	in	dairy	products	and	the
dairy	industry.	A	major	component	involves	conducting	and
communicating	the	results	of	dairy	nutrition	research	showing	the
healthfulness	of	dairy	products,	as	well	as	issues	and	crisis
management.…
If	I	may	paraphrase	the	dairy	industry’s	efforts:	their	goals	are	to	1)	market
to	young	children	and	their	mothers;	2)	use	schools	as	a	channel	to	young
customers;	3)	conduct	and	publicize	research	favorable	to	the	industry.
Many	people	are	not	aware	of	the	dairy	industry’s	presence	in	our	schools.But	make	no	mistake:	on	nutrition	information,	the	dairy	industry	reaches
young	children	more	effectively	than	any	other	industry.
The	dairy	industry	has	enlisted	the	public	education	system	as	the	primary
vehicle	for	increasing	demand	for	its	products.	The	2001	Dairy	Management,
Inc.,	annual	report	stated
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:
As	the	best	avenue	to	increase	fluid	milk	consumption	long-term,
children	are	without	a	doubt	the	future	of	dairy	consumption.	That’s
why	the	dairy	checkoff	continues	to	implement	school	milk	marketing
programs	as	one	way	to	help	increase	kids’	fluid	milk	consumption.
Dairy	producers	…	launched	two	groundbreaking	initiatives	in
2001.	A	yearlong	school	milk	research	program	that	began	in	the	fall	of
2001	examines	how	improved	packaging,	additional	flavors,	coolers
with	merchandising	and	better	temperature	regulation	can	affect	fluid
milk	consumption	and	kids’	attitudes	toward	milk	both	in	and	out	of
school.	The	study	concludes	at	the	end	of	the	2001–02	school	year.
Also,	dairy	producers	and	processors	worked	together	to	conduct	a
five-month	vending	study	in	middle	and	high	schools	in	five	major
U.S.	markets.	The	study	revealed	that	many	students	would	choose
milk	over	competitive	beverages	if	it	were	available	when,	where	and
how	they	wanted.
Many	other	successful	school	programs	continue	to	encourage	children	to
drink	milk.	Nutrition	education	programs,	such	as	“Pyramid	Explorations”
and	“Pyramid	Cafe,”	teach	students	that	dairy	products	are	a	key	part	of	a
healthy	diet;	the	“Cold	Is	Cool”	program	teaches	school	cafeteria	managers
how	to	keep	milk	cold,	just	how	kids	like	it;	and	the	checkoff	is	helping
expand	dairy-friendly	school	breakfast	programs.	In	addition,	the	popular	“got
milk”	campaign	continues	to	reach	children	at	school	and	through	such	kid-
focused	media	outlets	as	Nickelodeon	and	the	Cartoon	Network.
These	activities	are	far	from	small-scale;	in	1999,	“Chef	Combo’s
Fantastic	Adventures,”	an	“educational”	(marketing)	set	of	lesson	plans
produced	by	the	dairy	industry,	“was	placed	in	76%	of	preschool	kindergarten
sites	nationally.”
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	According	to	a	dairy	industry	report	to	Congress,
8
	the	dairy
industry’s	“nutrition	education”	programs	are	doing	quite	well:
“Pyramid	Cafe
®
”	and	“Pyramid	Explorations™,”	targeted	to	second
and	fourth	grades,	reach	over	12	million	students	with	messages	that
milk	and	dairy	products	are	a	key	part	of	a	healthy	diet.	Survey	results
continue	to	show	a	very	high	utilization	rate	for	these	two	programs,currently	at	over	70%	of	the	instructors	that	have	the	programs.
America	is	entrusting	the	important	task	of	educating	our	children	about
nutrition	and	health	to	the	dairy	industry.	In	addition	to	ubiquitous	nutrition
lesson	plans	and	“educational”	kits,	the	industry	supplies	high	schools	with
videos,	posters	and	teaching	guides	regarding	nutrition;	it	runs	special
promotions	in	cafeterias	to	increase	milk	consumption	in
thousands	of
schools;	it	distributes	information	to	principals	at	national	conferences;	it	runs
back-to-school	promotions	with	over	20,000	schools;	and	it	runs	sports
promotions	targeted	toward	youth.
Should	we	be	worried?	In	a	word,	yes.	If	you	are	curious	as	to	what	kind
of	“education”	is	being	taught	by	the	dairy	industry,	take	a	look	at	their	Web
site.
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	When	I	visited	the	site	in	July	2003,	one	of	the	first	bits	of	information
to	greet	me	was,	“July	is	National	Ice	Cream	Month.”	Upon	clicking	for	more
information	on	National	Ice	Cream	Month,	I	read,	“If	you’re	wondering	if
you	can	have	your	ice	cream	and	good	nutrition	too,	the	answer	is	‘yes’!”
9
Great.	So	much	for	combating	childhood	obesity	and	diabetes!
The	Web	site	is	divided	up	into	three	sections,	one	for	educators,	one	for
parents	and	one	for	food	service	professionals.	When	I	looked	at	the	Web	site
in	July	2003	(the	Web	site	regularly	changes	its	content),	in	the	educator
portion	of	the	site,	teachers	could	download	lesson	plans	to	teach	nutrition	to
their	classrooms.	Lesson	plans	included	making	hand	puppets	of	cows	and
dairy	foods	and	doing	a	finger	play.	Once	the	puppets	are	made,	the	teacher
should	“[t]ell	the	students	they’re	going	to	meet	five	special	friends,	and	these
friends	want	boys	and	girls	to	grow	up	to	be	strong	and	healthy.”
9
	Another
lesson	was	“Dairy	Treat	Day,”	where	each	child	gets	to	taste	cheese,	pudding,
yogurt,	cottage	cheese	and	ice	cream.
9
	Or	teachers	could	lead	their	classes	in
making	“Moo	Masks.”
9
	For	the	more	advanced	fourth	grader,	teachers	could
do	a	lesson	plan	from	Pyramid	Explorations	in	which	students	explore	the
five	food	groups,	and	their	health	benefits,	as	follows
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:
Milk	Group	(Build	strong	bones	and	teeth.)
Meat	Group	(Build	strong	muscles.)
Vegetable	Group	(Help	you	see	in	the	dark.)
Fruit	Group	(Help	heal	cuts	and	bruises.)
Grain	Group	(Give	us	energy.)
Based	on	the	evidence	presented	in	the	previous	chapters,	you	know	that	if
this	is	what	our	children	are	learning	about	nutrition	and	health	then	we	are	in
for	a	painful	journey,	courtesy	of	Dairy	Management,	Inc.	Obviously	neitherkids	nor	their	parents	are	learning	about	how	milk	has	been	linked	to	Type	1
diabetes,	prostate	cancer,	osteoporosis,	multiple	sclerosis	or	other
autoimmune	diseases,	and	how	casein,	the	main	protein	in	dairy	foods,	has
been	shown	to	experimentally	promote	cancer	and	increase	blood	cholesterol
and	atherosclerotic	plaque.
In	2002,	this	marketing	Web	site	delivered
over	70,000	lesson	plans
	to
educators.
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	The	dairy	industry	truly	is	teaching	its	version	of	nutrition	to	the
next	generation	of	Americans.
The	industry	has	been	doing	this	for	decades,	and	it	has	been	successful.	I
have	encountered	many	people	who,	when	they	hear	about	the	potential
adverse	effects	of	dairy	foods,	immediately	say,	“Milk	can’t	be	bad.”	Usually


 of penance and self-
examination, these tend to become compartmentalized and also viewed
as unpleasantly somber. Mature spiritual work results in rewarding
growth and education that lead  to greater happiness and joy.  Penance
tends to be episodic; spiritual growth is permanent.

Theology and Guilt.
Humankind is a progressively evolutionary species whose origins were
very primitive and ignorant of r eality. The theological beliefs of ancient
civilizations were therefore birthed out of the myths of uneducated
imagination that  included a preponderance of negativity in accord with
the prev ailing low levels of con sciousness. The allegory of ‘Adam and
Eve’ cal ibrates at 70, and the idea that man was ‘born in sin’ calibrates at
a level of truth of only 30. Divinity was perceived as oppressive and
frightening.
An alternate view that stems from consciousness research is that humans
emer ged as basically innocent but ignorant, which calibrates at 200. In
contrast, there is the view of man as expressed by Socrates tha t all men
are intri nsically innocent becaus e they can only choose to do what they
perceive as the good, but they a re unable to discern the true good from
the f alse illusions of the world.  (Socrates’ statement calibrates  at 540.)
Extensive resear ch, as well as clinical and spiritual experience, history,
and investigation, corroborate the truth of Socrates.
Because man lacked the capac ity to discern truth from falseh ood, the
system of good and bad was instituted, which was pragmati c and of
social value for children and for the lar ge segment of the populous that
calibrates below  200. Because the nonevolved or immature lack a sense
of spiritual/ethic al/moral standards, they are guided by ‘rules’ of ‘good
and bad’. Below consciousness level 200, there is no concern for others,
and the refore, ‘good and bad’ dictums substitute for the lack of
awareness. Wha t is tempting to the nonintegrous would not even be
thinkable as an option to people who are more evolved (e.g., t o murder
someone for their money, etc.). Crime is related directly to the personal
level of consciousness (inmates  in prison calibrate at an average of 50).Thus, guilt serves as a valu able function collectively wh ere it is
appropriate as a social counte rbalance to the acting out of primitive
instincts.
There is  a similar value to good/bad guilt in children who also lack a
sense of reality (e.g., it is ‘bad’ to squeeze a newborn kitten ). In this
case, gu ilt has its positive asp ect as an inhibiting counterbalance to
unrestrained, pri mitive instinctual drives of the nonevolved ‘unc ivilized’
ego.
In more mature persons, instinctual primitive drives may unexpectedly
break through defenses in the f orm of impulsivity that is later regretted
or se en as a foolish mistake and therefore a helpful warning to be more
aware of a trend that results in mistakes in judgment. Maturation is a life-
long pro cess, and, as the old saying goes, “The gray hairs of age have
been earned.” Some degree of remorse and regret over past errors is
inevitable, contr ibuting to the development of compassion for self and
others. T o make allowance for human error is indicative of a more
benign, realistic conscience.

