So, what did I do? I turned to superfoods. I thought that I wasn’t getting enoug h minerals or that I must be deficient in some
nutrient. Raw food books told me that organic food wasn’t enough, and that I mus t have wild food, and more variety, including the
full array of superfood products they sold. So I ordered jars of powdered wild vegetabl es, bags of cacao beans, and many other
“extreme” foods that were supposed to solve all my problems. But none of t hem could offset the effects of my poorly combined,
high-fat diet.
It wasn’t until I met Tim Trader and Laurie Masters at the Nation al Essene Gathering in July of 2004 that I got my first dose of
811. Laurie told me that she was editing Dr. Doug Graham’s book entitled The 80/10/10  Diet.  The two of them described for me
the basic concept behind the book—that “Fruit or Fat?” are real ly the only two choices for getting calories as a raw fooders. I
immediately knew that I was on the extreme fat side of “Fruit or Fat?” I told them about my situation, and they showed a gen uine
concern for my health.
At Tim and Laurie’s urging, I got myself to Dr. Graham’s lectures at  the International Festival of Raw and Living Foods in
Portland later that summer. Though the event left me feeling more i nformed, it was eye-opening to see all the different opinions and
conflicting advice among the speakers.
To my relief, it seemed as though Dr. Graham had sorted all this confusin g mess of information into a clear, sensible plan.
Especially convincing, was his description of how blood-sugar problems, common ly blamed on fruit, are actually caused by the
impaired function of insulin due to excess fat consumption. I knew I had to ma ke some changes if I was going to be healthy. If I was
going to succeed as a raw foodist, I would have to be more discerning in my food c hoices. I would have to ask more than, “Is it
raw?”
Even after hearing Dr. Graham’s compelling speeches, I continua lly struggled with 811. I must admit, that it was at that very
same festival that I left with a CASE of cacao beans! Let me tell you, it is HARD to get over addictions.
I would be lying to say that I didn’t attend the very next local raw food p otluck after my return home from the Portland
Festival. But something had changed. I was no longer ignorant. Now I knew  that this fat-laden, “combo-abombo” gourmet food
was not furthering my goal of ideal health. There’s no way I could enjoy m y raw pizza as I had before after hearing Doug’s “if it
looks like pizza, and tastes like pizza, you can be sure its going to dige st like pizza”  speech! Now I knew what I should be
doing, and if I did slip up, at least I knew  it was a slipup.
At the end of August, I attended Raw stock for the first time, and it was a bl ast. Seeing 811  being practiced up close and
personal was so inspiring! I was reminded of how natural and fun it was to e at simply. Knowledge is empowering, and it really does
inspire change. After Raw stock, 811  really hit home for me. Now, it was only a matter of correcting bad habits, bat tling past
addictions, and striving for 811  every day.
Whenever I have a question about 811  or other related topics, I can refer to Dr. Graham’s V egSource messag e boards. Dr.
Graham himself takes out of his own time to offer his best advice. Many peopl e on the boards offer expert advice and truly speak
out of experience. People there are friendly; no matter how silly or triv ial the question seems, usually someone can relate or offer
their piece of useful insight. This board continually inspires me to con tinue with my goals, teaching me new information and equipping
me with the knowledge to solve my own health challenges.
Knowing what I know now, neither my psychologist nor my mother was righ t about why I couldn’t maintain my weight. I
didn’t need grains, and I certainly didn’t need hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cr eam, and donuts! All I needed was a little understanding,
and a LOT more calories! I just assumed that because I always ate whe n I was hungry, I was getting enough calories. However, Dr.
Graham pointed out that on the standard American diet, the food is dense, h igh in calories, and doesn’t take up a lot of room in the
stomach compared to lower-calorie, water-rich fruits and vegetables. H e explained that in order to get enough calories on 811, you
need to expand the stomach back to its natural size and elasticity in order  to fit in a lot more fruit. Not having this little piece of
information was, perhaps, the primary cause of my downfall as a fruitari an, second to not including greens. I thank Laurie Masters, Tim Trader, and Dr. Graham for empowering me to ma ke the right choices. Because of their help, I
am no longer ignorant of the consequences of my actions. 811  taught me how to manage my calories without overeating fat, so I
have no problem keeping on the weight.
The more fruit and less fat I eat, the more energy I have, and the more I f eel like exercising, which is precisely what I need to
convert my high body-fat percentage into lean muscular weight. The c loser I eat to 811, the more all of my health challenges fade.
Clearer skin, better-functioning bowels, and increased energy are a g reat payoff for my efforts.
It feels good to eat simply, and I LOVE fruit! Unfortunately, I LOVE fat t oo! I am still struggling, but I am doing my best, and
my best gets better every day. At least now I can see where I am going, and I am not walking around with a blindfold on.
Because of past experiences of letting other people influence my decis ions and consequently falling into many traps, I have
learned to become a very independent thinker. My grandma used to get mad that  my parents paid for so many avocados when I
could have saved them some money by using olive oil instead. Now, after being  a fan of 811  for quite some time, my mom just told
me that my grandma says that I’m “mentally ill” because I eat s uch an abundance of fruits, because I avoid grains, and because I
believe Doug Graham.
I just have to smile. ☺

Theresa Remley, Sacramento, California
Finally, I can hear what my body is telling me after a lifetime of conf usion and pain. After first experiencing trauma-induced
illness at about age five and my health spiraling downward into debilita ting physical and mental disorders, I searched diligently for
answers. I saw psychologists as a child and psychiatrists as an adult w ho could never pinpoint the reason for my depression and
anxiety because my underdeveloped mind as a child suppressed what happened t o me. I was often ill, eventually missing nearly one
day out of every week of school in the tenth grade due to sore throat and fever, y et I still managed to excel academically.
In high school, I could not play soccer without having muscular-skeleta l pain and spiciness the rest of the day, and
chiropractor visits could not repair this continuing problem. At age sev enteen, I awoke to severe pain in my lower chest over the
course of several nights. An endoscopy located a preulcerous condition, and I  received antacid pills as treatment instead of dietary
advice, although I was already a vegetarian due to my own conviction.
My general tiredness and sore throat intensified into acute, mono-like  symptoms when I was nineteen, so I went to yet another
doctor and found out that I had an abnormally high Epstein-Barr lab result. H owever, this was not explained to me. I thought I had
chronic fatigue syndrome, but this illness was widely misunderstood; t hus, my symptoms were largely ignored. My college
attendance plummeted because of insomnia, mental fogginess, and overwh elming fatigue and pain, and my depression intensified due
to my increasing sense of helplessness.
In 1997, I saw a clinical immunologist who finally diagnosed my physical il lnesses as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction
syndrome, fibromyalgia, and allergic rhinitis. He told me that I was an  “extreme case” with a foreseeable future of having only
chronic, disabling illness. I then applied for Social Security income bec ause of his diagnosis which gave credence to my inability to
work productively since I was nineteen, and after ongoing battles with t he court system, I received the aid.
I never knew how I was supposed to get better, and by fate, I met a chiropractor tw o years ago who practices neuro-
emotional technique, which involves muscle-testing to uncover subc onscious thoughts. My childhood trauma finally came out after
three months of twice-weekly sessions. The experience was draining, but I was relieved to find out the root to all of my problems.
The experiences as a child were more than I ever could have imagined h appening to me


 pass before she crept into the room with a
retinue of court ladies. They were there to console but also to bring dignity.
Grief, like everything else surrounding a king, was a matter of ritual. The
moment Suddhodana consented to leave, attendants were prepared with
ointments, winding sheets, and ceremonial marigolds to adorn the body.
The wailing women were on call, and of course a dozen Brahmins with
prayers and censers.
“Highness.” W ith a word, Kumbira brought all this to the king’ s
attention. Suddhodana looked up blankly. Kumbira waited a moment to see
if she would have to repeat herself. As he gently placed Maya’ s arm across
her chest, Suddhodana shuddered. It wasn’ t just that his wife had often slept
that way, one arm folded across herself, the other across him. It was also
that the king felt a slight stif fness creeping into Maya’ s limbs. T ouch being
the sense most cherished by lovers, he knew that he could never touch her
again. He nodded curtly, and the wailing in the corridors began.
Grief is to demons what music is to mortals. Unseen and unheard, Mara
walked through the palace. The formality of death is strict. Y ama, the lord
of death, is aware of every last breath, and he gives permission for the jiva,
or individual soul, to pass into the other world. The lords of karma await to
assign the next lifetime, sitting in judgment over the person’ s good and bad
actions. Cosmic justice is meted out by the devas, the celestial beings who
lavish the soul with rewards for good actions, and the asuras,  or demons,
who rain down punishment for wrongdoing. Demons do not have a free
hand, however. The law of karma is precise and exacts only the punishment
that is deserved, not an ounce more.
This made Mara’ s presence unnecessary, since Maya was already in the
care of the three devas who had come to her in her dream and who met her
again as she took her last breath. T o die in one world brings birth in another.
