thefoods
thatsupply them: fresh ripefruits andvegetables. There canbenopiece-meal approach
todietary adequacy andsuperb health. Optimum nutrition isessential anditcanbeob-
tained only when the food eaten is optimum in all nutrient values including vitamins.
These required food values will beoptimum only infreshly-picked, organically-
grown, ripefruits andvegetables andthese eaten uncooked andassoon after picking as
possible since some vitamins arereduced invalue upon standing, even when refrigerat-
ed.Freshly-picked foods such aswehave described willbewhole foods, richnotwith
isolated food factors ofdoubtful value, butrather with allofthem, properly proportioned
as designed by nature’ s wonderful food factories, the living plants.
Fresh uncooked foods will supply thebody with asuperabundance ofallthefood
factors werequire andwith allthevitamins, known andunknown. Cooked foods will
always of fer an inferior depleted product, one destructive of health.Vitamin Aisregarded asbeing stable toheat atordinary cooking temperatures but
both thevitamin andbeta-carotene areoxidized anddestroyed byair.Therefore, when
food iscutandchopped andthen cooked inwater andthewater discarded after cooking,
considerable amounts of this vitamin will be lost when foods are cooked in this manner.
The vitamin Dcontent ofmost foods iseither nonexistent orpresent only invery
small amounts. Therefore, cooking isnotanissue inthecase ofvitamin D.Atanyrate,
ourrequirements forvitamin Dcanbefully metwhen weexpose ourbodies tosufficient
sunlight.
Vitamin Eissomewhat affected bycooking. However,itisvery sensitive toslight
oxidative changes inthefatscontained inthefoods inwhich itisfound. Therefore, cook-
ingwillproduce certain destructive chemical modifications inthisvitamin bydisor gani-
zation of the fats.
Allmembers ofthevitamin Bcomplex arewater -soluble and, consequently,cooking
foods rich inmembers ofthisgroup canbehighly destructive oftheentire complex.
High temperatures dryheating issomewhat lessdestructive butwillalsodestroy tosome
extent B complex member vitamins.
The extent of vitamin loss by cooking will depend upon the following variables:
1.Themethod ofcooking employed as,forexample, boiling, stir-frying, asinwok cook-
ery; and so forth.
2.Thetemperature towhich thefood issubjected as,forexample, cooking atlower tem-
peratures as compared to roasting and baking at high temperatures.
3.How long the food is subjected to the heat.
4.Therelative presence ofoxygen, asforexample, heating food inacovered potwillre-
duce vitamin loss as compared to cooking without the lid on.
5.Thepresence towhich thefood may besubjected. Cooking inanordinary cooking uten-
silwillnotproduce asmuch vitamin lossaswillbeoccasioned when food iscooked in
apressure cooker which notonly builds upthepressure butalso maintains thecooking
temperature in excess of 270 degrees Fahrenheit.
6.Thepresence orabsence oflight. Darkness tends toprotect against some measure ofvi-
tamin loss.
7.How much andtowhat extent thefood hasbeen diced, shredded and/orchopped before
cooking.
8.Thematerial from which thecooking utensil ismade, iron being probably themost de-
structive tovitamins. Iron utensils arehighly porous andwhatever food iscooked init
loses acertain portion ofitsvitamin content tothepan. Greases, juices andblood from
meats soak intoandremain intheporous iron, carrying with them anyremaining vita-
mins that these vitamin-poor foods may contain.
Herbert M.Shelton points outthattheaverage lossofvitamin Cinfoods served to
patrons ofrestaurants is45percent; ofthiamine, 35percent. Itiswise forpersons who
must eatinrestaurants toeatearly,justafter thefood isplaced outinexpectation ofthe
early supper crowd, about four o’clock inmost areas. Thenewly-prepared food would
beatitsbest atthistime. Wealso advise patrons topatronize those restaurants where
salad bars are featured.
Wehave notrouble eating while travelling. Ifwefly,weeither donoteatatallor
weadvise theaircarrier thedaybefore take offthatwewish tobeserved afruit meal.
There isnoextra chargeforthisservice. Ifwedrive, wecarry anassortment ofcompati-
blefresh fruits with us.Ifwestayinatown orcityforseveral days, weoccasionally eat
atarestaurant likeBigBoy which features either afruit plate thatisquite acceptable or
awell-equipped salad bar.Many ofthebetter steak houses pride themselves onthevari-
etyofsalads featured. Weavoid most cafeterias because their salads areusually covered
with sugar -salt-vinegar dressings or liberally dosed with commercial mayonnaise.43.2.5 Cooking and Food Fibers
Thechemical composition ofallfibers found invegetables ispredominantly cellu-
lose, avery complex polysaccharide. Socomplex isthecellulose molecules thatitis
largely unaffected bytheapplication ofalkaline secretions, afactwhich inandofitself
means thatcellulose fibers cannot befully digested bytheordinary digestive secretions
produced in the human digestive canal.
Thestudent willrecall from hisprevious studies thatallcarbohydrates arecomposed
ofcarbon, hydrogen andoxygen invarying arrangements, these being divided intosev-
eral categories: simple sugars, complex sugars, gums andpectins, dextrins, starches,
glycogen and cellulose. The formulas for each category may be written as: Cm(h3O)n.
Thenumber ofcarbon atoms andthenumber ofpossible combinations ofh3O very
according tothecomplexity ofthevarious molecules under consideration, themore
complex carbohydrates being formulated ofmany simple sugar molecules (single mole-
cules) all joined together, somewhat like freight cars in a train.
Glucose, asingle comparatively simple molecule, isthemonomer unitfrom which
twomajor families ofcarbohydrates areformed: thestarches andcelluloses. Both of
these twocomplex formulations arehydrolyzed (that is,disor ganized) byasolution of
certain acids inwater toform smaller chemical units andeventually,when fully re-
solved, into chemical “fragments” called glucose.
Thestarches canbehydrolyzed byenzymes found inthehuman saliva, butthecellu-
loses found infiber cannot. According toDavenport (Physiology oftheDigestive Tract,
3rdEd.byHorace W.Davenport, Yearbook Medical Publishers, Inc., 35East Wacker
Dr.,Chicago, III.), nomembers ofthemammalian family possess anenzyme tocat-
alyze theresolution ofcellulose. Inman there isaform linkage between anenzyme such
asptyalin andthestarch, thetwo“fining” together,asitwere. This fitting together is
called “alpha-glycoside linkage.” Such isnotthecase with thecelluloses. Theenzymes
insaliva andelsewhere inman’ sdigestive tract donot“fit” intothecellulose molecular
arrangement andtherefore have noeffectupon thecelluloses. This nonfitting linkage is
known asa“beta” linkage. This iswhy thefibers inuncooked food canpass onthrough
thedigestive tract virtually unchanged chemically.Cellulose ispartially digested bybac-
teria inthecolon with theformation ofvolatile fatty acids which canstimulate peristal-
sisandactasanaidtodefecation. Most ofthecellulose contained infoods eaten willbe
given offinthefeces when defecation occurs atleast once in24hours butinconstipated
persons such will notbethecase. Davenport states thatinconstipated persons diges-
tionoccurs within thecentral partofthefecal mass, andacid products may beabsorbed
(p.212).
The three classes of carbohydrates, according to molecular complexity, are:
1.Monosaccharides - one molecule (the monomer unit)
2.Disaccharides - two molecules joined together
3.Polysaccharides - more than two molecules.
Cellulose isapolysaccharide andthemost complex ofallthecarbohydrate mole-
cules. Thepolysaccharides have very largemolecules: about 10molecules being joined
together to form glycogen, 25 for the simpler starches and 100 to 200 for the celluloses.
Forefficient andthorough digestion thebody,requires bulk initsfood andnature
hasskillfully designed food forman which contains appropriate amounts ofbulky cellu-
losefiber,theamount incorporated inman’ sfood apparently being proportioned exactly
according tothedesign ofthehuman alimentary canal anditsability tomake useofit.
Thus, itcanbeseen thatpersons who eatfood notintended asfood forman willdothe
body adisservice aswillthose persons who may eatsuitable food butthen alter byap-
plication of heat, the fiber content of that food, as in canned cooked food for babies.Wemight assume from ourdiscussion thus


