	face	is	weatherworn,	his	mind	is	keen,	his
heart	is	healthy,	his	teeth	are	strong	and	the	lines	around	his	face	are	born	of
smiles	and	the	joy	of	a	loving	wife	and	family.	Still	working	on	his	small	farm
every	day	and	enjoying	an	active	sex	life,	Jose	fathered	his	last	child	at	the	age
of	107.	When	asked	if	he’d	ever	been	sick,	he	replied,	“Yes,	I	have	been.”	Jose
had	a	few	colds—that’s	it—in	131	years!	Until	his	death	at	137,	Jose	remained
in	perfect	health.
Surely	this	is	not	normal.	Isn’t	Jose	a	medical	miracle,	an	aberration	of
nature?	Not	so.	In	his	remote	village,	Jose’s	health	and	longevity	are	far	from
unusual	explains	Morton	Walker,	D.P.M.,	whose	1985	book
Secrets	of	Long	Lifeis	based	on	his	study	of	these	hardy	people	native	to	the	Vilcabamba	Valley.	For
instance,	in	his	queries	to	the	Vilcabambans	about	the	mental	health	of	their
society,	Walker	asked	if	the	older	people	suffered	memory	loss	due	to	dementia.
These	long-lived	people	had	never	experienced	anything	like	dementia.	They
didn’t	understand	the	question	and,	in	fact,	did	not	even	have	words	in	their
language	to	describe	such	a	condition.	Meanwhile,	we	are	told	that	dementia	is	a
disease	of	aging	and	the	price	we	must	pay	for	our	so-called	“longevity.”	As	I
studied	Jose—and	people	like	him—I	began	to	understand	the	potential	that	all
humans	have	to	be	healthy.
In	America	today,	we	are	usually	told—and	believe—that	illnesses	like
cancer,	arthritis,	dementia,	osteoporosis,	diabetes	and	heart	disease	are	“diseases
of	aging,”	but	these	chronic	conditions	are	not	the	inevitable	result	of	growing
older.	Rather,	they	are	the	inevitable	result	of	living	lifestyles	that	cannot	support
human	health.	In	America	today,	these	conditions	are	epidemic.	Having
achieved	enormous	advances	in	science	and	medicine,	why	are	we	experiencing
the	largest	epidemic	of	chronic	disease	in	human	history?
As	I	studied	patterns	of	health	and	disease,	I	made	a	profound	discovery.	I
learned	that	disease	does	not	just	randomly	happen;	it	occurs	for	specific
reasons.	We	are	not	typically	perfectly	healthy	until	we	“get”	sick,	nor	does
perfect	health	return	once	disease	has	run	its	course.	Although	we	tend	to
perceive	life	this	way,	the	distinctions	between	health	and	disease	are	far	less
black	and	white.	Remember	your	cells.	Only	after	massive	numbers	of	cells
malfunction	or	die	do	you	begin	to	notice	symptoms	of	disease.	In	other	words,
you	are	already	sick	before	you	“get	sick.”	People	who	are	truly	healthy	do	not
“get	sick.”
If	you	stop	to	consider	what	it	might	be	like	to	live	in	good	health	to	a	ripe	old
age,	everything	begins	to	seem	different.	This	potential	for	health	can	be
described	as
optimal
health,	where	your	cells	are	functioning	as	well	as	they
possibly	can.	This	level	of	health	is	almost	guaranteed	to	keep	disease	at	bay.
A	Poor	Record
Very	few	Americans	grow	old	in	good	health	and	die	naturally	from	the	aging
process.	Instead,	we	get	sick	and	die	from	entirely	preventable	diseases	such	as
cancer,	heart	disease,	stroke	and	diabetes.	Preventing	these	health	problems	is
simple,	and	I	will	teach	you	how	to	do	it,	but	first	realize	how	dire	our	health
problems	really	are.
The	United	States	spends	far	more	on	health,	in	total	and	per	capita,	than	anyother	nation	in	the	world,	but	our	overall	health	still	ranks	quite	poorly.
According	to	the	World	Health	Organization	(WHO),	the	United	States	ranks
thirty-seventh	in	overall	health	quality.	It	should	serve	as	a	wake-up	call	for	all
Americans	when	a	third-world	country	like	Oman	spends	only	$334	per	person
per	year	on	health	and	ranks	eighth	in	the	world,	while	the	United	States	spends
more	than	ten	times	that	much	and	we	are	thirty-seventh.	Considering	what	we
spend	on	health	care,	shouldn’t	we	be	the	healthiest	nation	on	Earth?	We	are	not.
People	in	their	teens	or	early	twenties	should	be	at	peak	levels	of	health,	right?
Not	in	our	society.	Autopsies	performed	on	accident	victims	of	this	age	group	in
Los	Angeles	revealed	that	nearly	80	percent	had	early	stages	of	heart	disease;	15
percent	had	arteries	that	were	more	than	half	blocked.	Had	these	young	people
survived,	they	would	likely	have	been	victims	of	a	stroke	or	heart	attack.	They
may	have	appeared	healthy	and	lived	normal	lives,	but	they	were	definitely	not
healthy.
It’s	a	matter	of	perspective.
Our	own	ill	health	does	not	stand	out	when
compared	to	our	unhealthy	friends	and	neighbors.
	The	allergies,	the	colds,	the
flu,	the	arthritis,	the	premature	aging—all	of	these	seem	perfectly	normal.
Because	it	is	so	common	in	our	society,	we	have	come	to	believe	that	disease	is
an	inevitable,	natural,	“normal”	part	of	the	aging	process.
We	mistake	being	able	to	function	for	being	healthy.	We	perceive	“sick”	as
being	bedridden	or	housebound,	and	“healthy”	as	being	able	to	go	about	our
normal	activities.	Healthy	does	not	merely	mean	being	ambulatory	and	free	of
obvious	disease	symptoms.
Healthy	means	functioning	at	the	highest	level	that
genetic	capacity	allows.
As	in	other	areas	of	life,	recognizing	and	admitting	the
problem	is	half	the	battle.	Unfortunately,	we	are	a	sick	population,	growing
sicker	by	the	day	and,	worse	yet,	blind	to	our	sickness.
According	to	recent	estimates	in	medical	journals,	including	the	April	1999
Effective	Clinical	Practice,
three-fourths	of	the	American	population	has	a
diagnosable	chronic	disease.	We	suffer	from	many	health	problems,	and	most	of
us	take	medications	to	deal	with	these	problems.	A	1997	national	survey
sponsored	by
Parade
magazine	found	that	about	two-thirds	of	us	regularly	take
prescription	or	over-the-counter	drugs.	This	survey	also	reported	that	about	two-
thirds	of	Americans	believe	themselves	to	be	in	“good”	or	“excellent”	health.
My	question	to	you	is	this:	How	is	it	possible	to	be	in	good	health	if	you	are
taking	medications	and	experiencing	symptoms	of	sickness?
Even	when	statistical	evidence	is	presented,	many	people	fail	to	recognize
their	own	sickness	on	a	personal	level.	For	example,	most	people	with	allergies
don’t	think	of	themselves	as	having	a	chronic	disease.	Did	you	know	thatchronic	allergic	reactions	tax	the	body	and


 will be easier. Once inside, gentle movements by both partners increase the chance of a partial or full erection. A common
method for achieving and maintaining an erection is by tying a wide strip of cotton ﬁrmly but not too tight several times around the
base of the penis between the scrotum and the anus. Also adjustable wide rubber bands are offered on the Internet that are
somewhat loose when the penis is soft and become tight during an erection. This reduces the outﬂow of blood and makes it easier to
maintain an erection. Normally the penis ﬁlls with blood during sexual excitement by increasing the inﬂow and reducing the outﬂow.
When blood vessels become weak, commonly with advancing age, the outlet vessels do not sufﬁciently contract, too much blood
ﬂows out, and an erection cannot be achieved or maintained.
Even without an erection, focusing the awareness on the contact within the vagina combined with slight pressure changes at the
pubic areas or with gentle pelvic contractions can be sufﬁciently satisfying and may eventually lead to more. It also helps if the female
partner can contract the muscles of the vaginal entrance. However, gently liberating and feeling your sexual energies is more
important for your wellbeing then chasing an elusive erection or orgasm.
After penetration continue to move slowly and concentrate on the sensations in the sexual organs and the ﬂow of energy and feelings
between your bodies. If both partners are sufﬁciently aroused after a prolonged foreplay, the vagina is well lubricated and the male
able to delay ejaculation, then the half hour waiting time outside the vagina is not necessary and immediate penetration acceptable.
Should ejaculation occur early then just remain close together with the soft penis inside the vagina until about half an hour has
passed from the time of penetration.
With such a complete exchange of male and female energies combined with a full orgasm, there is usually no desire for another
sexual union for several days, and it is actually best to wait until the full potential of sexual energies is restored. The following union
will then be more pleasant and satisfying then with more frequent encounters. It is, however, relaxing to sleep together with bodily
contact.
The alternative to orgasms is a deliberate choice to use this union as a love meditation. You may just continue moving slowly while
caressing each other for hours while concentrating on feeling the energies and radiating feelings of love onto each other. If this
Karezza type of union is practised routinely as love meditation or spiritual sex, then an elaborate foreplay to build up a strong sexual
charge is not necessary but may be used if so desired. Condoms inhibit the exchange of sexual energies, while lubricating oils or
jellies slow it down, but this is not a problem when remaining connected for a long time.
It may take some time and require several attempts to master this method and achieve a maximum of enjoyment but it is well worth
the ef fort in terms of improved health and personal relationships. See also the related article  Healing Social Relationships.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural healing methods to aid in the treatment of illness and health improvement.
The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
or if you are unsure about a particular course of action, seek the help of a competent health professional.
