 to pick up, my asthma
symptoms were still there.
I did not realize how much in my life would change after attending the s ymposium. I spoke one-on-one with Dr. D. and
received a lot of fantastic advice. I immediately started putting his  advice into play and saw changes very quickly. Now my energy
really started picking up. I got more productive sleep at night, and my skin ton e started to improve.
It took until June of the following year for my asthma symptoms to be reduced t o the point that I no longer needed my meds,
which I had been on for over 30 years. I finally had the energy to begin exerc ising, and my lungs were now able to handle the extra
load.
I began going to a gym and started bodybuilding. Still holding over 30% body  fat, I could not believe the strength I had … it
was incredible! Needless to say, my progress was huge in a very short per iod of time. I put on 35 lbs. of muscle in less than one
year and reduced my body fat by more than 10%.
When I started on the 80/10/10  diet 12 months ago, my recovery time was approximately 2 weeks per body part. The we ight
that I am lifting now has increased substantially, a minimum of 300% on a ny body part. My recovery time is now approximately
three to five days per body part without overtraining.
My plans now are to enter either a bodybuilding contest or a strongwoman compe tition. I want to have one more year of
training before entering to improve my strength and muscle density. T his is somewhat amazing, coming from a person who, until I
met Dr. D., was not able to do any exercise because of my illnesses and weaknesses.
My exercise regimen now consists of weight training, martial art s, kickboxing, yoga, jogging with my dogs, and running at dog
agility classes. Without Dr. D., I would never have been able to do any form of e xercise, let alone progressed to the level of amateur
competition. Thank you, Dr. D.

Ireland Lawrence, Mission Viejo, California
At 22 years of age, I was up to 300 pounds and had to work hard to maintain that weight, spe ed walking six to nine miles a
day and eating no more than 1,500 calories a day. I also had my hair falling out in  clumps, no menstruation, acne, and lethargy. In
addition, I had autism, hyper dyslexia, and attention deficit disorder. I had to r ehearse my speech for hours to make a simple phone
call and spontaneous speech was not something I could do. I had difficulty in s chool and stressed out over writing, often spending
several hours on writing just one single paragraph.
For my weight and hair loss, I went to doctors who told me to lose weight by exerc ising and going on a diet. I cut my calories
down to 500 calories a day for a few months and lost a half pound a week. But I found it an  impractical lifestyle, as I felt depressed
and even more lethargic. I was desperate for a useful solution.
I started by going to the health-food store and reading every book they carrie d on diet. I found a short book on raw foods. It
made sense to me, and the next day I began the diet. I had been a vegetarian f or about six years prior, but raw foods was much
easier. At the time, I understood raw foods to be fruits and vegetables and gr eens that were not cooked. I went to the market and
bought all the different fruits, celery, and coconuts. I put them all in a  bin in the refrigerator and ate whenever I was hungry.
I lost five pounds the first day and twenty pounds the first month. I found tha t counting calories and undereating no longer
worked; for the more I ate raw foods, the louder my body screamed when I was going a gainst it. Also, I could feel my body
becoming worn out and exhausted. I stopped exercising and rested, taking sunba ths and slow walks during the day and attending
class for five hours at night. I did this for about six months, at the end of wh ich I lost about 80 pounds, had regular periods, and no
more acne. Then I transferred to a new university and led a stressful  lifestyle studying until late at night, living in a building full  of mold
and lead paint, and drinking lots of orange juice, which I later learned was  pasteurized.
The health improvements I noticed dwindled and I went to a doctor. I was diagnos ed with hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia,
insulin resistance, and polycystic ovarian syndrome, which included c ysts all over my ovaries and no ovulation. These were all
conditions I had prior to the raw foods diet, but they had been undiagnosed. The doctor r ecommended a low-carbohydrate diet. I
decided to try a vegetarian version of it and did not feel much better. I stay ed on this for two years. I often thought about how great
I felt on raw foods when I first tried it and wondered why that process stopped.
Eventually, more raw food books came out, and I realized that the “fresh-s queezed” orange juice I had been drinking was
pasteurized and may have adversely impacted my health, along with the  stress I was under. I decided to try raw foods again. The
first several months I ate raw foods as before—fruits, vegetables, and greens. I noticed even more health improvements: I
menstruated regularly, after three months the cysts on my ovaries  were gone, I began to ovulate, I had no clinical evidence of insulin
resistance, and after a year, my thyroid was healthy and I lost five poun ds a month, getting down to 150 pounds. Reading and writing were no longer difficult, and I could speak without rehearsing.
After I had spent about six months back into raw foods, the diet started to pick up in  popularity in my area. There was a
family that came to town and gave a talk and dinner on raw foods. They include d nuts and seeds (which I previously did not include
as raw foods) and gave recipes for foods like raw veggie burgers, raw un-choc olate cake, and raw ice cream made with spices,
salt, honey, flavoring extracts, frozen fruits, and nut milks. They int roduced me to the “eat anything as long as it is raw” diet. Soon, I
added all these items to my diet. I then hit a plateau where for about two yea rs, I noticed no health improvements, although my
health did not deteriorate either.
I started investigating what changes I could make to again experien ce health improvements. I began practicing Ashtanga yoga
daily and noticed improvements in strength and vigor. Also, I did some consul tations with some of the raw foodists whose books I
had read. One told me that my liver was severely damaged from all the wei ght I lost and that I needed to do 12 liver flushes with 1
cup of olive oil and lemon juice. I did them but did not notice a difference.
Another told me that fruit was causing my body to be taken over by fun gus, so I cut out all sweet fruit. I ate avocados—up to
5 a day—as well as greens, sea weeds, and vegetables. I did that for one month, at which point I began to have bruises all over my
body. I added low-sweet fruits for two months and did not get any more bruises but did n ot feel better either.
Then I went back to the “eat anything as long as it is raw” diet. Soon af ter, I injured my back in yoga. I kept going to practice
but made modifications. After a month, my back still had not healed. I added MSM, t hinking it was the missing link that would heal
my back. I had what I thought was more energy and slept five hours a night, bu t I also had heart palpitations, and my back stayed
the same.
Eventually, I cut out the MSM and experienced mononucleosis. I think taki ng the MSM led to excess stimulation, resulting in a
lack of sleep and subsequent weakened immune system; mono was one of the cons equences. I stopped taking the MSM and was
so lethargic for months that walking upstairs was a big event. I st opped practicing yoga and I eventually recovered—both from the
back injury and mono.
I still did not feel right though. So I added raw dairy mainly in the form of ra w goat milk cheese, thinking I had some sort of
protein deficiency. I became addicted to it and ate it every day for two months. I felt worse at this point but did not realize it. Then I
went camping for a month.
One morning, some wild turkeys were outside my tent eating breakfast. I opened my tent and said, “Good morning turkeys!”
They did not answer. They just ignored me. It occurred to me that I am not her e for their purposes, and they are not here for mine. I
thought about goats and the goat cheese I was eating and decided not to eat it  any more. I went two days without eating it. I was
craving it though, so I had some. I watched my mood change as anger and hatre


 of chariots, close file!” He had seen where the enemy
front was exhausted and ready to buckle. A dozen more chariots pulled up
in advance of the infantry. Their metal-bound wheels clattered across the
hard ground. The charioteers had archers standing behind them who
unleashed arrows into the warlord’ s army.
“Make a moving wall,” Suddhodana shouted. “I want to crush their
line.”
His charioteers were experienced veterans; they were hard-faced,
merciless men. Suddhodana rode slowly before them, ignoring the strife
only a short distance away. He spoke quietly. “The gods command that
there can be only one king. But I swear that I am no better than a common
soldier today, and you are as good as kings. Each man here is part of me. So
what’ s left for the king to say? Only two words, but they are the two that
your hearts want to hear. Victory. And home! ” Then his command cracked
like a whip.
“All together—move!”
Both armies rushed screaming into the breach like opposing oceans.
Violence brought contentment to Suddhodana. His sword whirled as he split
a man’ s head with a single blow. His wall was advancing, and if the gods
willed it, as they had to will it, the enemy forces would open, one corpse ata time, until Suddhodana’ s infantry moved in, a tight wedge gliding forward
on enemy blood. The king would have scof fed at anyone who denied that he
was at the very center of the world.

AT THA T HOUR  Suddhodana’ s queen was being carried in a litter through the
depths of the forest. She was ten months pregnant, a sign, the astrologers
said, that the baby would be extraordinary. But in Queen Maya’ s mind
nothing was extraordinary except the anxiety that surrounded her. She had
decided, much too impetuously, to travel back to her mother ’s home to have
her baby.
Suddhodana hadn’ t wanted to let her go. It was the custom for new
mothers to go home to deliver, but he and Maya were inseparable. He was
tempted to refuse, until in her guileless way Maya asked his permission in
front of the assembled court. The king couldn’ t refuse his queen publicly,
despite the dangers involved.
“Who will accompany you?” he asked with an edge of harshness,
hoping to frighten her away from this foolhardy plan.
“My women.”
“Women?”
He raised his hand in grudging assent. “Y ou’ll have some men, whoever
can be spared.” Maya smiled and withdrew. Suddhodana didn’ t want to
argue, because in truth his wife mystified him. Making her afraid of danger
was futile. The physical world was like a thin membrane she glided over, as
a midge glides over the surface of a pond without breaking the water ’s skin.
Therefore, the world could touch Maya, move her, hurt her, but never
change her.
The queen departed from Kapilavastu a day before the army. Kumbira,
the eldest court lady, rode at the head of the procession as it moved through
the forest. It was a meager company, consisting of six soldiers too old to
serve in the war astride six nags too weak to char ge the enemy. After themcame four litter bearers, who had taken of f their shoes to negotiate the stony
path, shouldering the tasseled and beaded palanquin bearing the young
queen. Maya made no sound hidden behind the swaying silk drapes, except
for a stifled moan whenever a bearer stumbled and the litter took a sharp
jolt. Three young ladies-in-waiting, who grumbled in low voices about
having to walk, brought up the rear.
