 just a matter of altering one’s brain wave patterns:
everything that occurs in a dream, no matter how bizarre, is clearly
self-generated. Yet the same holds true in waking state, with a
dierence. Sitting in my chair this minute, I might think,  “I want to
y,” and nothing will happen. I lack the power of a dream er, or so it
seems, and the reason, I tell myself, is that certain laws of nature
have been set aside out of my control, gravity being a prominent
example. However, the rishis would argue that this setting aside is itself a
human act. What holds me down to earth is not the fact that gravity
is a law of nature. It is the choice  of laws that happen to be in eect. When a person has reached a higher state of consciousness, he
realizes that such choices are always being made and can also be
unmade. For every natural law that holds me down in my chair,
another, still asleep in the eld, would allow me to y. Gaining the siddhis means gaining freedom of choice. The rishis
say, “ Purnam adah, purnam idam,”  which means, “This is full, that is
full. ” The word this signies the manifest reality  I see all around me;
the word that signies the unseen world of the transcendent, the
world of Being, the eld. Both worlds are full—i. e., innit e—and if I
do not like the natural laws that trap me here, I can nd alternatives
inside the eld. I don’t have to defy the current set of laws, but only
wake up a new one. This is how re can be convincingly hot at one
time and cold the next. The doctrine of “This is full, that is full” causes the yogi to declare
that nature is perfect. He is not referring to the picture that reality
presents today, nor is he glossing over the gross imperfe ctions that
create suerin g. The cruelty and violence we see in our world
cannot be called perfect by any means. But another kind of world is
also available, at the touch of Being, and that fact overrid es the evil
we are witness  to in daily life. Nature is perfect because it contains
all possibilities. We are just beginning to abandon a fragmented view of Nature in
favor of a comprehensive vision of the whole. Seventy years ago the
great quantum physicists of Einstein’s generation postulated that
“local reality” was a dubiou s proposition. “Local reality”  is a term
that describes separate events leading independent lives in time and
space. An atom  of oxygen on Mars is local because it has nothing to
do with an atom of oxygen  on Venus, just as a suering man in
China has nothing to do with me. On the human level, this
arrangement has never seemed satisfactory, because in sympathy I
do suer with the man in China. Before the advent of quantum  theory, the same could not be said
of two atoms. In order for them to be in sympathy, one would have
to negate the millions of miles of void that separate them. Common
sense says that emptiness is empty; by denition it cannot have
anything in it. Today, howe ver, it is known from radio  telescope
observation that the universe has organized itself along orderly lines
across vast distances. Stars at one end of the cosmos obey the same
structural laws and pass through the same life stages as those at the
other end. It can also be proved in the laboratory that certain
elementary particles are paired like twins (according to a principle
called “spin type”), and a change of spin in one is instantly matched
by an equal but opposite change in its mate, whatever the distance
between them. They are connected by a telephone wire that
happens to be made of nothing. Such strange behavior dees  ordinary logic. It has led physicists
to say that the quantum realm is not only stranger than we think but
stranger than we can think. The rishi disagrees. To him, a quantum
and a thought are remarkabl y alike. The eeting, invisible impulsesof the mind can turn into concrete, locatable neurotransmitter
molecules like dopamine and serotonin. Where can you stand to
watch an emotion turn into a molecule. Nowhere—you cannot see
or touch  an emotion; you can barely pin it down in time, and it has
no home in space whateve r. Molecules can be objectively seen,
stored, and manipulated. They are easier to deal with than
emotions, and therefore scientists always assume that the reality of
molecules should be the benchmark, while the reality of emotions is
somehow inferior. In the quantum world this situation changes. A quantum  event is
also invisible, eeting, and unpredictable, just like our thoughts. Before the sun throws out light, where is the light. Photons come
out of nowhere; they cannot  be stored. They can barely be pinned
down in time and have no home in space whatever (that is, light
occupies no volume and has no mass). The similarity between a
thought and a photon is very deep. Thinking is a quantum activity, which is why it permi ts us to
control the laws of nature. Because he is enlightened, a rishi does
this far better than I do, but I am not without talent. Consider the
calcium that builds a femur, clavicle, or any other bone. The
calcium in my body is not xed in place but constantly owing. It
moves from bone to bone as need dictates (when you wear a new
pair of shoes long enough, for example, your leg bones change their
inner structure to adjust to your new gait). Calcium also moves out
of our bones into the blood, and my skin and urine are sloughing
calcium into the world while I take in new quantities through food. I contro l this constant ow with great precision, even though I am
unaware of how I do that. The white clis of Dover, which are made of calcium carbonate,
could be enter ing my bones today, via the sheep that graze on their
slopes and then go to market. At every step of the way, from cli to
grass to sheep to lamb roast to blood and nally to bone, the
calcium atoms  remain unchanged. I don’t resemble a cli or a
sheep, however, because once the calcium enters me, it must be
transformed. It suers a sea change into me, a complex structure of
intelligence. This change occurs at the quantum level, whereeverything in creation is given its identity. Even as the calcium ies
in and out, circulating in me like leaves in the wind, I remain
myself, solidly structured in my quantum mechanical body. I have read that with every  breath one breathes, one takes in
several million atoms breathed out by Christ, Buddha, Confucius,
and every other luminary who ever lived (there is plenty of room for
this, since we breathe in 1022 oxygen atoms at a time, or 10
followed by 21 zeros). Also, a few millionths of every breath I inhale
today left the lungs of a peasant in China yesterday; his exhalation
takes barely twenty-four hours to travel halfway around the globe
and mix into my local atmosphere. This is a marve lous fact, but more marvelous is that I do not turn
into Christ, Buddha, or a Chinese peasant. My identity is grounded
in the eld, and when raw matter enters me, I stamp it with my
inuence. If I turn afraid, so does my calcium; when I die, I release
my calcium to freedom before another mind captures it again. In
this way, local mind and universal mind are constantly cooperating. What the rishis saw so clearly was that the quantum eld is a
creative source  for each person to play in, like a mud bank waiting
for a child to make mud pies, mud dolls, or mud houses. You cannot
see any objects  in the featureless mud, and yet in a sense all objects
have the potential to be in it. The most famous sentence in the
Upanishads declares, “I am That, thou art That, and all this is That. ”
A quantum physicist could not quibble with these assertions, once
he translated the word “That” as “the eld. ”
Despite the innite power and vastness of the eld, it doesn’t take
a great leap to command it—we do that every time we have a
thought. But to gain real mastery, to make our deepest desires come
true, we must commit ourselves to reach a higher state of
consciousness. Like any force in nature, the force of awareness can
be weak or strong. It is strongest in people whose minds are
identied with the eld, weakest in those whose minds are stranded
on the surface  of life. To identify fully with the eld, then, is a
practical denition of what it means to be enlightened. Only then do
the hindrances of local reality disappear. One is free at last to join
the creative play of the universe. When people


's money allowed the
Fijians to manifest powerful, tropical, home -grown strains of recreational herbs to smoke in abundance, beer and rum and worse,
the Fijians (and John) constantly used a ve ry toxic though only mildly -euphoric narcotic called kava, something Europeans usually
have no genetic resistance to. The Fijians (and John) also ate a lot of freshly -caught fish fried in grease, well -salted, and huge,
brain -numbing bowls of greasy starche s, foods that they call i'coi, or "real food" as opposed to things like fruit and vegetables that
aren't real food because they don't knock you to the floor for hours trying to digest them in a somnambulant doze. John miraculously kept up with this par ty for a few months and then, while scuba diving, got some small coral scratches on his
leg. These got infected. The infections got worse. Soon he had several huge, suppurating, ulcerous sores on his legs and wors e, the
infections became systemic and began  spreading rapidly. He was running a fever and was in considerable pain. So John booked an
emergency ticket home and fled to find Doctor Isabelle. When I met his plane he was rolled out in a wheelchair, unable to wal k
because of pain and swelling in his le gs. John was violently opposed to ordinary medical treatment; he especially would not have taken antibiotics even if he had died
without them because previous courses of antibiotics had been the precipitant of life -threatening conditions that first bro ught John
to my care. John used his last strength to get to me because he knew that had a hospital gotten its clutches on him the medic al
doctors would have done exactly as they pleased. I gave John a colonic, a gentle, mental spanking, and put him to  bed without any supper. He started water fasting and did
colonics every day. He began gobbling vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) a few grams every hour. I put huge poultices on his so res