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David Klein, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
Foreword by Dr. Douglas Graham2
FruiticulturePlanting a World to End Hunger, Poverty, Disease,
Pollution & Wars
by David Klein, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
with contributions by Dr. Douglas Graham,
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Fruiticulture  Contents
4  Dedications David Klein, Ph.D.
5  Foreword Dr. Douglas Graham
9  Introduction David Klein, Ph.D., Jesse Krebs, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
  SECTION I - DIET
24 Pathologies of Modern Diets David Klein, Ph.D.  Dr. T. C. Fry & Wes Peterson, N.D.
35 Homo Sapiens the Frug ivore David Klein, Ph.D. Dr. T. C. Fry &  Dr. Douglas Graham
72 The Fruitarian Diet David Klein, Ph.D. & Dr. T. C. Fry
  SECTION II - ECOLOGY
105  Ecological Effects of Modern Agriculture & Diets  David Klein, Ph.D.
113  Rebalancing the Atmosphere by Rebuilding Soil Carbon Center for Food Safety
118  Regenerative Agriculture Gerry Ross, Ph.D.
120  Whole Life Systems Depend on Healthy Soil Don Weaver
126  Soil Remineralization Don Weaver
134  The Most Ecologically Positive Diet: How the Raw-Fruitarian Diet Can Regenerate the Earth
  Don Weaver
  SECTION III - THE GLOBAL SOLUTION
140  Fruiticulture David Klein, Ph.D.
164  No More Hunger, Poverty, Disease, Pollution, Wars David Klein, Ph.D.
  SECTION IV - ACTION
174  Earth’s Health is in Our Hands  Don Weaver
180  Planting Your Home Orchard  Don Weaver
183  The Time is Ripe to Join & Lead Don Weaver & David Klein, Ph.D.
202  Appendix A - Hua Nui
207  Appendix B - Earth Regeneration Centers
210  Appendix C - Statistics Compiled by EarthSave and Cowspiracy
237  Appendix D - Resources
239  Appendix E - About the Authors
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FruiticultureDedications
We dedicate this ebook to these leading true health, permaculture, fruiticulture, and ecology
teachers and artists whose past and present-day works shine the light on the path forward:
The Essenes • Leonardo da Vinci • The Hunzakuts • The Vilcabambans • Henry David Thoreau •
Amos Bronson Alcott • Johnny Appleseed • Robert Walter, M.D. • Rev. Sylvester Graham •
Isaac Jennings, M.D. • Florence Nightingale • John Tilden, M.D. • O.L.M. Abramowski, M.D. •
Dr. William Esser • Dr. Herward Carrington •  Dr. Herbert M. Shelton •  Dr. V. Virginia Vetrano •
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• Dr. Eric Karlsson • Rynn Berry • Dr. Victoria BidWell • Dr. Alan Goldham


 lunar nadi dominates right brain activity that is feeling-
oriented. The right or solar nadi dominates left brain
activity that is rationally-oriented.
The Ida is the left or lunar nadi that has the energy of
the Moon. It is white in color, feminine, has a watery
(Kapha) nature, is cool, wet and soothing. Ida literally
means food, refreshment, and inspiration. It operates more
during the night and promotes sleep and dreams. Physi-
cally, the Ida sustains the tissues of the body that are water
(Kapha) predominant. Psychologically, it promotes emo-
tion, sensation and imagination — the functions of the
outer mind.
The Pingala, which means red, is the right or solar nadi
and has the energy of the Sun. It is masculine, has a fiery The Eightfold Method of Yoga I
(Pitta) nature, is hot, dry and stimulating. It operates more
during the day and promotes wakefulness and activity.
Physically, the Pingala governs digestion and circulation.
Psychologically, it promotes reason, perception, analysis
and discrimination — functions of intelligence (Buddhi).
These two channels, in an opposite way, relate to the
right and left hemispheres of the brain. People who are
dominated by the right hemisphere have the feeling and
intuitive potential of the Ida, the left lunar nadi. People
who are dominated by the left hemisphere have the ratio-
nal and critical potential of the Pingala, the right lunar
nadi.
The breath flows primarily in one of these two chan-
nels, alternating every few hours according to factors of
time, environment, age and constitution. We can deter-
mine the physical and psychological condition of a person
through observing the nostril in operation at any given
time. When the right breath prevails, the masculine, fiery,
aggressive or rational side of our nature predominates.
When the left breath prevails, the feminine, watery, recep-
tive and feeling side of our nature has ascendancy. When
the Prana or life-force is balanced and the energy in the
solar and lunar nadis equalized, the mind is brought to a
peaceful state of heightened awareness.
Just like the channels of circulation in the physical
body, the nadis can be disturbed by wrong flow of energy
through them. Excess flow through the solar nadi brings
about hyperactivity of mind and body. Psychologically it
causes excess clarity, anger, critical disposition, and manip-
ulativeness (Tejas derangement). Physically it causes
insomnia, dizziness, fever, and hot sensations in the head
(Pitta derangement).
Excess flow through the lunar nadi brings about emo- Ayurveda and the Mind
tional vulnerability, disturbed imagination, and domina-
tion by astral forces. Physically it causes excessive sleep
and dreams, congestion and unusual weight gain (Kapha
derangement).
The flow in the nadis is disturbed by negative emo-
tions, egoism, poor intake of impressions, and poor mental
digestion. Physical factors include wrong diet, particular-
ly too heavy or greasy foods like meat, cheese, sugar or oils,
lack of exercise, shallow breathing and excess sex. Sup-
pression of emotion is the main factor for blocking them.
Drugs or forceful exercise, breathing or meditation prac-
tices are additional aggravating factors. Such things create
toxins that hinder or block the flow of energy in these sub-
tle channels.
Alternative Nostril Breathing
An important key to mental and physical health is to
keep the nadis clear and maintain a balanced flow between
the Ida and Pingala. It also helps balance Prana, Tejas and
Ojas and treats the mind and emotions. Meditation,
mantra, the right intake of impressions, physical remedial
measures like Asana, bodywork, herbs and diet help clear
the nadis. Pranayama, however, is the main method, par-
ticularly alternate nostril breathing, which is called nadi
shodhana or "cleansing of the nadis."
Since the left nostril is lunar or Kapha predominant,
promoting the breath through it increases our bodily tis-
sues, Ojas and gives nourishment to the outer mind
(Manas). Left nostril breathing counters fever, insomnia,
anxiety, anger, hyperactivity, and hypersensitivity. Cooling
or lunar Pranayama is best for Pitta constitutions and their
problems of excessive heat and agitation.
Since the right nostril is solar or Pitta predominant, The Eightfold Method of Yoga I 277
promoting the breath through it increases Tejas, courage
and motivation, and Buddhi (intelligence). Right nostril
breathing counters poor digestion, poor circulation, lack of
motivation, depression, laziness, and paralysis. It is good
for Kapha problems of excessive weight and attachment.
Increasing the breath equally through both nostrils
calms Vata, increases Prana and harmonizes our deeper
consciousness (Chitta). It counters Vata conditions of fear,
anxiety, indecisiveness, and confusion, but in order for it to
be effective we should practice it along with a rich, nutri-
tive diet and proper intake of oils and fluids. Pranayama
aids in the conversion of food and water, which helps Vata
constitution put on more weight and nourish the nervous
system, but it must be combined with proper food and
water to do this. 17. The Eightfold Method of Yoga II
Inner Practices:
Meditation, Samadhi and the
Transformation of Consciousness
e are all seeking unqualified happiness and
W enduring peace in life. Only this can bring
fulfillment to our minds and hearts. Yet
whatever we achieve in the outer world is never
however good our relationship, career success or intellec-
tual attainments may be. We are ever seeking something
greater, something pure, perfect or sacred, not touched by
the fluctuations and imperfections of time and circum-
stance. Yoga teaches us how to realize this. We will exam-
ine this inner secret of Yoga in this chapter.
The inner practices of Yoga consist of the four higher
levels of yogic practice: Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and
Samadhi — withdrawal from the senses, concentration,
meditation and absorption. On this level we are working
directly with the mind itself, down to its deepest core level
in the heart. This is only possible from the foundation of
the earlier stages of Yoga, an ethical lifestyle (Yama and
Niyama), control of the body (Asana) and control of the
breath and vital force (Pranayama). Through this founda-
tion we can gain access to those mysterious comers of the
heart in which both our sorrow and joy are hidden and can
be understood. Ayurveda and the Mind
Pratyahara — the Fifth Limb of Yoga
Pratyahara is perhaps the least understood aspect of
Yoga and yet the most important for any psychological
treatment. It is often translated as "withdrawal from the
senses." More accurately it means "withdrawal from dis-
traction," which means detaching the mind from the
impulses deriving from the senses. Distraction is our vul-
nerability to external stimulation, our capacity to be con-
ditioned by environmental forces.
Each sense organ has its own urges, its built-in pro-
gramming. Each is like an unruly child demanding our
attention and seeking gratification. Each sense organ col-
ors the mind and tries to impose its likes and dislikes. The
eye-consciousness urges us to seek pleasurable and avoid
painful visual sensations. The vital force or Prana in the
eye drives us to promote actions that provide visual sensa-
tions. The ego operating through the eye tries to keep our
attention in the eye and make visual sensations the most
important part of our self-identity. It is the same with
other sense and motor organs.
The motor organs, particularly the speech and repro-
ductive organs, are harder to control than the sense organs.
The motor organs have a greater vital force and more
urgency to their expression. They have a more active
nature that demands more attention. Yet the motor organs
only express what comes into them through the sense
organs. We can also control the motor organs through con-
trol of the sense organs.
Without the proper control of the senses, the mind
becomes fragmented in five directions. Sensory fluctua-
tions, which can be very major, keep the mind off balance
and can lead to psychological problems and loss of self-
control. As long as we are dominated by the senses, our The Eightfold Method of Yoga II 281
sense of gravity lies outside ourselves and we have no inter-
nal stability or strength of character. We become a creature
of the moment and react to whatever happens around us.
