 as possible without 106
strain, then release the finger pressure on the nostrils and
slowly exhale. During this exhalation release mula bandha
and vajroli mudra, but keep the fingers in position. Maintain
awareness of the sahasrara. At the end of the exhalation,
relax for a few seconds and then repeat the whole process. Duration: For as long as possible without strain. Notes: In the body there are nine openings through which
sensory experiences of the external world enter and waste
matter is excreted: the two ears, the two eyes, the two
nostrils, the mouth, the anus, and the urinary passage. These
openings are called the nine "gates" in the "temple" of the
body. By closing these gates and withdrawing the mind in
ward, one is able to pass through the tenth gate - that of
spiritual awakening - thereby transcending mundane con
sciousness. The mystical tenth gate is in the crown of the
sahasrara chakra and is known as the gate of Brahma (higher
conscousness). Benefits: As the mind is drawn within from the external
world, awareness develops of the nada, psychic sounds
which originate in the sahasrara chakra and emanate from
an important center in the brain called bindu-visargha. (10) Agnisar Kriya (Vahnisar Dhauti: "purification by fire
breathing"). Vajrasana 107
Sit in Vajrasana (note diagram, p. 106), keeping the toes
together and separating the knees as far as possible. Place
both hands on the knees and lean the upper half of the body
forward slightly, keeping the arms straight. Open the mouth
and extend the tongue from the mouth. Breathe rapidly in
and out by contracting and expanding the abdomen. The
breathing should resemble the panting of a dog. Repeat this
rapid breathing 25 times. Advanced form: Take the same pose as in the sample form. Exhale as deeply as possible and perform jalandhara bandha. With external retention, rapidly contract and expand the ab
dominal muscles. Precautions: Wait at least four hours after eating to prac
tice this mudra. Limitations: Those with high blood pressure, heart disease,
or peptic or duodenal ulcers should not do this practice. Benefits: Abdominal conditions such as excessive wind
(flatulence), constipation, depressed liver function, etc., are
relieved, the abdominal organs are toned, and the appetite is
stimulated. This serves as a good preparation for uddiyana
bandha (see Chapter III p. 92) and nauli kriya (abdominal
massage, see Chapter IV, p. 120). Although described here with the basic mudras, aginsara
kriya, which can be used as a substitute or preparation for ud
diyana bandha, is not a mudra proper, but a part of hatha
yoga practice. With it, this section is concluded, and we pro
ceed to the methods for awakening the chakras. Methods for Awakening the Chakras
One traditional approach to the awakening of the chakras
is exemplified by the Gorakshashatakam, a brief treatise writ
ten in the tenth century by the guru Goraknath. This text will
be presented in detail in Chapter VI-B. The principle tech
nique described is the concentration on each chakra while
gazing at the tip of the nose. For example, Goraknath 108
writes, "The first chakra, called adhara (the muladhara), is
like burnished gold. Meditating on it with the gaze fixed on
the tip of the nose, one is freed from sin. The second chakra
is the svadhisthana, as beautiful as a genuine ruby. Meditating on it with the gaze fixed on the tip of the nose,
one is freed from sin." The effectiveness of this practice can be explained by the
location of the ida and pingala nadis, which originate in the
muladhara chakra - the seat of kundalini - and terminate
in the left and right nostrils, respectively. Gazing at the tip of
the nose therefore stimulates these nadis and the muladhara
chakra, as well as the kundalini it houses. When using this
method while concentrating on another chakra, the practi
tioner can cause kundalini to rise and further energize that
chakra, already activated by mental concentration. This 109
technique of nose-gazing, then, is a powerful method which
can potentially double the effects of concentration. However, since this practice is so simple and monotonous,
a beginner finds himself easily distracted by thoughts and
desires which emerge from the subconscious. His mind
becomes restless, and his concentration is easily broken. For
these reasons, the practices recommended here are of a more
comprehensive and varied nature. Indian yoga has devised
and handed down other effective methods for awakening the
chakras which combine chakra concentration with asanas,
pranayama, and mudras. The mechanism of these practices
follows a distinct pattern: first, prana is absorbed through
pranayama; next, the chakra is stimulated physically and
phychically through specific asanas and mudras; and finally,
the chakra is activated by the infusion of channeled prana
and direct mental concentration. The following descriptions of practices for awakening the
chakras are largely based on Tantra of Kundalini Yoga by
Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Please realize that the prac
tices enumerated here traditionally have been taught only to
outstanding students under the careful guidance of a guru. Practicing alone from a book can easily lead to a misunder
standing and thus considerable danger. It is essential that the
instructions recorded here be followed only under the most
expert guidance. (1) Awakening the Ajna Chakra
Sit in siddhasana (women in siddha yoni asana) with the
eyes gently closed. If siddhasana is impossible, sit in half sid
dhasana, with one heel - whichever feels more comfort
able - pressing against the perineum. Place the hands on the
knees in chin mudra and make sure the spine is erect. It is
important to keep the eyelids closed gently; the unconscious
strain generated when the eyes are closed tightly prevents
entry into deep meditation. Concentrate between the
eyebrows or on the tip of the nose, fixing the eyes themselves 110
on either spot behind the closed lids. At the same time, alter
nately contract and relax the perineum gently, where the
heel is pressing. Continue for 5 to 10 minutes. Next, become aware of the breath and adjust to the rhythm
so that the perineum is contracted during inhalation and
relaxed during exhalation. Breathe at a natural speed in this
way for 50 breaths, maintaining awareness of both the
perineal contractions and the breath. This is the first half of
the method. Next, remaining in the same position, concentrate on the
ajna chakra between the eyebrows. Inhale slowly and deeply,
imagining the absorption or prana between the eyebrows as
you chant OM* in your mind. Then exhale slowly, imagining
that you are radiating prana from the eyebrow center, return
ing it to the universe, as you continue to chant OM. Continue
for as long as possible (30 minutes to two hours). There are two reasons why stimulation of the perineum,
the location of the muladhara chakra in the physical body, is
helpful in awakening the ajna. First, this practice helps to
awaken the kundalini which resides within the muladhara. No chakra can be awakened unless it is energized by an ac
tivated kundalini. Secondly, the ajna is directly connected to
the muladhara by the ida, pingala and sushumna nadis,
which converge at these two points. Direct stimulation of
one of these chakras generates a contingent effect upon the
other. Thus, the activation of the muladhara in the first part
of the practice described here is an excellent preparation for
the direct concentration on the ajna which follows. Concentration on the ajna chakra is strongly recommend
ed before attempting to awaken other chakras, for the follow
ing reasons. Each chakra is said to possess its own latent kar
ma, which is brought to the surface and activated to some ex
tent when it is stimulated through ascetic practice. The
* Pronounced like "home" without the "h". III
awakening of the ajna chakra avowedly enables the practi
tioner to purify the karma of the lower chakras, in addition to
that of the ajna itself. Thus, if the ajna is awakened first, the
overpowering and potentially dangerous karmic forces hid
den in the lower chakras may be safely controlled. Furthermore, by first activating the ajna the practitioner
strongly stimulates the kundalini residing in the muladhara,
owing to the direct connection between the two chakras


I HUMAN URINE AND IMPORTANCE ('f D!tiiNG : 191
ail troubles cre.ated by impure blood and bile. Ayu(veda mentions 20 diseases caused by phlegm. The troubles
like drowsiness, excess of sleep, lethargy, wateriness of mouth,
desire ·for hot· food-stuffs, er.'"'e!'s of urine, dullness, absence of
hunger are the effects of phlegm. In these disorders urine treatment is
very advisable. In them repeated vomiting and fast and a fatless diet
excluding milk, ghee, cheese, oil and sweets are useful. According to Ayurveda a number of diseases are caused by the
trouble of the gas. The gas or the Prana has been called •fuel for the ·
machinery of the body' and it sustains the body. In the medical
terminology it is equivalent to nervous system and nerve-force. Any
, kind of gas-disorders results in diseases of the sense organs. Gas
trouble is dominant even in the diseases of bile and phlegm. Needless to say that urine treatment is useful in all these troubles.'·
Gas is caused by sleeping in day-time, strenuous physical labour,
sex-indulgence, waking in the night, worry, mourning, neglecting
natore's call, eating sour things, loss of appetite and injury to the
tender parts of the body. Dry, cold and insufficient food also cause
gas trouble. Urine treatment is extremely useful in troubles due to phlegm. Permanent.cold, chronic asthma, heart-trouble, loss of appetite and
indigestion can be effectively treated by urine if it is accompanied
with fasting, vomiting and dry food. Once should not be scared of
fasting. The organism can very well withstand fast as long as
foreign matters are present in the body. The foreign matter is
completely eliminated when heaviness in the body, loss of appetite,
indigestion, congestion of urine and stools are removed and the
patient develops good appetite' for food. At this stage light diet can
taken. This is why treatment prescribes fast. Naturopathy is generally regareded as. a foreign system of
healing. Its techniques are also more of'less similar to urine therapy. Naturopathy has beEm w€11 adovocated in Ayurveda. also. It is
unfortunate that we do not understand the simple principles of 192 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
Ayurveda. There was a time when fasting cure was commonly
practised in India as a natural way of healing. But fasting did not
mena only abstaining from food. Charak says-
11The fasting cure includes four kinds of purification, (vomiting,
purgation, douche and elimination of impure blood), control of
excessive thirst, airbath, sunbath, treatment by digestion-stimulants,
fast (abstention from food) and physical exercise." (Charak Sutra
Ch. 22. Verse 18) ·
A second meaning of 1Langhan1, -the Sanskirt synonym of fast,
is, any metho::l by which lightness is acquired by the body. But
nowadays, as said earlier 1Langhan1 is taken for fast only. If fast is
necessary for a patient, the physician should look into his vitality. Fasting should not b~ prolonged for such a long period as it may
sack 1thc life substance1 itself. Care should also be taken to preserve
the strenght ofthe patient because it gives the power of resistance. Fasting can serve no real purpose ifth2 strength of the patient fails. A disease is like a red signal to a moving train. In is nature1s
warning for rest. The patient should therefore suspend all activties
of visiting, sefvice, study, etc. and take rest in bed with a peaceful
mind to relax the bodily organs. Orange juice is generally prescribed these days during any
illness. But sweet juice should be avoided in the diseases due to
phlegm as it is cough-producing. It is contra-indicated in cases of
asthma, cold, catarrh and ir.diges~ion. Moreover the poor cannot
easily affo~~· fur.h costly fruits. In the Indian system of medicine, in
the place of orange juice, lentil soup and vegetable soup containing
garlic, ginger, black pepper, Dhania, Gira, etc. is prescribed. Ginger, garlick and black pepper are extremely useful for patients
suffering from phlegm. Bitter juices are advisable for patients suffering from excess of
bile. S11ch ::. patient should take vegetables like Methi, karela, milk
and sweet fruits. ~weet, bitter and pungent juices are beneficial. Diet should be light and in moderate quantity so that it may be THE BEST MEANS TO PHYSICAL HEALTH : 193
easily digested. Tea and coffee should be avoided during treatment. It is good to take a boiled extract of Tulsi, Phudina, green tea,
pepperi-mu/ and black pepper. CHAPTER VI
THE BEST l\1_EANS TO PHYSICAL HEALTH
By Dr. Maganlal 0. Sa/aria
When Rudra cut off Daksha1s head,.the Ashvinikumaras rejoined
it at the request of the gods. Shankar also joined the head of his son
which he had cut himself. Such examples are plenty in Ayurveda
and mythology. It indicates that both gods and demons possessed
the knowledge of Ayurveda. There was a competition between them
and each party tried to excel the opponent in the developm~nt of ·
Ayurveda. They were in search of a method whereby every d1sease
could be cured with the minimum of medicine. The sag~ Atrey in
Charak Samhita has specified the uses of urine and herbs for curing
diseases.On the other hand Lord Shiva and his· foliowers have
prescribed iron, poisons, pearls, jewels, ruby etc. in their system of
treatment. At the end, they have proved that mercury alan can cure
all diseases. In Europe they have done a good number of experiments and
researches in order to reduce the number of medicines. First of all. Dr. Hanemann created the system of homoeopathy. He showed to
the world, that the medicines prescribed by allopathy and taken in
large doses has the opposite effect than when taken in very small
quantity (in high potency) as prescribed in homoeopathy. For
example op1u-m is useful for stopping motions but the same taken
according to the system of homoeopathy removes constip~ti_on. Later
on his disciple Suschler confined himself to twelve med1cmes only
fer· treating all diseases. In America Dr. Burgess invented
Epsompathy and successfully cured many types of maladies by 194 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
epsom salt. Out of this salt, he made seven preparations which are
applicable to-all types of diseases. In 1921, when lwas a student in
National Medical ~allege (Bombay), I knew a famous Vaidya
treating· all the diseases with only three medicines. While sitting' in
his clinic, he u~d to keep only three bottles on his table labelled
as Vataghna (cure for bile trouble) Pittaghan (cure for bile. trouble)
and. Kaphaghna (cure for phlegm.) He·used to feel patient's pulse
and prescrible a mixture of the three in due proportion for internal'
and external use. I tried my best to know the' secret of the above
three medicines but he did not disclose it till the end. This mentality. of the Vaidyar is quite improper. later on I came across.a book
entitled R~sa-Mangal, published by Gonda! Rasa-Shala. In the very
beginning I read about the extracts. curing Vat, Pitta and Kapha
troubles which s;;.tlsfied me. The Tantras indicate that there was a practice among Aghoris to
use L•rine and stools as medicines. In Jain scriptures also a monk has
.been advised to take his auto-urine while practising short or long
Pratima (Dhyana). In Rudrayamal Tantra under the chapter
'Shivambu-kalpa', lord Shiva hap described to Parvati the virtues of
urine removes all diseases and· bestows upon man a long life:
Further ·Ayurveda and Rasa-tan~ra also have prescribed urine along
with subsidiary medicines. The sage Atreya has prescribed eight
types of urine to be used as m'edicines. They belong to herbivorous
animals only. In addition Sushrut has prescribed human urine also
as medicine. One can ask why sage Atreya did not describe the
utility of human urine in spite of the fact that it is more useful to
man. One can see that the' urine of animals is useful to themselves.. The sage Atreya has also stated that the eight types of urine are
useful to human beings as well. Why did he not refer to human
urine? The simple answer seems to be that he did not feel ~my
necessity to describe a very well