The Dualities of Guilt and Hate.
Because the consequences to self and others can be extensive, guilt and
hatred, whether directed within or projected onto others, necessitate
serious attention. In return, the rewards from experiencing increased
degrees of happiness are gratif ying and experientially well worth the
ef fort. The relinquishment of guilt and hatred is a major benefit at all
levels of life as  these ego pos itions are corrosive to self an d others.
Resistance stems from the secret pleasure the ego derives from
negativity.CHAPTER 3.

Apathy.
(Calibration Level 50).

Intr oduction.
The leve l of Apathy is characterized by neglect, indif ference, poverty,
and in more sev ere degrees, by despair and hopelessness. The world and
the future look bleak, and pathos is the theme of life. It is a  state of
helplessness, and  its victims, needy in every way, lack not only resources
but also the ener gy to take advantage of what may be available. Unless
external ener gy is supplied by c aregivers, death through passive suicide
can result. W ithout the will to live, the hopeless stare blankly,
unresponsive to stimuli. The eyes stop tracking, and there is insuf ficient
ener gy left to even swallow prof fered food.
This is the level of the homeless  and the derelicts of society. It is also the
fate of many of the aged and ot hers who become isolated by chronic or
progressive dise ases. The apathetic are dependent; they are ‘he avy’ and
feel like  a burden to those around them. They represent the human
expression of the tamas of the classic Hindu gunas (qualities) of the
trilogy of tamas (inertia, resistance), rajas (high ener gy), and sattva
(peace) that are innate to the world.
Society often lacks suf ficient motivation to be of any real help to cultures
or in dividuals at this level and sees them as drains of resource s. This is
the level of the streets of Calcutta, where only the saintly, such as Mother
T eresa and her followers, dared to tread. It is the level of the
abandonment of  hope, and few  have the courage to really look into its
face.

Clinical.
Unrecognized ap athy in the form of inertia is at the core of many social,
as well as personal, problems. The failure of bureaucratic/governmentagencies to ‘take care’ and assume responsibility can also result in mass
catastrophes. Ex amples abound of failure to act or function, such as
unpreparedness prior to Pearl Harbor, being ‘blindsided’ in the Korean
W ar, warnings prior to 9/1 1 an d other al-Qaeda attacks, lack of action
after the USS Cole bombing, un preparedness of the military for the Iraqi
war, belated response to hurricane Katrina, and others.
Apathy i ndicates very low availability of ener gy and interest. Th is can be
endemic in cultures and regions, including metropolitan and poverty
areas. Laxity or indif ference may be culturally carried by even subtle
means. “What’ s the use?” is an infectious attitude.
Sloth is included as one of the seven deadly sins because it is a rejection
of God’ s gift of life and is self-indulgence without love. In this state,
there is no concern for the welfare of others or even appropriate concern
for the quality of one’ s own life. The same attitude is then proje cted onto
God wh o is seen as rejecting, unavailable, and uncaring. The waste of
one’ s life results in a concept of God as indif ferent, condemn ing, and
unavailable. This leads to hopelessness and pessimism.
Apathy is often the basis for passivity and self-condemnation, resulting
in low self-esteem and self-image. The feeling of worthlessness
reinforces negative social attitu des and behaviors that result in poverty
and low  quality of life. Hopele ssness leads to further decline, which is
then used as a face-saving rationalization. The core is that responsibility
is re jected and r eplaced by a chr onic victim mentality that seeks to avoid
the real issues by projecting the supposed source to the external world,
which is  then comfortably blamed as being the ‘cause’. The dualistic
split of victim/perpetrator is further reinforced by current ‘post-modern’,
relativistic social theories that perpetuate the illusion.
Poor p arenting is relatively influential in establishing early-life
behavioral patterns in which there are a lack of love and ordinary
motivating beha vioral factors. This results in an inadequate inne r reward
system and low self-esteem, and discouragement compounds the
problem. Althou gh the ‘ego-ideal’ may develop and heroic figures may
be a dmired, the inner convictio n is that the idealized is not obtainable
due to hopeless ness and skepticism. The normal person receives some
recognition for ef fort in trying,  even if they fail. The hopeless person
sees no point in even attempting a higher level of functioning. The ene r gy attra ctor field of ap athy draws to it other expressio ns in the
same low ener gy field (the well-known ‘broken window’ principle),
which re sults in an overall depressing social milieu that breeds crime and
poverty.
The apathetic condition indicate s impairment that results in resorting to
face-saving excuses. It may also result in hypochondriasis, chronic
invalidism, and a self-centered personality that is passive, nonfunctional,
and seeks dependent relations hips. The comfort of drugs may also
provide escape from the inner barrenness. When the temporary drug-
induced euphoria subsides, the return of the downside


. The ego is
therefore clearly pathological. Apart from the obvious ones such as
anger, hatred, and so on, there are other more subtle forms of negativity
that are so common they are usually not recognized as sch, for example,
impatience, irritation, nervousness, and being fed up. They constitute the
background unhappiness that is many people's predominant inner state.
Y ou need to be extremely alert and absolutely present to be able to detect
them. Whenever you do, it is a moment of awakening, of
disidentification from the mind.
Here is one of the most common negative states that is easily
overlooked, precisely because it is so common, so normal. Y ou may be
familiar with it. Do you often experience a feeling of discontent that
could best be described as a kind of background resentment? It may be
either specific or nonspecific. Many people spend a lar ge part of their
lives in that state. They are so identified with it that they cannot stand
back and see it. Underlying that feeling are certain unconsciously held
beliefs, that is to say, thoughts. Y ou think these thoughts in the same way
that you dream your dreams when you are asleep. In other words, you
don't know you are thinking those thoughts, just as the dreamer doesn't
know he is dreaming.
Here are some of the most common unconscious thoughts that feed the
feeling of discontent or background resentment. I have stripped away the
content from those thoughts so that the bare structure remains. They
become more clearly visible that way. Whenever there is unhappiness in
the background of your life (or even in the foreground), you can see
which of these thoughts applies and fill in your own content according to
your personal situation:
There is something that needs to happen in my life before I can be at
peace (happy, fulfilled, etc.). And I resent that it hasn't happened yet.
Maybe my resentment will finally make it happen.Something happened in the past that should not have happened, and I
resent that. If that hadn't happened, I would be at peace now.
Something is happening now that should not be happening, and it is
preventing me from being at peace now.
Often the unconscious beliefs are directed toward a person and so
happening becomes doing:
Y ou should do this or that so that I can be at peace. And I resent that you
haven't done it yet. Maybe my resentment will make you do it.
Something you (or I) did, said, or failed to do in the past is preventing
me from being at peace now.
What you are doing or failing to do now is preventing me from being at
peace.A New Earth
T H E  S E C R E T  O F  H A P P I N E S S
All of the above are assumptions, unexamined thoughts that are confused
with reality. They are stories the ego crates to convince you that you
cannot be at peace now or cannot be fully yourself now. Being at peace
and being who you are, that is, being yourself, are one.The ego says:
Maybe at some point in the future, I can be at peace and if this, that, or
the other happens, or I obtain this or become that. Or it says: I can never
be at peace because of something that happened in the past. Listen to
people's stories
and they could all be entitled Why I Cannot Be At Peace Now. The ego
doesn't know that your only opportunity for being at peace is now. Or
maybe it does know, and it is afraid that you may find this out. Peace,
after all, is the end of the ego.
How to be at peace now? By making peace with the present moment.
The present moment is the field on which he game of life happens. It
cannot happen anywhere else. Once you have made peace with the
present moment, see what happens, what you can do or choose to do, or
rather what life does through you. There are three words that convey the
secret of the art of living, the secret of all success and happiness: One
W ith Life. Being one with life is bing one with Now. Y ou then realize
that you don't live your life, but life lives you. Life is the dancer, and you
are the dance.
The ego loves its resentment of reality. What is reality? Whatever is.
Buddha called it tatata the suchness of life, which is no more than the
suchness of this moment. Opposition toward that suchness is one of the
main features of the ego. It creates the negativity that the ego thrives on,
the unhappiness that it loves. In this way, you make yourself and others
suf fer and don't even know that you are doing it, don't know that you are
creating hell on earth. T o create suf fering without recognizing it this is
the essence of unconscious living; this is being totally in the grip of the
ego. The extent of the ego's inability to recognize itself and see what it isdoing is staggering and unbelievable. It will do exactly what it condemns
others for and not see it. When it is pointed out, it will use angry denial,
clever ar guments, and self?justifications to distort the facts. People do it,
corporations do it, governments do it. When all else fails, the ego will
resort to shouting or even to physical violence. Send in the marines. W e
can now understand the deep wisdom in Jesus' words on the cross:
For give them for they know not what they do.
T o end the misery that has af flicted the human condition for thousands of
years, you have to start with yourself and take responsibility for your
inner state at any given moment. That means now. Ask yourself, Is there
negativity an me at this moment? Then, become alert, attentive to your
thoughts as well as your emotions. W atch out for the low?level
unhappiness in whatever form at hat I mentioned earlier, such as
discontent, nervousness, being fed up, and so on. W atch out for thoughts
that appear to justify or explain this unhappiness but in reality cause it.
The moment you
become aware of a negative state within yourself, it does not mean you
have failed. It means that you have succeeded. until that awareness
happens, there is identification with inner states, and such identification
is ego. W ith awareness comes disidentification from thoughts, emotions,
and reactions. This is not to be confused with denial. The thoughts,
emotions, or reactions are recognized, and in the moment of recognizing,
disidentification happens automatically. Y our sense of self, of who you
are, then under goes a shift: Before you were the thoughts, emotions and
reactions; now you are the awareness, the conscious Presence that
witnesses those states.
One day I will be free of the ego. Who is talking? The ego. T o become
free of the ego is not really a big job but a very small one. All you need
to do is be aware of your thoughts and emotions as they happen. This is
not really a doing, but an alert seeing. In that sense, it is true that there is
nothing you can do to become free of the ego. When that shift happens,
which is the shift from thinking to awareness, an intelligence far greater
than the ego's cleverness begins to operate in your life. Emotions and
even thoughts become depersonalized through awareness. Their
impersonal nature is recognized. there is no longer a self in them. They
are just human emotions, human thoughts. Y our entire personal history,
which is ultimately no more than a story, a bundle of thoughts andemotions, becomes of secondary importance and no longer occupies the
forefront of your consciousness. It no longer forms the basis for your
sense of identity. you are the light of Presence, the awareness that is prior
to and deeper than any thoughts and emotions.A New Earth
P A T H O L O G I C A L  F R O M S  O F  E G O
As we have seen, the ego is in its essential nature pathological, if we use
the word in its wider sense to denote dysfunction and suf fering. Many
mental disorders consist of the same egoic traits that operate in a normal
person, except that they have become so pronounced that their
pathological nature is now obvious to anyone, except the suf ferer.
For example, many normal people tell certain kinds of lies from time to
time in order to appear more important, more special, and to enhance this
image in the mind of others: who they know, what their achievements,
abilities, and possessions are, and whatever else the ego uses to identify
with. Some people, however, driven by the ego's feeling of insuf ficiency
and
its need to have or be more, lie habitually and compulsively. Most of
what they tell you about themselves, their story, is a complete fantasy, a
fictitious edifice the ego has designed for itself to feel bigger, more
special. Their grandiose and inflated self?image can sometimes fool
others, but usually not for long. It is then quickly recognized by most
people as a compete fiction.
The mental illness that is called paranoid schizophrenia, or paranoia for
short, is essentially an exaggerated form of ego. It usually consists of a
fictitious story the mind has invented to make sense of a persistent
underlying feeling of fear. The main element of the story is the belief that
certain


