arvey	and	Andrea	Cagan,	my	“literary	midwives”—for	getting
me	on	literary	track,	making	me	feel	I	belong	there,	and	insisting	that	I	stay
the	ride. Tammy	Vogsland,	for	keeping	the	earth	steady	beneath	me	while	I	wrote. Wendy	Zahler,	for	wonderful	support	and	really	good	vegetables. Richard	Cooper,	Diane	Simon,	Alana	Stewart,	Alyse	Martinelli,	Carolyn
Samuell,	Matthew	Allbracht,	Stacie	Maier,	David	Kessler,	David	Perozzi,
Victoria	Pearman,	Suzannah	Galland,	Lila	Cherri,	and	Gina	Otto,	for	the
comforts	of	friendship. And	Mary	Ann	Check,	for	the	comforts	of	home. My	mother,	for	everything. And	Ella	Gregoire,	for	an	extraordinary
blessing. Oprah	Winfrey,	for	endless	opportunities	both	in	the	world	and	in	my	soul. Wayne	Dyer,	for	the	warmth	I	feel	around	me	even	when	I	can’t	reach	you. Bob	Barnett,	for	wise	counsel. India,	for	crack	editorial	assistance	and	a	million	other	things. The	many	people	around	the	world	who	have	supported	my	work	and	been
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Miltons' Secret
OceanofPDF.comBut most of all, he loved going to the ice-cream shop with his dad after
dinner to get his favorite sundae.One day at school, he was playing catch with his friend, Timmy, when a
mean-looking, much bigger boy named Carter walked over to him,
screwed up his face, and said, “Milton. What kinda name is Milton? You
weirdo.”
Suddenly, he pushed Milton so hard that he stumbled and fell to the
ground, scraping both knees.Confused and frightened, Milton fought back his tears. Just then, Mrs. Fer guson ran over and took him by the hand. “Go back to your classroom at once,” she said to Carter. While walking away, Carter glanced back at Milton, mumbling
something under his breath that sounded like, “I'll get you next time.”In the evening, his parents and his Grandpa Howard, who was visiting
with them, notic ed he wasn't the same Milton. He didn't smile  much, he
picked at his food, and he wasn't even excited about going to the ice-cream
shop after dinner. “What's the matter with you, Milton? Is something wrong?” his mother
asked. “No nothing” said Milton.”
That night, Milton couldn't get to sleep. He was thinking about what
happened-and what would  happen when he ran into Carter next time. “Why did he pick on me,” he kept thinking, over and over.“Why me!”
“What's he going to do to me next time? ”
The more he thought about all of this, the more frightened he became. He thought abou t it so much that he became more and more scared until he
completely for got that he was in a warm bed in his little room. In the morning, Milton was so tired he couldn't stop rubbing his eyes. He headed downstairs to do what he did first thing every morn ing-give
Snuggles his breakfast. But when he opened the door to the kitchen, oh
what a sight! There was Snuggles all beaten up. His right paw wasbleeding, it looked like a chunk had been taken out of his left ear, and he
was missing several patches of hair. Milton let out a scream. “Oh, poor Snuggles! What happened to you?”
He picked him up straight away and rubbed his cheeks against his furry
body. “I bet it was that Brutus. He's supposed to always be locked in his yard. Poor Snuggles.”
His parents and his grandpa, hearing Milton scream, came running to
see what was going on. “Look what happened to Snugg les!” Milton blurted out. “It must have
been Brutus.”“Who's Brutus?” asked Grandpa Howard. “He's the Doberman across the street,” Milton replied. “His owners
haven't trained him right, and he's a mean dog.”
Milton took Snuggles to the sink in the kitchen where he and his mom
washed Snuggles's wounds and band aged his ear and paw. Once Snuggles was all cleaned up, Milton carried him to the couch in
the living room to cuddle and comfort him. Grandpa Howard sat in an armchair watching Milton. In no time at all, Snuggles, resting on Milton's chest, was purring
blissfully. The purring was so strong that it made Milton feel warm and
tingly inside, all through his chest and back. This set Milton to wondering.“Grandpa,” Milton asked, “


 The
body takes sugar in so fast that it is absorbed very rap
idly and cannot be metabolized quickly so it just has
to be stored as fat within the body. One thing to do for
our own sake as part of caring and loving ourselves is
to avoid sugar and sweets when introducing this pro
gram into our lives. In the beginning, we want to see
a fast result. I believe we should have the satisfaction
of doing this now and seeing some returns and
rewards, including seeing the image that we have
been holding of ourself coming into manifestation. It is. best to avoid things that have a high sugar
content, especially on an empty stomach, because
sugar stimulates the production of insulin, which 343 LOSING WEIGHT
then brings the blood sugar down rapidly, thus recre
ating the hunger sensation. In contrast, one-third of
the calories of protein are burned up just by the
process of metabolizing protein. Therefore, one hun
dred calories of sugar equal one hundred calories of
fat, whereas one hundred calories of excess protein
converts t<,> only sixty-six calories' worth offat.A high
protein diet results in a thirty-three percent discount
(not recommended for people with gout). Notice that
carnivores are slim. But what about vegetarians? They
can also avoid sugar and starch and yet stick to a high
protein diet. The technique is to let go of resisting and to dis
appear hunger and appetite. We then live in a world
where we are no longer in the cycle. We get used to
an eating cycle of overeating, feeling guilty about the
overeating, and then trying to control it. Then up
comes hunger, and with the hunger come guilt, then
appetite, then the expectation of satiation, followed
by overindulgence, and guilt again, so there is an end
less self-defeating cycle. The only way to beat it is to
rise above it, transcend it, and be beyond it. By disap
pearing it, one will find that appetite and hunger actu
ally disappear, and there is the experience of never
being hungry. The next thing the mind says is, "I don't want to
give up the pleasure of eating." Quite the contrary. What happens to the enjoyment of eating once we
use this technique is that the appetite arises only out
of the act of eating itself rather than anticipatory
appetite. I can sit down with no hunger or appetite at
all, but the minute I begin to eat, it creates appetite, 344 HEALING AND RECOVERY
and the pleasure of eating is greater than it ever was. I enjoy food now more than I ever did. Eating is no
longer accompanied by guilt or self-blame.There is no
anxiety about eating too many calories or gaining
weight from eating.AlI that is gone, so we do not give
up the pleasure of eating at all.We fmd that when we
are not hungry, the food is considerably more enjoy
able. We start enjoying the cheese sandwich the
minute we take that first bite.We are not even hungry. We pick up the cheese sandwich, bite into it, and the
enjoyment is there.There is no loss of enjoyment. I do
not believe in letting go of enjoyment and pleasure;
on the contrary, I believe in increasing it. So now
there is the enjoyment and pleasure of eating as well
as the enjoyment, pleasure, and justified pride in hav
ing a body that is more appropriate to our aesthetic
ambition-how we would like to look. The first thing to handle is the cycle of eating and
getting hungry. We are the victims of a behavioral
pattern, a conditioning that has nothing to do with
will power or morality. We can condition any kind of
animal in this way. What has happened is a sort of
Pavlovian-dog conditioning that has nothing to do
with our personality or self-worth. It has nothing to
do with being self-indulgent, with oral narcissistic
needs, or with whatever the psychoanalytic theory
might be, such as oral aggression or oral passivity. It
merely has to do with a simple, very primary type of
conditioning that has been favored in our society. We picked up those patterns in our social condi
tioning as children, that is all.We will discuss the part
that the child plays in this and arrive at a different 345 LOSING WEIGHT
way of looking at the whole eating pattern.The mind
experiences the body, and consciousness experiences
mind; therefore, we really experience within in our
consciousness what we formally called 'hunger'. Where is that localized? You will notice that it is only
a belief system that is experienced in the stomach. It
is actually experienced in a generalized way, sort of
everywhere. The thought that it is in the stomach is
just a belief system from childhood. As mentioned
previously, the body cannot experience anything. What is happening is experienced in a more diffuse,
generalized area. Another technique of letting go of suffering at any
time from pain, illness, or physical symptoms, such as
hunger, is knowing that it is nothing but a physical
symptom. You will notice that it is experienced in a
general, diffuse manner, sort of everywhere, because
that is where we experience all experience rather
than in a localized situation. The localization comes
from a strong belief system. We all have these
thoughts from childhood. As we let go of resisting the
energy of this sensation, it becomes diffuse and finally
disappears. On the Map of Consciousness, we see the lower
feelings at the bottom, and when we move up to
Desire, which has been running the appetite-hunger
satiation cycle, we notice that it has an energy field
that calibrates at 125 and is in a negative direction. In
other words, it has a deleterious effect on our lives. The emotions that go with this energy field are want
ing, craving, and all the addictions. Therefore, calling a
weight problem a food addiction is partially correct 346 HEALING AND RECOVERY
in that the characteristics of the negative energy field
at 125 are feelings of wantingness, desiringness, and
cravingness, and the processing occurring in con
sciousness is entrapment. The person therefore feels
like a victim, and due to the downward direction of
the energy field, there are negative feelings about the
self having to do with the whole cycle. As we let go of resisting it and go beyond it, we
start moving up the scale to the level of Courage in
order to handle the problem of pride in our willing
ness to look at it. When we move upward and get off
this cycle at level 250, we become detached. At that
point, the process going on in consciousness is one of
being released. Because the energy field now goes
upward, we have a good, positive feeling, one that is
constructive and makes us feel better. It has a lot of
power in it. How do we experience that detachment? It is the
experience similar to ifwe eat, it is okay, and ifwe do
not, that is okay, too. People ask, "Do you want to eat
something now?" I say, "Well, ifiYOU are going to fix
something, fme." Then they will ask, "What do you
want to eat? Do you want to eat fish, or macaroni, or
baked beans?" I'll say, "Well, either way." When one
reaches this level of handling appetite and hunger,
one is no longer really fixed on one particular food or
another. One could say, "If we have a steak tonight,
that's fme, and if we don't, that's fme." So it is okay
either way.This means that one is free. One characteristic of this attitude is freedom. Freedom from what?There is freedom from being run
by a program or a conditioning, and freedom from 347 LOSING WEIGHT
being a victim ofthe cycle.There is freedom from the
entrapment that made us feel bad about ourselves.As
we get detached from these sensations, we begin to
feel good about ourselves. In fact, our willingness to
do-that goes up to level 310, which has an even better
feeling about it.We begin to accept that this is nothing
other than a phenomenon, just a set of vibrations
going on within consciousness. It does not have to do
with food or the body. Those are all programs. In
essence, physics explains it as just a set of vibrations
going on in the field of consciousness that are within
our power to alter. Once we do that, we can really
begin to love ourselves more than we did before. There is another very interesting aspect going on
in consciousness that will also be very helpful. It is
something you can observe within yourself, and
something I picked up within myself and saw hap
pening. The cycle in the past was to be run by the
hunger, appetite, satiation, and then guilt.AlI the good
intentions I had about dieting and taking off weight
suddenly flew out the window and disappeared
somewhere.After ftiling myself up with far more than
I knew I needed, suddenly there was a feeling of self
disgust and guilt. People with severe eating problems
often experience that. They go into the bathroom,
throw all the food


