, I do not start thyroid
hormone therapy until they have sufficient iodine levels. This has allowed me to use much smaller thyroid hormone dosing. Twenty
years ago, my average thyroid dose was 120-180mg/day of desiccated thyroid hormone. Now, it is 30mg/day. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE ALREADY TAKING THYROID HORMONE: RULE OF THIRDS
If someone is already taking thyroid hormone and they are diagnosed with iodine deficiency, the ‘rule of thirds’ comes into
play. These patients may need to:
Maintain the same thyroid hormone dose
Reduce their thyroid hormone dose in half
Stop taking thyroid hormone
The problem is, when starting iodine therapy, I do not know which of the three groups an individual patient will fall into. I tell
my patients if, upon staring iodine therapy, they become
nervous, anxious, or develop palpitations, they need to immediately cut
their thyroid hormone dose in half. If the above symptoms still persist, it is best to stop the thyroid hormone. Following patients closely can minimize complications. In addition, performing an appropriate exam and checking blood tests
can help guide the process. WHY DOES TSH INCREASE WHEN STARTING IODINE THERAPY? One of the most frequent e-mails I receive from physicians and laypeople is their concern about TSH levels elevating after
beginning iodine therapy. As previously mentioned, TSH is released by the pituitary gland to stimulate the thyroid gland to
produce thyroid hormone. However, TSH has another function besides stimulating thyroid hormone production. It also helps stimulate the body’s
production of the iodine transport molecules–the sodium-iodide symporter-NIS. Without adequate amounts of NIS, iodine would
not be able to enter the cells and be utilized. In other words, the NIS is like a taxi cab that shuttles the iodine from the blood stream into the thyroid cell in order for the
cell to use the iodine to make thyroid hormone. This concept is not hard to grasp. Let’s take the example of a patient who is iodine deficient. This iodine-deficient patient’s
body does not require a large amount of NIS since there is little
iodine that needs to be transported into the cells. However, when
this individual begins to supplement with iodine, the extra iodine now needs to be transported into the cells. One way the body
will accomplish this is to increase the production of TSH to stimulate more NIS. In other words, when iodine supplementation is
started, the body will produce more “NIS taxi cabs” to shuttle the iodine into the thyroid cell in order to produce thyroid
hormone. My experience has shown, when iodine supplementation has begun, an elevated TSH without clinical signs of hypothyroidism
(i.e., fatigue, hair loss, headaches, etc.) as well as normal T3 and T4 levels does not indicate a hypothyroid condition. On the
contrary, the elevated TSH is the body’s appropriate and necessary response to produce more NIS or “taxi cabs” to increase the
transport of iodine into the thyroid cells. How long does TSH stay elevated? I have found that TSH may remain elevated for up
to 6 months before lowering to normal. How high do TSH levels rise? The normal TSH level ranges from 0.5-4.5mIU/L. I have witnessed TSH levels elevated to 5-
30mIU/L for a period of time–sometimes up to six months–before falling back to the normal range. Remember, if there are no
clinical symptoms of thyroid problems and T3 and T4 levels are normal, it is doubtful that TSH elevation is sign of
hypothyroidism. In this case, TSH elevation is normal and expected. The TSH will
decline back to the reference range after the
thyroid gland is saturated with iodine. IODINE-INDUCED HYPOTHYROIDISM
I, and my partners, have treated thousands of patients, autoimmune thyroid (AIT) disease patients included, and we have not
seen an epidemic of iodine-induced hypothyroidism. In fact, as I was going to print with this book, I queried my partners on thisissue, and we came up with two cases of iodine-induced hypothyroidism. Keep in mind that is only two out of over thousands of
patients treated with iodine. Most doctors and some holistic doctors do not seem to understand the concept of how the TSH rises with the initiation of
iodine therapy. Allow me to repeat myself: Increasing TSH levels, without falling T3 and T4 levels and clinical signs and
symptoms, do not indicate iodine-induced hypothyroidism. Finally, it is worth repeating–TSH levels initially rise in nearly all who
start iodine therapy. This is a normal and expected response. IODINE-INDUCED HYPERTHYROIDISM
Does iodine therapy cause hyperthyroidism? I was taught in medical school that it did, especially in patients suffering from
autoimmune thyroid disorders such as Graves’ or Hashimoto’s disease. Young doctors-in-training are still taught this today. So, let
me answer the question: Very rarely. Between my partners and myself, we estimate that over 12 years, less than 10 patients
out
of thousands treated became hyperthyroid when treated with iodine. When I lecture to doctors, I tell them one particular condition can predispose to iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. This
condition occurs in a patient who has an autonomously functioning nodule in their thyroid. Sometimes this is referred to as a hot
nodule on a thyroid scan. An autonomously functioning nodule is not under the feedback control of the pituitary and the hypothalamus. It functions
independently of the thyroid gland. When iodine is present, these nodules can take up the iodine and produce copious amounts of
thyroid hormone leading to hyperthyroidism. This condition can be diagnosed with a thyroid scan. However, it is most frequently
diagnosed after a trial of iodine therapy is given and the patient becomes hyperthyroid after taking the first couple of doses. How do you treat a patient with an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule? These patients must avoid iodine supplements
and food (such as seaweed) that is high in iodine until the nodule is surgically removed. Even less frequently, I see iodine cause hyperthyroidism in a patient without an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule. However, iodine can cause adverse effects, including symptoms of hyperthyroidism such as nervousness, jitteriness, palpitations,
etc., from a detoxification reaction. When this occurs, in most cases, it is due to iodine displacing the toxic halide bromine. Bromine toxicity can display all the symptoms I mentioned above. More about bromine toxicity can be found in
Chapter 11
. BREAST CANCER: THE PROBLEM WITH TAKING THYROID HORMONE WHEN IODINE DEFICIENCY IS
PRESENT
One of the main jobs of thyroid hormone is to stimulate the metabolism of the body. In hypothyroidism, the metabolism of the
body is slowed down. Consequently, excess weight gain is common in hypothyroidism. Conversely, in hyperthyroidism, the
metabolism of the body is accelerated and weight loss is more common. Iodine is not only necessary for thyroid hormone production, it is necessary for the production of all the hormones of the
body. Every gland concentrates iodine and utilizes iodine to manufacture hormones. Furthermore, every cell depends on adequate
iodine stores for the cell machinery to run optimally. When thyroid hormone is taken, all the cells of the body are affected by it. In effect, thyroid hormone raises the metabolism of
every cell in the body. The elevated metabolic rate naturally increases the body’s need for iodine. Therefore, if iodine is deficient,
supplementing with thyroid hormone will exacerbate the iodine-deficient problem. Researchers have looked at the link between hypothyroidism and breast cancer for over 40 years. There are researchers
who feel that thyroid illnesses, including hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease are associated with the development of breast
cancer. On the other hand, researchers have reported that women who take thyroid hormone for at least 15 years have an
increased risk for developing breast cancer. One study compared women taking thyroid hormone versus women not taking thyroid hormone. 14
 As compared to women
who never took thyroid hormone, the women taking thyroid hormone had a 50% increased incidence of breast cancer. This same
study found that breast cancer incidence was linearly increased the longer the time period that the women took thyroid hormone. This is illustrated in
Figure 7
. Figure 7: Length of time taking thyroid hormone and incidence of breast cancer. What is the link between an increased breast cancer risk in both women who took thyroid hormone for a long time period
and women who had hypothyroidism? I think the common link is iodine deficiency. In an iodine-deficient state, taking thyroid
hormone elevates the metabolic rate of the body which also increases the body’s need for iodine. When iodine deficiency is
present, the longer that thyroid hormone is taken, the worse the iodine-deficiency problem will be. In women, this worsening
problem is reflected in an increased breast cancer rate. Presently, we are facing an epidemic of breast cancer where one in seven
U.S. women are suffering from it. It is my hypothesis that this epidemic will not be solved until the iodine connection is identified
and


