gions everywhere, most long-distance shipping of food, fiber, and fuel.  Naturally, this is wholly preferable to ruining our global climate, whether by “global warming” or–as much evidence is warning us—by an accelerated onset of the next glacial cycle in our current Ice Age.
5.  Fossil Fuel/Nuclear Energy AddictionSoil remineralization, a vital key to successful raw Fruiticulture, can enable us to grow
the biomass/alcohol fuels to meet the saner, reduced demands of a raw, vegan, health and peace-oriented culture.  We can swiftly wean ourselves from our addictions to these ecologically-obsolete energy forms.  Up to 2000 farmers per week have been going out of business in the U.S. over the past 30-plus years, while over a billion dollars per week is spent on oil imports.  This is clearly a national and a global tragedy in need of immediate transformation.
6.  Toxic WasteA committed, eco-conscious raw vegan lifestyle can minimize toxic waste beginning
now, and phase it out soon.  As for existing toxic wastes (and human sewage which is now usually toxic), it has been demonstrated that their microbial decomposition and detoxification is possible, practical, and necessary.  Here again, the generous feeding of mixed rock dust and organic matter to the microbes will help their proliferation and priceless foundational work.
7.  Animal Exploitation/KillingWe can minimize the suffering of exploited animals quickly, and potentially end it en -
tirely, as worldwide compassion and the balance of nature is restored.  To continue need -137
Fruiticulturelessly enslaving and killing billions of our fellow creatures each year must surely be intol -
erable to the compassionate conscience of our awesomely gifted species.  Obviously, it
is up to me...and you?
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,
it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. ”
- Seneca
n
To give yourself a powerful education in Earth Regeneration,
study Regenerate the Earth! by Don Weaver.
The free ebook is available at:
https://vibranthealthandwealth.com/product/regenerate-the-earth/
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FruiticulturePART III
THE GLOBAL SOLUTION139
Fruiticulturen
“One-half of the Earth’s land mass is grazed by livestock. ”
-Lester Brown, et al., “Vital Signs 1994”; Worldwatch Institute (1994)
“Only two percent of U.S. cropland produces fruits and vegetables. ”
-U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Statistics (1989)
“Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, water,
energy and pollution.  It is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature—the
harmonious integration of the landscape, people and appropriate technologies, providing
food, shelter, energy and other material and non-material needs, achieving a resource of
great diversity and stability in a sustainable way.  The design principles are equally
applicable to both urban and rural dwellers. ”
-Bill Mollison
“Fruiticulture is a way of life; a culture, a philosophy.  At its very core, Fruiticulture is a way
of designing all human systems so that they integrate harmoniously with ecology.  Veganic
Fruiticulture is the ultimate ideal for a sustainable, vibrantly thriving culture.  There simply is
no better way of living in harmony with Mother Nature and being true to our frugivorous
nature than to create cruelty-free, abundant fruit forests in every open space available. ”
-Jesse Krebs, Ph.D.
“Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis,
the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy. ”
-Dr. Vandana Shiva
n140
FruiticultureFruiticulture
by David Klein, Ph.D.
The Natural Way: Fruiticulture
As humans are biologically, physiologically and anatomically best suited to a fruit-based
diet, and because fruit is the best source of carbohydrate fuel for our cells, and because well-grown fruits are nearly nutritionally complete, and because nothing tastes more delicious than luscious fruits, and because every species of animal that eats its natural biological diet does not experience the toxemic and degenerative disease that humans do (unless fed cooked food and exposed to chemical pollutants), and because fruit trees beautify and improve every aspect of our ecosphere, we will be wise to replace agricul -
tural lands that are devoted to grain and livestock farming with fruit-centric, regenera-tive agriculture—”Fruiticulture. ”
Fruiticulture Fully DefinedFruiticulture is a conscientious, civilized, regenerative way of living in harmony with
Nature, consonant with human’s natural dietetic character: frugivore.  It is a culture of liv -
ing reverentially, wholistically, symbiotically, synergistically, healthfully, and sustainably, employing biomimicry, diverse organic horticulture, and complementary  “green” design practices, and establishing local and global communities and economies based on fruit, vegetable, nut and seed growing and eating.
Fruiticulture is the most sustainable form of agriculture for our planet.  Its method is
planting the gamut of vegetable crops under and between diverse fruit and nut trees, employing site-generated green waste mulch, compost, worm castings and locally-sourced mineral-rich rock powder amendments as fertilizers.  This naturally improves the fertility of the soil ecosystem, returning more to the soils than is removed, while seques-tering CO
2, reducing greenhouse gases, helping to stabilize the climate, regenerating the
Earth, and creating food forests of abundance.  Farmers can collect the seeds of a por -
tion of their fruit and vegetable crops and grow independently of seed suppliers.  Food forests would enhance every aspect of life on planet Earth!141
FruiticultureThe Great Potential
Food forests of fruitful abundance would enable those working in the toxic agro-chemi-
cal industry find new, healthful green jobs!
Nothing depletes our soils so much as grain growing, corn in particular, and cattle farm -
ing.  Livestock farming degrades land and water resources.  Artificial fertilizers contain
few nutrients and they ruin our soils, making them more subject to erosion, and the crops they stimulate are nutrient-poor, especially lacking in vital trace minerals which the plants and we need to attain vigorous health and disease resistance.  The use of her -
bicides, fungicides and insecticides severely disrupts or totally kills off beneficial preda -
tor insects, earthworms and the soil microbes that give our soils their fertility.  These practices have killed off great populations of the bees upon which most fruit crop polli -
nation depends, and they have made crippling and fatal human disease conditions com -
monplace in countries where conventional agro-chemical farming is the norm.
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Fruiticulturen
“You can solve all the world’s problems in a garden. ”
-Geoff Lawton
“Try to dream with me my dreams of fruitful acres.
Do not be a slave to an old conception. ”
-Jack London
“Man’s home is in the orchard. ”
-Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
n
In the table on the next page are some relative figures showing the productivity of fruit,
vegetable, nut, legume, grain and animal foods employing conventional farming meth-ods.  The table was included in an article that the late Dr. T. C. Fry wrote in the 1980s.  I was not able to find the source.  Although the figures are old, their impact on human welfare and world ecology is nevertheless startlingly self-evident.  In my quest to com-pile recent crop yield statistics, I found numerous sources of fragmented data from dif-ferent regions where different farming methods are used, rendering it impractical to pull together an updated single chart.  Nonetheless, it’s certain that the cited fruit and vege -
table production numbers can be increased dramatically, even quintupled, using today’s advanced permaculture farming methods.
In 2007 I interviewed David Blume (www.permaculture.com), one of the fathers of the
Permaculture movement (Living Nutrition magazine volume no. 20 ).  Mr. Blume stated: “During the ‘90s I pretty much focused on sustainable agriculture and farming.  I had 450 people eating all their vegetables from my two-acre polycultural organic farm.  Of course I’m sure they also bought other things.  We were delivering 10 pounds of vegetables per person per week.  And we never really had more than two-thirds of the farm in cultiva -
tion at any one time.  The rest of the time it was in cover crop.  We had about eight times the yield that the U.S.D.A. says is possible. ”
If you ask any Permaculture farmer about optimum crop yields, he or she will likewise
rave about numbers that far exceed those that conventional agriculture can achieve; the same holds true for the few but increasing legions of Fruiticulturalists.143
FruiticultureAGRICUL TURE PRODUCTIVITY CHART
 FOOD lTEM       AVERAGE ANNUAL      NET PRODUCT
      YlELD PER ACRE (lbs.)   DRY WElGHT (lbs.)
 Bananas      30,000     7,500
 Dates      5,000      4,000
 Grapes      10,000     2,200
 Oranges      16,000     2,000
 PineappIes      5,000      4,000
 Figs      10,000     2,000


