 the beliefsystems that are
so common in our society having to do with what hap
pens in one's sexual being at the time of male and
female menopause. There was a clinical experiment in
which a group of thirty women was given a placebo
injection and told it was a hormone that would bring
their periods two weeks earlier.The result was that the
whole premenstrual syndrome,with the bloating,
weight gain, belching, abdominal pains and colic-all
the things the various women complained of
occurred two weeks early because they all held in
mind that it would happen. This demonstrates the
intense suggestibility, the whole belief in the premen
strual syndrome, and the symptoms that are supposed
to go with middle age in both women and men. The
belief of women in hot flashes and all the phenomena
that are supposed to occur can be induced by hypno
sis, which has been demonstrated repeatedly. A young
woman is put into a hypnotic trance and told she is
going through menopause. She is asked to report her
symptoms, which are identical to the ones reported by
women experiencing menopause.The menopausal syn
drome varies from culture to culture, and from class to 223 THE AGING PROCESS
class within each culture, and what occurs is what is
held as the inevitable. It can be seen that the mind
holds the woman as a victim. It is as though the mind
says, "And this is how it is." The situation is hopeless.
She can only give in to it, buy into it, and be at the
effect of it, thereby giving away her power.
There was the example of the middle-aged man and
what is supposed to happen to him-the cold hands
and feet, feeling tired and discouraged, loss of energy
and libido, and the occurrence of the middle-age dis
eases, including diverticulitis, gout, and all the other
things associated with that age group.
All these things are the consequences of the belief
systems of a naIve mind. It is out of innocence that we
buy into all these belief systems. By accepting our
humanness, there arise compassion and a willingness
to forgive ourselves for what we bought into. It is just
that we did not.know any differently.
The purpose of all this is to share what has been
discovered-that we have an option, a choice, and that
we are not victims. The way to move out of that is to
choose to move up out of the bottom of the Map of
Consciousness and realize that it is not hopeless. Just
by education, by hearing and knowing about it, we
begin to realize that life is not hopeless, yet the mind
would also like to excuse its own responsibility.
Ifwe look at the Map of Consciousness now from a
slightly different view, people at the lower levels of
consciousness value life and rate themselves and others
based on what they have. Because that is aligned with
survival, 'havingness' is important. A person's value of
himself and others is based on what they 'have.' As 224 HEALING AND RECOVERY
certain people get progressively older, they cling more
and more to what they have in order to give them
selves a sense of value.There are certain subgroups in
our culture in which havingness is predominant. It is
what one has and whether they have more millions
than another person that really counts, and ifthey lose
all their money, now they are out of that society.
Moving up into the middle range, closer to the
Truth and Courage, there is the energy field that sees
life as opportunity. It is the part that settled America
and created all the big industries. There is a powerful
energy center coming out of this level where it is what
we do that counts. Doingness is very important, and
what we do is seen as cause. Since we are important
because of what we do, there is therefore a great
emphasis on doingness. We want to hold doingness as
the effect rather than the cause. What we do comes
from what we hold in mind, or the belief pattern, so
doingness is a result and not a cause.
It is not because of playing tennis that we are
happy and healthy; it is because we are happy and
healthy that we express that joy of our aliveness in the
form oftennis.Therefore, the doingness that is so impor
tant begins to fade out as we move and progresses in
our level of consciousness.
As we get closer to the awareness of what.we are,
then it is who and what we are that become important.
As we progress in life, it is what we have become.This
is true in other cultural groups where it is what one is,
what one has become,what one stands for in this, one's
beingness. It is the beingness that counts, so spiritually
sophisticated groups are not interested in or care 225 THE AGING PROCESS
about what someone has. Everyone knows that 'having'
is a result of doing, and ifone wants to work harder and
more effectively, it will bring about havingness. They
know that doingness is just a matter of exercising
options. Someone can join the Board ofeverything and
run themselves ragged; therefore, doingness no longer
has status or value..
True value results from what we have become and
the principles by which we live.These include commit
ting ourself to the principle of becoming increasingly
conscious and aware, committing to spiritual princi
ples and those things that are universal and transcend
the temporary, and, finally, identifying with the progres
sive awareness of that which we truly are. With this
progressive increase in consciousness, we are no
longer at the effect of the world.We no longer need to
'have'in order to realize the significance of our being
ness. It is the awareness of that which we are.
This proVides a different position from which to
view the body. We can now look at what our relation
ship is with the body and see that it is something we
have, not something we are. It is something that
belongs to us, and now we can begin to enjoy the body
and see that we have an option.We can look at it as a
fun thing that belongs to us and is there for our enjoy
ment. If we let go of our identification with the body
and realize we are not the body, we see that we are
experiencing the body. That gives us options and
choices.We can decide to enjoy it and see that it sort
of bounces around happily, doing what it does with
little effort.
By letting go of all our negative belief systems 226 HEALING AND RECOVERY
about sickness, we can be willing to let go of all those
things, and as we get older, we can enjoy a progressively
healthier body.The body that I·enjoy now is consider
ably healthier that it was thirty years ago.With progres
sive age, or what the world calls 'aging', the body has
gotten increasingly better. I enjoyed the body much
more at age sixty than I did at age forty. The body at
forty was very tired because it had migraine headaches,
ulcers, diverticulitis, colitis, hemorrhoids, swollen
ankles, elevated cholesterol, and gout. I had to carry a
cane around in the trunk of the car. So at age forty, the
body was old. Now, at a much older age, I enjoy it greatly
as all those illnesses are gone. With the letting go of
those beliefsystems and limitations have come the pro
gressive enjoyment of the body and being able to see it
now as something with which to express one's happi
ness.
If we hold in mind that the passage of time auto
matically means the progressive deterioration of the
body, then we are subject to that. If, on the other hand,
we view time as this space that gives us the freedom to
grow, to become more conscious, and to become
aware, then time becomes our friend. It is over the pas
sage of time that these illnesses of the body of middle
and old age disappear. We have the time in which to
explore and to become aware that there are options for
how we limit ourselves by belief systems.
Recovery from many illnesses and personal human
conditions can occur when these basic premises are
consistently applied, but possibilities are limited by the
general circumstances inherent to the human condi
tion itself. Thus, the human body is protoplasmic and 227 THE AGING PROCESS
inherits the human genome. Th~re are also karmic
influences and propensities as well as programs that
are inherent to the collective consciousness of
mankind. CHAPTER 8
Handling Major Crises
All ofus are beset by the major crises oflife at one time
or another, but how many of us know how to handle
death, divorce, separation, disfigurement, injury, acci
dent, catastrophe, and those other serious events that
result in emotional overwhelm? What techniques can
be utilized to handle these experiences?
We will refer again to the Map of Consciousness as
a point of reference for greater understanding of the
question. This map is a mathematical model that repre
sents the human