	time	one
particle	is	a	penny	poorer,	another	gets	a	penny	richer. ) The	basic	pattern	is
very	simple,	but	when	trillions	of	energy	exchanges	are	involved	every
second,	as	they	are	with	life	on
Earth
,	the	ecosystem’s	ability	to	keep	one
form	separate	from	another,	yet	in	dynamic	relationship,	is	mind-boggling. There	are	other	things	the	mind	can	do	that	are	paralleled	in	the	universe. The	mind	can	keep	track	of	two	events	separated	in	time—this	is	how	we
recognize	a	face	today	that	we	saw	years	ago,	for	example. Similarly,	the
universe	keeps	track	of	any	two	paired	electrons. They	will	be	paired	for	all
time	even	if	they	travel	millions	of	light-years	apart. Uncannily,	if	one	of	the
paired	electrons	should	change	in	position	or	spin,	its	twin	will	change
simultaneously	without	sending	a	signal	that	needs	to	travel	through	space. The	Zero	Point	Field	communicates	without	regard	for	time,	distance,	or	the
speed	of	light. The	very	fact	that	we	use	a	word	like	“communicate”	indicates	how	hard
it	is	not	to	see	parallels	between	our	minds	and	Nature	“out	there. ”	Whichbrings	us	to	a	dangerous	trap. Mind	and	matter	offer	two	ways	of	describing
the	same	thing,	but	they	are	not,	in	themselves,	exactly	the	same. If	one	could
show	that	the	universe	has	a	memory,	for	example,	that	wouldn’t	prove	it	had
a	mind. Remembering	a	face	is	a	mental	act. The	ability	of	two	electrons	to
match	each	other’s	spin	across	a	vast	distance	is	a	material	feat. The	same	trap
works	in	reverse. If	one	could	calculate	every	vibration	of	a	violinist’s	bow
while	playing	a	Beethoven	sonata,	that	wouldn’t	explain	music	or	its	beauty. Those	are	mental	phenomena,	not	material	ones. All	we	can	do	is	draw
parallels	between	two	models	in	an	effort	to	place	them	in	one	reality. I’ve	been	speaking	as	if	the	universe	consciously	knows	what	it	is	doing
when	DNA	creates	an	amoeba,	for	example,	instead	of	a	chimpanzee	or	a
human	being. This	implies	self-awareness	on	the	part	of	molecules,	and	that
in	turn	requires	the	Zero	Point	Field	to	act	like	a	mind	as	it	organizes	every
possible	fluctuation	in	the	cosmos. No	matter	how	closely	one	draws	the
parallels,	this	premise	can’t	be
proven
—or	disproven—because	the	Zero
Point	Field,	by	containing	everything,	contains	us. We	cannot	step	outside	it,
and	so	we	are	in	the	same	position	as	a	fish	trying	to	prove	that	the	ocean	is
wet. Unless	the	fish	jumps	out	of	the	ocean,	water	is	everywhere;	there	is	no
contrast,	and	therefore	no	dryness	that	makes	wetness	possible. We	cannot	prove	that	the	universe	has	a	mind,	because	we	aren’t
mindless. Nobody	has	ever	experienced	mindlessness;	therefore,	we	have
nothing	to	base	it	on. The	Vedic	rishis	were	fortunate	that	they	started	out
believing	that	consciousness	was	real	and	needed	no	proof. Physics	doesn’t
hold	that	consciousness	is	a	given. To	speak	of	a	self-aware	universe	puts	one
at	the	fringes	of	speculative	thinking	in	physics. But	for	our	purposes	in
looking	for	evidence	of	the	afterlife,	it	is	vital	to	show	that	consciousness	is
everywhere,	because	then	there	would	be	nowhere	to	go	after	we	die	that
isn’t
conscious. Mind	over	Matter
What	if	our	minds	could	alter	the	quantum	field. Then	we	would	have	a	link
between	the	two	models,	mind	and	matter. Such	a	link	was	actually	provided
by	Helmut	Schmidt,	a	researcher	working	for	the	Boeing	aerospace	laboratory
in	Seattle. Beginning	in	the	mid-Sixties,	Schmidt	set	up	machines	that	could
emit	random	signals,	with	the	aim	of	seeing	if	ordinary	people	could	alter
those	signals	using	nothing	more	than	their	minds. The	first	machine	detected
radioactive	decay	from	strontium	90;	each	electron	that	was	given	off	lit	up
either	a	red,	blue,	yellow,	or	green	light. Schmidt	asked	ordinary	people	to
predict,	with	the	press	of	a	button,	which	light	would	be	illuminated	next. At	first	no	one	performed	better	than	random,	or	25%,	in	picking	one	of
the	four	lights. Then	Schmidt	hit	on	the	idea	of	using	expert	psychics	as	hissubjects,	and	his	first	results	were	encouraging:	psychics	guessed	the	correct
light	27%	of	the	time. But	he	didn’t
know
	if	this	was	a	matter	of	clairvoyance
—seeing	the	result	before	it	happened—or	something	more	active,	actually
changing	the	random	pattern	of	electrons	being	emitted. So	Schmidt	built	a	second	machine	that	generated	only	two	signals,	call
them	plus	and	minus. A	circle	of	lights	was	set	up,	and	each	time	a	plus	or	a
minus	was	generated,	a	bulb	would	light	up. If	two	pluses	were	generated
consecutively,	the	lights	would	go	on	in	a	clockwise	direction. Two	minuses
would	light	up	in	a	counterclockwise	direction. Left	to	itself,	the	machine
would	light	up	an	equal	number	of	pluses	and	minuses;	what	Schmidt	wanted
his	subjects	to	do	was	to	will	the	lights	to	move	clockwise	only. He	eventually
found	two	subjects	who	had	remarkable	success. One	could	get	the	lights	to
move	clockwise	52. 5%	of	the	time. An	increase	of	2. 5%	over	randomness
doesn’t	sound	dramatic,	but	Schmidt	calculated	that	the	odds	were	10	million
to	1	against	this	occurring	by	chance. The	other	subject	was	just	as	successful,
but	oddly	enough,	his	efforts	to	make	the	lights	move	clockwise	had	the
opposite	result:	they	moved	only	counterclockwise. Later	experiments	with
new	subjects	raised	the	success	rate	to	54%,	although	the	strange	anomaly
that	the	lights	would	sometimes	go	in	the	wrong	direction	persisted. (No
explanation	was	ever	found	for	this. ) Schmidt	showed	that	an	observer	can
change	activity	in	the	quantum	field	using	the	mind	alone,	which	supports	the
case	that	at	some	deep	level	mind	and	matter	are	one. The	rishis’	assertion
that	we	are	embedded	in	the	Akashic	field	seems	more	credible,	which	also
makes	it	more	credible	that	we	do	not	leave	the	field	when	we	die;	if	we	did,
we	would	be	the	only	thing	in	Nature	that	isn’t	part	of	the	field. Inspired	by	Schmidt’s	results,	a	Princeton	engineering	professor	named
Robert	Jahn	developed	much	more	sophisticated	trials,	involving	a	machine
that	could	generate	zeros	and	ones	five	times	a	second. In	the	Princeton
experiments,	each	participant	went	through	three	types	of	tests. First	he	would
will	the	machine	to	produce	more
ones
	than	zeros,	then	more	zeros	than	ones,
and	finally	he	would	try	not	to	influence	the	machine	at	all. Each	test	was
repeated	until	there	were	between	500,000	and	1	million	results,	a	staggering
number	that	in	a	single	day	outstripped	all	the	previous	trials


