ant, diuretic, emmenagogues, expectorant,
hypertensive, hypotensive, immuno-stimulant, nervine, rubefacient,
stimulant, stomachic, sudorific, tonic, vulnerary. Gentian
One of nature’s best bitter tonics for the GI tract (gastrointestinal). Strengthens the entire body. One of the best herbs for the improvement of digestion. Increases liver and pancreatic function. Increases gastric secretions, while toning and strengthening the stomach. Has antiparasitic properties, kills plasmodia and worms. Strengthens the liver, spleen and pancreas. Has a toning effect upon the kidneys. Increases circulation. A revitalizer of the body; used for fatigue, exhaustion and low energy
levels (anemia). Used in all female weaknesses. Use for indigestion, dyspepsia and gas. Can be used for lightheadedness, dizziness, etc. Can be used for infections and toxic conditions of the body. Also can be used for poisonous bites and malaria. Scientific name
:
Gentiana lutea
Parts used
: Root. Actions
: Alterative, antacid, anthelmintic (vermifuge), anti-bilious, anti-
inflammatory antiperiodic, antipyretic, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic,
anti-venomous, bitter tonic, cholagogue, emetic (large doses),
emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, laxative (mild), stimulant,
stomachic, tonic, sialagogue. Ginger
Used throughout the world as a digestive aid and for circulation. Used as a catalyst with other herbs. Increases circulation to peripheral areas (brain, hands and feet) of the
body. Great for indigestion and nausea. Increases lymph flow and aids elimination of mucus from the upperrespiratory areas, especially the lungs. Effective in motion and morning sickness. Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure. Prevents blood clotting. Useful in post strokes. Aids in the cleansing of congestion (mucus) in the cerebral and sinus
areas. Increases perspiration and elimination through the skin. Scientific name
:
Zingiber officinale
Parts used
: Dried rhizomes and root. Actions
: Analgesic, anodyne, antacid, antiemetic, antispasmodic,
aperitive, aphrodisiac, aromatic, carminative, cholagogue, condiment,
detoxicant, diaphoretic (whole), diffusive stimulant, diuretic,
emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, pungent, rubefacient,
sialagogue, sternutatory, stomachic, sweet, tonic. Ginkgo Biloba
One of the best herbs for the brain and nervous system. Improves cerebral vascular insufficiency. Used throughout the world for memory loss and vertigo (dizziness). Strengthens the heart and vascular system. Increases blood flow to the tissues. Useful in cases of asthma. Used for tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Has been proven beneficial for fibromyalgia. Very beneficial for hemorrhoids, spider and varicose veins. Has been useful for carpal tunnel syndrome. One of nature’s great tonics, especially to the “neuro” system. Scientific name
:
Ginkgo biloba
Parts used
:
Leaf
—promotes blood circulation, stops pain, benefits the
brain, and is astringent to the lungs. Seed
—considered astringent for
the lungs, stops nocturnal emissions, stops asthma, enuresis,
excessive leukorrhea and increases energy. Actions
: Adaptogen, alkalizer, anti-aging, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory
antioxidant, antispasmodic (mild), astringent, bitter tonic, cardiac
tonic (mild), expectorant (mild), nervine, sedative (mild), tonic,vasodilator, vulnerary. Goldenseal
One of nature’s greatest “heal-all” herbs. A true tonic for the body. Not for long term use because of its accumulative properties. It increases gastric juices and digestive enzymes. It also increases the
production and secretion of bile. Used to strengthen and tone the pancreas. Helps regulate blood sugars. Considered a source of natural insulin. Strengthens the nervous system. It has homeostatic properties, especially for the uterus. Tones the vascular system and helps increase circulation. A great anti-inflammatory especially for the glandular system. Use for gastric and intestinal problems. Use in cancerous conditions. A gentle laxative. Use for drug and alcohol dependency. Helps eliminate catarrh (mucus) in the body, especially in the respiratory
and GI tract tissues. Use in cystitis, prostatitis and nephritis. Excellent for hemorrhoids and hemorrhages. Use for HIV and venereal diseases. Has antiparasitic properties, and is antiseptic. Use for infections, wounds, sores, fissures, etc. Use in chronic skin conditions, eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis. Use in all types of prolapsed conditions, (uterus, intestinal, etc.). Makes a great eyewash. Tones and cleans the liver. Use for jaundice, hepatitis, etc. Use for ulcerated tissue. Use for tonsillitis, typhoid fever, malaria, meningitis, and mononucleosis. Use for boils, abscesses and tumors. Use as a mouthwash for gum conditions and canker sores. Great for ringworm and amoebic dysentery. Scientific name
:
Hydrastis canadensis
Parts used
: Root and dried rhizomes.Actions
: Alterative, anti-diabetic, antiemetic, anti-inflammatory
antiparasitic, antiperiodic, antiseptic, aperient, astringent, bitter tonic,
cholagogue, deobstruent, depurative (antifungal), detergent, diuretic,
heal-all, hemostatic (urine esp. ), hepatic, laxative, nervine,
ophthalmic, oxytocic (stimulates uterine contractions), stomachic,
vulnerary. Gotu Kola
One of God’s finest herbs for brain and nerve regeneration. A tremendous herb for spinal cord injuries. A cellular proliferator (strengthens cells). Increases oxygen to cells. Strengthens the immune system. Helps with difficult menopause issues. Aids in weight loss. Used for depression and endocrine glandular weaknesses. Promotes blood flow in lower extremities. Strengthens the vascular walls, therefore excellent in cases of varicose or
spider veins, hemorrhoids, venous insufficiency or any vascular
distensibility. Shows healing potential in ulcerated conditions. Scientific name
:
Centella asiatica
Parts used
: Whole plant or root. Actions
: Adaptogen, alterative, antipyretic,
antispasmodic, aphrodisiac,
astringent, cellular proliferator, diuretic, nervine, sedative, stimulant
(mild), tonic (brain and nerve). Hawthorn Berry
Hawthorn berry is “the great heart herb.”
This flavonoid-rich fruit is tissue specific for the heart and vascular
system. It strengthens these tissues and removes the inflammation. It aids in dissolving lipid deposits, therefore increasing circulation. Has vasodilating properties, which also aid in increasing circulation. Use in high (hypertension) or low (hypotension) blood pressure cases. Considered a cardiac tonic for all heart-related issues. Also used in cases of insomnia (consider adrenals as well).Strengthens vascular walls, therefore excellent for regeneration of
varicose and spider veins, hemorrhoids and prolapsed conditions of the
body. Has strong antioxidant power to help remove acids from the body. Hawthorn berry is an excellent anti-inflammatory and should be used in
all cases of inflammation. Scientific name
:
Crataegus spp. Parts used
: Berries and leaf. Actions
: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-spasmodic, astringent,
cardiac tonic, cellular proliferator, digestant, diuretic, emmenagogue,
hypertensive, hypotensive, sedative, tonic, vasodilator. Horse Chestnut
This is another one of God’s great circulatory herbs. Horse Chestnut strengthens and tones the vascular walls. It has anti-inflammatory properties, thus it helps dissolve plaqued lipids. Both of the above actions together greatly increase circulation. A “must” for varicose and spider veins as well as hemorrhoids. Reduces vascular swelling. A strong astringent, similar to witch hazel and white oak bark. Useful for ulcerated conditions. Helps remove toxins from the body. Useful for prostatitis. Use in cases of rheumatism. Scientific name
:
Aesculus hippocastanum
Parts used
: Bark, dried horse chestnut seeds, dried horse chestnut leaves. Actions
: Anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, astringent, bitter, cellular
proliferator (especially to the vascular walls), expector ant, febrifuge,
mild narcotic, nutritive. Horsetail or Shavegrass
Horsetail is one of the greatest herbs for bone and connective tissue
weaknesses. It is very high in silica, which is converted into calcium by the liver. This herb has great healing powers to all tissues of the body.It is an extremely good herb for the urinary tract (kidneys and bladder). Use to strengthen any prolapsed condition of the body, e.g.,


