 hs and real-
ity), 2008.
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An absolute fast  or dry fasting  (DF) is nor-
mally defined as abstinence from any food or liq-
uid over a particular time frame.  Russian doctors
recommend a practice from 1 day up to a maxi-
mum of 5 in domestic conditions (3 days for
people affected by illness) and from 6 to 11 days
strictly under medical assistance (see question
10).
This type of fasting requires abstaining from
water not only for internal use, but also for ex-
ternal use. For maximum therapeutic effect, in
fact, it is advisable to totally refrain from any
contact with water; this results in the greatest ex-
perience of rejuvenation and restructuring of the
cells through the detoxification process stimu-
lated by DF.
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while fasting the saliva composition changes and
acquires the ability to "dissolve" the enamel.
Throughout the fasting practice a special organic
layer usually coa ts the teeth and protects them
from decaying. If the wish to brush one’s teeth is
too strong it is possible to do it, but only once a
week.
Regarding contact with water for domestic
use, it will be sufficient to use a pair of rubber
gloves.
It must be said that in the case of certain pa-
thologies doctors allow patients to wash them-
selves with cold water (less than 11 degrees) or
swim in natural water basins. The contrast in
temperature experienced by the body enhances
the thermal reaction triggered by DF wi thin the
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mechanisms of self -healing.

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Nowadays dry therapeutic fasting is consid-
ered one of the most advanced healing methods,
but in fact this approach is “as old as the world”.
It was born at the dawn of humanity. It can be
affirmed with certainty that since the beginning
of the evolution of animal life forms existing to-
day, dry fasting was frequently used by all their
representatives.
As humanity progressed this archaic method
has been mostly forgotten and only in recent
decades, thanks to the growing popularity of hy-
gienism and water and water  fasting, there has
been a return of interest in this ancient practice.
Dry fasting is an absolutely natural process, in-
corpor ated into the genetic code of man and an-
imals: it is well known that when animals fall
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mediately refuse food and water.
When the body gets ill, it begins to mobilize
all its forces to protect itself and it starts using its
reserves, if they exist. Therefore, with the intent
to save energy from processing external water
and food, the body triggers a rescue program,
which involves an automatic "refusal" to intro-
duce them.
Similar situations also occur in respons e to
adverse environmental conditions: to protect
themselves from extreme cold (winter hiberna-
tion) or from extreme hot (aestivation) animals
do not eat and do not drink for long periods and
enter a state of inactivity and metabolic depres-
sion characterized by low body temperature,
slow breathing, slow heart rate and low
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tivation is to conserve energy when sufficient
food is unavailable.
This phenomenon can affect animal and
plant species, both in the adult form and in the
intermediate forms of development (eggs, lar-
vae, chrysalises, seeds, spores, pollen, buds, tu-
bers, bulbs, etc.) and may depend on seasonal
environmental phenomena, as in the case of
winter hibernation or from accidental external
causes (drough t, temperature changes, lack of
nourishment). In all these situations we speak of
anabiosis, or apparent death or latent life5.

5 Cryptobiosis (latent life) is the collective name for a state of life
used by some organisms to overcome periods of unfavorable envi-
ronmental conditions such as desiccation, freezing, and  oxygen  de-
ficiency. Cryptobiotic organisms are known from both the plant
and animal kingdom (mainly among invertebrates). Cryptobiosis
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organism, in the absence of nourishment, slows
down its vital functions, which resume perfectly
as soon as the external conditions normalize.
Therefore, fasting is a natural adaptive mecha-
nism, an organism’s automatic self -defense reac-
tion genially developed by Mother Nature and
incorporated into the vital strategies of animal
and pl ant organisms to survive environmental
conditions.

may be entered either within a specific life stage (for example larvae
and eggs, spores of various fun gi and bacteria, and pollen and seeds
of some plants) or over the entire life cycle (in species of Protozoa,
Nematoda, Tardigrada, Arthropoda, mosses, lichens, and algae, as
well as some higher plants). In the cryptobiotic state, all measurable
metabolic processes are interrupted. When environmental condi-
tions return to being hospitable, the organism will return to its  met-
abolic  state of life as it was prior to the cryptobiosis.
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dications and contraindications for fast-
ing and dry fasting.

Main indications:
• hypertension, stages 1 and 2;
• neurocirculatory dystonia, hypertensive or
mixed (there are limitations regarding hypo-
tonic neurocirculatory dystonia since there is
a chance of orthostatic collapse);
• ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris of
classes I, II and III;
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD);
• bronchial asthma;
• pulmonary sarcoidosis, phases I and II;
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and hyperacidity, gastroduodenitis;
• pancreatitis and chronic cholecystitis with-
out gallstones;
• biliary dyskinesia
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS);
• diseases of the  musculoskeletal system of in-
flammatory and dystrophic origin;
• neuroendocrine disorders in chronic
salpingoovaritis;
• prostate adenoma;
• alimentary -constitutional obesity, dience-
phalic obesity;
• resistance to drug therapy;
• skin allergies (chronic allergic der matosis,
neurodermatitis, psoriasis, eczema); food al-
lergies and (or) from drugs.
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personality disorder.

Contraindications

1. Absolute contraindications:
• marked body mass deficit (more than 15%
from the expected values);
• malignant tumors;
• active tuberculosis of the lungs and other or-
gans;
• bronchiectasis;
• systemic diseases of the blood;
• type I diabetes mellitus;
• thyrotoxicosis;
• disorders of the heart rhythm and/or of the
pulse propagation of any origin;
• post -focal myocardial infarction;
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• chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver;
• chronic renal failure and renal failure of any
genesis;
• thrombophlebitis.

2. Relative contraindication s:


 actively awake. Ca rnivores typically sleep and rest from 18
to 20 hours per day and sometimes more.
Microbial tolerance: Most carnivores can digest microbes that would be deadly for humans, such a s those that cause
botulism.
Perspiration:  Humans sweat from pores on their entire body. Carnivores sweat from the t ongues only.
Vision: Our sense of vision responds to the full spectrum of color, making it possible t o distinguish ripe from unripe fruit at a
distance. Meat eaters do not typically see in full color.
Meal size: Fruit is in scale to our food requirements. It fits our hands. A few pieces  of fruit is enough to make a meal, leaving
no waste. Carnivores typically eat the entire animal when they kil l it.
Drinking: Should we need to drink water, we can suck it with our lips, but we cannot la p it up. Carnivores’ tongues
protrude outward so they can lap water when they need to drink.
Placenta: We have a discoid-style placenta, whereas the carnivores have zonar y placentas.
Vitamin C: Carnivores manufacture their own vitamin C. For us, vitamin C is an  essential nutrient that we must get from our
food.
Jaw movement: Our ability to grind our food is unique to plant eaters. Meat eaters have no l ateral movement in their jaws.
Dental formula: Mammalogists use a system called the “dental formula” to describe t he arrangement of teeth in each
quadrant of the jaws of an animal’s mouth. This refers to the number of  incisors, canines, and molars in each of the four
quadrants. Starting from the center and moving outward, our formula, and th at of most anthropoids, is 2/1/5. The dental
formula for carnivores is 3/1/5-to-8.
Teeth: The molars of a carnivore are pointed and sharp. Ours are primarily  flat, for mashing food. Our “canine” teeth bear
no resemblance to true fangs. Nor do we have a mouth full of them, as a true c arnivore does. I am reminded of one of
Abraham Lincoln’s favorite retorts: “If you counted a sheep’s tail  as a leg, how many legs would it have?” Invariably, people
would answer, “five.” To which Lincoln would respond: “Only four. Counting  the tail as a leg doesn’t make it one.”
Tolerance for fat: We do not handle more than small quantities of fat well. Meat eaters thr ive on a high-fat diet.
Saliva and urine pH: All of the plant-eating creatures (including healthy humans) m aintain alkaline saliva and urine most of
the time. The saliva and urine of the meat eating animals, however, i s acidic.
Diet pH: Carnivores thrive on a diet of acid-forming foods, whereas such a diet is de adly to humans, setting the stage for a
wide variety of disease states. Our preferred foods are all alkaline-for ming.
Stomach acid pH: The pH level of the hydrochloric acid that humans produce in their stomac hs generally ranges about 3 to
4 or higher but can go as low as 2.0. (0 = most acidic, 7 = neutral, 14 = most alkaline). Th e stomach acid of cats and other
meat eaters can be in the 1 + range and usually runs in the 2s. Because the pH scale is logarithmi c, this means the stomach acid
of a carnivore is at least 10 times stronger than that of a human and can  be 100 or even 1,000 times stronger.
Uricase: True carnivores secrete an enzyme called uricase to metabolize th e uric acid in flesh. We secrete none and so must
neutralize this strong acid with our alkaline minerals, primarily  calcium. The resulting calcium urate crystals are one of the man y
pathogens of meat eating, in this case giving rise to or contributing t o gout, arthritis, rheumatism, and bursitis.
Digestive enzymes: Our digestive enzymes are geared to make for easy fruit digestion. W e produce ptyalin—also known
as salivary amylase—to initiate the digestion of fruit. Meat-eat ing animals do not produce any ptyalin and have completely different digestive enzyme ratios.
Sugar metabolism: The glucose and fructose in fruits fuel our cells without strainin g our pancreas (unless we eat a high-fat
diet). Meat eaters do not handle sugars well. They are prone to diabetes if t hey eat a diet that is predominated by fruit.
Intestinal flora: Humans have different bacterial colonies (flora) living in their  intestines than those found in carnivorous
animals. The ones that are similar, such as lactobacillus and e. col i are found in different ratios in the plant eaters’ intestines a s
compared to those of the carnivores.
Liver size: Carnivores have proportionately larger livers in comparison to their body  size than humans.
Cleanliness: We are the most particular of all creatures about the cleanliness of  our food. Carnivores are the least picky,
and will eat dirt, bugs, organic debris, and other items along with their food.
Natural appetite: Our mouths water at the sights and smells of the produce market. These a re living foods, the source of
our sustenance. But the smell of animals usually puts us off. Meat  eaters’ mouths water at the sight of prey, and they react to
the smell of animals as though they sense food.

