es chemical changes when the plan is cured
or the grain is milled. Besides, as the biochemists have learned, the
chlorophyll which gives the wheat blade or the leaf its green color
plays a vital role in the plant's food factory. No chlorophyll, no food. While Dr. Price was here I took hi m out to Ira Ott's poultry farm. Soon after we arrived Mr. Ott drove up with a batch of day-old baby
chicks. Immediately, Dr. Price gave the poultryman a trade secret:
"Would you like to have every one of those baby chicks live, Mr.
Ott? Well, here is what you do: for its first ration, give each chick a
few drops of cream from cows which have grazed on a lush green wheatfield." It was on that visit the dentist-explorer confided his "hunch" to
me: "Your Deaf Smith County soil, Dr. Heard, contains an element
which never has been named. When taken up in wheat and other food
plants that element is very powerful. I call it 'activator X'." CHAPTER 32. ON DENTISTRY AND FOOD THERAPY
 I have often wondered if we dentists were perfectly honest with
ourselves, we would not have to acknowledge that we are following a
repair trade rather than a professi on. To be sure it takes skill and a
certain precision with tools to drill out a cavity in a tooth and fill it with gold or alloy. But I say that dental science hardly has begun to
solve the problems which challenge it. There remains a vast unexplored field of research in which a few
bold pioneers like the late Dr. Weston A. Price of Cleveland have
blazed trails. It is my fond belief that one day my profession will
follow out those trails to their in dicated goal. In his great book,
"Nutrition and Physical Degeneration," that ought to be in every
dentist's working laboratory, Dr. Price tells how he restored
supposedly incurable cases to health simply by feeding the patients the
foods which they required for perfect nutrition. For example, Dr. Price tells the case history of Freddie S., 8
years old, suffering from convulsions and a broken leg that for three
months had refused to knit together again. As he relates, Dr. Price put
his small patient on a diet of fresh  cream from Bonnie Brumley's dairy
farm near Hereford, Texas. Mr. Brumley's cows, pastured on lush
green wheat producing milk rich in vitamins and minerals. It was Dr.
Price's theory that the milk cont ained an added element (which he
called 'activator X') that enabled the child to assimilate the minerals in
his food. In addition he gave the patient a gruel made from freshly
ground Deaf Smith County whole wheat and served with whole raw
milk. The wheat had to be ground fresh because the flour in a few
days oxidizes and thereby loses esse ntial minerals. The milk had to be
consumed raw because the 140 degrees essential temperature for
pasteurizing, which kills vitamins and puts the food elements out of
balance. Soon 'after he was put on the diet, the child's convulsions stopped. Before long, the broken bone began knitting together. Six weeks after this treatment Freddie S. climbed a waterspout at the
corner of the house. Then, on pages 272-3 of his book, Dr. Price describes Johnnie F.,
5 years old, and bed-ridden with supposedly incurable arthritis
rheumatism and heart lesions. Dr. Price began feeding that boy
butterfat from Bonnie Brumley's dairy, and on the same diet of wheat
gruel and raw milk he had given Freddie S. within a year Johnnie
could leave the hospital in sound health. Evidently enough, both those childre n were suffering from a lack
of correct nutrition to supply their small bodies and keep them
working properly. In plain terms, th e children were being starved. All
the elements which the human body contains, including the trace
elements, must be in the food we eat. If a single item is missing the
delicate balance of nature is upset and the body suffers. It follows that most sick people derive their troubles from the
dinner table. They do not get a balanced diet. For that very reason, I
contend, almost 40 per cent of the young men called by the selective
draft during World War II were rejected as physically defective. Those
young men had been starved all their lives. A person can starve on a
full stomach when the vitamins and minerals which his body needs are
not in the food he eats. Hence, tooth decay, tuberculosis, arthritis, heart disease and about 150 other common maladies may be traced to
vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the patient's diet. Food therapy is still an infant branch of the healing art. I say that
it deserves more attention from both the medical profession and the
public than it has received up to now. Food therapy, indeed, promises
a new era for healing and when that comes, great credit will be due pioneers in the field, like Dr. Pri ce. That practitioner demonstrated
how dentistry could use food therapy to prevent, and also to help
repair, tooth decay. During my 30 year study of dental conditions in
Deaf Smith County, I found evidence a plenty to that effect. Note
what Dr. Edward Taylor says in his report:
"People moving here (into Deaf Smith County with the usual
number of cavities... ceased to develop further cavities... and in
teeth brought there five years previously... the cavities had acquired
hard-glazed surfaces." All decay did not glaze over because the foods
grown here were not consistently used. What forces had stopped those
teeth from decaying further and star ted to repair th e damage already
done? The same, I say, that had mended Johnnie's broken bone and Freddie's heart lesions from Dr. Pric e's direction. Both decayed teeth
and ailing tissue will heal when the cause of the trouble is removed. That cause is malnutrition... the lack of properly balanced diet. Invariably, there is talk at our dental conventions about
"educating the laity" in mouth care. I felt like getting up and asserting: Better educate the profession first. It seems to me that dentists generally are still very much in the
dark as to the cause of tooth decay, toothache, pyorrhea and other
diseased conditions which they are called upon to treat. There is a
difference between treatment and cure, but prevention is the ideal way. To be sure, when it comes to repairs on decayed teeth or
replacing teeth with bridgework and plates, our American dentists
rank with the world's best. But our dental theories concerning the causes and prevention of
tooth decay simply will not hold water. For example, a writer in the Journal of the American Dental Association recently asserted :
"I would not be challenged were I to say that tooth decay were
the result of bacterial invasion." Well, I challenge him. I say that "bacterial invasion" is invariably
and quickly overcome by the normal resistance of a healthy mouth. Those bugs, the Lacto bacillus acidophilus, that the dental scientists
charge with causing a tooth to decay, are found in everybody's
mouths; but, when food is correct the tissues are immuned. Why is it, then, that the rate of tooth decay varies from zero (as
in certain Deaf Smith County familie s) to above 95 per cent? Not the
bacteria count in the patient's mouth, but the food he has lived upon
makes the difference. The mouth must be correct when the food is
correct. When the mouth is correct, the bacteria do no damage. CHAPTER 33. IN WHICH I GO TO THE HOSPITAL
 Some years ago I went to Baylor Hospital in Dallas for an
operation to remedy a condition which had arisen from my advanced
years, an enlarged prostate gland. Before the operation the hospital
staff went over me with a fine tooth comb. Excepting that one difficulty, the doctors found that my bodily organs were sound and
were functioning surprisingly well fo r a man in his early 80s. They
said, in effect, that I possessed a young body. After the operation I had to lie still for a day or two, I had
temporarily acquired a tube—one end in my bladder and the other end
in a bottle under my bed. When the tube came out, I felt like I was
plenty able to go home. Every day I would walk down the hall to the
scales and weigh. When I found my self gaining in weight, that was
lots of fun. To begin with I would not eat what was brought me. The
hospital food was nutritious enough, but not healing. There was not a
vitamin or healing mineral in th e whole platter-full. Then, the
nutritionist asked me what I wanted for supper. I answered:
"I do not know what you have, but bring me anything in the
pantry that has not been changed from its natural state. I will eat it, be happy and say nothing about it." As the nurse had never heard of 'natural food,' I hit her on the
blind side. She did not understand me and so my diet was not
decidedly improved. It so happened that Grady Wilson of Hereford
was loafing in the hall. His wife was a patient in the hospital


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 theyappear. Mutated, freely-multiplying cells are caused by peroxidized fats, by freeradicals in the body, by radiation (there has always been background radiation onEarth), by chance mutation. There are naturally occurring highly carcinogenicsubstances in ordinary foods that are unavoidable. In fact some of these naturallyoccurring substances are far more dangerous than the toxic residues of pesticidesin our foods. The body is supposed to deal with all these things; they are all calledinsults. It is rarely the insult that causes the disease called cancer; it is the failure ofthe body to eliminate cancerous cells promptly. So the treatment I recommend forcancer in general is the same as the one described for breast cancer cases.Restore the immune function. However, as much as I lack respect for conventional medical cancer therapies,
I do think surgery can have a useful place in cancer treatment along with hygienicmethods. Some people just cannot confront the lump(s). Or they are so terrifiedof having a cancer in their body that their emotions suppresses their own immunefunction. Even though surgery prompts a cancer to spread more rapidly, withouttheir lumps some cancer patients feel more positive. If surgery is done inconjunction with rebuilding the immune system, the body will prevent new cancersfrom forming. Removal of a large mass of cancer cells can also lighten the immune system’s
task. Not having to kill off and reabsorb all those cells one-by-one from a hugecancer mass, the body can better conquer smaller groups of cancer cells. And thedie-off of large cancers produces a lot of toxins, burdening the organs ofelimination. This is an argument for the potential benefit of a lumpectomy.However, I do not support mastectomies, or the type of surgery that causemassive damage to the body in a foolish attempt to remove every last cancer cell,as though the cells themselves were the disease. Sometimes cancer tumors are well-encapsulated, walled off and can be easily
removed without prompting metastasis. This type of tumor may not be completelyreabsorbed by the body in any case because although the immune system mayhave killed it, an empty shell remains, like a peanut shell. Sometimes the judgmentcalls about surgery can get dicey. When surgery involves removing an organ. Ioppose the loss of useful body parts. I have also known and helped people who believed they couldn’t recover
without radiation and chemotherapy. What people believe is, is. The emotionsgenerated when a personal reality is suppressed, ignored or invalidated willoverwhelm an immune system. I always tell those people who sincerely believe init to go ahead with standard medical treatment (while I’m privately praying thedoctors won’t cause too much damage). However, when I am supporting a bodywith supplements and dietary reform, have put that body on a raw-food cleansingdiet or even a raw food diet with nuts and grains that hardly detoxifies, and thenthe person has had chemotherapy and radiation, the medical doctors inattendance are inevitably amazed that the side effects are much milder thananticipated, or non-existent. And fewer courses of chemotherapy are needed thanthe doctors expected. For example, I worked with a little boy with leukemia. His mother brought him
to me while trying to resolve a conflict with her ex-husband about the boy’streatment. The father demanded the standard medical route; the mother was for
