 agents in the
body. The action of free forms of glucocorticoids
is another powerful therapeutic effect of fasting
on infl ammatory diseases.
At the same time, endocrine glands hypertro-
phy slightly during fasting. The parathyroid
gland responsible for the immune system (thy-
mus) experiences the greatest increase in size
during dosed fasting. The remaining viral and
microbial in flammation sites are destroyed dur-
ing dry fasting. These factors achieve an inte-
grated therapeutic effect in patients with bron-
chial asthma. What is the negative effect of
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asthma who have undergone hormonal  therapy
for over 5 years? Allergic inflammation in the
bronchopulmonary apparatus causes a complex
of pathological reactions, which always delay ex-
halation. That’s why respiratory acidosis devel-
ops in the blood. It restores and then enhances
the process o f CO2 absorption by cells. This
means that defense mechanisms are active even
if a brief asthma attack occurs. Bronchospasm
neutralizes the mediators of allergic inflamma-
tion. None of them are present in the blood dur-
ing attacks. At the same time, asthma attacks ac-
tivate the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland,
which eventually improve the effect of neutraliz-
ing allergies through their channels as well.
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the tracheobronchial tree and then relieves
asthma attacks without external assistance. Sec-
ond, bronchospasms largely restore general bod-
ily adaptation reactions and neutralize allergic
inflammation. Thus, the effect of protection
against allergic inflammation is preserved for a
long time after the attack.
That’s why attacks are rare (1 -2 times a year) at
the onset of bronchial asthma, even if allergens
are in regular contact with the body. Patients can
have asthma attacks but live long if they don’t
take modern medications. It used to be the same
for asthma  patients before the war because pa-
tients barely ever died from this disease and lived
to a ripe old age.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frTwo drugs were released in the USA, England,
and then Russia in the post -war years. It’s hor-
monal glucocorticoid therapy, where the inhal-
ers impact nerve endings (adrenergic receptors
of efferent cells). As a result, there were many se-
riously ill patients who encountered the threat of
lethal outcomes, and then there were deaths.
Nowadays, it’s a common occurrence. It turned
out that the direct -acting sympathomimetics
quickly activate cAMP nucleotides through
nerve endings (cell membranes), stopping the
bron chospasm immediately. However, these
chemical compounds in the membranes bind
with an enzyme (chemoreceptor) to form a pro-
tein that is undesirable (nonstandard) for the
body. From this moment on, it’s gradually de-
stroyed by the immune system. Thus, the
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by the disease is further aggravated by modern
drugs, and then stops entirely.
Besides, the opposite effect is often present in
cases when this chemoreceptor isn’t activated
but blocked by the intermediate chemi cal com-
pound degradation products. Receptors fail
quickly – within 2 -3 years or even faster. At the
early stages of asthma, patients are forced to
breathe in these or similar medications in in-
creasing quantities and take substances harmful
to nerve endings. They become dependent on
these drugs. Finally, medications start acting
paradoxically, and begin to cause bron-
chospasms. A life -threatening asthmatic condi-
tion develops, and it can lead to death if the glu-
cocorticoid hormones (adrenal hormones) that
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used by patients. At the same time, the hor-
mones injected into the body ultimately destroy
the immunogenetic system mechanism, thus
creating a greater vicious circle and leading to
the atrophy of the hormonal system.
At the onset of bronchial asthma, the disease
can be stopped by different yoga techniques, ac-
upuncture, segmental massage, cave therapy, or
conventional cold water treatment. However,
when patients become dependent on direct -act-
ing sympathomimetics (inh alers) and hor-
mones, only dosed fasting can help them break
this vicious circle if they’ve taken hormones for
less than five years.

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tension and Atherosclerosis
After 5 -7 days of fasting, electrocardiogram re-
sults improve. They indicate an improvement in
coronary circulation, while angina attacks stop
completely. Blood pressure usually improves af-
ter 7 -10 days of fasting (after an acidotic crisis)
and remains healthy during the entire period of
fasting.
This is not su rprising. Our heart is under tre-
mendous pressure throughout our lifetime in
addition to different stress factors, physical exer-
tion, and fatigue. We often don’t realize that
food burdens the heart even more than difficult
exercises. It’s not a coincidence that many heart
attacks and myocardial infarctions happen after
a hearty meal. Fasting gives the heart the rest it
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amount of blood to support digestion, and heart
muscles launch self -healing processes.
After all, the heart practically doesn’t lose any
of its weight during fasting. Blood circulation in
the heart muscle improves, and its glycogen re-
serves increase. During fasting, there are practi-
cally no heart attacks, necrosis, or heart muscle
inflammation. Heart beat is restored and the
heart rate decreases.
After fasting, the effect lasts for quite a long
time, especially if the patients stick to a healthy
diet. Fasting relieves heart overload and pro-
vides it with the opportunity to rest. With a heart
rate of 80  beats per minute, the heart makes
115,200 beats in 24 hours. Shortly after the pa-
tients start fasting, their heart rate decreases, and
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period of time. Ultimately, their heart rate be-
comes 60 beats per minute throughout the entire
fasting period, thus resulting in 86,400 beats in
24 hours (28,800 beats less than the result before
fasting). It will reduce the burden on the heart by
up to 25%. Positive effects on heart activity are
apparent not only in the decreasing heart rate
but also in a healthy pulse. All of the above al-
lows the heart to rest, repair its damaged struc-
tures, and restore tissues.
Fasting provides the heart with the needed
chance to get rid of accumulated toxins. When
toxemia is eliminated, cardiac tissues heal faster
and better. Toxins stop irritating the heart, and
it makes a striking comeback. All the above -
stated facts apply to most heart diseases.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frHowever, there are some exceptions. Some-
times, we observe rare cases during fasting when
heart activity is suppressed, and this condition
requires ending the fast, because continuing it
can be very dangerous.
All cases when heart diseases are treated by
fasting must be carried out under the direct and
personal supervision of a physician with experi-
ence in fasting. Unnecessary risks aren’t allowed
in patients with such conditions.
Hypertension is one of the most common dis-
eases that affect the cardiovascular system. It’s
accompanied by a temporary or persistent blood
pressure rise. The disease involve s arteriole at-
tenuation caused by the increased tonic function
of smooth muscles in arterial walls and cardiac
output changes. Hypertension often affects
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 faster, balance longer, react quicker, pu sh harder, lift more, breathe slower, and still have more
energy at the end of the day. What was accounting for an athletic abili ty that I had witnessed in only a handful of other athletes in my
life? How could he recover faster than me when he was more than fifty  years old? What was he fueling his body with that I wasn’t?
The truth is, at the age of twenty-two I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a life-changing condition that not only changed
my relationship with food, but was silently crippling my body. Havin g implemented the recommended Atkins-esque “low-carb” diet,
I had reduced my insulin intake by 25%. I thought that I had taken steps to ensu re my long-term health. Instead, I was taking steps
in the wrong direction, further exacerbating the autoimmune react ion by consuming grossly high levels of animal protein and fat.
I did exactly what the cookbooks instructed me to do: I eliminated breads and pasta s, routinely consumed more fish, and
increased my consumption of chicken, beef, eggs, and dairy. A few times a we ek I snacked on fruits and vegetables, but only when
the dairy and meat drawers in the fridge were empty. The low-carb approach  seemed quite logical; if carbohydrates are responsible
for spikes in blood sugar, limiting their intake should regulate blood-sugar  levels throughout the day. I bragged to my friends and
family about how I had “figured out” diabetes, and how I was able to control m y blood sugar better than most.
Despite this, I failed to make the connection between the low-carb diet an d my ailing athletic health. I rationalized that
because I was past my eighteen-year-old athletic prime it was norma l to be constantly fighting injury. I settled for the explanation
that my physical health was on a course for the worse. After all, I was  in constant receipt of a pessimistic outlook from medical
professionals.
I learned of the 80/10/10 philosophy through a fortunate series of events invol ving a friend in the San Francisco area who had
unsuccessfully tried a raw food diet. Because his diet was high in nut s and avocados, and thus high in fat, he did not gain long-term
benefit from his raw food experience. Having listened to his troubles, I wa s curious about how to make a raw food diet work,
especially in the context of improving diabetic health.
A few days into learning about 80/10/10 from Dr. Graham himself, I remember  thinking to myself, “eating fruits and vegetables
—what a novel idea.” Why had it never occurred to me before that the ans wer to my ailing health could simply be in the food that I
wasn’ t  consuming? I always knew that fruits and vegetables were good for you, but  as far as I knew, athletes were unable to sustain themselves without animal protein. From the first time I was taugh t the food pyramid in second grade to the depths of the varsity
soccer locker room, it was always reinforced that animal protein was a ne cessity for developing musculature, speed, and athletic
endurance. After all, how can you perform without protein?
My first inclination was to reject the 80/10/10 philosophy as a lifestyle t hat only sedentary people could maintain successfully.
Only because I was desperate to find a better solution to overall health, I  decided to give Dr. Graham and the 80/10/10 idea a shot.
If anything, his lifestyle had instant credibility based solely on hi s athletic prowess.
At the moment I officially adopted the 80/10/10 regimen, I decided that I would giv e up meat. I also decided that I would give
up grains and dairy. It would be hard, but perhaps there was a benefit in this r adical approach to nutrition. I was told by family and
friends to “be careful,” that giving up meat could have severe rami fications for my health. People understood my desperation, but
few were truly accepting of the low-fat raw foods approach.
It has been more than two years now, and I can safely say that the benefi ts of being on the 80/10/10 diet are more numerous
than I could have ever imagined. My body has completely changed. My skin is s ofter, my fingernails look normal for once in my life,
I am almost always well hydrated, my gums don’t bleed when I brush my  teeth, and I sleep more efficiently. For the first time in my
life I am able to compete in endurance athletics, supported by an enhanced a bility to uptake, transport, and utilize oxygen. On long
bicycle rides, my heart rate stays unusually low, which allows me to pu sh harder than I previously could, and for longer periods of
time.
