 Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frpeople with a family history of the disease. Soviet
scientists claimed that the main causes of the on-
set and development of hypertension include
nervous system problems, biochemical meta-
bolic processes, predisposing factors (hereditary
and age -related), atherosclerosis, and preceding
kidney diseases.
I’ve already described my understanding of the
developme nt of hypertension and atherosclero-
sis mechanisms. It should be noted that high
blood pressure is caused by excessive weight.
Scientists have found that about 2 km of capil-
laries are required to supply blood to 500g of fat
cells. Therefore, if a person gai ns 1 kg, their vas-
culature increases by 4 km. As a result of the
overall increase in the vasculature length, which
is about 100,000 km in adults, the load on the
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and more frequent contractions to push the
blood through all bodily organs and tissues un-
der high pressure.
Combined fasting is perfect for obese patients.
Many researchers state that this method leads to
an earlier acidotic crisis and a greater reduction
in the body fat mass. Patients with arterial hy-
pertension attain a faster improvement of their
condition, thus the term of the fast and the
length of their inpatient treatment are reduced.
This method is the technique of choice if the un-
derlying disease is accompanied by obesity and
edema syndrome.
Moreover, the combination of dry and water
fasting is well tolerated by patients, has a healing
effect, while reducing the total treatment length,
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of the acidotic crisis.
Atherosclerosis  is the main cause of impaired
blood supply to tissues and organs. Atheroscle-
rosis (and the diseases it causes) is a top killer!
There’s a misconception that atherosclerosis is
the result of aging. Sometimes it’s associated
with absent -mindedness or forgetfulness. Both
statemen ts are wrong.
First of all, atherosclerosis can affect young
people, while old patients may not have this con-
dition. Second, its symptoms are more diverse
because it can affect the whole body from head
to toe. Sclerosis literally means "induration". It
can develop in lung tissues (pneumosclerosis),
heart muscles (cardiosclerosis), kidneys (neph-
rosclerosis), and even bones (osteosclerosis).
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frAtherosclerosis, in fact, is a special form that
affects large arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a metabolic disorder in
which cholesterol (a fat -like substance) levels in-
crease in the blood. Besides, lipoprotein (fat +
protein) formation is increased. It penetrates the
artery walls. At the same time, they accumulate
cholesterol, followed by either plaque calcifica-
tion or ulceration. The risk of atherosclerosis in-
creases with aging.
Fasting has a huge impact on blood circulation.
With an empty stomach and intestines, there are
no obstacles to blood circulation in the abdo-
men, and its composition is improved. Conges-
tion in the abdomen and the liver are eliminated.
Fasting contributes to the restoration of the ca-
pillary circulation function in patients with
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elastic during fasting. Blood cholesterol levels
decrease, thus eliminating the risk of new ather-
osclerotic plaques. The subsequent strict dairy
and plant -based diet with salt restriction helps
retain the results obtained during therapeutic
fasting treatment.
In patients with hypertension, fasting immedi-
ately affects its main symptom, namely, blood
pressure. It is lowered starting with the very first
days of fasting. Even in patients with persistent
and long -term diseases, it’s normalized after 5 -7
days of dry fasting. In most cases, blood pressure
drops below the normal level by the en d of the
fast. It increases and reaches the norm during
the recovery period. To maintain a positive ther-
apeutic effect, regular short -term dry fasting
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a month, 7 days a year.
19.2.13. Neurological diseases: de generative
disc disease, protrusions, disk herniation, mi-
graine.
According to a famous quote, " three doctors
have four opinions." When it comes to vertebral
degenerative disc disease, there are many opin-
ions. When a patient asks about the cause of de-
genera tive disc disease, a doctor can easily name
a dozen causes. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find a
clear and specific reason why the above -men-
tioned disease affected you and a particular ver-
tebral area. There is even an opinion that degen-
erative disc disease  is a "polyetiological and
monopathogenetic" disease. It’s a beautiful term
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by different factors".
It should be noted that degenerative disc dis-
ease affects only Homo sapiens among the ani-
mal species on our plan et. In literature, there’s
also a statement that saber -toothed tigers were
affected by it. I don’t know, I haven’t had the
chance to check this fact, but the spread of de-
generative disc disease  in humans is truly global.
It affects 99,(9)% of people. Degen erative disc
disease  is the most common disease of the mus-
culoskeletal system that affects people of all ages.
The term osteochondrosis, as degenerative disc
disease is called in Russian,  is formed from two
Greek words meaning "bone" and "cartilage". It’s
a disease of the cartilage covering bones in the
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cord, hip and knee joints.
Intoxication and immobility are the main
causes of degenerative disc disease. These factors
alter the intervertebral disc structure. Due to the
uneven vertical axial load, the ligaments of the
vertebrae (especially in the lumbar spine) stretch
as much as possible on one side or the other be-
cause a standing person constantly “changes
legs”. As a result, there is a dislocation of the ver-
tebrae called spondylolisthesis. Besides, inter-
vertebral discs gradually degenerate and the nu-
cleus pulposus elasticity is lost. The disc loses its
ability to act as a hydraulic shock absorber, and
the axial load is transferred by it in the direction
of the acting force. After a while, the outer layer
of the disk cracks, and hernial bulges are formed.
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edema and impaired blood circulation in the
spine), spinal nerve roots, or, in rare cases, the
spinal cord. In addition, there are degenerative
changes in the cartilage covering the discs ac-
companied by the formation of a disk hernia in
the vertebrae.
The main treatment for this pathology defi-
nitely consists of eliminating the edema, cleans-
ing the muscles, ligaments, and joints from salt
deposits, improving disk nutrition. I’ve been al-
ways amazed at how spine mobility and flexibil-
ity improve during fast ing. Migraine (translated
from French, migraine is the pain in one half of
the head) is a recurrent paroxysmal headache,
usually unilateral, caused by periodic narrowing
and expansion of arteries in the brain. Women
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men, due to frequent migraine attacks during
premenstrual syndrome. Men usually have
longer lasting and more intense attacks. The
causes of


. I rarely
forget an appointment or a commitment. I am more productive in my job, and can work for longer periods of time in a single s tretch.
I realize that I now have a memory more closely resembling that whi ch I’m supposed to have at my age—one that works, and one that works well. My days of using diabetes as the generic scapegoat for an y mental or physical health symptom are officially over.
Learning the 80/10/10 philosophy has helped me develop a holistic understanding  of nutrition that opposes the basic desire to
obsess about the intake of a subset of nutrients. Nutrition education in th is country makes it almost impossible to know where to
look for essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, and calcium, to na me a few. It is also difficult to know how much of each
nutrient one should aim to consume on a daily basis. After all, the recomm ended daily allowance values change almost every year,
and intake values seem to change constantly, in a seemingly arbitra ry fashion. There seems to be little logic to this system.
Many Americans ponder about what the best source of omega-3 fatty  acids is, whether it’s necessary to consume bran flakes
to keep “regular,” whether organic produce is really worth the pri ce differential, whether dairy products are the best source of
calcium, and whether supplementation is really necessary. One day y ou read an article in the newspaper that claims one point of
view; the next day you read an article in a magazine that contradict s it completely. The information comes from hundreds of sources,
most of it is confusing, and almost nobody knows what to believe.
It wasn’t until learning the 80/10/10 philosophy that I finally lea rned how to filter mainstream nutrition information to achieve
optimal health. Dr. Graham’s coined statement, “Increase the pe rcentage of whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic fruits and vegetables in
your diet” was so simple and so sensible that I felt like a fool for not under standing it previously. In fact, after feeling the difference
that whole fresh, ripe, raw, organic fruits and vegetables made in my body, I  never stopped to question my nutrient intake. I stopped
obsessing about individual nutrients and started focusing on creating  holistic health.
The message that I’ve taken from the 80/10/10 lifestyle is simple: eat ing a low-fat vegan raw foods diet makes me feel like a
natural human being. Besides feeling like a million dollars every ti me I awake from deep slumber, I enjoy a feeling of simplicity that
was never present in my life on a cooked food diet. My perception of the world has ch anged for the better, and I am more at peace
with my friends, family, and daily routine.
At first I thought that in order to become a raw food vegan you had to have a rea son, an ailment, or a condition. I thought that
you had to be a cancer patient, a diabetic, or someone suffering from chronic f atigue syndrome. After all, why else would anyone
want to deprive him- or herself of the good food they grew up loving?
Today, however, I realize that the only reason you need to adopt the 80/10/10 lifest yle is that you want to feel like a natural
human being. If you’re already athletic, be prepared to experie nce increased performance and a shockingly efficient ability to
recover. If you’ve lost track of what’s important in your life, be pre pared to experience the simplicity of all that life has to offer. If
you suffer from a clouded mental state, be prepared to experience a n ew sense of clarity. And if you’re like me, and have a
condition like diabetes, be prepared to look to the future with an overwhelming s ense of hope, a gift that both the 80/10/10
nutritional philosophy and Dr. Graham have taught me to never give up.

Justin Lelia, Miami, Florida
Dr. Graham is the strongest, most humane and effective health educa tors I know. His level of happiness and his high-energy
diet inspired my turnaround. Before Dr. Graham’s program, I weighed 190 p ounds, had chronic joint pain, worked in a fast-food
restaurant, and experienced dangerous levels of depression. Now, I play ten nis and basketball, have ridden my bike over 6,000
miles in three years, have lost close to fifty pounds, and I work at an outdoor  organic farmer’s market.
Dr. Graham’s emphasis on practicing a low-fat dietary regimen i s particularly noteworthy. Raw fats may be healthier than the ir
cooked counterparts, but high-fat diets remain unhealthy no matter how w e slice, dice, or soak them.