But Maya lingered in her body as long as she could. She willed her last
spark of life ener gy to flow through her hand to Suddhodana as he knelt by
the bed clutching it.
None of this concerned Mara, however. He walked past her bedchamber
and directed his steps farther, to the nursery, which was now empty of
nurses, guards, and priests. The new baby was completely unprotected.Mara crossed to the cradle and peered down at the wide-eyed child. The
young prince lay on his back with his throat bared to the first predator that
walked by.
But even the king of demons cannot cause physical harm directly.
Demons’ work is to amplify the mind’ s suffering. Mara would try to do that
with this child, since no baby is born without the seeds of pain in its mind.
Gazing down at the cradle, Mara let his face slide through a number of
nightmarish masks. You’ll never see your mother again,  Mara thought. She’s
gone away, and they ar e hurting her. Siddhartha kept his gaze fixed, yet
Mara was sure that the baby had heard. In fact, Siddhartha recognized him.
Mara was sure of it.
“Good,” the demon said. “Y ou showed up.”
He leaned closer to whisper in the baby’ s ear. “Tell me what you want.
I’m listening.” This was always the key, to play upon your opponent’ s
desire. “Can you hear me in there?” The baby kicked his feet.
“So many souls need you,” Mara said wistfully, resting his arms on the
cradle. “But here’ s the joke.” He paused to lean in closer. “When you fail,
they’ll wind up with me! I’m letting you in on the secret so you won’ t say I
was unfair. Become a saint. It will only make you a better instrument of
destruction. W on’t that be delicious?” As if in answer to his question, the
wailing over the dead queen grew louder. The baby looked away and fell
quickly asleep.

FUNEREAL SMOKE, oily and thick, twisted through the air and tainted the
sky as Maya’ s body burned atop the huge pile of sandalwood logs that had
been chopped from the forest. The ghatraj,  king of the funeral site, was a
huge, sweaty man. His face reddened as he shouted orders for more wood, a
higher flame, more melted ghee to pour over the body. The ghee had been
churned from the milk of sacred cows. Priests walked slowly around the
pyre chanting while the wailing women tossed thousands of marigolds into
the fire. Behind them hired mourners whipped themselves in their grief and
endlessly circled the body.The spectacle made Suddhodana sick. He had defied the Brahmins by
not taking Maya down to the ghats by the river. On his orders the funeral
pyre had been built in the royal gardens. Maya had remembered playing
there as a child, when noble girls from the region were brought to court on
the chance that any might please young Suddhodana. It was fitting that her
last resting place would be somewhere she loved. Secretly Suddhodana
knew that this was a gesture born of guilt as much as of love. He was the
one who still had a future.
Canki, the highest Brahmin, finished the rites by lifting an ax in the air.
The most sacred moment had arrived, when he would pray for the release of
Maya’ s soul while Suddhodana smashed the remains of her skull to release
the spirit inside. The king approached the pyre, his expression stony. He
glanced down at a necklace in his fist crafted of rubies and gold. He’d given
it to Maya on their wedding night, and now he gently placed it next to the
skull.
When Suddhodana turned away without raising the ax, Canki didn’ t
hesitate to put his hand on the king’ s arm—for the moment, he was ruler
here.
“You must.”
Suddhodana held no deep contempt for the priesthood, and he knew that
he had broken a sacred custom when his role was to uphold it. But at that
moment the priest’ s touch revolted him. He turned his back and walked
steadily toward the palace.
A woman was blocking his path. “Y ou must look on him, Y our Majesty.
Please.”
In the moment it took for him to hear these words, Suddhodana realized
that Kakoli the nurse was blocking his way. She carried Siddhartha in her
arms and hesitantly pushed him forward. T ears glittered in her eyes. “He’ s
precious. He’ s a gift.” Since his wife’ s death, the king had had nothing to do
with his son. He couldn’ t help feeling that if the boy had never been born,
his wife would yet live.“I should look at him? Let him look at this.”
Suddhodana glared at the nurse as he snatched the infant from her. The
baby started to cry as his father lifted him above the heads of the mourners,
giving him a good look at the smoldering corpse.
“Sire!” Kakoli tried to grab the child back, but Suddhodana fended her
off. Everyone turned around to stare. Suddhodana defied them with a look.
“His mother died!” he shouted. “I have nothing left.” He wheeled on
Kakoli. “Is that part of the gift?” The old nurse covered her mouth with one
shaking hand. Her weakness only enraged Suddhodana further. He took a
step toward her and was glad to see her shrink back from his threat. “Stop
sniveling. Let Siddhartha behold what this filthy world is really like.”
He handed the baby back and strode toward the palace. He entered the
great hall, his eyes looking for a new tar get that would promise more fight
than women and priests. Suddhodana needed a battle right now, something
he could throw himself at with abandon.
He stopped short at what he saw. An old charwoman was kneeling on
the floor, scraping ashes out of the fireplace with her gnarled hands. Gray,
unkempt hair hung down in her rheumy eyes. When she looked at him, she
smiled, revealing a toothless maw. Suddhodana trembled. His own personal
demon was here. He stood frozen in place, wondering bleakly what harm
she meant him.
The old crone shook her head as if in sympathy. Slowly she took a
fistful of ash from the cold embers and held it over her head, letting the ash
trickle down into her hair. She was mocking the mourners outside and him
at the same time.
Your poor, beautiful wife. W e have her now. And we love her as much as
you did.
The char rubbed ash in her face, making dark streaks and smudges until
only her wrinkled mouth and piercing eyes were left untouched. She had
him trapped. If he broke down, releasing all his pent-up grief and horror, itwould open a breach that the demons could


 the foot
This sequence works those areas
corresponding to many of the body’s
joints and limbs. Included are the hip/
sciatic nerve, knee/leg, elbow, and arm.
The reproductive organs are also
included. You’ll be working these areas
without looking at them, so it may
help to familiarize yourself with the
location of the reflex areas before
beginning your work.Step 6 learning tip
When you use the rotating-on-a-
point technique in this sequence,
remember that the area around
the ankle bone is sensitive. You do
not need to press hard with your
thumb; it is the turning of the foot
that creates the pressure against
your static thumb. note the “on/
off” nature of the pressure.3Go on to rest your fingertips
on the knee  and leg reflex
area, as shown. Use the multiple
finger-walking technique to make
multiple passes through the area.
4Next, press the outer edge of the foot, the arm
reflex area, several times. Reposition your fingers
to another part of the area and press again. Continue
throughout the reflex area. Now that you’ve worked
through your left foot, take a few steps. Note whether
you feel a difference between your left and right foot.
step 6 119foot orientation
left foot
1 hip and sciatic  nerve
2 ovary /testicle
3 knee and leg  5
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1
2
4 elbow
5 arm
see p101 for further information120 complete self-help foot sequenceStep 7
Working the right foot
Now it is time to go on to the right foot. These
pages give a right-foot workout and provide a
workout summary: an at-a-glance reminder of
reflexology technique application.step 1
Working the toes
step 3pituitary gland
pancreas
uterus & prostate
lung, chest, breast &
shoulderloWer backinner ear
step 6
Working the outside of the
footstep 4
Working the inside of the footsolar plexus, heart,
lung & chest
tailbone bladder & lo Wer back
lymph glands, groin
& fallopian tubesWorking the arch of the footstep 7 121neck, thyroid & parathyroid
glandshead, brain & neck
adrenal gland kidney
midback neck & brain stem
ovary & testicle knee & leg liver & gallbladder
face, teeth & sinuseseye
colon & small intestine
step 5
Working the top of the foot
hip & sciatic nerve armWorking the base of the toes
and ball of the footstep 2122 complete hand sequenceHand desserts
There is a range of hand reflexology desserts available to relax the
hand and help increase its flexibility and movement. Techniques such as the
finger-pull, the walk-down/pull-against, the palm-rocker, and the hand-stretcher
provide a beginning and an end to workouts, as well as a transition between
techniques. As you apply the hand desserts, take note of the recipient’s reactions.
If he or she seems to enjoy one dessert more than the others, apply more of it.
1Grip the wrist with your
holding hand. Grasp the
thumb with your working hand,
then pull it slowly and steadily
toward you. Your holding hand
should pull gently against the
action of the working hand.2Reposition the holding hand
slightly under the wrist.
Apply the pull technique to the
index finger. Repeat this action on
each of the remaining fingers.    the roles of the holding hand
and the working hand are the
same as in foot reflexology.
the holding hand keeps the
recipient’s hand steady or holds
the fingers back, to create a
smooth working surface on
which the working hand can
apply techniques.
  Be careful not to apply the
hand desserts too strongly by
manipulating the finger joints
more than they can accept.learning tipsFinger-pull
In the course of everyday
life, the fingers are often
subjected to compression
from activities such as
typing. The finger-pull
technique creates gentle
“traction,” which stretches out
the fingers and loosens the
joints. It is an easy way to
relax not just the fingers but
the whole hand.hand desserts 1231To use this technique, start
at the thumb. With your
holding hand, grip the joint at the
base of the thumb, nearest the
hand, keeping the joint static.