, or severe diarrhea. Sodium retention also comes from consuming excessive
salt. The signs and symptoms of hypematremia are thirst, restlessness, dry mouth, sticky mucous
membranes, flushed skin, oliguria, diminished reflexes, hypertension, dyspnea, and edema.
Ingesting too little sodium mineral for serum Na+ (hyponatremia) is rare and doesn’t even
happen on the low-sodium dietary program encouraged by the Gerson Therapy. There is always
some sodium coming from food. Still, hyponatremia can occur, and its indications appear
as apprehension, lassitude, headache, decreased skin turgor, abdominal cramps, tremors, or
convulsions. It can come on from profuse sweating, gastrointestinal suctioning, diuretic therapy,
diarrhea, vomiting, adrenal insufficiency, bums, and chronic renal insufficiency with acidosis. If
you do have testing for serum sodium performed, make sure to get a urine sodium determination
simultaneously. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
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www.thegersonway.comThe Serum Potassium Laboratory Test
The laboratory test for serum potassium, a quantitative analysis, is the measurement of blood
potassium for regulation of homeostasis, osmotic equilibrium, muscle activity, enzyme activity,
acid-base balance, and kidney function. Potassium (K+) is the body’s major intracellular ion (a
cation); small amounts of it are also found in the extracellular fl uid.
Since the kidneys excrete nearly all the ingested potassium, a dietary intake of at least 40
mEq/day (mmol/d) is essential. A normal diet usually includes 60 to 100 mEq/day of this mineral.
In the blood, normal K+ levels range from 3.8 to 5.5 mEq/liter (mmol/L).
Vital to maintaining electrical conduction within the cardiac and skeletal muscles, K+ is
affected by variations in the secretion otadrenal steroid hormones and by fluctuations in pH,
serum glucose levels, and serum sodium levels. A reciprocal relationship exists between K+ and
Na+; the substantial intake of one causes a corresponding decrease in the other. Although the
body readily conserves sodium, potassium deficiency may develop rapidly and is quite common,
because there is no efficient method for conserving potassium.
The laboratory test for serum potassium is used to evaluate clinical signs of either potassium
excess (hyperkalemia) or potassium depletion (hypokalemia). It also monitors kidney function,
acid-base balance, and glucose metabolism, and evaluates arrhythmias, neuromuscular disorders,
and endocrine disorders. Hyperkalemia is common in patients with excessive cellular K+ entering
the blood as in cases of burns, crushing injuries, di:Ibetic ketoacidosis, and myocardial infarction.
It will also be present where there is reduced sodium excretion from renal failure that causes an
abnormal Na+-K+ exchange and in Addison’s disease caused by the absence of aldosterone, with
consequent K+ buildup and Na+ depletion.
Note: Although elevated serum potassium is uncommon in Gerson Therapy patients, if it
does occur, supplemental potassium should be reduced or temporarily discontinued. Then the
consulting Gerson-trained physician should immediately be consulted.
The signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia are weakness, malaise, nausea, diarrhea,
colicky pain, muscle irritability progressing to flaccid paralysis, oliguria, and bradycardia. An
electrocardiogram (EKG) reveals a prolonged PR interval; wide QRS; tall, tented T wave; and
ST depression. Indications of hypokalemia are decreased reflexes; rapid, weak, irregular pulse;
mental confusion; hypotension; anorexia; muscle weakness; and paresthesia. The EKG shows
a flattened T wave, ST depression, and U wave elevation. In severe cases of hypokalemia,
ventricular fibrillation, respiratory paralysis, and cardiac arrest could occur. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
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www.thegersonway.comThe Serum Chloride Laboratory Test
The laboratory test for serum chloride, another quantitative analysis, is a measurement of
blood levels of the chloride ion (Cl-), the major extracellular fluid anion. Interacting with Na+,
Clhelps maintain the osmotic pressure, blood volume, arterial pressure, and acid-base balance.
Chloride is absorbed from the intestines and is excreted primarily by the kidneys.
By evaluating the body’s fluid status, the serum chloride laboratory test detects two
types of fluid imbalances, acid-base (acidosis and alkalosis) and extracellular cation-anion.
Normally serum chloride levels range from 100 to 108 mEq/liter (mmol/L). Maintaining a
normal amount of chloride in the blood reflects acid-base balance by its inverse relationship to
bicarbonate. Excessive loss of gastric juices or other secretions containing chloride may cause
hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis or excessive chloride retention. Ingesting it may lead to
hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.
Elevated serum chloride levels (hyperchloremia) can come on from severe dehydration,
complete renal shutdown, head injury (which produces neurogenic hyperventilation), and
primary aldosteroism. Manifestations consist of stupor, rapid and deep breathing, and weakness
that leads to coma.
A situation of low chloride levels in the blood (hypochloremia) is associated with reduced
blood sodium and potassium levels coming from prolonged vomiting, gastric suctioning,
intestinal fistula, chronic renal failure, or Addison’s disease. Congestive heart failure, or edema
resulting in excess extracellular fluid, can cause dilutional hypochloremia. The indications are
hypertonicity of muscles, tetany, and depressed respirations.
The Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH) Laboratory Test
The laboratory test for lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is a measurement of five specific
isoenzymes which catalyze the reversible conversion of pyruvic acid present in all muscles of the
body into lactic acid. Many common diseases—myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary infarction,
anemias, liver disease, kidney disease, erythrocytic damage, and others—cause elevations in total
lactic dehydrogenase, and the LDH laboratory test is useful for dif ferentiating between them.
The five identified isoenzymes in lactic dehydrogenase are LDH1 and LDH2 appearing in the
heart, red blood cells, and kidneys; LDH3 in the lungs; and LDH4 and LDH5 in the liver and the
skeletal muscles. Testing for these enzymes is especially appropriate for the delayed measurement
of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) associated with MI and for monitoring patient response to some
forms of chemotherapy. Total LDH levels normally range from 48 to 115 U/L. Normal distribution
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www.thegersonway.com LDH1: 17.5% to 28.3% of total
 LDH2: 30.4% to 36.4% of total
 LDH3: 19.2% to 24.8% of total
 LDH4:   9.6% to 15.6% of total
 LDH5:   5.5% to 12.7% of total
Since a vast number of illnesses involve the enzymes of LDH, this laboratory test for lactic
dehydrogenase is broadly employed for establishing diagnoses.
The Aspartate Transaminase/Serum
GLUTAMIC -OXALOACETIC  TRANSAMINASE  (AST /SGOT) L ABORATORY  TEST
The laboratory blood examination for aspartate transaminase and serum glutamic-oxaloacetic
(AST/SGOT) is a measurement of specific amino acid residues left behind by nitrogenous portions
of the metabolized amino acids. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is found in the cytoplasm
and mitochondria of many tissue cells, primarily in the liver, heart, skeletal muscles, kidneys,
pancreas, and red blood cells.
AST is released into blood serum in proportion to cellular damage, and its detection (together
with creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase) indicates myocardial infarction. The test
also helps in the diagnosis of acute liver disease. It monitors patient progress in healing. AST
adult serum levels range from 8 to 20 OIL. Normal values for infants are four times higher.
Maximum elevations of AST are associated with viral hepatitis, severe skeletal muscle trauma,
extensive surgery, drug-induced liver injury,


 imagine. Open yourself to the
higher energies of God. It’s an exciting trip.
HABIT #9

FOOT AND HAND REFLEXOLOGY

Acid crystals (uric, phosphoric, carbonic, lactic, etc.) and cellular wastes build
up under the nerve endings in your feet. Since these nerve endings reflex all
through your body, these acids and toxins can have a devastating effect in
related areas. The nerve that feeds the heart, for example, ends in your hands
and feet. If acid crystals or a toxic build-up affect the ending of this nerve, it
can lead to heart palpitations, high blood pressure (when standing or
walking), chest pain, etc. This is true with all your organs and glands as the
nerves that feed them also end in your hands and feet. Rubbing the bottoms
of your feet and the palms of your hands on a daily basis will break-up these
crystals and toxic accumulations, relieving the symptoms.
Reflexology is an incredible science. I have saved three individuals in
cardiac arrest with the techniques of reflexology. This is another simplescience that can save much suffering. Study and learn this health-enhancing
system.
MODULE 9.2
Four Healthy Tools to Assist Your Detoxification … and Your Life

TOOL #1

LIVER AND GALLBLADDER FLUSH

This process helps to remove liver stones and gallbladder stones.
Items Needed
8-ounces of pure, cold-pressed, extra virgin organic olive oil.
6- to 8-ounces of freshly squeezed (if possible) pink grapefruit juice or
the juice of 2 lemons.
Freshly squeezed apple juice (enzymes assist with reducing nausea).
Optional: a preparation to aid in the softening of possible stones, such as
Phosfood Liquid®, produced by Standard Process Laboratories. (See
Resource Guide for ordering.)
Optional: Intestinal cleansing formula.
Suggested Preparation
Three days of eating mainly raw fruits and vegetables (organic
preferred).
One 8-ounce glass of freshly juiced apple juice in the morning and one in
the evening, for three days.
Three days of bowel detoxification. Use an intestinal cleansing formula,
with formula strength depending upon your bowel regularity. Use a
gentle formula if bowels move at least one time daily; a moderate-strength formula if bowels move at least once in a two-day period; and a
strong formula for bowels that resist regular movement.
In lieu of herbal detoxification, an individual may choose to take an
enema one-day prior to the flush. It is important that your bowels are
moving well.
Optional: You can add 45 drops of Phosfood Liquid to your apple juice,
two times a day
(A.M.
 +
P.M.).
 This will help loosen and soften any
stones you might have.
NOTE
: No solid foods should be consumed after noontime on the day of the
flush (fresh fruit juices or distilled water are acceptable).
Directions
Stop all fluid intake at 6:30
P.M.,
 or thirty minutes before the flush is
started.
Begin the flush between 7:00
P.M.
 and 9:00
P.M.,
 or as you wish.
Mix or blend 8-ounces of olive oil with 6 to 8 ounces of pink grapefruit
juice or the juice of two lemons.
Consume at a rate that best suits you. You may wish to consume it all at
one time, or you may consume 1/4 cup every 15 minutes, or you may
drink it even more slowly. After the olive oil is consumed you should
retire for the evening, lying on your right side.
Considerations
If nausea and/or vomiting sensations are experienced, the olive oil/citrus
juice mixture can be chased with small amounts of freshly-made apple
juice. Resume consumption of the mixture as soon as possible. If the
feeling of nausea continues, consume only as much of the mixture as you
possibly can, then go right to bed, lying on your right side.
Watch stools for stones. Stones are usually green, but may be yellow, red
or black. Stones range from a pea-size to that of a quarter, or larger. Most
liver or gallbladder stones are soft in nature, as they are lipid/bile stones.
With degenerative problems, the liver and gallbladder flush should be
supervised by a health care professional.
TOOL #2
 DISTILLED WATER

Natural water from springs, wells, rivers, lakes, and the water that comes
through your faucet is full of mineral elements that have been collected from
contact with soil and rocks. Most water sources are full of impurities
including chemicals from fallout, boats, raw sewage, and pesticides.
The minerals from these water sources are inorganic. There is a vast
difference between the minerals in the human body and those in the earth.
Earth minerals (which are inorganic) do not have the same electrical
frequency as those found in the human body and within the botanical
kingdom. Elemental (earth) minerals are basically inert. They are low in
electromagnetic charges.
As rain (distilled water) falls from the sky and saturates the soil, it
becomes electrified with the energies of the minerals and other properties of
the soil. The water is then absorbed into plant root systems and drawn up into
the plant. This energy, mixed with the energy of the sun, transmutes these
inorganic minerals into tissue salts, which build and maintain the plant.
As plants develop from the seed through enzyme action, the constituents
establish themselves in compounds. The minerals in plants are called “cell
salts,” because many have bonded together creating more of a synergistic
response. They need each other and other compounds synergistically to be
properly absorbed and utilized by the cells of the animal or human. Animals
and especially humans need to live upon a higher-frequency food source than
elemental minerals.
Inorganic minerals, if allowed through the bowel wall, act only as
stimulants. Their electrical charge is low and they cannot pass through a cell
membrane wall. An example of this is iodine. Inorganic iodine is used in
hospitals for dyes and thyroid work. This type of iodine only stimulates the
thyroid and can deposit and accumulate in the thyroid tissues, causing
inflammation and additional thyroid problems. Just as a water pipe in your
house becomes clogged from an accumulation of inorganic minerals and
debris, our veins, arteries and tissues become clogged with inorganic minerals
as well.
Distilled water is said to be the greatest solvent on earth. It is the only
true water that can be taken into the body without damage to the tissues. It
assists by dissolving nutrients so they can be assimilated and taken into everycell. It dissolves the wastes of cell life so the toxins can be removed. Distilled
water is also great at dissolving inorganic mineral substances lodged in the
tissues of the body so that such substances can be eliminated in the process of
purifying the body. It does not leach out body minerals. There have been
many blood tests conducted during distilled water fasts showing improved
and more homeostatic electrolyte percentages. Distilled water does collect and
remove minerals that have been rejected by the cells of the body and are
therefore nothing more than debris, obstructing normal functioning of the
system.
It is important to keep ourselves hydrated. We should receive the
majority of our water from raw and ripe fruits and vegetables. In their raw
state, these foods are composed of 60 to 95 percent water. In addition, one
should drink a minimum of two 8-ounce glasses of distilled water daily.
Always brew your herbal teas with distilled water. Being void, distilled
water pulls the nutrients from the herbs into the water. Water that is full of
inorganic minerals and other matter cannot leach all the compounds of the
herb into it, which causes a much weaker tea.
If you cannot get distilled water, I recommend R/O (reverse osmosis)
water. You can put an R/O
filter under your sink, which makes it very
convenient to use. Remember that water is one of nature’s greatest catalysts.
Drink plenty of fresh, pure, distilled or R/O water, but don’t overdo it.
Follow your natural instincts. Many people try to drown themselves with too
much water. Remember, a raw food diet gives you plenty.
NOTE
: Never drink with your meals. This dilutes your digestive enzymes
and affects proper food digestion.
TOOL #3

