 a s t e d  c h i c k e n  t h i g h s,  a r t i c h o k e s  a n d
n e w  p o t a t o e s
The r eally gr eat thing about having artichokes pr eserved in vine gar brine is
that with the ad dition of olive oil, the vinegar makes an easy sauce or
vinaigr ette for salads and blanched vegetables. Garlic gr eens ar e the grass-
like new shoots of garlic ( Spring Herbs ). Simila r to chives but with mor e of
a ga rlic flavour, garlic gr eens can be harvested for a week or  two in the
spring, dried using a drying ma chine, and powder ed for use in  seasonings
later.
In th e sp ring, when new potatoe s appear, this dish is the one I usually make.
In the photo, I have used blue, yellow and r ed potatoes for colour andinter est. The canned artichokes make a convenient sophisticated addition to
what is essentially r oasted chicken and spring vegetables.
Rimmed baking sheet, lightly oiled
Heated platter
Pr eheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
4 large bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed of skin and excess fat
sea salt and pepper
1 quart (1 L) artichokes packed in vinegar brine, drained, brine
r eserved
1 lb (500 g) small new potatoes or fingerlings, halved
4 carr ots, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces, halved lengthwise if thick
3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil
2 cups (500 mL) chopped garlic gr eens or chives, divided
3 tbsp (45 mL) fr esh thyme leaves
1/4 cup (50 mL) olive oil, optional, for dr essing

1. On prepared  baking sheet, arrange chicken thighs, well spaced, and
sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the artichoke
brine over top. Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes.
2. M eanwhile, in a bowl, toss to gether potatoes, carrots and olive oil. Add
to bakin g sheet, spreading vegetables around chicken pieces in single layer.
Bake for  20 minutes. Stir in 1 cup (250 mL) of the garlic greens and thyme
and bak e for 10 minutes or unt il juices run clear when chicken is pierced
and pota toes are  tender and brow ned. Chicken and vegetables may be a bit
charred.
3. T ransfer chicken and vegetables to a heated platter, cover with foil and
set a side. Add artichokes to the same baking sheet, toss with pa n juices and
bake for 5 minutes or until heated through. T ransfer to platter with chicken
and other vegetables. Garnish with remaining garlic greens.4. If desired, in  a clean jar with tight-fitting lid, combine oliv e oil with 3
tbsp (45  mL) of the reserved vi negar brine. Cover with lid and shake well.
Drizzle over chicken and vegetables.
p a n - s e a r e d  a r t i c h o k e s  w i t h  r a s p b e r r y
v i n e g a r
This would be time-consuming  if you had to trim fr esh artichokes, but
having them in t he pantry r eady to use makes this an easy appetizer or light
lunch if served over a bed of spring gr eens. Homemade or s tor e-boughtraspberry vinegar is what makes the dish special; however, you can use
vinegar brine if you want to make it without the raspberry flavour.
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
3 tbsp (45 mL) olive oil, divided 1 r ed onion, halved and thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliver ed
1 quart (1 L) artichoke quarters, drained, brine r eserved if desir ed (see
above) sea salt and fr eshly gr ound pepper
1/4 cup (50 mL) Sweet Raspberry V inegar ( sweet raspberry vinegar )

1. In a s killet, heat 2 tbsp (25 m L) of the olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add onion and garlic and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes or until soft and
translucent.
2. Add remainin g olive oil and  artichokes. Season to taste w ith salt and
pepper. Drizzle raspberry vinegar over top. Heat through and toss to mix
well.
Fr eezing Artichokes
1. Select Equipment:  Se lect suitable-size freezer c ontainers, bags or
Mason jars ( Freezing ).
2.  D ry-Pack:  Fill  pint (2-cup /500 mL) or quart (1 L) freezer containers
with trimmed, blanched halved or quartered artichokes to 1 inch (2.5 cm) of
the top. Squeeze  out air; leave 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Sea l, label and
freeze.A s p a r a g u s
ASP ARAGUS (ASP ARAGUS OFFICINALIS)  is a tall, feathery-leaf
perennial plant that grows well in northern climates. In the spring, when
temperatures ris e above 55°F (1 3°C), it sends up stalks from the thick roots.
When th e stalks emer ge and m eet with sunlight, their colour turns from
white to purple-green as the chlorophyll is activated.
Asparagus stalks grow 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) per day in cool weather, 7
or 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) in warm weather, and are cut once they reach 10
inches (2 5 cm). Once a stalk is c ut, the plant begins to send up another stalk
and will  keep doing so until its ener gy reserves in the root are  exhausted.
T op right, an all -male hybrid, ‘OAC Millennium,’ emer ges from  the ground
at Barrie’ s Farm Market in Hanover, Ontario.
Good Pr eserving V arieties
Asparagus plants are male or f emale, with both producing edible stalks.
Stalks are graded by size: coloss al, jumbo, lar ge, standard and s mall. It is a
myth that the thinner stalks are more tender. Actually, the opposite is true
because as the stalks mature, the strong, tough cells needed to keep the
shoot up right ar e not as much in abundance, making the fat stalks more
tender. The thinner, tougher spears are the best choice for p ickling and
canning, though, because they stand up to the processing better.When gardeners discovered that emer ging asparagus stalks would remain
white or  pale green if covered and shielded from sunlight, a d elicacy was
born. St ill popular in Europe—France in particular (the photo below was
taken at  the market in La Forêt, Brittany)—white asparagus  is usually
milder in taste and recommended for fresh eating, not preserving.
Jersey Giant:  Thi cker in diameter than othe r varieties, their size makes
them a good cho ice for grilling on the barbecue; they hold their shape and
firmness and are ideal for canning, as well as for stewing and roasting.
Jersey Knight:  A ve rage length is 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm); size and
texture make them ideal for stir -fry dishes and for freezing or pickling.
Purple Passion:  A plum p spear (not as thick as Jersey Giant) that is purple
in colou r. The colour is lost in cooking, but if added raw to a vegetable
crudité platter, the purple colour is spectacular. Nutty flavour; good for
canning or freezing.
Pur chasing/Storing
• 1 lb (500 g) asparagus yields 15 to 20 medium-size stalks or about 3 cups
(750 mL) 1- to 2-inch (2.5 to 5 cm) pieces.• Y ou will need about 1 lb (500 g) for each quart (1 L) jar.
Y oung, t hin aspa ragus produces an abundance of crude fibre tha t is tough, a
quality that makes them best for canning. Older, fatter, mature stalks
contain more soft soluble fibre, which is sweet and tender, making them
best for eating fresh.
For pick ling and  canning whole, select Fancy or Grade A (in C anada, No.
1) asparagus because it will be straight, bright green (possibly tinged with
purple) and have tightly closed tips. At my local asparagus farm, I choose
Utility or Grade B (in Canada, N o. 2) asparagus for making soups or for my
Asparagus Sauce  because the misshapen stems and tips are not an issue.
T ransfer asparagus from market  to home in a cooler. Keep the ends of the
spears moist by wrapping in a d amp towel or stand them upright in 2 inches
(5 cm ) o f