Pratyahara is control of the senses, which includes right
management of impressions. It means keeping our mind
aloof from the senses and in control of their input. It is not
suppression of the senses but their right application, which
is as instruments of perception rather than as the judges of
what we perceive. According to Ayurveda


nosus, L. plantarum, L. salivarius, L.
reuteri, L. johnsonii, L. casei
and essential inhabitants of the human gut, mucous membranes of the
mouth, throat, nose and upper respiratory tract, vagina and genital area.
They are found in large numbers in human breast milk. Lactobacilli get
established in the body of a new-born baby in the first few days and
form a complex relationship with the host for the rest of his/her life. By
producing lactic acid they maintain acidic environment (pH - 5.5-5.6)
on mucous membranes, which suppresses the growth of pathogenic
microbes. Apart from lactic acid they produce a plethora of active sub
stances: hydrogen peroxide - a powerful antiseptic; anti-bacterial, anti
viral and anti-fungal agents, which do not allow pathogens to get a hold
in the gut. Lactobacilli engage immune system and stimulate activity of
neutrophils, macrophages, synthesis of immuno-globulins, alpha and
beta interferons, interleukin-i and tumour necrosis factor. They are
involved in orchestrating the cell renewal process in the gut, keeping the
gut lining healthy and intact. They are the most numerous inhabitants of
the stomach and intestines and the main protecting agents in those
parts of the digestive system. Lactobacilli were the first probiotic bacte
ria to be studied and to be used as a supplement to benefit health.
Indeed Lactobacilli are the most common bacteria in commercially
available probiotics today,
a. Bifidobacteria  Most commonly known species are B. bifidum, B. breve,
B. longum and B. infantis, though there are around 30 different species
identified. This is a large family of probiotic bacteria, which are most
numerous in the human bowel, lower intestines, vagina and genital
area. 90-98% of all bacteria living in the bowel of a healthy baby are
Bifidobacteria. In an adult gut they are about seven times more numer
ous than Lactobacilli and fulfil many useful functions. Apart from pro
ducing different antibiotic-like substances which protect the gut from
pathogens, engaging the immune system, maintaining gut integrity and
health, they act as a source of nourishment for the body. Bifidobacteria actively synthesise amino acids, proteins, organic acids, vitamin K, pan
tothenic acid, vitamin Bi (thiamin), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3
(niacin), folic acid, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin),
assist absorption of Ca, iron and vitamin D. Bifidobacteria are the
second most numerous family of bacteria in probiotic supplements
available on the market.
3. Saccharomyces boulardii  This is a yeast first discovered by a French
scientist H Boulard in 1920. He observed that people in China treated
diarrhoea with an extract from lychee fruit. He found the yeast in this
extract which was named Saccharomyces boulardii. Supplementing this
yeast has been found to be effective in treating various forms of diarrhoea
in children and adults. Recently there has been a lot of interest in using
S. boulardii as an antagonist to a pathogenic yeast - Candida albicans.
4. Escherichia coli  or E.  coli  E. coli is a large family of bacteria. Pathogenic
members of this family can cause serious infections. However, physio
logical strains of E. coli are normal and numerous inhabitants of healthy
human gut. They normally occupy particular areas of the digestive
system: the bowel and lower parts of the intestines and should not be
found anywhere else. If they are found in the mouth, stomach or duode
num that indicates an abnormality in gut ecology - gut dysbiosis.
Physiological strains of E. coli fulfil a number of beneficial functions in
the body: they digest lactose, produce vitamins (vitamin K and group B)
and amino acids, produce antibiotic-like substances, called colicins and
have a powerful stimulating influence on local and systemic immunity.
They are very active against various pathogenic microbes including
pathogenic members of their own family. Indeed having your gut popu
lated by physiological strains of E. coli is the best insurance not to suc
cumb to pathogenic strains of E. coli. That is what a German physician
Alfred Nissle found in 1917 when he was trying to find out why some sol
diers in the First World War did not fall prey to typhoid, when most of
their comrades were ill. He identified a particular strain of E. coliin the
stools ofthese soldiers, which was named the Nissle strain. He grew this
bacterium and sealed it in gelatine capsules. After trying this product on
himself he started manufacturing it under the name Mutaflor. Mutaflor
is still available on the market. Some other physiological strains of E. coli
have been studied and are used in some commercial probiotic formulas
around the world.
5. Enterococcus Faecium  or Streptococcus  faecalis As the name would
imply these bacteria, as with all other probiotics, were isolated from human stools. They normally live in the bowel where they control
pathogens by producing hydrogen peroxide and reducing pH to 5.5.
They break down proteins and ferment carbohydrates. There are a
number of clinical studies showing that they are effective in treating
various forms of diarrhoea. These bacteria are quite common in probi
otic formulas on the market.
6. Bacillus subtilis or soil bacteria Bacillus Subtilis was first discovered by
German microbiologists during the Second World War, which led to the
use of this micro-organism in protecting German troops from dysentery
and typhoid. After the war Bacillus subtilis was extensively studied in
Germany, Russia, Italy, Finland, Eastern Europe, China and Vietnam.
Number of subspecies were identified: B. licheniformis, B, cereus,
B. brevis, B. mesentericus, B, pumilis, etc., most of which were shown to
be therapeutic in animals and then humans. This led to the develop
ment of a range of products with B. subtilis for animal use. For humans
there are number of products with B. subtilis which have been used by
doctors in Russia, Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe, Japan, Vietnam and
China for decades. B. subtilis is a spore-forming microbe and is resistant
to stomach acid, most antibiotics, temperature changes and other influ
ences. It has strong immune-stimulating properties and is considered
particularly effective with allergies and autoimmune disorders. It pro
duces a whole host of digestive enzymes, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti
bacterial and other active substances. Soil bacteria are not indigenous
to humans, they are transitional microbes, which do not colonise the
gut but go through it doing a lot of work on the way. We humans used to
consume soil bacteria in large amounts when we were drinking water
from wells and streams. In the process of evolution the human gut has
developed a need for these transitional bacteria. One possible need is
keeping the gut clean. B. subtilis species are used in waste management
because they have a great ability to break down rotting matter and to
suppress putrefactive microbes. By clearing out old putrefaction in the
gut soil bacteria may lay the ground for re-establishment of normal gut
flora. In my experience probiotics, which contain soil bacteria are the
most effective probiotics on the market.
The market offers a wide range of probiotic products from probiotic
drinks to powder, tablet and capsule forms. Unfortunately, many of
them are not strong enough or do not contain strong enough species of
bacteria to be of therapeutic benefit. There is also a problem of quality control. The last "Which" magazine report showed that many brands of
probiotics on the market do not have bacterial species listed on the label or
do not have claimed bacterial strength. So, how do we choose a good
probiotic?
First of all it always makes sense to work with a qualified practitioner
with experience in using probiotics who will help you to chose good-
quality supplements. If you are trying to chose a probiotic yourself, then
there are some general guidelines to follow.
1. A good probiotic should have as many different species of beneficial
bacteria as possible. A human gut contains hundreds of known species
of different bacteria. We should try to get as close to that as we can.
Different species of probiotic bacteria have different strengths and
weaknesses. If we have a mixture of them then we have a better chance
of deriving maximum benefit.
2. A mixture of strains from different groups of probiotic bacteria is more
beneficial than just one group. For example, many probiotics on the
market contain just Lactobacilli. A combination of representatives from
the three main groups: Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria and soil bacteria usu


movenothingforhimself.Apatient’sbedshould
neverhaveitssideagainstthewall.Thenursemustbeableto
geteasilytobothsidesofthebed,andtoreacheasilyeverypart
ofthepatientwithoutstretching—athingimpossible ifthebed
beeithertoowide,ortoohigh,orinacorner.
WhenIseeapatientinaroomnineortenfeethigh,upona
bedbetweenfourandfivefeethigh,withhishead,whenheis
sittingupinbed,actuallywithinthreeorfourfeetoftheceiling,
Iaskmyself,isthistomakehimfeelasifthewallsandceiling
wereclosinginuponhim?If,overandabovethis,thewindow
stopsshortoftheceiling,thenthepatient’sheadmayliterallybe
abovethefreshair,evenwhenthewindowisopen.Theheadsof
sleepersorofsickinordinarybed-roomsshouldneverbehigher
thanthethroatofthechimne}',whichensurestheirbeinginthe
cun-entofbestair.Andwewillnotsupposeitpossiblethatyou
haveclosedyourchimneywithachimney-board.
Ifabedishigherthanasofa,thefatigueofgettinginandout
ofbedwilljustmakethedillerence,veryoften,tothepatient
(whocangetinandoutofbedatall)ofbeingabletotakeafew
minutes’exercise,eitherintheopenairorinanotherroom.Apatient’sbedshouldalwaysbeinthelightestspotinthe
room;andheshouldbeabletoseeoutofwindow.
Ineedscarcelysaythattheoldfour-postbedwithcurtainsis
bad,whetherforsickorwell.Iwishwemightneversee
another!Neveruseafeatherbed,eitherforsickorwell.A
carefulwomanwillairherwholebedding,atleastonceaweek,
eitherbyhangingitoutinfineweatherinthesunandair,orby
toastingitbeforeahotfire.Thisisespeciallynecessaryfor
children’sbedding;especiallynecessarywherethewholefamily
livesinoneroom.
Notafewcasesofscrofulaamongchildrenproceedfromthe
habitofsleepingwiththeheadimdcrthebed-clothes,andso
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breathingairalreadybreatlied,andfullofperspirationfromthe
ekin.Thesamewithsick.Agoodnursewillbecarefultoattend
tothis.Itisanimportantpart,sotospeak,ofventilation.
Consumptivepatientsoftenputtheirheadsunderthebed-
clothes,becauseitrelievesafitofcoughing,broughtonbyachange
ofwindorbydamp.Ofallplacestotakewarmairfrom,one’s
ownbodyiscertainlytheworst.Andperhaps,ifnursesdo
encouragethispractice,weneednolongerwonder.atthe“rapid
decline”ofsomeconsumptivepatients.Afoldedsilkhandker-
chief,lightlylaidoverthemouth,ormerelybreathingthesteam
fromabasinofboilingwater,willrelievethefitofcoughing
withoutsuchd.anger.Butthislastmustbecarefullymanaged,
soasnottomakethepatientd.amp.
