hold  its dominion  over  you!  In the Glory  of Its Magnificent
Splendor  of Life,  stand  and  again  gaze  upon  the Earth;
looking  down  your  Life  Stream  on all that  has been—see-
ing the years,  the centuries  of wasted  energy.
Such  is the condition  of mankind.  Centuries  of wasted
energy,  and  yet Life  does  not condemn  you!  Life  does  not
say to you:  "You  shall  do thus  and  so"!  It says:  "If you  will
give obedience,  thus  and  so shall  be the result"!  Will  you,
My Beloved  Children,  give  That  Obedience?  Will  man-
kind  awaken  now  at This  Opportunity ? Those  who  refuse
it this  time,  will  be compelled  to wait  a long  time!
When  Individuals  think  in their  intellects,  to cast  aside
the Opportunity  which  Life  has offered  them,  it is quite  a
tragic  thing.  They  feel,  they  are  defying  the  Forces  of 441 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Light!  What  a pity!  What  a pity!  Life  will  not take  you  by
the shoulder  and  say to you:  "Give  Me your  Obedience"!
Life waits  in Its Infinite  Patience  for mankind,  to willingly
give the Obedience  required  for Freedom!
Beloved  Mankind,  you  must  understand  you  alone  must
determine  to give  obedience  to Life!  In the case  of vicious
Individuals,  their  Free  Will  is now  withdrawn!  That  is
why  you  are seeing  such  great  changes  in your  schools,  and
it will  also  come  in the political  world!  I say to you  ladies
and gentlemen,  watch!  You  will  see the greatest  changes  in
the political  world  you  have  ever  witnessed;  because  its de-
structive  influence  and  power  are gone!  Watch  it and  see!
The gathering  together  of treachery  and  intrigue  to prey
upon  the mass  of mankind,  shall  cease  forever!
Mankind  SHALL  arise  in the  Call  to the Presence  of
Life for Its Dominion  here!  Remember,  many  of you  who
are here,  have  felt such  inability,  such  helplessness  before
the forces  of the appearance  world.  Ladies  and  gentlemen,
arise!  Accept  the Power  of your  Dominion,  in your  Call
to Light  and  be frail  no more!  The  most  delicate  lady  in
her Call  to Life  has  Power  Infinite;  and  you  strong  men,
physically  speaking,  in your  Call  to Light  with  the  EN-
ERGY  which  is there,  can  release  the Power  of Life;  to
clear  the conditions  of the Earth;  and  render  This  Service
which  mankind  needs  in America  today!  Will  you  not
render  It?
Do you  quite  understand  your  Beloved  America  is like
a Good  Mother  holding  you  in Her  loving  embrace ? Do DISCOURSE  XXV  4i7
you understand,  that  is what  your  America  means  to you;
from  Her  Bosom  giving  forth  the glories  of all mankind
needs  for Sustenance,  Health,  Strength,  Energy  and  Power
of achievement!  Oh,  Beloved  Ones,  you  who  live  in the
great  cities,  have  forgotten  the agricultural  world!  Remem-
ber it again  please!  Remember,  without  it you  are lost!
Remember—without  your  producers  of the supplies  of the
world,  you  are lost!  So, protect  your  supply  of every  kind!
Remember—protect  your  transportation  which  has  been
brought  to you  in such  magnificence!  It is at the point  of
Great  Achievement!  Will  you  in the lack  of your  Call  to
Life,  let It be delayed  for another  fifty  years ? You  could
have  magnificent  transportation  within  twelve  years.  It
could  be filling  the  Earth.  You  could  have  breakfast  in
New  York  and  dinner  in Los  Angeles.  Then,  you  could
have  breakfast  in Los  Angeles  and  dinner  in London!
Try to follow  Me for a few  moments  and  understand—
that in the atmosphere  of Earth,  there  are Currents  of Elec-
trical  Energy  of which  the  outer  world  knows  nothing!
In the new  means  of transportation,  there  will  come  some-
thing  of the Knowledge  of these  air currents!  Then,  you
will go into  those  air currents;  and  be carried  with  their
Natural  Speed,  far beyond  what  your  air planes  have  today.
Those  Natural  Electrical  Air  Currents,  will  carry  those
planes  at a speed  far beyond  what  you  have  today.  By the
air plane's  own  power,  its speed  can be three,  five  or seven
times  what  you  have  today.
These  are the conditions  which  are before  the people,  if 443 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
they  will  make  the Call  to Life  and  let the Presence  of Life
bring  It forth!  They  must  call  for all human  selfishness  to
be wiped  out;  for that  is what  is withholding  these  things
from  mankind;  because  of the fear  of loss  of great  wealth
in cumbersome  machinery!  The  machinery  of the future
will be simple,  light  and  magnificent;  for the old cumber-
some  machinery  must  go! It has rendered  a great  service,
beautiful  and  magnificent;  but  it cannot  hold  on forever.
It must  give  way  to that  which  is more  Perfect;  and  every-
thing  which  becomes  more  Perfect,  becomes  more  simple;
becomes  lighter  in weight;  becomes  more  enduring.
As you  have  machinery  today  which  is using  almost
human  intelligence,  yet  there  is that  which  is standing
ready  to come  forth  to you,  so much  more  Perfect.  For  in-
stance,  let Me draw  one  illustration  for you.  There  is ma-
chinery  waiting  to come  forth  into  which  you  may  dictate
a volume;  and  it will  come  out  at the finish,  bound  and
complete.
Tonight,  while  I am talking  to you,  flashing  My Words
to the Messenger  and  he is speaking  Them  to you;  instead
of conveying  his voice  as you  do over  your  radio;  if you
could  see around  the Messenger,  you  would  see the mouth-
piece  to these  Currents  of Energy—carrying  My  Words
thruout  the nation  and  direct  into  the feeling  world  of the
students!  Do you  realize  this day,  the entire  "I AM"  Student
Body  of America  and  the World  is focused  upon  this room ?
The Students  are receiving  Our  Radiance!  Since  they  have
been  so obedient  and  willing  to prepare  themselves,  I have DISCOURSE  XXIII  419
arranged  there  shall  go forth,  the Exact  Radiance  which  is
here,  to bless  them  in their  loyalty  and  faith  to the Light.
Thus,  We are considerate  of the Requirements  of those  who
are loyal  to the Light.
How  can it be? I ask you,  how  can it be, there  is one  in
human  form,  who  has heard  of This  Glory  and  Freedom
of Life  and  who  has not understood ? Yet,  soon  will  It be
accepted  thruout  America,  as the Greatest  Ideal  of Life  and
the Greatest  Power  of Its Perfecting


 be a shallow experience. Your relationships tend
to be superficial and you use people for your own selfish needs. You will
also have a marked tendency towards jealousy which comes from a deep
sense of insecurity.
If this chakra is under functioning you are likely to be shy, timid,
withdrawn, overly sensitive and to be carrying feelings of guilt and low
self-worth. Your life will lack fun, excitement and pleasure. You will find
socialising dif ficult so you withdraw into yourself and avoid contact with
others. You fear change and others see you as a rigid person, unwilling to
adapt and compromise. You could be frigid through fear of sex.
Conversely, if this chakra is over functioning then no satis- faction is found
in pleasure. Instead, you can get caught in the trap of seeking more
adrenaline filled experiences. You constantly seek greater and greater thrillsin search of that adren- aline hit. Where do you draw the line? When does
too much of a good thing become an addiction? (Addictions of all kinds are
linked to a second chakra imbalance.) Your emotions are very strong and
sex for you can become addictive. You can get attached to people to the
point of obsession and when you’re in a relationship you soon become
emotionally dependent on your partner.
It would be a good idea to attend classes with a well-qualified and
experienced yoga teacher whilst working on healing this chakra.
Major  Imbalance
At its most extreme imbalance this chakra can create emotionally explosive
and manipulative people. Imbalance also manifests as sexual perversions
and sexual abuse. Because the relating principle has been imbalanced and
the normal relating bound- aries are not in place, a major imbalance can
produce rapists and the victims or perpetrators of incest. Physical violence
(either given or received) and an obsession with sex are common, as are
serious addiction issues.
This only happens in the case in very serious imbalances and if you
recognise these tendencies within yourself then you need to seek specialist
help from a therapist or doctor.
Karen’s Story
Karen was only 1 1 years old when she was sexually assaulted by a
paedophile. She was shocked and traumatised by this event. She didn’ t tell
her mother what had happened as she was afraid her mother would be
angry. She told nobody.
What she didn’ t realise was that by keeping silent she had simply stuf fed all
her feelings and emotions about the assault. She couldn’ t own them. She
couldn’ t bring them into consciousness as they were just too dif ficult for a
child of that age to deal with. Unconsciously she thought that by giving this
incident no attention, the feelings would go away. What she had actually
done was to shut down her second chakra.From that day onwards her second chakra was locked and her relating
ability remained that of an 1 1 year old. Eight years later she met and
married her husband. Theirs was a marriage of neediness and convenience.
Their sex life was the sex act with no intimacy. Her husband expected sex at
least 5 times a week and if she didn’ t comply with his demands they always
ended up having violent rows. So she usually gave in and allowed him to
use her sexually. This regular violation of her body was only possible
because of the imbalanced state of her second chakra. A woman with a
well-balanced second chakra would not have been able to allow herself to
be used in this way.
Karen and her partner tried for a baby but it was discovered that Karen had
ovarian cysts which af fected her fertility. She was unable to conceive.
Karen’s Healing
Karen’ s healing was a very slow process. She remained married for fifteen
years, in a relationship devoid of a close emotional connection and shared
intimacy. Then she took up yoga. Gradually, through regular yoga practise
and by attending classes with an experienced yoga teacher, the ener gy
slowly began to flow through her second chakra once again.
As this chakra re-balanced through her safe and gentle yoga practise, Karen
changed. She began to yearn for the deep intimacy that her unhealed
husband could not provide. She had begun to work on her own healing but
he had not. She eventually found the courage to end her marriage and
almost immediately she met a new man and fell in love. For the first time in
her life
Karen experienced what it was like to make love rather than have sex. The
connection with her new lover was profound and fulfilling. Although she
only stayed with him for two years, this relationship marked a milestone in
her life as she knew that she could never again become involved with a man
who could not connect with intimacy.
James’  StoryJames was only seven years old when he was sent of f to boarding school.
His father had attended the same school and he too had been sent away at
this tender age. It was a strict all boys’  school and James had been bullied
from day one. He no longer played in his parent’ s beautiful garden in the
evenings and at weekends. Instead he sat in the common room doing school
work. Nobody cuddled him and there was little time for play. His world
became a bleak place that lacked fun, joy and spontaneity. He grew up to
become a serious, miserable and money-focussed adult.
James’  Healing
For many years James was unaware that he had a problem. He liked sex
and, as a handsome, educated and wealthy man, many women were drawn
to him. He had no dif ficulty in finding sexual partners. But he did not
respect women. He had a long- term partner but he was not faithful to her.
He was always seeking the next sexual thrill. One night he became violent
towards his partner when she refused his sexual advances. She begged him
to seek help. He refused as he didn’ t recognise that he had a problem.
Then he was sent on a course through his job. The first few days of this
corporate ‘bonding’  event in Asia involved fasting and having enemas
several times a day. (Colon cleansing is an excellent way of releasing old
emotions.) It was this experience that triggered the beginning of his healing
journey. For the first time in his life he realised that he had never made a
close connection with his partner, that he had ‘used’  her sexually. He also
realised that deep down he loved her and he was overcome with remorse at
the way he had treated her in the past.
