ani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr19.2.7. Endometriosis
Endometriosis is one of the main causes of in-
fertility. Nowadays, obstetricians and gynecol-
ogists attach great importance to it. Every third
woman suffers from endometriosis, which can
be the cause of a condition as terrible as infertil-
ity. Endometriosis is one of the most common
diseas es, which entails the cells from the inner
(mucous) layer of the uterus appearing in uter-
ine walls and the other internal organs. Endome-
triosis occurs increasingly more frequently every
year. Besides, today the condition affects young
women. In the past, endometriosis mainly af-
fected women after 35 years of age. Now, it’s in-
creasingly common in young 20 -year-old
women.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frCauses of endometriosis. Endometrium and
menstrual blood are eliminated from the uterus
every month. Sometimes during menstruation, a
detach ed part of the endometrium moves in the
wrong direction, which is different from a regu-
lar one. It moves towards fallopian tubes, ova-
ries, and even other distant organs, such as lungs
and perirectal or pericystic space, not into the
vagina and then out of the body. The symptoms
of this condition begin 2 -3 days before menstru-
ation, and they include spasms, pain radiating to
the perineum or the rectum, and excessive
bleeding. In many cases, endometriosis can go
unnoticed for a long time. A woman may learn
that she has this condition only during a visit to
her gynecologist. The long -term inability to con-
ceive may be the reason for this visit, because
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tion.
What causes endometriosis? There are more
than 40 hypoth eses of its origin, but none of
them are 100% supported by scientists and doc-
tors. All that’s known definitively is that women
who use intrauterine contraceptives (such as spi-
rals), underwent any gynecological surgery
(such as abortions, diagnostic curettage of the
uterine cavity, cervical erosion coagulation, etc.)
are more prone to endometriosis. Moreover, any
abdominal surgery (such as appendectomy) or
pelvic surgery (such as bladder stone removal)
can result in endometriosis. Of course, neuro-
hormonal disorders (pituitary gland disorders
and conditions that affect other hormone -pro-
ducing organs), weak immune system (resulting
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microwave fields, and others) can result in endo-
metriosis. Some scientists believe in  a genetic
predisposition.
Obviously, if there are many theories, the real
cause of endometriosis is still unknown. There-
fore, I think it’s best to depend on your healing
powers and the wisdom or the body, your inner
doctor who knows how to cure you better  than
professors and scientist.

19.2.8. Dry Fasting for Benign Tumors
The main therapeutic factor in treating benign
tumors with dry fasting involves three mecha-
nisms.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr1. Only the healthiest and strongest cells and
tissues with a perfect adaptation mechanism sur-
vive in extreme and harsh conditions with no
water and food. It’s obvious that adaptation
mechanisms to severe conditions are much
weaker and flawed in any pathological for-
mation.
2. The destruction of pathological cells (and
not the healthy ones) during therapeutic dry
fasting is also associated with the release of lym-
phoepithelial cells from the entire digestive tract.
Refraining from food and water intake for many
days creates conditions for the advancement of
very powerful B -lymphocytes from thei r gastro-
intestinal position. They’re gathered from all
lymphatic basins and nodes of the extensive di-
gestive tract. Most of them come from the small
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used for their intended purpose. They destroy
and suppress a ll pathological tissues and cells.
The immune system becomes several times
stronger.
3. Autolysis (self -digestion) is one of the main
mechanisms that can disband benign tumors.
I’ve already described this remarkable process in
the chapter 8 ( What mechanis ms does a dry fast
trigger within the body? ). I’ll try to explain it
again in a shorter and simpler manner. When I
describe this mechanism to my patients, I pro-
vide the simplest and most vivid example from
nature, which is the common onion. It contains
a new plant inside it surrounded by the nutrient s
sufficient to survive the rest period, during
which it doesn’t receive any nutrients from the
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bag where it’s stored. It pushes out new shoots,
and almost the entire bulb turns into green off -
shoots very so on. The bulb gradually softens. Fi-
nally, only its cover remains as the growing plant
digests the shoots and uses the bulb content.
This means that the old is used to grow the new.
Let’s take a look at a simple furuncle, which
most of us have probably enco untered. At first,
we experience swelling and redness, but then a
furuncle disappears with the help of enzymes
and immune cells.
The same thing happens with benign tumors
during dry fasting and the second acidotic crisis.
This is when autolysis functions as a natural sur-
geon. No surgery eliminates the causes of the
disease, while fasting eliminates both its cause
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from the uterine muscular layer. It affects
women over 30. There’s evidence of an increase
in the  number of patients. The latest data prove
that uterine fibroids affect younger patient
groups. The main causes of uterine fibroids in-
clude hormonal imbalances, abortions, heredity,
poor ecology, and adenomyosis. In addition, in-
flammatory gynecological diseases of different
origins, IUDs, and difficulties in labor are other
major causes of this disease. Uterine fibroids are
a benign tumor that usually grows in the uterine
muscular layer. According to statistics, more
than 28% of women are affected by this d isease.
I also had many cases when lipomas remained
during fasting, but they dissolved two or three
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ommendations.

19.2.9. Mastopathy
This condition is characterized by non -cancer-
ous changes in breast tissues in women. Mas-
topathy affects women of all ages. Women be-
tween the ages of 25 and 45 are particularly
prone to it. According to statistics, this patient
group is 60-80%.

Causes of mastopathy.  Hormonal imbalance
is the main cause of mastopathy. When the fe-
male body functions normally, monthly hormo-
nal changes cause cyclical changes in breasts.
Hormonal imbalance can cause mastopathy.
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topathy include: epididymitis; hereditary fac-
tors, i.e., breast disorders in maternal relatives;
thyroid disease; liver and gallbladder disorders;
diabetes, obesity, vascular diseases; iodine defi-
ciency; stress, depression, irregular sexual activ-
ity; abortions, breast injuries, alcohol, smoking,
radiation; no pregnancy


 predictable.

4) Medical B 12  standards are artificially high.
The situation is further complicated by the fact that many refi ned starchy foods are “enriched” with a synthetic form of vitamin B 12.
When doctors test for “normal” B 12  levels, their results are skewed towards the high end by the fact that  most people eat these
foods (mostly grain products—cereals, breads, pasta, cookies, cakes, etc.) on a daily basis. People who eat a grain-free diet not
supplemented by this poor imitation of the natural nutrient often  test “low” for B 12  even if their levels are healthy and they are totally
asymptomatic. This is because their B 12  levels are being compared to those of people who are consuming a B 12  supplement in their
food at almost every meal.

How important is it to eat organically grown food?
Organic produce is always to be preferred, but life is full of compromises an d choices. It may be better to eat commercially
grown raw vegetables than to eat cooked or steamed organic vegetables, but i t is a difficult choice.
Organically grown produce generally contains more vitamins and min erals than conventional produce (see the FAQ on vitamin
B12  on page 254), and the fresher it is the better. Organic produce generally con tains little or no pesticide residue in comparison
with conventional produce; nevertheless, the amounts involved are not  usually critical to health, and it is far more important to avoid
the pathogenic effects from cooked food.
To concern yourself with pesticide residues while eating cooked food is a prov erbial fire and frying pan situation. Neither is
good for us. The best solution is to consume only organic raw plants. Otherwis e, the decision is much like choosing whether to shoot
oneself in the foot or shoot oneself in the hand.
In the case of cooked complex carbohydrates (grains, potatoes, corn, legumes), h owever, eating them both raw and free of
synthetic chemicals has recently become a matter of grave concer n. Commercial agroscientists are scrambling to counteract the
seriously negative press being caused by a recently discovered DNA-da maging carcinogen and neurotoxin called acrylamide. This
potent chemical killer was found in high concentrations in the food supply  in 2002 by a Swedish researcher.
Scientists at the World Health Organization and elsewhere origin ally attributed shockingly high levels of acrylamide (found
most prominently in bread, chips, crackers, french fries, and other dry-cooked c arbohydrates) to the cooking process itself,
because they found none to be present in raw foods. But we have since learne d that acrylamide is a building block for polyacrylamide, a surfactant added to enhance the effectiveness of M onsanto’s Roundup and other herbicide products used
ubiquitously in industrial farming.
Further research is in order to determine whether bread, pastries, and c rispy snacks made from organically grown plants
contain this lethal chemical, but in any case the presence of acryl amide in these foods presents one more nail in the coffin of the
standard American diet. If you still eat these foods, I urge you to do at leas t some reading about this profoundly toxic chemical. You
can begin with the two articles referenced in the endnotes of this book. 85

Do I have to do calculations every day?
No. Y ou don’t have to calculate percentages every day to make sure you’ re eating properly. By eating primarily fruit,
vegetables, and leafy greens, your diet is automatically close to the i deal of 80/10/10. However, you may want to use a calculator to
determine whether you are getting enough calories for the day to meet  your basic metabolic and exercise needs.
The tools in Appendix D. Resources for Diet Analysis are especially h elpful to the newcomer, because it is common to
undereat fruit and overeat fatty foods when beginning the raw vegan di et. I recommend that you input your food information into
CRON-O-Meter or on Nutridiary.com, FitDay.com, or another similar websi te for at least a week, to make sure you have the
relevant information about your calories and caloronutrient ratio.
Very often, people simply do not eat enough because their stomachs are used t o accepting a certain volume of food each day,
and raw foods are not as calorie dense as cooked foods. Therefore, to consume enough c alories, you need to train your stomach to
accept more food, especially fruits.

How do I eat so much fruit at once?
It takes some practice to develop the ability to consume what, from th e raw perspective, should be thought of as “normal”
amounts of food for a human. Somewhere in between “all you care for” and “a ll you can” there is a happy medium that will enable
you to increase the amount you consume without overeating. The stomach  is very accommodating in this regard and will stretch
quickly to allow you to consume normal/healthy quantities of fruit.
At the same time, your image of what is a healthy amount, and your mindse t about quantities of fruit will grow to match your
ability to eat it. The more you practice eating meals of just fruit, only  fruit, and nothing but fruit, the easier and easier it will become to
consume appropriate volumes.
If your fruit meal does not “hold” you until the next meal time, at least  three to five hours later, then you did not eat a sufficient
quantity of food. With practice, it will get easier. Until then, feel fre e to add an extra fruit meal between breakfast and lunch, and
again between lunch and dinner.

