body raises bloo d pressure to somehow compen-
sate for renal failure during ongoing endoge-
nous intoxication. People end up with hyperten-
sion.
In such cases, doctors can make the wrong di-
agnosis of hypertension if they focus only on the
main symptoms without conducting a com plete
physical examination. After all, high blood pres-
sure is only a consequence in this case, and its
cause is different, namely, ongoing endogenous
intoxication. Lowering blood pressure exclu-
sively by taking vasodilators will eliminate
symptoms, rather than the causes of the disease.
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diseases
• Of course, during fasting the digestive tract
rests more than other organs. The body directs
all of its forces to restore the protective and
neutralizing function of the ga strointestinal
tract and the liver.
• Fasting improves liver function considerably.
It causes a mild choleretic effect, restores liver
cells.
• The body receives no food and water during
dry fasting. Old and “dead” water is replaced
with the living water synthesized by the body
during dry fasting. If the body receives neither
food nor “dead” water, numerous harmful
substances don’t enter our blood. The body
constantly detoxifies the blood. In fact, the
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through the filter elements many times, which
means that the blood will be almost perfect.
Consequently, all the  blood -related processes
in our body will be conducted almost perfectly.
It’s all very simple, and t hat’s why our immune
system gets a good rest.
• As we already know, toxins are burned on
their own during dry fasting. In the absence of
water, each cell triggers its own internal ther-
monuclear reaction. This process makes re-
covery faster. Reacting with a fever, the body
causes a slowdown in the microorganism
growth. It becomes easier for the immune sys-
tem to track down and kill everything alien
and altered.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• The concentrations of biologically active sub-
stances, hormones, immunocompetent cells,
and immunoglobulins in body fluids increase
during dry fasting. I’ve already mentioned that
it’s very difficult for any infection to  adapt to
living without liquid.
• The second acidotic crisis and autolysis occur
in a shorter period of time. If the autolysis of
body tissues was the only source of nutrition at
the beginning of fasting, autolysis acts like a
natural surgeon during the sec ond acidotic
crisis.
• Sick, altered, and weak cells don’t survive ex-
treme conditions. They die and degrade.
Thus, fasting helps to get rid of everything un-
necessary, weak, sick, and harmful. The most
important characteristic of fasting in patients
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waste products and accumulated toxins from the
body – these are the causes of diseases, and a
subsequent healthy lifestyle helps restore energy
and health. It’s a mistake to assume that the body
can get rid of all accumulated toxins by fasting
only. The toxins that have accumulated over
many years can’t be eliminated in the course of
only a few days or even weeks. For patients with
chronic diseases, three or more fasting courses
are required to see a clear improveme nt, but
each case is different. Everything depends on the
overall health condition, but a patient’s persis-
tence in achieving a stable therapeutic effect is
the most important.
Preventive fasting courses repeated annually
are a prerequisite for this persis tence in addition
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years if it’s required for full recovery.

19.2.4. Dry fasting for cystic tumors in the
body
In this case, the body is better than any surgeon
because it eliminates both the cause and the e f-
fect. When the body doesn’t receive any liquid,
it can’t have any pathological fluid formations
under such conditions, no matter where they
are. Ovarian cysts are the pathological for-
mations in ovarian tissues consisting of the cav-
ity covered by a capsule  and filled with fluid.
Based on the content, cysts are categorized as
follicular, corpus luteum cysts, mucinous, endo-
metrioid, and dermoid. The duration of dry fast-
ing is different in each case. Sometimes, a dry
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the problem.
Of course, it’s very difficult to treat conditions
in the body separately. The body is an integrated
whole. Mostly women and girls with gynecolog-
ical disorders come to us for treatment. I could
make the following conclusions based on my ob-
servation of them over the course of many years,
in-depth research of medical literature, and
studies of patient cases where therapeutic fasting
acted as the cure. The causes of mastopathy,
uterine fibromatosis, endometriosis, cysts, and
other benign tum ors are long -lasting and pre -
existing chronic conditions in the body, chronic
sites of infection, and sources of intoxication. In
at least 90% of all cases it is chronic colitis. As a
rule, nobody treats colitis, and it’s the cause of
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frmalfunction of all th e organs and systems. More
rarely, thyroid problems are the main cause of
disease.
I like fasting because it treats the whole body.
Most importantly, it eliminates both the causes
and the effects of the disease. During fasting, the
body directs its efforts  towards healing based on
the priority principle. It heals according to its
own smart laws, contrary to our logic. The body
directs all the forces to the most important or-
gans and functions. I had many cases when peo-
ple came to treat asthma or psoriasis. Not only
did they improve their condition, but women
also got rid of infertility. This is when I realized
that the reproductive function is one of the most
important ones for the body, which is the reason
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ing fasting (of any type).

19.2.5. Dry Fasting for Infertility
Infertility is the inability to conceive. The term
“infertile couple” is also often used in medical
literature. It implies no pregnancy in a woman
of reproductive age within three years of re gular
sexual activity without using any contraceptives.
Approximately 25% of women in Russia are in-
fertile. The percentage is even more terrifying in
the West: 44%.
That’s why there is such a high demand for the
services of surrogate mothers, and sperm ba nks
are working 24/7. The nation is facing a problem
that is all about survival, rather than simply
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problem completely. Medical centers mainly
treat the consequences of infertility, when it’s
necessary to  find its cause and treat it. Physicians
often offer only artificial insemination attempts
and rehabilitation treatment. However, these
methods aren’t always effective. People come to
us after trying most of the infertility treatment
methods offered by mod ern medicine.
Current main causes of infertility:
• Anovulation: the egg doesn’t mature, so the
sperm doesn’t fertilize it.
• Hormonal imbalance: both healthy ovulation
and menstruation may be absent.
• Premature menopause: early menopause is
rare, and it mostly affects women with congen-
ital ovarian hypoplasia or aplasia.
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 although fruits and v egetables are not high in protein and fat content,
they still remain their ideal source.

What about vitamin B 12?
Almost every health and nutrition professional in the world holds the not ion that people must at least supplement their diets
with a B 12  source if they don’t eat meat. But the truth is, vitamin B 12  deficiency is not limited to vegetarians and vegans; it is common among meat eaters as well—not because they don’t eat enough B 12, but because they don’t properly produce and absorb it.  Let
me explain just a bit about how this all works.
As I see it, two primary vegan sources of natural vitamin B 12 exist for humans, either of which, under ideal conditions, should
be sufficient to provide the B 12  to meet our needs:
First, vitamin B 12  is a waste product of a bacteria that can be found in and on the foods we eat (of both  animal and  plant
origin).
Second, B 12  is also produced in the intestine and the mucosa of healthy humans.
An alleged but very unlikely third source of B 12  may be unheated algae, spirulina, chlorella, and other creatures (whi ch are not
plants, by the way, and thus not to be considered vegan), and also raw seaweeds  like nori, wakame, dulse, kombu, etc. Although
these substances apparently do contain some human-active B 12, they also contain significant amounts of noncobalamin analogs of
B12, which actually interfere with the absorption of true B 12. The analog form of B 12  registers on test results, masquerading as the
human nutrient, but the body cannot use it. To compound the problem, analog B 12  also occupies the body’s B 12  uptake sites or
“receptors,” thus lowering our ability to utilize true B 12.
From a health and biological-design perspective, the question of whether  the B 12 in these foods is the kind we need or an
analog (or some of both) becomes irrelevant. Regardless of the answer, I do not  recommend the consumption of sea life under any
circumstances. Humans are terrestrial creatures and as such ou r digestive capacities and nutritional requirements are adapted to th e
consumption of plants from the land. Aquatic plants and animals are not our  natural foods, nor does their nutritional makeup match
our needs.
If you disagree, take yourself to the oceanside one day and collect some of your  own fresh algae or seaweed. I think you will
find these “foods,” as they appear unprocessed in nature, to be abhorren t in taste. Compare this reaction to the sensory thrill that
you experience when you see, smell, and taste a perfectly ripe piece of fr uit picked fresh from the tree. Your visceral response to
these two scenarios should tell you unequivocally which of these item s is food for humans.
That said, I return to the first two B 12 sources mentioned above. If it is true that plant and  animal foods can contain B 12, and
that we make it within our bodies as well, then how is it that we find vita min B 12 deficiency in humans? This is an extremely complex
matter, but I will discuss four reasons for this phenomenon in a very sim plified manner.

1) Our produce no longer contains vitamin B 12.
Since the beginning of time, humans have acquired some of their vitam in B 12  directly from fruits and vegetables … but they did not
know they were doing so. You see, scientists did not discover vitamin B 12  until the 1950s, and by then our commercially produced
plant foods had spent about a decade devoid of vitamin B 12, a nutrient that had existed plentifully in plant foods since time
immemorial.
How did this come about? Well, plants do not make a lot of vitamins. Rather, they s oak them up from the soil through their
roots. Most of our vitamins are made by bacteria in the soil. Since the adven t of modern agriculture in 1942, when Bayer and other
chemical manufacturers began diverting leftover chemical wea pons from World War II into use as pesticides and fertilizers, 84
farmers have inadvertently sterilized the bacteria out of our soils. The resulting loss of plant-derived dietary vitamin B 12 is just one of
the unintended consequences of “better living through chemistry,”  an initiative that continues to devastate the balance of nature  in
ways we are only beginning to comprehend.
Given this historical perspective, it is easy to understand why nutr itional researchers generally encounter no vitamin B 12  in plant
foods since they take their samples from among produce grown in dead soils. Howe ver, organically grown plants specifically
cultivated in highly composted soils rich with organic matter can contain plenty of B 12  and a host of other nutrients not found (or
found in short supply) in industrially grown produce.
Organic matter, defined as anything that rots, is the root of organic fa rming and the engine that runs the entire web of life on
Earth. Fungi and bacteria eat the organic matter, and then they “p oop” … in the process contributing complex substances to the soil,
including vitamin B 12  and other nutrients, in profusion. Plants grown in such soils take up thes e nutrients through their roots.
When we add chemicals to the soil, we destroy not only “pests” and the bac teria that produce vitamin B 12, but also the entire
pyramid of soil life (which begins with organic material, then fungi  and bacteria but also includes mites, then predatory mites,
springtails, and worms). Most agricultural soil in the United States  contains only 1 to 2% organic matter, a level that qualifies it as
biologically dead. The practice of farming with chemicals and not retur ning any organic matter to the soil is now more than sixty
years old. The far-reaching devastating side effects of this prac tice on all forms of life on Earth—and their delicately balanced
ecosystems—are too numerous to adequately describe in anything less  than a separate book.
Therefore, I recommend getting to know the organic farmers at your local  farmer’s markets and making sure that they use
compost. (I prefer vegan fertilizers and compost that don’t contain a nimal products or manure.) People find this difficult to hear, but I also believe that if you live where farmer’s markets and organic ally grown tropical fruits are not available, you would do well to
consider relocating. Of course, growing your own food would be best of all, and I hig hly recommend doing so, whenever possible.