Most important, I am able to consume more calories during the day on a fracti on of the insulin I was previously taking. The
formula I use to monitor my progress is the ratio of the number of grams of ca rbohydrates to the number of units of insulin. On the
Atkins-esque approach I had maximized this ratio at 16 grams of carbohydrate s per unit of insulin. By eating 80/10/10, I am now
capable of eating 68 grams of carbohydrates per unit of insulin when I parta ke in regular periods of endurance training. This means
that I am now able to eat larger quantities of food, use less insulin, and fr ee myself physically and psychologically from an insulin
pump.
One unexpected benefit of the 80/10/10 diet that I have welcomed with open arms  is a seeming inability to get sick. Having
transitioned to this form of nutrition at the end of the autumn season, I w as unknowingly providing my body with an influx of vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, sugars, fiber, coenzymes, phytonutrients, etc. that (in combination with regular exercise and other elements  of
healthful living) would help build an immune response capable of mountin g an arsenal against a collection of the worst maladies in
years.
I live in an apartment with three other people, and work in an office buildin g with over one hundred and fifty others. The winter
months brought a series of illnesses that absolutely crippled my househ old, stopping each housemate in their tracks for at least one
three-day period each. One of my housemates suffered from three colds and/ or bouts of influenza, not only infecting my remaining
housemates, but touching bowls, cups, plates and silverware with almost n o regard for common hygiene. At work, a number of
coworkers suffered from sicknesses that kept them from the office for a nu mber of days at a time. Without exception, almost every
colleague produced symptoms at some point between the months of November and Ma rch.
During this extended winter season the symptoms I produced were as follow s: I coughed on one occasion for about a minute,
and sneezed a grand total of four times. That’s it. Nothing more. Never on ce did I feel groggy, run down, suffer from a headache, or
feel nauseous. I surprised even myself. And because I am playfully com petitive by nature, I challenged my family and friends to a
contest in trying  to get me sick. So far no one has succeeded, and quite frankly I don’t believe t hat anyone will.
Before becoming an 80/10/10 raw foodist, I had heard numerous allegations that e liminating grains could increase mental
clarity and create a heightened sense of consciousness. I remained s keptical, wary about the change in mental perception that could
be brought about by a change in diet. I failed to make the connection between food a nd systemic  human health, ignorantly asserting
that food has a limited capacity to affect any more than the function of  the digestive system. I didn’t believe that nutrition possessed
the power to change the way I think. I didn’t believe that the 80/10/10 diet  could change my emotional state. Simply stated, I didn’t
believe that eating differently could change any part of my conscious ness. I was always taught to believe that consciousness was
governed by my genetic blueprint, and that it could only be affected by eithe r a drastic change in environmental conditions or an
intensely traumatic experience.
Once again, I was proven incorrect. Within the first month of eating 80/ 10/10, I began to experience the ability to remember
people’s names and faces, recall events from several years bac k, and revisit playful ideas that I thought had escaped forever.
Throughout college my friends had labeled me as “the guy who has too much  going on to remember anything.” I used to invite
friends to come and dine with me, forget about the invitation, and be surprise d when they showed up only a few hours later. I used
to tell people the same stories while they pretended to listen for the fir st time. A few times I seriously believed that I suffered from a
mild form of anterograde amnesia, a condition in which an individual wande rs through life unable to form new memories. In the same
way that I rationalized an athletic decline, I reasoned that it was n ormal to experience mental deterioration in life, and that perhaps I
was experiencing it earlier in life simply because I was diabetic.
Now, however, I have a significantly improved memory. I can recall pe ople’s names after only a single brief meeting


 is, is that thereis no Point to Life.  Life is pointless.
And that is God’s greatest gift.
Think about it.It is precisely because God has not emblazoned
His purpose across the pages of Life that Life itself is
an Open Book.  A book that we get to write. We get
to decide what purpose we choose.
If God had chosen a purpose — if God had a pur-
pose designed into the plan — would God not tell uswhat that purpose was?  Would God allow us to spend
years, decades, centuries, searching, searching, search-
ing for the point of it all?
Again, it must be said to those of you who are
now thinking, “But God did announce the purpose
of life!”: if that is so, God did a pretty bad job of it,because if you look around you, you will see that no
one got it.
Okay, a few.  A few think they have gotten it.  They10Bringers of the Light
know the purpose of life, and it’s just all the rest of
the people who don’t understand.
Well, that, of course, is the stance taken by many
of the Earth’s major religions!  These religions teach
that they know the purpose of life. There is even a
religion or two which says it is the purpose of life,
and that all we have to do is follow the dictates of
that particular religion and we will have pleased God
mightily — and be saved.
On the other hand, if we do not follow the dic-
tates of that particular religion, we will be sent to
the everlasting fires of hell.
None of this would be such a problem if it weren’t
for the fact that there are hundreds of organized re-
ligions making essentially the same claim.
Could God have really botched the job this badly?
If God really established a purpose for Life, and re-
ally wanted us to know what that was, do you sup-pose this is the best God could do when it comes to
communicating that to us in a way we could all un-
derstand?Neale Donald Walsch 11
Or is it possible that the reason we can’t seem to
agree on the point of it all is that there simply is no
point?
In fact, that is exactly the case.  Yet this may be
difficult to accept for many people until it becomes
clear why there is no point.
There is no point because God wants us to create  a
purpose for our life.  And if God had already cre-
ated that purpose, He would have robbed us of the
greatest opportunity, and the greatest tool, that wehave as we seek to perform the function  of life.
Because, you see, while Life does not have a pur-
pose, it does have a function.
Purpose  and function  are not at all the same thing.
A clock functions  by ticking, for the purpose  of telling
time.  A car functions  by internal combustion, for the
purpose  of moving people from place to place.  A
microwave oven functions by causing food molecules
to vibrate very fast, for the purpose of heating food.
Life functions in a particular way, but for no prede-
termined purpose.  That’s because God created as the12Bringers of the Light
function of Life the determining  of a purpose.  Put
another way:
God, you see, is in the constant process of creat-
ing and recreating Itself anew. God is in each mo-ment deciding what God is going to be next. This is
God’s most exciting function.  (In fact, it is God’s
only function.)  This is pure creation.
(For a better, and complete, understanding of this
Truth, see Conversations with God - Book One (Putnam
Publishing Company, New York City, NY).Your function
is to create the
point of your life.
In so doing, you create Your Self.
You decide
who and what you really are —
and who you are going to be.
Neale Donald Walsch 13
This principle is presented here so that you may
understand that God has not assigned  a purpose or a
point to your life.  God is waiting for you to do that.
It is you who must create a raison d’etre.  And that is
what you have not yet done.  You have not created a
reason for being.14Bringers of the Light
So Step 1  here is to decide and to declare  what life
is all about — for you.  What is the purpose of
your life?  If you can’t answer that question,  go to a
larger one: What is the Purpose of Life in general?
Now... and here’s the tricky part...  do not look any-
where else for an answer.  Just sit down and decide this
for yourself.   Don’t ask yourself...  tell yourself!
Tell yourself the purpose of Life in General, and
then tell yourself what your purpose in life is going
to be.
Now your first reaction to this suggestion may very
likely be a feeling of “overwhelm”...   as in “I’m on
overwhelm. ”
You may think that the subject is just too big; that
the topic is outside the sphere of your understand-
ing.  It is not.  And you will see that it is not themoment you give yourself permission to truly start
thinking about this.
Truly start thinking about the real purpose of life
and all sorts of ideas will begin to come to you.  They
will crowd in on you so fast, you won’t know whatNeale Donald Walsch 15
hit you. Soon, if you stay with the process, you’ll start
discriminating.  That is, your mind will start throw-
ing out the absurd ideas and will quickly find itselfleft with only a few good ones.  And just as soon as it
reduces the list to those few, it will reduce the list
even further.  Left to your own devices, you will comeup with what you think the purpose of life might be
before you know it.
That is to say, you will know it before you know it.
In truth, there is a great deal that you know that
you do not know that you know.  You are carrying
around knowledge you do not know that you have.Or, to put this another way, you don’t know the half of
what you know.
The only way to find out what you know is to  call
upon yourself to know it.
That is a mouthful right there, and you may want
to go over that statement again.
‘The only way to find out what you know is to call
upon yourself to know it.’
The problem will not be in your not knowing the16Bringers of the Light
purpose of Life, the problem will be in your believing
that you know it.
In other words, it will be easier deciding for your-
self what the purpose of Life is than it will be toagree with yourself that your answer could be cor-
rect!
The reason for this is that you still think that there
is a “correct answer” — and if there is, you couldn’t
possibly have just guessed it!
Yet there is no “correct answer!”The function of your life is to give the question an
answer  — and the answer that you give to the ques-
tion is the “correct answer.”
Yes... God has given you that much authority.
Yes...God has given you that much freedom.
Yes...God has given you that much power to create.
You do not believe this, and so you have spent
years trying to figure out the Purpose of Life.  And
all the while, Life (God) has been waiting for you to
decide  Its purpose.Neale Donald Walsch 17
For now, don’t try to understand this whole
process, or the why’s and wherefore’s of it.  For
now, just follow instructions.  It’ll all become more
clear to you later.  This book is about how to be-come a Bringer of the Light.  It is not about explaining
the metaphysics of the entire universe.  Because of
its limited scope, this book requires that you takesome statements on faith and simply follow instruc-
tions.
The instruction is:
Get clear about the
purpose of your life.
So do that now.  Right now, write out the Pur-
pose of your Life.
Make a Statement of Purpose.As suggested earlier, if you have to start with a
larger statement, do so.  Complete the following sen-
tence:The purpose of  life in general is...
_________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Then complete a second sentence:
The purpose of My Life is...
_________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Have you done that?  Good.  Now you can go on.
What?  Not finished yet?  Stuck?  Can’t seem to
do it?  Re-read Conversations with God.  Take notes
this time.  Then, re-read the first pages of this book.
Take more notes if you have to.  Look deeply at what
you don’t seem to understand.  Or, if you have un-derstanding, but just can’t seem to bring yourself to18Bringers of the Lightdo it, look deeply at what you cannot allow yourself
to do.
This is a process in itself, which will be very valu-
able to you.