 when the cognitive approach works best. It needs no medical background to
understand why rebuilding the immune system is a better idea than knocking it out with radiation
and a cocktail of poisons, and once the simple but powerful logic of the Gerson program is
grasped, the patient is reassured and willing to proceed as an equal partner and ally of the doctor
or counselor
Help Comes from the Body
One of the most striking results of the Gerson program is the immediate improvement in
the new patient’s general condition. Pain diminishes, appetite begins to return, sleep improves
within the first few days on the program. This in itself boosts the mood of the patient, who over
the preceding months, if not years, had only experienced deterioration in his or her condition
and a fading of hope. Now the opposite has begun to happen, and it immediately changes the
atmosphere. (Visitors to a Gerson clinic are astonished by its relaxed atmosphere and the patients’
good mood—mealtimes are usually loud with laughter—as opposed to the heavy, sad air of the
average cancer hospital). Needless to say, this changed mood and the accompanying sense of
relief also begin to have a helpful effect on the immune system. However, the healing journey has only just begun, while the need for psychological support
is far from over. The patient is faced with a total change of lifestyle, diet, and daily routine for a
minimum of two years (less in the case of non-malignant conditions). Inevitably it takes a lot of
determination and discipline to stick to the schedule. Equally inevitably after a while boredom
and monotony take their toll: the patient feels restricted and deprived of most social pleasures,
and at times gets sufficiently fed up to want to quit the therapy. When that happens, it is best not
to contradict the patient’s grumbles but, on the contrary, agree that the process is demanding,
restricting and monotonous—and then point out the good results so far, ask tactless questions
such as, “Would you rather have chemotherapy?” or “All right, you quit—and then what?” and
wait for the answer. Above all, remember: this, too, will pass. Boredom can be relieved by providing relevant reading material, tapes and DVDs. Once Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 171Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comindividuals have got a taste of natural medicine, they are keen to find out more about it. Networking
with other Gerson patients or choosing a fresh hobby or study that can be fitted in between juices,
enemas and meals also works well. Interim goal-setting is another good way to break up the monotony: what would the patient
want to achieve in one week, one month and three months? The goals have to be realistic and
modest, and celebrated when they are achieved. The ones that did not work out can be re-phrased
or postponed, but not written off as failures. Problems on the Path
Food can be a tricky issue for some. Many people take to Gerson food at once and enjoy it. Others do not. When they express their dislike vigorously, or even refuse to eat certain essential
foods, they are driven by their deep emotional attachment to certain kinds of food, however
unhealthy. Normally these are the foods their mother gave them in childhood, when food equaled
love, even if it was low-grade junk. Now, at a fraught time even though these people accept the
rightness of the Gerson diet, on a deep non-rational level they reject it. The answer is to remind
the patient that the food on offer is—literally—medicine, that the diet is not for ever, and that
accepting it now is an essential investment in the future. I have found it helpful to make a contract
with the patient, who undertook to stick to the diet meticulously for two weeks and explore its
varied flavors. As a rule quick improvement followed and extending the contract was easy. Firmness is needed when patients wish to bend the dietary rules by committing small lapses
or having occasional “treats.” The only answer is no, for what exactly is small, and how often
does an occasional exception occur? Once the rules are broken, the safe boundaries of the therapy
are damaged; the consequences can be serious. Even so, the rules must be enforced with tact and
affection, otherwise we as carers or therapists end up in the role of the over-strict parent, with
“Thou shalt not” written all over us. Then there is the problem of flare-ups or healing reactions, which can be extremely unpleasant
yet must be welcomed, since they mean that the body is responding to the treatment. The practical
measures for dealing with flare-ups are fully set out elsewhere in this book (see Chapter 16 ). By
way of psychological support the likely symptoms of flare-ups must be explained in advance, so
that the patient doesn’t panic when they set in. Here, too, our calm, reassuring presence is the
best we can offer, especially when physical symptoms are accompanied by behavioral changes. The body can’t detoxify without causing psychological detoxification as well. Toxins passing
through the central nervous system cause strange reactions and out-of-character behavior—anger,
irritability, violent mood swings, aggression and unfair accusations. The patient’s usual civilized
behavior is swept aside by drives and emotions that have been repressed probably since childhood. The adult self is temporarily pushed aside by a raging inner child, until it takes over again amid Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 172Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comprofuse apologies. (A client of mine called such incidents “the Gerson Rage,” and as she could
sense when a flare-up was in the offing, she told the family that whatever she would do or say in
the next few hours or days, she still loved them dearly.) This, too, has to be prepared for and not taken personally. It is part of the process. In whatever
capacity we work with the patient, we remain calm, caring, and unchanged, waiting for the inner
upheaval to pass. By the time the patient has been restored in body and mind and it comes to the winding down
of the Gerson therapy, the final task is to ensure that the process runs smoothly. Some patients
who used to ask, “Is there life after Gerson?” are now reluctant to let go of the routine. They need
a slow, patient “weaning.” Besides, there is the maintenance routine (see Chapter 23 ), which
they should stick with for the rest of their lives, to safeguard their restored health (At the time of
writing I’ve been happily doing that for 24 years and have no intention of stopping.) There are others who have to be discouraged from rushing back into the disastrous eating
habits that had contributed so much to their disease. As a rule any such temptation is short-lived. Their detoxified, cleared, optimally nourished organisms shrink away from the so-called normal
food they had been dreaming about during the therapy—food heavy with fat, painfully salty and
harsh with synthetic flavors. If their brains don’t object to junk food, their taste buds will. In my experience, after recovery there is no way back into the pre-disease state. Living with
the holistic Gerson Therapy changes you, not only in your lifestyle and eating habits, but also in
your set of values, priorities and general outlook. You have been reborn without the need to die
first, and you may spontaneously decide to help others on the same path, by way of repaying a
debt to life. References:
1) Gerson, M. A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. 6th edition. Bonita, Calif. The Gerson
Institute, 1999. 2) Pert, C. Molecules of Emotion. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997. 3) Illich, I. Medical Nemesis. 1976. 4) LeShan, L. Cancer as a Turning Point. Plume, 1994. 5) Simonton, C., Matthews-Simonton, S., Creighton, J. Getting Well Again. Bantam, 1992. 6) Greer, S.  Mind-body research in psycho-oncology. Advances  15(4), 1999. 7) Spiegel, D. Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastasized
breast cancer. The Lancet, October 14 1989; 888-891. 8) Siegel, B. Love, Medicine & Miracles. Harper Perennial, 1998.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 173Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 25
Overcoming Stress and Tension
In the chapter on the psychological support needed by Gerson patients (see Chapter 24 ) it was
explained how the mind and the body interact every moment of our lives; in other words, how
our moods, emotions and general outlook have a measurable and direct


 to know what to eat, but
how to mix
 these foods properly
to get the optimum benefit from them—the art of food combining. Here, too, we will offer a series of menus that you can begin to use
immediately to start yourself in the direction of detoxification and
regeneration. These menus will address your needs, whether you consider
yourself a timid beginner or a bold adventurer. Further topics covered will include the amazing health value of raw fruit
and vegetable juices, and the subject of beans, soybeans and grains as they
relate to detoxification and regeneration. In the concluding pages of this chapter you will find a number of
excellent recipes for both raw and steamed foods that will strengthen you on
your journey and make your meals more varied and delightful. MODULE 7.1
What Foods to Eat

The following is a list of acceptable raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Always buy organic if possible. Most Fruits and Berries

GrapesBananas
Strawberries
Mangoes
Oranges
Grapefruit
Apples
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Dried fruits of all kinds (unsulphured)
Flowers are acceptable
Avoid
–Cranberries, Prunes and unripe fruits
VEGETABLES

Romaine Lettuce
Spinach
Carrots
Celery
Green Peppers
Cucumbers
Sprouts
Avocados
Green Leafy Vegetables
Squash
Green Beans
Peas
Raw Tomatoes
Kelp, Dulse and other Sea VegetablesOTHER RAW FOODS

Pecans
Almonds
Sunflower Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Coconuts
Pine Nuts
Note
–Eat moderately of this category. Too many of these foods can be acid-
forming, energy robbing, and will slow or stop the cleansing process. MODULE 7.2
Acid/Alkaline Food Chart