Itmaybeworthwhiletorem.arkthat,wherethereisany
dangerofbed-sores,ablanketshouldneverbeplacedunderthe
patient.Itretainsd.amp,andactslikeapoultice.
NeveruseanythingbutlightWitneyblankets.asbedcovering
forthesick.Theheavycottoncounterp.ane isbad,forthevery
reasonthatitkeepsintheperspirationfromthesickperson,
whiletheblanketallowsittop.assthrough.Weakpatientsare
alw.aysdistressedbyagreatweightofbed-clothes,whichoften
preventstheirgettinganysoundsleepwhatever.
Ioncetolda“verygoodnurse”thatthew.ayinwhichher
patient’sroomwaskeptwasquiteenoughtoaccountforhissleep-
lessness;andsheanswered,withperfectgood-humour, th.atshe
wasnotatallsurprisedatit—asifthestateoftheroomwere,
likethestateoftheweather,entirelyoutofherpower.Now,in
whatsensewasthiswomantobecalleda"niii'se?”
Atruenursewillalwaysmakeherpatient’sbedcarefullyher-
self.Considertheimpoidanceofsleeptothesick,thenecessity
ofawell-madebedtogivethemsleep.Butac.arelessnuise
doublestheblanketsoverthepatient’schest,insteadofleaving
thelightestweightthere—sheputsathickblanketunderhim—
shedoesnotturnhismattresseveryw.ayeveryd.ay;andthe
patientwouldratherthannotthathisbedweremadebyany-
bodyelse.
Onewordaboutpillows.Everywe.akpatient,behisillness
wh.atitm.ay,sufiersmoreorlessfromdifficultyinbreathing.
(1.)Totaketheweightofthebodyoffthepoorchest,whichis
hardlyuptoitsworkasitis,oughtthereforetobetheobjectof
thenurseinarranginghisnillows.Nowwhatdoesshedo,and
LIGHT. 67
whatarellieconsequences 1Shepiiesthepillowsonea-topofthe
otherlikeawallofbricks.Theheadisthrownuponthechest,
andtheshouldei-sarepushedforward,soasnottoallowthelungs
roomtoexpand.Thepillows,infact,leanuponthepatient,not
thepatientuponthepillows.Itisimpossibletogivearulefor
this,becauseitmustvaiywiththefigureofthepatient.But
theobjectistosupport,withthepiUows,thebackbelowthe
breathingapparatus,toallowtheshouldersroomtofallbade,
andtosupportthehead,withoutthrowingitforward.The
sufferingofdyingpatientsisimmenselyincreasedbyneglectof
thesepoints.Andmanyaninvalid,tooweaktodragabouthis
pillowshimself,slipshisbookoianythingathandbehindthe
lowerpartofhisbacktosupportit.(2.)Tallpatientssufl'er
muchmorethanshortones,becauseofthedragofthelong
limbsuponthewaist.Somethingtopressthefeetagainstisa
relieftoall.
Havingsaidthisaboutthetwoprinciplestobeobseiwedfor
givingeasetopatientsinbed,Imustaddthattheyapplyequally
tothemwhenup.Iscarcelyeversawaninvalidchairwhichdid
notincreasethedragofthelimbsuponthewaist,andthrowtoo
muchoftheweightuponthespine,therebypreventinganyrelief
tothechest.Anordinarylowwell-stufl'edarm-chair,with
pillowsandafootstool,isthebest—nottoohigh,nortoodeep
intheseat,butsupportingthelegsandfeetsoastoraisethe
knees,generallyagreatrelieftoinvalidssittingup.Tosupport
thepatient’sframe,atasmanypointsaspossible,isthething.
Andthisiswhatinvalidchairsdonotdo;andwhenthepatient
isin,hecannotgetout.
IX.—LIGHT.
Itistheresultofallexperiencewiththesick,thatsecondonly
totheirneedoffreshairistheirneedoflight;that,afteraclose
room,whrfhurtsthemmostisadarkroom,andthatitisnotonly
lightbutdirectsun-lighttheywant.Youhadbettercarryyour
patientaboutafterthesun,accordingtotheaspectoftherooms,if
circumstancespermit,thanlethimlingerinaroomwhenthesunis
off.Peoplethinktheeffectisuponthespiritsonly.Thisisbyno
meansthecase.Thesunisapainter.Hedoesthephotograph.
Lighthasquite.osrealeffectsuponthehumanbody.Butthis
isnotalL"Whohasnotobsen^edthepurifyingeffectoflight,
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68 KOTBSONNURSING.
andespeciallyofdirectsun-light,upontheairofaroom?Here
isanobservationwithineverybody’sexperience.Gointoaroom
wheretheshuttersarealwaysshut(inasickroomorabed-room
thereshouldneverbeshuttersshut),andthoughtheroombe
uninhabited,thoughtheairhasneverbeenpollutedbythe
breathingofhumanbeings,youwillobserveaclose,mustysmell
ofcorruptair,ofair,i.e.,uupurifiedbytheeffectofthesun’s
rays.Themustinessofdarkroomsandcorners,indeed,ispro-
verbial.Thecheerfulnessofaroom,theusefulnessoflight,is
all-impoi'tant.
Healthypeopleneverrememberthedifferencebetweenhed-
rooms.ands


 others are giving us, and we discover
that we are all surrounded by love and opportunities for loving
involvements, all of the time. This was the case for one woman, who shared
the following experience:
I was always overweight and not very good-looking. All through
my life, I rejected myself. I envied and hated sexually attractive
women. I got to hate men, too, because they avoided me. I was full
of self-pity. I even tried psychotherapy, but I quit when it became
apparent that the psychotherapist seemed more interested in his
attractive young women patients than he was in me. I tried various
self-help methods and at least got over my self-pity and
depression; I was able to get a better job. But, men still weren’ t
interested in me, and I was unsuccessful in the sexual and
relational arenas.
Using the mechanism of letting go, she went into all the negative
emotions that she had about herself and intimacy; she allowed the feelings
to come up one by one, and she let them go. She let go of feelings like
wanting attention and acceptance from others, fear of expressing herself,
fear of being rejected, and even the fear of being deeply loved. There was
the underlying feeling, “I don’ t deserve love; who could possibly love me?”
W ithin a week of surrendering these feelings, she had a date. She explained:
I was so excited that I even lost my appetite. W e had a great time
and then all of a sudden I saw the secret. I was giving love instead
of looking for it. My whole life has changed now. Instead of
feeling desperate to get attention and love, I know I have the
power to give it. When I enter a room, I see all the lonely, love-
starved men. They look just the way I used to, so I know what it is
they are feeling and what to say to them and how to expressmyself. I put myself in their place and watch their hearts melt. I
used to scare them away because I was so hungry. Get that?
Hungry! That was my problem. Now I feel full, and I share that
fullness and what I have learned. My social life has become so
enjoyable that I don’ t have time to eat anymore. I have lost 35
pounds in a year. I never even dieted. I just lost interest. I guess it
is because I am getting gratified in a way now that really means
something to me. Maybe I am a little wild with the newness of it,
but I’ll settle down before long. There is one man I’m really
interested in now.
Sexuality, then, reflects our overall state of consciousness. As we let go
of fear and limitations, that area of our life expands and becomes ever more
gratifying, and yet not necessary for happiness. Freedom and creativity
replace compulsiveness and limitation. Sex becomes another avenue for
greater expression and increasing awareness. The pleasure of communion
and nonverbal understanding replaces the former self-centered drivenness
for relief from tension and the limited goal of sexual pleasure and ego
inflation. The secret, as the woman above stated, is in the awareness that
when we seek to give instead of to get, all of our own needs are
automatically fulfilled. As one person remarked, “I have heard about many
personal problems from my friends who practice this technique, but lack of
lovers isn’ t one of them!”
CHAPTER
19
A C H I E V E M E N T  O F  V O C A T I O N A L  G O A L S
Feelings and Abilities
Our thoughts determine the extent to which we manifest our talents and
abilities, and they set the quality and quantity of our successes and failures.
But what is it that determines and influences the direction of our thoughts?
As we have seen, it is our feelings that determine and produce the kind of
thinking that will lead us to success or failure in any endeavor. Feelings are
the key to the expansion or constriction of our talents, abilities, and actions.
Generally, we are knowledgeable and well trained in matters pertaining
to the outer world. Y et we are sometimes unknowledgeable and untrained in
the inner world, the world of feelings. Because feelings determine thoughts
and the thoughts we hold in mind determine outcomes, it is important to
clarify the relationship between our feelings and the freeing of our abilities
so that they result in successful action.
T o summarize what we have said about the scale of consciousness, and
to make it simple, we can briefly categorize all feelings as either negative or
positive and, of course, the thoughts that will result from them will be either
negative or positive.
Negative Feelings Related to W ork
These feelings are always unpleasant and range from mildly uncomfortable
to painful. They instigate the process of thinking and ideation that leads to
“I can’ t” and “W e can’ t,” regardless of the event, situation, or problem in
which the person is involved. Negative feelings arise when we dislike whatwe see, hear, think, or remember. Our reaction to disliking comes in the
form of such feelings as anger, grief, and anxiety. Our usual way of dealing
with unpleasant feelings is to suppress them, and because of this, we
assume that these feelings are part and parcel of our thinking process. This
error results because the feelings of dislike are being processed through our
thoughts. Suppressing these feelings does not make them disappear. On the
contrary, they will re-emer ge as negative thoughts. Negativity does not exist
within a situation or event; rather, it resides in our reaction to the situation
as we see it. When negative feelings are acknowledged and relinquished,
the situation can rapidly change in appearance from impossible to easily
manageable, workable, and even quite useful.
