anna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr(such as a fever, loss of appetite, and fatigue) in-
dicate the following:
• A fever indicates that the vital force is activated
and the body is getting rid of the cause of the
disease through sweating;
• Loss of appetite indicates that the v ital force is
being preserved because it is no longer spent
on digestion;
• Fatigue indicates that the vital force is being
preserved because it is no longer spent on
physical and secondary functional body activ-
ities.
Patients fully recover from an acute co ndition
if they have an adequate supply of vital force and
when they preserve it by refusing to eat food and
stay inactive. The intake of any medications and
antifebrile drugs isn’t recommended. On the
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cess. True doctors of antiquity and modern phy-
sicians did everything possible to make this nat-
ural process easier.
Don’t think that fasting should be used only for
serious conditions and you can keep eating as
long as the body can digest food. On the con-
trary, s kipping a few meals at the onset of the dis-
ease is often sufficient to prevent a serious con-
dition. If functional disorders are still insignifi-
cant, as indicated by a coated tongue, headache,
feeling generally unwell, and other equally mi-
nor symptoms, shor t-term fasting is enough for
the body to eliminate intoxication before devel-
oping a serious condition.
If a person undergoes fasting in a calm setting
at the first signs of the disease, acute diseases will
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feels less discomfort, pain is weaker, there’s no
fever, weight loss is smaller, complications that
follow the disease are rare, and its duration is
much shorter than in patients who keep eating
when they’re sick. There’s only one conclusion -
as soon as you have the symptoms of an acute
condition, such as a loss of appetite and high fe-
ver, start fasting at once, and you will recover
quickly and without complications.

19.1.1. Fasting for acute infections (acute res-
piratory diseases, influenza)
Fasting is co mmon and natural if you have any
viral infection.
In fact, any acute infection manifested by in-
flammatory changes in the upper respiratory
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is a detoxifying crisis. With its help, the body is
trying to get rid of excessive nutrition and escape
from overload, stress, and other adverse factors.
The effectiveness of dry fasting is very high. Any
inflammatory disease is treated 2 -3 times faster
than with normal water  fasting.
Please be aware that inflammation can’t exist
without liquid. Any inflamed area swells (swells
with liquid). Microorganisms, such as microbes
and viruses, can multiply only in sufficiently hu-
mid conditions. Water deficiency is extremely
harmful for inflammation. The human body can
withstand 10-day water deprivation (with low
activity and high air temperature). Microbes die
instantly without water.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frOddly enough, the body can synthesize water
itself. It receives oxygen from the air and hydro-
gen from fatty tissues. Therefore, weight loss can
reach 3 kg per day during dry fasting, but only at
the expense of water. I must say that the body
also has certain water reserves. Up to 2 liters of
water is deposited just in the skin. There are wa-
ter reserves in some body cavities (serous cavi-
ties) and internal organs. At the very least, the
body can always withstand 5 days, even with an
active lifestyle.
As I said, the effectiveness of dry fasting treat-
ment is 2 -3 times higher than that of water  fast-
ing. Acute respiratory diseases can be cured in
just one  day, influenza in 2 -3 days, and pneumo-
nia in 4 -5 days. Of course, dry fasting is subjec-
tively rather difficult and is accompanied by
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weak during dry fasting, and even experienced
mild euphoria.
Sometimes, we  are in certain conditions that
leave almost no time for normal treatment and
even regular fasting. You can try dry fasting
without cleansing the intestines during flights,
trips with transfers, or in complicated condi-
tions when it’s impossible to prepare properly.
Subjectively, this type of fasting is tolerated with
more difficulty, but its anti -inflammatory effect
will be exactly the same. Since the treatment
won’t take a lot of time due to its high effective-
ness, the recovery period will also be short.
Short- term therapeutic fasting, both water  and
dry, can be successfully used not only in treating
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internal or external organs.
Fasting is equally effective for treating skin
blotches and liver inflammation (hepatitis), in-
ner ear inflammation and periostitis. Regardless
of the location of the inflammation, the effect is
always very good.
How to cure acute respiratory diseases in the
shortest time possible? I really don’t know a
more effective method than shor t-term fasting.
Sometimes, sick people start fasting after step-
ping on the airplane ramp and they come off the
plane completely healthy, thanks to short -term
fasting.
Performance impairment is not the most im-
portant harmful effect caused by catarrhal dis-
eases. On the average, only acute respiratory
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the most common complication of influenza. As
a rule, it’s a secondary bacterial infection. A
combined infection (viral and bacterial pneu-
monia) develops more rare ly. Primary viral
pneumonia is a rare complication characterized
by a high mortality rate. It develops when influ-
enza is caused by a virus of the highest virulence.
At the same time, rapid and deadly hemorrhagic
pneumonia develops, lasting no longer than 3 -4
days. True and primary influenza pneumonia
primarily affects patients with chronic heart and
lung conditions accompanied by pulmonary en-
gorgement. Other secondary bacterial infections
that often develop following influenza include
rhinitis, sinusitis, b ronchitis, and otitis. Influ-
enza and acute respiratory viral infections are in
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cases in the world, and they constitute 95% of all
infectious diseases. Every year, up to 500 million
people in the world get sick, and 2 million of
them die.
So, you caught a cold at the wrong moment.
Let's be realistic and try to determine your con-
dition at once because it largely depends on the
type of infection. If you have a simple acute res-
piratory disease, 1 -2 days will be eno ugh to cure
you. If you have influenza, the case is more seri-
ous, and you will need at least 3 days to get bet-
ter. If you’re unfortunate enough to get pneumo-
nia, I saw only one patient who treated this dis-
ease in just 4 days of fasting.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frThere are more tha n 140 causative agents of
acute respiratory diseases and only a few influ-
enza viruses (different strains).
How to distinguish an acute respiratory disease
from influenza? An acute respiratory disease is
usually characterized by a mild fever (38°). Body
temperature is usually about 37.5° -37.8°C. This
disease lasts for no longer than 2 weeks if it’s not
treated. Influenza is more serious. It’s consid-
ered a serious infectious


, as I could do everything I did before
80/10/10. That’s less than a third of the time it took the first time. Since I’m m ore active now than at any other time in my life, it took
a few more weeks before I could do everything I was doing again—still le ss than half the time it took for a less-severe break that
occurred before going low-fat raw vegan. My foot feels as good as new now an d doesn’t give me any trouble in any of my
activities, even with the contortions and stresses I put it through i n the process. Nice.
 Now I Love to Exercise!
The first thing that I noticed when switching from approximately 20% of  calories from fat to 10% or less was that I felt better. My
body seemed to get down to deeper repair work. My legs suddenly felt lighter and st ronger, too, like they could jump really high
more easily—and they wanted to, so I did. My husband was simultaneously am used and amazed.
When I first started eating low-fat raw vegan, I used to have to get my  son or husband to carry the watermelons I got at the
market. Now, not only do I carry them myself with ease, I can even carry t wo of them at a time—and they’re each twice as big,
too!
For the first time in my life I actually truly want  to exercise. I find myself looking for excuses to move my body, which is very
foreign to me indeed. I had always been one to find excuses to sit where I was  and not exercise. Never before have I experienced
looking forward to my free time in order to exercise! As a result, I’m sta rting to look more athletic. People now think I’m a dancer
or a gymnast.
I feel so physically adventurous now—loads more than I ever was bef ore. I’m no daredevil or anyth ing—I’m  not skydiving or
bungee jumping—but I have become more athletic, and I’m willing  to try new things that require physical activity, purely for th e fun
of it or just to see if I can. (It’s not hard to be more willing than I use d to be … heck, I wasn’t at all  willing before.) I’m no
bodybuilder, although my body’s been building itself quite nicely. I have been gaining strength, endurance, and muscle weight whil e
eating this way—once I got rid of most of my excess fat, that is.
I discovered new physical abilities, as well. My balance, coordination, and de xterity dramatically improved somehow, even at
the beginning, before I had been active much at all. My aerobic exercise  had always been limited by my breathing capacity, because
I would lose my breath long before my muscles would get enough of a workout to work ou t my heart.
Now, in retrospect and in comparison, it was like I had been running on dirty fu el when I exercised before. Suddenly, aerobic
workouts felt so “clean” and “crisp.” I felt like I could go forever (but my  heart wasn’t used to it, so I took it gradually). I could
breathe really deeply and not have that sick and dirty feeling at the  beginning. It was and still is great! Now when I’m exercising, I
feel happy and my body feels happy, which makes me happier, which gives me more  energy and motivation to keep exercising,
which makes me even happier, and so on … I love it! I’ve never felt like thi s before.
Until I was following Dr. Graham’s program for a while, I never was a ble to do full-on push ups, even though I used to
bodybuild a bit in college and could do hundreds of bent-knee push-ups in various han d arrangements when doing martial arts in
high school. I discovered that I could do a full push-up after eating this wa y for a time, and I worked on them to see how many I
could do. I got up to 23 in a row before I moved onto something else.
I later went back to push-ups, going airborne this time by quickly powering th e pushing so that at the top of my full push-up
my hands and toes hop off the ground while keeping my full body tight and straig ht! I got up to 15 in a row before I got sidetracked
with pull-ups.
I got a pull-up/chin-up bar for myself and couldn’t even pull my self up enough to make a movement at first—as had been the
case all my life. My husband showed me how to help myself with a step stool an d after a month, I could lift myself halfway up.