	doing	so,	we	can	choose	between	health	and	disease. This	concept	is	sometimes	difficult	for	people	to	embrace	because	thought
chemicals	are	abstract. Their	effect,	though,	is	reflected	in	Dr. Bernie	Siegel’s
1986	book,
Love,	Medicine	&	Miracles
:	“If	I	told	patients	to	raise	their	blood
levels	of	immune	globulins	or	killer	T-cells,	no	one	would	know	how. But	if	I
can	teach	them	to	love	themselves	and	others	fully,	the	same	change	happens
automatically. ”
Consider	how	thought	chemicals	can	improve	or	damage	health:
•	A	1991	study	in	the
New	England	Journal	of	Medicine
found	that	stressful
life	situations	(such	as	losing	a	job,	breaking	off	an	engagement	or	simply
feeling	overwhelmed	by	life’s	problems)	nearly	doubles	the	risk	of	catching
a	cold. •	A	thirty-five-year	study	(1946–1981)	of	Harvard	graduates	showed	that
people	who	had	a	pessimistic	outlook	on	life	suffered	significantly	more
disease	after	age	forty-five	than	people	with	a	positive	outlook. •	A	2001	study	in
Psychosomatic	Medicine
found	that	optimism	protects
against	heart	disease. People	who	are	pessimistic	and	blame	themselves	for
everything	were	much	more	likely	to	die	of	a	heart	attack	than	their
optimistic	counterparts. •	Dr. O. Carl	Simonton,	in	his	1978	book,
Getting	Well	Again,
talks	about
how	visual	imagery	with	positive	mental	images	had	a	beneficial	effect	on
patients	with	advanced	cancer. Simonton	found	that	people	who	used	their
minds	to	heal	had	double	the	survival	rate	of	those	who	did	not. •	A	study	in	a	2000	issue	of
Lancet
concluded	that	women	who	experience
severe	emotional	stress	during	the	first	trimester	of	pregnancy	are	80
percent	more	likely	to	have	a	child	with	birth	defects. Body,	Heal	Thyself
You	must	believe	in	your	health	if	you	are	to	maintain	or	regain	health. You
must	actively	care	for	your	health	when	you	are	well,	and	actively	pursue
wellness	when	you	are	ill. When	my	own	body	was	in	progressive	deterioration	during	the	depths	of	my
illness,	I	began	to	realize	that,	for	survival,	I	needed	to	employ	my	mind	as	well
as	my	body. I	began	to	repeat	a	version	of	an	old	affirmation	to	myself,	again
and	again,	a	mantra	of	sorts:
Every	day,	in	every	way,	I	get	stronger	and	stronger
and	better	and	better. At	first,	when	I	would	say	this	to	myself,	my	mind	would	fight	back,	saying
something	like,
Wow,	are	you	a	liar. You	feel	worse	today	than	you	did
yesterday. I	realized	that	my	positive	mental	affirmations	were	being	negated	by
my	own	thinking	about	my	situation. I	began	to	reply	to	my	mind’s	objections
by	saying,
I	know	I	am	worse	today,	but	I	am	giving	you	an	instruction. Once	I	became	comfortable	giving	my	body	instructions,	my	own	objections
began	to	disappear	and	my	body	began	to	respond. I	would	say	my	affirmation,
sometimes	out	loud,	with	passion	and	expectancy,	many	times	daily,	repeatedly,
until	I	could	feel	strength	coming	into	my	body	as	I	said	the	words. After	a	few
weeks,	my	subconscious	mind	began	to	implement	the	instructions	and	intent	of
my	conscious	mind. One	day,	after	saying	these	affirmations,	I	felt	the	best	that	I
had	felt	since	the	onset	of	my	illness. The	feeling	lasted	only	five	or	ten	minutes,
but	the	fact	that	it	happened	proved	that	I	was	on	the	right	path. Soon,	thefeelings	of	strength	came	more	often	and	lasted	longer. Later	in	my	studies,	I
learned	of	the	close	connection	between	the	mind	and	the	immune	system. My
badly	damaged	immune	system	was	responding. These	affirmations	had	a	profound	effect	on	me. I	began	to	understand	that
health	and	disease	can	be	the	reactions	of	the	subconscious	mind	to	the	thoughts
of	the	conscious	mind;	the	subconscious	takes	orders	from	the	conscious	mind
and	implements	them. Minds	do	what	they	are	programmed	to	do,	even	though
much	of	that	programming	is	unintended. I	began	to	realize	my	power	to
influence	my	health	simply	by	choosing	the	daily	thoughts	I	was	putting	into	my
mind. By	focusing	on	my	illness,	I	had	been	putting	thoughts	of	disease	into	my
mind,	thereby	creating	more	disease. The	mind	is	always	working,	so	why	not
make	it	work	for	rather	than	against	you. Keep	your	images	and	suggestions	as
positive,	simple,	clear	and	concise	as	possible. Then	repeat	them	as	often	as
possible. Allow	the	subconscious	to	accept	them	as	a	command	and	implement
them. Over	the	past	sixteen	years,	of	all	of	the	people	I	have	known	with	“incurable”
and	“fatal”	diseases,	the	thrivers	and	survivors	have	been	those	individuals	who
used	the	power	of	their	minds	to	heal	their	bodies	consciously. Take	the	case	of
Karl,	a	concert	violinist	who	became	paralyzed	by	a	stroke. His	physicians	told
him	the	paralysis	was	permanent. Confined	to	a	wheelchair,	Karl	was	unwilling
to	accept	such	a	fate. He	decided	to	use	the	power	of	his	mind	to	establish	new
connections	in	his	brain. He	started	by	focusing	intensely	on	just	one	finger. He
commanded	it	to	move,	and	eventually	it	did. Now	a	medical	curiosity,	in	2001
Karl	was	invited	to	give	a	concert	at	an	international	medical	conference	where
his	doctor	presented	his	story. Brain	scans	show	that	Karl’s	miraculous	recovery
resulted	from	using	entirely	new	areas	of	his	brain	and	bypassing	the	damaged
areas. Music	critics	claim	he	is	playing	better	than	ever. How’s	that	for	the
power	of	the	mind. Choosing	to	Stay	Sick
In	contrast	to	Karl,	other	people	in	my	experience	have	failed	to	strengthen
their	psychological	pathway	and	lost	the	health	benefits	of	positive	efforts. Lisa
was	one. She	had	suffered	from	extreme	chemical	sensitivity	for	twelve	years
before	coming	to	me	for	help. I	was	confident	I	could	help	her,	based	on	my	own
experiences. I	taught	Lisa	how	to	improve	her	health,	mostly	through	dietary	and
vitamin	supplement	suggestions,	and	she	made	some	striking	initial
improvements. After	a	few	months,	Lisa	was	living	her	life	in	ways	that	she	hadnot	been	able	to	for	many	years;	she	had	started	dating,	going	out	dancing	and
even	going	on	sailing	trips. Lisa’s	friends	commented	about	how	well	she	looked
and	her	good	progress. After	twelve	years	of	sickness,	Lisa	seemed	to	be	on	a
path	to	a	more	meaningful	life. She	learned	what	was	necessary	to	choose	health
and	seemed	to	have	developed	the	psychological	willingness	to	stick	with	it. One	day,	I	received	a	frantic	call	from	Lisa


. These deficiencies are
compounded by poor diet and lifestyle choices as well as harmful EMF radiation,
the 5G and artificial light sources. What can you do. Make changes like going on omad orin looping which is
increasing the good substances by thousands of percent and making the most of
these beneficial compounds that your body made and not waste them. The main problems people have with health are deficiency and toxicity. The
toxicity is compounded by pushing food, drink and things that need to be digested through you far too frequently. The deficiency aspect is compounded by
being deficient in just what the body needs at a specific time of the day. Right through the day the body is trying to make and release compounds that
you need at that time of the day. These are in your blood, the liver cleans the
blood taking out any toxins and anything the body decides is bad for you to go
out the waste disposal. The good stuff - Anything the body decides is good for
you at that time including all the beneficial compounds goes on towards the
kidneys to be regulated. The kidneys have millions of nephrons and distillation nodules which make the
best quality distilled water in the universe from your body. Included in this
perfect water are hundreds of thousands of compounds which are the excess
beneficial compounds the body decided are good for you at the right time. As the day progresses the light spectrum  from the sun changes and this changes
what compounds the body makes and these are what most people are deficient
in. Especially if they are not outside much but instead inside too much under
artificial lights staring at electronic screens. As well as diet and other factors
most people today have deficiencies and the body is doing its best to make up
for this, to help the body along what can you do. What can you do about these deficiencies. Yes, you can loop the excess good
compounds that are in your orin at that time of the day. This comes just at the
right time. Your morning urine will have different things in it that your midday
and afternoon compounds made by the body. Most of these substances have not
yet even been identified and had names given to them yet, there is still so much
unknown to humans about how the body works. In the evening the body can sense from the sunlight and other ways changing
that the end of the day is approaching. Different substances are made and
released which are exactly what the body needs AT THAT TIME. What you are doing and how you feel will affect which substances are put into
your orin. If you are very active then your body gives you just what you need in
your orin. If you are very excited and happy then different substances are put
into your orin. It works the other way as well if you are very stressed or worried
about something then different substances are put into your orin. But looping
them is exactly what the body needs to deal with the situation. Remember fight
like with like, and always keep in mind that the liver is the best filter in the
universe. There are two channels coming out of the liver, the good stuff and the
bad stuff. The body sends the bad stuff out the waste disposal and the good stuff
goes on towards the kidneys to make your orin. If you get an adrenaline rush then there will be many substances released in
your orin. One of these is the Superdrug called adrenochrome. There is a very
dark side to adrenochrome harvesting talked about in the film called fear and
loathing in lass Vegas. But there is a light side to harvesting your own adrenochrome, as well as harvesting all the incredible products made by your
body for your body. Stress is a very big subject and I don't intend to cover it all here. It's enough to
say how stress affects the quality of you and of your orin, but there are different
kinds of stress. There can be good stress and bad stress. A lot depends on your attitude. For
example going skiing, surfing or snowboarding. If it's exhilarating and you enjoy
it then that can be a good stress. You get good adrenaline and good
adrenochrome in your orin next time you loop you can feel those going back into
your blood. If you hated it and were forced to ski down a mountain that made you petrified. Then different negative chemicals would be in your orin. The quality of your orin
would be noticeably poor. A good example of what I’m talking about regarding the ingredients that can be
in orin was recently while mountain climbing there came a point towards the end
of the day that I felt I was coming to the end of my ability to carry on. Instead of
stopping I forced myself to pick up the pace, even yelling out loud to push on as I
forced my spikes into the glacier. Then my adrenaline and adrenochrome kicked
in. It felt like a warm blanket, and huge boost in energy. I felt great and could
carry on much further. But after more time this too runs out and you feel you
have nothing left. This is called hitting the wall. I knew what was happening and
got my bottle to pee into, and as soon as I drank it all down like a very fine high
quality tea. I could literally feel those substances going back into my blood
straight away. I got that same warm blanket effect again and the second wind in
my sails. The boost in energy came straight away and I carried on all evening
right up to the next base camp, where I slept like a baby. I was enjoying every
single moment on the mountain and this affected the quality of my orin. Anyone who does orin looping knows very well from their own experience that
the abundant nutrients, hormones, etc that are contained in urine are very
readily absorbed and utilized by the body. When you are happy the quality goes
up, but if you are unhappy or have excessive stress the quality goes down. You
can actually physically feel this. Stress and your attitude towards it affects the quality of you and therefore the
liquid you, which is your orin. Stress can't be avoided completely; unexpected
things go wrong in life for everyone. My father always set a really good example when things went wrong. He would
always count his blessings and say it could be worse. No matter what went
wrong he would always be happy and content, no matter what. Contentment
really improves the quality of you and of course your orin. So this is the ideal we want to aim for with orin looping. Have a good attitude
towards stress. Let go of resentment, bitterness, hatred and regret. All these
things negatively affect the quality of you and your orin. Move on, have a good attitude from now on so that you improve the quality of
yourself and your orin. Let your new omad orin looping chapter of your life be a
turning point. Be content with what you have, do not procrastinate happiness, be
happy now. This will improve the quality of your life and you will produce the
best quality coconut water tasting orin. Chase excellence; strive to be the best version of yourself and this will result in
the best quality orin. I can't emphasise it enough how the quality of your orin is
an expression of the quality of you. Don't be discouraged if your orin is still unpleasant at the moment. You have a
goal now. With the help of omad orin looping and striving to be the best version
of yourself you will increase the quality of your liquid expression of yourself to
the point where it is the best liquid that you ever want to drink. I understand this sounds farfetched to many who think that urine is always yucky
and unpleasant. But I can absolutely assure you that my orin is a beautiful
looking, smelling and tasting drink. I value it very highly and don’t want any
other drink throughout the day than what my bloodstream gives me. On omad your body will be in a fasted state for 23hrs a day. This is very good for
your blood and therefore your orin, your body is not dealing with pushing all that
food through you all that time. The compounds released are more beneficial due
to not being interrupted by having to push food through you during those 23 hrs
a day. It's not just the human growth hormones that increase in your orin by
around 2000%, this applies to every other beneficial compound made by the
body for your body when on omad. The percentages will be different with each
compound but the principle is the same. On omad the good stuff increases by
huge amounts in your orin. So on omad orin looping programme your body
makes even more of the beneficial compounds at exactly the right time. The
answer to deficiencies is not to eat for 23 hrs a day and feed yourself your own
perfect medicine instead. Feed yourself your own personal pharmacy that is
complete and will not take you out of the fasted state. To reinforce this point, Breast milk is a product made from the blood just as orin
is a product made from the blood. The incredible design of the body and blood
has been very cleverly designed to change throughout the day and give exactly
what is needed at the right time. Urine is also known as blood plasma ultrafiltrate. Or ultra filtered blood plasma. Milk is also ultra filtered blood plasma. Milk and urine are both filtered blood; the
first milk produced after the baby is born is called colostrum, it is basically the
same as the urine the baby was just drinking before it was born. The official definition of colostrum in medical texts is well known to be the


