 The obese person typically has no energy or ambition
to indulge in physical activities. Most of them wouldrather find the closest chair and sit in it until they areforced to do some important duty. The overweightperson has trouble breathing because their excess fleshmakes it difficult for their lungs to do their jobs properly. We find most obese get out of breath with least exertion. The overweight person’s body has over
 700 miles
(unbelievable, but true) of fine tubes – blood vessels – totry and nourish and sustain all the excess fat. You canplainly see why the overweight person is putting atremendous burden on the lungs and the normalfunction of their heart. Their pulse and blood pressurerise to dangerous heights, which could in themselves
cause serious damage, heart attacks, strokes and death. Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. We are
all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and bloodand bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man’sfeatures, any meanness to imbrute them. – Henry David Thoreau
Studies show the bigger the waistline – the shorter the lifespan. Chapter 1 4114Excess Fat is a Burden and Health Risk. Insurance figures accurately show that overweight
people are short-lived and are more susceptible to many
chronic diseases because of their unnatural overweight
condition. Any way you look at it, excess weight isdangerous. Today, obesity is steadily on the increase
worldwide. First, in America we have an abundance of food
and fast food restaurants. The average person puts waytoo much food into their stomach for the sheer joy of
eating. Eating is America’s most popular indoor and
outdoor sport. At family gatherings and parties the
tendency is to serve too much food and everyone overeats. Coffee breaks encourage people to snack between
meals. TV invites people to snack as they gaze at theidiot box that promotes crime and evilness. Plus people
are constantly eating sweets, ice cream, shakes, hot dogs,
hamburgers, french fries, pizza and many other varietiesof food even between meals. Then there are the buffets,
banquets, benefit dinners, etc. that promote overeating. We live in a mechanical age. We load heavy amounts of
food into our bodies and never burn it up with exercise andphysical activities. The automobile has replaced walking. We are a nation of sitters. Our children sit for hours in school
and then in fr ont of TV, computers and the web. Also a dults
spend hours at computers, TVs, plus they also attend
movies, concerts and athletic events. This unhealthy,
sedentary lifestyle contributes to being overweight. Fad Diets Create “Yo Yo” Up & Down Weight
Overweight people are constantly going on crash diets
and most get only brief results. There is the high-proteindiet, the low-carbohydrate diet, the liquid diet, the cottage
cheese diet, etc., etc. and so many other varieties. Magazines
and newspapers are always pushing some new crash diet
to take weight off the obese person. There are so manyreducing diets that it’s frustrating and confusing for peopleto know which one to follow. In my opinion, the fast is
It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges. – Mohammad Ali, who ordered 100 Fasting Books  at a time to give to friends. Fasting and the Bragg Vinegar Drink (page 230) helps normalize weight. 115the only natural and scientific way to achieve reasonable
weight reduction. This is why I believe fasting is the perfect
way to reduce. After the first 2 or 3 days of fasting you areno longer hungry. From the 3rd day on there is no cravingfor food. When people go on crash low calorie diets, theyare hungry most of the time and long for heavy meals. Butafter you fast for 2 or 3 days, all hunger fades away, thestomach shrinks and it actually becomes a pleasantexperience. You start to breathe easier, feel lighter, move
easier, think clearer and miracles start happening. Fasting Rewards You With Increased Energy
I have seen many overweight people lose  7 to 20
pounds and more the first  7 to 10 days of fasting. After
the loss of this excess weight, there is a special inner feelingof well-being and increased physical and mental energy. Of course, every human is different. Some people onlylose
1 or 2 pounds a day on a fast while some will lose as
many as  5 pounds and more. The nice thing about fasting
to reduce is that the pounds disappear where the fat isdeposited. If the weight has concentrated on the abdomenand hips, that is where the fat will shrink. Many timesthe people who go on a low calorie diet end up feelingmiserable while they are dieting. They become haggardand old-looking and their eyes will lose their sparkle. It isjust the reverse when you fast. The fat deposits dissolvefirst and – as the body is relieved of this tremendousburden of fat and toxins – the heart, pulse, blood pressure
and general health regulate themselves. So, if you have a weight problem, use this Fasting
Program. You can start with a weekly
 24 hour fast. I often
supervise weight reduction programs, where I direct
people on several  36 hour fasts in a week. In other words,
they will eat 1 day, then fast a day or fast every third
day. If the person doesn’t overload himself on the days
he eats, the  36 hour fast several times a week helps him
maintain the weight loss. Fasting for weight reduction
does get results. Your body slims and trims itself back to
its healthy, youthful lines again. For slimming down and when not fasting take two Chromium Picolinate
tablets on an empty stomach, in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon, thisalso helps in sugar metabolism and does minimize sugar cravings. 116Your Waistline is Your Lifeline & Dateline. I have had years of experience in fasting many of
our greatest film and television Stars in Hollywood,
California. The movie camera always makes a person
look  10 pounds heavier than they really are, so you can
see that a Star must always have slim, trim lines. I recall a well-known female movie  Star who became
a compulsive eater because she was having marital andfinancial troubles. She sought solace in eating rich foods
such as ice cream, heavily sugared pastries and candies. In time she lost her movie contract because of heroverweight. She was a good actress, but the public makes
severe demands on their heroes. This actress became
depressed and had to seek the services of a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist then sent this actress to me for guidance. I explained to this actress it had taken months for her
to add this weight to her body and it would now taketime to slim, trim and normalize her weight. She was
determined to lose weight, so she was most cooperative. First, I put her on a good diet program with fruit for
breakfast, a raw salad with
 2 lightly cooked vegetables –
such as string beans, carrots, squash, collards or stewedtomatoes – for lunch. I took all bread, cereals and animal
proteins out of her diet. In the evening she had the Bragg
Health Salad and the brown rice and lentil casserole
(recipes page 231). Naturally, sugar desserts were eliminated. I started her on  2 weekly  24 hour fasts for the first  2
weeks. The third week I gave her a  3 day fast and in the
fifth week I gave her a full  7 day fast. After a month of
healthy eating I put her on a 15 day fast. I had her eat for  2
weeks and then put her on a  21 day fast. This eating, then
fasting program did the trick. She got back her lovely figure
(5’2” and a firm, trim 110 pounds). Her eyes became bright,
clear and she regained her youthful sparkling appearance. Producers, directors, and her many friends were amazed. When you have been stricken by illness, your new car, your new home, your
new big bank balance – all these fade into unimportance until you haveregained your vigor and zest for living again. –  Peter J. Steincrohn,
M. D. Fasting provides the magic formula for retaining youthfulness,
natural beauty and a streamlined body. –  Paul C. Bragg117Fasting – Empowers and Improves
Your Health, Looks and Lifespan
Yes, it’s a challenge because our eating habits are so
ingrained in our consciousness that fasting to many
humans is akin to starvation. It is not starvation. Fasting
is one of the oldest remedies known to man. So I sayagain, the mind must control the flesh. “Flesh is dumb. ”
It takes intelligence, logic and reasoning to know
when to turn down food. If you are a determined person,if you believe in the law of compensation, you will make
fasting an important part of your life. Don’t let excess
weight make you a sick, old, unhealthy, unattractiveperson. Revolt against fat. Be the captain of your body. Say to yourself, “I am no longer going to be burdened
with unhealthy, sick, flabby flesh. ” Work out an exerciseand fasting program for yourself, and don’t try to get
the fat off