The standard of health Dr. Graham upholds is humbling; indeed, it’s inc redibly challenging, and for this he remains unpopular
with medically minded raw fooders. They overestimate the power of food, and can  often be heard giving others prescriptions,
treating foods as if they were drugs.
Doug refuses to promote fragmented nutrition, superfoods, supplements, flus hes, and other concepts designed to compensate
for people’s lack of willpower, persistence, and responsibility;  he refuses to encourage the medically brainwashed. He has taught  me
that the best way to help others heal is through friendship and attenti on, and by inspiring them with outstanding levels of
performance.
Dr. Graham is in a league of his own … another stratosphere. His humani ty is alien-like in a world that is often categorized by
greed and impatience. The amount of time and energy Doug has graciously  and patiently volunteered in order to help me and others
climb out of the hole we’ve dug ourselves into blows my mind. Sometimes I  think he’s too human for the world.

Janie Gardener, Kauai, Hawaii
I first came into contact with Dr. Graham through his VegSource onli ne discussion board about raw foods and sports nutrition.
My visit there was prompted by my decision to eat raw again.
The first time I tried going raw I did it a differently—high fat, low fr uit with ferments, condiments, oils, and the like. It worked
better than any other diet I’d tried, but my body wanted me to do what Dr. Gr aham’s program is all about, even though I did not
know Dr. Graham or his program back then.
Too bad I didn’t have the guts to just go with it like he did. I’m glad I found my  way back. Thank goodness I came across that discussion board and found out about Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 low-fat raw veg an diet. It has made all the difference in the
improvement of my health, well-being, and life. The differences are ra dically beyond anything I had experienced before, beyond my
hopes and expectations, and into a whole new realm of health and vitality.

Autoimmune Disease
Prior to starting back on raw, I could see my health rapidly deteriorating be fore my eyes. In the summer of 2001, I was diagnosed
with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. This autoimmune condition literal ly means that you have antibodies that are attacking your
own phosphorus fats. Symptoms are mostly related to a tendency of the blood to clot a nd/or bleed excessively but also include
heart attack, stroke, and easily bruised and sunburned skin, as well as misc arriages. The condition is found in lupus patients, but
does not always develop into lupus or in all lupus patients.
I had at least four miscarriages and a host of other health problems before  it was diagnosed. I spent some time following my
MD’s suggestions (aspirin), then my chiropractor’s suggestion s (fish oil), and a mix of alternating between the two, but it was j ust
getting worse—and I had the side effects of the “medicine” to deal with  as well. I tried eating more EFA-rich foods like salmon,
flaxseed oil, walnuts, etc., but that didn’t help either.
When I switched to Dr. Graham’s program, I decided to stop all of the fish  and fish oil, flaxseed oil, and aspirin I had been
taking. I started working on eating the 80/10/10  raw vegan way in June of 2002. At first I misunderstood the 10% (or lower) fat
recommendation, thinking it referred to overt fats, not all fats, as I coul dn’t imagine not eating much overt fat. I had been eating a
very high-fat diet all of my life, including when I ate raw/living  foods the last time around.
Thus, I started out by keeping my overt fat intake down to not more than 10% of c alories (about 20% overall), which isn’t
quite 80/10/10. This
intermediate step allowed me to get things going well enough to experie nce fantastic results and inspired me to keep on going.
About six months into it, I discovered my mistake and adjusted my diet and acti vity level so that I was able to meet the
recommendations soon afterwards. I don’t think I could have done 80/10/10  without this transition, even if I had understood it from
the beginning.
I had enormous improvements in my first six months, even with my 20%-ish  fat intake. The improvements were way beyond
those I had experienced eating any other way (including other varian ts of the raw/living-food diet


 way, is a
Bringer of the Light.   That is because all people in right
livelihood are being who they really are...and Who You
Really Are is the very Light you are seeking to bring!
Did you get that?  Did you hear that?  There is no
brighter Light in the Universe than the Light of your
Beingness.  Therefore, let your light so shine beforeNeale Donald Walsch 33
men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
For He said unto them, “Is a candle brought to be put
under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a
candlestick? Neither do men light a candle, and put itunder a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house.”
Remember, you are in the room to heal the room.
You are in the space to heal the space.  You are in
the house to heal the house... to “giveth light untoall that are in the house.”
There is no other reason for you to be there.
How do you shine the Light of your Being?
By first moving into Right Livelihood –
which means by not allowing yourself to do anything
for a living which violates your deepest inner senseof Who You Are.34Bringers of the Light
You don’t have to take any precipitous action in
this regard however.  For when you adopt and fol-
low Step 3 in the process which is being outlined
here, you will find yourself automatically  moving away
from “wrong livelihood.”  It will happen in just the
right way, at just the right time.  You may even findthat you have caused yourself to be fired  from a job
which you should never have had, or at which you
should never have remained.  This will all look likethe boss’ doing if you are not careful, and only when
you have the most discerning eye will you be able to
see that you brought it all on yourself (usually...evenif subconsciously...quite deliberately).
So don’t go out now and just quit your job.  That’s
not what this book recommends, and that’s not whatthis process is all about.
Yet do not be surprised if, as a result of the pro-
cess of moving towards Beingness  that you have under-
taken, you discover a few weeks or months from now
that you are no longer engaged in the work which
currently fills your days.Neale Donald Walsch 35
Step 3 often produces such a quantum shift in
people’s experience.  That is because Step 3 is in
itself a quantum movement.  It is a movement fromfocus upon what you are doing  to what you are being.
Let’s try a little experiment in that focus shift right
now.  At this very moment, you are reading a bookyou are holding in your hand.  That is what you are
doing.   If someone called you right now and said,
“What’cha up to?” you’d say, “Oh, I’m just readingthis neat little book.”  You’d answer that way because
most of the time you are thinking about  what you
are doing.  You look to see what your body is involved
You are one of the
courageous ones:
someone who has chosen to
make  a life,
rather than a living.It is in this moment that you will discover:36Bringers of the Light
Good.  That’s very good.  You’re getting the idea.
That clarity about what’s going on with you comes
only when you focus on what you are being, righthere, right now.
Now, what we notice is that your present state of
Beingness may not seem to be one that you pre-in, and that is how you answer the question.  It is
quite natural, given how you have focused your life.
But now, focus on what you are being.  Right now,
this moment.  What are you being?  Close your eyes
and stay with the question.
Good.  Now complete the following sentence:Right now I am being...
__________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________Neale Donald Walsch 37
selected. That is, you may experience that the
beingness you described in the completed sentence
just above is a beingness which was induced, if you
will, by your reading this book.
We often see our States of Being that way.  We
imagine them to be induced, or caused, by our exte-rior experience.  Yet look now at Principle #3.38Bringers of the LightNeale Donald Walsch 39
Principle  #3
Everything
you are being,
you are being because
you choose to be.40Bringers of the Light
If, at any given moment, you are being afraid, it
is because you choose to be.  If you are being
joyful, it is because you choose to be.  If you are be-ing annoyed, it is because you choose to be.  If you
are being harassed, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being loved, it is because you choose to
be.  If you are being ignored, it is because you choose
to be.  If you are being helped, it is because you choose
to be.  If you are being hurt, it is because you chooseto be.  If you are being wise, it is because you choose
to be.
If you are feeling wronged, it is because you choose
to be.
This list could go on forever.
Indeed...it actually does.Neale Donald Walsch 41
Understand that beingness  is a State in which
one is, not an action which one takes.
You cannot do “happy,” you can only be “happy,”
depending upon what you decide  to be.
You cannot do “sad.”  You cannot do “afraid.”  You
cannot do “wronged,” or “hurt,” or “annoyed.”   You
can only be these things.
And what causes you to be them? Many people
believe it is what is going on around them; that it’swhat someone or something else is doing.  Yet it is
not.  It is your decision  about what someone else is
doing which causes that.  It is the choice you make.
The complexity surrounding this whole business is
this: so many of the choices you are making are now so
automatic, so deeply based in prior experience, thatthey seem to be noncontrollable by you.  And so it looks
as if  the actions of others, or  experiences exterior to
you, are causing the response within you.
Yet the truth is, you are choosing to be in the State
in which you find yourself.  And the only difference
between you and those who have mastered this life42Bringers of the Light
is that Masters choose differently.
(For a far more detailed exploration of this subject,
see Conversations with God  - Book One.)
The point to be made here is that beingness  is cho-
sen, not induced.  You chose to be whatever you wrote
on page 44.  Why you chose it is another matter –
the subject for another whole book.  Yet this much
we know: the choice was not forced.  Choices mayoften seem forced, but they never are.
You can produce a State of Being by simply select-
ing one.   And you can do this anytime, anywhere.
A State of Being is a feeling, not an action.  Yet
you can undertake to feel a certain way.   That is, you
have the power to decide how you’re going to feel, and
how you feel right now.
This is the great secret of the human encounter.
This is the great gift, and the great tool. And withthis tool all the Universe is opened unto you, and all
the freedom you could ever want to be and to expe-
rience Who You Really Are is granted you.
This is the Truth; the Truth which shall set you free.Neale Donald Walsch 43
You need to at least accept this Principle as a
possibility in order to make it work.  When
you can accept it as a possibility, go back to Step 3.
Choose to move into the State of Beingness you have
described in Step 2, and choose to be that, no matter
what you are “doing.”
This is the formula through which people move
into Right Livelihood.  It is, to use the title from awonderful book by Terry Cole-Whittaker, The Inner
Path from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
So choose now that State of Beingness you wish
to experience in, as, and through you.  Then be that.
How?  It is a matter of focus.  It has to do with what
you focus your attention upon.
Let’s try one State of Being, just for an example.
Let’s pick... peacefulness.  Let us say, just for the pur-
pose of this exercise, that you wish and choose toexperience yourself in a State of Peacefulness at all
times, everywhere.
