 The value 318'5, however, could occur by
chance less than once in a million trials, whence it is argued that
potential polarity and morphology of tissues are correlated. The importance of these results lies in their use as a screening
test. It is admittedly a time consuming and expensive task to
make clinical examinations which include microscopic examina
tion of biopsy material. The electro-metric test can be recorded
routinely by quali�ed. technicians, at the rate of �ve per hour per
instrument. Large scale testing can be planned at a low unit cost. The present results strongly indicate that the presence of neo
plastic tissue can be discovered in a large proportion of patients. Many of the negative potentials recorded will not mean malig
nancy, but 95% of the malignancies should be uncovered as the
result of finding negative potentials. Hence we have this situation, which we can conclude from the
results: in testing the general female population, most cases of
malignancy of the generative tract will be discovered, while a
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methodology but in the present case the correlation is so marked
that simple statistical tests can be applied to indicate the degree of
correlation quite accurately. In the present study, * unless we are the victims of a rare event,
in nine out of ten cases of malignancy, negative potential has
been recorded. This is not the place to go deeply into the consideration of
statistical tests. We do, however, offer Tables IX, X, XI and the
chi-square values calculated therefrom which show conclusively
that whatever age groups we chose, the correlation is definitely
significant. Use of the electro-m etric test on a large scale should be made
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Leonard J. Ravitz, M.S., M.D., F.R.S.H. t
1
The abysmal lack of growth, particularly in the United States,
of true scientific breakthroughs in the social sciences may perhaps
be related to a neglected historic fact: no basic scientific ad
vances have stemmed from any pragmatic emphasis either on
directly sensed natural history data or on directly sensed opera
tional procedures. Yet if one is to gain any glimmer of under
standing of man, it would seem proper first to ask fundamental
questions of Old Mother Nature. Contrary to basic assumptions
implicit in most of the currently fashionable approaches, man
is part and parcel of nature, a meticulously designed product
exhibiting the same inorganic constituents found in nature. The
glob of protoplasm that develops into the optic nerve, for
instance, seldom loses its way to end up at the big toe. To
* Condensed from a paper presented at Vth International Congress
for Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg
University, D6soo Mainz/ Germany, May 22, 1970. Published in
Journal of Amer ican Society of Psychosomatic Dentis try and
Medici ne, Vol. 17, NO.4, 1970.
t Diplom ate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;
Special Medical Consul tant, Frederick Military Academy; Con
sultant, Virginia Department of Health; Fellow, New York
Academy of Sciences; Fellow, American Psychiatric Association;
Charter Fellow, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, President,
Virginia Section; Fellow, American Association for the Advance
ment of Science. Fellow, Royal Society of Health. Graduate of
Western Reserve, Wayne, and Yale Universities; formerly on
faculties of Yale, Duke, and University of Pennsylvania Schools of
Medicine. Member, Sigma Xi; President' s Commit tee for Handi
capped. SE LEC TED PAPERS
be sure we have facile explanations in terms of conventional
mechanic al and chemical tropisms. And did not Bergson and
Driesch coin Clans vitals and entelechies- supernatural agents
defying scientific analyses which could sit on top of cells and tell
them what to do? Cells belonging to special creations, in this
universe but not of it, obeying their own special man·made laws,
expanded by Freud into complex pluralistic interactions of
mystical mental parts and mental forces. Yet true knowledge of any subject matter cannot progress
either by shifting terminology or creating supernatural factors
whose very existence is guaranteed only by sheer acts of faith. As Dr. Burr has described in the preceding pages, instruments
have found what he and Dr. Northrop postulated over thirty
years ago. Countless experiments have demonstrated that the
electric fields they discovered serve basic functions, controlling
growth and morphogenesis, maintenance and repair of living
things. Naturally, these differ from the alternating-current elec
tric output of the brain and heart, as well as from the epiphenom
enal skin-resis tance, serving rather as an electronic matrix to keep
the corporal form in shape. Obviously such studies throw a wet blanket on scientific dogma
currently in vogue. which still asserts that the special human
body is principally a chemical product deriving from mystical
activities of the DNA molecule. However disquieting, chemistry
represents a scalar property-the downhill flow of energy-re
quiring some vector force to give it direction. According to Dr.
Henry Margenau, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and
Natural Philosophy at Yale University. of all the known forces
it is only electro-magnetic, or electro-dynamic, fields which can
act as signposts to direct such continuous chemical, metabolic, or
molecular transformations in the system-fields which. in fact,
appear to underwrite the development of structure even prior
to any known chemical reactions. That such field measurements
can be related to energy seems obvious, natural energy which
directs and/or misdirects the behaviour of living systems in a
continuous stream of flux and reflux. * * * SEL ECTED PAPERS
As an objective, reproducible, quantifiable, measurable clue to
basic biologic processes seemed to be at hand, operating independ
ently of current flow or resistance changes, it was logical to
extend such experiments to longitudinal studies of human sub
jects in health and disease, experiments which through use of
this new amplifier could also possibly shed light on the heretofore
inexplicable phenomena of 'hypnosis'. Despite the profound
physiologic changes in the system that can obtain from hypnotic
states, hypnosis had continued to elude any objective, quanti
fiable, reproducible measure, even with the EEG and with
secondary skin-resistance changes, notorious for their general
ir


 realistic time
frame. One of the many reasons cancer is such an effective killer is its ability to destroy
completely the individual's w ill to live. The patient suffers overwhelming pain, and
his prognosis is rarely very optimistic. Any strength he might possess to combat the
disease is soon exhausted, and death ceases to be viewed as something to be
avoided. In death, the pain will be gone. The patient w ill no longer be forced to face
the people he loves and the sorrow his suffering has brought them. Death becomes a
friend, not an adversary. My mother and grandmother Kelley have told me stories of
how terrible a thing it was to watch. Unfortunately (or very fortunately), my mother had some more unpleasant news for
him. Mom has always had a real talent with a credit card. Due to the fact that we
were living heavily in debt, she had quietly allowed Dad's life insurance to lapse. His
death would leave his wife and three young daughters destitute. I  imagine Dad was very angry. He had come to terms with dying, but this news
surely obliterated any peace of mind he might have attained. At some point, he made
the decision to do whatever he could to live. I  don't know from what source he found
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the strength to attempt the impossible. Maybe his anger provided the motivation. (After all, if he died, he wouldn't be able to kill my mom!) Instead of tinkering with Twinkles, Dad now began tinkering with himself. The
doctors had offered him no hope and no help; his only option was to take his case
into his own hands. He wasn't overly armed for the fight; one of his degrees is in
biochemistry, and he knew of several people conducting innovative research in
natural healing. His illness was so severe that, by trial and error, he was able to
determine quickly what substances (food, vitamins, and/or minerals) swung the
pendulum of his well being in what direction. Virtually everything the rest of the
family ate would make him wretchedly ill. I  remember sitting down to fried chicken
with mashed potatoes and gravy while dad dined on vile-smelling liver. My sisters
and I  didn't understand why he was eating this way; no one told us he was dying. Anyway, Dad must have done something right. Two months came and went, and
the next four followed suit. During this time (and for sometime after, to be sure), Dad
was critically ill; and for the purposes of this paper and its space limitation, I  have
greatly simplified the things he did to get well. But the bottom line is still the same; he
didn't die. Word got around — boy did it get around! The parents of Dad's orthodontic
patients started asking him for advice about their ills and those of their loved ones. And Dad naively dispensed it. I  don't believe it ever occurred to him to do otherwise. Many of those asking his advice were friends or, at least, people he knew. He simply
told them what he had done to help himself. He had "been there" and knew first
hand the agony a cancer patient experiences. Here were people in desperate need of
help. If he knew something that might ease their pain at all, he felt it was his moral
duty to tell them. And many of those who did what he said got well. People came to see Dr. Kelley in increasing numbers, and they weren't looking to
have braces put on their kids' teeth. Since he had to earn a living for his family but
still felt a moral obligation to help anyone he could, he wrote a slim booklet in 1969
entitled One Answer To Cancer. In it was the story of his personal encounter with
malignancy and the theoretical explanation of the procedures he used in getting well. After the publication of One Answer To Cancer,  things really started to happen. As
you might imagine, the American Medical Association, the State Board of Dental
Examiners, and a host of other health-oriented organizations began to get hostile. He
endured a great deal of persecution during this time, and found himself in quite a
dilemma. On one hand, the number of individuals seeking his help was ever
increasing; on the other, charges of "practicing medicine without a license" were
being leveled at him. Eventually, he began seeing cancer patients for a living and
started charging for his services. However, he saw only those people whose doctors
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had referred their patients to him. He consulted with the individual as well as the
physician involved, always working well within the law. At the last count with which
I  am familiar, he has worked with over 33,000 patients in this way. Dr. Kelley's case load has always been predictably lopsided; until recently, the
only patients who came to him did so after being advised that there was nothing left
to do but buy their burial plots and make out their wills. They had tried everything
else before coming to see him. It is really amazing that he was able to save any of
them at all. A great many of those early patients are alive and well today, singing his
praises to anyone who w ill listen. In the cases of those who he was not able to save,
their quality of life was still drastically improved. Many who succumbed to their
illnesses did so without the reality-distorting drugs they once took for pain relief. Noting this, many of their relatives became vocal supporters of my father's work as
well. Dad has helped blaze a trail; he has been a genuine pioneer in his field. I  think the
phrase "health food nut" must have been coined specifically to describe him. It is
difficult now to remember how "far out" his concepts were considered in 1969. Just
as women today take for granted the rights their forerunners worked so hard to win, it
is easy to forget that Dad preached health foods and ecology long before it became
"chic" to do so. When I  was growing up, many of my friends asked me why I  never
had acne at all; I  was too embarrassed to tell them. I  must admit I  am shocked to see
things I  was forced to consume and used to hide frantically (such as granola or carrot
juice) not only socially acceptable but become socially desirable! When friends came over to play with my sisters and me, there were no snacks we
felt comfortable offering them. There was food in the house, to be sure, but nothing
they might recognize. The milk in the refrigerator was raw goat's milk (we had a goat
in the backyard — that by itself caused a great deal of comment). My mother milled
wheat to make her own flour to bake her own bread. Instead of sugar, the sweetener
our family used was blackstrap molasses. Carob brownies are terrific, but if I  offered
them, I  would have to explain that chocolate was not allowed in our house. People
thought my parents were crazy, and I  didn't really disagree. Moreover, it wasn't just that we ate differently, Dad used the members of our
family as guinea pigs to check out every new theory he came across in his research. For instance, he had all the silver fillings taken out of my mouth and replaced with
gold. There had been quite a bit of silver in there, so the procedure took a long time
and was very expensive. I  didn't understand why he wanted to do this, nor did I
bother to ask for an explanation. Nothing Dad did at this time made sense to my
sisters or me; we just rolled our eyes and did as we were told. Just within the last
year, however, I  have heard the news that the composition of silver fillings changes
over time, sometimes producing the same symptoms as does mercury poisoning. This
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is just one example out of hundreds. I  am still discovering on a daily basis just how
much ahead of his time my father has been, and now I  can appreciate the courage it
must have taken to adhere to the truths he found. Dr. Kelley has never refused any patient. His philosophy is: "Where there's life,
there's hope." When actor Steve McQueen came to him for help, he did not turn him
away although he knew that accepting the man as a patient was actually very
dangerous. McQueen had a rare form of cancer, mesothelioma, which, to date, is
always fatal. Again, he had been told to "get his affairs in order" by every physician
he had seen; they offered him no hope. All the medical community could offer Mr.
