stone, very weak,  bedfast, suffering from bed‐sores, and  spending half
the day and most  of the night coughing up phlegm and ropy mucus. But
what I would draw  special  attention  to here, was the state of his arm.
About  two  years previously  a running sore had  manifested  itself, to
which  poultices had  been applied. In spite of this (or in my opinion
largely  because of it) he now had  five discharging  sores the poulticing  109
 having been continued  all that time (two  years). I at once  suggested
that all this  poulticing  was responsible  more  than any other  factor for
his loss of strength, in that the constant  "draining"  of nourishment  via
his arm was starving both his limb and  his torso.  The upshot was,
though the nurse protested,  that the poulticing  ceased,  and the arm
was simply bound in plain unmedicated  rag, and  not touched  for a
week. His meals were regulated  to two a day,  with no snacks, and  only
plain cool water to drink. All medicines  (they had  merely  upset his
digestion)  were discarded.  At the end of a week, the plain bandages
were removed for inspection,  but  although  the sores were still
suppurating,  there  was evidence  to suggest that the bulk  of the matter
had been asorbed by the heat of the blood  via the pores of th skin.  In a
month, even though there  was still a little discharge,  the arm was
usable, and the patient could write letters for the first  time in years.
Without  massage or any remedial local  measures  whatever,  he had
gained  14 lbs. in weight. The most  marked changes showerd in his face,
both arms, chest, shoulders  and buttocks.  I may  add, by the way,  that I
healed his bed‐sores with nothing more  "scientific"  than my own saliva.
The chief point to note in this  case, however,  is that as soon  as the
medicated  poultices  were stopped, the patient put on more  flesh
though he was taking less food. He was subsequently  restored to full
health by urine‐therapy  end a well‐ balanced diet, not based on the
theories of the late ArnoId  Ehret and Co.!
And now to returnn to the rationale of rubbing, and  to supply some
details  of my own case  which  have not yet been mentioned.
During my first fast  on urine and water,  I was intrigued,  though not
alarmed, to notice the palpitation;  of my heart, which  at times were so 110
 pronounced  that I almost felt I had  two hearts, instead of one. I
ascribed  this, contrary to medical assumptions,  to the theory  that my
heart was  not getting d sufficient  supply of blood  to pulsate upon and
was therefore  accelerated  somewhat  like a watch when the controlling
hair‐spring is broken or out of order. It was then that once  again I got
an idea from the Bible;  this time from  the New  Testament:  for I read
"...when  thou fastest, anoint thy head and  wash thy face  (Matthew  VI,
17.) I am fully aware that the interpretation  I put on this injunction  may
seem farfetched,  but as I have said, it none the less gave me an idea,
and  having read it, proceeded  to rub my head, face, neck and  other
parts of my body with urine,  and the palpitations  ceased. Moreover,  by
this method, I have found it possible to fast ‐if not too ill to start with‐
without  interrupting  one's daily tasks.  Patients  with skin diseases, for
example, have fasted, carried on their work, and  to those not in the
know, have not seemed to be fasting at all. As for myself, I can
undertake  a fast if so minded  to encourage  others, and  not even a
doctor with his impressive  instruments  can detect from my heart, etc.,
that I am abstaining  from food. This, however,  would soon  become
apparent  if I attempted  to fast without the urine‐rubbings.
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 CHAPTER  XVIII.
WRONG. FEEDING  THE PRIME CAUSE OF DISEASES

In the little book  entitled Britain's Health, prepared by S. Mervyn
Herbert, we read the following  relative to nutrition:  "Recent scientific
investigations  indicate that it is all‐important  in national health, and
that the provision  of adequate  nourishment  for every man, woman  and
child in the community  should go hand in hand with the most
elementary  environmental  services,  such as sanitation,  housing and
'the provision  of pure water...  Vitamins are now a commonplace,  and
from their study has developed  a new  conception  of food  values."
It has been shown that the incidence  of tuberculosis  realised that they
may  eat as much as they  can and  still be suffering from  malnutrition  if
the food they  choose lacks  the important  protective  elements.  Nearly
everywhere  in the  tropics  can be found appalling cases of scurvy,
pellagra or beri‐beri which  have developed  not from  star:'ation  but
from lack of vitamins  or minerals."  (I should have said and instead  of or).
It has been known  that the incidence  of tuberculosis  rose in all the
countries  which  had suffered  from food shortage during the Great War
(1914‐1918).
"The incidence  of malnutrition  in Britain  cannot be described  with
accuracy,  but


 remember that the
purpose of this discussion is to see where “the outside world” comes from.
As amazing as it seems, the elem ents that make up our world were forged in
the stars. Take your body, for example. We have already explained where all
the elem ents that make up your body come from—they are the direct
byproducts of what makes the stars shine. Almost 99 percent of the mass of
the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, calcium, and phospho rus. All of these elements are lighter than
iron, and thus were produced by the burning of commonplac e stars. We
know all of this as fact, not theory. Scientists have studied stars at all stages
of the stellar life cycle, and we know what they are made of. Regardless,
some people ask, “Don’ t these scientific facts challenge my belief that God
is the creator of the universe? ” An appropriate response would be, “Of
course not. They  merely show you how God created all the structures in the
universe.”
The stars are the furnaces that were used to create the universe. Every
single atom you interact with was created in the stars, and at this very
moment billion s and billions of stars are forging more elements. In
Pittsbur gh we have steel furnace s that are so hot we can forge steel. We use
that material to build our giant skyscrapers. Likewise, the stars are the
furnaces that have forged the atoms we interact with every day. Hopefully,
you will never again look up at the stars in the same way.Chapter 9.
The Power of Creation
Now that we’ve  seen how ordinary stars create the lighter elements of our
world, we can move on to an even more fascinating topic: how the heavier
elements on the periodic table are created, like gold, platinum, and silver.
The heavier elem ents are all those with an atomic number greater than iron
(26). Iron forms the dividing line because it absorbs more heat than it
releases during fusion. As such, iron doesn’ t emanate enough heat energy to
stop a star from  collapsing. Unless the original star was except ionally large
to begin with (a “red super giant”), it will finally die when it gets to an iron
core.
What happens during the death  of a red super giant star is one of the
most amazing events in the known universe, and it provides the energy
source needed to create the heavier elements. If the star is large enough
before its collapse, the intensity of the collapse can actually crush the atoms
in the core. Instead of fusing the iron atoms together, this tremendous force
pushes their electrons into the nucleus itself. Since electrons are negatively
charged and the protons in the nucleus are positively charged, they attract
each other and form neutrons, which have no charge. Once this happens, all
that is left of the iron core is a mass of tightly packed neutrons. There are no
atoms left—no electrons and no protons. The intensity of the collapse of this
large star down to just neutrons  has destroyed the structure of matter as we
know it.
What is left is a neutron star, and it is tiny in size but enormous in
mass. Neutron stars are physically about the size of a city but have a mass
that is more than three-hundre d-thousand times heavier than the planet
Earth. The density of a neutron star is so great that if you brought a teaspoon
of it down to Earth, it would weigh twelve trillion pounds.The amount of energy released  by the collapsing of the star’s core
down to just neutrons is so powerful that it creates a colossa l explosion
called a supernova. This explosion is so enormous that a single supernova
emits more light than the combined light of all the billions of stars in its
galaxy put together. It is the brightest, most powerful explosion we have
discovered in our universe.
As it turns out, the enormous energy force generated during a
supernova explo sion is precisely what is needed to create the rest of the
elements we interact with each day. What the force of gravity was unable to
do durin g the creation of the lighter elements, the massive explosion of a
supernova is able to do—fuse the heavier elements. The next time you look
at your gold wedding ring, or open a tin can, reflect on the fact that these
elements requir ed the combined power of billions of stars to come into
existence.
You are surrounded by the myriad objects you interact with each day.
There are giant skyscrapers and tiny paper clips that effortlessly come in
through your senses. At their root, every single one of these objects is made
of atoms. You have just taken the time to understand where all these atoms
come from and how you did not create them—they were created  in the stars.
This should serve to humble you and leave you in awe of the power of
creation manifesting before you. Hopefully, this deep sense of humility and
awe will assist you on your spiritual journey toward freedom and liberation.Chapter 10.
It’s Not Personal
We just explored  where the world  around you comes from. It began with the
big bang, and then all the different types of elements were created through
the process of atomic fusion. When stars explode at death, all the matter that
built up in their outer shells gets blown out into interstellar space. Carbon,
oxygen, silicon, gold, and silver were all floating around as clouds of
elements in space, then gravity  pulled them together to form the planets.
This is how the planet Earth formed with its ninety-two natural elements, all
of which were forged in the stars. This process has gone on for over thirteen
billion years, and everything you interact with each day is composed of this
“star dust,” inclu ding your body. This is the truth, and we shoul d remember
and contemplate it regularly.
Let’s come back to where we started this discussion. W e began with the
fact that there is always a moment in front of you. Just open your eyes, and
there it is. Where did it come from? Now we know. The momen t in front of
you came from the stars. The atoms were baked together in the solar
furnaces, then pulled together into this mass we call Earth. You studied what
happened next in science class. The elements joined together to form stable
molecules, such as H 2O, based on the laws of electromagnetism. Because of
the interaction of these laws, there’ s water in the oceans. As other more
complex molecu les formed, they created the primordial soup from which
living organisms formed. Every part of every cell in your body is composed
of elements created in the stars, billions of years ago.
This explains where your body came from, but it does not explain
where You came from. You are not made of atoms; you are the
consciousness that is aware of the objects that are made of atoms. Y our body
may be the result of the long process of Darwinian evolution, but what
about you in there? Where did you come from, how did you get in there, andwhy is it the way it is in there? The natural sciences may explain the
outside, but what about the inside? This is exactly what we will be exploring
in the coming chapters.
What science has discovered about reality should give you more
respect for creation, not less. The fact that we are able to explain these
phenomenal events that took place should leave you with a sense of awe.
Just look at how it ended up after 13.8 billion years. Dare to look at what’ s
in front of you in this light. Now that you know where it all came from, pay
attention. What’ s in front of you is a very holy thing, all of it.
Now consider whether this process of creation had anything to do with
you. Were you around causing any of this to happen? Will you be around for
the next billion years causing all that is going to happen to take place—
everywhere? Of course not. The universe is a phenomenal system of cause
and effect. Wha t was, causes what is; what is, causes what will be. This has
been happening from the beginn ing of time throughout the universe. Every
single moment in front of you took billions of years with everything
happening exactly like it did to manifest as it is.
To fully understand what this means, it helps to look at a simple
example from your family history. If your great-great-great-g randmother
didn’ t meet your great-great-g reat-grandfather, you’re not here. That’ s
simply the truth. Let’s take a moment to tell a story of how they met so you
can see how dependent everything is on everything else. The story begins all
the way back with the dinosaurs. After a fierce storm in what is now South
Central Florida, there was a big dinosaur lumbering around. When this
dinosaur put its big footprint down into the wet soil, it caused a gigantic
imprint in the mud. Over time, rainwater accumulated in this deep imprint,
and the earth began to erode around it. Eventually, the water area grew so
large it became what we now call Lake Okeechobee.
Millions of years later, the Mayaimi tribe settled by that lake because
of the fresh water, fish, and other animals. Centuries passed, and Spanish
settlers built a small town on the edge of the