When you feel you can clearly state the purpose
of life in general, and the purpose of your life in
particular, move on. Neale


 When it comes to more
complex pastries that get their flaky puffiness when steam is escaping, you may find yourself tweaking the
amount a little. For oil substituting, subbing 1:1 is a good route to go.
17. SPF Lip Balm
Lips are quite exposed to the elements, and it’s not like there are “lip scarves” or “mouth mittens” to protect them from the harsh world. One thing that’s especially over-looked is sun exposure. You should really apply
sunscreen to your lips for full protection, but coconut oil also has a mild SPF protection. It can’t rival SPF 80
(indeed it has an SPF of about 4-6) but even that little bit can help. Apply some coconut oil just before heading out into the sun, and reapply every few hours. I like to melt mine down with just ¼ teaspoon or so of beeswax,
as I find it easier to apply, and it has more staying power.
18. Exfoliating Body Scrub
One of my personal favorite uses for coconut oil is serving as a base for body or face scrubs. You can melt some
down, stir in some sugar, let it cool, and then use as is. Or, for a fun little project,  melt down about a half cup
of coconut oil and pour into a muffin tin, soap mold, or anything of the like, and stir in 2-4 tablespoons of white
or brown sugar. You can add more if you would like the texture to be coarser. I usually let it cool some before adding the sugar so you don’t just dissolve the grains. Pop it in the fridge and let it solidify and cool completely
before removing from the mold. Slice off a piece when needed and use it to gently scrub and exfoliate your
face/body (dampen your skin with water first.) Rinse off, apply moisturizer, and resist the urge to use it again until later in the week, otherwise you run the risk of drying your skin out.
19. Make-Up Remover
Make-up is on your face. Your face is something you would like to protect. So when it comes to removing make-up, don’t turn for harsher store bought products. Go instead to coconut oil, which gently and safely
removes all traces of make-up (and leaves your face feeling healthy and refreshed.) Simply scoop some onto
your fingertips (it will melt quickly as you use it) and rub it over make-up in a circular motion, rinsing with water afterwards to remove traces of makeup and patting your face dry. It works well with eye make-up,
waterproof or not, as well. You can use a mild soap if you wish to remove all traces of the oil.
20. Massage Oil
The benefits of massage are countless, and we could all use one now and again. Rather than using a heavy
lotion, simply use coconut oil. You can add essential oils for scent if you like, but I find the smell of coconut oil
alone to be heavenly. It also leaves your skin truly moisturized and soft.
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Cuticles get raggedy, nails get broken, chipped, or dull, and it’s not unusual for them to need some TLC every
now and then. While there is a plethora of store-bought creams designed specially to miraculously make them
look ready for a photo shoot, they are typically over-priced and filled with weird ingredients. This is where
coconut oil comes in. Rub a little into your cuticles and over/around your nails to help smooth out flaws and encourage healthy growth.
22. Diaper Cream
Got a little one with a chapped or irritated bum? Look no further than pure coconut oil. I prefer it over the hodge-podge of ingredients found in store bought creams-I like to know what I am putting down there! With
its antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral actions, plus its soothing and moisturizing benefits, it makes the ideal
“DIY” diaper cream. For a little extra soothing power, try melting it with a bit of shea butter and whipping the two together after they have solidified some. Apply only as much as needed to affected area as you would any
other diaper cream.
23. Nipple Cream
There’s nothing more magical than breastfeeding…right?? As amazing as it is, you just can’t ignore the painful
cracked or chaffed nipples that often times come with it. And if you need nipple cream, you sure as heck
don’t want to be putting anything strange where your little one is going to be putting their wee mouth. After
breastfeeding, and a couple of times a day as needed, gently rub a small amount of coconut oil on and around the nipple. After you finish breastfeeding, be sure to pat the area dry before applying the coconut oil.
24. Shaving Cream
Nothing is more frustrating than lathering up with a bunch of shaving cream in the shower just to have to all melt off again as the water hits it. Luckily, water rolls right off oil, which means you have solid protection that
allows your razor to glide smoothly over your skin. It also leaves it soft, moisturized, and safe from painful
bumps and burns. Apply as you would any other cream before shaving.
25. Fight Inflammation
Coconut oil appears to have a direct effect on suppressing the natural chemicals responsible for mediating inflammation. The studies that have been done on this action so far point to lauric acid and capric acid as the
biggest contributors, both of which are part of the magnificent medium chain fatty acids found naturally in
coconut oil (capric acid alone makes up roughly 10% on its own.)
26. Leather Polish
Use a soft dry cloth to brush any excess dirt or dust off leather and apply a small amount of coconut oil, rubbing it in in a circular motion. There’s no need to go overboard here! Buff to a healthy shine with a soft
cloth.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!27. Remove Chewing Gum
Why does coconut oil remove chewing gum? I don’t know, but I don’t feel the need to question it. Whether its
ground into your carpet or your kid is panicking because they think they have to chop off a big chunk of gummy
hair, coconut oil has a weird way of getting the stuff out. Most likely, it sinks in and just makes it so the whole
glob glides out over the fibers/hairs easily. This is one case where you can feel free to apply liberal amounts. Rub it thoroughly over the chewing gum and let it sit for 2-5 minutes (or longer, if you deem it necessary.) Use
a soft, textured cloth to wipe the gum away. Follow up with a mild soap rinse (or shampooing) to remove any
excess oil.
28. Get Rid of Soap Scum
Soap is alkaline, and most oils are acidic. This is part of why soap works so well against grease and grime, most of which is stuck to us with oil. Apply a thin layer coconut oil to the soap scum and let it sit for 10-20 minutes.
Wipe away with the rough side of a sponge, if the surface allows. For a little extra kick, mist the coconut oil
with some vinegar after applying it to boost the acidity.
29. Season Cast Iron Pans
“Seasoning” a cast iron pan is the act of creating a fatty layer that coats the pan, protects it, and also acts as a non-stick surface. Season with coconut oil the same as you would any other type of fat. Typically I will apply
a generous coating of coconut oil to the inside of the pan and let it sit in a 250-350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven
for an hour or so. Place a cookie sheet under it and let the pan lie upside down if you are worried about oil pooling and smoking. Remove the pan, let it cool, and wipe out any excess oil. Repeat as needed.
30. Deodorant
Sweat on its own typically doesn’t smell. In fact, most sweat doesn’t smell at all, since most sweat glands on our body are eccrine, which produces mostly water with some salt and maybe some uric acid. Apocrine sweat
glands become active during puberty, and produce sweat from our underarms, around the genitals, etc. The
sweat from apocrine glands has other stuff in it, such as lipids (fats.) When the bacteria on our skin feed on these fats, the byproducts smell. Like store-bought deodorant, coconut oil helps decrease the bacteria count
that’s causing the odor. Mix about a tablespoon of arrowroot powder into 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil for an
easy homemade deodorant. Apply as needed; adding beeswax to solidify it some if you feel the coconut oil is too thin on its own.
31. Bath Oil
Soften your bath water, and your skin, with a bit of coconut oil. Enjoy its lovely aroma and gently swish it around now and then to swirl it through the water. It will naturally coat your skin, leaving it smooth and
healthy.
32. Rash Soother
There are two things that come to mind when I think of discomfort caused by a rash of any kind-itching and
painful swelling. Coconut oil, with its anti-inflammatory effects, is an obvious go-to for helping the swelling. It
will also help take the edge


 that seem to contain the highest activator X content are Kerrygold from
Ireland and Anchor butter from New Zealand. New Zealand’s climate is nirvana for cows, and
Anchor is my favorite store brand butter if I cannot obtain raw grass-fed butter. Many health food
stores can special order a case of Anchor butter (10 pounds) from their distributor. I recommend the
unsalted varieties of these butters. Besides Anchor butter, you may find some smaller brands of grass-
fed butters that have a nice yellow color available in your area. These are also a tasty option. For
people who are concerned about the fact that the butter is pasteurized, you can convert the butter into
ghee. If you are not pleased with your tooth remineralization, i.e., your teeth do not stop decaying on
these pasteurized butters, then you will need to try a more potent form of activator X.
X-Factor Gold™ high vitamin butter oil can be obtained through
www.codliveroilshop.com
Fish eggs
can be obtained from preservative-free caviar, Japanese food markets, and seasonally from
good fish merchants. Where I used to live in Santa Cruz, the local fish warehouse would discard the
entire fish carcass of locally caught fish after harvesting the meat. Many of the discarded fish were
filled with eggs.More Fat-Soluble Vitamin Sources: Bone Marrow, Brain, Kidneys, and Glands
This following section is for advanced tooth decay food healing, and is also very useful for
international readers. Adding any one of these foods into your diet, even on occasion, will strengthen
your body’s resilience against cavities. You can stop cavities without the foods in this section or the
seafood section if you are taking cod liver oil, or cod liver oil with butter oil. You are not required to
eat these foods if you do not want to. I also don’t want to downplay the importance of these sacred
foods. Learning to love and eat these foods has changed people’s lives.
Dr. Price wrote about how Canadian Indians achieved excellent health, teeth and bones:
The Indian knows where these special life-giving substances are to be found and
he like the wild carnivorous animal is wise in food selection. He accordingly selects the liver, brain,
kidneys, and glands. Part of every day’s food for the Indians includes eating some of these special
tissues. The parents provide these for the children and teach them their special values.
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The Canadian Indians, with their active lifestyle and diet of 3000 calories per day, ate an estimated
400 calories of organ meat and glands daily.
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 For example, it would take about 4 ounces of liver, 4
ounces of kidney, and 4 ounces of intestine together to equal 400 calories. Liver is the most valuable
gland for its nutrients and also the most easily obtained. Liver may accumulate toxins, so it is vitally
important to acquire liver from the highest quality grass-fed or wild caught animals. If you are further
concerned about toxins in your liver, you can soak it in warm water or in milk for a few minutes to a
few hours and then discard the liquid.
Eating many different types of glands regularly is a sure way to build your health. Very expensive
restaurants know the value of organ meats, and have sweetbreads (the thymus gland), and foie gras
(goose or duck liver) regularly on their menu. Including animal glands in your diet will also
contribute to your glandular system’s balance, because your body can use the hormones in the glands
to replenish your own glands. If this all sounds like too much for you, natural hormones can be found
in colostrum as well. Colostrum is best if it is immediately used or frozen after milking.
