 routine for a
minimum of two years (less in the case of non-malignant conditions). Inevitably it takes a lot of
determination and discipline to stick to the schedule. Equally inevitably after a while boredom
and monotony take their toll: the patient feels restricted and deprived of most social pleasures,
and at times gets sufficiently fed up to want to quit the therapy. When that happens, it is best not
to contradict the patient’s grumbles but, on the contrary, agree that the process is demanding,
restricting and monotonous—and then point out the good results so far, ask tactless questions
such as, “Would you rather have chemotherapy?” or “All right, you quit—and then what?” and
wait for the answer. Above all, remember: this, too, will pass.
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www.thegersonway.comindividuals have got a taste of natural medicine, they are keen to find out more about it. Networking
with other Gerson patients or choosing a fresh hobby or study that can be fitted in between juices,
enemas and meals also works well.
Interim goal-setting is another good way to break up the monotony: what would the patient
want to achieve in one week, one month and three months? The goals have to be realistic and
modest, and celebrated when they are achieved. The ones that did not work out can be re-phrased
or postponed, but not written off as failures.
Problems on the Path
Food can be a tricky issue for some. Many people take to Gerson food at once and enjoy it.
Others do not. When they express their dislike vigorously, or even refuse to eat certain essential
foods, they are driven by their deep emotional attachment to certain kinds of food, however
unhealthy. Normally these are the foods their mother gave them in childhood, when food equaled
love, even if it was low-grade junk. Now, at a fraught time even though these people accept the
rightness of the Gerson diet, on a deep non-rational level they reject it. The answer is to remind
the patient that the food on offer is—literally—medicine, that the diet is not for ever, and that
accepting it now is an essential investment in the future. I have found it helpful to make a contract
with the patient, who undertook to stick to the diet meticulously for two weeks and explore its
varied flavors. As a rule quick improvement followed and extending the contract was easy.
Firmness is needed when patients wish to bend the dietary rules by committing small lapses
or having occasional “treats.” The only answer is no, for what exactly is small, and how often
does an occasional exception occur? Once the rules are broken, the safe boundaries of the therapy
are damaged; the consequences can be serious. Even so, the rules must be enforced with tact and
affection, otherwise we as carers or therapists end up in the role of the over-strict parent, with
“Thou shalt not” written all over us.
Then there is the problem of flare-ups or healing reactions, which can be extremely unpleasant
yet must be welcomed, since they mean that the body is responding to the treatment. The practical
measures for dealing with flare-ups are fully set out elsewhere in this book (see Chapter 16 ). By
way of psychological support the likely symptoms of flare-ups must be explained in advance, so
that the patient doesn’t panic when they set in. Here, too, our calm, reassuring presence is the
best we can offer, especially when physical symptoms are accompanied by behavioral changes.
The body can’t detoxify without causing psychological detoxification as well. Toxins passing
through the central nervous system cause strange reactions and out-of-character behavior—anger,
irritability, violent mood swings, aggression and unfair accusations. The patient’s usual civilized
behavior is swept aside by drives and emotions that have been repressed probably since childhood.
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www.thegersonway.comprofuse apologies. (A client of mine called such incidents “the Gerson Rage,” and as she could
sense when a flare-up was in the offing, she told the family that whatever she would do or say in
the next few hours or days, she still loved them dearly.)
This, too, has to be prepared for and not taken personally. It is part of the process. In whatever
capacity we work with the patient, we remain calm, caring, and unchanged, waiting for the inner
upheaval to pass.
By the time the patient has been restored in body and mind and it comes to the winding down
of the Gerson therapy, the final task is to ensure that the process runs smoothly. Some patients
who used to ask, “Is there life after Gerson?” are now reluctant to let go of the routine. They need
a slow, patient “weaning.” Besides, there is the maintenance routine (see Chapter 23 ), which
they should stick with for the rest of their lives, to safeguard their restored health (At the time of
writing I’ve been happily doing that for 24 years and have no intention of stopping.)
There are others who have to be discouraged from rushing back into the disastrous eating
habits that had contributed so much to their disease. As a rule any such temptation is short-lived.
Their detoxified, cleared, optimally nourished organisms shrink away from the so-called normal
food they had been dreaming about during the therapy—food heavy with fat, painfully salty and
harsh with synthetic flavors. If their brains don’t object to junk food, their taste buds will.
In my experience, after recovery there is no way back into the pre-disease state. Living with
the holistic Gerson Therapy changes you, not only in your lifestyle and eating habits, but also in
your set of values, priorities and general outlook. You have been reborn without the need to die
first, and you may spontaneously decide to help others on the same path, by way of repaying a
debt to life.
References:
1) Gerson, M. A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. 6th edition. Bonita, Calif. The Gerson
Institute, 1999.
2) Pert, C. Molecules of Emotion. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997.
3) Illich, I.  Medical Nemesis. 1976.
4) LeShan, L. Cancer as a Turning Point.  Plume, 1994.
5) Simonton, C., Matthews-Simonton, S., Creighton, J. Getting Well Again. Bantam, 1992.
6) Greer, S.  Mind-body research in psycho-oncology. Advances  15(4), 1999.
7) Spiegel, D. Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastasized
breast cancer. The Lancet, October 14 1989; 888-891.
8) Siegel, B. Love, Medicine & Miracles.  Harper Perennial, 1998.Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
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www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 25
Overcoming Stress and Tension
In the chapter on the psychological support needed by Gerson patients (see Chapter 24 ) it was
explained how the mind and the body interact every moment of our lives; in other words, how
our moods, emotions and general outlook have a measurable and direct impact on our physical
processes and above all on the immune system, that all-important tool of the healing journey. A
hopeful, trusting, determined state of mind strengthens immune competence; fear, despair, anger
and negativity weaken it. There is also the harmful effect of stress, keeping the entire organism in
a state of high tension. Yet the body, that wonderful organism with its own intelligence, only
functions well when it is relaxed, free from tension and able to follow its inner rules and rhythms.
Obviously, the Gerson program will also work best for the relaxed, unstressed patient. After all,
it is not enough to eat the best possible food and drink the most health-giving juices—they also
have to be digested and absorbed properly, and it is no secret that anxiety and worry can wreak
havoc with the digestion.
Keeping mind and emotions on an even keel, banishing stress and fear must be part of the
Gerson patient’s daily routine. Fortunately there are some simple, enjoyable methods that make
this possible. In this chapter we present a full range. Please try them and see which suit you
best.
Minding the Body
Posture  can have a huge impact on how we feel, just as how we feel is often betrayed by our
posture. When we are happy, we walk on air. When miserable, head goes down,


ASITE ELIMINATIONParasite—a general formula
Parasite—for microorganisms
Lymphatic System
MODULE 8. 5
Pharmaceutical Antibiotics vs. Nature’s Anti-Parasitics

Throughout this book I’ve touched upon parasites (including bacteria,
funguses, and worms) and their role in nature. Now as we consider chemical
medications versus herbs, I think it’s important to understand two things.
First, there are no such “things” as diseases—there are only varying degrees
of acidosis and toxicity. Secondly, you can’t “treat” acidosis and toxicity with
more acidosis and toxicity (e.g., chemical medications). Treatment of
“disease” symptoms by chemical medications is ludicrous, toxic, damaging to
cells, and many times deadlier. In my opinion, among the many chemical
forms of treatment, antibiotics stand out as being some of the worst,
especially in the side effects they create in your body.
One of the main tenets of the allopathic medical philosophy is the “germ
theory”—perpetuated by Louis Pasteur, who believed that because
microorganisms were present in most disease processes, that they must
certainly be the “cause.” He did not consider the idea that they were only
secondary to the cause.
The naturopathic view has always considered parasites to be secondary to
the real causes of disease—toxicity and acidosis. (We have covered most of
this in
Chapter 5
 when we considered parasites and the causes of disease.)
Especially in the last four generations, humans have weakened their
organs and glands considerably. We have weakened our cellular structures
and functions through our lifestyle and diet, and passed these weaknesses
along to our children. With each generation, cells are becoming weaker while
the body’s inflammatory responses to toxicity are greater than ever before,
and the lymphatic highway (lymph system) has become highly obstructed.
This has greatly affected the immune response. Our ability to digest and
absorb our foods has dramatically decreased. Add all the above factors
together and you can begin to see why your cells succumb to parasites.Remember, parasites are God’s way of keeping your body clean. They
consume by-products
of metabolism and digestion, as well as other toxins.
They also eliminate your weak or dying cells. Because this can be life-
threatening in many toxic, weakened and congested people, modern medical
science has sought to fight back. Thus, the world of antibiotics was born.
The Bad News
At least 2 1/2 million people enter the hospital each year from adverse
reactions to chemical medications. At least 180,000 people die each year
from chemical medications. (Some have estimated this to be over
500,000).
—Washington Post
Around 100,000 people die each year from iatrogenic diseases (caused
by allopathic physicians).
100,000 people die each year from hospital errors. You have a 1 in 200
chance of dying in a hospital from hospital errors. —
Discovery News

Humans themselves have created a great many strains of
microorganisms, especially bacteria. These include M.R.S.A. (methicillin-
resistant staphylococcus aureus), Sinorhizobium meliloti bacterium and the
Rhizobia (RMBPC) bacterium, just to name a few. From these and many
others we see conditions like “hoof and mouth” disease, M.R.S.A. infections,
and “Mad Cow Disease.” Many of these conditions lead to death.
Viruses are a whole different subject. Many deadly and debilitating
viruses have been created due to contamination; in the search for weapons of
biological warfare; and even as forms of simple population control. For a
frightening look into the subject of viruses and their use by the scientific
community, refer to
Emerging Viruses
 by Leonard G. Horowitz.
Now let’s look at antibiotics, both the pharmaceutically-manufactured
and the natural.
PHARMACEUTICAL ANTIBIOTICS

