 of cleansing the intestinal tract are
solely temporary in their effect and furnish no material for the
regeneration and rebuilding of the weakened or degenerated tissues,
muscles, and nerves.
It is imperative that following the lymphatic expulsion of acid,
toxins, or poisons, the system be replaced by an organic alkaline
solution such as natural raw fruit juices to prevent an inevitable water
deficiency in the body. Also, if such a replacement of alkaline is not
taken care of, one runs the risk of repetition. The remaining poisons
in the intestinal track can then be reabsorbed, find their way into the
lymph stream, and again aggravate the condition the individual was
trying to correct.
54 On the other hand, raw spinach juice effectively cleanses and helps
to heal not only the lower bowels but the entire intestinal tract.
The spinach works by natural means to repair the most essential
damage first; it is not always apparent to the individual where in his
body the work of regeneration is progressing. Results may not be
noticeable sometimes for as long as six weeks or two months after
daily consumption of this juice.
It has been found essential at all times, however, that the bowels
be cleared at least once every twenty-four hours, although the normal,
healthy condition calls for two or three movements a day. The colon
can be washed out with colonic irrigations or enemas, or both if
necessary everyday. This has been found most effective in the long
run.
Another valuable feature of raw spinach juice is its effect on the
teeth and gums in helping to prevent pyorrhea. This disease is a mild
form of scurvy and results from a deficiency in the body of the
elements found particularly in the combination of carrot and spinach
juices. Bleeding gums and fibroid degeneration of the pulp of the
teeth has become a common defect due to the habitual use of
devitalized cereals, refined sugar, and other deficiency foods. It is
due to a Vitamin C deficiency.
A permanent aid for this affliction has been found in the use of
natural raw foods and, more particularly, by drinking an ample quantity
of carrot and spinach juice.
Other derangements of the body such as duodenal and other ulcers,
pernicious anemia, convulsions, degeneration of various nerves,
deficiency in adrenal secretions and those of the thyroid, neuritis,
arthritis, abscesses and boils, pains in the region of 'the gonads,
swelling of limbs, tendency to hemorrhage, loss of vigor, rheumatic
and other pains, impaired functions of the heart, low and high blood
pressure, eye troubles, and headaches, including those of a migraine
character, are due primarily to the cumulative volume of waste matter
in the lower intestine. This is also due to the deficiency of the elements
contained in raw carrot and spinach. The quickest and most effective
way in which the body can obtain and assimilate these elements is by
drinking daily at least one pint of the fresh-raw vegetable juices.
Spinach, lettuce, and watercress together with carrots and green
peppers, are among the vegetables containing the best supply of
Vitamins C and E. The lack of a sufficient quantity of Vitamin E in
the system is a contributing factor responsible for miscarriages,
55 impotence and sterility in both sexes. Many forms of paralysis are
due to a lack of Vitamin E which is responsible for general lack of
well-being and impaired metabolism.
When spinach is the subject matter of discussion, one generally
associates it with its effectiveness as a laxative. The underlying cause
for this effectiveness is the high oxalic acid content in this vegetable.
This is such an important element involved in the activities of our
intestines that it is worthy of very special attention, and we have given
a whole chapter to the subject of oxalic acid.
Spinach should never be eaten when cooked unless we are
particularly anxious to accumulate oxalic acid crystals in our kidneys
with the consequent pain and kidney trouble. When spinach is cooked
or canned, the oxalic acid atoms become inorganic as a result of
excessive heat and may form oxalic acid crystals in the kidneys.
OXALIC ACID
One of the mysteries of the human anatomy is that function which
is known as peristaltic motion. This motion, or action, takes place in
the alimentary canal, in the circulating and generative tubes, and in
the eliminative channels in successive wavelike motions, forcing
whatever matter is present therein, onward on its course. It is a series
of contracting and relaxing of the nerves and muscles successively—
a function which takes place involuntarily so far as our own voluntary
controlling powers are concerned, and apparently is entirely automatic.
The efficiency of this peristaltic action, however, is very naturally
dependent on the tone and healthy vigorous condition of the nerves
and muscles of these channels.
Organic oxalic acid is one of the important elements needed to
maintain the tone of, and to stimulate peristalsis. It is perfectly obvious,
of course, that any motion of the body which takes place by the
"involuntary" action of its organs is predicated on there being life in
the cells and tissues of such organs. Life is active, magnetic; whereas
there is no action in death nor in dead matter, and this applies definitely
to cells and tissues of our anatomy.
If the important organs comprising the alimentary and eliminative
departments of our system, or any parts of them, are moribund or
dead, the efficiency of their function is impaired, to say the least. This
condition can result only from a lack or deficiency of live atoms in
the food nourishing the cells and tissues concerned. Live food means
56 that food which contains live organic atoms and enzymes found only
in our raw foods.
We have in previous chapters, covered this important question of
organic versus inorganic atoms in our food. It is very vital to stress
this matter in regard to oxalic acid. When the food is raw, whether
whole or in the form of juice, every atom in such food is vital
ORGANIC and is replete with enzymes.Therefore, the oxalic acid in
our raw vegetables and their juices is organic, and as such is not only
beneficial but essential for the physiological functions of the body.
The oxalic acid in cooked and processed foods, however, is
definitely dead, or INORGANIC, and as such is both pernicious and
destructive. Oxalic acid readily combines with calcium. If these are
both organic, the result is a beneficial constructive combination, as
the former helps the digestive assimilation of the latter, at the same
time stimulating the peristaltic functions in the body.
When the oxalic acid has become INORGANIC by cooking or
processing the foods that contain it, then this acid forms an interlocking
compound with the calcium even combining with the calcium in other
foods eaten during the same meal, destroying the nourishing value of
both. This results in such a serious deficiency of calcium that it has
been known to cause decomposition of the bones. This is the reason I
never eat cooked or canned spinach.
As to the oxalic acid itself, when converted into an inorganic acid
by cooking or processing the food, it often results in causing inorganic
oxalic acid crystals to form in the kidneys.
It is worthy to notice that the minerals in our foods — iron, for
example — frequently cannot be assimilated and used completely if
they have become inorganic through cooking, and often prevent the
utilizing of other elements through chemical and other action. Thus,
the iron in fresh-raw spinach juice may be utilized 100%, but only
one-fifth of that, or less, would be usable in cooked spinach.
It is well to bear in mind, therefore, that as the organic oxalic
acid is so vital to our well-being, the fresh-raw juice of the vegetable
containing it should be used daily to supplement the eating of these
raw vegetables included in our daily salads.
The most abundant supply of organic oxalic acid is found in fresh-
raw spinach (both the common variety and the New Zealand spinach)
Swiss chard, beet greens, turnip and mustard greens, kale and collards,
and the broad-leafed French sorrel.
57 TOMATO JUICE
This is probably one of the most widely used juices—out of cans.
Fresh-raw tomato juice is most beneficial and has an alkaline reaction
if digested when no starches or sugars are present in concentrated
form; but if these are present and eaten or drunk during the same
meal, then the reaction is definitely acid.
Tomatoes have a fairly high citric and malic acid content, and
some oxalic acid. These acids are all needed and beneficial in the
processes of metabolism, provided that they are vital organic. When
tomatoes are cooked or canned, these acids become inorganic and, as
such they are detrimental to the system, although their injurious effect
is insidious and may not manifest immediately. Some instances of
kidney and bladder stones are the result of taking cooked or canned
tomato or its juice, particularly with starches and sugars.
Fresh-raw tomato juice is rich in sodium, calcium, potassium,
and magnesium.
There are innumerable varieties of tomatoes, all of which, if used
fresh and raw, make excellent and beneficial juices


