 fatty acids) have been shown to increase collagen cross-linking, which is part
of why it helps wounds heal faster. This same principle may be why it helps reduce fine lines/wrinkles. Apply
twice daily, using as little amount as possible and rubbing in thoroughly, to reduce the appearance of fine lines. 82. Prevent Split Ends
The fatty acids in coconut oil do more than just make hair look smooth and healthy for the present, it can keep it looking that way by preventing pesky split ends. Rich in protective fatty acids that easily adhere to
keratin, the main protein in hair, a little bit of coconut oil applied to the ends of your hair daily can help reduce
breakage. Be sure to apply just a little and only to the ends, especially if you are prone to oily hair. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!83. Fight Ringworm
Ringworm, despite sounding like a parasite, really falls under the same category as athletes foot, a related
skin infection, caused by one of several types of mold like fungi that feed on the dead tissue in nails, skin, and
hair. Ringworm typically presents itself as a red scaly or slightly raised bump. It will generally begin to look like
a ring-hence the name- that has scaly edges. Itchy and uncomfortable, it’s not fun to have hanging around. Washing your hands before and after application, rinse the affected area with water and pat dry before
rubbing in a small amount of coconut oil up to 3 times a day. 84. Ease Osteoporosis
Coconut oil can help ease osteoarthritis in a number of ways. Trabecular bone is one of two types of bone
structure-it is “spongy” and has a higher surface are to mass ratio. It is typically the most harshly affected type
of bone in osteoporosis. The trabecular number refers to measure of bone texture and structure, and marks
the risk/severity of osteoporosis. Unlike plain calcium therapy, which reduced trabecular separation, coconut oil increased bone volume and the trabecular number in studies conducted with rats. Rats are good subjects
to study when it comes to bone disease, as the remodeling and resorption process in rats is similar to that of
humans. Osteoporosis caused by oxidative stress may also be lessened due to the potential anti-oxidant effects of coconut oil, while coconut oil also helps the absorption of calcium. 85. Help Heal a Bruise
A bruise is caused by some sort of impact or trauma rupturing blood vessels beneath the surface of the skin. Coconut oil may help speed the healing of tissue when used externally, even taken internally, and can help
repair tissue damage and reduce the time that it would normally take your bruise to heal and fade. 86. Food Poisoning Relief
Bacteria and germs have become more prevalent-and harder to wipe out-every year. Even just E. coli has
surged with the forms of packaging, preparation, and shipping that we use in the modern world. So what does
one do when crippled in bed or chained to the porcelain throne? Take 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil with
orange juice every day. With its antiviral, antimicrobial actions that can defeat even the most stubborn illnesses that you would have to suffer through, it is (almost) a literal life saver. 87. Tattoo Moisturizer/Healer
The feeling after you get new ink is beyond amazing, and you want to do everything you can to help your tattoo heal and stay healthy. Often time’s thick petroleum jelly is applied to keep the tattoo moist, but that can
get gummy quickly, and can sometimes feel like you’re suffocating your skin rather than helping it heal. Instead
use coconut oil to facilitate healing and keep the area moisturized (but not drowning.) As much as you love it, your tattoo is technically a wound, and your body will treat it as it would any other trauma. This includes that
maddening itch, which coconut oil happens to soothe quite well. It is much less smothering, and more natural,
than many other products, and keeps your skin moisturized, smooth, and healthy-and your new tattoo radiant. For the period that you would usually use jelly, apply coconut oil instead. You can be generous here, but
remember that it melts quickly and can get runny, so applying smaller amounts at a time is useful. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!88. Homemade Teething “Gel”
Teething occurs (typically) between six and nine months of age, and does not actually involve the teeth cutting
through the gums. Rather certain chemicals are released that cause some cells in the gum tissue to selectively
die off, which results in the gums separating and allowing the teeth to come through. Coconut oil can help
tame some of the irritation and inflammation that tends to come along with the process of teething. Simply rub a little over the gums with your finger. To add an extra pain killing kick, add cloves to the mix. Naturally
containing eugenol, a painkilling substance still used today, cloves can help ease teething woes. Some people
use clove essential oil, but I don’t use essential oils directly with babies or very young children. Instead, add 2 teaspoons (up to 1 tablespoon for the maximum dosage) of whole cloves to ¼-1/2 cup of coconut oil and let
it sit over low heat for 1 hour. There is no need to remove the solids, since you can scoop the oil out around
them, but any botanical matter will shorten shelf life. 89. Remove Rust
Rust is somewhat of an inevitable fact of life. Unless you can keep your scissors/knives/etc. away from oxygen, you’re going to encounter rust eventually. To get rid of these pesky spots, spread a thin layer of coconut oil
over the rusty area. Let it sit for 1-2 hours, then run warm water over the oil and wipe clean with a soft cloth. 90. Tupperware Stain Prevention
When it comes to dishware malfunctions, Tupperware stains are pretty bothersome, especially when stained
with red sauce. It isn’t exactly appetizing to place fresh food in a clean, but very dirty looking, container. To
help prevent these stains, rub a very thin layer of coconut oil into the Tupperware and allow it to sink in/dry. This forms a layer that prevents discoloration from setting in. At times this can even help with clean up, as things slide out easier. If you are worried about coconut flavor/taste being imparted, use refined coconut oil. 91. Dust Repellant
A thin layer of coconut oil rubbed into certain surfaces (such as wood, or a dashboard) can help keep dust from collecting. It seems counterintuitive, like the dust would just stick in the coconut oil and make it all fuzzy,
but it doesn’t. Instead you get a nice lustrous polished look and you keep the dust bunnies at bay. Rub a small
amount over the desired area, being sure to rub it in thoroughly, and then allow it to dry. Use ONLY enough as needed. Be sure to test on a small area first to make sure it does not discolor or in any way negatively affect
the surface. 92. Slick Your Snow Shovel
Clearing heavy, wet, clumping snow can be backbreaking work, especially when it clings to your shovel,
building up and weighing it down. To keep the snow sliding effortlessly off your shovel, rub a thin layer of
coconut oil over it. Reapply as needed-usually 1-2 times a week, depending on how often you’re shoveling. If you have a toasty heated garage, keep the shovel some place cooler to prevent the oil layer from simply melting off. Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!93. Clean Sap
I grew up trying to climb the old pine tree in my backyard which, naturally, got me covered in sap. It was my
Dad who first showed me that mayonnaise could magically get that pesky sticky sap off your hands, and it only
made sense when I learned that coconut oil could do the same. I am not sure why, but rubbing the sappy spot
with coconut oil and then rinsing with warm soapy water does wonders! 94. Unstick a Zipper
It’s a problem when you can’t get your pants zipper up before an important meeting, nor is it fun being stuck yanking on your toddler’s stubborn jacket zipper while they look at you like “aren’t you supposed to be able to
solve all the problems in the world? What’s taking you so long?” Avoid both of these unfortunate situations-
apply a bit of coconut oil on the jammed zipper, rub it in a bit, and it should glide with ease. 95. Grease a Bicycle Chain
If you want to try “green grease” try a little bit of coconut oil on your bike chain to keep it running smoothly. A thick layer is not needed, as coconut oil solidifies temperatures under 76 degrees Fahrenheit, and you don’t
want to gum up your chain. 96. Shape Your Beard/’Stache
If you’re going to for a sleek, styled look, use a little bit of coconut oil to shape your beard or mustache into
your desired look. 97. Cheekbone Highlighter
Highlighting your cheeks gives you that little extra glow that people can’t quite place, but definitely notice. Apply a


 the world with a squawk
and a head of thick, long, curly, black hair. This was remarkable
because most babies today are born with little or no hair. His glowing
color was the talk of the doctors and nurses—no milky white skin for
him! To the amazement of everyone, I was able to breast feed Eric, and
though the milk was slow in coming, I persevered, and soon there
was an ample supply of rich creamy milk, although I had always been
told that such milk is usually blue and watery. The hospital diet was rather dead after the live foods that I had
been eating, but I ordered every live or living food that was offered
on the menu. The nurses were constantly worried that my protein
intake was inadequate, so I was bombarded with huge glasses of
pasteurized milk every three hours.These I fed to the sink and replaced
them with water. My husband and my sister brought a quart of fresh
70 carrot juice to me each day, plus bags of freshly shelled hazelnuts to
supplement my meager diet. The tray of sun-dried fruits that I was
presented with was pronounced "dangerous" as—they said—it would
give the baby diarrhea. I could not see how it could hurt baby or me,
as I had eaten them for ten years and baby had done a beautiful job of
growing on it for nine months already. How wonderful it was to return home to an abundance of all the
foods 1 was used to. I could no longer resist the tray of dried fruits