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211INDEX
213Acid reflux, 36, 42, 43
Actonel, 68ADD/ADHD, 33, 57, 65,
109–110, 129, 131–139, 142–143, 147
Adrenal gland, 75, 77, 89, 101,
129, 173
Adrenaline, 33, 65, 66, 110,
129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 162, 173
Afternoon fatigue, 107, 108,
134, 136, 143
Allergies, 39, 41, 43, 44Alzheimer’s disease, 22, 73, 76,
84, 88, 99, 103, 104, 108, 120, 151, 202
Andropause, 103–113Anger, 23–24, 39, 43, 61–62,
63–64, 65, 66, 110, 136, 137, 138, 157Anti-depressants, 40, 43, 44,
45, 54, 56, 123, 146, 161–162, 186
Anti-inflammatory drugs, 164Armour, 33Aromatase inhibitor, 106Arthritis, 23, 76, 84, 89, 101,
178
Asthma, 39, 40–41, 43, 44, 84,
87, 93, 108–109, 138, 145, 146, 181–184, 185, 189, 190
Atenolol, 31, 162Autism, 137Auto-immune disease, 76, 84
Beta-blockers, 31, 162–163
BiEst cream, 96, 97Binova, 68Bio-identical, definition of, xvii,
205–206214 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
Chronic fatigue, 13, 40, 76
Chrysin, 106Coenzyme Q-10, 30, 65,
150–151, 152, 164
Colon cancer, 19, 23, 72, 84,
85, 105, 108, 110, 202
Congestive heart failure (CHF),
88, 104, 121, 178
Coronary artery disease, 31, 69,
82, 103, 169, 201
Cortisol, 23, 129, 173–174Cramps.
Seemenstrual cramps
C-reaction protein (C-RP), 202
Crestor, 151, 164
Cytomel, 33
Depakote, 125, 128
Depression, 14, 37, 39, 42, 43,
44, 76, 103, 104, 108, 109, 146, 162
postpartum,
see postpar-
tum depression
Desipramine, 162DEXA scan, 67–69DHEA, 70, 71, 75–77, 86, 87,
89, 91, 96, 97, 100–102, 110–111, 203
7-keto, 76, 102
Diabetes, adult-onset (type II),
88, 115–121, 136, 138, 142, 143, 146, 166, 178, 199, 200Bi-polar, 125, 27, 128, 130,
146, 147
Birth control pills, 19, 70,
144–145
Brain, 17, 22, 56, 75, 95, 109,
127, 128, 136, 137, 146, 151, 152, 162
brain fatigue, and blood sugar, 39, 43, 107, 131, 132, 135, 138brain fog, 87
Breast cancer, 6, 7, 19, 21, 23,
72, 75, 76, 81, 82, 84, 85, 89, 146, 163, 179, 185, 187, 188, 189
Breast tenderness, 70, 84, 87,
93, 94, 142, 189
Breathing exercise, 66
CA-125, 200–201
Calcium, 68, 69–70, 73Cancer: breast; cervical; colon;
ovarian; prostate; uterine; vaginal.
See individual listings
Celexa, 162
Cellulite, 5, 84, 163Cerebrovascular disease, 82Cervical cancer, 19, 84Cholesterol, 30–31, 32, 42, 89,
100, 101, 107, 120, 149–152, 169, 172, 194, 201, 202Estrone, 21
Exercise, 15, 72, 74, 116, 144,
168, 174
Fat cells, 118–119, 120, 150,
162, 170, 179, 185, 189
Fat metabolism, 18, 26, 29, 49,
51, 76, 86, 87, 89, 98, 107, 118, 120, 123, 132, 142, 144, 145, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 168, 169–170, 171, 186, 187, 189, 190
Fatigue, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 32,
35–45, 56, 59, 63, 65, 76, 107, 119, 135
Fertility, 94–95Fibrocystic disease, 20, 84, 87,
142–143, 189
Fibroids, 14, 18, 20, 43, 50, 84,
87, 138, 142, 146, 189
Fibromyalgia, 23–24, 39, 43,
44, 59–66, 110, 136, 138, 155, 157, 159
Fosamax, 68
Gallbladder, 84, 181–182, 186,
190
Gluconeogenesis, 132
Glucophage, 119, 174Glycogen, 169, 174, 196
Hay fever, 41Diet, the, 11, 15, 38, 49, 54,
62, 117


��ciency of P5P and zinc, a set of other problems is caused by the
accumulation of pyrrole residues in different parts of the body. Some of the excess pyrrole derivatives are excreted through the
bowels and bladder, but others remain in the body, in muscles, skin, brain and joints, and clog up blood vessels. This is a main
contributor to the development of autoimmune diseases, especially rheumatoid and infectious forms of arthritis, psoriasis and
psoriatic arthritis, inﬂammatory skin problems and other inﬂammatory conditions, circulation problems, dementia, immune
dysfunction, ﬁbromyalgia, pain and chronic fatigue.
I assume that also problems related to sexual hormones and functions, such as prostate enlargement, male pattern baldness, erectile
difﬁculties, problems with conception, postnatal depression, and polycy stic ovary syndrome, are often due to an interaction of two
factors: disturbances in the production of sex hormones related to deﬁci encies of P5P and zinc, and accumulation of waste residues
from pyrrole derivatives and other dead proteins. Again, the underlying cause of both of these factors can be traced back to the liver,
and speciﬁcally to difﬁculties with haem production.
A major problem with these residues are their neurotoxic and tissue-irritating properties which are strongly pro-inﬂammatory, pro-
oxidative and acidic. These residues are unstable, reacting with each other and other body molecules to become difﬁcult to dissolve
and expel with the urine. Pyrolurics also do not normally have the capacity to process and expel them through the liver. This leaves
mainly the skin as a viable alternative. This is what the body tries to do with psoriasis and other inﬂammatory skin conditions.
More problems arise because these pyrrolic wastes form an ideal environment for microbial colonies. The irritating and inﬂammatory
effect of pyrrole residues on the inner lining of blood vessels invites microbes present in the blood to inﬁltrate, and cholesterol to
attach to soothe the condition. This, then, in combination with vitamin C deﬁciency, may be the true cause of cardiovascular disease,
with heart infarcts and strokes to follow. Due to the slack venous system the blood pressure is often low in younger years while
increasing arterial congestion may raise blood pressure with advancing age.
Removing the Residues
Removing these waste residues through the skin is the fastest but also the most uncomfortable way of cleansing because of the
intense itching that it causes. Anything that strongly activates the immune system, such as high doses of ascorbate/vitamin C, P5P or
fresh raw juices may cause cleans ing with outbreaks of itchy pimples, blisters and other inﬂammatory skin conditions, basically
causing an acute attack of psoriasis. This can be managed to some degree by reducing the amounts of vitamin C and P5P, heavily
alkalising with oral sodium bicarbonate and soaking in alkaline water in a bathtub, glycerine skin rubs, blue light therapy, high intake
of water and other suitable liquids combined with fasting periods.
A good cleansing method is with a high intake of alkaline ionised water. The main beneﬁt of ionised water comes from its content of
negative hydrogen ions if produced at a high setting. While this wate r also tends to have a high pH, there is usually not much
alkalinity from alkaline minerals in it. Therefore 2-3 teaspoons of sodium bicarbonate may still be added to 2-3 litres of ionised water,
drinking it mainly on rising and before meals. Alternatively high amounts of Microhydrin  or Megahydrin/Megahydrate  and/or vitamin C
may be used in combination with sodium bicarbonate added to normal water.10/30/24, 4:15 PM Health-Science-Spirit- Pyroluria & Candida
https://health-science-spirit.com/Diseases/Pyroluria-and-Candida.html 5/10Repeated fasting periods with high intakes of alkaline water and green juices or fresh green leaves pureed in a high-speed blender
are very effective and great for overweight or even normal weight individuals, but unfortunately not so suitable for
underweight/slender individuals with fat malabsorption. These may experiment with all available methods to ﬁnd the right mix for their
individual requirements but focus especially on proteolytic enzymes.
High amounts of proteolytic enzymes are most comfortable for advanced and inherited conditions. These are serrapeptase for
cleaning skin, muscles, joints and other tissue from pyrrole residues and other accumulated wastes, nattokinase for cleaning the
blood vessels, and at times additional bromelain and possibly papain for general clean-up of protein residues. Take these on an
empty stomach several times daily. Serrapeptase and nattokinase may be taken together but at separate times from bromelain or
papain as the latter may digest the former. For an impressive account of the healing beneﬁts of serrapeptase see the free download
"The Miracle Enzyme" at  www.serrapeptase.info.
Always start with low doses and gradually increase as much as you comfortably can. I have been experimenting with 4 x 250,000
units of serrapeptase a day with good results and not noticed any problems. Cut back if any reaction  develops,  later increase again.
An important requirement for high-dose clean-outs is a high ﬂuid intake and the ability for unrestricted urination. If this is not possible
due to kidney disease or other factors then this should be improved while remaining on a lower dose of serrapeptase that does not
cause problems. Nattokinase seem s to depend less on urination for removing residues. Improvements are gradual and may be
noticed within weeks, but completely cleaning out a heavily congested body takes much longer.
During cleansing periods also heavy metals, such as mercury, as well as pesticides and other toxins get into the circulation and
temporarily can cause increased pain and discomfort. With severe conditions, especially if elderly, this process may take years to
bring to a successful end, and it can only work if the formation of new pyrrole residues has been stopped with suitable supplements
as well as intestinal sanitation to eliminate the fungal form of Candida and with this the leaky gut syndrome.
Pyroluria and Candida
It is difﬁcult and often not possible to differentiate between effects cause d by pyroluria and Candida as both tend to affect the same
systems, although usually in different ways. Even without entering the blood itself, Candida can produce these effects with the
chemicals it releases into the blood via the intestinal tract, vagina, mouth and lungs. The main chemicals have been identiﬁed as
acetaldehyde, tartaric acid, and arabinose, an abnormal 5-carbon sugar (6).
The more serious conditions commonly arise from an uncontrolled Cand ida overgrowth coming on top of inherited pyroluria. Candida
toxins absorbed from the intestines into the blood disable much of the energy production in brain, muscles and connective tissue,
thereby reinforcing similar problems due to deﬁcient haem production, accumulating protein wastes, and vitamin B6 and zinc
deﬁciency caused by pyroluria. This partnership between inherited pyroluria and acquired Candida overgrowth in combination with
leaky gut syndrome underlies most of our modern diseases. Which parts  and functions of the body become affected depends mostly
on other acquired or inherited weaknesses.
Cachexia with severe muscle wasting, weakness and anaemia is the last stage of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis and other deadly
infections. In my understanding this is due to extreme liver stress causing pyroluria and an inability to produce haem, in addition to
fungal/microbial/pleomorphic destruc tion of red blood cells, severe energy deﬁciency, and overacidity from blockage of oxidative
energy production.
A further factor is the observation that there usually do not seem to be any serious or obvious symptoms from pyroluria until intestinal
dysbiosis develops. The main cause of intestinal dysbiosis and overgrowth with Candida is the use of medical drugs, mainly broad-
spectrum antibiotics, steroids and chemotherapy, that kill our good intestinal bacteria. Initially this causes proliferation of the yeast
form of Candida which morphs into the invasive fungal or hyphal form with long, branching ﬁlamentous tentacles. These tentacles
then grow within the intestinal wall, causing inﬂammation and making it permeable for toxins from the intestinal tract. With this we
have now the leaky gut syndrome, in conventional medicine called intestinal permeability. This is the basis for the development of
allergies, of microbial toxins getting into the blood and seriously weakeni ng the immune system, and Candida chemicals affecting the
brain and other organs.
With healthy intestinal bacteria pyrrole chemicals are generally fat-soluble, mainly excreted through the gallbladder into the intestines,
and then expelled with bowel movements. However, with intestinal dysbiosis some of these excretions are being reduced by
pathological microbes into water-solu ble forms. These can be re-absorbed into the blood from where they are partly expelled with the
urine and partly accumulate in tissues. Normally P5P and zinc deﬁciencies are mainly restricted to the liver but after re-absorption of


