  i n
f a c t,  i f  I  c o n t r a c t  t o  a v o i d  p r e s s u r e,  I  i n e v i t a b l y  c r e a t e  m o r e
o f  i t. W h y. B e c a u s e  m y  b e h a v i o r  w h e n  I ’ m  c o n t r a c t e d —
t o u g h,  s t r e s s e d,  a n g r y — t h e n  c a u s e s  s i t u a t i o n s  t h a t  a d d  m o r e
s t r e s s. T h e  a n t i d o t e  t o  s t r e s s  i s  c o u n t e r i n t u i t i v e l y  t o  r e l a x  i n t o
i t. I f  y o u  h a v e  k i d s  t o  r a i s e,  a  j o b  t o  c o m p l e t e,  a  p a p e r  t o
w r i t e,  a n d  t w o  b u s i n e s s  t r i p s  t o  t a k e  b e f o r e  t h e  e n d  o f  n e x t
w e e k,  y o u  w i l l  h e l p  y o u r s e l f  n o t  b y  t e n s i n g  u p  b u t  b y
l o o s e n i n g  u p. Y o u r  c o n t r a c t i n g  w o n ’ t  s o m e h o w  h e l p  i t  a l l
c o m e  t o g e t h e r  i n  t i m e. Q u i t e  t h e  o p p o s i t e :  l o o s e n  u p,  a n d
t i m e  w i l l  l o o s e n  u p  a s  w e l l. A c c o r d i n g  t o  E i n s t e i n,  t i m e  a n d
s p a c e  a r e  i l l u s i o n s  o f  c o n s c i o u s n e s s. L i k e  e v e r y t h i n g  e l s e,
t h e y  t a k e  t h e i r  l e a d  f r o m  y o u. R e c o g n i z i n g  t h e  o r i g i n s  o f  s t r e s s  f r o m  a  s p i r i t u a l
p e r s p e c t i v e,  w e  f i n d  a  k e y  t o  d i s m a n t l i n g  t h e  t h o u g h t s  t h a t
p r o d u c e  i t. S t r e s s  i s  s i m p l y  t h e  i n e v i t a b l e  c o n s e q u e n c e  o f
t h i n k i n g  t h e  u n r e a l  i s  r e a l. I n  t h a t  s e n s e,  s t r e s s  i s  a  c h o i c e. I f  a n  i s s u e  i s  “ o f  t h e  w o r l d, ”  t h e n  a t t a c h i n g  t o  i t  o u r
s e n s e  o f  s u c c e s s  o r  f a i l u r e,  s a t i s f a c t i o n  o r  l a c k  o f
s a t i s f a c t i o n,  i s  a  s e t u p. N o t h i n g  i n  t h e  w o r l d  c a n  g i v e  u s  a
d e e p e r  p e a c e  b e c a u s e  t h e  s p i r i t  i s  n o t  a t  h o m e  i n  t h e  w o r l d. T o  t h e  e x t e n t  t h a t  o u r  s e n s e  o f  w e l l - b e i n g  i s  t i e d  i n  a n y  w a yt o  t h e  t h i n g s  o f  t h e  m a t e r i a l  w o r l d,  w e  w i l l  b e  p r o n e  t o
w o r r y  a n d  a n x i e t y. Y e t  w e  a l m o s t  f e e l  w e  h a v e  t o  s t r e s s  w h e n  t h e r e ’ s  s o
m u c h  t o  d o,  s o  m u c h  t h a t  c a n  h a p p e n,  s o  m u c h  t o  c o n s i d e r
a l l  t h e  t i m e. T h a t,  h o w e v e r,  i s  t h e  j o k e :  t h e  o n l y  r e a s o n
t h i n g s  s e e m  t o  p r e s s  u p o n  u s  s o  h e a v i l y  i s  b e c a u s e  w e  t h i n k
t h e y  a r e  s o  h e a v y. I f  w e  o u r s e l v e s  h a d  t o  h o l d  a l l  t h e  b a l l s  i n  t h e  a i r  t h a t  w e
f e e l  w e ’ r e  j u g g l i n g  a l l  t h e  t i m e,  t h e n  w e  w o u l d  h a v e  e v e r y
r e a s o n  t o  f e e l  d e p r e s s e d  a n d  s c a r e d. B u t  t h e  f a c t  i s,  w e ’ r e
o n l y  j u g g l i n g  t h e m  b e c a u s e  w e  t h i n k  w e  n e e d  t o — a n d
b e c a u s e  w e  t h i n k  w e  n e e d  t o,  w e  d o. O n c e  w e  r e a l i z e  w e
h a v e  a  c h o i c e — t h a t  t h e  u n i v e r s e  i s  a s  t i g h t  o r  a s  l o o s e  a s
w e  p e r c e i v e  i t  t o  b e,  t h a t  t i m e  i s  a s  l i m i t e d  o r  e x p a n d e d  a s
w e  p e r c e i v e  i t  t o  b e,  t h a t  t h i n g s  a r e  a s  d i f f i c u l t  o r  a s  e a s y  a s
w e  p e r c e i v e  t h e m  t o  b e — t h e n  s t r e s s  b e g i n s  t o  e v a p o r a t e. W e  l i


 h a t
w e  a r e  s e p a r a t e — i s  t h e  s o u r c e  o f  a l l  o u r  p a i n. T h e  e g o  s u g g e s t s  t h a t  t h a t  s p a c e  w i l l  b e  f i l l e d  b y  o n e
“ s p e c i a l ”  p e r s o n,  r a t h e r  t h a n  b y  a  c o r r e c t e d  s e n s e  o f  o u r
r e l a t i o n s h i p  t o  e v e r y o n e. Y e t  t h a t  i s  a  l i e. J u s t  t h i n k  a b o u t  i t :
i f  i n  f a c t  y o u ’ r e  o n e  w i t h  e v e r y b o d y  y e t  y o u  t h i n k  y o u ’ r e
n o t,  t h e n  i m a g i n e  h o w  m a n y  p e o p l e  y o u  s u b c o n s c i o u s l y
m i s s  b e i n g  w i t h. N o  w o n d e r  w e  f e e l  s u c h  a  h o l e,  s u c h  a n
e x i s t e n t i a l  e m p t i n e s s  i n s i d e  u s. W h a t  w e  m i s s  i s  a  r i g h t -
m i n d e d  r e l a t i o n s h i p  w i t h  e v e r y o n e. F e e l i n g  s e p a r a t e  f r o m  l o v e,  w e  f e e l  a  p a n i c  s o  d e e p  w e
d o n ’ t  e v e n  r e c o g n i z e  i t. J u s t  a s  t h e  e a r t h  i s  m o v i n g  s o  f a s t
w e  c a n ’ t  f e e l  t h e  s p e e d  a n y m o r e,  o u r  h y s t e r i a  i s  s o  d e e p  w e
d o n ’ t  h e a r  o u r  o w n  s c r e a m  a n y m o r e. Y e t  i t  p e r m e a t e s  o u r
b e i n g,  d e m a n d i n g  w e  d o  s o m e t h i n g,  a n y t h i n g,  t o  a s s u a g e
t h e  p a i n. A n d  G o d  k n o w s  w e  t r y :  i n  w a y s  b o t h  h e a l t h y  a n d
u n h e a l t h y,  w e  k e e p  t r y i n g  t o  f i l l  t h e  h o l e  t h a t  o n l y
s u r r e n d e r i n g  t o  o u r  l o v e  f o r  a l l  o f  l i f e  c a n  f i l l. A n d  a l w a y s,
t h e r e  i s  t h e  a n g e r  t h a t  t h e  s e p a r a t i o n  e n g e n d e r s :  o u r  a n g e r  a t
f e e l i n g  s e p a r a t e,  a l t h o u g h  w e ’ r e  n o t  c o n s c i o u s l y  a w a r e
f r o m  w h a t. I n  G o d  t h e r e  i s  e s c a p e,  f o r  H e  h a s  s e n t  t h e  H o l y  S p i r i t  t o
r e u n i t e  o u r  h e a r t s  b y  c o r r e c t i n g  o u r  t h i n k i n g. H e  c a n
d i s m a n t l e  o u r  t h o u g h t  s y s t e m  b a s e d  o n  f e a r  a n d  r e p l a c e  i t
w i t h  a  t h o u g h t  s y s t e m  b a s e d  o n  l o v e. H e  w i l l  g i v e  u s  a  n e w
m i n d. T h i s  n e w  m i n d  a w a i t s  u s  i n  t h i s  n e x t  s t a g e  o f  o u r
e v o l u t i o n a r y  j o u r n e y. W e  a r e  b e i n g  c h a l l e n g e d  b y  t h e  f o r c e so f  h i s t o r y  t o  g r o w  i n t o  t h i s  m i n d,  t o  m u t a t e,  a s  i t  w e r e,  i n
o r d e r  f o r  o u r  s p e c i e s  t o  s u r v i v e. J e s u s  h a d  t h e  n e w  m i n d,
c a l l e d  i n  h i m  t h e  C h r i s t  M i n d,  a s  d i d  B u d d h a  a n d  o t h e r s. I t
i s  t h e  m i n d  w h e n  i t  i s  o v e r s h a d o w e d  b y  G o d,  o u r  m i n d
w h e n  i t  h a s  b e c o m e  o n e  w i t h  H i s,  w h e n  w e  h a v e  t o u c h e d
t h e  h e a v e n l y  l i g h t  a n d  b e e n  p e r m a n e n t l y  a l t e r e d  b y  i t. T h i s
s t a t e  o f  e n l i g h t e n m e n t  i s  t h e  e x a l t a t i o n  o f  o u r  e x i s t e n c e,  t h e
u p l i f t i n g  o f  o u r  h u m a n  c o n s c i o u s n e s s  t o  s u c h  a  h i g h  p l a c e
t h a t  w e  m a n i f e s t,  a t  l a s t,  a s  t h e  c h i l d r e n  o f  G o d  w e  t r u l y  a r e. A n d  w h e n  w e  d o — w h e n  w e  r e a l i z e  t h a t  w e  a r e  n o t  j u s t
l i k e  e a c h  o t h e r,  b u t  w e  a c t u a l l y  a r e  e a c h  o t h e r — t h e n  w e
w i l l  b e g i n


  a n y  c h a n g e,  w e  m a y  b e
t e m p t e d  t o w a r d  e i t h e r  o f  t w o  e x t r e m e s — r e s i s t i n g  t h e
c h a n g e,  o n  t h e  o n e  h a n d,  o r  b e i n g  r e c k l e s s  t o w a r d  i t,  o n  t h e
o t h e r. T h e s e  e x t r e m e s  a r e  r e a l l y  t h e  f l i p  s i d e s  o f  a n  e g o -
b a s e d  r e s p o n s e  t o  c h a n g e. T h e  d e e p e r  s p i r i t u a l  t a s k  i s  t o
a c h i e v e  m o d e r a t i o n  b y  a v o i d i n g  b o t h  e x t r e m e s. M o d e r a t i o n  i s  e m o t i o n a l  s o b r i e t y,  b r i n g i n g  a  d e e p  a n d
c o n s i d e r e d  a w a r e n e s s  o f  b o t h  t h e  p i t f a l l s  a n d  t h e
o p p o r t u n i t i e s  i n h e r e n t  i n  a n y  s i t u a t i o n. I t  i m p l i e s  a  c a p a c i t y
f o r  r e f l e c t i o n,  a n  a b i l i t y  t o  s t a y  a w a r e  a n d  a c t  r e s p o n s i b l y
n o  m a t t e r  w h a t ’ s  o c c u r r i n g. W i t h o u t  m o d e r a t i o n,  c h a n g e
c a n  b e  m o r e  d a m a g i n g  t h a n  m i r a c u l o u s. B u t  n o  m a t t e rw h e t h e r  a  c h a n g e  i s  h a p p y  o r  s a d,  i t  c a n  b e  a  s a c r e d
e x p e r i e n c e  i f  w e ’ r e  s p i r i t u a l l y  a w a k e. I f  a  c h a n g e  i s  h a p p y,  y o u  r e m a i n  a w a k e  b y  b e i n g  g r a t e f u l
t o  G o d  a n d  t o  t h e  p e o p l e  w h o  h a v e  h e l p e d  y o u  m a k e  t h i s
h a p p e n,  b y  r e m e m b e r i n g  t h o s e  w h o  h a v e n ’ t  b e e n  q u i t e  t h i s
l u c k y  l a t e l y,  a n d  b y  n o t  a l l o w i n g  y o u r s e l f  t o  g e t  c o c k y  o r
g i d d y. I f  y o u  d o,  y o u ’ r e  l i a b l e  t o  b l o w  i t. Y o u  r e m a i n  a w a k e
b y  p r a y i n g  t o  b e  w o r t h y  o f  y o u r  g o o d  f o r t u n e,  n o w  a n d
a l w a y s. W h e n  a  p o s i t i v e  c h a n g e  i s  o c c u r r i n g  i n  o u r  l i v e s,  i t ’ s  a
g o o d  i d e a  t o  t a k e  t h e  t i m e  t o  s i t  q u i e t l y  a n d  b r e a t h e  i t  i n,
l i t e r a l l y  a n d  f i g u r a t i v e l y. I n  y o u r  m i n d ’ s  e y e,  s e e  a  p i c t u r e
o f  t h e  n e w  s i t u a t i o n,  a n d  i m a g i n e  y o u r s e l f  f u n c t i o n i n g  a t
y o u r  b e s t  w i t h i n  i t. N o w  w i t h  y o u r  e y e s  c l o s e d,  b r e a t h e
d e e p l y  a n d  f e e l  y o u r s e l f  i n w a r d l y  e x p a n d i n g  i n t o  t h a t
p o s s i b i l i t y  w i t h i n  y o u r s e l f. S u c h  e x e r c i s e s  a r e  n o t  i d l e
f a n t a s i e s  b u t  a c t u a l  p o w e r s  o f  t h e  m i n d. I f  y o u  d o n ’ t  m a k e  s u c h  e f f o r t s,  t h e  e g o  w i l l  d o
e v e r y t h i n g  i t  c a n  t o  s a b o t a g e  y o u. T h a t,  a f t e r  a l l,  i s  i t s
r a i s o n  d ’ ê t r e. U n l e s s  y o u  f i r m l y  e s t a b l i s h  y o u r  e m o t i o n a l
c e n t e r  i n  t h e  m i d s t  o f  a  n e w  c o n d i t i o n,  y o u  r e m a i n
p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y  o u t s i d e  i t  a l t h o u g h  w i t h i n  i t. I f  y o u ’ r e  n o t
y e t  d w e l l i n g  w i t h i n  i t  f r o m  y o u r  o w n  s p i r i t u a l  c e n t e r,  y o u ’ l l
n e i t h e r  t a k e  f u l l  a d v a n t a g e  o f  t h e  s i t u a t i o n  n o r  b e h a v e  i n  t h e