2) We wash our produce.
A hundred years ago, people tended to bathe once a week or less, on average, and they  did not concern themselves with
fastidiously washing the surfaces of their fruits and vegetables  as they do these days. In part, this is another result of agrochemical
food production, as people have been misled to believe that pesticide residues ca n be adequately washed off by rinsing or scrubbing
the outsides of their produce.
In the past, when people ate lettuce, celery, carrots, and other vegetable s fresh from the ground, the soil left clinging to the
vegetables often contained vitamin B 12. They also obtained the nutrient from the bacteria-laden dirt that acc umulates near the stems
of apples, peaches, pears, and other core and stone fruits. But between the che micals we apply to the soils and our obsessive fear
of germs and bacteria, we effectively eliminate this source of the n utrient, as well.

3) We cannot absorb the B 12  we eat.
Meat eaters easily consume enough B 12  because the bacteria that make it, live in the digestive tracts of li vestock, and it is distributed
in the muscle meats of the animals they eat. As described earlier, v egans who eat organically grown plants from richly composted
soils, and who don’t compulsively wash their produce, should also get ple nty of the nutrient.
In both of these cases, vitamin B 12  deficiency is usually only a problem if you lack a chemical calle d the “intrinsic factor,”
which causes people to be unable to absorb B 12. How does this occur? It seems that intrinsic factor production is reduce d as
dietary fat increases. This is by far the most common cause of B 12  deficiency. Doctors can easily test whether a person has a normal
ability to absorb B 12. For those who do not, no amount of the vitamin in the diet will help. Thus, all of u s, vegetarians and meat
eaters alike, are at risk of B 12  deficiency.
A high-fat diet increases this risk substantially, for two reasons. F irst, the colonies of B 12 -producing bacteria in our intestines
utilize carbohydrates for fuel. As the amount of fat in our diets goes up, t he amount of carbohydrate goes down, thus reducing the
quantity of fuel available to the microbe. Less fuel results in a smal ler colony and an overall decrease in B 12  production. Second, the
B12  uptake sites in our intestines become clogged when there is excess fa t in the diet, further reducing B 12  absorption. When
reduced B 12  production is coupled with impaired absorption, the likelihood of B 12  deficiency becomes


 acemannan, also has a virus-ﬁghting effect against measles, inﬂuenza, and herpes simplex viruses.”
Birch • Dr. James A. Duke – “. It contains two compounds, betulin and betulinic acid, that have
antiviral activity.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “This bark contains antiviral compounds and salicylic acid.”
Pokeweed • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “Modern research has reported that pokeweed contains a potent
viral inhibitor that is capable of reducing the infectivity of the tobacco mosaic virus. Since then, three proteinaceous substances have been puriﬁed and shown to have

antiviral activity.”
Lapachol
(in Pau D’Arco tree bark) also antitumor, a quinone,
anti-malaria• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Lapachol has been shown to have both antimicrobial and
antiviral activity. Lapachol has proven to be active against certain viral strains, including
herpes virus hominis types I and II.”
Glycyrrhizin  (licorice) • Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have been shown to
induce interferon.20 The induction of interferon leads to signiﬁcant antiviral  activity, as
interferons bind to cell surfaces where they stimulate synthesis of intracellular proteins
that block the transcription of viral DNA.”
Red Raspberry Leaf • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “Red raspberry leaf tea is a mild antiviral, a good long-term tonic.”
Forsythia and
Honeysuckle• Dr. James A. Duke – “These herbs are the traditional Chinese approach to colds, ﬂu
and other viruses. Reviewing the research, I’m persuaded that they have real antiviral beneﬁts” “Honeysuckle contains known virucides (virus-destroying compounds). It’s a
major antiviral and immune-stimulating herb in traditional Chinese medicine.”
• Joseph B. Marion – “Anti -viral and antibacterial for skin eruptions.”
Dragon’s Blood • Dr. James A. Duke – “Several compounds in it, among them dimethylcedrusine and
taspine, have antiviral and wound-healing properties that may be especially useful against
the viral sores caused by herpes.”
Yellow Cedar • Dr. James A. Duke – “It contains antiviral compounds, some of which are also found in
mayapple.”
Ajwain Seed • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “The seeds are immune building and antiviral.”
Cinchona Bark • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This antiviral herb is especially potent against colds and ﬂu. It’s
also useful after you have full-blown symptoms (discussed coming up), especially in
synergy with willow bark for pain.”
Cubeb Berry • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “Cubeb has many beneﬁts as a cold and ﬂu treatment. It’s generally
antiviral (immune supportive), has a particular afﬁnity for respiratory tissues (both sinus and lung; it’s an exceptional long-term lung-tissue builder), and is an adrenal builder.”
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20Cinchona Bark • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “In addition to its antiviral activity, cinchona bark is a muscle
relaxant—good for muscular pain and spasm. It’s also relaxing and sedating, which can help
you get more rest when you’re sick.”
Boneset Leaf • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “It’s a cooling upper-respiratory remedy, eases aches and pains,
lowers fever, and is antiviral, so it’s ideal for cold and ﬂu.”
Isatidis Root • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This Chinese antiviral is an excellent choice for viral hepatitis
because it is antiviral and reduces liver inﬂammation.”
Piﬁon Blanco • Linda B. White, MD – “This Peruvian shrub has antiviral properties.”
Oregano • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Wild oregano oil contains antibacterial,
antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral agents.”
Sweet Sumach • Medical Economics - “Sweet Sumach has an effect on the smooth muscles, causing
changes in muscle tone and increased frequency of contraction. The plant also has antimicrobial and antiviral effects.”
Ricini Semen
(castor seed extract)• Medical Economics - “The anti -viral effect of Ricini semen has been proven in experiments.”
Momordica Charantia
(bitter melon)• Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND – “Antiviral plant protein inactivates viral DNA.”
Dandelion • Rebecca Wood – “It stimulates liver function, reduces swelling and inﬂammation, and
improves digestion. Dandelion is antiviral and useful in the treatment of AIDS and herpes.”
Uno de Gato
(Cat’s Claw)• Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “It grows as a woody vine in the highlands of the Peruvian Amazon
and has many potent health beneﬁts, including its overall boosting effect to the immune
system. It is antimicrobial, antiviral, antihy-pertensive, and a digestive aid.”
• Mary Dan Eades - “There are six alkaloids prevalent in cat’s claw bark. These are what
give this herb its incredible healing power. These alkaloids are antiviral, anti-inﬂammatory,
immuno-stimulating, and antioxidant.”
Thuja (yellow cedar) • Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “Thuja also possesses antiviral and immune-modulating abilities
that may allow for greater tolerance of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.”
Sundew • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “ It repairs genetic malfunction, is cytotoxic, is antiviral, lowers
cholesterol, and enhances the action of antibiotics.”
Bloodroot • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “Bloodroot possesses antitumor, antiviral, and antimicrobial actions.”
Curcumin • LEF.org – “Curcumin is a potent antioxidant extract from the spice turmeric that has a
wide range of health beneﬁts with speciﬁc antiviral effects.”
Juniper • Dr. James A. Duke – “Even among herbalists, it’s not widely known that juniper contains
a potent antiviral compound (deoxy-podophyllotoxin). Juniper extracts appear to inhibit a number of different viruses, including those that cause ﬂu and herpes.”
Cotton Root • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “Cotton root contains a number of constituents, including the
polyphenol gossypol, which has been shown to possess antiviral, anticancer, and
antibacterial activity.”
Violet • Donald R. Yance Jr - “Viola contains antineoplastic and antiviral activity.”
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21Anise • Dr. James A. Duke – “In large doses, it also has some antiviral beneﬁts.”
Mullein • Linda B. White, MD - “The ﬂowers of this common weed are antiviral, healing, and
soothing. They make a good addition to an herbal eyewash blend.”
Carrageenans • Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Carrageenans have been reported to lower
cholesterol levels in animals and also to have anti -viral  activity against some membrane-
containing viruses in culture.”
Ephedra • Thomas Bartram – “The essential oil has antibacterial and antiviral properties.”
Chamomile • Mark Stengler - “Chamomile also enhances antiviral and antibacterial activity, promoting
the proliferation of substances that help ﬁght off infection.”
Germanium • Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Though not “the most important healing substance
on the planet,” as someone recently claimed, germanium may have some immune-
stimulating, anti-cancer and antiviral properties.”
Barberry • Gary Null - “Like goldenseal and yellow dock, barberry bark is yellow because it contains
berberine, an antibacterial and antiviral alkyloid.
Marigold • Gary Null – “The marigold ﬂowerhead is antibacterial, antivira, and antiseptic. It also
enhances the function of the lymphatic system, which in turn aids both the acquired and
ﬁxed immune system.”
Pau d’arco • Gary Null – “..has attracted a lot of attention with evidence of its strong antiviral, antitumor,
antifungal, and antibacterial action since it was introduced in the U.S. in 1980.”
Black Elder • Joseph B. Marion - “Removes mucous and bile (ﬁrst shoots, young leaves, and stalks
boiled like Asparagus), antiviral for infections, inﬂammations, strep infection fever chills with red skin, soreness, swellings, stiff joints (with Chamomile in poultice), for longevity;
good for complexion, spots, freckles, skin softening (int/ext.), warts, and burns; counters breast