. I’ll call them up and of fer my help. ’  “You are strong enough to
get through all those things. I know a woman named Emily who was so fearful she wouldn’ t go out
in the rain. She wouldn’ t sign checks, either. She avoided almost all of life’ sjoys and responsibilities. Her husband finally left her, and you couldn’ t
blame him. Then she developed leukemia and went through an incredible
metamorphosis. When last seen, she was at a political rally, yelling at the
top of her lungs. Her husband would remarry the woman she has become. But it took leukemia to get her to wake up and live. For many people, it
takes the knowledge that we won’ t live forever—so why be afraid to love. TRANSCENDING HA TE
Resentments and hate are the obstacles that keep many people from
clearing up their unfinished emotional business and achieving harmony
with others. Transcending fear opens the way to for giveness of those who
have wronged you, and it releases a love that can make you psychologically
immune to your environment. Choosing to love and hold on to the mean ing
of life increases the chances of survival under all conditions. Psychiatrist
Viktor Frankl, a survivor of the Nazi death camps, wrote in his memoir
Man’ s Sear ch for Meaning  that the guards found it easier to kill those who
seemed ready to die than those who looked at their captors, with a spark of
life in their eyes. Love saved Frankl’ s life at one point. When he and his
fellow prisoners were told that a train was going to a work camp where
conditions would be better, he gave his place to someone else. The train
went to one of the gas chambers. Another survivor, Jack Schwarz, has told how he passed out during a
whipping and had a vision of Christ. Filled with love from the image, he
said to his torturer, “Ich liebe dich. ” The guard was so shocked that he
stopped, and he was even more astounded when he saw right before his
eyes the prisoner ’s wounds healing within moments. Psychiatrist Geor ge Ritchie, author of Return fr om T omorr ow, tells this
story of “W ild Bill,” one of the death-camp survivors with whom he
worked after the liberation:

[“Wild Bill”] was one of the inmates of the concentration camp, but
obviously he hadn’ t been there long: His posture was erect, his eyes bright,
his ener gy indefatigable. Since he was fluent in English, French, German
and Russian, as well as Polish, he became a kind of unof ficial camp
translator…. Though Wild Bill worked fifteen and sixteen hours a day, he showed no
signs of weariness. While the rest of us were drooping with fatigue, he
seemed to gain strength…. I was astonished to learn when Wild Bill’ s own papers came before us
one day, that he had been in Wuppertal since 1939. For six years he had
lived on the same starvation diet, slept in the same airless and disease-
ridden barracks as everyone else, but without the least physical or mental
deterioration…. Wild Bill was our greatest asset, reasoning with the dif ferent groups,
counseling for giveness. “It’s not easy for some of them to for give,” I commented to him one
day…. “So many of them have lost members of their families. ”
“We lived in the Jewish section of Warsaw,” he began slowly, the first
words I had heard him speak about himself, “my wife, our two daughters,
and our three little boys. When the Germans reached our street they lined
everyone against a wall and opened up with machine guns. I begged to be
allowed to die with my family, but because I spoke German they put me in
a work group. ”
“I had to decide right then,” he continued, “whether to let myself hate
the soldiers who had done this. It was an easy decision, really. I was a
lawyer. In my practice I had seen too often what hate could do to people’ s
minds and bodies. Hate had just killed the six people who mattered most to
me in the world. I decided then that I would spend the rest of my life—
whether it was a few days or many years—loving every person I came in
contact with. ” This was the power that had kept a man well in the face of
every privation. I’m not saying all the survivors came through by being able to love the
Nazis as human beings, and I’m certainly not saying everybody else died
because they didn’ t love enough. Many hung on to life so they could be
witnesses to the world. Some did it by turning “hatred into ener gy,” which
was the slogan that enabled the Vietnamese to survive forty years of war
and overcome the Japanese, French, and Americans—but you have to be
careful that you don’ t end up becoming like your enemies. To attempt Wild
Bill’s kind of love just because somebody says it’ s righteous would be a
pathetic hypocrisy. Such love may have little to do with the individuals inthe drama but rather may be a welling forth of a universal power—God or
the basic goodness of humanity—through the deepest wounds of the spirit. What I am saying is that love can save you. You can look at a murderer
with love based on the fact that you know what got him where he is. I’m not
suggesting you love atrocities, but even the most depraved person started
out as an innocent baby. We have to remember that all of us are created by
our parents and society. If we get the wrong messages from them and
receive no love from them, then any of us can end up a Hitler. This is not an
acceptance of evil, but rather a refusal to sink to its level. As Martin Luther
King, Sr., has said, “Hate won’ t bring my family back. ” You may not be
able to change your oppressor or save your life by your love, but you can
keep hatred from destroying your heart, mind, and life, as it has destroyed
his. Among my patients I meet many who are dealing with “impossible”
spouses. There are two ways out: You can either divorce your “Hitler” or
stay and try to change him or her with love. I remember a woman named
Ruth, who once told me, “I’ll make this marriage work if it kills me. ” She
developed extensive metastatic breast cancer and became so depressed that
she was considering suicide. Then one day Ruth was in the audience at one
of my talks. The subject of suicide came up, and a young woman in the
audience related how her father had killed himself and her life had been
devastated, both because of the loss itself and because she couldn’ t deal
with her father ’s lack of courage. Her story moved Ruth so much that she
found new courage within herself, decided to live, and left her husband. However, when you realize that both you and your “Hitler” are only
human, you can probably learn to live together, helping each other change. Nothing helps someone become better as much as someone else granting
the possibility. As Goethe wrote, “If you treat an individual as he is, he will
stay that way, but if you treat him as if he were what he could be, he will
become what he could be. ” I find it useful to remember what Martin Luther
King, Jr., once wrote about Jesus’  command to love your enemies:

Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a
false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains
as a barrier to the relationship…. We must recognize that the evil deed of
the enemy neighbor, the thing that hurts, never quite expresses all that he is. An element of goodness may be found even in our worst enemy. The meaning of love is not to be confused with some sentimental
outpouring. Love is something much deeper than emotional bosh…. Now
we can see what Jesus meant when he said, “Love your enemies. ” We
should be happy that he did not say, “Like your enemies. ” It is almost
impossible to like some people. “Like” is a sentimental and af fectionate
word. How can we be af fectionate toward a person whose avowed aim is to
crush our very being and place innumerable stumbling blocks in our path. How can we like a person who is threatening our children or bombing our
homes. That is impossible. But Jesus recognized that love is greater than
like. When Jesus bids us to love our enemies, he is speaking of
understanding and creative, redemptive goodwill for all men. Only by
following this way and responding with this type of love are we able to be
children of our Father who is in heaven. The real test is not whether we could be crucified to save mankind but
whether we can live with someone who snores. You have to remember that you cannot change anyone. You can only
change yourself. But remember you create the other person by what you’re
like. This often gives a wife, for example, great power. Eleanor, one of my
patients, works with her husband in real estate. She’ s capable of making
million-dollar deals, but he criticizes the way she dresses, even