 eat, but in proportion to how muchthey digest and assimilate. When the organs of digestionand assimilation are maintained in poor workingcondition, eating too many fatty foods in an effort to
gain weight defeats its own purpose. Being underweight is usually due to faulty health. It’s futile to stuff a lot of food into the body when
assimilation and digestion are working at a low ebb. Thesecret of normalizing weight (up or down) is to make
the detoxifying system more efficient through fasting. Then the underweight person rejuvenates the digestiveand assimilative systems to work efficiently. What the underweight person needs is exactly what
the overweight person needs – a fast that gives the bodya cleansing physiological rest. In both the overweight and
the underweight, the digestive and assimilation systems
have been overworked. This is difficult to explain tounderweight people. They are impatient and want to gain
weight immediately on a diet, but first the underweight
person must realize that the period of physiological restprovided by the fast results in improved digestion andbetter assimilation of foods. The Body Has Powerful Recuperative Powers
The body has extraordinary recuperative powers
when it is not burdened with an excessive amount of
food. In over  70 years of fasting underweight people, I
have had outstanding success with underweight andemaciated people who learned to have faith in fasting
and a full program of Natural Living. I have a sister whom I love very dearly who was born
a very tiny baby. I believe she weighed about 3 pounds
at birth. All through her life, my sister Louise was called
“skinny.” When she was a child, everyone would tellmy mother that she should be stuffed with milk and
cream and that she must eat a lot of pork, potatoes, rice,
custards and all the supposed weight-gaining foods. Butthe more my sister was stuffed with all of these so-called
fattening foods, the thinner, weaker, paler and more121lifeless she became! There were many times when my
sister was so weak that she had to remain in bed. And
even during these periods in bed, she was still stuffed
on a so-called weight-gaining diet. Later, after I had left home and regained my health,
I returned to Virginia near where my sister Louise lived. She was then an adult and unmarried. She was teachinghigh school and was thin, rundown and had an overall
weakness. Her color was pale and sickly. After a hard
day in the classroom, she would come home and throwherself across the bed in a state of exhaustion. I told her that I had found a natural way for people to
gain weight and when school closed and summer vacationbegan, I would return to Virginia and supervise a program
to help her gain weight. She had seen the great miracle
that had transformed my body after I began  living a
natural healthy lifestyle and had perfect confidence in
everything I told her. I explained to her that part of the
program would be a series of fasts which would give herbody a physiological res t. This would allow  the digestive
and the assimilative organs of her body a chance to revive
and rejuvenate themselves and perform better. This is a cleansing system of detoxification. I told her
that the fast would help increase the hydrochloric acid
in her stomach so that she could absorb more proteinfoods. Not only would the digestion of protein be better,
but all the digestive organs would improve and renew
themselves through the fast. Her whole process ofmetabolism would improve through her fasting program. I have proved over the years that when metabolism is
improved through fasting there is a healthier density and
a specific gravity in the new flesh that is built after fasting. Fasting helps the body to better assimilate proteins, fats,
carbohydrates, starches, natural sugars, minerals, vitamins
and all the other essential nutrients necessary for the body
to work efficiently and with more strength. Good! You have decided to take the Health and Happiness road to Higher
Health. There will be a few rough spots as you begin, but soon you willbe hiking along the Pathway of Health and Long-Lasting Youthfulness!122Miracles Happen With Fasting! I started Louise on a  7 day distilled water fast. She
entered this fast believing that Mother Nature was going
to purify her digestive and assimilative organs and help
her rebuild a new body. It is true that she lost weight inthe
 7 days of the fast, but after she broke the fast she
developed a healthy appetite. What miracles this week
of rest for her organs did for her system. She told me shehad never enjoyed food as much as she now was
enjoying her new diet. Not the so-called “good,
nourishing, fattening food,” but a diet of
 60% raw, fresh
salads, vegetables and luscious, fresh fruits and brown
rice, lentils and raw nuts and seeds, etc. I gave her cooked
vegetables and beans, brown rice and lentils, raw,unsalted nuts and seeds and their butters. A month after
the first fast, I put her on another fast of 7 days. This 7
day fast started a new life for her because her body wasin such clean, healthy condition that it began to fill out. My skinny sister became a beautiful woman – fully
rounded and streamlined – every part of her body seemedto be rejuvenated. Her hair took on a sheen it never hadbefore, there was a glow to her cheeks and a sparkle in
her eyes like a young child! Our relatives and friends
were flabbergasted at the transformation in Louise. Thehappiest part is that within a year my sister had become
one of the most popular girls in Westmoreland County,
Virginia, and in another year she had married a fine,
handsome man! Their lives were like a fairy tale because
they had children and lived happily ever after. My sister
has remained healthy, fit and youthful throughout life. Along with fasting, I gave my sister a system of
exercises. She started with short walks and then built
up to long walks. I persuaded her to get an abundanceof fresh air, take early morning or late afternoon sunbaths
and do deep breathing exercises. At all times, she
maintained a tranquil and serene mind... she workedwith Mother Nature and not against her! Eat not for pleasure thou mayest find therein; eat to increase thy strength,
and eat to preserve life thou hast received from Heaven. – Confucius123Fasting is Safest, Healthiest Weight Normalizer
What I did for my weak, thin sister, I have done for
thousands of underweight people. Fasting works miracles
for both the under and overweight. The genuine needs
for both types of people are met by exactly the sameprogram of natural living combined with fasting. Fasting is the magic key for helping anyone to restore
themselves to a superior state of health. Fasting is thegreat detoxifier and by detoxifying the body we give it a
chance to restore its normal functioning. Fasting is the
great “Open Sesame” to good health and long life. Each person is different and some get results quicker
than others. If you faithfully concentrate on living The
Bragg Healthy Lifestyle in which fasting plays anintegral part, Mother Nature will never fail you! So, if
you are thin, under weight and have tried various
weight-building diets that failed, don’t be discouraged.Instead, try a
24 hour fast weekly and also the Bragg
Vinegar Drink ( page 230). Both will help give the body a
chance to cleanse and normalize your weight. 124
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned God-ward. – Phillips Brooks
Give us Lord, a bit of sun,A bit of work and a bit of fun.Give us, in all struggle and sputter,Our daily whole grain bread and food.Give us health, our keep to makeAnd a bit to spare for others' sake.Give us too, a bit of songAnd a tale and a book, to help us along.Give us Lord, a chance to beOur goodly best for ourselves and othersUntil men learn to live as brothers in peace. – An Old English PrayerFamous Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes declared that if all the
doctor’s drugs were thrown into the sea it would be somuch better for humankind and worse for the fish. Everyday is a new birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we
are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor. – Isaac WattsCheerfulness and content are great beautifiers and are
famous preservers of youthful looks. – Charles DickensMorning Resolve
I will this day live a simple, sincere and serene life, repelling promptly
every thought of impurity, anxiety, discontent,  discouragement,jealousy and self-seeking. I will cultivate cheerfulness, happiness,
charity and the love of brotherhood; exercising economy in
expenditure, generosity in giving, carefulness in conversation anddiligence in appointed service. I pledge fidelity to every trust and a
childlike faith in God and Mother Nature. In particular, I will be
faithful in my daily habits of health, prayer, study, work, physicalexercise, deep breathing and good posture. I shall fast one 24 hour
period each week, eat only healthy foods and get sufficient sleep
each night. I will make every effort to improve myself physically,mentally, emotionally and spiritually every day. Morning Prayer used by Paul C. Bragg and


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 of pills, shots, powders, and shakes—you n ame it and they say they’ve tried it. The main cause of
their failure is misinformation. There are reasons for each of these dietary failures. What they wer e told was “low fat,” usually 30%, actually is not low fat at
all, and they have no idea how to get to an effective low-fat 10% as described i n this book. High-fat diets can be dangerous and put
you at risk for the diseases that most Westerners die from prematurely. Low-carb diets are also dangerous, and most people have
no idea that the ideal diet consists of 80% carbs. But,  it must be the right carbs. High-protein diets lead to osteoporosis, kidney disease, and lack of energy for ex ercise. Most people think that low-protein
diets will never work, having been convinced by the meat and dairy in dustries that the more protein you eat, the better—and nothing
could be further from the truth. As for pills, shots, powders, and shakes, these gimmicks will never giv e people the health they really seek. What they don’t
realize is that obesity is actually a symptom of eating the wrong diet. The same is true of most of the other diseases we suffer from,
for example, heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, colitis, c onstipation, osteoporosis, acne, erectile dysfunction, dementia,
and even vision and hearing problems. These are all symptoms of the diseas es of consuming the wrong diet. Y ou are holding in your hands the book that will give you the dietary infor mation we all need to have. Y ou don’t have to be an
Ironman triathlete or even want to be one, but you owe it to yourself to read The 80/10/10  Diet! Ruth E. Heidrich, PhD
Author, A Race For Life
www.ruthheidrich.com

Preface

This was not an easy book to write. I tried to create The 80/10/10  Diet  on several occasions in the past, but it has proven to
be a daunting project riddled with false starts. For some reason, nothing abou t this particular piece of work has been easy. I can
only assume that it must be like the old saying, “nothing worthwhile  is ever easy.” I believe that this is the most worthwhile book that
I have written to date. In writing The 80/10/10  Diet,  I found myself constantly enmeshed in a deep inner debate, wondering how to m ost effectively
reach the largest number of people:

Will I reach more people through appeals to their heads or their hearts? W ill quoting numbers, current research, scientific
studies, and textbook facts bolster their willingness to make dietary cha nges? Will such minutiae cause readers to lose interest, or can each bit of da ta build upon the previous ones until it forms a
convincing and solid information base? How deep need I go in order to get my point across? Will it suffice to say that a ll the animals built like us eat fruits and
vegetables and very little fat, therefore we should too? Will stories and testimonials about high levels of health, boundless en ergy, unexpected healing, effortless weight loss, spiritual
awakening, and newfound enthusiasm for life be viewed as hyperbole or trut hful inspiration? And perhaps most worrisome …

If I leave something out, will I get a second chance? The research for this book often left me studying for several days in order  to write just one or two sentences. The more I
learned, the more there was to learn, it seemed. I eventually had to choose  between writing a book and becoming a full-time reader
of other people’s work. I gathered a tremendous amount of information, but a great deal of what I le arned proved simply not to be relevant to the
creation of this book. I can only hope it will be valuable material for future  works. Who Should Read This Book? I wrote this book for  anyone who believes that appropriate body weight and vibrant well-being ar e their birthright as well as
their responsibility—anyone willing to keep striving for the ph ysique and the health they desire. The 80/10/10  plan is not an all-or-nothing proposition. It allows you to work toward a goal, rath er than simply follow a diet. You do not have to eat primarily vegetarian or raw foods to benefit from the 80/10/10 program. If you eat a relatively typical American diet, 80/10/10  is a program that allows you to continue eating the foods you are used
to, while beginning to introduce the new foods that will lead you toward your g oal. Direction, not speed, is the most important
aspect of learning to succeed with 80/10/10. If you have already transitioned your diet to vegetarian, vegan, or raw f oods, you will still find the principles in this book to be
a step forward for you. In fact, this book represents the brass ring for raw fooder s. I feel ecstatic that I finally have succeeded in
writing about the program I have taught for years in the raw and veget arian communities. Discouraged by their inability to succeed on raw food and confused by the opposing  information they hear from other
teachers, raw food enthusiasts have pleaded with me: “I bet I am eating high-fat raw, but I don’t know how to figure it out, and I
need more information on what to do about it.”
Now, with the sample calculations in hand, I stand before the raw food commun ity with clear evidence of the dangerously high
fat consumption common in our ranks—and with a clearly articulated p lan for those who wish to raise the bar a notch and reach for
the ultimate low-fat plan for raw health. The Results Speak for Themselves
The principles I share in this book represent more than twenty-five ye ars of research and almost two decades of assisting
people with their health, nutrition, and athletic performance in priva te consultation. During that time, I have used the 80/10/10 program myself—and with thousands of clients who are consistently de lighted with their newfound health, vigor, and physical
appearance. I have seen the sickest of the sick regain high levels of health and v itality, simply by making intelligent food and lifestyle
modifications. I have watched people pronounced “terminally ill”  by the medical establishment heal themselves using the prog ram
described in this book. I have watched former world-class athletes rejuve nate themselves to the degree that they are once again
achieving “personal best” performances. Truly, 80/10/10  is not only a “diet” but a success formula. And it just keeps gettin g better. In Appendix C, I have compiled a collection of testimonials from healthy, h appy, and successful practitioners of the 80/10/10
way of life. Their inspiring stories speak for themselves. Wherever you are on your journey to ever-greater well-being, I hope tha t you enjoy reading The 80/10/10  Diet  and find it
valuable, insightful, and motivating. It is my sincerest belief tha t you will find within these pages the nutritional guidance you need t o
attain, regain, and maintain the radiant, trim body of your dreams and an ev en a higher level of health than you have ever dared to
strive for. Let All Find Their Own Path
While in my experience, consuming a 100% raw version of the 80/10/10  diet is optimal, other low(er)-fat plant-centered diet
programs also offer substantial health benefits … and many peop le find them to be the right choice for their lives. If you find yoursel f
judging others for not choosing all raw, all low-fat, or even all vegan foods, I implore you to take a BIG step backward and
recognize that all of us must make our own choices, and no one path is best for a ll people. I have been saddened and dismayed by the number of people who tell me that an ent husiastic 80/10/10 supporter has
stopped talking to his or her family, or has taken on a holier-than-thou fu ndamentalist attitude with friends who do not “see the
light.”
Friends, if you stop connecting with your loved ones over the food you eat, you have missed the point! Healthful living
includes healthy relationships and compassion for your fellow humans. I f you wish to contribute to your loved ones, accept them
where they are, and then lead by example, with an open heart … you wil l have far greater success if you do. A Tribute to T.C. Fry