On his return to England he opened up to his partner about his feelings for
her. Their relationship changed and they are now living together happily,
though both of them realise that they both still have a lot of work to do.
Is My Second Chakra Out of Balance?
Your second chakra is either going to be under functioning or over
functioning. Read the following statements.Scor e 1 if you agr ee slightly. Scor e 2 if you agr ee.
Scor e 3 if you agr ee str ongly.
I am impotent / frigid.
I regularly drink alcohol, smoke cannabis or take other mind- altering
drugs.
I go through phases of overeating and have a tendency towards obesity.
I go through phases of under -eating and have a tendency towards anorexia.
I regularly seek out adrenaline filled activities. My life is empty and lacks
fun.
I am shy and blush easily.
I was taught by my parents that sex was ‘dirty’.
I have had a restraining order taken out against me (score one point for each
one).
I find it dif ficult to relate to other people. I am always thinking about sex.
I find it dif ficult to be assertive. I have issues around control.
I tend to explode emotionally.
I never (or rarely) buy myself treats.
I never (or rarely) take days of f work just to go out and have fun. I am a
jealous person.
I feel unattractive to the opposite sex.
I have been sexually abused and have not received professional help for
this.I have one or more of the physical problems linked with this chakra, listed
at the beginning of this chapter (a point for each one).
Add up your  scor e.
Under  5 points: It is in balance.
5–15 points: It’ s slightly out of balance.
15–20 points: You definitely need to r ebalance this chakra. Mor e than
20 points: Make it a priority to r ebalance this chakra.
How Can I Balance My Second Chakra?
1 Wear orange clothes.
2 Eat orange fruit and vegetables (oranges, carrots, swede, squash etc.)
3 Take up yoga.
4 Spend time by water.
5 Run a nice warm bath, put in a few drops of one of the above essential
oils and have a soak.
6 Go to Disneyland or a theme park and go on all the rides.
Allow yourself to scream on the roller coaster and laugh on the water slide.
Just become a child for the day!
7 Spend time helping out in your local pre-school.
8 Buy a CD with the sound of running water in the background and play it
whenever possible.
9 Spread a plate with foods that represent dif ferent flavours:
sweet/bitter/sour. Eat slowly and concentrate 100% on the taste sensations
as you do so. You could make this into a game, wearing a blindfold and
asking a friend to feed you the foods.10 Keep a dream diary and learn to interpret your dreams.
11 Book in for a series of massages


 had heard about some of the questionable fraud order cases, so years ago
before investing in this expensive book business he checked with the post office
authorities and had one of the postal inspectors examine all his stock of books to be sure
they met with the legal specifications. The books were declared to be in order so when
the fraud charges came he knew it did not originate in the post office department The
postal authorities refused to give the names of the attackers who were seeking to destroy
the Health Business, so in concealing the criminals the postal authorities become parties
to the crime.
Excerpts from the fraud complaint are as follows:"POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT — OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
HEARING EXAMINER — WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
(May 11, 1955) — delivered May 14, 1955.
‘In the matter of the complaint that HEALTH RESEARCH, Dr. R. G. Wilborn (D.C.)
and (partner) are engaged in conducting an unlawful enterprise through the mails...
The Undersigned, (William C. O’Brian) Assistant Solicitor, Fraud Division, Post Office
Dept... alleges that the respondents are now and have been obtaining remittance of
money through the mails for various books and pamphlets entitled:  "Commonsense
about Cancer", "The Grape Cure", "Attacking and Arresting Arthritis", "Health for All",
"Getting Well", "Is Cancer Cur-able" "The Prostate Gland’ ‘Perfect Health",
"Tuberculosis, Its Cause and Cure", "Tumors", and "Back to Eden ". by means of false
and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises as hereinafter set forth.
"That the Publication entitled "Health for All" contains information and instructions the
following of which will effectively treat and cure such conditions and diseases
as sinusitis, bronchial asthma, goiter, colitis, peptic ulcer, diabetes mellitus, arthritis,
rheumatism, high blood pressure and infantile paralysis."
The complaint goes on telling what the books promise in the way of healing. The fact
that hundreds of people have been healed of these diseases by following these
instructions doesn’t concern the medically dominated Post Office Fraud Department.
The medical profession has no cure for any of these diseases and, like the dog in the
manger they intend to prevent anyone else from curing them either, or even from having
the right to choose their reading matter that will teach them how to do it themselves.
These books are also barred from tax supported public libraries so the people are at the
mercy of the disease producing medical business unless they rise up and throw off the
yoke of medical oppression.
BACK TO EDEN and the GRAPE CURE were barred once before but were reinstated
because there were no legal grounds for the action and someone had enough money to
fight for them.
HEALTH RESEARCH had sold 500 copies of Back to Eden at $7.00 per copy with a
money-back guarantee and the letters flowed in from the satisfied customers who had
been healed or helped by its information. Yet, the selling of this book was one or the
reasons why Health Research was being prosecuted.
Medically operated organizations and money-making schemes such as the cancer fund
raising organizations, March of Dimes money-making racket, vaccination campaigns.
etc., are allowed to make untrue and impossible claims and promises and accept
fabulous sums of money year after year without ever performing the benefits or
fulfilling their promises, yet they are never barred from the mails no matter how
brazenly fraudulent they are. If even half of the money, that is filched from the public by
these organizations, were put into the hands of some responsible organization like Dr. Shelton’s Hygienic Society and used for public health education purposes, the present
disease crisis of this country could soon be brought under control.
Dr. Wilborn knew he would not get a fair trial by jury if he tried to fight the case in
Washington so he  waged a campaign  from his office in California and hired a good
lawyer who knew the post office "set-up", ( Attorney James B. Gooding, of Washington
D.C.) to fight the case from there. When Dr. Wilborn’s letters (about the fraud
complaint) reached the hands of his large mailing list, a barrage of letters flew to
Washington (Congress and Senate) asking for an investigation of the corrupt, medically
contaminated Post Office Fraud Department. Racketeers don’t like to be investigated so
the "under cover boys" in the Post Office modified their charges immediately and
admitted that the books were not fraudulent and were no longer under attack. However,
they still held the  whip lash over the head of HEALTH RESEARCH if its advertising
suggested cure in any way, shape or form. The medicos still insist that the word  cure is
their private property just the same as they have tried to "corner" the whole healing
business.
The Health Research Case  brought into view a number of other submerged cases. One
contact who had been barred from the mails wrote to Dr. Wilborn as follows: "To give
you an idea of what smaller businesses are up against in the  Food and Drug
Administration-Post Office combination of the Medical Trust, let it be remembered
that any company can be put under fraud order without due process of law  — just upon
the opinion of any lawyer in the Post Office Department. The fraud law was written in
1874 and needs re-writing to bring about justice. We are still working with the
authorities in Washington to get this done. Once a fraud smear is issued, then supposedly
due process of law can be carried on for its removal. Actually, however, the set-up is
extremely corrupt. It is so corrupt that the Head Trial Examiner of the Post Office "blew
his top" about two years ago and sent an eleven page report to both the Senate and the
House Judiciary Committees. He then transferred to the Federal Power Commission. His
report was a protest against pressures constantly brought to bear  to have him violate the
Administrative Procedures Ac t which guarantees fair hearings to citizens, in theory at
least, and forbids any private contact with Examiners or Judges to influence decisions.
After his departure, more crooked decisions occurred.
A fraud order is supposed to be based on legitimate complaints. When Dr. Wilborn’s
customers wrote to the Fraud Department for the complaints or for any statements he
had made in his advertising that could be considered  fraudulent, the officials in the Post
Office Department wrote:
"This office does not make a general distribution of the specification of charges issued in
these fraud order cases and, therefore your  request for such a copy must be denied. "
When Dr. Wilborn’s customers asked for the names of his accusers, the post office
refused to reveal their names. If a charge is serious enough to ruin a person’s business, reputation and life work, is it asking too much to know who his attackers are so he can
meet them in fair fight?
WHERE CRIME PAYS
We like to believe that crime doesn’t pay. But we see the constant multiplication of
deaths from unnecessary operations and medically poisoned patients where the doctor
"buries his mistakes" and then collects a small fortune from the survivors. We see the
multi-million dollar "take" from the vaccination campaigns conducted at least twice a
year in all American cities. We see health businesses and writers ruined by unjust and
dishonest fraud orders, in which they have no chance of winning unless they can afford a
Supreme Court case, and few health idealists are wealthy enough to buy justice at such a
price. Liberty and protection in a free country should be the right of the poor as well as
the rich. We are wondering when we will be released from this curse of medical
domination — where crime pays.CHAPTER X: THE HIDDEN DANGERS IN POLIO V ACCINE
The following is a sample of the propaganda that is frequently seen in the magazines and newspapers and all channels of national advertising
GET POLIO V ACCINATION NOW
To Protect Your Child This Summer
Your boy or girl will have the best chance for protection before polio
hits again, if vaccine is given now. The Salk vaccine strikingly reduced
paralytic polio among those who received it in 1955 and it will protect
many thousands in 1956, if it is used in time.
To make a real dent in polio in 1956, vaccinations must be stepped up
immediately. Success will depend on how many children receive at
least two vaccine shots before the next polio season begins. See your
doctor or public health officer NOW for advice about when and where
to obtain vaccine.
This is what the people are told. Let’ s uncover the facts and see what actually happens when polio vaccine is used.
"Salk vaccine is hard to make and no batch can ever be proved safe before it is given to
children." This is an admission that was made by Dr. Scheele, (Surgeon General) before
the Atlantic City Convention of the American Association in 1955. (Reported in New
York Times, June 8, 1955.)
Being fully aware of the hazardous aspects of the polio vaccine, Dr. Scheele announced
that it was the intention of the U.S. Government to inoculate 57 million people before
August 1955. (Report from the Lancet, June 4, 1955)
SAFETY PROMISED WITHOUT INVESTIGATION OR PROOF
$9,000,000 of public funds were gambled on this financially promising but highly
questionable


’sneeds within environments
of their adaptation.
Allliving organisms areself-directing, self-constructing, self-defending, self-pre-
serving, self-maintaining and, intheevent ofinjury orillness, self-repairing orself-heal-
ing.
The healing principle is always in the living system itself.
Theonly power thatcanheal isthepower thatrepairs; theonly power thatcanrepair
isthatpower thatproduces; thepower thatnow produces isthepower thatoriginally
andalways produced. Thepower thatconstructs afull-gr own individual fromafertilized
ovum is the only healing power!
Healing is,therefore, acontinuous, unceasing andexclusively intrinsic power of
every or ganism.
Thepower thatproduces anorganism andkeeps italive andfunctioning istheonly
power capable of governing, maintaining and healing it.
Mastering andrelying upon thisgreat power within will yield alifeofbliss and
goodness with complete fr eedom fr om ailments and suffering.
The simple, self-evident truth enunciated inthisarticle embodies along train of
guiding principles that can enable you to avert miseries, woes and suf fering.
Knowing your tremendous inner capabilities frees you ofmany burdensome illu-
sions and provides a key to true life enhancement.
Recognizing thetruth andimplications ofthislesson’ stextisthebasis upon which
you can immeasurably improve your life and its circumstances.
Recognizing thefundamental truth outlined herein setsthestage forfulfilling the
obligation youhave toyourself andfellow beings, thatofreorienting andreprogram-
ming yourself for superlative well-being.