Bone marrow
 is an important secret to reversing tooth decay. Bone marrow adds a valuable factor
that helps remineralize tooth dentin and adds a measure of safety to a healthy diet. Within the bone
marrow are many important bone-building cells that help rejuvenate the body and promote bone
growth. Bone marrow can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be eaten plain, on toast, or in soups.
Organs and glands provide the missing fat-soluble vitamins and cofactors in our modern diet. In many
countries across the world, people still consume large amounts of organs and glands. In our modern
western culture, this habit has been lost, and as a result our growing boys and girls often develop
poor facial structures, due to incomplete bone growth.
Organ Meat Tip
Don’t forget to eat the brain. For example, in some parts of China children fight over a special treat:who gets to suck the brains out of the chicken’s head.
Organs and Glands Sources:
Farmer’s markets
 – I love supporting small farmers. Request your local farmer to save you the
organs and glands when he butchers his animals.
Health food stores –
Generally in the frozen section you will find beef liver and beef or pork bones.
Many stores have chicken liver for sale, because it tastes good.
www.eatwild.com
—This resource can help you to locate local and online grass-fed and free-range
animal foods in your area to buy direct from the source.
www.uswellnessmeats.com
—A high quality mail order supplier of all types of grass-fed foods:
chicken, pork, beef, lamb, bison, butter, cheese and seafood (wild, not grass-fed). US Wellness Meats
has extended a special offer to readers. Enter coupon code HEALTH15 when you order from them
and get 15% off your of your first order weighing less than 40 pounds.Organs from the Water
The ideal immunity from tooth decay is obtained when we use foods from at least two of the three
special food categories. Butter and organ meats from land animals have been discussed already; now
let’s look to rivers, lakes and the ocean.
Oysters and clams are exceptional foods. They are usually eaten whole, raw and alive and they
include all the primitive organs (fat-soluble vitamins) and are very high in trace minerals. If you can,
do not neglect the organs from wild fish, such as the livers. The meat, eyes, and brains, from fish
heads contain high amounts of vitamins, which promote overall health.
In many parts of the world, the entire shellfish is valued. In the United States, we crack and clean our
crabs and lobsters discarding the most valuable part, the organs and the fat. Yet everywhere else on
the planet, every single drop of substance in the lobster or crab is saved and eaten. The shells are
even boiled into a delicious broth. The innards of crab and lobster, known as mustard and tomalley
respectively, are very rich in bone- building, fat-soluble vitamins. Cray fish, which look like
miniature lobsters, also contain these valuable fat-soluble vitamins and are found in lakes and
streams. In Western countries the danger from pollution of eating shellfish or their organs is very low
due to strict regulations. Shellfish are very sensitive to chemical pollution, and unfortunately we have
lost large harvesting areas of our sea foods due to pollution. For example, the destruction of the Long
Island Sound lobster habitat was caused from runoff from mass malathion agricultural spraying. I
bring this up because when you start to see the value of our animal foods to our health, you also may
experience the need to take action to block our own government and corporations from destroying our
sea food sources. We can also use our intelligence to restore damaged and polluted eco-systems so
that future generations can enjoy the health benefits of fish and shellfish.
Many cultures of the world also know the value of other sea foods, like sea urchin, sea snail, mussels,
and other sea forms. People eating these foods tend to have excellent bone development and excellent
teeth.
Extremely Effective Fermented Skate Liver Oil
The skate is a cousin of the shark and ratfish, and it looks like a small sting ray. Traditionally in the
South Seas, natives would risk their lives to hunt for sharks even though they didn’t need to for food.
They risked their lives for the oil of the shark liver. To extract the oil they would store the shark liver
in the shark’s stomach and let it ferment hanging in the warm air for months.
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 Today sharks are an
abused species of fish and I would feel concerned about using shark products. Luckily, many unique
nutrients found in shark liver oil such as chondroitin, squalene, and alkoxyglycerols are found in the
skate. Skate liver is also high in fat-soluble vitamins A and D.
Skate Liver Oil Dosage
⅛ - ¼ teaspoon 2 – 3 times per day (¼ - ¾ teaspoons daily)
Skate liver oil can be used in replacement of cod liver oil, or with cod liver oil. Adjust your dosageaccordingly. Skate liver oil is a hidden secret to obtaining a very high concentration of fat-soluble
vitamins, the type of vitamins that make teeth and bones extra hard. I recommend its use along with
cod liver oil. To obtain your skate liver oil go to:
www.codliveroilshop.comFat-soluble Vitamin Summary
The miracle of fat-soluble vitamins is that simply returning them to your diet can heal your teeth and
aid in healing your gums. The absence of fat-soluble vitamins is the primary cause of tooth cavities in
modern civilization. In your daily diet you need Activator X and vitamins A and D. The chief sources
of these fat-soluble vitamins are


ane A
2, endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor, adenosine, and K+ and
H+ ions.34
CPP is the driving force that moves blood flow through the cerebral circulation.
Cerebral blood flow varies directly with CPP, which is defined as the difference between mean arterial and ICPs, and inversely with cerebrovascular resistance. Normally, CPP can be considered equal to mean arterial pressure. Immediately after brain trauma, two compensatory mechanisms to counter low CPP from vessel stenosis or vessel obstruc -
tion (e.g., platelet aggregation) can be activated: autoregulation and oxygen extraction fraction. As CPP falls, cerebral blood flow is maintained by the vasodilation of resis-tance arterioles, which results as reflex autoregulation is activated.
90
If cerebral blood flow falls beyond the autoregulatory range, oxygen extraction
factor kicks in order to maintain oxygen levels, but up to a point.91 When CPP falls
beyond the point where neither autoregulation nor increases in oxygen extraction fraction can compensate, ischemia resulting in an insufficient delivery of oxygen to meet metabolic demands will occur with almost certain damage to the brain.
Cerebrovascular resistance results mainly from the friction caused by the blood
on the vessel wall and is determined by vessel length, which does not vary signifi -
cantly in normal physiology, and from blood viscosity, which normally stays within a small physiological range. Blood viscosity, however, increases with blood loss, with ischemia, or with the inability of RBCs to deform in tight capillary lumens.
92 Blood
viscosity depends on hematocrit, erythrocyte aggregability, and plasma viscosity.93
When blood viscosity increases, cerebral blood flow decreases, and inversely,
when viscosity is decreased, cerebral blood flow is increased. This occurs because resistance arterioles regulate the amount of blood flow supplied to the brain by changing their diameters according to the viscosity and the friction of the blood passing through them, also called shear stress. Consequently, the most important aspect of resistance in regulating brain blood flow is the diameter of the vessel whose main activator is blood viscosity.
There is a vasomotor duality that produces either vasodilation or vasoconstriction
of brain arterioles, and it is thought to occur from endogenous arteriolar generation of either 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a powerful vasoconstrictor derived from arachidonic acid (AA), or from conversion of AA to the vasodilator epoxyeicosatrienoic acid.
94
Normal cerebral blood flow (CBF) in adult humans is about 60 mL/100 g/min
and, regionally, about 70 mL/100 g/min in gray matter, and 20 mL/100 g/min in white matter. These values normally decrease with age by an estimated rate of about 0.5% per year.
95 Between the ages of 20 and 65, normal CBF generally declines
about 15%–20%.96,97 It is generally accepted that when CBF reaches 30 mL/100
g/min following brain injury, neurologic symptoms can appear and when CBF falls to 15–20 mL/100 g/min, electrical failure or irreversible neuronal damage can occur even within minutes. Neuroimaging studies show that vascular disturbances can reduce CBF to generate ischemic neurons (<12 mL/100 g/min), penumbral neurons 148 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
(12–22 mL/100 g/min), or hypoperfused neurons (>22 mL/100 g/min. Penumbral
neurons are functionally impaired but, unlike ischemic neurons, lack structural damage, while hypoperfused neurons may or may not exhibit anatomic or functional changes for extended time periods.
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Penumbral and hypoperfused neurons therefore may be salvageable following
brain trauma in the event that a safe and effective treatment can be found. Such a treatment should address most if not all of the following factors:
 1.  I nhibit platelet aggregability
 2.  B lock vasoconstrictors including thromboxane A2, endothelins, and 20-HETE
 3.  S uppress tissue factor to prevent thrombosis
 4. B lock Na+ and Ca+ intracellular influx
 5.  B lock glutamatergic activation of NMDA receptors
 6.  S uppress inflammation
 7.  I nhibit free radical formation
 8.  R educe brain edema
 9.  S tabilize cell membrane from damage
 1 0.  I nhibit toxic cytokines
 1 1.  I ncrease cerebral blood flow by (a) activating smooth muscle cells in brain
to increase vasodilation and (b) stimulating PG vasodilators E1 and prosta -
cyclin (I2)
These factors that are linked with injuries to the brain and spinal cord and the role DMSO plays in their activation are reviewed in the following text and summarized in Figure 8.1.
PROSTAGLANDINS
Concussive brain trauma is often accompanied by platelet aggregation and platelet dysfunction in pial arteries and arterioles due to coagulation disturbances caused by the sudden trauma.
98,99
In brain trauma patients, early coagulopathy is common on hospital admission
with the coagulopathic process beginning at the time of trauma.100 As discussed
in the section “Cerebral Hemodynamic Function in Brain Injury” in this chapter, blocked or obstructed brain vessels can lead to energy delivery disturbances whose outcome is brain cell damage or death. For this reason, traumatic brain injury has been the focus of treatments using antiplatelet aggregators such as prostacyclin, a potent vasodilator and platelet deaggregant.
101
Although microcirculation is improved following prostacyclin treatment after
brain trauma,101 brain edema and cerebral blood flow do not necessarily improve.
This limitation has discouraged the use of prostacyclin and other antiplatelet aggre -
gators both in basic and clinical strategies in treating brain trauma.
DMSO has been consistently reported to be an effective platelet deaggregator101–103
and, unlike prostacyclin, has been shown, following severe insults to the brain, to improve brain edema, cerebral blood flow, CPP, and electroencephalographic activ -
ity, while lowering ICP and cerebrovascular reactivity.