All foods contain both acid-forming and alkaline-forming elements. It is not
the organic matter of foods that leave these acid or alkaline residues in your
body. It is the inorganic matter or minerals that determine the acidity or
alkalinity of the body fluids and tissues. Potassium, sodium, magnesium and
calcium are considered the alkaline-forming electrolytes. Phosphorus, sulfur
and manganese are the acid-forming elements. Several processes can be used to determine whether a food is more acid-
forming or alkaline-forming. Generally, if a food has dominant acid-forming
elements over alkaline-forming elements it’s considered acid-forming. Thereverse is also true. If a food has dominant alkaline-forming elements, then
the food is considered to be alkaline-forming. Titration
 is the laboratory method used to measure acidity vs. alkalinity. There are two stages to this process. First, the appropriate amount of food is
burned to ashes. This takes the place of digestion. Secondly, we add
approximately one liter of distilled water to 100 grams of these ashes, which
now makes a solution. The solution is then tested for its acidity or alkalinity. Another method of determining the acidity or alkalinity of a food is its
nitrogen or proteid (chemical compounds comprising a protein structure)
content. Since nitrogen has an acidic influence, all protein-rich (nitrogen-rich)
foods are considered acid-forming. This, however, is an older method and is
not as accurate because it has been determined that vegetable matter supplies
more available nitrogen and proteid material than meats do. The following Acid/Alkaline Food Chart is based upon a combination of
the above methods, and will help you on your journey toward alkalization. Remember, a diet of 80 percent alkaline and 20 percent acid-forming food is
essential for greater health. A diet of 90 percent or more of alkaline-forming
foods means vibrant health. Keep it simple. People always ask me: “What can I
add
 to my diet?” My
response is: “What can I take away?” Believe it or not, the simpler you eat the
healthier you’ll be. This statement drives nutritional scientists nuts. That is
because the focus has been on deficiencies, leading to the use of high dosages
of amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Mega-dosing like this can make some
symptoms disappear, but they will only reappear when these supplements are
stopped. This is not true regeneration or healing, but treating symptoms while
ignoring the causes. It is not the high level of nutrients consumed that is the
key. It is the power and syner-gistic action of ripe, raw, whole food. The
power of raw food to clean and rebuild the physical body is little understood
in our pharmaceutical scientific communities. Look at the diets of most wild herbivores, e.g., elephants, horses, or
cows. They eat predominantly grass and leaves. Look at the wild silver-back
apes. Their diet is very simple as well, consisting of sweet things including
fruits, sweet tubers, berries and flowers. Seventy percent or more of the diet
of a grizzly bear is grass. These are among the strongest animals on this
planet. I can tell you from my own personal experience that when I fasted for six
months on organic navel oranges, I never felt better and more in tune withGod and nature. Always trust nature, God and your inner intuition to know
the truth. The Alkaline/Acid Food Chart shows what foods are alkaline-forming
and what foods are acid-forming. It is best during detoxification to eat ALL
raw fruits and vegetables only. Alkaline Forming Foods

FRUITS
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Berries
Cherries
Coconut, fresh
Currants
Dates
Figs
Grapefruit
Grapes
Guava
Kumquats
Lemons, ripe
Limes
Loquats
Mangos
Melons, all
Nectarines
Oranges
Passion FruitPapaya
Pears
Peaches
Pineapple, fresh
Pomegranates
Prickly Pear
Raisins
Sapotes
Strawberries
Tamarind
Tangerines
VEGETABLES
Alfalfa
Almonds
Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocados
Bamboo shoots
Beans—green, string, wax
Beans, lima
Beets
Bell Peppers, all colors
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage, red and white
Carrots
Celery
Cauliflower
ChardChestnuts
Chicory
Chives
Collards
Corn, sweet
Cucumber
Dandelion
Dill
Dock, green
Eggplant
Escarole
Garlic
Horseradish
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Okra
Olives
Onions
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Pumpkin
Radish
Rhubarb
Sauerkraut
Sorrel
SpinachSprouts
Squash
Sweet Potato
Tomatoes, orange only
Turnips
Watercress
White Potato
OTHER
Apple Cider Vinegar
Buttermilk, raw
Dulse and Kelp
Grains—Amaranth, Millet, Quinoa
Milk, raw
Miso
Molasses
Olive Oil
Spices, natural
Tea, herbal and Chinese
Whey
Wine, organic
Yogurt, raw
Acid Forming Foods

Alcoholic beverages
Artichokes
Asparagus, tips (white only)
Aspirin
BarleyBananas, green
Beans, dried
Blueberries
Breads
Cakes
Candy
Cereals, breakfast
Cheeses, all
Chocolate and Cocoa
Coffee
Cola and soft drinks
Colorings, artificial
Condiments, all
Corn, cooked
Corn starch
Cranberries
Crackers
Custards
Dairy products
Dressings
Doughnuts
Eggs, whites
Flavorings, artificial
Flour products
Fruits, canned
Garbanzos
Gelatin
Grains, most
GrapenutsGravies
Grits, hominy
Ice Cream
Jams and Jellies
Lentils
Mayonnaise Meats, including fish, shellfish
and fowl
Oatmeal
Oils, processed
Olives, pickled
Nuts
Pasta
Pastries and Pies
Peanuts
Pepper, Black
Plums
Prunes
Rice cakes
Rice, white and brown
Salt
Soda water
Soybeans
Soy products
Spaghetti
Sugar, refined
Tapioca
Teas, Indian
Tobacco
Vegetables, cannedVinegar
Yogurt
Remember
 …
Pleasure, laughter, happiness, rest and sleep are all
Alkaline
 forming. Worry, anger, hate, envy, gossip, fear and lack of sleep are
Acid
 forming. MODULE 7.3
The Vital Role of Proper Food Combination

Throughout this book I have taken you on a simplified journey into the body,
its many systems, and how they work. We have covered disease processes
and their causes. You have learned the importance of the pH of the body. We’ve examined the two pillars of chemistry: alkalies and acids; and we
looked at the role of acidosis in disease.


 test you can take. Prepare your next meal, made up of everything you
would ordinarily eat, but don’t eat a mouthful of it.Instead, put it in a pot; then place the container with
the food in a temperature around
 100 degrees, the same
as inside the body. See that there is a liberal quantity ofmoisture. Now watch what occurs over the next
 8 hours. The very first things you will notice are the bad odors
and rancidity. Then the food will mold, ferment andbubble with gas. This gas pressure causes many miseries
in the body. If the gas presses upward against the
diaphragm you may even have stimulated a heart attack.As it presses against the back muscles, it can cause terrible
backaches. This fermenting mass of putrefaction is
always throwing off toxins which can cause poundingheadaches, mysterious aches and pains all over the body. Dine with little, sup with less: do better still, sleep supperless. – Ben Franklin
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings. – P. Syrus103Elementary microbiology tells us that, to produce
germs in quantity, keep food fermenting in the colonand the bacteria will obligingly multiply. So, right inour bodies, we breed all kinds of “bugs” that can causetrouble. If you are prone to viruses such as colds, chronicsinusitis and other ailments, a constipated conditioncreates a favorable environment for the presence andgrowth of unfriendly “bugs” involved in such ailments. The toxic poisons generated by overeating or  too
much of the wrong foods,  can damage one of the body’s
most important organs – the liver. Few people realizehow important their liver is to life. It’s a great chemicallaboratory with many functions. It not only gives forthbile, but it is the body’s greatest garbage disposal. The liver and intestines are partners in the w hole entire
digestive process! If one is sick, the other tries to come toits aid until it too, breaks down. When the liver and thedigestive systems break down you are in serious trouble!This is why you often find a swollen sensitive liver, a pastycomplexion and many times, jaundice and chronic
fatigue in conjunction with ongoing constipation. Give Your Vital Force a Chance to Clean House! So it’s plain that when you stop eating to give your
body’s Vital Force a chance to clean house... you will
miss the food habit the first few days of your fast! Itcould be uncomfortable if you allow it! Think positive! When you fast, your Vital Force loosens the waste in
your body and gathers it up to be discarded. As long asthis goes on you might feel some discomfort. But once
the waste is discarded through the kidneys, you will
begin to feel better. As you fast, conditions change fromday to day. When your body is eliminating heavy
amounts of toxic poisons through the kidneys and other
organs of elimination, you could feel some discomfort.But it should also be clear why you may feel better on
the
7th day of a 10 day fast than you did on the 3rd day. Many of the toxic poisons that gave you trouble havebeen flushed out of the body! Many people who fast
under my supervision felt far better and stronger on the
10th day of the fast than they did on the 1st day.104Ponce de Leon
Searched for the
“Fountain of Youth.”
If he had only known
It’s within us... Created by the
Food we eat! Food can make or
Break your Health! Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things extraordinarily well. Neglect nothing; the most
trivial action may be performed with joy. – Angelique Arnauld
The word “vegetarian” is not derived from “vegetable,”
but from the Latin, homo vegetus, meaning among the
Romans a strong, robust, thoroughly healthy man. The juicer, food processor and the blender are great for
preparing foods, drinks, gentle (bland) diets and baby foods,
etc. Fibers of juiced fresh fruits and vegetables can be tolerated
on most gentle diets. Any raw or cooked fruit or vegetablecan be liquefied and added to broth, soups and non-dairy
(soy, rice or nut) milks. Fresh juices supercharge your energy
level and boost your immune system to maximize your body’shealth power. You may fortify your liquid meal or Bragg Pep
Drinks with any of these green powders for extra nutrition:
alfalfa, chlorella, barley green, spirulina, rice bran or wheat grass. Liquefy or Juice Fresh Organic Fruits and VegetablesThis always happens when I take a  7 or 10 day fast. I
always feel stronger at the end of my fast than I did at
the beginning. The cleaner you are inside, the more Vital
Power you have! So at the beginning of the fast, just
grin and bear the discomforts that may occur as youpurify the body. You know that as you get cleaner, you
are going to feel stronger. Again I say, to be a good faster,
you must, “ Just Grin and Bear It! ”. Whatever brief
discomforts you may experience during a fast are well
worth the great rewards you are going to receive!105Fasting Fights and Removes Mucus
In my opinion most of man’s problems stem from a
clogging of the entire pipe system of the human body. Most of this clogging takes the form of a thick mucus. How free are you of mucus at this minute? Do you
have a postnasal drip? That is, is there a slow dripping
of mucus from your sinus cavities into the back of your
mouth and down your throat? What about your nose?How much mucus are you carrying in your nasal
passages? How many times a day do you use tissues? How many times a day do you clear your throat? Howoften do you cough or spit up mucus and phlegm? Every person living on the average American diet has,
more or less, a sticky mucus-clogged pipe system. Thisstored up toxic mucus results from the undigested and
uneliminated, unnatural food substances and toxins that
start accumulating from birth. This mucus not only clogsthe nose, throat and lungs, but this mucus is also found
all along the 30 feet of the gastrointestinal tract that
starts at the mouth and extends to the anus. Somehumans suffer great distress from heavy mucus-clogging
in their sinus cavities. It’s found in the ears, not only in
a soft form, but also in a hardened wax that can causehearing problems. The greatest amount of mucus is most
often lodged in the lungs. Pneumonia is one of the most deadly diseases. Mucus
fills up the lungs so you can’t get enough air in to purify
the
 5 to 8 quarts of blood which flow to the lungs for
vital purification. Pneumonia kills more older people;they literally drown from the mucus in their lungs. Important – Your Daily Habits Form Your Future
Habits can be wrong, good or bad, healthy or unhealthy, rewarding or unrewarding. The right or wrong habits, decisions, actions, words or deeds... are up to you! Wisely choose your habits, as they can make or break your life! – Patricia BraggChapter 1 3106American Diet Forms Mucus and Illness
Our bodies are equipped with an elastic pipe system. The modern diet that we eat is never entirely digested
and the accumulated waste never entirely eliminated. Our entire pipe system is slowly becoming clogged,especially the digestive tract. This is the foundation of
many physical problems. The body becomes overloaded
with mucus which the avenues of elimination cannotexpel. It slowly concentrates into a huge decayed mass. The American diet is a mucus-forming, heavily
refined, high sugar, salt, fried foods, dairy, meats andfats diet. All dairy products are especially mucus-
forming. No animal in the world except man drinks milk
after being weaned. The modern diet includes butter andbutter substitutes, margarines, processed shortenings and
hydrogenated oils and fats which are the plugging
saturated fats. These are unhealthy for the body. Ourbodies have a normal temperature of
98.6 °. To digest
and assimilate these solid, hardened, saturated fats, we
would have to have a heat of 300 degrees in our bodies. Our American diet contains a great deal of processedand synthetic cheese, as well as natural cheeses which
are heavily preserved with salt. I have discussed the
dangers of salt quite fully in this book. Don’t use salt! Most Americans love eggs, yet egg yolks carry large
amounts of cholesterol, a saturated fat. If you eat eggs
(limit
3–4 weekly) they should be fresh, fertile and from
free range, organically fed chickens. Most Americans eat
a lot of meat, most of it fried in heavy grease, either lard
or hydrogenated commercial oils. Meat also carries itsown heavy load of fat, visible and invisible. Today, most
American cooking is done by the deep-frying method,
including their deadly favorite – french fries. This isa devitalized, mucus-forming, unhealthy S.A.D. diet. The greatest force in the human body is the natural drive of


