 in
 a week. It took a long time to get heavy
and it will take a reasonable length of time to melt itaway. You will be so proud of yourself when you slimand trim yourself down to your normal weight with
normal measurements. Your family and friends will also. Every person is aware of their health and physical
appearance. We all want to look and feel our best. So
let’s do something about it. Fasting and sensible, sane
dieting and exercise is your answer. Be sure you have abathroom scale and get yourself a tape measure. Weigh
yourself and measure your abdomen, hips, thighs and
arms. With determination commit yourself to a seriousprogram of normalizing your weight for health’s sake. To prove the value of fasting to yourself, get a physical
exam before starting your fasting regimen and get copiesof your blood/cholesterol panel test (see page
138), urine
etc. for your home medical files. After faithfully
following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle with fasting youwill be amazed at the improvements you have gained. Fasting is always the best way to take off fat; I am
not going to tell you fasting is always easy. It’s going totake positive thinking and action to attain positive
results. Start today to lose any dangerous excess pounds. 118
Exercise, along with fasting, is provided to help us maintain or
restore a healthy physical balance in our daily living for a long, happy life. Do waist twists
          and windmills. Do bicycles
   and leg kicks. Bend at the waist to the sides, then front and back. Important Exercises for Keeping the
External and Internal Trunk Muscles of
The Stomach Fit and Healthy. Also These Promote Good Elimination. Do these Exercises Daily (10 per set):
You must exercise, for weak muscles of the arms, legs
and entire body indicates a similar condition of the
stomach and heart (a muscle) and other organs. Do leg
    and buttock          stretches. 119How to Gain Weight Using a
Scientific Fasting Program
Thin people frantically try to gain and hold a few
pounds. Gaining weight becomes an obsession with the
underweight person and they are most susceptible toall kinds of weight-gaining diets. Underweight peoplehave come to me in a frustrated and stressed emotionalcondition, begging me to help them put a few poundson their spare frames. Most of them were cold constantly. even on the warmest summer days they wore sweatersand heavy garments. They begged me to give them adiet that would help them gain weight, because theywere ashamed of their skeleton-like bodies. When I told them there was no such thing as a
weight-gaining diet, they were as shocked as if I hadgiven them a death sentence. But, when I added mostemphatically that there was a program to gain weightwhich included fasting, they would agree to the programbut not on the fasting. They would cry out, “Don’t makeme any thinner than I am. I’m down to skin and bonesnow. If you take my food away from me, I will look likea scarecrow. ” Then I had to explain that they were thinonly because their bodies were nutritionally unbalanced. I told them that food and nutrition are not
synonymous. A diet of unhealthy fats, refined sugar, andcarbohydrates, plus ample milk, cream and morefattening foods wouldn’t necessarily help them gainweight; their body might even get thinner on this diet. They must cleanse and heal their body by fasting andliving a healthy lifestyle and take a multi-enzyme. Famous comedian & author Dick Gregory, who weighed over 350 pounds,
was inspired by our Miracle of Fasting  book that guided him into a healthy lifestyle
which was life-changing. He traded his bad habits – unhealthy foods, alcohol,drugs, smoking, etc. for healthy habits. He now weighs a healthy 150 pounds,and has been in 8 Boston Marathons and is guiding others to reduce and liveon “live foods” and abstain from all the unhealthy, processed, dead foods. Chapter 1 5120People are not nourished in proportion to the
amount of food they eat, but in proportion to how muchthey digest and assimilate. When the organs of digestionand assimilation are maintained in poor workingcondition, eating too many fatty foods in an effort to
gain weight defeats its own purpose. Being underweight is usually due to faulty health. It’s futile to stuff a lot of food into the body when
assimilation and digestion are working at a low ebb. Thesecret of normalizing weight (up or down) is to make
the detoxifying system more efficient through fasting. Then the underweight person rejuvenates the digestiveand assimilative systems to work efficiently. What the underweight person needs is exactly what
the overweight person needs – a fast that gives the bodya cleansing physiological rest. In both the overweight and
the underweight, the digestive and assimilation systems
have been overworked. This is difficult to explain tounderweight people. They are impatient and want to gain
weight immediately on a diet, but first the underweight
person must realize that the period of physiological restprovided by the fast results in improved digestion andbetter assimilation of foods. The Body Has Powerful Recuperative Powers
The body has extraordinary recuperative powers
when it is not burdened with an excessive amount of
food. In over  70 years of fasting underweight people, I
have had outstanding success with underweight andemaciated people who learned to have faith in fasting
and a full program of Natural Living. I have a sister whom I love very dearly who was born
a very tiny baby. I believe she weighed about 3 pounds
at birth. All through her life, my sister Louise was called
“skinny. ” When she was a child, everyone would tellmy mother that she should be stuffed with milk and
cream and that she must eat a lot of pork, potatoes, rice,
custards and all the supposed weight-gaining foods. Butthe more my sister was stuffed with all of these so-called
fattening foods, the thinner, weaker, paler and more121lifeless she became. There were many times when my
sister was so weak that she had to remain in bed. And
even during these periods in bed, she was still stuffed
on a so-called weight-gaining diet. Later, after I had left home and regained my health,
I returned to Virginia near where my sister Louise lived. She was then an adult and unmarried. She was teachinghigh school and was thin, rundown and had an overall
weakness. Her color was pale and sickly. After a hard
day in the classroom, she would come home and throwherself across the bed in a state of exhaustion. I told her that I had found a natural way for people to
gain weight and when school closed and summer vacationbegan, I would return to Virginia and supervise a program
to help her gain weight. She had seen the great miracle
that had transformed my body after I began  living a
natural healthy lifestyle and had perfect confidence in
everything I told her. I explained to her that part of the
program would be a series of fasts which would give herbody a physiological res t. This would allow  the digestive
and the assimilative organs of her body a chance to revive
and rejuvenate themselves and perform better. This is a cleansing system of detoxification. I told her
that the fast would help increase the hydrochloric acid
in her stomach so that she could absorb more proteinfoods. Not only would the digestion of protein be better,
but all the digestive organs would improve and renew
themselves through the fast. Her whole process ofmetabolism would improve through her fasting program. I have proved over the years that when metabolism is
improved through fasting there is a healthier density and
a specific gravity in the new flesh that is built after fasting. Fasting helps the body to better assimilate proteins, fats,
carbohydrates, starches, natural sugars, minerals, vitamins
and all the other essential nutrients necessary for the body
to work efficiently and with more strength. Good. You have decided to take the Health and Happiness road to Higher
Health. There will be a few rough spots as you begin, but soon you willbe hiking along the Pathway of Health and Long-Lasting Youthfulness. 122Miracles Happen With Fasting. I started Louise on a  7 day distilled water fast. She
entered this fast believing that Mother Nature was going
to purify her digestive and assimilative organs and help
her rebuild a new body. It is true that she lost weight inthe
 7 days of the fast, but after she broke the fast she
developed a healthy appetite. What miracles this week
of rest for her organs did for her system. She told me shehad never enjoyed food as much as she now was
enjoying her new diet. Not the so-called “good,
nourishing, fattening food,” but a diet of
 60% raw, fresh
salads, vegetables and luscious, fresh fruits and brown
rice, lentils and raw nuts and seeds, etc. I gave her cooked
vegetables and beans, brown rice and lentils, raw,unsalted nuts and seeds and their butters. A month after
the first fast, I put her on another fast of 7 days. This 7
day fast started a new life for her because her body wasin such clean, healthy condition that it began to fill out. My skinny sister became a beautiful woman – fully
rounded and streamlined – every part of her body seemedto be rejuvenated. Her


 possessions that I have, to make myself feel happy and at
peace and good about the life that I’m living. I’m not suggesting for
one minute that my possessions are the source  of my feeling happy
and at peace. But they certainly assist me in having a joyful
experience of life, and allow me to continue to experience myself as
one who is happy, and can therefore share happiness and, for that
matter, actually  provide happiness for others. DR. COOPER: Absolutely! I love the statement you have made at
several of your retreats: “Include yourself in the circle of people you
love.”