Pharmaceutical antibiotics are also known as sulfa drugs. Most contain
primarily a sulfur derivative with additional highly toxic chemical
compounds. This type of sulfur is inorganic and has a cumulative effect
within your body. If you consume too many sulfa drugs, you will eventuallybecome allergic and/or immune to them.
Sulfur is an inhibitor with affinity to intestinal and lymphatic tissues. This
creates hypoactivity in these areas. Typically, when a person comes down
with a simple cold and/or flu-like symptom because he/she has congested
him/ herself by consuming sugars, diary products, or other congesting foods,
the following process takes place:
A stimulus—like an overload of bacteria, fungi, cold winds or weather,
or excessive weakness—trips the body into a healing or cleansing
process. But the allopathic medical community sees this as a disease it
must treat.
Because this congestion or mucus is loaded with microorganisms, it is
now labelled an “infection.”
Antibiotics are given for suppressing, and thus eliminating these types of
symptoms.
These sulfa drugs, however, inhibit the lymph system.
The body’s natural efforts to eliminate this congestion are stopped.
Congestion and toxicity must be eliminated not just suppressed.
Otherwise, your body is forced to store this congestion. These toxins, plus
any added sulfur and other chemicals that you may have consumed to treat
your condition, are stored within your tissues (intestinal, lymph, lymph
nodes, etc.). You can’t just kill the microorganisms that feed and live in this
toxic
congestion. You must remove the toxic congestion too.
Over time, suppressing the body’s natural cleansing processes creates a
steady decline in cellular health and/or causes tumors to be formed. It also
goes without saying that this creates a continuous inflammatory response by
your immune system. The end result of this scenario in today’s world is
cancer, in one form or another.
Let’s take a look at CIPRO, one popular antibiotic that is frequently
being used. It was highly recommended for anthrax until people caught on to
the devastating side effects to all the systems of the body. These include:
GI
 — Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, oral candidiasis, dysphagia, intestinal
perforation, dyspepsia, heartburn, anorexia, pseudo-membranous colitis,
flatulence, abdominal discomfort, GI bleeding, oral mucosal pain, dry mouth,
bad taste.
CNS
 — Headache, restlessness, insomnia, nightmares, hallucinations, tremor,
lightheadedness, confusion, seizures, ataxia, mania, weakness, drowsiness,dizziness, psychotic reactions, malaise, depression, depersonalization,
paresthesia.
GU
 — Nephritis, crystalluria, hematuria, cylindruria, renal failure, urinary
retention, polyuria, vaginitis, urethral bleeding, acidosis, renal calculi,
interstitial nephritis, vaginal candidiasis, glucosuria, pyuria, albuminuria,
proteinuria. SKIN — Rashes, urticaria, photosensitivity, flushing pruritus,
erythema nodosum, cutaneous candidiasis, hyperpigmentation, edema (of
lips, neck, face, conjunctivae, hands), angioedema, toxic epidermal
necrolysis, exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
OPHTHALMIC
 — Blurred or disturbed vision, double vision, eye pain.
CV
 — Hypertension, syncope, angina pectoris, palpitations, atrial flutter,
myocardial infarction (heart attacks), cerebral thrombosis, ventricular ectopy,
cardiopulmonary arrest, postural hypotension.
RESPIRATORY
 — Dyspnea, bronchospasm, pulmonary embolism, edema
of larynx or lungs, hemoptysis, hiccoughs, epistaxis.
HEMATOLOGIC
 — Eosinophilia, pancytopenia, leukopenia, neutropenia,
anemia, leukocytosis, agranulocytosis, bleeding diathesis.
MISCELLANEOUS
 — Super-infections; fever; chills; tinnitus; joint pain or
stiffness; back, neck or chest pain; flare-up of gout; flushing;
hyperpigmentation; worsening of myasthenia gravis; hepatic necrosis;
cholestatic jaundice; hearing loss. After ophthalmic use: Irritation, burning,
itching, angioneurotic edema, urticaria, maculopapular and vesicular
dermatitis, crusting of lid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, bad taste in
mouth, corneal staining, keratitis keratopathy, allergic reactions, photophobia,
decreased vision, tearing, lid edema. Also, a white, crystalline precipitate in
the superficial part of corneal defect (onset within 1-7 days after initiating
therapy; lasts about 2 weeks and does not affect continued use of the
medication). Contraindications include: never use in children and lactating
mothers.
This information is taken from the
RN’s NDR-93 (Nurse’s Drug
Reference)
 by George R. Spratto and Adrienne L. Woods.

As you can see, the side effects of CIPRO are shocking, and the FDA
allows this! It makes you question


 known as sickness, people look foran easy “quick fix” to get rid of their troubles. They
usually ignore the miraculous one Mother Nature has
given us which has no dangerous side effects: FASTING!
Don’t injure your system by over-feeding it.
Over-eating will kill you long before your time.27
Fasting clears away the thousand little things which quickly
accumulate and clutter the body, mind and heart. It cuts through
corrosion and renews our contract with God and Mother Earth.
When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, strength cannot beexerted, wealth is useless and reason is powerless. – Herophiles,
 300 B.C.
Fasting Saves You 15% Yearly Off Your Food Bill
Do you want to live a longer, happier, healthier life and save hundreds of
dollars annually? Then following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with waterfasting one day a week not only provides life extension values, but anextra big savings of 15% off your annual food bill. – Patricia BraggFasting – A Natural Instinct and Great Purifier
Sickness is Mother Nature’s way of showing you that
you are filled with toxic wastes and internal poison. Dead
people don’t have colds. It is only when you are aliveand have Vital Force that you have physical problems.
By fasting, you are working with Mother Nature to help
expel the wastes and poisons you have accumulated inyour body. Every animal in the wilderness knows fasting,
for it’s the only method animals use to help overcome
any physical trouble that befalls them. This is pureanimal instinct. We humans have lived so long in this
soft civilization that we have lost this natural instinct
to fast when health problems occur in our bodies.
In your life you may have experienced physical
suffering, when you felt no desire for food – it might
even have repulsed you. Then, kind but ignorantrelatives or friends may have told you to “eat to keep up
your strength.” The very last thing you needed was food,
because your body was signaling you to stop eating.Mother Nature wanted you to fast so she could use your
Vital Force to cleanse and then heal your body.
The soft voice of Mother Nature is often hard to hear
and understand. By fasting, your extra-sensory instinct
becomes very keen. The fast sharpens your mind and
tunes you in with the gentle inner voice of MotherNature and God. Fasting has made my inner body, mind
and soul alert! My body and mind work better after each
fast. I know yours will, too! Fasting is for sure a miracle!
Do you want to live a longer, happier, healthier life and save hundreds of
dollars annually? Then following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with waterfasting one day a week not only provides life extension values, but anextra big savings of 15%+ off your annual food bill. – Patricia Bragg28
When thou fastest appear not unto men to fast, but unto
thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret,
shall award thee openly. –  Matthew 6:17-18Jesus lived by His own rules. He fasted. –  Matthew 6:16To work the head, temperance must be carried into the diet. – BeecherJack LaLanne, Patricia Bragg, Elaine LaLanne & Paul C. Bragg
Jack says, “Bragg saved my life at age 15 when I attended the Bragg Health
Crusade in Oakland, California. ” From that day, Jack has continued to live
The Bragg H ealthy Lifestyle and inspires millions to health and fitness.
See Web: www.jacklalanne.comJesus, His Disciples and All History’s
Great Spiritual Teachers Fasted
When the great city of Alexandria, Egypt was the
educational center of the world, people had to fast for
40 days before they could enter and study with the
master of that time. Jesus fasted for 40 days, and his
disciples also took long fasts. All of history’s great
spiritual teachers have had great confidence in the powerof fasting – not only to improve the physical body, but
to promote a keener spiritual understanding of the divine
power that is above us and within us. Your mental powerincreases! Prove it to yourself. See how much sharper
and more alert your mind becomes after a fast. Notice
how quickly you acquire facts... how much more yourmind absorbs and remembers what you read.29
By relieving the body of the work of digesting foods, fasting allows the system to
rid itself of toxins while facilitating hea ling.  Fasting regula rly gives your organs
a rest and helps reverse ageing process for a longer and healthier life.
“Bragg Books were my conversion to the healthy way.”
– James F. Balch, M.D., Prescription for Nutritional HealingChapter 3
The Enemy Within Our Bodies
Victor Hugo eloquently called the poison in our body
“the serpent which is in man.” While this remark is poetic,it contains even more truth than poetry. I have come to
regard autointoxication (self-poisoning) as the worst
enemy in the fight for Agelessness and Longevity. It ismind-poisoning as well as body-poisoning because, even
after the energy of the body is regained, one has a lingering
sense of the futility of all endeavors. Some are inclined tosay, “The best of life is behind me. What lies before is
brief and burdensome. So many of my friends and
relations have gone.” Others say, “My turn’s coming. I’vegot a date with the undertaker and it’s not so far off.”
These depressing thoughts can generate sad moods
and are detrimental to Agelessness and Longevity!Remember, you can make the second half of life the best.
Autointoxication itself is your health’s greatest
enemy. It’s so common and yet so rarely recognized.Those morbid moods – the worry, tensions, stresses,
frustrations, nervousness and needless anxiety – are
foreign to a healthy state. You should always beoptimistic, happy, carefree, self-confident and at peace.
Why is it that sometimes when fortune smiles her
brightest, you remain unhappy, mirthless, depressed, andungrateful? Then again when things look their bleakest,
you are amazed at your buoyancy. The purity or impurity
of your bloodstream might explain that!
I love life and want to live
120 years and more, in
prime physical condition! Each day of life is a beautiful,
priceless miracle! I want to keep it, value it, treasure itand enjoy every waking hour! I also want this for you.30
The nervous system falters and suffers when we don’t take care of our body.
Develop healthy self-esteem to generate positive lifestyle habits that
will promote more serenity, peace and love in your life. – Patricia BraggRid Yourself of Depression
The worst aspect of autointoxication is that it has
been building up for years. It takes water fasting, whole
natural foods and living a healthy lifestyle to defeat it.
When these poisons are surging through your body, youoften are pessimistic with depressed feelings. The
mockery of life comes home to you. You begin to wonder,
“Is it all worthwhile?” Then one morning you awakento find your cheery self again. Though a bit shaken up,
you have hopefully beaten off the foe. Newspapers,
magazines, TV and radio all sell products that makepromises to relieve you of that “half alive” feeling. Which
one do you take? There are no shortcuts to feeling your
best physically and mentally and looking your best.
You are punished by your bad habits of living!
You are greatly rewarded by your good habits of living!
Ageless Mother Nature will not let you get away with
abusing your body. You must pay a high price every timeyou insult your body with dead and devitalized foods.Of course, you could take drugs to deaden or stimulate
your body, but you are living in a fool’s paradise if you
think you can eat any old thing and then swallow somekind of magic pill and get away with it. You pay a dear
price every time you make a garbage can of your
stomach! Your heart and arteries suffer. Your spells ofautointoxication (self-poisoning) are shortening your
life. Each attack leaves its mark and, for this reason, it’s
something to dread. Please don’t poison your bloodstream.Learn to defend and protect yourself against all possible
autointoxication by living The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle.
Once a week make it a habit to take a complete water
fast, lasting from
24 to 36 hours. On the days you do
eat, consume only natural, organic and unpoisoned
foods. Let your mind rule your body. Flesh is dumb! Youcan feed your stomach anything. Now you are going to
use common sense and eat with new health intelligence.31
When it comes to health, nine men in ten are suicides. –  Ben FranklinUnhealthy Lifestyle & Overeating are Killers
Keep this firmly in mind: autointoxication is the
greatest enemy of vibrant health. It’s the root cause of
all major physical troubles, because illness starts in a
poisoned bloodstream. It’s the basis of most troubleswhich affect the heart, arteries, liver, kidneys and joints.
When your bloodstream, your river of life, becomes poisoned,
this has more to do with premature ageing than all othercauses combined. Keeping