McQueen was a short delay of the inevitable by using surgery and chemotherapy. Steve McQueen was not unlike the rebel and the fighter he portrayed on-screen. Rejecting the concept of lying in a hospital bed, passively awaiting death, he
preferred to fight to live, even in the face of odds no one could deny. Too, he had
seen his friends (specifically, John Wayne) undergo the procedures the doctors
recommended. He wanted no part of the slow, painful mutilation that held no hope
of survival. The last thing anyone involved wanted was that the story of McQueen's illness and
subsequent treatment be leaked to the press. McQueen himself did not want the
public to know he was ill; the people surrounding him did not want the star to be


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Q: What is the purpose of the book?,
A: The book is a collection of lectures on healing and recovery, originally presented in a video format and edited for written format.
Q: What is the focus of the book?,
A: The book focuses on the integration of various fields, including consciousness research, clinical and spiritual principles, and self-help groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous.
Q: What is the significance of the "Map of Consciousness"?,
A: The Map of Consciousness is a model that provides a context for understanding the relationship between the body, mind, and spirit, and is used to explain the relationship between the negative energy fields and the healing process.
Q: What is the main theme of the book?,
A: The book discusses the importance of acknowledging and transcending the negative energy fields, and the role of the Map of Consciousness in understanding the healing process.
Q: What is the author's approach to healing?,
A: The author emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and releasing negative energy fields, and the role of intention and spiritual alignment in the healing process, rather than relying solely on medical treatment.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Love sees, nurtures and supports all of life and honors its
sacredness, andofitselfcreatesahealingenergyfield that
calibrates at 540. How do we become the kind of person in whom
healing begins to occur automatically because of the
level and general nature of our consciousness? At
the same time, how do we facilitate the healing of a
specific illness? 50=-- -=.H::...:E=-:..:Ac. :: L:...::I-=.N.:-G=-----.:A::..::...:...N:....:D=---R::..::...=E--=C:....:O=---V--=E:....:R::..::... :...Y _
In viewing the specifics of an illness, we will talk
about certain mechanics of consciousness and how to
use some of the techniques presented here and in later
chapters.We have to begin by letting go of resisting the
sensations that we are experiencing and stop labeling
them. For example, we cannot experience a 'duodenal
ulcer' or 'asthma'. They are labels, mental constructs,
elaborate programs, and belief systems. We cannot
experience 'asthma', but what do we experience? This
is where the technique of radical truth comes up. We go into the inner experience of the exact sensa
tions and let go of resisting them. In effect, we will
eventually disappear them through aligning with them
by welcoming the inner experiences of the sensations. At the same time, within mind we cancel any labels.We
stop calling it an 'ulcer' and instead go into the inner
sensation of it. The inner sensation may be a pressure
or a burning. Even the words 'burning' and 'pressure'
are labels and names.We cancel those and again go into
the core, the absolute essential, of what we are physi
cally experiencing, and then let go of resisting that
experience. The actual healing ofthe physicality ofthe illness is
letting go of resisting the inner physical experience of
it without any mentallabe1.At the same time, in fact, we
begin to cancel the mental label and replace it with the
truth. We cancel by afftrming, "I no longer believe in
that. I am an inftnite being, and I am not subject to that. I am only subject to what I hold in mind." What does it mean to be "an inftnite being and not
subject to that"? It means we are only limited by our
belief systems, and ifwe let them go, what takes their 51 ASSISTING HEALING
place? Ifform is removed from consciousness, what is
left? The formless is left, and the inner experience of it
is infInite, without boundaries, without beginning or
end. The formless is the essential nature of conscious
ness itself and is unlimited. Ifwe place a limitation or
introject form, then we subject ourself to what we are
holding in mind.To replace it,we consciously cancel it
by saying, "I cancel any belief in duodenal ulcers," or
asthma, or whatever the illness might be.We then say,
"I'm subject only to that which 1 hold in mind. 1 am an
infinite being, andin truth,1amnot subjectto that.And
that is a fact." When we muscle test that statement, we ftnd it to
be true. Ifwe test a person and they say, "Cancel. 1 am
not subject to that. 1 am an infInite being and subject
only to what 1 hold in mind," we will see that they
instantly go strong, indicating that this is a statement of
the truth. Consequently, when we replace that which is
false with that which is true, healing occurs. What is the ~ffect on our energy field in conscious
ness? Falsity by its nature puts us below the level of
200 and throws us into a negative energy field, Which,
in and of itself, brings about illness.The minute we tell
the truth, the energy field at the level of Courage
(meaning to tell the truth that we are an 'infmite being
and subject only to what is held in mind') instantly
puts us above the line at level 200). The willingness to accept this truth lifts us up to a
position to choose appreciation of the body instead of
the'make wrong' of the body; the lovingness ofour life
instead of the'make wrong' of our life; the lovingness
of the being that we are instead of the criticism of it. 52 HEALING AND RECOVERY
We fmd that we have to let go of criticism, 'attack'
thoughts, critical thoughts, and judgmental thoughts. We have to let go of putting ourselves in the position
of being right and making other people wrong because
the level of 'right and wrong' is at the energy level of
about 180, which is that of negative thought forms. In
other words, it has a deleterious effect on our health
and life energy. Ifwe are willing to let go of our illness,
then we have to be willing to let go of the attitude that
brought about the illness because disease is an expression
of one's attitude and habitual way of looking at things. The specifics of healing a particular illness consist
of (1) letting go of resisting the sensory experience of
it, (2) no longer putting names or labels on it, and (3)
using no words at all.Welcome experiencing what you
are experiencing in a very radical way and at the same
time (4) cancel the thought form and beliefsystem, and
(5) choose the energy field of Love, which heals. If we look at the basic physics of the energies
involved, we can see why fear at calibration level 100
is overpowered by Love at 500 because these are expo
nential powers.Therefore, the power of Love is repre
sented by 500 x 10, whereas Fear is only 100 x 10, a
very big difference. To put oneself in an energy field of 540 is to auto
matically heal oneself.A loving thought then heals, and
a negative thought creates illness. Choosing to become
a loving person results in the release of endorphins by
the brain, which has a profound effect on the body's
health and happiness (see Brain Physiology Chart, pg. 42). Happiness arises from the willingness to let go of
that which is negative and to allow love to replace it in 53 ASSISTING HEALING
consciousness because the essential nature of con
sciousness, unless it has


ness', so we are that which is aware
of the body, as well as that which is beyond the body. Our reality is one thing, and the body is another that
reflects what we hold in consciousness. Therefore,
the problem is not the body at all; the problem is
what we hold in consciousness. The task is really to change the vibrational pat
terns within consciousness. This body is going to
automatically do what it is told to do. It caimot think
because it has no mind. That which we are has the
mind, and the body follows what the mind tells it to do. With this imagining technique, the way in which
we hold our relationship to the body as pleasurable
releases its dominance. As we keep letting go and fol
lowing these techniques, the body seems to get
lighter. The body, having nothing to do with weight, is
experienced as progressively weightless. After a
while, as we move up the scale of consciousness, we
are hardly aware that the body even exists. In looking at the scale of consciousness differently,
we can see how we originate and perpetuate the
weight problem by holding it in the form of destruc
tive emotional patterns. It is generally thought that
these negative feelings are the 'cause' of the weight
problem, but ifwe look into it, we see this is really not
so. We can see that these are the reactions to the
weight problem, and sometimes they are the corollary
or the parallel. How have we been holding the weight problem
up to this point. Most of us have been down at the
bottom of the scale in the area called Guilt, with a
very weak energy field of 30. Ifwe try to handle our 356 HEALING AND RECOVERY
weight problem or any problem, such as alcohol or
relationship, from the level of Guilt, we can see how
much energy we have to work with. We have thirty
dollars compared to Love, which is five hundred dol
lars. Thirty dollars is not going to buy us much
progress in anything. Not only that, the energy field is
negative, meaning we are going to feel negative about
the whole thing, along with self-hatred. The process is
actually destructive. People have actually committed suicide over their
weight problem and self-indulgence. Even if they do
not handle it from Guilt, they move up· to
Hopelessness. This state at the energy field of 50 is
also accompanied by despair. This means, "My case is
hopeless. I have tried all the diets; I have tried the
milk farms. I have lost the energy with which to even
address this problem any more. I'm the victim of it,
and I just surrender to it and give up. " Therefore, this
level is "I am hopeless. " The next one above it is Grief. This is the level of