Let’s move on now to the next questions: Where am I? and
Why am I where I am? In many of your presentations, you invite the audience
members to make an important decision. You ask them to consider
whether they see themselves as Chemical Creatures —that is,
nothing more than “logical biological incidents” that happened to
emerge from mother and father—or whether they, in fact, see
themselves as Spiritual Beings. People attending your presentations and reading the
Conversations with God material have presumably made the latter
decision—that we are Spiritu al Beings choosing to have a Human
Experience. And this is not an insignificant “remembrance.”  In fact, it
is a remembrance that changes everything! If we are, in fact, Spiritual Beings having a Human Experi ence,
we can infer that we have chosen to come to Earth for a very specific
reason—one that beautifully and gloriously serves the Agenda of our
Soul. That is, no matter how much of a “struggle” it may appear  to be
here, physical life is, in fact, a gift, when we can remember our true
identity and use it to navig ate our day-to-day encounters in an
entirely dif ferent way. Like the people of Ouagadougou, who found happiness even in
the most trying of times, when we have a willingness to explore
where we are and why we are where we are, we open the gateway
to findin g happiness and fulfillment, no matter what is going around
us. We unders tand that we have chosen  to be here for a specificreason that serves us (and that serves the Agenda of our Soul), and
we can then begin to see past struggle and to “see the gift,” as we
reconsider what any given day or any given moment is about. NEALE: Struggle disappears when one answers those  questions
with clarity, and with the wisdom of the soul... providing the
response, “There is no such thing as struggle.”
Not only does struggle cease in any given moment, it literally
dissolves and it disappears from our life. It ceases to have its illusory
form. All struggle disappears. There is no such thing as struggle
when an entity, a sentient being, has answered for themselves who
they are and why they are here. In fact, struggle turns into celebration. All strug gle becomes celebration, ultimately, in the mind of the
Master, who understands that every circumstance and condition has
been produced co-jointly, by all of the souls collaboratively creating
that experience or that event, in order that each of the souls might
have a perfect contextual field within which to announce and to
declare, to express and to fulfill at the next level, Who They Really
Are. This is about spiritual growth. This is about spiritual expansion. This is about the soul’ s evolution. And so Spiritual Masters celebrate every circumstance and
condition, though this may be difficult for the normal human mind to
comprehend. And in the celebration of the circumstance and the condition
that some may call “negative,” the circumstance and the condition
itself begins to transform. This is because the vibratory  frequency ofcelebratory energy, which is so powerful and positive, has a positive
effect on the exterior physical expressions of life. And gratitude, by the way, is the foundational energy of all
celebration. When we are grateful for the situation previously thought
of as stressful, that gratitude turns stress into celebration and can
produce remarkably different results and outcomes, both internally in
the way we are experiencing life, as well as externally in the way that
life itself is expressing. That is, when we hold the experience that we’re now moving
through differently inside of ourselves (as a celebration of our true
identity, providing an opportunity to demonstrate it, rather than an
obstacle to that demonstration), the resulting shift in the energy we
are feeling and projecting begins to produce outcomes outside of
ourselves that can sometimes be remarkably altered, from a purely
physical point of view. Ancient alchem ists called those altered outcomes miracles, and
that’s how miracles are produced. It’s the alchemy of the universe. When we understand that Who We Are is pure energy, the
Essential Essence of Life itself, and that this energy not only
composes us and comprises us, but is projected through us, from us,
and outward into the world... and when we understand furthermore
that energy affects other energy, that all energy impacts other energy
... then we begin to understand that how we think about a thing
determines how the thing is, and continues to be. Or, as physicists
have put it: “Nothing that is observed is unaffected by the observer.”
This is pure physics. This is pure science. When we understand this, stressful situations can be
transformed in a remarkable way, because we don’t hold themanymore as stressful situations, but rather, as opportunities for, and
platforms upon which we can enjoy, the celebration, the wonder, and
the glory of Who W e Really Are. DR. COOPER: What a point of view to hold! And it seems  to me that
the key ingredient in that process of gratitude and celebration is the
willingness to open your mind to go there. In medicine alone, I have witnessed times when a patient has
come in with an “illness” that has a certain “expected outcome,”
which may be perceived as negative. Perhaps they are told that they
have only a couple of years, or a couple of months for that matter, to
live. And if a doctor gives a patient a prognosis like that, and the
patient becomes resigned to it being true, then it likely will be. Yet there are countless stories of “medical miracles”—t hings
that are unexplainable by modern medicine—that are so often linked
to those people who had the willingness to go to the place of
acceptance, gratitude, and yes, even celebration, despite what
appeared to be occurring in their lives and the seemi ngly tragic
nature of it. The courageous young woman Amy Purdy, who was recently
featured on Oprah’ s Super Soul Sunday and released a book called
On My Own Two Feet, is a powerful example of this.1 She was a
professional snowboarder aiming for the Olympics who, at the young
age of nineteen, became severely ill with bacterial meningitis. She
was hospitalized with “less than a 2 percent chance to live.”
She was brought into the operating room, knowing she would
be having both of her legs amputated, in addition to having her
spleen and kidneys remove d. She did survive the operation but,needless to say, her quality of life was drastically altered and only a
fraction of what it was prior to her illness. However, as she was learning to live with her handicap, Amy
Purdy asked herself the following life-altering question: “If my life
were a book and I were the author, how would I want the story to
end?”