made of clay and chopped lawn grass (we needed a week or so before a tray of wheat grass would be ready). John's sores were
amazing. Every day a new one seemed to appear on a different part of the body. The old ones kept getting bigger and deeper. T he
largest original ones were about three inches in diameter, smelled horrib ly and had almost eaten the flesh down to the bone. His
pain was severe; there was no position John could assume that didn't irritate one sore or another, and it was a good thing my  house
was remote because John frequently relieved his pain by screaming. J ohn was never delirious, but he was always original. He did
not have to scream, but enjoyed its relief and howled quite dramatically. I wore earplugs. After about two weeks of water fasting, John counted up the total of his sores. There were forty thre e. Seven or eight of them
were enormous, two or three inches in diameter and well into the flesh, but the last ones to appear were shallow, small and s tayed
small. After that point no more new ones showed up and the body began to make visible headway again st the infection. Very
slowly and then more and more rapidly, the sores began to close up and heal from the edges. John's fever began to drop. And h e
had less pain. I should mention that John brought an extremely virulent and aggressive pathogenic organism  into our house to
which we Americans had no resistance. Both my husband and I were attacked where the skin had been broken. However, unlike
John, in our cases, our healthy bodies immediately walled -off the organism and the small, reddened pustules, though  painful, did
not grow and within a week, had been conquered by our immune systems. And after that we had an immunity. After about three weeks of his fasting we were thoroughly tired of hearing John's cathartic howls, tired of nursing a sick pe rson. We needed a break. John at this point could walk a bit and was feeling a lot better. John had previously water fasted for 30 day s
and knew the drill very well. So we stocked up the vitamin C bottle by his bed and went to town for the weekend to stay in a motel
and see a movie. As they say in the Canadian backwoods, we were bushed. John had promised to be good. But as soon as we left he decided that since he felt so very much better, he could break his fa st. He knew how to do this and fortunately for him, (it was very much premature for John to eat) did it more or less correctly, only
eating small quantities of raw fruits and vegetables. But by the time we got back home three days later, John had relapsed. T he
pain was rapidly getting much worse; the sores were growing again and a few small new ones appeared. Dr. Isabelle again took
away his food and gave him another verbal spanking a little more severe than the one he'd had a few weeks earlier and put him  to
bed again without his supper. After two more  weeks on water, John had gained a great deal on the sores. They were filling in and weren't oozing pus, looked
clean and the new forming meat looked a healthy pink instead of purple -black. But John had been very slender to start with and by
now he was get ting near the end of his food reserves. He probably couldn't have fasted on water for more than one more week
without starvation beginning. But this time, when he broke his fast, it was under close supervision. I gave him dilute juice only,
introduced othe r sustenance very cautiously and made absolutely sure that reintroducing nourishment would not permit the
organism to gain. This time it didn't. John's own immune system, beefed up by fasting, had conquered a virulent organism that
could have easily killed  him. Before the era of antibiotics, before immunizations to the common childhood illnesses, people frequently died of infections a s
virulent as the one that attacked John. They usually died because they "ate to keep up their strength. " Most of these deaths were
unnecessary, caused by ignorance and poor nursing care. For example, standard medical treatment for typhoid fever used to con sist
of spoon -fed milk –sure to kill all but the strongest constitution. Even without the assistance of massive doses of vitami n C, if
people would but fast away infections they could cure themselves of almost all of them with little danger, without the side e ffects
of antibiotics or creating mutated antibiotic -resistant strains of bacteria.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Why did Marie's parents come to the doctor's office in a state of violent rage?,
A: They were upset because they discovered that their daughter was a lesbian and was in a relationship with another woman, and they wanted to stop it.
Q: What was wrong with Alice's digestive system, according to the doctor?,
A: Alice was allergic to dairy, wheat, soy, and other foods, which was causing her digestive issues and overall health problems.
Q: What did Dr. Isabelle recommend to John, who had a severe infection and was in pain?,
A: Dr. Isabelle put John on a water fast, and then gradually introduced him to a diet that eliminated the foods he was allergic to, and provided supplements to support his immune system.
Q: What is the key to resolving Jeanne's case, according to the doctor?,
A: The key to resolving Jeanne's case was not just the physical treatment, but also her emotional and psychological growth, as she had to confront her past traumas and take responsibility for her actions.
Q: What is the main issue with Dr. Isabelle's approach to cancer treatment?,
A: The doctor believes that most diseases, including cancer, are caused by the body's inability to eliminate toxins and react to certain foods, and that the key to healing is to identify and eliminate these allergens and toxins, rather than just treating the symptoms.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Albrecht, W. A. (1975). The Albrecht Papers. Kansas City: Acres, USA. 3. Alexander, J. (1990). Blatant Raw Foodist Propaganda! Nevada City, California: Blue Dolphi n Publishing, Inc.
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Survival Publications. 5. de Baïracli Levy, Juliette. (1953) The Complete Herbal Handbook for The Dog and Cat. London: Faber and F aber. 6. de Baïracli Levy, Juliette. (1954) The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable. London: Faber and Faber. 7. Bieler, H. G., M.D. (1965). Food Is Your Best Medicine. New York: Random House. Also Bantam paperback. 8. Bliznakov, Emile G., M.D. and Hunt, Gerald L. (1987) The Miracle Nutrient: Coenzyme Q -10. New York: Bantam
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 of birthday
cake: Ar e you happy, or are yo u filled with guilt and apprehen sion before
you take your fir st bite? And what beliefs have you attached yourself to that
are prev enting your brain from producing and relaying good news to the
rest of your bod y, including those that are about to be converted  to unhappy
fat cells rather than happy healthy cells? As dif fic ult as it may be for you  to accept, your beliefs about what you’re
eating and how you’re living your life are far more important to examineand change than the actual activities of eating and exercising. The mind-
body connection has clearly been established in medical and scientific
research. Y our beliefs are thoug hts, and your thoughts are ener gy. If you’ve
convinced your self that what you’re about to do is going to have a
deleterious ef fect on your body, then you’re doing precisely what
Kazantzakis sug gests—you’re p assionately believing in something that still
does not  exist. That is, your unh ealthy bodily reaction to what y ou’re about
to do is only a thought, not a material reality. However, by ho lding on to
that thought, you facilitate the process of indeed making it yo ur material
reality. Now suppose that you decide t o passionately believe in something that
doesn’ t yet exist, and that something is you  in a perfectly healthy body
comprised enti rely of the well-being that characterized it when it
materialized into  a physical sou l. Moreover, you include a belief that your
body is capable of converting any fuel that it receives into healthy, happy
cells—a radical idea, perhaps, b ecause so many people believe something
to th e contrary. Nevertheless, yo u passionately decide to believe this, even
though the reality doesn’ t yet exist. As you adopt the idea that your  brain and body are more than c apable of
converting any fuel into healthy, happy cells, you begin the  process of
looking around for evidence that supports your belief, rather than attaching
yourself to contrary, non-health-producing belief systems. Y es,  you  now  say,
ther e ar e many people who get what they want, when they want; and who
pay no attention to diets, who do n’ t obsessively weigh themselve s every day,
and who  ar e not only at a normal weight, but ar e happy in their own skin. I’m going to think like they do for a while and see if it works. As you engage in this radically new idea, guess what begins to happen? Y ou act ually begin to alter you r eating behaviors. Why? Because eating
healthy food in smaller portions  feels good, and feeling good is what your
tenth-rung desire is all about. But it has to star t with a thought that feels good, and it is this: Whatever I
eat is okay. I’l l instruct my b rain and my body chemistry to convert
whatever I eat into health. Y ou have a whole new cycle of thinking toexamine, and this new way of thinking passionately about som ething that
still doesn’ t exist applies to being physically in shape as well. Shaping Up Your Out-of-Balance Thinking
So what are you r beliefs about w hat it takes to be in shape and physically
healthy? Is it necessary for a person to suf fer every day and g o through a
rigorous workout routine in order to be in good health physically? These are
commonly held beliefs that sho uld be challenged if you’re seeking a more
balanced life. Y our wish is for a body that looks and feels terrific—that’ s
the tenth-rung desire. So what kind of thoughts do you entertain in order to reach th is desire? All too often y our thoughts go something like this: I’m not an active
person. It doesn’ t matter how much I exer cise—I still can’ t get the weight off