So … What Kind of “V ores” Are We?
Despite the gross perversion of our instincts, they are still alive a nd well in most people and would reassert themselves should
we be relegated back to nature. Therefore, this quest is to ascertain wha t we would eat in nature.
Our instinctive foods, the foods that helped to develop us to our magnificence, contain all that we need to thrive o. In this
section, we inquire about the various types of foods we humans presently ea t. We will evaluate whether each type is an appropriate
food for us based on how that food occurs in nature without benefit of cooking equipme nt, tools, and containers. Remember, your
instincts will reject or embrace each food on its merits—that is, it s appeals to your senses and palate—the only criteria that guided
our food selection in ages past.
Our premise is that Nature served us correctly to start with. We rec ognize that we thrived and attained our high station, and
that what was right for us then is still right for us now, as we are st ructurally and physiologically the same as we were during most of
our sojourn as humans in nature. It is logical that, within our modern con text, we can supply ourselves with natural foods.

Are We Herbivores?
Herbivores, or vegetarians, are natural consumers of greenery such  as grass, weeds, leaves, stalks, and stems. A broader definition
of “vegetarian” includes anyone who eats only plant-derived foods. Typ ical vegetarian foods may include a preponderance of fruits
and greens but, in practice the designation vegetarian means that on e eats anything and everything besides animal flesh.
Does foraging in nature for grass, weeds, and leaves appeal to you? Do these  items attract your eye, tantalize your sense of
smell, and excite your palate? Of course not, for the simple reason that t hey cannot satisfy your needs. You do not secrete cellulase
or other enzymes that break down these plants as herbivores do. There fore you cannot derive your foremost need from them—
namely, simple sugars—which are your body’s primary fuel. Rath er, the processing and problems caused by their ingestion occas ion
a net loss of energy.
Humans do consume green leafy plants such as lettuce, celery, spinac h and the like, as well as the tougher cruciferous
vegetables (beets, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collards, kale, and others). Eaten plain, as they occur in nature, these tough
vegetables are high in insoluble fiber and therefore difficult for us  to digest. Although we can cultivate a taste for them, they really
hold only a moderate appeal to us.
All vegetables yield (to the extent digested) proteins, some essentia l fatty acids, mineral matter, vitamins, and some simple
sugars. But if we get enough of these nutrients from our natural foods, t hen these are not needed from plants that we do not eat raw
with keen relish.
So, the answer is yes—humans are biologically equipped to supplement  their diets with a wide variety of plant-based
“vegetarian” substances. Though we include vegetables in our die ts, we’re not primarily vegetable eaters by nature. And the
divergent array of foods we commonly classify as such are not by any stre tch of the imagination our primary ideal, natural source of
fuel or other nutrients. Obviously, we’re not herbivores.

Are We Starch Eaters?
Starches can be divided into three general categories: grains (gra ss seeds), roots and tubers, and legumes.

Grains. Creatures that naturally eat grains, which


 a famous advocate of the Natural Hygieneschool. Shelton was such a powerful writer and personality that there still exists aNatural Hygiene Society that keeps his books in print and maintains his library.The words “Natural Hygiene” are almost owned by the society like a trademarkand they object when anyone describes themselves as a hygienist and thenadvocates any practice that Dr. Shelton did not approve of.
Per Dr. Shelton, I was going to fast from the time hunger left until the time it
returned and I was not going to use any form of colon cleansing. Shelton stronglyopposed bowel cleansing so I did no enemas nor colonics, nor herbs, nor clays,nor psyllium seed designed to clean the bowel, etc. Obviously at day 14 thebowel said, enough is enough of this crap, and initiated a goods house cleaningsession. When I saw what was eliminated I was horrified to think that I had leftthat stuff in there for two weeks. I then started to wonder if the Sheltonites weremistaken about this aspect of fasting. Nonetheless, I persevered on the sameregimen because my hunger had not returned, my tongue was still thickly coatedwith foul-smelling, foul-tasting mucus and I still had some fat on my feet that hadnot been metabolized.
Shelton said that cleansing is not complete until a skeletal condition is
reached—that is, absolutely no fat reserves are left. Up until that time I did noteven know that I had fat on my feet, but much to my surprise, as the weeks went
on, not only did my breasts disappear except for a couple of land marks well-
known to my babies, but my ribs and hip bones became positively dangerous topassersby, and my shoes would not stay on my feet. This was not all thatsurprising because I went from 135 pounds down to 85 on a 5’ 7” frame withsubstantial bone structure.
Toward the end of the fast my eyes became brighter and clearer blue, my skin
took on a good texture, my breath finally became sweet, my tongue cleared upand became pink, my mind was clear, and my spiritual awareness and sensitivitywas heightened. In other words, I was no longer a walking hulk of stored-uptoxemia. I also felt quite weak and had to rest for ten minutes out every hour inhorizontal position. (I should have rested much more.) I also required very littlesleep, although it felt good to just lie quietly and rest, being aware of what wasgoing on in various parts of my body.
During the last few weeks on water I became very attentive to my right
shoulder. Two separate times in the past, while flying head first over thehandlebars of my bicycle I had broken my shoulder with considerable tearing ofligaments and tendons. At night when I was totally still I felt a whole crew ofpixies and brownies with picks and shovels at work in the joint doing major repairwork. This activity was not entirely comfortable, but I knew it was constructivework, not destructive, so I joined the work crew with my mind’s eye and helpedthe work along.
It seemed my visualizations actually did help. Ever since, I’ve had the fasters I
supervised use creative imagery or write affirmations to help their bodies heal.There are lots of books on this subject. I’ve found that the techniques work farbetter on a faster than when a person is eating normally.
After breaking the fast it took me six weeks to regain enough strength that I
could run my usual distance in my regular time; it took me six months to regain myfull 135 pound weight because I was very careful to break the fast slowly andcorrectly. Coming off water with two weeks on dilute carrot juice I then added
small portions of raw food such as apples, raw vegetables, sprouts, vegetable
juices, and finally in the fourth week after I began drinking dilute carrot juice, Iadded seven daily well-chewed almonds to my rebuilding diet. Much later Iincreased to 14 almonds, but that was the maximum amount of such highlyconcentrated fare my body wanted digest at one time for over one year. I found Igot a lot more miles to the gallon out of the food that I did eat, and did not craverecreational foods. Overall I was very pleased with my educational fast, it hadtaught me a great deal.
If I had undertaken such a lengthy fast at a time when I was actually ill, and
therefore had felt forced into it, my experience could have been different. Apositive mental attitude is an essential part of the healing process so fasting shouldnot be undertaken in a negative, protesting mental state. The mind is so powerfulthat fear or the resistance fear generates can override the healing capacity of thebody. For that reason I always recommend that people who consider themselvesto be healthy, who have no serious complaints, but who are interested in waterfasting, should limit themselves to ten consecutive days or so, certainly never morethan 14. Few healthy people, even those with a deep interest in the process, canfind enough personal motivation to overcome the extreme boredom of waterfasting for longer than that. Healthy people usually begin protesting severely afterabout two weeks. If there is any one vital rule of fasting, one never should fastover strong, personal protest. Anytime you’re fasting and you really desire to quit,you probably should. Unless, of course, you are critically ill. Then you may haveno choice—its fast or die.
Common Fasting Complaints And Discomforts
The most frequently heard complaints of fasters are headaches, dry, cracked
lips, dizziness, blurred vision with black spots that float, skin rashes, andweakness in the first few days plus what they think is intense hunger. The dizzinessand weakness are really real, and are due to increased levels of toxins circulating
in the blood and from unavoidably low blood sugar which is a natural
consequence of the cessation of eating. The blood sugar does reestablish a newequilibrium in the second and third week of the fast and then, the dizziness maycease, but still, it is important to expect dizziness at the beginning.
It always takes more time for the blood to reach the head on a fast because
everything has slowed down, including the rate of the heart beat, so bloodpressure probably has dropped as well. If you stand up very quickly you mayfaint. I repetitively instruct all of my clients to stand up very slowly, moving from alying to a sitting position, pausing there for ten or twenty seconds, and then risingslowly from a sitting to a standing position. They are told that at the first sign ofdizziness they must immediately put their head between their knees so that thehead is lower than the heart, or squat/sit down on the floor, I once had a fasterwho forgot to obey my frequent warnings. About two weeks into a long fast, shegot up rapidly from the toilet and felt dizzy. The obvious thing to do was to sitback down on the toilet or lie down on the bath rug on the floor, but no, shedecided that because she was dizzy she should rush back to her bed in theadjoining room. She made it as far as the bathroom door and fainted, out cold,putting a deep grove into the drywall with her pretty nose on the way down. Wethen had to make an unscheduled visit to a nose specialist, who calmly put a tape-wrapped spoon inside her bent-over nose and pried it back to dead center. Thiswas not much fun for either of us; it is well worthwhile preventing suchcomplications.
Other common complaints during the fast include coldness, due to low blood
sugar as well as a consequence of weight loss and slowed circulation due tolessened physical activity. People also dislike inactivity which seems excruciatinglyboring, and some are upset by weight loss itself. Coldness is best handled withlots of clothes, bedding, hot water bottles or hot pads, and warm baths. GreatOaks School of Health was in Oregon, where the endlessly rainy winters arechilly and the concrete building never seemed to get really warm. I used to dream
of moving my fasters to a tropical climate where I could also get the best, ripest
fruits to wean them back on to food.
If the fast goes on for more than a week or ten days, many people complain of
back discomfort, usually caused by overworked kidneys. This passes. Hot bathsor hot water bottles provide some relief. Drinking more fluids may also help a bit.Nausea is fairly common too, due to toxic discharges from the gall bladder.Drinking lots of water or herbal tea dilutes toxic bile in the stomach and makes itmore tolerable.
Very few fasters sleep well and for some reason they expect to, certainly
fasters hope to, because they think that if they sleep all night they will bettersurvive one more deadly dull day in a state of relative unconsciousness. They findout much to their displeasure that very little sleep is required on a fast because thebody is at rest already. Many fasters sleep only two to four hours but dozefrequently and require a great deal of rest. Being mentally prepared for thischange of habit is the best handling. Generalized low-grade aches and pains in thearea of the diseased organs or body parts are common and can often bealleviated with hot water bottles, warm but not hot bath water and massage. If thistype of discomfort exists, it usually lessens with each passing day until itdisappears altogether.
Many fasters complain that their vision is blurred, and that they are unable to
concentrate. These are really major inconveniences because then fasters can’t