And from that moment on Amy began to visualize a new life. Although she could not snowboard like she used to, she would
imagine every day getting back on the slopes and how it would feel
to have that experience again. She never once let go of her vision of
Who She Dreamed To Be, even in the face of overwhelming
adversity. That simple yet profound question, “If my life were a book and I
were the author, how would I want the story to end?”, ignited Amy’ s
passion to make the most of her life. It was by no means an easy
road, but she did, in fact, regain her ability to snowboard, ultimately
earning herself the bronze medal at the Paralympics. But even more inspiring— even more inspiring than that—was
the inner transformation  that took place along the way. For Amy
realized that who you show up as in the face of challenge is what
defines who you are. It relates back to our willingness to answer the
question for ourselves of why we are here on the planet to begin
with. Amy Purdy has become a global spokesperson and a mentor
helping others with disabilities, spreading her message to the world
at large about what it means to never give up on living what she calls
an inspired life. And Amy is just one example.I can’t tell you how many patients I have met who have
transformed “devastating diagnoses” into stepping stones toward
spiritual enlightenment. Talk about “seeing the gift” in even the worst
of times. And every time I hear about, or witness, a story like that, it
gives me chills—because it is exactly what we’ve been talking about,
demonstrated with clarity in these people’ s lives. And it does, in turn, af fect their outcome. There is no doubt in my mind about that. These are the people—if anyone is going to recover
“miraculously,”


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811rv. While 80/10/10 originally referred to a nutritional ratio, followers of my  work know that it has come to mean much more. Over the decades, I have strived to imbue the 80/10/10 concept with the additiona l meanings of adequate sleep, exercise, positive
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Q: What is the primary goal of Dr. Graham's 80/10/10 diet?,
A: To promote a balanced and healthy lifestyle, and not just focus on weight loss or other temporary benefits.
Q: Who has praised Dr. Graham's work?,
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Q: What is the main issue with the way people typically consume junk food?,
A: The main issue is that it is not a sustainable or healthy choice, and it can lead to a wide range of health problems.
Q: What is the key to the 80/10/10 diet?,
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below ground that, in their natural state, please the palate, and very fe w exist that our digestive systems can even handle. Some roots, notably turnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, carrots, par snips, and salsify can be eaten raw, though
in practice today, next to none are eaten this way. Humans generally abhor dirt, are quite fastidious, and refuse to eat any thing covered in or even tinged with dirt. Hogs
and other grubbers pass lots of dirt through their bodies. In nature, with only handmade tools and without cooking apparatus, we would hav e to eat roots raw or not at all. In our
natural habitat, abundant in our preferred foods, we can be sure that the root s that man could handle without tools received
precious little attention as food. In view of these considerations, you can  write off humans as natural root grubbers. Legumes. Very few creatures other than birds and pigs readily consume legumes, as legumes in their mature state are
indigestible and/or toxic to most mammals. For humans, raw mature legum es are not just unpalatable, they are quite toxic. We
simply have no capacity for consuming them in their natural state. M any creatures eat young legumes quite greedily. Pigeons
and other birds actually eat the entire legume plant, long before it has  a chance to flower. While young legumes are edible and
nontoxic, one must question their nutritional makeup. Legumes are touted as excellent sources of protein, and their protein con tent is generally quite high. High protein levels
are not necessarily a good thing, however, especially for humans, who see m to thrive best on a diet composed of less than
10% of calories from protein. As it is in flesh, dairy, and eggs, the protein in  legumes is rich in the amino acid methionine,
which contains high amounts of the acidic mineral sulfur. The carbohydrate levels of legumes are also high enough to make them dif ficult to digest due to the high protein levels. Invariably when eating legumes, humans get gassy, an indication t hat their digestive processes have been compromised. The
lack of vitamin C, an essential nutrient for humans, also makes legum es a very poor food choice. From standpoints of taste, nutrition, digestion, and toxicity, legumes sim ply do not make a viable food option for humans. To fully digest starchy foods—grains, roots and tubers, and legumes—an a nimal must produce large quantities of starch-
digesting enzymes (amylases). Granivores, root grubbers, and legume e aters all secrete sufficient amylase to digest large quantitie s of
starch. If you view a cow chewing on hay, salivary amylase is dripping i nto the field. In contrast, the human body produces salivary
amylase (also called ptyalin) of extremely limited strength and in  relatively low amounts, sufficient only to break down small amounts
of starch, such as would be found in fruit that is not fully ripened. The body al so produces small quantities of pancreatic amylase for
somewhat limited starch digestion in the intestines. When humans can freely eat starchy grains, roots, tubers, and legume s such as wheat, potatoes, and lentils in their raw state to
satiation and proclaim the experience a gourmet treat, then both you and I  might accede that we are starch eaters. Are We Consumers of Fermented Foods? Substantially all Americans eat fermented and otherwise decompose d substances that are called foods. Most are derived from milk. Some are made from grains (especially the alcohols), fruits (wines a nd certain vinegars), legumes (especially the soy bean and its
suite of putrefactive products), and decomposed meats. Carbohydrates ferment when fungi and bacteria decompose them. Ferment ed carbohydrates produce alcohol, acetic acid
(vinegar), and lactic acid, as well as methane and carbon dioxide. Proteins putrefy (rot) when they decompose. Decomposed primarily by anaerobi c bacteria but also by fungi (yeast) and
aerobic bacteria, proteins produce as end products ptomaines (cadaverine, mus carine, neurine, ptomatropine, putrescine, and
others), indoles, leukomaines, skatoles, mercaptans, ammonia, methane, hydr ogen sulfide, and yet other toxic compounds. Fats become rancid and repulsive when they oxidize and decompose. Oddly, we discard fermented grapes, yet we drink their fermentation end produ ct (wine). Odder still, most Americans
consume with abandon something that never occurred in nature—a pa thogenic putrefactive product called cheese. W e make cheese
by taking the casein portion of milk and rotting it with types of bacteria th at yield by-products that many palates have come to
appreciate. Cheese represents about all the decomposition products in a sin gle package: putrefactive proteins, fermented
carbohydrates, and rancid fats. You need only to refer to a good dictionary to learn just how poisonous these subst ances are. Yet, Americans eat billions
upon billions of pounds of cheese annually. To assert that all these poisons g oing into the system cause anything less than sickness,
disease, and debility is misrepresentation. Tumors and cancer are often  the result. Given that humans could not consume these types of decomposed products in nat ure without tools and containers, we may
safely categorize them as unnatural, and certainly not among the f oods we would primarily use for sustenance. Are We Sucklings of Animals? I doubt that humans ever directly suckled cattle, goats, mares, camels, s heep, and other animals. And, of course, the idea of doing
this is obnoxious to our disposition. The practice of drinking animal milk as a regular part of our adult  diet is only a few hundred years old. Before the advent of
the combustion engine, it was not possible to plow, sow, and harvest sufficien t grain for most families to support more than just a
cow or two. Giving cow’s milk to children  in lieu of mother’s milk is also a relatively new practice that dat es back only about two
hundred years. Certain


 to live, the hopeless stare
blankly, unrespo nsive to stimuli, until their eyes stop tracking and there is
not even enough ener gy left to swallow prof fered food. This is the level  of the homeless and the derelicts of society; it is also the
fate of many of the aged and others who become isolated by  chronic or
progressive diseases. The apathetic are dependent; people in Apathy are
“heavy” and are felt to be a burden by those around them. T oo ofte n, socie ty lacks suf ficient motivation to be of any real help to
cultures, as well as individuals, at this level, who are seen as drains on
resources. This is the level of the streets of Kolkata, where only the saintly
such as Mother T eresa and her followers dare to tread. Apathy  is the level
of the abandonm ent of hope, and few have the courage to real ly look it in
the face.ENERGY LEVEL  75 : GRIEF
This is the leve l of sadness, loss, and despondency. Most peo ple have
experienced it for periods of time, but those who remain at this level live a
life of constant regret and depression. This is the level of chronic mourning,