 that he does. He has given everything he has to God and says that no one can steal anything from him because he has nothing. If
they take something that God has loaned him to use they have taken it from God.
On one occasion someone questioned him about riding in a Cadil-
lac with a chauffeur. He said, "That's not my Cadillac."
"Whose is it?" he was asked. "How come you are riding in some-
body else's car?"
He said, "It belongs to the Lord. The Lord just lets me use it, and
He also furnished me with a chauffeur."
He frankly says that his Father is so good to him He gives him all
of his needs, and supplies all of hi s wants. He has gotten to the place
now where he is afraid to ask God for anything because he believes that God will give it to him. He relates God is now often giving him things that he did not ask for, did not want, but yet the Lord said to him, "I want you to be the steward of this for me," to which Reams re-160 plied, "Yes, Lord. Show me how. Send me your people and give me
the victory and I will give You the glory."
Mr. Reams fought for his country on foreign shores in World War
II in the South Pacific. He was a Battalion Commander and Major and
was made so on the battlefront, and before it could be confirmed through channels he was in a truck that was blown up. Completely blinded in one eye, he had his helmet shot off of his head from the in-side and a bullet went around the side of his head, shaving off the hair just above his ear. Also a bullet went through his arm. The scar is still there today, it has never healed.
In regard to his instantaneous healing received at the Kathryn
Kuhlman meeting he reports, "Jesus made the biological laws of phys-ics, the laws of health, and He can change them any time He wants to for His glory and He can do it instantaneously, but God has only given me the gift of teaching people how to cleanse the temple. "
He learned how to handle men and designate authority. He says he
is not a business manager but an executive. He makes a distinction be-tween the two. God, he says, "is not a businessman either, because there is no other God for him to do business with. Consequently, He's in the miracle business and He has made us soldiers of the battlefront to do battle for Him. If we are not doing battle for Him, for the Father and the Son, then we may be on the supply line supplying things nec-essary for those who are on the battlefront. God did not call everyone to become soldiers, but he called upon all men to take up their cross
and follow Him." This Reams has done.
Carey Reams is not only a chemist, mathematician but is also a
biophysicist. He deals with chemicals with the expert ease that is as
skilled as a skilled mechanic uses tools. He can read equations and pronounce long chemical words as easily as a first grade teacher can read first-grade books.
Reams loves children very, very much, as well as adults and sen-
ior citizens. Children do not quickly take to him. They seem to be afraid of him because of the word "doctor," but very quickly he puts the child at ease and they become great friends. 161 He is also a farmer and agricultural engineer. He has owned an ag-
ricultural engineering firm, doing the impossible in agriculture all over
the free world. Reams retired in 1968 and had intentions of going into research. He maintained the laboratories, the mineral and research di-vision, and gave the business to the other engineers. His aim when he was a young man was to be a medical doctor, but the great Depression came and he was not able to get into medical college. He then decided to study foods and food chemistry to help prevent people from becom-ing ill. He was surprised that most farmers did not care whether or not their foods made people sick or kept them well. Their remark was, "I do not grow foods to eat. I grow them to sell. "
Carey Reams is a very good musician. He does not sing, but he
plays a number of instruments, including the bassoon, trombone, ac-cordian, baritone, alto horn, french horn, piano and organ. He is not a classical player, but does play well enough to get through a service.
He does not have time enough to stay in practice on any of these in-struments, but is a lover of music.
He is a lover of the great outdoors, and a fisherman. Plus being a
camera enthusiast. He loves to take pictures of landscapes and flow-ers, and has many albums of pictures taken in various parts of the world.
He has owned citrus groves and been highly successful as a
farmer. He knows food processing and makes the statement that much of our prepared foods today (canned and frozen) are 40 years behind of what science has developed for the preparation of higher nutritional foods. In order to prepare a higher nutritional food it must begin be-fore the seeds are planted, or before the trees come into blossom.
Reams is an excellent cook, and does not mind washing the dish-
es. If he is ever a visitor in your home, you will find that he makes his own bed, cleans the tub, keeps his room tidy, and you hardly know he's there. He realizes the heavy load the new mother has and does all in his power to lighten that load. He is more like a member of the fam-ily from the first day, and it seems you have known him forever. He does not seem a stranger, and he does not "put on the dog." 162 He is a very fine public speaker. On one occasion he was asked to
speak in a university in which half of the students didn't want him to
speak, and began to boo. As he stood to speak he waited a number of minutes for the booing to die down and It didn't. Very loudly he said, "Would you like for me to tell you about the time I was caught in bed with another man's wife?" A few in the front rows quieted down. After a second and third repeat of the same question most of the students were sitting on the edge of their seats. Then he said, "An honest con-fession is good for the soul."
He left them in suspense for a bit then said, "You know what that
man said to me?" The audience could hardly wait to hear what the man said to him. "I was five years old and my father said, 'Son, go get in your own bed. Your father is tired from a hard day's work and wishes to go to bed.' " It is remark able the wisdom that God has given
this man.
Carey is a man of great patience but  says the best of saints have
very sharp horns because they don't use them very often.
Horns mean power; power with God and power with man. C. Reams is a pilot of small airc raft. He became a pilot in 1936
and has continued flying until recently when his eyesight is not suffi-cient to either drive a car or to fly a plane without someone with him. He says that when he is flying he is "chicken."
He believes in obeying every rule of aerodynamics and that God
meant what He said when He said, "Tempt not the Lord thy God" (es-pecially when you are in the air flying light aircraft!).
Recently while teaching a class on the Reams Biological Theory
of Ionization he received word that his mother had died.
No one in the class had even suspicioned the message he had re-
ceived, but by the next morning the word was out that his mother had passed away the previous afternoon. Before the class began sympathy was expressed to him. He did not attend the funeral but continued his
Father's business and said, "Let the dead bury the dead." He 'knew his brothers and sisters could take care of it without his being there. He had taken care of his mother for the last few years of her life. After eu-163 logy was expressed in the class he said, "If it were not for Jesus today
I would be an orphan.”
He never shed a tear. The class shed the tears for him. A few days later he received the bill from the funeral home. With
the check he sent a note: "Thank you for delivering my mother to the angels, to be taken to the throne of my Saviour."
He does not perform his religion, he wears it. He thinks it. He breathes it. He talks it. You will not be around him very long
before he will be telling you something about the greatness of God.
Often when he lectures, Reams will say to the audience, "There is
one book on health I highly recommend, please get out your pencil and paper and write the name of th is book because I don't want you to
forget it." He waits for them to get their pencil and paper then says, "This is one book that I have never found to be wrong, and it's abso-lutely accurate. It will work every time, if you will follow the instruc-tions." By this time the audience can  hardly wait for the name of the
book. Then he says, "The name of the book is the Bible."
This man is impartial to race, religion, creed and sex. He treats all
al


 week and smaller portions of butter, vegetables and barley were
consumed regularly. Soup from animal bones was consumed regularly.
Diet of Healthy Indigenous People in the Swiss Alps
8
Calories
Food
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Calcium
Phosphorus
800
Rye Bread
Low
0.07
0.46
400
Milk
High
0.68
0.53
400
Cheese
Very High
0.84
0.62
100
Butter
Very High
0.00
0.00
100
Barley
Low
0.00
0.03
100
Vegetables
Low
0.06
0.08
100
Meat
Medium
0.00
0.12
2000

Very High
1.76
1.84
9
Immunity to Tooth Decay
In a study of 4,280 teeth of the children in these high valleys, only 3.4% were found to have been
attacked by tooth decay. In the Loetschental Valley 0.3% of all teeth were affected with tooth decay.
a
Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health
In the 1930s, tooth decay was a major problem for school children in the modern parts of
Switzerland, with 85-100 percent of the population affected. The local health director advised sun
tanning for the children as it was believed that the vitamins produced from the sunlight would prevent
tooth decay. However, this tactic did not work. The modernized Swiss no longer ate their native diets
of soured rye bread, summer cheese, summer butter and fresh goat or cow milk.The Nutrition of Modern Swiss
Foods that the modern Swiss ate that promoted tooth decay included white-flour products,
marmalades, jams, canned vegetables, confections, and fruits. All of these devitalized foods were
transported to the area. Only limited supplies of vegetables were grown locally.
While there are several differences between the modern and isolated diets, there are two points of
significant interest. When you compare these two tables, the key nutrient differences between the diets
are not related to rye bread vs. white bread. Rather 500 calories of the modern diet comes from
sweets and chocolate which are low in fat-soluble vitamins and minerals. These products replaced
cheese and milk which where dense sources of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals.Nutrient-Displacing, Tooth-Decay-Causing Diet of Modern Swiss
11
Calories
Food
Fat-Soluble
Vitamins
Calcium
Phosphorus
1000
White Bread
Low
0.11
0.35
400
Jam, Honey, Sugar, Syrup
Low
0.05
0.08
100
Chocolate and Coffee
Low
0.02
0.07
100
Milk
High
0.17
0.13
100
Canned Vegetables
Low
0.08
0.08
100
Meat
Medium
0.01
0.11
100
Vegetable Fat
Low
0.00
0.00
100
Butter (dairy)
High
0.00
0.00
2000