Good.  Now concentrate on that for a minute.
Get in touch with that.  See what that feels like.  Put44Bringers of the Light
the book down, relax for just a minute, and go to
that place right now.
Good.  Now choose to be that...choose to be
peace...every minute of every hour for the rest of this
day.


 off the dreadful itching, curbing the vicious cycle of scratching and further irritating
your skin.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!33. Cutting Board Conditioner
I used to buy these little bottle of some fancy oil marketed specifically for conditioning cutting boards…never
again! Wipe down the cutting board with a damp towel and then dry it. Use a soft cloth to rub in some coconut
oil, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Buff with a fresh cloth. For a little extra odor removing kick, add a few drops
of lemon essential oil (or even just a small squirt of lemon juice.)
34. Go-To Carrier/Base Oil
Lotions, lip balms, massage blends, body butters, sugar scrubs…coconut oil is a great go-to carrier/base oil. Its texture and consistency helps hold whatever it is you’ve created together, while contributing all of its awesome
moisturizing and healing benefits.
35. DIY Vapor Rub
Mix peppermint essential oil with coconut oil to make a vapor rub that you can apply beneath your nose/on
your chest when you’re congested. It’s a simple, but effective, way to clear out stuffiness and help you sleep
better at night.
36. Prevent Lice
I don’t know why lice wouldn’t like coconut oil, since it smells so dang good, but people have found it seems
to keep them at bay, and even chase them away. If your little one comes home from school with lice, dip a
fine toothed comb in coconut oil and run it through their hair. You can also use it as a precaution if there is an
outbreak.
37. Frizz-Fighter
In the deathly dryness of winter, or on steaming humid days, hair can get a little wild. If your mane has a mind of its own, put a *small* amount of coconut oil on your fingers and run them through your hair to get a handle
on the frizz. I recommend sticking to mostly the ends if possible, as it can get a little heavy otherwise.
38. On Toast
A simple way to replace butter. Spread some coconut oil on toast for a tasty (and filling) snack.
39. Popcorn Topping
Melt some coconut oil and drizzle it over your popcorn. Add a touch of salt, toss until each piece if coated, and
enjoy a magnificent show time snack.
40. Wound Care
Antibacterial and antifungal properties make coconut oil an ideal salve for minor scrapes and scratches. Mix some up with a little bit of honey (also antibacterial) and apply a dab to the area, or just use on its own. Don’t
slather it onto a great big gaping cut, but for little stuff it’s a great thing to have in your all-natural first aid kit.
41. Small Motor Lubricant
Use a small amount of melted coconut oil to lubricate small motors, such as on blenders. A little goes a long
way. Too much and it can have the opposite effect of running smoothly when it solidifies.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!42. Reduce Hair Balls
Strong anecdotal evidence supports using coconut oil to reduce hair balls. There are also those who feel
medium-chain triglycerides aren’t the way to go with our feline friends, so do some research to decide what
you are comfortable with. Rub a little on your cat’s paws to help improve digestive function and reduce hair
balls.
43. Aromatherapy
Add your favorite blend of essential oils to some coconut oil to dab on your temples and the back of your neck when you feel stressed or nauseous. Peppermint and eucalyptus for headaches and tension, or lemon/lime/
orange for nausea, are nice places to start.
44. Summer Day Dog Treats
Also known as “coconut cubes” these tasty chilled treats will help keep your pooch cool the glorious warm
weather comes. Mix some peanut butter with coconut oil and freeze into an ice cube tray to feed as a special
treat to your pups on hot summer days. Feed them outside or on a smooth floor to avoid getting your carpet
messy!
45. Dry Nostrils
Dry nostrils feel like they need to be picked at. Picked at nostrils become sore and irritated nostrils. It’s a vicious cycle. Rub a little bit of coconut oil on the inside of each nostril to moisturize it. Use only a little bit.
Because coconut oil melts rapidly at body temperature, too much can make you look (or feel) like you have a
runny nose!
46. Cracked Paw Pads
Doggy paws are tough, and they should be a little rough, calloused, and thickened. Imagine how tender they would get if they were soft and smooth! That being said, when your dog starts to get really dry, cracked paws,
rub some coconut oil into them to help them heal. Don’t overdo it though- your dog doesn’t want its paw pads
to be as silky smooth as your skin. The hardest part about this is keeping them from licking it off. Make sure to keep your canine away from delicate floors if you are worried it might stain (I have yet to have a problem with
this on carpet or wood, but everybody’s house is different!)
47. Constipation Relief
Take a tablespoon of coconut oil every morning on an empty stomach to keep your digestive track running
smoothly. You can try 2 tablespoons to work out acute constipation as well.
48. Fade Age/Sun Spots
Coconut oil can help heal or lessen the appearance of a wide variety of skin blemishes, and people have found that daily application of it have helped fade sun or age spots. Rub coconut oil onto sun spots daily to help fade
them.
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!49. Bags-Be-Gone
Put the beauty back in beauty sleep and use coconut oil to help get rid of those dark circles that make you look
so exhausted. Every night, rub a little bit of coconut oil under your eyes to reduce puffiness and dark bags in
the morning.
50. Soften Dry Elbows
Elbows are one of the hardest places to keep soft. Rub coconut oil onto them morning and night to help them
stay supple. I don’t suggest doing this if you are going in for a big test and plan on setting your elbows on the
desk. The horror if they slipped off and you ended up banging yourself against the table in the middle of a
dead silent room.
51. Give Your Dog a Healthy Shine
Feed 2 teaspoons to dogs under 30 pounds and 1 tablespoon to dogs over 30 pounds daily to improve dry skin and give their coats a lustrous shine. Work up to the full dosage over the course of a week or so, discontinuing
use if it seems to upset your canine companion’s tummy.
52. Insect Repellant
I can’t imagine why bugs would find coconut oil repulsive but then, I also find some of the things they do
rather distasteful myself. For whatever reason, some people find that slathering on coconut oil can help keep
the bugs at bay. You can also try melting down the oil and stirring in some essential oils (such as peppermint or
citrus) and then making a bug repellant bar of sorts that you can reapply.
53. Bee Sting Soother
As a beekeeper, bee stings are a reality that I face quite often. While honeybees are really quite gentle creatures, some stings are simply inevitable at times. To help reduce the swelling, heat, and pain that comes
along with bee venom, rub a little coconut oil onto the site after the stinger has been removed. For an extra
soothing kick, add a drop of lavender essential oil to it as well.
54. Stop Sticky, Squeaky, Hinges
It’s hard to be subtle when you have a squeaky door. Your plans for a midnight raid of the snack cupboard will be thwarted if a door makes a racket when you open it. Rub a little coconut oil into the hinges to stop the
squealing.
55. Metal Polish
Rub a bit of coconut oil over metal with a soft cloth. Let it sit for a minute, and then buff to a shine. It’s helpful
to wipe the surface free of dust before applying the oil.
56. Moisten A Little One’s Chapped Nose
Youngsters seem to have a perpetually runny nose. That shiny upper lip that just won’t go away. This can result in a very chapped little nose. To help clear up that sore spot, gently wipe away any goobers with a washcloth
dipped in warm water. Pat the excess water off and rub a little bit of coconut oil onto the skin to moisturize and
heal the area. The antibacterial/antifungal benefits can’t hurt either!
Get a FREE 15oz Jar of Organic Coconut Oil - just pay $1.95 S&H!57. Clean Your Retainer (or Mouth Guard)
The antibacterial and antifungal constituents of coconut oil take center stage here. Rub a little bit of it onto
your retainer after rinsing it at night to help keep it clean, and it doesn’t taste so bad either. You can also use
this on a mouth guard as well. If you’re going to get tackled to the ground, you might as well have a pleasant
taste in your mouth when you


 chapter you will learn
how to eat to maximize your nutrient absorption and tooth remineralization. In the last chapter you
learned that fat-soluble vitamins are essential to remineralize decayed teeth. Now you will learn how
to increase the minerals and the fat-soluble nutrient content of your diet. You are going to learn how
to replace processed foods with whole foods, and learn ways to prepare food that will help ensure its
optimal nutrient absorption.
Cavities in our teeth appear for a reason. And people with cavities have frequent food habits that
create cavities. The problem is most people do not know which foods cause the cavities, so it seems
like cavities strike them out of nowhere. Even within the framework of the entrenched bacterial theory
of tooth decay, the dental establishment acknowledges that the root of tooth decay lies in what foods
are eaten. The convenient difference between what conventional dentistry focuses on and what we are
looking at here is that dentistry points to foods your bacteria might be feeding off of, rather than to
what foods you are feeding your bacteria. Tooth decay comes from eating foods that are harmful to
your body. So tooth decay is a specific biological reaction to a set of environmental factors. It is not a
random or mistaken occurrence. This chapter will illustrate what these harmful foods are. Many of us
typically consume as a staple certain foods that harm our teeth, without knowing it. Pay particular
attention to your consistent food habits since one or more of them may be the cause of your misery.
Sometimes just removing the tooth-decay- promoting foods will make decayed soft teeth hard as stone
again.The Town without a Toothache
Hereford, Texas became known as the “Town without a Toothache” in 1942 due to the
pioneering work of dentist George Heard and author of
Man Versus Toothache
. Dr. Heard explains
the town’s secret:
After a newcomer has lived in Hereford a few years, provided he had drunk lots of raw
whole milk, he develops resistance to tooth decay. Even the tooth cavities which he brings
with him when he comes to Hereford will be glazed over, if he has drunk raw milk.
For years I made inquiry of my patients as to their milk habits. Almost invariably I found
that the possessor of a mouth full of sound teeth had been a consistent milk drinker from
early childhood. A surprisingly large number liked either buttermilk, clabber or both. The
significant fact is that the milk those patients drank came from cows that had grazed on
native grass in Deaf Smith County pastures. In winter, as a rule, the cows had grazed on
green wheat.