and get in shap e. I hate runn ing and sweating. I’m not destined to be
athletic. These beliefs, and many like them, keep you on the bottom rungs
of that ladder. M oreover, they contribute enormously to the obesity crisis,
and to the exist ence of so much  lifestyle-related disease that originates in
this kind of collective thinking. When y ou change your thoughts, and what you believe about what’ s
possible for you, you change everything, including your physiology. Y ou
need to fervently believe that  you’re a specimen of perfect health by
creating that picture of yourself as looking and feeling great. Carrying this
image w herever you go and be lieving passionately in its reality is a total
thought-changer! Now the  inner dialogue will sound more like this: I’m headed in the
dir ection of perfect health. I ha ve no shame or guilt about myself or my
behavior. If I ch oose to be a couch potato, I’ll be a healthy, tri m, beautiful
couch p otato. I love my body. I ’m going to take gr eat car e of i t because it
houses t he sacr e d being that I am. As you begin this new ritual of changing
the way you look at your body, the body that you’re looking at will change.Y ou’ve been immersed in a cul ture that promotes how you sh ould feel
about y our body, based on co mmercial endeavors that want to realize
profits from your dissatisfaction with yourself. The sales pitch is that if you
don’ t look like a supermodel, you should feel some remorse. Right there we
have the beginnings of eating disorders, obesity, and weaken ed physical
constitutions. W hen you buy in to this kind of collective brainwashing, you
set yourself up f or a great imbalance between your desire to have a healthy
body that feels great, and daily self-defeating behaviors leading  to ill health
and feeling exhausted and out of shape. Remember that you become wha t you think about. Why think of yourself
in any way that leads to less -than-perfect health? What’ s the point in
looking at your body in its curre nt condition of disrepair and tak ing on a set
of beliefs guaranteed to make matters worse? Here’ s a  radically new option for you. Believe passionately in what
doesn’ t yet exist, and recall Kazantzakis’ s observation that “the nonexistent
is whatever we have not suf ficiently desired.” Y ou can adopt a belief system
that’ s so well balanced that no one, and not any social pressure, can weigh it
down or put it out of range of your self-love and reverence for the sacred
temple that is your body. Then  you can experience what it feels like to
passionately believe in somethi ng that doesn’ t yet exist. That new belief
system i s going to be the balance point allowing you to enjoy  a friendly,
loving, h ealthy relationship wit h your body, and alter any self-sabotaging
behavior. Acting on Your New Passionate Belief in Something
That Doesn’t Exist... Yet! As your beliefs go, so goes your behavior. When you’re able to see
yourself as a D ivine creation who emanated from a Sour ce of pure
unconditional love, with a total absence of shame or self-repudiation, your
body has no choice but to enjoy the trip. Whatever you decide to  eat, if your
thoughts are: It’ s my intention  that this food be converted to ener gy that will
make my  body feel vigor ous and str ong,  your body will begin to respon d inkind. On ce you remove the old beliefs that fostered feeling anxious, guilty,
worried, and even fearful, you r brain begins producing chemicals that
return you to a balance of feeling good and creating a healthy body. Y es, I’m  saying that by reprogramming your thinking to align with your
desire to be and feel healthy, you can and will alter the unhealthy behaviors
that produced ill health and bein g out of balance. This is a func tion of law. Here’ s how W illiam James, the father of modern psychology, put it:
There is a law in psychology that if you form a
picture in your mind of what you would like to be,
and you keep and you hold that picture there long
enough, you will soon become exactly
as you have been thinking. Such is the aw esome power of our thoughts. But I’m als o saying
something that goes beyond thi s idea of your body acting automatically in
response to your reprogrammed thinking. As you begin to balance
stereotypical exp ectations for your body that are out of harmony with your
desire to be healthy and feel great, you’ll notice another automa tic reaction:
Y our be haviors will begin to spontaneously seek to balance with your
expressed desires. It may happen gradually, but there it is—you see yourself not living in
fear or overly f ocused on your appearance. This wonderful awareness of
self-acceptance combines with a strong desire to treat your body with
respect. Y our eating habits shif t without making a conscious decision to
change a nything. Y ou stop counting calories and simply enjoy what you’re
eating, knowing  that you can trust the inherent spiritual wi sdom that’ s
programmed into your DNA, your connection to the Source that  created the
baby you once were.Y ou’ve found


 reduced oxygen intake for a
short period of time. This wi ll improve your blood’ s oxygen-carrying
capacity and also increases the maximum volume of oxygen that an athlete
can use, known as your VO 2  max. Of cours e, most of us live our liv es close to sea level and do not achieve
this benefit. But there are simple strategies that will allow you to access the
benefits of living at a high altitude with reduced oxygen intake: keeping
your mouth closed while you are breathing and practicing the variousexercises outline d in this book. This is a challenge during intense exercise
due to air hunger, but this is w hen most of the benefit actual ly occurs. I
have personally  implemented the information in The Oxygen Advantage
during my high-intensity workouts. It took me several weeks to make the
transition to breathing through my nose the entire time, but once
accomplished, breathing became a far more ef ficient process for me. Many may know that I am a major fan of using simple, inexpensive
lifestyle changes to avoid expensive and dangerous medications and
sur gery. The strategies in The Oxygen Advantage  a re tools that I  believe
should be included in your health habit arsenal. There simply are no
downsides that I can identify, a nd there are massive upsides. I personally
use this program and would stro ngly encourage you to apply it  in your life
so you can reap the rewards.I N T R O D U C T I O N
D o  M o r e  w i t h  L e s s
W e c an live witho ut food for wee ks and water for days, but air for just a
few brief minutes. While we sp end a great deal of time and attention on
what we eat and  drink, we pay practically no attention to the air  we breathe. It is com mon kn owledge that our daily consumption of food and water must
be of a certain quality and quantity. T oo much or too little spells trouble. W e
also reco gnize the importance of breathing good-quality air, but what about
the quantity? How much air should we breathe for optimum health? W ouldn’ t it be fair to surmise that air, even more important t han food or
water for human survival, must also meet basic requirements? The quantity of the air you breathe has the potential to transform
everything you thought you kne w about your body, your health, and your
performance, wh ether you’re a “ pre-athlete” just trying to get of f the couch,
a w eekend warrior running an occasional 10K, or a profession al athlete in
need of a game-changing edge over your competition. Y ou ma y wonde r what I mean by quantity. After all, air isn’ t exactly
something you can binge on at  the kitchen table late at night, or take too
many swigs of over the weeken d. But what if, in a certain se nse, it was? What if healthy breathing habit s were just as important as healthy eating
habits in fostering maximum fitness—or, in fact, even more so? In this book you will discover  the fundamental relationship between
oxygen and the body. Improving fitness depends on enhancing the release
of oxyg en to your muscles, or gans, and tissues. Increased oxygenation is
not only  healthy; it also enabl es greater exercise intensity with reducedbreathlessness. In short, you will be able to discover better  health and
fitness as well as better performance. If you do compete, you’ll also enjoy your training and competition more
than eve r, becau se you’ll be ab le to achieve more with less ef fort. Overall
fitness and sports performance is usually limited by the lungs— not by the
legs, the arms, or even the mind. As anyone who engages in regular
exercise knows, the feeling of intense breathlessness during sporting
activity dictates exercise intensity far more than muscle fatigue. The
foundation of enjoying and improving physical exercise, therefore, is to
ensure that breathing is optimally ef ficient. Chr onic Overbr eathing
Scientific research, as well as the experience of thousands of people I have
worked with, has shown me the vital importance of learning how to breathe
correctly. The problem is that co rrect breathing, which should be everyone’ s
birthright, has become extremely challenging in our modern society. W e
assume that the body reflexively knows how much air it needs at all times,
but unfortunatel y this is not the case. Over the centuries we have  altered our
environment so dramatically that many of us have for gotten our innate way
of breathing. The process of breathing has been warped by chronic stress,
sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy diets, overheated homes, and lack of fitness. All o f th ese con tribute to poor b reathing habits. These in turn c ontribute to
lethar gy, weight gain, sleeping problems, respiratory conditions, and heart
disease. Our ancestors lived on a na tural diet in a far less competitive
environment and physically worked hard, a lifestyle conducive to
maintaining an ef ficient breathing pattern. Compare that to modern-day
living, in which we spend hours slouched at a desk on com puters and
talking o n phones, surviving on a rushed lunch of convenience food, trying
to man age a seemingly nev erending series of tasks and financial
obligations. Modern living gradually increa ses the amount of air we breathe, and