Low
0.44
0.82
Here is an interesting observation from Dr. Price of some of the modern Swiss:
We studied some children here whose parents retained their primitive methods of food
selection, and without exception those who were immune to dental caries were eating a
distinctly different food from those with high susceptibility to dental caries.
12
Immunity to Tooth Decay
Of 2,065 teeth that Dr Price analyzed in one study of modern Swiss, 25.5 per cent had been attacked
by dental caries and many teeth had become abscessed (infected).
13
 The difference between the
modern Swiss and the isolated Swiss, who were highly immune to cavities, is not an enigma. Dr.
Price repeated his observations across the world. Let's carefully look at two more examples.The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides
© Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, www.ppnf.org
The splendid physical development of the native Gaelic fisher folk is characterized by excellent
teeth and well-formed faces.
14
 ( Original caption.)
Stories have long been told of the superb health of the people living in the Islands of the Outer
Hebrides.
15
The Outer Hebrides are islands off of the coast of Scotland.
The basic foods of these islanders are fish and oat products with a little barley. Oat
grain is the one cereal that develops fairly readily, and it provides the porridge and oat
cakes that in many homes are eaten in some form regularly with each meal. The fishing
about the Outer Hebrides is especially favorable, and small seafoods including lobsters,
crabs, oysters and clams, are abundant. An important and highly relished article of diet
has been baked cod's head stuffed with chopped cod's liver and oatmeal.
16
Immunity to Tooth Decay
On the Isle of Lewis, only 1.3 teeth out of every hundred examined had been attacked by dental caries
(1.3%). On the Isle of Harris, just 1.0% of teeth were decayed, and on the Isle of Skye, those living
on primitive foods had only 0.7 carious teeth per hundred (0.7%).Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health
One of the sad stories of the Isle of Lewis has to do with
the recent rapid progress of the
white plague.
The younger generation of the modernized part of the Isle of Lewis is not
showing the same resistance to tuberculosis as their ancestors.
17
 (Emphasis added.)
The pictures of the brothers on the next pages illustrate how it is not genetics that causes physical
deterioration. Rather it is a factor of the amount of modern, nutrient-poor processed foods that one
eats.Younger Brother
© Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, www.ppnf.org
The younger boy, seen to the left, had extensive tooth decay. Many teeth were missing including
two in the front. He insisted on having white bread, jam, highly sweetened coffee and also sweet
chocolates. His father told me with deep concern how difficult it was for this boy to get up in the
morning and go to work.
18
Older Brother© Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, www.ppnf.org
[The older brother] had excellent teeth and [younger brother] rampant caries. The older boy,
[shown here] with excellent teeth, was still enjoying primitive food of oatmeal and oatcake and
sea foods with some limited dairy products.
19
 Note the narrow face and [dental] arch of the
younger brother
.
20
Nutrition of Modernized Gaelics
In Stornoway, one could purchase angel food cake, white bread, as snow white as that to be found in
any community in the world, many other white-flour products; also, canned marmalades, canned
vegetables, sweetened fruit juices, jams, confections of every type filled the store windows and
counters.
21
Immunity to Tooth Decay
On the Isle of Lewis, in a count of one hundred individuals appearing to be between the ages of
twenty and forty, twenty-five were already wearing artificial teeth. On the Isle of Harris, 32.4% of
teeth had been attacked by tooth decay and on the Isle of Skye, 16.3%, or twenty-three times as many
teeth as the isolated Gaelics, had been attacked with dental caries.
Genetics and Tooth Decay
A little girl and her grandfather on the Isle of Skye illustrated the change in the two
generations. He was the product of the old régime, and about eighty years of age. Hewas carrying the harvest from the fields on his back when I stopped him to take his
picture. He was typical of the stalwart product raised on the native foods. She had the
typical expression of the result of modernization after the parents had adopted the
modern foods of commerce, and abandoned the oatcake, oatmeal porridge and sea
foods.
22
[The granddaughter] has low immunity to dental caries, contracted nostrils and is a
mouth breather. Her grandfather, age 82, has excellent teeth.
23
I have now provided you with two compelling examples of the effect of nutrition on dental health.
First, we have the case of the two brothers, one who is immune to cavities and one who is not. The
second example is of an older man. One would expect by his age to have a majority of his teeth
missing or full of fillings, yet he has healthy, cavity-free teeth. His granddaughter does not have
healthy, cavity-free teeth because she does not eat according to the old way.
In both the case of the brothers, and the case of the grandfather and his granddaughter, the difference
in their health is not based in their genetics, but in the foods consumed. These observations show
obvious cause and effect, yet they defy mainstream medical beliefs. In our modern culture, we are
taught to believe that tooth decay and many other diseases are primarily a factor of heredity. I have
shown you that this is not always the case. Tens of millions of people go to the dentist and are never
told that tooth decay is due to missing vitamins and minerals in their diet.Aborigines of Australia
Dr. Price visited Australia in 1936. He discovered that the average rate of tooth decay among
Australia's native Ab


 Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
changes without the anatomic necrotic changes to neurons described earlier.
The  s econdary injury primarily involves reduced cerebral perfusion, inflammatory
changes, lowered cerebral energy metabolism, release of excitatory neurotransmit -
ters, and oxidative stress.23,24 These cell and molecular abnormalities not only add to
the site of injury but can give rise to an area of the brain adjacent to the injury core
where a ring of ischemic penumbral neurons can accumulate.
In his classic paper describing the ischemic penumbra, Astrup and his colleagues25
recognized two stages where penumbral neurons can experience functional impair -
ment and irreparable degenerative damage, usually with the former stage preceding the latter.
However, irreparable damage to penumbral neurons is not always the case, and
it is clear that at least in embolic stroke, these neurons are salvageable with the proper treatment, for example, using intra-arterial thrombolytics such as the tissue plasminogen activators (tPAs). These clot busters are able to accelerate the conver -
sion of plasminogen to plasmin, the major enzyme that catalyzes clot breakdown. However, one of the disadvantages of tPA therapy is that it must be administered as quickly as possible after an embolic stroke, usually within 4½ h after the onset of symptoms.
26
This brief window of opportunity means that only 3% of persons qualify for treat -
ment with tPAs since most patients wait beyond this time period to seek medical help after the onset of stroke symptoms. Another serious disadvantage of tPAs is the risk of hemorrhage in the brain, worsening the primary damage from stroke.
Due to the bleeding risk, tPA has not been assessed in any traumatic brain injury
trial that we are aware of, but other agents have been used to address the disturbances in platelet function, leading to hyperaggregability following a head injury.
27
Neurons in the ischemic penumbra are formed as a result of critically subnor -
mal brain perfusion following a stroke or local brain trauma.28 These penumbral
neurons retain their structural integrity but lose their ability to function normally.29
The penumbral region is therefore a functionally silent population of neurons. The physiological outcome of penumbral neurons is dependent on the degree and dura -
tion of ischemia.
30 It has been reported that an ischemic penumbra results when local
cerebral blood flow dips between 12 and 18 mL/100 g tissue/min following brain trauma.
31 Below 12 mL/100 g tissue/min, the tissue becomes irreparably damaged
and soon dies.31
The penumbral neurons are more likely to die if normal cerebral perfusion is
not quickly restored. However, the grace time before penumbral neurons die from a reduced blood flow supply is variable and dependent on the type of injury involved, severity, region of the brain affected, and many other constants. Penumbral neu -
rons have been reported to remain viable for hours, days, months, or even beyond a year.
32–34 During traumatic brain injury, astrocytes become reactive and increase
proinflammatory cytokines to produce excitotoxicity through the excessive pro -
duction of extracellular glutamate. This results in brain edema and swelling, a
 condition that promotes neuronal death from the activation of reactive oxygen
 species (ROS).
In addition, the activation of Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of
transcription signaling pathway is one of the most important transducing signals 137 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
from the cell surface to the nucleus in response to cytokines, particularly the
 proinflammatory interleukin-6 cytokine family.36 The Janus kinase and signal trans -
ducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway is the focus of much research
at the present time due to studies that report its involvement in the pathophysiology of brain ischemia, brain trauma, and spinal cord injury (SCI).
37,38
It is clear that when primary traumatic brain injury cannot be prevented, secondary
injuries must be restricted with appropriate neuroprotective strategies. Nevertheless, present drug treatments are not generally able to do that consistently or effectively.
39
The ability of pharmacotherapy to rescue salvageable neurons following brain
trauma and arrest or reverse the quantitative damage that results from such injuries remains elusive and extremely limited.
A recent Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Injury Group
conducted an exhaustive literature search analyzing drug therapeutic studies dealing with severe head injury. The search concluded that the majority of these clinical tri -
als included only a modest number of patients largely due to the uncertainty of the trial drug effectiveness.
40 Not surprisingly, the quality of these clinical trials was
regarded as more or less questionable.40
For this reason, there is an expectation that the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide
(DMSO) used to treat brain trauma, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and SCI will receive the clinical attention it deserves. When brain trauma, stroke, AD, and SCI are combined, it represents a block of disorders that affect 8% of adult Americans and more than 15 million individuals in the United States alone.
The findings reviewed here will reveal a very unusual molecule possessing a num-
ber of biological actions that may explain its positive therapeutic effects following traumatic brain injury and other CNS insults.
DMSO IN EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN TRAUMA
The mechanism of action(s) exerted by DMSO in improving the outcome of trau -
matic brain injury remains unknown. However, DMSO is reported to display a range of properties, which may be useful in the management of the brain trauma patient or animal. For example, DMSO increases cerebral blood flow without altering blood pressure,
41,42 quickly reduces ICP without a rebound effect,43–46 is a potent diuretic
that does not affect cardiac rate or output,41,42 reduces cerebral edema,47,49 blocks
sodium channel activation,50,51 is a powerful free radical scavenger,52,53 prevents glu -
tamate excitotoxic neuron death,54 lowers the Janus kinase and signal transducer
and activator of transcription signaling pathway whose activation can be induced by excitotoxic cytokines following brain ischemia,
55 and suppresses NMDA-
AMPA-induced (NMDA, N-methyl- d-aspartate; AMPA, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-
methylisoxazole-4-propionate) ion currents and excessive calcium influx known to damage and kill neurons.
54,56 Additionally, DMSO has a protective and stabilizing
effect on cell membranes57–59 and inhibits inflammation, a reaction that is generally
associated with moderate-to-severe brain trauma.60–62
The biological actions listed earlier for DMSO are relevant to our review of the
cellular–molecular events associated with CNS injuries, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, or neurodegenerative conditions since these events generally involve 138 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
sodium channel activation, free radical formation, and glutamate excitotoxic signal -
ing involving NMDA-AMPA-induced ion channels and calcium signaling in cell-
death pathways.50,51,54,61 These cellular–molecular actions modified by DMSO will
be discussed in detail in this section of this chapter and in Chapter 9. Chapter 9 will detail how the basic research of DMSO in cerebral injuries has been successfully applied to humans sustaining a variety of insults to the brain.
It is important to point out that the cellular and subcellular biological actions of
DMSO with the exception of lowering brain edema after trauma are not known to be associated with mannitol, a drug commonly used for the treatment of head injuries. This may be one of the reasons why DMSO treatment has been shown to be more efficacious and safer than mannitol when used in patients with severe, closed head injury.
44,45
The initial studies with DMSO were first carried out in the early 1970s in the
Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago by a team of investigators led by Jack de la Torre. How DMSO was chosen to be tested against an animal model of head injury among dozens of other potentially worthwhile compounds is worth men-tioning. At that time, about a dozen head injury centers existed in the United States funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and most of these centers were des -
perately seeking new agents to address the rising incidence of head trauma. These head injuries occurred from falls, especially in children and the elderly. Automobile accidents were also high on the list of head injury causes.
Since seat belts were not in common use in the early 1970s, about 50,000 deaths
per year were recorded from acceleration–deceleration brain damage sustained mainly from falls and car crashes. Most of these deaths occurred from complications that followed injury to the brain, generally within several days following hospital admissions. The frustration from personnel working in the emergency room after admitting a severe head-injured patient, whether the patient was a child or an adult, was the inconsistent nature of the treatments available at the time, which sometimes worked, but more often did not.
At the research meeting held every other week in the Division of Neurosurgery
at the University of Chicago in 1971, DMSO was proposed by a member of the fac -
ulty, Jack de la Torre, as a possible agent to test in experimental animals with severe head injury. When asked by Sean Mullan, the chief of neurosurgery, for the reasons behind this proposal, de la Torre pointed out DMSO’s unique properties as