str ain
of y east used in mak ing
br ead. S o, st op eating
br eads, meat, and d air y.
T hese "f oods " ar e al l f ul l
of
par asit es t hat str ess
y our s y st em and mak e
y our
bod y unable t o c ur e
it s C andid a.F or t he pur poses of
suc c eeding w it h t he
C andid a
C leaner, y ou c an
r educ e t he off ending
f oods b y
50% f or a per iod
of 1 mont h bef or e
st arting
tur pentine—t hat
is, if y ou ar e not able t o
eliminat e
t hem
c omplet el y f r om y our
diet.
2 0
C as e S tu di e s
T ur pentine and sug ar c annot be t ak en c asual l y. Y ou r eal l y do need t o f ir st open up
t he bo w els and g et t hem g oing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>O ne e x ample I ’ d li k e t o g i v e y ou is a patient w ho c ame t o me m y medic al pr ac tic e
y ear s ag o. She w as a beautif ul It ali an l ad y, v er y y oung, ma y be 30-somet hing, and
she
had t his
c omple x ion t hat w as v er y lump y and bump y.
A t f ir st g l anc e, y ou w ould t hink, " O h, w hat an a w f ul c ase of ac ne!"
She had t his lump y,
bump y f ac e and she t old me ho w muc h it bot her ed her. It made
her v er y self -c onsc ious,
and she w ant ed t o g et r id of al l t hose lumps and bumps.
I e x pl ained t o her t hat d air y
pr oduc t s had t o g o, and meat, and so on.
She said, " W el l,
I ’m It ali an and I eat c heese. "
" W el l, t hat’ s a c onsider ation, " I r eplied.
In t he end, she
w as able t o st op eating a f e w of t hose pr oblematic f oods, and so
t hese lumps t hat w er e al l o v er her
f ac e, lef t her f or ehead, lef t her e y es, lef t her
c heek s, and she onl y had lumps f r om her lo w er lip t o
her c hin.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>I r eal l y f elt t hat tur pentine w ould pr obabl y t ak e a w a y t he l ast litt le bit of her lumps. I
mentioned
tur pentine t o her, but also said, "Y ou k no w y ou ha v e t o do enemas t o
c lear y our self out if y ou’r e not
g oing t o natur al l y ha v e 3 bo w el mo v ement s a d a y. "
B ec ause of her job, she c ouldn ’t use t he
bat hr oom 3 times a d a y, so t hat w as out. F or
her, enemas w ould be t he w a y t o g o. Y et, she dec ided t o
g o ahead and use t he
tur pentine and sug ar w it hout doing enemas or c lear ing out her c olon f ir st.
I
sa w her about a mont h l at er. She w as in g ood spir it s, w hic h w as a g ood t hing. She
l aug hed and t old
me, "Y ou k no w w hat? I tr ied tur pentine and sug ar, and y ou w er e
r ig ht —I shouldn ’t ha v e done it. "
T o r eit er at e, 1 t easpoon of tur pentine is t he adult dose. W hat does t hat mean, adult
dose? A dult is,
f or t he pur poses of tur pentine, somebod y o v er 40 pounds. It seems
t hat t he 1 t easpoon per dose f or
an y one o v er 40 pounds w or k s just f ine. N o w,
tur pentine, as I mentioned, is a v er y natur al pr oduc t,
oc c ur r ing in natur e. It is simpl y
t he oi l of t he spr uc e tr ee.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>A t t his point, man y people li k e t o k no w w hat br and of tur pentine t he y should use.
W el l, as I said, I
pic k ed up a br and of tur pentine b y ac c ident t hat just so happened t o be
100% pur e gum spir it s of
tur pentine. It' s quit e t ast y, and it g oes do w n pr ett y easi l y. A nd
so, af t er using t his t y pe f or a w hi le
w it h r eal l y g r eat r esult s, I w as lea v ing on a tr ip w it h m y
c hi ldr en and f or g ot t o pac k t he tur pentine.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>W hi le on t he r oad, I c ould not f ind m y br and of tur pentine and pur c hased a br and t hat
w asn 't 100%
pur e gum spir it s of tur pentine. O h m y God, I t houg ht I w as g oing t o die af t er
t ak ing it! I quic k l y
r ealized t hat t he c an ’ s ing r edient s w er e not 100% pur e gum spir it s of
tur pentine." W el l, w hat happened?" I ask ed. She said, " M y w hole
sk in tur ned bl ac k. " " O h m y God, " I said.
She r eplied,
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an action —is “wrong” would be as much  as
to tell you no t to do it. To tell you not to do
it would be to prohibit you. To prohibit  you
would be to restrict you. To restrict you
would be to deny the reality of Who You
Really Are, as well as the opportunity for
you to create and experience that truth.
There are t hose who say that I have given
you free will, yet these same people claim
that if you do not obey Me, I will send you
to hell. What kind of free will is that? Does
this not make a mockery of God —to say
nothing of any sort of true relationship
between us?  Well, now we’re getting into another area I
wanted to discuss, and that’s this whole
business  about heaven and hell. From
what I’m gathering here, there is no such
thing as hell.
There is hell, but it is not what you think,
and you do not experience it for the
reasons you have been given.
What is hell?
It is the experience of the worst possible
outcome of your choices, decisions, and
creations. It is the natural consequence of
any thought which denies Me, or says no  to
Who You Are in relationship to Me.
It is the pain you suffer through wrong
thinking. Yet even the term “wrong thinking”
is a misnomer, because there is no such
thing as that which is wrong.  Hell is the opposite of joy. It is unfulfillment.
It is knowing Who and What You Are,  and
failing to experience that. It is being less.
That is hell, and there is none greater  for
your soul.
But hell does not exist as this place you
have fantasized, where you burn in some
everlasting fire, or exist in some state of
everlasting torment. What purpose could I
have in that?
Even if I did hold the extraordinarily
unGodly thought that you did not “deserve”
heaven, why would I have a need to seek
some kind of revenge, or punishment, for
your failing? Wouldn’t it be a simple matter
for Me to just dispose of you? W hat
vengeful part of Me would require that I
subject you to eternal suffering of a type
and at a level beyond description?  If you answer, the need for justice, would
not a simple denial of communion with Me
in heaven serve the ends of justice? Is the
unend ing infliction of pain also required?
I tell you there is no such experience after
death as you have constructed in your  fear-
based theologies. Yet there is an
experience of the soul so unhappy, so
incomplete, so less than whole, so
separated from God’s gr eatest joy, that to
your soul this would be hell. But I tell you I
do not send you there, nor do I cause this
experience to be visited upon you. You,
yourself, create the experience, whenever
and however you separate your Self from
your own highest thought  about you. You,
yourself, create the experience, whenever
you deny your Self; whenever you reject
Who and What You Really Are.  Yet even this experience is never eternal. It
cannot be, for it is not My plan that you  shall
be separated from Me forever and e ver.
Indeed, such a thing is an impossibility —for
to achieve such an event, not only would
you have to deny Who You Are —I would
have to as well. This I will never do. And so
long as one of us holds the truth  about you,
the truth about you shall ultimately prevail.
But if there is no hell, does that mean I can
do what I want, act as I wish, commit any
act, without fear of retribution?
Is it fear that you need in order to be, do,
and have what is intrinsically right? Must
you be threatened in order to “be goo d”?
And what is “being good”? Who gets to
have the final say about that? Who sets the
guidelines? Who makes the rules?  I tell you this: You are your own rule -maker.
You set the guidelines. And you decide  how
well you have done; how well you are
doing. For you are the one who has
decided Who and What You Really Are —
and Who You Want to Be. And you are  the
only one who can assess how well you’re
doing.
No one else will judge you ever, for why,
and how, could God judge God’s own
creation and call it bad? If I w anted you to
be and do everything perfectly, I would
have left you in the state of total perfection
whence you came. The whole point of  the
process was for you to discover yourself,
create your Self, as you truly are —and as
you truly wish to be. Yet you co uld not be
that unless you also had a choice to be
something else.  Should I therefore punish you for making a
choice that I Myself haw laid before you?  If
I did not want you to make the second
choice, why would I create other than the
first?
This is a ques tion you must ask yourself
before you would assign Me the role of a
condemning God.
The direct answer to your question is, yes,
you may do as you wish without fear of
retribution. It may serve you, however, to
be aware of consequences.
Consequences are results. Natural
outcomes. These are not at all the same as
retributions, or punishments. Outcomes
are simply that. They are what results from
the natural application of natural laws. They are that which occurs, quite predictably,  as
a con sequence of what has occurred.
All physical life functions in accordance
with natural laws. Once you remember
these  laws, and apply them, you have
mastered life at the physical level.
What seems like punishment to you —or
what you would call evil, or bad lu ck—is
nothing more than a natural law asserting
itself.
Then if I were to know these laws, and obey
them, I would never have a moment’s
trouble  again. Is that what you’re telling
me?
You would never experience your Self as
being in what you call “trouble.” You would
not understand any life situation to be a
problem. You would not encounter any  circumstance with trepidation. You would
put an end to all worry, doubt, and fear.  You
would live as you fantasize Adam and Eve
lived—not as disembodied spi rits in  the
realm of the absolute, but as embodied
spirits in the realm of the relative. Yet  you
would have all the freedom, all the joy, all
the peace, and all the wisdom,
understanding and power of the Spirit you
are. You would be a fully realized being.
This is the goal of your soul. This is its
purpose —to fully realize itself while in the
body; to become the embodiment of all that
it really is. This is My plan for you. This  is
My ideal: that I should become realized
through you. That thus, concept is tu rned
into experience, that I might know my Self
experientially.  The Laws of the Universe are laws that I
laid down. They are perfect laws, creating
perfect function of the physical.
Have you ever seen anything more perfect
than a snowflake? Its intricacy, its design,
its symmetry, its conformity to itself and
originality from all else —all are a  mystery.
You wonder at the miracle of this awesome
display of Nature. Yet if I can  do this with a
single snowflake, what think you I can do —
have done —with the  univer se?
Were you to see the symmetry of it, the
perfection of its design —from the largest
body to the smallest particle —you would
not be able to hold the truth of it in your
reality. Even now, as you get glimpses of it,
you cannot yet imagine or understand  its
implications. Yet you can know there are
implications —far more complex and far  more extraordinary than your present
comprehension can embrace. Your
Shakespeare said it wonderfully: There are
more things in Heaven and Earth,  Horatio,
than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Then how can I know these laws? How can
I learn them?
It is not a question of learning, but of
remembering.
How can I remember them?
Begin by being still. Quiet the outer world,
so that the inner world might bring you
sight. This in -sight is what you seek, yet
you cannot have it while you are so deeply
concerned with your outer reality. Seek,
therefore, to go within as much as possible.
And when you are not going within, come from within as you deal with the outside
world. Remember this axiom:
If you do not go within, you go without.
Put it in the first person as you repeat it, to
make it more personal:
If I do not  go within, I go without.
You have been going without all