 imagine ourselves to be. Who I choose to be is an Individuation of Divinity, a wave on the
Ocean of God. DR. COOPER: I have a question for you. Why do you think it is that
so many peop le in our cultu re here in North America have such a
struggle with that? With embracing a spiritual answer to the question
Who am I? Because I’ve noticed in coming to your retreats, for instance,
that many people will resonate with the messages you share. They
will go home on a “workshop high,” feeling like at last they
understand life, and have clarity about who they are and why they’re
here. Yet within a few days, or a few weeks, or a few months if
they’re lucky, many if not most people will revert back to the cultural
story that “Who I Am is what  I have.” And I say this because I work
with these people; I get emails from them asking why it’s such a
challenge to implement these concepts in an ongoing way... So my question is why? NEALE: Because people are reluctant to even consider the
possibility of giving up what  they have in order to be Who They
Really Are. They’ve confused the experience of their possessions
with that which they imagine is prohibiting them from being Who
They Are. People who understand that they can be Who They Are and
still be the richest person on Earth, that they can be Who They
Really Are and still have three vacuum cleaners, and that being Who
You Are does not mean have to give up what you have, are people
who stay within their spiritual awareness long after the retreat ends. But the reason that so many people have a difficult time
embracing that notion, and they go back to their Monday through
Friday lives, is that they have it in their mind that “Oh, it’s all very well
and good what Neale is talking about, but you know, I’m not really
willing yet, I’m not even sure that I’m able, I don’t know how to exist
without my stuff. Gosh, just take my iPhone away from me and I’m
dead, much less strip me of my laptop. I can’t get through the day
without my laptop!” And, one could add in many cases, “the other
possessions that I have in my life.”
And it’s understandable that we would be reluctant to do that,
even afraid to do that, because we have not been trained. We don’t
know how to exist without these things! You know, when I was a youngster I could rattle off the phone
numbers of everybody important in my life. My Grandma, my aunt
Irene, my friends—I even knew the phone number of the school. These days you ask somebody, “What’ s the phone number of yourcousin Jean?”  and they have to look in their cell phone, because
we’ve forgotten how to use our minds to memorize anything. Watch the younger clerks operating the cash register at the
supermarket. If the cash register doesn’t tell them how much change
the customer has coming, they don’t know how to figure it out. They
don’t know how to make change. When I was a kid, there was no cash register that explained
that if you were  given a $20 bill and the customer spent $5.37, what
they got in change was $14.63. You simply counted backwards, and
you learned how to do that pretty quickly. These days, many a
nineteen-year-old cashier at the grocery store would be flummoxed
at having to stand there and simply make change if they didn’t have
the machines that tell them exactly how much is owed the customer. What we’ve seen in our world is the dumbing down of humanity. And the incapacitation of humanity. We have seen ourselves incapacitated. That is, we don’t know
how to survive without these things. So naturally, when you get home after a workshop “high,” you
fall back  into your modes of living, because it’s self-survival time. We
actually don’t know how to survive without, you know, a television in
every room of the house. When I was a child, it was a huge, huge luxury to have  one
television set. We had one little black and white TV set with a screen
the size of a handkerchief. Now we have television sets with screens
the size of the state of Monta na. And we have one in every room of
the house—or at least one on every floor. One upsta irs in the
bedroom, one downstairs in the recreation room, one in the living
room, perhaps a smaller one in the kitchen.And we don’t know how to survive without our “stuff.” If the
cable goes out, and we can’t get television, we’re dead! We don’t
know even how to talk to each other anymore. You know, like... let’s just get some cheese and crackers out,
with some apple juice or some wine, and sit in the living room and
talk to each other. It would  be incomprehensible. “You mean we’re
going spend from six o’clock in the evening until ten o’clock, when
we go to bed, talking? Are you kidding me?”
Or, God forbid, reading a good book? So the answer to your ques tion is that people return to their
lifestyles because they don’t know any other way to live. They have
not been shown or trained in any other way to live. But we don’t have to give up our possessions in order to claim
our identity. It’s perfectly okay to have a television in every room of
the house, you know, and three cars in the driveway, and whatever
else it pleases you to enjoy, in terms of your physical accouterment. It’s perfectly fine to do that. There’ s nothing inherently wrong with
that, and it won’t damage you in any way or curtail your spiritual
growth, as long as it hasn’t overtaken your ability to identify with Who
You Really Are, and to demonstrate and express that in your
experience. To the degree that your poss essions stop you from expressing
and experienc ing Who You Really Are, then to that degree your
possessions have gotten the best of you. That is, they have literally
gotten the best of you! But to the degree that you’re using your
possessions to facilitate the demonstration and experience of Who
You Really Are, then those possessions actually wind up being toolsthat you use beneficially to generate larger and larger expressions of
your true identity. So the possessions themselves are not the issue. DR. COOPER: Do you mean if our possessions serve a spiritual
purpose, they are okay, but if we are mistakenly allowing them to tie
us to our “story” (or to what we “have”), then they are not serving us? I’m not quite sure I’m following everything here. I get that our “possessions” are not Who We Are, but I have
also been taught—as has been the Cultural Message for as long as
most of us can remember—that “becoming established” and “getting
our act together” (when it comes to what we “have”) is key to a
successful life and to a life well-lived. How does what you are saying tie into what the Cultural Story
tells us about our possessions? NEALE: I don’t disagree with you that that has been the Cultural
Message. And by the way, some of the possessions that I have in
my own life, just to use myself as an example, have no apparent
spiritual value or benefit—no  way to bring benefit to the process of
expressing my true self... unless I include as my identity that I am a
being, an essence in the universe, who enjoys “enjoying Self.”
There’ s a place in life for us to enjoy ourselves. So I don’t apologize for the fact that I have a television set in
my living room with a screen as big as the state of Montana,
because I enjoy watching a good movie, and I enjoy watching sports
events. And that’s okay with me. I had to really allow myself to bringthat device into my living room, my big screen television set, and be
okay with the fact that I derive enjoyment, recreation, from it. Because to the degree that I allow myself enjoyment, to the
degree that I allow myself to have a good time—to have  wonderful
recreation—to that degree I can re-create myself anew in the next
grandest version of the greatest vision ever I held about Who I Am. It’s clear to me that the happier I am, the happier that I can
make other people around  me. So I’m in favor of material
possessions that bring happiness to me. And I’m very grateful that
my life has provided me with the wherewithal to provide myself with
those kinds of physical possessions. So the possessions don’t have to serve what looks to some
people like a “spiritual purpose.” Being happy is a spiritual purpose. Yet if I provided myself with those possessions in a way that stopped
me from sharing my happiness with anybody else, then I would
consider that I had been overtaken by my possessions. So I make
certain that, financially and in other ways, I share abundantly with all
those whose lives I touch. This allows me then to feel very good
about sharing with myself as well. I put myself on the list of people I love enough to go out and
obtain the


ish. So, the answer is yes—humans are biologically equipped to supplement  their diets with a wide variety of plant-based
“vegetarian” substances. Though we include vegetables in our die ts, we’re not primarily vegetable eaters by nature. And the
divergent array of foods we commonly classify as such are not by any stre tch of the imagination our primary ideal, natural source of
fuel or other nutrients. Obviously, we’re not herbivores. Are We Starch Eaters? Starches can be divided into three general categories: grains (gra ss seeds), roots and tubers, and legumes. Grains. Creatures that naturally eat grains, which are the seeds of gras ses, are called “granivores.” A similar term,
“graminivore,” refers to species whose primary diet consists of gr asses. Many birds in nature live on the seeds of grasses and
weeds. Included among the thousands of grass seeds that exist throughout  nature are wheat, rice, oats, rye, and barley—all of
which humans developed as a result of their mastery of nature only wit hin the last 10,000 years. Of course, in nature we would all reject grass seeds as foods. First, they  grow in a form we can neither chew nor digest. Grain-eating birds possess a “crop,” a pouch in their throats or  gullets, where the grains they swallow whole are allowed to
germinate, thereby becoming digestible. Grains are indigestible raw, but even cooked, the complex carbohydrates in them
require great digestive effort to break down. Heavy on starches, grass seeds such as wheat berries would gag us if w e attempted to eat the equivalent of a spoonful
or two (assuming we could gather them, and remembering that they would h ave their husks intact, as we would have to eat
them in nature) Further, eating a tablespoon of raw flour made from the s eeds of any cereal grain would also produce a gag
response because it is so dry. Thus, even though most of the human race presently consumes grains a nd starches, we can reject them as natural human
fare. The fact that grass seeds neither attract, tantalize, nor ar ouse us in their raw natural state should amply indicate to you
that we were not granivores in nature before we mastered fire. Inste ad of being a palate-tingling delight, these complex-
carbohydrate foods in their natural state are a torturesome affair. Starchy roots and tubers. Animals that grub for roots and tubers are anatomically designed for the  task: they have snouts;
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        Praise for The 80/10/10 Diet

“Dr. Graham is wise, insightful, and a leading-edge thinker. Read, savor, and use his brilliance, and I hope it serves you as well
as it has me. ”
—Mark Victor Hansen, coauthor of the
Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books

“For people who want to create balance in their lives and reach a nd sustain the level of health they deserve, I highly
recommend this book. ”
—Kimberly Mac, The “Naked” Vegan,
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“Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet has literally saved my life. By putting hi s advice into practice, I have recovered from serious
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—Jeremiah Neese, Santa Barbara, CA

“When I stick with Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet program, I am full of energy a nd vitality. I am able to live life to the fullest and
enjoy every moment. As an added bonus, I start to lose extra weight and I f eel healthy. I don’t want for anything when I can eat all
the strawberries and watermelon that I desire. ”
—Rachel Johnson, author of Wake Up Running. “I have been following Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 diet and lifestyle for seven  years, and it is the best thing I have ever done. His
program has allowed me to fine tune my eating habits so that I’m func tioning at my best. For me, the benefits of this lifestyle include
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—Kira Donnellan, Hartford, Connecticut

“The 80/10/10 diet as explained and advocated by Dr. Graham in his book, is in my  opinion, the greatest breakthrough ever
made in the field of nutrition. Read it, study it, and apply it as if your life  depended on it—because it does. ”
—Frederic Patenaude, author of The Raw Secrets

“With Doug Graham’s 80/10/10  program, I have begun to experience levels of health I never dreamed of. My  energy is
soaring, my endurance has increased considerably, and my regularity  is better than it’s been at any point in my life. Another added
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enthusiasm: Y ou are just right on, Doug. ”
—Courtney Whitworth, Pahoa, Hawaii

“Armed with data drawn from the latest scientific research, Dr. Gra ham convincingly makes the case that humans are
essentially frugivorous and that we should all be living on a fruit-ba sed diet. The 80/10/10  Diet  is a courageous, thoroughly
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—Brad Forgy, MS, RN

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of my 54 years, along with the joy of eating foods that appeal to all of my sens es. I’m able to run now instead of just walk, something I never thought I’d be able to do. People tell me I look like a tee nager. I know I’m treating my body and mind in the best
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—Amy Harwood, Sonoma, California

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Balancing Your Health,
Your Weight, and Your Life
One Luscious Bite at a Time