notsuffi-
ciently appreciated bywomen andtheir advisors. Thenewborn baby requires buthalfa
pintofmilk daily which ischiefly water.Itisunlikely thatthefood needs oftheunborn
aregreater than those ofthenewly born. There would, thus, seem tobenoneed forso
much extra food before birth. Thegreat demand oftheunborn fornutriment would seem
to be fictional.
Ofolditwassaid: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes andthechildren’ steeth are
setonedge.” Paraphrasing thisancient statement, wemay saytoday thatthemothers
have eaten white bread andthechildren’ steeth have holes inthem. Many ofthedefects
anddeformities with which children areborn today aredirect results ofafaulty dieteat-
enbymothers. What arecalled larval deficiencies areresponsible formany defects in
development.
Nutritional influences upon thedevelopment ofthenew being arecommonly
thought tostart atconception, butthere aremyriads offacts thatshow conclusively that
they begin much before thistime. Itistruethatsoftandmalformed bones arenottobe
blamed upon adrunk father,except insofar ashefails tosupply adequate nutriment for
themother during herpregnancy; butthegleam ofhealth intheeyes ofatwo-year -old
does notcome from thegrandfather andabarofchocolate candy.Itcomes from fruits,
green vegetables, nuts andwhole natural foods. Nutrition begins with lifeanddoes not
cease until death puts an end to all the life processes.
Pregnant women areurgedtotake plenty ofmilk andeggs andareoften given cal-
cium tablets; for,despite thefactthatthebones ofthebaby willremain soft, nomatter
how much excess calcium themother takes, theembryo issupposed toneed lotsofcal-
cium forother purposes. Sourgent isthedemand forcalcium thatamother ’steeth and
bones willberobbed tosupply theneeds oftheunborn baby ifherdietdoes notcontain
enough ofit.This fact, however,does notdemand thatthepregnant woman should fill
upongreat quantities ofmilk, overeat oneggs andtake thenonusable calcium supplied
bythedrug store. Itmeans, rather,thatsheshould eatwhole, unprocessed foods—fruits
andvegetables—and cease trying tonurse herself andherbaby onwhite bread, whitesugar,white rice, canned fruits andvegetables andother foodless “foods.” Thecow does
notdrink lotsofmilk andeatlotsofeggs toprovide herself andhercalfwith calcium.
The calcium in her milk is not derived from these sources.
When itisconsidered thatitispasteurized milk which pregnant andnursing mothers
areadvised todrink insuch quantities andthatthismilk istaken together with white
bread, denatured cereals, cakes andpies, coffeeandtea,chocolate andicecream, candy
andsoftdrinks, flesh andeggs, white sugar,canned fruits andvegetables, alljumbled
together inthemost haphazard andheterogeneous combinations, andthat very little
wholesome food istobetaken, itdoes nottake much imagination tograsp thefactthat
both mothers and unborn babies are inadequately nourished.
Itisunderstandable thatwomen who eatsuch adiet, while pregnant, overeat inan
effort tomeet their nutritional needs. Butthisovereating leads toadditional troubles,
such asindigestion, morning sickness, constipation, hemorrhoids, swollen ankles, vari-
cose veins, overdistension oftheabdomen, afatbaby anddifficult delivery.Wehave
been conditioned tothink thatafatbaby isawell-nourished baby,although weknow
thatfatatother ages oflifeisnotasign ofgood health andisnotadesirable acquisition.
Theyoung ofthemighty gorilla, which attains asizeconsiderably largerthan thatofthe
largest man, weighs three pounds atbirth. Some day,when wehave learned toappreci-
atethevalue ofproper nutrition, wewillcome torealize thatthehuman infant should
weigh three tofivepounds atbirth. Today wearevery happy ifthebaby weighs eight to
tenpounds. Afen-pound baby may besaidtobefivepounds ofbaby andfivepounds of
fat. Such a baby begins life with a handicap.
Many unborn babies areso“well nourished” thatthey weigh eight, nine, tenand
more pounds atbirth. This largesizeresults indifficulties ofdelivery.Often instrument
deliveries areperformed. Due totheir largesize, fatbabies areoften injured inbeing
born, these injuries rendering them liable tobrain andcord inflammation. These “well
nourished” babies arealso prone tohave trouble inteething, often throwing them into
convulsion. When such babies andchildren aresubjected toanyenervating influence,
such as prolonged heat of summer, they are likely to develop serious diseases.
Theexpectant mother,desirous ofdoing themost possible good toherunborn child,
willavoid tobacco, alcohol, teaandcoffee,anddrugs asshewould arattlesnake andpro-
vide heroffspring with thebestpossible food. Instead ofthecommonly-eaten processed
andrefined foods, canned, pickled, andspiced delicacies, shewillprovide herself with
amore abundant supply offresh fruits andvegetables, these largely,ifnotwholly,in
their raworuncooked state. These foods willprovide forboth themother andtheunborn
baby anabundance ofminerals andvitamins andofhigh-grade proteins. Shewill eat
other protein foods, buteatthem inmoderate quantities andnotstuffonthem, asisthe
common practice. Itisnormal toseek asense ofrepletion after eating, butthisrepletion
should besecured byconsuming more bulky foods andnotbeovereating onconcentrat-
edproteins, starches andsugars. Fruits andvegetables make theideal foods with which
to secure the sense of repletion.
Itisquite true, asweindicated atthebeginning ofthisarticle, thatthepregnant moth-
ermust eatfortwo; butitisalmost never truethatsheisrequired toincrease herfood
intake. Sonearly universal isthepractice ofovereating thatmost women eatenough for
twoatalltimes. Toincrease thefood intake because oneispregnant may mean totake
from three tofivetimes asmuch food asisrequired. When weconsider thattheaverage
gain perdayofthehuman fetus, from conception tobirth, islessthan ahalfanounce
aday,wecanreadily understand thatthecommonly advised overeating isvery unwise.
There isample evidence toshow thatthebody makes more economical useoffood dur-
ingpregnancy than atother times, sothatinstead ofincreasing thefood intake, itisoften
possible todecrease theamount offood eaten with benefit both tothemother andthe
unborn child. Ithasbeen observed thatamong animal mothers, even though they may
bear more than oneyoung atatime, there islittle ornoincrease infood intake duringpregnancy.Animal mothers may reduce their physical activities, butrarely increase their
gastronomic activities.
Itshould come asnosurprise tolearn thatmany modern mothers have reared large
families while adhering closely tothetwo-meals-a-day plan, forthiswas thealmost
universal practice inthepast, when families were usually largerthan atpresent. That
woman who hasbeen accustomed toeating buttwomeals adaywillhave notrouble in
supporting both herself and her growing infant without the addition of a third meal.
Themost important factor inthenutrition ofthepregnant mother isnotthequantity
offood sheeats, butitsquality.Sheshould noteatmore food, butbetter food—more
lettuce andcelery andfewer potatoes; more apples andgrapes andlessflesh; more or-
anges andpeaches andfewer eggs; more natural foods andnodenatured foods. Such a
dietwillprovide foradequate development andgrowth oftheunborn child—for better
eyes, better bones, better teeth, a better nervous system, and better tissues generally.
Wecannot think wholly oftheimprovement thatsuch adietprovides fortheunborn
child. Wearejustified inthinking alsooftheimproved health andgreater comfort ofthe
pregnant woman andthegrater ease ofdelivery.This dietalso provides foramore cer-
tain, amore abundant andamore adequate milk supply when thechild isborn. Itisa
fortunate factthatthedietwhich isbestfortheunborn child isalsobestfortheexpectant
mother andthatthedietwhich bestpromotes thehealth oftheonewillalsobestpromote
the health of the other.
The expectant mother,desirous ofmaintaining high-level health during pregnancy
andproviding adequate nourishment forherunborn child, willnotonly eatadietofnat-
uralfoods, butshewilleatthisdietinaway tosecure thebest digestion andthemost
efficient utilization ofherfood. This istosay,shewillob