rinks/hotdrinksseeLikes
largequantities:Ars.,Bry.,Nat-m.,Phos.,
Sul.,Ver-a.
atinfrequentintervals:Bry.
sips:Ars.
smallquantitiesoften:Ars.
unquenchable: Eup-p.,Phos.
water:Phos.,Sul.
ThroatseeSorethroat
Thrush(genital)Bor.,Merc-s.,Nat-m.,Nit-ac,Sep.
Discharge:
burning:Bor.,Merc-s.,Nit-ac,Sep.
copious:Sep.
likecottagecheese:Sep.
greenish:Merc-s.
likeeggwhite:Bor.,Nat-m.,Sep.
smelly:Merc-s.,Nit-ac,Sep.
thin:Nit-ac.
yellow:Sep.
white:Bor.,Nat-m.
With:
dryness:Sep.
itching:Nit-ac,Sep.
Worse:
beforemenstrualperiod:Sep.
betweenmenstrualperiods:Bor.,Sep.
duringpregnancy:Sep.
atnight:Merc-s.
Thrush(oral)inbabiesandchildren,ofgums
and/ortongue:Bor.,Kali-m.,Merc-s.,Nat-m.,
Sul-ac
Inbreastfeedingbabies:Bor.,Kali-m.
Tongue/gums: Sul-ac.
coatedwhite:Kali-m.,Nat-m.
hot/dry/bleeds easily:Bor.
With:
excesssaliva:Bor.,Merc-s.
Worse:
forfeeding(inbabies):Bor.
fortouch:Bor.
TidyArs.,Nux-v.
Timepasses
quickly:Cocc.
slowly:Glon.
INTERNALREPERTORY Travelsickness •195
TimidseeShy
TiredseeApathetic;Exhaustion;Sluggish
Tongue
Brown-coated: Bry.
Cold:Ver-a.
Cracked:Mercs.,Nit-ac.
Darkred:Bapt.
Dirtywhite:Bry.
Fieryred:Ap.
Green:Nats.
Red:Bell.,Phos.
Red-edged:Ars.,Sul.
Redstripedowncentre(whiteedges):Caust.
Red-tipped:Arg-n.,Ars.,Phyt.,Rhus-t.,Sul.
Strawberry: Bell.
White-coated:Ant-c,Ant-t.,Bell.,Calc-c.,Kali-b.,
Kali-m.,Puis.,Sul.
Yellow:Kalis.,Merc-c,Mercs.,Nat-p.,Puis.
attheback:Nat-p.
Toothache(seealsoTeething)Ant-c,Am.,Calc-c,
Cham.,Coff.,Heps.,Kali-c,Lach.,Mag-c,
Mag-p.,Mercs.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Rhod.,
Rhus-t,Sep.,Sil.,Stop.,Sul.
Cheeksswollen:Lach.,Mercs.
Children:Cham.,Coff.,Stap.
Faceswollen:Sil.
Glandsswollen:Sil.
Gumsbleeding:Heps.
Innervouspatients:Coff.
Pains:
gnawing:Ant-c,Calc-c,Puis.,Stap.
grumbling:Rhod.
indecayedteeth:Ant-c,Stap.
ingoodteeth:Aco.
pressing:Mercs.
pulling:Puis.,Sep.
shooting/spasmodic: Coff.
spreadingupto:
ears:Mercs.,Rhod.,Sep.,Stap.,Sul.
face:Mercs.
head:Ant-c.
sore,bruised:Mercs.
stitching:Kali-c,Lach.,Puis.,Sep.
tearing:Aco.,Mercs.,Sep.,Stap.
throbbing:Lach.,Sep.,Sul.
unbearable:Cham.
Better:
coldwater:Coff.,Puis.
aftereating:Rhod.
freshair(forwalkinginthefreshair):Ant-c
Puis.
heat:Mag-p.,Mercs.,Nux-v.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.
rubbingcheeks:Mercs.
warmcompresses:Mag-p.,Mercs.,Nux-v.,
Rhod.,Rhus-t.
externalwarmth:Nux-v.winter:Nux-v.
wrappinguphead:Nux-v.,Sil.
Worse:
bitingteethtogether:Sep.
brushingteeth:Lach.
cold:Mag-c.
coldair:Calc-c,Mercs.,Sul.
colddrinks/food:Ant-c,Heps.,Kali-c,
Lach.,Rhus-t.,Sep.,Stap.
drawingcoldinthroughteeth:Calc-c,
Mercs.
whileeatinganddrinking:Kali-c,Mercs.
aftereating:Ant-c,Stap.
freshair:Sul.
heat(compresses/hot waterbottle):Coff.,
Puis.
hotdrinks/food:Calc-c,Cham.,Coff.,Kali-c,
Lach.,Puis.,Sep.
duringamenstrualperiod:Lach.,Sep.,Stap.
nightinbed:Ant-c,Mag-c,Mercs.,Sul.
duringpregnancy:Sep.
pressure:Cham.
beforeastorm:Rhod.
springtime:Lach.
stuffyroom:Puis.
touch:Sep.
touchoftongue:Ant-c.
warmthofbed:Cham.,Mercs.,Puis.
washingwithcoldwater:Sul.
winter:Heps.,Mercs.,Nux-v.,Rhus-t.,Sil.
Causes:
abscess:Heps.,Mercs.,Sil.
anger:Cham.
cold,dampweather:Cal-c,Mercs.,Rhus-t.
cold,drywind:Aco.
concussion:Am.
draughts:Calc-c,Sul.
afteranextraction:Nux-v.
afterafilling:Am.,Nux-v.
gettingwet:Lach.
pregnancy:Mag-c,Sep.
teething:Mag-p.,Puis.,Sil.
travelling:Mag-c.
winter:Sil.
Toothdecay
Crumbling:Calc-f.
Decaying:Calc-f.
TouchyseeIrritable;Sensitive
TravelsicknessBor.,Cocc,Nux-v.,Petr.,Sep.,
Stap.,Tab.
With:
biliousness:Sep.
diarrhoea:Cocc.
dizziness:Cocc
faint-likefeeling:Cocc,Nux-v.
headache:Cocc,Nux-v.,Petr.,Sep.
J
196•Trembling INTERNALREPERTORY
nausea:Bor.,Cocc,Nux-ik,Petr.,Sep.,
Tab.
deathly,intermittent,violentnausea:
Tab.
vomiting:Bor.,Cocc,Petr.,Sep.,Tab.
food:Sep.
bile:Sep.
Better:
lyingdown:Cocc,Nux-i>.
freshair:Tab.
Worse:
fordownwardmovement:Bor.
afterdrinking:Cocc.
aftereating:Cocc,Nux-u.,Sep.
freshair:Cocc,Nux-v.,Petr.
morning:Sep.
movement:Cocc,Tab.
sittingup:Cocc.
stuffyroom:Tab.
tobacco:Nux-v.,Tab.
Causes:
pregnancy:Sep.
travelling:Petr.
TremblingAgar.,Cimi.,Cocc,Gels.,Zinc
Fromemotion:Cocc.
TwitchyAgar.,Zinc.
Uncommunicative (seealsoBroody;Introspective)
Carb-a.,Cocc,Glon.,Pho-ac,Phos.,Ver-a.,
Zinc.
UnforgivingNit-ac
UrineseeRetentionofurine
UrticariaseeHives
VaricoseveinsFerr-m.,Ham.,Puis.
Legsandthighs:Ham.
Painful:
Painsstinging:Puis.
Swollen:Ferr-m.,Ham.
Worse:
duringpregnancy:Ferr-m.,Ham.,Puis.
forcouch:Ham.
afterchildbirth:Ham.
VoicelostArg-n.,Carb-v.,Caust.,Phos.
Insingers:Arg-n.,Caust.,Phos.
Painless:Phos.
Sudden:Caust.
Worseintheevening:Carb-v.
Vomiting(seealsoFoodpoisoning;Travel
sickness)Ant-c,Ant-t.,Ars.,Bry.,Calc-c,
Cham.,Chin.,Colch.,Ferr-m.,lp.,Nux-v.,
Phos.,Sep.,Sit.,Sul-ac,Tab.,Ver-a.
Belly/stomach feelcold:Ver-a.
Inbreastfedbabies:Ant-c,Sil.
Difficult:Ant-t.
Easy:Ars.,Cham.
Exhausting:Tab.
Frequent:Ars.,Chin.Duringpregnancy:Ant-c,Nat-s.,Nux-v.,Sep.,
Tab.
Painsinthestomach:
burning:Colch.,Phos.
cramping/griping: Ver-a.
sore,bruised:Colch.
Sudden(whileeating):Ferr-m.
Violent:Ars.,Phos.,Tab.,Ver-a.
Vomit:
bile:Ant-c,Ars.,Cham.,lp.,Nux-v.,Phos.,
Sep.',Ver-a.
bitter:Bry.,Nux-v.,Phos.
curdledmilk:Ant-c,Calc-c,Sil.
food:Ars.,Chin.,Ferr-m.,Ip.
green:Ip.
mucus:Nux-v.,Phos.,Ver-a.
smelly:Ars.,Nux-v.,Sep.
sour:Ant-t.,Calc-c,Chin.,Nux-v.,Sul-ac,
Tab.,Ver-a.
violent:Phos.,Tab.