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Additionally, genistein binds to oestrogen
receptors in your body, which may lower
circulating oestrogen, a risk factor for
breast cancer.
Split peas, a small but nutritionally mighty
member of the legume family, are a very
good source of cholesterol-lowering fibre.
They are also of special benefit in
managing blood sugar disorders since
their high fibre content prevents blood
sugar levels from rising rapidly after ameal. Studies have shown that type 2
diabetics who eat at least 50g of fibre a
day can lower considerably their
cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL (low
density lipoprotein).
Dried peas also provide good to excellent
amounts of minerals, B-vitamins and
protein, and are virtually fat free. Yellow
split peas have an earthy flavour with a
creamy texture. Peas can also reduce the
amount of plaque in your blood vessels
and help your heart remain healthy.
Split peas come in two varieties: green
and yellow. Both can be used for most
recipes interchangeably. The most
common way is split pea soup, which canbe made with leftover meat or kept
vegetarian. Split peas can also be made
into a dip and enjoyed with pitta bread in
the same way as hummus (see the recipe
in Chapter 8).
Indian cuisine uses a lot of yellow split
peas, in the form of daal. They are added
to soups or used to make fava, which is a
purée served with fish, salty foods or dark
leafy greens. Split peas are also added to
buckwheat or quinoa dishes in Indian
cooking.
Yoghurt
Yoghurt provides a cooling contrast to thehotter, spicier Indian dishes, and is often
served as a side dish, with salad or lassi,
a popular yoghurt-based beverage that
comes in flavours like mango, rose-water
or salted.
Traditionally, yoghurt is a fermented dairy
product made by adding bacteria to milk.
The good bacteria in yoghurt (provided it
is still live, which is not the case in many
pasteurized varieties) has been found to
enhance the immune system, improve
arthritis, fight stomach ulcers and promote
good digestion. Yoghurt is also a good
source of calcium and has been found to
promote fat loss while retaining lean
muscles.This fermented milk product has been
around for thousands of years. In fact, it is
believed that it originated in Bulgaria.
From the Gaelic people to the
Mongolians, yoghurt is a staple food for
many traditional cultures. These cultures
had no heart disease and lived on diets of
mainly fermented milk products and
meats. The key was that their milk was
raw, not pasteurized. Pasteurization
destroys many helpful enzymes in the
yoghurt and other cultured milk products.
Yoghurt can also decrease your risk of
contracting colon cancer because it
contains lacto bacteria. Lacto bacteria is
‘good bacteria’ because it helps to keep
your colon clean and free of wastes, while
aiding digestion. Yoghurt is also a richsource of calcium, as most dairy products
are. Eating it on a daily basis can help you
absorb the nutrients, such as calcium and
B vitamins, in other foods more readily,
so you get the most nutritional value out of
your meals. It can also boost your immune
system, making your body better equipped
to fight off toxins.Chapter 2
Oils
There are many types of oils on
the market, good and bad. I have
chosen to list those which I use
because of their content and
health benefits. There are a lot
of other healthy oils available
which have very useful benefits,
but there’s only so much oil you
can use.
The smoke point refers to thetemperature at which cooking
oil begins to break down,
marking the point at which you
start to lose the flavour and
nutritional value.Avocado Oil
Avocado oil is pressed and extracted from
either the fresh flesh or dried pulp of
avocados. The best culinary grade
avocado oil is produced by cold pressing
the oil from the fresh flesh of avocados, in
a manner similar to the production of
cold-pressed olive oil. Avocado oil can
also be extracted from the dehydrated pulp
of avocados, either through pressing or
chemical/solvent extraction (which is
typically employed for the avocado oil
used as a base in cosmetics).
Avocado oil typically comes in one of
two forms: refined or unrefined. Refinedavocado oil has a lighter colour and a
milder flavour with a very high smoke
point that makes it ideal not only for
salads, but especially for light frying and
sautéing. The unrefined version of
avocado oil is cloudier, has a deeper
green colour and a deeper, more intense
avocado flavour. Because unrefined
avocado oils have more solids in them,
they also have lower smoke points than
refined avocado oils. This makes them
ideal for salad dressings where a more
intense flavour is desired or for other uses
that don’t involve heating the oil such as
in dips for bread or finishing oil for
vegetables.
Like olive oil, avocado oil is also rich inomega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, making
it slightly anti-inflammatory and helpful
for balancing the tendency to consume too
many omega-6 fatty acids, which may
contribute to the increase in inflammatory
disease. Avocado oil also has a zero
impact on glycemic load.
There are claims that avocado oil fights
heart disease, protects against diabetes,
macular degeneration, prostate and other
cancers. There are even claims that it
reduces wrinkles. (It has been a beauty
product and medicinal additive for many
years.) The cold-pressed unrefined oil
contains the highest level of
monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty
acids which lower blood cholesterol. Italso contains the highest levels of alpha-
and beta-caroten which protect against
heart disease, twice the lutein of olive oil
which protects against macular
degeneration, and high levels of several
essential vitamins and minerals including
the powerful antioxidant, vitamin E.
Flaxseed Oil
The flaxseed plant, also called Linum
usitatissimum, has its origin in Europe
where it was a source of fibre. Gradually
it came to be used as a healing herb and
was often used in the place of what is now
a multi-vitamin supplement. It is rich in
omega-3 fatty acids (EFAs) and is toutedto be useful in treating cardiac ailments
and even lupus. The EFAs are the key
components present in flaxseed oil
because similar acids are required to
protect cell membranes. The omega-3
acids are good for the heart and the
omega-6 are similar to those found in
vegetable oils.
Heart-healthy and loaded with cancer-
fighting antioxidants, flax and flaxseed oil
promise to follow soy to the supermarket
shelves as the next powerhouse food. The
main reason is that flaxseed is a super
source of lignans, fibre and omega-3 fats.
The concentration of lignans in flaxseed is
more than 100 times greater than that
found in any other lignan-containing foodssuch as grains, fruits and vegetables.
The health benefits of flaxseed oil are
extensive. It controls high blood pressure,
helps lower cholesterol and guards
against heart disease. The benefits also
extend to combating inflammation due to
gout and inflammation in the joints and
kidneys. The omega-3 acids present in
flaxseed oil help to absorb the iodine and
this is very useful in treating conditions
where iodine is present in small amounts.
It is also useful in controlling
constipation. The dietary fibre content in
the oil is considerable and helps ease
bowel movements.
Flaxseed oil also helps alleviate skinproblems. The EFAs target the sites of the
inflammation and bring about an overall
soothing. Acne, psoriasis, sunburn and
rosaccea have all been known to respond
favourably to flaxseed oil. The omega-3
acids ensure healthy hair and nails, and
they also help to revitalize skin and
prevent nails from cracking and breaking.
Flaxseed oil helps to reduce severity of
nerve damage and also aids in triggering
nerve impulses. It helps to combat the
effects of aging and the lignans present in
the oil guard against cancer. Another
important area where it is of great help is
the brain. The omega-3 fatty acids help
retain emotional health, thereby helping to
tackle depression and possiblyAlzheimer’s disease. Used externally, it
can soften dry skin.
The oil has a low smoke point and is used
in salads. It is also ingested in capsule
form for various other disorders.
Flaxseeds themselves can be crushed and
used in beverages (such as juices and
smoothies), bread and other baked
products. The oil should be kept away
from heat and light.
Grape Seed Oil
Grape seed oil is made from pomace, the
waste left in the grape press during the
winemaking process after the pressingcycle. The oil obtained from a further
dehydration and pressing process is rich
in nutrients,


 be like to be God.
No clear conception of the  origin of phenomena  is possible  except that
consciousness is all   and all is consciousness. Nothing  can
be evolved  from man that was not potentially   involved  in his na -
ture. The ideal we  serve  and hope to attain could  never  be evolved  from
us were  it not potentially involved  in our nature.
Let me  now retell and  emphasize an experience of mine  printed  by
me two years ago  under  the title, "The Search".  I think  it will help  you to
understand  this law  of consciousness, and  show you that you  have no
one to change  but self, for you  are incapable  of seeing  other  than the  con-
tents of your own consciousness.
Once in an idle  interval at sea, I meditated  on "the  perfect state," and
wondered  what I would  be were I of too pure  eyes to behold  iniquity, if to
me all things were  pure and were I without condemnation. As I became
lost in this fiery brooding, I found  myself lifted  above  the dark environ -
ment of the  senses. So intense  was the feeling,  I felt myself a  being  of
fire dwelling  in a body of air. Voices, as from a  heavenly chorus, with
the exaltation of those  who had  been conquerors in a  conflict with death,
were singing, "He  is risen He is risen," and  intuitively I knew  they meant
me.
Then I seemed  to be walking  in the  night. I soon came  upon a  scene  that
might have  been the ancient Pool of Bethesda  for in this place  lay a great
multitude  of impotent folk  - blind, halt, withered  waiting  not for the  mov-
ing of the  water  as of tradition, but waiting  for me.
As I came  near, without thought or effort on my part, they were  one after
the other, molded  as by the  Magician of the  Beautiful. Eyes, hands, feet
all missing  members  were drawn from some  invisible  reservoir and  mold-
ed in harmony with that perfection   which I felt springing  within me.
When all were  made perfect the  chorus exulted, "It is finished."
I know  this vision was the  result of my intense  meditation upon the  idea
of perfection, for my meditations invariably bring  about union with the
state contemplated. I had  been so   completely absorbed  within the  idea
that for awhile  I had  become  what I contemplated, and  the high purpose
with which I had  for that moment identified  myself drew  the companion -
ship of high things and  fashioned  the vision in harmony with my inner  na-
ture.
The ideal with which we are  united  works by association of ideas to awak -
en a thousand moods to create  a drama  in keeping  with the  central idea.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenMy mystical experiences have  convinced  me that there  is no way to bring
about the  perfection we seek  other  than by the  transformation of our -
selves. As soon as we  succeed  in transforming  ourselves, the  world  will
melt magically before  our eyes and  reshape itself in harmony with that
which our transformation affirms.
We fashion the  world  that surrounds us by the  intensity of our imagination
and feeling, and   we illuminate  or darken our lives by the  concepts we
hold of ourselves. Nothing  is more important to us than our conception of
ourselves, and  especially is true  of our concept of the  deep, dimensionally
greater  One within us.
Those  that help  or hinder  us, whether  they know  it or not, are  the ser-
vants of that law which shapes outward  circumstances in harmony with
our inner  nature. It is our conception of ourselves which frees or con -
strains us, though it may use  material agencies to achieve  its purpose.
Because  life molds the  outer  world  to reflect the  inner arrangement of our
minds, there  is no way of bringing  about the  outer  perfection we seek
other  than by the  transformation of ourselves. No help  cometh from with -
out: the hills to which we  lift our eyes are  those  of an inner range.
It is thus to our own consciousness that we  must turn as to the  only reali -
ty, the  only  foundation on which all phenomena  can be  explained.  We can
rely absolutely on the  justice of this law to give  us only that which is of
the nature  of ourselves.
To attempt to change  the world  before  we change  our concept of our -
selves is to struggle against the  nature  of things. There  can be no outer
change  until there  is first an inner change.
As within, so without.
I am not advocating  philosophical indifference when I suggest that we
should  imagine  ourselves as already that which we  want to be,  living  in
a mental atmosphere  of greatness, rather  than using  physical means and
arguments to bring  about the  desired  changes.
Everything  we do, unaccompanied  by a change  of consciousness, is but
futile readjustment  of surfaces. However  we toil or struggle,  we can re -
ceive no more  than our concepts of Self affirm. To protest against any -
thing which happens to us is to protest against the  law of our being and
our ruler  ship over our own destiny.
The circumstances of my life  are too closely related  to my conception of
myself not to  have been formed  by my own spirit from some  dimensional -
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenly larger storehouse  of my  being. If there  is pain to me  in these  happen -
ings, I should  look within myself for the  cause, for I am moved here and
there  and made to live  in a world  in harmony with my concept of myself.
If we would  become  as emotionally aroused  over our ideas as we be -
come  over our dislikes, we would  ascend  to the  plane  of our ideal as easi -
ly as we  now descend  to the  level of our hates.
Love and hate have a magical transforming  power, and  we grow through
their exercise into the  likeness of what we  contemplate.  By intensity of
hatred  we create  in ourselves the  character  we imagine  in our enemies.
Qualities die  for want of attention, so the  unlovely states might best
be rubbed  out by imagining  "'beauty for ashes and  joy for mourning"
rather  than by direct attacks on the  state from which we  would  be free.
"Whatsoever  things are  lovely and  of good  report, think  on these  things,"
for we  become  that with which we are  en rapport.
There  is nothing  to change  but our concept of self. As soon as we  suc-
ceed in transforming   self, our world  will dissolve  and reshape itself in
harmony with that which our change  affirms.
I, by descent in consciousness, have  brought about the  imperfection that
I see. In the divine  economy nothing  is lost. We  cannot lose  anything
save by descent in consciousness from the  sphere  where  the thing has its
natural life.
And now, O  Father, glorify thou  me with thine  own self with the  glory
which I had  with thee before  the world  was." John 17:5.
As I ascend  in consciousness the  power  and the glory that was mine  re-
turn to me  and I too will say "I have  finished  the work thou gavest me  to
do." The  work is to return from my descent in consciousness, from the
level wherein I believed  that I was a  son of man, to the sphere where I
know  that I am one  with my Father  and my Father  is God.
I know  beyond  all doubt that there  is nothing  for man to do but to change
his own concept  of himself to assume  greatness and  sustain this assump -
tion. If we  walk as though we  were already the  ideal we serve, we  will
rise to the  level of our assumption, and  find a world  in harmony with our
assumption. We  will not have  to lift a  finger  to make it so, for it is already
so. It was always so.
You and I have  descended  in consciousness to the  level where we now
find ourselves and we see imperfection because  we have descended!
When we  begin to ascend  while here in this three  dimensional world, we
find that we  move  in an entirely different environment, we have  entirely
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havendifferent circles of friends, and  an entirely different world  while still living
here. We  know  the great  mystery of the  statement, "I am in the  world  but
not


