 make sure you are using corn rather than
flour tortillas. Corn tortillas contain no oil and are fat-free. This allows you
to eat several more while taking in fewer calories: more of the good stuf f,
less of the bad.
Be inventive. Find your favorite combinations. Go taco crazy.
Serves 2
6 corn tortillas
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup water
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 avocado, sliced, or Guacamole (see page 238)
1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
Salsa to taste (see page 240)
Warm the tortillas. Heat the beans, water, and chili powder in a
saucepan. Mash the beans with a potato masher. Spoon the beans and
avocado or guacamole onto warm tortillas. Sprinkle with lettuce, season
with salsa, and roll into burritos.
Variations for Fillings:
Tex-Mex leftovers
Sweet potato, cilantro, and pan-fried mushrooms
Pinto beans and Southwest Salsa (see page 240)
Broiled tofu (see page 210) with shredded romaine lettuce and salsa
For Fir e Cadets during W eek One. Cooked fish or chicken with cilantro
and black beans.
Picadillo Pick Ax Burrito
Picadillo is a traditional beef taco filling that makes a terrific complement
to potatoes, beans, and/or rice. Think of it as a cute little burrito.
We’ve simplified the recipe to create a healthy E2 version.
Serves 41 onion, diced
16 ounces frozen vegetarian meat crumbles
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
4 whole grain wraps or 8 corn tortillas
1 can corn, rinsed and drained
2 tomatoes, diced
3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
Salsa (see page 240)
In a nonstick skillet on high heat, sauté the onion for 3 minutes or until
translucent. Add the crumbles, water, Bragg’ s, and spices. Cook on medium
to high heat for 10 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the mixture is
browning. Warm the wraps or tortillas. Fill the wraps with the crumble
mixture, corn, tomatoes, a generous handful of lettuce, and salsa, and roll
into a burrito.
Variations:
Leftover potatoes can be quickly sautéed in a skillet with green onions or
bell peppers, and the mixture added to a burrito. Serve with Guacamole (see
page 238), minced jalapeño, chopped raw onion or tomatoes, salsa, rice, or
beans.
 To make “fried” taco shells, hang corn tortillas over one or
two of the metal bars in your oven and bake at 350º for 4 minutes or
until crispy. Check fr equently.
Chalupas
Traditionally, chalupas are corn tortillas fried in oil until crispy and topped
with beans, meat, and cheese. Our healthy E2 chalupas are easy to prepare
and even more delicious.
Serves 26 corn tortillas
1 can fat-free vegetarian refried beans
12 cherry tomatoes, cut in halves
1 jalapeño, diced
1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and sliced
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
½ bunch cilantro
Salsa (see page 240)
Preheat oven to broil. Place the tortillas on a sprayed baking sheet and
broil for 2 minutes. Turn the tortillas and cook for 1 minute, or until crispy.
Spread the tortillas thickly with beans. Place 4 tomato halves on each
chalupa. Sprinkle jalapeño onto the chalupas. Broil for 5–7 minutes, or until
the tomatoes begin to droop. Divide the avocado slices among the chalupas,
and top with the lettuce, salsa, and cilantro. You can definitely eat chalupas
with your fingers!
Variations:
Drizzle chalupas with E2 Sour Cream (see page 239) before serving.
For Fir e Cadets during W eek One. Top chalupas with cooked chicken
before broiling.
Nachos
Leftover nachos are like leftover pizza—delicious cold!
Serves 4
8–10 corn tortillas, cut in 1-inch squares and toasted, or 1 bag fat-free baked
corn chips
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 bell pepper, seded and diced
4 green onions, sliced into rounds
Salsa to taste (see page 240)
Guacamole (see page 238)
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
Preheat oven to broil. Spread the tortilla squares or chips across a
sprayed baking sheet. Spoon the beans over the chips. Add the tomatoes,bell pepper, and green onions. Bake until the chips are slightly browned on
the edges, 7–10 minutes. Using a spatula, push the nachos onto a lar ge
serving plate. Top with salsa, guacamole, and romaine lettuce.
Variations:
Drizzle E2 Sour Cream (see page 239) over the cooked nachos.
Use warm refried beans in place of black beans.
Add vegetarian meat crumbles to the mound of nachos before cooking.
Rip’s Sweet Potato Bowl
I love this simple and fast dinner bowl. Filled with all kinds of nutritious
and delicious ingredients, it has a great variety of tastes and colors, and is
truly satisfying.
I always keep a few cooked sweet potatoes in the fridge so I can pop
them in the microwave for 3–4 minutes while chopping up the other
ingredients. Dinner is done in less than 6 minutes!
Serves 2
1 large cooked sweet potato, skin removed, cut into cubes
1 mango, peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and chopped
½ bunch chopped cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
Balsamic vinegar to taste
Warm the sweet potatoes in a microwave if using chilled leftovers. Place
a generous portion of sweet potatoes into a lar ge serving bowl. Top with
mango, bell pepper, black beans, avocado, and cilantro. Drizzle with lime
juice and vinegar, stir gently, and serve.
EMS Portobello Mushr oom Fajitas with Rice and Guacamole
One evening, after wrapping up a car accident scene with EMS, the
paramedics asked when we were going to invite them over for an Engine 2
dinner. We told them we had plenty of leftovers, and it was now or never.
They happily raced the ambulance over to the station and polished of f therest of our fajitas, which we had actually been saving for lunch. But it never
hurts to be friends with the local paramedics.
This is one of E2’ s signature dinners—and signature leftover dishes.
Serves 4
4 Portobello mushrooms, sliced into thick strips
1 large onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, seeded and sliced into thin strips
1 jalapeño pepper, diced (remove seeds to reduce heat)
12 corn or whole grain tortillas
Guacamole (see page 238)
Salsa (see page 240)
3 cups cooked brown rice (see page 175)
Cook the mushrooms in a lar ge nonstick skillet on high heat for 3
minutes, or until the mushrooms begin to brown slightly. Add the onion to
the skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers and jalapeño and
cook for 3 minutes. Warm the tortillas. To serve, spoon the mushrooms, bell
pepper, and onion strips into the corn tortillas with the guacamole and salsa.
Serve with a side of rice and beans.
Variation:
Serve with black beans and E2 Sour Cream (see page 239).
Jane’ s Jammin’  Burritos
These are another of my sister Jane’ s many plant-happy creations. Her
nickname is Jungle Jane because she wears crazy outfits and has a crazy
thick mane of blond hair. Her burritos are a testament to her jungle of love
for plant-bursting foods. These stick to your ribs like nobody’ s business.
Serves 6
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
2 zucchini, chopped
2 yellow squash, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 cups shredded napa cabbage
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained2 cans fat-free vegetarian refried beans
1 cup cooked brown rice (see page 175)
2 teaspoons cumin
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 large Ezekiel sprouted-grain wraps
Salsa (see page 240)
Guacamole (see page 238)
Preheat oven to 350º. Sauté the onion and garlic in a lar ge sprayed skillet
on high heat for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper,
and cabbage to the skillet. Cook 4–5 minutes, until the vegetables are al
dente (soft but firm) and the cabbage is wilting. Add the black beans, refried
beans, and rice to the skillet. Stir the ingredients together on low heat until
the mixture is thick and mortar -like. Season with the cumin and cayenne.
Slap a lar ge spoonful of veggie mortar onto the center of the Ezekiel
wrap and spread it from top to bottom along the center line. Fold the sides
over using a bit of the veggie mortar