 are caused by the herpes simplex virus, generally type 1, and as such they have no cure. If you harken back to science class, you’ll recall that bacteria can be wiped out, while a virus cannot. So how can
coconut oil possibly help. It doesn’t wipe out the virus, but it can inhibit its assembly and how it spreads. Coconut oil contains a substance known as lauric acid. When combined with glycerol, it creates a substance known as monolaurin. Studies done so far have shown that monolaurin affects the lipid envelope of the virus,
and prevents the virus from reproducing how it normally would. In turn, it is not able to spread as efficiently
and tends not to last as long. Apply a bit of coconut oil directly to the sore several times a day. 10. Coffee Creamer
In replacement of higher calorie coffee creamers (such milk and sugar) stir a little coconut oil into your coffee for a sweet (but not “too sweet”) and healthy touch. Make sure to stir it in well. If you notice it floating to the
top, try stirring partway through your drink, or just add a little less next time. Make sure your joe is piping hot
when you add it in, otherwise you might get some unwanted unmelted coconut oil popping up.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is one of the benefits of using coconut oil as a moisturizer?,
A: It penetrates the skin and provides long-lasting moisture, unlike regular lotion.
Q: What is one of the recommended uses for coconut oil in soap making?,
A: As a pure base that can simplify ingredients, add hardness to the soap, and break down grease and oils.
Q: How can coconut oil be used to help with acne?,
A: It can be used as a spot treatment for acne, and can also be mixed with sugar to create a face scrub.
Q: What is one of the potential benefits of using coconut oil in a hair care routine?,
A: It can help to prevent split ends and promote healthy hair growth by providing moisture and nourishment.
Q: How can coconut oil be used to help with eczema and psoriasis?,
A: It can be used topically to moisturize and soothe the affected areas, while also fighting off fungus and bacteria.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Juicing & Smoothies For
Dummies®
V isit www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/juicingandsmoothies  to
view this book's cheat sheet. T able of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What Y ou’re Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book is Or ganized
Part I: An Introduction to Juicing and Smoothies
Part II: Liquid Gold: The Health Benefits of Juicing and
Smoothies
Part III: Getting Juiced
Part IV : Serving Up Fresh Smoothies
Part V : The Part of T ens
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: An Introduction to Juicing and Smoothies
Chapter 1: Drinking Y our W ay to Better Health
The Liquid LifestyleHealthy Living in a Glass
Jumping into Juicing
Savoring Smoothies
Chapter 2: What Juices and Smoothies Are and What They Can Do
for Y ou
Juicing and Smoothies Defined
What is juice? What are smoothies? What’ s the dif ference between the two? An Introduction to Juicing
The benefits of juicing
An Introduction to Smoothies
The benefits of smoothies
Deciding Whether Smoothies and/or Juices Are Right for Y ou
Chapter 3: Buying and Caring for Y our Equipment
Choosing a Juicer
T ypes of juicers
Features to look for in a juicer
Choosing a Blender
T ypes of blenders
Features to look for in a blenderCleaning Y our Juicer or Blender
Cleaning a juicer
Cleaning a blender
Chapter 4: Shopping for and Preparing Fresh Produce
Shopping Like a Pro
Making a list and checking it twice
Knowing what to look for in produce
W eighing your options: Fresh, dried, frozen, or canned
T reating Fruits and V egetables like Gold
Getting them home
Giving them a bath
Storing them to last
Freezing them for the future
Chapter 5: Catering to Special Needs
Choosing Healthy Drinks for Children
T ackling the Needs of T eenagers
Getting the Nutrients Y ou Need as Y ou Age
Pumping Up the Nutrients When Y ou’re Pregnant or
Breastfeeding
Keeping Y our Blood Sugar under Control When Y ou Have
Diabetes
Part II: Liquid Gold: The Health Benefits of Juicing and Smoothies
Chapter 6: Science and Nutrition in a GlassV itamins
Minerals
Enzymes
What do enzymes do? The raw truth
Protein
Fluids
Drink the Rainbow: How to Make Sure Y ou Get the
Nutrients Y ou Need
Chapter 7: Juicing and Smoothies for the Outside
Looking Y ounger
Focusing on free radical damage
Preventing or reversing age spots
Recognizing the anti-aging, restorative power of
green juices
Rechar ging your batteries
Improving Y our Skin
Growing Healthy Hair and Nails
Losing W eight
T aking the long-term approach
Making lifestyle changes
Staying regular with fruit and fiber
Snacking on juices and smoothies
Drinking juices and smoothies as meal replacements
Flushing fats with juice, water, and smoothiesChapter 8: Juicing and Smoothies for the Inside
Increasing Y our Ener gy Level
Fueling the body
Building bones
Living Longer
Lowering your cholesterol with pulp
Preventing cancer
Revving Up Y our Sexy V itality
Balancing hormones
Seeking out sexy nutrients
Boosting Y our Immune System
Flushing and fueling your immune or gans
A voiding immune depressants
Improving Y our Memory
Feeding the brain
Herbs for memory
Chapter 9: Juicing to Cleanse or Detoxify
Cleansing: Clearing W aste from Y our Digestive System
Considering the cleansing power of fruits
Doing a juice cleanse without fasting
Cleansing with a juice fastDetoxifying: Ridding Y our Body of T oxins
Identifying toxic substances
Understanding why you should deal with toxins in
the body
Zeroing in on the best detoxifying juices
Detoxifying: T wo plans
Part III: Getting Juiced
Chapter 10: Juicing Ingredients and T echniques
Juicing Ingredients
Fruits and vegetables
Green grasses, herbs, and sprouts
Healthy additives
Juicing T echniques
Peeling, seeding, and coring (or not)
Juicing from soft to hard and using dif ferent juicer
speeds
Juicing fresh herbs and grasses
How to Cook with Juices
Sauces and glazes
Pasta and rice
Soup and stew
Baked goods
Chapter 11: Fruit JuicesBreakfast Juices
Snack Juices
Digestive Fruit Juices
Fruit Mocktails, Cocktail Mixers, and Punches
Chapter 12: V egetable Juices
Breakfast Juices
Lunch and Dinner Juices
Snack Juices
Digestive and After -Dinner Juices
Exercise Juices
Antioxidant Juices
Elimination Juices
V egetable Mocktails and Cocktail Mixers
Chapter 13: Recycling Y our Juicing Leftovers
Planning Ahead
Recipes for Recycling Pulp
Creating Y our V ery Own Kitchen Spa with Pulp
Skin-Refining Face Mask
Cooling Cucumber Eye Pack
Salt Scrub
Part IV : Serving Up Fresh Smoothies
Chapter 14: Smoothie Ingredients and T echniques
Smoothie Ingredients
LiquidsFruits
V egetables
Green grasses and sprouts
Seaweed
Dairy and dairy alternatives
Nuts and seeds
Grains
Bran, flaxseed, hemp, psyllium, and wheat germ
Herbs and spices
Natural supplements
T inctures, tonic teas, and elixirs
Sweeteners
Smoothie-Making T echniques
Peeling, seeding, coring, and chopping
Doing things in order
Blending frozen ingredients
Chapter 15: Fruit Smoothies
Breakfast and Snack Smoothies
Dessert Smoothies
Fruit Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 16: V egetable Smoothies
Breakfast and Snack Smoothies
Lunch and Dinner Smoothies
V egetable Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 17: Dairy SmoothiesBreakfast and Snack Smoothies
Lunch Smoothies
Dessert Smoothies
Dairy Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 18: Frozen Smoothies
Making Frozen T reats
Iced Smoothies
Granite
Sherbet
Part V : The Part of T ens
Chapter 19: T en Frequently Asked Questions about Juicing
and Smoothies
What Are the Benefits of Juices and Smoothies? What’ s the Dif ference between Juicing and Smoothies? Can I Get the Same Health Benefits with Smoothies as I
Get from Juices? Are Juicing and Smoothies Only for Health Nuts? W ill I Feel Dif ferent if I Start Juicing Regularly? How Much W ill It Cost Me to Get Started? Isn’ t Cleaning a Juicer a Pain in the Neck? What’ s the Big Deal about Or ganic? W ill My Skin T urn Y ellow if


 canned juice has usually been found useless for this
purpose. Oil of wintergreen has highly penetrating ethers and contains a
high percentage of salicylic acid. It is often used externally to help
ease the pain which usually follows the cleansing and regeneration of
the cartilage and the joints. Dissolving the inorganic calcium however, is only the first step
in the progressive course of this regeneration. It is so difficult to
acknowledge RESENTMENTS and to banish them, but this is the
very first step necessary to help to improve the situation.The calcium
must be removed from the body. To do so, we drink one pint of straight
celery juice a day, which because of it's very high sodium content,
helps maintain the calcium, more or less, in solution. The blood and
lymph both carry this waste matter towards the colon, and to facilitate
the functions of that organ we drink one pint of carrot and spinach
juice. This combination serves to nourish the nerves and muscles of
the large and small intestines. One pint of carrot and celery juice daily, helps to rebuild and
regenerate the cartilage and the joints, eventually helping to restore
78 them to their normal state. The process is usually painful — more so at certain times than at
others; but we have seen many sufferers go through it and in time
become more active than ever before. It requires will power and the
cooperation of everybody interested in the victim's welfare, but the
results have proven to be worth it. Vaccines, drugs, heat, electricity, and a variety of secretive and
orthodox cures have proved valueless as remedies. The elimination
of pain does not cure the cause. If the human body is suffering as a result of the transgression of
the fundamental laws governing its nutrition, then cleansing the debris
and waste from the system and nourishing it with the vital organic
atoms of fresh raw vegetables and fruits, cannot help but restore at
least some of the ebbing energy and vitality. When such nourishment has been taken in the form of properly
extracted fresh raw juices, the results have been more quickly
pronounced, once RESENTMENTS have been dissolved from the
consciousness. FORMULAS
The following Formulas are given entirely as a matter of courtesy
by the Norwalk Laboratory of Nutritional Chemistry and Scientific
Research for use with Special Vegetable Juice Equipment. They
represent the result of expensive and laborious research by this
Laboratory in Raw Vegetable Juice Therapy. It is essential to bear in mind that satisfactory results from the
use of these combinations have been obtained with juices made with
the Electric Triturator (Pulverizer) and Hydraulic Press. Such
equipment has been found to extract the Vitamins, Minerals and other
Vital Elements from vegetables and fruits and to retain the Enzymes
more completely than by any other method. When any other type of Juice Extractor was used, it was found
necessary to considerably increase the indicated quantity. Any juice,
so long as it is fresh and raw, is better than no juice at all. We belong to the kingdom next higher than that of animals. We
have a free will and the ability to use it and develop it. If man persists
in the transgression of Nature's laws, Providence steps in to save him
from annihilation, if possible. Our fundamental object and goal in life should be to gain vast
and abundant knowledge, and learn to apply it intelligently. Of what
79 value is life, let alone longevity, unless we live intelligently? We can teach Wisdom, but we cannot make one learn Wisdom. If
it is too much trouble to learn how to attain and maintain health, and
to put such knowledge into practice, then the easier way out is to
follow the line of least resistance and hope fervently that the grave is
not too far away. Whether or not you have studied anatomy and the physiology of
its functions, it is always best to have a doctor who has had personal
experience with Raw Vegetable Juices to check your condition and
consult him in regard to it. If you have studied carefully all the
preceding pages, your own conviction and intelligence should help
you to follow the course of Natural Healing which has been so
consistently helpful to others. FORMULA PROPORTIONS found to be consistently helpful
when used in the COMBINATIONS and PROPORTIONS indicated,
are listed below. One Pint = 16 Ounces
16 oz. '••1 Carrot l6oz. #2 Carrot 7oz. Celery 4 oz. Parsley 2 oz. Spinach 3oz. #3 Beet & Tops l6oz. #4 Brussel Sprouts l6oz. #5 Cabbage l6oz. #6 Celery l6oz. #7 Cucumber I6OZ. «8 Dandelion I6OZ. #23 Lemon
#24 Orange l6oz. #25 Pomegranate 16 oz. #26 Carrot 13 oz. Beet 3 oz. Note: Use beet tops and
roots. #9 Endive (Chicory) 16 oz. # 10 Green Peppers 16 oz. #11 Juice I whole Lemon to
1/4 pt. (4oz.) Horse Radish ground but
not pressed. #12 Lettuce 16 OZ. #13 Parsley 16 oz. #14 Radish & Tops 16 oz. #15 Spinach 16 oz. #16 String Beans 16 oz. #17 Turnip & Tops 16 oz. #18 Watercress 16 oz. #19 Alfalfa 16 oz. #20 Apple 16 oz. #21 Coconut 16 oz. #22 Grapefruit 16 oz. #27 Carrot
Apple
Beet
#28 Carrot
Beet
Celery
#29 Carrot
Beet
Coconut
#30 Carrot
Beet
Cucumber
#31 Carrot
Beet
Lettuce
#32 Carrot
Beet
Lettuce
Turnip
#33 Carrot
Beet
Spinach
#34 Carrot
Cabbage 7oz. 6oz. 3oz. 8oz. 3oz. 5oz. II oz. 3oz. 2oz. lOoz. 3oz. 3oz. 9oz. 3oz. 4 oz. 7oz. 3oz. 4 oz. 2oz. 10 oz. 3oz. 3oz. 11 oz. 5oz. #35 Carrot
Cabbage
Celery
#36 Carrot
Cabbage
Lettuce
#37 Carrot
Celery 7oz. 4 oz. 5oz. 8oz. 4 oz. 4 oz. 9oz. 7oz. Note: If celery tops
(greens) are used, then
change the proportion to
10 oz. Carrot. 6 oz. Celery. #38 Carrot 9 oz. Celery 5 oz. Endive (Escarole) 2 oz. #39 Carrot
Celery
Lettuce
#40 Carrot
Celery
Parsley
#41 Carrot
Celery
Radish
#42 Carrot
Celery
Spinach
#43 Carrot
Celery
Turnip
#44 Carrot
Cucumber 7oz. 5oz. 4 oz. 9oz. 5oz. 2oz. 8oz. 5oz. 3oz. 7oz. 5oz. 4 oz. 8oz. 6 oz. 2oz. 12 oz. 4 oz. 80 #45 Carrol l2oz. Dandelion 4 oz. #46 Carrot 9oz. Dandelion 3 oz.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        SAUERKRAUT JUICE
Sauerkraut is a preparation of pickled cabbage, finely cut and
fermented in brine composed of a great deal of salt. This pickling and
fermentation is exceedingly injurious to the mucous membranes of
the alimentary canal and affects adversely the texture of the skin,
tending to coarsen it. Its stimulating effect on the digestive organs is
very detrimental because of the presence of so much inorganic salt
solution. SORREL JUICE
The juice of the broad-leafed French Sorrel is excellent in helping
the sluggish and prolapsed intestines to reestablish their normal
functions, when such necessary steps as colonic irrigations and enemas
are taken to eliminate the accumulation of waste matter collected
therein. This vegetable is rich in potassium oxalate which is valuable for
the human system only in its vital organic raw state. It should never
be eaten when cooked. It contains a particularly large percentage of iron and magnesium
which the blood needs constantly, and vast amounts of the cleansing
53 elements phosphorus, sulphur, and silicon which are used by every
part of the system from head to foot. The combination of these rich elements makes this juice most
valuable for nourishing all the glands in the body. SPINACH JUICE
Spinach is the most vital food for the entire digestive tract, both
the alimentary section of the body (the stomach, duodenum, and small
intestines) and for the large intestine or colon, and it has been so
recognized from time imm