engendering guilt. “I’m not talking to you, that’ll fix you” or “Don’t
come near me, how do you expect me to be loving after what you’ve
done?” This is a commonly employed tactic in the case of straying
behavior on the part of one partner.
Often, years after an incident, an action is recalled to help the
other person to choose present-moment guilt. “But don’t forget what
you did in 1951” or “How could I ever trust you again, when you
let me down before?” In this way one partner can manipulate the
other’s present with references to the past. If one partner has finally
forgotten it, the other can periodically bring it up to keep the guilt
feelings about the past behavior current.
Guilt is useful in making a love partner conform to the other’s
demands and standards of behavior. “If you were responsible, you
would have called me” or “That’s the third time I had to empty the
garbage, I guess you just refuse to do your share.” The goal? Getting
one partner to do what the other wants him to. The method? Guilt.
Children-Inspired Guilt
The parental guilt game can be reversed. Guilt can be a two-way
street and children are just as apt to use it in manipulating their
parents as the reverse.
If a child realizes that his parent cannot cope with his being un-
happy and will feel guilty for being a bad parent, the child will often
try to use that guilt to manipulate the parent. A tantrum in the su-
permarket may produce the desired candy. “Sally’s father lets her
do it.” Therefore Sally’s father is a good father and you’re not. “You
don’t love me. If you didTHE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 97you wouldn’t treat me this way.” And the ultimate, “I must be ad-
opted. My real parents wouldn’t treat me like this.” All these state-
ments carry the same message. You as a parent ought to feel guilty
for treating me, your child, in this way.
Of course, children learn this guilt-producing behavior by
watching the adults in their world use them to get the things that
they want. Guilt is not a natural behavior. It is a learned emotional
response that can only be used if the victim teaches the exploiter
that he is vulnerable. Children know when you are susceptible. If
they constantly remind you of things that you’ve done, or haven’t
done, for the purpose of getting what they want, then they have
learned the guilt trick. If your children use these tactics, they picked
them up somewhere. Very likely, from you.
School-Inspired Guilt
Teachers are superlative guilt originators, and children, since they
are most suggestible, are excellent subjects for manipulation. These
are some of the guilt messages that produce present-moment unhap-
piness for young people:
“Your mother is really going to be disappointed in you.”
“You should be ashamed of yourself for getting a C—a
smart boy like you.”
“How could you hurt your parents like that, after all
they’ve done for you? Don’t you know how badly they
want you to go to Harvard?”
“You failed the test because you didn’t study, now you’ll
have to live with yourself.”
Guilt is often used in schools to make children learn certain things
or behave in certain ways. And remember that even as an adult you
are a product of those schools.98 / Your Erroneous ZonesChurch-Related Guilt
Religion is often used to produce guilt and therefore manipulate
behavior. Here God is generally the one you have let down. In some
cases the message is that you will be kept out of heaven for having
behaved badly.
“If you loved God, you wouldn’t behave that way.”
“You won’t get into heaven unless you repent for your
sins.”
“You should feel bad because you haven’t gone to church
every week, and if you feel bad enough, perhaps you’ll be
forgiven.”
“You’ve disobeyed one of God’s rules and you should feel
ashamed of yourself.”
Other Institutional Guilt Producers
Most prisons operate on the guilt theory. That is, if a person sits
long enough thinking how bad he’s been, he will be better for the
guilt. Jail sentences for nonviolent crimes such as tax evasion, traffic
citations, civil infractions and the like are examples of this mind-set.
The fact that a strikingly large percentage of inmates return to law-
breaking behavior has done nothing to challenge this belief.
Sit in a jail and feel bad for what you’ve done. This policy is so
expensive and useless that it defies logical explanation. The illogical
explanation, of course, is that guilt  is such an integral part of our
culture, that it is the backbone of our criminal justice system. Rather
than have civil law breakers help society or repay their debts, they
are reformed through guilt-producing incarceration that has no be-
nefit to anyone, least of all the offender.
No amount of guilt, however large, will change past behav-THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 99ior. Moreover, jails are not places where new legal choices are
learned. Instead, they encourage a repetition of illegal behavior by
embittering the prisoner. (The policy of imprisoning dangerous
criminals to protect others is a different issue, and not under discus-
sion here.)
In our society tipping is a practice that has come to reflect not su-
perior service but the guilt of the person served. Effective waiters
and waitresses, cab drivers, bell boys, and other serving employees
have learned that most people cannot handle guilt for not behaving
in the correct way and will tip the standard percentage regardless
of the quality of service received. Thus blatant hand extending, nasty
comments and looks that are designed to wither are all used to
produce guilt and, fast on its heels, the big tip.
Littering, smoking and other unacceptable behavior may be things
that you can be made to feel guilty about. Perhaps you’ve dropped
a cigarette or a paper cup. A stern look by a stranger can send you
into paroxysms of guilt for having behaved in such a crass fashion.
Instead of feeling guilty about something you have already done,
why not simply resolve not to behave in an antisocial manner again.
Dieting is an area that is loaded with guilt. The dieter eats one
cookie and feels bad for a day for having been weak for a moment.
If you are striving to lose weight and give in to counterproductive
behavior, you can learn from it and work at being more effective in
your present moment. But to feel guilty and full of self-reproach is
a waste of time, for, if you feel that way for very long, you are likely
to repeat the excess eating, as your own neurotic way out of your
dilemma.
Sexual Expression Guilt
Perhaps the area where guilt flourishes best in our society is in
the realm of sex. We have already seen how parents engender guilt
in children for sexual acts or thoughts. Adults feel no less100 / Your Erroneous Zonesguilty about matters of sex. People sneak into porno films so that
others won’t know how bad they’ve been. Some people can’t admit
to enjoying oral sex and often feel guilty for even thinking about it.
Sexual fantasies are also effective guilt producers. Many feel bad
about having such thoughts and deny their existence even in private,
or in therapy. In fact, if I had to locate a guilt center in the body, I
would place it in the crotch.
This is only a brief listing of the cultural influences that conspire
to help you choose guilt. Now let’s take a look at the psychological
payoffs for feeling guilt. Keep in mind that whatever the dividend,
it is bound to be self-defeating, and remember that the next time
you opt for guilt over freedom.
The Psychological Payoffs for Choosing Guilt
Here are the most basic reasons for choosing to waste your present
feeling guilty about things that you’ve done or failed to do in the
past.
• By absorbing your present moments feeling guilty about some-
thing that has already taken place, you don’t have to use that now
moment in any kind of effective, self-enhancing way. Very simply,
like so many self-defeating behaviors, guilt is an avoidance technique
for working on yourself in the present. Thus you shift responsibility
for what you are or are not now to what you were or were not in
the past.
• By shifting responsibility backward you not only avoid the hard
work of changing yourself now but the attendant risks that go with
change as well. It is easier to immobilize yourself with guilt about
the past than to take the hazardous path of growing in the present.
• There is a tendency to believe that if you feel guilty enough, you
will eventually be exonerated for having been naughty. This being
forgiven payoff is the basis of the prisonTHE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 101mentality described above, in which the inmate pays for sins by
feeling terrible for a long period of time. The greater the transgres-
sion, the longer the period of remorse necessary for pardon.
• Guilt can be a means of returning to the safety of childhood, a
secure period when others made decisions for you and took care of
you. Rather than taking yourself in hand in the present,