CASTOR OIL PACKS

Castor oil, also known as Palma Christi (the Palm of Christ), has been used
for healing for hundreds of years, and is a treatment that medical intuitive
Edgar Cayce often prescribed for many different conditions. Preliminary
studies on castor oil packs performed at the George Washington School ofMedicine indicate that they improve immune system functioning, aid with
dilation, and soften tissues and muscles.
Castor oil packs used on the abdomen are detoxifying to the system.
They may also be used for pain syndromes, slipped discs, tumors, tinnitus,
nausea, inflammation, hard or swollen organs (such as the spleen, liver,
kidneys, lymph nodes, and bowels), and a variety of other problems. Applied
topically, they may help loosen or dissolve cancerous masses. They are
especially beneficial for lung problems, such as asthma.
Lung clients are difficult to detoxify as many of them use inhalers which
block or hold the toxicity in the lung tissue itself instead of allowing this


! I can perform difficult yoga postures
with ease while standing on my head. Few people inthe world can do this regardless of age.  Mother Nature
can’t stiffen and cement one person’s body as they age
and yet allow me to have the flexibility of a youngster.
There are 4 great eliminative systems in our bodies
that get rid of the poisons created by our daily living. By
nature, we eat food, we drink liquids and we breathe air.Most humans eat too much food, eating by habit rather
than by hunger. They have been brainwashed to believe
that they must have scheduled meals by the clock. I knowfrom long experience as a Physical Therapist that people
with these grotesque shapes have not been able to burn
up these so-called regular meals. They have beenconditioned to eat breakfast whether they have hunger
or not, so they load up on ham, bacon, eggs, hot cakes,
sugared doughnuts and sweet rolls, toast, jelly, jams,fried potatoes, pancakes, w affles, pork sausage, coffee,
hot chocolate and dry processed (unhealthy) cereals.
The body doesn’t have enough Vital Force energy to
continually masticate, digest, assimilate and eliminate theseheavy breakfasts. There is always a toxic residue left...
where does this toxic residue go? It is concentrated and
crystallized as deposits in the moveable joints in the body.It’s a slow process that few sense until the joints start to
give them trouble. It takes years of wrong eating to create
these heavy concentrations of acid crystals and toxins inthe moveable joints. When these calcium-like spurs attach
themselves to the joints and calcified substances replace
the synovial fluid, it’s then that the pains and aches arefelt in the moveable joints of the body causing pain.41The
Bones
of the
Human
Body
Bone, like all living tissue, requires adequate
nutrition for health and growth. Bones needsufficient levels of minerals, especially calcium,
phosphorous, magnesium, manganese, zinc,
copper and silicon, plus vitamins A, C and K.Vitamin D and boron are necessary to ensure
proper intestinal absorption and utilization of
calcium. Live The Bragg Healthy Lifestyleto keep the bones healthy and strong!HEALTHY BONES:
Back View
Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body. We are all sculptors and painters,
and our material is our own flesh, blood and bones. –  Henry David ThoreauFront ViewExcerpt from the Bragg Back Book. See back pages for booklist.42
Make me aware that there is more  to life than measuring its speed.
Periodic fasting keeps you connected to your body’s natural tendency
to cleanse and rejuvenate. – Pamela Serure, The 3-Day Energy FastJoint & Back Pains – Curse of Mankind
The toxic crystals first attack the feet, and their 26
moveable bones in each foot. The force of gravity sends
the toxic crystals down into the feet. Gradually the feet
and ankles start to stiffen, because the toxic acid crystals
are taking over and replacing the lubrication in the jointsof the feet. Instead of having flexible feet, they become
stiff and tire easily (
read page 138). They ache, burn and
cause tremendous misery. (Do read our Foot and Back books.)
From the feet and ankles, the toxic acid crystals move
upward, causing many people to suffer from pains in
the knees. As time marches on, so does the deteriorationof the joints. Soon toxic crystals creep into the great
moveable hip joints – you will notice by the way people
move their hips that they are stiff and painful.
Few people escape an aching or stiff back. Watch
middle-aged people bend over and notice the agony on
their faces when they straighten up. Day after day theycry out in anguish, “Oh, my aching back!” But the toxic
acid crystals don’t stop in the lower back, they go up
into the spine, the shoulder blades, the shoulder joints,the neck and elbows... eventually creeping into thewrists and fingers. Some people are so full of toxic acid
crystals that they cannot close their hands or make fists.
They all seem to falsely blame one thing: “All my achesand pains are due to the fact that I am getting old.”
Don’t you believe it. These acid crystals are poisons
that stayed in your body and cemented themselves inthe moveable joints. Billions of pain pills are used by
the American public to get relief from aching joints.
Thousands of people go to hot mineral baths to get relief.Many different medical treatments are used for the relief
of their problems. I am offering you fasting and The Bragg
Healthy Lifestyle to guide you onto the road to healthso you can help your body detox and heal itself.
In nature there are neither rewards or punishments
– there are consequences! – Robert Ingersoll43
Fasting and prayer seemed to strengthen Jesus, for when His time
of fasting was ended, He manifested a new power and poise. Jesusthen returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. – Luke 4:14Fasting for Purification
When you fast for 24 to 36 hours, or from 3 to 10
days, the healing power starts to work in your body. I
have told you, over and over, that the power to cleanse,purify and rejuvenate yourself is within your body. This
power has always been in your body. When you go on a
complete distilled water fast, the Vital Force in your bodythat would ordinarily be used to masticate, digest,
assimilate and eliminate food is used to purify your body.
That is what fasting is: deep internal cleansing, aphysiological rest to build Vital Force.
Now, say you are a person of
60 and you have been
eating 3 meals daily, whether you were hungry or not,and you have allowed toxic acid crystals to get deposited
into the moveable joints of your body. It is going to
take time for Mother Nature and the vital power withinyour body to break down the toxic crystals that have
accumulated over the years.
The Man Who Rebuilt Himself
I remember a Mr. Evans who came to me years ago.
He hobbled painfully into my office. A well known doctor
in California had given him a prescription which read
“Physical therapy as prescribed.” I am also a physicaltherapist which helped in my health and healing practice.
This man’s sad story is one of millions in our country.
He had never been educated to know how to care forhis wonderful body, but he had been conditioned to eat
3 meals per day and eat anything that pleased him. Now,
I have told you several times in this book that “HumanFlesh is Dumb.” You can put anything in your stomach
at any hour that you wish. You can get up in the morning
and fill up on cereal, ham and eggs, fried potatoes andtoast and wash it down with
 5 cups of coffee, but you
must take the consequences of eating habits like this.
You can do more for your own health and well-being than any doctor,
any hospital, any drug and any exotic medical device. – Joseph Califano44Victory Won By Fasting, Diet and Exercise
First and foremost, your body has to earn its food by
the sweat of your brow. That means you only eat food
appropriate to your physical activity and climate. This
man was eating as he did when he was a young activefarm boy.  Slowly his joints were becoming cemented
solid by toxins and toxic crystals that were pressing on
nerves causing him agonizing pain. He wanted an easyway out of his misery.  I told him truthfully that it had
taken a long time of wrong eating and bad habits of
living to get him in this wretched condition. Now itwould take fasting, a healthy diet and ample exercises
to help relieve these pains. He was an intelligent man
and saw the truth of my simple philosophy.
I started him on a
 3 day distilled water fast. Following
the fast, I had him eat only fresh fruit for breakfast and
a raw vegetable combination salad for lunch. I had himeat a grated carrot, beet, chopped cabbage salad and one
cooked vegetable for dinner. I took him off all animal
products, meat, fish, eggs, cheese and dairy products. Ieliminated all salt, sugar and refined foods. I took himoff all grains and all legumes such as beans, peas, rice
and lentils for two months. Every day I had him take a
10 minute hot bath (add 1 cup apple cider vinegar),
bringing the water up to 104 degrees, using a bath
thermometer. I gave him an exercise program of brisk
walking starting with 3 blocks the first day, and every
third day I added another block to his walking program
until he was walking  3 miles a day.
Every week he took a 36 hour water fast. As the days
and weeks rolled into months, I gave him one 7 day
and one 10 day fast. In one year you would hardly have
recognized this man! His family and friends were amazedat his transformation. His joints became flexible and,
although he hadn’t been swimming for years, he joined
the
YMCA  and swam 3 days a week. He hadn’t ridden a
bicycle for years, yet he purchased one and rode for miles
at a time. He and his wife took up dancing and in a year
he was winning contests. The stiffness left him. He eventook up the