oxication,pulmonary
tuberculosis,apoliomyelitis-like neurotropicvirusinfection,andlastbut
notleastaformofviralleukemiathatisindistinguishable fromitshuman
counterpart.Noneofthevitamin-C-synthesizing laboratoryanimals(rab-
bits,mice,rats,hamsters,etc.)answerpositivelytothiscall."
Ihavecheckedtheamountsofvariousvitaminspresentin110raw,
naturalplantfoods,asgiveninthetablesinthemetabolismhandbook
publishedbytheFederationofAmericanSocietiesforExperimental Biol-
ogy(AltmanandDittmer,1968).Whentheamountsofvitaminscorre-
spondingtooneday'sfoodforanadult(theamountthatprovides2500
kilocalories[kcal]ofenergy)arecalculated, itisfoundthatformostvita-
minsthisamountisaboutthreetimesthedailyallowancerecommendedby
theFoodandNutritionBoard.Forascorbicacid,however,theaverage
amountinthedailyrationofthe110plantfoodstuffs is2.3grams(g),
aboutfortytimestheamountrecommended asthedailyallowancefora
personwithacaloricrequirementof2500kcalperday(seetableonfac-
ingpage).
Itisalmostcertainthatsomeevolutionarily effectivemutationshave
occurredinhumansandtheirimmediatepredecessorsratherrecently
(withinthelastfewmillionyears)suchastopermitlifetocontinueonan
intakeofascorbicacidlessthanthatprovidedbyrawplantfoodscontaining
ahighcontentofascorbicacid.Thesemutationsmightinvolveanincreased
abilityofthekidneytubulestopumpascorbicacidbackintothebloodfrom
theglomerularfiltrate(diluteurine,beingconcentratedonpassagethrough
thetubules)andanincreasedabilityofcertaincellstoextractascorbicacid
fromthebloodplasma.Theadrenalglandshavebeenfoundtoberichly
suppliedwithascorbicacid,extracting itfromthebloodandemploying it
inthesynthesisofadrenalin,theall-importantmobilizerofthebodyin
responsetostress;thesupplyofascorbicacidintheadrenalsmaybeavail-
abletotherestofthebodybyreturntothebloodstreamwhenthesupply
VITAMINSANDEVOLUTION 61
Water-solublecontent(mg)of110rawnaturalplantfoods(referredtoamountgiving2500
kcaloffoodenergy).
Nicotinic Ascorbic
Thiamine Riboflavin acid acid
Nutsandgrains(11) 3.2 1.5 27
Fruit,low-C(21) 1.9 2.0 19600
Beansandpeas(15) 7.5 4.7 341000
Berries,low-C(8) 1.7 2.0 151200
Vegetables,low-C(25) 5.0 5.9 391200
Averagefor110foods 5.0 5.4 412300
Intermediate-C foods(16) 7.8 9.8 773400
Collards 10.8 17 925000
Chives 7.1 11.6 455000
Cabbage 6.2 5.0 325100
Brusselssprouts 5.6 8.9 505700
Cauliflower 10.0 9.3 657200
Mustardgreens 8.9 18 657800
Kale... 8200
Broccolispears 7.8 18 708800
Blackcurrants 2.3 2.3 149300
Parsley 6.8 15 689800
Hotredchilipeppers 3.8 7.711214200
Sweetgreenpeppers 9.1 9.1 5714600
Hotgreenchilipeppers 6.1 4.111515900
Sweetredpeppers 6.5 6.54016500
Nutsandgrains:almonds,filberts,macadamianuts,peanuts,barley,brownrice,wholegrainrice,
sesameseeds,sunflowerseeds,wildrice,wheat.
Fruit(lowinvitaminC,lessthan2500mg):apples,apricots,avocados,bananas,cherries(sour
red,sweet),coconut,dates,figs,grapefruit,grapes,kumquats,mangoes,nectarines,peaches,pears,
pineapple,plums,crabapples,honeydewmelon,watermelon.
Beansandpeas:broadpeas(immatureseeds,matureseeds),cowpeas(immatureseeds,mature
seeds),limabeans(immatureseeds,matureseeds),mungbeans(seeds,sprouts),peas(ediblepod,
greenmatureseeds),snapbeans(green,yellow),soybeans(immatureseeds,matureseeds,sprouts).
Berries(low-C,lessthan2500mg):blackberries,blueberries,cranberries,loganberries,raspberries,
currants,gooseberries,tangerines.
Vegetables(low-C,lessthan2500mg):bambooshoots,beets,carrots,celeriacroot,celery,corn,
cucumber,dandeliongreens,eggplant,garliccloves,horseradish,lettuce,okra,onions(young,mature),
parsnips,potatoes,pumpkins,rhubarb,rutabagas,squash(summer,winter),sweetpotatoes,green
tomatoes,yams.
Intermediate-C foods(2500-4900mg):artichokes,asparagus,beetgreens,cantaloupe,chicory
greens,Chinesecabbage,fennel,lemons,limes,oranges,radishes,spinach,zucchini,strawberries,swiss
chard,ripetomatoes.
fromnutritionrunslow.Ongeneralprincipleswecanconclude,however,
thatthesemechanismsrequireenergyandareaburdentotheorganism.
Theoptimumrateofintakeofascorbicacidmightstillbewithintherange
givenabove,2.3gperdayormore,ormightbesomewhatless;and,of
course,thereisalwaysthefactorofbiochemicalindividuality,discussedin
Chapter10.
62 CHAPTER8
Itisnotunreasonable tothinkthatoverthelastmillionsofyearsthe
humanbodyhasadjustedsomewhattothefoodthatwasavailableandwas
eaten,sothattheamountsofvariousnutrientsinthefoodmightbean
indicationoftheoptimumintakesofthesenutrients.Duringthepastfew
yearspaleontologists, anthropologists,andotherscientistshaveobtaineda
greatamountofinformationaboutthefoodseatenbyprimitivehuman
beingsduringtheperiodfromfortythousandyearsagotothedevelopment
ofagriculturetenthousandyearsago.Studieshavealsobeenmadeofthe
fewhunter-gatherer societiesthathavesurviveduntilrecentlyoruntilthe
presenttime.Areviewofthesubjectofpaleolithicnutritionwaspublished
in1985byDr.S.BoydEatonandDr.MelvinKonneroftheSchoolof
MedicineandtheDepartmentofAnthropology ofEmoryUniversity,At-
lanta,Georgia.Thisarticlehasprovidedmuchofthebasisforthefollow-
ingparagraphs.
Fivemillionyearsagofruitsandothervegetablefoodswerethemain
dietaryconstituentsoftheprimates.Itwasaboutthenthatthelinesleading
topresent-dayhumansandapesdiverged.Theancestorsofhumanbeings
beganeatingincreasingamountsofmeat.Modernman(Homosapiens)
developedaboutforty-fivethousandyearsago.Hisdietwasabout50per-
centvegetablematerialand50percentmeat,includingfish,shellfish,small
animals,andlargeanimals.
Asagriculturedeveloped,abouttenthousandyearsago,whichgreatly
increasedtheuseofgrainsasfood,theamountofvegetablesinthediet
becameasgreatas90percent,withadrasticdeclineintheamountofmeat.
Europeanhumansthirtythousandyearsago,withahighintakeofmeat,
wereabout6inchestallerthantheirdescendantsafterthedevelopmentof
agriculture.EatonandKonnerstatethat"Thesamepatternwasrepeated
laterintheNewWorld:thePaleo-indianswerebig-gamehunters10,000
yearsago,buttheirdescendants,intheperiodjustbeforeEuropeancon-
tact,practicedintensivefoodproduction,atelittlemeat,wereconsiderably
shorter,andhadskeletalmanifestations ofsuboptimalnutrition,which
apparentlyreflectboththedirecteffectsofprotein-calorie deficiencyand
thesynergisticinteractionbetweenmalnutritionandinfection.Sincethe
IndustrialRevolution,theanimal-protein contentofWesterndietshasbe-
comemorenearlyadequate,asindicatedbyincreased


ever and ever. And that would not feel very good to us.
Ultimately, the fundamenta l impulse and the fundamental
instinct of life itself is to renew itself in new forms. And this would
overtake the desire to remain in our old form.  And we would choose
euthanasia to resolve the dilemma.