Gray-haired Kumbira kept her gaze moving, aware of the dangers that
lurked on both sides. This road, which was just a narrow cut in the granite
slope, had begun as a smuggler ’s trail when poached deer hides, spices, and
other contraband were traf ficked to Nepal; it was still favored by bandits.
Tigers were known to snatch their prey from terrified bands of travelers in
this area, even in the brightest hour of the day. To ward them of f, the
bearers wore masks facing backward on their heads, believing that a tiger
will only leap from the rear, never directly at a person who is looking at it.
Kumbira rode up the trail until she was abreast of Balgangadhar, the
head guard. The warrior regarded her stoically, wincing a little when the
queen cried out again.
“She can’ t hold out much longer,” Kumbira said.
“And I can’ t make the road any shorter,” Balgangadhar grumbled.
“What you can do is hurry,” she snapped. Kumbira knew he was
ashamed at not being with the king in battle, but Suddhodana wanted one
elite guard to honor his wife.
With the slightest bow from the shoulders that etiquette permitted, the
guard said, “I’ll scout up ahead for camp. The locals say there’ s a
woodcutter ’s clearing with some huts in it.”
“No, we move together,” Kumbira protested.
“There are other men here to protect you while I’m gone.”
“Really?” Kumbira cast a critical eye over her shoulder at the ragged
band. “And who will protect them, do you suppose?”
THEY WILL TELL YOU  that Maya Devi—the goddess Maya, as she became
known—arrived by moonlight in Lumbini Grove, one of the most sacred
sites in the kingdom. They will tell you that she did not give birth in the
forest by accident. Destiny guided her there. She expressly wanted to visit
the sacred grove because a huge tree stood there like a pillar to the mother
goddess. Maya’ s premonition had told her that this birth would be sacred.
In reality she was a frightened, fragile young woman who barely
escaped being lost in the wilderness. And the sacred tree? Maya clung to
the trunk of a lar ge sal tree because it was the closest and most common
tree in the clearing. Balgangadhar had found a sheltered place beside the
trail, and the royal palanquin arrived there only moments before Maya went
into the final stages of labor. The court ladies formed a close circle around
her. She held on tight, and deep in the night she was delivered of the son her
husband the king so desperately wanted.
Kumbira died long before the legends grew, so she is not pictured in
them, barking commands to the scurrying women, shooing away the men,
nearly scalding herself to bring a kettle of water on the run from the bonfire.
It was she who first held the baby. Tenderly she scrubbed the blood from his
tiny body, making the squalling newborn ready to show to Maya. The queen
lay quietly on the ground, almost listless. The first nursing, an important
ritual in the native custom, would come in the morning. Despite the baby’ s
apparent good health, Kumbira was worried, made anxious by every
nocturnal sound but most of all by Maya’ s labor, which had been too long
and painful.
“Now my husband can die happy,” Maya whispered in a tired, weak
voice. “And I will not be cursed when I am gone.” Kumbira started. How
could Maya think about death at that moment? Kumbira’ s eyes searched the
darkness surrounding their stranded camp. The younger court ladies were
full of praise for the brave new mother, relieved that the ordeal had come to
an end, buoyant at the prospect of returning home to their soft beds and
paramours. Their happiness increased when the full moon, an auspicious
omen, rose over the treetops.“Here, Y our Highness,” said Utpatti, one of the handmaidens, leaning
close. “There is something you must do.”
Before anyone could stop her, Utpatti opened Maya’ s robe and exposed
her breasts. Embarrassed and confused, Maya quickly pulled her robe
together again with one hand.
“What are you doing?” she demanded.
Utpatti drew back. “It will help with the milk, Y our Highness,” she
whispered, looking unsure of herself. She gave sidelong glances at the other
women. “Having moonlight on your breasts. Country women all know
that.”
“Are you from the country?” Maya asked.
The others tittered. Making a show of not being bothered by them,
Utpatti said, “Once.”
Maya leaned back again and exposed her full breasts to the moon. They
were heavy with milk already.
“I feel something,” she murmured. Her mood had changed; a note of
ecstasy was in her voice, clearing away the pain. If she wasn’ t a goddess
herself, she exulted in being touched by a goddess, the moon. She took her
infant and held him up.
“See how quiet he is now? He feels it too.” At that moment Maya
believed in her heart that her wishes had been fulfilled. There is a name in
Sanskrit that expresses this idea. She lifted the baby higher


 of
the chemicals needed for digestion, generating energy, and
balancing the amount of water in the body. In addition, the
kidneys purify blood and fluid, and the stomach, pancreas,
liver, and gallbladder produce enzymes to help digest food.
To orient yourself as you work, visualize the waistline as
lying across the middle of the foot, and the diaphragm as
running just under the ball of the foot (see pp26–27, 28-29).
1Hold the toes back with
your left hand. Using your
right thumb, walk up over the
pancreas  reflex area. (On the left
foot, the pancreas  area extends
across the middle of the foot.)
2Continue walking your right
thumb up to the mid-point
of the long bone under the arch.
By doing so, you work the
adrenal gland  reflex area and
a portion of the stomach  reflex
area. Make several passes.AreAs worked
  Pancreas   Reflexology can
support secretion of chemicals
for digestion and hormones that
stabilize blood glucose levels.
  Adrenal glands   these produce
hormones such as adrenaline.
  kidneys   strain fluids in the
blood for excretion/absorption.
  stomach   Reflexology can aid in
the digestion process.
  Liver, gallbladder, spleen
Work helps the spleen control
levels of chemicals and cells in
the blood, and the other organs
to excrete wastes as bile.step 4 913Reposition your right thumb
at the base of the kidney
reflex area. Use the thumb-walking
technique to make several passes
up over this reflex area.4Next, starting from the
kidney  reflex area, make a
series of diagonal thumb-walking
passes through the liver  and
gallbladder  reflex areas.
5Change hands. Starting from
the outer edge of the foot,
walk your left thumb in the other
direction, making another set of
diagonal passes across the liver
and gallbladder  reflex areas.foot orient Ation
the reflex areas for the organs and
glands involved in excretion,
absorption, and digestion lie on the
upper arch of the foot. many areas
overlap each other (as shown by the
broken white lines).
the adrenal  gland  reflex area 1 is
situated inside the stomach  reflex
area 2. Just below lies the pancreas
reflex area 3. next to it is the kidney
reflex area 4. the large liver reflex
area 5 encloses the gallbladder  reflex
area 6.
It is important to note that the areas
for some of these organs are different
sizes, and in different positions, on the
left and right foot. for example, the
stomach reflex area is much larger
on the left foot. In addition, the
gallbladder reflex area is only on the
right foot, and the spleen reflex area only on the left. ( for the location of
reflex areas on the left foot, see p27.) 2
15
36
4
cAution
When holding the toes back, take
care not to stretch the sole, in
order to avoid pressing on the long
tendon that runs through this part of the foot. to locate this tendon,
hold the toes back and run your
thumb lightly down the arch from
the ball of the foot. When thumb-
walking across the tendon, stretch
the sole slightly.right foot
desserts    side-to-side (p78) • sole-mover (p80) • lung-press (p81)92 complete foot sequenceStep 5
Working the lower arch of the foot
This sequence addresses the reflex areas corresponding to the
intestines, which process food and eliminate waste after
digestion. By working these areas, you can help encourage
the smooth running of the small intestine, the colon, and the
ileocecal valve (which is located between the end of the small
intestine and the start of the colon).
1To locate the ileocecal
valve  reflex area, run
your left thumb down the fifth
metatarsal bone, on the
outside of the sole, from the
ball of the foot to the heel.
Feel for a hollow spot just
above the heel. The reflex
point is located in the deepest
part of this hollow. Using the
hook and back-up technique
(see p76), hook the tip of
your thumb into this spot
and pull back across it.
2From the ileocecal valve
reflex area, work through the
colon  reflex area. First, hold the
toes back gently with your right
hand. Use your left thumb to
walk up the reflex area for the
ascending colon, until you
reach the reflex area for the
transverse colon.AreAs worked
  Ileocecal valve  this releases
undigested material from the
small intestine into the colon.
  Colon   Apply reflexology to this
area to help the colon transport
and expel waste products in the
form of fecal matter.
  small intestine   Working this
reflex area may assist food
digestion, breaking it down into
nutrients and wastes.step 5 933Reposition your thumb,
placing it at the “waistline”
point halfway up the outer
sole. Thumb-walk over the
transverse colon  reflex area,
across the center of the foot.4Change hands and hold the
toes back with the left hand.
Walk your right thumb diagonally
up across the small intestine
reflex area, easing the stretch on
the tendon as you pass over it.
5To work the
colon, change
hands again and
walk your left
thumb diagonally
across the small
intestine  reflex
area in the other
direction. Finish
your passes in the
transverse colon
reflex area. foot or IentAtIon
the reflex areas corresponding to the
small intestine and colon, in the
lower abdomen, are located just
above the pad of the heel.
the ileocecal  valve  reflex area
occupies a very small area, just above
the outer edge of the heel 1. from
this point, the colon  reflex area runs
upward ( ascending  colon  2) and
then across the foot ( transverse
colon  3). the reflex area that
corresponds to the small  intestine  4
is bordered by the area for the colon.on the left foot, there is no reflex
area relating to the ileocecal valve.
the colon reflex area is a different
shape: from the transverse colon it
runs down (descending colon) and
dips across the base of the arch (sigmoid colon). (for the location of
reflex areas on the left foot, see p27.)3
2
rIght foot4
1
desserts    toe-rotation (p83) • traction (p82) • midfoot-mover (p82)94 complete foot sequenceStep 6
Working the inside of the foot
This sequence works the reflex areas which correspond to
the spine and neck, which run up the entire inside edge of
the foot. It also works on the bladder area, as well as the
area that relates to the uterus in women and the prostate
gland in men.
