Experience of an Executive, age 38 222
Chapter 14: PRACTICAL GUIDELINES TO KEEPING SEX
RADIANT AND HEALTHY 225
1. Get Tuned with Your Partner's Energy 48 Hours in
Advance 226
2. Foreplay Begins with a Relaxed Atmosphere 226
3. Don't Make Love After a Big Meal 226
4. Avoid Intercourse in Any Extreme State 227
5. Don't Make Love When Drunk on Alcohol 227
6. Urinate 20 Minutes Before You Have Intercourse. 228
7. Sex During Extreme Weather Conditions Can Be
Unhealthy 228
8. Avoid Hard Physical Work Before and After Sex. 228
9. Don't Rely on Artificial Sexual Aids 229
10. Don't Bathe/Shower Immediately After Sex 229
11. Don't Thrust Too Powerfully into the Woman 229
12. Your Sexual Power is Greatest in The Springtime. 229
13. If You Are 111, Make Love Passively 230
14. Stop Making Love if it Has Become a Routine
Chore 230
15. Don't Rely on Sexual Fantasy to Get Aroused. 231
16. Keep several pillows handy 232
Chapter 15: EXERCISES TO INCREASE MALE POTENCY. 233
How to Cure Impotency 233
How to Avoid Wet Dreams 234
Warming the Stove 236
Massage the Field of Pills 237
Harmonizing the Tendons, Marrow and Bones 237
Secret Taoist Method of Urinating 238
Six Exercises For the Kidneys/Back 239
How to Enlarge and Elongate Your Penis 240How to Decrease Penis Sensitivity 241
Strengthen Your Erection 242
Reflexology Massage of the Penis 242
Indian Rope Burn Massage 244
Four Ways to Increase Sperm Count 244
Massaging the Prostate Gland 245
Anal Pump Squeeze Exercise 245
Tongue Kung Fu 246
Hot and Cold Baths for Sexual Health 250
Harmonious Energy for the Homosexual 251
How to Absorb Sexual Energy from the Sun 253
Chapter 16: ACUPUNCTURE, MOXIBUSTION AND HERBS CAN
HEAL WEAKENED SEXUAL ENERGY 257
Chapter 17: BIOLOGICAL FACTS EVERY MAN SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT FEMALE SEXUALITY 267
The Uterus 268
Ovulation 268
Fertile Mucus 269
Nonfertile Mucus 269
Menstruation 269
Periods 270
Emotional Changes 271
Women's Sexual Anatomy 271
Inner Lips 271
The Shaft of the Clitoris 272
The Glans 272
The Position of the G-Spot 272
The Walls of the Vagina 273
The Cervix 274
Love Muscle 274
Sexual Response Cycle 274
Chapter 18: SUMMARY OF THE SEVEN STAGES OF TAOIST
ESOTERIC YOGA 277
The Small Heavenly Cycle (Microcosmic) 277
The Tongue is a Switch of the Circuit 279
The Seven Esoteric Formulas of the Seven Books of
the Tao 279
First Formula: Fusion of the Five Elements 279
Second Formula: Lesser Enlightenment of Kan and
Li 280
Third Formula: Greater Enlightenment of Kan and Li
282
Fourth Formula: Greatest Enlightenment of Kan and
Li 283
Fifth Formula: Sealing of the Five Sense Organs. 283
Sixth Formula: Congress of Heaven and Earth
Immortality 284
Seventh Formula: Reunion of Heaven and Man. True
Immortal Man 285ABOUT THE AUTHOR — Mantak Chia
The author of this book, Mantak Chia, was born in Thailand
on April 4,1944. When he was six or seven years of age he learned to
"sit and still the mind" from Buddhist monks while on a summer
vacation. This is not to say that he was passive and quiet as a child. In fact, he excelled in track and field events during his grammar
school days in Hong Kong. It was during that time that he learned
the traditional Thai Boxing and met Master Lu, who taught him Tai
Chi Chuan. Shortly thereafter, Master Lu introduced him to
Aikido, Yoga and more Tai Chi. His knowledge of esoteric practice
did not begin, however, until he was eighteen and he had returned to
Thailand. It was at that time that a senior classmate, Cheng Sue Sue,
a student of Yi-Eng, taught him the level of Tao Esoteric practice up
to the Reunion of Man and Heaven. When he was in his twenties, Master Chia studied with Master
Meugi in Singapore, who taught him Kundalini Yoga and the Bud-
dhist Palm. With the Buddhist Palm, he was soon able to eliminate
blockages of flow of life-force in his internal organs and to drive
cold, wet or sick energy out of patients who came to see his Master,
thereby restoring them to health. The young Mantak Chia felt, how-
ever, that Kundalini Yoga produced too much heat and could be
dangerous and so he later combined it with elements of Taoist prac-
tice, which had cooling effects. Later, in his twenties, he met and studied with Master Pan
Yu, who had created a synthesis out of Taoist, Buddhist and
Ch'an teaching, and Master Cheng Yao-Lung, who had also cre-
ated a new system by combining Thai Boxing and Kung Fu. From
Master Cheng Yao-Lung, he learned the Shao-Lin secret method
of internal power as well as the Iron Shirt method called "Cleans-
ing the Marrow and Renewal of the Tendon". From Master Pan
Yu, he learned a variation of Kundalini and the "steel body", a
technique that is said to keep the body from decay. Master Pan Yu
still lives and practices in Hong Kong, where he treats patients by
transmitting his life-force to them. To better understand the
mechanism behind the healing energy, Chia also studied Western
medical science and anatomy for two years. Yet, with all of these achievements, Master Chia was the man-
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medical technician. He is, in short, living proof that his practice is
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stead, a fully predictable working model that might be considered
as a scientific means of dealing with energy systems. In time, he
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 with someone who
usually causes you distress. Consciously initiate a conversation with that in-
law, ex-spouse, bullying co-wor ker, or family member, inviting the Tao to
flow freely. Notice how, what, and where you feel; remain warmly and
tolerantly in touch with the sensations within your body. You’ve entered the
space of self-mastery in this moment. Here’ s what A Course in Miracles offers on this verse of the Tao Te
Ching: “This is the only thing that you need to do for vision, happiness,
release from pain.... Say only this, but mean it with no reservations... I
am responsible for what I see. I chose the feelings I experience... ”
OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com34th Verse
The Gr eat W ay is universal;
it can apply to the left or the right. All beings depend on it for life;
even so, it does not take possession of them. It accomplishes its purpose,
but makes no claim for itself. It covers all cr eatur es like the sky,
but does not dominate them. All things r eturn to it as to their home,
but it does not lor d it over them;
thus, it may be called “gr eat.”

The sage imitates this conduct:
By not claiming gr eatness,
the sage achieves gr eatness. OceanofPDF.comLiving the
Great Way
In this verse, Lao-tzu asks you to reevaluate your perception of greatness. Typical definitions tend to center around the amount of fame and fortune
that an individual accumulates in his or her lifetime. As the previous verse
emphasized, the power to dominate and control others can also be used as a
benchmark of this quality: Commanders of huge armies and heads of state
who attract worldwide attentio n are considered great. Yet great men or
women are often thought of as having been instrumental in affecting the
course of human events in a positive way, making the world a better place
on eithe r a local or global level. Greatness, then, is a claim made by or for
individuals who stand out from the crowd. Verse 34 of the Tao Te Ching describes greatness in an entirely different
manner: Such a quality is the Tao, which is so all-encompassing that every
plant, creature, and human originates and lives because of it, yet it doesn’ t
seek to dominat e anyone or anything. The Tao doesn’ t ask for recogn ition
of any kind, for it has no interest in fame or being thanked for all that it
provides. It is this indif ference toward notoriety that makes true greatness. When you change the way you think about this quality, you’ll see your
world in an entirely new way: You’ll no longer be gauging appearances and
accumulations, and you won’ t notice how much power you or anyone else
uses to exact dominance or control over others. Rather, your new way of
thinking will allow you to look for the unfolding of the Tao in everyone you
see. Perhaps for the very first time, you’ll notice greatness in others, as well
as yourself, in terms of the Tao that includes all. You’ll be able to look at
the sky and see its grandness, which demands absolutely nothing in return. As you change your enculturated view of greatness, you’ll begin seeing a
different world. You’ll see the importance of everyone, including those
individuals you’ve previously identified as difficult or unreasonable. You’ll
begin to see that the holiness that ferments the galaxies is working in you,
in me, and in everyone. You’ll begin to trust that greatness is every person’ sheritage. The Tao is everywhere ; therefore, this quality will be visible in all
things and people. Here are my suggestions for applying the 34th verse of the Tao Te Ching
to your everyday life:
Discontinue deciding what anyone else should or shouldn’t be doing. Avoid thoughts and activities that involve telling people who are perfectly
capable of making their own choices what to do. In your family, remember
that you do not own anyone. The poet Kahlil Gibran reminds you:
Your childr en ar e not your childr en. They ar e the sons and daughters of Life’ s longing for itself. They come thr ough you but not fr om you... This is always true. In fact, disregard any inclination to dominate in all of
your relationships. Listen rather than expound. Pay attention to yourself
when you’re having judgmental opinions and see where self-attention takes
you. When you replace an ownership mentality with one of allowing, you’ll
begin to see the true unfolding of the Tao in yourself and other people. From that mom ent on, you’ll be free of frustration with those  who don’t
behave according to your ego-dominated expectations. Discover a new definition of gr eatness. Offer yourself a definition that doesn’ t use any standards of appearance or
traditional extern al measures of success. Notice those who give much, boast
little, nurture others, and decline recognition or credit, and put them in your
greatness file. Encourage yourself to practice these same kinds of
behaviors. Begin noticing how the Tao is always flowing in an all-
providing, no-boasting, nondemanding, nonpossessing manner. Can you see
how great that truly is? There are many people in your daily life doing just
that. Seek them out and acknow ledge them, while quietly emulating what
they do. Remember that a great  sage never claims ownership of greatness,
so when you change your definition, you’ll see that quality cropping up
everywhere, especially within yourself. Do the T ao NowMake a decision to spend a day seeking out several people who fit the
model of this verse of the Tao Te Ching. Silently convey to them that you
sense their greatness as an unfolding of the Tao. Then notic e how your
interactions with them differ when you’re not making judgments based on
their age, sex, title, conduct, manner of dress, height, weight,  skin color,
religious affiliation, or political beliefs. OceanofPDF.com35th Verse
All men will come to him
who keeps to the one. They flock to him and r eceive no harm,
for in him they find peace, security, and happiness. Music and dining ar e passing pleasur es,
yet they cause people to stop. How bland and insipid ar e the things of this world when one compar es them
to the T ao! When you look for it, ther e is nothing to see. When you listen for it, ther e is nothing to hear. When you use it, it cannot be exhausted. OceanofPDF.comLiving Beyond
Worldly Pleasures
Take a few moments before reading this chapter and ask yourself the
following questions: When I think of pleasur e, what activities readily come
to mind? How do I distinguish between what I find enjoyable and what I
don’t? Generally, pleas ure is described as something experienced by the senses
and available here in the world  of form. Perhaps you experience it in a
sumptuous meal, in your favorite music, or on the golf course, but it’s most
certainly a welcome motivating force for you. Problems can occur,
however, when such pursuits become the primary focus of life. In other
words, an emphasis on worldly pleasures can quite easily create an
imbalance in your system, leading to upset and disease. Obesity, eating
disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, addictions of every description, and
preoccupations with plastic surgery are just a few of the undesir able results. Most everything  defined as pleasurable is temporary, so if you need more
and more of it, then it has a grip on you. What you desire so strong ly has
become your jailer, trapping you into believing that it will bring you peace,
security, or happiness... but it never does. Worldly pleasures only seduce
you into becoming dependent on them, and they leave you always wanting
more. It’s a craving that can never be satisfied: You need another great meal
in order to have that pleasure again because it vanished almost immediately
upon the compl etion of your dessert. You need to keep the music playing
because when it stops, your enjoyment stops, too. All addictions scream out
this depressing message: “You’ll never, ever get enough of what you don’t
want.”
Contrast this bleak picture of pleasure, which Lao-tzu calls “bland and
insipid,” with the ecstasy of the Tao. Just for a moment, imagin e having the
perspective of the Tao as you read this verse, and see if you can change the
way you look at this idea of pleasure. The benefits of having a concept that
harmonizes with the Tao are outlined in the opening lines: All people will
flock to you, and they’ll find peace, security, and happiness when they do.The reason why they’ll discover these three jewels is because you exude
such qualities. Your emphasis is on the Tao—it’ s who you are and therefore
what you have to give away. You are now changing the way you look at things, so your idea of
pleasure shifts beyond the worldly nudges of your senses. You taste your
food, but you’re  in awe of the magic that produced the delectables you’re
eating, as well as the perfection of this incredible cycle that continues in the
elimination and reuse of what you’ve consumed. The constant behind this
ever-changing world


