 r un true to
necessity. Psychological, like physical, cyclones are out of the
regular order, yet they are obeying the laws of their nature. They have no scruples to gainsay, but tear through order as
ruthlessly as fiends. Every human being should know that such phenomena
are potential to him, and that the road to such catastrophes
is enervating habits. Prohibition is a beautiful ideal, but it is palliating one
social disease while it is building a greater. What mother would not rather hav e her son brought home
from the corner grog -shop drunk than see him escorted to
jail hand -cuffed to an officer? Enervation and Toxemia focused on the brain bring out
neurotic states, with all kinds of symptom -complexes. Drunkenness substitutes for ban k robbery and other
outlawry. So long as food -drunkenness retains its prestige
with the professions —prescribed by doctors; babbled to us
Sundays, and deciding our brawls on Monday —it will take
more than statutes to enforce law and order. Most of our
laws a re made while the law -makers are drunk on food and
tobacco. Drunkenness and crime of all kinds are vicarious toxin
eliminations —crises of Toxemia. Enforcing temperance
and control of crime must fail In object —namely, causing
people to be temperate and  law-abiding. The reason should
be obvious to the student of nature. Our wants are based on
our subconscious needs; sentiment and ethics have nothing
to do with it. Our subconscious is not moral nor immoral; it
belongs to the Great Cosmos, which is systema tic, perfect
in order, but unmoral. Intemperance of any kind establishes
a want which, if not satisfied in the usual way, will turn to
other ways of being satisfied. The surgeon, laws, and
anodynes perhaps relieve effects, but cures are based on
removing c auses. Legislatures are quack doctors. Self -
control is the only cure. To develop self -control, the need
must be understood. The gluttonous build putrefaction in the bowels. Nerve -
energy is used up in resisting systemic infection. The
supply of blood t o the surface of the body for purposes of
warmth —radiation —resisting cold and heat, is called to the
mucous membrane of the gastro -intestinal canal to
neutralize the septic material that is about to enter the
system through the absorbents. The mucous membr ane
becomes turgid with blood, establishing a mucorrhea
(excessive secretion of mucus). This is what we call
catarrh. This secretion mechanically obstructs absorption of putrescence, and also antidotes the poison by bringing the
antibodies from the blood. A battle -royal is on all the time in the intestines of the
gluttonous. The subconscious musters all the help possible,
and when the system is drained of autogenerated antidotes,
the victim is sent by his subconscious to find alcohol,
tobacco, coffee, tea, condiments, and more food. Moral
preachments, and prohibitory laws passed by Solons drunk
on toxin. bowel putrescence, and tobacco, like all
monstrosities, are abortions. Insatiable desire for food and stimulants means an
enervated state of the b ody brought on from
overindulgence —overstimulation. A driving desire for food three times a day means
enervation; trouble is only a little farther on. The wise will
get busy and correct appetites. Perverted appetites are built by overeating; eati ng rich
food until enjoyment is lost for staple or plain foods;
excessive use of stimulants —alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea;
excessive use of butter, salt, pepper, and rich dressings,
eating without a real hunger (real hunger will take the
plainest foods wit h a relish); eating when sick or uncomfortable; eating at all hours, between meals; eating
until uncomfortable. Gossips are always slanderers, and slanderers are always
and forever potential liars. If they do not know that they are
broadcasting lies, they are criminally careless in not
endeavoring to find whether the tale they gossip is true or
not. Gossip enervates the gossiper. Gossips are always enervated, for they live in fear of
being discovered. Their secretions are always acid. They
are inc lined to develop pyorrhea and mucous -membrane
infections. They are slow to recover from catarrhal crises of
Toxemia. Gossips are empty -headed slaves to their habits of slander
and spite; they are malignant parasites that feed upon
carrion. They are th e lowest type of criminals; hell
monsters that kill with their breath. They often die of
cancer. Sycophancy. —Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like
dogs. (Byron.) He hurts me most who lavishly commends. (Churchill.) A real sycophant, like all people who are not honest, lives
a life that enervates, and which nature condemns early. Dishonesty. —Dishonesty eventually hardens the arteries,
and cancer ends a miserable existence. Religiosity. —Morbidly pious,  yet practicing the foregoing
habits and ending in premature death. A saving religion, Christian, Jewish or Mohammedan, is
one free from mental and physical habits that
overstimulate, enervate and intoxicate. If Toxemic get rid of enervating habits. Cures —prayers,
drugs, surg ery—all honest or dishonest cures —will not
cure. Get rid of cause and stay rid of it, then health returns
and abides perpetually. Retrospection

   MORE might have been said, and no doubt better said,
about how we human beings vandalize our minds and
bodies; but enough has been told for open -minded people
to see that the only nemesis on our heels is our habits. O.
W. Holmes, in his “The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table,”
had this to say concerning habit:

   Habit is the approximation of the animal syst em
of the organic. It is a confession of failure in the
highest function of being, which involves a
perpetual self - determination, in full view of all
existing circumstances. Autonomy or self -government is met at the threshold of
life by all the conven tional superstitions, and educated into
a lot of habits, such as curing without removing cause. This, combined with man’s inclination to hedonism (the
doctrine that pleasure is the only good), leads to a life of
failure, in spite of man’s potential desire to rise above the
forces that hold him down. “Toxemia Explained” will help
all who study it carefully to understand what disease is, and
how it is brought on. This knowledge will help the wise. and self - controlled to sidestep disease, and the medical
octopus that unwittingly vandalizes the sick. The profession is made up of an army of educated men;
and I believe the majority are gentlemen, and are
endeavoring to serve humanity. Education and ethics, when
established on fallacy and given the prestige of  numbers —
given an overwhelming majority —can make the fallacy
true, so far as the herd is concerned. All I ask of laymen or the profession is honestly to put
my philosophy to the acid test. Yes, prove, if possible, that
I am mistaken, and then give me what is coming to me! Man makes his own diseases. This book tells how he does
it. And he is the one who can bring back health. He and his
subconsciousness alone can cure. Doctors cannot cure. Only very rarely is surgical vandalism a dernier resort,
unless bad treatment forces unnecessary emergencies. The body is strong or weak, as the case
may be, depending entirely on whether
the nerve -energy is strong or weak. And it should be remembered that the
functions of the body are carried on
well or badly ac cording to the amount
of energy generated. A Few Suggestions

   THE following suggestions may be of assistance to those
who wish to maintain their present state of good health, or
help them to bring themselves from their present state of
impaired health  to that of good health. Those who are badly
handicapped, and who wish more detailed information, will
have to have the advice fitted to their particular cases
through individual instructions. The first thing on awaking in the morning, the Tilden
system of tensing exercises should be practiced for from
fifteen to thirty minutes. (See exercises at the end of this
chapter.) Following the exercise, go to the bathroom and,
while standing in warm water, take a quick, warm sponge -
bath. Then follow this with plenty of dry -towel or friction -
mitten rubbing. At night, before retiring, give the body a
thorough friction rubbing again. If not convenient to take
the warm sponge -bath in the morning, use the dry rub in the
morning and the warm sponge -bath at night befo re retiring. Eat three meals a day and no more; no eating nor drinking
between meals. Use


 and chi- kun g are used for health and sex
uality. The latter has been practiced in China for more than three
thousand years, by Taoists, Buddhists, and Confucians. Specially
geared to sexuality arc chi exercises of the southern Taoist school,
which rely on pluck-and- nurture techniques, and the eastern Tao
ist school, which ain1 at dual training for shared pleasure. After diligent and sufficient training. a chi-krmg practitioner
of either sex often discovers that sexual arousal is heightened and
quickened, and sexuJl vigor greJtly increased. Anecdotes testify
to the disappear ance or dirninution of such problcn1s as irnpo
tencc, pren1ature ejaculation, and frigidity. And rnany n1en clain1
to have achieved total orgasrn control; if required, they could
carry on sexual intercourse as long as they want without ernitting. ()f course, dogged endurJnce tor a rnan dot.'s not necessarily
rnean sexual pleasure t"lH his partner, but it is useful if net. ·ded. Many of the arnorous ernpcrors of the past learned thest.'JS
pects of the Art of Bl·lkharnber, to their ddight. And quite a few
ancient Chincsl' royal wonll 'll were known atkpts of n1ind-body
cont rol for sexual pkasurc. Two an1ong then1 were Chao Fci-yi,
who successfully nusqucraded Js a virgin for three nig hts for the Sexu al Vitality from the Sea of Chi
Han emperor Cheng, and Hsia Chi, the femme fatale whose lov
ers flaunted her underwear in the royal court. By devotion to chi
kung practices such as contracting the rectum while breathing in,
and mentally willing the chi to sink into the sea of chi and the cin
nabar field for regeneration and enrichment, they and others
reaped bountiful rewards in bed. For sexual purposes, chi also can be manipulated externally
with various techniques. Ancient Chinese erotic massage, for
example, combines traditional therapeutic massage with acu
pressure, to treat frigidity and impotence, strengthen sexual
stamina, or arouse sexual desire. The theories of chi and acu
pressure are intriguing. The ear, for instance, is said to have 120
acupoints. Theoretically, a lazy person can avoid all those ex
hausting gymnastics and still enjoy the benefits of whole-body
exercises by simply pressing and massaging specific points on
his ear. By massaging the top and middle cavities and the front wall of
the ear canal with a finger daily, one can strengthen sexual vitality. A woman who massages her breasts daily stimulates production
of sex hormones, thus heightening her sexuality and facilitating
her milk production if she is nursing. Massaging the groin at the
juncture of the lower abdomen and thighs is a recommended
mind-body sexual therapy. Male masturbation, however, has al
ways been discouraged in Chinese sexology, because of the loss of
semen. There is yet another esoteric but effective practice of manip
ulating chi for sexual purposes. A number of acupoints, when
stimulated in the proper way, can effectively treat impotence,
premature ejaculation, insufficient erection, frigidity, menstrual
irregularity, and other dysfunctions. Most of these points are in
volved also in strengthening sexual stamina and arousing desire. These sexually sensitive areas might be termed "sex points,"
or better, "love points. " Some of them are in the so-called erog
enous zones, while others arc not; most are on the lower torso and
legs. The mor e effectiv e ones, including the sea of chi, are imtne
diatdy adjacent to the cinn abar field. When they arc stimulated
with adroit acu pressu re and massa ge as part of love-play, a con
summat e bedch amb er artist can do wonders with these love points. These arc not simple push- butt ons of lust, however: if some of
the love poi nts arc pressed too heavily, or jabbed t(lrn:fully. scri-
,,� THE ART OF THE BE DCHAM BER
ous injury or even death may result. Specific instructions on love
points are given in chapter 15. All ancient Chinese mind-body practices to invigorate sex
uality are intitnately linked to the life-energy stored in the myste
rious cinnabar field and the elusive sea of chi. This inner region of
the lower torso is the fountainhead of life-force which benefits
health and longevity in general, and sexual vitality in particular. Ancient Chinese physicians and sexologists emphasized the im
portance of health tonics and mind-body practices. They believed
they had found the Fountain of Youth somewhere in the cinnabar
field. Whether this was wishful thinking or not remains to be
s�n. Either way, in the spirit of scientific experiment, it is enjoy
able to contemplate the navel and exchange chi with a beloved
partner in a bedroom. Part Three
AN CIE N T SEC RETS
FOR MODE RN LOVERS
THE COLORFUL SEXUAL MANNERS AND MORE S of a bygone age and
the mystique of the ancient sexology classics deserve more than
casual attention. Their universal themes may contain valuable hints
for modern men and women. It should be noted that many of the
"revolutionary" ideas of contemporary sexologists, including
Masters and Johnson-so different from the traditional ones in
the West only decades ago-appear to echo some of the tenets ad
vocated by ancient Taoists. The relentless pursuit of sexual vitality in ancient China was
inspired by the Taoist belief in physical itnmortality, and sustained
by a pragmatic desire to satisfy all the spouses of a polygan1ous
159 AN CIENT SECR ETS FO R MODERN LO VERS
husband. These are not the goals of our times. The Art of the
Bedchamber does, however, have a message for us. To nurture our
life-energy and sexual chi with certain foods and herbs, to train
our sexual muscles and nerves with exercise and therapy, and to
use n1ind-body erotic techniques to make sexual unions benefi
cial and pleasurable: these purposes and practices are universal
and timeless. Modern lovers with a monogamous lifestyle can spice up their
sex life immensely if they borrow some of the erotic techniques
taught by the Taoists. These ancient secrets can be used directly or
modified for one's own lifestyle. They need no proof in the mod
ern laboratory. To sophisticated modern lovers, every bedroom is
a laboratory for love. 12
The Mystic Master
of the Grotto,
and Masters and Johnson
Where Ancient Taoists
and Modern Sexologists Meet
SOME OF THE LATE ST THEORIE S of modern sexologists agree with
those propounded by Chinese Taoists one to two thousand years
ago. This is all the 1nore ren1arkable when we compare the evolu
tion of the two groups. The Taoists advanced their theories in a
tolerant milieu for a thousand years; then they were swept away
by the nco-Confucian tidal wave which covers China to this day. In the West, early sexologists had to contend with the Victorian
social-religious attitude, which was extremely uneasy about hu
man sexuality. Only in recent decades have sexologists been able
to conduct their studies with relatively n1ore science and less so
cial pressure. It is enlightening to view the similarities and differences be
tween the observations of the ancients and those of the moderns. The basic pren1ise of the Taoists was that good sex pron1otes
health and lon gev ity. Regular and enjoyable sexual activiti es hring
health and long life to men and wom en. The 'T. 1oists advocated the
golden 1nean, frowning on both celibacy and sexual excess. Early
I(, I. N ( · I I' N l S f. ( R I' I S I I I R M I I I I I' R N I (I V t: f� S
Taoists may have linked sex to immortality, and later pluck-and
nur ture extremists may have been obsessed with one partner's ex
trac ting orgasmic secr etions from the other without ejaculating,
but mainstream Taoists advoca ted another golden mean �ex for
health, youthfulness, and longevity. Thei r intuiti ve attitude ap
pears to be confirmed by the latest findings of modern scientists
about the link between sex on the one hand and health, aging, and
longevity on the other. Admittedly, there is little direct laboratory proof, but proliferat
ing indirect evidence has shown a strong correlation between sex
and healthy longevity. Increasing numbers of sexologists and ger
ontologists today are aware of such a correlation. SEX AND AGING
In I635, when the English longevity champion Thomas Parr died
at the reputed age of I 52, the celebrated English surgeon William
Harvey performed an autopsy on him. Harvey reported that Parr
had unusually heavy, well-developed testicles for his age. The
twentieth-century Swiss ger