eem is one of the most valued herbs in Indian and
Ayurvedic medicine. Extracts of the leaves are used to treat conditions such as asthma, eczema, diabetes, and rheumatism, while neem oil has been applied as a hair lotion, to treat headlice, and to calm angry skin rashes. Research indicates that neem may prove useful as an insecticide and a contraceptive. The tree itself is said  to purify the air and is widely planted in India.
 QCautions Do not take during pregnancy, while breastfeeding, or during fertility
treatment. In children, use topically only. Long term high-dose treatment is not advisable.Twigs are
used as toothpicks to improve oral hygiene.
Seeds  contain neem oil, which
can be expressed and used to treat
headlice in adults and children.Leaves can be infused and
applied as a lotion to many skin rashes, including acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
Fresh
leaves
Fresh seeds
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Infusion  (to make, p. 291).
For prostatitis, drink 3⁄4 cup
(150 ml) twice a day.Tincture  (to make, p. 292).
For chronic urinary infections,
take 40 drops with water
3 times a day.
Capsules  (to make, p. 292).
For cystitis, take a 500 mg
capsule twice daily.Habitat & Cultivation
Buchu is native to South Africa,
where is it widely cultivated on
hillsides. It is also grown in parts
of South America. The herb is
grown from cuttings in late summer
and requires well-drained soil
and plenty of sun. The leaves
are harvested when the plant is
flowering or fruiting in summer.
Related Species
Two closely related species,
B. crenulata  and B. serratifolia,
are used in a similar way to buchu,
but contain less volatile oil and
are not so effective.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil (1.5–2.5%),
 including pulegone, menthone,
 diosphenol
■ Sulphur compounds
■ Flavonoids (diosmin, rutin)
■ Mucilage
Key Actions
■ Urinary antiseptic
■ Diuretic■ Stimulant
■ Uterine stimulant
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional remedy  Buchu is
a traditional remedy of the Khoisan
people of South Africa. It is used as
a general stimulant and a diuretic.
Strongly aromatic, it is taken as a
carminative, helping to relieve gas
and bloating.
■ Early Western uses  The herb
was first exported to Britain in
1790 and became an official medicine
in 1821, being listed in the British
Pharmacopoeia  as an effective
remedy for “cystitis, urethritis,
nephritis, and catarrh of the bladder.”
■ Modern urinary treatment
Broadly speaking, buchu is used today
in Western herbal medicine for the
same type of urinary complaints as
in the 19th century. It is commonly
prescribed for urinary tract infections,
often proving effective in curing acute
cystitis when combined with other
herbs such as cornsilk ( Zea mays,
p. 154) and juniper ( Juniperus
communis, p. 224). T aken regularly, it
can help to prevent recurrent attacks
of chronic cystitis or urethritis. It is
also taken for prostatitis and irritable
bladder, often in combination with
herbs such as uva-ursi ( Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi, p. 170) and cornsilk. The key
active constituent diosphenol has a
diuretic action, and may partly
account for the herb’s antiseptic
effect on the urinary system.
■ Gynecological uses  Buchu
infusion or tincture is useful in
treatments for cystitis and urethritis,
especially when they are related to a Buchu
A bushy shrub growing
to 61⁄2 ft (2 m), with
stemless, slightly
leathery leaves dotted
with oil glands.
pre-existing Candida  problem, such as
yeast infections. The infusion is generally
preferable to the tincture, particularly
when onset of infection is sudden. The
infusion is also used as a douche for
leukorrhea (white vaginal discharge),
and occasionally for yeast infections.
The herb is a uterine stimulant and
contains pulegone, which is also present Buchu  is grown commercially and used to
enhance the black-currant flavor of cassis.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesLeaves  are harvested
in summer and used
in preparations for
urinary infections.
in large quantities in pennyroyal
(Mentha pulegium, p. 235). Pulegone
is an abortifacient and a powerful
emmenagogue (stimulates menstrual
flow). Buchu should not, therefore,
be taken during pregnancy.
Self-help Use
■ Urinary infections, p. 314.  QCautions  During pregnancy take only on advice of your health care practitioner.
Potentially toxic at excessive dosage.Leaves contain
volatile oil, which
is antiseptic
Dried leavesBarosma betulina syn. agathosma betulina  (Rutaceae)
Buchu
A traditional South African remedy, buchu is taken as a
stimulant, a diuretic, and to relieve digestive complaints.
In Western herbal medicine, it is valued as a urinary
antiseptic and diuretic, and is used specifically to treat
cystitis and other infections of the urinary tract. Buchu
has a strongly distinctive aroma and taste, reminiscent
of black currant but described by some as a mixture
between rosemary and peppermint.
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Key medicinal plantsBupleurum chinense
Bupleurum chinense syn. B. scorzoneraefolium (Apiaceae)
Bupleurum, Hare’s Ear Root, Chai Hu (Chinese)Bupleurum
A perennial growing  to 3 ft (1 m) high, with sickle-shaped leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers.
Bupleurum is commonly on sale in medicinal
herb shops in China. It is widely taken as  a liver tonic.
Habitat & Cultivation
Bupleurum grows in China and is
cultivated throughout the central
and eastern parts of that country.
It is also found in other parts of
Asia and in Europe. Bupleurum is propagated from seed in spring
or by root division in autumn and requires well-drained soil and plenty of sun. The root is unearthed  in spring and autumn.
Key Constituents
■ Triterpenoid saponins—saikosides
 (saikosaponins)
■ Flavonoids
■ Polysaccharides
Key Actions
■ Protects liver
■ Anti-inflammatory
■ Tonic
■ Induces sweating
Research
■ Saikosides Research in Japan from
the 1960s onward into the Bupleurum
genus has revealed that the saikosides are potent medicines. They appear  to protect the liver from toxicity,  and strengthen liver function, even  in people with immune system disorders. Following this discovery, clinical trials during the 1980s in Japan showed that the root is effective in the treatment of hepatitis and other chronic liver problems. Saikosides also have antitumor activity.
■ Anti-inflammatory The
saikosides stimulate the body’s production of corticosteroids
as well as increasing their anti-inflammatory effect.
Traditional
& Current Uses
■ Ancient Chinese remedy
Bupleurum has been taken in China
for over 2,000 years as a liver tonic. It is traditionally believed to strengthen liver qi and to have a tonic action on the spleen and stomach. In Chinese medicine, bupleurum is used to treat “disharmony” between the liver and the spleen, a condition that manifests itself in problems of the digestive system such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and indigestion.
■ Liver problems In common
with milk thistle (Carduus marianus,  p. 75) and members of the Glycyrrhiza
genus, for example licorice (G. glabra, p. 103), bupleurum is an excellent remedy for a poorly functioning
or compromised liver. Its anti-inflammatory action may contribute to its overall use in the treatment
of liver disease.
■ Fever  In China, bupleurum is
taken to treat fevers, flu, and colds, especially where accompanied by a bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, and either vomiting and abdominal pain, or dizziness and vertigo.
■ Modern Japanese remedy
The traditional uses of bupleurum and scientific research accord so well that many Japanese doctors practic-ing conventional Western medicine Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their UsesRoot is harvested in spring and


, together with methylchavicol and other terpenes), furanocoumarins, flavonoids, fatty acids, phenylpropanoids, sterols, and proteins. Anethole has an observed estrogenic effect, and the seeds as a whole are mildly estrogenic. This effect may substantiate the herb’s use as a stimulant of sexual drive and of breast-milk production.
History & Folklore After examining the
records of Cyprus hospital monastery, historians discovered that anise was used to treat plague  and cholera during the Ottoman Period  (1571–1878 ce).
Medicinal Actions & Uses Anise seeds are
known for their ability to reduce gas and bloating, and to settle digestion. They are commonly given to infants and children to relieve colic, and to
people of all ages to ease nausea and indigestion. Pimenta officinalis
(Myrtaceae)
Allspice
Description Aromatic evergreen tree growing
to 39 ft (12 m). Has leathery oblong leaves, clusters
of small white flowers, and tiny green berries that turn brown as they become ripe.
Habitat & Cultivation Allspice is native to the
Caribbean and to Central and South America.
The berries are gathered before they are fully  ripe because the volatile oil content reduces as they mature.
Parts Used Berries, leaves, essential oil.
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Pinguicula vulgaris
(Lentibulariaceae)
Butterwort
Description Insectivorous perennial growing
to 4 in (10 cm). Has fleshy leaves in a basal rosette
and double-lipped, purple-blue flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to northern
and western Europe, butterwort grows in moorland
and on mountains. The leaves are gathered
in midsummer.
Parts Used Leaves.
Constituents Butterwort contains mucilage,
tannins, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, and valeric
acid. Cinnamic acid has antispasmodic properties.
History & Folklore Butterwort was much
used in Welsh herbal medicine as a purgative.
In Norway, the plant has been used to curdle
reindeer milk, and medicinally, to treat wounds
and ringworm.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Butterwort is
little employed in European herbal medicine
today. Its main use is as a cough remedy, with
properties similar to those of sundew ( Drosera
rotundifolia, p. 203), another insect-eating plant.
Butterwort may be used to treat chronic and
convulsive coughs.
Related Species The similar P. grandiflora,
native to the Pyrenees, has been used to treat
spasmodic coughs.
 QCaution T ake butterwort only under
professional supervision.may be taken for asthma, bronchitis, and other
respiratory infections, and for digestive disorders
such as gas. Scots pine branches and stems yield
a thick resin, which is also antiseptic within the
respiratory tract. The seeds yield an essential oil
with diuretic and respiratory-stimulant properties.
Cautions Do not use Scots pine if prone to
allergic skin reactions. Do not take the essential oil
internally except under professional supervision.Anise seeds’ antispasmodic properties make
them helpful in countering period pain, asthma,
whooping cough, and bronchitis. The seeds’
expectorant action justifies their use for these
respiratory ailments. Anise seeds are thought
to increase breast-milk production and may be
beneficial in treating impotence and frigidity. Anise
essential oil is used for similar complaints, and is
also used externally to treat lice and scabies.
Research Anise essential oil has been shown to
have significant antifungal activity, including against
Candida albicans.
Cautions Do not take anise essential oil
internally except under professional supervision.
Do not take anise during
pregnancy, except in amounts
normally used in cooking.
Self-help Uses Acidity &
indigestion, p. 307; Digestive
upsets, gas & colic, p. 318;
Stomach spasm, p. 305; Gas
& bloating, p. 306.
Anise seeds, which
benefit digestion, are
harvested when ripe
in autumn.Scots pine leaves, seeds, and oil have a mildly antiseptic
effect within the respiratory and urinary tracts.
SeedsPinus sylvestris (Pinaceae)
Scots Pine
Description Coniferous tree growing to
100 ft (30 m). Has reddish-brown bark, pairs of
fine, needle-like leaves, yellowish buds in winter,
and oval to conical cones.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to mountainous
regions of Europe and north and west Asia, Scots
pine is now found throughout the northern
hemisphere. The leaves are gathered in summer.
The stems are usually harvested when the tree
is felled.
Parts Used Leaves, branches, stems, seeds,
essential oil.
Constituents The leaves of Scots pine contain
a volatile oil (consisting mainly of alpha-pinene),
resin, and bitter principles.
History & Folklore Pine oil is added to
disinfectants and other preparations. The distilled
resin produces turpentine.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Scots pine leaves,
taken internally, have a mildly antiseptic effect within
the chest, and may also be used for arthritic and
rheumatic problems. Essential oil from the leaves Piper angustifolia (Piperaceae)
Matico
Description Perennial shrub reaching 23 ft (7 m).
Has deeply veined aromatic lance-shaped leaves,
spikes of tiny yellow flowers, and small black fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Matico is native to
mountainous regions of Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
It is found in the wild and widely cultivated in these
and other countries in tropical South America. The
leaves are gathered throughout the year.
Parts Used Leaves.
Constituents Matico contains a volatile oil
(including camphor, borneol, and azulene),
alkaloids, tannins, mucilage, and resins.
History & Folklore Matico was and is
used by Andean and Amazonian people as a
wound-healing remedy and urinary antiseptic.
European settlers learned of it in the19th century
and it became an official drug in some South
American pharmacopoeias.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Matico is an
aromatic stimulant, diuretic, and astringent used
extensively for gastric and intestinal problems,
including peptic ulcers, diarrhea and dysentery.
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other medicinal plantsPiP er betle
It is commonly used in South American herbal
medicine for internal bleeding, particularly within the digestive tract—for example, rectal bleeding and hemorrhoids. It is also taken for bleeding in the urinary tract. Applied externally, a decoction  of matico makes a valuable remedy for minor wounds, sore and inflamed skin, and insect bites and stings. The decoction may also be used as either a mouthwash or a douche.
Piper betle (Piperaceae)
Betel
Description Slender climbing vine growing to
16 ft (5 m). Has heart-shaped leaves, tiny yellow-green flowers, and small spherical fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Betel is native to
Malaysia and southern India. It is widely cultivated in much of southern Asia, East Africa and Madagascar, and the Caribbean. The leaves are gathered throughout the year and dried for extracts or  to use whole.Habitat & Cultivation Native to
southwestern India, pepper is now cultivated in tropical areas around the world. The fruit is harvested from plants that are at least 3 years old. Green peppercorns are picked unripe and pickled,
black peppercorns are picked unripe and dried,
red peppercorns are picked ripe and dried, and
white peppercorns are picked ripe and soaked  in water for 8 days before drying.the incidence of cancer of the mouth and tongue. Ironically, the habit of chewing betel leaves is now giving way in many regions to cigarette smoking.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Betel leaves
are chiefly used as a gentle stimulant, since they apparently induce a mild sensation of well-being. They also affect the digestive system, stimulating salivary secretions, relieving flatulence, and preventing worm infestation. In many Asian traditions, including Ayurvedic medicine, betel leaves are thought to have aphrodisiac and nerve tonic properties. In Chinese herbal medicine,  betel root, leaves, and fruit are sometimes used  as a mild tonic and stomach-settling herb. The  root has been used with black pepper (P. nigrum,  below) or jequirity (Abrus precatorius, p. 158)  to produce sterility in women.
Caution The observed increase in the occurrence
of oral cancers in regular users makes it unwise to chew betel.
Parts Used Leaves, root, fruit