The Need For Reprogramming yourself
Standing intheway oftotal well-being foralltoomany who otherwise have the
knowledge, theunderstanding andthededication toachieve their highest potential are
many ingrained bad habits, physiological addictions and erroneous concepts.
“Tis better to be ignorant than to know so much that isn’ t so.”
Humans arecreatures ofhabits. Habits areconditioned responses which werelyup-
onforpersonal efficiency.Wespend many years from infanthood onlearning responses
to many thousands of situations and circumstances.
Withsetresponse patterns wedonothave togothrough time-loss andtrouble in
solving problems anew every time weface them—we humans solve ourproblems once
andforallandadopt thesolutions asfixed andautomatic responses known ashabits.
When situations reoccur, we unconsciously employ our habit patterns.
That many ofthese habits amount toerror fixation andthatouraccommodations to
many ofthese habits amount tolife-destroying perversions gives risetotheneed tore-
program ourselves.Most ofourhabits arelearned from people who learned from others back into the
murky reaches oftime. Habits arealways adapted andemployed inaccord with ourown
peculiar abilities.
Likewise, welearn most ofourconcepts andmisconcepts from others andadopt
them in the shape or fashion our individual peculiarities dictate.
Habits arewonderful, forthey arethefoundation upon which ouradvanced human
attainments have been built. Asthemost programmable beings inexistence, wehave
more “conditioned responses” tocarry usthrough more andgreater complexities than
other creatures inexistence. Byandlarge,ourhabits areconstructive andgetusalong in
this world remarkably well.
Ontheother hand, there aremany “klunkers” inourpersonal armentarium thatsab-
otage our well-being.
Thus itfollows thatwecanperform nobetter than thelimitations ofourself-pro-
gramming. Ourprogramming isatthesame time ourboon andourbane. Totheextent
thatitguides uscorrectly,itisaboon. Insofar asitlocks usintowrong conceptual frame-
works, perverted outlooks, unwholesome practices, vitiated andantisocial dispositions
and many other self-defeating characteristics, programming is a bar to our well-being.
Itisunfortunate thatmost orallofusareincorrectly attuned toagreater orlesser
extent in many of our life programs.
Butwearefortunate inthatwe,likecomputers, canbereprogrammed forbetter per-
formance and more rewarding results.
Ifyouwant tocapitalize upon thecolossal potential within yourself, then youmust
reprogram yourself.
Reprogramming yourself isdifficult because youwill beburdened heavily bythe
weight ofprevious conditioning andthedrives, good, badandindifferent, which initiate
and impel your activities.
You’ll have todispel alotofmyths andsuperstitions which infest your concepts and
burden your thinking processes. What youtake forgranted isdifficult toovercome. But
you must and can do so.
Toreprogram yourself forabetter lifeonahigher plane ofexistence, thefirst order
ofbusiness istoadmit toyourself thatyoucould harbor alotofbeliefs andpractices that
areresponsible foryour andyour fellow beings’ generally poor condition andoverall
suffering.
Weallknow mental anguish andfrustrations. These willflow from lives notledin
accord with the course our innate nature decrees.
Youcanreprogram yourself tounderstand andpractice thecourse youmust follow.
Youcanavoid those pitfalls thathamper youfrom assuming theposition onthepedestal
that all humans should occupy.
How To Reprogram Yourself For Superlative Well-Being
Following arethesteps necessary fortheordinary person tobecome aLife Scientist,
thatis,tobecome anindividual who conducts hisorherlifeactivities inaccord with the
dictates of the human biological heritage:
1.Youmust come toanawareness orknowledge thatallisnotright inthisworld ofours,
oreven with yourself. While almost everyone isself-satisfied thatheorshehasthean-
swers tolife’sandsociety’ sgreat vexations, thegenerally deteriorating condition ofal-
most everyone seems tobeself-evidence against such smugness. Therefore, youmust be
willing toadmit toholding many erroneous notions. Wedonotperceive ourerrorsand
often reject thetruth when faced with it,butwemust, first, cultivate anopen, receptive
mind.2.Youmust seek knowledge andunderstanding with open arms. That youarereading this
isinyour favor.Inseeking knowledge with theperspective ofunderstanding, thatis,
wisdom, you’ll be dependent upon your ability to master ideas and concepts.
3.Youmust seek knowledge, nonetheless, ifyouwant tobetter your lifesituation. Itises-
sential forcorrect reorientation. Thefundamental principles, ifapplied onanindividual
and social scale, will salvage humanity from its depravity.
4.Youmust master aninsight andunderstanding ofwhat youlearn—in your cosmogony
youmust fitalltheparts andpieces ofyour knowledge such thatyouhave perspective;
it all must make good sense.
5.Youmust become theabsolute master ofyour personal activities andcircumstances. You
must bewilling, totheextent need dictates, tosnap alltieswith existing habits, intellec-
tualstances andpractices, nomatter how deeply imbedded orhow dear toyouthey may
be.
6.Youmust bewilling toendallfealty toanything thatyoubelieve, ifneed be.Keep in
mind thattheuseoftheword believe isaconfession ofignorance, foritisnotnecessary
tobelieve thatwhich youknow.Toinsist upon what youmerely believe, may beinsist-
ingupon ignorance andmisconception. Face uptothefactthatmany ofyour beliefs may
be nothing more than myths and popularly-accepted superstitions that hamstring you.
7.Youmust bewilling tochange your circumstances, ifnecessary,toeffect self-repro-
gramming and to follow a correct life style.
8.Youmust undertake andstudy theconditions ofhealth andwell-being. Yourgreatest
task isnottheoneoflearning somuch asunburdening yourself ofalotofburdensome
intellectual baggage.
9.You must undertake to observe in your practices that which the truths you learn dictate.
Article #2: Life’s Engineering by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Thegreatest engineering featofwhich weknow anything isthebuilding ofacomplex
animal organism from amicroscopic ovum. Think, forinstance, ofthemarvels ofthe
human body with itspulleys andlevers toperform mechanical work, itschannels for
distribution offood anddrainage ofsewage anditsmeans ofregulating itstemperature
andadapting itsactions andfunctions toitsvaried environments andneeds. Itsnervous
system andtheeyes, ears, etc.areconstant sources ofwonder.Weregard theradio asa
wonderful invention, asindeed itis,butweareallequipped with more wonderful “send-
ing” and“receiving” setsthan anyradio manufacturer willever produce. Allhuman in-
ventions have their protypes in the animal body.
Instudying thewonders ofthebody,itsstructures, functions, development, growth
anditsvaried powers andcapacities, itiswell tokeep inmind thatthebuilding and
preservation ofallthese things isfrom within. The power,force orintelligence that
evolves theadult body from thefertilized ovum isinthebody,ispartofitandisincon-


One-year
Infant
Needs— 1,000 15 1,000.4.6 6 25 150 100 200 700 2
Human
Milk3 1,050 15 4000.5.8 8”.60 450 150 190 700 1.5
Apple 9.5 2520 9 4050 1.4.9.5 315 315 280 450 4900 13
Apricot 10 2350 46 124,000 1.4 1.8 2.7 460 782 550 1060 12926 23
Avocado 5 1/
24450 56 7550 2.8 5.0 40 360 260 1170 1100 15700 15
Banana 6 2380 31 5300 1.4 1.6 19 280 224 924 726 10460 20
Cantaloupe 17 2310 54 261,800 3.2 2.4 48 2540 1078 1232 1232 19320 31
Dates,
Dried2 2450 20 450.8.9 20 0 530 520 560 5800 27
Figs, Dried 2 2450 38 720.9.9 6.3 0 1130 640 690 5760 27
Grapes 8 2440 36 3650 1.8 1.1 11 146 440 220 730 6228 15
Mango 8 2442 26 177600 1.8 1.8 40 1295 370 670 480 6990 15
Orange 11 2450 50 10000 5.0 2.0 20 2500 2050 550 1000 10000 20
Papaya 13
1/22340 36 105000 2.4 2.4 18 3360 1200 720 960 14000 18
Peaches 14 2360 38 93000 1.2 3.0 62 434 560 620 1180 12400 31
Pear 9 2440 29 800.8 1.6.4 160 328 287 440 5200 12
Persimmon 6 2430 22 79000.9.6.3 410 460 260 780 5700 15
Pineapple 10 2390 18 3200 4.0 1.4 9 785 800 600 370 6700 23
Watermelon 20 2390 46 54280 2.7 2.7 18 640 640 730 920 9200 46
Forcomparison purposes let’snow consider some foods you’d never under anycir-
cumstances eat11/2pounds of(dry weight) butwhich might beadded tothedieton
some occasions with advantage insofar as it gives you excellent nutrient insurance.
Food Wt.
Lbs.Cal. Pro Vit.A B-1 B-2 Nia. VitC 10
CalciumMag. Pho Pot Iron
Kale 12 2050* 225 485000 8 13 105 10100 9800 2000 5040 21000 112
Iceber g
Lettuce33 1960* 135 49800 9 9 45 905 3020 1660 3320 26425 75
Looseleaf
Lettuce25 2050* 148 216000 7 7 35 2050 7700 1700 2850 30096 158
Celery 25 1940* 103 27400 3.5 3.5 35 1025 4250 2510 3190 38870 34
Broccoli 14 1980* 223 155000 6 15 56 7000 6400 1480 4820 23680 68
Almonds 1 1/
24200 130 None 1.7 6.3 25 None 1640 1900 3530 5400 33
Pecans 1 1/
24800 64 900 6 1. 6 14 510 1000 2030 4220 17
Sunflower
Seeds1 1/
23950 168 350 14 1.6 38 None 840 270 5250 6400 50
*These items would yield fewifanycalories. Infact, you’d probably expend more
calories in processing most of these foods than you’d obtain from them.Ifeelthese listings serve assufficient examples toindicate thatfruits, with certain
exceptions, meet ourneeds. Apples may beseen tobethemost deficient ofthefruits.
Yetthere were whole cultures ofancient times thatsubsisted onadietthatwas about
half apples!
Ifweeatavaried dietoffruits, theexcesses ofone, inview ofthebody’ sability to
husband excesses, compensates thedeficiencies oftheother.Sowemight paraphrase an
oldsaying: “Eat andbemerry.Eatanddon’tworry.Eatcorrectly without sorrow and
you’ll enjoy many a tomorrow.”
19.2.2 A Brief Note on the Present Theory of Caloric Needs
Anexamination ofthepeoples theworld over who liveactive lives andthrive on
from 1,200 to2,000 calories perdayaffords usgrave suspicions astooursupposed calo-
rierequirements. Raw food fruitarians rarely eatmore than 2,000 calories perdayeven
if they labor hard and long!
1.Fruit fareyields more calories than conventional American fare. While conventional fare
will yield 3,380 calories inthefirebox, itdoes notyield thisamount ofenergytothe
human digestive/ assimilative system.
2.Cooked foods have some of their caloric values destroyed.
3.Cooked food eaters require more energyfordigesting, processing andremoving thetox-
ic debris of cooked foods.
4.Cooked foods areusually eaten with condiments which aretoxic. More internal energy
is required to deal with toxic materials.
5.Theaverage American istoxemic. More energyisrequired forbody maintenance pur-
poses than in non-toxemic persons.
6.Healthy fruitarians, conversely,require lesscalories forinternal maintenance and, be-
cause of extraordinary health, make more ef ficient use of the calories they obtain.