natural therapy. Eventually the father won in court, but I had the boy on my
program for three months before the doctors got their hands on him. Even duringchemotherapy and radiation the mother kept the boy on my program. Throughoutthe doctors’ treatment he had so few bad side effects that he was able to continuein school and play with the other children; he did not lose his hair (which wouldhave made him feel like a freak). He recovered. I don’t mind that the medicaldoctors took credit, but to my thinking, he recovered despite their therapy. Onion Cases
All too many of my cases are what I privately refer to as onion cases. By this I
mean the opposite of a simple case. There are multiple complaints. I call themonion cases because these people get better in layers, like peeling an onion. Aseach skin comes off, the next becomes visible. Sometimes when the patientovercomes an existing complaint, another appears that was not there in thebeginning, probably this new one is a complaint that they had at an earlier point intheir life, one that had gone away. Onion cases take a long time to completelyheal, sometimes years. There frequently are psychological aspects to the case thatsurface with different physical problems. If I were not an effective psychologist Icould not succeed with most of them. The average medical doctor probablyconsiders onion cases to be hypochondriacs, but they usually are not. Almost always the first symptoms that demand attention are the most life-
threatening, like immune system failures, liver failures, pancreatic failures, nervoussystem failures and heart failures. With these eliminated, new complaints appear.Often these are endocrine system imbalances or weak endocrine glands, anemias,mild heart conditions. Then it gets down to eye or ear infections, muscular orskeletal weaknesses, mild skin problems, sinusitis, teeth problems; things thataren’t serious but that do degrade the quality of life. Each one of these layers alsocarries with it a psychological component; each of these layers can take three tosix months to resolve. I had a pretty good idea from the first visit that Daniel, not yet 30, was going
to take some time to get well. He already had a degenerative condition not usuallyseen until middle age—crippling gout and arthritis. He had badly distorted joints,walked with considerable pain, lacked a full range of movement, had enormousfatigue and consequently, a well-justified depression. Daniel was about to give upworking as no longer possible, but he liked his job. And he certainly needed it. Daniel’s analysis showed massive allergies to foods, a systemic yeast and
multiple virus infections and multiple organ weaknesses: a life-threateningly weakimmune system, weak pancreas, weak adrenals, weak large intestine. Because hecould hardly accept anything he wasn’t allergic to and because he could not affordto quit working even for a few weeks (though he was about to be forced intocomplete disability) I put him on a Bieler fast. This is a monodiet of fairlysubstantial quantities of either well-cooked green beans or well-cooked zucchini,the choice between these two foods depending on the acid-base balance of theblood. (Henry Bieler, 1965) In Daniel’s case my choice was zucchini, one pint ofplain zucchini puree with a little kelp and garlic added (no salt, no butter, nonothing else) every few hours. I also put him on heavy vitamin support andprotomorphogens for his desperate immune system. While on the Bieler fast hedid daily enemas at home. Had colonics been available to him, Daniel couldn’thave afforded them. Within three weeks he was far more comfortable, had less pain, more energy
even though he was still eating nothing but zucchini, had less swelling in his joints.During the first month he lost about ten pounds and had been skinny to start with.I then added other cooked nonstarchy vegetables to his diet and we continued thesame protomorphogen and supplement program for another month. Once each month Daniel came to see me. Each time he had slightly improved
organ strength and was able to tolerate a few more foods. By the third month hestopped losing weight because we added small quantities of cooked rice andmillet to his diet. However, to continue his detox, I had him water fast one day a
week, staying in bed and resting all day. At the start and end of the fasting day he
also took an enema. He continued a weekly one-day fast for many months. Bythe fourth month, his immune system testing stronger, a new problem appeared.Daniel had intestinal parasites. So I also put him on a six month program toeliminate those. Daniel required monthly dietary adjustments because he quickly became
allergic if he ate very much of anything very often—broccoli or rice for example.During this time he became aware of many negative emotions associated withchildhood, of young adult frustrations and disappointments. He was really veryangry about many things in his life, even though he had for many years maintainedan invariably pleasant social veneer. But now he began expressing some of thesefeelings to me and to his associates. Daniel had an abusive girlfriend, but as he improved this relationship became
insufferable. So he broke off with this woman and found a new relationship thatwas much more positive, one based on mutual respect and admiration. There arefrequently strong connections between repressed anger and depository diseaseslike arthritis and gout. Daniel could not permit himself to constantly be made angryand still get well. His next layer of symptoms did not appear until nearly eighteen months after he
had first come to see me. By this time he had good energy, had returned to hikingand skiing, camping and canoeing. He had worked as a printer but was nowbootstrapping his own print shop on a shoestring, and became entirely self-employed. He had a good romantic relationship. The parasites were gone; hisgout and arthritis was virtually gone; many of his food allergies were gone. Nowhis body was demanding that its acid/base balance be adjusted and he began topay attention to the minor back problems he had all along. Daniel had alsodeveloped a new problem—inflammation of the eye. It was so severe that hewent to an opthamologist seeking immediate relief because he could hardly see. Iput him on massive doses of vitamin C and protomorphogens for the eye and weattacked the other problems


 of stress in any given moment,
and eliminate the anxiety for the next few moments, or even hours and
days. By making a conscious decision to distract yourself from worry,
you’ve inaugurated the process of stress reduction, while simultaneously
reconnecting to the field of all-creating intention. It’s from this place ofpeace and tranquility that you become a co-creator with God. You can’t be
connected to your Source and be stressed at the same time—this is mutually
exclusive. Your Source doesn’t create from a position of anxiety, nor does it
need to swallow antidepressants. You’ve left behind your capacity to
manifest your desires when you don’t choose in the moment to eliminate a
stressful thought. Step 4: Monitor your stressful thoughts by checking on your
emotional state right in the moment. Ask yourself the key question: Do I
feel good right now. If the answer is no, then repeat those five magic
words: I want to feel good, then shift to: I intend to feel good. Monitor your
emotions, and detect how much stress- and anxiety-producing thinking
you’re engaging in. This monitoring process keeps you apprised of whether
you’re on the path of least resistance or going in the other direction. Step 5: Make a conscious choice to select a thought that will activate
good feelings. I urge you to choose your thought based exclusively on how
it makes you feel, rather than on how popular it is or how well advertised. Ask yourself: Does this new thought make me feel good. No. Well, how
about this thought. Not really. Here’s another. Ultimately you’ll come up
with one that you agree makes you feel good, if only temporarily. Your
choice might be the thought of a beautiful sunset, the expression on the face
of someone you love, or a thrilling experience. It’s only important that it
resonate within you emotionally and physically as a good feeling. In the moment of experiencing an anxious or stressful thought, change to
the thought you chose, which makes you feel good. Plug it in. Think it and
feel it in your body if you can. This new thought that makes you feel good
will be of appreciation rather than depreciation. It will be of love, beauty,
receptivity to happiness, or in other words, it will align perfectly with those
seven faces of intention I’ve been harping about since the opening pages of
this book. Step 6: Spend some time observing babies, and vow to emulate their
joy. You didn’t come forth into this world to suffer, to be anxious, fearful,
stressful, or depressed. You came from the God-consciousness of joy. Just
watch little babies. They’ve done nothing to be so happy about. They don’t
work; they poop in their pants; and they have no goals other than to expand,
grow, and explore this amazing world. They love everyone, they’re
completely entertained by a plastic bottle or goofy faces, and they’re in a
constant state of love—yet they have no teeth, no hair, and they’re pudgy
and flatulent. How could they possibly be so joyful and easily pleased. Because they’re still in harmony with the Source that intended them here;
they have no resistance to being joyful. Be like that baby you once were in
terms of being joyful. You don’t need a reason to be happy. your desire
to be so is sufficient. Step 7: Keep “Rule Number 6” in mind. This means to suspend the
demands of your ego, which keep you separated from intention. When you
have a choice to be right or to be kind, pick kind, and push the ego’s
demand out of the way. Kindness is what you emanated from, and by
practicing it, rather than being right, you eliminate the possibility of stress
in your moment of kindness. When you find yourself being impatient with
anyone, simply say to yourself: “Rule Number 6,” and you’ll immediately
laugh at the piddly little ego that wants you to be first, faster, number one,
and to be treated better than the other guy. Step 8: Accept the guidance of your Source of intention. You will only
come to know the Father by being as He is. You’ll only be able to access the
guidance of this field of intention by being as it is. Stress, anxiety, and
depression will be lifted from you with the assistance of that same force that
created you. If it can create worlds out of nothing, and you out of nothing,
surely the removal of some stress isn’t such a big task. I believe that God’s
desire for you is that you not only know joy, but that you become it. Step 9: Practice being in silence and meditation. Nothing relieves
stress, depression, anxiety, and all forms of low-energy emotions like
silence and meditation. Here, you make conscious contact with your Source
and cleanse your connecting link to intention. Take time every day for
moments of quiet contemplation, and make meditation a part of your stress-
reducing ritual. Step 10: Stay in a state of gratitude and awe. Go on a rampage of
appreciation for all that you have, all that you are, and all that you observe. Gratitude is the tenth step in every ten-step program for manifesting your
intentions, because it’s the surest way to stop the incessant inner dialogue
that leads you away from the joy and perfection of the Source. You can’t
feel stressed and appreciative at the same time. I conclude this chapter on your intention to lead a tranquil life with a
poem by the famous Bengali poet of Calcutta, Rabindranath Tagore, one of
my favorite spiritual teachers:
I slept and dreamt that life was joy
I awoke and saw that life was service
I acted and behold service was joy
It can all be joy in your inner world. Sleep and dream of joy, and
remember above all else: You feel good not because the world is right, but
your world is right because you feel good.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the main reason why some people are unable to manifest abundance and success, according to the text?,
A: Resistance to allowing, which is caused by contradictory thoughts and feelings.
