 handful of books.
“W im violated the rules laid out in medical textbooks so drastically
scientists had to pay attention,” said Andrew Huberman, a professor of
neurobiology at Stanford University. Scientists paid attention.
In 2011, researchers at Radboud University Medical Center in the
Netherlands brought Hof into a laboratory and started poking and prodding
him, trying to figure out how he did what he did. At one point, they injected
his arm with an endotoxin, a component of E. coli. Exposure to the bacteria
usually induces vomiting, headaches, fever, and other flu-like symptoms.
Hof took the E. coli  into his veins and then breathed a few dozen T ummo
breaths, willing his body to fight it of f. He showed no sign of fever, no
nausea. A few minutes later, he rose from the chair and got a cup of cof fee.
Hof insisted he wasn’ t special; neither were David-Néel or the T ibetan
monks. Almost anyone could do what they all did. As Hof put it, we just
had to “Breathe, motherfucker!”
He proved his point three years later, when Radboud University
researchers brought in two dozen healthy male volunteers and randomly
split them into two groups. Half the men spent the next ten days learning
Hof ’ s version of T ummo while exposing themselves to cold, doing things
like playing soccer shirtless in snow. The control group received no
training. The two groups were brought back into the lab. Each was hooked
up to monitors, then injected with the E. coli  endotoxin.
The group trained by Hof were able to control their heart rate,
temperature, and immune response, and stimulate the sympathetic system.
This practice of heavy breathing along with regular cold exposure was later
discovered to release the stress hormones adrenaline, cortisol, and
norepinephrine on command. The burst of adrenaline gave heavy breathers
ener gy and released a battery of immune cells programmed to heal wounds,
fight of f pathogens and infection. The huge spike in cortisol helped
downgrade short-term inflammatory immune responses, while a squirt of
norepinephrine redirected blood flow from the skin, stomach, and
reproductive or gans to muscles, the brain, and other areas essential in
stressful situations.
T ummo heated the body and opened up the brain’ s pharmacy, flooding
the bloodstream with self-produced opioids, dopamine, and serotonin. All
that, with just a few hundred quick and heavy breaths.•       •       •
“One more,” says McGee. “Then let it all out and hold.”
I do as instructed, and listen as the rushing wind that was pouring
through my lungs suddenly stops and is replaced by pure silence, the kind
of jarring quietude a skydiver feels the moment a parachute opens. But this
stillness is coming from inside. As I hold my breath longer, I feel a
comforting heat spread across my body and face. I focus on my heart, rock
to its vibrations. Each thump sounds and feels like the kick drum from the
beginning of Black Sabbath’ s “Iron Man.”
“Make the silence between your heartbeats last an eternity,” McGee says
in a soothing voice.
After a minute or so, McGee directs me to take in a huge breath without
exhaling, and to hold it again for 15 seconds, gently moving the air around
my chest. At his order, I exhale and the cycle starts all over again “Three
more rounds,” McGee says, his voice raising to a yell. “Be your own
superpower!”
As I’m huf fing again, I slide my focus to McGee, my cheerleader. He’d
told me earlier how he’d been suddenly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes six
years ago, at 33. His pancreas shut down and no longer produced insulin.
Then he suf fered chronic back pain, making him anxious and severely
depressed. His blood pressure shot up.
McGee’ s doctor gave him insulin injections to help stabilize his blood
sugar, enalapril to lower his blood pressure, and V alium to ease the pain. “I
was also taking four or five ibuprofen every day,” he said. But nothing
really helped. He only got sicker.
McGee was like 15 percent of the American population—more than 50
million people—who suf fer from an autoimmune disorder. In simple terms,
these diseases are the result of an immune system that goes rogue and starts
attacking healthy tissues. Joints become inflamed, muscles and nerve fibers
waste away, rashes cover the skin. These ailments go by many names:
rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto’ s disease, type 1
diabetes.
Pharmaceutical treatments, such as immunosuppressants, work by
easing symptoms and keeping the patient more comfortable, but they do
nothing to address the core malfunction in the body. Autoimmune diseases
have no known cure, and even the causes are debated. An increasing bodyof research has shown that many are tied to dysfunction of the autonomic
nervous system.
McGee’ s awareness of alternative treatments began when a friend
mentioned a short feature on someone named “the Ice Man” on V ice TV,
the news and culture network. That night McGee tried W im Hof ’ s heavy
breathing technique. “For the first time in a long time, I slept peacefully,”
he told me. He signed up for Hof ’ s ten-week video course, and within
weeks watched as his insulin levels normalized, pain subsided, and blood
pressure plunged. He quit taking enalapril and reduced his insulin intake by
around 80 percent. He still took ibuprofen, but only a pill or two once a
week.
McGee was hooked. He flew to Poland to attend an instructor retreat
with Hof, where he and a dozen other students spent two weeks hiking up
snowy mountains and swimming in freezing lakes. They breathed a lot. It
never felt like a competition, McGee told me, or like some extreme fitness
regimen. “Fight it. No pain, no gain. That’ s all bullshit. That’ s how you get
hurt,” McGee explained. The point was to rebalance the body so that it
could do what it is naturally adapted to do.
I’d heard dozens of these stories. Men, mainly in their 20s, who’d
suddenly been diagnosed with arthritis and psoriasis or depression, who,
weeks after practicing heavy breathing, no longer suf fered any symptoms.
T wenty thousand others in Hof ’ s community exchange blood work data and
other metrics of their transformations online. The before-and-after results
confirmed their claims. Some of these people were reducing inflammatory
markers (C-reactive protein) 40-fold within just a few weeks.
“Doctors say this is more pseudoscience than science, that there’ s no
way any of this can be true,” McGee told me. And yet McGee and
thousands of other heavy breathers kept showing profound improvements.
They kept getting of f medications they’d been on for years. They kept
heating and healing themselves.
“Y ou cannot copyright breathing, that’ s part of it, and you can’ t fault
someone for the way they’ve learned,” said McGee. “All you can do is give
information.”
•       •       •Here’ s the information: T o practice W im Hof ’ s breathing method, start by
finding a quiet place and lying flat on your back with a pillow under your
head. Relax the shoulders, chest, and legs. T ake a very deep breath into the
pit of your stomach and let it back out just as quickly. Keep breathing this
way for 30 cycles. If possible, breathe through the nose; if the nose feels
obstructed, try pursed lips. Each breath should look like a wave, with the
inhale inflating the stomach, then the chest. Y ou should exhale all the air
out in the same order.
At the end of 30 breaths, exhale to the natural conclusion, leaving about
a quarter of the air left in the lungs, then hold that breath for as long as
possible. Once you’ve reached your breathhold limit, take one huge inhale
and hold it another 15 seconds. V ery gently, move that fresh breath of air
around the chest and to the shoulders, then exhale and start the heavy
breathing again. Repeat the whole pattern three or four rounds and add in
some cold exposure (cold shower, ice bath, naked snow angels) a few times
a week.
This flip-flopping—breathing all-out, then not at all, getting really cold
and then hot again—is the key to T ummo’ s magic. It forces the body into
high stress one minute, a state of extreme relaxation the next. Carbon
dioxide levels in the blood crash, then they build back up. T issues become
oxygen deficient and then flooded again. The body becomes more adaptable
and flexible and learns that all these physiological responses can come
under our control. Conscious heavy breathing, McGee told me, allows us to
bend so that we don’ t get broken.
•       •       •
Back on the park lawn, there is no more huf fing, no more irritable heart.
The journey into self-inflicted sympathetic stress is over. Outside, the world
seems to yawn awake in a Disney


 h e r b  a ï o l i
Light, ta ngy citrus dr essings let the peppery taste of the gr eens shine
thr ough, while cr eamy garlic tones even out bitter notes for a headier taste.
And, of course, the only truly gr eat dr essing is one you make y ourself. It’ s
r eally not har d, especially if you have high-quality extra-vir gin olive oil or
nut o il a nd a couple of herb vine gars or fr esh lemon juice on hand. T oasted
sesame oil and balsamic vineg ar ar e items to consider adding to your
pantry staples if not alr eady ther e.
Y ou can make this exquisite Fr ench mayonnaise any time of year with fr esh
gr eens a t your disposal as the m arket dictates. It absolutely has to be stor ed
in th e r efrigerator, and since it d oes not fr eeze and cannot be home canned,
make up very small quantities, th en chill and serve within a day. Use spring
herbs, su ch as garlic gr eens or wild leek leaves, or other fr esh herbs, such
as tarragon, thyme or sage.
Essential:  Y ou  can greatly  reduce the risk of botulism poisoning by gentl y
washing eggs in cool, soapy water. Rinse well and do not return to the
original carton. Store in a clean plastic egg tray in the refrigerator.
MAKES 1–1/2 CUPS (375 ML)
6 cloves garlic
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
1–1/4 cups (300 mL) extra-virgin olive oil or nut oil
1 tbsp (15 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tbsp (25 mL) finely chopped fr esh herbs (see above)
1/2 tsp (2 mL) sea salt