Hartman : When we grow wheatgrass, we soak it for 24 hours in our diluted solution before we put it
in a tray or before we plant it. One of our customers is a farmer in Montana, and he’s even gone to the
extraordinary extent to soak his wheat seeds before planting them—and I say “extraordinary” because
to get the planting machinery to plant them, you have to not only soak the seeds but dry them back
out, otherwise they won’t go through the planter, but he got tremendous results. It’s the best wheat he’s
ever grown, and he’s been a farmer for decades. So you can soak seeds, and if you get roses in the mail
and you want to give them a good start, just soak them in diluted ocean solution.
seawater Minerals and the Coming Agricultural Revolution
Ocean minerals could revolutionize modern agriculture
Mike : I’m getting the sense that we have the resources on the planet right now to revolutionize food
and farming and health. The answers are all right there, and you’re one of the people reminding us of
the wisdom of nature.
Hartman : You know, our mission is really to get nutrition back in the food supply, and one of my
partner’s responsibility is to work on philanthropic outreach programs. We’re currently involved in one
in sub-Saharan Africa and one in Central America, and we try to show people in those areas that don’t
have access to good health care systems how to grow their way to health.
Mike : What about in the United States? Do you have some kind of long-term plan to help commercial
growers use this product? I mean, what’s your vision? If you could wave a magic wand and see the U.S.
change, what would it look like?
Hartman : I think the first thing people need to understand is the demographics of it. I think everyone
is well aware the “organic movement” is growing by leaps and bounds, and the consumers will drive
the growth of it. They are going to ask their local grocery stores, “Hey, where’s the organic produce?”
So you’ll see it grow, but, at the moment, the organic segment of the market is 2 percent of the market.
We’re going to cater and help the organic folks figure this all out, but you can see that we can do a lot
more good if we go directly after the commercial farmers. Think about all the benefits. It’s much easier
to use than what they’re doing. If, after a three-year period, they choose to use this in only certified
organic inputs, they’ll be considered organic—and they can charge a premium for their food as opposed
to being tied to the commodity markets that they’ve been tied to all these years. Also, commercial
farmers are huge polluters of groundwater—so, really, our mission is to go after the commercial farmers
and systems, because I think that’s where we will do the most good. It will get the best food out to the
most people as quickly as possible, and it’s a very green product, so it will reduce groundwater pollution,
which is just terrible at the moment.
Mike : But to a commercial farmer who’s only looking at the bottom line, does using your product make
bottom-line economic sense to them?
Hartman : Absolutely, it does. The point of farming is to make nutritious foods. What we guarantee
users is that we will give them equivalent yields without all the dangers of chemical agriculture, like
poison and poison runoff. And we feel that very soon, within the next couple of years, users of our
product will be able to charge a premium for their food, because now we have corroborating evidence
that it is producing superior food.
Mike : But does ocean water on commercial farms reduce the need to use pesticides?
seawater Minerals and the Coming Agricultural Revolution
Hartman : Yes, because if [plants] are properly “nutrified,” they are much more immune to diseases.
If your immune system is fully fortified, you’re able to ward off all kinds of things that people with a
challenged immune system can’t.
Mike : So even fungicides are needed less, and infectious disease in plants is less frequent.
Hartman : Absolutely, and Dr. Murray did quite a bit of research with both plants and animals – and,
again, get his book, “Sea Energy Agriculture.”
Mike : Can people buy that through bookstores, or is this only through your site and the publisher’s site?
Hartman : I’ve even seen it on Amazon, so try Amazon or Acres USA, which is the publisher, or go
through our website.
Mike : Okay, wonderful. I’m going to do some testing with your product on some sprouts and
hydroponic plants.
How remineralization can reduce appetite cravings and produce natural
weight loss
Hartman : That sparks something in me that I haven’t said. You know, one of the results that I noticed
when I was drinking Ocean Grown  and Ocean Solution -fed wheatgrass is that, as the food gets better, it’s
more efficient on whatever consumes that food. For instance, in Florida, where our company is located,
cattle graze on what looks like the most beautiful grass for 18 hours a day. From before dawn to after
dusk, they’re grazing, and that seems peculiar because it seems like an inordinately long period of time
to get their proper nutrition. But if you go to other parts of the country where you know that the soils
are richer in minerals, cattle may graze only three or four hours a day. What you’ll notice when you
start eating seawater-fed fruits and vegetables is that you’ll be satisfied much earlier. You’ll eat less, and
you’ll lose weight if you’re overweight. This is what happened to me.
Mike : I just did a report on this saying the exact same thing. Those cravings for empty carbohydrates
go away once you are remineralized, because you just don’t have that desire for minerals. In a bigger
sense, this is an interesting way to reframe tsunamis and hurricanes and natural disasters. I mean, aren’t
these events, in some sense, the planet’s way of remineralizing the land?
Hartman : Well, I don’t know, and now that you mention it, there was an article a couple weeks ago about
how the farmers were noticing after the tsunami near Sri Lanka that the fields were just phenomenally
altered in a good way.
seawater Minerals and the Coming Agricultural Revolution
Mike : I haven’t seen that.
Hartman : I’ll email you the article, but it says exactly that—it’s the planet’s way to remineralize. Think
about it: I know the hurricane in New Orleans happened not long ago, but the levy system that runs
down the Mississippi River and other dams in the world are ways man has come along and inhibited
the planet’s ability to replenish itself. Nutrient-laden rivers are no longer able to flood and replenish the
land. That’s what’s going on. I mean, that’s the way it should’ve been done with tsunamis and annual
flooding, but we don’t allow it anymore.
Mike : Right. Again, for those reading, I’m talking with John Hartman of Ocean Grown, at
OceanGrown.com, and the products you have are Ocean Solution  and Sea Solution, which are both
concentrated ocean water loaded with natural minerals, 90 elements, as you said.
Hartman : And aerobic bacteria.
Mike : And aerobic bacteria. This is for your garden, for your produce and for boosting your personal
health through the foods you eat. Is there anything else you’d like to add to that, John?
Hartman : We could continue forever, but I appreciate your time, Mike, and we’re happy to help anybody
through the process of using our product. They’re welcome to call or write, and we’ll respond.
Mike : Wonderful, and thank you again for your time.
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orbiting	around	the	nucleus	of	atoms.	An	unpaired	electron	aggressively	seeks	a
mate,	trying	to	“grab”	an	electron	from	something	else,	perhaps	a	molecule	that
is	performing	an	important	job	in	one	of	your	cell	membranes.	Once	the	electron
is	grabbed,	that	molecule	can	no	longer	perform	its	job	properly;	furthermore,
the	molecule	now	becomes	a	free	radical	itself,	aggressively	seeking	its	own
electron	mate.	The	subsequent	chain	reaction	can	result	in	serious	cellular
damage	commonly	associated	with	aging	and	disease,	unless	the	body’s	tissues
are	rich	with	antioxidants	that	can	stop	hazardous	chain	reactions	as	soon	as	they
begin.
Free	radicals	are	naturally	produced	as	we	metabolize	oxygen.	Free-radical
chain	reactions	are	constantly	being	produced	and	stopped	inside	your	body.
Cells	were	designed	to	cope	with	these	reactions,	but	not	of	the	magnitude	that	is
present	today.	For	example,	chlorine,	a	highly	oxidizing	gas	put	in	municipal	tap
water,	can	easily	damage	our	skin	and	lungs.	Taking	a	shower	in	chlorinated
water	is	like	stepping	into	a	chlorine	gas	chamber—a	health	hazard	of	which
most	people	are	totally	unaware.	We	can	make	choices	to	protect	our	cells,	but
first	we	need	to	know	the	source	of	the	damage.
Today,	we	expose	ourselves	to	free-radical	damage	from	chemicals	to	which
our	biological	ancestors	were	never	exposed.	Our	modern	environment	is	filled
with	substances	that	cause	free	radicals	to	form,	such	as	ozone,	chlorine,
pesticides,	tobacco	smoke,	petroleum	byproducts,	synthetic	perfume	and	many
others.	We	need	more	antioxidant	protection	than	ever,	because	we	are	exposed
to	so	many	more	free	radicals.	The	problem	is	that	the	need	for	antioxidant
nutrients	is	up	while	the	supply	in	our	diet	is	down.
To	avoid	the	weak	and	rusty	body—to	slow	the	aging	process	and	keep
disease	at	bay—the	sensible	solution	is	to	stop	the	free-radical	damage.	The
necessities	are	simple:	a	diet	rich	in	antioxidant	nutrients	along	with	antioxidant
supplements,	and	clean	food,	water	and	air.	None	of	these	ideas	are	new,	but
what	people	don’t	understand	is	why	they	are	important.	If	you	allow	free
radicals	to	damage	your	cells—to	allow	them	to	become	weak	and	rusty—your
body	ages	faster	and	becomes	vulnerable	to	disease.Salt	Is	Often	at	Fault
To	be	healthy,	the	nutrients	in	cells	must	be	in	proper	balance.	Upsetting	the
natural	balance	of	chemicals	inside	a	cell	causes	the	cell	to	malfunction,	which	is
what	is	happening	to	the	balance	of	sodium	and	potassium	in	our	cells.	Over	the
past	one	hundred	years,	our	diets	have	changed	dramatically,	increasing	the
amount	of	sodium	and	decreasing	the	amount	of	potassium	in	our	diet,	thus
reversing	the	natural	balance.	Modern	food	manufacturers	add	lots	of	salt
(sodium	chloride)	to	their	products,	while	modern	diets	do	not	include	enough
potassium-rich	foods	such	as	fresh	fruits,	vegetables,	whole	grains	and	legumes.
When	our	genes	were	evolving,	human	diets	contained	little	sodium	and	a	lot	of
potassium.	For	example,	eating	an	apple	provides	only	1	mg	of	sodium,	but	310
mg	of	potassium.	Eating	a	piece	of	modern	apple	pie	provides	110	mg	of	sodium
and	only	80	mg	of	potassium,	a	drastic	change.
Salt-rich	diets	force	excess	sodium	into	cells,	disturbing	the	normal	and
healthy	sodium/potassium	balance.	Among	other	problems,	excess	sodium
interferes	with	cellular	energy	production,	causing	fatigue.	Sodium	attaches
itself	strongly	to	water	molecules,	so	when	more	sodium	goes	into	the	cells,	so
does	more	water.	Water	retention	elevates	blood	pressure	and	causes	weight
gain.	Dietary	salt	contributes	to	an	increased	incidence	of	cancer	and	metastasis,
cardiac	disease,	stroke,	kidney	disease,	bronchial	problems	and	kidney	stones.
By	avoiding	processed	and	packaged	foods,	most	of	our	excess	dietary	sodium
can	be	eliminated.
An	Important	Litmus	Test
Healthy	cells	must	have	the	correct	pH.	In	addition	to	the	dangerous
imbalance	of	sodium	and	potassium,	our	modern	lifestyles	and	diets	have
detrimental	effects	on	another	critical	balance:	the	pH	of	our	cells.	Commercials
commonly	tout	“pH	balanced”	shampoos	for	our	hair,	and	most	of	us	remember
the	litmus	paper	tests	from	our	chemistry	sets	or	grade-school	experiments—
those	tiny	sheets	of	paper	that	turn	pink	or	blue	based	on	pH.	Cells	must
maintain	proper	pH	balance,	and	our	food	choices	affect	that	balance.
The	pH	is	a	measurement	of	acidity	or	alkalinity.	On	the	pH	scale,	7	is
neutral;	0	to	7	is	acidic,	and	7	to	14	is	alkaline.	The	normal	pH	inside	of	a	cell	is
about	7.4,	which	is	slightly	alkaline.	Maintaining	normal	pH	in	the	fluid	inside
the	cell	as	well	as	in	other	body	fluids	is	critical	for	keeping	body	systems
functioning	normally.	Most	of	the	chemical	reactions	in	the	body,	including	the
production	of	energy,	occur	most	efficiently	in	an	alkaline	environment.	The
enzymes	involved	in	these	reactions	are	pH	sensitive	and	only	function	within	anarrow	pH	range;	pH	level	affects	other	vital	operations,	such	as	the	transport	of
substances	through	cell	membranes.	You	can	monitor	your	acid/alkaline	levels
by	using	pH	paper	(see	appendix	C).
Modern	diets	often	cause	cellular	pH	to	drop	below	7.0,	into	the	acidic	range.
(Cells	also	can	become	too	alkaline,	but	excessive	acidity	is	most	common.)	A
cell	that	becomes	too	acidic	is	said	to	have	intracellular	acidosis.	Acidosis,	an
extremely	serious	condition,	is	one	of	the	common	factors	present	in	many
manifestations	of	disease.	The	more	acidic	a	cell	becomes,	the	more	impaired	its
function.	At	very	high	acidic	levels,	the	cell	will	die.	Herman	Aihara,	author	of
Acid	and	Alkaline,
says	that	“one	of	the	important	causes	of	cancer—	and	other
degenerative	diseases—is	the	cumulative	effect	of	the	acidic	condition	of	body
fluid.”
How	do	cells	become	too	acidic?	Different	foods	have	different	effects	on	our
pH.	Ideally,	we	should	consume	only	foods	that	maintain	proper	cellular	pH.
Instead,	we	consume	a	diet	high	in	foods	that	have	an	acidic	effect,	such	as
sugar,	soft	drinks,	white	flour	(pasta	and	bread),	excessive	protein	and	salt.
Consumption	of	these	foods,	which	deplete	the	body	of	alkaline	materials,	has
skyrocketed	over	the	past	few	generations.
Because	acidosis	is	such	a	threat,	the	body	tries	to	prevent	it	by	using	its


 its merits; that is, its appeals 52
Fruiticultureto your senses and palate; the only criteria that guided us to food selection in plentiful
nature.  Our premises are: that Mother Nature, i.e., the sum of all factors and influences under which we lived in nature, served us correctly to start with, inasmuch as we thrived and attained our high station in its midst; that what was right for us then is still right for us in view that we’re still structurally and physiologically the same as we were during most of our sojourn as humans in Nature; that we can still, within our modern context, supply ourselves with natural foods substantially and significantly; and that we can also observe, meaningfully, the other requisites of life in our modern context.
Pertinent Questions—the Answers to Which Determine Our Natural DietAre we herbivores?Are we graminivores?Are we root grubbers?Are we insectivores?Are we carnivores?Are we eaters of fermented and rotten foods?Are we sucklings of animals?Are we frugivores?Are we vegetarians?Are we nut and seed eaters?Are we fat eaters?Are we protein eaters?Are we starch eaters?Are we all the foregoing, that is, omnivores?Are We Herbivores?Herbivores are natural consumers of herbage such as grass, weeds, leaves, stalks and
stems.  Does foraging in nature for grass, weeds and leaves appeal to you?  Do grass and weeds attract your eye, tantalize your sense of smell and excite your palate?53
FruiticultureOf course it is repulsive to you for
the very simple reason that it can-not satisfy your needs.  You do not secr ete cellulase or other enz ymes

