  f r o m  L o v e
L ove makes us wake up in the m orning with a sense of purpose  and a
flow of creative ideas. Love fl oods our nervous system with positive
ener gy, making us far more attractive to prospective friends and
associates. Lov e fills us with a powerful charisma, enabling us to
produce new ideas and projects, even within circumstances that seem to
be limite d. Love  leads us to atone for our errors and clean up the mess
when we’ve made mistakes. Love leads us to act with impeccability,
integrity, and excellence. Love leads us to serve, to for give, and to hope.
So why would we turn away fr om love? What is the subconscious
resistance to such a powerful fo rce for good? Why do we fear the very
thing that makes our lives worthwhile? Just asking the question takes us
closer to the answer: that that which leads us away from love is never our
friend, never true self-care, and never from God. The ego is our own
self-hatred mere ly posing as our friend. Once we know that, the false
friend begins to lose its power to lure us away from love.DA Y 301
E v e r y  s i t u a t i o n  i s  p l a n n e d  a s  a  c h a n c e  f o r  m e  t o
g r o w.
T oday I will recognize everything that happens as an opportunity to
grow—a chance  to embody who I am capable of being. If I am tempted
to w eakness, I w ill choose to be strong. If I am tempted to anger, I will
choose to for give. And if I am tempted by fear, I will choose to love.
I k now the universe is set up t o support me in becoming my fully
actualized self. Whether the less on is easy or the lesson is chall enging, I
will see each moment as my chance to grow. This way I will learn what
love is, and I will learn who I am.
Dear God,
No matter who I meet today
And no matter what occurs,
Help me to r emember love.
Guide my mind
And open my heart.
May I see Y our love in everything,
That I might know the truth.
Amen.DA Y 302
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  d e s t i n y  t o  a  l o v i n g  G o d.
I  c annot know what will happen tomorrow, or what would be best to
occur in my life. I will not try  to control my destiny. I surrender my
future into the hands of God.
I ne ed not strug gle to make thin gs happen, and I need not plan how
my life will un fold. I need o nly respond to the invitation of each
moment, to show up fully in exc ellence and love. Thus shall I be guided
by life itself, and delivered to my greater good.
T oday I surr end er to the flow of love, knowing it is a river that
leads me  to a peaceful place. I give all goals, all plans, and all
attachments to God. What He wills is my highest good; in my life
and in the world, may His will be done.DA Y 303
T o d a y  I  p r a y  f o r  t h o s e  w h o  d o  n o t  l o v e  m e.
P erhaps there is s omeone who does not understand me, who does not
accept me, and does not love m e. Let me not respond to their judgment
with judgment. T oday I respond to their judgment with love.
Whatever has so locked their hearts that they cannot see into mine,
may God free th em. Whatever has wounded their souls that they cannot
appreciate that I have wounds as well, may God heal them. W hatever
fear so blinds them to love, may love yet be shown to them.
Dear God,
T oday I pray for someone
Who withholds their appr oval, their support, or their love
Fr om me.
Send a miracle into my heart.
May I rise above r eaction or blame.
Fr ee both of us to the love
Of each other
That lies beyond this veil.
Amen.DA Y 304
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  j e a l o u s y  a n d  p r a y  i t  b e  t r a n s f o r m e d.
I f I  am j ealous, I withhold my blessing from those who have  what I
wish to have. Y et jealousy itself will block my reception. Only what I
bless in others do I then attract toward myself.
In th e material w orld, supply is limited; while in the spiritual w orld,
supply i s unlimited. No one e lse’ s good diminishes my own. May I
celebrate abundance wherever I see it and thus attract it into my life.
Let m e not be waylaid by petty thoughts and ungener ous feeling s.
May I not think that someone el se shouldn’ t have what I know in
my hear t that I want. T oday I bl ess those who have what I would
wish to have, and r elease all jealous thoughts to God.DA Y 305
FOR REFLECTION
O n  K n o w i n g  I t  N o w
Y ou a re a child of God, carrying the eternal mark of your perfect
source. Y ou are naturally entitle d to miracles because love is what you
are. This is not  an arrogant ap praisal of the ego, but rather a humble
acceptance of God’ s truth. Y ou just happen to have within you the eternal
light of the universe.
Y our parents might not have told you that. Y our teachers might not
have told you th at. Y our friends might not have told you that. But all of
that is irrelevant. If you’ve live d twenty or seventy years not knowing
until now that y ou’re the light of all creation, the important thing is that
you know it now.DA Y 306
G i v i n g  t o  o t h e r s  i s  a n  a c t  o f  s e l f - l o v e.
O nly wha t I give do I get to keep, and what I withhold shall be taken
from me. W ithh olding my love is an act of self-betrayal, and giving to
others is an act of self-love.
T oday I will not  be focused sole ly on myself, for my salvation lies in
loving others. May I not obsess about my own concerns, w hen the
concerns of so m any others are greater. May I not be tempted to  deny my
good by denying it to others.
It is  neither co-dependent nor s acrificial to love others as I lov e
myself. Rather, it is the hallmark of enlightenment. T oday I seek
to lo ve m or e de eply than I have  loved befor e, that I might know
the joy of using my mind for the purpose it was cr eated to serve.DA Y 307
T o d a y  I  r e c e i v e  a l l  t h e  l o v e  t h a t  i s  g i v e n  m e.
H ow often  do I n ot truly take in  the love that is shown me. I don’ t
linger long enough on a loving letter, breathe in deeply enough the
acknowledgment of a friend, or allow myself to value enough the hug of
a little child.
I complain about a lack of love, yet often I deflect the love that is
shown m e. T od ay I will receive more fully the love that is there, no
longer demandin g that it come in a form I think I would prefer. T oday I
am grateful for the love I receive.
How often I’ve pushed love awa y by not r ecognizing it was ther e.
How oft en I’ve been ungrateful for love, and then watched as it
dissolved. May such patterns end in me today, as I r esolve to be
watchful for the love all ar ound me.DA Y 308
T o d a y  I  a m  m o r e  a l e r t  t o  t h e  n e e d s  o f  o t h e r s.
H ow s elf-sabotagi ng is my selfish ness, when I look but do not s ee the
suf fering of others. T oo seldom  do I notice the courage of th ose who
wake up each day and do their best with painful circumstances. T oday I
will be more alert to the suf fering of others.
It is hard to face in ourselves the trait of self-centeredness. But in
facing it  we are saved from it. The only way to truly love ourselves is to
open our hearts to each other.
Gener osity towar d others is an act of self-inter est, for


 speech, while others are highly ambigu ous. Our
tolerance for pain, like the camel’s, depends on the class of
biochemicals discovered in the 1970s called endorphins
and enkeph alins, which act as the body’s natural
painkillers. The word endorphin  means “internal
morphine,” and enkephalin  means “inside the brain.” And
that is their story: they are like a version of morphine
produced by the brain itself.This hitherto  unknown ability to make internal opiates
proved very exciting. It was already suspecte d that the
body must be able to regulate the sensation of pain.
Although insistent, pain does not always register on our
awareness. Strong emotions, for example, can override
pain signals from the body, as when a mother rushes to
save her child from a burning house or a wounded soldier
ﬁghts on, ignoring the pain of his injuries. Under more
ordinary circumstances, all of us to some extent can take
our attention away from a minor pain—we don’t  notice a
sore throat, for instance, if we are talking to someone with
intense interest.
Despite this common experience of having the pain
threshold rise and fall, no mechanism had ever accounted
for it. Now medicine could explain it by using these internal
painkillers, the endorphi ns and enkephalins, which every
neuron in the body is able to produce at will. Very quickly
the general public was told that the brain produces
narcotics up to two hundred times stronger than anything
you can buy on the street, with the added boon  that our
own painkillers seemed to be nonaddictive. Perhaps in the
future a physician would anesthetize his patients by
stimulating some region in their brains, giving Western
medicine a scientiﬁc form of Chinese acupuncture.
Morphine and endorphins both block pain by ﬁlling a
certain receptor on the neuron and preventing other
chemicals that carry the message of pain from coming in.
Without these chemicals, there can be no sensatio n of pain,
no matter how much physical provocation is present. Using
this model, a molecule of endorphin is like a speciﬁc word,
the word painkiller. One can imagine that whenever the
word pain comes to the brain’s attention, it has the option
of sending painkiller  back as its answer. Unfortunately, this
simple picture was clouded over by later research.It was found that levels of endorphins in the body do not
correspond on a one-to-one basis with how much pain is
being felt. This can be proved with placebos, or dummy
drugs. Patients who are in pain can often be relieved by
receiving a placebo, usually a coated sugar pill, which they
are told is a powerful painkiller. Not everyone will respon d
to this, but generally between 30 percent and 60 percent
will report that their pain went away. This result, called the
placebo eﬀec t, has been noted for centuries, but it is highly
unpredictable. The doctor cannot tell in advance which
patients will beneﬁt or to what extent.
Why should a totally inert sugar pill relieve pain in the
ﬁrst place, even the stabbing pain of peptic ulcers or
traumatic surgery? Endorphins, it was now discovered,
must hold the answer. A drug called naloxone acts as a
chemical antagonist to morphine, meaning that it has the
ability to knock morphine  molecules out of a receptor site.
When naloxo ne is administered on top of a paink iller, the
sensation of pain instantly ﬂoods back. As it turns out, the
same thing will happen  with the placebo. The patients
whose pain went away from the sugar pill reported that it
returned again after they took naloxone. This implied that
endorphins and morphine must basically be the same drug,
the diﬀerence being that one is manufactured by the body
and the other by the opium poppy.
But once again, it was only a certain percentage of
patients who showed this result. Naloxone made the pain
return in full force for certain patients; for others, the
placebo eﬀec t still worked totally; and for still others, only
a little of the pain came back. Researchers found
themselves in a state of renewed confusion, where they
remain today. Endorphins are certainly internal painkillers,
but uncovering these new molecules was not the whole
answer.Pain studies have now shown that morphine is not
chemically identical to endorphins, that endorphins interact
in a more complex way than narcotic drugs, and that any
form of treatment for pain relief—morphine, endorphins,
acupuncture, or hypnosis—is highly variable in its
eﬀectiveness. It was also discovered  that endorphins
cannot be made into satisfactory pharmaceuti cals: our
internal painkillers are just as addictive as heroin if given
by injection.
Soon, the same frustrating complications that scientists
ran up against with the endorphins and enkephalins spread
to all the other neuro-transmitters. It turns out that a
neuron does not simply catch a signal from a neighboring
nerve cell and pass it along untouched to the next synapse.