The late T.C. Fry (1926–1996), a world-renowned and much-loved health educator, wa s a mentor for me. He helped me
sort the trash from the treasures in the world of health and nutrition. He never told me what to think, but he often instructed me in
how to think … to refine the process of thinking so that I could come up with t ruth for myself. He loved to pursue a line of thought
through to its logical and often only valid conclusion. T.C. (he told me on several occasions that T. was his full name, but that hi s friends often called him Terry) and I lectured in
hundreds of cities together, giving weekend seminars throughout much  of the 1980s and into the early ’90s. W e sold no products,
just education.


 gives the backgr ound, science,
and main components of the Map of Consciousness. T wo of the key concepts
you will  encoun ter ar e  a ttracto r field and  fi eld of dominance. H er e is a
story fr om his cl inical years as a  psychiatrist that illustrates these concepts
by s howing that the attractor f ield of Love is mor e powerful  (dominant)
than that of Fear:
Betty wa s 34 years old, but she looked much older because she w as
thin and  drawn. She entered th e of fice carrying armloads of paper
bags, wh ich wer e later found to contain 56 dif ferent bottles of h ealth-
store pre parations, vitamins, and  nutritional supplements, plus several
bags of special food. Her fear h ad started out as a germ phobia, and
soon eve rything around her seemed to be possibly contaminated with
germs. S he had many fears of contracting contagious diseases, which
had progressed now to a fear of cancer. S he believed every scare story
she read, so she was afraid of ne arly every food, the air she breathed,
and getting sunshine on her skin. She wore white clothes because she
was afraid of dyes in the materials. In th e of fice, she  would never si t down because she was afraid that
the chair might be contaminated. Whenever she needed a prescription,
she asked that it be written from the middle of the prescription pad,
which ha d not been touched. Furthermore, she wanted to tear the page
from the  pad herself; she didn’ t want me to touch it, because possibly
I had gotten germs from shaking hands with the last patient. She worewhite gl oves at all times. Ultim ately, she requested to be treated by
telephone, as she was too afraid of making the trip to the of fice again. The following week on the phone, she said that she was afraid to
get u p. She calle d from home w hile still in bed, because now she was
afraid to go out on the streets. S he had developed a fear of muggers,
rapists, and air pollution. At the same time, she was afraid t o stay
home in  bed and get worse, and  to compound all her other fears, she
was afraid that she was losing her mind. She was afraid that the
medication wouldn’ t help her and that it might have side ef fects, but
she w as loath not  t o take it for fear that she would not get better. Now
she said that she had a fear that she might choke on the pills and had
stopped taking even her health supplements, much less the pres cribed
medication. Her fears were so paralyzing th at every therapeutic maneuver was
totally s tymied. She wouldn’ t allow me to talk to her family. Sh e was
afraid they would find out that she was seeing a psychiatrist and think
she was crazy. I was totally baf fled and racked my brain for we eks as
to how I could possibly help her. Finally, I let go. I experienced the
relief of surrender in that I just totally accepted this fact: Ther e is
absolutely nothing I can do to help her. The only thing left to do is just
to love her. And so, that’ s what I did. I just thought of her lovingly, and
frequently I sent her loving tho ughts. I gave her as much love as I
could possibly give when we talked on the telephone, and f inally,
after a couple o f months of “loving therapy,” she got suf fic iently
better to come to the of fice. As time went on, she improved an d her
fears and inhibitions began to diminish, though she never did develop
any insight. She was too afr aid of talking about psychological
matters, she said—so over the months and eventually years of
treatment, the only thing I ever did was to love her. This cas e illustr ates the concept that a higher vibration such as Love has
a he aling ef fect on a lower vibra tion—in the patient’ s case, Fear. This Love
is the mechanism of reassurance, and very often we can quiet another
person’ s fears by our mere physical presence and by the loving ener gy that
we project to the m and with wh ich we surround them. It is not what we say
but the very fact of our presence that has the healing ef fect.CHAPTER ONE
O V E R V I E W  O F  T H E  M A P  O F
C O N S C I O U S N E S S
The Map of C onsciousness documents the first time that levels of
consciousness have ever been calibrated. On this chart we find the entire
spectrum of human experience  and how to align ourselves for greatest
happiness and ultimate freedom. Simply to encounter the Map is an event of
great fortune, for certain piece s of information jump our consciousness
enormously just to hear about them. UNDERST ANDING CONSCIOUSNESS CALIBRA TION
Every pe rson is born with a calibratable level of consciousness,  which is
an e ner gy field w ithin the infinite field of consciousness. Indeed, everything
in the universe  constantly gives of f an ener gy pattern of a specific
frequency that remains for all time, and we now have a means by which to
calibrate ener gy  fields as to their relative strength, similar to what is done
with a light meter. Stratifications o f consciousnes s have been well known, expressed
throughout human history in various schematics (for example, Zen ox-
herding pictures), yet this is the first time that the levels of consciousness
have been scaled according to their actual ener getic power and correlated
with specific aspects of human experience. (The emer gence of this clinical
science of truth is described in Power vs. For ce: The Hidden Determinants
of Human Behavior. )The technique we use for consc iousness calibration is the living clinical
science of muscle testing, which  utilizes the human nervous system and the
ener gy of life as expressed thro ugh the acupuncture ener gy system as the
requisite sensitive biological measuring instrument. (The technique cannot
be d uplicated by nonliving sc ientific instruments.) Simply put, in the
presence of truth, the body’ s musculature goes “strong.” In cont rast, it goes
“weak” when confronted with falsehood (which is the absence of truth, not
its opposite). This is a rapid response that quickly reveals the degree of
truth of anything. Integrity of intention is required to conduct the test
accurately. The Ma p of Consciousness is a reference guide to the spectrum of
consciousness, charting the cal ibrated levels of ener gy, similar to how a
thermometer measures levels of heat, a barometer measure s levels of
atmospheric pre ssure, and an a ltimeter measures levels of elevation. The
measurements a re not based on personal opinion or relativistic perception. Because they are stationary, they form an absolute scale. Anyt hing can be
calibrated and plac ed somewhere along the scale as a number. The number
is not a judgme nt or a moral statement; it simply indicates the gradient of
whatever is being measured. O ne important statement about the infinite
field of consciou sness is that it represents the Absolute relative to which all
else can  be calibrated by degrees. Calibrations do not establish  truth; they
merely confirm it. Not surp risingly, for example, the ener gy of Mother T eresa (cal. 710) was
very dif f erent fr om that of Adol f Hitler (cal. 40), and most people calibrate
somewhere betw een them. This has been intuitively known, and now we
can verify it on a scale. Music, movies, places, belief systems, books,
political leaders, ideological positions, animals, intentions—all life—emit
an ener gy that can be calibrated  as to its essence and its degree  of love and
truth. On the Map of Consciousness, each level of consciousness is calibrated
on a logarithmic  scale of ener ge tic power (to the base of 10), ra nging from
1 to  1,000, where 1 indicates existence, and 1,000, at the top of the Map,
indicates the highest level that h as ever graced the planet; it is th e ener gy of
Jesus Ch rist, the Buddha, and Krishna. The level of Shame (20) is at the
bottom, close to death, and the l evel of Courage (200) is the critical point of
truth and integrity. Love (500) is the gateway to the spiritual domain.The lev el of Courage (200) marks the shift from negative to positive
ener gy. It is the  ener gy of integrity, self-honesty, and real em powerment. The levels of consciousness below Courage are antilife ( for ce ), whereas the
levels ab ove it are supportive o f life ( power ). W e tend to se ek out people
over the critical level of 200. W e say they are “high,” and we  appreciate
their “positive” ener gy. Their environment is safe and clean. Animals are
attracted to them. They have a green thumb and positively influence