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The page numbers in this index refer to the printed version of this book. To find
the corresponding locations in the text of this digital version, please use the
“search” function on your e-reader. Note that not all terms may be searchable.
Adenocarcinoma, 177, 180, 182.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
AIDS, DMSO and, 221
Aloe vera, for DMSO–treated skin, 46
American College of Advancement in Medicine, 34, 40, 68
American Home Products, 128
American Pharmaceutical Enterprises, 20
American Podiatry Association, 128
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
, 221
Anthracycline, extravasation of, 4–5
Armour Pharmaceutical Company, 128
Arthritis, DMSO and, 106–124
amyloidosis, 42, 122, 123
anti-arthritis diet, 115–121
orthodox treatment of, 107, 108
role of sugar in, 115, 117–118
spondylitis, 83–84, 111
wrapping technique, 114–115, 131–132
See also
 Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Foundation and DMSO, 108–110
Aspillaga, Manuel, M.D., 168
Asthma, DMSO and, 69–70
Atherosclerosis, DMSO and, 46
Athlete’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Avendano, Isabel, M.D., 168
Avery, Lorae, PhD, 2, 3
Back pain, DMSO and, 84–85
Barrios, Luis Varela, M.D., 174, 175
Baylor, Elgin, 94Belitnikoff, Fred, 99, 100
Bell, Sam, 125, 126, 127
Bennett, Charles C., 108–109
Bennett, Norman, M.D., 71
Bernadow, Maria E.M., M.D., 169
Bernath, Zoltain, M.D., 71
Bevil, Jack, M.D., 185
Bone cancer, 194.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Bonker, Congressman Don, 162
Breast cancer, 61.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
British Journal of Dermatology
, 63
Brobyn, Richard D., M.D., 80–81
Bronchiolitis, DMSO and, 215–216
Bruises.
See
 Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO and.
Buc, Nancy L., 231, 239, 240
Bunions.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Burdach, Rodolfo, M.D., 215
Burns, DMSO and, 57–58, 66, 127
Bursitis, DMSO and, 2, 3, 17, 26, 44, 50
calcified, 91–92
Bush, George, 249
Calluses.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Camp, Dr. Perry E., 51–52
Cancer, DMSO and, 46, 60–63
anti-cancer solution, 200, 205, 206–207
chemotherapy and DMSO, 148
DMSO-cancer connection, 177–207
DMSO-hematoxylon solution, 185, 192–199, 206–207
DMSO-hematoxylon studies, 179–183, 184–185, 202, 205
orthomolecular therapy, 62
See also
 individual cancers.
Capdeville, Lucila, M.D., 168
Carrizo, A., M.D., 181
Cataracts.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Cervical cancer, 53, 54, 198–199, 215.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Cervical os, stenosis of the, 1–2Chacon, Ernesto, M.D., 71
Chicago Tribune
, 19
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
, 60
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
, 63
Clubnails.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Colon cancer, 177.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Commercial Laboratories of Florida, 45
Consumer Reports
, 75
Coping With Cancer
, 207
Corneal swelling.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Corns.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
CREST syndrome.
See
 Scleroderma, DMSO and.
Crichtlow, Dr. James, 20
Crout, Richard J., M.D., 7, 8, 9, 10, 27, 73, 74, 75, 90, 247
Crown Zellerbach Paper Company, 15, 33, 73
Cystic mastitis, DMSO and, 72
Daily News
, New York, 52
Dancer’s foot.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Davidson, Ben, 99
Davis, Orville J., M.D., 215
De Coriat, Lydia F., M.D., 164
De la Torre, Jack C., M.D., 54–55, 81, 82, 127, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153,
154, 157, 242–243
DeLuca, Michael A., M.D., 90
Denehy, Bill, 93–95
Dermatologische Monatsschrift
, 243
Diabetes, DMSO and, 63–64
diabetic ulcers, 67–68
juvenile diabetes, 64, 205
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Technical Bulletin
, 33
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties of, 58–59
brand name preparations of Dekaris, 220
Dimexid, 220, 244 87–2, 224
Ipran, 218, 219Plus-Par, 216, 218, 219
Rimso-50, 45, 242
Satori, 230
drug transport properties of, 38–39
FDA and, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16–18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 39, 42,
52, 72, 73, 75, 78–80, 88, 89–90, 109, 128, 129, 147, 163, 174, 179, 205,
228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 247, 248–249
healing power of, 35–37
infectious diseases and, 209–221.
See also
 AIDS; Leprosy; Orchitis;
Osteomyelitis; Parasitic worms; Respiratory infections.
media exposure for, 26–30.
See also
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medical uses for, general, 50–72.
See also


 time for allicin to form.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional remedy  Garlic has
always been esteemed for its healing
powers, and before the development
of antibiotics it was a treatment for all
manner of infections, from tuberculosis
to typhoid. It was also used to dress
wounds in World War I.
■ Bronchial infections  Garlic is
an excellent remedy for all types of
chest infections. It is good for colds,
flu, and ear infections, and it helps
to reduce mucus.
■ Digestive tract  Digestive
infections respond well to garlic.
The herb can also rid the body of
intestinal parasites.
■ Circulatory remedy  Garlic
prevents circulatory problems and
strokes by keeping the blood thin.
It lowers cholesterol levels and
blood pressure.Garlic
A bulbous perennial
growing to 1–3 ft
(30 cm–1 m), with
pale pink or green-
white flowers.
■ Other uses  Garlic has been
used to treat diverse health problems,
from hay fever and asthma to an
enlarged prostate and osteoarthritis.
It is useful when taken alongside
conventional antibiotics to help
prevent side-effects such as diarrhea.
Strongly antifungal, garlic can be an
effective treatment in fungal skin
conditions, taken internally and
applied to the skin. It has anti-cancer
activity and helps to protect against
stomach and colon cancer.Garlic  is widely cultivated commercially
for use in cooking.Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their Uses
Self-help Uses
■ Acne & boils, p. 305.
■ Athlete’s foot, p. 304.
■ Colds & flu, p. 311.
■ Cold sores, p. 304.
■ Coughs & bronchitis, p. 310.
■ Digestive infections, p. 305.
■ Earache, p. 312.
■ Fungal infections, p. 314.
■ High blood pressure, p. 301.
■ Old age tonic, p. 319.
■ Tonsillitis, p. 311.
■ Urinary infections, p. 314.  QCaution Consult a professional practitioner before giving garlic as a medicine to
children under 12. T ake on professional advice if taking blood-thinning medication.Garlic whole, chopped, or crushed, has
been used as a medicine and as a tonic
food for thousands of years.
Chopped cloves Use
regularly in cooking to
help reduce cholesterol
levels and boost the
immune system.Pearls contain garlic oil. T ake to
increase resistance to infections.ClovesBulb
Fresh
plant
Garlic syrup
(to make, p. 293).
For coughs, take
1 tsp every 3 hours.
Capsules (to make, p. 292). For bronchitis, take 2 x 100 mg capsules 3 times a day.
Tablets T ake for high blood pressure and bronchitis.
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60Aloe verAkey medicinal plantsAloe vera syn. A. barbadensis (Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Aloe Vera, AloesAloe vera
A perennial with succulent leaves 2 ft (60 cm) long  and a spike of yellow or orange flowers.
Aloe vera has prickly, gray-green,
succulent leaves that yield effective medicinal substances.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to eastern and southern Africa,
aloe vera grows wild in the tropics and is cultivated extensively worldwide. (Aloe vera plants grown as potted plants have a low anthraquinone content.) Aloe vera is propagated by breaking off small rooted plantlets. To collect the gel and bitter liquid, the leaves are cut and drained.
Related Species
Cape aloes (A. ferox ) is used in
herbal medicine as an irritant
laxative. Many other Aloe species
are also useful medicinally.
Key Constituents
■ Anthraquinones (aloin,
 aloe-emodin)
■ Resins
■ Tannins
■ Polysaccharides
■ Aloectin B
Key Actions
■ Heals wounds
■ Emollient■ Stimulates secretions of bile
■ Laxative
Research
■ Healing properties Extensive
research since the 1930s in the U.S. and Russia has shown that the clear gel has a dramatic ability to heal wounds, ulcers, and burns, putting a protective coat on the affected area and speeding up the rate of healing. This action is in part due to the presence of aloectin B, which stimulates the immune system.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Beauty treatment Aloe vera
has a long history as a skin lotion—
Cleopatra is said to have attributed her beauty to it.
■ Western remedy In the West,
aloe vera first became popular in  the 1950s when its ability to heal burns, in particular radiation burns, was discovered.
■ First aid Aloe vera is an excellent
first aid remedy for burns, scrapes, scalds, and sunburn. A leaf, broken off, releases soothing gel, which may be applied to the affected part.
■ Skin conditions The gel is useful
for almost any skin condition that needs soothing and astringing, and will help varicose veins to some degree.
■ Ulcers The protective and healing
effect of aloe vera also works internally, and the gel can be used  for peptic ulcers and irritable  bowel syndrome.
■ Laxative The bitter yellow liquid
in the leaves (bitter aloes) contains anthraquinones, which are strongly laxative. They cause the colon  to contract, generally producing a
bowel movement 8–12 hours after consumption. At low doses, the bitter properties of the herb stimulate digestion. At higher doses, bitter aloes are laxative and purgative. Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their Uses
Self-help Uses
■ Minor burns & sunburn, p. 303.
■ Stretch marks, p. 317.
■ Warts, p. 304.
■ Weeping skin, p. 303.
■ Wounds, p. 304.Native to Africa, aloe vera is commonly cultivated
as a potted plant and has two distinct types of medicinal
use. The clear gel contained in the leaf is a remarkably  effective healer of wounds and burns, speeding up
the rate of healing and reducing the risk of infection.  The yellow sap from the base of the leaf when dried  is known as “bitter aloes.” It is a strong laxative, useful  for short-term constipation.
 QCautions Do not use the bitter yellow juice from
the base of the leaves (bitter aloes) on the skin. Its
use is restricted in some countries. Do not take internally   during pregnancy or while breast feeding. Do not take  if suffering from hemorrhoids or kidney disease.Leaves exude a bitter
liquid, which is dried and  known as “bitter aloes.” They  also contain a clear gel, which is a soothing skin remedy.
Chopped leaves Leaves
Leaves Break off a leaf and split open
to collect the gel. For burns and
eczema, apply liberally twice a day.Juice is made commercially from
the gel. For peptic ulcers,
take 21/2 tbsp 3 times a day.Leaves are broken
off and the clear
gel is applied to the
skin as a first aid
remedy for burns
Bitter aloes are
used by herbalists  to treat constipation.
Tincture made from bitter aloes (see p. 292). To stimulate the appetite,  take 3 drops with water before meals.
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Tincture (to make, p. 292) is suitable for
long-term use. To improve digestion,
take 20 drops diluted with 1/2 cup
(100 ml) hot water 3 times a day.
Powder For nausea, take
a 250 mg capsule (to make,
p. 292) twice a day.Chopping root for a decoction
(to make, p. 291). For motion
sickness, slowly sip up to
3⁄4 cup (150 ml).Alpinia officinarum (Zingiberaceae)
Galangal (Hindi), Gao Liang Jiang (Chinese)
Like other members of the ginger family, galangal
is warming and comforting to the digestion. It has a
pleasantly aromatic and mildly spicy taste, and is suitable
for all conditions where the central areas of the body
need greater warmth. It was introduced into Europe in
about the 9th century. The German mystic Hildegard of
Bingen regarded it literally as the “spice of life,” given by
God to ward off ill-health.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to grassland areas of southern
China, and Southeast Asia in general,
galangal is now cultivated as a spice
and as a medicine throughout much
of tropical Asia. It is propagated by
dividing and replanting the rhizomes in
spring, and it requires well-drained soil
and a shady position. The rhizomes are
har