depression and regret about the problem, along with
feeling despondent and dispirited. There may be the
fear of this problem and its consequences. These are
all negative feelings, such as "I'm going to die of a
heart attack. This excess weight is going to kill me. " This level is full of worry, anxiety, and panic. "It is
going to destroy my relationships and my future. " Of
course, one's self-esteem is deflated, so people with a
weight problem often withdraw socially. They com
pensate in other ways because they feel inadequate
due to this energy field. They really are not inadequate
people at all. They are just holding that about the sit357 LOSING WEIGHT
uation, and the negativity of it affects their emotions. We have already discussed Desire at calibration
level 125, which includes desiring, wanting, craving,
and the entrapment behind all this. The next field upwards is that ofAnger. We know
the person is angry about their weight problem. They
resent it and are filled with grievances about it. Although energy level 150 is more effective, they may
be more successful in utiliZing anger rather than guilt
or hopelessness. If one is angry enough about their
weight problem, they can move up to Pride at level
175. That offers a lot more energy. Through Pride, one
can choose to adopt a successful program to follow
and then move up to Courage. Courage provides some tools that really work, and
at that level, there is the courage to try them. At 200,
there is a lot of power compared to 30 or 50. It
enables us to face, cope, and handle, resulting in
becoming empowered. The truth is that we have not
known how to handle it up to this point. If we had
known how, we would have done it. As we use these letting-go techniques, we become
detached from the whole problem. If the weight
stays, it stays, and if it does not, it does not make any
difference; therefore, we feel good and then move up
to the level ofWillingness. Willingness at 310 has a lot of energy when com
pared to Guilt or Grief. We can see how much power
we have now that we are in agreement and aligned
with this technique. Our intention is that we are finally. going to handle it, and we can accept that it can be
handled. We start feeling that weare an adequate person 358 HEALING AND RECOVERY
and start becoming confident. A transformation is
now occurring because we realize that the power to
handle this is within ourselves, and we start moving
up into a lovingness. There is the desire to really love
ourself and the body now that we do not identify
with it as'me'; this body is not'me'. If I lose my left
leg, I am still'me'. If I then lose my right leg, I am still
'me'. IfI imagine losing my left or right arm, I will still
be'me'. IfI lose both ears, I will still be'me'. We fmally
realize that only the'me' is me, and we are not the
body. Whether it weighs 200 pounds or 85 pounds,
that which we actually are is of a different quality and
essence. Therefore, we must learn to love that body
now, to begin to really value it and see that it is just an
enjoyable little puppet. The way to relate to the body is to see that it is a
happy puppet that just goes about its way. At this
level, we can start getting playful with it and experi
ence a sort of joyfulness. As it bounces around, we are
just sort of dimly aware of it because we are experi
encing our existence from a position ofAllness. Once
we become conscious about where experience
seems to be actually happening, we realize that 'expe
riencing' is a nonlocal, diffuse, subjective condition. We begin to identify with everywhereness instead of
stomachness, bulginess, or ulcerness-all those local
ized things-and instead realize that what 'I am' is a
conscious being. Consciousness is everywhere, so we then begin to
experience existence as ~eing nonspatial. Within this
everywhereness and Allness, this happy puppet. bounces around, spontaneously doing what it does 359 LOSING WEIGHT
and having a good time doing it. Even if we are delib
erate, we are only spontaneously being deliberate. With observation, it will be discovered that all action or
even thinking is actually spontaneously autonomous. (ConfIrmed by the neuroscience research ofB. Libet, et
at. ) By valuing our existence, we come to realize its
intrinsic greatness, bigness, and the joy of aliveness,
and we see the body as a contributor to that fulfill
ment of something enjoyable. The body is something
to have fun with, experiment with, and play with. Within a couple of days, once we release this
appetite. hunger cycle, the rest of it is automatic. We
know we do not have to do another thing. Ifwe want
to throw in some common sense and have a diet Coke
instead of a regular Coke to save a hundred calories,
well, that is common sense. That is up to us, which is
different from being atthe effectofit. That is different
from being run by the guilt of it because now we
have a choice. Another trick that works is to never allow ourself
to go over a certain number of pounds. If we choose
132, that means that if by accident we weigh 134,
then we go back to this technique again and get off
that cycle because those old patterns can tend to
recur. However, they are then easy to let go of if they
do. We merely use the technique once or twice. The
first time we feel hungry, we sit down and skip the
eating until the hunger disappears. Then we go out to
the refrigerator if we want to, and remember to have
our adult there. We may put a note inside the refriger
ator to see when we open the door, or maybe a pic
ture of ourself as an adult. This helps us to realize that 360 HEALING AND RECOVERY
we have a choice about whose arm is going to reach
into the refrigerator. We know to keep


 glycogen storage disease, acute infectious diseases
such as infectious mononucleosis, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia, hemoglobinopathies,
polycythemia, leukemia, lymphoma, metastatic malignancy, and psoriasis. Depressed uric acid
levels indicate defective acute hepatic atrophy or tubular absorption as in Wilson’s disease and
Fanconi’s syndrome. Drug factors interfering in the serum uric acid laboratory test include loop diuretics,
ethambutol, vincristine, pyrazinamide, thiazides, and low doses of salicylates which elevate
blood levels. Also, starvation, a high-purine diet, stress, and alcohol abuse raise uric acid. When
uric acid is measured by the colorimetric method, false elevations come from acetaminophen,
ascorbic acid, levodopa, and phenacetin. Decreased uric acid is caused by high doses of aspirin,
Coumadin, clofibrate, cinchophen, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and phenothiazines. The Glucose, Fasting Blood Sugar
(FBS) L ABORATORY  TEST
Following a 12- to 14-hour fast, the glucose, fasting blood sugar (FBS) laboratory test
measures glucose metabolism as required in diabetes mellitus.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        LeShan, also known as
‘the father of psycho-oncology,’ has observed over several decades that certain personality traits
seemed to pre-dispose some people to cancer. These traits include low self-esteem, difficulty
in expressing anger or aggression, an urge to please others and ignore their own feelings and
needs, and inhibited emotions. The true self of such people has been banished behind a false self,
probably developed quite early in life to ensure parental approval, and maintained in adulthood,
too, when it was no longer necessary. Of course this personality profile does not apply to all cancer patients, although in my work
with sufferers I have often come across similar character traits. Together or separately they suggest
a dispiritingly negative outlook on life, which a cancer diagnosis can turn into black despair, and
PNI tells us what that means in terms of reduced immune competence. It has been observed that cancer often appears 18 months or two years after some adverse life
event, such as divorce, bereavement, financial crisis, loss of a job or of an important relationship,
and so on. Experience with clients has shown me that those events only represented for them
the last straw; that they had long existed in an impossible existential situation that apparently
could neither be borne nor changed. LeShan and Carl Simonton, M. D. 5 call this setup a life trap,
which they describe in detail. My case material bears out its power, and the fact that those who
feel unable to break free eventually reach a stage when they don’t care whether they live or die. As many of them put it, “Something snapped inside me. ” I suspect it was the last strand of their
frayed will to live. The Role of Stress
 I am often asked whether stress can cause cancer. I don’t think it can, certainly not by itself. But it can be the ultimate extra burden that pushes an already weakened, barely functioning
immune system over the edge, so that it can no longer dispose of the irregular maverick cells that
every healthy organism produces in vast numbers every day. Yet without the eternal vigilance of Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author. Page 168Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www. thegersonway. coma well functioning immune system there is nothing to stop a few of those irregular cells to initiate
a malignant process. What we are dealing with here is the mysterious interaction of biochemistry and emotions,
which we have only begun to explore and understand. But there is already enough orthodox
clinical—as opposed to anecdotal—evidence to prove that inner attitudes can make a big
difference to survival. For example, British researcher Stephen Greer 6 interviewed a group of
women three months after they had undergone mastectomies, to find out how they were coping. He found four distinct types among them who showed respectively fighting spirit, denial, stoic
acceptance and hopelessness. After 5 and 10 years, 80% of the fighters, but only 20% of the
hopeless had survived. These rates had nothing to do with medical prognoses. In the U. S., David Spiegel, M.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is referred to as "the father of psycho-oncology"?,
A: LeShan
Q: What is the role of stress in cancer development, according to the author?,
A: Stress can push an already weakened immune system over the edge, but it is not the cause of cancer.