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2DMSO in Basic
Pharmacology
ABSORPTION, FATE, AND EXCRETION OF DMSO
Pharmacokinetics is the branch of pharmacology that deals with what the body does
to administered drugs. The opposite of pharmacokinetics is pharmacodynamics, which deals with what the drug does to the body. Pharmacokinetics of a drug can be examined by administering the drug to animals or humans and obtaining blood, urine, and feces specimens for the quantitative analysis of the drug’s adsorption, metabolism, and excretion patterns. The rate of appearance and elimination of the drug in the bloodstream as well as the drug’s transformation into other compounds as it passes through the liver and excretion of the drug’s metabolites can then be recorded.
The pharmacokinetics of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) following its topical appli -
cation has been well studied. Findings show that DMSO has a wide distribution in tissue and body fluids. DMSO and its metabolite dimethyl sulfone are excreted in the urine and feces, while its second metabolite, dimethyl sulfide, is eliminated through the breath and skin and is responsible for the characteristic garlic  odor that
is noticed after DMSO application. Dimethyl sulfone can persist in serum 2 weeks after a single intravesical instillation. No residual accumulation of DMSO occurs after its prolonged use.
1
Human volunteers were given DMSO orally and dermally at a dose of 1 g/kg as
a 70% aqueous solution. DMSO was quickly absorbed when administered dermally. Peak serum levels occurred after 4–8 h. Orally administered DMSO was rapidly absorbed, reaching a peak serum level after 4 h. Unchanged DMSO and its metabo -
lite dimethyl sulfone appeared in the serum after about 48 h and persisted for as long as 2 weeks. Urinary excretion of DMSO after dermal and oral administration was approximately 13% and 30%–68% of the dose, respectively. Renal clearance of DMSO was about 14 mL/min.
2
Topical application of radioactive 35S-DMSO in humans can be observed in blood
after 5 min and in bones 1 h later.3
Radioactive 35S-DMSO was orally administered to rats. Animals were killed
at specific times, and the tissues were assayed for total radioactivity.4 All tissues
showed radioactivity after 30 min. Plasma, kidney, spleen, lung, heart, and testes seemed to have higher levels than liver, fat, small intestine, brain, skeletal muscle, and red cells.