1First, locate the uterus/
prostate  reflex area. To
do this, place the tip of your right
index finger on the inside of the
ankle bone and the tip of your ring
finger on the back corner of the
heel. Lay your middle fingertip on
the foot, and draw it backward until
it comes into line with the other
fingers. The point on which the
middle finger rests is the uterus/
prostate  reflex area.
2Change hands, and place
your left middle finger on
this reflex point, cupping the heel
in your hand. Grasp the ball of
the foot with the right hand and
apply the rotating-on-a-point
technique (see p77), circling the
foot clockwise several times.
3Now rotate the foot
counterclockwise,
circling it several times.AreAs worked
  Uterus/prostate   Reflexology
aims to enhance the function of
the uterus and the prostate gland.
  spine   Working the inside of the
foot supports the whole spine.
  Bladder   Reflexology can help
this organ store/excrete urine.
  Neck & brain stem   Reflexology
on this area provides relaxation.foot orie NtAtioN
Reflex areas for the spine, some
internal reproductive organs, and the
bladder are on the inside of the foot.
Running the length of the inside foot is
the reflex area for the spine 1, with
the area for the tailbone  located at the
heel 2 and the area for the neck and
brain stem at the tip of the big toe 3.
the upper back section of the spine
reflex area 4 lies above “the waistline
marker,” which runs across the middle
of the foot, and the lower  back
section 5 is below the waistline
marker. the male prostate  gland  or
the female uterus  area occupies the
same


 can greatly help you. When you monitor the progress of tooth decay carefully you can
determine whether or not the dietary changes you have implemented are helping your teeth. If the
dietary changes are not helping, you need to make more changes or consider dental surgery.
Examining your teeth frequently helps you stay aware of the reality of your dental health. The
programs in this book are not about just eating healthy food while remaining oblivious to the
effectiveness of the protocol. This is about being mindful of your dental health and paying attention to
any changes that might occur. Clear digital x-rays can show convincing documentation when tooth
dentin is remineralizing.
Dentists check for tooth decay by examining x-rays and by using a tool called an explorer. With the
explorer, the dentist probes for soft or sticky spots in the teeth. He also will check around the neck of
the tooth for hidden root cavities. There are various methods for you to monitor your tooth
remineralization, and people have employed different strategies. One way to monitor your tooth decay
is to eat a small amount of certain foods, or drink hot or cold water, that typically cause tooth pain.
Another is to press your teeth in various spots with your fingernail. If you want to be more precise,
you can purchase a dental explorer at the local drug store and use it carefully in the same way. If you
feel a soft spot or experience tooth pain while using the dental explorer, then you have tooth decay.
Decayed spots are usually slightly sticky or feel like rotten wood. Some dentists offer a saliva test to
determine if tooth decay is active. Using these tests, you can check and monitor the progress of your
dietary changes, watching to see whether or not your tooth is getting harder.
I also encourage you to do a visual inspection of your teeth. You can accomplish this by using an
efficient light and the bathroom mirror. A small dental mirror can also be useful for inspecting your
teeth from different angles. A visual inspection can help you determine if your teeth are healthy. Take
a digital photograph of your teeth if possible, and label them for comparison.
You are to be responsible for monitoring your dental health. I support active participation in your
dental recovery program. I do not encourage excessive x-rays because of the dangers of radiation
exposure. Digital x-rays emit less radiation than conventional ones, but they still emit some. By
checking your progress, you will be able to determine whether or not the diet you are following is
working and you will be able to catch a problem before it becomes worse.Understanding Tooth Remineralization
Your body is always trying to heal and repair your teeth to find and maintain balance. I described this
previously as
vis medicatrix naturae
. Your goal is to align yourself and your actions with this natural
function. Any tooth has the potential to remineralize. If healing teeth seems confusing, just think of
bones healing. Healing teeth is similar to healing bones. When your diet reaches a certain threshold of
minerals and fat-soluble vitamins, your soft teeth will turn hard and even glassy. Cracks can seal
together, and your tooth ligaments will strengthen. Inside the tooth your body will build new
secondary dentin to protect the inner tooth pulp. As with a bone, if there is a hole in your tooth, the
hole will not usually fill in. The areas all around the hole will get strong and extremely hard. The lost
tooth structure is not usually replaceable. Holes in your teeth usually cannot be completely filled in
and restored to their original condition, even with special nutrition. However, the holes can be
sealed, and the enamel will become hard and protect your tooth pulp from infection.How to Treat Your Decayed Tooth
I frequently am asked about what to do in specific instances of decayed teeth. My answer is very
simple. Do the best you can with nutrition. And then evaluate with your dentist if your tooth needs
further cosmetic or surgical treatments. It never hurts to improve your diet in any case.
What to do about your tooth decay depends on how severe it is. The severity is determined by how
much pain you experience, if there is a large visible cavity in the tooth, and if the tooth has been
drilled or traumatized in the past. Understanding the past condition of the tooth will guide you to what
type of treatments your tooth needs under a diet that promotes tooth remineralization such as
described in this book. The advice here is meaningless for those who neglect to carefully ensure that
they have enough fat-soluble vitamins in their diet while avoiding many of the tooth-decay-promoting
foods.
Dental problems in teeth that have been drilled by dentists usually need to be repaired in some way
by a good dentist. The model of drilling large holes guided by the “extension for prevention” premise
traumatizes teeth. The tooth with a moderate to large mercury filling has lost its structural strength
from the large hole drilled in it. Some older composite fillings may also exhibit this loss of structural
integrity if they are weakly bonded to the tooth. An analogy for these sorts of teeth is a house without
a roof. Without a sound roof, any kind of foul weather will be able to enter the house. The house will
be hard to clean, and likely will be damaged from the weather. Likewise, your tooth that has been
drilled is like a house without a roof. Your body has to work tremendously hard to clean, repair, and
maintain the damaged tooth because it has little protection from the environment of your mouth. If your
house did not have a roof, would it make sense to continue to try to clean it up after every rain or
snow? No. It would make sense to fix the roof to prevent the problem in the first place. Likewise, bad
dentistry needs to be fixed with good dentistry. Teeth that have mercury fillings, toxic crowns, or
conventional root canals are like houses without roofs.
With teeth that have already been subject to the dentist’s drill, no matter what the condition of the
tooth, be it painful, temperature sensitive, cracked, or infected your treatment path will require the
work of the tooth handyman, the dentist. Great dentists can bond teeth, save inflamed nerves, and
restore the structural integrity of your tooth with carefully bonded ceramics or composites. Once the
tooth is safe and not being traumatized it can heal faster. The tricky part is that if you go to a dentist
with a large amount of tooth decay, then he usually will want to remove all of the decayed part of the
tooth, even part of the tooth that can remineralize. How long you wait to remineralize the tooth, how
much the dentist needs to drill, if at all, and if you should have a temporary or permanent filling
placed while the tooth heals is all entirely up to you to decide along with, one hopes, the supportive
advice from your dentist.
Teeth that have never been drilled usually respond very well to dietary intervention. You should
notice significant improvement in tooth pain or sensitivity within a few days. Once the tooth has
hardened then you can decide with your dentist if the tooth needs extra structural support from a
filling. In this case you could do a no-drill filling if there was a large hole that needed to be sealed
up. I do not recommend leaving large holes untreated, although some people make this choice for
personal reasons. Tiny cavities, the kind most people have, do not really need any type of drilling orfilling once they remineralize. All that is there will usually be a tiny but very hard discolored or black
spot on the tooth. Sometimes even the discoloration of a cavity disappears completely on an excellent
diet.
With your excellent diet your tooth will now be constantly trying to heal itself. If your dental
condition has been going on for years and years, it could take many weeks or even many months to
fully remineralize the damaged tooth. If your tooth is constantly getting aggravated such as from night
time tooth clenching, tooth grinding, a poor bite, or dental work that is falling apart then the healing
process is going to be very slow if it progresses at all. Meanwhile if your tooth is in a lot of pain, it
may be difficult or impossible to wait for weeks and months for your body to heal the tooth
nutritionally to the point where it stops hurting. The only way to know is to implement as much as you
can of the tooth infection program explained earlier in this chapter. If your painful, inflamed tooth
does not radically improve in 24-48 hours, then this tooth likely needs a dental treatment.
Specific Examples of How to Treat Tooth Decay
Assuming you have changed your diet for the better, your teeth will be getting hard and strong. There
may still be holes and these will become covered over with hard new enamel, but will not usually fill
in. The general treatment theory on teeth is that less is more. You want to do the least traumatizing and
least invasive treatment as is reasonable for your tooth. The best holistically oriented dentists will be
able to support this process. What the least invasive treatment looks like exactly in your case you will
need to decide for yourself. When people ask me what they should do with their tooth condition, I
always simply ask them what they want to do. Beyond the structure of health I provide in this book, I
cannot tell you or advise you what to do with your teeth. I cannot replace your own wisdom and inner
knowing of what is right for you. Here I will try to give you some guidelines to help you make a good
decision.
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, at worst, the fish stock;
milk can be replaced by yogurt, fish broth - chicken, but
everything should be cooked without vegetables. and no bread. I am eternally
respect, Paul Bragg, but I can not agree with him about the exit
starvation. He suggests a way out of starvation on the diluted juice,
I challenged this and think it's wrong to even
harmful.
Let us reason together. A child is born and goes to the milk,
on protein foods. Any mammal will do the same
thing. Do not feed the body at once rejects the newborn
this food. Well, let's turn to the birds. Parents are beginning to carry
their chicks, too, the protein of food. and they will never bring
they no berries or seeds, by nature at first not expected.
You can access the hunger strikes of animals. Winter long hunger strike
predators, do not worry. They immediately begin with protein foods. But
with regard to herbivorous, the pure hunger there is not obtained.