m o s t  c e n t e r e d  a n d  p o w e r f u l  w a y s. P s y c h i c  s p a c e  i s  e v e r y
b i t  a s  r e a l — a n d,  o n  a  c e r t a i n  l e v e l,  m o r e  r e a l — t h a n
p h y s i c a l  s p a c e. I f  y o u ’ r e  h e r e,  a n d  p s y


 teachings measure a thought. abandoned themselves completely to to sleep, and when he awoke the
next day transformed all of W estern society for the
When we discuss high power attractor
some spiritual or ganization and he felt as though he had been
generations since; man's encounter with
fields, we frequently can allude to them
surrendered to God for help had transformed in some indescribable
way.10
these teachings lies at the center of
only by means of symbols. National flags
recovered.8
The ef ficacy of his experience was
W estern history for the last two thousand
are just dyed patterns on pieces of
Rowland returned to the United States
confirmed by Dr. W illiam D. Silkworth,years. The highest calibrations of material, from a physical viewpoint,
but dejected, but he followed Jung's advice
his physician at what was then T own's
attractor power fields which we have
men are willing to die for what they
and sought out an or ganization of that
Hospital on the west side of New Y ork
discovered have invariably been symbolize. Empowerment, as we have
(154) time called the Oxford Groups. These
City. Silkworth had treated ten thousand
associated with the teachings of the great
said, comes from meaning. Those things
were groups of individuals who met
alcoholics and in the process acquired
spiritual masters of history. which have the greatest meaning to us
regularly to discuss living life according
enough wisdom to recognize the
There is always a diminution from the
arise from the spiritual, not the material
to spiritual principles very much like
profound importance of Bill's experience.calibrated power of the ener gy field of
world. those adopted later by AA. Through this
It was he who later introduced Bill to the
the original teachings of the great masters
Thus far, we have seen that alignment
means Rowland in fact recovered, and
great psychologist W illiam James's
to their current practice in the form of
with the principles associated with high
his recovery was a source of classic, The V arieties of Religious
or ganized religion (see Chapter 23). Y et
power attractor ener gy fields can result in
astonishment to another concerned party
Experience. the original principles themselves retain
Olympic achievement, success in
named Edwin T., or "Ebby," also an
(155) Bill wanted to pass his gift on to
their innate attractor power pattern; it is
commerce, political victory on an
alcoholic hopeless beyond all help. Whenothers, and as he himself said, "Spent the
merely their expression which has international level and recovery from
Rowland told Ebby of how he had
next few months trying to sober up
become weaker. The teachings hopeless progressive diseases. These
recovered, Ebby followed suit and also
drunks, but without success." Eventually
themselves have the same profound
same attractor patterns are responsible
got sober. The pattern of one person
he discovered that it was necessary to
power they always did. for the finest music ever written. They
helping another with the same problem
convince the subject of the hopelessness
The power of a principle remains are the basis of the eminent religious
then extended from Ebby to his friend
of his condition-in modern psychological
unchanged throughout time. Whether we
teachings, the world's grand art and
Bill W., who had been hospitalized
terms, to overcome his denial. Bill's first
fully understand them or not, thesearchitecture and the wellspring of all
frequently for hopeless, incurable success was with a sur geon from
Akron, princi- (156) pies are the ideals for which
creativity and genius. alcoholism and whose condition was
Ohio, Dr. Bob, who turned out to have a
mankind strives. From our own struggles
medically grave. Ebby told Bill that his
great aptitude for the spiritual and
14. POWER IN THE AR TS
to better ourselves we learn compassion
recovery was based on service to others,
became a co-founder of AA. He never
for those still in the grip of inner conflict;
THE GREA T WORKS OF AR T, music
moral housecleaning, anonymity, took another drink until his death in
1956
out of this grows a wisdom including
and architecture which have come down
humility and surrendering to a power
(nor did Bill W. until he died in 1980).1 1
compassion for the entire human to us through the centuries are enduring
greater than oneself 9The enormous power which was realized
condition. representations of the ef fect of high
Bill W. was an atheist and found the idea
through Bill W.'s inner experience has
If we refer to the principles of advanced
attractor patterns. In them we see a
of surrendering to a higher power manifested itself externally in the
theoretical physics and the results of our
reflection of the commitment of the
unappealing to say the least. The whole
millions of lives which have been
own attractor research, it will be obvious
master artists of our civilization to
idea of surrender was abhorrent to Bill's
transformed because of it. In Life's listing
that in a universe in which everything is
perfection and grace, and thereby to the
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ennoblement of humanity. The fine arts
an original painting iand then looking atgenius in the unfoldment of attractor
painting, as welt as spatial design. have always provided the venue fox
a mechanical reproduction of that
patterns:
Moreover, these edifices are dedicated to
man's highest spiritual strivings in the
painting. When a person looks at
T o write I must prepare myself for a long
the divine; that which is begotten in the
secular realm. As far back as the time of
something that has been hand-crafted, he
time. Sometimes it takes five years....In
name of the Creator is aligned with the
the sculptor Phidias in ancient Greece, it
goes strong; when he looks at a
my life, my music, my work, in my dark
highest attractor patterns of all. The
has been the role of the arts to realize, in
reproduction, lie goes weak, and this is
hours, I have the certain feeling that
cathedral not only inspires, but unifies,physical media, ideals about what man
true regardless of pictorial content. An
everything outside this one thing has no
teaches, symbolizes and serves all that is
could and should be, to set down in
original of a disturbing subject will make
meaning. The complex and many-faceted
noblest in man. tangible form, accessible to all, a distilled
the subject go stronger than a copy of a
only confuses me, and I must search for
Beauty in architecture, however, need not
expression of the human spirit. pleasant subject. Dedicated artists put
unity. What is it, this one thing, and how
be expansive nor grand in scale. There
Great art bodies forth the ordered essence
love into their work. There is great power
do I find my way to it? T races of this
are few architectural settings more
not only of human experience but of the
in both the human touch and humanthing appear in many guises and charming than the little thatched
cottages world we live in, too. It is this that we
originality. Therefore kinesiology
everything that is unimportant falls away
dotting the Irish countryside, each one
call beauty. Like the theoretical physicist,
provides a fail-safe detector of art
....Here I am alone with silence. I have
more quaint and picturesque than the last. the artist finds order in apparent chaos. for gery. discovered that it is enough when a
Innate appreciation for the aesthetic
Where there was only a block of
The great psychoanalyst Carl Jung
single note is beautifully played....That
allows in much traditional domestic
meaningless marble, Michelangelo sees
emphasized over and over again the
is my goal. T ime and timelessness are
architecture elegant statements of beauty
the David or Pieta (158) and with his chiselrelation of art to the dignity of man and
connected. This instant and eternity are
and simplicity. removes the senseless stone to liberate
the importance of the human spirit in art. struggling within us.1
W ell conceived public architecture
that perfected image. Contemplating the
Jung himself and his work calibrate
Amongst the arts it is music that most
speaks with historical authenticity of the
random patterns of a meaningless plaster
highest of all the famous psychoanalysts
readily brings tears to our eyes, or brings
beauty of line combined with utility. wall in the Sistine Chapel, he conceives
of history. (Many of the others, aligned
us to our feet, or inspires us to pinnacles
Function and beauty are impressively
through the inspiration of Art a wondrous
with such attractor patterns as material
of love and creativity. W e have alreadyjoined in the great subway stations of
ABC, and then through the technique of
determinism, produces (159) much lower
noted that longevity seems to be a
Russia and in the design and layout of
art, he actualizes the A>B>C we know as
scores.) coroll


 the paradigm shift on water
metabolism of the body with their active medical colleagues. Th is letter of invitation was subsequently published in
the 1991 issue of Science In Medicine Simplified. It is also presented in the followin g pages with subsequent
correspondences with AMA. You  are now being informed of som e of the actions taken to bring my findings about
chronic dehydration to you through the members of AMA. This is an invitation that you must forcefully extend to your personal doctor and administrators of the health care
systems in our society. Mor e than enough scientific in formation to demand the necessary change in the present
structure of the health care system is now available. Please do not be indifferent to the pain and suffering of others. Take a resolute stand to stop the present health care sting against those who  do not yet know that chronic
dehydration is the root cause of most degenerative diseases o f the human body. You see, by ch oosing t o keep
silent about the discovery that the human  body has a variety of sophisticated thirst signals, the AMA has converted
its basic ignorance of this fact into a sting operation against the public. Letters published in the following pages
seem to point in that direction.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        A prudent correction of the initial
metabolic imbalance might boost the expressio ns of normal gender definition and decrease homosexual
tendencies, not to mention preventing AIDS, particularly in those who develop homosexual tendencies in the later
years of life, such as fathers or mothers with kids, who begin to feel homosexual pulls. In women who begin to lose
libido and lose hair with a "male pattern" distribution, the above precautionary measures might arrest such a decline