DR. COOPER:  I find this discussion so fascinating, because I agree
with you that all human beings do have that fundamenta l instinct tochange, to evolve, and to grow into grander and grander versions
and expressions of the Self. And I agree we would not be satisfied
for 150 years to repeat the same story, to repeat the same
expressions, and we would intuitively—and at the soul level—seek
that expansion.
Yet it’s ironic, because at the same time—and I don’t know if
this is a matter of a feeling of control  or what it is—it seems that
when the outcome appears to be “out of our control,” such as our
death, we suddenly have the desire to cling desperately to what we
have. And it seems to me that this is what leads to the desire to be
frozen and to come back.
So perhaps it is more of an issue of feeling “in control.” And
when we can understand that our soul is willingly choosing
everything, including the time and the place of our death, perhaps
we can move forward into the next expression of ourselve s with less
resistance, and more joy.

NEALE: I think that ultimately The Greatest Awaken ing is the
moment when  we realize that being “out of control” is the ultimate
expression of being “in control.”

DR. COOPER: And why do you say that? (Pause) I’m very, very
curious...

NEALE: What I mean is that I feel more in control of my own life
when I’m out of control of what’ s going on in my exterior world than
in the moments where I thought that I really had a certain level of
control. Becau se when I’m “out of control,” the level of personalcontrol that I have is magnified, in the sense that I am controlling my
individual expe rience so broadly that I can literally be “out of control”
of day-to-day circumstances and events, and not have that condition
of being “out of control” control me.
When I do not allow being “out of control” to control me, I am
then in ultimate control. I get to decide what the exter ior events of life
mean. I become the God of my own Universe.

DR. COOPER: That makes total sense. The moment we maintain
personal contr ol, regardless  of what “out of control” events are
occurring around us, is the moment that nothing can then “throw us
off our game.” We no longer allow fear to hold us back in the creative
expression of our soul’ s agenda.
So perhaps the greatest demonstration of control is to take a
situation that appears “out of our control” and to no longer let it
negatively af fect our internal world.
Is that what you’re saying?

NEALE: Precisely. Not only do we not let it negatively affect our
internal world, we actually cause it to be a magnificent aspect of that
internal world. We say to the part of ourselves that sees the outer
world out of control: “Watch this. Watch me control my experience of
the out-of-control-ness.”
If that isn’t Divinity, I don’t know what is. We are acknowledging
that we have created, collaboratively, the apparent  out-of-control-
ness, producing the perfect Contextual Field within which to
announce and declare, express and experience, become and fulfillthe next grandest version of the greatest vision ever we held about
Who W e Are.

DR. COOPER:  Gosh, you almost make me want to call forth “out-of-
control-ness” in order to experience what you’re talking about right
now. It sounds almost like fun, like a challenge.

NEALE: Well, in fact, most of us do that. We’re just doing it
unconsciously. Why do you suppose we’ve created a world that
seems to be out of control?
It’s not that we don’t have the ability to control it. With the
miracles that humanity has been able to create in technology, in
medicine, in science, even in certain political areas and so forth, and
social areas as well, we have the ability right now to bring certain
areas of our collective experience on Earth under control
immediately. It’s not an accident that we’re not doing that.
It’s not consciously happening, but at some unconscious level
we may very well be using this device specifically as an evolutionary
tool with which to control our expression and experience—an
evolutionary driver, as futurist and visionary Barbara Marx Hubbard
would view it, calling forth, out of necessity, our ability to know
ourselves as Divine within a space that is, presumably, at the human
level, very “unDivine.”
It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention. Yet in order
for us to invent, it is necessar y for us to create necessity. And if what
we want to do is re-invent ourselves —or, if you please, recreate
ourselves anew in the next grandest version of the greatest vision
ever we held about Who We Are—we would have to collectivelyproduce circumstances allowing us... indeed, requiring  us... to do
so.
And so, it’s not a surprise to me that humanity has allow ed its
exterior experie nce in the world at large to appear to be totally out of
control. Yet we are now doing this in such a way that, if we are not
careful, we could lose control of our “out-of-control-ness.” This is not
unlike losing control of a controlled fire.
Now that doesn’t mean it has to continue this way forever. I
believe we’re going to go to the next level soon. In the next 50 to 100
years we’re going to go to the level where we allow chaos to
continue to be part of our outward experience, but not at such a level
that it eliminates the possib ility of our outward experience itself
continuing.
The fact that we are now allowing our deliberately, if
unconsciously, created chaos to actually threaten our own ability to
survive in the physical is a simple reflection of our immaturity as a
species. We don’t know how to use the tool. So, in a sense, we’re
like children playing with matches. And the fire we have started is
threatening to get away from us.
But deeply wise and very mature species of sentient beings
have learned how to contain the chaos without retaining the danger
of self-a nnihilation as a result of it—and that’s the direction in which
we are headed now. Such highly evolved beings have learned the art
of Creative Chaos. Not unlike a juggler, who throws plates in the air
deliberately, but never drops one.

DR. COOPER: So, another question... something that I believe
everyone reading this will want to hear your thoughts on, Neale. Itmay just be the most pressing question facing humanity at this time
in our species’ evolution. How hopeful are you that humanity will turn
things around before our planet becomes unsustainable to live on?

NEALE: If we don’t make some very important and significant and
dramatic alterations and changes, it will be without question
impossible for this species to continue in the ways it has been living.
We’re dropping plates all over the place. And it may be almost
impossible for us to continu e living at all in this environment. Too
much broken glass.
So if necessity is the mother of invention, life as we now know
it, in our prese nt environment, will probably be dramatically changed
and altered for the better in the next 40 to 50 years. Indeed, it will
have  to be, if human ity is to continue in its present expression on the
Earth.
I mean, we don’t even have enough water!  They’re already
trying to figure out how to live in California without water. They’re
crying for help.
We use purified, clean wate r out of our taps, that has been
filtered by the city, or some other system, and we wash cars with it.
We take the hose and we wash down our driveway with drinking
water. And we are beginning to realize that we don’t have enough
drinking water to do that.
Right now in California they recently passed a new regulation
that you may not use purified water to wash down your driveway, to
water your lawn, or to clean your car. You may not use purified
drinking water. Go down to the ocean and get some salt water that
you can’t drink. Fair enough. But don’t let us catch you using thewater that people are trying to preserve to drink, because we can no
longer af ford to do that.
That’ s just one of one hund red and fifty areas of life that will
really be dram atically change d in the next half century. I hold out the
hope that significant change s in all of our self-defeating  behaviors
are possible. I observe that maturity and growth in a species are
exponential processes. That is, they don’t proceed along a 1-2-3-4-5
path, they


, 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 the body knows it has reserves for its use in time of n eed. You should be at all times comfortable in your
body.

Is eating sea salt all right?
Extracted sodium chloride, in any  form is an irritant and is toxic to the body. It deadens the taste buds’ a bility to sense sweet,
sour, or bitter (which is why salt users often say that food has no taste w ithout salt), retards digestion and excretion, and upsets our
critical natural water balance.
W e must take care to distinguish here between extracted sodium chl oride “salt” (which is deadly), and the sodium and other
mineral salts that occur naturally and abundantly in whole plant foods  (which are vitally important nutrients needed by every cell of
our bodies). Eating a variety of vegetables, especially celery and tomat oes, provides all the organic salts and other minerals our
bodies need in just the right amounts and combinations we require.
Our cells rely on a delicately regulated ratio of sodium and potassium, wi th sodium residing outside the cells (extracellular) and
potassium inside (intracellular). If the potassium/sodium ratio is a t all out of balance, cellular dehydration or super saturation result.
Either of these conditions seriously compromises cellular function.
If we lose too much sodium through exercise or any other effort that resu lts in perspiration, potassium is “pulled” out of the cell
to maintain the proper ratio. Attempting to compensate by consuming salt  simply stresses the body even more, like trying to make
up for lack of sleep by drinking coffee. The potassium within the cel l must be replaced in order for the cell to “hold” sodium
extracellularly again.
The salt in seawater causes dehydration regardless of how it is consu med. Ocean water is caustic and irritating, tastes vile, and
causes people to vomit. In quantity, drinking seawater causes death with in days, even though it is diluted by a lot of water.
When we extract salt and ingest it with our meals, we head in the sam e direction, only at a different speed. Removing the salt
from seawater gives us sea salt, the very substance that causes  death by dehydration. Consuming sodium chloride of any kind—
including sea salts and other highly marketed, pricey specialty s alts—is a self-destructive practice. Specialty salt produce rs expend
great effort to convince you that you “need” the extracted minerals i n their products to offset a grave nutritional imbalance common
in modern society. (Such deficiency may indeed exist, but in any case it  can be healthfully remedied only by eating an abundance of
low-fat raw plant foods. To do otherwise only creates more nutritional imbal ances.)
True, we need minerals … but we need to ingest them in the quantities and the form in which they occur in whole plant
foods. Eating a highly mineralized form of poison makes no logical sense whats oever.
Salt eaters who cease the practice can often take years to expel all of  the retained salt from their bodies. But take heart, as the
bulk of salt (and cravings) diminish significantly within just a f ew short weeks of total abstinence. I cannot overemphasize the
importance of making the commitment to wean yourself from this ubiquitou s poison.

Can I use vinegar in my salad dressing?
All forms of vinegar, including apple cider and balsamic, are highly toxi c to the human body. Vinegar is made by diluting one
part acetic acid (a common poison found in any chemistry laboratory … in  a bottle with a skull and crossbones) with 19 parts
water.
Vinegar excessively stimulates the thyroid gland, leading to hyper thyroidism and eventually hypothyroidism and concomitant
health issues such as endocrine disorders, calcium metabolic disorders, metabolic rate disorders, fat metabolism problems, body-
weight issues, lethargy, headaches, and the classic bulging of the e yes. This stimulation also accelerates the aging process. The body pulls phosphorus from the adrenal glands to negate the effects of ac etic acid in the system. Depleted phosphorus
results in impaired function of the adrenal glands and thus, again, the  entire endocrine system. The outcome of all this can include
body odor, pains in the heart, rapid pulse, increased mucus production, chronic fat igue, and headaches. Repetitive use of vinegar
will also result in hardening of the liver. Vinegar should not be cons idered “food.”