Dr. Douglas N. Graham

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ian paradigm, via Heisenber g’ s principle—in which we find the
interesting discovery that to observe a thing is already to change the
outcome becaus e you’ve introduced the impact of consciousness itself. The
level of consciousness of the observer has a profound ef fect on what is
being observed. One doesn’ t h ave to believe in God to agree with this
scientific principle.Doubt a nd disbelief often presage major leaps of consciousness that may
arise consequen t to remotivation due to frustration, calamity, or merely
maturation and the emer gence of wisdom. This has been note d by many
people, even saints, who went through major conversion experiences,
including the miraculous. One such pathway can involve the lo ss of early-
life religious faith due to catastrophic circumstances, which is then followed
by year s of seeking for conf irmable truth. Such inner exploration is
accelerated by the practice of meditation without an associated belief
system. Thus, for the nonbe liever, Buddhism is often practical and
attractive, as the Buddha taught the Eightfold Path without belief in “God.”
Another pathwa y suitable for the nonbeliever is provided by th e ancient
V edas and Upanishads that anticipated the discoveries of quantum
mechanics. The y also spoke of the Ultimate Reality of th e Absolute
Principle and the infinite field of consciousness itself as the primordial
Reality t hat is beyond the illusions of perception as well as me ntation. The
pathway of Advaita  (nonduality) is the pristine avenue for the integrous
search for T ruth that excludes a ll belief systems. (This has been described
in detail  in prior works, The Eye of the I  and I: Realit y and Subjectivity.) Although nonduality leads to Enlightenment, the study of V edanta can lead
to o verinvolvem ent in various Indian schools of philosophy that may then
become distractive belief systems. Q: Is it common for individuals to evolve fr om one level to another
during a lifetime? A:  I t is po ssible for isolated individuals to make sudden positive jumps,
even of hundreds of points; however, the ener gy field calibrated for an
individual at birth only increase s, on the average, by about five points. The
majority of people utilize their life experiences to elaborate and  express the
variations of their native ener gy field; it is the rare individual who is
motivated and manages to move  beyond it. W ithout the exercise of choice,
no progression will occur. It is also possible to “crash” to a lower level, as
we s aw with Na poleon and Hitler. This has occurred in the lives of spiritual
teachers who crashed from a h igh level of consciousness consequent to
errors of  judgm ent. They had n ot been warned of the temptatio ns faced at
that level: money, sex, fame, and power over others.An important element of chaos theory, which is helpful in understanding
the e volution of consciousness, is the law of sensitive dependence on i nitial
conditions. This refers to the fact that a slight variation over a course of
time can have the ef fect of producing a profound change, muc h as a ship
whose bearing is one degree of f compass will eventually find itself
hundreds of miles of f course. T his phenomenon is an essential mechanism
of all evolution. Committing to the practice of even one spiritual principle
can eve ntuate, in time, a profound change. Similarly, a sing le error or
falsehood, if repeated often enough, can lead a person (or institution or
society) significantly of f course.CHAPTER TWO
T H E  L E V E L S  O F  C O N S C I O U S N E S S
The centerpiece of the Map of Consciousness consists of the levels
themselves, along with their corresponding numerical values on the
calibrated scale of consciousness from 1 to 1,000, where 1 is existence and
1,000 is the highest level of T ruth that occurs on the planet. It is very important to remember that the calibration figures do not
represent an arithmetic, but a logarithmic, pro gression. Thus, the level 30 0
is not twice the amplitude of 150; it is 300 to the 10th power (10300). Therefore, an increase of even a few points represents a major advance in
power; the rate of increase in power as we move up the scale is enormous. All l evels below 200 come from for ce  and are destruc tive of life in both
the indi vidual a nd society at la r ge; in contrast, all levels abo ve 200 are
constructive exp ressions of power. The decisive level of 200 is the critical
factor point, the fulcrum that divides the general areas of force (or
falsehood) from power (or truth). Each one of the se levels has its  own paradigm of reality and values that
define what is acceptable within its own domain. For example, in the ener gy
fields under 200, it makes sense to nurse hatreds, cheat buyers, and kill the
enemy. Indeed, in certain subc ultures, if you fail to carry out a revenge
killing, you risk your own life. Y et, in the ener gy fields over 200, such
actions would not even occur to you. In the domain of Reason (400s), love
and pray er and other spiritual realities cannot be proved with logic, yet in
the domain of Love (500s), th e truth of them is subjectively  convincing
beyond a shadow of a doubt. ENERGY LEVEL  20 : SHAMEThe lev el of Shame is perilously proximate to death, which  may be
chosen o ut of Shame as conscious suicide or more subtly elected by failure
to take steps to prolong life, as in “passive suicide.” Death by avoidable
accident is common. W e all have some awareness of the pain of “losing
face,” b ecoming discredited, or feeling like a “nonperson.”  In Shame,
people hang their heads and slink away, wishing they were invisible. Banishment is a traditional acco mpaniment of shame, and in th e primitive
societies from which we all originate, banishment is equivalent to death. Early life experiences such as sexual abuse, which lead to Shame, warp
the personality, often for a lifetime, unless these issues are resolved by
therapy. Shame,  as Freud determined, produces neurosis. It is de structive to
emotional and psychological h ealth and, as a consequence of low self-
esteem, makes one prone to the development of physical illness. The
Shame-based personality is shy, withdrawn, and introverted. Shame i s also used as a tool of cruelty, and its victims often beco me cruel
themselves. Shamed children are cruel to animals and cruel to  each other. The beh avior o f people whose consciousness level is only in  the 20s is
dangerous. They  are prone to hallucinations of an accusatory nature, as well
as paranoia; some become psychotic or commit bizarre crimes. Some Shame-based individuals compensate by perfectionism and
rigidity, and often become driven and intolerant. Notorious examples of this
are the moral ex tremists who form vigilante groups, projecting their own
unconscious sha me onto others whom they then feel justified in  righteously
attacking or killing. Serial killers have often acted out of sexual moralism,
with the justification of punishing so-called bad women. Because it pulls down the whole level of one’ s personality, Shame results
in a  vulnerability to the other  negative emotions and, therefore, often
produces false Pride, Anger, and Guilt. ENERGY LEVEL  30 : GUIL T
Guilt, so commonly used in our society to manipulate and punish,
manifests itself in a variety of expressions, such as remorse, self-
recrimination, masochism, and the whole gamut of symptoms of
victimhood. Unc onscious Guilt results in psychosomatic diseas e, accident-
proneness, and suicidal behavio rs. Many people struggle with Guilt theirentire lives, while others desperately attempt escape by amorally denying
Guilt altogether. Guilt do mination results in a preoccupation with “sin,” an un for giving
emotional attitude frequently exploited by religious demagogues, who use it
for coercion and control. Such “sin-and-salvation” merchants, obsessed
with pun ishment, are likely either acting out their own guilt or projecting it
onto others. Subcultures disp laying the aberration of self-flagellation often  manifest
other en demic fo rms of cruelty, such as the public, ritual killing of humans
or a nimals. Guilt provokes rag e, and killing frequently is its expression. Capital punishment is an example of how killing gratifies a Guilt-ridden
populace. ENERGY LEVEL  50 : AP A THY
This level is characterized by poverty, despair, and hopelessness. The
world an d the future look bleak ; pathos is the theme of life. Apathy is a
state of  helplessness; its victims, needy in every way, lac k not only
resources but also the ener gy to avail themselves of what resources may be
available. Unles s external ener gy is supplied by caregivers, de ath through
passive suicide can result. W ithout the will


