself,	and
yet
	it	seems	that	everything	comes
out	of	it.	When	we	look	at	DNA	we	are	told	by	geneticists	that	life	emerges
not	from	the	bits	of	amino	acids	strung	on	the	double	helix,	but	from	the
space	between	them.	These	spaces	are	little	understood,	but	they	play	a
mysterious	role	in	the	sequence	of	genes.	In	physical	terms	the	DNA	of
gorillas	and	humans	differs	by	less	than	1%;	the	gaps	between	visible	matter
create	the	unbridgeable	gulf	between	gorillas	and	humans.	In	the	gap	the
source	of	consciousness	must	be	revealed.
Sat	Chit	Ananda
The	Vedic	rishis	followed	the	mind	into	the	gap	and	declared	that	three	primal
qualities	were	the	foundation	of	existence:
Sat	Chit	Ananda
.	These	are	usually
translated	as	a	single	phrase,	“eternal	bliss	consciousness,”	or	individually	as
Sat	(existence,	truth,	reality)	Chit	(mind,	awareness)	Ananda	(bliss).	But	these
definitions	don’t	help	us	much,	since	they	assume	an	understanding	of	what
we	mean	in	English	by	reality,	truth,	bliss,	and	existence.	These	are	far	from
settled.	If	you	say,	“It	was	blissful	going	to	Aruba	for	Christmas.	It	changed
my	whole	reality,”	your	words	have	meaning	in	everyday	life,	but	they
haven’t	described	Sat	Chit	Ananda.
If	we	unfold	what	the	rishis	meant,	they	were	referring	to	an	experience,
which	can	be	summarized	as	follows:	Every	thought	you	have,	as	well	as
every	object	you	see	in	the	world,	is	a	vibration	of	the	universe—the	Sanskrit
term	is
shubda
.	Shubda	creates	light,	sound,	touch,	taste,	and	every	other
quality.	In	dreams	you	can	also	see,	hear,	touch,	taste,	and	smell,	but	those
vibrations	are	subtler.	They	don’t	have	the	same	feeling	as	concrete	reality.
When	you	go	beyond	the	subtle	qualities	of	the	mind,	shubda	becomes	so
faint	that	the	mind	loses	all	experience	of	an	outside	reality,	even	shadowy
wisps	of	memory.	Eventually	it	experiences	only	itself,	and	there	aren’t	anyvibrations	at	all.	You	are	at	the	source.
The	threshold	of	the	source	is	silence.	But	you	must	step	over	the
threshold	into	the	room	where	reality	is	born.	There	you	find	that	the	raw
materials	are	threefold.	Creation	springs	from	existence	(Sat),	consciousness
(Chit),	and	the	potential	for	vibrations	to	arise	(Ananda).	These	three	are	the
most	real	things	in	the	universe	because	everything	else	that	we	call	real
comes	from	them.
It’s	this	experience	of	the	source,	a	state	beginning	beyond	silence,	that
the	Vedic	rishis	considered	the	field	of	all	fields—what	physicists	call	the
ground	state	or	vacuum	state.	Being	pregnant	with	every	possible	flicker	of
energy	in	the	universe,	the	vacuum	state	still	isn’t	Sat	Chit	Ananda.	It	has	no
mind,	no	bliss.	It	cannot	be	experienced	subjectively.	By	leaving	these	factors
out,	physics	leaves	out	the	physicist,	who	pretends	that	he	isn’t	part	of	the
field.	John	Wheeler,	an	eminent	Princeton	physicist,	decades	ago	pointed	out
this	flaw:	as	we	make	models	of	the	universe,	he	said,	we	act	like	someone
with	his	nose	pressed	against	the	window	of	a	bakery,	looking	at	everything
on	display	from	the	outside.	But	there	is	no	window	separating	the	observer
from	the	universe;	we	are	not	outside	what	we	see.
Wheeler’s	suggestion	that	we	must	find	a	science	that	combines
subjectivity	and	objectivity	has	been	meagerly	pursued,	because	science
remains	stubbornly	objective,	and	it	can	afford	to	be	when	conducting
isolated	experiments.	Ultimately,	however,	there	is	a	limit	that	cannot	be
crossed,	and	we	are	quite	close	to	it.	We	can	face	the	limit	of	knowledge	in	a
simple	problem	like	prayer.
By	now	the	public	is	well	aware	that	research	on	prayer	has	validated	that
it	works.	In	a	typical	experiment	volunteers,	usually	from	church	groups,	are
asked	to	pray	for	sick	people	in	the	hospital.	They	do	not	visit	the	person	and
often	have	only	a	number	rather	than	a	name	to	go	by.	The	prayer	isn’t
specific;	they	are	asked	simply	to	pray	for	God’s	help.	The	results	of	such
experiments	have
been
	startlingly	positive.	In	the	best-known	one,	conducted
at	Duke	University	in	North	Carolina,	patients	who	were	prayed	for	recovered
faster	and	with	fewer	side	effects	than	those	not	prayed	for.	Here	we	have	one
more	demonstration	that	we	are	all	connected	by	the	same	field	of
consciousness.	The	properties	of	the	field	operate	here	and	now:
The	field	works	as	a	whole.
It	correlates	distant	events	instantly.
It	remembers	all	events.
It	exists	beyond	time	and	space.
It	creates	entirely	within	itself.
Its	creation	grows	and	expands	in	an	evolutionary	direction.
It	is	conscious.The	Vedic	rishis	began	with	these	qualities	as	their	first	principles;	in	that
regard	they	were	wiser	than	we	are,	with	our	reluctance	to	admit
consciousness	unless	we	are	forced	to	at	the	far	limits	of	a	difficult	scientific
issue.	The	field	of	consciousness	is	primary	to	every	phenomenon	in	Nature
because	of	the	gap	that	exists	between	every	electron,	every	thought,	every
instant	in	time.	The	gap	is	the	reference	point,	the	stillness	at	the	heart	of
creation,	where	the	universe	correlates	all	events.
Has	science	proved	that	the	rishis	were	right?	I	think	the	most	we	can	say
—and	it	is	a	lot—is	that	science	and	the	rishis	are	consistent	with	each	other.
They	come	from	different	worlds	but	see	with	the	same	vision—almost.
Science	is	still	burdened	by	spiritual	materialism,	the	belief	that	any
explanation	of	God,	the	soul,	or	the	afterlife	is	valid	only	if	matter	contains
the	secret.	This	is	like	saying	we	can’t	understand	jazz	until	we	diagram	the
atoms	in	Louis	Armstrong’s	trumpet.
In	the	end,	a	book	on	the	afterlife	c