One of the most prominent negative feelings that blocks success in
professional life is that of envy. The underlying dynamic of envy is that
when we see someone else getting ahead, this triggers our own sense of
insecurity. It’ s not simply that we see the other person’ s achievement and
feel envy. Rather, the other person’ s achievement triggers in us a feeling of
lack or inadequacy about ourselves. It triggers the feeling, “Maybe I’m not
accomplishing what I should be accomplishing,” or “Maybe I won’ t be able
to accomplish what I want to accomplish,” or “Maybe my accomplishments
aren’ t appreciated by others and go unnoticed.”
Envy is painful because it arouses our own sense of inadequacy. And
then we often resent the person whose successes have inadvertently
provoked this feeling. Unconsciously, this resentment fuels our endless
desire for strokes, which, of course, do not come our way because our
wantingness repels the very thing we want.
As the cycle progresses, we feel increasingly dissatisfied and unhappy
in our job and alienated from our colleagues. There may be the belief,
“Everyone is against me.” Our family members may grow weary of our
constant complaints about the situation at work. W e may seek escape at the
end of the day through endless television or over -indulgence in food, sleep,
drugs, and alcohol.
What’ s the way out of this cycle of envy and dissatisfaction? As we’ve
said before, the answer is to go within. W ith envy, we are constantly
looking at others, evaluating their accomplishments, and comparing
ourselves to them. W e see the cost of this looking outward in the film,
Chariots of Fir e, when one of the runners turned to see where his opponent
was in the race. The moment he took his eye of f the finish line to comparehimself with another runner, he lost that split second which cost him the
whole race. The man who won the race was motivated by the sheer love of
running and to do his best. He didn’ t run to “beat” another. He didn’ t
compare himself to other runners. He ran his best because he loved to run.
When we look within ourselves, we see what the underlying feelings
are that prevent our success: competitiveness, self-doubt, insecurity,
inadequacy, and desire for approval. Are we willing to look at these
feelings? Once our feelings are recognized, it becomes obvious to us that
they work against us. They drain our ef forts and impede our success in the
world. Our self-doubts block the very recognition we seek.
Once we see the cost of negative feelings to our happiness and success,
we will become willing to let go of them and the payof fs we get from them.
For example, we become willing to let go of the cheap little satisfaction we
get from blaming others for our lack of success. W e become willing to let
go of the sympathy we garner from those who listen to our complaints.
When we let go of our feelings of inadequacy, we will find that envy of
others disappears. W e become like the winning runner in Chariots of Fir e
who loves what he does, delights in his success and that of others, and has
boundless ener gy to excel in the world.
Positive Feelings Related to W ork
These are always felt as pleasant and include such feelings as joy,
happiness, and security. They instigate a process of thinking and ideation
that is exemplified by the thoughts “I can” and “W e can,” regardless of the
event, situation, or problem in which the person is


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 Intr oduction
Y ou are meant to have an amazing life!
Y ou are meant to have everything you love and desire. Y our work is meant
to be exciting, a nd you are mea nt to accomplish all the thing s you would
love to accomplish. Y our relationships with your family and friends are
meant to  be filled with happines s. Y ou are m eant to have all the money you
need to live a full, wonderful life. Y ou are meant to be living your dreams -
all of them' If you want to travel, you are meant to travel. If you would love
to st art a  busine ss, you are meant to  start a business. If you  would love to
learn to dance o r learn how to sail a yacht or study Italian, you a re meant to
do th ose things. If you would love to be a musician, a scientist, a business
owner, an inventor, a performer, a parent, or whatever it is you would love
to be, you are meant to be it!
When yo u wake  up each day, you should be filled with excitement because
you know the day is going to be full of great things. Y ou are meant to be
laughing and full of joy. Y ou are  meant to feel strong and safe. Y ou are
meant to feel good about yours elf and know you're invaluable. Of course
there will be c hallenges in your life, and you are meant to have them too,
because they help you to grow, but you are meant to know how to overcome
problems and challenges. Y ou are meant to be victorious! Y ou are meant to
be happy' Y ou are meant to have an amazing life!
Y ou were not born to struggle. Y ou were not born to live a life where the
moments of joy are few and far between. Y ou were no t born to toil in your
work fiv e days a week, with fleeting moments of happiness on weekends.
Y ou were not born to live with limited ener gy, feeling exhausted at the end
of each day. Y ou were not born to worry or be afraid. Y ou were not born to
suf fer. W hat would be the point of your life? Y ou are meant to experience
life to its fullest and have everything you want and, at the same time, be
filled with joy, health, vitality, excitement, and love, because that is an
amazing life!The life of your dreams, everyth ing you would love to be, do, o r have, has
always been closer to y ou than you knew, because the power to everything
you want is inside you!
"Ther e is a supr eme power and  rulingfor ce which pervades and rules the
boundless universe. Y ou ar e a part of this power." (1834 1891)
 In this book I want to show you the way to an amazing life. Y ou will
discover someth ing incredible about yourself, your life, and the universe.
Life is so m uch easier than you think it is, and as you come to unders tand
the w ay life works, and the power you have inside you, you will experience
the magic of life in its fullness - and then you will have an amazing lifel
Now let the magic of your life begin.
 What is the Power?

"What th is power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists. " (Alexander
Graham Bell)

Life is simple. Y our life is made up of  only two kinds of things - pos itive
things and negative things. Each area of your life, whether it's your health,
money; relation ships, work, or happiness, is either positive or negative to
you. Y ou  have plenty of money or you lack money. Y ou are bri mming with
health or you lack health. Y our relationships are happy or dif ficult. Y our
work is exciting and successful or dissatisfying and unsuccessful. Y ou are
filled with happiness or you don 't feel good a lot of the time. Y ou have good
years or bad years, good times or bad times, good days or bad days.
If you have more negative things than  positive things in your life, then
something is very wrong and you know it. Y ou see other peop le who are
happy and fulfilled and whose lives are full of great thin gs, and something
tells you that you deserve all that too. And you're right; you do deserve a
life overflowing with good things.
Most pe ople wh o have a great life don't realize exactly what it was that they
did to get it. Bu t they did do something. They used the power that is the
cause of everything good in life...
W ithout exception, every person who has a great life used love to achieve it.
The power to have all the positive and good things in life is love!


—
Knowing that you’re not mine,
but eternally His.
And I get to care for you
for this short little time.You’ve awakened within my heart
a love I’ve never known,
and you’ve pulled out of me
an ability to care
in ways I never knew I was capable of.
Thank you, little love.OceanofPDF.comYEpilogue
AND BEYOND
ou’ve got this, mama. Motherhood is the most beautiful, powerful,
transformational, hardest, and most meaningful thing you will do in
your life.
With every stage comes new challenges and new joys. Every baby is so
different, and you are blessed with your little angel who will support you to
grow in the most profound and important ways.
You’ll learn what you need to learn, as you need to learn it. Trust that.
You have everything that you need to mother your little one.
As the saying goes: the days may be long, but the years fly by. Savor
your moments. Be as present as you can. Love them with everything that
you have and everything that you are. Work on yourself, keep growing—do
the best that you can and keep trying to be better—and the fruits will show
up in who your little one is, and who they become.
You are doing the most valuable work.
I see you. I honor you. I am here for you.
In service and gratitude,
Dhyana
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Collins, Faith. Joyful T oddlers and Pr eschoolers: Cr eate a Life That Y ou
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Gaskin, Ina May. Ina May’ s Guide to Br eastfeeding.  London: Pinter and
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———. Ina May’ s Guide to Childbirth.  London: Ebury, 2008.
———. Spiritual Midwifery. Summertown, TN: Book Publishing
Company, 2002.
Gerber, Magda. Dear Par ent. Los Angeles, CA: Resources for Infant
Educators (RIE), 2003.
Humphrey, Sheila. The Nursing Mother ’s Herbal.  Minneapolis: Fairview
Press, 2003.
Kitzinger, Sheila. The New Experience of Childbirth.  London, UK: Orion
Publishing Group, 2004.
Knost, L. R. The Gentle Par ent. Saint Cloud, FL: Little Hearts Books,
LLC, 2013.
———. Two Thousand Kisses a Day. Saint Cloud, FL. Little Hearts
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La Leche League International. The W omanly Art of Br eastfeeding.
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Reddy, Kumuda, Linda Egenes, and Mar garet Mullins. For a Blissful
Baby: Healthy and Happy Pr egnancy with Maharishi V edic
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R. K. Sharma Bhagwan Das. Caraka Samhita.  Varanasi, India:
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Dancer, 2003.
Rothman, Barbara Katz. A Bun in the Oven.  New York: New York
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Sacinandana Swami. The Living Name.  Pinner, London: Saranagati
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retained in this digital edition as a r eference. Links on page numbers in the
index will take you to the beginning of the corr esponding page fr om the
print edition. Y ou may need to scr oll forwar d from that location to find the
corresponding r eference in the ebook edition.
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 72–73, 232
abhyanga
for colic relief, 250
contraindications, 211
after C-section, 215
in daily routine, 65
in early labor, 129, 151
instructions, 66–67
for newborns, 246–47, 252, 255
oils for, 66, 198
postpartum, 180–81, 202, 205, 207, 214


 are living The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle.
Eat to live, and not live to eat. Many dishes, many diseases. – Ben Franklin, 1706-1790. Inventor of
Franklin Stove, Bifocals, etc. Scientist and helped write America’ s Declaration of Independence.Purge Your Body of Filthy Toxic Poisons
The characteristics of tissue construction, especially of the important
internal organs such as the liver, kidneys, lungs and glands, are all very
much like those of a sponge. Now imagine a sponge soaked with a sticky
glue or paste. As a person lives on the lifeless foods of civilizati on, the vital
organs begin to fill up with this slimy paste or glue (toxic poisons ). No
wonder they die of horrible diseases of the liver, heart, kidneys and lungs!