c finger and  also
make earthquakes. No one fates and no one is
being  fated. Of course  this is a strange  view  of frcedom. We are
accustomed  to think  that,  if there  is any freedom
at
122  CREATIVE  MORALITY
all, it resides, not in nature, but in the separale
hu- man  will  and  its power  of choice. But what  we ordinarily  mean  by choice  is not
free- dom. Choiccs are usually decisions
motivated by  pleasure and pain, and the divided
mind acls with  the sole purpose of getting 'T'
into pleasure and out of pain. But the best
pleasures are those for which  we do not plan,
and the worst  part  of pain  is expect - ing it and
trying to get away from it when it has  come. You cannot  plan  to be happy. You can plan  to exisl,
but in themselves existence and non -existence
are neither plcasurnble nor painful. l am cvcn
as- surcd by doctors that there are circumslances
under  which  dearh  can be a highly  pleasant
expericnce. The sense  of not being  free  comes  from  trying
to
do things which are impossible and cven
meaning - less. You are not "free" to draw a
square circle, to  livc without a head, or to stop
ccrtain rellex actions. Thcse  are not obstacles  to
freedom;  they  are the con- ditions of frccdom. I am
not free to draw a circlc if  perchance ic should
turn out to be a square circle. I  am not, thank
heaven,  free to walk  out of doors  and lcave my
hcad at home. Likewise I am not free to  live in
any moment but this one, or to separate my - sclf
from  rny feelings. In short  I am nol free when   I am
trying lo do something contradietory, such as to
move without changing posirion, or to burn my
fin- ger without  feeling  pain. 123 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
On che orher hand, I am free, che world process
1s free,  to do anything which  is not a
contradiction. The question then arises:  is it a
comradiction,  is it impossiblc,  10 act  or to decide
without  pleasure as  the ultimate aim. The theory
that we must  incvit - ably  do what  gives  us the
greater  pleasure  or the lesser pain, is a
meaningless asscrtion based on ver - bal confusion. To say that I decide to do something  because it
pleases me says only that I decide to do it  because
I decide to do it. lf "pleasure"  is defined  in the
beginning as "what I prefcr," then what I prcfer
will always be plcasurc. If I prefer pain, like a mas -
ochist,  then  pain  will be pleasure. l n shon,  the
the- ory begs the question at the start by saying
that pleas - ure means what we <lesire:  therefore
anything that  we desire  is pleasure. But I fall straight  int0  contradiction  when  1 try
to
act and decide in ordcr to be happy, wben  1 make
"being plcased" my future goal. For the more my
ac- tions  are directed  towards  future  pleasures,
the more  1 am incapable of enjoying any
pleasures at ali. For all pleasures are present, and
nothing save complete  awarencss of the prcsem
can even bcgin to guaran - Lee flllure happincss. I
can act in order to eat tomor - row, or takc a trip to
the moumains next week, but  there is rcally no
way of bcing certain that this will  make me happy. On the contrary, it is common cx- periencc that
nothing ruins a "pleasure" so muchas  watching
yoursel(  in the midst  of it to scc whether
121 CREATIVE  MORALITY
it pleases you. You  can only  live in onc  moment
at a time, and you cannot think simultancously
about  listening to thc wavcs and whethcr you are
enjoying  listening to the waves. Comradictions  of
this kind  are the only  real  typcs  of action
without  frcedom. There  is anothcr  thcory  of detcrminism  which
states that ali our actions are motivated by
"uncon - scious mental rncchanisms," and chat for
this reason  even  the most spontaneous  dccisions
are not free. This is but anothcr cxample of split -
mincledncss, for what  is the difTerence  between
"me"  and "mental  mechanisms"  whcther
conscious  or unconscious. Who is being moved by
these processes. Thc notion  that anyonc is bcing
mocivatcd comes frorn  the per - sisting illusion of
·•r. " The real man, the organism - in-relacion -to-
thc-univcrse, is this unconscious moti - vation. And
because he is iL, he is not bcing moved  by it. In
othcr words, it is not motivation;  it is sim- ply
operation. Moreover, thcr c is no "unconscious"
mind distinct  from  the conscious,  for the "uncon -
scious" mind  is conscious,  though  not of itself,
just as che eyes  see but do not see themselves. There remains the supposition that che whole
op- eration,  the whole  process  o( action  which
is man -
and-univcrsc,  is a determined  series  of evcnts  in
which  every  evcnt  is the inevitable  result  of past
causes. We cannot go  into  this problem  exhaustively or
even  adequacely. But it is perhaps  enough  to
realize
125 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
for the moment Lhat this is one of the biggest
"open  questions"  of science,  which  is far from
reaching a decision. The idea LhaL the past
deLermines the pres - ent can be an illusion o[
language. Ilccause we must  describe the prescnt  in
terms of the past,  it would  seem  that  the past
"cxplains"  the present. To say "how"  something
happened,  wc describe  the chain  of events  of
which  it seemed  to be a part. Thc botLle smashed. It fell to the floor. I lct it go. My fingcrs  were slippery. I had soap 011 my
hands. Is it lcgiLimate to put the word  "because"
between  these statements. We do so as a rule, for
we can make  the safe  bet that  if I. et go of the
boule,  it will fall to the floor. But this <loes  not
prove that  I caused it  to fall, or that it must  havc
fallen. Evcnts  look in - evitable in retrospect
because when  they have hap- pened,  nothing can
change  them. Yct the fact that  I can make safc
bets could prove cqually  well  that  events  are not
determined  but consislenl. In other  words, che
universal process acts freely and sponta - neously
at every  moment,  but tends  to throw  out events  in
regular,  and so predictable,  sequcnces. Howevcr  ti.,is  issue  may  be decided,  thc
undivided  mind  cenainly  has the feeling  of
freedom,  and cer- tainly  brings  into  the moral
sphere  a way  of life which  has all  che marks of
free and  creative  action. It is easy  to see  that
most  of the acts  which,  in con- vencional  morals,
are called  cvil can be traced  to the divided  mind. By far the greater  part  of thesc  acts
126    CREATIVE  MORALITY
come  from  exaggerated  desires,  desires  for chings
which are not even remotely necessary for che
health  of mincl and bocly, granting that "healch " is
a rela - tive term. Such  outlandish  ancl  insaciable
desires  come into bcing because man is exploiting
his appe - rites  to give  thc ·'J" a sense  of security. I am depressed, and