1. In a b lender o r small food processor, chop garlic. Add egg a nd egg yolk
and process until blended.2. W ith the motor running, slow ly add the olive oil through the opening in
the l id a nd proce ss just until the mixture thickens and emulsifies. (Aïoli will
get even thicker upon refrigeration,) Add lemon juice. Stir in herbs and salt.
Scrape into a jar or small container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate
immediately Keep refrigerated until ready to use. Use within 1 day
c h a m p a g n e  r a s p b e r r y  v i n a i g r e t t e
In m y view, sp ring dr essings must be worthy of the spring- fr esh salad
gr eens and vegetables bursting with fr esh-tasting vitality. This vibrant,
sweet-tart pink vinaigr ette is the perfect match for a gr een spring mélange.
In it s sim plest fo rm, vinaigr ette is an emulsion made fr om oil, vinegar and
salt, wit h no emulsifier used to keep the oil and vinegar fr om  separating.
Often D ijon mustar d is added along with traditional herbs like tarragon,
thyme and marjoram. Cr eative chefs and kitchen gar deners ar e
experimenting now with differ ent cold-pr essed oils, fruited vinegars, puréed
vegetables and other less traditional flavours to make exceptional
vinaigr ettes with  zing. The ratio of vinegar to oil is usually one part vinegar
to thr ee parts oi l. When lemon ju ice is used in place of the vinegar, the ratio
changes: two parts lemon juice to thr ee parts oil.
MAKES 1 CUP (250 ML)
3 tbsp (45 mL) Sweet Raspberry V inegar (page xx or stor e-bought)
2 tbsp (25 mL) champagne or sparkling white wine
1 tbsp (15 mL) honey Dijon mustard
1 tbsp (15 mL) finely chopped fr esh spring herbs (see above)
1/4 tsp (1 mL) sea salt
pinch fr eshly gr ound pepper
3/4 cup (175 mL) extra-virgin olive oil or nut oil
In a small bowl,  whisk together the raspberry vinegar, champagne, mustard,
herbs, salt and pepper. Whisking constantly add the oil in a slow, steadystream until completely incorporated.
Use: Drizzle over spring greens, cooked fiddleheads, artichokes and
asparagus.
s p r i n g  s a l a d
Of c ourse, you c an make this sa lad in the spring using all fr esh ingr edients.
But if you hav e asparagus and artichokes in the pantry in January,
February or Mar ch, you can cel ebrate spring early. The vinaigr ette is sweet
and sour at the same time, lending a crisp, tart balance to the fr esh tastes of
the asparagus and artichokes. This salad is r eason enough to want to
pr eserve some of spring’ s citrus gr een tastes for the long, dark winter
ahead. Use spinach and bok choy or cabbage gr eens in the winter. As you
can see fr om the photo, I leave the skin on fr esh baby potatoes, but in
winter, y ou can cook them in th e skins, then peel and slice them after they
ar e c ooked. So t ry this salad no w with fr esh ingr edients, then pr eserve your
own asparagus and artichokes and enjoy it again in six months.
MAKES 4 SER VINGS
12 small new potatoes or fingerlings
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) baby spinach, sorr el or arugula leaves
1 pint (2-cup/500 mL) jar canned asparagus, drained
1 pint (2-cup/500 mL) jar canned artichokes, drained
1/2 r ed onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup (50 mL) coarsely chopped fr esh spring herbs
1 cup (250 mL) Champagne Raspberry V inaigr ette
sea salt and pepper
 1. In a s aucepan, cover potatoes  with water. Add 1 tsp (5 mL) salt and bring
to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes
or u ntil tender. R inse under cool water and drain. Quarter or sl ice potatoes
as desired.
2. Distr ibute spinach evenly among 4 salad plates. Divide potatoes,
asparagus, artich okes, onion and herbs into 4 equal portions and pile on top
of greens. Drizzle with vinaigrette and grind salt and pepper over top.
S u m m e r
“Then followed that beautiful season … the Summer …!
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as
if new-created in all the freshness of childhood.”
—HENR Y W ADSWOR TH LONGFELLOWB l a c k b e r r i e s
AS MEMBERS  OF THE RO SE F AMIL Y OF PLANTS, blackberries
(Rubus fruticosus)  and  raspberries grow on brambles or canes and are
sometimes called bramble fruits. Y ou might still find them grow ing wild in
country hedger ows because they tolerate shade. The thorns of the
blackberry plant  are much more  dangerous to the berry picker than those of
the rasp berry; for this reason, t hornless varieties have been cultivated and
are preferred, especially by pick-your -own operators. Unlike the central
core of the raspberry, that of th e blackberry stays with the bla ckberry and
can be eaten when ripe.
Good Pr eserving V arieties
Helen:  No thorns; early variety with good flavour; popular at pick-your -
own farms.
John Innes:  Slightly thorny; lar ge black, very tasty fruit.
Kotata:  Thorny; excellent quality; available at the end of July.
Merton Thornless:  N o thorns, medium-size fr uit, robust and full
blackberry taste.
Silvan:  Th orny; early variety; very juicy fruit with sweet-tangy and
aromatic flavour.
Pur chasing/Storing
• 1 lb (500 g) blackberries yields about 2-1/2 cups (625 mL).
• Y ou will need about 1-1/2 lb (750 g) for each quart (1 L) jar.
Although they are an aggregate  fruit like raspberries, blackberries do not
come away from the core when picked; however, the berry should separate
with no more than a gentle tug. If a hard pull is needed to separate it fromthe c ore, the fruit isn’ t ripe. T ransport chilled, and use as soon as  possible or
refrigerate for up to 3 days. W ash just before using.
Good W ith
• Lemon herbs such as lemon balm, lemon thyme, lemon verbena; anise
herbs such as sweet cicely, chervil.
• Sweet seasonings such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla,
almond.
• Semi-soft cheeses such as havarti, Boursin; medium-age cheddars; goat
cheese.
• Other berries, such as raspberries, boysen


Two officials of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital
Council warned yesterday that those worrying  about the prob-
lems that the malpractice insurance crisis could create—if doc-
tors cease treating patients entirely or treat only emergency
cases—have not worried  quite enough.
Indeed, a call to spend more time worrying about a problem. How
could a story like this even appear? Because the cultural pressure is
to worry, rather than to do. If all of those concerned were to worry
a lot more, perhaps the problem would go away.THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 111In order to eliminate worry it is necessary to understand the why
behind it. If worry is a large part of your life, you can bet that it has
many historical antecedents. But what are the payoffs? They are
similar to the neurotic dividends that you receive for guilt, since
both worry and guilt are self-nullifying behaviors, that vary only in
a temporal sense. Guilt focuses on the past; worry on the future.
The Psychological Payoffs for Choosing Worry
• Worry is a present-moment activity. Thus, by using your current
life being immobilized over a future time in your life, you are able
to escape the now and whatever it is in the now that threatens you.
For example, I spent the summer of 1974 in Karamursel, Turkey,
teaching and writing a book on counseling. My seven-year-old
daughter was back in the United States with her mother. While I
love writing, I also find it an intensely lonely, difficult chore which
requires a great deal of self-discipline. I would sit down at my
typewriter with paper in place and the margins set, and all of a
sudden my thoughts would be back on little Tracy Lynn. What if
she rides her bicycle into the street and doesn’t look? I hope she’s
being watched at the swimming pool, because she has a tendency
to be careless. Before I knew it, an hour had elapsed, and I had spent
it worrying. This was all in vain of course. But, was it? As long as I
could use up my present moments worrying I didn’t have to struggle
with the difficulty of writing. A terrific payoff indeed.
• You can avoid having to take risks by using your worry as the
reason for immobility. How could you possibly act if you are preoc-
cupied with your present-moment worry? “I can’t do a thing, I’m
just too worried about———” This is a common lament, and one
with a payoff that keeps you standing still and avoiding the risk of
action.112 / Your Erroneous Zones• You can label yourself as a caring person  by worrying. Worry
proves that you are a good parent, good spouse, or good whatever.
A handsome dividend, although lacking in logical healthy thinking.
• Worry is a handy justification for certain self-defeating behavior.
If you’re overweight, you undoubtedly eat more when you worry,
hence you have a sensational reason for hanging on to the worry
behavior. Similarly, you find yourself smoking more in worrisome
situations, and can use the worry to avoid giving up smoking. This
same neurotic reward system applies to areas including marriage,
money, health and the like. The worry helps you to avoid changing.
It is easier to worry about chest pains than to take the risk of finding
out the truth, and then have to deal forthrightly with yourself.
• Your worry keeps you from living. A worrier sits around and
thinks about things, while a doer must be up and about. Worry is a
clever device to keep you inactive, and clearly it is easier, if less re-
warding, to worry, than to be an active, involved person.
• Worry can bring ulcers, hypertension, cramps, tension head-
aches, backaches and the like. While these may not seem to be pay-
offs, they do result in considerable attention from others and justify
much self-pity as well, and some people would rather be pitied than
fulfilled.
Now that you understand the psychological support system for
your worry, you can begin to devise some strategic efforts for getting
rid of the troublesome worry bugs that breed in this erroneous zone.
Some Strategies for Eliminating Worry
• Begin to view your present moments as times to live, rather than
to obsess about the future. When you catch yourself worry-THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 113ing, ask yourself, “What am I avoiding now by using up this moment
with worry?” Then begin to attack whatever it is you’re avoiding.
The best antidote to worry is action. A client of mine, formerly prone
to worry, told me of a recent triumph over it. At a vacation resort
he wandered into the sauna one afternoon. There he met a man who
couldn’t take a holiday from his worries. The other man elaborated
all of the things my client should be worrying about. He mentioned
the stock market, but said not to worry about short-range fluctu-
ations. In six months there would be a virtual collapse, and that was
the thing to really worry about. My client made sure of all the things
he should worry about, and then left. He played a one-hour game
of tennis, enjoyed a touch football game with some young children,
participated with his wife in a Ping-Pong match which they thor-
oughly enjoyed, and finally, some three hours later, returned for a
shower/sauna. His new friend was still there worrying, and began
once again to chronicle more things to worry about. Meantime, my
client had spent his present moments excitedly alive, while the other
man had consumed his in worry. And neither man’s behavior had
any effect on the stock market.
• Recognize the preposterousness of worry. Ask yourself over
and over, “Is there anything that will ever change as a result of my
worrying about it?”
• Give yourself shorter and shorter periods of “worry-time.”
Designate ten minutes in the morning and afternoon as your worry
segments. Use these periods to fret about every potential disaster
you can get into the time slot. Then, using your ability to control
your own thoughts, postpone any further worry until your next
designated “worry-time.” You’ll soon see the folly of using any time
in this wasteful fashion, and will eventually eliminate your worry
zone completely.
• Make a worry list of everything you worried about yesterday,
last week and even last year. See if any of your worry did anything
productive for you. Assess also how many of the114 / Your Erroneous Zonesthings you worried about ever materialized at all. You’ll soon see
that the worry is really a doubly wasteful activity. It does nothing
to alter the future. And the projected catastrophe often turns out to
be minor, or even a blessing when it arrives.
• Just Worry!  See if it is something that you can demonstrate when
you are tempted to worry. That is, stop and turn to someone and
say, “Watch me—I’m about to worry.” They’ll be confounded since
you probably won’t even know how to demonstrate the thing you
do so well, so often.
• Ask yourself this worry-eradicating question. “What’s the worst
thing that could happen to me (or them) and what is the likelihood
of it occurring?” You’ll discover the absurdity of worry in this way.
• Deliberately choose to act in some manner that is in direct con-
flict with your usual areas of worry. If you compulsively save for
the future, always worried about having enough money for another
day, begin to use your money today. Be like the rich uncle who put
in his will, “Being of sound mind, I spent all my money while I was
alive.”
• Begin to face the fears you possess with productive thought and
behavior. A friend of mine recently spent a week on an island off
the coast of Connecticut. The woman enjoys taking long walks, and
soon discovered that the island was populated by many dogs who
were allowed to run wild. She decided to fight her fear and worry
that they might somehow bite her or even tear her limb from
limb—the ultimate calamity. She carried a rock in her hand (insur-
ance) and decided to show no sign of fear as the dogs approached.
She even refused to slow down when the dogs growled and came
running toward her. As the dogs charged forward and encountered
someone who refused to back down, they gave up and ran away.
While I am not advocating dangerous behavior, I do believe that an
effective challenge to a fear or worry is the most productive way to
eradicate it from your life.THE USELESS EMOTIONS—GUILT AND WORRY  / 115These are some techniques for eliminating worry in your life. But
the most effective weapon you have for wiping out worry is your
own determination to banish this neurotic behavior from your life.
Final Thoughts on Worry and Guilt
The present moment is the key to understanding your guilt and
worry activities. Learn to live now and not waste your current mo-
ments in immobilizing thoughts about the past or future. There is
no other moment to live but now, and all of your futile guilt and
worry are done in the elusive now.
Lewis Carroll in Alice Through the Looking Glass  talked about living
in the present.
“The rule is, jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday…but never