With your working hand, move
the upper joint of the thumb
from side to side. Repeat this
movement several times.
2Grasp the index finger and
perform the movement, then
repeat with each remaining finger.1Steady the wrist with your holding hand. Take the tip of the
thumb in your working thumb and fingers as shown.
Thumb-walk up the outside, taking particular care
over the joint. Make several passes.
2Move on to the index finger.
Stretch this finger away from
the others, then thumb-walk up
the outside of the finger, working
especially over the joints. Repeat
the action several times.3Repeat this movement on
each of the fingers in turn,
making several passes each time,
to stretch the fingers. Side-to-side
The goal of this technique is
to move the finger joints in
a different way than normal.
The working hand creates a
slight side-to-side movement,
while the holding hand
keeps the finger steady.Walk-down/pull-against
This technique stretches the fingers and the thumb. As you
hold the hand steady, you thumb-walk up each digit with
the other hand to produce a comfortable, enhanced stretch.
Drop your wrist to provide leverage for your working thumb
and to stretch the inside of the digit being worked.124 complete hand sequenceHand-stretcher
This dessert involves gently
stretching the palms to relax
the body of the hand.Palm-mover
This technique is akin to wringing the hands. Like the palm-
rocker (see opposite), the goal of this dessert is to move the
long bones in order to relax the hand.
1Grasp the hand with both of
your hands. Turn your
wrists outward, so you are
pressing up on the palm with
your fingers.
2Rotate your wrists inward,
so you are now pressing
against the top of the hand with
your palms. Then alternate these
two opposing actions, repeating
several times.1Hold the
hand steady at
the wrist. With your
working fingers, press gently
along the long bone of the
index finger, on top of the hand.
As you press, create a slight
twisting counter-movement by
simultaneously pulling up with the
thumb, then release. Repeat the
action several times.
2Move to the long bone of
the middle finger. Press with
your fingers while simultaneously
creating counter-movement by
pulling upward with your thumb.
Do this several times, then repeat
the action on the long bones of
the other fingers.hand desserts 1252Repeat the two movements with the long bones
of the hand.1Grasp the hand in both of your hands as shown,
holding the long bones of the index and middle
fingers. Push with the pad of your right thumb and pull
with the pad of your left index finger. Then push with
your left thumb and pull with your right index finger.
Repeat these alternating movements several times.Palm-rocker
This dessert involves a rhythmic movement
of the long bones of the hand, in which you
rock adjacent bones back and forth. The
alternating motion relaxes the hand, making
it more receptive to reflexology work.Palm counter-mover
This technique is another way to create
movement between the long bones of the
hand. It involves turning the hand in the
opposite direction to that of the palm-
mover (see opposite).
1Grasp the wrist with your holding hand. Rest
your working thumb on the top of the hand on
the knuckle of the index finger. Push downward with
your thumb and at the same time pull up with the
working hand, so you twist the outside of the hand
upward. Release, and repeat several times.
2Do the same on each bone, resting your thumb
on the knuckle and repeating several times. 126 complete hand sequenceStep 1
Working the fingers and the thumb
This sequence covers areas such as the brain, thyroid,
parathyroid, and pituitary gland, which direct many of the
body’s activities. Work these reflex areas on the hand to
stimulate and improve the performance of equivalent parts of
the body. Before beginning the sequence, look carefully to see
whether the hand has any injured areas, which you should
avoid, and then apply a series of desserts.
1To work the pituitary gland  reflex area, hold the hand
steady and draw the fingers back with your left hand. Now use
your right index finger to repeatedly press the center of the thumb.
2Next, hold the thumb with
your left hand to keep it
steady. Starting at the thumb’s
base, use the thumb-walking
technique to make a succession of
passes across the thumb through
the thyroid/parathyroid
gland  and neck  reflex areas.AreAs worked
  Pituitary gland   this helps to
regulate endocrine activity such
as growth and metabolism.
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Your Bite: A Hidden Cause of Cavities and
A Fresh Look at Orthodontics and TMJ
I want to introduce you to an extraordinary world that is literally right under your nose: your bite.
Your bite has a substantial relationship to your overall health, your strength, your vitality, your level
of attractiveness as well as your susceptibility to tooth decay. Super athletes know these facts and
regularly wear mouth guards such as the Pure Power Mouthguard™ which slides the jaw into a more
correct muscular and skeletal position. These adjustments increase overall muscle strength and
endurance.
In this chapter you will discover the reasons for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, a
deeper understanding of the mechanics of orthodontics and braces, and the important connections
between the position of your bite to tooth decay and your overall health. Best of all, you will discover
how to improve your health through correcting the position of your bite. Theories about the treatment
and alignment of the bite are often obscured by contention, closed-mindednc9ess and limited vision.
Therefore be prepared to be met with that attitude from many practitioners in the field if you bring
them information that is beyond the realm of their belief systems, such as what I will present here.Your Ideal Jaw Position and Enjoyment of Life
To understand how our jaw and skull are supposed to be aligned, let us look at examples of ideal
physical development as our template. Native peoples across the globe who displayed immunity to
tooth decay also possessed what Weston Price called “splendidly formed dental arches.”
1
 The dental
arch is comprised of the maxilla, the upper palate of the mouth, and the mandible, the jaw bone. In
general, the better the nutrition of the individual throughout life, beginning from before conception, the
wider the dental arches (the upper and lower jaws) will be. Wider arches mean wider, rounder faces
that we subconsciously associate with both robust health and natural attractiveness. These qualities
can influence how one chooses a partner who will likely be a successful mother with excellent
reproductive capacities, since generally a wide dental arch indicates the pelvic brim will also be
spacious enough to ensure easier births. I describe this in more detail in my book about
preconception, pregnancy, parenting, and children’s health called
Healing Our Children.
You can
learn more about it as well as obtain the book at
www.healingourchildren.org
Ancient Skulls Reveal Perfect Occlusion
When you look at this photo of two human skulls, you may assume that they are simply ordinary human
skulls and you do not see anything of interest. What I want you to look at carefully in these skulls is
how the teeth of the maxilla and mandible line up. The top front teeth and the bottom front teeth are
flush with each other and line up “tip to tip.” There is no overbite and there is no underbite. All of the
teeth appear to be in contact with one another. Although not visible in the pictures, in an ideal bite
there ought to be a paper-thin gap in the front teeth so they do not put pressure upon each other in the
relaxed jaw position. These skulls show us our therapeutic model for natural human development.Most of us do not have bites that fit in this position when our mouths are closed. This is not so
because of a genetic predisposition, but because a poor diet and other nutritional or environmental
toxins have prevented a majority of the population from having fully formed maxillas (upper palates)
and mandibles (lower jaws).
Genetics versus Intercepted Heredity
Tooth decay is not a genetic condition. It is a factor of the environment, and usually the primary
environmental factor is poor nutrition. When nature cannot fulfill its ideal potential, we have a
situation called blocked or intercepted heredity. Crooked teeth and wisdom teeth that do not fit (as
well as over- and underbites)
are not genetic traits
. These problems occur from the lack of proper
nutritional building blocks. Further documentation of this fact is available in Weston Price’s book,
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
. When our bodies lack the proper ingredients for building
bones or there is an alteration in the metabolism of calcium and phosphorous, our bodies will not be
perfectly formed to fulfill our hereditary potential. The structure and mineralization of our jaws and
teeth suffer as a result of deficiencies in our modern nutritional program. This is similar to the growth
of a plant in unfertile soil. The plant will not blossom to its full potential. To grow healthy teeth and
bones requires whole and unrefined foods carefully grown and prepared, and a diet high in fat-
soluble vitamins and phosphorus. Weston Price explains how the Aborigines of Australia had
perfectly developed jaws for untold generations until they changed their diet.
It is most remarkable and should be one of the most challenging facts that can come to our modern
civilization that such primitive races as the Aborigines of Australia have reproduced for generation
after generation through many centuries — no one knows for how many thousands of years — without
the development of a conspicuous number of irregularities of the dental arches. Yet, in the next
generation after these people adopt the foods of the white man, a large percentage of the children
developed irregularities of the dental arches with conspicuous facial deformities. The deformity
patterns are similar to those seen in white civilizations.
2
Why Teeth are Crowded and Wisdom Teeth are Misaligned
When physical development is impeded primarily by a poor and deficient diet, Nature’s blueprint of
a fully developed maxilla (palate) and mandible (jaw) remains incomplete. As a result the maxilla
and mandible are not as wide as they need to be and there is not enough space for all of the teeth.
When the teeth come in, they appear crowded. Therefore, there is no such thing as teeth that are too
big, but rather it is a jaw that is too small. This condition also makes wisdom teeth come in crooked,
or causes the roots of wisdom teeth to be impacted.
Occlusion
: Occlusion is how our teeth come together when we chew and when our mouth is at rest.