 For those working, fruits and bread and spread can be taken during the day, and the main meal taken on returning, followed by exercise and recreation. Later in the evening, a warmed soup, a light vegetable dish or a cooked fruit pudding should be sufficient. The main meal should begin with  fruits or rawcost, and end
with them; the salad dish should be  laid as the centrepiece, available
to be dipped into while the ot her courses are eaten. On a natural
diet, one barely needs to drink at meals. It is ill-conceived to drink large amounts of commercial fruit drinks during meals. If wine is
taken on festive occasions, it is not a bad idea to dilute it, and
prepare it as a wine cup, with various herbs, rather than drinking it neat. A day on fruits is a splendid idea. Once a week should suffice,
but if one begins to feel jaded, irritable, tired, or at the first tremors
of a cold, of an ache, then one should go on fruits, and stay on fruits
for several days if necessary. If one is unwell, the quantity of fruits should be cut down, and fruit jui ces, adequately diluted, taken
instead. In more severe disease, nothing but diluted fruit juice should be taken. Except in chronic overfeeding or advanced degenerative disease, anything more than a short fast is not
recommended. In looking through the recipe books, one can pick those needing
the least cooking, just as one can usually leave out the more questionable items like eggs, substituting by a flour sauce, or nut or lentil padding. Undue cooking can be avoided by soaking. For
instance, if rice is soaked for 24 hours, it needs little more than a
few minutes simmering. A tasty risotto can be prepared from such rice, by adding finely chopped raw items, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and other vegetables, sprinkled with grated nuts. Those who cannot have their cereals firm, owing to chewing troubles, can further break down soaked grains in a blender. Lentils, soya and other hard grai ns and seeds, can be similarly
soaked, up to 48 hours and more, acquiring in the process a delicious sweetness. Thus soaked, le ntils will cook adequately in ten
minutes simmering. A useful thickening is provided by semolina, obtainable for making gnocci in several grain sizes. Added to
soaked lentils, mushed cereals or soyas, and lightly cooked, a
sufficiently solid mixture results, wh ich can be used either'sour',
with vegetables and spices, or'sweet', with fruits, or dried fruits. A flour sauce is also useful, obtained  by stirring sufficient wholemeal
flour in oil, cold, to make a creamy paste, followed by gentle heating for two or three minutes, followed by adding water,
vegetable juice or skimmed milk. S our milk can also be used, the
curds resulting beaten down to form a uniform mixture. For a change, wine or cider can be used. Cold or warm sauces, with infinite varieties of taste, can be prepared by making this mixture more dilute. Do not skimp on uncooked oil; pour it liberally on foods. The
human love of fat is really a love of soft fat, of oil, first relished in mother's milk, and later in the oil plentiful in the germ of seeds and
cereals. It helps to keep the tissues firm and young. Much harm is done by the popular recipes for slimming,
usually recommending an increase in unnatural foods like meat, and
cutting down on essential human foods like cereals, fruits and oil, with the result that as one becomes more lean, so one becomes more toxic, twisting a few more of the spirals of the degeneracies which will ripen in old age. Body fat is indispensable for health, for the
proper support of organs as for a normal reserve of energy which
the body is designed to carry. But as every farmer knows, a fact
apparently ignored by most human nutritionists, one can decide the kind of fat laid down by the kind of fat eaten, soft or crinkly, streaky or hard. Saturated fats, the fats in all animal foods, lay down hard
fat in the tissues, which deforms th e normal aesthetic lines of organs
and limbs, and accounts for the ugly deformities, layerings and
bulges of even quite young people today. Hard fat further damages the cells in which it is laid. The soft fat laid down from vegetable oils does not deform in
this way, unless grossly abused, and even then the limbs tend to
remain smooth, the bulges not necessarily ugly. There is a sexual
difference in the way fat accumulates. Male sex hormone has a specific effect on metabolism generally, helping to keep the body lean, an indispensable condition for healthy, efficient muscles, a male prerogative. When the male  sex hormones wane with age,
wisdom would decree that the level of eating should decrease. It is
usually the reverse that applies, resulting in the monstrous
deformities of a majority of ageing civilized males. The female hormones, on the other hand, enc ourage the deposition of fat on
those areas of maximal erotic appeal, the breasts, the hips and buttocks, sites, alas, readily sabotaged by overfeeding. The
predilection for skinny women, as now prevails in the fashion
world, is probably a homosexual de-feminization of women. Of greater concern to aesthetics, soft fat is easily mobilized and
removed from the depot tissues, while hard fat, once laid down, can be very difficult to remove in a synchronized manner that leaves the body aesthetically whole. Even after prolonged dieting, it tends to
remain in the weary sagging ti ssues in the backwater areas where
circulation is the poorer, particularly the belly and hips. The reason is that the space left as soft fat is mobilized, is rapidly filled up, as the healthy, elastic protoplasm boun ces back into shape. But owing
to the damage done to the cells by hard fat, elasticity is lost, so that
the spaces left become filled with wa ter. This can persist for a long
time, accounting for the fact that weight loss on dieting appears so slow, and, what is even more frustrating, as soon as a 'normal' diet with fat is resumed, these spaces become rapidly occupied by fat again. Few subjects are so confused as that of dieting, of overweight,
in which an absence of any notion of normality is apparent at every
turn. Undoubtedly, when overweight is due to hard fat eating, it is a killer. Soft fat, unless in cons iderable excess, is probably less
dangerous. There is evidence that the incidence of circulatory and heart diseases is significantly less in the overweight Italian emigre
communities in the States, living largely on pasta and much
vegetable oil, than in the community generally. The real test of adequate or excess adiposity is the resulting aesthetics or inaesthetics. When fat, even soft, becomes unattractive, it is bad
without further question. Exercising the body daily should be a pleasure, not the
punishment it often becomes in the various cult systems. If one
cannot walk sufficiently daily—two or three hours—then on several occasions during the day one can ambulate joyfully, wherever one happens to be, alone or communally, with music or without, in freedom and abandon, going through the kind of natural movements one would naturally perform as a native food gatherer—reaching for
imaginary apples, bending to pick imaginary berries, thrusting,
raising, bending, jumping, dancing, jogging. Evidently one should take up  this kind of spontaneous
exercising of the entire body, eye and mind in the ways to which it has been adapted through millions of years of evolution,
progressively, all the more carefully and gently the longer one has
remained a sedentary, indolent victim of urbanism. People with heart trouble should not try them at all, and if any malaise is felt while doing them, one should stop immediately, and rest. Pleasure, a sense of enhancement of vitality, a burst of joy in living, are the
assurances that all is well. The proper balance to exercise is relaxation, not a sedentary
fidgeting, a tense, anxious stationary restlessness which most people understand by 'doing nothing'. The natural ability to relax, a letting go rather than a concentrated effort, is so far lost, that it must be diligently practised in order to be recovered. One can start in a small
way, relaxing the fingers, then the hand, then the arm, and
progressively the entire body. Once acquired—it cannot be consciously imposed—the mind itself is predisposed, the electric patterns of the brain change, and it can even become possible to
affect the Birger rhythms, the heart beat, the blood pressure in a
favourable direction. Breathing is a key way of obtaining this
desirable state, but the popularly advocated 'deep breathing' can be
unpleasant, even dangerous, when undertaken in the usual anxious, agitated state of mind. Over-breathing, by washing out too much carbon dioxide from the blood, can produce alarming panic symptoms. Deep breathing, gently, harmoniously, slowly, should
therefore only be practised when an initial ability to relax
muscularly has been reached. On the other hand, eye relaxation can be beneficially practised from the start—head back to increase
drainage in the anterior chamber of the eye, sitting or lying in a relaxing position,


 months of absence). However, I think the
worst part was that slight pains, similar to acid reflux, would start ea rly in the day before an entire night of full-blown pain. I often
knew what was coming, imagining and dreading it. In January of 2003, under the pressure of my family (who practice the standa rd American diet) and doctors, I allowed
doctors to remove my unusually inflamed and infected gallbladder (which  was even worse than that of a person on the standard
American diet who has gallbladder problems, and certainly abnormal for some one so young). Overwhelmed by a high-fat diet (and, yes, I was 100% raw), my gallbladder had f allen victim to gallstones, which are built
from bile particles—in my case, mostly constituted from fats. Produ ced in the liver and secreted by the gallbladder, bile helps the
small intestine digest fats and remove waste products. A gallstone c an grow as liver bile passes through the gallbladder. Consequently, my high-fat diet multiplied this effect, meaning the  more fatty foods I ate, the more bile was released and trapped. Still, the pain failed to cease after doctors removed my gallstones. N ear the end of that January, I developed jaundice—a
symptom of a gall- bladder infection—which cast a yellow tint to my s kin. It was at this point that the seriousness of what was
happening hit me. Imagine eating raw foods for so long and being confronted with this situat ion. A year of the most mind-numbing pain had
deeply affected me, and I gave the doctors permission to operate on my body. Though I  am thankful I do not suffer the pain any
longer (though there are occasional pangs reminiscent of previous pai ns that continue to frighten me), I still experience mental
grievances at the thought of what I permitted—no, not allowing doctor s to remove a bodily organ, but rather, letting myself adopt
the mindset that as long as I followed any raw diet, my worries were over. Though I mostly avoided oils, at one point I had been consuming a small jar of al mond butter a day for several months. I
should have realized that eating two or three avocadoes a day wasn’t the  answer to Eden. Y et, my answer to high-fat was just as
detrimental. Instead of focusing on fresh fruits and vegetables, I suppl emented the stimulation and satiation I got from avocados and
nuts with the quick fix of very high-sugar fruits. I would eat twenty  or thirty dehydrated figs or dates daily. My payment consisted of
dreaded trips to the dentist and multiple cavities. I know one can be deficient on raw foods, and I struggle just as much as the ne xt person. But, I also know that a sound diet
can correlate with a sound mind. By learning to appreciate and reward  my body by eating a low-fat, low-sodium diet (Doug
Graham’s 811rv ), I have learned to love myself by realizing that health is much more  than diet and exercise. For me, health can be
as seemingly simple as proper sleep or the having a positive attitude, an d as complex as intellectual stimulation or maintaining and
repairing human relationships. Lori Williamson, Portland, Oregon
My name is Lori Williamson, and I am a licensed massage therapist. I ha ve been eating raw food since 1997 and was building
to an all-raw vegan diet. I finally leaped into 100% raw on August 25, 2003. Before I started to eat raw food, I had a whole host of health problems that were  terrible to live with. Vertigo, fatigue,
depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, stomach aches, sciatica, neck pain, mi graine headaches. Although raw food helped me get past
these terrible ailments, changing to Dr. Doug Graham’s 811  program took me beyond any diet I could imagine! Still consuming lots of raw dehydrated products and raw fats, when I came a cross 811, I really started to notice some
energetic differences. Even though I had been high raw for many year s, I still had some problems. When I went 100% raw, the
problems lessened a lot, but my teeth were very sensitive and were not doin g as well as I would have hoped on all raw, because of
the high nut content in my food. My back would be a little stiff from sleeping  on a stomach filled with raw fat or dehydrated food. My periods were still slightly painful, and food did not digest well—un til 811, that is. Now when the I follow the 811  program, I have this boundless energy that tickles my stomach, and I get s o excited I want to
laugh and giggle. Maybe it’s because I am so happy that I do not have to de al with health problems anymore. When I think of Dr. Doug Graham’s work, I think of the following quote from Alb ert Einstein: “Nothing will benefit health and
increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the e volution to a vegetarian diet.”
As raw fooders, we thought we had it all, but when the 811  program came along, raw vegan truly evolved. I wish everyone
could experience the way one feels on this diet. It is amazing! Thank you, Dr. Graham, for your continued efforts to help people attain their opt imum health. Petr Cech, Denmark
I have been incorporating Dr. Doug Graham’s low-fat raw vegan pl an into my life since 2003. At first I had my doubts, and I
sometimes stepped aside from my path, making lifestyle choices that did not  serve me so well. But I knew the 80/10/10  program
was right for me, so I have stayed on this diet now for almost two years, lear ning and refining it more and more. I used to struggle with my weight, undereating calories or overeatin g fat. I had no energy and was very thin. I have absolutely no problem gaining weight and muscles on 811. I have gained 20 pounds on this high-carb, low-fat diet, eating two to three me als
each day. It takes some time to adjust the (unnatural) body to this (natur al) diet, but it is undoubtedly worth it. If I also meet the other needs of my body (sleep, rest, sunbath, exercise, spir itual needs), this diet plan allows me to focus fully
on my daily activities, supporting my body’s nutritional requiremen ts and enabling short recovery time after training, better slee p, and
better resistance  to colds, sore muscles, and sunburn. Dr. D. advises that we get “enough” calories in our main meal. For me, tha t is 1,500 kcal at lunch. Eating a large afternoon
meal frees me to concentrate on things other than food during the day, lea ving me satisfied for four to six hours after eating. Before, I
was eating five meals a day; now it’s usually two to three. One thing is for sure, I would never make it without Dr. Graham. His wisdom, experience, honesty, and patience in answering
questions have helped me through many dark times. The most precious things I have learned from Dr. Graham’s books and p ersonal comments: Keep it simple and see the bigger
picture of healthful living. I never met Dr. D., but my thoughts and love w ill ever be with him. Dave Klein, Sebastopol, California
Twenty years ago, after being very sick for eight years with ulcera tive colitis, I saw the light and all at once changed my SAD
diet to a 95% raw low-fat vegan diet of mostly fresh fruits. I healed up quickl y and went on to experience robust dynamic health. Over the past ten years, I have maintained a 100% raw low-fat vegan diet  and my mental and physical energies have never
been higher. I am age 46; a friend told me the other day that I look like I am 17. When  I eat nuts, seeds and/or avocado more than
once per week, my physical energy and mental clarity decrease, an d I don’t feel and look healthy and alive. Eating more fat than we
can digest and utilize leads to toxemia and subpar health. People forget that there is some fat in bananas and even lettuce, and I e at plenty of those. That is really sufficient, except
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        Soon, Child Protectiv e Services (CPS) arrived at my house with a warrant to
seize me for a psychological evaluation and possibly put me into a mental i llness lockdown facility. In the kitchen (while peeling the
first orange for my breakfast meal), I heard the argument between my pa rents and the officers, and I shot out the back door. With
the help of my brother and my cousin, who understood that I was not mentally il l but just wanted to be healthy, I ran away to
Canada, accompanied by my brother. My brother and I made up fake names and identities, and we became known a s the “Wild Bush Boys of BC. ” I was forced
into this fugitive role, having been told that if the American auth orities got their hands on me they were going to make me eat
“normal” food and force-feed me Ensure (a “liquid meal