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this non-recording of activity in the brain with DMSO, we know we have done
something.”
THE EMERGENCY THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLE
DMSO has been referred to as a “therapeutic principle” by its co-discoverers. It is
a drug that is useful in a number of diseases that have no common denominator. “I
think this comment refers to the fact that there has been very little exploration of
the drug as a pharmacotherapeutic
agent,” says de la Torre. “The more we study
it, perhaps the more we will discover about its potential application in a number of
disorders, used both alone and in combination with other drugs.”
He believes that DMSO is establishing its therapeutic benefit, without toxicity,
in a large number of serious health problems. He thinks it should be carried in
ambulances and paramedical units as an emergency therapeutic tool. “I think that
this would be almost mandatory,” says de la Torre, “especially if we establish that
these severe kinds of injuries to the spine and the brain become permanent within
four hours. Using some established criteria to evaluate the injury, a paramedic
would apply or not apply DMSO, depending on each individual case. If we can
establish that it does no harm in any condition, then it might be injected as aprophylactic drug, even for an injury that is considered permanent at that moment.”
The neurosurgeon and his former colleagues at the Division of Neurosurgery,
the University of Chicago Hospital, Drs. John F. Mullen, K. Kajihara, and Henry
Kawanaga, saw some startling results from their own work with the drug, and
reported this at scientific meetings. “We always played down the effects of
DMSO,” says de la Torre, “because the drug had had a miraculous label attached
to it. Doctors tended to elbow each other at meetings and giggle, implying ‘how
can anything be that good?’”
Over time, the pharmacologic versatility of DMSO finally has been confirmed
among numbers of clinicians who have experimented with it privately. “I do not
see many doctors giggling anymore; they are beginning to suspect that there is
something to this after all,” says de la Torre. “I think that when more people learn
to accept DMSO not as a miracle drug, but as a drug with many potential uses,
perhaps they will be stimulated to go to their laboratories and begin to do some of
this work.” More research is needed, for research is what the FDA demands before
DMSO can be released as an approved drug for a larger number of applications.
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS USING DMSO IN BRAIN
EMBOLISM
Occlusive infarction of the brain occurs when there is death of brain tissue from a
cutoff of the blood supply. The blood that brings oxygen and nutrients may be
blocked by a blood clot called a
thrombus
 or by a plug of clotted blood or foreign
materials called an
embolus.
To study the action of DMSO on the gross manifestations of such
occlusive
brain infarctions, twenty normal rhesus monkeys of either sex were used in a
laboratory study by medical scientists from the University of Chicago School of
Medicine and the Eastern Virginia Medical School who pooled their resources and
talents.
1
Symptoms of brain infarction can be simulated in monkeys by injecting them
with air to cause a cerebral air embolism. They will go into convulsions,
experience sensory changes, show eye motor deficits, and have paralysis and
respiratory disturbances.
2
 This should not be considered cruelty since these
monkeys are raised for the specific purpose of laboratory research. They live an
exceedingly joyful life until they enter the scientific methodology. Their
contributions extend the health and life span of mankind.Members of the monkey group, in one experiment, had their middle cerebral
arteries compressed by a small Mayfield clip.
3
 The clip remained in place for
seventeen hours. DMSO treatment began the fourth hour following this arterial
occlusion and continued once a day for four days. Monkeys that survived this
procedure were sacrificed seven days following the occlusion. During the entire
experiment, the animals were monitored with quantities of laboratory and clinical
tests that told a great deal about brain embolism.
In humans, brain emboli can come from fatty plaques in the large arteries that
supply the brain. They also can be pieces that break off from thrombi in damaged
hearts. They may arise from an accumulation of platelets, fibrin, and cholesterol
on the surface of ulcerated plaques in hardening of the arteries; from vegetations
on the heart valves in bacterial endocarditis; from mural thrombi in rheumatic heart
disease or following heart attack; or from clots following open heart surgery. Brain
emboli can also hit underwater divers suffering from decompression sickness. If
the blood supply is blocked by one of these emboli for more than a few minutes,
death in a portion of the brain results and neurologic damage is permanent.
Acute stroke is another manifestation of blood supply blockage to the brain.
Such cerebrovascular disease is the commonest cause of neurologic disability in
Western countries. Most of the time it comes from hardening of the arteries, high
blood pressure, or a combination of both. Stroke hits abruptly with symptoms and
signs reflecting the area of brain that is damaged. Occlusion of either the internal
carotid artery or the middle cerebral artery, as was done to the monkeys, can
produce a severe set of neurologic abnormalities, almost like those displayed by
the monkeys.
DMSO prevents or reverses the pathologic sequence that results from
cerebrovascular insufficiency, which finally brings on a localized area of brain
death from an embolus. The drug just has to get to the site of injury fast enough.
4
DMSO stimulates prostaglandin synthesis, which arrests or reverses the
potential pathological damage seen following brain infarction.
5
,
6
,
7
 The
prostaglandins (PGs) are a group of cyclical fatty acids that possess diverse and
potent biologic activities that affect cell function in every organ system. PGs have
sedative, tranquilizing, and anticonvulsive effects on the central nervous system.
8
,
9
DMSO increases the oxygen available to the brain tissue through
vasodilatation of other blood vessels besides the one blocked by an embolus.
10
,
11
DMSO also helps in the release of energy and allows the ischemic tissue
sufficient time to reach a hemostatic balance and reverse or prevent furtherdamage to central nervous system cells.
12
Other experiments on dogs revealed that the DMSO-treated animals did
significantly better than untreated control animals when they underwent
experimental acute spinal cord injury. An animal’s recovery rate was related to the
initial dose of DMSO given and to the time interval that elapsed after injury before
the drug was given. High doses and earlier treatment resulted in much faster
recovery.
13
When forty rhesus monkeys were subjected to acute experimental head injury
by compressing the brain with an extradural balloon, a variety of symptoms
developed. When DMSO was given to these animals, fewer died, and neurological
defects in the surviving animals were less evident in DMSO-treated monkeys when
compared with control animals.
14
The scientists doing these experiments are studying the effect of DMSO on
severe head trauma such as brain compression.
Serious head injury from gunshot wounds could result in brain compression.
“We do not have any drugs to adequately treat most severe head injuries,” says de
la Torre, “and we have high hopes that DMSO may be able to fill this gap, at least
until we learn more about the pathology that is involved in these injuries.”
SUMMARIZING THE KNOWLEDGE OF DMSO USE FOR THE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
In his March 1980 appearance before the House Select Committee on Aging, Dr.
de la Torre crystallized his experimental work with DMSO.
The questions he
answered summarized nearly everything currently known about adapting the drug
to central nervous system disorders.
Over the years thousands of laboratory animals have been used in dozens of
experiments to accumulate sufficient knowledge before employing the solvent to
humans. The de la Torre group alone has included DMSO therapy for more than
500 animals, four different animal species, and various models of neurological
trauma, dating from early 1971 when head and spinal injuries were being explored.
The following information comes from the neurosurgeon’s testimony:
In the injured animal, there is an improvement in cortical flow within thirty
minutes from giving DMSO, even after cortisone has stopped being secreted.
Cortisone is a natural body substance that helps the experimental model fight off
the effects of head trauma.By infusing DMSO, there is an increase in the carotid artery blood flow to the
brain, as well. The carotid arteries are two brain vessels that bring oxygen and
nutrition to where they are needed. This circulatory mechanism will shut down
from the trauma and constitute a kind of brain death by itself without the DMSO
infusion. DMSO-treated animals respond much better than those animals that are
given something else.
DMSO also appears to restore the subject’s electroencephalogram. In these
model injuries, the animals are brought to a point where the electroencephalogram
reading becomes flat,


. At this
background of sharply increased the likelihood of death and reduced
the chances that the body will cope with the illness and the person will recover.
In other words, if the gastrointestinal tract arise
functional and pathological change of the, the body no longer
enter the correct quantity required nutrients.
Changes intestinal flora, resulting in
immune system weakens and the body becomes defenseless even
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269before the slightest threat. There is a risk of cancer,
allergic and degenerative diseases.
Enterosorption-effective means of rejuvenating and cleansing
intestine.
At this time enterosorption - one of the best means for
life extension (rejuvenation). Enterosorption
efficient, simple and secure. We must take
enterosorption on your arms!
In medicine is widely used method for purifying the blood, so
called hemosorbtion. Its meaning lies in the fact that the blood
people passed through the sorbent (absorbent), extracts from
it a number of harmful substances. Sorbent are all synthetic
coals. However, such procedures may be unsound
for the body. in a group known gerontologist Academician
V. Frolkis to increase life expectancy was
effectively used enterosorption. The fact that a person
during the day is allocated to 10-12 liters of gastrointestinal
juices. The liquid portion of the juice is filtered from the blood. in the lower
intestine is inversely absorbed into the bloodstream. Consequently, spending
sorption of the gastro-intestinal juices, we have no harm to the body
cleanses the blood, lymph, as a consequence, the intercellular and cell
fluid, ie the whole body as a whole. It is extremely important and that
enterosorbent absorbs and cholesterol released into the intestine
gallbladder. This is perhaps the best way to prevent
atherosclerosis - the reasons for each 2-second death.
For the experiment were taken 28-month old rats. These rats
enterosorbtion cycles were: 10 days adding to the food
sorbents (synthetic coal), 30 days - a break. This experiment
led to increased life expectancy of rats by about
35%. Enterosorbtion action on the cells so much that it
affects the intensity of protein synthesis in the organs.
Crucial influence on the exchange enterosorbent
lipids (fats) in the body. Thus, the content of total lipids
(Triglycerides, cholesterol), which are of great importance in the development
atherosclerosis in the liver decreases by about 30%. Similar
changes observed in brain and heart. Effect enterosorbtion
on lipid metabolism was so significant that
use it restores the composition of cell wall! That is,
restored, seemed to have been destroyed, and hence, the organism
rejuvenated! as a result of prolonged enterosorbtion significantly
later occur cell injury, proliferation of connective
tissue in the organs and nervous centers, is less pronounced atrophy, less
sclerotic vessels, etc.
What chelators better?
Have a minimal effect, even ordinary food
fiber (cellulose - the shell of plant cells, etc.). Therefore,
you can often hear the recommendation of a larger plant
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270products. Of the fiber is made and so
called microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). But, of course
same, the greatest effect have specially designed
drugs. This can be either conventional activated carbon,
sold in pharmacies, or "advanced" chelators on
the basis of apple and citrus pectin with the addition of various
plant extracts and beneficial bacteria that have
choleretic and health-building effect, as in the gastro-
intestinal tract, and the whole body. Among these sorbents can be
call toksfayter, Polyphepan etc. There sorbents and other
species, such as polysorb, silica, etc. The main index of the same
effectiveness enterosorbent is its ability to create
absorbing surface. The most common type of chelators
activated carbon from the pharmacy (carbol) form absorbing
surface of 200-300 square meters per 1 gram of sorbent. There
and stronger sorbents based on granular carbons (JMC,
SKT-6A, SUGS, SCAN, etc.) and carbon fiber materials (Vaul,
aktilen, Dnepr). They have the power in 1000 (!) And a square
meters of surface per gram.
If you use a conventional activated carbon, then
daily dosage should be about 5-7 grams. Divide it into
2-3 hours. Course enterosorbtion about 10 days. Other drugs
used in accordance with the instructions to them. However, for
For best effect, plant chelators
can be taken in doses 2-3 times higher than specified. Course
can be carried out within a month. It is crucial that
chelators take on an empty stomach (it can be 30-60 minutes before
eating). A portion of the drug is better to dissolve in water (or drink water)
in the amount of 100-200 grams. The total number of consumed
within a day of fluid during the course of enterosorbtion helpful
increase.
Currently used chelators can be combined
into several groups:
- Carbon adsorbents based on activated carbon
(Carbol, karboktin, gastrosorb), granular coal (grade
SKN, SKT-6A, SUGS, SCAN, etc.) and carbon fiber materials
(Vaul, aktilen, "Dnepr");
- Ion exchange materials or resins (kayeksilit,
cholestyramine);
- Chelators on the basis of lignin (Polyphepan, lignosorb);
- Derivative polyvinylpyrrolidone (enterodez, enterosorb);
- Other (white clay, aluminum hydroxide, almagel, Gustav,
sucralfate, silica, zeolites)
- Natural dietary fiber (bran cereal, cellulose,
alginates (detoksal), pectin (polisorbovit - 50, polisorbovit -
95, chitosan).
We have in our practice generally apply polisorb MP.
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271Methods of Enterosorbents
Enterosorption can hold differently. There are three
main methods of Enterosorbents:
single dose full dose enterosorbent;
coursework reception enterosorbent (7-10 days);
Intestinal sorption purification (2-3 days);
Depending on your health and mood, wishes can be
consistently apply the time-personal ways enterosorbtion
and various chelators. Each person chooses for himself that
method of detoxification, which in his opinion, the most effective
and acceptable. For example, pa-zovye techniques outside the home; Monitor
sorption colonic cleansing - in a sanatorium
spa treatment, or use different methods depending
the season, etc.
In addition, you can combine different options enterosorbtion.
For example, a course of reception of the sorbent and its complete intestinal
sorption purification and toletokishechnoe sorption purification
combined with oral administration of the sorbent.
In our opinion, the best option for health improvement
is the simultaneous or sequential combination of different
trends and methods influence on organs and body systems.
It is advisable against the backdrop of enterosorbtion and after use
Various methods herbs, psychotherapy, therapeutic
Gymnastics, starvation, etc. Such a combination of methods
health improvement, not only are not contraindicated, on the contrary -
they significantly enhance the therapeutic effect enterosorbtion.
A single dose full dose enterosorbent
This method is used in high load
detoxification organ in the body of man. It helps the body
to cope with poisoning, most often found in household
conditions. These everyday situations can be state
after drinking, food poisoning or their prevention,
Light diarrheal illness, work with toxic substances
(Spot remover, windshield wipers, sniffing
lubricants, etc.). Acute administration
carried out as follows.
Stir in 1 cup water 8 Art. spoons sorbent or 2 tbsp. spoon
4 times a day every 3 hours. Drink this solution. Best
sorbent take on an empty stomach.
Of course, this method does not provide a sustainable and deep
detoxifying effect on the organic mechanism, since in such
short period there is no significant adjustment in the institutions
gastrointestinal tract and detoxification systems. The main task
single dose-bent cop - the decision is relatively simple household
problems. In this way we help the body more quickly and efficiently
get rid of toxic substances. depending on whether you have made
the desired result, you can repeat taking 2 - 3 times.
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272Frequency of use of this method - as needed.
Coursework reception enterosorbent
Course hours enterosorbent in this case is as follows. during
7 - 10 days 3 times a day, take 1 tbsp. spoon enterosorbent.
The procedure of intestinal sorption purification
Preparation for the purification
Sorbent in a daily dose - 3 tablespoons a day
between meals - starting to take a day before
day of the procedure. The next day, take another
3 tablespoons in an arbitrary mode on an empty stomach
but make sure before making the liquid