 period of time,
they will appear in your life. If you worry about having negative
thoughts, you will attract more worrying about your negative
thoughts, and multiply them at the same time. Decide right now
that you are going to think only good thoughts. At the same time,
proclaim to the Universe that all your good thoughts are powerful,
and that any negative thoughts are weak.
LISA NICHOLS
Thank God that there's a time delay, that all of your
thoughts don't come true instantly. We'd be in trouble if
they did. The element of time delay serves you. It allows
you to reassess, to think about what you want, and to make
a new choice.
All of your power to create your life is available right now, because
right now is when you are thinking. If you have had some thoughts
that will not be beneficial when they manifest, then right now you
can change your thinking. You can erase your previous thoughts by The Secret Revealed 23
One way to master your mind is to learn to quiet your mind. With-
out exception, every teacher in this book uses meditation as a daily
practice. It wasn't until I discovered The Secret that I realized how
powerful meditation can be. Meditation quiets your mind, helps
you control your thoughts, and revitalizes your body. The great
news is that you don't have to set aside hours to meditate. Just
three to ten minutes a day to begin with, can be incredibly power-
ful for gaining control over your thoughts.
To become aware of your thoughts, you can also set the intention,
"I am the master of my thoughts." Say it often, meditate on it, and
as you hold to that intention, by the law of attraction you must
become that.
You are now receiving the knowledge that will enable you to create
the most magnificent version of You. The possibility of that version
of you already exists on the frequency of "the most magnificent
version of You." Decide what you want to be, do, and have, think
the thoughts of it, emit the frequency, and your vision will become
your life. replacing them with good thoughts. Time serves you because you
can think new thoughts and emit a new frequency, now!
DR. JOE VITALE
You want to become aware of your thoughts and choose your
thoughts carefully and you want to have fun with this, because you
are the masterpiece of your own life. You are the Michelangelo of
your own life. The David you are sculpting is you. • The Great Secret of Life is the law of attraction.
• The law of attraction says like attracts like, so when you think a
thought, you are also attracting like thoughts to you.
• Thoughts are magnetic, and thoughts have a frequency. As you think
thoughts, they are sent out into the Universe, and they magnetically
attract all like things that are on the same frequency. Everything sent
out returns to the source—you.
• You are like a human transmission tower, transmitting a frequency
with your thoughts. If you want to change anything in your life,
change the frequency by changing your thoughts.
• Your current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think
about the most or focus on the most will appear as your life.
• Your thoughts become things.
25 MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
We live in a universe in which there are laws, just as there is
a law of gravity. If you fail off a building it doesn't matter if
you're a good person or a had person, you're going to hit the
ground.
The law of attraction is a law of nature. It is as impartial and imper-
sonal as the law of gravity is. It is precise, and it is exact
Everything that surrounds you right now in your life,
including the things you're complaining about, you've
attracted. Now I know at first blush that's going to
be something that you hate to hear. You're going to
immediately say, "I didn't attract the car accident. I didn't
attract this particular client who gives me a hard time. I
didn't particularly attract the debt." And I'm here to be
27 DR. JOE VlTALE a little bit in your face and to say, yes you did attract it.
This is one of the hardest concepts to get, but once you've
accepted it, it's life transforming.
Often when people first hear this part of the Secret they recall
events in history where masses of lives were lost, and they find
it incomprehensible that so many people could have attracted
themselves to the event. By the law of attraction, they had to be on
the same frequency as the event. It doesn't necessarily mean they
thought of that exact event, but the frequency of their thoughts
matched the frequency of the event. If people believe they can be
in the wrong place at the wrong time, and they have no control
over outside circumstances, those thoughts of fear, separation, and
powerlessness, if persistent, can attract them to being in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
You have a choice right now. Do you want to believe that it's just
the luck of the draw and bad things can happen to you at any time?
Do you want to believe that you can be in the wrong place at the
wrong time? That you have no control over circumstances?
Or do you want to believe and know that your life experience is in
your hands and that only all good can come into your life because
that is the way you think? You have a choice, and whatever you
choose to think will become your life experience.
Nothing can come into your experience unless you summon it
through persistent thoughts. The Secret The Secret Made Simple 29
BOB DOYLE
Most of us attract by default. We just think that we don't
have any control over it. Our thoughts and feelings are on
autopilot, and so everything is brought to us by default.
No one would ever deliberately attract anything unwanted.
Without the knowledge of The Secret, it is easy to see how some
unwanted things may have occurred in your life or other people's
lives. It simply came from a lack of awareness of the great creative
power of our thoughts.
DR. JOE VlTALE
Now if this is your first time to hear this, it may feel like,
"Oh, I have to monitor my thoughts? This is going to be a lot
of work." It will seem like that at first, but that's where the
fun begins.
The fun is that there are many shortcuts to The Secret, and you get
to choose the shortcuts that work best for you. Read on, and you'll
see how.
AUTHOR, INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER
It's impossible to monitor every thought we have.
Researchers tell us that we have about sixty thousand
thoughts a day. Can you imagine how exhausted you'd MARCI SHIMOFF 30 The Secret
feel trying to control all sixty thousand of those thoughts?
Fortunately there's an easier way, and it's our feelings. Our
feelings let us know what we're thinking.
The importance of feelings cannot be overstated. Your feelings are
your greatest tool to help you create your life. Your thoughts are
the primary cause of everything. Everything else you see and ex-
perience in this world is effect, and that includes your feelings. The
cause is always your thoughts.
BOB DOYLE
/ The emotions are an incredible gift that we have to let us
know what we're thinking.
Your feelings tell you very quickly what you're thinking. Think
about when your feelings suddenly took a dive—maybe when you
heard some bad news. That feeling in your stomach or solar plexus
was instant. So your feelings are an immediate signal for you to
know what you are thinking.
You want to become aware of how you're feeling, and get in tune
with how you're feeling, because it is the fastest way for you to
know what you're thinking.
LISA NICHOLS
You have two sets of feelings: good feelings and bad feelings.
And you know the difference between the two because one
makes you feel good, and the other makes you feel bad. It's the
depression, it's the anger, it's the resentment, it's the guilt. It's The Secret Made Simple 31
those feelings that don't make you feel empowered. Those are
the bad feelings.
No one can tell you whether you are feeling good or bad, because
you are the only one who knows how you're feeling at any time. If
you're not sure how you're feeling, just ask yourself, "How am I
feeling?" You can stop and ask this question often during the day,
and as you do you will become more aware of how you're feeling.
The most important thing for you to know is that it is impossible
to feel bad and at the same time be having good thoughts. That
would defy the law, because your thoughts cause your feelings. If
you are feeling bad, it is because you are thinking thoughts that are
making you feel bad.
Your thoughts determine your frequency, and your feelings tell you
immediately what frequency you are on. When you are feeling bad,
you are on the frequency of drawing more bad things. The law of
attraction must respond by broadcasting back to you more pictures
of bad things and things that will make you feel bad