  myse lf in to the federal authorities at an
arraignment o n December 28 in Charleston, South
Carolina. The summons read:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. MICHAEL
A. SINGER5 3. P r e p a r i n g  a  D e f e n s e
I  thought I pretty much understood what I was up
against until I saw the indict ment. In all honesty, it was
about the furthest thing from  the truth that I had ever
seen in my life. I knew that Bobby had implicated us by
telling the government that we were aware of everything
he h ad done w rong. In the eyes of the law, that would
have made us co-conspirato rs. But the indictment did
not eve n include Bobby Davids’s name. It listed all the
things he claimed to have done improperly and stated
that the  execu tives did these things—or more precisely,
“caused them to happen.” We were all facing conspiracy
charges that could result in up to fifteen years in prison. I was floored when I first read the indictment. Randy
was not. It was  just about what he had expected based on
his thirty years of experience. The indictment
represented th e governmen t’s story in the strongest
possible language to justify the charges. Truth, on the
other hand, could hopefully e merge from the fires of the
trial. So far there had been absolutely no pushback
against Bobby’s view of the world. We had, in fact, not
yet begun to fight. I met Randy and my South Carolina attorney, John
Simmons, in Charleston for the arraignment. All ten of
the indicted Medical Manager executives were there,
along with more than twenty of our attorneys. Joining
me were John Kang, John Sessions, Rick Karl, David
Ward, two regional vice presidents, the chief financial
officer, an accounting comptroller, and the attorney who
had worked on the dealer acquisition program. It wasquite a circus. Before the cour t proceedings, we a ll h ad to
get boo ked and fingerprinted by the FBI. Needless to say,
that was a first-time experience for all of us. When we were finally brought together outside the
courtroom, it was the first time many of us had seen each
other for years. We had built a successful company
together and there was still real friendship and
camaraderie be tween us. The attorneys preferred that we
not speak to o ne another, but that just wasn’t going to
happen. The scene turned into a reunion with warm
handshakes an d hugs. Each of us knew in our hearts that
we had not done the things we were being accused of. Perhaps the sense of a common enemy brought us even
closer together. All I know is that by the time the
prosecutor showed up, it looked more like a social
gathering than an arraignment. I r eally  wanted  to meet the prosecutor. I didn’t hold
anything against her. In fact, I felt a strange kinship with
her because we both had be en duped by the same con
artist—Bobby Davids. The difference being that I knew it
and she didn’t. Against Ran dy’s better judgment, but
with his permission, I introduced myself to her. She
shook m y hand, but it was very clear that she didn’t like
me very  much. It was the first time we had ever met, but
she had  already built a Mickey Singer inside her head
who I’m sure I’d rather not meet. The pr oceedings progressed smoothly except that
instead of one defendant a nd his attorney standing
before the judge, we had to  squeeze in ten defendants
and twenty attorneys. The c ourtroom was quite small,
and the  public seating area was completely filled with the
remainder of our legal team s. The room was so packed
that the  jury box was being used to hold ten to twelve
inmates in orange jumpsuits who were waiting their turn
to se e th e judge. I was standin g right next to the jury box,
and these inmates reminded me of my group back in
prison. I allowed myself to think that the way things weregoing—that could be me someday. I knew if I was going
to be at peace throughout thi s ordeal, I would have to be
comfortable with that though t. I just let go and relaxed
into the moment. I was standing in a South Carolina
courtroom being arraigned, but I was overcome with love
for those inmates sitting next to me. Randy had to nudge
me to stand up straight and pay attention to the
proceedings. A ll I knew was that I was on the journey of
my life and just look where it had taken me. The judge released us on our own recognizance
without the need to post ba il. Though we were free to
leave, I lingered in that co urtroom for a while and
wondered what it had in sto re for me. These were very
unique moments in one’s life—best not to miss them. I sp ent time with some of the executives afterward. I
hadn’t seen Rick Karl for many years, but that hadn’t
affected our close friendship. He told me he had been
nominated for a federal judgeship in Florida. Indications
were that he would have received the appointment, but
he had to pull his name the  moment he heard he had
been indicted. Likewise, John Kang was preparing to
step do wn as chairman and CEO of the public company
he and his brother had started. Everyone was putting
their best face forward, but this situation was altering
people’s lives. Aside from these executives and their families, the
front-page pub licity from the indictment had affected
some o ther p eople very dear to me. I had already
received a call from the warden at Union Correctional
Institution saying that until this situation was resolved,
he h ad no choi ce but to revoke my authorization to meet
with my Saturday morning group. After thirty years of
committing myself to perhaps the most important thing I
had don e in my life, my priso n work was over. A wave of
darkness was falling over everything that had been the
source of so much light. It was all completely out of my
control. I was determined to sit peacefully deep insideand see  if it could pass by without affecting my inner
state. It was li ke the early da ys when I had first started
my experiment of letting go in the face of perceived
danger. The big difference no w was that this danger was
way bey ond an ything I could have ever imagined. It was
the perfect storm. Meanwhile, it had been over two years since the raid. The government was require d by law to disclose all the
materials investigators had seized. Yet by the time of the
arraignment, we still had no documents with which to
prepare a defense. That evening, the entire joint defense
group g ot toge ther at a hote l. I really enjoyed watching
all the attorneys interact. Randy ha d taken the lead in
putting togeth er a joint defe nse agreement that would
allow us to share materials. But in the end, each attorney
was responsible for their own client’s best interest. Surrounded by a roomful of criminal defense attorneys, I
realized that I was in an amazing situation. I was about
to embark on a very perso nal tour of the American
justice system. I knew I had never even thought of doing
the things I was accused of. But how was this going to
turn out? Would our great system of justice work? A month later we began to receive the first wave of
disclosure materials. We gained access to the 1.2 million
e-mail messag es taken during the raid as well as the
notes fr om some of the FBI interviews. It would be five
more m onths before we had a ny access to the millions of
pages o f paper documents that had been seized, not to
mention the hundreds of thousands of computer files
that had been copied during the raid. The government
had almost three years to rev iew all this material; it was
going to take the defense years to work through it. Once the disclosure materials began arriving, Randy
and the Baker Botts team k ept giving me tasks to do:
review these tens of thous ands of e-mail messages;
review all six years of notes from the executive meetings;
review all my written responses to years of nightly take-home work. I would periodic ally go up to D.C. to work
with th e team on specific items. There were always four
or five attorne ys from Baker Botts working on the case
on m y behalf. All the other executives’ attorneys also had
dedicated teams, though not always as large. The further
we g ot i nto the  material, the m ore obvious it became—no
one except Bobby and his group had done anything
wrong. There were no e-ma il messages or documents
that sho wed an y executive instructing, or even implying,
that accountin g should be done improperly. We had
thirty to forty o f our attorneys buried in these documents
solely to find anything tha t could tie us to Bobby’s
misdeeds. No one found any hard evidence against any
of the defendants. Unfortunately, since we had worked
with Bobby Davids on a regular basis, there would