 focus, and
move your attention to your heart. By going beyond, you strengthen the
habit of being aware until it becomes just as natural as being unaware.
WEDNESDAY
Being Here
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I am grounded in life’s inﬁnite potential.
I am grounded in life’s inﬁnite potential.
The eighth limb of Yoga, known as samadhi, is about being present,
right here, right now, with as much awareness as possible. You can think of
samadhi  as a deep dive into a state of silent awareness. It is an experience
of stillness amid the chaos around you.
But you and I crave experiences. We crave a little of the chaos,  as does
everyone. So what does samadhi  mean to us? Imagine Albert Einstein
stretched out on a sofa taking a nap. He isn’t thinking about physics; he
looks like anyone else taking a nap. But even asleep he has the awareness of
a genius, and the potential for great thoughts will be activated once more
when he wakes up. In other words, take away any single thought, and what
remains is far more valuable: the potential for deep awareness.
When you hear a voice in your head, its loudness or softness  doesn’ t
indicate how deep or expanded your awareness is. If you are new to playing
a music al instrument and you think, “I will play the piano,” the result is
going to be very different than if a famous virtuoso thinks, “I will play the
piano.” The difference is deter mined by samadhi, meaning that it takespractice to reach this level. Some fish stay near the surface of the ocean;
others live in its darkest depths. Likewise, your thoughts float up from the
level of awareness you have attained and often this is the result of how
much you practice going in and out of these transcendent states.
The benefits of samadhi  are revealed only through personal experience.
As your samadhi  deepens through meditation, the following changes
appear:
THE GIFTS OF SAMADHI
You are able to detect an underlying bliss in everything.
You appreciate your life more fully.
You gain satisfaction simply by being here.
You settle into silent awareness easily.
The outer world no longer dominates your life.
Mood swings decrease dramatically, bringing fewer highs and
lows.
You feel secure in who you are.
Though Royal Yoga bestows upon us priceless gifts, they are not
entirely welcome by the ego-personality, which thrives on emotional drama,
a consta nt stream of desires, a restless search for distraction, and an
avoidance of pain and fear. You can easily be persuaded that this whole
setup is preferable to the boring sameness of silent awareness. But that’s a
false conclusion. The deeper your samadhi, the more fulfilling your
existence becomes. You don’t have to change any aspect of your outer life.
Every experienc e, large or small, allows the light of awarene ss to shine
through.
Exercise
No matter what you happen to be doing or thinking, you are floating at
some level of samadhi. This isn’t something people are normally aware of,
but you can experience your level of awareness with the following exercise.Make a list of three things you like, three things you like a lot, and three
things you deep ly love. Perhaps a TV sitcom or a peanut butter cookie is
something you like, while going to the beach or playing chess is something
you like a lot, and your child or the music of Bach is something  you deeply
love.
Whatever you wrote down, you went to a different level of awar eness to
make your choices. You can verify this by taking each item of your list,
shutting your eyes, and experie ncing it inside as an image or feeling. The
intensity of something you casually like will be shallow comp ared to the
intensity of something you deeply love.
Therefore, simply by being here, which is common to everyone,  you are
expressing the infinite possibi lities of human awareness. This is what
samadhi  is here to show you.
THURSDAY
Three-in-One
Begin by silently repeating today’ s theme:
I am the creator of my personal reality.
I am the creator of my personal reality.
Each limb of Yoga gives you more control over some aspect of your
life, beginning with social interactions, emotions, ingrained conditioning,
thoughts, and, finally, your level of awareness. But just as a book on
anatomy is nothing like a living body, we don’t dissect our lives and place
each aspect in its own pigeonhole. Royal Yoga teaches you how to practice
control over this and that, but the whole enterprise would be useless unless