	was	conducted	using	nonsense
words. Children	from	Japan	were	shown	a	poem	in	Japanese	and	other	words
that	formed	nothing	but	nonsense. They	could	easily	pick	out	which	one	was
the	poem. Then	the	same	words	were	shown	to	Western	kids	who	only	spoke
English. Strangely,	they	also	showed	an	ability	to	pick	out	which	words	were
a	Japanese	poem	and	which	ones	were	nonsense. How	did	they	do	it? It	was
as	if	they	picked	this	knowledge	out	of	thin	air—or	as	we	would	say	out	of
the	field. Does	the	field	know	Japanese? Maybe	it	knows	a	lot	more. Albert	Einstein
himself	said	that	when	he	plunged	deep	into	the	laws	of	nature,	he	was	trying
to	figure	out	how	God’s	mind	worked,	which	is	the	same	as	saying	that
creation	has	a	mind. I	think	it	does,	and	so	did	Baba. Your	intelligence	is	the
same	as	cosmic	intelligence. The	eye	keeps	fooling	you	into	thinking	that	the
world	is	huge	and	you	are	small. But	Baba	never	stopped	trying	to	get	me	to
stop	believing	my	eyes. There	was	once	a	great	teacher	who	had	many	devoted	followers. One	day	a
young	man	came	to	him	feeling	very	dejected	and	said,	“You	are	so	far	aboveme	that	I	can	never	rise	that	high. Lying	in	bed	at	night,	I	think	of	Jesus	and
Buddha	and	all	the	great	masters. How	can	anyone	as	weak	as	me	find
enlightenment?”
The	teacher	thought	for	a	moment	and	said,	“You	see	yourself	as	small	and
weak	because	you	look	with	physical	eyes	and	not	the	eyes	of	the	soul. I	see
the	light	in	you,	and
	it	is	the	same	light	that	was	in	Jesus,	Buddha,	and	all	the
saints. Today	it	may	be	a	small	light,	but	its	size	doesn’t	matter. Your	light
makes	you	one	with	the	enlightened. Just	keep	working	until	your	full	glory
fills	the	world.”Out	of	My	Way! B
aba	was	serious	about	taking	me	on	a	search. It	was	starting	to	feel	like	a
safari. We	trudged	uphill	and	down	without	saying	a	word. I	got	the	idea	that
he	wanted	me	to	think,	so	I	ruminated	until	I	got	sick	of	that. “What	are	we
doing?”	I	blurted	out. “What	do	you	think	we’re	doing?”	he	asked. I	wiped	the	sweat	from	my	eyes	and	looked	up	at	the	blazing-hot,	clear	blue
sky. “We’re	not	looking	for	a	rainbow,	that’s	for	sure.”
“Don’t	get	irritated,”	said	Baba. “Let’s	look	for	something	easier. How	about
God?”
“God?”	That	was	a	word	Baba	hardly	ever	used. “Why	do	you	think	God	is
easy	to	find? Most	people	think	just	the	opposite,”	I	said. “That’s	because	God	has	done	such	a	good	job	of	obeying	us. Long	ago
people	turned	to	God	and	said,	‘Get	out	of	our	way,	we	know	how	to	run	the
world,’	and	so	he	did. God’s	not	getting	in	the	way	anymore.”
“Baba,	you’re	saying	particularly	strange	things	today,”	I	said. “You	think
God	left	because	we	asked	him	to?”
“Without	a	doubt. I	told	you	that	you	could	change	the	world. God	wouldn’t
have	left	the	scene	if	that	weren’t	true. He	would	have	stayed	around	and	run
things	himself.”
“So	he’s	really	not	here?”
“I	didn’t	say	that. It	was	almost	impossible	for	him	to	find	a	way	to	leave. Then	he	came	up	with	something	clever. He	vanished	without	vanishing.”
Instead	of	marching	on,	Baba	came	to	a	halt. He	produced	a	small	clay	jar
filled	with	water. He	handed	it	to	me	and	watched	while	I	gulped	it	down. “Don’t	you	want	any?”	I	asked. “No,	I	want	the	jar	empty.”	Baba	took	it	from	my	hands. “Take	a	closer	look.You	see	the	clay	walls	of	this	jar? And	you	see	the	space	inside?”
Suddenly	he	took	a	rock	clenched	in	his	other	hand	and	smashed	the	jar	to
bits. “Have	I	smashed	the	space	inside?”	he	asked. “No.”
“Now	you	see	where	God	went. He	may	have	erased	the	visible	evidence	that
he	was	ever	in	this	world,	but	he	is	just	as	present	as	the	space	inside	this	pot. Everywhere	you	look	is	a	space	for	spirit. God	is	letting	us	make	all	the
decisions	because	nothing	we	do	can	take	his	spirit	away.”
“Do	people	have	to	believe	in	God?”	I	asked. “It’s	a	choice,”	said	Baba. “We	all	want	to	keep	running	our	own	lives,	and
some	people	feel	better	with	God	by	their	side,	while	others	feel	better
thinking	they	are	totally	on	their	own. But	that	doesn’t	mean	you	made	God
disappear. He	just	disappeared	for	you. The	divine	plan	could	be	working	just
fine,	but	you	wouldn’t	know	it.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
Baba	was	showing	me	something	about	who	runs	the	world. If	God	is	running
it,	he	must	be	doing	it	with	us	or	without	us. If	without	us,	then	there’s
nothing	for	people	to	do,	really,	but	worship	the	Almighty	and	hope	to	please
him	(or	her). But	if	God	is	running	the	world
with
	us,	we	need	to	step	up	and
take	our	part	seriously. Baba	believed	that	there	is	a	divine	plan,	but	God	isn’t	showing	us	the
blueprint,	much	less	himself. So	how	are	we	meant	to	cooperate	with	his
plan? Baba	taught	me	that	God	is	here	in	spirit. When	I	contact	my	spirit,	I
am	helping	the	divine	plan. Creation	keeps	going;	it	didn’t	happen	just	once. When	I	have	a	creative	idea,	God	is	having	it	through	me. God’s	work	is	not
like	a	final	blueprint	that	no	one	is	allowed	to	touch. “If	you	really	want	to	see
your	maker,”	Baba	said,	“become	a	maker	yourself. It’s	like	catnip. God
won’t	be	able	to	resist	helping	you.”
The	more	you	stretch	your	mind	into	the	unknown,	the	more	help	your	soul
will	offer	(this	whole	book	is	one	long	mind	stretch,	and	I	hope	you	will
receive	a	flood	of	spiritual	help	from	now	on). I	have	learned	to	live	by	apiece	of	advice	I	read	many	years	ago:	“Start	a	great	project,	and	with	the	first
step	you’ll	be	amazed	at	the	invisible	forces	that	will	come	to	your	aid.”	What
this	means	is	that	when	you	have	a	new	thought,	you	are	actually	causing
invisible	forces	to	go	on	the	alert;	they	notice	you	and	try	to	help. Your	choice
is	either	to	block	them	or	to	go	with	the	flow. Here’s	what	it	takes	to	go	with
the	flow. A	Game	Plan	for	Accomplishment
Focus	on	what	you	want	to	accomplish,	let	it	sprout	and	grow	in	your	mind. Ask	y