	hurt	us. I’ve	been	wrestling	with	this	public	confusion	for	more	than	two	decades. In	1988,	I	was	invited	before	the	U.S.	Senate	Governmental	Affairs
Committee,	chaired	by	Senator	John	Glenn,	to	give	my	views	on	why	the
public	is	so	confused	about	diet	and	nutrition. After	examining	this	issue	both
before	and	since	that	testimony,	I	can	confidently	state	that	one	of	the	major
sources	of	confusion	is	this:	far	too	often,	we	scientists	focus	on
details	while
ignoring	the	larger	context. For	example,	we	pin	our	efforts	and	our	hopes	on
one	isolated	nutrient	at	a	time,	whether	it	is	vitamin	A	to	prevent	cancer	or
vitamin	E	to	prevent	heart	attacks. We	oversimplify	and	disregard	the	infinite
complexity	of	nature. Often,	investigating	minute	biochemical	parts	of	food
and	trying	to	reach	broad	conclusions	about	diet	and	health	leads	to
contradictory	results. Contradictory	results	lead	to	confused	scientists	and
policy	makers,	and	to	an	increasingly	confused	public.A	DIFFERENT	KIND	OF	PRESCRIPTION
Most	of	the	authors	of	several	best-selling	“nutrition”	books	claim	to	be
researchers,	but	I	am	not	aware	that	their	“research”	involves	original,
professionally	developed	experimentation. That	is,	they	have	not	designed
and	conducted	studies	under	the	scrutiny	of	fellow	colleagues	or	peers. They
have	few	or	no	publications	in	peer-reviewed	scientific	journals;	they	have
virtually	no	formal	training	in	nutritional	science;	they	belong	to	no
professional	research	societies;	they	have	not	participated	as	peer	reviewers. They	do,	nonetheless,	often	develop	very	lucrative	projects	and	products	that
put	money	in	their	pockets	while	leaving	the	reader	with	yet	another	short-
lived	and	useless	diet	fad. If	you	are	familiar	with	the	“health”	books	at	your	nearby	bookstore,	you
have	likely	heard	of
Dr.	Atkins’	New	Diet	Revolution,	The	South	Beach	Diet,
Sugar	Busters,	The	Zone
	or
Eat	Right	for	Your	Type. These	books	have	made
health	information	more	confusing,	more	difficult	to	grasp	and	ultimately
more	elusive. If	you	aren’t	fatigued,	constipated	or	half-starved	by	these
quick-fix	plans,	your	head	is	spinning	from	counting	calories	and	measuring
grams	of	carbohydrates,	protein	and	fat. What’s	the	real	problem,	anyway? Is
it	fat? Is	it	carbohydrates? What’s	the	ratio	of	nutrients	that	provides	greatest
weight	loss? Are	cruciferous	vegetables	good	for	my	blood	type? Am	I	taking
the	right	supplements? How	much	vitamin	C	do	I	need	every	day? Am	I	in
ketosis? How	many	grams	of	protein	do	I	need? You	get	the	picture. This	is	not	health. These	are	fad	diets	that	embody	the
worst	of	medicine,	science	and	the	popular	media. If	you	are	only	interested	in	a	two-week	menu	plan	to	lose	weight,	then
this	book	is	not	for	you. I	am	appealing	to	your	intelligence,	not	to	your
ability	to	follow	a	recipe	or	menu	plan. I	want	to	offer	you	a	more	profound
and	more	beneficial	way	to	view	health. I	have	a	prescription	for	maximum
health	that	is	simple,	easy	to	follow	and	offers	more	benefits	than	any	drug	or
surgery,	without	any	of	the	side	effects. This
prescription	isn’t	merely	a	menu
plan;	it	doesn’t	require	daily	charts	or	calorie	counting;	and	it	doesn’t	exist	to
serve	my	own	financial	interests. Most	importantly	the	supporting	evidence	is
overwhelming. This	is	about	changing	the	way	you	eat	and	live	and	the
extraordinary	health	that	will	result. So,	what	is	my	prescription	for	good	health? In	short,	it	is	about	the
multiple	health	benefits	of	consuming	plant-based	foods,	and	the	largely
unappreciated	health	dangers	of	consuming	animal-based	foods,	including	all
types	of	meat,	dairy	and	eggs. I	did	not	begin	with	preconceived	ideas,
philosophical	or	otherwise,	to	prove	the	worthiness	of	plant-based	diets. Istarted	at	the	opposite	end	of	the	spectrum:	as	a	meat-loving	dairy	farmer	in
my	personal	life	and	an	“establishment”	scientist	in	my	professional	life. I
even	used	to	lament	the	views	of	vegetarians	as	I	taught	nutritional
biochemistry	to	pre-med	students. My	only	interest	now	is	to	explain	the	scientific	basis	for	my	views	in	the
clearest	way	possible. Changing	dietary	practices	will	only	occur	and	be
maintained	when	people	believe	the	evidence	and	experience	the	benefits. People	decide	what	to	eat	for	a	number	of	reasons,	health	considerations
being	only	one. My	task	is	only	to	present	the	scientific	evidence	in	a	form
that	can	be	understood. The	rest	is	up	to	you. The	scientific	basis	for	my	views	is	largely	empirical,	obtained	through
observation	and	measurement. It	is	not	illusory,	hypothetical	or	anecdotal;	it	is
from	legitimate	research	findings. It	is	a	type	of	science	originally	advocated
2,400	years	ago	by	the	Father	of	Medicine,	Hippocrates,	who	said,	“There	are,
in	effect,	two	things:	to	know	and	to	believe	one	knows. To	know	is	science. To	believe	one	knows	is	ignorance.”	I	plan	to	show	you	what	I	have	come	to
know. Much	of	my	evidence	comes	from	human	studies	done	by	myself	and	by
my	students	and	colleagues	in	my	research	group. These	studies	were	diverse
both	in	design	and	in	purpose. They	included	an	investigation	of	liver	cancer
in	Philippine	children	and	their	consumption	of	a	mold	toxin,	aflatoxin
22,	23
;	a
nationwide	program	of	self-help	nutrition	centers	for	malnourished	preschool
children	in	the	Philippines
24
;	a	study	of	dietary	factors	affecting	bone	density
and	osteoporosis	in	800	women	in	China
23–27
;	a	study	of	biomarkers	that
characterize	the	emergence	of	breast	cancer
28,	29
;	and	a	nationwide,
comprehensive	study	of	dietary	and	lifestyle	factors	associated	with	disease
mortality	in	170	villages	in	mainland	China	and	Taiwan	(widely	known	as	the
China	Study). 30–33
These	studies,	exceptionally	diverse	in	scope,	dealt	with	diseases
thought
to	be	related	to	varied	dietary	practices,	thus	providing	the	opportunity	to
investigate	diet	and	disease	associations	comprehensively. The	China	Study
of	which	I	was	director,	began	in	1983	and	is	still	ongoing. In	addition	to	these	human	studies,	I	maintained	a	twenty-seven-year
laboratory	research	program	in	experimental	animal	studies. Begun	in	the	late
1960s,	this	National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH)-funded	research	investigated
the	link	between	diet	and	cancer	in	considerable	depth. Our	findings,	which
were	published	in	the	highest	quality	scientific	journals,	brought	into	question
the	very	core	principles	of	cancer	causation. When	all	was	said	and	done,	my	colleagues	and	I	were	honored	to	havereceived	a	total	of	seventy


cohort	study	as	the	best
experimental	design	for	human	studies. The	question	of	whether	diets	high	in	fat	are	linked	to	breast	cancer	was	a
natural	outgrowth	of	the	fierce	discussion	going	on	in	the	mid-1970s	and	the
early	1980s. High-fat	diets	not	only	were	associated	with	heart	disease	(the
McGovern	dietary	goals),	but	also	with	cancer	(the
Diet,	Nutrition	and
Cancer
	report). What	better	study	to	answer	this	question	than	the	Nurses’
Health	Study? It	has	a	good	design,	massive	numbers	of	women,	top-flight
researchers	and	a	long	follow-up	period. Sounds	perfect,	right? Wrong. The	Nurses’	Health	Study	suffers	from	flaws	that	seriously	doom	its
results. It	is	the	premier	example	of	how	reductionism	in	science	can	create
massive	amounts	of	confusion	and	misinformation,	even	when	the	scientists
involved	are	honest,	well	intentioned	and	positioned	at	the	top	institutions	in
the	world. Hardly	any	study	has	done	more	damage	to	the	nutritionallandscape	than	the	Nurses’	Health	Study,	and	it	should	serve	as	a	warning	for
the	rest	of	science	for	what	not	to	do.CARNIVOROUS	NURSES
In	order	to	understand	my	rather	harsh	criticism,	it	is	necessary	to	obtain
some	perspective	on	the	American	diet	itself,	especially	when	compared	with
the	international	studies	that	gave	impetus	to	the	dietary	fat	hypothesis. 7
Americans	eat	a	lot	of	meat	and	fat	compared	to	developing	countries. We	eat
more	total	protein,	and	even	more	significantly	70%	of	our	protein	comes
from	animal	sources. The	fact	that	70%	of	our	total	protein	comes	from
animal	sources	means	only	one	thing:	we	are	consuming	very	few	fruits	and
vegetables. To	make	matters	worse,	when	we	do	eat	plant-based	foods,	we	eat
a	large	amount	of	highly	processed	products	that	often	have	more	added	fat,
sugar	and	salt. For	example,	the	United	States	Department	of	Agriculture
(USDA)	national	school	lunch	program	counts	French	fried	potatoes	as	a
vegetable! In	contrast,	people	in	rural	China	eat	very	little	animal	foods;	they	provide
only	about	10%	of	their	total	protein	intake. The	striking	difference	between
the	two	dietary	patterns	is	shown	in	two	ways	in
Chart	14.1
. 8
These	distinctions	are	typical	of	the	dietary	differences	between	Western
cultures	and	traditional	cultures. In	general,	people	in	Western	countries	are
mostly	meat	eaters,	and	people	in	traditional	countries	are	mostly	plant	eaters. So	what	about	the	women	in	the	Nurses’	Health	Study? As	you	might
guess,	virtually	all	of	these	women	consume	a	diet	very	rich	in	animal-based
foods,	even	richer	than	the	average	American. Their	average	protein	intake
(as	%	of	calories)	is	around	19%,	compared	with	a	U.S.
average	of	about	15–
16%. To	give	these	figures	some	perspective,	the	recommended	daily
allowance	(RDA)	for	protein	is	only	about	9–10%. CHART	14.1:	PROTEIN	INTAKE	IN	THE	U.S.	AND	RURAL	CHINA
8
CHART	14.2:	PERCENTAGE	OF	TOTAL	PROTEIN	THAT	COMES
FROM	ANIMAL	FOOD
But	even	more	importantly,
of	the	protein	consumed	by	the	nurses	in	this
study,	between	78%	and	86%	comes	from	animal-based	foods
,
9
	as	shown	in
Chart	14.2
. 8,	9
	Even	in	the	group	of	nurses	that	eat	the	lowest	amount	of	total
protein,	79%	of	it	comes	from	animal-based	foods. 9