that break down these plants as herbivores do.  Therefore you can -
not derive your foremost need from them, namely simple sugars
which is your body ’
s primary fuel.
Rather, the processing and prob -
lems caused by their ingestion oc -
casion a net loss of energies.
Of course, humans do c onsume some her
bage such as lettuce, celery, cabbage family
members (kale, cabbage, collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, etc.), spinach and yet other leafy greens.  Plain, as they occur in nature, these vegetables real -
ly do not appeal to us though we can cultivate a taste for much of it.  At least cauliflower and broccoli do yield some calor ies and all yield
, to the extent when digested, proteins,
some essential fatty acids, mineral matter and vitamins. But, if we get enough of these nutrients from our natural foods, then these are not needed from plants that we do not eat raw with keen relish.
If we had to rely on herbage exclusively for our foods, we’d adjust somewhat but, in all
likelihood, slowly starve as the calorie yield is negative or very low.  While cooking de -
stroys most of the abundant nutrients, it also converts the cellulose, fibers and other components int o usable calor
ic values.
Let’s face it: although we will include vegetables in our dietary, we’re not primarily veg -
etable eaters by nature.  Obviously we’re not herbivores.
Are We G
raminivores?
Being graminivorous means we live from grasses and grass seeds though grass eaters
are really called herbivores.  Strict grain eaters are called graminivores.  Many birds in nature live on grass and weed seeds.  Gramnivorous land mammals, such as horses, have large, flat teeth for grinding hard grain kernels and tough grasses.  Grass seeds include
54
Fruiticulturewheat, oats, rye, barley and rice which were de -
veloped by human mastery of nature only with-
in the last 10,000 years.  There are thousands of other g rass seeds that oc cur thr
oughout nature.
Of course, we’d all reject grass seeds as items of diet in nature.  First, they are in a condition we can neither masticate nor digest.  Being heavy on starches, we would gag on the equivalent of a spoonful or two.  You might try a mouthful of
wheat berries without husks removed as you must eat them in nature.  Won’t work for us.  Furthermore, if you ate a tablespoon of raw flour made from grass seeds (cereal grains), you’d gag.
As grass seeds neither attract, tantalize nor arouse us in their raw natural state, we can
reject them as natural human fare even though most of the human race presently con -
sumes grains. Thus, we are not natural graminivores.
Are W e Na
tural Root Grubbers?
Animals that naturally grub for roots have snouts.  As most roots are starchy, root grub -
bers secrete a plethora of starch-splitting enzymes whereas humans secrete only one
such enz yme, amylase, in v
ery limited quantities.  Humans abhor dirt, are quite fastidi -
ous and refuse to eat anything dirt-covered or even dirt-tinged.  Grubbers such as hogs and boars pass lots of dir t through their bodies.  W
ithout tools, humans are very poor
diggers.  They have no motivation to do so for there are no foods below ground that, in their natural state, please the palate.  Humans can handle very little that comes out of the ground in its raw natural state.  Some roots, notably turnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, yams, ground nuts, beets, carrots, parsnips and salsify can be eaten raw.  In Nature we would be obligated to do without tools and would have to eat them raw or not at all.  In our natural habitat of plenitude, we can be
55
Fruiticulturesure that roots which man could handle without tools received precious little attention
as food.
In view of the considerations, you can write off humans as natural root grubbers and I’m
sure you’ll concur.
Are We Insectivores?
There are humans who eat insects, especially
grasshoppers and ants.  But, by and large, hu -
mans would give insects a big “yuk” when it comes to eating them, especially in the r a
w
state.  For the gourmands who eat them, they must fry them in batter or chocolate-coat them,
a way of saying they are not delicious fare in themselves.  There are many birds that live exclusively on insects when and where they are plentiful.  There are bats which live on insects.  But I know of no humans who do.
 The average person is repulsed by insects rather than attracted to them as yummy
foods.  I don’t relish them raw or cooked and I don’t think you do either.
Are We Carnivores?A carnivore is an eater of carnage or flesh.  This does not accurately portray animals
said to be carnivores.  Animals that live on other animals usually consume most of the animal, not merely the flesh.  True carnivores lap the flowing and oozing blood of their prey with relish.  They delight in the guts and its partially digested contents.  And they will consume the bones and gristle (collagen or cartilage).  Dogs, for instance, require about 1,700% as much calcium as humans, for animal flesh is extremely acid-forming. Blood and bones are required to offset the acidic end materials.  They also require about 1,200% more protein than humans.  When you note the relish and gusto with which dogs go for whole animals, you can be sure that what carnivores need for their nourish -
ment is quite delicious to them.
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FruiticultureDo you relish the idea of crushing the life of a rabbit with your bare hands and teeth?
Can you lick its blood with gusto, getting it over your face, hands and body?  Would you dig into its guts with pleasure?  Would you love to chew on its bones and gristle?  Would you love to swallow chunks of its flesh, not being fastidious about swallowing hair and vermin that might be involved?  Would you like to do the same for any plant-eating ani -
mal that you could apprehend, kill and consume while still in its warm and fresh state?
Of course, y ou and ev
ery unperverted person loves animals as fellow creatures on earth.
Killing them is repulsive to you and eating them in the freshly-killed state is even more
disgusting to you.  Yet, most of us do consume flesh and some organ meats while reject -
ing blood, bone, most fats and the entrails or offal.  But we kill our animals by proxy. We denature and derange flesh and or gans with hea
t and camouflage it with condiments.
Does this describe a carnivore to you?  Would you, in a state of nature, relish chasing down animals and eating them?  Again, this is alien to your natural disposition and actu -
ally sickening.
True carnivor es also secr
ete an enzyme called uricase to metabolize the some 5% uric
acid in flesh. We secrete none and thusly must neutralize it with our alkaline minerals,
primarily calcium.  The resulting calcium urate crystals are one of the many pathogens of meat eating, in this case giving rise to or contributing to gout, arthritis, rheumatism and bursitis.
Are humans