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enc y of which, of
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course, was a function of the speed with which the embryo
revolved. Moreover, it was clear that the field axis was a constant
to the whole procedure and resulted in a very interesting sine
wave output from the embryo itself. This meant, too, that the
micropipette electrodes were recording voltage gradients well
away from the embryo itself.
As a control, an inert glass rod was revolved under the same
experimental conditions and produced a straight line on the
recording galvanometer. To make a further check, a 'robot' was
made of a piece of copper rod with a blob of solder at one end.
Such a rod, under normal conditions, prod uces a voltage gradient,
because of the bi-metallic components. This also was revolved in
the same way as the embryo and produced the same kind of sine
wave, the only difference being that, in time, the bi-metallic
chemical voltage gradient decreased.
Similar experiments were made with a full-grown salamander
floated in a circular dish of salt solution in which, at opposite
ends of a diameter, were immersed the electrodes, connected to a
recording galvanometer.
The dish was then slowly rotated and, since the salamander
possessed a field with a positive and negative pole, it acted like
the armature of an electrical generator. In consequence, as it
rotated between the electrodes, it set up a tiny alternating
cnrrent of very low frequency, which was recorded as a true sine
wave.
One day, perhaps, some enterprising experimenter will float a
man or a woman in a rotating swimming-pool to demonstrate
that there really is such a thing as a 'human dynamo'! But the
author's laboratory offered neither space nor facilities for such
an experiment.
3
The experiments described above made it clear that, using proper
electro-m etric techniques, recorded voltage gradients without
current drain from the system measured are a valid expression
of the basic, primary electro-dynamic field. Since the experiments
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also indicated that direct contact with the living organism was
not necessary to measure a volt-age gradient, a rigorously-con
trolled experiment was set up, using the sciatic nerve of a frog,
with the help of another colieague, Dr. Alexander Mauro, now
at the Rockefeller Institute in New York. This experiment was
designed to explore the field properties of a small part of a living
system.
The beaut ifully-precise formulation by Lorente de N6 of fields
in an infinite-volume conductor accompanying the neural im
pulse, travelling along the sciatic nerve of the frog, demanded
that a search be made for experimental evidence of the existence
of a quasi-elec trostatic field in the air surrounding a nerve
trunk.
A preliminary report of such a study is here presented. The
existence of an electro-static field has been demonstrated. How
ever, an analysis of the nature of this field is far from complete
and much further study will be required.
By an ingenious technique developed by Dr. Mauro, the re
sults of the activity of the sciatic nerve of the frog were studied,
using a thousand-megohm input-impedance preamplifier, fol
lowed by suitable amplifiers with an output to a cathode-ray tube.
It was possible to study the transmission of a single stimulus
throughout the substance of the segment of the nerve under
study, not only when the electrcdes were in direct contact, but
also when they were at a measurable distance outside the nerve.
The evidence resulting from these experiments gives further
enlightenment as to the nature of the field irrliving systems. It is
becoming increasingly clear that these fields are in fact quasi
electro-static fields. Originally, the term 'electro-dyn amic field'
was used to describe, in the most general way, the nature of the
fields in living organisms, but it is now possible to give a more pre
cise definition. Measurement of such fields indicates that forces
exist not only in but also otltside of the nerve dmill g exci tatio n.
Thus, to the study of steady state parameters of these fields
that have been recorded in amphibia and-as we shall see
plants, must be added these records of the changing properties
of electrical fields in association with biologic activity. To be sure,
the EEG and the EKG are instances of the same phenomenon
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and in a sense the observations recorded here are no more than
might be expected. All of them are the direct consequenc es of
field properties of living systems.
None of this implies that the field is conceived of as some
mysterious property of living things. It is not another name for
elan vital or entelechy. It is a definable concept capable of pre
cise measurement and is to be thought of in the same terms as
fields in the non-living Universe.
Electric fields in physics are not only widely accepted, but
technologie s based upon them have been extraordinarily pro
ductive. In non-living matter, fields are definable in terms of
forces between charges. They are, in part, a measure of the re
lationships between entities. In living systems, therefore, since
the entities of which they are composed are the same entities as
are to be found in non-living matter, the same forces between
the units may be presumed. The basic difference between the two
lies in the enormously increased complexity of the necessary re
latednesses in living organisms.
It would seem reasonable to assume, therefore, that the rela
tionship of entities in living organisms may be measured by field
properties just as successfully as in atoms or between atoms.
It should be noted that the electro-static fields do not exist
in the absence of charges nor charges in the absence of fields.
They are both fundamental properties of matter. In living
organisms it can be said that chemical components, wherever they
possess charges, cannot exist without fields nor can fields be
found except in the presence of charges.
It is equally dear that the business of living is not a static
affair; it is a moving, dynamic process. For this energy is required
and it is the chemistry of biological systems which provides it.
But energy is a scalar property and is. itself, indifferent to the
direction in which it flows. In general, it is the second law of
thermodynamics which directs the flow in such a manner as to
increase the entropy of the system.
It seems from our observations that this direction is also
characterized by electrical gradien ts, much as though the second
law was augmented by electrical signposts. Moreover, these
electrical signs have an astonishing constancy in spite of the
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enormously complex chemical flux. Such constancy of directional
control, in fact, is one of the s triking attributes of the developing
organism. Quas i-electro- static fields, although changing slowly,
persist in time and can, perhaps to some approximation, be con
ceived as providing the necessary direction.
The experiments reported by us in collaboration with Dr.
Mauro provide additional evidence of the validity of the original
assumption.
4
Pursuing our exploration of fields in widely-differen t living
forms, we made a study of the voltage-gradients in the marine
animal, Obelia, a polyp. These experiments were carried out
through the courtesy of the late Dr. F. S. Hammett, of the
Marine Experimental Station of the Lankenau Hospital Research
Institute. They were made on animals collected at the experi
mental station at Truro on Cape Cod.
A series of measurements of the voltage gradients of definitive
stages in the life cycle of an Obelia hybrid was carried out. These
trace a rising curve of graded intensity parallel with the growth
from the anlagen to the complete functioning animal. The values
reach their peak in the feeding animal and then drop off as re
gression to the senile state begins. With the attainment of
senility and its consequent catabolic dissolution the direction
of the voltage gradient is reversed.
Fluctuations in voltage gradient parallel the fluctuations in
developmen tal growth, as it progresses from an undifferentiated
to the differentiated state. The conclusion was made that the
growth and life cycle of an Obelia is characterized by definitive
and progressive changes in voltage gradient correlated with the
morphogen esis of the animal. There are a number of implications
cf this study which deserve further examination.
In the extremely short life-cycle of Obelia it is possible to
cover the entire life span of the living organism in a relatively
short time. During the early growth and differen tiatio n of the
animal, increasing voltage gradients were recorded until a peak
68 THE UBIQUITOUS FIELD
was reached at the time when the animal was fully developed and
feeding.
As is well-known, after this the activity of the animal begins
to decline and a regression occurs with senility until the so
called death of the particular hydranth. The electro-metric
correlates of this regression were clearly evident.
This tends to confirm some observations made in the study of
mice that there is a fairly regular pattern of growth and de


in 1970. After biopsy studies confirmed infiltrating carcinoma, she went to surgery for
a right radical mastectomy at St. Anthony's hospital in Florida.
Mrs. Nemethy was believed cured, and received no further treatment at that time.
In 1973, after a second tumor developed in the left breast, Mrs. Namethy returned to
St. Anthony's and underwent a left radical mastectomy for what proved to be
infiltrating carcinoma. Mrs. Nemethy was again assumed to be cured, but over the
following year, her health gradually deteriorated. She suffered fatigue, lethargy and
bouts of depression persisting for months at a time.
In mid-1974, Mrs. Nemethy also developed pain along the length of the vertebral
column and into the right shoulder. By late 1  974, the pain was so severe at times she
was unable to dress or walk. Although Mrs. Nemethy consulted her physicians
repeatedly, an evaluation was not pursued. Finally, in May of 1975, at Mrs.
Nemethy's insistence, her doctor arranged for a series of spinal X-rays. These studies
revealed an obvious abnormality in the fifth lumbar segment, described as "indicative
of osteolytic metastasis disease."
On May 28, 1975, Mrs. Nemethy returned to surgery for a bilateral oophorectomy
(removal of both ovaries), a procedure doctors hoped would slow the growth of the
tumor and ease her bone pain. Despite the surgery, Mrs. Nemethy was told she
probably would not live out the year.
In desperation, after leaving the hospital on May 31, Mrs. Nemethy decided to
investigate alternative cancer therapies. She quickly learned of Dr. Kelley, consulted
with him and began the Kelley Program in the summer of 1975.
Within six months, the persistent pain and depression completely resolved.
Furthermore, a bone scan performed at the end 1975 showed some improvement,
and a third bone scan from mid-1976, was completely normal.
Today, 12 years after her last episode with cancer, Mrs. Nemethy still follows the
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Kelley program and is in excellent condition.
As discussed previously, the five-year survival rate (at that time) for patients with
metastatic breast cancer approaches 0% regardless of therapy. And ophorectomy,
which may lead to symptomatic improvement in this group, is not curative. As
Hellman writes, "In patients whose tumors are estrogen dependent the procedure can
be expected to induce a regression lasting 9 months to 12 months. In unselected
series (of patients) almost 30% to 40% of patients w ill respond. Prophylactic
castration (ovary removal) following mastectomy does not decrease the potential
relapse rate or prolong the survival of those who relapse."(1)
In summary, this patient developed evidence of metastases after successive
mastectomies for recurring breast carcinoma. Although she did undergo
oophorectomy, Mrs. Nemethy continued to deteriorate after the procedure. Her
extensive disease and many symptoms resolved only after she began the Kelley
Program.
Judy S. ~ Glendale, CA
9-Year Victory Over Breast Cancer
In January of 1973, I  had another checkup from my breast doctor in Beverly Hills (a
breast surgeon, tops in this field). I  had been going to him every six months for two
years, then every four months for one year, then every two months until January of
1973, at which time he told me the lump in my left breast had gotten very large and I
would have to go to surgery. His nurse told me he was an expert and that he could
tell by feeling the lump if it was malignant or benign and that a mammogram gave a
96% account of the tumor whether it was malignant or benign. The doctor explained
how nicely he would remove the breast, etc., and about bras for women whose
breasts have been removed. He also was going to Europe for two months; my surgery
would be scheduled when he returned.
I  had read Dr. Kelley's book some months before and I  decided to go to one of our
local health food stores where I  had bought the book to talk to the owner, who was
always well informed on natural foods and vitamins. She told me to call some people
in town who had gone to Dr. Kelley and that I  should by all means go to him. I  was
very encouraged when I  talked to the people who had gone to Dr. Kelley. All had
cancer at one time, and one person in particular was most helpful to me.
I  was just starting a new job at this time as a singer in a famous Italian restaurant
singing opera and musical comedy. This was several times around for me to "start"
my career again after having three children and being a housewife for a few years. I
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was very excited but was not feeling good.
I  flew to see Dr. Kelley, then in Texas, and my cancer count was 600. I  took Dr.
Kelley's advice, went home and started on his program of diet, enemas and
supplements. I  was weak at first but in a few months I  really started feeling so much
better. My husband was totally against the program, my friends at church thought I
was crazy and I  found it was difficult to pay for all the supplements, but I  was
determined to stay on the entire program.
I  kept my appointment with the breast surgeon but had been on Dr. Kelley's
program for two months when I  returned for my examination. I  was told the lump had
gone down and no surgery was needed. I  left his office in early March of 1973 and
have not been back since. The following year I  was not only singing four nights per
week but was working at a very busy TV station eight hours per day.
I  continued to see Dr. Kelley once a year and my cancer count continued to
decrease until my last checkup in August of 1977 when my cancer count was 60,
which Dr. Kelley says is normal.
I  couldn't say enough about how I  would never take any other treatment for cancer
than Dr. Kelley's. In fact, I  consult him on all my physical problems, I  wouldn't think
of taking another doctor's advice without asking Dr. Kelley's first. I  tell everyone
about Dr. Kelley!
I  am a most happy and satisfied patient of Dr. Kelley!
Dr. Kelley: "Many people want me to make decisions for them: Should I  have
chemotherapy? Should I  do this? Should I  do that? Should I  do what the doctor tells
me to do, or not to do what he tells me to do? These kinds of questions have given
me many, many hours of frustration and anxiety. First of all, I  am in a legal position
where I  cannot tell the patient not to do what the doctor tells them to do. And I  know
the physician does the very best he knows how. It is just that he is suffering from a
great deal of ignorance. So, legally I  am in a very bad situation.
"Morally, I  am even in a worse position. It becomes quite a dilemma in my mind.
All of us would like to take the easy way out and have somebody make our decisions
for us. But that doesn't give us the education we need and the experiences that are
our responsibility to take on.
"So, the way I  address the problem is this: God has given us a rulebook to follow
for our education. He tells us these are the principles we should follow in our life's
activities; and if we do these things, this w ill happen; and if we do those things, that
w ill happen. And then he lets us have the total freedom and free w ill to do what we
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will, and live with the consequences. I  study and try to find the basic principles.
"In a similar sense, Metabolic Medicine is essentially a program based upon what I
have observed in thousands of cases to be sound principles. I  am continually
improving my understanding of these principles and all I  can do is educate the patient
to the best of my ability. I  look at each patient and say, 'These are the things that I've
observed, and these are the principles upon which our program exists.'
"If you have a life threatening situation, such as a tumor mass blocking the colon or
blocking the bladder or blocking the stomach or blocking the air passage, you should,
of course, address it in such a way as to take care of it. Orthodox medicine has done
a very excellent job of addressing life-threatening situations such as trauma, and
infections. Each individual patient has to make the decision in a life-threatening
situation. If you have a 5-lb. tumor in the abdomen and it is dead from your doing a
nutritional program, it's certainly going to be easier to remove this 5-lb. tumor and
throw it away than it would be to sit there and have your immune system and body
chemistry gradually dissolve it, using a lot of energy and stressing the body to dissolve
it into the bloodstream and then cleaning out the bloodstream through the liver and
the other organs of elimination.
"In any situation that is addressed, you