Is it okay to eat frozen produce?
Some damage to living foods occurs when they are frozen. Freezing can ex pand and burst cell walls, and the resulting
oxidation diminishes the nutritional value of the food. However, nuts and s eeds, which are designed to survive through cold winters,
are less damaged by being frozen. Generally, the lower the water and the  higher the fat content of a whole, fresh food, the better it
will take to freezing.
As for fruits and vegetables, the practice of freezing should be minimi zed but not necessarily eliminated, as it is one of the
least-damaging ways to preserve foods (especially when a chest free zer is used instead of the frost-free variety). One advantage of
freezing food relative to other forms of preservation is that freezing  introduces no known toxins.
You should be aware that eating frozen and ice-cold foods damages the essen tial bacterial colonies that live in your gut and
may be harmful to the bacteria that produce vitamin B 12. Once again, we see that eating foods as we find them in nature proves to
be the most healthful … it is true every time.

Are dehydrated foods OK to eat?
Dehydrated foods are not whole foods; they have had their water removed. Unfor tunately, we have not been taught to
recognize the vital value of water as it comes packaged in fresh plant foods.  Fruits and vegetables are nature’s most pristine water
filters, and the water we cook and dehydrate out of them can never be adequate ly replaced. Drinking water, no matter how purified,
alkalized, or “structured,” just doesn’t compare.
Dehydrated foods can never be as nutritious as the whole, fresh foods they s tarted as. Nutrient damage has been shown to
occur, even if the water is replaced. The use of dehydrates is a personal de cision, but dried foods should always be considered at
best a compromise, second in quality to whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic fruits  and vegetables.
Current research indicates that vitamin B 12  changes to an analog and unusable form where it is found in dehydrated foods.
This appears to be true, by the way, for spirulina, chlorella, algaes, and othe r pills and powders made from ocean plants.

What about spices and condiments?
In Natural Hygiene, there is a saying, “If you can’t make a meal of i t, it likely is not people food.” When people hear


 enemas during a water fast, I had a few reservations and was a little bit worried about rapid mineral loss.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!59I wasn’t sure what to do, but I felt very strongly that the coffee enema was a good idea.  So, as a precautionary measure, I took one capful of raw apple cider vinegar (acv) in water and drank that before the enema, and I repeated the same again afterwards as well.  I felt totally ﬁne.  If I had to do it again, I would not have taken the acv. Later, when I re-read Dr. Richard Anderson’s book Cleanse & Purify Thyself, I saw that he recommends a coffee enema during water fasting when feeling unwell.  That made me feel more reassured that I did indeed do the right thing.  Of course, with coffee enemas, organic coffee is a must.  The liquid should be retained for at least 12 minutes before releasing.I followed-up the coffee enema with a pure water enema to fully rinse the colon.  After, I felt much better, and I even had more energy.  For sure the worm has inspired me to continue.Day 9I feel very energized, have clarity of mind, no liver pain and no headaches!  Amazing!!Another worm was released today during the enema - this one more than 15 inches!I realized today that the full moon was on Day 7, and on Day 8 I started releasing the worms.  I don’t know if it’s related or not, but it is certainly interesting to note.  Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!60We deﬁnitely know that worms are more active over the full moon and that their life cycle and egg laying also are governed by the moon.Day 10This morning at 8:30am, I had some pretty severe pain in the descending colon and I knew I had to do an enema right away.  The result - a big ‘ball’ of worm the size of a rubber ball was released!  When straightened, the length of the worm was over 3 feet long!!  Beyond words.  I am continuing longer on this fast for sure.Day 11Enema at 11:30am, and yep, more worms.  Just over 2 feet in total this time; almost uneventful compared to the 3-foot worm yesterday.This is really without a doubt the most powerful and rewarding cleanse I have ever done.  It is truly awe-inspiring to witness the body releasing these worms safely and at it’s own natural pace.  All I have to do is trust.I have not felt any hunger whatsoever and haven’t even thought about food once.  I am so focused now on ridding my body of this evil, vile ﬁlth that I can easily continue this water fast for as long as I need to.My energy levels are good overall.  Every day I go through bouts of weakness, feeling some heat in the body and a bit of liver pain.  If I lie down for 30 minutes, it passes.I am still able to work up to 8 hours a day on the computer, which of course I know I shouldn’t.  But honestly, I am enjoying the time to be able to Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!61focus my mind completely on the website and other projects that I cannot help but work.  I’ve made backups, cleaned out hard drives, organized email accounts and done so many little ‘odd jobs’ that I never seem to have time to do.I feel like I am achieving more than just a physical cleanse.  Usually I am so busy teaching classes and seeing clients that I never have this much time to focus on computer work.  This cleanse is a gift in more ways than one!  Eventually I know I will have to let go of the computer and focus more time on meditation and connecting with Source, something I always look forward to doing on a cleanse. Day 12During the morning enema surprise, surprise...yes, more worms.  This time 3, totally 12 inches in length all together.Things are starting to make sense to me in this fast.  I have a distinct feeling that the white worms are coming from the brain area.  It sounds crazy and of course it is just speculation, but certainly the blinding headaches during my ﬁrst week could have been from the die-off of the worms in the brain.I have also suffered from several ‘unexplained’ conditions in the last four years, namely a constant popping and clogging in my left ear, numbness in my left arm and random muscle twitching throughout my body.  Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!62I had discussed these conditions with other healers and no one ever mentioned the idea  of worms.  Everyone suggested that I do heavy metal detoxing, which I have been doing for the last 1.5 years on-and-off.Now that I have ‘evidence,’ I did some research on the ascaris worm.  All of the conditions that I had can be caused by this worm, especially when it has moved to the brain.  This is much more common than you may think.Especially if you have been under anesthesia or have taken strong antibiotics, the ascaris worm can break out of the colon to protect itself.  It will often migrate to the lungs and brain.  It can also wrap itself around the liver.  This could explain why I was also having so much liver pain during this detox.  Four years ago, I had to take some heavy antibiotics and ever since then, I have suffered from these ‘unexplainable’ conditions.  I also have had a constant ‘gurgling’ in my abdomen on the left side.  It would drive me crazy!  None of the colon cleanses I did made this gurgling noise go away..Since I started the water fast, my left ear has been popping and burning off and on pretty much all the time.  Something is happening for sure, and whatever it is, my body seems to know how to handle it.If you are doubtful that worms can be in the brain, you must watch this video interview of a woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, only to ﬁnd out after the surgery that, in fact, the doctors discovered a worm in her brain! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LsnoYF24XoWith every worm that passes, I am feeling better and better, knowing that my body is becoming stronger each day.  Last night I re-read The Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!63Essene Gospel of Peace and it really helped me to feel reassured and comforted, understanding that this is the only way to really become totally pure.   With trust, day by day, I continue.Day 13Yes, another worm.  About 12 inches long, and this one was more white in color again.I’m still having moments of weakness, heat, left arm numbness, muscle twitching and abdominal pain so I know things are still happening.  Patience is of the essence.  I am so happy that I am doing this cleanse!  I cannot think of a better gift to give my body.In all the other cleanses I have done, I always had juices and coconuts.  Clearly that was never enough to starve the worms.  Perhaps the 10-day water fast I did previously was not long enough to see the worms be released, I can’t really say for sure.  Certainly on this fast of pure water, with no food whatsoever for the worms, they are naturally starving and dying on their own. I should make it clear that all worms being released are already dead.  There are no live squiggling worms coming out of me, thankfully!I’ve been discussing the fast daily with my neighbor as she has been designated to ‘check in’ on me.  She is an American woman who comes to Koh Samui every summer to do her colon cleansing and health regime.  She has been so inspired by my transformation and worm stories that she is now thinking of starting her own water fast.  I love it!Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!64As far as how much weight I am losing, I am honestly not weighing myself.  Of course I can feel my clothes becoming looser and I can see my face narrowing.  The weight loss is not too rapid or extreme, and the best thing is that I do not look gaunt.  Rather, I seem to be glowing with health.  As each worm is released, imagine the gratitude my body feels!  I am guessing that I have lost about 5 kilos or 10 pounds so far.Day 14Worms again.  This is truly an amazing experience!Once the worms starting coming out, I noticed that my sleep became very restless and unsettled.  This is totally not normal for me.  I usually sleep very soundly.  Last night, for the ﬁrst time in a week, I slept great and didn’t move all night.  It felt wonderful!Of course one might think that doing a water fast is an extreme way to starve and eliminate parasites.  There are, after all, medical drugs that one can take to combat parasites and worms.  In my experience, these drugs only kill the live adults and they do not destroy the eggs.  This leaves a person very susceptible to future outbreaks and often a cycle of getting better and getting


