 differentiate it from others.
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solved.
• Good re sults are achieved when treating a dis-
ease as grave as acute pancreatitis. 275 patients
with acute pancreatitis underwent fasting
treatment under the surveillance of Academi-
cian A.N. Bakulev in the Spasokukotsky clinic
in mid -1950s. All of them were discha rged in
good condition. Based on this experience, it
was concluded that fasting is beneficial in pan-
creatitis treatment, and our method is now
widely used for its acute and chronic forms.
10–15 days of water  fasting or 4 –5 days of dry
fasting are usually sufficient for a good thera-
peutic effect. The main principle of treating
pancreatitis is relieving pain, shock and
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the pancreas and its detox.
• There’s no other method besides fasting that
almost entirely relieve s the burden on the di-
gestive tract. Thus, it’s no wonder that it’s so
effective in treating different gastrointestinal
disorders. We can only wonder at the igno-
rance of our medicine, which uses expensive
medications, long -term examinations, and
surgical p rocedures (instead of effective, fast,
cheap treatment) that not only fail to cure pa-
tients but also turn them into people with
chronic diseases who are disabled and con-
stantly require medical services. That’s why
you should be responsible for your health and
start fasting to restore your appetite, excellent
digestion, and healthy and regular stool.
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19.1.3. Dry fasting for diabetes
In my practice, there were only a few patients
with diabetes, because water  fasting is very effec-
tive for patients with type II diabetes. This is
what Dr. G.A. Voitovich, one of the therapeutic
fasting experts, writes on the topic, “Since diabe-
tes is a disease with origins in the nervous and
endocrine systems, its treatment with dosed fast-
ing is sure to bring positive results too  – it’s our
conclusion.
Moreover, we learned from foreign sources
that doctors in the West, Japan, and especially in
India have long considered diabetes to be one of
the diseases treatable with fasting. However, in
practice we rarely treated this disease in our de-
partment.
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only after the all -USSR symposia on RDT when
doctors from Armenia, Odessa, and other places
reported on the successful treatment of even se-
vere forms of diabetes with dosed fasting. We
were particularly interes ted in the method used
in Yerevan, where patients with severe diabetes,
obesity, and gangrenous ulcers on their legs were
treated with several 11 -day RDT courses quite
successfully while still taking hormonal medica-
tions, but at 5 -10-times smaller doses.
Initially, we had only a few people with mild
forms of diabetes who didn’t take insulin. Dur-
ing dosed fasting treatment, their blood sugar
level dropped. During the recovery period, it in-
creased again, but it didn’t go far beyond the
norm. The general condition of these patients
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creased appetite were eliminated. One patient
with diabetes was cured completely at the initial
stage, and has not relapsed for over 25 years.
Doctor G. Sarkisyan from the clinic of endo-
crine diseases in Yerevan conducted 2 -3 fasting
courses for 10 -11 days in seriously ill patients.
One patient was threatened with amputation be-
cause of foot gangrene. After two 11 -day fasting
courses, all the diabetic tests (sugar in the urine,
sugar in the blood, etc.) improved considerably,
gangrenous inflammation was relieved, amputa-
tion was no longer required, and the patient
started to walk freely.

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Now, let’s try to find out what a chronic disease
is in more detail.
If the vital force isn’t sufficient to fully recover
the bodily function to its former (healthy) stable
state, the body stabilizes its function in an inter-
mediate state between being healthy and being
sick. This intermediate state is called an indolent
or chronic disease. A chronic disease is charac-
terized by the fact that the pathogen remaining
in the body wants to stay there and develop
within it. In turn, the body wants to return to its
original healthy state. In both cases, the body
must use its vital  force and adapt to functioning
on the edge. It leads to activation of certain com-
pensatory mechanisms, and the body of a chron-
ically ill person keeps functioning in a more or
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force to maintain them. As  soon as the body
can’t maintain the compensatory mechanisms
that restrain a disease, there’s a new relapse of
the disease and it conquers additional living
space. In turn, the body keeps fighting it by
forming new compensatory mechanisms, thus
spending mo re vital force on their maintenance.
As a result of the redistribution of vital force, the
body disables a number of minor biological
functions for the sake of survival. First of all, the
sexual function is deactivated because it requires
a lot of energy; the overall body tone decreases,
there’s early aging with accompanying condi-
tions, and the life expectancy decreases consid-
erably.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frBased on the above -mentioned facts, the pro-
cess of healing the body is completed in stages.
First, the level of vitality is r estored through en-
ergy -saving mechanisms. It will transfer the
body from one compensatory stage to another
up to the last one (a state of complete health).
The transition from one compensatory level to
another will be marked by acute conditions: re-
lapses o f pre -existing chronic diseases that will
eventually disappear. Every patient can get rid of
any chronic disease completely only after going
through a series of relapses. After every relapse,
you will restore a previously lost function. At
first, vigor wil l be restored, and then the signs of
premature aging will disappear and the sexual
function will be reestablished.
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general. Based on my experience, I prefer the hy-
pothesis of naturopathic physicians. Endoge-
nous body intoxication is one of the causes of
numerous chronic diseases, and it’s caused by a
disruption in the normal functioning of the gas-
trointestinal tract and liver. The gastrointestinal
tract is a common source of toxins. Food decom-
poses in the stomach and intestines because of
either overeating or indigestion, and a certain
part of the produced toxins is absorbed into the
blood. Under normal conditions, the liver de-
stroys these toxins, and the intestines and kid-
neys remove them. However, if the function s of
these organs are disrupted, toxins enter the
blood in such an amount that they overload
these organs and the body is forced to look for
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them. Have you ever wondered why the blood
from the gastrointestinal tract must first pass
through the liver before being distributed
throughout the body? Why are nutrients that are
absorbed into the bloodstream not spread
throughout the body immediately? That appens
because they are alien to the body and they
would immediately cause an allergic reaction.
They are transformed from ‘alien’ to ‘familiar’ in
the liver.


, could even hope to have a  chance of health when utilizing fruit for fuel. Even
so, slow metabolizers are advised to keep fruit to a minimum because it is too h igh in high-glycemic simple carbohydrates. A few
pieces of fruit per week at the very most, are recommended for slow metaboliz ers. Perhaps, they say, serious athletes who also
happen to be very slow metabolizers can eat a bit more fruit. But in genera l, they argue that fruit consumption should simply be
avoided. They claim that it is too easy (and too dangerous) to overeat fruit.
Apparently, according to many teachers, it is a rare individual indeed, wh o is a slow metabolizer.

Metabolism
One reason that this theory fails is that many of those who teach it do n ot know the definition of the word “metabolism.” Here are
some terms that should be useful in this discussion.

Fasting BMR: The “fasting” basal metabolic rate is a measure of the amount of f uel a person utilizes, per unit of time, when
awake and totally at rest. It does not include such functions as physical  activity, daily household chores, or even digestion.
This means no food has been consumed for at least 72 hours and the body requires no di gestive energy. Fasting BMR
accounts for the use of around 1,000 calories per day for most people, though this num ber does tend to be slightly affected
by body size.
BMR: The basal metabolic rate number you are more likely to encounter estima tes the calories consumed for people who
are awake and resting, but not  fasting or abstaining from consuming food. Most people can roughly estimat e this number by
multiplying their body weight by ten.
Metabolism:  W e use the word “metabolism” to mean BMR plus all the activities of  the day. Metabolism is not, in and of
itself, a single function, but rather the sum of all of the catabolic an d anabolic processes that go on within your body. Anabolic
processes are the building activities, those that combine simpler str uctures to form more complex ones. They include growth,
repair, and all of the recombinant chemistry that goes on at the cellul ar and visceral level. Catabolic processes are those that
break complex structures down into simpler ones. Digestion, osteoclastic a ctivity (cells that break down bones), the
conversion of glycogen to glucose, and aging are examples of catabolism in  action.