itom, but therapeutic result comes only
after the tenth day of wet-fast. Here they come for treatment came a guy with chronic prostatitis
- I have it already passed fourteen wet starvation. Following the starvation, he was easy but aggravation
still happened. My reasoning: in principle, prostatitis - a
infectious process, any infection like multiply
in water, in any infectious process will be present
edema. The guy was very serious about treatment, and my argument
and beliefs about dry fasting it very much. He
took five days of dry fasting and five days of wet. Exactly
A year later he again came and said that more water-hungry, he
will not, he really liked the effect of dry fasting, said
that exacerbations of this year was not yet. He went seven days of dry
starvation. Often called me and was very pleased with the result. Of course, I'm still afraid to spend the dry fasting for more than seven
days. But I've always been lucky in life interesting, unique people. For family reasons I had to go back to the Altai,
there I was offered a job at the medical center, where they spent
limotherapy. I was sent from Ulan-Ude, the invitation to
medical conference on the RTD. There were doctors who practice
limotherapy, from all over Russia. There I was able to meet
with one of the founders of dry fasting, a professor of folk
Medicine, LA Shchennikova. He spent lasted ten
6
6dry fasting for patients in person he was twenty-
day-long fasting. After the conference, he invited me
to itself in Kislovodsk. There I met with his patients and examined
in practice his method. Of course, his method is very effective, but
get it right for the average unskilled, untrained
man is very, very difficult. After the arrival of Kislovodsk myself
held nine days of dry fasting. Part I walked home and then
went to the Altai Mountains on Lake Teletskoe there, I realized that a serious
dry starvation can take place only on the nature and preferably in the mountains
and near mountain streams. After that I went through a ten-day dry hunger
but only in the Altai Mountains, and all the hunger, we were riding
in the campaign. Given all the advantages and disadvantages of different methods
dry fasting and his experience, now we are dry
fractional starvation (in more detail about it in the book). For seventeen years I have been doing therapeutic starvation. Through
my hands were hundreds of patients. There were very good results,
but it was such, when hunger therapy is failing
effect. I often call, write or simply ask, why
start and how to make from a medical dry fasting was
maximum effect. Now with the development of the Internet and it became
appear about dry fasting. Of course, the information
there are very controversial: some write that after two days of dry
fasting cure cancer, others - that first we must take fifteen
days of dry starvation. I think it wrong, and neither those nor the other. Dry
starvation, in my experience - one of the most effective
methods among all kinds of fasting, but if not properly prepare
and applying it is fraught with serious complications. in principle,
and other methods. Now described many cases of people dying from
trite cosmetic surgery or the misuse of
Poisonous plants. The most offensive, that for this method of grasping, as for
straw at the last moment, when completed all other
methods of treatment and lost time. But, as I always tell my
patients, all must be done in time. This method, like all others, has
its limits, indications and contraindications. Of course, in the treatment of
any disease in the initial stages it has no equal. There is
a lot of horror stories and myths about the dangers of a very large dry fasting. I
did not want to belittle the role of fasting and other forms of treatment. But I believe that every person must be complete, truthful
information and choice. But if someone decided to do their own
his rehabilitation with the help of medical dry fasting,
it must do so competently, to really get
maximum therapeutic effect and to use every opportunity
this technique. My book is intended for those people
and written with a view to providing the most complete and most
reliable information, based on the results of my long
practice and supported by reviews of my patients. Remember:
a man can endure all knowing why or for what he is doing! 7
7PREV SLO condition
A man burdened with knowledge of modern civilization on the external
the nature of things, and absolutely ignorant about their
inner core. His actions are not enough focus on building up: at work
- He is a cog in the running someone mechanism, the house - he consumer
food, energy and medicine. He went so far as he stopped singing: a
He sings Star TV. He became irritable, fearful,
passive, ill. He can not get out of trouble without
assistance. The road to heal him is unknown. Humanity is a year eats more than three million tons of drugs. How much of this money is spent from the meager family budget
especially Russians, is hard to say. And as a result of huge damage
health. From drugs is no use - why not? There. Pay
medicine, pharmacological companies, intermediaries. in the
America as doctors - some of the richest people. Profit
on suffering. But the patient for their own money to bring his
enormous harm. and not only to themselves. Future children, second and third
generations of Russians. Scientific medicine so strongly associated with chemistry,
scalpel, the plant itself in an impasse. There is a saying: "What
does not kill us, makes us stronger. " I have a feeling that
goal of medicine, especially of Pharmacology - to engage in training
and the strengthening of viruses, bacteria and cancer cells, as before,
only when penicillin appeared, it was fantastic medicine. Probably not many of you know, that were treated with penicillin
many diseases, including hypertension. But he admitted
very well done and very affordable. and now there is infection,
for which the penicillin - as a treat. To date,
There is generation of antibiotics and the infection becomes
stronger and hardier. Take the hospital: in my opinion, they -
the strongest, the most selective of staphylococci and streptococci. Or take oncology. There are 4 main methods of treatment
Oncology: chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery
and hormonal therapy. When it impacts, it suffers
primarily the human body and die weak, medium
strength and strong the cancer cells, but they remain the strongest, most
hardened. Then there is a contest: who will recover and pick up
force faster and larger - the human body or the most selective,
the most powerful cancer cells. and by and large the chance of human
No, because in the recovery process it is completely passive. This happens in most cases, so it seems to me that
drugs and medicines - is not a method of treatment, and a method that
gives a person the opportunity - the time required him to
find the strength and means to raise the internal forces of the body. I do not
against drugs and I believe that humanity has made in this very
much, but medication should be used only in acute cases,
when it is really necessary. The most important thing - to mobilize
8
8internal reserves of the body to every cell, every organ,
every molecule, every atom of the body were so strong
and harmonious, to bacteria, viruses, toxins were afraid of them. Never
yet mankind goes so far from nature, does not violate the so-
roughly its laws, as now. The first punishment for it - a lot
disease and a rapidly growing feebleness, turning into a deep
degeneration, even the extinction of the human race. Treasury science
blame everything on the plague and all the power forwards in the fight against harmful
microbes, but it only prevents us from understanding the root cause
evil. Nature is not mistaken, there is nothing superfluous. Microbes
always existed and do not interfere with live and develop any
animals or humans. Rather, even helped, as healthy
body, they are absolutely not harmful, and their production is only
that turneth away from natural life. Time to understand that it is not
in microbes, but in our own vices, and against the direct
all efforts. In today's highly toxic environment, the average man to 40 years
- Is intrinsically ill man who for at least one-third
its weight is made up of toxins, that is, salts, poisons dumped
wise inert in the body tissue of the body, mainly
in adipose tissue. The human body - is an amazing mechanism
which protects against toxins your most important organs - the brain
and heart. How? The main way in which the body gets rid
from toxic products - toxins, is to neutralize their
in the liver and excretion by the kidneys. Water-soluble toxins are derived
the kidneys, and fat-soluble bile (a substance
bilirubin) in the intestine and then out with the feces. For other
Substances mechanisms of excretion of the lung
(CO2) and the important role played by the skin. However, the amount of toxins
in the environment of modern civilization than all
permissible norms by hundreds and thousands of targets. Due
This body can


 (listed
above), formal and home-grown methods and techniques for getting rid
from disease, plus and optimistic, sociable nature
let me somehow, but to move independently
at this time. and not become a permanent wheelchair or
bed-paralyzed sklerotikom, forgive me for this
comparison counterparts because of illness, bedridden regime! I'm for
all the time the disease has learned one immutable rule for patients with MS:
"Giving advice to others - a very troublesome and unjust occupation! Need all the official medical and home-grown methods
and ways to treat MS, anywhere you hear or read,
pass through itself, check for yourself! There is no panacea for this
disease nor the doctors nor the patients themselves! How many patients - many
and treatments (! ), and each seems that this is his method - the
reliable. But the most versatile and efficient is the motto
all physicians since Hippocrates in the treatment of: "Do no harm!" And one more thing my observation, instruction for all MS patients. Dear my colleagues in the disease, especially in my appeal
For men, people with MS. How many of you, colleagues, men-
sklerotiki, with varying degrees of disease and with different terms
disease, had not experienced marital problems? I'll tell you all
from my own experience: the best tool for MS patients - is
retain or acquire a normal relationship
in our family life! Tell me please, colleagues, and how many
you know the surviving family after one of the MS disease
their members? In my (purely subjective) opinion, more than two
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226thirds (66%) families with sick family members of MS - splits! Therefore, I believe the most important thing for a sick man RS
at any age, except for medicines and treatment, maintaining normal
family relationships with family and friends or people you
the acquisition of such relations with the new (s) of spouse (m) at
your active optimism and maintaining (if possible) of its
physical and especially mental activity. On this, let
I really needed to finish (in my opinion) to all of us with the phrase: Save
us, all believers, the Lord, and atheists and nonbelievers - Ecumenical
mind! On my own I want all patients with multiple sclerosis wish
at least some, but the stability of your state! and another
admonition: "No one except us, will not help us gain
mental and spiritual peace and happiness! ". A case of successful treatment of multiple sclerosis dry starvation
told me a professor of folk medicine, one of the main
experts and practitioners SG (now he calls his method of healing
abstinence from fluids and food), LG Shchennikov. Vladimir D. from the city
Podolsk, come to the consultation on the CD in for me and my colleagues
In early September 2000. He was accompanied by her husband. She and found in the media
media guidelines for the method in C and brought
her husband, explaining that this is their last hope. He asked her to
time to get out of the office and began his story, in which through
pain and despair. Middle-aged man turned out to be ex-
athlete, a boxer. Diagnosis - Multiple Sclerosis, delivered by doctors, interrupted
sporting career and deprived of hope for a fulfilling life. "I
healthy man. Understand, Leonid Aleksandrovich, on my plow
You can, but here... It all started when I began to stumble as
say, on level ground. Began to drop things, touch the corners. That
is - I do not understand, like arms and legs refused to obey me. I started to worry, my wife and I went to the doctor. After
examination diagnosed - with multiple sclerosis, offered
treatment. But later it got worse. I had to sit in a wheel-
stroller. I have two children, family, favorite activity - boxing, career,
life ahead, and I can not bring a spoon to his mouth. Began to feel
a burden, who am I looking for? Even myself I was not needed. I've always been a strong, healthy, active life of the party, but here -
reckon it's all over... Sometimes we do not want to live, when I think that this
perhaps forever. Wife loves me, supports, and I have to
she nor the family can not do anything useful. Dali retirement
disability. According to V olodin person tears flowed. Motor coordination significantly
broken, the nerves on edge. The man on the verge of desperation, sees no
out of the situation. "I am ready to do anything to get out of wheelchairs, to do anything
independently. Can you help me? " 227
227"To help you imagine yourself, for this you have to willpower
and desire "- I replied. "This is my only desire, and willpower I had enough - I
former athlete and a man. What should I do? " V olodya entered spouse. I elaborated on the essence of the method,
offered through 11-day healing rate of abstinence from
food and water. To this Vladimir and Elena responded that in Podolsk
their children are waiting and they need to go back. I supplied them Manuals
on CD in and said that Vladimir will be able to conduct the first full
CE course at home, especially with the support of relatives. Gave their
recommendations, and after two hours of talk time spent. They
thanked and promised to call during and after the course
and strictly comply with all regulations. I then thought that they
actually found hope for recovery. A month later, I again
I saw Vladimir and his wife. They came to Moscow specifically
to meet with me. In V olodya himself entered the apartment without the support of his wife. with them came their
eldest son. We went into the room and sat down. V olodya began to tell
how to take the course C. V., like everyone else, including children, are supported
him. The wife was with him 7 days of abstinence. The results were
evident. V olodya began to move independently, co-ordination
movements improved markedly, said he gradually begins to
engage in work at home - making tables, chairs, carving on wood. I am sure that this lesson will help him fight the disease. Appeared
purpose in life. The next course (11 days) to improve and consolidate
results of Lena and Vladimir decided to go together. Helen became
thank my husband, but I told her that he found
power to help themselves, and sincerely rejoiced over the fact that they have such
wonderful, friendly family. Currently, Vladimir took several courses in C,
settled in Podolsk to work. All of these wonderful cases of healing, I believe, depended
exclusively from the people themselves who tried to fight for their
life and chose the method of healing abstinence. They did not stop the imaginary barriers and prejudices. Fortitude
and will, worthy of imitation, have helped them in the fight against disease. I note that in the early stages of the disease organism
naturally amenable to heal more quickly and treatment is
efficiently, so I want to sincerely advise to take up their
health as soon as possible and try not to run the illness to
it does not cause severe illness... Here he writes about the treatment of multiple sclerosis big
advocate and practitioner of therapeutic fasting Herbert Shelton:
"I remember one surveyor, whose condition is so
deteriorated, he was forced to quit work and transferred to other
their job. within a few years he had been under surveillance
228
228the best neurologists in the West. They had been warned from the very
First, that his condition quickly deteriorated, and honestly,
that they have no cure for multiple sclerosis. They told him the truth, however, after 7 weeks, conducted by
Institute of Hygiene, he came out, returned home
and resumed his work. This does not mean that he is fully recovered after 7-week
treatment. But he felt so much better that he found it possible
leave from the Institute of Hygiene. That was a mistake, especially if
take into account the seriousness of his illness, but unfortunately, this error
commit many patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. They experience the satisfaction of the disappearance of most
distressing symptoms that are often unwilling to make more
efforts to restore their health, thinking: now they
can take care of themselves. Already at an initial improvement, they
believe that they can continue treatment on themselves no worse than
under professional supervision. Sometimes they are lucky, more often
- No. Under the control and supervision of the results of fasting may
lead to better results. The word "sclerosis" means a coarsening, or cure. It is associated
with hardening certain parts of the body as a result of inflammation. in the nervous system of multiple sclerosis - is the excessive, indiscriminate growth
connective tissue (hyperplasia of connective tissue) nerve
cells. Multiple sclerosis, also known as diffuse or
Charcot's disease, is characterized by hardening (sclerosis),
affects individual sites - areas that are scattered in the brain,
the brain or spinal cord, or both. These hardened areas
size from a pinhead to bean randomly scattered
around the brain and spinal cord. At autopsy found that the insulating sheath of nerve
cell-cell and damaged nerve cells fused with the fibers. I stress that these data - the result of the autopsy, revealed
that the cause of the disease is manifested not in sclerosis - hard