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times. 6. Arm Cir cles
Start by holding your arms straight out by your side, perpendicular to
your body. Now move both arms using a circular motion, tracingrings in the air. Do ten forward circles, then ten backward circles. THE E2 EXERCISE PROGRAM
I recommend doing the following Engine 2 Exercise Program twice a
week. This will serve you well as a strength training and aerobic workout. The shorter the rest interval you take between each exercise, the better
aerobic workout you will receive. In addition, another three times during
the week enjoy a pure aerobic activity for 20 to 40 minutes. This can
include walking, jogging, biking, swimming, rowing, basketball, and/or
tennis. The goal is to get the heart rate elevated to about 70 to 80 percent of
maximum. Here is a chart to help you schedule each during the twenty-eight days.The E2 Exercise Program consists of three rounds of four exercises. All
three rounds combine simple body strength exercises along with an aerobic
exercise. Each round follows this rhythm: First you work the lar ge, powerful leg
muscles. Second, you work the upper body muscles of the chest, back,
shoulders, and arms. Third, you focus on the supporting muscles
surrounding the spine and hip area, known as the core. Each round ends
with a cardiovascular exercise to tar get the heart and lungs. Round 1
1. Legs: Body Weight Air Squats
These little puppies don’ t seem like much at first, but once you get up to 50-
plus repetitions, they rock’n’roll.Standing in front of a chair, bench, or Swiss ball with your feet shoulder -
width apart, pretend you are going to sit down, lowering your bottom until
it barely touches the surface. Then rise back up to the standing position. Form is important. Sit back into the squat with your heels, not your toes. Beginners: 10 to 15 reps.
Intermediate: 20 to 40 reps.
Advanced: 75 to 100 reps.
2. Upper  Body: Push-Ups
The standard push-up is a wonderful, time-honored body weight exercise
for everyone. Begin by assuming the plank position, or the starting position
for all push-ups: Lie down, place your toes and hands on the ground, then
push up on your arms so your back is straight, not swayed—as if there were
a plank between your head and feet. Next, lower yourself down toward the
ground, stopping when your nose and chest are one inch away. Remember
to keep your abs slightly engaged. Now push yourself up to the starting
plank position again. Beginners: Do incline push-ups. Here, instead of lying on the ground,
brace yourself against a wall, table, countertop, or desk—at any angle you
can handle. Lower yourself on a three count, hold it for one count, and then
push up on a three count. Do 10 reps.
Intermediate: Do 25 reps of normal push-ups. If you start to fizzle out,
lower your knees to the ground, take a small break, and finish the set. Advanced: Do normal push-ups, but with your right leg, then your left
leg, raised in the air for 10 reps each. Next, place both feet down for a final
20 reps, for 40 reps total. 3. Cor e: Flutter  Kicks
This is a fun exercise. Pretend you just fell of f the Titanic and your only
hope of survival depends on your being able to kick your way over to a
lifeboat one hundred yards away (you will make it, by the way!). Lie down
on your back with your hands under your tailbone. Raise your legs together
6 to 12 inches of f the floor. Now move one leg up and one leg down in a
deliberate, scissors-type motion. Each kick counts as one repetition. (Concentrate on keeping your lower back pressed down into the floor to
avoid straining your back.) Beginners: 20 reps.
Intermediate: 100 reps.
Advanced: 200 reps.4. Cardiovascular: Squat Thrusts
This exercise works the heart and lungs as well as developing your agility,
timing, coordination, and strength. Begin in the standing position with your
hands by your sides. Now bend over and place your hands on the ground in
front of each foot. Keep your legs slightly bent. Next, throw both legs
behind you like a kicking donkey so you are in the plank pose. Immediately
bring both legs back up to your chest so you are once again in the squatting
position. Last, stand back up. Beginners: Walk your legs back one at a time into the plank position
instead of thrusting them, then walk back into the squatting position, then
stand up: 10 reps.
Intermediate: Squat down, donkey-kick your legs out into the plank
position, thrust them back in to your chest, and then instead of standing up,
jump in the air: 20 reps.
Advanced: After thrusting your legs out into the plank position, add a
push-up, then thrust your legs back to your chest and stand: 30 reps. Round 2
1. Legs: Lunges
The standard lunge is a graceful and dynamic exercise, and a must for
anyone who wants to build leg strength, improve balance, and get chiseled
muscles.Start by standing upright with your feet shoulder -width apart. Take a
large step forward with your right leg and lower yourself until your thigh is
parallel with the floor or your opposite knee gently hits the ground. Next,
push backward of f the same leg and return to the starting position. Repeat
with the left leg. This completes one lunge repetition. (Be sure to keep your hands by your side or on your hips for balance and
stability; don’ t rest them on your thighs.) Beginners: 5 reps.
Intermediate: 10 reps.
Advanced: 20 reps, and holding 5- to 10-pound weights in each hand. (The weights may be in the form of canned goods, heavy pieces of fruit, or
even the blocks of cheese and meat you’ll be throwing out.) 2. Upper  Body: Seated Chair  Dips
This exercise feels like a breeze at first, and then about three quarters of the
way through, it starts to burn—but so very nicely. Sit in a chair or on a bench, then slide yourself forward so your bottom
starts to fall of f the front. Grasp the front of the chair or bench with your
palms placed downward and your fingers pointed forward. Keep your feet
pointed upward so your weight is on your heels and not your toes. Lower
yourself with a straight back until your arms are at a 90-degree angle. Now
push yourself back to the starting position. Beginners: Keep your knees bent at 90 degrees, with the soles of your
feet on the ground, going down until your arms are parallel with the chair: 5
to 10 reps.
Intermediate: Place your legs straight out in front of you with heels on
the ground: 30 to 50 reps.
Advanced: Use the same form as intermediate, but do 60 to 80 reps.

3. Cor e: Plank Pose
This core exercise works the abs, the pelvic floor, the hips, and the
stabilizing muscles of the back. Get ready for a sweet burn and, perhaps, to
shake like a leaf. When doing this exercise, remember to engage your abs and extend out
through your head and through your feet. I challenge you to work up to 5
minutes of this—if you can, you are an Engine 2 workout animal! To do the plank pose, lie facedown and place your toes and elbows on
the ground. Then push up so your back is perfectly straight. Beginners: 30 seconds. Stay in this pose for as long as possible, but use
your knees if necessary (take as many 5-second breaks as you need until
you can work up to 30 seconds). Intermediate: Stay 2 minutes (take 2-second breaks if necessary). Advanced: Hold on for 5 minutes (or at least 4)! 4. Cardiovascular: Jumping Jacks
This is an old-time favorite that you probably did in middle or high school
gym class. It is an excellent cardio exercise, especially when performed
very fast. Start in a standing position with your hands by your sides. Jump up
while spreading your legs apart and touching your hands together over your
head. After you land, jump up again, this time bringing your legs back
together and your arms by your sides. The move counts as one jumping
jack. Beginners: 20 reps.
Intermediate: 50 reps.
Advanced: 100 reps.
(For the really advanced, try Funky Feet Jumping Jacks: Do a regular
jumping jack, followed by one in which you place your right foot forward
and left foot back, then another placing your left foot forward and right foot
back. Finally, do another regular jumping jack.) Round 3
1. Legs: Step-UpsI loved doing this exercise when I trained for triathlons. I’d run a quarter
mile, do ten step-ups with each leg, and then run another quarter mile. It
was a nice simulation of how it felt to run after working out my legs on the
bike. I now incorporate step-ups into my firefighter exercise routine to aid
in developing my leg strength, for when I have to climb stairs carrying a lot
of equipment. Find a step or a