way I poured all of the content in a glass pitcher and added water to let it soak for several hours. I was planning to strain the mixture and drink the water this evening, but somehow I did not feel right about taking something so potent when I am still technically fasting, so in the end I just left it. It was a good experiment because honestly I never thought that something like that would smell so delicious and appealing, and perhaps I would not have known to break my fast with it had I not made a trial batch.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        I bring my body into healthy alignment naturally. My immune system is strong and protects my body from dis-ease. The cells in my body are pure, perfect, clean, strong and healthy. Every day, I am stronger and more in balance with my true self. I am supported with the power of love, always. I am so grateful for this experience, this opportunity to observe my body heal itself. I am ready to receive love. -from Jennifer ThompsonStaying Positive-Affirmations. www. healthybliss. net. 50Chapter 8Energy DevicesTESLA PURPLE PLATESTesla plates are energized aluminum plates used to raise the vibration or frequency of food, water and wearers of the plates. The science of the plates was originally developed by Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current (AC) electricity in the late 1800’s. After his death, his scientiﬁc journals were discovered with other technologies that had yet to be invented. One of them was the energized aluminum plate. 12  As Tesla himself said, ‘If you want to ﬁnd the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. ’After Tesla’s death, a scientist by the name of Ralph Bergstresser studied the purple plate notes and in the 1970’s was able to create the invention that originated from Tesla’s theories. They are now readily available to buy in various sizes. According to www. purpleplates. com, the science works like this:‘The atomic structure of Purple Plates has been altered, allowing the atoms and electrons of the aluminum to resonate in tune with the basic energy that causes the particles of every atom and molecule to be in constant vibration. Once the structure of the atoms of the 12 http://www. bibliotecapleyades. net/tesla/lostjournals/lostjournals10. htmaluminum has been altered, they will remain in that condition. The plates create a positive energy ﬁeld around themselves that will penetrate any material substance by osmosis. This energy is said to be beneﬁcial to all life. plant, animal or human. Science has proven that by projecting love or positive energy to a plant, the plant will ﬂourish. The plate energy will also do the same thing to plants. Burns, cuts, aches and pains involve a sudden change to the normal vibration rate of tissue. The theory is that the energy around the plates helps to accelerate the healing and thus return the injured area to its normal rate of vibration. ’The Tesla Plate works like a transceiver, relaying cosmic energy to the site of application. This cosmic energy has been known to mankind for thousands of years under the names Prana or Qi. Essentially, when you place a Tesla plate next to your water, food or near your body, you are bringing that item or yourself into alignment with pure, positive Zero-Point energy. To energize your water with the plates, put the plate next to your water for just 3 minutes and taste the difference. The water will be energized by the life force energy. Energy Devices.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is the inventor of the purple plates?,
A: Nikola Tesla
Q: What is the purpose of the Tesla plates?,
A: To raise the vibration or frequency of food, water, and the wearer
Q: What did the author of this story do to prepare for the 40-day fast?,
A: The author did a 7-day colon cleanse using Arise and Shine products and took one enema daily before starting the fast
Q: What did the author take to help with parasite killing?,
A: The author took black walnut/wormwood/clove tincture, and later, garlic, onion, and ginger blended together as a raw soup
Q: What is the author's goal after completing the 40-day fast?,
A: The author plans to start a 30-day program with humaworm formula, triphala, and digestive enzymes to ensure that all parasites are eliminated.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>!97If I eat that for a few days with some pureed cucumbers and continue to do one enema a day, I may just fumigate the last tenants out and still ﬁnish with the pure and perfect temple I’ve been dreaming of.Day 40Sometimes you never think the end will come, and then all of a sudden, it’s there. That is how I felt today. It’s really hard to imagine that I have had only water for 40 days now, and that I actually achieved this magniﬁcent goal. If I wasn’t so tired, I would probably feel even more proud of myself!I did not have any worms released today; however I still have the twitching in my legs, some waves of heat and the occasional bout of nausea which all tell me that there are still some worms there. Of course I feel sad to stop the fast knowing this, but I know that eating some food now will be good for me and I know it’s time to bring in some nutrition for strength.I am still planning to eat the puree of onion, garlic, ginger and cucumber for a few days. I do think it is absolutely essential to have a solid plan for what to eat before you break the fast. Otherwise, it can just become so easy to start eating everything in sight. The mental strength post-fast is just as important as the mental strength during a fast.Today I had a few clients and although I enjoyed the sessions very much, it really drained my energy. In between, I felt exhausted and completely wasted. It was difﬁcult to get through the day. I was very relieved when I ﬁnally had some time to myself, and I slept for 2 hours this afternoon.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!98At about 4pm today,  I decided to have some fresh lime squeezed into water because I wanted to start slowly preparing my body to become ready for food tomorrow. I cut half of a fresh lime and licked the inside of the the slice before squeezing it - wow! It was the best thing I ever tasted in my whole life! I could not believe the ﬂavor! I was so happy to have some of the lime water; instantaneously I felt energized and came back to life.Later this evening at about 8pm, I decided to drink some of the onion, garlic, ginger water. I probably drank about 1 cup or 200 ml of the strained liquid. That is seriously potent stuff! It knocked me out! I had to lie down for more than 2 hours afterwards. I sure hope that I can get through eating it tomorrow, but my goal is to fumigate those worms, and I will do what needs to be done!Speaking of which, the humaworm arrived today of all days! There could not have been better timing had I tried! Tomorrow is when I wanted to start the course of herbs, and now I can do everything according to plan. So, I do feel better breaking the fast knowing that I can go directly into the parasite program. The key is to gently transition the body back into food. Pureed food is very easy to stomach and digest and I will simply listen to my body and eat as much as I feel it needs. I have plenty of time to enjoy all the foods I love later.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!99Chapter 10Eating!Day 41I did not sleep at all last night. Actually I wasn’t even thinking about food, I simply couldn’t sleep. I really took that as a sign that it was time to end the fast because I almost felt like my body was a bit on high-alert, perhaps intuitively waiting for and wanting food.I tried to sleep at 4am, my ‘normal’ bedtime throughout this fast but I had so many thoughts racing through my mind that I could not sleep. At 5am and 6am, I was still awake. Finally at 7am, I woke up and decided to do my enema. I did not have any worms. Somehow, mainly because of the twitching, I do feel like I still have a few worms in me, but I have to just be happy with all the work that I’ve done and do my best on the follow-up work now.Once shower and dressed, I was ready to eat! I took my ﬁrst dose of humaworm and then prepared my ﬁrst meal. I chopped 5 cloves of garlic with equal amount of ginger plus 1 raw onion and 5 mini cucumbers, peeled. I blended everything into a puree. It was the most delicious smell ever!I sat quietly by myself to enjoy my ﬁrst meal after 40 days of water fasting. It’s so important to eat consciously, with gratitude and grace. The ﬁrst spoonful was euphoric. The taste was neither too strong nor boring - it was just perfect. After 5 small spoonfuls, I was full. And energized!


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going atrophy own hormonal system. If
at onset of bronchial asthma, the disease can be truncated
various yogic techniques, acupuncture, segmental
massage treatment in the mines, the variants of conventional hardening,
that when a patient depending on the sympathomimetic
direct action (inhalers), and hormones can escape from
this vicious circle by only dosed fasting. Yes
and then if the hormonal experience no more than five years. Diseases of the cardiovascular system: hypertension
and atherosclerosis
After 5-7 days of fasting positive dynamics
electrocardiogram, reflects an improvement in coronary
circulation is completely stopped angina. Blood pressure is usually normal to 10. 7 days of fasting
(After acidotic crisis) and remains within the normal fly
period of fasting. this is not surprising. in life
our heart is experiencing tremendous burden. This is different
stress, physical stress, fatigue. But we often do not
imagine that the food load heart better than even a fairly
decent physical exercise. It is no coincidence most of the
heart attacks, myocardial infarction is observed after
hearty meal. Fasting we give heart holiday, in which it
so requires. He did not need to pump a huge amount
blood in order to provide the digestion process, and in the heart
muscle begins the process of self-healing. After all the heart in
fasting almost does not lose its weight. Improves
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210circulation of the heart muscle, increasing the amount of glycogen
in it. During fasting is not seen no heart attacks,
necrosis and inflammation of the heart muscle. Restored
heart rhythm, is becoming more rare heart rate
reductions. After fasting remains fairly stable effect on
long time, especially if you continue to eat right. Fasting removes the heart from overload, which it carries, and gives
him to rest. Heart to heart rate 80 beats
per minute for 24 hours making 115,200 of these strokes. Soon after the start
starvation reduced the number of strokes, and although their number may be on time
fall much below 60 beats per minute, ultimately it
set at 60 strokes and remains so throughout
the period of fasting. And this is 86,400 strokes per 24 hours at 28,800
strokes lower than before fasting, which will make the reduction of load
on the heart by 25%. Savings of cardiac activity is visible not only
in reducing the number of strokes of pulse, but also in power pulse. All this
generally leads to relaxation of the heart, during which it repairs
their damaged structures and restore the tissue. Starvation
provides the heart necessary to break free of
accumulated toxins. After elimination of toxemia recovery
cardiac tissue is faster and better. Irritation of the heart
toxins is terminated, and it makes a striking "inverse
return. " All of the above applies to most cardiac
diseases. However, there are some exceptions. Occasionally
during fasting, we are seeing cases where activity of the heart
suppressed, this state requires an end to starvation, since
continued fasting can be a real hazard. All
cases of heart disease, which employ fasting,
should be conducted under the direct and personal supervision of a physician,
having the experience of fasting. Under such conditions can not be
to resort to unnecessary risk. Hypertensive heart disease - one of the most common
cardiovascular system, which is accompanied by
transitory or persistent high blood pressure. The disease is narrowing of arterioles due to
strengthening tonic function of arterial smooth muscle
walls and changes in cardiac output. Hypertension
most often affects people with a family history
to the disease. In the origin and development of hypertension Soviet
scientists leading role is assigned to a violation of
nervous system, biochemical processes in metabolism,
predisposing factors - hereditary, age,
atherosclerosis and to previous kidney disease. I
already wrote about my understanding of the mechanism of hypertension
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211and atherosclerosis. It should be noted that the increase in blood pressure contributes to
overweight. Scientists have found that blood flow
every 500 grams of fat cells need about 2 miles of capillaries. Therefore, if a person gains weight 1 kg and its vascular network
increased by 4 km. by increasing the total length
vascular system, which an adult is
approximately 100 000 km, increasing the load on the heart, as it
should be stronger and more reduced to under great pressure
push blood through all the organs and tissues. Stable
increased cardiac activity leads to a persistent increase
blood pressure. Civilized way of life led to what is 39,2% of men
and 41,4% women in our country have elevated levels of
blood pressure. At the same time unaware of their disease
respectively 37. 1 and 58% are treated - only 21. 6 and 45. 7%, and treated
effective - only 5,7 and 17,5%. This suggests that there is no
adequate control of disease. Me to the consultation came a woman, she was very full. On the third floor where my office was, it rose
forty minutes. She looked tired and somewhat depressed, she
complained of intermittent high blood pressure,
overweight, tiredness, fatigue, decreased
mood, in the eyes there was some sadness. She strongly doubted
in need of therapeutic fasting and would undergo treatment with herbs. I
still thought to myself, what then grass, then hunger and starvation have
not known how many courses, the more weight it was 135 kg with an increase in
165 cm pressure was 190/120 at the time of inspection. I gave her popular
explained that with the slags of the body, the grass it does not
help here need more radical treatment. Had
she recalled one Tibetan Commandments: "Before the body
untreated, it must be clean, and if you do not, then other methods
treatment, of course, can help, but above all they priglushat
and pounding inside your illness. We had to develop individual
rehabilitation program. First of all, this change of diet
(Vegetarian diet), purgation, liver, and a gradual
Wet starvation, with the transition to dry fasting days. When she
cleaning the liver, one evening I called and said, as she is bad,
her sick and vomit, I advised her what to do. Exactly one
week after the cleansing, she came to me at the reception. Of course, this
was a completely different woman, refreshed, thinner,
rejuvenated. in the eyes of a hope and a cheerful disposition to
recovery. Exactly two months later she came to us in Altai. All of two months, she clearly complied with all recommendations. Weight on arrival
was more than 110 kg, the pressure 150/100. Of course, for those patients
perfect place combined starvation. A number of researchers
notes that the use of combined fasting
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212achieves an earlier onset of acidotic peak
greater reduction of fat body mass. in the case of treatment of patients
hypertensive blood pressure normalization
sooner, which reduces the discharge time period and
respectively, the duration of hospitalization of patients. Said technique is a method of choice for complications
underlying disease and obesity, edema syndrome. Except
addition, the combination of wet and dry fasting is well tolerated
sick, has a therapeutic effect in reducing the overall
duration of starvation and optimize its timing
due to an earlier onset of acidotic crisis. She
held five days of dry fasting and ten days of wet hunger. She was away from us with the pressure of 120/80, weight 90 kg. Each year
comes to us for prevention courses, at the moment weight
is 82 kg. I even have no doubt that it will achieve its
purposes. Atherosclerosis - the main reason for breaking the blood supply
tissues and organs. Atherosclerosis (and diseases caused by them) - is
killer men's number one. There is an understanding of atherosclerosis as a sign of old age. Sometimes atherosclerosis is associated with distraction or forgetfulness. both are wrong. Atherosclerosis can occur in young people
and absent in old age. This is the first. Secondly,
signs of the disease is much more diverse, because it can
affect the body literally from head to toe. Sclerosis in literal translation means "seal. " He is able to
develop in the lung tissue, then it pneumosclerosis, in the muscle
Heart - kardiosklerosis in the kidneys - nephrosclerosis and even bones -
osteosclerosis, and finally, a special form of destruction of large arteries
- Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis - it is a violation of exchange at which the blood
content increases fat-like substance - cholesterol. Also increases the formation of the compound - lipoprotein
(Fat + protein), penetrating the wall of the arteries. In this case, it
accumulated cholesterol, followed by either liming
plaques, or ulceration of them. Risk and development
atherosclerosis increases with age. Dear Sergey. My husband is 52 years old. Two years ago he was diagnosed:
atherosclerosis of the lower extremities. After discharge
from the hospital saved the pain when walking, coldness, tingling,
burning sensation in the fingertips. Can you help him. I've had in my practice, cases of successful treatment of such
diseases. I wrote them how