The vital organs actually become so clogged with slimy, sticky, decaying
toxins that they can no longer function!
Death by toxic poisoning! Death  by clogging of the pipe system! Now do
you understand why we want you to detoxify, cleanse and purify your
body? This is the only natural way to internally cleanse and heal yourself!
We receive thousands of letters  yearly from grateful students who have
put our Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with fasting to the test and discovered it
worked for them! Quite often, when every other method failed them, this
Bragg Lifestyle proved successf ul! We want to inspire you, our reader and
health friend, to improve your whole body, not just relieve a symptom! We
are not interested in symptoms or the name of a bad place in the body! We
are interested in your obtaining  Super Health and Longevity! We love to
hear your successes! Do write us!!
Fasting is a Safe, Effective Way to Detoxify the
Body. – James Balch, M.D.
“A technique wise men have used for centuries to heal the sick. Fast
regularly and help the body heal itself and stay well. Give all of your
organs a rest. Fasting can help reverse the ageing process, and if we use it
correctly, we will live longer, happier lives. Just 3 days a month will do it.
Each time you complete a fast, you will feel better. Your body will have a
chance to heal and rebuild its immune system by regular fasting. You can
fight off illness and the degenera tive diseases so common in this chemically
polluted envir onment we live in. When you feel a cold, illness or depression
or aller gy attack coming on, fast!”
– James Balch, MD, Co-Author, Prescription for Nutritional HealingDr. Balch said, “Bragg Books wer e my conversion to healthy living.”
I humbled my soul with fasting. – Psalms 69:10
Fasting – Mother Nature’s Master Healer
Mother Nature heals through FASTING every physical problem that’s
possible to heal! This alone proves that Mother Nature recogni zes but one
problem, that in every body the largest illness-causing facto rs are toxic
poisons – decaying mucus, foreign matter, pus and uric acid. Just look at
what happens to people when they suffer from a common cold.  They run a
high fever (body burning up toxins) while they eliminate great masses of
mucus from the sinus cavities of the head, throat, lungs and bronchial tubes.
A cold is the body’ s way of saying, “I must rid the body of this toxic slime
to survive! ” And a healing crisis is started by the body’ s Vital Force. Pleas e
reread this fasting chapter often  to let it settle in your mind and inspire you
to fast to keep your body healthier!
Colds Push Out Mucus & Toxins – Give
Thanks!
The average person who experie nces a cold takes absolutely no blame for
this condition! Oh no! They will say, I got my feet wet and caught a cold, I
sat in a draft and caught a cold or I caught the cold from a bug my brother
brought home from school. We hear excuses, excuses! They never place the
blame on thems elves! Three times a day at meals these people load toxic
mucus-forming foods into their bodies. They eat ice cream, cakes, candy,
soft drinks (with toxic aspartame or sugar), black tea and coffee filled with
refined white sugar, milk and its by-products which are heavy mucus-
formers. And when this mess decays in their bodies they cry out, “I caught
this cold, poor me!”  Yes, poor ignorant you. You do not catch colds. You
eat colds! You develop colds from your unhealthy lifestyle and unhealthy
diet. Reread Foods to A void page 21.
Your body wants mucus and toxic slime out! Do all you can to help remove these toxins. When you
feel them in your throat and sinuses, coug h, spit and blow the mucus out. Your body works hard to
collect these unwanted toxins. Please never swallow (recycle) mucus – get it out! Mucus and toxins
are trouble -makers and a heavy burden when they stockpile. They can cause futur e disease andcancers! The main reason to live The Bragg Healthy (Toxicless, Mucusless) Lifestyle is that it
promotes a healthy, clean body!
Your Urine Helps Reveal the Amount Of Toxic
Poisons in the Body
The urine shows  the amount of toxic poisons in the body. All you have to
do is start a strict water fast (nothing else but water). During the days you
fast be sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water that has been distilled or
purified by reverse osmosis (both of which are pure, delicious, chemical-
free and odor-free). Upon awak ening, use a bottle to secure the morning’ s
first urine speci men. Seal top of bottle so no air gets in. Write date urine
specimen taken on label or masking tape and place on jar. If you are going
to take a 7 day fast, take a specimen upon awakening each morning. Store
dated urine specimen on shelf.  Also you can measure your acid-alkaline
levels – the ideal for saliva pH is 7.4 and urine is 6.5 pH. T o test, use a simple
Nitrazine Paper Strip, available most drug stores.
As it cools and settles you get a revelation before your very eyes. After a
week you see the clouds of slimy, putrid mucus. As the days,  weeks and
months pass, you see before your very eyes the horrible, decaying filth that
you eliminated during your fast. These toxins have burdened your vital
organs and all your machinery.
We have fasted hundreds of times in our long careers and we have also
kept many bottles of urine from our student fasters. If you looked at them
you would hardl y believe your eyes. But there is the proof that shows what
filth humans carry around with them. Sometimes we meet some boastful
fool who will say, I eat anything I wish and I am strong and healthy. We
simply reply, You are a walking manur e pile! Just fast for a week to 10 days
and we will show you how you have been stewing in your own decay and
toxic poisons that you have piled in your body through the years. These
toxins burden your body and once you start cleaning your system you will
bear witness to the miracles of fasting and its body-cleansing and healing
power!
We have told you that physical strength, athletic ability and physical
fitness have nothing to do with basic health. Even the strong athletes can
fall when the body clogs up with decaying toxic poisons!Pure water is the best drink for a wise man. – Henry David Thoreau
Infections, Germs, Bugs, Viruses And Bacteria
are Human Scavengers
You often hear people say, A new virus is attacking people. It seems that
everyone is picking it up. That is exactly right, since there are thousands of
germs floating around everywhe re. Remember they are here for a purpose.
They are scavengers. They clean up decaying filth. If that decaying filth
happens to be in your body, they are going to start eating that toxic slime.
Dirty blood attracts infections! Clean blood is your protection against
infection! If you create decaying matter in your body by eating wrong, it is
only a part of Mother Nature’ s plan that germs will come and eat this dead
substance! Germs never attack clean, toxic-free tissue or healthy blood!
Just remember it is impossible for any kind of germ or virus  to attack
clean, healthy tissue and an active, healthy immune system! They only eat
decaying toxic matter. Personally, we have no fear of infectio n from any
germ or bug. We fast regularly and keep our bodies clean! We eat plenty of
organic raw fruits and vegetabl es and some cooked vegetables and whole
grains. We are very zealous about our health and bodies and don’t put any
of the dead foods of civilization into our bodies!
Why? Because his refined, high fat, fast foods, sugary diet put toxins in
his body! So the germs came and had a feast on his internal poisons. Now
all of the Bragg  children are reared on The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle – The


itating its moist Qi downward to be collected and
stored as Essence  by the Kidney.
Supporting Sequence:  Sheng
Restraining Sequence:  KeSheng  and ke dene the relationships between the Organ Networks.
In correspondence with the ke sequen ce, as Water  controls Fire, so
the Yin moisture of the Kidney  counterbalanc es the Yang re of the
Heart. As Fire controls Metal, so the Heart ’s capacity to rule the Blood
complements the Lung’s capacity to govern the Qi. As Metal  restrains
Wood, so the Lung’s power to mobilize Qi counteracts the Liver’s
power to gather the Blood. As Wood  dominates Earth, so the
activating power of the Liver Qi  awakens the transformative function
of the Spleen. And since Earth  dams Water, the Spleen ’s ability to
absorb and distribute Moisture  counterbalances the Kidney ’s ability
to concentrate Essence  and excrete uid.
An Organ Network  overly restrained collapses  and, if not kept
within proper limits, becomes exaggerated. Overly restrained, its
force and inuence dissipate and diminish, becoming passive and
impotent. Inadequately restrained, it magnies, becoming bound up,
intensied, and oppressive. When prolonged, either situation willtransform into the other and lead ultimately to the attrition of the
power and potential of the person.
Five-Phase Theory  explains the interaction of the Organ Networks  in
a broad  and general way. Descriptions of physiologic processes in
Chinese medic ine can become very complex, just as they do in
Western medicine. For our purposes it is sucient to have a
circumscribed understanding of the Organ Networks  and their
correspondences within the Five-Phase  model.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF  DISSONANCE
All the Organ Networks  are interconnected and interdependent. If the
behavior of one becomes exaggerated, this results in the depletion of
some and the hyperactivity  of others. An overly brawny Liver
depletes the Kidney, destabilizes the Heart, oppresses the Spleen, and
obstructs the Lung.
If an Organ Network  becomes undermined through stress and
collapses, this triggers a dierent pattern of depletion and
overactivity. If the Liver collapses, the Spleen  and Lung become overly
strong, the Kidney  and Heart  becom e vulnerable and exhausted. A
simple excess or deciency  of one Organ Network  persisting over time
devolves into complex patterns of disharmony and disease.
Diseases of excess  often migrate from one Organ Network  to
another along the ke sequence. That is, a disharmony of the Liver
may aict the Spleen. If this is not corrected, the Spleen  passes this
problem on to the Kidney, the Kidney  to the Heart, the Heart  to the
Lung. Finally, the disease comes home to roost in the Liver.
Deciency  diseases often develop along the sheng sequence.
Weakness is transmitted from parent to child: from Kidney  to Liver,
Liver to Heart, and so forth until the disea se returns to its point of
origin. The gravity of a disea se can be assessed by determining how
far along the sequence it has progressed and how many Networks  are
seriously aected.Wood:  Liver  Patterns
Harmonic
Collapsed
Exaggerated
Harmonic and Dissonant Patterns
A simple excess  or deciency  of one Organ Network  persisting over
time devolves into complex patterns of disharmony and disease.
Diseases of excess  often migrate  along the ke sequence, whereas
deciency  diseases often develop along the sheng sequence. The
harmonic patte rn depicts the predominant Organ Network  in relative
equilibrium with the other Networks. The exaggerated  pattern
represents the predominant Organ Network  oppressing the Organ
Networks  along the ke sequence. The collapsed  pattern shows the
depletion not only of the predominant Organ Network, but of those
along the sheng sequence with encroachment of those Networks
along the ke sequence.