 longstanding reputation as a detoxifying herb. Greater celandine’s sedative action does not, however, extend to the uterus—it causes the muscles of this organ to contract. The herb is applied externally to soothe and encourage the healing of skin conditions such as eczema. The yellow latex of greater celandine is applied to warts, ringworm, and malignant skin tumors, which are slowly broken down by the effect of its protein-dissolving enzymes.
 QCautions  Use only under professional
supervision. Can cause liver damage in rare cases.
It is subject to legal restrictions in some countries.
Chenopodium ambrosioides
(Chenopodiaceae)
Wormseed
Description  Annual herb growing to 3 ft (1 m)
with toothed lance-shaped leaves. Y ellow-green
flowers in round clusters bloom in summer, producing small black seeds in autumn.
Habitat & Cultivation  Wormseed is native
to Central and South America and the Caribbean. It has been extensively cultivated in Maryland, and in China.
Parts Used  Aerial parts, flowering tops.
Constituents  Wormseed contains a volatile
oil (up to 90% ascaridol, plus geraniol and methyl salicylate), and triterpenoid saponins. Ascaridol is  a powerful worm expellent.
History & Folklore  An herbal remedy that
has been used for centuries, wormseed was used
by the Maya in Central America to expel worms. In the eastern U.S., European settlers employed it for the treatment of worms, especially in children. The Catawba made a poultice from the plant,  which they used to detoxify snake bite and  other poisonings.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Wormseed is
principally known for its ability to expel worms, especially roundworm and hookworm. It is also used in the Americas as a digestive remedy, the leaves being taken to settle colic and stomach pains. Wormseed’s muscle-relaxing action has led to its use in the treatment of spasmodic coughs and asthma. Externally, juice expressed from the whole herb is applied as a wash for hemorrhoids.
Related Species  Many species of Chenopodium
are used as foods, and some medicinally. The seeds of C. rhadinostachyum are used as food by Aborigines
in central Australia. Good King Henry (C. bonus-Chionanthus virginicus (Oleaceae)
Fringe Tree
Description  Deciduous shrub or tree growing
to a height of 33 ft (10 m). Has elliptical dark green leaves and long flowering stems with spikes of white flowers. Produces dark blue oval fruits.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to the U.S.,
fringe tree grows from Pennsylvania south to Florida and Texas. It is also now found in eastern Asia, and thrives on riverbanks and in damp Chelone glabra (Scrophulariaceae)
Balmony
Description  Perennial herb growing to 2 ft (60
cm). Has narrow leaves and short spikes of creamy-white to purple double-lipped flowers.
US_180-201_Brassica_dictamnus.indd   188 26/02/16   12:47 pm189CiChorium intybusother medicinal plants
shrubby areas. The root is
unearthed in spring or autumn,
mostly in Virginia and North Carolina.
Parts Used  Root bark, bark.
Constituents  Contains saponins (including
chionanthin) and glycosides (including phyllirine).
History & Folklore  Fringe tree was
commonly used by Native Americans and
European settlers to treat inflammations of the
eye, canker sores, and spongy gums. The Choctaw
of Louisiana applied the mashed bark to cuts and
bruises. Native Americans in Alabama used the
bark as a treatment for toothache. In the 19th
century Anglo-American Physiomedicalist
tradition, fringe tree was valued as a bitter tonic,
and the bark was often used to aid recovery from
long-term illness.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  The root bark is
a liver tonic, stimulates bile flow, and acts as a mild
laxative. It is prescribed mainly for gallbladder pain,
gallstones, jaundice, and chronic weakness. While it
appears to be of benefit to liver and gallbladder
function, there is as yet no research to substantiate
its effects. The root bark also appears to strengthen
function in the pancreas and spleen. Anecdotal
evidence indicates that it may substantially reduce
sugar levels in the urine. Fringe tree also stimulates
the appetite and digestion and is an excellent
remedy for chronic illness, especially where the
liver has been affected. For external use, the
crushed bark may be made into a poultice for
treating sores and wounds.
Chondrodendron tomentosum
(Menispermaceae)
Pareira
Description Vine climbing to a great height in
tropical rainforests. Reaches 100 ft (30 m). Has
large leaves up to 1 ft (30 cm) long and trailing
clusters of flowers.Habitat & Cultivation  Pareira grows wild
in rainforests in the upper Amazon region and in
Panama. It is collected from the wild as available.
Parts Used  Root, stem.
Constituents  Pareira contains alkaloids,
including delta-tubocurarine and L-curarine.
Tubocurarine is a potent muscle relaxant.
History & Folklore  Pareira and similar species
are famous for being the source of curare,
the paralyzing arrow poison used by
Amazonian and other South
American Indians to catch their
prey. A dart or spear tipped with
curare causes instantaneous paralysis
on entering the bloodstream of the
animal. Traditional recipes for toxins
usually involve blending 10 or more different
plants, but pareira or a plant with similar action
is always present in the mix.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Pareira’s notoriety
as a poison hinges on the effect of its toxic derivative
entering directly into the bloodstream. Provided
there are no cuts or sores in the mouth, the plant is
reasonably safe taken orally as a medicinal remedy.
The bitter and slightly sweet-tasting roots and stems
are mildly laxative, tonic, and diuretic, and also act
to induce menstruation. The plant is chiefly used to
relieve chronic inflammation of the urinary tubules.
In Brazil, it is also used for snake bite.
Research  Pareira’s powerful ability to paralyze
has led to its being extensively researched.
Tubocurarine–one of the many alkaloids within
the plant–is now used (as tubocurarine chloride)
as an anesthetic to paralyze the muscles
during operations.
Related Species  At least four other closely
related species of Chondrodendron  are used to
produce the traditional poison known as curare.
 RCautions  Use only under professional
supervision. Pareira and/or curare are subject
to legal restrictions in some countries.amino acids, iodine, and bromine, plus many other
minerals. The polysaccharides become jelly-like and
demulcent when the plant is immersed in water.
History & Folklore  Irish moss is used
extensively in the food and pharmaceutical
industries as an emulsifying and binding agent,
for example in toothpastes.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  A useful
demulcent and emollient, Irish moss is mainly
taken for coughs and bronchitis. Its expectorant
effect encourages the coughing up of phlegm, and
it soothes dry and irritated mucous membranes. It
is of value for acid indigestion, gastritis, and urinary
infections such as cystitis. For these conditions it is
normally combined with other appropriate herbs.
Mucilaginous in texture and slightly salty in taste,
Irish moss makes a valuable nutrient in
convalescence. Applied externally, this emollient
herb soothes inflamed skin. Irish moss also acts
to thin the blood.
Caution  Due to its blood-thinning property,
carragheen should not be used by people taking
anticoagulant medicines.
Cichorium intybus  (Asteraceae)
Chicory
Description  Deep-rooted perennial growing to
5 ft (1.5 m). Has a hairy stem, oblong leaves, and
blue flowers.Fringe tree
is a valuable
tonic for the
liver, gallbladder,
and pancreas.
Chicory  leaves make a settling digestive tea.Chondrus crispus (Gigartinaceae)
Irish Moss,
Carragheen
Description  Reddish-brown seaweed growing
to10 in (25 cm). Plant body is flat and forked, with
a fan-shaped outline.
Habitat & Cultivation  Irish moss is found on
the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
It grows just below the waterline, attached to rocks
and stones. In summer in North America, and in
autumn in Ireland, it is pulled up by hand or with a
rake at low tide and dried in the sun.
Part Used  Whole herb.
Constituents  Irish moss contains large
amounts of polysaccharides, proteins (up to 10%),