and, as we expected, there were no ill effects! With all the raw food I was eating (at least 60% of which was
fruit) I was horrified after Eric was born, that he went day after day
without a bowel movement. Finally, on the fifth day home, he produced
a completely normal small stool—no constipation! No diarrhea! Where had the stool been so long? We were mystified, but this
was to be the pattern. How often I wondered if I should give him
enemas. The mystery continued until, by chance, we found an old
baby book on breast feeding, stating that the food was sometimes so
completely utilized that it was not unusual for a wee babe to go up to
seven days without a bowel movement. This pattern continued as long as he had no solid foods. At six
months of age he sipped a little fresh carrot juice, but it was not until
he was nine months old that he had any solid food. Very ripe banana
and a wee bit of avocado, both pressed through a fine strainer, made
up his first solid meal. Thereafter there was no waiting five days for his bowel movement. In the space of a few hours after eating, he produced a stool full of
tiny black threads! I was horrified! Now (I thought) he must have
worms! The public health nurse was due in our area that day. I tearfully
met her at the door and presented the diaper for her inspection. She
immediately wondered what he had eaten, and when I told her just a
bit of banana, she laughed and said: "Well, there are your worms:
banana cellulose!" To this day I find it hard to believe that a soft
banana is so full of cellulose! Eric had only these two foods-banana and avocado — plus a little
carrot juice until he was more than one year old. Slowly, then we
added the pulp of strained soaked raw prunes, dates, and apricots,
usually accompanied by avocado, to his diet. Soon he was having
blended fresh fruits as they came in season. Eric was the chooser of his food, we soon learned. Sometimes he
had only apples for days at a time. Then he would switch to avocado,
and so it went. He loved and still loves, to chew on dried dulse leaves. 71 The only milk he received was breast milk for two and a half
years. Now he drinks carrot juice, nut milk, and we hope to start him
soon on raw goat milk. He has never had a stuffy head, no mucus, no puffiness, no
distended stomach and no swollen glands. Most of my friends were busy feeding their babies pablum, and
from bottles. The pablum supposedly to keep them sleeping all night. Since their babies were unable to digest the starch, it was a never
ending round of colds, flu, pneumonia, diaper rash and allergies. Thankfully we have escaped all of these by following the simple but
rigid laws of Nature. One thing that bothered me about nursing was the fact that I
required more sleep and did not have my usual extra bounding
energy—but I had a happy contented baby instead. I also noticed that
my stomach did not go flat as I had expected, but after Eric stopped
nursing it resumed its normal proportions. Now it is May, 1970,—Eric is three years of age. His diet consists
of raw and dried fruits, fresh raw vegetables and their juices, nuts,
seeds and honey. He is well balanced mentally, well developed
physically, and full of energy and curiosity. My many thanks to Dr. Walker's Program. DO JUICES HELP BONES TO HEAL? HERE'S THE ANSWER! This is the letter I received from Adelle Vallaster, a Home
Economics Teacher, in Kamloops, B.C. Canada:
Finally, after years of planning, Mom and Dad left for Europe,
while we attempted to look after their Health Shop. The postmen
went on strike at this time, a further complication to our situation. AH
communication was at a standstill until that fateful telegram arrived
ten days before Mom and Dad were due home. We were instructed to
send extra money, to have "Bob" meet the plane with his car, and for
us to start planting boxes of wheat grass. Something was radically wrong! There was no way of knowing
what—until they arrived home. Ten anxious days: we learned that a
motorcycle had bumped into Mom as she was crossing a street in
Austria having all but severed her leg. By some miracle she was treated
by one of the leading bone specialists in the area, and he succeeded in
placing the terribly fragmented bones in position so that they had a
chance to knit. 72 Mom's one idea was to get home as fast as she could to her raw
juices and foods, for she knew of so many cases where healing had
been so wonderfully helped in this way. Two weeks after the accident, they were due to return to Canada. The doctor in Austria thought that they were mad to even think of
going. He felt that for one thing Mom would not be able to bear the
pain of being shifted around so much. Dad, on the other hand, felt so
strongly that he must get her home. Finally the doctor gave his consent. Mom managed the trip very well due to her wonderful health from
having been on the Walker Program for ten years. As soon as she arrived home we started the flow of Juices—4 oz. of wheat grass juice three times a day, carrot juice and an untold
number of cups of comfrey tea—both root and leaf. She also had
extra help from a natural Vitamin C, natural calcium, and Vitamin E.
We had an abundance of organically grown peaches, pears, grapes
and apples to supplement our supermarket salads that fall and winter. Each afternoon she had a mixture of sunflower seeds and sesame
seeds finely ground and mixed with a little honey, plus yet another
cup of comfrey tea. The doctor here, wanted to take her into the hospital immediately,
as gangrene had set into the wound. After much persuasion he finally
agreed to leave her home so long as the condition did not worsen, and
that we take her to the hospital regularly to change dressings. This
was a problem, but a solution was quickly found. How we would love to have been able to put comfrey and wheat
grass poultices on the wound, but with only a tiny slit on the casting
for air and instrument dressing, this was impossible. The condition held its own for about three weeks; then there was
a noticeable healing from the inside out. This was an unheard of
occurrence since no wonder drugs had been used. Only live juices
and foods were supplying the elements needed for healing. The
condition continued to improve steadily and hospital visits became
less frequent. Six months later when the cast came off, the nurses were astounded
to find that there was no odor as is usual when a cast has been on for
so long. When X-rays were checked, the small bone had knit but not
the large one, so another long cast, was put on. The doctor was quite
certain that it could not heal and that a lot of grafting, both of bone
and flesh, would have to be done because the break was so jagged,
with the healing surface so large, and because so much bone marrow
had been lost. 73 The doctor used to tell the nurses, jokingly, that this was the lady
who expected God and the greens to heal her, but when the cast was
removed, two months later, with both the bones completely knit, the
doctor was the most amazed witness! Now, twenty one months after the accident, flesh is steadily filling
in the scar. At first, there was literally just skin over bone. Now, Mom
walks without the aid of a cane, goes to the Health Shop each day,
and does her own shopping


, looking for a shockable
rhythm. The machine works when the heart is in a state of what’ s called
ventricular fibrillation. At that point, we can shock the patient in the hope of
rebooting the heart’ s proper rhythm. We did find a shockable rhythm, so we shocked LD—with no results. So
we continued CPR. By this time, EMS had arrived and set up an IV  (intravenous line). They
also gave LD some drugs to assist in restarting his heart. Again we tried
shocking him, again with no luck. However, on the third attempt we were
successful. The crowd cheered and celebrated. Two of us then rode in the
back of the ambulance and continued breathing for LD until we arrived at
the hospital and handed him of f to the emer gency room doctors. I later heard from the EMS crew that LD was up and about again; he
managed to live for another year and a half before dying—from another
heart attack. Whenever we firefighters are able to bring people back to life from what
looks like certain death, the department presents us with a Phoenix Award,
named for the mythological bird that rose from the ashes after dying in
flames. Over the course of my career I’ve received three Phoenixes, all for
helping patients who had suf fered heart attacks. I’m proud of them, but
wish my skills hadn’ t been needed. LD ’S ST ORY IS FAR FROM UNIQUE. Heart disease kills more Americans than
the next four fatal diseases combined. Close to one million of us die of
cardiac complications annually, and one in every two Americans will die
from heart disease or stroke. This illness has gained traction over the last century—in 1900,
cardiovascular disease wasn’ t even in the top ten causes of death. By 2007,
though, more than three thousand people were dying from heart disease
every day, which translates into one death every twenty-six seconds.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What percentage of daily calories should come from good (complex) carbohydrates?,
A: 70 percent
Q: What are some examples of simple carbohydrates that should be avoided?,
A: Table sugar, molasses, honey, white bread, white pasta, white rice, fried chips, sugary cereals, and fruit juices
Q: What is the main source of fuel for the body?,
A: Carbohydrates
Q: According to the text, what is the main cause of plaque buildup in the arteries?,
A: The consumption of animal-based foods, including saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, and acidic animal protein
Q: What is the primary way to get essential omega-3 fatty acids?,
A: By eating plant-based foods, which contain healthy unsaturated fats, or by taking plant-based omega-3 supplements, such as flaxseed meal, walnuts, soybeans, and green leafy vegetables.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The results: “On average, people who remained free from any form of
dementia had consumed higher amounts of beta-carotene, vitamin C,vitamin E and vegetables than the people in the study who developed
Alzheimer ’s disease.”