41,47–49149 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
The first step in the PG synthesis is the release of the substrate fatty acid, such as
AA, from the cellular phospholipids, by the action of the enzyme phospholipase A2
(Figure 8.2).
There are three ways that PGs can be elaborated. The monoenoic pathway forms
PGE1 and PGE1-alpha from dihomo-y-linolenate. The bisenoic pathway leads to the
elaboration of the endoperoxides (PGG2 and PGH2), which are the controlling agents
in subpathways producing PGI2, TXA2, and PGE2 (Figure 8.2).
It can be seen from Figure 8.2 that PGI2 (prostacyclin) and, to a lesser extent, PGE2
act as potent vasodilators and platelet deaggregators. The antiplatelet aggregation
activity by PGI2 and PGE2 results from their increase of cAMP levels in platelets.104,105
The other products, especially TXA2, are potent vasoconstrictors and platelet
aggregators. There is a third trienoic pathway derived from eicosapentaenoic acid, which originates with the membrane-bound fatty acid, but little is known about the effects of its products, TXA
3 and PGI3, on the cerebral vascular bed. However, it is
of interest that the vascular-platelet action of PGI3 is similar to that of PGI2, although
TXA3 is not considered analogous to TXA2 since the latter can increase the levels of
cAMP in platelets, thus neutralizing their potential aggregation.105,106
Formation of PGE2 can stimulate the levels of adenosine diphosphate (ADP), a
mild platelet deaggregator and antagonist of noradrenaline production.107Cellular phospholipids
Arachidonic acid
Cyclooxygena seIndomethacin blo cks
Aspirin blo cks
Prostaglandin H2
Thromboxane A2
Vasoconstr iction
Platel et aggr egation
Inflammation
Bronch oconstrictionVasodila tion
Platel et deaggr egation
Anti-inflammation
BronchodilationProstaglandin E2
BlocksIncre ase cAMPProstaglandin E1Prostaglandin synthesis and DMSO actions
Stimulates
StimulatesStimulates
DMSO
DMSO(Prosta cyclin syntha se)
Prosta cyclin (I2)Phospholip ase A
FIGURE 8.2  Simplified scheme of prostaglandin biosynthesis, which starts with the
release of a fatty acid nearly always derived from the 2-position of a membrane phospho -
lipid. Arachidonic acid is created from diacylglycerol via phospholipase-A2 and then brought
to either the cyclooxygenase pathway where


 blocks excavated. Often
happened that thawed and put into heated water newts
revived, ate the food offered to them - flies, spiders, aquarium
fishes. In 1956 a team of mining in Magadan
the area found a 14-meter depth newt. When we returned
in a tent and light the fire, the animal gradually thawed frozen
and stirred. His life went on as long as 12 hours. At the same time
hastened to declare this event a great sensation: the alleged
found fossil newt, which, having been in a state of suspended animation
two million years, back to life. In fact, Newt was not
fossil and modern. But the question is how long can
save the life of the frozen amphibians, remains controversial.
Found in another time in Chukotka in a piece of eternal ice of the Siberian
salamander was subjected to radioisotope investigations. Kiev
scientists have concluded that his age is between 75
up to 105 years, while the reptiles were in control
many times younger.
Almost all species of reptiles in northern latitudes fall
winter hibernation. in most northern areas, it extends 7.8
months. South of their sleep is shorter. Lizards burrow into the soil,
arranging themselves burrows on steep dry slopes, which does not threaten
flood. in a good sunny day they wake up in the
few hours to bask in the sun and the hunt again
hiding, falling into a stupor. Land turtles climb on
half a meter deep into the soil in the natural cover or burrows of moles,
foxes, rodents, closing with peat moss and wet leaves.
Sometimes they wake up sometimes for a week. Marsh
turtles spend the winter buried in mud ponds. Snakes do not like
cold. Even in summer, if you put a snake for a few hours
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19in the refrigerator, it can be treated as a piece of rope. Therefore,
winter quarters and carefully picked up the snake oblyubovyvayut
long. Usually it is the underground caves and cavities formed
around a large old tree stumps with rotten roots, or a gap in the rocks.
in such shelters is going to a large number of snakes, even different
species, forming huge balls. they sometimes are between
several tens to hundreds of snakes, which led to the erroneous
belief that snakes are going into the coils to warm up. Between
so the temperature of snakes during hibernation is not very different
ambient temperature, and gather them together
simply from a lack of suitable shelters - some of the "community"
used for decades.
How do animals manage to survive
frozen? Just as in the onset of cold weather
machines are added to the radiator coolant, freezing at minus
37 ° C in the body fluids of some cold-winter form
Antifreeze proteins, which appear in the body when the crystals
ice contact them and block further crystallization
water. in many fish, terrestrial arthropods, including spiders
and mites, the effectiveness of antifreeze proteins is so great
that prevents ice formation even at minus 15 ° C. Except
specific proteins in the body of some cold-blooded
beings produced more and carbohydrates, antifreeze, more
Mitigating the point of maximum exposure. For example,
in the tissues of many insects, winter stored carbohydrate antifreeze
glycerol, successfully preventing freezing. caterpillars
galloobrazuyuschey butterfly to the middle of winter, glycerol 19%
the whole body, allowing the supercool down to minus 30 ° C. A hairy
Arctic butterfly caterpillars in the frozen state
spend up to 10 months a year at minus 50 ° C and more! Originally
adapted to low temperatures, water, some fish
living in the North Atlantic and Arctic
waters - they are changing the composition of the blood. with decreasing temperature
water fall in their blood accumulate salt in a concentration
which is typical for sea water, which enhances cryoprotective
action, making it difficult to freeze the blood. Relatively recently
in the blood of these fish are found and special antifreeze proteins,
lowering the freezing point of solution to an even greater extent,
than salt.
If you have a very harsh winter in, the fall in cold-blooded
animals (particularly insects) before the first frost in the body
accumulate protecting ice cryogenic protectors
which increase the strength of cell membranes and inhibit both
called osmotic stress, when water from the cells tends
leak into the extracellular medium with ice, reducing the amount of cells
and making them vulnerable to ice crystals that pierce the shrunken
cell membranes. Cryoprotectants are moderated, and exchange
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20substances. the frog, for example, has just begun the formation of ice
on the surface of the skin, a rapid synthesis of cryoprotectant
of glucose from liver glycogen. resulting in eight
hours it saturated all the organs, slowing down to a minimum exchange
substances, limited power consumption. Record of such
use of cryoprotectants owned turtles - they
metabolism drops to a level that ensures the survival without
oxygen consumption (!) throughout the winter. Moreover, at high
concentrations of glucose in the body are no phenomena inherent
a person with a high content of glucose in the blood - diabetes
and aging. Frost resistance is always cold-blooded animals
aroused keen interest of scientists.
In anabiotic state fall and some species of higher
plants. Record in this respect, the plant belongs bronets,
appearing before the prairies of the American continent. Put
in the herbarium, this plant has sustained more than 11 years in the dried
state without losing its vitality. Inevitably arises
question: What helps plants endure severe dehydration
and fall into a state of suspended animation in which metabolism proceeds
so slowly that practically almost zero? By
According to scientists, with dehydration in plants that can fall
anabiotic in the state is not disrupted the process of respiration, which
maintains its so-called energy usefulness.
When dehydration in plants continue to be produced rich
energy compounds such as ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Energy
formed in the process of respiration to almost complete drying
these plants is transferred almost all cellular structures and all
cellular content, which is dehydrating, passes
a jelly-like state, and the cells can for years to maintain its
viability.
WHETHER there are BIRDS, ВПАДА ЮЩИЕ in HIBERNATION?
Thus, we found that most of the animals with unstable
body temperature, which depends on the environmental flow
in a state of hibernation. But it is surprising that so many animals
with a constant body temperature, such as birds, can also
fall into hibernation during adverse seasons.
It is known that most birds avoid adverse winter
conditions through the flight. It became clear that some species of birds
may fall into such a state in bad seasons
year. There are observations that some species of swallows
(Village and rocky) also fall into winter hibernation.
State of short-term torpor, which scientists call
torpid, was observed in newly hatched chicks
Swifts, which flow into this state when parents
leave them for several days under adverse conditions
(For example, during the approaching cyclone). able
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21torpor body temperature of chicks from 39 ° C dropped to 20 ° C
and even lower heart rate and breathing slows down, and in this state
They were kept 7-12 days. Reappearing, parents warmed
their own bodies, and the chicks are returned to life. in favorable
time, young swifts flew from the nest after 33-35 days, and
at a disadvantage when they fell into a stupor, they
were needed 40-50 days.
Has long been known that in such a torpid state flow
and chicks of some species of hummingbirds, if the mother will fly for food
delayed by more than ten minutes (the only female hummingbirds
feeding offspring). After her return, warmed
maternal warmth, they come back to life. Established that
adults of several hummingbird species in the Americas
continent are also able to fall into a state of torpor
in a particularly cold nights, when their body temperature drops to
8,8 ° C. Proved that the weight of the different kinds of hummingbirds ranging from 1,7 to
19.1 g, and oxygen consumption in small specimens in a state
rest - 11-16 ml per 1 g body weight per hour during the flight - 70-85 ml, and
in a state of torpor only 0.17 ml. Energy consumption in hummingbirds
high, and there is a danger that hummingbird with body temperature
44 ° C can not survive without food for a period when they sleep, so
as they do not have enough energy stocks. When such a situation
their bodies with excessive cooling at night from exhaustion
lose the opportunity to warm up again early in its active phase.
Meanwhile, as you know, night on the South and Central American
High Plateau, home to hummingbirds, cold. That is why hummingbirds
possess a protective mechanism - fall night in torpid
state, the temperature of their bodies compared with the temperature
environment, so that they do not give up their heat
and conserve


malaria worldwide, and is still the treatment of choice in
many acute cases of the illness.
Habitat & Cultivation
Sweet Annie grows in grasslands and
in open areas in Vietnam, Japan, China,
Russia, and North America. It is
cultivated in eastern China. The herb
is propagated from seed in spring
or by dividing the rootstock in
autumn. It is harvested in summer
before flowering.