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blood. whose tvoro main loves in life were sex and poppers
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poppers became a sermal crutch. �thout which they were mcapable of havrl\ll sex. even sohtary
masrurbatJ on.
"Queer Advertising-from Poppers to Protease Inhibitors," an article by American journalist John
Lauritsen, who has drawn attention to the dangers of the highly toxic substances since the mid
1980s-dangers that are notoriously played down by the drug manufacturers.
Source: John L<iuritsen/www. virusmyth.net/aids/data/ jlpoppers2k.htm
105 Chapter 3
Durack additionally notes that, other than drug-using homosexuals, the only
patients with AIDS symptoms were "junkies." In fact, in affluent nations like the
USA or Germany, intravenous drug users have always made up a third of all AIDS
patients, a fact.that hasn't been acknowl edged to the general public.
Immune system destruction is even more common among intravenous drug users
than poppers-inhaling homosexuals. Junkies' lives are wrecked not by a virus, but
(primari ly) by excessive drug use over years. If the general public had known that a
consistently high percentage of AIDS patients were intravenous drug addicts,
perhaps the medical establishment would have been forced to study drugs as a
possible cause of AIDS.
How the "Fast- Lane Lifesty le" Topic Got Out of Sigh t
A number of high-power organizations sought to prevent this message from
getting through. First, the CDC purposely skewed their statistics. Their weekly
bulletins divided AIDS patients into groups (homos exuals, intravenous drug users,
racial minorities, hemophiliacs), yet they attributed a lower percentage to junkies
than homosexuals. At one point, 17% were identified as drug users, and 73% were
homosexuals, according to the CDC. This gave the impression that drug users were
a less significant group among AIDS patients.
The CDC only admitted they played with the numbers to those who meticulously
probed for more information. Journalist and Harvard -educated analyst John
Lauritsen discovered that 25% of AIDS patients statistically labeled homosexual
were also drug users. But the CDC simply lumped all of these gay drug addicts into
the homosexual category. For this reason, the portion of drug users was 17% whereas
in reality it should have been 35% (that is, more than one in three AIDS patients fits
into the intravenous drug user category). 106
Based at least in part on these skewed stats, the gay community certainly became
active in the AIDS war and some became powerful gatekeepers of the AIDS
establishment. "Gay men, some of them affluent and relatively privileged, found
their way into private doctors' offices and prominent teaching hospitals -and from
there into the pages of medical journals [and from there into the mass media]- while
drug users often sickened and dies with little fanfare," describes sociologist Steven
Epstein. And many reports in medical journals were penned by doctors who were
very close to the gay scene and for that reason had treated many AIDS patients. 107
The focus on homosexuals was so strong that, at the beginning AIDS was even
called Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome (GRID).108 Or simply, '"gay
disease,' primarily because clinicians, epidemiologists, and reporters perceived [the
106 AID S: From Spare Tire to Mult ibillion-Dollar Business
POPPERS
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Poppers on sale in a sex shop. Source: Lauritsen, John, The AIDS War, 1993.
107 Chapter 3
108 AIDS: From Spare Tire to Multibillion-Dollar Business
syndrome] through that filter of the 'gay men's health crisis,"' as Epstein
outlines. 109
It was also far from random that the first Spiegel cover on AIDS depicted two
well-en dowed young men, looking at each other's genitals (see picture). But with
gays, focus remained on the topic of sexual transmission, and drug use was not tied
in. And so it was also said right at the beginning of the first Spiegel cover story in
1983: "An Epidemic That Is Just Beginning" : "the gay epidemic, 'AIDS', a deadly
immune deficiency, has reached Europe."110
These media messages quickly caused widespread belief and panic that a deadly
contagious sexually transmitted epidemic was occurring, at least among gay men.
Even though there was no scientific data to back these perceptions up and Gallo and
Montagnier had yet to publish their 1984 papers, claiming to have discovered HN as
the cause of AIDS.
Why was the gay scene such a focus of interest? And the much more obvious
connection between drugs and immune disorders ignored? Particularly since in
developed countries, almost all patients said to have the one of the immune
deficiency diseases called AIDS have always been homosexuals and drug users. In
other words, almost all AIDS patients take immunosuppressi ve and potentially
deadly drugs and/or medicatio ns.111
Firstly, mainstream culture knew next to nothing about poppers and they are still
used almost exclusively in the gay commu nity. In the 1980s, gay organizations
strongly objected to the idea that their much-loved drugs could play a role,
particularly a decisive role, in the development of AIDS symptoms. The AIDS
establishment, attached to its virus-fixation, also lured the community into their
fold by creating opulently paid consulting contracts for important member s of gay
organizations. Pharmaceutical companies also invested money in the gay community
with innumerable advertisements for AIDS medications, like a Hoffmann-La Roche
ad reading, "Success creates courage," and a Wellcome ad for poppers calling amyl
nitrite [i.e. poppers] "the real thing."112
The gay community even ignored urgent medical warnings from scientists about
the dangers of poppers. Editors of The Advocate, a popular US magazine for homo
sexuals, ignored their letters, but accepted a whole series of poppers advertis ements
called "Blueprint for Health" from Great Lakes Products, at the time probably the
largest manufacturer of sex drugs. "In this, it wrongly said that government studies
had exonerated poppers from any connection to AIDS, and that poppers were harm
less," writes John Lauritsen, who has studied the topic of poppers and AIDS in depth.113
These ads also suggested that poppers- just like vitamins, fresh air, exercise and
sunshine-belonged to a healthy lifestyle, 114 and that they were an integral _part of the
gay community's "Fantasyland" and "wonderful land of drugs, parties and sex."m
109 -
Chapter 3
The scene is no different today. Although certain versions of the drugs were
prohibited because of high toxicity in 1988 and 1990, promotional websites for the
lifestyle drug, such as bearcityw eb.com or allaboutpoppers.com claimed that
"poppers are the closest thing to a true aphrodisiac that exists tod ay, and in addition
they have been shown to be among the safest and most pleasurable compounds the
world has ever seen."116 m
Many important gay publications and organizations continue to promote poppers
and censor data on adverse effects. This has had devastating consequences in society,
since the gay media play an important role in informing and educating writers and
journalists, who themselves deliver important messages about AIDS to the general
public. "Indeed, some media organs of the AIDS movement, such as AIDS Treatment
News, are widely recognized as agenda-setting vehicles for the circulation of scientific
knowledge, and are read by activists, doctors, and researchers alike," writes Steven
Epstein. 118
A further decisive building block on the way to the construction of the dogma
that AIDS is a contagious viral disease was the behavior of the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC).. From the beginning, they were unwilling to explore the drug
connection. 119 120 The CDC set on the search for a deadly virus, without hesitating to
suppress disagreeable data. In 1982, their own AIDS expert Haverkos analyzed three
surveys of AIDS patients conducted by the CDC. He came to the conclusion that
drugs like poppers did play a weighty role in disease onset.
But the CDC refused to publish their own high-ranking employee's study, and
Ha:verkos transferred to the FDA in 1984 to become AIDS coordinator there.121 The
paper finally appeared in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases in 1985.122 This
prompted the Wall Street Journal to pen an article


 side of fresh fruit.
Variations:
Add sliced avocados, diced tomatoes, pineapple chunks, or sliced olives.
E2 Sunday Morning Pancakes and Muffins
Sunday mornings of fer a wonderful opportunity to gather with family
and friends for a breakfast pancake bonanza. Warm up the griddle, get out
the spatula, and start whipping up some good, old-fashioned flapjacks. At
the firehouse we take great pride in flipping pancakes as big as manhole
covers—without even using a spatula. The trick is a quick flip of the wrist,
perfect timing, and a deft catch with the cast iron skillet.
Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes
We generally make these on Sunday mornings when things are slow, which
gives us time to cook up and eat these great pancakes. We found this recipe
in a wonderful cookbook called Vegan with a V engeance, by Isa Chandra
Moskowitz. We then ramped up the nutrition by using whole wheat flour
instead of white flour and omitting the oil.
Serves 3 to 4
1¼ cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup cornmeal
2 cups soy milk
½ cup soy yogurt
Zest and juice from 2 lemons
Mix the dry and wet ingredients in separate bowls. Add the dry
ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring to remove lumps. Cook
according to the directions for E2 Basics Pancakes (see page 158).
E2 Basics Pancakes
At least once a week we take turns making pancakes at the station. We keep
three or four varieties of Arrowhead Mills pancake mix in the freezer at alltimes: multigrain, oat bran, buckwheat, and cornmeal. We top our pancakes
with applesauce, fresh fruit, soy yogurt, maple syrup, or a thin layer of
peanut butter (unless you’re like Matt Moore, who doesn’ t like peanut
butter but loves cashew butter).
Serves 2
1¼ cups pancake mix
1¾ cups water or milk substitute
Combine the mix and the liquid in a lar ge bowl, stirring to remove
lumps. Heat a dry skillet until a drop of water dances on its surface.
Spraying the skillet once should allow for three batches of pancakes. Ladle
a large scoop of batter into the pan. Several pancakes can be cooked at once
if you’re using a lar ge skillet. Cook until the batter begins to bubble and the
bottom of the pancake is golden. Flip and cook on the other side until both
sides are golden.
Variations:
Add bananas, blueberries, peaches, or strawberries with walnuts or
pecans to the batter. Or sprinkle 70 percent pure cocoa chips into the batter
for a chocolate treat!
Spelt Blueberry Pancakes
This recipe was created by one of the Engine 2 participants, Anthony
Salerno, who makes these for his daughter, Ella. He then freezes the
leftovers for future quick breakfasts or late-night snacks. This recipe is for a
double batch.
Makes 25 to 30 pancakes
2 cups spelt flour
2 cups oat flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
4 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
½ teaspoon salt
3½ cups low-fat soy milk
4 tablespoons applesauce
2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract2 cups blueberries
Whisk the flours, baking powder, flaxseed meal, and salt together in a
large bowl. Combine the wet ingredients in another bowl. Form a well in
the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients. Stir the batter
just until the dry ingredients are thoroughly moistened; it will seem very
thin, but it will thicken.
Let the batter rest for 15 minutes (spelt flour takes a little longer to
absorb liquids). If you can’ t wait, your pancakes won’ t be as crisp. After the
batter has rested, fold in the blueberries. Cook according to directions for
E2 Basics Pancakes (see page 158).
Mighty Muffins
These are the brainchild of my friend Bridget’ s brother, Michael. An
amazing cook and a Buddhist, Michael travels internationally as a chef for
his teacher and others in the Buddhist community.
Once cooled, these muf fins keep well in the refrigerator for a week. Eat
them cold or warm them briefly in the oven.
Makes 6 lar ge muffins or 1 enormous loaf
3 cups oat bran
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sweetener
Juice of 1 lemon
1 large apple, grated
6 brown bananas, lightly mashed (leave some chunks)
¼ cup walnuts, chopped or halved
¼ cup raisins
¾ cup water
Preheat oven to 375º. Combine the dry ingredients in a lar ge bowl.
Squeeze the juice of the lemon onto the combined apple and bananas. Add
walnuts, raisins, and water. Combine the wet and dry ingredients into one
bowl. Pour into sprayed muf fin tins and bake for 45 minutes or until golden
brown on top.
Variations:Bake the batter in a loaf pan, and enjoy hearty slices instead of muf fins.
Add three thinly sliced pears or 1 cup of 70 percent pure cocoa chips to
the batter.
Quick Bran Muffins
Yes, these come out of a box, but that’ s okay. There’ s no harm in relying on
great products made by quality food companies—especially when they are
quick and delicious.
Makes 6 small muffins or 2 small loaves
7-ounce box bran muf fin mix (we like Hodgson Mill or Bob’ s Red Mill)
2 ripe bananas, mashed
½ cup water
Preheat oven to 375º. Mix the ingredients together. Spoon the batter into
a nonstick muf fin tin or mini–loaf pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Variations:
Add extras to the batter! Consider:
1 teaspoon Ener -G egg replacer mixed with 1 tablespoon water (this will
make a taller muf fin)
1 diced apple or pear
6 ounces blueberries or raspberries
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup raisins
 Make a double batch of these muffins and fr eeze half of them
for a quick, on-the-go br eakfast or a healthy snack.
E2 Fruit and Toast
I’m going to harp on this until I’m blue in the face. I always want you to
use 100 percent whole grain toast, bagels, or English muf fins. I particularly
like the Ezekiel brand whole wheat bread, which you can keep in thefreezer. Simply throw a couple slices into the toaster while you’re getting
out the jam or nut butter, or slicing up some fruit to place on top. Pull the
toast out of the toaster, add your toppings, and head out the door.
PB and Banana
Serves 2
4 slices whole grain bread
1 tablespoon peanut butter (see E2-approved Foods)
2 bananas, sliced
Toast the bread. Spread slices thinly with peanut butter. Top with sliced
bananas or the fruit of your choice.
Variations:
Substitute bagels or English muf fins for bread. Use any E2-approved nut
butter in place of peanut butter. Add E2-approved jam or preserves. Use any
sliced fresh fruit in place of bananas.
Fresh Fruit Extravaganza with Mint
Go to town! Use cantaloupe, honeydew, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi,
strawberries, oranges, mangoes, watermelon, or blueberries.
Serves 2 to 4
1 bunch mint leaves, chopped
Every fruit you consider edible in your kitchen, sliced, diced, or chopped
Zest of 1 lime with juice of ½ lime
Juice of 1 grapefruit or orange, including sections
Remove the mint leaves from their stems, and chop the leaves. Toss the
fruit in a bowl with zest, juices, and mint.
 For a surprisingly zingy pleasur e, try a squeeze of lemon on
your fruit—especially on slices of watermelon.E2 EASY  LUNCHES.
One day Austin firefighter Brad Mendenhaul from Station 8 traveled to
Station 2. “Just because,” he said, “I’m dying to eat some of your healthy
vegetarian cuisine.”
The battalion chief, who overheard him, said, “W ell, then, all you have
to do is go out into the front yard, pick up some twigs and leaves, throw
them in the skillet with some oil, and you’re set.”
The battalion chief is not an E2er.
I replied that we wouldn’ t be using any oil. The chief then called me a
freak.
I told Brad to ignore the peanut gallery and introduced him to several
Engine 2 favorite lunches that are especially easy to prepare.
E2 Sandwiches
Each shift in the Austin Fire Department lasts twenty-four hours. At
Engine 2, we’re called the C shift, which means either coming to work at
twelve noon one day to relieve the B shifters, or getting of f at noon the next
day and waiting for the A shifters to relieve us.
As hectic as lunchtime can be, what with all shifts joining in, the meal
has to tide us over until dinner, when we can sit down to a solid, three-
course, plant-based feast.
Derick Zwerneman, 35
Firefighter
My first day at Station 2, I got up early and made