 by glutamate during brain trauma due to the development of oxidative or metabolic stress. 54
Moreover, this excitotoxic  process by glutamate, which can damage or kill neu-
rons, was reported to be blocked by DMSO.54
The treatment of brain edema after MTBI presents a challenge for many clini -
cians. Considerable animal and human studies indicate that DMSO can quickly lower edema and ICP following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). 41,43–45,61,159
These findings suggest that DMSO at lower doses than those used for severe, closed head injury may be beneficial to mild brain trauma. This concussion is supported by the pharmacological properties of DMSO, including its antiedema property, its potent diuretic action, its anti-inflammatory properties, and its increase of cere -
bral perfusion. 160 Moreover, its blocking effect of excessive glutamate, sodium, and
calcium entry into cells and efflux of potassium ( Figure 8.3) that can induce cyto -
toxicity demonstrates that it can therapeutically target the biochemical cascade described in animal and human brain following MTBI (concussions) or severe TBI. 50,51,54
DMSO COMBINED WITH A GLYCOLYTIC INTERMEDIATE
Because brain injury can lead to an impairment of mitochondrial oxidative phos -
phorylation with the loss of ATP as well as to the formation of cytotoxic free radicals,
de la Torre and his group161 reasoned that combining DMSO with an intermediate
of anaerobic glycolytic metabolism, fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP), might be more
useful than either drug alone in preventing the neuronal and energy compromise associated with severe, concussive head injury in a mouse model. 161158 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
FDP is an intermediate of anaerobic glycolytic metabolism and has been shown to
restore the activity of the Embden–Meyerhof pathway and oxidative phosphorylation
when administered during prolonged hypoperfusion states.162 FDP can also inhibit
oxygen-free radicals, stimulate anaerobic glycolysis, and increase the production of ATP, the main energy fuel of cells and neurons. 163 It is this activity by FDP that may
limit injury to the brain following ischemic-hypoxia.163
The combination of DMSO + FDP to treat experimental brain trauma in mice thus
seemed a reasonable option to prevent or restore loss of ATP in ischemic brain cells while simultaneously reducing progressive cerebral edema caused by the injury. 161
Consequently, it was believed that FDP would act primarily to protect ischemic brain tissue from energy substrate depletion, a common outcome after brain trauma, while DMSO would act to stabilize cell membranes from excess free radical formation and abnormal Ca
+ entry into cells while reducing ICP by improving CBF.160
Both FDP and DMSO have each been reported to be useful when administered in
head injury42,45,61,163 or cerebral ischemia in animals or humans.159,163,164 FDP has been
shown to prevent the ischemic-induced loss of ATP and accumulation of intracellu -
lar Ca2+ in experimental animals, possibly by stimulating glycolysis while inhibiting
gluconeogenesis.164 The administration of FDP during brain ischemia would seem to
be particularly useful, since it readily crosses the blood–brain barrier (arias) and can yield twice as many moles of ATP as glucose. 164
In an experiment to test the synergic potential of DMSO-FDP, male CD-1 mice
weighing 22–29 g were restrained and their heads were positioned under a head injury apparatus with their chins resting firmly on a flat surface at the base of the apparatus. 161 The apparatus consisted of a 25 cm long glass shaft held vertically by
clamps on a ring stand and a tubular lead cylinder weighing 40 g. The lead cylin -
der was allowed to drop 20 cm through the shaft onto the center of the head, thus creating an 800 g/cm force injury on the cranium. An imaginary line was drawn coronally just anterior to the ears in order to create a consistent injury site on the animal’s head. This head injury mouse model has been previously used to screen the effectiveness of potential pharmacological agents after brain trauma. 165 FDP was
given at 350 mg/kg in a 10% solution, and DMSO was administered at 1 gm/kg in a 28% solution both intravenously via the tail vein. All mice were pretested on the string prior to head injury, and all were able to
grasp the string for a 90 s trial period and to travel with ease from the center of the string to one of the end posts holding the string. The extent of motor deficits reflected by the reduced ability of mice to remain gripping the string after head injury has been shown to be inversely proportional to the increased severity of the head injury. 166
Following head injury, testing showed 11 of 12 mice treated with DMSO + FDP
retained sensory function as compared with 5 of 12 mice given vehicle nontreatment, 8 of 12 treated with DMSO only, and 7 of 12 treated with FDP. 161 The combination
of DMSO + FDP significantly protected mice from motor deficits after injury, as
indicated by an increased mean grip test score (76.3 s) shown by this group 1 h after
head injury when compared with vehicle nontreated (5.8 s), FDP-treated (20.8 s), and DMSO-treated (19.6 s) animals. The pattern of protection continued for at least 2 h after head injury, with all groups showing some improvement over the previous grip 159 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
test taken 1 h after head injury. However, the only significant protection after 2 h was
observed in the group treated with DMSO + FDP. Two hours after head injury, the group treated with FDP + DMSO had a mean grip test score of 86.5 s, which was significantly better than from the DMSO only (33.8 s), FDP only (24.3 s), and vehicle nontreated groups (12.2 s). 161
This study was the first to demonstrate that the combined DMSO + FDP given to
mice that have been subjected to a moderate 800 g/cm concussion head injury can significantly modify the sensory-motor deficits, incidence of mortality, and histopa-thology. DMSO + FDP appeared superior in reducing the trauma-induced neurologi -
cal deficits and fatal outcome to either agent administered alone. Besides the improved sensory-motor function of mice treated with DMSO + FDP,
a possible fringe benefit to the head-injured brain where inadequate cerebral perfu -
sion is expected may be the ability of these two agents to allow RBCs to maintain their deformability. Under normal conditions, RBCs with a 7–8  µm diameter can
squeeze through capillaries that are 3–5  µm wide so that oxygen can be delivered to
the tissues. The RBCs’ viscoelastic properties or deformability is possible because of a spectrin–actin interaction within the erythrocyte, which is dependent on its stored ATP and 2,3-diphosphoglycerate. 167
If 2,3-diphosphoglycerate or ATP stores are reduced by ischemia-hypoxia
(Heckler/Marcel), it is probable that RBCs will increase their rigidity and thus be unable to adequately perfuse the cerebral microvasculature. This consequence would prevent optimal oxygen delivery to neurons and glial cells, which rely on oxy -
gen for the elaboration of ATP and for their basic cellular metabolism. Infusion of FDP raises the concentration of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate,
168 allowing RBCs to deform
normally and consequently facilitating oxygen disassociation from hemoglobin169,170
during ischemia-hypoxia. Conversely, DMSO is reported to promote the formation of ATP from ADP
171 and to preserve mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, thus
ensuring ATP production after experimental brain ischemia172 This activity could
additionally favor RBC deformability during tissue ischemic-hypoxia, a process that would improve cerebral perfusion. Another advantage of adding FDP to DMSO is that FDP has been shown to be
effective in preventing ischemic injury to the brain
173,174 ostensibly by inhibiting exci -
totoxic release of glutamate during brain ischemia and preventing ATP loss by sub -
stantially increasing the flux of glucose into the pentose-phosphate pathway. Indirect evidence has also demonstrated that FDP can modulate cerebrovascular tone, myo -
cardial contractility, platelet aggregation, and blood pressure,
175,176 systems that can
exacerbate damage following severe head injury. The exact mechanism for the synergic activity demonstrated by the DMSO + FDP
combination has not yet been determined, but it may be assumed to lie in the abil -
ity of each agent to address different but critical metabolic abnormalities associated with the pathogenesis of severe head injury, for example, ATP loss leading to neu -
ronal energy deficiency, metabolic acidosis, abnormal Ca
2+ entry into cells, platelet
aggregation, inflammatory response, cerebrovascular constriction, glutamate toxic -
ity, ICP increase, and free radical formation. This drug combination is reviewed in terms of its effect


 So stop questioning your motives
(you do it incessantly) and let’s get on with
it. Chapter 3
Well, I have a hundred questions. A
thousand. A million. And the problem is, I
sometimes don’t know where to begin. Just list the questions. Just start
somewhere. Go ahead, right now. Make a
list of the  questions that occur to you. Okay. Some of them are going to seem
pretty simple, pretty pl ebeian. Stop making judgments against yourself. Just list them. Right. Well, here are the ones that occur to
me now. 1. When will my life finally take off? What
does it take to “get it together,” and achieve
even a  modicum of success? Can the
struggle ever end? 2. When will I learn enough about
relationships to be able to have them go
smoothly? Is  there any way to be happy in
relationships? Must they always be
constantly challenging? 3. Why can’t I ever seem to attract enough
money in my life? Am I destined to be
scrimping  and scraping for the rest of my
life? What is blocking me from realizing my
full potential in  this regard? 4. Why can’t I do what I really want to do
with my life and still make a living? 5. How can I solve some of the health
problems I face? I have been the victim of
enough  chronic problems to last a lifetime. Why am I having them all now? 6. What is the karmic lesson I’m supposed
to be learning here? What am I trying to
master? 7. Is there such a thing as reincarnation? How m any past lives have I had? What was
I in them? Is “karmic debt” a reality? 8. I sometimes feel very psychic. Is there
such a thing as “being psychic”? Am I that? Are people who claim to be psychic
“trafficking with the devil”? 9. Is it okay to take money f or doing good? If I choose to do healing work in the world —
God’s work —can I do that and become
financially abundant, too? Or are the two
mutually  exclusive? 10. Is sex okay? C’mon —what is the real
story behind this human experience? Is sex
purely  for procr eation, as some religions say? Is true holiness and enlightenment
achieved through  denial —or
transmutation —of the sexual energy? Is it
okay to have sex without love? Is just  the
physical sensation of it okay enough as a
reason? 11. Why did you make sex so good, so
spectacular, so powerful a human
experience if all  we are to do is stay away
from it as much as we can? What gives? For that matter, why are  all fun things either
“immoral, illegal, or fattening”? 12. Is there life on other planets? Have we
been v isited by it? Are we being observed
now? Will we see evidence —irrevocable
and indisputable —of extraterrestrial life in
our lifetime? Does each form of life have its
own God? Are you the God of It All? 13. Will utopia ever come to the planet
Earth? Will God  ever show Himself to
Earth’s people,  as promised? Is there such
a thing as the Second Coming? Will there
ever be an End of the  World —or an
apocalypse, as prophesied in the Bible? Is
there a one true religion? If so,  which one? These are just a few of my questions. As I
said, I have a hundred more. Some of
these  questions embarrass me —they
seem so sophomoric. But answer them,
please —one at a  time—and let’s “talk”
about them. Good. Now we’re getting to it. Don’t
apologize for these questions. These are
the questions men and women have been
asking for hundreds of years. If the
questions  were so silly, they wouldn’t be
asked over and over again by each succeeding  generation. So let’s go to
question one. I have established Laws in the universe
that make it poss ible for you to have —to
create —exactly what you choose. These
Laws cannot be violated, nor can they be
ignored. You are following these Laws right
now, even as you read this. You cannot  not
follow the Law, for these are the ways
things work. You cannot ste p aside from
this; you cannot operate outside of it. Every minute of your life you have been
operating inside of it —and everything you
have ever experienced you have thusly
created. You are in a partnership with God. We share an eternal covenant. My promis e
to you is to always give you what you  ask. Your promise is to ask; to understand the
process of the asking and the  answering. I’ve already explained this process to you
once. I’ll do so again, so that  you clearly
understand it. You are a three -fold being. You consist of
body, mind, and spirit. You could also call
these the physical, the non -physical, and
the meta -physical. This is the Holy Trinity,
and it has been called by many names. That which you are, I am. I am manifested
as Three -In-One. Some of you r theologians
have called this Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. Your psychiatrists have  recognized
this triumvirate and called it conscious,
subconscious, and  superconscious. Your philosophers have called it the id, the
ego, and the super ego. Science calls  this
energy, matter, and antimatter. Poets speak of mind, heart, and soul. New
Age thinkers refer to body, mind, and  spirit. Your time is divided into past, present, and
future. Could this not be the same as
subconscious, conscious, and
superconscious? Spac e is likewise divided
into three:  here, there, and the space
between. It is defining and describing this “space
between” that becomes difficult, elusive. The moment you begin defining or
describing, the space you describe
becomes “here” or “there.” Yet we know this
“space between” exists. It is what holds
“here” and “there”  in place —just as the
eternal now holds “before” and “after” in
place. These three aspects of you are actually
three energies. You might call them
thought,  word, and action. All three put
together produce a result —which in your
language  and understanding is called a
feeling, or experience. Your soul (subconscious, id, spirit, past,
etc.) is the sum total of every feeling you’ve
ever had (created). Your awareness of
some of these is called your memory. When  you have a memory, you are said to
re-member. That is, to put back together. To
reassemble the parts. When you reassemble all of the parts of
you, you will have re -membered Who You
Really Are. The process of creation starts with
thought —an idea, conception, visualization. Everything you see was once
someone’s idea. Nothing exists in your
world that did  not first exist as pure thought. This is true of the universe as well. Thought is the first level of creation. Next comes the word. Everyth ing you say
is a thought expressed. It is creative and
sends forth creative energy into the
universe. Words are more dynamic (thus,
some  might say more creative) than
thought, because words are a different
level of  vibration from thought. They disrupt
(change, alter, affect) the universe with
greater  impact. Words are the second level of creation. Next comes action. Actions are words moving. Words are
thoughts expressed. Thoughts are ideas  formed. Ideas are energies come together. Energies are forces releas ed. Forces are
elements existent. Elements are particles
of God, portions of All, the stuff of
everything. The beginning is God. The end is action. Action is God creating —or God
experienced. Your thought about yourself is that you are
not good enough, not wondrous enough,
not sinless enough, to be a part of God, in
partnership with God. You have denied  for
so long Who You Are that you have
forgotten Who You Are. This has not occurred by coincidence; this
is not happenstance. It is all part of the
divine pla n—for you could not claim,
create, experience —Who You Are if you  already were it. It was necessary first for
you to release (deny, forget) your
connection to Me in order to fully
experience it by fully creating it —by calling
it forth. For your grandest wish —and My
grandest desire —was for you to
experience  yourself as the part of Me you
are. You are therefore in the process of
experiencing  yourself by creating yourself
anew in every single moment. As am I. Through you. Do you see the partnership? Do you grasp
its implications? It is a holy collaboration —
truly, a holy communion. Life will “