to a height of 1 ft (30 cm). Has slender knotty rhizomes and curving fronds that are dotted  with brown spores (sori) on their lower surface.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe
and northern Asia, polypody is commonly found growing in damp woodland and hedgerows, and  on walls. The rhizome is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Rhizome.
Constituents Polypody rhizome contains
saponins (based on polypodosapogenin), ecdysteroids, phloroglucins, volatile oil, fixed  oil, and tannins.
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properties. It is often taken to treat arthritic
and rheumatic aches and pains. It is also used
to lower fever, especially when this condition
is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Being
stimulant, quaking aspen bark acts as a tonic
remedy in the treatment of anorexia and other
debilitated states. The bark’s significant astringent
and antiseptic qualities make it useful for treating
diarrhea and the symptoms of irritable bowel
syndrome. It is also used to treat urinary
tract infections.
Caution Do not take quaking aspen if allergic
to aspirin.Cautions Best avoided while breastfeeding.
Do not take if allergic to aspirin.
Self-help Use  Coughs, p. 310.
Populus tremuloides (Salicaceae)
Quaking Aspen
Description Deciduous, spreading tree
growing to 65 ft (20 m). Has oval, slightly sticky
buds and round, finely toothed leaves that quiver
in the wind.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to North
America, quaking aspen prefers damp and moist
areas, and grows alongside rivers and in valleys,
hedgerows, and groves. It is also widely cultivated
in temperate regions. The bark is collected in
early spring.
Part Used Bark.
Constituents The bark contains phenolic
glycosides (including salicin and populin) and
tannins. Salicin and populin are salicylates, substances
that have fever-reducing, pain-relieving, and
anti-inflammatory properties that are
similar to those of aspirin.
Quaking aspen bark contains salicin, a substance
with aspirin-like effects.Purslane is a good
source of vitamins and
calcium. It also has
antibiotic properties.
History & Folklore The Ojibwa people used
an oily compound made from quaking aspen and
bear fat to treat earache. Other Native Americans
used the bark for a variety of purposes, including
as an eyewash for sore eyes.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Like willow bark
(Salix alba, p. 129), quaking aspen bark has widely
recognized anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving Research Purslane is being intensively researched.
Extracts of the herb show antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, analgesic, and antidiabetic activity,
underlining that fact that purslane is valuable as
food and as medicine. The alkaloids have
neuroprotective activity and inhibit
acetylcholinesterase, making the herb
theoretically of use in Alzheimer’s disease.
Caution Do not take purslane as a medicine
during pregnancy.
Potentilla anserina (Rosaceae)
Silverweed
Description Perennial plant growing to
16 in (40 cm). Has toothed compound leaves
that are silvery on the underside, and 5-petaled
yellow flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Silverweed is found
in Europe, Asia, and North America, where it
flourishes in dry grassy places. The aerial parts are
collected in late summer, the root at the same time
or in autumn.
Parts Used Aerial parts, root.
Constituents Silverweed contains 2–10%
ellagitannins, flavonoids, choline, and bitters.
History & Folklore William Withering, the
18th-century doctor who discovered the
cardiotonic effects of foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea,
p. 202), recommended a teaspoon of dried leaves
to be taken at 3-hour intervals to assuage bouts
of malarial fever.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Silverweed’s
main medicinal value lies in its astringent and anti-
inflammatory activity. It makes an effective gargle  LeavesPortulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae)
Purslane
Description Succulent annual plant growing
to 6 in (15 cm). Has small, thick rounded leaves
and small yellow flowers growing in clusters.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe
and Asia, purslane is now one of the most
widely distributed plants, growing
from Australia and China to the
Americas. Often found growing
near water, it is gathered
throughout the summer. Wild
purslane is the variety chiefly used
as a medicine; the golden variety,
P. oleracea var. sativa, is cultivated
mostly as a kitchen potherb.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Purslane contains flavonoids,
alkaloids, fatty acids (significant omega-3 oil
content), terpenoids, polysaccharides, vitamins A,
B1, and C, proteins and minerals (especially calcium).
History & Folklore Purslane’s use as a
medicinal herb in Europe, Iran, and India dates
back at least 2,000 years, and it was probably
eaten as a vegetable well before then. In ancient
Rome, purslane was used to treat headaches,
stomach ache and dysentery, intestinal worms,
and lizard bite.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Purslane has
long been considered valuable in the treatment
of urinary and digestive problems. The diuretic
effect of the juice makes it useful in the alleviation
of bladder ailments, for example difficulty in
passing urine. The plant’s mucilaginous properties
also make it a soothing remedy for gastrointestinal
problems such as dysentery and diarrhea. In
Chinese herbal medicine, purslane is employed for
similar problems and, additionally, for appendicitis.
The Chinese also use the plant as an antidote for
wasp stings and snake bite. Used as an external
wash, the juice or a decoction relieves skin ailments
such as boils and carbuncles, and also helps to
reduce fever.
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256
other medicinal plantsPotentilla erecta
for sore throats, and is a helpful remedy for
diarrhea. Less astringent than its close relative tormentil (P. erecta, see following entry), it also has  a gentler action within the gastrointestinal tract.  It is used externally as a lotion or ointment for bleeding hemorroids.
Caution Use internally for more no more than
3–4 weeks at a time.
Potentilla erecta syn. P. tormentilla
(Rosaceae)
Tormentil
Description Downy creeping perennial growing
to 4 in (10 cm). Has leaves bearing 5 leaflets, and
many 4-petaled yellow flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to temperate
regions of Asia and Europe, tormentil thrives in grassy sites and on heaths and moorland. The aerial parts of tormentil are harvested in summer and the root is gathered in autumn.
Parts Used Aerial parts, root.
Constituents Tormentil contains 15–20%
tannins, catechins, ellagitannins, and a phlobaphene.
History & Folklore According to the
17th-century herbalist Nicholas Culpeper, the  herb “is most excellent to stay all kinds of fluxes  of blood or humours in man or woman, whether  it be at nose, mouth, belly, or any wound in the veins or elsewhere.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Containing even
more tannins than oak bark (Quercus robur, p. 260), all parts of tormentil are strongly astringent, finding use wherever this action is required. The plant makes a beneficial gargle for throat infections, and an effective mouthwash for treating mouth ulcers and infected gums. Tormentil may be taken for conditions that give rise to diarrhea, such as irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, ulcerative colitis, and dysentery, and for rectal bleeding. Applied externally as a lotion or ointment, tormentil helps relieve hemorroids (especially those that are bleeding). In the form of a lotion, tormentil is used to help staunch wounds and protect areas of damaged or burned skin.
Caution Use internally for more no more than
3–4 weeks at a time.and so easing the clearance of phlegm. It is given for chronic coughs, especially those associated  with chronic bronchitis and mucus congestion.  The root is also thought to be mildly diuretic  and antirheumatic and to slow blood clotting.  The leaves have similar properties to the root,  but are weaker in action. The flowers are