The researchers also noted that two risk factors for Alzheimer ’s, family
history and a genetic marker, did not alter their findings. High consumption
of vegetables appeared to of fset the other known risk factors for
Alzheimer ’s. Don’ t take your mind for granted. Since a major risk factor for
Alzheimer ’s is associated with an animal-based diet, while reduced risk is
associated with a plant-based diet, why not give your mind a break and give
up the steak? Linda Liebowitz, 48
Housewife
It’s not just my cholesterol level (from 266 to 167) and my weight
that have dropped so much (I went from a size ten to a size six)—my
grocery bill has dropped, too. When you’ve got a family of four,
that’s all the reward you need. I HOPE IT  IS NOW  CRYSTAL CLEAR  to you how many of us are suf fering from
the foods at the end of our forks. It is nothing short of a travesty. Here we
are, living in the great land of America in the twenty-first century,
possessing the knowledge to fight of f our most crippling diseases, yet we
continue to consume excess amounts of toxic animal protein, fat, and
cholesterol, as well as processed and refined foods. Medical science has shown us that the American diet is unhealthy. Yet
modern medicine still treats all these diseases without addressing their root
cause: improper nutrition. For example, doctors address our worst epidemic, cardiovascular
disease, by treating only the symptoms. They are attempting to solve a
molecular problem with mechanical tools. And these tools, such as
cholesterol-lowering drugs and fancy sur geries using all kinds of gadgets
from wire cages to balloons, do not extend life and don’ t prevent new heart
attacks. We firefighters are part of the problem, too. Despite our emphasis on
safety, rescue, and fitness, the career with the greatest incidence of heart
attacks is, indeed, firefighting. Trust me, if you were a fly on the wall at afirehouse, you would be amazed to watch what the majority of firefighters
eat! EXTINGUISHING FIRE AND DISEASE
Firefighters want to, and do, save lives. Occasionally our jobs require
us to rush into a burning building and pull out victims. That’ s a
drastic measure. We’d prefer to teach people how to prevent a fire
from ever occurring in the first place. Bad health is like a raging fire in the body, and can be just as
deadly. The best way to fireproof yourself is to eat a whole grain,
plant-strong diet. The chances of starting a fire and/or promoting disease are greatly
reduced if you follow these rules in each area. FIRE PREVENTION
1. Working smoke detectors save lives. They’re like big noses that
sniff for smoke and never go to sleep. But as we like to say in the
Austin Fire Department, “Put a finger on it” once a month to make
sure the batteries work. And change them twice yearly. 2. Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Kitchen fires account for
the majority of house fires. Don’ t get distracted and leave cooking
food unattended. 3. Candles are fire candy. Use them only when someone is in the
room, and make sure they’re in a secure holder, away from
combustible materials. 4. Matches and lighters are tools, not toys. Teach your children that
they are for adults only. 5. Plan your escape in case of fire. Know at least two ways out of
every room. Create a designated meeting place outside your home. Tell children never to hide under a bed, in a closet, or in a bathtub. 6. Crawl low under smoke. Our saying in Austin is: “Get low and
go.” Clean air is always nearest the floor. Drop and head
immediately to one of your two exits.7. If your clothes catch fire, don’ t run. Stop, drop, and roll. Stop
where you are, drop to the ground, cover your face with your
hands, and roll over and over to smother the flames. 8. Don’ t smoke. Smoldering cigarette butts cause fires and are the
number one cause of fire death in the United States. If you’re a
smoker, for heaven’ s sake, don’ t fall asleep on the couch or in bed,
because heaven’ s where you’ll end up. DISEASE PREVENTION
1. Eat green leafy vegetables like there is no tomorrow: broccoli, bok
choy, mustard greens, kale, collard greens, spinach, romaine
lettuce, and Brussels sprouts. No other foods are as nutrient dense. 2. Eat plant foods of all the colors of the rainbow every day: red,
green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple. Maximize the massive
variety of phytochemicals and antioxidants by consuming these
nutrient-rich food bombs. Watch your palate and ener gy change
before your eyes. 3. Fiber is your friend. Eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans
and you’ll get all the fiber you’ll ever need. You’ll consistently feel
better and your bowels will be as regular as clockwork. 4. Get junk food out of the house. If it’ s in the cupboard, you’ll be
drawn to it like a moth to light. Don’ t torture yourself. Toss it! 5. Always carry food with you: whole grain crackers, healthy ener gy
bars, fruit, or vegetables. Don’ t let a hungry stomach lead you
astray. 6. If you smoke, stop. And if you don’ t smoke, don’ t start. It isn’ t
cool, smart, or worth it. 7. Minimize or eliminate the booze. It’ s not healthy and rarely
enhances life. 8. Get of f your butt and move. No matter how good your diet is, you
need to exercise your body. Do anything as long as your heart
thumps and your blood pumps. Life is better after a workout. OceanofPDF.com6
THE E2 EXERCISE PROGRAM
Fighting a fire is more demanding than running a triathlon. It requires
a combination of strength, endurance, stamina, and mental acuity; you have
to be firing on all cylinders to perform the tough tasks that can be required


 xation p ose, for about
five even, slow breaths before moving on to the next pose. Headstand — Salamba Sirsasana : This pose is for advanced yoga
students only. If  you’re new to doing headstands, it’ s best to use a wall as a
support. Bring your mat to the  wall. Begin the pose on your hands and
knees about five inches away from the wall. Come down to your elbows,
and fold your h ands in front of you. Y our folded hands and elbows will
form a triangle. Make sure y our elbows are directly underneath your
shoulders. Lock your shoulders and shoulder blades back toward your spine
to have a strong support. Open  the palms of your folded hands and bring
your thu mbs straight up. Y ou’re forming a cup for your head. P lace the top
of y our head on the floor, with the back of your head in your cu pped hands. Lift your pelvis in the air so y ou’re standing on your tiptoes, as in the
dolphin pose. Y our body will lo ok like an upside-down letter V. W alk your
feet toward your elbows. When you feel ready, lift your legs straight up and
toward the wall. Y ou might want to do one leg at a time. Y ou can rest your
legs on the wall and then readju st your posture to maintain the  pose. Stay
for up to three minutes. As you hold your headstand, the crown of your
head will barely touch the floor. T o come down, gently lower one leg at a
time. Go  into child’ s pose (balasana) as a counterpose: lower your hips to
the floor, and then extend your torso forward and rest it between your
thighs, with your forehead on the floor. Healing the Emotional and Energetic Body
By the time you arrive at the seventh chakra, you have worked through
blockages in your emotional body and have brought awareness to your
shadows. Through your practice of meditation, you will experience
increasingly frequent peak states and moments of bliss.P EAK  S T A TES
Chances are, you have had mom ents in your life when everything seemed
perfect. In these moments you w ere on top of the world. Life flowed, and
you kne w that nothing could go wrong. Y ou may have been ta king care of
your bab y, maki ng love, or wor king on a passion project. Mayb e you were
just walking in n ature or observing a sunset, and time stood still while you
experienced wonder and awe. Peak states are when you transcend space and time. At first, these
moments seem to come out of nowhere. They’re amazingly perfect, and you
don’ t w ant them to end. But when you try to grasp them or make them
occur ag ain, the y don’ t come w hen you want. For example, yo u go hiking
and hav e a marvelous feeling of connectedness, and then you tell a friend
about it, ur ging her to join you the next time. Y et the next time isn’ t quite as
magical, and you’re disappoi nted because you really wanted her to
experience the same feeling you had. That is generally how peak states
work. They happen when you mer ge into oneness through surrender, but
you can’ t necessarily replicate them. The more you practice meditation and
accept t he seventh chakra’ s spiritual gifts, however, the more readily you
will experience peak states. B LISS
I describe bliss as an extended peak state. In peak states, you experience
bliss. Bu t because of the turmoi l of the mind, as soon as you realize you’re
in bliss your mi nd comes in and gives you reasons why you s houldn’ t be,
and the peak state ends. That pesky mind of yours (and mine) can be a big
buzzkill. Bliss is not happiness. Happiness is a transitory state that is based on
external factors such as people, places, or things. Bliss comes from a place
that is internal. It comes wh en you repeatedly turn inward through
meditation, and over time you will find that you can remain there for
extended periods. Once you attain bliss, it can’ t be taken away from you. Y our bliss comes from oneness with God and divine unconditional love. Healing the Spiritual Body
Y ogastah, kuru karmani. Established in being, perform action. — B HAGA V AD  G IT A  2:48
E ST ABLISHED IN  B EING
Most people search their whole  lives for a solid spiritual connection but
never attain it. Remember the song lyric “Looking for l ove in all the wrong
places”? Many look for enlight enment in all the wrong places, such as in
material items, experiences, and other people. They are constantly
searching the world outside the mselves for the answers, when the answers
they seek are inside. When y ou finally come to an understanding that your spiritual
connection is here — that it never left you and that you can experience it
now — you may  crave it all the time. It can be all too easy to want to stay
in bliss and joy. So you want to do yoga five days a week, spend hours daily
in medit ation, a nd attend as ma ny spiritual gatherings as you can for fear
that this  connect ion might leave you. As a former yoga studio owner, I have
seen yoga students search for bliss in the same way they might search for a
buzz from alcohol. They need it and feel that they “gotta have it.”
T rue peace comes from a seventh chakra awakening that you don’ t need
to chase something that is ever present. Y our peace, joy, and bliss are there
when you wake up, eat breakfast, do the dishes, dress your kids, go grocery
shopping, drive, and do thousands of other things as you go about your day. In th e Hindu sp iritual text the Bhagavad Gita, which means th e “Song
of the Lord,” Arjuna, a warrior, has a conversation with his charioteer,
Krishna, who is God incarnate. Arjuna is worried about many things and
does not  want to perform his duty out of fear. Krishna helps Arj una see that
as long as he is connected to God, he can let go and perform  action. It
comes from the realization th at he, Arjuna, is not in char ge of what
happens; God is. When you’re aware that you are  tethered to God, your actions, whatever
the outc ome, are  divinely guided. But you have to let go of fear and plungeinto your daily activities. B. K. S. Iyenga r, one of the greatest yogis of our modern age, was a
householder. He  had a wife and kids. He explains that staying true to your
duties as a hu sband, provider, and father is enlightenme nt. As an
enlightened bein g, you’re no good to the world if you stay hidd en in a cave
or a n en closed room, living alone and meditating all day. Part of living an
enlightened life is going out there, established in being — meaning
connected to God and your higher self — and actually living. The grea t sages and saints of all  time, from whom we have learned, did
this. For  example, Jesus of Nazareth spent three years of his life, leading up
to his death, fac ing all kinds of adversity. He didn’ t say, “I’m j ust going to
stay ove r here and pray to my Father and meditate. Apostles, y ou guys go
out and preach for me.” He went out there and healed the sick, talked about
God to people who thought he was not only crazy but also an imposter, and
inspired thousands with his words, all while people were plotting to kill
him. T alk about taking action! Another aspect of living life es tablished in being is authenticity — in
other w ords, being yourself. Y ou are not Mahatma Gandhi or Mother