LP), 162
Neutrality
ener gy level of, 73 – 74
negative self-view and relief, 52
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242
Newton, Isaac, 44
nobility, success and, 167 – 170
nonattachment, practicing, 294 – 295
nonduality ( Advaita ), 60 – 61
nonlinear dynamics
database of consciousness and, 42inception of study of, 43
Nothingness, 2, 18, 270 – 272
O
Orthomolecular Psychiatry  (Hawkins), 344, 346, 351
P
passive suicide, 64
Pauling, Linus, 10
Peace
ener gy level of, 81 – 82
Satchitananda,  256
perception, 88, 125 – 126. see also  Levels of Consciousness
personal characteristics, favorability of, 267
pets, consciousness calibration of, 38
power
defined, 47 – 48
evolution of consciousness and, 109 – 111
fulcrums of advancement on Map of Consciousness, 84 – 85
genuineness of mystical power, 253 – 254
Map of Consciousness and historical levels of, 54 – 55
of mind over body, 138 – 142
Power vs. For ce  (Hawkins)
on consciousness calibration, 36
on Devotional Nonduality, 9
dif ferent editions of, 18
Map of Consciousness inception and, 5
publication of, xiii, 17, 345
Practical Application, overview, 20, 21, 133 – 135. see also  A BC of success; ad diction recovery;
health and happiness
Practice of the Pr esence of God, The  (Lawrence), 306
prayer
living life like a prayer, 281
Serenity prayer for, 202 – 203
usefulness of, 302
predation, evolution of consciousness and, 100
prefrontal cortex, 89, 101 – 102, 141
Pride
addiction and, 191
ener gy level of, 71 – 72
process going on within consciousness itself, 53 – 54
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 240 – 241prisoners, Levels of Consciousness example, 87 – 88
promotion vs.  attraction, 164 – 166
Q
quality, success and, 170 – 172
quantum mechanics, 60
R
reaction, 88. see also  Levels of Consciousness
realism, evolution of consciousness and, 112 – 115
Reason
calibration of, 56 – 57
ener gy level of, 77 – 78
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242 – 243, 269 – 270
recovery. see  addiction recovery
reliability, success and, 166
religion and spirituality. see also  prayer; spiritual truth; individual names of r eligious leaders
belief in God and consciousness calibration, 59 – 60
Enlightenment and “Lord” title, 83
God in T welve Steps ( see  Alcoholics Anonymous)
Hawkins on, 3 – 4
inner path vs.  religious observance, 267 – 268
practicing religion, 284
role of Grace and Spiritual W ill, 213 – 216
surrender to God, 231
view of God as column on Map of Consciousness, 50
resistance, to change, 205 – 206, 293 – 294
Ringer, Robert, 225 – 226
S
safeguards, evolution of consciousness and, 115
saints, ener gy level of, 263
salvation, 286
Satchitananda,  256
Self
absence of personal “I,” 123 – 124, 257, 347 – 348, 352 – 354
emotions on Map of Consciousness and, 53
Hawkins on Self of teacher and student, 16 – 17
Hawkins on transfiguration of consciousness, 6
success and experiencing reality of true Self, 155 – 157
surrendering to, 259 – 260self-compassion, 149 – 151
self-healing process, 145 – 149
self-realization, 255 – 257
sensory modes, 163 – 164
Serenity (emotion), 53
Serenity prayer, 202 – 203
serviceability, success and, 161 – 162
shadow, 91
Shame
calibration of, 37
ener gy level of, 64 – 65
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 236
Shangri-La, 181 – 182
sharing, success and, 172 – 174
Sheldrake, Rupert, 280
sin, giving up, 293
societal leadership, evolution of consciousness and, 109 – 111
South Africa, Mandela and, 110, 170, 178
spiritual seekers, guidance for. see  guidance for spiritual seekers
spiritual truth, 245 – 276
advancing consciousness for, overview, 205 – 209
characteristics of integrous teachers and teachings, 245 – 252
choosing tools for spiritual journey, 304 – 307
Divine States and, 261 – 265
living life like a prayer, 281
mystical experience of, 257 – 261
Q&A about, 265 – 276
self-realization and Enlightenment of the mystic, 255 – 257
spiritual education and, 252 – 254, 284 – 285  ( see also  teachers and teachings)
spiritual progress, 281 – 282
spiritual teachings/teachers, summarized, 303 – 304
study-group questions about, 314
Stalin, Joseph, 110
success. see  ABC of success
suicide, passive, 64
surrender
of control, 227
pathway to, 244
to Self, 259 – 260
Suzuki, D. T., 264
synchronicity, 41 – 42T
teachers and teachings
being in physical presence of teachers, 296
benefit of teachings, 273 – 276
integrity of teachers, 245 – 252
respect for teachers, 297
spiritual education for spiritual truth, 284 – 285
spiritual teachings/teachers, summarized, 303 – 304
Zen teaching of Grace, 214
T eresa, Mother, 12 – 13, 37, 109, 110, 152, 170 – 171
T eresa, St., 22, 23
thymic thump, 321
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 211 – 244
ego dualities of attraction and aversion, 219 – 235
experiencer as leading edge of ego, 216 – 218
moving from Courage to Ecstasy, 241 – 243
moving from Shame to Pride, 235 – 241
pathway to surrender and, 244
role of Grace in, 213 – 216
spiritual will and, 211 – 213
study-group questions about, 314 – 315
T ruman, Harry, 111
T ruth. see also  spiritual truth
context and, 294
evolution of consciousness, 122 – 123
T ruth vs. Falsehood  (Hawkins), 94, 114
U
Unconditional Love
addiction recovery and, 199 – 200
calibration of, 56 – 57
change in emotion and, 90 – 91
Divine States and, 261 – 262
Joy and, 80 – 81
self-healing and, 146 – 148
Unio mystica, 261
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), 8
Upanishads, 60 – 61
V
value judgment, calibration and, 56 – 57
V arieties of Religious Experience, The  (James), 6V edas, 60 – 61
V eritas Publishing, 17
vitamin C/artificial sweetener experiment, 13 – 14
V oid of Nothingness, 2, 18, 270 – 272
W
W atts, Alan, 264
W ellington, Duke of, 54
W ikipedia, 230
W illingness
addiction and, 191
awareness and, 278
ener gy level of, 74 – 75
success and reliability, 166
transcending barriers to higher consciousness, 242
willpower, 215
W ilson, Bill, 7 – 8, 16, 81. see also  Alcoholics Anonymous
“wolf in sheep’ s clothing,” 112
world, relating to, 130
worldviews, 128 – 129A B O U T  T H E  A U T H O R
Dr. David Ramon Hawkins (1927–2012) was an internationally known
spiritual teacher, author, and speaker on the subject of advanc ed spiritual
states,