Q: What is the purpose of the visualization exercise described in the text?,
A: The purpose is to help the patient relax and imagine themselves in a peaceful environment, and to reprogram their thoughts and emotions to promote healing.
Q: What is the normal range for serum potassium levels in adults?,
A: The text does not provide a specific normal range for serum potassium levels, but it mentions that the levels in Gerson patients are not elevated.
Q: What is the purpose of the serum calcium laboratory test?,
A: The test helps to diagnose and monitor liver damage, and assess the patient's physiological state.
Q: What is the normal range for total serum cholesterol, according to the text?,
A: The text does not provide a specific normal range for total serum cholesterol.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In the fasting state, blood glucose
levels decrease, stimulating release of the hormone glucagon. Glucagon then raises plasma
glucose by accelerating glycogenolysis, stimulating glyconeogenesis, and inhibiting glycogen
synthesis. Normally, secretion of insulin checks this rise in glucose levels. In diabetes, absence or
deficiency of insulin allows persistently high glucose levels. Normal ranges for fasting blood glucose on the FBS laboratory test after an eight- to twelve-
hour fast are:
 ▪  fasting serum, 70 to 100 mg/dL;
 ▪  fasting whole blood, 60 to 100 mg/dL; Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 189Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.com  ▪  nonfasting whole blood, 85 to 125 mg/dL in persons over age 50, and 70 to 115 mg/dL
    in persons under age 50. These laboratory readings help to screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose
metabolism. They also monitor drug or dietary therapy for diabetics, insulin requirements for
uncontrolled diabetics, and known or suspected hypoglycemics. Fasting blood glucose levels of 140 to 150 mg/dL or higher obtained on two or more occasions
are diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. Nonfasting levels that exceed 200 mg/dL also show diabetes. The elevated blood glucose may come from pancreatitis, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma,
chronic hepatic disease, brain trauma, chronic illness, chronic malnutrition, eclampsia, anoxia,
and convulsive disorders as well. Depressed blood glucose occurs from hyperinsulinism, insulinoma, von Gierke’s disease,
functional or reactive hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, hypopituitarism, islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas, hepatic necrosis, and glycogen
storage disease. The Serum Iron And Total Iron- Binding Capacity Laboratory Test
Two separate blood tests conducted with buffering and coloring reagents measure (1) the
amount of iron bound to the glycoprotein transferrin and (2) the plasma’s total iron-binding
capacity (TIBC) if all the transferrin were saturated with iron. The percentage of saturation is
obtained by dividing the serum iron result by the TIBC, which reveals the actual amount of
saturated transferrin. Normal transferrin is 30 percent saturated. Thus, the two tests (a) estimate
total iron storage, (b) diagnose hemochromatosis, (c) distinguish between iron deficiency anemia
and chronic disease anemia, and (d) evaluate a person’s nutritional status. Normal serum iron and TIBC values have been determined to be:
                                     Serum Iron  TIBC (mcg/dL)   Saturation (mcg/dL)
Men:    70 to 150      300 to 400           20 to 50
Women:    80 to 150      350 to 450             20 to 50
In iron deficiency, serum iron falls and TIBC increases to decrease the saturation. With
chronic inflammation as in rheumatoid arthritis, serum iron is low in the presence of adequate
body stores, but TIBC remains unchanged or drops to preserve normal saturation. Iron overload
does not alter serum levels until relatively late in the pathology, but serum iron increases and
TIBC remains the same to increase the saturation. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved


 fruit juices. I
recommend, The
Complete Book of Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices
 by NW. Walker;
Juicing
 by Michael T. Murray; and
Juicing Therapy
 by my friend
Bernard Jensen, Ph.D. Keep it simple, but do explore and enjoy the
tremendous power of these juices. I would suggest at least two to four 10-ounce glasses of vegetable or fruit
juice a day, along with a raw food diet. The best time to prepare fresh juice is
just before you intend to drink it. However, in our busy society, I find people
get
tired of juicing because of the clean-up issues. I suggest juicing for the
whole day storing the juice in a glass container, and keeping it in the
refrigerator for no more than two days. Please refer back to
Chapter 6
,
Modules 6.7
 and
6.8
, and read about juice
fasting for more encouragement about the tremendous benefits of juices. Remember fruit juices are great brain, nerve and glandular foods. They are
the cleansers of the body as well. Vegetable juices rebuild the structure of the
body especially bone, muscle and connective tissue. Your body will go through cycles in which you will crave fruit juices
and fruits only. Then there will be a time when your body craves vegetable
juices and vegetables. Listen and flow with these cravings. The body knows
what it is doing and what it needs. One of our greatest shortcomings is that
we don’t listen. People don’t listen to God or to their own bodies. We thinkthat the mind and emotions control us. However, these are only conditioned
tools that we can use to create our lives. Tradition, social belief systems of
right or wrong, our schooling, and the like, are what condition the mind and
the emotions. Today, especially, with major corporations and associations
focusing on money and control, we are taught and sold a toxic way of life. Become free and return to God’s way of vitality and vibrancy. Juicing is an art and somewhat of a science. Read, learn and keep it
simple. Enjoy the way these juices rebuild and cleanse the body. You will
find you can’t live without them. Find yourself an easy-to-clean juicer (like
the Champion® brand) and start juicing now. “
Power House
”
 Juice Suggestions
Two of the best single-fruit juices are grape juice and apple juice. These will
supply loads of calcium, while they clean the liver and kidneys, and feed the
nerves and glandular system. GRAPE JUICE
Juice the seeds and stems, too. Effects: Tumor buster; lymph stimulation; free-radical eliminator; toxicity
removal, including heavy metals and minerals. Strengthens the heart and vascular system. APPLE JUICE
Effects: Enzyme-rich juice aids digestion; supplies amino acids; a free-radical
eliminator; strengthens the body. VEGETABLE JUICE COMBINATIONS
The following vegetable juice combinations are power packed for the liver,
kidneys and adrenals. They are also high in electrolytes, including calcium,
magnesium, potassium and sodium. These drinks are rich in chlorophyll
(“plant blood” or “green blood”) for purifying the blood and lymphatic
system. Chlorophyll is one of nature’s best heavy-metal and chemicaldetoxifiers. Carrot + Beet + Parsley
Carrot + Beet + Spinach
Carrot + Alfalfa Sprouts + Parsley
Carrots + Spinach + Celery + Parsley
Wheat grass + Alfalfa sprouts
Juicing cabbage and the cruciferous vegetables is very beneficial for
cancer cases. MODULE 7.8
Beans and Grains: Good or Bad? Beans and grains are dormant foods. Enzyme inhibitors block the
germination process by blocking enzyme action, which allows for long-term
storage without spoilage. Even though beans are more protein-rich and grains
are starches, they are both acid-forming and very hard to digest. I have
always said that it takes more of your body’s systemic energy to digest,
assimilate and excrete these foods than they give back to you. Simply put,
they rob the body of energy in the final analysis. Why do we give grains to hogs and cattle? To fatten them up. And these
foods will do the same to you. Dried beans and grains are very concentrated,
making digestion long and difficult. It is also possible that the enzyme
inhibitors will affect your body’s enzyme action. Sprout For Life
If you
sprout beans or grains
 you release the “life force” within them—the
enzymes. Their nutritional content then becomes more balanced and more
usable by the body. They become chlorophyll rich. Chlorophyll has been
called “green blood,” as its composition is close to that of human blood. Not
only does it give you energy, but it also acts like an antioxidant, removing
toxic metals and mucus from the body. Read:
Love Your Body
 and
Survival
into the 21st Century
 by Viktoras Kulvinskas; and
Sprouts
 by Kathleen
O’Bannon, CNC. If you want true bodily vitality and regeneration, avoid unsprouted beans
and grains. If you must eat them, do so in cold climates and never together, as
you don’t want to combine protein and starch at the same meal. This causes
even greater body enervation from fermentation and putrefaction (see Proper
Food Combinations,
Module 7.3
). Animals in the wild do not consume such
foods. If they did, it would make them sluggish and vulnerable as prey to
other more robust animals. Health is energy and energy comes from life, not death. As you begin to
eat more “alive” foods you will know firsthand the effects that beans and
grains will have on your energy levels and your agility. We must look
beyond our limited, culturally-determined, nutritional ideas to see the vast
array of foods that nature supplies for us. The seasons have a great impact upon us, especially in the northern
climates where more drastic weather changes are experienced. In summer,
being acidic, we need mostly alkaline foods. However, in the cold of winter,
which is alkaline, we tend to desire acid-type foods like beans and grains. This is a natural process. However, these foods should always be kept to a
minimum. Remember, the healthier your glands are, the more the body will
naturally create its own internal heat regulation. An example of this heat-regulating factor can be seen in the operation of
the thyroid gland. Since the thyroid gland regulates metabolism, your body’s
temperature can be greatly affected if these tissues are weak. Beans and
grains, even though warming in nature, in the long run can make the thyroid
weak. This can then have the opposite effect to warming, instead causing you
to be cold all the time, especially your extremities. THE SOY MYTH

As with every aspect of life, one always needs to question and investigate the
truth behind the propaganda that fills the press concerning issues of nutrition
and health. If you learn the basics of health as set forth in this book you will
be better prepared to recognize fact from fiction. Use the facts and truths
presented here as your template. Ask yourself and try to investigate who might benefit from whatever
information is being given. The current “soy fad” is one area that definitelydeserves your attention. To understand who might be behind what I consider