That is only one of its choices. Although no one can
describe exactly how neurons receive their chemical
messages or how they transport them down their own
axons, or trunks, it is known that the process must be very
ﬂexible. The nerve cell can change the message en route,
turning the chemical it received at point A into a diﬀerent
one at point B. The receptor sites on the ends of nerve cells
can also modify themselves to receive diﬀerent types of
messages; the sending station on the other side of the
synapse is equally versatile.
For our purposes, this confusion is actually a highly
encouraging state of aﬀairs, because it proves that the
body cannot be understood without the missing ingredient
of intelligence. The physical makeup of endorphins, or any
other neurochemical, is not nearly as important as their
know-how—how they choose their sites, what trigg ers them
to act, how they “talk” to the rest of the body in precise
coordination, and so on. Even in the midst of a genuine
chemical revolution, mind is superior to matter. In fact, it
now appears that the molecular structure of any neuro-transmitter is completely secondary to the brain’s ability to
employ it.
It came as a tremendous  surprise to cell biologists that,
as far as molecules go, neurotransmitters are nothing
special. All of the protein in our bodies is built up from
chains of twenty basic amino acids, and these chains can be
further arranged into longer strands called peptides.
Neuropeptides have their own signature, making them
distinct from the other peptide chains in the body, but the
same factory, our DNA, makes all of them. DNA is the
source for all the proteins that repair cells, build new ones,
replace missing or defective pieces of the genetic code,
heal cuts and bruises, and so forth.
Without bothering to invent a new class of chemic als, the
DNA has ﬁgured out another use for its familiar raw
materials, the amines, amino acids, and peptides. Once
again, it is just the ability  to make these diﬀerent products
that is crucial. There is nothing special about the molecules
themselves, even though their discovery by a molecular
biologist may be special to science.
Where does the ability to make the neurotrans mitters
come from, then? Perhaps we should look to the
contribution made by the mind. After all, it is not really the
adrenaline molecule that makes a mother rush into a
burning building to save her child or an endorphin
molecule that protects her from feeling the ﬂames. Love
makes her rush in, and single-minded determination
protects her from pain. It just happe ns that these attributes
of her mind have found a chemical pathway that the brain
can follow to talk to the body.
Now we have arrived at the heart of the matter. Mind by
any deﬁnition is nonmat erial, yet it has devised a way to
work in partnership with these complicated comm unicator
molecules. Their association is so close, as we have seen,that mind cannot be projected into the body without such
chemicals. Yet these chemicals are not mind. Or are they?
The whole paradoxical situation was wittily summ arized
several years ago when the eminent English neurologist
and Nobel Prize winner Sir John Eccles was asked to
address a conference of parapsychologists, who were
discussing the usual topics of ESP, telepathy, and
psychokinesis—the ability  to move physical objects with the
mind. If you want to see real psychokinesis, he told his
audience, then consider the feats of mind-ov er-matter
performed in the brain. It is quite astonishing that with
every thought, the mind  manages to move the atoms of
hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and the other particles in the
brain’s cells. It would appear that nothing is further apart
than


. A number of
unhealthy lifestyle choices have been associated with elevated
homocysteine levels, including smoking, excessive alcohol use, and high
caf feine intake. Recent studies have linked homocysteine to many other
diseases, so that we now know that elevated blood levels of this toxic amino
acid may  increa se the risk for stroke, Alzheimer ’ s disease, and a variety of
cancers.
The good news is that it is us ually easy to lower your blood  level of
homocysteine by  ensuring that you have an adequate intake of a few key B
vitamins. The most important on e seems to be folic acid, which along with
vitamins B6 (pyridoxine) and B12, metabolize homocysteine to a nontoxic
biochemical. Recent research has found that if people who require
angioplasty to open up blocked  heart vessels take folic acid, B6, and B12,
they show substantial reductions in their homocysteine levels, and their
blood vessels do not become clogged as quickly.W e believe there is enough evid ence to support the recommendation that
everyone should  ingest ample amounts of these vital nutrients every day.
How m uch is enough? The standard recommended allowa nce is 400
micrograms of folic acid, 2 milligrams of vitamin B6, and 2 to 6
micrograms of vitamin B12. Th ese levels can be achieved with a healthy,
balanced diet. Foods rich in folic acid include cereals, fruits, green leafy
vegetables, beans, and whole grains. V itamin B6 is found in fortified grains,
bran, nu ts, bananas, and other noncitrus fruits, as well as  in certain
vegetables such as asparagus, cabbage, and artichokes. There are no pure
vegetarian sources of vitamin B12, which is present in eggs,  dairy, fish,
poultry, and red meat.
In a study that s howed these vitamins could slow down coronary artery
disease, people were given 1,000 micrograms of folic acid, 10 milligrams of
vitamin B6, and 400 microg rams of vitamin B12. These doses are
substantially higher than the current recommended daily intakes (RDI)
established by the National  Academy of Sciences. High-potency
multivitamins usually contain b etween 100 percent and 500 percent of the
RDI for each nutrient, which sti ll provide less than the high intake of folic
acid and B12 tested in the study. Considering all the current ly available
evidence, we recommend following the balanced six-taste diet described in
chapter 4 and supplementing it with a high-potency multivitamin having a
minimum of 400 micrograms o f folic acid, 10 milligrams of vitamin B6,
and 30 micrograms of vitamin B12. The combination of a healthy, vitamin-
rich diet with a good safety net of nutritional complements will provide an
additional level of protection ag ainst a variety of serious health-damaging
conditions associated with homocysteine.
KEEPING A W A Y CANCER
Despite modern advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of
cancer, t his drea ded illness remains the second leading cause of death in our
society. There are few more cri tical situations in life in which  prevention
can reap such great rewards. Although there is much about cancer we donot know, there is good information that diets rich in antioxidant nutrients
have a protectiv e ef fect against the inner and outer toxins that can trigger
malignant cellular transformations. It is less clear that nutritional
supplementation provides additional benefit. The following is our current
position on the role of nutrients in cancer.
V itamin A, Car otenoids, and Cancer
Although one might expect that people at high risk for cancer gi ven beta-
carotene would fare better, thre e dif ferent studies thus far hav e not been
able to show a benefit. In both men and women smokers and in men
exposed to asbestos, beta-carotene provided no protection against lung
cancer, a nd two studies actually showed a higher risk among people taking
carotenoids.
Laboratory stud ies have shown that vitamin A and various carotenoids
may slow the growth of pros tate, cervical, oral, and skin c ancers, but
studies documenting the clinical benefits of supplementation have not been
convincing. One  of the more interesting carotenoids is lycopene, found in
highest concentr ations in tomatoes. This potent antioxidant seems to confer
protection again st prostate cancer, providing a good incentive to get your
helping of tomatoes on a regular basis. Our bottom line is to eat a diet that
is natura lly rich in carotenoids, using supplements judiciously to ensure a
healthy baseline intake.
V itamin E and Cancer
For many years, laboratory studies of animals have shown that vitamin E
can reduce the incidence of various cancers, and have suggested it may be
of b enefit to people as well. A lar ge study from China found that people
taking d aily sup plemental doses  of beta-carotene, vitamin E, an d selenium
had sig nificantly lower rates of cancer compared to those on other
nutritional regim ens. Other reports have supported the view that vitamin E
may protect against oral, throat, and prostate cancer. Getting a good dailyhelping of this p owerful antioxidant is essential to maintain youthful well-
being.
V itamin C and Cancer
As i s tru e with the other antioxidant vitamins, the evidence for v itamin C
as a prot ector ag ainst cancer is g reater in laboratory investigatio ns than it is
in cl inical studies. There are suggestions that vitamin C can lower the risk
of cance rs of the female reprod uctive system, throat, digestive tract, and
respiratory syste m, but whether these lab findings are relevant to people
remains to be proven. Because it is generally well tolerated, even in
exceptionally high doses, many nutritionists are advocating a higher
recommended daily allowance than the 60 milligrams currently suggested.
NUTRIENTS AND MEMOR Y
W e all consider clear thinking and a good memory essential for health and
well-being. Goo d nutrition is an important aspect of mental clarity and a
few nutritional supplements hav e been shown to be of benefit. Studies on
vitamin E in both animals and humans have suggested that its antioxidant
properties protect brain cells from toxic memory-damaging forces. A lar ge
study of older people showed a  correlation between low vitamin E levels
and problems with memory. People with Alzheimer ’ s disease given vitamin
E experi ence less deterioration. W e are by and lar ge convinced  that getting
your daily helping of vitamin E can help maintain mental sharpness.
The her b ginkgo biloba has b een receiving increasing attention as a
memory-enhancing agent. Derived from the oldest tree on earth,  ginkgo can
enhance mental performance in people with and without memor y concerns.
A standa rdized extract is now w idely available and can be a helpful ally in
keeping you on top of your men tal game. The usual daily dose of ginkgo is
between 120 and 240 milligra ms per day. Because of rare reports ofbleeding complications, ginkgo should not be mixed with blood thinning
medications.
The brai n chemical acetylcholine seems to play a particularly important
role in memory,  as it is involved in the storage, recall, and com munication
of in formation. For many years, scientists have attempted to enhance the
function of acetylcholine using both synthetic and natural substances with
modest results. The use of a soy-derived compound called
phosphatidylserine (PS) may enhance the production of acetylcholine and
has been shown to have a mild m emory-enhancing ef fect. All co mmercially
available phosph atidylserine is derived from soy. Studies showing a benefit
for P S in  enhanc ing memory have used about 300 milligrams per day. This
substance is now available fr om a number of nutritional supplement
companies.
Another nutritional supplement that may increase your levels of
acetylcholine is  acetyl-L-carn itine (ALC). This natural substance is
important for the production of ener gy in muscle cells and seems to play a
special role in brain cells. ALC has been researched in patients with
Alzheimer ’ s dise ase and was found to slow the progression of memory loss,
particularly in younger patients.  It has also been shown to impro ve memory
decline in elderly subjects witho ut definite dementia. In addition to helping
with atte ntion and certain learning skills, ALC has been reporte d helpful in
reducing symptoms of depression.
In addit ion to the influence o f carnitine on the mind and emotions,
studies have suggested that it may enhance heart and nerve function in
people with diabetes. Both L-carnitine and acetyl-L-CARNITINE are now
available from a number of nutritional supplement companies, usually in
the form  of capsules containing 250 milligrams. V ery few side ef fects other
than dig estive upset have been attributed to these substances. Studies on
ALC in patients  with Alzheimer ’ s


 what
peace and security really mean. You will cease once and for all to
seek them by false means.
