 possible with the law when it is obeyed. When (as a rule) a fellow is ill, it is
self created. We were placed in th is world to "choose whom we will
serve." Natural law is God in action. Wh en humanity lives in harmony
with this law it means the end of disturbances—no more ills. Man was made after all other things were ma de. He was given the power to rule,
to have dominion, to choose whom or what he may desire. Whether
good will, hate, health, disease or wars—these, any one of them, may
be had for the asking or determination to secure them. These have no
power within themselves—man must operate them. What we have been taught, pr acticed and operated must be
eliminated. I say this because the results have not been desirable,
when a thing or method does not work—good sense says discard it—
whether it be political, economical or  food habits. All these have been
a failure. Only a dummy will stay put when in the way of traffic. Our methods, ideas of life and living have proven a farce. The
disturbances, aches and ills have disturbed th e traffic. We have
reached that place in life where it is  difficult to secure food which
contain the values which promote perfect health. As an example of
one item, bread is the main item of food values. We have reached that
place where bread is no longer the "staff of life" but the means of
creating disease and death, because it is refined. When our popular white bread is used exclusively, it never fails
to produce death before disease ca n appear. The white man does not
use white bread exclusively therefore he lingers with disease. Many of
these diseases become incurable, because the food which produce the
disease is not discarded. We have now of late years, been told of whole wheat, but is it? Most of it has been contaminated with chemicals to make it whiter and
fluffy and prevent moulding till it would be better food if left on the
shelf. The safest way to maintain health and vitality now a days is to
secure a mill of your own or use your friends mill. There is a way to
secure wheat which has not been chem icalized, and of late individual
small mills can be had. Anyone wa nting information will do well to
contact Lee Engineering Company, Milwaukee, Wis. I have one of
these mills, and also a cheaper mill. One mill grinds fine—the other
grinds coarse for cereal where I use every grain I furnish several of my
friends. Every family should possess their own individual mill. Dealers in
the community should keep on hand wheat for retail distribution and they will if people who want good  food will co-op with the dealer. The dealer, grocery or what, can ope rate a mill and grind wheat while
you wait or buy coffee and sugar which is not fit for food. There is a way to have what anyone wants. We are admonished
to make our choice. Hoping or wishing must be backed by action and
determination. We crea te our worn out soil, we create our denatured
and refined foods which results in bad health and disease. We were
placed here to rule. If we don't want what we have, we should get rid
of it. I discarded my bad health, you can get rid of yours, if you don't
know how, there is a way to find out. This boomerang, "The Town Without a Tooth Ache" makes me
sore. This slogan was inaugurated b ecause I found so little caries, but
it applies to all diseases. There are no diseases other than what we
create. The parents when supplying raw milk to these children they
did not know this milk would prevent caries. When arthritis, polio or
what have you, develops some one creates it. These disturbances or
happy occasions of whatever nature someone is the creator, but the bad food or rather useless food is not all the cause, but it did not
prevent. Most of our foods are to be eliminated because they have no
immunizing powers. Raw milk is not the only food in the Hereford
area which would prevent dental caries or prevent any other disease. The reason I discovered this was Dr. C. A. Pierle, Ph. D. gave me the hunch. Raw milk being the only food used the year round, therefore, I gave my attention to milk—heated m ilk being particularly dead milk,
will not prevent any disease. All good food is supposed to contain plenty of immunizing
values, but our popular foods today have been refined, adulterated and
heated till its immunizing powers have been destroyed which opens the gate leading to the cemetery. GENERAL CAPTION:
On the following pages are photographs of eight representative
Hereford citizens who have lived here for most of their lives and, as
the accompanying mouth photographs demonstrate, have lived to
middle age or older, with perfect sets of teeth. With but one exception, all the persons in the group have been
heavy milk drinkers from their childhood up. Most of them like
buttermilk and drink lots of it. All ta ke their milk raw. It is produced
on mineral-rich Deaf Smith County grass and feedstuff. Practically all these persons regularly eat fresh, home-grown
vegetables and eat raw vegetables and raw fruit right along. Most of
them eat meat either sparingly or moderately. Nearly all live on white
bread from milled flour. Thereby they lose the most valuable body-
building minerals which, the spectograph analysis shows our home-
grown wheat to contain. But to offset that they get the missing
minerals in raw milk. All of them eat sparingly of sugar, candy and
other sweets. My theory—which the diet preferences of these people bear out,
I believe—is that if people would grow  their food in completely fertile
soil, like Deaf Smith County has, and would eat that food raw, they
would have no dental decay and little sickness. The reason why milk
is so effective in preventing tooth decay is that it is taken raw. People
prefer cooked food because they have trained themselves to like it, not
because food is better cooked. If th ey set their minds to it, people
could learn to like most of their food raw. Then they would live longer
and keep their teeth sound into old age. Hereford, Texas
September, 1951  TO THE PUBLISHER:
We, the undersigned, have given our consent to Dr. George W.
Heard, that our photographs and th e accompanying photographs of our
mouths, be published in his book. Yours very truly, (Signed) Mrs. Sallie Morris Carter
(Signed) John Jacobsen
(Signed) Charles Hodges
(Signed) Mrs. Margaret D. Young
(Signed) Lee R. Conklin (Signed) Louie LeGrand
(Signed) Miles Roberson
(Signed) Troys Carmichael

LEE CONKLIN

Mr. Conklin, 54 years old, has lived in Hereford since he was 9. He consumes about the average amount of meat but lives largely on
fresh vegetables from the home garden. He likes all kinds of
vegetables raw—and all kinds of raw fruit. He drinks more than the
average quantity of milk, both raw sweet and buttermilk. He was a
heavy milk drinker as a boy. He likes candy but eats it sparingly. He
does not use a toothbrush. CHARLES HODGES

A native of Texas, Mr. Hodges, 78 years old, has lived in
Hereford for 53 years. He has never been on a diet but has eaten meat
only moderately. Mostly, he has lived on fresh vegetables out of the
home garden and he likes all kinds of vegetables raw. Mr. Hodges
drinks sweet milk regularly in larg e quantities. He likes buttermilk and
drank a lot of it when young. He has never used a toothbrush or
dentrifice. MILES ROBERSON

Born in Cleburne, Mr. Roberson has lived in Hereford for 50 of
his 56 years. He has never been on a diet. He has eaten meat
moderately; but fresh home-grown vegetables freely, both raw and
cooked. He drinks plenty of raw sweet milk and buttermilk, too. He
had all the sweet milk he could drink as a child. Mr. Roberson uses a
toothbrush once a day but no dentifrice. W. TROYS CARMICHAEL

A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Carmichael, 39 years old has lived in
Hereford for 26 years. For years,  he has eaten heavily of cooked
meats, white and corn bread and cooked vegetables. He does not like
either raw vegetables or milk. That distaste dates from early boyhood. On the other hand, he has no sweet tooth, either: does not care for
candy, syrup, cake or pie. Notwithstanding his reckless diet, by the book, Mr. Carmichael has enjoyed good health; but as a penalty for his excessive meat-eating he stands to lose his fine teeth from
pyorrhea. JOHN JACOBSEN

Born in Denmark 79 years ago, Mr. Jacobsen came to Hereford
48 years ago. He eats meat only sparingly, and avoids sweets and
refined foods of all kinds. He likes whole wheat bread; eats some
cornbread with fresh vegetables out