Q: What is the key to manifesting one's desires, according to the author?,
A: Becoming aware of and eliminating resistance, and instead, aligning with the universal intention.
Q: What is the author's approach to dealing with stressful thoughts?,
A: The author suggests replacing stressful thoughts with positive, loving, and appreciative ones, and to focus on what one has, not what's missing.
Q: What is the author's advice for attracting ideal people into one's life?,
A: The author advises to stop hoping, wishing, and praying, and instead, take proactive steps to attract the right people by being what one desires to be, and to stay in harmony with the universal intention.
Q: What is the author's approach to dealing with stress and anxiety?,
A: The author suggests acknowledging and eliminating resistance, and instead, focusing on one's natural state of joy and connection with the universal intention.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I use the word resistance here,
as I have several times in Part II of this book. Thoughts such as the
following are actually a form of resistance to having your intentions
manifest: This stuff isn’t practical. I can’t just materialize my ideal person
by my thoughts. Why should I be treated any better than all of those others
who are still waiting for Mr. Right? I tried this before, and a real idiot came
into my life. These are thoughts of resistance that you’re placing right in the
way of Source sending you someone. Resistance is lowered energy. Source
is high, creative, expansive energy. When your thoughts are low-energy
vibrations, you simply can’t attract the high-energy people you need or
desire. Even if they came rushing up to you announcing: Here I am, how
can I serve you, I’m willing and able, and carrying a sign saying I’M
YOURS, you wouldn’t recognize or believe them while you’re so busy
trying to attract more of what you can’t have and don’t deserve. Step 6: Practice being the kind of person you wish to attract. As I’ve
touched on before, if you want to be loved unconditionally, practice loving
unconditionally. If you want assistance from others, extend assistance
whenever and wherever you have the opportunity. If you’d like to be the
recipient of generosity, then be as generous as you can, as frequently as youcan. This is one of the simplest and most effective ways of attracting the
power of intention. Match up with the forthcomingness of the universal
mind from which everyone and everything originates while extending it
outward, and you’ll attract back to yourself all that you intend to manifest. Step 7: Detach from the outcome, and practice infinite patience. This
is the crucial step of faith. Don’t make the mistake of evaluating your
intentions as successes or failures on the basis of your little ego and its time
schedule. Put out your intention, and practice everything that’s written in
this chapter and in this book... and then let go. Create a knowing within,
and let the universal mind of intention handle the details. Step 8: Practice meditation, particularly the Japa meditation, to
attract ideal people and divine relationships. Practice the repetition of the
sound that is in the name of God as a mantra, literally seeing in your mind’s
eye the energy


 the first line
of defense for hair. When those cells get damaged or disrupted, be it by
weather, blow drying, styling products, and so on, hair appears dull and
dry. Picture those shingles lying nice and smooth, and then picture them
all bent up or broken, and it’s easy to imagine how it would affect the
entire appearance of your hair. There are 4 groups that conditioners fall into to, each one designed
to repair, smooth, detangle, and generally make hair look shiny and
fabulous by repairing the damaged cuticle scales. The following recipes
are “normal” conditioners, which will focus a little bit on each of those
aspects without a heavy emphasis on one or the other.Conditioner
-Conditioners tend to be more
acidic in pH, which affects amino
acids and provides the hair with
more hydrogen bonds amongst
keratin scales. Translated, this
means that conditioners keep
the scales of the cuticle strong
and fitting neatly together. This is
why some of the recipes call for
something acidic, such as vinegar. -Generally it is best to use
conditioner on the lower half
or tips of your hair, where a lot
of breakage takes place. If you
have dry hair and a dry scalp, you
can experiment with using the
conditioner over your entire head. -Avoid straightening your hair,
or similar practices, as best
as you can. This will mess up
your cuticles over time. Hair is
surprisingly good at maintaining
itself, so long as we don’t mess
with it too much. Coconut Oil Conditioner
-Take out just as much coconut
oil as you will use prior to getting
in your shower, and take it with
you in a separate container. If
you use damp fingers to scoop
any out directly from the jar, or
condensation forms in the jar,
you risk mold and other microbes
growing on it. - Start with a little and then work
your way up-if you overdo it your
hair can look greasy. Y ou will
probably need far less than you
think you do. Rosemary/Chamomile Coconut Oil
-If you are prone to greasy hair,
feel free to lessen the amount of
coconut oil or omit it completely. If you do the latter your hair will
still get a healthy shine, but will
detangle as easily. In this case rub
a little coconut oil separately into
your ends after you are done with
the rinse. 238Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingCoconut oil is full of medium-chain fatty acids and amino acids. Since keratin is made up of amino acids, coconut
oil is the ideal substance to repair it, and it doesn’t get easier than just using one ingredient. Plus, it smells
divine. It is solid at room temperature, but should soften easily if you scoop some out with your fingers.Coconut Oil Conditioner
-Coconut oil 1. Rub coconut oil thoroughly into hair, focusing on the ends, and let it
sit for 5-10 minutes while you go about sudsing, shaving, etc. Start with
a little and then work your way up-if you overdo it your hair can look
greasy. 239Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsApple cider vinegar is a great conditioner, leaving hair nice and shiny, and helping to reduce dandruff. After your
hair dries, it will not smell like vinegar. Add a few drops of essential oil in if you want to give it a unique scent, or
if you have dandruff, try tea tree oil.Apple Cider Vinegar
-1/2 cup of water
-1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar
-essential oil (optional)1. After shampooing, pour your diluted apple cider vinegar over your
head, massaging it into your scalp and hair. I find it easiest to put it in a
spray bottle first so I can control how much I end up using. 240Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsIf you have dark hair and want to give it some extra shine, melting some coconut oil into a rosemary tea is a
pleasant and natural approach to take-alternatively, if you have fair hair, simply replace the rosemary with dried
chamomile flowers. Y ou can make a large batch in advance and keep in the fridge, for a week, warming it up to
soften the coconut oil before using.Rosemary (or Chamomile) Coconut Oil
-2 teaspoons of dried
rosemary or dried chamomile
flowers
-1 cup of water
-1 teaspoon of coconut oil1. Pour boiling water over dried rosemary or dried chamomile flowers. Let it steep for 15-30 minutes before straining and stirring in the coconut
oil. Use as you would any other conditioner. 241Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConditionerY ou will need… DirectionsBody odor has been something humans have tried to mask since the
earliest civilizations. Ancient Egyptians, the Romans…everybody had
some way to mask odor, be it excessive bathing or dousing themselves
in “aromatic oils.”  It wasn’t until the late 18th century that deodorant was
developed, and it has since grown into an 18 billion dollar industry. Despite the incredible boom in its popularity, many people have
reserves about using store-bought deodorants, and opt for a more
natural, chemical-free version. Sadly, society makes it tough to make
your own deodorant. People wrinkle their nose at you if you just tell
them you make your own, even though you don’t smell! Don’t pay any
attention to that nonsense, there is no shame in making your own. These are recipes for deodorants, not antiperspirants. Deodorants are
different from antiperspirants –antiperspirants are classified as a drug
by the FDA and they both affect odor and perspiration, as they affect
the sweat glands. Deodorants are classified as cosmetics. In the vast
majority of cases it is best to avoid deodorant that also doubles as an
antiperspirant. Suppressing the body’s natural method of regulating
body temperature is not a good thing to do. Most sweat is actually odorless. The body has two types of sweat
glands-eccrine and apocrine. Eccrine glands cover the body and
produce mostly “salt water” that is odorless. Apocrine glands, located
in the underarm and groin area, become active during puberty. These
glands produce sweat that also has lipids and proteins in it, and which
will eventually get smelly as bacteria feeds on it. So, most sweat is
actually odorless, until it becomes fermented because of the bacteria
thriving in warm and humid conditions. Y our body odor is also affected
by genetics, diet, and environment. Store bought deodorants often times suppress odor by trying to
decrease bacteria count, but it does so by using chemicals such as
aluminum compounds. Natural deodorant strives to achieve the same
goal, but through the use of essential oils and natural ingredients. For
those who suffer from contact dermatitis related to deodorant, or who