 instruments too. And so what’ s
looking through  your eyes? Y ou, A wareness! What’ s hearing sounds? Y ou,
A wareness! Y our body is alive because of A wareness—A wareness is actually
the life force that animates your body. “The fu ndamental mistake is to believe a human being is experiencing
awareness. This is not correct. Only awareness is aware, and  therefore only
awareness can experience awareness. When I ask you, ‘Are yo u aware?,’ you
will pau se to check your experie nce and you will answer, ‘Y es.’ That ‘yes’ is an
af firmation of awareness’ s awareness of itself. It is not a body or a brain that
experiences being aware. The body and brain are experienced ; they don’ t
experience.”
Rupert Spira, fr om the talk “The Light of Consciousness”
Ther e Is Only One: Our Name Is “I”
“Only awarenes s is aware. Hum an beings aren’ t aware. Dogs and cats aren’ t
aware. Animals  aren’ t aware. Only awareness is aware. There is only one
awareness, just as there is only  one space in the universe. That awareness is
refracted in each of our minds and, as a result, each of our minds seems to have
its o wn package of awareness, just as every building seems to contain its own
space. B ut the awareness with  which each of our minds is aware of its
experience is the only awareness there is, infinite awareness, just as the space in
all buildings is the same space.”
Rupert Spira, fr om the talk “A war eness Is the Only A war e Entity in Existence”
This Infinite A wareness—this one and only A wareness— is you, and every other
person! There is only one A wareness, and it’ s the same A wareness that is
operating through everybody. There is just one of us. Our name is “I.”“There is only one ‘I,’ and you are It, as everyone is It.”
David Bingham
It’ s the one A w areness operating through every living form. A ll the physical
forms are simply dif ferent veh icles for the one glorious, Infin ite A wareness. This is the true meaning of the teaching, “W e are one.”
Consciousness and A wareness are dif ferent words used to des cribe the same
thing. They both describe you. “This very ordinary consciousn ess, which is hearing these w ords right this
moment, and understanding the m, happens to be also the divine consciousness
that lives all lives. There is not a single separate entity in the entire cosmos.”
Francis Lucille, fr om  T ruth Love Beauty
“W e are One. There is only one in us. There is only one as us.”
Mooji, fr om  White Fire, second edition
It’ s a little like t he trillions of individual cells living, working, a nd operating in
your bod y. Unbe knownst to each of the individual cells, they are really part of
the one human being. There ar e billions of beings in the world, operating as
individuals, and unbeknownst to most of them, they’re the one a nd only Infinite
Being. “W e have been taught to believe that this consciousness is personal and limited,
and that  each person is endowed with a private and separate co nsciousness, so
that ther e are many consciousne sses. W e have never considered that while it is
easy to verify that two objects are separate, because it is possible to see their
borders and limits, it is not possible to find any border or limit to
consciousness.”
Francis Lucille, fr om  T ruth Love Beauty
If there’ s only one A wareness or Consciousness, why aren’ t you aware of
thoughts or sensations in other people’ s bodies? Or of what an animal in Africa
is seein g or hearing? It’ s bec ause A wareness or Consciousness has been
funneled throug h your mind, m aking it localized to your body. Plus, the belief
that you’re a s eparate individual prevents you from experi encing the full
expansiveness of A wareness. But when you feel compassio n or love for
another, you are far more tuned in to the one A wareness than you might have
realized. W e’ve all had gl impses in our li fe of the A wareness that we are, but more often
than not  we passed them of f as something we imagined or a trick of the mind. Whether we remember them or not, we’ve had experiences that we can’ t
explain, very often when we were children. It may have been an experience
where y ou felt you expanded to be really big, and felt like the w orld was within
you, or maybe you saw or heard something that no one else could see or hear. Children are more tuned in to A wareness because their mind hasn’ t yet covered
A wareness over  with a whole array of mental concepts and beliefs. Under the
age of two and a  half, children are pure, simple A wareness. They don’ t have the
experience of being separate, wh ich is why they refer to themselves in the third
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        Dedication
Dedicated to all of humanity
May  The Greatest Secret fr ee you fr om all suffering and
bring you everlasting happiness. That is my intention for you, and for every human
being. Epigraph
“Of all the things human beings can learn in this life, I
have the gr eatest news to tell you, the most beautiful
thing to shar e. ”
—MoojiContents
Cover
T itle Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
The Beginning
Chapter 1: Hidden in Plain Sight
Chapter 2: The Greatest Secret: Revealed
Chapter 3: The Reveal Continued
Chapter 4: Y ou’re Dreaming. It’ s T ime to W ake Up
Chapter 5: Freedom from the Mind
Chapter 6: Understanding the Power of Feelings
Chapter 7: The End of Negative Feelings
Chapter 8: No More Suf fering
Chapter 9: Dissolving Limiting Beliefs
Chapter 10: Everlasting Happiness
Chapter 1 1: The W orld: All Is W ell
Chapter 12: The End—There Is No End
The Greatest Secret Practices
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gratitude for your leading-edge perspectives that humankind
needs to take us out of the dark ages of old paradigms that
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something earth -shattering that I must share with the world, I
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1 eggplant
water
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 tbsp. organic tomato pur ée
parsley (or cilantro), chopped
lemon wedge
yogurt
Prick the skin of the eggplant  all over. Place directly onto the oven rack (or use a small baking
dish) and bake for about 40 minutes  near the top of the oven at 375°  F (190° C), turning  once
after 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. When cool, peel away the stalk and skin, and
chop the flesh until you have a rough pur ée. Heat a little water in a small pan and saut é the
chopped onion over low heat for about 10 minutes  or until soft. Stir in the tomato pur ée and the
eggplant  purée. Cook for another 2 minutes over high heat to remove excess moisture. Remove
from heat and cool completely. Chop some parsley (or cilantro)  and mix in with the pur ée. Lay
on a bed of lettuce. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and a little yogurt. Grapefruit Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 1 or 2
1 pink grapefruit
celery, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded
radicchio (or red leaf lettuce leaves)
grated horseradish (or chopped mint leaves)
Cut the grapefruit in half. Juice one-half and cut out the segments of the other half. Chop some
celery and seeded red pepper. Arrange a layer of radicchio (or red leaf lettuce leaves) on a plate. Mix grapefruit segments, celery and red pepper together and put on top of lettuce. Make a
dressing with grapefruit juice flavored with a little grated horseradish (or chopped mint leaves). Variation:  Put grapefruit segments on top of endive and watercress. Make a dressing with
yogurt and a little grapefruit juice. Mix well and serve immediately. How to segment a grapefruit:  Cut a horizontal slice off the top and bottom. Sit the
grapefruit flat and, using a sharp knife, remove the peel and outer white membrane by cutting
downwards in sections. Using a container to catch any juice, cut between the membranes and
the flesh of each segment to the core, taking care to point the knife blade away from you. Work
around the grapefruit, easing out each segment as you go. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 211Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comJerusalem Artichoke Paté
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 2
1 lb. Jerusalem artichokes
1 tbsp. yogurt
1-2 tsp. lemon juice
parsley, chopped
flaxseed oil
Scrub the artichokes. Put in dish in oven to roast at 400°  F (204 ° C). (It’s a good idea to cook
them with your baked potato.) Allow to cool and remove skin. Mash or purée in blender until
it has a creamy consistency. Add the yogurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley, and flaxseed oil and
beat together. Serve as an appetizer or a snack with toasted slices of bread  and a smattering of
various lettuce leaves and cherry tomatoes to decorate. Melon and Mango Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2-4
slices of honeydew and/or cantaloupe melon
slices of mango
Dressing:
1/2 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
2 tbsp. lime (or lemon) juice
mint leaves
Cut the melon in half and remove the rind. Slice the melon and arrange in a fan shape on a
shallow plate. Slice the mango lengthwise and peel, including the fl esh left around the pit. Cut
the mango flesh into slices and arrange between the melon slices on the plate. Pour the dressing
over the melon. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 212Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comPapaya  and Lime Appetizer
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves 2
2 papayas
2 tbsp. honey
juice of 1 lime
1 lime for decoration, sliced
Peel the papaya and remove the seeds. Cut into slices (or cubes). Mix the honey with the lime
juice and pour over papaya slices. Toss gently and refrigerate. Serve chilled, decorated with thin
slices of lime. Stuffed Zucchini  Appetizer
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 2-4
8 medium zucchinis
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. parsley, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
red leaf lettuce
4-6 tbsp. dressing
Dressing:
6 tbsp. apple cider vinegar  (or lemon juice)
4 tbsp. water
herbs
flaxseed oil
Cook the zucchini  whole (about 5 minutes  on a very low heat) until half-cooked. Cut off
both ends and cut each in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and chop them. Sprinkle some
dressing into the zucchini  hollows, and add a little chopped onion. Leave to marinate while
preparing the stuffing. Take the remaining onion and chop the pepper and tomatoes, add the
chopped parsley and crushed garlic, and mix with the chopped zucchini  middles. Toss in the rest
of the dressing and fill the hollows with the mixture. Arrange on a layer of red leaf lettuce to
serve. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 213Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comYogurt and Apricot Sorbet Appetizer
Freezing time: 2-3 hours
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 2-4
8 oz. dried apricots
20 fl. oz. water
10 oz. yogurt
2 tbsp. honey
Place the apricots and a little water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30-
40 minutes, or until soft. Add the rest of the water to bring the liquid content to 15 oz. Leave
to cool. Place the apricots and liquid in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the yogurt and
honey, but do not blend these. Transfer the contents to a freeze-proof container and freeze until
solid. Use an ice-cream scooper to serve one or two scoops into a bowl. Serve immediately. Dressings
Baba Ghanoush  (Eggplant and Lemon Dressing)
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
1 large eggplant
1 or 2 clove s garlic
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. parsl ey, chopped
Bake the eggplant for 1 hour  at 350-400°  F (177-204 ° C). When cool ed enough to peel, drain
off excess juice, squeezing gently. Mash and blend with garlic until fairly smooth and add
lemon juice and parsley. Mix well. Serve with lemon wedges. Good with crudités and as a relish
as well as a sauce. Variation: Mix with yogurt. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 214Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comBasic Salad Dressing
2 tbsp. lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)
2 tbsp. water
pinch of sugar (optional)
Mix together and put into a container with any of the following:
tarragon, pushed in stalk first
shallots (or green  onions), finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
fresh bay leaf
lemon  grass (for a lemon flavor)
Dressing for Vegetables
2 tbsp. lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)
2 tbsp. water
pinch of sugar (optional)
yogurt
Mix lemon juice  (or apple cider vinegar), water and sugar (if used). Mix in yogurt and beat well. Flaxseed Oil and Lemon Juice Dressing
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
(Use a ratio of 2/3 oil to 1/3 lemon juice)
garlic
fresh herbs
a little orange juice
Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir vigorously. Pour over the salad and serve
immediately. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 215Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comGarlic and Green Onion Dressing
1 tbsp. flaxseed  oil
1/