processes.
Step4
Shortlythereafter,theskinsecretesspecificfluidstohelpformblis
tersattheburnsites.Theblistersserveseveralprotectiveandheal
ingfunctions.First,thefluid-filledsacsactlikeshockabsorbersto
protecttheraw,injuredskinthatliesunderneath.Theyalsoactassealedbarriersagainstthepossibilityofinfection.Thefluidinside
theblistersalsocontainsnutrientstohelpnourishandfeedthenew
YourHealingSysteminAction 31
layerofskinthatwillformunderneath.Antibodiesandimmune
cellsalsohavebeenmobilizedbytheimmunesysteminthisfluid.Thesemechanismsalsoareunderthedirectionofthehealingsys
tem,towardoffanymicroorganismsthatmightcauseinfection.Inaddition,thebodyreleasesotherimportantchemicalstocooperate
inthehealingresponse.
Step5
Withthehealingresponsewellunderway,newcells,fluids,andchemicalsarecontinuouslypumpedinandoutoftheburnsiteover
thecourseofthenextseveraldaysandweeks;thepainbeginstosub
sideandthenewskingrowthaccelerates.
Step6
Soon,theblistersgraduallyshrinkasthefluidisreabsorbedback
intothebody,withnewskinarisingtotaketheplaceofthepreviouslyinjuredoldskin.
Step7Continuedhealingmechanismsareactivatedonthemicroscopicleveltofinishthejob,and,ifallgoeswell,notevenascarwillbe
presentwherethenewskinhasgrownback.
Evenwithasimpleinjurysuchasaminorsecond-degreeburn,
youcanseethatalotmoreisgoingoninyourbodybeneaththesur
faceoftheskinthanmeetstheeye.Aswiththemoreseriousandcomplicatedproblemsthatoccurwithinyourbody,againitisclearthat
thebodyneedsasinglesystemthatcansuperviseanddirectallthe
otherkeysystemsintooneorchestratedandefficienthealingresponse
fortheprotection,self-preservation,andhealthofyourbody.Thisis
theincrediblejobthatyourhealingsystemdoesforyou.
HealingSystemResponsesvs.SymptomsofDisease
ANewWayofThinkingAboutYourHealth
Whenourhealingsystemisinitiallyactivated,wemightconfusethechangesthatoccurinourbody,whicharenormalhealingresponses,
32 YourExtraordinaryHealingSystem
withsymptomsofaparticulardisease.Infact,thisisthecommonmistakemostpeoplemake,includingdoctorsandthemedicalprofessioningeneral.Again,untilveryrecently,ourculturehasbeendisease-orientedinitsapproachtounderstandinghealthandheal
ing,andsowehaveremainedlargelyignorantofthehealingsystemandhowourbodiescontinuallystrivetocorrectimbalancesand
keepushealthy.Whenthingsbegintochangeinourbodies,weautomatically
assumewearesick,andthatsomethingisdreadfullywrong.Ifourbodiesbegintoreflectimbalanceandfunctionabnormally,ifthere
issomediscomfortorpain,ourfirstassumptionismostlikelythat
wearebecomingsickorthatwehaveanallergy.Thisisbecausewe
aretryingtoaccountforoursymptoms.Thisisanaturalandnor
malinterpretationofwhatishappeningwithourbodies.Ratherthanjumpingtotheconclusionthatsomethingiswrongwithyourbody,firsttrytounderstandhowyourhealingsystemmay
berespondingappropriatelytocorrectanimbalancethathasoccurred.LetmeexplainwhatImean.Considersneezing,forexample.Weusuallythinkofsneezingas
asymptomofthecommoncold,orthebeginningofanallergy~Inrea1ity~sneezingisanormalhealing-systemresponsetoexpelforeigndebris,flushoutirritants,removepotentialpathogens,ridthebody
ofdisease,andhelpthebodymaintainitsintegrity.Sneezingalsois
aprotectivemechanismthathelpstopreventthefurtheradvanceofunwantedforeigninvadersintothedeeper,moredelicatestructures
oftherespiratorysystem,suchasourlungsandsinuses,andisanothercommonwaythatourhealingsystemssafeguardourhealth.
Inadditiontosneezing,mostpeople,includingdoctors,confuse
manyothercommonhealingresponseswithsymptomsofadisease.Theseresponsesincludethefollowing:
oCoughing.Alsoconsideredasymptomofarespiratoryillnessorcondition,coughingisadefinitiveresponsefromyourhealingsystemtoexpelunwanteddebrisandinvadingmicroorganisms
thathavepenetrateddeeperintotherespiratorysystemandarethreateningtocausedamagetoyourlungs.Inmedicalcircles,a
goodcoughisknownasaproductivecoughinthatitsuccess
fullybringsupphlegm,mucous,microorganisms,andinfectious
YourHealingSysteminAction 33
debris,whicheffectivelyclearstheairwaysandmakesforeasierbreathing.Coughingcanbepowerful;thespeedatwhichfor
eignparticlesanddebrisexitthelungswithacoughhasbeenclockedatapproximately660mph,aboutthespeedofanF4Phantomfighteraircraft.
•Diarrhea.Usuallyconsideredasymptomofanintestinaldisease,diarrheaisahealingresponsethatyourbodyusestoeliminatetoxinsandcontaminatedmaterialfromyourcolonandlargeintestines.Diarrheaisfastandefficient,andithelpstoflushoutwhatisirritatingoroffendingyourintestinaltract.Anumberofpotentiallyseriousintestinaldiseasesorproblemscanbeeliminatedthisway.Suppressingdiarrheathroughartificialmedica
tionscanbedangerous,anddoingsooftenbackfires.Whenyouclogupyourbody’snaturaleliminativeprocessesthroughthesuppressionofdiarrhea,harmfulmicroorganismshavenowhere
togobutfurtherinsideyourbody,wheretheycaninvadeyourliverorbloodstreamandcausemoreseriousillness.Ofcourse,therearetimeswhentoomuchfluidandelectrolytelossfromdiarrheamayrequiremedicalintervention.However,byseeingdiarrheaasaresponseofyourhealingsystem,andseekingout
waystocooperatewiththatsystem,youcanoftenmakesimple,naturaladjustmentstorestorebalanceandhealthtoyourbody.Thesemayincludedrinkingmorefluids,avoidingirritatingfoodsandsubstances,andmanagingstress,whichcanbeharm
fultoyourintestinesanddigestivesystem.(Wewilllookmorecloselyatthesefactorsinthechaptersthatfollow.)
aFainting.Faintingoccurswhenapersontemporarilylosesconsciousnessandfallsdown.Thecausesoffaintingcanrangefromserioustobenign,butthelossofconsciousnessisusuallydueto
ofalackofbloodflowtotheheadandbrain.Fallingdownwhilefaintingrepresentsacompensatoryresponsefromyourbody’shealingsystem.Whenthebodyhasfallenandliesflaton
thegroundinahorizontalposition,bloodflowandoxygento
thebrainincrease,whichcanoftenrestoreconsciousness.Mostinstancesoffaintingaretotallybenign,especiallyifnoseriousunderlyingdiseasesorconditionsexist.However,thereareocca
sionswhenseriousunderlyingdiseaseispresent,andyouwill
34 YourExtraordinaryHealingSystem
needtobebroughttothehospitalandtreated.However,the
correcttreatmentistodealwiththeunderlyingcausesthatprecipitatedthefainting,notjustwiththefaintingitself.
UFever.Commonlyassociatedwithaninfection,feverisyourhealingsystem’swayofheatingyourbodyuptokilloffendingorganisms,mostofwhichareextremelytemperaturesensitive
andcannottolerateexcessiveheat.Additionally,feverinducessweating,whichhelpsthebodyeliminatetoxinsmorerapidly.Learningtoworkwithafeverthroughcontinuousrehydration(drinkingplentyofwater),ratherthansuppressing afeverwithartificialmedications,willsupportyourhealingsystemandresultinafaster,morethoroughhealingresponse.Evenattimeswhenmedicalsuppressionofafevermaybenecessary,fluidintakeshouldbeencouraged.Withanyfever,itisprudentto
lookfortheunderlyingcausesofthefeverandtotreatthese,not
justsuppressthefever.Doingthisworkswithyourhealingsys
temtohelprestorehealthandbalancetoyourbody.
UNausea.Nauseaoccursinthesmallintestinesandstomach,and
itisaspecificresponsefromyourhealingsystemthatprotects
yourbodyfrommorefoodenteringintoit.Whenyoufeelnau
seous,youhavelostyourappetiteforfood.Yourhealingsystemdoesthiswhenyourbodyneedstolimitsolidfoodintake.Nauseaoccurswhenyouhaveahighfeverandareinneedof
lotsoffluids