a horrendous and highly-calculated myth, let’s first examine some of the facts
about soy. Properties of Raw Soy Beans
Acid-forming
Extremely high in phytic acid (blocks mineral absorption, especially zinc)
Full of enzyme inhibitors
Extremely hard to digest
85 percent genetically modified (also called Round-Up Ready Soy
Beans®) where the cell DNA and structure are combined with herbicides
and bacteria to create resistance to these factors for better yield
Full of excessive amounts of hemaglutin—a clot-causing compound
Allergy causing
Extremely high in levels of aluminum (very toxic to brain and nerve
tissue)
Facts about Cooked and Processed Soy Beans
Over 80 percent of the oils and fats used in the U.S.A. are from
processed soy beans
Over 80 percent of the margarine made in the U.S.A. comes from soy
beans
Soy beans, as most beans, have enzyme inhibitors and also are high in
phytic acid. They must be processed at high temperatures to break these
metabolism-blockers down. The Basic Processes in Obtaining Soy Bean Oil and Soy Protein
1. COOKING
Heated to between 225°F and 250°F, which:
Destroys all nutrients
Bonds proteins to minerals
Bonds proteins to lipids and starches
Causes free-radical formation
Creates trans-fatty acids (which are hardening and obstructing as well as
mutagenic to DNA)
Encourages rancidity (toxic for the bacterial action needed)Is extremely acid-forming
Possibly promotes formation of acrylimides (carcinogenic compounds)
2. PRESSING
Cold pressed or solvent extraction involves:
Exposure to light and air causing free-radical formation through
oxidation
Rancidity, causing further breakdown (mostly stored in clear containers
allowing a continuation of this process)
Cold pressing only after cooking
Solvent extraction method that creates many toxic and carcinogenic
compounds, lysinea-line being a major carcinogen
Sol


the body to heal itself – but that force is not independent ofthe belief system. Everything begins with believing. What webelieve is the most powerful option of all. – Norman Cousins107Mucus Shows Up in the Urine when Fasting
The urine test shows the amount of mucus the
average human carries within their bloodstream. Take a
3 day fast. Eat absolutely
nothing and drink onlylarge amounts of distilled
water – from
 2 to 3 quarts
a day. Every morning ofthe fast, take a sample of
the first urine you pass
on awakening, put it ina labeled bottle and place
it on a shelf to cool and
settle. In a few days thisurine will show a heavy
cloud of mucus. The
longer you keep theurine, the more toxins
and mucus are revealed. A regular weekly
24 hour fast will help rid your body of
large amounts of mucus and toxins. Some of these toxinshave been circulating in your body for years. In winter, most people eat more heavy, concentrated
foods – such as refined flour products: pancakes, waffles,sugared cereals, doughnuts, rolls, breads, flour gravies,
biscuits, cakes, pies and refined pastas – the body then
becomes so loaded with mucus that it forces the VitalForce to create a cleansing crisis – a cold, flu, etc. A fever
is produced by your Vital Force to help burn up and
flush out the heavy concentrations of mucus. The lungs,nose and throat pour out the mucus through coughing,
sneezing, spitting and nose-blowing. Few humans realize
what a cleansing holocaust the body goes through! The body is a miracle self-purifying instrument! As
long as the body has enough Vital Force to eliminate
toxins such as mucus, it will work with all its energy torid and purify the body. What do humans think about
this crisis? They get feverish. A fever is your body’s
cleaner, a true natural phenomenon of Mother Natureand acts as her incinerator to burn up the toxins. The Urinary System108Winter Miseries? Or Body Cleansing? The uninformed man will tell you that he is suffering
this winter misery because he got his feet wet! Or he
will say that a draft blew on him and he didn’t get hiscoat on in time. These are unscientific and weak excuses. Winter miseries, colds, flu, etc. are Mother Nature’s
internal self cleansing and purification blessings to helpyou get the mucus and toxins out and get healthy! I have proven over and over that you can’t catch
colds. In the early years I was associated with BernarrMacfadden, the father and founder of the Physical
Culture Movement. He organized a group of people
known as the Polar Bears. Every weekend and holidayin the frigid winter, we would meet at the Coney Island
Beach in New York to frolic and exercise. Then we
would all plunge into the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean. Did I ever see one of the winter bathers ever have
the sniffles? Never! People would come to Coney Island
bundled up in heavy overcoats, mufflers, sweaters and
flannel underwear to stand on the boardwalk, staring at
us swimming and splashing around in the icy water.They were the people who had the sniffles, not the Polar
Bears – who believed in eating a healthy mucusless
diet, exercising outdoors and swimming in icy waters. Today I belong to two fine organizations who swim
all year long at Coney Island, New York – the Polar Bears
and the Icebergs. These two clubs are made up of menand women who are cold water swimmers. I also belong
to the Winter Bathers Club (The Boston Brownies) who
are headquartered at the “L” Street Bath House. Here isanother group of people who prove that you can swim
and expose yourself to the most frigid weather and still
never have a sniffle, a chill, a fever or other reactionsfrom exposure to cold weather. I live in California where
the Pacific Ocean drops down to
50 degrees in winter. If
I am not away on a lecture tour, you can count on me totake my cold water swims at the beach not far away. Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in
the open air and eat and sleep with Mother Earth. – Walt Whitman109Take the Mucus Test
I feel that fasting has done a great deal to eliminate
the mucus from my body. I faithfully live on a mucuslessdiet and always take my weekly
24 hour fast to help keep
any mucus and toxins that I may have accumulated in
my body flowing out. I want to keep my machinery clean. Take the test yourself! Eliminate all of the mucus-
forming foods from your diet for several months. Fast 1
day a week and, if possible, take a 7 day fast. Watch your
urine closely. See for yourself the amount of mucus you
have concentrated in your body. After a fast, make 60% to
70% of your diet raw salads, vegetables and fruits and the
balance in cooked vegetables, beans, legumes and brown
rice. This is a mucusless diet that’s rich in enzymes and
nutrients. Also the raw, unsalted nuts and nut butters andseeds (almond, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, etc.) are not
mucus-forming, so add them to your diet of organic fruits
and vegetables. While on this test don’t eat any dairy, eggs,meats and only a few whole grains or none at all. I can tell you all the great health benefits that fasting, a
mucusless and meatless diet will do for you. But it’s best
you simply try it yourself, then you be the judge. Noticehow seldom you have mucus and have to use a tissue. A
7 day fast is a great mucus eliminator. I make it a practice
to fast 7 to 10 days in late Oct. or Nov. so that, as thewinter comes on, I have relieved my body of any mucus
that it has accumulated. I try to live on a mucusless diet. When traveling the world lecturing, Patricia and I find at
times we can’t get all the organic fruits and vegetables we
normally eat, so we put our faith in fasting for purification. The treatment of diseases should go to the root cause, and most
 often it is found in severe dehydration from lack of sufficient
 pure, distilled water, plus an unhealthy diet and lifestyle! A good book goes around the world offering itself to reasonable men, who
read it with joy and carry it to their neighbors. – Ralph Waldo EmersonTrue wisdom is to know what is best worth knowing,
and to do what is best worth doing. –  Edward Humphrey110Break the Tobacco, Alcohol, Cola
And Coffee Habit Through Fasting
It seems today most humans are addicted to some
kind of poisonous drug habit – such as tobacco, alcohol,
cola and coffee. Every one of these substances contain
dangerous toxic poisons. The spotlight of science is stillon the dangers of tobacco. Every cigarette package has
this warning, “ Tobacco smoking may be hazardous to your
health. ” Scientists worldwide have studied the effects of
tobacco on humans. The conclusion: smoking should
be stopped! But it’s not. Sad truth, “Flesh is dumb and
will accept anything.” Your mind must be a strong and
faithful health captain to keep you healthy and fit! The flesh will accept the carbon monoxide and
nicotine of tobacco. It will accept alcohol. It will acceptthe caffeine tars found in coffee, tea and even chocolate. The body has no mechanism to process these vicious
drugs and poisons. Millions are destroying their livesusing these killers, it’s like a slow, deliberate self-suicide! Now, if a person wishes to release himself from the
bondage of these irritating and poisonous drugs that act
first to stimulate and then to depress the central nervous
system, they must fast. The fast is a salvation for thosewho wish to break free of the shackles of these poisonous
habits. In my years of supervising fasts, I have seen these
wretched habits repeatedly defeated by fasting! I remember years ago when a woman came to me who
was a chain smoker. D aily she smo ked 4 packages of
cigarettes and drank a fifth of whisky (
aa.com offers help ). She was a heavy user of coffee and colas. She told me her
nerves were shattered. If she picked up a pencil to write,
she trembled. She couldn’t sleep. Her appetite was gone.Her eyes were blurred. Her skin tone was pasty and flabby. She was miserable and even had thoughts of suicide! Her
physician suggested she see me, that I might help herwith nutrition and exercise therapies. She had reached
the end of her rope and was willing to try anything. We love helping people who want to live and follow
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle! We want to help you now!111The Body Rebels Against Poisons! The first thing I did with this smoking addict was to
put her on a fast. I didn’t take her poisons away fromher. She continued to smoke and drink a small amount
of alcohol and coffee. But on the third morning of her
fast, her body rebelled and these stored poisons andtoxins in her body began to nauseate her. The


c finger and  also
make earthquakes. No one fates and no one is
being  fated. Of course  this is a strange  view  of frcedom. We are
accustomed  to think  that,  if there  is any freedom
at
122  CREATIVE  MORALITY
all, it resides, not in nature, but in the separale
hu- man  will  and  its power  of choice. But what  we ordinarily  mean  by choice  is not
free- dom. Choiccs are usually decisions
motivated by  pleasure and pain, and the divided
mind acls with  the sole purpose of getting 'T'