from
11
to
13,
the
third
from
17
to
19.
I
did
not
use
urine
after
8
pm
until
3
am.
I
didn't
do
the
massage.
I
hid
from
those
around
me
that
I
was
engaged
in
urine
therapy.
To
this
day,
no
one
in
the
family
knows.
It
is
much
easier
to
have
a
watch
on
your
hand
and
a
collapsible
cup
in
your
pocket.
This
is
quite
enough
for
a
person
to
be
able
to
practice
this
procedure
anytime
and
anywhere.
So
I
continued
to
drink.
During
a
severe
flu
epidemic,
I
only
languished
for
two
days.
It
used
to
be
much
longer.
For
the
first
three
months,
I
didn't
have
any
special
sensations,
I
just
started
having
regular
stools.
After
about
three
and
a
half
months,
severe
pain
started
in
my
wrists
and
knees.
I
had
such
pain
in
my
legs
that
I
didn't
know
how
to
proceed.
Hemorrhoids
appeared,
sharp
pain
in
the
genitals,
cutting
when
urinating,
sexual
weakness,
terrible
pain
in
the
back
and
in
the
entire
spine,
cutting
in
the
abdomen,
pain
in
the
right
side,
under
the
chest
and
in
the
solar
plexus
area,
I
was
troubled
by
heartburn
and
pain
in
the
lungs
,
my
heart
throbbed,
my
throat
hurt,
my
right
ear
hurt,
my
teeth
started
to
hurt
and
I
was
shaking,
I
had
a
cold
all
the
time.
All
kinds
of
pimples
and
blackheads
popped
up
all
over
my
body.
I
developed
a
fungus
between
my
toes
and
in
my
groin.
I
just
had
a
normal
temperature.
(This
is
precisely
a
symptom
indicating
a
cleansing
crisis
and
not
a
disease
-
author's
note).
All
this
lasted
a
little
over
a
month.
One
problem
followed
another.
I
called
this
period
"little
hell".
At
the
same
time,
however,
I
felt
that
I
had
nowhere
to
retreat.
I
found
in
myself
a
strange
coolness,
a
blind
faith
bordering
on
fanaticism,
that
everything
would
be
normal
again.
I
continued
to
drink
my
own,
native
urine.
In
addition,
I
began
to
wash
my
mouth,
throat
and
nasopharynx
with
urine
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening,
I
took
a
contrast
shower
every
evening.
I
still
do
that
today.
I
was
naturally
preparing
for
crisis
phenomena,
but
I
did
not
expect
something
like
this.
Perhaps
it
wasn't
even
a
crisis,
but
an
exorcism.
Relief
came
on
the
fifth
month
of
urine
intake,
on
the
sixth
month
I
tried
to
start
running.
In
my
youth,
I
mean
the
years
after
coming
out
of
the
army,
I
tried
to
run
several
times,
but
after
two
or
three
kilometers
my
muscles
hurt
so
much
the
next
day
that
I
lost
the
desire
to
do
sports.
Now
I
ran
3
kilometers
on
the
first
day
like
I
used
to.
What
was
my
surprise
when
the
next
day
I
felt
no
pain
in
my
legs.
So
the
next
days
I
ran
5
and
then
6
km.
I
felt
a
pleasant
fatigue
in
my
whole
body
and
my
legs
hummed
like
a
transformer.
I
started
running
10
km
and
stopped
there.
Today
I
run
this
distance
every
day
without
rest.
There
was
a
strange
persistence.
At
the
same
time,
I
weigh
92
kg
with
a
height
of
180
cm.
I
am
31
years
old.
I
continue
to
use
urine
and
have
stopped
visiting
the
asylum.
I
feel
like
a
twenty
year
old.
Nature
gives
everyone
such
a
chance
to
survive,
you
just
have
to
take
it."
The
author
leaves
this
letter
without
comment.
Judge
for
yourself.
Example:
“I've
been
drinking
urine
for
several
months,
the
middle
part.
After
fasting,
I
go
to
the
steam
bath
and
only
then
will
I
feel
the
effect
of
using
urine.
I'm
usually
there
for
three
hours
and
I
really
enjoy
it.
I
have
been
going
to
the
couple
for
15
years
and
I
eat
reasonably
well
with
my
family.
Therefore,
I
was
convinced
that
the
urine
would
not
cause
me
any
vomiting,
poisoning
or
other
negative
manifestations,
about
which
there
were
reports
-
warnings
-
condemnations
in
the
press.
The
neighbor,
who
literally
overeats
herself
on
meat
and
canned
food,
throws
herself
from
extreme
to
extreme
and
is
literally
crammed
with
waste,
drank
urine
for
a
day
and
expected
an
immediate
result.
Then
they
took
her
to
the
hospital,
as
if
poisoned.
I
told
her
that
any
treatment
must
be
approached
with
caution,
with
sensitivity
and
strictly
individually.
In
addition,
when
he
has
inflammation
of
the
intestine
and
stomach
and
other
problems.
Such
fools
then
write
in
the
newspapers
and
try
to
dissuade
people
from
real
and
correct
treatment,
which
alone
is
capable
of
sustaining
and
prolonging
life.
That
makes
a
person
sad.''
Comment:
Here,
too,
the
reader
can
decide
for
himself
whether
to
use
urine
or
not.
The
example
clearly
shows
what
you
may
encounter.
You
just
have
to
keep
repeating
the
motto
of
the
sages
of
old,
don't
you
urine
is
a
remedy
for
the
brave
.
And
I
would
like
to
add:
and
for
those
who
are
wildly
curious
and
want
to
know
a
lot.In
1995,
a
certain
magazine
published
a
critique
of
my
book
"Myself
as
a
Doctor",
in
which
the
editor,
with
the
help
of
two
doctors,
criticized
not
only
my
cleansing
program,
but
especially
the
chapter
on
urinotherapy.
It
didn't
hurt
the
book
too
much
(it
was
on
the
bestseller
list
for
several
months
and
is
still
sought
after),
but
there
remained
a
certain
bitterness
and


	increased	dramatically	because	of	using	keyhole	surgery.	In
Ontario,	Canada,	where	86	percent	of	all	gallbladder	operations	are	performed	in	this	way,
the	number	of	bile	duct	injuries	has	risen	by	over	300	percent	since	this	method	became
standard	practice	in	the	mid-1990s.

In	a	number	of	patients,	gallstones	are	caught	in	the	common	bile	duct	(the	main	bile
duct	leading	to	the	duodenum).	In	such	cases,	the	removal	of	the	gallbladder	does	not
alleviate	the	symptoms	of	gallstone	disease.	To	help	the	condition,	a	flexible	tube	is	placed
in	the	mouth	and	advanced	to	the	point	where	the	common	bile	duct	enters	the	duodenum.
During	the	procedure,	the	opening	of	the	bile	duct	is	enlarged	and	the	stones	are	moved
into	the	small	intestines.	Unfortunately,	many	of	the	stones	may	become	stuck	in	the	small
or	large	intestine,	becoming	a	source	of	constant	intestinal	infection	or	related	problems.
	Conclusion

None	of	the	above	procedures	addresses	the
cause
	of	gallbladder	disease.	In	fact,	they	all
contribute	to	further	disruption	of	the	digestive	and	eliminative	processes	in	the	body.	The
short-term	relief	that	a	patient	may	experience	after	his	gallbladder	has	been	removed	may
mislead	the	patient	to	believe	that	he	has	been	cured.	Many	others	continue	to	experience
the	same	pain	they	had	when	they	still	had	their	gallbladder.	The	continued	and	often
worsened	impairment	of	proper	bile	secretion	by	the	liver	may	lead	to	the	development	of
far	more	serious	health	problems	than	just	gallbladder	disease.

The	following	chapter	describes	a	simple	procedure	that	painlessly,	safely,	and
effectively	removes	not	only	the	few	gallstones	in	the	gallbladder,	but	also,	and	most
important,	the	hundreds	and	thousands	of	gallstones	in	the	liver.	It	is	extremely
unfortunate	that	millions	of	people	have	had	their	gallbladder	removed	unnecessarily	or
lost	their	lives	because	of	liver	and	gallbladder	disease.	Fortunately,	there	is	a	simple,	risk-
free,	inexpensive	approach	available	to	every	person	who	wishes	to	naturally	restore	liver
and	gallbladder	health	and	to	prevent	diseases	from	arising	in	the	future.
	CHAPTER	4

The	Liver	and	Gallbladder	Cleanse

Cleansing	the	liver	and	gallbladder	from	gallstones	is	one	of	the	most	important	and
powerful	approaches	you	can	take	to	improve	your	health.	The	liver	cleanse	requires	6
days	of	preparation,	followed	by	16	to	20	hours	of	actual	cleansing.	To	remove	gallstones
you	need	the	following	items:
•	six	1-liter	(32	oz.)	containers	of
apple	juice
•	4	tablespoons	of
Epsom	salts
	dissolved	in	three	8-oz.	glasses	of	water
•	1/2	cup	(4	oz.)	of	cold-pressed,
virgin	olive	oil
•	2/3	glass	of	fresh
grapefruit	juice
	(pink	is	best),
or

fresh	lemon	and	orange
combined
•	2	pint	jars,	one	with	a	lid
	Preparation

Drink	32	oz.	of	packaged	apple	juice	(or	see	other	options	below)	per	day	for	a	period
of	six	days:
	(You	may	drink	more	than	that	if	it	feels	comfortable	to	do	so.)	The
malic
acid
	in	the	apple	juice	softens	the	gallstones	and	makes	their	passage	through	the	bile
ducts	smooth	and	easy.	The	apple	juice	has	a	strong	cleansing	effect.	Some	sensitive
people	may	experience	bloating	and,	occasionally,	diarrhea	during	the	first	few	days.
Much	of	the	diarrhea	is	actually	stagnant	bile,	released	by	the	liver	and	gallbladder
(indicated	by	a	brownish-yellow	color).	The	fermenting	effect	of	the	juice	helps	widen	the
bile	ducts.	If	this	becomes	somewhat	uncomfortable,	you	can	dilute	the	apple	juice	with
any	amount	of	water,	or	use	other	options	described	later.	Drink	the	apple	juice	slowly
throughout	the	day,	between	meals	(avoid	drinking	the	juice	during,	just	before,	and	in	the
first	two	hours	after	meals,	and	in	the	evening).	This	is	in	addition	to	your	normal	water
intake	of	six	to	eight	glasses.
Note:
	Preferably,	use	organic	apple	juice,	although	for	the
purpose	of	the	cleanse,	any	good	brand	of	commercial	apple	juice,	apple	concentrate,	or
apple	cider	works	just	as	well.	It	may	be	useful	to	rinse	your	mouth	out	with	baking	soda
and/or	brush	your	teeth	several	times	per	day	to	prevent	the	acid	from	damaging	your
teeth.	(In	case	you	are	intolerant	of	apple	juice	or	allergic	to	it,	see	the	other	options
explained	in
Having	Difficulties	with	the	Cleanse?
	at	the	end	of	this	chapter.)