abstinence from food and water for sanitation, it is likely
was the result of observations on humans and animals, the
which starvation necessarily has a beneficial effect.
These observations, repetitive, remember
and later handed down from generation to generation, along with other
knowledge. in the early period before written history of mankind
experience of the treatment was oral heritage of all members of the genus or
tribe, and very healing practices were the elders as the most
experienced members of the primitive society.
In the customs of North American Indians dried and starvation
forefront. American Indians considered
starvation as the most important and indispensable in the transformation test
boy into a warrior. The young man found on top of the mountain, and his
left there for four days and four nights without food and water. Starvation
considered, without exception, all American Indians
as a means of purifying and strengthening. in different periods of their
Indian life left alone in the wilderness, hungry and meditated.
Fasting and meditation - these are two indispensable component of any
update. If not, we will inevitably be death - as
an individual or an entire people.
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61Later, with the emergence and flourishing of religion, treated patients
gradually transformed into keeping the ministers of worship -
shamans and priests, and self-medication of patients and training doctors
concentrated in the temples. That is why the ancient prescriptions hunger
very often closely associated with certain mystical
beliefs are part of certain religious rites.
Thus, the early Christian ascetics often refuses to eat
and water, but did so mainly out of religious motives.
for the same purpose was subjected to a multi-day fasting, or
In other words, the post, the Persian sun-worshipers. Priests, Druids
from the Celtic tribes, as well as the priests of ancient Egypt, are obliged to
had to pass the test of a long fast before could be
admitted to the next stage of initiation. And in those days
the word "post" meant total abstinence from food
and water. and only later, under this concept were mean change
some other products, say, butter - vegetable
butter, meat - fish, etc. from any of the ancient people from whom
left and came to us in writing of cultural monuments or so
called sacred texts, or writings, writings can be found
a lot of praise treat hunger. Almost all ancient peoples refusal
from food and water was considered the best way to cleanse the body.
In the writings and teachings of the ancient scholars of Egypt, Babylon,
Jews, India, Persia, Scandinavia, China, Tibet, Greece and Rome
There are many hygiene tips and non-drug
treatment, including in the first place - the treatment of hunger.
Tibet... Covered legends rough country, surrounded by
inaccessible mountains. Among the great number of treatises
and block-prints of Tibetan medicine, a large
four-volume work "The most important guide to medical science
Tibet - Chzhud-shek ", referring to the IV. BC. er. it - 156 chapters, and one
of them eloquently called: "On the treatment of upityvaniem and treatment
starvation. The author of this book Tso-Zhed-Shonnu.
Here are recommendations from drevnetibetskogo medical treatise
"Blue Beryl" about how to conduct a hunger and a better disease
it is better to use.
"Treatment" fag "to be patients suffering from
indigestion, eating lots of butter,
suffering woodiness hips, colds, internal
abscesses, gout, rheumatism, diseases of the spleen, throat,
head, heart, bloody diarrhea and vomiting, feeling of heaviness
in the body, loss of appetite, urine retention, excess fullness.
Diseases associated with an increase in "yellow water", "reflux"
young men in the prime of life, should be treated in the first half
winter three-day fasting. Feeble patients should be
tire a little hunger and thirst, how stand up, then give
light and feeding well, for example, tszambu and cereals.
The quickest way to uncover super-powers in the Tibetan
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62monasteries were dry starvation. Accompanied him in the caves,
in complete darkness and silence, though always with a student
was his teacher, who always helped him to pass it
ordeal.
Remember that even in the Chinese medicine acupuncture
associated with the opening of energy channels in the body of the patient. Problem
with acupuncture is that whatever scheme they may be painted,
No experts do not know where these channels are actually
pass, resulting in the effect of acupuncture by chance.
Therapeutic dry fasting cleanses all the energy channels at once
and throughout the body, so need to find a single
channel disappears. The only thing - we must not overdo it and do not score
energy channels of the slag.
Examples of dry fasting is often mentioned in the dynastic
stories. in "History of the Later Han" in the chapter "The Biography
Fang Shu says: "Hao Mentse could swallow the date-stones
and after that there are five - ten years. And still could delay the Qi and
breathe, lay motionless, pretending to be dead, up to a hundred
days or six months. " In the inner chapters "Bao Pu-Tzu says:
"Many times I have seen people who stopped receiving food and water,
often three or two years, all had a light body and good
view, easy to carry wind, cold, heat and dampness, no one was
thick. "There was a Feng Sheng. He ate only the Chi had not eaten already
three years, carried on the balance beam with a mountain of luggage and never tired.
Sometimes the bow and hardly spoke, and if they talked
it quietly. Asked about this, he said that he has ceased
ingestion of the two biggest fear - as if not to kill the seed -
Ching, and how not to waste the Chi. "
Mastery of fasting, which three elders taught Wang Lipin, by
degree of depth was divided into three steps. First step: "Termination
food grains. " This means: do not have any grain products,
eat in small quantities only in fruits and vegetables - just
in order to ease the burden of the stomach and intestines and
These organic products to clean the internal organs.
The requirement for this work - that it was conducted not less than two months, and
if more, then even better. During these sessions Wang Liping, as
all ordinary people, studied and worked. Often he went into solitary
places where there were many trees, flowers and herbs, and was engaged there in a pose
Lotus in the Time of Mice, Horse, Rabbit and Rooster, to strengthen
five internal true Qi. This step, he has done for 98 days,
there for more than three months. Felt comfortable, was pure
and cheerful spirit. Second step: "Termination of power." This means: no
take any food, daily morning and evening drinking
only a glass of cold water. After this work in a dirty body
are left, not even urine. The nature of the heart has been emptied
already before, but now the body is also cleared. There just happened
return true Qi with nature, it is now a feeling that the body is already
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63in another side. Wang Liping stayed in this state fifty
plus days. Third step: "Dry Fasting." After the first two
step body van Lipin was like the body has just released
from the bath, pink, moist, shiny, clean thoroughly permeated
Shen energy and cheerful spirit of chi. Three elders, seeing that he looks like
newborn baby, that due to self-improvement
melted in the body has become like a pure ice, or a beautiful jasper,
that all the dirty Qi, soaking them for so many years of vain world,
cleaned up the last drop, could not but rejoice. Four years
irrigating the blood of his heart, the old cultivated orchid
and, finally, nurtured it, then fine cut from jasper came
gem. This unusual for the bottom of the three worlds
things should pick up, give it to fly upwards. the day the elders
ordered him: "From today, you start dry fasting, will be
just sit here in the lotus posture, not lifting, drink more water
you will not. This is the method of teaching. " Then in the Hsia calendar year was
Bin Y, and on the current reckoning was a golden autumn 1966
years, the great land of Huaxia has already begun "to boil". And four people who do not
Ignoring the fact that the universe is turned upside down,
all the time to give lessons. Every day, morning, noon and night
teachers sprinkled the floor with clean water to the air in the room was
wetter. with these evaporating liquid droplets Van
Liping watered the whole body, but other than that life is only supported
true Qi. Two of his father - a teacher in turn kept watch beside him, sitting
apart. Passed a single day. Two days passed. It has been three and five
days. Wang Liping sat like a stone statue, no hyphen
did not move, in the heart was a dead silence. The sun, moon, stars,
mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, flowers, grasses and trees, parents, brothers
and sisters, school teachers and classmates, his grandfather, a teacher and father-
teachers, spring, summer,