it came togethe r in complete mastery, the way a music student practices
exercises until the day arrives when she is a full-fledged artist, a master of
her instrument.The last three limbs of Yoga draw everything together, bringing  you to
full mastery. The term for full mastery is samyama, which means to “bind”
or “tie together” in Sanskrit. Samyama  is necessary because it unites the last
three limbs of Yoga into one process. The process can be dissected into
three parts as we have seen— dharana, dhyana, and samadhi —but they are
bound together and inseparable, which is why they are referred to as a
three-in-one. (Unwittingly, the Three Musketeers hit upon this in their cry
of “One for all, and all for one.”)
Further, common experience tells us that there have to be three elements
in every  experience: a knower, the object known, and the process of
knowing. Right now, you, the knower, are reading these words, which are
the object of knowledge, while the act of reading is the process of knowing.
You can remove the word reading  and substitute seeing  and hearing. The
five senses contain the same three elements. T o smell the fragrance of a rose
requires a perceiver to bend over it, the fragrance that wafts to his nose, and
the process of inhaling and absorbing the delicious fragrance.
Why do these three elements mean so much if they are present all the
time? Here lies the deepest secret of Royal Yoga. If knower, known, and
process of knowing are separate, your whole life will be led in separation,
but if they are united as three- in-one, then you have attained unity. You
have reached the womb of creation, and from here you can create your own
reality any way you choose. That’ s a breathtaking possibility, which is the
main reason it takes the eight limbs of Yoga to get there. Becoming the
creator of your personal reality is too far a reach unless you approach it one
step at a time.
On our journey we’ve encountered the countless drawbacks and
problems that arise from living in separation. Let me offer a brief reminder
of them.
In separation, the vrittis, or mental obstacles, block the light.
Outer events overshadow your life.
Moods and emotions pull you this way and that.
The constant restless activity of the mind is inescapable.Maya throws up a screen of illusion.
The stream of either/or choices never ends.
Karma, the residue of the past, limits what you can do in the
present.
In an ideal life, none of these drawbacks and limitations exist. They
vanish because what created them in the first place—the state of separation
—has vanished. In Royal Yoga there is one healing for all. It consists in
reaching unity consciousness, which is another way of expressing the state
of three-in-one.  I must undersc ore that unity consciousness isn’t exotic,
mystical, or out of reach. Every time you have an experience, the three
elements of knower, known, and process of knowing automatically come
together. The difference with samyama  is that you are aware of what’s
going on and can control it.
To put it another way, existence can take care of itself. If you think, feel,
and act from a deeper, more expanded level of awareness, everything you
would like to control is able to take care of itself. You are the co-creator of
your reality, however, not its sole creator. That role belongs to creative
intelligence as it flows in, around, and through you.
Exercise
As you undertake the practices of Royal Yoga, you correct the
difficulties that arise from living in separation until they are gone entirely.
Unity conscious ness is built from small steps; it dawns as a completely
unique state all its own. Glimpse s of it are given in rare experien ces we call
“epiphanies” and “revelations,” which come of their own accord and are
totally unpredictable. We have no control over them, and no exercise can
duplicate one.
However, you can promote your evolution to unity consciousness by
taking time to read about someone else’s epiphany. The New Testament, the
Sufi poetry of Rumi, and the ecstatic poems of Rabindranath Tagore were
my first touchst ones of epiphany, and I still turn to them regularly. Theyprovide inspirat ion of a special  kind by conveying a taste of what unity
consciousness feels like. Vicario us revelation has its own genuine feeling of
transcending the everyday world and going into the light.
Today take a little time to inspire yourself by going back to your own
touchstones, the things that