Exciting! It wasn’t much longer before one day I pulled myself al l the way up—without the step stool. My chin was all the way
above that bar on my own—not just above but high  above, so the bar was at my chest and my chin was above the door! Not long
after that, I became hooked on Ashtanga yoga practice, so I haven’t c ontinued with the chin-ups much since. I’m having so much
fun!
I went surfing for the first time ever about a year into the 80/10/10  lifestyle. I did pretty darn well, especially for a then thirty-
eight-year-old mom who had only ridden a skateboard a few times (for only a few  feet each time), a boogie board once, and a
surfboard not at all. I stood up and rode the very first wave! I was catching l ittle waves on my own and riding after only about 45
minutes. Cool!
I belonged to a health club for a while about a year into 80/10/10  and was surprised to find myself, a petite 5'2", then 98-
pound woman, lifting about the same weight or more than the businessmen t here, without effort. I was more surprised to find that
some days I could just keep adding more and more weight, seemingly to no end. I woul d go with small increments, so on those
days, I usually ended up getting tired from the number of reps before the wei ght ever got to be too heavy.
Big guys were always there lifting tons of weight in order to build m ore muscle and get more “cut”…and then there’s little old
me lifting relatively minute amounts of weight while my muscle s just burst out. I can actually feel my muscles growing during m y “off”
time, and they don’t get sore if I eat fruit afterwards like Dr. Graham s uggests. It makes me feel bad for them—if only they would
do their exercises properly and follow Dr. Graham’s program, they’ d get much better results for their time and effort.
These days, I no longer go to the health club, as I’ve gotten more into bodyw eight exercises, Ashtanga yoga, aerial fabric,
dance, and other things. I also have free weights at home and at work, if I dec ide that I want to use them. The machines are fun, but
they aren’t “calling” me right now.

This Is Eeeeeasy …
I have found this way of eating is much, much, much easier, quicker, and mor e efficient than any other I’ve tried. Life itself has also
become easier overall. Not only do I have greater peace of mind, increased phy sical abilities, increased energy, and greater health and happiness, but my personal needs are so much simpler and easier to meet t han before. I have more time and resources to spend
on other things. My life is very full of activities and responsibiliti es, so this improvement really helps.
I know that there is no way I could have done all that I have done and all that  I am doing, if I were still eating any other way.
Since beginning Dr. Graham’s program, I started homeschooling my  gifted and dyslexic son with self-created custom curricula,
started two corporations with my husband, organized a local branch of our chur ch, was ordained as one of the clergy, and
counseled members of our congregation. I have also started a homeschooling  support group, a raw food support group, and
organized regular raw food potlucks, all with corresponding websites.
I am still doing all of these things now, and I am also writing two books, filmi ng a video/TV series, working on building up my
fitness level, doing occasional work for long-standing clients from my ol d consultancy, and of course, continuing to maintain terrific
and loving relationships with both my husband and my son.
Now I find it much easier to go places for the day, or even a few days. I have le ss stuff to take with me. I no longer need to
walk around with a water bottle on a shoulder strap so I always have wat er. I don’t even use it during the day now. I still drink
water in the morning and after intense exercise, but I don’t find th e need for it otherwise. My body regulates its temperature better,
so I don’t need to take as many clothing options with me when going out, eith er.
Because of my autoimmune condition, I used to get sunburned almost in minu tes, at times even in the shade, whereas now I
can stay in the sun without a burn  ten times longer than I used to. My skin is not tan yet, but it’s not pas ty anymore. I don’t need to
desperately seek out


 Donald Walsch 1920Bringers of the Light
Some of you may have already done this –  or may
have started  with a statement of Beingness. If you
have, go right to Step 3.
For those of you who have not made this transla-
tion, or don’t even know what is being talked about
here, read on.
To be a Bringer of the Light  one must understand
the difference between “doing,” and “being,” and
between “doingness” and “beingness.”
Bringers Step 2
T ranslate your purpose
from Doingness
to Beingness.Neale Donald Walsch 21
Right Livelihood is seldom attained through a
doingness decision... although it may involve  a
doingness function  somewhere along the way.
Right Livelihood is easily attained through a
beingness decision... which leads to a doingness
function somewhere along the way.
To move into Right Livelihood, one must decide
what one wishes to BE, not what one wishes to DO.
Doingness must spring from Beingness, not the otherway around.
To understand the difference between these two
life experiences, explore Principle #2.
“Doingness”
is a function of the body,
“Beingness”
is a function of the soul.22Bringers of the LightNeale Donald Walsch 23
Principle  #2
You are a
Human Being
not a
Human Doing.24Bringers of the Light
It is true that every minute of your life your body
is doing something. Yet it is doing something
for a reason. Everything you have willfully causedyour body to do, you have caused it to do because
there is some state of being you wish to achieve...
and you know no other way to achieve it.
Think about this a minute.
Your body goes through the motions of eating –
you cause it to eat; you make it “do” that – becauseyou want it to be nourished. You are seeking to be
the thing called healthy.
You sleep because you are trying to be the thing
called rested –  which you know leads to the same
thing as above... namely, healthy.
You sit because you are trying to be the thing called
comfortable.  You stand because you are trying to more
of the thing called mobile.  You talk because you are try-
ing to be the thing called understood.  You listen because
you are trying to be the thing called understanding.
The list goes on and on, but it never changes. Al-
ways it points through the thing called Doing, to aNeale Donald Walsch 25
thing called Being.
Everything you willfully cause your body to do, it
does in order to assist you in achieving a state of Be-
ing.
Do the following exercise. In the chart, make a
list of things your body has done recently, then indi-
cate the Beingness  you were seeking to achieve.
We’ve started the list for you, to give you an ex-
ample of how to complete the entries.
This is an excellent exercise to help you define
and clarify the motives behind all of your actions.
Doingness                Beingness I wish to achieve
Reading this Book Wisdom, clarity, understanding
Writing the author Sharing, connecting, expressing
Cleaning the dishesFill this in yourself26Bringers of the Light
Now it is true that there are some things your
body does which you do not willfully cause
it to do.  When your body does one of these things,it is doing it automatically, not willfully.  The body’s
automatic responses are reflections or announce-
ments of a State of Beingness which has already beenattained, rather than attempts to attain one.
Did you follow that?  Are you clear about this?
Let’s look at some examples.
When you laugh, that is an automatic  response to
a State of Beingness which has already been attained,
called happy, joyful — or, in some cases, nervous.
When you cry, that is an automatic response to a
State of Beingness which has already been attained,
called sad, sorrowful —  or, in some cases, happy.
When your heart rate increases wildly, that is an
automatic response to a State of Beingness which
has already been attained, called excited — or, in some
cases, scared.
When your heart rate decreases, producing a  slow
and steady pulse, that is an automatic response to aNeale Donald Walsch 27
In both cases it is the mind which is causing the
body, signaling the body, to “do” what it is “doing”
— and it is the mind which thinks that “doingness”
is the only way to achieve “beingness.”
If you are still unclear about the automatic  vs. will-
ful paradigm, talk to any actor about it.
For an actor, being told to “laugh out loud,” or to
“begin to cry on that line,” can be a nightmare...un-
less the actor has learned to be the thing that creates
the automatic response  the director requires.
Yes, there are so-called “technical” actors who can
produce the bodily action on command... but in
more recent years it has been the “method” actors —actors such as Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, MerylState of Beingness which has already been attained,
called peaceful, serene.
So we see that  Automatic Doingness Functions of the
body are used by the mind to reflect  a Beingness State,
while Willful Doingness Functions are used by the mind
to achieve  a Beingness State.28Bringers of the Light
Streep — who have gained the widest respect.  Many
say their acting seems somehow more “real.”  That is
because they are not “acting like.”  They are being.
In “method acting” the actor thinks of a thing, or
remembers a time, which produced the same emotional
response in the past as the one now called for by the
script.  By this device the actor’s mind tricks the body,causing it to cry, or to smile, or even to break into
gales of laughter.  When the mind sends the body a
signal, the body doesn’t know whether what the mindis experiencing is “real,” or only a memory.  To the
body, it is all the same.
That is why the body’s heart rate will increase, and
the body itself may even break out in a cold sweat, at
the memory of a beautiful woman, or a wonderful
man, and a passionately romantic time.  Nothing ishappening in the present moment, but the body
doesn’t know that.   It receives precisely the same sig-
nals from the brain as it did when the adventure wasfirst experienced.
Fear can likewise be recreated with a memory,Neale Donald Walsch 29
which in turn produces bodily responses exactly as
if the experience was occurring all over again.
To repeat, then:  the mind can “tell” the body to
“do” things for two different reasons.  It can tell the
body to “do” something in order to achieve a State of
Being (this is called a Willful Action), or it can tell
the body to “do” something in order to demonstrate
the State of Being it has already achieved (this is called
an Automatic Response).
In any event, you are always being something. And
your body is always demonstrating what you are be-ing.  Sometimes the demonstration is very subtle,
and sometimes it is not, but the demonstration never
ends.
Your body is a living
demonstration of the
state of beingness
in which your soul resides.30Bringers of the Light
Returning now to Step 2, what you are asked to
do is take a look at the declaration you came up with
in Step 1  when asked to declare your Life Purpose.
Is the declaration a statement of   “beingness” or a
statement of “doingness”?
If it is a statement of “doingness,” Step 2 now
asks you to translate that into a Statement of Beingness.