When we refer to someone as having a “fast metabolism,” we mean that  they require more fuel to perform the same number of
anabolic and catabolic processes as a person with a slow metabolism. This me ans that the fast metabolizers are less efficient in their
use of fuel.
Either way, however, according to most sports physiology texts, the differe nce between fast and slow metabolic rates is very
small indeed. Most texts agree that the BMR rarely varies much more  than about plus or minus 5% from person to person of similar
body size and design. Body surface area, scientists have proven, is the bigg est factor affecting BMR. 82

Activity—not metabolism—governs fuel usage
What truly does affect fuel use is the amount of physical exertion one  performs. A sedentary person may use only 200 calories per
day in performing their daily functions, whereas someone going for a vig orous four-hour hike could use 2,000 calories. Professional
athletes often use 4,000 calories solely for their daily training, and Tour  de France riders are known to use 10,000 to 14,000
calories, or more, on the most intense days of this grueling competition. He nce it is easy to see that the differences in BMR, or
metabolism, as it is commonly but mistakenly referred to, play an exception ally small role in total calorie usage.
At most, BMR variations represent less than 100 calories out of the 2,000 to 4,000 that  most people eat per day. Textbooks
suggest that BMR differences typically account for only one to two per c ent of total calories consumed. This is approximately the
caloric equivalent of one bite of an apple. This certainly is not enough to m ake a noticeable difference in fuel consumption or
preferred fuel sources between even the fastest and the slowest of me tabolizers.
The truly fast metabolizer uses more calories per hour throughout the  day, than the average person does. The more calories
one utilizes in the course of a day, the faster that person's total meta bolism would be.

An Example
For example, we can reasonably estimate that a moderately active, 110-pou nd, 5'4" woman might eat about 2,000 calories per day
and a lightly active man who is 5'10" tall and 150 pounds uses about 2,400 calories. In th is example, the man uses an average of
100 calories per hour.
For the sake of simplicity, we shall call 100 calories per hour (plus or minus  10%) the midrange of metabolic rate. We could
therefore assert that a person who uses, on average, more than 110 calorie s per hour would be termed a fast metabolizer and a
person who uses less than 90 calories per hour would be a slow metabolizer. We cou ld assign people progressively faster and slower metabolic designations the more their calorie usage differed f rom the midrange.
At this point we have come to an unbridgeable contradiction. W e are tol d that fast metabolizers—those people who utilize the
most fuel per hour, are supposedly the very people who will thrive on the high est fat levels in their diet. Meanwhile, we are also
being told that only slow-metabolizing athletes should attempt to utili ze a diet higher in carbohydrates from fruit. Yet we know that
athletes are the very people who have the fastest metabolisms, despite  any variations in their BMR.
To make matters more confusing, scientific research consistently  proves that the more fat you consume, the more your health
will suffer. Somewhere, someone must be wrong in these assertions. It i s not possible to straddle both sides of this fence. Either a
fat-based diet is most healthful or a fruit-based diet is, but it cannot be bot h; and it cannot be one for some people and the other for
other people.
Small cows eat small amounts of food relative to large cows. Active cows  eat more food than their sedentary counterparts, yet
all cows eat essentially the same food. Fruits and vegetables have bee n touted as the ultimate health foods for humans for over a
century, and they have been the primary food of humankind throughout our exi stence, up until the recent past.
Whether you are small or large, active or sedentary, fruits and veget ables remain the optimum foods of choice for fulfilling all
human nutritional needs. If one person needs to consume a greater number  of calories than another person, it simply means that they
must eat a greater quantity of food, not completely different foods.
In case the above is not enough of a contradiction to try to puzzle out, work on thi s one: It has been repeatedly asserted that
most people would experience the greatest levels of health using a diet  that is composed primarily of fats. This assertion is based on
the assumption that most people are fast metabolizers, a premise that ca nnot be true. Whenever we work with large numbers, the
law of averages comes into play. Using the law of averages, a “normal ” or “bell” curve is always formed. In the bell curve, only
about 5 to 10% of the people would truly be classed as fast metabolizers, 5 to 10% would be sl ow metabolizers, and the rest,
roughly 80%, would fall somewhere in the middle. These would be average meta bolizers, not slow and not fast.
Do not be misled by metabolism (or oxidation) mumbo jumbo. Track your fat intake on an y given day and see for yourself just
exactly what percentage of your calories it comprises. Once you do, you wil l understand why so many raw fooders are having
problems. High fat is also the reason that most scientific studies of ra w fooders draw negative conclusions. Is it any wonder that
people have trouble staying healthy on their high-fat raw regimens, or that they find cooked carbohydrates so alluring?
Those who convince unsuspecting new raw fooders to steer clear of fruit  and gorge on fat do succeed in accomplishing one
goal; the creation of nutritional inadequacies. This opens the door for sel ling us nutritional supplements in a vain attempt to
compensate for the very deficiencies that result from consuming a h igh-fat raw diet. Of course, most newcomers want to learn and
are prone to following the advice they are given.

Can I thrive on only raw foods?
No essential nutrient exists in meat, grains, legumes, or dairy tha t is not also available in fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds—
and in a form that is easier to digest. Indeed, many vital nutrients, suc h as soluble fibers and the thousands of phytonutrients, can only
be garnered from plants. Fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens not only con tain sustainable amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and fat,
they also contain them in the percentages, ratios, and forms that are opt imum for human health


.”
• Gale Maleskey – “Zinc has antibacterial and antiviral properties, says Dr. Kruzel. “The
prostate has the highest concentration of zinc of any tissue in the body. It’s abundant in
semen and in the thin, milky ﬂuid that the prostate gland secretes into the urethra just
before ejaculation to prevent infections,”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “It may also have some direct anti -viral effects. In
the small studies that have been conducted to date, cold sufferers took 50 milligrams of zinc gluconate at the ﬁrst sign of distress and then took 25 milligrams every two hours
thereafter until their symptoms abated.
• Michael T. Murray – “Zinc, like vitamin C, also possesses direct antiviral activity, including
antiviral activity against several viruses that cause the common cold. A double-blind
clinical trial demonstrated zinc-containing lozenges signiﬁcantly reduced the average
duration of common colds by 7 days.”
Selenium • LEF.org – “Selenium has demonstrated antiviral properties, and it appears to be effective
in suppressing HCV”
• Earl Mindell – “Selenium, a mineral with powerful antioxidant and antiviral  potential,
protects cell membranes from being destroyed by free radicals.”
Calcium (various forms) • LEF.org - “…revealed calcium elenolate’s formidable antiviral activity because it
inactivated almost all viruses tested against it (Renis 1970).”
• Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Calcium alginate has shown anti -viral activity in
some in vitro and animal studies.”Antiviral Minerals
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
14Echinacea • LEF.org – “In the past 50 years echinacea has achieved worldwide fame for its antiviral,
antifungal, and antibacterial properties.” “Echinacea enhances the body’ s ability to
dispose of infected and damaged cells; it has interferon-like activity against viruses; and it
stimulates the white blood cells that ﬁght infection”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Echinacea and goldenseal have antiviral
and antibacterial properties that can help to alleviate infection.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. – “Besides immune support, Echinacea also exerts direct
antiviral activity and helps prevent the spread of bacteria by inhibiting a bacterial enzyme called hyaluronidase. This enzyme is secreted by bacteria in order to break through the body’s ﬁrst line of defense, the protective membranes such as the skin or mucous membranes, so that the organism can enter the body.” “The juice of the aerial portion of
E. purpurea along with alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots have been shown to possess antiviral activity. Some of the viruses inhibited in cell cultures include inﬂuenza,
herpes and vesicular stomatitis viruses.”
• Dr. James A. Duke - “Echinacea root extracts also possess antiviral activity against
inﬂuenza, herpes and other viruses. In a study of 180 people with ﬂ u, one scientist found
that 900 milligrams of an echinacea extract signiﬁcantly reduced symptoms.” “This is by far the most popular antiviral herb, and for good reason. Echinacea ﬁ ghts viruses in two
ways. It contains three compounds with speciﬁc antiviral activity—caffeic acid, chicoric
acid and echinacin.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND - “Echinacea does stimulate nonspeciﬁc immunity and is therefore
by deﬁnition helpful against virus, and many people achieve good results with echinacea
for this purpose. Echinacea is both antibacterial and antiviral, since it stimulates
production of white blood cells. But while echinacea is an extremely well-studied and safe
immunostimulant, in our experience it is not necessarily the most potent.”
• Linda B. White “This herb stimulates white blood cell activity, increases the body’s
production of antiviral substances such as interferon, and helps immune cells engulf and
destroy invading microbes.”
• Thomas Bartram – “Does not act directly upon a virus but exerts an antiviral effect by
stimulating an immune response. Raises white blood cell count and increases the body’ s
inherent powers of resistance.”
• Gale Maleskey - “Echinacea has antiviral, antifungal, anti-inﬂammatory, and antibacterial
properties. Although taken internally, it can also be used topically on wounds or inﬂamed
skin.”
• Mark Stengler - “Echinacea, like some other immune-enhancing herbs, has a direct
antiviral effect. Even better, it seems to summon all the resources of the immune system
to help destroy viral invaders.”
• Heather Boon and Michael Smith - “Echinacea has been shown to have only very weak
activity as an anti -viral, anti-bacterial or anti-fungal agent.”
• Mary Dan Eades, MD – “Taken internally, it enhances the immune system. It stimulates
certain white blood cells and has anti-inﬂammatory and antiviral properties.”
• Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs – “Root extracts of
echinacea have also been shown to possess interfer-onlike activity and speciﬁ c antiviral
activity against inﬂuenza, herpes, and other viruses.”Antiviral Herbs
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
15Astragalus • LEF.org – “Astragalus herbal extract at 300 mg a day can boost immune function and
produce direct antiviral effects.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. – “The root of Astragalus is a traditional Chinese medicine
used for viral infections. Clinical studies in China have shown it to be ef fective when
used prophylactically against the common cold.60 It has also been shown to reduce the
duration and severity of symptoms in acute treatment of the common cold as well as to
raise white blood cell counts in chronic leukopenia.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “If I had HIV, I would give it the beneﬁt of the doubt based on its
known potent antiviral activity against a wide range of other viruses.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND - “Astragalus is especially antiviral (not in the sense that it actually kills
viruses directly, which is virtually impossible to do, but because of the ways it boosts the
body’s own antiviral defenses). Astragalus is used as an antiviral to decrease the incidence of colds and shorten their course (which research shows it does, typically by half).”
• Linda B. White, MD – “A revered overall tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine, astragalus
rebuilds the immune system and is antibacterial and antiviral.”
• Mark Stengler - “Astragalus also stimulates the secretion of a powerful antiviral chemical
known as interferon, which prevents viruses from replicating.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler MD Phd -  “Chinese studies suggest that astragalus, in addition to
boosting immunity and detoxifying a number of drugs and some metals, is also an anti -viral, a diuretic and a coronary artery dilator. They believe it is particularly effective in warding off ﬂu and some other respiratory infections.”
• Gary Null – “Current research shows the truth of this belief since astragalus is now known
to correct T cell (part of the immune system) deﬁciency and promote antiviral action.”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Astragalus, native to Mongolia and China,
helps promotes the multiplication of the white blood cells that are vital for ﬁghting infection.”
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
16St. John’s Wort /
Hypericin• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “St. John’s wort has antiviral properties and
is a good antidepressant.”
• Dr. James A. Duke - “This herb contains hypericin and pseudohypericin, compounds that
are antiviral.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This herb is used as an antiviral (particularly with AIDS),
antibacterial, and possible anti-cancer agent, but it’s been in the spotlight for its
antidepressant properties.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “Many herbalists ﬁnd that this herb, usually called upon to treat
depression, improves appetite and energy levels and calms anxiety. And it’s antiviral.”
• Gale Maleskey – “Although its main use has always been for psychological ailments and
nervousness, St. John’s wort has antiviral, anti-inﬂammatory, and diuretic properties.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Showing potent antibiotic and anti -viral effects in
recent studies.”
• Gary Null – “Meruelo comments that St. John’s wort’s “antiviral activity is remarkable both in its
mechanism... and the potency of one administration of a relatively small dose of the compounds.”
• Paul Pitchford – “The recent scientiﬁc discovery of antiviral properties in St. Johnsw