In	other	words,	virtually
all	of	these	nurses	are	more	carnivorous	than	an	average	American	woman. They	consume	very	few	whole,	plant-based	foods. This	is	a	crucially	important	point. To	get	further	perspective,	I	must
return	to	the	1975	international	comparison	by	Ken	Carroll	shown	earlier	in
Charts	4.7
	to
4.9
. Chart	4.7
	is	reproduced	here	in
Chart	14.3
. This	chart	became	one	of	the	most	influential	observations	on	diet	and
chronic	disease	of	the	last	fifty	years. Like	other	studies,	it	was	a	significant
part	of	the	reason	why	the	1982
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	report
recommended	that	Americans	cut	their	fat	intake	to	30%	of	total	caloric
intake	in	order	to	prevent	cancer. This	report	and	other	consensus	reports	that
followed	thereafter	eventually	set	the	stage	for	an	explosion	of	low-fat
products	in	the	marketplace	(“low-fat”	dairy	products,	lean	cuts	of	meat,
“low-fat”	sweets	and	snack	foods). Unfortunately,	the	emphasis	on	fat	alone	was	misguided. Carroll’s	study,
like	all	the	other	international	comparisons,	was	comparing	populations	that
mostly	ate	meat	and	dairy	to	populations	that	mostly	ate	plants. There	were
many	more	differences	between	the	diets	of	these	countries	than	just	the	fat
intake! What	Carroll’s	graph	really	shows	is
that	the	closer	a	population	gets
to	consuming	a	plant-based	diet,	the	lower	its	risk	of	breast	cancer.CHART	14.3:	FAT	INTAKE	AND	BREAST	CANCER	MORTALITY
But	because	the	women	in	the	Nurses’	Health	Study	are	so	far	from	a
plant-based	diet,
there	is	no	way	to	study	the	diet	and	breast	cancer
relationship	originally	suggested	by	the	international	studies. There	are
virtually	no	nurses	that	eat	a	diet	typical	of	the	countries	at	the	bottom	of	this
graph. Make	no	mistake	about	it:	virtually	this	entire	cohort	of	nurses	is
consuming	a	high-risk	diet. Most	people	who	look	at	the	Nurses’	Health
Study	miss	this	flaw	because,	as	Harvard	researchers	will	point	out,	there	is	a
wide	range	of	fat	intake	among	the	nurses. The	group	of	nurses	who	consume	the	least	fat	eat	20-25%	of	their	calories
as	fat,	and	the	group	of	nurses	who	consume	the	most	fat	eat	50-55%	of	their
calories	as	fat. 10
	At	a	casual	glance,	this	range	appears	to	indicate	substantial
differences	in	their	diets,	but	this	is	just	not	true,	as	almost	all	women
uniformly	eat	a	diet	very	rich	in	animal-based	foods. That	begs	the	question,
how	can	their	fat	intake	vary	dramatically	while	they	all	uniformly	consume
large	amounts	of	animal-based	foods? Ever	since	“low-fat”	became	synonymous	with	“healthy,”	technology	has
created	many	of	the	same	foods	that	you	know	and	love,	without	the	fat. You
can	now	have	all	kinds	of	low-fat	or	no-fat	dairy	products,	low-fat	processed
meats,	low-fat	dressings	and	sauces,	low-fat	crackers,	low-fat	candies	and
low-fat	“junk	food,”	like	chips	and	cookies. In	other
words,	you	can	eat
mostly	the	same	foods	as	you	did	twenty-five	years	ago,	while	substantially
reducing	your	fat	intake. But	you	still	retain	the	same	proportion	of


 established on
the basis of flesh, milk, and egg production rather than health,
and an excess of grains is often given to the exclusion of
other important dietary essentials. The inclusion of purified
nutrients with commercial feeds, the lack of fresh, green foods for some animals, together with extensive vaccination
and other medical procedures, tend to produce adverse
reactions in animal health in many instances. As a rule,
however, the liberal use of raw foods tends to offset, to some
degree, these factors, and farm animals as a whole are less affected by disease than are humans. According to Furnas, in
reference to domestic breeds, "it takes at least a dozen
average animals to have as much ill-health as a single
human. " The animals usuall
y live several times as lon g as the period of growth. If they were as  ill as man, we would need
more than 150,000 veterinarians in the United States to take
care of them. HEALTH IN WILD NATURE
   Within all branches of the wild animal kingdom, the
exclusive use of raw foods is the norm of existence. Accordingly, a study of wild animal life might be expected to reveal the effects of a raw food diet. While many of the features of wild animal health are doubtless directly attributable to nutritive habits, this is not true in all cases. There are often adverse factors in nature which are largely or
entirely absent in civilization. Thus, while the wild animal is receiving excellent nutrition when food is available, it is
starving when food is not available. When the animal is
thirsty, it must drink from sewage-polluted water if no other
source of water exists. If the animal lives in an area which has
been subjected to treatment with insecticide sprays, much of its food supply may be poisoned. If ticks carrying tulmaria
and other transmissible diseases are active, no means of
defense are available. When injury from predators or
accidents occurs, no special care of the animal is possible. When heavy snow and severe cold strike, there is no
protection against excessive exposure. In consideration of all of these facts, it would be far too
much to expect to find a condition of perfect health existing
throughout wild nature. The wonder is not that wild animals
are subject to some disease; the wonder is that they are able
to survive at all. The fact that they do survive and also
maintain a high level of physical excellence in many respects is important to us. Certainly much of the good health that
does exist in wild nature may be attributed to the use of raw
foods, and if good nutrition during times of food availability did not exist, it is doubtful that the animal could be carried
through many periods of intense stress, exposure, and food
scarcity. The use of raw food in nature gives health and vigor
to all biological life. If only cooked foods were available, it is
certain that life could not exist on its present scale, and the
extinction of many species would be probable. I
NFECTIONS
   Biologists have often reported the existence of infectious
diseases in wild animals. It cannot be said that such diseases
are especially common, but they do occur. The reasons
behind the e pizootics which occasionall y spread throu gh animals of a particular area are not as yet fully understood. It
is known that most wild animals carry ticks which can
produce disease. When a particular species has multiplied
beyond the normal carrying capacity of the land, and sufficient food is no longer available, the ticks multiply in
number and their hosts may succumb to disease. Careful
studies of wild animal life have shown that cyclic reductions
in the numbers of certain species occur after a peak in
numbers has been reached, which exceeds the toleration point of range capacity. The causes of disease under such
conditions are not ascribed to malnutrition, although they can
be due in part to undernutrition, due to insufficient quantity of
food. Parasites are abundant in wild nature, but they seldom
seriously affect their host and their presence is of little
importance. In nature a live-and-let-live compromise—a mutual modus vivendi— has been established between
parasites and animals, and the presence of thousands of
parasites does not necessarily produce disease or cause death. Most wild grouse, for instance, harbor thousands of minute
threadworms, but this has no noticeable ill-effects upon the health and vigor of the bird. It is only when the normal
conditions of animal life are altered, usually by human
interference, that parasites will gain the upper hand and
enfeeble their hosts. Continuous bad weather, a lack of food,
or close inbreeding within a stock may also tend to lower animal vigor and allow parasites to multiply enormously and
bring about fatal results. Fortunately, such conditions are not
sufficiently frequent or severe to produce a significant
amount of disease in wild animal life. W
ILD ANIMAL DENTITION
   The real superiority of wild animal health—and this may be
attributed very largely to the use of uncooked food—is shown
by the almost complete absence of dental decay, and the very
low rate of parodontal disease, in all animals living under
natural conditions. The most complete study of wild animal
dentition ever undertaken was that of the British scientist, Sir Frank Colyer. A total of 18,365 wild animal skulls were
examined, covering all major groups of mammals. The
percentage of skulls showing traces of decay was less than
one-fifth of one per cent in all groups except the primates,
and in the latter the percentage was only 1. 4 per cent. There was also remarkable freedom from infection in teeth which
had been injured in battle or accident. Even in the case of
severe injury, when teeth had been split through the pulp,
healin
g usuall y took place without su ppuration. Parodontal disease, involving localized bone destruction in the tissues
surrounding the teeth, was enti rely absent in some animal
groups and extremely rare in others. Hypoplasia, a condition
involving pitting of the teeth, was seldom noted in wild animal skulls, and was of a mild type in the few discovered
cases. Likewise, abnormal positions of teeth were noted in
wild animals, but only in a small percentage of cases and
involving slight irregularities of the dental arch. Colyer also studied the skulls of large numbers of captive
animals, and he found the presence of much dental decay,
parodontal disease, hypoplasia, and variation in tooth position in many of the specimens. The great contrast between the
near-perfect condition of wild animal dentition and the many
defects of captive animal dentition was always apparent. Parodontal disease was the most severe affection of the
captive animals. Colyer stated that "The disease is caused by an alteration in the character of the diet of the animal, either
of a physical or chemical nature—in other words, by a
departure from natural diet and conditions. " Other dental
defects in captive animals were also attributed to the feeding
of artificial foodstuffs which would not be consumed in wild nature. Colyer's important research is strong evidence for the
value of raw foods in maintaining excellent dentition with high immunity to all forms of oral pathology. Superior wild animal health is also manifested in other
ways. Sexual pathology is considered extremely rare in
nature. Degenerative diseases doubtless exist, but they are not
common. Dr. Herbert Fox, the famous veterinarian of the Philadelphia Zoological Garden, has made the most extensive
of all studies on the health of wild animals. He reports finding
less disease in recently captured wild animals than in those which are reared under zoological conditions. Concerning
neoplasms, Dr. Fox states that "there is an impression of their
extreme scarcity among wild animals. " Dr. Fox found
arthritis in wild specimens but only in an extremely small
percentage of cases. Parasites were common, but they did not appear to lower animal vigor or act as an important cause of
disease. S
ENILITY
   As many wild animals are victims of predation, accidents,
deep snows, sub-zero cold, etc., it cannot be said that their
average duration of life is especially long. Yet some wild
creatures doubtless do reach the natural termination of their
existence, and this is accomplished with fewer signs of aging than are seen in civilized man. The biolo
gist, Sir J. Arthur Thompson, has often referred to the healthfulness of nature as
being manifested by the absence of senility and the rarity of
more than mild senescence. He states that man has "a
monopoly of senility" and in wild nature "there may be indications of senescence or normal aging, but there is no
senility. " It is difficult to tell the age of some mature animals
without examining the teeth for wear. After maturity is
reached, the aging process is very slow, and all animals look
very much alike. A decrepit animal is so rare that few naturalists, hunters, or trappers ever see one. As Thompson so
well points out: "Nature has much more to teach man than he
has yet learned, and it would be well, indeed, if man could
come closer to wild nature's standard of positive health and prolonged youthful-ness. " H
EALTH OF THE PRIMATES
   In the animal world, the primates are man's closest relative
from the standpoint of comparative anatomy and physiology. Their excellent example of health


 of
surgery. Six months later, this boy had recovered entirely from the disease. Another case involved a woman with a goiter. Whe n a
specific section of the bowel was re moved in surgery, there ensued a definite remission of the goiter within six months. These and
similar experiences impressed him so much because he saw the relationship between the toxic bowel and the functioning of
various organs in the body. After much t hought about this relationship, he became very interested in changing the bowel through
dietetic methods and spent the last 25 years of his life teaching people how to care for the bowel through nutrition and not surgery. Sir Lane has said, “All maladies a re due to the tack of certain food principles, such as mineral salts or vitamins, or to the absence
of the normal defenses of the body, such as the natural protective flora. When this occurs, toxic bacteria invade the lower
alimentary canal, and the poison s thus generated pollute the bloodstream and gradually deteriorate and destroy every tissue, gland
and organ of the body.”