Use the chart on page 22 as a guide.
The reason you are asked to do this is that only
when your Doing flows out of your place of Being, an-
nouncing it rather than seeking to create it, can you ever
be centered enough to become a Bringer of the Light.
Most of the world has this “being/doing” para-
digm backwards.  People are running around every-
where doing, doing, doing, and hoping by this de-vice to one day achieve a state of beingness (“happy,”
“peaceful,” “abundant,” “enlightened”...whatever)
that will make it all worthwhile.
The sad thing about all this is that for most people,
it doesn’t work out that way.  They spend their whole
life doing this and doing that, doing this and doingNeale Donald Walsch 31
that, and all they wind up with is a great big pile of
“do-do.”
So complete Step 2  now, if you haven’t already
done so.  Take any doingness statement which mayhave found itself into your declaration of Life Pur-
pose and translate it into a beingness description.
Then...move on.32Bringers of the Light
Bringers Step 3
Adopt right now
the state of being
you have described,
no matter what you are doing
Okay, you’ve moved through the first two steps
toward Right Livelihood and toward becom-
ing a Bringer of the Light.
A person in “right livelihood,” by the


 according to a 1994 Chinese study. Stories of success illustrate the benefits of
reflexology, which include, above all, its ability to
elicit a relaxation response in body and mind in
a natural, drug-free way. It can release
endorphins, the body’s “feel-good” chemicals;
possibly the best way to relieve stress.    Reflexology treatments help people survive the
demands of high-pressure jobs, busy family lives,
and active athletic pastimes. It is also highly
valued by patients and practitioners as a means
of triggering the body to respond to particular
ailments, and by rebalancing body, mind, and
emotions, to maintain health by preventing
medical conditions arising or worsening.
Evidence from some research studies indicates
that the use of some reflexology techniques even
reduces the need for medication, or helps
medicines work more effectively. When you read the short case studies
presented on the opposite page you will get
some idea of how reflexology can enrich your
life and that of others. Why not put yourself in a
position to experience its successful use? Use the
techniques on yourself in order to become Success stories
The world of reflexology  is alive with success stories recounted by
practitioners and patients alike. Such anecdotal evidence attests to the willingness
of reflexology patients to participate in the healing process, a factor that may be
vital for the efficacy of complementary therapies.
56 Benefits for lifefamiliar with the reflex areas, their use, and the
proper application of techniques. Try it on others
who are interested. Find a reflexology buddy so
you, too, can gain the benefits of reflexology
work. Or consider making an appointment for
some professional reflexology services.
Developing your skills
Each piece of reflexology you carry out is a
positive step. Reflexology can produce immediate
results in some situations; in others, success
comes over time. As your work progresses,
consider each interruption of stress to be a result,
as is the sense of empowerment and self-control.
As you get results and discover your own
successful outcomes, you will become more and
more tempted to make reflexology a significant
part of your life. Try keeping a golf ball in your
desk for self-help, working on family members,
advising friends about health problems, and
using reflexology for your health worries too. “The knowledge that one can have a
positive effect on one‘s own health
can only provide an emotional uplift. ”“As you get results and discover your
own successful outcomes, you will
become more and more tempted to
make reflexology a significant part of
your life.”Case stu Dies
Combating workplace pollution
Sally had breathing difficulties following years of
exposure to chemicals and aerosols in the course
of her work as a cosmetologist. Looking for
respite, she sought the services of a reflexologist.
Her breathing eased and, over time, the problem
was completely eliminated.
Easier childbirth
Joanna was being wheeled into the delivery
room when she suddenly realized that she did
not have her golf ball at hand. Since she had
found that using a golf-ball technique had
helped to relieve some of the problems of
pregnancy, she asked a nurse to bring the ball to
her. The staff were surprised
at the ease of her delivery.
Easing tired feet
Maria’s work as a waitress in a busy restaurant
meant that she was on her feet for hours each
day. The stress on her body was manifesting
itself not just in tired feet, but also in headaches,
backache, and general fatigue. Reflexology
sessions not only eased Maria’s immediate
symptoms, but by inducing total relaxation,
significantly improved her general health. She
also learned self-help techniques that she can put
into practice throughout the day.

Aiding recovery
Recovery from a life-threatening condition had
left Bob feeling depleted, discouraged, and
dependent on expensive medication. As his
reflexology work progressed, his color improved,
he reported feeling better, his medication was
withdrawn by the doctor, and he now
reports feeling good.
suCCess stories 57Averting shock following trauma
Alex’s eagerly anticipated hiking experience in
the forest had gone badly awry when he
fell down a cliff, sustaining serious injuries to
both his legs and pelvis. As his fellow hikers
transported him to medical help several hours
away, they used reflexology techniques to help
ward off the threat of shock. The emergency-
room doctor was surprised by Alex’s condition,
commenting that he would not have expected to
see someone who had undergone such trauma
to be in such good shape.
self-help reflexology
techniques can be used at
any time of the day to aid
relaxation and help bring
relief from symptoms. The foot is excellent at adapting itself to a certain
set of demands, such as walking on smooth
sidewalks or climbing up a grassy hill. However,
if these demands don’t vary enough, the feet, and
subsequently the rest of the body, pay a price.
As with all forms of exercise, underuse of any of
the foot’s structures can cause them to suffer
from a decline in strength, and this can create
complex health problems. The foot is also
capable of adapting to stressful situations by
shifting responsibility from the correct part of its
anatomy onto another part, ill-designed for such
functions. Such repetitive, incorrect movements
can lead to the uneven displacement of weight,
resulting in tight muscles.
a full range of motion
Foot health can be improved just by walking,
running, and standing on different surfaces that
stimulate different pressure sensors and allow
each foot its full range of motion. Walking on
the textured surfaces of health pathways, for
example, can stimulate neglected pressure
sensors in the foot and break up ingrained stress
patterns. Health pathways, such as those
suggested on pp302-304, combine the benefits of
the downward pull of gravity for the feet with a
variety of surface textures that challenge muscles,
tendons, bones, and sensors.Look after your feet
The modern world is bad for feet. Old cobbled roads have given
way to concrete sidewalks, resulting in loss of texture, so feet move in the
same way, all day, every day. This stress leaves the modern foot susceptible
to injury. Avoid problems by combining the following advice with regular
reflexology workouts.
The foot reacts to varying terrain through its
ability to move in four basic directions. The
most-used directions are experienced during the
heel-to-toe movement of a footstep. Two less
common directions are inward and outward
movements. Practicing exercises for these four
directions gives back to the foot its full range
of possible motion.
 The surfaces that we walk on play a vital role
in shock absorption, too. If these surfaces do not
accept part of the shock, the body must absorb it
all. The hardness of a surface determines how
much shock it absorbs−concrete, asphalt, or
hardwood absorb little shock, while soft grass
and sand absorb more. While it would be nice if
life were a “walk on the beach,” walkers today
most commonly face surfaces that are unyielding
and unforgiving. Through health pathways,
reflexology offers the chance to compensate for
the environment and so relax the whole body.
58 benefits for life“Foot health can be improved just
by walking, running, and standing
on different surfaces that stimulate
different pressure sensors and allow
each foot its full range of motion.”look after your feet 59Walking on soft surfaces  such as
sand is healthier for the feet than
walking on those that are hard,
because yielding surfaces absorb most
of the shock of the step.selecting  tHe rigHt sHoes
If you are walking on a natural surface, the bare
foot works best, but researchers have found that
going barefoot is far from ideal on surfaces such
as concrete. With only the heel’s padding, bare
feet absorb all the shock of a hard surface. So,
the correct shoes have an enormous impact on
the well-being of your feet, as well as on the rest
of your body. Follow the advice below to find
the best footwear. If you’re not sure, remember
never to buy or wear shoes that hurt your feet.
Check the size
You may assume you know your shoe size, but
the size of an adult foot can change, especially
for pregnant women. A child’s foot size changes
as many as 26 times. Ask to have your feet
measured when you buy shoes, and you may
find that, like most people, one foot is larger than
the other. Buy for the larger foot. To ensure a
proper fit, shop for shoes in the late afternoon or
evening, after any swelling has already occurred.
Buy for comfort
Resist buying shoes just because you like
the style. A badly designed shoe may look
fashionable, but if it hurts your foot, your whole
body may suffer. A high-heeled shoe, for
example, throws weight forward onto the balls
of the feet, forcing an awkward posture on the
wearer. Pointed-toed shoes do not allow the toes
to play their role in walking. A low kitten-heeled
shoe provides a too-small base on which to
balance and walk. Platform shoes can lead to
twisted ankles, and high-tech running shoes
have


 by dental drilling to remove mercury fromseveral teeth and can overwhelm the nervous system.
The other problem I have encountered is people who remove their mercury fillings yet feel no
difference in their health. Removing mercury fillings for most people should lead to a noticeable
improvement in energy levels, or a sense of relaxation in the body. The likely reason why people did
not notice any improvement from removing their mercury fillings is because it was not done correctly,
and because the replacement composite may also have been toxic. Another important detail in
removing mercury is the order in which the mercury fillings are removed. Each mercury filling exerts
an electrical charge. Fillings create an electrical current when the five metals in the filling combine
with saliva to create a battery effect. The electrical charge is much stronger than what our nervous
system runs on and it can interfere with brain and heart function.