What does “mono eating” mean?
Mono eating is the practice of eating one particular food for an entire me al, in sufficient quantity to produce satiation until the
next meal. This is the way that every nonhuman creature on Earth g enerally eats. I recommend eating monomeals for optimal
digestion, absorption, and assimilation.
A monomeal might consist of four or five bananas for a sedentary beginner  or twelve to eighteen bananas for a seasoned raw
athlete. Another monomeal might be two or three mangos for the beginner, and four or more for the athlete.
It is important to remember when reading about food volumes that a small in active woman may only eat a quarter of what an
active male could eat. Do not be intimidated when you hear a low-fat raw ve gan athlete tell you that he ate a dozen or more bananas
for lunch. Four or five may be sufficient to meet your needs if you are a sm aller, less active individual.
Variety is obtained over time, throughout the seasons, not at every meal. In nature, if sufficient food is available, animals tend
to eat one food at a time until they are full.

What’s wrong with avocados, nuts, and seeds?
Avocados, nuts, and seeds are extremely high in fat content, especially  nuts and seeds:

Avocado (77% fat) : 4 ounces (about ½) = 200 calories; 165 fat.
Almonds (73% fat) : 4 ounces (½ cup +) = 650 calories; 480 fat.
Flaxseeds (58% fat): 4 ounces (¾ cup) = 560 calories; 325 fat.

When it comes to fat, the source doesn’t matter so much; fat is fat. Fat t ravels from the lymph system directly into the blood.
Too much fat will thicken the blood, causing the red blood cells to clump togethe r so they cannot deliver oxygen to the cells. Excess
fat also blocks the action of insulin in bringing sugars to the cells, wh ich leads to diabetes and other blood-sugar problems. (Chapter 2 discusses this in detail.)
It is best to eat only small amounts of avocados, nuts, and seeds (not more than  half of an avocado in a day or one ounce of
nuts for a sedentary person; twice that for an athlete), and not to eat th em daily. Fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens contain
adequate high-quality fatty acids (assuming we’re getting enoug h calories) to meet all of our needs.
Eventually, it is best to free yourself from the desire to experience a  heavy feeling after a meal, as this is an indicator that the
digestive system is being overworked. In order to feel satisfied, it is best  to eat large amounts of sweet fruit, which may pass through
your stomach quickly, but will satisfy true hunger for hours.

What do you mean by “true hunger”?
True hunger is a sensation that occurs primarily deep in the low part of  the throat, much like the feeling of thirst, but a bit
lower, about where the concave “notch” appears between the collar bones, at the bottom of the neck. The sensation might be
described as resembling a dull ache.
The stomach sensation we commonly associate with hunger is often th e result of its muscular walls shrinking after completing
the digestive task of the last meal. If a perceived feeling of hunger i s accompanied by feelings of faintness, stomach pangs,
headaches, or other discomforts, it is actually a sign of withdrawal from  harmful substances.
A healthy person can skip a meal or two with no feelings of weakness or distr ess. When one is healthy, true hunger signifies no
urgency for food, since


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activities.”
• Mark Stengler - “Some studies demonstrate that spirulina seems to possess anticancer
effects and antiviral properties. Also, animal studies show that it is a powerful tonic for the
immune system.”
Shark Liver Oil • LEF.org – “Shark liver oil has been used for years in the Scandinavian countries as an
antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal, and antiparasitic agent.”
Andrographis • LEF.org – “Andrographis is a traditional herbal remedy used in India and Asia as a broad-
spectrum natural antibiotic and immune system stimulator for bacterial, viral, and parasitic
conditions.”
Tamiﬂu • LEF.org – “Tamiﬂu is the only antiviral available in the United States for both the treatment
and prevention of the most common strains of inﬂuenza, types A and B.”
Larreastat • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Larreastat is a trademarked herbal remedy
derived from chaparral that is said to have antioxidant, antiviral, and anti-inﬂ ammatory
properties.”
Red Marine Algae • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Red marine algae contains antiviral
carbohydrates that are effective, both topically and orally, for the treatment of herpes.”
Soy Constituents • Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. –  Soy constituents have been shown to have estrogenic, anti-
estrogenic, antiviral, anticarcinogenic, bacteriocidal, and antifungal ef fects.”
Flaxseed • Gale Maleskey - “In addition to ﬁber, ﬂaxseed contains lignans, compounds that may have
anti-cancer, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral effects, says Dr. Nelson.”
Aspirin • Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Looking better than ever as a clot-inhibitor and now
also as a possible immune stimulant and antiviral agent.” “Some very preliminary work
hints at a direct anti -viral role for the little white pill, while some older research (that needs
follow-up) indicates that aspirin might be helpful in the treatment of diabetes.”
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
26Colloidal Silver • “Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Colloidal silver may keep bacteria in check
because of its antibiotic and antiviral properties.”
Ribavirin • LEF.org – “Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum, antiviral drug that is especially effective against
inﬂuenza-like viruses.”
Cimetidine • LEF.org – “If you refer to the Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia protocol, you will read
about studies in which cimetidine demonstrated remarkable antiviral ef fects”
Intron A • LEF.org - “Intron A is a powerful antiviral protein that is found in cells when they are
exposed to a virus”
PEGASYS • LEF.org – “PEGASYS (Hoffman-La Roche) is another antiviral drug that is under
consideration for approval by the FDA. PEGASYS is primarily directed at the antiviral
treatment of HCV, but appears to also have beneﬁts for persons with cirrhosis and
chronic liver disease.”
Zanamivir • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Zanamivir (Relenza), a relatively new
antiviral drug used for the treatment of inﬂuenza, can have a detrimental side effect on asthma sufferers.”
Acyclovir • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Acyclovir (Zovirax) is an antiviral
medication that lessens the severity of symptoms and shortens the duration of
rash formation”
Interferon Alfa • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Interferon alfa is a powerful
antiviral substance”
Retinol • Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Retinol has also demonstrated signiﬁcant antiviral  activity and
has prevented the immunosuppression induced by glucocorticoids, severe burns,
and surgery.”
Squalene • Donald R. Yance Jr – “Squalene possesses antiviral as well as anticancer activity.
AL-721 • Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Reversal of aging of cells, rejuvenating the immune
system, anti -viral activity, abolishing the withdrawal symptoms of drug and alcohol dependence, and more—such are the claims for AL 721.”Antiviral Drugs & Drug Candidate Compounds
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
27Foods: Garlic
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Aloe vera
OnionGinger
Cruciferous vegetables
Berries
Vitamins: Vitamin C
Vitamin AVitamin E
Minerals: Zinc
Selenium
Herbs: Echinacea
AstragalusSt. John’s Wort
Licorice
Lemon balm
Green tea
Grapefuit seed extractOlive leaves
Mints
Calendula
Lomatium
LapacholCat’s Claw
Products: Jenny Lee A-V
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Hydrogen peroxide
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Beat the Bird Flu Virus
28Why the World Isn’t Ready for the Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic,
World Health Organization Warns
A global inﬂuenza pandemic isn’t something that most people think about on a day-to-day basis. But it could soon become front-page news, if the fears of the World Health Organization are realized. The group is concerned about the ripening conditions for a global outbreak of a particular bird ﬂu strain currently present in Asia. What makes this situation all the more serious is the humbling fact that the world simply doesn’t have the manufacturing or distribution capacity to provide ﬂu vaccinations to many people.
This frightening fact became quite evident this year with the shortage of ﬂu shots in the United States. But
it was also true in past ﬂu pandemics such as the outbreak of 1918 which killed a startling 40 to 50 million people around the world, according to the World Health Organization. And that was at a time when the global population was much lower than it is today. Population density was also lower, and it was extremely difﬁcult for people to travel from one region to the next. Even though, as many as 50 million people were killed by a single strain of the inﬂuenza virus.
Today, conditions are far more favorable to the spread of infectious disease. With high population density,
and ease of air travel around the world, an outbreak could spread to virtually every city in the world in a matter of a few days. From there, it could spread relatively easily to citizens of those cities. That’s why estimates of the number of people who could die in the next inﬂuenza pandemic are reaching astronomical proportions.
The US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 2 million and 7.4 million
deaths would occur globally from the outbreak. But other scientists are offering much higher estimates: one noted Russian scientists estimates that as many as one billion people around the world could be killed by a viral outbreak that’s expected to arrive soon. He simultaneously estimates hundreds of thousands would
be killed in the United States alone.
So what’s the correct number? Nobody knows, of course, but it’s safe to assume that US authorities would
downplay the numbers in order to avoid a public panic once the outbreak begins. After all, it now looks fairly certain that the United States won’t be prepared for a pandemic, so the smart political play will be to minimize the number of reported fatalities caused by such an outbreak in order to avoid public criticism for
not being prepared.
Right now, 50 people representing drug companies, governments, and vaccine licensing agencies are meeting
in Geneva in a closed-door session to discuss what can be done to prevent this next coming ﬂu pandemic. The World Health Organization has ﬂatly stated there will not be enough vaccine to go around. On their web site, they say, “production capacity for a pandemic vaccine will be vastly inadequate unless other companies engage in vaccine seed development and preparation of batches for clinical testing.” The group also stated that in the event of a pandemic, vaccine will be in short supply and will likely be unequally distributed.
Most people don’t know that deadly ﬂew pandemics appear approximately once every 27 years on our
planet. As already mentioned, the 1918 inﬂuenza pandemic killed up to 50 million people. Other pandemics occurred in 1957 and 1968, well after the development of antibiotics, which turned out to be all but useless against infectious viral strains. Today, we are past due for the next viral outbreak, and many experts in the area of disease control and infectious diseases are predicting that the H5N1 bird ﬂu strain is a likely
candidate to make the cross-species jump and become the next infectious agent for humans.
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
29The pandemic can be beat with nutrition
As usual, there