 both
ortho-phospho-tyrosine and HIV.
Method:
1.Test for cancer by placing the test sample you just made
(any of the four) on one plate and a white blood cell sam ple
on the other plate.
2.If you resonate with both samples in the circuit you have
cancer. Immediately, search for your cancer in your breast,
prostate, skin, lungs, colon, and so forth.
3.To be more certain, test yourself to the other kinds of test
samples. You should not resonate.
As you know by now, you can confirm the cancer by testing
yourself to propyl alcohol and the human intestinal fluke in the
liver. You should eliminate propyl alcohol from use, and zap all
parasites. Keep testing yourself for cancer until it is gone. It
should take less than one hour. Also continue to test yourself for
propyl alcohol and the intestinal fluke in the white blood cells;
make sure they are gone. Also test yourself for aflatoxin  and
freon.
Lesson Eleven
Purpose:  To test for HIV.
Materials:  Purchase a few milligrams of Protein 24 antigen
(a piece of the HIV  virus core) or the complete HIV virus on a
slide (see Sources ). You may use the vial unopened if only one
test specimen is needed. To make more specimens, use about 1
milligram per ½ ounce bottle. Add 2 tsp. filtered water and ¼ tsp.
grain alcohol. Or prepare an HIV specimen from snails as
described in the previous Lesson.
Method:  Search in the thymus  (throat  sweet breads), vagina
and penis  for the virus because that is where it will reside al-THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
492most exclusively for the first year or two. If you don't  have those
tissue specimens, you could search in urine, blood, saliva, or
white blood cells, but only a positive result can be trusted. Also
search for the human intestinal fluke and benzene in the thymus.
Of course, a positive test in these tissues is very signifi cant. If
you are positive, zap parasites immediately. You should test
negative in less than an hour. Remove benzene polluted items
from your lifestyle. Also test yourself to several varieties of
popcorn, brown rice, and corn  chips as an indication of
zearalenone, which must be eliminated in order to get well.
Follow up on yourself every few days to  be sure your new found
health is continuing. Test yourself for freon.
Lesson Twelve
Purpose:  To test for diseases of all kinds.
Materials:  Use slides and cultures of disease organisms.
Homemade preparations of strep throat, acute mononucleosis,
thrush  (Candida ), chicken  pox, Herpes  1 and 2, eczema, shin-
gles, warts, measles, yeast, fungus, rashes, colds, sore throat s,
sinus  problems, tobacco  virus, and so forth can all be made by
swabbing or scraping the affected part. A plastic spoon or bit of
paper towel works well. Put a small bit on a slide. Add a drop of
balsam and a cover slip. Or put the towel in a bottle, add water
and alcohol as described previously. Microscope slides can
greatly expand your test set (see Sources ).
Method:  Test yourself for a variety of diseases, using your
white blood cell specimen first. Then search in organs like the
liver, pancreas, spleen. Notice how many of these common ill-
nesses don't “go away” at all. They are alive and well in some
organ. They are merely not making you sick!BIOELECTRONICS
493Lesson Thirteen
To test for AIDS.
Materials:  Benzene sample, slides of tissue samples like
thymus, liver, pancreas, penis, and vagina. Also a collection of
disease specimens such as the ones used in the previous lesson.
Method:  Search in the thymus  for benzene. If it is positive
throughout the day, you are at risk  for developing AIDS, although
you may not be ill. Search other tissues for benzene. The more
tissues with benzene in them the more serious the situa tion.
Immediately search all your body products and foods for
benzene.
Stay off benzene polluted items forever.
Tally up the diseases you tested positive for in Lesson
Twelve. Test at least ten. If you had more than half positive you
already have AIDS. (50% is my standard, you may set your own;
an ideal standard for defining a healthy person should be 0%
positive.)
Lesson Fourteen
Purpose:  To test for aflatoxin.
Materials:  Do not try to purchase a pure sample of afla toxin;
it is one of the most potent carcinogens known. Having it on hand
would constitute unnecessary hazard, even though the bottle
would never need to be opened. Simply make specimens of beer,
moldy bread, apple cider vinegar, and any kind of pea nuts using
a very small amount and adding filtered water and grain alcohol
as usual.
Method:  Test yourself for these. If you have all of them in
your white blood cells and the liver then you very, very proba-THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
494bly have aflatoxin  built up. Next, test your daily foods for their
presence in your white blood cells. Those that test positive must
be further tested for aflatoxin. Notice the effect of vitamin C  on
aflatoxin in your liver. Find a time when your liver is positive to
aflatoxin (eat a few roasted peanuts from a health food store and
wait ten minutes). Take 1 gram vitamin C in a glass of water.
Check yourself for aflatoxin every five minutes. Does it clear?  If
not, take 5 or 10 grams vitamin C. How long does it take?
Lesson Fifteen
Purpose:  To test for parasites.
Method:  If you test positive to your pet's saliva, you have
something in common–a parasite, no doubt. You must search your
muscles and liver for these, not saliva or white blood cells,
because they are seldom seen in these. Zap yourself for parasites
until you no longer test positive to your pets' saliva.
Tapeworms and tapeworm  stages  can not (and should not ) be
killed with a regular frequency generator. Each segment, and
probably each scolex in a cysticercus  has its own frequency and
might disperse if your generator misses it. Only zapping  kills all
and is safe for tapeworms.
Be sure to treat your pet on a daily basis with the pet  parasite
program.
Lesson Sixteen
Purpose:  To test for fluke disease.
A small number of intestinal flukes resident in the intestine
may not give you any noticeable symptoms. Similarly, sheep
liver fluke s resident in the liver and pancreatic fluke s in the
pancreas may not cause noticeable symptoms. Their eggs are
shed through the organ ducts to the intestine and out with the
bowel  movement. They hatch and go through various stages ofBIOELECTRONICS
495development outdoors and in other animals. But if you become
the total host  so that various stages are developing in your or-
gans, you have what I term fluke disease. I have found that can-
cer, HIV, diabetes, endometriosis, Hodgkin's disease,
Alzheimer's  disease, lupus, MS and “universal allergy  syn-
drome ” are examples of fluke disease.
You can test for fluke disease  in two ways: electronically
and by microscope observation.
Materials:  Cultures or slides of flukes and fluke stages  from
a biological supply company (see Sources ) including eggs,
miracidia, redia, cercaria, metacercaria. Body fluid specimens to
help you locate them for observation under a microscope.
Method:  Test for fluke stages in your white blood  cells  first.
If you have any fluke stages in your white blood cells you may
wish to see them with your own eyes. To do this, you must first
locate them. Place your body fluid samples on one plate, your
parasite stages on the other plate, and test for as many as you
were able to procure, besides adults. After finding a stage
electronically, you stand a better chance of finding it physically
with a microscope.
Lesson Seventeen
Purpose:  To see how sensitive your measurements can be.
(How much of a substance must be present for you to get a
positive result?)
Materials:  filtered water, salt, glass cup measure, 13 new
glass bottles that hold at least ¼ cup, 14 new plastic teaspoons,
Your skin tissue sample, paper towel.
Method:  Some of the best measurement systems available
today are immunological (such as an ELISA  assay) and can de-THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
496tect as little as 100 fg/ml (femtograms per milliliter). A milliliter
is about as big as a pea, and a femtogram is
1/1,000,000,000,000,000th (10-15) of a gram!
1.Rinse the glass cup measur e with filtered water and put one
half teaspoon of table salt in it. Fill to one cup


 that people deprive themselves of love is especially confusing
because it seems to be a way to increase it: this is attachment. In its mildest
form attachment is the desire to be with someone special. A baby attached
to its mother won’ t accept other women as substitutes; a twelve-year -old
girl selects a best friend from the girls she knows. Even in these preadult
forms attachme nt has two sides—it both includes and excludes. Adult
relationships carry attachment to a deeper level, but the exclusivity remains.
The wedding vow to “forsake all others” implies not just fidelity but a life
to be shared by two alone.
Isn’t it love when you share your world with someone else? Shouldn’ t
intimate relatio nships be exclusive in just this way? The answer issurprising, for if you look deepe r you will see that love and attachment are
not the same thing.
Love allows your beloved the fr eedom to be unlike you. Attachment
asks for conformity to your needs and desires.
Love imposes no demands. Attachment expresses an overwhelming
demand—“Make me feel whole.”
Love expands beyond the limits of two people. Attachment tries to
exclude everything but two people.
Most of us would not automatically make these distinctions, because
attachment is something we need. But a relationship based upon need is
really just expan ded ego. Being able to fuse your ego with someone else’s
brings a sense of security; it justifies being selfish because the selfishness is
shared. “We” have our ways of doing things, our likes and dislikes, our
sense of being set apart from others. At its most extreme there is a kind of
mutual madness —folie à deux—in which two people try to possess each
other body and soul. A wild love affair is the closest most people come to
this extreme. In ordinary relationships attachment seems normal.
The seduction of attachment is that it bestows a sense of security through
insulation from the outside world. The pet names no one else hears, the
private language and rituals, the attitudes so deeply ingrained that they are
never even referred to: these things make people feel safe because they
make “we two” a tight, enclosed world.
Yet attachment has a deeper spiritual meaning. It represents an attempt to
reach unity by merging with another soul. Although it may not be
completely conscious, at some level you realize that you have been living in
separation from God, a condition  that is full of anxiety and insec urity. There
is a part of you that sees itself as fragmented from the whole.
I know a man who was happily married for sixteen years. One morning
he notic ed a moving van outsid e his front door. He asked his wife why it
was there, and she said, “I’m leaving, and my lawyer says I can take half of
everything. Decide now what you want to keep.”
This brutal good-bye came as a shock to my friend (in retro spect, he
admitted that communication with his wife had been nil for the past few
years, so if she had grievances there had been little opportunity for talkingabout them). He had no choice but to submit to his wife’ s departure, and in
an instant his attachment to her turned to pain, conjuring up sexual jealousy
(he suspected that another man was in the picture—wrongly, as it turned
out), betrayal, suspicion, and distrust. This pain grows out of the state of
separation; it is not created by what another person does to us. In a state of
unity, the Self would provide unconditional love, which means that no
betrayal or abandonment could harm us. When you are in union no one can
really leave you.
But the “normal ” state of life, as normal is defined in our culture, is not
to be in unity. Even so, it is natural for you to seek to be whole again, to
heal separation by fusing yourself with another person—this underlying
drive makes relationship extremely powerful.
If attachment worked, people would become whole just by marr ying. But
this doesn’ t happen. Marriage can make you feel whole. It can bring more
security at certain levels. (This is particularly true for men, who often think
of them selves as the stronger sex. Sociological studies have shown,
however, that widowers fare worse alone than widows, that single female
graduate studen ts are more likely to finish their degrees than single male
students, and that in general women manage solitude better than men.) Yet
the possibilities  for unity are not increased. On the contrary, it is very
common for two people to feel that marriage has brought them a double
burden of cares rather than twice the chance to find freedom.
The question, then, is how to preserve the devotion and faithf ulness of
marriage without giving in to neediness and attachment. What is required is
a state called nonattachment. The word sounds like a synonym for
detachment, implying indifferen ce, but nonattachment is actually a state of
freedom that preserves and even increases your love for another.
Detachment is achieved by not caring; nonattachment is achieved by
allowing, which  shows tremendous care. Therefore the insights that apply
to nonattachment carry us deeper into the spiritual importance of letting go.
Attachment is a form of dependency based on ego; love is nonattachment based on spirit.
The mor e nonattached you ar e, the mor e you can truly love.
Action that does not bind comes dir ectly fr om love; all other action comes indir ectly fr om the past.Struggling with karma will not fr ee you fr om its binding influence. Fr eedom can only be achieved
by remembering who you r eally ar e.
Who you r eally ar e is unbounded spirit, beyond the r each of karma.
SPIRITUAL  ATTACHMENT OR  KARMA
The spiritual equivalent of attachment is called bondage. Bondage  is
whatever ties you to the illusion of separation; without it, you would
automatically see yourself in unity. The root of bondage is Karma, which in
Sanskrit simply means “action.” Any action in creation—from nature’ s
actions, such as rainfall or the rotation of the earth on its axis, to the highly
personal actions of human beings dealing with their complex lives—comes
under the heading of karma.
Karma forms an endless chain of cause and effect, action and reaction.
You cannot fall in love at first sight—or fall in loathing—without rejoining
a karmic dance whose steps began deep in the past. The fact that you cannot
remember this past does not wipe out karmic memory. An example will
help here: if I fall in love with you and you spurn me, my longing doesn’ t
just go away. I still feel a karmic  bond, despite your rejection, and until you
respond or I work through my emotion of unrequited love, karma will bind
us together. Anyone I love in the future will be filtered through the
impression you made upon me; therefore my old karma blocks the entry of
any fresh flow of love.
When I am touched by love, karma collected over every stage of my life
is influenced simultaneously. The child’ s longing to be protected, the
adolescent’ s confused longing, the adult’ s mature desire—all are stirred.
The wounds of not being loved in the past reach out to be healed, and the
heart’ s tender hopes flow again.
Karma thus has a double effect: it ties us to old desires and future ones at
the same time. This isn’t just a theoretical statement. Million s of people
struggle with their karma to no avail. A relationship filled with frustration
and pain cannot be solved by manipulating your emotions, trying to
maintain a show of love on the surface, denying that you feel trapped, or
running away. Attachment, born of karma, will follow you no matter how
far you go.Karma has been mistakenly interpreted as fatalism. If you are fatalistic
you believe that no action you take will make a difference. Karma implies
exactly the opposite. It is a critical part of the theory of karma that “as you
sow, so shall you reap.” When Christ delivered this teaching, he was stating
the versi on of karma that most people in our culture have heard of. Sowing
and reaping are metaphors for cause and effect; the teach ing is that
whatever you put into the universe, the result will be commensurate. If you
give away money, money will return. If you give away love, love will
return. The universe, under God’ s grace, is seen as a place where no debt
goes unpaid. Because it stretches over many lifetimes, the karmic balance
sheet isn’t worked out from day to day. It is perfectly possible in the short
term, as we all know, to give away money and get nothing in return, or to
deeply love another and be rejected. How, then, is the concep t of karma
useful in everyday life?
The doctrine of “as you sow, so shall you reap” requires proof that the
universe weighs  human action and metes out justice. Can this be possible
when obviously evil people are rewarded while good often goes
unrewarded? I recently read about the death of a Chicago mob boss, the
capo of a major Mafia family, who died peacefully in his sleep, having
escaped prison despite numerous attempts, over five decades, to bring him
to justice. Every prosecution against him had resulted in a hung