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the blood supply is rich with argenine and ornithine but contains few other amino
acids; it is also manufactured during heavy aerobic exercise that goes on for morethan thirty minutes; and growth hormone is produced at an accelerated rate whenfasting. (Pearson and Shaw, 1983). I did not know this when I was fasting John,but now, I would give argenine and ornithine to someone with a serious infectionas well as massive quantities of vitamin C.
Chronic Back Pain
Barry was a carpenter who couldn’t afford to lose work because he was
unable to bend or twist or lift. He frequently had bouts of severe back pain thatmade working almost impossible. Upon analysis by biokinesiology I found that hehad a major problem with large intestine weakness and secondarily, adrenalweakness. Constipation frequently causes back pain. The muscles of the back have nerve
pathway connections to the large intestines; weakness in the intestine causesweakness of the back and makes it prone to injury. But the problem is theintestine, not the back. And the only way to make the back stay better is to healthe intestine. Many athletes have very similar problems. For example, they getknee injuries and think there is something wrong with their knee. Or they getshoulder injuries and think their shoulder is weak. These people are only half right.Yes, their knee or their shoulder is weak. But it could become strong and almostuninjurable if the underlying cause of the weakness is corrected. The knee for example, has nerve pathway connections to the adrenal glands
and kidneys. The shoulder has similar connections to the thyroid. The foot isweakened by the bladder. The treatment should first be on the weakened gland ororgan and secondarily, on the damaged muscle tissue. I have solved numeroussports-related knee problems with protomorphogens for the adrenals andelimination of food allergies that make the adrenals work overtime. I have fixedbad shoulders by rebuilding the thyroid. In Barry’s case, it was the intestine. I asked him about his bowel function and
he said that he was never constipated, had “a daily bowel movement without a lotof straining.” But having given some 6,000 colonics, I knew better. There shouldhave been no straining; Barry was trying very hard to be regular—he should nothave had to effort. Fortunately, it struck him as true that he needed to detoxifyand I managed to convince him to water fast. He probably figured, why not sincehe couldn’t work anyway. Barry was a tall, skinny man to start with and youwould think he hardly carried any fat at all, but he fasted on water for 30 days,receiving a colonic every day, while I did bodywork on his damaged back. Hesure was constipated and couldn’t deny the evidence that floated by through thesight tube of the colonic machine. By the end of the fast his colon was fairlyrepaired and free of old fecal material. And Barry had become a tall, gaunt-looking guy who had lost about 20 pounds you wouldn’t think he had to spare. After a few weeks of careful weaning back on to food, Barry felt pretty good,
terrific even. He had no back pain and found out for the first time what not beingconstipated meant. It no longer took “not very much effort” to move his bowels;they moved themselves. That was ten years ago. A few months ago, Barrylooked me up, just to say thanks and to let me know that he had not had anymore back problems and had generally felt good because he had more or lessstayed on the improved diet I had instructed him about during his fast. Painful Menstruation
Elsie was twenty. She came to see me because I had helped Elsie’s mother
overcome breast cancer many years earlier. Elsie began to have very painfulperiods with profuse bleeding and abdominal pain. Her nutrition had beengenerally good because her mother couldn’t survive on the average American dietand had long ago converted her family to vegetarianism. And like her mother,Elsie had been taking vitamins for many years. A medical doctor diagnosed Elsie as having endometriosis, meaning, the lining
of her uterus had migrated to the fallopian tubes, where it continued to bleedregularly into the abdominal cavity, following the same hormonal cycle as theendometritial tissue that lines the uterus. The doctor offered to try hormonalmanipulation and if this proved unsuccessful, offered a hysterectomy. That wouldcertainly eliminate the symptoms! But Elsie did not wish to eliminate her ability to have children and preferred not
to risk throwing her hormones off balance. So she came to me. My analysisshowed that she had weak ovaries and weak uterus. These were secondary to atoxic colon, toxic because she had a weak gall bladder and weak pancreas thatreduced her digestive capacity and turned her improperly combined Organic,vegetarian legume-rich diet into toxemia. Checking her foods for allergies Idiscovered the normal pattern: Elsie was intolerant to dairy, wheat, eggs, corn,soy and concentrated sugars. Being no stranger to fasting (her mother had fasted at length ten years
previously) Elsie undertook a 30 day cleanse on vegetable juice with dailyenemas, taking vitamins in powdered form. After the fast I put her onprotomorphogens for her reproductive organs and pancreas. The gall bladder hadhealed by itself during fasting—gall bladders usually heal easily. Her maintenancediet included using pancreatic enzyme supplements when eating vegetable proteinsand Elsie eliminated most fats so her gall bladder would not be stressed. Thefasting also overcame her allergic reactions to corn and wheat but she was stillunable to handle soy products, eggs or dairy. After six months Elsie no longerneeded protomorphogens, had no abdominal pain and her periods were normal. You may well be wondering how or why detoxification of the bowels allowed
the body to repair the uterus. The large intestine is a sort of nest that cradles thereproductive organs, including the ovaries, uterus, and in the case of the male, theprostate gland. A toxic colon is like having one rotten apple in a basket, itcontaminates the whole batch. Many problems in the abdominal area are caused
by a toxic colon, including chronic back pain, ovarian cysts, infertility, birth
abnormalities, bladder infections and bladder cancer, painful menstruation,fibroids and other benign growths as well as malignant ones, and prostatitis orprostate cancer. Detoxing the body and cleaning out the colon should be a part ofthe healing of all of these conditions. Irritable Bowels
Some peoples’ lives don’t run smoothly. Jeanne’s certainly didn’t. She was
abandoned to raise three little kids on welfare. Her college diploma turned out tobe useless. Jeanne used to help me at Great Oaks in exchange for treatment.During those early years she had done a 30 day juice fast with colonics. Twentyyears later at age 60, having survived three children’s growing up, surviving theprofound, enduring loss of one who died as an adult, after starting up and runninga small business that for many years barely paid its way, and experiencing anuninsured fire that took her house, she began to develop abdominal pains thedoctors named “irritable bowel syndrome” or “colitis.” The MD offeredantibiotics and antispasmodics but Jeanne had no insurance, the remedies wereunaffordable. She also retained considerable affinity for natural medicine. Prior to these symptoms her diet had been vegetarian, and had included large
quantities of raw fruits and vegetables and whole grains. But the bran in breadwas irritating to her bowels, she could no longer digest raw vegetables or mostraw fruit. Jeanne’s vital force was low; her healing took time. She started on a long fast
supported by powdered vitamins, vegetable broth and herb teas, but after threeweeks was too weak to do her own enemas at home and could not shop forvegetables to cook into broth. So she had to add one small serving of cookedvegetable per day, usually broccoli or steamed kale. This lasted for one moreweek but Jeanne, having no financial reserves, had to return to work, and neededto regain energy quickly. Though not totally healed, she progressed to a
maintenance diet of cooked grains and vegetables and food supplements, very
much like a Macrobiotic diet. She felt better for awhile but wore down again afteranother stressful year. Her abdominal pains gradually returned though this time she noticed they were
closely associated with her stresses. About one year after ending her first fast, assoon as she could arrange to take time off, she began another. This time to avoidextreme weakness, she took vegetable broth from the outset, as well as smallamounts of carrot juice and one small serving of cooked vegetable a day for threeweeks. Again, this rest allowed the digestive tract to heal and the pain went away.She returned to her Macrobiotic diet with selected raw foods that she could nowhandle without irritating her bowel. She was now healthier then she had been in many years. With improved
energy and a more positive attitude, Jeanne returned to University at age 65 andobtained a teaching certificate. Now she is making good money, doing work sheenjoys for the first time in 35 years. I hope she has a long and happy life. She isentitled to one! A Collection of Gallbladders
Gallbladder cases are rather ho-hum to me; they are quick to respond to
hygienic treatment and easy to resolve. I’ve fixed lots of them. But