it.(InLewisCarroll'sThroughthe
LookingGlassAlicesaid,"Perhapslooking-glassmilkisn'tgoodtodrink."
Weknownowthatshewasrightinhersurmise.)
Thismirror-imagemancouldbekeptaliveonlyonadietcontaining
syntheticD-aminoacids,madeinthechemicallaboratory.Hecouldnot
haveanychildren,unlesshecouldfindawifewhohadbeensubjectedto
thesameprocessofreflectionintoamirrorimageofheroriginalself.Also
hewoulddieofscurvy,evenifhehadplentyofordinaryvitaminC,be-
causevitaminCisitselfachiralmolecule,L-ascorbicacid.
VITAMINSINTHEBODY 75
ThechiralityofL-ascorbicacidmaybeplainlyseeninthediagramofits
structureinthree-dimensional spaceshownonpage68.Thecarbonatom
(C)atthebottomofthepentagonalringhasattachedtoitacarbonatomon
onesideofitintheringandanoxygen(O)ontheother,ahydrogen(H)
atom,andasidegroupofnineatoms.Thesefourdifferentattachedentities
makethiscarbonatomchiral.Thatis,themirrorimageofthisatomandits
attachmentsdiffersfromitasthemirrorimageofahanddiffersfromthe
hand.
Thefirstatomofthesidechain,acarbon,isalsochiral.Italsohasfour
differententitiesattachedtoit:thepentagonalring,ahydroxylgroup(an
oxygenatomandattachedhydrogenatom),ahydrogenatom,andacarbon
(withtwohydrogensandahydroxylgroupattachedtoit).
Ascorbicacidhasaccordinglyfourstereoisomers—fourmoleculeswith
identicalatomicconstituentslinkedtooneanotherinthesameorderbut
arrayeddifferentlyinthree-dimensional space.Wemaythereforecallthe
moleculeshownintheillustrationLLandtheothersLD,DL,andDD.LLis
theordinaryvitaminC,L-ascorbicacid.DDisitsexactmirrorimage,with
propertiesexactlythesameasthoseofL-ascorbicacid(unlesstheyinvolve
chirality)—thesamemeltingpointandthesamesolubilityinwater—but
onerotatestheplaneofpolarizedlightinaclockwisewayandtheotherin
theoppositeway(butthroughexactlythesameangle).ButtheDDsub-
stance,whichiscalledD-xyloascorbic acid,hasnovitamin-Cactivity.The
substancesLDandDL,whicharemirrorimagesofeachother,alsoprovide
noprotectionagainstscurvy.
ThisfactshowsthattheactionofvitaminCdoesnotdependsimplyon
itsactivityasareducingoroxidizingagent,whichithasincommonwith
itsstereoisomers.Insteaditdependsupontheshapeofitsmolecules,which
presumably fitintoacomplementary cavityinthehydroxylationenzymes
withwhichitworksinthesynthesisofcollagenandtherebyformsareac-
tivecomplex.Furtherstudyisneededtodeterminethestructureofthese
enzymesandofothersthatcanformsuchcomplexeswithvitaminC.There
areprobablymanydifferentkinds,becausevitaminCcarriesonsomany
differentfunctionsinourbodies.
Thehydroxylation reaction,whichvitaminCpromotesinthesynthesis
ofcollagen,hasaroleinmanyotherphysiologicalprocesses.Asubstance
calledcarnitine,forexample,helpstosupplythefuelthatenergizesthe
contractionofmusclefiber.Itssynthesisfromtheaminoacidlysinetakes
placethroughfivesuccessivereactions,eachcatalyzedbyaspecificenzyme.
Thesecondandfifthinvolvehydroxylation, forwhichvitaminCisneeded.
Intheadrenalglands,hydroxylation reactionsmediatedbyvitaminC,
presentinlargeamounts,similarlyconverttheaminoacidtyrosinefirstto
dopa,thentodopamineandatlasttonoradrenaline inthemanufactureof
76 CHAPTER9
theall-importanthormoneadrenaline,whichfloodsthebodyinmomentsof
stressandactivatesthemusclesforflightorfight.Inthiscriticalcyclethe
ascorbicacidisreconstitutedfromsemidehydroascorbate byaspecialelec-
tron-transportmechanism,andsothevitaminisnotdestroyed.
ThisreviewofthefunctionofvitaminCinthebiochemistryofthebody
explainswhywerequirelargeintakesofthisvitamin,largerthanthoseof
othervitaminsandlargerthanissuppliedbytheusualquantitiesofvegeta-
blesandfruitsconsumedinthediet.Settingasidethefactorofbiochemical
individuality, tobediscussedinthenextchapter,foramoment,wemayask
whatistheoptimumdailysupplementary intakeofvitaminC.
Plantsneedonlysmallamountsofthisvitamin.Theydonotmanufac-
turecollagentomaketheirstructuresstrong;theyuseacarbohydrate,
cellulose,forthispurpose.Ihavecheckedtheamountsofvariousvitamins
presentin110raw,naturalplantfoods,asgiveninthetablesinthemetab-
olismhandbookpublishedbytheFederationofAmericanSocietiesfor
ExperimentalBiology(AltmanandDittmer,1968).Whentheamountsof
vitaminscorresponding tooneday'sfoodforanadult(theamountthat
provides2500kilocalories[kcal]ofenergy)arecalculated, itisfoundthat
formostvitaminsthisamountisaboutthreetimestheRDAoftheFood
andNutritionBoard.Forascorbicacid,however,theaverageamountin
thedailyrationofthe110plantfoodstuffsis2300milligrams(mg),about
fortytimestheamountrecommended asthedailyallowanceforaperson
witharequirementof2500kcalperday(seethetableinChapter8).This
calculationsuggeststhattheRecommendedDailyAllowance(RDA)ought
toprescribeatleastfortytimesitsstingy60mgofVitaminC.
Theaverageascorbic-acidcontentofthefourteenplantfoodstuffsrichest
inthisvitaminis9.4grams(g)per2500kcal.Peppers(hotorsweet,green
orred)andblackcurrantsarerichestofallthefoodsinthetable,with15g
per2500kcal.
Theforegoingargumentrepresentsanextensionandrefinementofargu-
mentsadvancedbythebiochemistsG.H.BourneandIrwinStone.In1949
Bournepointedoutthatthefoodingestedbythegorillaconsistslargelyof
freshvegetation,inquantitysuchastogivethegorillaabout4500mgof
ascorbicacidperday,andthatbeforethedevelopmentofagriculture
humansexistedlargelyongreenplants,supplementedwithsomemeat.He
concludedthat"itmaybepossible,therefore,thatwhenwearearguing
whether10to20mgofvitaminCadayisanadequateintakewemaybe
verywideofthemark.Perhapsweshouldbearguingwhether1000or
2000mgadayisthecorrectamount."Stone(1966a)quotedthisargument
andsupplemented itbyconsiderationoftherateofmanufactureofascorbic
acidbytherat.Theratundernormalconditions isreportedtosynthesize
ascorbicacidataratebetween26mgperdayperkilogramofbodyweight
VITAMINSINTHEBODY 77
(Burns,Mosbach,andSchulenberg,1954)and58mgperdayperkilogram
ofbodyweight(SalomonandStubbs,1961).Iftheassumption ismadethat
thesamerateofproductionwouldbeproperforahumanbeing,aperson
weighing70kilograms(kg,154pounds)shouldingestbetween1800and
4100mgperdayunderordinarycircumstances.
Otheranimals,includingthegoat,cow,sheep,mouse,squirrel,gerbil,
rabbit,cat,anddog,alsomanufactureascorbicacidatahighrate,averag-
ingabout10,000mgperdayfor70kilograms(kg)(154pounds)oftheir
bodyweights(Chatterjee etal.,1975).Itishardtobelievethattheseani-
malswouldmakethislargeamountofascorbicacidifitwerenotbeneficial
tothem,anditisalsohardtobelievethathumansaresomuchdifferent
fromotheranimalsthattheycankeepinthebestofhealthwithonlytwo-
hundredthsoftheamountsthatanimalsuse.Iftheneedforascorbicacidin
ourdietwerereallyassmallastheRDApublishedbytheFoodand
NutritionBoard,thenthemutationthatdeprivedtheprimatesoftheca-
pacitytosynthesizetheirownvitaminCwouldsurelyhaveoccurredsix
hundredmillionyearsago,anddogs,cows,pigs,horses,andotheranimals
wouldbeobtainingascorbicacidfromtheirfood,insteadofmanufacturing
itintheirlivercells.Iconclude,therefore,that2300mgperdayis


 to the continual need of the patient
for highly personalized attention; a staff that also does not have alifetime of deep personal attachment, and the resulting unremitting
grief and loss, to deal with emotionally... which we all know can
have an enormous ef fect on any person’ s energy reserves.
The loss experienced by family members of dementia and
Alzheimer ’s patients can often exceed the loss experienced when a
loved one dies. As devastating as the death of a beloved is, that
experience of deep loss is not visited over and over again for weeks,
months, or even years, as is the case faced by family members of
someone whose memory and basic living skills are slipping away
inch-by-inch right in front of them—and then, more rapidly, mile by
agonizing mile.
The pain of seeing a loved one in a casket, while deepl y and
sadly impacting, often cannot compare to the stunning, cold-
compress-on-the-chest experience of a wife or child seeing a lifelong
loved one in front of them who suddenly does not know who they
are. Adding to this monumental loss is that the family member in the
second instance will then, eventually, have to embrace the physical
departure of their loved one through death as well— and knows it. My
father-in-law died in the memory care facility.
To directly respond to the question above, then... I believe
that people who deeply love another are rarely, if ever, acting
“selfishly” by moving their beloved into a care facilit y. On the
contrary, it breaks their heart  to do so. From a spiritual point of view,
this is a loving  thing to do if adequate care in the home is no longer
possible, given  the substantial risk to the well-being of the patient
and to the primary caregiver as well of keeping the patient at home.
The greatest sadness in human society is that at a time when
reports of memory loss conditions are reaching epidemicproportions, the cost of providing care for patients suffering from
such conditions is skyrocketi ng along with it, rendering it more and
more difficult to offer patients  and their families the assis tance they
so desp erately need, and robbing the surviving member of the family
of whatever might have been set aside for their own senior years.
I cannot even begin to imagine how families that cannot afford
in-home or facility-based care for their loved ones with memory loss
can cope—and how their tragedy is often doubled through the
impact such a situation has on the health and well-being of
caregivers, many of whose lives are shortened by the impact of the
stress and strain placed upon them.
What the highest expression  of true spirituality calls for is the
creation of a society whose members are committed to care for each
other, and to provid e care for those who need it most when they
most need it. And while some countries and their citizens have
compassionately done so (and should be honored for having made
such choices), millions upon millions on Earth still have no access to
modern or adequate health care.
We should not be living in a world where caring, compassi onate
assistance is available and offered only to those for whom it is
financially within reach. No one of good conscience could agree that
this speaks well for our culture and our species.
Yet there are those who say it is simply a problem of how far
the world’ s financial resources can reach. Can humanity afford to
offer health care to all who need it, regardless of ability to pay?
The answer is, of course, yes, if we simply, as a culture, shifted
our priorities. Our collective governments spend more on their
militaries to protect what their citizens fear losing, or don’t wish tooffer, than it would cost to feed, clothe, and provide health care to
the entire world’s population several times over. That is the mark of
an enormously selfish society and an obviously primitive species.
(And no, that is not a judgment. It is a simple, but sad,
observation.)Question #2

IS THERE A “SOU L LESSON”
IN DEMENTIA?

What possible lesson can a person be learning when suffering from
dementia? (Or, is the lesson for the caregivers?)