7.Fruit fare yields more than 90% ofitscalorie potential. Conventional fare yields only
about 65% toofitscalorie potential. Taking thisinto account, plus theextra energies
involved inmaintaining aperpetually pathological condition, itcanbeseen why fruitar-
ians thrive on about half the calories considered needed.
These considerations, ofcourse, resolve nothing. There areserious discrepancies be-
tween what conventional nutritional science says weneed andtheactual needs ofraw-
food fruitarians.
19.2.3 Observations on the Significance of These Charts
These charts have been prepared andpresented toestablish thatfruits, asournatural
foods, supply ourrealneeds amply.They often supply many times over what wearesaid
to need by conventional standards such as the Recommended Daily Allowances.
Wedonotsupport theidea that“more isbetter.”Tohave amarginofsafety isan
excellent practice, butgluttonizing onnutrients overloads andburdens thebody unduly.
This burdening occasions pathological problems. Thebody iswise beyond ourcompre-
hension andprovident beyond ourknowledge. Itflourishes onfruit fareandwillnever
suffer anyofthegrave consequences said toresult therefrom. Supplying thebody with
enough, is all that we need concern ourselves with.
19.3. Some Charges Made Against Fruits And Fruit Eaters
19.3.1 “Fruits Are Protein-Poor”
19.3.2 “Fruits Have T oo Many Free Acids”
19.3.3 Those Who Subsist on Fruits Become Neurotics
19.3.4 Fruits Are T oo Poor in Iron and Cause Anemia19.3.5 Those Who Eat Only Fruits Suf fer Nutritional Imbalance and Deficiencies
19.3.6 Fruit Eaters Cannot Maintain W eight and Are T oo Thin
19.3.7 Fruit Eaters Become Over -Alkaline and Suf fer Alkalosis
19.3.8 Fruits AreDeficient inCalcium asWellasProtein andResults inStunted
Growth in Y oungsters
19.3.9 Build Y our Confidence in the Fruitarian Dietary
Most Hygienists/ Life Scientists may becalled timid fruitarian idealists. They areall
toowilling toadmit, even proclaim, thatwearenaturally frugivores andthatourances-
torslived either onnearly allorcompletely fruitarian diets. “Afruit


uniquely adapted. Wehumans arebestsuited
forthefresh fruits andvegetables oftheearth; thatisourphysiological nature. Bees
are best suited to the honey that they make with their own body secretions.
Itoften takes along time fortherealization thatcow’ smilk (another animal
food) is not suitable for man to eat, even if it is fresh and unprocessed.
Thesimple truth isthatifyouareeating anatural andoptimum dietofchiefly
fresh, rawfruits andvegetables, youwillhave nodesire foraconcentrated sweet-
ener like honey in the first place.
This may sound silly, butwhat about desserts orcandies? Without some kind of
sweetening, youtake alotofpleasure outofeating. How could Iever make acake
for instance?
You’re notgoing tolikethisanswer,butyoureally shouldn’ tbeeating ormak-
ingthese foods inthefirst place. Irepeat, ifyouareeating asufficient amount of
fresh ordried fruits throughout theday,you’re notgoing towant cakes, pies, cook-
iesorcandy.Youcanmake awhole meal onebig“dessert” ifyouhave anall-fruit
meal.
People desire pastries andother sweets when they have neglected thefruit part
oftheir diet. However,don’tusefruits justasadessert foraconventional meal; this
isapoor food combination. Make fruits awhole meal inthemselves once, twice
orthree times aday.You’ll never want pieorcake again once you’ve re-educated
your taste buds.
Article #1: Why Honey Is A Harmful Food By T.C. Fry
Itis,ofcourse, true thathoney isawonderful food—for bees! The popularly fostered
idea among health seekers thathoney isawholesome, nutritious andnatural sweet for
humans is fallacious.
Honey istheproduct ofthebee’sstomach. Thebeeingests pollen from flowers and,
initsstomach, mixes itwith formic, manite andother acids. Then thehoney isdeposited
incone cells and, bythewind created byamultitude ofbees wings, substantially dehy-
drated.
Without these acids andthedrying, honey would readily ferment andprove unusable
forthebeewhich must have adependable food supply foruptoeight months insome
oftheharsher climates. Because ofthese acids anddehydration, honey isimpregnable
to bacteria. It is rather poisonous in the human digestive tract.
Asafood forushoney iswoefully mineral andvitamin deficient. Humans require
infinitely more food factors than bees.
While honey contains several very desirable sugars, these have been rendered toxic
bytheprotective acids imparted tothem bythebees. These acids arethebees’ preserva-
tives. Humans donothave theenzymes tobreak these acids down, ashave thebees, and
must rob their bodies of vital base-forming minerals to neutralize the acids.
When humans eathoney,itimmediately begins toreabsorb moisture from thestom-
achandstomach flora. Itdestroys oursymbiotic bacterial population wholesale. Several
tablespoons of honey makes most people very sick.
Inhumans honey,more sothan cane andbeet sugars, isacid-forming anddecalci-
fying. Thebody draws calcium from itsteeth andbones, ifnecessary,toneutralize the
acids introduced andformed.
Manite acid ofhoney isaprotoplasmic poison. Itinteracts with protein andfrom
this, forms alcohol, ammonia and carbonic acid.
Aseaten, honey isanatrocious food. Itisusually added tostarches andproteins as
asweetener.Itreadily ferments when held upinthestomach with other longer -digest-ingfoods. Thebyproducts alcohol, ammonia andcarbonic acid aredeleterious tohuman
health.
Honey is,therefore, neither anutritious norasafe food. Life Scientists should not
use honey as a part of their diet.
Article #2: More About Honey By T.C. Fry
IdaHonorof publishes anewsletter entitled “Report totheConsumer.”Sheusually goes
intoasubject in-depth andcertainly sheisoneofthemost outspoken persons inAmeri-
ca on environmental concerns.
Anyway,inMarch shepublished anextensive article about honey.Sherecommends
itinplace ofsugar.But, tohercredit, shegives usavery frank appraisal ofhoney asa
food and points out that better sugars are to be found in or ganically grown fruits.
First, shepoints outthat, though pesticides aretoxic tobees, notallbees succumb
totoxic substances andthattoday’ shoneys cannot becalled organic inanysense—most
honey haspesticide residues init.Bees gather thisfrom flowers along with thenectar
and pollen.
Then there’ sthematter ofthenutritiousness ofhoney.Ithasonly minute quantities
ofnutrients though ithas“nutritional merit.” Ms.Honorof says, “Many people convert-
edtousing honey,often excessively,despite thefactthattothehuman body,honey is
hardly different than refined sugar—remember honey wasmeant forthebee.” Which is
to say that honey is not our natural food but natural food for the bee.
Shequotes afamed beespecialist, Colonel Clair ofHawaii. Some ofthedata she
quotes turns outtobevery revealing, alotmore than honey promoters would appreciate.
First, most beekeepers robtheir bees ofpractically allthehoney andsubstitute forit
water andsugar orwastes from candy factories. Anything sweet andcheap issubstitut-
edforthehoney taken from thebees. Theresult isdiseased bees. Further,thechemical
industry hasbegun furnishing “medicines” ordrugs forbeekeepers justasthey have fur-
nished “medicines” for humans.
WeLife Scientists have great concern forbees. They areoursymbiotic partners in
Nature. And thedespoliation ofbees must lead toourown—we arevery much despoiled
and depraved already.
Itseems theworst enemies ofbees these days areuninformed beekeepers who try
toexploit bees tothemaximum. They arepaid fortheir hives byorchardists. Then they
robthebees ofhoney too.That doesn’ tmean theapiarists aremaking itrichbutitdoes
mean thepoor bees arebeing meanly used, notonly totheir detriment buttoours! Of
course thisapplies only tomost beekeepers who supply inhuge quantities therefined
honey on supermarket shelves.
Ms.Honorof ’sarticle isinmany ways revealing. One oftheclosing highlights isthat
honey,itself, ispractically non-nutritious. Itisthepollen grains inthehoney thatbear
most of the nutrient complement.
Colonel Clair,hersource ofinformation, cautions against using heated honey alto-
gether. He praises honey for its “antibiotic qualities.”
That praise must be,tothinking people, damnation! Forantibiotic means “against
life.” While they mean antibacterial, theword iscorrect, foranantibiotic istruly against
all life.
Buttheclincher isthefinal admonition: “Honey must beeaten sparingly,invery
small amounts.” Our own admonition is:Ifanything must beeaten inmoderation or
sparingly, it should not be eaten at all.Article #3: Blackstrap Molasses: Super Junk Food By T.C. Fry
Thesales jobthealuminum andchemical industries didtoputtheir poisonous wastes,
thatis,fluoride compounds, intomuch ofthenation’ sdrinking water asahealth measure
must, by all standards, be called masterful even though fraudulent.
But, bycomparison, youmust positively applaud thesugar industry inselling itspri-
mary waste product to“health consumers” who pride themselves upon their food savvy,
fastidiousness andawareness. Infactthesales jobdone onthe“health food crowd” is
sogood thesugar industry gets more money from their poisonous waste than from the
primary product, unwholesome white sugar.
Theextent oftheesteem inwhich blackstrap molasses isheld merely points upthe
gullibility,credulousness andgenerally uncritical thinking with which “awakened” peo-
ple accept “health claims” if they come from the “right” quarter.
Ofcourse itisfitting thatyouandIshould nothave tobeconcerned with ourfood
anymore than theairwebreathe. Weshould beable toaccept allthefood weeatasun-
critically astheanimals intheir natural habitat eatthefoods oftheir adaptation. That’ s
theway itshould be!Forthere aremore productive, cultural andjoyful pursuits inlife
than immersing ourselves inconcerns about ourstomach andwhat toputinto it,our
bowels andtheir business, ourliver anditsbusiness, etc.Under thecircumstances itis
proper thatwebedeeply concerned. Butourconcern must bebolstered bydeeper think-
ingthan thatwhich soreadily endears such apernicious product asblack


-479 B.C.) wasthefirstgourmet inChina setting forth standards forin-
gredients andmethods tobefollowed. These were, ofcourse, changed asthepopulation
increased andwandered. Millet wasthepopular grain innorthern China, Withricebe-
ingthestaple inmost other parts ofeastern andsouthern Asia. Spices were widely used,
especially in the more southern regions where heat rapidly caused onset of decay.
Thus wecanseethatearly cookery wasmore orlessforced onthepeople both by
thescarcity offood atcertain times oftheyear andbythelack ofrefrigeration. Astime
went on,thepalate became more andmore accustomed tocooked foods andprobably
indirect proportion tothequantity ofcooked food consumed, thehealth ofthepeople
deteriorated.
InAmerica where theland waslargely virginandoffered upawide variety offoods
ofallkinds, theearly settlers became accustomed toeating enormously ofmany dishes
andcourses. Graham relates how thedockworkers ofGreece andSpain inthemiddle
ofthelastcentury who atesimple fareconsisting largely ofcoarse bread andrawfruits
were able tooutperform andoutlast their American counterparts who atemore liberal
fare. Graham also tells about native tribes living onremote Pacific Islands who lived
long andhealthy lives subsisting largely oncoconuts andonwild fruits indigenous to
thearea. Biblical records also show thatpeoples intheearly days ofhistory often lived
formany centuries ontheir very restricted fare. Weknow thatmost ofthepeoples liv-
inginandaround theMediterranean Seaatelargely offresh fruits andnuts andwefind
even today thatthepeople living inthatarea stilleatandenjoy much more fruit than the
average American does. Wewell remember another visit toItaly when wetravelled ona
train going intoRome. ItwasChristmas time andwewere fortunate toshare acompart-
ment crowded with sixItalian soldiers, justintheir teens, who were going home forthe
holidays. They carried avariety offruits intheir packs andhappily shared itwith “the
oldones,” asthey called us.Unhappily,astheyears have passed, sohave many ofthe
fruit stands thatformerly graced theback streets ofEurope, these having been replaced
in many instances by American-type supermarkets.