 previously, the author has taken the time and
trouble to report the hard scientific research conducted around the world in
the past 20 years regarding this field I’m calling intention. In a chapter that
is relevant here, called “The Healing Field,” McTaggart describes a number
of research studies. Here are just five of the intriguing conclusions that
researchers have come to concerning intention and healing. I present these
to you to stimulate an awareness of your potential for healing the physical
body you’ve opted for in this lifetime, as well as the corollary capacity to
offer healing to others. (I haven’t reiterated the obvious need for a healthy
diet and a sensible exercise routine, which I’m assuming you’re aware of
and practicing. Bookstores now have entire sections on healthy alternatives
for this purpose.) Five Conclusions about Healing from the
World of Hard Research
1. Healing through intention is available to
ordinary people, and healers may be more experienced or
naturally talented in tapping in to the field. There’s physical
evidence that those who are capable of healing through
intention have a greater coherence and a greater ability tomarshal quantum energy and transfer it to those in need of
healing. I interpret this scientific evidence to mean that
deciding to focus life energy on being in coherence with the
power of intention gives you the capacity to heal yourself and
others. This means essentially abandoning the fear that
permeates your consciousness. And it also means recognizing
the fear-based energy promoted by much of the health-care
industry. The field of intention has no fear in it. Any disease
process is evidence that something is amiss. Any fear
associated with the disease process is further evidence that
something is amiss in the working of the mind. Health and
peace are the natural state when that which prevents them is
removed. Research shows that healing through intention,
which is actually healing through connecting to the field of
intention, is possible for everyone. 2. Most authentic healers claim to have put out
their intention and then stepped back and surrendered to
some other kind of healing force, as though they were
opening a door and allowing something greater in. The most
effective healers ask for assistance from the universal Source,
knowing that their job is to be uplifting and allow the Source
of healing to flow. Healers know that the body is the hero, and
the life force itself is what does the healing. By removing ego
and allowing that force to flow freely, healing is facilitated. Medically trained professionals often do the opposite of
allowing and uplifting. They frequently convey the message
that the medicine does the healing, and communicate disbelief
in anything other than their prescribed procedures. Patients
often feel anything but uplifted and hopeful, and diagnosis and
prognosis are usually fear based and excessively pessimistic to
avoid legal proceedings. Tell them the worst and hope for the
best is often the medical operating philosophy.The ability to heal yourself seems to be available to those
who have an intuitive knowing about the power of the Spirit. The healing inner speech has to do with relaxing, removing
thoughts of resistance, and allowing the spirit of light and love
to flow. A powerful healer from the island of Fiji once told me
about the efficacy of the native healers. He said, “When a
knowing confronts a belief in a disease process, the knowing
will always triumph.” A knowing is faith in the power of
intention. A knowing also involves an awareness of always
being connected to this Source. And finally, a knowing means
getting one’s ego out of the way and surrendering to the
omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient Source, the power of
intention, which is the source of all, including all healing. 3. It didn’t seem to matter what method was used,
so long as the healer held an intention for a patient to heal. Healers relied upon profoundly different techniques, including
a Christian image, a kabbalist energy pattern, a Native
American spirit, a totem, a statue of a saint, and incantations
and chants to a healing spirit. As long as the healer held firm to
an intention and had a knowing beyond any and all doubts that
he could touch the patient with the spirit of intention, the
healing was effective as measured by scientific validation. It’s crucial for you to hold an absolute intention for yourself
to heal, regardless of what goes on around you, or what others
might offer you in the way of discouragement or “getting real.”
Your intention is strong because it isn’t ego’s intention, but a
match-up with the universal Source. It’s God-realization at
work in your approach to healing and being healed. As an infinite being, you know that your own death, and the
death of everyone else, is programmed in the energy field from
which you emanated. Just as all of your physical characteristics
were determined by that future pull, so, too, is your death. So
let go of fear of your death, and decide to hold the same
intention that intended you here from the world offormlessness. You came from a natural state of well-being, and
you intend to be there in your mind, regardless of what
transpires in and around your body. Hold that intention for
yourself until you leave this body, and hold that same invisible
intention for others. This is the one quality that all healers
shared. I encourage you to emphasize it, too, right here, right
now, and don’t let anyone or any prognosis deter you from it. 4. Research suggests that intention on its own
heals, but that healing is a collective memory of a healing
spirit, which can be gathered as a medicinal force. Healing
itself may in fact be a force that’s available to all of
humankind. It’s the universal mind of intention. Further,
research suggests that individuals and groups of individuals
can gather this collective memory and apply it to themselves
and to those who suffer with epidemic diseases as well. Since
we’re all connected to intention, we all share the same life
force, and we all emanated from the same universal mind of
God, it’s not so far-fetched to assume that by tapping in to this
energy field, we can gather healing energy and spread it to all
who enter our enlightened spheres. This would explain the
enormous collective healing power of saints, and make the
case for each of us holding the intention to eradicate such
things as AIDS, smallpox, worldwide influenzas, and even the
cancer epidemic we live with today. When illness is viewed in isolation, it’s disconnected from
the collective health of the universal field. Several studies
report that the AIDS virus seems to feed on fear, the kind of
fear that’s experienced when a person is shunned or isolated
from the community. Studies on heart patients reveal that those
who felt isolated from their family, their community, and
especially their spirituality, were more susceptible to disease. Studies on longevity show that those who live longer have a
strong spiritual belief and a sense of belonging to a community. The capacity to heal collectively is one of the powerfulbenefits that’s available when you raise your energy level and
connect to the faces of intention. 5. The most important treatment any healer can
offer is hope for the health and well-being of those who
suffer disease or trauma. Healers do a self-analysis of what’s
present in their consciousness before they focus on someone in
need of healing. The key word here is hope. The presence of
hope conveyed boils down to faith. I would also call it
knowing, a knowing that connection to one’s Source is a
connection to the source of all healing. When we live this way,
we always see hope. We know that miracles are always a
possibility. Staying in that mind-set, fear and doubt are
banished from the landscape. If you give up hope, you change
the energy level of your life to vibrate at fear and doubt levels. Yet we know that the all-creating Source of intention knows no
fear or doubt. My favorite quote from Michelangelo is on the value of
hope: “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is
too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”
Just imagine—the intention of healers and the hopes they have
for themselves and others may be even more important than
the medicine being offered. The simple thought of dislike
toward another impedes the potential for healing. Lack of faith
in the power of Spirit to heal plays a deleterious role in the
healing process. Any low-energy thoughts you have undermine
your ability to heal yourself. All five of these research-backed
conclusions lead us to an awareness of the importance of
shifting our focus and connecting to the all-healing field of
intention and harmonizing with it. From Thoughts of Sickness to
Intentions of WellnessYou’re probably familiar with the phrase “And God intended, ‘Let there
be light!’ and there was light,” from the Old Testament. If you look in an
English-Hebrew dictionary, you’ll find that the English translation of the
Hebrew can be read as: “And god intended...” The decision to create is
the decision to intend. To create healing, you can’t have thoughts of illness
and anticipate your body falling victim to disease. Become aware of the
thoughts you have that support the idea of sickness as something to be
expected. Begin noticing the frequency of those thoughts. The more they
occupy your mental landscape, the more resistance


 will need… DirectionsWith my own rowdy dogs, muddy yard, and so many fosters coming
through my house, I am familiar with pet stains of all varieties. I don’t
think there’s any stain I haven’t had to deal with at this point. I have put
more into the costly store-bought variety of pet-stain removers than I
want to think about, but always ended up frustrated, with a big stain
anyways once the stuff had dried. If there is one thing I have learned over the years, it’s that there is no
perfect stain remover. Getting a stain cleaned up is a combination of
timing, thoroughness, and then a good cleaner. It’s extra work, but if
possible, soak up the stain immediately and don’t skimp! Blotting it a
few times really isn’t going to do the trick-you’d be surprised at how
quickly and how deeply spills or pet accidents penetrate the carpet. I can’t emphasize how important it is to draw out as much as you can
while it’s fresh. Once a stain has set, there are things you can try to get
rid of it, but they won’t work nearly as well. That’s just the reality of it. I do sometimes use vinegar in carpet cleaning, especially for
deodorizing, but most dirt and oils are acidic, so using alkaline cleaners
(such as baking soda and castile soap) are the most effective at
breaking them down and pulling them out.Carpet Cleaner
-Follow up any cleaned spot with
a spritz of scented vinegar to get
rid of odor. -Don’t rub at a stain when first
absorbing it, blot it. Rubbing only
pushes the stain in deeper and
spreads it around. However, it is
ok to gently and carefully rub your
cleaner into the stained area. -If you catch the stain when it’s
fresh, neatly fold a (thick) square
of paper towels and set it over the
mess after any solids have been
removed. Place a heavy book (a
really boring one-one you don’t
like to read) on top of the paper
towels and stand on it. It sounds
ridiculous, but it gets a lot up! Repeat until the paper towels stop
absorbing. -Soap attracts dirt-it wouldn’t work
very well if it didn’t! Make sure you
have no residue left in the carpet
if you use soap to clean it so you
don’t end up drawing more dirt to
the spot. A spritz of vinegar will
take care of soap film that may still
be on the fibers. -Always spot test your carpets
before using a new cleaning
solution. 283Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingCastile soap is real soap-I would classify most soap nowadays as detergents. It is natural, gentle, effective, and
alkaline to break down dirt and oils. It has an olive oil base, and is available in liquid and solid form. For carpet
cleaning, I use the liquid kind. It’s well worth having this stuff around! This recipe can be used for just about any
stain, old or new.Liquid Castile Soap
-1 part pure liquid castile soap
(amount will vary with stain)
-Cold water
-A toothbrush
-Paper towels or a rag
-White distilled vinegar
(optional)1. Remove any solid matter and soak up as much of the stain as
possible. 2. Pour a small amount of cold water over it (don’t soak the carpet)
followed by as little liquid castile soap as possible for the size of the
stain you are cleaning. 3. Let it sit for a minute, then take an old toothbrush (I have a lot of extra
toothbrushes lying around for cleaning purposes-a very handy tool!) and
gently scrub the soap into the stain. Be careful not to be too vigorous or
careless with your motions, since you don’t want to spread the stain. 4. At this point, if the stain is stubborn, you can let the soap sit briefly
and then scrub it some more (gently) before using something to blot up
any moisture. Follow with a spritz of vinegar to deodorize/break down
any soap residue. 284Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpet CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsBaking soda and castile soap are both alkaline, and make a great cleaner when combined. The baking soda will
also help absorb any odor if the stain is the result of an unwanted present left by your beloved pet.Castile Soap & Baking Soda
-Liquid castile soap
-Baking soda
-Vinegar
-Water
-Clean rag
-Toothbrush1. Blot up any excess liquid or solids. 2. Mix equal parts liquid castile soap and baking soda to form a paste. Cover the stain with the paste and, using an old toothbrush or damp rag,
gently scrub. Use some scented vinegar to rinse the soap and baking
soda out. 285Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpet CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsIn case of a really heavy duty stain, I will turn to borax. Although I don’t consider borax completely non-toxic, I do
consider it a much better alternative to many other cleaners. I can’t tell you whether or not you should use it, but
I did write about it under the “That Sounds Scary” section so you can make your own decision. If I do use it, I will
vacuum the spot thoroughly before I let any pets on or near it.Bring Out the Borax
-Borax
-Baking soda
-Water
-Toothbrush1. Make a paste of equal parts borax and baking soda, using just enough
water to get it to stick and spread, but not watering it down too much. 2. Work the paste into the carpet fibers with your toothbrush, and then
let it sit until it’s dry. 3. Vacuum up the powder, and use some vinegar to get any residue
off. Make sure to not let kids or critters near the spot while there is still
borax on it! 286Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Carpet CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsThis recipe contains castile soap, baking soda, washing soda, vegetable glycerin, and optional essential oils for
scent. The castile soap is the soap part (duh) that cuts through grease and grime, while the baking soda and
washing soda are both water softeners to help boost the cleaning efficiency of the castile soap and reduce
any soap film that could be left clouding your dishes. Vegetable glycerin is water soluble, and gives this soap
its smooth gel factor, while cornstarch also helps thicken the consistency and ensures a streak free clean on
glassware.Liquid Dish Soap
-5 cups of water
-2 1/2-3 tablespoons of grated
castile soap
-1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
-1/4 teaspoon washing soda
-1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
-15-20 drops of essential oil
(optional)
-3 tablespoons of cornstarch
-White distilled vinegar (optional)1. Put the cool water in a saucepan and stir in the cornstarch. Over
medium heat add grated castile soap, and washing soda. Stir until all the
ingredients have completely dissolved. 2. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for a minute or so
before stirring in baking soda and vegetable glycerin. 3. Pour into a jar and allow it to cool overnight. In the morning give it a
good stir and pour into your container. 4. If you have hard water, spritz some vinegar onto your dishes after
cleaning them to make sure no film or soap scum gets left behind. 287Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dish SoapY ou will need… Directions288Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comWhile routine maintenance and active prevention are the best methods
to keep drains flowing smoothly, sometimes, clogs happen. Although
homemade drain cleaners may not work with the blast-through fast
acting efficiency of something store bought, I find the benefits far
superior. Y ou don’t get the fumes or the negative environmental
impact, and your family and household is safer for not having the toxic
chemicals lying around. On top of all of this, I find they do work quite
well; you just need a touch of patience.Drain Cleaner
-If you have a garbage disposal,
toss peelings from citrus fruits
such as lemons and oranges
down the drain, and grind them
up. This will make your drain and
sink smell wonderfully fresh. Tips & TroubleshootingThis recipe contains vinegar and lemon juice which are both acidic by nature, and help break down certain
materials that may be causing the back-up. Because they are acidic they also create foaming action with baking
soda. Remember those volcanoes you would build in grade school with baking soda and vinegar? Y ou’re doing
a similar thing to your drain. All that vigorous bubbling from the baking soda really does the trick when it comes
to breaking stuff down. Follow up the mixture with boiling water to soften and flush away fats that may have
become hardened in the drain-if you’re cleaning the kitchen sink, just think about bacon fat! The lemon juice is
optional-it can be a nice touch, but isn’t necessary.Drain Cleaner
-1 cup of baking soda
-1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
-1/4 cup of lemon juice
(optional)
-2 kett