T eresa, n or could you be them if you tried. Even in enlightenment, you are
still you. Y ou have your personality, your unique gifts and talents, and your
flaws. Many seekers try to be just like the spiritual masters the y love. But,
of course, when they try to be someone else, they invariably fall short. They’re left wearing a mask, and they become unauthentic. Since I’ m a yoga and meditation teacher, I meet all types of  people. Some people in New Age circles try to be perfect spiritual beings. They
speak their own language, alw ays talking about the chakras and saying
words in Sanskrit. That’ s well an d good, but there can be a disingenuous air
to it all. I’ve seen the same thin g in Christian circles too. Just because you
understand spiritual truths doesn’ t mean you must act a certain way and use
a dif ferent vocabulary. In fact, w hen you really understand spiritual truths,
you bec ome even more down-to-earth. Y ou’re even more in touch with
what it means to be human. Y ou can relate better to humanness


, inertia, inactivity, materiality
Rajas Energy, action, change, movement
Sattva Harmony balance, joy, intelligence
Tamas obscures truth behind illusion. Associated with the muladhara
(base root) chakra, it is the lowest level of consciousness, where a human is
trying to evolve from animal consciousness just to fulfil the needs of the
physical body without discrimination. It represents grossness, inertia,
darkness, dullness and r esistance. Rajas embodies the principle of activity, representing energy, movement
of consciousness, turbulence, power and desire. Rajas is activity at the
conscious level, and involves movement from muladhara to manipura via
swadhisthana; it activates the desire centres of the body, causing
manifesta tions. Sattva, a higher level of consciousness, is light in nature. It is the
principle of sublimation, representing light, truth, perception, intelligence
and harmony. When kundalini moves from manipura to anahata and
upwards we become conscious of our words and actions, and let go of greed
and attachments. This shift of consciousness leads to spiritual a wakening. Tamas and sattva are two opposites of the same coin. In both a person
abandons the world of senses: evolving and merging into light in sattva, and
going down and mer ging into dar kness in tamas.The gunas can be compared to the three states of matter: solid, liquid
and gaseous. Water as an element serves as the best example, as it exists in all
three forms:
◼In its solid state as ice it represents grossness, inertia and immobility,
which is described as being ‘tamasic’. When our consciousness is in
tamas it is eng rossed with fulfilling the needs of the ph ysical bod y. ◼When solid ice starts melting and flowing it is active, or ‘rajasic’; this
is when we start developing a certain amount of discrimina tion and
evolve to fulfil our needs with the rightful means. ◼With a further rise in heat water starts evaporating into steam,
leaving all the impurities behind. This is a process of sublimation
where conscious energy becomes pure, and is called sattva. In this
state we experience a transformation of consciousness, move beyond
greed and ego, feel detached from people and material things and
seek a life of truth. Each of the three gunas is present in us, never becoming separated from
each other; w hen one guna domina tes the other tw o become r ecessive. Like a
three-coloured strand braided together, at one time one colour appears most
dominant on the surface and at other times other colours are more visible. All three are always present, but sometimes one overlaps and hides the others
from view. When sattva dominates, rajas and tamas are pushed into
background; at that time all desires, attachments, confusion and ignorance
disappear, and all that remains is light and bliss. When rajas dominates there
is a great rush of energy and a strong will to undertake work, projects and
activities. When tamas dominates it makes a person self-centred and focused
on fulfilling their own needs by whatever means they can. They also try toimpose their whims, fancies and ideas on other people. Only when they start
thinking beyond themselves for their fellow beings, keeping the greater good
of society in mind, will their consciousness starts e volving. As long as we are embodied all three gunas are necessary, as they are
interdependent and help each other in the process of evolution and self-
development. In the process of bringing each other out, one guna serves as
the stepping stone for another: a thing that is stable and tamas-dominated is
provided motivation and activity by rajas, and that motion and activity help
in the process of realisation. Ultimately, we move to attain our true and
essential na ture, which is light or sa ttva. The natural flow of evolution is from subtle to gross. Ideas exist, first in a
person’s mind and then followed by activity, which will initiate a downward
flow of energy. This downward flow continues until the energy gets
entrapped in gross form. From sattva to rajas to tamas, this is the natural
course of evolution, although rajas can also be used to convert tamas back
into sattva. With the five sense organs and five organs of action —
feet/locomotion, hands/de xterity, rectum/excretion, genitals/r eproduction,
mouth/speec h — a person has the choice to either flow with gravity
downwards to tamas or rise thr ough activity up wards into sattva and light. The five elements
Ayurveda believes that we are the microcosm of the macrocosm, that
everything that exists outside the physical body — flora, fauna, minerals and
metals — also exists inside. The body, which has its oneness with the
universe, is composed of five elements (panch mahabhoot): earth, water, fire,
air and ether (or space). All of the five elements have psychological
correspondences tha t indicate the state of mind and the qualities of emotions.Each of the five elements is associated with our lower five chakras, as the
lower chakras are important for the physical plane of existence. The five
elements represent the finer qualities of matter: solid, liquid, radiant, gaseous
and ethereal. They delineate the five densities of all substances, all visible or
invisible matter in the univ erse. The three gunas are also associated with the five elements. Sattva,
consisting of clarity, is associated with ether; rajas, consisting of energy, with
fire; and tamas, consisting of inertia, with earth. Between sattva and rajas
flows the subtle but mobile element of air, and between rajas and tamas flows
the element of wa ter, combining mobility and inertia. The five elements constitute a continuum of energy, from its densest and
grossest vibrational level to the most subtle. At its lowest level vibrational
energy has substance (solidity), whereby atoms are compactly packed and
cohesively formed; that’s why it’s called dense and gross. This lowest level is
the earth element. When excited to a higher frequency the earth element
loses its solidity; the energy is less dense as the atoms are more dispersed and
free flowing. With a higher frequency the substance becomes fluid and is
called the water element. At this level the molecules of the fluid still retain
cohesiveness and form, although the form is that of the vessel holding the
fluid. As the level of vibrations keep increasing, heat and light are generated by
the accelerated motion; in this state the matter is less cohesive. Energy in this
form is quite radiant and is represented by the fire element. As the speed of
individual particles continues to accelerate all form is lost, heat and light are
no longer produced and any cohesiveness of the matter is dissipated. It is
now represented by air. Finally, when the matter has lost all tactile qualities and is perceptible to
humans only as sound, it has attained the most subtle vibration and isrepresented by ether. In this state the individual particles of the matter no
longer exist, but have rather vibra ted beyond the ma terial plane. Our physical or gross body represents the earth element, as Mother
Earth is a balance of minerals and metals in the same way our physical
bodies contain a balance of mineral and metals. Any imbalance of these
minerals and metals affects our health at the physical level. The source of
minerals and metals in the physical body is the food we eat, irrespective of
whether it is vegetarian or non-vegetarian. The muladhara (base root) chakra
is responsible for the gross/physical body, hence the earth element is
attributed to this c hakra. The universe is two-thirds water, in the same way two-thirds of our
bodies are composed of fluids represented by blood, lymph, saliva and so on. We are aware and it is also visible to us that the lunar cycles or moon phases
affect the water on Earth, causing high tides and low tides; in the same way,
moon phases affect the water in our body, although it is not visible but it can
be felt as emotional imbalance in sensitive people, especially the water signs. Therefore, the swadhisthana (sacral) chakra is responsible for our emotional
balance and is associa ted with our emotional bod y. The manipura (solar plexus) chakra is associated with the element of fire. Our bodies contain the energy of fire in three forms: body temperature,
which fluctuates in a narrow range, mental energy (bhoot agni) and digestive
fire (jathar agni). Solar energy also nourishes our body’s fire element with
vitamin D. Our breath represents the air element, with each breath providing us
with vital oxygen and sustaining us with vital pranas. This element is
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ives within are invariably fashioned from the past. It is yesterday’s
hurt that I am defending against today, last year’s glory  I want to
relive, a bygon e love I want to nd again. The boundary-m aker who
wields such enormous power  over us is the intellect, the part of the
mind that judges and categorizes our experiences. We have already seen that the mind creates boundaries for its
own self-prote ction. Because it can push dangerous feelings out of
sight, shoving our childhood fears and primal aggression back down
into the underworld of the unconscious, the intellect plays a crucial
role in making us feel safe. Anytime we nd ourse lves in a
psychologically threatening situation, the mind faces a decision. “Will this perso n hurt me? Is it dangerous to feel this emotion? DareI say what I really think?” Whatever answer the mind  comes up
with becomes the provisiona l reality we act upon, and the shifting,
jumbled heap that these provisional realities amount to is Reality
itself. Since life never ceases bringi ng us a new wave of challenge every
day, the intellectual decision s we make spin on forever. The number
of questions that arise over the tiniest experience is awe inspiring. Is
it desirable or undesirable? To be repeated or not to be repeated? Right or wrong, good or bad, nice or nasty? Once each decision is
made, it gets led away in memory, to serve as a referenc e point for
future experience. Let us say that my rst time horseback riding
made me feel better / was good / nice / worth repeating. The next
time I think of going riding, these judgments will color my decision. They do not force me to get back up on a horse, but I cannot totally
discard them either. Two years ago I gave a lecture in Germany. A woman came up
afterward to say that she worked for a large municipal aquarium
and had often observed an interesting phenomenon there. Whenever
the thick glass partitions in the main tank were pulled out to be
cleaned, the sh would swim  right up to the spot where the glass
used to be, and just before crossing it, they would turn back, warded
o by a barrier that didn’t really exist. My imagination was quite caught by this observation. Our own
uncrossable boundaries are nothing more than wrinkles in our mind
that another wrinkle labels as too ugly, fearful, loathsome, or
terrifying to confront. If I see an old enemy who insulted me ten
years ago, I will nd it almost impossible to overlook my former
injury. The old judgments crop up in my mind automatically,
erecting a wall, and the person who could be my friend is shut out,
rejected in advance. In turn, when he senses my coldness, his
defenses are raised, until we both nd ourselves hiding behind
barricades that serve no purpose, that lack all reality. The moment
soon passes, and yet there has been no relationship at all, only the
stale repetition of outworn memories. And the most frustrating part
is that my tormentor today is myself left over from yesterday.The rishis pondered this problem posed by the intellect, which is
like a bread knife, constantly  cutting the ow of life into neat slices