asthesalesman—thego-betweenwithFatherat
theopportunemoment."Seniorseldomjumpedintoanynew
venture."I'lllettheideasimmer,"heoftentoldhissonand
Gates.Thenweeks,months,orevenyearslater,movedby
considerations inscrutabletohisassistants,hewasreadytoact.^°
Gateswasalsoquiteacontrasttohisemployer.AsRaymond
Fosdick,presidentoftheRockefellerFoundationformorethana
decade,revealed:
Mr.Gateswasavivid,outspoken, self-revealingpersonalitywho
broughtanimmensegustotohiswork;Mr.Rockefellerwasquiet,
cool,taciturnabouthisthoughtsandpurposes,almoststoicinhis
repression.Mr.Gateshadaneloquencewhichcouldbepassionate
whenhewasaroused;Mr.Rockefeller,whenhespokeatall,spoke
inaslowmeasuredfashion,lucidlyandpenetratingly,butwithout
raisinghisvoiceandwithoutgestures.Mr.Gateswasoverwhelming
andsometimesoverbearinginargument;Mr.Rockefellerwasa
manofinfinitepatiencewhonevershowedirritationorspoke
chidinglyaboutanybody.61
Fromthistriumviratecametheinfluentialphilanthropies that
assertedextraordinaryleadershipinshapingthesocial,econom-
ic,andpoliticalorderofthetwentiethcentury.Rockefeller,the
individualisticcaptainofindustryfromtherough-and-tumble old
orderthatwasbeingtransformed attheturnofthecentury,
suppliedthemoneybutleftthedirectingtohisheutenants.
Gates,thetransitionfigurefromunbridledindividualismtothe
disciplineofthecorporation,providedsystematicmethodsanda
rudimentarystrategyforassertingcorporatecapitalism'sneeds
forsupportivesocialinstitutions.Junior,emerginggraduallyas
thenation'sforemostrepresentativeofmodernismincorporate
relationswithlaborandthepublic,broughtarefinementand
sensitivitytothephilanthropicworkbeingdevelopedbyGates.
"WholesalePhilanthropy" I43
Theprogramsandstrategiesthatemergedfromthiscenterof
financialpowerhadanenormousimpact,especiallyonmedical
careandhealthsystemsintheUnitedStatesandthroughoutthe
world."
THEGENERALEDUCATIONBOARD:$129MILLION
FORSTRATEGICPHILANTHROPY
GatessharedCarnegie'sfearsthatexcessivehereditarywealth
diminishesindividualinitiativeandachievement,thatitsapsthe
participationofitsbearerinthesocialandeconomicprocesses
thatmakesocietystrong."Yourfortuneisrollingup,rollingup
likeanavalanche!"hewarnedRockefeller."Youmustkeepup
withit!Youmustdistribute itfasterthanitgrows!Ifyoudonot,
itwillcrushyou,andyourchildren,andyourchildren'schil-
dren!""
Havingacquiredthefortune,itfelltoRockefellerandhis
associatestomaintainitasatrustforthepeople,justasCarnegie
hadadvocated."Itisthedutyofmenofmeans,"Rockefeller
wroteearlyinthiscentury,"tomaintainthetitletotheirproperty
andtoadministertheirfundsuntilsomeman,orbodyofmen,
shallriseupcapableofadministering forthegeneralgoodthe
capitalofthecountrybetterthantheycan."Inhisview,neither
experienceswithstateandnationallegislaturesnor"schemesof
socialism"offeredanypromisethat"wealthwouldbemorewise-
lyadministeredforthegeneralgood"thanitwasbyitsprivate
owners.^'^
Sincetheownersofcapitalweremortalmen,itwasincum-
bentonthemtoprovidesomeongoingtrusttoseethattheir
wealthwouldbeusedwiselyevenaftertheypassedfromthe
scene.Therewasnothingnewinthisconceptasunderstoodby
theRockefellersastheylaunchedtheirfirstgrant-givingfounda-
tion,theGeneralEducationBoard,toaidSoutherneducation.
Charitabletrustsindependentofthestateandthechurchhave
hadlegalstatusinAnglo-Saxonlawsincethe"statuteof
charitableuses"wasenactedbyQueenElizabethin160LMost
ofthese,however,hadbeennarrowlyprescribeduses—endowing
aparticularhospital,givingrelieftowaywardgirlsinBrooklyn,
andprovidingscholarshipsforyoungmenenteringmechanical
engineeringataparticularcollege.*65
44I"WholesalePhilanthropy"
However,therewereafewprecedentsthatgreatlyinfluenced
thecreationoftheGeneralEducationBoard,providingthefirst
ofitsstrategicphilanthropicprogramsaimedattransforming
majorsocialinstitutions.AtthecloseoftheCivilWar,
merchant-banker GeorgePeabodyprovided$2millionfora
Southerneducationfund.ThewarhadlefttheSouthinruins
anditsschoolsdestroyedorotherwisedefunct;agenerationof
Southernerswasgrowingupuneducatedandessentiallyilliterate.
ThePeabodyEducationFundhiredBarnasSears,thepresident
ofBrownUniversity,tosetupagrantprogramtohelpschools
thatwererunandgenerallysupportedbySoutherners.Searswas
succeededbyJabezL.M.Curry,aConfederatepoliticianand
planterfromAlabama,whohadsavedhislandfromconfiscation
aftertheCivilWarbyswearingallegiancetotheUnitedStates.^^
ThePeabodyFundsetanexampleforJohnF.Slater,atextile
manufacturerfromConnecticut,whoendoweda$1millionfund
in1882toeducateSouthernblacks.Bytheendofthenineteenth
centuryincreasingnumbersofNorthernbusinessmenandSouth-
ernreformerswerecoalescingaroundtheneedtodevelop
SouthernschoolsingeneralandeducateSouthernblacksin
particular.TheSouthwasnotonlyeconomicallyandeducational-
lyundeveloped; itwasthesectionofthecountryfromwhich
militantpopulism stillreceiveditswidestpoliticalsupport,
threateningtheambitionsofSouthernHberalreformersand
Northernconservativebusinessmenwhowantedto"modernize"
andindustrializetheregion.In1899theseleadersorganizedthe
firstofseveralConferencesforSouthernEducation.^^
JohnD.Rockefeller, Jr.,wasaguestatthethirdconference
in1901.RobertC.Ogden,apartnerofJohnWanamakerand
generalmanageroftheirNewYorkdepartmentstore,chartered
aspecialtrain,dubbedthe"millionaires' special"byhostile
Southernnewspapers,tobringNorthernbusinessmenonatour
ofSouthernblackschoolsandthentoaconferencewithSouthern
activistsinthecause.Juniorandtheotherguestsvisitedthe
HamptonandTuskegeeinstitutesandotherschoolsandended
theirtourwithameetinginWinston-Salem. Thisconference
establishedapermanentorganizationcalledtheSouthernEduca-
tionBoard(SEB)toraisemoneyamongNortherners,assume
formalleadershipofthecampaigntodevelopSouthernschools,
andconductpropagandaonitsbehalf.Thoughtheboard's
"WholesalePhilanthropy" I45
budgetwaslow—notmorethan$40,000ayear—andtheynever
gavegrantsasthePeabodyandSlaterfundsweredoing,theSEB
hiredagentstocarrytheircampaigntoinfluentialSoutherners
andstatelegislatures.^*
LikethePeabodyandSlaterfunds,essentiallycombined
undertheleadershipoftheirchiefagentJ.L,M.Curry,the
SouthernEducationBoardunanimouslysupportedonly"indus-
trialeducation"forblacks.Schoolsorganizedaroundthismodel
taughttherudimentsofHteracyandemphasizedindustrialand
agricultural skills,disciplinedwork,thrift,andrightliving.
HamptonInstitute,whosechieftrusteewasOgdenandwhose
principalwasfellowSEBmemberHoUisFrissell,wasthepro-
totypeofindustrialschoolsforblacks.BookerT.Washington,
anearlygraduateofHampton,foundedasimilarschoolat
Tuskegee,Alabama,andbecamethecountry'schiefblackpro-
ponentofthegraduahststrategyofracialprogress.Forhalfa
centurythismodelofeducationguidedtheworkofthemove-
mentforcompulsoryschooling,andnowitwasthecenterpieceof
theprogressiveeducationmovement,sweepingeducatorsand
businessmenalikeintoanationaleducationalreformcampaign.*^
NorthernandSouthernbusinessmenwereenthusiastic."Ev-
eryelementforsuccessexistsintheSouth,"theManufacturers'
Recorddeclaredinsupport,
inrawmaterial,inclimate,intheforcesofNature,andaboveall,in
anabundantsupplyoflabor,whichwhenproperlytrainedanddis-
cipl


 Candida under control, cleaning the blood of
microbes, the blood vessels of obstruction s, and the tissue of
calcifications. This corresponds to the Health Improvement Program.
Until this becomes fully effective, high amounts of key nutrients may on
balance still be beneficial.
With this in mind, food supplements are most important for indi viduals
with malabsorption, chronic diseases and those using microwave
cooking, processed and refined food, or mostly non -organic produce.
The following are some basic guidelines.
To improve your diet preferably use concentrated health foods such as
barley  or wheat grass powder, bee pollen, spirulina or chlorella, whey
protein isolate, lecithin, krill oil and fish oils with added vitamin E.
Preferably crush any vitamin or mineral tablets and mix them with meals
or take your tablets or capsules near the mid dle of a meal.
Some individuals and especially children cannot swallow capsules or
tablets.  An easy way is to place a tablet or capsule at the back of the
tongue and then tilt the head back to look at the ceiling. The tablet or
capsule will then automatica lly roll into the throat.
Pyroluria  is a common metabolic condition in which pyrrol e, a key
component of haemoglobin, is overproduced in the liver. The surplus
binds to vitamin B6 and zinc and is excreted in the urine. This creates
severe deficiencies in B 6 and zinc and some other nutrients, such as 34
 niacinamide, gamma linolenic acid (GLA), and biotin.
Depending on conditions, this may be a n underlying  cause of most
chronic diseases, especially of  diabetes and mental -emotional
condition s. Pyroluria can be inherited or acquired  due to intestinal
dysbiosis with overgrowth of Candida, pleomorphic (shape -changing)
microbes in the blood, and possibly Lyme disease, all affecting the liver.
The resulting vitamin and mineral deficiencies may initially require a h igh
intake of these vitamins, although biotin can be obtained from egg yolk,
while gamma linolenic acid is highest in spirulina.
With pyroluria the liver often cannot convert normal vitamin B6 or
pyridoxine into the activated form Pyridoxal -5-Phosphate whi ch should
then be supplemented. For d etails see: Pyroluria and Candida.
Digestive enzymes  are beneficial for malabsorption, underweight, if
elderly or in poor health, and may be taken with all cooked meals. Lipase
(to digest fats) is especially good for diabetes, heart disease and
overweight. Proteases (to digest proteins) such as bromelain and papain
help with cooked meat.
Fat-soluble nutrients  are frequently deficient due to malabsorption.
Vitamins A and D may be  obtained from fish oils especially hali but liver
oil and krill oil, which also supplies beneficial astaxanthin. Deep sea fish
oil is good for providing omega -3 fatty acids but may not contain vitamins
A and D. Try to obtain vitamin D 3 from sun exposure  or a capsule of
5,000 IU/day. Vitamins A a nd D 3 are best taken in nearly equal amounts
as they balance each other in their effect on bones.
Vitamin E exists in 8 different forms as tocopherols and tocotrienols of
which alpha tocopherol is the most common variety. While it is beneficial
to get all forms of vitamin E from a good and varied diet or from
supplements, to protect oils from becoming rancid in the bottle or in the
body use mainly alpha tocopherol. Open vitamin E capsules and
squeeze a suitable amount into any freshly opened bottle of oil, also rub
on aging skin. Avoid synthetic d,l alpha tocopherols, natural vitamin E is
d-alpha tocoph erol. Always add vitamin E to fish oils, linseed oil  and any 35
 polyunsaturated oils.
Lecithin (or choline), trimethylglycine and inositol  protect the liver from
fatty degeneration. To improve the absorption of oils from capsules open
them and mix with lecithin and food. Without emulsifying, oils may remain
in a puddle on top of the stomach and not absorb properly. This also
applies to other oil -soluble nutrients, such as coenzyme Q 10. The amino
acid L -carnitine helps to improve energy by channelling fa tty acids into
cells, even better is the related acetyl L -carnitine.
Sometimes fat -soluble nutrients, such as vitamin E, lutein (a carotenoid),
or coenzyme Q10 are supplied as powders in capsules or tablets. They
are not absorbed in this form, and instead need to be dissolved in oil.
Therefore,  before or during ingestion mix the powder or crushed tablet
with some oil and lecithin for better absorption.  Even better, mix all fat -
soluble nutrients with coconut oil.
Other Vitamins
You may take a multivitamin tablet or B vitamin complex as health
insurance.  For some problems it is beneficial temporarily to take much
higher doses of specific vitamins as indicated below. Always start with
low doses and increase gradually.
Vitamin B1  or thiamine is e ssential for the carbohydrate metabolism,
deficiency may show up as dementia, depression, dermatitis, fatigue,
irritability, and problems with the digestion, heart and nervous systems;
weak calf muscles make it difficult ri sing up from a squatting position.
With suspected deficiency take several hundred mg. It may need
hydrochloric acid supplement for absorption.
Vitamin B2  or Riboflavin is indicated with inflammations of the eyes (pink
eye) or when red capillaries are visible in the sclera, the white part of the
eye, try 100mg; it also helps with oxidative energy production and
migraines.
 36
 Vitamin B3 or Niacinamide in high doses can greatly increase energy
levels, and is especially good with muscle weakness, cold hands and
feet, and brain problems such as brain fog, dementia, depression,
schizophrenia and anxiety; try 2 or 3 x 250 to 500mg with food.
Niacin  is the acid, flushing form of vitamin B3; 50 to 250mg may be taken
on an empty stomach to flush the skin for rejuvenation and clean out
capillaries in the skin. Sensitive individuals may start with 25mg after
meals. Always start with a low dose and increase gradually. After taking
it for a while you need to increase the dose or interrupt flushing for a
week or two. It also lowers elevated blood fat le vels.
Vitamin B5,  Pantothenic acid or calcium pantothenate is very beneficial
with weak adrenal glands and low blood pressure, especially during
periods of stress; try 250 to 500mg 2 or 3x daily.
Vitamin B6  or Pyridoxine  is especially important for the protein
metabolism and problems with the hands, the nervous system, and
emotional conditions such as depression and anxiety problems.
Deficiency also shows as poor dream recall and is commonly caused by
pyroluria. Several hu ndred mg may help but pyridoxal -5-phosphate (the
activated form) usually gives better results.
Vitamin B12 or cobalamine  is not well absorbed and often deficient. This
causes lack of energy and possibly anaemia and nerve problems. For
better absorption kee p a crushed tablet under the tongue.  However,
vitamin B12 needs to be converted into the two active forms
methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin. This may not be possible with
weak liver functions and then causes a wide range of symptoms –
neurological, psychiatric, hematological, vascular and gastro -intestinal.
See a list of symptoms at: www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin -b12-
deficiency -symptoms
Vitamin C,  ascorbic acid or ascorbate in large,  divided doses is not only
helpful in emergencies such as acute infections, burns or poisoning but
also to provide more energy, and for healthy blood circulation and
connective tissue, see Alternative Oxygen Supply fur ther down.  37
 Antioxidants  also protect against cross -linking damage. Generally,  use
a wide range of antioxidant supplements and foods. Try 4 to 10mg of the
oil-soluble astaxanthin  a day, it is one of the strongest antioxidants and
especially good for the br ain and skin.
Alpha lipoic acid  is another strong antioxidant that protects oil soluble
as well as water -soluble biochemicals. It also chelates toxic metals. For
health improvement use  up to several hundred milligrams daily in divided
doses but start with low doses because it chelates mercury and can
cause temporary reactions.
Minerals
Most important are usually boron, chromium, copper, iodine,
magnesium, selenium, sulphur and zinc. A fair supplemental amount of
selenium is 100mcg, and of zinc 30mg per day.
Boron  is essential for the parathyroid to regulate calcium and
magn