 arteries
or veins in the direction of the cathode should accumu
late in these vessels by the opposing electric field force
of the cathode. This experiment demonstrates that artificial electric
polarization can cause a chemical compound to accu
mulate locally in a tissue. It also shows that the polari
tie.s of the electric field and of the charge of the
compound are not the only factors which determine
where the compound will accumulate in an in vivo
experimen t.
L. Direct current studies
in the dog's lung
The directly observable tissue changes by direct cur
rent in mesenteric tissue were also studied in the lun.gs
of dogs. 192 Activation of VICC Platinum strings, 0.25 mm thick, were coated with
Teflon. The coat was removed for a length of 0.5-2.5
em at each end of each string. One end was then
inserted for a distance of 0.5-1.0 em into the tip of an
ordinary biopsy needle, I mm thick and 16 mm long. Bending the string at the tip of the needle formed a
hook. The string-containing needle was then inserted
percutaneously under fluoroscopic control into the
lung of an anaesthetized dog. The needle was re
moved, leaving the string electrode in place. The hook
served the purpose of keeping the electrode in place.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        The use of artificial electric polarization of
tissue during relatively short periods of time is there
fore not necessarily comparable with what we can
expect to encounter in many biologic situations. Nev
ertheless, relatively brief application of direct current
of high density may be helpful as a guide for under·
standing structural and functional mechanism s of tis·
sues. When a DC potential is applied between two plati
num electrodes in a living tissue, several effects can be
noticed. The quantity of charge transported between
the electrodes can be determined as the product of
Activation of VICC 173 current and time, expressed in coulombs (amp-sec). Thus, a current of one rnA over 24 hours gives 86
coulombs and is equivalent with 10 rnA over 2. 4
hours. Current per unit· time can be increased by
increasing the vohage between the electrodes. If the
total quantity of current transported is held constant,
differences of electrode potential may lead to differ·
ences in quality of material in the tissue. Such effects
can be explained by the fact that different materiab
possess different specific energy levels of ionization. Moreover, different materials possess different molec
ular and ionic adsorption characteristics, which each
vary with electrode potential, actual concentrations
and the properties of the tissue matrix. The covering
of an electrode by adsorbed molecules is characteristic
for all materials and solutes. In this way different
electrode potentials can be expected to affect the com
petitive adsorption s of different molecules and there
fore the qualitative composition on the electrode sur
faces and in the supporting media between the elec
trodes. Increasing voltage will increase the speed of ioniza
tion of tissue (see also Chapter XVII) and enhance the
effects of polarization. Gas fonnation, for instance,
will be more extensive and produce more pressure
effects when electrode potentials arc large rather than
small, under conditions of equivalent total charge
transport. Experimental demonstration of these effects
is described in Chapter IX in the studies of pressure
changes and electrical induction of transport of water
in cotton wool and lung tissue. Gas formed at the electrodes may interfere with
conductivit y. Heat may also be liberated at relatively
high voltages, leading to evaporation of water and
coagulation of protein. Furtbermore, the catalyzing
action of the material of an electrode will vary with
varying electrolyte composition. A number of different factors in tissue influence the
effects of different electrode voltages at equal total
amounts of transported charge. Blood circulation, con
vection, diffusion, regional changes in conductivity,
matrix effects, buffering by fluids, etc., will each af
fect ionic transports. These influences may be evident
already from the fact that the circulation of blood and
lymph will in varying degree supply and remove mate
rial in the electric field. The total effect of these factors
per unit time relates also to the current density in the
electric field. ln this way a variable biologic influence
of qualitative and quantitative changes can be estab
lished between the electrodes. When anodic and cathodic reactions develop in a
tissue, secondary effects can also be expected. For
example, ionization product; in the electric field
should interfere indirectly with zeta potentials of cells
and modify the transmembranous ionic transports of
individual cells. Experimental support for these as-
174 Activation of VICC sumptions will also be presented in terms of the behav
iour of blood and fat cells (Chapter XVI). Our immediate interest now will turn to some gross
morphologic expressions of the functions of the postu
lated biologically closed electric circuit, as simulated
by leading electric current between electrodes in tis
sues. A. Materials and methods
Initial experiments could not be performed easily in
the lung because of the technical difficulties connected
with direct visual inspection of this organ in vivo. Because the actual problems appear to be of a general
biologic character, the easily accessible mesentety and
omentum of dogs were used in a series of 20 experi
ments. In this way it was hoped that some additional
direct evidence might be obtained for the existence of
the proposed VICC. ln these studies platinum elec
trodes were used. Control experiments were also performed in kidneys
and lungs of dogs. In these experiments as well as in
the experiment$ on mesenteric tissue, Evans blue dye
or a radiographic intravascular contrast medium (Urn
gratin~, 50%) was injected intravenously or intraarter
ially at the same time as direct current was applied
between the electrodes. Dogs were anaesthetized with intravenous sodium
pentobarbital. A radiopaque plastic catheter (internal diameter, 1. 5
mm) was introduced via a femoral artety or vein and
placed in the aorta or inferior vena cava with its tip at
the approximate level of the diaphragm. A platinum
string was introduced through the catheter and used as
one electrode at the tip. A midline incision was made in lhe abdomen and a
piece of mesentery or omentum carefully pulled out
through the incision and placed on a glass plate for
support. Another platinum electrode was then placed
against the mesentery. In other experiments both elec
trodes were placed against the mesentery. A DC potential difference was then applied between
the platinum electrodes. The potential was obtained
by means of a,-oltage generaror in series with a mil
liampere meter of high accuracy. Voltage differences between 100 mV and 10 V were
tested. When morphologically visible changes were
produced, the experiments could be checked or modi
lied rc~tedly in the same animal with a fresh piece of
mesentery. The vessels and other tissues of the mesentery were
inspected at different magnifications with an operating
microscope. Photographs were taken of the mesenteric
electrode and surrounding tissues. The mesentery un
der and around the electrode was excised at the end of the experiments and fixed in formalin on a glass slide
before fuation. Staining was usually performed with
haematoxylin and eosin before microscopy. B. Charging and discharging
of tissue
When 100 mV DC voltage was applied between one
electrode resting against the mesentery and one elec
trode in the aorta or vena cava, one to several mi
croamperes could be observed to pass between the
electrodes. The current increased continuous ly, ftrst
slowly and then more rapidly. After a wbile the Oow of
current decreased or became interrupted, usually from
gas produced at the electrodes. In this way the tissue became electrically charged,
as shown in Chapter VI (Fig. VI: 13). When the exter
nal power source was then disconnected and the two
terminals short-circuite d over a microampere meter,
such a charged "biologic battery" was found to dis
charge. Similar discharge from a carcinoma and granu
loma, spontaneous ly polarized, is shown in the pa
tients in Figs. VI: II and 12. C. Diapedetic bleedings
Diapedetic extravasation of red blood cells is one of
the early visible changes around the electropositive
electrode. This extravasation can be seen in Fig. XIV: I as many sites of bleeding along small arterial
branches after the application of DC current in small
quantity (1. 0 pA, 30 min, 1. 0 V). This voltage repre
sents the potential difference actually measured be
tween the electrodes. Focal arterial contractions a. nd
associated intraarterial thromboses also interrupt the
blood stream