 Ayurveda and the Mind
for restoring powers of speech, communication, and
enabling the learning process to go on. It aids in the
control of the senses and mind. It is the sacred sound
of the Goddess of Wisdom, Sarasvati. SHRIM (pronounced 'Shreem'): an important
mantra for promoting general health, beauty, cre-
ativity and prosperity. Shrim strengthens the plasma
and reproductive fluids, nourishing the nerves and
increases overall health and harmony. It gives refine-
ment and sensitivity to the mind, helping us sur-
render to the truth. HRIM (pronounced 'hreem'): a mantra of cleansing,
purification and transformation. It gives energy, joy
and ecstasy, but initially causes atonement and
realignment. It aids any detoxification process. It is
the main mantra of the Goddess or Divine Mother
and grants all her blessings. KRIM (pronounced as in 'cream'): gives the capaci-
ty for work and action and adds power and efficacy
to what we do. It improves our capacity to make
positive changes in life. It is good for chanting while
making food or herbal preparations because it allows
them to work better. KLIM (pronounced 'kleem'): gives strength, sexual
vitality and control of the emotional nature. It
increases Kapha and Ojas. It grounds us and gives us
balance. It also promotes artistic skills and imagina-
tion. SHAM (with 'a' as in 'the'): a mantra of peace that
can be used generally for promoting calm, detach-
ment and contentment. It is good for mental and
nervous disorders of a Rajasic nature: for stress, anx- The Healing Power of Mantra 235 A
iety, disturbed emotions, tremors, shaking or palpi-
tations. It is particularly useful in chronic degenera-
tive nervous system disorders. SHUM (pronounced as in'shoe' but with the vowel
not drawn out as long): increases vitality, energy, fer-
tility and sexual vigor. Helps with the creative and
artistic powers of the mind. SOM (pronounced like 'home'): increases energy,
vitality, joy, delight and creativity. It increases Ojas
and strengthens the mind, heart and nerves. It is
good for rejuvenation and tonification therapies. GAM (like gum): gives knowledge, intelligence,
mathematical and scientific ability, logic, verbal
skills, mental stability, patience and endurance. Pro-
vides Ojas to the mind and strengthens the Buddhi. HAUM (like owl): gives strength, power, wisdom,
transcendence and transformation. Increases Prana
and Tejas. It is also a Shiva mantra. Mantras and the Elements
The five elements, and their respective sense organs and
organs of action, are purified strengthened and harmonized
by their respective mantras. These relate to the different
chakras (see following table). Ayurveda and the Mind
Mantra Chakra Element Sense Organ Organ of Action
LAM Root Earth Smell Organs of
Elimination
YAM Sex Water Taste Organs of
Reproduction
RAM Navel Fire Sight Feet
YAM Heart Air Touch Hands
HAM Throat Ether Hearing Speech
KSHAM Third Eye Mind-Space Mind
OM Head Consciousness Consciousness
Space
In each case the 'a' sound is short, just like the vowel
sound in our word 'the.'These mantras also strengthen the
systems they govern. Mantra and the Bodily Tissues
Similar mantras relate to the seven tissues (dhatus) of
the physical body and can be used to strengthen them. Again the 'a' sound is short, just the vowel sound in the
word 'the.'If a particular tissue is deficient, the respective
mantra can be used to increase it. If a particular tissue is
unstable, the mantra can stabilize it. The mantra SHAM
calms the mind through strengthening the nervous sys-
tem. The mantra SAM calms the emotional nature
through strengthening the reproductive tissue. 1) Plasma, Air YAM
2) Blood, Fire RAM
3) Muscle, Earth LAM
4) Fat, Water YAM
5) BoneSHAM (as in ship) The Healing Power of Mantra 237 a
6) NerveSHAM (as in shut)
7) Reproductive SAM
Mantras, Shapes and Colors
Mantras can be combined with shapes and colors for
added efficacy. The main shapes used reflect the five ele-
ments. Shapes along with their respective elemental forms
increase the elements involved and decrease those of oppo-
site qualities. 1)LAM Earth yellow square
2) YAM Water white crescent moon
3) RAM Fire red upward pointing triangle
4) YAM Air smoky colored six-pointed star
5) HAM Ether circle, dark blue in color
6) KSHAM Mind point, dark blue in color
For developing mental stability and emotional calm,
and for promoting constructive activity, one should
meditate upon a yellow square in the root or earth
chakra in which the mantra LAM is resounding. For developing receptivity, creativity, emotional
harmony, and the ability to absorb positive influ-
ences, one should meditate upon a white crescent
moon in the sex or water chakra in which the mantra
YAM is resounding. For developing will, aspiration, courage and vitality,
one should meditate upon a red triangle in the navel
or fire chakra in which the mantra RAM is resound-
ing. For love, devotion, and compassion, one should
meditate upon a smoky gray six-pointed star in the Ayurveda and the Mind
heart or air chakra in which the mantra YAM is
resounding. For mental space, detachment, purity and wisdom,
one should meditate upon a dark blue circle in the
throat or ether chakra in which the mantra HAM is
resounding. For developing concentration, perception and
insight, one should meditate upon a dark blue star
or point in the third eye or mind chakra in which
the mantra KSHAM is resounding. Mantras and Yantras
Mantras can be used with specific geometrical counter-
parts called Yantras. These can be useful in psychological
disorders as well. However, this is a more technical subject
and there is not the space to go into it in this book. 68
Of different yantras, the six-pointed star, combining
upward and downward facing triangles, is most harmoniz-
ing. The Sri Yantra or Sri Chakra is the most complex and
energizing of all the yantras. These are dealt with more
specifically in the Tantric approach. Mantras and the Biological Humors
VATA: Mantras for Vata should be warm, soft, soothing
and calming. Vata types should not chant out loud or for
too long as this may have a depleting effect upon their
energy. After a few minutes of vocal chanting, they should
chant silently. Too much of OM is not always good for Vata as it tends
to increase the space or ether in the mind, which in their
case is already too high. RAM is the best mantra for them
generally, as it is wanning, calming and protecting. The Healing Power of Mantra
HRIM is calming and energizing to their sensitive hearts. PITTA: Mantras for Pitta should be cool, soothing and
calming. OM is excellent in this regard, also AIM, SHRIM
and SHAM, which cool respectively the mind, emotions
and nerves. KAPHA: Kapha types do well with much vocal chant-
ing or singing. Mantras for them should be warm, stimu-
lating and activating. HUM is excellent, also OM and
AIM, which expand awareness and perception. 69
Mantras and Consciousness
Mantras aid in all the functions of the mind. Outer Mind (Manas)
Earth, Water and Ojas are predominant mantras, like
KLIM or SHRIM, strengthen the outer mind. The chant-
ing and singing of mantras is important on this level, as is
repetition of mantra with a low voice. Intelligence (Buddhi)
Fire and Tejas predominant mantras are good for the
intelligence, like HUM or HRIM. Meditating upon the
meaning of mantras brings them to the level of inner intel-
ligence. Consciousness (Chitta)
Air, Ether and Prana predominant mantras are good for
our deeper consciousness, particularly OM. HRIM is a spe-
cific mantra for the Chitta because it helps open and clear
the heart, which is the seat of Chitta. Long-term repetition
of mantras is important here, particularly during sleep or
idle moments during the day. Mantras reach the level of Ayurveda and the Mind
our deeper consciousness only when they go on automati-
cally in the mind, including in the state of sleep. Mantra
should follow our every breath and movement. Caution
Mantras should be done for a spiritual and healing pur-
pose, not to further our desires or to harm others. They
require that we follow a good ethical regimen in life. After
mantra, one should practice meditation. Prior to mantra it
is good to study some spiritual teachings. Mantra is a tool
for energizing the mind and should not be used as a