 Yes, I took a sample of the wash to test.THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
428Horrors In Commercial Beverages
Commercial beverages are especially toxic due to traces of
solvents left over from the manufacturing process. There are
solvents in decaffeinated  beverages, herb tea  blends (not single
herb teas), carbonated drinks, beverages with NutrasweetTM, fla-
vored  coffee, diet and health mixes, and fruit juices, even when
the label states “not from concentrate” or “fresh from the or-
chard,” or “100% pure.”
It is allowable to use solvents to clean machinery used in
bottling (please look again at page 347)! It is also allowable to
use solvents to make spice oleoresins, which are used as fla-
voring.
21 CFR 173.240 (4-1-94 Edition) Isopropyl Alcohol.
Isopropyl alcohol may be present in the following foods un-
der the conditions specified:
(a)In spice oleoresins as a residue from the extraction of
spice, at a level not to exceed 50 parts per million.
(b)In lemon oil as a residue in production of the oil, at a
level not to exceed 6 parts per million.
(c)[Discusses its use in hops extract.]
Here is a summary of other solvents mentioned:
Solvent Allowable residue Paragraph
in spice oleoresins in 21 CFR
Acetone 30 PPM 173.210
Ethylene dichloride 30 PPM 173.230
Methyl alcohol 50 PPM 173.250
Methylene chloride 30 PPM 173.255
Hexane 25 PPM 173.270
Trichloroethylene 30 PPM 173.290
Fig. 66 Lawful uses of solvents in food.
I have found all these solvents and others in commercial
beverages! Some of the solvents I have found are just too toxic to
be believed! Yet you can build the test apparatus yourselfFOUR CLEAN -UPS
429(page 457), buy foods at your grocery store, and tabulate your
own results. I hope you do, and I hope you find that the food in
your area is cleaner than mine! Remember that the Syncrometer
can only determine the presence or absence of something, not the
concentration. There may only be a few parts per billion, but a
sick person trying to get well cannot afford any solvent intake.
For that matter, none of us should tolerate any of these:
•Acetone  in carbonated drinks
•Benzene  in store-bought drinking water (including dis-
tilled), store-bought fruit juice (including health varieties)
•Carbon tetrachloride  in store-bought drinking water
•Decane  in health foods and beverages
•Hexanes  in decafs
•Hexanedione  in flavored foods
•Isophorone  in flavored foods
•Methyl butyl ketone  and Methyl ethyl ketone  in fla vored
foods
•Methylene chloride  in fruit juice
•Pentane  in decafs
•Propyl alcohol  in bottled water, commercial fruit juices,
commercial beverages.
•Toluene  and xylene  in carbonated drinks
•Trichloroethane  (TCE), TC Ethylene  in flavored foods
•Wood alcohol  (methanol ) in carbonated drinks, diet drink s,
herb tea  blends, store-bought water, infant formula
If you allowed a tiny drop of kerosene  or carpet cleaning
fluid to get into your pet's food every day, wouldn't you expect
your pet to get sick? Why would you not expect to be sick with
these solvents in your daily food? I imagine these solvents are
just tiny amounts, introduced by sterilizing equipment, the
manufacturing process, and adding flavor or color. Flavors and
colors for food must be extracted somehow from the leaves orTHE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
430bark or beans from which they come. But until safe methods are
invented, such food should be considered unsafe for human
consumption (or pets or livestock!).
Food Preparation
Cook your food in glass, enamel, ceramic or microwavable
pots and pans. Throw away all metal ware, foil wrap, and metal-
capped salt shakers since you will never use them again. If you
don't plan to fry much (only once a week), you might keep the
TeflonTM or SilverstoneTM coated fry-pan, otherwise get an
enamel coated metal pan. Stir and serve food with wood or
plastic, not metal utensils. If you have recurring urinary tract
infections, you should reduce your metal contact even further; eat
with plastic cutlery. Sturdy decorative plastic ware can be found
in hardware and camping stores. Don't drink out of styro foam
cups (styrene  is toxic). Don't eat toast  (many toasters spit
tungsten  all over your bread and make benzopyrenes besides).
Don't buy things made with baking powder  (it has aluminum ) or
Fig. 67 Some unsafe beverages.FOUR CLEAN -UPS
431baked in aluminum  pans. Choose goods made with baking soda
and sold in paper or microwavable pans. Don't run your drink ing
water through the freezer or fountain or refrigerator. Don't heat
your water in a coffee  maker or tea kettle. Don't use a plas tic
thermos jug (the plastic liner has lanthanides) the inside must be
glass. Don't drink from a personal water bottle (it begins to breed
bacteria) unless you sterilize it daily.
Why are we still using stainless steel  cookware when it
contains 18% chromium  and 8% nickel? Because it is rustproof
and shiny and we can't see any deterioration. But all metal
seeps!  Throw those metal pots away. Get your essential miner als
from foods, not cookware.
Never, never drink or cook with the water from your hot
water faucet. If you have an electric hot water heater  the heating
element releases metal. Even if you have a gas hot water heater,
the heated water leaches metals or glues from your pipes. If  your
kitchen tap is the single lever type, make sure it is fully on cold
for cooking. Teach children this rule.
Food Guidelines
It is impossible to remember everything about every food, but
in general do not buy foods that are highly processed. Here are a
few foods; see if you can guess whether they should be in your
diet or not.
breads Yes, but only from a bakery, and never
wrapped in plastic.
toast No. It has benzopyrene  and tungsten. Yes,
if made on a cookie  sheet or in a frying
pan.
cheese Yes, if used in baked dishes.
chicken Only if cooked for 20 minutes at boiling
point, as in soup, or canned (never pre-
pare raw chicken yourself).
wine with dinner No.THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
432Choose brands with the shortest list of ingredients. Alternate
brands every time you shop.peanut butter Yes if you grind it yourself and add ¼ tsp.
vitamin C  powder as you grind.
cottage cheese No, it can't be sterilized easily.
desserts Yes, but again, only if flavored with safe
extracts.
rice Yes, if vitamin C  is added before cooking.
Use white only, brown is too moldy.
pasta Yes, with homemade sauce and vitamin C.
Jell-OTMNo, it has artificial flavor and color.
egg dish es Yes, but not “imitation”, cholesterol -free or
cholesterol-reduced varieties.
fish, seafood Yes!
soy foods (tofu )No. It's the extensive processing that taints
it.
soup Yes, if seasoned only with herbs (no
bouillon cube).
sugar Yes, turbinado or brown if treated with
vitamin C.
herb tea Yes, if not in a bag and not in a mixture of
herbs.
cheesecake Yes.
Fig. 68 Some good foods.FOUR CLEAN -UPS
433Dining Out
Restaurants (excluding fast food) are generally quite safe to
eat at. Here are some do’s and don’ts;
Do carry your own aluminum -free salt and vitamin C  pow der
with you.
Do ask for plastic cutlery.
Do drink the water if from the tap.
Do ask for boiled, not just steamed, milk.
Don’t eat or drink from styrofoam. If getting food “to go,” get
it in clear plastic containers, or ask them to line the styro foam
container with paper or plastic wrap, and line the styro foam cup
with a plastic baggy.
Don’t use their ketchup and condiments (they have been
standing out too long).
Here is a list of things that are generally safe to order:
Fig. 69 All breads I tested had mold if they were in plastic.THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
434As you see your symptoms disappear, one after another, you
will feel the magic of healing. Many sick persons have 50 or
more symptoms to start out! They could fill two sheets of paper,pancakes, French
toast, wafflesDon't use their imitation syrup (has
benzoate), use honey instead.
eggs Any style except soft boiled and