 the students'  attention  to
their  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  prepares  them  for It. If they
will FEEL  the Directions  given,  there  is not a thing  in the 32 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
world  which  can prevent  their  Freedom,  Success  and  their
Ascension. I want  you  to realize  tonight,  if you  will,  Precious  Ones,
there  is no time  in human  Life  and  experience,  when  man-
kind  has not been  guarded  by Those  Great  Ascended  Be-
ings and  the  Great  Cosmic  Beings! Otherwise  mankind
would  not exist  today;  because  of the accumulation  of the
discordant  creations,  which  the people  have  drawn  into  the
atmosphere  of Earth. Their  accumulated  discord  is the so-
called  astral  or psychic  world! In it, there  is nothing  but
destructive  qualities,  generated  and  brought  forth  by man-
kind  thruout  the countless  centuries;  ever  since  mankind
turned  away  from  the  Acknowledgment  of each  one's
"Mighty  I AM  Presence";  and  that  is many,  many  centuries
ago! (On December  2, 1939,  the Ascended  Masters  finished  consuming  the astral
or psychic  plane  over  the United  States  of America;  and  they  removed  all
the discarnates  over  America  at the same  time.) I would  not  care  to even  draw  your  attention  to the
length  of time;  but  today,  for the first  time  in the history
of the Earth,  there  has  been  released  This  Knowledge  of
the Ascended  Masters  in Its minutest  detail;  so mankind,
if the people  will  take  advantage  of this,  thru  their  calls  to
the Presence,  can  free  themselves  wholly  and  completely! By the Use  of the  Violet  Consuming  Flame,  they  can
release  themselves  from  every  discordant  thing,  which  they
have  ever  drawn  about  them. The  Individual,  who  is foolish
enough  not  to wish  to use the Violet  Consuming  Flame,
will remain  in his chains  and  limitations. Without  the Use DISCOURSE  III  33
of It, you cannot  free  yourself  from  your  own  creations;  and
so far as It being  harmful  is concerned,  that  is positively
foolish;  for the reason  the human  cannot  produce  the Violet
Consuming  Flame! Your  Presence,  Who  is All Perfection,
is the Only  One,  aside  from  the Ascended  Masters,  who  can
produce  that  Violet  Consuming  Flame. At your  call,  the
Presence  rushes  It thru  your  body  and  thru  your  world  of
activity  and  creations;  dissolving  all discordant  creations
from  you  and  your  world. That  is the way,  It sets  you  Free
and is the Means  by which  you  can,  thru  the Assistance  of
your  Presence  and  the Call  to the Ascended  Masters,  so pu-
rify your  body,  the Presence  can  enable  you  to make  the
Ascension. The use  of the Tube  of Light  about  you  is IMPERA-
TIVE  today! If you  wish  to move  in your  world,  untouched
by the discordant  human  creation  about  you,  It is the only
way you can do it. While  the Messengers  are here  with  you,  We  shall  en-
deavor  to make  this  so absolutely  clear  in every  detail;  all
those  who  want  to, may  have  the Clearness,  the  Under-
standing  and  the Power  released  within  them,  of the Appli-
cation  which  will  set them  Free  during  this  class. We have  no desire  to intrude  anything  upon  any  one;
but Precious  Ones,  there  must  be Tremendous  Power  in
This  Light  being  released  thru  these  Blessed  Messengers,
when  there  is such  furious  opposition  to them  as there  is
today! Never  has  such  vicious  violent  opposition  touched
anything,  which  has  ever  come  forth  in America,  as these 34 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
two Precious  Ones  have  had  to face,  in the carrying  forth  of
This  Light! They  have  never  asked  anything  of any  one,
except  to love  his or her  own  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"
and harmonize  himself  or herself! They  have  never  given
forth  anything  but  Love,  Kindness  and  Harmony! Yet
this viciousness  persists;  and  even  the concentration  of it
going  on all over  the United  States;  by individuals  trying
to interfere  with  the Spreading  of This  Light. In Los  Angeles,  in the Pan  Pacific  Class,  Beloved  Ones,
everything  was  attempted  the human  could  think  of, to try
and prevent  that  class. Well,  it was  more  wonderful  than
ever! Much  of the same  thing  is being  done  in New  York,
to try to prevent  the class  here;  but the class  will  go on un-
touched!" (And  it did!) These  unfortunate  individuals,  who  think  they  are op-
posing  the Ballards  and  accusing  them  of all kinds  of things
—every  word  of which  is falsehood,  do they  think  for one
moment,  they  are opposing  the Ballards ? The  Ballards  have
not a thing  to do with  it, except  to carry  This  Light;  and
they  have  had  the Courage  to face  the "lions  on the path
and make  them  Airedales,"  as Mrs.  Shinn  says. Dear  Hearts,
it is the Great  Cosmic  Light  which  these  unfortunate  indi-
viduals  are facing,  not the Ballards! If Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ballard
should  suddenly  ASCEND,  do you  think  This  Work
would  stop ? As your  phrase  is used—"Not  on your  Life." You see We very  often  use your  own  expression,  because
it goes  home  clearly  ofttimes. I tell you,  Dear  Ones,  those
unfortunate  beings  will  meet  their  own  destruction—every DISCOURSE  III  35
one of them—who  opposes  This  Light  and  these  Blessed
Ones. They  give  forth  nothing  in this  world  but Love  and
kindness! They  do give  forth  the Truth  which  will  liberate
and free  every  one  of mankind;  if each  one  will  apply  It
with  earnestness  and  determination. It will  not apply  Itself! After  the Messengers  returned  from  Honolulu  last  sum-
mer,  Their  Work  so far as their  Requirements  in This  Ac-
tivity  were  concerned,  was  finished. Saint  Germain  came
to them  in His  Tangible  Body  and  said:  "Now  you  are
Free"! If you  wish  to do so, you  do not  have  to go on
and battle  farther  in this,"  and  they  said:  "Our  joy is to
serve. If we can be of further  Service,  then  we are ready  to
continue  on;  until  enough  of mankind  understand  their
own  "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  to hold  the Balance  for man-
kind  and  set the rest of them  Free." Do you  wonder,  Beloved  Ones  of New  York,  why  the
Messengers  have  been  so unyielding  and  firm;  in demand-
ing and  holding  every  one  firm  and  close  to the Books
which  Beloved  Saint  Germain  brought  forth ? Because  the
Truth  is there  Unadulterated—the  Ascended  Masters'