at its early stages. An easy way to stop muscle breakdown is by an intelligent adjustment of the daily wa ter intake and by eating a
balanced high-protein diet. Take a look at Edward Dippre's letter on page 150. As you can see, water and some salt
intake have reversed muscle breakdown in a dehydration-produced "disease" con dition. Not knowing the cause, the
problem h as been labeled as muscular dystrophy. Enhancing daily exercise  and physical activity at the same time wou ld force the body into a physiological program to
build up its muscle s, instead of breaking them into their amino acid components to feed the rest of the body. You
need to realize the human body is designed to defend itself against all types of infections. It survived fast acting
viruses such as sm allpox, measles, polio, and others during its development. It generally takes the body about nine
days to mount an effective defense against even fast viruses. If the body can  survive fast viruses, surely it is m ore
than capable of defending itself against slowly growing viruses. All that we need to understand is how to  make the body stronger and stop actions that would make it vulnerable. Let us remember, if the camel had a back-breaking point to the weight of the last straw, surely the human body
must also have a physical breaking-point to being life-stylishly overloaded. The question is, do we continue to
measure the straw o r the inherent structural and physiological limitations. Do we pay attention to the limitations of
the body, or do we in carefree abandon blame an ineffective slow virus for  the ills that befall some members of our
society. Edward Dippre
217 North Street
West Pittston, Pa. 18643
March 15,1995
Global Health Solutions
c/o Dr. Batmanghelidj
P. O. Box 3 189
Falls Church, Va. 22043
Dear Dr. Batmanghelidj
Around November 1 my legs were giving out. They became black and blue from my knees to my thighs, and verypainful. I went to the doctor and he told me that my muscle  enzymes were at 660 and normal was 90. Then I wen t to
another doctor and he said that I had muscular dystrophy. I started talking to Dr. Batmanghelidj who told me to start drinking 2 quarts of water daily. I have been, I feel much
better, and all symptoms disappeared in two months. I also use sea salt liberally with all my meals. I went back to the doctor and had additional Woodwork done. The enzyme levels in my m uscles were back to
normal, and the doctor couldn't understand how it was possible. As of this date, March 15,1995,1 am free of all discomfort and symptoms. I also have more energy and better health
than I can remember for a long time. Edward Dippre
THE SI MPLEST OF  TREAT MENTS I N MEDICI NE
"You  cannot by reasoning correct a man of ill opinion which by reasoning he never acquired. " —Bacon
Your body needs an absolute min imum of six to eight 8-ounce glasses o f water a day. Alcohol, coffee, tea, and caffeine-containing beverages don't count as wat er. The best times to drink water (clinically observed in peptic ulcer disease) are: one glass one half hour before taking
food—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—and a similar amount two and one half hours after each meal. This is the very
minimum amount of water your body needs. For the sake of not shortchanging your body, two more glasses of
water should be taken around the heaviest meal or before going to bed. Thirst should be satisfied at all times. With increase in water intake, the thirst mechanism becomes more efficient. Your body m ight then ask you to drink more than the above minimum. Adjusting water intake to mealtimes prevents the blood from becoming concentrated as a result of food intake. When the blood becomes concentrated, it draws water from the cells around it. Water is the cheapest form of medicine to a dehydrated body. As sim ply as deh ydration will in time produce the
major diseases we are confronting now, a well-regulated and constantly alert attention to daily water intake will
prevent the emergence of most of the major diseases we have come to fear in our modem society. William Gray's letter is introduced here as an example of how simply water is a better medication for the treatment
of so many differently labeled complications of chronic dehydration. His letter had to be typed into this segment of
the book because the original could not fit in this page size. As y ou will see, Mr. Gray is a highly intelligent person. His observations provide a great deal of insight into the possible complications of chronic dehydration in the human
body. For this reason I selected this section of the book to present to you his observations. My hope is to impress
upon your mind a simple fact. There is more natural magic in a glass full of water than any medication you are
brainwashed to use for the treatment of the conditions I have explained in this book. And I do not sell water. From:  William E. Gray (Bill)
411 Ayrh ill Avenue
Vienna, VA 2 2180 11-2-94
703-938-6330
To: Dr. Batmanghelidj
2146 Kings Ga rden Way
Falls Church, VA 2 2043
It has been one year since I first read your book, which was g iven to me as a present by Ma rcel Thevoz. Since then
my health has improved significantly. lam now 52 and in excellent health. This wa s not the case before your book
and Marcel's kin dness inspired me to make water an integral part of my life. To most people J was su ccessful and in excellent health - normal weight, unusual strength and endurance, above
average at sports, with an excellent diet (a lot of fresh vegetables and whole grains and very little mea t, animal
products o r processed food). Yet my list of complaints stre tches over the last fifty ye ars and includes: duodenal
ulcer (age 19), indigestion, colon and elimination problems (age 19 to 51), food allergies (age 12 to 17), chronic
sinus infection (age 5 to 51), chronic and acute back problems (age 13 through age 51), emotional illness and
mental confusion (age 6 to age 51). These problems were even more bewildering and confusing because lam intelligent, educated and motivated to find
solutions to problems. I have been searching for answe rs to these problems for 35 years. I have looked for answers
in: diet, diet supplementation, exercise, yoga, med itation, Traditional Religion, spiritual practices, Acup uncture,
traditional medicine, Chiropractic, Massage, Raki,  Polarity Ba lancing, 12 Step programs, and self impr ovement
books and courses, such as Est and the Hoffman Quadrinity Process. I had of course read many times about the importance of drinking plenty of water. I even investe d in reverse
osmosis water filter 6 years ago hoping that the improved taste of the water would motivate me to drink more water. In spite of this I never gave water therapy a fair chance. Until I read your book, other beverages always looked
better to me, particularly tea and coffee. At the time I read your book I had a chronic nerve injury in my upper back that intermittently prevented me from
playing golf or racket ball for a period of two years. M y arm strength was 1/3 of what it had been only 2 years
previously. I was at a low point in my


 eac h day. Within a week I built
that to half an hour, twice a day. There were no fireworksor deep experiences. But concentrating on my breath and
the mantra was definitely di verting my awareness from
the incessant chatter of the v oice. If I made the mental
voice say Mu,  it couldn’t say all the crazy personal things
it usually said. I quickly bega n to like the practice. I
looked forward  to the times I had put aside during the
day for meditation. I w as no more  than a few weeks into my experiment
with Zen meditation when Sh elly and I decided to go on
a ca mping trip. We were joined by four friends, and
together we drove our vans into Ocala National Forest
for the weekend. I had a VW  camper, so weekend trips
were an easy affair. But this trip wouldn’t turn out to be
just another camping trip—this trip was destined to have
a profound impact on the rest of my life. We found a sec luded spot in the woods that opened up
to a pristine wetland area. Once we situated our vans, we
were overcome by the quiet and beauty of the place. It
dawned on me that this wo uld be a good place to do
some m editation. I was just a novice, but I was very
serious about doing the practices and finding out what it
would be like i f the voice actually stopped. I asked Shelly
and our friends if I could spend some time by myself. No
one objected, so I meandered down by the grassy lake
and found a nice spot to sit. The whole notion of
meditating was  so meaningful to me that from the start it
was like a sacred experience. I picked a tree to sit under,
just like the Buddha. Then, very dramatically, I told
myself, I’m not getting up unt il I’ve reached
enlightenment. What happened under that tree that day was so
powerful that even now my body shivers and my eyes
begin to tear just to think about it. 4. A b s o l u t e  S i l e n c e
I  crossed my legs in a full-lotus position. I knew I wasn’t
proficient enou gh to hold that posture for long, but I
thought I might as well start with the official meditation
position. I straightened my back and neck, and I began to
concentrate on  my breath expanding and contracting in
my abd omen. The Zen book instructed me to make the
Mu  sou nd way do wn in my belly, below the belly button. I watched my breath go in and out from way down there. I wa s intending to sit for muc h longer than I had done
previously, so I used my will to concentrate with extra
intensity and sincerity. It must have made a difference
because I went deeper insi de than I had ever gone
before. It seemed that concentrating on the movement of
the breath in my belly created a force that linked the
outflow of breath from my nostrils with the inner
movement of my abdomen. Every time I breathed slowly
out my nose, I felt a warm, inviting sensation throughout
the area below my belly. The sensation was so nice that
my attention naturally centered there. For a period of
time, I simply lost myself in the beauty of the experience. Some ti me later, the length o f which I had no way of
telling, the mental voice began talking about how
beautiful the experience was  and how this must be real
meditation. Since my awar eness was drawn to that
mental voice, it was drawn away from concentrating on
the breath. The meditation experience seemed to have
run its natural  course, and I began to come down to my
normal mental state. But this meditation session was supposed to be
different. I had told myself I w asn’t getting up until I had
broken through. So I willfully began concentrating anew
on the movem ent of the breath in my belly and on the
sound of Mu. I lost myself once again in the warm