bereavement, and remorse about the past; it is also the level of habitual
losers a nd those chronic gamblers who accept failure as p art of their
lifestyle, often resulting in loss of jobs, friends, family, and opportunity, as
well as money and health. Major losses in e arly life make one later vulnerable to passive ac ceptance
of grief, as though sorrow were the price of life. In Grief, one sees sadness
everywhere: the sadness of little children, the sadness of world conditions,
the s adness of li fe itself. This le vel colors one’ s entire vision o f existence. Part of the syndrome of loss is the notion of the irreplaceability of what has
been los t or that which it symb olized. There is a generalization from the
particular so that the loss of a loved one is equated with the loss of love
itself. At this lev el, such emotional losses may trigger a serious depression
or death. Although Grief is the cemetery of life, it still has more ener gy to it than
Apathy does. Thus, when a traumatized, apathetic patient begins to cry, we
know they are getting better. O nce they start to cry, they will begin to eat
again. ENERGY LEVEL  100 : FEAR
At t he level of 100, there is a  lot more life ener gy available ; fear of
danger i s actuall y healthy. Fear r uns much of the world, spurring  on endless
activity. Fear of enemies, of old age or death, of rejection, and  a multitude
of social fears are basic motivators in most people’ s lives. From the viewpoint of this level, the world looks hazardous, full of traps
and threats. Fear is the favore d of ficial tool for control by  oppressive
totalitarian agen cies and regimes, and insecurity is the stock -in-trade of
major m anipulators of the marketplace. The media and advertising play to
Fear to increase market share.The proliferation of fears is as limitless as the human imaginat ion; once
Fear bec omes o ne’ s focus, the endless fearful events of the world feed it. Fear bec omes ob sessive and may take any form: fear of loss of relationship
leads to jealousy and a chronic ally high stress level. Fearful t hinking can
balloon into paranoia or generate neurotic defensive structures and, because
it is contagious, become a dominant social trend. Fear lim its growth of the personality and leads to inhibition. Because it
takes ener gy to rise above Fear,  the oppressed are unable to reach a higher
level unaided. Thus, th e fearful seek strong leaders who appear to have
conquered their Fear to lead them out of their slavery. ENERGY LEVEL  125 : DESIRE
There is  yet more ener gy available at this level; Desire motivates vast
areas of human activity, includ ing the economy. Advertisers play on our
desire to  progra m us with needs  linked to instinctual drives. Desire moves
us to expend great ef fort to achi eve goals or obtain rewards. Th e desire for
money, prestige, or power runs the lives of many of those who  have risen
above Fear as their limiting, predominant life motif. Desire is also the level of addiction, wherein desire becomes a craving
more im portant than life itself. The victims of desire may actually be
unaware of the b asis of their mo tives. Some people become addicted to the
desire fo r attention and drive others away by their constant demands. The
desire for sexual approval has produced entire cosmetics, fashion, and
movie industries. Desire h as to do with accumulation and greed. But Desire is i nsatiable,
because it is an  ongoing ener gy field, so that satisfaction of one desire is
merely replaced by unsatisfied desire for something else. Multimillionaires
remain obsessed with acquiring more and more money. Desire, however, is a much higher state than Apathy or Grief, obviously. In order to “get,” you have to first have the ener gy to “want.” TV has had a
major in fluence on many oppressed people, because it inculcates wants and
ener gizes their desires to the deg ree that they move out of Apathy and begin
to seek a better life. W ant can  start people on the road to achievement. Desire can, therefore, become a springboard to higher levels of
consciousness.ENERGY LEVEL  150 : ANGER
Although Anger  may lead to homicide and war, as an ener gy lev el within
itself it is much further removed  from death than those below it. Anger can
lead to either c onstructive or destructive action. As people m ove out of
Apathy and Grief to overcome Fear as a way of life, they begin to want;
Desire l eads to frustration, whic h in turn leads to Anger. Thus, Anger can
be a fulcrum by  which the oppr essed are eventually catapulted to freedom. Anger o ver social injustice, victimization, and inequality has created great
movements that led to major changes in the structure of society. But Anger expresses itself most often as resentment and reveng e and is,
therefore, volatile and dangero us. Anger as a lifestyle is exemplified by
irritable, explosive people who are oversensitive to slights and become
“injustice collectors,” quarrelsome, belligerent, or litigious. Since A nger ste ms from frustrated want, it is based on the ene r gy field
below it. Frustration results from exaggerating the importance  of desires. The angry person may, like a fr ustrated infant, go into a rage. Anger leads
easily to hatred, which has an erosive ef fect on all areas of a person’ s life. ENERGY LEVEL 175: PRIDE
Pride, which calibrates at 175, has enough ener gy to run the United States
Marine Corps. It is the level aspired to by the majority of our kind today. People f eel positive as they reac h this level, in contrast to the lo wer ener gy
fields. This rise in self-esteem is a balm to all the pain experienced at lower
levels of consciousness. Pride lo oks good and knows it; it struts its stuf f in
the parade of life. Pride is at a far enough removal from Shame, Guilt, or
Fear that to rise, for instance, out of the despair of the ghetto to the pride of
being a Marine is an enormous jump. Pride, as such, generally  has a good
reputation and is socially encou raged, yet as we see from the chart of the
levels of consciousness, it is suf ficiently negative to remain  below the
critical level of 200. This is why Pride feels good only in con trast to the
lower levels. The problem, as we all know, is that “Pride goeth before a fall.” Pride is
defensive and vulnerable becaus e it is dependent upon external conditions,
without which it can suddenly revert to a lower level. The inf lated ego isvulnerable to attack. Pride rema ins weak because it can be knocked of f its
pedestal back into Shame, which is the threat that fires the fea r of loss of
pride. Pride is  divisive and gives ris e to factionalism; the consequences are
costly. Man has habitually died  for Pride; armies still regular ly slaughter
each other for that aspect of pride called nationalism. Religious wars,
political terroris m and zealotry, and the ghastly history of the M iddle East
and Central Europe are all the price of Pride, which all society pays. The downside of Pride, there fore, is arrogance and denial. These
characteristics block growth; in Pride, recovery from addictions is
impossible, because emotional problems or character defects are denied. The who le prob lem of denial is one of Pride. Thus Pride is a v ery sizable
block to  the acquisition of rea l power, which displaces Pride with true
st


 not cope with the avalanche of modern toxins,
breaking on the body (I almost said - the man, but
in modern life, this applies to animals). Everyone can
observe dead pigeons on city streets. People - the same patients
pigeons. and every dog??lover will tell you that now the dogs are sick
the same diseases of civilization, as humans. Where does the excess
toxins? Excess toxins wise body "carries a landfill for
town "that is lays inert, peripheral tissues,
lesion which bears no direct threat to life. These tissues is adipose tissue, the largest number of
which is located subcutaneously and in the retroperitoneal space along the
spine, causing a big belly in men and sediment
fat in the pelvis and hips in women, as well as salt deposits
toxins in the osteo-ligamentous, locomotor. Deposits
toxins in the form of calcium salts in the motor unit causing
notorious osteochondrosis. 9
9Over the years - by the age of forty - the "graveyard" of salts of toxins in the tissue
and ligaments are already extremely full, and then the process of deposition
salts, toxins goes to the vital organs in which
gradually begin to accumulate pathological (painful)
changes. The first well-known example: atherosclerosis,
which basically has the same degenerative origin, that
and osteochondrosis of the ligaments and joints, but there is a vital
transport vessels, narrowing their lumen and disrupting circulation
vital organs. And this is the reason that
cardiovascular heart disease and brain - angina and stroke
- Are the first and the second cause of death for all
including those not elderly. The cause of the major killers of our time are the heart
cardiovascular disease and cancer, which also has major
samointoksikatsii cause in the body. There have been various theories
cancer: infectious and genetic. But forget to pay
attention to the fact that a hundred years ago, when the environment was not so
toxic, cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease, was
a rare disease, but now he is the third death
place. Which part of the most polluted environment? Air. and lung cancer in the world comes first among the cancers. Interestingly, of the cancers of digestive system in the first place
U.S. colon cancer. And in Russia? in Russia in the first place
cancer of the stomach and duodenum. How can
interpret these data? It is obvious that in Russia the most
the cancer has spread at the entrance to the digestive system and in the U.S.