while getting more oxygen into our lungs might seem like a good idea, it is
in fa ct light brea thing that is a testament to good health and fit ness. Thinkof an overweight tourist and an Olympian both arriving for the Summer
Games. As they picked up their luggage and carried it up a flight of stairs,
whom w ould you expect to b e huf fing and puf fing? Certainly not the
Olympian. The big gest obstacle to your health and fitness is a rarely id entified
problem: chr onic overbr eathing. W e can breathe  two to three times more air
than required without knowing it. T o help determine if you are
overbreathing, see how many of these questions you answer “yes” to:
•   Do you sometimes breathe through your mouth as you go about
your daily activities? •   Do you breath e through your mouth during deep sleep? (If you
are not sure, d o you wake u p with a dry mouth in the
morning?) •  Do you snore or hold your breath during sleep? •   Can you visibly notice your breathing during rest? T o find out,
take a look at your breathing right now. Spend a minute
observing the movements of your chest or abdomen as you take
each breath. The more movem ent you see, the heavier you
breathe. •   When  you observe your breathing, do you see more movemen ts
from the chest than from the abdomen? •   D o you regularly sigh throughout the day? (While one sig h
every now and a gain is not an issue, regular sighing is enough
to maintain chronic overbreathing.) •  Do you sometimes hear your breathing during rest? •   Do you experience symptoms resulting from habitual
overbreathing, such as nasal congestion, tightening of the
airways, fatigue, dizziness, or light-headedness?Answering yes to some or a ll of the questions above suggests a
tendency to overbreathe. These traits are typical of what happe ns when the
amount of air we breathe is greater than what we need. Just as we have an
optimal quantity  of water and food to consume each day, we a lso have an
optimal quantity of air to brea the. And just as eating too much can be
damaging to our health, so can overbreathing. The unconscious habit of overbreathing has hit epidemic proportions all
across the industrialized world,  and it’ s highly detrimental to  our health. Chronic overbreathing leads to loss of health, poor fitness, and
compromised performance and also contributes to many ailments including
anxiety, asthma, fatigue, insomn ia, heart problems, and even obesity. It may
seem str ange that such a dispara te range of complaints can be caused by or
worsened by overbreathing, but the breath of life influences literally every
aspect of our health. The purp ose of this book is to return you to how you were meant to live
and breathe. I will teach you simple methods that will cou nteract bad
breathing habits, unearthing a new well of cardiovascular fitness that will
improve your overall health an d well-being. Serious athletes will achieve
new levels of performance, fitness enthusiasts will unleash untapped
potential, and those who are still trying to manage their health will
overcome barriers to a more healthful lifestyle. But, as with all  conditions, to a rrive at the remedy it’ s crucial to first
understand the ailment. It is how you b reathe during your daily life that determines h ow you
breathe during physical exercise. Breathing too much air ev ery minute,
every hour, every day translates into excessive breathlessness during
exercise. If our breathing is of f during rest, it would be unre asonable to
expect it to automatically correct itself during physical exercise. The
seemingly innoc uous tendency to breathe through the mouth during the day
or night  and breathe noticeably during rest means you will be more


he Light to Breathe Right
following the breath to enter the zone, 156–58
Acclimatization, 102, 117–18
Acid-forming foods, 52–53, 177–79
Active mind, 143–44, 152–54
Advanced Breathe Light to Breathe Right, 255–65
mer ging abdominal movements with breathing, 259–61, 260
reducing breathing volume using abdominal breathing, 261–65
relaxing and activating the diaphragm, 257–58
Advanced simulation of high-altitude training, 132–35, 133, 253,  253–54
guidelines before beginning, 132–33
guidelines for, 133–34, 253–54
Aerobic capacity and VO 2  max, 34–35, 57, 96, 100, 103–4
Aerobic exercise, 103–4, 180. See also  High-intensity training
Af fluence, and asthma rates, 211–12
Air intake. See also  Breathing volume
cardiac arrest and strenuous exercise, 202
diet and, 53reducing during physical exercise, 84–86
Air shortage, 78, 110, 124–25. See also  Breathing exercises
benefits of Oxygen Advantage breathing techniques, 46, 220
following the breath, 156–58
headaches during, 110, 113
holding breath during warm-up, 88
Airways, 58–59
asthma and, 212, 213,  215–16, 296 n
BOL T score and size of, 82
dilation and constriction of, 25, 27–28, 38, 120, 217
facial structure and size of, 83–84, 222, 223, 225, 226
nitric oxide and, 60, 82, 195
Alcohol, 97, 175
Ali, Muhammad, xi, 140–41
Alkaline-forming foods, 52–53, 178–79
Altitude acclimatization, 102, 117–18
Altitude sickness, 118
Altitude training. See  High-altitude training
Alveoli, 19, 20
American Rhinologic Society, 55–56
Anaerobic exercise, 103–4, 114, 180
Ancient tribal secrets, 79–81
Anderson, David, 196
Angina pectoris, 194
Animals, breathing in, 53–55
Antioxidants, 34, 187–90, 318 n
Anxiety, 167–68
Apnea. See  Sleep apnea
Appetite suppression, 173–74, 175, 177
Aristotle, 225
Armstrong, Lance, 97–98
Arrhythmia, 201, 203, 204, 325 n
Asthma, 209–20
author ’ s symptoms, 214–15
BOL T score and, 217–18
breath-hold time and, 40, 41breathing volume and, 211–14, 213
causes of, 211–14
Doug’ s case, 10–11
exercise for stopping symptoms, 218, 219,  220
exercise-induced. See  Exercise-induced asthma
Julian’ s case, 209–10
Michael’ s case, 220
nasal breathing for, 215–16
origins of term, 210–11
rate of, 210–11
swimming for, 216–17
Asthma Care, 215
Attention deficit disorder (ADD), 226
Attention spans, 143–44
Automatic bodily functions, 158
B
Bailey, Stephen, 103–4
Baking soda. See  Bicarbonate of soda
Beet juice, 196–97
Bicarbonate of soda, 113–16, 308–9 n
how to take, 115–16
Big breaths, 39, 45–46, 68–69, 168, 244
Bilton, Nick, 144
Birds, breathing in, 54
Blocked nose, 40, 124, 215, 234
Nose Unblocking Exercise, 61–63, 62,  244–45,  245
Blood
circulation of, 27–28
composition of, 100–101
delivery of oxygen to muscles and or gans from, 19–20, 24, 26–27, 108,
109
Blood cells, red. See  Red blood cells
Blood clotting, 195
Blood doping, 95–99
Blood flow, 5, 72–73, 195–96Blood pH, 74, 108, 177–78
bicarbonate of soda for, 113–14
regulation of, 28–31, 29
Blood pressure, 196
high. See  Hypertension
Blood sugar, 174, 176, 177, 179
Blood transfusions, 96–99
Blood vessels, 20, 22
carbon dioxide and, 29, 32–33, 34
dilation and constriction of, 5, 25, 27–28
nitric oxide and, 58–60
Body detoxification, 49–50
Body Oxygen Level T est (BOL T), 22, 37–49, 242–44
how it works, 39–40
measuring, 37–39
scores. See  BOL T scores
sports performance and, 44–45
Bohr, Christian, 26
Bohr, Niels, 26
Bohr Ef fect, 5, 24, 26–27, 108
BOL T. See  Body Oxygen Level T est
Bolt, Usain, 221
BOL T scores, 243–44, 268–81
10 seconds or less, 41–42, 42,  48, 82, 179
program for, 268–70, 280
10 to 20 seconds, program for, 271–73, 280
20 seconds or less, 40, 42, 43,  44–45, 48, 56, 82, 167, 233, 249
program for, 271–73, 280
20 to 30 seconds, program for, 274–76, 281
30 seconds, 43, 43,  44, 48, 82
program for, 277–79, 281
40 seconds, 40, 43, 43,  49, 82, 167, 233, 281
air shortage and, 78, 110
asthma and, 217–18
body detoxification and, 49–50
breathing volume and, 41–43, 44, 138breathlessness during sports and, 40–41
exercise ability general guidelines, 82–83
how it works, 39–40
increasing. See  Increasing BOL T scores
measuring, 37–39, 91–92
Boston Marathon, 116
Boxing, 140–41, 309–10 n
Brahmari, 60–61
Brain, 146–47
oxygenation of the, 165–68
Breast cancer, bicarbonate of soda therapy, 114
Breathe Light to Breathe Right, 74–76, 75,  246–47, 266
advanced method. See  Advanced Breathe Light to Breathe Right
Anna’ s case, 199
appetite and weight loss, 179–80
asthma and, 217–18
bodily changes from, 76
Eamon’ s case, 175–76
following the breath meditation, 156–58, 181
guidelines for, 74–75, 246–47
jogging or running, 89–90, 247, 266
for quality sleep, 169
Breath hold (holding), 105–13, 121–35
after an exhalation, 108
bicarbonate of soda and, 114, 309 n
carbon dioxide and, 33, 39
in children, 124
de Oliveira’ s techniques, 121–22
exercises. See  Breath-holding exercises
to improve respiratory muscle strength, 110–11
increasing EPO naturally, 109
influences on length of time, 292–93
to prepare for ascent to high altitude, 117–19
to reduce lactic acid, 111–12
running economy and, 36
Rupp’ s method, 123science of, 104–7, 108, 188–89
stages of, 292
testing, 37. See  also  Body Oxygen Level T est
upper limits and safety of, 290–91
Zátopek’ s method, 122–23
Breath-hold divers, 105–7, 137, 138,


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(Reproduced by Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research, Milwaukee, 1955ed.). Washington, D.C.: H. W. Wylie. Wylie, H. W. (1930). An Autobiography. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        John was violently opposed to ordinary medical treatment; he especially would
not have taken antibiotics even if he had died without them because previouscourses of antibiotics had been the precipitant of life-threatening conditions thatfirst brought John to my care. John used his last strength to get to me because heknew that had a hospital gotten its clutches on him the medical doctors wouldhave done exactly as they pleased. I gave John a colonic, a gentle, mental spanking, and put him to bed without