 isn’ t working. W e meet in the i nfinite field
when m editating. Our ener gy extends outward to you. Remain open to
receiving. Stay strong, flexible, and rooted. Y our light is needed so we can
reach cr itical ma ss and raise the  consciousness of the world. Lo ve and light
to you always. Om shanti, shanti, shanti. Namasté.MA C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
y heartfe lt gratitude goes to Geor gia Hughes, New W orld Libra ry’ s
editorial director. Y ou took a huge leap of faith with an indie author
after meeting me at Book Expo  America in 2014, and now we’re on our
second book together. Thank you for believing in me. A b ig thank-you goes to Krist en Cashman and Emily W ichland for
patiently and graciously editing my work. Thank y ou to New W orld Library publicists Kim Corbin, M onique
Muhlenkamp, and T risty T aylo r for lining me up with great interviews,
reviews, and press. A big shout-out goes to Foreign Rights Manager Danielle Galat. W e did
it for The Wheel of H ealing with A yurveda  — five languages and counting
— and here’ s to getting even more translations this time. And finally, thank you to Marc Allen for founding and running such a
great pu blishing firm. It’ s hard for a new author to know all the work that
goes into publishing a single title, and New W orld Library does a great job
of it.G L O S S A R Y  O F  S A N S K R I T  T E R M S
ABHY ANGA :  Daily oil massage. AGNI :  Fire; in A yurveda, digestive fire. A JNA :  The sixth chakra; Ajna  translates as “to perceive or command” or
“beyond wisdom.”
AKASHA :  Space or ether. AMA :  A toxic residue caused by undigested food, experiences, and
emotions. The term translates as “toxins in the body and mind.”
A NAHA T A :  The fourth chakra; Anahata  translates as “unstruck” or
“unhurt.”
AR THA :  Material wealth, gain, or prosperity. One of the four goals in life
that are known, in V edic morality, as the purusharthas. ASANA :  Physical postures; the third limb of yoga. A YUR VEDA :  The science of life; the name is derived from the Sanskrit
words ayus, meaning “life,” and veda, meaning “science or knowledge.”
BANDHA :  Bond or arrest; in Hatha yoga, translated as “body locks.”
BIJA :  Seed; or the seed syllable contained within a mantra. BRAMACHAR Y A :  Celibacy or sexual restraint; the fourth of the yamas in
the Y oga Sutras of Patanjali. CHAKRAS :  The ener gy centers in the body. There are seven main chakras
from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. DHARANA :  One-pointed attention or fixed concentration on something
internal or external; the sixth limb of yoga. DHARMA :  An individual’ s purpose in life.DHY ANA :  Meditation; the seventh limb of yoga. DIRGHA :  Also called the three-part or complete breath, a yogic breathing
exercise that trains the body to breathe from the diaphragm. DOSHA :  The three main psychophysiological principles of the body (V ata,
Pitta, Kapha), which determine a person’ s individual mind-body
constitution. DRISHTI :  T o view or gaze; in relation to yoga, it means “focal point.”
GHEE :  Clarified butter. GUNAS :  The three fundamental forces or qualities of nature: sattva, rajas,
and tamas. GURU DARSHANA :  Auspicious sight given to a devotee by an
enlightened teacher (guru). I DA NADI :  The left subtle channel, which is feminine and lunar in nature. JALA :  W ater. K APHA :  One of the three doshas, it combines the elements water and
earth. It is responsible for bodily structure. KARMA :  Action or deed. It is also the principle of causality, in which a
person’ s intent in taking an action in the present equals a particular
result in the future. K UNDALINI :  Divine female ener gy that lies latent at the base of the
spine. K UNDALINI  S HAKTI :  The awakening of Kundalini as it uncoils and
makes its way up the spine toward Shiva (male) ener gy. MAHABHUT AS :  The great elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth. M ANIPURA :  The third chakra; Manipura  translates as “lustrous gem.”
MANTRA :  Derived from two Sanskrit words: man, meaning “mind,” and
tra, meaning “instrument.” This instrument of the mind is a sound or
series of sounds used to connect body, mind, and spirit. MOKSHA :  Liberation or freedom. M ULADHARA :  The first chakra; Muladhara  translates as “root” or
“support.”
NADI :  A subtle circulatory channel running through the body that carries
ener gy and information. The three main nadis are Ida, Pingala, and
Shushumna. NASY A :  Method of administering oil or herbalized oil to the nostrils. It is
one of the five parts of panchakarma.NIY AMAS :  Internal observances or duties; the second limb of yoga. OJAS :  Healing chemicals in the body that are by-products of properly
digested food, emotions, and experiences. P ANCHAKARMA :  “Five Actions”; a program of detoxification of the
body in A yurvedic medicine. P INGALA NADI :  The right subtle channel, which is masculine and solar
in nature. P ITT A :  The dosha in A yurveda composed of the elements fire and water. PRAKRUTI :  Physical matter; also, the biological constitution of an
individual, determined at conception and composed of certain
proportions of the three doshas: V ata, Pitta, and Kapha. PRANA :  V ital life ener gy, or life force. P RANA  V A T A :  One of the five subdoshas of V ata in A yurveda; controls
inhalation, consumption, perception, and the intake of knowledge. PRANA Y AMA :  Y ogic breathing techniques; the fourth limb of yoga. PRA TY AHARA :  W ithdrawal of the senses; the fifth limb of yoga. PRITHIVI :  The earth element. PURUSHA :  The cosmic Self (soul), cosmic consciousness, or the universal
principle; unbounded universal ener gy that has not yet taken form into
prakruti. RAJAS :  Activity, ener gy, passion, restlessness; one of the three primary
qualities of nature in yoga philosophy. RISHIS :  Ancient sages, or seers, from India. S AHASW ARA :  The seventh chakra; Sahaswara  translates as “thousand-
petal lotus.”
SAMADHI :  An advanced state of meditation, marked by oneness or
absorption of the self; the eighth limb of yoga. SA TTV A :  Purity, one of the three primary qualities of nature in yoga
philosophy. S HAKTI :  Ener gy, power, movement, or change; the female principle of
divine ener gy, especially in mythology when referring to a deity. SHUKRA :  Lucid, clear, bright. SHUKRA DHA TU :  In A yurvedic medicine, reproductive tissue in both
men and women. S HUSHUMNA :  The central nadi in the body aligning along the spine;
translates as “very gracious” or “kind.”SIDDHI :  Supernatural power; realization, attainment. SUBDOSHAS :  The five subdivisions of each of the three doshas in
A yurveda with physiological structures in the human body. S UR Y A  N AMASKAR :  Sun Salutations, a series of yoga poses that
coordinates with the breath. S V ADHISTHANA :  The second chakra; Svadhisthana  translates as “the
dwelling place of the self.”
T AMAS :  Inertia, lethar gy, darkness, or dullness, one of the three primary
qualities of nature in yoga philosophy. T ANMANTRAS :  Subtle elements. In A yurveda, refers to the five senses:
hearing, touch, taste, sight, and smell. T ANTRA :  An ancient set of esoteric texts originally from Hindu or
Buddhist tradition dating from the sixth to the thirteenth centuries of the
common era; translated as “to weave.”
TEJAS :  Fire. TRIPHALA :  A rejuvenating herbal remedy in A yurvedic medicine
composed of three herbs: amal


 daughters Vartika and
Kartikeya for their help, interest and support in the completion of this book.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who are the authors of this book?,
A: Dr. Ravi Ratan and Dr. Minoo Ratan
Q: What is the focus of the book?,
A: The focus of this book is on providing a health perspective on the chakra system, not on promoting kundalini awakening practices.
Q: What is the purpose of the book?,
A: The purpose of the book is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the chakra system and its association with health, as well as to demystify the concept of chakras and their attributes.
Q: What is the significance of the gunas in the context of the chakra system?,
A: The gunas (tamas, rajas, and sattva) are associated with the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) and are necessary for the functioning of the lower chakras, as they are interdependent and help in the process of evolution.
Q: What is the significance of the five elements in the context of the chakra system?,
A: The five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) are associated with the lower chakras and are necessary for the functioning of the body, as they are interdependent and help in the process of evolution.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Ether is considered to be the most vital of the five elements, as without
space no movement or circulation is possible. Without circulation everythingwill become so gross that life simply cannot exist. This element is associated
with the vishuddhi (thr oat) chakra. The importance of the five elements in our lives can also be recognised
through the fact that our physical bodies can survive without food (which
nourishes the earth element) for about 21 to 30 days and without water for
seven to 10 days. If our body temperature moves beyond or below the
normal range of temperature we can survive for only a few hours. Air
sustains life; without air we can survive only for a few minutes. This body of
ours is a potential space. Our blood, lymph, breath, food and everything in
the body moves because there is space inside; without the space we will just
be dead. When a person dies all the energies leave the physical body along
with the space, which is why bodies turns rigid. Ayurveda insists on the
balance of the fiv e elements as the f oundation of good health. Nadis
Our bodies ha ve four main systems of distrib uting prana:
◼ The circulatory system: comprising arteries, veins and lymphatic
systems. ◼ The nervous system: including the central, sympathetic and
parasympa thetic nerv ous systems. ◼ The endocrine system: comprising various ductless glands that
regulate body physiology and various aspects and functionings of the
physical bod y through the secr etion of hor mones. ◼ The nadis: the conduits of ener gy in the subtle bod y.The subtle body consists of a channel system of energy known as nadis. The word ‘nadi’ originates from the Sanskrit word nad, meaning ‘mo vement’. According to Rig Veda (sacred text) it also means ‘stream’, although the
literal meaning of nadi is ‘flow’. As part of the circulatory system the physical
body has various streams such as arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels; these
are channels for the flow of consciousness. As both negative and positive
energy flow into the body through a complex circuit like meridians, similarly
consciousness flows into the body through nadis. The ego or ahamkara does
not reside in the ph ysical bod y but in the subtle bod y, and moves in the nadis. When awakened the dormant energy of kundalini also works through the
nadis. According to tantric texts, there are 72,000 nadis (channels) in our body
that are the conduits of pranas. Of these numerous nadis, 10 are significant
and three of those 10 are the most significant; they form the basis of
kundalini tantra. T hese three nadis ar e:
◼ ida (left or lunar nadi), r epresenting the cooling ener gy of the moon
◼ pingala (right or solar nadi), representing the heating energy of the
sun; and
◼ sushumna, which is closely associated with the spine and spinal
cord at the subtle level. Sushumna runs through the centre of the
energetic spine and corresponds to the spinal canal; chakras are
strung upon it like lotuses. Sushumna, considered to be the most important of all of the nadis, starts
at the muladhara (base root) chakra and culminates at the sahasrara (crown)
chakra.From a numerological perspective 7 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 adds up to 9, which
in a spiritual sense is considered to be the number of completion. This is why
mala or prayer beads have 108 or 54 beads, both of which add up to 9. Our
physical body has nine openings or doorways through which we experience
the world, and the pranas can enter or leave the physical body from these
doorways. The nine body openings are associated with our sense organs: two
eyes, two nostrils, two ears, the mouth, the anus and the genitals. Most of the
nadis begin or ter minate at these openings. Control of the nadis enables us in turn to control the ego, the mind and
the senses, as the pranas moving with the breath kindle the body’s fire and
are carried to the mind. Nadis move in the body through each and every part, being the subtle
counterpart of the physical flow of nervous energy and blood. They are not
described in terms of structures but rather as conduits or channels. Ida
represents conscious energy and knowing, while pingala is vital and life-
giving; they are roughly translated as mind and body. As we discuss the
polarisation of the individual, mind and body themselves are polarised but
complementar y to each other. Ida represents the moon’s energy and pingala
the energy of the sun. Sushumna, representing the spirit or consciousness, is
supreme and is the c hannel for kundalini shakti. The ancient discipline of swar yoga (the yoga of breath) states that our
temperament and nature change according to the dominance of our
breathing nostrils. At any given time our breath does not come in equal
volume through both nostrils, except for a brief period. Most of the time one
nostril is more active and dominant than other one, and this dominance
alternates between left and right nostrils in a r egular pattern. The left nostril is associated with the ida nadi, which connects with the
right hemispher e of the brain, while the right nostril is associated withpingala nadi, which connects to the left hemispher e of the brain. The
movement of energy through these nadis, from one hemispher e to the other,
happens simultaneously with the change of breath from one nostril to the
other. Therefore, when the right nostril dominates pingala is active and the
left hemisphere dominates. When the left nostril dominates ida is active and
the right hemispher e dominates. When both nostrils operate evenly both
hemispher es operate in unison. When energy concentra tes in the left hemispher e, solar energy is drawn
by the right nostril and a person becomes more active, verbal, intellectual,
extroverted, ambitious, creative and masculine. Conversely, when the right
hemispher e dominates it draws on lunar energy through the left nostril, and
a person is characterised by femininity, passivity, introversion, emotional
responses and orienta tion to sight and sound. The three nadis — ida, pingala and sushumna — start from the
muladhara chakra at the pelvic floor. From here sushumna flows directly
upwards within the central canal to the sahasrara chakra, while ida passes to
the left and pingala to the right, crisscrossing each other at each higher
chakra. Sushumna flows inside the central canal of the spinal cord, while ida and
pingala flow simultaneously on the outer surface of the spinal cord but still
within the bony vertebral column. In human physiology, these two nadis
roughly correspond with the two halves of the autonomous nervous system:
the sympathetic and the parasympa thetic. Pingala coincides with the
sympathetic nerves, which are responsible for stimulation and the
acceleration of activities; it tends to utilise a lot of internal energy. The
sympathetic nerves speed up the heart, dilate the blood vessels, increase the
respiration rate and intensify the ef ficiency of the e yes and ear s and so on.The parasympa thetic nerves directly oppose the sympathetic nerves as
they reduce the heartbeat, constrict the blood vessels and slow the breathing
rate so that a person becomes an introvert. The flow of prana in ida and
pingala is completely involuntary. Basically, the pingala nadi represents the
components of action and controls all of the vital processes, while the id