Even a blade of grass, even a blade of grass, a few remnants of twigs, but the mouth will get,
ie work pancreas has never stopped. Well
and how to explain it bears hibernate? An animal may eat as
plant and animal food. Also explained that simple.
Before going into hibernation, a bear stuffing his belly bark
asp. Bitter, bactericidal, it remains there throughout
winter. Vegetable products. The pancreas does not leave
mode, always in readiness.
The third stage of the cascade of fasting. Three days after three, etc. That
same thing for three days to drink and eat, then eat for three days, and again
Three days does not drink or eat, etc. What will make and have the strength.
Exit from starvation is the same. Three days of difficult to endure without water. Here
begin trials of the spirit. Already thirsty. See, observe
Golden Rule out of starvation. Cleansing enemas do
not necessary. If you're used correctly, the stomach clears itself.
But if you drink water, the enema may be needed. When
dry starvation does not require them.
The fourth stage of the cascade of fasting. Four days after
four, etc. All the same. Do not eat or drink. Withstand
becomes heavier, thirsty. Exit from starvation is the same.
Enemas are not needed if you do not drink the water. But if you do not soak
and get drunk, you will need. Possible in this case, and constipation. This
already a difficult period, will haunt ponds, wells, spring
water. Can go to the skin from the lips and gums, mouth dry.
81
81The fifth stage of the cascade of fasting. Last. Five days after
five, etc. All the same manner as described above. Output from fasting
same. This is the worst day. Impossible to sleep. Want
fresh air. The body emits a foul odor. in the body flow
all crystals. Open pores of the body, through them, then removed,
that would never have thrown out the kidneys. It is difficult to speak, in the mouth
dries up. There do not want to just drink. Remember the golden rule.
Initially, the water and only 2 hours kefir. Only protein, light
and liquid food. and only 2 hours after that we can cautiously
little bit of everything is everything else. Do not overdo the eating habits. After three
four or five days of fasting is necessary to start little by little.
Do not start with the fifth stage, the fourth or third, it
inappropriate and even harmful. Learn basic beginning the first and second.
If you pay such a fasting month, when any of these
stages of obtaining an equal number of hungry days. for 30
days - five days after five - you can still gain 15 days of fasting,
as if starving day after day.
Another important circumstance. During the hungry days, it is better not
wash, do not wash, do not brush their teeth - in short no contact
with water. This is necessary in order to prevent any water body parts
and that the cells are in contact with water does not nourish it. Otherwise, these
place will not be updated and maintained. It is difficult, of course,
refrain from wet hands. Domestic mess, washing
utensils, etc., but then your skin will not be updated, select
one of two things.
You may not receive a fourth or fifth degree, not
despair. After repeated attempts to obtain required.
and remember one more thing. After fasting, do not drink carbonated
drink only water - clean and cool better.
With the right exit from starvation, this method is harmless to
organism. with nutritious meals at the fifth step can, if
desire of the retirement age back in my twenty years.
Difficult, but not an eagle who can not fly.
At stage 5 days after 5 you can treat any disease. and there
a disease that she was not treated in this way. and AIDS and cancer,
and diabetes - all treated. Treated, and all infectious, sexually transmitted
disease. If necessary, you can use this
method to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. If all
according to the rules, there is nothing sinful. The birth of every child
people in their supposed to regulate. Their number, date of birth
play an important role for us. Regulate fertility
even the gods. But it must be done on the first or second month
pregnancy. and if it started, then bring to a conclusion. and remember
that fasting 5 days in 5 with water will not give the desired result.
Only without the water. in ancient times, this method is widely used
in South Asia, but then somehow forgotten.
Absolute restriction of food and water (absolute starvation)
82
82has been used in clinical practice only in the past
years (V A Zakharov - 1990., IE Khoroshilov - 1994.), although the
feasibility constraints of water during the fasting total
also wrote the pathophysiology of V. Pashutin. (1902g.), MI Pevzner.
(1958) method of "dry fasting" scientifically based. Leningrad
Institute of Pulmonology, issued guidelines on
treatment of dry fasting lung disease.
A clinical experiment in the mid-90
years on the basis of the Ivanovo Medical Academy, showed that
absolute medical starvation (no food or water) has a serious
perspective in terms of treatment of cancer and severe immunodeficiencies.
In the dry fasting achieved higher concentrations
biologically active substances, hormones, immune
cells and immunoglobulins in body fluids. This
technique is applied on a very strict indications when
vitality in cancer patients is sufficient to retain,
and it is advisable to use it in the initial stages of the disease, because
that detoxification of the body must have room for him
recovery. Otherwise there is too much stress on the body
- Fasting may weaken the remaining energy of the body
and accelerate the sad ending, especially after chemotherapy,
irradiation or in the presence of concomitant diseases.
It is interesting about the mix I dryly M Starvation
European magicians undeniably talented
and resourceful, but to Indian yogis and fakirs them far away.
A resident of the Indian subcontinent stumped modern
medicine - this man is 68 years old does not eat or drink and
This looks great. To dispel all doubts of critics,
Yogi has agreed to undergo medical examination and clock
surveillance cameras. Pralad Janie lives on the sinful earth, 76
years, with 68 of them it does not take food and water. at the age of eight
Praladu years had a vision of a goddess who blessed the boy.
since he lives in a cave, constantly in a state that
Hinduism is called samadhi. Naturally, the latter-day saint
there was the mass of adherents, who make pilgrimages
in his cave. Together with the believers there, and critics who
believe that man can not live without food and water. Then the saint
decided on a medical examination that was carried out
hospital Sterligov in Ahmedabad. in the House of St were installed
camcorders that imprint each movement unusual
patient. The duration of the experiment, the fakir does not accept
shower, not to be blamed that he is drinking water. Only
liquid, which he brings - is 100 ml of water used for
rinsing the mouth. Fakir is gaining in his mouth water, rinse mouth and then
spits it into a special bowl with weights, which marks
number spit out water.
83
83Doctors conducted a thorough analysis of the medical condition of his
patients and concluded that his body is functioning
perfectly normal. y Pralada Janie was not detected in either
single disease or disorder of the organs. Despite
in old age, Janie is in excellent physical
form. True, he never produced feces. According to
doctors, the patient appears regularly literally
a few drops of urine, that accumulate in the bladder
and then absorbed by the walls. For all the time observing the holy nor
never use a toilet. The experiment lasted ten days,
but no change in the health status of the subject noticed
was not. Obviously, this lifestyle is really for
his habit. Mental state Pralada Janney was also
recognized by physicians as perfectly normal. He thinks of Health,
not nervous, it is not irritable, and always set complacent.
Doctors could not explain the phenomenon,


anes of the body.
Habitat & Cultivation
Goldenseal grows wild in moist
mountainous woodland areas of
North America and prefers soil
that is well covered with dead
leaves. Due to excessive harvesting
in the wild, instances of goldenseal
in its natural habitat have become
very rare. In 1997 it was listed as an
endangered species, and so only
cultivated produce should be used.
Goldenseal is propagated by root
division. Rhizomes from 3-year-old
plants are dug up in the autumn and
dried in the open air on cloth.
Key Constituents
■ Isoquinoline alkaloids
 (hydrastine, berberine,
 canadine)
■ Volatile oil
■ Resin
Key Actions
■ Bitter tonic
■ Anti-inflammatory
■ Antibacterial
■ Uterine stimulant
■ Stops internal bleedingResearch
■ Alkaloids  For an herb with
such a high medicinal reputation,
there has been very little research
into its pharmacology, but it is
known that goldenseal’s medicinal
actions are due largely to the
isoquinoline alkaloids.
■ Hydrastine Research in
Canada in the late 1960s showed
that hydrastine constricts the blood
vessels and stimulates the autonomic
nervous system.
■ Antibacterial  Although this
herb’s mode of action and degree
of effectiveness is not fully known,
it has been found that the herb’s
constituents collectively have a
stronger antibacterial activity than
berberine alone.
■ Berberine  Berberine is bitter,
antibacterial, and amebicidal.
Recent research has established
that it can be used to lower harmful
blood-fat levels and stabilize blood
glucose levels.
■ Canadine  Research shows that
this alkaloid stimulates the muscles
of the uterus.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Mucous membranes  Most
authorities agree that goldenseal
is a potent remedy for disorders
affecting mucous membranes of
the body, notably of the eye, ear,
nose, and throat, the stomach and
intestines, and the vagina.
■ Countering infection  As
a dilute infusion, goldenseal can
be used as an eyewash, as a
mouthwash for infected gums,
and as an extremely effective  Goldenseal
A small herbaceous
perennial, with a thick
yellow root and an
erect stem growing
to 1 ft (30 cm).
wash or douche for vaginal yeast
and vaginal infections generally.
The infusion is also valued as a
remedy for psoriasis.
■ Digestive problems  T aken
internally, goldenseal increases
digestive secretions, astringes the
mucous membranes that line the gut,
and checks inflammation. It should
not be taken for extended periods
of time as it reduces the gut’s capacity Goldenseal  is an unusual looking plant with
a single, red inedible fruit.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesRhizome contains alkaloids that
help to soothe and astringe the
mucous membranes.
Dried rhizome
Fresh rhizome
to absorb certain nutrients, notably
B vitamins.
■ Gynecological uses
Goldenseal helps to reduce heavy
menstrual bleeding and is used by
herbal practitioners and midwives
to help stop bleeding following
childbirth (postpartum hemorrhage).
Goldenseal stimulates the uterus and
should not, therefore, be taken
during pregnancy. QCautions  Toxic if taken to excess. Do not take if suffering from high blood pressure.
Do not take during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Not suitable for children.
Decoction  (to make, p. 291). For sore throats, gargle 21⁄2 tbsp 3–4 times a day.
Infusion  of powder (to make, p. 291). For yeast infections, apply 3⁄4  cup (150 ml).