7. - On Vacation

If you suffer from hay fever, then you will be readily aware that the types of pollens produced differ from region to region,  and
from country to country. And it is possible that you yourself may  notice asthmatic and allergy symptoms if you travel to a very
different environment. This is especially likely for those with a history of hay fever. Your bodies' immune system may well n eed
to adjust to coping in a different country, or region. Please be ar this in mind when you travel.

So long as you keep ingesting regular amounts of vitamin B17 in your diet, you should find that after just a few days or so, your
body readjusts to its new environment and different pollens. Any wheezy ness, sniffing, nose  blowing, itchy skin and so forth
should die away, leaving you back to normal and symptoms free (having completed my program in chapter 3). And if you holiday
back to the same destination again next year, in all likelihood you will have little to no adjust ment problems second time around.

Nonetheless, to assist in combating the risk of an onset of asthmatic/allergy symptoms when on vacation I have at times used a
simple breathing technique.

The technique takes about ten minutes and I perform it once dail y, four or five days before travelling, if I am going somewhere I
have not been before with lush flowers etc. That's the only time I do such exercises. They are very simple. I simply hold my breath
for approximately forty to fifty seconds (or whatever is c omfortable), and then breathe normally for about twenty seconds. Then I
hold my breath again for another forty to fifty seconds, and then breathe normally again for about twenty seconds, and so on...

After ten lots of holding my breath for forty to fifty  seconds with twenty seconds of normal breathing intervals the exercise is
complete.
Reading this now, many of you may think, no way will I ever be able to hold my breathe for forty or fifty seconds. However, y ou
haven't completed my program in chapter 3 yet, and experienced significant improvements in your asthma and allergies, which I
am expecting of you! By the way even if after completing the B17 program in chapter 3, you still might have difficulty in hol ding
your breathe for forty or fifty seconds, b ut do not worry. Simply hold your breathe for a length of time that is comfortable for you,
even if it is only ten or fifteen seconds. With practice you will find yourself getting better at this technique. Never hold your breath
for a length of time that m akes you feel uncomfortable, always use your common sense.