Wethink sadly ofthelittle children growing uptoday inEurope andelsewhere re-
membering fondly atime some years agowhen wespent amemorable andhappy day
with some 300beautiful rosy-cheeked children from thecountryside outside ofParis,
marveling attheir good looks andgood manners andmost ofalltheir composed behav-
ior.Wecontrast thememory ofthatdaywith what weobserve intoday’ sAmerican chil-
dren, many ofwhom arebuthyperkinetic-char gedcaricatures ofwhat truly healthy chil-
dren canandshould be.Today’ ssick children arelargely theproduct ofculinary “art,”
theartofmaking hot-dogs, potato andcorn chips, pretzels and“Big Macs” oozing in
mustard andrelish, ofdoughnuts andcarbonated chemicalized drinks, ofsugar -ladened
cereals thatpopandmake noises butofferlittle intheway ofnourishment togrowing
bodies.
Welook atourathletes today andseehow thevarious sports aredominated bycer-
tainethnic groups who, because they arenotfarenough removed from their native, more
health-promoting, eating habits, retain afargreater measure ofstrength, endurance and
agility than their Caucasian counterparts who aretheproducts ofmany generations of
gormandizing andacentury ormore ofrelative affluence. Thepeoples oftheworld cook
their fancy dishes andcivilizations fallapart while thepeoples writhe intheagony ofthe
catastrophic diseases that af flict them.The dedicated Life Scientist knows that allcooking isfolly because ithasbeen
shown tobedestructive ofhealth. Heknows thatbyitsvery nature cooking isdestructive
oftheforces thatsustain life, thatitproduces certain adverse chemical changes inthe
food itself which renders itlesscapable ofperfect digestion andassimilation atthecel-
lular level; thatinstead ofleading oneintoaworld of“hidden delights,” thepractice of
eating apreponderance offood spiced andcooked to“perfection” can, onthecontrary,
create asubtle erosion ofwellness which willbeongoing while lifecontinues andthe
practice persists; thatitcanresult intissue andorgandegenerative changes upsetting
homeostasis; thateating primarily ofcooked food canbring upon usthecurses ofpre-
mature aging, disease and death.
43.2.2 What is Food?
Food consists ofthose substances which areuseful inbuilding thebody (asin
growth), inthehealing andreparative processes which sustain life, andfinally,asa
source ofsufficient energyfortheperformance ofmetabolic purposes, andforfuel to
maintain body temperature. Seven million new blood cells must beproduced every sec-
ond we live. The material from which these must be manufactured is food.
Food comes tohumankind from andissupplied bythevegetable kingdom. Plants
andanimals livetheir allotted time onearth andarethen, induecourse, returned once
again totheearth from whence they came. Here they aresetupon bytheSaprophytes,
members ofthe“in-between” group ofliving things which donotseem tofitwell into
either category,especially bymembers oftheMonera Family,thebacteria andmolds,
who bytheir own simple metabolic processes disor ganize thehighly complex organic
molecules intosimpler inorganic wastes which areexcreted back intothesoil, there to
betaken upasfood bytheplant andreorganized intowidely diverse forms ofvegetable
matter which werecognize asdifferent varieties andparts ofvegetables, fruits, nuts and
seeds, these being digestible tosome extent byallanimals, including man. Theoriginal
inorganic elements asreturned tothesoilwould poison man but,combined incertain
new complex organic formulations andpresented tousinfood packages especially de-
signed for us, they provide us with rich nutriment for the sustaining of life.
Notallplant products areacceptable butMan isbiologically andphysiologically
structured toaccept awide variety ofsuitable plant products ashisfood and, ifhesus-
tains himself only with thekinds offood towhich heisbestadapted, hecanmaintain his
health andexperience nodisease throughout hisentire lifetime provided, ofcourse, that
healso provides himself with asuitable amount ofalltheother known requisites ofhis
organic existence: warmth andsunshine, fresh air,pure water andacongenial (friendly,
not hostile) environment, and avoids accidental injury.
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the19th century gastronomist, said“Tellmewhat youeat;
Iwilltellyouwhat youare.” Have youeaten toooften andtoowell ofsugared goodies?
Have youoverindulged inanimal proteins even though cooked toperfection? Ifso,there
arerevealing signs todisclose your secrets. Thewell-trained andexperienced hygienic
practitioner doesn’ teven have toinquire ofyouastoyour pasteating practices andpre-
ferred foods. Hecanmake avalid judgment ofyour pastindulgences both astolifestyle
andfood practices byacombination ofcareful visual examination andpsychologically
directed conversational give and take.
Man cannot eatofthesoilandlive. Hecannot take into hissystem inorganic ele-
ments andbuild ahealthy body.Hecannot eattheproducts ofdecay andhave along and
healthy life. Hecannot eatof“foods” towhich heisnotwell adapted, such asanimal
flesh andproducts derived from oryielded upbyanimal bodies, andhave along and
healthy life.Hemust, onthecontrary,eatfoods designed specifically toanswer hisstruc-
tural andfunctional requirements andtoeatthem without alteration ofanykind. largely
andprimarily infactasthey areyielded uptohimbyfield andorchard. This isfood fit
forpeasant andforking, forchild andforadult. Cooking food alters it,theapplicationofheat makes allfoods lessacceptable, ifnotrepugnant, tothedigestive mechanisms
provided. Such food isdamaged, changed andman cannot fully adapt toitorprofit from
itsuse. When heconsumes itinresponse toperversion ofhispalate, heisrequired to
yield up some measure of his own well-being in exchange for momentary pleasure.
43.2.3 Cooking Processes
Nosharp distinctions canbegiven todistinguish among thevarious cooking process-
es.They allinvolve heat, ofcourse, anddifferonly inthedegree oftemperature applied
andthemethod ofapplying theheat. Thevarious methods canbecategorized asfollows:
1.The application of dry heat as in baking and roasting.
2.Themaintenance ofaconstant wetheat asinboiling, simmering, steaming andpoach-
ing.
3.Braising orcooking athigh temperatures infattoretain flavor andjuices, amethod com


factthat extensive tearing occurred. Yet,shedidavoid being admitted to
thehospital, andtherefore feltthatshehadindeed accomplished anatural childbirth.
Herlastcomment wasthat, “itwasawonderful experience andIwould encourage any
woman tohave anatural childbirth athome.” Quite frankly,itallsounded lessthan won-
derful tomeandIdidn’ tseehow shecould expect theother women toeagerly look for-
ward to such a trying experience.
Natural childbirth andhome deliveries arevery popular today,andthedemand for
competent home birth attendants isgreater than thesupply.“Prepared childbirth” classes
arebeing taught inthehomes, schools andeven inthehospitals. Thorough preparation,
wearetold, lessens theriskofcomplications inlabor anddelivery.WeoftheHygien-
icSchool have noargument with thisstatement, butweinsist thatthemost important
aspect ofthispreparation should beachieving ahigh level ofhealth. More important
than learning themechanisms ofbirth, more important than practicing breathing rou-
tines, andmore important than securing sterile sheets andtowels, istheattainment of
superb health. Ifawoman begins labor inpoor physical condition, theprocess ofgiving
birth isapttobeanagonizing andgrueling ordeal despite adequate preparation, inthe
usual sense oftheword. Incontrast, awoman who knows nothing about birth, butwho
arrives atterm insplendid form andexemplary condition, islikely tohave aneasy and
joyous experience in childbirth.
Insaying thathealth isthemost important prerequisite forsuccess inchildbirth, we
imply thattruly adequate preparation must begin well inadvance ofpregnancy.Tostop
smoking anddrinking (alcohol), tocease eating refined foods, toavoid salt, toshun all
drugs, tosecure sufficient restandsleep—these will prove tobehighly beneficial to
thewoman who hasconceived. But, why wait until conception tostop injuring yourself
andtobegin tothoroughly supply your body with itsneeds? Why notacquire high level
health before becoming pregnant andthereby provide your unborn child with aperfect
internal environment from themoment ofitsconception? Waiting until pregnancy be-
gins isoften toolatetoachieve one’sdesired health goals. Thebody does notsuddenly
become well nourished, suddenly become cleansed orsuddenly become physically con-
ditioned. These arephysiological processes thattake time. Furthermore, pregnancy often
limits thefullapplication ofHygienic measures. Apregnant woman cannot fast, except
forshort periods. Although Iknow ofseveral women who have fasted foraslong astwo
weeks atthebeginning ofpregnancy,with good results, Iwould notadvise such fasting
inthevastmajority ofcases. Pregnancy alsolimits awoman’ sprerogative toloseweightandphysically condition herself. Building health issomething thatshould beavidly pur-
sued years before conception.
Poor health andpoor conditioning cause most oftheproblems that occur during
pregnancy.Pre-eclampsia andeclampsia (toxemia ofpregnancy) arethedirect result of
unhygienic practices during pregnancy.This condition, characterized bysome degree of
edema (swelling), high blood pressure andalbuminuria (protein intheurine) iscaused
bytheconsumption oflargeamounts ofprotein, particularly animal protein, theuseof
saltandtheingestion ofdrugs. Iwould state unequivocably thatitisentirely avoidable
in virtually all cases if a Hygienic regime is followed.
Malpositions ofthefetus, which canimpede orsuspend thebirth process, canalsobe
related totheoverall maternal condition. Thefetus may assume atransverse lie(which
isimpossible todeliver naturally) because thetone oftheuterine walls isnotadequate
toforce thehead downward. Ordinarily,theuterine muscle supplies enough resistance
toallow gravity todraw down theheaviest portion ofthefetus, which, ofcourse, isthe
head. However,when themuscle tone oftheuterus isweak, theorgan may “give” abnor-
mally,resulting inatransverse position ofthefetus. Such incidents areoften regarded as
“accidents” when they are really a matter of cause and effect.
Dystocia, orprolonged labor,isoften theresult ofcephalopelvic disproportion,
wherein thefetus isliterally toobigtoreadily negotiate thebirth canal. Most often this
results from excessive weight gain during pregnancy which produces anoverly largein-
fantandanoverly fatmother.Hygienists have long emphasized thatasmall, light infant
represents thebiological norm forhumans atbirth, asitdoes forother animals. Abirth
weight within thesix-pound range isideal. Yet,today,itisnotuncommon toencounter
births inwhich theweight ofthenewborn is8,9oreven 10pounds. Such oversized,
fat-encumbered infants arenothealthy.They often injured inthebirth process. Theten-
dency toward flabbiness and bloatedness will in some cases persist indefinitely.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy istheresult ofovereating. Toomuch food is
generally recommended atnatural childbirth classes, particularly inregard tohigh-pro-
teinfoods. Apregnant woman actually requires only slightly more food than shewould
require under ordinary circumstances. Ifweassume thatawoman gains approximately
20pounds over thecourse ofanormal gestational period of280days, thiswould amount
toaweight gain ofslightly more than oneounce perday,ontheaverage. How much
additional food does it require to gain an ounce a day? Quite obviously, not very much.