flowing force that tied my ex halations to the warmth in
my abdomen. The force became much stronger as I
concentrated more deeply. E ventually, all consciousness
of my body an d my surroundings was gone. I was only
aware of the effortless flow  of warm energy that was
building and expanding at the core of my belly. I was not
there; only the flow was there. From time to time, for brie f moments, my sense of
self-awareness would drift b ack into focus. The instant
that sta rted to happen, I would willfully focus on the
feeling of the exhaled breath  and the movement of my
belly—and, in stantly, I was no longer there. This
experience of drifting in and  out of the deep state went
on for a prolonged period of time, perhaps hours. At s ome point, I must have  lost the will to refocus
during one of those mom ents when self-awareness
returned. I had been far gone in a very deep and peaceful
place, but I started to come back. I don’t know how long I
had actually been sitting, but the first thing I became
aware o f was the pain in my legs. They hurt a great deal
from sitting in a full-lotus po sition for so long. The voice
of th e m ind ha d not started b ack up yet. I was just there,
kind of dazed, but very peaceful and deeply mesmerized
by the experie nce. I suppose I would have continued to
come down, but an amazing thing happened. From back
behind where my sense of awareness had been centering
came a booming voice. It said  very sternly: “DO YOU OR
DO YOU NOT WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS BEYOND
YOU. ”
This wa s not the voice of th e mind I was so used to
struggling with. Ever since I first noticed that chattering
voice, it was t alking in front of and below where I satinside. This new invocation came from behind and above
where m y sens e of awareness was now situated. In any
event, i ts stern challenge shook me to the depths of my
being. I didn’t feel the need to answer the question,
because every drop of me yearned to go deeper. So I took
a br eath in, then deeply pu shed myself into the out-
breath, and I was gone. When my sense of self-awareness began to coagulate
again, my experience of being was very different from
anything I had ever experien ced before. I felt pain in my
legs, bu t they were very far  away and the pain had a
warmth and beauty to it. As I regained some awareness
of my body, I tried to lean my head a tiny bit forward. Nothing moved. It was as though my forehead was
pressed again st a wall. Something very solid was
resisting even the slightest movement of my head
forward. I immediately realized that the sheer intensity
of my concentration had created a well-defined force that
flowed outward from my forehead and curved back to the
point in my lower abdomen where I had been
concentrating. I know this must sound strange, but it felt
like a magneti c field that wa s so strong I simply could
not move against it. This was not the only powerful energy I was
experiencing. I had been sitting in a full-lotus posture
with my hands resting on my crossed feet. In that
position the whole of my hands, arms, and shoulders
formed a closed circle. Now that complete circle had
become another one of these force fields. I could neither
move forward nor sideways—I was locked in what I can
only describe as perpendicular energy flows. Whenever I
breathed out, the flows be came more tangible and
intense. The entire exper ience was so completely
enthralling that I did not actually regain awareness of my
surroundings. I only came down far enough to see that
my body was overcome by these energy flows. Then, onceagain, I heard: “DO YOU OR  DO YOU NOT WANT TO
KNOW WHAT IS BEYOND YOU. ”
I im mediately took a deep breath in and with great
intention slowly exhaled through my nostrils. It was as
though the outgoing breath pushing against the magnetic
force fields created upward lift. That upward and inward
propulsion beg an to drive m e to an even deeper place,
beyond any sense of self-awareness. One more breath in
and out, and I was completely gone. Perhaps you would like to ask where I went. That’s
reasonable, but I’m unable to answer that question. I
only kn ow tha t each time I came back, I was in a more
elevated state than when I left. When I came back from
nowhere the next time, everything was very different. There was no subtle resistance to having returned. There
was no sense o f urgency to hold on to the elevated state. There was only peace—deep, deep peace. And there was
absolute silence, a silence that nothing could possibly
disturb. It was so still that pe rhaps there had never ever
been any sound here for all eternity. It was like outer
space where there is no atmosphere, so there can be no
sound. Sound requires a me


. Instead,	I	allowed	layers	of	conditioning	and	thoughts	that	I	had	to	dissolve. I	had	far	more	peace	than	I	had	ever	experienced	before. As	the	days	passed,
the	feeling	of	stillness	and	inner	body	energy	intensified. When	I	returned	home	after	the	two	weeks,	a	massive	weight	had	been	lifted
from	me. For	the	first	time,	I	realized	that	the	nightmare	I	was	living	was	as	a
result	of	my	own	thoughts. After	a	number	of	months,	the	intensity	decreased
but	the	stillness	remained. I	continued	along	my	path	of	watching	my	mind,
following	my	breath	and	keeping	my	mind	still. I	made	a	point	of	taking	a
short	drive	from	my	house	to	Phoenix	Park	in	Dublin,	where	I	could	sit	in
stillness	with	nature	for	an	hour	or	so	every	couple	of	days. After	experiencing	life-changing	health	benefits	from	Buteyko	Breathing,	I
decided	to	train	in	the	method. By	March	2002,	I	was	a	certified	practitioner
and	accredited	by	the	founder	of	the	method,	Professor	Buteyko. I
commenced	Buteyko	courses	in	Ireland	and	within	two	years	received
considerable	media	coverage	and	attention. Now,	eight	years	later,	my	work
takes	me	around	the	world. I	have	written	four	books,	which	have	become
very	popular	sellers,	and	have	reached	out	to	tens	of	thousands	of	people. In	2005,	I	married	my	sweetheart,	Sinead,	and	we	bought	a	stone	cottage	in	a
most	secluded	and	beautiful	part	of	Connemara,	Co	Galway. The	house	is	in
the	midst	of	stillness. I	have	no	immediate	neighbor’s	and	experience	absolute
quietness. I	have	not	achieved	very	much	in	the	area	of	wealth	or	finance,	but	at	the
same	time	have	no	worries	over	money. What	I	have	achieved	is	an	excellent
quality	of	life. I	live	in	a	beautiful	setting	with	a	beautiful	person,	and	I	love
my	work. Even	if	I	win	the	lotto	tomorrow,	I	would	continue	doing	what	I	do. I	left	the	rat	race	and	am	in	charge	of	my	own	destiny. I	am	stress-free	and
honestly	believe	that	no	amount	of	money	is	worth	a	stressful	life. Of	course,	in	life	things	are	subject	to	change. I	experienced	a	little	stress
while	dealing	with	local	rogue	builders	when	we	renovated	the	cottage. I	lost
my	father	rather	unexpectedly	in	2005	and	nearly	lost	my	brother	a	few	years
earlier. However,	all	of	these	things	were	a	lot	softer	and	easier	to	cope	with. In	fact,	I	could	not	imagine	getting	through	any	of	them	if	I	had	been	living
my	old	way. My	point	in	writing	the	above	is	to	explain	to	you	that,	in	the	last	decade,	my
life	has	flowed	so	much	easier	and	with	far	more	joy	than	ever	before. Furthermore,	the	only	thing	I	did	differently	was	to	correct	my	breathing,
reduce	my	thought	activity	and	connect	with	life	itself. Instead	of	struggling,
and	striving	to	achieve	and	succeed,	life	has	come	to	help	me. This	might
sound	cosmic	or	strange	to	many	readers,	and	I	have	no	idea	what	is
happening. It	does	not	make	logical	sense	and	so	much	of	our	world	is	based
on	logic. However,	I’m	not	too	concerned	about	that. All	I	know	is	that	when
my	thought	activity	reduced,	my	life	unfolded	beautifully	around	me. Helpful
things	happened. The	right	people	came	along. Ideas	came	to	mind. When	I
allowed	life	to	happen	and	did	not	constantly	try	to	control	it	with	excessive
thoughts,	ideas	came	and
I	seemed	to	know	what	to	do. You	can	too!Most	people	go	through	life	asleep. Every	moment,	their	attention	is	spent	in	their	head. When	attention	is	in	their	head,	it	is	not	possible	to	fully	relate
to	life. They	are	on	autopilot,	running	their	lives	according	to	the
nonsense	originating	in	their	minds,	according	to	the	thoughts
and	opinions	of	others. As	long	as	your	attention	is	on	observing	your	breath,	or	on
feeling	your	inner	body,	or	is	completely	on	your	senses,	you	are
set	free. It	is	that	simple. No	longer	are	you	reinforcing	the	insanity. Step	out	of	thought	and	live	life.Appendix	oneA	history	of	Buteyko	in	North	America

For	a	list	of	practitioners	worldwide,	please	visit
www.ButeykoClinic.com

The	Buteyko	Breathing	Educators	Association	(BBEA)	consists	of	dedicated
and	fully	trained	Buteyko	practitioners	who	provide	courses	and	assistance
throughout	the	USA	and	Canada. Member	practitioners	of	the	BBEA	have
rich	and	varied	experiences. Patent	of	the	Buteyko	Method
At	the	time	of	this	writing,	no	patent	exists	on	the	Buteyko	Method	in	the
USA	or	Canada. The	Buteyko	Method	has	been	in	existence	in	the	Western
world	for	the	past	20	years. Furthermore,	it	is	not	possible	to	claim	rights	to	or
to	patent	the	Buteyko	Method. To	do	so	is	untrue	and	misleading	to	the
general	public. Buteyko	Origins
Buteyko	was	first	brought	from	Russia	to	the	Western	world	by	Russian
practitioner	Alexander	Stalmatski. Stalmatski	arrived	in	Sydney,	Australia	in
1990	and	first	began	teaching	friends	in	a	small	apartment. For	many	years,
Dr	Buteyko	and	Alexander	kept	in	touch	with	each	other	during	the	early
dissemination	of	the	Buteyko	method	throughout	the	Western	world. In	the	early	1990s,	Stalmatski	made	a	number	of	trips	to	the	UK	and	USA	to
train	groups	of	patients	and	practitioners. Stalmatski	also	wrote	the	first	books
on	the	Buteyko	Method	in	the	Western	world,	including	Freedom	from
Asthma	and	Freedom	from	Insomnia. Buteyko	Pioneers	in	North	America
The	Buteyko	pioneers	in	North	America	are	Susan	Neves,	Bud	Weiss	and	Liv
Browning. Susan	Neves. She	first	began	teaching	the	Buteyko	Breathing	Method	in
1998	after	she	trained	as	a	educator	through	the	BIBH,	an	Australian	Buteyko
Organization. She	established	Buteyko	Asthma	Education	USA	in	late	1998
and	began	teaching	throughout	the	Midwestern,	Southern	and	Eastern	states. She	and	her	company	have	been	featured	in	newspaper	articles	and	television
shows	in	Atlanta,	Raleigh-Durham,	Lexington,	Detroit	and	Indianapolis	since
that	time. In	December	of	2000,	Susan	underwent	further	training	under	the
tutelage	of	the	late	Dr	Buteyko. Susan	currently	teaches	classes	in	the	UnitedStates	and	is	based	in	Indianapolis,	Indiana. Bud	Weiss
is	a	retired	high	school	social	worker	who	trained	under	Jennifer
Stark. Since	1995,	he	has	consistently	promoted	the	Buteyko	technique	in