 liquid
crystal screens are usually safe. With mobile phones use the speaker
mode whenever possible. Do not routinely keep the phone close to your
body. Electro -proofing your house
The measures outlined so far will go some way to reduce the harmful
effects of electromagnetic radiation or EMR on your health. However,
often they are not enough. There is a simple way to check if your home
and workplace a re sufficiently safe. You can do this by measuring the
electricity that is absorbed by your body. For this you need a digital 95
 voltmeter that can measure millivolts (mV). Obtain some insulated electric wire that is long enough to reach from
most rooms to the ground outside and attach an alligator clip to each end. Finally,  you need a ground stake or earth spike, a copper pipe is good,
which you drive into moist soil. One end of the wire is clipped to a clamp
at the top of the ground stake and the other to the black probe of the
voltmeter. It is not good enough to  attach the  earth wire to a water pipe
or to the main electricity ground stake of the house as they may carry
high voltages. Only do this if the earthing has been checked and found
to be acceptable. To close the circuit,  you now hold the metal end of the red probe f irmly
in one hand. However, it is more convenient to hold a piece of copper
pipe, which is connected through a clipped or soldered insulated wire to
the red probe. Set the dial to 2 AC Volt; if it shows less than 200 mV that
is good, and you can switch the  meter to the 200-mV setting. Preferably
the reading should be below 100 mV in commonly used rooms and on
your bed below 10 mV. Usually the reading is much higher, and you may get more than 2 V while
lying on the bed. You can reduce this by moving the bed  away from the
wall, but mainly by using earthed wire -mesh under the bed or mattress. For protection from harmful geopathic stress or earth radiation as from
underground streams you may place an earthed aluminium foil under the
bed with the shiny side towa rds the ground. You may also sleep on an earthed electric blanket. Cut off the plug and
solder or clip an earth wire onto all three wire strands or attach a plug to
the earth wire. Also,  a steel frame or innerspring mattress may need to
be earthed. Earth any metal parts, such as window frames, metal wall
cladding or roofing iron that show an unacceptably high reading when
touched with one hand while holding the earthed probe in the other. This is especially the case if there are high -voltage powerlines,
microwave towers or transformers nearby, or power lines that form a
right angle at street corners. Combine all internal earth wires to a main 96
 earth wire and  connect this to a long ground stake behind the house in
moist soil. It is also possible to get a go od earth by connecting the earth wire to a
moist part of a tree or large outside plant. If measuring the EMR in your
bedroom is not conveniently possible, then just put some chicken wire
under your mattress and connect it to a good earth ( e.g., ground stake )
for protection against dangerously high EMR or earth radiation. An upper floor commonly has much higher voltages than the ground
floor, as there is wiring in the floor as well as in the ceiling. To sanitize an
apartment or office in a large building call on expert help. Alternatively,  or in addition to these measures, you may disconnect the
fuse or switch in the meter -box for the bedroom (commonly including all
power points in the house) overnight. Possibly have a separate fuse
switch install ed for the bedroom, or a demand switch that only supplies
power to the circuit when needed. To improve your well -being while driving  and avoid road -rage or fatigue
earth the inside of your car by leading the electricity from seats and large
metal areas b ack to the negative pole of the battery: connect an insulated
wire from a panel to the engine block, and also from the metal frame of
your seat to a side panel, all connections need to be to blank metal. Dental Problems
Our teeth are another major pollution area. Mercury amalgam fillings or
different types of metal in the mouth act like an electric battery. Dead
teeth with filled root canals tend to be chronic infection foci, and
inflammations may remain inside the jawbon e (cavitations) even after
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        Drink immediately or take a spoonful several times
during the day; keep in the mouth for a while before s wallowing. For more
information, see:  Urine and Urea Therapy. ANTIMICROBIAL PROGRAM
Systemic antimicrobial therapy involves cleaning the bloodstream, lymph
fluid, and internal organs of pathogenic microbes. With caution even
small children can be treated but do not use high doses during
pregnancy, if in doubt consult a naturopath. From the wide range of available antimicrobials,  I have made  a selection
of remedies with a good track record in natural medicine especially in
regard to antifungal properties. Unfortunately,  most of them are under
attack by health authorities in various countries, and you just need to go
with those that you can ob tain. Two good fungicides, mainly for external use, are sodium thiosulphate
and copper salicylate. See Copper and Zin c Salicylates. Other useful remedies that may be used in addition are propolis, extract
of Neem leaves, and the oils of tea tree, Neem tree, cinnamon,
eucalyptus, lavender, mustard, oregano or thyme. You may ingest 1 or 2
drops of dil uted essential oils four times daily. Also try direct treatment of
affected areas, such as douching, gargling, enemas and skin
applications. It is advisable to alternate between different remedies in cycles from daily
to weekly and longer. With this rotat ion it is less likely that microbes will
become treatment resistant. Also, if a strain of microbes is resistant to
one of the remedies it may be eliminated with one of the others. Further, instead of using high doses of any one remedy you may try
moderate  amounts of several different remedies taken at different times
at the same day, and you may also continue taking fresh raw garlic. However, in the beginning it is preferable for a while to build up to a high
dose of a strong remedy to dislodge or eliminat e microbes protected by
biofilms or in other poorly accessible areas. 65
 Depending on the severity of your symptoms you may continue this
systemic therapy for one to two months, or until you feel that your
microbe -related problems have disappeared or are un der control. Then
you may continue for a much longer time with a reduced maintenance
dose. If symptoms come back at a later time, then just repeat a high -
dose therapy. The recommended dosages are for average body weight, overweight
individuals may take s omewhat more and underweight individuals or
children somewhat less. These remedies may not be suitable in high
doses during pregnancy, in this case consult a health professional. For
maintenance you may use half the indicated amounts and may have
periodic breaks from therapy to see if microbes remain under control. It is common to experience occasional bouts of diarrhoea during
antimicrobial therapy. This may be from die -back reactions of Candida
and other microbes, but it may also be from toxins released b y the liver. Often this can be associated with headaches and intestinal discomfort. In this case make an attempt to clean the intestinal tract with psyllium,
garlic and lots of water, and also with enemas and possibly colonics. The
quicker you get such irr itating toxic material out of your system the better. Iodine Therapy
Iodine is an excellent fungicide. It helps to prevent and remove internal
cysts and  is especially important with breast cancer or breast problems
in general. Most commonly used is Lugol's solution. At full -strength it
contains 10% potassium iodide and 5% iodine. Each drop has 6. 5 mg of
iodine/iodide. If you buy a weaker iodine solution then  take more drops than for the
standard solution. Iodoral tablets available in the US have 13 mg
iodine/iodide per tablet. Iosol, an iodine/ammonium iodide remedy, has
1. 8 mg of iodine/iodide per drop. Before starting take a drop to test your reaction. This  may happen when
on thyroid medication, or with goitre or an overactive thyroid. In this case,
start with ¼ to ½ drop and increase only very slowly. 66
 With the standard program you gradually increase up to 10 drops of
Lugol's solution 3 times daily with foo d or drink. You may use water,
warm, but not hot, coffee or tea, but avoid antioxidants for an hour before
or after taking Lugol’s. Continue for 3 weeks with the full dose, but
interrupt or reduce while you experience a reaction. After 3 weeks,
continue