output. What is infectious or genetic theory is
explain? It is obvious that this is due to dietary
population of both countries. It can be assumed that the Americans
food is more malignant in terms of chronic, that is, providing
its malignant effect by the end of the digestive tract,
and in Russia, food is more cancerous in the acute term, ie
exerts its malignant effect directly and immediately
if it enters the stomach. Perhaps this is due to the peculiarities
nutrition of the population of Russia, namely alcoholism and
communication with the northern climate, lack of fiber
food, lack of fresh fruits and vegetables and the prevalence of
consumption of cooked food starch, corn, potatoes and sausage
products consisting of relatively malignant components. in the U.S. because of their northern border is located at a latitude of our
Crimea, low-quality vegetables and fruits are present throughout the
year, but they consume a lot of hormones into the meat and dairy
products and pesticides, and food prepared from
semis, will be accurate to say that Americans are eating out
boxes and bottles. In the U.S., according to statistics, prostate cancer and breast cancer
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10diagnosed after the age of 50 every second
men and women, respectively. This is due to the consumption of
Hormonal meat and dairy products. How did they live at the same time? Constantly take toxic cytotoxic drugs
and live. What kind of life at the same time? You understand what a life. The body of this category of people severely intoxicated. It represents
a kind of a slop bucket inside which the particles are stored
dead cells and protein mass (it littered with intercellular
space and literally stuffed sometimes lymph
vessels). This "garbage" interferes with the normal functioning
body, interferes with "communication" of cells with each other, reducing the force
electrical signals transmitted by cells to each other. from the point
view naturopathic body of people (again, that we
talking about the majority of the population) is in the so-called third
state. This means that these people are not visibly ill,
however healthy they also did not name. This category
primarily exposed to colds, flu and various other
Diseases. This happens because the body is not littered
resist disease, and, conversely, takes her with
open arms, seeing microbes as liberators, which can be
feed your trash. Conclusion? If you do not want to get into the characteristic statistics
Modern mortality, then you should take
additional and conscious effort to cleanse the body
of constantly accumulating toxins. However, this name
has a technical connotation and therefore does not reflect the tragedy of
consequences associated with defeat slags vital
bodies. Organism - it is not just a pan in which the deferred
some neutral slags - an organism fatally damaged
these slags. Therefore, here to speak about chronic
poisoning of food, household and industrial toxins,
ie, toxins that are medically called chronic
toxemia. Strictly speaking, the main issue is not so much increased
concentrations of toxins in the blood, and increased concentration
toxins in tissues and organs and as a consequence of their rising
damage that would be more correct to call toksikogistiey,
because the root "GIST" means "cloth". It was a very interesting survey conducted in Yekaterinburg:
exposed hair 24 Uralians spectral analysis and found
in the body Hg, Li, Cr in toxic concentrations. Absolutely
certain that these elements are carcinogenic, so do not
be surprised that we are sick with cancer. The most radical and, consequently, the most effective
way to clean toxins from the chronic - is a therapeutic fasting,
natural way to cleanse the body from accumulating
harmful substances. It is useful in terms of mental, spiritual
and physical cleansing. The emergence of medical
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11fasting is rooted in antiquity. Please
note - no animal when it gets sick, will not eat. Unfortunately, people act differently, not realizing that the lack of
appetite during illness said that to combat it come
body's defenses. Such is the reaction of the organism to
disease. Loss of appetite during illness - this is the inclusion of the fight
the body's defenses. If the temperature rises, so
is mobilization of the body. Of the thousand-year experience
After numerous experiments and careful clinical
study, it became clear that limotherapy (now
it is more commonly referred to by RDT - fasting-diet therapy)
- Sole therapeutic agent. It promotes
radical cleansing and all that purifies - heals. By
speed and effectiveness of getting rid of various ailments method
has no equal, especially when the drug treatment of one
disease exacerbates the other. Or when the patient's intolerance
medicines. We can say that any kind of fasting
benefit, since in this period in an organism occurs
a cleansing of toxic contamination and provides
rest of the central nervous system and digestive organs. When you starve vital energy performs cleaning
work in your body. The organism is self-cleaning, samolechitsya
and self-healing. When you stop eating, your
organism there are wonderful things! If you want to support
the body clean, you have to starve! Try to starve
a few times - you feel that never before felt:
internal cleansing, which leads you to health! Live not aging
impossible, but to extend years of active longevity may be even
in environmental change. Fasting serves two functions. First - prevention:
fasting for about three days the body goes
powered by internal reserves (endogenous feeding). When
This destroyed alien (bacteria and viruses), bad
and abnormal structures at the cellular level. Second - medical:
Fasting allows for deep cleansing of all organs,
with the existing pathology (including embryos of tumors)
during the endogenous nutrition destroyed. All organs lose
in weight. Their recovery is in the process of the correct
clinical nutrition in the recovery period, the duration
which is approximately equal to the duration of fasting. For this
period all the organs as if growing again - but in an updated,
Health Video. Differences between the method of fasting from other methods
recovery
1. It can help in cases of severe chronic diseases,
when no help is no medication. 2. There is no risk, will cure one disease to cause another
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12as it happens sometimes in the treatment of medication. On the contrary,
providing health-building effect, limotherapy
tidies the whole system of human body. About
Methods of total (wet) starvation written a lot of literature. But this book is devoted to one of the most effective methods
RTD - absolutely dry fasting, which is held without food
and water. Absolute dry fasting reveals new colossal
spare capacity purification of the body and enhance immunity
rights given to him by nature. This is a natural,


ening and
in inflammation. Man dies from the torment of the scattered
sclerosis 15 years or 20. Performed an autopsy. Very carefully
study the state of the brain and nervous system and found that
the disease process is reversible. the patient may appear strange
tingling, tingling, ringing in the ears, tremors, fever,
stupor, numbness, numbness of the limbs of different
and body. Later in the development of the disease may be weakness in the legs
and difficulty in walking, tremor and involuntary sharp
leg movements, difficulty of speech; hands become clumsy,
tremor in the hands of amplified when attempting to take or pick something up. Suffers constipation, difficult urination. Cases, these symptoms are poorly manifested throughout
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229a long time and may even disappear completely, and not renewed