 is happening.
You don’ t have many fixed expectations or adherence to values outside
yourself.
If you agr eed with six or mor e statements, you are bringing issues to
bed that are interfering with the free flow of sexual ener gy—your sex
is beset by ego concerns and expectations.
If you agr eed with none of the statements, either you are a highly
evolved lover or you haven’ t answered as honestly as you could.
Now let’s discuss how you felt while reading these statements. Some are
much more likely to trigger emotional charges than others. Reread the list
and check your emotional reactions. Do you feel very uncomfortable
reading certain sentences? Do you feel nothing? To be at either extreme
implies that sexual energy is being held inside—any repressed feeling keeps
sexual energy from flowing. Among the most powerful sexual blocks are
shame, guilt, doubt, discouragement, and embarrassment.
If you feel stron g emotion over “I’m not such a great lover,” for example,
it’s not difficult  to see that lack of self-worth is an issue. Someone who
strongly agrees with “I aim to please. I rarely let my partner down” is
equally prey to self-doubt, only less consciously. If you probe your feelings
of discomfort and release them,  you will do more for your sex life than if
you focus on the mechanics of sex.
You can release your sexual blocks in the following way:
1. Pick a statement that you feel strongly about, either positively or
negatively.
2. Lie down, take a deep breath, and let yourself feel what is going on
when you think about the statement.3. Ask to be guided to the meaning of the statement. If nothing comes to
mind, ask for blocks to be removed. A helpful technique here is to pant
in quick, shallow breaths—this distracts the mind from holding on to
its blocks.
4. When you have some kind of answer—an image, an insight, a strong
wave of feeling—ask for release. T ake a deep breath and let go of
whatever wants to come out: a sob, a scream, physical movement, a
deep sigh, or simply a wave of fatigue.
5. Relive any memories that want to surface.
6. When you feel that you are fully in touch with the emotional char ge
behind the statement, ask for a clearing of the char ge. Breathe evenly
until you relax and any tension associated with the statement has been
released.
When blocks ar e removed, sexual ener gy has no choice but to flow.
Each statement in the questionnaire has a wide range of possible
meanings that may or may not apply to you, but here are the types of blocks
generally indicated:
1. Sex is better if it lasts a long time.
Fixed expectations from sex, comparison with others, social norms
more important than personal experience
2. Orgasm should be intense.
Comparison with the past, valuing of physical sensation over
emotions, self-absorption, addictive personality traits
3. It’s not sex without or gasm.
Performance anxiety, compari son with past, valuing of physical
sensation over emotions
4. I’m pr etty insistent on getting sex when I want it.
Hidden anger or sadism, self-absorption, competitiveness
5. The mor e orgasms, the better.
Performance fixation, wandering attention (counting instead of being
present), comparison with social norms, emotional immaturity6. The best sex I ever had wasn’ t with my pr esent partner.
Disappointment, anger toward partner, discouragement, inability to be
present
7. Impotence lets my partner down.
or
Not having an or gasm lets my partner down.
Performance anxiety, low self-worth, inhibited physical release, hidden
anger
8. My partner isn’ t as open about new positions and techniques as I am.
Lack of communication, fixation on fantasy or sensations, judgment
against partner
9. I’ve gone along with sexual experiments I didn’ t feel comfortable with
just because my partner asked me to.
Overdependence, low self-worth, lack of communication
10. I aim to please. I rar ely let my partner down.
Performance anxiety hidden by performance success, self-abso rption,
competitiveness
11. My partner disappoints me a lot mor e often than he (or she) knows.
Overdependence, low self-worth, abuse background, detachment from
sexual drive
12. I wouldn’ t like anyone to think I get too carried away over sex.
Valuing of social norms over personal satisfaction, detachment from
sexual desire, low self-worth
13. I’m too embarrassed to discuss some of the things I’d like to do in bed.
Fixation on fantasy, distrust of partner, negative judgments against sex
from parents
14. We have sex mor e (or less) often than I’d like.
Overdependence, low self-worth, lack of communication
15. I miss the way our sex used to be.Lack of communication, outside distractions, estrangement from
partner
16. I really don’ t think about sex that often.
Disappointment or anger toward partner, low self-image, judgment
against sexual drive
17. Our sex isn’ t so gr eat, but the r est of our marriage makes up for that.
Inertia, lack of attention to sex, distractions from intimacy
18. I have fantasies I don’ t shar e with my partner.
Lack of communication, fear of sexual drive, abuse background,
distrust
19. My mind wanders during sex.
Inhibition, disappointment or anger toward partner, distraction from
sexual drive, high stress
20. I’m not such a gr eat lover.
Overdependence, wounded self-image, sexual trauma in the past,
judgment against sex
These are very general interp retations in what is a wide spectrum of
possibilities. To feel that you aren’ t a great lover, for example, can be a sign
of something mild, such as sexual inexperience, or something severe, such
as clinical depression. Rather than reading any of these characterizations as
a diagnosis or judgment, see if they show the way to hidden issues you may
not be facing. The point is not to make you feel that there is something
wrong with you, only to stir ener gies that need to move.
PART TWO
In our culture “good sex” is usually defined in terms of technique and
performance. We overlook that sex is a creative act, which doesn’t need to
be critiqued or evaluated. Biologically, human sexuality is essential to the
process that creates babies, but the same energy contributes to many things
at levels of life that are not literally biological. Sex is creativit y itself, andwe have the capacity to create on every plane of existence, from the
biological to the spiritual.
Sex is creative when it produces a new feeling, insight, or expe rience. In
this exercise some of these possibilities are explored.
Look at the following list of experiences. Put a check by any you have
had at least once during sex. These are suggestive phrases, to be interpreted
as you wish—your own perception of bliss, carefreeness, playfulness, and
so on is all you need to go by.
Delighted laughter
Sense of timelessness
Ecstasy
Warm flow in the heart
Merging with partner
Floating sensation, as if the body disappears
Warmth or visible light flowing up the spine
Loss of ego
Carefreeness
Playfulness
Nonattachment to your performance
Complete letting go
Expansion
Sense of wholeness, safety, belonging
Blessing
Bliss
Acute awareness of self or surroundings
Unbounded love
Contentment, peace in the center of your heart
Now look back over your answ ers; the experiences you have checked
indicate your spiritual horizon.  That is, you have learned to use sexual
energy to create  these experiences. If you have some only once, these are
the envelope of your inner growth. The experiences you have had more than
once, especially  if recently, indicate the growth you have alread y integrated
into your loving personality.
Go back  over the list and mark  experiences you haven’ t had but think
could happen next. These are your spiritual goals. Your desire for them is
enough to bring them about; on your inner landscape you are already
working toward them.
Now go through the list a third time and mark the experie nces you
believe are out of reach or impossible for you. These could be interpreted as
blocks to spirit. Since nothing is truly out of reach in the creative use ofsexuality, naming what you see as “impossible” experiences holds up a
mirror to your current belief in the limits of love.
On the path to love impossibilities are resolved by turning non-love into
love. With spiritual growth comes new creative potential—whi ch can take
the form  of sexual expression— leading to the realization that you are pure
potential, able to fulfill any creative impulse.
OceanofPDF.comIN OUR LIVES
The W orn-out Lover
FOR A LONG  time, ever since his early teens, Guy had been a lover, and a
very active one. The singles bar scene had been his second home for a
decade, and he considered hims elf a born appreciator of women, unable to
comprehend why other men seemed to resent or ignore them. To Guy
women were intoxicating creatures, and giving them pleasure was
something he felt proud of. He never called himself a woman’ s boyfriend;
he was always her