May you all nd truth and help and further enligh tenment
through the words I gave you tonight. However, you should
understand and expect that a theoretical understanding will avail
you nothing. As long as these words remain theory you will not be
helped by them. When you begin or continue to work in this
direction and allow yourself to feel and observe your emotional
reactions connected to your idealized self, then you will make
substantial progress in your own liberation and self-nd ing in the
truest sense of the word.My dearest ones, each one of you, receive our love, our strength,
and our blessings. Be in peace, be in God!
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Compulsion to Recreate and Overcome
Childhood Hurts
The Guide says that depth psychology is a spiritual discipline,
because only through knowing yourself can you purify your soul,
that is, cleanse it of self-destru ctive patterns and make it ready to
connect with the inner God. The “repetition compulsion” is well
known in psychology; what this repetition is supposed to achieve,
however, has never been as illuminatingly explained as in this
lecture. Our repeated negative experiences are bound up not only
with our early childhood, but also with previous incarnations. With
the help of this lecture we can discover why we keep running in our
respective squirrel cages and how we can stop doing so.
Greetings, my dearest friends. God bless all of you. May the divine
blessings extended to every  one of you help you assimilate the
words I speak tonight, so that this will be a fruitful occasion for you.
The Lack of Mature Love
Because children so seldom receive sucient mature love and
warmth, they continue to hunger for it throughout their lives unless
this lack and hurt is recognized and properly dealt with. If not, as
adults they will go through life unconsciously crying out for what they
missed in childhood. This will make them incapable of lovingmaturely. You can see how this condition continues from generation
to generation.
The remedy cannot be found by wishing that things were dierent
and that people would learn  to practice mature love. The remedy
lies solely in you. True, if you had received such love from your
parents, you would be witho ut this problem of which you are not
really and fully aware. But this lack of receiving mature  love need
trouble neither you nor your life if you become aware of it, see it,
and rearrange your former unconscious wishes, regrets, thoughts,
and concepts by aligning them to the reality of each situation. As a
consequence, you will not only become a happier person, but you
will also be able to extend mature love to others—to your children,
if you have any, or to other people in your environment—so that a
benign chain reaction can start. Such realistic self-correction is very
contrary to your present inner behavior, which we shall now
consider.
All people, including even those few who have started to explore
their own unconscious mind and emotions, habitually overlook the
strong link between the child’s longing and unfulllme nt and the
adult’s present diculties and problems, because only very few
people experie nce personally —and not just recognize in theory—
how strong this link is. Full awareness of it is essential.
There may be isolated, exceptional cases where one parent oers
a sucient degree of mature love. Even if one parent has it to some
measure, very likely the other does not. Since mature love on this
earth is only present to a degree, the child will suer from the
shortcomings of even a loving parent.
More often, however, both parents are emotionally immature and
cannot give the love the child craves, or give it only in insucient
measure. During childhood, this need is rarely conscious. Children
have no way of putting their needs into thoughts. They cannot
compare what they have with what others have. They do not know
that something else might exist. They believe this is the way it
should be. Or, in extreme cases, they feel especially isolated,
believing their lot is like no one else’s. Both attitudes deviate from
the truth. In both cases the real emotion is not conscious andtherefore cannot be properly evaluated and come to terms with.
Thus, children  grow up never quite understanding why they are
unhappy, nor even that they are unhappy. Many of you look back
on childhood convinced that you had all the love you wanted just
because you actually did have some love.
There are a number of paren ts who give great demonstrations of
love. They may overindulge their children. Such spoiling and
pampering may be an overcompensation and a sort of apology for a
deeply suspected inability to love maturely. Children feel the truth
very acutely. They may not consciously think about it, but inwardly
children keenly feel the dierence between mature, genuine love
and the immature, over-demonstrative variety oered instead.
Proper guidance and security are the parents’ responsibility and
call for author ity on their part. There are parents who never dare to
punish or exert a healthy authority. This failing is due to guilt
because real, giving, warming, comforting love is absent in their
own immature personalities. Other parents may be too severe, too
strict. They thereby exert a domineering authority by bullying the
child, and not allowing his or her individuality to unfold. Both types
fall short as parents, and their wrong attitudes, absorb ed by the
child, will cause hurt and unfulllment.
In child ren of the strict paren ts, the resentment and rebellion will
be open, and therefore more easily traced. In the other case, the
rebellion is just as strong, but hidden, and therefore innitely
harder to trace. If you had a parent who smothered you with
aection or pseudo-aection, yet lacked in genuine warmth, or if
you had a parent who conscientiously did everything right but was
also lacking in real warmth,  unconsciously you knew it as a child
and you resented it. Consciously you may not have been aware of it
at all, because,  when a child,  you really could not put your nger on
what was lacking. You were outwardly given everything you wanted
and needed. How could you draw the subtle, ne borderline
distinction between real aection and pseudo-aection with your
child’s intellect? The fact that something bothered you without your
being able to explain it rationally made you feel guilty anduncomfortable. You therefore pushed it out of sight as far as
possible.
As long as the hurt, disappointment, and unfullled needs  of your
early years remain unconscious, you cannot come to terms with
them. No matter how much you may love your parents, an
unconscious resentment exists in you, which prevents you from
forgiving them  for the hurt. You can only forgive and let go if you
recognize your deeply hidden hurt and resentment. As an adult
human being you will see that your parents, too, are just human
beings. They were not as faultless and perfect as the child had
thought and hoped them to be, yet they are not to be rejected now
because they had their own conicts and immaturities. The light of
conscious reasoning has to be applied to these very emotions you
never allowed yourself to be aware of fully.
Attempts to Remedy the Childhood Hurt in Adulthood
As long as you are unaware of the conict between your longing
for a perfect love from your parents and your resentment against
them, you are bound to try remedying the situation in your later
years. This striving may manifest in various aspects of your life. You
run constantly into problems and repeated patterns that have their
origin in your attempt to reproduce the childhood situation so as to
correct it. This unconscious compulsio n is a very strong factor, but is
so deeply hidden from your conscious understanding!
The most frequ ent way of attempting to remedy the situation is in
your choice of love partners. Unconsciously you will know how to
choose in the partner aspec ts of the parent who has particularly
fallen short in aection and love that is real and genuine. But you
also seek in your partner aspects of the other parent who has come
closer to meeting your demands. Important as it is to nd both
parents represented in your partners, it is even more important and
more dicult to nd those aspects that represent the parent who
has particularly disappointed and hurt you, the one more resented
or despised and for whom you had little or no love. So you seek theparents again—in a subtle way that is not always easy to detect, in
your marital partners, in your friendships, or in other human
relationships. In your subconscious, the following reactions take
place: Since the child in you cannot let go of the past, cannot come
to terms with it, cannot forgive, cannot understand and accept, this
very child in you always creates similar conditions, trying to win
out in the end in order to nally master the situation instead of
succumbing to it. Losing out means being crushed—thi s must be
avoided at all costs. The


  it is
hoped  that new  skin  may  form. Unfortunately,  however,  the tannic acid
not only "tans" the burned  tissues,  but also  the surrounding  healthy
tissues, with the result that it destroys cells  which  ought to be providing
new  cells  for the knitting together of the skin  elements ‐if I may  thus
express ‐ it  for the  benefit of the lay mind. The final  outcome is a
disfiguring  scar, which is preventable  by natural  methods  as opposed to
"scientific"  ones. Tannic acid  is not even bacterial,  for if foreign matter
lurks  on the burned  surface,  the function  of the microscopic  scavengers,
which  science  calls  germs, is impeded,  and  infection is more likely to 80
 persist under  the supposedly  protective  crust.  In the attempt to kill
germs, we merely  manacle the policeman!
The tannic acid  treatment  of burns  was superceded  by the picric acid
treatment,  and  also  the acriflavine  treatment.  Then the surgeons  tried
their methods;  they took skin from another  part of the body‐usually the
buttocks ‐and  grafted it onto the burnt  portions. But unfortunately,  it
sometimes  occurred that the wou.id left by the removal of the healthy
tissue turned septic.  As to the suffering for the patient which  this
method entails, it can be better imagined  than described.  Not that I
wish to decry  surgery where in the case  of acciients  and mutilation
from war it is necessary.  But I am constrained  to say that surgery has
greatly been abused, and  continues  to be abused, and  thousands  of
unneeded  operations  are performed  on organs which  could be treated
by natural  methods.
Nevertheless,  some doctors have been broad‐minded and  enterprising
enough to try urine‐therapy,  as witness  the following  extract from a
letter to me in 1935 by Dr. Geo. S. Cotton  of Temple, Texas, U.S.A.
   Since receiving your literature  some months ago,  I have put it
(urine‐therapy) to the test and the results have been astonishing.  Urine
in the treatment  of wounds, etc., cannot be beaten. This healing power
is brought about among other  elements  contained  in urine, by
'Allontain'  (C4.H6,03.N4).
"As I put urine to further  use in the treatment  and  eradication  of
disease, I shall send  you full information.  It appears to me you are
furthering  a great truth which  should be broadcast  to suffering
humanity…  81
 CHAPTER  XIV.
SOME  MISCELLANEOUS  CASES.

Enuresis nocturna (bed‐wetting). Sometimes  this is merely  a bad  habit,
but more  generally it is a morbid symptom  in nervous and  anaemic
children.  Weakness  is the principal cause, although it may  also be due
to worms.  Children are supposed  to grow out of this  distressing
condition,  but this is not always the case.
Boy,  aged 9, had suffered  from enuresis  all his young life, and had been
treated by physicians  both of the orthodox and  unorthodox  schools.
Was very thin, and very unhappy about his affliction.  Fasted  on urine
for 11 days.  Result, complete  cure.
Menstruational  Trouble. The patient had  suffered for over two years
from too prolonged  and  too frequent menstruation,  for which she had
first  tried allopathy  without effect, and then herbalism,  from which  she
only obtained partial  relief. The complaint  was not only weakening  her
physically  but was also affecting her mental equilibrium.  During one of
her long periods which  had  already  lasted  a fortnight,  she decided to
try urinetherapy.  Although at first the urine was heavily overcharged
with menstrual  blood, she was nevertheless  heroic enough to take it.