I am absolutely sure that what Dr. Lane discovered through his surgical explorations is in -deed an accurate description of how the
bowel functions in relation to the other organs in the body. We know that every organ and tissue is dependent upon the healthy
well-being of every other organ and tissue in order for there to be a total well -being. When one tissue or organ fails, it affects  the
whole body. If there is faulty functioning in the bowel, this deficiency is passed along to the rest of the body. We could ca ll this the
intestinal domino effect. The frequency or quantity of fecal elimination is not an indication of the lack of cons tipation in the bowel. I know of cases that had
three and four movements a day and yet the bowel was quite encrusted and very constipated. Most people don’t know the
condition of their bowel. Unfortunately those who are not aware of their bowel function or  condition are sometimes the ones who
are developing the worst cases of bowel troubles. I find that constipation is usually going along with those bowels that have
diverticulosis. Very few people eat in an organized way, and for this reason, they have loos e bowels one day, stiff bowels the next
day, a smelly bowel one day, and so on. When regularity is absent in the diet, there is chaos in the bowel. In most cases, si mply
changing the diet and eating habits will alleviate many bowel problems without surgery. WHAT GOES IN DOESN’T ALWAYS COME OUT
I am convinced that the bowel holds onto waste materials longer than anyone realizes. When we clean out the bowel and release  all
this old, rotting material, there will be a lessening of the gas, pain and autointoxic ation taking place. I believe that this toxic
material decaying away in the sigmoid colon is a good place for degenerative diseases to get started. Starches that haven’t b een
digested properly by the pancreatic secretions are not readily taken up by the bo dy and made into good tissue. These, in turn, can
come back to the colon and keep the body from having the proper colonic tone because of a lack of proper chemical development. In addition, drugs can settle in the tissues of the body and it is the colon th at catches a good deal of these. By way of the mucus
membrane, the colon is used as an eliminative channel. When the membrane does not function properly, these drug deposits
accumulate in the bowel indefinitely and can produce a time -bomb effect; irritatio ns, inflammations and ulcerations. Here again,
food is very, very important to recognize because this is the one thing that brings back a chemical reserve and gives the pow er and
chemical structure to have good healthy tissue. The dietary program that I h ave developed is probably one of the most important things I can give to you. It has proven itself well
in 30 years of sanitarium experience and has helped many people to regain their health. It takes care of the bulk, it takes c are of the
fiber, it takes care of the natural mucus membrane through proper chemical replacements. This program, coupled with an exercise
routine, will produce very good results for those afflicted with bowel disturbances. THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BOWEL
We have to stop and think tha t when we eat there is peristaltic action in the bowel which moves the food down to the last part of
our elimination system, the large colon. Whenever we have three meals a day and a bowel movement once in five days, we’re
fifteen meals behind. Normally it  takes eighteen hours for food to go through the body and be eliminated. What is required to
move it along on time? Good bowel tone gives the power to the intestinal tract to move waste materials properly through the
system. If we don’t have good bowel ton e, we have to have an inciting measure, and one way of doing this is by using laxatives. But we find that 95% of all laxatives are irritating to the bowel, and this is what forces the peristaltic action. It is caus ed by
irritation. Wouldn’t it be better to  have a bowel that could move along because you have the right power and bowel tone? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bowel wall that has all the potassium and all the right chemical elements to work normally? We find there are other factors involved here, s uch as the liver activity. We have to have enough bile coming from the gall bladder
and the liver to give the bowel its natural incentive to produce bowel movements. The bowel is dependent upon other organs to o. There is also the thyroid gland which is imp ortant to the body’s metabolism. The thyroid regulates a number of organ functions
and keeps them normal by releasing thyroxin into the body. The adrenal glands may be underactive. A person can feel so tired and
fatigued that he won’t exercise. You have to  feel lively to move and get going. An underactive thyroid can bring on low blood
pressure and anemia can keep us from a healthy level of physical activity. If the blood is anemic, the body tissue is anemic and
cannot do its job. We are tired “all over,” s o to speak. CLEANING UP THE PAST
Above all, we now have to make amends for some of the things that happened in the past. I think accumulations in the bowel ha ve
to be looked after. The bowel is underactive. It hasn’t been fed properly. The bowel itself is  probably the most abused organ in the
human body. The reason I say this is if you ever go through a cleansing program, you will see things you’ll find hard to beli eve. You don’t realize what can come out of the bowel. After just one cleansing treatment, I ’ve seen as much as three gallons of hard
toxic material come from a person. How is it possible? I know, for instance, of one woman who said she had five bowel
movements a day; but after she passed away, it was found that there was only room enough for a p encil to pass through
parts of her bowel. Her bowel was 9 inches across. We found that it had an extreme accumulation of hard toxic material encrus ted
on the bowel lining. Constipation is a serious menace to health and vitality as I have discussed with yo u. The consequences of this
common but subtle malady are becoming more and more prevalent in our society. It is a root cause for many troubles in the bod y. It is also a symptom of a larger picture that many doctors haven’t taken into consideration as yet. The following illustrations show
how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract in a 24 -hour period and what happens when the bowel doesn’t eliminate on time:

CHAPTER 5
IMBALANCES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE
Structural, functional and metabolic imbalances of the colon are manifested in various forms. We will mention a few of the more
common abnormalities of the colon to illustrate the effects of autointoxication and constipation. These are: adhesions, ballo oning,
colitis, diverticulitis, mucosal dysfunction, spastic bowel, strictures and ulceration. Adhesions in the colon are caused by
inflammations and irritations to the bowel wall. When the mucus membrane breaks down, tissue becomes exposed, open and
irritated. The raw surfaces begin to stick to gether as the result of glue -like substance secreted from the tissue. This is a serious
condition and requires delicate treatment to correct. Ballooning of the colon occurs as a consequence of backed up feces. For
various reasons, feces can accumulate and stretch the bowel wall into enormous proportions. This often occurs in the sigmoid
colon as the result of a narrowing of the bowel lumen below the ballooning. This narrowing can be caused by adhesions, spasm or
colic conditions. When this occurs, constipat ion can become quite severe and painful and has a damaging effect upon the bowel
structure and function. Colitis is an irritable bowel condition that is highly associated with Psychological distress. Few pe ople truly
realize the benefits of a calm and peac eful lifestyle. They are often unaware of the mind’s ability to sink into the body’s
functioning ability and upset normal tissue activities. Fear, anger, depression, stress, tension, worries and obsessions can all upset
delicate processes in the body, and in particular, those of digestion and elimination. Sometimes what we need is a good cerebral
laxative to rid


 to arrive at
your goal more than you want to be doing what you are doing, you
become stressed. The balance between enjoyment and structural tension
is lost, and the latter has won. When there is stress, it is usually a sign
that the ego has returned, and you are cutting yourself of f form the
creative power of the universe. Instead, there is only the force and strain
of egoic wanting, and
so you have to struggle and work hard to make it. Stress always
diminishes both the quality and ef fectiveness of what you do under its
influence. There is also a strong link between stress and negative
emotions, such as anxiety and anger. It is toxic to the body and is now
becoming recognized as one of the main causes of the so?called
degenerative diseases such as cancer and heart disease.Unlike stress, enthusiasm has a high ener gy frequency and so resonates
with the creative power of the universe. This is why Ralph W aldo
Emerson said that, Nothing great has ever been achieved without
enthusiasm. The word enthusiasm comes from ancient Greek en and
theos meaning God. And the related word enthousiazein means to be
possessed by a god. W ith enthusiasm you will find that you don't have to
do it all by yourself. In fact, there is nothing of significance that you can
do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of
creative ener gy, and all you have to do then is ride the wave. Enthusiasm brings an enormous empowerment into what you do, so that
all those who have not accessed that power would look upon your
achievements in awe and may equate them with who you are. Y ou,
however, know the truth that Jesus pointed to when he said, I can of my
own self do nothing. Unlike egoic wanting, which creates opposition
indirect proportion to the intensity of its wanting, enthusiasm never
opposes. It is non?confrontational. Its activity does not create winners
and losers. It is based on inclusion, not exclusion, of others. It does not
need to use and manipulate people, because it is the power of creation
itself and so does not need to take ener gy from some secondary source. The ego's wanting always tries to take form something or someone;
enthusiasm gives out of its own abundance. When enthusiasm encounters
obstacles in the form of adverse situations or uncooperative people, it
never attacks but walks around them or by yielding or embracing turns
the opposing ener gy into a helpful one, the foe into a friend. Enthusiasm and the ego cannot coexist. one implies the absence of the
other. Enthusiasm knows where it is going, but at the same time, it is
deeply at one with the present moment, the source of its aliveness, its
joy, and its power. Enthusiasm wants nothing because it lacks nothing. It
is at one with life and no matter how dynamic the enthusiasm?inspired
activities are, you don't lose yourself in them. And there remains always
a still but
intensely alive space at the center of the wheel, a core of peace in the
midst of activity that is both the source of all and untouched by it all. Through enthusiasm you enter into full alignment with the outgoing
creative principle of the universe, but without identifying with its
creation, that is to say, without ego. where there is no identification, thereis no attachment one of the great sources of suf fering. Once a wave of
creative ener gy has passed, structural tension diminishes again and joy in
what you are doing remains. Nobody can live in enthusiasm all the time. A new wave of creative ener gy may come later and lead to renewed
enthusiasm. When the return movement toward the dissolution of form sets in,
enthusiasm no longer serves you. Enthusiasm belongs to the outgoing
cycle of life. It is only through surrender that you can align yourself with
the return movement the journey home. T o sum up: Enjoyment of what you are doing, combined with a goal or
vision that you work toward, becomes enthusiasm. Even though you
have a goal, what you are doing in the present moment needs to remain
the focal point of your attention; otherwise, you will fall out of alignment
with universal purpose. Make sure your vision or goal is not an inflated
image of yourself and therefore a concealed form of ego, such as
wanting to become a movie star, a famous writer, or a wealthy
entrepreneur. Also make sure your goal is not focused on having this or
that, such as a mansion by the sea, your own company, or ten million
dollars in the bank. An enlar ged image of yourself or a vision of yourself
having this or that are all static goals and therefore don't empower you. Instead, make sure your goals are dynamic, that is to say, point toward an
activity that you are engaged in and through which you are connected to
other human beings as well as to the whole. Instead of seeing yourself as
a famous actor and writer and so on, see yourself inspiring countless
people with your work and enriching their lives. Feel how that activity
enriches or deepens not only your life but that of countless others. Feel
yourself being an opening through which ener gy flows form the
unmanifested Source of all life through you for the benefit of all. All this implies hat your goal or vision is then already a reality within
you, on the level of mind and of feeling. Enthusiasm is the power that
transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension. That is the
creative use of mind, and that is why here is no wanting involve. Y ou
cannot
manifest what you want; you can only manifest what you already have. Y ou may get what you want through hard work and stress, but that is not
the way of the new earth. Jesus gave the key to the creative use of mindand to the conscious manifestation of form when he said, 'Whatever you
ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.A New Earth
T H E  F R E Q U E N C Y  H O L D E R S
The outward movement into form does not express itself with equal
intensity in all people. Some feel a strong ur ge to build, create, become
involved, achieve, make an impact upon the world. If they are
unconscious, their ego will, of course, take over and use the ener gy of
the outgoing cycle for its own purposes. This, however, also greatly
reduces the flow of creative ener gy available to them and increasingly
they need to rely on ef forting to get what they want. If they are
conscious, those people in whom the outward movement is strong will be
highly creative. Others, after the natural expansion that comes with
growing up has run its course, lead an outwardly unremarkable,
seemingly more passive and relatively uneventful existence. They are more inward looking by nature, and for them the outward
movement into form is minimal. They would rather return home than go
out. They have no desire to get strongly involved in or change the world. If they have any ambitions, they usually don't go beyond finding
something to do that gives them a degree of independence. Some of them
find it hard to fit into this world. Some are lucky enough to find a
protective niche where they can lead a relatively sheltered life, a job that
provides them with a regular income or a small business of their own. Some may feel drawn toward living in a spiritual community or
monastery. Others may become dropouts and live on the mar gins of
society they feel they have little in common with. Some turn to drugs
because hey find living in this world too painful. Others eventually
become healers or spiritual teachers, that is to say, teachers of Being. In past ages, they would probably have been called contemplatives. There is no place for them, it seems, in our contemporary civilization. On the arising new earth, however, their role is just as vital as that of the
creators, the doers, the reformers. Their function is to anchor the
frequency of the new consciousness on his planet. I call them the
frequency?holders.They are here to generate consciousness through the activities of daily
life, through their interactions with others as well as through just being. In this way, they endow the seemingly insignificant with profound
meaning. Their task is to bring spacious stillness into this world by being
absolutely Present in whatever they do. There is consciousness and
therefore quality in what they do, even the simplest task. Their purpose is
to do everything in a sacred manner. As each human being is an integral
part of the collective human consciousness, they af fect the world much
more deeply than is visible on the surface of their lives.A New Earth
T H E  N E W  E A R T H  I S  N O  U T O P I A
Is the notion of a new earth not just another utopian vision? Not at all. All utopian visions have this in common: the mental projection of a
future time when all will be well, we will be saved, there will be peace
and harmony and the end of our problems. There have been many such
utopian visions. Some ended in disappointment, others in disaster. At the core of all utopian visions lies one of the main structural
dysfunctions of the old consciousness: looking to the future for salvation. The