Dietary	recommendations:
	During	the	entire	week	of	preparation	and	cleansing,	avoid
foods	or	beverages	that	are	cold	or	chilled;	they	chill	the	liver	and,	thereby,	reduce	the
effectiveness	of	the	cleanse.	All	foods	or	beverages	should	be	warm	or	at	least	room
temperature.	To	help	the	liver	prepare	for	the	main	part	of	the	cleanse,	try	to	avoid	foods
from	animal	sources,	dairy	products,	and	fried	food	items.	Otherwise,	eat	normal	meals,
but	avoid	overeating.

The	best	times	for	cleansing:
	The	main	and	final	part	of	the	liver	cleanse	is	best	done
over	a	weekend,	when	you	are	not	under	any	pressure	and	have	enough	time	to	rest.
Although	the	liver	cleanse	is	effective	at	any	time	of	the	month,	it	should	preferably
coincide	with	a	day	between	full	moon	and	new	moon.	Try	to	avoid	doing	the	actual
cleanse	on	full	moon	day	(the	body	tends	to	hold	more	fluids	in	the	brain	and	tissues	on
this	day	than	on	others).	The	day	of	new	moon	is	the	most	conducive	for	cleansing	and
healing.
1

If	you	take	any	medication:
	While	on	the	liver	cleanse	regimen,	avoid	taking	any
medication,	vitamins,	or	supplements	that	are	not	absolutely	necessary.	It	is	important	not
to	give	the	liver	any	extra	work	that	could	interfere	with	its	cleansing	efforts.

Make	sure	that	you	cleanse	your	colon	before	and	after	you	do	a	liver	cleanse:Having	regular	bowel	movements	is	not	necessarily	an	indication	that	your	bowel	is
unobstructed.	Colon	cleansing,	done	either	a	few	days	before	or,	ideally,	on	the	sixth	day
of	preparation,	helps	to	avoid	or	minimize	any	discomfort	or	nausea	that	may	arise	during
the	actual	liver	cleanse.	It	prevents	back-flushing	of	the	oil	mixture	or	waste	products	from
the	intestinal	tract	into	the	stomach.	It	also	assists	the	body	in	swiftly	eliminating	the
gallstones.	Colonic	irrigation	(colon	hydrotherapy)	is	the	fastest	and	easiest	method	to
prepare	the	colon	for	the	liver	cleanse.	Colema-board	irrigation	is	the	second	most
preferable	method	(see	details	in
Keep	Your	Colon


 of life,  it would have been just as easy
to have made the allotment at least double the 70 years... For myself,
at the age of 70, the second relay being with as much enthusiasm as I felt at any time during the past three-score and 10 years... To me, this relay race is comparable with the 'righteous path' which brightens
as the shadows lengthen toward the east. There was no part of the first
relay, not even the best of it, wh ich yielded rewards comparable with
those life has bestowed upon me at the end. And now, the second relay
opens with prospects more bright and enticing than the first relay held forth. The past has furnished experience which natures wisdom. It has
given me spiritual insight—a lamp unto my feet which shall guide me
unerringly into and along that "righteous path."
On my 70th birthday also I jotted down the observation that the
Old Testament had taught a long and happy life is the reward of right living under a just system of economics. Concerning that new order of things the prophet Isaiah wrote in
his 65th chapter: "They shall build houses and inhabit them, and they
shall plant vineyards and eat the fru it of them. They shall not build
and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat, for as the
days of the tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain nor bring
forth for trouble..."
That prophecy, when persuaded, was spoken not for some
millennium to come. Rather, it seems to me, Isaiah was a state of
things attainable on this earth, when men shall, learn to do justly by
one another. Jesus of Nazareth interpreted Isaiah's vision on like
practical terms. He taught men to pray: "Thy kingdom come, thy will
be done on earth...."
The Nazarene, to my way of thinking, came to earth as the
emissary, the advance agent of the Cr eator. Jesus told his followers :
"I and the Father are one." But he taught that all men could, through
right doing and prayer achieve that same oneness with God:
"What I have done and yet greater things ye shall do," Jesus told
his disciples.
I believe that the Master's healing powers are attainable by one
who lives and works in harmony with  universal law. By so living,
even as Isaiah's prophecy impiles, man could still be young at 100
years of age.
People sicken, grow old before their time and die young because
as they show by their actions, they do not believe that the Bible
teaches: "Man was not made to be sick. To keep his health and live
long, he has but to learn and obey God's law."

CHAPTER 35

ON A LETTER FROM A VALUED FRIEND
 Among the most prized letters in my possession is one I received
some time ago from the former pastor of my church here in Hereford,
the Reverend T. C. Willett of Seym our. The reverend had a good word
for my blunt habit of speaking my mind on whatever subject, wherever I happened to be. I share the minister's regret that he and I,
who have so much in common, did not find, or make, occasion to get
together more often during his stay in Hereford.
"Dear Doctor:
Many times I think of you and would like to have a visit with
you. Most of my visits I have with people, when they have gone leave
the feeling with me which makes me think I have been talking to
myself. But when I contacted you, the sense changed. You always had
an opinion and were not afraid to express it. I feel like I missed a lot
by not contacting you oftener while I was your pastor. Your friend, T.
C. Willett."
I think Brother Willet has in mind a prayer meeting incident
which I vividly recall. Our pastor always had a live theme for our mid-
week meetings. Whatever the topi c, Brother Willett would lead the
gathering into a lively discussion concerning it. For the evening
question, the subject was Satan. Br other Willett polled the 40 persons
present, pointing his finger at each one in turn and asking: "Do YOU
believe in a personal Devil?" Each person quizzed had answered,
"Yes."
When Brother Willett came to me, pointing his finger straight
into my face and asked, "Do you believe in a personal devil?" I
answered with an emphatic, "No." Brother Willett, evidently
dumbfounded, just stood there, looked me straight in the eye and said
nothing. The whole room was so quiet you could have heard a pin
drop. After a minute of tense silenc e, I explained: "I believe God is
good and has all power and created a ll things. I say God could not be
good and at the same time create the Devil to torment people. Besides,
the Devil would have no power unless God gave it to him."
At that, Brother Willett laughed heartily, and remarked: "I agree
with you that God has all power; bu t I believe there is a devil, too."
After receiving his fine letter, th e thought occurred to me that
during the 35-odd years I had lived  in Hereford, Brother Willett was
the only pastor among the many who served our church with whom I
felt free to speak frankly and without reserve whatever thought would
come into my head. On another occasion I recall, we were talking of individual
salvation, and a Brother of another church demanded: "What is gained
when you save a man's soul and then turn him loose to live in a hog
pen?" This Brother was referring to the confused, chaotic state of the
world. It was almost 2,000 years since Jesus came to teach men the
way of salvation. That way was set forth plainly for all men to learn
and heed in "The Sermon on the Mount." What has it profited men?
"Wars and rumors of wars are yet lowering over the
Peloponesus."

CHAPTER 36

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE WAY OF LIFE
 In my eighties I give thought to the way of life. What is this way
of life and why did I wait until this age to take up a subject 'which
logically belongs to youth? My conclusion is that the way of life is a
path which grows brighter as you travel it, a path in which your body, in perfect health, glorifies its Make r. Whose business is it to teach all
people the way of life. I am speaking of THE WAY, the only right
way, where there is no sickness, want or sorrow.
Why is it not the business of the church to teach the way of life?
Did not Jesus say: "I am come that they might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly now while we live." He taught the way
of life and living, when this is obeyed there is no sorrow.
During all my youth nobody ever said anything to me about
seeking the life that guarantees perf ect health, the abundant life with
plenty to spare that would last through the years when a man is
supposed to be old, feeble and gray. My parents, themselves untaught,
could not teach me except to do right and then do more for good
measure. In all the 75 years I have attended church it has never taught
me.
The Bible teaches plainly for who can read that the good life is
attainable here on earth. The Bible gives instructions in physical,
mental and spiritual ways, which followed, would guide a person to
health, happiness and long life without one day of illness. The
Psalmist says that the path of the righteous grows brighter unto the
perfect day. Then in Isaiah's 65th chapter, the Lord speaks through the
prophet: "For as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine
elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands."
Had I been taught those truths in early youth, had I been told how
to apply the Psalmist's and Isaiah's doctrines to the business of every
day living, I do believe I would be further advanced toward the
promised "perfect day" when there is no illness nor remorse. Not only
that, had the church in my youth taught all its communicants this
Biblical doctrine concerning the perf ect life and how to attain it here
and now then I might have spent my life in communion with
congenial spirits. As it happened, mine has been a lone quest.
As I see it, the pilgrim has attain ed his perfect day when he has
gained health of body, mind and soul, when he possesses an
abundance of life's good things and dwell in harmony with his
environment. So far as my contact with it has gone, the church has never set
such a goal for its members. Rather the church has adjured poverty in
the here and now, to fit oneself fo r the more abundant life hereafter
but as the tree falleth so it lieth.
As I read it, such is not the implication of the Sermon on the
Mount, which holds the sum and substance of Jesus' message: "Lay
not up for yourselves treasure upon earth