	Again	I	raised	my	head,	and	this	time	I	saw	two
young	lovers	from	the	village	who	had	just	become	engaged.	They	were
walking	hand	in	hand,	gazing	at	each	other	silently.
After	they	were	past,	Baba	said,	“People	shout	when	their	hearts	are	far	apart.
They	speak	normally	when	their	hearts	are	in	tune.	But	when	two	hearts	are
one,	there	is	no	need	for	words	at	all.	That	is	how	the	way	of	the	heart
	works.
In	silence	you	will	find	your	soul	as	the	love	guiding	you	from	your	heart.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
The	way	of	the	heart	isn’t	about	words—it’s	about	feelings.	Your	heart	is	the
natural	home	of	spirit.	If	you	say	to	someone,	“Show	me	where	your	soul	is,”
almost	without	hesitation	they	will	point	to	the	heart.	What	they	might	not
know	is	what	the	heart	can	really	accomplish.	Have	you	heard	of	horse
whispering?	When	a	wild	horse	is	caught,	someone	has	to	break	it	in.	Wild
horses	are	afraid	of	the	saddle;	they	panic	and	fight	when	they	feel	a	rider	on
their	back	for	the	first	time.	So	traditionally	the	sight	of	a	horse	being	broken
in	was	wild	and	violent.
Then	someone	discovered	another	way,	called	horse	whispering.	Instead	of
forcing	the	horse	to	obey,	the	trainer	handles	it	gently,	looking	it	in	the	eye,
stroking	its	flanks	to	calm	it	down,	and	mounting	the	horse	only	when	the
trainer	feels	a	signal	from	the	animal	that	says,
You	may	get	on	me.	I	trust	you
.
The	old,	violent	way	of	breaking	horses	took	days;	horse	whispering	can	often
get	a	wild	horse	to	accept	a	saddle	in	a	few	hours.
What’s	at	work	here	is	the	way	of	the	heart,	and	the	steps	are	the	same	with
people	as	with	horses:
Tune	in	to	the	other	person
.
Gain	the	other	person’s	trust.
Be	in	harmony;	do	not	resist	the	other	person’s	feelings.These	three	steps	don’t	use	words;	in	fact,	words	just	get	in	the	way.	You	have
to	be	willing	to	enter	someone	else’s	world.	That	can	sound	scary,	yet	as	you
get	used	to	the	way	of	the	heart	you	will	see	how	naturally	it	works.
1.	T
UNE
	I
N
The	first	step	comes	down	to	really	looking	and	listening.	The	simple
question	“How	do	you	feel?”	is	always	a	good	start.	But	look	and	listen	from
the	heart;	that’s	the	key.	Someone	may	say,	“I’m	fine,”	yet	if	they	look	stiff,
with	arms	folded	and	a	tense	tone	in	their	voice,	don’t	those	things	tell	you
more	than	words?	If	you	look	into	someone’s	eyes—not	staring,	but	just
making	contact—you	begin	to	feel	what	they	are	feeling.	Likewise,	you	have
to	listen	from	the	heart,	which	tunes	in	to	feelings	all	the	time.
Whenever	you	meet	anyone,	your	heart	reaches	out	and	asks:
Is	this	person
feeling	good	or	bad,	excited	or	depressed,	worried	or	expectant?
	Everyone
else’s	heart	is	doing	the	same	thing.	So	don’t	get	in	the	way	or	pretend	that
you	don’t	notice.	We	all	notice	feelings	at	the	heart	level.	Words	are	easily
forgotten,	but	a	look	from	the	heart	becomes	part	of	who	you	are.
2.	G
AIN
	T
RUST
When	you	open	yourself	to	someone,	trust	begins	to	develop.	Have	you	ever
watched	squirrels	in	the	park?	If	you	throw	a	peanut	at	one,	it	will	scamper
away	and	keep	its	distance,	wondering	if	you	are	to	be	trusted.	But	if	you
	hold
the	peanut	in	your	open	hand,	the	squirrel	will	dart	closer,	then	run	away,	then
come	closer	again.	After	a	moment	even	a	skittish	squirrel	will	be	eating	out
of	your	hand.
With	people	it	takes	an	open	heart	instead	of	a	peanut,	but	you	hold	it	out	just
as	patiently	and	just	as	still.	We’re	all	afraid	at	times	to	show	our	feelings
when	we	think	they	will	make	us	look	weak	or	set	us	up	for	rejection.	But	if
you	simply	allow	yourself	to	be	with	someone	else,	quietly	and	with	an	open
heart,	trust	comes	naturally.
Think	about	someone	in	your	life	who	leaves	an	open	space	for	you	to	be
yourself.	No	one	is	more	valuable.	I	would	much	rather	have	a	pillar	of	trust
in	my	life	than	a	pillar	of	strength.	So	test	the	waters	and	find	someone	who
will,	first,	listen	to	you	and,	second,	accept	what	you’re	feeling.
3.	B
E	IN
	H
ARMONYThe	third	step	comes	down	to	acceptance.	In	the	joining	of	two	hearts	there	is
always	acceptance.	This	is	because	neither	one	is	thinking,
I	can’t	waste	my
valuable	time	putting	up	with	you
.	When	you	are	in	harmony,	you	have	as
much	time	for	another	person	as	for	yourself.	Lovers	don’t	need	to	speak
because	they	feel	like	one	person.	What	if	you	aren’t	in	love?	You	can	still
close	the	gap	between	yourself	and	anyone	you	meet.
Feel	what	the	other
person	feels
.	If	you	do	this	without	judging,	then	the	same	thing
	always
happens.	You	realize,
I’ve	felt	that	way	too
.	Now	you	are	in	harmony.
It’s	human	nature	to	sit	in	judgment,	but	it’s	also	human	nature	to	rise	above
judgment.	The	choice	is	yours.	Judging	means	making	somebody	else
inferior.	If	you	can’t	stand	it	because	somebody	around	you	is	crying	or
depressed	or	criticizing	all	the	time,	stop	and	ask	yourself,	“Am	I	better	than
that?”	If	you	say	yes,	you	are	judging	them.	And	they	know	it,	because	in
their	heart	they	read	your	secret	feeling	of	superiority.
Yet	the	truth	is	that	all	of	us	have	cried,	thrown	an	angry	fit,	and	criticized
others.	Feelings	happen.	When	you	accept	them	as	a	part	of	life,	you	can
begin	to	accept	other	people,	and	in	time
all
	people,	from	the	heart.	I
sometimes	think	the	world	could	be	changed	overnight	if	the	Golden	Rule
said,	“Feel	about	others	as	you	would	have	them	feel	about	you.”	Certainly
this	is	what	my	heart	is	thinking,	and	yours,	too,	if	I	am	not	mistaken.The	Way	of	the	Mind
Y
our	soul	is	always	sending	you	messages,”	Baba	remarked.	“Some	everyday
thoughts	are	actually	these	soul	messages.	Did	you	know	that?	They	are	the
second	way	your	soul	wants	you	to	live	by	the	way	of	the	mind.”
I	had	gotten	very	hungry	and	yet	before	I	told	him,	Baba	produced


oods, accept toxemia, defile the environ-
ment, attempt to remedy disease with chemicals, pardon
pollution, f orsake compassion, condone k illing and ig
nore Nature’s munificent provi-
dence.  And now our planet and too many of us are sick, suffering and in turmoil, hoping our go vernmen ts and unna
tural technologies will bail us out.
The most aberrant and destructive human imprudence of all is not eating our natural biological diet: the Fruitarian Diet.   This mistake is the prime cause of:
 •  unhealthy minds and bodies
 •   worldwide disharmony and tur
moil
 •   disrespect for life
, killing and wars
 •   neurological and endocrine biochemical imbalances (men
tal and emotional)
 •   inability to reason and solve pr
oblems for the good of society and the planet
 •   addiction to and dependence upon unnatur
al, toxic and unsustainable industries and
technologies for our basic needs
 •   extrav
agant cancer and other killer disease rates
10
Fruiticulture •   exorbitant human overpopulation
 •   perilous environmental/ec
ological degradation
 •   cataclysmic animal extinc
tions
 •   birth defects
 •   rising infertility
 •   great planetary suff
ering
Now here’s the good news!
By making a change to the Fruitarian Diet Lifestyle and Fruiticulture, the degradation of our
genes, inability to reproduce, deformities, stunted intelligence potential, sociological delinquen-cies and turmoil, moral and ethical erosion, extravagant disease incidences, increasing overpop -
ulation, environmental degradation and destruction of our planet will be reversed.
To be healthy in mind, body and spirit, each of us must be more vigilant than ever in bringing
Nature back into our lives on a daily basis, and connecting with our Fruitarian instincts.  Nature is beckoning!  Wholeness will only be restored when we reconnect with our natural instincts and follow Natural Law, living healthfully and cooperatively/symbiotically as one human race and community of life.
That means embracing the spirit of giving: appreciation, help, restoration, fruit sustenance, and
love—every day, at every turn, for the good of all.  This also means disconnecting from toxic technologies, sacrificing no animal for food and sanctioning no wars.  Embracing Fruitarianism and Fruiticulture begets vibrant health, contentedness and deep reverence for the gifts of Nature.  It puts an end to 99 percent of medical procedures and the 99 percent of the pharma-ceutical industry’s drugs, and sets humanity on the path of sustainable health for planet Earth and all her inhabitants.
Permaculture DefinedPermaculture is a
conscientious, civilized, way of living in harmony with Nature—a culture of
living integrously, reverentially, synergistically, wholistically, healthfully, and sustainably, em-
ploying biomimicry and diverse organic horticulture, and complementary  “green” design and regenerative practices.11
FruiticultureFruit Defined
That part of a seed package developed and grown specifically by a plant (stalk, vine or tree) to
induce consumption by its biological symbionts, begetting the incidental benefit of the spread-ing of its seed.  Fruit is the only form of plant life grown specifically as food for symbiotic beings.
Fruiticulture DefinedFruiticulture is simply Permaculture with a focus on fruit (or “fruit-centric”) agriculture, or agro-
forestry, and local and global communities and economies based on fruit growing and eating.
Frugivore DefinedA frugivore is an animal or being whose biological, physiological and anatomical design, con-
stitution, and natural instincts indicate that a fruit-based diet is its natural and, therefore, most healthful diet.
Fruitarian DefinedA fruitarian is a human who eats his/her natural biological diet of primarily raw fruits and, sec -
ondarily, raw vegetables, plus minimal-to-moderate amounts of raw seeds and nuts.A Look at HistoryThroughout the ages, the healthiest and most successful people have been those living in har -
mony with Nature.  The history of the Essenes, Hunzakuts, Vilcabambans and various aboriginal
tribes provide us with significant lessons that we can use to our benefit.  Consider that before the Europeans descended upon North America 500 years ago, this was a glorious, pristine conti-nent with abundance for all its inhabitants, who coexisted nearly perfectly with the land and its natural gifts.  There was no waste, no pollution, no excessive carnage, minimal interference with the balance of Nature and no unnatural human population overgrowth.  Of course, we “civilized, ” technology-obsessed humans have changed all of that and we must now reverse the tide, re-turning to our innate natural ways, getting ourselves “back to the garden, ” as Joni Mitchell put it.
The world view of indigenous North American people included a collective responsibility for
stewarding the land and taking from it only the essentials for sustenance and shelter.  With a spiritual awareness of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all life forms on the Earth, they lived by a credo of sustainability for many generations.  The Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, for example, states that “in our every deliberation we must consider the impact 12
Fruiticultureof our decisions on the next seven generations. ”   They sustained themselves well by anchoring
their diet with the “Three Sisters”: squash, beans and corn, plus berries and nuts—each of which, except for nuts, is botanically classified as a fruit.
The theme of the wonderful book Original Instructions – Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable
Future, edited by Melissa K. Nelson (2008), is remembrance of the “original instructions” handed down to and taught by indigenous people of our lands—that is, how to live on Earth “in a good way, in a way that lasts. ”   This way is a sacred journey marked by peace and harmony for seven generations and more to come.  Via a spiritually-aware attitude of gratitude and conscious giving back to Mother Earth, a respectful kinship with all life is cultivated, facilitating civiliza-tions living in intimate harmony with their local environments, maintaining wholeness and abundance.
In accordance with a common ancient legend, Native Americans revere their continent as
“Turtle Island. ”  As the story goes, a very large tortoise volunteered its shell as a home for the land animals; North America is perched on its back.  As such, their “island” home deserves to be
A depiction of how the Haudenosaunee lived in what is now New York state13
Fruiticulture
treated with honor and respect, since, if it was tipped over, everyone would drown.  It seems we
have tipped our “island” and are treading water.  Today’s aboriginal elders pray that we wake up, join the original “sacred circle” and return to Turtle Island, restoring peace, health and prosperity for all.
The ancient Essenes’ lovely doctrine of “Sevenfold Peace” can help us get there. It is about spiri-
tualizing our lives by practicing peace of body, mind, heart, family, community, creative work, ecology and, ultimately, all of physical and spiritual reality.   This a good way for all of us to “be” every day.
The Promise of FruiticultureAs you will glean from this book, the Fruitarian Diet and Fruiticulture are not only a delicious
way to eat and a better form of agriculture, but they are the keys to every personal and plane -
tary transformation we desire, and they can optimally nourish all of humanity.  We’ll explain how and why this is possible, and how the Fruitarian Diet literally saved my life and at least greatly enhanced the lives of most of the other contributors, as well as a million or so of others who’ve gone Fruitarian.  After assimilating this entire book, I’d love to get your response to all of this!
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A Fruiticulture food forest, Maui, Hawaii14
FruiticultureVeganic Fruiticulture is the Fruitful Way
by Jesse Krebs, Ph.D.
Veganic Fruiticulture is an approach to growing food
that encompasses a respect for animals, the envi-ronment and human health.  It is a form of agricul-ture that goes above and beyond the standards for organic farming by e x
cluding the use of products
derived from confined animals and by encouraging the presence of native wild animals on the farmland.  Organic farmers are permitted to use animal prod -
ucts as fertilizers: manure, blood meal, bone meal, feather meal, and fish emulsion.