 the aging process can
become progressively rapid and many people often die
within a few years of retirement.
It is important to look earlier in life and constantly
. challenge these belief systems in order to discover
something about our life that is of such value that,
whether we work, bring home a paycheck, raise chil
dren, or follow a traditional, solid middle-class-America
way oflife or not, life still has value, and we see that we
.are making a difference in the world and that our life is
significant. There is the willingness to share our life
with others, to be a source of enthusiasm, and to con
tribute to the lives of those around us. We have to
reevaluate the worth of our life and recontextualize it,
adopt a different way of being with it, and view it dif
ferently in order to give it a different value in our own
eyes, thereby raising our own energy pattern conse
quent to a more positive way of looking at life.
Previously we indicated that one is subject to what
is held in mind. We can identify these belief systems
and patterns and know that we have the option to
change them. The choice is up to each one of us. We
can be very active and vigorous into old age, we can
have a very significant and valuable life that is highly
enjoyable, and our physical health can continue right 213 THE AGING PROCESS
to the very end.
Everybody has life-script fantasies and looks at the
advantages ofdifferent programs. That is one ofthe rea
sons we choose them. It is necessary to look at
whether we are willing to let go of those that are not
beneficial fot the gain and benefit that we would
receive from doing so.
Our life, our body, and what goes on in our life are
projections of what we have been holding in our own
mind. Over-experiencing is the projection of our own
beliefsystemsinto the physical world.Whatwe hold in
mind manifests, and we have a choice when we see
thispattern.We begintorealizethatifwhatweexperi
ence isthe resultofwhatwe hold inmind,thenwe can
change what we experience by changing what we
hold in mind.
We have to exchange the beliefsystem we are hold
ing for the truth that we are infinite beings and subject
only to what we hold in mind. Every time negative
beliefs come up, it is necessary to cancel them and
insist on the truth. The collective consciousness, the
energy field of the world, has to be constantly coun
tered because the world reprograms us with it again. It
may even return due to hearing a chance remark. It
requires vigilance to undo all the belief systems within
the mind.
The same thing happened with vision and glasses. I
wore bifocal glasses for fifty years. Of course, there is
the belief system in our society that middle age brings
about changes in vision. Many people start using read
ing glasses during middle age, so when we think of a
middle-aged person, we see them wearing reading 214 HEALING AND RECOVERY
glasses. The people in magazines for retired people
almost always wear glasses. It is just presumed that by
middle age, a person is going to need them.
Well, I already had glasses because I had the image
in my mind of the intellectual bookworm, which I was,
as wearing glasses. Part of the image of what I was as
an adolescent included wearing glasses. Of course, if
we already wear glasses, it is presumed that our vision
is going to get worse by middle age, and that we are
going to need bifocals. By late middle age, we are cer
tainly going to need trifocals.
It was during this trifocal stage that I was involved
in this kind of research and study. One day I was shar
ing with my class about all the physical illnesses that I
had let go of using these consciousness techniques.
There was probably a list of flfteen or twenty different
diseases, and then somebody said, "Well, then, how
come you are still wearing glasses?" I said,"You know, I
never thought of that." I never thought of the fact that
the eyeball itself and its capacity to see-the whole
mechanism of vision-would be another manifestation
of my belief systems about it.
I looked at the belief systems and began to cancel
them, saying that I am an inflnite being who is not really
subject to any limitations such as the belief that I need
glasses.The process took six weeks, and I could hardly
see anything during that time because I was not wear
ing my glasses. However, I never put the glasses on
again, and during that six weeks, my mobility was
somewhat limited by the inability to see anything more
than a couple of feet in front of me. I was myopic as
well as farsighted, and I also had,astigmatism. I could 215 THE AGING PROCESS
not read anything, nor could I see anything distant.
After about six weeks of constantly and consistently
letting this go, I fmally just surrendered to it and real
ized that part of the technique is to let go of resisting
what the belief system was. Then I said, "Well, God, if
I'm never going to see again, I guess I am just never
going to see again."And then I just totally let it go, totally
surrendering it to a higher power. And then I said,
"Whatever your will is to be, I will agree to that."
What is the will of God for us? The will of God for
us is complete and total happiness, wholeness, and
oneness. After surrendering to God's Will, suddenly, in
one instant, the vision returned and was absolutely
perfect after a lifetime of wearing glasses.
It does not matter how long we have had a belief
system.The belief system that was present throughout
my entire life and literally limited my vision was surren
dered many years ago.This example is just a demonstra
tion of the prinCiple involved, which we experience in
the level of consciousness itself. The body is a reflec
tion of that which we believe, so if we address our
selves directly to those belief systems, to the mind
itself, and to where it is being experienced, we can
undo belief systems.We have that freedom and option.
Returning to the commonly held belief systems
about middle age, aging, and old age, two things are
occurring. There are the belief systems about what
aging entails, and there is our position or the way we
feel about it. In truth, it is not the events in life that
have any importance, but their meaning to us. The
importance of a fact or an event comes from how we
feel about it, which creates a context. It creates a way 216 HEALING AND RECOVERY
of being and decides in advance how we are going to
feel about that event, decision, or fact.
In referring to the Map of Consciousness, we can
see there are various energy fields and levels of con
sciousness. The bottom of the chart represents the
most unconscious level, which is farthest from the
truth and closest to death itself.At the top, because of
increasing truth, there is an alignment with life, with
truth, and with a sense of aliveness; in other words, we
might say that at the top is God.
Emotions reflect the energy field of a positionality,
and out of that comes a certain view of the world as
well as the view of a certain kind of God in that world.
At the bottom of the Map are the levels of the lowest
energy, which lead to almost passive suicide. Many
deaths from old age are not due to old age at all but are
forms of passive suicide, the result of having given up
out of hopelessness. There is a sense of guilt, as though
old age, its decrepitude, and illness are almost the pun
ishment for one's sins or failures in life. It is as though
one deserves all this, and out of self-hatred, the person
chooses destruction. They see their life and the world
as the experience of sin and suffering. They really fear
dying because, out of their guilt, they picture God as
being very punitive. There is a fear of old age as well,
along with the view that it is a process of destruction,
which comes from this belief system in their life that
allows them to fall into the domain of this destructive
viewpoint.
An energy field somewhat above but still very close
to passive suicide is that of just allowing oneself to die
by not caring enough about oneself.This is in the field 217 THE AGING PROCESS
ofApathy, with a calibrated level of 50. It is again a neg
ative attitude, one of hopelessness and despair in
which there is a loss of energy. In this view of old age,
the whole situation is considered hopeless. It is as
though the grim reaper-the skeleton riding on horse
back and carrying a scythe-has the power over us,
and it seems that old age and all its conditions and
physical elements are hopeless.There is a loss of energy
with this view of the world.The loss of energy