, the consequences may be adverse in certain respects. Normal physiological function is disturbed by the ingestion of large quantities of hormone substances. One of the most common
risks believed associated with the consumption of hormonized
flesh is that of causing sterility in the male. Another risk involves
the possibIe production of cancer. Four distinguished physicians,
Dr. G. F. Knight and Dr. W. C. Martin of the American
Academy of Medicine, Dr. R. Inglesias of the University of Chile,
and Dr. W. F. Smith of New York, have written a simultaneous
report on the risks of hormone injections which was submitted
to the Food and Drug Commissioner of the United States
government. Among other evidence, the report points out that
mice, rats, and guinea pigs given the hormones developed polyps,
fibroids, and tumors and soon wasted away and perished. The
physicians concluded that the introduction of hormones into
the food supply presented the problem of cancer exposure in
human beings from birth onward. I It has been objected that, with reference to poultry, the area
of the animal in which the stilbestrol pellets are implanted is
removed and thrown away, so that no unabsorbed stilbestrol
reaches the consumer. This may be an acceptable theory to many,
but it does not work out well in practice. Occasional sampling by
the Food and Drug Administration of stilbestrol-treated chick-
< ens which are shipped in interstate commerce reveals the fact
that some 60 per cent of the sampled birds still contain portions
of unabsorbed stilbestrol in areas which would remain with the
consumer after the normal severing of the head from the carcass. Hormonized flesh, therefore, is not acceptable in any plan of
good nutrition. Whenever possible the normal flesh of non-
treated animals should be given preference to that which has
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a violation of copyrights. DANGERS
IN MODERN FOODS
BY ARNOLD DEVRIES
CHANDLER BOOK COMPANY
333 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO 1, ILLINOIS COPYRIGHT 1958 BY ARNOLD DE VRIES
CONTENTS
All rights reserved. This book. or parts thereof. must not be reproduced in any form
without permission. FIRST IMPRESSION
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I. The Science of Nutrition
11. Common Salt. 111. Refined Grain Products. IV. Refined Sugar. v. Meatproducts. VI. Fish Liver Oil. VII. Milk. VIII. Cheese. IX. Canned Foods. x. Condiments. XI. Alcoholic Beverages. XII. Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa. XIII. SoftDrinks. XIV. Drinking Water. xv. Confections. XVI. Ice Cream. XVII. The Practical Application
Bibliography. Index. PAGE DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS I. 'The Science of Nutrition
A LL HUMAN LIFE CENTERS AROUND
food. For perhaps ninety per cent of the earth's population, the
problem is simply one of getting enough food to survive. For the
remaining ten per cent, including most Americans, the problem
is to select the most appropriate foods from the great abundance
i that is available. It is here that the power of selection may be
instrumental in determining the full course of human life. It may
lead to a condition of vital, vibrant health, or it may lead to
disease and premature death. Unfortunately, this power of selec-
tion usually follows the latter course. Due to careless and indis-
criminate use, without the slightest concern for the science of
nutrition, it has become one of the prime causes of physical
deterioration in man. If only natural foods were available for human consumption,
the question of selection would not assume such great importance. But natural foods comprise only a very small portion of the mod-
ern dietary. Our foods are usually deficient in necessary nutri-
tional factors, and they contain excessive quantities of harmful
substances. The deficiencies result largely from current methods
of refining and processing foods, and the presence of harmful
substances is due in some cases to the natural composition of the
original foods, but more often to the addition of poisonous chem-
icals or purified nutrients in the manufacture of food products. The possible presence of strontium-go or other radioactive ele-
ments in food products is also assuming increasing importance. The best example of the adulteration and poisoning of our
general food supply may be noted in a report of the U. S. Food
[31 DANGERS IN MODERN FOODS THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION
and Drug Administration, which has estimated that 704 chem-
icals are presently used in or on foods. Of these, only 428 are
considered relatively safe. The remaining 276 chemicals have
either not been tested sufficiently to assure their safety or they
are considered definitely poisonous by nutritionists and health
officials. However, it must be recognized that even the 428 "safe"
chemicals are designated as such only insofar as they have not yet
been incriminated as specific causes of disease in the amounts
used. In instance after instance, chemicals which had previously
been certified as "safe" are found quite harmful and later banned
from use in food. It must be understood that no prior clearance or testing is
required for any new chemical additive to be used in food prod-
ucts. Actually a poison may be consumed regularly year after year
by millions of people before its use in food is questioned. Some
chemicals are not even tested until a long series of complaints
from consumers are received. The Food and Drug Administration
may ban use of a poison in food only after it has been proven
decidedly harmful to humans in the amounts used, and that may
require years of investigations, hearings, and trials, during which
time there is no consumer protection. Once the poison is pro-
hibited, there is nothing to prevent the manufacturer from using
another, equally as harmful, for the same purpose. Thus our
protection from toxic chemicals in food products rests upon an
inadequate law which offers limited protection only after one has
been poisoned. This is very important in the science of nutrition, for the nu-
tritionist believes that the basic causes of most forms of disease
are based upon the chemistry of the body. Deficiencies of essen-
tial chemicals, and excesses of toxic substances, completely upset
the normal physiological activity of the body, lower its basic
efficiency, and induce the development of disease. A proper chem-
ical balance is necessary to assure good health and freedom from
disease. This can only be established through consumption of
foods, which are in themselves complete nutritional units. There
must be adequate amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, min- erals, vitamins, enzymes, and hormones, and these must be com-
bined in a manner which permits the full utilization of all food
factors. At the same time, the foods must be free from toxic
substances which can interfere with digestion, assimilation, and
metabolism, and act as a general barrier to physiological efficiency. To the degree that the finished food pattern meets all of these
requirements is its biological value rated. This is the viewpoint of modern nutrition. It is not necessarily
the viewpoint of every branch of medicine. Some theories as to
the nature and cause of disease are based upon bacteriology;
others find their foundation in the mind and nervous system, and
chiropractic and related fields give disease a mechanical basis. It is not our purpose here to consider the value of each. Each
theory may be applicable in certain cases, but the nutritionist
believes that his has a greater application over a wider variety of
conditions than any other. He states that the bacteriological,
mental, and mechanical conditions of the body are dependent to
a large degree upon the initial state of chemical balance. Today many people are familiar with nutritional theory and
isolated segments of biochemical data. Less well known, however,
are the total implications of the numerous dietary experiments
and the practical application to human life of all knowledge thus
gained. Here we shall consider this latter phase of nutritional
science, as it is related to the quality and value of our most com-
mon foodstuffs. At the same time the theoretical value of the
foods will be reviewed from the standpoint of chemistry, in its
possible relation to the experimental and clinical results. The
conclusions thus arrived at may not coincide with our past con-
cepts as to what constitutes an adequate diet, nor will they
necessarily agree with the nutritional implications associated with
the commercial distribution of many common foods. They are,
however, factual and accurate as regards present knowledge of
t nutrition. They may help to point the way to a more practical
mode of human dietary habits, as well as act as a limited guide
for constructive and healthful meal planning. COMMON SALT
II. Common Salt
s ALT IS A CHEMICAL COMBINATION
of the