 because  some  quality  is still acting  in your  feel-
ing world,  of which  you  are unaware;  or you  are continu-
ing to accept  the appearance. Let Me make  just one illustration  and  that  is concerning
money  supply. I have  watched  among  the students,  a few
Individuals  who  make  the Call  dynamically  and  earnestly,
and ten minutes  after,  will  begin  to accept  in their  feeling
world  as true,  the appearance  of their  financial  limitation. You cannot  have  Results  and do that,  not in the Quick  Full
Manner  you would  like  to have. Of course,  as you continue
to call,  it will  beat  down  human  feeling. Stand  guard  over
your  feeling,  when  you have  made  your  Dynamic  Applica-
tion for your  money  supply;  and  the moment  any  slightest
feeling  of doubt  or discord  starts,  stop  it and say: "Stop! Not
one thing  is going  to generate  here,  to interfere  with  This
Call! My Presence  is the Authority  and Power  in my world! Don't  you attempt  to interfere"! Then,  you will  govern  the
feeling  within  yourself,  as sure  as "I AM"  telling  you,  and
you must  do it! Then,  after  awhile,  when  you  make  your
Application  human  feeling  will  not be there  to act! DISCOURSE  XXII  297
Take  the Messenger  for illustration. Blessed  People,  you
will never  know,  what  He went  thru  in those  earlier  years. Even  when  Beloved  Saint  Germain  sent  them  forth  to give
out This  Work,  still  some  doubts  and  fears  were  in Him. When  He understood  how  to silence  that  feeling  with  an
iron grip,  and  make  it be still;  in a short  time,  it was  no
longer  there  to act. Today,  when  He issues  a Decree,  He
knows  there  is no opposition,  and  of course  the answer  is
there! The  answer  is within  the Call! We saw  him  reading  a letter  last night,  or this morning
about  2:00  o'clock,  and  a blessed  one had made  the Call  for
help. The  letter  stated:  "You  did not answer  my letter,  and
yet the Healing  was  Complete." Beloved  Ones,  if you were
to understand  and  realize  the thousands  of answers,  In-
stantaneous  Healings  of conditions  and  bodies;  and  all the
limitations  of mankind—which  are released  at His  Call,
you would  know,  that  you too, can do the same  thing. Only
He has gained  the Full  Confidence  in His Call  to the Pres-
ence,  which  no longer  allows  requalification  to act upon  the
energy  as He calls  It forth. You  can do the same  and  you
must  do it; because  you must  make  your  own  Application. You are the one in your  world  who  must  take  the initia-
tive. Then,  whatever  assistance  can  be given  is well  and
good;  but REMEMBER,  NO  ONE  CAN  TAKE  YOUR
PLACE  IN YOUR  WORLD. You  must  be firm,  deter-
mined  and  dynamic  in YOUR  APPLICATION—espe-
cially  at first;  until  you  break  down  the human  creations,
which  have  pressed  upon  you  and  limited  you,  as you  un-298 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
derstand  it, thru  this  embodiment. Remember,  there  can-
not be any  effect  in your  world,  without  a cause  for it! EVERY  CAUSE  IS FIRST  IN THE  FEELING  WORLD,
BEFORE  IT CAN  OUT-PICTURE  IN THE  PHYSICAL
BODY  OR IN YOUR  WORLD  OF ACTION. Therefore,
if the cause  of limitations  and  discord  is removed,  then
there  is nothing  left to interrupt  This  Great  Pure  Mighty
Energy  of the Presence  as It flows  forth! Beloved  Ones,  is there  any  one  of you  who  doubts  the
Reality  of the Eye  Picture,  which  the Chart  represents  to
you;  that  your  Presence  is really  there  above  you—the  Pres-
ence  of ALL  Life ? Let Us show  you the proof,  Dear  Hearts! Take  a human  form  which  an hour  ago  was  so happy,
energetic,  filled  with  Light,  Buoyancy  and  Power. When
Life has withdrawn,  the body  lies there  helpless. All the
organs,  all the faculties  which  were  acting  are there  still,
but the body  is helpless! Then  where  was  that  Intelligence,
power,  substance,  energy,  and  activity,  which  was  acting
thru that  body ? Right  there  in the Stream  of Life  and  En-
ergy from  the Presence  of ALL  Life. When  It withdrew,
the body  was  helpless. Then  everything  which  ever  acted
thru that  form,  all the Power,  Intelligence  or whatever  it
might  have  been,  was  the Power  and  the qualities,  which
came  thru  the Stream  of Life  beating  each  human  Heart. You cannot  deny  that! There  is not a human  Being  on
the face  of This  Earth  who  can deny  it. There  was  a Pres-
ence  of Life  which  was  in that  form  which  is no longer  ac-
tive. The  Presence  of Life  was  carrying  each  quality  thru DISCOURSE  XXII  299
the human  form  and out into  the Individual's  world. Then,
you know  you  have  found  the Source  of Intelligence,  of
Power,  of Life,  of Action,  of All Supply  there  is in the
World. Let us no longer  be limited  in the feeling  world,  by the
idea and  feeling  that  supply  depends  upon  human  Beings
in your  midst! As long  as you continue  to accept  it, you will
find yourself  limited. Cut it off and turn  to your  Presence—
the Treasure-House  of the  Universe—and  your  world. Then,  remember  THIS,  Beloved  Ones,  Oh please  HOLD
THIS  firmly  before  yourself  forever! When  you  call to your  Presence  for your  money  supply
or any  supply  you  require  for use,  Your  Presence,  is your
Treasure-House  actually,  practically  and  literally! It prob-
ably would  not release  coined  money  in your  hands  just
yet; but It is the Power  of Intelligence  at your  Call,  which
sets Its Energy  into  action  in your  body. All persons,  places
and conditions,  required  to bring  financial  money  supply
into your  hands—by  the Wisdom,  Power  and  Love  of the
Presence,  will  be set into  action  to bring  it to you. You  will
be caused  to harmonize  yourself  and  do whatever  you  are
required  to do, to co-operate  with  the Activity  of Life  which
produces  that  result  for you. Oh Dear  Hearts,  once  you would  only  understand  it, you
could  not be deprived  of anything  you  need  for your  use. It would  be impossible! There  is not one human  Being  on
This  Earth,  who  owns  anything. Oh,  if mankind  would
only understand  that! You  don't  even  own  your  bodies! If 300 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
you did,  you  would  keep  them! Now  notice  how  practical
all this is! If you owned  those  bodies,  you would  keep  them,
wouldn't  you? At least  as long  as you  wanted  to. Then,
somewhere  something  is missing! Life is always  Omnipresent  and  acting! It is your  Limit-
less Supply  of all you require  for


patient can’t stabilize their core well enough to allow the hips to
shift back and the spine to flex (SMCD). We are finally  coming around to the idea that functiona l
breathing, recruiting a strong diaphragm with appropriate timing, is
a big part of core stabilization. When breathing is dysfunctional, it
can create a SMCD. What also happens, however, is that TEDs  will
cause an individual to change their breathing patterns. For insta nce,
people often hold their breath  in order to try to overcome the
dysfunction. A TED can therefore cause a breathing pattern
disorder, which in turn can cause or exacerbate a SMCD. So,
breathing can be, and often is, central to both types of dysfunc tion. If you can’t breathe functionally through a particular movement or
posture, then you don’ t “own” that movement or posture. This has significant implications for professional athletes. It also
contributes to the huge rise in incidence and cost of repetitive strain
injury in many occupations and workplaces. The other overlooked and interesting application of functional
breathing is for cognition in sport, especially team sport. I always
tell the hockey players I work with that, while the mistakes you see
players make, especially towa rd the end of a game, are often
attributed to “pressure,” they are also, at least in part, due to the
continual hyperventilation you see on the bench during recovery. During recovery, players breathe through an open mouth, resulting
in a decrease in cerebral blood flow that impacts their ability to
think clearly. Nasal, functional breathing during recovery from an
acute anaerobic bout, makes a difference to cognitive ability which
is vital for perfo rmance. I’m not aware of any study backing this up,
and I’m not sure how such a study could be designed, but I have
seen it in action, and it makes sense. —Paul SlyFUNCTIONAL BREA THING IS FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH
Tim Anderson is cofounder of Original Strength and has been a personal
trainer for more than two decades. He is a well-known author and a sought-
after speaker. He has written and cowritten books on this subject, including
The Becoming Bulletpr oof Project. As I was preparing the final manuscript
for this book, Tim wrote to me with the following practical explanation of
the science we have covered in this chapter:
Strength starts with breath. Proper breathing literally strengthens the
body from the center out. The diaphragm is the chief spinal
stabilizer of the inner core muscles. When it is functioning properly,
when it is being  used to fill the lungs from the bottom to the top, it
rhythmically dances with the pelvic floor. This dance, which also
involves the transverse abdominus and the multifidi, stabilizes the
spine and pelvis. When the diaphragm is functioning properly, the
pelvic floor and the other spinal stabilizers are getting the
stimulation they need to function properly. This is the foundation  for
a strong, powerful and ef ficient moving body. A body  that has a properly functioning diaphragm, a nasal
breather who keeps their tongue  on the roof of their mouth and fills
their lungs up from the bottom to the top, has a nervous system that
feels safe to express itself without restriction. Not only does this
result in better performance in speed, strength, power and efficiency,
it results in a more resilient and durable body, a body that is less
prone to injury. Trying to expres s strength and power while mouth breathing not
only throws the nervous system into the sympathetic mode, it causes
the body  to recruit prime movers to stabilize the spine because the
inner core unit’s chief stabilizer (the diaphragm) is not functioning
optimally. This compensation can lead to poor performance and
even injury. It may help to think of the body  as an “X”? Functional breathing
creates a body with a solid center, a reflexively strong inner core
unit. When the body has a strong center, the forces it creates  and
encounters can easily and efficiently travel from one side of thebody to the other, through that solid center. The result is a body that
can move with grace, ease, and power. Dysfunctional breathing creates instability of the spine because
the inner core muscles are not able to properly do their job. This
means when the body creates or encounters force, those forces
cannot efficiently travel through  the center of the body. Instead, they
may end up in regions of the body they shouldn’ t causing movem ent
issues, pain, or injury. Typically, the body of a dysfunctional
breather, does not express optimal, fluid posture, or ease of
movement. It lacks a poetry of movement because the body cannot
express its full movement potential. I like to tell people that breathing properly, nasal breathing with
your tongue on the roof of your mouth, filling your lungs up from
the bottom to the top, gives you a center of strength. It makes  the
body and mind strong and resilient. Improper breathing, mouth
breathing, filling  the lungs up from the top, rarely filling the bottom
of the lungs; gives the body a soft or hollow center. It leaves  the
body and mind weak and fragile. In other words, mouth breathing  can create fragility while nasal
breathing can create resiliency. —Tim Anderson
OceanofPDF.comACHAPTER SIX
WHEN BREATHING MAKES YOU HURT
PAIN IS A SIGN OF DYSFUNCTION
s we have been discussing, the diaphragm, the primary respira tory
muscle, is essential for stabilizing the core, spine, and posture. Dysfunctional breathing can compromise the body’ s fundamental
stability. Poor breathing patterns can also cause pain in sometimes
unexpected places. Over time, poor breathing patterns create faulty
movement patte rns that lead to pain and injury in the muscles, tendons, and
joints. For instan ce, if you breat he into the upper chest, alteratio ns occur in
the position of your lower ribs, which need to move up to allow enough air
into the lungs. The result is likely to be pain or dysfunction in part of the
spine. If you continually neglect the primary muscles that hold your body
upright, such as the core and the diaphragm, the body will compensate by
overusing smaller muscles that aren’ t really designed for the job. This is
why muscular adaptations caused by breathing pattern disorders can
contribute to all sorts of pain conditions that you might not intuitively
associate with breathing. For example, paradoxical breathing, a
dysfunctional breathing pattern in which the abdomen contracts on
inhalation and expands on exhalation, often coexists with muscle
imbalances and pain in the cervical spine. Weakness in the pelvic floor
muscles can show up as injuries in areas as varied as the knee,1,2 ankle,
anterior cruciate ligament,2 and lower back.3 Problems in the hands can be
caused by tension in the should ers and neck stemming from dysfunctionalbreathing.4 Poor blood flow to the brain caused by chronic hyperventilatio n
can result in excruciating headaches.5
Imbalances in the autonomic nervous system, which can be influenced
by breat hing, can also lead to pain. For the body to move, the nervous
system and muscles must work together. If problems exist in either system,
the other will adapt to compen sate. This is why autonomic dysfunction
caused by psychological stress can display as physical symptoms. Stress has been clearly identified  as both a contributing and a risk factor
in musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain. In one 2012 study, researchers
observed patien ts with ongoing shoulder and neck pain and found that
sympathetic activation was dominant and the parasympathetic system was
suppressed, suggesting an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system.6
When the nervous system is in a state of heightened arousal, the body is
likely to adjust breathing patte rns to restore homeostasis. This alters the
recruitment of respiratory muscles, impacts motor control, and leads to
chronic or acute musculoskeletal pain. Another valuable window into how well the body’ s systems are
functioning is provided by myofascial trigger points. These are tender areas
in the muscles that often cause referred pain, a phenomenon where pain
originating in one place shows up elsewhere in the body. Trigger points
manifest as muscle stiffness, weakness, dizziness, nausea, and postural
distortions.7 Left untreated, they can result in ongoing disruption of
movement patterns. Trigger points can be activated by psychological stress. In 1994, researchers observed what happened to a trigger point under
different conditions, including mental stress induced by an arithmetic task. The results showed that the trigger point was stimulated during stress,
suggesting that physical pain is directly influenced by the emotio ns.8 A new
paper from 2020 suggests that the stronger stimulation of the baroreflex that
occurs during guided slow, deep breathing may offer a “cheap-and-easy
way to ‘behaviorally’ stimulate  the afferent vagus and reduce  pain,” but
still, not much is known about this pathway. The stimulation and function
of the barorecep tors have not been well studied in research examining the
impact of slow, diaphragm breathing on pain, but it is known that the pain-
blocking effects of baroreceptor stimulation are lessened during mental
stress