 a rather peculiar philosophy. He said it's a day ruined when
somebody doesn't give him a piece of his mind or chews him out. However, he is afraid to give anyone a piece of his mind because he says he doesn't have that much to spare.
He tells the story that he and his wife had not been married very
long before he did some foolish thing and his wife was really letting him know that he was not the king that she thought she married. He said, 'Tm sorry, dear. Forgive me. If it were not for you I might not make it through the pearly gates." And that woman could not stay mad
at a man who said that.
Another time he did something silly and deserved a good repri-
mand.
His wife said to him, "What would you do if I left you?" "Honey, you know what I would do if you left me?" "No," she said, "what would you do?" "I would go with you." 168 She flat could not stay mad at him. They are the two most charm-
ing love birds you've ever seen.
His wife adores him, and so do his children, his secretary, and
employees. No man knows a man any better than his own children, his secretary or his administrative assistants, and yet there's nothing they would not do for him.
Some have asked Carey Reams about his scholastic background. This is his answer: "Is a man any better mechanic because he bought his tools from
any special warehouse?
"I studied in some of the world's best universities and under fa-
mous tutors. My wisdom came from God. He is my best teacher.
"At my age I do not care to tell wh ere I got my tools lest I should
boast of any other than God alone. Education is only the tools anyone
works with. Wisdom comes from God. Without knowledge and ordi-nary horse sense, or common sense, anyone would not know what God was saying to him in higher mathematics, chemistry, physics, bi-ophysics, or any other related field unless he had prepared himself ed-ucation wise by studying to show himself a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing th e truth. God said, 'To him who has it
shall be given.' I praise God that He has chosen a nobody like me to help carry the cross."
Reams is a man of great faith. He does not tell God how to answer
his prayers. He seldom ever asks for anything. He just knows that God will supply his needs and his wants for His glory.
He never screams at all. He never says anything against those who
scream even though he often tells them that there is a better way of doing things. Screaming isn't faith. Children of God may have to scream until they learn to exercise their faith. But once they learn to exercise their faith, then all things are theirs, he says.
"One of the sad things I have witnessed is the people that are
deathly ill go to a religious meeting and come out saying, 'Praise God, I am healed,' and our instruments show they are not healed. And yet
they will not believe these instrument s; consequently, they die. It is
glorious for people to go to a meeting and be healed, and when they 169 are healed, these instruments that the Reams testers use also show they
are healed," comments C. Reams.
He is the first man to ever express every degree of body chemistry
in biological mathematical terms. Reams hates the word "diagnosis" because he wants no one guessing at anyone's life. He says he has never made a diagnosis and he never will. He says he does make an analysis which can be proven and substantiated. He invites a true in-vestigation of his methods and is willing to teach it to those that are able to use it. He wants to use it only for the glory of God.
Reams is often accused of a conspiracy against the nation. He does teach seminars, and each tester goes out and does his
thing in his own way. The same as those who take a Dale Carnegie
course. He does not any more have a conspiracy than any university has which teaches in the chemistry classes how to manufacture or dis-till whiskey, or how to make wines. This does not make the students a conspiracy against the nation. There is no way that he is linked direct-ly to the students, nor does he r eceive anything from the students other
than the price of the seminars.
There have been three attempts to poison Carey Reams. One was on October 3, 1975, by putting strychnine into a pear he
had on his desk. He took one bite of it and in fifteen minutes was des-perately ill. He heaved for several hours. He knew not to drink any water. He knew not to go to a hospital in that area because the doctors would have given him something to kill him.
On January 23, 1977, poison was placed in his food while he was
in one of the larger motels. He was in the hospital 89 days, and as a result of this poisoning had to go through surgery twice. Once while in intensive care the oxygen was turned off and the administrative assis-tant came in, found him in a coma. It was 14 hours before he came back to reality.
He has to be careful where he travels, where he eats. Most of the
time he travels by car with a bodyguard. It is strange that in a free country a man like Carey Reams has to take an these precautions to live. There are countries in the world which offered him all kinds of protection if he would come there and practice, and would even give 170 special air rate for people coming to see him, and yet he has not ac-
cepted these offers because he believes that America is worth fighting
for.
When asked how many grandchildren he has he says, "Fifteen, the
last I counted them." He wants America to be a place where his grand-children can have life, liberty and freedom of speech and freedom to
go to whom they wish with their health problems, without needing at-tention by the police, or without harassment by the government. He wants them to have a freedom of choice to choose their work. He wants them to grow up to be men and women of God. Persons who are fearless, and will carry on regardless of the problems that are put before them.
"I have no troubles and no worries," remarked Reams. "Trouble is an assignment, a problem, that God gives us to cuddle
us a little closer to our heaven ly Father. Problems become trouble
when a person with the assigned problem is either in too big a hurry to work at the problem, or feels that they are too good to work at the problem, or are so panic-stricken that  they refuse to tackle the prob-
lem, or else they are just too lazy to do it, or they can procrastinate, then the problem becomes a worry.
"So these are the conditions that make for worry. I love my wife
very much but for 25 years of our married life she stayed two weeks behind with her worrying. I felt so sorry for her. One day I asked God about worry, and He said, 'WORRY IS THE DEVIL'S PRAYER.' So I wrote on little cards: JESUS SAID THAT WORRY IS THE DEVILS PRAYER, and stuck them up an over the house. And to this day she has never worried again.
It is absolutely impossible to worry and to pray to the Lord Jesus
Christ at the same time."
Reams is a very unselfish man and anything that he can do for an-
yone he does and he does not feel that he is being imposed upon. Most of the time he will do things before  he is asked. He is very apprecia-tive of any kindness extended to him.
One of the things that he said was a little difficult for him was that
when younger people wish to help him across the street, or to do any-171 thing for him, he had to learn to accept it graciously, even though he
felt he did not need it. He was a Boy Scout (Eagle Scout and Scout
Master) many years and loves to work with young people. He is never too busy to help them with their problems.
Reams has some favorite sayings such as: "Hate is one of the great causes of illness, beside the mineral defi-
ciency."
"Hate is the breaking of the Golden Rule because you must hate
yourself before you can break the Golden Rule."
Regarding the Golden Rule Reams says, "Much illness could be
prevented, food digestion improved and constipation greatly relieved if more people would live the Golden  Rule. It is impossible to speak
unkindly about anyone and love them too. Anyone may unintentional-ly cause a person to feel inferior or may be a threat to his vanity, and consequently, in his own egotistical defense he forgets the Golden Rule.
"In an cases that this situation exists the predominate factor is fear.
So in self-defense unkind words are spoken.
"Anyone who disobeys the Golden Rule only exposes his own true
character. ('Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:. and with what measure ye mete, it shall
be measured to you again. And why be holdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?' Matthew 7: 1


origines was zero percent, which means that they had total immunity to tooth
decay. In contrast, he found that the average decay rate of all teeth of modern Aborigines, living on
reservations and eating modern foods, was 70.9 per cent.
a
His poetic words paint an important picture:
It is doubtful if many places in the world can demonstrate so great a contrast in physical
development and perfection of body as that which exists between the primitive
Aborigines of Australia who have been the sole arbiters of their fate, and those
Aborigines who have been under the influence of the white man. The white man has
deprived them of their original habitats and is now feeding them in reservations while
using them as laborers in modern industrial pursuits.
I have seldom, if ever, found whites suffering so tragically from evidence of physical
degeneration, as expressed in tooth decay and change in facial form, as are the whites of
eastern Australia. This has occurred on the very best of the land that these primitives
formerly occupied and becomes at once a monument to the wisdom of the primitive
Aborigines and a
signboard of warning to the modern civilization that has supplanted
them
.
25
 (Emphasis added.)
Dr. Price explained the importance of nutritious food to our overall health. He observed that the
Australian Aborigines, who for thousands of years maintained near-perfect physical forms, have lost
their ideal beauty and health with the foods of modernized society.
Those individuals, however, who had
adopted the foodsof the white man
,
suffered extremely
 from
tooth decay as the whites did. Where they had no opportunity to get native food to combine with the
white man's food their condition was desperate and extreme.© Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, www.ppnf.org
Wherever the primitive Aborigines have been placed in reservations and fed on the white man's
foods of commerce dental caries has become rampant. This destroys their beauty, prevents
mastication, and provides infection for seriously injuring their bodies. Note the contrast between
the primitive woman in the upper right and the three modernized women.
26
 (Original caption.)
[Referring to the figure] Note the contrast with the upper right. It is quite impossible to
imagine the suffering that these people were compelled to endure due to abscessing teeth
resulting from rampant tooth decay. As we had found in some of the modernized islands
of the Pacific, we discovered that here, too,
discouragement and a longing for death
had taken the place of a joy in living in many.
 Few souls in the world have experienced
this discouragement and this longing to a greater degree.
27
 (Emphasis added.)
Diet of Native Aborigines
The Aboriginal diet was a hunter-gatherer diet.For plant foods they used roots, stems, leaves, berries and seeds of grasses and a native pea eaten
with tissues of large and small animals. The large animals available are the kangaroo and wallaby.
Among the small animals they have a variety of rodents, insects, beetles and grubs, and wherever
available various forms of animal life from the rivers and oceans. Birds and birds' eggs are used
where available.
28
Modernized Aboriginal Diet
The modernized diet of the Australian Aborigines was very similar to the other modernized diets
listed in this book. Imported foods included sugar, flour, packaged milk, tea leaves, and meat in
tins.
29
A dire warning from Dr. Price:
It should be a matter not only of concern but
deep alarm
 that human beings can
degenerate physically so rapidly by the use of a certain type of nutrition, particularly
the dietary products used so generally by modern civilization.
30
Nutritive Values of Diets Compared
Weston Price performed nutrient analyses of the foods eaten by many of the isolated and modernized
groups he studied. In the case of the Swiss, he found that the isolated Swiss diet contained 10 times
more fat-soluble vitamins and activators, 4 times more calcium, and 3.7 times more phosphorus than
the modern diet. The isolated Gaelics ate 10 times more fat-soluble vitamins, 2.1 times more calcium,
and 2.3 times more phosphorus than their modernized counterparts, who lived sometimes just a few
miles away. The Aborigines of Australia lived along the eastern coast where they had ample access
to seafood. Compared to the modernized food, their native diet contained 4.6 times the calcium, 6.2
times the phosphorus and ten times the amount of fat-soluble vitamins.
31
The Dramatic Difference in Dietary Nutrients Discovered by Dr. Price.
Dr. Price determined that tooth decay in modern civilization is due to a lack of nutrients in our
modern diet. Therefore Dr. Price concluded that tooth decay was not genetic but that:
Tooth decay is not only unnecessary, but an indication of our divergence from Nature's
fundamental laws of life and health.
32Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators
The components most lacking in our modern diet are the fat-soluble vitamins, particularly those found
in animal fats. By restoring the fat-soluble vitamins to our diets, we will regain our health and
immunity to cavities. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K and they are found in fat. Fat-
soluble vitamins are essential for our physical health, not just because they provide nutrients to the
body, but precisely because they are activating substances that help our bodies utilize the minerals
present in our diets.
Dr. Price found that the indigenous groups, which had the highest immunity to tooth decay, ate daily
from at least two of the three following principal fat-soluble vitamin sources:

Dairy products from grassfed animals.
Organs and head meat from fish and shellfish.
Organs of land animals.
In a rarely reviewed 1936 article from the
Journal of the American Dental Association
, Dr. Price
reveals this little known secret for 100% immunity to tooth decay.
On the basis of the fat-soluble activators or vitamin content of the foods used, I found
that those groups using at least two of the three principal vitamin sources had the
highest immunity to dental caries. Those using the lowest amount of fat-soluble
activators had the greatest amount of dental caries. On this basis, namely, the fat-
soluble activator content of the diet, those groups using the fat-soluble activators in
liberal quantity had not more than 0.5 per cent of the teeth attacked by dental caries;
while those using fat-soluble activators less liberally had up to 12 per cent of the teeth
attacked by dental caries. All groups having a liberal supply of minerals particularly
phosphorus, and a liberal supply of fat-soluble activators, had 100 per cent immunity to
dental caries.
33
I specifically bring in the
Journal of theAmerican Dental Association
( ADA) quote because I
believe that the public needs to know that what is promoted by the ADA such as the acid / bacterial
theory of cavities and what is taught in dental schools is contrary to material published in its own
journal. I want to criticize the ADA for ignoring earlier research published in its own journal, by its
own former head of research, Dr. Price. Because the ADA masks this critical information about
insuring immunity to tooth decay through diet, hundreds of millions of people have developed cavities
that could have been prevented.
Eggs also count as a special source of fat-soluble vitamins. Most store-bought eggs, however, come
from chickens that are solely grain fed, even organic ones. Eggs from grain-fed chickens do not
possess enough vitamins and nutrients to merit consideration as a food capable of preventing tooth
decay. It is precisely due to the lack of fat-soluble vitamins and activators in the vegan diet that makes
it difficult for vegans over time to remain immune to cavities and the effects of physical degeneration.
Insects could be added as a fourth category but this source of nutrition is not heavily utilized in ourculture. The “yuck” factor seems to be our biggest obstacle to taking advantage of this category of
food. On the other hand, my children love eating grasshoppers, so taste wise, insects can be excellent.
Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization?
Our modern diet rarely utilizes the special foods that isolated indigenous people ate, which made
them immune to tooth decay. How often do you eat fish with the heads? Or how often do you eat liver,
bone marrow, heart and blood curd? While we do use dairy products in our country, most are of
inferior quality, and even can produce poor health due to factory farm practices.
A typical adult needs to eat approximately the following nutrients, daily, to be healthy:
Calcium
Phosphorus
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Percent Calories from Fat
1.5 grams
2 grams
4,000 - 20,000 IU
1,000 - 4,000 IU
30-70%
Note: never use synthetic vitamins to obtain these nutrients; they are not effective.
The figures for calcium and phosphorus come from Dr. Price himself. The figures for the vitamins A
and D and the calories from fat are based on my analysis of several different interpretations of healthy
diets as well as recommendations from the
Weston A. Price Foundation
. These figures are simply
guidelines and may not be suited for all readers. You will need to modify these guidelines depending
on your level of health, your weight, and


 a power -
ful diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and cell membrane protector from freezing dam -
age, properties, he argued, that could potentially counteract cerebral edema buildup resulting from increased ICP. The research project was approved, and the first series of experiments involving traumatic brain injury in rhesus monkeys were scheduled soon after. A vivid account by Jack C. de la Torre described in a letter to a colleague what happened on the very first experiment following a single, acute intravenous dose of DMSO as the primary treatment for this devastating brain insult.
I remember it was bitterly cold in Chicago that March morning of 1971. Tucked away
on a corner of the second floor of Billings Hospital, my technician and I struggled with
a myriad of cables, wires and electronic monitors set up to detect any changes in the brain-injured animal lying on the table. I was a newly appointed Assistant Professor 139 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
to the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago, the lowest professorial
rank in academics. The academic trail for me would involve over 200 publications, six books and hundreds of international medical conferences where I would lecture about injuries to the brain and spinal cord. However, that March morning, only one thing was on my mind. Will the animal survive a severe brain trauma when given a new drug that had never been tested for that purpose? The odds were not good. We had already tested, as part of being one of seven Head Injury Centers in the U.S., dozens of worthless treatments reputed to benefit this usually lethal injury. And, we would keep on searching when…on that morning, “looky, looky, look at that…!!” my technician’s eyes rolled off the animal as I finished my intravenous administration of the drug. She pointed excitedly to the monitoring charts. The charts were going crazy, instead of cardiac collapse, respiratory arrest, a flat EEG and sure death, the heart rhythm stabi -
lized, breathing returned, at first in gigantic gasps, then in steady, normal, breathing pattern. The electroencephalogram, monitoring brain cell activity, returned in full force and blood flow to the brain, which had ceased in the final stages of the injury, began flowing again and reviving the almost dead brain. It was, as if the hand of God had
somehow touched the animal’s forehead. ‘I don’t believe it’, I   stammered. But it w as
true. I felt a tingling in my spine because this reawakening of a virtually dead animal had all the markings of a medical breakthrough. The drug was dimethyl sulfoxide or DMSO for short, used years earlier as a pain lotion and anti-inflammatory agent. What we would discover and publish about dimethyl sulfoxide in the next 8 years at the University of Chicago laboratories, would be pharmacological actions of a simple molecule that should have sent shock waves through the field of medical therapeutics as one of the most important drug discoveries of the century in treating devastating brain and spinal cord trauma. Instead, the discovery, the potential for saving lives and the continued research that should have uncovered other uses for dimethyl sulfoxide and similar agents was quietly laid to rest in the coffers of forgotten medicine. It was a baffling paradox that defied a reasonable explanation and to this day still remains unclear to me.
The model to simulate acute head injury in rhesus monkeys employed in some head injury centers’ research laboratories consisted of an intracranial balloon inserted extradurally via a cranial burr hole near the temporoparietal region to produce pro -
gressive brain compression and increased ICP. This injury simulated and provoked an expanding extradural hematoma, common in acceleration–deceleration injuries from motor vehicle accidents. This type of slowly evolving compression injury is also commonly seen in falls, aggression, and sports-related injuries. Once in place in the extradural space, the balloon was slowly expanded with 0.2 mL water incre -
ments until respiratory arrest was reached. One hour after each treatment, the bal -
loon was decompressed.
63 We were later to discover that no other agent tested for
head injury in our laboratories, including steroids and hypertonic agents, had the dramatic effects seen with DMSO.
In the initial experiments by de la Torre,
63 40 monkeys were divided into three
groups ( Table 8.1). Group 1 received 1 g/kg urea; Group 2, 2 g/kg of a 50% solution
of DMSO; and Group 3, physiological saline at the same volume as the experimental
treatments. All drugs were given intravenously at the rate of 8 mL/min. The results
using DMSO or urea on brain swelling secondary to an expanding extradural lesion in monkeys showed that 10 of 15 urea-treated monkeys survived (33% mortality) and 140 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
the examination of these animals after 24 h showed 4 survivors sustained right-side
paresis, uneven pupil size (anisocoria), and general lethargy.63
Of the DMSO-treated monkeys, 14 survived (7% mortality) and 1 survivor showed
mild right-side paresis only. In the monkeys treated with physiological saline, 9 of 10 animals died (90% mortality) within an hour after injury, a lone survivor showed severe neurological deficits and died the following day.
63 Respiration, systemic arte -
rial pressure, carotid blood flow, ICP, and electroencephalography (EEG) were sig -
nificantly modified during the endpoint of brain compression but returned to baseline in the surviving monkeys that were free of deficits upon recovery.
On the average, cortical blood flow as seen through a pial window installed in
every animal prior to injury returned to normal 23 min after treatment with DMSO and 45 min after treatment with urea. Copious volumes of urine were excreted from all monkeys within an hour after the administration of DMSO and considerably less after urea treatment.
63,64
All neurological deficits seen in the monkeys treated with either urea or DMSO
were temporary, and recovery was observed from 1 to 5 weeks after the experimen -
tal head injury.63,64 This remarkable study in nonhuman primates indicated that a
promising new agent, DMSO, was significantly more effective than urea, the clinical drug of choice at the time and used even presently for severe, closed head injury
63,64
(Table 8.1). As we will review here and in Chapter 9, further studies confirmed and
extended these observations that a safe and highly effective agent called DMSO had been found that could manage severe trauma to the brain.
As will be seen and fully discussed in Chapter 9, the results obtained with DMSO
treatment of rhesus monkeys subjected to brain compression resulting in consequen-tial brain swelling were applied to humans sustaining severe closed head injuries in several pilot clinical trials. The findings from these trials clearly indicated that lives were spared and neurological deficits minimized in many patients treated with DMSO. Thus, the experimental brain trauma induced in the experimental rhesus monkeys was a price that paid off, considering the potential of saving millions of
lives who have sustained a severe, closed head injury, using DMSO when it is finally
approved by regulatory agencies.
Handling and storing pure 100% DMSO for intravenous injections in animals
allowed some useful recommendations to be made for future work.
64 One observation TABLE 8.1
Epidural Balloon Compression
Treatment Number Survivors % Mortality
Saline (untreated) 10 0 100
Urea 15 10 33
DMSO 15 14 7
Notes:  Results of epidural balloon compression simulating epidural hematoma in rhesus monk eys.
Mortality refers to 24 h survival following trauma. Neurological deficits were seen in 4 urea- and
1 DMSO-treated animals. All other survivors recovered uneventfully over 2 weeks.141 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
related to the arterial catheters and needle hubs used during experiments. For exam -
ple, arterial catheters made of polycarbonate, polystyrene, styrene acrylonitrile, and
polyvinyl chloride needed to be avoided because DMSO could partly dissolve or chemically leach these products. DMSO was found safe to use with conventional or linear polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, and teflon catheter systems, and products using these plastics also included hubs in disposable needles.
64
One question that arose from these studies was the potential of DMSO to dissolve
plastics. In the United States, most intravenous bags and tubing are made of polyvinyl chloride, which are safe to use with DMSO.
The preliminary reports on DMSO published by the University of Chicago neu -
rosurgery team were sufficiently encouraging to try and extend those findings by targeting other CNS injuries, as we will review in the following text. These findings also stimulated other independent groups to examine DMSO’s potential in other types of brain injuries.
When a drug is experimentally tested against a primary drug of choice for a
clinical condition and is reported to be superior to the standard treatment, a flurry of extracurricular research studies by other investigators usually follows to verify or not the merits of the new drug. This flurry of research studies on DMSO by other investigators exploring possible brain injury treatments was soon to confirm the data reported by the University of Chicago investigators.
First, a three-part study from the University of California, San Diego, was under -
taken to test DMSO