 water fasting  (with nor-
mal water intake): is the most commonly used in
the clinical practice of the RDT. The absolute or dry fasting:  from a physio-
logical perspective, during this type of fasting the
body does not undergo a deficit of liquids be-
cause every kilogram  of splitting lipid mass (gly-
cogen) releases up to 1 liter of endogenous water
(metabolic). In a normal environmental temper-
ature, the organism does not lose large quantities
of liquids through pulmonary and cutaneous
perspiration: between 1.5 to 2 liters a day, so the
water deficit does not exceed 0.5 -1 liter per day,
i.e. physiologically admissible values under con-
ditions of reduced basic metabolism. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frIf the absolute absence of food and water does
not exceed 3 -4 days, the dehydration of the body
does no t exceed an acceptable low level. Normal
clinical practice recommends short dry fasting
exercises (1 -3 days) during which neither ene-
mas nor laxatives are prescribed. During a dry
fast the times for typical fasting phased are re-
duced: the stage of alimentary excitement lasts a
few hours; the stage of increasing ketoacidosis
lasts from 1 to 3 days. Upon observation, the
splitting of fat deposits starts earlier and is more
complete. Furthermore, a high concentration of
biologically active substances such as h ormones,
immunocompetent cells and immunoglobulins
is detected in body fluids. Contrary to popular
belief the "dry" fasting is objectively better toler-
ated than " water " fasting. Moreover, in cases of
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sion, forms of allergy, etc., a 3 -days dry fast
proved to be much more effective than a 3 -days
water  fast. On the basis of the studies and results
obtained, it can be said that 3 days of absolute
fasting correspond to 7 -9 days of water fasting. The combined fastin g: absolute (dry) + com-
plete (water) fasting: a method of consecutive
application of absolute (dry) fasting for 2 -3 days
and complete (water) fasting from 10 to 14 days. In accordance with this practice, patients are ad-
vised to abstain from food and water for 1 -3 days
(depending on individual tolerance) and no
cleansing procedures (enemas) are prescribed. Starting from the 2nd -4th day, patients begin to
take water in a dose of 10 -12mg per kg of body -
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riod and continue the complete  (water ) fast ac-
cording to the RDT method. Some researchers
observe that the use of combined fasting allows
to reach the acidotic peak in a shorter time and
to greatly reduce more body fat mass. In the case
of treatment for hypertensive patients, the nor-
malization of blood pressure begins earlier,
thereby reducing the necessary time for fasting,
and, consequently, the duration of the patients’
hospitalization is also reduced. This method is
the favored alternative in cases of obesity or
edema as a complication of the main disease. Furthermore, the combination of dry and wa-
ter fasting is well tolerated by patients, it has a
therapeutic effect even in cases where the gen-
eral duration of RDT is reduced and it optimizes
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onset of the acidotic crisis. Disadvantages: during a combined fast there
is no excretion from the body of "heavy dead wa-
ter", the anti -inflammatory effect is less pro-
nounced compared to the same effect during a
dry fasting and  the depurative effect is also
weaker. To obtain a positive therapeutic effect it
is necessary to practice a long period of water
fasting, at least 30 days. WARNING! With the combined fasting it is
expected to start strictly with dry fasting days
and then continue with water or water fasting. It
is dangerous to invert the practice and do the op-
posite because it is always absolutely necessary
to start from the process that imposes a more ex-
treme modality and then transition to one that is
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go from dry fast to water, but you can never go
from water  to dry! Fractional therapeutic fasting:  this ap-
proach, well investigated by Dr. Voytovich13, in-
volves a few repeated or consecutive cycles (usu-
ally 3) of RDT (water  fasting). The average dura-
tion of the fasting period is 14 days whereas the
duration of the therapy is six months. It is possi-
ble to apply both complete and combined fast-
ing. Dr. Filonov elaborated his method of frac-
tional dry fasting based on Dr. V oytovich’s indi-
cations concerning fractional water fasting. 13 Voytovich, G. A., Iztseli samogo sam  (Heal yourself ), Moscow,
1998. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frGradual therapeutic fasting:  in this type of
therapy, the duration of the fast is reduced to the
first clinical signs of reaching an acidotic peak,
i.e. until the shift to endogenous nutrition. Fol-
lowing this transition there is a recovery period
equal to the duration of half of the first fast (1st
step). Afterwards, the fast resumes again until
"the peak" (2nd step). In total, this approach re-
quires 3 -4 steps. The use of this technique is ad-
visable for hypertensive patients unable to toler-
ate long periods of fasting, especially for patients
over 55 years of age. The technique may also be
a method of choice for patients whose condition
would pose great health risks to practice the clas-
sical FDT (RDT). Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr
6. What methods of fasting have been
developed and disseminated in the
USSR-Russia? Ivanov’s method: 42 hours a week of dry
fasting
In the Soviet Union, one of the founders of a
unique healing system, which also includes dry
fasting, was Porfiry Ivanov (1898 -1982). He was
born in Ukraine in a family of miners. After
graduating from the mandatory four classes of
parochial school, the 15 -year-old boy began
working at the coal mine. In 1934, he had a
dream that became recurrent and made him re-
alize that man should not fight against the
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vantage of them for his best interest. He began to experiment on himself with var-
ious procedures to temper the body: he would go
out without headgear and jacket in the winter
frost, he walked barefoot all year, and poured
buckets of frozen water over himself. Soon he developed phenomenal abilities. In
addition to a robust health, he gained consider-
able bioenergetic power and extra-sensory abili-
ties, which helped him  to heal patients with
complex diseases. He lived in a period and in a
country that did not allow the manifestation of
such extraordinary abilities. He was arrested
many times, he spent overall 12 years in prison
and in psychiatric hospitals, but nothing c ould
break him down. He had hundreds of followers
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frwho learnt his doctrine ( Detka  - Babe). Special-
ists of such doctrine hold attitudes close to ne-
opaganism, Buddhism and yoga. Detka  is summarized in 12 simple and practi-
cal guidelines and one of the fundamental rec-
ommendations concerns dry fasting. According
to this system, in order to keep in shape, have
strong health, a clear mind and a heart open to
others it is mandatory to practi ce dry fasting for
a minimum of 42 hours a week: eating should
stop


	oranges,	and	parsley	together	until	you	get	a
smooth	juice. 2. Pour	juice	into	two	glasses. Garnish	them	with	orange	slices	if	desired. Enjoy! 3. This	is	an	easy	and	simple	way	for	winter	body	cleansing.Winter	Grapefruit	and	Fennel	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	grapefruit

1. 1	lime

1. 2	celery

ribs

1. 1/2	fennel

1. 1	orange

1. 5	leaves	Tuscan	cabbage

1. 1	small	handful	mint

Directions

1. Add	all	of	the	above	ingredients	through	a	juicer. 2. Serve	and	enjoy! 3. You	will	punch	up	your	energy	levels	with	this	rich	vitamin	beverage!Pineapple	Ginger	Detox
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	medium	pineapple,	rind	removed

1. 1	lemon

1. 1	orange,	peeled

1. 1"	ginger,	peeled	and	grated

Directions

1. Add	all	the	above	ingredients	through	a	juicer. 2. Pour	into	2	serving	glasses. 3. Serve	and	enjoy.Winter	Celery	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 3	celery	roots