any supper. He started water fasting and did colonics every day. He begangobbling vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) a few grams every hour. I put hugepoultices on his sores made of clay and chopped lawn grass (we needed a weekor so before a tray of wheat grass would be ready). John’s sores were amazing. Every day a new one seemed to appear on a different part of the body. The oldones kept getting bigger and deeper. The largest original ones were about threeinches in diameter, smelled horribly and had almost eaten the flesh down to thebone. His pain was severe; there was no position John could assume that didn’tirritate one sore or another, and it was a good thing my house was remotebecause John frequently relieved his pain by screaming. John was never delirious,but he was always original. He did not have to scream, but enjoyed its relief andhowled quite dramatically. I wore earplugs. After about two weeks of water fasting, John counted up the total of his sores. There were forty three. Seven or eight of them were enormous, two or threeinches in diameter and well into the flesh, but the last ones to appear wereshallow, small and stayed small. After that point no more new ones showed upand the body began to make visible headway against the infection. Very slowlyand then more and more rapidly, the sores began to close up and heal from theedges. John’s fever began to drop. And he had less pain. I should mention thatJohn brought an extremely virulent and aggressive pathogenic organism into ourhouse to which we Americans had no resistance. Both my husband and I wereattacked where the skin had been broken. However, unlike John, in our cases,our healthy bodies immediately walled-off the organism and the small, reddenedpustules, though painful, did not grow and within a week, had been conquered byour immune systems. And after that we had an immunity. After about three weeks of his fasting we were thoroughly tired of hearing
John’s cathartic howls, tired of nursing a sick person. We needed a break. John atthis point could walk a bit and was feeling a lot better. John had previously water
fasted for 30 days and knew the drill very well. So we stocked up the vitamin C
bottle by his bed and went to town for the weekend to stay in a motel and see amovie. As they say in the Canadian backwoods, we were bushed. John had promised to be good. But as soon as we left he decided that since he
felt so very much better, he could break his fast. He knew how to do this andfortunately for him, (it was very much premature for John to eat) did it more orless correctly, only eating small quantities of raw fruits and vegetables. But by thetime we got back home three days later, John had relapsed. The pain was rapidlygetting much worse; the sores were growing again and a few small new onesappeared. Dr. Isabelle again took away his food and gave him another verbalspanking a little more severe than the one he’d had a few weeks earlier and puthim to bed again without his supper. After two more weeks on water, John had gained a great deal on the sores. They were filling in and weren’t oozing pus, looked clean and the new formingmeat looked a healthy pink instead of purple-black. But John had been veryslender to start with and by now he was getting near the end of his food reserves. He probably couldn’t have fasted on water for more than one more week withoutstarvation beginning. But this time, when he broke his fast, it was under closesupervision. I gave him dilute juice only, introduced other sustenance verycautiously and made absolutely sure that reintroducing nourishment would notpermit the organism to gain. This time it didn’t. John’s own immune system,beefed up by fasting, had conquered a virulent organism that could have easilykilled him. Before the era of antibiotics, before immunizations to the common childhood
illnesses, people frequently died of infections as virulent as the one that attackedJohn. They usually died because they “ate to keep up their strength. ” Most ofthese deaths were unnecessary, caused by ignorance and poor nursing care. Forexample, standard medical treatment for typhoid fever used to consist of spoon-fed milk—sure to kill all but the strongest constitution. Even without the assistance
of massive doses of vitamin C, if people would but fast away infections they could
cure themselves of almost all of them with little danger, without the side effects ofantibiotics or creating mutated antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Why did John refuse antibiotics even if it meant risking his life?,
A: Because previous antibiotics had caused life-threatening conditions in the past, and he preferred to focus on a natural approach to healing.
Q: What was the treatment plan for Jeanne's heart condition?,
A: Not mentioned in the passage.
Q: What is the recommended dosage of Co-Enzyme Q-10 for people with heart problems?,
A: 120-250 milligrams per day.
Q: What is the primary cause of cancer, according to the author?,
A: The author does not specify a single cause, but suggests that it is a result of a complex interplay of factors, including the environment, food, and personal choices.
Q: What is the recommended treatment for a patient with a severe case of constipation?,
A: Not mentioned in the passage.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>DR. LEE T. ROZELLE  AND DR. RONALD L. WATHEN:  "CONSUMPTION OF LOW TDS WATER"   (NOTE: DISTILLED WATER falls under the category of "LOW TDS WATER." The term "LOW TDS WATER" means water with a low Total Dissolved Solids count. Distilled Water is in the category of "LOW TDS WATER" because it generally has a count of zero parts per million of dissolved solids.) CONSUMPTION OF LOW TDS WATER
A COM1v!ITTEE REPORT
BY
WATER QTJALITY ASSOCIATION
SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1992-1993. With
Review By
Dr. Lee T. Rozelle
and
Dr. Ronald L. Wathen, M.D. MARCH 1993
II
WOA
Technical
. Services INTRODUCTION
Since the beginning of time, water has been both praised for good health and blamed for human
ills. We now know the real functions of water in the human body are to serve as a solvent and
medium for the transport of nutrients and wastes to and from cells throughout the body, a
regulator of temperature, a lubricator of joints and other tissues, and a participant in our body's
biochemical reactions. It is the H20 in water and not the dissolved and suspended minerals and
other constituents that carry out these functions. -
Low TDS water is defined in this paper as that containing between one and 100 milligrams per
liter (mg/L) of total dissolved solids (TDS). This is typical of the water quality obtained from
distillation, reverse osmosis, and deionization point-of-use water treatment of public or private
water supplies that are generally available to consumers in the world. Highly purified (distilled) water is believed by some to help "cure" arthritis by "washing out"
excess calcium and other minerals from deposits in joints. Along with this reasoning, some
people speculate that drinking highly purified water, treated by distillation, reverse osmosis, or
deionization, "leaches" minerals from the body and thus causes mineral deficiencies with
subsequent ill health effects. An isolated report, a summary of Russian studies available through the World Health
Organization, has recommended that fluid and electrolytes are better replaced with water
containing a minimum of 100 mg/L of TDS. However, this may pertain more to situations in
the human body during heavy exertion and sweating. It is the market for sports drinks which
are formulated to help replace the sugar compounds, glucose in the blood and glycogen in the
. muscles that are burned in prolonged exercise. Sports drinks are formulated to help replace the
sugar compounds -glucose in the blood, glycogen in the muscles -and electrolytes -salt,
calcium, and potassium that keep cells in proper electrical balance -that may be burned and
depleted after an hour or more of hard exercise. This situation does not have anything to do
with low TDS or demineralized water for normal drinking and cooking purposes. Even in warm
weather exercise, the greatest danger is that of dehydration, and the proper advice to ward it off


 your
intentions as successes or failures on the basis of your little ego and its time
schedule. Put out your intention, and practice everything that’s written in
this chapter and in this book. and then let go. Create a knowing within,
and let the universal mind of intention handle the details. Step 8: Practice meditation, particularly the Japa meditation, to
attract ideal people and divine relationships. Practice the repetition of the
sound that is in the name of God as a mantra, literally seeing in your mind’s
eye the energy you’re radiating, bringing the people you desire into your
life. You will be astounded at the results. I’ve provided examples
throughout this book of how the practice of Japa meditation has helped
people manifest their dreams, almost like magic. Step 9: Look upon everyone who has ever played any role in your life
as having been sent to you for your benefit. In a universe peopled by a
creative, divine, organizing intelligence, which I’m calling the power of
intention, there are simply no accidents. The wake of your life is like the
wake of a boat. It’s nothing more than the trail that’s left behind. The wake
doesn’t drive the boat. The wake is not driving your life. Everything and
everyone in your personal history had to be there when they were. And
what’s the evidence for this. They were there. That’s all you need to know. Don’t use what transpired in the wake, or the wrong people who showed up
in your wake, as a reason why you can’t attract the right people today. It’s
your past. nothing more than a trail you’ve left behind. Step 10: As always, remain in a state of eternal gratitude. Even be
grateful for those whose presence may have caused you pain and suffering. Be thankful to your Source for sending them, and to yourself for attracting
them to you. They all had something to teach you. Now be grateful for
everyone God sends to your path, and know as a co-creator that it’s up to
you to either resonate with the high, loving energy of intention and keep
those like-energized people in your life, or to give them a silent blessing
and a pleasant no thank you. And the emphasis is on the thank you, for that
is true gratitude in action. In Lynne McTaggart’s fabulous book The Field: The Quest for the Secret
Force of the Universe, she offers us this scientific perspective on what I’ve