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Prepare such phone numbers ahead oftime sothatyoumay easily callwhen anemer-
gency does occur.Realize thateven inanemer gency,thebasic needs forlifeandhealth always remain
thesame: fresh air,pure water,rest, andnodrugs. Simply because thebody may bese-
riously injured is no reason to believe that drug use can be safely tolerated.
Theoneword todescribe how toactinanemer gency is:think. Useyour head, use
common sense, anduseyour knowledge ofLife Science. Beconfident andbecalm and
you can handle any emer gency.
68.2.2 First Aid Treatments: Doing No Harm
The following listofemer gencies andinjuries gives simple andharmless first aid
treatments thatcanbeused byanyone. Read thelistthoroughly andtrytoremember as
much asyoucan. Remember,inarealemer gency,youwillprobably nothave access to
abook orlistofthings todo.It’simportant thatyouknow automatically how toactin
an emergency.
When faced with anemer gency oraseriously injured person, you’ll probably first
want to take the five basic steps below:
68.2.3 The Five Basic Steps to First Aid
68.2.3.1 Step One
DON’T MOVE THE VICTIM. Theonly exceptions arewhen thevictim would be
infurther danger ifnotmoved immediately,such asacaraccident where their isdanger
ofgasoline explosion. Otherwise, leave himalone. Youriskaggravating anyinjuries by
improper moving. W ait until trained rescuers arrive.
68.2.3.2 Step Two
CHECK FOR BREA THING AND HEAR TBEA T.Putyour eartohisface andlisten,
andatthesame time watch fortheriseandfallofhischest. Ifthevictim isbreathing,
hisheart isbeating. Ifhe’snotbreathing, blow four quick breaths intohismouth, then
check hispulse byputting your finger onhisneck, justtotheside ofhisAdam’ sapple.
Feel forapulse fortenseconds. Ifyou’re sure there isnopulse, begin cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. (See theendofthissection.) Ifhisheart isbeating buthe’sstillnotbreath-
ing, continue mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (See also at the end of this section.)
68.2.3.3 Step Three
SEND SOMEONE FOR HELP.Don’ tyougo,unless absolutely essential. You’re
needed tohelp thevictim. Telltheperson tocalltheemer gency number foryour area
ortheoperator.Give your messenger asmuch information aspossible without causing
extensive delay, and tell him to pass everything along.
68.2.3.3 Step Four
CHECK FOR BLEEDING. The best way tostop bleeding isbyapplying aclean
piece ofcloth. Hold thecloth ordressing inplace with your hand. Once applied, don’t
remove it.Ifthat’snotenough tostop thebleeding, raise theaffected area above the
heart. Ifthat’snotenough, apply pressure with your fingers toapressure point between
the wound and the heart.
68.2.3.1 Step Five
TREA TFOR SHOCK. Any person who’ sbeen injured canbeinshock. Thetreat-
ment consists ofkeeping theperson lying down andascalm aspossible. Make sure he’sbreathing, elevate thelegs slightly (unless hehasahead injury orfractured leg), and
keep him warm, but not hot. Don’ t give any liquids.
Byfollowing these fivesteps, youdothevictim noharm and, infact, may save his
life.
What other aidyougive depends onthespecific nature oftheinjury itself. Thenext
section details various treatments andfirstaidapproaches forthemore common injuries
and accidents.
68.3. Specific Injury Treatments
68.3.1 Blood Hemorrhages and Excessive Bleeding
68.3.2 W ounds and Puncture W ounds
68.3.3 Cuts, Burns, and Scalds
68.3.4 Sprains, Strains, and T orn Ligaments
68.3.5 Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Skin Rashes
68.3.6 Snake Bites
68.3.7 Spider or Insect Bites
68.3.8 Poisoning By Swallowing
68.3.9 Asphyxiation or Suf focation
68.3.10 Choking
68.3.1 1 Electrocution and Drowning
68.3.12 Convulsions
68.3.13 Appendicitis (Acute)
68.3.14 V omiting and Diarrhea
68.3.15 Nosebleeds
68.3.16 Stings by Jellyfish, W asps, Fire Ants, Etc.
68.3.17 Dog Bites
68.3.18 Foreign Particles in the Eye
68.3.19 Broken Bones
68.3.20 Heart Attack or Stroke
68.3.1 Blood Hemorrhages and Excessive Bleeding
Forablood hemorrhage, getaclean drycloth andcover thearea ofbleeding. Apply
direct pressure. The cloth should make alargersurface toaidinclotting. The blood
should start toclotwithin three minutes ifthecutisnottoosevere. Ifthecutisdeep, and
bleeding is severe, then it may take as long as ten minutes for the blood to clot.
Ifthere ismassive blood loss, strong spurting ofblood, andaweakened pulse or
falling blood pressure, then youshould carefully apply atourniquet between thewound
and the heart. A quick tourniquet can be made from a shirt and belt.
Becareful when applying a.tourniquet thatyoudonotcutoffallcirculation beneath
thewound. After twenty minutes oftight pressure, youmay release thetourniquet grad-
ually forfiveminutes andthen tighten itagain. Youdonotwant toleave atourniquet on
for long periods of time as it may damage the tissue beneath the wounded area.
Excessive bleeding canbeavery frightening experience, butremember: Youcan
lose up to half of the blood in your body and still be able to function.
Asevere cutorwound may require stitches. Accept thestitches butrefuse anyinjec-
tions or treatments for “infections.”
Inallcases, blood transfusions should notbeused. Aperson who haslostover 50%
ofhisblood willproduce more new blood faster ifatransfusion isnotgiven. Transfu-
sions cancause serious problems oreven death. Theblood may becontaminated inhan-
dling; hemolytic reactions canoccur between twodifferent blood types, resulting ina
50% mortality rate; airinthetransfused blood cancause death; blood isoften obtainedfrom “paid” donors who often have drugs andother toxins intheblood given forusein
transfusions.
68.3.2 Wounds and Puncture Wounds
Cleanliness isimportant intreating wounds. Washthearea thoroughly with plain wa-
ter.Washorgently scrub toremove alldirtandparticles. Donotusesoap orantiseptics.
Ifthewound isnottoodeep orbleeding profusely,leave itopen tofresh airandsunlight.
Ifadeep wound, cover itwith aporous bandage, such asgauze held with tape. Donot
use airtight bandages, or bandaids. Let air circulate through the bandage to the wound.
Ifthewound isapuncture, such ascaused byanailorglass, youmay letthewound
bleed freely forafew minutes. Ifthewound issmall andslender (such asmade by
anail), gently massage andpress around thewound toencourage asmall amount of
bleeding. There isapurpose tobleeding; itactstocarry away foreign particles from the
wounded area. Ifthewound islargeandblood ispouring, then suturing may berequired.
Innocase, however,areanti-tetanus shots required oranyother injections forso-
called infection. Theintroduction ofpoisons (drugs) orbactericides intothebloodstream
cannot be of any help to a wounded body. Considerable harm can be done.
68.3.3 Cuts, Burns, and Scalds
Forimmediate relief, immerse theburned orscalded area intocool water.Keep the
area clean, andprotect anyopen wound with alight moist covering (such asthick gauze
dampened with water). Lettheburned orwounded area beopen tofresh airandopen
circulation. Keep burns, however,outofdirect sunlight. Salves andointments should not
beused. Cool, fresh compresses should bealternated with exposure toopen air.Some
Hygienists have reported using freshly-pressed celery juice oracompress made from
fresh green plants to alleviate the burning sensation and reduce pain.
68.3.4 Sprains, Strains, and Torn Ligaments
Rest—do notmove needlessly.Fixthelimb inoneposition andimmobilize thejoint
fortheinitial period. Ifthelimb isdislocated, youmay need toseeanosteopath orortho


 toexpel them, itisobvi-
ousthatthere willbenobowel action following theingestion ofadose, ifthepower of
movement islacking. Where thepower ofmovement ispresent, themovement must be
inproportion tothepower possessed andtotheneed foraction. The salts cannot give
power tothebowels forthey possess nopower togive. Butthey dooccasion theex-
penditure ofthepower already possessed bythebowels. Thesame thing istrueofother
substances andagencies which apparently strengthen us.They occasion theexpenditure
of the power already possessed but do not add power.
Power isfeltonly initsexpenditure, never when itispassive. One therefore, feels
stronger while heisgrowing weaker,andfeels weaker when heisactually growing
stronger,through recuperation ofpower.Theman who hashadadrink ofalcohol isled
tobelieve thatheisstrengthened byit,while, inreality,thealcohol hasonly occasioned
theexpenditure ofthepower hepossesses. Inthisway strychnine may “strengthen” the
heart until itexhausts thiswonderful organ. Acold plunge orashort hotbath produces
ageneral feeling ofstrength andwell-being byoccasioning theexpenditure ofpower
which they do not and cannot give.
Thething which seems togive strength isthething which istaking itaway,thething
which appears tobecuring thepatient isthething thatishastening hisdeath, thevery
agents which seem tobe“supporting” and“sustaining” lifearethevery things thatare
undermining the foundations of life.
Following theperiod ofapparent increase invigor (stimulation) there comes aperiod
during which there isafeeling oflessened vigor (depression). There aretwoeffects fol-
lowing the use of every force or agent.
TheLaw ofSelective Elimination :“All injurious substances which, byanymeans,
gain admittance within thedomain ofvitality,arecounteracted, neutralized andelimi-
nated insuch amanner andthrough such channels aswillproduce theleast amount of
wear and tear to the or ganism.”
This lawaccounts forthefactthatsome drugs apparently “act” onthebowels, some
ontheliver,some onthekidneys, etc.These aretheorgans which are“selected” toact
on the drug. Discussing this very principle, Dr. Trall says, True Healing Art :
“And herein istheexplanation oftheclasses ofmedicine, therationale oftheaction
of medicines, which has so puzzled the brains of medical philosophers of all ages.
“Emetics donotactonthestomach, butareejected bythestomach. Purgatives do
notactonthebowels, butareexpelled through thebowels. Diaphoretics, instead ofact-
ingontheskin, aresentoffinthatdirection. Diuretics donotactonthekidneys, butthe
poisonous drugs are got rid of through that emunctory, etc.”
TheLaw ofDual Effect :“the secondary effectupon theliving organism ofanyact,
habit, indulgence, or agent is the exact opposite and equal of the primary ef fect.”
This lawadmits ofnoexceptions, butapplies toalldepartments andactions oflife.
Workorexercise arouses vital activity,thus giving anappearance ofincreased vigor as
thefirst effect. Thesecondary effectistiredness, decreased vigor,fatigue, andexhaus-
tion. Rest andsleep onthecontrary,produce astheir first effect, weakness andlanguor,
butnoonedoubts their recuperative value. Rest andsleep aretheonly means whereby
recuperation andreinvigoration may besecured. Butthese aretheir secondary andlast-
ing ef fects.
Invalids arefrequently advised tokeep up;because, ifthey gotobedthey willlose
strength. Theapparent lossofstrength isthefirst andtemporary effect. Thesecond and
lasting result isagain invigor.Travel andexcitement make theinvalid feelstronger and
better asaprimary effect; buttheir secondary effectislanguor,weakness, exhaustion.
The invalid must be weak that he may grow strong.Sexual excitement andsexual indulgence arouse vital activity andincrease strength.
There isincreased blood pressure, rapid heart action, accelerated breathing, greater ner-
vous activity,ageneral increase inmuscular activity andagreat increase inthefeeling
of well-being. But as a secondary ef fect, languor, sleepiness, and weakness follow.
Acold plunge orashort hotbath actasstimulants. There isanincreased feeling of
well-being, anincrease ofphysiological function. Itisalways andnecessarily followed
byanequal amount ofmental andphysiological depression. Prolonged cold baths act
much thesame aschloroform orether.Thetemporary exhilaration offunction issoon
followed byadecrease infunction. Heart action isreduced, circulation andrespiration
slowed down andnervous activity decreased. Muscular activity isdecreased even tothe
point ofstopping such activity.Prolonged application ofcold tothechief trunk ofa
nerve will greatly diminish orentirely abolish itsactivity.The feeling ofwarmth that
comes with thereaction from thefirst shock ofthecold gives way toafeeling ofchill-
iness andcold. The apparent increase ofstrength gives way toafeeling ofweakness
andlassitude, andifthecold iscontinued, numbness andabolition offunction follow.
Anesthesia may beproduced byprolonged cold. Itisavital depressant andthefeeling
ofincreased strength with theincrease ofactivity which comes primarily upon itsappli-
cation isoneofvital resistance. Theorganism resists thecold astruly asitdoes alcohol
or ether. Cold does not supply functional power but it does occasion its expenditure.
TheLaw ofSpecial Economy :“The vital organism under favorable conditions, stores
upallexcess ofvital funds, above thecurrent expenditure, asareserve fund tobeem-
ployed in a time of special need.”
Power inreserve isthesurest guarantee against “disease.” The body seeks always
tomaintain acertain reserve ofpower andwecangetthispower outonly bysupplying
emer gencies such asthisreserve isstored uptomeet. Thus irritants, miscalled stimu-
lants, produce anemer gency thatcalloutthebody’ sreserve power inanefforttoover-
come these. Ifnostimulants areemployed, thebody willalways have onhand areserve
of power to meet other emer gencies of life.
Life isrhythmic initsvaried operations. Rhythm, orperiodicity,isregularity ordif-
ferentiation intime andregularity ofstructure orsegmentation. Alternate activity and
repose isthemost obvious example ofthisnature. Allmotion, allaction, isintermittent.
Allmovements innature areintermittent andnotcontinuous. Alladvance isanadvance
andarecession andanother advance andanother recession, theadvances preponderating
over the recessions.
During restandsleep, thebody stores uppower.During favorable weather,itstores
uppower.During unfavorable weather,power isexpended indefending thebody against
theexcessive cold orheat, etc.During activity,power isexpended indoing work; during
repose, power is recuperated for future use.
Therising ofthetideisanintermittent series ofrises andfalls, therises preponder-
ating over thefalls. Similarly there isanebbandflow,analternate riseandfall, inthe
ebbing ofthetide, butwith more fallthan rise. Just so,growth isnotcontinuous, but
intermittent. Indeed, there isalso recession ingrowth. The child actually loses alittle
weight after gaining it.
Thegrowth anddevelopment ofthebody takes place by“spurts.” Periods ofrapid
growth alternate with periods ofslow growth. Thebody seems totake arestandaccu-
mulate power fortheperiod ofrapid growth. Inperiods ofrapid growth there arenew
developments tobemade, orincomplete ones tobefinished andthese things cannot be
accomplished without anoutlay ofenergyabove theordinary expenditure. Inprepara-
tion forsuch work there always precedes aperiod ofcomparative rest, asjustprior to
theonset ofandinpreparation forpuberty atwhich time theforces ofdevelopment go
forward with a rush.
Some who have been ailing through more orlessoftheperiod ofchildhood are“car-
riedbytheforce ofdevelopment, which inacyclonic fashion sweeps everything beforeitinto health—and that, too,often inspite ofwrong life, andamedical treatment that
might prove fatal if administered at any other time in life.
Wemay make useofthissame principle when theactions ofthebody falter dueto
lack ofpower.Iftheaction ofamill falters from adecrease ofwater power,thegates
areclosed forthepurpose ofaccumulating power.Activities areceased andnopower is
expended. Incases ofimpaired health, theclosing ofallthewaste gates, through which
vital power is needlessly expended, permits the accumulation of power.
TheLaw