Did you really have a pet ghost?” I asked.
“Yes, I did—I wouldn’t make  up a thing like that. Many children
have imaginary friends, don’t they? And if they don’t, I still can’t see
how that aects me,” Karin said.
“What happened to your friend?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” she answered wistfully. “As I grew older, he
just … I don’t remember. He is no longer with me.”
As much as I appreciate her knack for seeing through self-
important doctors (including me, I’m sure), Karin isn’t happy
scoring points  against them. She wants to be accepted, like
everybody else. These two sides of her personality have created a
major conict in her life. “You can see how hard it is for me to tell
if I am right in wanting to be dealt with for myself,” she said. “Am I
a bright person who is just over-analyzing other people’ s motives?
Or am I so self-righteous that I won’t listen to anybody else?”
Relating to the Self
The more I think about Karin, the less peculiar her situation
seems and the more she appears to be only a slight exaggeration of
many other people I know. The common theme in all her
experiences is a drastic loss of condence in her relationships, a
leaking away of trust and security, which leaves a vacuum of
distrust and loneliness. Everywhere one looks, relationships are in a
similar crisis. Preserving a stable marriage and a loving family lifehas turned into a heroic enterprise, doomed to failure more often
than not. If Karin really is as I see her, not “sick” but just acutely
self-aware, perhaps her sensitive awareness is leading  her to a
solution.
Relationships are based on two opposite values: feeling close to
someone else and yet feeling apart. Feeling close enables us to have
rapport, to share our feelings and to exchange words and ideas.
Feeling apart enables us to retain our own egos, so that “me” does
not bleed into “not me.” As long as a person has a health y sense of
how to share himself but not share too much, the machinery of
relationship runs smoothly enough. The crux of Karin’s problem is
that she has tumbled headlong into feeling separate without the
balance of feeling close:
“I have started to walk around without being able to fathom my
existence. My mother isn’t my mother anymore. I look at my brother
and it isn’t, ‘Hi, Rich,’ but, ‘Who is this person?’ I know he is my
brother, but how can he be? Looking in the mirror at my body I say,
‘How can that be me?’ I just feel that the world is over there, and I
am looking in on it.”
Far from being delusional, Karin’s feelings of intense self-
absorption could be hitting upon a deep truth. All of us retain a part
of ourselves that stays aloof from others, no matter how intimate the
relationship. As people who dene ourselves by how we relate, we
have mothers, brothers, houses, jobs, and so forth. The scene around
us changes, and we change with it. As witnesses who stand back and
observe the scene, however, we are as xed as stars, and our
changeless nature is utterly still, calm, and wise.
In one of the oldest Indian scriptures, called the “great forest
teaching” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad ), which dates back at least a
thousand years before Christ,  we are told the deeper emotional basis
for the kind of feelings Karin is having:
Truly, it is not for the sake of the husband that the husband
is dear, but for the sake of the Self.
And it is not for the sake of the wife that the wife is dear,
but for the sake of the Self.And it is not for the sake of the sons that the sons are dear,
but for the sake of the Self.
Yajnavalkya, one of the greatest of the ancient sages, is speaking,
trying to conve y to his wife what is most real and lasting  in life. He
is raising the Self above any relationship one might have with
husband, wife, or children, but this is not to degrade those
relationships. Rather, the sage is stating a psychological fact, that
each of us is more intimately  connected to ourselves than to anyone
around us. Relationships begin “in here,” with our ability to love
ourselves, to know ourselves, to be ourselves. As Yajnavalkya tells
his wife, “Indeed, my beloved, it is the Self that should be seen, the
Self that should be heard, the Self that should be reected upon, and
the Self that should be known.”
The reason these words have survived for more than three
thousand years is that in every generation, the Self wakes up and
demands to be known. When it does, other relationships begin to
pale by comparison, at least at the outset, because the intimacy of
one’s own being is quite overwhelming. The world becomes a
wraparound mirror, reecting oneself on all sides. Let us begin to
examine how that might feel.
Sitting in my chair meditatin g, I feel like myself, a person isolated
in time and space. I have thoughts, each of which takes a tiny
amount of time, but every once in a while my mantra fades away
and I experien ce silence. Sometimes this silence grows deep, and I
am left in it for moments at a stretch. When that happens, I do not
feel like my nite self anymore. I have entered into the Self. How
does this feel, exactly? Think of a man exploring a long, dark
hallway with a ashlight. All he sees is the next object that falls
within his beam; the rest remains in darkness. This is like the
waking-state mind, which knows its contents one thought  at a time.
Now suppose that all at once the whole corridor lights up, revealing
every object in it.
The Self is like that, a total awakening to all that exists in
awareness, but unlike the lighted hallway, there are no physical
restrictions—no objects or walls. Awareness simply sees itself inpure form. To give another analogy, imagine a genius resting on a
couch. He could be thinking  any number of brilliant thoughts, but
he is not having one right now. He remains a genius nevertheless,
because his ability lies in his potential  for being brilliant. Similarly,
the Self is a state of potentiality, of untold possibilities that unfold
one at a time in the manifest world.
Entering the domain of the Self can be a surprisingly modest
experience, and many beginning meditators miss the signicance of
their inner quietness. I had one patient who had suered from
anxiety attacks since childhood and found it dicult to accept that
he was meditating correctly. In an encouraging tone I asked, “Do
you notice any periods of silence in your meditations?”
“Never,” he shot back. “At least not that I know of. Wouldn’t I
know it? I’m looking for it all the time.”
I told him that noticing the silence might or might not happen at
rst. “But intellectually,” I said, “you realize that the mind can be
silent?”
“Not mine,” he said.
“Why not?”
“It’s too quick.”
“But even a quick mind has gaps between thoughts,” I pointed
out. “Each gap is like a tiny window onto silence, and through that
window one actually contac ts the source of the mind. As we’re
talking here now, there are gaps between our words, aren’t there?
When you meditate, you take a vertical dive into that gap.”
“Sure, I can see that,” he rejoined, “but I don’t think I experience
it in meditation.” I asked him what he did experience. He said, “The
only thing that makes medi tation dierent from just sitting in a
chair is that when I open my eyes after twenty minutes, I often feel
that only two or three minutes have passed—I am intrigued by
that.”
I said, “But you see, this is the very best clue that you have gone
beyond though t. When you don’t have thoughts, there is silence.
Silence does not occupy time, and in order to contact the Self, one
has to go into the eld of the timeless. Your mind might not be able
to register this experience at rst, because it is so accustomed tothinking. You may feel that time has simply own by, or that it was
lost somewher e. But the ‘lost’ time was actually spent immersed in
the Self.”
It was helpful for this man to gain a better intellectual grasp of
what was happ ening to him, but the timeless Self is not a concept
one has to believe in or even comprehend. It is only necessary to
travel back and forth from thinking to silence, over and over, until
the full experience of silence registers. When the yogis escaped the
eld of time, they did not intend to remain away forever. They
knew that as long as they possessed a body, its organs had to
function accord ing to natural laws; as long as they used their brains
to think


 tr espasses, as we
forgive those who tr espass against us.