Lumbar disc problems, DMSO and, 56–57.
See also
 Back pain, DMSO and.
Lung cancer, 63, 193.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Lung infections, DMSO and, 59
Lymphosarcoma, 182–183, 184, 195–198, 260.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Macular degeneration.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Macular edema.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Malpractice and Confessions of a Medical Heretic
, 123
Manner, Harold W., PhD, 115
Manner Clinic, 118, 119
Manner Clinic Metabolic Research Foundation, 115
M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute, 178, 205
Medical Letter, The
, 53
Medical World News
, 106
Melanoma, 180, 183.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Meditsinskaia Radiologiia
, 54
Mendelsohn, Robert S., M.D., 123–124Mental disabilities, DMSO and, 159–175
aminoacid therapy for Down’s syndrome, 163–170
aminoacid formula, 165–166
Down’s syndrome, 159–166
learning disabilities, 171–173
senility and PSO decay, 173–175
severe retardation, 166–170
Merck and Company, 16, 80, 127, 128, 129
Metatarsalgia.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Methylcholanthrene, 199
Metzenbaum, Senator Howard M., 125
Migliaro, Eugene, 25
Minerva Medica
, 122
Minoot, Rudy, 106–107
Montgomery, C. Hunter, M.D., 177
Moore, Bobby, 99
Morizon, Chislaine, M.D., 168
Moyle, Henry, 228, 229, 231, 236–237, 238
Mullan, Rose M., 161
Mullen, John F., Dr., 150
Multiple sclerosis, DMSO and, 46, 156–157
Munizaga, Gustavo, M.D., 174
Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO and, 59–60
bruises, 59
fractures, 59
sprains, 44, 59, 60
sports related injuries, 92–102, 125–127
Nalfon, 52–53
Nassar, Carlos, M.D., 171, 172
Nature
, 155
Neurosurgery
, 156
New York Academy of Sciences, 17, 18, 35, 62, 71, 166, 169
New York Times, The
, 16
New Zealand Medical Journal
, 65
Oakar, Congresswoman Mary Rose, 107Ocala Star Banner
, 51
Orchitis, DMSO and, 221
Osteoarthritis, 19, 44, 46, 49, 50, 64, 103–124.
See also
 Arthritis, DMSO and.
Osteogenic sarcoma, 183.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Osteomyelitis, DMSO and, 220–221
Otto, Jim, 99
Pani, K.C., M.D., 29, 179, 229, 230, 231, 232, 240, 241
Parasitic worms, DMSO and, 219
Parenchymatous parotitis, 71
Parkinsonism, 46
Pasteur, Louis, 205
Paz, Azael, M.D., 172, 173
Pepper, Congressman Claude, 10, 22, 28, 57, 90, 146, 225
Periodontal disease, DMSO and, 5, 6, 71
Pestronk, Alan, M.D., 155
Peyronie’s disease, DMSO and, 43
Phantom limb pain, DMSO and, 3
Phyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 20
Physician’s Desk Reference
, 50
Plantar warts.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and.
Pregnancy after tubal obstruction, 71–72
Priebe, David K., DDS, 160–161
PSS.
See
 Scleroderma, DMSO and.
Reagan, Ronald, 248
Reedy, Graham, M.D., 93, 99, 100, 101, 102
Research Industries Corporation, 8, 17, 29, 45, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236,
238, 239, 242
Research Laboratories, Inc., 20
Resident and Staff Physician, The
, 52
Respiratory infections, DMSO and, 215–217
Retardation.
See
 Mental disabilities, DMSO and.
Retinitis pigmentosa.
See
 Eye problems, DMSO and.
Reye’s syndrome, 155
Rheumatoid arthritis, 3, 17, 19, 27, 46, 47, 49, 50, 97, 103–124, 155
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, 122See also
 Arthritis, DMSO and.
Rogers, Thomas D., PhD, 200, 205
Rosenbaum, Edward E., M.D., 79
Rosenfeld, Robert, M.D., 99
Rubio, Santiago, M.D., 215
Sanchez, Mila, M.D., 168
Saytzeff, Alexander, 14
Scars, DMSO and, 57–58
Scherbel, Arthur L., M.D., 17, 79, 226–227, 232, 234, 244
studies on scleroderma, 228–231, 243
Schering, 128
Scholes, Vernon, M.D., 200
Schweiker, Richard S., 125
Sciatica, DMSO and, 56–57
Scleroderma, DMSO and, 4, 8, 17, 42, 43, 50, 72, 79, 223–228, 232
CREST syndrome, 223
DMSO’s value for, 243–244
Scherbel’s studies on, 228–231, 243
Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp, 205
Senility.
See
 Mental disabilities, DMSO and.
Sessions, John L., D.O., 207
Shingles.
See
 Herpes zoster.
Shirley, Sheridan, M.D., 7, 232, 233, 235, 236, 240
Sinusitis, DMSO and, 64–65
60 Minutes
, 23, 27, 28, 31, 51, 108, 179
Skin cancer, 63, 199–200.
See also
 Cancer, DMSO and.
Skin diseases, DMSO and, 65–68.
See also
 Herpes simplex I; Herpes simplex II; Herpes zoster; Skin cancer;
Ulcerations; Varicose veins.
Smith, Senator Regina, 25
Snead, Eva Lee, M.D., 1, 2
Sports injuries.
See
 Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO and.
Sprains.
See
 Foot and leg problems, DMSO and; Musculoskeletal injuries, DMSO
and.
Stanback, Haskel, 98–99
Stewart, Bruce H., M.D., 7, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 240Still’s disease, DMSO and, 122–123
Stomatologiia
, 71
Stone, Ron, 178
Stout, George, M.D., 205, 206
Stroke.
See
 Head and spinal cord injuries, DMSO and.
Swanson, Dr. B.N., 41–42
Symms, Congressman Steven D., 78–79
Syntex, 76, 80, 128
Szmant, Dr. Harry H., 14, 35
Tendinitis, DMSO and, 17, 50, 97, 100
Tennis elbow, DMSO and, 100
Terra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 45, 232, 237
Tic douloureaux, DMSO and, 64–65
Tinnitus, DMSO and, 217–219
Tirado, Rene Miranda, M.D., 66, 67
Tucker, Eli Jordon, M.D., 63, 178–179, 180–185, 194–196, 198, 199, 200, 205–
206
Ulcerations, DMSO and, 66–68


vested from 4- to 6-year-old plants
at the end of the growing season and
may be used fresh or dried.
Related Species
Greater galangal, also known as
Siamese ginger ( A. galanga ), though a
close relative of galangal, has a much
inferior taste and volatile oil content.
It appears to have an antiulcer action.
Two other Alpinia  species, cao dou
cou (A. katsumadai ) and yi zhi ren
(A. oxyphylla ), are used in a broadly
similar way to galangal in traditional
Chinese medicine.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil (about 1%) containing
 alpha-pinene, cineole, linalool■ Sesquiterpene lactones
 (galangol, galangin)
■ Diterpenes
■ Flavonoids
Key Actions
■ Warming digestive tonic
■ Carminative
■ Anti-inflammatory
■ Anti-emetic
■ Antibacterial
■ Antifungal
■ Antitumor
Research
■ Antibacterial  Research indicates
that galangal has antibacterial activity,
notably against Staphylococcus aureus,
responsible for many ear, nose, and
throat infections.
■ Antifungal  Galangal has shown
pronounced activity against fungi
in laboratory research, especially
against Candida albicans.
■ Osteoarthritis  A 2001 clinical
trial found that a concentrated extract
of ginger ( Zingiber officinalis, p. 155)
and galangal was effective in relieving
osteoarthritis symptoms in the knee.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Chinese medicine  In traditional
Chinese herbal medicine, galangal is
a warming herb used for abdominal
pain, vomiting, and hiccups, as well as
for diarrhea due to internal cold.
When used for hiccups, it is combined
with codonopsis ( Codonopsis pilosula,
p. 83) and fu ling  (Poria cocos ).
■ Indian tradition  In India
and southwestern Asia, galangal
is considered stomachic, anti-
inflammatory, expectorant, and  Galangal
A perennial aromatic
plant growing to 61⁄2 ft
(2 m), with white, red-
lipped flowers and
lance-shaped leaves.
a nervine tonic. It is used in the
treatment of hiccups, dyspepsia,
stomach pain, rheumatoid arthritis,
and intermittent fever.
■ Western herbalism  Galangal
was introduced into Europe by
Arabian physicians over 1,000 years
ago. It is mainly used in the West
for gas, indigestion, vomiting, and
stomach pain. An infusion can be
used to alleviate mouth ulcers and
sore gums. Galangal has long been
recommended as a treatment for
seasickness, which is not surprising Galangal is an important spice in Thai
cooking and is reportedly fed to Arabian
horses to “fire them up” in parts of Asia.Parts Used
Key Preparations &  Their Uses
given the well-established ability of
its relative, ginger ( Zingiber officinale,
p. 155) to relieve motion sickness.
■ Candidiasis  Galangal can be used
with other antifungal herbs as part of a
regimen to treat intestinal candidiasis.
■ Dosage  At a moderate dosage,
galangal is a warming and gently
stimulating herb for a weakened
digestive system, but at a higher
dosage it can be an irritant.
Self-help Use
■ Nausea & motion sickness, p. 306.Dried rhizome Fresh rhizome Rhizome has a warming,
stimulating action and is
useful for a wide range
of digestive problems.
Rhizomes have a
spicy flavour and are
used in cooking
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62Ammi visnA g Akey medicinal plantsAmmi visnaga syn. Daucus visnaga (Apiaceae)
Visnaga, KhellaVisnaga
An erect annual growing to 3 ft (1 m), with leaves divided into wisps and clusters of small white flowers.
Visnaga is a member of the carrot family and
has the characteristic delicate, wispy leaves.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to North Africa, visnaga grows
wild in the Middle East and around
the Mediterranean. It is naturalized in Australia and South America. Grown from seed, visnaga is widely cultivated. The tiny fruits containing the seeds are picked in late summer before they have fully ripened.
Related Species
Bishop’s weed (A. majus, p. 166)
is a close relative. This plant has
been used to treat asthma but is mainly taken as a diuretic and to
treat psoriasis.
Key Constituents
■ Furochromones including
 khellin (1%) and visnagin
■ Coumarins
■ Flavonoids
■ Volatile oil
■ Phytosterols
Key Actions
■ Antispasmodic
■ Antiasthmatic
■ RelaxantResearch
■ Strong antispasmodic
Research by a pharmacologist working in Egypt in 1946 revealed that visnaga (in particular its constituents khellin and visnagin)  has a powerful antispasmodic action on the smaller bronchial muscles,  the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, and on the urinary tubules. Visnaga’s ability  to relax the small bronchi lasts  for up to 6 hours, and the plant  has practically no side effects.
■ Khellin Intal, an asthma drug
widely used in conventional medicine, is derived chemically from khellin.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Kidney stones Visnaga is a
traditional Egyptian remedy for
kidney stones. It was mentioned  in the Ebers papyrus of Egypt
(c. 1500 bce) and is still used
there to relieve kidney stones.
By relaxing the muscles of the
ureter, visnaga reduces the pain caused by the trapped stone
and helps ease the stone down  into the bladder.
■ Asthma remedy Following
research into its antispasmodic properties, visnaga is now given  for asthma, and is safe even for children to take. Although it does  not always relieve acute asthma attacks, it does help to prevent  their recurrence.
■ Other respiratory conditions
Visnaga is an effective remedy
for various respiratory problems, including bronchitis, emphysema,  and whooping cough. ■ Circulatory herb By
relaxing the coronary arteries,  visnaga helps to improve blood supply to the heart muscle and thereby eases angina. Visnaga  does not, however, reduce  blood pressure.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their Uses
■ Dental hygiene In Andalusia
in Spain, the largest and best-quality visnaga seeds were employed to clean the teeth. The high value given to the herb in general was reflected in the saying: “Oro, plata, visnaga, o nada!” (Gold, silver, visnaga, or nothing!).Visnaga, with its aromatic, bitter scent and flavor, has
greater medicinal than culinary value. It is an effective muscle relaxant and has been used for many centuries
to alleviate the excruciating pain of kidney stones. Scientific research has confirmed the validity of this traditional
use. Visnaga contains khellin, from which particularly
safe pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of asthma  have been derived.
  RCautions T ake only under professional supervision. Long-term use produces
symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and insomnia. Subject to legal restrictions
in some countries.
Powder  is prescribed by doctors and
medical herbalists to relieve angina.Infusion alleviates asthma,
bronchitis, and kidney stones.Seeds Seeds from the fruit of the fresh plant are
collected in late summer and dried for use  in infusions and powders.
Fresh plant
in fruit
US_062-063_Ammi_Angelica.indd   62 26/02/16   3:58 pm63 key medicinal plantsAngelic A sinensis
Angelica sinensis  syn. A. polymorpha  (Apiaceae)
Dong Quai, Chinese Angelica, Dang Gui (Chinese)
Habitat & Cultivation
Dong quai  is native to China
and Japan, where it is now cultivated.
The best rhizomes are in Gansu
province in China. Seed is sown
in spring and the rhizomes are
lifted in autumn.
Related Species
American angelica ( A. atropurpurea )
has similar properties, though it is
less aromatic. European angelica
(A. archangelica, p. 168) is a warming
tonic herb for digestion and
circulation, but does not have the
same tonic action as dong quai.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil (ligustilide,
 sesquiterpenes, carvacrol)
■ Coumarins
■ Phytosterols
■ Polyacetylenes
■ Ferulic acid
Key Actions
■ Tonic