 intellectually
stimulating times I have had during my adult life. Dr. Abraham taught me to critically evaluate medical research. During our visits,
we would always have biochemistry books out and we spent many hours discussing the biochemical pathways of the body. I will
miss him and those times terribly.
But, I will continue to carry on his work. We all learn from our predecessors. I learned from one of the greatest. Dr.
Abraham, you will be missed, but your work has advanced medicine and, more importantly, has helped untold numbers of
patients.
The iodine story is not complete. Our continuing exposure to increased amounts of toxic halogens—bromide, fluoride, and
chlorine derivatives—necessitates that we all ensure that our
iodine levels are optimal. We are suffering from a plethora of
illnesses all related to iodine deficiency including: cancer of the breast, thyroid, ovary, uterus, and prostate, as well as autoimmune
thyroid illnesses, hypothyroidism, fibrocystic breast disease, ADHD, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia. All of these conditions can
be related to iodine deficiency.
This book was written to educate you about iodine. Ensuring that you and your family ingest adequate amounts of iodine can
make the difference between living a healthy life or a life troubled with medical issues. Iodine is truly an amazing essential nutrient.
I am honored to write about it.
TO ALL OF OUR HEALTH!!
David Brownstein, M.D.
January, 2004Chapter 1
Introduction to Iodine
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO IODINE
Steven, a 55-year-old photographer, complained of losing his creative abilities. “I can’t see the pictures like I used to.
In fact, I have no motivation to even work. I feel like I am in a fog,” he claimed. Steven was diagnosed with depression
three years earlier and treated with antidepressant medications. Although he felt some improvement from the
antidepressant medications, he found that he was having difficulty being productive at work. “My business was going
down the tubes. Clients were leaving me left and right,” he claimed. When I saw Steven, he had many of the signs of
hypothyroidism including poor eyebrow growth, slow reflexes, puffiness under his eyes, and very dry skin. Steven’s blood
tests showed low-normal thyroid function tests and a very low basal body temperature (96.6 degrees Fahrenheit—normal
97.8-98.2 degrees Fahrenheit). Steven’s iodine-loading test showed a low iodine level at 23% excretion (normal: >90%
excretion. The iodine-loading test will be explained in
Chapter 2
). He was initially treated with 50mg/day of iodine/iodide
(Iodoral
®
). His blood and hair tests revealed nutritional deficiencies that were contributing to his problems. He was
prescribed a combination of vitamins, minerals, and unrefined salt (Celtic Sea Salt
®
), in addition to the iodine. At a two-
month follow-up visit, he reported, “I am so much better. It is like night and day. My creative level is tremendously
improved. I can now see things at work. You either have the eye for photography or you don’t. Now I have it again. I feel
like I am 20 years old. At work, my phone won’t stop ringing. The only bad thing is that I am getting too busy.”
Update (2
nd

Edition) on Steven’s case: Steven has been taking 50mg/day of iodine for two years. His recent iodine
loading test has improved to 85% excretion (normal >90% excretion).
New 5
th

Edition Update: Steven’s iodine loading test now is normal (>95% excretion). He recently reported, “I feel
great. The iodine has truly changed my life and changed it for the better. I am grateful to feel this good.”
Steven’s story is not unique. The human body is a wonderful thing. If you give it the proper nutrients, it can perform optimally.
Conversely, when the raw materials (vitamins, minerals, hormones, enzymes, amino acids, etc.) are lacking or imbalanced, it sets
the stage for poor health and the onset of
disease. At the present time, iodine deficiency is occurring in epidemic proportions. This
book will explore the causes and treatment of iodine deficiency.
WHAT DOES IODINE DO?
For over 100 years, iodine has been known as the element that is necessary for thyroid hormone production. However, it is
rare to see any further mention of iodine’s other effects in the body. Iodine is found in each of the trillions of cells in the body.
Without adequate iodine levels, life itself is not possible.
Iodine is not only necessary for the production of thyroid hormone, it is also responsible for the production of all of the other
hormones in the body. Adequate iodine levels are necessary for proper immune system function. Iodine contains potent
antibacterial, antiparasitic, antiviral, and anticancer properties. Iodine is also effective for treating fibrocystic breasts and ovarian
cysts.
Table 1
 (
page 26
) lists some of the many benefits of iodine and some of the conditions that would benefit from adequate
iodine supplementation. This book will review the many therapeutic aspects of iodine.
Approximately 1.5 billion people, about one-third of the earth’s population, live in an area of iodine deficiency as defined by
the World Health Organization. Iodine deficiency disorder can result in mental retardation, goiter, increased child and infant
mortality, infertility, and socioeconomic decline.
1
 Iodine
deficiency disorder is the most common preventable form of mental
retardation known.
 Table 1: Therapeutic Actions of Iodine and Conditions Iodine Can Treat

Iodine is a relatively rare element, ranking 62
nd
 in abundance of the elements of the earth. Iodine is primarily found in
seawater in very small quantities and solid rocks (usually near the ocean) that form when seawater evaporates. Iodine can also
be
found in sea organisms, such as seaweed. In fact, seaweed is one of the most abundant sources of iodine because seaweed has
the ability to concentrate a large amount of iodine from the ocean water.
Iodine is not very abundant in the earth’s crust. It is estimated to be about 0.3-0.5 parts per million. In fact, it is in the bottom
third of the elements in terms of abundance.
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If the soil has adequate iodine levels, the crops grown on that soil will contain adequate iodine levels. Conversely, deficient
iodine levels will be found in crops grown on iodine-deficient soil.
There are naturally occurring non-radioactive and radioactive forms of iodine. Radioactive iodine can be used in medicine to
diagnose and treat certain illnesses, particularly illnesses of the thyroid gland.
Commercially available non-radioactive iodine primarily comes from several sources: Chilean saltpeter, seaweed, and brine
water in oil wells. The action of the waves from the ocean can make iodine gas. Once airborne, iodine can combine with water or
air and enter the soil. Non-radioactive iodine can enter our food system in a variety of ways. First, plants can take up iodine from
the soil. Second, airborne iodine can land on fresh water supplies and, finally, airborne iodine can land on the ground, combine
with salt, and become iodized salt.
Radioactive iodine can enter the air from reactions in
nuclear power plants or explosions of nuclear materials. Radioactive
iodine has been associated with certain types of cancer including thyroid cancer and certain blood cancers. Children are more
susceptible to radioactive iodine since they have smaller thyroid glands, and they will receive a proportionately larger radioactive
dose than an adult when they are exposed to radioactive iodine. Radioactive iodine damage can be prevented by the ingestion of
non-radioactive inorganic iodine.
The meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan should give us all pause. It is best to ensure iodine sufficiency–for
both health and safety issues. If we are ever confronted with a Fukushima-like event, iodine sufficiency would be a protective
factor minimizing problems with radioactive iodine exposure.
WHERE IS IODINE FOUND IN THE BODY?
Every cell in the body contains and utilizes iodine. Iodine is concentrated in the glandular system of the body. The thyroid
gland contains a higher concentration of iodine than any other organ of the body. Large amounts of iodine are also stored in many
other areas of the body including the salivary glands, cerebrospinal fluid and the brain
3
, gastric mucosa, choroid plexus, breasts,
ovaries, and the ciliary body of the eye. In the brain, iodine concentrates in the substantia nigra, an area of the brain that has beenassociated with Parkinson’s disease.
Iodine is essential for the normal growth and development
of children. Severe iodine deficiency can result in severe mental
deficiency and deafness (i.e., goiter). In addition, spontaneous abortion, as well as delayed physical and intellectual development
is associated with iodine deficiency. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is also related to iodine deficiency (see
Chapter 10
).
Conversely, too much iodine can be a problem. In rare cases