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106Hypericum perforatumkey medicinal plantsBright yellow petals
have oil glands containing hypericinHypericum perforatum (Hypericaceae)
St. John’s WortSt. John’s wort
An erect perennial growing to 32 in  (80 cm), with bright yellow flowers in a  flat-topped cluster.
St. John’s wort was a folk remedy for insanity
in the Middle Ages.
Habitat & Cultivation
St. John’s wort thrives in temperate
regions worldwide. It prefers a sunny site and well-drained, chalky soil. It  can be grown from seed or by root division in autumn. The flowering tops are harvested in summer.
Related Species
A number of other Hypericum species have a roughly similar medicinal action.
Key Constituents
■ Phloroglucinols (hyperforin)
■ Polycyclic diones (hypericin)
■ Flavonoids
Key Actions
■ Antidepressant
■ Anxiolytic
■ Antiviral
■ Wound healer
■ Anti-inflammatory
Research
■ Depression Clinical research
since the 1970s has established St. John’s wort as an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression.  A review in 2009 also concluded  that the herb was helpful in treating severe depression. Research shows that St. John’s wort works on neurotransmitter levels (e.g. serotonin) in several different ways.
■ Viral infection St. John’s wort
extracts (particularly hypericin, the
red pigment found in the petals and leaves) have strong antiviral activity, notably against influenza, herpes, and hepatitis B and C.
■ Safety St. John’s wort rarely
causes side effects itself, but
it does interact with certain conventional medicines, mostly increasing the rate at which they
are broken down by the liver.
This changes the amount of the drug present in the bloodstream, significantly reducing its effectiveness. In rare situations,
this can be life threatening.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Nerve tonic The herb acts as a
restorative and neuroprotective,
helping to reverse long-term nervous exhaustion and lowered mood.  It can prove useful in seasonal affective disorder and chronic anxiety, and improves sleep quality.
■ Menopause The herb is
considered a specific for the lowered mood that can accompany menopause, often combined with black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa,  p. 79) in such cases.
■ Tissue healing The red infused
oil has potent wound-healing properties and historically has been used to heal knife and stab wounds. Nowadays, St. John’s wort oil is more commonly used to promote healing after surgery and minor burns.  The oil can be particularly helpful  in relieving neuralgia—shingles, sciatica, and toothache being  common applications.
Self-help Uses
■ Anxiety, depression & tension,
 p. 308.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesFlowering tops are
picked when the flowers have opened.
Fresh
flowering tops
Infusion (to make, p. 291), Drink 1/2 cup (100 ml) daily as a digestive tonic.Cream (to make, p. 296). For
cramps or neuralgia, rub onto  the affected part.Infused oil Make by steeping the herb  in oil for 6 weeks  (see p. 294). Dab  onto minor wounds and burns.
■ Back pain, p. 313.
■ Bites & stings, p. 303.
■ Cold sores, chicken pox, &
shingles, p. 304.
■ Depression & decreased vitality
due to menopause, p. 316.
■ Neuralgia, p. 308.
■ Stiff & aching joints, p. 313.
■ Tired & aching muscles,
 p. 312.Tincture (to make, p. 292).
For depression, take 1⁄2 tsp
with water 3 times a day.Dried flowering topsSt. John’s wort flowers at the summer solstice. In medieval
Europe it was considered to have the power to protect against ill health and evil influences. Medicinally it was thought to heal wounds and “all down-heartedness.” In the 19th century the herb fell into disuse, but recent research has brought it back into prominence as a key herb for nervous exhaustion and depression. It is now one of the most used herbal medicines in the world.
 QCautions Can cause sensitivity to sunlight. Due to possible interactions, seek
professional advice if taking a prescribed medicine, including blood thinners.
Restricted in some countries. Do not combine with other antidepressants. Fresh flowers
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Syrup  For coughs, make an infusion ( see p. 291) and simmer until it has reduced
to half its volume, before adding the sugar or honey (to make, p. 293). T ake 1–2 tsp
every 2 hours.Tincture  (to make, p. 292). For bronchitis,
mix 21⁄2 tbsp with 21⁄2 tbsp thyme tincture.
T ake 1 tsp 3 times a day.Deco


 a day, or take 1 tsp of tincture with
water 3 times a day for up to 3 days.
Herb Echinacea ( Echinacea  spp., p. 92)
Remedy T ake tablets or tincture.
Remedy Apply calendula or comfrey ointment,
cream, or lotion to troubled areas 2–4 times
a day. For the lotion, make an infusion, strain,
cool, and then apply.
Caution Do not apply comfrey to broken skin.
Weeping Skin
Herbs Aloe vera ( Aloe vera, p. 60), witch hazel
(Hamamelis virginiana, p. 102)
Remedy Apply aloe vera gel or distilled witch
hazel or witch hazel ointment to the affected
area 2–4 times a day.
Minor Burns & Sunburn
Herbs Aloe vera ( Aloe vera, p. 60), lavender
(Lavandula officinalis, p. 108)
Remedy Apply aloe vera gel or neat lavender
essential oil to the affected area as needed.
Herb Calendula ( Calendula officinalis, p. 73)
Remedy Infuse 1 heaping tbsp of herb in 3/4 cup
(150 ml) of water. Strain, cool, and apply as a
lotion to the affected area as required. QSeek immediate professional
advice for:
■ Changes to freckles, moles, or warts
■ Sudden swelling or allergic reaction
■ Non-minor burns, including sunburn
■ Shingles or suspected shingles
■ Boils that do not disperse or burst
■ Serious wounds, scrapes, bruising, bites,
and stings
Before taking any herbal remedies, see pages 290 & 298–299
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304
herbal remedies for home useMinor Wounds & Bruises
Cold Sores, Chicken Pox, Shingles, & Warts
Fungal Skin Infections, Including Athlete’s FootMinor wounds, bruises, and grazes are part
of everyday life, and the remedies listed make effective home treatments. Witch hazel is a very good astringent for minor scrapes, bruises, and swellings, protecting and soothing the damaged area. Arnica can be used to relieve bruising, pain, and swelling, and it combines well with witch hazel. Wounds can be cleansed with aloe vera gel which, like comfrey, is an excellent wound healer. Comfrey ointment is helpful in clearing old scars. See also Sprains & Fractures, p. 312.
 QGeneral caution Seek immediate medical attention
for serious or deep wounds, bruising, or scrapes,
especially if the pain has not considerably lessened after 24 hours.
Herbal medicine can help all these viral infections
that affect the skin.Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, and usually occur when the body has an infection or has been exposed to sunshine or wind. Tiny blisters form, mainly around the nostrils and lips.Shingles and chicken pox are the result of
a similar virus, causing sores to form all over the body. Shingles are a sign that the nervous system is run down and open to infection, so herbs that support the nerves and the immune system as a whole are as important as ones that work topically.Warts, caused by the papilloma virus, can be difficult to clear. With persistence, the remedies here are often effective.
 QGeneral cautions Always consult a professional
practitioner if you have, or suspect you have, shingles.
T ake professional advice if you notice a sudden change to a wart.
Fungal skin infections are easily picked up through
physical contact, and can be hard to clear. Athlete’s foot is a fungus (tinea) that grows in the skin between and under the toes, causing it to split and peel away. This itchy, sore condition can be difficult to treat at home.
Self-help
Keep feet dry and clean and do not wear synthetic socks or tightly fitting shoes.Cleansing Wounds
Herb Y arrow (Achillea millefolium, p. 56)Remedy Make a yarrow lotion, allow to cool, and use as a wash.
Herb Calendula (Calendula officinalis, p. 73)
Remedy Make a calendula lotion with 2 heaping
tsp of herb to 3/4 cup (150 ml) of water, or use the tincture neat or diluted in water. Apply either preparation to the wound.
Note Calendula tincture will sting strongly, but it has a
greater antiseptic action.
Herb Aloe vera (Aloe vera, p. 60)Remedy Cleanse the wound with the gel  and cover with a dressing soaked in gel.  Change frequently.
Herb Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana, p. 102)
Remedy Apply distilled witch hazel (available over
the counter) to the affected area 2–3 times a day.
Cold Sores, Chicken Pox, & Shingles
Herbs Echinacea (Echinacea spp., p. 92), St. John’s
wort (Hypericum perforatum, p. 106)Remedies T ake
1⁄2 tsp of tincture of either
herb with water 2–3 times a day. Alternatively,  take echinacea tablets or capsules, or make
an infusion of St. John’s wort and drink up to
3/4 cup (150 ml) a day.
Herbs Garlic (Allium sativum, p. 59), ginger
(Zingiber officinale, p. 155), lemon (Citrus
limon, p. 82)
Remedy (Internal) Eat 1–2 cloves of garlic and 1–2 slices (1 g) of fresh ginger a day.Remedy (External) Apply either fresh ginger, half a clove of garlic, or lemon juice to unopened cold sores, shingles, or pockmarks up to 6 times a day.
General Remedies
Herb Comfrey (Symphytum officinale, p. 138)
Remedy Make a poultice and firmly apply to the affected area for 1–2 hours each day.
Caution Do not use comfrey on broken skin.
Herbs Tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia, p. 112), clove (Eugenia caryophyllata, p. 97), calendula (Calendula officinalis, p. 73), thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 143)Remedy Mix 5 drops of tea tree, clove, or
thyme essential oil with 1 tsp of calendula ointment. Apply 1–2 times a day.
Caution Do not use thyme oil during pregnancy.Healing Wounds
Herbs Comfrey (Symphytum officinale, p. 138),
aloe vera (Aloe vera, p. 60)
Remedy Apply comfrey ointment at the edges of the wound or, once a scab has formed, use a comfrey poultice. Use aloe vera gel to cleanse the wound (see left).
Caution Do not use comfrey on an open wound.
Bruises
Herbs Arnica (Arnica montana, p. 172), witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana, p. 102)Remedy Apply arnica ointment to bruises and swellings 2–3 times a day, or use distilled witch hazel, as above.