New	York. Over	the	past	fifteen	years,	Bud	has	worked	tirelessly	by
organizing	workshops	and	participating	in	regular	radio	shows	to	create	more
awareness	around	the	importance	of	correct	breathing


	sun’s	energy	is	first	turned	into	simple
sugars,	and	then	into	more	complex	carbohydrates,	fats	and	proteins. This	complex	process	amounts	to	some	pretty	high-powered	activity
within	the	plant,	all	of	which	is	driven	by	the	exchange	of	electrons	between
molecules. Electrons	are	the	medium	of	energy	transfer. The	site	at	which
photosynthesis	takes	place	is	a	bit	like	a	nuclear	reactor. The	electrons
zooming	around	in	the	plant	that	are	changing	the	sunlight	into	chemical
energy	must	be	managed	very	carefully. If	they	stray	from	their	rightful	places
in	the	process,	they	may	create	free	radicals,	which	can	wreak	havoc	in	the
plant. It	would	be	like	the	core	of	a	nuclear	reactor	leaking	radioactive
materials	(free	radicals)	that	can	be	very	dangerous	to	the	surrounding	area. So	how	does	the	plant	manage	these	complex	reactions	and	protect
against
errant	electrons	and	free	radicals. It	puts	up	a	shield	around	potentially
dangerous	reactions	that	sponges	up	these	highly	reactive	substances. The
shield	is	made	up	of	antioxidants	that	intercept	and	scavenge	electrons	that
might	otherwise	stray	from	their	course. Antioxidants	are	usually	colored	because	the	same	chemical	property	that
sponges	up	excess	electrons	also	creates	visible	colors. Some	of	these
antioxidants	are	called	carotenoids,	of	which	there	are	hundreds. They	vary	in
color	from	the	yellow	color	of	beta-carotene	(squash),	to	the	red	color	of
lycopene	(tomatoes),	to	the	orange	color	of	the	odd-sounding	crytoxanthins
(oranges). Other	antioxidants	may	be	colorless	and	these	include	chemicals
such	as	ascorbic	acid	(vitamin	C)	and	vitamin	E,	which	act	as	antioxidants	in
other	parts	of	plants	that	need	to	be	protected	from	the	hazards	of	wayward
electrons. What	makes	this	remarkable	process	relevant	for	us	animals,	however,	isthat	we	produce	low	levels	of	free	radicals	throughout	our	lifetime. Simply
being	exposed	to	the	sun’s	rays,	to	certain	industrial	pollutants	and	to
improperly	balanced	nutrient	intakes	creates	a	background	of	unwanted	free
radical	damage. Free	radicals	are	nasty. They	can	cause	our	tissues	to	become
rigid	and	limited	in	their	function. It	is	a	bit	like	old	age,	when	our	bodies
become	creaky	and	stiff. To	a	great	extent,	this	is	what	aging	is. This
uncontrolled	free	radical	damage	also	is	part	of	the	processes	that	give	rise	to
cataracts,	to	hardening	of	the	arteries,	to	cancer,	to	emphysema,	to	arthritis
and	many	other	ailments	that	become	more	common	with	age. But	here’s	the	kicker:	we	do	not	naturally	build	shields	to	protect	ourselves
against	free	radicals. As	we	are	not	plants,	we	do	not	carry	out	photosynthesis
and	therefore	do	not	produce	any	of	our	own	antioxidants. Fortunately	the
antioxidants	in	plants	work	in	our	bodies	the	same	way	they	work	in	plants. It
is	a	wonderful	harmony. The	plants	make	the	antioxidant	shields,	and	at	the
same	time	make	them	look	incredibly	appealing	with	beautiful,	appetizing
colors. Then	we	animals,	in	turn,	are	attracted	to	the	plants	and	eat	them	and
borrow	their	antioxidant	shields	for	our	own	health. Whether	you	believe	in
God,	evolution	or	just	coincidence,	you	must	admit	that	this	is	a	beautiful,
almost	spiritual,	example	of	nature’s	wisdom. In	the	China	Study,	we	assessed	antioxidant	status	by	recording	the	intakes
of	vitamin	C	and	beta-carotene	and	measuring	the	blood	levels	of	vitamin	C,
vitamin	E	and	carotenoids. Among	these	antioxidant	bio-markers,	vitamin	C
provided	the	most	impressive	evidence. The	most	significant	vitamin	C	association	with	cancer	was	its	relationship
with	the	number	of	cancer-prone	families	in	each	area. 42
	When	levels	of
vitamin	C	in	the	blood	were	low,	these	families	were
more	likely
	to	have	a
high	incidence	of	cancer. III
	Low	vitamin	C	was	prominently	associated	with
higher	risk	for	esophageal	cancer,
III
	for	leukemia	and	cancers	of	the
nasopharynx,	breast,	stomach,	liver,	rectum,	colon	and	lung. It	was
esophageal	cancer	that	first	attracted	NOVA	television	program	producers	to
report	on	cancer	mortality	in	China. It	was	this	television	program	that
spurred	our	own	survey	to	see	what	was	behind	this	story. Vitamin	C
primarily	comes	from	fruit,	and	eating	fruit	was	also	inversely	associated	with
esophageal	cancer. II	43
	Cancer	rates	were	five	to	eight	times	higher	for	areas
where	fruit	intake	was	lowest. The	same	vitamin	C	effect	existing	for	these
cancers	also	existed	for	coronary	heart	disease,	hypertensive	heart	disease	and
stroke. II
	Vitamin	C	intake	from	fruits	clearly	showed	a	powerful	protective
effect	against	a	variety	of	diseases. The	other	measures	of	antioxidants,	blood	levels	of	alpha	and	beta-carotene	(a	vitamin	precursor)	and	alpha	and	gamma	tocopherol	(vitamin	E)
are	poor	indicators	of	the	effects	of	antioxidants. These	antioxidants	are
transported	in	the	blood	by	lipoprotein,	which	is	the	carrier	of	“bad”
cholesterol. So	anytime	we	measured	these	antioxidants,	we	were
simultaneously	measuring	unhealthy	biomarkers. This	was	an	experimental
compromise	that	diminished	our	ability	to	detect	the	beneficial	effects	of	the
carotenoids	and	the	tocopherols,	even	when	these	benefits	are	known	to
exist. 44
	We	did,	however,	find	that	stomach	cancer	was	higher	when	the	blood
levels	of	beta-carotene	were	lower. 45
Can	we	say	that	vitamin	C,	beta-carotene	and	dietary	fiber	are	solely
responsible	for	preventing	these	cancers. In	other	words,	can	a	pill	containing
vitamin	C	and	beta-carotene	or	a	fiber	supplement	create	these	health	effects. No. The	triumph	of	health	lies	not	in	the	individual	nutrients,	but	in	the	whole
foods	that	contain	those	nutrients:	plant-based	foods. In	a	bowl	of	spinach
salad,	for	example,	we	have	fiber,	antioxidants	and	countless	other	nutrients
that	are	orchestrating	a	wondrous	symphony	of	health
as	they	work	in	concert
within	our	bodies. The	message	could	not	be	simpler:	eat	as	many	whole
fruits,	vegetables	and	whole	grains	as	you	can,	and	you	will	probably	derive
all	of	the	benefits	noted	above	as	well	as	many	others. I	have	been	making	this	point	about	the	health	value	of	whole	plant-based
foods	ever	since	vitamin	supplements	were	introduced	on	a	large
scale	in	the
marketplace. And	I	have	watched	in	dismay	how	the	industry	and	the	media
convinced	so	many	Americans	that	these	products	represent	the	same	good
nutrition	as	do	whole,	plant-based	foods. As	we	shall	see	in	the	later	chapters,
the	promised	health	benefits	of	t


many,	of	the	reactions	within	this	network. Also,	many	factors	in
such	foods,	even	beyond	the	protein	and	calcium,	participate	in	causing	the
problem. And,	finally,	it	often	is	not	one	disease	but	many	that	are	likely	to
occur. What	impresses	me	about	this	and	other	networks	is	the	convergence	of	so
many	disease-causing	factors	operating	through	so	many	different	reactions	to
produce	a	common	result. When	that	common	result	is	more	than	one	disease,
it	is	even	more	impressive. When	these	various	factors	are	found	in	one	type
of	food	and	this	food	is	epidemiologically	related	to	one	or	more	of	these
diseases,	the	associations	become	still	more	impressive. This	example	begins
to	explain	why	dairy	foods	would	be	expected	to	increase	the	risk	of	these
diseases. There	is	no	way	that	so	many	intricate	mechanisms,	operating	in
such	synchrony	to	produce	the	same	result,	are	only	a	random	unimportanthappenstance. Nature	would	not	have	been	so	devious	as	to	refine	such	a
useless	internally	conflicting	maze. Networks	like	this	exist	throughout	the
body	and	within	the	cells. But	of	even	more	importance,	they	are	highly
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presumptions (an educated guess) and therefore, operationally, choices
and decisions are based on th e seemingly best option, as s tated by
Socrates’ dictum. Spiritual guilt is the consequence of morality, ethics, and religious belief
systems, which, although they contribute to guilt, also include time-
honored process es for the alleviation of and recovery from guilt, such as
confession, for giveness, penance, and the renewal and rededication to
spiritual principles, as well as good works, selfless service, and
humanitarian ef forts. Guilt can be put to good use as a motivator for
change for the better. Reasonable guilt is also evidence that one does
have a conscience, and therefo re, one is correctible. The ps ychopath
lacks such an a sset and therefore blindly goes on, making the same
mistakes over and over, thereby sinking lower and lower. The sp iritually-
oriented person can therefore be thankful to have standards to  live by
that can serve as realistic inner guides to behavior. ‘The Ego-Ideal’. Another structur e of the psycho logical ego was termed by Freud as ‘the
Ego-Ideal’ (in contrast to the I d of repressed animal instincts and the
superego, or conscience). This mental mechanism is composed ofadmired, hoped -for and wished-for idealized standards, go als, and
identity. It is what one plans and hopes to become. Idealized figures
become introjec ted as models and therefore inspirationally subserve
ambitions and life planning. Achievement o f these ideals brings increased self-esteem and
satisfaction, but  alternately, failure to live up to expectations can also
result in guilt. U nrealistic self-expectations thus have to be per iodically
revised s o that they do not become oppressive. Holding a goal in  mind is
inspirational and  is actually helpful to its accomplishment, because what
is held in mind tends to actualize. However, it is a mistake to attack
oneself with guilt for failing to achieve the ideal. Upon examination, it
will be frequently discovered that it was not really the goal that was
desired but the satisfaction that was associated with it. Every moment simultaneously includes both options and lim itations. These encompass the overall consequences of karmic factors collectively
expressed as the totality of the  circumstances of one’ s life inheritance
and situation. The ego/self is linear and therefore subject to limitation
and hindrance. Recognition o f this human dilemma can result in
choosing spiritu al rather than material goals. (“Y ou can’ t take a  U-Haul
to H eaven. ”) The dictum, “Stor e up treasures in Heaven rather than on
Earth” is helpful to remember. In the long run, the consequences of
merely being kind to others and all of life have far greater  positive
consequences than worldly success, which is temporary and eventually
lost. It is beneficial to periodically reassess goals and ask whether they
are r eally important or just the consequence of egotism. Succe ss in any
venture is simply the automatic consequence of being the best that one