into pleasure and out of pain. But the best
pleasures are those for which  we do not plan,
and the worst  part  of pain  is expect - ing it and
trying to get away from it when it has  come. You cannot  plan  to be happy. You can plan  to exisl,
but in themselves existence and non -existence
are neither plcasurnble nor painful. l am cvcn
as- surcd by doctors that there are circumslances
under  which  dearh  can be a highly  pleasant
expericnce. The sense  of not being  free  comes  from  trying
to
do things which are impossible and cven
meaning - less. You are not "free" to draw a
square circle, to  livc without a head, or to stop
ccrtain rellex actions. Thcse  are not obstacles  to
freedom;  they  are the con- ditions of frccdom. I am
not free to draw a circlc if  perchance ic should
turn out to be a square circle. I  am not, thank
heaven,  free to walk  out of doors  and lcave my
hcad at home. Likewise I am not free to  live in
any moment but this one, or to separate my - sclf
from  rny feelings. In short  I am nol free when   I am
trying lo do something contradietory, such as to
move without changing posirion, or to burn my
fin- ger without  feeling  pain. 123 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
On che orher hand, I am free, che world process
1s free,  to do anything which  is not a
contradiction. The question then arises:  is it a
comradiction,  is it impossiblc,  10 act  or to decide
without  pleasure as  the ultimate aim. The theory
that we must  incvit - ably  do what  gives  us the
greater  pleasure  or the lesser pain, is a
meaningless asscrtion based on ver - bal confusion. To say that I decide to do something  because it
pleases me says only that I decide to do it  because
I decide to do it. lf "pleasure"  is defined  in the
beginning as "what I prefcr," then what I prcfer
will always be plcasurc. If I prefer pain, like a mas -
ochist,  then  pain  will be pleasure. l n shon,  the
the- ory begs the question at the start by saying
that pleas - ure means what we <lesire:  therefore
anything that  we desire  is pleasure. But I fall straight  int0  contradiction  when  1 try
to
act and decide in ordcr to be happy, wben  1 make
"being plcased" my future goal. For the more my
ac- tions  are directed  towards  future  pleasures,
the more  1 am incapable of enjoying any
pleasures at ali. For all pleasures are present, and
nothing save complete  awarencss of the prcsem
can even bcgin to guaran - Lee flllure happincss. I
can act in order to eat tomor - row, or takc a trip to
the moumains next week, but  there is rcally no
way of bcing certain that this will  make me happy. On the contrary, it is common cx- periencc that
nothing ruins a "pleasure" so muchas  watching
yoursel(  in the midst  of it to scc whether
121 CREATIVE  MORALITY
it pleases you. You  can only  live in onc  moment
at a time, and you cannot think simultancously
about  listening to thc wavcs and whethcr you are
enjoying  listening to the waves. Comradictions  of
this kind  are the only  real  typcs  of action
without  frcedom. There  is anothcr  thcory  of detcrminism  which
states that ali our actions are motivated by
"uncon - scious mental rncchanisms," and chat for
this reason  even  the most spontaneous  dccisions
are not free. This is but anothcr cxample of split -
mincledncss, for what  is the difTerence  between
"me"  and "mental  mechanisms"  whcther
conscious  or unconscious. Who is being moved by
these processes. Thc notion  that anyonc is bcing
mocivatcd comes frorn  the per - sisting illusion of
·•r. " The real man, the organism - in-relacion -to-
thc-univcrse, is this unconscious moti - vation. And
because he is iL, he is not bcing moved  by it. In
othcr words, it is not motivation;  it is sim- ply
operation. Moreover, thcr c is no "unconscious"
mind distinct  from  the conscious,  for the "uncon -
scious" mind  is conscious,  though  not of itself,
just as che eyes  see but do not see themselves. There remains the supposition that che whole
op- eration,  the whole  process  o( action  which
is man -
and-univcrsc,  is a determined  series  of evcnts  in
which  every  evcnt  is the inevitable  result  of past
causes. We cannot go  into  this problem  exhaustively or
even  adequacely. But it is perhaps  enough  to
realize
125 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
for the moment Lhat this is one of the biggest
"open  questions"  of science,  which  is far from
reaching a decision. The idea LhaL the past
deLermines the pres - ent can be an illusion o[
language. Ilccause we must  describe the prescnt  in
terms of the past,  it would  seem  that  the past
"cxplains"  the present. To say "how"  something
happened,  wc describe  the chain  of events  of
which  it seemed  to be a part. Thc botLle smashed. It fell to the floor. I lct it go. My fingcrs  were slippery. I had soap 011 my
hands. Is it lcgiLimate to put the word  "because"
between  these statements. We do so as a rule, for
we can make  the safe  bet that  if I. et go of the
boule,  it will fall to the floor. But this <loes  not
prove that  I caused it  to fall, or that it must  havc
fallen. Evcnts  look in - evitable in retrospect
because when  they have hap- pened,  nothing can
change  them. Yct the fact that  I can make safc
bets could prove cqually  well  that  events  are not
determined  but consislenl. In other  words, che
universal process acts freely and sponta - neously
at every  moment,  but tends  to throw  out events  in
regular,  and so predictable,  sequcnces. Howevcr  ti.,is  issue  may  be decided,  thc
undivided  mind  cenainly  has the feeling  of
freedom,  and cer- tainly  brings  into  the moral
sphere  a way  of life which  has all  che marks of
free and  creative  action. It is easy  to see  that
most  of the acts  which,  in con- vencional  morals,
are called  cvil can be traced  to the divided  mind. By far the greater  part  of thesc  acts
126    CREATIVE  MORALITY
come  from  exaggerated  desires,  desires  for chings
which are not even remotely necessary for che
health  of mincl and bocly, granting that "healch " is
a rela - tive term. Such  outlandish  ancl  insaciable
desires  come into bcing because man is exploiting
his appe - rites  to give  thc ·'J" a sense  of security. I am depressed, and


, without which human beings are only too
obviously alienated and distraught, the reason probably why an
increasing number of young are being attracted to the vegetarian ideology. With regards the bodily advantages, one can be less definite. In
the first place, some people become vegetarians as a result of
chronic ill-health, when all else has failed, a fact which tends to
falsify any comparative study. It is a sad fact that many people are congenitally less robust than othe rs, disadvantages all too often
intensified by wrong feeding in infancy and childhood. Such people are certain to' be better off as vegetarians, but they may remain handicapped compared with the more genetically robust, living so
called normal lives. But vegetarianism by itself may not be enough. A person giving
up meat and fish but indulging in eggs and dairy produce may be no better off. Indeed, it is possible that  a person having some lean meat
and fish, but no eggs and dairy pr oduce, would be less exposed to
the long-term disasters of cholesterol, saturated fats and uric acid,
what ever other insidious physical and mental effects attend. Vegetarian children eating the usual amounts of sweets, jams and sugar have teeth in every way as bad as the general population. As already mentioned, veganism without a supplement of
vitamin B
12 is dangerous. With this supplement, it is probably as
close as one can get to the ideal human diet, but perhaps for
economic reasons, fruits may not feat ure sufficiently. It is probably
as far as one can get practically in avoiding the usual long-term infirmities, gout and arthritis, colds and constipation, and the common afflictions of daily living. This should also apply to
vegetarians, provided a sufficienc y of uncooked foods and fruits is
the rule. In this context, the importance of activity cannot be
overemphasized. The human body, and mind, are only optimally adaptable in terms of a certain pattern of activity. This pattern must
have been originally set by the demands of ground living and food-
gathering, and has certainly not changed since, no matter how sedentary human beings have b ecome in urban conditions. This
pattern is characterized, not by bursts of violent activity, but rather by prolonged moderate activity. For a ground-living primate to be able to fulfil its environmenta l and social obligations, would
demand at least the equivalent of three hours walking a day. Medicine has now realized the importance of this kind of activity, of the risks of inactivity to the h eart, as those of excessive activity
which entails athletism, or the weekend violent games of tennis or squash. One must insist, that no matter how ideal the diet, optimal
physiological conditions will not be met unless this basic activity
pattern is simultaneously met. Life must simply be arranged to meet
it, an arrangement facilitated by the energy crisis. There are the half-hearted vegetarians, keen on keeping in with
the 'normals' in their smoking and drinking habits and not averse to
some meat and fish occasionally, 'for social reasons'. Such people
are often less well than most, the victims of fatigue, of disturbed sleeping and of petty inconveniences, which should not be the lot of vegetarians. The high levels of protein and vitamin B complex on a mixed dietary do undoubtedly protect, to some extent, from the damage of alcohol and other poisons. Vegetarians, particularly those
living on largely refined cereal foods, using sugar, are very
vulnerable. Although very modera te amounts of non-distilled drinks
like cider, beer and the lighter wines, are probably beneficial when consumed in the right circumstances, as we shall see, vegetarians are not equipped to keep up with common bad habits. People who become vegetarian in later life often do so as the
result of some dire warning or health disaster for which medicine can do little or nothing. Usually, such a change of diet brings much benefit, but it would be expecting too much to suppose that the unbiological trespass of many years can be completely annulled. It is the young who especially benefit from a vegetarian diet, the best
possible assurance that the developi ng tissues of brain and body are
formed under the most ideal conditions. To cut out breast feeding, and to feed infants on animal foods, is not only likely to lead to mental disquiet, but, in maturity, to a higher incidence of degenerative disease. 15. Beautiful People, Beautiful Things

The Creation is a whole, all isolation is disintegration. In the
making of the human, nature has attained its highest expression of
wholeness, in love, in the pursuit of beauty, order and harmony. But
for the wholeness of the human condition to be attained, a