Caution Do not use arnica on broken skin.
Herb Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis, p. 113)
Remedy (Internal) Make an infusion and drink up to 3 cups (750 ml) a day.Remedy (External) Make a lotion by infusing 1
1⁄2 tbsp of fresh or 3 tsp of dried leaves in
3/4 cup (150 ml) of water for 10 minutes. Strain and dab onto spots 3–5 times a day.
Warts
Herb Aloe vera (Aloe vera, p. 60)Remedy Apply the gel directly to the wart 2–3 times a day for up to 3 months.
Herb Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis, p. 276)
Remedy Apply neat tincture to the wart 1–2 times a day for up to 3 months.
Herb Garlic (Allium sativum, p. 59)
Remedy Rub on
1⁄2 clove 2–3 times a day.
Athlete’s Foot
Herbs Turmeric (Curcuma longa, p. 90), calendula (Calendula officinalis, p. 73)Remedy Mix
1⁄2 tsp of turmeric powder with
3 tsp (15 ml) of calendula ointment. Rub in between and under the toes each day.
US_300-307_Allergies.indd   304 26/02/16   4:43 pm305 herbal remedies for home useAcne & Boils
StomachacheAcne and boils are the result of local infection,
hormonal imbalance, or internal toxicity, which
cause inflammation of the hair follicles and, with
acne, sebaceous glands. They should be treated
on the surface of the skin and


 That translates as overweight.
Adding to the problem, toxins are of an acid nature. When there is an
'The number of cells that need to be replaced each day depends on how much cooked or caustic
food is in the diet, causing cells to be lost from the alimentary canal.
THE THEORY OF METABOLIC IMBALANCE • 25 acid buildup in the body, the system retains water to neutralize it, adding
even more weight and bloat.
Imagine working in a large corporation where your job is to shred
twenty boxes of written material and throw it away every day. Now let's
say that because either you don't have enough time or you don't have
enough energy, or both, you can shred only fifteen boxes a day. That
means the next day you'll be delivered another twenty boxes—but you
still have five boxes left over from the previous day. Being able to shred
only fifteen, you will have ten extra boxes after the second day. If you
started on Monday and worked seven days a week, on the second Monday
of your job after your delivery of twenty boxes, you will have a total of
fifty-five boxes and be capable of dealing with only fifteen! After only one
week you have forty extra boxes. These will have to be stored somewhere
until they can be shredded. But where? If you have any kind of weight
problem, the above predicament is exactly what your body has to deal
with. If you build more toxic waste every day than is eliminated from
your body, then it is going to be stored somewhere. Your body, ever
attempting to protect itself and maintain its integrity, tends not to store
this waste in or near the vital organs. It will be stored in the fatty tissue
and the muscles. That means in the thighs, in the buttocks, around the
midsection, in the upper arms, under the chin—all those places where
we lament the bulges most. If the problem goes unchecked, the ultimate
result is not only obesity but general discomfort and lethargy as the body
expends a great deal of its energy in an attempt to rid itself of this accu
mulated toxic waste.
What Dr. Tilden was relating to his readers over half a century ago was
this: Although the problem appears to be out of the individual's control,
it is not! It is a simple physiological phenomenon that is not a mystery.
Anyone can take control of the situation and direct it to whatever degree
he or she desires. It is simply a matter of understanding toxemia and
doing what is necessary to remove the toxic waste that already exists in
one's body and see that it is not accumulated at a more rapid pace than it
is eliminated.
Having this understanding, can you now see the extreme importance
of your elimination cycle being allowed to operate uninterrupted with the
utmost efficiency? Can you see how if you interfere even unknowingly
with your elimination cycle, you are going to force your body to retain
and store the toxic waste that is the beginning of a weight problem?
Of course, stating that all one has to do is remove toxins from the body
and not build them back up is all well and good, but exactly how is this
accomplished? This was our concern. This is what we saw could be de
veloped out of my study of Natural Hygiene: a convenient life-style based
26 • FIT FOR LIFE on the understanding of how to continuously cleanse the body of its toxic
waste and never allow it to build to an unacceptable level. The most
beautiful thing is that it's fun, not restrictive. Eating remains a joy; it does
not become a clinical endeavor. This is a must for me personally, since I
could never embrace an approach to eating that deprived my gourmet
palate.
That was what prompted my wife, Marilyn, to put her gourmet back
ground to work and develop an approach to food preparation that would
enhance the program and turn it into a truly delightful eating life-style
(which will be presented to you in Part II).
So how do we maintain metabolic balance and accomplish the re
moval of toxic waste from the system while still enjoying our food? There
are three easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow principles, or tools, that
can assist you in doing precisely that. The first of these critical and vital
tools that can help you realize your goal of permanent weight loss is...
THE THEORY OF METABOLIC IMBALANCE • 27 CHAPTER
The Principle of
High-Water-Content Food
.L^efore describing this principle, I
would like to invite you to participate in a simple and interesting exercise.
List on a piece of paper everything you ate today. If you haven't yet eaten
your day's fare, list everything you ate yesterday. By the end of this chap
ter the list will serve as a powerful tool in making a certain important
point. In listing the foods eaten, list everything, even "tastes" of things;
i.e., your friend made her famous souffle and you had just one little bite.
If you can remember, list everything to enter your body. Now put the list
away for a while, and let's get on with this principle.
As an absolute prerequisite of life, water is right up there with food and
air. From the moment you are born until you leave this planet, your
body instinctively craves food, air, and water for your survival. You know
what happens to a plant when it is deprived of water. It wilts and dies.
The same would happen to your body if it were deprived of water. Its
importance is clear.
What do I mean when I say high-water-content food? Consider that
we're living on a planet that is over 70 percent water. If you were on the
moon looking down on earth, you would see that 71 percent of the sur
face of our planet is water. The other 29 percent is land. Everything is a
• 28'microcosm of a macrocosm. If you go deeper into the planet and look at
the animals of the class Mammalia, you will find out that our bodies are
70 percent water, at least! When 1 first heard that, I found it very hard to
believe. I couldn't see any, nor could 1 even hear it in movement. But 70
percent of the human body is indeed made up of water. Now let me ask
you a commonsense question. (And this is what Natural Hygiene is
about. It's making use of your inborn sense of what is right.) If the planet
earth is 70 percent water, and depends upon that amount of water for its
survival, and your body is 70 percent water does it not make sense that for
you to maintain a body that is always in its best condition, you must
consume a diet that is at least 70 percent water? If your body is 70 percent
water, then where will it get that water if you don't replenish it on a
regular basis? From the moment you are born until the last breath you
take your body is craving this essential of life. You must have water for
survival. / am not talking about drinking water.
Some people might be saying right now, "Hey, that's great, I drink my
eight glasses of water a day." But in no way will drinking water bring you
the success I am referring to. When I say high-water-content food, I am
talking about two foods grown on this planet that naturally have a very
high water content. Only two foods meet that requirement. They are fruit
and vegetables. Anything else you eat is a concentrated food. Concen
trated means that the water content has been removed, either by process
ing or cooking. I am not saying you have to eat exclusively fruits and
vegetables to lose the weight you want to lose. What I am saying is that
since our bodies arc 70 percent water, we should be eating a diet that is
approximately 70 percent water content, and that means fruits and vege
tables should PREDOMINATE in our diets. The other 30 percent will con
sist of the concentrated foods: breads, grains, meat, dairy products,
legumes, and so on.
There are two extremely important reasons why we need this water,
and they're the same two reasons why drinking water will not fill the bill:
nourishment and cleansing of the organism. Water transports the nu
trients in food to all the body's cells and in turn removes toxic wastes.
All the nutritional requirements that the human body has—all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins, amino acids, enzymes, carbohydrates, and
fatty acids that exist, that the human body needs to survive—are to be
found in fruits and vegetables. The nutritional requirements are carried
by the water in those fruits and vegetables into your intestines, where all
nutrition is absorbed. If you are eating foods high in water content, that
means you are eating foods that have all of the requirements of the hu
man body. Some of you might be saying, "Well, I take vitamin-mineral
supplements." That's not what we're talking about. The vitamins and
THE PRINCIPLE OF HIGH-WATER-CONTENT FOOD • 29 minerals that I am talking about, that are usable by the human body, are
to be found in abundance in orchards and gardens, not in drugstores.
Besides carrying nutrients into the body, this water performs the essen
t


 natural diet of mixed rock minerals and organic com-pounds, such as your own homemade composts and mulches, is of primary importance.
2.  Find good tree (and seed) sources, using organic methods. I’ve also “adopted” a num -
ber of free or inexpensive trees from un-organic nurseries, knowing with “TLC” and plen-
tiful feeding I could help them “get off the drugs” and become upstanding members of the Healthy Tree Community.  Some trees may be grown from seed, but the seedling may be quite different than the parent!   My nectarine tree from seed gives wonderful fruit.
3.  Fertilize adequately in the planting hole and also in the surrounding future rooting
area.  In typical infertile, tough ground, I use pick and spade to make a hole approxi-mately two feet deep by three feet across, place the tree at right level, below any graft union, then mix rock/gravel dust and compost in with the original soil in roughly a 5-20-75% ratio.  Then I provide a future nutrient supply by topping with a good compost/rock
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Fruiticulturedust mulch, berming up the outside to create a wide watering basin.  In richer soil, like
garden soil, a smaller hole and less immediate root zone fertilization may be sufficient. Consider all of the tree catalog suggestions, also library books if you wish (but question those “how to’s” that sound unnatural), water the trees as needed, and enjoy a pure and beautiful relationship!
n
“Then what is the answer?
Integrity is wholeness, the great beauty is Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and
things, the divine beauty of the universe.  Love that, not man apart from that, or else you will
share man’s pitiful confusion, or drown in despair when his days darken. ”
-Robinson Jeffers
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Stephan and Eli Reeve’s Fruiticulture farm on Maui
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FruiticultureThe Time is Ripe to Join & Lead
by Don Weaver & David Klein, Ph.D.