 start screaming, lawyers get involved. It becomes
very complicated very quickly. You get swallowed up in a system
that you didn’t invent. And everybody is very skeptical, every step
of the way.”
I began to sense a Liam very dierent from the one I had known
—guiltier and more vulnerable, but potentially far more self-aware.
At the moment, however, this budding self-awareness came out
sounding very confused. “I’m caught in a terrible dilemm a,” he said
as his outpour ing was winding down. “I don’t want to go back to
work. As far as I’m concerned, work gave me this heart attack. But
my cardiologis t says my vessels are open. I passed the treadmill
stress test, I can walk three miles without chest pain. So I’m cured—
the fact that I hate my job and can’t stand to go back doesn’t count.”
The immediat e need was to calm the panic I kept hearing in
Liam’s voice. “Look, you’re not really trapped,” I began. “You could
make a new start tomorrow if you wanted to.”
“Deepak, everybody treats cancer this way.”
“You wouldn’t be the rst oncologist to change elds,” I replied. I
reminded Liam that he was selling his brilliant clinical abilities far
too short. “I can think of half a dozen internists who would give
their eyeteeth to have you for a partner,” I said, mentioning a
mutual friend of ours who had abandoned the city for a rural
practice in Maine. “He’d love to have you join him. You would be
doing the small town up there a service, and taking the pressure o
yourself can only help your heart.”“You’re right, you’re right,” Liam kept saying in respons e to my
encouragements. He thanked me profusely, promising to pursue the
lead, and we hung up.
This incident preyed on my mind for the rest of the day and for
days afterward. What did I think about Liam now? My reaction was
not simple. When someone feels psychologically trapped, his body
can often speak louder than words. Liam was basically apologizing
for being so heartless as to have “pushed chemo” on frightened,
resistant patients. Perhaps he had to have a heart attack to prove
that he still had a heart. I felt very sorry for him if it had come to
that. I berated  myself too for not having more insight when he rst
called venting his partners’ complaints. Was he trying unconsciously
to ask for help? It certainly looked that way in retrospect.
And what would happen now? People who nd themselves caught
at the crossroads of a life-threatening disease also face many deep,
painful choice s in their psyches and must make them with no
guarantee that they will choose right. It is much easier to settle for
the bypass. Patch up your heart, pay the bills, and hope the pain
stays away. This is the common tactic, but it is a perilous one. Being
a doctor, Liam knew that his fresh new graft was not a cure. It was
basically a stopgap, and in ve years or so he would probably have
to go in for another patch up, with possibly a third one ve years
after that. Would his bypassed emotions be any more merciful?
After Liam did not call for a month, I heard—again at secondhand
—that he had returned to his oncology practice. I also got a call
from our mutual friend in Maine.
“By the way, have you heard from Liam recently?” I asked in the
middle of our conversation.
“Liam? No,” he said. “Don’t tell me he was thinking of coming up
here.”
“I don’t  know,” I said, feeling more disappointed than I had any
right to be. “Why should he?”
The Song of TruthNo one knows why people make sudden breakthroughs into self-
awareness, but when they do, the eect is often shortlived. The
moment of liberation may be earthshaking, but it passes quickly,
leaving no deep or lasting transformation in its wake. There is no
great mystery to this. The forces that uphold our familiar world
have returned with renewed  tenacity. Inertia, fear, the pull of old
habits—they all warn us to remain where we are. Who knows what
the unknown might bring?
Could a completely new self even survive in this rough world? As
children we all learned not to be too sensitive, too open, too
vulnerable. We saw the obvious advantages of being as tough as
possible, of getting what you want from other people. In this way
there arose a very troubling conict—the clash between love and
power—that found lodgings deep inside each of us.
Liam found himself confront ing this conict head on. Instead of
his having power over his patients because he could make life-or-
death decisions for them, their pain was starting to have power over
him. He was being put in a very awkward position: one part of him
keenly wanted  to retain control over others, while another just as
keenly wanted  to feel compa ssion for them. Compassion is a form of
love; it takes others as they are, without judgment or a sense of
superiority. It is therefore not the easiest feeling for the ego to
adjust to. On the other hand, compassion is true, and that is its great
attraction.
By “true,” I mean that compassion is found at the core of human
nature, underneath the covering layers of selshness. In our time,
psychology has dwelt on selshness as a fundamental drive in the
human character, but in the yogi’s eyes, this is a profound
misjudgment. To him, compassion and its root feeling, love, are
primary in humankind. Whenever they appear, even in a ash, it is
our true self appearing, like the sun breaking through clouds. To the
yogi, love and nonlove are not striving for dominance. Love is
eternal; nonlove is temporary, a twist of the psyche that the small,
limited, fearful self falls prey to.
I am not sure this position can be proved, but one can certainly
witness that love is welcomed with relief and joy whenever it issincerely given. This joy is the self’s natural response when it sees
its truthful reection. The same cannot be said for nonlove: to
achieve enormous power is rarely a joyful event.
In Love and Will, Rollo May portrays a young patient who fell
victim to the unloving inue nce that power generally wields. This
boy, whose father was treasurer of a large European corporation,
entered psycho therapy with May during his early years at college.
When therapy  was about to begin, the father called up to discuss
“maximizing the eectiveness of my son’s treatment,” exactly as if
he were conducting a corpora te board meeting. He had a controlling
interest in his son, although he would have called it paternal love.
When the boy fell ill at school, his father ew out immediately to
take charge of the situation, but at the same time he became furious
when his son held hands with his girlfriend on the front lawn of
their resort house.
May points out that the fathe r was superb at taking care of people
but had never learned to care for them, could give them his money
but not his heart, could direct them but never listen to them: “The
strong ‘will power’ which the father thought solved all his problems,
actually served at the same time to block his sensitivity, to cut o
his capacity to hear other persons, even, or perhaps especially, his
own son.”
This man exercised power over others casually, even
unthinkingly. At dinner one night he proudly told how he was
negotiating to buy a small business owned by one of his son’s
friends, but when the negotiations went too slowly, he irritably
canceled the deal, showing no remorse about driving someone into
bankruptcy with the snap of his ngers. It is no wonder that his son
had great diculty nishing school and spent years of anguish
before he could accomplish anything worthwhile on his own.
One of the reasons that the yogi can endure our false world with
so much patience is that he believes in the eventual triumph of
truth. Despite the endless display of selshness in every society, he
is able to witness the possible emergence of love in everyone. Like
gravity to a physicist, love is the primordial energy in the yogi’suniverse, which no lesser force can abolish or successfully oppose,
not in the nal unfoldment of time.
But it is not necessary for the millennium to creep on before the
truth triumphs. The yogi is living proof that inner unfol dment can
be hastened; the pure joy of love can be achieved in one lifetime. So
our only choice is how long to delay the moment when we
transform ourselves. The bound, ego-driven self has much to oer—
comfort, security, continuity, power—but the truth sings its own
song, and for some mysterious reason, we are tuned to hear it.
I remember a tender, beckoning line from Rumi, the great Su
poet: “Come out of the circle of time and into the circle


 miracle.
So far, so good.  Not long afterw ard, he received notification about a job
that had opened  up in an educational institution near where he lived, a job
that seemed to fit his qualifications. He had been highly recommended for
the position and felt certain that he had a good chance of getting it.
Okay. Still so far, so good. The Law of Divine Compensation seemed to
be doing its thing. But then the ego went to work.Here is how Dan described his process of thinking: The problem, he told
himself, was that such jobs as this are too political, too fraught with
institutional drama, and he would have to play a certain kind of game in
order to vie for the position. After much consideration, he decided not to
apply.
Notice how the ego wormed its way into his thinking: Yes, I prayed for a
miracle, but I decided that what came my way wasn’ t good enough. If it
were really a miracle, it would look exactly as I had imagined it. Judgme nt
set in, and the miracle was blocked.
Notice how sly the ego is here, deflecting the opportunity in the name of
values. It would have him think that his fear-based choice was somehow
ethically superior.
What would a miracle-minded process look like instead? First, once you
pray for a miracle, consider it done. Second, be alert for the universe to
show you an opportunity, even if it doesn’ t look like what you’d expect. The
fact that a possible solution to your problem comes in a form that your ego
hadn’ t planned is usually more rather than less of a sign that it’s coming
from God.
I asked Dan how he could be sure politics would actually be involved. The
scuttlebutt on the street that the situation was “political” was based on past
situations that didn’ t even pertain to him. It wasn’ t necessari ly true, and
even if it had been, it didn’ t have to apply to him in the present.
How could he be certain of what this situation might be befor e he even
opened himself to the experien ce? He was like someone whose doorbell
rang and who, without even opening the door, presumed to know who was
on the other side, what that person was wearing, and what he or she was
there for—so he decided not to open the door!
It’s not enough that miracles are always coming at us; we must be
receptive, or “miracle-ready.” To receive miracles, we must have an open
mind as well as an open heart. The ego would close both.
Being open to miracles is a discipline and an art. We should beware of
thinking that we’ll know what a miracle will look like, what shape it will
take, or what form it will come in; in fact, the very nature of miracles is that
they represent the interruption of a pattern, a discontinuation of the status
quo. The Law of Divine Comp ensation forges a new trajectory, one that
isn’t based on the past but rather only on God’ s love for you. God does notknow of limits, nor bow before  the ego’s dictates of scarcity and lack. He
doesn’ t share the ego’ s shabby assessment of you, and neither should you.
How do we get rid of our menta l intruder? The ego isn’t something to get
rid of, because in actuality it doesn’t exist. It’s simply a mortal hallucination
that we’ve all bought into. It is the absence of love, the same way darkness
is the absence of light. When we turn on light, darkness disappears; and
when we turn on love, the ego disappears. Whatever we devote to truth will
be able to withstand lies.