don’t want to apply certain chemicals to their skin, natural deodorant
can be a good alternative. One major plus is that your underarms get
incredibly soft and smooth because of how nourishing the ingredient’s
in these homemade versions are.Deoderant
-Eating a healthy diet can greatly
reduce body odor, as can staying
hydrated. -Wearing breathable under-arm
pads will help keep excessive
sweating under control, and keep
any moisture from soaking or
staining your clothes. -For stick deodorant you can
purchase empty deodorant tubes,
or you can save an old deodorant
stick, rinse it out, and repurpose it. -If you cannot get arrowroot
powder, cornstarch will work in a
pinch. -Balance is crucial in the human
body, and this is well-represented
in our natural Ph. Ph. will vary
from person to person. If you get
irritated by the baking soda in
the recipe, omit it. It could be that
your Ph. is more acidic; in which
case the alkaline baking soda will
cause a small chemical reaction
that may be irritating. Use more
arrowroot powder in this case. Gel Deodorant
-This will be quite liquid at first. Give it a full 12-24 hours to solidify. It will soften again when it comes
in contact with body heat. -Allow the deodorant to dry a
minute or two before pulling your
shirt on. 242Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingArrowroot powder, beeswax, jojoba oil, shea butter/coconut oil, and essential oils are all such simple ingredients
that can yield such wonderful results for a homemade deodorant. Tea tree oil (one of my preferred essential oils
for this recipe) has antimicrobial properties, which will help cut down on the bacteria count that’s causing odor. The arrowroot powder works to keep your underarms dry, but not interfere with your sweat glands job, and it is
notoriously good at absorbing odor-you can also add baking soda if you like. Beeswax lends this natural stick
deodorant some stiffness to keep its shape. As does the shea butter


.85±0.04 1.8 2.04 2.42 8.9 5.0 6.5 0.28
L)'liiphocyt<>• 1.09±0.08 9.34 10.29 9.5 29.0 8.7" 55.5 1.98
Erythrocyu!s ~ 1.08±0.03 10.29 10.29 Not detected 62.0 40.9 Not detected
• Surface areas o( cells: 2B.27 ~~m1; 113 pm1; 163 pm1. Electrokineti c data obtained in physiological saline (0. 145 M NaCJ; pH 7.2 at 250C). b May lx present but <5 x 10~ per cell.
' ThrOiftb. DiJJth. lfaonorrh. Suppl. l6: 53 (1967); Z6: 370 (1971). • lnr. Arch. Allnr~42 : 69 (1972). • Arch. Bioch•m. Bioploys. /35: 356 (!969). 'Exp. C<ll Res. 50: 441 (1968). 188 Activation of VICC Fig. XIV: 18. Illustration of
interaction between blood
flow and cathodic field lead·
ing to accumulation of gran. ulocytes. The flow of blood
in veins is directed tOward
the cathode. The electrone·
gative electric field will se·
lectiveLy counteract the flow
of electronegatively charged
granulocytes which leads to
an increasing accumulation
of granulocytes in these ves·
sels. See also accumulation
of an electronegative chemi
cal compound (Fig. XIV: 19). through pores in the capillary membranes by means of
pseudopods. Also various matrix factors in tissue may
influence electrophoretic transport of different cells. The relation between their surface charges and the
strength of the superimposed electric field might be
important elements in the mechanism of selective
transport of cells in tissue. In this connection, surface
characteristics of blood platelets, lymphocytes and red
blood cells arc of particular interest. A compilation of
actual data from the literature (30) is presented in
Table XIV: 2. A surplus of ftxed electronegative ~harg~ also ~bar·
acterizes granulocytes. In a closed electric circuit any
cell with a surplus of electronegative charges "\Viii tend
to move toward the anode and be repelled by the
cathode. This fact does, however, not necessarily
mean that all electronegative cells wiU migrate to the
same extent. Differences in excess of charge and steric
position of charges in relation to the matrix should
influence the transportS, as well as factors such as
surface friction, size and pliability of the cell. The
repellent force of a cathode or an electronegative phase
of a degrarung tissue was also found to influence the
distribution of blood cells. Thus, the area immediately
around a cathode was always fr<'C of granulocytes and
red blood cells when granulocytes were attracted to the
anode. Distal to the zone free of granulocytes, collec
tions of granulocytes could, however, be seen in ves
sels and interstitial tissue. This finding might be ex
plained as a selective repellent force on these cells flow
ing in blood toward the electrode, resulting in a rela
tive increase in their local concentrations. Fig. XIV: 18
Illustrates the effect of such a flow and field interaction leading to the accumulation of granulocytes. Two 4x4
mm large platinum electrodes were gently placed on
the mesentery of a dog. After 100 mV, 10 t•A, 30
minutes, veins directed toward the cathode fllled with
granulocytes up to a certain distance from the cathodic
surface. During the flow of blood in these veins, the
electronegative field of the cathode must evidently
selectively retard the electronegatively charged granu·
locytes, which thereby will accumulate (see also Sec·
tion K on selective Oow and field accumulation of an
electronegative dye around the cathode). J. A revised view of
so-called "chemotactic"
accumulation of granulocytes
in inflammation
Van Lancker (22), in an excellent monograph on mo
lecular and cellular mechanisms, states: "The nature
of the mechanism that directS the movement of the
leucocyte against a concentration grarueot of a chemo
tactic substance is completely obscure.... There
seems to be no obvious common denominator in all
agents capable of eliciting chemotactism.... Little is
known of the machinery which brings the cell to re
spond to the cell of nhe chemotactic agent." A survey of the field of chemotaxis has been made
by Harris (17, 18). His conclusion was almost a dam
nation of the biological meaning of chemotaxis. In his
Activation of VICC 189 view, chemotaxis is an in vitro phenomenon which
probably has no relevance in vivo. In an authoritative survey in 1978 on leukocytic
locomotion, Stossel ( 43) refers to several partial
mechanisms but remarks that "whether any of the
above "explanations" for the components of locomo
tion and for the locomotion per se turns out to be
correct, remains to be seen." Wilkinson and Allan also stated in 1978 (52, 53) that
a number of researchers have found "the loose use of
the word chemotaxis to describe migration of cells in
the presence of an attractant is increasi.ngly unsatisfac
tory and confusing". They therefore propose a defini
tion of chemotaxis as "a reaction by which the direc
tion of locomotion of cells is determined by substances
in their environment". Most remarkable about the concept of chemotaxis is
the fact that this commonly used term is not related to
any defmed bioltinetic mechanism. As long as the
concept of chemotaxis varies from describing a specific
effect to a whole bioltinetic process including antici
pated but unknown chemical and humoural factors,
confusion will persist. The reader may already have a presentiment of an
alternate explanation for the attraction of leukocytes in
inflammation: granulocytes are well known to carry a
surplus of fixed electronegative charges on their sur
faces (I, 2, 5, 50). Granulocytes should therefore be
attracted to the anode within a closed electric circuit,
as shown in the experiments earlier presented. Corre
sponding in vivo to experimental circuitry powered by
an external battery, is the VICC system, powered by
physico(-electro-)chemical gradients between the in
jured and surrounding normal tissues. We will discuss
this alternate mechanism in more detail after reviewing
some essential information from the literature on che
motaxis and inflammation. Some of the relevant litera
ture on chemotaxis is also presented in Chapter XVI,
Section U, where a corresponding discussion is made
on the background of spontaneous accumulation of
lymphocytes in breast carcinomas. Leukocyte s are considered to respond to a variety of
chemoattractants "most likely" by way of specific
receptors on their surface (21, 46, 47). In this theory it
is assumed that chemical substances released at the
endothelial surfaceS< possess dJe ·capacity to ·'·'glue"
leukocytes to the vessel walls, producing marginations
(8). Alternatively, leukocytes in some way may be
bound electrostatically to the endothelial cells, as de
scribed for thrombocytes (38-42). The essential draw
back in these prevailing theories on margination is that
no "glue" has yet been identified. Moreover, electro
static attraction of charged leukocytes to charged en
dothelial sites should interfere with diapedetic migra
tion through the vessel walls (27). It can be concluded that the inflammatory accumu-
190 Activation of VICC lation of leukocytes in blood vessels and, particularly,
the adhesion of leukocytes to endothelia l walls have
not yet been explained satisfactorily. The local accumulation of polymorphonuclear leu
kocytes in inflammation appears first in the vessels. Some of these vessels are widened (24, 54). The leuko
cytes either adhere to the vessel walls, a process called
leukocytic marginati on (14), or fill the lumens of the
small vessels. The leukocytes next migrate through the
vessel walls via "diapedetic transport" (17) into the
interstitial tissue. In the interstitium the leukocytes are
thought to be attracted in some way to the cause of
inflammation, e.g., bacteria. The mechanism of vaso
dilatation in inflammation is only known to a certain
extent (24). ·Focal liberation of serotonin,


 Master Instruction on the "I AM" Activity, which is to bring illumination and perfection to mankind.