written in this chapter: “Our natural state of being is a relationship, a tango,
a constant state of one influencing the other. Just as the subatomic particles
that compose us cannot be separated from the space and particles
surrounding them, so living beings cannot be isolated from each other. By the act of observation and intention, we have the ability to extend a kind
of super-radiance to the world. ” [Emphasis mine]
Through relationships with others and by using the power of intention,
we can radiate outward all of the energy necessary to attract what we desire. I urge you to move into this awareness now and know in your heart, just as
the farmer in Field of Dreams knew, that if you build this inner dream,
surely, it will come. OceanofPDF. comIT IS MY INTENTION TO:
OPTIMIZE MY CAPACITY
TO HEAL AND
BE HEALED
“No one can ask another to be healed. But he can let himself be healed, and
thus offer the other what he has received. Who can bestow upon another
what he does not have. And who can share what he denies himself. ”

— A Course in Miracles
Every single person on the planet has within them the potential to be a
healer. In order to make conscious contact with your inherent healing
powers, you must first make the decision to be healed yourself. As A
Course in Miracles reminds us: “Those who are healed become the
instruments of healing,” and “The only way to heal is to be healed. ” Thus,
there’s a twofold advantage in this intention to be healed. Once you’ve
accepted your power to heal yourself and optimize your health, you become
someone who’s capable of healing others as well. One of the many fascinating observations that David Hawkins made in
his book Power vs. Force is the relationship between a person’s calibrated
level of energy and their capacity to heal. People who calibrated above 600
on his map of consciousness scale (which is an exceptionally high-energyscore indicating illumination and supreme enlightenment) radiated healing
energy. Disease, as we know it, can’t exist in the presence of such high
spiritual energy. This explains the miraculous healing powers of Jesus of
Nazareth, St. Francis of Assisi, and Ramana Maharshi. Their exceptionally
high energy is sufficient to counterbalance disease. As you read this, keep in mind that you too emanated from the highest
spiritual loving energy field of intention, and you have within you this
capacity. In order to fulfill the intention of this chapter, you must, as Gandhi
states in the quotation above, “be the change that you wish to see in others. ”
You must focus on healing yourself so you’ll have this healing ability to
offer others. If you reach a level of blissful illumination where you’re
reconnected to Source and are harmonized vibrationally, you’ll begin to
radiate the energy that converts disease to health. In St. Francis’s powerful prayer, he asks of his Source, “Where there is
injury, let me sow pardon,” meaning, allow me to be a person who gives
others healing energy. This principle has been repeated throughout the
pages of this book: Bring higher/spiritual energy to the presence of
lower/diseased energy, and it not only nullifies the lower energy, but
converts it to healthy spiritual energy. In the field of energy medicine where
these principles are being applied, tumors are bombarded with exceptionally
high-laser energy that dissolves and converts them to healthy tissue. Energy
medicine is the discipline of the future, and relies on the ancient spiritual
practice of being the change, or healing others by first healing ourselves. Becoming the Healing
Reconnect to the disease-free loving perfection from which you came is a
succinct statement of what the self-healing process requires. The universal
mind of intention knows precisely what you need in order to optimize your
health. What you must do is notice your thoughts and behaviors, which are
creating resistance, and interfering with healing, which is the flow of
intentional energy. Recognizing your resistance is something that’s entirely
up to you. You must dedicate yourself to this awareness so that you can
make a shift to pure healing intention. While I was on the treadmill at the gym yesterday, I talked to a gentleman
for five minutes, and in that brief span of time, he regaled me with a
laundry list of ailments, surgeries, heart procedures, diseases, and projected
joint replacements—all in five minutes. This was his calling card. Those
thoughts and recapitulations of bodily afflictions are resistance to the
healing energy that’s available. As I talked to the complaining man on the treadmill, I attempted to get
him to shift even momentarily away from his resistance to receiving healing
energy. But he was absolutely determined to wallow in his disabilities,
wearing them as a badge of honor, arguing vehemently for his limitations. He seemed to cherish and cling to his self-loathing for his deteriorating
body. I attempted to surround him with light and sent him a silent blessing,
congratulating him for doing a treadmill exercise as I moved on to my own
workout. But I was struck by how much of this man’s inner focus was on
disorder, disharmony, and disease as he related to his own body. Reading about the role of thoughts in reports of spontaneous recovery
from irreversible and incurable disease is fascinating. Dr. Hawkins, writing
in Power vs. Force, offers us this wisdom: “In every studied case of
recovery from hopeless and untreatable disease, there has been a major shift
in consciousness, so that the attractor patterns that resulted in the pathologic
process no longer dominated. ” Every case. Imagine that. And look at that
term attractor patterns:We attract into our lives through our level of
consciousness, and we can change what we attract. This is a very powerful
idea and the basis for accessing the power of intention not only in healing,
but in every area where we have desires, aspirations, and individual
intentions. Hawkins goes on to say that “in spontaneous recovery, there is
frequently a marked increase in the capacity to love and the awareness of
the importance of love as a healing factor. ”
Your intention in this chapter is facilitated by looking at the larger
objective of returning to your Source, and vibrating more in harmony with
the energy of the power of intention. That Source is never focused on
what’s wrong, what’s missing, or what’s sickly. True healing takes you back
to the Source. Anything short of this connection is a temporary fix. When
you clean up the connecting link to your Source, attractor patterns ofenergy are drawn to you. If you don’t believe that this is possible, then
you’ve created resistance to your intention to heal and be healed. If you
believe that it is possible, but not for you, then you have more resistance. If
you believe you’re being punished by the absence of health, that’s also
resistance. These inner thoughts about your ability to be healed play a


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Sometimes grime gets incredibly stuck to surfaces, and an all-purpose
cleaner just can’t seem to get it off. In this case, something that creates
a little bit of abrasion is needed. I really don’t like the powders sold
in stores, and have found that baking soda works a treat in its place. Because it is made up of very small granules, it’s great for scrubbing
through anything gunked onto a surface. In addition it’s an alkaline
substance, and therefore neutralizes the acidic oils that are keeping the
grime caked on. It also has fantastic anti-microbial properties, and you
can make it smell wonderful with a wide variety of essential oils. Abrasive Cleaners
-Sprinkle baking soda over (damp)
crusty dishes and you’ll be able to
scrub them easily after letting it sit
for several hours. -Dampen the surface you are
cleaning (slightly) when you use
baking soda before putting the
baking soda down. -If you are going after a really
tough spot, let the baking soda
sit for 10 minutes on the surface
(after you’ve dampened it. ) -After using the baking soda, use
some vinegar to dissolve any bit
of powdery residue that may be
left over. -Always test your surface before
going all out, especially if you
suspect it may scratch. 274Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comTips & TroubleshootingThe title for this recipe sounds like the title of a very bad romance, but baking soda and sponges are truly a
beautiful combination. The scratchy side of the sponge combined with the power of the soda works wonders. Soda & Sponge
-1 damp sponge, with a coarse
side
-Baking Soda
-Vinegar (optional)1. Dampen a sponge that has a coarse side-it doesn’t have to be wet,
just damp-and pour a little baking soda into a clean bowl. 2. Dip the sponge into the baking soda and scrub away. Alternatively,
you can sprinkle baking soda directly onto the surface that needs
cleaning, and scrub from there. 3. Y ou can follow this treatment with a spritz of vinegar to rinse away
any leftover baking soda that may have snuck into little cracks. 275Copyright 2014 everydayroots. com Abrasive CleanersY ou will need… DirectionsNot the drama-filled sequel to Soda & A Sponge, baking soda and salt make a good abrasive cleaner if you
need a little extra “scrub” power. Use sea salt here, with coarser flakes. Avoid using this on surfaces that scratch
easily. Soda & Salt
-Baking Soda
-Coarse sea salt
-A damp sponge
-Vinegar (optional)1. Mix the baking soda and salt in a bowl at a 1-1 ratio, and dampen your
sponge. Dip it into the mixture and scrub, following up with a vinegar
rinse if you like. 276Copyright 2014 everydayroots. com Abrasive CleanersY ou will need… DirectionsIt has always seemed a bit odd, in my opinion, to spray chemicals into
the air to ‘freshen’ it. To me, fresh air isn’t about crazy scents that make
a home smell overwhelmingly artificial. I like clean, pure, and simple. Of
course one of the best ways to keep air fresh is to clean regularly, but
no matter how much you do this, your house will still have a signature
odor-which you probably don’t notice since you become so used to it. I
have a lot of dogs coming through my house as fosters, not to mention
all the dirty saddle pads, muck boots, and horse blankets I schlep back