80 Equally, as already discussed, slow breathing has beenfound to reduce the onset and duration of seizures. This may have some
relation to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system as well as
counteracting the biochemical effects of hyperventilation. The study
concludes that much more work is needed to examine the impact of the
various methods for optimizing HR V on seizure occurrence. Vagus nerve stimulation is widely used to treat patients over the age of
12 years who have refractory epilepsy.82 A retrospective  study published in
2007 examined the data to find out whether the procedure had any adverse
implications for younger children. Scientists reviewed statistics for 26
children, aged between 3 and 17 years, who had been treated with vagus
nerve stimulation implants between 1998 and 2004. The children
predominantly suffered with symptomatic-generalized epilepsy. Seventy-
seven percent presented with moderate to severe intellectual disability, and
65 had more than 30 seizures every month. The duration of treatment in the
studied children ranged from one month to eight years. After treatment,  frequency of seizures reduced more than 50% in 54%
of the children. Two became seizure-free, 23% experienced seizure
reduction of less than 50%, and four developed the ability to end seizures
using the implan t. OSA was found in four of the children after placement of
the implant.82 The study concluded that vagus nerve stimulation is an
effective treatment for childre n with refractory epilepsy but that an
overnight sleep study should be used to identify patients with preexisting
OSA before the device is implanted.82
A small study of adults also made the connection between vagus nerve
stimulation and SDB in epileptic patients.83 The 2020 paper followed three
cases representative of SDB brought on by vagal activity in refractory
epilepsy. Of the three participa nts, two had sleep apnea and the third a
condition called stridor, which presents as a high-pitched wheezing. This
paper drew the same conclusion, as the 2007 study involving children, that
given the high incidence of OSA in people with refractory epilep sy, patients
should be screened for SDB before being treated with a vagus nerve
stimulation implant. However, researchers also suggest that SDB is a rare
complication of vagus nerve stimulation and, where sleep apnea occurs, it
must be investigated alongside data regarding the firing of the nerve
stimulator.A more recent study looked at the outcome of vagus nerve stimulation
treatment in terms of HRV and electrocardiogram (ECG) readings in
patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.84 Participants were 32 patients who
had received vagus nerve stimulation implants at the same hospital, and 32
healthy age- and gender -matched controls. Researchers found that those
people who failed to respond to vagus nerve stimulation—defined as having
less than a 50% seizure reduction one year after treatment—had
significantly lower preoperative vagal tone than those who responded well
to the treatment. In simple terms, patients whose parasympathetic tone was
worse received less benefit from the treatment. This would indic ate that it is
possible to predict the level of seizure reduction after treatment.84 It would
also suggest that patients who are able to improve their vagal tone,
something it is possible to do using breathing exercises, would gain more
benefit from the vagus nerve stimulation implant in terms of relief from
epilepsy symptoms. A 2018 study evaluated the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on HRV
in 20 epilepti c children.85 Researchers also investigated whether
antiepileptic drugs had any negative impact on HRV. Prior to treatment with
vagus nerve stimulation, all of the children showed increased heart rates,
less variability in heart rate, and more extreme frequency readings (whether
low or high) than children in a control group. “Remarkable” improvement
was seen after six months of treatment, but this did not continue
incrementally, and no further changes were seen after 12 months. HRV was
still markedly lower than in healthy children. Base levels of HRV were also
found to be further reduced in patients who had lived with epilepsy for
longer and those in whom epileptic focus was localized—where partial
seizures arise from one part of the brain, such as the temporal lobe. When a child has epilepsy, the autonomic nervous system is heavily
balanced toward the sympathetic branch. Although vagus nerve stimulation
seems to offer substantial benefits in the short term, increasing vagal tone
and redressing the balance with the parasympathetic nervous system, HRV
remained lower than in healthy children, even after long-term treatment. The researchers concluded that, while factors including epilepsy duration,
age, epileptic focus, medicatio n, and seizure frequency may all lead toreduced HRV, epilepsy itself may contribute to impaired autonomic
regulation of the cardiovascular system.85
It is worth noting that a vagus nerve stimulation implant, while it
activates the parasympathetic branch of the ANS, does not address the
biochemical influence of CO2 or the effects of dysfunctional breathing. The
study does not record whether children were examined for signs of chronic
hyperventilation, which plays a key role in seizure onset, frequency, and
duration. Unlike the implant, the breathing exercises in this book can be
used to naturally stimulate the vagus nerve while simultaneously
rebalancing blood gases and addressing underlying breath ing pattern
disorders. EPILEPSY AND MIGRAINE: IS THERE A LINK? In the 1999 book Breathe Well, Be Well, Robert Fried explains that, in
general, medical practitioners are largely unaware of the role
hyperventilation plays in many common disorders.33 Fried lists cond itions,
including hypertension, migraine, chronic muscle fatigue, idiopathic
epilepsy, stress, headaches, panic attacks, and depression. Even though
medical educa tion teaches the physiological disturbances that
hyperventilation causes, there is still a long way to go before the connection
is fully understood or integrated into treatments. We know  that healthy or unhealthy breathing has a profound effect on
the heart and that it can increase or decrease the diameter of the blood
vessels depending on how much CO2 is in the blood.33 Blood vessels
constrict when levels of CO2 are low, and this contributes to idiopathic
seizures and migraine. It also plays a role in Raynaud’ s syndrome, a
condition in which spasms in the arteries cause reduced blood flow to the
fingers and toes. In this book, we have already examined menstrual migraine in women,
and its relationship to cyclical hormone-induced hyperventilation. But are
migraines and epilepsy also related? Fried acknowledges that it may be
unexpected to read about migrai nes and epilepsy in the same chapter of his
book but states that it is “still a matter of conjecture that migraine and
epilepsy are entirely different entities.” He makes the case that epilepsy isas much  an arterial blood vessel problem affected by breathing as migraine
is and that the distinction between the two conditions can be ascribed to
whether the af fected arteries are inside or outside of the skull.33
According to an article in Neur ology Advisor, “patien ts with migraine
are more likely to have epilepsy, and patients with epilepsy are more likely
to experience migraine.” The article states that patients with seizure
disorders are twice as likely to suffer with migraines, a fact that can often
lead to misdiagnosis.86 It is certainly the case that both migraine and
epilepsy can be relieved by breathing training and nutritional
management.33 Indeed, as far back as 1907, the neurological researcher Sir
William R. Gowers described similarities between migraine and seizure
disorders33 in his book The Border-land of Epilepsy. In particular, he
identified hyperventilation as a contributing factor.87
One 2019 study describes comorbidities that frequently occur alongside
vestibular migraine88—migraine in which disruptions to balance, such as
vertigo, are present. Many of the study participants reported feelings of
anxiety, depression, and insomnia following the onset of vestibular
symptoms. Changes in function  affecting the senses, pain perception, and
muscle strength  were diagnosed, and some of the patients experienced
phobic disorders, including claustrophobia and agoraphobia prior to
symptoms occurring. In 42.7% of participants, abnormal eye movements
were observed. This ocular disturbance is called nystagmus, and it causes
the eyes to make  uncontrolled, repetitive movements that can affect balance
and coordination  and impair vision. In the study, nystagmus was induced by
hyperventilation in 22.5% of the patients.88
Connecting the eyes with breathing is not without precedent. In his
1942 book The Art of Seeing, Aldous Huxley wrote, “There  is a regular
correlation betw een attentive looking and quite unnecess ary, indeed
positively harmful, interference with breathing.”89 He went on to explain
that any improvement in the quality of circulation is immediately reflected
in better vision. Huxley, who had problems with his eyesight for his whole
life, tells how he saved himself from blindness when doctors had failed to
help. He connects quality of sight with better circulation and correct
breathing. Since  the entire body  suffers when we fail to