Related Species
The related A. apiacea  is used
interchangeably with sweet Annie
in China and is employed as a
general tonic in Vietnam. Many
other Artemisia  species are used
medicinally: A. abrotanum  (p. 172);
A. absinthium  (p. 66); A. capillaris  and
A. cina  (p. 172); A. dracunculus  and A.
vulgaris  (p. 173).
Key Constituents
■ Artemisinin (sesquiterpene
 lactone)
■ Essential oil (abrotamine, beta-
 bourbonene)
■ Flavonoids
■ PolyphenolsKey Actions
■ Bitter
■ Reduces fever
■ Antimalarial
■ Antiparasitic
■ Anti-cancer
Research
■ Chinese research  Sweet Annie
was extensively researched in China
in the 1980s, and studies have
demonstrated that its key active
constituent is an effective antimalarial,
having a powerful action against the
malaria parasite Plasmodium, a
protozoan introduced into the body
by the mosquito.
■ Artemisinin  Clinical trials,
notably in Thailand, show that it can
provide vital treatment in the acute
stages of malaria, proving up to 90%
effective in countering the infection.
Artemisinin has a lesser role to play
in chronic malaria and prevention of
the disease.
■ Anti-cancer potential
Laboratory studies suggest that
sweet Annie has marked anti-
cancer activity, promoting
programmed cell death and inhibiting
blood vessel growth. No clinical
trials have so far been undertaken,
but sweet Annie is claimed to be
useful particularly in breast cancer
and leukemia. Synthetic molecules
modelled on artemisinin are also
being researched as potential anti-
cancer drugs.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ History  The first mention of
sweet Annie was in a Chinese text of
168 bce. Traditionally, it was seen as Sweet Annie
A perennial growing to
about 3 ft (1 m), with
green feathery leaves
covered in fine hairs.
an herb that helped “to clear and
relieve summer heat.”
■ Cooling properties  Sweet
Annie has a cool, bitter taste and is
used for conditions brought
on by heat, especially with symptoms
such as fever, headaches, dizziness,
and a tight-chested sensation. It is
used to treat chronic fevers, night
fevers, and morning chills and is a
traditional remedy for nosebleeds
associated with heat. Sweet Annie  has bright green, saw-toothed
leaves. It is used widely around the world as
an effective antimalarial.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesLeaves  contain
artemisinin, which
is a powerful
antimalarial.
■ Antimalarial  Sweet Annie has
been used to treat the fevers
and chills of malaria for thousands
of years, and artemisinin is now used
in many countries as an antimalarial.
Artemisinin reduces the risk of
developing malaria and aids a quick
recovery, though drug resistance to it
is now being seen. The whole plant
may also be used to treat malaria and
act as a preventative, though large
doses are required.  RCautions  Only take sweet Annie under professional supervision.
Do not take during pregnancy. Dried leavesFresh leavesLeaves are
harvested
in summer
Tablets  containing artemisinin, which is extracted from the herb, are taken for
malaria throughout the tropics.
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68AstrA g A lus membrA n A ceus Key medicinal plantsAstragalus membranaceus (Fabaceae)
Astragalus, Milk Vetch, Huang Qi (Chinese)Astragalus
A perennial growing  to 16 in (40 cm) with hairy stems and leaves divided into 12–18 pairs of leaflets.
Astragalus is a typical member of the pea
family and is closely related to liqorice.
Habitat & Cultivation
Astragalus is native to Mongolia
and northern and eastern China.  It is grown from seed in spring or autumn and thrives in sandy, well-drained soil, with plenty of sun.  The roots of 4-year-old plants are harvested in autumn.
Key Constituents
■ Triterpene saponins
 (astragolosides)
■ Isoflavonoids (formonentin)
■ Polysaccharides
■ Phytosterols
Key Actions
■ Adaptogenic
■ Immune stimulant
■ Diuretic
■ Vasodilator
■ Antiviral
Research
■ Chinese investigations
Investigations in China indicate that astragalus is diuretic and that it lowers blood pressure and increases endurance. A 2012 clinical trial  found that 5 g a day of astragalus root helped to stabilize kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease, delaying the need for dialysis.
■ Western research Recent
American research has focused on the ability of astragalus to restore normal immune function in cancer patients. Clinical evidence suggests that, as with a number of other  herbs, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy recover faster and live longer if  given astragalus concurrently.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ T onic & endurance remedy
Astragalus is a classic energy
tonic, perhaps even superior to ginseng (Panax ginseng, p. 118)  for young people. In China, it is believed to warm and tone the  wei qi (a protective energy that circulates just beneath the skin), helping the body to adapt to  external influences, especially to  the cold. Astragalus raises immune resistance and manifestly improves physical endurance.
■ Control of fluids Though a
vasodilator (encouraging blood to flow to the surface), astragalus is  used for excessive sweating, including night sweats. It is also helpful in both relieving fluid retention and reducing thirstiness. It supports normal kidney function and is thought to protect the kidneys from damage.
■ Immune stimulant Not an
herb for acute illness, astragalus is nonetheless a very useful medicine for viral infections such as the common cold.■ Other uses Astragalus is used to
treat prolapsed organs, especially  the uterus, and it is beneficial for uterine bleeding. Astragalus is often Parts Used
 Key Preparations & Their UsesRoot is a traditional tonic remedy
in China, improving energy levels and helping the body to resist cold.
Chinese
angelica
CinnamonAstragalusDried rootDespite the fact that astragalus is one of the most
popular tonic herbs in China, it is not that well known in the West. In China, the root, known as huang qi, has been used for thousands of years. It has a sweet taste and is a warming tonic particularly suited to young, active people, increasing stamina and endurance, and improving resistance to the cold. It is often combined with other herbs as a blood tonic.
 QCautions Do not take astragalus if suffering from skin disorders,
or during acute illness.
Decoction For anemia, make a decoction
(see p. 291) with 12 g root and 12 g Chinese angelica. T ake 1
1⁄4 cups (300 ml) daily.
Dry-fried root As a stimulant tonic,
each day fry 5 –10 g root by itself
or with 1 tsp of honey and eat
with meals.
Remedy For cold and numbness, make  a decoction (see p. 291) with 20 g root and 5 g cinnamon. Drink
3⁄4 cup (150 ml)
twice a day.
used in combination with dong
quai (Angelica sinensis, p. 63) in  order to act as a blood tonic for treating anemia. Tincture (to make, p. 292). For night sweats, take 1 tsp with water
1 –2 times daily.
US_068-069_Astragalus_Atropa.indd   68 26/02/16   3:58 pm69 Key medicinal plantsAtrop A bell Adonn A
Tincture,  made from the leaves or the root,
is a strong relaxant. It is prescribed by herbal
practitioners to relieve colic and to treat
Parkinson’s disease.Atropa belladonna  (Solanaceae)
Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna
Although deadly nightshade conjures up images of
poison and death, like many plants it is an important
and beneficial remedy when used correctly. Some of
its constituents are employed in conventional medicine,
for example to dilate the pupils for eye examinations
and as an anesthetic. In herbal medicine, deadly
nightshade is


 the relief of hemorroids and ulcers. In medieval times it was believed that simply carrying lesser celandine on one’s person was sufficient to cure hemorroids.Quercus robur (Fagaceae)
English Oak
Description Slow-growing, long-lived
deciduous tree reaching 150 ft (45 m). Has  deeply lobed leaves, long catkins, and green to brown fruit (acorns).
Habitat & Cultivation English oak
grows throughout the northern hemisphere, in woods and forests, and along roadsides. The bark  is collected in spring and the fruit is harvested  in autumn.
Parts Used Bark, galls (growths produced by
insects or fungi).
Constituents English oak bark contains
15–20% tannins (including phlobatannin, ellagitannins, and gallic acid). Oak galls contain  about 50% tannins.
History & Folklore Sacred to the Druids, the
oak tree has been esteemed in European herbal medicine for its astringent bark, leaves, and acorns.
Medicinal Actions & Uses English oak bark,
prepared as a decoction, is often used as a gargle to treat sore throats and tonsillitis. It may also be applied as a wash, lotion, or ointment to treat conditions such as hemorroids, anal fissures, small burns, or other skin problems. Less commonly,  a decoction of the bark is taken in  small doses to treat diarrhea, dysentery, and  rectal bleeding. Powdered oak bark may be sniffed to treat nasal polyps, or sprinkled on eczema to dry the affected area.
Caution Do not take oak bark internally for
more than 4 weeks at a time.
Self-help Use Hemorroids, p. 302. Oak bark
US_246-265_Pergularia_Extensa_Salvia_Sclarea.indd   260 26/02/16   12:47 pm261 other medicinal plantsRhamnus f Rangula
Habitat & Cultivation Radish is believed to
be native to southern Asia. Cultivated varieties are
grown around the world both as vegetables and
for medicinal use. The root is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Radish contains
glucosilinates, which yield a volatile
oil, raphanin, phenolic compounds,
and vitamin C. Raphanin is antibiotic;
the phenolic compounds are
antioxidant. The leaves are a highly
nutritious and underused food.
History & Folklore Herodotus
(c. 485– c. 425 bce) wrote that the builders of the
pyramids in ancient Egypt were paid in radishes,
onions, and garlic. In Egypt, the plant was used as a
vegetable and a medicine. In ancient Rome, radish
oil was applied to treat skin diseases. In China,
radish was listed in the Tang Materia Medica
(659 ce) as a digestive stimulant.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Radish stimulates
the appetite and digestion. The common red
radish is eaten as a salad vegetable and an
appetizer. The juice of the black radish is drunk to
counter gassy indigestion and constipation. Black
radish juice has a tonic and laxative action on the
intestines, and indirectly stimulates the flow of bile.
Consuming radish generally results in improved
digestion, but some people are sensitive to its
acridity and robust action. In China, radish is eaten
to relieve abdominal distension. The root is also
prepared “dry-fried” to treat chest problems.