 that should be even more closely guarded than is being done.
We cannot separate life from religion, nor can we separate health
from religion. The Word of God tells us: bear ye one another's burden, and that we are our brothers' keeper.
Surely religious people are happy people. One of the problems
with Americans today is its citizens are not happy. There are a number of reasons:
They have lost faith in the church as being the agent of healing. They have lost faith in those medical doctors who give co? alt, chemotherapy, radiation and drugs and surgery unnecessarily. They have lost faith in our government because churches are
.permitted to be formed under the guise of religion, such as devil wor-150 shipers. Devil worshippers are deceivers to this country and to God.
The Bible tells us that "the old serpent is a liar and the truth is not in
rum." So any church that is devoted to devil worship, you cannot de-pend on what they say.
It is sad that the government permits sabotage in the name of the
church and yet persecutes the saints who are trying to make America the healthiest nation on earth. Does this make sense? Is it logical? Is this constitutional? Do we not still have the freedom of speech? Do we not still have the freedom of religion to worship as we see fit? Do we not have a right to teach the health message as it is written in the Bi-ble? It is the drug establishment that says, "If you do anything to make America more healthy without drugs, I will put you in jail." (These poor doctors who have been so brainwashed to use drugs will not be held guiltless when they stand before God.)
An officer of the law said to me sneeringly, "We cannot keep you
from worshipping the Lord as you see fit, but we can harass you 'til you wish you never had." In harassing me they really do not harass me
at an. They only harass themselves. You cannot break the laws of the Bible. You cannot break God's laws of physics, chemistry or mathe-matics. You can only break yourself on those laws.
I have seen the wrath of God come upon approximately 50 people.
God blotted them out like you and I would a cockroach. When the adult saints are being persecuted, they do not hate the persecutor, they feel very sorry for him. They know exactly how to get even with their persecutors. They put their name on the top of their prayer list and there is no way for that person to get off. They pray for them without ceasing. They pray for them that God might do for them what He did for Saul on the road to Damascus. That He might reveal Himself to
them so that the person that was once their enemy could be their friend and could go into eternity and live forever as a friend.
The devil numbers his children by hate, but God numbers His
children by love. God the Father is love. The Holy Spirit is love. The real saints of God are love. True love is a life of service. It is a life of enduring. It is a life of being a servant whether appreciated or not. 151 I am now a senior citizen. My children are an grown. They are an
self-supporting. However, there are times when they do need guid-
ance, or suggestions for guidance, and they ask for it. But they could very well get along without me.
I am now financially independent enough that I do not have to do
this work for my daily bread. I served 38 years in agricultural engi-neering and it was through that that God was good enough to make it possible for my retirement in 1968. I wanted to go into research to know more about the mysteries about the laws that God has made.
God began to send to me for help the ill, the cripple the lame, the
dying, that medicine had failed to cure. The Bible says, If your neigh-bor asks for help, give it to him and as often as "you do it unto the least of one of these my brethren, you do it unto Me."
I have made many errors and many mistakes, but they are mis-
takes of the mind and not mistakes of the heart. God has turned these mistakes into blessings.
I am now teaching this Reams Biological Theory of Ionization
seminars to qualified people, in order to help carry out this vision of making America the healthiest nation on earth...
knowing that the history of American liberty is written in blood!
  152 CHAPTER 21
THE GREATEST LOVE OF MY LIFE

You must be born again. Today I died. I cried until I laughed and laughed until I cried and
cried until I laughed, with joy!... because I had left my sardine-can world for a universe. I had left my sinful ways and God had permitted me to be born again into His Kingdom.
This was no laughing matter at first; I was sorry for my sins. My
heart was broken, I was filled with grief, and then the Holy Spirit came in and took away all the grief! I don't know what He did with it, but it's gone. It's gone... and now I am free!
God is truth. The Scripture says, Seek to know God, and "He shall
make you free," and this is what I was weeping about, because a new life had begun. I was only an infant, ye t an adult in years, but a babe
in Christ. No wonder I cried... because of the joys I had missed, of the liberty and the freedom that I had spurned. The things that I had once loved, I had no more desire for. The things that I once had no desire far, became as a beautiful garden of flowers. The ecstasy of the Spirit of God within me was like looking into  the face of a lily or an orchid,
or being lifted on the wings of a hummingbird. I was truly partaking of, I was suckling on the manna from Heaven, and drinking from a fountain that would never run dry.
The book I had so often read as a history book became a message
from home. It became a guide, it became a map. It showed me where I was in life. It showed me where I wanted to go, and I then used that map. I still use it and it is like honey in the honeycomb.
It is nourishing. It is surprisingly lasting in its joy. It is a history book. It is a physics book. It is a mathematics book. It is a religious book. It is a book of law. 153 It is a book of domestic tranquility.
It is a book of health.
It is a cook book. It is a book of fiction. It is a book of truth, divine truths. It is a book of heroism. It is a book for youth, for teenagers, for young married couples
and business men and business women.
It is a book for executives, business managers. It is a book for school teachers, telling how to teach and what to
teach.
It is a book of disappointment, of grief, of sins of the people. It is a book about farming, gardening, transportation, seamanship,
vessels, boats, trees, forestry, fish, birds, beetles and bugs.
It is also a book of geography. It is a book about astronomy, about the creation, the formation. It is a book that no man has ever yet understood all about. It is a book about construction, about building of temples. It is a book about psychology and how to win friends and influ-
ence people.
It also tells us how to do architecture, and why the Tower of Babel
fell (because of the poor architecture that was in it).
It tells about what would happen when we disobey the law. It tells us about the rewards after this life. It tells us about God. It tells us about His Son, Jesus Christ. It is the first and only book that ever told us anything about Him.
The rest are just counterfeits or duplicates of it.
It tells us prophecy and predicts the future. It is clairvoyant in the fact that the clairvoyancy is the supremacy
of God.
It is the finest book on astrology that was ever written. Instead of asking the stars what the future holds, it tells us how to
go to the Father himself and get the information firsthand instead of secondhand. 154 It is a book of stories, mistakes, heartbreaks, rejoicings.
It is the story of humanities.
The Bible, the Book of ALL books, the only lasting book, tells
about man's ways and how they differ from God's ways, and how God's ways can be in man and how man's ways can be God's ways.
It is a book that I highly recommend to be read. It is a book that tells us about wisdom. It tells about knowledge. It teaches anyone how to be rich, infinitely rich. It teaches anyone how to be obedient. It teaches how to be a servant, how to be a workman that needs
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
It teaches us how to defend ourselves. It tells us what to do in time of trouble. It tells us what to do in time of peace. It tells us what to do in time of war. It tells us how to prepare for the great tribulation. It tells us about the destruction of the great cities in a day of the
atomic bomb.
It tells us about a King who is going to rule this whole earth. Many men have tried to become the rulers of the