and forth from the barn. Needless to say, I fret a lot about how my
home smells to other people, so I find these air fresheners a particular
blessing. Air Fresheners
- The most natural way to freshen,
filter, and purify air is through
the use of plants. Truly. NASA
even went so far as to compile a
list of the best air-filtering plants
as part of the NASA Clean Air
Study. Plants use a process to
move chemicals in the air to their
roots. The leaves absorb certain
chemicals and impurities, and
transport them through plant
tissue into the roots. All of this
leaves (no pun intended) the
surrounding air clean and fresh. 277Copyright 2014 everydayroots. comTips & TroubleshootingBy simmering ingredients on a stovetop, you release their lovely scents into the air. The beauty of freshening air
this way is that you can come up with pretty much any combination of smells that you want to, at a very low cost. The downside, of course, is that you can’t leave your stove unattended and duck out for a quick shopping trip. Sim


 on the directions of potential gradients in
the tissues and the amount and quality of transportable
permeable and nonpermeable ions. In this way it can
be understood that an autolytic electronegative phase
is able to attract permeable cations, i.e., calcium and
magnesium. Combinat ion of these two ions with phos
phate and carbonic ions in the autolytic tissue should
eventually lead to the intratumoural precipitation of
calcium dnd magr1esium phosphate and carbonate, which
are the main constituents in calcified, previously in·
jured tissue. Healed granulomas of infectious origin in
the lung commonly contain calcification, radiographi
cally demonstrable in vivo. Pulmonary neoplasms oc
casionally contain foci of microcalcilication, practicall y
always invisible to clinical radiography but demonstra ·
ble histologically. The ptesence of "A" and "B" ~ones, rad.iatjog
structures, circular displacements of tissue structures,
arches and arcades, lamellae and retraction pockets
(Chapter III) consequently do not indicate that the
underlying pathologic process is malignant or benign. Nonspecific processes of degradation, however, such
as bleeding, necrosis, or infection, are very common in
malignant tumours. These degrading processes may
induce any one or several of the above-listed eight
structural changes, which should always raise clinical
suspicion of possible malignanc y. As will be shown in
the next chapter, the same reasoning also applies to the
occurrence of pathological ductal and vascular struc
tures. The spontaneous accumulation of granulocytes in
injured tissue and around the anode in experimental
electrophoretic polarization of tissue has also been
described (Chapter XIV). Because granulocytes are
electronegative, in an electric field they must move to
the anode. The proposed vascular-interSiitial closed cir
cuit (V ICC) can then explain the aurae~wn of granulo
cytes as an eleccrophoretic process in a locally polarizing
tissue. This process is a further example of biological
effects which can be produced in tissue under the
influence of an activated BCEC. Already at relatively
low levels of applied potential, e.g., 1-2 V, granulo·
cytes are attracted extensively around the anode. When potential differences arc relatively high, e.g.,
5-10 V, the attracted granuloq~es are to a large extent
destroyed. So-called chemotacric movemem of white blood cells
toward bacteria and necrotic cell mat<rial has trad.i
tionally been described as induced by "chemical sig·
nals" (1, 2, 5). Neither such signals nor the actual
forces which stimulate the white cells to move have
been adequately defined so far. It is here suggested
thattlu accumuhuwn of granulocytes in acute tissue injury
may be explained as electrophoretic transport of d1ese
electronegative cells to the region of an electropositive f~eld
in a BCEC. Once the white blood cells have crossed
the capillary membranes and entered the interstitial
tissue spaces, the cells can hardly be anticipated to
take the same way back to the blood stream after the
polarity of the pathologi c process is eventuall y re
versed. This process is again an example of the influ
ence of a matrix in the transformation of tissue. In
addition, a mechanism of interaction between blood flow
and electric fields has been described, which is capable of
accumularing granulocytes around an elecrrmtegative focus
of a VICC. Whatever the further background mechanisms may
be behind the local attraction of white blood cells out
of the blood stream, it appears possible now to utilize
for rherapy tlu proposed electrophoretic mechanisms of
allraction. Under fluoroscopic control, tiny platinum
electrodes can C'dSily be inserted percutaneously into
Corona structures in the lung 201 tissue. Electric potential differences of suitable magni
tude, duration and polarity can then be applied be
tween the electrodes to attract large numbers of white
blOod cells into the diseased r<gion. C<>rrespondingly,
electrophoretic transport and destruction of microor
ganisms can be obtained against the anode (bacteria
are reported to carry a surplus of electronegative
charges, except Spirochaeta pailida, which is electro
positive). Four weeks after utificial electrophoretic
treatment of lung tissue in a do.g (Chapter XIV), scars
were found at the previous sites of the anode and
cathode. "Inflammatory " reactions were evident in
the surrounding tissue. Granulocytes at this time were
not present; lymphocytes were seen at the previous
sites of electroposit ive electrodes. Cavitation was also
noted around the electrodes, residual from the me
chanical effects of gas produced electrochemically
from transformed tissue around the electrodes. Because different chemical agents can carry a net
surplus of electric charges, they may potentially be
attracted to locally diseased tissue in order to· affect
beneficially a pathologic process. This proposed prin
ciple was initially tested experimentally with Evans
blue (Chapter XIV). This compound accumula ted,
well visible, in vivo in the tissue around the cathode. The therapeutic possibilities of electrochemical attrac
tion appear to warrant further study. Morphologic changes have also been observed in
individual red blood ce/Js (page 180). In the electric
field the transport of material over the cell membranes
is evidently altered in different ways around the anode
and cathode. The mechanisms of these changes seem
to offer possibilities for studies of the function of cell
membranes themselves. The existence of a BCEC allows ionic transports
among adjacen1 polarizing tissue regions or organs. The
BCEC may be involved i11 embryonic development of
structures, including membranes and qrgan capsules. How membrane structures develop is still poorly un
derstood and has been a subject of intense discussions
in the past (4, 8, 10, 11). Structures developing as
polarization products over a Jl.CEC offer a proposed
mechanism which can easily be simulated in vivo. These first IS chapters have presented lines of dis-
202 Corona structures in the lung covery arising from the original radiologic observation
of corona structures around pulmonary tumours. It is now
apparent that most of these structures can be explained
as products of physicochemical polarization over a BCEC. In fact, we seem here to have encountered a basic
biokinetic mechanism of healing, structuring and
function of tissue. The next chapter extends these tines
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 of which  "I AM"
speaking;  and  My  Own  Infinite  Intelligence,  by which
"I AM"  flashing  These  Words  to this Good  Brother,  which
he repeats  to you. You  have  become  a Part  of That  Self—
Myself! Do you  think  you  would  ever  get away  from  Me? Think  of it! You  cannot  escape  now! Some  who  think  they
might,  will  find  that  is a mistake. So Dear  Ones,  in the Glory  of your  privilege,  go forth
in the Full  Power  of Joy  and  the Consciousness  of your
Ability;  to call forth  from  your  Presence  This  Mighty  Free-
dom  and  Limitless  Activity  of Itself. Ask  It, to silence  your
human  forever;  to hold  it bound  and  in obedience  to the
Great  Law  of Life! Let  the Power  of your  Presence  flood
your  world  to alone  act in your  world,  keeping  it Free
from  human  qualification  of any  kind. If you  will  do that,
Precious  Ones,  in so short  a time,  you  will  begin  to feel
This  Power  releasing  from  the Light  within  you;  which
will positively  give  you  all the Courage,  Confidence  and
Freedom  in Its Perfection  which  every  Heart  in the World
craves. So, tonight,  in My  Closing  Words,  I call  your  "Beloved
Mighty  I Am  Presence"  to take  command  of each  mind
and body;  silence  your  human  qualities;  and  cause  them  to
remain  silent  and  obedient  to the Great  Light  within  your
Heart! I call  That  Light  to take  Its Command;  to hold  Its 52 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
Dominion  and  to produce  Its Perfection  in you  and  your
world! Then,  you  become  a Pillar  of Light,  thru  which  the
Power  of the "I AM  Presence"  pours  forth  Its Radiance,
into your  environment  everywhere. The Glory  of Our  Light  will  cause  people  to come  to
you and  inquire  of the Glory,  of the Peace  and  the Love
which  radiates  from  you! Then,  will  be your  opportunity
to explain  to them  the Knowledge  of the Presence  and  the
Chart;  which  gives  them  an Eye-picture  and  is a Powerful
Means  of their  quickly  entering  into  the Full  Conscious-
ness of their  Presence;  and  the  Perfection  which  It will
bring  forth  thru  them. It is not a matter  of can It, or will  It
do so; but It does  do so! The  Light  of your  Being,  the Light
of the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  compels  It to go forth;  as
you understand  and  harmonize  your  feeling  enough;  and
stop the qualification  of that  mighty  Pure  Perfect  Energy
which  stands  ever  ready  and  waiting,  to flood  you and  your
world  with  Its Glory  and  Freedom  from  all limitations! Then  you  arise  into  your  Ascension! DISCOURSE  VI
May  4,1937
NEW  YORK  CITY,  N. Y.