—movement, secretion, digestion, and similar processes—depend
upon the use of the materials of the body. If an organ is to work, it must be supplied with the
materials with which to work. In the absence of fresh supplies with which to replace those that
have been used up the organ wastes and weakens. If life is to continue, a basic irreducible level of
activity is imperative. Even the hibernating and aestivating animal, with activities reduced to a
bare minimum consistent with continued life, must breathe and the heart must pulsate.
In the case of the bear that gives birth to a cub while hibernating and suckles it, with milk
produced during hibernation, for this purpose, we have a significant example of the possibilities of
the fasting animal meeting the needs of its functioning tissues from sources other than the food
eaten daily. All of these activities require food, which must be supplied from some source while
the animal is fasting.
An understanding of the process by which the body nourishes its vital tissues and sustains its
essential functions during prolonged abstinence, and the sources upon which it draws, will help us
understand how the body can survive periods when outside food is not available or cannot be
digested.
The normal body provides itself with a store of nutritive materials that are put away in the form
of fat, bone marrow, glycogen, muscle juices, lacteal fluids, minerals and vitamins. Always the
healthy body maintains in store adequate nutritive reserves to tide it over several days, weeks or
even over two or three months of lack of food. This remains true whether fasting is enforced, as in
28the case
 of a plane crash, or of entombed miners, or is brought on by illness where one cannot
swallow or digest food, or by free choice as in voluntary fasting to lose weight. When food is not
taken, the body draws upon its reserves with which to nourish its functioning tissues. As this
reserve is used up, weight is lost.
Basic in the fasting process is the fact that our “built-in pantries” contain sufficient nutriment to
hold out, in most instances, for prolonged periods, especially if they are conserved and not wasted.
In the blood and lymph, in the bones, and especially in the marrow of the bones, in the fat of the
body, in the liver and other glands, and even in the individual cells that make up the body, are
stores of protein, fat, sugar, minerals, and vitamins which may be drawn upon during periods of
scarcity or when food is not usable.
Neither animal nor man can survive prolonged abstinence from food unless he carries within
himself a store of reserve food on which the body can call in emergencies. The fasting organism
will not be harmed by abstinence so long as the stored reserves are adequate to meet the nutritive
requirements of its functioning tissues. Even thin individuals carry a reserve of food in their
tissues, to tide them over periods of abstinence. These people too, may safely fast for varying
periods.
By a process known technically as
autolysis,
 achieved by enzymes in the tissues, these stored
reserves are made available for use by the vital tissues to which they are carried by the blood and
lymph as required. Glycogen or animal starch, stored in the liver, is converted to sugar and
distributed, as needed, to the tissues. It is significant that, even in prolonged fasts, no beriberi,
pellagra, rickets, scurvy or other “deficiency disease” ever develops, thus showing that the
reserves of the body are generally well balanced.
Fasting has been shown to improve rickets and calcium metabolism. In anemia, the number of
red blood cells are increased during a fast. I have observed benefits in pellagra during a fast. The
bio-chemical balance may be maintained and even restored while fasting. It is important to know
this, for if it were not so, the fast would prove to be deleterious.
Numerous animal experiments have shown that underfeeding, as contrasted with overfeeding,
tends to prolong life and to provide for better health. Other experiments involving fasting rather
than underfeeding, have shown that fasting not only prolongs life, but results in a marked degree of
regeneration and rejuvenation.
Thousands of observations of both man and animals have established the fact that when the
physical organism goes without food, the tissues are called upon in the inverse order of their
importance to the organism. Thus fat is the first tissue to go. The stored reserves are used up
before any of the functioning tissues of the body are called upon to supply nutrients for the more
vital tissues such as the brain and nerves, the heart and lungs. As it feels among its supplies for
proteins, sugars, fats, minerals, and vitamins, and redistributes, utilizes and conserves these stores,
the fasting organism exercises an ingenuity that seems almost superhuman.
The aggregate of tissues of the organism may be regarded as a reservoir of nutriment which it
may call in any direction or to any part as needed. But these tissues are not sacrificed
indiscriminately. On the contrary, wastage of those organs that are primarily essential to life is
repaired by withdrawal from less essential organs of materials required by the more important
ones. Many of the necessary nutritive constituents, and this is especially true of certain minerals,
are vigorously retained.
Studies made on men and animals to determine losses of various tissues and organs in prolonged
abstinence from food have almost all been made on organisms that have died of starvation.
29Starvation and fasting are two totally different stages of abstinence. It should be quite obvious that
the extreme losses seen at the starvation stage of abstinence are far greater than they are in a fast of
reasonable length. Extreme weight losses are not experienced in any normal fast. Where they
occur, the fast should be broken.
One must differentiate between fasting and starving. To
fast
 is to abstain from food while one
possesses adequate reserves to nourish his vital tissues; to
starve
 is to abstain from food after his
reserves have been exhausted so that vital tissues are sacrificed. We are not left unwarned as to
when the reserves are nearing exhaustion. Hunger returns with an intensity that drives one to seek
food, although during the fast proper, there is no desire for food. This differentiation between
fasting
 and
starving
 should help to dispel any notion that starvation sets in with the omission of
the first meal.
Contrary to popular and even professional opinion, the vital tissues of a fasting organism, those
tissues doing the actual work of life, do not begin to break down the instant a fast is instituted. The
fasting body does lose weight, but this loss, for an extended period, is one of reserves and not of
organized tissues. There are numerous examples in nature of continued growth while fasting, both
of the organism as a whole and of parts that have been lost. Experiments have shown that calves
continue to grow while fasting. The starfish may grow a new stomach, new tube feet, and new arms
while fasting. The fasting salamander that had lost a tail, will grow a new tail while taking no
food. Such facts bear out dramatically the underlying truth: the process of fasting does not suspend
the constructive processes of life, but that these continue in a remarkable manner.
The efficiency of the living organism in regulating the expenditure of its resources during a fast
is one of the marvels of life.
In periods of abstinence, the less important organs of the human being although they waste
consequent upon the withdrawal of substance from them with which to nourish the more vital
tissues, do not undergo degeneration until the starvation phase of the period
 of abstinence is
reached. The atrophy of muscles may be no greater than that seen to occur from a lengthy period of
physical inactivity, while there is no loss of muscle cells. The cells grow smaller, the fat is
removed from the muscles, but the muscle retains its integrity and a surprising amount of strength.
Loss of weight varies according to the character and quality of the tissues of the individual, the
amount of physical and emotional activity engaged in, and the temperature surrounding the faster.
Physical activity, emotional stress, cold and poor tissues all provide for more rapid loss. Fat is
lost faster than any of the other tissues of the body.
Bodily condition is, perhaps, the chief determiner of how long one may safely fast. In the case of
the two who survived the plane crash, and went four weeks without food, for example, they had
snow which is water and this kept them from the danger of dehydration. They could live without
food; the lack of water would have been fatal. Voluntary or involuntary, the faster must have water.
It is clear then that fasting must be carried out intelligently, with proper precaution, and with
common sense.
Precisely as a novice swimmer would seek expert guidance and advice before starting on a long
swim, so the inexperienced faster must obtain reliable guidance as a precautionary measure before
launching upon a fast of any extended duration.
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Hunger versus Appetite
Many efforts have been made to explain the mechanism by which the sense of hunger is produced,
but none has been satisfactory. In my opinion, for higher animals at least, there can be no doubt that
hunger is felt through the nervous system, but this is at best a general statement. What the sensation
of hunger actually is has been the subject of much speculation. For all practical purposes here, it is
necessary for us primarily to distinguish between the genuine sensation of hunger and the


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You have taken responsibility for your body. Thinner, looking and
feeling better every day, you can enjoy every minute of your newfound
vibrant energy. You have put in the effort to obtain it, and you most
assuredly deserve it! HEALTH AND VITALITY, WITH ALL THEIR BENE
FITS, ARE NOTHING LESS THAN YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.'
MAY HEALTH ALWAYS BE YOUR GOAL AND YOUR REWARD.'
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