1. 2	pears

1. 1/2	teaspoon	ground	cloves

Directions

1. Wash	all	ingredients	thoroughly. Peel	celery	and	transfer	to	a	juicer. Add
pear	and	ground	cloves. 2. Press	your	ingredients	through	a	juicer	and	serve	right	away!Autumn	Refreshing	Juice
(Ready	in	about	15	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 4	parsnips

1. 2	carrots

1. 2	pears

1. 2"	ginger	root,	peeled

1. 1/2	ground	allspice

Directions

1. Clean	your	ingredients	and	transfer	them	to	a	juicer. 2. Press	the	ingredients	through	the	juicer	according	to	manufacturer’s
instructions. 3. Pour	the	juice	into	two	serving	glasses. Serve	with	bendy	straws. Enjoy!p.Go-To	Green
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1/4	small-sized	honeydew	melon

1. 1	small-sized	pear

1. 4	leaves	kale

1. 1	cucumber

Directions

1. Begin	by	removing	rind	from	honeydew	melon. Then	place	the	melon	in
your	juicer. 2. Add	the	pear,	kale,	and	cucumber. Now	press	all	components	through	juicer
and	serve	in	a	tall	glass. 3. Garnish	with	melon	balls	if	desired. Enjoy!Favorite	Apple	Lemonade
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	small-sized	green	apple

1. 1	handful	spinach

1. 1/2	cucumber

1. 1/2	teaspoon	allspice

1. 1	lemon,	peeled

Directions

1. Add	all	ingredients	through	a	juicer. 2. Serve	the	lemonade	over	ice	and	enjoy!Winter	Gold
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	1)

Ingredients

1. 1	jicama,	peeled

1. 1	orange,	peeled

1. 1	tablespoon	mint

1. 2	sprigs	coriander

1. 1/4	teaspoon	turmeric

1. 1/4	teaspoon	ground	cloves

Directions

1. Wash	all	your	ingredients	thoroughly. 2. Press	the	ingredients	through	a	juicer	and	enjoy! Serve	hot	or	cold,	it’s	up
to	you.Yummy	Fruit	Cleanser
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	1)

Ingredients

1. 1	mango

1. 1/2	cucumber

1. 1/2	yellow	pepper

1. 1	jalapeño

1. 1	lemon

Directions

1. Press	the	ingredients	in	your	juicer. 2. Serve	over	ice	cubes	and	enjoy! 3. Note:	You	can	prepare	this	juice	all	year	round	for	cleansing	and	body
detox. Anti-Inflammatory	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	orange

1. 2/3	medium	pineapple

1. 1	lime

1. 1	small	handful	cilantro

Directions

1. Remove	rind	from	orange	and	pineapple. Cut	them	into	large	wedges;	then,
transfer	them	to	a	juice	extractor. Add	lime	and	cilantro. 2. Process	the	ingredients	in	a	juice	extractor. 3. Lastly,	pour	prepared	juice	over	ice	cubes	in	glasses. Serve	at	once.Chayote	Tomato	Booster
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	1)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	chayote

1. 1	tomato

1. 1	green	apple

Directions

1. Wash	all	the	above	ingredients	thoroughly	and	replace	them	to	your	juice
extractor. 2. Process	all	ingredients	using	the	juice	extractor. Serve	in	a	large	jug	and
drink	immediately. 3. Note:	Chayote	is	also	known	as	Mirliton. This	vegetable	is	low	in	calories
and	it	is	a	rich	source	of	antioxidants	and	vitamins.Flavors	of	India
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	apples

1. 2	pears

1. 1/2	lemon

1. 2"	ginger

1. A	dash	of	Garam	masala

Directions

1. Core	the	apples	and	pears. Remove	rind	from	lemon	and	ginger. Transfer
the	ingredients	to	your	juicer. Add	Garam	masala. 2. Divide	among	2	serving	glasses	and	serve	right	away! 3. In	their	natural	state,	apples	and	pears	are	packed	with	enzymes,
phytonutrients,	and

vitamins,	minerals. Enjoy!Delicious	Fruits	with	Herbs
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	3)

Ingredients

1. 2	grapefruits

1. 1	apple

1. 1	pear

1. 1/2	small-sized	pineapple

1. 1	tablespoon	fresh	parsley

1. 1	tablespoon	fresh	basil

1. 1"	ginger

Directions

1. Begin	by	cleaning	and	preparing	your	ingredients. Now	transfer	them	to	a
juice	extractor. 2. Press	the	mixture	through

juice	extractor. 3. The	juice	contains	only	natural	ingredients	that	your	body	needs	for
optimum	health. Enjoy!Winter	Super	Blend
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 2	Royal	Gala	apples

1. 2	carrots

1. 1	handful	alfalfa	sprouts

1. 1	handful	watercress

1. 1/2	lime

1. 1/2-inch	chunk	of	broccoli	stem

Directions

1. Simply	juice	all	the	above	ingredients. 2. Afterwards,	pour	the	juice	over	ice	and	drink	right	now! 3. The	juice	is	a	source	of	vitamin	A,	which	helps	us	to	boost	the	immune
system	and	maintain	beautiful	healthy	skin.Orange	Zesty	Juice
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1	sweet	potato

1. 2	carrots

1. 2	apples

1. 1	orange

1. A	dash


,
the
expected
effect
does
not
occur,
according
to
Armstrong. According
to
him,
health
improvement
occurs
in
people
of
different
ages
as
follows:
in
youth
within
14
days,
in
36-year -olds
in
42
days,
in
55-year -olds
in
53
days,
in
75-year -olds
in
60
days. Armstrong
promises
not
only
improvement
of
general
health,
but
also
strengthening
of
hearing
and
sight,
activity
and
energy,
healthy
skin
color. (I
am
55
years
old
and
for
prevention
and
immunity
it
is
enough
for
me
to
drink
a
glass
of
morning
urine
and
do
an
enema
with
the
urine
that
I
collect
within
24
hours. I
do
not
do
urine
massages,
I
just
add
decoctions
of
herbs,
salt
and
part
of
the
collected
urine
to
my
bath
every
day. Now
also
seaweed
decoction.) After
regaining
health,
it
is
necessary
to
continue
to
take
urine,
alternate
walking
with
a
gentle
jog,
engage
in
water
procedures
and
hardening,
and
occasionally
starve
as
a
precaution. Example:
The
patient,
51
years
old,
who
had
been
dependent
on
aerosol
preparations
for
eight
years,
cured
his
asthma
in
3
months
with
the
above
method. Now
he
works
as
a
driver. With
bronchial
asthma,
it
is
necessary
to
understand
the
very
essence
of
the
disease
-
the
accumulation
of
a
large
amount
of
mucus
and
a
significant
shift
towards
an
alkaline,
putrid
environment. To
heal,
a
return
to
an
acidic
environment,
exclusion
of
pathogenic
alkaline
influences
of
the
internal
environment
and
mucus
is
necessary. When
treating
asthma,
it
is
necessary
to
eat
a
lot
of
dried
fruit,
bread
from
sprouted
grain
or
dried
sprouts,
stewed
vegetables
without
butter. Such
a
diet
together
with
urinotherapy
and
fasting
brings
100%
success. Urinotherapy
and
venereal
diseases
John
Armstrong
describes
the
cure
of
syphilis
and
psoriasis
in
a
young
man
in
a
few
weeks
by
the
method
of
urine
therapy
and
starvation. In
any
case,
any
treatment
with
the
help
of
self-miracle
drugs
will
not
be
successful
if
the
internal
environment
does
not
shift
from
alkaline
(putrefying)
to
acidic. Without
cleansing
the
body,
any
medicine
has
only
a
temporary
effect. In
the
same
way
(drinking
urine,
massages,
poultices,
fasting),
Armstrong
cured
in
26
days
the
inflammation
of
the
testicles
and
the
swelling
that
was
the
result
of
the
infection. Urine
therapy
and
gangrene,
non-healing
wounds,
bruises,
burns,
bites
and
similar
casesFor
simpler
problems,
it
is
enough
to
drink
urine
once
a
day,
do
a
massage
and
compresses
with
evaporated
quarter
urine
on
the
affected
area. Acidification
of
a
given
part
or
the
whole
body
brings
positive
results,
leads
to
healing. Wounds
heal
better
during
the
day. Example
from
John
Armstrong's
book:
"The
doctor
insisted
on
amputating
the
leg
two
years
ago. The
patient
received
treatment,
but
her
condition
did
not
improve. She
suffered
from
constipation,
hemorrhoids,
eczema,
anemia,
insomnia,
general
depression,
her
tongue
hurt,
the
corners
of
her
mouth
cracked,
gangrene
in
her
leg
was
spreading. The
woman
was
strong-willed
and
I
easily
convinced
her
to
drink
her
own
urine
and
up
to
1.5
liters
of
cold
water
a
day. After
the
first
five
days,
the
skin
cracks
started
to
disappear. At
the
end
of
the
week,
the
colon
and
kidneys
started
to
function
normally,
the
hemorrhoids
disappeared. After
four
months
there
was
no
sign
of
the
gangrene. The
swelling
on
the
leg
disappeared,
new,
healthy
skin
appeared
on
the
affected
areas. After
fasting
for
a
month
on
water
and
urine,
the
patient
ate
grapes,
bananas
and
tomatoes
in
small
quantities
for
the
first
week,
freshly
milked
milk
was
added
during
the
second
week,
and
the
woman
began
to
eat
a
normal
diet
during
the
third
week. Comment
and
recommendation:
Constipation
poisoned
the
entire
organism
and
shifted
it
towards
an
alkaline,
putrid
environment. This
woman
began
to
slowly
decompose,
anemia,
eczema
(trying
to
eliminate
harmful
substances)
appeared.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        One
of
the
main
causes
of
infection
in
the
kidneys
and
urinary
tract
(in
70
to
90%)
is
Escherichia
coli. There
are
also
various
anaerobes,
purulent
staphylococcus,
enterococcus,
bacillus
causing
blue
pus
and
others. Where
do
these
bacteria
come
from
and
how
do
they
enter
the
urinary
system. They
all
come
from
the
large
intestine
where
putrefaction
occurs. These
bacteria
multiply
during
them. The
intestinal
bacillus
multiplies
and
instead
of
serving
the
organism,
becomes
pathogenic
or
disease-causing. The
cause
of
rotting
in
the
colon
is
our
unhealthy
diet. Therefore,
the
treatment
procedure
for
kidney
problems
must
be
as
follows:
transition
to
a
moderate
and
separate
diet,
cleansing
of
the
large
intestine(its
acidification
with
enemas
with
variously
treated
urine)
and
only
then
direct
action
on
the
focus
of
the
disease
itself. Many
acute
and
chronic
kidney
diseases
can
be
successfully
treated
with
urine. The
methodology
of
its
use
in
the
given
case
is
very
simple:
drink
50-100
grams
of
urine
per
ex
3
times
a
day
before
meals,
apply
urine
compresses
with
the
help
of
a
woolen
cloth
to
the
kidney
area
for
two
or
more
hours. Cleansing
of
the
large
intestine
is
necessary,
and
in
severe,
neglected
cases,
fasting
on
urine
and
water
with
massage
of
the
whole
body
with
urine
for
one
to
three
hours. In
particular,
this
massage
will
make
it