of experience, each one labeled and judged. They saw that this
slicing up of reality, although necessary to the thinking process, was
basically false. Life is a river, not a dripping faucet. The rishis
therefore contended that any experience which depends upon slices
of time and space is not an experience at all. It is a ction, a
shadow, a notion of life that has no actual life in it. By endlessly
interpreting the world in bits and pieces, we are losing it at every
instant, allowing it to slip through our ngers like sand. To have
reality that is whole and thus truly real, one must rise above the
intellect, discarding its neat slices of experience. Like day-old bread,
they only go stale anyway. “I Am the Field”
In place of a world sliced up into bits and pieces, the rishis oer
us a continuum—a owing river—that begins inside our awareness,
expands to create all the things and events “out there,” and then
returns to its source, dissolving back into awareness again. Ultimately, the rishis’ perception can only be tested by rising to
their state of consciousness. But let us suppose that they might be
right. Then it should be possible, if only for an instant, for us to see
what they saw. A teacher I know from Oregon, now in his early
forties, apparently had just such a glimpse as he was meditating. The experience began in familiar territory:
When I started to meditate one morning, I felt as if a
powerful magn et was pulling me down into myself. For some
minutes I continued to sink deeper and deeper, using no
eort on my part, until all sense of outside stimuli faded
away. I sat with my breathing stilled, but my mind was alert
in the unbroken silence. I knew that I had transcended to the
point where my individual self had dropped out completely,
taking with it all sense of time, space, direction, or any kind
of thought.At this juncture, a person usually continues to experie nce the
transcendent silence or else begins to rise toward the surface of the
mind, carried by a sudden thought or feeling. However, this time
something new happened. Out of the absolutely uniform  eld of silence, a faint point of
awareness arose. It was the most delicate feeling of “I-ness,”
just a wisp of personal consciousness, and with it came the
sensation of “turning”—that is the only way I can describ e it. This turning must have acted  as a spark, because sudden ly I
was surrounded by an enormous expanse of light. There was
nothing existin g but light, and I intuitively knew it to be
intelligence, or consciousness, taking on visible form. Even though I was sitting with my eyes closed, I could see
that everythin g outside myself was also made of the same
brilliant white light. My body, the tables and chairs, the walls
and windows, the building and all that lay beyond it—
everything was molded from this intelligent light, which
pulsated with life. After a moment or two the light gradu ally
faded. I was left alone, sitting in silence again, but now it was
dierent, as if I had swallow ed the world and for the rst
time felt full. Extraordinary as this experi ence is, it strikes me as even more
remarkable that my friend found it normal  He said that the
“turning” which sparked his vision could also be called a “self-
reection.” In other words, he felt that behind the alluring surface
of his vision, he was actually catching sight of himself. After a
lifetime of being distracted by things “out there,” he nally saw the
seer. Yet we can’t fully comprehend his experience until we get
closer to what  this inner “turning” of awareness is and how it can
carry us out of ourselves into the eld where light and mind,
nothing and everything, mingle as one. It is extremely intriguing that the word “eld,” which modern
physicists use to describe the most fundamental forces in nature,
was a divine word in ancient India. When Lord Krishna reveals hisinnite greatness to the warrior Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita, he
says, “Know me as the eld and as the knower of the eld.” The
Sanskrit word, kshetra, can mean a battleeld (Arjuna and Krishna
happen to be talking in the middle of a battleeld, just before two
mighty armies clash), but the deeper meaning of kshetra  comes very
close to what a physicist means when he says “quantum  eld” or
“electromagnetic eld.” These elds are innite and all-pervasive;
without them, reality could not exist. Lord Krishna was making the
same point about himself. Before there can be a photon of light, there must be the eld of
light; before an individual electron, the eld of electricity; before an
isolated bar magnet, the earth’s magnetic eld. The eld of light
that my friend saw as the source of everything around him was not
a physical eld, however, but a eld of awareness. He was
perceiving his consciousness as light, but this is not so dierent from
ordinary perce ption as it might seem. When we see light, our brains
are actually selecting totally abstract qualities from out of the eld
and interpreting them as light. In fact, everything we see, touch,
hear, taste, or smell has been selected from the innite reservoir of
vibrating energy in the eld. Think of a rose leaf and a rose thorn. Both are nourished by the
same sunlight, being constantly bombarded by the sun’s entire light
spectrum. Photosynthesis is basically the same in each, and if you
delve


 tend to blur. But
whenever I think about them, Kel ly inevitably comes to mind because we became such good friends. Like me, Kelly was an
independent -minded back country Canuck. At the age 26, she received a medical diagnosis of breast cancer. Kelly had already
permitted a lumpectomy and biopsy, but had st udied the statistical outcomes and did not want to treat her illness with radical
mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy because she knew her odds of long -term survival without radical medical treatment were
equal to or better than allowing the doctors to do everything possible. Nor did she want to lose even one of her breasts. She knew
how useful her breasts were because she had already suckled one child, not to mention their contribution to one's own self -image
as a whole person. I admired Kelly's unusual  independent -mindedness because she comes from a country where universal health
coverage is in place; her insurance would have paid all the costs had she been willing to accept conventional medicine, but
Canadian national health insurance does not cover al ternative therapy. Kelly stayed with me for nearly two months as a residential faster, because she needed to be far from the distractions of a
troubled family life. With financial support from her parents and child -care from her friends she was able to  take time out to give
the recovery of health top priority in her life without worrying about whether her small son was being well cared for. This p eace of
mind was also very important to her recovery. Analysis with biokinesiology showed a pervasively weak immune system, including a weak thymus gland, spleen, and an
overloaded lymphatic system. Her liver was weak, but not as weak as it might have been, because she had become a vegetarian,
and had been working on her health in a haphazard fashion for a f ew years. Kelly's body also showed weaknesses in pancreatic and
adrenal function as well as a toxic colon. Most immediately worrisome to her, biokinesiology testing showed several over -strong
testing lumpy areas in the breasts and over -strong testing lumpy  lymph nodes in the armpits. Cancerous tumors always test overly
strong
    Kelly's earlier life -style had contributed to her condition in several ways. She had worked for years in a forestry tree nursery
handling seedling trees treated with highly toxic c hemicals. She had worked as a cook in a logging camp for several seasons,
eating too much meat and greasy food. And she had also spent the usual number of adolescent and young adult years deeply
involved in recreational drug use and the bad diet that went with it. Kelly started right in on a rigorous water fast that lasted for one entire month. She had a colonic every day, plus body work
including reflexology, holding and massage of neurolymphatic and neurovascular points, and stimulation of acupunctur e points
related to weak organ systems and general massage to stimulate overall circulation and lymphatic drainage. She took
protomorphogens to help rebuild her weakened organs; she took ten grams of vitamin C every day and a half -dose of life extension
vitamin mix in assimilable powdered form; she drank herbal teas of echinacea and fenugreek seeds and several ounces of freshly
squeezed wheat grass juice every day. Twice each day she made poultices out of clay and the pulp left over from making her wh eat
grass juice, filled an old bra with this mixture and pressed it to her breast for several hours until the clay dried. Shortly, I will
explain all the measures in some detail. These physical therapies were accompanied by counseling sessions dealing with s ome severe and long -unresolved problems,
response patterns and relationships that triggered her present illness. Her son's father (Kelly's ex) was suppressive and hig hly
intimidating. Fearful of him, Kelly seemed unable to successfully extricate herself fr om the relationship due to the ongoing contact
which revolved over visitation and care of their son. But Kelly had grit! While fasting, she confronted these tough issues in  her life
and unflinchingly made the necessary decisions. When she returned to Canad a she absolutely decided, without any nagging
doubts, reservations or qualifications, to make any changes necessary to ensure her survival. Only after having made these ha rd
choices could she heal. I one respect, Kelly was a highly unusual faster. Thro ughout the entire month on water, Kelly took daily long walks, frequently
stopping to lie down and rest in the sun on the way. She would climb to or from the top of a very large and steep hill nearby. She
never missed a day, rain or shine. At the end of her month on water Kelly's remaining breast lumps had disappeared, the lymphatic system and immune system
tested strong, as well as the liver, pancreas, adrenals, and large intestine. No areas tested overly strong. She broke the fast with the same discipline she had conducted it, on carrot juice, a cup every two hours. After three days on
juice she began a raw food diet with small servings of greens and sprouts well chewed, interspersed at two hour intervals wit h
fresh juicy fruits. After about ten days on "rabbit food," she eased into avocados, cooked vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains
and then went home. As I write this, it is eight years since Kelly's long fast. She still comes to see me every few years to check out her diet a nd just
say hello. She has had two more children by a new, and thoroughly wonderful husband and suckled them both for two years each;
her peaceful rural life centers around this new, happy family and the big, Organic garden she grows. She religiously takes he r life
extension vitamins and keeps her dietary and life -style indiscretions small and infrequent. She is probably going to live a long,
time. I consider Kelly's cluster of organ weaknesses very typical of all cancers regardless of type or location, as well as being typical
of AIDS and other critical infections by organisms that usually reside in the human body without causing trouble (called
"opportunistic"). All these diseases are varieties of immune system failure. All of these conditions present a similar  pattern of
immune system weaknesses. They all center around what I call the "deadly triangle," comprised of a weak thymus gland, weak
spleen, and a weak liver. The thymus and spleen form the core of the body's immune system. The weak liver contributes to a
highly toxic system that further weakens the immune system. To top it off, people with cancer invariably have a poor ability to
digest cooked protein (animal or vegetable) (usually from a weak pancreas unable to make enough digestive enzymes) and eat to o
much of it, giving them a very toxic colon, and an overloaded lymphatic system. Whenever I analyze someone with this pattern, especially the entire deadly triangle, I let the person know that if I had thos e
particular weaknesses I would consider my s urvival to be at immediate risk I'd consider it an emergency situation demanding
vigorous attention. It does not matter if they don't yet have a tumor, or fibroid, or opportunistic infection; if they don't already have
something of that nature they soon wi ll. Here's yet another example of why I disapprove of diagnosis. By giving the condition a name like "lymphoma" or "melanoma",