Fire: Heart  Patterns
Harmonic
CollapsedExaggerated
Earth: Spleen  Patterns
Harmonic
Collapsed
Exaggerated
Metal: Lung  Patterns
HarmonicCollapsed
Exaggerated
Water: Kidney  PatternsHarmonic
Collapsed
Exaggerated
FOR EXAMPLE, THE LIVER PATTERN
Disease patterns usually involve two or three Organ Networks  in
addition to the one primari ly disturbed. For example, the Organs
most aected by the Liver are the Organ  it controls (Spleen ), the one
that is its controller ( Lung), and the one that is its parent ( Kidney ).
If an Organ  is strong, the pattern is dierent than if it’s weak.
When an Organ  is powerful, the origin of the complaints usually
involves Organs  under attack or being drained. When the Organ  is
feeble, primar y complaints usually involve the Organ  itself and
sometimes the one succeedin g it in the sheng  sequence. For example,
if the Liver is weak and the Lung is stron g, the person will contract
symptoms associated with an attack on the Liver by the Lung, such
as depression, irritability, pain in the groin or genital organ, and
tiredness. The symptoms result from the Lung literally suppressing
Liver Qi, preventing its ascension and expansion.
Since the Lung domin ates the Qi, it can inhibi t the free ow of
Liver Qi and the easy expression of feelings, thoughts, and desires.
This shows as a atness and dullness of response and sensation—
depression. The contractive or Yin nature of the Lung is constricting
the expansive Yang nature of the Liver. When this occurs, peristalsis
is also aected because the Liver cannot regulate the smooth ow of
Qi within the Spleen  and Stomach. Symptoms of poor digestion
occur, such as atulence and constipation, because tension in the
stomach and intestines causes a lack of motility.
If the Liver is hardy and the Spleen  is frail, sympto ms manifest that
emerge from Stomach  and Spleen  dysfunction: pain and cramp ing in
the stomach and intestines, bloating, erratic appetite, nausea, loose
stools, and a feeling of weakness in the limbs. This is due to the
harsh energy of the Liver invading and restricting the performance
of the Spleen  and Stomach.
If the Liver is powerful and the Lung is delicate, symptoms of
distress will be manifest in the function of the Lung such as
coughing, asthmatic breathi ng, dicult urination, rashe s, itching,
redness of the eyes, and dryness of the skin and mucous membranes.These symptoms are a manifestation of the uprising hot Qi of the
Liver invading and restricting the moistening, dispersing, and
descending function of the Lung.
If the Liver’s strength causes deciency  of the Kidney, a reversal of
the natural relationship may occur whereby the child (Liver) goes
against the parent (Kidney ). This may result in hip and low back
pain, herniated disk, inammation of the reproductive organs or
dysfunctions such as infertility, impotence, excessive libido,
inammation of the genitourinary system, or the formation of cysts
and tumors, including those of the prostate, uterus, ovaries, and
bladder.
When one Organ  aects  another, those adjacent to it suer.
Generally, the generative sheng sequence, also referred  to as the
parent-child relationship, is more stable than the restraining ke
relationship. Since the Lung is child to the Spleen, it becomes
distressed when the parent is. When the Spleen ’s function of
generating Qi and Blood  from the transformation of nutrients is
suppressed by the Liver, it is unable to nurture the Lung. The Lung’s
ability to disperse and move the Qi becom es impaired. This
manifests as fatigue, shortne ss of breath, susceptibility to colds and
us, and the appearance of excessive phlegm in the nose, mouth,
throat, and chest.
Parent to the Spleen  is the Heart. When the child suers, so does
the parent; hence the Heart  is also troubled when the Spleen
becomes disturbed. Since the Spleen  cannot eciently nourish the
blood, the Blood  of the Heart  becomes decient  (which may or may
not include actual anemia), leading to instability of the Heart Qi.
This manifests as disturbances of sleep, emotions, circulation, and
an irregular pulse. The Spleen  cannot  properly restrain the Kidney,
and the inrm Lung cannot adequately nurture the Kidney. The
manifestations of this are seen at a later stage as weakness of the
back, knees, and ankles and a tendency toward water retention in
the hands, feet, and face.
Chinese medicine identies disease as disorders of relationship,
not as a singular, unvarying entity. Problems recognized early on
can be dealt with before they develop into complex, deep


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contact with thepatient, talking andchatting andshaking
hands with himforfiveminutes, andreceiving hisbreath five
times, and then hiscough five times directly inhisface, he
moved tothe next patient whom we had selected, and
repeated this, and soon,until this volunteer had had that
sortofcontact with tendifferent cases ofinfluenza, indiffer¬
entstages ofthedisease, mostly fresh cases, none ofthem
more than three days old.
Wewillremember that each oneofthetenvolunteers
hadthat sortofintimate contact with each oneofthe
tendifferent influenza patients. They were watched
carefully for seven days—andnone ofthem took sick
inanyway.
EXPERIMENTS AT PORTSMOUTH
Atthatpoint, theholidays came, ourmaterial was
exhausted, and wetemporarily suspendedourwork.
Infact, wefeltrather surprised and somewhat per¬
plexed,and were not sure astothenext way toturn,
and wefeltitwould bebetter totake alittlebreathing
spelland arest.
Westarted another setofexperiments inFebruarythat lasted into March, again using fifty volunteers
carefully selected from theDeer Island Naval Train¬
ingStation. These experiments Iwill notgive in
detail. They would take toolong. Theywere simply
designed andtheprogram wascarefully planned, but
theway matters turned out became very confusing
andperplexing. Iwillgive two instances toexplainwhat Imean bythat ;andIgive them because theyare
exceedingly instructive and very interesting.InFebruaryandMarch, theepidemicwas onthe
wane. Wehaddifficulty infinding donors. We were
not sureofourdiagnosis, havingnocriterion ofinflu¬
enza. We therefore felt very fortunate when we
learned ofanoutbreak that wastaking place atthe
Portsmouth Naval Prison, onlyafewhours north of
Boston. We atonce loaded acouple ofautomobiles
filled with ourvolunteers, and rushed uptoPorts¬
mouth, and there repeated many things that Ihave
described inourfirst setofexperiments. AtPorts¬
mouth, outofalarge number ofcases, wemade our
selections carefully, taking thetypicalcases fordonors,
andtransferring thematerial directly toour volun¬
teers. Inabout thirty-six hours, half ofthenumber
weexposedcame down with fever and sore throat,
with hemolytic streptococci present,and doubtless as
thecausal agent. Alltheclinicians who saw these
cases inconsultation agreed with usthattheywere
ordinary cases ofsore throat.
Another incident :One ofourofficers, Dr.L.,who
had been inintimate contact with thedisease from
earlyinOctober, collected material from sixhealthy
men atthePortsmouth Navy Yard who were thought
might beintheperiod ofincubation ofthedisease—we
weretrying togetmaterial asearlyaspossible, because
alltheevidence seems toindicate that theinfection is
transmittable earlyinthedisease. None ofthesix
men came down with influenza, butDr.L.came down
inthirty-six hours, with aclinical attack ofinfluenza,
althoughhehadescapedalltherestoftheoutbreak.
CONCLUSION
Ithink wemust bevery careful not todraw any
positive conclusions from negative results ofthiskind.
Many factors must beconsidered. Our volunteers may
not have been susceptible. They may have been
immune. They had been exposedasalltherestofthepeople had been exposedtothedisease, although they
gave noclinical history ofanattack.
Dr.McCoy, who with Dr.Richey, did asimilar
series ofexperimentsonGoat Island, SanFrancisco,
used volunteers who, sofar asknown, had notbeen
exposed totheoutbreak atall,alsohadnegative results,
that is,they were unable toreproduce thedisease.
Perhaps there arefactors, orafactor, inthetransmis¬
sion ofinfluenza that wedonotknow.
As amatter offact, weentered theoutbreak with
anotion that weknew the cause ofthedisease, and
were quitesure weknew how itwastransmitted from
person toperson. Perhaps, ifwehave learned any¬
thing, itisthat we arenotquite sure what weknow
about thedisease.
[Acomplete account oftheexperiment isbeing published
bytheU.S.Public Health Service.]
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFLUENZA
W. H.FROST, M.D.
Surgeon, U. S.Public Health Service
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Thehistory ofinfluenza sofar asitisknown, that
is,forseveral centuries, comprisesaseries oflong
cyclesinwhich great pandemics alternate withperiodsofrelative quiescence,thelength ofcyclesasmeasured
bytheintervals between pandemics being usually a
matter ofdecades. Thespecial characteristics ofinflu-
enza pandemicsaretheir wide andrapid extension,
theirhigh attack rates, andgreat effect ongeneral mor-
tality rates. Since these cyclesareundoubtedly of
fundamental significanceinthenatural history of
influenza anyproper discussion oftheepidemiology of
thedisease should cover atleast onefullcycle, prefer-
ably thelast, from 1889 tothepresent. The material
forsuch adiscussion must, however, becollected from
many and diverse sources and laboriously fitted
together, since there isnoconcrete specific and con-
tinuous record oftheprevalenceormortality ofinflu-
enzaduring such aperiod ofyears.
LACK OF SPECIFIC RECORDS
During great epidemics there areabundant, ifnot
exact records ofprevalence, andtheresulting mortality
canbedetermined with fairprecision,even though a
large proportion ofthedeaths areclassified under diag¬
noses other than influenza. Intheintervals between
epidemics influenza becomes inextricably confused with
other respiratory diseases, havingageneral clinical
resemblance but nodefinite etiologic entity,sothat the
record ofprevalence and even ofmortality isvirtuallylost. The first requisites forepidemiologie study;
namely, clear differential diagnosis andsystematic rec¬
ords ofoccurrence, aretherefore lackingininfluenza.