Caution Avoid if gallstones are present.until 1946 that conventional Western medicine
recognized the herb’s efficacy. After that date, the
whole plant, and its reserpine extract in particular,
were widely used in conventional medicine to lower
high blood pressure and lessen the symptoms of
mental illness.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Indian snakeroot
is useful in the treatment of high blood pressure
and anxiety. The root has a pronounced sedative and
depressant effect on the sympathetic nervous
system. By reducing the system’s activity, the herb
brings about the lowering of blood pressure. It may
also be used to treat anxiety and insomnia, as well
as more serious mental health problems such as
psychosis. Indian snakeroot is a slow-acting remedy
and it takes some time for its effect to become
fully established.
Research As indicated above, Indian snakeroot
and its alkaloids have been extensively researched
since the 1930s. Despite concerns raised in the
medical journal The Lancet in 1974, there is little
evidence to show that the root has serious side-
effects at normal dosage.
Related Species The West African species
R. vomitoria is used as a sedative, aphrodisiac, and
anticonvulsant in traditional African medicine.
 QCautions  T ake only under professional
supervision. Indian snakeroot is subject to legal
restrictions in some countries.Medicinal Actions & Uses Lesser celandine
makes a useful ointment or suppository for treating
hemorroids.
Related Species Various other Ranunculus
species have been used in herbal medicine, even
though all are toxic and irritant to a greater or
lesser degree. In North America, the Meskawi
people used the flowers and stigma of the yellow
water crowfoot ( R. delphinifolius ) as a snuff to
provoke sneezing, and mixed it with other herbs
to treat respiratory conditions such as mucus
and nasal congestion.
 RCaution Do not take lesser celandine orally.
Self-help Use  Hemorroids,  p. 302.
Raphanus sativus  (Brassicaceae)
Radish
Description Bristly annual growing to about
3 ft (1 m). Has a swollen taproot, deeply cut
compound leaves, pale violet to lilac flowers, and
cylindrical seed pods.Lesser celandine is
used fresh in ointments
and suppositories to
treat hemorroids.
Radish has been used since the 7th century
to aid digestion.Rauvolfia serpentina  (Apocynaceae)
Indian Snakeroot,
Sarpagandha (Hindi)
Description Evergreen shrub growing to
3 ft (1 m). Has whorls of elliptical leaves, tiny pink
and white tubular flowers, and glossy red berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Indian snakeroot is
native to much of southern and southeastern
Asia, including India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is
widely cultivated for medicinal use, notably in India
and the Philippines. The root of plants at least
18 months old is unearthed in late winter.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Indian snakeroot contains a
complex mixture of indole alkaloids, including
reserpine, rescinnamine, ajmaline, and yohimbine.
Ajmaline has been used to regulate heartbeat.
History & Folklore Indian snakeroot is listed
in the Charaka Samhita, the earliest Ayurvedic
medical text ( c. 400 bce). The plant has been used
since at least that time to treat mental illness and
insomnia. Indian snakeroot’s status as a healing plant
was first recorded in Europe in 1785, but it was not Rhamnus frangula
syn. frangula  alnus  (Rhamnaceae)
Alder Buckthorn
Description Deciduous shrub or small tree
growing to 16 ft (5 m). Has smooth brown bark,
oval to elliptical leaves, white flowers in late spring,
and small round berries ripening from yellow to black.
Habitat & Cultivation Alder buckthorn grows
in Europe (except for the Mediterranean region and
the extreme north), and in northeastern parts
of the U.S. It prefers marshy woodland. The bark of
trees at least 3–4 years old is collected in late spring
and early summer, and is dried and stored for at
least 1 year before use.
Part Used Bark.
Constituents Alder buckthorn contains 3–7%
anthraquinones (including frangulin and emodin),
anthrones, anthranols, an alkaloid (armepavine),
tannins and flavonoids. The anthrones and anthranols
induce vomiting, but the severity of their effect
lessens after long-term storage. The anthraquinones
found in alder buckthorn and closely related species
act on the wall of the colon, stimulating a bowel
movement approximately 8–12 hours after ingestion.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Alder buckthorn
is a laxative and a cathartic, and is most commonly
taken as a treatment for chronic constipation.
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262
other medicinal plantsRhus glabR a
Once dried and stored, it is significantly milder than
senna (Cassia senna, p. 75) or common buckthorn  (R. catharticus) and may be safely used over the
long term to treat constipation and to encourage the return of regular bowel movements. Alder buckth


	answer.	If	you	have	taken	no	for	an	answer—and	all	of	us	have
—then	spirit	wants	to	change	how	you	see	yourself.	Only	one	side	can	win	a
soccer	game,	but	there’s	a	catch:	The
X
	factor	is	at	work,	and	what	you	see	on
the	surface	isn’t	always	what	you	get.The	Wishing	Tree
W
e	were	walking	down	the	road	toward	the	village	when	Baba	asked,	“What
would	you	wish	for	if	you	could	wish	for	anything?	Would	you	wish	for
riches?”
“Yes,”	I	said	without	a	moment’s	hesitation.
“Would	you	wish	to	be	popular	and	famous?”
“Yes,	that	sounds	pretty	good	too,”	I	said.
He	smiled.	“In	fairy	tales	there	are	always	three	wishes.	What	would	your
third	one	be?”
“Promise	you	won’t	tell	anybody,	but	I’d	wish	for	someone	to	love	me,”	I
said.
“Deeply?”	asked	Baba.	“You	must	be	precise.”	I	felt	my	cheeks	get	warm.
Before	I	could	stammer	out	anything,	Baba	said,	“Very	well,	deeply	it	is.
Three	wishes	to	work	on.	Now,	let	me	see.”
He	began	to	scan	the	horizon	like	an	old	sea	captain	searching	for	port.	“It’s
around	here	somewhere.	Ah,”	he	said,	pointing	to	the	tallest	tree	in	the
distance.	“We	need	him.”
We	left	the	road	and	tramped	across	a	field	until	we
	reached	the	tree.	Baba
said,	“This	is	a	wishing	tree.	It’s	been	giving	people	what	they	want	for	a
long,	long	time.”
“Are	you	sure	you	didn’t	just	make	that	up?”	I	was	getting	used	to	Baba’s
mischievous	tactics.
Baba	pointed	to	the	bark,	which	had	deep	slashes	hacked	into	it.	“That’s	how
I	know	this	is	a	wishing	tree,”	he	said,	launching	into	the	following
explanation:
Wishing	trees	go	back	many	centuries	in	India,	although	for	modern	people
they	are	now	more	legend	than	fact.	Everyone	in	this	part	of	the	country	hadbeen	told	about	wishing	trees	by	their	grandmothers,	and	perhaps	belief	was
stronger	here.	For	one	day	a	villager	was	walking	alone,	dreaming	about	his
future.	He	stopped	to	rest	under	a	tree	and	thought,	“If	only	I	were	rich.”
When	he	returned	home,	to	his	amazement	he	found	a	mansion	where	his	hut
had	stood,	and	inside	the	mansion	was	every	kind	of	treasure.	Immediately	he
knew	that	he	had	found	the	wishing	tree.	The	young	man	told	no	one	where
his	wealth	had	come	from.	He	left	the	village	that	night,	never	to	be	seen	there
again.
“But	a	year	later,”	Baba	said,	“he	returned	with	an	ax	and	began	to	hack	at	the
tree,	cursing	it	all	the	while.	‘You	never	told	me	that	people	would	envy	my
money,	and	now	I	am	miserable,’	he	cried.	‘I	trust	no	one,	I	cannot	tell	if
anyone	likes	me	for	myself	or	only	for	my	riches.	Night	and	day	I	worry	that	I
might	lose	everything,	because	I	know	nothing	of	how	to	handle	money’”
He	chopped	at	the	tree	until	he	was	exhausted.	But	the	tree	would	not	fall.
Time	passed,	and	one	day	a	young	woman	from	the	village	was	wandering	in
the	woods.	She	sat	under	the	tree	to	rest,	and	a	wish	came	to	her.	“If	only	I
were	famous.	It	would	be	so	wonderful	to	be	the	most	popular	woman	in	the
world.”
When	she	got	home,	her	house	was	swarmed	with	TV	cameras	and	reporters.
A	huge	crowd	was	gathering,	and	as	soon	as	they	spied	the	young	woman,	she
was	mobbed	by	screaming	fans.	Breathlessly	she	made	it	into	her	house.	The
next	day	she	emerged	to	find	that	the	cameras	and	reporters	were	still	there.
She	waved	and	got	into	a	limousine	and	was	never	seen	in	the	village	again.
“But	a	year	later,”	said	Baba,	“she	sneaked	back	to	the	wishing	tree	with	an
ax	in	her	hand.	She	began	to	chop	at	it,	cursing	all	the	while.	‘You	didn’t	tell
me	that	nobody	would	ever	leave	me	alone.	I	can’t	go	anywhere	without
being	stared	at,	my	slightest	misfortune	is	blown	up	into	a	tragedy	in	the
newspapers,	and	hundreds	of	people	a	day	ask	for	my	help,	when	I	can	barely
manage	my	own	life.	I’m	so	miserable.’”
She	chopped	at	the	tree	until	she	was	exhausted.	But	the	tree	would	not	fall.
More	time	passed.	Then	it	chanced	that	a	young	mother-to-be	was	wandering
in	the	woods.	She	rested	under	the	tree,	dreaming	of	the	joys	of	having	a	baby
I
	want	nothing	in	this	world	but	the	love	of	my	baby	and	my	husband,
	shethought.
If	only	they	will	love	me	forever
.
She	went	home,	and	her	husband	greeted	her	with	hugs	and	kisses.	Two
weeks	later	their	baby	was	born,	and	the	minute	she	opened	her	eyes,	she
gazed	on	her	mother	with	adoration.
Much	more	time	passed	before	the	mother	returned	to	the	woods.
“It	took	five	years,”	said	Baba,	“and	then	she	came	back	in	tattered	rags,
furiously	hacking	at	the	tree	with	an	ax	and	cursing	it.	‘My	husband	loves	me
so	much	that	he	can’t	bear	to	leave	my	side	to	go	to	work.	Now	we	have	no
money	My	little	child	cries	without	end	unless	I	am	with	her	every	waking
moment.	Although	they	love	me	truly,	I	have	no	peace.	I	am	the	most
miserable	woman	on	earth.’”