6
 The charge of each filling dictates
the order in which they need to be removed. When people have dramatic and noticeable results from
removing mercury fillings it is from a change in electrical currents which allows the individual’s
nervous system to function properly.
7
Yes, mercury fillings are highly poisonous and need to be removed carefully. But for some people the
timing is not right to immediately have them replaced. Contacting an excellent dentist from the
resource list provided in this chapter will help you ensure that when you remove your old fillings, it
is done in a way that does not make you sicker and with the appropriate timing. Before your dental
procedure you will want to take plenty of Activator X rich-butter and cod liver oil. But you will not
want to take too much oral vitamin C, since vitamin C interferes with Novocain’s effects. Part of the
holistic mercury removal protocol is the administration of intravenous vitamin C, which acts
differently from oral supplementation of vitamin C.
Mercury Fillings Lead To Crowns and Root Canals
Mercury amalgam fillings lead to the need to have root canals and crowns. As a filling material,
mercury fillings do not reinforce the strength of teeth. With the “extension for prevention” treatment
philosophy sound parts of the teeth are drilled away in order to place mercury fillings in a wedge
shape. Thousands of cases illustrate that teeth restored with mercury fillings are the ones that will
eventually need crowns or root canals.
8
 When 30% of a tooth is drilled out to place an amalgam
filling, the tooth can lose up to 80% of its strength. When the mercury filling is in place, the tooth still
does not regain its lost strength. Our teeth are under tremendous biting forces. When we bite on the
tooth with a mercury filling, that tooth can have stress placed upon it in the wrong spots, causing
cracking, or a slow crumbling around the area where the mercury filling meets the tooth. This loss of
structural integrity, in combination with a poor diet that does not permit the tooth to recover from its
stress, eventually causes the tooth to fracture. I have not even mentioned that the mercury leaking out
of the filling will poison the bone-building cells within the tooth. Over time the mercury-laden tooth
can continue to weaken, and eventually the severe damage requires an equally severe treatment to
save it, such as a crown or a root canal.More Dental Dangers from Toxic Dentistry
Battery Mouth
Your body and nervous system operate on a very small electrical current. Metal fillings can produce
electrical currents that can be exponentially stronger than the electrical currents in your body.
Considering that your teeth are connected to the largest sensory nerve in your body, the trigeminal
nerve, this excess of electricity can cause harm. The mix of metals in the mouth greatly magnifies the
problems of electrical current. For example gold and mercury, or crowns that are reinforced with
“stainless steel,” can all be present in a mouth also containing mercury fillings. Dissimilar metals in
the mouth can be responsible for neurological problems including migraine headaches.
Composite fillings also interfere with the natural electrical current of the teeth. Rather than greatly
magnify it, however, composites completely dampen the current since they are made from plastic and
plastic does not conduct an electrical current.
Gold Fillings and Crowns
Pure gold is naturally quite soft. This makes it a bad dental material. It needs to be mixed with other
metals to make it stronger. While it is possible that not many people’s immune systems would react
negatively to gold by itself, the other metals in gold fillings such as palladium can pose an immune
system challenge.
9
 Dental gold has an affinity for mercury released from “silver” mercury amalgam
fillings. The gold attracts and stores the released mercury from other fillings. Then when exposed to
heat such as a hot drink, toxic mercury vapor will release from the gold crowns.
10
To place crowns requires extra grinding down of the tooth. This is done because of the weak bonding
strength of dental cement. Dentists using new bonding technologies can avoid placing crowns, or
remove significantly less of the tooth to place a crown.
11
Nickel and Stainless Steel
Stainless steel contains nickel. Nickel is used in braces, bridges, partials and crowns. Nickel is a
metal that is highly toxic the body. Nickel is hidden in crowns and metal jackets for children’s tooth
cavities and creates a negative electrical current in the mouth.
12
 Nickel is highly toxic to the nervous
system and may be related to arthritis and some types of cancer such as lung cancer and breast
cancer.
13
 Nickel is used to induce cancer in laboratory animals.
14
Porcelain as a Dental Material
Porcelain contains aluminum in the form of aluminum oxide. Aluminum is toxic to humans. The
official belief in dentistry regarding the stability of aluminum in porcelain is identical to the official
belief of mercury’s safety in amalgam. Aluminum is purported to remain bonded to the other materials
in porcelain and not leak, but this is not likely the case.
15
 Porcelain crowns are often reinforced with
low-cost stainless steel which often contains nickel.
16Safer Filling Materials
There are at least three holistic paradigms for safe dental filling materials. I cannot determine which
one is best. I suggest you choose one that feels good for you after you have done your own
investigations. As important as filling materials are, what is equally or more important is the quality
of the dental work. My perspective on determining filling materials is first to find a dentist with
whom you feel comfortable and trust, and who abides by a biocompatible paradigm. The premise of
biocompatible dentistry is that you do not place just any material in somebody’s body and hope that
everything will be all right. Biocompatible dentistry aims to test and confirm that the filling materials
will not adversely affect your health. One sophisticated but accurate approach to test filling materials
is to get a sample vial of the filling material from your dentist, and find an osteopath, or cranial sacral
therapist who can check how your cranial / sacral rhythm is influenced by the filling material.
Electro-dermal screening, blood testing and muscle testing are other methods to determine how safe
filling materials are for you. Holistically oriented dentists typically either subscribe to one of these
paradigms and offer treatments accordingly, or offer many of these treatments and they decide with
the patient which treatment perspective to pursue.
Dentist Hal Huggins –
 Dr. Huggins developed a careful program for removing mercury fillings and
placing compatible replacements. It is based on a blood chemistry test in which your blood is
checked with a database of filling materials to match for immune system compatibility.
Dentist Douglas Cook
 – Dr. Cook has tested a variety of filling materials and believes that Holistore
by Den-Mat for smaller fillings and Premise Indirect (formally BelleGlass) unshaded for large
cavities are the best filling materials.
17
 Slow speed drilling prevents damage to teeth during removal.
Dr. Robert Marshall
 – Electrical testing shows that composite materials block vital electrical flows
to the body, while metals overly increase them and are toxic. Therefore from Dr. Marshall’s
perspective, the only safe dental materials are low-fusing ceramics laser bonded to the teeth. Low-
fusing ceramics and ceramic resin hybrids allow a slight electrical current and mimic the function of
natural tooth. These materials include Degussa Ceramic, Cerec 3-Vita II and MZ100, Cristobal+,
Luminesse.
18
The disadvantage to the low-fusing ceramics is that they can cost significantly more than other filling
materials and they may in certain cases require more of the tooth to be drilled.Finding a Good Dentist
At a conference I talked with a dentist who really seemed to understand minimally invasive dentistry.
When I asked if I could put him on my website referral list he declined because his practice was
already too full. Another popular holistic dentist in the Los Angeles area has a three-month waiting
list. The cranial dental specialist I see has a one-month or longer wait for new patients.
Good dentists take their time with patients. They do not rush the procedures and they make sure to
perform each step carefully. That means that they will not be able to handle a large number of
patients. Good dentists also get good referrals because they make people feel good. Their practices
quickly fill up since there are so few good dentists. Good dentists usually do not have a full waiting
room if they are the solo dentist in their practice, because they are not rushing from one patient to the
next the way


 damage af ter TBI
12 Synaptic failur e
InflammationCytokines
ChemokinesImpair ed axonal
transpo rt
Mitochondri a
4Reactive oxygen sp ecies
Low ATP
Ener gy failur e
Neuronal deat hGlutamate bind s
to NMDA re ceptors3
IINMDAGlutamate uptake
blockedIonic fluxes K+ Na+ Ca2+
FIGURE 9.4  (See color insert.) Diagram shows major subcellular events associated
with secondary damage following primary traumatic brain injury (TBI). Astrocytes undergo reactive transformation in response to blunt head injury and release cyto -
toxic cytokines and chemokines. Reactive astrocytes are unable to uptake glutamate. Glutamate, in turn, accumulates in the extracellular space at the site of injury where it binds and opens NMDA channel receptors in neurons. This action by glutamate creates an influx of calcium (Ca
2+) and sodium (Na+) ions and an efflux of potassium (K+) ions,
which result in the depolarization of neurons. This ionic dyshomeostasis damages intra -
cytoplasmic mitochondria that promote the formation of reactive oxygen species, reduced ATP synthesis, energy failure, and cell death. Studies have shown that DMSO is able to antagonize the formation of cytokines and chemokines in injured tissue (1), block Na
+
and Ca2+ influx into cells after neuronal depolarization (2), prevent glutamate induction
of excitotoxic neuronal death by suppressing NMDA ion currents (3), and scavenge the formation of reactive oxygen species and the damage caused by these oxidizing radicals. See text for details.219 DMSO in Clinical Neuroprotection
Astrocytes undergo reactive transformation in response to physical brain injury by
a process known as reactive gliosis, which may impede neural recovery. Astrocytes,
like other brain cells, are vulnerable to reactive oxygen species generated by trau-matic brain injury and ischemia.
92
Intact brain studies93 suggest that the rise of extracellular glutamate in brain that
occurs during energy failure secondary to brain trauma may be due to failure of astrocytes to uptake extracellular glutamate, which then accumulates excessively at the site of injury and binds to N -methyl- d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in neurons
where an influx of calcium and sodium ions and an efflux of potassium ions result in the depolarization of neurons.
94 This ionic imbalance damages neuronal mito -
chondria that leads to cytotoxic reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, mitochondrial ATP loss, energy failure, and neuronal death (Figure 9.4).