 MODERNIZED ABORIGINES
56. DISTURBANCE IN FACIAL GROWTH IN MODERNIZED ABORIGINES
57. DEFORMITY PATTERNS PRODUCED IN ABORIGINES BY MODERN FOOD
58. EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION IN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES LIVING ON A
RESERVATION
59. TYPICAL ABORIGINE MOTHERS WITH THEIR CHILDREN
60. COMPARISON OF SKULL OF TYPICAL ABORIGINE WITH THAT OF PEKING MAN
61. INHABITANTS OF ISLANDS NORTH OF AUSTRALIA HAVE SPLENDIDLY BUILT
BODIES WITH FINE FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH FORM
62. COMPARISON OF FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH FORMATION IN NATIVE AND IN
WHITE CHILDREN ON THURSDAY ISLAND
63. GOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVES OF HAMMOND ISLAND
64. DENTAL ARCHES IN NATIVES ON THE ISLANDS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
65. CONTRAST IN FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH FORM BETWEEN PRIMITIVE AND
MODERNIZED NATIVES
66. DEFORMED DENTAL ARCHES IN WHITE CHILDREN ON THURSDAY ISLAND
67. TOOTH DECAY IN WHITE CHILDREN IN TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
68. DENTAL CLINIC MAINTAINED BY NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT
69. THE MAORI HAD THE REPUTATION OF HAVING THE FINEST TEETH AND BODIES
OF ANY RACE IN THE WORLD
70. TOOTH DECAY IS FOUND IN MODERNIZED MAORI
71. THE WHITES LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND HAVE POOR TEETH
72. FACIAL DEFORMITIES IN MAORI BORN AFTER ADOPTION OF MODERN FOODS
73. MAORI SKULLS SHOWING FINE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
74. MAORI DEMONSTRATING SOME OF THE ACCESSORY ESSENTIALS OBTAINED
FROM THE SEA
75. TREPHINED SKULLS OF ANCIENT PEOPLES OF PERU
76. TREPHINED SKULLS WITH GOLD PLATES IN POSITION
77. POTTERY JAR DEPICTING ANCIENT PERUVIAN SURGERY. BONE SHOWING
HEALING OF FRACTURE
78. SKULLS OF FISHERMEN OF CHIMU CULTURE
79. ANCIENT AQUEDUCT OF PERU
80. DESCENDANTS OF ANCIENT CHIMUS SHOWING FLATTENING OF BACK OF
HEAD
81. SOME DESCENDANTS OF THE ANCIENT CHIMUS ARE STILL LIVING IN A FEW
FISHING VILLAGES IN THE NORTH OF PERU
82. STONE FORTRESS BUILT BY PRIMITIVE PEOPLE OF ANDEAN SIERRA
83. TYPICAL SKULLS OF HIGH SIERRA INDIANS
84. DESCENDANTS OF THE TAUHUANOCAN INDIANS OF PERU
85. THE QUICHUA INDIANS LIVING IN THE HIGH ANDES ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE
INCAS
86. INDIANS OF THE HIGH ANDES HAVE MAGNIFICENT PHYSIQUES
87. INDIANS OF THE HIGH ANDES HAVE SUPERB FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH
DEVELOPMENT
88. INTRODUCTION OF MODERN FOODS TO SIERRA INDIANS PRODUCED7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 5/250WRECKAGE OF PHYSIQUES
89. JUNGLE INDIANS OF THE AMAZON BASIN
90. FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUNGLE INDIANS IS
SUPERB
91. EXCELLENCE OF SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT OF JUNGLE INDIANS AS EXPRESSED
IN FACES AND DENTAL ARCHES
92. A MARKED CHANGE IN FACIAL FORM WITH CROWDING OF TEETH OCCURS IN
JUNGLE INDIANS BORN AFTER ADOPTION OF MODERN FOODS
93. RAPID HEALING OF FRACTURED FEMUR IN BOY SUFFERING FROM
MALNUTRITION, AFTER INSTITUTION OF PROPER NUTRITION
94. IMPROVEMENT ACCOMPLISHED BY PROPER NUTRITION IN BOY SUFFERING
FROM INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM
95. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT WHEAT PRODUCTS ON RATS
96. TEETH SHOWING PERMEABILITY OF DECAYED DENTIN TO SILVER NITRATE
97. THREE CASES ILLUSTRATING HOW NATURE CAN CLOSE AN EXPOSURE OF PULP
DUE TO DENTAL CARIES
98. FOUR MELANESIANS BORN ON FOUR DIFFERENT ISLANDS LOOK LIKE
BROTHERS BUT ARE NOT BLOOD RELATIONS
99. FOUR POLYNESIAN GIRLS LIVING ON DIFFERENT ISLANDS ARE NOT RELATED
THOUGH THEY LOOK LIKE SISTERS
100. DISTURBED HEREDITY: TWO PERUVIAN INDIAN FATHERS WITH GOOD
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR SONS WHO SHOW DEFECTS
101. DISTURBED HEREDITY ILLUSTRATED BY FATHER AND SON OF WAKAMBA
TRIBE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
102. DISTURBED HEREDITY IN QUICHA INDIANS
103. DISTURBED HEREDITY IN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES
104. TWO MAORI SISTERS, AND TWO WHITE SISTERS IN PERU, SHOWING FACIAL
CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR IN SAME GENERATION WITH CHANGE FROM
PRIMITIVE TO MODERN DIET BY PARENTS
105. SIX BROTHERS SHOWING FACIAL CHANGES IN SAME GENERATION DUE TO
CHANGE FROM PRIMITIVE TO MODERN FOODS BY PARENTS
106. CHANGE IN FACIAL FORM IN TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS, CORRESPONDING TO
CHANGE IN DIET BY PARENTS
107. NATIVES FROM ISLANDS NORTH OF AUSTRALIA SHOWING PROGRESSIVE
FACIAL CHANGE IN SAME FAMILY DUE TO CHANGE IN FOODS
108. WHITE GIRLS IN NEW ZEALAND ILLUSTRATE PROGRESSIVE LENGTHENING AND
NARROWING OF FACE AND HIPS
109. NEW ZEALAND MAORI ILLUSTRATING PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IN FACIAL FORM
OF TWO YOUNGER BOYS
110. NEW ZEALAND MAORI ILLUSTRATING MARKED UNDERSIZE AND DEFORMITY
OF FEET IN SECOND CHILD IN FAMILY
111. MODERNIZED PERUVIAN INDIAN BOY SHOWING DISTURBED DEVELOPMENT OF
FACE AND FOOT
112. MODERNIZED COASTAL INDIAN OF ECUADOR SHOWING SERIOUS PHYSICAL
DEFORMITIES
113. ESKIMO CHILDREN ILL IN TUBERCULOSIS WARD OF THE GOVERNMENT
HOSPITAL AT JUNEAU
114. PATIENTS IN THE MAORI HOSPITAL IN NEW ZEALAND SHOWING MARKED
FACIAL UNDER-DEVELOPMENT
115. GIRLS IN TUBERCULOSIS WARD OF NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL FOR MAORI
SHOW MARKED FACIAL AND DENTAL ARCH DISTURBANCES
116. NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHILDREN WITH TUBERCULOSIS, SHOWING MARKED
DISTURBANCES OF FACIAL FORM AND DENTAL ARCH DEVELOPMENT
117. DEFORMITIES OF PIG DUE TO LACK OF VITAMIN A IN MOTHERS DIET
118. DEFORMITIES DUE TO LACK OF ADEQUATE VITAMIN A IN MOTHERS DIET
119. MANY YOUNG OF MODERN DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARE BORN WITH
DEFORMITIES
120. PUPPIES BORN WITH PHYSICAL DEFECTS DUE TO DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN A IN
FATHER
121. TYPICAL DEFORMITIES IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
122. CRIMINALS. WERE THEIR UNSOCIAL TRAITS RELATED TO INCOMPLETE BRAIN
ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PRENATAL INJURY
123. MARKED LACK OF NORMAL FACIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NOTORIOUS YOUNG
CRIMINALS
124. TYPICAL MONGOLOID DEFECTIVE7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 6/250125. PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MONGOLOID TYPE DUE TO MOVEMENT OF MAXILLARY
BONES TO STIMULATE PITUITARY GLAND IN BASE OF BRAIN
126. X-RAY PICTURES SHOWING POSITION OF TEETH BEFORE AND DURING
OPERATION TO MOVE MAXILLARY BONES
127. TWIN BOYS WITH SAME DEFORMITY OF DENTAL ARCH
128. BOYS TYPICAL OF GROUP IN SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN
129. FIJI WOMAN WHO HAS GONE LONG DISTANCE TO GATHER SPECIAL FOOD
NEEDED FOR PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY CHILDREN
130. AFRICAN WOM