1a
My fellow dentists heard me out of respectful attention. One dentist Dr. Young remarked:
“If all our patients adhered to Dr. Heard's ideas, we would be minus patients.”
2a
There are not words to explain the supreme value of raw grass-fed milk in all its forms. High
quality raw milk will substantially contribute to your health and well-being, and to your children’s
health and well-being. Milk is very high in the minerals calcium and phosphorus which we know we
need for strong teeth and bones. Four cups (one quart) of milk provides about one gram of calcium
and one gram of phosphorus per day. This is a significant portion of your daily requirements of the
minerals you need for healthy teeth and bones. The fat portion of the milk, the cream, contains small
amounts of valuable fat-soluble vitamins like A and D, as well as vitamin C. When pasturing cows
eat rapidly growing grass in the time of rapid growth after it rains, there will be moderate amounts of
bone hardening Activator X in the milk. It is worth noting that the soils of Deaf Smith County, Texas
were extremely high in the mineral phosphorous.
Dr. Heard’s years of observations show that people drinking one quart (four cups) of excellent
grass-fed milk per day will be immune to cavities. He also advised to take some of the milk in
different forms such as: buttermilk, clabber, cottage cheese, kefir, and yogurt. Several ancient
Ayurvedic texts, more than 2,000 years old, describe using milk, yes, raw grass-fed milk, as a cure
for literally hundreds of ailments. The most particularly healing milk to the body was identified as
buttermilk. Since all milk was cultured in those days (the refrigerator was not yet invented) this
would of course be non-pasteurized cultured buttermilk. Milk’s healing power lies in its nutrient
density and the ease with which our body can digest it.
Before the recent invention of refrigerators, milk was drunk either immediately after milking,
known as sweet milk, or it naturally began to sour and was transformed into cheese or yogurt.
Probiotics are vital to our health and good digestion. Many forms of soured milk are excellent for
obtaining these detoxifying and vitamin-creating bacteria. Having healthy teeth is a result of more than
just eating well; it is about absorbing food well. An essential aspect of nutrient absorption is having a
diet rich in probiotic, live foods. In addition to a wide spectrum of probiotic bacteria, different forms
of soured milk including yogurt contain highly absorbable forms of calcium. Soured milk is also low
in milk sugar, known as lactose. Dr. Heard’s observation that people who are immune to cavities
consume a significant amount of soured milk reveals a vital but little known way to create immunity to
tooth decay.Let’s review some of the life-affirming forms of raw milk.
Clabber
is a strong soured yogurt-like milk product produced by allowing milk to sit out in a jar
at room temperature.
Kefir
 (pronounced
keh-FEER
 )is produced when milk sits in a jar with kefir grains. This is a
symbiotic matrix colony of bacteria and yeast that resemble a cauliflower. Kefir grains can be
obtained online, or from friends. At room temperature the kefir grains consume milk sugars and
transform raw milk into a potent nutrient-rich cultured beverage. It can be drunk plain or in smoothies.
Kefir seeds our intestines with milk-digesting bacteria and aids in cleansing and detoxification of the
body. Regular consumption of kefir will increase your vitality and longevity by filling you up with
more than 60 probiotic yeasts and bacteria, not to mention the highly digestible forms of minerals in
the kefir milk.
Whey
is the light yellowish liquid that remains when milk solids are removed from cultured
milk. You may have seen it on the top (or at the bottom) of your yogurt container. After milk sours, the
liquid portion of the milk can be separated from the solids, leaving you with curds and whey. Whey is
an ancient health remedy because of how easy it is to absorb and digest along with its vast probiotic
contents. Whey can be obtained from yogurt if you do not have access to raw milk.
Butter milk
 is the liquid that is left over from the process of churning butter. It has a refreshing
sweet and sour taste, and will aid your overall health.
Suggested Dairy Intake
2-4 cups of raw dairy per day. Make sure to regularly include any or all of these probiotic
milks: kefir, yogurt, clabber, whey and buttermilk.
Dentist George Heard’s message for the people:
Reader, would you like to have my formula for building sound teeth in one line? Well, then,
here it is: Drink plenty of pure raw milk every day.
3a
These excellent results were enjoyed by Deaf Smith residents because the cows pastured on
Texas’s native grasses grown on mineral-rich soil and grazed green wheat in the winter time.
Deceptive Labeling
Milk laws are backwards these days. Milk laws are controlled at the state level, so the law may
be different in your state. Dairy products that are sold in larger chain stores labeled as kefir,
buttermilk, cottage cheese, or cream cheese are in fact counterfeit. Because of the laws, real kefir,
buttermilk, and cream cheese are banned from our stores. Instead, the products you see have a
specific strain of culture added to the milk or cream to create these products. The natural, old-
fashioned way to make these products is through natural fermentation without adding enzymes. Store
products do not benefit from the natural culturing process and are dramatically inferior. Usually the
taste is completely different from what the real food, not available in stores, actually tastes like.
Equally, the health benefits from the store-bought products will not be the same, with the possible
exception of some superior brands of yogurt.
The problem with store-bought dairy is not just in the culturing process, but also in the quality of
the original milk used. Most milk labeled as organic comes from cows that are not raised naturally.
Dairy cows, even from supposedly organic dairies, are often confined, and deprived of their natural
diet of grasses. Instead, they are fed grains and other inexpensive fodder, including waste grains fromdistilleries which are not a part of the cow’s natural diet. The result of this large scale, profit-driven
production is that the grain-fed milk lacks wholesome life-sustaining nutrients. In general people do
not do well on grain-fed milk; it is too sweet and nutrient poor. Unless labeled otherwise, you can
assume that store-bought milk is completely grain fed, even the organic varieties. Although the ideal
of organic milk is that it comes from pasture-fed,


 either prostaglandins (PG) or thromboxane is formed from synthases that yield prostacyclin (PGI
2) and PGE2 or thromboxane A2. PGE1,
PGI2, and PGE2 are vasodilators, anti-inflammatory, and platelet deaggregators, while throm -
boxane A2 acts as a vasoconstrictor, inflammatory, and platelet aggregator. DMSO is reported
to block thromboxane A2 and promote the release of PGE1, PGI2, and PGE2 either directly or
via cAMP stimulation.150 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Vascular constriction and platelet clumping can be antagonized if PGI2 is released
from endothelial cells in the microvasculature.104 PGI2 appears to do this by stimu -
lating adenylate cyclase in many tissues including peripheral neurons leading to an
increase in cAMP levels in platelets.108 An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability
at the vessel wall would have a positive and direct effect on cerebral ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction ( Figure 8.2).
DMSO also has a direct effect on platelet cAMP levels. It increases cAMP pre -
sumably by inhibiting phosphodiesterase (PDE)
109,110 although an indirect action
on PG12-induced elevation of platelet cAMP by DMSO can also be considered
(Figure 8.2).
Research has revealed that of the 60 different platelet isoforms described in mam -
malian species, platelets are known to possess three main PDEs: PDE2, PDE3, and
PDE5.111,112 Despite many studies carried out in the past four decades examining the
role of DMSO in PG synthesis, it remains unclear which of these PDEs DMSO tar -
gets for the inhibition of platelet aggregation.
Platelet function is, to a large extent, dependent on PDEs, because their inhi -
bition can dampen platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP and cyclic guano -
sine 3 ′-5′-monophosphate (cGMP), an action that limits the levels of intracellular
nucleotides.113
Cyclic AMP is a powerful platelet deaggregator, and evidence exists that DMSO
can increase the levels of cAMP in various biological preparations108,110,114,115
(Figure 8.2). Increasing cAMP by DMSO suggests that DMSO can manipulate signal
transduction mediated by second messenger molecules such as cAMP. This means that the inhibition of platelet signal transduction by DMSO may suppress platelet acti -
vation regardless of the initial stimulus.
111 The mechanism that would allow DMSO
to directly inhibit platelet-activating second messengers like cAMP and cGMP is by its interaction with intracellular signalling pathways. In addition, DMSO may act indirectly on the endothelium-derived PGI
2, which is known to increase intracellular
platelet cAMP through the activation of membrane adenylate cyclase, a process that begins when PGI
2 binds to its receptors on the platelet surface.111
The role of DMSO in PG biosynthesis remains partly theoretical, but a number of
intriguing findings lend support to the specific actions by DMSO on PG activity and their catalytic enzymes ( Figure 8.2).
For example, studies have reported that DMSO can increase the synthesis of PGE
1,
a moderate vasodilator.71,72 PGE1 can reduce platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP
levels, and this PG also inhibits the calcium-induced release of noradrenaline in nerve terminals, an effect that may antagonize vasoconstriction following tissue trauma with the resulting effect of preventing cerebral blood flow reduction
116 (Figure 8.2).
An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability at the vessel wall would have a posi -
tive and direct effect on ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasocon -
striction, thus allowing better blood perfusion of the hypoperfused tissue. DMSO may also antagonize the synthesis or release of thromboxane A
2117,118 and thus indi -
rectly counteract platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. The presence of TXA2 in
blood will cause strong vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation, while the forma -
tion of PGF2α will also negatively affect the vascular and platelet systems, but the
reaction will not be as severe as with TXA2.111151 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
Theoretical considerations to explain platelet deaggregation by DMSO appears to
involve PG synthesis in the brain.118
One study has shown evidence that DMSO has the ability to block the prothrom -
botic release of thromboxane A2.119 Although the exact mechanism of DMSO’s
blocking action of thromboxane A2 to reduce platelet aggregation has not been clari -
fied, it may possibly mimic the action of hydralazine or dipyridamole since DMSO
shares a number of similar biochemical features with these agents, specifically their increase of cAMP levels.