wholeness in all things contri buting to human existence is
indispensable. The importance of food to life in general emphasizes
its supreme importance in the attainment of human wholeness, and
only a highly specific pattern of eating can meet this highest
achievement of evolution. Mankind on this planet has been the unfortunate victim of
terrible times and tribulations. Barely had humanization been
achieved, than the earth underwent a prolonged period of intermittent and devastating gl aciation, with world-wide
repercussions. During these terrible times, human beings were obliged to adopt ways of living in order to survive which departed
widely from the human ideal previously set by nature. Although
when the Ice Ages subsided some ten thousand years ago, the majority of human beings tended to resume ways of living more
tolerably human, inventing agriculture in the process to ward against further catastrophe, many bad habits have persisted,
particularly regarding feeding, which, as we have suggested,
accounts in large part for the horrors and abnormalities of human
behaviour. Many parts of the world today should be sympathetic to a
properly human condition, but because of the importance of cortical conditioning, these bad habits persist and remain a most
dehumanizing influence, responsible for the terrors of human
existence and the ugliness of the environment. As the means of
expressing anger and hatred against nature, against other creatures,
against man himself have increased  with the industrial age, so
nature has become increasingly soiled and desecrated, and man's
chronic inhumanity to man has become more sharpened. The
situation is critical, for every aspect of the contemporary crisis examined shows a course set on annihilation and extinction. If further appeals to reason, to scien ce, to politics, to sociology, to
economics are certain to be frustrated unless backed by a genuine change of heart, so are the more simpleton calls for a return to
nature, for a denial of civili zation. Man is too wounded and
humiliated a creature, too complicated by culture to be able to act from such purity. Salvation is likely to be very, very demanding. The change must begin from within, important as the tangible
aspects of life happen to be. One simply must first restore the belief
that the human being is a noble, sacred creature, holding the most
essential post in the creative enterp rise of the universe. Anything
less must entail alienation. Since no reasonable argument can change the colours of the soul, colour must be played, like music to the insane, in the hope that slowly, progressively, the divine
sensitivities will be recovered, and the mind made whole. Although ugliness tends to cancel the craving for beauty,
wholeness and purity, to be surrounded by beauty and harmony, to
practise it at every possible opportunity, must in the long run work. One has the examples of this in the arts. People are often drawn to the arts as a reaction against the puerilities and frustrations of living, the deceptions of gain and material power. While artists, musicians and poets themselves are usually simple people, little good at
worldly tasks, the patrons have always been people of power, in
their lives ruthless and hard, yet st rangely softened in the presence
of the beauty and divinity of ar t. They are not likely to become
gurus and saints as a result, but they are more whole and human for it, certainly worse without it. The sensitivities on which the arts
trade should be pursued in every possible aspect of living; nothing
which is not beautiful should be tolerated, whatever its apparent
lures. The aim of this book has been to emphasize that such
sensitivities are eminently applicable to man's most important
biological function, eating. Not only is it a matter of the choice of
the right kinds of foods. The attit ude towards food, the conditions
under which foods are eaten can provide a most important occasion for developing an overall, humanly compatible attitude and a recovery of the sensitivities, of the meaning of being human. This is not a new appeal. All ot her peoples had discovered that
sacrament and myth are the supreme means of incorporating
thought, feeling and action into a meaningful human cosmology. One finds, among primitives, as among other less materialistically preoccupied civilizations, that nothing is left out. All is made hallowed, meaningful and sacred. Part of the tragedy of the West,
thanks to misinterpretation of the significance of science to society,
has been to purge life of mythical  meaning. Eating is an excellent
opportunity to restore this indispensable strategy. How one eats is as important as what one eats. Eating cannot be
a matter only of belly filling, of meeting calories, proteins, and the other dietary essentials, but the daily recurring opportunity to
express joy, to contemplate beauty, to feel the craving for purity,


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87. Some of the information in this sidebar comes from various USDA Web pages a ccessed through
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USDA publication, “Composition of Foods: Raw, Processed, Prepared,” avail able at
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR17/sr17_doc.pdf. For a full descrip tion of Atwater’s work, see Agriculture Handbook
74 (Merrill and W att, 1973. Energy V alue of Foods…Basis and Derivation). U.S. Gover nment Printing Office. W ashington, DC. 105p. This reference is out of print, but a scanned copy is viewable at www.nal.u sda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Classics/ah74.pdf. ♠<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        During the initial detoxification and rebuilding  phases, a low-fat vegan diet may not seem sufficient, but if you stick
with it and live a healthful lifestyle in a climate that is not too c old, it becomes apparent that the 80/10/10 diet is the optimum way to
go. Robert Dyckman, New York, New York
Last year, I heard Dr. Graham speak about the 80/10/10  ratio of nutrients, and even though I’d been off the standard
American diet (SAD) for three years, I still occasionally felt slu ggish and a bit clogged up when I overconsumed nuts, seeds, and
other fats. Now, while that was still better than the way I felt afte r a SAD meal, I prefer enjoying superior health, not just average or
“standard. ”
So I made changes in my eating habits, vectoring my diet in the directi on of 80/10/10, and in a very short period of time I felt
more energetic during and after exercise, slept better, felt calmer  and more at ease, saw better definition in my muscles, and perhaps
best of all for me (an actor and singer), my singing voice was clearer a nd stronger. It also now takes a heck of a lot less time to
warm up my voice before I perform. This year has been amazingly healthful and I feel grateful for th e bounty that awaits me every single day. Thanks Dr. Graham
for your inspiration and wonderful knowledge. Sky Grealis, New Brunswick, New Jersey
I was so pleased with the results when I first transitioned to a raw die t, and I thought I could eat anything raw with abandon
and maintain perfect health. When I found myself as tired as I had b een before raw, I blamed it on “detox. ” Luckily, it was at that
point that I found Dr. Graham and the 811  way of eating. Thanks to him and this program, I am energetic, have lost 35 poun ds, and
have been able to put on solid muscle for the first time in my life. Dr. Graham is the most down-to-earth leader in the raw food movement—one w ho offers common-sense advice and speaks
the truth even if the world doesn’t seem ready to hear it. Hats off to Dr. Gr aham and low-fat raw veganism. Tera Warner, Montréal, Québec, Canada
I’ve spent 30 years feeling lost in my own skin. I’ve never suffered an y significant health issues, and I always had tonnes of
energy (relatively speaking), but I’d look in the mirror and think, “Th ose are my legs. That’s my skin. ” This morning I woke up
feeling tearful appreciation for the fact that after 30 years of str uggling with insecurity and self confidence, I’m finally starti ng to feel
comfortable in my own skin. My skin is soft, water retention disappears more a nd more every day. I know my limits, I control my
food (instead of it controlling me). This, the result of working relentles sly toward achieving 811rv. I understand that health is more than nutrition, but for me, when proper nu trition has been applied, everything else sort of
settles right into place naturally. I had no idea that 811  would have had such a tremendous effect on my life. I thought I was happy,
high energy, active, and positive … I guess it’s a matter of degree. I’ m thrilled about plunging myself into this living adventure themost I can—and about reveling in this newfound liberty of thought. I look f orward to meeting Dr. Graham next year and thanking
him in person. Appendix D. Resources for Diet Analysis

A number of websites exist that can analyze the food you eat. Two of my fav orites are FitDay. com  and Nutridiary. com. They calculate your intake of various nutrients and help you make sure  you are getting an appropriate number of calories each day. Most people do not realize just how little fat it takes in the diet to exceed 10%, given that even fruits and vegetables contain some
fat. The automated calculators are very helpful in this regard. You can also download a PC version of FitDay, which allows you to use the softw are without being on the Internet. Or you
can download another excellent free program (I consider it the best), cal led CRON-O-Meter, from http://spaz. ca/cronometer. This
tool yields results including a caloronutrient pie chart; a summary  listing of calories, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and
minerals; and a detailed breakdown of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, lipi ds, and more. You can view all of this data for any single
ingredient or food, for any recipe you enter into the program, or for an enti re day’s intake. Unfortunately, there are many variables in the caloronutrient equ ation, and you will find widely differing results among the
various nutrition-analysis tools on the market (see sidebar, “ Trying to Replicate the Numbers. ” on page 333). Thus, your
calculations may not correlate exactly (or even closely) with the  ones in this book or with the numbers that others claim to have
derived. At best, they are rough estimates. Use them accordingly. The USDA Nutrient Database
The above products and their competitors all use for their underlyin g data the USDA ’s National Nutrient Database for
Standard Reference, a repository of nutritional information for more tha n 7,300 foods. Available on CD-ROM, as well as online at
www. nal. usda. gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data, this database tracks more than 100 nutr ients and is the foundation of virtually all public and