heart	disease,	high	blood	pressure,	cataracts	and	arthritis.
Eating	refined	sugar	is	destructive	to	human	health	because	it	causes	vitamins,
minerals	and	hormones	to	become	imbalanced,	which	throws	the	body	into
biochemical	chaos	for	several	hours.	The	body,	desperately	scrambling	to	right
itself,	depletes	itself	of	vital	nutrients.	The	most	important	and	universal	dietary
recommendation	I	can	make	to	everyone	is	to	cut	as	much	sugar	(and	foods
made	with	sugar)	from	their	diet	as	possible.	Those	children	who	are	consuming
up	to	half	their	calories	as	sugar	become	sitting	ducks	for	infections	and	future
problems	such	as	diabetes,	osteoporosis,	cancer,	arthritis	and	heart	disease.
Eating	sugar	is	death	by	installment.
White	Flour:	Quick,	Inexpensive	and	Destructive
Almost	all	bread,	pasta	and	baked	goods	are	made	of	white	flour—an	easy-to-
use,	easy-to-store,	highly	processed	derivative	of	what	was	once	a	wheat	grain.
Wheat	is	a	good	and	nutritious	food,	but	by	the	time	wheat	gets	ground	up	and
processed	into	white	flour,	it	bears	little	resemblance	(physically	or	nutritionally)
to	wheat.	White	flour	contains	little	nutrition,	is	toxic	and	is	an	antinutrient	(likesugar).	Yet	the	average	American	consumes	more	than	two	hundred	pounds	of
white	flour	every	year.
Almost	all	of	the	nutrients	once	contained	in	wheat	are	lost	in	the	process	of
creating	white	flour	(including	60	percent	of	the	calcium,	77	percent	of	the
magnesium,	78	percent	of	the	zinc,	89	percent	of	the	cobalt,	98	percent	of	the
vitamin	E,	80	percent	of	vitamins	B
1
and	B
3
,	and	75	percent	of	the	folic	acid).
Also	lost	are	the	essential	fatty	acids	and	fiber.	Worse	still,	many	nutrients	are
needed	in	order	for	your	body	to	metabolize	the	flour	for	energy.	Because	the
flour	does	not	contain	those	nutrients,	your	body	is	robbed	of	the	nutrients,
similar	to	what	happens	when	you	eat	sugar.
In	1941,	severe	nutritional	problems	prompted	our	government	to	pass
legislation	requiring	that	certain	nutrients	be	added	back	to	the	flour.	“Enriched
flour”	was	born.	White	flour	has	lost	more	than	twenty-five	known	nutrients,	a
handful	are	added	back,	yet	we	still	call	flour	“enriched”	(instead	of,	perhaps,
“impoverished”).
We	did	not	have	nutritional	deficiency	in	mind	when	we	started	making	white
flour.	We	made	it	because	it	does	not	spoil;	it	keeps	practically	forever,	which
makes	white	flour	an	ideal	food	to	feed	people	in	big	cities.	However,	the
malnutrition	problem	with	flour	is	serious—our	bellies	are	filled	in	the	form	of
“hearty”	pastas	and	breads,	but	all	those	empty	calories	do	not	even	come	close
to	fulfilling	our	needs	for	nutrients,	thus	contributing	to	deficiency.
Worse,	flour	also	contributes	to	the	other	cause	of	disease,	toxicity.	White
flour	contains	almost	no	fiber,	which	is	essential	for	proper	bowel	movements
and	toxin	removal.	Eating	too	much	flour	(and	not	enough	fiber)	is	associated
with	constipation,	hemorrhoids,	colitis	and	rectal	cancer.
Avoiding	white	flour	is	not	easy	because	it	is	in	virtually	all	breads,	pastas,
cakes,	cookies,	crackers,	breakfast	cereals,	pizzas	and	pastries.	But	when	you
realize	that	flour	causes	disease,	cutting	down	on	the	refined	flour	products	you
consume	is	worth	the	effort.	A	plate	of	pasta	with	vegetables	can	no	longer	be
considered	a	good	meal.	The	vegetables	are	good,	but	the	pasta	is	not;	choose
whole	grains	or	beans	instead.
The	real	health	threat	from	white	flour	comes	not	from	any	single	meal,	but
because	we	eat	so	much	of	it—one	or	more	meals	a	day,	every	day.	We	also
need	to	keep	in	mind	that	many	other	grains	frequently	are	refined	(such	as	those
in	“multi-grain”	breads	and	cereals)	and	are	reduced	to	little	more	than	empty
calories.	Any	grain	that	is	finely	ground	and	“stripped”	of	fiber	and	other
nutrients	is	a	poor	nutritional	choice	because	essential	nutrients	have	been	lost,
which	most	people	do	not	realize.	I	cannot	tell	you	how	many	times	I	havetalked	to	people	who	proudly	describe	their	“healthy,	whole-grain	diets”—diets
made	of	whole-wheat	bread,	rolled	oats,	granola,	multigrain	cereals.	All	of	these
are	processed,	make-believe	foods.
Eating	processed	foods	of	any	kind	is
fundamentally	different	from	and	nutritionally	inferior	to	eating	whole,
unprocessed	foods.
On	the	subject	of	food	processing,	one	type	of	grain	processing	is	of	special
concern:	puffed	grains.	The	high	heat	and	pressure	used	in	the	puffing	process
alters	the	molecular	structure	of	proteins	in	the	grains,	making	them	toxic
enough	to	kill	laboratory	animals.	Absolutely	avoid	puffed	wheat,	puffed	millet
and	puffed	rice	(including	rice	cakes),	and	any	other	puffed	grains.	This	warning
does	not	include	popcorn,	which	is	not	subjected	to	such	high	temperatures	and
pressures.	In	his	book,
Fighting	the	Food	Giants,
Paul	Stitt	reported	an
experiment	in	which	rats	were	fed	either	whole	wheat	or	puffed	wheat.	The	rats
eating	the	whole	wheat	lived	over	a	year	while	the	rats	eating	puffed	wheat	died
within	two	weeks.
To	avoid	health	problems	created	by	processed	grains,	choose	whole	grains
such	as	millet,	oats,	quinoa,	spelt,	barley,	amaranth,	teff,	kamut	and	brown	rice.
Many	people	do	not	realize	that	white	rice	is	also	a	processed	grain	and,
therefore,	a	poor	food	choice.	Buckwheat,	not	strictly	a	grain,	can	be	cooked	like
whole	grains.	Organic	whole	grains	are	readily	available	at	health	food	stores.
Cook	grains	in	a	pot	of	water	as	you	would	cook	rice.	A	rice-cooker	will	also
work.	In	the	real	world,	often	we	are	forced	to	make	less	than	ideal	choices.	At
the	very	least,	choose	minimally	processed	whole	grains	(such	as	whole-wheat
flour	or	oatmeal)	instead	of	highly	refined	and	stripped	grains,	such	as	white
flour,	white	rice	and	pasta	made	from	white	flour.
Misleading	Choices
When	I	told	Elizabeth,	the	woman	I	introduced	you	to	at	the	start	of	this
chapter,	that	if	she	wanted	to	get	well	and	stay	well	she	would	have	to	eliminate
sugar	from	her	diet,	she	replied,	“I	don’t	eat	any	sugar,”	going	on	to	explain	that
she	rarely
added
sugar	to	anything.	What	she	meant	was,	she	r


ase, as carnivores do.  These salts have an affinity for cartilage in joints. Also having this affinity are the acid end-products of grains, oxalic ac -
ids in vegetables like spinach, chard, beets and lamb’s quarter, most cooked foods, and mea ts.)
Are w
e a species of fruit eaters?  I’m sure that you will agree through your own senses
that fruits would be your primary food in a state of nature.  Would you, in nature, rel -
ish ripe grapes, peaches, melons, bananas, apples, plums, oranges, mangoes, avocados, tomatoes, figs
, berries and the thousands of other fruits?  Would fruits attract your eye,
tantalize your sense of smell, and be a gustatory delight in their raw natural ripe state?  Would you prefer anything that occurs in nature to a juicy sweet watermelon?  Man has always had a love affair going with fruits.  Even through all his perversions, he has con -
tinued to relish fruits.
Fruits are the natur al f
ood of humans and the
only food category ideally suited to all their faculties. This does not mean we should eat fruits totally and exclusively in our present circumstances, but it does mean that, in na -
ture, that’s all we ate as attested to by anthro -
pological evidence scientists have uncovered, notably Dr. Alan W alker of Johns Hopk
ins
University.
Fruits really have it all; all that it took to make
us into superb human beings; all that is re -
quired to sustain us in a healthy state insofar as food contributes to this condition; and all tha t we need to liv e a long
, rewarding vibrant and happy life.
Conclusions and Observations
That we are biologically fruitarians is an inescapable conclusion on every count that we
can relevantly and validly cite.  What does this mean in practical application?  Almost everyone you meet will condemn fruitarian fare.  Almost everyone thinks from the
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Fruiticulturestandpoint that sickness is inevitable and must be
prevented whereas, in fact, diseases simply will not occur unless we cause them, either through deficien -
cies or intoxications or both.  If you eat 70% to 80% fruits and the balance in leafy green salads along
with c
onservatively cooked tubers, roots and even
grain products, along with some raw nuts and seeds, you will not significantly or even noticeably impair yourself assuming, of course, that your other prac -
tices are good.
There are social c onsider
ations that make some concessions on dietary intake prefer -
able to social ostracism.  In my own case I merely tell those who inquire about why I’m
not ea ting, or who urge me t o ea
t meat dishes or obnoxious fare, that I’m on a special
diet and that, while I’d love to have what is being offered, I don’t dare touch it lest I suf -
fer problems.  You’ll inevitably be assailed by those who tell you about vitamin B12 defi-
ciency and anemia.  This vitamin is created by both fermentative and putrefactive bac -
teria.  Grass contains no vitamin B12 either, yet we are told to eat beef liver among others
for B12.  Mother Nature was, indeed, provident and provides us amply with our B12 needs
from our intestinal tract through symbiotic bacterial flora just as with other animals in nature.  Experiments with baboons on a fruit diet only for many years could not induce a vitamin B
12 deficiency in any of them.
It is also rewarding to learn that, in a research to put the fruit-eating fad to rest, Professor Meyer of the University of Pretoria fed 50 controls fruits and nuts only for a period of six months.  Instead of deficiencies and dis -
ease, the controls became rather sickness-free and greatly impr o
ved in health and weight.
The results were published in the February 20, 1971 issue of the South African Medical Journal.
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Fruiticulturef
Fresh Food Festival Fruitarians, Denmark  n
“Fruit is great fuel.  Bananas are the perfect food for people who have an “Fruit is great fuel.  Bananas are the perfect food for people who have an
active lifestyle.  Self-contained, tasty, eat to eat, satisfying, available year-active lifestyle.  Self-contained, tasty, eat to eat, satisfying, available year-
round, inexpensive, and with the a perfect mix of nutrients, bananas proround, inexpensive, and with the a perfect mix of nutrients, bananas pro --
vide practically all of the active person’s food requirements.  After a long, vide practically all of the active person’s food requirements.  After a long,
strenuous workout, what could possibly be more satisfying thanstrenuous workout, what could possibly be more satisfying than
a big plate of fresh, cool fruit?”a big plate of fresh, cool fruit?”
-Dr. Douglas Graham-Dr. Douglas Graham72
FruiticultureThe Fruitarian Diet
by David Klein, Ph.D. & Dr. T. C. Fry
Humans have a specific natural biological diet, one which offers complete alkalizing nu-
trition with virtually no toxicity and is comprised of the most delicious, satisfying and health-promoting foods offer ed up b
y Nature.  The Fruitarian Diet is based on conclusive
evidence that we are biologically, physiologically and anatomically Frugivores.  Humans were designed to eat fruit!  As such, fruit stands as our natural and most healthful food.  Our natural biological diet sets us free of aberrant behavior, rapid aging, disease and suffering, and opens the doors to manifesting the Vibrant Health of our dreams!  We call it the Fruitarian Diet.  It is also known as the Vibrant Diet, the Hygienic Diet and the 80/10/10 Diet.
The Fruitarian Diet consists of our most naturally healthful, delicious and satisfying
foods: raw fruits and vegetables with minimal-to-moderate amounts of seeds, and nuts.  The Fruitarian Diet is comprised of a 90% alkalizing foods (minimum) averaging the fol -
lowing caloronutrient ratio: 80% carbohydrates (minimum), 10% protein (maximum), 10% fat (maximum).  Sevent
y-five percent raw is a good place to start, with the goal
of working one’s way up to 100 percent raw.  The Fruitarian Diet reverses and prevents
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Fruiticultureacidosis, the predominant underlying condition which causes most diseases and the
physical degeneration humanity experiences, and it promotes complete healing of most disease conditions and complete rejuvenation, attended by peak strength, endurance, longevity, and a joyful sense of vibrant health.  Many have realized these wonderful ben -
efits for themselves, and many more need to receive our vital message and our help in adopting the F ruitarian Diet.
Based soundly and scien tifically upon our na
tural biological disposition—upon our natu -
ral physical, mental, emotional, sensory and spiritual needs—you can expect sensational improvemen ts when y
ou eat a vibrant raw food diet and practice the totally effective
health system of which it is a part.  The health system of which the natural raw food diet is a part is the basis for vibrant, sickness-free well-being! By following this natural and ef -
fective system in practice, you almost surely will:
 •  Detoxify and ov
ercome, once and for all time, occasional illnesses or annoying ail-
ments. Whether it be indigestion, colds, flu bouts, mucus expectoration, headaches, back aches, fev ers and
“itises” or even such “incurable” problems as acne, allergy, arthri -
tis, asthma, constipation, heart and cardiovascular problems, herpes, psoriasis, skin problems, sinusitis, tinnitus, tumors or wha
tever, this systems enables you to overcome
almost anything simply by discontinuing and removing easily recognized causes, and es -
tablishing conditions that build great health.
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Fruiticulture •  Because you’ll discontinue and avoid easily recognizable causes of discomforts, sick -
nesses and disease, you need not suffer ev
en so much as another case of indigestion,
aches and pains, fever (itis), sor e thr
oat, cough, cold or anything else!
 •  Normalize your weigh
t if it is excessive.  Without dieting or counting calories, a
healthful living regimen born of properly meeting our needs causes the overweight to
quickly, naturally, safely, surely, and permanently lose down to a naturally normal weight set-point.
 •  Eliminate physicians
, hospitals, drugs, and nostrums from your and your family’s
lives. You’ll also be spared their astronomical costs as well as the aches, pains, discom -
forts, agonies, and lost time.
 •  Save thousands of dollars ever
y year in food, energy, medical, hospital, drug, labor,
insurance, and other outlays!
 • Energize yourself!
You’ll get more done when your energy levels go up!  You become
more lovable and charming as you become happier, more radiant and more dynamic.
 •  Increase your brainpo
wer and mental alertness.  Your thinking will be clearer, sharp -
er and more focused.  Your IQ and wisdom will increase significantly.
 •  Have newfound strength, stamina, vigor
, and vibrant vitality.
 •  Enjoy clearer complexion