 wake. When that is done, what comes out is a
highly precise,  scientically useful set of descriptions. A quark can
be described as having this or that property—mass, momentum,
symmetry, spin—all of which can be computed with beautiful
mathematical accuracy. Strangely, one can know everyth ing about
the ying bee without ever stopping it. That is why a tennis ball
seems totally secure, solid, and real on one level, where the senses
operate, and totally ghostly and unreal at a deeper level, where the
senses cannot go. Like a rishi, a physicist maneuvers between existing things,
possible things, and nothing. Lord Krishna can use the word “eld”
with the same intent as a physicist: both are trying to convey a
sense of nature’s wholeness. A eld is the most complete way to
describe anyth ing, from an atom to a star, because all possible
descriptions are embedded in it. This implies that anything your eye
can see could be anything else. In fact, there is no way out of this
peculiar concl usion, since at the level of the eld, seeing and
creating merg e. The renowned Princeton physicist John Wheeler
writes: “We used to think of the universe as ‘out there,’ to beobserved as it were from behind the screen of a foot-thick slab of
glass, safely, without personal involvement. The truth, quantum
theory tells us, is quite dierent.… The observer is increasingly
promoted to participator. In some strange sense, this is a
participatory universe.”
Like every great insight, the discovery that the universe has no
xed structure can seem frightening, but the uncertainty principle is
just as much a creativity principle. Words like “void,”
“nothingness,” and “interstellar space” do not have to generate fear;
they are the creative stu of everyday life. “I like the story of the
three baseball umpires relaxing over beer one afternoon and
comparing notes,” Wheeler writes. “One umpire says, ‘I calls ’em as
I sees ’em.’ The next umpire says, ‘I calls ’em as they really are.’ The
third umpire says, ‘They ain’t nothin’ until I calls ’em.’ ”
The rishis promoted the creative act of seeing even higher than
did the quantum physicist. First of all, they expanded the inuence
of the observer  beyond the innitesimal range of the quantum eld,
which is from 10 million to 100 million times smaller than an atom. The hide-and-s eek of a quark became the hide-and-seek of life as a
whole—the Vedic seer pulle d forth new tomorrows from the eld,
whole packages of reality that could not exist without him. Physics has barely entered  this enlarged domain. However,
controlled studies have shown that ordinary people actually do
project their thoughts into nature’s workshop. Two researchers from
Princeton’s engineering department, Robert G. Jahn and Brenda J.
Dunne, have shown that volunteers set down in front of a machine
can inuence its workings  with the power of atten tion. The
experiment is recounted in Jahn and Dunne’s rigorously
documented book, Margins of Reality. Typically the machine being inuenced was a random-number
generator, a computer that spewed out strings of 0s and 1s in
random order. Over the long run, the number of 0s would be the
same as the number of 1s (just as tossing a coin eventuall y produces
as many heads as tails). The volunteers  were asked to tilt the machine’s output toward
either more 1s or more 0s simply by desiring it. They put theirminds on what they wanted the machine to produce and succeeded
remarkably well. They achieved deviations from randomness on the
order of 18 percent, although even the most sophisticated quantum
theory cannot explain how they accomplished this. In related experiments, the Princeton team showed that ordinary
people could also broadcast messages to others telepathically, no
matter how far away the receiving person was. In some cases, it was
observed that the relayed messages were received up to three days
before  they were sent. The startling implication is that the xed
boundaries of space-time are only conveniences of the mind, not
absolutes. We could easily be living in a three-dimensional movie
projected by our minds, as the age-old Indian scriptures maintained. In truth  we are the three-dimensional movie. It is not separate
from us but mingled with our mind-stu, so that the only way to see
it without being fooled is to see the seer. Every person can declare,
along with Lord Krishna, “Know me as the eld and as the knower
of the eld.” The poet Tagore sensed exactly what it was like to
accept his own cosmic status:
The same stream of life that runs through my veins night
and day runs through the world and dances in rhyth mic
measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the
earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into
tumultuous waves of leaves and owers. If the eld is all there is, then the inconceivable impulse driving
the universe must also be in every speck of matter and every grain
of thought. No, it must be in the mere possibility  that matter and
thought could exist. As the rishis conceived of it, the location of all
creativity is in pure aware ness, but then so are we and so is
everything. “Mistake of the Intellect”I have dwelt on the parallels between Vedic thought and modern
physics because there has been a great deal of past
misunderstanding in this area. It became fashionable in the late
Seventies to claim that quantum theory was anticipated by the
insights of mystics, principal ly the sages of Buddhism and Taoism. Many people took this to mean that Eastern wisdom  could be
interpreted in terms of modern physics, and vice versa. Hope arose
that a bridge would be built between East and West, and through a
mingling of insights, both world views would prot. Very soon, however, there came a backlash from professional
physicists, among others, decrying the whole notion. To them, the
quantum eld is a hard fact, while a mystic’s visions are at the
extreme of softness. It was argued that the complex and highly
specialized mathematics which predicts the behavior of such things
as quarks and leptons has little or nothing to do with human
behavior. To suggest that the mind has a quantum basis was fantasy,
since thoughts and subatomic particles exist in totally separate
realms. These could not be bridged by physics, nor did most
physicists even wish to try. (Although they kept quieter about it,
traditional Buddhists were equally dismayed, since they saw their
religion as centered on the salvation of souls mired in the cycle of
rebirth. They did not see the relevance of quantum theory to this
goal, and therefore their desire to build a bridge was minimal as
well.) I hope I will not simply make matters worse by pointing out that
to discuss the ancient sages in terms of either  mysticism or quantum
theory deprive s them of their true originality and purpose. The
Vedic seers, like their later counterparts in Taoism and Buddhism,
were not mystics; they were wideawake observers of the same world
we all live in. They did not deal solely in subjective visions and
insights; their minds were focused on the junction-point where
subjectivity and objectivity meet. This gave them a unique
perspective from which to observe their own consciousness as it
transformed itself into the rocks, trees, mountains, and stars we all
perceive “out there.”I have done my best to provide convincing proof that reality is
everyone’s personal creation. People will never grasp this solely on
an intellectual level—it must be experienced and internalized. The
intellect, by raising barriers of doubt, denial, and fear, has reduced
direct spiritual experience to an empty mysticism, making it much
harder for people to realize how necessary such experience actually
is. If I can take the risk of dening it, a spiritual experience is one in
which pure awareness revea ls itself as the maker of reality. What
could be more relevant to our lives? Reality is pouring from us like
dreams from a dreamer or light from a bonre. Once we gain
control over this process, we can restore ourselves to a state of
freedom and fulllment; in other words, we can put ourselves back
in paradise. The loss of spiritual experience, in both East and West, has
shattered the higher aspiratio ns of human life. “All your suering is
rooted in one superstition,” a guru told his disciples. “You believe
that you live in the world, when in fact the world lives in you.” The
ancient rishis went even further and declared that perfection in
every area of life was sacriced because of Pragya Aparadha, “the
mistake of the intellect.”
The intellect’s need to explore the world, which began in the
remote past and reached its peak in modern times,


 kernels, and some sprouted grains and legumes. I drank diluted carrot juice, and a chlorophyll drink
made up of wheat grass and barley green and aloe vera juice. I took echinaechia, red clover, and fenugreek seeds. I worked all  the
acupuncture points on my body that strengthen the immune system, including the thymus gland, lymph nodes, and spleen. I also
worked the meridians, and reflex points for the liver, and large intestine. I massaged the breast along the natural lines of l ymphatic
drainage from the area. Last, and of great importance, I knew that the treatment would work, and that the tumor would  quickly disappear. It did vanish
totally in three months. It would have gone away quicker if I had water fasted, but I was unable to do this because I needed
physical strength to care for my resident patients and family. Eighteen years have passed si nce that episode, and I have had no further reappearance of breast tumors. At age 55 I still have all
my body parts, and have had no surgery except the original lumpectomy. Many, viewing my muscles and athletic performance,
would say my health is exception al but I know my own frailties and make sure I do not aggravate them. I still have exactly the
same organ deficiencies as other cancer patients and must keep a very short leash on my lifestyle. If for some reason I wanted to make my life very short, al l I would have to do would be to abandon my diet, stop taking
supplements, eat red meat and ice cream every day and be unhappy about something. Incidentally, I have had many residential
clients with breast cancer since then, and have not taken on their sym ptoms, so I can assume that I have safely passed that hurdle. I've helped dozens of cases of simple breast cancer where my treatment began before the cancer broadly spread. Kelly's case
was not the easiest of this group, nor the hardest. Sometimes ther e was lymphatic involvement that the medical doctors had not yet
treated in any way. All but one of my early -onset breast cancer cases recovered. I believe those are far better results than achieved
by AMA treatment. Before I crow too much, let me str ess that every one of these women was a good candidate for recovery –under 40 years old,
ambulatory and did not feel very sick. And most importantly, every one of them had received no other debilitating medical
treatment except a needle biopsy or simple lum pectomy. None of these women had old tumors (known about for more than six
months) and none of the tumors were enormous (nothing larger than a walnut). Clearly, this group is not representative of the average breast cancer case. Hygienic therapy for c ancer is a radical idea these
days and tends to attract younger people, or older, desperate people who have already been through the works. In every one of  my
simple cases the tumors were reabsorbed by the body during the thirty days of water fasting and t he client left happy. Except one. I think I should describe this unsuccessful case, this "dirty case," so my readers get a more balanced idea of ho w
fearsome cancer really isn't if the sick person can clearly resolve to get better and has no problem ab out achieving wellness. Marie was an artisan and musician from Seattle who grew up back East in an upper -middle class dysfunctional family. She was
in her late twenties. She had been sexually abused by an older brother, was highly reactive, and had nev er been able to
communicate honestly with anyone except her lesbian lover (maybe, about some things). Three years prior to coming to see me Marie had been medically diagnosed as having breast cancer and had been advised to
have immediate surgery. She ignored this advice; Marie never told her friends, said nothing to her family and tried to conceal it
from her lover because she did not want to disrupt their life together. On her own, she did begin eating a Macrobiotic diet. In spite of this diet, t he tumor grew, but grew very slowly. After two years
the tumor was discovered by her lover, who after a year of exhausting and upsetting arguments, forced Marie to seek treatment. Since Marie adamantly refused to go the conventional medical route, she ende d up on my doorstep as a compromise. By this time the tumor was the size of a fist and had broken through the skin of the left breast. It was very ugly, very hard. Biokinesiology showed the usual deadly triangle and other associated organ weakneses typ ical of cancer. Marie began fasting on
water with colonics and poultices and bodywork and counseling and supplements. At the end of the water fast, Marie looked muc h
healthier, with clear eyes and clear skin and had a sort of shine about her, but the tumor  had only receded enough for the skin to
close over it; it was still large, and very hard. To fully heal, Marie probably needed at least two more water fasts of equal  length
interspersed with a few months on a raw food diet. But she lacked the personal tou ghness to confront another fast in the near
future. Nor was she emotionally up to what she regarded as the deprivation of a long -term raw foods healing diet. So I advised her to seek other treatment. Still unwilling to accept standard medical management of her case, Marie chose to g o
to the Philippines to have "psychic surgery." She was excited and optimistic about this; I was interested myself because I wa s
dubious about this magical procedure; if Marie went I would have a chance to see the results (if any) on a person I was very
familiar with. Marie had her tickets and was due to leave in days when her lover, against Marie's directly -stated wishes, called her
parents and informed them of what was happening. The parents had known nothing of Marie's cancer and were shocked, upset, outraged!<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        If you
compare my suggested formulation to another one, keep in mind that variations of 25 percent one way or another won't make a
significant difference, and adding other beneficial substances to my recommendations probably is only helpful. However, I wou ld
not want to eliminate anything in the list below, it is the minimum:

Beta-Carotene  25,000 iu  Selenium  100 mcg
Vitamin A  5,000 iu  Taurine  500 mg
B-1 250 mg  Cyctine  200 mg
B-2 50 mg  Gluthaianone  15 mg
B-3 niacinamid  850 mg  Choline  650 mg
B-5 750 mg  Inositol  250 mg
B-6 200 mg  Flavanoids  500 mg
B-12 100 mcg  Zinc 35 mg
PABA  50 mg  Chromium  100 mcg
Folic Acid  500 mcg  Molybdenum  123 mg
Biotin  200 mcg  Manganese  5 mg
Vitamin C  3,000mg  Iodine (as kelp)  10 mg
Vitamin E  600 iu  Co-Enzyme Q -10 60 mg
Magnesium  1,000 mg  DMAE  100 mg
Potassium  100 mg  Ginko biloba  120 mg
Calcium  1,000 mg  Vitamin D -3 200 iu

Please also keep in mind that there are many other useful substances not listed above. For example, every day I have a "green
drink," an herbal preparation containing numerous tonic substances like ginseng and also various forms of algae and chlorophy ll
extracts. My green drink makes my body feel very peppy all day, so it certainly enhances my life and may extend it. It costs ab out
$25,00 a month to enjoy that. I also use various pure amino acids at times. Phenylalyanine will make me get more aggressive
whenever I am feeling a little lackluster; this nutrient has also been used as an effective therapy against depression. Melatoni n
taken at bedtime really does help me get to sleep and may have remarkable life -extending properties. Other amino acids help my
body manufacture growth hormones and I use them from the time I begin training seriously in spring through the end of the
summer triathlon competition season. Pearson and Shaw's book (see Bibliography) is a good starting point to begin learning ab out
this re markably useful subject. The Future Of Life Extension
    I beg the readers indulgence for a bit of futurology about what things may look like if the life extension movement continues  to
develop. Right now, a full vitamin and vitamin -like substance life extension program costs between $50 and $100 dollars per month. However, pharmaceutical researchers occasionally notice that drugs meant to treat and cure diseases, when tested on lab anima ls
for safety, make these animals live quite a bit longer and function better. Though the FDA doesn't allow any word of this to be
printed in official prescribing data, the word does get around to other researchers, to gerontologists and eventually to that  part of
the public that is eagerly looking for longer life. T oday there are numerous people who routinely take prescription medicines
meant to cure a disease they do not have and plan to take those medicines for the rest of their


 form and combines with inspissated mucus. Although the stones can be a source of much discomfort, and in passing, may be the occasion for
excruciating pain their presence is frequently unrecognized and man may live for years and die of
some other disease without ever knowing he has them. They are found at autopsy in people who
never complained of symptoms that led to a suspicion of stones. Some individuals have what is termed the
lithemic diathesis
, by which is meant that they have a
tendency to build concretions in the form of kidney or bladder stones or biliary calculi when their
health is markedly impaired. Stones may form, in fact, in almost any part of the body—in the
pancreas, in the muscles, in the eyelids, on the valves of the heart, even around the heart, and in the
arteries. Gallstones seem to be more likely to form in the obese than in thin subjects, perhaps
because there is a greater tendency of these obese individuals to overeat. What is called hepatic colic is excruciating pain in the abdomen, in the region of the liver or
gall bladder occasioned by the passage of a stone. Calculi may be so small that they easily pass
through the gall duct, in which case they are expelled without the patient ever knowing that he has
any stones. They may be too large to move into the gall duct, in which case they are not passed. Or they may
be of a size that they are passed through the duct
with great difficulty, and cause intense pain. The
pain starts suddenly at the instant the stone begins to be passed from the gall bladder into the cystic
duct. Agonizing in character, it is transmitted to various parts of the abdomen and chest, often
being felt in the right shoulder. Or the duct may be obstructed by a stone and a few symptoms result, even jaundice being absent. Disease of the gall bladder itself may eventually result from the presence of the stone. If the
common duct is obstructed by a stone, there is persistent jaundice, paroxysms of pain, with the
occurrence of ague-like periods of chills and fever. Often called a gall-valve condition, this may
persist for months or years. Pain killing drugs and operations are the common modes of treating this condition, but neither of
these remove basic causes. To remove a gallstone and pronounce the patient
cured
 is tantamount to
saying that the gallstone is its own cause. Failure to remove the cause results in the formation of more stones. Unfortunately, it is assumed
that the cause of gallstone is unknown, so that the operation leaves the patient still sick and still
manifesting many of his symptoms. What is wrong with the person who has gallstones? He has a general state of irritation and
inflammation of his digestive tract, involving the gallbladder and the liver, with impaired
digestion. He is enervated and toxemic. His bile is not of normal constitution and this permits the
preciptation of its mineral elements. There develops a functional impairment of the liver. This persists until there is enough alteration of the normal secretion (bile) so that the mineral
elements contained in this are not held in suspension, but are precipitated, forming gravels or
stone. Gallstones and kidney stones are basically the same. The symptoms differ as the organs in
134which the stones form differ. Organs lend individuality to symptom-complexes. Imprudent eating and heavy eating of carbohydrate foods by the enervated and toxemic, and a
lack of exercise, are chief among the causes that produce gastrointestinal and biliary irritation
leading to stone formation. They do not develop in healthy individuals, but in those who have
broken down their health by years of wrong living. Nobody would ever have gallstones from
infancy and throughout his life if he lived right. There can be but one way to restore health and this is to remove all causes of disease and
restore the liver to good health, after which normal bile will disintegrate the stones. The proper
care is to go to bed and relax, keep the feet warm and abstain from food until there is a distinct
demand for food—until the return of hunger. When eating is resumed, it should be restricted to uncooked fruits and vegetables for a week or
two weeks. The patient should be carefully restricted to proper food combinations when regular
eating is resumed. Eating proteins and starches at the same meal is a prolific source of gastro-
intestinal irritation. In my opinion there is no necessity to operate for gallstones. Normal nutrition is not restored by
removing an effect of impaired nutrition. The great and growing army of postoperative invalids
attest to the fact that operations on organs of the body do not restore health. Too many organs are
removed that could be saved by the simple expediency of draining them by means of the fast. Instead of surgically draining the gall bladder, a fast will enable the body to perform an
excellent job of drainage and do it in a way to leave the gall bladder intact and unharmed. For days
and nights, often, these patients will pass bile through the bowels and by vomiting. The patient has not been restored to health when his gallstones have been removed. The
observing individual knows that he is still sick and still manifests many of his old symptoms and
often many new ones. The purpose of correct care of the patient with gallstones is to restore
normal liver function so that bile chemistry may become normal again and cease precipitating the
mineral elements and thus end the making of stones. In a few weeks then, the normal bile will cause a disintegration of the stones already formed, the
sand will pass into the intestines and will be voided. As the liver cannot be restored to health
without restoring the whole body to health, no treatment directed at the liver will serve these ends. A general or systemic housecleaning followed by a genuine health-building program is essential. Perhaps I can do no better than end this chapter with a quotation from Geo. S. Weger, M.D.,
who had an extensive experience with gallstones, both as a regular physician and as a
Hygienist
. He says: “Given proper assistance, the chemistry of the body can be so altered that stones soften,
disintegrate, and pass out with but slight discomfort. We have treated many cases and seldom have
we found it necessary to resort to surgery. It is a remarkable fact that this softening occurs very
rapidly on a complete fast. Frequently patients coming for treatment for different ailments develop
hepatic colic from the eighth to the tenth day of fasting. “In these, the presence of gallstones may never have been suspected. The same is true of stones
in the kidneys. In recurrent attacks there is no treatment in the intervals to equal a diet restricted to
fresh fruits, salads, and cooked non-starchy vegetables. It can be safely predicted that there will be
no recurrence in those patients who follow instructions as to diet and exercise. In most instances if
the gall stone is not larger than a small olive it will become soft and pass out without resort to
surgery and its consequent risks. The exceptions are in those run-down people who have no
reserve vitality or courage left to sustain them for a reasonable time, while nature is establishing a
normal chemical balance. 135“Extreme caution and conservatism on the part of the physician is
necessary in determining the
proper course in a given case. The process of recovery may seem slow but it is in reality
marvelously rapid compared with the long time it takes for the stones to form. While most cases
can get well by fasting and dieting and while such treatment is always in order, it must be borne in
mind that atrophy or gall bladder disease may be the result of longstanding, unrelieved cases. Without recourse to olive oil, bile salts, and the hundred and one remedies that are generally
prescribed, our percentage of non-surgical recoveries is so high as to warrant a favorable
prognosis if the patient cooperates in the removal of first causes. It should be borne in mind that
while surgical interference is often the only recourse, this procedure does not remove the cause of
gallstones nor prevent recurrences. Therefore correct diet and other accessory health measures are
just as necessary after operation as they were before.”
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Tumors of the Breast
One of those rare young women, possessed of great beauty of form and features, just married and
alarmed about a growth of her left breast—a lump nearly as large as a billiard ball—had for four
months suffered considerable pain. She had not consulted a physician for fear he would pronounce
it cancer and want to remove her breast. It was 1927 and that year the country went through the first “cancer week.” New York’s
newspapers carried columns each day about cancer and urged all people to see their physicians for
a check-up. Lumps, moles, bleeding, loss of weight and other such symptoms were indicative of
possible cancer. The propaganda was deliberately designed to frighten the public. The young woman, whose home was in White Plains, New York, was duly frightened. She
consulted a physician. He told her that she had cancer and that the breast would have to be
removed immediately. She did not want to lose her breast—she did not want to be disfigured. She consulted a second physician. He made the same diagnosis and urged immediate removal of
her breast. A third physician rendered an identical verdict. A fourth was consulted with the same
outcome: “The breast must come off at once.”
But there was one paper in New York that