I have simply included this breathing exercise for those of you that travel to various parts of the world. Many of you may ne ver
feel the need to try it. But I'm simply bringing it to your attenti on, as it can help smooth out any adjustment period. I strongly
recommend you take your normal medication with you for your asthma and allergies when travelling! You never want to be caught
off guard. The same is advisable at home too. Keep your normal med icine at hand, wherever you go, as this provides peace of
mind.

Chapter 8. - Dealing With Success

When you find these techniques, as described in chapter 3 working, with your asthmatic condition and allergy symptoms on the
retreat, it may take you a while to fully register what is going on. This is only natural. You will want to make sure that it  is really
happening. And week after week your condition, I believe, will continue to improve.

As time goes by you will become more and more accustomed to dealing with a new sensation of being. Change takes time to get
used to. You've probably been suffering f rom asthma and allergies for years, perhaps even decades. Of course it will take time for
you to get used to not having to deal with your old symptoms. It takes time also to learn to believe that nature really has i ts
remedies there at hand, for us to use.

By the way, if you ever run short of apricot seeds, then don't forget you can eat prune/peach/nectarine/cherry/plum/apple see ds, or
bitter almonds/macadamia nuts, lentils, butter beans and so on...to provide you with vitamin B17. You could even make your  own
bread using millet grain and or adding linseed if you like.

What is contained within our diets has changed so much over the last sixty years or so. Just adding vitamin B17 back into you r diet
on a regular basis, and I hope honey too, brings you that  much closer to nature!

You may find yourself benefiting in other ways from taking vitamin B17 in your diet. Myself, and others have commented how
life seems less stressful.
I would just like to point out here that, if your asthma and allergies do totall y disappear as a result of this program (and I really
hope they do), you have shown a susceptibility to asthma and/or allergies. Thus, if at some stage in the future you stop taki ng the
B17 rich food your body requires, for a prolonged period of time, your  asthma and/or allergies could return.

It is also worth you being well aware that vitamin B17 is also an alternative therapy for healing cancer. There are various c linics
that report extremely high success rates, treating all forms of cancers; with B17 a vitally important component of their cancer
remedies. Cancer it seems may also be strongly linked to a lack of vitamin B17 within ones' diet!

If you know of anyone with any form of cancer I recommend that they take a look at the website www.1cure4cancer.c om as soon
as possible!

Look after yourselves, and best wishes.

Graeme

If you wish to e -mail me to let me know how you get along I would be pleased to hear from you. Unfortunately I cannot promise a
reply if I get completely over -run by e -mails.

This b ooklet is based solely upon my own opinion; others may choose to disagree as they so wish. Various sources were consulted
in the writing of this booklet. The book,' World Without Cancer' by G. Edward Griffin, and statistics from Asthma in America a
landmar k survey, were also consulted.

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REMARKABLE RECOVERIES   -  April 2003
What is the ultimate nutrition for no disease, optimal health and a long life?? What is
drug -free natural healing? What is the secret to having lots of energy?
Dr. Bass has 60+ years experience with drug -free healing
Welcome to my website!
Since the 1940's I have been a Natural Hygienist according to Dr. Gian -Cursio's standards.
I've been my own doctor all my life, except for accidents and emergency care, which were rare.
I met Dr. Shelton, wrote articles for him for years, and I know Dr. Esser, Dr. Benesh, Dr. Burton, Dr. Scott, Dr.
Gehman and the oldtimers in Natural Hygiene.