 I had written, and to test those
principles for a spiritual solution to every problem firsthand in my own life.
In the autumn of 2000, I was literally brought to my knees while alone in a
hotel room. I could barely breathe. My chest felt like it was in a vise. I was
sweating profusely and soon found out that I had had a heart attack. But
something was dreadfully wrong with this picture. I do not smoke or drink;
I am not overweight; I exercise every day and have done so for twenty-five
years. I watch what I eat; I meditate; I do what I love, and I love what I do.
I have a great marriage and wonderful children. I don’ t do heart attacks!
That is for other people who live their lives in such a way as to invite heart
attacks. Not me. Not Dr. Wayne Dyer. Yet there I was, in the hospital with
monitor wires attached all over my upper body and with an IV in my arm.
In three days I would have an angiogram procedure.
For the first twenty-four hours, I lay there in a state of shock and disbelief.
It is called denial. I felt sorry for myself. I refused to acknowledge that such
a thing could happen to me. I was weepy around my family and I was, to be
honest, scared. After that first day I began to reexamine what I had written
in this book you are about to read. I reminded myself over and over of the
title: There Is a Spiritual Solution to Every Pr oblem —and this surely was a
problem. I remembered that I could bring the ener gy of spirit right there to
that hospital room. By doing so I could turn this thing around and no longer
wallow in the low ener gy of self-pity, injury, sadness, fear, and doubt.
The facts were the facts, my heart had been injured. Now it was up to me. I
am not this body; I am a spiritual being, eternal, always connected to God. Icould shift my awareness to being the observer rather than the victim,
which is what I have been writing about over the past twenty years. It was
as if the light came on in a dark room. I felt the presence of a higher, faster
healing ener gy almost immediately. I began to be cheerful rather than
morose. I circulated around the cardiac ward attempting to cheer up those
who were much worse of f than myself. I began to view the hospital and the
many healing professionals with awe, love, and respect rather than with
thoughts of fear and anxiety. I looked for what was right about that place
and experienced gratitude for everything my senses witnessed. I brought to
the cardiac ward the awareness that I have elaborated on here, in this book
that I love so much. “Surely the presence of God is in this place.” Certainly
the reality of the heart damage did not magically disappear, but in my mind,
where the “problem” existed, I had introduced the higher/faster ener gy of
spirit and the “problem” disappeared permanently.
On Monday morning, December 4, 2000, the angiogram re-vealed a
blockage in one artery that may have been a part of my physical anatomy
since birth. My heart was strong and the damage was minimal. A stent was
inserted in the blocked artery after a balloon poked out the of fending
plaque. I am now back to my normal exercise and work routine.
As I was being wheeled into the cath-lab and having the catheter inserted in
my leg and dye into my arteries, my heart was literally at peace. I joked
with the nurses and cardiologists and squeezed my wife’ s hand, telling her I
loved her. All fear, worry, anxiety, doubt, and darkness left me. I knew that
regardless of the outcome, I was at peace, connected to spirit and in God’ s
hands.
I decided to share this information with you here at the beginning of this
book to illustrate how a seemingly insurmountable “problem” has a
spiritual solution readily accessible, when one stops focusing on the
“problem” and shifts to spiritual ener gy. I was able to bring in the
higher/faster ener gy of spirit which means that: 1) I literally surrendered
and turned the “problem” over to a higher power; 2) I saw love everywhere
rather than fear; 3) I reminded myself that I am an infinite soul in a
temporary body; 4) I quieted my mind and emptied it of all negativity; 5) I
became grateful for all of those who worked on bringing healing ener gy tome; 6) I stayed connected to God in my mind; 7) I began to bring joy to
those around me as a means of eradicating my own self-indulgence. It
worked!
And as if to illustrate a final point, I received a beautiful letter from Peggy
Bartzokis, the wife of my cardiologist, Thomas Bartzokis, MD, pointing out
how everything and everyone benefits when spirit is allowed to be fully
present. She writes:
I feel as though you appeared in our lives (Tom and mine), for a reason. The fact that you went to Tom and not another
cardiologist at a time when I needed to read your writings and Tom needed to learn more about how to help his patients still
astounds me.
     Your tapes started me on a new path. I’m working hard to heal myself. My health was on a downward spiral and I never
considered that my thinking could be my problem. Thank you for opening my eyes to the importance of the mind/body
connection.
     Also through me, Tom gets to hear all about what I’m reading (whether he wants to or not) and luckily he finds these ideas
fascinating. I’m excited because he treats over ten thousand patients and if he can share these ideas he may really be able to
prevent further cardiac damage or other illnesses.
     I’m also thankful that you are fully recovered and running again. Maybe we were all meant to learn something from this
experience. As you once said, “Every meeting in our lives is in some way orchestrated by a divine force... and the strangers
to whom we are drawn have something to teach us.”
    I can’t tell you how much I appreciate meeting you both. I will always have you and Marcelene in my prayers. God bless
you and all the good works that you do.
There you have it all. I put it right here for everyone to see. It’ s all in order
and a spiritual solution awaits you for any and all things that you perceive
to be “problems.” T rust me. I, W ayne Dyer, know from firsthand
experience.
OceanofPDF.comI NTRODUCTION
The title of this book makes a very lar ge claim. Y es, you can literally rid
yourself of any and all problems by seeking and implementing spiritual
solutions. I have explained what I mean by spiritual, pr oblems,  and
solutions  in the very first chapter, so there is no need to do so in this brief
introduction. The essential message of this book is in the following ten
points.
1. Everything in our universe is nothing more than ener gy. That is, at the
very core of its being, everything is vibrating to a certain frequency.
2. Slower frequencies appear more solid and this is where our problems
show up.
3. Faster frequencies such as light and thought are less visible.
4. The fastest frequencies are what I am calling spirit.
5. When the highest/fastest frequencies of spirit are brought to the
presence of lower/slower frequencies, they nullify and dissipate those
things we call problems.
6. You have the ability and the power to increase your ener gy and access
the highest/fastest ener gies for the purpose of eradicating any problems
in your life.
7. There are some basic foundations and principles that you will need to
understand and practice in order to access spiritual solutions to any
“problems” that you may be experiencing.
8. Your ultimate choice, once you understand these principles, is whether
to align yourself with a high ener gy field or a low ener gy field.
9. In essence, when you finally come to know and understand the world
of spirit on an intimate basis, you will see clearly that all problems are
illusions in that they are concocted by our minds because we have
come to believe that we are separate from our source, which I call
God, but you can label it any way that you prefer.10. These illusions are nothing more than mistakes in our thinking and like
every error they dissolve when put face to face with the truth.
I have or ganized this book into two sections. The first section contains six
chapters which elaborate the basic fundamental foundations for
understanding that a spiritual solution for any and all problems is readily
available. I have researched Holy Scriptures in many spiritual traditions as
well as those areas we have come to call scientific or pragmatic. I make no
claim that any one tradition or practice is superior to any other. I have
pursued my own awareness of these concepts with a mind that is open to
everything and attached to nothing. I have searched ancient and modern
spiritual tomes from east, west, and anywhere in between, and presented
them as I know them to be truthful and useful.
The second section of this book contains chapters seven to thirteen, each of
which is titled from one of the most well