believed to be sedative and are recommended  for overactivity and sleeplessness, particularly in children. Cowslip flowers’ antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties make them potentially useful in the treatment of asthma and other allergic conditions.
Cautions Do not take cowslip during pregnancy,
if allergic to aspirin, or if taking anticoagulant medication. Excessive doses can cause vomiting  and diarrhea.
Prunella vulgaris (Lamiaceae)
Self-Heal
Description Creeping perennial, growing to
20 in (50 cm) tall, with pointed oval leaves and
violet-blue or pink flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe
and Asia, self-heal can be found in temperate regions worldwide. It is a wayside plant, growing  in meadows and by roadsides, and thrives in sunny areas. Rarely cultivated, self-heal can easily be grown from seed or by root division. The aerial parts are picked in summer when in flower.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Self-heal contains
entacyclic triterpenes, tannins, caffeic
and rosmarinic acids, and vitamins B1,
C, and K.
History & Folklore As its name indicates,
self-heal has been used for centuries to staunch
bleeding and heal wounds. The 17th-century
herbalist John Gerard wrote: “there is not a
better wounde herbe in the world than that of selfe-heale.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Self-heal is
an undervalued astringent and wound-healer with tonic activity. In common with other members  of the mint family, such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, p. 128) and sage (Salvia spp., p. 131), it has powerful antioxidant and tissue-protective activity—making it potentially of value in many chronic illnesses. Its antioxidant and astringent activity makes it beneficial in conditions such as sore throat, inflammatory bowel disease, and diarrhea, and to heal internal bleeding. Externally, a lotion can be applied to treat leukorrhea (vaginal discharge). In Chinese medicine, self-heal  is taken with ju hua (Chrysanthemum x morifolium,  p. 78) for fevers, headaches, dizziness, and vertigo,  and is thought to cool “liver fire.”Habitat & Cultivation Cowslip grows in
Europe and western Asia, preferring fields and pastures with chalky soils. The flowers and leaves are gathered in spring and summer, the root in autumn. This increasingly rare plant should not  be picked from the wild.
Parts Used Flowers, leaves, root.
Constituents Cowslip contains triterpenoid
saponins, flavonoids, phenols, tannins, and a trace  of volatile oil. The flavonoids, mainly in the flowers, are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic. The triterpenoid saponins, which are concentrated in the root (5–10%), are strongly expectorant.
History & Folklore This plant is so closely
associated with springtime that it is known as primavera (spring) in Spanish and Italian. Cowslip has long been reputed to preserve beauty. The 16th-century herbalist William Turner wrote: “Some weomen … sprinkle ye floures of cowslip with whyte wine and after … wash their faces with that water to… make them fayre in the eyes of the worlde rather than in the eyes of God, whom they are not afryd to offend.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Cowslip is an
underused but valuable plant. The root is strongly expectorant, stimulating a more liquid mucus  Cowslip has
calming properties.
Primula veris (Primulaceae)
Cowslip,
Primula
Description Hairy perennial growing to 4 in
(10 cm). Has a basal rosette of slightly rough oblong leaves. Stems bear clusters of bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
US_246-265_Pergularia_Extensa_Salvia_Sclarea.indd   256 26/02/16   12:47 pm257 other medicinal plantsPrunus serotina
Prunus avium  & P. cerasus
(Rosaceae)
Sweet Cherry,
& T art Cherry
Description Deciduous shrub or tree growing
to 26 ft (8 m). It has reddish-brown bark, oval to
elliptical leaves, clusters of 2–6 white flowers, and
almost spherical red fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to
southwestern Asia, cherry is naturalized in Europe
and cultivated in temperate regions around the
world. The stems and ripe fruit are collected
in summer.
Parts Used Stems, fruit.
Constituents Cherry stems contain phenols,
including salicylic acid, and tannins. Cherry fruit
contains anthocyanins and flavonoids, including
quercetin, carotenoids, sugars, fruit acids, vitamin
C, and melatonin.
History & Folklore The 16th-century herbalist
John Gerard recorded the French custom of
hanging cherries in houses to ward off fever.
Medicinal Actions & Uses In European
herbal medicine, cherries and cherry stems have
long been used for their diuretic and astringent
properties. They have been prescribed for cystitis,
nephritis, and urinary retention, and for arthritic
problems, notably gout. Cherries and cherry juice
can be useful in treating gout and arthritic
problems. Their fruit sugar content makes them
mildly laxative.concluded that the anti-inflammatory activities of
anthocyanins within cherry fruit are comparable
to those of ibuprofen.
Caution The seeds are toxic and should not
be consumed.Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae)
Apricot
Description Sturdy deciduous tree growing
to 33 ft (10 m). Has finely serrated oval leaves,
clusters of white (or, rarely, pink) 5-petaled
flowers, and lightly freckled pale yellow to
deep purple fruits.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to China and
Japan, apricot is now cultivated in Asia, North
Africa, and California. The fruit is collected when
ripe in late summer.
Apricot seeds yield laetrile,
which has been
used as a controversial
treatment for cancer.
Sweet cherry fruit and stems have been harvested for
medicinal use since classical times.Parts Used Fruit, seeds, bark.
Constituents Apricot fruit contains fruit
sugars, vitamins, and iron. The seeds contain up
to 8% amygdalin, the cyanogenic glycoside that
yields laetrile and hydrocyanic (prussic) acid. The
bark contains tannins.
History & Folklore In India and China, the
apricot has been appreciated for well over 2,000
years. Dong Feng, a physician who practiced at the
end of the 2nd century ce, is said to have asked for
his payment in apricot trees.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Apricot fruit
is nutritious, cleansing, and mildly laxative. A
decoction of the astringent bark soothes
inflamed and irritated skin conditions. Though
the seeds contain highly toxic prussic acid, they
are prescribed in small amounts in the Chinese
tradition as a treatment for coughs, asthma, and
wheezing, and for excessive mucus production
and constipation. An extract from the seeds,
laetrile, has been used in Western medicine as a
controversial (and illegal in the U.S.) treatment for
cancer. The seeds also yield a fixed oil, similar to
almond oil (from P. amygdalus ), that is often used
in the formulation of cosmetics.
Research Chinese trials show that apricot seed
paste helps combat vaginal infection.
Caution Apricot seeds are highly toxic in
all but the smallest amounts and should not
be consumed.Research  In a 2012 American-Australian clinical
study involving 633 people with gout, the risk of an
acute gout attack was reduced by 35% for those
taking cherry extract. One laboratory study Prunus serotina (Rosaceae)
Wild Cherry
Description Deciduous tree growing to 100 ft
(30 m). Has elliptical to oblong leaves, white
flowers, and purple-black fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to North
America, wild cherry grows throughout much
of the U.S. It is cultivated in central Europe for its
timber. The bark is collected in late summer and
early autumn.
Part Used Inner bark.
Constituents Wild cherry contains prunasin
(a cyanogenic glycoside that yields hydrocyanic
acid), benzaldehyde, eudesmic acid, coumarins,
and tannins. Prunasin reduces the cough reflex.
History & Folklore Cherokee women
traditionally took wild cherry bark to ease labor
pain. Other Native Americans used it in the
treatment of coughs and colds, hemorroids, and
diarrhea. European settlers learned of the bark’s
medicinal properties, and in the 19th century it
became a widely used remedy.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Figuring in
official pharmacopoeias and much used in the
Anglo-American tradition, wild cherry bark is an