Healthy Bite and Misaligned BiteYour Bite and TMJ Pain, Night Grinding, and Tooth Decay
The trigeminal nerve is the largest nerve in your head. It has a network of fibers that run throughout
your face in an intricate matrix. The trigeminal nerve has three major branches: the mandibular (jaw)
nerve, the maxillary (upper palate) nerve, and the ophthalmic (eye) nerve. The trigeminal nerve
system fans throughout your entire face, and contains pain, position and movement (sensory and
motor) sensors and control mechanisms. The nerves of each tooth are connected to either the
manidibular or maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve. When you have a toothache, the nerve pain
goes right through the trigeminal nerve and communicates directly to your thalamus and cerebral
cortex. This explains why you feel tooth pain so very intensely. The trigeminal nerve connects with
our limbic brain which is related to emotions and mental functions.
3
 How you bite is directly
connected with how you feel.
When your mouth closes, your jaw should be in a relaxed and comfortable position. The correct
positioning of the jaw and teeth is shown in both figure
a
 and in the figure labeled
occlusion
. In figure
a
, the molars naturally and comfortably touch on all surfaces when the jaw is in the closed, relaxed
position. When the back molars are touching comfortably, the body’s nervous system is sent a
constant signal of relaxation through the trigeminal nerve. Because of this nerve relaxation, a person
with contacting molars in the comfortable, relaxed position ages more slowly, heals faster, has a
positive outlook on life, and generally feels good.
Take a moment and look in the mirror. You can see if your jaw is naturally in position
a
. If it is not,
do not be surprised, as 95% or more of the population has a misaligned jaw. The term for a
misaligned bite is
malocclusion
. When your jaw is misaligned the sensory system of the trigeminal
nerve is activated.
4
 A classic jaw misalignment is called a
closed bite
. When the jaw hinges closed
through its natural motion as in figure
b
, the molars do not touch. Rather the front teeth collide into
one another. This unfortunate circumstance resulted because the jaw bone did not develop to its full
potential, and the back molars are too low. Because either the upper back molars or lower ones did
not extend to their fullest potential, the jaw cannot relax in the neutral closed position as demonstrated
in figure
a
.
A closed and relaxed jaw as shown in the skull photographs and in figure
a
 is especially important
during sleep. The body reg


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, and has
a lot of time trying to hold it, but I'm not interested in wasting time
and energy on it. Disbelief - that's their problem. - For what purpose you are
done?
- Each of us - is a unique space laboratory. All
we go through an individual path of transformation and is one of the
ways. Now is the time when the sky falls to earth. On this
warned Helena Roerich, Ivanov and other teachers. -
Something changed after that in your spiritual development or are you
experienced only physical change?
- Certainly, I feel the relationship with the thin world, with the teachers.
Expanded aspects of communication, increased awareness of the possibilities.
I keep active and busy, I go by city
and I feel normal when there is no transmutation
processes. They continue, they have not yet completed, the process of
deep cleansing of cells. Sometimes I feel a strong vibration
energy, and then you just need to relax and accept them. Need
completely abandon the drugs. Despite the fact that I was
disabled in Group 2, I threw out all drugs. Left only
No silos allohol and Zelenka. Jazz Mahin was approximately the
same way. She also says that you have to be in communion with God.
And what does this mean? That means - a set on balance, to
humility, obedience to the will of God, to fulfill the commandments
God be in the service of others. and then senior teachers will
to help us. I experienced several space operations, I had them
felt, and now my body is completely healthy. So, do not
90
90want to eat - not eat, do not want to drink - do not drink, and do not make
have their children when they do not want. and it is very important to clean
your body of toxins and parasites, because of this we take all
disease. - Zinaida G., you're not going to start again
there? - You do not understand - I eat, only different! and is confident that soon
solntseedyaschih people on Earth will be many. In Russian - percutaneous
nutrition and respiration. Perhaps with good development of subcutaneous
circulation. First performed by immersion in bath
of natural culture media (sapropel and manure). Second -
development of endogenous respiration by Frolov (Frolov on a simulator).
"... All of a cow - is pure." (Veda)
Eventually, when the body is reconstructed entirely on endogenous
breathing, it will be possible to move on endogenous nutrition. Organism
will be from the air to choose a desired substance. These are people who
plotnoveschestvennym does not eat, now there is!
Since the Sun TSEED
Years without a "poppy dewdrop" in the mouth. Solntseedy - these are people who
by his own conviction decided to refuse to accept food
through the stomach. They assert that feed on the energy of sunlight,
you take through the skin. within a few years
such people have not been and poppy dewdrops in the mouth. Despite this,
they do not look emaciated or thin, but on the contrary, full of strength
and energy. Among them, in particular, Indian Manek, who has not eaten and did not
drank more than a year and was under the supervision of disbelieving doctors,
Australian Dzhasmahin who abstain from eating more than 8 years
(!!!), And the Russian researcher Alexander Komarov. His record -
two years. Every day people must devote considerable time to
cooking and eating. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and then another and snack
or a late snack. Gourmets and forever gastrointestinal unmet
people do not consider a meal wasted time, for them it is a favorite
occupation, and they look forward to hours of eating. Someone has calculated that
during the life of the average person eats about 100 tons of food!
Imagine how much money can be saved if you do not fly
food!
We are accustomed to hearing about people who organize themselves
fasting days or are prolonged starvation.
Some do not eat for three, seven and even 21 days in a row, with the
they do not indulge in making water and should stimulate
purgation. When we talk about those who do not eat or
drinks for months and even years, we see this as something of
realm of science fiction, mystery, or as a special privilege
enlightened individuals.
So, on the eve of the new 2001 newspaper The Times of India wrote about the
unlikely event. 64-year-old mechanical engineer Hira Ratan Manek
a year without food. During all this time he did not swallow any
tithe of bread, and drink only boiled water. Indian Eats...
91
91energy from the sun. As he explains Manek, people live mostly
due to a secondary solar energy, which they have used before
plants, vegetables and fruits. From us is required to learn how to absorb
solar energy directly from its source.
This case is not a hoax, but has been officially
confirmed by doctors of the Institute of multipurpose therapy
the International Health Center (g.Ahmedabad), as well as
specialists Jain Medical Association, which became
monitor health solntseeda two days before the start of a hunger strike.
The experiment lasted a total of 411 days. throughout
this time, a mechanical engineer did not take and poppy dew into his mouth.
It turns out that hunger Indian engineer - not
the only case. in Australia, in Queensland, other lives
living legend - 47-year-old intelligent and educated woman,
calling itself Dzhasmahin. for 20 years she was a vegetarian,
Since 1993, more than 8 years, do not eat any food! She's so
the same as an Indian, says that eats energy of sunlight,
digesting it through the prana or vital breath ", which
according to the beliefs of Hinduism, is the bearer of the principle
life.
Russia in this regard is no exception, it is also rich in
phenomenal individuals. Correspondent for Interfax TIME
met with the researcher Alexander Komarov,
who developed his own method of fasting
through the stomach and within two years, took only 100 grams
food every four days. In this case, Komarov totally looks like
exhausted, emaciated or too thin. According to him,
He feels great and full of energy. - Alexander,
not contradict human physiology refraining from the usual
food? - No way. On the contrary, then, how much to eat
modern human is alien to its physiology. in humans there
three kinds of power: through the skin, lungs and stomach. now
the main type of food is eating through the stomach,
then powered through the lungs, and only in last place - food
through the skin. But this is fundamentally wrong. The main type of human food
Since ancient times it was the assimilation of food or substance from the outside through
skin, in addition - through easy and only in the last
all - through the stomach. Compare people who eat very little
much. It is well known that the digestive organs gluttons
tract strongly stretched, thickened and deformed. But
despite the abundance eaten, absorbed by the body only
about 1,5% of consumption of food, the rest is displayed in a
faeces or a slag, which are deposited in the body.
y maloezhek digestive organs decrease and become more
straight, and eaten food is removed from the intestine after
15-20 minutes. In fact, people should take food
through the stomach in very small quantities, and can be achieved
92
92that all of its number of fully digested. - What
is powered through the lungs and skin? - Power over
lungs - it's absorption from the air of substances needed for
cleanse our body. Since we are making through the stomach
many foreign substances, then the system of the organism tries to
remove. Inhaled oxygen enters the bloodstream and burn unnecessary
substances, and their "little corpses" are removed by red blood
calves produced by the spinal cord. If the organism was
absolutely free of toxins, then, ideally, production of red
cells completely ceased, and the blood of man was a
only the lymph, which has a bluish color. Powered by
skin somehow occurs in modern man, a glutton,
only much less productive than it could be. This
kind of power is almost completely substitute for power over
stomach or make it secondary, spare. It allows
person to get from the environment all the necessary material,
including water, and, of course, to free him from spending on the purchase of
products and from food preparation. Perhaps this statement
seem unconvincing, but fact is fact - the person, following
certain techniques can be hundreds of times smaller than take food
through the stomach and feel much better. - And yet
people are dying of starvation and dehydration on the... - Switching power supply
through the skin should not happen abruptly but gradually. Must
know and method of transition. People dying from starvation or lack of
water, do not know how to do it, and once they are deprived of food, it is likely
just hit the unusual conditions. The presence of fear, impending
misfortune and helplessness are selected from them a huge amount of energy
exacerbating the situation. In our case, a man on his own
decides to refuse to take food through the stomach, it gently
your body adapts


 professional supervision. Dried leaves
Pessaries (to make, p. 297). For vaginal infections, insert one a day.