ACCORDING TO A Course in Miracles,  we think we have many different
problems, but we really have only one: our separation from God.
Several years ago, after one of my talks, a man came up to me and said,
“All this ‘lean on God’  stuff isn’t me.” I told him that, in my own life,
whenever I haven’ t leaned on God,  I’ve found myself leaning on something
or someone I’d have been better of f not leaning on!
It is not a weakness to lean on the power of the universe that resides
within us. It is a myth that we can be the lone hero, not depending on
anyone or anything else. The soul leans. That is part of its nature.
Idolatry is when we lean on something or someone that is not in fact the
source of our ultimate good, thinking for some insane reason that it is. This
is an almost inevitable temptati on for all of us, living as we do in a world
where the material plane is deemed the only true reality.
This mistaken thought—that the material world is our salvati on—is the
insanity at the heart of all error. It is the ego’s central delusion. In our work
lives, this delusi on can lead to various errors: fear masquerades as humility;
irresponsible behavior masque rades as reasonable risk; overspending
masquerades as an attitude of abundance; unethical advertising
masquerades as “no big deal;” financial shenanigans masquerad e as merely
“how things are done.”
Our connection to the spiritual plane is the antidote to the ego’s insanity. It
gives us a sense of wisdom, scale, and righteousness. It gives us confidence
and power. It is the prayer that our work be used by God to make the world
a better place.
Bob Dylan captured this truth in his song “Gotta Serve Some body”: “It
may be the devil or it may be the Lord / but you’re gonna have to servesomebody.” Not serving someone or something is not an option. Pray to
serve the universe, and the universe will serve you.
That which is proactively place d in the service of love is prote cted from
the grips of fear. That which is proactively placed in the service of deep
sanity is protected from the grips of neurosis. That which is proactively
placed in the service of what is good, holy, and beautiful is protected from
the forces of destruction.
Take yourself, your work, and the God within you seriously—dedicate
yourself daily, hourly, even moment by moment to love’ s purposes—and
the ego won’ t have a chance. It knows a holy mind when it sees one.

Dear God,
I dedicate to Y ou my talents and abilities.
May they be used in a way that serves Y our purposes.
I surr ender to Y ou my business and finances.
May my work be lifted to its highest possibility,
As a blessing on all the world.
Amen.
OceanofPDF.comChapter 10
Positivity
Most people realize the deleteriou s effects of negativity in the workplace;
whining, comp laining, anger, and general nay-saying create obvious
barriers to accomplishment. Whether it’s an individual complaining that the
system “won’ t let me succeed,” or someone piping up to insist that a
creative idea “simply can’t be done, so let’s not even talk about it,” negative
attitudes stop miracles in their tracks.
While the power of negativity is clear to most everyone, the power of
vigorous positivity receives short shrift in comparison. Positiv ity is more
than the absence of the negative ; it is the presence—through thought, word,
and actio n—of the positive. In other words, simply not being negative is not
enough. If we’re interested in creating miracles, in invoking the most
powerful creative manifestation, we must proactively be positive. There are
three types of positive attitude that make all the difference: positivity about
other people, positivity about possibility, and positivity about ourselves.

LET’S BEG IN BY looking  at positivity about other people. After all, few of us
achieve anything by ourselves. An array of employers, employees,
colleagues, associates, customers, and so forth form a matrix of
relationships at the heart of any worldly success.

Think of your  work life, ther efore, not as separate  from
your  spiritual life but as central  to your  spiritual life.Whatever  your  business, it is your  ministry.

Every relationship either gives energy to us or withholds energy from us,
according to what we give to or withhold from it. And it’s not only our
behavior toward  others, but our very thoughts about them, that builds and/or
destroys relationships. Since all minds are joined, everyone subconsciously
knows everything. Thinking positively about those we work with (or would
like to work with) has a miraculous power. When we think of someone with
love, we are making soul contact, thus invoking the express ion of that
person’ s highest  self. That in turn increases the possibility that he or she
will meet us on the level of our own highest self, bringing greater chances
of high-level syner gy and creativity between us.
Thinking lovingly about someon e is a far more sophisticated measure than
simply visualizing a positive outcome of a business relationship. In fact,
that’s not even so positive, necessarily, unless our core intention is service
to the other. Thinking positively  about someone spiritually means blessing
that person, praying for his or her happiness, and praying that we be an
instrument of greater good in that person’ s life.
No matter what situation brings people together