hadseveral massive heart attacks, amastectomy with lymph nodes
extirpated, hershoulders andback were severely curved, andshewasfainting seven and
eight times aday.Herblood tests revealed analmost impossible state. Aswewrite this
today,wehave received aletter which reads, inpart, asfollows: “Wehave enjoyed our
summer andIamglad toreport thatIhaven’ thadsuch afeeling ofwell-being forages.
Ireally feelgood.” Sheisstillhaving some minor problems, afewhemorrhoids, forex-
ample. But, herimprovement demonstrates themagic ofLife Science. Sometimes, we
andourclients can become discouraged, butmotivation andinspiration return once
we view results such as this woman has experienced.
91.3.5 Knowledge of What To Do—and How to Do It
This iswhere Hygienic practitioners come intotheir own! They have theknowledge
ofwhat their clients must accomplish intheway ofmaking specific changes intheir
lifestyle ifthey wish toattain ahigher level ofhealth, andalso, onbroad terms atleast,
of how they must proceed.
Thepractitioner must, atoneandthesame time, become theparent who evaluates
thesituation anddetermine theproper course ofaction, theteacher who expounds on
methodology, and the overseer who follows procedure to a successful conclusion.
Allpractitioners have their own personal equipment: ability tolead, respect forthe
client’ sneeds, sincerity,emotional maturity,sense ofhumor orlack thereof, appearance,
ability toempathize with theclient’ ssufferings. Thehigher their equipment quotient, the
more likely thatthey willbeable totransfer their knowledge of“what, when, how,”etc.,
to clients and thereby maximize results.
Theaverage person’ sknowledge about himorherself isabysmal though much infor-
mation isavailable, indeed anextreme abundance. But, atoneandthesame time, there is
alsoanextreme confusion about humans andwhat isrequired ofthem tomaintain them
in a state of excellence.
The modern child hasnotbeen taught toread and/ortoconsult various authors or
sources onmatters ofhealth, butrather hasbeen taught tofollow theadvice given in
themedia, these imparting only themedical view ofhow toobtain health andtokeep it.
Early intheir lives, people areprogrammed toconsult themedical mentor forguidance
astowhat todoandhow totake care ofthemselves insickness andinhealth and, tothe
masses, only the medical view is valid.
“Science” divides humans intofragments. Life Science alone treats people asauni-
tized whole which isgoverned byimmutable laws. Orthodoxy fails totake intoaccount
theethnic, epidemiological andhistorical nature ofman. Hygienists have aconscious
realization ofcause andeffectanditisthisthatdifferentiates theLife Scientist from oth-
ermore traditional practices andbeliefs. Itisthisdifference which must beimparted to
clients if they are to fulfill their potential destinies as human beings.
Wearerequired tolearn man inhisentirety,about thesymbiosis ofhisinner parts
and his symbiotic relationship with his environment.
Itisimpossible, ofcourse, toimpart tonew clients atfirst, second oreven third meet-
ing,allthatweknow inthisregard. Therefore ourpractice becomes amatter ofintelli-gent selection, choosing themore relevant anddiscarding thatwhich, forthemoment at
least, isoflesser importance. Evaluation ofneed, therefore, isafirstpriority.Inournext
lesson wewill discuss theinitial interview.Fornow,letusmerely state thatthisfirst
meeting iscritical butnotall-important. Welearn alittle more about ourclients ateach
consultation, atgroup meetings, atpotlucks, whenever weareineach other ’spresence.
Allprecise information andallimpressions must beconsidered andevaluated fortheir
importance.
Following evaluation ofneed wemust construct aplan ofaction based onneed as
isrevealed bypast history,impressions, etc.Astudy ofpossible causes follows. Here
oneusually discovers aplenitude ofpossible causes such asthemost common cause
ofovereating; extremely traumatic events inthepast oron-going inthepresent, such
asphysical cruelty; overworking; psychological trauma such asworry,fear; perhaps as-
suming toomuch responsibility incivic affairs; orexercising beyond one’spresent capa-
bility; eating junk foods; drinking tea,coffee,softdrinks, etc;alcoholism; prior surgical
extirpations of or gans and parts; and on and on.
Anevaluation ofthemore important causes should precede theconstruction ofa
plan ofaction. Wemust always beaware ofthefactthatmost people manifest only an
elementary knowledge about themselves andarecapable only ofrevealing things they
know tobeharmful, andthisknowledge islimited. They areusually capable ofonly
tackling easy tasks; this is especially true at the beginning.
Wegenerally findthatmost people arewatchers andfollowers—not instigators, per-
formers, ordoers. They arewary,too,ofyouandofyour advice, unless perhaps they
have been referred bysomeone inwhom they have explicit trust. This isespecially true
when iiconcerns their physical selves. Most aredeficient andsick. They must, there-
fore, beledandguided, prodded andpushed—but gently.AsAlexis Carrel wisely said
inMan, TheUnknown,“Humanity hasnever gained anything from theefforts ofthe
crowd. Itisdriven onward bythepassion ofafewabnormal individuals, bytheflame
oftheir intelligence, bytheir ideal ofscience, ofcharity,andofbeauty.”AsHygienists,
ourknowledge ofwhat todoandhow todoitandwhen must become ourpassion, our
bright flame, sothatourknowledge oflife’sbeauty anditspotential asgoverned bylaw,
canpass over andbecome apanofconscious being ofthose who, because they suffer,
seek our help.
Remember thatthemental acceptance ofHygienic principles andpractices isawon-
derful thing thatwillcome through exercise ofthemind. Justasbones andmuscles de-
velop through physical exercise, sowillthemind enlar geandaccept new ideas asitis
exercised. Aseach new principle andpractice isexpounded byyouandpracticed bythe
clients, they will advance another step toward their ultimate goal of better health.
Theextent offorward progress willdepend ontheclient’ sinner discipline which is
sooften tempered more bypeer thinking than bytheworking oflogic. Asteachers we
must lead clients toward healthier habits oflifestyle bylogic, byinspiration andbyex-
ample, rather than away from badhabits byscolding andlecturing, byimparting tothem
thewondrous vision ofwhat ispossible forthem toachieve andtoenjoy.Wemust not
express thatwhich must betaken away,butinstead tellabout thatwhich willbegiven.
Few clients will learn theright way toliveandeatsolely bylecturing. The desire to
know the beauty of life lived in its fullness is that which can attract, guide, and hold.
The greatest desire ofhumankind isforhealth andyouth. Men andwomen alike
spend their lives andtheir gold most often inafruitless search ofillusions. Itiswell
known thatwewear ourselves outmore often than notbyourexcesses, ourlack ofmoral
discipline, ouroverdoing insomany ways. Thescience oflifeisTruth-gold. Itisbased
ontheknown facts ofphysiology andanatomy,notonillusions orideas; onnatural and
universal lawnotonmere concepts. Itshows usupforwhat wehave been butalsoopens
up the door to what we can become.
Once wehave imparted toourclients thesecrets oflife, wewillhave taught them
how tokeep their bodies whole; wewill have returned tothem their control andhaveplaced them atthesteering wheel oflife.They willhave received knowledge ofmany of
life’ssecrets sothatforalloflifethey willbeable tokeep intact thevigor oftheir body,
its beauty, and the capacity to enlar ge their mental sphere.
Toaccomplish allthatwemight liketoaccomplish requires awell-thought-out plan
ofaction. Thepractitioner should have ageneral plan which canbemodified tofitindi-
vidual clients’ needs. Theplan must address allofthebiodynamic requisites oforganic
existence: how much exercise, precisely what changes arerequired infeeding, what bad
habits must beeliminated immediately,etc.Allmust beconsidered andaddressed asin-
dividual need dictates and as progress is reported from time to time.
Mice kept overlong incages inclose confinement andsubject tomanifold stresses
soon wear out,butwhen given freedom inlargerpens where they canburrow andex-
plore, andwhen they arefedandfasted appropriately,their lifespans areextended in
health. Soitiswith people. When simple Hygienic habits oforganic existence become
ap