Today, may I receive what I need. May my way be unblocked, as I
unblock my heart to others.

And leave us not in temptation, but deliver us fr om evil; for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

And when I’m tempted into fear, may I be guided back to lovin g thought:
that love might be my experien ce, and love might be my power, and love
might be my happiness and peace, in every single moment of my day.

Amen.

And so it is.
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Creating Wealth Through Purity of Heart
I once heard a story about an Indian spiritual teacher who told his disciples
that their ashram needed a certain amount of money. When the disciples
asked where the money would come from, he responded, “From wherever it
is now!”
Wealth does not come from “somewhere else.” It doesn’ t come from
outside us, but rather manifests according to our thoughts. Money created
righteously doesn’ t come from other people; it comes through  them.
Looking to other people as the source of our money is an idolatrous
notion, because it sees those people as the source of our good. It can also
lead us to explo itative or manipulative  thoughts or behavior. When we
realize that the universe itself is the source of our good, we simply allow it
to fill our needs in whatever way it chooses. And the universe would never
exploit anyone. We do whatever it is we feel we’re supposed to do, and the
universe pays us in whatever way it deems right.

Purity of heart, then, is the miracle-worker ’s greatest
engine of wealth cr eation.

Some things we’ll do for free, because that feels like the right thing to do.
Some things we’ll charge money for, because—in different circumstances
—asking for a righteous exchange of money feels like the right thing to do.
But money itself should not be the reason we do anything. The universeknows what we need and is inherently programmed to bring  it forth. It
knows how to transform anything at all into everything that’ s necessary.
While reading Cinder ella to my daughter when she was growing up, I was
always struck by the deep wisdo m that’s in the story. The Fairy Godmother
didn’ t order a new dress out of a catalog; she transformed Cinderella’ s rags
into a ball gown. The Fairy Godmother didn’ t order a limo; she turned a
pumpkin into a coach and mice into horsemen. Whatever Cinderella
needed, the universe took care of it. Cinderella’ s purity of heart called forth
the Fairy  Godmother—that is, the spirit within—and the Fairy Godmother
called forth everything she needed.
The Fairy Godmother ’s wand? True, loving thought. The light her wand
casts onto things? True understanding. The magic she works? The miracles
that result.
The Fairy Godmother didn’ t have to order a dress or call out for a car
because the universe miraculously transformed existing material. That’ s
how the universe operates: whatever already is, is the platfor m for what
could be. Cinde rella, despite her circumstances as a servant, had the mind-
set of the miraculous. And so miracles came to her.
In one video of the story, Cinde rella becomes upset after her stepmother
and stepsisters have gone to the ball. She’s on the driveway crying, when
the Fairy Godmother finally appears. Cinderella exclaims, “Oh, Fairy
Godmother, I thought you’d never get here!” to which the Fairy Godmother
responds, “Oh, that’s not true, or I couldn’ t have come.” How metaphysical
is that!
Our souls are Cinderella, the ego is the wicked stepmother, and the Holy
Spirit is our Fairy Godmother. Each of us has a “wicked stepm other,” i.e.,
ego mind, seeking to obstruct our good. And each of us has a “Fairy
Godmother,” i.e., Holy Spirit, working miracles to fulfill out heart’ s desire
whenever our attitudes are pure.
According to A Cours e in Miracles,  “Mirac les are everyone’ s right, but
purification is necessary first.” There is only one category of impurity that
keeps miracles at bay, and that is lovelessness. The Fairy Godmother didn’ t
appear to the stepmother or the ugly stepsisters, because their thoughts were
mean. They had plenty of mater ial resources, but they did not have love in
their hearts. Thus all their plans came to naught.

PURITY  OF HEAR T, then, is the miracle-worker ’s greatest engine of wealth
creation. There are three spiritual steps involved in the metaphysical
transformation of lack into abun dance: (1) be grateful for what you already
have, (2) clean up whatever you need to clean up, and (3) allow  yourself to
want what you want.
The three together are a powerful brew.
1. Be grateful for what you already have.
It might  be a platitude to say, “Be grateful for what you have,” but it’s
wisdom nonetheless. It’s one of those sayings we give credence to, but only
casually. Most of us are grateful  for many things, but in a shallo w way. And
shallow thoughts have only shallow power.
Given that one billion people on this planet live on less than $1.25 a day,
most of us live a fabulously abundant life in comparison. Yet when was the
last time we stopped to give thanks for the fact that we have a home at all?
When was the last time we focused on something in our lives and really,
truly gave thanks for it? When was the last time we made a mental list of
our blessings rather than our grievances?
Giving thanks is not just a “nice  thing to do”: it’s a metaphysical power, or
“magic wand.” By throwing the light of gratitude on what you have now,
you literally increase its value in your mind. The universe then reflects that,
turning your rags into a gown and taking you to the ball.
If your thought is, “All I have  is junk,” then you will feel that way. If
you’re grateful for what you have, thinking, “I have so much,” then you
will feel the plenty that surrounds you. And those around you will respond
accordingly.
Lack attracts lack and abundance attracts abundance. If your core belief is,
“I don’t have enough,” then you will never seem to. If your core belief is, “I
have so much,” then more will be given.
Could it be so simple? Yes. For such is the power of every thought we
think.
2. Clean up whatever you need to clean up.Most of us have had at least one unpleasant or even painful experience
tied up with money. Someone may have stolen  from you, or exploited you
financially. Perhaps you blew a financial opportunity that came your way in
the past. You may have bills you can’t pay. You may not have a job, perhaps
not even a prospect of one.
So what have we learned so far? We’ve learned that money doesn’t come
from the material world; it’s a material thing with a nonmaterial source.
When we have a money problem, therefore, it’s a material problem with a
nonmaterial solution, and the nonmaterial solution is in the mind.
I sugges t that you make a list of all places where money is a problem for
you. Write the problem(s) on the left side of the page, leaving several lines
blank beneath each one.
Now do some serious introspection. For each money problem you
recorded, write an honest appraisal of the situation in the space you left
blank. Approach this task with an attitude of brutal honesty and
commitment to truth. Taking responsibility for our own part in our disasters
is critical to transforming them.

What was my part in creating the problem?
Whom do I need to for give?
What remains to be cleaned up?

I’ve found this process revealing in my own life. While others have
wronged me in the area of money over the years, a deeper look at the
situations made me aware of how easy I made it for them to do so. Yes, they
were perpetrato rs, but I wasn’ t a victim so much as a subconscious
participant in some ugly dramas.
An agen t stole my royalties; but, on the other hand, I hadn’ t read my own
royalty statemen ts for eight years. A lawyer failed to protect me; but, on the
other hand, I didn’ t listen to my own gut, take responsibility for my own
business, and speak my own truth. I learned how my own irresponsibility
and unconsciousness helped create my financial disasters.
All of it was a lesson in becom ing a mature and responsible adult, and I
came to realize this. A Course in Miracles  says that we pay a high price for
not taking 100 percent respon sibility for our experience: the price isthinking that we can’t change it. Yet it was difficult to forgive those who
transgressed against me without being willing to for give myself.
To help with the process of taking responsibility and