 which never become active. For a gene to
become operational it has to have certain conditions to express itself.
Depending on the diet of the mother during pregnancy and the diet of the
infant after birth different genes will get expressed. This process does not
stop at the infant stage. Throughout our whole lives our diet has a pro
found influence on gene expression, in other words what we eat changes
our genetics. So, which is the chicken and which is the egg - genetics or the
environmental factors?
Environment: our diet, life-style, pollution, stress, infections, etc., has a
profound effect on what would happen to the child's health since concep
tion. The same environment will shape a lot of the genetics of the child.
Genetics is a very complicated area and despite all our investment into molecular biology we are still very far away from a full understanding of the
role genetics may play in our health. What the science learned so far we
can't put into practical use, in other words there is nothing we can do with
our genetics directly. But, there, is a lot we can do with our environment! By
changing the environment (diet, life-style, etc.) we can make sure that
whatever genetic predisposition the child may have, this predisposition
will not develop into a disease, and at the same time we can alter gene
expression with the correct diet which will indirectly improve our genetics.
Another aspect of GAPS conditions, where genetics are usually men
tioned, is a family history; In almost every family with an autistic child, for
example, there is a history of autoimmune disease and digestive problems.
Routinely it is assumed that if a mother or a grandmother had asthma,
arthritis, lupus or any other autoimmune disease, then the immune imbal
ances the child has got, must be genetic. There are two factors here that are
usually overlooked.
The first one is the gut flora. The gut flora with its unique composition is
passed mainly from the mother to the child. Let's look at a very common
scenario. If a maternal grandmother of an autistic child had an abnormal
gut flora, which resulted in arthritis in her case, she passed this flora to her
daughter. Quite commonly for her generation she opted not to breast feed
her daughter, because it was not fashionable at the time. This deepened
the damage to the gut flora of the daughter, who developed asthma and
eczema and/or a digestive disorder as a result. In her generation most girls
were put on a contraceptive pill from late teens for quite a few years before
they had children. The pill would alter her gut flora even further. Then she
has a child, to whom she passes her deeply abnormal gut flora to. This
child develops autism.
In the previous chapters we have looked in detail at how abnormal gut
flora would cause autoimmune disorders. Whether genetics may play a
role in passing these immune abnormalities to the next generation, the
science has yet to demonstrate. But, rather than assuming that it is genet
ics, let's not loose sight of a proven and significant factor, passed through
generations, the gut flora.
Another familial factor, which is often overlooked, is learned behaviour.
What is a learned behaviour? These are all the things that children learn
from their parents, daughters from their mothers: what to eat, how to cook,
what foods to choose from, personal values and priorities. These learned
behaviours can vary quite dramatically from family to family. This is some
thing being passed through generations without any genetic involvement. But it is as important as genetics if not more so, because it will alter the gut
flora, the pH, the metabolism and the biochemistry of the body. And if the
grandmother, daughter and granddaughter follow the same family
behaviour then they will predispose themselves to similar health prob
lems. For example, imagine a family where rich sugary deserts were always
a tradition, a lot of bread, pies, biscuits and cakes. This diet will alter the gut
flora and promote an overgrowth of pathogenic microbes in the gut, which
always has an unbalancing effect on the immune system. At the same time
it is a very house-proud family, a lot of cleaning and polishing with domes
tic chemicals, air fresheners, deodorants, a lot of personal care products
and perfumes - all highly allergenic and toxic substances - another
onslaught on already compromised immune systems. We did not come
even close to genetics here, but already you can see how the family can
make you immune-compromised simply through learned behaviours.
In conclusion: it is possible that there are some non-specific genetic pre
dispositions to autism, schizophrenia and other GAPS conditions, which
quite likely overlap with a predisposition for autoimmune and digestive
disorders and some weakness in the blood-brain barrier. It is very likely
that this predisposition is very widespread and modern environmental
factors make it materialise into disease much more often than 100 years
ago, when the environment was different. A century ago people may have
had this predisposition just as much, but it did not show itself because the
environment for it was not right - the diet was more natural, less pollution,
less stress, no vaccinations, no antibiotics, contraceptive pills or other
drugs, no nuclear contamination and many other factors. One hundred
years ago the majority of doctors would never see autism in their practice,
for example. Today we have a growing epidemic of autism. Genetics just
don't work this way. This epidemic can only be due to environmental
factors: modern diet, life-styles, vaccination, drugs and pollution.
Rather than dwelling on genetics, which we can do nothing about, I see
this conclusion as positive, because there is a lot we can do  to change the
environment to help our children. And those who have done so know that
it works! •1 6. A FEW WORDS
ABOUT EDUCATION
I have probably learned more in the first five
years of my life than during the rest of it
Leo Tolstoy
Education of GAPS children is a huge subject. It is beyond the scope of this
book to cover it in detail. However, it is important to make one point clear.
I have seen many parents in my clinic who have put a lot of effort into the
physical side of their child's disorder but did not do much in terms of
organising their child's education. These children usually do not do as well
as the children who had both issues addressed at the same time.
From the moment children are born, what do they do most of the time?
They learn!
Every moment, they are awake, they learn from the environment, from
the people around them how to communicate, how to behave appropri
ately, how to play with toys appropriately, how to play with their peers and
later on, as they go to school, they learn how to acquire academic skills.
This is one of the most important abilities we human beings are born with
- to be able to learn in order to survive and to fit in the world.
A normal child learns from the moment it is born. Have you ever
observed babies and toddlers? They are like little sponges, listening to
everything, watching everybody around them, absorbing everylittle bit of
information from their environment and learning, learning, learning.
Their brain cells develop very vital connections and circuits, which would
serve these children for the rest of their lives.
GAPS children miss a lot of this learning. Due to their toxicity their
brains are not able to process information properly, so these children are
not sponges in those very important first formative years. They have
normal ears, eyes, taste buds and sensors in their skin. But all the informa
tion these organs receive is then passed to the brain to be processed. A
brain clogged with toxicity cannot process this sensory input appropri
ately, so GAPS children may not hear, see, taste or feel the same way a
normal child would do.
Highly functioning autistic individuals, who lecture about their disorder,
tell us that they cannot hear certain frequencies, that certain sounds hurt their ears, that they may not hear parts of words said to them or hear them
in a distorted way. They say that they cannot see certain parts of the light
spectrum, some parts of written words, they get lost or disoriented in frac
tionated light, for example the shadow of a tree or flickering electric lights,
some parts of light spectrum hurt them. They describe touch from certain
fabrics and people's hands as unpleasant as the "pins and needles" feeling
we can get after sittinguncomfortably. A lot of these autistic individuals say
that many foods taste bland for them and the texture of the food can be
offensive. All the sensory input from eyes, ears, skin and mouth turns into a
jumble in their heads, disorienting, sometimes pleasant, sometimes
unpleasant and sometimes frightening. That is why these children develop
all sorts of behaviours which look bizarre to us, but would probably make
perfect sense if we took into account what happens to the sensory input in
their brains. Their brain cells do not develop normal connections and cir
cuits. Instead they develop abnormal brain cell connections and circuits.
Some of these circuits show themselves as self-stimulatory behaviour or
self-destructive behaviour.
Depending on the severity of the GAPS condition this abnormality in
processing sensory input may range from an absence of speech develop
ment in an