Findings suggest that DMSO administration in traumatic brain injury appears to
target several of these pathophysiological processes to either block or reverse their activity (Figure 9.4).
For example, in normal brain metabolism, glutamate, the most abundant excit -
atory neurotransmitter, is taken up by astrocytes, which convert it to glutamine and deliver it to neurons where it is converted back to glutamate as a source of energy. All glutamate receptors are cation channels that allow the influx of sodium (Na
+) and
calcium (Ca2+) ions and the efflux of potassium (K+) ions in response to glutamate
binding to NMDA membrane receptors.95 In traumatic brain injury, astrocytes are
unable to take up glutamate, which can accumulate outside brain cells.
This excitotoxic process causes K+ ions to exit and Na+ and Ca2+ ions to enter
nerve cells via NMDA receptor channels located on the neuronal membrane, a patho -
logic process leading to neuronal depolarization, damage, and eventual neuronal cell
death (Figure 9.4). Ionic dyshomeostasis will uncouple mitochondrial ATP  s ynthesis,
induce oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, and neuronal cell death.96,97
The mechanism of neuronal cell death includes damage to mitochondria from
excessively high intracellular Ca2+, while the production of reactive oxygen species
will lead to lowered ATP energy fuel and eventual energy failure (Figure 9.4). Energy failure will disrupt axonal transport mechanisms and impede neurotransmission. The excitotoxic ischemic cascade will also create inflammatory cytokine and chemokine secretions from damaged astrocytes.
97 The delicate balance of glutamate metabolism
in brain implies that too much or too little glutamate can be harmful. If glutamate lev -
els are too low, cognitive and behavioral problems can develop, but if glutamate levels are too high, the overstimulation of nerve cells can lead to cell death.
Regulation of the subcellular events associated with traumatic brain injury is
therefore vital for controlling the pathophysiological cascade and neurological dys -
function that will result following brain trauma.
There are reports that DMSO is able to block Na
+ and Ca2+ ions entry into cells
following tissue injury98,99 and block Na+ channel activation after neuronal depo -
larization.99,100 Drugs like DMSO that prevent abnormal sodium influx into injured
cells provide effective protection against Na+ and Ca2+ overload. However, it remains
unclear whether DMSO is capable of exerting this effect in normalizing ionic dys-homeostasis in traumatized brain tissue. The mechanisms exerted by DMSO on Na
+
and Ca2+ channels need to be further investigated in mammalian models of traumatic 220 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
brain injury since the results of such studies could produce extremely useful and
relatively safe agents in treating neurotrauma.
Another critically important action shown by DMSO is the prevention of glu -
tamate induction of excitotoxic neuronal death by the suppression of NMDA ion currents
101 (Figure 9.4). DMSO was observed to suppress NMDA-induced cation cur -
rents and excessive Ca2+ influx into plated hippocampal neurons within minutes after
its introduction, sparing brain cells from excitotoxic death.101 This action by DMSO
on cultured neurons did not appear to involve changes in gene expression or protein translation. It suggested instead a direct effect by DMSO on neuronal membrane receptors mediating glutamate receptor channels and excitatory transmission.
101
The decrease in NMDA ionic currents by DMSO could also be affected by the
antioxidant action of DMSO, which is capable of modulating glutamate receptor activity.
An important phase of traumatic brain injury is the inflammatory reaction seen
with blunt head injuries. Although the peak inflammatory response to brain trauma can evolve after several days, cytokines and chemokines (Figure 9.4) are released from astrocytes, microglia, and polymorphonuclear cells within hours after injury, a
process that leads to opening of the blood–brain barrier and to complement-  me diated
activation of cell death.102,103
Prevention or control of cytokine release and accumulation in the extracellular
space after brain injury, especially cytotoxic concentrations of several important pro-inflammatory interleukins, such as the IL-1 family, IL-6, and TNF- α, may be
life saving in head injury if specific therapy can be applied to diminish their patho -
genic effect.
104
In this vein, the actions of DMSO on inflammatory cytokines have been reported
in intestinal cells exposed to a variety of inflammatory cytokines in vitro.105
DMSO at 0.5% was shown to significantly decrease mRNA levels of inflam -
matory proteins, including IL-1 α, IL-1 β, and IL-6.105 The IL-1 family constitutes a
complex network of cytokines involved in the initiation of inflammatory responses resulting from tissue injury, including brain ischemia and stroke.
106 These interleu -
kins have become a therapeutic target that when neutralized can result in a sustained reduction of ischemic trauma severity.
107
IL-6 plays a major role in many undesired effects of the immune system, and its
expression has been found to increase quickly at the sites of axonal injury.108,109
In addition to suppressing cytokine production, DMSO was reported to decrease
secretions of a macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in a dose-  d ependent
manner in rodent intestinal cells.105 MCP-1 is a major chemokine involved in mac -
rophage migration and has been shown to play important roles in tumor growth and metastasis. Chemokines are small proteins that direct the trafficking of immune cells to sites of inflammation and activate the production and secretion of inflam -
matory cytokines such as the IL-1 family.
110 MCP-1 is involved in inflammation
and has been isolated from monocyte and macrophages during an inflammatory
reaction.110
It remains to be seen whether the actions of DMSO in suppressing inflammatory
cytokines and chemokines in intestinal cells also apply to the formation and accu -
mulation of these small proteins in brain following neurotrauma.221 DMSO in Clinical Neuroprotection
Traumatic brain injury may result in a dynamic, pathological process that can
evolve quickly if not aggressively treated.
Thus, it seems clear from the collective findings relevant to traumatic brain injury
that once secondary damage appears and remains uncontrolled, extensive neuronal
cell populations will die, and the prognosis will be poor despite the best efforts of any successful therapy.
For these reasons, it seems logical and proper to implement new procedures to
treat moderate-to-severe head injuries as an emergency, much


 are literally dying in front of witnesses, they have stopped
heart, which confirmed the electrocardiogram, was eliminated
breathing stopped brain activity, as evidenced by
EEG, decreased body temperature. It is true there was no
rigor mortis, as, among other things, and Hambo Lama. Such
people could for a week and even month to dig into the ground, dip
into the water, leaving lifeless outdoors - and each time
They certainly came to life.
Especially amazed and surprised by reports of long-term
Stay in the nude on the Tibetan lamas tridtsatigradusnom
frost, and even llamas managed to dry wet sheets
on their shoulders!
But remember both - people with normal sight, not llamas, go
barefoot on hot coals to 400-600 degrees, even wear
at the hands of children in the crowd of spectators - all performed by the Bulgarian
"Nestarki; remember and our compatriot Svetlana Kim,
which also went barefoot on the sharp blades of swords, arranged
ladder on a special support...
Specialists in miracles set about showing off their
capacity only after entering into a special trance, in particular
the state of his inner self - their own, we can say the soul.
Svetlana Kim once, not entered as follows in a trance, tried
go to the blades of swords (and they are sharp - they are demonstrably
before a session cut on the stage of silk scarves), - tried to
and nearly died from severe bleeding from deep wounds
on the feet of sabers. But she saved, and she overcame the fear, again
started to show their wonders. and successfully.
And in the wild, like the Tibetan lamas, there exists
same ease of transport at low temperatures. Get at least a dipper
- "Water-sparrow, a tiny Birdie, bravely diving
in ice water in our northern rivers and even walking in the bottom.
55
55Or Antarctic penguin (male), continuously for 40
days of egg hatch in the winter when cold, high winds under
80 ° Celsius. and let him explain this phenomenon by the fact that the penguin
in the lower part of the abdomen has a special pouch for downy
eggs - in Antarctica, such bags shall not pass! Here are manifested
other properties of living beings - both people and animals: their
bio!
Thus, gradually, in human society of believers is
"Namalivanie" bio of that same parish church premises,
mosques, synagogues and datsans, icons and other ceremonial and religious
subjects. For the same reason under the influence of bio-fields begin
shine on display in museums to view paintings, sculptures
and other values, but they are also deprived of communicating with people, dim
in store.
But there are other kinds of such exposure own biofield
(Samoobluchenie) own biofield - instantaneous and extremely strong.
with the release of "a colossal amount of energy as it is capable of
Tibetan lamas carry when immersed in a trance in the cold
and in the nude. Hambo Lama Itigilov, of course, had a
all the arts of Tibetan lamas and the necessary time itself
use one of them. Reported that the funeral prayer
Hambo Lama made in the room and only after the introduction of
in suspended animation it was transferred to cedar crypt. We think that the prayer for the dying
prayer Hambo Lama, they won already in the vault. He should sanctify
its own energy "home" in which he was to
spend tens of years, so he could not use such
opportunity. We do not know when Hambo Lama Itigilov counted
out of hibernation, but his body is constantly irradiated bio
many reverent fans constantly saturated
more and more energy. Therefore, from a position of bioenergy
it can be in a state of suspended animation almost forever. Glory
remarkable man who had brought himself a sacrifice for the common
good of humanity!
We will not give its opinion on the significance of such
phenomenon of suspended animation rights, although, of course, have it - let
this favors academic science. We will not object,
if you our discoveries will benefit scientists, we will only
happy about this.
In conclusion, we state their views on the motivation of care
Hambo Lama Itigilova in suspended animation: what prompted him to this? Of course,
It was a feat: a full health and your mind away from all the unknown,
parted forever with your loved ones with their own loyal flock
but in a different way to do it but could not. Him and in general all Buddhists
Russia then threatened with mortal danger, and it comes from I.