over the years. It is this weakening of the symptoms and suggests
reversible processes in the early stages of the disease. About half
such patients are able to work after 25 years of illness - a fact
indicating how slow sometimes develops multiple sclerosis. All
it provides enough time for his constructive
cure. I have previously pointed out that no two cases, neither
with respect to symptoms, nor with respect to the development of disease, but it
the same is true for multiple sclerosis, as well as for any other
disease. Was not found bacteria or viruses, are responsible for disease
sclerosis. Had to admit the cause is unknown, assuming
however, that nature might contagious. No treatment was effective. How can in fact
be a successful treatment of the disease, the cause of which
Unknown? Usually in medical books about the disease
write: "The reason it is absolutely unknown... there is no specific or
really satisfactory treatment... always a very protracted
disease... full recovery is very doubtful... "
Of course, we can not expect a full recovery from
unexplained illness. In addition, we consistently failed to
recognize that the roots of the disease should be sought in an unhealthy life
and in the vicious environment patient, which are
the real reasons for organic and functional changes
wear and tear of the body. We can say that the quest for specific causes of disease
exhausted. The time has come when we must finally admit that
it is in the wrong lifestyle and bad habits,
causing disorder of the body and disease progression. When this
would be understood and corrected, will be able to heal thousands
is now considered hopelessly incurable patients. I have never had the opportunity to engage in scattered
sclerosis in its early stages, so I can only assume
that, getting these patients to the treatment of hygienists in the early
disease, the percentage of recovered would be great. The fact that I was able to regain some of the patients who are
completely helpless, for life and disability,
powerful evidence in favor of programs for dental hygienists
reconstruction of tissues and body functions. Let's take a look at the overall picture of the relation of fasting
to sclerosis. The first fasting gives a noticeable improvement in the overall
of patients, often chained to the bed before patients
stand and can move. Improvement and further
progress take place when a carefully designed diet, regular
exercises, and solar cells in the post-starvation. The second
starvation further enhances control over limbs. I usually
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230applied in these cases, the 3-year fasting, each of which
improves the condition of the limbs and control over them. After fasting I will leave the patient rest in bed
add a one-day or Half Light exercises such
type that requires increasing the ease and agility for their
implementation. The purpose of these exercises is not so much an increase in
size and muscle strength, as in the acquisition of skill. I'm sure that even daytime sunbathing are especially useful
in the future to restore the nervous system. The diet should
consist of fresh fruits and vegetables with very limited
fat, sugars, proteins and starches. I prefer
give vegetable protein - nuts and sunflower seeds. It is important to remember that the Disease is not the initial stage
disease. In the early stages of the disease is much easier to cure
subject to failure from poor lifestyle choices and unhealthy
habits, as well as cleaning the blood and flesh of the patient from the toxic
cargo. It is at the initial stage of the disease can be completely
cure, and not at later stages, when it occurred
irreversible changes in neural structure. It is important not to miss! Found on the Internet interesting research by Italian scientists. Multiple Sclerosis defends hunger
Fasting relieves the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and other
autoimmune diseases. Mice with a condition similar to
multiple sclerosis, which at 48 hours, deprived of food during this time
received much less damage to the brain and have shown themselves better
in tests of balance, movement, and symptoms of weakness and paralysis
they were considerably smaller. The author of the work of Giuseppe Matareze
University of Naples, is hoping that a combination of diet drugs
will in the future to stop multiple sclerosis. Now patients with multiple sclerosis recommend eating heartily,
and nobody is going to prescribe to patients fasting. Matareze
hopes to identify the components of the diet, providing the strongest
effect on autoimmune diseases. Multiple sclerosis is not yet able to treat (modern
means it can only slow down). Nevertheless, scientists
There are some new items. One of them - the hormone leptin, secreted by
fat cells after a meal to kill your appetite. Matareze
found that immediately prior to the development of disease
leptin in mice was doubled. But those individuals who do not
ate 48 hours (similar to 10.7 days for men) - the level of leptin
approaching normal. Matareze also found that neurons
in the damaged brain tissue also produces leptin. Unfortunately, I was basically calling patients who can not
arrive or serve yourself. So I have no
experience in treating such diseases. I once wrote a letter
one girl, her husband has multiple sclerosis. I advised her to
husband made a purification of the liver, intestines, and began to make gradual
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231trainees dry fasting. In addition, I advised her to drink
grass, which our herbalists prescribe such patients. Recently
She sent me a letter. Sergei Ivanovich, Masha! Thank you very much for the contact
with herbalists. We doctor ourselves larkspur + dry hunger for your scheme. There are results. Andrew (my husband has multiple sclerosis, remind
just in case) drink this infusion and fast. The results are as follows:
has become a bit easier in every sense (the head is less pain, less fatigue
day, urine is clean, free of impurities, and generally, a confidence
in the future). Pah-pah. All the while saying that as soon as
will be possible and he would get to his feet and he gets up, will come to you on
Altai. Yet went to Karelia in Sortavala (I have there a little
apartment), friends in a car driven, clean air, each
day in nature, and suddenly he even started to go better. Made two
treatment with hydrogen peroxide (2 times for 14 infusions from December to
April). Very nice to write to you about some good results. Dry hunger until more than 5 consecutive days did not do. We go slowly,
as you advised. Andrew breaks all the 11-day's rest to go, and I see
what kind of too early, and discouraged. I say - it will be 6 days
then 7 and so on right? While out after 5 days of heavy. and the weight is small - under 57 kg Height 182 cm How is your life? I wish you success
everything! Spasibische! Without you we simply this delphinium nobody would have given. Sincerely, Maria. I deliberately tried to write some more information about
this disease. I heartily wish that such patients were
more knowledge to be able to create their own system
recovery. Of course, any starvation - is not a panacea for all
disease, but a great desire and patience with this
method can be cured, it would seem, from incurable diseases
or at least prolong the quality and fullness of life. Is it possible to cure AIDS, viral hepatitis, cancer, dry
fasting? These questions most frequently asked by people on the phone
and in his letters. AIDS in my practice, my patients were not. Although
LA Shchennikov. told me that he had a case of treatment
this disease. with hepatitis C, I had a few
patients (about one of them I mentioned when describing treatment
adenomas). A very telling example of successful ilecheniya hepatitis C.