our place, where we are easier to control. But how can there be a joyful planet without its being inhabited
by joyful people? Our embrace of joy doesn’t rob others of the
possibility. Quite the oppos ite is true—it liberates them, if they
choose to be liberated. If I see before me a person who lives a truly
happy life, I can follow my ego or follow my heart. My ego will try
to argue that the person must be guilty of something, but my heart
will recognize that his or her success is my succes s, if I can allow
myself to applaud instead of criticize and bless instead of condemn. When I rst began my career as a lecturer, doing my best to make
a positi ve dierence in my community, I often heard people say,
“Isn’t she nice!” But as my work became visible to a larger public,
the same work done the same way and with, if anything, even
greater dedica tion, drew cries of “Who does she think she is?” I
have never received the criticism for failure that I have for success,
and it is clear to me that people in our society at least unconsciously
hold the conviction that someone else’s success limits their own,
makes them lesser, and puts a permanent lid on their own chances. The world believes in nite resources and in everybody ’s guilt. As
long as we adhere to these pernicious beliefs, we will not only fail to
let others shine, but we will never be able to allow ourselves to
shine fully either. And if we, like my friend, stand in fear of what fear says, in the
minds of others or in our own minds, we then conspire in a thought
system that cruelly limits us and our daughters and their daughters
too. We refuse  to allow ourselves to help the world as much as we
might were we to allow ourselves to be all that we can be. God gives
us abun dance in all things that we might use it in behalf of the
healing of the world. If we forge ahead and continue to embra ce the
life that God has opened up for us, then we will break through the
cloud banks of other people’s disapproval, whether real or imagined. When we ourselves no longe r feel guilty, when we have liberatedourselves from the limited thinking of a society deeply afraid of
ecstatic women, then we will no longer encounter people who
attack us. Or if we do, we will no longer care. And having broken
through the clouds, we will see a new light and meet new friends. Don’t stop now. Keep going. The next time someone makes you
feel as though, winning as you are, perhaps you’re getting too big
for your britches, say to them silently, “I haven’t even started yet.”
We exist in God’s mind as total and complete beings : There is
nothing Madison Avenue can give us that will make us more
beautiful women. We are beautiful because God created us that way. Some of us know of our beauty and express it and celeb rate it. But
beauty itself is not given to us by anyone; it is a power we have
within us from the gate, a radiance inside us. I have know n women
who were not physically beautiful but who expressed themselves so
magnicently that the result was a beautiful woman. I have known
other women who were practically perfect physical specimens but
were so unawa re of their own light that the eect of their beauty
was nil. What should women do with a fractured sense of self? Many of us
are good at describing and analyzing our insecurities; what we must
do now is invoke the healed self. Within each one of us, in the realm
of pure awareness, is the Goddess, the glorious female, the cosmic
queen. If you’re a sensitive creature, and almost every woman  is, then
your heart is open to all things. Every cry we recognize. Every tear
we relate to. Every sigh contains our own. And we are stymied by
this, immobilized until we make a run in the other direction. A
woman’s emotional instrumentation, more delicate and intricate
than any computer chip from Japan, is as fragile as it is powerful. It
turns against us when it is not used for healing, constructive
purposes. It is as if God has said, “Here. Feel this,” and we don’t
know whether  he said that because he is angry at us or because he
loves us. Without a potent inner life, a spiritual connection, a woman tosses
on a storm of hysterical emotions. Like a beautiful vase into whichan ocean is poured, shattering the glass because the container
cannot accommodate the force or the volume, we are ill prepared
for the powerful and dynamic energies that race through our veins. We remember everything. We remember Mary holding the baby. We remember watching him die. We remember wars and murders
we don’t even know we remember. We remember ancient temple
sites, healings and prophesies. We remember genital mutilation and
Sophie’s choice. We were present at the beginning of things; and if
people would only let us, we would teach the marvelous lessons we
learned from the experienc e. We cannot get to our knowledge
because the world is too loud. And we tend to make it louder as we
cry out in pain, pretending we are singing. We add to the world’s
cacophony because we don’t know it’s our job to turn down the
noise and listen to silent symphonies. No one told us that. For
thousands of years, they haven’t wanted us to know. But when we
break free and see the game  for what it is, we will let out a howl,
and our silence will be deafening. We will hear the holy choir of
angels, our eyes will brighten, and our smiles will burst  forth. We
will see the angels and know the angels, and do lunch with them,
and speak their case. We will be intimate with the stars and ride
rainbows to ancient Greece. We will light up like lamps, and the
world will never be the same again. The men around us need this change as much as we do and
maybe more. Our children see in us the truth we do not see: that we
have power unmatched by any other creature. When we remember
our royal inheritance, men will become our true partners, our kings. We have all been crowned, and yet the throne awaits us. Now is the
time to reclaim  our title, to bow our heads before God and receive,
in awareness, our conscious coronation. When we do, the world will
change quickly. It will change when every woman gets it that we are all beautiful,
powerful, and strong. That we deserve love and approval and
support. That we would all be glorious if we could only spread our
wings. That we are, each one of us, a portion of a great and mighty
Goddess self. What a light will arise from behind the mountains onthe morning of our remembra nce. What a sun will shine through the
fog of tears when we embrace our true selves at last. Until we do, we will remain sad. Our imprisonment has been long
and cruel. We have dressed to hide ourselves and spoken to
misrepresent ourselves, and worked to change ourselves. We have
imagined our passions to be wrong and our instincts out of line. We
have suered a wounding, but a miracle has occurred. There is a
Woman in the Sky, and she has come to take us home. The Woman in the Sky has long, beautiful hair and skin that
glows. She smiles from a place deeper than the center of the earth. She has a beautiful speaking voice, and she can sing. She has
mothered us all. We have inherited her gifts and her healing powers. In ancient agreement, we have come to this point to remember her
together. Like a volcano erupting after years of stillness, we now
explode with heat and power and liquid strength. The Woman in the Sky has entered into us. Like every aspect of
the cosmic energy of which she is a part, she permeates the cells of
those who have invited her in. She gives us new life, that we might
give it to others. Through her power within us, we redeem all
things. For centuries, we have been ripped apart inside, our
personalities disconnected from our most crucial knowledge. We
have been concerned with small things when we ourselves are huge. Those days are over. We must begin again. We begin with a promise, made to ourselves and to each other,
that we will never go back. We will never again fail to realize how
hard it is for every woman, as it has been for us, to face the
challenges and resistances of a world that treats women as second-
class citizens. We have been relegated to such a position not because
we are less intelligent. The world treats us as second-class citizens as
a means of control over us—as if were we simply named weak, then
we would be weak. And we have fallen for that ruse. We have been
defeated by the power inherent in naming things. The spell that this
power has cast on us must now be broken. We must name ourselves
queens. Patriarchal power has resisted our strength, but the oppressive
forces of an entire kingdom—and the thought and treatment ofwomen as inferior are a mental kingdom—have no power in the face
of a woman who knows