DR. COOPER: I do not hold the point of view that we are here on the
Earth to “learn any lessons” spiritually. Rather, I agree with the way
Conversations with God puts it... that we are here to demonstrate
and to create  the highest version of Who We Are, and that
challenging situations (and adverse medical diagnoses) are nothing
more than platforms upon which we define ourselves.
For example, as a caregiver for someone with dementia, do
you choose to be frustrated, annoyed, and possibly even resentful
for the burden it places upon you? Or, do you choose to be patient,
caring, and compassionate? Do you choose to see and to remember
the best in the person, even at moments when they forget who you
are, and at moments where they perhaps act out in anger or rage?
This may sound like an obvious question, but it is a hard choice
to actually live out, day-to-day, when someone you love appears tobe completely disoriented to the world (as occurs in severe
dementia). It can be especially challenging when a loved one
becomes troubled and unsettled, which occurs frequently in dementia
(leading to nighttime wandering, acting out, or forgetting social
etiquette, due to confusion).
How can caregivers maintain a loving and compassionate
attitude in such a situation? How does one not spiral downward into
sadness, depression, anger, and resentment for such an
overwhelming condition?
In my understa nding, there is no spiritual “requirement” that we
show up in any particular way—and no “soul lesso n” that is
mandated by the Universe  for us to learn—but there is an
opportunity. And we are invited to use this opportunity, this situation,
to demonstrate our highest  idea of Who We Are in relationship to
what is occurring.
Regarding the patient—the one with the dementia—I will take a
slightly differen t stance. I still do not believe there is a “soul lesson”
to be learned, but I do believe that the medical profes sion could
handle dementia, on the whole, differently, so as to allevia te some of
the suf fering that I, personally, view as unnecessary.
I believ e this relates back to our discussion on eutha nasia
earlier in the book, and to our willingness—as physicians and as a
society—to take the time to talk to people about their “goals of care”
(things such as Advance Directives, which startlingly, only 33 percent
of elderly patients in the Unite d States have in writing)14 prior to their
mental state deteriorating to the degree that such conversations can
no longer take place in a meaningful way.I think we would be doing people a great service  by clarifying
what physical or mental cond itions they are willing to live with, and
which ones they are not—so that we would be able to help them end
their life when  their condition (physical or mental) deteriorated past
this point.
I would also like to mention here that the majority of people  who
live long enough to get dementia (not all of them, but a great many of
them) are alive in large part thanks to western medicine. That is, if
we did not have treatments  available for heart disease, diabetes,
kidney disease, infections, and a whole host of other conditions,
these people likely would have passed on long before dementia
struck.  (For instance, if humanity were “living in the wild” without
access to medical treatments, few people would ever survive to the
point of getting dementia in the first place.)
Therefore, if we, as western medical doctors, are in large part
responsible for keeping people alive to the point where they then
move into dementia, are we not also responsible for helping them to
“leave,” or to “exit” the physic al plane, once their condition (physical
or mental) has deteriorated to the point of no longer being
functional? Would this not equally be our responsibility? (Assuming,
of course, that they have stated in an Advance Directive  that this
would be their first choice.)
It was never brought up in my medical training, but it is
something that has lingered in my mind from the very first nursing
home visits I made, when I saw before my own eyes the struggle
that so many endure as a result of dementia. And I remember
thinking to myself in those  moments, “My goodness, if we, asmedical doctors, have brought people to this place, is it not also our
responsibility to help them on their way ‘out’?”
So I would close by saying that dementia, in my view, is a
condition that humanity could handle differently. And I see those who
“suffer from dementia” as providing the impetus for world change...
or at least for the changing viewpoints of both the medical profession
and the legal system around how we, as a culture, handle “terminal
diagnoses.”
In this way, the souls of these patients could very well be
accepting an invitation at a very high level—being willing to stand in
those shoes so that the rest of the world can awaken to a new way
of doing things, and so that a new medical protocol  for patients with
terminal diagnoses such as dementia (including planning “goals of
care”


 made more and more sense. The more  consistently I applied Doug’s program (with a little
dash of Squire mixed in) I began to notice miraculous things happening. Not  only was my health improving dramatically, but I was
also getting stronger and faster, and my endurance was skyrocketing. I h ad been lifting weights on a raw food diet for three years
prior to 811 and had nothing to show for it. Roughly one full year later, being 100% dedi cated to keeping my fruit intake high, I was
nearly 30 lbs. heavier, all of which was muscle. Over the next year, I adde d an additional 10 lbs. of muscle, bringing my total up to
40 lbs.
The added muscle isn’t the main benefit of being on a raw food diet. The best part of the whole journey has been my childlike
energy levels, my blissful state of joy, and my ability to tune into natu re, all of which were amplified measurably. When I was about
to give up on raw foods once and for all, Doug steered me back on the right track.
The program isn’t easy, but with enough inner strength and per sistence, you will undoubtedly experience a radical
transformation in every aspect of your life. As much trash as I tal ked about Doug in my learning process, it’s because this 811
program was changing me down to the core. My belief system was threaten ed, and I fired off about him, as a defense mechanism. It
was quite a struggle getting to the point I’m at now, but now I see as  clear as day that Doug is an amazing person, and I have
nothing but the utmost respect for him and what he does. My stamp of approval is  all over this book, and all over Dr. D. himself.
Thanks a million, brother!

Cyrus Khambatta, San Francisco, California
I’ll never forget the first time I exercised with Dr. Graham. I was  half his age, in the prime of my athletic life, fueled by a
combination of years of soccer training and an ever-growing dose of athl etic hubris. I thought to myself, “I’ll show this guy what it
really means to work out.” It took only fifteen minutes to realize that I h ad completely underestimated Dr. Graham.
I was so wrong, in fact, that there was nothing I could do that Dr. Graham cou ldn’t. I was flabbergasted that a man as old as
my father could jump higher, run faster, balance longer, react quicker, pu sh harder, lift more, breathe slower, and still have more
energy at the end of the day. What was accounting for an athletic abili ty that I had witnessed in only a handful of other athletes in my
life? How could he recover faster than me when he was more than fifty  years old? What was he fueling his body with that I wasn’t?
The truth is, at the age of twenty-two I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a life-changing condition that not only changed
my relationship with food, but was silently crippling my body. Havin g implemented the recommended Atkins-esque “low-carb” diet,
I had reduced my insulin intake by 25%. I thought that I had taken steps to ensu re my long-term health. Instead, I was taking steps
in the wrong direction, further exacerbating the autoimmune react ion by consuming grossly high levels of animal protein and fat.
I did exactly what the cookbooks instructed me to do: I eliminated breads and pasta s, routinely consumed more fish, and
increased my consumption of chicken, beef, eggs, and dairy. A few times a we ek I snacked on fruits and vegetables, but only when
the dairy and meat drawers in the fridge were empty. The low-carb approach  seemed quite logical; if carbohydrates are responsible
for spikes in blood sugar, limiting their intake should regulate blood-sugar  levels throughout the day. I bragged to my friends and
family about how I had “figured out” diabetes, and how I was able to control m y blood sugar better than most.
Despite this, I failed to make the connection between the low-carb diet an d my ailing athletic health. I rationalized that
because I was past my eighteen-year-old athletic prime it was norma l to be constantly fighting injury. I settled for the explanation
that my physical health was on a course for the worse. After all, I was  in constant receipt of a pessimistic outlook from medical
professionals.
I learned of the 80/10/10 philosophy through a fortunate series of events invol ving a friend in the San Francisco area who had
unsuccessfully tried a raw food diet. Because his diet was high in nut s and avocados, and thus high in fat, he did not gain long-term
benefit from his raw food experience. Having listened to his troubles, I wa s curious about how to make a raw food diet work,
especially in the context of improving diabetic health.
A few days into learning about 80/10/10 from Dr. Graham himself, I remember  thinking to myself, “eating fruits and vegetables
—what a novel idea.” Why had it never occurred to me before that the ans wer to my ailing health could simply be in the food that I
wasn’ t  consuming? I always knew that fruits and vegetables were good for you, but  as far as I knew, athletes were unable to sustain themselves without animal protein. From the first time I was taugh t the food pyramid in second grade to the depths of the varsity
soccer locker room, it was always reinforced that animal protein was a ne cessity for developing musculature, speed, and athletic
endurance. After all, how can you perform without protein?
My first inclination was to reject the 80/10/10 philosophy as a lifestyle t hat only sedentary people could maintain successfully.
Only because I was desperate to find a better solution to overall health, I  decided to give Dr. Graham and the 80/10/10 idea a shot.
If anything, his lifestyle had instant credibility based solely on hi s athletic prowess.
At the moment I officially adopted the 80/10/10 regimen, I decided that I would giv e up meat. I also decided that I would give
up grains and dairy. It would be hard, but perhaps there was a benefit in this r adical approach to nutrition. I was told by family and
friends to “be careful,” that giving up meat could have severe rami fications for my health. People understood my desperation, but
few were truly accepting of the low-fat raw foods approach.
It has been more than two years now, and I can safely say that the benefi ts of being on the 80/10/10 diet are more numerous
than I could have ever imagined. My body has completely changed. My skin is s ofter, my fingernails look normal for once in my life,
I am almost always well hydrated, my gums don’t bleed when I brush my  teeth, and I sleep more efficiently. For the first time in my
life I am able to compete in endurance athletics, supported by an enhanced a bility to uptake, transport, and utilize oxygen. On long
bicycle rides, my heart rate stays unusually low, which allows me to pu sh harder than I previously could, and for longer periods of
time.
Most important, I am able to consume more calories during the day on a fracti on of the insulin I was previously taking. The
formula I use to monitor my progress is the ratio of the number of grams of ca rbohydrates to the number of units of insulin. On the
Atkins-esque approach I had maximized this ratio at 16 grams of carbohydrate s per unit of insulin. By eating 80/10/10, I am now
capable of eating 68 grams of carbohydrates per unit of insulin when I parta ke in regular periods of endurance training. This means
that I am now able to eat larger quantities of food, use less insulin, and fr ee myself physically and psychologically from an insulin
pump.
One unexpected benefit of the 80/10/10 diet that I have welcomed with open arms  is a seeming inability to get sick. Having
transitioned to this form of nutrition at the end of the autumn season, I w as unknowingly providing my body with an influx of vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, sugars, fiber, coenzymes, phytonutrients, etc. that (in combination with regular exercise and other elements  of
healthful living) would help build an immune response capable of mountin g an arsenal against a collection of the worst maladies in
years.
I live in an apartment with three other people, and work in an office buildin g with over one hundred and fifty others. The winter
months brought a series of illnesses that absolutely crippled my househ old, stopping each housemate in their tracks for at least one
three-day period each. One of my housemates suffered from three colds and/ or bouts of influenza, not only infecting my remaining
housemates, but touching bowls, cups, plates and silverware with almost n o regard for common hygiene. At work, a number of
coworkers suffered from sicknesses that kept them from the office for a nu mber of days at a time. Without exception, almost every
colleague produced symptoms at some point between the months of November and Ma rch.
During this extended winter season the symptoms I produced were as follow s: I coughed on one occasion for about a minute,