Dr. Stanley S. Bass in 2002

NOTE: Dr. Stanley S. Bass does NOT endorse any products, and does NOT approve of drugs or herbs or any so -called
"cure" of any kind.
Dr. Bass has instead worked tirelessly to teach how we can help our bodies heal themselves WITHOUT drugs or "cures", which
only delay and hinder any natural healing.
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How you can use the articles:
If you are sick, read:                                             If you  are trying to lose weight, read:
How Diseases are Cured  32                                             (about low -carb diets as the correct strategy:)
The High -Carbohydrate Diet and Related Health Problems  92 The Time -factor in
Recovery  38
Insulin's Met abolic Effects (Why eat less carbohydrates?)   98 How Important is
Diagnosis?  17
How to Live 100 Years  22                                               (about overcoming the physical ‘sugar’ craving:)
Causes of Addiction to Habits  24 What Symptoms to Exp ect when Improving
Your Diet  5
What Symptoms to Expect when Improving Your Diet  5 My First Water Fast  4
 (about the emotional battle:)
Attentive Eating  13  If you have a hard time changing habits, read:
How to Overcome Temptations  27 Causes of Addiction to Habits  24
Energy, Feeling and Thought  31 The Power of Habit Explained  33
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(biochemical	individuality	at	work).	For	example,	people	who	are	under	stress
seem	to	be	more	susceptible	to	damage	by	EMFs.	In	general,	do	whatever	is
possible	to	reduce	EMF	exposure—starting	with	the	simple	knowledge	that	these
fields	exist,	realizing	where	they	are	and	why	they	should	be	avoided.
Microwaves	Zap	More	Than	Food
Mobile	phones	produce	a	special	kind	of	radiation	called	microwaves.
Millions	of	us	expose	ourselves	to	a	stream	of	microwaves	every	time	we	use
our	mobile	phone	for	however	long	we	talk.	Cell	phone	microwaves	are	capable
of	damaging	cellular	DNA,	thus	contributing	to	cancer	and	other	diseases.	This
damage	can	even	be	passed	on	to	future	generations.	Research	clearly	shows	that
the	microwaves	produced	by	cell	phones	alter	cell	chemistry	and	function.
A	Swedish	study	completed	in	2001	by	Professors	Lennart	Hardell	and	Kjell
Hansson	found	that	people	who	used	cell	phones	for	up	to	ten	years	had	a	26
percent	higher	risk	of	brain	cancer	than	a	control	sample	who	did	not	use	cell
phones.	Mobile	phone	frequencies	can	cause	a	dramatic	reduction	in	certain
brain	cell	proteins	and	permanently	damage	brain	cells;	the	cell	phone	antenna	is
right	next	to	your	brain.
Mast	cells	(cells	involved	with	inflammatory	responses	such	as	those	in
asthma)	were	shown	to	be	irreversibly	damaged	by	exposure	to	mobile	phone
frequencies,	with	just	ten	minutes	of	exposure	per	day	for	seven	days.	Many
people	use	their	cell	phones	far	more	than	that!	To	make	matters	worse,	digital
phones	emit	a	series	of	pulses,	and	pulsed	microwaves	are	known	to	be	more
biologically	active	than	the	continuous-wave	radiation	(analog	phones)	used	in
the	experiments	above.	Cell	phones	can	also	interfere	with	melatonin	production,
thus	interfering	with	sleep	patterns	and	possibly	promoting	cancer.	Since	little
research	on	the	long-term	effects	of	low-level	microwave	exposure	has	been
done,	the	best	course	of	action	is	to	avoid	cell	phone	use.	When	use	is	necessary,
at	least	limit	the	number	and	duration	of	your	calls.The	Threat	of	Ionizing	Radiation
Ionizing	radiation,	as	I	have	mentioned,	is	a	serious	kind	of	radiation	that	is
fairly	well	known.	This	type	of	radiation,	which	includes	gamma	rays	and	X
rays,	is	known	to	have	harmful	effects	on	human	tissue.	We	call	this	type	of
radiation	“ionizing”	because	it	results	in	the	formation	of	chemically	reactive
elements	or	molecules	called	ions,	which	alter	the	electrical	charge	in	atoms	and
molecules	within	our	cells.	Ionizing	radiation	causes	damage	to	DNA,	cells,