 liberated energy is immediately directed by the body into the
healing processes, thus allowing great changes to occur in a limited period of time - months and even years of regeneration
will manifest in just weeks of time. And all this can be done at home, with a minimum of expense, so that healing is possible
for all who have the will to undertake the process.
There is nothing more inspiring than to look into a mirror every day and to see more youthful changes occurring along with
better feelings, so that each day brings more hope and encouragement to continue on till the goal of daily living is reached.
Yet, at the same time, the appetite can be reasonably content with the taste of delicious and refreshing juices, taken
periodically several times during the day and carried in a thermos wherever you go.
After just 2 or more weeks, other foods such as easily digested proteins and fats may be introduced into the diet, allowing
the rebuilding and recasting of the body to proceed after the initial cleansing period has prepared the proper foundation for
the reception of higher quality and more vital food materials.
Usually, within a few weeks, people feel much better and in 4 months time, the body becomes stabilized and feels
consistently well. And within a period of less than one year, almost all health problems will have disappeared - even large
tumors and growths.
Without further ado, I would like to begin with a presentation of some amazing cases of recoveries from all types of
illnesses and diseases, collected from some internationally famous institutions under the direction of well-known medical
doctors who, by using natural foods and methods alone, were able to successfully cure diseases which today cannot be
duplicated, even in the largest hospitals using the most modern medical methods.
Dr. Stanley S. Bass
New York,  April 2003
The following pages are from “The Elixir of Life” by Arnold DeVries, by whom I have kindly been given
permission to reproduce, based upon extensive research from 81 sources over a period of many years.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF RAW FOOD
by Arnold DeVries
SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL WORK
Individual raw food histories are important, but even more so is the applied clinical work in the field of science. Here also we
find strong evidence of the value of raw foods. In America this was noted as early as August of 1907, when an
announcement was made by the New York Post Graduate Hospital that a cure for long-standing and obstinate cases of
consumption was found in certain raw foods. Under the supervision of Dr. John F Russell, eleven patients were given four
ounces of raw vegetable juices each day in addition to their regular meals. The juices were extracted from such vegetables
as potato, rhubarb, summer squash, beet, turnip, cabbage, celery, carrot, parsnip, radishes, string-beans, and peas. Later
fifty additional patients were placed on the same dietary regime. Within seven months the eleven patients were discharged
copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648-1500    www.drbass.com 3as fit subjects for a life insurance risk, and the fifty patients who started later were described as well on the road to
recovery.
TUBERCULOSIS
At a later period, in California, raw vegetable juices were again used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In this instance, Dr. H.
E. Kirshner was placed in charge of 200 tuberculosis patients for the county of Los Angeles at the Olive View Sanatorium.
Some of the patients had spent as long as nine years on their backs with very little progress towards recovery. The diet was
composed largely of spaghetti, macaroni, and other cooked foods. Dr. Kirshner added a glass of "green drink’ consisting of
the raw juices of alfalfa, spinach, and parsley, to the diet of each of these patients every day. Results were highly favorable,
and the course of the patients was changed to recovery. Some of the patients who had been considered hopeless were
able to get out of bed in six to eight months. In Dr. Kirshner’s private practice, raw carrot juice, addition to the green juice
mixture, was included in the diet of tubercular patients, which brought about more rapid recovery than did the green juice
alone.
HEART DISEASE, ARTHRITIS, LEUKEMIA
Dr. Kirshner has also reported that other chronic ailments can be treated very successfully with raw vegetable juices, taken
in some cases in amounts exceeding two quarts per day. He has cited recoveries from heart disease, prostrate gland
disease, cancer, neuritis, arthritis, and hemorrhoids through the use of raw juices. In one diabetic case, remarkable
improvement was noted within the first 21 days of treatment, and the insulin dosage was reduced from 15 to 5 units per
day. The most remarkable case history cited by Dr. Kirshner, however, was that of a severe case of splenic leukemia. The
patient in this instance was given raw carrot juice — small quantities at first, with gradual increases to very large quantities
— and her weight increased from 65 to 135 lbs. Recovery was complete within 18 months, and at no later time was there
any recurrence of the disease.
CANCER
The famous cancer specialist, Dr. Max Gerson, has employed a diet containing large amounts of raw vegetable juices as
part of his treatment for cancer. Some of Dr. Gerson’s  patients are given as much as 16 glasses of raw juice each day, but
most of them are given somewhat smaller amounts, including daily doses of 4 glasses of carrot and apple juice, 4 glasses
of green leaf juice, 2 to 3 glasses of calf’s liver juice and 1 glass of orange juice. About 75 per cent of Dr. Gerson’s cancer
diet, including all juices, is uncooked; the balance consists of vegetable broths and other foods which are cooked by the
least destructive methods. Dr. Gerson has reported  gratifying results in about 50 per cent of his cancer cases, with many
complete recoveries. Indeed, Dr. Gerson’s experience in treating cancer at the Gotham Hospital in New York was so
successful that he was called upon to testify before a subcommittee in the U. S. Senate in 1946. In Canada, Dr. Gerson’s
counterpart may be found in the person of Dr. J. R. Davidson, formerly of the University of Toronto, who has also reported
curing a number of cancer patients on diets which consisted of raw foods and foods subjected to a minimum of cooking.
Among other foods, Dr. Davidson prescribes rare meats, raw milk, raw vegetables, and raw vegetable juices made from
carrots, celery, and lettuce.
RAW JUICES
In Great Britain, physicians have been equally successful in utilizing freshly-extracted raw juices for therapeutic purposes.
The Ministry of Health and Public Health Service Laboratory has issued a report pointing out the value of using the juices of
cabbage, kale, parsley, and other uncooked vegetables in the treatment of a wide variety of diseased conditions. The report
states: "Juices are valuable in relief of hypertension, cardiovascular and kidney diseases and obesity. Good results have
also been obtained in rheumatic, degenerative and toxic states. Juices have an all-around protective action. Good results
can be obtained in treatment of peptic ulceration, also in treatment of chronic diarrhea, colitis and toxemia of gastro and
intestinal origin."
The dental scientist, Dr. Harold F Hawkins, has reported that correct dietary control, with at least half of all foods used in
their raw state, is of much value in treating the symptoms of pyorrhea, including infection of the alveolar bone which
supports the teeth and gums. According to Dr. Hawkins, in caring for the pyorrhea patient, it is "essential to work out a plan
of eating that will include food that can be eaten raw such as raw milk, raw eggs, oysters on the half shell, raw vegetable
salads and raw fruit." Dr. Hawkins states that when an adequate dietary is followed, "the gum tone usually shows a definite
improvement in 60 or 90 days, and the X-rays show an improvement in bone density in about a year.”
During the years 1929, 1930, and 1931, Dr. Milton T. Hanke, working through the facilities provided by the University of
Chicago and the Chicago Dental Research Club, studied hundreds of school children in the city of Mooseheart, Illinois, to
determine the effects of adding the uncooked juices of citrus fruits to a conventional diet. During the first year the children
were studied as controls; the second year was the test period, and the third the recheck period. Approximately 16 ounces of
freshly extracted raw orange juice, plus the raw juice of one lemon, was added to the diet of each of 341 children on each
day of the test period. This brought about a sharp increase in growth rate over the control period, as well as a 50 per cent
reduction in the incidence of dental caries and the almost complete disappearance of gingivitis. During the recheck period,
when the quantity of juice was reduced to three ounces a day, the accelerated growth was maintained, though dental decay
again increased and most of the gingivitis reappeared.
copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648-1500    www.drbass.com 4Other fruits and juices also have therapeutic qualities. The "grape cure" is well known in parts of Europe and has found
extensive employment in the sanitariums and resorts of Merano


 view, evolutionary laws dictate that infection must be a factor in
schizophrenia. "They announced they had the gene for schizophrenia, and then it turned out not tobe true," Cochran said one day when I mentioned genetic markers. "I think they found and unfoundthe gene for depression about six times. Nobody's found a gene yet for any common mental illness.Maybe instead of the Human Genome Project we should have the Human Germ Project." Cochran isendorsing a suggestion made by several scientists in a recent issue of Nature. "I don't mean to say
that the Human Genome Project isn't worthwhile for many reasons, but all the genes we've foundhave been for rarediseases. I don't think the common diseases are going to turn out that way."
Schizophrenia affects about one percent of the population, and thus in Ewald and Cochran's scheme
is too common for a genetic disease that profoundly impairs fitness. As noted, the backgroundmutation rate -- the ratate which a gene spontaneously mutates -- is typically about one in 50,000 toone in 100,000. Not surprisingly, genetic diseases that are severely fitness-impairing (for example,achondroplastic dwarfism) tend to have roughly the same odds, depending on the gene. (In a fewcases, however, the gene involved may be especially error-prone, resulting in a higher frequency ofmishaps. One of the most common genetic diseases, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, afflicts boys ata rate of one in 7,000, reflecting the fragility of an uncommonly long gene.)
From the fitness perspective, schizophrenia is a catastrophe. It is estimated that male schizophrenics
have roughly half as many offspring as the general population has. Female schizophrenics haveroughly 75 percent as many. Schizophrenia should therefore approach the level of a randommutation after many generations. (To explain this away, some genetic theorists have proposed thatin hunter-gatherer cultures schizophrenics were the tribal shamans -- desirable as sexual partners --and thus did not incur a reproductive disadvantage.)
No one has found a schizophrenia virus yet, but some think they may be close. Following a tip from
Ewald and Cochran, I typed "Borna virus" into my online search engine and ended up with a stackof scientific papers. Borna virus was first recognized as the cause of a neurologic disease in horses,and can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, from birds to primates. Horses and other animalsinfected with Borna virus may exhibit depressed or apathetic behavior, weakness of the legs,abnormal body postures, or a staggering gait. Borna-infected laboratory rats exhibit learningdisorders, exaggerated startle responses, and hyperactivity, among other things.
Royce Waltrip, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Mississippi with an expertise
in virology, studies Borna virus. Despite being leery of a rash of inconsistent studies associatingBorna virus with schizophrenia, Waltrip believes that "there is something there, though I don't knowif it's a perinatal infection or an adult infection or what." When he started looking for antibodies toBorna in mental patients, he found that 14 percent of the schizophrenic patients had antibodies totwo or three Borna proteins, whereas none of the healthy controls did. Waltrip speculates that Bornavirus is not thecause of schizophrenia. "I think that schizophrenia is an etiologically heterogeneous
disease," he said. "I think there are a finite number of ways the brain can respond to injury. Thereare probably different routes to schizophrenia, and there is probably more than one infectiouspathway." One route, he hypothesizes, is Borna virus.
Ewald and Cochran do not doubt that multiple pathogens or multiple factors may be implicated in
some broad disease syndromes, among them schizophrenia. But they worry, in general, that the"multifactorial"argument has become too facile a response. "That's what they always say when they
don't know the cause of a disease," Cochran said on the phone. "They say it's multifactorial. Ulcers
and heart disease were supposed to be multifactorial. But they're infections! Tuberculosis wassupposed to be multifactorial. It's an infection!"
I happened to be visiting Ewald in his office when Cochran called, so we were having a three-way
conversation, with Cochran's voice echoing over the static on a speaker phone. Outside the window
the scene was shifting subtly into mid-autumn. Patches of orange and rust speckled the blue-green
flanks of the Holyoke hills, and the students on the playing fields were wearing sweatpants.
But what about random accidents in utero as a cause of schizophrenia? I asked. Some kind of
damage to the wiring?
"You'd have to say what caused the damage," Ewald responded, pointing out that the word
"random" is often used to refer to something we haven't been able to understand. He noted onceagain how widespread schizophrenia is. "At this frequency -- one percent of the population -- we'dexpect that natural selection would have led to protective mechanisms."
The same holds true for severe depression, Ewald believes. A tendency toward suicide doesn't make
evolutionary sense in a world of organisms driven by the twin urgencies of survival andreproduction. The relentless engine of natural selection should have eliminated any genes thatinfringed on them. So why are these fitness-antagonistic traits still around?
This leads to a subject that Ewald is not shy about bringing up in discussions with colleagues and
in professional lectures: homosexuality. Various pieces of evidence have been adduced in recentyears, by prominent researchers, for some sort of genetic component to homosexuality. The questionarises as to whether natural selection would sustain a homosexual trait in the gene pool for anylength of time. The best estimates of the fitness cost of homosexuality hover around 80 percent: inother words, gay men (in modern times, at least) have only 20 percent as many offspring asheterosexuals have. Simple math shows how quickly an evolutionarily disadvantageous trait likethis should dwindle, if it is a simple genetic phenomenon. The researchers Richard Pillard, at theBoston University School of Medicine, and Dean Hamer, at the National Cancer Institute, are notpersuaded that natural selection would necessarily have eliminated a homosexual trait, and offeringenious counterarguments. (And they note that historically the fitness cost may not have beenvery high, when gay men stayed in the closet, married, and had children.)
No one, of course, has ever isolated a bacterium or a virus responsible for sexual orientation, and
speculations about the manner in which such an agent would be transmitted can be nothing morethan that. But Ewald and Cochran contend that the severe "fitness hit" of homosexuality is a red flagthat should not be ignored, and that an infectious process should at least be explored. "It's a verysensitive subject,"Ewald admits, "and I don't want to be accused of gay-bashing. But I think the ideais viable. What scientists are supposed to do is evaluate an idea on the soundness of the logic andthe testing of the predictions it can generate."
The Search for Telltale Signs
AFTER I had spent time talking to Ewald and Cochran and reading back issues of the journalEmerging Infectious Diseases, everything began to look infectious to me. The catalogue of
suspected chronic diseases caused by infection, according to David A. Relman, an assistant
professor of medicine, microbiology, and immunology at Stanford University, now includes"sarcoidosis, various forms of inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupuserythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis, diabetes mellitus, primary biliary cirrhosis, tropicalsprue, and Kawasaki disease." Ewald and Cochran's list of likely suspects would include all of theabove plus many forms of heart disease, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, many if not mostforms of cancer, multiple sclerosis, most major psychiatric diseases, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, cerebralpalsy, polycystic ovary disease, and perhaps obesity and certain eating disorders. From anevolutionary perspective, Cochran says, anorexia is strikingly inimical to the survival principle. "Imean, not to eat -- what would cause that?"
"In all these situations you look for little signs of infectious spread," Ewald said in his office. "Is
there geographic variation? Temporal variation? Does it go up or down across decades? Multiplesclerosis seems pretty clearly infectious, because you have these island populations where there wasno MS and then you see it spread like a wave through the population. And you have this latitudinalgradient... "
"Yes!" Cochran burst from the speaker phone. "The farther you get from the Equator, the more
common it is. It's three to four times more common if you grow up in Ontario than if you grow upin Mississippi. Some people have tried to say that's because Canadians are genetically different fromAmericans."
I downloaded a paper about extremely high rates of multiple sclerosis in the Shetland and Orkney
Islands and other regions of Scotland, and I made a mental note of the many Canadian Web sitesdevoted to MS. Like other autoimmune diseases, MS looks suspiciously infectious for a number ofreasons: epidemiological evidence of childhood exposure to disease agents, geographic clusters,abnormal immune responses to a variety of viruses, resemblances to animal models and humandiseases with a relapsing-remitting course. And, in fact, a virus has been nominated: the humanherpes virus 6, the agent of roseola infantum, a very