 woman as a sack of shit and piss in
order to resist the temptation of losing the precious male seed to
her. Yet the Lord Buddha himself is held to have said: "Women
are the Gods, women are life... Be ever among women in
thought." The Taoist teaching of sexual yoga reconciles these view-
points because it accepts the middle way, recognizing the truth in
both extremes. Their solution is of utmost simplicity: joyous and
loving sexual intercourse without the loss of the male seed is
healthful in the highest degree. Much depends, of course, on the path you are taking through
life. At a certain time in your life celibacy may be best for restoring
your health or for achieving rapid spiritual progress. Celibacy can
be an extremely powerful means of conserving all your vital ener-
gies freeing you to work with greater intensity in cultivating your-
self. But most Westerners are focused on finding the right mate,
and working out their sexual and emotional desires with a partner. The Taoist principles of energy cultivation work equally with
both cases, the single or the dual cultivation. For a Taoist, all paths
must ultimately move beyond a focus on sex energy and towards
attunement to all the subtle energies of the Tao. But no one can take more than one step at a time. If part of
your mind is fixed on sex, you must live out that impulse, study it,The Sexual Economy 49
and know its source before you can transcend it. Taoists are al-
ways flexible; your energy can be cultivated no matter what your
situation in life is. But the basic principles remain the same. Sexual
activity without love and with frequent loss of fluid is physically
and mentally destructive to any path. Engaging in sexual love with
a partner—but without any esoteric practice to cultivate the chi—is
an incomplete path to transforming oneself. Love will spontaneously transform any couple to a higher
level of awareness, but at the same time the repeated loss of seed
will hasten their physical decline and slow their progress. It's like
climbing a mountain slope with loose rock scree—you take three
steps up and slide back down one. This pace may lead to emotional
and mental happiness found at the top of the first ridge. But it may
deprive you—for the lack of time and energy—from seeing the
valleys, mountains, rivers and ocean beyond. This is the fullness of
the Tao, the attaining of a lasting experience of your higher spir-
itual self.CHAPTER 5
SEX IN THE ESOTERIC TRADITIONS OF THE
WORLD
"... It is impossible for us to learn elsewhere what we are incapa-
ble of learning within our own bodies." —Schwaller de Lubicz, The Temple In Man
Religions have nearly always tried to control the sexual habits of
their followers. Their success seems to swing in cycles of the pub-
lic submitting and rebelling, but I would guess that ultimately they
have failed because for most people the experience of sex is more
powerful than their experience of religion. As a biological impulse,
sexual drive so completely permeates our actions and desires that
it is not easily harnessed by any system of belief, however dog-
matic. Hence the adage that prostitution is the world's oldest pro-
fession. In my travels I have noticed that prostitution seems to flourish
side by side with the most fanatic religious communities. Sex is like
an inflatable ball floating on the surface of a pool—the deeper you
push it down into the water, the more strongly it presses back up. If
you lose control of the ball for even a split second, it will shoot up
into the air out of control. The attempt by religions to publicly dictate sexual morality is
actually a vestige of an earlier, less material era when spiritual
experience was more intense than the fleshly pleasures of sex. The52 Taoist Secrets Of Love
founders of the earliest religions—then known as Mystery Schools
or Fertility Cults—understood the role of sexuality in spiritual de-
velopment, which is why their practices and rites held such power-
ful experiences for converts. Many modern spiritual leaders,
whether Catholic, Jewish or Hindu etc., have forgotten the link in
their religious rites connecting sexual power and spirituality. Cir-
cumcision rites, Spring fertility festivals (e.g. Easter), and commu-
nion ceremonies are all remnants of a time when the esoteric and
hidden meaning of sexuality was understood and incorporated into
religion. The task for twentieth century man is to peel off the layers of
his outer or "exoteric" religious beliefs and free his mind to experi-
ence the ecstatic core of his existence in his body. Then the outer
ritual and the beliefs of the old religions will either fall way, or take
on a new and profound meaning. By accepting sex as sacred, the
role of religion will be revitalized in society and made more mean-
ingful in ordinary personal relationships. Taoism is different from the major religions in that it is a
spiritual philosophy and not an organized religion with a body of
believers obeying a holy scripture. Faith in God (or the Tao) is not
enough for the Taoist; devotion to higher harmony must be accom-
panied with the self-knowledge that comes from cultivating one's
own energy. In a sense, a Taoist must "grow" his soul in order to
fully gain knowledge of it. Every human has the same seed within,
but unless it is properly nourished, its bearer will never see its fruit. The divine world within man is patterned after the natural world—
as a child will never know its full self until adulthood, so must a
man cultivate to maturity his subtle spiritual energy if he wishes to
enjoy and participate in the fullness of the Tao. There were some folk cults with Taoist priests that rose up to
compete with the arrival of Buddhism in China, but I am concerned
here only with the original esoteric teachings of the Taoist masters. These Taoists are famous for permitting the use of sex on their
spiritual paths. There were many Taoist sects which sprung up on
the five holy mountains of China, and each emphasized different
aspects of chi cultivation in their spiritual development. A few
sects taught the path of "single cultivation", which utilizes the
Taoist principle of mating male and female subtle energies withn
one body, but strictly forbids physical sexual intercourse as either
unnecessary or too risky.Sex In the Esoteric Traditions 53
The practice of "dual cultivation" was widely accepted by
most Taoists for both its hygienic and spiritual virtues. Even in
these schools the danger of becoming deeply attached to one's lover
was acknowledged as a possible stumbling block for those se-
riously aspiring to become immortals and enjoy full union with the
Tao. This sexual attachment was never viewed as sinful, and no
sense of guilt was encouraged as in the Christian tradition. Becom-
ing sexually attached to one's partner simply means that the aspir-
ing yogi might experience only the union of a man and woman in
this lifetime instead of the greater union of Heaven and Earth. This
is no condemnation of the couple, as such a union might be a high
accomplishment for them. The Christian religions have a strong tradition of a sacred
marriage, but church politics—mostly male priests afraid or jealous
of women's earthy, "dark," yin power—led the Christian world
into periods of woman-hating witch hunts that alternated with54 Taoist Secrets Of Love
woman-worshipping cults of the Virgin Mary. China, whose
culture was molded by a blend of Taoism and Confucianism, was
spared this vicious cycle. The yin energy of the universe—person-
ified by woman—was always viewed as necessary to its function-
ing and to the well-being of man. Even when the original Taoist teachings on the perfect bal-
ance between yin and yang fell into periods of decline after the
Manchu reign in the Eighth Century A.D., women were not sub-
jected to the same abuse seen in some other cultures. Chinese
society became increasingly paternalistic and women were viewed
as a kind of male property, but at least the general cultural senti-
j ment favored treating this female "property" with respect. Many
of the Taoist sexual manuals which survive today come from this
period, and are somewhat lopsided in advising the aristocrats who
read them on how to get healing yin energy from the woman. These manuals totally ignore how men can help to heal
women with their powerful yang energy. They do correctly advise
men to conserve their seed while suggesting that a man make love
to as many as eleven concubines a night. The manuals are really
medical textbooks, with a very cut-and-dried clinical approach to
sex that treats it solely as a means to harmonizing one's health. Although these manuals fail to stress the higher path or teach medi-
tative practces for exchanging energy with the women they do
reflect the basic esoteric Taoist teachings that sex, when properly
practiced can be incorporated into daily life with tremendous bene-
fits to health. The Taoists may have one of the oldest esoteric traditions of
cultivating sexual energy in the world, but they certainly were not
alone. The idea for transforming sexual energy for spiritual pur-
poses is well known in all the esoteric traditions of the world, both
Eastern and Western, although generally it has been guarded as a
great secret. Whether in Egypt, India, Tibet or Europe, the infor-
mation that was revealed to the public was usually kept to