, the entire body is one Tan Tien, or field of energy,
but in practice it is easier to learn with smaller vortexes of energy
until you can handle the greater power. The sequence of opening
them is generally starting with the lower and moving up. If higher
centers open before the lower ones the energy may be unstable and
short lived. In that case the lovers should direct their higher energy
into the lower centers to create a more grounded polarity. Filling
the lower body with higher energies will lend greater fullness to the
feeling of intimacy and create a greater foundation for future explo-
ration of the spiritual world of the two lovers.
The opening of these energy centers is the actual process of
transforming your sex essence into spirit. The valley orgasm actu-
ally is a fusion of ching, chi, and shien in the two lovers. All three
are normally present in everyone, but in a divided and weakened
state. The two lovers can supply energies missing in their partner
and bring out recessive energies with the simple presence of the
opposite subtle polar energy. When you open a new energy center
your mind makes a leap in awareness by fusing these three in a
spontaneous alchemical process. Your own spirit is purified and is
one step closer to becoming centered in your body.
It's important to know that these centers cannot be "forced"
open, any more than a child can suddenly be forced to grow up.
There are natural stages. That is why you must relax to entice the
Tan Tiens to open; then you will experience a valley orgasm as a
spontaneous gift, a sparkling jewel bestowed upon you by the Tao.
It has been described as a state of profound clarity and serenity,
but even these phrases are insufficient to convey its deep beauty
and truth.
The more deeply you learn to relax during the yin/yang ex-
change, the more deeply you can surrender yourself to your lover,
the more likely you are to reach the balance of polar forces needed
to open each center. This process happens in a split second but can
take months or years of subtle fine tuning of energy between
lovers. That is why a committment is usually needed to get to the
higher levels of dual cultivation—it requires a great deal of time to
understand the play of subtle forces and to refine your more gross
physical and emotional energies.
Your nervous system must also be strong enough to handle
the increased flow of chi experienced during a valley orgasm. That
is one of the reasons I teach strengthening exercises like the Power154 Taoist Secrets Of Love
Lock in chapter 6. Any Tai Chi, Yoga, Chi Kung or other purifying
meditative work is invaluable in this respect as it speeds up and
clarifies the process. Sensitive couples that want to have valley
orgasms without any formal physical discipline could use the sex-
ual cultivation practices taught in this book if their health is good
and they do the Microcosmic and fusion meditations.
DIAGRAM 33
When lovers are in close embrace subtle
yin & yang energies concentrate into
vortexes from the aenitals to the hea
The Valley Orgasm can happen when both lovers have harmo-
nized their will power and their breathing during the yin/yang ex-
change. The energy is flowing between the man and woman and
they collectively focus their attention on each center. It helps to
mentally spiral the energy in a three inch diameter circle (male
clockwise, female counter clockwise) at a point about three inches
inside the body near its center. You should experiment with the
location of the point you focus on, as some people find the energy
is more powerful a little closer to the spine.Cultivating The Valley Orgasm 155
The chi energy likes to move in a spiralling motion, so by
mentally spiralling at key points you may trigger the release of a far
more powerful vortex of energy, the valley orgasm. This spiralling
movement of the chi itself is caused by the interaction of male and
female energies. This can be seen geometrically in the symbol of
the female—the circle, and that of the male—a straight line with an
arrowhead. The fusion of these two signs is a spiral which is a
circular energy containing a linear energy moving towards the cen-
ter of the circle. When a man and a woman make love the same
thing happens—the yang chi enters the circle of the yin chi. The chi
fuses, the circle of energy expands, and spirals upward through
both their bodies.
The energy will naturally travel in this sequence, spiralling
through:
1. The navel center, or lower Tan Tien is the joining of the
many routes of the body. When the navel is opened, all routes in
the body will be joined. You will regain something of the terrifying
vitality of the new-born baby, for its energy has been fed to it by
the mother through the navel,
2. Move the power to the solar plexus, which controls the
digestive system, stomach, spleen and liver. This will greatly
strengthen your health and will. At the solar plexus center the
power is much stronger and purer and widespread. But you must
open the navel first for the power to flow up.
3. Move the power into the heart center, which is so important
to strengthen the heart and lungs and to amplify your power of love
and sympathy. This is the center of the middle Tan Tien, and
extends into the areas immediately above and below it,
4. Next move it up to the throat. The throat energy center is
the thyroid gland and is the door of the energy between man and
Heaven. As it controls speech, it is also known as the creative
center.
5. From the throat send the power to the Yin-Tang (or third
eye) between the brows which controls the nervous system and
soul. Its development calms one and lessens the influence of stress
and fear. The head is the upper "field of energy" or tan tien.
6. Finally direct the power to the Pai-Hui, the crown, the
center of spiritual knowledge and the doorway to higher spiritual
evolution.156 Taoist Secrets Of Love
VALLEY ORGASM SUMMARY
1. First make love actively, using 3 or 6 shallow strokes for
each deep one, or 9 shallow and 1 deep.
2. Stop thrusting when you feel near orgasm. Use the Big
Draw to bring power up to the Pai-Hui.
3. Embrace and synchronize the breathing. Get in a comfort-
able position with no undue stress on the limbs.
4. Open the Microcosmic Orbit by directing your chi around
the circuit with the power of thought.
5. Exchange power by circulating your energy in and around
your entwined bodies using meditation. Focus your attention on
the polar balance of energy in your lower Tan Tien. When the
power builds move it upward in a wave towards your middle and
upper tan tien.
6. When your energy has been transformed up, or you feel the
loss of 50% of your erection, start to thrust again if you wish and
build up more energy, keeping the urogenital diaphragm closed,
and stopping before ejaculation.
7. Exchange power several times. Each time try to bring the
energy up to increasingly higher centers, meditating on each Tan
Tien for as long as you feel comfortable.
8. Women should also perform the Big Draw during the act of
love. It will help her to tighten the vagina, stimulate hormonal
production, and it offers the same benefits of longevity and spir-
itual development, just as the man's practice does. Remember the
Big Draw is a muscular and mental practice; whereas the exchang-
ing practice is a mental and spiritual operation. The higher energy
in women is different from men. This study merits a complete work
of its own which is projected for a later volume.
In the true Taoist dual cultivation both man and woman are
regenerated in the practice, and neither is harmed. It is highly
important the practice is not used for selfish interests. I recom-
mend that neither partner have genital orgasm in the higher stages
of the practice, although it may not be as great a loss for a woman
and might even stimulate her to higher levels sometimes. When one
partner approaches too near the orgasmic abyss, the overheating
partner must signal the other to stop motion. Either may lessen the
urge of orgasm by immediately doing the Big Draw to vent the
power away from the genitals.Cultivating The Valley Orgasm 157
In the Taoist practice of "single cultivation", a man alone can
also induce a kind of inner valley orgasm by learning to balance the
exchange of yin/yang energies between his different Tan Tiens.
There is a method of "self-intercourse" induced by reversing the
polarity between certain organs which is quite wonderful. This is
meditation experienced as lovemaking and is a higher practice that
ultimately the individual lovers in a couple should learn to master.
This is part of the "Lesser Enlightenment of Kan and Li" de-
scribed in chapter 19.
THE BIG DRAW AS A CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD
Taoist cultivation of sexual energy can aid you in creating the
healthiest and most organic contraceptive ever devised. I person-
ally did not ejaculate for ten years using this method, and never had
any unwanted pregnancy. When my wife and I decided to have a
child, I ejaculated twice. The first ejaculation was solo, to clear any
weakened sperm cells out of my body, cells that were weakened