During her fast  she also sipped from two or three  pints daily of plain
cold water. In three days the urine became  normal.  She continued  the
fast  for exactly 28 days, during which  she was rubbed  with a healthy
person's urine for some hours  each day. The case  was a complete  cure
not only of the  menstrual  trouble but  also of long standing nasal
catarrh, and an increasing  tendency  to deafness.  82
 Nephritis with other  distressing  symptoms.  Young woman.  Had  been in
the care of two doctors for some weeks, and had also  seen a specialist,
who‐told her mother that the case  was a hopeless one, and  that in all
probability  this particular  victim  would not live to see the approaching
Christmas.  The young woman  was then brought to me. To encourage
her and  induce her to take the offensive looking urine she passed, I
even went so far as to drink  a little of‐it myself. After a fast of 30 days
on urine and cold water only, and daily rubbings  with healthy urine, the
patient was cured of her grievous complaint.  Nor did any other malady
develop subsequently.  When I first saw her she had  weighed 106 lbs.;
four months later  on a regime  of two  well‐ balanced meals a day,  and
the continued  use  internally  and  externally  of her  own urine, she
weighed 136 lbs nude, which  is the normal  weight for a woman  of her
height  and build.
Mucus Colitis. Boy of 6, began to discharge  mucus frequently,  though
otherwise  there


 I could love him or her with every part of my being, and I would never abandon my beautiful child”. God and his Angels heard
her promise and it was remembered. And this was the beginning of everything. My mother left this job in time as it made her too sad,
and she could not change anything for these children.
Some years after this, my mother married, and my ﬁrst sister Rosalind was born. She was a beautiful little girl with dark eyes, golden
skin and dark hair. As time went by, she became lonely, and wanted a baby sister or brother. When she was almost ﬁve years old, our
sister  Anglee  was born. This was a happy and sad time as Angelee  had a twin sister, who died before her birth time. My mother did
not realise for some years that her “lost” baby was alive, but in her spirit body and often near Angelee.
I now had two very beautiful sisters, and my mother loved them very much. Some years went by and there were happy times and not
so happy times, which is how life is for most people really. A lot of difﬁcult things had been happening in those years. My family had
moved house several times, and even travelled from the south island to the north island. Now they had a new life and a nice little
house in the country, and a new house was being built for them in town. Angelee was growing up and would soon start school.
When  Angelee  turned ﬁve and started school, our mother began to feel very lonely, as she had always tried to be a “stay at home
mother” and to be there for her girls. She knew she had two beautiful daughters, but one day she began to think how lovely it would
be for them to have a baby sister or brother. Over time, she thought about this more and more. Her feelings and thoughts would not
go away, but instead became much stronger. Soon she began to have the strongest feeling in the whole world, that it was really very
important for her to have a new baby in her life. Not long after she had come to this decision, my mother knew for sure, there was a
little baby growing inside her body, and she was very happy. And this was the beginning of me. I was very, very happy too.  I knew
that this was the very best mother in the whole world for me!!!
At this time, there was something very important that my mother did not know. The same day I came into my mother ’s body, we were
given a new, very special angel. This angel was very strong, and carried the greatest love in his heart. Around him he had the most
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she was a baby, right up to this time. On the day our new angel arrived for us, my mother ’s old angel was allowed to move on to do
other work. This is how it happened.
When my mother worked in the hospital, and she had made her promise to God and his angels, she did not know He had spoken to
her own angel that night. He told her angel that when the time was right, it would be sent on to other duties, and a new angel would
be given to her - and to me. This means that once my mother and I were together, we would share this special angel, and he would
only appear once we were together.  It was many years before I understood, about this and could tell my mother.
This new angel was very special in many ways, so I have decided to tell this part of his story here; it is a story of great love, and the
story of how we came to have such a wonderful angel. When my grandmother Evelyn (my mother ’s mother) was a little girl, her father
Robert became very sick and died when she was seven years old. He had not wanted to leave his young family, but that was how it
was, and it could not be changed. Evelyn had an older brother, Ross, who was closer to his mother, and Evelyn was closer to her
father. Robert loved both of his children very much; Ross was a big strong boy, who was never sick when he was little.   Evelyn was
born on her father ’s birthday, the 17t h of September. She weighed only two pounds, which is about the size of a small packet of
butter. There was no special hospital for her, or special doctors in those long ago days.
Eva her mother, was a very good nurse and looked after her baby at home with the help of three wise Maori ladies, called  Kuia.
These ladies had special blue marks on their chins, called  Moko. It was a very difﬁcult job taking care of such a tiny, sick baby in an
isolated country place in those days. The help the three Maori  Kuia  gave Eva and Robert at that time was very important to Evelyn’ s
survival. She was so tiny she was wrapped in cotton wool and slept in a pie dish. Her mother fed her breast milk from an eye dropper
as she was too weak to suck. Evely n was lucky, she had a mother who loved her, and a dad who was able to heal sick people and
three wonderful Kuia who loved her also. All this helped her to survive.
Robert was a man who had most of his life a very special gift. When he placed his hands near sick or dying people a warm light came
from his hands and went into the body of the sick person. Many of these people become completely well again. Robert was able to
do this for his own tiny daughter. At the time Robert died Evelyn was much bigger but still quite small beside other children her age.
She was seven years old and slept in a baby’ s cot in her parent’ s bedroom as she was often sick in winter and had trouble breathing.
After he passed into his spirit body, Robert continued to watch over Eva and both his children. Evelyn grew up, married, and had two
daughters. Robert watched over and protected them also, as the years of Evelyn’ s married life were very difﬁcult. There had been a
war, and her husband had been very young when he went away to ﬁght in the army. When he returned home, he was very sick in his
mind. This made it difﬁcult for him to be a good husband and father. Life for him and his family was difﬁcult and unhappy for many
years. Robert tried his best to watch over this family, as they needed a lot of help and protection to keep them all safe.
My mother was born in the same small hospital,  Omana, in Levin, where her grandfather Robert had died. In fact she was born in the
same room where he had died, and with the same doctor assisting Evelyn at the birth. This man, Doctor Miller had been Robert’ s
good friend. My mother always felt a special closeness to grandfather Robert. This feeling of closeness became much stronger about
the time of her seventh birthday and continued for many years. My mother and Robert share a close name, as Robina  is the female
form of Robert. As we write this it is August the 17t h 2010.
Robert often spoke to my mother in the years she was growing up, and she heard him. In this way he was able to protect and guide
her through many of her life’s difﬁculties. When Robert tried to talk to my mother ’s sister Colleen, it was different, as she did not hear
him, and so he could not help her in the same way. He did not abandon her but continued trying to help, although it was difﬁcult.
When my mother had made that promise to God and his angels, so long ago she had not known that Robert knew what she had
promised. Robert knew there would come a day where his spirit self had matured so much, it would be necessary for him to move
forward in his spirit life. He decided he did not want to leave my mother, so he offered himself as part of her pact. Robert knew that
one day my mother would have another child. He also knew this child and my mother would need a lot of help. Robert asked to
change places with my mother ’s Guardian Angel and become the protector of both of us, when the time came for me to come to this
world. He knew my mother ’s life would be very changed and at times the road would be hard. In this way, he could continue to
progress on his spiritual journey, and be our Guardian Angel at the same time. And so when I came into my mother ’s body,
grandfather Robert in this way, became the new Guardian Angel for both of us. He was only able to appear in his new form, when my
mother and I became the two parts of the whole, that is, when I came into her body. When this time came, he was there for us both
but in a more powerful and splendid form than he had been in his previous spirit body.
Finally now, I can explain all this to my mother!!!   “Oh yeah – now Mum,


 my body
over-produces insulin. When I first went into practice, I usedto nod off between 3 and 4
p.m.—sometimes while talking to
patients! Oftentimes when I was driving I had to slap my faceto keep my eyes open. All these symptoms disappeared after Istarted using natural progesterone.
THE OVER-WEIGHT CHILD
When people are young, it is often possible to get fat to almost
melt off their bodies. They have not yet reached the stage wheretheir bodies become sophisticated, efficient machines forfat-production and maintenance of fat.
Another chapter of this book (chapter 20) deals with
weight control; the approach for children is similar to thatfor adults, but it is easier. Very often just teaching the child143 HORMONAL IMBAL ANCES IN CHILDREN (and/or the parents) how to eat properly is all that’s required.
Instructing them on the importance of exercise—primarily toburn sugar rather than fat—is mandatory. Adjusting hormonessuch as progesterone and thyroid may be necessary. Eliminatingunnecessary medications, when possible, is helpful.
What would be of immeasurable benefit is if parents
would unite in a campaign to eliminate the candy-juice-sodamachines in the schools, and work with the school dietitiansand the fast-food purveyors outside the school to offer lower-carb choices for their children.
PUTTING PERIODS IN PERSPECTIVE
When girls enter puberty, if the ovaries are not producing an
adequate amount of progesterone, the pituitary sends outhormones to step up the production. In many cases, theovaries, for genetic reasons, are not capable of increasingprogesterone, but the extra stimulation increases the amountof estrogen. This extra estrogen can lead to cysts on the ovaries.Ovarian cysts can produce an excess of testosterone, causingproblems with acne and excessive hair growth. This is knownas polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)—again, most likelycaused by a deficiency of progesterone. Keep in mind, the lowprogesterone associated with all of the above changes alsocauses the production of excess insulin, creating weight aroundthe middle. At the same time, the excess estrogen is putting onfat around the hips, thighs, and buttocks.
Very often teenage girls with menstrual problems are put
on birth control pills to help with cramps or acne. However,this is treating the symptoms instead of dealing with thecause of the problem.144 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  The cause, in my opinion, is a reduced level of proges-
terone. The only time a female produces progesterone isduring ovulation. Birth control pills prevent the ovaries fromovulating—so these girls go from low levels of progesterone tonone. Keep in mind in this regard that progesterone is one ofthe most important hormones in the female body.
Giving the patient a natural, bio-identical progesterone
cream obtainable from a compounding pharmacy (not anover-the-counter cream because it is too weak) will eliminatethe cramps; it will help clear up acne and improve PCOS. Itwill also help with other problems if they are present, such asPMS, migraine headaches, and asthma, as well as lowering ahigh insulin level and helping to eliminate fat, ADD, andADHD. The dosage I would probably recommend isprogesterone cream 100 mg/
¼tsp applied twice a day to the
forearm and wrist on days 7 thru 28 of the cycle.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Again, I am very aware that I am touching on controversial
areas by making recommendations on treating conditions inchildren with natural hormones when there have been nodirect studies. The major funding for medical studies comesfrom drug companies, and since drug companies cannotpatent natural products, it is unlikely that we will see studiespertaining to natural hormones in children for a long time.Used correctly, however, natural progesterone is non-toxic.