 adequate
hydrochloric acid and enzymes are taken.
There are two methods which people find suitable fo r preparing liver:
1.  The liver can be sliced about ¼ inch thick, placed on a cookie sheet, and frozen. After it
is frozen, it can be cut into ¼ inch cubes. One can  then use plastic sandwich bags, putting
3 to 6 tablespoons of frozen cubed liver in each ba g and storing them in the freezer for
daily eating. This frozen liver may be chewed or sw allowed whole, followed by a sip of
juice if desired. Some prefer to allow the liver to  thaw and then to place a spoonful at a
time in the mouth and chew it or swallow it whole w ith a sip of juice.
2.  Liver may be placed in the blender with carrot, pin eapple, or tomato juice (and seasoning
of one’s preference if desired), blended, strained to remove the fiber if preferred, and
used as a morning "pep-up" drink.
Meat (Cooked and Commercially Produced)
The cancer patient will want to give up cooked and commercially produced meat such as beef,
pork, lamb and fowl immediately (except for raw liv er — see above). Cooked meat is harmful
for the cancer patient, as the very same enzymes us ed in its digestion are needed for fighting and
digesting the cancer. All natural, self-made enzyme s your body can produce should be used to
fight the cancer. Commercial meat should be avoided  for another reason; it has a high female sex
hormone content. For commercial reasons most animal s, especially beef and fowl produced in
the United States have been fed large quantities of  hormones. Since an overabundance of female
sex hormones initiate cancer, meat of this type sho uld be excluded from the cancer patient’s diet.
After being on Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer Cure Die t for 9 to 12 months, when the tumors are
under control, one may gradually resume consumption  of meat as long as one’s metabolic type
requires it (see Chapter VIII, Metabolic Typing — D iscovering Your Personal Nutritional
Needs) and adequate enzymes and hydrochloric acid a re taken to digest it.
If and when one does go back to eating meat, it wil l be extremely wise to make every effort to
find a source that can provide meat, which has been  produced without chemical feed, hormones,
antibiotics, and pesticide residues.  Protein After 6 Months On Cancer Diet
After the first six months on Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer Cure Diet the cancer patient must
increase the quantity of protein in his diet. At th is time not less than sixty grams of protein daily
should be included in the diet. You should, of cour se, continue all the above approved protein,
but now you may include (or increase) such proteins  as those found in deep sea fish, all forms of
seeds, nuts (except peanuts), nut butters, whole gr ains, whole grain breads, and homemade, raw
(unpasteurized) goats’ milk yogurt and/or buttermil k.
Seeds and Sprouts
Raw seeds and sprouts are good foods for cancer pat ients, and may be eaten after 1:00 p.m. We
freely use brown sesame, sunflower and pumpkinseeds. Many people enjoy sprouted seeds, such
as alfalfa and mung beans, buckwheat, wheat and soy beans.
The most "living foods" are sprouted seeds. When se eds are soaked in water, their protective
enzyme inhibitors are removed and the enzymes, whic h have been "asleep," become active, and
in three days the nutritional values of the seeds a re increased tremendously. The seeds also
become much easier to digest.
For the best in nutrition, be sure to eat your spro uts raw. Eat as many as you desire.
Beans
Dry beans of all types are a good source of food fo r the cancer patient, and may be used two or
three times a week at anytime of the day. The best way we’ve found to prepare them is to cook
them at a temperature of 200º F. We place two cups of dried beans (washed) in a bean pot to
which we add five cups of RO filtered or distilled water, five garlic cloves, two tablespoons of
olive oil, 1 teaspoon of sea salt or kelp, and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. We place the pot,
(covered), in an oven overnight at 200º F.
Vegetable Juice and Fruit Juice (Phase Two)
Vegetable Juices (Fresh and Raw)
The second most important phase of our cancer diet is that of fresh raw juices. At least one quart
of carrot and one pint of celery juice should be ta ken each day. As much other fresh raw
vegetable juice in volume may be taken as desired. One should consider alfalfa, beet, cabbage,
cucumber, dandelion, endive, lettuce, parsley, pota to, spinach, and turnip juice. Vegetable juices
are the builders of the body. Juice is better than the whole vegetable because so much energy is
used to digest the whole vegetable. Juice has a pro per balance of vitamins and minerals in a
concentrated solution. We recommend that the juice be made fresh and used immediately.
Fruit and Fruit Juices (Fresh and Raw)  Fresh raw fruit and fruit juices are the cleansers of the body. The cancer patient may eat as much
as desired of fresh raw fruit or fresh fruit juices. Small amounts of dried unsulfered fruit may
also be taken.
Fresh Fruit Salads and Raw Vegetable Salads
The cancer patient may eat, in addition to his fres h raw vegetable and fruit juices, all the fresh
fruit and fresh raw salad he or she can hold. These  are good for lunch or dinner meals. The body
needs bulk, as it is necessary to keep the digestiv e tract in good working order. For at least the
first eight months on Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer C ure Diet, lemon should be used in
preference to vinegar on salads. Unrefined, organic  flaxseed oil may be used as salad dressing
(see page 24, Formula F). Dr. N.W. Walker’s books, Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices  and Diet
and Salad Suggestions,  are recommended reading for every cancer patient.
Whole Grain Cereal (Phase Three)
We have found that it is desirable in building the body to eat a mixture of raw whole grain
cereals for breakfast each morning.
Mix together well in a large container one pound of  each of the grains and nuts below. Store in
refrigerator (if too large a quantity is mixed it w ill keep in a cool, dark pantry).
Multi-Grain Porridge
Objective: to obtain as many different nutrients as possible f rom as many different seed and
grain gene pools as possible from as many different  sources (fields) as possible.
Contents  by equal weight of Organic:
Amaranth Pumpkin Seeds
Barley Rice, Brown long grain
Barley Flakes Rice, Brown short grain
Buckwheat Groats Rye Berries
Corn Meal Blue Spelt Berries
Corn Meal Yellow Sunflower seeds
Kamut Triticale Flakes
Millet Wheat, Hard Red Spring
Oat Groats Wheat, Soft Pastry
Adding Almonds, English Walnuts and Bananas makes a  complete tasty meal.
Directions
Daily at bedtime: A.  Grind 1/3 Cup porridge grains in seed mill.
B.  Add 1 Cup boiling water. Stir well.
C.  Let soak at room temperature overnight.
D.  For breakfast add fruit, concentrated fruit juice and/or unheated honey to taste.
Hot Porridge
After two years this porridge may be cooked as in o atmeal or other grains — best in double
boiler or on low heat.
Flax Seed Oil (Phase Four)
Take two tablespoons per day of unrefined, fresh fl axseed oil for the first month of Metabolic
Medicine’s Cancer Cure Program, and one tablespoon per day from the second month of the
program to completion. (Formula F provides Essentia l Fatty Acids — Essential Fatty Acids must
be provided in the diet, as the human body cannot m ake them.)
Johanna Budwig, a German researcher, did the lion’s  share of the early work on flax oil and its
therapeutic uses in the early 1950s. Blood samples from healthy and sick people were
systematically analyzed, and the findings tabulated. According to her, blood samples from
people with cancer, diabetes, and some kinds of liv er disease consistently lacked Essential Fatty
Acids (EFAs). She claims that blood from people wit h other diseases did not show this severe
deficiency and that healthy people’s blood always c ontained EFAs. If cancer is a deficiency
disease brought on by lack of EFAs, she reasoned, a  diet high in EFAs should alleviate at least
some of the cancer patients’ problems.
Unrefined Flaxseed oil, in practice, inhibits tumor  growth and is useful in the natural treatment
of cancer. EFAs, from refined oil, on the other han d, help promote tumor growth (due to trans-
fats present in all  American commercial vegetable oil). All  oils except unrefined, fresh olive and
flaxseed oil are forbidden on Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer


 we would lead.
So... our last lesson in part 1  of this book, together with a dialogue to illustrate it, is
next. If you’d like to take a little rest first,  this would be a great time to
Put the book down and rest your mind for a bit
If you’re ready to go on, drop down to...
THE FINAL LESSON:
YOUR MAGNIFICENT BRAIN
The tool of the mind is the brain. This magnificent instrument has developed in stages,
thro ugh the process of evolution. First we had a Reptilian Brain. Then the evolution of the
species produced a Mammalian Brain, stacked on top of that. Finally, we evolved the
Human Brain.
(I want to acknowledge here that I owe much of what I am now sharing wi th you to the
genius and insight of Dr. Ilchi Lee, a Korean master whose several books on the human
brain are highly recommended.)
A reptile does not make value judgments. It does not take in data from the present
moment, match it with data from similar mo ments, analyze the data to see how it
compares, and make a decision on how to respond based on its assessment of relative
values. A reptile responds to everything instinctively. Its information is cellular. It is
inherited. Its response will therefore be i dentical from one encounter to the next, given
similar exterior stimuli, changing only over centuries as evolution demands. This
instinctive reaction is instantaneous, and all snakes of identical species react identically to
identical stimuli.  The human mi nd works instantaneously, too, but it performs many more functions in
the same infinitesimal amount of time, because our brains have evolved to a much higher
level of functionality. Our brains also hold specific data that is exclusive to us. No one else
on earth  has a mind like yours. So it is that all humans, while also members of the same
species, do not react identically to the same stimuli.
A snake does not experience anger. Did you know that? You can’t make a snake “mad.”
You can’t make a snake “happy, ” either. A snake is simply in an eternal state of being what
it is. A snake. It has, in this sense, completed its evolutionary journey and is now
experiencing Being in Fullness.
Humans are on the same Journey to Fullness, yet we have not completed our tre k. We
have not come to the end of our evolutionary process.
I should acknowledge that this is a subject of some controversy. There are those
anthropologists who believe that we have  completed our evolutionary journey. They argue
that humans have evolved as  far as they are going to.
In fact, this is the prevailing  idea among the world’s preeminent biologists. Discover
magazine tells us so in a cover story in March 2009 by contributing editor Kathleen
McAuliffe, winner of a 2009 Alicia Patterson Journalism Fe llowship to continue her
research into human evolution from the Stone Age to the present. “This view has become so
entrenched that it is practically doctrine,” McAuliffe reports.
Yet she also says that now there is some significant disagreement from some s ignificant
sources. She informs us that a team of researchers is now suggesting that “over the past
10,000 years, human evolution has occurred a hundred times more quickly than in any
period in our species’ history.”
This lines up perfectly with my own obs ervation that change is increasing exponentially
on our planet. There are a lot of reasons for this, including the increase in the speed with
which we communicate that I have mentioned here, and McAuliffe’s deeply insightful
article offers some additional fascinating hypotheses ( Are We Still Evolving?, March 2009,
Discover).
So it is my hypothesis that humans are still seeking to fully be who they are. I observe
myself and I observe humanity and it feels as if we are not even halfway to that goal. Or to
put it another way, we don’t know the half of it. This idea can be depressing or exhilarating,
depending on how you look at it. (The same is true, by the way, of all of life.)
I, for one, am exhilarated. As magnificent as we humans are, we have halfway more t o
go! The potential of tomorrow stretches as far as our vision can carry us... and way, way
beyond. But... enough of my waxing philosophic. Let’s get back to our explanation of the
brain....
A lion, as opposed to a snake, has a Mammalian Brain. It  can, and does, experience anger.
(Don’t test this theory. I promise you, it’s accurate.) But a lion does not make a judgment
about these things. “Was my anger justified? Was it righteous or misplaced? Was it perfect
or overblown? Should I get angry at tha t level in the future? What will the other lions
think?” Lions don’t ask themselves such questions.
A human has a brain developed to the third level. A human takes in data, compares it to
other data, organizes ways of responding to that data, weighs all th e options, analyzes the possible and probable outcomes attached to each option, makes a judgment about the best
of those outcomes, and tells the body how to respond. All in one /one -millionth of a second.
Pretty incredible, eh? Yet even with all this magni ficent computing equipment housed in
your skull, the response your mind selects may have nothing to do with the moment at hand.
Now isn’t that  cute....
The problem is that many humans have not learned yet to use all the faculties of the
mind —including t he ability to consider information not contained in any prior data —to
produce their response to any given situation. Much less have they considered using the
exact same mechanism, the human brain, to create  conditions that they prefer, rather than
endure c onditions they encounter.
All that most of our poor minds do is bring up memories and sub -memories from our
recent (this lifetime) and distant (evolutionary lifeline) past. It dumps these data into our
Now and simultaneously projects them onto our Future.
This lightning -quick process creates energy in a form that we call “thought” and sends it
into motion. I formulate this phenomenon as: E+motion. For the purposes of this discussion
I call it, simply, emotion.
This is the creative force of the universe.
I think I need to say that again.
This is the creative force of the universe. That it why it is so sad that so many people think
that emotions are things over which they have no control. In fact, it is as I said earlier:
emotions are chosen. The mind decides  to feel a certain way. Emotions are an Act of Will.
Only when we understand this can we do as I have described... use emotion to create
conditions we prefer, rather than simply react to conditions we endure. (More on this —
much  more —in part 2  of this discussion.)
We’ve already explored at length how to change your emotion. A simple recap: change
the thought that sponsors it. To do that, change the truth that sponsors the thought. To do
that, use your mind to it s fullest potential in the moments immediately after any given
event. Search beyond your Data Bank to create a basis for your truth. (Again, that is what
part 2  of this book is all about.)
I have gone deeply into the Mechanics of the Mind here in order to give you a real basis
for understanding how to use them to go beyond them.
Can you see now more clearly that this is all that the lady in the workshop did? She did it
rather quickly, too, with just the tiniest facilitation. Fur thermore, she agreed that she could
probably do this in the future on her own, without prompting or help of any kind —because
she suddenly saw what she had been doing. She consciously watched herself pouring what
she judged to be a bad past into the present, projecting a memory of her father all over it.
In seeing this, she was doing what spiritual teacher Mary O’Malley and others call
“bearing witness.” Workshop Lady witnessed what she was creating in her mind and
simply made a new choice about that. Now sh e doesn’t have to do that anymore.
The process I’ve been describing is about moving to a new thought. And so it’s perfect
that the work that I and others like Eckhart Tolle and Mary O’Malley do in the world is
sometimes described as being part of the New T hought Movement. It is about raising consciousness, or elevating awareness, from Imagined Truth to Apparent Truth, producing
an experience that jumps from Distorted Reality to Observed Reality.
It was quite apparent to my workshop participant, as soon as s he stopped to think about
it, that I would never harm her in any way, and that I was not her father. All she had to do to
notice this was look at things more closely, and not simply accept her mind’s first message
about all that. This is what is meant by t he oft -heard injunction: Think Twice.
So all you really have to do to change your thought about something is to Think Twice.
When you are facing enormous change, and the fear that quite normally can be attached to


 or the dread o f death.
Upgrading virtual reality is the story of modern technological
civilization. (Just as the discovery of new means of mechanized
death is  a downgrade of virt ual reality.) Suffering retains its grip
because we want to cling to g ood experiences and the memory of
better days. As long as youth, health, and happiness are rooted in
time, with good times being preferable to bad times, the re is no
escape from suffering. Clinging to virtual reality means that
suffering is part of the construct.
When y ou wak e up, you don ’t try to cling or grasp. You don’t
store up good memories and push down bad ones. There  is only
being here now. In the now there is nothing to hold and grasp,
nothing to cling to. By no lo nger clinging, you have cut off your
connection to virtual reality. Then suffering no longer clings to
you.For Today
When s omebody tells you to let go and stop holding on, does
that advice really help? The most stubborn resentments, affronts,
hurts, and anger are holding on to you, not the other way around.
No one wakes up after a bitter divorce, losing a job, or being
betrayed by a friend, thinking, “Now I’ve got something I really
want to  hold on to.” Instead, the anger and resentment come back
of th eir own accord, and they  last as long as they decide to last, not
as long you want them to last.
What y ou are actually clingin g to isn’t bad memories, neg ative
emotions, old grudges, and hurt feelings. You are holding on to
virtual reality. By waking up, you let go of your allegiance to it, and
then the bad stuff stops clinging to you. Think about something
that ma kes you really angry or resentful. When you have it in
mind, let go. You won’t be able to, not when it is still clinging to
you. In reality,  you are where you are. This place is filled with bad
things that once happened, hurts and resentments that are in
various stages: clinging tight ly, starting to let go, or almost faded
to noth ing. Virtual reality is set up so that, wherever you are,
experience clings like barnac les to a ship’s hull. Seeing this gives
you a sense of detachment, which is a sign that you are waking up.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 27

Suffering comes to an end when we no longer fear
impermanence. As long as we have a stake in the illusion,
we will suffer.
Children are eager to explore the world, and they love how
everything is changing. But at the same time a child wants the
security and safety of hom e. This balance becomes harder to
maintain as an adult. Change becomes threatening when there’s
no one at home to promise s afety and security. One way to hold
anxiety at bay is to pretend t hat “I,” the ego-personality, is stable
and reliable. “I” has a stake i n the world, something to maintain.
The ego  builds itself up by every kind of clinging—to pleasure,
fantasy, wishful thinking, outworn conditioning, old memories,
and false beliefs.
All t hose things are imperma nent, so it doesn’t work to build a
self wit h them as a foundation. Fear of change departs only when
you base your life on the true  self. As you wake up, the transition
from ego to true self happens naturally.
For Today
The bes t way to feel safe is when you take safety for gra nted
without worryi ng about it. Consider the commercials you see on
television for life insurance, pharmaceuticals, retirement homes,
and burglar alarms. They offe r reassurance by first bringing up the
fear tha t you are not secure a nd safe. The tactic works bec ause we
don’t really take our personal security for granted—we push
anxiety out of sight instead.
To feel how real, unshakable security feels, stop reading for a
second. Then start reading again, and stop again. In the pausebetween readin g these words, you took for granted that yo u know
how to read. T here’s no underlying anxiety about this—yo u know
it for certain—and the same is true for dozens of things you know
how to do. Thi s is how it feels when you are truly secure  without
hiding f rom underlying anxie ty. When you wake up, you will take
for gran ted tha t you have alw ays existed and always will. On that
basis, you are a gain like a child, free to explore the world and safe
from fear because you are at home always, inside yourself.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 28

Freedom is the natural state of existence, knowing that we
are aware here and now.
Virtual reality isn’t reliable when it comes to lasting happi ness,
security, fulfillment, love, and other things we cherish. Some
people enjoy very few of those things, and even when we get more
than our fair sh are, we fear p ossible loss. It is a bad deal to rely on
what is unreliable. You would n’t take a job from an employer who
says that he w ill toss a coin every day to determine if you  stay or
get fired. But we cling to vir tual reality with no guarantees that
things w ill work out. This is a form of bondage—the wor st form,
since the widely held belief is that there’s no alternative.
Real freedom isn’t something  you struggle to achieve, hope for,
and fee l unlike ly to win. Free dom is our natural state if we don’t
imprison ourselves. On waking up, you no longer feel bound to
virtual reality. Mental constructs lose their grip and eventually
fade away entirely. Being her e now is the same as total freedom,
because the now is gone before anything can lay claim to y ou. You
exist and you are aware—that’s enough to set you free.
For Today
All of us have our own version of what it feels like to be fre e and
its opp osite, what it feels like to be trapped, hemmed in, and
suffocated. Yet  these concepts disguise the reality, which is that
our sense of freedom is al ways bound up with its o pposite.
Retirement frees us from the demands of work; having the
children go off to college frees us from having them under our
roof. But our freedom is constrained by having a job and becoming
a parent in the first place.True fre edom isn’t bound up with its opposite. To prove this to
yourself, think  for a moment and describe what you were doing at
7:37 last Tuesday evening. What thoughts were in you r head?
What words did you say? Even if something memorable sticks
with you from last Tuesday, it takes an effort to recall it. You are
free fr om 7:37 last Tuesday evening because there  is no
attachment to it. A moment of now has fled and gone. The
moment when you started to read this lesson has fled and gone.
Your re lationship to the now is to experience it, extract what it has
to give, and move on. This is the state of nondoing and
nonclinging, which dawns as your natural state when you wake up.
YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 29