 schedule. It is commonly sold as Panacur but in
Australia better as Fenbender 100 from www.ebay.com.au
Coconut Oil
The medium -chain saturated fatty acids in virgin coconut oil are potent
antimicrobial agents, effective against Candida and other fungi, viruses
and many bacteria. Gradually increase up to 70 ml or 5 tablespoons of
coconut oil spre ad out during the day mixed with food. Later reduce this
to a comfortable maintenance dose. I prefer coconut oil to monolaurin,
an isolated active component in coconut oil, or undecylenic acid, a
related fungicide. Colloidal Silver
Colloidal silver has a long history in medicine as a natural anti -biotic. Colloidal silver is commercially available. During acute conditions or as
systemic therapy use several tablespoons three times daily, and then
continue with a gradually reducing dose for several weeks long er. Store
colloidal silver in a brown glass bottle and in a dark and cool place as
light will precipitate the silver and make it ineffective. Colloidal silver works best if applied directly to the site of infection, to
gargle, as vaginal douche, as coloni c, or for skin infections. Most of it is
ionic silver which forms ineffective silver chloride in the stomach when
swallowed. Nevertheless, the amount that does go into the blood can still
work. Newly developed remedies called Molecula Silver, Monoatomic
Silver, Covalent or Nano -silver and Biotic silver protein are claimed to be
much more effective than common colloidal silver and are not
precipitated in the stomach. 73
 Oxygen Therapies
Hydrogen peroxide is suitable for getting microbial and especially fungal
overgrowth and "Leaky Gut Syndrome" in the intestines under control. It
is easy to obtain and may be used as a supplementary remedy. You may
dilute 35% hydrogen peroxide or  buy 3% o r 6% peroxide from a
supermarket or pharmacy. Best dilute peroxide for daily use to about 3%
by adding 1 part of 35% peroxide to 10 parts of water. Start taking just a few drops in a glass of water. Gradually increase to 1
teaspoon or more four times dai ly before meals and at bedtime. If you
develop an aversion, decrease again to a more comfortable level. Swallow quickly instead of slowly sipping. To disguise the strong
aftertaste, add aloe vera gel and fruit flavours, or herb tea, or water
flavoured with  cinnamon. You may continue this for a month or two and then reduce the intake to
only once before breakfast. In addition, use hydrogen peroxide to rinse
your mouth, and gargle morning and evening. It helps with thrush and to
prevent colds and other infe ctions, and also tooth decay, and is better
than toothpaste. To treat bowel cancer,  use colonics with the addition of hydrogen
peroxide. Gradually increase the amount of peroxide to the maximum
that you can hold for 5 – 10 minutes, for details see Hydrotherapy, Packs
& Colonics. One teaspoon of 3% peroxide is equivalent to about 12 drops of 35%
peroxide. Be careful handling 35% hydrogen peroxide, f lush any
accidental spills on clothes or skin immediately with water or immerse in
water. DMSO
DMSO is not only an excellent microbicide in its own right; it is also most
effective in carrying other microbicides into inaccessible places and
penetrating bi ofilms. It is especially effective against mycoplasmas. Iodine dissolves easily in DMSO, and molecular iodine or Lugol's solution
is the perfect addition. Try several drops of Lugol's in a teaspoon of 74
 DMSO and take in a drink several times daily or rub ont o the skin over
infected areas. You may also mix it with magnesium chloride solution,
non-acidified MMS, hydrogen peroxide and other remedies, but not
kerosene, gum turpentine or essential oils. For rubbing onto the skin over infected areas dilute DMSO to about 50 -
70%. This may quickly stop pain and eliminate microbes from skin, joints,
sinuses, inner ear, bones, infected roots of teeth, jawbones, cavitations,
and stop fungus -induced hair loss. For tumour treatment also use a concentrated solution of MSM i n 50-
70% DMSO and apply frequently over the tumour area. For accessible
internal tumours, such as in stomach, pancreas or uterus, etc., try to
expose them frequently to this solution by assuming a position which
tends to pool the ingested or instilled solu tion around the tumour. Do not
use DMSO rectally as it may carry toxins into the blood. The minimum purity of DMSO should be 99% and preferably higher,
medical/pharmaceutical grade is generally 99.9%. A suitable combined
oral and topical daily amount may be 20 to 30 ml in divided doses. Orally
it is good to take in a drink together with specific supplements to enhance
their absorption. Do not bring DMSO in contact with plastics or rubber as
is easily dissolves toxins from these. For further info rmation see : MSM
and DMSO. Herbal Antimicrobials
Olive leaf is used as tea, powder or extract to kill all kinds of microbes. The active ingredient is oleuropein. If using olive leaf as the main
antimicrobial therapy, use at least 500mg and preferably 1000mg of
oleuropein daily. Dried olive leaf has about 30mg of o leuropein/gram; therefore use 20 -30
grams or 3 -5 heaped teaspoons per day. As the tea is bitter you may use
part of it as powder stirred in juice. Simmer dried leaves in 1 litre of water
for 1-2 hours, top up, strain, refrigerate, and drink 3 -5 cups daily. 75
 It is now common to use olive leaf extract. If used in powder form stir half
a teaspoon in water or other non -protein liquid and possibly glycerine (to
improve the taste) two or three times daily and take before meals. The normal retail form is as 500mg  capsules. In this case you may use10
capsules daily with a suitable liquid. Some liquid extracts contain only
4mg of oleuropein per ml but may have additional active ingredients. Pau d’arco  (also called taheebo or lapacho) is beneficial for all types of
cancer. It has the advantage of tasting reasonably pleasant. Use it in high
amounts for several months or alternate with olive leaf. Use powdered
extract and take a teaspoonful in liquid (e.g. warm water) 3 times daily. Powdered pau d’arco in capsules or c old water does not work, but it may
be extracted as tea. Because pau d’arco is not standardised and may be
of low quality I do not recommend it as a main therapy. Wormwood has two commonly used forms: Artemisia absinthium and
Artemisia annua or Sweet Annie. Both herbs have different active
ingredients, and it may be good to use a mixture of both. A. absinthium
is more commonly used in Candida treatment, while Sweet Annie has
been shown to kill cancer cells. The active ingredient in Sweet Annie (A. annua), artemisinin, is attracted
to the high iron stores in fast -dividing cancer cells and efficiently kills
these cells. Preferably combine this treatment with 10 -20 grams of
spirulina a day and periodically, for 4 weeks at a time, use high amounts
of A. annua. While A. absinthium is bitter, A. annua is not bitter, and is easy to take. You may just stir a rounded teaspoon of the powder in some warm water
or juice or drink as a tea. Use a teaspoon 3 times daily before, during or
after meals. The bitter A. absinth ium tea is excellent for stimulating the digestive
system, stomach, pancreas, liver and gall bladder. It has been used as
a folk remedy to cure jaundice. You may sweeten the tea with xylitol,
glycerine or stevia, and add some peppermint. It is easier to ta ke by
drinking it down quickly and, before breathing again, drinking something
pleasant afterwards. 76
 Garlic, Ginger and Turmeric  taken raw and in sufficiently high amounts
have strong antimicrobial properties without unduly affecting our good
gut microbes. Use these combined or alternated and in addition to other
microbicides. Turmeric is best taken as a paste mixed with coconut or
olive oil and some ground black pepper. *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