"chronic fatigue syndrome" "Epstein -Barr syndrome" or "AIDS," "systemic yeast infection", "hepatitis" or what have, people t hink
the doctor then understands their disease. But the doctor rarely understands that all these seemingly different diseases are
essentially the same disease –a toxic body with a dysfunctional immune system. What is relevant is that a person with the deadl y
triangle must strengthen their immune system, and their pancreas, and their liver, and detoxify their body immediately. If th ese
repairs are accomplished in time, the condition goes away, whatever its Latin name may have been. Now, about some of the adjuncts to Kelly's healing. Let me stress here that had none of these substances or practices been us ed,
she probably still would have recovered. Perhaps a bit more slowly. Perhaps a bit less comfortably. Conversely, had Kelly t reated
her cancer with every herb, poultice and vitamin known to man but had neglected fasting and colonics, she might well have die d. It
has been wisely said that intelligence may be defined as the ability to correctly determine differences, similarities,  and
importances. I want my readers to be intelligent about understanding the relative importances of different hygienic treatment  and
useful supporting practices. Echinacea and chaparral leaves, red clover flowers, and fenugreek seeds are made into m edicinal teas that I find very helpful in
detoxification programs, because they all are aggressive blood or lymph cleansers and boost the immune response. These same
teas can be used to help the body throw off a cold, flu, or other acute illness but they h ave a much more powerful effect on a
fasting body than on one that is eating. Echinacea and chaparral are extraordinarily bitter and may be better accepted if gro und up
and encapsulated, or mixed with other teas with pleasant flavors such as peppermint or lemon grass. These teas should be
simmered until they are at the strongest concentration palatable, drinking three or four cups of this concentrate a day. If y ou use
echinacea,


 which the patient
suffers, and to detect just where the inflammation is located. Skill in diagnosis may not indicate
familiarity with cause. The greatest diagnostic technique is often harnessed to the most ineffective
means of mere palliation. We are here more interested in what is causing the patients trouble than in what particular
section of the colon may be irritated or spastic. Symptoms of colitis are alike in kind, differing
only in location and degree. One significant fact that has received much notice is that every case
that presents the marks of chronicity has a
colon
 complex; this is to say a negative or depressive
psychosis. People who are ill or who suffer are rarely cheerful and happy. Anxiety, apprehension and
consequent depression form the rule in sickness of every nature. It is rarely possible for one to
remain mentally or emotionally indifferent to physical discomfort. A certain measure of self-pity
creeps into the consciousness of the most sanguine and stoical. When we consider the nature of
colitis, it is not surprising that the sufferer becomes depressed and anxious. Many so-called
neurotics
 and
psychotics
 are such only because of long standing colitis. In at least ninety-five percent of cases of chronic colitis, constipation is an outstanding feature. It
frequently continues over a period of years, during which time the sufferer tries laxatives,
purgatives, teas, oils, enemas, colonic irrigations, and other means of securing “relief’ from his
constipation, never once realizing that the constipation is only a symptom. Although these measures
often afford some temporary relief, they serve, in the end, to aggravate greatly the condition. All colitis sufferers complain of indigestion, both gastric and intestinal, and of rumbling of gas
in the intestines, with more or less pain, sometimes of a colicy nature. They have a sense of
fullness and uneasiness. Commonly there is a dull and constant or sharp and intermittent headache. Many of these patients complain of a feeling of stiffness and tension, even pain, in the muscles of
the neck, often with pain just below the juncture of the neck and the head. Frequently they describe their symptoms as a “drawing sensation. ” Most of these cases appear
anemic and dysemic. They are thin and undernourished, as a rule, although colitis is by no means
115confined to the poorly nourished. The tongue is commonly coated, the taste unpleasant, and the
breath offensive. There may be a feeling of extreme exhaustion, with a lack of enterprise and ambition. Nausea
may develop immediately upon the expulsion from the colon of a large accumulation of mucus. Invariably this is followed by a feeling of great relief. In colitis the facial expression is one of dejection and misery, frequently combined with anxiety,
although many try bravely to repress their feelings,
 while others appear to be in a constant state of
unconcealed apathy. The patient may become very nervous, irritable, excitable, even border on
melancholia and hysteria. Not only a trial to themselves, they become a trial to everyone about them. In severe and long
standing cases, the patient’s whole thinking centers on his physical state. Few conditions can
compete with colitis in engineering obsessions. Many colitis sufferers become habituated to the taking of drugs. They try everything that is
advertised as a remedy. They exhaust the list of laxatives, cathartics, tonics and digestants. They
go from one physician to another, studying their symptoms and confusing their feelings. Enemas,
cascades, irrigations, different methods of dieting, and psychiatrists are all tried in vain. Some
study anatomy, physiology and foods and acquire an extensive technical vocabulary, often quite
meaningless. It has been suggested more than once that the milder types of insanity often have their origin in
colonic irritation. At least mental diseases requiring restraint have evolved in colitiis sufferers. Such cases at least make it clear that the mental
reactions
 to colitis are real and not mere fancies. One man of great prominence gives as his opinion that a chronically diseased colon forms the
basis of more mental and physical troubles than any other single functional abnormality. Most important in caring for the sufferer with colitis is to ignore symptoms and the acute
exacerbations, and to recognize and remove the cause of the suffering. We are fully convinced that
the development of colitis is concomitant with the retention of toxic waste and its accumulation in
the blood and lymph. Whatever will free the body of its accumulated toxic load will prove
adequate care for the colitis sufferer. The mind of the patient and the mind of the one who cares for him must both be freed from the
tyranny of local symptoms. The discomforts must be persistently minimized for the reason that the
mucus, the gas, the rumbling, the spasticity, the constipation, and the nervous irritability, are
neither singly nor collectively the cause of the trouble. Recovery cannot be expected without complete and prolonged rest, away from friends and
relatives and away from the enervating environmental factors. Physical rest means going to bed
and remaining there. It means ceasing physical activities and relaxing. Mental rest requires poise. It means the elimination of worry, fear, anxiety, and depressing emotions. Sensory rest requires
quiet and freedom from sensory excitement. Physiological rest can be obtained only by going
without all food. Fasting soon results in a relaxation of the spastic bowel and stomach. Instead of bulk-free diets, a fast is indicated. Fasting speeds up that part of metabolism that
eliminates waste and rejuvenates fatigued nerve and cell structure. It permits the body to establish
a normal blood chemistry in its own inimitable manner. No man understands how to establish a
normal
blood chemistry. No one can either duplicate or imitate the ways of the body in re-
establishing its normal blood chemistry. The continual irritation of the bowels by drugging can only add to the suffering of the patient, as
this makes the condition worse. Medicated enemas are highly irritating. Enemas containing
116soapsuds, molasses and other such substances are also to be condemned. It is important to know that colitis is but a part of a general irritation and inflammation of the
mucous surfaces of the body (it would have been called but a few years ago, a general catarrh) and
that whatever frees the patient of his colitis will, at the same time, free him of his other
itises
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other regions—in the nose and throat, in the womb or in the bladder, to name a few local mucous
membrane inflammations. The common condition called diarrhea is simply a colitis of short duration. Not serious in the
average case, and lasting but a day or two (to a few days) it is the rule of many to neglect the state
of the colon and resort to means of suppressing the diarrhea. Often the condition is nothing more
than a temporary irritation of the bowels by unsuitable or fermenting food. This is especially true
when it develops in children. But repeated crises of this kind tend to evolve chronic colitis. As long ago as 1918, Richard C. Cabot, M.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What are the common symptoms of colitis?,
A: The text does not explicitly state the common symptoms of colitis, but it does mention that the patient's liver shrank at an alarming rate, and the edema fluid was rapidly absorbed during a fast.
Q: What is the recommended treatment for prostatic enlargement?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended treatment for prostatic enlargement, but it suggests that a fast can help alleviate symptoms and improve the condition.
Q: What is the recommended treatment for paralysis agitans?,
A: The text does not explicitly state a recommended treatment for paralysis agitans, but it suggests that a fast can help alleviate symptoms and improve the condition.
Q: What is the cause of prostatic enlargement?,
A: The text does not explicitly state the cause of prostatic enlargement, but it suggests that it may be related to bad habits and lifestyle choices, such as overindulgence in work and play.
Q: What is the recommended treatment for colitis?,
A: The text suggests that a fast is an effective treatment for colitis, as it allows the body to eliminate toxins and restore health.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Ambition, as much as necessity, can drive a man to overwork. The desire to make money, to
have money to spend, is a driving force in the life of many people that causes them to bum the
midnight oil. Overeating, sexual excesses, indulgence in the various poison-vices, emotional
unrest, lack of rest and sleep—these and many other enervating influences in the life of man bring
on a state of nervous fatigue. Manganese poisoning will produce tremors and there is some evidence that spinal irritation, as
seen in spinal curvature, may sometimes enter into these cases causitively. Tremor is said to have
been a common aftermath of
encephalitis lethargica
, a disease that is very rare today, except as an
aftermath of smallpox vaccination. Medical authorities say that there is no remedy for paralysis agitans. In general, I agree with this
verdict. But I have had recoveries apart from medicines, drugs or surgery, and I have seen so many
cases make marked improvement during the course of a few weeks to a few months, that I am


 poorly handled from the
time it leaves the cow's udder until it reaches the consumer's table that it has to be pasteurized to keep it from turning sour. Now, the effect of
pasteurizing, to my way of thinking, is to kill most of the live elements
in the milk, including the vitamins and the friendly bacteria; but to
retain all the filth it may have gathered through careless handling. It
appears that people thin k pasteurizing cleans the milk of its filth. A
better way to protect the people's milk supply, I contend, would be to
inspect and analyze, then condemn all unclean milk. Pasteurizing does
not clean the milk. On the contrary, there is evidence that the heating
process disorganizes the milk's mine ral content so that it no longer is
assimilable. For evidence, on my recent tour of California I met my great-
niece, a young woman who had perfect teeth until she began drinking
pasteurized milk. Then her teeth began to decay. My theory is that
pasteurizing had deprived her of the calcium in the milk. At the same
time the heat had destroyed the vitamin C, which good milk holds as
abundantly as citrus fruit. On that same California trip I visited Dr.
Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., at Monrovia. In the great laboratory
connected with his sanatorium, Dr. Pottenger tests out all sorts of
foods and every imaginable diet combination on hundreds of white
rats and cats. In one experiment a laboratory he lper, a University of Southern
California student, informed me the objective was to try out two of the
supposedly best foodstuffs that people consume—cooked meat and pasteurized milk—on the cats and to keep a record of the animals'
reactions through several generations. But the cats so fed did not live
long enough to complete the experiment, neither did the cats breed. In
order to continue the experiment, the laboratory workers were
compelled to add raw meat and raw milk to the cats' diet. While I was attending the American Academy of Applied
Nutrition annual convention in California last April, 1950, I picked up two items which greatly interested me: One item concerned a large
dairy herd that supposedly had been given anti-toxin against undulant
fever. Sometime later, the veterina rians discovered to their chagrin
that by mistake they had injected pro-toxin. Every milk cow on the
place developed undulant fever. As the scientists had given the opinion that the virus did not affect animals' flesh the cows were butchered and sold as beef. It developed that many of the persons who
ate that meat contracted the fever. By contrast, none of the 400 customers who had drunk the milk from the infected cows were
stricken with undulant fever. The other item which struck me forcefully concerned a herd of cows that had been fed on white flour,
as a substitute for protein feed. None of the animals lost weight; but
one by one the flour-fed animals died  of heart disease. That item bears
out my contention: the refined star ches in white flour are dangerous
alike to cows and men. A few days before I left on my California tour last spring, I met
Dr. Bruce Storm of Elk City, Okla homa. Dr. Storm had gone to Dr.
Pottenger's sanatorium at Monrovia wh en he was almost helpless with
arthritis. "While you are in California, Dr. Heard," he told me, "be sure to
go and see Dr. Pottenger." When I introduced myself to Dr. Pottenger, he confirmed what
Dr. Storm had told me concerning himself:
"Why, Dr. Storm was so nearly bent  double with arthritis of the
spine that he came into my office almost on all fours like a cow, using
two short canes as front legs." After some weeks on Dr. Pottenger' s diet, Dr. Storm could leave
the Sanatorium, walking upright and well on the road back to recovery. He was now on his own and when I saw him he was the
picture of health. Food therapy works. We are what we eat. CHAPTER 29. FLUORINE IN WATER IS NO PANACEA
 For years I have held to my conviction that fluorine in their
drinking water was not the real secret of the Hereford people's
seeming immunity to tooth decay. Common sense told me that if the
drinking water did it, everybody who lived here would have sound teeth. All the people drink the same water. Not all of them eat the
foods which grow in Deaf Smith County soil—and take those foods in
their natural state, not refined by modern milling. Those who do eat
that type of food, produced at home, are the ones who have the healthy
mouths. Let us assume for the same argument that fluorine is an
important element in preventing tooth decay. It is an established fact
that fluorine is found in the water, but it is also found in the soil. That
is where the element actually counts. The food plants which grow in
our soil, some of these, wheat, corn, potatoes, green beans, carrots,
turnips, cabbage and lettuce, all ta ke up the inorganic fluorine and
change it to organic form which the human body can assimilate. Analysis by the Texas State Laboratories at Austin showed 2.2 to 2.7
p.p.m. (parts per million) of fluorine in the Hereford water. By contrast a recent spectograph analysis of Deaf Smith County wheat
showed hundreds of parts per million  of organic fluorine salts. That, I
say, is the type of fluorine which helps prevent tooth decay. The calcium in that same wheat, found as abundantly, builds
strong bones and sound teeth. But when milk cows graze on our green
wheat fields in winter, when the young plants are richest in protein
and mineral content, the milk that those cows give, contains about all
the elements that the body needs—all in readily assimilable form. The
body requires all the minerals it is made of—not calcium and
phosphorus alone. When the children in this area are given plenty of
fresh raw (not pasteurized) milk, along with fresh ground whole wheat, and are given meat only sparingly, it is then, I have observed, that they have healthy mouths—and that means, they have healthy
bodies. I have concluded from these observations that any immunity to
tooth decay which fluorine may pr ovide is best had through organic
fluorine which, as spectograph analysis shows, both our wheat and our milk contain. I am as firmly convinced that it is the inorganic fluorine
in the water, not the organic salt in wheat or milk that causes brown
mottled teeth in children. As that discoloration is invariably produced
when the child is young, it is not a stain, but a part of the enamel. After the enamel is formed, no brown stain is deposited on it. How does the fluorine get into the water in the first place? My
theory is that it is dissolved from the soil by rainwater and carried
down to the underground reservoirs by seepage—but that fluorine is
inorganic. For the reasons stated, I question if the experiments which a great
many cities are carrying out—adding sodium fluoride to their drinking
water will get results enough to avert tooth decay. We need not only to
prevent caries, we need to immunize every organ. To do that, I say,
add fluorine to the soil along with nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus
and all the trace minerals which a competent spectograph analysis
show that soil to be deficient in. Th en, grow food, feed or grass crops
in that soil—and use the food or fe edstuff thus produced in its fresh
natural state, unrefined and unprocessed. To cite an instance, one of my  small patients, B. London, 12
years old, who had lived in Deaf Smith County all his life, came to me
with six front teeth decayed. Yet every tooth decayed in that boy's
mouth was mottled from excess fluorine. I found the enamel of the
teeth too badly chalky to hold fillings. There was nothing to do but put
in a bridge. Here, I say, is strong evidence, not to say positive proof, that
fluorine does not prevent tooth decay. Certainly, that boy's mouth
pleads powerfully for going slowly with this fluoridation business. It
appears to be of benefit, but why not feed good food and prevent all
disease? Recently, I ran across some authoritative support for that oft-
repeated contention: Dr. V. O. Hurme, director of clinical research at
the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for ch ildren, Boston, had written to the
New York Times pointing to the need for "thorough study of the
physiologic effects of fluorine," and Dr. Hurme adds:
 "I am painfully aware of the gr eat dearth of information on the
relationships between fluorine inge stion and general physical well-
being... No one knows how many people with diseased kidneys are
having their lives shortened... by not more than one part per million
of fluorine in their drinking water... The teeth of our people may be
important, but are we ready to maintain that they are even more
important than the organs of our adult taxpayers


 acclimatize yourself
to the movements of your diaphragm and your breath. If y ou are find ing this exercise dif ficult, you may find it e asier to
activate abdominal breathing w hile lying on your back in a semi-supine
position. T ry the following exe rcise lying on a mat with a s mall pillow
under your head and your knees bent, as shown on the following page. •  Place a relatively lar ge book on the area just above your navel. •   As you breath e in, bring your  breathing into your abdomen b y
gently guiding your abdomen to move the book upward. •   As you breathe out, gently allow the abdomen to move back to
its original position. •   The inhalation is the active phase, and the exhalation is passiv e,
as you allow the  air to leave the body naturally and ef fortlessly. While breathing in, imagine inflating your tummy with a light
amount of air and watch the book rise. While breathing out,
imagine a balloon slowly deflating of its own accord. Stage 2 in Brief
•  Breathe in. Gently guide your abdomen out. •  Breathe out. Gently draw your abdomen in. When yo u are confident that you are able to match your breath ing with
the movements of your diaphragm, proceed to Stage 3. Stage 3: Reducing Br ea thing V olume Using A bdominal
Br eathing
If you have tried Stages 1  and 2  but still  find you are unable to switch from
upper -chest to abdominal breath ing, don’ t be concerned—it can take time to
readjust to a new  way of breath ing after years of breathing from the upper
chest. Y ou can still proceed to Stage 3 —simply keep practicing all three
stages u ntil it becomes easier. The more you use these exercises, the greater
your tolerance of carbon dioxide will become. Reducing your breathing is about lowering the amount of air you take
into you r lungs during each minute. As you reduce your breathing, there
will be a slight a ccumulation of  carbon dioxide in the blood, assisting with
the relaxation of the diaphragm. If you have already mastered
diaphragmatic breathing through the first two stages, then you will find that
it is  a lot easier to reduce your breathing volume toward nor mal as you
practice Stage 3. There are two main approaches to reducing breathing volume using
diaphragmatic b reathing. The first is to bring a feeling of relax ation to the
body, to gently a llow your breathing movements to slow down and become
softer. As your body relaxes, y our breathing will automaticall y reduce in
response. The second approach  is to tune in to your breathing pattern,
noting the size of each inhalation and exhalation. By concentrating on the
rhythm o f your breathing for a m inute or two, you will gain a se nse of how
much ai r you are taking into y our body. As you follow you r breathing,
gently e ncourage it to slow d own so that your breathing movements
gradually reduce to the point where you feel a subtle need for air. This ur g e to breathe is the core of reduced breathing exercises and is a
sign tha t you are actively altering your breathing habits toward a healthier,
more ef f ective l evel. When you first attempt reduced breathing exercises,
you may find the sensation of air shortage dif ficult to maintain, but it is
essential to keep practicing if yo u want to bring about changes to your body
and imp rove your sporting performance. The following sentence is the most
important point of this entire book, and something I explain to my students
daily:
The only way to know you ar e r educing your br eathing volume is
feeling as if you would like to take in a bigger br eath. The nee d to take a bigger breath  is similar to the feeling you w ill have
experienced dur ing your measurement of BOL T. This ur ge for air should
not b e s tressful, but should be s imilar to what you might experi ence during
a normal walk. In Stage 3,  we will bring abdominal breathing and reduced breathing
together. T o practice this exercise, it can be very helpful to sit in front of a
mirror to observe and follow your breathing movements:
•  Sit up straight. •  Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen. •   Im agine a pie ce of string guiding you upward from the top of
the back of you r head. Imagine the space between your ribs
gently widening. •   As you breathe in, gently guide your abdomen out. Keep your
chest movements to a minimum. •   As you breathe out, gently guide your abdomen in, still keeping
your chest movements small. •  Follow each breath in and out through your nose. •   T une in to the amplitude of each inhalation and exhalation. T ry
to get a sense of the size and frequency of each breath. •   A s yo u breathe, exert gentle pressure with your hands against