 light to shine on any
problem, you raise your ener gy level and access divine guidance. And make
no mistake about this; divine guidance is a clear, unambiguous, pollution-
free light.Here are some suggestions for bringing light to bear on the experiences of
darkness in your life. SUGGESTIONS FOR BRINGING LIGHT T O DARKNESS
Practice being an appr eciator of beauty. Make the choice to notice the
beauty which graces your day. Throughout the day stop to gaze and feel
gratitude for moments of beauty in your life. This may take ef fort when you
are experiencing dark times but it will help develop the habit of leaving the
darkness behind. Beauty appreciation is the result of a habitual way of
thinking light as often as possible. Find something for which you can feel
gratitude rather than resentment. When this becomes your habit, you will
automatically bring this sense of beauty appreciation to all life
circumstances. Harriet Beecher Stowe once observed, “In all ranks of life the human heart
yearns for the beautiful.” Y es, in all ranks of life, which includes any
problems or dark situations as well. If only once in a day, stop in the midst
of a dark moment and look for the beauty nearby. Do this once a day and
gradually it will evolve to twice and before long, this will be your habitual
way of responding to darkness. Do not pretend or fake happiness when darkness is present. Instead,
cultivate an internal sense of awe about yourself and your place in the
world. Think of the magnificence of every breath you take. Be in awe of the
immensity of our universe. Know that behind all dark clouds the sun shines,
and behind all appearance of darkness there is an eternal light that you can
access which will defuse darkness. People who are described as self-
actualized are able to see beauty everywhere, and they source their life from
their awareness. It only takes a moment’ s pause to lighten darkness with a
thought of appreciating beauty. My favorite observation by Rumi is: “Sell
your cleverness and purchase bewilderment.”
Become familiar with the literatur e of inspiration about those who have
overcome darkness in their lives. When I read about someone who has
transcended darkness, such as Helen Keller, I feel a strong sense of beingable to bring that kind of enthusiasm and light to any problem I might face. Stories about overcoming hardships always lift my spirits. Lance Armstrong overcame a diagnosis of terminal cancer, and survived
major sur gery to remove a cancerous testicle and tumors in his lungs,
stomach, and brain. Then he went on to eventually win the most grueling
test of physical endurance, the T our de France, racing his bicycle over
twenty-six hundred miles in the midst of summer, through the mountains. As if to punctuate his accomplishment he won the same race again the
following year. Lance was the two-time winner among the most elite
cyclists in the world. His story astounds me. It illustrates to me that we can
find light in the darkest of moments, and deliver that light to every obstacle
that crops up. Watching Lance ride, reading his story, It’s Not About the Bike,  and
listening to his interviews, gives me the courage to challenge myself to ride
to new heights. Those heights are not necessarily physical challenges. They
are the higher/faster frequencies of light and spirit that I can access and then
bring to those who live in the shadows where darkness looms. Send out white light and bathe others in it. Remember, everything is ener gy. Solid, sound, light, thoughts, spirit are movements, waves that vibrate to a
certain frequency. You can be an emissary of light and help others to
eradicate darkness in their lives. Think light and also practice meditating
and visualizing the white, clear, pure light enveloping anyone you choose. If you doubt your ability to accomplish this, or if you feel that sending light
through your thoughts and meditation is impossible then that will be your
experience. Shift your inner consciousness to the thought that no one knows
enough to be a pessimist. Then you will be able to transmit the light at the
highest/fastest vibrations where anything is possible. I practice sending white light, as does my wife, on a regular basis. If any of
our children are out late, we remind each other to bathe them in light and
send them the ener gy of spirit which is love, and to let that loving light
energy sweep over them. W e then have a picture in our mind of light rather
than darkness and danger.I have also studied auras, which are light ener gies that surround us much
like an electrical ener gy field. These auras can be read and altered by the
ways in which we practice spirituality. In fact, Kirlian photography shows
an aura of light surrounding living things, usually unseen by the naked eye. If this light is there, and we can alter it with our thoughts and emotions,
then why not realize that we can use our thoughts to send this pure light to
help protect anyone from the darkness. T ry it, with a mind that is open to
everything, and attached to nothing. Keep your thoughts center ed on light and what you want, rather than on
dark and what you don’ t want. Practice seeing the light within you. Bring
light thoughts to every circumstance of darkness. It is so common to do
precisely the opposite. When you do, you attract more of the illusions of the
dark. For example, if your thoughts are on how bad a situation is, how terrible
everything seems to be going, and all you can visualize is things getting
worse, you are literally attracting darkness into your life. Similarly, if you
approach someone, who is experiencing a dark episode, with thoughts of
fear, and anguish for them, what you are doing is identifying with the
darkness. It may seem to be proper to comfort those in darkness by
emulating their shadow thoughts, but you will help to eliminate that
darkness altogether by bringing light to the present moment. Empathy is a wonderful high ener gy quality and I encourage you to extend
thoughts of compassion and love to those who are experiencing darkness. However, I encourage you not to confuse empathy with reinforcing
darkness. Think thoughts of light and love and enter the darkness with that
energy. Your light ener gy will lighten the darkness. Y ou can emanate light
when you know that the darkness is an illusion since God’ s light is always
shining, and that thoughts of despair and anguish are what create the
illusion of darkness. Extend compassion and know that all is for good. As
I’ve said many times in this book, we cannot go where God is not, and
where God is, all is well. Get outside into the light when thoughts of darkness overtake you. Whenever you find yourself thinking morbid thoughts it is imperative thatyou physically get up and let in some light. Then notice how much better
you feel with the presence of light. Letting in the light literally allows you
to erase the dark thoughts. I also suggest that you reexamine fearful thoughts in bright sunlight. Thoughts that seem so terrifying in bed at night never seem to be as
troublesome when you review them in daylight. I recall being a young boy
living in a foster home thinking about how much I missed my mother and
becoming fearful that something might happen to her and I wouldn’ t see her
again. My mind would wander into all sorts of dark happenings and my
anxiousness would increase until finally I would become frightened and
truly scared. The next morning in the safety of the light those fears
disappeared and I wondered how I could have been so frightened. Somehow the light not only decreases the darkness of a room, but it also
makes questions and feelings of dread fade into nothingness. The light is a
faster ener gy and its presence is a symbol of the fact that God is the way,
the truth and the light. Invite the light in the next time you experience
morbid thoughts and notice the dif ference. Practice purification in all ar eas of your life. The light is pure. The dark is
contaminated. Attempt to remove contaminants from your life which dim
the incandescence of your spiritual light. Begin with your own body. Drink
more pure water and less cloudy liquids such as soda pop, alcohol, and
coffee. Eight to ten glasses a day of pure water flushes out many of the
toxins that lower your ener gy levels and cause the ener getic harmony of
your body to be out of balance. Y ou will feel lighter, think lighter, and
experience more spiritual ener gy by simply purifying your system with
large quantities of pure water every single day. I began my water purification process fourteen years ago when my wife
encouraged me to give up diet soda as my staple drink. I used to drink eight
to ten twelve-ounce cans a day. Slowly but surely I replaced that
contaminated brown water with pure nonsparkly water. It has now been
almost fifteen years since I have touched any kind of soda pop, and I drink
at least one gallon of pure water every day.Allow the purification process to extend to your food intake as well. Y ou
know what is pure and what is toxic to your body. Eat at least three pieces
of fruit a day and have fresh or ganic vegetables at least twice a day. Send
the toxins out of your diet and notice how you feel. To complete the purification process, work on keeping your thoughts pure. Train