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Leaves produce
a lemon scent
when crushedMelissa officinalis  (Lamiaceae)
Lemon Balm,  Melissa
In writing that “Balm is sovereign for the brain,
strengthening the memory and powerfully chasing
away melancholy,” John Evelyn (1620–1706) neatly
summarized lemon balm’s long tradition as a tonic
remedy that raises the spirits and comforts the heart.
Today, this sweet-smelling herb is still widely valued for
its calming properties, and new research shows that it
can help significantly in the treatment of cold sores.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to southern Europe, western
Asia, and northern Africa, lemon
balm now grows throughout the
world. The plant is propagated from
seed or cuttings in spring. The aerial
parts are picked from early summer
onward and are best harvested
just before the flowers open, when
the concentration of volatile oil is
at its highest.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil up to 0.2% (citral,
 caryophyllene oxide, linalool,
 and citronellal)
■ Flavonoids
■ Triterpenes
■ Polyphenols
■ Tannins
Key Actions
■ Relaxant
■ Antispasmodic
■ Increases sweating
■ Carminative
■ Antiviral
■ Nerve tonicResearch
■ Volatile oil  German research
has shown that the volatile oil, and in
particular citral and citronellal, calm
the central nervous system. The oil
is also strongly antispasmodic.
■ Polyphenols  Polyphenols are
antiviral. In particular, they combat the
herpes simplex virus, which produces
cold sores. In one research study, the
average healing time of cold sores was
halved to about 5 days and the time
between outbreaks doubled.
■ Thyroid  Lemon balm inhibits
thyroid function.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Traditional uses  This herb has
always been taken to lift the spirits.
T aken regularly, it was believed to
encourage longevity. Other traditional
uses include healing wounds, relieving
palpitations and relaxing the heart,
and treating toothache.
■ Modern relaxing tonic  Lemon
balm is a relaxing tonic for anxiety,
mild depression, restlessness, and
irritability. It reduces feelings of
nervousness and panic and will
often quiet a racing heart, being
a valuable remedy for palpitations
of a nervous origin. Lemon balm
is also useful when too much anxiety
is causing digestive problems such as
indigestion, acidity, nausea, bloating,
and colicky pains.
■ Cold sores  Lemon balm relieves
cold sores and reduces the chances
of further outbreaks.
■ Hormonal herb  Following the
discovery of its antithyroid effect, the
herb is given to people with an
overactive thyroid.Lemon balm
A perennial growing
to 5 ft (1.5 m), with
tiny white flowers
and deeply veined,
toothed leaves.
■ Other uses  Lemon balm is a
first-aid remedy for cuts and insect
stings and is good for fevers.
Self-help Uses
■ Anxiety, depression,
 & tension, p. 308.Lemon balm’s  botanical name, Melissa,
comes from the Greek for bee and refers to
the great attraction the plant holds for bees.Parts Used
Key Preparations
& Their UsesAerial parts are used in a variety
of preparations as a calming remedy.
Essential oil For shingles, add 5 drops
to 1 tsp olive oil and massage the
painful area gently ( see p. 297).
Infusion (to make, p. 291).
For nervous headaches, drink
3⁄4 cup (150 ml) 3 times a day.Tincture (to make, p. 292). For
anxiety and mild depression, take
1⁄2 tsp with water 3 times a day.
■ Cold sores, chicken pox,
 & shingles, p. 304.
■ Flu with muscle aches
  & pains, p. 311.
■ Nausea due to emotional
  problems, p. 306.
■ Stomachache, p. 305. QCaution  Do not take the essential oil internally
except under professional supervision.Dried aerial parts Fresh aerial
parts
Lotion  For cold sores, make an infusion ( see p. 291) and apply
regularly ( see p. 296).
Ointment  (to make, p. 295). Apply to insect stings.Juice Apply as needed to cuts and scrapes.
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114Mentha x piperitakey medicinal plants
Leaves have high
levels of volatile oil,
which has important
digestive propertiesMentha x piperita (Lamiaceae)
PeppermintPeppermint
A strongly aromatic, square-stemmed annual, growing to  32 in (80 cm) with serrated leaves.
Peppermint is cultivated in many parts of
the world for its oil.
Habitat & Cultivation
Peppermint is grown commercially
and in gardens throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. It is propagated from seed in spring and is harvested just before it flowers  in summer, in dry sunny weather.
Related Species
Peppermint is a hybrid of watermint (M. aquatica) and spearmint  (M. spicata), which have similar, though
milder, therapeutic properties.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil (up to 1.5%),
 including menthol (35–55%),   menthone (10–40%)
■ Flavonoids (luteolin,
 menthoside)
■ Phenolic acids
■ Triterpenes
Key Actions
■ Antispasmodic
■ Stimulates sweating
■ Antimicrobial
■ Analgesic
■ CarminativeResearch
■ Volatile oil Research has shown
that the volatile oil is strongly antibacterial. Menthol (a constituent
of the oil) is antiseptic, antifungal, cooling, and anesthetic to the skin, although it is also an irritant.
■ Whole herb The whole plant
has an antispasmodic effect on the digestive system. Clinical trials in Denmark and the UK during the 1990s have confirmed its value  in the treatment of irritable  bowel syndrome.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Digestive problems
Peppermint is excellent for the
digestive system, increasing the  flow of digestive juices and bile  and relaxing the gut muscles. It reduces nausea, colic, cramps, and gas, and soothes an irritated bowel.  In soothing the lining and muscles  of the colon, it helps diarrhea and relieves a spastic colon (often the cause of constipation).
■ Pain relief Applied to the
skin, peppermint relieves pain and reduces sensitivity. It also relieves headaches and migraines linked to digestive weakness.
■ Infection Diluted oil is used as an
inhalant and chest rub for respiratory infections. The whole herb is important for digestive infections.
Self-help Uses
■ Digestive headaches, p. 309.
■ Eczema, p. 300.
■ Nausea with headache, p. 306.
■ Neuralgia, p. 308.
■ Gas & bloating, p. 306.Parts Used
Aerial parts are distilled
for their volatile oil and used  in a variety of preparations.
Fresh aerial partsPeppermint’s origin is a mystery, but it has been in
existence for a long time—dried leaves were found  in Egyptian pyramids dating from around 1000 bce.  It was highly valued by the Greeks and Romans, but
only became popular in Western Europe in the 18th century. Peppermint’s chief therapeutic value lies in  its ability to relieve gas, flatulence, bloating, and colic, though it has many other applications.
Key Preparations
& Their Uses
 QCautions Do not give peppermint to children
under 5. The essential oil is best taken internally
on the advice of a healthcare practitioner; it is not suitable for children under 12.Dried aerial parts
Infusion (to make,
p. 291). To improve digestion, drink 3⁄
4 cup
(150 ml) after meals.Essential oil Dilute to
2% (see p. 297) and
dab onto temples to
ease headaches.Lotion made with infusion (see p. 296). Apply to irritated skin.
Tincture mixed with other herbs, is prescribed mainly for digestive problems.
Capsules are prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome.
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General Remedies
Herbs Slippery elm ( Ulmus rubra, p. 145),
arrowroot ( Maranta arundinacea, p. 233), Iceland
moss ( Cetraria islandica, p. 186)
Remedy 1  Make an infusion with 2 heaping tsp
of one of the herbs to 1/2 cup (100 ml) of water.
Leave for 15 minutes. T ake 1/2 cup (100 ml) up to
4 times a day.
Remedy 2  Make slippery elm “food” by mixing
1 heaping tsp of powder and 3 tsp of cold water.
Stir in 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water. Add a
pinch of cinnamon ( Cinnamomum spp., p. 81) or
nutmeg ( Myristica fragrans, p. 11) to taste. T ake 1
cup (250 ml) 3 times a day.
Herbs Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare, p. 212),
galbanum ( Ferula gummosa, p. 211), anise
(Pimpinella anisum, p. 248), or any one of the
Nausea & Vomiting  herbs listed on p. 306. Spastic Constipation
Herb Cramp bark ( Viburnum opulus, p. 150)
Remedy Make a decoction using 15 g of the
root to 3 cups (750 ml) of water and take 3/4–11/4
cups (150–300 ml) a day or take 2 tsp of tincture
with water once per day.
Diarrhea
Herbs Agrimony ( Agrimonia eupatoria, p. 162),
sage ( Salvia officinalis, p. 131), bael ( Aegle
marmelos, p. 161), bistort ( Polygonum bistorta,
p. 253), black catechu ( Acacia catechu, p. 158)
Remedy The above herbs are listed in ascending
order of astringency. Make a decoction using 1
heaping tsp of one herb to 1 cup (225 ml) of
water and simmer for 15–20 minutes. T ake up to
12/3 cups (450 ml) a day for no longer than 3 days.