 cold or hot.
Add the sausage, if applicable, and top
with lemon curls.
Lentil and Courgette Soup
(Saudi Arabian)
This is a unique version of a traditional
Saudi Arabian lentil soup. Serve with
some warm pita bread for a thoroughly
filling and nutritious meal.
Serves 4
 275g dried lentils
 1 onion, chopped
 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 litre water
 2 potatoes, cut into small pieces
 1 tsp cumin
 1 celery stalk, chopped
 2 courgettes, cut into small pieces
 Salt and black pepper to taste
 2 lemons, cut into wedges to serve on
the side
1. Put the lentils, onion and garlic into a
large saucepan. Add the water, cover
and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat
and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Stir in the potatoes, cumin, celery and
courgettes. Cover and cook for 15
minutes, until the lentils and potatoes
are tender.
3. Season with salt and black pepper totaste.
4. When the soup is ready to serve, pour it
into soup bowls, sprinkle with lemon
juice and serve a lemon wedge with
each bowl.
Aromatic Carrot Soup
(Moroccan)
The mixture of spices, lemon and honey
creates a burst of excitingly different
flavours in this warming soup.
Serves 4
 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
 450g carrots, peeled and chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed
 ⅛ tsp cinnamon
 ¼ tsp cumin
 ½ tsp paprika
 ½ tsp cayenne pepper or hot sauce
 Juice of 1 lemon
 ½ tsp honey or agave nectar
 ½ tsp orange flower water
 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1. In a medium saucepan, boil the stock.
Add the carrots and garlic. Reduce the
heat and simmer until the carrots are
tender.
2. Remove half the carrots and set aside.
In a food processor, blend the carrots,
garlic and stock, then return to thesaucepan.
3. Mix in the cinnamon, cumin, paprika
and cayenne or hot sauce. Add the
remaining carrots to the soup, and
simmer for 10 minutes.
4. When the soup is ready to serve, stir in
the lemon juice, honey or agave and
orange flower water. Serve in bowls
and sprinkle with parsley.Chapter 10
Starters and
Vegetables
Make sure you wash all
vegetables thoroughly,
preferably in filtered or bottled
water, especially if veggies are
not organic. I tend to wash
veggies like courgettes (veggies
with skin) with salt or lemon.Avocado Stuffed with Seafood
(South African)
If you love avocados, then this recipe
will be a treat. It’s an easy-to-prepare
dish that can be served as a starter or
snack at any time of the day.
Serves 2–4
 Juice of ½ lemon
 4 tbsp dry white wine
 1 tsp curry powder
 150 g mayonnaise
 ½ tsp mace or nutmeg
 225 g prawns, cleaned and deveined
 450 g crabmeat or lobster meat 1 head romaine lettuce, cleaned and
leaves separated
 2 avocados, peeled and halved
 1 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1. Mix the lemon juice, white wine, curry
powder, mayonnaise and nutmeg in a
small bowl and set aside.
2. Place the prawns and crabmeat in a
bowl and add half the dressing. Leave
to marinade slightly.
3. Arrange the lettuce leaves to form cups
on plates. Place the avocado halves in
the lettuce cups and spoon in the
seafood and dressing. Place 4
grapefruit sections on the side of each
plate and serve.Asian-style Coleslaw
Crunchy, healthy coleslaw you can enjoy
with any food or just on its own.
Serves 2–4
 ½ medium head white cabbage, sliced
 ½ medium head red cabbage, sliced
 1 red pepper, chopped
 1 yellow pepper, chopped
 3 carrots, peeled and shredded
 4 spring onions
 ½ bunch fresh coriander, chopped
 50 g roasted peanuts, chopped
 3 tbsp rice vinegar
 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp soy sauce
 1 tbsp honey or agave nectar
 1 cm fresh ginger, peeled and minced
 1 garlic clove, crushed
 1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and finely
chopped
1. Toss the salad ingredients in a bowl.
2. Mix the vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce,
honey or agave, ginger, garlic and
pepper. Mix into the salad.
Bean Cakes (Moi-Moi –
Nigerian)
A favourite side dish, especially at
Nigerian parties. It is easy to prepareand quite healthy as the cooking method
is steaming. You can get the peeled beans
from the local African or Asian grocery
stores. Banana leaves are usually used
for cooking in cakes but, in their
absence, I use the foil takeout boxes.
Serves 6
 250g black-eyed beans (bean flour can
be used but it’s not the best option)
 1 onion
 1 red chilli pepper
 2 tbsp dried ground crayfish
 100 g cooked prawns
 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
 1 tsp salt 3 hard-boiled eggs (optional), cut into
chunks
 6 foil takeout boxes
 Note. If using already peeled beans, just
wash them thoroughly and blend.
1. Place the beans in a large bowl. Cover
with water and soak overnight.
2. Rub the beans briskly between your
palms to remove the skins. Fill the
bowl with water and the skins will
float to the top. Discard the skins.
Continue this action until the beans are
clean and no skins are left behind –
soak them again if necessary.
3. In a food processor, blend the beans,
onion, ground black pepper and 10 mlof water until smooth.
4. Pour into a bowl. Add the crayfish,
prawns, oil and salt and mix
thoroughly.
5. In a large saucepan, add enough water
just to fill the base and bring to the
boil. Use the foil boxes as a measuring
guide: only half of the box should be
submerged in water. Pour small
amounts of the mixture into individual
boxes. If you are using eggs, add some
into each box. Cover with the lids,
place in the saucepan and steam for an
hour until firm.
6. Serve warm or hot with tomato sauce
and salad.
Avocado with Peanut andRomaine Lettuce
Serves 4
 3 avocados (ripe but firm), stone
removed and cut into cubes
 Juice of ½ lemon
 2 tbsp peanuts, ground
 ½ tsp cinnamon
 ½ tsp paprika
 Salt and chilli powder to taste
 1 bunch romaine lettuce leaves,
separated and washed
 10 g fresh chives, chopped to garnish
1. Place the cubed avocado in a bowl and
sprinkle with lemon juice. Set aside.2. Mix the ground peanuts, cinnamon,
paprika, salt and chilli powder together
thoroughly.
3. Arrange the individual lettuce leaves on
a platter like cups.
4. Scoop avocado onto each lettuce leaf,
sprinkle peanut mixture over the
avocado and garnish with chives.
Baked Sweet Potato Skins
Instead of the traditional potato skin, I
use sweet potatoes for a slightly different
twist.
Serves 4–6
 3 large sweet potatoes 8 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
 1 tsp basil, chopped
 ½ tsp garlic powder
 ½ tsp salt
 Olive oil spray
 1 spring onion, finely chopped
 110 ml fat-free sour cream
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C or Gas Mark
6.
2. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and
pierce all over with a fork. Wrap them
individually in foil and bake for an
hour or until they are easily pierced
with a fork. Remove and allow to cool
slightly.3. In a small bowl, mix the parmesan,
parsley, basil, garlic powder and salt.
4. When the potatoes are cool enough to
handle, quarter them length-wise.
Scoop out the flesh, saving a ½ cm
shell. Cut the strips in half crosswise –
you should have 20–24 wedges.
5. Line a baking tray with foil. Place the
wedges on the tray and coat lightly
with olive oil spray. Top with the
cheese mix.
6. Bake in the oven for about 10–12
minutes or until golden brown. Place
on a serving platter, sprinkle with
chopped spring onions and serve with
sour cream.
Creamy Courgette andGarlic
A vegetarian dish everyone will love –
it’s nutritious as well.
Serves 4–6
 2 tbsp Olivio or unsalted butter
 6 garlic cloves, crushed
 1 onion, finely chopped
 3 leeks, finely chopped
 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
 3 medium courgettes, washed and
grated
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 to heavier breathing and
symptoms of bloating, lethar gy, and weight gain.
Conversely, an individual who chronically overbreathes will expel too
much carbon dioxide, increasin g blood pH to alkaline levels above 7.45.
One hypothesis for the relationship between overbreathing and weight gain
is that the body craves processed and acid-forming foods in an ef fort to
normalize blood  pH. Correct breathing volume and a good diet work
together to keep blood pH at a healthy balance.
Throughout evolution humans have adapted very well to coping with
short-term stress. During short periods of stress, breathing volumetemporarily incr eases as the fight-or -flight response is activated. Once the
stress has dissipated, breathing volume will normalize once more, allowing
carbon d ioxide to accumulate and restore normal pH. However, when it
comes to long-term stress, p ersistent overbreathing decreases carbon
dioxide levels for extended peri ods of time, meaning blood pH is not given
the opportunity to normalize.
Notable health practitioners around the world advise eating alkaline-
forming foods such as fruit and vegetables and avoiding an excess of acid-
forming foods such as animal protein, grains, and processed foods. And
though the majority of us know what it means to eat he althily, the
temptation of processed and sugary foods can sometimes be impossible to
ignore. A re we just following th e demands of our bodies, or is there a way
to get rid of these ur ges for unhealthy food naturally?
T ime an d time again I have wit nessed startling changes to the diets of
my students who learn to practice reduced breathing, often with out the need
for deliberate avoidance or willpower. These individuals, when shown how
to ad dress their poor breathing habits and increase their BOL T  score by at
least 10 seconds, automatically find their diet changing to healthy foods
over pro cessed f oods. It begs th e question: Might breathing be the missing
link in the majority of weight-loss programs?
Breaking the vicious cycle of acid-forming foods and increased
breathing volume is certainly  a factor in achieving weight loss and
provoking a reduction in appet ite, but there are other factors to consider
when lo oking at the relationship between breathing and diet, such as the
ef fects of simulated high-altitude training.
Since 1957, scientists have identified that animals lose weight when
living at high al titude. Sherpas and others who reside permane ntly at high
altitudes are also generally thin ner than their sea-level counterparts. Based
on th is o bservation, there have been many studies that point to the benefits
of living at high altitude as a way to reduce obesity. The reason for this
sustained weight loss seems to coincide with the lack of appetite
experienced at high altitude due to a reduced saturation of oxygen in the
blood.
In te sts w ith mic e it was found that moderate exposure to lower oxygen
saturation can reduce body weight and, just as important, the levels of blood
sugar and blood cholesterol. R esearchers concluded that this was due toincreased synthe sis of EPO by the kidneys. This discovery has a particular
resonance with the Oxygen Ad vantage program, since breath holding has
been shown to increase EPO by up to 24 percent.
Of c ourse, living at high altitud e is not feasible or even econo mically
possible for most people, and ironically obesity is also a risk factor for
developing acute mountain sick ness. But you needn’ t climb a mountain to
achieve sustained and ef fective weight loss. Reduced breathing exercises
like thos e practiced in the Oxyg en Advantage program provide a practical
and accessible alternative to high-altitude training.
High-altitude training can be simulated by incorporating breath holding
into physical exercise as well a s practicing reduced breathing during rest.
For indi viduals with a BOL T score of less than 10 seconds, or those who
have any preexisting health concerns, I would recommend starting by
becoming accustomed to breath ing through the nose night and day. From
there, yo u can practice the Breathe Light to Breathe Right exercise  for 10
minutes, 4 times a day in order to reduce your breathing volume toward
normal and increase your BOL T score. Even a gentle approach like this can
be enou gh to kick-start a reduction in appetite and help toward achieving
healthy weight-loss goals.
For those with a BOL T score of more than 20 seconds and who are
relatively health y, in addition to practicing the above exercise you can also
begin to incorporate breath holding into your physical exercise to simulate
high-altitude tra ining, as described in chapter 7. Holding the br eath during
walking, jogging, or running to create a medium to strong hunger for air
decreases the oxygen saturation of the blood to below 94 percent, which can
lead to a suppres sion of appetite. I suggest that you add these exercises into
your current training regimen to make the program easier to sustain over the
long term.
Another reason  simulated high-altitude training may contri bute to
weight l oss is that walking or jo gging with nasal breathing allows the body
to work with ox ygen (aerobically), while incorporating breath holds every
minute or so ma kes the body work without oxygen (anaerobically). During
an a naerobic state the body is forced to burn calories from f at stores in
order to produce  ener gy. Incorporating both aerobic and anaerobic workouts
into your training program will lead to increased calorie burn  and weight
loss.Finally, there are emotional a nd psychological factors to take into
account when looking at the rea sons behind increased appetite and weight
gain. The relationship between  stress and increased food int ake is well
documented, with food often providing a distraction or comfort to negate
feelings of anger or loneliness, or financial or relationship issue s. I imagine
that most readers will have experienced, at one point or another, that their
demand for food increases when they are bored, stressed, or feeling low.
This is mostly an  unconscious habit, just as smokers will light up  a cigarette
without making  any conscious ef fort to do so. As if on autopi lot, we find
ourselves going to the refrigerator or cupboard to consume wh atever is in
sight, despite having no genuine sensations of hunger.
In a study condu cted by the Uni versity of Minnesota, data was c ollected
from more than twelve thousand individuals to determine the relationship
between perceiv ed stress and h ealth behaviors. Results showe d that high
stress for both men and women was associated with smoking, a diet that
was high in fat, and a reduction in exercise. As stress is known to increase
food consumption, anything that helps to reduce the ef fects of stress can be
useful a s an aid to weight loss.  Throughout this book I freque ntly discuss
the importance of taking your attention from the mind and dispersing it
throughout the body, focusing on the breath or the present moment.
When your attention is focused on the sensations of your inner body and
your breath, it is impossible to maintain anxious, stressful, and distracting
thoughts. These practices of meditation have been employed by human
beings f or thous ands of years, a nd today many studies show the  benefits of
meditation as a means of helping with weight loss. Controllin g stress and
depression can be conducive to maintaining long-term weight loss, and
while it is relatively easy to shed a few pounds with a bu rst of well-
intentioned exer cise and healthy eating, the Holy Grail is to  reach and
maintain your ideal weight—no  one wants to spend their life struggling on
a restrictive diet.
The exe rcise Breathe Light to Breathe Right on page 74 has been
specially design ed to help you bring your attention away from the mind and
onto the  breath. This exercise is performed while sitting or lying down, but
a certain amount of focus and concentration is still required to follow the
breath and gently allow it to reduce to create a tolerable a ir shortage.
Observing your  breath, slowing it down, and bringing a feeling ofrelaxation throughout the body is in itself a meditation. An additional
benefit of practicing this exercis e and nasal breathing is an improvement in
body oxygenation, thereby reducing brain cell excitability and stress.
Meditation does n’ t have to be  about sitting in a corner in a lotus
position saying “om.” At first it will be necessary to find a quiet  place to sit
so that you can focus on observ ing your breath to practice, but in time this
exercise can be b rought into any aspect of your life. As describe d in chapter
8, make your life a meditation b y taking your attention out of your head and
into the current moment. It is i mpossible to experience life when we hide
away fro m it by allowing the m ind to be permanently occupied by worries
and stress. Y ou are not just a head. In fact, imagine you are h eadless. No
matter what activity you partak e in, bring your a ttention out of y our head,
into your body, and on to the a ctivity. Become the activity. And you can
apply this theory to your eating habits too.
Eating is a basic function that often receives very little conscious