Be Such A Person
by Don Weaver
Envision a genuine, healthy civilization as one where the great diversity of human be -
ings recognize our natural interdependent place in the far more diverse Planetary tree of
life, and consciously work and live to enrich, support, and strengthen the entire growing tree.
I encourage you to explore the challenges and relationships in your life, and consider
well the ecological wisdom of simpler, more natural living, enjoying the fantastic variety of beautiful, delicious, perfectly nourishing plant foods we can grow and eat without vast expenditures in processing, packaging, refrigeration, fossil fuels, and other prob -
lems addressed earlier.  I invite you to join the great work of giving back to the Earth more than we take, so that we may all survive, thrive, and continue a conscious evolution of Life on a small planet!  May these wonderful words inspire us all to take action:
“Be such a person and live such a life,
that if every person were such as you, and every life such as yours,
this Earth would be God’s paradise. ”
-Phillip Brooks
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184
FruiticulturePersonal & Planetary Health:
Inextricably Intertwined Matters of Integrity
by David Klein, Ph.D.
The time is ripe for all of us to change our worldview, visualize, come together, meet,
share, learn, plan, teach and cooperatively create the kind of world we want to live in.  It is our responsibility to do the right thing every day in the loving spirit of integrity.
Someone once said:  “We must be passionate about a mission greater than ourselves. ”
Our mission is the greatest of all: to come together, think with reason and act with
integrity in restoring our world to a condition of sustainable health.  We can choose to have faith that the current global crisis will force humanity to wake up to our symbiotic kinship with all life on Earth, assume a humble attitude of gratitude for all our gifts,
reconnect with our sense of empathy for all life, and take responsibility for stewarding our shared “nest, ” and restoring the natural order of our world by abiding by the prin-ciples of Fruiticulture.
“If humanity does not opt for integrity, we are through completely.
It is absolutely touch and go.  Each one of us could make the difference. ”
-R. Buckminster Fuller
What is it to be a truly conscientious human being, a good citizen of the Earth?  To act with integrity in all matters needing care.
“It’s not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity. ”
-Francis Bacon, Sr.
It is our life, our world—if we desire to live in Paradise, we each have to take full respon -
sibility for making things better at every turn.
“Real integrity is doing the right thing,
knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. ”
-Oprah Winfrey
It is our choice whether we will diligently work toward optimizing our health, restoring the planet, caring for all that is vital to our existence, bringing light to darkness and
creating a fruitfully sustainable world.  185
Fruiticulture“Integrity is telling myself the truth. ”
-Spencer Johnson
We can choose to do the right thing, acting with integrity, or we can be lazy, ignore the
work at hand, compromise our ideals, make excuses, gripe, pass the buck, assume it will get done by others, think change is impossible, worry, lose hope, despair, give up, do nothing, be silent and surrender our human spirit...it’s our choice.
“Courage is the foundation of integrity. ”
-Keshavan Nair
Or, we can harness our passion, take the reins, marshal our energies and live our lives purposefully, with optimism and integrity.
“Integrity is the essence of everything successful. ”
-R. Buckminster Fuller
Do you believe the excuses your mind conjures, defeating your innermost desires to actualize perfect health?  Do you see obstacles in your path, feel disempowered and be -
lieve you cannot be an effective agent of planetary change?  None of these notions are real or true; none are worthy of your attention; none serve your highest good; none con-tain any essence of the human spirit.
“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. ”
-Chinua Achebe
Imagine your loftiest dreams in every aspect of your life coming to fruition and pas-sionately move toward them every day.  Positive, constructive action renews life.  Think, believe and act passionately, expressing, sharing, synergising, exemplifying and enjoy -
ing the process of improving every aspect of your life, your world and of creating the best possible future for you and yours.  Allow the goodness within you to manifest your deepest desires.  It begins with prudent care of our health and extends to the benevolent stewardship of all life on Planet Earth.
“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and
imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace,
the slaves of the ordinary. ”
-Cecil Beaton186
FruiticultureLive as the embodiment of the best of all human traits: integrity.  Let us each bring all
the goodness in our heart to the world, for the love of life and good of all.
“Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ”
-Henry David Thoreau
Please Join Us!
The net gains of global Fruiticulture are, in a nutshell, the fruition of our deepest dreams
of Paradise, or, if you prefer, Heaven on Earth.  This is achievable on a global scale, pre -
cisely because of these four big reasons:
 1.  Fruiticulture is far easier and cheaper than any other form of agriculture, and it’s
doable in all non-polar regions.
 2.  In physically performing Fruiticulture farm work, we feel well in mind, body and
spirit.
 3.  The Fruitarian Diet is far more delicious, nutritious, and health-promotive than any
other diet; it enables us to realize our full potential as the person we have always longed to be.
 4.  Fruiticulture will induce tangible improvements in every aspect of life on Earth.
With the “100th monkey effect” in mind, please be the “next monkey” by joining us in teaching and living Fruiticulture.  You’ll feel better, be happier, and your example will spread the most vital message that the world needs to see and hear.  We will be thrilled to hear from you, and all small and large deeds will be greatly appreciated and abun-dantly rewarded by Mother Earth and all her children!  By the very act of sharing this
ebook with others, you will be setting the effort in exponentially greater motion!
Love in combination with integrity is the force that will drive this great transformation.
Together we will co-create the vibrantly healthy world in which we wish to thrive!
Contact UsDavid Klein, Ph.D.: dave@digestionperfection.com • 808-572-0861 (Maui, Hawaii, USA)
Don Weaver: earthdon@yahoo.com
The Fruiticulture Institute: www.fruiticulture.com
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“To arise at dawn each morning refreshed,
Brimming with the energy of enthusiasm,
Luxuriated by the sensations of a vibr


increase the production of saliva and
stomach acids to aid digestion.
Saffron
Known as a golden and expensive spice,
saffron is indeed a very special and
precious spice with numerous health
benefits. It is particularly used in cooking
to add an aroma and spice to food as it hasthe quality of turning any dish into an
exotic one.
Saffron has numerous health benefits. It
has long been used for improving
digestion and appetite, and the treatment
of kidney, bladder and liver disorders as
it helps improve circulation to the
digestive organs. Also, it coats the
membranes of the stomach and colon
thereby helping to soothe gastrointestinal
colic and acidity. Saffron is found to be
extremely beneficial for providing relief
from gas and acid related problems.
It helps in treating various disorders such
as asthma, atherosclerosis, painful
menstrual periods and even depression,amongst others. The spice is considered
as a blood purifier and anti-inflammatory.
It helps in relieving inflammation of
arthritis along with providing relief from
joint pains. It is also said to be a mild
sedative which can be used for insomnia
and even to treat depression.
Cooking with saffron is popular in the
Middle East, Spain and Italy. It has a
wonderful aroma and also adds colour to
the food. Saffron contains carotenoids,
which are known to inhibit skin tumours
and improve arthritis in various
independent studies. The numerous active
constituents in saffron are also known to
bring about a positive effect on people
with neurodegenerative disorders andmemory problems. Massaging the gums
with saffron helps in reducing soreness
and inflammation of the mouth and tongue.
Saffron is usually used in its dried form
and is expensive as a spice and as a
herbal supplement. When choosing saffron
as a herbal supplement, opt for whole
saffron threads as they tend to have more
medicinal properties than the powder.
Saffron may have anti-cancer effects and it
also helps in lowering LDL (‘bad’)
cholesterol. Additionally, saffron acts as
an antispasmodic and is used in cough
suppressants. It also aids in the treatment
of whooping cough, acidity, headaches,
acne and urinary disorders among others.Research has found anti-cancerous
properties in saffron. This is primarily
due to antioxidants present in it which
provide protection against various kinds
of cancers such as leukaemia and ovarian
carcinoma, and which also provide
protection against coronary heart disease,
diabetes and hepatitis.
Sesame Seeds
Sesame seeds are a good source of
manganese and copper. They are also a
good source of calcium, magnesium, iron,
phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and dietary
fibre. In addition to these important
nutrients, sesame seeds contain twounique substances: sesamin and
sesamolin. Both these substances belong
to a group of phyto-oestrogens called
lignans, and have been shown to have a
cholesterol-lowering
 effect in humans, and
to prevent high blood pressure and
increase vitamin E supplies in animals.
Sesamin has also been found to protect the
liver from oxidative damage.
Tahini
Tahini may be made from hulled or un-
hulled sesame seeds. The tahini made with
un-hulled sesame seeds is richer in
vitamins and minerals but is darker and
has a stronger flavour, so it may not suitsome recipes. Because the sesame seeds
are ground into a paste, tahini is easy to
digest, and within half an hour of its
consumption it provides the body with a
balanced supply of energy, vitamins and
minerals.
Tahini, being rich in vitamins A, E and B,
biotin and choline is a nutritional
powerhouse. It is also 20 percent
complete protein making it a richer
protein source than milk, soy beans,
sunflower seeds and most nuts. Tahini has
one of the highest sources of methionine,
an essential amino acid, and also contains
lecithin, which reduces the levels of fat in
the blood and also protects against
environmental toxins such as nicotine.Tahini is also high in minerals such as
magnesium, potassium, iron and
phosphorus, and is an excellent source of
calcium. In fact, tahini is claimed to be the
best source of calcium there is and, unlike
dairy products that also supply calcium, it
is not mucous forming.
Turmeric
Turmeric comes from the root of the
Curcuma longa plant and has a tough
brown skin and a deep orange flesh.
Turmeric has long been used as a
powerful
anti-inflammatory
 in both the
Chinese and Indian systems of medicine to
treat a wide variety of conditionsincluding flatulence, jaundice, menstrual
difficulties, bloody urine, haemorrhage,
toothache, bruises, chest pain and colic.