109,118
The actions of DMSO on the biosynthesis of specific PGs may have clinical appli -
cation not only in cerebral ischemia secondary to traumatic brain injury but also in conditions where inflammatory cytokines, platelet aggregation, and vasospasm result from disease and physical injury.
DMSO is reported to exert protective activity on tissue factor expression in human
endothelial cells in response to TNF- α or thrombin exposure.
120
TISSUE FACTOR
The best known function of tissue factor is its role in blood coagulation. Blood coag -
ulation begins when a mammalian vessel is damaged and reacts by beginning a coagulation cascade in order to preserve the integrity of the circulation. The coagu -
lation cascade can also be generated by mediators of the inflammatory response, such as cytokines. The coagulation cascade leads to clot formation by the exposure of flowing blood to tissue factor, also called thromboplastin.
Tissue factor is the cellular receptor and cofactor for factor VII and binds both
factors VII and VIIa.
121 Tissue factor is the high-affinity receptor for factors VII and
Vlla and is the cofactor necessary for the catalytic function of factor VIIa.122 As tis -
sue factor binds factor VIIa, it activates Factor IX and Factor X, a process that results in fibrin formation.
123 Fibrin is the building block of the hemostatic plug.
Tissue factor is a key protein in the activation of coagulation and thrombus for -
mation and has been associated with acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarc -
tion,121 and microvascular perfusion defects following focal cerebral ischemia.124
Electron microscopic evidence has shown the presence of fibrin in cerebral
microvessels derived from degranulated platelets and poymorphonuclear leukocytes following middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion.
125 The use of antitissue factor
agents as DMSO has been shown to be, may be, clinically useful to prevent the coagulation cascade that can lead to microvascular plugs following the ischemic process related to blunt brain trauma and stroke.
It has been reported that DMSO has an effect on blocking Na
+ and Ca+ entry
into cells.50,51 Since substantial Na+ and Ca+ entry into myocytes typically occurs
after cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction, DMSO administration may prevent this inward cellular ion flux while preserving K
+ outflux from cardiac tis -
sue. The mechanisms exerted by DMSO on Na+ and Ca+ channels need to be fur -
ther investigated in mammalian models of ischemic injury since the results of such studies could produce an extremely useful and relatively safe agent for a variety of cardiac and brain ischemic disorders affected by changes involving these cations (Figure  8.3). Drugs that block abnormal Na
+ entry into damaged brain cells have 152 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
been shown to exhibit strong, neuroprotective activity in animal models of brain
ischemia and hypoxia, and a number of clinical trials are now in progress to test these class of drugs when cerebral ischemia is present.
126–128 Curiously, DMSO is not
presently being considered for such clinical testing.
DMSO given at clinical doses has been reported to suppress in a relatively rapid
(minutes) and reversible manner excessive calcium influx into cells and channel-opening of the ionotropic receptor channels NMDA and AMPA, which are known to be activated by glutamate during oxidative or metabolic stress
54 (Figure 8.3). This
excitotoxic  process by glutamate leads to electrophysiological responses and calcium
influx into brain cells when activated is blocked by DMSO, resulting in the protec-tion of hippocampal neurons against deadly pathway.
54
Although the mechanism responsible for DMSO’s suppression of glutamate exci -
totoxicity is unclear, two possible explanations may be relevant. First, it is shown that
Voltage-sensitive
Ca+ channel AMPA
receptor
Na+
Depo lariza tion
Nerve ending
Dimethyl sulf oxide mole cular ta rgetsNa+Na+ ATP
Cell deat hExcessive
K+Ca+ ATPaseCa+
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 months, under pressure of a large
weight, and besides even more weight presses on the muscles, which consist of
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25more soft tissue than bone in contact with the ground area
body.
Impotent patients in hospitals require careful maintenance.
Nurses rotate them during the day, allowing the weight
their bodies distributed among the various fields. Thus
they prevent the formation of disease. Care nurses and doctors
for paralyzed patients is likened to a system that is
with bears. Bone cells represent the most effective
the use of calcium metabolism and the bear keeps muscle
loss at lower levels. The study of why the bone
Bears stronger, can lead to the discovery of a method for treating
osteoporosis. Muscle loss is inevitable in people who
starving, and can even be fatal. Stomachs of starving children
swell due to the fact that the muscles in their bodies are torn because of the
no further accumulation of fat and water. But the accumulation of
is not observed in the bodies of bears, and they avoid such a situation,
which can lead to death.
Nevertheless, as happens, the bones of bears and muscle
cells can exhibit such complex structures? As these
cells were deprived of opportunities to think, may regulate entry
and output of calcium from their membranes in such a conscious way? As
it turns out that bears are not at risk of losing muscle as
it occurs in people starving, even if they remain without
food for months? Of course, consciousness, the observed
in the cells that do not belong to the molecules that make them.
Atoms such as oxygen, carbon and nitrogen, can not know what to
bears, and therefore can not plan. You can see
understanding how the cells belong to the person possessing
superior intelligence. There can be no doubt that this is our
Lord God Almighty, who created the bear and gave them
metabolism to support their health during the period of hibernation.
Polar bear comparison with other relatives
living in the most severe weather conditions. With good
fatness it can withstand cold down to minus 40 ° C. Proved that
pregnant and have not reached sexual maturity the females in the winter flow
in a state of hibernation. For this purpose, they dig in the snow
pit and remain there for several months while those born during this time
Bears do not grow up, not enough will get stronger and does not come warm
weather. Males of the polar bear does not fall into a state of hibernation.
A team of scientists led by Dr. Ralph Nelson Winter
1977-1978. held at the Rochester clinic, "Mayo" in the state
South Dakota (USA), a series of experiments to study hibernation
American black bear baribala. The researchers put
a goal: to find out how this kind of bear during the 3-5 -
monthly sleep spends every day up to 4 thousand calories. without receiving food
and water and removing waste from the body.
Investigating using radioisotope methods samples taken from
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26blood and tissues, scientists have come to the assumption that these properties
animal due to special hormones that are pumped in the fall
in his body from the hypothalamus. Metabolic processes at the bears,
in a state of hibernation, were similar to
metabolic processes in the human body
under dry starvation. However, it was found that the organism
Bear carries out these processes much more efficiently.
A starving person spends to support life as
fat and muscle tissue. After prolonged fasting
people not only lose weight but also losing strength. Bears, on the contrary,
waking up in the spring, have the same strong muscles, which
had a fall, and do not experience hunger another 2 weeks. Scientists
also found that during hibernation exchange proteins in 5
times more intense than in the active state of the animal. For
ensure that the exchange bears fall stockpile
proteins for winter hibernation, eating at least twelve hours a day.
Caloric content of their daily allowance extraordinarily high - up
20 thousand calories. Greatly increased protein metabolism during the winter
hibernation and involves the formation of many waste products. But
in this case, the breakdown products of proteins appeared in trace
quantities. Kidney bear was isolated only a few drops
urine, which through the bladder wall sucked back
in the blood. Along with these discoveries have not yet established why
Bears in the organism does not accumulate toxic breakdown products,
primarily urea, which is the active state of the animal
removed from his body in urine. Regardless of the fact that during the period
hibernation the body temperature of bears, sometimes significantly
fell, all the metabolic processes proceeded normally. Except
addition, we found out that at room temperature
- 8 ° C on the surface of the skin bears the temperature is maintained
+35 ° C, in the rectum +22 ° C, in the oral cavity +35 ° C (at +38 ° C
in an active state). However, heart rate
and respiratory rate significantly decreased. Interest in the unique
data about the hibernation of bears due to the search
modern medical science. Hibernation of black bears
can serve as a model for the selection of diet in chronic
renal failure. in the animal body, which flows
in hibernation, there is no common end-products of decay
protein, and blood concentrations of amino acids, protein, alkaline salts
etc. remains unchanged throughout the winter. In addition,
nitrogen in the abdominal cavity does not accumulate. That is why, if scientists
be able to get a pure substance (presumably hormone),
entering the body from the hypothalamus of bears, with the help of
which are regulated by living processes during hibernation,
they will be able to successfully treat people suffering from kidney disease.
If the slow decay of proteins, reduce the formation of urea
and thus can protect the patient's body man
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27from a surplus of this poison. If it is possible to allocate
This alleged hormone, may hope to create on its basis
drugs for the treatment of several diseases (chronic diseases
kidneys, insomnia, obesity, etc.). If we have learned so
hibernate under adverse conditions, like bears, we
would be able to live a few hundred years. Disclosure of secrets can bear
interest and expertise in space medicine from the point
of future ultra-long space flights. This interest
due to the fact that the bears are sleeping 3-5 months of the year
but something similar could be applied to the astronauts, which will
opportunity to save stocks of food that can not be
to take the spacecraft in the required quantities.
Existing T LEE LE TNYAYA Hibernation in the animal world?