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sleeping realities consciously,butlucid dreamers candoso.This hasbeen verified in
sleep labs by scientists studying dreaming and sleep.
Dr.Stephen LaBer getaught himself andothers towake within dreams, andbelieves
thatlucid dreaming canchange thequality ofourlives. (“Think ofthevalue ofbeing
able toimagine vividly anything youcanconceive of,andthen toexperience it,”he
says. “That would freeusfrom somany restrictions.”) LaBer ge,who began asastudent
ofchemical physics, firstfound references tolucid dreaming intheliterature ofTibetan
Buddhism—then, spontaneously,heexperienced alucid dream. Ashestudied thelim-
itedscientific literature available onlucid dreaming, herealized he’d hadsuch dreams
asasix-year -old. After finding a“technique” thatworked forhim, hewasable torecall
about 21lucid dreams amonth. Inorder toprovethathewas actually controlling his
dreaming, hedecided tosend asignal with hiseyes while dreaming. Inthelaboratory,
hewaswired toacomplex research polygraph (apolysomnograph) andfellasleep pre-
pared tosend theprearranged Signal totheresearcher monitoring themachine. Thelucid
dream came after seven hours, andhedecided togive thesignal. Theresearcher sawthe
recording pens move onthepolygraph, andthisexperiment was repeated successfully
many times. However,because LaBer geknew thateven theparalyzed muscles ofactive
sleep twitch occasionally,hesetupthepolygraph torecord theelectrical activity ofthe
muscles ofhiswrists. Then, during alucid dream, heclenched theleftfistofhisdream
body four times, theright fistonce, andthelefttwice more. Thepolygraph showed the
pattern: hehadspelled outhisinitials, S.L., inMorse code—lucid dreaming became a
scientific fact. Recent studies show thatabout athird ofthepopulation probably experi-
ences at least an occasional lucid dream.
LaBergesays thefirst step isremembering your dreams. Then, when youcansuc-
ceed inincorporating apre-sleep suggestion intoadream (if,forexample, youtellyour-
selfyouwant toseeyour hand inyour dream andmanage todoso),youhave crossed the
“boundary” andareable toconnect both your waking andsleeping realities andstates
ofconsciousness. Those ofuswho don’tfeel“disciplined” enough tousetechniques to
arrive atthese experiences canbeassured thatifwearemeant toexperience them, we
will—one way ortheother! I’vehadlucid dreams andprecognitive dreams onmany oc-
casions without “trying”—they justhappened (probably long before Irecognized them
too!). Those who benefit from trying “techniques,” however, should do so.
LaBer gesays dreams canbeaworkshop ofcreativity andgrowth. While dreams are
often what hecalls “repetitious melodramas” where we“confine ourselves byhabit toa
prison ofself-limitation” (Isuppose ifwedosoinourwaking lives, well dosoinour
sleeping lives), lucid dreaming, hesays, “presents away outofthissleep within sleep.”
Forexample, alucid dreamer caught inanightmare could choose either toescape itor
toattempt toresolve thefears behind it.Neither choice isavailable inordinary sleep.
Many ofushave experienced nightmares inwhich wewished sostrongly towake up
thatwedid—these were lucid dream experiences too,because wewere awar ethatwe
were dreaming at the time.LaBer gesays thatlucid dreaming might alsoofferpsychological support tothehand-
icapped; while awake, theparalyzed can’twalk, butintheir dreams they candance and
fly, helping them go beyond their physical handicaps in their inner lives.
AsStephen LaBer gesays: “Yourwaking lifeisbrief enough asitis.Ifathird ofit
must be shortened by sleep, do you want to sleep thr ough your dr eaming too? ”
Ifwecanlearn to“combine” orblend ourwaking andsleeping realities, wehave
awhole new dimension open tous,anew opportunity forincreased understanding and
awareness. Wecanthen make theconscious decision togobeyond ourphysical reality
andbodies into thenonphysical realm, andpotentially,find information there (asdis-
cussed inLesson 90)thatwearen’ tfinding inournormal physical (“awake/ conscious”)
world. Weshould useevery toolwecan,whether itbephysical ormental, toincrease our
awareness. Dreaming isoverlooked bymany ofusasanoption forenhancing ourlives,
andasthewonderful flight from ourbodies’ physical boundaries thatitis:achance to
feelour (spirit’ s) existence beyond our physical body...
101.2.3 “A Penny for Your Thoughts”
Wealsohave alotmore options inourwaking lives than many ofuseven realize. I’d
liketoshare some excerpts with youfrom theMay 1984, issue ofAcres,U.S.A.,from an
interview with Dr.Phil Callahan (aninternationally-famous entomologist andornithol-
ogist who wasalso anavigation andelectronics specialist inthe1940s). Several topics
were covered, oneofwhich wasabrief mention ofthecircuitry ofthebrain. When asked
about thought transmission andhow itmight take place between husband andwife or
close relatives, Callahan says:
“Youhave, say,amother intheU.S. andason, say,inVietnam, andsuddenly
thesonishurtorwounded andsheknows itinstantly.This hasbeen verified inwar
after warafter war.One ofthebestverifications ofESP (extrasensory perception),
inmyopinion, iscase reports ofthings thattake place during traumatic experiences
inwar.Theson’selectric circuit brain isvery much likehismother ’s—he has50%
ofhercircuits. Therefore, hisbrain puts outalotofenergy.Ifyoucanscan the
earth from asatellite with 10tothe-17watts, there isnoreason why your brain
isn’tputting outmuch more than that: Infact, your brain isprobably putting out,I
would guess, 10tothe-12watts and10tothe-17watts isless. Yetyoucanmake a
TVpicture andturnsomething from asatellite intoaTVpicture with 10tothe-17,
andthatisatrillion, trillion, trillionth ofawatt. Yourbrain putting out10tothe-9
orsomething likethatiscertainly astronger signal andwould goaround theworld
40times.Ofcourse, signals dogoaround theworld innature. Youhave what you
callSchuman Resonance. Schuman Resonance iswhen youhave harmonics from
lightning bolts thatgoaround theworld atabout 8to20cycles, andwho knows
what they arecontrolling. Youhave thousands oflightning bolts allover theworld,
andtheionosphere above andtheearth below actlikeabighollow cavity.Soyou
getthese frequencies trapped inthishollow cavity,andthey goaround andaround.
Youcantune intothem. Nikola Tesladidthis. Hesentwaves around theworld. He
wasnodoubt utilizing theSchuman Resonance todoit.Hewasahead ofhistime.
Schuman Resonance wasn’ teven discovered until about 15years ago, butTesla
was doing this back in the 1890s.”
Electroencephalograms measure theactivity ofbrain waves; itisnow obvious to
scientists thatthese waves exist andshow various levels of“ener gy.”Many believers
inthought transmission/ reception probably think thatitdepends onthelevel ofsensi-
tivity,awareness andreceptivity oftheindividuals involved, atthispoint— recognition
ofthought transmission/ receptivity may now depend onthese things, buttheactual
transmission/ reception most likely occurs constantly,whether weare“aware” ofitornot—just asourblood moves through ourveins whether weareaware ofitornot,our
thought wavelengths canmove outthrough space independent ofourrealization that
anything ishappening atall!Believers have been aware ofthisphenomenon forages,
butmany people arestillskeptical; perhaps they don’thave firsthand experience with it
orknow someone who has—anyone who hasexperienced such things needs noconvinc-
ing.I’ve recognized (and even experienced) verifiable thought transmission/ reception
often enough tobeafirm believer.Even when such anevent happens once inalifetime,
it will alter one’ s outlook on life as few other experiences can. T ruthisself-evident.
Wealready know wecan“harness” waves thatwecan’teven seetomake apicture
appear onatelevision screen, ortomake songs come over theradio, butsome ofusstill
doubt thatthoughts canbetransmitted orreceived. Justbecause wecan’t“explain orun-
derstand allthephysics” involved—or don’thave