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you,aUofyou,ornearlyall,careaboutbabytoomuchnottofeel
thisnearlyasmuchasIdo.You,allofyou,wanttomakebaby
growupwellandhappy,ifyouknewhow.
SoIsayagain,—
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tightshutup,evenforafewhours.
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ThedoctorwholooksaftertheQueen’schildrensaysso.
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thematterwithitslungsanditsbreathing.
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.splendidcloseroom,nearlybreathlessfromthroat-complaint.
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eaid,“whenpeoplecanbreatheverylittleair,theywantthat
littlegood.”Themothersaidhewouldkillthechild.13ut,onthe
•contrary,thechildrecovered.
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6.Takeyoucavenottoletadraughtblowuponachild,espe-
ciallyasickchild.
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havemedo.Youpuzzlemeso.Youtellme,don’tfeedtho
childtoomuch,anddon’tfeedittoolittle;don’tkeepthe
roomshutup,anddon’tlettherebeadraught;don’tletthe
childbedull,anddon’tamuseittoomuch.”Dearlittlenurse,
youmustlearntomanage.Somepeopleneverdolearnmanage-
aneut.Ihavefeltallthesedifficultiesmyself;andIcantell
youthatitisnotfromreadingmybookthatyouwilllearnto
•mindb.abywell,butfrompractisingyoui-selfhowbesttomanage
todowhatothergoodnurees(andmybook,ifyoulikeit,)
telly^u.
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Itisallnonsensewhatsomeoldnursessay,thatyoucan’tgive
Ibabyfreshairwithoutgivingitachill;and,ontheotherhand,
youmaygiv'ebabyachillwhichwillkillit(bylettingadmught
blowuponitwhenitisbeingwashed,forinstance,andchilling
itswholebody,thoughonlyforamoment),withoutgivingit
freshairatall;anddependuponthis,thelessfreshairyougive
toitslungs,andthelesswateryougivetoitsskin,themoreliable
itwillbetocoldsandchills.
Ifyoucankeepbaby’sairalwaysfreshindoorsandoutof
doors,andneverchillbaby,youareagoodnurse.
Asickbaby’sskinisoftencold,evenwhentheroomisquite
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close.Thenyoumustairtlieroom,audputhotflatnelsorhot
bottles(nottoohot)nextbaby’sbody,andgiveititswarm
food.
ButIhaveoftenseennursedoingjustthecontrary;namely,
shuttingupeverychinkandthrowingagreatweightofbed-
clothesoverthechild,whichmakesitcolder,asithasnoheatin
itself.
Youwouldjustkillafeverishchildbydoingthis.
A.children’sdoctor,veryfamousinLondon,saysthatwhena
sickchilddies,itisjustasoftenanaccidentasnot;thati.^,
peoplekillitbysomefoolishactofthiskind,justasmuchasif
theythrewitoutofwindow.Andhesaystoo,thatwhenasick
childdiessuddenly,itisalmostiilwaysanaccident.Itmight
havebeenjirevented.Itwasnotthatthechildwasill,andso
itsdeathcouldnotbehelped,aspeoplesay.
Hetellsuswhatbringsonthesesuddendeathsinsick
children ;—Startlingnoises;chillingthechild’sbody;wakening
itsuddenly;feedingittoomuchortooquicldy;alteringits
posturesuddenly,orshakingitroughly;frightening it.Andto
thisyoumayadd(morethananythingelse,too),keepingitinfoul
air,especiallywhenasleep,especiallyatflight,evenforafewhorn's,
andevenwhenyoudon’tfeelityourself.Thisis,mostofall,
whatkillsbabies.
Baby’sbreathingissotender,soeasilyputoutoforder.
Sometimesyouseeasickbabywhoseemstobeobligedtoattend
toeverybreathitdraws,andto“bre.athecarefully,”inorderto
breatheatall;andifyoudisturbitrudely,itisalloverwith
baby.iVnythingwhichcallsuponitforbreathmaystopitalto-
gether.
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bo.ostedthattheir“children’sfeethadneverbeentouchedby
water;no,noranypartofthembutfacesandhands;”that
somebody’s“childhadhaditsfeetwashed,anditneverlivedto
growup,&c.”
Butweknowbetternow.AndIdaresayyouknowthatto
keepeveryspotofbaby’sbodyalwaysclean,andnevertoletany
poreofitstenderskinbestoppedupbydirtorunwashedper-
spirationistheonlywaytokeepbabyhappyandwell.
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tohavebabysick.
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changedoftenerthanyours,becauseofthegreaterquantitybaby
jjerspires.Ifyouclothebabyinfilth,whatcanyouexpectbut
thatitwillbeill?Itsclothesmustneverbetight,butlightand
warm.Baby,ifnotproperlyclothed,feelssuddenchangesinthe
weathermuchmorethanyoudo.Baby'sbed-clothesmustbe
cleanoftenerthanyours.
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andhouse.
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nervea
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lifeasitistoputouttheflameofacandle.Tenminutes’delay
ingivingitfoodmaymakethedifference.
CONCLUSION.
Thewholeoftheprecedingrem.arks.applyevenmoretochildren
andtowomenincliildbed,th.antop.atientsingeneral.They
alsoapplytothenursingofsurgical,quiteasmuchastothatof
medicalcases.Indeed,ifitbepossible,accidentsrequiresuch
c.areevenmorethansick.Thenursemustbeeveronthewatch,
everonherguard,againstwantofcleanliness,foulair,wantof
light,andofwarmth.
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oughttobe,inperfecthealth.Anditisoftenthefaultofthenurao
ifheisnot.Letnoonethinkthatbecausesanitarynursingisthe
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. All living beings became Radiant and expressed this Radiance in
stillness and splendor. It was apparent that all mankind is actually motivated
by inner love but has simply become unaware; most lives are lived asthough by sleepers unawakened to the awareness of who they really are.
People around me looked as though they were asleep and were incredibly
beautiful. It was like being in love with everyone.
It was necessary to stop the habitual practice of meditating for an hour
in the morning and then again before dinner because it would intensify the
bliss to such an extent that it was not possible to function. An experience
similar to the one that had occurred in the snow bank as a boy would recur,
and it became increasingly dif ficult to leave that state and return to the
world. The incredible beauty of all things shone forth in all their perfection,
and where the world saw ugliness, there was only timeless beauty. This
spiritual love suf fused all perception, and all boundaries between here and
there, or then and now, or separation disappeared.
During the years spent in inner silence, the strength of the Presence
grew. Life was no longer personal; a personal will no longer existed. The
personal “I” had become an instrument of the Infinite Presence and went
about and did as it was willed. People felt an extraordinary peace in the aura
of that Presence. Seekers sought answers but as there was no longer any
such individual as David, they were actually finessing answers from their
own Self, which was not dif ferent from mine. From each person the same
Self shone forth from their eyes.
The miraculous happened, beyond ordinary comprehension. Many
chronic maladies from which the body had suf fered for years disappeared;
eyesight spontaneously normalized, and there was no longer a need for the
lifetime bifocals.
Occasionally, an exquisitely blissful ener gy, an Infinite Love, would
suddenly begin to radiate from the heart toward the scene of some calamity.
Once, while driving on a highway, this exquisite ener gy began to beam out
of the chest. As the car rounded a bend, there was an auto accident; the
wheels of the overturned car were still spinning. The ener gy passed with
great intensity into the occupants of the car and then stopped of its own
accord. Another time, while I was walking on the streets of a strange city,
the ener gy started to flow down the block ahead and arrived at the scene of
an incipient gang fight. The combatants fell back and began to laugh, and
again, the ener gy stopped.
Profound changes of perception came without warning in improbable
circumstances. While dining alone at Rothmann’ s on Long Island, the
Presence suddenly intensified until every thing and every person, which hadappeared as separate in ordinary perception, melted into a timeless
universality and oneness. In the motionless Silence, it became obvious that
there are no “events” or “things” and that nothing actually “happens”
because past, present, and future are merely artifacts of perception, as is the
illusion of a separate “I” being subject to birth and death. As the limited,
false self dissolved into the universal Self of its true origin, there was an
inef fable sense of having returned home to a state of absolute peace and
relief from all suf fering. It is only the illusion of individuality that is the
origin of all suf fering. When one realizes that one is the universe, complete
and at one with All That Is, forever without end, then no further suf fering is
possible.
Patients came from every country in the world, and some were the
most hopeless of the hopeless. Grotesque, writhing, wrapped in wet sheets
for transport from far -away hospitals they came, hoping for treatment for
advanced psychoses and grave, incurable mental disorders. Some were
catatonic; many had been mute for years. But in each patient, beneath the
crippled appearance, there was the shining essence of love and beauty,
perhaps so obscured to ordinary vision that he or she had become totally
unloved in this world.
One day a mute catatonic was brought into the hospital in a straitjacket.
She had a severe neurological disorder and was unable to stand. Squirming
on the floor, she went into spasms and her eyes rolled back in her head. Her
hair was matted; she had torn all her clothes and uttered guttural sounds.
Her family was fairly wealthy; as a result, over the years she had been seen
by innumerable physicians and famous specialists from all over the world.
Every treatment had been tried on her and she had been given up as
hopeless by the medical profession.
A short, nonverbal question arose: “What do you want done with her,
God?” Then came the realization that she just needed to be loved, that was
all. Her inner self shone through her eyes and the Self connected with that
loving essence. In that second, she was healed by her own recognition of
who she really was; what happened to her mind or body did not matter to
her any longer.
This, in essence, occurred with countless patients. Some recovered in
the eyes of the world and some did not, but whether a clinical recovery
ensued did not matter any longer to the patients. Their inner agony was
over. As they felt loved and at peace within, their pain stopped. Thisphenomenon can only be explained by saying that the Compassion of the
Presence recontextualized each patient’ s reality so that he or she
experienced healing on a level that transcended the world and its
appearances. The inner peace of the Self encompassed us beyond time and
identity.
It was clear that all pain and suf fering arises solely from the ego and
not from God. This truth was silently communicated to the minds of the
patients. This was the mental block in another mute catatonic who had not
spoken in many years. The Self said to him through mind, “Y ou’re blaming
God for what your ego has done to you.” He jumped of f the floor and began
to speak, much to the shock of the nurse who witnessed the incident.
The work became increasingly taxing and eventually overwhelming.
Patients were backed up, waiting for beds to open, although the hospital had
built an extra ward to house them. There was an enormous frustration in
that the human suf fering could be countered in only one patient at a time. It
was like bailing out the sea. It seemed that there must be some other way to
address the causes of the common malaise, the endless stream of spiritual
distress and human suf fering.
This led to the study of the physiological response (muscle testing) to
various stimuli, which revealed an amazing discovery. It was the
“wormhole” between two universes—the physical world and the world of
the mind and spirit—an interface between dimensions. In a world full of
sleepers lost from their source, here was a tool to recover, and demonstrate
for all to see, that lost connection with the higher reality. This led to the
testing of every substance, thought, and concept that could be brought to
mind. The endeavor was aided by my students and research assistants. Then
a major discovery was made: whereas all subjects went weak from negative
stimuli, such as fluorescent lights, pesticides, and artificial sweeteners,
students of spiritual disciplines who had advanced their levels of awareness
did not go weak as did ordinary people. Something important and decisive
had shifted in their consciousness. It apparently occurred as they realized
they were not at the mercy of the world but rather af fected only by what
their minds believed. Perhaps the very process of progress toward
enlightenment could be shown to increase man’ s ability to resist the
vicissitudes of existence, including illness.
The Self had the capacity to change things in the world by merely
envisioning them; Love changed the world each time it replaced non-love.The entire scheme of civilization could be profoundly altered by focusing
this power of love at a very specific point. Whenever this happened, history
bifurcated down new roads.
It now appeared that these crucial insights could not only be
communicated with the world but also visibly and irrefutably demonstrated.
It seemed that the great tragedy of human life had always been that the
psyche is so easily deceived; discord and strife have been the inevitable
consequence of mankind’ s inability to distinguish the false from the true.
But here was an answer to this fundamental dilemma, a way to
recontextualize the nature of consciousness itself and make explicable that
which otherwise could only be inferred.
It was time to leave life in New Y ork, with its city apartment and home
on Long Island, for something more important. It was necessary to perfect
myself as an instrument. This necessitated leaving that world and
everything in it, replacing it with a reclusive life in a small town where the
next seven years were spent in meditation and study.
Overpowering states of bliss returned unsought, and eventually, there
was the need to learn how to be in the Divine Presence and still function in
the world. The mind had lost track of what was happening in the world at
lar ge. In order to do research and writing, it was necessary to stop all
spiritual practice and focus on the world of form. Reading the newspaper
and watching television helped to catch up on the story of who was who,
the major events, and the nature of the current social dialogue.
Exceptional subjective


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through the history of humanity, but the time has come to tell the real story.
The Real Story
The real story is that you are an unlimited being. The real story is that the
world an d the universe are unlimited. There are worlds and possibilities that
you can not see,  but all of them exist. Y ou have to start tel ling a dif ferent
story! Y ou have to s tart telling the story of your amazing life, because
whatever story you tell, good or bad, the law of attraction must make sure
you receive it, and it will be the story of your life.
Imagine and feel whatever you want and those will be the pictures you
receive back in y our life. Give love as much as you can and f eel as good as
you can, and the force of love will surround you with people,
circumstances, a nd events that you love. Y ou can be whatever you want.
Y ou can do whatever you want. Y ou can have whatever you want.

What do you love? What do you want?
Let go of anything you don't love about your life story and ju st keep the
things you love. If you hold on to negative things from your past, then you
keep putting them into your story every time you remember them, and they
go back into the pictures of your life - now!
Let go of the things you don't love about your childhood, an d keep the
things you love. Let go of the th ings you don't l ove about your adolescent
and adu lt years, and keep the good things. Just keep the things you love
about yo ur whole life. All the negative things of the past are done, finished;
you are not the same person as you were then, so why keep putting them in
your story if the y make you feel bad? Y ou don't have to dig negative things
out of you from the past. Just don't put them in your story anymore.
“A mighty, eternal and incompr ehensible for ce pushes us all forwar d. But
while al l ar e so being pushed, many linger and look back. Unconsciously,
they oppose this for ce." (Pr entice Mulfor d 1834-1891)
If you keep telling a story of being a victim, then those pictures will play
over and over again in your life. If you keep telling a story that you're not as
smart as  other people, or not as attractive as other people, or no t as talented
as other people,  you will be right because they will become the pictures of
your Ii fe.
When yo u fill your life with lov e, you 'll find that guilt, resentment, and any
negative feeling s will leave you. And then you will sta rt telling the greatest
story ev er told, and the force of love will light up your life with the pictures
of the real story of your amazing life.
"Love is the gr eatest power on earth. It conquers all things. " (Mildr ed
Lisette Norman 1908-1981)

Points of Power

• Life presents everything to you for you to choose what you love!
• If someone has something you  want, be as excited as though you hav e it.
If you feel love for it, you are bringing tbe same thing to you.
• When y ou see tbe things you want, you are o n the sam e freque ncy as
those things!
 • Life’ s  catalogue contains tbin gs you don't lov e, so don't choose them by
giving bad feelings.
 • T urn away from tbe t hings you don't lov e and don't give them any feeling.
Instead say yes when you see something you love.
• The law of attraction is responding to your feelings! It is only what you
give that counts. The law of attraction - is tbe law of you.
• Give jud gment and criticism and you give it to yourself Give love and
appreciation to another person or anything, and you’ll give it to yourself
• When people see a lack of anything it is simply a lack of love.
• Y ou tire good enough now. If you ha ve done something that wasn't right,
your realization and acceptance of it is absolution for the law of attraction.
• It's your beliefs, true or untrue, that form your world.
• Y our im agination is more real th tm the world you see, becallse the world
you see comes from what you imagine and believe' What you believe and
feel to be true is what will be your life.
• Whatever story you tell, whether good or bad, will be the story  of your
life. So start tell ing the story of your amazing life, and the law o f attraction
must make sure you receive it.
Keys T o Power