Interesting biological phenomenon, caused by periodic
(Or unexpected), meteorological variables
changing conditions of life in the summer season is
the so-called estivation in animals, which, in essence,
very similar to hibernation. The scientific name of estivation,
As we have already mentioned - estivatsiya (from Lat. aestas - «Summer"). in such
inactive status falls several species of animals upon the occurrence of
extreme heat and drought, where it becomes impossible to find food
and water to survive. Estivation - common in some
fish species. Especially it is characteristic of the inhabitants of freshwater
reservoirs, mainly equatorial and tropical regions
globe. Relatively well studied estivation in fish
dipnoi - African and American protoptera
cheshuychatnika. African protopter representing
is a rare creation of nature, may truly be called
unusual fish. in certain animal encyclopedias
World Brem protopter called fish-salamander. Many scientists
studying the evolution of the animal world, believe that this creature,
probably the first attempt of nature to transform it from
Water in a land dweller and 400 million years ago. The reason
This assumption is the fact that this fish, but
gill system used for respiration and the pair Swimming
bubble, abundantly rich blood capillaries
and playing the role of the lungs. For movement on the earth's surface
Nature has endowed the fish instead of flexible fins are very hard
spikes, resembling legs. These fish have adapted
endure long dry spells, which are often
happen in Central Africa and mainly in the tributaries
White Nile, the Congo and Zambezi, where shallow freshwater
ponds dry up completely. Protopter reaches a length of 2
m. during the dry season - from August to November-December, when
they inhabited ponds dry up, protopter digs himself a hole
in the silt that reaches 0,5-1 m, and settles on the bottom, which forms the
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28for a special capsule. After that, it allocates a large
mucus, which glues the clay walls of the capsule.
The result is something like a cocoon with a narrow passage for
breath in front of the mouth, reaching the surface and serves to
admission of air. So the fish spends long
period of time (5-6 months), curled into a ball in a position to
complete paralysis. in this period, she goes on pulmonary
breath using atmospheric air as well as metabolism
decreases sharply, the demand for oxygen is reduced. Falling
into a deep summer hibernation, this fish lives at the expense of pre-
stored fat. in the dry season, the local population goes
catch protopterov, armed with shovels and detecting them
hearing - lung respiration of fish perceptible even to the untrained


 mainly prescribed to relieve intestinal
colic and to treat peptic ulcers.
Habitat & Cultivation
Deadly nightshade is native to
Europe, western Asia, and northern
Africa, and is now cultivated
worldwide. It thrives in chalky soils,
in woods, and in open areas. The
leaves are harvested in summer, and
the root is collected from the first
year onward in autumn.
Related Species
Many of the Solanaceae family
are powerful medicines, including
eggplant ( Solanum melongena,
p. 270), tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum,
p. 240), and henbane ( Hyoscyamus
niger, p. 220).
Key Constituents
■ Tropane alkaloids (up to 0.6%),
 including hyoscyamine and atropine
■ Flavonoids
■ Coumarins
■ Volatile bases (nicotine)
Key Actions
■ Smooth muscle antispasmodic
■ Narcotic■ Reduces sweating
■ Sedative
Research
■ Tropane alkaloids, The action
of the tropane alkaloids is well
understood. They inhibit the
parasympathetic nervous system,
which controls involuntary bodily
activities. This reduces saliva; gastric,
intestinal, and bronchial secretions;
as well as the activity of the urinary
tubules, bladder, and intestines.
Tropane alkaloids also increase
heart rate and dilate the pupils.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Folklore  Deadly nightshade was
believed to help witches fly. Its other
name “belladonna” (beautiful woman)
is thought to refer to its use by Italian
women to dilate the pupils of their
eyes, making them more attractive.
■ Relaxant  Deadly nightshade
has been used in the same way
throughout history. It is prescribed
to relax distended organs, especially
the stomach and intestines, relieving
intestinal colic and pain. It helps
peptic ulcers by reducing gastric
acid production, and it relaxes
spasms of the urinary tubules.
■ Parkinson’s disease  The herb
can be used to treat the symptoms
of Parkinson’s disease, reducing
tremors and rigidity, and improving
speech and mobility.
■ Anesthetic  muscle-relaxant
properties of deadly nightshade make
it useful in conventional medicine as
an anesthetic, particularly when
digestive or bronchial secretions
need to be kept to a minimum. Deadly nightshade
A perennial with large
leaves and black
berries, growing to
5 ft (1.5 m).
Deadly nightshade  produces unmistakable
cherry-sized, glossy black berries
in autumn.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesLeaves are harvested in early summer.
They have a weaker action than the root,
and are more commonly used.
Root is collected
in autumn.
 RCautions  T ake only if prescribed by a medical herbalist or doctor.
Deadly nightshade can be fatal if taken at the wrong dosage.Dried leaves
Dried root Fresh rootFresh leavesLeaves, like the root,
have relaxant
properties.
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70AzA dirA cht A indicAKey medicinal plantsAzadirachta indica (Meliaceae)
Neem, Margosa TreeNeem
An evergreen tree, growing to 52 ft (16 m), with compound leaves and white flowers.
Neem has so many medicinal uses that the
tree is considered a “natural pharmacy.”
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to Iran, Pakistan, India, and
Sri Lanka, neem is found throughout the subcontinent in forests and woods, often being planted on
roads to provide shade. It is now naturalized in other tropical regions, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and West Africa. It is grown from seed. Leaves and seed are harvested throughout the year.
Related Species
Melia azedarach, also an Indian plant, is a very close relative with particular value in treating intestinal worms. It is often used as a substitute for neem.
Key Constituents
■ Meliacins
■ Liminoids
■ Triterpenoid bitters
■ Sterols
■ Tannins
■ Flavonoids
Key Actions
■ Anti-inflammatory
■ Lowers fever■ Antimicrobial
■ Promotes wound healing
■ Antiparasitic
■ Antimalarial
Research
■ Recent research This indicates
that neem oil is both anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, and to some degree reduces fever and lowers blood- sugar levels.
■ Insecticide Extensive research
shows that liminoid azadirachtins are insecticidal and inhibit feeding and growth—making neem an inexpensive and ecologically sound insecticidal agent. The azadirachtins are also linked to the tree’s antimalarial activity.
■ Diabetes Research indicates that
neem leaf and oil act to stabilize blood- sugar levels and may be helpful in treating or delaying type 2 diabetes.
Traditional
& Current Uses
■ Medicine chest Thought of in
India as almost a pharmacy in its own
right, all parts of the neem tree may be used medicinally. The bark is bitter and astringent and a decoction is used for hemorrhoids. The leaves are taken as an infusion for malaria, peptic ulcers, and intestinal worms, and may be applied locally as a juice, infusion, or ointment to skin problems including ulcers, wounds, boils, and eczema. The juice of the leaves is also
applied to the eyes to treat night blindness and conjunctivitis. The twigs are used as a tooth cleanser, firming up the gums and preventing  gum disease.
■ Neem oil and sap Neem
oil, expressed from the seeds,  is commonly used as a hair dressing
and is strongly anti fungal and
antiviral, preventing scabies and ringworm, among other things.
It can be made into a useful and easily applied treatment for headlice. The oil is also used to treat skin Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their Uses
Tincture (to make, p. 292) is bitter and can be used to treat fevers.
Infusion of the leaves (to make, p. 291) can be used for conjuctivitis.
Decoction of the bark (to make, p. 291) is strongly bitter and astringent.Oil from the seeds is used to prevent and
treat infestations of headlice. Apply daily to the scalp.
conditions such as eczema,
psoriasis, and even leprosy, and as
a vehicle for other active ingredients.
Neem oil should be avoided when attempting to conceive a child as
it can reduce fertility in both women and men. Cream (to make, p. 296)
is used to treat many skin disorders, including eczema. Apply as required.Neem 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


It flourishes in open areas and on roadsides, and
amid rubble. The root is unearthed in autumn.
Part Used Root.
Constituents Madder contains anthraquinone
derivatives (including ruberythric acid, alizarin,
and purpurin), an iridoid (asperuloside), resin,
and calcium.
History & Folklore Throughout history,
madder has been used principally as a red dye for
a variety of fabrics. In the ancient world, madder
root was taken medicinally to treat jaundice,
sciatica, and paralysis, and it was also used as a
diuretic. When ingested, madder imparts its
distinctive color to bones, milk, and urine, and it
probably owed much of its reputation as a diuretic
to this property.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Madder fell
largely out of use in the 19th century, and is
now only rarely employed to treat kidney and
bladder stones.Rosa canina  (Rosaceae)
Dog Rose
Description Climbing perennial growing to a
height of 10 ft (3 m). Has curved thorns, leaves
with 2–3 pairs of toothed leaflets, pink or white
flowers, and scarlet fruit (called “hips”).
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe,
temperate areas of Asia, and North Africa, dog
rose grows in hedgerows and thickets and in open
areas. The fruit is picked in autumn.
Part Used Hips.
Constituents Dog rose hips contain vitamins C
(up to 1.25%), A, B1, B2, B3, and K, flavonoids,
tannins (2–3%), invert sugar, pectin, plant acids,
polyphenols, carotenoids, volatile oil, and vanillin.
History & Folklore The hips of the dog rose
were a popular sweetmeat in the Middle Ages.  The plants were not esteemed to the same degree
as were cultivated roses ( R. gallica, following entry ),
but dog rose was valued as the source of a widely
used folk remedy for chest problems.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Dog rose hips
have extremely high levels of vitamins. When
consumed fresh, they provide vitamins and other
nutrients in a form that is readily absorbed by the
body. This makes rose-hip syrup a nourishing drink
for young children. The tannin content of rose hips
makes them a gentle remedy for diarrhea. The hips
are mildly diuretic.
Research Clinical studies investigating the use
of rose-hip extracts for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, and lower back pain have produced mixed
results. Some have shown positive benefits, others
none. It is likely that some people will benefit more
than others, and given that rose-hip extracts are
very safe, rose hips and rose-hip extract are well
worth trying for arthritic conditions.
Rosa gallica (Rosaceae)
Rose
Description Deciduous shrub growing to about
5 ft (1.5 m). Has a smooth stem, sharp thorns,
serrated leaves with 2–3 pairs of leaflets, semi-
double deep pink or red flowers, and scarlet hips.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to the Middle
East, the rose is not now found in the wild except Dog rose hips are an
excellent source of
readily absorbed vitamins.Hips
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other medicinal plantsRubus fR uticosus
Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae)
Blackberry
Description Sprawling prickly
shrub growing to 13 ft (4 m).