She,	too,	kept	chopping	until	she	was	exhausted,	but	the	tree	didn’t	fall.	Baba
rubbed	his	hand	over	the	wounds	she	had	left	behind.
“Do	you	know	what	went	wrong?”	he	said.	“They	all	wished	for	externals,
and	that’s	what	the	tree	gave	them.	Each	had	an	outer	image	of	being	rich,
famous,	and	loved,	but	images	are	not	what	your	soul	wants	for	you.	You
must	wish	from	the	inside,	then	the	highest	wisdom	will	be	at	your
command.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
This	lesson	was	about	the	difference	between	a	wish	that	helps	you	and	one
that	doesn’t.	All	three	people	who
	found	the	wishing	tree	got	what	they
wished	for,	and	so	their	lives	changed,	but	only	on	the	outside.	They	forgot	to
wish	for	inner	change.	No	matter	how	much	money	he	had,	the	rich	man
wasn’t	rich	inside.	No	matter	how	famous	she	was,	the	celebrity	didn’t	feel
worthy	inside.	No	matter	how	much	other	people	loved	her,	the	mother	didn’t
know	how	to	love	herself.
Baba	taught	me	that	my	soul	hears	all	my	wishes	from	the	inside.	The	soul
hears	what


a process in which the fat in milk is subjected to artificial suspension), or pasteurized (also seen in milk, flash-heated to high temperatures to kill bacteria), or preserved (chemicals added to food to retard spoilage or to enhance taste or texture). in other words, foods that were changed from their original God-given state.  Good examples of these harmful foods are: pasteurized milk, chocolate, margarine, sugar, candy, white flour, and regular salt. The researchers found that if these altered, chemical foods were chewed very thoroughly, the harm to the blood could be lessened.  In addition, another amazing finding was that if some of the same food in its raw state was eaten with the cooked counterpart, the pathological reaction in the blood was minimized.  However, avoid these unnatural, processed foods; replace them with delicious whole foods for optimal health.
ReferencesInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (1993); “Some naturally occurring sub -
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(Interna
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The landmark 1982 report commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences
that revelated the carcinogenic effects of cooking
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FruiticultureHomo Sapiens the Frugivore
by Dr T. C. Fry & Dr. Douglas Graham &
David Klein, Ph.D.
The Great Potential
by David Klein, Ph.D.
It is the most magnificent of all creations, unsurpassed in its elegance; astonishing in
its physical capabilities; the perfect self-healer; a sensational masterpiece of Divine expression.
I am talking about your body, healthy and fit, completely detoxified, all of its biological
needs being met, living in harmony with Nature with youthfulness and abundant vitality.  Deep down, isn’t that what you have always longed for?
Do you wonder what is holding you
back from having the joyous, high-en -
ergy-illness-free life you have always desir ed, from living up t o all of y
our
capabilities, fulfilling your potential and realizing your loftiest dreams?
It could be that the vehicle that takes
you around in life is not able to per -
form well.  Why?  Most likely because you have not been oper a
ting it prop -
erly.  If you’ve been eating a processed food diet with bread, meat and dairy, your body is har boring to xic w
astes; its fluids and tissues are polluted, bowels fouled, and organs
impaired or damaged.
The toxins drag down your energy, rob your health, wreak your emotions, dull and poi -
son your mind, and age you rapidly on your way to a painful death.  The toxins must
36
Fruiticulturecome out!
The good news is that your body knows how to get all of the pollution out; it knows
how to detoxify; it is trying to do so right now!  It simply needs to be cared for properly.  This begins with eating like the frugivore that you truly are and adopting The Fruitarian Diet.  There is no more powerful endeavor to improve your health.  The rewards for living healthfully on the Fruitarian Diet are innumerable.  Please continue reading...
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37
FruiticultureSome Outstanding Facts for Y our Consideration
by Dr. T. C. Fry

1. While in a state of Nature, humans and as well other species developed natural equip -
ment and faculties for finding, taking, consuming, efficiently processing and utilizing
foods which they adapted to.
2. D
espite the many and varied diets consumed by humans over the globe, our instinc -
tual dietary nature and faculties have not evolved away from our pristine foods.
3. The foods upon which we dev
eloped in nature necessarily nourished us adequately to
bring us to our high state of development.  The foods to which we adapted in Nature will
still sustain us adequately and amply by meeting all our varied nutrient requirements.
4. With our modern botanical and horticultural expertise, we are capable of producing
our natural foods of a quality that will continue to meet our nutrient needs and enable us to attain our highest potentials.
5. Symbiosis and cooperation exist in Nature to an extent most people do not realize.
Educational texts and media do not teach our symbiotic role in Nature.  Humans existed symbiotically in Nature, as did (and still now do) all undomesticated and unfarmed ani -
mals; humans ate fruits and dispersed the seeds, thereby perpetuating the fruit species and the human species, fulfilling our integ r
al roles in the Grand Web of Life.
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FruiticultureComparative Anatomy
by Dr. Douglas Graham
How does one determine the correct food for any given creature?  Let us suppose that
you were given a baby animal and you had no idea what it was or what it was supposed to eat.  Perhaps it was a gift from a foreign land.  How would you know what to feed it?
The answer is relatively simple.  All you would have to do is offer the creature differ -
ent types of foods in their whole, natural state.  That which it was designed for, it would
eat.  It w ould likely ig
nore all the other items, not even considering them as food.  I have
done this successfully with orphaned animals that I have saved.
The same technique would work with a human child.  Put the child in a room with a lamb
and a banana.  Sit back and watch to see which he plays with and which he eats. We can be fairly sure of the outcome.  Try again with fats versus fruits by offering a choice of (natural, raw, unsalted) nuts, seeds, avocados, or olives on the one hand and any fresh sweet fruit on the other.  Again, we can safely predict that the child will choose the sweet fruit.
Humans vs. CarnivoresThe following is an incomplete list of the major differences between humans and car -
nivorous creatures.Walking:  W
e have two hands and two feet, and we walk erect.  All of the carnivores have
four feet and perform their locomotion using all fours.Tails:  Carnivores have tails.Tongues:  Only the truly carnivorous animals have rasping (rough) tongues.  All other
creatures have smooth tongues.
Claws :  Our lack of claws makes ripping skin or tough flesh extremely difficult. We pos -
sess much weaker, flat fingernails instead.Opposable T humbs
:  Our opposable thumbs make us extremely well equipped to col -
lect a meal of fruit in a matter of a few seconds.  Most people find the process effortless.
All we hav e t
o do is pick it. The claws of carnivores allow them to catch their prey in a 39
Fruiticulturematter of seconds as well.  We could no more catch and rip the skin or tough flesh of a
deer or bear barehanded than a lion could pick mangos or bananas.
Births:  Humans usually have children one at a time.  Carnivores typically give birth to
litters.
ColonFormation:  Our convoluted colons are quite different in design from the smooth
colons of carnivorous animals.
Intestinal Length:  Our intestinal tracts measure roughly 12 times the length of our tor -
sos (about 30 feet).  This allows for the slow absorption of sugars and other water-borne
nutrients from fruit. I
n contrast, the digestive tract of a carnivore is only 3 times the
length of its torso.  This is necessary to avoid rotting or decomposition of flesh inside the animal.  The carnivore depends upon highly acidic secretions to facilitate rapid digestion and absorption in its very short tube.  Still, the putrefaction of proteins and the rancidity of fats is evident in their feces.
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FruiticultureMammary Glands:  The multiple teats on the abdomens of carnivores do not coincide
with the pair of mammary glands on the chest of humans.
Sleep:  Humans spend roughly two thirds of every 24-hour cycle actively awake.
Carnivores typically sleep and rest from 18 to 20 hours per day and sometimes more.
Microbial Tolerance:  Most carnivores can digest microbes that would be deadly for hu -
mans, such as those that cause botulism.Perspiration :  Humans sw
eat from pores on their entire body.  Carnivores sweat from
the tongues only.Vision:  Our sense of vision responds to the full spectrum of color, making it possible to
distinguish ripe from unripe fruit at a distance.  Meat eaters do not typically see in full color.
Meal Size:  Fruit is in scale to our food requirements.  It fits our hands.  A few pieces of


 vindictive and anti-social behaviours.
Working on speech and language pragmatics with a qualified therapist is
partly important in addressing this problem. However, in parallel there is a
lot the parents can do to help their GAPS child in developing good social
skills. I would highly recommend a book and a manual by Myrna B. Shure
Raising a Thinking Child.
Children with GAP syndrome are eligible to receive a lot of professional
help: speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy,
special teaching, etc. However, the most important people in children's
lives are their parents. So, it is the parents that have to be the main thera
pists for GAPS children. Behaviour modification is the most practical and
sensible way of bringing up a GAPS child. I believe that parents of all GAPS
children need to be trained in this valuable method. It allows mom and dad
to deal with their child'sbehaviours in a positive, constructive and effective
way, which brings a lot of normality into their family life. We are not trained
to be parents. Most of us have no idea how to bring up a child before our
first bundle of joy arrives into our lives. Lucky are those of us who are blessed with a healthy, happy and compliant child. Unfortunately, in the
case of GAP Syndrome parents are blessed with just the opposite. To bring
up a child like that you cannot just rely on parental instincts. You need to
be specially trained! Behaviour modification works on the common sense
premise: the way the parent responds to what the child does will shape that
child's behaviour, Untrained parents unintentionally reinforce their chil
dren's bad behaviours by the way they respond to these behaviours. At the
same time these parents unintentionally ignore good behaviour which
does not encourage the child to repeat that good behaviour. As a result the
child finishes up with a whole bunch of unpleasant and irritating habits
which then receive negative attention from the parents. The child-parent
relationship deteriorates to non-compliance, reprimands and punish
ments. Both sides suffer and the family life becomes a struggle. Being
trained in behaviour modification makes you an effective parent. Effective
parents have happy children and build happy families.
In conclusion : children with GAP Syndrome have to receive very tar
geted education from trained people, including trained parents. In those
cases where children receive this kind of education the outcome is much,
much better, than in cases where children's education is left to chance. SELECTED REFERENCES
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