can be as a lifestyle, without looking for gain. In recovery from guilt, prayer and rededication to spiritual values are
extremely helpful as is the co mpassionate realization that the human
condition is dif ficult at best for everyone despite appearances. The Pr oblems of W orking Thr ough Guilt or Moral Defects. Guilt is a func tion of the nor mal superego, or conscience, and is a
mechanism of restraint to counterbalance the animal instincts and
impulses of what Freud termed the ‘Id’, which is composed of very
primitive repressed instincts, including even the killer impulses. While an excess of guilt calls for correction, its total absence is more
serious and is generally a con sequence of a congenital pathological
condition that leads to various forms of criminality and psychop athology,
as are seen in serial killers, psychopathic personalities, or in politics as
malignant messianic narcissism. In n ormal people, there are n ormal mechanisms of guilt that act as
deterrents to selfishness, cruelty, or predatory impulses. The useful
aspects of guilt include regret, restraint, and corrective self-criticism,
which are all c omponents of responsible morality and ethics. These
aspects of the conscience counterbalance the extremes of egotism that
are exh ibited by the criminal/psychopathic personalities. W ithout
restraint, the normally repressed, very primitive impulses of h atred are
let loose on society as the killer, the rapist, the pedophile, the serial killer,
and the mass m urderer. All these conditions calibrate at consc iousness
levels of  approximately 30, or even lower. Because of the bizarreness of
the expr essed be haviors, such persons have been classically referred to
as ‘poss essed’ (i. e., by evil). They are thus dominated by levels of
consciousness that have been characterized as ‘lower astral’. These d isorders are often diagnosable as early as age thre e by the
characteristic inability to delay gratification, to learn from experience, or
to anticipate consequences. These disorders thus far have proven to be
incurable, and their clinical co urse is one of recidivism and  chronic
criminality as a lifestyle. If the disorder is also accompanie d by an
adequate intellect, it may take the form of corporate fraud or even
pathological dis tortions of religion that are then used as camou flage for
predation. This is seen in bizarre cults or aberrant distortions of
traditional religions that become cults by nature and even lead to
individual as well as group suicide or the killing of innocents in the name
of Divinity. Another variant is seen in the  compartmentalized split personality in
which th e norma l side is present ed to society, and the concealed predator
side acts out as a double agent, espionage agent, or traitorous informer. In it s major pol itical expressions, the disorder is also seen as m essianic
narcissistic megalomania that, when severely threatened, calls for the
killing of even lar ge numbers of countrymen (Nero, Hitler, Hussein,
Stalin, et al. ) The Balance of Guilt. As is obvious from the foregoing, the absence of guilt is a condition
more severe than its opposite of excessive guilt. Its absence leads to a
form of mental disorder that, a century ago, was termed  ‘moral
imbecility’. In contrast, the hypertrophic conscience is associated with
scrupulosity or obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the person lives
in fe ar of guilt over even minor trivia, such as making just a normal
mistake. In spiritual evolution, guilt is recontextualized so that it results in benefit. It needs to be reframed as cauti on and seen as a safeguard against being
dominated by destructive impul ses. It is later represented as the wisdom
of m aturity and is the ethical ba lance to self-centeredness. Thus, guilt is
transcended wh en it has be en recontextualized, harmonized, and
balanced with responsibility and conscientious, internalized morality. Guilt can then be accepted when it is recontextualized as being
protective, a safeguard, and a mechanism of learning. Guilt is  unpleasant because it is associated with loss of love and
disapproval of internalized par ental figures, along with loss of self-
esteem. It is often used as a too l to control others (‘guilt monge rs’). It is
also sym bolic o f rejection, disgrace, and loss of status. From religion, it
becomes closely associated wi th sin and fear of the God w ho threw
Adam and Eve o ut of the Garde n of Eden, which marked the onset of the
historic origins of the karma of simply being a human and thus prone to
error and defiance of Divine authority. Upon examination, the error
appears to be on e of uncontrolled infantile curiosity, so the serpent was
successful in tempting the curious inner child who is gullible and naive. A useful interpretation and use  for guilt is respect for parameters and
boundaries. Thereby, guilt and fear are matured into caution and wisdom. This results in respect for mor al precepts and boundaries that replace
guilt and  eventuate as character traits that support survival, success, and
happiness. The ego  also hates those who m ake it feel guilty, which contr ibutes to
immature hatred  of all authority that is then misperceived as being
arbitrary, authoritarian, and repressive instead of benignly pr otective. Because guilt is viewed as painful, another mechanism to avoi d it is by
denial a nd projection of responsibility onto others via blame, whichameliorates the  pain of the conscience and, in addition, justifies
externalized hatred that otherwise might have been used to attack the
self. Soc iety is therefore eager to accuse and af fix blame, and it  searches
endlessly for guilty culprits upon whom blame and hatred can be
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Q: What is the primary function of the ego, according to the text?,
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 Iridology. The science and practice revealing inflammation, where located and what stage it is manifesting. The iris reveals body
constitution, inherent weaknesses, levels of health and the transition that takes place in a person’s body according to the w ay he
lives. > Lacteal. 1. Pert. to milk. 2. An intestinal lymphatic that takes up chyme and passes it to the lymph circulation and, by wa y of, the
thoracic duct, to the blood vascular system. > Lactobacillus Acidophilus. An organism which produces lactic acid by ferm enting the sugars in milk. Found in milk, feces of
infants fed by bottle, and adults. Also present in carious teeth and the saliva. > Lactobacillus Bulgaricus. The bacillus found in fermented milk. Milk fermented with this organism is known as Bulgarian mi lk. > Lactose. A disaccharide which on hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose. Bacteria can convert it into lactic and butyric a cids, as
in the souring of milk. The milk of mammals contains 4 to 7% lactose. > Laxative. A food or chemical substance which a cts to loosen the bowels (i.e., facilitate passage of bowel contents at time of
defecation), and, therefore, to prevent or treat constipation. Laxatives may act by increasing peristalsis by irritating the intestinal
mucosa, lubricating the intestinal walls, softening the bowel contents by increasing the amount of water in the intestines, and
increasing the bulk of the bowel contents. > Lymph. An alkaline fluid found in the lymphatic vessels and the cisterna chyli. It is usually a clear, transparent, colorle ss fluid;
however, in vessels draining the intestines it may appear milky owing to presence of absorbed fats. > Lymphocyte. Lymph cell or white blood corpuscle without cytoplasmic granules. They normally number from 20 to 50% of total
white cells. > Mucila ginous. Resembling mucilage; slimy, sticky. Mucosa. Mucous membrane. > Mucus or Mucous. A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes and glands, consisting of mucin, leukocytes, inorganic salts,
waterand epithelial cells. > Peristalsis. A progressive wave -like movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, esp. the alimentary canal. It
is characteristic of tubes possessing longitudinal and circular layers of smooth muscle fibers. > Peyer’s Patch. An aggregation of solitary nodules or g roups of lymph nodules found chiefly in the ileum near its junction with
the colon. In typhoid fever, they undergo hyperplasia and often become ulcerated. Also called aggregated or agminated nodules  or
follicles. > Phlegm. Thick mucus esp. that from the re spiratory passages. > Prolapsus. A falling or downward displacement of some part of the body, as the colon. > Protomorphogen. Cellular nuclear material extracted from specific animal tissues containing the essential building blueprin t for
the construction  of that tissue. (Example: adrenal, thyroid, pancreas, etc., substances.) > Pyloric. Pertaining to the opening between the stomach and duodenum. > Rectum. Lower part of large intestine, about 5 in. (12.7 cm) long, between sigmoid flexure and the anal canal. > Spasm. An involuntary sudden movement or convulsive muscular contraction. > Spastic. Resembling or of the nature of spasms or convulsions. > Stasis. Stagnation of normal flow orfluids, as of the blood, urine, or of the intestinal mechanism. ADDENDUM
SURGEON LECTURES ON BOWEL IMPORTANCE
Not only are many bowel problems and surgeries avoidable through proper nutrition, but chronic diseases originating in the bo wel
can be prevented by a correct diet. Dr. Denis P. Burkitt, a famous English surgeon, told a group of 200 prominent U.S. physicians
that problems like obesity, diabetes, hiatus hernia, appendicitis, diverticulosis, colitis, polyps and cancer of the colon ar e virtually
unheard of among rural East Africans. The rural East African diet is high in fre sh fruit, vegetables and coarse -ground cereal grains. The rough bran from the grain absorbs water, increases the bulk of bowel wastes and speeds up elimination time, keeping the
bowel clean and healthy. Conspicuously absent in the rural diet are white flou r, white sugar and other refined carbohydrates so
common in Western countries and urban areas of Africa. Burkitt’s conclusions are based on data gathered in the Congo, Kenya,
Uganda, Sudan and other underdeveloped parts of the world. Evidence from cancer s tudies at the University of San Francisco
indicates that a toxic colon and constipation are linked to the appearance of abnormal cells elsewhere in the body. Proper bo wel
care, according to Dr. Burkitt, through right nutrition is the key to preventing much  disease and needless surgery. Over -
consumption of refined carbohydrates, it is believed, is responsible for arteriosclerosis and diabetes, while absence of suff icient
fiber content allows increased pressure changes in the bowel which lead to colon disease s. Excessive refined carbohydrates