 and relaxation on health, the medical community and consumers have almost
completely ignored these findings. For instance, if a typical consumer today is having trouble falling asleep chances
are the person will immediately resort to Nytol, or Sominex, or whatever sleeping
pill he or she saw advertised and promoted by drug companies on TV, and never
even consider or try simple natural solutions such as  taking a walk or warm bath,
or drinking a soothing cup of tea, or eliminating the late-night snack of pepperoni
pizza that's upsetting the stomach and causing insomnia – even though there is
clear  scientific  evidence,  not  to  mention  common  sense,  that  indicates  that
relaxation and dietary changes can help promote good sleep. This' same contradiction is also true for urine therapy. Medical scientists have
proven the medical efficacy of natural urine  and urea over and over again, but the
medical community and drug companies have completely ignored these research
findings – unless of course, a patentable drug form of urine such as Pergonal or
Urokinase, can be developed. 39It's unfortunate that even as most people and practicing doctors forgot about the
use  of  natural  urine  therapy,  medical  researchers  were  discovering  incredible
things about the medicinal value of urine. During this century, researchers sat in their laboratories and watched as simple
urea or whole urine completely destroyed rabies and polio viruses, tuberculosis,
typhoid, gonorrhea, dysentery bacteria and cáncer cells. They found that urine contains a huge array of incredibly valuable and medically
important elements and they injected and orally administered urine and urea to
thousands of patients in clinical tests. They watched as it saved the lives of cancer patients, cured and  relieved asthma,
eczema, whooping cough, migraines, diabetes, glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, and
a  host  of  other  illnesses. But  the  general  public  was  never  told  about  such
discoveries. Doctors and consumers today are given access to urine-related drugs, but have no
idea of the tremendous overall value and health benefits of the natural urine that
the drug was derived from. And medical researchers see absolutely no reason why
any of us should know about it. All we need to know, in their estimation, is that
they've developed a drug for a disease and where or what it's derived from is of
little or no importance. So why are many people like myself now resurrecting and using natural urine
therapy instead of using sophisticated 'wonder' drugs and surgery. The answer is
simple – drugs and surgery didn't work, but urine therapy did. -
Urine therapy is regaining attention today because as the twentieth century draws
to a close, millions of people are becoming aware that the keys to good health do
not lie in the laboratory or the operating room. Many of us now realize that when we threw out our natural medical approaches
and methods of self-care, we eliminated crucially important elements in healing
that can't be replaced by drugs or surgery. Unlike naturally occurring medicines,
chemical  drugs  are  extremely  concentrated  synthetic  substances. Yes,  these
abnormally  high  concentrations may  seem  to  produce  a  "knock-out  punch"  to
40disease symptoms, but what good is it if the drug delivers the same knock-out
punch to your health as a whole. We may think we're winning the battle against disease, but we all know we're
losing the war. The AIDS epidemic and the other modern health epidemics of
cancer, heart disease,  diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, debilitating allergies,
auto-immune diseases, ulcers, etc. aren't being cured by modem medicine. And one
of the biggest reasons for this failure is that these modem epidemics are  immune
deficiency  diseases  which  cannot  be  treated  by  immune-suppressing  therapies
such as drugs and surgery. In fact, every single drug or surgical technique that exists in some way weakens
and impairs our immune system functions, so it's imposible for these methods to
cure the immune-deficiency diseases that are now killing and maiming us. The health epidemics of today are the consequences of many environmental factors
that strain and break down our bodies' natural immune defenses, so drugs and
surgery which further weaken our immune systems do absolutely nothing to cure
or help us. They seem  to temporarily win the battle against  the symptoms of
illness, but in the end they lose the wax because they suppress and destroy the very
thing that makes and keeps us well – our own natural body defenses. Natural urine therapy was abandoned and forgotten by the public in the twentieth
century because we were so sure that drugs and surgery were the answers to all our
health problems. But time has shown us our error. As we watch the often terrible and fatal consequences of decades of complete
reliance on immune-suppressing synthetic drugs and surgical techniques unfold,
we worriedly search the pages of history to rediscover and relearn the lost arts of
caring for ourselves with simple, safe. and healthful natural healing. Urine therapy is a natural therapy that is not widely known today, but in reality, it
is not a lost healing art. As the material in this book shows, urine therapy has been
kept very much alive by modem medical science throughout the twentieth century,
even though it has rarely been publicized. In reality,-urine therapy cannot even be accurately classed as a traditional folk-
remedy  today,  because  during  the  twentieth  century  it  has  been  used  almost
41exclusively  by  mainstream  medical  scientists  and  researchers  and  not  by
consumers themselves, but this is changing. So, in conclusion, it is the "surgery and drugs are all we need" philosophy of the
present conventional medical system that is one major reason why you and your
doctors have never heard of mine therapy. But there is another big reason why so
many know so little about the world's least expensive and most powerful and
effective natural medicine - very simply stated - there's no therapy. Medicine and Money
I think that most of us are under the impression that somewhere in thesequestered
halls  of  academia,  benevolent,doctors  and  research  scientists  are  altruistically
slaving over their petri dishes and test tubes,  feverishly searching for new medical
methods and cures that will relieve and eradicate physical suffering and illness -
and that as soon as they make these wondrous new discoveries they'll immediately
release the results of their studies to a desperately expectant world of sick and
suffering people. But as true as we want this scenario to be, it isn't the reality. The reality is that
medical  researchers  are  not  the  ones  who  ultimately  decide  what  medical
treatments the public receives as a result of medical research studies. The architects of today's medical system are not primarily medical researchers or
doctors, but rather, the drug companies. Medical research requires funding and
from the very beginning of the age of modem medicine, researchers have largely
depended on pharmaceutical companies to supply those funds. So many times we
hear what the companies, and not the researchers, want us to hear about research
discoveries. The great pharmaceutical advances of the early 1900's that gave us the first new
vaccines, penicillin, antitoxins and the'miraculous' sulfa drugs were financed in
large part by big pharmaceutical companies like Bayer and I. G. Farben. Now,
while the owners of these drug companies may have had some altruistic interests,
the lifeblood of their companies was not medicine, but money. 42Simple, inexpensive medicines like herbs, homeopathic remedies or urine therapy
that have been shown to be just as effective, safer and much less expensive than
chemical drug compounds may be better for the public but they're no good for drug
company profits and are therefore not promoted and sold. It's in the  drug industry's best  interest  to ignore and invalidate medicines and
traditional therapies that can't be patented and don't produce  big profits. And in
simple economic terms, this is how any business survives and prospers — by
selling and promoting the products that make the most money. Pharmaceutical
firms by their very nature must promote profit-making medicines to keep their
companies alive. The way our medical system works today, drug companies are the primary entities
that  fund  research,  and  test  and  prepare  medical  treatments  for  government
approval, and this is also true in many countries throughout the world. And it's extremely expensive for a company to conduct research for a new method
and get it through the approval process — to do this can cost as much as an
estimated  $150  million  per  treatment. So  a  pharmaceutical  company  has  to
promote the medical approaches that will assure big "pay offs" in order for the
company to survive. Unfortunately,  medicines that  keep  drug  companies  alive  and  healthy,  even  if
they're government approved, can often make people sick — or even kill them. Drugs like DES and thalidomide may have been big profit makers but they later
created  horrible  health  disorders  and  hideous  fetal  deformities  when  used  by
trusting consumers. Metabolic synthetic steroids, once hailed as miracle muscle-


 This was the consequence of a
belief system that said: “Unemployment applies to others but not to me,”
and “Where there’ s a will, there’ s a way. ” There was also a willingness to
relinquish pride in return for employment. Another example is that of belief systems having to do with epidemic
diseases. A few years ago, fourteen acquaintances were observed closely
during an epidemic of flu. Of the fourteen people, eight came down with the
flu, but six did not. What is important here is not that eight people came
down with the flu, but that six did not. In any epidemic, there are people
who do not “catch it. ” Even during the depths of the depression, there were
still people who became wealthy and even millionaires. The thought of
poverty was “catching” in those days, but somehow those people did not
buy into it; therefore, it did not apply to them. For negativity to apply to our
life, we must first subscribe to it and, secondly, give it the ener gy of belief. If we have the power to make negativity manifest in our life, obviously our
mind also has the power to make its converse come true. Choosing the Positive
One surprising ef fect of the willingness to let go of our inner negativity is
the discovery that the polar opposite of the negative feelings exists. There is
an inner reality that we can term our “inner greatness” or “Higher Self. ” It
has much more power than the inner negativity. In return for letting go of
the payof fs that we were getting from the negative position, we are now
surprised by the positive payof fs that stem from the power of our positive
feelings. For example, when we let go of blame, we experience for giveness. Our Higher Self, which we might say is the composite of our higher
feelings, has almost unlimited capabilities. It can create employment
opportunities. It can create situations for the healing of relationships. It has
the power to create the opportunity for loving relationships, financial
opportunities, and physical healing. As we stop giving authority and ener gy
to all of the negative programs that stem from our own thinking, we stop
giving away our power to others and begin to own it back again. Thisresults in a rise of self-esteem, the return of creativity, and the opening of a
positive vision of the future that replaces fearfulness. W e can experiment with someone with whom we have a poor
relationship due to our holding of resentments. W e can sit down and say to
ourselves that this will merely be an experiment. The purpose for this, we
tell ourselves, is strictly to learn; that is, we want to become familiar with
the laws of consciousness and to watch the phenomena that occur. W e
acknowledge the payof fs we have been getting from our negative feelings. W e surrender each component and, at the same time, let go resisting that
within us which would be willing to heal the relationship. At this point, it is
not necessary to have any personal contact with the other person. W e are
doing this experiment for our own sake and not for them. As we look within ourselves, we ask, “What is the anger covering up. ”
Underneath the anger, we are likely to find fear. Aside from the fear, we
also find jealousy. W e find competitiveness and all the other little
components of the feeling complex that have blocked the relationship. The
simultaneous letting go of the negative and letting go of resisting the
positive result in a shift of inner ener gies, and there is an accompanying
subtle change in our self-esteem. Letting go of our resistance to the
willingness to have something positive happen in the relationship is all that
is necessary. W e can then just sit back and watch what occurs. In this
experiment, we are not interested in whether or not the other person “gets
it. ” W e are only interested that we  get it. W e are only interested in moving
our own position in the matter and, then, we just watch what happens. Section summary:

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Q: According to the text, what is the primary method of the mind's survival?,
A: The use of emotions.
Q: What is the purpose of the "What for?" question, and how does it work?,
A: The purpose of the "What for?" question is to uncover the underlying emotional goal behind an activity. It works by repeatedly asking "What for?" until the basic feeling is revealed.
Q: What is the relationship between the levels of consciousness and the chakras?,
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very rewarding experience usually ensues, which will take dif ferent forms
depending on the circumstances. Another cause for apathy is the residual of a previously experienced
traumatic overwhelm which has not been resolved. The mind projects on to
the future with the expectation that the past will be repeated. When we
discover this unconscious dynamic, we can choose to look again at the
emotional complex, disassemble it into its component parts, let go of the
negative aspects, and let go of our resistance to the positive ones. As we do
this, our perspective of the future changes. W e can for give ourselves that, at
the time of the previous emotional overwhelm, we simply didn’ t know how
to handle it. There were a lot of residuals that left us emotionally disabled at
that time. But, because in the unconscious mind there is no such thing as
time, we can choose at any time in the present to heal the past event. As wego through our own emotional healing for our own sake, that past event
now begins to take on a dif ferent meaning. Our Higher Self begins to create
a new context for it. W e can see the hidden gift. W e can end up
acknowledging with gratitude that it gave us a new opportunity to learn, to
grow, and to acquire wisdom. One of the most common areas in which we see this emotional
crippling is after divorce. All too often it is followed by bitterness and the
impaired capacity to create a new loving relationship. The unwillingness to
let go of the blame continues the emotional crippling, which can go on for
years, or even a lifetime. When we come upon bitterness, what we have really discovered is an
unhealed area in our own emotional makeup, and the ef fort that we put into
healing it will bring enormous rewards. In any situation which involves
suf fering, we have to ask ourselves: “How long am I willing to pay the
cost? What were the karmic propensities to begin with? How much blame is
enough? Is there a time to call an end to it? How long will I hang on to it? How much sacrifice am I willing to pay to the other person for their
wrongs, real or imaginary? How much guilt is enough? How much self-
punishment is enough? When will I give up the secret pleasure of the self-
punishment? When does the sentence come to an end?” When we really
examine it, we will always find that we have been punishing ourselves for
ignorance, naïveté, innocence, and lack of inner education. W e can ask ourselves: “When was I ever trained in the techniques of
emotional self-healing? When I went to school, did they teach me courses
on consciousness? Did anybody ever tell me that I had the freedom to
choose what went into my mind? W as I ever taught that I could refuse all of
the negative programming? Did anybody ever tell me the laws of
consciousness?” If not, why beat ourselves up about having innocently
believed certain things? Why not stop beating ourselves up right now? W e all did what we thought was best in the moment. “It seemed like a
good idea at the time” is what we can say about our past actions and those
of others. W e’ve all been unwittingly programmed without our conscious
assent. Out of our confusion, ignorance, and naïveté, we bought into the
negative programs. W e let them run us. But now we can choose to stop. W e
can choose a dif ferent direction.