Stalin.
At the direction of Joseph Stalin, who was very interested in the sciences,
especially cultivated in Tibet, was founded in Moscow
56
56extremely Secret Laboratory, where both were engaged in
the study of Tibetan secrets. delivered to the lab arrested
monks from datsans. By means of torture and cruel treatment of them knocked out
intimate knowledge of Tibetan lamas, but Stalin had intended to
to get the chief expert on Tibetan secrets - Hambo Lama Dashi-
Dorzho Itigilova, head of the Buddhist clergy throughout East
Siberia. Hambo Lama was a known person, and not only in the USSR
but also in the East. He got his childhood in Tibet datsan, 1923
studied in him all sorts of Tibetan Wisdom. perfectly mastered
Old Mongolian and Tibetan languages, he studied ancient books,
stored in Tibetan temples. In 1910 he was honorably
adopted by the Russian Czar Nicholas II. received a royal order. Of course,
Hambo Lama's popularity to Stalin prevented simply arrest
and bring a llama to Moscow. and he went as often liked to do
a detour.
At the direction of Stalin was organized funded
Soviet expedition to Tibet, which was headed by a great artist
and ethnographer, NK Roerich, a commander of the expedition was appointed
well-known adventurer and spy James Blumkin.
Expedition to Tibet passes through Buryatia, Mongolia,
and of course, two well-known person - NK Roerich and Hambo Lama Itigilov
- Met more than once. Met with the Hambo Lama and J. Blumkin, a secret
employee of the same secret laboratory in Moscow. For sure
He flattery and all sorts of promises of what was far, persuading Hambo
Lama to come to Moscow. And when he got flat refusal, was
threatened him. Hambo Lama, of course, knew who pose these threats,
he certainly knew - through communication biofield (this is quite possible
we were doing and therefore affirm) - knew about the sad fate
Buddhist monks in Moscow, but to go abroad in secret he could not.
He was immediately announced to the enemy of the people, and all his supporters, all
Buddhists, he came just would have destroyed. J. Blumkin three more times,
already secretly visited Tibet, and if he got into it through Mongolia,
you probably visited and Hambo Lama.
And at this time Hambo Lama carefully prepared to care in suspended animation,
and when it became absolutely intolerable and dangerous, "he left" a proud
and undefeated, preserved their dignity and honor, and had saved
many people's lives. Honor and praise him for it. And that care Hambo Lama
connected precisely with Joseph Stalin, and shows a curious
fact: it open the crypt and to determine the state of his body of Hambo Lama
pointed out in 1953, 30 years after the immersion in suspended animation. But
1953 - the year of the death of Stalin, the worst enemy Hambo Lama and all
Buddhists. If this is not a coincidence, because the Hambo Lama was
visionary, it is very fine revenge to the enemy, and it is worthy of respect.
On the MENE phenotype COMAT
This is probably one of the most mysterious phenomena of the human
Body and Soul, which became known to the public in many ways
57
57by Ernst Rifgatovich Muldasheva that during
Travel in Tibet is deeply studied and described this phenomenon.
Somatic - is the highest form of meditation. There are special
schools to facilitate the entry of people into somatic. Somatic
- This is not lethargy. With a lethargic sleep working heart
brain, are the metabolic processes. When somatic body goes into the rock-
standstill. The body becomes unnaturally hard
and cold. The body of a deceased person is also harder than the living body, but
somatic body many times harder. Figuratively speaking, the body - like a stone.
This is achieved by lowering the metabolism to
zero.
When somatic mechanism to reduce metabolism to zero, resulting
to hardening of the body and its peculiar preservation, carried out
water-borne organism. The water body can be affected
through the aura, by meditation. Man must learn so
effectively meditate in order to start work on aura
water body and through metabolic processes.
Somatic - is not a state of clinical death. Soul in the state
clinical death leaves the body, but the body, as opposed to somatic, not
prepared to make a long time to be canned
form. When somatic soul is outside the body, as if close to the body.
A person can continue the life, leaving his body as if
in caretaker status, and then go back.
using somatic can


see p. 296).Bark contains constituents
that inhibit the formation of kidney stones.
Leaves are harvested in spring and are used in infusions.
is very useful for urinary tract
infections, including cystitis. It is  also sometimes effective for bladder conditions involving poor muscle tone, some cases of incontinence,  and urinary problems associated  with prostate enlargement.Powdered bark is used in
Ayurveda. For urinary infections,
take 15 g with water daily.Dried bark
Dried leavesThe bark of the varuna tree is an important herb for
problems affecting the kidneys and bladder, especially kidney and bladder stones. In Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for around 3,000 years to treat these problems, and, as is the case with so many herbs, recent scientific research is confirming the appropriateness of its traditional usage, demonstrating that it prevents the formation of kidney stones.
 QCaution Best taken under professional supervision.
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Dried stigma For low mood, take
5 threads 1–2 times a day.Crocus sativa  (Iridaceae)
Saffron
Perhaps most familiar as an ingredient in the Spanish
dish paella, saffron is a prized herbal medicine that by
weight is more valuable than gold. The thin, deep-orange
filaments picked from the saffron flower have long-
standing traditional use as a remedy for lowered mood,
menstrual disorders, and as a sexual tonic. Current
research is endorsing some of these findings, and
saffron clearly offers significant health benefits.
Habitat & Cultivation
Saffron prefers a sunny, well-drained
site. It is cultivated in Iran, which
grows roughly 90% of world
production. The stigma are collected
in the autumn when the plant is in
flower. The flowers are first cut, the
stigma then being plucked from
within. The corms (bulbs) naturally
reproduce themselves—one corm
producing five after 3 years.
Related Species
Saffron should not be confused
with meadow saffron ( Colchicum
autumnale, p. 193), an important
(but toxic) medicinal plant that is
only distantly related to saffron.
Key Constituents
■ Crocins (carotenoid glucosides)
■ Volatile oil (including safranal)
■ Bitter substances
Key Actions
■ Neuroprotective
■ Antidepressant
■ Antispasmodic■ Aphrodisiac
■ Stomach tonic
Research
■ Depression  Several clinical
trials have found saffron to be
beneficial in depression. In 2005,
Iranian researchers found that
saffron was as effective as
fluoxetine (Prozac) for mild
to moderate depression. In a
different clinical trial, saffron was
shown to help relieve the symptoms
of sexual dysfunction (in both men
and women) that can sometimes
present themselves as a side effect
of taking fluoxetine.
■ Eye health  Research from a
combined Italian-Australian study
suggests that saffron has a useful
role to play in helping to support
eye health in the early stages of
macular degeneration. The study
found that retinal function
improved in those taking saffron.
Other research suggests that
saffron might prove useful in
treating glaucoma.
■ Cognitive function
Saffron appears to have marked
neuroprotective activity ( see
Depression  and Eye health ). Iranian
clinical research has examined
saffron’s therapeutic potential in
people with moderate Alzheimer’s
disease. Though still at a very early
stage, two small studies indicate
that saffron, and particularly the
crocins within it, acts on the brain
to improve memory and cognitive
function, including in those
with dementia.
■ Adulteration Due to its high
cost, saffron is frequently adulterated. Saffron
A perennial growing
to 1 ft (30 cm), saffron
has slender leaves and
multiple lilac to mauve
flowers.
For medicinal purposes, good-quality
material is essential.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional uses  Avicenna,
a 10th-century physician famous for
his Canon of Medicine, described
saffron in detail, noting that it was
an “exhilarant and cardiac tonic” that
“strengthens eyesight,” “reduces
appetite,” and is “a stimulant of sexual
desire.” A rereading of the Canon
paved the way for much of the
Iranian research over recent years.
The herbalist Christopher Catton,
following the English view of saffron Saffron’s  golden-red threads may help
to support eyesight and prevent
macular degeneration.Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their UsesStigma  are the three deep
orange-red threads at the
center of the flower.
as a “cordial” or heart tonic, wrote in
1862 that “Saffron hath power to
quicken the spirits, and the virtue
thereof pierceth by and by to the
heart, provoking laughter and
merriness.” It is said that rubbed into
the palm, saffron has an immediate
action on the heart.
■ Chinese herbal medicine
In Chinese medicine, saffron is used
for depression and shock. It also has
long use as a remedy for menstrual
difficulties such as period cramps
and pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).
Saffron is also used to treat skin
disorders, stomach weakness, and
to reduce appetite.StigmaFlower head
 QCautions  Do not take as a medicine during pregnancy.
Excessive doses can be toxic.
Capsules  (to make, p. 292). For menstrual cramps, take a 300 mg capsule up to
five times a day.
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90Cur Cuma longakey medicinal plantsCurcuma longa syn. C. domestica (Zingiberaceae)
Turmeric, Haldi (Hindi), Jiang Huang (Chinese)T urmeric
A perennial reaching 3 ft (90 cm), with a short stem, lance-shaped leaves, and
a knobbly rhizome.
Turmeric is a valuable remedy for
arthritic and skin conditions.