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        For the range of chloride ion concentration found
in solutions that are in physiological equilibrium, the silver
chloride electrode is much more reproducible than the earlier
much-used zinc electrode and can be used in the same solution
that makes electrical contact with the living system, thereby
avoiding liquid junction potentials. Silver chloride electrodes have
been used by physical chemists in many exact electromotive
force determinations and have been found to be stable and repro
ducible to within ten microvolts or better, when directly com
pared in the same solution. The original electrodes were designated as Type Two by
Harned and consisted of silver obtained by heating silver oxide,
supported on a platinum wire, and silver chloride formed by
subsequent electrolysis in a hydrochloric acid solution. These
were complicated to make, cumbersome and difficult to apply
practically in the field. Moreover, the original requirem ent that
we should be able to measure voltage gradients down to a sensi
tivity of roughly ten microvolts, proved to be unimportant. In
the beginning, however-since it was not clear from the liter
ature just what magnitudes of the standing potential in living
systems might be expected-it was necessary to aim at maximum
sensitivity. Subsequently, however, many hundreds of thou
sands of determinations have made it abundant ly clear that in
most living systems, except perhaps the very small unicellular
systems, the voltages developed are of the order of millivolts. The current technique used to make electrodes to bridge the
gap between protoplasm and amplifier was devised with the aid
of a physical chemist, Dr. Leslie E. Nims, formerly of Yale and
now of Brookhaven. Fine silver wire or rod of any suitable dimen
sion is either chlorided by electrolysis in He} or KCI solution or,
following the recommendation of Shedlowsky, is dipped into
molten silver chloride which can be obtained at most manufactur
ing chemists. Usually, it is necessary to make many electrodes
and to pair them up so that between any two electrodes there is a
minimum of self-potential. 40 THE CO URSE AND THE COM PASS
In the early experiments the electrodes were placed in a physio
logical salt solution in reasonable ionic balance with the salt
content of living systems and connected the living protoplasm to
the electrode chamber by a salt bridge. For precision work, this is
probably the method of choice, but since the magnitudes are in
the order of millivolts, the whole procedure can be simplified very
considerably by using an inert salt paste. For this purpose, the Parke-Davis 'Unibase', developed as a
foundation for most of the skin creams, can be utilized if, to it,
is added sodium chloride. The concentration of sodium chloride in
the 'Unibase' paste does not seem to be greatly important for
ionic balance between the paste and the protoplasm can be
reached in a reasonable time. As a matter of interest, electrodes
imbedded in a 'Unibase' salt paste and placed in chambers in con
tact with the cambium of trees have been used for more than
two decades, with considerable success. Most of these electrode
placements will remain adequate over long periods of time--
weeks and months-but they can be replaced so readily that it
is not difficult to continue long-time studies using this technique. Since the type of measurement being made sets the conditions for
the type and dimensions of the electrodes, and since the areas to
be measured in a living system are limited only by the surface
area of the organism, specific directions for making electrodes and
electrode chambers can be omitted. With properly designed electrodes, measurements can be made
all over the surface of any living organism from slime mould,
through experimental animals, to and including man, with more
than adequate reproducibility. The ingenuity of the investiga tor
is the only limit on either the type of electrode to be used or the
placement of the electrode. In general, the electrode that is con
nected to the ground lead of the amplifier is usually put some
where on the Hving system at some distance from the area which
is being under investigation. The so-called 'hot' electrode, then, is
placed as dose as common-sense dictates to the area under in
Vestigation. What is recorded, therefore, is not specifically a value
or a magnitude that is in itself important, but the relationship
between any two values measured by the instrument. This makes
41 THE COUR S E AND THE COMPAS S
it clear that we are dealing with relatednesses, rather than abso
lute magnitude. It has been known since the time of Willard Gibbs that it is
impossible to assign a given magnitude to a potential of any
part of the material included between the two electrodes, or to
any phase boundary involved between the two electrodes. One
can only say as mentioned above, that we are dealing primarily
with a difference, a relatedness between the two points under
consideration reached by the two electrodes. Most specific phase
boundaries can be identified as the source of the voltage gradient. There are innumerable such phase boundaries in any living
system, each of which is an adequate source of a voltage gradient. All that we can record is the difference between the potential at
one point and that of another point in the living system. Since we are dealing with relatednesses, the whole point of
the technique described here is the change in this relatedness with
time. Moreover, since all living systems are individually unique,
differing from all other organisms of the same type, each indi
vidual system being measured has to serve as its own control. This
points again to the importance of change in the relatedness with
the passage of time. This does not hold that the potential differ
ences observed are without significance but simply that we are
unable with our present techniques to assign a value to a poten
tial difference at any point. Needless to say, one of the standard questions raised by all
this procedure is the source of the potential differences which
establish the field in the living system. It is perfectly clear from
all that we know about physical chemistry of solutions, even the
complex ones of living systems, that the measured electro-motive
force is derivable from inherent phase boundaries* to be found
whenever two or more states of matter exist side by side. It must be emphasized, however, that the methods of measure
ment used in our laboratories over the past thirty years,
must be followed rigidly and explicitly. After all, one is balanc
ing electron flow in one vacuum tube against an electron flow in
another, in a bridge arrangement. This means that one is dealing
* The term 'phase boundary' designat es the line of contact between
two dissimilar material substances. 42 THE COURSE AND THE COM PASS
with measuring devices akin to balancing a mercury drop on the
point of a needle. In our laboratory, this technique has worked,
but it has been clear that unless it is followed certainly and care
fully, variations will be found which are inexplicable and which
upset the validity of the measurements. 6
With our 'navigational instruments'-a high impedance am
plifier and silver-silver chloride electrodes working through salt
bridge in contact with living systems-we have been able to de
velop a technique which gives reliable results. With this it soon
became clear that every living system possesses an electrical field
of great complexi ty. This can be measured with considerable cer
tainty and accuracy and shown to have correlations with growth
and development, degeneration and regeneration, and the orienta
tion of component parts in the whole system. Perhaps more inter
esting that anyone thing, this field exhibits remarkable stability
through the growth and developm ent of an egg. It was a basic requirement of this field theory that it be
assumed to he a primary characteristic of Nature, in general, and
of living systems, in particular. It possesses many, if not all, of
the properties necessary to control movement and position of all
charged particles within this system. It has those necessary
vector or directional properties which are of vital necessity for
any understanding of how growth and developm ent can occur
under careful, rigid control. The electrical phenomena associated with the field must be
considered to be a primary attribute of Nature, a cause of the
arrangement of all the component parts in Nature, not only
living but also non-living systems. In other words, the working
hypothesis of the studies to be reported here is that the Field is
basic with the necessary power and directional properties to de
termine the processes inherent in the growth and developmen t of
any living system. The field is primary and from it stem all the myriads of con-
43 THE COURS E AND THE COMPAS S
sequences which are to be seen in Nature. The specific data which
so strongly support this assumption, at least insofar as our present
knowledge goes, will be presented in detail in the following pages. 44 CH AP TER THREE
The Female Field
1
We were ready to set sail. We had developed the navigational
instruments and techniques to guide us over uncharted seas to
wards a hypothetical goal. But these seas we hoped to explore-the electro-dyn amic


 keep eating Red food all the time and can’ t seem to get
well. And when they discover what they’re eating is inimical to their health,
they will regain their health. And now she’ s worried because a lot of
medications are coming out in generic. So, the brand name—let’ s say
you’re a Red person—and the brand name tests Red, so you say, “Penicillin
G is good for me, yes. I’m a Red person and that’ s a Red product, right. Okay, so it’ s harmonious with my ener gy,” or whatever. Now they put out a
generic brand of the same thing, only it tests out Green. So, now you’re a
Red person taking a Green pill, and this penicillin is not helping you. So
she’s worried about you—what are we going to do now. The generics are
coming out, and they are coming out in a dif ferent category. So kinesiology
can lead you into all kinds of conundrums, huh. We just numerically called it 200 because that worked out as far as the
logarithms go; 540 is the level of Unconditional Love. It just happens to be
there. Love is at 500, and we say you can be very loving but still have
conditionalities. When does Love become Unconditional. So, when Love is
Unconditional, we found it calibrates at 540. Christ Consciousness
Have we ever calibrated the level before Christ appeared and then right
after Christ appeared. Let’ s see. “W e have permission to ask this question”
(True). “The appearance of Christ on the consciousness changed the overall
level of the consciousness of mankind: resist” (T rue). “It raised it: resist”
(True). “When we say ‘Christ,’  we mean the appearance of His teaching:
resist” (T rue). “W e don’ t mean the appearance of His physicality: resist”
(True). So, we’re not talking about necessarily when the Baby Jesus sat there in
the swaddling clothes, or something. “Before the birth of Christ, the
consciousness level of mankind was over, oh boy, over 90: resist” (T rue). “Over 95: resist” (Not true). “Before the birth of Christ, the consciousness
level of mankind as a whole was over 95: resist” (T rue). “96: resist” (Not
true). About 95. Let’ s see, where’ s 95. Man lived in fear. “After the birth of
Christ, the consciousness level of mankind increased: resist” (T rue). “Increased over 5 points: resist” (T rue). “10 points: resist” (T rue). “15
points: resist” (T rue). “20 points: resist” (T rue). “30 points: resist” (T rue). “40 points: resist” (Not true). “Just the physicality of Jesus Christ raised the
consciousness level of man over 40 points: resist” (T rue). The physicality of
the presence of Christ on the planet raised the consciousness level of
mankind 40 points. “The teachings of Christ as they spread through the
Roman Empire continued to increase the level of man’ s consciousness:
resist” (T rue). “The spread of Christianity through the Roman Empire
increased the consciousness level of mankind another 20 points” (T rue);
“Another 30 points” (T rue); “Another 40 points” (Not true). The birth of Christ as a physicality apparently was like a window to God
and radiated that ener gy, jumped it 40 points, which is enormous. The
teachings of Christ, then, radiated out, and were carried throughout the
Roman Empire, and raised the consciousness level of mankind further. The history of the evolution of the Roman Empire is quite interesting
from the viewpoint of consciousness. Some of the Roman emperors were
really quite advanced, almost more advanced than modern man, recognizing
the equality of man; recognizing the right of the slave to a trial, a judicial
trial; tolerance for all religions, except with the proviso that you also had to
acknowledge the Roman gods. So, the Roman gods showed your allegiance
to Rome as an empire and to the emperor, but so long as you did that, you
could worship any gods you wanted. So it was pretty evolved. And it’ s
interesting because it is the foundation of our Western culture. I think it
helps advance one’ s spiritual awareness and consciousness because it
increases your tolerance for that which dif fers from yourself—when you
sort of become aware of how consciousness evolved and how the evolution
of that consciousness expressed itself in cultures as they spread out across
the world and the impact of the human experience. So, in a way, you’re sort
of owning yourself as the totality of mankind. There was certainly a period
in the evolution of this consciousness of owning the self as the Self and
totality of all of mankind. And so, understanding the evolution of humanity
as culture and as it expresses itself over time can have a broadening ef fect
and make one a little broader, which means less critical of that which dif fers
from yourself, which makes the ego a little easier to transcend—because
you sort of get of f rigid positionalities as you become more sophisticated
and see how consciousness evolved and expressed itself through the various
religions and cultures. We become tolerant of that which is dif ferent than
ourself. Of course, what we’re shocked by is the egocentricity of it and the
cost in society, but we can perhaps understand how it could evolve. So to be
compassionate toward all of life means to be really, relatively sophisticated
and educated about how consciousness evolved throughout time and then
expressed itself in society in its various ways. As we said before, to
understand society is to understand the ego. So, you are not wasting your
time in studying history or sociology, because you’re seeing how the ego
outcrops itself. what do you call it. Out-something-or -other itself—out-
something itself, out-pictures itself—how’ s that. How it expresses itself
collectively. The collective ego, then, is the individual ego projected
outward and expressed in human society on a grand scale where it’ s easy to
see. [I was asked,] “Y ou indicate that there were something like 294,000
calibrations. Are the results of those calibrations available somewhere to be
a resource. ” The book I’m working on now—well, I am finishing up I, the
book I. The original manuscript was revised, and now I’m revising the
revision. Then I will have to correct the revised revision. but in the
meantime, during the intervals, the book I think I’m going to call Radical
Reality [T ruth vs. Falsehood]— in it we do about a thousand calibrations,
going back through history—from Nero, Caesar, Caligula; through more
recent history; through Nazi regimes; and into recent events, from
Gorbachev to current rulers. I can give you examples. For instance, FDR
was 499; Churchill was 510; most American presidents are in the mid-400s. Signers of the Declaration of Independence were about 510; the
Constitution of the United States is 700. So, we can go back through the
Magna Carta, we go through the evolution of democracy from the
beginning of time. We calibrate theologians from the founders of the
Christian church on down. We go through all the major events in human
history; and current life, from MTV—it calibrates about 190—to computer
games; and musicians—the great musicians, the popular musicians, and the
classical musicians. The great classical musicians were generally in the
500s; some were higher. The great architects—we calibrated the great
cathedrals of the world. When I traveled in Europe, what attracted me was to go from cathedral to
cathedral. They calibrate around 700, so you can see why they are
attractive. To travel through the country of France and see Chartres
Cathedral arising above the level of the hayfields way of f in the distance is
an unfor gettable experience. So we do the great cathedrals and compare it,
let’s say, with the Crystal Cathedral currently in Los Angeles. We did all the
major spiritual writers throughout history, of ancient and recent times, in the
various books of the Bible and various things like that; various spiritual
traditions and churches and teachers and gurus. We have pretty much
covered all of human society. The scientists, the writers, the inventors, the
great industrialists, current politicians. I think the highest calibration we got
for a current head of state is the current president of Mexico. Surprisingly
enough, the current president of Mexico calibrates around 560 or
something, very, very high—the highest on the planet. And what does he
talk about. He talks about cooperation, mutuality—see, he’ s not against
winning and losing; he is not against make-wrong. He’ s not even into make-wrong. He’ s, “Here’ s where we are at and let’ s see how we can improve
from there,” so that everyone benefits. Well, that is a very advanced
spiritual concept, that everyone benefits