 a remarkable, but sadly forgotten, example. I would again like to point out that we have all
experienced this urine cycle as a foetus in the womb. For almost nine months, we drank our own urine
in the form of amniotic fluid. This liquid was an
important contribution to the development of our
bodies. Drinking urine is certainly not strange. On
the contrary, it is the foundation of our existence. 4) If drinking our own urine is so natural and
useful, why hasn't nature equipped us with
an instinct to do this automatically? Rational thinking has completely suppressed many
natural human instincts. For example, all animals
avoid eating if they are sick. Many illnesses can
be quickly cured in this way, since digesting food
requires a great deal of energy. By not eating, we
can direct much more energy towards the recovery
process. Human beings, however, often continue eating
when they are sick. On top of that, the patient is
often advised to eat especially well, even if he or
she is absolutely not hungry. Sick or wounded animals instinctively use their
own bodily fluids. By licking their wounds, for ex
ample, they not only keep the wound clean, but
also send a signal to the body, which reacts to this
'self-injection'. Goats sometimes urinate directly
into their own mouths, and many other animals
(e.g. dogs) lick the urine from others of their
species. We have obviously strayed quite far from our
instincts in other areas as well. It is certainly not
instinctual to light a cigarette or consume alcohol. It is therefore safer to assume that nature has
equipped us with a number of instincts, but that
we, as people, have largely lost contact with them. 5) Isn't it true that urine therapy seems to be
effective, but that the simultaneous change of
dietary habits is actually the healing factor? Of course dietary habits greatly influence your
health. Urine therapy and healthy dietary habits
go together. As already mentioned, no substance
which has not earlier been consumed will appear
in the urine. A change in dietary habits as part of
urine therapy undoubtedly plays an important role
in a possible healing process. Actually, urine therapy is also effective for those
who already have healthy dietary habits and yet
for one reason or another get sick. Furthermore, the
rate at which symptoms improve when you apply
urine therapy is remarkably higher than when you
exclusively change your dietary habits. Urine
therapy also has an extraordinarily positive effect
if you fast exclusively on water and urine, in which
case you completely refrain from eating. Further
more, the same results are achieved with a urine
and water fast in one week as with a juice or water
fast in two to three weeks. The fact remains: the substances you eat, drink
or otherwise ingest are indeed important, especially
regarding long-term health. Applying urine therapy
while maintaining unhealthy dietary habits is like
lighting a candle to the sun. As a closing remark, there are no unequivocal
rules regarding a healthy diet and lifestyle. This is
very personal and usually, deep down, you know
best what is best for you. The Application of Urine Therapy 63 6) Can't the effects of urine therapy be attrib-
uted to suggestion or belief? Those who seek refuge in urine therapy as a 'last
resort' have often already made the rounds by every
other method of treatment, from allopathy to ho
moeopathy, Ayurveda, etc. They hoped and believed
these other therapies would work. Yet it seems that
many who did not achieve results with other meth
ods of treatment have been cured by urine therapy. This is remarkable when you consider that the na
ture and obscurity of urine therapy initially evoke
a sceptical reaction. In India, I spoke with a urine therapist who, in
his role as supervisor at a national park, also suc
cessfully treated al).imals with urine therapy. Here,
there is no question of the treated animal under
the influence of suggestion or belief. However, it is generally important to believe in
the method of treatment you choose. This is also
true if you choose another treatment. 7) Doesn't urine ta'ste disgusting? Our aversion to urine is the result of preconcep
tions and conditioning. We have been taught that
urine is dirty. In reality, urine usually does not taste
dirty. Many who have been drinking it for some
time even think it tastes and smells pleasant. The taste of urine partly depends on what you
have eaten and drunk the previous day. If you eat a
great deal of animal proteins, use a lot of spices or
drink strong herbal tea, your urine will probably
have a strong taste. Also, when your body is out of
balance, i.e. if you are sick, urine often tastes
stronger than normal. While applying urine therapy
64 Going With the Flow it is wise to reduce the intake of especially animal
proteins and strong herbs and spices. If you wish to gradually become accustomed to
the taste, mix urine with water or fruit ju:~~ or mix
a spoonful of honey into the urine. In general, taste is subjective. What is delicious
to one person is disgusting to another. Furthermore,
your taste can change with time. Most people who
drink beer or wine for. the first time in their life
think it tastes disgusting, but after some time they
get used to the taste and actually enjoy it. The same
is true for olives, blue cheese, etc. Regarding medicine, it is interesting to note that
people are willing to ingest the most disgusting tast
ing drinks and pills as long as a doctor prescribes it. Likewise, if you are sick, you might also try to over
come your resistance to the taste of urine. But do it
with love. 8) If urine therapy was so popular in the past,
as is maintained, why are people no longer
interested in it, and why don't they know it
can be useful? With the development of culture and technological
progress, we have strayed further and further from
nature. Our interest in natural medicines, includ
ing urine therapy, has therefore decreased. Further
more, in many respects we have turned away from
our own bodies. This has made urine therapy
psychologically inaccessible to us; in other words,
we think our own bodily products are disgusting. Our economic s.>;stein is based upon scarcity, and
scarcity is related to derJendence. Urine therapy
provides 'patients' with so much independence that the remedy, urine, is not lucrative. Urine is free and
always available for those who need it. In a world
in which money talks, urine therapy can appear to
be threatening to those who earn their living by
manufacturing or prescribing medicine. In short,
urine therapy does not fit in the current economic
picture of scarcity. Many people believe we are healthier nowadays
thanks to advances in medical science. This is partly
true. The flip s~de of the coin is that we have had to
give up a great deal of freedom and independence. The enormous efforts of medical science are partly
rbased upon the failure to really cure illnesses. Fight
ing symptoms is considered to be crucial, but this
does not take care of the cause. Urine therapy, be
ing a real nature cure, not only reduces the symp
toms, but also deals with the cause of the illness. Keep in mind that urine therapy is not a 'wonder
drug' that relieves all symptoms. Illness always has
several causes and is usually not only physical. Feel
ings, thoughts and the environment also play a role. If you apply urine therapy in order to get rid of a
symptom, but after improvement continue to treat
yourself and your body carelessly, the symptoms
might reappear. It is therefore important to also pay
attention to other factors playing a role in the heal
ing process. 9) How do acquaintances and friends react when
you tell them that you drink your urine? Is it
not better to keep quiet about it? Nowadays, the taboos surrounding bodily
excretions are great. We consider many things to
be dirty as soon as they leave our body, and forget that those same substances just a few minutes be
fore were an integral part of our body. Everybody
knows that the best way to get a laugh is by telling
jokes about peeing and shitting. I get the whole
range of reactions whenever I talk about my expe
riences. This is how we have been brought up, and
although I take urine therapy seriously, I generally
prefer an approach with a healthy dose of humour. However, if you feel uncomfortable about tell
ing it to those around you, but still want to experi
ment with urine therapy, feel free to do this without
mentioning it to others. When you are convinced it
works for you, the reluctance to talk about it will
gradually subside, and maybe even disappear. Per
haps you will start to enjoy talking about it, as I
do. You can be sure that you will be surrounded by
plenty of laughter, which in fact can be rather pleas
ant. An old saying maintains that it is good to com
bine what is useful with what is pleasurable; you
can be sure of that with urine therapy! It is a different matter if you have difficulties
explaining urine