There isnoreason tooveremphasize proteins inthedietofapregnant woman. The
protein density ofthefetus isactually lessthan thatofthemother.Assuming thatsheis
eating adietofwhole natural foods, largely orwholly uncooked, shewilleasily obtain
theadditional protein sheneeds byincreasing heroverall food consumption proportion-
ately.Toomuch protein places agreat stress upon theliver andkidneys. Since apregnant
woman already hastheburden ofeliminating thefetal waste products inaddition toher
own, it is foolish to add to this burden by overeating on proteins.
William’ sObstetrics provides thefollowing information about maternal weight gain
during pregnancy:
“During anormal pregnancy with asingle fetus aweight gain ofnearly 18
pounds canbeaccounted foronthebasis ofobvious pregnancy-induced physiolog-
icchanges. They include anincrease ofalmost 11pounds ofintrauterine contents
accounted forbyfetus (71/2pounds), placenta (alittle over 1pound), andamni-
oticfluid (2pounds), inaddition toamaternal contribution of7pounds accounted
forbyincrease intheweights oftheuterus (2pounds), blood (31/2pounds), and
breasts (11/2pounds). The moderate expansion ofthevolume ofinterstitial flu-
idinthepelvis andlower extremities directly attributable totheincreased venous
pressure created bythelargepregnant uterus isanormal event. Intheambulatory
woman itmost likely adds 2-3pounds more. There is,therefore, aphysiologic basis
for a maternal weight gain of about 20 pounds.”Inthecase ofaHygienically-conducted pregnancy with asmaller birth weight in-
fant, these figures would becorrespondingly lower.This isparticularly true inregard
totheamount ofmaternal fluid retention. Most women experience aslight tomoderate
degree ofedema during pregnancy which hascome tobeaccepted asnormal. ForaHy-
gienic woman whose weight isnormal before pregnancy,wecanassume again ofabout
18pounds represents thephysiological ideal. Yettoday wefind women gaining 30,40
andmore pounds during pregnancy with theblessings oftheir physicians. These women
arefat,bloated, overly distended andoften hypertensive. They experience shortness of
breath, backaches, constipation, difficulty sleeping anddifficulty walking. During their
long andtrying labors they suffertremendously andoften require intervention ofone
kind oranother inorder tofacilitate birth. Malpositions ofthefetus (such asocciput pos-
terior) iscommon among thisgroup. Their babies, too,arefatandbloated. Itisimpos-
sible tolook atthese women atterm without sharing their distress. Apregnant woman
should look absolutely radiant, butthese women look tired anddisabled. Itisnowonder
thatinmodern times pregnancy hascome toberegarded asadisease andchildbirth asa
surgical operation.
Exercise during pregnancy isanother controversial issue. Allchildbirth instructors
give their prospective mothers exercises todo,butinmost cases these exercises arenot
vigorous enough toadequately condition thewoman. Doing oneortwodeep-knee bends
andtilting thepelvis invarious ways hardly constitutes athorough physical conditioning
program. Itbehooves every pregnant woman tostrengthen themuscles ofherabdomen,
back, thighs andbuttocks. Squatting


damages arenotgiven anygreat flare ofpublicity.Front
page space is for the spectacular.
Blood transfusions were first made from animals. Later human blood wasused. At
first theblood wascaught inafunnel asitspurted from theartery ofthedonor andsent
through atube intotheveins ofthepatient. Later amethod wasdevised thatconveyed
theblood directly from thedonor ’sartery tothevein ofthereceiver.Still later,instead
ofdirect transfusions, “blood banks” were made bytaking theblood, mixing itwith an
anti-clotting chemical andstoring ituntil used. Thelatest development isthatof“blood
dust.” Theblood plasma isdried inhuge sausage skins andstored orshipped. Later this
dust ismixed with distilled water andpumped intotheveins. Or,ifdistilled water isun-
available, theunopened skins areimmersed inordinary water.Thewater passes through
theskins, which filter outforeign matters from thewater.Enough water passes through
the skins to create a fluid “plasma.”
Itshould berecognized thattheintroduction oftheblood ofoneindividual intothe
body ofanother istheintroduction, therein, ofaforeign serum. True,itishuman serum
and, therefore, theoretically atleast, should notproduce thesymptoms orreactions of
serum poisoning— anaphylaxis. Actually,however,itdoes thisvery thing asweshall
show often adding a few symptoms that are missing from serum poisoning.
Letmelistthesymptoms andevils which follow transfusions asgiven bythese
great surgeons—chills, nausea, vomiting, muscular pains, dyspnea (difficult breathing),cyanosis (blueness due toheart and circulatory difficulties), urticaria (nettle rash),
headache, fatal hemolysis, (breaking upoftheredblood cells), spasm oftheun-striated
(involuntary) muscles, asthmatic symptoms inthelungs, involuntary voiding ofthe
urine andofthefeces, acute edema (dropsical accumulation) ofthelungs, hemorrhage,
embolism (blood clot), anddeath. Hemolysis may occur without going farenough to
result fatally.Some ofthese surgeons areconvinced thatinsome conditions inwhich
transfusions areemployed, generally,those patients who receive thetransfusion “will
die sooner than those without.”
“Fatal anaphylaxis following blood transfusions,” “the deaths following usually ina
fewhours after transfusion” andoccurring often incases where “previous study ofthe
blood hadshown thatthey were entirelysatisfactory,”should convince everyone that
blood shown tobe“entirely satisfactory” isnotreally satisfactory.Iamsure that no
blood would satisfy me which would kill me in a few hours, or, even in a few days.
Thedamages tothebody listed above, asresulting from transfusions may seem tothe
reader tobeenough. Yetthere isnoreason todoubt thatallthetissue damages through-
outthebody,which result from allserums (foreign proteins), orserum sickness, alsore-
sultfrom blood transfusion. Theabove-listed damages andsymptoms areonly themost
prominent and most important ones among those that have been studied.
Does itnotseem abitstrange thatapatient who isvery low,who perhaps, isthought
tobealmost atthepoint ofdeath, andisfighting desperately with thelittle remaining
strength which hehas, should besubjected tosuch damaging, anddeadly treatment? It
isstranger stillwhen weconsider thattheauthorities themselves consider ittobevalue-
lessinmost oftheconditions inwhich they employ itandarehopelessly divided intheir
opinions about which conditions it is, or may be, of limited value in occasional cases.
Dr.Peterson isevidently correct when hesays that“aprocedure which lends itself
so readily to commercial exploitation is apt to come in for a certain amount of abuse.”Lesson 68 - First Aid And Natural Hygiene
68.1. First Aid: The Life Science Approach
68.2. Emer gency!!
68.3. Specific Injury T reatments
68.4. Emer gency T echniques
68.5. Accident Prevention: The Life Science W ay
68.6. Questions & Answers
Article #1: The T ough Cookie Life Scientist by Peter Gregonis
Article #2: First Aid and Hygiene by Dr. Alec Burton
68.1. First Aid: The Life Science Approach
68.1.1 What First Aid Can (and Cannot) Do
68.1.2 Should “First” Be “Last”?
68.1.3 When Do Y ou Need Outside Help?
68.1.4 If They T ake Y ou To The Hospital...
Someday either youorsomeone youcare formay beinalifeordeath situation. What
youdointhenext fewminutes could either save alifeorquickly endit.Should yousac-
rifice your beliefs andprinciples atatime likethis? Absolutely not.Ifyour beliefs are
correct, then your actions willbecorrect—provided thatyouhave theproper knowledge
to act upon.
Unfortunately,some people who think they understand Natural Hygiene orLife Sci-
ence actually have amistaken belief when itcomes tofirstaid.One ofthefirstprinciples
ofNatural Hygiene isnottointerfere with healing. Outside interference with thebody’ s
healing processes should always beavoided. Inother words, when wearesick orinill
health, we become well again by “intelligently doing nothing.”
Wedon’tactually do“nothing” ofcourse. Wemay fast, improve ourdiet, take more
exercise, orrelax. Butwedon’tmeddle orinterfere with thebody byinjecting itfullof
drugs or cutting out diseased or gans.
Some Natural Hygienists andLife Scientists make themistake ofbelieving that
“nothing” should also bedone inatime ofemer gency situations where thebody might
require immediate attention. This isadangerous belief, andonethatmay lead toyour
death.
First aidprinciples canbeapplied without violating anyofthefundamental facts of
Life Science andNatural Hygiene. Wemust, however,understand what first aidreally
means in these cases.
68.1.1 What First Aid Can (and Cannot) Do
First aidsimply allows thebody achance toheal itself. Intelligent first aid,quickly
applied, canrestore thebody toitsstable state. Forexample, ifyouaccidently cutan
artery with aknife, youcould quite possibly bleed todeath ifthecutwasdeep andthe
artery was a major one. If you “intelligently” do nothing in this case, you’re stupid.
Simple first aidwould betoapply direct pressure totheartery andstop theblood
flow.Youwould usesome type ofcloth orclay oreven pressure tohelp theblood clot,
and then you might even need to have the artery sewed or reconnected.
Then, after allofthis, youwould donothing “intelligently.”Youmay fastorrestand
letyour body replenish itsblood supply andconduct itshealing. Youwould notaskfor
ablood transfusion orforanydrugs to“help” youheal. When thebody isrestored toits
stable state, then itwillreestablish health andwell-being without anyadditional aidor
interference.“First aid,” wrote Dr.Alec Burton, aNatural Hygienic practitioner,“Represents im-
mediate andtemporary care. Itisnotdesigned torestore health butmerely toavert the
possibility of further damage or even death.”
Ifyoubreak your leg,there isnodrug, medicine, orinjection youcantake tomake
thebone knitandheal. However,ifyoudonothave thebone “set” andthelegimmobi-
lized, then thenatural healing would notbeaseffective. First aidisforaccidental inju-
ries done to the body, and not for chronic illnesses or disease.
68.1.2 Should “First” Be “Last”?
First aidiscalled first aidbecause itisthefirst attention aninjured person receives
before being taken to a hospital or a doctor.
Inmost cases, first aidshould also belastaid.After youtake care oftheemer gency
andrestore thepatient toastable condition, noadditional outside help isneeded orre-
quired. Thebody isnow onitsown, andwillconduct itshealing asrapidly aspossible.
Drugs andvarious other hospital procedures only interfere with natural healing process-
es.
“First” aidcansave alife. The“second,” “third,” or“fourth” aidaperson receives
inthehospital oratthehands ofasurgeon canendalife.Inmany cases, firstaidshould
also be the last aid a person needs.
TheNatural Hygienic practitioner andstudent ofLife Science must learn todistin-
guish between those emer gency situations which may require additional professional at-
tention and those that do not.
Forexample, adogbiteonthelegmay often betreated safely athome byletting
thewound bleed briefly,cleaning itwith water,andthen stopping theblood flow with a
clean cloth.


 hewould develop, thus making development aseasy asitisforwater torun
down hill;butlethimnotimagine thathecanproduce bydevelopment anypower which
does notpreviously exist inapassive state. Development calls power from thepassive
intotheactive condition soexpends it;wemay develop anduseourinheritance butwe
cannot product it.Development, whether physical ormental, which canbesustained by
adequate vital resources, istobecommended, butaphysical monstrosity isnomore
health-promoting than is a cyclopediac mentality.