T o put the safety of natural, bio-identical progesterone
into perspective, consider this: During a woman’s monthlycycle, progesterone peaks at 28 ng/dl. When a woman ispregnant, this level goes up to 450 ng/dl—a significantly highlevel that the fetus is exposed to for about 5
½ months and145 HORMONAL IMBAL ANCES IN CHILDREN obviously has no trouble tolerating. In fact, the high levels of
progesterone aid in brain development, among other things.When progesterone is applied transdermally to an adult orchild, the blood level rises about 2 ng/dl—a mere fraction ofwhat the fetus is exposed to.
I have recommended natural progesterone for a nine-year-
old girl who was having monthly migraine headaches. She hadalready started developing breasts and was evidently estrogendominant, like her mother. After she started taking proges-terone, her migraine headaches disappeared.
/Iswashn my view, children with undiagnosed hormonal problems
are likely to face a multitude of lifelong difficulties.
In my view, children with undiagnosed hormonal
problems are likely to face a multitude of lifelong difficulties.Children with ADD can wind up with diabetes, weightproblems, and experience difficulty holding jobs. Childrenwith ADHD often become adults with type A personalities—workaholics—and are at risk for developing bi-polar disorder.They frequently develop chemical dependencies on alcohol,cigarettes, methamphetamine, and other substances. Veryoften hormonal problems lead to depression in children.Children are also prone to thyroid conditions. Girls with lowprogesterone and high estrogen are more likely to have difficultygetting pregnant later on and are also possible candidates formiscarriages, morning sickness, postpartum depression,fibroids, endometriosis, asthma, migraine headaches, breastcancer, weight problems, and other difficulties.
The fact is that children are being exposed to toxic drugs
such as anti-depressants, birth control pills, and stimulants forhyper-activity. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to treat the146 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  actual cause of their problems by replacing the hormone that
is missing?
A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY
On December 13, 2006, four-year-old Rebecca Riley died of
an overdose of drugs given to her for treatment of ADHD/bi-polar disorder. Her parents were arrested on murdercharges, accused of over-medicating their daughter to “keepher quiet.” Her teachers, the school nurse, the principal, hersocial workers, even her pharmacist, all knew she was over-medicated. She was described as being like a floppy doll,unable to sit up, and she was shaking so badly she needed helpto get off the bus every day.
T o me, this girl’s death represents a microcosm of the
tragedy of ADHD. Do you blame the parents who hadADHD themselves, the doctor who prescribed these toxicmedications, the pharmacist who knowingly dispensed toomany drugs, her school, or the social workers? Her deathmight easily have been prevented if the medical professionwas aware of how hormones contribute to this condition. Istrongly feel that her ADHD/bi-polar disorder might havebeen eliminated with proper nutrition and utilizing naturalbio-identical progesterone.
In 2002, there were about 2.5 million children in the United
States on anti-psychotic medication alone, and millions of otherson stimulants and anti-depressants. T oday there are probablymore. How many have wound up like Rebecca Riley or will doso in the future?147 HORMONAL IMBAL ANCES IN CHILDREN THOUGHTS ON CHOLESTEROL
chapter SEVENTEEN
Elevated cholesterol is often a barometer pointing to some
underlying problem in the body’s metabolic system. It’s anextremely complex issue that goes way beyond what I intendto cover in this book. However, I would like to addresscertain factors.
The liver is the main source of cholesterol, and the raw
material for making cholesterol is the fat that is stored there.The primary source of this fat is excess carbohydrates that areingested, rather than fat that is ingested. A study was done atJohns Hopkins University to determine the effect on choles-terol of eating white meat (fish and chicken) versus red meat(all other meats). The results showed that white meat and redmeat
lowered cholesterol by the same amount.
T o a large extent the thyroid gland controls cholesterol
metabolism. In fact, when I went to medical school they oftenreferred to the cholesterol level as “the poor man’s thyroid test.”Unfortunately, many doctors fail to assess thyroid functionwhen dealing with elevated cholesterol because the emphasis inmedicine is on treating the symptom and not the cause. Givingthyroid hormone can very often lower the cholesterol level.
Most people are aware of HDL and LDL as two types of
cholesterol. These are actually lipoproteins that transport
149cholesterol throughout the body. Both are necessary for
proper health. LDL has a reputation for being “bad” because itcan oxidize and cause damage to the coronary arteries. HDL isconsidered “good” because it prevents LDL from oxidizing: thehigher the HDL level, the better. There are studies indicatingthat more people with low total cholesterol levels have heartattacks than those with high levels. If this is the case, then pre-sumably the issue is not the level of cholesterol but whether ornot it is being oxidized.
It is estimated that 20 percent of the American population
has Syndrome X, a disease of hyperinsulinemia, or highinsulin. Ins


 all dimensions. Unfortu nately, Einstein died before he was able to
find mathematic al expression for his unified field theory. Thirty years after
his death, younger colleagues such as John Wheeler and David Bohm took
up the task, despite the fact that most physicists were extremely skeptical. It
seemed impossible to come up with a true unified field theory, because it
would have to be nothing less than “the theory of everything.” Today,
skepticism has turned to hope, and a theory of everything is considered a
viable goal by such notable thinkers as Stephen Hawking and Roger
Penrose.
PHYSICAL CREA TION
QUANTUM FIELD
UNIFIED FIELD
However, we do not have to wait for the theory of everythi ng to be
proved in order to grasp that the unified field is identical to the It of Alan
Watts’s timeless  experience, the totality that is perfectly ordered and that
includes all space-time events  in a seamless web. When the spiritual
masters declare,  “I am That,” they are affirming the most complete sense of
belonging. They realize that the unified field exists in, around, and through
them. However, for us to share this experience we have to overc ome a very
imposing obstac le—the fear of death. For the vast majority of people, death
represents the cutof f point where life ends and the unknown begins. But thepost-Einstein universe has no beginning and end, no edges in time and
space. To join this larger reality, each of us must redefine where our own
life begins and ends—or whether it begins and ends at all.
OceanofPDF.comTHE SPELL OF MORTALITY:
Overcoming the Illusion of Death
The unified field is inside ourselves, anchoring us to the timeless world
with every breath, every though t, every action. Some people are much more
aware of this connection than others, and for them death becomes much less
threatening. Once, as a young man when he was at the depths of ill health
and depression, Einstein wrote to a close friend, “I feel myself so much a
part of all life that I am not in the least concerned with the beginning or the
end of the concrete existence of any particular person in this unending
stream.”
This sense of being one with things brings safety and the absence of
threat. If harboring threat insid e us is what gives rise to aging, then we
cannot afford to live with our present fear of death. In actuality, death is not
the all-powerful force our fear tells us it is. In Nature, death is part of the
larger cycle of birth and renewa l. This year’s seeds sprout, grow, blossom,
and set next year’s seeds. The cycles of endless renewal are not beyond
death—they incorporate death, using it for a larger purpose. The same is
true inside our bodies. Many cells under go aging and death as a choice, not
because they have been forced into extinction by the grim reaper.
Even to assume that death exists  is a half-truth, for there are many levels
of yourself that know nothing of extinction. Your atoms are billions of years
old and have billions of years more life left in them. In the remote future,
when they are broken down into smaller particles, atoms will not die but
just get transformed into another configuration of energy. Atoms are
nothing but transformed energy to begin with, yet we do not say that the
primordial “ener gy soup” died when it got locked up into the orderly
patterns of hydrogen, helium, and the other elements. Gravity and itskindred subatomic forces holding your body together will never die,
although in some unknowable future they may withdraw into the larger
force fields that gave birth to them in the Big Bang. As long as we are
composed of these deathless ingredients, why not see ourselves in the same
light?
In the Grip of Illusion
To break free of the grip of death, you need to see that it is based on a very
selective view of reality that was conditioned into you before  you had a
conscious choice. Go back in your mind to the time in early childhood
when you first realized that there was death. These first encounters are
generally very shocking. A 4-year -old is stunned when she wakes up one
morning to find that a pet canary, cat, or dog has simply stopped being
alive. What’ s happened? Where did my pet go?
Parents rarely can supply a good answer to those questions. They say
something like, “Your pet has gone to heaven to be with God.” This usually
doesn’ t settle the matter. Saying  that a pet went to heaven conveys what the
parents hope  is true, but underneath they fear death as much as children do
and understand it just as little. Young children have good antennae for
parental doubts and evasions. The tears stop and the pain eases, but at a
deeper level a faint suspicion is born: Maybe this could happen to me.
Then when a child is somewhere between ages 4 and 6, the parents
confirm that the fearful intimati on is true. “Grandmother has died and gone
to heave n, and one day you will die, and so will Mommy and Daddy.” You
may not remember this moment —many children prefer to deny it and vow
to be Peter Pan, forever young—but whether you remember it is irrelevant.
The moment you confronted death, some psychologists argue, you bought
into a notion that has gripped humanity for centuries. Y our belief in death as
an extinction doomed your body  to decay, age, and die, just as did so many
before you in exactly the same way.
It isn’t death that hurts us but the dread of its inevitability. We all felt an
ache, a hole in our hearts that was left when the first cherished thing in ourlives died. A gap was left for fear to fill, and since nothing else has filled it
since, we haven’ t yet been able to confront death. Loss is the most potent
cause of anxiety and also the most dif ficult to face.
In adulthood, aging reminds us of loss; therefore it forces us to look into
this gap that was opened in childhood. To free oneself from death is the
goal of all religions: “O Death,  where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy
victory?” Saint Paul asks in his letter to the tiny Christian band in Corinth.
He then supplies the answer: “The sting of death is sin,” mean ing error or
the fall from grace. In other words, death is the result of man’ s separation
from the Divine, which is witho ut death. By implication, immortality is our
true life.
But what about the pet canary, cat, or dog who died in our childhood? It
perished withou t having any such theological beliefs. However, to say that
an animal died is to put things in human terms. Look out the window at a
tree. Is it alive or dead? It is both at the same time: Its old leaves are dead,
as is the seed the tree sprouted from. The wood inside the trunk is dead,
except for the thin ring of cambium, less than one-sixteenth  of an inch
thick, that feeds the leaves, which themselves are largely composed of
nonliving fibers of cellulose. When leaves turn in autumn, their dead
skeletons fall to the ground, but until then they are part of the living tree.
Moreover, the food, air, and water circulating through the tree are no
more alive than when they were locked up in rocks and raindrops; the soil
that sustains the tree is only ground-down stone and decayed compounds
from prior trees. What we call a living tree is a composite of life and death,
and any division between one and the other is mostly in our heads. Any
plant or animal is just one stage in the constant cycling and recycling of
elements that goes on eternally. That whole cycle is life, and the cycling is
the living. The fact that we try to freeze the cycle into stop-mot ion and say,
“Now this tree is alive, now this tree is dead,” represents how our minds
work. Fearing decay and disintegration, we label them death when in fact
they are only change.