; Natasja W ulf f Pedersen et al., “CD8+ T Cells from Patients with
Narcolepsy and Healthy Controls Recognize Hypocretin Neuron-Specific Antigens,” Natur e
Communications 10, no. 1 (Feb. 2019): 837. I ’ d  h e a r d  d o z e n s :  Before trying T ummo, Matt had been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and had C-
reactive protein (CRP), which contributes to the inflammation and soreness in his disease, of
over 20, about seven times the normal level. After three months of practicing T ummo breathing
with exposure to cold, Matt’ s CRP levels were 0.4. All of the soreness in his joints, the
stif fness, the flaky red skin, and the fatigue were gone. Another Matt, from Devon in England,
was diagnosed with lichen planopilaris, an inflammatory disease that mainly af fects the scalp
and results in scaling and permanent patchy hair loss. Matt was put on a prescription for
hydroxychloroquine, a medicine invented in 1955 to treat malaria that suppresses the immune
response. Common side ef fects of hydroxychloroquine include cramps, diarrhea, headaches,
and worse. W ithin a week Matt was having trouble breathing and was coughing up blood. His
doctor told him to push through. Matt got sicker. He learned T ummo breathing and followed
Hof ’ s protocol, practicing the W im Hof Method every day. W im Hof, Y ouT ube, Jan. 3, 2018,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4tIou2LnOk ; “W im Hof—Reversing Autoimmune
Diseases | Paddison Program,” Y ouT ube, June 26, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lZO9uy  JIP44; “In 8 Months I W as Completely Symptom-Free,” W im Hof Method
Experience, W im Hof, Y ouT ube, Aug. 23, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nO
v4aNiW ys. r e d u c i n g  i n f l a m m a t o r y  m a r k e r s :  In 2014, Hof took a group of 26 random people, aged 29 to 65, up Mount
Kilimanjaro. Many in the group suf fered from asthma, rheumatism, Crohn’ s, and other
autoimmune dysfunctions. He taught them his version of T ummo breathing, exposed them to
periodic bouts of extreme cold, then hiked 19,300 feet to the top of Africa’ s tallest mountain. Oxygen levels at the top are half of what they are at sea level. The success rate of experienced
climbers is about 50 percent. T wenty-four of Hof ’ s students, including those with autoimmune
disorders, made it to the summit in 48 hours. Half the group ascended bare- chested, wearing
nothing but shorts in temperatures that dip to minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. None experienced
hypothermia or altitude sickness, and none used supplemental oxygen. T ed Thornhill, “Hardy
Climbers Defy Experts to Reach Kilimanjaro Summit W earing Just Their Shorts and without
Succumbing to Hypothermia,” Daily Mail,  Feb. 17, 2014; “Kilimanjaro Success Rate—How
Many People Reach the Summit,” Kilimanjaro,
https://www.climbkilimanjaroguide.com/kilimanjaro-success-rate. An older estimate put thenumber at 41 percent; the current estimate is probably closer to 60 percent. I’ve split the
dif ference. D a v i d - N é e l  u s e d :  It’ s worth noting that David-Néel eventually became a national hero in France, an idol
to the Beat writers, and had a tea and a tram station named after her, both of which are still in
use today. M a u r i c e  D a u b a r d :  “Maurice Daubard—Le Y ogi des Extrêmes [The Y ogi of the Extremes],”
http://www.mauricedaubard.com/biographie.htm ; “France: Moulins: Y ogi Maurice Daubard
Demonstration,” AP Archive, Y ouT ube, July 21, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch? time_continue=104&v=bEZVlgcddZg. S t a n i s l a v  G r o f :  This interview and my experience with Holotropic Breathwork happened several years
before the Stanford experiment, and just a year or so after that jarring experience with
Sudarshan Kriya that sent me on the path to deeper research. I t  w a s  N o v e m b e r  1 9 5 6 :  Grof had told me this event took place in 1954; however, other sources claim it
occurred in 1956. “The T im Ferriss Show—Stan Grof, Lessons from ~4,500 LSD Sessions and
Beyond,” Podcast Notes, Nov. 24, 2018, https://podcastnotes.or g/2018/1 1/24/grof/. T h e  e x p e r i e n c e  w o u l d  g u i d e :  “Stan Grof,” Grof: Know Thyself, http://www.stanislavgrof.com. B y  1 9 6 8,  t h e  U. S. g o v e r n m e n t :  Mo Costandi, “A Brief History of Psychedelic Psychiatry,” The Guar dian,
Sept. 2, 2014,
https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2014/sep/02/psychedelic-psychiatry. E y e r m a n  l e d  m o r e  t h a n  1 1, 0 0 0 :  James Eyerman, “A Clinical Report of Holotropic Breathwork in 11,000
Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital Setting,” MAPS Bulletin, Spring 2013,
http://www.maps.or g/news-letters/v23n1/v23n1_24-27.pdf. “ f i g u r e  o u t  w h y ” :  Eyerman continued: “When you think about it, W estern industrial civilization is the
only group in entire human history that doesn’ t hold non-ordinary states of consciousness in
high esteem, [that] doesn’ t appreciate and want to understand them,” he told me. “Instead, we
pathologize them, we numb them with tranquilizers. This works as a band-aid works, as a
temporary fix, but it does not address the core problem and just leads to more psychological
problems later on.”
s m a l l e r  s t u d i e s  f o l l o w e d :  Sarah W. Holmes et al., “Holotropic Breathwork: An Experiential Approach to
Psychotherapy,” Psychotherapy: Theory, Resear ch, Practice, T raining 33, no. 1 (Spring 1996):
114–20; T anja Miller and Laila Nielsen, “Measure of Significance of Holotropic Breathwork in
the Development of Self-A wareness,” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine  21,
no. 12 (Dec. 2015): 796–803; Stanislav Grof et al., “Special Issue: Holotropic Breathwork and
Other Hyperventilation Procedures,” Journal of T ranspersonal Resear ch 6, no. 1 (2014);
Joseph P. Rhinewine and Oliver Joseph W illiams, “Holotropic Breathwork: The Potential Role
of a Prolonged, V oluntary Hyperventilation Procedure as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy,”
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 13, no. 7 (Oct. 2007): 771–76. h a v i n g  l e s s  o x y g e n  i n  t h e  b r a i n :  Specifically, all that huf fing depleted our bloodstream of carbon dioxide,
and thus, cut of f blood flow the brain needs to function properly. Stanislav Grof and Christina
Grof, Holotr opic Br eathwork: A New Appr oach to Self-Exploration and Therapy,  SUNY Series
in T ranspersonal and Humanistic Psychology (Albany, NY : Excelsior, 2010), 161, 163;
Stanislav Grof, Psychology of the Futur e: Lessons fr om Modern Consciousness Resear ch
(Albany, NY : SUNY Press, 2000); Stanislav Grof, “Holotropic Breathwork: New Approach to
Psychotherapy and Self-Exploration,” http://www.stanislavgrof.com/resources/Holotropic-
Breathwork;-New-Perspectives-in-Psychotherapy-and-Self-Exploration.pdf [


1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound ginger pinch chile powder, or to taste