 drill cannot remove the bacteria and the bacterial growth progresses,
6
.
the tooth root can become infected. This requires a root canal to attempt to clean out the bacteria
from within the tooth.
7
.
Finally, when all those procedures fail to keep your tooth alive from the supposed onslaught of
bacterial invaders, the tooth must be removed and a fake tooth or no tooth is what remains.By the time the sixth stage is reached, even after spending thousands of dollars on dental care, the war
is lost. No matter how much money you spend, or how much a dentist drills your teeth, the cure for
cavities remains elusive. Modern treatments do limit some pain and suffering, but if the basic cause of
tooth decay (your diet) is not addressed, your teeth continue to decay.
Dental Alert: Bacteria are Not the Primary Cause of Cavities
The foundational theory of modern dentistry was synthesized in 1883 by dentist W. D. Miller. He
found that extracted teeth immersed in fermenting mixtures of bread and saliva produced what
appeared to be tooth decay. He thought that acids in the mouth that were formed by microorganisms
dissolved teeth. Yet Dr. Miller himself never believed that tooth decay was caused by bacteria.
Rather he believed that bacteria and their acid where a part of the process of decay. Most importantly
he believed that a strong tooth would not decay.
Dr. Miller wrote this:
The extent to which any tooth suffers from the action of the acid depends upon its density
and structure, but more particularly upon the perfection of the enamel and the
protection of the neck of the tooth by healthy gums. What we might call the perfect tooth
would resist indefinitely the same acid to which a tooth of opposite character would
succumb in a few weeks.
11
In simple terms, Dr. Miller believed a dense strong tooth would “resist indefinitely” an attack from
acid, whether it be from bacteria or from food. Meanwhile, a non-dense tooth would succumb quickly
to any sort of acid, from bacteria or otherwise. Dr. Miller also wrote that, "The invasion of the
micro-organisms is
always preceded
 by the extraction of lime salts."
12
 In plain terms, the tooth loses
its mineral density first (lime salts), and then microorganisms can cause trouble.
Over one hundred and twenty years later dentistry and the American Dental Association (ADA) sticks
with Dr. Miller’s theory while leaving out vital information. They write,
Tooth decay occurs when foods containing carbohydrates (sugars and starches) such as
milk, pop, raisins, cakes or candy are frequently left on the teeth. Bacteria that live in
the mouth thrive on these foods, producing acids as a result. Over a period of time, these
acids destroy tooth enamel, resulting in tooth decay.
13
The difference from Dr. Miller’s 1883 theory and dentistry’s 2009 theory is that Dr. Miller knew that
the tooth’s density and structure are what protected it against tooth decay, whereas today, dentists are
taught that it is the bacteria by themselves that cause tooth decay.
Other than in how food sticks to
teeth, dentists believe that diet has little to do with tooth cavities
.
The modern theory of tooth decay further dissolves because white sugar actually has the ability to
incapacitate microorganisms since it attracts water.
14
 In a 20% sugar solution, bacteria will perish.
15
Yes, bacteria are present as a result of the process of tooth decay, but a lot of sugar at once will
destroy them. If dentistry is correct about bacteria, then a high sugar diet should eliminate them.Bacteria exist everywhere and are nearly impossible to get rid of completely. More than 400 different
bacteria are now associated with dental disease, and many more have yet to be discovered.
16
 Since
bacteria are a part of life, with some good ones and some bad ones and trillions of them everywhere,
dentistry’s approach to eliminate bacteria seems hopeless.
In 1922 dentist Percy Howe read before the ADA that his research team tried and failed to reproduce
dental decay by feeding and inoculating guinea pigs with various bacteria associated with gum
disease and tooth decay. He said, "In no case did we succeed in establishing dental disease by these
means."
17
 However Dr. Howe had no problems in creating tooth decay in guinea pigs by removing
vitamin C from their diet.
That bacteria are the cause of tooth cavities was adopted from Dr. Miller’s research but was never
proven. In the 1940s at an International Association of Dental Research meeting the debate about the
cause of cavities was put to an end. By the power of vote Dr. Miller’s acid / bacterial theory was
adopted as fact despite contradictory evidence and theories.
18
The competing theory of the time was called the proteolysis-chelation theory and was proposed by
Dr. Albert Schatz. This theory suggested that enzymes (not bacteria) and chelating agents which are
common in plants and animals (not acid) were the cause of tooth decay. In Dr. Schatz’s proteolysis-
chelation theory, it is diet, trace elements, and hormonal balance that are key factors in triggering
enzymes and tooth mineral chelation which results in tooth decay.
19
From 1954 to today, the life work of dentist Ralph Steinman and his colleague Dr. John Leonora give
proof that tooth decay is triggered by our bodies’ physiology as a result of our diet. The hypothalamus
in our brain regulates the relationship between our nervous system and our glandular system through
the pituitary gland. Drs. Leonora and Steinman found that the hypothalamus communicates with glands
in our jaw called the parotid glands via parotid hormone releasing factor. When the parotid gland is
stimulated by the hypothalamus it releases parotid hormone which triggers a movement of mineral
rich dental lymph through microscopic channels in our teeth.
20
 This mineral-rich fluid cleans teeth and
remineralizes them. When a cavity-causing diet is ingested, the hypothalamus stops telling the parotid
gland to release the hormone that circulates the dental remineralizing fluid. Over time, this
interruption of mineral-rich fluid results in tooth destruction, what we know as tooth decay. That the
parotid gland is in charge of tooth remineralization explains to me why a small portion of the
population is immune to tooth decay, even with a relatively poor diet. They were born with a strong
parotid gland. Dr. Steinman’s rat studies showed that while bacteria produce acid,
there is no
correlation between acid produced by bacteria and the presence of tooth decay
.
21
Even in Dr. Miller’s often cited 1883 bacterial / acid theory of tooth decay, the strength of the tooth is
what makes it immune to cavities. In 1922, bacteria were then proven by Dr. Howe not to cause
cavities. In the 1940s the theory of tooth decay was voted upon, but could not be proven by dentists.
This vote discarded Dr. Schatz’s proteolysis-chelation theory which described an alternative
biological method of tooth decay from enzymes and chelating agents. Most recently Dr. Steinman has
shown that tooth decay is regulated by our glandular system through hormones which are controlled
by diet. From 1883 to today, there is a chain of evidence that supports the premise that it is diet, and
not bacteria, which causes cavities. On the essential level of responsibility, if germs cause cavities,then humanity will continue to be the victim to the dreaded plague of tooth decay. Yet when diet is
understood as the cause of cavities, we have full control to heal and prevent tooth decay.The Failure of Conventional Dentistry
As we age, tooth decay becomes more and more prevalent as seen in the “tooth decay over lifespan”
chart. As we age we also lose more teeth. Not including wisdom teeth the average 20 to 39-year-old
is missing 1 tooth, the average 40 to 59-year-old 3.5 teeth, and those aged 60 and over are missing 8
teeth.
Further tooth decay statistics for people over the age of 40 are dismal. On average, 45.89 per cent of
all teeth in this age group have been affected by decay. That average represents nearly half the teeth in
each person’s mouth having been affected by decay. This situation only gets worse. By the time you
reach the age of 60, 62.36 per cent of all teeth have been affected by decay.
22
Tooth Decay over Lifespan
National Center for Health Statistics.
23
While one can argue that the increase of tooth decay with age is due to the inherent break down of the
body over time, it doesn’t explain why tooth decay is now on the rise among young children. Tooth
decay in primary (baby) teeth of children aged 2 to 5 years increased from 24 percent to 28 percent
between 1988-1994 and 1999-2004.24 Along with this increase in decay came an increase in dental
treatments. If tooth decay is caused by the aging process, why are more young children suffering from
it? And why hasn’t the increase in dental treatments in these young children stopped the tooth decay?
If dental drilling, root canals, tooth pulling, mass water fluoridation, tooth brushing and toothpastes
were the proper treatments for cavities, then we would not see this increase in tooth decay over time.Are we