Q: What is the role of the "I AM" Activity?,
A: The "I AM" Activity is a means to bring forth the Great Cosmic Law, to hold the balance, and to keep the destructive forces at bay.
Q: What is the significance of the "GREAT SILENCE"?,
A: The "GREAT SILENCE" is a powerful and sacred place where one can connect with the Ascended Masters and receive guidance and assistance.
Q: What is the author's plea to the reader?,
A: The author is asking the reader to accept the truth, reject human limitations, and take advantage of the offered help to achieve freedom and perfection.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Only
as you  do that,  can  you  have  evidence  of the  Perfection
which  you  long  to have  flow  forth  like  a river  into  your
world! We  can  only  do it, as you  give  attention  to your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  thru  Whom  We  must  work! Will  you  not do this? Will  you  not feel  the Truth  of Life—the  Law  of Life,
which  stands  always  ready  to give  you  your  Freedom ? It is
easy and  sure—easy  of Achievement  with  the  Great  As-
sistance  which  is being  given. How  little  you  know,  how  many  times  in twenty-four
hours,  you,  who  have  been  drawn  under  This  Mighty
Radiation  of Saint  Germain,  are given  Protection  and  As-
sistance. He watches  from  the Great  Octave  of Light  and
when  He is busy  in other  fields  of Activity,  He always  has
those  who  stand  on guard  to take  His place,  and  watch  over
His Children—the  Students  of the Light! Whenever  it is
necessary,  They  are  pouring  forth  Their  Enfolding  Ra-
diance  and  Strength  to encourage,  to bless,  to heal,  to pros-
per all; and  most  of the students  have  no idea  that  it is being
done. Won't  you  accept  this  and  feel  Their  Courage  and
Strength,  to give  you  Help  and  always  know  you  are en-
folded  and  guarded;  so you  are never  really  alone? 28 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
Beloved  Ones,  I enfold  you  in My  Mantle  of Love! I
charge  your  feeling  world  with  Peace,  with  Self-control,
with  Mastery. Will  you  accept  It, with  the same  Love  with
which  I give  It forth  to you ? If you  will,  then  you  are Free
from  tonight! I convey  the  Love  of Beloved  Nada,  of our  Beloved
Brother  Jesus,  of the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters  and
the Cosmic  Beings,  Who  are ministering  to mankind. The
Beloved  Lanto  at the Retreat  of the Royal  Teton  and  Those
in the Retreat  in Arabia,  send  Their  Love  to the students
of America. Already  in India,  the Masters,  not yet ascended,
are receiving  and  acknowledging  the  Beauty  of This
Knowledge  of the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  which  Saint
Germain  has brought  forth. More  and  more,  you  will  find
them  giving  expression  to It. I ask you,  Precious  Children  of the Light,  to stand  guard
over  your  world;  and  if anything  or any  person  attempts
to belittle  Saint  Germain's  Activity,  take  you  cue  at once
and be absent! I give  you  This  as a standard,  to watch  and
protect  yourselves  from  unfortunate  suggestions! If you
care to do This,  then  the Pathway  is open! The  doorways
of doubt  and  fear  are nailed  back  for you! Will  you  not
feel that;  and  go forth  thru  those  doors,  into  the Eternal
Freedom  of your  "I AM  Presence"? The  Privilege  is yours! The Power  is yours! The  Authority  is yours! I invite  you  to
step thru! In the Eternal  Love  of your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  and
My Mantle  of Love,  We enfold  you  unto  your  Freedom  and DISCOURSE  III 29
Asccnsion! May  It be quickly! In the Fulness  of your  Mas-
tery and  Self-control,  may  It be achieved  quickly. I thank
you. DISCOURSE  III 53
April  2i, 7937
NEW  YORK  CITY
Children  of the  Light,  of the  One  Great  Father,  the
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"! How  fortunate  you  are after
long,  long  centuries  of your  pilgrimage  upon  Earth,  in
various  embodiments  similar  to this;  always  reaching  out
thru  the Heart. Yet the intellect  has been  constantly  refus-
ing the Feeling,  the Action  of the Heart;  having  forgotten
completely  that  the Heart  was  the Place  of Divine  Action. It is True  today,  as it was  in the Beginning;  because  your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  is anchored  in your  Heart. It
makes  your  Physical  Heart,  the Heart  of your  "Mighty  I
AM Presence"—in  action. As you  come  to know,  that  your
Presence  is above  you,  then  giving  It your  attention,  it
brings  into  your  outer  world  of activity,  the Power  of your
Presence—whose  Anchorage  in the octave  of the human
Life,  is in your  Physical  Heart. Will  you  be kind  enough,  Precious  Ones,  to hold  that
thought  tonight—while  I am dictating  to you;  and  feel  It
earnestly,  because  it is My Desire  to do a Definite  Work,
while  These  Words  are being  voiced  to you. As you  know,  beginning  in San  Francisco,  I came  at
Beloved  Saint  Germain's  Request,  to assist  the People  of
Earth. I came  forth  from  My Home  in the Light,  after  hav-
30 DISCOURSE  III  31
ing rendered  the  Service  in India,  as described  in the
"Magic  Presence." Saint  Germain,  after  working  for so many  centuries  for
mankind,  determined  to try to awaken  people  again. Every
time  He would  raise  them  to a certain  point,  rebellion  in
the human  feeling  at the discipline  required—for  the Re-
lease  of the Mighty  Energy  from  their  own  God  Presence,
would  swing  them  aside. In Our  Discussions,  We had  to decide  what  was  the most
Powerful  means,  by which  This  Assistance  could  be given
mankind. I said  to Him:  "I am willing  to try with  You  and
make  a Final  Effort,  to release  the Light  within  enough  of
mankind,  so the people  may  have  the Blessings,  which  It
holds  for them"! The Light  in your  body  comes  from  your  "Beloved
Mighty  I AM  Presence"  and  nowhere  else! The  persons
who  do not believe  the "I AM  Presence"  is there,  as de-
scribed  in This  Chart,  will  remain  in their  chains. No one
may  say they  shall  not do so, if they  wish. That  is within  the
choice  of the Individual;  but I tell you,  never  in the history
of the Earth,  has there  been  such  Tremendous  Release  of
Light  and  Energy  to bless  mankind,  as is coming  forth  at
this time. We are not compelling  humanity  to accept  and  use This;
but We can and  do give  It forth  with  Greater  and  Greater
Release  of Power  and  Energy;  as


—there  must  arise  a mighty  sincere  Honest  Individ-
ual, whom  the people  will  at once  see is their  friend;  and
then  would  come  the solution  of the same  problem  in every
country  in the world. Treachery  and  deceit  in high  places,  has  brought  the
distrust  of the mass  of mankind  and  they  do not  know
upon  whom  they  can depend;  but as the Cosmic  Light  in-
creases  Its Intensification  in the Earth,  We  are trying  to so
adjust  It, there  will  be raised  up in those  countries—Individ-
uals of Power,  which  will  call  forth  the Power  of Light  to
sustain  them  in their  Honesty,  Honor,  Integrity  and  Bless-
ing to their  fellow-man. It is the only  hope. We hope  they  will  reach  a great  fruition;  and  possibly
as We find  progress,  We may  ask the Students  of the United
States  to add  a special  Decree  for this. You  have  been  using
the Decree  that  Ascended  Master  Friends  be raised  up
everywhere—a  most  magnificent  thing;  but  now  decree  a 274 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Great  Honest,  Honorable  Individual  whose  Light  is strong
enough,  be raised  up in every  country  in Europe;  and  the
confidence  of the people  rest there;  so the Power  of Light's
Constructive  Activity  takes  Its Dominion. One more  thing  I want  to say to you. You  may  not com-
prehend  it; but at least  in your  attention,  you  can and  con-
template  it, if you  will. Beginning  in this  Class,  there  will
go forth  a Power  of Radiation  to Russia  and  her people,  to
try to bring  the Great—the  vast  Remedy  which  is needed. Should  this become  victorious,  then  you  can feel a Gratitude
and Service  rendered  which  will  be beyond  all words  to
describe. Remember,  the beginning  of this  destructive  ele-
ment  was  in Russia,  in connection  with  the three  individ-
uals in New  York,  who  started  this  frightful  destruction  to
mankind  and  the Earth. Once  not  so long  ago,  We  thought  there  seemed  to be
no hope  to bring  this  transformation  into  Russia;  but recent
evidence  there,  has given  Us renewed  hope;  so We will  do
Our Utmost  to pour  forth  a Radiation  to the mass  of her
people;  to do what  We  could  scarcely  hope  for a short
time  ago. You are not only  solving  your  own  problems  and  holding
America's  Protection;  but  see how  It is reaching  into  the
Whole  Earth. It seems  so fragmentary  to you  I know,  but
in every  country  in the World,  there  are Groups  of "I AM"
Students;  some  places  small,  but enough  so We may  focus
This  Mighty  Power  of Light  at those  points. In South  Africa,  where  as Washington's  Vision  has DISCOURSE  XVIII  275
shown,  was  to arise  that  great  cloud  to submerge  America;
there  has  been  drawn  and  established  a Mighty  Sincere
Group  of "I AM"  Students. It is magnificent. Shall  I tell
you what  they  said  concerning  some  destructive  literature
which  went  even  to Africa. You  know  how  the sinister
thing,  tries  to do such  things,  tries  to spread  its destruction
everywhere. When  its destructive  literature  reached  those
students,  momentarily  they  were  shocked. Then  they  gath-
ered  themselves  together  and  said:  "Well  if those  Messen-
gers are good  enough  for the Ascended  Masters,  then  they
are good  enough  for us,"  and  they  dispelled  the whole  thing
at once. That  was  magnificent,  and  what  A Great  Truth