your abdomen and chest. This should create extra resistance to
your breathing. •  Breathe against your hands, concentrating on making the size of
each breath smaller. •   W ith e ach bre ath, take in less air than you would like to. Mak e
the in-breath smaller or shorter. •   Breathe out with a relaxed exhalation. Allow the natural
elasticity of your lungs and diap hragm to play their role in each
exhalation. Imagine a balloon slowly and gently deflating of its
own accord. •   Whe n the in-breath becomes smaller and the out-breath is
relaxed, visible breathing movements will be reduced. Y ou may
be able to notice this in a mirror. By using a simple exercise lik e this you can reduce your breathing
movements by 20 to 30 percent. If your stomach muscles start to feel tense,
contract, or jerk, or if your bre athing rhythm becomes disrupte d or out of
control, then the air shortage is too intense. In this situation, a bandon the
exercise for 15 seconds or so and return to it when the air s hortage has
disappeared. The mo st common mistake is t o deliberately tense the muscles of the
chest or abdomen to restrict breathing movements. If yo u find this
happening, then take a break from the exercise for 15 seconds or so. When
you retu rn to it, encourage yo ur breathing to reduce by exerting gentle
pressure on your chest and abd omen with your hands, encouraging your
breathing to slow and diminish using relaxation rather than force. Do not be concerned about the number of breaths you take per minute. Ideally, this should not increase. However, if your BOL T score  is less than
20 seco nds, you may find tha t your breathing rate increases during the
exercise. If this happens, try to slow down your breathing and k eep it calm. As y our BOL T score increases it will become much easier to maintain
control of your breathing during reduced breathing exercises. At fi rst, you may only be able to  maintain an air shortage for 20 seconds
before the ur ge to breathe is too  strong. W ith practice, you will be able to
maintain an air shortage for longer periods. Remember, you a re trying to
create an air shortage that is tolerable but not stressful. Aim to m aintain this
tolerable air hunger for 3 to 5 minutes at a time. Practicing 2 sets of 5-
minute exercise s is enough to help you reset your breathing center and
improve your body’ s tolerance of carbon dioxide. During reduced breathing exerc ises it is vital that you create a hunger
for air in order to bring about an accumulation of carbon dio xide in the
blood. W hen thi s happens, the re spiratory center in the brain is reset toward
a calmer and more normal breathing volume. In order to reset the
respiratory cente r by just a little, it is necessary to experience an air hunger
for abou t 10 minutes. Y ou can d ivide most of the exercises in this book into
2 sets of 5-minute sessions, or, if you feel you are confident and
experienced in reduced breathing, you may practice for 10 minutes straight. The Oxygen Advantage: Encompassing Many Factors to Impr ove
Health and Fitness
G e n e r a l  P r o g r a m  B a s e d  o n  B O L T  a n d
H e a l t h
P lease note: Oxygen Advantage exercises that involve holding t he breath
to creat e a medium to strong air shortage during walking, jogging, or
running create a similar ef fect to high-intensity training. As a result, they
are not suitable if you are elderly, pregnant, or have high blood pressure,
cardiovascular disease, type 1 diabetes, kidney disease, depression, cancer,
or any serious health concern. Instead, practice nasal breathing and the
gentle Breathe Light to Breathe Right exercise  until these conditions are
resolved. Similar to physical exercise, it i s recommended to practice the Oxygen
Advantage exercises at least two hours after eating. P r o g r a m  f o r


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Q: What is the purpose of a bowel tolerance test for vitamin C?,
A: The purpose of the test is to determine the maximum dose of vitamin C that the body can process, which is essential for achieving the highest level of saturation in the bloodstream.
Q: What is the difference between the alkaline and acid forms of vitamin C?,
A: The acid form of vitamin C is not tolerable beyond 8-10 grams a day, but the alkaline (buffered) form allows for a higher dose without discomfort.
Q: What is the purpose of protomorphogens in treatment?,
A: Protomorphogens are used to rebuild weakened organs and support the body's natural healing process, especially in cases where the patient has a poor ability to digest protein.
Q: What is the author's stance on diagnosis and disease naming?,
A: The author believes that diagnosis and naming a disease is not necessary and can be counterproductive, as it can create a sense of hopelessness and dependence on the doctor. Instead, they focus on identifying organ weaknesses and working to strengthen them.
Q: What is the author's approach to treating clients with chronic illnesses?,
A: The author takes a holistic approach, focusing on detoxification, nutritional supplements, and emotional support to help the client regain their health and overcome their underlying issues.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>John was violently opposed to ordinary medical treatment; he especially would
not have taken antibiotics even if he had died without them because previouscourses of antibiotics had been the precipitant of life-threatening conditions thatfirst brought John to my care. John used his last strength to get to me because heknew that had a hospital gotten its clutches on him the medical doctors wouldhave done exactly as they pleased. I gave John a colonic, a gentle, mental spanking, and put him to bed without
any supper. He started water fasting and did colonics every day. He begangobbling vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) a few grams every hour. I put hugepoultices on his sores made of clay and chopped lawn grass (we needed a weekor so before a tray of wheat grass would be ready). John’s sores were amazing.Every day a new one seemed to appear on a different part of the body. The oldones kept getting bigger and deeper. The largest original ones were about threeinches in diameter, smelled horribly and had almost eaten the flesh down to thebone. His pain was severe; there was no position John could assume that didn’tirritate one sore or another, and it was a good thing my house was remotebecause John frequently relieved his pain by screaming. John was never delirious,but he was always original. He did not have to scream, but enjoyed its relief andhowled quite dramatically. I wore earplugs. After about two weeks of water fasting, John counted up the total of his sores. There were forty three. Seven or eight of them were enormous, two or threeinches in diameter and well into the flesh, but the last ones to appear wereshallow, small and stayed small. After that point no more new ones showed upand the body began to make visible headway against the infection. Very slowlyand then more and more rapidly, the sores began to close up and heal from theedges. John’s fever began to drop. And he had less pain. I should mention thatJohn brought an extremely virulent and aggressive pathogenic organism into ourhouse to which we Americans had no resistance. Both my husband and I wereattacked where the skin had been broken. However, unlike John, in our cases,our healthy bodies immediately walled-off the organism and the small, reddenedpustules, though painful, did not grow and within a week, had been conquered byour immune systems. And after that we had an immunity. After about three weeks of his fasting we were thoroughly tired of hearing
John’s cathartic howls, tired of nursing a sick person. We needed a break. John atthis point could walk a bit and was feeling a lot better. John had previously water
fasted for 30 days and knew the drill very well. So we stocked up the vitamin C
bottle by his bed and went to town for the weekend to stay in a motel and see amovie. As they say in the Canadian backwoods, we were bushed. John had promised to be good. But as soon as we left he decided that since he
felt so very much better, he could break his fast. He knew how to do this andfortunately for him, (it was very much premature for John to eat) did it more orless correctly, only eating small quantities of raw fruits and vegetables. But by thetime we got back home three days later, John had relapsed. The pain was rapidlygetting much worse; the sores were growing again and a few small new onesappeared. Dr. Isabelle again took away his food and gave him another verbalspanking a little more severe than the one he’d had a few weeks earlier and puthim to bed again without his supper. After two more weeks on water, John had gained a great deal on the sores. They were filling in and weren’t oozing pus, looked clean and the new formingmeat looked a healthy pink instead of purple-black. But John had been veryslender to start with and by now he was getting near the end of his food reserves.He probably couldn’t have fasted on water for more than one more week withoutstarvation beginning. But this time, when he broke his fast, it was under closesupervision. I gave him dilute juice only, introduced other sustenance verycautiously and made absolutely sure that reintroducing nourishment would notpermit the organism to gain. This time it didn’t. John’s own immune system,beefed up by fasting, had conquered a virulent organism that could have easilykilled him. Before the era of antibiotics, before immunizations to the common childhood
illnesses, people frequently died of infections as virulent as the one that attackedJohn. They usually died because they “ate to keep up their strength.” Most ofthese deaths were unnecessary, caused by ignorance and poor nursing care. Forexample, standard medical treatment for typhoid fever used to consist of spoon-fed milk—sure to kill all but the strongest constitution. Even without the assistance
of massive doses of vitamin C, if people would but fast away infections they could
cure themselves of almost all of them with little danger, without the side effects ofantibiotics or creating mutated antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Dr. John Tilden, a hygienist who practiced in the ‘20s, before the era of
antibiotics, routinely fasted patients with infectious illnesses. Supporting the sickbody with wise nursing, he routinely healed scarlet fever, whopping cough,typhoid, typhus, pneumonia, peritonitis, Rocky Mountain fever, tuberculosis,gonorrhea, syphilis, cholera, and rheumatic fever. The one common infection hecould not cure was diphtheria involving the throat. (Tilden, Impaired Health,  V ol. II). Recently, medical gerontologists have discovered another reason that fasting
heals infections. One body function that deteriorates during the aging process isthe production of growth hormone so the effects of growth hormone have beenstudied. This hormone also stimulates the body to heal wounds and burns, repairbroken bones, generally replace any tissues that have been destroyed and, growthhormone stimulates the immune response. Growth hormone also maintains muscletone and its presence generally slows the aging process. Growth hormone might make a wonderful life-extension supplement; on it a
middle-aged person might readily maintain the muscle tone of youth while slowingaging in general. Unfortunately, growth hormone cannot at this time beinexpensively synthesized and is still far too costly to be used therapeuticallyexcept to prevent dwarfism. However, any technique that encourages a body toproduce more of this hormone would be of great interest to life extensionists. The body only produces growth hormone at certain times and only when
certain nutrients are present in the blood. Gerontologists call these nutrients“precursors.” The precursors are two essential amino acids, argenine andornithine and certain vitamins such as C and B
6. But having the precursors present
is not enough. Growth hormone is only manufactured under certain, specificcircumstances: for about one hour immediately after going to sleep and then only