favor the growth of putrefactive bacteria in the bowel, alter bowel chemistry and invite ulcerative colitis, polyps and colon  cancer. Dr. Burkitt apparently believes that low bulk in the diet and the excess intake of whi te sugar and white flour products contributes
to or causes many of civilization’s diseases. Bowel transit time for a Bantu native is more than twice as fast as that of the  average
Englishman, according to Dr. Burkitt’s research. The length of time food was tes remain in the bowel determines how putrefactive
they get, how much the undesirable bacteria multiply, how much fat is absorbed through the bowel wall and what sort of chemic al
toxins develop in and pass through the bowel. Dr. Burkitt pointed out that A frican natives who move to cities for work tend to
change their diets and get more diseases. They eat more white sugar and flour, less fiber -food, and the effects soon show up in the
bowel and elsewhere. Sir Arbuthnot Lane, physician to the Royal Family in England earlier this century, also believed bowel conditions were related to
diseases elsewhere in the body. Lane was impressed by research he observed in the laboratory of Nobel prize winner Dr. Alexis
Carrel at the Rockefeller Institute in 1911. Carre ll was growing “live” tissue cultures on microscope slides, and as long as the
living tissue was fed every day and the wastes were washed away, the tissue thrived. If the cell wastes were not washed away,  the
cells gradually deteriorated and eventually die d within four days. Lane became convinced that much disease is caused by the
body’s response to its own toxic waste product particularly in the bowel. It is significant that surgeons and physicians are
beginning to understand the importance of bowel care i n the prevention of disease. We cannot have a healthy body without clean
blood, and we cannot have clean blood unless we have a clean bowel with good tone to move wastes along promptly. A toxic
bowel is the source of many health problems. TESTIMONIES
NOTE : We have not treated nor do we claim to treat any disease in our tissue cleansing program. We claim only that it is an
effective means of cleansing the bowel. The following testimonies have been voluntarily submitted by persons who have taken t he
7-day cl eansing program. Patient Donald Bodeen, DC, Poughkeepsie, NY
All my life I have been plagued with a sluggish colon and the constipation which attends it. On occasion, severe pain would o ccur
as spasms would come and go. I can’t begin to relate to anyone t he myriad of problems this has caused in my life. I feel it has
directly, and perhaps even greater, indirectly, been associated with more mental and physical anguish than I care to recall. Not until the colon cleansing program, as taught by Dr. Jensen in h is book, TISSUE CLEANSING THROUGH BOWEL
MANAGEMENT, was accomplished was relief and healing made possible for me. I could not have hoped or dreamed for anything
better. It is now a part of my life, and has been incorporated into my daily practice in my chi ropractic office. Patient Gerona Alderin, Breast Lumps
For years, I have been cleansing by various methods. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on colonies, medications, vitamins, seei ng a
lot of doctors and nutritionists with very little results. It wasn’t until I took my own health care into my own hands that recovery
started to happen. I had gallstones and kidney stones and got rid of them without surgery. Last summer I discovered lumps on my
breasts. January 13, 1982, was the most traumatic day in my enti re life when my entire body broke out in an extremely itchy rash. Nothing alleviated it. I trembled inside and out, felt hot and cold, couldn’t concentrate or meditate and had no energy. I kn ew I had
to do more than I was already doing, which was a lot. Ea ch “expert” I spoke to advised another vitamin or supplement or
something to “try.” I had heard about Dr. Jensen’s books, Tissue Cleansing Through


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world. This is that which is called Peter in the Bible, not a man, this faith -
fulness that cannot turn to anyone, that cannot be flattered when you are
More Free Books Law of Attraction Haventold by men you are John come again. That is very flattering to be told
you are John the Baptist come again, or the great prophet Elias, or
Jeremiah. Then I deafen my ears to this very flattering little bit of news men would
give me and I ask myself, “But honestly who am I?”
If I can deny the limitations of my birth, my environment, and the belief
that I am but an extension of my family tree, and feel within myself that I
am Christ, and sustain this assumption until it takes a central place and
forms the habitual center of my energy, I will do the works attributed to
Jesus. Without thought or effort I will mold a world in harmony with that
perfection which I have assumed and feel springing within me. When I open the eyes of the blind, unstop the ears of the deaf, give joy
for mourning and beauty for ashes, then and only then, have I truly es -
tablished this vine deep within. That is what I would automatically do
were I truly conscious of being Christ. It is said of this presence, He
proved that He was Christ by His works. Our ordinary alterations of consciousness, as we pass from one state to
another, are not transformations, because each of them is so rapidly suc -
ceeded by another in the reverse direction; but whenever our assumption
grows so stable as to definitely expel its rivals, then that central habitual
concept defines our character and is a true transformation. Jesus, or enlightened reason, saw nothing unclean in the woman taken in
adultery. He said to her, “Hath no man condemned thee?” (John 8:10). “She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn
thee; go, and sin no more.” (John 8:11). No matter what is brought before the presence of beauty, it sees only
beauty. Jesus was so completely identified with the lovely that He was in -
capable of seeing the unlovely. When you and I really become conscious of being Christ, we too will
straighten the arms of the withered, and resurrect the dead hopes of
men. We will do all the things that we could not do when we felt ourselves
limited by our family tree. It is a bold step and should not be taken lightly,
because to do it is to die. John, the man of three dimensions is beheaded,
or loses his three-dimensional focus that Jesus, the fourth-dimensional
self may live. Any enlargement of our concept of self involves a somewhat painful part -
ing with strongly rooted hereditary conceptions. The ligaments are strong
that hold us in the womb of conventional limitations. All that you formerly
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenbelieved, you no longer believe. You know now that there is no power out -
side of your own consciousness. Therefore you cannot turn to anyone out -
side of self. You have no ears for the suggestion that something else has power in it. You know the only reality is God, and God is your own consciousness. There is no other God. Therefore on this rock you build the everlasting
church and boldly assume you are this Divine Being, self-begotten be -
cause you dared to appropriate that which was not given to you in your
cradle, a concept of self not formed in your mother's womb, a concept of
self conceived outside of the offices of man. The story is beautifully told us in the Bible using the two sons of Abra -
ham: one blessed, Isaac, born outside of the offices of man and the other,
Ishmael, born in bondage. Sarah was much too old to beget a child, so her husband Abraham went
in unto the bond servant Hagar, the pilgrim, and she conceived of the old
man and bore him a son called Ishmael. Ishmael's hand was against ev -
ery man and every man's hand against him. Every child born of woman is born into bondage, born into all that his en -
vironment represents, regardless of whether it be the throne of England,
the White House, or any great place in the world. Every child born of
woman is personified as this Ishmael, the child of Hagar. But asleep in every child is the blessed Isaac, who is born outside of the
offices of man, and is born through faith alone. This second child has not
earthly father. He is self-begotten. What is the second birth? I find myself man, I cannot go back into my
mother's womb, and yet I must be born a second time. “Except a man be
born again he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3). I quietly appropriate that which no man can give me, no woman can give
me. I dare to assume that I am God. This must be of faith, this must be
of promise. Then I become the blessed, I become Isaac. As I begin to do the  things that only this presence could  do, I know  that I
am born out of the  limitations of Ishmael, and  I have  become  heir to
the kingdom. Ishmael could  not  inherit anything, although his father  was
Abraham, or God. Ishmael did  not have  both parents of the  godly; his
mother  was Hagar the  bondwoman, and  so he  could  not partake of his fa -
ther's estate. You are Abraham and  Sarah, and  contained  within your own conscious -
ness there  is one   waiting  for recognition. In the  Old Testament it is called
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenIsaac, and  in the  New Testament  it is called  Jesus, and  it is born without
the aid of man. No man can tell you  that you  are Christ Jesus, no man
can tell you  and convince you  that  you are God. You  must toy with
the idea and  wonder  what it would  be like to be God. No clear conception of the  origin of phenomena  is possible  except that
consciousness is all   and all is consciousness. Nothing  can
be evolved  from man that was not potentially   involved  in his na -
ture. The ideal we  serve  and hope to attain could  never  be evolved  from
us were  it not potentially involved  in our nature. Let me  now retell and  emphasize an experience of mine  printed  by
me two years ago  under  the title, "The Search". I think  it will help  you to
understand  this law  of consciousness, and  show you that you  have no
one to change  but self, for you  are incapable  of seeing  other  than the  con-
tents of your own consciousness. Once in an idle  interval at sea, I meditated  on "the  perfect state," and
wondered  what I would  be were I of too pure  eyes to behold  iniquity, if to
me all things were  pure and were I without condemnation. As I became
lost in this fiery brooding, I found  myself lifted  above  the dark environ -
ment of the  senses. So intense  was the feeling,  I felt myself a  being  of
fire dwelling  in a body of air. Voices, as from a  heavenly chorus, with
the exaltation of those  who had  been conquerors in a  conflict with death,