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 15 liters per mi nute, two to
three times more than required. Imagine the ef fect on the respiratory system
when an  individ ual breathes twice or three times too heavily all day, every
day.
Normal breathing during rest involves regular, silent, abdominal breaths
drawn in  and out through the no se. People with asthma, on the other hand,
display habitual  mouth breathing with regular sighing, snif fing, and visible
movements from the upper chest. During an exacerbation of asthma,
symptoms like wheezing and breathlessness increase along with respiratory
rate, relative to the severity of the condition. In other words, as asthma
becomes more severe, there is also an increase in breathing volume.
While it  is well documented that people with asthma breathe too much,
there is a need to determine whether the increase to breathing volume is acause or ef fect of the condition. As the airways narrow a feeling of
suf focation is generated, and a normal reaction is to take more air into the
lungs to try to eliminate this sensation. Either way, it is a vi cious cycle;
narrowed airways lead to heavier breathing that causes an increase in
breathing volum e, resulting in th e narrowing of the airways and  on and on,
worsening the condition and esta blishing bad breathing habits as a matter of
necessity.
The only way to  determine whether breathing too much causes asthma
is to  investigate what happens when a group of individuals with asthma
practice breathing exercises designed to bring their breathing volume
toward normal.
A st udy at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane found that when the breathing
volume of adults with asthma decreased from 14 liters to 9.6 liters per
minute, their symptoms reduc ed by 70 percent, the need for rescue
medication decr eased by 90 percent, and the need for preve nter steroidmedication decr eased by 50 percent. The study found a direct relationship
between the reduction of breat hing volume and improvement to asthma.
The closer breathing volume reduced toward normal, the greater was the
reduction of asthma symptoms s uch as coughing, wheezing, chest tightness,
and breathlessness. Furthermore, the trial’ s control group—who were taught
the hosp ital’ s in-house asthma management program—made zero progress.
The reason for this was solely due to the fact that there was no change to
their breathing volume. Further studies reinforced these findings by
showing that people with asthma who practiced reducing their breathing
volume had far better asthma co ntrol with a significantly reduced need for
preventive steroid and rescue medication within 3 to 6 months.
Since 20 02 I have taught thousands of children and adults with asthma
how to address the root cause of their condition—breathing too much.
T riggers such as animal dander, dust mites, exercise, pollution, excessive
hygiene, and changes in the w eather are often cited to be the cause of
asthma symptom s, but in my experience the vast majority of suf ferers can
take back significant control of their condition, regardless of their triggers,
by s imply learning to breathe light. The fundamental cause of ongoing
asthma s ymptoms can almost always be attributed to breathing too much.
As l ong as a student understands  the exercises and devotes time to changing
his or her breathing, positive results are consistent and reproducible.
Based on the fact that a number of clinical trials have shown that asthma
symptoms and the need for asthma medication are significantly reduced
following the employment of reduced breathing exercises, there is no doubt
that over breathing is a significant contributor to asthma. Of cour se, it is also
normal for people prone to ast hma to increase their breathing volume to
compensate for a feeling of suf focation, but this action is simp ly part of a
feedback loop. Elements of modern living increase breathing volume,
which can activate asthma in genetically predisposed individuals. As their
asthma takes hold, the individual breathes faster and more intensely,
worsening the condition. While  it is important to recognize this feedback
loop, th e first step to addressing asthma is to reduce excessive breathing
habits.
I can relate to any child or adult with asthma because for m ore than
twenty y ears I struggled with the same symptoms; I was unable to perform
even the most basic physical exercise, my nose was constantly stuf fed, and Icontinuously breathed through a n open mouth. Y ear after year my asth ma
medication increased with no signs of my symptoms abating. My sleep,
concentration, m ood, and quality of life were all adversely af fe cted. It was
only by chance, when I learned of the work of Russian doctor Konstantin
Buteyko, that I w as able to reve rse my asthma. W ithin a few short days my
wheezing decrea sed dramaticall y, simply by learning to unblo ck my nose
and norm alize m y breathing volume. I have now been wheeze-free for the
past thirteen years, and all I did was to learn to breathe normally again.
This had  such a tremendous imp act on my life that I changed careers in
2001 an d retrained under the auspices of the late Dr. Buteyko. In 2002, I
founded Asthma Care to help publicize this information to children and
adults with asthma. Our clinics are now of fered in a number of countries.
The first step to  addressing chronic overbreathing is to make th e switch
from m outh to nasal breathing. While nasal breathing is important for
everyone, for people prone to asthma it is vital. When breathing volume is
greater than normal, there is a tendency to open the mouth in order to allow
more air  to enter the lungs. Peo ple diagnosed with asthma often feel they
are n ot t aking in  enough air whi le breathing through the nose, w hich causes
them to breathe through the mouth.
Mouth breathing influences asthma in a number of ways:
•   Air taken in through the mouth is not filtered of airborne
particles, including germs and bacteria.
•   The mouth is simply not as ef fective as the nose in conditioning
air to the correct  temperature and humidity prior to entering the
lungs.
•   B ecause the m outh provides a lar ger space to breathe throug h
than the  nose, breathing volume will be higher, causing too
much carbon dioxide to be ex pelled from the lungs. Carbon
dioxide is a na tural “opener” of the smooth muscle in the
airways. The loss of carbon dioxide therefore causes asthma
airways to narrow even more.•   Unlike nasal breathing, mouth breathing does not allow us to
benefit from nasal nitric oxide, which supports the lung’ s
defensive capabilities.
T aking all these factors into c onsideration, it is not surprising that
mouth breathing causes a reduction in lung function in people with mild
asthma and plays a significant role in the exacerbation of asthma symptoms.
Not only  is it im portant to breathe through the nose during rest, it is also
beneficial to nasal breathe durin g physical exercise. In a paper published in
the American Review of Respiratory Disease,  res earchers studied the
beneficial ef fects of nasal breathing on exercise-induced asthma. The study
observed that most subjects wit h asthma spontaneously breathe d with their
mouths open when instructed to breathe “naturally.” The authors found that
mouth b reathing during exercise  caused the airways to narrow even further.
In contrast, when subjects were asked to breathe only through their nose
during exercise, exercise-induced asthma did not occur at all. The paper
concluded that “the nasopharynx and the oropharynx play important roles in
the phenomenon  of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.” In si mple terms,
the ef fects of breathing through the nose are integral to reducing or avoiding
exercise-induced asthma completely.
The fact that el ite athletes with asthma often favor swimming above
other forms of exercise is not a coincidence. During swimming, the face is
immersed under water, reducing  the amount of air taken into th e lungs and
increasing the athlete’ s tolerance  for carbon dioxide. Although the swimmer
may dra w his or her breath in t hrough the mouth, the protective ef fects of
reduced breathin g are still evide nt. A child or adult with asthma may also
prefer swimming because the water exerts a gentle pressure on the chest
and abdomen, further restricting breathing volume and improving athletic
performance.
The dif f erence b etween land-ba sed exercise and swimming in terms of
breathing pattern and volume is significant for people with asthma. On land,
your breathing pattern during exercise is not restricted the way it is in water,
meaning that you can very easily overbreathe, resulting in constricted
airways, a reduction in the amount of CO 2  in your  blood,  and a lower
BOL T score. For an individual w ith asthma, overbreathing durin g rest leadsto overbreathing during exercise, which in turn leads to exercise-induced
asthma. However, exercising in  water naturally causes you to restrict your
breathing and lower your brea thing volume toward normal, providing a
much safer and more productiv e environment for people with asthma to
exercise.
At the beginning of this chapter we looked at statistics that showed that
in a group of athletes, narrowing


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disparaging letter in JAMA. Another factor mentioned by Dr. Freeman was an escalating turf war
experienced by many scientists returning from the war: ―Sometimes a lab coat is used to hide one‘s
dagger.‖ As a result of those combined factors, Dr. Revici was never able to obtain hospital privileges at
UC.
After a short time of being professionally stranded at UC, Revici turned down an offer to join the cancer
research program at Illinois University and decided instead to move to New York City where he joined
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cancer. Ravich became so impressed with Revici‘s work that he applied the entire grant to Dr. Revici‘s
newly formed Institute of Applied Biology (IAB). Dr. Ravich would continue to support Revici‘s efforts
over the years, continually donating money to the IAB until the two of them had a falling out over the
use of Ravich‘s name in regards to a drug Revici d eveloped that was marketed in Europe.
When Revici and Ravich first met, Ravich enjoyed a reputation that extended into the parlors of many
notable and wealthy circles in New York. Ravich rubbed shoulders with federal court justices, a world
renowned Cath olic philosopher, and others. Despite his high social status, Ravich became Revici‘s
main supporter and his right hand man when Revici established the IAB. Ravich used his connections
to enlist Sara Churchill, the daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, to join  the IAB board of trustees. Ravich
was also instrumental in gathering much of the initial financial support for Revici‘s fledgling institute.
At the inception of the IAB, Ravich‘s son Robert, who was a physician in the Army, convinced the
Army of the impo rtance of Revici‘s research and was able to leave the post -World War II military to
work with Revici. University of Chicago Professor Gustave Freeman also left the university and joined
the Revici research team without pay for well over a year.
Through a ll the attacks made by organized medicine that would come over the ensuing years, a few
individuals saw a different man. Professor Gerhard Schrauzer, an internationally recognized cancer
researcher, told me in a telephone interview that he would place Revi ci‘s stature in medical history in
the following manner:
―There was Hippocrates, there was Galen, and then there was
Paracelsus. He is among them.‖
Dr. Morris Mann, an independent physician -turned -inventor for numerous food and cosmetics
companies, has studied steroids for twenty -five years. In a telephone interview, he said:  43
 Revici is 50 to 100 years ahead of his time in his knowledge of
steroids. His work with steroids alone is earth shattering. I‘m not fit
to tie his shoelaces. In a hundred years people will say, ―Isn‘t it a
shame the way people treated Revici when he was alive?‖
Some of Revici‘s patients have called him the Einstein of medicine or ―another Albert Schweitzer.‖
Albert Einstein himself is reported to have written Revici a personal letter after they met in the late
1940‘s.
The exact contents of the letter remain a mystery, however. It disappeared around the time a New
York City fire marshal forced Revici to clean out a basement filled with papers. An overly
enthusiastic group of volunteers carried out the task, and the letter vanished.
The second - and third -hand accounts of the contents of the letter are the stuff of l egend. Before it
disappeared, office receptionist Laura Whitney saw the letter and told Ruth Spector, an office volunteer,
about it. According to Spector, Whitney said, ―Einstein said Revici has the greatest mind he‘d ever
come across in his lifetime.‖ Acc ording to Revici‘s own recollection, Einstein invited Revici to join forces
with him on some other projects.
Whether the accounts of the letter have improved in the retelling is difficult to say. Certainly, a number
of distinguished scientists and physic ians who know him have said Dr. Revici is the most intelligent
person they had ever met and a true genius. Did Einstein join that group? Possibly. Why would
Einstein want to work in collaboration with Revici? And why didn‘t Revici take him up on the offer?
Those are questions that could be batted around like sports talk around a water cooler, but accurate
answers are difficult to come by. His niece says that Dr. Revici‘s personality won‘t allow him to work
with anyone besides himself as the boss. It is true  that Revici‘s fertile mind generates too many ideas
to be constrained by other‘s input. Nita has said that when she worked in his lab, her father would
show up almost daily with new ideas that he wanted to implement.
Whatever the contents of the letter m ight have been, Revici‘s primary focus has always been to
develop medicines that could reverse cancer and other illnesses. This book will attempt to chronicle
how successful he has been in those endeavors.
In Part II, we‘ll explore a number of Revici‘s mo re important discoveries and theories. I believe the
reader will find them to consist of some of the most profound medical discoveries modern medicine has
ever seen. Their fundamental nature is such that the answers to many illnesses and conditions could
potentially be found.
In the case of a practicing physician, the truest test for any discovery or theory is to see how patients
respond to the treatments. Part III will introduce quite a number of those patients. You might want to
take a special note of t he quality and vibrancy of life these patients experience and compare them with
the experiences of cancer patients you have known. One certainty we all have is that all of us will die. A
physician‘s task is to assist us while we are  44
 still alive to make our living years as healthy as possible — not just to keep us alive. As you meet the
patients within these pages, I believe you will see that Revici has been successful in that area.
Unfortunately, Part IV of this book had to be written as well. In this world it seems that imperfections,
shortcomings and even bad behavior are always with us. Dr. Revici saw glaring examples of those
flaws before he fled Europe. As you will see, bad behavior is not lim ited to political dictators.
Part IV chronicles the major battles Revici has faced in his attempt to bring forward the best
medicines he could. The Revici story is one of personal triumph and institutional tragedy. Part IV also
tries to answer the questi on of how a cure for cancer could be hidden for so long.
Part V provides you, the reader, with some things you can do personally to help ensure that you can
benefit from Revici‘s many contributions to mankind. This section will provide everything from wa ys to
personally utilize some of Dr. Revici‘s findings, to how to get in contact with The Revici Life -Science
Center for treatment. It also provides a plan of action for you to help make sure that Revici‘s medicines
don‘t disappear into the dust bin of med ical history.
So far, you learned a little bit about Dr. Revici‘s history. The next chapter will give you an idea of what
it is like to be his patient.   45
 1 ‗Mantzi‘  is a Romanian nickname for Emanuel and was favored by his relatives. An amateur artist, Dr.
Revici also signs his works by that name.  46
 2. My Dear, My Dear
Perhaps there is no better way to show the kind of person Dr. Emanuel Revici is than to let Revici, his
friends and his patients tell it by way of an oral history. What follows are stories told to th e author by
some of the people who know him.
―I knew a woman whose husband had left her with two small kids. She was so strapped, I would bring
over food for her and the children. One of the children had asthma really bad, but her mother couldn‘t
afford t o take her to the doctor.
―So I went to Dr. Revici and explained the situation to him. He said to me, ‗Please, please! Never talk
to me about money. Bring me the child. I beg of you, bring me the child!‘
―Well, the child started to get better, but she ne eded a certain kind of atomizer. So, Dr. Revici
bought one for her and gave it to her mother.
―It wasn‘t until a few years later that I found out. Her mother mentioned it to me in passing because
she thought I knew. Of course, Dr. Revici had never told m e.‖
— Ruth Spector, office volunteer
―You could call him at home any day, at any time. We called him three times on Christmas day
including at 6:41 in the morning and 9:14 at night, plus at
6:30 in the evening on Christmas Eve. I kept a tab on all the c alls we made. It totaled