 shoulders move
up, back curves forward and slumps, all of which compresses our innards and adds to the gloom.
And that will never do.
Learn to keep your spine straight, but not rigid, both standing and sitting. (Please freeze for
a moment and check what your spine is doing.)  Sit with both feet on the ground and don’t cross
your legs; doing so impedes the circulation and twists the spine. Walk from the hips and avoid
leaning forward, as if you were pushing a grocery cart– you can’t get ahead of yourself! Think of
your head as the hook of a coat hanger, with your body hanging from it loosely and comfortably.
The shoulders are a particularly tension-prone part of the body: they tend to move forward and
up, whenever we feel stressed, as if wanting to protect the chest. A side effect of this unconscious
move is that anxious people seem to have short necks. In the memorable words of a yoga teacher,
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www.thegersonway.comMake sure your shoulders are where they belong. Stand up straight, draw both shoulders
up as far as they will go, right up to the earlobes—and then drop them, as if they had become
redundant. Where they land is their natural position. Please memorize it for future use. It is also
helpful to keep your neck supple and relaxed (and make it longer!) by regular exercise. Turn your
head slowly from left to right and back; drop your head gently forward and backward, keeping
your lower jaw loose; rotate your head first clockwise, then counter-clockwise, repeating each
movement five times. If at any time you feel you are tensing up and no one can see you, imagine
that you are a rag doll in a strong breeze, and move accordingly
Hands are also tension-prone. They tend to curl into fists as soon as we feel anxious or
angry. In old Westerners you could tell that things were getting dangerous when the hero’s
knuckles turned white. Actually anybody’s knuckles can turn white from fear, and this is what
needs to be avoided. Train yourself to keep your fingers splayed when your hands are at rest. That
prevents the tensing up of the arms, which would lead to further tension rushing through the body.
If at first you fail and all you have is fists, imagine that you have washed your hands and have no
towel, so that you need to shake both hands vigorously from the wrists. As you do that, feel the
tension dropping away from your fingertips.
Last but far from least, breathing deserves our full attention. Breath is the basic condition
of life. We can live for quite a while without food and for a much shorter time without water, but
life without breath ends in a few moments. Yet most of us neglect this vital function, until we
learn otherwise and switch from shallow to deep abdominal breathing. This way, routinely used
by singers, speakers, practitioners of yoga and athletes, boosts the body’s oxygen intake and has
a calming effect. The method is simplicity itself. With each in-breath push out your stomach, so
that the breath can fill your lungs to full capacity. With each out-breath, pull in your stomach hard,
squeezing out the stale air. Find your own rhythm and practice this method several times a day,
until it becomes your natural way of breathing. If at first it is a bit difficult, imagine that in your
abdomen there is a beautiful balloon, which you inflate with each in-breath and deflate by letting
out the air. You will be surprised what a difference better breathing makes to your well-being.
Matters of the Mind
Your mental attitude can be your best ally—or your worst enemy, and the same applies to
your imagination, depending on how you use it.  Positively used, your thoughts and ideas can help
you to re-program your entire outlook, your moods and feelings, so that they promote health and
healing, instead of dragging you down.. Energy follows thought!
There are several ways to achieve the best possible state of mind. All of them depend on your
ability to relax as fully as possible, so that no tension interferes with what you are trying to do.
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www.thegersonway.comloosely resting by your sides. Close your eyes. Start breathing slowly, deeply, from the abdomen.
With each in-breath imagine drawing in brilliant light, which fills you with peace, strength and
energy. With each out-breath imagine releasing all tiredness, tension, pain or anxiety in the shape
of dirty dark smoke. Let your head and your body become very heavy, so that the floor carries
your weight. Check through your body, starting with your toes and working your way up to the
top of your head, for traces of tension or stiffness, and release them. Make sure your jaw is relaxed
and your tongue lies easy against your upper palate. And now just stay with this feeling of peace,
release and relaxation for a little while.
This basic letting go is the key to all kinds of inner work, including meditation, prayer,
visualization and affirmations. Practised at least twice a day, free from disturbance, noise and
interruptions, it will make a great difference to your mental state, which in turn will affect your
body.
Meditation is a simple way to still the ever-busy brain and enter a place of profound stillness
and peace, which for a short while lets us escape from everyday reality. It needs practice—the
brain is hard to discipline and keeps bringing in thoughts, fragments of ideas and all kinds of
mental rubbish. At first you may find that even thirty seconds of stillness is quite an achievement,
but don’t give up: there are ways to improve the situation.
One is to get hold of intruding thoughts, identify them, then imagine tying a big balloon to
each one and watch them float away. Another one is to improve concentration by counting from
one to four, seeing in your mind’s eye the numbers, shining bright and beautiful against a dark
curtain, and repeat the counting ten times. You can also place a clock at eye level and fix your
entire attention to the second hand going round and round and round, so that nothing else matters.
Gradually—but it needs perseverance—you’ll find it easier to achieve spells of thought-free
awareness, leading to an extraordinary sense of restfulness and peace.
Also, switching off the brain for a little while enables us to hear our so-called inner voice, the
voice of intuition and wisdom. Whatever our belief system, whether or not we are religious, we
all have an inner life and a set of values by which we live. Often it is at a time of crisis, caused
by a serious health breakdown, that we turn inward and review our position in life. Naturally,
Gerson patients are totally free to choose their own way in this field: we are all different and must
respect our differences. But it is the experience of many doctors, counsellors and other health
professionals that patients who believe in a Higher Reality, who are able to pray and put their faith
in God, fare better than those who don’t. Prayer, coming from the heart, with trust in the ultimate
rightness of things, can be a great support on the rocky path of recovery.
Visualization uses the imagination to re-program not only the mind but to a certain extent the
body as well. It works through images, by-passing the thinking-talking brain, and those images
come from the same deep area of the psyche as the ones we meet in our dreams. The purpose of
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www.thegersonway.comhealth, recovering and living a full life. Using visualisation in the context of cancer was first
developed by the American radiation oncologist Dr. O. Carl Simonton in the 1970’s; “Getting
Well Again,” the book he wrote with his then wife psychologist Stephanie Matthews-Simonton,
has appeared in many editions and several languages.
The essence of the Simonton technique is to find an image for the disease, another one for the
treatment, and see how the latter attacks and gradually demolishes the former. For instance, in the
state of deep relaxation described above, the Gerson patient may visualize his or her tumor as a
big blob of black mud, and the juices as powerful bursts of golden liquid that attack and gradually
clear away the mud. Read cold from the page this may sound odd; practiced as it is meant can be
a powerful experience.
Here is a simple visualization exercise for daily use: see yourself in a perfectly beautiful
place, real or imaginary, where you feel


 the FDA and who really controls it. (The
FDA is supposed to be a consumer protection agency.) I learned of CIPRO’s
devastating side effects from one of my clients who developed a urinary tractinfection and went to his medical doctor, instead of asking me first. His wife
called me from the Emergency Room when he developed three blood clots
and had a heart attack as a probable result of consuming CIPRO, which he
had just started taking three days earlier.
Each antibiotic, depending upon its chemical composition, has its own set
of side effects. Not only do they kill your overgrowth bacteria, they also kill
your beneficial digestive bacteria,
and at the same time increase the growth of
fungi and yeasts. They also inhibit your immune system and lymphatic
system, making it very difficult for your body to clean and properly protect
itself. As previously stated, this eventually leads to cellular death and the
degeneration of your body.
NATURE’S (GOD’S) ANTIBIOTICS

Now let’s examine nature’s remedies to toxic human lifestyles. When nature
creates anything, it has multifaceted purposes and responses. An excellent
example of this is nature’s botanical kingdom. Herbs are non-hybrid
vegetables … with a twist. This twist is the herb’s active principles that give it
its unique action within your body. Take Black Walnut Hull, for example. It
is a powerful antibiotic, antifungal, anti-worm, anti-protozoa, anti-fluke, as
well as a cellular proliferator (strengthener). It is also an immune enhancer,
has astringent properties for cleansing, and is lymphatic enhancing. It’s high
in calcium and known to strengthen bones and connective tissues. I can go on
and on about just this one herb.
Even more amazing, Black Walnut Hull does not kill all the beneficial
bacteria like chemical antibiotics do, and it has no harmful side effects. God
never ceases to amaze me!
The above is true of the effects of almost all herbs. There are some toxic
ones, but we don’t use those. All non-toxic herbs are also nutritive. In other
words, they are full of vitamins, minerals, and a whole host of other nutritive
factors.
One case out of literally thousands that I have worked with will show
you the difference between manufactured antibiotics and nature’s botanical
gifts. A female client of mine contracted E-coli. Where she got it we were not
sure. It could have been in a restaurant, or at home using uncleaned
vegetables, or in the fish that she had eaten on the day she became ill.She became deathly sick and went to the Emergency Room.
Consequently, they admitted her to the hospital and put her on strong
antibiotics. Because she had been on a healthy program for a year or so, her
body was very sensitive to toxins. The antibiotics were making her even
sicker. She felt a multitude of side effects, which were ignored by the staff.
Her husband became very alarmed and finally pulled her out of the
hospital, after a lengthy battle with her M.D. This doctor finally told my client
that she would be dead within two days if she left the hospital. Within three
days, however, I had her up and around and feeling great, all because of
dietary interventions and herbal formulas that left her with no side effects or
damaged tissue.
As you learn about the true causes of disease and the nature of parasites,
this truth will set you free. As you learn the ways of nature, you will save
yourself a lot of needless suffering.
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb-bearing seed which
is upon the face of all the earth.”
— Genesis 1:20

CHAPTER NINE
Tools for Healthy Living
T
his chapter will introduce you to or reacquaint you with other health
modalities besides diet that can assist you on your journey. As you turn these
pages you will be entering through a golden door into a vast and incredible
world, full of truths, information, new hobbies and ways to enhance your
ultimate growth potential.
In the first section you will learn about Nine Healthy Habits that can be
used on a daily or regular basis to up-level your health. Some of these, like
exercise and deep breathing, you may already be doing. Others, like dry skin
brushing and foot reflexology, may be new for you.
In
Module 9.2
 you will receive instructions for many of the adjunct tools
that we have suggested throughout this book, including the Liver and
Gallbladder Flush.
Have fun and be happy as you enter here. Remember, this is your life,
your body and your choice. Nature is endless. Enjoy the many tools God has
created for you.
MODULE 9.1
Nine Healthy Habits

HABIT #1

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF

It is said you are born alone, you live alone (within yourself), and you die
alone. So, love the one you’re with! Make every moment count. Most peopledo not know themselves very well and many do not even like themselves.
One day in meditation a voice said to me, “You are my creation.” I realized
that all life is God’s expression. We are all divine, no matter what we look
like, how smart we are, or how “good” or “bad” we are. We are only
using
our physical bodies. Who we are as soul is much greater than the bodies we
use.
Love yourself, but not egotistically. Be like the sun, which shines its light
and warmth on all life, without judgement or separation. Love everything, as
all things are made of God. You are divine and owe it to yourself and all life
to get yourself healthy and happy. Be good to yourself and all life.
HABIT #2

MEDITATION: RELAX! RELAX! RELAX!