Has palm-shaped leaves with  3–5 lobes, white to pale pink  flowers and clusters of black berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to
temperate areas of Europe, blackberry is naturalized in the Americas and in Australia. It  is commonly found along roads, in open areas, and in woodlands. The leaves are gathered in summer, the berries in summer and autumn.
Parts Used Leaves, berries.
Constituents Blackberry leaves contain tannins,
flavonoids, and gallic acid. The fruit contains anthocyanins, pectin, fruit acids, and vitamin C.
History & Folklore As early as the 1st century
ce, the physician Dioscorides recommended ripe blackberries in a gargle for sore throats. In European folk medicine, blackberry leaves have long been used for washing and staunching wounds. Arching blackberry runners that had rooted at both ends were credited with magical properties. In England, for example, children with hernias were pushed under arched runners for a magical cure.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Blackberry
leaves are strongly astringent and may be used  as a mouthwash to strengthen spongy gums and ease mouth ulcers, as a gargle for sore throats,  and as a decoction to relieve diarrhea and hemorroids. Like many red or purple fruits,  such as bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, p. 147), blackberry fruit and juice has significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, helping to maintain  a healthy circulation.
Related Species See raspberry (R. idaeus,
following entry).History & Folklore In 1735, the Irish herbalist
K’Eogh described uses for raspberry: “an application of the flowers bruised with honey is beneficial for inflammations of the eyes, burning fever and boils … The fruit is good for the heart and diseases of the mouth.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Raspberry
leaves are mainly used to encourage easy labor. While the specific mode of action is unknown,  the leaves are thought to strengthen the longitudinal muscles of the uterus, increasing the force of contractions and thereby hastening childbirth.  A decoction of raspberry leaves may be used to relieve diarrhea. The leaves also find use as an astringent external remedy—as an eyewash for conjunctivitis, a mouthwash for mouth problems,  or a lotion for ulcers, wounds, or excessive  vaginal discharge. the 20th century, after a Canadian nurse
observed the recovery from breast cancer of  a patient who had taken the formula. Essiac has  since had a checkered history. Despite attempts  to initiate proper clinical trials, none has yet  been undertaken.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Sheep’s sorrel
is a detoxifying herb, the fresh juice having a pronounced diuretic effect. Like other members  of the dock family, sheep’s sorrel is mildly laxative, and holds potential as a long-term treatment for chronic disease, in particular that of the gastrointestinal tract.
Related Species Sorrel (R. acetosa) is a
European relative that is also taken for its detoxifying effect. See also yellow dock (R. crispus, following entry)
and Chinese rhubarb (Rheum palmatum, p. 126).
Caution Sheep’s sorrel should not be taken by
anyone with a tendency to develop kidney stones.Fruit
Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae)
Raspberry
Description Deciduous shrub growing to
61⁄2 ft (2 m). Has woody stems with prickles, pale
green leaves with 3–7 leaflets, white flowers, and red berries.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe and
Asia, raspberry now grows wild and is cultivated in many temperate regions. The leaves are collected in early summer, the fruit when ripe in summer.
Parts Used Leaves, fruit.
Constituents The fruit contains polyphenols,
especially anthocyanins, which have antioxidant  and anti-inflammatory activity, pectin, fruit sugars, and acids. Raspberry seed oil is rich in vitamin E, carotenes, and essential fatty acids, and is increasingly used in cosmetic skin products.Research A laboratory study in 2012 found that
a raspberry fruit extract reduced joint inflammation, cartilage damage, and bone resorption.
Caution Do not take medicinally during the early
stages of pregnancy.
Self-help Use Preparing for childbirth, p. 317.
Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae)
Sheep’s Sorrel
Description Slender low-growing perennial.
Has arrow-shaped leaves and terminal spikes bearing small green flowers that turn red as their seeds ripen.
Habitat & Cultivation Sheep’s sorrel is found
in most temperate regions of the world. It grows in open areas and in meadows, and is gathered in early summer.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Sheep’s sorrel contains oxalates
and anthraquinones (including chrysophanol, emodin, and physcion).
History & Folklore Apart from its role as a
salad vegetable, sheep’s sorrel is an ingredient of  an anticancer remedy known as essiac. A Native American formula, essiac also includes burdock (Arctium lappa, p. 65) and slippery elm (Ulmus rubra,
p. 145). Western herbalists learned of it early in Raspberry leaves
and fruit have been used since classical times as an astringent remedy.Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae)
Y ellow Dock,
Curled Dock
Description Perennial, growing to 3 ft (1 m),
with lance-shaped leaves and many small green
flowers arranged in whorls on the upper part  of the stem.
Habitat


people
really
	want,	which	means	in	their	heart	of	hearts.	After	I
grew	up,	I	heard	about	an	interesting	study	in	this	area.	People	were	asked	the
question	“What	do	you	want?”	Then	no	matter	what	answer	they	gave,	they
were	asked	why.	So	the	questioning	might	go	like	this:Q.	What	do	you	think	you	want	right	now?
A.	I	want	a	great	body.
Q.	Why?
A.	Because	I’d	be	more	attractive	and	confident.
Q.	Why?
A.	Because	people	would	notice	me,	and	that’s	important.
Q.	Why?
A.	Because	it	makes	me	happy,	and	I	want	to	be	happy.
What	the	experimenters	found	is	that	if	you	ask	the	question	“Why?”	often
enough,	everybody	winds	up	saying	the	same	thing:	“Because	I	want	to	be
happy”	It	doesn’t	matter	what	they	start	out	wanting—money	popularity
fame,	a	better	job.	In	the	end	all	wishes	are	for	happiness.
Baba	taught	me	that	if	what	you	really	want	is	happiness,	why	not	get	it
directly?	The	place	where	happiness	is	always	available	is	inside	yourself.
You	have	to	create	your	own	joy	Possessions	can’t	do	it	for	you,	and	neither
can	other	people.	Naturally,	you	feel	happy	with	your	friends	or	when	you
buy	something	you	coveted.	But	these	periods	of	happiness	are	temporary
Your	soul	knows	this,	which	is	why	it	leads	you	to	the	root	of	happiness,	not
to	its	leaves	and	branches.
On	the	outside	life	will	always	be	fickle,	which	is	another	reason	not	to	plant
your	happiness	there.	I	heard	a	story	once:	Four	brothers	came	to	a	wise	man
and	said,	“Our	grandfather	died	and	left	us	a	hundred	pieces	of	gold.	But	he
didn’t	say	how	the	money	should	be	divided.	Can	you	tell	us	the	best	way?”
The	wise	man	said,	“Do	you	want	it	divided	the	way	most	people	would	do	it
or	the	way	God	would	do	it?”
“We	want	the	way	God	would	do	it,”	said	the	four	brothers.
So	the	wise	man	gave	eighty	pieces	of	gold	to	the	first	brother,	fifteen	to	the
second	brother,	four	to	the	third
	brother,	and	only	one	piece	of	gold	to	the	last
brother.“This	is	how	God	would	do	it?”	they	said	in	astonishment.
“Yes,”	said	the	wise	man.	“If	you’d	asked	for	the	way	most	people	would	do
it,	I’d	have	given	you	all	an	equal	share!”
The	nice	things	of	this	world	are	not	divided	equally.	Some	people	get	more
than	their	share,	while	others	get	less.	But	this	pertains	only	to	outward
desires.	On	the	inside	everyone	can	win	a	life	that	brings	equal	joy	and
happiness.	Baba	told	me	to	wish	for	just	one	thing:	“Make	me	rich	inside,”
which	means	as	full	of	joy	and	satisfaction	as	possible.	He	told	me	that	my
soul	would	help	me	every	day	to	make	this	wish	come	true,	no	matter	how
many	outward	things	came	my	way	or	not.Follow	the	Thread
E
ven	without	a	wishing	tree	there’s	a	magical	way	to	make	a	wish	come
true,”	said	Baba.	He	held	his	hand	out.	“Here,”	he	said.	“Ill	give	it	to	you.”
“I	don’t	see	anything,”	I	said.
“I’m	handing	you	a	string;	you	can’t	see	it	because	it’s	invisible,”	he	said.	He
wasn’t	satisfied	until	I	pretended	to	pick	up	the	invisible	string	dangling	from
his	palm	and	put	it	in	mine.
“Now	all	you	have	to	do	is	follow	the	string.	It	will	lead	to	what	you	want.”
I	was	bewildered.	“What	if	I	want	a	car?	I’m	too	young	to	drive.	There	are
almost	no	cars	in	the	village	and	no	dealership	in	a	hundred	miles.	How	will
this	string	get	me	a	car?”
“It	will,”	Baba	said	with	smiling	confidence.	“Let	me	show	you	how.”
We	had	been	walking	down	the	road	for	a	while,	and	I	could	almost	see	the
outskirts	of	the	village	up	ahead.
	Baba	started	searching	for	something	in	the
bushes.	“Ah,	here	we	go,”	he	exclaimed.
I	went	over	to	where	he	was	standing.	“A	spiderweb?”	I	said.
“That’s	right,	and	where	is	the	spider?”	asked	Baba.	The	web	was	suspended
between	two	bushes,	and	it	looked	freshly	made	that	morning.	“After
finishing	her	web,	the	spider	weaves	one	last	thread.	She	follows	it	to	a	hiding
place	and	sits,	holding	tight	to	her	thread.	She’s	waiting	for	it	to	vibrate,	and
when	it	does,”	said	Baba,	“she	knows	she’s	caught	her	prey.”
If	I	looked	very	closely,	I	could	just	see	the	thread	he	was	talking	about,
although	I	still	couldn’t	spy	its	weaver.
“Now,	what	would	happen	if	you	cut	that	tiny,	nearly	invisible	thread?”	asked
Baba.	“She’d	be	cut	off	from	all	her	hard	work.”