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The dots on Saunders's graphs made it plain that cholera strains are virulent in Guatemala, where
the water is bad, and mild in Chile, where water quality is good. "The Chilean data show howquickly it can become mild in response to different selective pressures," Ewald explained. "Public-health people try to keep a disease from spreading in a population, and they don't realize that wecan also change the organism itself. If you can make an organism very mild, it works like a naturalvaccine against the virulent strains. That's the most preventive of preventive medicine: when youcan change the organism so it doesn't make you sick." Strains of the cholera agent isolated fromTexas and Louisiana produce such small amounts of toxin that almost no one who is infected withthem will come down with cholera.
Joseph Schall, a professor of biology at the University of Vermont, offers a
comment on Ewald's work: "If Paul is right, it may be that the application ofan evolutionary theory to public health could save millions of lives. It's astunning idea. If we're able to manipulate the evolutionary trajectory of ourfriends -- domestic animals and crops -- why not do the same with ourenemies, with cholera, malaria, and HIV? As Thomas Huxley said when heread Darwin, "How stupid of me not to have thought of that before." Ithought when I heard Paul's idea, "Gee, why didn't Ithink of that?"
Ewald put forward his virulence theories in Evolution of Infectious Disease.
Today his book is on the syllabus for just about every college course inDarwinian medicine or its equivalent. "I regard him as a major figure in thefield," says Robert Trivers, a prominent evolutionary biologist who holdsprofessorships in anthropology and biology at Rutgers University. "It is ashame his work isn't better known to the public-health and medical
establishments, who are willfully ignorant of evolutionary logic throughout their training." Whilepraising Ewald's boldness and originality, some of his peers caution that his data need to beindependently corroborated, and others object that his hypotheses are too crude to capture theteeming complexity of microbial evolution. "Evolutionary biologists have had very poor success inexplaining how an organism evolves in response to its environment," says James Bull, anevolutionary geneticist at the University of Texas. "Trying to understand a two-species interactionshould be even more complicated."
Recently, in any case, Ewald has adopted a new cause, far more radical but equally rooted in
evolution. Let's call it Germ Theory, Part II. It offers a new way to think about the causes of some ofhumanity's chronic and most baffling illnesses. Ewald's view, to put it simply, is that the culpritswill often turn out to be pathogens -- that the dictates of evolution virtually demand that this be so.
The Case for Infection
GERM Theory, Part I, the edifice built by men like Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, and RobertKoch, took medicine out of the Dark Ages. It wasn't "bad air" or "bad blood" that causeddiseases like malaria and yellow fever but pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes.
Tuberculosis was famously tracked to an airborne pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, by Robert
Koch, the great German scientist who in 1905 won a Nobel Prize for his work. Koch alsorevolutionized medical epidemiology by laying out his famous four postulates, which have set thestandard for proof of infectivity up to the present day. The postulates dictate that a microbe must be(a) found in an animal (or person) with the disease; (b) isolated and grown in culture; (c) injectedinto a healthy experimental animal, producing the disease in question; and then (d) recovered fromthe experimentally diseased animal and shown to be the same pathogen as the original.
By the early twentieth century the whole landscape had changed. Most of the common killer
diseases, including smallpox, diphtheria, bubonic plague, flu, whooping cough, yellow fever, andTB, were understood to be caused by pathogens. Vaccines were devised against some, and by the1950s antibiotics could easily cure many others. Smallpox was actually wiped off the face of theearth (if you don't count a few strains preserved in laboratories in the United States and Russia).
By the 1960s and 1970s the prevailing mood was one of optimism. Ewald is fond of quoting from a
1972 edition of a classic medical textbook: "The most likely forecast about the future of infectiousdisease is that it will be very dull." At least in the developed world, infectious diseases no longerseemed very threatening. Far scarier were the diseases that the medical world said were notinfectious: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and so on. No one foresaw the devastation of AIDS, or theserial outbreaks of deadly new infections such as Legionnaire's disease, Ebola and Marburg
hemorrhagic fevers, antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis, "flesh-eating" staph infections, hepatitis C, and
Rift Valley fever.
The infectious age is, we now know, far from over. Furthermore, it appears that many diseases we
didn't think were infectious may be caused by infectious agents after all. Ewald observes,"Byguiding researchers down one path, Koch's postulates directed them away from alternate ones.Researchers were guided away from diseases that might have been infectious but had little chanceof fulfilling the postulates." That is, just because we couldn't readily discover their cause, we ratherarbitrarily decided that the so-called chronic diseases of the late twentieth century must behereditary or environmental or "multifactorial." And, Ewald contends, we have frequently beenwrong.
Germ Theory, Part II, as conceived by Ewald and his collaborator, Gregory M. Cochran, flows from
the timeless logic of evolutionary fitness. Coined by Darwin to refer to the fit between an organismand its environment, the term has come to mean the evolutionary success of an organism relative tocompeting organisms. Genetic traits that may be unfavorable to an organism's survival orreproduction do not persist in the gene pool for very long. Natural selection, by its very definition,weeds them out in short order. By this logic, any inherited disease or trait that has a serious impacton fitness must fade over time, because the genes that spell out that disease or trait will be passedon to fewer and fewer individuals in future generations. Therefore, in considering common illnesseswith severe fitness costs, we may presume that they are unlikely to have a genetic cause. If wecannot track them to some hostile environmental element (including lifestyle), Ewald argues, thenwe must look elsewhere for the explanation. "When diseases have been present in humanpopulations for many generations and still have a substantial negative impact on people's fitness,"he says, "they are likely to have infectious causes."
Although its fitness-reducing dimensions are difficult to calculate, the ordinary stomach ulcer is the
best recent example of a common ailment for which an infectious agent -- to the surprise of almosteveryone -- turns out to be responsible.
When I visited him one afternoon, Ewald pulled off his shelves a standard medical textbook from
the 1970s and opened the heavy volume to the entry on peptic ulcers. We squinted together at agray field of small print punctuated by subheads in boldface. Under "Etiology" we scanned severalpages: environmental factors... smoking... diet... ulcers caused by drugs... aspirin ... psychonomic factors
... lesions caused by stress. In the omniscient tone of medical texts, the authors concluded, "It is
plausible to hypothesize a wealth of these factors.... " There was no mention of infection at all.
In 1981 Barry J. Marshall was training in internal medicine at the Royal Perth Hospital, in Western
Australia, when he became interested in incidences of spiral bacteria in the stomach lining. Thebacteria were assumed to be irrelevant to ulcer pathology, but Marshall and J. R. Warren, ahistopathologist who had previously observed the bacteria, reviewed the records of patients whosestomachs were infected with large numbers of these bacteria. They noticed that when one patientwas treated with tetracycline for unrelated reasons, his pain vanished, and an endoscopy revealedthat his ulcer was gone.
An article by Marshall and Warren on their culturing of "unidentified curved bacilli" appeared in
the British medical journal The Lancet in 1984, and was followed by other suggestive studies. For
years, however, the medical establishment remained deaf to their findings, and around the worldulcer patients continued to dine on bland food, swear off stress, and swill Pepto-Bismol. FinallyMarshall personally ingested a batch of the spiral bacteria and came down with painful gastritis,thereby fulfilling all of Koch's postulates.
There is now little doubt that Helicobacter pylori, found in the stomachs of a third of adults in the
United States, causes inflammation of the stomach lining. In 20 percent of infected people it
produces an ulcer. Nearly everyone with a duodenal ulcer is infected. H. pylori infections can be
readily diagnosed with endoscopic biopsy tests, a blood test for antibodies, or a breath test. In 90percent of cases the infections can be cured in less than a month with antibiotics. (Unfortunately,many doctors still haven't gotten the news. A Colorado survey found that 46 percent of patientsseeking medical attention for ulcer symptoms are never tested for H. pylori by their physicians.)
Antibiotics Against Heart Disease