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 other herbs, including garlic
(Allium sativum, p. 59) and cayenne ( Capsicum frutescens, p. 74).
Shamanism
Moving north, Native American herbal medicine in what is now the
United States was and is primarily shamanistic in nature, involving herbal
lore, ritual, and magic. Shamanistic societies from Siberia to the Amazon
believe that, in serious illness, the soul of the sick person has been taken
over by malign forces. The shaman’s role is to heal both the physical and
the spiritual dimension of the illness. The patient cannot be truly cured
until his or her soul has been freed from evil spirits. Shamanistic ceremonies
and rites to heal the sick person’s spirit include dancing, chanting, drumming,
playing games, and the stirring of ashes or sprinkling of water. By taking
hallucinogens such as peyote ( Lophophora williamsii, p. 230), the shaman is
able to reach out to the spirit world and heal both the individual and the
community as a whole.
Power of Herbs
In all Native American cultures from Canada to Chile, herbs are thought
to have spiritual energy, and many of them are invested with great magical
power. The Iroquois believe that cardinal lobelia ( Lobelia cardinalis, see
L. inflata, p. 110) and morning glory ( Ipomoea pandurata ) have the ability
to heal or harm, and should be picked, stored, and used with great care.
Morning glory is considered so powerful that even touching it could cause
harm. The Iroquois use the plant as a remedy for coughs, tuberculosis, and
other ailments, and also take it as a decoction with sunflower seeds
(Helianthus annuus ) as a sacrament in spring and autumn rituals.
 Tobacco, now considered an addictive drug, was a sacred shamanistic
herb for most Native American peoples. It was smoked in pipes and
“thrown into fires as an offering, cast into the wind and water to abate
storms, scattered about a fish weir to improve the catch, and offered to
the air in thanksgiving for escape from danger,” according to Virgil Vogel’s
American Indian Medicine  (1970).A Native American medicine man performing a healing ritual
intended to drive out evil spirits, as depicted by the 19th-century
artist George Catlin.
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50the development of herbal medicine
50Witch hazel leaf
Witch hazel bark
Avocado leaf
Avocado fruitWitch hazel
(Hamamelis  virginiana, p. 102)  is excellent for  skin conditions.
California poppy  (Eschscholzia californica, p. 207) is a gentle,  effective sedative  that is often used  to encourage sleep.Slippery elm
(Ulmus rubra, p. 145)  is a Native American  remedy for boilsand wounds.Avocado (Persea
americana, p. 121)  is an important medicinal plant  in Guatemala,  where all the parts  are used as remedies.
Blue cohosh
(Caulophyllum thalictroides,  p. 185) stimulates the uterus.European Settlers
The first European settlers in North America, arriving in the early 17th
century, tended to dismiss Native American medical practices as nothing more than primitive savagery. The settlers relied largely on imported herbal medicines, or on European plants hardy enough to grow in eastern North America. As time went by, however, the settlers’ increased contact with indigenous
peoples in the frontier regions fostered a healthy respect for their healing skills. Sometimes settlers adopted not just the plants but the harvesting and therapeutic methods as well. Joseph Doddridge, in Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars (1876), relates that butternut bark (Juglans cinerea, p. 224) was peeled downward if it was to be used as a purgative (acting “downward” by purging the bowels), and upward for use as an emetic (acting “upward” by provoking vomiting). The types of healing regimens practiced by Native Americans eventually gained widespread popularity. Toward the end of the 18th century, Samuel Thomson (1769–1843) developed a simple therapeutic regimen based on Native American herbal practice. Thomson never acknowledged the debt, but it is clearly evident—from the use of emetics, purgatives, and stimulants, to the central role of sweating and vapor baths (based in part on Native American sweat lodges), to the deep knowledge of American medicinal plants. Thomson considered that “all disease is caused by cold” and his system worked well for those with a robust health struck down by infection or injury. The two main herbs in his system—cayenne, a stimulating herb, and lobelia, an emetic, relaxant, and stimulant—act to raise body temperature and dilate the blood vessels. T aking these plants helps to increase resistance to infection and speeds the healing of wounds.
Eclecticism & Its Influence
The fertile marriage between Native American and Western herbal medicine led to the establishment of more sophisticated herbal systems, such as Eclecticism, founded by Dr. Wooster Beech (1794–1868) in the 1830s. Beech studied both herbal and conventional medicine and tried
to combine the new scientific knowledge of
physiology and pathology with the best of the
herbal tradition. Beech rejected Thomson’s theories as being overly simplistic, and aimed
to use the lowest dosages possible to achieve
good results. His approach was so successful
that at Eclecticism’s height in 1909, over
8,000 members were in practice, all
with recognized medical qualifications.
Another significant medical movement,
inspired by Thomson’s regimen and
influenced by the Eclectics, was
Physiomedicalism. Using many
herbs, these practitioners sought
Samuel Thomson, who inspired
the 19th-century Physiomedicalists,  advocated Native American remedies.Avocado bark
US_048-051_North_America.indd   50 26/02/16   4:43 pm51Cayenne (Capsicum
frutescens, p. 74) is
a potent warming
herb that stimulates
circulation
and digestion.Damiana (Turnera
diffusa, p. 144)
eases depression.
Evening primrose
(Oenothera biennis,
p. 241) yields a
seed oil containing
essential fatty acids
that help maintain
healthy tissues.
Black cohosh
(Cimicifuga racemosa,
p. 79) was used by
Native Americans to
treat rheumatism.
Helonias
(Chamaelirium luteum,
p. 186) was chewed by
Native American women
to prevent miscarriage.to harmonize “the organic
tissues with the vital force,” with
the aim of restoring equilibrium
within the body. Believing the
stomach was the source of
disease, Physiomedicalists used
herbs that induced vomiting,
such as pokeweed ( Phytolacca
americana,  p. 247), to cleanse
the organ. Other herbs, such
as echinacea ( Echinacea  spp.,
p. 92), now recognized as an
effective immune modulator,
and goldenseal ( Hydrastis canadensis, p. 105), a tonic and anti-inflammatory,
were then prescribed to aid recovery.
 The second half of the 19th century was an extraordinary time for
American natural medicine. In addition to engendering osteopathy and
chiropractic at the turn of the century, it also reinvigorated herbal
medicine in Britain to such a degree that Physiomedicalism became an
Anglo-American herbal tradition. To this day, British herbalists still use
a far wider variety of North American medicinal herbs than do their
European counterparts.
North American Herbal Medicine Today
In the U.S., herbal medicine went into steep decline after 1907 because
of the government’s decision to limit financial support for herbal medical
training at conventional medical schools. Since that time, herbal medicine
in both the U.S. and Canada has existed mostly on the fringes of
conventional health care. In some U.S. states, it is illegal to practice herbal
medicine without medical qualifications, but courses in herbalism are not
offered at medical schools.
 With the passing of liberal legislation in 1994, use of herbal medicine
in the U.S. exploded and sales of St. John’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum,
p. 106)—the most extreme example—are thought to have increased
by 3,900 percent between 1995 and 1997. Such growth could not be
sustained, and led to lower-quality herbal products being sold over the
counter. The American Botanical Council has been at the forefront of the
campaign to raise quality standards of herbal medicines, and many bona
fide herbal manufacturers have signed up to their Botanical Adulterants
program. At the same time, greater resources are being put into
researching herbal medicines, for example through the U.S. National Center
for Complementary and Integrative Health, which
has so far funded over 15 clinical trials into herbs
such as garlic ( Allium sativ