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carteri
floribunda
sativa
officinalis
terrestris
asiatica
mukul
chebula
alba
japonica Ayurveda and the Mind
hyssop Hyssop officinalis
irislris sp.
jasmine Jasminum grandiflomm
j atamansiN ardostachy s j atamansi
kapikacchuMucuna pmriens
lady's slipper Cyripidium pubescens
lavenderLavendula stoechas
lemon grass Cymbopogon citratus
licoriceGlycyrrhizzra glabra
lilyLilum spp.
lotus seeds Nelumbo nocifera
ma huangEphedra sinense
manduka pamiBacopa monnieri
myrrhCommiphora myrrha
nutmeg Myristica fragrans
passion flower Passiflora incamata
peppermint Mentha piperita
pippaliPiper nigrum
plumaria Plumeria rubra
rose-Rosa spp.
rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
saffron Crocus sativa
sage Salvia officinalis
sandalwood Santalum alba
sesame seedsSesamum indica
shankha pushpi....Canscora decussata
shatavariAsparagus racemosus
shilaj itAsphaltum
skullcapScutellaria spp.
speannintMentha spictata
tamarind Tamarindus indicus
thyme Thymus vulgaris
valerian Valeriana spp. Appendix 2
vetivert Andropogon muriaticus
vidarilpomoea digitata
wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens
yohimbeCaryanthe yohimbe
zizyphus seeds Zizyphus spinosa Ayurveda and the Mind
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 avoiding expo
sure to toxins are the natural measures which work very well and without
any side effects!
A healthy body is clean inside!
Happy cleaning! PART THREE:
DIFFERENT ISSUES
i. EAR INFECTIONS
AND GLUE EAR
Ear infections and glue ear are the most common reasons why GAPS chil
dren are prescribed so many antibiotics in their first years of life. But if we
look at ear infections and glue ear on their own, we will see another epi
demic. Ear infections account for more than a third of all visits to GPs.
Around two-thirds of all children in the western world have ear infections
at some time every year, with one-third having more than four ear infec
tions a year.
Why do we have this epidemic? Why do so many children finish up with
ear grommets after endless courses of antibiotics for acute ear infections?
To understand this phenomenon we have to look at the structure of the
ear.
Ear infections happen in the middle ear, which is quite a small enclosed
space - its volume is about 1 cubic cm. Its main function is to pass the
sound from the eardrum to the inner ear, which it does very efficiently with
a system of three interconnected tiny bones. The middle ear is filled with
air and is separated from the outer ear canal by the eardrum. However, it is
connected with the outside world with a tube called auditory or
Eustachian tube. This tube is the most important player in ear infections
and glue ear, so I would like to concentrate on it in detail.
The Eustachian tube stretches from the inside wall of middle ear to the
nasopharynx (back of your nose and throat), where it opens quite near the
back of the nose. The major function of this tube is to equalise the pressure
in the middle ear with the atmospheric pressure. The opening of the
Eustachian tube in the pharynx is guarded by a lump of lymphoid tissue, FIG. 8 Interconnecting structure of the middle ear and pharynx. called the Tube Tonsil (FIG. 8). These tube tonsils are a part of the immune
system. Their function is to prevent infectious agents from getting through
the nose and throat into the Eustachian tubes and the middle ear. There is
one situation when we feel the presence of tube tonsils very well. I am sure
that everybody recalls that blocked ears feeling when flying on the aero
planes. What happens is that the tube tonsils can get inflamed and swollen
due to infection in your nose or throat or simply due to the plane's air con
ditioning. When the tube tonsils get swollen, they block the entrance into
the Eustachian tubes. As a result the pressure inside your middle ear
cannot be equalised with the changing atmospheric pressure when the
plane is taking off or landing, which gives you that muffled hearing and
pain in the affected ear. Swallowing, yawning, chewing, and holding the
nose and mouth shut while gently trying to force air out of the lungs
stretches the opening of the Eustachian tube and allows the air into the
middle ear. But if the tube tonsils are swollen too much these measures
usually don't work.
The Eustachian tube is the most obvious way for any infection to get into
the middle ear. However, it is not so simple.
The mucous membranes of the Eustachian tubes are covered by ciliated
epithelium and contain a lot of mucus glands and lymphatic follicles.
Ciliated epithelium is a layer of cells with tiny hair on them. These hair are
normally pointing away from the middle ear to the direction of the
nasopharynx providing an effective barrier for any debris from food or air
trying to get into the middle ear from the nose and the mouth. The numer
ous mucous producing cells in the walls of the Eustachian tubes are con
stantly cleaning the tubes up with their mucous secretions, which are
moving along the direction of the tiny hair of the ciliated epithelium down
into the back of your nose. In order for any infection to get into the middle
ear it would have to struggle against this flow of mucous. But if any infec
tious agents do manage to get into the Eustachian tube, the lymphatic
follicles in its walls, which are part of the immune system, will launch their
attack and finish the invader off. And, of course, before the infection even
gets into the Eustachian tube it has to pass the first barrier - the tube tonsil,
which is a concentration of immune cells specially designed to stop any
invader. This combination of factors provides a pretty formidable defence
for the middle ear! In healthy children it works very well indeed. Why don't
these defences work in so many children? How does the infection get
through all these barriers? Why do we have an epidemic of ear infections
and glue ear? Here we come to a very important point. The mouth, nose, throat,
Eustachian tubes and middle ear of a newborn baby are sterile. Fairly soon
after birth the mouth, nose and throat get populated by a varied mixture of
microbes, coming from the environment, mum, dad and anybody else,
who is in contact with the child. Just as it happens with the gut, due to
various factors which we have discussed, many children develop abnormal
flora in that area. This will do two things. First - the epithelium of
Eustachian tubes will start producing too much mucous in order to protect
and clean itself. Second - the tube tonsils will be in a chronic state of
inflammation, blocking the entrance into the tubes and not allowing the
mucous to drain out. Fairly quickly the middle ear fills up with mucous.
This situation is called the glue ear. Mucous will not allow appropriate pas
sage of sound through the middle ear impairing the child's hearing and
hence development. A lot of children with glue ear do not become autistic,
for example, but their general learning abilities suffer. Speech delay is very
common among these children. The mucous which fills their middle ear
would provide a good growing environment for any infection which may
come along from the back of the nose through the Eustachian tube. When
that happens the child gets typical symptoms of ear infection - pain and
fever, when antibiotics are usually prescribed. Antibiotics would clear
away the infectious agent, but they would not remove the glue ear. In fact
in the long run they make the situation worse by altering the bacterial flora
in the nose and throat even further. So, with the middle ear still filled with
mucous, a good medium for growing bacteria, predictably the ear infection
happens again and fairly soon. Having suffered numerous ear infections,
many children finish up with little pipes, called grommets put through
their eardrum in order to provide another channel for draining the mucous
from the middle ear. This operation is a symptomatic measure, but it usu
ally resolves the problem of glue ear and stops the chain of constant ear
infections. So, the epithelium of the middle ear and Eustachian tube will
still be producing a lot of mucous and the natural channel for draining this
mucous will still be blocked, but the mucous now will drain through an
artificial pipe - grommet into the outside.
As we said, grommets are a symptomatic measure, a crutch in a way,
which does not remove the real problem. The real problem is an abnormal
flora developed in the child's nose and throat. Practise shows that when
that flora is normalised, the glue ear and ear infections disappear. Two
things have to be done to normalise bacterial flora in that area.
First  - the diet should not provide food for abnormal bacteria. As we discussed in earlier chapters these foods are sugar, milk and processed
carbohydrates. It is amazing how quickly glue ear resolves when these
foods are taken out of the diet.
A second  important measure is adding a strong therapeutic probiotic to
the child's regimen. The beneficial bacteria in the probiotic would help to
clear out pathogenic flora and re-establish normal healthy flora in the
mouth, nose and throat, which would keep the child clear from ear infec
tions. To do that, apart from adding a probiotic to the food, I routinely sug
gest to the parents of children whom I see in my clinic to open a capsule of
probiotic and put the powder on the child's tongue last thing before bed,
after the child has cleaned his teeth and is not going to eat or drink any
more. This way the probiotic bacteria will have a chance to work on the
flora of the mouth and throat all night. As the back of the nose and the back
of the mouth both open to the same place, the probiotic bacteria have a
good chance of reaching the back of the nose, where the tube tonsils are,
and deal with any pathogenic flora in that area. On top of that, the stimula
tion of the immune responses, which the probiotics produce, would also
help to clear out any infection. As a result the inflammation would subside
and the tube tonsils would resume their normal size and not block the
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Ontheotherhand,itmaybethatthemaindifficultyinthe
recoveryisthepatient’swantofai>petite,mostlikelytooccui
wherehehasnocliangeinair.Insuchcasesthenursemust
exercisethesamecareinregardtodietandthetimesatwhichit
istobegiven,asisindicatedforsicknessatChap.VI.
Thereareotherindulgencesbesidesthoseoftliestomachwhich
requiretobekeptundercheck.Somepatientsareapttoover-
exertthemselvesinvariousways,toincurunnecessaryexposure
andfatigue,perhapstobefollowedbysittinginadraught,
Fnendsoftencarryonlongandexhaustingconversations, or
prolongedreadings,atonetime,whicharefollowedbyalossof
powertothepatient,requiringsometimeforitsrecovery.Errora
intoomuchortoolittleclothinghavealsotobeguardedagainst;
butasaruleconvalescentsrequirewarmclothing.
Inallthesethings,aconvalescent is,sotospeak,likeachild;
neithermindnorbodyhasrecovereditspropertone,andfora
certaintimedifferingindifferentdiseases,thenursehastoguide
himbyherownexperience.
Change,achangeofair,isoftheveryfirstimjjortanceassoon
asthediseasehas“takenaturn.”Everybodymusthavere-
markedhowapersonrecoveringremainssometimesforweeks
withoutmakinganyprogress,yetwithapparentlynothingthe
matterwithhim.Thechangefromagi'ound-floortoanupstairs
roomwillsometimeshastenapatient’srecovery.Themere
movewillgivehimafillip.Changeisessential.Hemustgo
97 WHATIEAXCRSe/
toanotlierplace,orevenonlytoanotherroom.Thenheimme-
diatelybeginsto“pickup.”Thisisevery-dayexperiemve.But,
withthepoor,“changeofair”isnexttoimpossible.Ajdace
withthemostcarefulnursingandeverycomfort,togetherwith
countryair,wouldsavemanylivesfrombeingspentintheUnion
Workhouse,manyfromrequiringpoor-lawreliefatall,manyfrom
givingbirthtounhealthyfamilies,andmanyprematuredeaths.
Therearethosetowhomthissubjectappeai-sunimportant;
suchpeoplesay,whenasickmanisconvalescing,heisdoing
well,andthereisanendofit.Theyneverconsiderthatcon-
valescencehasitsdegreesanditscoursethesameasdisease.
Andyoumayhaveaverylongconvalescenceinsteadofashort
one,orperhapsnoconvalescence atall,bysimplyentertaining
thehabitofthoughtthat“thereisanendofit.”
Suchpeopledonotsee“whyconvalescents ai-etobenursedat
all.”Andyetpersonswhohavetakenthepainstow’atchare
perfectlywellasvarethatmanycaseswouldbeiiTetrievably lost
butforcarefulnursing.Somewouldbecomepermanentinvalids;
othersburdenstothemselvesandtheirfriendsfortherestof
theirdays.Theremaybereturntolife;butreturntohealth
andusefulnessdependsupontheafter-nursing inalmostallcac“s.
Carefulnursinghasdoneinafewweekswhatuncarefulmedical
observationhasdeclareditimpossibletodoinlessthantwoyears.
Longconvalescenceendinginrelapseordeathisbynomeans
uufrequeutamongthepooi.
Followthesepeopletotheirhomes,andwhatdoyoufindi
Astraightenedhousehold,overtaxedtotheutmostbyalong
illnessofitsheadorsupport,receivingback,perhapsfrom
expecteddeath,itshead(nottobeasupportbut)tobeafurther
calluponitfornursing,clothing,andaboveallforsuitablefood
andcomforts.Therecanbenodoubtthatthesedefectivereco-
veries,gonethroughinbadairandintheabsenceofalmost
everyrequisite,eventuallygotoswelltheDeathList;northat
apparentlyhopelesscasesw'ouldrecover,ifsickpoorwereenabled
bytheirricherneighbourstohavechangeofair.
XV.—WHATISANURSE?
Theveryalphabetofanurseistobeabletoreadeverychange
whichcomesoverapatient’scountenance,withoutcausinghim
theexertionofsayingwhathefeels.Whatwouldmanyanurse
dootherwisethanshedoes,ifherpatientwereavaluablepiece
H
OS NOTESONNUUaiNG.
offurnitureorasickcow?Idonotknow.Y^etaniirsemust
besometliingmorethanaliftorabroom.Apatientisnot
merelyapieceoffurniture,tobekc])tcleanandrangedagain-st
thewall,andsavedfrominjuryorbreakage—thoughtojudge
fromwhatmanyanursedoesanddoesnotdoyouwouldsaylie
was.Butwatchagoodold-fashionedmonthlynursewiththe
infant;sheisfirmlyconvinced,notonlythatsheunderstands
everything it“says,”andthatnooneelsecanunderstand it,
butalsothatitunderstandseverythingshesays,andunder-
standsnooneelse.
NowanurseouffAttounderstandinthesamewayeverj’change
ofherpatient’sface,everychangeofhisattitude,everychange
ofhisvoice.Andsheoughttostudythemtillshefeelssure
thatnooneelseunderstandsthemsowell.Shemaymake
mistikes,butsheisonthewaytobeingagoodnurse.Whereas
thenursewhoneverobservesherpatient’scountenanceatall,
andneverexpectstoseeanyvariation,anymorethanifshehad
thechargeofdelicatechina,isonthewaytonothingatall.
Sheneverwillbeanurse.
“Heh.atestobewatched,”istheexcuseofeverycarelessnurse.
Verytrue.Allsickpeopleandallchildren“hatetobewatched.”
Butfindanursewhoreallyknowsandunderstandsherchildren
andherpatients,andseewhethertheseareawarethatthey
havebeen“watched.”Itisnottheshiringatapatientwhich
tellsthereallyobservantnursethelittlethingssheoughtto
know.
Peopleoftentalkofanursewhohasbeentenorfifteenyears
withthesick,asbeingan“experienced nurse.”Butitis
observationonlywhichmakesexperience;andawomanwho
doesnotobservemightbefiftyorsixtyyearswiththesickand
neverbethewiser.
Naymore,experiencesometimestt'lsintheoppositedirection.
Afarmer“whopractisestheblundersofhispredecessors,” is
oftensaidtobe“apracticalman;”andshewhoperpetuates
the“blundersofherpredecessors” isoftencalledanexperienced
nurse.Thefriendsofapatienthavebeenknowntorecom-
mendthelodginginwhichhefellill,justfortheveryleason
whichmadehimill.Anursehasallegedasherreasonfordoing
thethingsbywhichherpredecessorruinedherownandher
patient’shealth,thatherpredecessor“hadalwaysdonethem.”
Peoplehavetolcenahousebecauseithadbeenemptiedbydeath
WIIAT16AKtJRSE? 99
ofallitsoccupants.Thesearetheywhomnoexperiencewill
teach—viz.,thosewhocannotseeorunderstandthepractical
resultsofwhattheyandothersdo.NowitisnoreasonthatA
diditforBtodoit.ItwouldbeareasoniftheresultsofA’s
doingithadbeenjjrovedtobegood.
Whatstrikesonemostwithmanywomen,whocallthemselves
nurse.s,isthattheyhavenotlearntthisABCofanurse’s
education.TlieAofanurseoughttobetoknowwhatasick
humanbeingis.TheBtoknowhowtobehavetoasickhuman
being.TheCtoknowthatherpatientisasickhumanbeiug
andnotananimal.
Whatisittofeelacallingforanything?Isitnottodoyour
workinittosatisfyyourov/nhighideaofwhatistheright,the
best,andnotbecauseyouwillbe“found