ring. Crystals, precious stones, magnets and various spirals are often added to enhance
the power or healing vibrations of the orgonite.
Metal pipes, especially copper, crystals, magnets, spirals and speciﬁc shapes, such as cones and pyramids are used to point the
outﬂow of the orgone energy in a speciﬁc direction.
Crystals, Gems and Metals
Crystals and precious stones may be worn for their beneﬁcial radiation. Crystals should be naturally grown, not manufactured. The
best effects are achieved if worn directly on the skin. To regenerate the healing power of a gem, one may keep it in a silk bag when it
is not worn. Use muscle testing, the pendulum or other psychic means to assess which crystal, stone or metal suits you, where to
wear it and for how long. Alternatively, make your selection according to the rules of color therapy.
Some recommendations of Edgar Cayce, the famous American Psychic, were as follows:
•  Attunement to healing: amethyst, bloodstone, chrysolite, pearl
•  Attunement to inﬁnity: diamond, lapis lazuli, ruby
•  Greater stamina: agate and amethyst
•  Meditation and psychic abilities: lapis linguis
•  Strengthening mucus membranes: carbon steel close to groin
•  Strengthening: lapis lazuli, bloodstone, moonstone, pearl, topaz
For further information consult the book Gems and Stones by Edgar Cayce and many others.
Gems have also been used for healing in the form of powders and irradiated solutions. Gem therapy, as this healing method is
known, is still very much at an experimental stage. For experimentation with solutions you may use the following guidelines.
Select a suitable gem or precious metal by muscle testing or by psychic means (write the name of the gem to be tested on a slip of
paper and hold it near the navel while simultaneously concentrating mentally on this name). Try to obtain the gem or metal that is
most strengthening. Immerse it in a shallow bowl of unpolluted water and expose this to sun and moonlight for about ﬁve days. The
bowl may be covered with clear plastic but not with glass. Then pour the solution into a bottle.10/30/24, 3:01 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Bio-energies
https://health-science-spirit.com/Energies/Bio-energies.html 9/10Take a sip once a day for up to six months. Use close self-observation and/or muscle testing and stop if any unwanted symptoms
arise. If in doubt, it may be safer to take a 3X or 6X homeopathic dilution of the irradiated water, especially in the case of precious
metals. If you lack in energy, experiment with a ruby. Edgar Cayce recommended alternating the radiation of gold and silver. Gold
improves the circulation and silver the nervous system. Together, according to Edgar Cayce, they may 'almost double the present life-
span'. Use pure gold and silver (preferably at least 99% pure).
Commercial Energy Devices
Commercial 'Chi Generators' usually  combine the principle of the power pack or orgonite with magnetic or electromagnetic pulses.
Other commonly used products are Purple Plates, Tachyon Products and copper coils.
'Purple Plates' are claimed to have the atomic structure of aluminum plates rearranged so that one side emits beneﬁcial bio-energy. A
large plate can be kept under the bed or mattress to help shield the body from harmful earth rays and provide beneﬁcial energies in
addition. Also food and drink can be energized by keeping these on the plate for some time before ingestion.
Tachyon products are claimed to be permanently energized. For speciﬁc health problems you may keep a Tachyon product as close
as possible to the site of the compla int, such as pain or a tumor, also try wristbands and headbands. Wristbands may improve the
blood circulation as with cold hands and feet. The available energy cells may be taped over the problem area or kept in a pouch. For
speciﬁc complaints select the color of tachyon cells according to the rules of color therapy. You may also use them to stimulate the
chakras during meditation with cells of the appropriate color.
Some feel good wearing Tachyon products day and night while others need to take them off overnight to get a good sleep. Generally
I recommend combining both - Tachyon products and purple plates - using Tachyon products mainly on the body and the relatively
cheap large purple plates to energize food and drink and to keep under the bed or mattress.
Copper coils may be used to energize drinking water or protect against harmful earth radiation and electropollution. From my
experience with these energy products I am satisﬁed that they generally do work.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural healing methods to aid in the treatment of illness and health improvement.
The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
or if you are unsure about a particular course of action, seek the help of a competent health professional.
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I AM DECREE
MANUAL

Thou shalt also decree a thing,
and it shall be established unto thee:
and the Light shall shine upon thy ways.
~Job 22:28

Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord,
my Strength, and my Redeemer.
~Psalm 19:14

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks... Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
~1 Thessalonians 5:16 -21

Purit y - Harmony  - Obedience  - Mastery

    I AM THAT I AM
   “As Above, So Below...
   As Within, So Without ”

<WILL>       1st   Crystal Blue   Throat   Causal/Buddhic    Galaxies
Government/Economy      Lapis/Sapphire   Sandalwood   Marches - Brass
Law of the One     [Ashram] {Diamond/Grail/Flaming Sword}

<WISDOM>       2nd   Golde n Yellow   Crown   Christ Self/Higher Mental   Stars
Academics /Education     Gold/Citrine   Frankincense   Baroque - Strings
Law of Correspondence    [Buddhist Temple] {Lotus/Scroll/Golden Buddha}

<ACTIVITY>      3rd   Rose Pink   Heart    I AM -Electronic/Atma   Planets
Beauty/ The Arts           Rose Quartz/Garnet   Rose   Romantic - Harp
Law of Attraction            [Garden] {Pink Rose/Dove/Heart}

<HARMONY>           4th   Crystal White   Base   Physical    Humanity
Media /Manufacturing     Diamond /Quartz    Camphor   Musicals/ Opera - Percussion
Law of Rhythm      [Pyramid and Sphinx] {Crystal/ Calla Lily/ White Pyramid}

<KNOWLEDGE>       5th   Emerald Green   Third Eye   Mental   Animal
Science/Technology     Emerald/Jade   Pine   Classical - Piano/Synthesizer
Law of Cycles       [Parthenon] {All-Seeing Eye/Caduceus/Greek Column}

<DEVOTION>            6th   Golden Ruby/Purple   Solar Plexus   Emotional   Plant
Religion/Family            Ruby/Gold   Myrrh   Chant/Devotional - Choir/Organ
Law of Cause & Effect     [Cathedral] {Crosier/Monstrance/Rosary}

<ORDER>       7th   Amethyst Violet   Sacral   Etheric    Mineral
Diplomacy /Ceremony      Amethyst/Sugilite   Lavender  Waltzes - Woodwinds
Law of Energy      [Lodge] {Maltese Cross/Fleur -de-Lis/Alchemy }

<SYNTHESIS>      8th -12th   Crystalline  Rainbow  Rays   Soul Star   Lightbody
Unity /New Age      Pearl/Opal   Lotus   New Age - Crystal Singing Bowls
Law of Transcendence     [Sacred Planets] {Star/Rainbow/Twelvefold Flame}

1st Ray- Will

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me
Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good

2nd Ray- Wisdom

Give me understanding and I shall keep Thy law
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
and the man that getteth understanding

3rd Ray- Love

Love is the fulfilling of the law
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love
dw