 and  small yellow fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation American mandrake
is native to northeastern North America. It is commonly found in damp woodland and pastureland. The rhizome is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Rhizome.
Constituents The rhizome
of American mandrake contains lignans (especially podophyllotoxin), flavonoids, resin, and gums.  The lignans are responsible for  the rhizome’s purgative action.
History & Folklore
American mandrake was much  used as a purgative, emetic, and worm-expelling herb by Native Americans. In the U.S. in the  19th century, both herbal and conventional medical practitioners regarded the plant as  the safest and most readily available purge.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Despite
19th-century beliefs in its safety, American mandrake is no longer taken internally on account of its cytotoxic (cell-killing) action. However, applied externally as a poultice, lotion, or ointment, the root can be an effective treatment for all kinds of warts.
Research The lignans in American mandrake—
podophyllotoxin in particular—act against tumors and have been extensively researched for their anticancer potential. Semisynthetic derivatives of podophyllotoxin appear to be the most promising, having minimal toxicity.
Related Species The Himalayan P. hexandrum
may have similar actions.
 RCautions Do not take internally. The plant
is subject to legal restrictions in most countries.Seneka is the most powerful and efficacious antiphlogistic [fever- and inflammation-reducing substance] attenuant among the Galenical medicines.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses In North
American and European herbal medicine,  Seneca snakeroot is used as an expectorant to treat bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, and whooping cough. The root has a stimulant action on the bronchial mucous membranes, promoting the coughing up of phlegm from the chest. Seneca snakeroot is also thought to encourage sweating and to stimulate the secretion of saliva.
Related Species Yuan zhi (P. tenuifolia), native
to China and Japan, has similar constituents. Yuan zhi is taken to treat congestion in the chest and to “calm the spirit and quieten the heart.” See also milkwort ( P. vulgaris, following entry).
Cautions Do not take if pregnant. Causes
diarrhea and vomiting in excessive doses.
Polygala vulgaris (Polygalaceae)
Milkwort
Description Short perennial with pointed
lance-shaped leaves and spikes of small blue, mauve, or white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Milkwort is common
in grassy and moorland areas in much of western and northern Europe. It is gathered from the wild when the plant is in flower in summer.
Parts Used Aerial parts, root.
Constituents Milkwort contains triterpenoid
saponins, a volatile oil, gaultherin, and mucilage.
History & Folklore Milkwort has been most
often used to treat chest problems such as pleurisy and dry coughs. In larger doses, the plant acts as an emetic. In his Irish Herbal (1735), K’Eogh states that “it has a hot dry nature, and it encourages the production of milk in nursing mothers.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses While milkwort
is infrequently used in European herbal medicine today, it—like Seneca snakeroot (P. senega,  see preceding entry)—is a valuable herb for the treatment of respiratory troubles such as chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and convulsive coughs, including whooping cough. Milkwort is also thought to have sweat-inducing and diuretic properties.Constituents Patchouli contains a volatile oil
comprising mainly the sesquiterpenes patchoulol (35%) and bulnesene.
History & Folklore Patchouli has been used
extensively in Asian medicine, featuring in the Chinese, Indian, and Arabic traditions. Its most common use has been as an aphrodisiac. The essential oil is widely employed in India as a fragrance and as an insect repellent.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Patchouli is
used in herbal medicine in Asia as an aphrodisiac, antidepressant, and antiseptic. It is also employed for headaches and fever. Patchouli essential oil is used in aromatherapy to treat skin complaints. It  is thought to have a regenerative effect on skin tone and to help clear conditions such as eczema and acne. The oil may also be used for varicose veins and hemorroids.
Caution Do not take essential oil internally.
American
mandrake
Pogostemon cablin syn. P. patchouli
(Lamiaceae)
Patchouli
Description Hairy, aromatic perennial growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has square stems, oval leaves, and
spikes bearing whorls of white to light-purple flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Malaysia and
the Philippines, patchouli is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The shoots and leaves are picked 2 or 3 times a year.
Parts Used Y oung leaves and shoots, essential oil.Patchouli is the source of an essential oil.
Polygala senega (Polygalaceae)
Seneca Snakeroot
Description Perennial growing to about 16 in
(40 cm). Has narrow lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges, and spikes of whitish-pink flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Seneca snakeroot is
native to North America, and found in dry stony open ground and woodland. It is cultivated in western Canada. The root is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Seneca snakeroot contains
phenolic acids, methyl salicylate, triterpenoid saponins (including sengins), polygalitol, and plant sterols. The triterpenoid saponins promote the clearing of phlegm from the bronchial tubes.
History & Folklore This plant’s name refers
to the Seneca tribe of North America, who employed the root as a remedy for snake bite. Seneca snakeroot was highly valued as a medicine by both Native Americans and European settlers. In 1768, Dr. Alexander Garden of Charleston wrote that “The Polygonatum multiflorum
(Liliaceae)
Solomon’s Seal
Description Perennial growing to about 20 in
(50 cm). Has arching stems, alternate elliptical
leaves, delicate greenish-white, bell-shaped flowers, and blue-black fruit.
US_246-265_Pergularia_Extensa_Salvia_Sclarea.indd   252 26/02/16   12:47 pm253 other medicinal plants
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to Europe and to
temperate regions of Asia and
North America, Solomon’s seal is
quite rare in the wild. However, it is a
common ornamental garden plant. The
rhizome is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Rhizome.
Constituents Solomon’s seal contains steroidal
saponins (similar to diosgenin), flavonoids, and
vitamin A.
History & Folklore Solomon’s seal has been
used in Western herbal medicine since classical
times. In China, the herb’s first recorded use
stretches back to the Divine Husbandman’s Classic
(Shen’nong Bencaojing ) of the 1st century ce.
In North America, the species P. biflorum  was
known to various native tribes. The Penobscot
used Solomon’s seal as part of a formula for
treating gonorrhea.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Like arnica
(Arnica montana,  p. 172), Solomon’s seal is believed
to prevent excessive bruising and to stimulate
tissue repair. The rhizome, which is mainly used
in the form of a poultice, has astringent and
demulcent actions that undoubtedly contribute
to its ability to accelerate healing. Solomon’s seal
has also been recommended for tuberculosis, as
a remedy for menstrual problems, and as a tonic.
In Chinese herbal medicine, it is considered a yin
tonic, and is thought to be particularly applicable
to respiratory system problems—sore throats,
dry and irritable coughs, bronchial congestion, and
chest pain.
Related Species Angular or scented Solomon’s
seal ( P. odoratum ) is used in much the same way as
P. multiflorum.
 QCaution Do not take internally except under
professional advice. The aerial parts, especially
the berries, are harmful if eaten. Polygonum bistorta
Polygonum bistorta
(Polygonaceae)
Bistort
Description Perennial growing to 12 in (30 cm).
Has long basal leaves, dense spikes of small pink
flowers, and dark nutlets.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe,
Asia, and North America, bistort prefers damp
conditions. The leaves are gathered in spring, the
rhizome in autumn.
Parts Used Leaves, rhizome.
Constituents Bistort contains polyphenols
(including ellagic acid), tannins (15–20%),
phlobaphenes, flavonoids, and a trace of the
anthraquinone emodin.
History & Folklore Bistort rhizomes have
long been employed for their astringency. As the