Like the tree, the canary is just a stage of life. At an earlier time the
canary was an egg, before that a fertilized cell, and before that, birdseed
being eaten by its mother, who turned the food into the egg that was to be
laid. After the canary dies, it will decompose, its elements will nourishplants, and the plants will set seed to feed other birds. How much of this
endless round, if any, is death, and how much is just our view of things—
including oursel ves? You may think that death is an awful event awaiting
you in the future, when in actuality parts of your body are dying every
second. Your stomach lining dies partially every time you diges t food, only
to be replaced by new tissue. The same is true of your skin, hair, toenails,
blood cells, and every other tissue.
You may assume  that death is your enemy, but all these cells are dying in
order to keep you alive. If your stomach lining didn’ t die and get replaced
over and over, gastric juices would sear a hole in your stomach wall after a
few hours, and then all of you would die.


:Bry.
pressure:Dros.
forsipsofcoldwater:Caust.,Cupr.
sittingup:Puis.,Sep.
mustsitup:Ars.,Con.,Phos.,Puis.,Sep.
mustsitupassoonascoughstarts,to
coughupmucusandthencanrest:
Con.
walkingslowly:Ferr-m.
Worse:
around11.30p.m.:Cocc-c.
around3a.m.:Kali-c.
gettingwarminbed:Caust.,Puis.
bendingheadforward:Caust.
breathingincoldair:Caust.,Rumex.
changeoftemperature:Phos.
fromwarmtocold:Phos.,Rumex.
fromcoldtowarm:Phos.
becomingcold:Ars.,Heps.,Kali-c,Nux-v.,
Phos.,Rhus-t.,Rumex.,Sil.
coldair:All-e,Caust.,Nux-v.,Phos.,Rumex.
singlepartsofthebodybecomingcold:
Heps.,Rhus-t.
colddrinks:Ars.
coughing:lgn.,Sul.
crying:Am.
damp,wetweather:Dule,Nats.
daytime:Spo.
deepbreathing:Bell.,Bry.,Con.,Kali-c.
drinking:Dros.
dry,cold:Aco.,Heps.
eating:Kali-b.,Nux-v.
evening:Ars.,Calc-c,Carb-v.,Heps.,lgn.,
Kali-c,Mercs.,Nit-ac,Puis.
eveninginbed:Calc-c,Con.,Heps.,Ign.,
Lach.,Lye,Mercs.,Nat-m.,Sep.,Sul.
eveningbeforemidnight:Heps.,Phos.
excitement:Spo.
duringfever:Aco.,Ars.,Calc-c,Con.,Ip.,
Kali-c,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Phos.
freshair:Ars.,Phos.,Rumex.
heat:Kali-c,Kalis.,Puis.
leftside:Rumex.
lyingonleftside:Phos.
lyingonrightside:Mercs.
lyingdown:Ap.,Ars.,Caust.,Con.,Dros.,
Kali-c,Lye,Puis.,Rumex.,Sep.,Sul.
mustsitup:<4rs.,Con.,Puis.,Sep.
INTERNALREPERTORY Cystitis •173
morning:Calc<.,Euphr.,Kali<.,Nux-v.,
Phos.,Puis.,Rumex.,Sul.
beforegettingup:Nux-v.
aftergettingup:Cina,Ferr-m.,Phos.
movement:Ferr-m.
physicalexertion:Puis.
movementofchest:Bry.,Chin.,Nux-v.
movingarms:Nat-m.
night:Aco.,Ars.,Bar-c,Bell.,Calc-c,
Carb-v.,Cham.,Kali-c,Kali-s.,Lach.,Lye
Merc-s.,Puis.,Sep.,Sul.
ongoingtosleep:Lye.
beforemidnight:Carb-v.,Hep-s.
aftermidnight:Ars.,Dros.
playingthepiano:Calc-c.
readingaloud:Phos.
rightlung:Bry.
duringsleep:Op.
fallingsleep:Op.
stuffyroom:Ant<.,Cocc-c,Kali-s.,Puis.
warmroom:Kali-s.
talking:Dros.,Kali-c,Rumex.
teething:Calc-p.
touch:Lach.
uncovering:Hep-s.,Rhus-t.,Rumex.
hands:Hep-s.,Rhus-t.
feetorhead:Sil.
walking:Ferr-m.
onwakinginthemorning:Kali-b.,Nux-v.,
Op.,Rumex.,Sil.
warmthofbed:Op.
Causes:
cold,drywind:Aco.,Hep-s.
gettingchilled:Bell.,Kali-c.
dampweather:Dulc.
aftermeasles:Dros.,Puis.
suppressedanger:Stap.
swimmingincoldwater:Rhus-t.
Cracksatcornersofmouth/around nostrilsAnt-c.
CrampCalc-c,Calc-p.,Caust.,Coloc,Cupr.,Lye,
Mag-p.,Sul.
Arm:Mag-p.
Calf:Calc-c,Calc-p.,Cham.,Coloc,Cupr.,Lye,
Sul.
Foot:Caust.,Cupr.
Fingersandhandwhenwriting:Mag-p.
Hand:Calc-c,Mag-p.
Leg:Coloc,Cupr.,Sul.
Solesoffeet:Calc-c,Caust.,Sul.
Thigh:Coloc,Sul.
Toe:Calc-c,Caust.
Wrist:Mag-p.
Better:
heat:Mag-p.
Worse:
atnight:Calc-c,Caust.,Lye,Sul.inbed:Calc<.,Sul.
childbirth:Cupr.
duringpregnancy:Calc-c.
stretchingleginbed:Calc-c.
whenwalking:Calc-p.,Sul.
Causes:
childbirth:Cupr.
prolongeduseofhands:Mag-p.
CravingsseeLikes
CriticalArs.,Sul.
Croup(seeCoughforsymptoms)Aco.,Calc-s.,
Hep-s.,Kali-b.,Lach.,Phos.,Spo.
Onlyonwaking:Calc-s.
Recurrent:Hep-s.
Worse:
aftersleep:Lach.
onwaking:Lach.
CystitisAco.,Ap.,Ars.,Canth.,Caust.,Dulc,Lye,
Merc-c,Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sars.,Sep.,
Stap.,Sul.
Desiretourinate:
constant:Ap.,Canth.,Merc-c,Merc-s.,Sul.
withdraggingdownpaininpelvis:Sep.
frequent:Ap.,Canth.,Caust.,Lye,Merc<.,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Stap.,Sul.
ineffectual:Ars.,Canth.,Caust.,Lye,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sars.
painful:Merc-c
urgent:Canth.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sep.,Sul.
Pains:
aching:Lye
burning:Ap.,Ars.,Canth.,Caust.,Merc-c,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Sul.
cutting:Canth.,Lye,Sars.
pressing:Aco.,Ap.,Lye,Nux-v.,Sep.
severe:Merc<.
spasmodic:Puis.
stinging:Ap.
stitching:Lye
Urination:
burning:Caust.
constant:Ap.
difficult:Caust.,Merc-c.
dribbling:Merc-c.,Merc-s.,Sars.
frequent:Ap.,Canth.,Caust.,Lye,Merc-c,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Sars.,Sep.,Stap.
ineffectual:Nux-v.
involuntary:Caust.,Dulc,Stap.
slow:Sars.
canonlypassurinewhilestanding:Sars.
waitslongtimeforittostart:Caust.,Lye
Sep.
withunfinishedfeeling:Ars.,Caust.
Urine:
brownlikebeer:Sul.
burning:Nux-v.,Sul.
J
174•Dazed INTERNALREPERTORY
cloudy:Sep.
copious:Puis.,Sul.
dark:Merc-c,Mercs.
darkbrown:Sep.
green:Merc-c,Sars.
hot:Canth.
pale:Sars.
red:Canth.,Merc-c,Sep.
scanty:Canth.,Merc-c,Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Sep..
Stop.,Sul.
smelly:Sep.,Sul.
withsediment:Sars.,Sep.
withmucus:Sars.
Better:
afterurination:Lye
heat:Ars.
forsittinginahotbath:Ars.
Worse:
colddrinks:Canth.
aftergettingupinthemorning:Sul.
afterafewdropsofurinehavepassed:
Canth.
afterurinating:Canth.,Puis.
atthebeginningofurinating:Canth.,Merc-s.
attheendofurination:Sars.
beforeurinating:Canth.
duringamenstrualperiod:Sars.,Sep.
whennoturinating:Merc-s.
whileurinating.Canth.,Caust.,Merc-c,
Nux-v.,Sul.
atnight:Sul.
Causes:
cold,wetweather:Sars.
gettingchilled:Aco.,Sars.
gettingcoldandwet:Dulc.,Puis.
Dazed(seealsoShock;Stupor)Cocc.
Delirious Bell.
Denial
Ofillness:Am.
Ofsuffering:Am.
Depressed(seealsoTearful)Ars.,Calc-c,Carb-a.,
Caust.,Cham.,Chin.,Cimi.,Con.,Eup-p.,
Ferr-m.,Gels.,Ign.,Kali-p.,Lach.,Lye,
Merc-s.,Nat-c,Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Nit-ac,
Pho-ac,Puis.,Rhus-t.,Sep.,Sul.,Zinc.
Cannotcry:Gels.,Ign.,Nat-m.
Criesonown:Ign.,Nat-m.
Better:
freshair:Puis.
Worse:
beforemenstrualperiod:Nat-m.,Puis.
stuffyroom:Puis.
onwaking:Lach.,Lye
evening:Puis.
Causes:
suppressedgrief:Ign.,Nat-m.,Puis.Desires
Company:Arg


 ritual, which reinforced the sense of place and purpose in the lives of each individual. They used healing plants and the laying on of hands
in a complex weave of culture and medicine. The influx of Europeans in the 18th century was disastrous for  the Aborigines. They were exploited and driven off the land, and their population was decimated by killings and infectious Western diseases.  Not only did the Europeans fail to discern any value in native customs,  but much of the orally based herbal tradition was lost through death  of the elders and the dispersal of tribal groupings. Nevertheless, a little is known of Aboriginal medicine. Aromatic herbs, such as eucalpytus, were crushed and inhaled to treat many common illnesses, including respiratory diseases such as flu. Without metal technology, water could not be boiled, but decoctions were made by heating water with hot stones. These were drunk or applied externally. Skin eruptions, such as boils and scabies, were common and were treated with acacia (Acacia spp., p. 158), while acute diarrhea was treated with eucalyptus or
kino (Pterocarpus marsupium, p. 258). In Queensland, fever bark (Alstonia
spp., p. 165) was used to treat fevers.