ation
I think that many people-and I am quite guilty of doing this also- tend to use more of a cleaner or ingredient
than they really need, and I think this is especially the case with natural products. Because you feel the need to
make them “strong enough” to do their job, you go ahead and don’t dilute something, add excessive amounts
of ingredients, or use too much at once. The truth is, less is more. It’s shocking how little vinegar cleaner
you actually need to clean something or baking soda to scrub a surface clean. Remember that too much of
anything is a bad thing-even with something natural.
Oils and Butters
Oils and butters, along with beeswax, form the base and body of the salves, balms, and other similar recipes
and remedies. They are also used as carriers for essential oils to reduce the risk of an adverse reaction. Most
commonly they are used to soften, moisturize, and protect our skin. The term “carrier oil” covers a vast range
of both oils and butters, from common place extra virgin olive and grapeseed oil to the more exotic baobab
seed oil and kpangnan butter. For many recipes found here the oils are easily substituted, while for others,
things can get a little more complicated. I don’t list every oil and butter below-there are hundreds! - but this
will cover what you need to know for the recipes in this book.17Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comLiquid Oils
These remain liquid and do not solidify at room temperatures.
Olive Oil:  Pressed from ripe olives, olive oil is a common household staple for cooking and consumption. It is
also a common base for balms, salves, chapstick, and lotions, being soothing and moisturizing to the skin.
Grapeseed Oil:  Created from the residue of grapes that have been juiced, grapeseed oil is an inexpensive
alternative to the pricier oils such as jojoba or olive. It does, however, possess a shorter shelf life than most
other vegetable based oils.
Avocado Oil:  Avocado oil is pressed from the ripe avocado fruit, and possesses a pleasant nutty/spicy odor.
Unrefined it is deep green in color, easily distinguished from the pale yellow refined oil (you want it unrefined!)
It is used as cooking oil, but is also luxurious to use in cosmetic applications as well. It is rich in vitamin E,
highly penetrating, slow to absorb, and deeply nourishing.
Sesame Seed Oil:  Rich in fatty acids, the pale yellow oil obtained from sesame seeds works as an excellent
emollient, moisturizing skin and hair to keep it smooth, soft, and protected by the natural barrier it forms.
Sweet Almond Oil:  Sweet almond oil is an excellent carrier for essential oils, and is light, non-greasy, and skin
nourishing. It comes from the sweet almond, versus the bitter almond, which only yields about half of the fixed
oil that a sweet almond does. It is rich in vitamin E.
Jojoba Oil/Wax:  Cold pressed from the seeds of a wild evergreen shrub, jojoba oil is not truly an oil, but a
liquid wax. It is highly penetrating, with a faintly sweet aroma and a pale golden yellow color. Its molecular
structure is extraordinarily close to that of our natural sebum (the oil we produce to keep our skin supple and
healthy.) Since we lose sebum due to weather, wind, and age, jojoba is incredibly healing. I also find that it
feels less oily than grapeseed or olive oil.  18Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comSoft Oils and Butters
These are solid at room temperature, but have a relatively low melting point and remain fairly soft.
Shea Butter: Shea butter is a pale, soft butter obtained by the cold pressing of the fruit of the Karite tree,
found in West Africa. It has a wonderful nutty and rich aroma, and is rich the fatty acids (90% stearic and oleic
acid), vitamin A, and vitamin E. It is incredible and moistening and maintaining the elasticity of skin, as well
as reducing inflammation. It is also a powerful healer when it comes to sunburns, psoriasis, and eczema.
There are actually two kinds of West African shea butter-be sure to purchase Butyrospermum parkii and not
Viterllaria nilotica, which comes from East Africa is usually refined.
Coconut Oil:  Coconut oil is one of my favorite staples of natural cooking and health/beauty care. It is so
versatile, useful, and it smells divine. If I had to choose one scent to describe what I think heaven would smell
like, it would be coconut oil. Below a temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit, coconut oil is solid. After that,
it becomes a liquid oil. This makes it ideal for certain balms, deodorants, and body butters. It is wonderful
carrier oil for people who suffer from dry, itchy, sensitive skin, and also possesses antifungal properties. Its
awesome healing powers are due to the high percentage of saturated fatty acids, particularly lauric acid, but
also palmitic, oleic, and myristic acid.
Hard Oils and Butters
The only “hard” oil or butter used in this book is cocoa butter.
Cocoa Butter:  A solid fat, cocoa butter is expressed from the fermented, dried, and washed seed of the cocoa
tree. It has a strong chocolate-y, buttery aroma, and I tend to avoid using it in chapstick or lip balm because
of this, as the odor stays quite raw. It is highly praised for being high in vitamin and antioxidants, softens skin,
and has been used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes and mouth. 19Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comSubstituting Oils
When a recipe calls for an oil, the needed ingredients will state what oil I prefer to use personally. If there is no
specific oil that is needed, I will list my chosen oil, and then add “any “liquid” “soft” or “hard” oil” so that you
know the general category of oil to choose from, and what may be an appropriate to substitute. Below is an
example in a recipe for a basic, soft, salve.
Basic Salve
Y ou will need…
-1 tablespoon of beeswax
-10 tablespoons of olive oil, or any liquid oil
In this case, it would be fine to use any other liquid oil of similar consistency to olive oil. If you wanted to use,
say, coconut oil, you would want to play around with the beeswax ratio to make sure you didn’t wind up with a
salve that was too hard.
Quality and Shelf Life
To determine the shelf life of something you’ve made, go by the shelf life of the shortest lived oil, or ingredient,
you used. There are two exceptions to this. The first is if you were to add water, such as in the case of a lotion
or cleaner, which would open the door to nasty little microbes growing. No matter what you add water to; it
creates the risk of mold, bacteria, and fungus growing. Refrigeration and distilled, filtered, or boiled water can
help reduce that risk of invasion. Another factor is if you have used any botanicals or fresh plant matter. A
general rule of thumb I go by if water or fresh matter has been added is 2 weeks, up to 3 if refrigerated. This
may change depending on the recipe.
Below is a list of the shelf life of commonly used oils and butters, as well as several other frequently used
ingredients in these recipes, and some notes when looking for quality products. Keep in mind the shelf life is a
guide-line. Don’t forget to trust your instincts, and use common sense. If something looks a little off, or smells a
little off, toss it. Some recipes include shelf life, while others don’t. This is because they can vary depending on
climate, even from house to house, and storage conditions.20Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comExtra Virgin Olive OilIngredient Expected Shelf Life
A lot of variables go into the quality of
these oils before they hit the shelves,
such as the time of harvesting, what
kind of seed or olive was used, and time
between being processed and actually
shipped out.
The best way to determine the quality
of these oils is to look for kinds that are
cold-pressed, meaning they weren’t
exposed to high temperatures that alter
their properties or other chemicals during
extraction. Unfortunately, while Europe
has set standards, there is no regulation
on the definition of cold-pressed in the
U.S., so the term can mean anything
under 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The
only sure-fire way to know a lower
temperature was maintained is to call the
manufacturer. Don’t hesitate to do so!
Since light and oxygen are the 2 main
things that begin to degrade oil quality,
look for oil sold in dark glass bottles to
protect it from UV rays. Quality
1 year, if stored in a cool
dark place
Grapeseed Oil 6-9 months, if stored in a
cool dark place
Sesane Seed Oil 6-9 months, if stored in a
cool dark place
Coconut Oil Coconut oil is solid up to 76 degrees
Fahrenheit, after which it begins to melt.
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usually gives off two pri
mary processes along the
vessels. Secondary pro·
cesscs are arranged per·
pendicularly to the length
of the capillary and make
contact at cenain points
with endothelial cells. The
pccicytes are be-lieved to be
part of the mechanism of
contraction of the capillar
ies. Their distribution in
intervals along the capillar
ies suggests that segmenta l
capillary contractions arc
possible. Pericytes are also
thought to possess some
phagocytic activiry. Capillary wall ~rieyte Primary precast ':;r.rx, K ~-"",-\.:
Nucleus of endothelia l cell
(c) The capillaries are also
pro\rided with a delicate
network of nerve fibres,
wbkh make contact with
the periphery of the capil
lary walls. c
cyte, a cell known since 1873 (57). Its shape is de
scribed as an ellipsoid, usually with two main pro
cesses (Fig. XII: 22a) (83). These processes follow the
capillary in its longitudinal directions, giving off sec
ondary processes in a crosswise direction around the
vessels (Fig. XU: 22b). The secondary processes make
contact with the endothelial cells at certain points (78).
The processes of pericytes are also described (35) to
appear as intermediate forms of muscle fibres of veins
and arteries.
Pericytes are described as involved in the mecha
nism of contraction of arterioles, venules and capillar
ies (36, 70, 76, 77). They may also have some phagocy
tic functions ( 40). Pericytes have now been found in all
capillaries of mammals (78). They are remarkably few
in the lung and in the capillaries of small animals such
as the shrew, which has exceeding ly thin capillary
walls (78).
The basement membrane is of considerable interest
in this connection. It consists of a collection of materi
al outside the endothelial cells and forms a layer of
lrn:l'ular t.hkkm:ss. It is funhc:r separated from lhe
endothelial cells by the so-called exoendothelial space
(13). The distal extensions of the pericytic processes
cross the basement membrane. A layer of the base
ment membrane of relatively low electron density (which seems to be identical with the exoendothelia l
space) has been described toward both the endotheli
um and toward an adjacent pericyte and its processes
(39, 78). The blood capillaries are further provided
with a ftne reticulum of neurofibrils (Fig. XII: 22c)
located at the outer side of the endothelial tube (2, 35,
52).
The control of blood flow to a tissue region depends
on pre-and post-capillary resistance (1). Precapillar y
sphincters (84) and arteriolar smooth muscle adapt
their activity to the metabolism of the tissue and to
signals from central sympathetic influences (2, 17, 52).
How does this picture of the structure and known
functions of the capillaries fit with a presumed VICC,
permitting selective closed circuit electrogenic trans
ports of material between blood and tissues? At a first
glance it may seem unlikely or even impossible to
assume the existence of simultaneous redox reactions
and closed circuit ionic transports in the presence of
leaking pores of the capillary walls. Reversible redox
sites adjacent to leaky junctions in the capillary wall
slloul\.1 pc:rlnaps at Llu: tnost pcmtit small and rather
inefficient circuits. For further insight into these prob
lems, we will first tum to direct in vivo studies of the
behaviour of small vessels and capillaries, exposed to
electric fields.
Biologically closed electric circuits 137 3. Capillary reactions in electric fields
Direct in vivo microscopy and microphotography were
performed of vessels of the mesentery of eleven dogs.
One platinum electrode was gently placed against the
mesentery, one was placed in the aorta and one in the
inferior vena cava. Four possibilities to vary the elec·
tric field around the mesenteric electrode were then
available. Direct current voltages of 100 mV, I, 2 or S
V were applied between the electrodes. The following
results were obtained on microscopic in vivo inspec
tion of small vessels (about 0.1 mm in diameter).
When the mesenteric electrode was electropositive
or electronegative in relation to the electrode in the
aorta or the vena cava, small arteries contracted imme
diately in various sites around the mesenteric electrode
(Fig. XIV: I a) at each of the potential differences test
ed. Blood flow was then completely interrupted in
many small arteries. Sometimes they suddenly opened
and let the blood flow through. Some small arterial
branches showed no contractions, while some showed
diapedetic leaking of red blood cells (Fig. XIV: 16). In
each of the combinations of polarity and voltages,
small arteries were regionally nearly always empty of
blood cells. Rarely, veins were slightly more narrow
than the adjacent artery. Local contractio ns over rela
tively short distances were also seen in small arteries
but occasionally also in veins (Fig. XII: 23).
The immediate regional effects of electric fields on
calibre of small vessels of the mesentery were then
extended tO the study of arterioles, venules and capil
laries.
A standard dose of 1.2 coulombs at 5 volt potential
difference for 20-30 minutes was applied in the four
combinations of polarity and electrode positions men
tioned above. Platinum electrodes were used. The
mesenteric electrode was a 4x4 mm plate gently posi
tioned against the mesentery without causing tissue in·
jury. The electrodes in the aorta and the vena cava
were introduced through vascular catheters. A small
glass partition was used as a support for the mesentery
(plastic material was unsuitable as it easily produced
spontaneous diapedetic bleedings ). After 1.2 cou
lombs were applied, pieces of the mesenteries were
excised, ftxed in formalin, stained (haematoxylin -eo
sin) and examined microscopically.
The relative appearances of small arteries and veins,
arterioles, venules and capillaries could now be in
spected.. While it is evident that results from instanta
neous and prolonged exposure of vessels to electric
fields may differ, the actual results are nonetheless
informative.
In general, small arteries appeared empty and often
very narrow compared to the accompanying relatively
wide veins, which contained large amounts of granulo
cytes. This tendency was present in all four combioa-
138 Biologically closed electric circuits Fig. XII: 23. Regional contractions were commonly ob
served in smaU arteries (A) exposed to an electric field.
Sometimes a small vein (V) appeared slightly narrower than
the accompanying artery as seen in this figure. Mesentery of
dog, haematoxylin..eosin.
tions of polarity and electrode positions (Fig. XII: 24).
Around the mesenteric anode, granulocytes accumu
lated in veins in increasing number up to the electrode
and even beneath it. Around the mesenteric cathode,
an area ofaboun 10-15 mm in diameter was completely
free of cellular elements in the arteries and veins.
Immediate ly peripheral to the cell-free zone, granulo
cytes were collected in veins in increasing amounts up
to the cell-free zone.
The locations of granulocytes and the relative cali
bres of arterioles, capillaries and venules are illustrated
in Fig. XII: 25. These studies showed a clear tendency
in all four combinations of polarity and electrode posi
tion. The arterioles and arterial portions of capillaries
were all narrow and empty of blood cells in regions of
variable size. The corresponding venules and venous
capillaries were wide and contained occasionally large
amounts of granulocytes. These cells also appeared
often in the in~erst itial tissue.
In three experime nts in dogs, two 4 x4 mm plati
num electrodes were placed 2.5 em from each other
against the mesentery. These experiments showed the
same tendency as the previous experiments with re
gard to the calibre of arterioles, capillaries and venules
and to the local accumulat ion of granulocytes. Even
after application of voltages between the electrodes of
as lillie as 100 mV (10 pA, 30 minutes, 0.018 cou
lombs), granulocytes collected selectively in small
veins, venules and venous capillaries (Fig. XII:


Tnnsport systems l.!iQ
Traumatic bleeding ill
Triggering of"loca.l" reactions ill
"True" healing ~
Tryptophan 125
358 Index Tuberculomas 32
Tuberculous foci 260.
Tumour borrier JQi,!M. m milL
ill
Tumour cells
around the anode UQ., 22.1
surrounding tumour Z1l
Tumour e.lectrod~ 22.1
Tumour, producing stasis 2lS.
Tumour spread 2l
Tumours, semisolid or cavi:ary 2.88
Turgor pressure ll: ~ ~ tz2..t 222.
ill, 22!
Types of electrodes Z8!!:.l!l
Tyrosine ill
u
Uhralow frequencies (ULF> ill
''Uncomplicated corrosion" ill
Undes.irable effects ill
Undulating structures 222
Unexpected reactions from nerves 222
Unforeseen pathways for the current Z2:i
Unidirocrjona l current m.lli
Unidirectional Oow of currfnt over long
tim~ periods ill
Unidirectional gradient of injury potential
ill
Unidirectional mode of current lli
"Unipolar" electrOdes ill
v
Vacuoles in cells W
Valen<"e eleC'trons 15.5.
Vanishing '' 8" zone 2.1
Variations in vascu.larity ill
Vasa V8.$0rum ll2....J.28.
Vascular block, e.g., arteriosclerosis llO.
Vascular-ductal closed clce1ric circuit
(VDCEC ) l2B
Vascular el«trical n:sistance ~ ill
Vascul.u·interstitial closed circuits (VICC)
4,122-150,318-336
Va$Cu1ar intima, charges of 2l
Vascular pockets 176. 171. 200
Vascular pulsations atound carcinomu of
the lung 200
Vascular thrombosis 270. 333
Vascularity, improvement of ~
Vectors of ~netgy eomponctlts Ul
VenocapiJI.a.ries I,!L ~ L.9J.
Venocapillary accumulation of leukocytes
138-141. ~ ~ w
VenouscapiUarics 146.322
Ventilation and perfusion U2
Venules and venous capillaries U.S.
Very low frequencies (VLF) ill
Vesicles
as micro<lus'ICr.S of molc:ules ~ lJ2. at nerve endings ill
in inten:lcctnxiic transfer of energy W
in nerve transmission 112
in the capillary membranes 1M.
Vesicles as microergonars or microerfio n·
an 14<1. 331.332
Vesicular developme nt 14<1.171,!Sa
Vesiculation W
Vessels as electrically conducting "cables"
122-150.319
Viability ofbreaSI cancer cells 260
VICC i.,l22-150. 3.1.8:136
a system for se-lective uansports!!L.
LIB
for development of \'esse:ls 24~256
in carcinogenesis ill
influence on distant reactions ~
.l.I..S:ll6
Visual search pa.nerns 11
Volume
of necrotic tissue 2ll
of tumour 21l
Volume·pressure ~ 1.22
w
Walls of "large" vessels LIB
Washout of arriving iom ~ ill
Water in hypoxic tissue 12
Water molecules, a movable matrix Ul
Water potential WO
Water pre5$ure around the anode 2E2
Water transport 79.271
Wave-lil<.e transformations of energy ill
Wet crystalline haemoglobin ill
Wet di2lhermic electrocoagulation ill
White blood cells, accumulation of in a
closed circuit 7. 187. 262
Winged electrode 288.
Wound healing h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
281,286,325
W ·shaped potential profile W
X
Xeroradiography U
without compres'Sion 2.2!
X·ray attenuation 2..Ul
y
Yellowish zone ~ 26J
Yin and yang of a meridian 122
z
Zeta potential ~ Z6i
Uta potentials of cells l U
Zoneoflowelectrondens:ity ~
Zone of zero charge 1M
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