Beloved  Children  of Earth,  your  Pilgrimage  is fast draw-
ing to a close;  and  out of That  Light  from  which  you  came,
is flowing  forth  your  Victory. Can  you  with  Me compre-
hend  for a few moments,  the Light  from  which  you  came ? The Light  which  is every  moment  beating  your  Heart;
Out of That  Great  Fire-Breath  of God,  came  your  Individ-
ualization. The  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  projected  your
Higher  Mental  Body,  then  the Ray  by which  your  human
form  came  into  being! Contemplate  with  Me This  Mighty
Reality  and  no longer  feel  yourselves  separate  from  that
Great  Light  which  gives  you  Life! That  is your  Life! That
is your  Intelligence  and  Power! We, who  know  so well  the Great  Freedom,  which  comes
alone  from  the Light;  We  who  have  It, because  We have
It, We know  you can too! Will  you  not enter  into  Our  Open
Door,  thru  which  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has invited  you  to
come;  and  no longer  dwell  upon  the fragments  of human
creations ? Can  you  bear  it Oh,  Beloved  Children,  to face
the Truth:  and  know  the fragments  of Life  which  you  are
ordinarily  using,  are but the farthest  outer  covering  of the
Light;  which  is your  Perfection,  into  which  you  may  enter,
if you  will,  in the  Acknowledgment  of your  Presence,
53 54 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
which  is All-Wise,  All-Powerful,  and  Whose  Light  fills  the
Earth? Do not  let your  attention  go astray  longer,  for in your
attention  to the  Presence,  comes  your  Eternal  Release. There  is naught  else  to set you  Free! Once  you  can  hold
yourself  firm  to your  Presence,  acknowledging  It, calling  It
into action,  then  quickly  comes  your  Release  and  Freedom! We, who  have  attained  the Victory,  know  all your  Re-
quirements,  perhaps  far better  than  you  could  even  imag-
ine. When  We  say to you,  We know  your  Victory  is CER-
TAIN,  can you  not accept  It and  let the Quality  which  We
are knowing  for you,  enter  in and  perform  Its Perfect  Serv-
ice for you ? It seems  to Me It is quite  practical,  quite  logical. Your  teacher  who  taught  you  mathematics,  who  taught
you English,  had  attained  such  knowledge  up to that  point,
wherein  he or she was  your  teacher. Today,  We who  have
attained  Freedom  offer  Our  Services  to you;  because  We
have  attained! Then  you  should  be as open  to This  Help  a
far more  Transcendent  Privilege,  than  you  were  to your
teacher  in the schools  of the physical  world. It is all quite  as practical;  still  It is Transcendent,  It is
Unusual! Try  to feel This,  Beloved  Ones,  and  no longer  let
human  concepts  cause  you  to doubt  again  and  fear. If
someone  came  to you  and  said,  there  was  something  won-
derful,  marvelous,  over  here  in one  of your  magnificent
buildings—would  you  hesitate  to go and  see for yourself,
what  it was  and  that  it was  there ? Would  you  disbelieve
someone  and  think  that  Chicago  was  not in existence;  be-DISCOURSE  VIII  55
cause  you  had  not been  there,  or in Los  Angeles ? Do you
not see how  inconsistent  the human  intellect  is? It joyously,
willingly  accepts  some  things  and  rebels  tremendously  at
others;  most  of the time  at the things  which  would  give  it
the Greatest  Freedom. Beloved  Saint  Germain  has  brought  to you  This  Tran-
scendent  Knowledge  of the "I AM"—every  Word  of which
is True,  Vital,  Living,  Powerful! It is your  Freedom! The
Messengers  have  pled  with  you,  offering  so kindly  every
angle  of Explanation;  which  will  enable  you  to compre-
hend  and  understand,  that  It is your  Application  in your
attention  to the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  which  compels
your  Freedom. Notice


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ish from  their  world  forever. In the Power  of Our  Great  Light;  Goddess  of Liberty,
Victory  and  Goddess  of Light. in Thy  Trinity  of Action,
clothe  these  Beloved  Ones  in Thy  Garments  of Light;
which  hold  Thy  Radiance  in constant  action  about  them;
fills and  charges  their  worlds  with  Thy  Dynamic  Action  of
Courage,  Strength  and  Victory  of the Light. I thank  you. DISCOURSE  XVIII
April  24,  /93S
DETROIT,  MICHIGAN. Beloved  Students  of Detroit,  I am grateful  for this  op-
portunity  to render  a Service  to you  today,  in preparation
for the coming  Class,  which  I trust  will  be acceptable  to
all of you. The  need  of mankind  today,  is warding  off the
destructive  conditions  which  exist,  where  destructive  In-
dividuals  are trying  to impose  themselves  upon  mankind. We firmly  believe  with  your  co-operation,  that  ninety  per-
cent of the destructive  intent  which  it was  thought  would
be released  upon  mankind,  may  be avoided. I am saying  this  for the first  time  in Our  Experience,  or
the Messenger's  experience,  in conveying  it to mankind. So much  has  been  accomplished  by the Mighty  Decrees
of the students,  thruout  America  and  the World. We Our-
selves  could  not have  believed,  We could  find  such  response
from  mankind. I say to you  Beloved  Ones,  you  will  never
know  until  you  are Ascended  Beings,  the Service  you  have
rendered. So many  times,  you  have  thought  you  were  not
rendering  much  Service,  yet you  were  earnest  and  sincere
in releasing  These  Mighty  Decrees. It is very  wonderful  and
it has  made  possible  so much,  which  We  could  scarcely
have  hoped  for,  that  Our  Rejoicing  I think,  is far greater
than  yours. 278 DISCOURSE  XVIII  279
On the opening  day  of This  Class,  there  will  be a Greater
Release  and  Action  of the Cosmic  Light  into  the human
octave,  than  has  been  thus  far. It means  everything. The
Messengers  even  do not know  it; but why  do you  suppose
it happened  that  you  have  a twelve  day  Class  here. The
Messengers  started  in to have  a ten day  Class  as usual,  but
it so happened  it became  a twelve  day  Class. There  must
have  been  a far Greater  Reason  for It than  the outer  human
knows. Will  you  please  give  attention  and  comprehend
these  things  which  seem  just  ordinary. From  the  Inner
Standpoint,  they  are most  extraordinary;  because  It is the
Action  of the Divine  Law  of your  Being,  or shall  We  say
the Being  of Life. Because  of what  will  be released,  not only  for your  blessed
selves  here  and  the people  of Detroit,  who  may  not even
be interested,  Its far reaching  Activity  will  pour  out into  the
World. That  is the reason  why  this has become  a twelve  day
Class. Even  the blessed  ones  who  are in charge  of the Ca-
thedral,  thought  those  two  days  were  taken;  yet  it was
found  they  were  not. There  is a Governing  Power  and  In-
telligence,  Precious  People  which  once  you  comprehend
It makes  you  stand  firm. The  Understanding  and  Ac-
knowledgment  of your  Power  to use  these  Inner  Laws,
frees  you  from  human  conditions. You  bring  these  Laws
into action  in the human  octave. Then  you  will  understand,
you are no longer  subject  to the conditions  which  exist  here. Believe  Me when  I say,  you  can move  in the world  un-
touched  by the conditions  about  you;  if you  are firm  enough 305 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
in the Acknowledgment  of your  Presence. It will  release  Its
Tube  of Light  about  your  human  body  and  your  feeling
world;  to make  you  Invincible  to the impact  of human  cre-
ation  around  you. (Wave  of hand  which  repels. ) Beloved
Ones,  if you  saw  from  Our  Standpoint,  as you move  among
the creations  of mankind,  you  would  see a sudden  action,
constantly  sending  its impact  against  the human  form. If you  do not believe  in, understand  or call  your  "I AM
Presence"  into  action,  to hold  Its Tube  of Light  about  you,
discordant  conditions  constantly  affect  you  just  like  that—
(waving  motion  of hand)  everywhere  you  move. When
discord  reaches  into  your  physical  body  and  affects  you
physically,  it has first  acted  in your  feeling  world. Most  of
the time,  you  are wholly  unaware  of it, except  when  you
are conscious  of some  disturbance. As you  come  to comprehend  these  Simple  Laws,  every-
thing  is just  the Natural  Practical  Law  of Life;  which  it
is your  Right  and  Privilege  to use in the Fuller  Understand-
ing, to which  you  have  not yet become  accustomed. It does
not make  any  difference  what  your  manifestations  have
been  up to date,  in your  Acknowledgment  of the Presence
of Life;  it is nothing,  to what  you  can  call  into  action,  as
you go forth. Pardon  Me,  if I digress  just  a moment,  since  the Vibra-
tory Action  is Right. I want  to place  this  before  you. In
all the seeming  opposition  to This  "I AM"  Activity—for
no reason  at all, and  all the falsehoods  which  have  been
uttered  concerning  the Messengers  and  the Work,  during DISCOURSE  XVIII  281
the Washington  Class;  the Great  Cosmic  Laws  were  set
into action,  which  will  cause  opposition  to disappear  from
the Earth. Watch  it. We do not talk  to hear  Ourselves,  but
We state  Laws. We never  refer  to a personality,  when  We
are stating  These  Laws;  except  in some  specific  instance,
where  work  was  required. Know  and  feel  the Power  in the last Decree  you  issued
in the opening  of the meeting. If you  know  that  Decree
with  the  All-power  of your  feeling,  you  will  find  your
world  adamant  against  human  disturbing  conditions. When  you  can say to all the appearance  world  and  human
creation:  "You  have  no power". Mean  It and  feel  It with
the Infinite  Power  of Light. which  is your  Being,  then
you will  find  yourselves  Invincible  within  the Presence  of
Light. It is Invincible  and  you  can  move  in the  world
everywhere,  releasing  the Inner  Power;  and  yet not accept-
ing the outer  into  your  feeling  world,  which  limits  and  dis-
turbs  you. Therefore,  today  as the atmosphere  becomes  more  and
more  stilled  and  harmonized  in the room;  I want  to render
for you  a Service,  which  it has been  My Joy so many  times
to do. It is the releasing  and  dissolving  wherever  possible
of your  human  creation. So you may  have  a Greater  Release
from  the pressure  which  has often  caused  you  to fail in the
achievement,  which  you  would  so love  to have  had. Let Me urge  you  today


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