Indigenous & Foreign Herbs
Over the past 200 years, many native Australian plants have become
popular around the world. Research into fever bark resulted in the discovery of the alkaloid reserpine, which markedly lowers blood pressure. The substance is now prescribed by herbalists and conventional practi-tioners alike. Eucalyptus and tea tree ( Melaleuca alternifolia, p. 112) yield
essential oils that are employed worldwide as antiseptics. Other native Australian plants are now used in Australian herbalism because of their Australia and
New Zealand
Regrettably, much of the herbal knowledge of the Australian
Aborigines was lost after the arrival of the Europeans. The predominant strains of Australian herbalism today derive from  the West, China, and, increasingly, from other countries on the Pacific Rim.
Kava (Piper
methysticum, p. 122) forms an important part of ceremonial activities among the peoples of Melanesia and Polynesia. It is taken for herbal calming and urinary infections, and is used as a wash to treat rheumatic pain.
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Dried, crushed
eucalyptus leavesDried eucalyptus leavesGotu kola powderDried gotu kolaGotu kola (Centella
asiatica, p. 76) is a
cleansing tonic for the
skin and digestion. It
also strengthens the
nervous system and
improves the memory.
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus
globulus, p. 96) leaves
were traditionally used
by Aborigines to treat
fevers and infections.
Eucalyptus is a warming
and stimulant herb. As
well as being strongly
antiseptic, it is effective
in relieving colds,
coughs, and sore
throats.Fresh gotu
kola leaves
medicinal use elsewhere, for example gotu kola ( Centella asiatica, p. 76) and
visnaga ( Ammi visnaga, p. 62), which have a long history of medicinal use in
India and the Middle East. Early British settlers imported European medicinal
plants, such as vervain ( Verbena officinalis, p. 149), hawthorn ( Crataegus
oxycantha,  p. 87), mullein ( Verbascum thapsus, p. 281), and dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale, p. 141), which have now all become naturalized. Native
American plants have also found their way to Australia, including prickly
pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica, p. 242) and Canadian fleabane ( Conyza
canadensis, p. 194). As Australian herbalists generally follow the Anglo-
American herbal tradition, these plants are often employed in local practice.
Chinese Influence
Traditional Chinese medicine has substantially influenced herbalism in
Australia. Following the arrival of Chinese immigrants in the 19th century,
herbal formulas gained a reputation for effectiveness, and Chinese medicine
maintained a small but loyal following in all the major cities. During the 1980s,
a renaissance in all branches of herbal medicine began, and today Australia
has three colleges of traditional Chinese medicine. In 2012, traditional
Chinese medicine became a nationally regulated form of medicine, with
practitioners required to register with the Chinese Medicine Board of
Australia. Naturopathy and Western herbal medicine are yet to achieve
this status.
The Future
With the passing of enlightened legislation—the Therapeutic Goods
Act—in 1989, herbal medicine became a dynamic growth industry in
Australia. This process is likely to continue as Australia and New Zealand
are due to harmonize their medicines legislation. Quality standards for
over-the-counter herbal medicines have been raised and many new herbal
products developed. There is increased commercial cultivation of medicinal
plants, notably tea tree ( Melaleuca alternifolia, p. 112), and university training
and herbal research has been expanded. In this environment, Australians are
becoming increasingly sophisticated in their use of natural medicines.
 With its ancient culture, ties to Western herbalism, and location on the
Pacific Rim, Australia is host to many herbal traditions. The next 20 years
will doubtless see further exciting developments.Red river gum ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis ) has aromatic, astringent leaves. When it is taken internally,
generally to treat diarrhea, it turns the saliva red.
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48the development of herbal medicine
48Prickly ash berriesPrickly ash barkSaw palmetto
dried fruitSaw palmetto tincture
Prickly ash leaves Cornsilk (Zea mays,  p. 154) is a remedy  for problems affecting the urinary system.
Prickly ash  (Zanthoxylum americanum, p. 153)  is a warming remedy  that is used to treat  poor circulation.Gravel root
(Eupatorium  purpureum, p. 209)  is a traditional  Native American  remedy for urinary  tract problems.Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra, p. 145), soothes  the mucous membranes.
Saw palmetto  (Serenoa repens,  p. 136) has an  antiseptic effect  within the  urinary tract.
Stretching from the Arctic wilds of Canada and Alaska to the
tropical regions of Panama, North and Central America cover diverse
geographical regions and harbor an immense variety of medicinal plants. Most of them are indigenous, but others—such as nutmeg, ginger, and tamarind—were introduced from the Old World from the 16th century onward. Likewise, native American medicinal plants—such as corn, cocoa, cayenne, and sunflower—were introduced to Europe, Asia, and Africa. This trade of species was an important part of the interplay between the Old and New Worlds’ herbal traditions.
Herbal Traditions in Central America
Herbal medicine is commonly practiced in rural areas of Central America,
especially in Guatemala and Mexico. In the Mexican tradition, loss of “balance” between hot and cold elements within the body is thought to be the underlying cause of illness, and the healer’s art is to restore balance and vitality.  Mexican herbal medicine is not a static tradition, but has evolved
from a shifting blend of Aztec, Mayan, and Spanish influences. Long before Hernando Cortez and his conquistadors came ashore in 1519, the Mayan and Aztec cultures had a well-developed understanding of plant medicines. The Badianus Manuscript, the first American herbal (written by an Aztec, Martin de la Cruz, in 1552), lists the medicinal uses of 251 Mexican species. They include damiana (Turnera diffusa,  p. 144), taken by the Maya as an aphrodisiac, and mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), used by the Aztecs as an eye lotion. Both species are still used medicinally, alongside European herbs such as pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium, p. 235) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143). It is thought that approximately 65 percent of the plants used today by traditional Mexican herbalists originated in Europe. In other Central American countries efforts are being made to
encourage people to use herbal medicine as the first line of treatment for illness. Projects in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, for example, are teaching women how to use local herbs within their communities, while in Cuba doctors routinely prescribe medicinal herbs to make up for the scarcity of conventional medicines.
Caribbean Herbal Medicine
Throughout the Caribbean, domestic herbal medicine remains popular.
Some of the widely used herbs include fever grass or lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, p. 198), which, as its name suggests, is used to treat fevers, and kerala (Momordica charantia, p. 236), a creeping vine


 encourages the appetite
and stimulates digestive secretions. It is taken to
improve underactive or weak digestion, particularly Mentha pulegium (Lamiaceae)
Pennyroyal
Description  Powerfully aromatic perennial
growing to 16 in (40 cm). Has oval, toothed leaves
and whorls of lilac flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Pennyroyal is native
to Europe and western Asia, and has become
naturalized in the Americas. It thrives in damp
areas and is gathered when in flower in summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Pennyroyal’s volatile oil contains
pulegone (27–92%), isopulegone, menthol, and
other terpenoids. Pennyroyal also contains bitters
and tannins.
History & Folklore  The Roman natural
historian Pliny (23–79 ce) wrote that pennyroyal
was considered a better medicinal herb than roses,
and that it purified bad water. His contemporary,
Dioscorides, stated that pennyroyal “provokes
menstruation and labour.” In 1597, John Gerard
wrote that “a garland of pennie royal made and
worne about the head is of great force against
the swimming of the head, and the pains and
giddiness thereof.” The name pulegium derives
from the Latin word for flea, referring to
pennyroyal’s traditional use as a flea-repellent.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Similar in many
respects to peppermint ( M. x piperita, p. 114),
pennyroyal is a good digestive tonic. It increases
the secretion of digestive juices, relieves flatulence
and colic, and occasionally is used as a treatment
for intestinal worms. It makes a good remedy for
headaches and for minor respiratory infections,
helping to check fever and reduce mucus.
Pennyroyal powerfully stimulates the uterine muscles
and encourages menstruation. An infusion of
pennyroyal can be used externally to treat itchiness
and formication (a sensation of ants crawling over
the body) and rheumatic conditions including gout.
Related Species  See peppermint ( M. x piperita,
p. 114) and bo he  (M. haplocalyx, preceding entry ).
American pennyroyal ( Hedeoma pulegoides ), while Mitchella repens (Rubiaceae)
Squaw Vine,
Partridge Berry
Description  Evergreen herb growing to
1 ft (30 cm) and forming mats on the ground.
Has rounded shiny leaves, a flowering stem bearing
fragrant white flowers and small, bright red berries.Milletta reticulata (Fabaceae)
Ji Xue Teng
Description  Climber growing to 16 ft (5 m)
with compound leaves and clusters of pea-type
flowers producing large beanpods.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to China, ji xue
teng is cultivated in the southeast of that country.
Parts Used  Root, vine.
Constituents  It contains flavonoids and
isoflavones. In common with other members
of the bean family, it also contains rotenone, a
naturally occurring broad-spectrum insecticide.
History & Folklore This plant was first
recorded in Chinese medical texts in about
720 ce. It is called ji xue teng,  literally “chicken
blood vine,” because of the red sap that
exudes when the stem is cut.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  In Chinese herbal
medicine ( see pp. 40–43), pain is often thought to
be due to poor or obstructed blood flow. In this
tradition, ji xue teng  is classified as an herb that
invigorates the blood, and is mainly used to treat
menstrual problems. Ji xue teng  is used to relieve
period pain or normalize an irregular or absent
cycle, especially where this may be due to anemia.
This herb is also prescribed for certain types of
arthritic pain, as well as for numbness of the hands
and feet.
Research  Limited investigation indicates that
ji xue teng  may be anti-inflammatory and may
lower blood pressure.
Cautions Do not take during pregnancy or
while breastfeeding.
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236MoM ordica charantiaOther medicinal plantsHabitat & Cultivation
Squaw vine is native to the
eastern and central U.S. It grows in dry sites in woodlands, and is  harvested in late summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts, berries.
Constituents  Squaw vine is
believed to contain tannins, glycosides, and saponins.
History & Folklore
An infusion of squaw vine was commonly taken by Native American women to hasten childbirth. It was also occasionally used for  a variety of other complaints, including insomnia, rheumatic pain, and fluid retention.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Squaw vine is
still extensively used to aid labor and childbirth, and is considered to have a tonic action on the uterus and the ovaries. It is taken to normalize menstruation and to relieve heavy periods and period pain. This herb has also been recommended for stimulating breast-milk production, but other herbs with a similar action, such as fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, p. 212), are preferred. The berries, crushed and mixed with tincture of myrrh (Commiphora molmol, p. 85), are helpful for sore nipples. An astringent herb, squaw vine has also been prescribed for diarrhea and colitis.