	crab	knows	that	it’s	time	to	march	hundreds	of	miles	to
shore,	and	on	one	single	moonlit	night	millions	of	horseshoe	crabs	appear	at
once.	Amazing.
“Sending	that	impulse	is	what
something
	is	doing.	It
	holds	life	together.
That’s	its	job.	But	now	we	can	stop	calling	it
something,
”	said	Baba.	“Once
you	know	what	the	invisible	force	does,	you	can	call	it	by	its	rightful	name.”
“Which	is	what?”	I	asked.
“The	soul.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
People	have	millions	of	things	to	say	about	the	soul,	but	Baba	focused	on	just
one:	The	soul	is	the	glue	of	the	universe.	It’s	not	just	sticky	glue;	it’s
intelligent.	The	universe	is	held	together	in	three	invisible	ways:
Everything	is	connected.
Everything	looks	out	for	everything	else.
Everything	is	in	harmony	with	the	whole.
Your	body	is	a	living	example	of	how	these	three	things	work.	A	single	cell
that	isn’t	connected,	that	selfishly	looks	out	only	for	itself,	and	that	refuses	to
be	in	harmony	with	the	whole	turns	into	a	cancer.	One	rogue	cell	among
billions	is	enough	to	destroy	the	entire	scheme	of	life.	The	body’s	intelligence
breaks	down,	and	that	is	far	more	devastating	than	physical	harm.	Fortunately,
such	runaway	cells	are	very	uncommon,	less	than	one	in	a	million,	and	the
huge	majority	of	these	rogues	do	not	survive.	The	body’s	inner	intelligence
knows	exactly	how	life	should	be	regulated	for	maximum	survival.
Baba	didn’t	say	that	the	invisible	glue	must	be	called	the	soul.	Other	terms
have	come	down	through	the	ages:	spirit,	God,	the	divine	spark,	the	breath	of
life.	Often	I	use	the	word
essence
.	When	you	reduce	anything	to	its	purest
form,	you	have	its	essence.	An	armful	of	roses	can	be	reduced	to	half	an
ounce	of	pure	rose	essence.	There	are	billions	of	people	living	totally	different
lives.	Yet	soul	or	spirit	is	the	purest	part	of	being	alive,	no	matter	who	youare.	It’s	your	essence.
It’s	strange	that	this	essence	is	so	hard	to	find.	When	we	go	around	looking
for	it,	we’re	like	fish	looking	everywhere	for	water	but	never	seeming	to	find
it.	I	imagine	the	first	fish	to	discover	water	happened	to	jump	out	of	the
ocean.	Maybe	a	shark	was	chasing	it,	and	the	fish	got	desperate.	When	it
splashed	back	into	the	sea,	the	fish	had	a	thrilling	moment	of
Aha!
	So	that’s
where	the	water	is.	I’ve	been	swimming	in	it	all	my	life	and	never	knew
.
That’s	what	Baba	did	for	me.	Like	a	fish	splashing	back	into	the	sea,	I
discovered	that	I’d	been	living	with	spirit,	inside	and	out,	all	my	life.	It’s
everywhere,	making	sure	that	everything	is	connected.	The	light	from	a	star
billions	of	light-years	away	is	the	same	light	that	makes	plants	grow	here	on
Earth.	The	plants	give	food;	the	food	allowed	you	to	develop	in	your	mother’s
womb;	and	today	you	look	at	those	stars	with	the	eyes	that	the	stars	gave	you.
There’s	the	cosmic	connection.
Did	you	know	that	with	every	breath	you	breathe,	you
	take	in	millions	of
atoms	breathed	out	yesterday	by	someone	in	China?	Those	atoms	were	in
another	body	circulating	in	the	blood	or	building	a	cell	or	perhaps	making	a
baby	Without	knowing	it,	you	are	connected	to	a	baby	who	hasn’t	even	been
born	yet.	The	water	in	your	body	has	the	same	salt	and	mineral	content	as	the
ocean,	which	means	you	are	carrying	the	ocean	around	inside	you.	The	skin
cells	that	you	rubbed	off	with	a	towel	this	morning	when	you	stepped	out	of
the	shower	contain	molecules	that	were	once	in	the	body	of	Jesus	and	Buddha
and	every	other	holy	figure	from	the	past.
So	rejoice	in	the	cosmic	connection.	See	yourself	on	a	beautiful	spring	day
You	are	full	of	new	life	and	energy	The	day	feels	perfect.	Inside	you	a	spark	is
gleaming,	and	you	suddenly	know	for	sure	that	you	are	alive	in	a	world	that	is
your	home.	At	that	moment	you	are	truly	tuned	in.	Baba	taught	me	never	to
forget	that	feeling	of	being	connected	to	everything.
And	he	was	just	getting	started.Soul	Training
L
et’s	move!”	Baba	said,	jumping	to	his	feet.	The	old	man	had	been	sitting	so
still	in	his	cross-legged	pose	that	he	seemed	to	be	planted	in	the	earth	like	the
twisted	tree	itself.	Now	I	had	to	run	to	catch	up	with	him.
“You’re	going	into	training,”	he	called	over	his	shoulder.
“What	kind	of	training?”	I	asked.	He	was	taking	me	to	a	green	meadow	that
fringed	the	woods.
“The	best	kind,”	he	said.	“Soul	training.	Not	many	can	teach	it,	so	you	must
be	very,	very	lucky.	Did	you	know	you	were	that	lucky?”
“Not	really.”	I	wasn’t	sure	if	he	was	teasing	me.
Baba	found	a	spot	in	the	middle	of	the	meadow	and	looked	around.	“This	is
good,”	he	said.	“Lie	down	right	there.”
I	got	flat	on	my	back	in	the	tall	grass,	wondering	what	would	come	next.
“Now	gaze	at	the	sky,”	said	Baba.	“Do	you	see	the	sun?”
“Sure.”	With	the	morning	mist	burned	away,	the	sun	was	right	above	me.
Baba	took	his	hands	and	placed	them	over	my	eyes.	“Now	can	you	see	the
sun?”	he	asked.
“No,	of	course	not.”
“Session	over,”	he	said,	looking	pleased,	as	if	I	had	done	something
extremely	promising.
I	protested.	“What	kind	of	training	was	that?	Nothing	happened.”
Baba	was	always	happiest	when	he	had	me	a	little	off	balance—I	was
learning	that	quick	enough.	He	said,	“When	you	cover	your	eyes,	you	can’t
see	the	sun,	but	you	still	know	it’s	there.	Nothing	has	happened	to	it,	right?”“So	far,”	I	said.
“If	the	sun	went	behind	a	cloud	for	weeks	or	months,	you’d	still	know	that
you	were	connected	to	it,”	he	said.	I	agreed.	“The	same	is	true	for	the	soul.
Just	because	you	hide	it	doesn’t	mean	it	stops	existing.	Be	prepared,”	he	said.
“Let’s	see	if	we	can	move	some	clouds.”
Baba	reached	down	and	made	the	same	motion	of	putting	his	hands	over	my
eyes,	only	this	time	he	put	them	over	my	heart.
Hold	on,
	I	thought.
With	a	bold	flourish	he	took	his	hands	away.	Before	I	could	think	anything,	I
felt	a	coolness	blow	over	me.	I
	looked	around.	The	meadow	was	rippling	with
soft	waves	of	light.	They	se