 and left a jacket in the restroom of a gasoline station. Any
information can be obtained about anything anywhere in current or past
time or space, depending on receiving prior permission. (Sometimes one
gets a “no,” perhaps for karmic or other unknown reasons.) By cross-
checking, accuracy can be easily confirmed. For anyone who learns the
technique, more information is available instantaneously than can be held in
all the computers and libraries of the world. The possibilities are therefore
obviously unlimited, and the prospects breathtaking.
Limitations
The test is accurate only if the test subjects themselves calibrate over 200
and the intention for the use of the test is integrous, calibrating over 200.
The requirement is one of detached objectivity and alignment with truth
rather than subjective opinion. Thus, to try to prove a point negates
accuracy. Approximately 10% of the population is not able to use the
kinesiologic testing technique for as yet unknown reasons. Sometimes
married couples, for reasons as yet undiscovered, are unable to use each
other as test subjects and may have to find a third person to be a test partner.
A suitable test subject is a person whose arm goes strong when a love
object or person is held in mind, and it goes weak if that which is negative
(fear, hate, guilt, etc.) is held in mind (e.g., W inston Churchill makes one go
strong, and Osama bin Laden makes one go weak).
Occasionally, a suitable test subject gives paradoxical responses. This
can usually be cleared by doing the thymic thump. (W ith a closed fist,
thump three times over the upper breastbone, smile, and say “ha-ha-ha”
with each thump and mentally picture someone or something that is loved.)
The temporary imbalance will then clear up.
The imbalance may be the result of recently having been with negative
people, listening to heavy-metal rock music, watching violent television
programs, playing violent video games, etc. Negative music ener gy has a
deleterious ef fect on the ener gy system of the body for up to one-half hour
after it is turned of f. T elevision commercials or background are also a
common source of negative ener gy.
As previously noted, this method of discerning truth from falsehood
and the calibrated levels of truth has strict requirements. Because of thelimitations, calibrated levels are supplied for ready reference in T ruth vs.
Falsehood.
Explanation
The muscle-strength test is independent of personal opinion or beliefs and is
an impersonal response of the field of consciousness, just as protoplasm is
impersonal in its responses. This can be demonstrated by the observation
that the test responses are the same whether verbalized or held silently in
mind. Thus, the test subject is not influenced by the question as they do not
even know what it is. T o demonstrate this, do the following exercise:
The tester holds in mind an image unknown to the test subject and
states, “The image I am holding in mind is positive” (or “true,” or
“calibrates over 200,” etc.). Upon direction, the test subject then resists the
downward pressure on the wrist. If the tester holds a positive image in mind
(e.g., Abraham Lincoln, Jesus, Mother T eresa, etc.), the test subject’ s arm
muscle will go strong. If the tester holds a false statement or negative image
in mind (e.g., bin Laden, Hitler, etc.), the arm will go weak. Inasmuch as
the test subject does not know what the tester has in mind, the results are
not influenced by personal beliefs.
Disqualification
Both skepticism (cal. 160) and cynicism, as well as atheism, calibrate below
200 because they reflect negative prejudgment. In contrast, true inquiry
requires an open mind and honesty devoid of intellectual vanity. Negative
studies of the testing methodology all calibrate below 200 (usually at 160),
as do the investigators themselves.
That even famous professors can and do calibrate below 200 may seem
surprising to the average person. Thus, negative studies are a consequence
of negative bias. As an example, Francis Crick’ s research design that led to
the discovery of the double helix pattern of DNA calibrated at 440. His last
research design, which was intended to prove that consciousness was just a
product of neuronal activity, calibrated at only 135. (He was an atheist.)
The failure of investigators who themselves, or by faulty research
design, calibrate below 200 (usually at 160), confirms the truth of the very
methodology they claim to disprove. They should get negative results, and
so they do, which paradoxically proves the accuracy of the test to detect the
dif ference between unbiased integrity and nonintegrity.Any new discovery may upset the apple cart and be viewed as a threat
to the status quo of prevailing belief systems. That consciousness research
validates spiritual Reality is, of course, going to precipitate resistance, as it
is actually a direct confrontation to the dominion of the narcissistic core of
the ego itself, which is innately presumptuous and opinionated.
Below consciousness level 200, comprehension is limited by the
dominance of Lower Mind, which is capable of recognizing facts but not
yet able to grasp what is meant by the term truth (it confuses r es interna
with r es externa ), and that truth has physiological accompaniments that are
dif ferent from falsehood. Additionally, truth is intuited as evidenced by the
use of voice analysis, the study of body language, pupillary response, EEG
changes in the brain, fluctuations in breathing and blood pressure, galvanic
skin response, dowsing, and even the Huna technique of measuring the
distance that the aura radiates from the body. Some people have a very
simple technique that utilizes the standing body like a pendulum (fall
forward with truth and backward with falsehood).
From a more advanced contextualization, the principles that prevail are
that T ruth cannot be disproved by falsehood any more than light can be
disproved by darkness. The nonlinear is not subject to the limitations of the
linear. T ruth is a paradigm dif ferent from logic and thus is not provable, as
that which is provable calibrates only in the 400s. Consciousness research
methodology operates at level 600, which is at the interface of the linear
and the nonlinear dimensions.
Discr epancies
Dif fering calibrations may be obtained over time or by dif ferent
investigators for a variety of reasons:
1. Situations, people, politics, policies, and attitudes change over time.
2. People tend to use dif ferent sensory modalities when they hold
something in mind, i.e., visual, sensory, auditory, or feeling. Y our
mother could therefore be how she looked, felt, sounded, etc., or
Henry Ford could be calibrated as a father, as an industrialist, for his
impact on America, his anti-Semitism, etc.
3. Accuracy increases with the level of consciousness. (The 400s and
above are the most accurate.) One can specify context and stick to aprevailing modality. The same team using the same technique will
get results that are internally consistent. Expertise develops with
practice. There are some people, however, who are incapable of a
scientific, detached attitude and are unable to be objective, and for
whom the testing method will therefore not be accurate. Dedication
and intention to the truth has to be given priority over personal
opinions and trying to prove them as being “right.”
Note
While it was discovered that the technique does not work for people who
calibrate at less than level 200, only quite recently was it further discovered
that the technique does not work if the persons doing the testing are
atheists. This may be simply the consequence of the fact that atheism
calibrates below level 200, and that negation of the truth or Divinity
(omniscience) karmically disqualifies the negator just as hate negates love.
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Davidson, R


, because every moment of giving  love brings
a full recovery.
 "Y our feelings ar e your god. " (Chanakya350-275 BC)

Whether you want to change yo ur health, money, relationships, or anything
else, the  process  is the same! Imagine what you want. Imagine and feel the
love of having it. Imagine every  scene and situation you can with what you
want, and feel that you have it now. T ry spend ing seven minutes each dayimagining and feeling having w hat you want. Do it each day un til you feel
as though you already have your desire. Do it until you know your desire
belongs to you, as you know your name belongs to you. W ith some things
you will  get to t his state after ju st one or two days. Other th ings ma y take
you longer. Then simply get on with  your life, giving as much lo ve and as
many go od feeli ngs as you can because the more love you give, the faster
you will receive what you desire.
After you've imagined and felt having what you want, you're literally in a
new world with what you've imagined, so don't contradict the new world by
telling e veryone about an injury that's not improving, because t hen you are
imagining the worst again, and you're back in the old world. As you
imagine the worst, that's what y ou will receive back. As you imagine t he
best, that's what you'll receive back. If somebody
asks how  your injury is doing, you can say, "I am feeling o ne hundred
percent again and my body  is following." Y ou can say, "This has been a
blessing because  it has made me appreciate my body and health more than I
ever have in my life." Or if you are bold enough you can say, "I have a full
recovery by the horns."
Y ou can 't talk about something you don't want without feeling bad. It's that
simple, but people are so used to not feeling good a lot of the time, they
don't even notice how bad they feel when they're imagining and talking
about w hat they  don't want. Wh en you become more aware of  how you're
feeling, and you care more about your feelings, you will get to the point
where the slightest dip in your good feelings will be unbearable for you.
Y ou will become so used to feeling go od, you'll be so aware of your
feelings, that if they dip you will feel it and you'll get yourself back to
feeling good right away. Y ou are supposed to feel good and be happy most
of th e tim e, beca use you are meant to  have an amazing life, and there is no
other way you can receive it!