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mean. When you stay “in-form” (in your body and the material world),
you’re rewarded with informat ion. But move beyond form (transform to
spirit) and you’ll receive inspiration. Thus, information is not always
knowledge, and knowledge is not always wisdom. Wisdom connects you to
your heart in your waking moments; it is the Tao at work. Lao-tzu is asking
you to recognize  the difference 47th Verse between striving for more facts
and being in the world that is complete as it is. As you live from this
perspective of wisdom or conn ection to the Tao, the world looks so very
different. You are a single beat in the one heart that is humanity. You don’t have to
look outside your window or venture forth—all you have to do is just be in
the same way that you allow your heart to be. This concept was difficult
2,500 years ago, and I realize that it may still be challenging to grasp, but
you must! In a world mad for information without the grace of being theTao, you are one of the heartbeats that keeps the Tao wisdom flowing freely
... just by being. Through me, Lao-tzu urges you to work at this new awareness and try out
these suggestions:
Begin the pr ocess of trusting your heart. Listening to your heartbeat, you can clearly recognize the Tao practicing
the paradox of doing nothing and at the same time leaving nothing undone. Your deepest feelings are reflections of your “heart space” talking to you. You don’ t have to do anything to activate this internal profundity; simply let
your heart speak to you. Begin noticing and appreciating its continual silent
thumping—and whatever provides the energy for the beat to go on, let its
presence in your chest be a constant reminder of the T ao at work. Trust in your “sense of knowing,” which is always with you. An internal knowing is there independent of your venturing forth—it’ s
there even when your eyes are closed and you’re sitting still. This doesn’ t
necessarily mean you should become a couch potato. Rather, you must
allow yourself to be guided by the same Source that twirls the planets
around the sun, and trust that it will direct you perfectly without your
having to interfere. Experience your innate creativity while being an
observer, watching in amazement as everything falls perfectly  into place. Just as moving water never stagnates, you will be moved by a natural force
that seeks being complete withi n you and without your needing  to step in. You can get in touch with this knowing through the practice of meditation. Do the T ao Now
Find or make a picture of a heart, and spend time today contemplating it
as a reminder of the Tao effortlessly at work within your chest cavit y. At
some point during the day, allow yourself to be guided by the Tao to do
something creative that comes from within, such as painting,  writing a
poem, taking a walk in the park, beginning a personal project, or anything
at all. Just let yourself be guided without having to venture forth in any
way. Then bring this magic of the Tao more frequently into all aspects of
your life.OceanofPDF.comOceanofPDF.com48th Verse
Learning consists of daily accumulating. The practice of the T ao consists of daily diminishing; decreasing and
decreasing, until doing nothing. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. True mastery can be gained
by letting things go their own way. It cannot be gained by interfering. OceanofPDF.comLiving by Decreasing
We live in a society that seems to say, “The more you amass,  the more
value you possess as a human being.” Here, in the 48th verse of the Tao Te
Ching, you’re asked to change the way you look at this notion. Rather than
validating yourself by acquiring more, you can reverse this embedded idea
of increasing as the criteria for mastering life. The benefit of living by
decreasing is seeing your world in a different light—one in which, believe
it or not, you’ll experience a greater sense of completeness. Throughout the years of your formal schooling, you were encouraged to
accumulate more of everything being made available to you: more
mathematical formulas; rules of grammar; knowledge of ancient and
modern history; information about the human body, the inner and outer
galaxies, religion, chemical compounds, and so forth—on and on. You
amassed a series of transcripts, diplomas, and degrees that summarized your
voyage of collecting, gathering, and hoarding evidence of your learning. Lao-tzu suggests reexamining this legacy, for then you can base your level
of success on something that appears to be the exact opposite of what
you’ve pursued so far. The Tao asks you to release the external indicators and symbols of your
educational status. While learning is about accumulating information and
knowledge, the Tao is about wisdom, which involves letting go of
information and knowledge and living in harmony with your Source. In
order to enliven your experience  of the Tao and live by its principles, you’re
being asked to practice decreasing your reliance upon things. As I’ve already mentioned in these pages, everything that you add to your
life brings with it an element of imprisonment: Your stuff requires you to
insure it and protect it from  potential thieves or natural disasters;
furthermore, you need to polish, paint, clean, store, and pack it, as well as
move it from place to place. There’s infinite wisdom in the ideas that Lao-
tzu outlines in this verse of the Tao Te Ching, especially in his view that
true mastery can only be gained by freeing yourself of attachments to things
and, in fact, downsizing what you already have.When you serio usly think about this idea and change the way you look at
accumulation, you’ll realize that you can never truly own anything. Native
Americans once had no term for owning land; today, the modern
individual’ s purchase of a piece of property involves an endless cascade of
legal maneuvers  including title searches, liens, attorney fees, mortgages, tax
stamps, and so on. We’ve created gargantuan hurdles for the purchase and
ownership of a piece of land that we only really occupy temporarily. Lao-
tzu urges you to think of yourse lf as a guest here, rather than a proprietor. Cease interfering with the natural world by doing as much as you can to
decrease your impact on the environment. That is, live in harmony with the
no-thing-ness state from which you emer ged and to which you are destined
to ultimately return. Lao-tzu says that you must think  about your lifetime, your “parentheses in
eternity,” as an opportunity to be in harmony with the always-decreasing
Tao by putting into practice these suggestions:
See the value in subtraction, or “daily diminishing.”
Begin to consciously decrease your need to purchase more thing s. Keep in
mind that the advertising world is designed to convince you that your
happiness is tied to whatever it’s promoting—so instead of buying more,
see how many of your accumulated possessions you can recirculate. I
guarantee that you’ll notice a refreshing feeling of freedom as your desire
diminishes and you let go of your obsession with the material objects
you’ve amassed. As Lao-tzu might say, you came here with no-thing and
you leave with no-thing, so take great pleasure in all that has arrived in your
life. There’s even greater pleasure to be had in knowing that your ability to
live peacefully and happily isn’t dependent on how much stuff you add to
your life. Living by decreasing is the way of the T ao. Practice seeing joy in the natural world, rather than seeking fulfillment
in ownership. See the folly of ownership in a universe that’ s eternally composing and
decomposing... just like you are. In essence, Lao-tzu is saying that what’ s
real never changes because it has no form. So the more you can let things
unfold naturally, the more harmoniously you’re living the T ao. Enjoy the
flowers, clouds, sunsets, storms, stars, mountains, and all the people youencounter. Be with the world, in it and adoring it, but not needing to possess
it. This is the way of peace. This is the way of the T ao. For more than 500 years, Kabir has been one of India’ s revered poets. One
of his most popular observations sums up this 48th verse of the T ao Te
Ching:
The fish in the water that is thirsty needs
serious pr ofessional counseling. Do the T ao Now
Right this minute, let go of five items that you have in your possession,
putting them in circulation so that others might find them. Next, pick
something that has some particular value to you and give it away. It’s
important that it be something you really like, for the more attachment you
have to an item, the greater the joy you’ll feel as you let it go. This can
become a practice of living a life of daily diminishing. OceanofPDF.com49th Verse
The sage has no fixed mind;
he is awar e of the needs of others. Those who ar e good he tr eats with goodness. Those who ar e bad he also tr eats with goodness because the natur e of his
being is good. He is kind to the kind. He is also kind to the unkind
because


ome. Baba	had	a	good	way	of	explaining	this. “Do	you	know	the	story	of	the	blind	men	and	the	elephant?”	he	asked. I	did. In	India	every	child	is	told	the	fable	about	how	six	wise	men	tried	to
describe	an	elephant,	but	each	was	blind. The	first	blind	man	felt	the
elephant’s	side	and	said,	“I	know	what	an	elephant	is,	it’s	very	much	like	a
wall.”	The	second	blind	man	felt	the	elephant’s	tusk	and	said,	“No,	an
elephant	is	very	much	like	a	spear.”	The	third	blind	man	took	hold	of	the
trunk,	so	to	him	an	elephant	was	much	like	a	snake. And	so	it	went. The	tail
felt	like	a	rope,	the	ear	like	a	fan,	the	leg	like	a	tree. None	of	them	got	it
completely	right,	so	there’s	a	moral:	If	you	know	only	a	little	bit	about
something,	you	don’t	really	know	it	at	all. “That	still	leaves	a	riddle,	though,”	said	Baba. “Why	do	you	suppose	they
picked	the	number	six? Why	not	seven	blind	men	or	three? Six	stands	for	the
five	senses	and	the	mind. We	use	these	six	things	to	figure	out	what	the
universe	is	like. For	the	universe	is	the	elephant,	and	the	real	moral	of	the	tale
is	that	you	cannot	trust	your	senses	to	tell	you	what	is	real,	no	matter	how
hard	you	think	about	it. It	takes	something	else—the	eye	of	the	soul—to	truly
see	the	elephant.”C
OMMUNICATE
Today,	tell	someone	about	a	feeling	you’ve	been	keeping	to	yourself. Be
brave	enough	to	communicate. Communicating	has	two	sides. There’s	what
you	say	and	there’s	what	you	don’t	say. Most	spiritual	feelings	fall	into	the
second	category. It’s	hard	to	talk	about	feeling	that	God	loves	you,	or	the
opposite,	that	he	doesn’t	love	you. It’s	hard	to	talk	about	your	deepest	feelings
for	your	family. But	spirit	doesn’t	like	to	be	trapped	inside,	so	don’t	keep
these	feelings	private	forever,	or	they	will	become	stuck. You	don’t	have	to	start	with	something	really	deep	and	personal. Find
someone	today	who	will	listen	to	just	one	feeling	you	haven’t	expressed
before. It	could	be	as	simple	as	“I	think	we’re	a	lot	alike,	but	I	never	told	you”
or	“I	feel	really	comfortable	around	you.”	As	a	start	this	may	sound	pretty
basic,	but	this	is	a	powerful	way	to	reach	your	soul. Revealing	what’s	in	your
soul	is	like	using	the	telephone. You	can’t	expect	to	reach	anyone	if	the	line	is
cut. People	think	they’re	being	put	on	hold	when	they	call	God,	but	actually
the	line	is	out. “Why	doesn’t	God	just	repair	the	line	himself?”	I	asked	Baba. “Because	he’s	not	the	one	who	cut	it,”	Baba	said. “If	you	begin	right	now	to
communicate	what’s	really	in	your	heart,	you	will	be	repairing	the	line,	bit	by
bit,	until	you	and	spirit	are	on	speaking	terms	once	again.”D
OING	FOR	OTHERS
Today,	decide	to	do	something	for	others. Pick	an	action	that	you’d	like
someone	to	do	for	you. At	home	this	can	be	as	simple	as	bringing	food	to	the
dinner	table	without	being	asked	or	making	the	bed	for	someone	(they’ll
probably	faint,	so	this	is	an	especially	good	choice). Or	you	could	save	a
place	in	line	at	the	movies	for	someone	who’s	not	already	your	friend. Whatever	you	choose,	do	it	in	the	spirit	of	unselfishness. How	do	you	know
what	that	feels	like? Baba	had	a	surprising	idea	about	that. “When	you	do
anything	for	another	person,	it	must	feel	as	if	you	are	doing	it	for	yourself.”
“That	sounds	strange,”	I	said. “But	true. At	the	soul	level	there	is	no	difference	between	you	and	another
person. The	feeling	you	get	from	helping	them	is	just	as	sweet	as	if	you	did
the	same	deed	for	yourself. Sweeter,	in	fact,	because	every	unselfish	act
allows	more	love	to	come	into	this	world. What	could	be	better	than	that?”E
XPAND
Today,	decide	to	expand	the	way	you	see. Explore	a	book—maybe	on
astronomy	or	medicine—that	everyone	else	would	think	is	too	difficult	for
you. If	you	go	to	a	football	game,	try	rooting	for	both	sides. If	you	are	a	boy,
spend	five	minutes	thinking	about	how	a	girl	would	see	a	certain	situation,	or
reverse	that	if	you	are	a	girl. Seeing	things	as	the	opposite	sex	does	is	always
expansive	because	we	spend	so	much	time	believing	that	the	man’s	way	or	the
woman’s	way	has	to	be	right. Baba	took	this	much	further. He	thought
everyone	should	expand	on	five	levels	every	day. Mind:
	You	are	expanding	mentally	if	you	understand	more	about	life
and	the	soul. Body:
	You	are	expanding	physically	if	you	feel	light,	carefree,	and
safe	in	the	world. Emotions:
	You	are	expanding	emotionally	if	you	feel	happier	and
more	positive. At	the	same	time	fear	and	anger	don’t	cloud	you	with
their	negativity. Psychology:
	You	are	expanding	psychologically	if	you	feel	more	free. Spirit:
	You	are	expanding	spiritually	when	your	vision	of	life	is
coming	true. I	apply	these	five	levels	to	myself,	and	only	if	I	am	expanding	on	all	of	them
do	I	feel	I’m	really	getting	closer	to	my	soul. F
ORGIVENESS
Today,	forgive	somebody	for	one	thing	that	hurt	you	in	the	past. You	don’t
have	to	talk	to	the	person	who	wronged	you	or	make	an	announcement. But
you	do	have	to	truly	forgive,	which	means	that	from	this	day	on	the	wrong
has	been	erased	completely. You	will	treat	that	person	as	if	the	hurt	never
happened. (I’m	sure	you’ve	met	people	who	say	“I	forgive	you”	on	Monday
but	somehow	manage	to	dredge	up	your	offenses	on	Tuesday—or	the	nexttime	they	get	irritated. If	you	find	yourself	saying,	“Remember	that	time	you
did	X	to	me?”	then	you	haven’t	really	forgiven	or	forgotten.) Even	if	somebody	in	your	life	needs	a	lot	of	forgiving,	you	can	find	one	small
thing	to	start	with. Baba	knew	that	even	this	was	a	challenge,	however. “Do	you	find	it	hard	to	forgive	people	who’ve	done	something	wrong?”	he
asked	me. “Sure,	especially	if	they	did	it	to	me,”	I	said. “Then	why	bother	to	try?”	he	asked. “Because	you’re	supposed	to.”
“Ah,	now	you	know	why
not
	to	forgive,”	Baba	said. “Anything	you	do
because	you	are	supposed	to	is	forced. Remember	the	times	as	a	child	when
you	were	told	to	make	up	with	your	brother	after	a