Reprinted fr om Life’ s Great Law
Article #2: The Laws of Life by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Weareinthehabit ofsaying theUniverse isgoverned bylawandwhile weshall use
thisconvenient expression throughout thiswork, wedesire itunderstood thatwedonot
usethework lawinanylegislative orcoercive senses, thelaws ofnature arenotlegisla-
tiveenactments. Natural events donottake place inobedience tonatural laws. Natural
laws, aswecallthem, govern nothing. They are“uniformities” ofnature which areclas-
sified inuniversal formulas describing allpossible happenings ofnature. Thus thelaw
ofgravitation does notgovern themotion offalling bodies andthecoursing ofplanets,
meteors andsuns. Thelaw,so-called, isadescriptive formula which states inthetersest
way possible themode ofaction which things ofadefinite quality willtake under cer-
tainconditions. Natural laws areformulas which describe uniformities orregularities of
nature. Alawisa“constant mode ofaction ofaforce;” thatis,itdescribes how theforce
works.
Thelifeforces intheir operations work, asdoallother forces, according towell de-
fined laws oruniformities.Laws have novalidity except asexpressions oftheforces
back ofthem. The uniformities ofnature arenotmere haphazard coincidences butin-
trinsically necessary conditions. They arebased onthenature ofthings andconstitute
anintrinsic andnecessary partoftheworld order,or,rather,oftheuniversal order.The
uniformities of nature are eternal. They are uncreated and uncreatable.
Natural laws areinherent increation. Man isconstituted upon andinperfect harmo-
nywith these laws. There isaninseparable andorderly relationship between thelaws of
nature and the highest welfare of man.
Noonewho isaccustomed toobserving theexact order andharmony thatprevail
intheworld about himwillquestion thathisown body isconstituted upon precise and
fixed principles andthatthevital machinery iscontrolled byexpress law.Physicians of
allschools profess tobelieve intheexistence ofalawwhich governs thevital organism,
andmost ofthese profess tobelieve thatinaperfect state ofthebody,thislawisfully
adequate tothegovernment ofallthevital forces andtheir actions. Butinadisordered
orimpaired state ofthebody,physicians ofallschools hold thattheeconomy oflife
isincompetent alone, toexercise theentire supervision anddirection ofalltheinternal
affairs oftheorganism. Itneeds andmust have counsel andaidfrom thehuman mind;
backed by agents and forces other than those inherent in the or ganism.
Thelawofanimal lifeisaninherent principle ortendency intheanimal organs, by
means ofwhich they perform certain specific functions oracts, andthislaw,principle or
tendency isimmutable, always inforce, andalways acting inonedirection with asmuch
positiveness andunerring certainty asthatwater willrundown hill,orheavy bodies tend
towards the center of the earth.Thegeneral lawofthevital economy isaunit. Inallitsoperations, whether inperfect
orimpaired health, itstendency isoneandindivisible: thehighest andbest interest of
the whole or ganism. Nor can this unity be broken so long as life continues.
Forthepurpose ofshowing, more clearly,thenature andtendency ofthelawoflife,
anditsadaptation tothepurposes oflifeandhealth, itwillbenecessary toexamine it
under anumber ofseparate divisions. These divisions reflect agrand system oforder
thatisultimately based onthesame principles andwhich give risetoagrand harmony
which can but excite the wonder and admiration of every man or woman who studies it.
Biotic force strives always topreserve andmaintain theorganism inasnear perfect
condition aspossible. The reaction oftheliving thing toanyadverse condition orcir-
cumstance isalways calculated todefend andpreserve itsintegrity.Infact, sostrong and
universal isthiseffortatself-preservation, ithasbeen called thefirstlawofnature. The
instinct ofself-preservation isinherent (1)inthesmallest microscopic unit oforganic
existence, (2)incells associated asacommunity,(3)incells organized intodistinct or-
gans, and(4)asorganized into organisms. Every particle ofliving matter isunder the
control of the vital forces and is endowed with the instinct of self-preservation.
Self-preservation istheprimary orcontrolling expression oflifeand, normally,is
subordinate tonoother lawexcept, attimes, totheinstinct ofrace preservation, inwhich
case theindividual often sacrifices himself fortheprotection oftheyoung ortheflock.
Primarily,lifeseeks topreserve itself andtomaintain vital integrity.Allthefunctions of
lifehave reference tothiseffortatself-preservation either oftheindividual ortherace.
Nature aims atwholeness. This isasmuch trueofthesingle cellasofthecomplex or-
ganism.
Theprimary controlling lawofalllifewasformulated byDr.Robert Walter andde-
nominated: Life’ sGreat Law: “Every particle ofliving matter intheorganized body is
endowed with aninstinct ofself-preservation, sustained byaforce inherent intheorgan-
ism, usually called vital force orlife,thesuccess ofwhose work isdirectly proportioned
to the amount of the force and inversely to the degree of its activity.
Ifvital power could bemanufactured byfood, air,water andexercise ifitistheprod-
uctofactivity,then increased activity would bethebest means ofincreasing thepower
andtheinactivity ofsleep would beawaste oftime. “Certainly,”says Dr.Walter,“in-
versely asthedegree ofactivity” isfrought with immense consequences tohuman health
andlife.Itmakes allthedifference whether weareincreasing orreducing vital power by
increasing vital activity.That wearedoing theoneortheother noonecandoubt. There
canbenoneutral ground inmedical practice. Vitalactivity expends power orincreas-
esit;ifthelatter,restandsleep areawaste oftime andopportunity; iftheformer,the
medical practice ofourdayisengaged inexhausting vital power,especially through the
nervous systems, and should produce nervous diseases in great degree.”
Aswill beshown later,activity expends andexhausts, while passivity recuperates
andpreserves. Asthevital energies aretheimportant things inthepreservation oflife
andrecovery ofhealth, itfollows thatthesuccess oftheorganism indoing either must
becalculated “directly astheamount ofthepower andinversely asthedegree ofitsac-
tivity.”.Theinactivity ofsleep, nottheexcitement of“stimulation,” northestrength of
work, is the great representative process of recuperation and health.
Increased vital activity goes with reduced rather than with increased power.Quick-
ened respiration, increased heart action, andabnormally frequent pulse, sensitive nerves,
anextremely active andexcited brain, restlessness ofthegeneral system, allindicate
weakness rather than strength.
Itfollows, therefore, thatallcare ofthechronically ill,nolessthan with theacutely
sick, must operate assleep does—it must reduce activity andincrease power,instead
ofincreasing activity andreducing power.“Itistheinactivity ofsleep thatrecuperates
power,” says Dr. Walter, “ and the activity of labor that exhausts it.”
Intheorganic asintheinorganic realm, there exist, also secondary laws or“the ob-
served order” offacts, which grow outoftheprimary lawwhich produces them. Dal-ton’slaws ofchemistry andKepler ’slaws oftheheavenly bodies form secondary laws to
theprimary laws ofchemical affinity andgravitation respectively.Soinlifewehave cer-
tainlaws secondary to“life’ sGreat Law” called theLaws ofVitalRelation. First among
these wehave: TheLaw ofAction: “Whenever action occurs intheliving organism, as
theresult ofextraneous influences, theaction must beascribed totheliving thing, which
has the power of action and not to the dead, whose leading characteristic is inertia.”
There isavastdifference between living anddead protoplasm. Chemically,they may
bethesame, physically they may present identical appearances, butthey answer tod


 anew andhealthier lifestyle, will become aleader among
peers.
91.3.3 Motivation
Inthesecond edition ofFoundations ofHealth Science byHenkel, Means, Smolen-
skyandSawrey (Allyn andBacon, Inc., Poston, 1972. Page 159) wearetoldthat“mo-
tivated behavior isbehavior thatisdirected toward theattainment ofsome goal, object,
orpurpose. Motives have todowith thewants, wishes, desires, andpurposes ofthein-
dividual and the manner of their attainment.”
Itwould bedifficult tofindabetter way todefine motivation asitparticularly applies
totherelationship between apracticing Hygienist andtheclient. Thesuccessful practi-
tioner should always bear inmind thatthose persons who seek yououtarealready mo-
tivated toacertain extent toperform. They have agoal andapurpose forbeing inyour
presence. They wish tobecome well again andthey hope youhave theknowledge either
towork some magic ortotellthem what magic isneeded forthem toattain their objec-
tive.
Thefirst partofmotivation then may beto“disillusion” them, i.e.,tohelp them to
reach anunderstanding thatthere isnomagical road tolead them toahigher status of
health. Few understand, ofcourse, thatsuperb health canonly beachieved through a
process ofdiscarding badhabits followed byajoint effortwhich involves rebuilding and
maintaining. Thepractitioner must build ontheexisting foundation ofmany false ideas
andsuperstitions andthen goontodisabuse theclient ofhisoriginal false concepts and
change them, todirect clients into new andperhaps unfamiliar and“strange” ways of
living and eating.
InHygienic practice, motivation, inalmost every instance, involves “holding outthe
carrot;” imparting totheclients anenlar gedview ofwhat thefuture CAN hold forthem
PROVIDED they do “thus and so.”
Aspracticing Hygienists welearn tojudge individual clients’ capabilities rather
quickly.How well dothey respond tolargechanges? Arethey more comfortable, less
emotionally disturbed, perhaps, with smaller,less-challenging changes? Weadjust our
thinking andoursuggestions accordingly after fullexplanation ofthefactthatanabrupt
about-face isalways more conducive toarapid andmore complete return tofullhealth
than are smaller changes.
However,some clients may befrightened ifproposed changes appear toomuch for
them either tounderstand ortohandle, andwhen thisisthecase, they donotcontinue on
aHygienic program forvery long. Withsuch clients, weandthey arebetter served when
weprovide reasonable suggestions which may immediately bemet. Withthese more re-
luctant clients, aplanned program ofinstructive changes combined with adeveloping
insight intothecause-and-ef fectrelationship inbuilding health canlead toafuller un-
derstanding oftheneed forcertain changes which have been designed byyoutobring
them into the desired fullness of health.Group meetings towhich family members areinvited (afamily night, forexample)
often helps theclients bymotivating members ofthefamily tobemore cooperative and
supportive of their ef forts to obtain their goal of better health.
Ifthesuggested changes prove toodemanding, then they must besimplified. Inother
words, they should beadjusted tomore realistic expectations. Avoid placing theclients
inaposition ofstrong conflict either with themselves, their families, orwith you. Some
conflict may,attimes, beinevitable, butweshould strive tominimize it.Remember that
individuals differintheir maturity andwehave tobeintune with these differences when
we voice our suggested changes.
91.3.4 The Hygienist Is a Teacher
Hygienists arebasically teachers oftheways andmeans whereby thepresent state
ofillhealth ofaclient canbechanged tooneofimproved health. Inorder tobring their
efforts toasuccessful conclusion, they must employ many ofthemodern tools ofedu-
cation. Wewill, ofcourse, notbeable tosuggest allthepossible tools ofthetrade but,
hopefully,wecangive yousome oftheones wehave found most useful inourown prac-
tice.
1. When to Use Fasting
Fasting represents, inmost instances, agiant leap. Tofastisalways afirst priority
change when feasible according totheemotional stability andprior “knowledge ofapar-
ticular client with respect to what is involved in fasting.
Wesuggest that, from time totime, youhold classes onfasting atwhich time proce-
dures aregiven. Atthese classes case studies may bepresented, aswell aspersonal ex-
periences related byclients who have themselves fasted togood advantage. These meet-
ings give atime forlearning, forasking questions andforbecoming familiar with ahith-
erto unknown procedure.