Curcumin’s antioxidant actions, the main
phytonutrient in turmeric, enable it to
protect the colon cells from free radicals
that can damage cellular DNA, a
significant benefit particularly as cell
turnover is quite rapid in the colon,
occurring approximately every three days.
Because of their frequent replication,
mutations in the DNA of colon cells can
result in the formation of cancerous cells,
so curcumin helps prevent them from
spreading through the body and causing
more harm. A primary way in which
curcumin does this is by enhancing liverfunction. Additionally, other suggested
mechanisms by which it may protect
against cancer development include
inhibiting the synthesis of a protein thought
to be instrumental in tumour formation and
preventing the development of additional
blood supply necessary for cancer cell
growth. Turmeric or curcumin is one of
the most-researched spices regarding
cancer. But curcumin is not
well-utilized
by the body – it needs compounds like
piperine (from black pepper) to protect it
from being degraded by the body’s
digestive enzymes.Chapter 4
Healthy Sweeteners
There are a lot of sweeteners
out there on the market, some
good, others not so good. I have
chosen the two listed because of
their health benefits and low
glycemic index (GI).Agave Nectar
Agave nectar is a natural sweetener
similar to honey and can be used to
sweeten food and drink. This sweet syrup
is an ideal alternative to sugar and is a
healthier choice as it has a low glycemic
index (GI) of 27 as opposed to honey’s GI
of 83.
The agave plant has long been cultivated
in the hilly, semi-arid soils of Mexico. Its
fleshy leaves cover the pineapple-shaped
heart of the plant, which contains a sweet
sticky juice. Ancient Mexicans considered
the agave to be sacred. They believed the
liquid from the plant purified body andsoul.
According to Dr Sahelian, author of
several books including
The Stevia
Cookbook
, agave contains saponins and
fructans, which have anti-inflammatory
and immune system-boosting properties,
including antimicrobial capability.
Agave can now be found in many
supermarkets. I use agave nectar syrup
from The Groovy Food Company,
www.groovyfood.co.uk. You can get the
syrup and other products from this
company, from regular grocery and health
food stores like Tesco, Waitrose and
Holland & Barrett. More information on
agave can be found atwww.blueagavenectar.com.
Manuka Honey
Manuka honey is a premium medical-
grade honey, exclusively found in New
Zealand. It has been discovered that this
unique type of honey has extraordinary
healing properties that are capable of
treating a wide spectrum of health
conditions such as ulcers, acid reflux,
acne, wounds, burns, eczema, MRSA
Staph infections, etc. According to
biochemist Peter Molan of the University
of Waikato, manuka honey is rich in
antibacterial properties. He and his
colleagues have also suggested severalbenefits of manuka honey, including
treatment of sore throats if taken orally.
Manuka honey can be found in some
supermarkets and most health food shops.Chapter 5
Acid to Placid
By Samantha Russo
Digestive disorders are on the
increase and they are not alone:
degenerative and chronic
disorders are also on the
incline. Disorders like coeliac
disease, Crohn’s disease,
colitis, gastritis, fibromyalgia
and chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) are rapidly increasing innumber, and some of them are
fairly modern diseases that
were not really heard of 100
years ago. All of these, if not
treated, can lead to cancer.
A lot boils down to our diets –
lacking in nutrients, with an
over-reliance on processed and
heavily-refined foods –
environmental pollution and
stress-filled days. All of these
elements are taking their toll on
our overworked systems.
This lifestyle can lead to an
increase in the build-up of
mucous plaque, which coats thecolon, allowing bacteria to
breed and stopping essential
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, or most any place.  The excuse  will
not be  there  but you  will find  it to justify your failure.
Successful business and  professional men and  women know  that this law
works. You  will not find  it in gossip  groups, but you  will find  it in coura -
geous hearts.
Man's eternal journey is for one  purpose:  to reveal the  Father. He  comes
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havento make visible  his Father. And  his Father  is made visible  in all the  lovely
things of this world. All the things that are  lovely, that are  of good  report,
ride these  things, and  have no time  for the  unlovely in this world, regard -
less of what it is.
Remain faithful to the  knowledge of your consciousness, your I AMness,
your awareness of being  aware  of the  only reality. It is the  rock on which
all phenomena  can be   explained. There  is no explanation outside  of that.
I know  of no clear conception of the  origin of phenomena  save that con -
sciousness is all and  all is consciousness.
That which you  seek is already housed  within you. Were  it not now  within
you eternity  could  not evolve  it. No time  stretch would  be long enough to
evolve  what is not  potentially involved  in you.
You simply let it into being  by assuming  that it is already visible  in your
world, and   remaining  faithful to your assumption, it will harden into fact.
Your Father  has unnumbered  ways of revealing  your assumption. Fix this
in your mind  and always remember, "An assumption, though false,  if sus -
tained  will harden into fact."

You and your Father  are one and your Father  is everything  that was, is
and will be. Therefore  that which you  seek you already are, it can nev -
er be so far  off as even to be   near, for nearness implies separation.
The great Pascal said, "You  never  would  have sought me  had you not al -
ready found  me. "What you  now desire  you already have  and you seek it
only because  you have already  found  it. You  found  it in the  form of de -
sire. It is just as real in the  form of desire  as it is going  to be to your bod -
ily organs.
You are already that which you  seek and you have no one  to change  but
Self in order  to express it.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenLesson V: Remain Faithful to Your Idea
Tonight we have  the fifth and  last lesson in this course. First I shall give
you a sort of summary of what has gone  before.  Then, since so many of
you have asked  me to elaborate  further  on Lesson 3, I shall give you a
few more  ideas on thinking  fourth dimensionally.
I know  that when a  man sees a  thing clearly he  can tell it, he  can explain
it. This past winter  in Barbados a  fisherman, whose  vocabulary would  not
encompass a  thousand  words, told  me more in five  minutes about the be -
havior of the  dolphin than Shakespeare with his vast vocabulary could
have told me, if he did not know  the habits of the  dolphin.
This fisherman told  me how the dolphin loves to play on a  piece of drift -
wood, and  in order  to catch him, you  throw  the wood  out and  bait him as
you would  bait children, because  he likes to pretend  he is getting  out of
the water. As I said, this man's vocabulary was very limited,  but he knew
his fish, and  he knew  the sea. Because  he knew  his dolphin  he could  tell
me all about their habits and  how to catch them.
When you  say you  know  a thing but you  cannot explain it, I say you  do
not know  it, for when you  really know  it you  naturally express it.
If I should  ask you now to define  prayer, and  say to you, "How  would  you,
through prayer, go about realizing  an objective,  any objective?" If you can
tell me, then you  know   it; but if you  cannot tell me,  then you  do not
know  it. When you  see it clearly in the  mind's eye  the greater  you will in -
spire the words which are  necessary to clothe  the idea and  express it
beautifully, and  you will express the  idea far  better  than a  man with a
vast vocabulary who does not see it as clearly  as you  do.
If you  have listened  carefully throughout the  past four days, you know
now that the  Bible has no reference at all to any persons that ever  exist-
ed, or to any events that ever  occurred  upon earth.
The authors of the Bible  were not writing  history, they were writing a
great drama  of the  mind which they dressed  up in the  garb of history, and
then adapted  it to the  limited  capacity of the  uncritical, unthinking  mass-
es.
You know  that every story in the  Bible is your story, that when the writ -
ers introduce dozens of characters in the  same  story they are  trying  to
present you  with different  attributes of the  mind that you  may employ.
You saw it as I took  perhaps a  dozen or more  stories and interpreted
them for you.
For instance, many people  wonder  how Jesus, the  most gracious, the
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenmost loving  man in the  world, if he  be man, could  say to his mother, what
he is supposed  to have  said to her as recorded  in the  second  chapter  of
the Gospel of St. John. Jesus is made to say to his mother, "Woman, what
have I to do with thee?" John 2:4.
You and I, who are  not yet identified  with the  ideal we  serve, would  not
make such a  statement to our mother. Yet here  was the  embodiment of
love saying  to his mother, "Woman, what have  I to do with thee?"
You are Jesus, and  your mother  is your own consciousness. For conscious -
ness is the  cause  of all, therefore,  it is the  great father- mother  of all phe -
nomena.
You and I are creatures of habit. We  get into the  habit of accepting  as fi-
nal the  evidence of our senses. Wine  is needed  for the  guests and  my
senses tell me  that there  is no wine, and  I through habit am about to ac -
cept this lack  as final. When I remember  that my consciousness is the one
and only reality, therefore  if I deny the  evidence of my senses and as -
sume the  consciousness of having  sufficient wine,  I have  in a sense  re-
buked  my mother  or the  consciousness which suggested  lack; and  by as -
suming  the consciousness of having  what I desire  for my guests, wine  is
produced  in a way we  do not know.
I have  just read a note here from a  dear friend  of mine  in the  audience.
Last Sunday he  had an appointment at a  church for a  wedding; the clock
told him he  was late, everything  told him he  was late.
He was standing  on a street corner  waiting  for a street car. There  was
none in sight. He   imagined  that, instead  of being  on the  street corner,
that he  was in the  church. At that  moment a  car stopped  in front of him.
My friend  told the driver  of his predicament and  the driver  said to him, "I
am not going  that way, but I will take you  there." My friend  got into the
car and was at the  church in  time for the  service. That is applying the law
correctly, non -acceptance of the  suggestion  of lateness. Never  accept the
suggestion of lack.
In this case  I say to myself, "What have  I to do with thee?" What have  I
to do with the  evidence of my senses? Bring  me all the  pots and  fill them.
In other  words, I assume  that I have  wine and all that I desire.  Then my
dimensionally greater  Self inspires in all, the  thoughts and  the actions
which aid  the embodiment of my assumption.
It is not a  man saying  to a mother, "Woman what have  I to do with thee?"
It is every man  who knows this law who will say to himself, when his
senses suggest lack, "what have  I to do with thee. Get behind  me." I will