they  uttered. Therefore,  Beloved  Ones,  you  see how  these  destructive
elements  have  no power,  if there  is only  a Nucleus  for this
Anchor  of the Light  within  a place  or locality. In the var-
ious countries  of Europe,  wonderful  sincere  Groups  of Stu-
dents  are applying  these  Decrees  with  dynamic  Power;  and
We shall  give  them  more  than  Ordinary  Assistance,  you
can be sure. I want  you  to know  how  great  is your  Blessing  and  Priv-
ilege. This  Light,  your  "I AM  Presence,"  your  Life,  is the
Freedom  of yourself  and  the World. So let us enter  in with
renewed  Enthusiasm,  Joy  and  Energy  into  your  Decree
Work,  for It releases  the Substance  required. You  cannot
help  but know,  as you  render  This  Service  to America  and
mankind,  it would  be impossible  for you  not to have  your
own  Freedom. 276 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Just one  more  word  concerning  your  finances. Dear
Hearts,  please  accept  this  and  feel  it with  all the Power  of
your  Being. There  is not one  of you  here,  or among  the
"I AM"  Students,  who  is earnest  and  sincere,  who  could
not before  retiring,  stand  and  raise  your  hands  to the Pres-
ence  something  like  this  and  then  say:  "'Mighty  I AM
Presence.'I refuse  acceptance  of any  financial  limitation
any longer. I positively  refuse  it. Take  command  of me
and my feeling  world. Release  thru  Your  Power  of Divine
Love,  the supply  of money  I require  now. " There  is not one  of you  who  could  not have  it released
in forty-eight  hours,  if you  would  only  realize  it. Try  to
feel that,  with  renewed  enthusiasm  and  a Tremendous  Re-
lease  of energy. It will  bring  about  your  Freedom  in this
respect,  so It gives  you  rest  and  Peace  in your  feeling,  that
your  Application  does  tremendously  more  in all you  re-
quire. I am  determined,  if you  will  allow  Me,  to assist  every
sincere  "I AM"  Student  in America  to be Free,  from  all
feeling  of financial  limitation. Such  a thing  is not possible
in the Understanding  of your  "I AM  Presence. " If there
has been  a great  momentum  built,  by the human  sense  of
limitation;  then  call your  Presence  to dissolve  and  consume
every  vestige  of it in your  feeling  world;  because  your  feel-
ing world  is your  Power-house,  and  there  is where  the
things  act. There  cannot  one thing  Out-picture  in your  physical  body
which  does  not have  its cause  in your  feeling  world,  and DISCOURSE  XVIII  277
just remember  that. I call  into  action  today,  the Mighty
Love,  Wisdom  and  Power  of your  "Mighty  I AM  Pres-
ence,"  to take  command  of your  mind,  body,  your  feeling
and your  world  of activity;  produce  Its Perfection  and  hold
Its Dominion,  and  bring  to everyone  his or her complete
financial  release  from  all limitations. Take  out of each  one's
feeling  world  every  feeling,  which  has  accepted  financial
limitation,  because  of the appearance  world. Set all Free,
Great  Presence  of Life,  and  give  them  such  Courage  and
Strength,  Joy and  Enthusiasm  in their  Application;  the re-
sults  become  so instantaneous,  that  all doubts  and  fears


 center begins to send messages to the breathing
muscles to resume breathing. As the breath hold continues, these impulsesincrease in intensity, causing repeated contractions of the diaphragm. This
is somet imes called the “struggle phase. ” As the diaphragm continues to
contract through the breath hold, it essentially receives a workout. According to a 2013 study of maximal breath hold in free divers, the
relative intensity of diaphragmatic and inspiratory rib-cage muscle
contractions increases by aroun d 5 and 15 times respectively, from the
beginning to the end of the struggle phase, approaching potentially
fatiguing levels by the time breathing is resumed. 42
In 2016,  scienti sts at the Unive rsity of Zagreb, Croatia, ran a study to
determine the effects of hypercapnic-hypoxic training on respiratory muscle
strength among elite swimmers. Those swimmers who were subjected to a
hypercapnic-hypoxic regimen significantly improved the stren gth of their
inspiratory muscles when compared to swimmers who breathed normally. Participants who reduced their breathing improved their inspiratory muscle
strength by 14. 9% and expirator y muscle strength by 1. 9%. The researchers
noted that voluntary breath holding might have resulted in involuntary
contractions of the breathing muscles, increasing diaphragm thickness. 43
The thickness of the diaphragm plays an important role in sporting
performance and endurance. The precise mechanisms by which respiratory muscle training improves
exercise performance have not been fully determined. The positive effects
on endurance may be due to the direct impact on fatigue in the respiratory
muscles. Indirectly, the improved blood flow to working muscles that
comes from more efficient breathing and better oxygenation is also
beneficial. It is also likely that the increased resistance to breat hing during
respiratory muscle training may simply make normal physical exercise feel
easier. 44
When the breathing muscles are stronger, they are better able to cope
with more intensive training. This means that more intense exercise is
possible before the metaborefl ex reduces blood flow to the legs. This
ultimately improves performance as well as endurance. The effects of
respiratory muscle training have been shown across a variety of sports,
including rowing,45 sustained heavy-endurance exercise,46 and cycling. 47A SIMPLE MEASURE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL
BREA THING
As we’ve seen, breathing pattern disorders are multidimensional, comprised
of a series of biochemical, biomechanical, and psychological components. So, it can be difficult to achieve a definitive diagnosis with any single test. Also, many methods to assess dysfunctional breathing rely too much on
subjective infor mation. As with any dysfunction, the body and mind can
adapt to a certain degree until the problem becomes normali zed, and so
personal experie nce rarely provides clear information. This is perhaps part
of the reason why breathing pattern disorders are so often overlooked in
physical therapy. In 2017, the lack of effective screening was addressed by a research
team led by Dr. Kyle Kiesel, a professor and chair of physical therapy, who
has done extensive research in areas including motor control of the core and
functional movement. 2 The result was a simple screening procedure to
enable fitness and healthcare providers to accurately identify disordered
breathing in their patients. 2 Kiesel’ s study examined 51 subjects, 27 females
and 24 males, with an average age of 27 years and a BMI of 23. 3. Breathing
was assessed in terms of biochemical, biomechanical, and psychological
function. The biochemical  dimension of breathing was evaluated by monitoring
ETCO 2. ETCO 2 is the average amount of CO2 in exhaled air. This is
measured using capnography, which measures the pressure of blood CO2,
because normally the pressure of CO2 in the lungs determines the pressure
of CO 2 in the blood. The normal range of ETCO 2 is betwe en 35 mmHg and
40 mmHg. Less than 35 mmHg suggests the presence of dysfunctional
breathing. 21
The biomechanical  dimension was assessed using a test called the Hi-
Lo. This is a visual evaluation during which abdominal expansion and
perceived displacement and functional movement of the upper and lower
rib cage are recorded. The patient lies face up and breathes normally, with
one hand  on the chest and the other on the abdomen. How much  the tummy
and ribs move during a normal breathing cycle is measured. For the psychophysiological  dimension of the experiment, participants
answered questions from the Self-Evaluation of Breathing Symptoms
Questionnair e (SEBQ) and Nijmegen Questionnair e (NQ). The NQ has
been a popular screening tool for the diagnosis of hyperventilat ion for over
30 years. It gives a broad view of symptoms associated with dysfunctional
breathing and asks 16 question s about breathing discomfort. The patient
responds using a numbered scale ranging from “never” (0 points) to “very
often” (4 points). A score of 23 points or more is considered to indicate the
presence of hyperventilation syndrome. 48
I am not a fan of the Nijmegen Questionnair e. Its questions neglect
some of the most common signs of breathing pattern disorders. It does not
include frequent sighing or yawning, nasal congestion, fatigue, or
wheezing. While it could be argued that these are omitted because they are
all caused by organic conditions, people with these symptoms generally do
have breathing pattern disorders. On the other hand, the NQ does include
symptoms such as confusion, tingling and stiffness in the fingers, stiffness
in the arms, and tightness aroun d the mouth. In almost 20 years of teaching
exercises to address chronic hyperventilation, I’ve only seen a handful of
people present with those symptoms. Kiesel’ s team failed to find any strong correlation between the 3
measures of disordered breathing. 2 This goes some way to explaining why
these common methods of diagnosis are so continually unreliable. Of the
participants, 5 were deemed to have normal breathing, 14 failed at least 1
measure, 20 failed at least 2 of the measures, and 12 failed all 3. Only 10%
of partic ipants who passed all three dimensions of breathing actually had
normal breathing. While the capnometer, Hi-Lo  test, and self-evaluation questionnaires
were found wanting, Kiesel discovered that a simple screening test could
accurately asses s the presence of dysfunctional breathing. The proposed test
consisted of just four question s from the Functional Movement Screen
(FMS) and a breath-hold time of 25 seconds. FMS identifies physical weakness and imbalance. To assess movement
patterns crucial to normal mobility, it uses a straightforward ranking and
grading system of seven functio nal movements. These are deep squat, in-
line lunge, hurdle step, active straight leg raise, shoulder mobility, trunkstability push up, and rotary stability. It pinpoints any functional limitations