I phoned a man with a Ukrainian accent, he told me
his story: "In 1999 I was diagnosed with hepatitis C. For this
time, I was repeatedly being treated a variety of
techniques and medicines. The only result which
I got was a lot of money that we spent in vain. Quite accidentally found your site on the Internet, decided to
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232try to dry starvation. Cleaning the liver was excellent. Passed
first two-, three days dry fasting, then moved to the Carpathians, where
passed their own five-day dry hunger, health
normal, liver function tests have become much better, even doctors
amazed. Possible for you to come and get you a ten
Dry fasting? ". Of course, I gladly took him for treatment,
moreover, he was already


 wi th 1 or 2 drops daily more or less indefinitely. See: Iodine  for
more information. MMS – Sodium Chlorite
Acidified sodium chlorite (NaClO2) is one of the strongest broad -range
microbicides. In solution it is very alkaline and stable but when acidified
it forms unstable chlorous acid and chlorine dioxide gas (ClO2) with
strong oxidising effects. I prefer using  MMS therapy periodically, e. g., for
several weeks gradually increasing the daily amounts and frequency up
to the tolerated limit, and then decreasing again to a rest period while at
the same time increasing other antimicrobials. Jim Humble prefers
continuo us high -dose MMS treatment. For Jim’s protocols see
mmswiki. is/index. php/Main_Page  or any other of his websites. As part of the systemic therapy,  you may start taking 1 or 2 drops of
MMS, gradually inc reasing this up to a maximum of 15 drops daily or until
some nausea develops. In this case you may cut back by 2 drops and
stay at this level for several days until increasing again by 1 drop a day. Generally,  it is better to have some food in the stomach. One can also
absorb the gas from the mouth or the rectum and this usually does not
cause nausea. An alternative method for intensifying the antimicrobial program or for
overcoming an acute infection is by ta king 3 to 4 drops of acidified and
diluted MMS every hour or every 2 hours for several days. Temporarily
reduce the dose if nausea occurs. In all cases mix the MMS with five times the number of drops of lemon
or lime juice or white vinegar. Commonly a mor e effective 10% solution
of citric acid in water has been used but this causes more nausea and 67
 instead an equal number of drops of MMS and 4% hydrochloric acid
(HCl) may be used. Three minutes after adding the weaker acids or 20 -30 seconds after
adding th e HCl dilute with half a glass of water, herb tea, or juice without
added vitamin C, e.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the recommended dose of Lugol's solution for gargling?,
A: Not specified in the text, but it is mentioned that you may take 1 or 2 drops of diluted essential oils four times daily.
Q: Can MMS be used during pregnancy?,
A: No, it is recommended to consult a naturopath if in doubt.
Q: What is the recommended dosage of borax for a 10-kg person?,
A: The text does not specify a recommended dosage for a 10-kg person, but it does mention that individuals with low to normal weight may increase the daily dose up to 500 mg, and heavier individuals may use 1 gram or 200 ml of the concentrated solution.
Q: What is the recommended duration of a fasting period for the "Basic Cleanse"?,
A: Not specified in the text, but it is mentioned that the recommended duration may vary depending on individual health and the need for detoxification.
Q: Can you use DMSO with nattokinase?,
A: The text does not explicitly state whether DMSO can be used with nattokinase, but it does mention that bromelain, nattokinase, and serrapeptase can be used together.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>All of these may not cause local pain but instead can create problems in
other parts of the body because through acupuncture meridians each
tooth is connected to a specific organ. Heart disease, for instance, is commonly connected with inflammations
or infections in the number 8 or wisdom tooth positions, while kidney
problems are related to the front teeth. 97
 Root -canal, filled,  or other dead teeth are chronic infection foci and
contribute to many diseases due to anaerobic microbes in the tiny canals
or tubuli of the dentine. Even after removal of bad teeth health problems
can still arise or continue from root or  metal fragments causing chronic
infection and inflammation in the jawbone. A possibly safe way of keeping root -canalled teeth is to fill them with
Calcium Hydroxide or Iodine instead of the commonly used Gutta Percha
but no long -term studies on health ou tcomes are yet available. For tooth
implants Titanium is commonly used but this is a metal and can
occasionally still cause problems. A safer alternative with good durability
is Zirconia, the dioxide of zirconium. Replace amalgam fillings with plastic comp osite. With serious conditions
(e.g., MS, cancer) and large fillings, extraction of amalgam -filled teeth
can bring much better results than simple replacement. Try to find a
dentist who is familiar with safe amalgam removal procedures. Remove
mercury as exp lained in Chapter 6. Clear plastic partial dentures with plastic teeth are preferable to pink
dentures, bridges, metal partials, and porcelain teeth with a metal base. Nickel in stainless steel can suppress the immune system and is
carcinogenic. Even dent al gold can be a problem because it is commonly
blended with more harmful palladium, and especially if there are any
other metals in the mouth. Try to keep your mouth free of metals and have only metal -free plastics
as replacement. Any metal in the mouth can lead to allergy, on average
about 30% of individuals are allergic to the metal in their mouth. For more
information see: Dental Problems. HEALTHY LIVING
In addition to minimizing the harmful aspects of modern life, we also aim to
improve or maximize positive lifestyle factors. Healthy living is the solid basis
for building radiant health. It focuses on the positive aspects of what we eat,
drink, feel and t hink. In addition,  we use the great healers of sunshine,
earthing, living water, and exercise as vital parts of a healthy lifestyle. 98
 Sunlight
Sunlight is our primary source of life and provides a combination of
bioenergy  and electromagnetic energies. Res earch shows that living in
a sunny area is associated with lower rates and better outcomes of many
diseases. Examples are multiple sclerosis, depression, cancers,
especially breast cancer, and even skin cancers, especially melanoma. In contrast, sunburn an d fluorescent lighting are related to increased
rates of skin cancer and melanoma. Lack of sunlight in winter, or if bedridden, may cause depression, which
can be cured by looking into sunlight and other suitable bright light,
especially in the morning. Th is also helps us to sleep better; even babies
sleep better after having been exposed to sunlight. Often look into the
blue sky, this releases serotonin and uplifts our mood. Sunlight is also
required to convert cholesterol into vitamin D.