Veganic Fruiticulture breaks the link between live -
stock operations for the production of organic plant-foods by using plant-based t
echniques for soil fer -
tility such as: glacial rock dust, mulching, fruit and
vegetable compost, g r
een manure, wood chips, crop rotation, polyculture and other sus-
tainable methods.  A veganic maxim states that by feeding the soil, the soil will feed the plan ts and trees.  A dding or
ganic plant-based materials to the soil produces a rich, living
soil that has a plethora of microorganisms, which in turn feed the plants and create long-term sustainable fertility.
Veganic Fruiticulture is the ultimate ideal for a sustainable, vibrantly thriving culture.
There simply is no better way of living in harmony with Mother Nature and being true to our frug


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connected with the outside world with a tube called auditory or
Eustachian tube. This tube is the most important player in ear infections
and glue ear, so I would like to concentrate on it in detail.
The Eustachian tube stretches from the inside wall of middle ear to the
nasopharynx (back of your nose and throat), where it opens quite near the
back of the nose. The major function of this tube is to equalise the pressure
in the middle ear with the atmospheric pressure. The opening of the
Eustachian tube in the pharynx is guarded by a lump of lymphoid tissue, FIG. 8 Interconnecting structure of the middle ear and pharynx. called the Tube Tonsil (FIG. 8). These tube tonsils are a part of the immune
system. Their function is to prevent infectious agents from getting through
the nose and throat into the Eustachian tubes and the middle ear. There is
one situation when we feel the presence of tube tonsils very well. I am sure
that everybody recalls that blocked ears feeling when flying on the aero
planes. What happens is that the tube tonsils can get inflamed and swollen
due to infection in your nose or throat or simply due to the plane's air con
ditioning. When the tube tonsils get swollen, they block the entrance into
the Eustachian tubes. As a result the pressure inside your middle ear
cannot be equalised with the changing atmospheric pressure when the
plane is taking off or landing, which gives you that muffled hearing and
pain in the affected ear. Swallowing, yawning, chewing, and holding the
nose and mouth shut while gently trying to force air out of the lungs
stretches the opening of the Eustachian tube and allows the air into the
middle ear. But if the tube tonsils are swollen too much these measures
usually don't work.
The Eustachian tube is the most obvious way for any infection to get into
the middle ear. However, it is not so simple.
The mucous membranes of the Eustachian tubes are covered by ciliated
epithelium and contain a lot of mucus glands and lymphatic follicles.
Ciliated epithelium is a layer of cells with tiny hair on them. These hair are
normally pointing away from the middle ear to the direction of the
nasopharynx providing an effective barrier for any debris from food or air
trying to get into the middle ear from the nose and the mouth. The numer
ous mucous producing cells in the walls of the Eustachian tubes are con
stantly cleaning the tubes up with their mucous secretions, which are
moving along the direction of the tiny hair of the ciliated epithelium down
into the back of your nose. In order for any infection to get into the middle
ear it would have to struggle against this flow of mucous. But if any infec
tious agents do manage to get into the Eustachian tube, the lymphatic
follicles in its walls, which are part of the immune system, will launch their
attack and finish the invader off. And, of course, before the infection even
gets into the Eustachian tube it has to pass the first barrier - the tube tonsil,
which is a concentration of immune cells specially designed to stop any
invader. This combination of factors provides a pretty formidable defence
for the middle ear! In healthy children it works very well indeed. Why don't
these defences work in so many children? How does the infection get
through all these barriers? Why do we have an epidemic of ear infections
and glue ear? Here we come to a very important point. The mouth, nose, throat,
Eustachian tubes and middle ear of a newborn baby are sterile. Fairly soon
after birth the mouth, nose and throat get populated by a varied mixture of
microbes, coming from the environment, mum, dad and anybody else,
who is in contact with the child. Just as it happens with the gut, due to
various factors which we have discussed, many children develop abnormal
flora in that area. This will do two things. First - the epithelium of
Eustachian tubes will start producing too much mucous in order to protect
and clean itself. Second - the tube tonsils will be in a chronic state of
inflammation, blocking the entrance into the tubes and not allowing the
mucous to drain out. Fairly quickly the middle ear fills up with mucous.
This situation is called the glue ear. Mucous will not allow appropriate pas
sage of sound through the middle ear impairing the child's hearing and
hence development. A lot of children with glue ear do not become autistic,
for example, but their general learning abilities suffer. Speech delay is very
common among these children. The mucous which fills their middle ear
would provide a good growing environment for any infection which may
come along from the back of the nose through the Eustachian tube. When
that happens the child gets typical symptoms of ear infection - pain and
fever, when antibiotics are usually prescribed. Antibiotics would clear
away the infectious agent, but they would not remove the glue ear. In fact
in the long run they make the situation worse by altering the bacterial flora
in the nose and throat even further. So, with the middle ear still filled with
mucous, a good medium for growing bacteria, predictably the ear infection
happens again and fairly soon. Having suffered numerous ear infections,
many children finish up with little pipes, called grommets put through
their eardrum in order to provide another channel for draining the mucous
from the middle ear. This operation is a symptomatic measure, but it usu
ally resolves the problem of glue ear and stops the chain of constant ear
infections. So, the epithelium of the middle ear and Eustachian tube will
still be producing a lot of mucous and the natural channel for draining this
mucous will still be blocked, but the mucous now will drain through an
artificial pipe - grommet into the outside.
As we said, grommets are a symptomatic measure, a crutch in a way,
which does not remove the real problem. The real problem is an abnormal
flora developed in the child's nose and throat. Practise shows that when
that flora is normalised, the glue ear and ear infections disappear. Two
things have to be done to normalise bacterial flora in that area.
First  - the diet should not provide food for abnormal bacteria. As we discussed in earlier chapters these foods are sugar, milk and processed
carbohydrates. It is amazing how quickly glue ear resolves when these
foods are taken out of the diet.
A second  important measure is adding a strong therapeutic probiotic to
the child's regimen. The beneficial bacteria in the probiotic would help to
clear out pathogenic flora and re-establish normal healthy flora in the
mouth, nose and throat, which would keep the child clear from ear infec
tions. To do that, apart from adding a probiotic to the food, I routinely sug
gest to the parents of children whom I see in my clinic to open a capsule of
probiotic and put the powder on the child's tongue last thing before bed,
after the child has cleaned his teeth and is not going to eat or drink any
more. This way the probiotic bacteria will have a chance to work on the
flora of the mouth and throat all night. As the back of the nose and the back
of the mouth both open to the same place, the probiotic bacteria have a
good chance of reaching the back of the nose, where the tube tonsils are,
and deal with any pathogenic flora in that area. On top of that, the stimula
tion of the immune responses, which the probiotics produce, would also
help to clear out any infection. As a result the inflammation would subside
and the tube tonsils would resume their normal size and not block the
Eustachian tubes any more, allowing mucous to drain from the middle ear.
This will resolve glue ear and the constant chain of ear infections.
Another common contributing factor to ear infections are food allergies,
particularly allergy to milk. In the previous chapters we have discussed what
role the gut flora plays in the development of food allergies. With the use of
diet and probiotics we can improve the state of the gut flora and the immune
system in the child's body. Clinical experience shows that a lot of food aller
gies disappear as the gut heals. In the meantime it is a good idea to remove
the foods, which the child may be allergic to, particularly cow's milk.
However, it takes time to change the child's diet and to establish normal
bacterial flora in the throat. What do we do as an immediate response to an
ear infection?
Unfortunately, a very common thing that happens is the prescription of
antibiotics. It is a routine response of the medical profession pretty much
everywhere in the western world. We have discussed in detail what anti
biotics do to the bodily flora (in the gut, on the skin, on all mucous mem
branes, including the nose, throat and ears). Though the course of anti
biotics would clear that particular ear infection, it would lay the ground for
the next one to come. Apart from destroying the beneficial