Stress constricts the circulation, the bowels, the organs and the glandular
functions. This constriction leads to discomfort and tissue weakness,
including constipation, lower back pain, adrenal gland and kidney weakness,
anxieties, heart problems and poor food digestion, just to name a few possible
conditions.
Meditation is one of your greatest tools for relaxation. It allows you to
relax every muscle and cell in your body. As the body relaxes, this also
relaxes the mind and emotions, which are the main cause of stress in the first
place. Meditation is simple, fun, and with practice can be done anywhere, at
any time.
It is best to start a meditation practice by finding a quiet place where no
one will bother you. Give yourself thirty minutes or so. It is also best if you
can set up a routine, starting at the same time each day if possible. You will
want to sit or lie down in a position that is comfortable for you, and where
you will not be disturbed.
Close your eyes and take about ten deep breaths. This would be a great
time to practice abdominal breathing. Begin to relax all over, allowing your
mind a break from thinking. You are now going to just relax and observe.
You may start with your toes and begin to relax each part of your body asyou work your way up. Relax your legs, your arms, your torso and your
face. Allow yourself to relax to the point of feeling like air, where you are
like a floating feather, with no direction or desire for anything. Observe and
listen, but do this totally relaxed, as if you’re a watcher of a movie. Once
fully relaxed you may wish to purposely move your attention anywhere. (If
you hear a “pop,” and find yourself “out of your physical body,” do not be
alarmed. You’ve just had an O.B.E., out-of-body experience. Relax.)
Meditation is your time to be with yourself, without external influences
or the constant demands of the mind and emotions. Meditation will open
doors that were previously shut, and will allow true healing to take place.
Your knowingness of, and relationship with, God will expand greatly. By
opening yourself in the above manner, spirit can flow through you
unobstructed. This can bring great healing, and if you’re “listening,” you
never know what you might experience. It is far better to listen to God than to
speak to God.
Remember, just
be.
HABIT #3

EXERCISE

If we lived in much earlier times we might have been wanderers and
gatherers, walking far and collecting foods for survival. Of necessity we
would have moved about a great deal more than we do today. Movement
plays a vital role in our health issues. Much of your blood and lymph flow,
especially in your lower extremities, moves by muscle activity. Notice when
you are inactive for a while, either sitting or lying down, you tend to become
stiff until you start moving around. The less toxic a person is, the less stiff he
or she will be after periods of inactivity.
Many great forms of exercise are available. I recommend walking,
swimming, rebounding, tai chi, stretching, yoga, passive aerobic exercise, to
name a few, as anyone in almost any condition can do these forms, in part or
whole.
Keep yourself active. If you are in a weakened state, build up slowly, butincrease your activity level as much as you can every day. Exercise is
essential to becoming healthy.
HABIT #4

DEEP BREATHING

The air we breathe is the life force for our


 your blood pure, clean and
healthy is half the battle! The other killer is overloading
your stomach and digestive system, giving it a new jobbefore it has finished digesting the previous meal.
You have been taught to eat at regular times, even if
not hungry. Many, when it’s mealtime, stuff themselvesautomatically. This is wrong and scientifically outdated,
for overstuffing your body is very unhealthy!
Patricia and I took a cruise around South America
visiting
12 countries. The over-stuffed passengers started
with an early wake-up breakfast in their staterooms. Then
an hour or so later they ate in the dining room a formalbreakfast of bacon, ham, eggs, rolls, toast, jam, friedpotatoes and gallons of coffee, followed by snacks on
deck at mid-morning. Then a big buffet lunch at noon,
afternoon tea with gooey pastries at
4 pm, a big supper
at 7 pm and another big buffet at 11 pm. Sadly we buried
5 people at sea in a few short weeks! All died by
autointoxications! This kind of overeating encouragesfermentation, putrefaction, illness and death!
Life is a Slow Suicide For Many
From the cradle many begin damaging their health
while lightheartedly trimming off the years quickly atthe beginning of existence, unknowingly chopping them
off in bigger chunks at the end. Blissfully unconscious,
they burn their candles at both ends and sometimes evenin the middle! Many people suffer in poor health not
realizing that their unhealthy lifestyle habits are the
main cause of their sickness.32
Man’s days shall be 120 years. – Genesis 6:3
May nature’s force be with you! – George W. Lucas, Jr., Star WarsWhy Not Enjoy Life to 120 Years?
There is little doubt that any person born with a
sound constitution, according to health research and
Genesis 6:3, can reach the 120 year mark! Why not? There
are no diseases of old age. Now, follow me: if startingfrom childhood, you eat healthily, plus fast one day a
week and several times a year for periods of from
7 to 10
days – then how is it possible to get a fatal disease?
Children today are being fed wrong! Many mothers
don’t nurse their babies. Some lack the internal health
and vitality to produce the greatest food for their young- mothers’ milk. Their babies are bottle-fed and are given
processed baby food out of jars, all loaded with refined
white flours, sugar and dangerously full of deadly salt.The abuse of the physical machine of the modern child
is started at birth! Under these tragic circumstances,
sooner or later premature breakdown is inevitable.
If you seek enlightenment on the subject of health,
look at people around you. Every day, there are
25 million
Americans critically ill in thousands of hospitals fromcoast to coast. The 300,000 doctors are kept franticallybusy trying to patch up the desperately sick people in
our country! Over 150,000 dentists can’t do even
10%
of the dental work Americans need! A void toxic silver
mercury fillings, all fluoride water, toothpastes, gels, etc.
(see page 152). Read Bragg book Water – The Shocking Truth.
I find most children’s mouths are filled with decay
and cavities before they are 17. We are a desperately sick,
ill nation! We are brainwashed to believe we are a healthy
vital country. The World’s facts and figures tell a differentstory. Even if you don’t overeat, the food you eat is mostly
unhealthy. Yet a little knowledge of physiology, health,
diet and fasting could save you from health bankruptcy.Ignorance is a worse enemy than over indulgence.
Overhaul your body and save your precious health! You
can’t be a walking toxic factory and expect to live a long
life of super health in a painless, tireless, ageless body.33
Just trust yourself – be wise, then you will know how to live. – von GoetheAutointoxication Promotes Sickness
I was reared in Virginia on a typical southern diet.
Ninety percent of my food was prepared in the frying
pan: fried chicken, fried ham, bacon, potatoes, porkchops and other fried meats of all kinds. I ate heavy
cream, flour gravies and hot biscuits and plenty of pies,
cakes and jellies. When I look back, I see I suffered inmy youth from this self-poisoning and didn’t know it.
Despite my abhorrence of drugs, I let myself be drugged
by the poisons within me. Rarely was I entirely free ofthem, and the average health I enjoyed was far from the
radiant health that was my natural heritage.
I usually slept
10 hours a night instead of 8, and the
excess I am sure was largely due to autointoxication.
Even after a long night of sleep, I seldom woke up feeling
refreshed, plus I had a bitter morning taste in my mouth.Most people are not really living; they are merely
existing. They are so full of toxic poisons that living
becomes an effort. Few people rise early to see the sunriseand greet the new day with eagerness and joy! I do now!
Let us look at our bedrooms as recharge areas where
we are required to spend a certain length of time in sleep
to recharge our life batteries. Let’s make our bedroomsuncluttered and peaceful with ample fresh air and light.
Ceiling fans in hot summers are nice. During the early
morning hours you always get more accomplished – sotry to cultivate early morning rising. You can if you put
your mind to it! Work days, when you get up earlier,
take a “cat nap” for 20 minutes after eating your lunch.
I understand why millions worldwide use stimulants
such as tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea, cola drinks and “pep
pills”. They try to fight the desperate moods of fatigueand depression caused by autointoxication. I could write
pages depicting the woes of toxins. As a youth my blood
was poisoned. No one would set out to foul their purebloodstream, yet, consistently, in ignorance I polluted
my precious life with unhealthy foods. Analyze your life
and improve where needed. Keep a daily journal.34
Stop your life from an out-of-control down spiral! Become the Health Captain of
your life by following The Bragg Healthy L ifestyle – start today!  – Patricia BraggOutwit Acidosis That Affects Millions
It has taken me all these years of research and study
to discover the great fact that the bloodstream should
be alkaline. Yet, with most of us, it is in an acid state.
From headache and indigestion, to pimples and thecommon cold, most problems arise from acidosis due
to self-poisons caused by unhealthy foods. When the
life stream is so polluted, how can our immune systemdefend the body against disease and illness? People
unwittingly prepare the body for sickness with their
unhealthy lifestyle and then let it be out of control, whilethey search for a magic pill that will work miracles!
Now if you are as naive as I was, you will ask, “What
can I do to counteract this supposed acidity? How can Icleanse my blood?” The answer is: “By supplying it with
alkaline-forming healthy foods.” At the first sign of
acidosis (heartburn, bloating, tired, etc.) go on a
3 day
water fast. After fasting, switch to alkaline-forming
healthy foods and be wise, always avoid unhealthy foods!
What Are Alkaline-Forming Foods?
 “But what are alkaline-for ming foods?” Y ou ask. They
are, generally speaking, organic, raw fruits and vegetables,
salads and leafy greens and lightly steamed vegetables.
Three-fifths of your diet should be composed of fruits
and vegetables, both raw and cooked. It’s alw ays best to
enjoy your raw fresh fruit  or a raw vegetable garden salad
before you eat any cooked foods. See recipe on page 231.
The alkaline forming foods are the most important
to your body. Some of you will say, “raw fruits and
vegetables give me gas, etc.” That is because you are on
the acid side and, when you eat the alkaline foods, theystart to houseclean and move the toxins out of your
bloodstream and body. So you avoid eating them and
use the weak excuse that they don’t agree with you. Theydo agree with you and your toxic body definitely needs
them to help get you clean, healthy and alkaline!35
Bad cooking diminishes happiness and shortens life. – Wisdom of AgesRaw, Organic Fr uits and Vegetables
Are Mother Nature’s Miracle Cleansers
When you get a bad reaction from certain raw fruits
and vegetables, remember that these are cleansing and
purifying foods. Use a small amount until you can reduce
your body’s toxic poisons. Your weekly 24 hour fast is
going to get rid of a lot of your body wastes. If you have
the intestinal strength to fast for 3 to 7 days, most
troubles from cleansing foods disagreeing with you willbe over. What are the acid-forming foods? Chiefly sugar,
its products and coffee, tea, alcohol, meats and fish.
No doubt the idea of excluding even a portion of the
latter will dismay you, but if you want to live agelessly