 then I would suddenly become fully energized and feel ready to take on the world.  I had several waves of this all day.  Of course this can happen during any type of cleanse, but for me I really hope it is a sign that the end is near.  After 27 days of drinking only water, I certainly would like to enjoy life as an ‘eater’ again.Tonight I feel that I have some signiﬁcant clearing in my ears, and wow...this feels great too.  I even feel like my hearing has improved. I have also been thinking a lot about breaking my fast and being sure that I have a maintenance plan in place so that the worms stay well and truly gone.  I’ve been researching some about different herbs to take and natural foods that are anti-parasitic and particularly good against worms.  I Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!78already have the ‘humaworm’ formula on its way to start a 30-day course.  After, I plan to take triphala, which is an Indian herb that helps strengthen and repair the colon.  Also, in talking with a dear raw food friend of mine who also recently had worms, I decided to buy some digestive enzymes which I will take with the triphala for a period of 30 days.  If the digestive enzymes seem to help, I will continue to take them longer.In terms of foods, I plan to drink at least 1/4 cup of raw apple cider vinegar daily for at least one month, and eat one raw clove of garlic before every meal.  After each meal, I will take a probiotic capsule.  This is really my chance to have a fresh clean start with my body and my health.  I only want to go forward from here, and never be so infested with ﬁlthy worms again!My neighbor is still releasing worms on her fast too.  She says she is passing about a ‘handful’ of worms every single day!  We are just in utter amazement of what is happening to our bodies.  It is so great to have someone going through what I am experiencing.  I feel truly blessed!Day 28I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw another very long worm released during my morning enema today.  After 28 days of only water, how are they possibly still more worms inside of me?  I don’t know if I was relieved or angry to see this one today.  I guess in a way, I was disappointed and somewhat frustrated because I thought the end was near.  Eventually, I became more grateful and just accepted that this is what it is, and I am doing everything I can to create a pure and perfect temple.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!79The worm I saw today could have been about 1.5 feet long at his heyday; but since he also has not eaten in 28 days, he was very skinny.  When I tried to move him to take the photographs, he broke up into a few pieces.  I’m quite sure that it was originally all one worm.  I cannot even imagine how fat and prosperous he was once living high on the hog inside of me.  Yuck!Energetically, I am feeling better and better. I feel more focused and clear-minded, and I don’t feel nearly as weak as I did at the start.  I seemed to have maintained the same weight for about 1 week now, and I’m actually very happy about that.  It’s not my goal to get too thin on this fast.  I simply want to clear out all of the worms.It’s really hard to imagine that I have already achieved 28 days of a water fast.  I feel quite proud of myself for being able to stay committed to my goal. In the beginning, I would have never thought that I would have been able to do this long, and now here I am.  It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I truly feel blessed to have had the time to do this.Today, for the ﬁrst time in 28 days, I started reading and collecting raw food recipes to make after the fast.  Up until now, I have not even thought about food.  I almost ‘allowed’ myself to do this today as a special treat for making it to the 4-week mark.  I won’t continue with this into tomorrow or the next days because I think it can get dangerous to start thinking about food too much, but I must admit that I am really looking forward to making some yummy raw soups especially.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!80My neighbor will be on Day 14 tomorrow and she is still releasing worms every day.  The last few days, she has had very bad heartburn, cramping and gurgling in the gut.  We are really supporting each other through this, and I just cannot express how nice it is to have someone to talk to who is going through a lot of the same things.Tonight I am also having cramping in the gut, but no gurgling (yet).  The gurgling seems to come later at night, usually after 2am.  I still have some mild twitching in my left leg; for sure it has reduced, but annoyingly, it is still there.  Let’s hope that I can knock this once and for all soon.The humaworm is in the mail, and with any luck, it should arrive just when I ﬁnish the fast.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!81The Fifth Week: PatienceDay 29No worms today, although I’m quite sure there are a few more lurking still.  I still have twitching in my legs and my left ear is popping on and off.  These ‘symptoms’ have deﬁnitely diminished over the course of this fast, so I take that as a very good sign.  Of course, with all the worms released so far, one would hope that I would see some improvement!Overall today I was feeling pretty weak and lethargic.  The last few days have been very hot, more than 35C (95F), and I think it’s been taking it’s toll.  I don’t have air conditioning, which generally I feel is a good thing as air conditioners emit positive ions and can often contain hidden sources of mold.  But today, admittedly, I would have been quite happy to be in an air-conditioned house!  Every time I stood up, I felt extremely light-headed.  I hope this heat wave passes soon.  During the ﬁrst few weeks of the fast, we had perfect weather - cloudy, breezy and relatively cool (for the tropics anyway). I’m committed to continue as long as I can in the hopes that I see the last worm come out.  Now is really the time where patience is so very necessary.  As long as I focus on one day at a time, I know I will achieve my goal.  When I look at the scheme of life, 29 days is not that long, and certainly this fast is an investment in my health and well-being for the rest of my life.   Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!82My neighbor did not get any worms out today, and for the ﬁrst time, she is starting to feel frustration.  We discussed this at length today, and really focused on the importance of trust during this process of natural healing.  We have to believe that the body chooses the pace that is safe for us, and even though our minds may want faster results, we have to accept what the body decides.  It’s so important to step back, and just give the body the space and conditions it needs.  This evening I deﬁnitely had less gurgling and cramping in the gut, which gave me some element of hope.  When the gurgling gets quite bad, it can be maddening at times, so it was a real pleasure to enjoy a ‘quiet’ evening.  Tomorrow will be a big milestone day for me - day 30.  One entire month of only water.  Who would have ever thought that I could do it!  I’m pretty excited about it.  At this point, I am mentally preparing myself for 35 days, which will be exactly 5 weeks of fasting.  But again, one day at a time.  Just focus on each day as it comes.As for my anti-worm measures, I took one glass of garlic-infused water, one cup of ground clove tea, 2 capsules of grapefruit seed extract opened and mixed into water and 2 probiotics, spread out over the course of the day.  The worms do not have a chance in this pure and perfect temple!Day 30The big 3-0.  What a milestone of a day.  I seriously cannot believe that I have managed to do this for 30 days.  It’s such a huge accomplishment, and certainly something that most people never have a chance to experience in their entire lives.  It’s a shame that the masses are Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!83brainwashed into a ‘pill for every ill’ mentality.  If people only realized how powerful a water fast can be for deep natural healing, what a different world it would be!I did not have any worms today.  Somehow I was ok with this and didn’t have any feeling of disappointment.  I