 menu that we could have picked
up ourselves, and seats us at a table we would not have picked  in the first
place. She then smiles sweetly, departs, and totally ignores us, honestly
taking no interest in us whatsoever. She never checks back to see whether
or not someone is taking care of us. Instead we get to sit there  wondering
whether anybod y knows that we’re there. Finally, the busboy arrives and
brings us water. Unless we’re dying of thirst, who cares about  that? Then
everyone disapp ears for a period of time. We signal frantically to try to get
attention, as we notice that there is no one in char ge.
That is the big principle. There is no one in an overall, supervisory,
caring position to determine whether our needs are taken care of. Although
the waitstaf f is supposed to take care of this, their attitude is usually
perfunctory, isn’t it? They have a duty to perform, and they perform it. As
far as we, as people, are concerned, they haven’ t the slightest interest. This
then, is the last rule, which we will add to the previous ones.
Let’s review them all:
Rules for Success:
1. Everyone has to go to the bathroom.
2. Everyone’ s feet hurt.
3. Everyone has other things bothering them.
4. Everyone’ s lost and wants someone to connect with them, to
guide them, and to be there in person in this experience.
5. Everyone’ s hungry.People leave businesses in droves for the above reasons. How many
times are we shopping at a depa rtment store and need to use the restroom,
even though we’d like to buy something else? They tell us that it’s on the
sixth floor and we have to go up on the escalator or wait for the elevator,
and we say, “Oh, the heck with it.” We turn around and go out to McGinty’ s
Bar and Grill and order a soda, or a beer, or whatever, just so we can use
theirs. How many times are we in the middle of what could be a very major
shopping expedi tion and want a cup of coffee or a doughnut or something
to hold us over until the next meal? We start to get faint with hunger. As we
look around, the prospects of anything to eat are dim. Our basic instincts
drive us out of the store. When I think back, I can think of untol d thousands
of dollars that I did not  spend at a multitude of businesses.
Not having a single chair for customers to sit on is enough to drive many
people out of a store. The entry greeting into almost any business should
handle all the aforementioned basic human requirements. Even when we go
into a new restau rant, they should ask, “Have you been here before?” If not,
they should inform us that the restrooms are to the rear, the bar is to the left,
and the fast-service tables are over in that section.
Isn’t that the most amazing idea, and isn’t it worth money right there?
Did anyone ever think of having a fast-service area in their restaurant,
business, or enterprise, whatever it might be? Does it never dawn on them
that people’s appointments are very pressing and importa nt, just as
important as the owners’  time is to them?
Some businesse s treat customers and patients as though a need for haste
is the character defect of the customer. Little do they realize the many
physical issues (some of which  we have gone over in this chapter) that
could be bothering a person, who may also feel lost and confused and have
a dental appointment in exactl y 42 minutes. Or they have to see their
psychiatrist, who is going to charge them whether they show up or not. Or
they have to pick up the car before the garage closes. They have to handle
other important engagements or meet people at 2 P.M.
The public’s attitude is not arbitrarily being testy. Rather, it is reflecting
busyness, an intensity of life, and a multitude of demands that are on
everyone.
So think about what a simple yet great idea this is. People who want to
make the start of the movie or who have engagements later can sit in thefast-service section. The menu there doesn’ t have to be as elaborate. It’s
obvious that they can’ t wait for a fancy dish if they’re in a hurry.
Lacking a fast section, the menu could be marked with asterisks to
indicate fast-service items. After all, they didn’ t just start cookin g the turkey
when we put in our order. Isn’t that turkey already cooked and kept warm,
ready to be sliced up on an instant’ s notice? How long shoul d it take to
serve up a plate of sliced turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, and peas?
People can do it at home in 30 seconds. Why should it take 20 minutes in a
restaurant?
This is true of any business. By trimming off the frills, it’s possible to
provide fast service no matter what the area of enterprise. Also, realize that
people are willing to pay a premium for fast service. I’m thinking of the
local printing shop, which has a 50 percent greater price for the same-day
service, 40 percent for two-day  service, 30 percent for three- day service,
and 20 percent for four-day service. That way, customers who are not in a
rush don’t have to pay for those who are, and those who are in a rush have a
means of achieving their ends without getting frustrated.
Part of the impa tience that goes on in business is due to the huge profits
that depend on time sensitivity. Thousands or millions of dollars can be
waiting for the delivery of a certain item or a certain service.
There is probably nothing more outrageous in America than dealing with
the United States Trademarks and Patent Office. It is possibl e to contact
these people literally hundreds of times and have months go by without
being able to get them on the telephone or get a response to electronic
inquiries. We can’t market our product without a registered trademark. In
today’ s competitive business world, it certainly would be unwise to do that
if we have a unique item—think  of the millions of dollars corporations lose
due to one such simple delay.
Many years ago I had the same problem on a personal business level with
a corporation that had a red-hot idea and a market that was panting for it. I
called the United States Tradem ark Office over 200 times without being
able to get through to anyone. I wrote them 12 letters and sent telegrams,
and finally calle d my U.S. Senator. After three months I still had not gotten
either a patent or a trademark application form when this is all that had been
requested. Just a form, please. It seemed a task any computer should have
been set up to handle automatically. I am going to add another rule of
success.6. The customer has a lot riding on the outcome of our transaction.
This is a very important principl e. We may not think it’s important, but it
is in the life of the customer. If we think back on our own transactions,
we’ll realize how important these things are. When we go to purchase
something, it is not just for the fun of it. For instance, we’re purchasing it
because it’s someone’ s birthday, and it’s critical to have it by a certain day.
We’re purchasing it because our lives can’t work without it. We’re
purchasing it because everything is leaking until we get that part. We’re
purchasing it because we canno t go ahead with the next major project until
we have this essential service.
Incompetence is so rampant that we’ve become unconscious  about it,
because we’re so used to it. Let’s take the ordinary, simplest, most mundane
experience: We call the local movie theater to find out what’ s playing there.
The first thing that happens is we get a recorded message of someone who
garbles English.  The next thing the message does is tell us where the theater
is located, which is not why we called. Plus, that should be the last piece of
information, not the first. Then it tells us rapidly what is playing that day.
Inasmuch as we never heard of the movie, we totally missed the name. It
also uselessly tells us that it’s playing in theater one, two, or three, all of
which is of no interest either.
Having now delayed us, 90 seconds have gone by and we still don’t
really know what’ s playing or when. Finally, as it gets toward the end of the
recording, after covering the kiddie matinees, which are of no interest, it
finally gives us the evening adult production times. This was the first thing
we wanted to know. It is very careful not to repeat the name of the movie,
so in case we missed it, well, that’s too bad. Nor would it go as far as
spelling it. Often it will tell us what it’s rated, but it will not tell us about the
content or genre, such as, “This is a romantic comedy,” or “This is a murder
mystery.” The owner somehow presumes that we are movie fans and know
all abou t this business, including  all of the current titles and stars. The tape
then ends.
None of this is the information  we want


irectly	into	the	unprotected	bloodstream,	there	are

a	number	of	other	causes	that	should	not	be	overlooked.	Some	of	the	most

common	of	these	are	listed	below	and	discussed	briefly	in	this	section:

1.	Carbohydrates:	Sugar	products	such	as	ice	cream,	soft	drinks,	desserts,	etc.

Denatured	products	such	as	white	flour,	alcoholics,	etc.

2.	Cola	beverages	that	contain	drugs	and	sugar.

3.	Poison	sprays	on	foods,	poison	preservatives	in	foods,	etc.

4.	Operations	of	all	kinds,	especially	removal	of	tonsils.

5.	Fatigue	and	all	other	practices	that	deplete	the	vital	energy.

6.	Negative	emotions	that	generate	internal	poisons.

7.	Interference	of	any	kind	that	impedes	circulation	or	normal	functioning.

FATIGUE	is	claimed,	by	the	"virus	fans,"	to	lower	the	energy	and	let	the	viruses

attack.	Viruses	have	nothing	to	do	with	the	cause	of	polio	but	fatigue	does	in	that

it	generates	certain	byproducts	of	metabolism	that	can	result	in	paralysis	under

certain	conditions.
"According	to	Professor	A.V.	Hill,	an	English	physiologist,	the	direct	cause	of

the	fatigue	resulting	from	muscular	effort	is	the	accumulation	of	lactic	acid,	the

source	of	which	is	glycogen.	The	body	stores	up	carbohydrates	in	the	form	of

glycogen	or	liver	starch,	which	is	used	up	during	muscular	activity.	The

excessive	accumulation	of	lactic	acid	in	the	blood	is	the	result	of	an	insufficient

intake	of	oxygen	by	the	system.	If	the	iron	and	sodium	contents	of	the	blood	are

below	normal,	due	to	faulty	diet,	both	the	absorption	of	oxygen	and	the

discharge	of	carbonic	acid	are	diminished,	lactic	acid	then	accumulates	in	the

muscles;	the	latter	subsequently	stiffen	and	fail	to	function—the	sign	of	fatigue.
	"It	is	therefore	of	great	importance	for	athletes	and	for	those	who	are	subjected

to	muscular	strain,	to	maintain	a	high	degree	of	alkalinity	of	the	blood	by

avoiding	as	much	as	possible,	highly	acid	forming	foods	such	as	meat,	eggs,

legumes,	breads,	fried	foods	etc.,	and	by	consuming	an	adequate	supply	of	fruits

and	green	leaf	vegetables.	When	proper	attention	is	paid	to	diet,	fatigue	is

retarded,	while	endurance	is	increased.	The	Japanese,	Chinese	and	some	of	the

Hindu	tribes	living	in	the	Himalaya	mountains,	who	subsist	on	frugal	diet	and

hardly	eat	any	meat,	possess	most	remarkable	physical	stamina.	These	facts	are

worthy	of	careful	attention,	not	only	by	athletes,	but	by	all	who	want	to	derive

much	benefit	from	their	regular	exercise."	(from	Vital	Facts	About	Foods"	by

Otto	Carque	p.	22.)

A	booklet	on	"The	Prevention	of	Infantile	Paralysis"	published	by	the	National

Chiropractic	Association	discusses	the	subject	of	fatigue	as	follows:

"Naturally,	since	the	body	is	a	very	delicately	balanced	electrochemical	machine,

a	disturbance	of	major	calibre	is	set	up	when	fatigue	appears.	Let	us	quote	an

authoritative	pathologist.	‘There	is’	he	says,	‘an	excess	of	waste	matter	which

accumulates	in	the	muscles,	and	when	this	is	not	quickly	washed	away	it	causes

loss	of	motion	to	a	degree	of	complete	loss	of	power.	If	this	point	is	actually

reached,	there	occurs	the	escape	from	the	muscles	of	a	rich	liquid	protein	which

results	in	stiffness	and	un-usability.’

"In	nerve	fatigue,	which	is	brought	about	by	substitution	in	the	nutritive	fluids	of

poison	for	oxygen,	there	occurs	‘a	blocking	of	the	nerve	impulses	from	the

spinal	cord	to	the	muscles.’	The	immediate	effect	upon	the	muscles	under	fatigue

is	to	produce	slight	swelling	and	rigidity,	morbid	substances	accumulate	from

which	toxins	(poisons)	arise.	Upon	the	nerve	the	immediate	effect	is	to	cause	the

great	cells	which	preside	over	those	pathways	of	action	to	swell—just	as	does

any	injured	part.	The	danger	here	is,	however,	that	if	this	swelling	is	not

promptly	reduced	and	the	accumulated	fluid	dispersed,	death	of	the	cell	is

assured.	Such	an	eventuality	can	only	be	followed	by	the	slow	shrinkage	of	the

muscles	served	by	the	nerve	with	their	final	and	complete	loss	of	power.

"It	will	be	readily	seen	that	in	describing	the	process	of	fatigue	we	have	also

described	a	condition	very	like	infantile	paralysis."

OPERATIONS,	ACCIDENTS	AND	INJURY	"cause	changes	in	the	nerve	cells

supplying	the	part	so	that	they	are	rendered	less	able	to	resist	infection"	says	Dr.
	Geffen	(Medical	Officer	of	Health	for	St.	Pancras,	England.)	He	observed	that

persons	contracting	polio	after	appendectomy	(removal	of	appendix)	develop

paralysis	of	the	abdominal	muscles	or	even	of	the	muscles	of	the	intestine.