"Y our most pr ecious, valued possessi ons and your g r eatest powers ar e
invisible and intangible. No on e can take them. Y ou, and you alone, can
give them. Y ou will r eceive abundance for your giving. " (W Cle ment Stone
1902- 2002)

The Key s to Power are the most powerful ways to harness the f orce of love
and receive the life you are meant to live. They are so simple and easy any
child can follow t hem. Each key will unlock the immense power within
you.
 The Key of Love
T o use love as th e ultimate power in your life, you must love li ke you have
never lo ved before. Fall in love with life! However much you ha ve loved in
yo u r life, doubl e that feeling, m ultiply that feeling by ten times, multiply it
by a hundred times, a thousand  times, and a million times, because that is
the level of love you are capable of feeling! T here is no limit, no ceilin g,
to the amount of love you can feel and it is all inside you! Y ou are made of
love. It is the very substance and n ature of you, life, and the universe, and
you can love far more than you've ever loved before, and fa r more than you
have imagined.
When y ou fall in love with life,  every limitation disappears. Y ou break the
limitations on money, health, happiness, and the limits of j oy in your
relationships.
When you fall i n love with life,  you have no resistance, and whatever you
love a ppears in your life almost instantaneously.
Y our presence will be felt when you walk into a room. O pportunities will
pour into your l i fe, and your slightest touch will dissol ve neg ativity. Y ou
will feel  better than you thought it was possible to fee l. Y ou w ill be filled
with unlimited ener gy, excitement, and an unquenchable zest for life. Y ou
will feel  as light as a feather, like you're fl oating on air, and eve rything you
love w ill just seem to fall at your feet. Fall in love with life, unleash the
power within you, and you will become unlimited and invincible!

"Even af ter all this time, the sun  never says to the earth, 'Y ou owe  me.' Look
what happens with a  Love like that! It lights the whole sky." (Hafez Sufi
Poet 1315-1390)

So how do you fall in love with life? The same way you fall in love with
another person - you adore everything about them! Y ou fall in love with
another person by seeing only love, hearing only love, speaking only love,
and by feeling love with all your heart! And that is exactly h ow you  use the
ultimate power of love to fall in love with life.Whatever you're doing, wherever you are in your day, look for the things
you love. Y ou can look  for technology and inv entions you love. Look for
buildings you love, cars and ro ads you love, cafes and r estaurants you love,
stores you love. W a lk down  a street or through a store with the intention o f
finding as many th ings as you can that you love. Look for t hings you love
about ot her peo ple. Look for e verything you love in nature - birds, trees,
flowers, perfum es, and the colors of nature. See what you love. Hear what
you love. Speak about what you love.
"Knowing that you have worki ng with you a for ce, which never yet has
failed in  anythi ng it has under taken, you can go ahead in the confident
knowledge that it will not fail in your case, either." (Robert Collier 1885-
1950)

Think about what you love. T alk about what you love.
Do w hat you lov e to do. Becaus e when you're doing all of these things, you
are feeling love.
T alk abo ut the things you love a bout your home, your family, y our spouse,
and children. T alk about the things you love about your friends. T ell them
what yo u love about them. T alk about the trungs you touch, sme ll, and taste
that you love.
T ell the law of attraction what you love every day by singling out the things
you love  and feeling them. Just think about how much love you can g ive in
one day by feeling the things you love.


 pressure exer ted to expel material noxious to the system. In health the latter is discharged through those
channels that are especially designed for the purpose. The simplest forms in which illness is manifested are colds, headaches, and
rashes that appear upon the ski n. Because of injudicious feeding, of congestion and overwork, the digestive organs are hampered in
function. Elimination through bowels, kidneys, lungs, and skin is naturally continued to the limit of the power of these orga ns.
When any one of them is ove rtaxed, a portion of its labor is necessarily thrown upon the others. They respond, and in responding
they too show distress. When the skin is thus called upon for work beyond its limitations, pimples or rashes appear on its su rface.
Likewise when the brea thing apparatus labors with excess of toxic matter, the latter appears as a discharge from the mucus
membrane of the throat and the nose, and, if these organs are unable to cope with their unaccustomed task, the lungs in turn are
called upon, and, unless s peedily relieved, they become clogged and inflamed, a condition dangerous in the extreme. Normally
equal balance should exist among all of the organs of elimination. Each should perform its allotted task proportionately with  the
others. The arms of the sca le of intake and outgo should constantly remain at level, and this they do when health is the rule.

The social surroundings of a fasting patient are of the utmost import. The effect of mental states upon physical well being w ill not
be dwelt upon here, b ut, when friends and family object to the administration of a fast, their opposition is more than apt to be the
cause of an emotional crisis. These objections are mainly made because of lack of knowledge of the purpose of the fast and of  the
details of its  application. Ignorant of the principle that underlies this wholly natural agency for the cure of disease, its outcome is
feared, and, while the patient is ready and willing to submit to the regimen imposed, relatives and friends may resist to the  point of
compulsion. Since peace of mind and quiet environment are essential, in these circumstances separation from anxious but
misguided intimates is virtually indispensable to favorable result.

Worry, anger, grief, and other morbid emotions are also most detr imental to progress towards cure. One instance comes to mind of
a case that had fasted but eight days for functional disease of no especial gravity. Improvement had been continuous, but
diferences had occurred between the patient and her husband and the la tter, in an interview with his wife on the eighth day of her
fast, so angered and distressed her that a nervous congestive chill, with suffusion of blood to the brain and lungs resulted,  death
succeeding. No argument could convince the orthodox mind that t he fast was not responsible for the fatal consequence in this case.
But the woman would have died just as surely had the scene related taken place before the omission of food, when the patient was
physically and nervously weaker than at the time when anger  and grief were so strongly excited.

In cases of functional disease, when the patient is not so depleted as to be bedridden, moderate daily exercise during a fast  is
beneficial. The ordinary duties of life may sometimes be continued with advantage, but, while some fasting subjects may follow
their usual vocations, others are compelled to rest throughout the period of abstinence. Usually the greater part of the latt er are
sufferers from disease either chronically functional or organic in character. Mild me ntal activity is of value because of the
diversion of the mind from contemplation of physical ills. The ideal method in personal conduct during a fast, however, embod ies
the practice of the sick animal, which remains quiescent, resting absolutely the while  it refrains from eating.

It is to be emphasized at this point in the discussion that it is far better that the patient should so occupy himself while fasting that,
in so far as is possible, his illness and his treatment be not at any time uppermost in h is mind. This is not always a condition easily
brought about, for, because of comparatively limited knowledge of the method, the majority of its cases is recruited from the
chronically invalided, usually medically treated for years, and accustomed to const ant thought of personal pain and distress. It may
here be said that the relief occasioned by the fast very often permits these cases in large part to forget their ailments, an d to devote
their attention to the essentials of living. Occupation and diversion  assist materially in accomplishing this result.

In the ordinary case of functional disease the fast to complete purlfication is at once suggested. The law of hunger determin es its
Page 12 of  72 duration, and, all other things being equal, surroundings and mental atti tude being in accord, this course will assure restoration to
health. When the environment is not congenial, or when, in the opinion of the director of treatment, the condition is such as  to
require it, a partial fast interrupted by periods of corrective di et, may be used to advantage. Sometimes, too, the facilities for
carrying out a complete fast are not afforded, and here the partial or interrupted fast may be deemed a better policy than it s finished
counterpart. The end is eventually identical, although it is somewhat longer in accomplishment.

There are cases in which the poisonous products of digestive ferment are present in quantity such as to tax the eliminative o rgans
beyond their capability. When this is so, when certain serious and extreme symptom s occur after a fast is begun, these signs are in
effect evidences of organic deficiency, and both knowledge and caution are then most necessary in order to carry the case to
successful conclusion. Because of the general belief that every symptom is a sign  of segregated disease, the average mind has been
imbued with the idea that it must regard the symptom to the exclusion of the underlying cause. When, as happens in a fast, a
characteristic sign of disease appears in aggravated form after months or years o f intermittent occurrence, experience leads to the
conclusion that illness is no longer due to simple functional derangement but to actual organic deficiency. Here the partial or
interrupted fast is desirable, not because the protracted fast would not acco mplish results with better prospect of favorable
outcome, but because the patient, no matter how well he may be advised, is apt to fail to appreciate what temporary symptomat ic
aggravation in the fast implies.

An organ structurally defective cannot be ex pected to work to full normal capability. Each of the organs of the body will at all
times do its utmost, will labor to the limit of its powers, but, forced beyond this limit, it must fail to respond. In cases of this sort, a
fast is to be approached with care and intelligence, for only thus may be discovered the organic limitations, the organic
deficiencies, of the body in question. During a fast all vital parts are engaged in a supreme process of purlfication --of casting out
the toxic substances that are causing their disease. And, when it is seen through symptoms increased in severity that one or other of
these parts is incapable of full duty, the process of elimination is to be assisted by natural stimulation of organs other th an the one
that is deficien t in functioning ability. Such assistance may only be had by the employment of the hygienic accessories later to be
described in the text.

CHAPTER V
ILLUSTRATIVE CASES

FASTING APPLIED TO CASES OF INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM, CHOREA, EPILEPSY, PREGNANCY, E TC.

THE CASES dealt with in this chapter are typical but not exhaustive. They are selected from a large number solely because of
their representative character, and as evidence that, since the fast is the most effective of all eliminative agents, it reac hes
indiscriminately but in like manner every phase of functional disability and all organic disease that is not beyond repair. P roperly
administered, the fast with its accessories insures in all such cases full systemic purification, which is the basis of  health.

The first case selected is that of the disease symptom known as inflammatory rheumatism. When first seen the patient, a boy
seventeen years of age, was in a precarious state. His condition had been declared by the medical adviser as hopeless, an d a limit
of twenty -four hours was set within which death must occur. The resources of the physician had been exhausted, and in his opinion
all that could be done was to alleviate the excruciating pain with opiates, thus permitting dissolution to take plac e while the youth
was under their influence, and this was the course pursued. The distracted family as a last resort turned to the fast. After examining
the case, the writer accepted the responsibility, and a description of the condition of the young man w ill perhaps throw stronger
light upon the contrast that is always displayed between the methods followed by man in disease and those which nature employ s.

The boy had been in bed for five weeks; his body showed all of the evidences of the ravages of dise ase and of those of the
remedies that had been applied. The left arm, wrist, and hand were greatly swollen and painful, as were also both knees and a nkles.
The face was flushed, the breathing stertorous, the pulse very irregular, while the body temperature