and asymmetries that may inhibit the ability to move correc tly or train
without injury. The four questions Kiesel found effective to diagnose
dysfunctional breathing ask whether the patient feels tense, has cold hands
or feet, yawns frequently, or mouth breathes at night. These symptoms are
all common among people with breathing pattern disorders. To accurately measure breath-hold time, each participant was directed to
hold the breath at the end of a standard exhalation. The breath-hold was
measured until the tester noted the subject’ s first involuntary contraction of
the diaphragm or throat muscles. 2 This technique  exactly replicates the
BOL T measurement that we use in the Oxygen Advantage. Kiesel’ s team concluded that, if an individual passed the screening
composed of the four questions plus the breath-hold test, there was an 89%
chance that their breathing was not dysfunctional. The test, therefore,
provides an easy way for clinicians to accurately detect DB in their
patients. 2 In the same way, the BOL T provides an accurate measure of
functional breathing. By checking your BOL T score and observing what’ s
going on in your body, you can assess your own breathing witho ut the need
for fancy equipment. This puts you in a strong position to tackle the
problem. WHA T DO FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCORES MEAN FOR
PERFORMANCE. Dr. Paul Sly is an Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor in Canada. He has
more than 25 years’ experience as a practicing chiropractor and is an
acupuncture provider, certified in Functional Movement Systems. He sent
me this explanation of functional movement screening and its implications
for functional breathing and performance:
In Functional Movement Systems, there is the Functional Movement
Screen (FMS) and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment
(SFMA). The FMS is a performance enhancement tool, while the
SFMA is the clinical arm, designed to arrive at a diagnosis. I use
both, but as a clinician I use the SFMA a lot. In particular,
“breakouts” of the movement patterns determine whether a specificdysfunction is a Tissue Extensibility Dysfunction (TED) or a
Stability or Motor Control Dysfunction (SMCD). Take the classic standing toe touch. If an individual can’t do
that, there are two possibilities. Either something (typically the


 breathe correctly, it
makes sense that the eyes would also be affected.90 In fact, in extremecases, breathing-related visual loss can be caused by retinal hemorrhage, for
instance, in patients with asthma who experience a sudden rise in intra-
abdominal or intra-thoracic pressure due to exacerbations.91
Ultimately, Fried asks the primary question, “Why do some people get
seizures when others do not?” He maintains that epilepsy is not the result of
disease of the nervous system and that seizures are, like migraines, due to
arterial blood vessel spasms rather than a “massive dischar ge of neurons in
the brain.” He suggests that the electrical dischar ge seen in seizures is the
result of the seizure, not its cause.33 He confirms from his own resea rch that
hyperventilation precedes seizure and describes a method for biofeedback-
assisted breathi ng reeducation to reduce the frequency and severity of
seizures in patients who do not respond to anticonvulsant drugs.30
SEIZING CONTROL OF SEIZURES WITH BREA TH
RETRAINING
The many links between CO2 and epilepsy—the influence of CO2 on the
electrical activity in the brain, the abnormal fluctuation in CO2 levels that
precedes grand mal seizures, and the abnormal levels of blood CO2 in
patients with petit mal and grand mal seizures—indicate that the gas plays a
significant role in triggering epileptic seizures30. While research into the
potentially thera peutic effects of breathing exercises is limited, some papers
do explore slow diaphragmatic and nasal breathing. A 1990 study looked at the impact of diaphragm breathing training on
seizure frequency.30 Subjects were taught diaphragm breathing techniques
by an instructor who worked with each person, instructing him or her on the
correct moveme nts of the chest and abdomen. Where necessary, the tutor
used practical methods including  a book positioned on the abdomen to help
the subject achieve the correct movement. During the breath training,
participants were asked to practice a specific respiratory pattern that
resulted in an end-tidal CO2 reading of 5%. The breathing rate used to
produce this pattern was around 12 to 14 breaths per minute, approximately
the same as normal respiration.The study focused on two facto rs, chronic hyperventilation and seizure
activity. The researchers report ed that, in every case, patients presenting
with idiopathic epilepsy also demonstrated moderate or severe chronic
hyperventilation. The control group contained several participants who had
moderate to severe hyperventilation but did not experience seizures.30
The results of this study produced considerable evidence to support the
theory that end-tidal CO2 biofeedback is “essential in the therapeutic
correction of abnormal respiration.” Scientists reported that it was not
enough to adjust the rate of respiration.30 Both statements are consistent
with the exercises in this book. The BOL T score provides a simple way to
get biofeedback about CO2 sensitiv ity, while the exercises teach reduced
breathing volume as well as a slower respiratory rate. In previous pilot studies, the same researchers discovered that patients
only became aware of their need to breathe from the diaphragm  once they
could see the difference in end-tidal CO2 compa red with chest
breathing.92,93 The “knowledge of results” presented by end-tidal CO2
biofeedback is believed to play a vital role in the lasting benef its of breath
training. In a similar way, the BOL T score can be used as a measure of
progress when practicing breathing exercises. In the 1990 study, the breath training procedure caused significant
improvements to habitual breathing patterns.30 In particular, participants
showed notable reductions in respiratory rate, which researchers explained
was due to the moderating effect of diaphragmatic breathing. EEG readings
were also interesting, normaliz ing, as a result of the breath training, in
participants with epilepsy. It was believed that the changes in EEG could be
due to greater blood flow and metabolism in the brain. Improved cerebral
circulation would be an expected result of reducing respiratory alkalosis,
which negative ly affects oxygen delivery to the brain. Conversely, a
combination of low CO2 and the ensuing alkalosis would be likely to
further inhibit oxygenation of the brain. Abnormal EEG  readings in people with moderate to severe chronic
hyperventilation are consistent with the practice of using voluntary
hyperventilation to induce epileptic seizures in EEG examinations. Remember, EEG  readings record the electrical signals in the brain, so they
will pick up any spike and wave  dischar ges or misfiring messages. Atypicalreadings are also common in migraine and are associated with hypoxia
(lack of blood oxygen) and the narrowing of the blood vessels in the brain. In the 1990 study, respiration training to correct overbreathing led to a
significant reduction in seizure activity in patients resistant to
anticonvulsant medications.30 The number of participants was too small to
accurately concl ude which variables predicted the reduction in seizures, and
none of the patients was seizure-free after the seven-month trial, but those
who experienced grand mal seizures had none during the trainin g period. In
all partic ipants, the frequency and severity of seizures, as well as the type of
seizure, was considerably modified by the breath training. The researchers
suggest that the stress-reducing effects of diaphragm breathing were also a
key factor in reducing seizures. The study findings indicate that at least some forms of epilepsy go
hand-in-hand with a considerable imbalance of the autonomic nervous
system.30 Whatever causes chronic hyperventilation, the result is a
narrowing of the blood vessels  in the brain, leading to poor brain blood
flow and metabolism, and predisposing susceptible people to seizures. Disrupting the blood acid-base balance inhibits oxygen delivery to the brain
and interrupts the reflexive relationship between the heart and the lungs. Diaphragm breathing exercises to correct hyperventilation can reduce
seizures by raising the seizure threshold. One suggestion made in several  earlier studies is that the link between
overbreathing and seizure activity may actually be airflow stimulating the
nasal mucosa.94 Researc h has reported that when air is blown into the nasal
cavity, it triggers epileptic areas of the brain.95 Also, in some  types of
epilepsy, nasal hyperventilation has been found more likely  than oral
hyperventilation to induce epileptic EEG activity. On a day-to-day basis, we spon taneously alternate our breathing from
one nostril to the other. Certain yogic breathing practices explore this,
focusing the breath in one nostr il at a time, a technique that scientists call
unilateral nostril breathing. Interestingly, studies have found that unilateral
nostril breathin g has a greater impact on the same-side brain
hemisphere.94,95 Right nostril breathing produces abnormalities in the right
side of the brain, and left nostril breathing affects the left side of the brain. It is unclear what causes this phenomenon, but researchers suggest that areflex involving stimulation of the olfactory nerve by nasal airflow is
involved.94,96
These ideas are expanded in 2016 research. Based on the same  ancient
yoga breathing technique of single nostril breathing, new evidence suggests
that altering nasal airflow between the nostrils can influence brain
activity.97 Researchers observed that when nasal breathing was through
only one nostril, cognitive function improved. This method has also been
shown to trigger seizure activity in epileptic patients. The paper
hypothesizes that rather than vasoconstriction being solely responsible for
seizure onset, seizure activity may be related to the way the air stimulates