tissues	and	also	causes	cancer.	Therefore,	no	level	of	exposure	to	radiation	can
be	considered	safe.
Research	on	ionizing	radiation	has	uncovered	many	problems,	from	both
natural	and	man-made	sources.	In	1983,	residents	of	Montclair,	New	Jersey,
began	complaining	of	headaches	and	allergies.	Their	homes	had	been
constructed	on	a	landfill	from	a	U.S.	radium	plant	that	closed	in	the	1930s.	Their
homes	were	found	to	be	contaminated	by	“dangerously	high”	levels	of	radiation,
which	seemed	to	be	related	to	the	reported	health	problems.	Similarly,	in	Kerela,
India,	which	experiences	the	highest	levels	of	natural	environmental	radiation	in
the	world,	a	high	prevalence	of	Down’s	syndrome	and	other	forms	of	mental
retardation	are	found	among	residents.	Radiation	damage	is	also	evident	in
Japan’s	Hiroshima	and	Nagasaki	victims	and	in	the	health	records	of	former
employees	of	government	atomic	facilities.
We	have	no	control	over	about	half	of	the	ionizing	radiation	we	are	exposed	to
in	our	lives,	because	it	comes	from	natural	sources	such	as	radioactive	elements
in	our	soil,	water	and	atmosphere.	Research	the	level	of	radiation	in	the	ground
and	water	where	you	live.	If	your	local	ambient	radiation	is	particularly	high,
you	might	want	to	consider	a	different	home.	At	least	avoid	drinking
contaminated	water	and	use	ventilation	to	remove	radioactive	gas	from	your
basement.
We	do	have	control	over	the	other	half	of	the	ionizing	radiation	we	are
exposed	to—that	which	comes	from	manmade	sources,	primarily	medical	X
rays.	Seemingly	“benign”	dental	X	rays,	mammograms	and	other	radiological
procedures	can	subject	the	body	to	significant	physical	harm.	Given	that	the
overwhelming	majority	of	diagnostic	X	rays	are	not	medically	necessary,	we
should	consider	them	as	a	health	risk	and	carefully	evaluate	their	value	(risks
versus	benefits).	Whether	or	not	to	have	an	X	ray	is	your	choice,	not	your
doctor’s,	and	the	decision	should	be	made	by	you.	As	noted,	this	decision	should
not	be	taken	lightly	because	ionizing	radiation	from	medical	X	rays	and	radiation
treatment	can	cause	cancer,	genetic	defects	and	tissue	injury.
In	the	medical	and	scientific	communities,	much	disagreement	exists	aboutthe	health	effects	of	low-level	exposure	to	ionizing	radiation	in	diagnostic
procedures.	Many	have	assumed	that	low-level	exposure	is	not	a	health	threat,
but	modern	research	is	beginning	to	cast	doubts.	A	study	of	the	health	records	of
thirty-five	thousand	workers	at	a	government	bomb	plant	in	Washington	state
concluded	that	even	small	doses	of	ionizing	radiation	are	four	to	eight	times
more	likely	to	cause	cancer	than	previously	believed.	This	study,	financed	by	the
Three	Mile	Island	Public	Health	Fund	and	carried	out	by	Alice	Stewart,	M.D.,
concluded	that
radiation	delivered	in	small	doses	over	time	(as	we	are	exposed
to	today	through	common	medical	X	rays)	may	carry	a	higher	risk	of	cancer
than	the	same	total	radiation	delivered	in	a	single	dose.
Edward	Radford,	past	chairman	of	the	National	Academy	of	Sciences
committee	on	ionizing	radiation,	says	the	cancer	risk	of	low-level	radiation	may
be	ten	times	worse	than	is	generally	accepted.	Higher	radiation	doses	may	kill
off	damaged	cells,	thus	preventing	their	proliferation,	whereas	weak	exposures
damage	cellular	DNA	but	still	allow	damaged	cells	to	replicate;	thus,	cells	are
able	to	reproduce	and	proliferate	cancerous	mutations.	This	conclusion	is	the
opposite	of	what	our	dentists	and	physicians	teach	us;	the	medical	community
has	always	maintained	that	X	rays	are	safe	because	small	doses	over	time	give
the	body	time	to	repair	itself	and	are	therefore	less	damaging.	However,	instead
of	repairing,	the	body’s	cells	appear	to	suffer	damage	and	then	replicate	that
damage,	enabling	the	problem	to	spread.
The	bottom	line:	Avoid	radiation	whenever	possible.	Because	some	radiation
exists	in	the	natural	world,	we	must	focus	on	reducing	our	exposure	to	the
radiation	we	create,