 then there was Para celsus. He is among them.
Gerhard Schrauzer, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Internationally recognized
cancer researcher.
Emanuel Revici …is widely regarded as an authentic genius of modern medicine. To some he
ranks on the order of a Pasteur. [He is] somet imes regarded as the Nikola Tesla of medicine.
Robert G. Houston Award -winning science writer and researcher Consultant on
alternative cancer therapies for ABC, Metromedia, PBS, and WNBC from
Repression and Reform In The Evaluation of A lternative Cancer Therapies,
Project Cure, Inc.
My father, who was the science editor of the American Cancer Society for 25 years, and I met with Dr.
Revici for the first time on a summer‘s day in the mid 1970‘s. After two hours of discussion, we left and
walked down Park Avenue. I said, ―I have to confess I didn‘t understand a word that man said.‖ He said,
―I didn‘t understand one word either, but I am absolutely convinced — that man is a genius.‖
Patrick M. McGrady Jr. Former Moscow bureau chief for Newsweek director of
CANHELP, a cancer -patient information and referral service
Genius is seeing what everyone else sees and thinking what no one else thinks. Revici is a
genius.

Robert Fishbein, M.D. 34 -year survivor of terminal brain cancer  7
 under Dr. Revici‘s care
Revici is 50 to 100 years ahead of his time in his knowledge of steroids. His work with steroids alone is
earth shattering. I‘m not fit to tie his shoelaces. In a hundred years people  will say, ―Isn‘t it a shame the
way people treated Revici when he was alive?‖
Morris Mann, M.D. Researcher and independent inventor.
I saw his book and a thousand lights went on. It‘s part of how I think.
Lynn August, M.D. referring to Revici‘s textbo ok.
Dr. Revici‘s work is an excellent example of advances in medicine that are far beyond the scope of
orthodox medicine.
Robert Atkins, M.D. Atkins Center for Complimentary Medicine Author of Dr.
Atkins‟ New Diet Revolution

His results with cancer an d AIDS
You requested that I look into Dr. Revici‘s treatment of cancer. This I did, and find it far beyond my
wildest expectations …. His results are amazing …
Louis E. Burns, M.D.
Dr. Revici has cured many people who were otherwise considered incurable.  It is my professional
opinion that his medicines have worked for many of the patients whose records I have examined.
Seymour Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.R. Former head of the largest radiation
oncology center in the United States.
I‘ve known him for ten years. I don‘t know how he does it, but people walk in dead and walk out alive.
John Heller, M.D. Former Medical Director of Sloan -Kettering Memorial Cancer
Center
…I know of no conventional oncologist who can match his results.
Patrick M. McGrady Jr. from ―The Cancer Patient‘s Quandary‖,
The Newsday Magazine
  8
 I tracked down over 200 of Dr. Revici‘s cases. I studied this man‘s work for 15 years. I refused to write
an arti cle about him for ten years until I had absolute proof from my own investigation that [these]
patients had cancer …it was his treatment that put them into remisssion, and they were alive and well
ten years later.
 Gary Null, Ph.D.
Dr. Revici has been work ing in my laboratory for two years …It is vital that his research be continued
without interruption, for the results obtained by Dr. Revici open a multiplicity of new paths to research
of all kinds, particularly in the field of cancer.
Roger. Leroux, M.D. Professor of Pathologic Anatomy Faculty of Medicine in
Paris Deputy Director of the Institute of Cancer of Villejuif
Dr. Revici‘s research in lipids and their therapeutic application in HIV infection and AIDS has proved to
be extremely effective — a fact reflected by improvement of ―T‖ lymphocyte counts and clinical
conditions as well. His work is definitely promising and opens vast areas of investigation and study in
the field.
 Carolina Stamu, M.D.
While many European and American Pharmaceutical compan ies are looking at protease inhibitors and
transcriptease, we feel the real good investment lies on the treatment protocols like what you and Dr.
Corsello are doing, a model that has positioned James Mobb as the only Southern African Centre
getting wheelch aired AIDS patients back to their work places in weeks.
Richard Ngwenya, M.D. Harare, Zimbabwe Referring to protocols developed
by the Revici Life Science Center (1997)
When I worked with Revici in the early and mid -eighties, I saw terminal AIDS patient s who improved.
Some lived almost normal lives.
A.R. Salman, M.D.
There were people who came in who had AIDS who looked like they were at death‘s door. You came
back a month or two later, and the difference in terms of their improvement was just incredi ble. He
didn‘t rescue them all but, my Lord, he pulled a lot of people out.
Robert Wilden, a Revici patient and a nine -year victor over
cancer of the jaw

 9
 His results with drug and alcohol addiction
The results and what we witnessed [were] so unbelievable that the doctor from Municipal Hospital has
now gone back on a daily basis in order to continue with this chance to see the miraculous results that
have t aken place.
Congressman Charles Rangel
U.S. Congressional Select Committee on Crime Hearing April 1971.
Referring to Revici‘s success with drug addiction.
All the patients are drug addicts — heavy long -term users … Normally they should be climbing the
walls, vomiting incessantly, clutching their bellies in the agony of withdrawal. Despite the assurances
they have received, they seem surprised that they aren‘t suffering. ―I feel fine, doctor,‖ they all say, as
Dr. Revici questions them. ―No problems.‖
David A. Loehwing, Barron‟s, Sept. 11, 1972 Reporting on patients‘
experiences with Revici‘s detoxification methods for drug addiction.

His alleviation of pain without the use of narcotics
I forgot how much pain there is. I was absolutely shocked by the amount of pain that was there at a
very good research hospital. They were screaming in the halls. They were lying on the floor tearing up
sheets. With Revici, which were really all terminal cases, there was really very little pain.
Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D.  Author of Cancer as a Turning Point Comparing
Walter Reed Hospital with Revici‘s Trafalgar Hospital.
…in cases of patients afflicted with grave surgical conditions …the results obtained in the most
hopeless of cases were always the amelioration of pain, a nd quite often the progressive
disappearance of large tumors. Dr. Revici‘s research must be continued and fostered, and may
change the therapy of tumors completely.
Dr. Chifoliau Honored Member of Hospitals of Paris Member of the French
Academy of Surgery
…the thing that impressed me more than anything else is the fact that every patient in this institution is
free of, or practically free of, pain without the use of narcotics. In my opinion, if he has nothing else, this
ability to relieve intractable pain  is a great contribution.
C.A. Calhoun, M.D.
 10
 His dedication to his patients
I have never seen a more dedicated physician. I have never known before a physician who told every
charge nurse in the hospital that if he was needed at any time, by any patient, he should be called and,
to my personal knowledge, if he was called at two, t hree or four in the morning, he was always there
within twenty minutes.
 Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D.
You could call him at home any day, at any time. We called him three times on Christmas day,
including at 6:41 in the morning and 9:14 at night, plus at
6:30 in the evening on Christmas Eve. I kept a tab on all the calls we made. It totaled 437 calls.
Pierce and Allan Hamilton, parents of Andrew Hamilton,
patient.
Dr. Revici heard about a patient who was too sick to come and see him. He paid the man a house call,
walking up five flights of stairs. Revici was ninety -three.
Marcus Cohen Revici historian

His effect on the future of medicine
His lifework is a rich vein of gold waiting to be mined.
Dwight L. McKee, M.D.
Whether you are a medical or a non -medical person, when you hear the stories of these cases, when
you see the x -rays of bones eaten away by cancer and then returning to normal, how can one but
believe? I hope we can get more medical people to see the light and put his treatment into practice.
Louis E. Burns, M.D.
It‘s not alternative medicine


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