the nasal mucosa.97 Scientists have found that, in some types of epilepsy,
nasal hyperventilation was more likely than oral hyperventilation to
stimulate epilep tic EEG activity in the brain and that this effect was
inhibited by applying local anesthetic to the nasal mucosa. Although the mechanism, extent, and significance of these findings
remain unclear, evidence from studies of epileptics and arousal during sleep
indicates that a nasal airflow stimulus has some sort of activating effect on
the brain. This underlines the importance of reduced nasal breathing
exercises, in which the amount of air breathed is lessened. It is possible to
switch to nasal breathing and still hyperventilate if other aspects of poor
breathing patterns are not addressed. In 1984, an article published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine
described the use of breathing exercises to self-regulate CO2 and control
seizures.92 The study follo wed 18 participants between the ages of 10 and
42 years, 11 of whom were male and 7 female. All those who took part
suffered moder ate to severe chronic hyperventilation and idiopathic,
medication-resistant seizures. The subjects were given diaphragmatic
breathing training with end-tidal CO2 biofeed back. This was very effective,
producing a rapid correction of breathing patterns. The patients’ breathing
even became comparable to that of people in an asymptom atic control
group. Ten of the participants remained in the study for at least seven
months. Following the treatment, EEG power spectrum readings had
normalized in eight people, as had cardiorespiratory synchronicity. These
people experienced a significan t reduction in the frequency and severity of
their seizures.In 1993, doctors from


 she is a queen. The negative ego fears
women not because we are weak but because we are so powerful,
and because our power come s from an invisible realm. The rational
mind can neith er explain it nor control it, and to the negative ego
this is unforgivable power. Still, we must claim our mystical forces. We must forge ahead,
through the dark and prick ly forces of ridicule and resistance in
whatever form they take, doing what we came here to do and being
who we came here to be. Oppression of women is far from over, and
often women themselves are the ones who make the world even
harder for other women. But this phenomenon will fade away as
female-oppressing females become healed of their own self-hatred. On the other side of this jungle is a new and glorious day on earth,
when our daughters will not be judged wrong for their passions or
held back because they are bursting with such power, strength, and
love. Children help. Sunsets help. Good men help. The beach helps. Reading about  women who have been great in their eld helps. Meditation helps. Prayer helps. Don’t you love it when some  incredibly beautiful woman  like Linda
Evans or Cindy Crawford tells us that the real beauty secret is
nding your inner light? Right. But I’ve done the same things these
women have done to nd my inner light, and while it’s true I’m
happier, I still don’t look like them. The point is I never will, but I
look the way I look, and how I look shouldn’t be such an awfully big
deal. It isn’t for men, and it shouldn’t be for us. It would behoove
Americans to recognize that in other cultures the range of what is
considered beautiful is much  wider than it is in ours, as is the age
range that denes physical beauty. In many ways, I used to try to be a certain way for men: my
personality, my looks, my behavior. I still try to improve myself in
those areas, but I do so for myself, for my own joy. To please a man
can be exciting, but to try to be a certain way for him, to try to
create ourselve s instead of revealing ourselves, is to come from sucha lack of self-e steem that it would be hard to keep a man interested
anyway. And who knows how we are supposed to be? I can’t gure it out,
and at times I’ve tried. But I do know this: On the days when I feel
love and compassion and forgiveness in my life, I’m happier and
more attractive  to other people. Those feelings are the mystical keys
to beauty and happiness. It is so simple, and it doesn’t cost a thing. From pseudosophisticated corners, there is resistance to such an
easy message. For if women were really to believe these things—
that love in our hearts could renew our lives—billions  of dollars
would be spent elsewhere. And why are we always trying to gure out how to be more
attractive to men, anyway? Why shouldn’t they work a little and try
to gure out how to be attractive to us? Not every man knows how
to handle a woman who is full of passion, glory, power, and
intelligence. So what should  we do? Shrink? Many, many women
do. And then perhaps they’r e married or hitched. But they’re not
necessarily happy, and neither are their men. It is better to be alone
than to be living at half throttle. Men in our culture have been spoiled, treated with false reverence
instead of respect. We have enabled them to think a woman is just a
body, a clothe shorse, and a sex machine, and we have done so by
acting at times as if we were those things. A woman is an ever-
deepening mystery that takes years and humility and great patience
to fathom. Having become blind to this fact ourselves, we have over
and over and over again put up with the most irreverent attitudes. We have failed  to teach our sons, much less our daughte rs, what a
magnicent thing a woman is. Break the chain. Don’t let another woman inherit your last
spoiled-brat lover like a pair of uncomfortable shoes you took back
to the store. If he doesn’t get it, let him know. Walk on by. We have
spent enough time in the heart of darkness; now we are headed for
the heart of light. OceanofPDF.comTHREE
A Magnicent Adventure
In youth we learn; in age we understand. —Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
There is a collective force rising up on the earth
today, an energy of the reborn feminine. She is peeking around
corners, taking  over businesses, tucking in the children, and making
men go wild in every way. She knows us at our source. She is not, as
we are not, lacking in virtue. She remembers our function on earth:
that we should  love one another. She has come to reclaim us. She
has come to take us home. As the feminine spirit seeks  to rise, there are numerou s forces
seeking to push her back down. This is a time of a monumental
shift, from the male dominance of human consciousness back to a
balanced relationship between masculine and feminine. The
Goddess archetype doesn’t replace God; she merely keeps him
company. She expresses his feminine face. The resistance  to this is stronger than most people know. The
invalidation, the crucixion, of feminine power is one of the most
emotionally violent and subversive forces at work today. Time after
time, the Goddess has been beaten, thwarted, shut down—
emotionally, physically, politically, and socially—by men and
women alike. Every time a woman is raped or beaten, every time a
woman is attacked on the street or crucied in the press for no other
reason than that she is a woman, every time a strong woman issqueezed out of the workplace because her presence there is
threatening to the old order—we are witnessing the skirmishes of a
vast invisible war. The fate of every woman alive today, whether
she likes it or not, is that the story of her life shall be played out
against this panorama. Her relationships with everyone and
everything—from her parents to her teachers to her lovers to her
children to her friends to her job to her employers to her employees
to her community to her culture—have been, are, and will be
aected by this gigantic conagration. We have no choice as to whether or not this is happen ing. Our
only choice is whether we shall open our eyes. When we remain
ignorant of the forces swirling around us, we suer the
consequences of all unconsciousness, remaining at the eect of
forces over which we seem to have no control. Should we awaken to
the truth of the moment, we can consciously usher in one of the
most important human breakthroughs in history. We have the
opportunity to forge a marriage between masculine and feminine,
more potent and more vibrant than any we have experien ced on the
earth for ages—more beautifu l, perhaps, than any the earth has ever
known. The story doesn’t begin with grown women being massacred in
the workplace or in the press. It begins with innocent little girls who
become convinced, for what ever reason, that the girl within them
isn’t good enough. From there, they turn into women who are
always seeking to deny their femininity. From there, they attract
others who will want to do the same. In order to disman tle a social
disorder in which women are oppressed, we must begin where it all
started: a long, long time ago, when we were very, very young. Many of us grew up in dysfunctional families, because modern
society is a dysfunctional place. But the spiritual journey, the path
of recovery and personal growth, is a detoxication process in
which we bring up and out the negative beliefs we have carried
with us from the past and which now poison the present. We then
learn to invoke the ame within us, which did not go out during our
dark and dic ult years. However confused we might have become,
angels protected and shielded  us. Our spirits did not die. There is anever-renewable natural strength within us that still exists and is
accessible now, regardless of what Mommy did or didn’t do, how
Daddy loved us or ignored us, or whether we feel we’ve succeeded
or failed at life so far. I call that innocent place within every woman
the lost girl. “I could have been a mystical princess! I should  have been a
mystical princess! I was supposed  to be a mysti cal princess!” Thus
cries the woman who has tried to reclaim her lost girl. The lost girl
is still within us—the girl who wasn’t allowed to blossom, the girl
whose natura l childhood instincts were unnaturally capped at
puberty, the girl who was squelched in fear of the woman she would
become. For years, we live damaged, cut o from the true
expression of who we are because we don’t know  who we are.