	a	large
handkerchief	from	his	pocket.	When	he	opened	it,	I	was	surprised	to	see	some
flatbread	wrapped	around	curried	potatoes,	with	even	a	bit	of	mango	pickle
packed	inside	to	give	it	tang—not	too	sour,	not	too	bitter.	He	broke	the	bread
in	half,	and	we	began	eating	contentedly.
“What	kind	of	messages?”	I	asked.
“You	never	can	tell,”	said	Baba.	“The	soul	likes	to	be	unpredictable.	It	likes	to
keep	you	excited	about	turning	the	next	page	of	your	life.	So	you	have	to	keep
an	open	mind.	That’s	the	key	to	the	second	way.”
“I	have	an	open	mind,	but	I	don’t	get	any	messages,”	I	protested.
“Ah.”	Suddenly	Baba	clapped	his	two	hands	together,	and	when	they	came
apart,	the	right	one	held	a	bright	gold	coin.	“Would	you	like	to	have	this?”
“Sure,”	I	said	quickly,	wondering	why	he	had	changed	the	subject.
“I’ll	give	it	to	you	if	you	can	count	backward	by	threes	from	a	hundred,”	he
said.
“That’s	all?”	I	asked	suspiciously	The	coin	looked	large	and	valuable;	it
reminded	me	of	pirate’s	gold.
“All?	If	you	can	do	this,	you	will	prove	that	you	have	mastered	the	way	of	the
mind.”	Baba	raised	his	forefinger	in	the	air	like	a	starter’s	pistol	at	a	race.
“Starting	now.”
There	was	no	time	for	hesitation.	“All	right,”	I	said.	“One	hundred,	ninety-
seven,	ninety-four,	ninety-one	…”	Baba	let	me	go	on	for	a	while,	just
watching.	But	when	I	got	to	seventy-six,	he	leaned	toward	me	and	began	to
whisper	in	my	ear.He	was	whispering	numbers	at	random:	“Twenty-seven,	five,	forty-eight	…”	I
tried	to	pay	attention	to	what	I	was	doing,	but	it	was	hopeless,	and	I	lost
count.
“Too	bad,”	he	said.	“You	got	distracted.”	He	slipped	the	gold	coin	into	his
pocket.
“Let	me	try	again,”	I	entreated.	“I’ll	really	concentrate	this	time.”	Baba
nodded,	and	I	started	counting	backward,	only	this	time	I	put	my	hands	over
my	ears	and	closed	my	eyes	to	shut	out	any	distractions.
“One	hundred,	ninety-seven,	ninety-four—ow!	What	are	you	doing?”
I	hadn’t	gotten	more	than	three	numbers	when	Baba	reached	his	hand	toward
my	head	as	if	he	were	going	to	pluck	out	a	hair.	I	stumbled	and	lost	count.
“Sorry,”	he	said.	“I	guess	I	made	you	nervous.”
“How	do	you	expect	me	to	get	this	right	when	I	have	to	worry	about	you
snatching	my	hair?”	I	said.
Baba	rose	to	his	feet.	“I’ll	stand	over	there	so	you	won’t	have	any	distractions
or	worries.	Good	enough?”
“All	right,”	I	said	warily,	thinking	he	probably	had	another	trick	up	his	sleeve.
“No	more	tricks,”	said	Baba,	reading	my	mind.	He	walked	three	paces	away.
“Just	begin	where	you	left	off.”
“I	don’t	remember	where	I	left	off,”	I	said.
He	looked	pleased.	“Now	you	know	why	people	don’t	receive	the	messages
being	sent	by	the	soul.	They	are	too	distracted	or	too	worried	or	too	forgetful.
Only	when	you	become	free	of	those	obstacles	will	you	have	an	open	mind.
Then	you	will	be	master	of	the	second	way.”
He	took	the	coin	from	his	pocket	and	flipped	it	toward	me	in	a	slow,	high	arc,
and	to	my	credit	I	caught	it	on	the	first	try,	despite	all	the	trouble	Baba	had
put	me	through.
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNEDThis	lesson	surprised	me	because	I	assumed	that	the	way	of	the	mind	was
about	thinking.	But	Baba	told	me	he	himself	didn’t	have	a	head	full	of
thoughts,	not	even	wise	thoughts.	His	mind	was	open,	which	means	awake,
alert,
	ready	for	anything.
That
,	he	told	me,	is	the	only	way	to	tune	in	to	the
soul’s	messages.
The	way	of	the	mind	gave	me	three	things	to	do,	or	rather	to
stop
	doing.	I
should	stop	being	distracted.	I	should	stop	worrying.	I	should	stop	forgetting.
These	three	things	block	the	mind	by	putting	people	in	a	kind	of	fog.	Later	on
I	could	practically	see	this	fog,	for	everyone	has	friends	who	wander	around
distracted	all	the	time,	those	who	worry	all	the	time,	and	those	who	never
seem	to	remember	anything,	especially	when	it’s	important.	If	you	lose	track
of	your	soul,	Baba	said,	how	can	you	expect	it	to	help	you?
1.	B
EING
	D
ISTRACTED
Distractions	are	everywhere,	and	it’s	easy	to	get	caught	up	in	them.	You’ll
hear	that	kids	today	are	addicted	to	computer	games	the	way	an	earlier
generation	was	addicted	to	talking	on	the	phone.	But	either	way,	the	reason
for	any	distraction	is	usually	the	same:	The	mind	finds	it	hard	to	focus.
Talking	to	your	friend	is	more	pleasant	than	mowing	the	grass.	Almost
anything	on	the	computer	is	more	fun	than	homework.	A	distraction	is
basically	a	sidetrack	or	detour,	and	kids	usually	take	them	on	purpose	(adults
do	too!).	Billions	of	dollars	are	spent	every	year	to	provide	us	with	movies,
TV	shows,	games,	and	amusement	parks—we	are	willing	to	pay	a	lot	to	be
distracted.
As	much	fun	as	these	things	are,	you	might	ask	yourself,	“Do	I	really	want	to
be	detoured	from	who	I	am?”	The	soul	is	part	of	you.	It	wants	to	give	you
everything.	Should	you	pay	to	lose	touch	with	it?	This	is	a	choice	every	kid
must	think	about.	When	you’re	totally	focused	on	a	computer	game,	what
happens	if	your	dad	wants	to	talk	to	you?	You	probably	can’t	pull	yourself
away	very	easily,	and	when	you	do,	you	feel	put	upon	and	annoyed.
Now	consider	this:	Your	soul	speaks	a	lot	softer	than	your	parents,	and	it
never	pounds	on	the	door,	as	frustrated	parents	will	do	if	they	can’t	get	your
attention.	A	little	distraction	is	all	it	takes	to	lose	track	of	the	soul.	Baba
taught	me	that	a	moment	of	real	attention,	when	you	truly	listen	to	what’s
inside	you,	is	worth	an	hour	of	wandering	down	the	long	detour	road	of
distraction.2.	W
ORRYING
Every	kid	knows	the	dreaded	words	“Wait	until	your	father	gets	home.”	They
weren’t	said	too	often	in	my	house	growing	up,	but	it	takes	only	a	few	times
to	understand	how	worry	works.	You’re	on	pins	and	needles.	Nothing	bad	has
happened	to	you	yet,	but	you’re	sure	it’s	going	to.
Your	soul	doesn’t	want	you


ivorous nature than to create cruelty-free, abundant fruit forests in every open space available.  Who needs a grass lawn anyway?  Can you imagine a society where you can walk and freely pick your lunch from the trees that line the streets and fill the public parks and places?  Fruit trees create fertility, abundance, and health.
We have a naturally symbiotic relationship with fruit trees.  They tempt us with their
sweet, tangy edibles so that we, in return, will spread their seeds to sustain their spe -
cies.  No life is lost in Veganic Fruiticulture—there is only a perpetuation of fertility, life,
15
Fruiticulturehealth and abundance.  That is a life in harmony with nature—the foundational design
element for all human systems, integrated harmoniously with the planet’s ecology.  That is Veganic Fruiticulture!
n
To watch the video, Raw Fruitarian Permaculture on Maui with Jesse Krebs, Ph.D., by Dr.
David Klein and Shakta Edmunds, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrxy5WCTM
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Fruiticulture food forest, Maui, Hawaii16
FruiticultureUnderstanding & Meeting Our True Human & Planetary Needs
by Don Weaver
My primary passion is for “the causes of health” and see -
ing humanity awaken to these causes and go beyond mis-
guided preoccupation with disease, destruction and death.  It is time to transf or
m our relationship to ourselves, Nature
and the Earth by understanding and meeting true human and planetary needs.  Clearly, such understanding and suf -
ficient “applied love” can swiftly restore and regenerate our now largely degenera t
e species on our interdependently
degraded and depleted Earth Biosphere.  This total Earth Regeneration requires that we free ourselves from the psy -
chic and physical addictions of our false little fear-driven
egos which futilely a ttempt to fill the v oids mean
t to be filled to overflowing with the
natural expressions of human love, wisdom, goodness and compassionate action. These expressions are generally smothered by the false beliefs and miseducational systems de -
signed to produce competitive, conforming consumers who passively accept the health-and- earth-destruc tiv
e mass media images of “how to live in the modern world. ”
If our passion is for knowing how to live sanely, healthfully and constructively in symbi -
otic (not parasitic) relationship with each other and our home planet, then we will dis -
cover, and remember, those wise ways.  Will they include living lightly, planting gardens and orchards, g iving back c
ompost and rock dust to the soil which gave us our body, em -
bracing living nutrition and health?  Surely it’s our degree of passion-compassion-love of life and gra titude f
or Life which energizes us to muddle or fly toward realization of truth -
ful answers.  As more and more of us rise up on our human/angel wings, the total world consciousness will rise up with us.
Possibly the h
ypnotic spell imprisoning much of natural human consciousness can be
broken as enough of us live a life demonstrating healthy love between people, animals, plants, trees and all Creation.  Perhaps the wise, responsible and compassionate thing to do is for each of us to assume it is our passion that will determine the fate of humanity
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Fruiticulture
Fruit tree planting in India by Naandi Foundationand Earth. Each may say:  “If I am Life then I must pass-Life-on to this and future genera -
tions. ”  This is another way to feel the truth of “pass-i-on. ”  Life is our birthright; it is defi-
nitely our adult opportunity!
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“When the truth is buried deep“When the truth is buried deep
Beneath a thousand years of sleepBeneath a thousand years of sleep
Time demands a turn aroundTime demands a turn around
And once again the truth is found”And once again the truth is found”
-George Harrison (a verse given to Donovan for his classic song, Hurdy Gurdy Man)-George Harrison (a verse given to Donovan for his classic song, Hurdy Gurdy Man)