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 Chapter Six
FASTING AND CLEANSING
Cleaning Out Toxins and Waste Products

Fasting is a period of restricted food intake, and cleansing is the removal
of waste products from the body as a result of fasting or special
procedures. The combination of fasting and cleansing is a very effective
healing method. It helps in overcoming ch ronic diseases, and in
regenerating and rejuvenating an aging body. It also


 the sexual and other Chi
energies within the body. When these energies are re-balanced
through proper love-making and meditation, the mind is re-pat-
terned and freed of old traumas and habits. Taoist cultivation of
one's sexual energy is an extremely powerful tool for self therapy. So powerful, in fact, that it should be used only by those who have
achieved a certain degree of integration in the body, mind, and20 Taoist Secrets Of Love
spirit. Severly imbalanced individuals may release more energy
than they can safely deal with, and should see a psychiatrist before
attempting to learn the Taoist methods. DIAGRAM 6
The average male spends about Vs of
his lifetime to produce sperm. This energy
can be cultivated for health & spiritual
development. 100% Life force energy v
30% to produce
sexual energy
70% Is used for dally work,
digestion etc. This unique human freedom of utilizing our sexual energy so
flexibly does not come without it's price. The price is that we
spend an estimated 25% to 40% of our chi energy taken in through
food, air, and sunlight just to manufacture this sperm energy and
maintain sexual readiness. Why does the body spend so much of its
valuable resources to produce billions of sperm cells and regulate
them with an accompanying hormonal system. Simply to produce
a few children over the course of a lifetime. Nature is not that
extravagant. The enormous investment of our bodies in producing
this sperm energy is to speed our overall evolution. The more
successful man is in transforming his stored energy into higher
creative and spiritual energy, the more rapid his evolution. This
path of Taoist cultivation of chi energy is simply an attempt to most
efficiently utilize the natural gifts every man is born with to evolve
the maximum possible in a single lifetime. CHAPTER 3
THE BIOLOGY OF ESOTERIC SEX
Ordinarily discharge of the seminal fluid completes the act of love. As soon as the fluid is spent, the body strains to replace it. The
faster sperm is used, the more the body is forced to produce. Quite
obviously, production of this nutritionally rich and psychically su-
perpotent substance requires an enormous amount of raw mate-
rials. The reproductive glands receive these raw materials from the
blood stream. In its turn, the blood withdraws the precious ele-
ments from every part of the body, liver, kidney, spleen, etc.,
including the brain. Every organ pays heavy tribute to the glands that produce the
sexual seed. Because a single drop of semen houses such pro-
digious life energies, frequent loss of fluid depletes the body sys-
tems of their most precious nutrients and speeds the inevitable
physical decline into old age. Retaining the seed within the body is
the first step to reversing this cycle in which the male pays an
unnecessarily stiff price for sexual satisfaction. THE VOLUME OF SPERM FLUID LOST IN A LIFETIME
One may conservatively estimate the average American male
ejaculates 5,000 times in his lifetime, equal roughly to 4 gallons of
fluid. The Kinsey Report provided the following details on the
American male's normal frequency of ejaculation:22 Taoist Secrets Of Love
AGE
Puberty-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60AVERAGE
EJACULATION
PER WEEK
3. 17
3. 3
4. 14
3. 51
2. 9
2. 42
1. 95
1. 8
1. 54
1. 09
More recent studies suggest that it is likely that the vital seed
is more frequently lost now than in the time of Kinsey's study
because the overall level of sexual stimulation and activity is pres-
ently higher. The effects of the sexual revolution, availability of
contraceptives, attitudes toward sex in television, film and maga-
zines has been particularly strong in encouraging premarital sex
among youth. But to avoid any statistical inflation, let us use the estimate of
5,000 ejaculations per lifetime made by Kinsey in the 50's. To
calculate the flood of fluid normally lost: 5,000 (ejaculations) x 3
cc (fluid) = 15,000 cc. This is 15 liters or roughly 4 gallons of fluid. The semen spent
in an average ejaculation has a volume of 2 to 5 cubic centimeters. These drops contain 200,000,000 to 500,000,000 individual sperm
cells. YOUR BODY HAS ATOMIC ENERGY IN IT. This is an astonishing statistic: a single male ejaculation scatters
two to five hundred million sperm cells. Cast upon two hundred
and fifty million female eggs, a single ejaculation could conceivably
generate the present population of the United States. Multiplying
this figure by 5,000 ejaculations per lifetime yields a numerical
indication of the seminal power. The normal male ejaculates enough semen to generate oneThe Biology Of Esoteric Sex 23
trillion human lives. Within a single man's loins sits the capacity to
sire more than two hundred times the present population of four
billion on the planet. In a very real sense every man can create a
stockpile of sex energy literally more potent than the atomic bomb. If this immense reservoir of psychic energy were to be redirected
towards love and spiritual harmony, the possibilities for a peaceful
existence seem unlimited. Some Western scientists may scoff at the idea that semen is an
immensely powerful substance. Yet no one can deny the pro-
digious life-potential in the seed of a single man. By gathering this
life-generating force within oneself, one collects tremendous en-
ergy. The effects of conserving this energy would differ with every
individual. No man or race produces the same type of energy. Each
creates according to its own genius. One group develops enormous
physical force, another massive resistance to disease, another
clairvoyant powers, still another great longevity. But all men have
the inherent ability to substantially increase their active lifespan by
creatively adapting to their environment. Scientists have tried to improve upon Darwin's thesis by
focusing on specific genetic impulses behind behavior that lead to
increased survival of an individual's gene pool. This correctly gives
a lot of evolutionary power to our sexual impulses, but ignores the
process whereby this sex energy is transformed into higher cre-
ative impulses of the mind and spirit. The evolved man directs his
animal body and instincts with his mind and spirit. The scientists
maintain the reverse is true. They are right, but only to the extent
that man's evolution back to his original self is incomplete. Man is still bullied about by his biological urges. When man is
complete, and has truly integrated his still clumsy body with his
mind and spirit, his total freedom of spiritual being is beyond the
control of biological instinct. This does not violate the physical
laws of the universe; it simply postulates that we are beings with
the inherent power to cultivate our energy to a level of power
where it allows us to direct our bodies freely. It is not mind over
matter, as that implies a battle. It is more mind inside matter. The
revelations of mind have allowed us to create nuclear bombs and
send man to the moon, so why not use mind to direct its own body
which is immediately at hand. Scientifically minded readers may refuse to accept this. No24 Taoist Secrets Of Love
proof is possible except in the experience given by daily cultivation
of one's chi. Many scientists may have thought it impossible to
have an orgasm without ejaculation, yet I and hundreds of my
students know it is only a matter of education, of training the mind
to control the chi in the domain of its body. While science may analyze the chemical constituents of semi-
nal fluid, it cannot account for the human seed's life-genius. This is
beyond instrumental measure. How can one measure a human life. Only a scientific philistine would try to reduce man to a mechanical
theory. These and other scientific explanations pale before the power
of the seed's ability to make 4 billion unique human beings with
creative intelligence. Theoretical physics now acknowledges it is
impossible to scientifically analyze the ecstatic fact of creation. Quantum physicists have accepted the likelihood that there is no
smallest particle, no physical building block upon which the cos-
mos is built. There are only the multi-universes of space and time
linked together by infinite fields of energy. These are currently
described as gravitational, weak and strong forces, and electro-
magnetism. Taoists view any attempt to describe the totality of
nature, the Tao, as futile. They found it far more useful to find
ways of experiencing deeper harmony with it. Sexual energy is a field generated within the body and linked
to the larger cosmic fields in ways that no scientist can presently
understand. But there is no reason to wait 500 years for science to
come up with explanations of sexuality, as every man can experi-
ment with his own sexual energy field and draw his own conclu-
sions today. The Taoist masters were ancient scientists with a
genius for self-observation and were dedicated to furthering human
evolution. Each generation tested the practices taught to them by
their masters and tried to improve on it. The methods of chi
cultivation may have evolved over the millennia, but the principle
has remained the same: The ching or sperm power