 in Ecuador,
where people live frequently over the century—the record is 130 years—on a diet essentially vegetarian and with abundant fruits, is reported in New Scientist, by D. David Davies (A Shangri-la in
Ecuador 1 February 1973). A study of a classical example, that of
the Hunzas, is in Dr D. Wrench's, The Wheel of Health (London
1938).
For the basal needs of salt and other constituents, as well as the
feats of attempted human adaptation to different environments, see P. T. Baker, J. S. Weiner, Editors of The Biology of human
adaptability (Oxford 1966), also G. A. Harrison, J. S. Weiner, J. M.
Tanner. N. A. Bannicot's Human biology (Oxford 1964).
A well-known researcher on the brain, Sir J. C. Eccles, in his
book, Facing Reality (London 1970) does not find that anything
discovered by science or likely to be discovered can rule out the ancient human hoping that the mind transcends the limitations of
time and space. For those who assume that science and materialism
have once and for all dismissed th e belief in immortality, such
corrections should come as a ray of light in a dark material age.
There are many books of vegetarian recipes which can be
consulted, picking out those whic h need the less manipulation and
fussy cooking. In spite of perhaps overmuch cooking, W. and J.
Fliess, Modern Vegetarian Cookery (London 1964), is well worth
consulting for ideas. Also a happy little book by R. Mabey, Food
for Free (London 1972). For a wide-ranging concern for the
survival menage of vegetarianism, see Jon Wynne-Tyson's Food for
a Future (London 1975). <|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Planting a World to End Hunger, Poverty, Disease, Pollution & Wars
David Klein, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
Foreword by Dr. Douglas Graham2
FruiticulturePlanting a World to End Hunger, Poverty, Disease,
Pollution & Wars
by David Klein, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
with contributions by Dr. Douglas Graham,
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Center for Food Safety, Gerry Ross, Ph.D., EarthSave, and Cowspiracy
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Fruiticulture  Contents
4  Dedications David Klein, Ph.D.
5  Foreword Dr. Douglas Graham
9  Introduction David Klein, Ph.D., Jesse Krebs, Ph.D. & Don Weaver
  SECTION I - DIET
24 Pathologies of Modern Diets David Klein, Ph.D.  Dr. T. C. Fry & Wes Peterson, N.D.
35 Homo Sapiens the Frug ivore David Klein, Ph.D. Dr. T. C. Fry &  Dr. Douglas Graham
72 The Fruitarian Diet David Klein, Ph.D. & Dr. T. C. Fry
  SECTION II - ECOLOGY
105  Ecological Effects of Modern Agriculture & Diets  David Klein, Ph.D.
113  Rebalancing the Atmosphere by Rebuilding Soil Carbon Center for Food Safety
118  Regenerative Agriculture Gerry Ross, Ph.D.
120  Whole Life Systems Depend on Healthy Soil Don Weaver
126  Soil Remineralization Don Weaver
134  The Most Ecologically Positive Diet: How the Raw-Fruitarian Diet Can Regenerate the Earth
  Don Weaver
  SECTION III - THE GLOBAL SOLUTION
140  Fruiticulture David Klein, Ph.D.
164  No More Hunger, Poverty, Disease, Pollution, Wars David Klein, Ph.D.
  SECTION IV - ACTION
174  Earth’s Health is in Our Hands  Don Weaver
180  Planting Your Home Orchard  Don Weaver
183  The Time is Ripe to Join & Lead Don Weaver & David Klein, Ph.D.
202  Appendix A - Hua Nui
207  Appendix B - Earth Regeneration Centers
210  Appendix C - Statistics Compiled by EarthSave and Cowspiracy
237  Appendix D - Resources
239  Appendix E - About the Authors
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FruiticultureDedications
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The Essenes • Leonardo da Vinci • The Hunzakuts • The Vilcabambans • Henry David Thoreau •
Amos Bronson Alcott • Johnny Appleseed • Robert Walter, M.D. • Rev. Sylvester Graham •
Isaac Jennings, M.D. • Florence Nightingale • John Tilden, M.D. • O.L.M. Abramowski, M.D. •
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Jack Dunn Trop • Rachel Carson • Dr. T. C. Fry • Hannah Allen • Marti Fry • Clay Olson • Richard St. Barbe Baker
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 that chelation really works,
only anecdotal evidence. There are a few studies on the way, which are
trying to assess any improvements from chelation, but the success rate is
still unknown. If GAPS patients do improve after chelation, we do not know
yet to what extent they improve to justify puttingthem through all the risks
and side-effects of this treatment, not to mention the expense.
So, what do we do about all these heavy metals and other toxins lurking
in our patient's bodies? We can't just forget about them. Well, there is a
time-proven way of detoxifying, taking out of the body not just the heavy
metals but a lot of other poisons as well without any side-effects or harmful
complications. And a very tasty way too. Children in particular love it! This
way is JUICING. Thousands of people all over the world freed themselves
from the most deadly diseases with juicing, dozens of books have been
published on this subject full of testimonies and hundreds of wonderful
recipes. Some very big names in natural medicine strongly advocated juic
ing and used it actively in the treatment of their patients - people like Dr
Gerson and Dr Norman Walker for example. Hundreds of scientific studies
have been published on the health benefits of fresh raw fruit and vegetables. Juices provide all the goodness from these fruit and vegetables
in a concentrated form and in large amounts. For example to make a glass
of carrot juice you need a pound of carrots. Nobody can eat a pound of
carrots at once, but you can get all the nutrition from them by drinking the
juice. On top of that juicing removes the fibre, which impairs absorption of
many nutrients in fruit and vegetables and aggravates the condition in the
already sensitive digestive system of a GAPS patient. The digestive system
has virtually no work to do in digesting juices, they get absorbed in 20-25
minutes, providing the body with a concentrated amount of nutrients.
With juicing you can consume large quantities of fresh vegetables and fruit
every day in the most digestible and pleasant form. A lot of GAPS children
and adults would not eat fresh vegetables and fruit due to their texture.
Drinking juices can solve this problem very efficiently. Some GAPS chil
dren would not drink enough liquids either. Juices, being so tasty, can pro
vide a good solution to this problem too. Drinking at least two cups of
freshly extracted juice will provide your patient with many essential vita
mins, magnesium, selenium, zinc and other minerals, amino acids and lots
more nutrients, which GAPS people are deficient in. A combination of
pineapple, carrot and a little bit of beetroot in the morning will prepare the
digestive system for the coming meals, stimulate stomach acid production
and pancreatic enzymes production. A mixture of carrot, apple, celery and
beetroot has a wonderful liver-cleansing ability. Green juices from leafy
vegetables (spinach, lettuce, parsley, dill, carrot and beet tops) with some
tomato and lemon are a great source of magnesium and iron and good
chelators of heavy metals. Cabbage, apple and celery juice stimulates
digestive enzyme production and is a great kidney cleanser. There is an
endless number of healthy and tasty variations you can make from what
ever fruit and vegetables you have available at home. To make the juice
taste nice, particularly for children, generally try to have 50% of less tasty
but highly therapeutic ingredients: carrot, small amount of beetroot (no
more than 5% of the juice mixture), celery, cabbage, lettuce, greens -
spinach, parsley, dill, basil, fresh nettle leaves, beet tops, carrot tops, white
and red cabbage, and 50% of some tasty ingredients to disguise the taste of
the rest of the ingredients: pineapple, apple, orange, grapefruit, grapes,
mango, etc. (for more detail look in the recipe section).
What about fibre? Drinking juices doesn't mean that the patient stops
eating fresh fruit and vegetables. Providing there is no diarrhoea the GAPS
person should carry on eating fruit and vegetables as usual. Treat the juices
like a supplement of concentrated amounts of nutrients in a glass. They should be taken on an empty stomach 20-25 minutes before food and 2-27a
hours after a meal.
But can't we just buy juices in the shops? The answer is a big NO! Juices
in the shops have been processed and pasteurised, which destroys all the
enzymes and most vitamins and phytonutrients. They are a source of pro
cessed sugar, which will feed abnormal bacteria and fungi in the gut, In
freshly extracted juice the natural sugars are balanced with enzymes, min
erals, and other nutrients which turn them into energy for the body. When
you make your juice at home you knowwhatyou put into it, you knowthat
it is fresh without any contamination and oxidation, and you can have
great fun by mixing different fruit and vegetables together, making differ
ent tasty combinations. There are a large number of books on juicing with
wonderful recipes for every health problem and every occasion. To turn
your juices into a powerful immune remedy consider adding black elder
berries to it
Black Elderberry
Black Elderberry is a small tree, which grows pretty much everywhere from
cold to very warm climates. In spring it bears clusters of tiny whitish flow
ers which at the end of the summer turn into small juicy black berries.
Medicinal properties of this plant have been appreciated for centuries. Its
flowers, berries, leaves and bark were traditionally used for treating colds,
pneumonia, flu, sore throat, hay fever, wounds, eye infections and many
other ailments. In England the berries are still used for making elderberry
wine, in Scandinavia the flowers are used for making elderflower cordial
Black Elderberry has got strong immune-stimulating properties and it is
one of the most powerful anti-viral remedies known to man.
You do not have to be an experienced herbalist to use this plant. Many
people have this tree in their gardens as it is quite decorative. At the end of
the summer collect clusters of berries, a small bucket would be enough.
Make sure that you collect ripe berries - ripe berries are very black and
squashy. At home separate the berries from their twigs using a fork. Put the
berries into small plastic bags or small containers and freeze them. From
the end of summer/beginning of autumn make it your bed-time routine to
take i~2 tablespoons of berries out of the freezer and leave them at room
temperature to defrost overnight In the morning juice them together with
pineapple, carrot or any other fruit and vegetables you planned to use. If
you do it every day or every other day throughout the cold season your family will not have any colds. A small amount of 1-2 tablespoons of berries
is enough for a family of four. If you are juicing just for one person, then
one teaspoon is enough. Apart from juicing you can add elderberries into
your cakes.
You can also collect flowers in spring and freeze them. During the winter
they would make a very pleasant aromatic tea or you can just crush them,
while frozen, with your hand and add them to your salads. The flowers also
have strong immune-stimulating properties. Use them as a tea to remedy
colds, flu and fever. The same tea can be used topically on wounds and
grazes, sunburn, frostbites and sore eyes. It is also a traditional remedy for
hay fever.
I can just hear somebody saying "I am a very busy person and do not
have time to be collecting berries and flowers!" But even the busiest person
has got weekends. Isn't it a pleasure to spend a day with your family out in
the country, when you can collect elderberries? When you come home in
the evening and slump in front of your TV, you can separate the berries
from their twigs with a fork and put them into small freezer bags, while
watching your favourite programme. When the programme is finished, you
can put the bags into your freezer. Not that much of an effort for having a
winter supply of a wonderful immune-stimulating remedy. And it will cost
you absolutely nothing!
The general toxic load
An important part of the treatment is reduction in the general toxic load
on the patient's detoxification system as much as possible. What is a gen
eral toxic load? Anything toxic we eat, breathe, touch or put on our skin
absorbs very quickly and puts another workload on our detoxification
system. In a GAPS person his or her gut is the major source of toxicity over
loading the detox system with too much work. It is not sensible to add
more to that work by exposing the patient to toxic and carcinogenic sub™
stances from the environment What substances are we talking about?
The patient's house should be kept as chemical free as possible by using
minimal amounts of domestic cleaning chemicals, paints, carpet pesti
cides and other toxic substances. All widely available domestic chemicals
are toxic. Bathroom detergents, floor cleaners, polishes, etc. all stay in the
air and on the surfaces contributing to the general toxic load on the
patient's detox system. Toxic domestic chemicals can be replaced with
safer bio-degradable alternatives from various conscientious companies. However, generally try to use as little as