 here - the only
logical path to the well-being. One of the causes of infertility is endometriosis. now
Endometriosis time attached great importance to obstetrician-gynecologists. It is found in almost every third woman and can be
cause of such terrible diseases such as infertility. Endometriosis - one of the most common diseases,
where in the wall of the uterus and other internal organs appear
cells characteristic of the internal (mucosal) layer of the uterus. The frequency of endometriosis is increasing year by year. In addition,
there is now a rejuvenation of the disease. So, if
previously suffered from endometriosis, mostly women after 35 years
it is now increasingly common among young women 20 - year
age. Causes of endometriosis. Monthly from the uterus must go
endometrium with menstrual discharge. But sometimes
menstrual separated parts of the endometrium is not in the
direction, which is allotted to him by nature - in the direction of the vagina
and the environment, and the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, and sometimes
even in other distant organs - the lungs, for example, or
in okolopryamokishechnoe or okolopuzyrnoe space. Disease
manifests itself for 2-3 days prior to menstruation - feeling cramps,
often pain, extending to the perineum, rectum,
copious blood. Endometriosis is often a long time
practically does not manifest itself, and the woman learns about it only
when you visit a gynecologist, a reason to visit is
is no longer a wanted pregnancy (infertility -
the most frequent manifestation of the disease). What is the cause of endometriosis? There is more than 40 hypotheses
origin of the disease, but none of them did not
received 100 percent support of scientists and physicians. Authentically
195
195we only know that many women are affected more often than other ones
who use intrauterine devices (coils,
for example), those who suffered a pelvic operation plan -
abortion, dilatation and curettage of the uterine cavity, coagulation
cervical erosion, etc. Moreover, any operations on the organs
abdomen (appendectomy, for example), pelvis (say,
removal of bladder stones) can lead to endometriosis. Certainly, the disease can cause neurohormonal
disorders (diseases of the pituitary, other gormonprodutsiruyuschih
bodies), the deterioration of the immune system (as a result
the impact of, say, the negative factors - toxic
nature of the radioactive exposure, exposure to microwave - field
etc.). Some scientists believe that there is also genetic
predisposition. Obviously, once a lot of theories, the real cause of endometriosis
and unknown. Therefore, I think it is better to give his
healing powers and wisdom of the body, their internal
doctor who better than any of professors and academics know how to
We heal. "I want to tell their story - to give hope for recovery
those who need it. In 2003 I had the following results
research: Ultrasound - diagnosis of pelvic organs. Conclusion:
- echo signs of endometriosis uterus, hyperplasia
endometrium, endometrial polyp, kistoizmenenny right ovary,
adhesions. My girlfriend went to the Altai, with almost the same
problems, was dry fasting, and she has excellent results. I immediately telephoned Sergei Ivanovich, and never doubting
went to the Altai. Preparing for fasting is ideal, fully
switched to raw food, cleaned the intestines, liver, hungry for
dry up to three days at home. Took two courses dry
starvation, the first five days, the second nine. Hunger bore
relatively easy, though, during the second starvation greatly
suffered from the sacrum and was very intense heat throughout the body. At the exit of
starvation was hirudotherapy and cutting grass Altai. After
starvation in two months did an ultrasound. Ultrasonography after treatment: the uterus
- Outlines a clear, ehoplotnost normal, homogeneous structure. The right-wing appendages, ovary - sizes 27-13-12, echostructure
normal attitude to spare the uterus, the left epididymis, ovary
- Sizes 26-13-11, echostructure normal, the ratio of the uterus
free. Echo signs of polyposis, hyperplasia of the endometrium is not
found. The doctor said I was healthy. You're not even imagine
can, as I was happy! In general, I think, here much of the credit
it is fast. As I wrote, dry fasting is particularly effective when
cystic neoplasms, wherever they are. Patient M., age 35 years, ultrasound of thyroid gland. Conclusion: in the left lobe cyst the size of 1,5 mm in the middle lobe. 196
196Went dry fasting for eight days. Downstream -
hirudotherapy, herbal medicine, two months later did the control
Ultrasound. Conclusion Ultrasound: A cyst in the left lobe is not lotsiruetsya. Benign tumors. Main curative factor in
treatment of benign tumors in dry starvation are
three mechanisms. - In hard extreme conditions without food and water to survive
only the most healthy, strong cells and tissues with a perfect
mechanism for adaptation. It is clear that any pathological
structure of the mechanisms of adaptation to harsh conditions than
perfect, and several orders of magnitude weaker. - Destruction of the pathological rather than healthy cells when
therapeutic dry fasting is also associated with release
limfoepitelialnyh cells of the digestive tract. Several days refusing to take food and water creates the conditions for
removal with advanced gastrointestinal positions are very powerful
Army B-lymphocytes. They pulled together from all lymph
collectors, and sites of the extended digestive track. But
especially a lot of them come from the small intestine. Passed over
the reserve army of B-lymphocytes used for its intended
purpose. They kill and suppress all the pathological tissue
and cells. The immune system gets stronger in a few times. - One of the main mechanisms for the dispersal of benign
tumors - is autolysis (samoperevarivanie). I have already described in chapter
"Therapeutic mechanisms", this remarkable process. I will try
once more briefly and simply tell them about it. When I describe
about the mechanism for their patients, I give the simplest
and a vivid example of nature, an ordinary bow. Normal
Onion contains within itself a new plant, surrounded by food,
sufficient to survive a period of rest, during
which he does not take food from the soil and air. Onions can grow
in a bucket or bag, where it is stored. It produces seeds, and soon
almost all of the onion turns into green shoots. Itself onion
gradually becomes soft, and, finally, it is simply
shell, as the growing plant digests escape
and uses the contents of the bulb. That is old is used to
growth of the new. Take an ordinary boil, perhaps, each of
we are faced with this disease. First, we see swelling,
redness, but time passes and with the help of enzymes and cells
immune system boil disappears. So it is with
benign tumors of the dry fasting, during
passing the second acidotic crisis. Here autolysis works
as a natural surgeon. Neither the operation does not eliminate the causes of
disease, starvation and the eliminates the cause and effect. Uterine fibroids - a tumor entity that is formed
out of the muscle layer of the uterus. Common in women
aged 30 years. There is some evidence of increasing the number
197
197patients and rejuvenation of uterine fibroids. Among the main causes of uterine fibroids - dishormonal
disorders, abortion, family history, bad ecology, adenomyosis. In addition, great importance in the development of this disease
play an inflammatory disease of the sexual sphere of different
genesis, the use of IUDs, obstructed labor. Uterine myoma - a benign process, which
usually develops in the muscle layer of the uterus. According to statistics,
More than 28% of women suffer from this disease. I found the Internet an interesting story about a woman who
alone was dry lasted ten fasting on
method LA Shchennikova. and got very good results. "I am 57 years old. Injected at two to three papers, plus a house. Life
- Continuous stress. The moment came when I was physically,
and emotionally fall apart. The question arose: how fast "rise
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        "Again, in May began to swim in a cold shower. just chill. then he was on vacation. and once went to work, catch a cold from
AC. began to cough heavily. it was August. in September
went to Taganrog, and worked in the Beacons all night in a large cold
indoors, 100 meters from the Sea of. Azov. very strongly was frozen. I became ill dorsi. chill. and the day went to bathe,
and only soaped himself


 meals you may add digestive enzymes such as
bromelain and papain after the food has sufficiently cooled, possibly also
a hydrochloric acid supplement, just experiment to see what works for
you. For more details see Overcoming Candida. Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet, usually just called keto diet, is very low in carbohydrates,
high in (healthy) fat and normal in protein. It can be excellent as a 24
 Candida diet. The main problem is that individuals with defective fat
absorption and defective fat metabolism often cannot handle it. Also,  it
can be difficult to get enough vitamins and  minerals. Nevertheless, try it
if you are so inclined, it may remove the main burden of your Candida
problem. When Candida is under control it is advisable to increase again
the vegetable intake. An easier way to start a keto diet is to gradually increas e the amount of
coconut oil in your diet. The medium -chain fatty acids in coconut oil are
oxidized in the liver to keto acids which the body can use as a
replacement for carbohydrates. As with the conventional keto diet, some
individuals with liver problem s are restricted in the amount of coconut oil
that the liver can handle. Therefore,  try it out by gradually increasing the
amount of coconut oil and then remain at your highest problem -free
intake. Finally, there is the Paleolithic Diet with cooked or raw  meat ( Raw
Paleolithic Diet) which has helped many individuals to overcome
Candida problems. A main problem with a diet high in meat is its high
content of inflammatory arachidonic acid, similar to linoleic acid in
polyunsaturated oils. It is also high in acidic phosphorus compounds. This effect may be moderated by taking more sodium bicarbonate, lemon
juice, vegetables, oily fish and fish oils. For specific Ketogenic and Paleolithic Diets see the Internet. Raw-Food Diet
A raw -food diet is not only the most natural but also the most effective
nutritional measure for healing and rejuvenation. However,  it needs to be
adopted gradually as it can cause various cleansing reactions, and even
more important, our taste buds need t ime to adjust. While only few will
be strong enough to adopt a complete raw food diet for life, it will be good
for everyone to have occasional periods on raw foods only. By far the
most important foods to be eaten raw are proteins and lipids (fats and
oils) for their enzyme content, and fruit and vegetable juices or salads for
their bioenergy or life -force. Most 'raw foodists' will be content to have about 90% of their food raw 25
 and be free to have some cooked food when eating out and at parties. For detail s see: Healing Foods. Slimming Diet
By far the best slimming diet is one based on fresh raw foods and not be
concerned with weight and scales. But few individuals seem to be able
to do this, possibly due to the Candida infection causing cravings for
sweets and grain products. Therefore,  a less drastic alternative is to
minimize conventional sweeteners and foods  based on grains or cereals. The main cause of overweight is the inhibition of the fat metabolism by
Candida. Use the following recommendations in addition to improving the
fat metaboli sm as shown in the next section. As a sweetener glycerine causes fewer problems than sugar as it does
not affect insulin levels, but it still provides the same calories as
carbohydrates. Prunes may be used as a sweet treat with a low impact
on the blood su gar level, and even better and suitable as a sweetener is
xylitol. Eat mainly slow -digesting food such as proteins, unheated fats and oils,
legumes and vegetables; maximize raw food intake, lemon juice fasts
and exercise. Periodically restrict your diet t o proteins and green or low -
carb vegetables; use high -carb vegetables such as potatoes, pumpkins
(squash) and carrots only raw as in a salad. Have a slow -digesting
breakfast based on legumes, best Dahl. Avoid big meals and  have
frequent small meals and snacks instead. For details s ee Overcoming
Weight Problems. Improving the Fat Metabolism
Acetaldehyde produced by Candida blocks the fat metabolism in the liver
and leads to pyroluria. This causes energy deficiency in the liver and a
lack of bile. The medium -chain triglycerides (MCT) in coconut oil provide
the energy for greatly improved liver  functions, provided also activated
vitamin B6 or P5P and zinc are used in addition. The sulphur amino acid taurine has many important functions, including 26
 for the heart, immune system and blood sugar control. It is highest in
hard-working muscles, but in  this context,  it is a main ingredient in the
formation of bile. Bile is produced from combining taurine (or glycine)
with an oxidised form of cholesterol. Bile has not only the function to
emulsify fats for proper absorption but also to release toxins processed
by the liver. Less taurine means less bile and therefore higher cholesterol
levels, more gravel and gallstones, poor absorption of fats and a more
toxic liver. Further, carnitine  is needed to shuttle fatty acids into the energy -
producing mitochondria. This is bes t supplied as the better absorbed N -
acetyl -carnitine. The chain of treatment for restoring liver energy, bile flow and fat
metabolism is like this:
• Coconut oil several times daily for liver energy and the production of
 ketoacids
• P5P and zinc to enable th e synthesis of essential proteins
• Up to 2 x ½ teaspoon s each of taurine and N -acetyl -carnitine with
 food
After sufficient health improvement these supplements can be reduced
or phased out. Special Foods
Special foods  high in protective nutrients may be used for general healing
qualities or to overcome various health problems. Examples are sprouted
seeds, bee pollen, cereal grasses juiced or as powder, purple foods,
sulphur foods, and unheated lactic acid fermented foo ds. Bone Jelly Broth  is excellent for improving connective tissue and is
useful with arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, weak blood vessels,
varicose veins, sagging skin and other age -related problems. Simmer
fish heads or knucklebones for several hour s with the addition of several
tablespoons of vinegar in a non -metal pot. Strain and refrigerate or  freeze
in small lots. Frequently add to meals. 27
 Alternatively, you may add a tablespoon of gelatine when cooking food. It also helps to absorb minerals. Fermented Foods  help to maintain a healthy gastro -intestinal tract. Try
to make your own using lacto bacterial cultures from several sources to
provide a wide range of different strains. Also,  kefir grains are good and
work at room temperature. In additio n to or instead of milk -based
ferments explore fermenting grains, bee pollen and vegetables,
preferably at temperatures from 37 to 40°C. However, many individuals
are very sensitive to yeasts and aged proteins in ferments as well as to
the mucus -inducing e ffects of galactose/lactose, especially from kefir. For recipes see: users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html  and
www.agmfoods.com
Glycerine  (also Glycerin or Glycerol) is a sweet carbohydrate and part
of fats and oils. Unlike sucrose or fructose,  it does not elevate insulin
levels. High insulin levels convert glucose into fat, and are a main cause
of overweight, and by causing hypoglycaemia a  wide range of symptoms
may result including overacidity, fatigue, fainting spells, anxiety attacks
and phobias. While the underlying cause commonly is Candida, taking a
spoonful of glycerine with water and flavoured with lemon juice before
stressful event s can reduce problems. Green Juice may be  from fresh leaves, celery, and from wheat or barley
grass or even soft lawn grass, or you may blend fresh leaves of any kind
at high speed with water and  ingest without straining. Lemon Juice  is especially impo rtant because it helps to regenerate the
oxidative energy metabolism which is at the heart of most modern
diseases. Citric acid is the key nutrient in the citric acid cycle that oxidises
food to carbon dioxide and water, yielding 20 times more energy than the
anaerobic energy production to lactic acid in cells with blocked oxidation. Take about 50 ml of fresh (or unfrozen) lemon juice 1 to 3 times daily
before meals. Partly neutralise with some sodium bicarbonate and dilute
with several parts of other juice or (energised) water. You may also use 28
 this as the main nutrient on fasting day s, e.g., use about 25 ml in diluted
form every hour. Liver  is high in many nutrients that a diseased body cannot produce or
convert into its active forms, such as vitamin B12, folate, P5P (activated
vitamin B6); also, vitamin A, enzymes and others. These v itamins and
nutrients from liver are much more potent than synthetic ones as in
tablets or capsules. Additional supplements may still be