 to return to the Tao. At least once each day, rather than
continuing a disagreement, cede on the spot. In the midst of talking about
your own achievements or basking in the light of your ego, stop and
become an instant listener. The more you yield each day, the more you
return to the peace and harmony of the T ao. OceanofPDF.com41st Verse
A great scholar hears of the T ao
and begins diligent practice. A middling scholar hears of the T ao
and r etains some and loses some. An inferior scholar hears of the T ao
and r oars with ridicule. Without that laugh, it would not be the T ao. So ther e are constructive sayings on this:
The way of illumination seems dark,
going forwar d seems like r etreat,
the easy way seems har d,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true clarity seems obscur e,
the gr eatest art seems unsophisticated,
the gr eatest love seems indiffer ent,
the gr eatest wisdom seems childish. The T ao is hidden and nameless;
the T ao alone nourishes and brings everything to fulfillment. OceanofPDF.comLiving Beyond
Appearances
This verse of the Tao Te Ching  influenced my choice of the title for this
book. By changing your thoughts so that they harmonize with the Tao, you
see that what you’ve called “reality” is in fact an outward form, an
appearance only. In the beginning, your new way of regarding oneness is
clouded by old ego-inspired habits. What you’ve been accustomed to still
resonates within you as real, and your Tao-ins pired world may not be
consistently recognizable. But you will begin to look beyond what only
seems to be your truth and move into a direct experience of the Tao,
uncluttered by your previously limited views. Reread the first section of this 41st verse of the Tao Te Ching, noticing
your response. Ask yourself whether you’re a great, middling, or inferior
scholar when it comes to unde rstanding and applying the wisdom of the
Tao. For example, I can unabashedly proclaim myself  a great scholar after
so many years spent studying and writing it. And the more I’ve studied, the
more diligently I’ve practiced. I’ve become highly attuned to the infinite
variety of daily opportunities to employ the principles of the Tao. As you
examine your own thoughts, you may discover an aspect of yourself that
wants to learn how to utilize these ancient teachings. Thus, you can move
from being a person who knew very little about the Tao, and might even
have ridiculed it, to being a great scholar. The application of the Tao each day determines the greatness of a scholar,
rather than whether he or she intellectually understands these paradoxical-
sounding concepts. Lao-tzu points out that without the ridiculing laughter of
inferior scholars, the Tao couldn’ t even exist. Talk about paradoxical
concepts! In A Warrior Blends with Life: A Modern T ao, Michael LaT orra comments
on this 41st verse:
The Way is only attractive to those who are already wise enoug h
to know  how foolish they are. Sarcastic laughter from other foolswho believe themselves wise does not deter the truly wise from
following the Way. Following the Way, they do not beco me
complicated, extraordinary, and prominent. Rather they become
simple, ordinary, and subtle. As you elect to live the Tao each day, what you experience within and
around you will be different from what it appears to be. You will go way
beyond surfaces into the blissful world of the Tao, and it’s vital that you
choose to stay in this truth regardless of how it all seems. Others will make
fun of you, but remember the paradox that without that ridiculi ng laughter,
it wouldn’ t be the T ao. You’ll experienc e times of darkness, but your new vision will eventually
illuminate your inner world. And when it seems as though you’re moving
backward, remember that “the Tao is hidden and nameless.” If it was
knocking at your door, or readily accessible like a pill to swallow, it
wouldn’ t be the Tao. So when life looks difficult, stop and realize that
you’re only one thought removed from being at peace. You’ll know what
Lao-tzu meant when he said that the easy way seems hard, and true power
seems like weakness. Y ou don’ t have to struggle or dominate others in order
to feel strong. A perso n in the Tao sees the world quite differently, knowing that inner
peace is power. Less effort is actually easier—work gets done when you
lighten up intern ally and let yourself be moved along by the ceaseless Tao,
rather than by setting goals or meeti ng stand ards set by others. Allow the
Tao, and see the purity and clarity that originates from this vantage point. The outw ard appearance of anyone or anything may appear tarnished, but a
Tao view will remind you that essential goodness is always there. It’s
hidden and nameless, though,  so don’t be obsessed with finding and
labeling it. In this way you become a great scholar who diligently works to live in
harmony with the Tao even though it remains obscure. Apply this same
insight to the times you feel unloved: When you see what appears to be
indifference, know in your heart that love is present. The Tao isn’t
concerned with proving its fidelity. It appears to be uninteres ted, but it’s
nevertheless always there, everywhere. As your thinking changes from aposition dictate d by your ego to one that transcends it, you’ll see an
illuminated world that is truly inviting. Ego convinced you to see a cold and
indifferent planet, while the ego-transcending Tao shines pure love to all
that you’re connected to. Allow it to work its magic in your life. This is what Lao-tzu seems to be instructing, as I sit here asking how I
might serve those who read this book:
Be diligent. You’re not an inferior scholar of Tao if you’re reading these words. So if
you’re a middling scholar who “retains some and loses some” of this
wisdom, make a commitment to work toward your greatness. Just practice a
few of these insights each day. Be diligent about it—set aside your
inclination to be puzzled or argumentative, and allow yourself the freedom
to be a persistent practitioner. Even a small thing such as an affirmation or a
rereading of a verse each day puts you on the path of living according to the
Great Way. Lao-tzu simply says to live it by zealously practicing these
insights. Here are some lines from Walt Whitman to remind you that you’re not
who you appear to be:
O I could sing such grandeurs and glories about you! You have not known what you ar e,
you have slumber ’d upon yourself all your life,
Your eyelids have been the same as closed most of the time... Whoever you ar e! claim your own at any hazar d! These shows of the East and W est ar e tame compar ed to you, These
immense meadows, these interminable rivers, you ar e immense and
interminable as they... The T ao truth is unpr ovable in physical terms. Let go of your conditioned way of needing proof in the phys ical world
before somethin g becomes your truth. The Tao is hidden permanently and itcannot be named, so accept this as a fact. You’re not going to find it in a
material form; it has no boundaries, and the moment you try to name it,
you’ve lost it. (See the 1st verse.) Just as modern scientists must accept the
fact that quantum particle s originate in waves of formless energy or spirit,
without their ever seeing that infinite all-creating field, so too can you let go
of your need to see and touch the Tao before you can believe it. By
changing the way you look at the world, you’ll see a realm beyo nd the
appearance of darkness, dif ficulty, weakness, indif ference, and death. As the poet Rainer Maria Rilke observed,
... behind the world our names enclose is
the nameless: our true ar chetype and home. Do the T ao Now
Spend an hour with a child today, taking note of how much wisdom is
embodied in what appears to be juvenile behavior and beliefs. Notice his or
her fascination with seemingly insignificant items, repeating the same
senseless phrase, tantrums, or laughter. Jot down your impressions of the
wisdom behind such so-called childish impulses and vow to be a kid again
as frequently as possible. OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com42nd Verse
The T ao gave birth to one. One gave birth to two. Two gave birth to thr ee. And thr ee begat the 10,000 things. The 10,000 things carry yin and embrace yang;
they achieve harmony by combining these for ces. People suffer at the thought of being
without par ents, without food, or without worth. Yet this is the very way that
kings and lor ds once described themselves. For one gains by losing,
and loses by gaining. What others taught, I teach. The violent do not die a natural death.


you	least	expect	it,	that	makes	evil	vanish. You
realize	that	life	is	going	to	triumph,	despite	everything,	and	close	to	your	soul
a	voice	is	saying,
I
	am
life
. This	voice	is	telling	the	truth. Goodness	is	eternal,
evil	is	temporary. What’s	the	best	answer	to	the	problem	of	evil? Don’t	curse	the	darkness	and
struggle	against	it. Light	a	candle,	because	light	automatically	drives	darkness
away	It’s	not	the	good	deeds	you	do	that	make	you	good,	it’s	who	you	are. And	who	you	are	is	a	soul	walking	around	in	a	body,	not	a	body	walking
around	hoping	it	has	a	soul. Once	you	link	up	with	that	eternal	part	of
yourself,	evil	can	no	longer	make	you	afraid.Loving	Yourself
I
t	was	getting	close	to	dusk,	a	time	when	the	whole	world	seen	from	the
hillside	started	to	fill	with	golden	light. “Look,”	I	once	heard	a	traveler	say. “The	gods	have	come	out	to	play.”	It	was	just	like	that. Every	house	and	tree
and	cloud	shimmered	as	the	last	heat	waves	rose	in	ripples	from	the	valley. “Our	third	day	is	ending,”	said	Baba	as	we	looked	out	over	the	view. “Now
I’m	going	to	tell	you	the	most	difficult	thing	about	love. But	don’t	laugh	at
me.”
“Why	would	I	laugh?”	I	said. “Because	I	have	a	nursery	rhyme	for	you,	and	you	might	think	I’m	being
childish,”	he	said. “Or	mystical. I	know	you,	remember?”
“You	think	so?”	Baba	chuckled. “But	you’re	right:	Things	are	always	more
mystical	with	me	than	with	other	people. Sometimes	even	a	nursery	rhyme
hides	great	wisdom. This	one	is	Humpty	Dumpty.”
“Who	sat	on	a	wall	and	had	a	great	fall?”
“Yes,	him,”	said	Baba. “But	do	you	know	why	all	the	king’s	horses	and	all	the
king’s	men	couldn’t	put	him	back	together	again? It’s	a	riddle.”
“Not	about	eggs,”	I	said. Baba	shook	his	head. “If	you	go	back	in	time,	there	have	always	been	myths
about	a	golden	age,	when	peace	reigned,	everyone	felt	love	for	one	another,
and	life	was	perfect. But	that	golden	age	fell	apart,	and	everyone’s	been	trying
to	figure	out	how	to	put	it	back	together	again.”
“This	is	your	theory	of	Humpty	Dumpty?”	I	asked. Baba	smiled. “It’s	good	to	stretch.”	He	sounded	very	definite. “What	really
fell	apart	was	love. There	was	never	a	golden	age,	at	least	not	as	far	as	any
historian	can	tell. But	deep	in	the	human	heart	a	memory	lingers	of	how	loveshould	be. It	should	extend	to	everyone;	it	should	leave	no	cause	for	suffering. It	should	be	innocent	and	bring	joy	every	day. “Can	that	kind	of	love	be	put	back	together	again? Your	soul	thinks	so. Now
we	come	to	the	most	important	step,	which	is	this:	You	must	love	yourself.”
I	said,	“Why	is	that	difficult? I	love	myself,	at	least	I	think	I	do.”
“Really?”	asked	Baba. “Which	self	did	you	pick? There’s	you	as	a	baby,	you
playing	with	paper	dolls	when	you	were	three,	you	when	you	are	angry	or
sad,	you	when	you	believe	in	yourself,	and	you	when	you	don’t. Which	one
are	you	going	to	love?”
He	was	trying	to	stump	me,	but	I	felt	pretty	confident. “Those	aren’t	me
anymore. I	love	the	me	who’s	right	here,	now.”
“But	he	will	be	gone	tomorrow,	just	as	those	others	are	gone. Then	what?”
asked	Baba. “You	see,	the	nursery	rhyme	is	right. We’re	all	trying	to	put
ourselves	back	together	from	bits	and	pieces. But	all	the	king’s	horses	and	all
the	king’s	men	won’t	be	able	to	do	it.”
Baba	must	have	seen	a	downcast	look	on	my	face,	because	his	voice	softened. “Don’t	be	dejected. When	you	met	me	in	the	cabin	today,	didn’t	I	tell	you	that
I	was	laughing	at	a	cosmic	joke?”
“Yes,”	I	remembered. “And	you	promised	to	tell	it	to	me.”
“Well,	now’s	the	time. The	cosmic	joke	is	that	Humpty	Dumpty	never	fell	and
was	never	broken. The	real	you	is	perfectly	loved	and	always	will	be. No	evil
or	harm	can	ever	come	to	that	you,	and	when	you	find	it,	you	will	be	laughing
with	joy	and	relief,	just	as	I	do.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
Loving	yourself	can	be	a	good	feeling	that	hits	you	when	you	are	on	top	of
the	world	and	everything	is	going	right. It	can	also	be	feeling	like	a	good
person	who	deserves	the	best	out	of	life. But	Baba	had	a	more	cosmic	idea	of
loving	yourself. He	pointed	me	to	the	place	where	myths	are	born. Every	person	has	a	mythic	level. It	lies	deep	in	our	imagination;	it’s	where	we
go	for	heroes	and	the	quests	that	heroes	follow. Whether	you	pick	a	knight	ofthe	Round	Table,	Wonder	Woman,	Joan	of	Arc,	Gandhi,	or	Abraham	Lincoln
isn’t	just	a	personal	choice—you	are	connecting	to	your	mythic	level. “I
always	ask	people	to	tell	me	who	their	heroes	are,”	Baba	said. “I	can	tell	a
great	deal	about	someone’s	whole	life	from	who	they	secretly	want	to	be.”
In	fact,	you	may	want	to	do	that	for	yourself. Write	down	three	people,	real	or
imaginary,	who	are	your	heroes. Then	list	three	qualities	you	admire	in	each
one,	such	as	courage	or	superpowers,	deep	wisdom	or	great	sacrifice	for
humanity. Look	at	your	list. Do	you	know	what	those	nine	qualities	really
are? They	are	a	mission	from	the	mythic	level. Your	soul	wants	you	to
perform	this	mission	in	your	lifetime	by	displaying	the	qualities	you	listed. Since	they	come	from	the	mythic	level,	each	one	is	in	you,	planted	like	a	seed
for	the	future. As	the	years	unfold	you	will	be	given	opportunities	to	learn	each	quality. People	who	admire	courage	are	magnetized	to	situations	that	require	bravery. People	who	admire	wisdom	will	be	magnetized	to	completely	different
situations. Never	fear,	your	soul	isn’t	going	to	forget	your	mission. And	what
about	superheroes	with	supernormal	powers? Every	kid	admires	them,
because	what	they	really	stand	for	isn’t	flying	or	turning	invisible. They	stand
for
	freedom. A	supernormal	power	is	like	a	hint	from	the	soul	that	you	are
more	than	human—you	are	a	free	spirit. If	you	want	to	love	yourself,	grasp
every	opportunity	for	growing	into	your	own	hero. We	were	born	to	be	the
heroes	of	our	own	story. I