Caution  Do not take during the first 6 months
of pregnancy.Winnebagos and Dakotas as a stimulant and as a treatment for cholera. Other Native Americans used the herb for a wide variety of problems, including nausea, backache, fluid retention, chills,  and headache.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Having a
strong volatile oil, horsemint is primarily used for digestive and upper respiratory problems. It is taken as an infusion to relieve nausea, indigestion, flatulence, and colic. It is also employed to reduce fevers and upper respiratory mucus. The herb  has an antiseptic action within the chest. T aken internally or applied externally, horsemint reduces fever by encouraging sweating. It also strongly stimulates menstruation.
Related Species  In 19th-century America,
Oswego tea (M. didyma) was considered a tonic  for young mothers, and was traditionally given  to brides. It is thought to be a mild menstrual regulator and an appetite stimulant.
Caution  Do not take during pregnancy.
Monsonia ovata (Geraniaceae)
Monsonia
Description  Small herbaceous plant with multi-
branched stems, very small oblong leaves and  white solitary or paired geranium-like flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to South
Africa and Namibia, monsonia is found growing  in arid conditions. It is gathered when in flower.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
History & Folklore  In Zulu medicine,
monsonia is used to treat snake bite.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Monsonia is
used throughout southwestern Africa as a treatment for diarrhea, acute and chronic dysentery, and ulcerative colitis. The plant’s astringent properties act to tighten and protect  the inner linings of the intestinal tract. Given monsonia’s long traditional use for intestinal disorders and infections, it is possible—but as  yet unsubstantiated by research—that the plant has a direct antimicrobial effect.purgative, and is prescribed for colic. A decoction of the leaves is taken for liver problems and colitis, and it may be applied to skin conditions. The seed
oil is used to help heal wounds.
Research  Seeds are androgenic and
inhibit sperm production, and were tested
as a contraceptive in China in the 1980s.
In diabetic laboratory animals, the fruit juice stimulated regeneration of the pancreatic cells, which secrete insulin. A major body of evidence now supports the traditional use of the fruit juice to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
Related Species  The seeds of the Asian
M. cochinchinensis are applied as a poultice to relieve abscesses, hemorrhoids, and scrofula. Recent research indicates that a paste of the  seeds may help psoriasis and ringworm.
Cautions  While bitter melon is relatively safe at
low dosage, do not use for more than 4 weeks. Do  not take if prone to low blood-sugar levels. Aerial parts
Momordica charantia
(Cucurbitaceae)
Bitter Melon,
Kerala
Description  Annual climber growing to about
61⁄2 ft (2 m). Has deeply lobed leaves, yellow
flowers, and orange-yellow fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to southern
Asia, bitter melon is common throughout tropical
regions of the world. It is harvested year round.
Parts Used  Leaves, fruit, seeds, seed oil.
Constituents  Bitter melon contains a fixed oil,
an insulin-like peptide, cucurbitacins, glycosides (mormordin and charantin), and an alkaloid (mormordicine). The peptide is known to lower sugar levels in the blood and urine.
History & Folklore


as Self-Examination.
Dr. Kelley’s Self-Examination Procedure
There are only three who care about you: God, yours elf and sometimes your mother.
The Establishment has finally come to strongly enco urage all of us to practice self-examination
for Cancer. Women are told to examine their breasts  once a month. All of us are told to carefully
examine for lumps and bumps and skin changes. This helps us become aware of our body and
seek medical care early if needed. We have had, fro m the first publication of this book in 1967,
the self-examination for the earliest possible deve lopment of pancreatic malfunction. When this
occurs, within 2 to 4 years one always develops a M alignant Tumor Mass, which the Medical
Community, in error, labels Cancer.
You give yourself control with Dr. Kelley’s Self-Ex amination Procedure of one’s pancreas. If
one finds one’s pancreatic malfunction in time to p roperly treat it, one will have to do it for one’s
self. Dr. Kelley’s Self-Examination of one’s pancre as finds pancreas malfunction long before
Malignant Tumor Masses form. You have the greatest to gain by self-examination. God gives
one the intelligence and self will to do this if on e’s mother (family or friends) does not interfere.
The Self-Examination Procedure below should be the most important part of your health
program. This procedure only indicates the activity  of one’s pancreas — it is not a diagnostic
test. It only alerts one very early to the possible  formation of Malignant Tumor Masses. Thus,
you can run to your physician for proper and legal and treatment if needed. This procedure is the
most sensitive and early awareness system known to date.
Dr. Kelley’s Self-Examination Procedure is nothing more than early self-detection and/or an
early warning of the decrease of pancreatic product ion of adequate pancreatic enzymes.
When the pancreas is not working properly and fails  to produce adequate amounts of enzymes
the following occurs:
1.  The first indication of pancreatic failure is indig estion with belching and passing of
excessive gas (flatulence).
2.  The second indication over an extended time is the dental condition called pyorrhea.
3.  The third indication is focusing problems of the ey es. This occurs because the muscles of
the eyes are so tiny it doesn’t take much protein l oss to interfere with their function; a
tiny little bit of eye muscle makes a big differenc e. (Dr. Kelley is still able to read
without glasses at the age of 73 — and he uses the same pair of glasses to drive as he used in 1963. See his story, "30-Year Victory Over Pancreatic/Liver Cancer" on page
113.)
Dr. Kelley correctly calls such conditions pancreat ic failure, and within two to four years normal
trophoblast cells (false placenta cells) will devel op into Malignant Tumor Masses or lymph and
blood dysfunction.
As stated elsewhere in this book, the disease commo nly referred to as "Cancer" by the Medical
Community is nothing more than the failure of one’s  pancreas to produce adequate enzymes to
properly digest one’s food intake and clean-up the defective, worn-out and dead cells throughout
one’s body.
Do-It-Yourself Pancreas Self-Examination
It is our belief that each one of us has the right to build and maintain a healthy body, mind and
spirit by properly addressing pancreas failure by t aking adequate, effective pancreatic enzyme
supplements by mouth as outlined in Chapter III.
The Pancreas Self-Examination below should be the m ost important part of your cancer
prevention regime. This Pancreas Self-Examination o nly indicates the function or "failure-to-
function-properly" of one’s pancreas. This procedur e is the most sensitive evaluation and early
awareness system known to date. It determines the s tatus, condition and activity of one’s
pancreatic enzyme production. Dr. Kelley’s Pancreas  Self-Examination Procedure should be
done every 12 to 18 months.
Dr. Kelley’s Pancreas Self-Examination Procedure:
Take 6 Formula T  Caplets with each meal and at bedtime.
Impression of Effects:
A.  If within six weeks on the Pancreas Self-Examinatio n one becomes toxic, ill, crabby,
sick, nauseated, vomits, or develops an elevation o f temperature or violent headache, a
Malignant Tumor Mass of placenta cells could possib ly be present of a size that should
be detectable by one’s physician.
B.  If within six weeks on the Pancreas Self-Examinatio n one feels better, has better
digestion, with more energy and stamina, one is usu ally pre-cancerous. That is, one’s
pancreas is not quite able to meet the demands of d igestion and the normal clean-up
activity needs of one’s body. In this case, it is h ighly likely one will develop a Malignant
Placenta Tumor Mass within two to four years.
If one is pre-cancerous it is suggested one should take two or three Formula P caplets
with meals and at bedtime the rest of one’s life — or until one wants to have a "Cancer
Party" at his or her local hospital. Of course, if you are rich enough you could have your
"Cancer Party" in Houston, Texas at M.D. Anderson C ancer Center, or rush off to the
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota or Stanford in California.  C.  If, after five or six weeks on the Pancreas Self-Ex amination one does not notice a toxic
feeling or condition nor does one feel better, one’ s pancreas is probably producing
adequate pancreatic enzymes and it is unlikely a Ma lignant Placenta Tumor Mass is
forming. One should repeat the Pancreas Self-Test a gain every 12 to 18 months.
D.  There could be a false positive or false negative i ndication, but this is most rare.
Life Threatening Crises
By the time one’s body forms a Malignant Placenta T umor Mass, which is in error called cancer,
one becomes frightened. One’s physician also become s frightened and the only things he or she
knows to do, and is permitted to do to address the Malignant Placenta Tumor Mass, are Surgery,
Radiation and Chemotherapy. Addressing these Malign ant Placenta Tumor Masses is absolutely
necessary in most cases. However, if one does not p roperly address the cause  of one’s cancer,
these and other Malignant Placenta Tumor Masses wil l return in a few months even larger and
more vicious and life threatening.
Before, during and after your physician treats thes e Malignant Placenta Tumor Masses one
should address the cause of one’s cancer — that is,  the failure of the pancreas. As outlined in
Chapter III, metabolically supporting one’s failing  pancreas is absolutely necessary to properly
address one’s cancer and to help prevent the reoccu rrence of additional Malignant Placenta
Tumor Masses.
Invest in Prevention
Prevention is the smart way to go. Protecting your investment, your own body, is the intelligent
procedure to best ensure that you never receive a d iagnosis of cancer. College of Metabolic
Medicine’s Formula P is the best way to survive the  insults, stresses, and strains of our lifestyles.
Jesus the Christ said, "Physician Heal Thyself." Wh at is the true teaching behind this beautiful
saying? What was Jesus really trying to say? It inv olves the true meaning of cure — cure for
anything. It is often said. "I went to Dr. Jones an d he cured me." Nothing could be further from
the truth. No matter how many years a doctor has go ne to school, no matter how many college
degrees he or she may have, a doctor can cure only one person — himself or herself. It is
important that you understand that only you  can cure you of anything.
It is you and your body chemistry that cures you of  your disease. In doing this you must take
note that you are environmental, physical, mental a nd spiritual — each facet plays a part in your
"cure." Your physician or clinician can only bring to your attention some of the basic laws of
God concerning health. Unfortunately not all clinic ians know the laws of God concerning health,
even though they are honest and sincere and try the ir hardest.
Can I Trust My Doctor?
• The answer is a simple Yes.
• Yes, you will need all the professional help you can obt ain from the Medical Community.  • Yes, you must have his or her help in all the crisis sit uations you will encounter on the
road to health.
• Yes, you are required by law to submit to his or her adv ice and cooperate in doing the
recommendations he or she makes.
• Yes, your only chance of survival in your battle in this  war is to work with your
physician.
• Yes, but there are many things that are helpful in your fight that your physician cannot do
for you. In dealing with