 to warm. As one becomes
accustomed to the temperature change, he or she may  go from hot to cold and back several times.
This exercises the tiny muscles in the skin, which control dilation and contraction of the pores.
As they become stronger, they can respond better to  the physiological demands of the body. After the shower, one can sit in a tub of water wit h a cup of apple cider vinegar added, to restore
and strengthen the acid mantle of the skin. Afterwa rd, the body should be dried and rubbed
briskly with a towel until a warm glow is felt.
Epsom salt baths may also be used to help draw toxi ns out of the skin. These baths are especially
beneficial if one is going through a "healing crisi s" and is especially toxic and feeling bad. Such
a bath works best after the skin brushing and use o f a loofah sponge. A tub is filled with warm to
hot water and 4 or more cups of Epsom salt are diss olved in it. This bath is quite relaxing and
good for tense, sore muscles, and may be taken as o ften as needed.
Every fourth night the cancer patient should be rub bed from head to toe with a mixture of olive
oil and castor oil in equal parts. Then a hot soaki ng bath should be taken for 15 minutes to allow
the oil to penetrate. This is followed by going to bed under heavy covers for about one hour to
sweat the poisons out. Then a cleansing shower is t aken. This may be discontinued after three
months.
Irrigating the Nostrils
Salt-water irrigation of the nostrils is very helpf ul with nasal mucus and sinus congestion alike. If
one cannot breathe through the nose, he or she is b ypassing a crucial filtering mechanism which
warms and humidifies the air, and which removes lar ge amounts of smoke and dust before this
air reaches the back of one’s throat. Mouth breathi ng places incalculable stress on the lungs,
nearly equivalent to that of cigarette smoking if o ne lives in urban pollution.
To irrigate the nostrils, dissolve 1 teaspoon of se a salt in 16 ounces of warm water in a bowl of
appropriate size. While bending forward, block one nostril and place the other below the water
surface in the bowl. The water should be gently pul led up the nostril until one can taste the salty
mixture trickling to the back of the throat; then i t should be blown out. This should be repeated
with the other nostril and alternated several times.
Breathing Exercises
Breathing exercises should follow the cleansing of the nostrils. If done on a regular basis, these
yield tremendous benefits. They increase the body’s  supply of oxygen (which is the basic
currency for repair and for burning up toxins), ste p up the removal of waste products and
stagnant air from portions of the lungs otherwise u nused, and exercise the diaphragm — which
serves as a pump for the flow of oxygen and nerve e nergy.
Deep breathing yields a multitude of benefits throu gh maximum use of lung capacity.
Rapid breathing is an energizing exercise, which pr omotes flow of energy into the lungs and
digestive organs. It should be done before meals, a fter being in a stuffy room, or whenever a lift
is needed.
Alternate-nostril breathing has a calming effect on  the nervous system. It can be used effectively
to overcome anxiety states and insomnia, and someti mes to relieve headaches.  Breath is the external manifestation of our life fo rce. It is  our very life. We can live for a while
without food or drink, but not without breath.
Exercising
In almost every case of cancer, particularly those cases of long standing, the protein from the
muscles has been used to maintain life. In other wo rds protein metabolism has been so poor that
the body had to take protein from the muscles and, to a very great degree, the muscles have been
consumed.
After the cancer is destroyed, the muscles begin to  rebuild. This takes approximately three years.
If the muscles are exercised strenuously during thi s time a hernia may develop. For this reason
we have found it best to replace strenuous exercise  with a brisk walk at least once a day for three
years following therapy.
*Chapter V*
Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer Cure Diet
About the year 424 BC Hippocrates, the father of mo dern medicine, made the statement, "Your
food shall be your medicine and your medicine shall  be your food." Try as we may, we have not
been able to improve upon this basic truth. This is  particularly true when it comes to the
successful treatment of the cancer patient. At leas t 86% of all cancer conditions could be
adequately treated and/or prevented by diet alone.
It never ceases to amaze me at the number of learne d as well as ignorant persons who scoff when
diet is mentioned. They all seem to believe that no  matter what is placed into the body, by some
magical process, it makes for perfect health. Yet t hese same people are very fastidious and
concerned about what, how and how much food is fed to their pedigreed dogs and cats and their
registered cattle and horses. It is ironic that the y cannot see that their own health is equally
dependent upon a proper balanced nutritional proces s.
Kelley Almond Diet
From the first printing of this book in 1967 we hav e called our diet the "Kelley Almond Diet"
because the principal protein is almond and vegetab le protein.
Raw almonds are a very good source of protein and m ay be used as directed: 10 almonds at
breakfast and 10 almonds at lunch.
A mixture of raw almonds, cashews, pecans, filberts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds,
pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds is recommended to s upplement protein during the first six
months when meat proteins are severely restricted. These should be eaten any time up to 1:00
p.m.  Cashew nuts are desirable, especially if the patien t is also suffering from hypoglycemia (low
blood sugar).
Nuts, seeds, and grains should be stored in closed containers in a very cool location.
Refrigeration is best if one has the space.
Some enzyme researchers do not recommend the use of  raw seeds or nuts, claiming that the
enzyme inhibitors in the seeds or nuts make proper digestion difficult. This is true in one sense
— if raw nuts and seeds were swallowed whole withou t masticating them, a person couldn’t
digest them properly. But if nuts and seeds are che wed well or soaked overnight (in RO filtered
or distilled water) the activity of enzyme inhibito rs is greatly reduced or nullified.
Should you have difficulty chewing whole raw almond s, you may substitute two tablespoons of
pure raw almond or sesame seed butter.
Protein (Phase One)
We have maintained throughout this treatise that ca ncer is nothing more than a pancreatic
enzyme deficiency. The greatest cause of this defic iency is the amount of cooked protein
(mutated amino acids) fed into the body. The pancre as simply cannot manufacture enough
enzymes to digest the large volumes of pasteurized milk and cheese and cooked meat we eat and
have any enzymes left over to digest the foreign pr otein we know as cancer. If people would not
eat protein after 1:00 p.m., 86% of cancer in the U nited States could be eliminated.
However, a cancer patient should never give up all protein, as they might be tempted to do when
they first learn that too much protein in the diet prevents the pancreas from ridding the body of
cancer. The pancreatic enzymes themselves consist o f protein (amino acids), and unless the body
is fed adequate protein, the pancreatic enzyme prod uction will stop and the cancer tissue will
make a very rapid growth. The total withdrawal from  protein has been the fallacy of many cancer
diets, such as the "Grape Cure." This is also the r eason these diets have worked so well for the
first few months — no protein — thus freeing the pa ncreatic enzymes to digest the cancer. Yet,
over prolonged periods of total abstinence from pro tein, the pancreas fails. Proper balance and
regulated intake is the answer.
Protein Timing
It is not only imperative that the correct kind and  quantity of protein be eaten, but of equal
importance, it must be taken at a specific time. We  have found that regular proteins should be
taken at breakfast and lunch only. When this is str ictly observed the pancreatic enzymes, used in
digestion of protein, are used only about 6 hours. This leaves 18 hours for production of
pancreatic enzymes to digest cancer tissue.
If the average cancer patient is carefully observed, it will be noted that they start the day with
protein — a glass of milk, ham and/or bacon and egg s, or milk with cereal. By mid-morning they
are ravenous and have a candy bar, peanuts, doughnu ts or sweet rolls with a soft drink or coffee.
For lunch they normally have a roast beef sandwich,  or chicken fried in "trans-fatty acid" vegetable oil, or a hamburger. By mid-afternoon the y are again hungry and have been attacked
by low blood sugar,