Note If using bistort or black catechu (the most
astringent herbs), mix with demulcents such as
psyllium seeds ( Plantago  spp., p. 123) or marshmallow
root ( Althaea officinalis, p. 165). Add 1 tsp, plus a pinch
of peppermint ( Mentha  x piperita, p. 114) or other
mint ( Mentha  spp., pp. 234–235), per 1 cup
(225 ml) of decoction.
  QCautions  Do not take for more than 3 days at
a time and do not take again for 3 days. If there is
no improvement, seek professional advice. Do not
take sage in pregnancy. Do not give mint to children
under 5.
Chronic Diarrhea &
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Herb Psyllium ( Plantago  spp., p. 123)
Remedy T ake 1 heaping tsp of seeds and husks
with at least 3/4 cup (150 ml) of water, 2–3 times
daily, or mix with food and then drink at least 3/4
cup (150 ml) of water. Seeds may be soaked in
cool water overnight before taking.
Remedy Make an infusion using 1 heaping tsp
of fennel or anise seeds, or galbanum herb,
to 3 cups (750 ml) of water. Drink during
the day.
Indigestion, Abdominal Pain,
Bloating, & Hiccups
Herb German chamomile ( Chamomilla recutita,
p. 77)
Remedy Make an infusion in a covered
container. Drink up to 3 cups (750 ml) a day.
Acidity with Gastritis
Herb Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria, p. 98)
Remedy Make an infusion with the flowering
tops. Drink up to 3 cups (750 ml) a day.
Before taking any herbal remedies, see pages 290 & 298–299
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308
herbal remedies for home useNerve & Stress-Related Problems
Most of us have little opportunity to escape from daily
pressures, and consequently the nervous system is unable to recover its natural vitality. Long-term stress can lead to anxiety, nervousness, depression, insomnia, palpitations, and irritability. Herbal medicines can be wonderfully effective for nourishing the nervous system, calming and relaxing the mind, and gently stimulating or sedating the body. Headaches and migraine
respond well to treatment with herbs, as can conditions directly affecting the nerves, such as neuralgia.
Anxiety, Depression, & T ension
Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)Valerian
(Valeriana officinalis)
Many people have experienced lack of well-being
and feelings of powerlessness that develop as stress, anxiety, and tension take hold. There
is no instant answer, but a remarkable number
of herbs can reduce these symptoms, and, by supporting the nervous system, gradually
restore health. Lemon balm, skullcap, and damiana are
all calming herbs that ease physical tension and help maintain a balanced mental and emotional state. Lemon balm alleviates stress-related digestive problems, skullcap combats panic attacks, and damiana acts as a gentle “pick-me-up.”Valerian has tranquilizing qualities.Ginseng and Siberian ginseng are  excellent for coping with stressful events  such as competitive sports, examinations, or moving a household.Ashwagandha is a supportive tonic herb, strengthening and encouraging recovery  from long-term stress or chronic illness.
Lifestyle
When emotionally stressed, it is important  to eat well, exercise regularly, and allow time  for relaxation. Y oga and T ai Chi can be particularly helpful.
Neuralgia is the pain caused by an irritated,
damaged, or trapped nerve. It usually occurs  in brief, severe bouts and can be felt shooting along the nerve. Although it is difficult to treat, the following remedies may bring relief to minor problems. St. John’s wort is analgesic and antiviral, helping to relieve sciatica (pain caused by a trapped spinal nerve) and head pain. Cloves  have an anesthetic effect, and peppermint  eases pain. Try also the St. John’s wort oil rub (see Back Pain, p. 313).
 QGeneral caution Seek professional advice if there is
fever, or swelling of the gums with toothache.General Remedies
Herbs Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis, p. 113),
damiana (Turnera diffusa, p. 144), skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora, p. 135)Remedy Make an infusion using one of the herbs. Drink up to 21/3 cups (600 ml) a day.
Herb St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum,
p. 106)Remedy T ake tablets or make an infusion and drink up to 21/3 cups (600 ml) a day.
Note This remedy may take 2–3 weeks before there is a
noticeable effect.
Digestive Problems due to Stress
Herb Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis, p. 113)
Remedy Make an infusion with a handful of fresh leaves and 3/4 cup (150 ml) water, or make an infusion with the dried herb. Drink up to 3 cups (750 ml) a day, or add the daily dose to a bath.
NoTe  This remedy also calms palpitations and
encourages sleep.
Panic Attacks & Headaches
Herb Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora, p. 135)Remedy Make an infusion and drink up to 3 cups  (750 ml) a day.Chronic Anxiety & Hyperactivity
Herb Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, p. 148)Remedy T ake 10 drops of tincture in water every hour for up to 2 weeks at a time.
Nervous Exhaustion,
Muscle Tension, & Headaches
Herb Codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, p. 83)
Remedy Make a decoction and drink in equal doses during the day, or cook up to 25 g of  the root a day in a soup or stew.
Short-term Stress
Herbs Ginseng (Panax ginseng, p. 118), Siberian
ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus, p. 94).
Remedy Either take ginseng tablets, chew 0.5–1 g of root a day, or use it in cooking. Alternatively take 1–2 g of Siberian ginseng capsules up to twice day.
Cautions Do not take for more than 6 weeks at a
time. Do not give to children under 12. Do not take during pregnancy. Avoid drinks that contain caffeine.
Long-term Stress & Convalescence
Herb Ashwagandha (Withania


 or stir-
fry them, or saute them, however you like your vegetables prepared.
(Keep in mind that the more you cook them, the more life and water
content you cook out of them.) You prepare the vegetables, and along
with the steak and vegetables you have a tossed salad. Now you're not
going to go hungry eating like that, are you? Of course not.
We're not suggesting that you starve yourself. What we're talking about
is this: There are certain physiological limitations that the human body
has, and they have to be respected, that's all. If you want to have the
baked potato, great! Have a baked potato. Have it with some butter, pref
erably raw butter if available. And with it have the vegetables: zucchini,
string beans, broccoli, whatever you like, and your salad. Again, you do
not have to go hungry. Can you see what food combining suggests? You
want to have meat? Have meat with vegetables and salad. You want to
have potatoes? Have potatoes with vegetables and salad. You want to have
bread? Have bread with vegetables and salad. You want to have pasta?
Have pasta with garlic butter and vegetables and salad. You want to have
cheese? Take the cheese and chop it and put it in your salad, without
croutons. Or melt cheese on your vegetables. This may sound overly
simple to people who fear they will not get enough protein unless they eat
meat at every meal—but I'll address that subject in Chapter 7.
You see, you're enjoying yourself when you eat, you're eating the
foods you like, but you're not throwing them all together and eating them
42 • FIT FOR LIFE all at the same time. This practice not only optimizes the extraction and
utilization of nutrients in the food (because there is no putrefaction or
fermentation), but also puts an end to painful digestive disorders and
substantially increases available energy. Violation of proper food combin
ing has many negative consequences, and many positive results come
from adhering to its principles. Let's go for the positive! POSITIVE
NUMBER ONE: WEIGHT LOSS!
It is occasionally argued that nature itself combines starches and pro
teins in the same food, and if nature does, we may do so also. This
objection is not valid. If a food that is a natural protein-starch combina
tion (such as beans) is eaten alone, the body is capable of modifying its
digestive juices and timing their secretions in such ways that digestion
can go on with a fair degree of efficiency.' But when a separate starch
food and a separate protein food are eaten at the same meal, this precise
adaption of the digestive secretions to the character and digestive require
ments of the food is not possible. There is a marked and important dif
ference between eating a food that is a natural protein-starch combination
and eating two foods, one a protein and the other a starch.
If it's not good to mix a protein and a starch, is it okay to mix a protein
with another protein or a starch with a starch? Actually, the most ideal
situation is ONE concentrated food per meal, so that would preclude mix
ing protein with protein or starch with starch. However, one of these
combinations is acceptable: a starch with a starch. The reason that two
proteins should not be mixed is that proteins are of such different charac
ter and complex composition that the modifications necessary to meet the
digestive requirements of more than one protein food are impossible.
Therefore, both proteins putrefy in the system. This does not mean that
two different kinds of flesh may not be eaten together or that two different
kinds of nuts may not be eaten together; but it certainly means that no
two different proteins—flesh, eggs, dairy products, or nuts—should be
eaten simultaneously.
Starches are not as difficult to break down as protein, so more than one
starch can be eaten together. For example, if you wanted to have
croutons on a salad and also wanted to have a baked potato, it would
work digestively without fermentation. Rice and beans, although heavy,
is another combination that can be compatible in the stomach. Or if you
were having an avocado sandwich and wanted to have some corn chips
with it, that would work as well. Of course, to reiterate, only one of these
foods at a time would be best, because it would mean less work for the
'We say fair because beans are notoriously difficult to digest. Most people after eating beans will
experience gas and flatulence, proving the point that protein-starch combinations of any kind cause
problems.
THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPER FOOD COMBINING • 43 body, resulting in less energy expenditure. But two starches can be com
bined without spoiling in the stomach.