"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situ ation I may
be;for I have also learned fr om experience that the gr eater part of our
happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon ourcir cumstances." (Martha W ashington W ife Of Geor ge W ashington, First
Pr esident Of The United States 1732-1802)

H o w  t o  E l i m i n a t e  Bad  F e e l i n g s
Y ou can change anything in your life by changing how you feel. When you
change how you feel about any subject, the subject must change! But in
changing the way you feel, don 't try to get rid of bad feelings, because all
bad feel ings are  simply a lack of love. Instead, you put love inl Y ou don't
try t o ge t rid of anger or sadness ; anger and sadness are gone when you put
love in. There is nothing to dig out of you. When you put love into you, all
bad feelings are gone.
There is only one  force in life and that f orce is love. Y ou are either fe eling
good because you are full of lo ve, or you are feeling bad because you are
empty of love, but all your feelings are degrees of love.
Think of love as if it is water in a glass, and the glass is your body. Whe n a
glass has only a little water in it, it is
empty of water. Y ou can't cha nge the water level in the glass by waging war
on the emptiness and trying to rip out the emptiness. The emptin ess goes by
filling the glass with water. When you have bad  feeling s, you are empt y of
love, and so when you put love into yourself, the bad feelings are gone.
D on't  R e s i s t  Ba d  F e e l i n g s
Everything has its perfect place in life, including bad feelings. W ithout bad
feelings, you would never know  what it feels like to feel good. Y ou would
just feel the one "blah"
feeling all the time because you would have nothing to compare your
feelings to. Y ou wouldn't know what i t feels like to feel really happy;excited, or joyful. It's through feeling sadness that you know how good it
feels to be happy. Y ou can never remove bad feelings from life because they
are a part of life, and without them, you wouldn't have good feelings!
If you feel bad about h aving bad feelings, you are adding more power to
your bad feelings. Not only wil l your bad feelings get worse, but you will
increase the negativity you're giving out. Now you understa nd that bad
feelings don't bring the life you want, which will make you more mindful
not to let bad fee lings take over you. Y ou are in char g e of your feelings, and
so if you have a  bad feeling sweeping over you, one way to dischar ge its
ener gy is to lighten up!

"Ther e is a wor ld within - a world of thought and feeling an d power; of
light an d beauty, and although invisible, its for ces ar e mighty." (Charles
Haanel 1866 -1949)

Life is supposed  to be fun! When you're having fun, you feel great and you
receive great things! When you  take life too ser iously; you receive serious
things. H aving f un brings th e life you want, and taking things too seriously
brings a life you have to take seriously. Y ou have the power over your life,
and you  can use it to design your life in whatever way you want, but fo r
your own sake, lighten upl
T o lighten up about bad feelings, I have imagined bad feelings as wild
horses. There's an angry horse, a resentful horse, blaming h orse, sulky
horse, cr anky ho rse, grumpy horse, an irritable horse - you name it,  there's a
stable full of b ad feeling horses. If I feel some disappointment over
something that has happened, then I say to myself, "Why did you climb on
the disappointm ent horse? Get of f it now, because it's heading for more
disappointment and you don't want to go where it's going."  And so I
imagine bad feelings as wild horses I climb on, and if I climbed on them,
then I can get of f them too. I don't see bad feelings as something that is the
real me or anyo ne else, because that is not the truth. Bad feel ings are not
who you  are, and they are not who anyone is. A bad feeling is somethingyou allowed yourself to feel, and you  can choose to get of f th at horse as fast
as you jumped on to it.
If you think of bad feelings as a  wild horse that you climbed on, it's one
way to take the  power out of bad feelingsl If someone clos e to you is
cranky, their bad feeling will have far less power to af fect you if you
imagine them as having c limbed on a cranky hor se. Y ou will not take their
crankiness so personally. But if you do t ake it perso nally and you become
cranky from their crankiness, then you just jumped on the cranky horse with
them!
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent
treatment. " (Lao Tzu Circa 6th Century BC)

And so with anything in life that I don't want, I use  my imagin ation to have
fun and take the power out of what I don't want. Sometimes watching
myself o r other people ride wild horses in various life situa tions m akes me
laugh, and when you can laugh  yourself out of a bad feeling, that is really
something! Y ou have just changed your life.
So if yo u ar e feeling bad, don't give that bad feeling more power by beating
up on yourself that you feel bad. If you do that, you're just whipping the
wild horse into a  bigger negative frenzy. The idea is not to hate bad feelings
but to deliberat ely choose good feelings, and choose them more often.
When y ou resist  bad feelings, th ey increase! The more you don 't want bad
feelings, the more you increase them. The more you resist anything in life,
the more you


 for its acquirement. In consequence the family table was supplied mostly with food vegetarian in character. My
father, who was of similar habit and belief, unfortunately at about the time I was seven years old, so far compromised with his
principles as to employ a medical physician upon a yearly basis to care for the family health. This physician was convinced, as
were the majority of his profession at that day, that all children harbored intestinal pa rasites, and that periodic doses of some
vermifuge were essential. Therefore I, in company with my brothers and sisters, was given some blue mass pills, a strong
mercurial preparation. I now allow, what of course I could not then suspect, that this powerfu l poison did irreparable injury to my
intestines, retarding and preventing their development and growth to such degree that even to this day I am compelled to reso rt to
the enema daily.

After the blue mass experience, for a long time I was never well. No  diet, however carefully chosen, agreed with me, and life
thereafter during the rest of my childhood and well into young womanhood became a dreary search for health. In this search I
learned much of what was then taught concerning dietetics both from ortho dox and unorthodox sources, but no permanent relief
was ever vouchsafed me until in 1898 I heard of the work and the remarkable successes of Dr. Dewey. As a result of the
inspiration I thus received, with some trepidation I attempted a fast, and went four days without food. A little later I dared still
more and tried fasting for one whole week, with benefits that were so pronounced that whatever reservations I may have felt
vanished completely. Since then I have fasted many times, and, when necessary, for l onger periods. And I attribute the robust
health which now is mine as well as the comparatively lengthy span of years I have attained to the practice of what I preach,  to the
taking of my own medicine.

Shortly after I began to take practical interest in fasting I made the acquaintance of Dr. Dewey, and at his invitation I placed
myself under his tutelage. I was then studying osteopathy, but, after a term spent under the instruction of Dr. Dewey, and wi th my
own fasting experience to guide me, I became con vinced that osteopathy alone was not the panacea its advocates claimed, but I
believed, as I still believe, that in conjunction with other remedial measures, among which dieting and fasting are of most i mport,
its therapeutic value might be greatly increas ed. And I have found this so.

In Minneapolis, where I first located, my early practice proved a struggling one, but gradually I had the satisfaction of see ing it
grow steadily and surely, for the results that accrued from my then rather drastic applicati on of the complete fast were such as to
surprise Dr. Dewey as well as myself. Cases pronounced incurable by medical physicians recovered under the regimen I imposed,
and the symptoms presented ranged from chronic constipation, diabetes, Bright's disease, a nd syphilis to paralysis. Called to the
Pacific Coast in 1906, I decided there to remain, and in the summer of that year I opened offices in Seattle. Soon after this  I began
to encounter organized persecution from medical sources, aided by newspapers contr olled by the profession. Such deaths as
occurred under my care received the widest publicity, and the accounts written concerning them were distorted and filled with
Page 7 of  72 implication, innuendo, and threat. These articles eventually accomplished the end sought b y their authors, for in 1912 I was
brought to trial charged with having wilfully caused the death of an English woman patient through starvation.

A jury divided amongst itself, but urged to decision by a prejudiced judge and by public sentiment inflamed by a public press,
determined that my crime was that of manslaughter, and I was thereupon sentenced to a minimum term of two years in the
penitentiary. I served these years day by day in anguish of body and of mind, until finally the then Governor of Washi ngton
became convinced of my innocence and of the monstrous injustice that had been done, and he granted to me an unconditional
pardon, restoring all of the rights and privileges which by reason of my conviction I had forfeited.

In 1916, shortly after my  pardon was granted, I was called to New Zealand to take charge of the case of a friend, and I spent nearly
four years in that country, every day of the time devoted to a large and successful practice. But home ties and home duties b rought
me back to the h ome land, and here I continue the work with bettered surroundings, increased facilities, and with perspective and
concept broadened by experiences to which those of my predecessors and contemporaries compare as mere bagatelles.

Because of my intimate ass ociation with Dr. Dewey in the early years of my work, because he deemed me a practitioner worthy of
his confidence during his last hours, and because I have developed to the utmost his theory and his art, I do not think that I can be
denied my place with him and with Dr. Tanner as a pioneer in the therapeusis of the fast.

There are others, physicians as well as laymen, to whom is due recognition as pioneers in furthering the fast as a remedial m easure.
Among these must be mentioned Charles C. Haskell, no w deceased, also a writer and issuer of books, who was friend of Dr.
Dewey and his publisher as well; Lloyd Jones, head of the firm of H. I. Jones & Son, Ltd., book dealers and publishers, of
Wanganui, New Zealand, whose personal advocacy, writings and pub lications have done so much to spread the new gospel of
health throughout Australia and the South Seas; and the late Dr. C. E. Page of Boston. All of these are entitled to place and  honor
for their untiring efforts in support of the doctrine promulgated in  the pages of the text.