using the environment with as much love and
spiritual sound vibrations as possible. Letting little soul know how how much they’re cared for and
wanted and what a special little being they are. PRASADA: THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL FOOD
You eat food with the purpose to nourish your body. How can that same
food nourish your soul? Yoga and Ayurveda teach us that the ener gy and the
mood of the chef, as well as the atmosphere that the food is prepared in, is
cooked into the elements (the matter) of the food. When you eat food, the
elements that the food is made up of feed the elemental components of your
body, whereas the consciousness and environment that the food was made
in feeds your mind and conscience. You therefore want to be mindful of not only what  you are eating but
also of who prepared it and what their consciousness was during that time. If you eat a healthy meal prepared by someone who is frustrated, the
healthy food nourishes your tissues, but the frustration colors your
consciousness, making you feel frustrated. In the same way, you may eat
some greasy comfort food that was made with a lot of love and feel
satisfied, nourished, and uplifted from it. Food becomes spiritual when it is prepared as a meditation, in the mood
of loving service, to satisfy and please the Divine. In India, millions of
people keep altars in their homes. They cook with the thought that they are
preparing food for the Supreme as an act of love. Everything in this world comes from the Divine. When you prepare
your food in gratitude, as an of fering to the Divine, that mood and intention
infuses the food with spiritual ener gy. The prayerful of fering, accepted by
the Beloved, transforms food into prasadam,  or spiritual food, that not onlynourishes the five elements that make up your material form, but also serves
to awaken the soul. In The Journey W ithin,  Radhanath Swami writes,
Of course the Supreme Beloved does not need our food. Mothers and
fathers provide for their children. If the children take the ingredients
provided by the parents and cook a meal for the parents, it’ s natural
that the parents will be pleased. Similarly, the Supreme is pleased by
our devotion when we cook and make our heartfelt of ferings. Prasadam is made with sattvic foods that heal and ener gize your body so
that your body becomes an ideal home for the soul to reside in. Lord
Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita advises that the foods that best help to
develop your consciousness are juicy, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart. This type of food purifies your existence and gives strength, health,
happiness, and satisfaction. In this way, preparing, cooking, and eating food
becomes a meditation and a spiritual practice that will connect you deeply
to yourself, to all of nature, and to the Source of all that is. To Make Prasadam
First, take a shower and put on clean clothes. Assure that the kitchen
you are using is scrupulously clean. When your body and
environment are purified, your mind naturally becomes more clear. Play a recording of kirtan or a spiritual lecture that attunes your
mind toward Truth. This assures that your mind is absorbed in
hearing spiritual sound vibration rather than wandering into the past
or future. Say a prayer that your preparations become infused with Divine
love. While cooking, make sure not to snack or sample a dish before it
is finished and of fered. Remember, this meal is a loving gift that you
first want to of fer to the Divine before enjoying it yourself. This also
maintains a standard of cleanliness.Once preparation of the food is complete, make a small plate and
place it on your altar or personal sacred space. (T raditionally, you
would use a plate that was only meant for this purpose.) Close your
eyes, take a few deep breaths, and of fer the meal with love and
gratitude to whatever form of Divinity you connect with. The Divine
accepts the love, devotion, sincerity, and intention behind the
offering. After the of fering, take the prasadam of f the altar and
transfer it to another plate. Share it with others and enjoy! ASSOCIATION WITH SACRED SPACES
Sacred places are infused with spiritual ener gy, ener gy that brings you back
to your spiritual nature. When you enter into a spiritual environment, the
stresses of your days may fall away as you remember what is really of value
in life. You may feel superchar ged after visiting holy places of pilgrimage,
perhaps feeling the dif ference in yourself for days. Holy places are infused
with the ener gy of the people who have frequented them and the mood
those people have brought to the spaces. They carry the ener gy of great
saints, great knowers, and great seekers of Truth. They are steeped in the
power of prayer and thus the presence of Divinity. Whether or not you
believe that the dent in that rock was made by Buddha or that God really
appeared in the burning bush, it is hard to ignore the profound way that
others experience the sacredness of these sites. The presence of faith
elevates these spiritual places, making them more than the sites of a mere
stone or tree. ASSOCIATION WITH SPIRITUAL PEOPLE
When you spend time with holy people, people who are dedicated to living
a life in alignment with Truth, their vibration af fects you in a deep way. Their ener gy, lived knowledge, and depth of realization af fects theatmosphere by bringing cleansing, connection, and clarification. Just being
in their presence begins to shift your inner experience through an ener gy
transfer that takes place beyond anything that they say or do. By associating
with spiritual people, whether in person, by listening to lectures, or through
reading books or biographies, you will begin to take on qualities of those
people. By serving these great seers of Truth, Truth awakens within your
own heart and the heart of the little one in your womb. SPIRITUAL SOUND VIBRATION
Technology allows spiritual sound vibration to be easily accessible
anywhere, at any time. Listening to Truth from sacred literature is a good
way to refocus your priorities, purify your heart, and attract Divine grace. The purer and more realized the source of the knowledge, the more
powerful the ef fect. Another form of receiving spiritual sound is the practice of mantra
meditation or kirtan. Mantra is spiritual ener gy encased in sound structure. In Sanskrit, man means “mind” and tra means “to free.” Mantra meditation
is a practice known for its ability to free the mind from the fear and anxiety
that stems from for getfulness of your true Self. Chanting has a profound
effect on the body, mind, and spirit, and there are many dif ferent mantras
that each have their own potency, carrying with them many dif ferent ef fects. The following mantra, the maha mantra, was first mentioned in the
Kali-Santarana Upanishad and is said to carry within it the power of all
other mantras. It uses only three words, repeated to express a mantra that
consists of sixteen words in total: Hare (pronounced ha-ray), Krishna
(pronounced krish-na), and Rama  (rhymes with “mama”). Hare invokes the
presence of the Divine feminine, and with that, all of Her qualities, such as
compassion, divine grace, and pure love. Krishna  is one of many names for
the One (or God) meaning “attractive to everyone,” and Rama  means “one
who gives pleasure”—that is, who awakens you to the pleasure inherent
within your own heart.This mantra is a prayer and a meditation. As a prayer, its intention is to
serve—to awaken you to the Truth of who you really are and help you
remember your loving relationship with the Divine. As a meditation, its
practice is to focus your attention completely on the sound of the mantra,
whether you say it silently or aloud, and to really allow yourself to bathe in
the vibrations and be nourished by them. Whenever the mind wanders
(usually to the past or to the future), invite it back—simply focusing your
attention on hearing the sound. When the mind wanders again, bring it back
again. Then it will wander again. Bring it back. The mantra becomes a place
for your mind to rest. This mantra is said to permeate through all layers of matter and directly
touch the soul. It revives your original, pure consciousness. It helps you to
awaken to the deepest reality and allows you to become an instrument of
God’ s grace, love, and compassion in the world. (For more details on
mantra meditation, I suggest reading The Living Name  by Sacinandana
Swami.) Maha Mantra Meditation
Repeat this mantra over and over again, out loud or in your mind,
focusing your attention completely on the sound vibration for a
minimum of five minutes per day, working up to twenty minutes in the
morning and twenty minutes each evening. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
PREGNANCY MONTH BY
MONTH: THE AYURVEDICAPPROACH
FIRST TRIMESTER
Upon conception


 hopeless, an d a limit
of twenty -four hours was set within which death must occur. The resources of the physician had been exhausted, and in his opinion
all that could be done was to alleviate the excruciating pain with opiates, thus permitting dissolution to take plac e while the youth
was under their influence, and this was the course pursued. The distracted family as a last resort turned to the fast. After examining
the case, the writer accepted the responsibility, and a description of the condition of the young man w ill perhaps throw stronger
light upon the contrast that is always displayed between the methods followed by man in disease and those which nature employ s.

The boy had been in bed for five weeks; his body showed all of the evidences of the ravages of dise ase and of those of the
remedies that had been applied. The left arm, wrist, and hand were greatly swollen and painful, as were also both knees and a nkles. The face was flushed, the breathing stertorous, the pulse very irregular, while the body temperature  was 105 degrees. In all
respects the working foundation for favorable outcome was most insecure. For two weeks immediately preceding the change in
treatment heart action had been stimulated with digitalis and with strychnine; food had been forced upon a p rotesting stomach as
many times daily as the patient could be induced to swallow; and, when the pain had become too severe to be borne, or when
delirium occurred, codein and other opiates had been used unsparingly. In addition, within the preceding seven d ays two quarts of
brandy had been poured into the youth. As the result of disease and of drugs the patient could neither lie down nor sit up, a nd his
position was a painful compromise. Death seemed imminent, but food was at once withheld, and a gentle ma ssage treatment was administered in order to equalize
circulation as much as was possible in the circumstances. A half hour after this, an enema of warm water brought away a large
amount of fecal matter, all of which resulted in pulse and temperature showi ng decided downward tendencies, while the patient
rested more quietly and easily than for many days. In acute crises, such as this, drastic measures are imperative, and, on the second day, application of more vigorous massage and of
more copious enemata brought temperature and pulse to still lower register; consciousness, which had been intermittent, fully
Page 13 of  72 returned; the swelling in the arm was reduced; and pain had abated. In a week the young man was able to lie at full length, a nd the
swelling, excepting  in the ankles was scarcely perceptible. Before this, natural sleep had returned, while temperature and pulse
were but slightly above normal. During this interval two enemas daily had been administered, and masses of feces more or less
hardened had been re moved on each occasion. Sponge baths twice each day had also aided in relieving discomfort while assisting
elimination, and at the end of the first week of fasting tub -baths were begun. The fast was broken on the eleventh day with a small amount of tomat o broth fed morning and night, the supply being increased as
the patient showed increasing ability to digest his food. Five weeks from the beginning of treatment the youth was enjoying a  daily
walk of several miles, and thereafter, adhering strictly to the  dietetic regimen prescribed, he rapidly developed to a condition of
normal health and eventually to a robust physique. The second case, a man sixty -one years of age, was stricken with paralysis of the entire right side, and, receiving no help from
medic ine, he determined upon an absolute fast. The preparatory period covered but ten days, a time too short to permit of wholly
satisfactory approach to total abstinence, but nevertheless at its completion a fast of forty days, which proved eminently su ccessfu l
in outcome, was undertaken. Paralysis of this nature, known as hemiplegia, is usually caused directly by hemorrhage in some
portion of brain tissue. For its relief but one course can be followed --to permit natural processes to absorb the formed blood clo t,
thus removing inflammation and pressure, releasing nerve force, and allowing connective tissue again to form by natural proce sses
of healing. Constant ingestion of food in the circumstances serves to aggravate and to prolong recovery, since to facilitat e the
process of absorption the blood should be relieved as rapidly as possible of the burden of waste it has been carrying, waste that in
all probability was directly the cause of the brain hemorrhage. The fast by compelling the dominance of elimination a t once
reduces the density of the blood through removal of circulating refuse, and gives the natural assistance necessary for the di sposal
of obstructions to the passage of nerve force through nerve channels --thus restoring sensation and motion the loss of  which
constitutes paralysis. The patient in question weighed at the time of his apoplectic seizure 228 pounds. Each day of abstinence showed loss in weigh t,
and at the end of the fast the latter was reduced to 174 pounds. Bile in abundance was discharge d with the enemas, and at intervals
vomiting of the same fluid occurred. The fast was broken with grape -juice and orange -juice, but after a few days more solid food
was taken. It is well to quote from a personal letter from the patient, reading as follows:
"I was totally incapacitated from actual manual labor of any kind before my fast, and I lived in dread of a second stroke,
with a strange, unnatural depression evident upon slight over -exertion. Great drowsiness affected me, and on occasions I
would sleep  thirty to thirty -six hours, almost without intermission. My mentality was impaired, my eyesight defective,
and my speech impeded. My right hand and arm were clumsy and weak, and at this stage all ordinary human aid seemed
powerless. "I began the fast, a nd contrary to my expectations, I had no hunger from the third day to the fortieth. To affirm that there
was no inconvenience, however, would be untrue, for by every avenue of elimination most offensive impurities were
thrown off, and at times these could not have been borne had the object been lost sight of. My weight before I undertook
the fast was 228 pounds, and the girth of my abdomen, 45 inches. After I had completed the total abstinence period, I
weighed 174 pounds, and measured in girth 38 -1/2 inche s. I am cured of my paralysis; my mentality is clear and normal;
my entire digestive system is apparently perfect; my vision is better than for years; my hand and arm are strong; I have no
dread of a second stroke; I have no sleepy spells; I feel lighter a ll over; and, when weary, I am quite refreshed and ready
for further exertion after a short rest." A case of the disease symptom known as chorea occurring in a woman twenty -eight years of age next offers itself for description. Preparation was undergone f or several weeks and a fast of twenty -two days resulted in the return of hunger with complete
restoration to health. The medical history of this case showed obstinate constipation for twenty years; and there were nervou s
tendencies that had been persistent ly present in aggravated form. Medical advice and direction had been constantly followed since
birth, yet, when first seen, the muscles controlling and forming legs, hands, arms, and face were in constant action, and no effort of
the will could command the m. During the first week of the fast, improvement in the latter respect appeared, so much so that the
young woman was able to walk without any evidence of extraordinary lack of coordination, and by the fourteenth day all muscul ar
signs of nervousness had c ompletely disappeared. No unusual symptoms developed in this case. The enemas brought away solid matter in decreasing amount until the seventeenth
day, and thereafter but a small quantity of bilious fluid. Body manipulation and the baths were daily resor ted to, and the loss in
weight was not remarkable. There were almost no unpleasant symptoms, and this was of the absence of structural organic defect,
and because the patient had always led an outdoor life and possessed an equable disposition. After a time  devoted to a dietetic
regimen and judicious exercises, the case was discharged as restored to health and with no traces of her former nervous disor der. An added benefit was discovered in that, although there had been decided impairment of sight, myopic in  character, the patient
was able to dispense with lenses six weeks after the beginning of the fast. The distressing affliction, epilepsy, is a disease symptom that may be traced to the source of all functional disorder, the d igestive
Page 14 of  72 machinery. The cas e of a young woman, twenty -nine years of age, will demonstrate the effect of the fast and its adjuncts upon this
characteristic of disease. Before entering the fast, the patient had tentatively followed a dietetic regimen, and had noted d ecided
improvement  in general health, but there was no cessation of the attacks peculiar to the symptom named. Medical attendance had
been continuous for years, but no improvement had resulted; rather the reverse, for the epileptic seizures had increased in n umber
and sever ity as time went by. Before the fast the attacks were recurring at intervals of two weeks, and the latest seizure had
happened but three days before the fast