protective agent is given, failure to reverse neuronal death and its consequences is observed, and a conclusion about the failure  of the agent is assumed. Under unusual circumstances, the neuroprotective agent can  only  prevent the
brain injury from expanding or potentially protect the injured brain cells from dying, as may be the case in the ischemic penumbra where neurons may lie dormant until revival or death. A case in point is the relative efficacy of tPA, the only FDA-approved treatment
for ischemic stroke. Studies have shown that within the 3–4½ h time window where tPA is most effective, 26% of patients return to normal spontaneously without treat -
ment, while an additional 13% return essentially to normal if treated with tPA. 224
This finding indicates that even when part of the brain is still thought to be salvage -
able after an acute ischemic stroke, the chances for returning the patient to a preoc -
clusion status following the best treatment available at the present are limited indeed. The potential harm of tPA thrombolysis is another consideration of the potential for neuroprotection by a pharmacological agent. There has also been considerable con -
cern that tPA can harm patients. For example, the percentage of patients who develop symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhages was reported increased by tPA therapy from 0.6% in placebo-treated patients to 6.4% in tPA-treated patients. 225
This may be the reason why some experiments testing the potential ability of
DMSO in a variety of injuries to the brain and spinal cord show partial or incomplete success in preventing or reversing the damage caused by the lesion. The success and benefit of such treatments should be weighed in terms of the gravity of the injury, the relative benefit of a placebo or no treatment, and the safety of the experimental agent. In this sense, DMSO’s ability to prevent lipid peroxidation and increase high-
energy phosphates such as ATP and PCr in the face of brain tissue headed for bio -
energetic failure constitutes a dramatic advancement in the field of neuroprotection that mandates further exploration. Examination of another property by DMSO that seems to be the basis of action for
thrombolytics like tPA, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), and clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix) is their action in inhibiting platelet aggregation, a condition that generally results from prolonged cerebral ischemia. Multiple studies have shown that thrombosis of the brain is the major cause of stroke. Cerebral thrombosis can occur when a blood clot blocks a cerebral vessel either partially or completely. The clot or thrombus is caused by an inap -
propriate activation of the hemostatic process in an uninjured or mildly injured brain vessel through the aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug. The clot can adhere to the vessel wall and impede or completely cut off cerebral blood flow, resulting in
tissue death. Treatment of cerebral thrombosis can be started as soon as a diagnosis is
confirmed. These consist of using thrombolytics such as tPA, clopidogrel, and aspirin to break up the clot made up of mostly aggregated platelets. Blood thinners (anticoagu -
lants) can be given after platelet deaggregation to prevent further clots from forming.172 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
DMSO when given at 2 g/kg 6 h after embolic stroke has been shown to prevent
thrombosis in mongrel dogs subjected to an embolus introduced into the MCA. The
DMSO-treated animals were observed to have normal behavior and no neurologi -
cal deficits following the experimental embolization.226 By contrast, three of nine
control animals died after embolization, showing large infarctions of the thalamus, internal capsule, and piriform cortex, while the survivors showed contralateral hemi -
plegia and impaired consciousness. 226 The authors of this study postulated that the
positive actions of DMSO in the postischemic period may have been due to its action as a platelet deaggregator. This idea seemed reasonable because previous studies had shown that agents, such as methohexital and in this case DMSO, are able to protect the endothelial membrane in ischemic blood vessels, thus allowing prosta -
cyclin to be released from endothelial cells at the site of ischemia to inhibit platelet aggregation. 227 This notion is the basis for using tPA to dissolve cerebral vessel clots
made up of platelet aggregates and clopidogrel or aspirin to prevent further platelet aggregation. The assumption that DMSO could function as a platelet deaggregator was con -
firmed in a later study in rats whose carotid arteries had been occluded. Dujovny and his team
102 examined experimentally occluded carotid arteries using
scanning electron microscopy and observed within these vessels heavy deposits of platelets, red cell clumps, fibrin, and endothelial flattening in untreated control ani -
mals. Animals treated with intravenous DMSO (2 g/kg) given 1 h prior to carotid occlusion revealed endothelial preservation and no platelet or fibrin clumping. 102
The findings by Dujovny et al.102 suggested that the beneficial action of DMSO in
experimental brain trauma and cerebral ischemia may have been due, at least partly, to the protective effects by DMSO on the microcirculation by decreasing platelet aggregation and thus preventing the evolution of postischemic reperfusion injury. This effect on platelets by DMSO seems entirely plausible from the point of view
that present therapy for arterial thrombosis consists of administering platelet deag -
gregators such as cyclooxygenase inhibitors (aspirin), ADP receptor inhibitors (clop -
idogrel, ticlopidine), adenosine reuptake inhibitors (dipyridamole), PDE inhibitors (cilostazol), and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists that can block the plate -
let receptor for fibrinogen (tirofiban). What class of antiplatelet drugs DMSO might belong to remains to be determined. DMSO IN MISSILE INJURY TO THE BRAIN
From a historical point of view, one of the more wretched creations introduced to society is the invention of the pistol not for hunting or target practice but for the sole purpose of killing people. Since the 1970s, firearm deaths have increased dramati -
cally in the United States every year. Statistics indicate that in 1988, there were about 34,000 gunshot deaths in the United States and many of these were cranial gunshot wounds. By comparison, Canada statistics show 1450 deaths from gunshot wounds
around the same period. 228 In large U.S. cities, gunshot wounds to the head rank as
the highest cause of all trauma to the brain. Bullets fired from guns tend to be classified as low velocity (<300 m/s) or high
velocity (>300 m/s), but this is a technicality since both high- and low-velocity bullets 173 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
act similarly in creating their pathology. High- or low-velocity missile wounds to the
head tend to result in a temporary cavity that produces bursting injuries of the tissue, including blood vessels. When key blood vessels are damaged and bleeding cannot be stopped, the patient will likely die from blood loss at the site of injury. The trajectory of a bullet through the brain carries a major significance as it
crushes structures along its track. Bullets that cut through the brainstem, or the ven -
tricular chambers where spinal fluid is located, are especially lethal. Gunshot wounds to the head are nearly always fatal and, in the best-case scenario,
can leave the victim with severe neurological disability. It is estimated that two-thirds of the victims shot in the head die before reaching a hospital. When a high-velocity bullet hits the head, the skull often shatters into small
pieces, creating not only more wounds to the brain but also a source for infection. Gunshot wounds to the head are classified as penetrating, where the bullet remains lodged in the brain, or perforating where the bullet exits the brain. If the patient with a gunshot wound to the head reaches the hospital, a number of
critical systems must be addressed if the patient is to survive. These include treating high ICP, low oxygenation, hypertension, falling cerebral blood flow, and rising cere -
brovascular resistance that must be treated aggressively if the patient is to survive with a good outcome. If a hematoma is confirmed by CT scan, a craniotomy and surgical evacuation of the clot can be performed, but high ICP may persist. The high pressure in the brain may respond to mannitol treatment but a rebound effect where ICP returns higher than before mannitol treatment is often seen. 229
When patients are deeply comatose and there is minimal evidence of brainstem
function in the absence of an intracranial hematoma that might be causing the coma, a fatal outcome is nearly always certain. An important study was reported by Brown and his colleagues
230 from the
Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, a hos -
pital which is classed as a level 1 trauma center. Trauma centers are designed to take care of severe injuries such as car crashes, explosions, and gunshot wounds. The study by Brown and his associates
230 was prompted by the horrific rate of
deaths due to gunshot wounds to the head seen in many large U.S. cities, including Chicago, in the 1980s, which dismally continue to this day.