 India never has to wish for a time machine. When I
was seven, a two-minute walk took me from Daddy’s army
hospital to the Poona grand bazaar. There the old smells
hung in the air—saﬀron, dust, sandalwood, and cooking
ﬁres (not that I noticed them then, being glued to the snake
charmers). In the hospital, the only smell was of Dettol, an
all-purpose cleanser that stung your nose like straight
formaldehyde. Physicists compare time to an arrow; in
India, the arrow got bent and meets itself going backward.
We adjusted to it. If a soldier came in with a puncture
wound in his foot, my father gave him a tetanus shot, but if
the man wanted to hobble out and make an oﬀering to
Shiva, my father understood.
Now when I go back home, I look out the airplane
window and see bullocks plowing within sight of the
tarmac. In the cities, it is not uncommon for businessmen
dressed in impeccable copies of English wool suits to step
around the bodies of sadhus, or holy men, who sit calmly in
the middle of the sidewalks clothed in loincloths and
orange robes. The daily scene is like an archaeological digwhose layers are hopelessly mixed up, or better yet, where
the layers have jumped out of the ground and come to life.
Every dig has to have a bottom layer, though. In this case,
it is the sadhus. India’s holy men date from at least three
thousand years before the birth of Christ. Their words have
been recorded and passed on in the original Sanskrit,
which lays good claim to being man’s ﬁrst language. Their
traditional home is still the Himalayas, where they go to sit
in samadhi, or deep meditation, for days or weeks at a
time. For them, life is totally dedicated to inner silence.
Very occasionally, the thought might enter their heads that
they should go on a pilgrimage. Picking up their begging
bowls, they then set oﬀ to the south, trusting to nature to
provide them with the necessary food and shelter. In
modern times, they can usually board any train or bus
without a ticket.
As a child what I knew of sadhus came from one of my
uncles, my father’s older brother, who traveled all over the
country selling sports equipment. We called him Bara
Uncle, or “big uncle,” a name that set him apart from our
lesser relations. He inevitably  arrived at our door with ﬁeld
hockey sticks (India traditionally used to beat the rest of
the world in this minor sport), soccer balls, or badminton
shuttles as presents. Naturally, we couldn’t wait to see him.
Bara Uncle was hugely aﬀable and gregarious. He spun
fabulous tales about the wonders he met on his way. The
most vivid happened in Calcutta. Bara Uncle was pushing
his way through the crowds when he almost stumbled over
an old sadhu sitting near the curb. Absentmindedly, my
uncle reached into his pocket, found two annas (about two
cents), and put them in the sadhu’s bowl. The sadhu shot
him a glance and said, “Make a wish for anything you
want.”
Taken aback, my uncle blurted, “I want some burﬁ.” Burﬁ
is an Indian candy, like fudge, that is usually made fromalmonds or coconut. Very calmly the sadhu reached his
right hand into the air, materialized two pieces of fresh
burﬁ, and gave them to Bara Uncle. Astounded, he stood
transﬁxed for a few seconds, just enough time for the
sadhu to rise and melt like a shadow into the crowd. My
uncle never  saw him again. In a way, he got a fair
exchange, since his two annas would have bought  him two
pieces of burﬁ from a sweetmeat vendor on the street. But
every time he told the story, my uncle would shake  his head
and mourn, “I am still thinking of all the things I could have
wished for.”
As a boy, I ﬁrmly believed Bara Uncle’s story, but in
contemporary India, people are more likely to see a sadhu
and skeptically wonder if he is real. Starting in the 1920s,
scientists from Europe and America began to visit India to
observe the various swamis, yogis, and sadhus of every
description. Some had attained remarkable degrees of
control over their bodies—they could apparently stop
breathing for minutes at a time or bring their heartbeats
down almost to zero. A typical procedure woul d consist of
taking one of those “saints,” as holy men are commonly
called in India, and burying him in a box six feet
underground. This was supposedly a scientiﬁc experiment,
but of a very crude sort. After a few days, when the box
was unearthed, you either had a result or you didn’t. The
desired result would be that the saint was still alive. Almost
all the physiological studies from the early days are very
shallow in their approach, and many reﬂect this weird
combination of science and sideshow.
A sadhu’s control over his body, however, is still physical
and misses the point of his existence. Such people are out
to break through the mask of physical appearance s; in our
terms, they want to leave  the world “above the line” to ﬁnd
out what lies beneath. Indian life, in fact, has traditionally
been arranged to make this quest possible. After a man hasbeen educate d, raised a family, and enjoyed the rewards of
material existence, he is expected to take sanyasa —that is,
he renounces the householder life, takes up the begging
bowl, and goes oﬀ in search of something else. If you say
that he is searching for God, for truth, for reality, or for
himself, all of these would not be quite right, because the
essence of the quest is that the goal is unknown. He is
setting oﬀ into another world that cannot be tracked from
this one. To use our terms again, he is setting out across
the gap.
I grew up to put on a Western-style suit and step around
saints on the sidewalk, but as I looked deeper into the
issues of mind-body medicine, I kept returning to India’s
ancient traditions. The second part of this book centers on
what I have found. The known world of our senses, of
atoms and molecules, does not just break oﬀ abruptly; it
shades imper ceptibly into a diﬀerent reality. At some point,
however, one reality ﬂips into another. Time and space
acquire a diﬀerent meaning; the neat divisions between
inner and outer reality disappear. We ﬁnd ourselves in a
world that has never been explored as well as in India. In
his purest form, the sadhu is an investigator into the
transcendental reality lying beyond the gap—th at is the
tradition he upholds, one of the longest and wisest on our
planet. To understand his ﬁndin gs will take us on a new
road, away from physics, but still on much the same track,
in search of ourselves.
—
In the West, before the advent of the theory of relativity,
there was no question that time, space, matter, and energy
occupied separate compartments of reality. Our senses
detect a tree as entirely diﬀerent from a beam of light or a
spark of electricity; we may feel that time is a more
mysterious entity, capable of slowing down, speeding up, oreven standing still, but we would never say, “I like New
York better than Monday.” It seems self-evident that time
and space, matter and energy, are opposite pairs, for the
simple reaso n that none can be turned into the others. The
normal world of the senses can be diagrammed in our
familiar manner:
After Einstei n published the equation E=mc2, this simple,
commonsense view had to change, for it was now possible
(as the atomic bomb proved) for matter to be transformed
into huge amounts of energy. The general theory of
relativity did the same thing for the separation between
time and space. Now physics deals in a fused entity called
space-time, which can be bent to ﬁt certain circumstances
(whenever an object travels near the speed of light, for
example). After proving that nature was much less
compartmentalized than science had previously thought,
relativity opened another, even more surprising possibility.
Einstein suggested that one underlying ﬁeld exists as the
background for all transfo rmations of space-time and mass-
energy. This implies a level of nature that is totally fused; in
other words, there is a region of space-time-matter-energy.
Einstein was intuitively convinced of this possibility—the
ultimate demolition of the world of the senses—at a time
when no one else had the vision to consider it seriously.
Beginning in the 1920s, he spent the last thirty years of hislife, isolated from the other physicists