By introducing you to proper food combining we're suggesting that you
start to alter some of your existing dietary habits. It is not something that
has to turn your life upside down at all. It's something to be done as
much as possible at your own pace! Of course, the more you practice it,
the more success you will have. The more frequently it is done, the more
quickly you are going to be able to lose the weight you're looking to lose.
Can you see how simple this information is? What we're talking about
here is a new way of eating. It's obvious that we need it! The way we have
been eating in this country for the last hundred years or so has brought us
to the point where over half of us are struggling with weight problems.
We have never been taught the proper way to nourish the body. Ob
viously, from what we have just learned, the standard approach to nutri
tion—the four-food-group philosophy—does not work. It is an archaic,
counterproductive approach to eating. I know that the four-food-group
philosophy has been nutritional gospel for many years, but the evidence
against it is staring us in the face. It has not worked, evidenced by the fact
that so many people in this country are sick and overweight. And the
problem is far from under control. At a recent conference on obesity at
the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, attended by research
ers and clinicians who deal with obesity, Dr. Gerard Smith of Cornell
University Medical Center, addressing himself to the physiological cues
that turn feeding behavior on and off, said, "We don't know where to
look and haven't found the cues. The extent of our ignorance is total."
The lunch served at this gathering consisted of roast beef with mashed
potatoes and gravy, broccoli, Jell-O, and chocolate pie. Their ignorance
of the principles of proper food combining is most assuredly total. Were it
not for the time-honored belief in the four-food-group approach to eat
ing, such grievous food combinations would not be so commonplace.
For some, forsaking the four-food-group myth may be hard. But the
only thing that makes it hard is the belief system people have built over
the years. Belief systems can be the biggest obstacle to one's progress. If
the belief in something is strong enough, no amount of evidence or proof
of its falsity can dissuade the believer. Consider the plight of Galileo
three centuries ago, severely chastised for his ridiculous belief that the
sun did not orbit the earth. Galileo, whose theory was based on Coper-
nicus's earlier work, was sent to jail for insinuating something as pre
posterous as the sun not orbiting the earth. Why, any fool could go
outside in the morning and watch the sun as it traveled across the sky,
plopping into the ocean or disappearing behind a mountain every night.
Right? Wrong! I daresay that no one today believes that the sun circles
H • FIT FOR LIFE the earth. But it sure looks that way, doesn't it? It's the same thing with
certain dietary habits we have. They look as if they're right, but they're
exactly wrong! Over three hundred years after Galileo's observations were
made public, and even though he was right and everyone else was wrong,
the Catholic Church is just getting around to exonerating him for being
right! Traditions, no matter how fallacious they may be, die hard.
Proper food combining does not prevent you from eating the foods you
like; you just shouldn't eat them all at the same time. If you eat in ac
cordance with the principle of compatibly combining foods, there will be
no enormous loss of energy. There will be an energy surplus. Do you
remember when you had your last Thanksgiving meal? After eating, did
you happen to utter that famous sentence, "Uhh! I'll never eat again"?
Many of us have used it. After the meal, you go to the living room and
sit down and that's it. "I'm just going to watch the rest of the game. A
cup of coffee? Okay. Huh, a piece of pie? Well, okay." You can't even
bend over! You have to slide into the chair. Well, why? Because you had
so many combinations of foods. You had the turkey, and I'm not saying
not to have turkey on Thanksgiving, but along with the turkey, there was
probably a roast beef or a ham, or both. You


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1 tbsp olive oil
 1 garlic clove, minced
 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1. Slice the cucumbers and onion thinly
and place in a bowl. Add the chopped
tomato and parsley.
2. Chop the basil and mint and toss them
in.
3. Mix the oils, garlic and vinegar. Pourover the cucumber and toss together.
Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve.
Fruited Rice Salad on
Avocado Halves
The flavours of the rice, raisins, apricots
and avocado tossed with the dressing
makes this salad taste just exquisite.
Serves 4
 225 g brown rice
 5 mm fresh ginger, finely chopped
 285 ml water
 3 tbsp white wine (add a bit more if
required!) 50 g raisins
 50 g dried apricots, chopped
 50 g almonds, chopped
 2 avocados
Dressing
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 tbsp flaxseed oil
 1 lime, juiced
 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
 1 tsp maple syrup
 ¼ tsp curry powder
 ¼ tsp dry mustard
1. Mix all the dressing ingredients
together and set aside.
2. Put the rice, ginger and water in a smallsaucepan and boil for 15 minutes or
until the rice is just cooked.
3. Add the wine. Cover tightly and simmer
for 10 minutes on a low heat.
4. Add the raisins, apricots and almonds.
Cover and let sit with the heat off for
15 minutes.
5. Mix in the dressing and refrigerate for 1
hour.
6. Just before serving, halve, seed and
peel the avocados. Fill each half with
the rice salad. Spoon extra rice salad
onto each plate and set the avocado
half in it.
Grapefruit and Avocado
SaladThis versatile salad combines classic
flavours with a fresh twist. I
occasionally use an orange instead of
the grapefruit – it’s still yummy!
Serves 2
 1 grapefruit
 1 small red onion, finely chopped
 1 tbsp dill, chopped
 1 tbsp olive oil
 1 tsp flaxseed oil
 1 lime, juiced
 1 head romaine lettuce
 1 ripe avocado
1. Section the grapefruit into a salad bowlwith the chopped onion, dill, oils and
lime juice. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. Chop the lettuce into bite-sized pieces,
cube the avocado and add to the
grapefruit mix just before serving.
Mixed Vegetable Salad
I sometimes add a teaspoon of honey to
the dressing to give the salad a bit of a
twist.
Serves 2–4
 1 head broccoli, chopped into florets
 1 head cauliflower, chopped
 2 carrots, sliced 1 red onion, chopped
 1 (200g) bag bean sprouts (mung bean
or mixed)
 Bok choy, chopped
 1 red bell pepper, chopped
 50g raisins
Health dressing
 1 clove garlic
 ¼ tsp mustard (optional)
 ¼ tsp parsley stalks, finely chopped
 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 1 tsp flaxseed oil 1 tsp balsamic
vinegar
1. Crush the garlic, mustard and parsley
together, and then mix with the liquidingredients.
2. Place all the vegetables and raisins in a
salad bowl and toss with the health
dressing.
Salat Katzutz (Chopped
Salad – Israeli Salad)
This is a signature dish, used mostly in
Israeli breakfasts. The vegetables should
be as fresh as possible.
Serves 4
 1 cucumber, chopped
 2 firm and ripe tomatoes, chopped
 ½ red onion, finely chopped ½ red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
 4 sprigs of parsley, chopped
Dressing
 1 tbsp olive oil
 1 lemon, juiced
 Salt and pepper
1. Put the chopped vegetables in a salad
bowl. Peel the cucumber before
chopping if it is not organic, but this is
not essential. Chop the onion slightly
finer than the other vegetables.
2. For the dressing, mix the olive oil,
lemon juice, salt and pepper together
and pour over the vegetables. Toss and
refrigerate.African Fruit Salad
This combination of greens and fruit is
served in all parts of Africa.
Serves 4
 200g spinach (preferably baby
spinach)
 2 heads romaine lettuce
 1 head lettuce
 1 fresh pineapple, cut into fingers
 2 fresh mangos, cut into strips
 1 fresh coconut, cut into strips
 1 orange, cut into strips with the skin
left on
 2 avocados, cut into strips and dippedin lemon
 1 lemon, juiced
 2 bananas, cut into chunks
 2 tbsp hazelnuts, chopped
 225g strawberries, halved
 3 limes, zested and juiced
 280ml mayonnaise
 150ml whipped cream
 2 tbsp honey or agave nectar
1. Stem, wash and tear into
medium-sized
pieces all the greens and place in a
salad bowl.
2. Cut the pineapple into fingers and the
mangos, coconut and orange into strips,
leaving the skin on the orange. Cut the
avocados into strips and dip them inlemon juice. Cut the bananas into
chunks, dip them in mayonnaise and
coat with chopped hazelnuts. Cut the
strawberries in half.
3. Grate the limes and add the rinds and
lime juice to the mayonnaise, cream
and honey or agave nectar.
4. Mix the fruit together with the greens
and serve.
Mango Salad
Serves 4–6
 2 mangos
 ½ fresh pineapple
 1 orange, juiced 1 lemon, juiced
 4 avocados (optional)
 225g strawberries
1. Cut the mangos and pineapple into 1 cm
cubes and place in a bowl.
2. Mix the orange and lemon juice together
and pour over the mango and
pineapple.
3. Peel, seed and halve the avocados.
Place on plates and scoop fruit into
each half.
4. Garnish with strawberries and serve.
Peri-Peri Chicken or Turkey
and Prawn Mango Salad
(Nigerian)I tried this for the first time at a friend’s
dinner party and I just had to include it
in this book.