PART TWO: THEORY OF FASTING

CHAPTER II
UNITY OF, DISEASE AND CURE

FASTING AND STARVATION DEFINED: DISTINCTION BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL AND ORGANIC DISEASE:
THE CAUSE OF IMPURE BLOOD: THE NATURE OF DISEASE AND CURE

DISEASE and cu re are a unity. The former may not be suppressed lest the latter fail of attainment. In order that a clear conception
of the substance of the text may be obtained, a short explanation of the meaning of the thought expressed in the first senten ce and
of the  principles upon which the efficacy of the fast in the treatment of disease is based is essential. It is also necessary, for t he
purpose of defining the distinction that exists between fasting and starvation, to discuss later on the physiological changes
developed in the progress of the latter phenomenon, since, in the popular mind, fasting is invariably confounded with starvati on.

Fasting is defined as follows: the voluntary denial of food to a system which is diseased, and which, because of disease, nei ther
demands nor desires nourishment until, rested, purified, and with hunger in evidence, it is again able to resume its metaboli c
processes. Then, and not till then, is food supplied; then, and not till then, does starvation begin.

For the purposes of the text starvation is defined as the denial of food, by accident or design, to a system needing and demanding
sustenance. Hunger, true desire for food, indicates the want and calamitous consequences ensue when its call is denied.

Relieving physical unba lance by voluntarily withholding food is based upon the logical conclusion of the argument herein that,
disregarding the variously designated symptoms by which disease is manifested in differing subjects, always there is present one
predominating morbid ph enomenon --an impure blood current. And the cause of impure blood is primarily faulty nutrition.

An important distinction in condition here needs exposition. Organic disease, whether inherent, or the result of continued
functional disturbance, or of physi cal shock, is that in which one or more of the organs of the body is deformed, undeveloped, or
otherwise structurally disabled so as to interfere with its work, a state comparable to that of a machine with a defective co g.

Functional disease is that in w hich the vital organs in general are in condition to do their work, but certain of them have become
unable partially or wholly to function by reason of congestion and irritation, the result of food chemically changed into nox ious
substances through causes later to be related in detail. In this state fermentation and putrefaction occur in the intestinal canal and
elsewhere, and toxins are produced that enter the blood, thus impairing its quality and deranging the vital processes. Extra labor is
also entailed  upon other organs, since they are not only stimulated in unwonted degree by the presence of substances harmful to
their action, but are also compelled to perform, in so far as they may, the work of their disabled allies.

Page 8 of  72 Organic disease is a cause in it self of faulty nutrition, for, when it is present, the organs affected are always partially crippled in
function. While this form of disease is usually beyond the hope of recovery, its harmful results may be reduced to a minimum


 for our own health! This includes seeking dedicated holistic health
practitioners to keep us well by inspiring  us to practice prevention! These Alternative Healing
Therapies are also popular and getting results: aroma, Ayurvedic, biofeedback, color, guided
imagery, herbs, music, meditation, magnets, saunas, tai chi, chi gong, Pilates, Rebo under, yoga,
etc. Explor e them and be open to improving your earthly temple for a healthy, happier, longer
life.
Seek and find the best for your body, mind and soul. – Patricia Bragg
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Index
A
Abdomen, 1 14-115 (posture chart)
Abscesses
Acerola
Aches
   back-
   ear -
   head-
   muscle-
Acid
   tannic-
   toxic-
   uric-
Acupuncture/Acupressure
Age
Ageing
Agelessness,
Air
Alcohol
Alexander T echnique
Alfalfa
Aller gies, food
Aloe gel/juice drink
Alternative Health Medicine
Animals
Ankles, swollen
Antioxidants
Anxiety
Apple Cider V inegar
Apple Cider V inegar Cocktail
Apples
ApricotsAromatherapy
Arteries
   hardening of-
Arthritis
Aspartame
Assimilation
Asthma
Athletes
Avocado,
B
Babies
Back
Bacteria
Bathing
   soak bath-
   sunbathing-
Beano, digestive aid
Beans
   dried-
Bible verses
Biking
Biochemistry, human laws of
Bioflavonoids
Blindness
Blood
   chemistry values-
“I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge r ests.” – Geor ge
Washington, America’ s First President, 1789 –
   pressure-
   sugar -
Bloodstream
Bones
Boron
Bowels
Bragg Books
Bragg, Dr. Paul C.
Bragg Liquid Aminos
Brain
Breads
Breathing
Brushing
   skin-
   tongue-
BursitisButter
   nut-
C
Cancer
   breast-
   colon-
   prevention-
   skin-
Capillaries
Carbohydrates
Carbon dioxide
Cataracts
Cereal
Chewing
Children
Chiropractic
Chlorophyll
Cholesterol
Circulation
Cleansing
Coffee
Colon
Constipation
Cornmeal
Coughs
D
Dairy products
Dates
Deafness
Dehydration
Dentures
Deposits, crystalline
Depression
Dessert
Diabetics
Diarrhea
Living under cond itions of modern life, it’s important to bear in mind that the
refinement overpr ocessing  and cooking of food products either entirely eliminates or partly destr oys
the vital elements in the original material.
– United States Department of Agriculture
Diet   alkaline -
   balanced-
   curative-
    heavy-

   processed-
   protein-
   restrictions-
   special-
   toxic-
   transition-
   unbalanced-
Digestion
Disease,
   heart-
Dog and Cat Food
Dressing, Bragg Salad
Drinks, V inegar, ACV,
Energy Smoothie
Drugs
E
Ears
Eating simply
Elimination
Endurance
Enemas & Colonics
Energy
Enervation    see also ’ Nerve Force ’
Enzymes
Epstein-Barr see also ’Fatigue’
Exercise
Exhaustion
Eyes,
F
Fasting
Benefits of Fasting-
24-hour -
   3-day-
   3-10 day-
   36-hour -
   7-10 day-
   juice-
   water -
Fatigue   chronic-
Feet
Feldenkrais
Fever
We must always change, r enew, rejuvenate; otherwise, we har den.– Goethe
Good health, generated by physical fitness is the logical starting point for the pursuit of excellence in
any field. Physical vitality pr omotes mental vitality and thus is essential to executive achievement.
– Dr. Richard E, Dutton, University of Southern Florida
Fiber
Fish
Flaxseed
Fleas
Flu
Fluorides
Foods
   ancient-
   assimilated-
   clogging-
   dead-
   digestion of-
   fatty-
   food guide-
   foods to avoid-
   foodless-
   heavy-
   mucus-forming-
   protein-, 15 (veg. %   chart)
   refined-
   salty-
   stimulating-
   toxic-    (list)
   wrong-
Fruits
G
Gargling
Garlic
Gout
Grains
Gums
H
HDL, Cholesterol levelsHealing crisis
Heart
   attack-
   disease-
   healthy heart habits-
Hemorrhoids
Herbs
Hiking
Hippocrates
Homeopathy
Honey
I
Immune System
Impotence
Indigestion
Infection
Inflammation
Internal Perfection
Intestines
It’s the song you sing and the smiles you wear, that is making the sunshine everywher e. –James
Whitcomb Riley
Count your blessings one by one and you will see what the Lor d has done!
I give thanks each day for all the miracle blessings I r eceive. – Patricia Bragg
J
Journal
Juices
   aloe vera-
   digestive-
fruit-
K
Kidneys
Knee
L
LaLanne, Jack, L
Law of Compensation
Laxatives
Legs
LegumesLentils
Liquid Aminos, Bragg
Liver
Longevity
Loofah sponge  (skin brushing)
Lubrication, natural
Lungs
M
Magnesium
Malnutrition
Massage
Maturity, rate of
Meat
Menstrual problems
Mental wards
Microwave foods
Migraines
Milk
Minerals
Mother Nature
“Mother,” the (of ACV)
Mouth
MSM
Mucus
Muscles
Muscular structure
Music
We are rechar ged and blessed by each one of you reading our health books filled with loving health
guidance for our r eaders – thank you! – Patricia Bragg
If you are honest with yourself, you will quickly discover that most of the things we truly love to do in
our leisur e time are not only simple, but also free and surprisingly healthy. So, instead of rushing out
to see the latest film or show, why not watch the sunset? Take a walk in natur e alone  or with a loved
one! Read the Bible, a favorite book or listen to your favorite music!
Old age is not a time of life, it is a condition of the body. It is not time that agesthe body, it is abuse
that an unhealthy lifestyle that does! – Herbert M. Shelton
N
Napping
Nature’ s broom, 123 (recipes)
Naturopathy
NauseaNerve Force
Nerves
   endings-
Nervous system
Nutrition
Nutritionists
Nuts
O
Oil
Olive Oil, Bragg
Osteopathy
Overweight
Oxygen
P
Pasta
Pesticides
Physical examinations
Phytochemicals
PMS
Pneumonia
Postnasal drip
Posture
Potassium,
Prayer
Prescriptions
Preservatives
Premature Ageing
Prostate
Protein  (veg. % chart)
   animal-
   vegetable-    (veg. % chart)
Psyllium Husk P owder
Pulse
Pyorrhea
R
Recipes
Rectum
Reflex action
Reflexology
Reiki
Relaxation
Release    tensions    postural
ReligionReproductive system
Resistance, low
Rice (veg. % chart)
Rolfing
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have
to do, when it ought to be done, as it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. – Huxley
Natur e cannot be hastened. The bloom of a flower
opens in its own pr oper time. – Paul Brunton
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles ar e to humanity.– Joseph Addison
S
Salad
Salt
Sandwiches
Seasonings
Seeds
   flax-
   sesame-    (recipes)
      sunflower -    (list)
   terminator -
Self-analysis
Self-digestion
Self-healing
Self-poisoning
Self-pollution
Self-repairing
Self-urinalysis
Senility
Sickness
Sinus cavities
Skeletal system
Skin
   diseases of the-
Sleeping
Smoking
Snacks
Sodium
   inor ganic-
   organic-
Solar ener gy,
Soybeans
SpirulinaSports
Starch
Stevia
Stimulants
Stomach
Stress
Stretching
Strokes
Structural dynamics
Sunburn
Sunshine
Surgery
Swimming
T
Taste buds
Tea
   herbal-
Teeth
Television
Tennis
Tension
Therapies (Alternative Therapies )
Throat
Tiredness
Tissue elasticity
When you can think of yester day without r egret