 seeking your own mystery, not amystery handed to you by anyone else.None of us knows when the ﬁrst day on the path was -- or when the last day will be. Therefore, the bestthing is to live every day as if it is the ﬁrst and the last. Life is perpetually fresh, and so your path can bejust as fresh. Otherwise, if you postpone your life waiting for a great and glorious gift to be bestowed, thegift may never come on schedule, and life will be postponed forever. Wholeness must be seized at thismoment, because when eternity dawns, it dawns only in a moment like this one. The goal of the followingsteps is to make wholeness a daily possibility. Vision and reality want to come together. The time to makethat happen is now.To know where you belong in the world you need to know where you came from. The truth can only befound by exploring who you are. When we have explored creation to the point of going beyond light andshadow, good and evil, inner and outer, we have reached creation’s source at the level of the soul. Wecreate ourselves at the level of the soul-the junction point between inﬁnity and the relative world. Theanswer is the journey and the journey never ends.
 EXERCISES FOR LESSON 141. Think about the steps that stood out to you when you read through them. Which step from the “10Steps to Wholeness” resonates with you the most? Which step do you think you need to focus on thisweek? Make a schedule with speciﬁc action steps this week on how you plan on incorporating this stepmore into your life. 2. What does "seek after your own mystery" meant to you? Take the time to mull over the signiﬁcanceof this question, and then take the time to journal about it.  3. Write down an intent and share with your loved ones on how you plan on fully living the “10 Steps toWholeness.” Make sure to visualize in your head how much better your life will improve after havingcompletely embraced this step.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON DRUG-ADVERTISING - WHILE DRUG-FREE HEALING IS ALMOST UNKNOWN
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Contents:INTRODUCTION by Stanley S. Bass  page 2
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF RAW FOOD by Arnold DeVries  page 2
WHAT SYMPTOMS TO EXPECT WHEN YOU IMPROVE YOUR DIET   (original version)  by Stanley S.
Bass  page 9
A MOST INTERESTING CASE OF RECOVERY FROM CANCER - ON ONE MEAL A DAY ON A
RAW FOOD REGIMEN by Wong Hon Sun  page 12
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HEALTH PROBLEMS   THROUGH
DETOXICATION, JUICE PROGRAMS AND RAW FOOD
INTRODUCTION
It is with great anticipation and hope that I have gathered together, from more than 40 years of experience, a collection of
some of the most remarkable and inspiring cases of recoveries from a large group of diseases, many of which were
classified as “incurable”. These people, through the use of raw juice programs, have either completely restored their health
or greatly improved.
While in America, water fasting has been popular, in Europe the use of raw vegetable juices has been preferred and used
in many large medically supervised institutions, While water-fasting requires mostly bed rest, the use of juices allows one to
continue working, since the use of juices provides some nutrition interspersed with detoxication, the removal of toxic
materials from the body and the simultaneous replacement of minerals, vitamins, enzymes, a limited amount of
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc.
There is sufficient energy present in most cases and frequently more, since the body is spared from the use of enormous
amounts of energy required by the digestive processes. This liberated energy is immediately directed by the body into the
healing processes, thus allowing great changes to occur in a limited period of time - months and even years of regeneration
will manifest in just weeks of time. And all this can be done at home, with a minimum of expense, so that healing is possible
for all who have the will to undertake the process.
There is nothing more inspiring than to look into a mirror every day and to see more youthful changes occurring along with
better feelings, so that each day brings more hope and encouragement to continue on till the goal of daily living is reached.
Yet, at the same time, the appetite can be reasonably content with the taste of delicious and refreshing juices, taken
periodically several times during the day and carried in a thermos wherever you go.
After just 2 or more weeks, other foods such as easily digested proteins and fats may be introduced into the diet, allowing
the rebuilding and recasting of the body to proceed after the initial cleansing period has prepared the proper foundation for
the reception of higher quality and more vital food materials.
Usually, within a few weeks, people feel much better and in 4 months time, the body becomes stabilized and feels
consistently well. And within a period of less than one year, almost all health problems will have disappeared - even large
tumors and growths.
Without further ado, I would like to begin with a presentation of some amazing cases of recoveries from all types of
illnesses and diseases, collected from some internationally famous institutions under the direction of well-known medical
doctors who, by using natural foods and methods alone, were able to successfully cure diseases which today cannot be
duplicated, even in the largest hospitals using the most modern medical methods.
Dr. Stanley S. Bass
New York,  April 2003
The following pages are from “The Elixir of Life” by Arnold DeVries, by whom I have kindly been given
permission to reproduce, based upon extensive research from 81 sources over a period of many years.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF RAW FOOD
by Arnold DeVries
SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL WORK
Individual raw food histories are important, but even more so is the applied clinical work in the field of science. Here also we
find strong evidence of the value of raw foods. In America this was noted as early as August of 1907, when an
announcement was made by the New York Post Graduate Hospital that a cure for long-standing and obstinate cases of
consumption was found in certain raw foods. Under the supervision of Dr. John F Russell, eleven patients were given four
ounces of raw vegetable juices each day in addition to their regular meals. The juices were extracted from such vegetables
as potato, rhubarb, summer squash, beet, turnip, cabbage, celery, carrot, parsnip, radishes, string-beans, and peas. Later
fifty additional patients were placed on the same dietary regime. Within seven months the eleven patients were discharged
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recovery.
TUBERCULOSIS
At a later period, in California, raw vegetable juices were again used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In this instance, Dr. H.
E. Kirshner was placed in charge of 200 tuberculosis patients for the county of Los Angeles at the Olive View Sanatorium.
Some of the patients had spent as long as nine years on their backs with very little progress towards recovery. The diet was
composed largely of spaghetti, macaroni, and other cooked foods. Dr. Kirshner added a glass of "green drink’ consisting of
the raw juices of alfalfa, spinach, and parsley, to the diet of each of these patients every day. Results were highly favorable,
and the course of the patients was changed to recovery. Some of the patients who had been considered hopeless were
able to get out of bed in six to eight months. In Dr. Kirshner’s private practice, raw carrot juice, addition to the green juice
mixture, was included in the diet of tubercular patients, which brought


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it is often lost in the urine in case of pyroluria. The resulting deficiency
causes fatigue/lack of energy, weak connective tissue, a weak immune
system, and mental -emotional problems. Normally 15 to 30mg are
sufficient but with the mentioned symptoms up to 60mg may be used,
especially when under stress or with Candida flare -ups.
Herbs
Herbs provide a wide variety of helpful r emedies, including cayenne for 40
 blood circulation, digestion and metabolism; g inseng for vitality; grape
seed extract as a strong antioxidant and to strengthen capillaries, and
milk thistle to improve liver functions.
Maca  assists in normalizing our hormonal systems, especially thyroid
function and sex hormones, and it may also im prove energy. Try up to 2
teaspoons of the powder or a corresponding amount of extract.
Turmeric  (main active ingredient curcumin) is the yellow spice in curry.
It is a strong antioxidant and anti -inflammatory remedy, valuable for
improving liver functions and most diseases. Take up to several grams a
day mixed with meals, or in capsules, or a teaspoo nful in a drink.
Curcumin is oil -soluble, best make a paste of turmeric mixed with
coconut or olive oil. For better absorption add freshly ground black
pepper. See  the Internet for recipes.
Glucosamine, best as N -acetyl glucosamine, is required by all cel ls to
build cartilage, holding individual cells together. It is formed in the body
from L -glutamine and glucose. Glutamine also helps to heal Leaky Gut
Syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Try 1 teaspoon of
L-glutamine and possibly N -acetyl glucosamin e with or before meals.
Trimethylglycine  or Betaine, commonly extracted from sugar beets,
supplies methyl groups essential for many biochemical reactions. It is a
stimulant and antidepressant, enhances brain chemicals, reduces
atherosclerosis, and improve s energy levels, liver function and fat
metabolism. A common dosage is 500 to 1000mg/day. It is especially
high in quinoa, spinach and beets. It can also be produced from choline
which is present in lecithin.
Lanolin  is excellent for the skin and supplies precursors for the
production of steroid hormones. With this lanolin can be genuinely
rejuvenating. Buy pure lanolin and mix it with an equal part of virgin
coconut oil for easier spreading. Spread very thinly. When buying
anhydrous lanolin also add an equal amount of water.
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 Alternative Oxygen Supply
Our main oxygen distribution is with the haemoglobin in red blood cells.
However, oxygen is released into cells only when carbon dioxide is
present from aerobic muscle or  brain activity. With cancer cells and
invasion by Candida and other myco -microbes the metabolism is
anaerobic in many tissues. Anaerobic cells do not produce carbon
dioxide, and therefore do not get oxygen from the normal blood
circulation. This makes it highly beneficial with all low -energy conditions
to supply additional oxygen without the need for carbon dioxide to be
present.
Best suited for this are vitamin C and MSM. These form reduction -
oxidation or redox pairs. One such pair is vitamin C (ascorbic acid or
ascorbate) as the reduced form and dehydroascorbic acid or DHA as the
oxidized form. Another one is DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide) as the reduced
form and MSM as the oxidized one.
In a low -oxygen environment a redox pair changes from their oxidized
state to their reduced form by giving off one atom of highly reactive
oxygen. When vitamin C or DMSO return to the blood and flow through
the lungs they are again oxidized.
This is how v itamin C normally gets into the brain and body cells. It
cannot pass the blood -brain barrier in its reduced form, but only as DHA.
It also cannot enter cells directly; it only gets inside cells as DHA or,
alternatively, it needs a glucose carrier to get in side. Even plant cells
admit only DHA, and it is also much better absorbed from the intestines
than reduced vitamin C. While vitamin C can get into the brain only as
DHA, inside the brain it is only present in its reduced form, showing that
DHA is importan t to supplement the oxygen supply of the brain and
keeping it free of microbes and toxins.
All this shows that initially the body treasures the oxygen -delivering form
more highly than the reduced form. Inside a cell DHA is reduced by
liberating oxygen. Th e released oxygen is highly reactive. Inside
compromised cells it kills the microbes that caused this blockage, and 42
 then re -starts the blocked oxidative energy metabolism while the now
reduced form protects sensitive cell structures from becoming oxidised.
While vitamin C is known to be a good treatment for viral infections,
recent research has shown that it is actually DHA that is the effective
remedy, up to one thousand times stronger than the reduced form of vitamin
C. However, DHA is unstable and too reactive to take as a supplement.
Individuals with iron overload, mainly with haemochromatosis and the
elderly may be reluctant to use vitamin C because of medical advice that
it may increase iron absorption, but this applies only to low doses of
vitamin C. Iron overload is a problem of the redox balance with too much
iron in the oxidised ferro -form. This can easily be cured with 10 grams of
spaced -out ascorbate/day, see : Natural Therapy for Haemochromatosis.
Vitamin C and MSM are best used together, e.g., up to 10 grams sodium
ascorbate or buffered vitamin C, 10 grams of MSM, and 2 to 3 teaspoons
of 50 to 70% DMSO rubbed on the skin over any problem areas, all of
these spread out during the day. Increase amounts only gradually to
minimize diarrhoea or reactions, cut back if problem s arise. Use the
maximum dose periodically for chronic or serious conditions, as a
maintenance dose use much less.
You may mix the powders with drink or food or  dissolve them in a litre of
water or juice, and frequently sip during the day. If you need additional
alkalizers, then you may also mix sodium bicarbonate with the same
drink. In this case sip it before and between meals.
In addition to a vitamin B complex, use about 500mg of niacinamide with
breakfast and lunch because it is needed as the main coenzyme for
redox reactions, it is also anti -inflammatory. Use alternative oxygen with
all low energy conditions, Candia problems, cancer, arthritis, circulation
problems, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and Candida -
caused mental conditions such  as depression, ADHD, schizophrenia etc.
Vitamin C and MSM can prevent and cure blood circulation problems
such as arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease,
prevent heart attacks and strokes, and also peripheral vascular disease 43
 leading  to varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, leg ulcers, diabet ic foot,
and poor blood supply to the brain. Many conditions such as arthritis,
degenerative eye changes, migraines, and multiple sclerosis are
aggravated by poor circulation.
Deficiency of vitam in C, sulphur, copper and zinc are main causes of
weak and aging connective tissue, such as blood vessels, skin and also
hair. For details see More Ene rgy & Less Disease.
ALLERGY TESTING
It is common to become addicted to any daily -used food or substance to
which we are also allergic. Initially when we eat allergenic food,  we
experience stimulation due to the release of adrenal stress hormones.
This stimulation (adrenalin and dopamine) cau ses us to constantly crave
these foods to which we soon become unsuspectingly addicted.
However, eventually the adrenal glands become exhausted,  and we
develop a chronic degenerative disease and lack of energy.
The main underlying cause of allergies and especially of multiple
allergies is intestinal dysbiosis, commonly due to the fungal form of
Candida as a result of using antibiotics without taking protective
fungicides at the same time. This damages the intestinal wall and lets
toxic subst ances and only partly digested proteins enter the bloodstream.
It is then called "Leaky Gut Syndrome" and is made worse by gluten. It
is a root cause not only of allergies, but also of a continua l attack on our
immune system.
Some symptoms frequently due to Candida are gas, migraines, bloating,
cramps, diarrhoea, skin rashes, hives and other rashes, blurred vision,
rhinitis and difficulty breathing. In many cases these problems may
simply disappear after Intestinal Sanitation and Antimicrobial Therapy.
Discovering your allergies and addictions is an important step in your
healing process. You may do this by adopting a five -day low -allergy diet
as described in the following.
After complete avoidance of an allergenic food and while reducing the 44
 overall aller genic load from other influences at the same time,