averageheight:we
arenownearlyastallaswerethefirstbiologicallymodernhumanbeings.
However,ourdietsstilldiffermarkedlyfromtheirs,andthesedifferences
lieattheheartofwhathasbeentermed'affluentmalnutrition'."
EatonandKonnerpointoutthatthequalityofmodernmeatisdifferent
fromthatofPaleolithicmeat.Domesticatedanimalsarefatterthanwild
animals.Meatnowoftencontains25to30percentfat,whereasgame
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containsonlyabout4percentfat.Thevegetablefoodsarealsodifferent.
Hunter-gatherers eatroots,beans,nuts,tubers,fruits,flowers,andedible
gumsbutonlysmallamountsofcerealgrains,suchaswheat,oats,andrice,
whichconstitutealargepartofourmoderndiet.
EatonandKonnerpointoutthatthelatePaleolithicdietcompareswith
thepresentAmericanaveragedietinthefollowingways:moreprotein,less
fat;thesameamountofcarbohydrate(butmorestarch,lesssucrose);the
sameamountofcholesterol(about600milligrams[mg]perday);more
fiber(36gvs.20gperday);muchlesssodium;morepotassiumandmore
calcium;muchmorevitaminC(400mgperdayvs.88mgperday).They
concludethat"Thedietofourremoteancestorsmaybeareferencestan-
dardformodernhumannutritionandamodelfordefenseagainstcertain
'diseasesofcivilization.'"
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VitaminsintheBody
Itwasthevitamin-deficiency diseases,aswesawinChapter7,thatledto
thediscoveryofthevitamins.Thesharpdefinitionandtheseverityofthe
symptomsofthesediseasestestifytothefactthateachofthevitaminsplays
adecisiveroleinoneormoreofthevitalprocessesinthecellsandtissuesof
thebody.Sospecificandimmediate istheefficacyofagivenvitamininits
actionuponthedeficiencydiseasewithwhichitisidentifiedthatonemight
takeittobea"wonderdrug."Oneneedstoberemindedthatvitaminsare
foods.Theycatalyzedtheevolutionofourspecies.Theyremainessentialto
ourexistenceandourhealth.
Astrikingcharacteristicofhumanbeingsandotherlivingorganisms is
thattheycarryoutthousandsofdifferentchemicalreactionsbetweensub-
stancesthatunderordinaryconditionswouldnotreactwithoneanother.
Everydayweburnaboutapoundoffuel,carbohydrate(mainlyglucose)
andfat,toprovidebodyheatandenergy.Thiscombinationtakesplaceat
bodytemperature,98.6°F.Butweknowthatthesesubstances—starch,
sugar,butter,etc.—donotburnatordinarytemperatures. Itmayevenbe
hardtomakethemburnatamuchhighertemperature.Forexample,if
youtakeacubeofsugar(sucrose)andholdtheflameofaburningmatchto
onecorner,youwillfindthatsomeofthesugarwillmelt,butitwillnot
catchfire.
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Howisitpossibleforlivingorganismstomakecarbohydratesandfats
reactwithoxygen(burn)atbodytemperature?Theansweristhatthey
makeuseofauxiliarysubstancesthathavethepowertospeedupchemical
reactionswithoutanychangeinthemselves.Thesesubstancesarecalled
catalysts;theyaresaidtocatalyzethereactions.
Ifyouputaverysmallamountofcigaretteash(ifyouknowsomeone
whostillsmokes)onthecornerofacubeofsugarandtouchamatchflame
toit,thesugarwillcatchfireandwillcontinuetoburnuntilthecubeis
consumed.Theburningtakesplaceonthesurfaceoftheashparticles,
whichthemselvesremainunchanged,sothatalittlebitofashcancatalyze
thecombustionofalargeamountofsugar.
Thecatalystsinthehumanbodyarecalledenzymes(namedafterthe
Greekwordforyeast);yeastcontainsenzymesthatacceleratetheprocessof
fermentation,theconversionofglucoseintoalcoholbyreactionwithoxy-
gen.Theyareproteins,withlargemolecules,oftencontainingtenthousand
ortwentythousandatoms.Theyarehighlyspecificintheirenzymatic
activity,oftenabletospeeduponlyasinglebiochemicalreactionorafew
similarones.Theremaybeasmanyasfiftythousanddifferentkindsof
enzymesinthebodyofasinglehumanbeing.
Someenzymesarepureprotein,justafoldedchainofamino-acidresi-
dues.Othersconsistofaproteinmoleculewithsomethingadded,anaddi-
tionrequiredtogiveittheabilitytocatalyzeitsspecificchemicalreaction.
Thisaddedpartiscalledacoenzyme.
Bothmetalsandvitamins(orsubstancesmadefromvitamins,suchas
thiaminediphosphate,madebycombiningthiamine,vitaminB,,andphos-
phoricacid)serveascoenzymesinmanyenzymesystemsinthehuman
body.Forexample,themoleculeofalcoholdehydrogenase,whichcatalyzes
theoxidationofalcoholtoacetateintheliver,containstwoatomsofzinc,
whicharerequiredforitsenzymaticactivity.Oneenzyme,cysteamineoxi-
dase,containsanatomofiron,anatomofcopper,andanatomofzinc.The
reasonthatatraceelementsuchasmolybdenum isrequiredinextremely
smallamountsisthatitservesasacoenzyme,permittingtheactiveenzyme
toworkoverandoveragainincatalyzingachemicalreactionthatisessen-
tialforhealth.Inthesamewayonlyasmalldailyintakeofavitaminmay
berequired(afewmillionthsofagramofB12),butthroughitscatalytic
activityitproducesafarlargeramountofsomevitalsubstance.
Mostofthevitaminsareknowntoserveascoenzymesinanumberof
enzymesystems.Pantothenicacid,forexample,isapartofcoenzymeA,
whichcombineswiththeproteinapoenzymes(passiveenzymes)togive
activeenzymesrequiredformanyreactions.Oneofthesereactionsisthe
conversioninthebrainofcholinetoacetylcholine,oneofthemessengers
involvedinbrainactivity.Nicotinamide,oneformofvitaminB^,isan
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essentialpartoftwoimportantcoenzymes,diphosphopyridine nucleotide
andtriphosphopyridine nucleotide.Thereissomeevidencethattheseco-
enzymesareinvolvedintwohundredenzymesystems,andinfactthe
numbermaybemuchgreater.VitaminB6,usuallyaspyridoxalphosphate,
isrequiredasacoenzymeformorethanonehundredknownenzymesys-
tems,andtheothervitamins,withvitaminCanexception,alsoserveas
coenzymes.
Oftentheapoenzymeavailableinthebodyisonlypartiallyconvertedto
activeenzyme.Theamountofactiveenzymecanbeincreasedbyincreasing
theintakeofthevitaminthatservesascoenzyme.Thiseffectisanimpor-
tantpartoftherationalebehindthemodernscienceofnutrition,withits
emphasisonoptimumintakes.
Thedevastatingsymptomsofscurvy,expressedinthewastinganddisin-
tegrationofthetissuesofthebody,suggestedalargeandubiquitouspres-
enceinthebodyforthefactorinnutritionweknowtodayasvitaminC.
Fortunatelythediseaseyieldedtothesimpletherapyofsupplyingasmall
rationofthefoodsthatcontainthevitamin.Thetherapyworkeditscure
longbeforethevitaminwasidentifiedandstilllongerbeforeitsbiochemical
rolebegantobeaswellunderstoodasitistoday.Whilemuchremainsto
belearned,moreisknownaboutthefunctionofvitaminGthanofany
othervitamin.Forthatreason,aswellasforitswell-establishedsupreme
importance,weshallhereconsideratcloserrangewhatvitaminC—also
calledascorbicacid—is,whatitdoesinthebody,andhowitworks.
Ascorbicacidisawhite,crystallinepowder,whichdissolvesreadilyin
water.Itssolutionhasanacidictaste,resemblingthatoforangejuice.Itis
aweakacid,somewhatstrongerthanaceticacidfoundinvinegar,but
weakerthancitricacid(inlemonsandgrapefruit),lacticacid(insourmilk
andsauerkraut),andtartaricacid(ingrapes).Inbodyfluids,whichare
usuallyneitheracidicnorbasic,ascorbicacidiscompletelydissociatedinto
anascorbateionandahydrogenion.Thehydrogenioncombineswith
basicgroupsofproteinsorwithabicarbonate(HC03)ion.Itistheascor-
bateionthatparticip