 questioning for an identity that is their
own by natural right, if only they knew how to claim it. The proper
understanding of the function of sexual love in their personal evo-
lution would go far to correct these excesses. Education about
methods of chi cultivation of all types, but especially of the sexual
energy is the most direct solution. Teenagers will never give up
their sexual desire, but it is not far-fetched that many of them
would be interested in improving it if they knew how. SEX AND THE SUPER ATHLETE
There is a widespread belief among many professional sports
coaches that an athlete who makes love the night before a big game
loses his competitive edge. This is a controversial topic and a sur-
vey of existing opinion on the subject is inconclusive. Clive Davis,
editor of the Journal Of Sex Research, looked into the effects of
having sex before competition and concluded "You can always
find anecdotal reports to support any position you want to take, but
certainly you couldn't support either side medically." Top-ranked prize-fighters are the most vociferous in contend-
ing that they cannot violate natural laws without paying a stiff
price. Ken Norton publicly stated that he gave up sex for eight
weeks before his first fight with Ali and abstained for a similar
length of time in subsequent Ali fights. "A couple of times in my
first 10 or 11 fights, when I didn't abstain from sex, I think it hurt
me." Norton said that he believed that "9 out of 10" fighters give40 Taoist Secrets Of Love
up sex while training for a bout. Joe Frazier, who also fought Ali,
felt very strongly about the damaging effects of ejaculatory sex: "If
you mess around before a fight you don't have any reserve energy
left." It is rumored that the great Muhammed Ali observed strictest
sexual continence for as long as one year before his bouts. He
didn't publicize this because he keeps his training methods secret. The Taoist approach to sexuality resolves the dilemma facing
a male athlete who is forced to choose between losing his competi-
tive edge or his woman. An athlete can have the best of both
worlds by learning the secrets of conserving and transforming sex-
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        When lovers are in close embrace subtle Yin and Yang energies are
concentrated into vortexes from the sexual region to the head and
eventually remain in the head at all times. WHY HAS THE SPIRITUAL POWER OF SEX
BEEN KEPT A SECRET. Our race has finally grown aware of the need to conserve natural
resources, lest we consume ourselves to total ruin. Fresh water,
soil, forests, and fuels must be spared, food produced more effi-
ciently, building and transportation accomplished with less waste. We have already exhausted a major portion of the readily recover-
able riches of the planet. The cost of basic commodities skyrockets
because, with the few resources left, we continue to over produce
inefficient machines such as cars and unproductive military arma-
ments—tanks, missiles, etc. Everyone is eager to conserve natural resources, but few even
dream of conserving the most critical resource of all: one's own
vital energies. The careful harboring of the energy stored within
man's seed is a truly rational energy program. Yet this aspect of
conservation is entirely overlooked by politicians and health
experts. 6 Taoist Secrets Of Love
One reason for this neglect is simply general ignorance of the
ancient and highly secret methods used in the past. Taoist Masters
gained knowledge of these methods through unknown millenia of
relentless searching for the secret principles animating matter. These methods are the fruit of many generations of inspired medi-
tation by sages coupled with my close observations on modern life. This book fashions into a unified whole my personal experience of
the teachings. The Taoist masters felt bound to reveal their potent secrets to
only the most select disciples, those who had proven their devotion
to the Master's ideals by years of arduous self-sacrifice and ser-
vice. Why did the Masters feel so strongly compelled to hide their
tremendous knowledge from the public. The reason for this secrecy is not easily comprehended by the
western public today. The mass media have fostered a state of
mind in which anyone's life is everyone's business: the most inti-
mate details of private sex life are the most greedily lapped up. Advertisers assure their clients today "Nothing sells unless it is
sexy. " This mentality has made sex, in America, into a disposable
commodity, making it harder in our private lives to experience sex
as an intimate pleasure that can be cultivated over time to ever
deepening levels. Today sex is often consumed and thrown away
as soon as the lover becomes old or an inconvenience. Even the
women in the harem of Chinese Emperors and aristocrats fared
better, being assured of material comfort for life in exchange for
their sexual favors. The court society favored the position of men,
but at least the female sexual energy was respected for its healing
benefits and honored as being necessary for the spiritual develop-
ment of the male. A classic Taoist story tells of a woman who learned the pro-
cess of sexual transformation and exchanged her yin energy with
her lover's yang energy and thereby achieved Immortality. She
thus became the guide to ancient emperors on the subject of love. There is a recorded historical instance of a palace maid in 690 A. D. becoming the Empress on the death of the Emperor. Empress Wu,
respected for her mastery of the art of love, ruled wisely for several
decades until her death. The ancient Taoist masters were not superstitious. They were
natural scientists who laid the foundation for amazing technologi-
cal advances in medicine, chemistry, biology, navigation, andMale Sex Energy Is Stored In Its Seed 7
many other fields that would not be discovered by western scien-
tists until 2000 years later. Nor did they crave exclusive possession
of their potent knowledge. They had their reasons for secrecy, and
their reasons were well-founded at the time. They were custodians
of the doctrine taught to them by their masters, and feared the
misuse of the great force unlocked by the secret principles. Per-
haps, they felt an obligation to protect the public from its tendency
to distort the purest teaching to suit its own base instincts. In rural
China, which was much less populous then, someone with such
esoteric knowledge could easily become a chieftain or a king. A
warrior could use his power to defeat his opponents. The Taoist Masters thus thought it dangerous to spread their
teachings too widely, and passed them on to only a few chosen
disciples before departing their earthly life. To guarantee that the
formulae not be used for selfish purposes, these Masters often
transmitted to each disciple only a part of the doctrine. Thus, only
if the disciples banded together and shared their learning could the
supreme potencies be unleashed. If anyone selfishly withheld his
learning, they would never receive the whole doctrine. In the
course of many generations, fragments of the innermost secrets
came to be regarded as the whole. My attempt is to reunite many
disparate parts into an organic whole which I believe similar to the
most ancient and complete teachings. WHY REVEAL THE SECRET NOW. Why violate the traditional Chinese teaching method and expose to
the general public these powerful principles. The simple reason is
that the historic moment is already late. The human condition is
too desperate to deprive our species of a potentially great infusion
of vital energy. If the human race is not quickly infused with a new
life energy to render it more harmonious than it has been for most
of the last 2,000 years, we are all, earthly Masters and mortals,
threatened with an untenably harsh existence, if not extinction. There are so many wizards of the computer, stock market,
test tube, and spectator sport, but so few of the art of life. Our race
spends its brief span fiddling with statistics, black boxes, noxious
chemicals, and above all, with meaningless words. A majority of
Americans daily pass more than six hours in a mesmerized trance
induced by a colored shadow dancing in a box of glass. These8 Taoist Secrets Of Love
machines have inadvertently become instruments of our own de-
struction; a tv programmed mind is not a free mind. Too few de-
vote even one second to entering deeply the great current of life
hidden within ourselves. Yet all the technological energy is eagerly
sought is an apish imitation of the electrifying ecstasies found hid-
den within the body and mind. There are positive signs; in Taoist thinking, any excess even-
tually leads to its opposite. Despite the current mediocrity of most
popular culture, there are tremendous forces driving the race into
expanded consciousness. It is clear that the reason for the chaotic
state of planetary affairs is the revolutionary advance in human
consciousness. In simplest terms, hydrogen bombs hover above us
only because we are clever enough to conjure them up. Hatred
contains the seeds of love. We have created a crisis in order to
force a solution demanding that we restore our balance with one
another and nature. Among the most important implications of this soaring up of
consciousness is that the ordinary man will be admitted to