Injection	of	diphtheria-pertussis	vaccine	not	only	localizes	the	paralysis	of

persons	infected	with	virus	but	also	increases	the	attack	rate.	There	can	be	little

doubt,	therefore,	that	even	the	vaccination	of	children	against	poliomyelitis	itself

may	provide	the	very	conditions	which	favor	an	attack	and	so	increase	the

incidence	to	the	first	injection...A	child	who	is	injected	three	times	is	at	risk	three

times;	there	is	replication	of	exposure.

"Persons	with	bulbar	type	of	polio	(an	especially	fatal	type)	give	a	history	of

removal	of	tonsils	and	adenoids	more	frequently	than	do	persons	with	other

forms	of	poliomyelitis.	If	a	person	who	has	had	tonsillectomy	develops	polio	the

likelihood	of	bulbar	involvement	is	4	times	as	great	as	one	where	the	tonsils	are

intact."	("The	Salk	Story"	Bayly.	p.	24)

Tonsils	and	adenoids	are	part	of	the	lymphatic	glandular	system	of	purification

and	when	they	are	removed	the	impurities	that	they	normally	handle	are	thrown

back	into	circulation	and	cause	all	manner	of	diseases.	The	poisoning	effects	of

the	anesthetic	and	the	shock	of	the	operation	also	help	to	reduce	the	vitality	and

over	tax	the	already	poisoned	body.	The	fact	that	the	tonsils	are	enlarged	and

saturated	with	poison	does	not	indicate	that	they	should	be	removed;	it	merely

indicates	that	the	intake	of	poisons	should	be	discontinued	and	the	bloodstream

cleansed	by	fasting	and	proper	diet.	Inflamed	tonsils	and	practically	all	other

abnormal	conditions	heal	themselves	when	the	obstructions	are	removed.

SUGAR	is	at	last	being	recognized	as	a	destroyer	of	health	rather	than	an	article

of	food	as	was	formerly	believed.	Technically	white	sugar	(C12H220	11)	is

classified	as	a	drug	and	not	as	a	food.	Natural	sugar	in	fruit	is	in	a	balanced

combination	with	other	constituents	that	enable	it	to


 impact IQ. He reveals that up to fifty-one
percent of a child’ s potential intelligence is controlled by environmental
factors. Previous studies had already found that drinking or smoking
during pregnancy can cause decreased IQ in children, as can exposure to
lead in the womb. The lesson for people who want to be parents is that
you can radically shortchange the intelligence of your child simply bythe way you approach pregnancy. These IQ changes are not accidents;
they are directly linked to altered blood flow in a stressed brain.
In my lectures on conscious parenting, I cite research, but I also show
a video from an Italian conscious parenting or ganization, Associazione
Nazionale Educazione Prenatale, which graphically illustrates the
interdependent relationship between parents and their unborn child. In
this video, a mother and father engage in a loud ar gument while the
woman is under going a sonogram. Y ou can vividly see the fetus jump
when the ar gument starts. The startled fetus arches its body and jumps
up, as if it were on a trampoline when the ar gument is punctuated with
the shattering of glass. The power of modern technology, in the form of a
sonogram, helps to lay to rest the myth that the unborn child is not a
sophisticated enough or ganism to react to anything other than its
nutritional environment.
N a t u r e ’ s  H e a d  S t a r t  P r o g r a m
Y ou may be wondering why evolution would provide such a system
for fetal development that seems so fraught with peril and is so
dependent on the environment of the parents. Actually, it’ s an ingenious
system that helps ensure the survival of your of fspring. Eventually, the
child is going to find itself in the same environment as its parents.
Information acquired from the parents’ perception of their environment
transits the placenta and primes the prenate’ s physiology, preparing it to
more ef fectively deal with future exigencies that will be encountered
after birth. Nature is simply preparing that child to best survive in that
environment. However, armed with the latest science, parents now have
a choice. They can carefully reprogram their limiting beliefs about life
before they bring a child into their world.
The importance of parental programming undermines the notion that
our traits, both positive and negative, are fully determined by our genes.
As we have seen, genes are shaped, guided, and tailored by
environmental learning experiences. W e have all been led to believe that
artistic, athletic, and intellectual prowess are traits simply passed on by
genes. But no matter how “good” one’ s genes may be, if an individual’ s
nurture experiences are fraught with abuse, neglect, or misperceptions,
the realization of the genes’ potentials will be sabotaged. Liza Minnelli
acquired her genes from her superstar mother Judy Garland and herfather filmmaker V incent Minnelli. Liza’ s career, the heights of her
stardom, and the lows of her personal life are scripts that were played out
by her parents and downloaded into her subconscious mind. If Liza had
the same genes but was raised by a nurturing Pennsylvania Dutch
farming family, that environment would have epigenetically triggered a
dif ferent selection of genes. The genes that enabled her to pursue a
successful entertainment career would have likely been masked or
inhibited by the cultural demands of her agrarian community.
A wonderful example of the ef fectiveness of conscious parenting
programming is superstar golfer T iger W oods. Although his father was
not an accomplished golfer, he made every ef fort to immerse T iger in an
environment that was rich with opportunities to develop and enhance the
mindset, skills, attitudes, and focus of a master golfer. No doubt, T iger ’ s
success is also intimately connected with the Buddhist philosophy that
his mother contributed. Indeed, genes are important—but their
importance is only realized through the influence of conscious parenting
and the richness of opportunities provided by the environment.
C o n s c i o u s  M o t h e r i n g  a n d  F a t h e r i n g
I used to close my public lectures with the admonition that we are
personally responsible for everything in our lives. Such a closure did not
make me popular with the audience. That responsibility was too much
for many people to accept. After one lecture, an older woman in the
audience was so distressed by my conclusion that she brought her
husband backstage and in tears vehemently contested my conclusion.
She did not want any part of some of the tragedies she had experienced.
This woman convinced me that my summary conclusion had to be
modified. I realized that I didn’ t want to contribute to foisting blame and
guilt on any individual. As a society, we are too apt to wallow in guilt or
scapegoat others for our problems. As we gain insights over a lifetime,
we become better equipped to take char ge of our lives.
After some deliberation, this woman from the audience happily
accepted the following resolution: you are personally responsible for
everything in your life, once you become awar e  that you are personally
responsible for everything in your life. One cannot be “guilty” of being a
poor parent unless one is already aware of the above-describedinformation and disregards it. Once you become aware of this
information, you can begin to apply it to reprogram your behavior.
And while we’re on the subject of myths about parenting, it is
absolutely not true that you are the same parent for all of your children.
Y our second child is not a clone of the first child. The same things are
not happening in your world that happened when the first child was born.
As I said above, I once thought that I was the same parent for my first
child as I was for my very dif ferent second child. But when I analyzed
my parenting, I found that was not true. When my first child was born, I
was at the beginning of my graduate school training, which was for me, a
dif ficult transition fraught with a high workload accompanied by high
insecurity. By the time my second daughter was born, I was a more
confident, more accomplished research scientist ready to start my
academic career. I had more time and more psychic ener gy to parent my
second child and to better parent my first daughter, who was now a
toddler.
Another myth I’d like to address is that infants need lots of stimulation
in the form of black and white flash cards or other learning tools
marketed to parents to increase the intelligence of their children. Michael
Mendizza and Joseph Chilton Pearce’ s inspiring book Magical Par ent-
Magical Child  makes it clear that play  not programming is the key to
optimizing the learning and performance of infants and children.
(Mendizza and Pearce 2001) Children need parents who can playfully
foster the curiosity, creativity, and wonder that accompanies their
children into the world.
Obviously, what humans need is nurture in the form of love and the
ability to observe older humans going about their everyday lives. When
babies in orphanages, for example, are kept in cribs and only provided
with food but not one-on-one smiles and hugs, they develop long-lasting
developmental problems. One study of Romanian orphans by Mary
Carlson, a neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School, concluded that the
lack of touching and attention in Romanian orphanages and poor -quality
day care centers stunted the children’ s growth and adversely af fected
their behavior. Carl-son, who studied sixty Romanian children from a
few months to three years of age, measured their cortisol levels by
analyzing samples of saliva. The more stressed a child was, asdetermined by the higher than normal levels of cortisol in its blood, the
poorer the outcome for the child. (Holden 1996)
Carlson and others have also done research on monkeys and rats
demonstrating crucial links among touch, the secretion of the stress
hormone cortisol, and social development. Studies by James W. Prescott,
former director of the National Institutes of Health’ s section on Human
Health and Child Development, revealed that newborn monkeys
deprived of physical contact with their mothers or social contact with
others, develop abnormal stress profiles and become violent sociopaths.
(Prescott 1996 and 1990)
He followed up these studies with an assessment of human cultures
based on how they raise their children. He found that if a society
physically held and loved its children and did not repress sexuality, that
culture was peaceful. Peaceful cultures feature parents who maintain
extensive, physical contact with their children, such as carrying their
babies on their chests and backs throughout the day. In contrast, societies
that deprive their infants, children, and adolescents of extensive touch
are inevitably violent in nature. One of the dif ferences between
populations is that many of the children not receiving touch suf fer from
somatosensory af fective disorder. This disorder is characterized by an
inability to physiologically suppress sur ging levels of stress hormones, a
precursor to violent episodes.
These findings provide insight into the violence that pervades the
United States. Rather than endorsing physical closeness, our current
medical and psychological practices often discourage it. From the
unnatural intervention of medical doctors in the natural process of
birthing, for example, separating the neonate for extensive periods from


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