quate quantities
 of
water for normal bodily functions, the body will
start storing
 water as a
protective measure, and it does so in the
fat cells
. When the body is
starved of water, instead of
metabolizing fat
 with the help of water, it will
start storing water and fat. Our kidneys
 cannot function adequately without
the proper
quantity of
 water; consequently a portion of their load is
transferred to
the liver
. Metabolizing stored fat and converting it into
energy is
the primary
 function of our liver. As a result, the overloaded
liver
cannot
 function properly or at full capacity by metabolizing fat
; and
 the fat
that is not used as energy is stored in the body. The Body in Survival Mode

If you are not supplying your body with an adequate quantity
of water
, it will
perceive this as a threat to the body
’
s survival. It begins
 storing water in
the fat cells, causing the ankles, feet,
legs and
 hands to swell and puff up. You can actually press against
the swollen
 area with a finger and leave a
temporary indentation. In this
 process the body will begin storing as much
water as it
is supplied
, and unfortunately the water the body is storing is
not being
 used. Therefore the organs may start pulling water
from less
critical bodily functions, which can result in many
serious conditions
 such
as:

     1. Heat
 stroke
2.

extremely dry mouth and nose
3.

extremely dry skin, no elasticity
4.

extreme thirst & no sweat no
5.

urination or dark yellow urine
6.

accelerated heartbeat sunken eyes
7.

accelerated breathing
8.

no tears when crying fever & possible delirium or even
unconsciousness. The only way to rid the body of these symptoms is to drink plenty
of water. The body will stop storing water and begin supplying it with much needed
hydration. Then the stored water will be released. If you feel you are
drinking an adequate amount of water and yet seem to be retaining it due
to swollen feet, ankles, legs, arms or hands, this may be the result of
ingesting too much salt. Your system will attempt to dilute excess quantities of salt which results in
swollen tissues. To solve this issue, simply drink plenty of water,
preferably distilled or reverse osmosis. The larger a person is, the more water they require for their metabolic
processes. So an overweight person obviously would need to drink larger
quantities of water for their metabolism than would a thinner person. If you
seem to have frequent muscle cramps, it is a sign that your muscles are
not receiving enough water to stay elastic and maintain proper muscle
tone. Another sign of dehydration is dry skin that seems to have lost its
resilience and ability to spring back when pinched between two fingers. Ridding the Body of Waste
Another major function of water is to help rid the body of waste material. As
the body starts shedding fat cells after receiving an adequate supply of
water, these metabolized fat cells along with residual waste material must
be eliminated. It is therefore important that the body received plenty of
water in order to help flush the waste material from the body. Move Waste Material
through
 the ColonTo move waste material through the colon, it needs a continual supply of
water for this process, and if that does not happen you will become
constipated. If you are not drinking enough water, the colon is one of the
first organs to be deprived of its share. When this happens, you simply
need to drink more water, not take medication. Drinking 3 to 4 Quarts of Water Daily
The average person should be drinking 3 to 4 quarts of water daily to
adequately supply all of the body
’
s needs and to flush waste and toxins
from the colon, kidneys and bladder. The best way to accomplish this is to
have a bottle of water close by throughout the day and drink a little bit
often. This will assure that you will not only stay hydrated, the water in
your stomach will help suppress hunger. When
the
 Body Is Properly Hydrated
When the body is properly hydrated, every organ will function properly. You will also prevent water retention and any stored water will be released. The liver will properly metabolize stored fat and this fat  will be used as fuel
and burned up. Then you will again have normal thirst and normal hunger. CHAPTER 10
Cooking With
Distilled Water

Fresh-baked Sour Dough Artisan Bread with several additional-
optional ingredients
…
Do you consider yourself an average cook, a good cook, a great cook or
even a Master Chef? Regardless of where your culinary skills fall, I can
show you how to take it up a notch, both your skills and your belt. So what
’
s the great secret about distilled water? Well, there are several
reasons why the quality of your dishes will improve by utilizing distilled
water in their preparation – especially if you’re currently using tap water. Cooking and Baking with Tap Water

Imagine that you were about to bake fresh bread such as in the recipe
listed below
…
You have everything you need for this task organized and laid
out on
 the
kitchen counter. Suddenly a complete stranger strolls in and begins adding
unknown ingredients to the mixing bowl, then leaves. You had noticed a
skull and crossbones label clearly displayed on every one of the
ingredients. What would you think and how would you react? Would you
simply ignore what you know, bake the bread and eat it? Those additional
ingredients are listed in the recipe below. Fresh-baked Sour
Dough Artisan Bread
1 cup warm water
1 pkg active yeast
1 tsp salt
1-1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp shortening
¼ cup milk
3 cups flour

Additional: Optional* Ingredients
 arsenic to flavor
nitrates & pesticides
pinch of pharmaceuticals
bacteria, viruses, cysts
all-purpose chemicals
tsp heavy metals & lead
fold in 1 cup decayed plant & animal matter
chlorine to taste
sprinkle of THMs, HAAS, chlorite, bromate

 So you wouldn
’
t eat the bread? Actually, when you use the
tap
water
 from
almost any city water supply for any recipe, you
need to
 know that those
additional “optional” ingredients
will be
added
 if
 you use tap water. So what is the point? If you don
’
t want
extra harmful
, cancer-causing
grossness added to your foods,
prepare them
 with distilled water, baking
and cooking. You can
actually expect
 the food to taste more like it is
supposed to. Preparing food, baking and cooking
using
distilled
 water
improves the
food
’
s flavor
, and
 will even enhance the appearance
of the
 food. With the
purity of distilled water
, and
 being a
natural solvent
, nitrates
or pesticide
residue will be effortlessly
rinsed from
 vegetables and fruits. When you use tap water to reconstitute vegetable or fruit juice
,
the
 chlorine
and other chemicals affect the flavor. So, too,
with coffee
 and tea. Distilled
water is pure, odorless, and tasteless;
so whatever
 you add to
it that
 is the
only taste you experience. Therefore, for better tasting juices, coffee and tea, you will
find the
 taste to
be greatly enhanced using distilled water. Distilled water
 is what was
originally removed from the fruit
to concentrate
 it, and there is nothing in
distilled water
to compromise
 the taste. You can actually use extra water,
get
the same
 flavor, and make it go fu
rther. The best tasting coffee in
the world
comes when
 using pure
, clean
, healthy,
tasteless distilled
 water. Less tea and coffee
are required
 when using distilled water
because the
pure
water extracts
 more of the
coffee and
 tea from the product,
thus
requiring less
 to get the same flavor. Distilled water
reduces the drink’s cost
 by as much as 25 percent. Even
though it will
be lighter
,
the richness
 of flavor will be prevalent, with much
less of
a bitter taste
. Better Ice Cubes
There is a very noticeable difference in distilled water ice cubes. They
’
re
not only crystal clear, but they are also harder and last longer since there
is no inorganic matter to cause it to melt faster. Reconstituting Vegetable & Fruit Juices
When concentrated
fruit and vegetable juices are reconstituted by using distilled water, they
not only taste fresh squeezed, but you can add 20-25% more distilled
water and make it stretch farther and still retain the natural flavor. Because
distilled is so pure, whatever you put in it, that is the only flavor you will get
out of it. This is because there are no contaminants to alter the flavor or
chemistry as there is in tap water. It tastes much closer to the original
fresh product. It is also possible to stretch the volume of your finished
drink by using distilled water to reconstitute it. Cooking Vegetables
Distilled water will not subject the vegetables
to contaminants
, as opposed