Habitat & Cultivation
Turmeric is native to India and
southern Asia and is now cultivated throughout the tropics. It is propagated by cuttings from the root, and needs well-drained soil and a humid climate. The rhizome is unearthed in winter.Key Constituents
■ Curcumin
■ Volatile oil (3–5%), including
 zingiberen and turmerone
■ Bitter principles
■ Resin
Key Actions
■ Anti-inflammatory
■ Lowers cholesterol levels
■ Antimicrobial
■ Anti-platelet (blood-thinning)
Research
■ New interest in turmeric
Despite its long-standing use in India and China, the therapeutic actions of turmeric were not researched until recent decades when there was an upsurge of interest in foods and medicines that lower cholesterol levels or have antioxidant properties
Parts Used Key Preparations & Their Uses(neutralize harmful free radicals). Research from the 1970s onward, mostly in India, has tended to confirm traditional uses of the root.
■ Anti-inflammatory Research
has established that turmeric, and curcumin in particular, blocks several different inflammatory pathways, countering inflammation throughout the body. Turmeric is largely taken as  a supplement to prevent or treat cancer, dementia, and many auto-immune diseases. Black pepper  is traditionally taken with turmeric  to augment its efficacy. This effect  is now supported by research.
■ Curcumin When applied to the
skin and exposed to sunlight, turmeric is strongly antibacterial. Curcumin is the constituent responsible for this action. Curcumin is also more strongly antioxidant than vitamin E.
■ Cholesterol Chinese clinical trials
in 1987 indicate that turmeric lowers cholesterol levels.
■ Cancer Turmeric may be a
valuable preventative remedy for those at risk of developing cancer, but more research is needed.
■ Other actions Research has
shown that turmeric has an anti-coagulant action, keeping the blood thin. It also increases bile production and flow, and has a protective action on the stomach and liver.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional remedy Turmeric
improves the action of the liver and
is a traditional remedy for jaundice in both Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine. It is also an ancient herb for digestive problems such as gastritis and acidity, helping to increase mucus production and protect the stomach. The herb also alleviates nausea.
■ Arthritis & allergies Even though
turmeric does not relieve pain, its anti-inflammatory action makes it useful for arthritis and other inflammatory conditions such as asthma and eczema.
■ Circulatory disorders Due to
its anti-inflammatory, blood-thinning, and cholesterol-lowering properties, turmeric is now used to reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
■ Skin conditions Applied to the
skin, turmeric is useful in treating
a number of conditions, including psoriasis, and fungal infections such  as athlete’s foot.
Self-help Uses
■ Athlete’s foot


 the more delicate parts, such as flowers. St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum, p. 106), calendula (Calendula officinalis, p. 73), and melilot (Melilotus officinalis, p. 234) are three of the most commonly produced cold infused oils. St. John’s wort oil is anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and may be applied topically or taken internally (after consulting an herbalist) for peptic ulceration.  Olive oil is particularly suitable for cold infusion as it rarely turns rancid. The intensity of sunlight and length of time an herb is infused affects the concentration of its medicinal constituents. For greater strength, add the extracted oil to a fresh supply of herbs and infuse again.Infused Oils
Infusing an herb in oil allows its active, fat-soluble ingredients to be extracted;
hot infused oils are simmered, while cold infused oils are heated naturally by the sun. Both types of oil can be used externally as massage oils or added to creams and ointments. Infused oil should not be confused with essential oil, which is an active constituent naturally present in a plant and has specific medicinal properties and a distinct aroma. Essential oil may be added to an infused oil to increase its medicinal efficacy.Standard Quantity (infused oils)
250 g dried or 500 g fresh herb to 3 cups (750
ml) olive, sunflower, or other good-quality vegetable oil
Storage
Store in sterilized, airtight, dark glass bottles  for up to 1 year; for the best results, use within  6 months.
1Stir the chopped herb and oil together in a
glass bowl over a saucepan of boiling water.
Cover and simmer gently for 2–3 hours.
2Remove from the heat and allow the
mixture to cool, then pour into the wine press (or jug if not available) with a jelly bag in place. Collect the strained oil in a jug, pressing all the liquid out of the herb.
3Pour the infused oil into clean, dark
glass bottles, using a funnel. Seal and label each bottle.
1Place the herb in a clear glass jar. Pour in oil until it
completely covers the herb, close the jar, and shake well. Place the jar in a sunny spot, such as on a windowsill, and leave for 2–6 weeks. 2Pour the oil and herb mixture into a jelly bag,
secured to the rim of a jug or bowl with string (or use a wine press as pictured above in hot infused oils). Allow the oil to filter through the bag. 3Squeeze out the remaining oil from the bag. Pour the
infused oil into dark glass bottles, label, and store. Alternatively, repeat the whole process with the infused oil and fresh herbs.
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Ointments can be made with dozens of bases
and they vary in consistency, depending on the
constituents and proportions used. The simplest
way to make a soft, all-purpose ointment is to use
petroleum jelly or soft paraffin wax (other methods
are explained below). Petroleum jelly is impermeable
to water and provides a protective barrier for the
skin. Single herbs or mixtures of herbs may be
used as required, provided they are finely cut, and
essential oil can be stirred into the ointment just
before straining.
Different Consistencies
A solid  and relatively grease-free ointment will
spread easily and is useful for preparations such as
lip balms. This may be made by using alternatives
to mineral oils. Melt 140 g of coconut oil with
120 g of beeswax and 100 g of powdered herb.
Simmer gently for 90 minutes in a glass bowl set
in a pan of boiling water or a double boiler, then
strain and pour into jars.
A less solid  ointment, for conditions such as skin
rashes, may be made by combining olive oil and
beeswax. Melt 60 g of beeswax with 2 cups (500
ml) of olive oil and 120 g of dried or 300 g of
fresh herb in a glass bowl. Cover and place in a
warm oven for 3 hours, then remove, strain, and
pour into jars. This ointment can also be made by
combining 2 cups (500 ml) of hot infused oil ( see
p. 294) with 60 g of melted beeswax.
A poultice of self-heal ( Prunella vulgaris, p. 256)
relieves sprains and fractures, while St. John’s wort
(Hypericum perforatum, p. 106) can help ease muscle
or nerve pains.
Drawing Boils & Infected Wounds
Slippery elm powder ( Ulmus rubra, p. 145)
mixed with calendula ( Calendula officinalis, p. 73)
tincture or myrrh ( Commiphora molmol, p. 85)
tincture makes a useful poultice for drawing boils
and wounds.Ointments
Ointments contain oils or fats heated with herbs and, unlike creams, contain no
water. As a result, ointments form a separate layer on the surface of the skin.
They protect against injury or inflammation of damaged skin and carry active
medicinal constituents, such as essential oils, to the affected area. Ointments
are useful in conditions such as hemorrhoids or where protection is needed
from moisture, as in chapped lips and diaper rash.
Poultices
A poultice is a mixture of fresh, dried, or powdered herbs that is applied to an
affected area. Poultices are used to ease nerve or muscle pains, sprains, or broken
bones, and to draw pus from infected wounds, ulcers, or boils.Standard Quantity
60 g dried or 150 g fresh herb (or mixture
of herbs) to 500 g of petroleum jelly or soft
paraffin wax
Standard Application
Apply a little 3 times a day.
Storage
Store in sterilized, dark glass jars with lids for up
to 3 months.
Standard Quantity
Sufficient herb to cover the affected area
Standard Application
Apply a new poultice every 2–3 hours. Repeat
as often as required.1Melt the petroleum jelly or wax
in a glass bowl set in a pan of
boiling water, or use a double
boiler. Add the finely cut herb
and simmer for 15 minutes,
stirring continuously.
1Simmer the herb for 2 minutes. Squeeze out any
excess liquid, rub some oil on the affected area to
prevent sticking, and apply the herb while hot.2Bandage the
herb securely
in place using gauze or
cotton strips. Leave on for
up to 3 hours, as required.2Pour the herb mixture
into a jelly bag secured
to the rim of a jug with
string, and allow the liquid
to filter through.
3Wearing rubber gloves, squeeze as much of the
hot herb mixture as possible through the bag into
the jug.4Quickly pour the molten
ointment into jars before
it sets in the jug. Place the
lid on each jar without
securing it firmly. When
cool, tighten the lids
and label.
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296
herbal remedies for home useSmall quantities of additional ingredients such as
tinctures, powders, and essential oils can be added to a cream before or after it is put in jars. Adding an essential oil, such as 1 ml of tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia, p. 112), to 1/2 cup (100 ml) of cream, counters mold growth and lengthens shelf life, as does 1 tsp (5 ml) of borax. Other recipes for making cream use infusions, tinctures, or infused oils.
After an accident or sports injury, bruising and
swelling can often be reduced or prevented
if a hot compress is swiftly applied, provided the skin is unbroken. Cold compresses are particularly useful in soothing inflammation, cooling fevers, and easing headaches. Both hot and cold compresses should be frequently soaked and reapplied for maximum benefit.
Applying a Lotion
As specified, make an infusion or decoction
(see p. 291), and strain it well. Alternatively,
dilute a tincture with water. Soak a clean cloth
in the lotion and wring it out thoroughly. Then
gently bathe the affected area with the cloth (rather than laying it on the skin as you would  a compress).Creams
Making a cream involves combining oil or fat and water in an emulsion. If the
process is rushed, the oil and water may separate. Unlike ointments, creams blend with the skin and have the advantage of being cooling and soothing
while at the same time allowing the skin to breathe and sweat naturally. They can, however, deteriorate quite quickly and are best stored in dark, airtight  jars in a refrigerator.