 model was developed251 and used to study the ability of DMSO
combined with the glycolytic intermediate FDP.252,253
This model was unique in the sense that most other models previously used
induced brain ischemia by lesioning the brain with cytotoxic chemicals, cold freez -
ing, or focal electrolytic lesions. Temporary or transient bilateral common carotid
artery occlusion (2-vessel occlusion [2-VO]) did not injure the brain directly, allow -
ing instead a process where chronic brain hypoperfusion and its effect in producing memory impairment take place. This pathologic and progressive process mimics severe human carotid artery stenosis or occlusion, which over a protracted period of time results in mild cognitive impairment, the preclinical precursor of AD. 254,255
Older rats 14  months old were subjected to either permanent bilateral carotid
artery occlusion (2-VO) ( Figure 8.11) or sham occlusion where surgery but no occlu -
sion was done. Following surgical recovery, rats were tested for visuospatial memory function every 2 weeks for a total of six sessions. 252 On week 14 postsurgery, four
rats from the 2-VO group who in previous trials had shown persistent and severe visuospatial memory impairment were selected to receive DMSO + FDP pharmaco -
therapy. These four rats were given once a day, a combined 28% solution composed of DMSO–FDP (250:130 mg/kg) intraperitoneally for seven consecutive days. Nontreated 2-VO rats that only showed moderate visuospatial memory deficits
and sham controls that had no memory impairment were given an equivalent volume of the vehicle, dextrose 5% intraperitoneally for 7 days. On week 15, after 7 days of daily treatments, all rats were retested in a water maze for memory function. Following this testing session, all treatments were discontinued for an additional
Carotid ar teryCarotid ar tery
2-Vessel occlusion
Mild co gnitive impairment model
FIGURE 8.11  (See color insert.) Permanent occlusion of both common carotid arteries
(2-VO) in 14-month old rats. After 1 to 14 weeks, mild cognitive impairment characterized by progressive visuospatial memory impairment is observed that can be quantified and reversed with DMSO treatment. (From de la Torre, J.C. et al., Brain Res., 779, 285, 1998. )180 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
3 weeks and rats were tested again in the water maze on weeks 16 and 18.252 The
results showed that after 14 weeks of 2-VO, rats given DMSO + FDP had a 54%
improvement in their visuospatial memory task, which nearly reached controls who had no carotid artery occlusion ( Figure 8.12). Moreover, when treatment of DMSO +
FDP was discontinued, the marked memory improvement seen on weeks 15 and 16 regressed to almost pretreatment level
252 (Figure 8.12). Postmortem microscopic and densitometric analysis of brain sections stained for
neurons and axonal fibers showed only mild loss of hippocampal neurons in rats with 2-VO regardless of treatment, and an increase in glial density was observed only in untreated 2-VO animals. 252
The results of this study imply that DMSO + FDP is an effective treatment for
improving severe ischemic-induced visuospatial memory impairment in aging rats. The effect of DMSO + FDP on visuospatial memory improvement and its partial loss after discontinuation of therapy on week 16 is suggestive of a drug cause and effect. It also suggests that in order to maintain memory improvement during induced brain ischemia, this drug combination must be maintained. Studies have suggested that
from 2 to 3 years before clinical dementia symptoms begin at a stage called mild
cognitive impairment, there are already changes occurring in patients’ slowdown of visuospatial skills involving speeded tasks that require coordination of eye and visual representation needed for normal short-term memory function. 25660
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15 16 17
Weeks of tria lDMSO–FDP in ischemic memory loss
Treatmen tT reatment discontinu ed18 190*
FIGURE 8.12  Old rats subjected to permanent bilateral carotid artery occlusion (2-VO)
for 14 weeks. Rats with severest rate of visuospatial memory impairment selected by high -
est platform location latency (PLL) were given DMSO-FDP (triangles) for 7 days on weeks
14 and 15. Significant (54%) improvement is seen in PLL after DMSO-FDP as compared to untreated 2-VO in reference to non occlusion rats. Following discontinuation of DMSO-FDP on weeks 16–18, gained memory improvement is partially lost. Untreated rats with 2-VO (circles) show unchanging moderate rate of visuospatial memory impairment, while rats with no 2-VO (squares) show no memory deficits throughout the 18 weeks of trials. Bars are ±
SEM. See text for details. (Adapted from de la Torre, J.C. et al., Brain Res., 779, 285, 1998. )181 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
Since visuospatial memory deficit is one of the earliest signs of impending AD
during the mild cognitive impairment stage,257 DMSO + FDP may have interven -
tional value in preventing irreversible memory impairment in patients at high risk of
developing AD. Confirmation of DMSO-FDP study was reported using the brain hypoperfusion
model of bilateral carotid artery occlusion (2-VO) to test DMSO without FDP in rats.256
DMSO at doses of 0.25 mL administered intraperitoneally for 5 consecutive days 11 weeks following 2-VO was seen to improve spatial memory learning as compared to nontreated 2-VO animals whose memory capacity was markedly worse. 258 In addition,
microscopic examination of rat brains showed that 2-VO without postoperative treat -
ment induced hippocampal and cortical neuronal loss in nontreated animals, but it was observed that in DMSO-treated rats, this loss of neurons was significantly reduced. 258
An interesting study using Lurcher mice was recently reported by Markvartova
and her colleagues.259 Lurcher mutant mice represent one of the frequently used
mouse models of olivocerebellar degeneration. It is caused by a mutation in the δ2
glutamate receptor subunit encoding gene.260
Lurcher mice suffer from almost complete degeneration of cerebellar Purkinje
cells after birth and develop decreased density of granule, stellate, inferior olivary neurons, and basket cells but mild changes in deep cerebellar nuclei. 261
With almost total disruption of cerebellocortical signal processing, loss of
Purkinje cells makes walking progressively more difficult for heterozygous Lurchers and clearly abnormal by 30 days postnatally. Homozygous Lurchers die at birth. Another characteristic of Lurcher mice is the link between cerebellar pathology
and a physical activity that can influence the long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampal region. LTP is widely considered one of the major cellular mechanisms that underlie
learning and memory. 262
In this setting, DMSO was found to attenuate the age-related deterioration of some
cognitive functions, including spatial learning abilities in 21-day-old treated Lurcher mice. 259
Animals were tested in a water maze designed to measure their learning and
short-term memory ability. Before each memory trial, mice received either saline (no treatment) or DMSO administered intraperitoneally 30 min before the experiment at a dose of 4 μL/g of the body weight. Lurcher mice showed spatial navigation and
spatial memory deficits compared to normal wild mice. In DMSO-treated Lurcher mice, a substantial improvement was observed in the learning and memory ability as compared to Lurcher mice given saline. 259
The possible mechanism for this improvement was not discussed by the authors. It is possible that DMSO may have imparted some usefulness to Lurcher mice by its ability to protect loss of function mutations like that which occurs in olivocerebel -
lar neurodegeneration. The damaging mechanism could involve an attack of nor -
mal protein folding and lead to their degradation, a process that has been shown
to be inhibited by DMSO with help from the neuron’s own defense counterattack
mechanisms. 176
Additionally, DMSO is also capable of minimizing the formation of hydroxyl-
induced sugar/base assault that is known to form near the vicinity of DNA damage 182 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
during double-strand DNA breaks.263,264 These mechanisms have not been studied
in detail, and no final conclusions can be made with certainty. Finally, DMSO may
be acting as a chemical chaperone, that is, as a low-molecular-weight compound whose function