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FruiticultureGenerosity Towards the Earth Can Swiftly Reverse Our Soil-Food-
Health Degeneration
by Don Weaver
An unknown author—perhaps it was “the human soul”—proposed that: “Unhappiness
is the hunger to get. Happiness is the hunger to give. ”  I think we can see a lot of truth in this as we observe our individual and collective lives.  Have you ever felt completely well-nourished, healthy and whole, in no particular need for “more?”  Isn’t that when we’re most likely to feel spontaneously grateful to be alive, with Love in our hearts, and naturally wanting our friends, fellow humans and all life to share this simple, natural happiness?
Is there any good reason why humanity and the Earth can’t move into an awakened
consciousness of health and happiness, where our primary motivations are giving and sharing “simply abundant” life on a rejuvenated planet?  We’ve dragged some of the heavy, obsolete, “bad” reasons into the new century, e.g. our hyper-competitive, separa -
tive, egocentric systems in every field, creating a mental climate that encourages the horrendous exploita tion of humanit
y, animals and the whole crying Earth.  While we
are greedily getting and getting and sucking dry our generously giving Mother Nature, we’ve neglected our critical role as givers and replenishers.  Now in 2018, while we’ve so far miraculously managed to avoid nuclear self-destruction, it is clear that Nature’s finite reserves of quality soil-water-vegetation-air-climate-and-beauty are being severely de -
pleted worldwide.  Therefore, a future in which we and Earth are alive and healthy clearly depends on a dr amatic flow er
ing of our true, generous minds and hearts to enable the
essential symbiotic human-Earth regeneration.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow (The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature) wrote that we
have a “hierarchy of needs” and, until our primary survival needs of adequate food, wa -
ter, shelter and security are met, our “higher” needs or aspirations to share in conscious evolution and giving from our deepest na tur
e of Intelligence and Love cannot be real -
ized. Ecologist John Hamaker (The Survival of Civilization) wrote that most of us are more or less deficien t in multiple essential nutrien ts
, thanks to the “efficiency” of modern
agribusiness, based on mining and poisoning the soil and ignoring “the Law of Return, ”  19
Fruiticulture
Fruit tree planting, Kauai, Hawaii  among others. Add the many toxic byproducts of diets based on cooked and “refined” an -
imal and vegetable conglomerations, the alcohol, tobacco and other drugs used to sup -
press pain and “stimulate” vitality, and we see a human race in deep trouble: a naturally
beautiful, intelligent, inspired and aspiring human race largely “on hold, ” having yet to meet even its primary need for natural, fresh, pure mineral-vitamin-protein-enzyme-rich foods. Consider very deeply how much this can explain the manifestations of a global sickness—including the worldwide epidemic of “the hunger to get” and the relative scar -
city of “a happy mind in a healthy body” and “the hunger to give. ”
Since neither the U.S. Department of Soil Fertility Mining nor the profit-driven Medical
Symptom Suppressing (usually body-destroying) Business nor the largely “corporate-20
Fruiticulturesponsored” governments appear ready to eliminate the causes of disease and support
the causes of health, I suggest we each let our own lives be meaningful in leading the way toward personal and planetary Regeneration.  Since the “health care” bill is up to $3.3 trillion per year in the U.S. alone, 1 of every 2.15 people is expected to develop can -
cer, and soil depletion worsens annually, obviously it is time we each respond fully and wisely.
Let us start with the soil as our f ounda
tional life-support system, and establish a new,
consciously symbiotic garden-culture relationship with the Earth via soil, food, air, sun -
light, trees and vegetation.  Where else would one start?!  If enough individuals, families and local communities consume produc e fr
om organic, remineralized and composted
soil while extending their garden, orchard and farm land, and embracing the beautiful principles of the ever-more comprehensively described Natural Hygiene, I think we’ll see a Global Health and Earth Regeneration Revolution quickly underway.  What is the cur -
rent percentage of people who’d choose to trade their present quality of life and health for a life of human-and-planetary health-building w or
k and play in conscious coopera -
tion with friends, family and the Natural World?
While the addictive aspec ts of the
“rat-race” can be difficult to shake, those who have
seen the potentials of the Natural Design, encompassing health, sanity, meaningful work,
creativity, love, and joy, will surely opt for the “human race” to create Paradise on Earth. Losing this race due to lack of inspired responsibility could soon bring us to starvation in an impoverished Biosphere with very harsh climates.
Just as wholistic doctors (“teachers”) try to consider “the whole person, ” it is obviously
time to strive to become wholistic ecologists


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biotics are usually given to small children in a syrup, which would provide concentrated amounts of sugars and starches to encourage the growth of
pathogenic microbes in the throat, many of which are resistant to the
antibiotic in that syrup. As a result these pathogens start growing even
while the antibiotic is being administered. Many children, whom I see,
have another ear infection pretty much as soon as the course of antibiotic
finishes. Unfortunately, in these cases children are put on a permanent
antibiotic for many months, which would cause a very deep damage to the
child's bodilyflora and immune system.
There have been comparison studies done, where one group of children
with an ear infection was treated with antibiotics and another group
received no treatment. The result of these studies was the same - there is
no difference in the outcome of an ear infection after an antibiotic treat
ment or doing nothing at all.
So, if you leave a child with an ear infection without any treatment, he or
she will recover just as well. However, there is no need to leave the child
without any help. People treated ear infections very effectively for
centuries with simple home remedies. Here are some recommendations.
1. If you can manage it keep your child indoors until the ear infection
resolves itself. Keep.your child warm all the time. Put a knitted
woollen hat on your child, and a warm jumper while indoors and let
your child wear a warm hat at all times - during the day and at night.
2. Give your child plenty of hot drinks. Just hot water with a slice of
lemon and a spoon of honey is sufficient. Sit your child on your lap
andgivehim or her this drinkfroma teaspoon, taking great care not to
burn the child but to let him have this drink as hot as possible. Put
some probiotic powder on his/her tongue after finishing the drink. If it
is difficult to get your child to take the powder, mix it in a teaspoon of
warm water and give him this teaspoon straight after finishing the
drink. Remember that probiotic contains live bacteria, which will
be killed by hot water, so mix it with warm or cool water.
Instead of just water with lemon and honey, you can make some
herbal teas: camomile, calendula, marjoram, eucalyptus and thyme
all have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Make sure that
you get the pure herb itself without any additives. Put a teaspoon of
the herb into your teapot, pour over boiling water, cover and let it
brew for 5 minutes. Pour this tea through a sieve into a teacup, add
some honey and give it to your child spoon by spoon. After finishing
the tea, follow with the spoonful of probiotic powder on the tongue. 3, Take 1-2 tablespoons of cold pressed olive oil and mix in a crushed
clove of garlic. Leave it for 30 minutes, strain through a sieve or
cheese-cloth. Put a few drops of this oil into your child's ear every
hour, particularly before going to bed. Keep this oil at a room temper
ature and warm it up slightly before putting into your child's ear. To
warm this oil up, stand the cup with the oil in a dish with warm water
(not hot though, as it will reduce the oil's effectiveness). Do not
microwave this oil, as all the enzymes and other active substances in it
will be destroyed. Every day make a fresh mixture. The fresher it is the
more effective it will be. There are some commercial preparations
available as natural ear drops, containing olive oil with some garlic oil,
lavender oil, calendula and other natural herbs.
4. The old onion remedy. Take a large white onion, chop it up finely and
wrap it into a piece of cotton cloth. Put it into a microwave and warm
it up fairly hot but tolerable to the touch. Put it on your child's ear and
securely cover with a warm hat (a soft woollen knitted hat is best). You
can put a piece of cling film between the onion wrap and the hat, so
the onion juice does not soak the hat. Keep it on your child's ear until
it starts cooling down. Warm it up again in the microwave and repeat
the application. This procedure is very relaxing for the child and is
very good to do at bedtime. It is a bit messy and makes your child
smell of onion, but works amazingly well. After this procedure keep
the warm hat on your child and let him/her go to sleep on the side of
the affected ear to keep it warm.
If your child run s a fever below 38°C (ioo°F), you do not need to reduce it.
The fever is the body's way of fighting the infection. However, temperature
above 38°C (ioo°F) should be reduced as it can be harmful. Unfortunately,
all anti-inflammatory preparations for children are made with syrup, Ml of
sugars and starches, which should be avoided. I recommend the parents to
use Aspirin for children (if there is no allergy to Aspirin), which is very
effective in reducing pain and inflammation. Get Soluble Aspirin in small
75mg tablets, dissolve half a tablet in warm water and give to your child as
a drink with some honey. You can also dissolve it in his cup of hot herbal
tea. Aspirin should never be given on an empty stomach as it may irritate
the stomach lining. Let your child eat something first before giving
him/her Aspirin.
Aspirin is a very safe medicine and has been given to children for
decades until a very rare and obscure condition was described, called Reye's syndrome. A whole host of drugs, pesticides and other chemicals
can cause this condition. This association with Reye's syndrome has led to
the withdrawal of aspirin from routine use in children in the USA and UK,
though it is still used for many childhood rheumatic conditions.
Consequently, aspirin got replaced by paracetamol for use as a painkiller
and anti-inflammatory in children. Yet, paracetamol is far more dangerous
a drug than aspirin will ever be. Because paracetamol is extremely bitter it
has to be mixed with very concentrated sugary substances to disguise its
taste. We know that children with GAP syndrome should avoid sugars.
Aspirin has a very mild taste and is very easy to give to children. It is one of
the safest and oldest medicines used for all inflammatory conditions.
Apart from reducing inflammation and pain it will improve blood circula
tion in the body. As a result, quite often an administration of Aspirin
relieves an ear infection very well on its own possibly by allowing the
mucous to drain from the middle ear.
A caution: if your child has got any rare genetic condition, liver impair
ment or kidney impairment, always consult your doctor before using any
medication, including Aspirin.
All these measures should be applied as early as possible. If after 2-3
days the pain and fever are not getting any better you may have to resolve
to antibiotics. However, in the majority of cases these natural treatments
work very well and the child recovers without any help from the doctor. In
the meantime it is a good idea to start the long-term intervention (diet and
probiotics) as soon as possible to prevent any future ear infections. 2. TOP TEN INFLUENCES,
WHICH BOOST IMMUNITY
1. Cold pressed oils: olive oil, fish oils, nut and seed oils.
2. Fresh eggs, particularly raw egg yolk.
3. Onions and garlic.
4. Freshly pressed vegetable and fruit juices.
5. Regular consumption of greens: parsley, dill, coriander, spring
onion and garlic, etc.
6. Probiotic supplementation and fermented foods.
7. Contact with animals: horses, dogs, etc. Having a pet in the family
can do a lot for children's immune status.
8. Physical activity in the fresh air.
9. Swimming in unpolluted natural waters: lakes, rivers and sea.
IO. Exposure to sunlight and sensible sunbathing. 3- TOP TEN INFLUENCES,
WHICH DAMAGE IMMUNITY
1. Sugar and everything containing it: sweets, soft drinks, confec
tionery, ice-cream, etc.
2. Processed carbohydrates: cakes, biscuits, crisps, snacks, breakfast
cereals, white bread and pasta.
3. Chemically altered and artificial fats: margarines, butter replace
ments, cooking and vegetable oils, processed foods prepared with
these fats.
4. Lack of high quality protein in the diet from meats and fish, eggs,
dairy products, nuts and seeds.
5. Exposure to man-made chemicals: cleaning and washing chemi
cals, personal care products, paints, fire retardants, petrochemi
cals, pesticides, etc.
6. Exposure to man-made radiation: electronic screens (TV; comput
ers, play stations, etc.), mobile phones, high-power electricity
lines, nuclear stations and nuclear wastes.
7. Drugs: antibiotics, steroids, antidepressants, painkillers, anti
cancer medication, anti-viral drugs, etc.
8. Lack of fresh air and physical activity.
9. Lack of exposure to sunlight.
io. Lack