Knowing ourselves as timeless beings, we can live
consciously. We can be what we really are—a species of
consciousness creating the human universe.
“I,” the ego-personality, grapples with the stuff of creation
every day, turning new idea s into reality. We call this progress,
and it is—of a sort. The ideas we turn into reality have an agenda
and a past. The y crop up in a context that accepts or rejec ts them.
The con ditioned mind has no choice but to respond to all kinds of
external limita tions. Once a wish, hope, or dream manages to turn
into rea lity, we cling to wh at we have created. We ignore the
inevitable ruin  of all things—one day the things we’ve built will be
relics like the Parthenon or the Egyptian pyramids.
Creation that is lasting must be built upon the timeless. That’s
not possible with physical things, and since physical objects
represent ideas, even ideas cannot truly last in the face of the
ravages of time. In the timeless, what lasts isn’t an idea or a thing
but creativity itself. The “stuff” of creation is our own awareness
and its infinite  capacity to cre ate. By waking up, you creat e on the
basis of  being a creator, not o n the ideas and things that surround
you. Yo u are beyond things and ideas, a conscious being of
timeless dimension.
For Today
Timeless  i s a concept that feels very fa r removed from daily life,
but it comes c loser when you realize what time is. Time is the
process of creation and destruction. Therefore, if you don’t
identify with creation and de struction, you stand in the timeless.
You have a cho ice to shift you r allegiance to the timeless w heneveryou wan t. Stop  for a moment  to look around the room. When you
return to reading this page, everything you looked at is in the
process


thought:
	There’s	a	part	of	me	that	can’t	wait	to	break	out	into	a	new
way	of	life.	I	should	give	it	a	chance.	The	only	reason	I	need	is	that	this	is	what	Iwant.
Warning:
	I	don’t	want	to	stick	out	from	the	crowd.	Society	will	look	on	me
as	abnormal.
New	thought
	No	one	else	needs	to	know	about	what’s	going	on	inside	me.
This	is	something	just	for	me,	something	I	entirely	own.
These	new	thoughts	aren’t	just	reassurances.	They	put	you	in	contact	with
your	true	self,	which	is	what	opening	the	door	actually	means.	Radical	Beauty	is
about	seeing	yourself	in	the	light,	which	is	where	all	positive	thoughts	originate.
Spirit	has	never	forgotten	how	beautiful	you	are	and	always	have	been.S
TAGE	3:	DEDICATION	TO	THE	PATH
Now	that	you	have	opened	the	door,	love	and	beauty	call	out.	You	find	them	in
the	most	unexpected	places.	At	this	point,	it’s	only	natural	to	desire	a	complete
shift	in	your	life,	nothing	less	than	transformation.	As	Radical	Beauty	unfolds,
we	promise	that	transformation	is	possible,	simply	because	the	most	natural
way	to	live	is	from	the	level	of	the	true	self.	It	puts	beauty,	grace,	and	love
together	in	one	place	as	a	normal	way	of	life.	The	path	lies	before	you.	So	what
comes	next?	You	dedicate	yourself	to	reaching	your	goal.	This	is	a	dedication
that	you	renew	every	day.	Yet	as	we	all	know,	it’s	easy	for	the	day	to	run	away
with	us,	because	our	time	is	already	dedicated	to	work,	family,	errands,	and
unexpected	duties	and	demands	that	eat	up	the	clock.
Fortunately,	you	don’t	have	to	set	aside	your	daily	life	to	be	spiritually
dedicated.	We	do	recommend	one	important	change,	which	is	to	meditate	twice
a	day	for	10	to	15	minutes	(or	longer).	You	probably	have	an	opinion	about
meditation	already.	It’s	become	so	popular	that	few	people	still	regard	the
practice	as	something	exotic	and	alien.	The	image	that	now	comes	to	mind	is	of
a	young,	vibrant	woman	sitting	in	lotus	position	in	yoga	class,	not	a	white-
bearded	Indian	guru	in	a	cave.
Society	has	promoted	meditation	as	a	healthy	habit,	and	in	fact	there	is	a
mountain	of	evidence	telling	us	that	meditation	is	good	for	the	entire	body,
particularly	by	lowering	the	risk	of
heart	disease	and	counteracting	the
damaging	effects	of	stress.	If	you’ve	had	a	hard	day	and	want	to	unwind	with	a
peaceful	round	of	meditation,	we	encourage	you	to	go	for	it.	But	when	it	comes
to	transformation	and	achieving	your	highest	potential	for	spiritual	beauty,
meditation	is	more	than	any	of	these	things.
Even	though	brief,	your	meditation	time	brings	you	into	the	silent	core	of
yourself;	this	is	where	you	will	meet	the	truth	of	your	own	beauty	and	where	the
door	to	unconditional	love	opens.
How	to	Meditate:	Technique	1
Here’s	a	simple	meditation	based	on	the	breath	that	you	can	do	anywhere.	It’s
best	to	pick	a	quiet,	lowly	lit	spot	where	you	can	be	alone.	Sit	for	a	moment
with	your	eyes	closed	in	order	to	become	settled.	Now	place	your	attention	on
your	nose;	sense	the	gentle	flow	of	air	as	it	goes	in	and	out.Don’t	try	to	alter	your	breathing	or	to	maintain	a	rhythm—simply	be	aware
of	your	normal	breathing.	If	your	attention	wanders,	gently	and	easily	bring	it
back	to	your	breath.	Don’t	mind	if	you	feel	drowsy	or	even	doze	off.	These	are
signs	that	your	body	needs	to	rest	and	discharge	stresses.
Continue	for	10	to	15	minutes,	then	sit	quietly	for	a	moment	before	you
open	your	eyes	and	return	to	your	regular	activity.	Don’t	leap	out	of	your	chair
or	skip	this	moment	to	return	to	normal	awareness.	Letting	your	mind	remain
in	the	meditative	state	is	desirable	and	very	worth	cultivating	as	you	continue
your	practice	over	the	coming	weeks	and	months.
How	to	Meditate:	Technique	2
A	second	type	of	meditation	uses	a
mantra,	a	word	selected	for	its	vibrational
quality	in	settling	the	mind.	Mantras	go	back	thousands	of	years,	and	there’s
some	striking	research	to	indicate	that	they	lead	to	a	deeper	state	of	meditation.
A	simple	mantra	suitable	for	everyone	is
So	Hum
.	You	can	meditate	with	it	in
the	following	way.
As	with	your	breath	meditation,	try	to	pick	a	quiet,	lowly	lit	spot	where	you
can	be	alone.	Sit	for	a	moment	with	your	eyes	closed	in	order	to	become	settled.
Now	quietly	think	the	mantra:
So	Hum
.	Think	these	syllables	as	easily	as	any
other	thought.	Repeat	the	mantra	a	second	time,	then	a	third:
So	Hum,	So	Hum
.
Repeat	the	mantra	for	10	to	15	minutes,	but	don’t	try	to	set	up	a	regular
rhythm.	This	style	of	meditation	isn’t	about	mentally	chanting	your	mantra
with	a	regular	beat.	Instead,	you	think
So	Hum
	when	it’s	natural	and	easy	to	do
so.	If	your	attention	wanders,	easily	come	back	to	your	mantra.	Don’t	mind	if
you	get	drowsy	or	doze	off.	Don’t	mind	if	you	forget	to	say	the	mantra	for	what
seems	like	a	long	time.
The	object	is	to	allow	the	vibration	of
So	Hum
	to	settle	your	awareness	as
naturally	as	possible.	You	don’t	need	to	manipulate	it	or	control	it	in	any	way.
After	10	to	15	minutes,	sit	quietly	for	a	moment	before	returning	to	your	daily
activity.	Easing	back	into	activity	helps	to	maintain	the	meditative	state.
Meditation	clears	the	path	and	makes	it	much	easier	to	greet	renewal	and
change.	Your	awareness	becomes	brighter	and	more	alert;	mental	and	emotional
obstacles	are	dissolved.	Therefore,	nothing	is	more	effective	than	adopting	a
regular	meditation	program.	At	the	same	time,	there’s	another	dimension	to
consider.	As	you	clear	the	path,	certain	potentials	begin	to	wake	up	inside.	You
glimpse	that	there	could	be	more	love,	beauty,	creativity,	and	fulfillment	in
your	life.	Many	people	have	gotten	to	this	stage	in	their	seeking.	But	then	they
run	into	a	problem	staying	in	that	place	where
meditation	has	taken	them.Here’s	a	good	place	to	lay	a	common	fear	to	rest.	Some	people	fear	that	if
they	start	to	meditate,	they	will	stir	up	hidden	thoughts,	feelings,	and	memories
they’d	rather	not	face.	By	going	deeper	into	your	mind,	aren’t	you	stirring	up
the	demons	that	everyone	has?	In	reality,	meditation	is	value	neutral.	It	doesn’t
conform	to	labels	like	“good”	and	“bad,”	“positive”	and	“negative.”	All	that
happens	is	that	you	reach	a	deeper	level	of	awareness