and decided to try such a cheap and convenient way to treat
on itself. Remarkable result. He and neighbors shared.
and ended up being originated effective treatment system,
which thundered throughout the world. It is then polished for many years,
specified. Patients were given some very simple food, devoid of
animal proteins. Hard Boiled porridge, stale bread, crackers. No
meat, fish, no eggs, no dairy products, instead of water - one
or two cups a day of light domestic wine.
Modern naturopaths advise instead of wine the same amount of
vegetable or herbal juice. You can brew edible herbs - Mother
and-stepmother, knotweed, plantain leaf, nettle, quinoa, roots
and dandelion leaves, leaf linden, watercress, beet tops. And,
Of course, dill, parsley and celery. From time to time a little
bitter herbs: wormwood, centaury. Every day or two
- Enema. The patient lives in this way for weeks, is experiencing
some thirst, but it gets rid of many diseases.
Of course, this is a very relaxed version of dry fasting, but even
that option gives the results.
When I wrote this chapter, of course, always wanted to tell you
the amazing legend of Count Cagliostro. In some versions,
Count Cagliostro was engaged in fasting to prolong his own
youth. And, on the basis of certain statements, during such
fasting, he dusted himself some powder, causing terrible
suffered. His skin is a result of this sifting cracked
and peel like a snake. But he looked after fasting for 25 years.
Such execution of a Count Cagliostro conducted every 50 years
and demanded the same from their environment.
Now it is difficult to separate these legends fact from fiction. But
from the standpoint of logic here all flawlessly. On the one hand, dry
forty days fasting in itself is mobilizing
internal resources a factor in the situation we have already mentioned
sverhterpeniya. On the other hand, the powder (composition unknown)
who dusted himself a great magician, if not served by
what chemicals, contributing to the rejuvenation, then
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71adding dry body has this contributed to the mobilization
even greater than under dry starvation, but because such
powder to promote a better rejuvenation of the body. After the count
accounted for in the days of famine focusing all his will on the patience
and thus literally sweep old age and decrepitude of the body,
not to mention the disease, infection, harmful bacteria. Here
what is most likely lies the clue mystery of eternal youth
Count Cagliostro, the one allegedly lived 5000 years on
others - living forever. By the way, his company picked up a graph
people kindly, balanced and consonants to the same practice
periodically, as the Count himself, starvation. Fasting Cagliostro
and his entourage were not a goal in itself, there were only
means to obtain excellent health, which in turn
was necessary for rugged, active life with feasts
and feasting.
Ca. author. Here's a perfect combination of dry fasting and methods
modern cosmetology, of course, in this situation is
prolonged dry starvation do not need to, you can get dry
fractional starvation.
The most significant contribution to science in the pilot study
dry fasting, introduced Professor VV Pashutin (1902) with their
students. Student of the famous physician of the time professors
SP V. Botkin Pashutin in Military Medical Academy
Czarist Russia did many experiments on different fasting
animals and as a result was able to formulate a physiological
the essence of the mechanisms of hunger. VV Pashutin first drew
attention to the fact that in the first period of physiological
starvation is rapid weight loss. Then, just a
several days, the weight loss at equal physiological
conditions considerably slowed down. Mechanisms that preserve
energy or reducing weight loss, had not yet been clear.
However, it was found that consumption of protein organism during this period
kept to a minimum, the physiological cell at
it, the more cells of the nervous tissue and endocrine systems, not
suffer.
As a result of going beyond the physiological fasting
animals appears the third stage - this is not a physiological
starvation. during this period, a sharp reduction in body weight
with the depletion of compensatory mechanisms of human and falling
cardiac activity. Isolation of three periods of complete starvation
mammals, including the first two physiological stages,
gives grounds to assume that VV Pashutina ancestor theory
starvation, or endogenous supply. His experiences are not lost
relevance to the present day. It is in the following experiments on
various living creatures, it was established that the first two
physiological stages of fasting in different living beings have
various times, and it is through these periods of prolonged starvation
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72life in comparison with regular feeding birds. For example,
Worms so you can extend the life of a 19-fold mice at 4
times, and a highly developed large mammals - 1,5-2 times.
But a hundred years ago on the basis of long-term deep
Research Academician VV Pashutin found that during
fasting spent tissue pathological changes. It
relieve the body of old, sick, dead, weak,
flabby, disintegrating the cells and tissues is determined by powerful
therapeutic effect in various diseases.
After all, healthy tissue is not only not suffer, but how would
updated, thereby creating the effect of rejuvenation, which is celebrated
everyone, and dry starvation is now one of the new ways
treatment. Meanwhile, this method was born at the dawn of mankind.
Moreover, one can say with certainty that from the outset
development of present-day forms of animal life, to actively
enjoyed all the animal kingdom.
The most general rule for all types of fasting
is to use the "fabric of resources" (VV Pashutin), or
in the words of F. Benedict, go to "endogenous food"
ie, the use of energetic and plastic substances
released at a slow atrophy of a certain part
own tissues and structures of the body.
Atrophic changes (simple atrophy) in various organs
and tissues are distributed lacunary, and expression in general
is proportional to the duration of fasting.
Established that during fasting there is a change
orientation of the internal power between the organs. The main
evidence of this situation is the fact that at the time
animal deaths from starvation found unevenly
The weight loss of various organs and tissues. The greatest loss is
adipose tissue - 97% of initial weight, liver and spleen -
53-60%, skeletal muscle - 30%, blood - 26%, kidney - 25%, Skin -
20%, colon - 18%, the bones - 13%, the nervous system - 3,9%, heart -
3,6%, brain tissue is almost loses his own weight. So
way was open pattern of exceptional importance:
consumption of internal resources by various organs and tissues
is far from uniform - what is more important for life
an organ and tissue, the less they will lose weight and vice versa,
ie, vital organs and tissues exist due to
secondary organs and tissues. Deep restructuring of the exchange
processes during the fasting aims at better use of
reserve substances, the maximum limitation of the needs of those
organs and tissues that are less important for the conservation
life, and the redistribution of substances from less to more vital
important organs observed a decrease in the loss of body weight, with
fattening after repeated fasting animals reached
greater body weight, their tissues become more dense in structure,
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73than before. It was also observed during the fattening of animals
after short-term repeated fasting sharp increase
metabolic processes. VV Pashutin notes that: "Fabric
nerve centers and senses abundantly used inventory
other parts of the body, keeping your weight status quo to the most
the final moments of starvation. The meaning of this steady state
nerve unit is clear. This apparatus is designed to develop
special forces, with which he manages almost
All elements of the body, and therefore it is natural that such an important
function of this device, he has no other, so to speak,
purely nutritional purposes, in terms of blood supply or by
other substances. "
Thus, maintaining homeostasis during fasting in general
terms is reduced to maintain "strict constants" of the organism to
constant level by changing the "constants of labile.
Work of domestic and foreign physiologists confirmed
following: the value of stocks, which the body can use
fasting before the onset of full depletion is 40-45%
its weight. It was found also that the full loss of starvation
body weight up to 20-25% in the organs and tissues of animals is not observed
any irreversible pathological changes.
The above fact was the basis for the separation of starvation
in two varieties: dosed fasting and pathological
starvation. When dosed fasting uses the
physiological stage of the process of deprivation of the body feeding,
when there is no pathological changes
(Reversible stage) and, consequently, it absolutely can not be
is associated with induced prolonged fasting, resulting
to the degeneration or death (irreversible pathological stage). So
, the dosage and abnormal fasting fundamentally
differ from each other.
One of the pioneers of a unique system of healing,
part of which was dry limotherapy was Porphyry


ation isdifferentfromrunningacorporate
society,andthoughtheyunderstoodtheneedtotakemore
controloversocialinstitutions,theydidnotunderstandhow.
Carnegie,egotisticalandindividualistic,thoughtheunder-
stood.UntilAndrewCarnegiebegangivingawaylibrariesinthe
1880s,theworldhadneverseensuchavastfortuneapphedto
privatephilanthropy.Thisremarkableinnovationinmagnitude
ofphilanthropicwealth—due,ofcourse,tohisinsatiableambi-
tioninindustryratherthantoanystrategicgeniusinphilan-
thropy—gavehimasocialpowersovastthatitprovedtrulybefud-
dhng.Armedwithacrudesocialphilosophy,hesetforthtocivilize
thelowerclassesandsetamodelofresponsibility fortheupper
echelonsofsociety.Thesocietyhehopedtopreservewasone
basedexpHcitlyonenormousdisparitiesofwealth.Andhe
attemptedtopreservetheindividualismheandotherSocial
Darwinistsreveredwithalargelyindividualisticapproachto
socialtransformation. Hisprogramsrepresentedhisownperson-
alizedviews,sharedinvaryingdegreesbycontemporary capital-
ists.ButCarnegie'svisionwasalimitedoneandhisprograms
oftensteppedovertheedgeintoabsurdity.WhenCarnegie
retiredfromthesteelbusinessin1901,hisphilanthropicplans
werevagueandscattered.InthewordsofhisbiographerJoseph
F.Wall,"Forsomeonewhohadwrittensoextensivelyand
preachedsoeloquentlyasheonthedutiesofthemanofwealth,
itisrathersurprisingthathefacedthistaskbetterarmedwith
platitudesthanwithanyconcreteprogramofaction."^'85
"WholesalePhilanthropy" I53
Afterseveralyearsofmassivespendingwithoutarealplan,
Carnegiesetuphisfoundations,andhishiredmanagersbegan
accomplishingwhathehadnot.In1905Carnegiebegantomove
fromhisindividualisticmethodofdispersingmoneytoamore
rationalized,systematicmodel.Appalledbythepitifulincomes
ofcollegeprofessors—usuallynotmorethan$400peryear—
Carnegiehadmeanttodosomethingaboutthemforsometime.
ButitwasHenryS.Pritchett,thepresidentoftheMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnology,whomovedhimtoaction.Whilevisiting
CarnegieathisancientcastleintheScottishHighlandsinthe
summerof1904,Pritchettlamentedthedifficultieshehadin
attractingyoungscientistsandengineerstoteachatMIT.
Academicsalariescouldnotcomparewiththoseofferedby
privateindustry,andfewcollegesevenhadpensionsystemsto
provideaminimumoffinancialsecurityforprofessors.There
weremorediscussionsthefollowingwinter,andinApril1905
Carnegieannouncedthecreationofhiscollegeteacherspension
fundwithaninitialendowmentof$10miUioninU.S.Steel
bonds.Aboardoftrusteeswasselectedconsistingmainlyofthe
presidentsofthemosteliteuniversitiesandcollegesinthe
country.PritchettwasappointedpresidentofthenewCarnegie
FoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching.*^
UnderPritchett'sguidancethenewfoundationsetoutto
recastAmericanhighereducation.Thefreepensionsbecamethe
carrot-at-the-end-of-the-stick thatcollegeswouldfollowdown
thepathofreform.Anapplicantcollegeoruniversityhadtohave
aminimumof$200,000endowmenttoqualifyforthepension
program.Neitherstatecollegesnorthosecontrolledbyrehgious
denominationswereeligible.Finally,tobeeligibleaschoolhad
torequireofitsstudentsaprescribedminimumofhighschool
preparationpriortoadmission.Thislastrequirementproveda
successfulattemptbythefoundationto"throwitsinfluence"in
favorofa"differentiationbetweenthesecondaryschoolandthe
college"inordertocreate"asystemofschoolsintelligently
relatedtoeachotherandtotheambitionsandneedsofa
democracy."Althoughonlyfifty-twooftheoriginal421appli-
cantswereeligibleforthepensionplan,otherschoolssoon
modeledthemselvesontheCarnegiesystemtomakethemselves
eligible.Denominational collegescutloosefromtheircontrolling
churchestotakeadvantageoftheplan,andthefoundation'srules
54I"WholesalePhilanthropy"
werechangedtoincludestateinstitutions.Soonvirtuallyevery
highschoolandcollegeinthecountrymeasuredstudentprogress
in"Carnegieunits."Anationalsystemofeducationwastaking
shapewiththeproddingofCarnegiepensionsandtheCarnegie
Foundationastheunofficialaccreditingbody.^''
AlmostimmediatelyafteropeningtheofficesoftheCarnegie
Foundation,PritchettbeganconsultingwiththeGeneralEduca-
tionBoard.Hisonlyregret,hetoldGEBexecutivesecretary
WallaceButtrick,wasthat"Ididnotcometoyoubeforerenting
myofficeforitwouldbeofgreatbenefittoustobelocatednear
you."PritchettadmiredGates,oftenaskedforhisadvice,and
triedtogetCarnegietomendhisphilanthropicways.Infactthe
recordleftbehindsuggeststhatPritchett'sideasonsystematizing
highereducationwerederivedfromGates.**
TheleadershipthatattractedthisfollowingwasGates'vision
ofhowwealthcouldrationalizehighereducation.Hedescribeda
pictureoftheGEB,throughits"moralinfluence"aswellasits
money,fosteringcooperationamongcollegesanduniversities
andsecuringeconomies"inadministration, inteachingforceand
intheuseofmen."Hehopedthatsuchaphilanthropicboard,
properlyendowed,would"select"and"direct"theresourcesof
highereducation,muchastheStandardOilCompanyhad
transformedthe"universalcompetitivesystem"thatcharacter-
izedtheoilindustryin1870.*^
RockefellerwasfortunatetofindamanlikeGatestodevelop
"wholesalephilanthropy" forhim.AsJuniorandotherofficersof
theRockefellerfoundationsreadilyadmitted,Gateswasthe
sourceofmoststrategicideas,majorprograms,andimportant
policiesinthefoundations' firstdecadeandahalf,withJunior
developinganincreasinglyimportantrole.Inthattimetherewas
noseriouschallengeraisedtoGates'dominance.Theboardof
trusteeswasthefinalauthority,butotherstaffmembersknew
thatiftheyhadGates'orJunior'ssupport,"wewereonsafe
ground"andwouldhavelittleproblemwinningapprovalfrom
theboard.'«
Gradually,however.Gates'influencedeclined.Whilethe
timeschangedandthemuchyoungerJuniorbecamealeaderof
thegrowingimageofcorporateresponsibilityandconcern.
Gates'limitationsbecameapparent.Followingthe1914massacre
ofstrikingminersandtheirwivesandchildreninaLudlow,
"WholesalePhilanthropy" I55
Colorado,miningcompanycontrolledbytheRockefellers,
Juniorwasheldlargelyresponsiblebypublicopinionthroughout
thenation.Buttheposturehedevelopedafterward,formulated
byconsultantW.L.MackenzieKing,madehimtheleading
representative ofthenew,morebenignfaceofindustrialre-
lationsthatwaswinningsupportfrommanycorporateexecu-
tives.WhenJunior,whohadbeencalledbeforeaPresidential
commissioncreatedtoinvestigatesuchproblems,claimedhe
thoughtitperfectlyproperfor"labortoassociateitselfinto
organizedgroupsfortheadvancementofitslegitimateinterests,"
Gatescriticizedhimforadoptinga"spiritofconciliationtoward
thosewhocametohiminthespiritoftheseUnionists."Yetit
wasJunior'ssupportofcompanyunionsthatwasassuagingpublic
opinionandwinningtherespectofothercorporateleaders.Gates
didnotadapthimselftothechangingtimes.^'
WithGates'leadershippassingfromthescene,especially
followinghisresignationfromtheGEBexecutivecommitteein
1917,problemsofaccountabilitybegantoberaised.Trustees
whohadwillinglyfollowedGatesnowfoundthefoundations
withoutcomparableleadership.Otherfoundationofficershad
neverdemonstratedthebroadandclearperspectivethatGates
hadshown,andwithGatesgonefromdailyparticipation in
foundationactivities,avacuumwascreated.Trusteeswantedto
fillitbyincreasingtheirparticipation.Foundationofficers
quarreledwithoneanother.Thefoundationsdrifted.^^
WithGatestheseproblemsdidnotarisebecausehiscarefully
developedandforcefullypresent