Compresses & Lotions
Lotions are water-based herbal preparations such as infusions, decoctions,  or diluted tinctures that are used to bathe inflamed or irritated skin. Compresses are cloths soaked in a lotion and held against the


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About seventeen years ago a very close friend of mine said in a mo
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fat!" Blimpo? Me? This statement affected me as if someone had taken a
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There were a couple of reasons that his statement so destroyed me. For
one, I was certain that I was doing a fantastic job of cleverly concealing
my girth with some very stylish, loose-fitting clothing, if you know what I
mean. But what frustrated me more was that I had been making a career
out of dieting, and my friend's comment made me realize how unsuc
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feet ten-inch, two-hundred-two-pound male, I had all the problems that
INTRODUCTION • 7 had plagued him during his life. He also was over two hundred pounds,
and also like me, he had never felt really well. My subsequent studies
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8 • FIT FOR LIFE CHAPTER
Diets Don't Work
a of the most ineffective and
curious of all human experiences is the process of dieting. When else do
people deprive and discipline themselves for days, weeks, and even
months to achieve a certain goal, only to see that goal sabotaged the
minute it is achieved? And as if this experience isn't frustrating enough,
many dieters put themselves through this process regularly, enthusi
astically losing a few pounds for a short time, only to gain them back.
These dieters are draining themselves mentally, spiritually, physically,
and emotionally, always searching, yet never quite finding the permanent
result they seek. And this frequent, unsuccessful quest creates the undue
stress and emotional havoc that dieters know too well.
What exactly is a diet, anyway? People indulge themselves and indulge
themselves until they can't look at themselves in


 ensures that a natural balance of all the 30+ biologically-essential mineral elements are provided for health.  These naturally mixed gravels can provide all 92 elements of the Earth’s crust.
Summa Minerals rock powder/dust127
FruiticultureTo purchase rock dust, try your local nursery or garden supply store, requesting they
carry it if it is not in stock.  You can help them find the most practical suppliers for your region by using the worldwide Resources listing at http://www.remineralize.org.  A 50-pound bag of rock dust typically costs about $25, with quantity discounts available.  Bulk purchases with fellow growers may be wise.
Rock powder should be as finely ground as possible to encourage the growth of tiny soil
microorganisms and earthworms and, thus, soil fertility.  Microorganisms secrete acids and enzymes to digest the inorganic rock minerals and build their organic protoplasm, in turn creating organic soil matter.  They “feed at the first table” (as stated by Professor William Albrecht), transforming the soil components into readily assimilatable “plant food. ”  As such, they are the first link in the food chain for all planetary life.  They also need organic matter, such as your homemade compost, water and the atmospheric gas-es of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, etc.
For better plant health at home, add a couple of tablespoons of rock dust to houseplants
or other potted plants.  To grow mineralized, organic produce in your garden, apply 1/4 pound to 1 pound per square foot of planting area.  This is a generous rate of about 5 tons to 20 tons per acre.  Also, incorporate rock dust throughout your compost heap for a superior finished product.
When planting fruit and nut tree orchards, add 10 to 20 pounds of rock dust to the soil
surrounding new tree root zones (including throughout the planting hole), spreading the dust out to the drip line and beyond.  Mature trees and sick trees will especially ap -
preciate 50 pounds or more.  While rock dust is great for the soil and plants, you should,
Rock powder/dust products128
Fruiticultureof course, avoid breathing it and use a protective mask.
The Link to Climate Records show that there have been 25 or more Ice Age cycles, each lasting approximate -
ly 90,000 years, followed by a temperate period, such as ours, of approximately 10,000
years.  Glaciers advance and recede in many cycles during each recurrent Ice Age. This action grinds down the rocks in the glaciers’ paths, yielding mineral-rich dust which, along with mineral-rich volcanic rock dust, is distributed by glaciers, water, and wind far over the surface of the Earth, remineralizing soils and enhancing plant life.
It has been established that the Earth’s soil becomes progressively demineralized dur -
ing each lush, warm interglacial period.  This has major global consequences—primar -
ily, a decline of the world’s forests and other vegetation.  This in turn causes a release of
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, exceeding the available sinks for the collection of greenhouse gases, thus trapping excess heat from the sun and dramatically altering the world’s climate.  We have seen the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere rise exponentially over the past century, while global weather patterns have become more and more extreme.
Hamaker’s research on soil demineralization and CO
2 at last explains the reasons for the
recurring 90,000-year glacial periods following each 10,000-year warm period.  His re -
search indicated that CO2 released from soil demineralization and consequent forest die-
back and burning intensifies the greenhouse effect.  The greenhouse effect occurs primarily in the tropics, which get the most sunshine, rath-
er than in the polar regions, which get very little sunshine.  When the temperature dif-ferential between the tropics and the poles increases, there is a resultant cycle of fierce wind systems, hurricanes, tornadoes and other violent storms.  (Sound familiar?)  More of the moisture gathered by these increasing storm systems is transported to the higher latitudes where it is deposited as snow and ice, eventually inducing a new glacial cycle.
Thus, we can understand the paradox in Hamaker’s theory of how global warming can
trigger the next Ice Age.  Our agricultural and deforestation practices, fossil fuel burning and overpopulation all contribute to and accelerate the climatic shift process.
In light of this and the historical evidence that we are at the end of a 10,000-year inter -129
Fruiticultureglacial period, it would be prudent to wake up to the far-reaching and potentially tragic
implications of this.  The current man-made “climate chaos” which is costing upwards of $100 billion each year in economic damages alone will most likely steadily worsen. The global toll of devastation should inspire us—or could force us—to wake up to our plan-etary responsibilities of remineralizing and regenerating the Earth today.
Evidence supporting most of Hamaker’s thesis has mounted in recent years, as shown by
record snow cover in parts of the northern hemisphere and a shortening of the growing season by weeks in some locations. Insects, disease and fire are devastating forests at record levels worldwide.  Hamaker first estimated in 1976 that within a few decades the growing season could decrease to the point that millions of people will starve, and this applies to the currently affluent countries as well.  Unfortunately, there is now much evi -
dence for the truth of his predictions.  Clearly, no nation or world can be truly rich with -
out rich, productive soil and healthful foods as its foundation.
Reviving Dying Forests There have been stunning results from the remineralization of forests suffering from acid
rain, soil erosion and general disease.  Here are some examples from the Research sec -
tion at http://remineralize.org:
•  “A 1986 report on long-term experiments in central Europe by the Bavarian Research
and Experimental Institute of Forestry in Munich, Germany showed that in one forest, 24 years after pine seedlings were remineralized, the wood volume was four times higher than in the untreated area. ”
•  “The results of Dr. Robert Bruck’s experimental remineralization trials of a dying forest
on Mt. Mitchell near Asheville, North Carolina showed that 12 weeks after the applica-tion of rock dust, the height of red spruce was increased by 27% over non-treated con-trols, and the height of Fraser fir was 19% greater than the untreated controls. ”
•  “The Men of Trees organization in Australia (www.trilliontrees.org.au) performed rem-
ineralization trials on many species of trees in Australia with phenomenal results.  For ex -
ample, compared to untreated controls, trees grown from eucalyptus seedlings in remin-eralized soil grew five times faster. ”
•  “The Sudden Oak Life organization website (www.suddenoaklife.org) displays photos 130
Fruiticultureof some of the thousands of ‘fatally sick’ trees that have recovered through remineraliza-
tion.  Orthodox forestry still appears to be stuck on the ‘no cure—use chemicals’ mental-ity in treating such disease. ”
Remineralization of the world’s soils and forests will propagate carbon sinks which ab -
sorb CO
2 from the atmosphere and contribute to climatic stability.   A return to normal
interglacial CO2 levels of about 280 ppm, rather than the current 408+ ppm, is quite pos -
sible and probably essential to our survival.  By accepting the great task of remineral-
izing the Earth’s soils (much as the glaciers do during an Ice Age), we can create fertile soil and sustainable abundance for all to share.  We must also plant many billions of new trees, including fruit and nut varieties, and convert farms and gardens to the organic, mineralized approach.  Using our great intelligence and compassion in giving back to the Earth, we can restore human health and sanity and create a new Eden.
The Nutritional Aspect When we eat food grown on depleted soil we, like the plants, become more susceptible
to disease.  All degenerative diseases have been on the rise in America in recent decades.  Dietary fat, cholesterol, salt, overly-refined and pesticide-contaminated foods are obvi-ous culprits, but a serious deficiency of minerals in our food is a frequent contributing factor.  Mineral-depleted soil has been directly correlated with increased death rates. Laboratory studies have shown that trace mineral deficiencies are associated with an in-creased risk of cancer.  Even one trace mineral deficiency carries this risk. Vibrant health depends upon a broad spectrum of all the minerals essential to human health.
“The rock is the mother of the soil, ” is how one geologist in the 1800s put it.  Since the
most fertile soils usually have a variety of types of “parent rocks”, it seems wise to try to duplicate the natural processes when we remineralize.
The Hunza Valley soils have grown some of the best crops of fruits, vegetables and peo -
ple for centuries.  The Hunzas irrigate their crops two or more times a year with the Ultar
Glacier meltwater which contains glacial gravel dust, treasured as “glacial milk. ”  Glacial action has produced much of the Earth’s fertility, as glacier’s crushing mass grinds and mixes together rocks of broad variety and element content.  Some volcanically-derived soils, such as those in Java, can also be very fertile, although it is areas like Hunza and also Vilcabamba