commercial nutrient databases used in the United States and a number  of foreign countries. The database is a compilation of data derived from published scientific and t echnical literature as well as unpublished sources,
such as the food industry, other government agencies, and research condu cted under USDA contracts with universities and food
testing laboratories. Unfortunately, less than 15 percent of its inform ation comes from primary laboratory research. The USDA periodically reviews and updates information for some portion of th e foods it tracks and issues new releases of the
database. For example, release SR-16 (its sixteenth major release) in  January 2004, updated nutrient profiles for 28 raw fruits and
23 raw and cooked vegetables. At least nine fruits changed significant ly in terms of caloronutrient ratio with that release. Therefore,
it is a good idea to check that the software you choose for calculating your c alorie and nutrient intake keeps up to date with the most
recent data from the USDA. As of late 2010, the current release is SR-23. An Inexact Science at Best
Unfortunately, the information in the USDA database (though it is th e best information available) is of questionable value. A 1993
General Accounting Office report criticized the Department of A griculture for using lax methods to evaluate nutrients, citing (a mong
other things) small sample sizes and “little or no supporting inform ation on the testing and quality assurance procedures used to
develop the data. ” 86
Even under the best of circumstances, nutritional analysis is far  from an exact science. The USDA attempts to address
“physiological availability” of the caloronutrients in foods, but i t does not consider in any meaningful way, whether the foods are
cooked or raw, animal or plant. It does not begin to account for nutritional differ ences between conventional produce, organically
grown produce, and produce grown in highly bioactive soils. At the micronutr ient level, these cultivation methods would yield
considerably different results. Sadly, Western science is general ly ignorant of such issues at the level that raw nutritional scie nce and
Natural Hygiene understands them. Nonetheless, the USDA database is the primary source of food nutrient dat a for this nation and beyond. Until some well-
funded organization with a holistic health perspective and a differen t set of assumptions is able to undertake the nutrient analysis of
fresh organic produce grown in nutrient-rich soils, the USDA database  is all we have to analyze our nutritional intake. Trying to Replicate the Numbers. If you are mathematically minded and attempt to deconstruct the number s in this book or on the USDA website, you will have
to do some serious digging. After years of working with these numbers, I ha ve learned some things about


 all humans have it from time to time. The human variety is Ascaris lumbricoides. Ascaris simply lies still in your organs absorbing nutrients and eventually ﬁlling up with eggs.’2 She continues,‘The eggs may even do more harm than the worms. Ascaris eggs bring 3 pathogens that spread throughout your body: Rhizobium leguminosarum, Mycobacterium avum/intracellulare, and the common cold virus, Adenovirus. As soon as the last Ascaris egg is gone, Ascaris Intestinal Roundworm
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!362 http://www.drclark.net/en/hulda_clark/parasites/ascris_tapeworms.phpthese pathogens are gone, too. And in 24 hours, unless you kill them, they will hatch into larvae and start the whole cycle over again. It takes about 3 weeks for large parasites like Ascaris larvae to disintegrate completely and be cleared from your tissues. If eggs are continually released during this time, the cycle of infection cannot be broken.’3Some further information on the Ascaris worm:‘A female Ascaris can produce up to 200,000 eggs a day. Adult worms can live 1 to 2 years. Ascaris pneumonitis may be caused the worms as they enter the lungs.’4‘In the adult stage, symptoms are usually related to the amount of worms present. A few worms are usually no problem, and the patient doesn't show symptoms. Heavy infections can produce a bolus (a ball of worms), which can block the intestine or cause a twisting of the bowel. Sometimes the adult worms can migrate to vital organs where they normally don't go, such as the liver, brain or lungs. This is called "erratic ascariasis" and can occur because of fever, anesthesia and some medications.’5Many people have asked where I got the worms and I really cannot answer that question. It could have been from so many different sources at Ascaris Intestinal Roundworm
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!373 http://www.drclark.net/en/hulda_clark/parasites/ascris_tapeworms.php4 http://www.ivdresearch.com/ascaris.php5 http://www.livestrong.com/article/76347-characteristics-ascaris-lumbricoides/different times in my life. I know I had these worms even 15 years ago, and it’s quite possible that I had them throughout my childhood too and just never knew it.As a child, I suffered from eczema, which interestingly enough, can be an indicator of ascaris infection.6  I never knew that until this fast. Many things are making sense to me now. As I embark on my own journey of healing, I continue to evolve, grow and learn too.Ascaris Intestinal Roundworm
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!386 http://www.allergytestinglondon.co.uk/page/eczema_and_dermatitisChapter 6Follow-Up CleansingHERBAL SUPPORTIf you experienced any release of pathogenic bacteria and/or worms during your water fast, you may want to consider doing a follow-up parasite or worm program. In the case of my long fast when I had so many worms released, I purchased a natural worm formula online during the fast so I would have it to start taking immediately after the fast. There are many different programs out there; in my case I decided to try the www.humaworm.com formula. You may also want to try the products from Dr. Hulda Clark or the Barefoot Herbalist. I personally intend to follow a 30-day course of this herbal formula every 3 months for the next 12 months. I do not want any worms returning to my pure and perfect temple ever again! Keep in mind that the eggs are the biggest problem with parasites, and often if you don’t catch the full life cycle, you will ﬁnd yourself being re-infected again and again. This is the problem with using conventional drugs to try and kill parasites, as they only kill the live adults.After my long water fast, I decided to do the humaworm program ﬁrst. After that ﬁnishes, I will take triphala (before bed), an Indian herb known to help strengthen and repair the colon. I will also start taking digestive enzymes at that time to see if it helps my colon health overall.Of course, I would always recommend that you take a probiotic formula after any fast in order to replenish your colon with good bacteria. Especially after a long fast, you may want to take one capsule with every meal for up to a month, and one at night before bed thereafter.I also recommend to take a good B-12 supplement and a daily liquid mineral supplement for at least 90 days after completing a long water fast. There are some other herbs and/or healing foods which are known to be anti-parasitic. They include:•Pau D’arco•Oil of Oregano•Aloe Vera (juice or fresh cut gel)•Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE)•Black Walnut/Wormwood/Clove•Olive Leaf Extract •Pure Peppermint Essential Oil (medicinal quality)•Calendula, Cat’s ClawFollow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!40NUTRITIONAL SUPPORTIn addition to taking herbal formulas, you may also consider adding extra healing foods to your diet for a few months after your fast to really keep your colon and your body pure. Just some of the foods that are known to be anti-parasitic and anti-fungal include:•Raw Apple Cider Vinegar•Raw Garlic•Fresh Ginger•Raw Onions•Raw Pumpkin Seeds•Ground Papaya Seeds•Cayenne Pepper, Turmeric•Fennel Seed, Thyme•Pomegranate (especially the fruit rinds and bark)You can make fresh salad dressings using some or all of these ingredients for several months after your fast, especially if you released worms or other parasites. The following are some great recipes which are fast & easy to make. You can either use a blender or a mini-food processor. In the Eating! Chapter, I noted some personal changes that I made to these recipes to make them even tastier.Follow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!41Papaya Seed Dressing RAWcipe7- 1 Tbsp. Papaya Seeds- 1 clove Garlic, minced- 1 Tbsp. (or less) Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)- 1 Tbsp. locally produced Raw Honey-Bragg’s Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)Put papaya seeds in small food processor/chopper. Add garlic. Blend well. Add equal parts EVOO and honey. Blend. Add a splash of ACV and blend again. Spoon mixture over your salad.Follow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!427 http://rawkinraw.wordpress.com/Papaya Seed Dressing8- 4 slices Ginger, peeled about 1/4 inch thick- 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and thinly sliced- 1 teaspoon Mustard Powder- 1 Tbsp. Papaya Seeds-1/2 cup Bragg's Raw Apple Cider Vinegar-1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil-1 Tbsp. Raw Honey or Agave Nectar-1 Tbsp. Tamari (Low Sodium) or Bragg's Liquid Amino AcidsBlend all ingredients in a blender for about 1 minute. Add to salad and enjoy!Follow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!438 http://www.melissas.com/Pumpkin Seed & Garlic Dressing9-1/2 cup Raw Pumpkin Seeds-1-2 cloves Garlic, pressed or minced-1 lemon or 2 limes, pressed into juice-Dash Cayenne Pepper (optional)Grind the pumpkin seeds using a mini-food processor or coffee grinder. Add fresh lime or lemon juice. Stir in garlic and cayenne pepper. Add to your favorite salad.Follow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!449 http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/recipes/salads.htmlGreen Onion Salad Dressing10-3 Green Onions (Spring Onions)-1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil-1/2 cup Flaxseed Oil-1/3 cup Bragg’s Raw Apple Cider Vinegar-1/3 cup Raw Honey-1 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan or Celtic Sea SaltPlace all ingredients in a blender and mix until creamy. This portion makes enough for the whole family to enjoy! (Green onions are also known as spring onions or scallions. )Follow-Up Cleansing
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!4510 http://www.raw-food-living.com/salad-dressing-recipes.htmlCilantro Lime Salad Dressing11- 1 Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped- 1 clove Garlic- 3/4 teaspoon Fresh Ginger Root, minced- 1/4 cup Fresh Lime Juice- 1/3 cup Raw Honey- 2 teaspoons Bragg’s Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan or Celtic Sea Salt, or to taste- 1/4 cup packed fresh Cilantro (Coriander) leaves-1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive OilPlace the jalapeno pepper