 disease. Here is how it wo rks.
Start with having a bowel movement. To administer a colonic, add
1 heaped teaspoon of salt and 1 level teaspoon of baking soda to 2 -3
litres of moderately warm water. Use a bucket enema or enema bag. To
avoid mess,  you may do this in a shower recess or bathtub. Hang the
enema bucket about two to three feet above the bod y on a hook or
convenient place on the wall. A good position is to kneel on the floor with
the head down and rectum elevated. Or if bedridden you may lie in bed
in a similar position or on the right side; use a plastic sheet underneath.
Lubricate the recta l tube and insert it slowly up to a depth of about 20 –
30 cm. If there is any pain or discomfort, do not insert any further. Expel
the first lot of water when increasing pressure is felt. After that, you
should be able to hold much more water. When renewe d pressure is felt,
stop the inflow of water and assume different positions, especially lying
on the right side for a while to fill the ascending colon. Repeat the
expulsion and intake of water until all of it has been used.
The addition of baking soda neu tralizes over -acid bowel conditions while the
salt acts as a drawing agent and prevents demineralization of the blood.
 51
 This is important for people with low blood pressure and a poor
circulation. With high blood pressure or weak kidneys add very diluted
lemon juice instead. If unable to do this at home, you may have a series
of colonics at a hydrotherapy centre.
Laxative Food: Aim to have three easy bowel movements daily. Use
laxative food as required, such as fresh fruit and raw vegetables,
fermented food, ground linseed, prunes, aloe vera gel, psyllium hulls, or
drink a larger amount of water within a short period. Our bowel b acteria
need the right amount of food, mainly soluble fibre from legumes,
fresh vegetables and fruit, to  produce low -level fermentation. Too little
is constipating, too much causes diarrhoea.
Highly recommended are ground linseed or chia seeds added to me als,
and also psyllium hulls : stir a teaspoonful in a large glass of water and
drink immediately about 30 minutes before a meal, one to three times
daily. Drink more water afterwards. Use linseed freshly ground in a
blender or coffee grinder, and store frozen or refrigerated.
Squattin g: Ordinary toilets encourage a sitting rather than a squatting
position. This is not conducive to complete emptying of the lower bowels
and a cause of various health problems. A squatting position is preferable
to keep your bowels healthy. To imitate this  at home support your feet
with a footstool and bend forward to exert more pressure on the bowels.
Hydrochloric Acid
As a result of Candida overgrowth,  the body may lose its ability to produce
an adequate amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This i s especially
noticeable in the elderly, with chronic degenerative diseases, and even
young asthmatics. This leads to incomplete digestion of proteins, and
poor absorption of vitamins B1 and B12 as well as minerals. Another
frequent outcome is gastric reflu x and possibly hiatus hernia.
The resulting mineral deficiency usually causes fingernails to be soft;
also,  the hair may be unhealthy. Hydrochloric acid is also needed to
activate pepsin and kill microbes in food. A lack of hydrochloric acid is
associated with overgrowth of the digestive tract with harmful parasites 52
 and microbes, malabsorption, intestinal distress, allergies, and a weak
immune system. Related symptoms are b elching, bloating, anaemia,
discomfort after eating, or food lying heavily in the stomach.
As a digestive aid you may drink diluted lemon juice or diluted cider
vinegar with up to half a level teaspoon of magnesium chloride during
cooked meals, especially  protein meals. Magnesium chloride reacts with
organic acids to form magnesium citrate or acetate and hydrochloric
acid.
You may also use with protein meals hydrochloric acid -pepsin tablets or
betaine -hydrochloric acid. Take these items mid-meal, as they may leave
the stomach undissolved if taken before or at the beginning of the meal.
More cheaply, diluted hydrochloric aci d may be used. To make a safe
2% solution mix 1 part of 20% acid with 9 parts, or 1 part of concentrated
35% acid ( e.g., from a hardware store) with 16 parts of water. You may
then dilute 1 -2 (plastic) teaspoons of 2% acid with ½ cup of liquid and
drink it mid-meal. You may protect your teeth by drinking through a straw
and rinsing thoroughly afterwards.
However, habitually taking hydrochloric acid makes the body overacid,
and not enough sodium bicarbonate is available to neutralize the acid in
the duodenum.  While the stomach content needs to be acid, the small
intestine needs to be alkaline otherwise nutrients are not properly
absorbed. Therefore, when using hydrochloric acid with a meal, take also
half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate in liquid 2 to 3 hours  after a small
meal, and 3 to 4 hours after a large meal with flesh food or other proteins.
Bitter herb tea before or after meals can stimulate digestive juices, and
a teaspoon of slippery elm powder in warm water before meals can ease
discomfort due to g astro -intestinal inflammations.
Warning:  Candida overgrowth may also cause overproduction of gastric
acid, causing gastric or duodenal ulcers and inflammation of the
intestinal wall. Therefore, observe and experiment to find out if you have
too much or too little gastric acid.
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 MICROBIAL SANITA TION
Microbial sanitation or restoring a healthy gastro -intestinal flora is the
next important step. Without this most of our incurable diseases will
indeed remain incurable due to the Leaky Gut Syndrome which wears
down the immune system and lets Candida,  mycoplasmas and other
microbes invade the blood and various organs.
Microbial sanitation consists of a combination of antimicrobial and
especially antifungal remedies, diet, as well as probiotics and prebiotics.
Probiotics are cultures of suitable live m icrobes to repopulate the
intestines, while prebiotics are the food on which these beneficial
microbes grow best.
First you prepare for intestinal sanitation by improving your diet as
outlined in the previous chapters. Then you start with the psyllium -garlic
cleanse but if you find that you cannot tolerate garlic or cannot use it for
social reasons then try hydrogen p eroxide or experiment with other
microbicides to find a suitable replacement. Very good are turmeric paste
and ginger. Preferably use also psyllium and bicarbonate for one to two
weeks before starting the systemic antimicrobial therapy.
When taking high d oses of antimicrobials as recommended in Chapter 5
you may stop or cut back using garlic or hydrogen peroxide but use them
again if gastro -intestinal problems resurface at a later time. An additional
or alternative method of removing microbial overgrowth f rom the gastro -
intestinal tract is with high -dose alkalizing as outlined in Chapter 3 for
advanced cancer.
The Garlic Cleanse
Fresh, raw garlic has powerful antimicrobial and especially fungicidal
properties. Even in a dilution of more than 1:1000 it sti ll kills bacteria and
fungi. When garlic is crushed its enzymes form allicin from the stable
alliin. Allicin has an active oxygen atom that kills microbes by oxidizing
the cell walls. Lactobacilli also tend to kill other microbes with oxygen
(from hydrogen  peroxide), and therefore are less susceptible to garlic
than Candida.  54
 To minimize unpleasant reactions, such as headaches, nausea and
other gastro -intestinal discomfort it is preferable (but not essential)
initially to take the garlic together with a flush before breakfast. Crush or
chop a  large clove of garlic, mix and drin k it with some  water, and
immediately follow this with the refrigerated Epsom salt or magnesium
chloride flush and  more water.
During the following mornings you may use less of the laxative salts or
take a milder laxative instead. Do this for a minimum o f three days, and
in advanced conditions preferably for one to two weeks before starting
with the systemic antimicrobial therapy. With bowel problems it can be
very helpful in addition to swallow a peeled clove of garlic whole at
bedtime with some liquid.
If you cannot take garlic in this way, and also for children, you may put
the crushed or chopped garlic into gelatine capsules. If you cannot take
garlic for other reasons then use chopped or grated ginger, or one of the
other antimicrobial remedies mentioned in the next chapter; similar if you
can use garlic only during the  weekend because of work or social
conditions.
Psyllium Hulls
Psyllium is excellent  and most recommend for long -term use. When