1. In a M aslin pan or canning kettle, combine tomatoes, onio ns, peppers,
celery apple, vinegar, granulated  and brown sugars, salt and mustard seeds. Bring to  a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and boil
gently, stirring occasionally, f or 1–1/2 hours or until sauce  begins to
thicken. Add cinnamon, cloves, ginger and chile powder. Boil gently
stirring frequen tly for about 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened and
begins to mound on a spoon. 2. Mean while, heat nine 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and
scald the lids, lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. Fill hot jars, leaving a 1/2- inch (1 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-
metallic utensil around the insid e of the jar to allow air to escape. Add more
hot chile, if necessary to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W i pe rims, top
with flat lids an d screw on met al rings. Return jars to the hot water bath,
topping up with hot water if n ecessary Bring to a full rolling boil and
process jars for 20 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 4. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool completely Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up to
1 year.Use: Ho memade chili sauce complements eggs, prepared an y style, and
bacon o r sausage like no othe r condiment. If you get beyond breakfast,
use this heritage chili sauce to t op meat loaf, to lend the hint of cinnamon
and spic e to skillet dinners (see Country-Style Chicken ), and to serve with
roast beef or chicken at Sunday dinners. f i r e - r o a s t e d  p e p p e r  a n d  t o m a t o  s a u c e
Her e we  ar e at the end of the summer, and four of the mos t flavourful
ingr edients to come out of the gar den (tomatoes, garlic, r ed p eppers and
basil) ar e at th e markets in f ull splendour. I have always r oasted r ed
peppers—it’ s a fall thing at our house. One year, when I secur ed a gr een
garbage bag full of the crimson  orbs, I stuffed them with rice and smoked
them using our c har coal smoker. So it is only natural that I would r oast myfavourite fall vegetables for this incr edibly rich and complex-tasting sauce. This sauce is as much about the r oasted r ed peppers as the tomatoes. Roasting has a lot going for it. I guess it gets my vote fo r the nutty,
caramelized flav our it imparts, but high on my list of benefits  is that it is
easy: the  skin pops up and can s imply be plucked off both the tomatoes and
the pepp ers. When r oasting the peppers and garlic, check aft er about 10
minutes. The garlic may be soft and caramelized about 5 minutes befor e the
peppers ar e charr ed, so transfe r them to a dish to cool. When you see the
skin on the peppers blister and turn black, they ar e r eady. S ome pepper
varieties ar e meatier than othe rs. If you can find peppers that ar e thick
fleshed, use them in this r ecipe. 2 rimmed baking sheets, lightly oiled
Pr eheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
MAKES ABOUT 10 CUPS (2.5 L)
2 lb (1 kg) r ed bell peppers, halved and seeded
10 cloves garlic, peeled
4 tbsp (50 mL) olive oil, divided
4 lb (2 kg) ripe plum tomatoes (about 12), halved
and seeded 2 cups (500 mL) chopped onions
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed br own sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) r ed wine vinegar
1/4 cup (50 mL) r ed wine, optional
1 tbsp (15 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) chopped fr esh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup (125 mL) loosely packed shr edded basil leaves
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fr esh or egano
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fr esh r osemary
5 tbsp (65 mL) bottled lemon juice
 1. On one of th e prepared baking sheets, arrange red pepper halves in a
single layer, cut sides down. Place garlic cloves between the peppers. Drizzle with 2 tbsp (25 mL) of the olive oil. On the other ba king sheet,
arrange tomatoes cut sides down. Drizzle with remaining olive oil. 2. Roast  in preheated oven for 1 5 to 20 minutes. Check garlic and tomatoes. If garlic is soft, remove it. 3. Remo ve the skin from the tomatoes and roughly chop, reserving flesh
and juic es. Roas t peppers for an other 10 minutes or until they are blistered
and part ly charred. T ransfer to a colander over a bowl to catc h the juices
and cover with a  clean tea towel. When peppers are cool enough to handle,
rub of f the skins and chop roughly Chop roasted garlic. 4. In  a Maslin pan or canning kettle, combine tomatoes and juices, red
pepper and juices, garlic, onion s, brown sugar, vinegar, red wi ne, if using,
and salt. Bring to a boil over h igh heat. Boil for 30 minutes. Add parsley,
basil, or egano and rosemary and stir well to combine. Bring to a  full rolling
boil. Re duce he at and boil gent ly, stirring occasionally, for 1 h our or until
sauce is thick. 5. Mean while, heat five 1-pint (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling  water, and
scald the lids, lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 6. Remo ve hot jars from the can ner and fill each with 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon
juice. La dle hot  sauce into hot jars, leaving a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat lids and screw on metal rings. Return jars to the hot
water bath, topping up with ho t water if necessary. Bring to a full rolling
boil and process jars for 35 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 7. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. t h a i  t u r k e yT eenagers love this dish, and it’ s something they can cook for friends on
their own because it only uses one dish and is so easy. If you can’ t find fr esh
(or fr oze n) turke y thighs, use 6 to 8 chicken thighs or chicken wings, which
ar e gr eat for a casual dinner. Y ou can make this dish as spicy-hot as you
like by adding r ed pepper flakes or harissa or chopped fr esh h ot peppers. T urkey t highs ar e very big. I have found it easier to cook them whole in the
sauce and then slice the cooked  meat off the bone and put it back into the
sauce. It ’ s a bit m essy to slice, b ut the meat stays moist and the servings ar e
easier to manage. Serve over cooked rice or pasta, or with grilled or
steamed vegetables. As for the peanut butter, apologies to all r ecipe testers who want every
grain of salt a ccounted for—I’m not keen on imposing my ingr edient
pr efer ences unless ther e is a definite benefit to the r ecipe. So I’m not
terribly specific about ingr edie nts when another one you have in your
pantry w ill work. And I suspect  that everyone secr etly harbours a love or
hate for  one or the other style o f peanut butter: smooth or crun chy. In this
r ecipe, y ou will notice that I haven’ t r evealed my bias—I pr efer to leave that
up to you and whatever happens to be in your cupboar d.
8-cup (2 L) baking dish, with lid or foil to cover
Pr eheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
MAKES 4 T O 6 SER VINGS2 cups (500 mL) Fir e-Roasted Pepper and T omato Sauce  2/3 cup (150
mL) peanut butter 2 skinless turkey thighs (each 1 lb/500 g)

1. In  the baking dish,


 away with all kinds of manipulative
and unsavory activities. Vengeance is justifiable because everything
must be fair and even. Just as you must repay a favor, so you must
repay a meanness. There you have the psychological maintenance system for hanging
onto demands for justice. But this support system is not unshakable. Below are some strategic methods for tossing out this kind of
thinking and wiping clean this demand-for-justice erroneous zone. Some Strategies for Giving Up the Futile Insistence on Justice
• Make a list of everything in your world that you think is unfair. Use your list as a guide for effective personal action. Ask yourself
this important question. “Will the inequities go away if I am upset?”
Obviously not. By attacking the erroneous thinking that brings about
your upset, you will be on your way to escape from the justice trap. • When you find yourself saying, “Would I do that to you?” or
any similar sentence, change it to, “You are different from me, al-
though I find that hard to accept right now.” This will open, rather
than close communication between you and the other person. • Begin to view your emotional life as independent of whatever
anyone else does. This will free you from the chains of being hurt
when others behave differently from the way you want them to. • Try to view each decision not as a monumental life-chang-THE JUSTICE TRAP  / 173ing event, but in perspective. Carlos Castaneda calls a man of
knowledge one who—
Lives by acting, not by thinking about acting, nor by thinking
about what he will think when he has finished acting…He
knows that his life will be over altogether too soon; he knows,
because he sees, that nothing is more important than anything
else…. Thus a man of knowledge sweats and puffs and if one
looks at him he is just like any ordinary man, except that the
folly of his life is under control. Nothing being more important
than anything else, a man of knowledge chooses any act, and
acts it out as if it mattered to him. His controlled folly makes
him say that what he does matters and makes him act as if it
did, and yet he knows that it doesn’t; so when he fulfills his
acts he retreats in peace, and whether his acts were good or
bad, or worked or didn’t, is in no way any part of his concern*
• Replace the sentence “It isn’t fair” with “It’s unfortunate,” or
“I’d prefer…” Thus, instead of insisting that the world be other than
it is, you begin to accept reality—but not necessarily to approve of
it. • Eliminate external references of comparison. Have your own
goals independent of what Tom, Dick or Harry do. Set out to be
what you want, without references to what others have or don’t
have. • Correct yourself out loud when you use a sentence such as, “I
always call you when I’m going to be late, so why didn’t you call
me?” to “I would have felt better if you had called me.” Thus you
eliminate the erroneous notion that another’s reason for calling is
to become more like you. • Rather than paying someone off, by bringing wine or a gift in
exchange for dinner or a party, wait until you feel like it and
*Carlos Castaneda, A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan  (New
York: Pocket Books, 1972).174 / Your Erroneous Zonesthen send a bottle of wine with a note saying, “Just because I think
you’re a great person.” There’s no need to balance the books with
reciprocal trades; just do something nice because you, rather than a
special occasion, call for it. • Spend the amount of money you want to on any gift, and don’t
be swayed by what was spent for you. Eliminate invitations based
on obligation and fairness. Decide whom you’ll see on an internal
rather than external standard. • Set up your own standards of conduct in your family based
upon what you think is appropriate for you. Have everyone else do
the same. Then see if it isn’t quite possible to make it happen without
infringing on each other’s rights. If you feel that being out three
nights a week is what you want, but can’t because someone has to
watch the children, “fairness” doesn’t have to enter into your de-
cision-making. Perhaps you make some kind of baby-sitting arrange-
ment, or have the kids go along, or whatever will be a mutually
satisfying settlement. But to bring in the “It isn’t fair” routine will
surely lead to everyone’s resentment—and to staying at home as
well. Be a doer, not a complainer about injustice. For every injustice
you suffer, there is a resolution that does not require you to be im-
mobilized in any way. • Remember that revenge is just another way of being controlled
by others. Do what you, not they, decide is for you. These are just a few beginning suggestions that will help you to
be happier by ridding yourself of the need to compare yourself with
others and to use their status as a barometer of your own happiness. It’s not the injustice that counts, it’s what you do about it.THE JUSTICE TRAP  / 175IX
PUTTING AN END TO
PROCRASTINATION—NOW
It takes not one drop of sweat
to put off doing anything. A re you a procrastinator? If you’re like most people, the answer
to that is yes. But chances are that you’d rather not live with all that
anxiety that accompanies putting things off as a way of life. You
may find yourself postponing many tasks that you want to accom-
plish, and yet for some reason you just keep suspending action. This
procrastination business is a mighty tiresome facet of life. If you’ve
got a bad case, hardly a day goes by that you don’t say, “I know I
should be doing it, but I’ll get around to it later.” Your “putting it
off” erroneous zone is difficult to blame on outside forces. It’s all
yours—both the putting off and the discomfort you endure as a
result of it. Procrastination is the closest there is to a universal erroneous zone. Very few people can honestly say that they are not procrastinators,
despite the fact that it is unhealthy in the long run. As in all erro-
neous zones, there is nothing unhealthy about the
176behavior itself. Putting it off, in fact, doesn’t even exist. You simply
do, and those things you don’t do, in reality, are just undone, rather
than postponed. It is only the accompanying emotional reaction and
immobilization that represent neurotic behavior. If you feel that you
put things off, and like it, with no attending guilt, anxiety or upset,
then by all means hang onto it, and pass over this chapter. However,
for most people procrastination is really an escape from living
present moments as fully as possible. Hoping, Wishing and Maybe
Three neurotic phrases of the procrastinator make up the support
system for maintaining putting-it-off behavior. “I hope things will work out.”
“I wish things were better.”
“Maybe it’ll be okay.”
There you have the deferrer’s delight. As long as you say maybe, or
hope, or wish, you can use these as a rationale for not doing anything
now. All wishing and hoping are a waste of time—the folly of
fairyland residents. No amount of either ever got anything accom-
plished. They are merely convenient escape clauses from rolling up
your sleeves and taking on the tasks that you’ve decided are import-
ant enough to be on your list of life activities. You can do anything that you set your mind to accomplish. You
are strong, capable and not the least bit brittle. But by putting things
off for a future moment, you are giving into escapism, self-doubt,
and most significantly, self-delusion. Your putting it off zone is a
movement away from being strong in your now, and toward the
direction of hoping that things will improve in the future.PUTTING AN END TO PROCRASTINATION—NOW  / 177Inertia as a Strategy for Living
Here is a sentence that can keep you inert, in your present mo-
ments: “I’ll wait, and it’ll get better.” For some this becomes a way
of life—they are always putting it off for a day that can never arrive. Mark, a recent client of mine, came to me complaining about his
unhappy marriage. Mark was in his fifties and had been married
for almost thirty years. As we began to talk about his marriage, it
became clear that Mark’s complaints were long-standing. “It’s never
been any good, even from the beginning,” he said at one point. I
asked Mark what had made him hold on for all these years of misery. “I kept hoping things would get better,” he confessed. Almost thirty
years of hope and Mark and his wife were still miserable. As we talked more about Mark’s life and marriage, he admitted
to a history of impotence that went back at least a decade. Had he
ever sought help for this problem, I asked. No, he had merely
avoided sex more and more and hoped that the problem would go
away on its own. “I was sure things would get better,” Mark echoed
his original comment