“That’s	true,”	I	said,	holding	up	my	hand	with	the	invisible	string	in	it.	“But
this	string	doesn’t	lead	anywhere.”“Oh,	yes	it	does,”	said	Baba.	“Your	soul	has	woven	that	string.	It	leads	to
what	you	want.	Stay	connected	to	your	soul	and	you	will	find,	step	by	step,
that	you	are	being	led	to	your	deepest	desires.	But	if	you	cut	the	string,	it
leads	nowhere.”
W
HAT
	I	L
EARNED
I	knew	what	Baba	meant	about	the	spiderweb,	but	it	took	a	long	while	to
figure	out	how	my	invisible	string	worked.
	Like	getting	a	car.	Baba	knew	that
I	would	have	to	wait	a	few	years,	take	driving	lessons,	pass	my	test,	and	then
hope	that	my	father	would	help	me	buy	my	own	car.	These	steps	followed	one
upon	the	other.	Each	step	was	necessary,	and	each	unfolded	in	its	own	time.
So	following	the	thread	was	no	problem.
Let’s	take	it	a	bit	further.	What	about	wishes	that	are	much	harder	to	make
come	true?	In	my	family	there	was	an	impossible	dream	that	changed
everybody’s	life,	and	I	will	tell	you	its	story	to	illustrate	how	amazing	a	thread
can	be.
Many	years	ago	there	was	a	young	man	from	India	who	wanted	more	than
anything	to	be	a	doctor.	He	went	to	school	and	got	his	degree,	but	then	a	war
came	along,	he	went	into	the	army,	and	there	was	no	way	for	him	to	finish	his
studies.
As	it	happened,	the	young	man	was	assigned	as	an	aide	to	the	most	important
official	in	the	country,	the	British	viceroy	of	India.	When	the	war	was	over,
the	viceroy,	who	had	ruled	over	millions	of	people,	turned	to	his	aide	and
said,	“You’ve	done	me	good	service.	Is	there	anything	I	can	do	for	you?	Just
ask.”
Without	hesitation	the	young	man	sp


 eating is: “Thou shalt not poison thyself. ”  The average
American commits from 10 to 80 poisonings acts daily.  Our natural foods contain only components which have inherent enzymes that break them down into their basic nutri -
ents or simplest forms.  Our natural foods require almost no enzyme secretion from our secr etory faculties f or basic digestion. I
f a food has components or compounds for which
we secrete no digestive enzymes, that component is toxic to our bodies and occasions considerable distress to most.  Such components or compounds are often referred to as “allergens. ”  A natural food has no “allergens” at all though some of us may be abnormally sensitive to biologically correct foods. The foremost “allergens” are really proper body objection to toxic substances or substances that its faculties cannot digest.  Poisons the average American consumes consist not only of recreational drugs, but of foods in -
gested with toxic components or which, in the course of intestinal transit, are bacterially and/or fungally transformed in t
o toxic putrefactive and/or fermentative products.
Our Natural Foods Must Be Easily and Efficiently Digested and Utilized
Animals in nature are equipped to easily and efficiently handle their natural foods.  This
is true of humans as well.  What other animals may easily digest and assimilate may be impossible for us.  We must recognize that many foods are predigested, that is, the en -
zymes of the foods break themselves down into simple nutrients as needed by their biological symbionts.  Pr
edigestion is, of course, the ultimate accommodation between
symbionts.  The less efficiently the food is digested, the worse it is for you.  The more ef -
ficiently the food is digested, the better it is for you.  Perhaps it can better be expressed 46
Fruiticulturethis way: More strain, more drain.  Less strain, more gain.
Our Natural Foods Must Have Nutrient Adequacy That Proportionately Supplies Our
Various Needs
Editor David Klein’s note: I have updated Dr. Fry’s dietary reference figures, replacing the
Nutritional Research Council RDAs (Recommended Daily Allowances) with modern-day DRIs (Daily Reference Intakes) per the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), which operates under the US’s Institute of Medicine (IOM), within the National Academies (http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/Nutrition/DRI-Tables/1_%20EARs.pdf?la=en). Estimated calorie needs per age, gender and physical activity level were tabulated by the US’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/sites/default/files/usda_food_patterns/EstimatedCalorieNeedsPerDayTable.pdf).
Food symbiotic to a species amply supplies every nutrient need.  This means that it does
not undersupply or oversupply any of our nutrient requirements to a burdensome or pathological extent.  For instance, grass is a complete food for cattle.  If foods are not symbiotic with the consuming species, certain nutrient needs must necessarily be met.  Failure to meet nutrient needs results in deficiencies. Deficiencies give rise to many problems other than the obvious deficiency.
The Daily Reference Intakes (DRIs) established by the US’s Food and Nutrition Board
(FNB) is deemed the most authoritative there is in this country, even though it is partially askew.  The parameters and criteria they observed in the setting of the DRIs are relevant only to conventional-living Americans and quite out of line for a healthy person’s re -
quirements living on natural foods.  Nevertheless, knowing FNB’s guidelines and meth -
odologies gives us ballpark proportions of our nutrient needs.
The DRI for an activ e 50 y
ear-old man is 2,800 calories per day for conventional eaters.
If 35% of those calories are from fat, which is the maximum the FNB recommends, that
means there are roughly 980 fat calories or roughly 109 grams of pure fat or fats in the solid state, thus leaving 1,820 calories to be supplied by proteins and carbohydrates.  As the RDI is 56 grams of protein, 224 calories worth (which we really do not use for fuel), this leaves 1,594 calories to come from carbohydrates.  That figures to be about 399 grams of pure carbohydrate.  The DRI for the aggregate amount of mineral matter and 47
Fruiticulturevitamins figure out to about 7 grams of solids of the 583 grams of food solids computed
above.  The RDAs have us consuming, in practice, the following as a percentage or pro -
portion of our diet:
 •  Carbohydr
ates: 62% by weight of solids, 57% of calories
 •  Proteins: 8% by w
eight of solids, 10% by calories
 •  Fats: 19% by weigh
t of solids, 35% by calories
 •  Mineral matter
: 1% by weight but as a part of the primary nutrients
It should be noted that mineral matter is actually a part of the protein, carbohydrate and fat portions and has no separate consideration in the DRIs by weight.  Vitamins consti -
tute such a small part, 1%, as to have neither weight nor caloric considerations.
As the calories of prot eins ar
e for measurement only, there being a greater expenditure
of calories in humans in their digestion, deamination and use than is obtained from
them, we may not take them into account in the consideration of caloric requirements.
Our Natural Foods Must Adequately Supply Our Caloric NeedsThe DRI for our caloric needs is about 50% too high, considering that our natural foods
in their natural state yield more usable calories than cooked foods.
Let’s look at a study by Drs. Alexander Leaf and Mark Hegstead of Harvard University: the
caloric need of an active 154-pound man per day is actually about 1,800 calories.
Our essential fatty acid needs are really only about 1% to 2% of our net nutrient needs
by weight according to RDIs, and about 2.25% to 4.5% of our caloric needs.  Thus, for nutrient considerations, carbohydrate food solids from which we derive calories can be, and perhaps should be, weight-wise, near 90%.
As fiber is a neutral factor, being virtually unused in its passage through the intestinal
tract, we need not consider it as a nutrient even though its caloric values are included in conventional figures because it is a firebox calorie.  For convenience sake we’ll leave our caloric requirements as being weight-wise and calorie-wise about 90% of our utile diet.  It is perhaps an accurate figure for natural food eaters.
Our foremost fuel is glucose and fructose.  The body can use these as is. If we eat starch -
es we must heat them to dextrinize them, thus facilitating their breakdown into glucose.  48
FruiticultureOur starch-eating capability is very limited, which indicates it is not a natural food.  As
glucose and fructose are our natural sugars, there is about 95% energy gain if we get these directly from our foods, whereas an equal amount of energy in raw starches yields perhaps 40% of its potential (humans secrete no enzymes needed to break down the cellular membranes that protect starch globules—all breakdown is due to crushing and chewing), as long as our limited secretion of the starch-splitting enzyme amylase holds out.  When heated to the point of dextrinization of the starch, the cellular membranes burst by expansion.  Even so, because of the problems involved with cooked fare, the body can realize only 65% to 70% of the energy potential of starchy foods.
Our Natural Foods Must Adequately Supply Our Amino Acid NeedsNote that I have said amino acids because our actual needs are for amino acids, not pro -
teins. If we eat proteins, they must be laboriously digested, that is, broken down by body
enzymatic action in t
o amino acids.
Per Dr. Mark Hegstead of Harvard University, the true need for amino acids by an 154-pound (70 kg) man is about 21 grams per day, or 84 calories.  Very active people will need close to 30 grams.  The FNB’s protein numbers for a 154-pound man are high: 46.2 grams.  The FNB’s are so high because they agree with Dr. Hegstead’s numbers; however, they almost double them to give a safety margin.  Beware: when you’ve got your build -
ing built, throwing extra bricks into it may mess things up!   Any amount of cooked pro -
tein will cause your body-temple structural weakness and reduced vitality!
Twent y
-one grams of amino proteins in a diet consisting of about 500 grams of usable
nutrient solids required daily is about 4%.  In our natural diet the amino acids are about
100% usable whereas in the conventional American diet they are only about 20% us -
able!  The average American consumes about 105 grams of protein daily, but mostly in a cooked form.  C ook
ing coagulates, deranges and deaminates proteins and amino ac -
ids, thus rendering them unusable except as carbohydrates.  In the cooked and oxidized form they are v er
y readily putrefiable.
Ninety percent of amino acid and protein wastes of the body are recycled.  This means that proteins involved in body processes are providentially used and


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