Serves 4
 2 (200 g) chicken breasts (or turkey)
 225 g large king prawns
 Peri-peri sauce
 2 large mangos, firm and ripe
 2 large avocados, firm and ripe
 2 sweet red peppers (pimento)
 200 g cherry tomatoes
 Rocket salad
 ½ red onion
Dressing 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 lime, juiced
 1 bunch coriander, chopped
 Salt and pepper to taste
1. Cut the chicken into strips.
2. Marinate the chicken and prawns in
peri peri sauce.
3. Sauté the prawns until cooked.
4. Grill or bake the chicken until cooked
through, then set aside to cool.
5. Cut the mangos and avocados into
strips. Chop the red peppers and cut the
tomatoes in half.
6. Wash the rocket leaves and place in a
bowl. Add all the other ingredients.
7. Mix the olive oil, lime juice, coriander,
salt and pepper. Pour over the saladand toss.
Thai Tuna or Chicken Fruit
Salad
This salad is great with either tuna or
chicken. If your tastebuds cannot handle
chilli, use less or leave it out altogether.
Serves 4
 8 lettuce leaves (use different kinds)
 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
 1 orange, peeled and sectioned
 1 can tuna or 1 chicken breast, cooked
and shredded 225 g red seedless grapes, halved
 ½ cucumber, sliced
 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
Dressing
 Zest of 1 lime
 Juice of 2 limes
 3 garlic cloves
 2 serrano chillies, halved, seeded and
cut into pieces
 1½ tbsp fish or soy sauce
 1 tbsp honey or agave nectar
 5 tbsp cashews, chopped
1. Place half the lettuce in a bowl or on a
platter. Tear the rest of the lettuce
leaves into bite sizes and add to thebowl or platter.
2. Sprinkle the coriander and mint over
the lettuce leaves.
3. Add the orange, tuna or chicken, grapes,
cucumber and red onion. Refrigerate
this while you make the dressing.
4. Grate the lime zest into a blender or
food processor. Add the garlic,
chillies, lime juice, fish or soy sauce
and honey or agave, and blend until
smooth.
5. Pour the dressing over the salad.
Garnish with cashews and serve.
Indonesian Rice Salad
Adjust the sweetness of the dressing to
your own personal taste.Serves 4–6
 250 g brown rice, cooked
 5 tbsp peanut oil
 3 tbsp sesame oil
 1 orange, juiced
 1 garlic clove
 ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
 2 tbsp


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things. But this simple  formula  for changing  the future  was discovered  af-
ter years of searching  and experimenting.
The first step  in changing  the future  is DESIRE, that is, define  your objec -
tive  know  definitely what you  want.
Secondly, construct an event which you. believe  you would encounter
FOLLOWING  the fulfillment of your desire  an event which implies fulfill -
ment of your desire  something  which will have  the action of Self predomi -
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Thirdly, immobilize the  physical body, and  induce a  condition akin to sleep
by imagining  that you  are sleepy. Lie  on a bed, or relax in a  chair. Then,
with eyelids closed  and your attention focused  on the  action you  intend  to
experience in imagination, mentally feel  yourself right into the proposed
action; imagining  all the  while that you  are actually performing  the action
here and now.
You must always participate  in the  imaginary action; not merely stand
back and look on, but feel that you  are actually performing  the action so
that the  imaginary sensation is real  to you.
It is important always to remember  that the  proposed  action must be one
which FOLLOWS  the fulfillment of your desire.  Also you  must feel yourself
into the  action until  it has all the  vividness and  distinctness of reality.
For example,  suppose  you desire  promotion in your office. Being  congrat -
ulated  would  be an event you  would  encounter  following  the fulfillment of
your desire. Having  selected  this action as the  one you will experience in
imagination, immobilize the  physical body;   and induce a  state akin to
sleep, a  drowsy state,  but one  in which you  are still able  to  control the
direction of your thoughts, a state  in which you  are attentive  without ef -
fort. Then visualize a  friend  standing  before  you. Put your imaginary hand
into his. Feel it to be  solid and real, and  carry on an imaginary conversa -
tion with him in harmony with the  action.
You do not visualize yourself at a  distance in point of space  and at a dis-
tance in point of time  being  congratulated  on your good  fortune.  Instead,
you make elsewhere  HERE, and   the future  NOW. The  future  event is a  re-
ality NOW in a  dimensionally larger world  and oddly enough, now  in a di-
mensionally larger  world  is equivalent to HERE in the  ordinary three di -
mensional space  of everyday life.
The difference between FEELING  yourself in action, here  and now, and  vi-
sualizing  yourself in action, as though you  were on a motion picture
screen, is the  difference between success and  failure.  The difference will
be appreciated  if you  will now  visualize yourself climbing  a ladder. Then,
with eyelids closed  imagine  that a  ladder is right in front  of you  and FEEL
yourself actually  climbing  it.
Desire, physical immobility bordering  on sleep, and  imaginary action in
which Self feelingly predominates HERE AND  NOW, are  not only important
factors in altering  the future, but they are  also essential conditions in con -
sciously projecting  the spiritual Self.
When the  physical body is immobilized  and we become  possessed  of the
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and keep the imaginary action feelingly going  right up  until sleep  ensues
we are likely to awaken out of the   physical body to find  ourselves in a  di-
mensionally larger world  with a  dimensionally larger focus and  actually
doing  what we  desired  and imagined  we were doing  in the  flesh.
But whether  we awaken there  or not, we  are actually performing  the ac-
tion in the  fourth dimensional world, and  will in the  future  reenact it here
in the  third dimensional world.
Experience has taught me  to restrict the  imaginary action, to condense
the idea which is to  be the object of our meditation into a  single  act,
and to reenact it over  and over again until it has the  feeling  of reality.
Otherwise,  the attention will wander  off along  an associational track, and
hosts of associated  images will be  presented  to our attention, and  in a few
seconds they will lead  us hundreds of miles away from our objective  in
point of space, and  years away in point of time.
If we decide  to climb a  particular  flight of stairs, because  that is the  likely
event to follow  the realization of our desire,  then we  must restrict the  ac-
tion to climbing  that particular  flight of stairs. Should  the attention wan -
der off, bring  it back  to its task  of climbing  that  flight of stairs, and keep
on doing  so until the  imaginary action has all the  solidity and  distinctness
of reality. The  idea must be  maintained  in the  field of presentation without
any sensible  effort on our part. We  must, with the  minimum of effort, per -
meate  the mind with the feeling  of the  wish fulfilled.
Drowsiness facilitates change  because  it favors attention without effort,
but it must not  be pushed  to the  state of sleep, in which we  shall no
longer  be able to control the movements of our attention, but a  moder -
ate degree of drowsiness in which we  are still able to direct our thoughts.
A most effective  way to embody a  desire  is to assume  the feeling  of the
wish fulfilled  and then, in a  relaxed  and sleepy state,  repeat over and over
again like  a lullaby, any short  phrase  which implies fulfillment of your de -
sire, such as, "Thank  you, thank  you, thank   you," until the  single  sensa -
tion of thankfulness dominates the  mind. Speak these words as though
you addressed  a higher power for having  done it for you.
If, however, we seek  a conscious projection in a  dimensionally larger
world, then we  must keep  the action going  right up  until sleep  ensues.
Experience in imagination with all the  distinctness of reality what would
be experienced  in the  flesh were  we to achieve  our goal and  we shall in
time meet it in the  flesh as we  met it in our imagination.
Feed the mind with premises  that is, assertions presumed  to be true, be -
cause  assumptions, though false,  if persisted  in until they have  the feel-
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havening of reality, will harden  into fact.
To an assumption, all means which promote  its realization are  good. It in -
fluences the  behavior of all, by inspiring  in all the  movements, the  ac-
tions, and  the words which tend towards its fulfillment.
To understand  how man molds his future  in harmony with his assumption
by simply experiencing  in his imagination what he  would  experience in re -
ality were  he to realize his goal  we must know  what we  mean by a  dimen -
sionally larger world, for it is to a  dimensionally larger  world  that we  go to
alter our future.
The observation of an event before  it occurs implies that the  event is pre -
determined  from the point of view of man in the  three dimensional world.
Therefore  to change  the conditions here  in the  three dimensions of space
we must first change  them in the  four dimensions of space.
Man does not know  exactly what is meant by a  dimensionally larger
world, and  would  no doubt deny the  existence of a  dimensionally larger
Self. He  is quite  familiar  with the  three dimensions of length, width and
height, and  he feels that, if there  were a fourth dimension, it should be
just as obvious to him as the  dimensions of length, width and  height.
Now a dimension is not a  line. It is any way in which a  thing can be  mea-
sured  that is entirely different from all other  ways. That is, to measure a
solid fourth  dimensionally, we  simply measure  it in any direction except
that of its length, width and  height. Now, is there  another  way of measur -
ing an object other  than those  of its length, width and  height?
Time measures my life  without employing  the three dimensions of length,
width and  height. There  is no such thing  as an instantaneous object. Its
appearance and  disappearance are  measurable.  It endures for a definite
length of time. We  can measure  its life  span without using  the dimensions
of length, width