 through awareness of the psychic sounds
which emanate from the bindu visargha in the back of the
head. This is actually a technique of nada (inner mystical
sound) yoga, through which the yogi is trained to hear the
full spectrum of sounds from the grossest to the most subtle.
The physical benefits of padmasana and siddhasana are
duplicated; in addition, this pose is useful in treating
diseases of the eyes, ears and brain. 76
The asanas, then are yogic methods for improving the cir
culation of prana and blood, for correcting the spine, and for
activating the nadis and the nervous system: in short, for bring
ing the physical body into harmony. When a radio doesn't
work properly, defective parts are repaired or adjusted until
finally the entire mechanism is in working order. It is the
same with the human body. However, no radio will function
if it is not supplied with electric power. The yogic process
for drawing energy into the body is called pranayama, which
will be discussed in the following chapter. III
Pranayama
and
Bandhas
Prana means vital force. Yogic philosophy maintains that this
vital force pervades the whole cosmos and permeates all
things, both animate and inanimate. Furthermore, this funda
mental force is said to be closely related to respiration, for it is
primarily through breathing that prana enters the human
body. Air and the oxygen in it may be regarded as manifesta
tions of prana, but they are not prana itself. Prana is both
more subtle and more fundamental than any gas. Ayama
means expansion, and has overtones of restraint and control.
Thus pranayama means "techniques for controlling prana."*
Many people consider pranayama to be mere breathing ex
ercises for absorbing extra oxygen into the blood stream, but
this is only one of its benefits. The aims of pranayama - to be
detailed in later chapters - include: 1) the absorption of
prana into the subtle energy (astral) body through the
visualization of the process; 2) the increase of prana flow
through the subtle nadis; 3) the conversion of this subtle
energy into vital energy of the physical dimension through
* The aim is not the control of universal prana - only that which enters and
flows through the body.
77 78
the functioning of the chakras, which connect the subtle
nadis with the physical body; 4) and the increased circula
tion of this energy through the blood vessels, nerves, and
meridians. Therefore, pranayama is properly regarded as a
group of methods to absorb and circulate prana into the
physical and astral bodies, invigorating both.
First we will present a description of "yogic breathing,"
which should be practiced daily as preparation for
pranayama.
Yogic Breathing
Yogic breathing is a combination of abdominal breathing
and chest breathing.
Abdominal Breathing: Expand the abdomen by contract
ing and lowering the diaphragm as you inhale a large
amount of air into the lungs. Then contract the abdomen by
relaxing the diaphragm and letting it rise so that the max
imum amount of air is expelled from the lungs. During this
process, do not move the chest or shoulders.
Chest Breathing: Inhale by expanding the chest and ex
hale by contracting it. It is important not to move the ab
domen.
Yogic Breathing: Inhale deeply, expanding first the ab
domen and then the chest to take the maximum amount of
air into the lungs, smoothly and without a break. Exhale,
relaxing the chest and abdomen, until the maximum amount
of air has been expelled from the lungs. This sequence must
be done in a wave-like motion, without any jerks.
Yogic breathing should be practiced before pranayama
everyday so that it becomes a habit. At first the practice will
require conscious effort, but later (within a matter of weeks)
it will become natural and unconscious throughout the day.
When this habituation has been achieved, the maximum in
halation and exhalation are no longer required. 79
Through the practice of yogic breathing, the student
becomes less susceptible to colds, bronchitis, asthma, and
related disorders. He or she is filled with energy, and less
easily tired; and the mind becomes calmer and free from anx
iety. As already stated, this yogic breathing is not prana
yama itself but a preliminary practice, and should be per
formed naturally throughout the day.
Before we discuss the details of pranayama practice,
please note the following precautions:
• The bladder, stomach, and intestines should be empty,
so practice pranayama not less than four hours after
eating.
• Practice after asanas but before meditation.
• During pranayama, relax the body as much as possible,
avoiding strain or discomfort. Keep the spine, neck,
and head erect and centered.
• Retain the breath as long as is comfortable. Excessive
retention may cause lung damage or dysfunction.
• Practice in well-ventilated (not drafty), clean, and pleas
ant surroundings, not in a dusty, smoky, or foul-
smelling place.
• When beginning pranayama, some constipation and
decreased urinary output may be experienced. In the
case of dry movements, intake of salt or spices should
be avoided and, if a loose movement should result,
pranayama practice should be suspended while a diet
of cereals (rice), and yogurt is adopted for a few days.
• Siddhasana and siddha yoni asana are the best poses
for pranayama, because they allow maximum expan
sion of the shoulders.
• In the advanced stages, pranayama should be practiced
under the guidance of a teacher.
• Persons practicing intensive pranayama should not
smoke tobacco, cannabis, etc. 80
Methods of Pranayama Practice
(1) Nadi Shodhan Pranayama
Sit in padmasana or siddhasana and place the hands on the
knees, straightening the spine and holding the head upright.
Relax the whole body and close the eyes. Be aware only of
the body and the breath for a few minutes.
Stage 1: Basic technique
Keeping the left hand on the knees, raise the right hand
and place the index and middle fingers between the
eyebrows. They should remain in this position throughout
the practice. The thumb should be placed by the right nostril
and the ring finger by the left nostril.
Close the right nostril with the thumb. Inhale then exhale
through the left nostril, five times at normal speed.
Release the pressure of the thumb on the right nostril and
then, pressing the side of the left nostril with the ring finger,
breathe in and out at normal speed five times. This should be
repeated for 25 cycles, one cycle consisting of five full
breaths through each nostril. The student should not breathe
heavily and there should be no sound as the air moves in and
out of the nostrils. After 15 days, move from Stage 1 to Stage 2.
Stage 2: Alternate nostril breathing.
Close the right nostril with the thumb and inhale through
the left nostril. After completing the inhalation, close the left
nostril with the ring finger and release the pressure of the 81
thumb on the right nostril, breathing out through it. Then in
hale through the right nostril and close it at the end of the in
halation. Open the left nostril and exhale. This is one cycle.
The length of the inhalation and exhalation should be equal
(for example, a count of five in and five out, or whatever rate
you find comfortable). There should be no strain under any
circumstances.
After a few days, the periods of inhalation and exhalation
should be lengthened, but should not differ from each other
(a 1:1 ratio). Care must be taken not to speed up the counting
during exhalation to compensate for shortage of breath.
At the slightest sign of discomfort, reduce the time of each
inhalation and exhalation. After 15 days or more, leave this
stage and practice Stage 3.
Stage 3: Antaranga kumbhaka.
Close the right nostril and inhale through the left. At the
end of the inhalation, close both nostrils, using thumb and
ring finger, and retain the breath. Exhale through the right
nostril and then inhale through it, keeping the left nostril
closed. Again retain the breath with both nostrils closed as
before. Open the left nostril and exhale, keeping the right
nostril closed. Each action - inhalation, retention, and ex
halation - should be performed to a count of five. This is one
cycle: practice 25 cycles.
After several days of practice


 is opidemic of Malaria in the area, he
has not become victim of the disease. Part VI
A few notable additional concepts and· cases
By Dr. S. M.. Desai
My old friend Sri Jayantibhai Trivedi found me out after a long
period of about twen:ty five years by a good chance and he seggested
me to.write this chapter. Not out of any self-importance but to' sht:~v/
the worthiness to write this chapter, I have to say that I am not only
the translator of this fundamental book on urine therapy by late
Sri Ravajibhai but I am a naturopath with a certificate from the great
naturopath Sri sh'armha of the South India. I am Ph.D. in Ayurveda
by writing a thesis on the Psycho~atic Theories in Ayurveda. I am
helping my elder brother who is a selfrnade Homeopath with a forty
years practice. We both. prescribe without any fees to the patients
who come to us the Natura-Urine therapy along with home made
· Ayurvedic medicines and also suggest Homeo medicines as
supplementary cures and we have good results. We put more
emphasis on Natura-Urine Therapy and give most importance to the
additional concepts described in this chapter later. Our address is
like this : Sri Mohanbhai Desai & Dr.S.M.Desai, 5, Shital Chhaya
Apartment, Suke.ti:.r Society, Nr. Nilam Hotel, University Area,
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380 009; Phone : 467158
Real Approach : Our approach to the recovery of health is the
well-known motto of prevention is better than cure. Sri Ravajibhai
had also the same approach and he too believed that self~cure is
the best cure and Natura-Urine therapy is the best and easiest
self-cure. This does not mean that all other path'ies are useless. Every
pathy has its own place in human life. The best approach to the
whole of the medical world is an integral and comprehensive
approach. The most practical approach to all pathies should be like
this. First use must be made of Natura-Urine Therapy along with
homly innocent medices like sodabycarb, Triphala, Trikatu,
Amritbinda, Fenugreek etc, if they are necessary for curg vata pitta
& cough. Most of the diseases can be cured by this and thE!n only
in serious cases, one must resort to Homeopathy. If. not helped by
this, one can then resort to Ayurveda and lastly to Allopathy and
surgery wh~n surgery becomes a must. All self-cur-ers must at least know the fundamentals principles of
all therapies. Natura-Urine therapy has the fundamental principle
of the c.learafl(:e of all Toxins in the body., Ayu.rved pu,t emphasis
on the removal dmuctJs or mala in the body by natural means and
herbal medicines. Homeopathy uses innocent like-cures like
me~icines. Biochemistry medicines are supplementing the salts
wh1ch are not there in the deceased Body. Allolopathy believes in
germ theo~y qnd kills germs along wi~h niany vital things in the body.
Al1olopath1c sutgety is wonderful no doubt but it is musused due
to-the professionalism. So one must start with Naturo~Urine Therapy.
It can cure almost all diseases if used well along with observing all
musts described in this chapter later on.
. E~ension of Naturopathy : In all cases of urine therapy the
~nnCiples are the same as shown in this book. The real emphasis
IS on the removal of all toxins. The first and foremost principle of
Naturopathy is this :all diseases are due to the accummulation of
toxins in any part of the body or in any system of t~e body su<;h
as blood sy~tem, nerve system or alimentary system etc. Ayurveda
has also satd thousands of years before that mala is cause of all
diseases. Urine therapy fully acc~pts this basic principle of Toxins
and it insists that urine is the best remedy to remove all toxins in
any.part o~ the body or in any _system of the body. From this point
of v1ew, unne therapy is a part of Naturopathy or is a fine extension
of Nauropathy.
Unique Therapy: Urine therapy is well d~scribed in Ayurved and
Dabar Tantra. But recent research in urine therapy is really an
advancement.and it is specially so in the present context of the
popularity and failure of Allelopathic medicines and wrong and
professional misuse of the present wonderful art and science of
surgery.
Accupressure, Magnet therapy Homeopathy etc. are sure cures
no doubt but they are additional aids only. They cannot substitute
Naturophathy and cannot evade the first law of removal of toxins.
They are very good aids in removing toxins and so they can be very
good additio~s to urine therapy and Naturopathy but they can never
be the substitutes for them. So urine therapy is unique in its own
way. laws are active form of God : Most important thing in
Naturopathy and. Urine Therapy is that they emphasis on the
Cibservation of all laws of good health. Even hearty prayers cannot
help i.e.-even God would never help if laws of good health are
transgressed. God surely helps at once to those who observe fully
all laws of good health because laws are active form if God. Such
laws·are control of food, control our tongue, living natural life, use
of sunshine, pure air, required exercise etc. Only after observing all
laws of health one can get rid of all diseases by prayer and urine
therapy. Prayer is a must in any therapy. The form of prayer requires
pure heart, clean head and clean behaviour. This is the real addion
in urine therapy noy·-a-days and this can do wonders in the use of
urine th~rapy
A few more concepts are musts
..
The life of the most people has become so much complicated
and man in general has become so much willful that fundamental
concepts of routine life have not been well understood by most of
the them. A few very important concepts about man's routine life
has been altogether forgotten by them. These concepts are not new
but still they are very important. These concepts are about proper
food, drinks, Sex, exercise, prayer etc. Eyen tthough much is
emphasised on ·these matters in Natura-urine therapy and Ayurveda,
there is much of mis-behavior in this matter. In some cases, people
take care as long as they resort to Natura-urine therapy but as soon
as they recover health they neglect all these basic concep:ts and
resort to old wrong habits of food drinks, sex, another mat:ters;
Food : Most of the humanity are the slav~s the tongue. The small
tongue without any bone is so powerful that it can make men dance!
Man in general like too much sweet or salty and spicy food and spoil
their health. Now it has become a fashion to eat in hotels once a
while and often if possible. Fast foods has so much enchantment that
men run after it and spoil the belly and destroy ~ealth. Most of the
people do not know what is healthy food. They must know that
fruits, nuts and simple grains like wheat & rice prepations are the
best food. Simple food is better as it is easily digestible without
creating any toxins. All other foods, spicy foods and hotel foods, i_. create toxins and so ill health is the result. The best foods are home
made foods prepared with love and care of health of all b. mothers and · t d · · Y our. SIS ers an Wives. This concept is not new and still it
lhs mostl_y neglec~ed and so is well emphasised here ~nd brought to
t e not1ce of unne-curers.
. ~reakfast : As fast or liquid fast is found to be very useful so
IS t e giving up of breakfast. Maffadden, the great Ame.'
~:~ropha~~as always insisted on giving up breakfast as r;~a:
lng o~ yon an urihungry stomach. Ayurveda says that man's
h~nger bnghtens as the sun goes up in the Sky. So the patient should
a ways give up breakfast. Most of the people are so much attached
:~ebreakf~st that theycannot aschew it easily." So if at all they want
. mol~nmg b~eakfa~t, they can take only some milk or some fruits
m sma quant~ty. It ~~a ~ia-media and so it is a compromise onl.
:he best way IS to give· It up completely and eat spare I for :0
~me~onl~. This _can keep up the health regained by th~s\herapy.
rea ast IS a nuisance