Intheabsence ofthese essential records, statistics of
mortality from thegroup comprising influenza andall
forms ofpneumonia afford, perhaps, the nearest
approximation to arecord ofinfluenza. Itisnot
intended tosuggest that themortality from thisgroupofdiseases furnishes inany sense ameasure ofthe
prevalence ofinfluenza, butonly thatitfurnishes an
Read before thejoint meeting oftheSection onPharmacology and
Therapeutics, the Section onPathology and Physiology and the Sec-tion onPreventive Medicine and Public Health attheSeventieth Annual
Session ofthe American Medical Association, Atlantic City, N.J.,June, 1919.
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by W alter Last
I regard strongly alkalizing as the ﬁrst and most important step to stop tumour growth and possibly shrink tumours. Here I want to
discuss some details and problems that may arise.
While I knew already for many years that tumours need an acidic environment to activate the enzymes to dissolve and invade
surrounding connective tissue, I did not know the details until I read an experimental study showing the exact pH levels (acid-alkaline
balance) at which tumours invade or shrink. I have discussed this in Cancer Therapy - A New Direction. In that article I mentioned a
woman with stage 4 lung cancer who was free of tumours and cancer one year after start of therapy; I believe that this was mainly
due to alkalizing.
Tullio Simoncini is or was an Italian doctor known for successfully treating cancer with sodium bicarbonate. When tumours were
accessible such as in the gastro-inte stinal tract or the uterus he bathed them in sodium bicarbonate solution. For internal tumours he
infused the bicarbonate solution into blood vessels leading to the tumou r. However after one of his patients died he lost his medical
licence.
Easier for home treatment is Vernon's Dance with Cancer. Vernon Johnston had stage 4 prostate cancer with bone metastases. It
took him ten days to get rid of it all with high sodium bicarbonate therapy - up to 3 x 2 teaspoons of bicarbonate per day. On this
website are also many success stories from others who used high-dose bicarbonate. There were several with prostate cancer,
pancreatic cancer, advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma, metastatic breast cancer, and advanced melanoma. One man who had a non-
speciﬁed stage 4 cancer wrote: "Killing cancer was easy compared to me quitting smoking…"
However, it is not always easy. When a


 pigments from the iris, but given a
change in lifestyle and working for improved health, one can greatly
reduce their effects in the next generation.
Chemical deposits, including drugs, show up in the iris as bright
yellow, red, orange and other colors. They are usually small and
scattered about Found mostly in the digestive zone and the glandular
zone, these deposits aregenerally acquired from the environment
during one's lifetime. When inherited by the next generation, they showup as psora.f
LESIONS, LACUNAE AND CRYPTS
These arethe iris signs that
lower constitutional quality andrepresent acquired or inherited
weaknesses in the body. They
are recognized by their shapes.They vary insize and in degrees
of darkness.
An "open" lesion is one that
has one end opened up, while the
other end is usually "closed."
Being "open" indicates to the
iridologist that this tissue is active in that nutrients, circulation and
metabolic functions are flowing through the tissue, although at a
reduced rate.
LESION. LACUNAE, CRYPTTHE FOUR STAGES AS THEY  A PPEA R IN THE IRIS. 1-ACUTE, 2-SUBACUTE, 3-
CHRONIC, 4-DEGENERATIVE. NUMBER 5 D ESIGNATES THE AUTONOMIC NERVE
WREATH AND 6 IS THE PUPILLARY MARGIN.
The inherently weak tissues of the body are less likely to hold the
body-building minerals. They are not as strong as the rest of the
tissues in the body.
The term lacunae is used to identify those lesions which are closed.
With both ends "closed" we find that anencapsulated condition exists.
Iridology is very helpful in identifying 'these conditions. By
supplying the appropriate chemical elements to these tissues, we can
begin to work our way toward healing and rejuvenation.
Crypts are those lesions which are small, closed and usually very
dark. Often times we find a white line around the outside of these
markings indicating scar tissue has formed to -fortify the encapsulation.
RADII SOLARIS
These are elongated and
darkened lines 'that branch out
like spokes on a wheel. Their
origins are often at the
autonomic nerve wreath. This is asign of a toxic, slow-moving
bowel. They are usually heaviest
in the 'transverse colon area andradiate into the upper regions of
the iris, the brain area.
SPOKES OR RADII SOLARISNERVE RINGS IN BROWN IRIS NERVE RINGS IN BLUE IRISThink of these spokes as being funnels or -troughs through which
toxic material is being channeled to the organ and tissue in which the
spoke terminates. These are channels of toxic absorption showing the
intensity of this toxic condition by the depth and darkness of the spoke.
Radii solaris indicate that this individual needs to cleanse and
detoxify his bowel and body. Often, but not always, radii solaris are anindication of parasitic infestation. Or at least of an internal condition
that is conducive to infestations,
NERVE RINGS
Nerve rings, or neurovascular cramp rings, are indications of
excessive nerve tension. They form by a buckling of the iris fibers.
Concentric circles and portions of arcs are formed when the fibers
are pinched or cramped. They vary in intensity from acute whitethrough the dark, chronic condition.
Nerve rings indicate that the individual is under nervous stress
which is finding its way into the muscular system causing anxiety and astorage of tension there. When found in the stomach, there is the strongpossibility of nervous indigestion.
Heavy nerve rings point to a need for relaxation. This may come
from removing physical irritations and mental disturbances. It can bedetermined which tissues are affected most by noting the origins and
insertions of the rings.
SCURF RIM
At the periphery of the iris, in
zone 7, is found the area for the
integument: skin, hair and nails.
When a darkened area isobserved here, it is called a scurf
rim, It may be only in a portion of
the periphery or it may encircle itentirely. It may be a thin, wispy
area or it can penetrate deep into
the interior. When this area
shows up dark, it represents an underactive, slowly eliminating skin.
Toxic elements and metabolic waste materials are accumulating here.
The skin is a two-way membrane allowing an exchange of moisture
and air in and out of the body. Toxic materials can easily penetrate the
skin when it is exposed to solvents, fixatives, paints, fertilizers,
pollutants and other air, or water borne chemicals.
The skin is a vital organ and must eliminate toxic materials daily just
as the bowel and lungs. By wearing heavy, close-fitting clothing, theskin backs up in its ability to eliminate these toxic substances.
LYMPHATIC ROSARY
The lymphatic system is
found in zone 6. When the
lymphatic circulation becomes
slow and overburdened with
waste materials, a congestionresults.
This condition is seen in the
iris as small, cloud-like spots.Sometimes these clouds are
seen
invarying distances into the
interior, but generally are found
near the periphery. They
resemble a string of pearls or WHITE SPOTS ON THE PERIPHERY
rosary and get their name from INDICATE LYMPHATIC CONGESTION.
this appearance. The whiteness of these spots indicates that there is an
acute activity or inflammation. Sometimes they appear to be yellow or
light brown. This indicates that the condition has existed for sometime.
TOXIC SKIN SHOWS AS SCURF RIM.
When this system is not functioning properly, there is a build up of
catarrh and mucus. The body's resistance to stress and illness is
weakened, and it becomes susceptible to disease.
Lymphatic circulation is based on muscular contraction,
Therefore, exercise is essential for the prevention of lymphatic
congestion.
Tonsils and adenoids are lymphoid tissues. Many individuals have
had these removed, a sign that they were overworked and enlarged as a
result of excessive toxic material they were unable to eliminate. At that
time, a cleansing program was indicated, as well as proper nutrition and
exercise. This would have helped prevent lymph congestion in lateryears.
Other organs relating to the lymphatic system are the appendix and
spleen.
SODIUM RING
A solid white ring circling the
iris at the periphery in zone 7 is
called a sodium ring. it is a
deposit which has formed in the
tissues of the cornea, producingan opaqueness at the corneal-
scleral border. It varies in its
width according to the severityof the condition,
This sign is an indication of a
SOLID WHITE PERIPHERY INDICATES
chemical imbalance in the body. METABOL IC IMBALANCE.
I n times past, this sign was associated with the heavy use of chemical
salt in foods and the environment: salt miners, mariners, etc.
Today, it is also recognized as a sign of excessive cholesterol and
triglycerides in the body and therefore it is often referred to as a
cholesterol ring. Involved with this condition is a faulty calcium
metabolism causing it to come out of solution and settle in the joints. Itis also associated
with the deposition of inorganic salt compounds in
the body causing similar problems.
In addition to these conditions. hardening of the arteries and high
blood pressure are highly associated with the sodium ring. Through
nutritional counseling and modification of the diet, this situation can be
brought back to a normal balance.
ARCUS SENILIS

When blood oxygenation and circulation are poor, the brain tissues are
not getting what they need in nutrition. Metabolic waste is not being removed
as quickly asit should. Often times there is an associated dulling of the
cerebral abilities and 'functions; things aren't as clear as they should be.
This condition is being found more and more in young people. Proper
and vigorous exercise are needed to get the blood moving and to give the
brain the oxygen it needs.
IRRITATIONS
We live in a world today that has many irritating qualities about it.
These irritations are reflected in the iris by white, acute, very active,
inflamed fibers. They are areas of heavy whiteness usually radiating along
the trabecular length. From thin wispy lines to heavy masses, they show
nerve energy being consumed at high rates.The mark of old age is
usually found in the uppermost
portion of-the iris, in zone 7, in
the brain area and on the
periphery. It has the appearanceof being a portion of a sodium
ring. Anatomically, it is a portion
of the sclera coming over theedge of the cornea This sign is
an indication of cerebral
anemia. It appears as an arc,white and
often fuzzy at the
edges. It makes the iris look almond shaped or oval.
THICK WHITE LINES AND MASSES RADIA TING FROM THE PUPIL INDICATE
EXTREME NERVE I RRITATION. USUALLY ACCOMPANI ED BY PAIN, SENSITIVITY
AND DI CHARGE. 1823The organs they pass over are sites of acid buildup, pains and