were singing, "He  is risen He is risen," and  intuitively I knew  they meant
me. Then I seemed  to be walking  in the  night. I soon came  upon a  scene  that
might have  been the ancient Pool of Bethesda  for in this place  lay a great
multitude  of impotent folk  - blind, halt, withered  waiting  not for the  mov-
ing of the  water  as of tradition, but waiting  for me. As I came  near, without thought or effort on my part, they were  one after
the other, molded  as by the  Magician of the  Beautiful. Eyes, hands, feet
all missing  members  were drawn from some  invisible  reservoir and  mold-
ed in harmony with that perfection   which I felt springing  within me. When all were  made perfect the  chorus exulted, "It is finished." I know  this vision was the  result of my intense  meditation upon the  idea
of perfection, for my meditations invariably bring  about union with the
state contemplated. I had  been so   completely absorbed  within the  idea
that for awhile  I had  become  what I contemplated, and  the high purpose
with which I had  for that moment identified  myself drew  the companion -
ship of high things and  fashioned  the vision in harmony with my inner  na-
ture. The ideal with which we are  united  works by association of ideas to awak -
en a thousand moods to create  a drama  in keeping  with the  central idea. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenMy mystical experiences have  convinced  me that there  is no way to bring
about the  perfection we seek  other  than by the  transformation of our -
selves. As soon as we  succeed


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 people are exceedingly limited in variety and quantity, due to the
absence of rains, and unfertility of the soil. For plant foods they used roots, stems, leaves, berries
and seeds of grasses and a native pea eaten with tissues of large and small animals. The large
animals available are the kangaroo and wallaby. Among the small animals they have a variety of
rodents, insects, beetles and grubs, and wherever available various forms of animal life from the
rivers and oceans. Birds and birds' eggs are used where available. They are able to balance their
rations to provide the requisites for splendid body building and body repair. In several parts of
Australia, which originally supported a large population of the primitives, none are left except a few
score in reservations. These also are rapidly disappearing. Their fertility has been so greatly
reduced that the death rate far exceeds the birth rate. This group provides evidence of exceptional efficiency in obeying the laws of Nature through
thousands of years, even in a parched land that is exceedingly inhospitable because of the scant
plant foods for either men or animals. While the Aborigines are credited with being the oldest race
on the face of the earth today, they are dying out with great rapidity wherever they have changed
their native nutrition to that of the modern white civilization. For them this is not a matter of choice,
but rather of necessity, since in a large part of Australia the few that are left are crowded into
reservations where they have little or no access to native foods and are compelled to live on the
foods provided for them by our white civilization. They demonstrate in a tragic way the inadequacy
of the white man's dietary programs. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 11
ISOLATED AND MODERNIZED TORRES
STRAIT ISLANDERS
IN STUDYING the relationship between nutrition and physical characteristics, it is important to
make observations at the point of contact with civilization where as few factors as possible in the
environment have been modified by that contact. My previous studies have shown that wherever
groups of people were utilizing sea foods abundantly in connection with land plants including roots,
greens and fruits, they enjoyed fine physical development with uniform reproduction of the racial
pattern and a very high immunity to dental caries. For this particular study we wished to select a
racial group living on islands in tropical or subtropical climate, whose ancestral stocks differed
from those previously observed, and which was located at points of contact with modern
civilization. A high level of excellence might be expected among the groups who were in process of
being modernized but were still utilizing the native foods. For this study the inhabitants of islands north of Australia were chosen in order to record the7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 115/250effect on the Asiatic and Malay stocks at the points of contact of the north with the south and of
the east with the west. In the Torres Strait there are a number of fertile islands supporting
populations of from several hundred to a few thousand individuals each. These groups are in an
area of the sea that is well stocked with sea animal life, and during the past they have been
sufficiently isolated to provide protection. The racial stocks have retained their identities and
include Papuans, New Guineans, Mobuiags, Arakuns, Kendals and Yonkas. The splendid dental
arches of these groups will be seen in the various illustrations. Many of the girls are quite
prepossessing, as may be seen in Fig. 61. FIG. 61. The inhabitants of the islands north of Australia
have splendidly built bodies with fine facial and dental arch
form. With the valuable assistance of the officials of the Australian Government we were able to make
investigations on several islands in the Torres Strait. The local administrator provided us with a
government boat and personal introductions to the local chief and local representatives of the
government. We were accompanied by the administrator and by the general manager of the
government stores. These stores have been located on the various islands, and the profit derived
from them is used for administrative expenses of the government. They provide modern clothing in
addition to foods, chiefly white flour, polished rice, canned goods, and sugar. Studies were made
on the various islands in the order in which the stores had been installed on them. It is important to
have in mind the nature of these islands. Some are of volcanic origin and have rugged interiors with
deep bays; others are of coral origin. All are in a zone that is abundantly supplied with sea animal
life, this being the scene of the richest pearl fishing industry in the world.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 116/250    Badu Island had had the store for the longest period, namely twenty-three years. Of the 586
teeth of twenty individuals examined, 20.6 per cent had been attacked by tooth decay. Of the
individuals examined 95 per cent had dental caries. Unfortunately, our stay at this island was
accompanied by a torrential downpour which made it very difficult for us to carry forward our
investigations. Had we been able to examine the mothers the figures doubtless would have been
much higher. The children were examined at the school and showed 18.8 per cent of the teeth to
have been attacked by tooth decay. The men examined showed 21.9 per cent. Figures given me
by Dr. Gibson, who had been taken by the government to the island to make extractions, showed
that he found as high as 60 per cent of the teeth had been attacked by tooth decay. For the
children of this group, 33.3 per cent had abnormal dental arches, whereas only 9.1 per cent of the
adults' arches were abnormally formed. On York Island, 1,876 teeth of sixty-five individuals showed that 12.7 per cent had been
attacked by tooth decay. For the women, this was 20.2 per cent; for the men, 12.1 per cent; and
for the children, 7 per cent. For the children, 47.1 per cent had abnormal dental arches; for the
adults, 27 per cent were affected. The individuals on this island had been in contact with the pearl
fisheries industry for several years. Several of the men had been working on the fishing boat. Of
the sixtyfive individuals examined, 67.6 per cent had dental caries. On Darnley Island, thirty-three individuals showed that of their 900 teeth 5.7 per cent had been
attacked by tooth decay. The store had been established on this island recently. For the women,
16.6 per cent of the teeth had been attacked; for the men, 6.3 per cent; and for the children, 4.1
per cent. On this island, 29.6 per cent of the children showed abnormal dental arches, and 14.3
per cent of the adults. Of the whole group, 46.1 per cent had been attacked by dental caries. On Murray Island where a store had recently been established, of the 1,074 teeth examined for
39 individuals, only 0.7 per cent of the teeth had been attacked by tooth decay. For the women,
this amounted to 2 per cent; for the men, 1.7 per cent; and for the children, 0.26 per cent. Only
12.8 per cent of the group had dental caries. It is significant that the natives were conscious of a
danger from the presence on the island of a store providing imported foods. This had been so
serious a problem that there was a question whether it would be safe for us to land, since on the
last visit of the government officials, blood was almost shed because of the opposition of the
natives to the government s program. The result of our examination indicates that dental caries on
these islands shows an incidence which has an apparent direct relationship to the length of time
government stores have been established there. The immunity to dental caries on this island is
nearly 100 per cent. Of the adults, 14.3 per cent had abnormal dental arches, and of the children,
34.4 per cent. Thursday Island is the location of the administrative center for the group. Although it is the best
sheltered harbor and affords protection for small boats in the Torres Strait, it was not originally
inhabited by the natives. They considered it unfit for habitation because the soil was so poor that it
could not provide the proper plant foods to be eaten with the sea foods which are abundant about
all of the islands. Nearly all of the whites inhabiting the islands of this district live on this island. They are the families of the administrative officers and of merchants who are engaged in the pearl
industry. Owing to the infertility of the soil, practically all of the food has to be shipped in except
the little that the whites obtain from the sea. On the island there were many native families, with
children attending the native school, while their fathers worked in the pearling fleets. Thirty
individuals in three fleets were examined, and of their 960 teeth only thirty-five had been attacked
by dental caries, or 3.6 per cent. Of these thirty individuals, five, or 16.3 per cent had abnormal
dental arches. The men who had teeth attacked by dental caries informed me that this had
h