2. The “Baby Steps” Technique
Recommended formore timid clients. Both thepractitioner andtheclient should un-
derstand thatsometimes therecovery period isprolonged andattimes even discourag-
ing.Generally thisisalimited technique tousetohelp lessstable clients tomake re-
quired changes and/ortousewith poorly-informed clients. However,thechoice between
1and2must bemade andallclients willhave tobeevaluated astowhich willprove the
more ef fective and/or acceptable, emotionally, to them.
3. The Historical Review
Sometimes clients become discouraged and think they aremaking little orno
progress even though youknow thistobeuntrue. Atsuch times, itiswell toreview
aclient’ shistorical record, noting onablackboard, when possible, various symptoms
shown onfirstmeeting andreminding theclient ofthepositive changes (which youhave
diligently noted ontheclient’ srecord ateach meeting) which have subsequently oc-
curred, even though these be minor ones.
Withsome clients itmay beadvisable tocalltheclient’ sattention tothese improve-
ments ateach meeting. This may beespecially advisable when aclient suffersfrom a
major disorder which isdifficult tomanage as,forexample, muscular dystrophy,which
isgenerally conceded nottobeamenable toHygienic practices especially insofar asex-
pecting a complete “cure” is concerned.
Insuch cases small improvements canbevery significant. Wesometimes have to
show thecarrot frequently,toreassure andreassure, time andtime again, inorder toen-
courage theclients tokeep their gaze onthelight attheendofthetunnel rather than
focusing their minds on the troubling symptoms that presently annoy.
4. The Inner Circle Concept
This concept isapplicable inmore difficult cases andespecially with clients who
may experience rather frequent healing crises. Ithelps onetokeep clients oncourse,making thenecessary changes intheir lifestyles thatyoufeelappropriate ataparticular
moment in time.
TheInner Circle shows thathealing does notoccur inastraight linebutrather incy-
cles. Weprogress from onehealing crisis tothenext butthese become lessfrequent and
lesssevere until finally,byourdiligent attention tocorrect living andeating, wereach
theInner Circle, atwhich time ourbody,mind andsoul areinperfect harmony.Ourgoal
has been reached.
TheInner Circle Concept canbedepicted from time totime asneed arises toremind
clients ofthecyclical nature ofhealing. They often liketoestimate how farthey have
progressed in their healing.
5.The Direct Challenge
Sometimes itbecomes necessary toconfront aclient who isreluctant tomake certain
changes with adirect challenge. Areyoulessstrong than SoandSo?SoandSocanbe
another client, butremember touseaclient’ sname only ifyoureceived permission to
dosoandonly then. Otherwise, letthechallenge refer toanameless person, ortoaper-
sondepicted inoneoftheprinted case studies which youhave previously reviewed with
theclient. Trytoincorporate insuch clients the“ICAN, doitifSoandSocandoit”
concept. Generally,retaining aninner vision ofsomething weyearn forcansustain us
through the rough times and carry us forward to a successful attainment.
6. Family Counselling
When allmembers ofthefamily areconvinced oftheneed forthem tochange their
lifestyles andtomake amutual efforttodoso,success isgenerally assured. Werecently
experienced such ahappening andhave seen how effective thecombined motivation can
be in achieving a common goal.
Thefirstclient wasadiabetic married daughter inacertain family.Shehadbeen di-
agnosed asbeing insulin-dependent. Herimprovement wasdramatic andswift with con-
siderable reduction inherinsulin intake. Then asister who suffered from systemic lupus
joined her.
Next, came ason, age7,thechild ofthefirst daughter.Hewas anasthmatic. His
improvement wasalso excellent. Then came thegrandparents, thefather andmother of
thetwosisters. They were both intheir middle fifties. Finally,theoldest daughter and
her husband joined in the program, all with individual problems and goals.


farther from ourimage ofsurvival. Aself-serv-
ingapproach notonly does nothing tohelp lifeontheplanet ortoclean uptheenvi-ronment soalllifethrives; itisalso based ontheabsurd delusion thatonecan“protect”
oneself inthefirstplace inaworld where lifeitself cannot survive. Wearetheearth—it
isourlargerform, ourlargerbody.Ifwearetosurvive, ourearth must alsosurvive. Our
goal istotal well-being, foronly with total wellness cantheparts themselves bewell and
flourish.
Those who plan onguns to“fight over what’ sleft” would besadly disappointed at
thereality ofsuch aworld anyway,andwould belikeratsfighting over thelastmorsel
offood inacage: trapped together.Their fearandterror intheworld they would create
would farexceed anyfearofhunger,oreven death, thatwecould ever know.Even death
inourworld oflifewould bepreferable toso-called “life” intheir world ofdeath. But
let’sreserve such thoughts forlast-minute realities andresorts, because wemust concen-
trate on survival of life instead!
Ifwewere inadarkened room andthedoor were opened justacrack, thelight would
stream in,andeven ifthedoor were closed again, we’d never forgetthatlight. Soitis
with truth. Ifwewant toknow what’ sontheother sideofthemountain, wecanwonder
andspeculate, orwecanclimb tothetopandseeforourselves. It’smore work, butwell
worth theeffort. Wedon’teven have tobe“experts” toseetruth forourselves, nortoap-
preciate lifeandcontemplate itswonder,even when our“knowledge” islimited. Allof
us have this special gift: wisdom, instinct and intuition don’ t depend on book learning!
Itisnot,therefore, “who” weareorhow much we“know” thatdetermine ourability
tocontribute—it’ swhat wedowith ourthoughts, intuition andenergythatmatters asfar
asevolution andchange areconcerned. Ifyoudoubt thisforamoment, take alook at
what some so-called people of“wealth, influence, power orbrains” dowith their lives
andforothers—and atwhat they donotdo.Some ofthem merely perpetuate theprob-
lems in our world.
Imagine being near alargefireandsurrounded bypeople ofknowledge, wealth, in-
fluence andpower.Thefactremains thattheonly things youreally need toputoutthe
fire are water andaction.
101.1.1 Age-Old Excuses for Inertia
We’ve heard them all by now. These are but a few of our favorites:
•I overslept.
•I’m too busy.
•It’s too late.
•I don’ t have time.
•I’ll do it later (tomorrow, and so on).
•Someone else will do it.
•It’s Monday (T uesday, etc.).
•It’s not my fault.
•It’s not my problem.
•Call me when it gets really ur gent.
•Don’ t call me, I’ll call you.
•I need time to think it over and ask the “experts” more questions.
•I don’ t care.
•I don’ t know how to help.
•I can’ t...
101.2. Life
101.2.1 Human Nature: The Mind and Evolution of Consciousness
101.2.2 Dreams
101.2.3 “A Penny for Y our Thoughts”101.2.4 The Life Force
101.2.5 What T ime Is It?
101.2.6 “T ime Is of the Essence”
101.2.7 V egetarian Thinkers
101.2.1 Human Nature: The Mind and Evolution of Consciousness
Wemay observe thebrain initsphysical form andlearn about itsfunction, yetmuch
isstill unknown about how ourmental processes actually work, leaving many unan-
swered questions about ourperception andstates ofconsciousness, andhow they evolve
from the“conver gence” and“mer ging” ofourphysical andnonphysical realities. Some
ofusareatleast aware thatahealthy body andmind gohand inhand, andthatdevia-
tions from physical health promote deviations from mental health as well.
Some scientists saythattheleftside ofthebody controls theright side ofthebrain,
andthatthisright hemisphere isclosely linked tofeelings; emotions; intuition; subcon-
scious thought; instinct; innate artistic, musical, creative tendencies; andsoon.Theright
sideofthebody controls theleftsideofthebrain, which islinked with rational thought,
analysis, conceptualization, logic, andcognitive (conscious) thought. Theright relies on
theleftforspeech; itsmessages areverbalized bytheleft. Studies ofserious worriers
show they have anoveractive leftside ofthebrain compared tononworriers (worriers
also exhibit alower level ofalpha-wave readings—a measure ofhow relaxed aperson
is).Scientists arestillnotcompletely certain about allthespecific areas ofthebrain; for
example, thefrontal lobes arestillconsidered bymany tobethemost mysterious part
ofthehuman brain. Mild electrical stimulation ofother parts ofthebrain makes peo-
plemove afinger orhand, turn their head, orseeflashes oflight, butitisharder for
researchers tolinkthisvast, “silent” area toparticular movements orsensations. When
lobotomies were performed—by the60sthey more orlesswent “out ofstyle” (thank
goodness)—changes later evident intheir victims suggested thatthefrontal lobes con-
trolsuch important qualities asself-awareness, initiative andtheability toplan tosyn-
thesize. The left frontal lobe seems to process information about shapes.
Eugene d’Aquili, apsychiatrist interested inthelink between philosophy andneu-
robiology,says thatstrong feelings activate acertain partoftheright hemisphere ofthe
brain (“which instantaneously comprehends wholeness”), thus boosting ourminds into
a“separate” reality.Hesays some individuals report thealtered state hecalls “Absolute
Unitary Being” inwhich “time stands still,” andthey seeonly thetotality ofagiven
situation orpsychological reality,andhave asense ofabsolute andcomplete unity—of
self, ofcosmos—caused, hesays, bythe“occipital parietal region ontheright practically
obliterating therestofthebrain, perceptually.”Hesays thisexperience canresult inare-
ligious oragnostic feeling (depending upon individual interpretation), butthateveryone
who goes through itisabsolutely certain thatthetranscendent, absolute realm ofthings
does exist.Hesays “since most psychiatrists andmedical doctors really know very little
about mystical states;” they often refer people tohim. Forexample, hesees people who
“don’ tseem tohave actual thought disorders, butareunbalanced byapervasive negative
feeling, inwhich lifeandtheuniverse areseen aspurposeless; they aren’ tclinically de-
pressed or‘disturbed,’ butthey want relief, relief from their belief thatthestate they’re
inisultimate reality—their misery makes them wish tobetaught tothink itillusory so
they can survive.”
According tod’Aquili, forthose who have experienced “both” realities—the reality
ofthedaily world/ objective science andthereality oftranscendent unitary being—the
problem isnotreducing onetoanother,since these people saythey “know” both arereal,
butrather to“reconcile what they perceive astwodrastically different perceptions ofre-
ality.”
Wediscussed states ofconsciousness somewhat inLesson 90,andmay want tore-
view thissection briefly before continuing here. Itisprecisely thewrongful perceptionofourphysical, mental/ psychological/ spiritual/ collective states ofbeing asdrastically
“different” thathasledtotheintense confusion many people feelintoday’ stimes of
introspection andtransition intogreater awareness. Upon closer scrutiny weseethatto-
gether they make upourtotal being andareparts ofaunified whole,justasnight andday
seem “drastically different” butarelinked inseparably intoonecomplete cycle. Until we
understand andaccept thisconcept oftotal unity,we’ll remain confused atourscattered
feelings andfind itdifficult tointegrate allourthoughts, feelings andexperiences into
some semblance oforder andunderstanding—a sense ofwholeness. Remember,inte-
grating ourthoughts isn’tnecessarily defining orcategorizing them; rather,itisallowing
them toflow,synthesizing ourimpressions into anexperience wecanunderstand and
view asawhole. It’sbest toallow ourintuitive subconscious much more freedom and
space inourminds because ourconscious thoughts sooften crowd them full. There isa
subtle balance tobefound, andthemore complicated ourminds become, themore we
need tofind thisbalance forourselves, forourown peace ofmind. It