Frequently expos e your whole body to mild or moderate sunlight. Sit
lightly clothed in the half -shade under a tree in the garden, on the
veranda or even inside a room with an open window. Except in winter do
not sunbathe during the hours around midday. Short sunbathing is
invigorating but long exposure is exhausting and ages the skin. Strong
tanning is not desirable. Acceptable sunscreens are zinc cream and PABA lotion. PABA is related
to B-vitamins. You can dissolve half a teaspoonful of PABA and 1/4
teaspoon of bicarbona te in a small volume of water and rub this on the
skin. It needs to be re -applied after swimming or heavy sweating. To
prevent it from washing off you can mix it with an equal amount of
coconut cream. Prevent skin cancers by adopting a protective diet high
in antioxidants especially astaxanthin, and low in seed oils. Avoid overacidity, and use protective clothing as required. In addition to the skin, the eyes are important entrance points for sun -
energy. J. N. OTT ( Health and Light, Pocket Books) demonstrated with
his research how important it is for us to get the full spectrum of sunlight
into our eyes. This is not possible if we sit behind windows or wear 99
 glasses all the time as these filter out essential UV frequencies, and this
has been linked to diseases such as arthritis, cancer and leukaemia, eye
problems, hyperactivity, endocrine and sexual problems. Plastic does not
absorb UV -rays. Apart from the benefits of sunlight, outdoors activity itself also has other
benefits. Possibly most important is being removed from the harmful
effects of electromagnetic and chemical pollution inside modern houses,
and instead being fully exposed to the natural energies and vibrations of
our planet. Even if you are not strong enough for conventional outdoors
activity such as gardening or walking, spend as much time as possible
sitting or lying in the garden or on a veranda or balcony. Earthing
We live in  a natural DC field. The surface of the Earth has a negative
electric charge and the ionosphere a positive charge of about 50,000
volts. Near the surface, the voltage differs greatly. It is highest on
mountains and in dry conditions where it can reach 1000  volts per meter,
while in low -lying and moist conditions it falls to below 50 volts. Populations with exceptionally long lifespans  always seem to live in the
mountains, such as in the Andes, the Himalayas and the Caucasus. In buildings with metal roofs, steel -reinforced


 a vague
or abstract theoretical/theological level. A practical method to hold
and transform the sex energy in the body was never taught to the
public. The best place to begin a brief historical survey of this field is
with Theophrastus Bombastus Paracelsus, the famous 16th century
physician and alchemist extraordinaire. Paracelsus' credentials as
a medical scientist are impeccable; more than 400 years ago heSex In the Esoteric Traditions 55
discovered the mercury cure for syphilis. Yet, he came to the same
conclusion as the Taoist masters of what was known as sexual
alchemy—the seemingly magical but entirely natural transforma-
tion of the sexual seed. Paracelsus experienced the seminal fire with as much reality
as an ordinary person feels when his hand is burned in a hot oven. Regarding the constituent elements of the substance, he wrote:
"All the organs of the human system, and all their powers and
activities, contribute alike to the formation of semen... The se-
men is, so to say, the essence of the human body, containing all the
organs of the latter in an ideal form." This position is strikingly
similar to the Taoist description of "ching chi," or sexual essence. Taoist cultivation also emphasizes balancing the subtle energies of
each organ, which one then fuses into a single higher spirit. Paracelsus distinguishes between the sperm fluid and the
"aura seminalis", which is the light or energy of the sperm. Scien-
tists today might call the "aura" the biophysical energy of the
seminal fluid. Paracelsus claimed energy could be distilled from the
physical fluid: "This emanation or separation takes place by a kind
of digestion, and by means of an interior heat, which during the
time of virility may be produced in man by the proximity of
woman, by his thoughts of her, or by his contact with her, in the
same manner a piece of wood exposed to the concentrated rays of
the sun may be made to burn." This statement rudely translated into modern language means
that contact with an attractive woman may stimulate the produc-
tion of high quality biophysical energy. Taoist alchemists realized a
thousand years before Paracelsus practical ways to retain these
valuable energies in order to profit from them. If we turn from the Renaissance alchemist to the great British
authority on Indian Tantric practice, Sir John Woodruffe, we find
the same principles. In his classic work, The Serpent Power, Sir
John speaks plainly to those who know how to hear: "... the force
of the latter (sexual centers), if directed upwards, extraordinarily
heightens all mental and physical functioning." He notes that
mind, breath and sexual function are interconnected. The spiritual
aim of the yogi is to "carry his seed high." This seed releases
pranic energies, also known as the Kundalini power, rising up the
spine to higher chakras or centers of spiritual function. Another great modern spiritual authority, attuned to the56 Taoist Secrets Of Love
power within semen was Gurdjieff. According to this master, cer-
tain peoples understood that "... by means of the substances
'Exhioehary' or sperm formed in them, it was possible to perfect
oneself." He adds that "... this self-perfection could probably be
actualized by itself, by abstaining from the ejection from oneself in
the customary manner of these substances formed in them called
sperm." Gurdjieff maintains that this self-perfection usually cannot be
attained simply by retaining the semen, but requires a technique to
release the energies of the seed. He is in perfect agreement with
Paracelsus and the Taoists on this point. Without exception authorities on the occult know of the semi-
nal power, and that this substance must be stored and transformed
to accomplish higher deveopment. The distinguished magician,
Kenneth Grant, writes: "Thus the function of the semen—in the
Tantras—is to build up the body of light, the astral body, the inner
body of man. As the vital fluid accumulates in the testicles it is
consumed by the heat of the Fire Snake, and the subtle fumes or
'perfumes' of this molten semen go to strengthen the inner body." Most authorities agree on the necessity of collecting seminal
fluid and transmuting it by application of inner heat. In the Chinese
practice we refer to this as "cooking" the seminal fluid to obtain its
"steam." The first step to release this tremendous vitality is con-
servation of the semen in the act of love. The modern American spiritual master, Da Free John, also
stresses the necessity of conserving the seminal force: "We must
find a way of enjoying sexual intimacy whereby Life is not lost, we
do not discharge Life in order to achieve pleasure, and we love one
another, completely happy and free in our life together." The "loss of Life" Da Free John refers to is ejaculation. He
considers proper use of the sexual force—without ejaculation and
with truly loving feeling between partners—as a key to human
evolution. He stresses the importance of love in aiding the spon-
taneous transmutation of the seed to its higher centers of divinity. In this he is in complete accord with other spiritual authorities. Alchemists, yogis, magicians, and mystics agree unanimously on
this fundamental point. Another perspective on the vital seed is found in the works of
an eminent Kabbalist and poet, Carlos Suares. The esoteric Kab-
balist tradition originated in ancient Egypt. He emphasizes thatSex In the Esoteric Traditions 57
development of the will to retain the seed is identical with develop-
ment of one's true self: "... man, endowed with his self (which,
though static by nature, shelters living seed) must struggle against
and overcome the centrifugal sexual movement which tends to lead
him into the abyss of the female.... Instead of being carried
away, his mind rules." Suares here alludes to the degenerative role played by woman
in unconsciously luring the seed out of man. She profits very
slightly from his great loss, since she usually doesn't have the yogic
skills to absorb it. Woman is a bottomless pit for the man who
incessantly gives his seed to her, although she can attempt to com-
pensate this loss with her nearly inexhaustable female energy and
love. This chapter could be expanded to include the entirety of
initiatory writing. There are many works by Masters who have felt
the powers of semen transmuted by vital heat. When Moses is
wandering in the desert for forty years, he speaks in the Bible of
experiencing "a serpent fire." Since the Bible also declares Moses
was "trained by the Egyptians in all their mysteries," it seems
likely that this fire refers to the transmutation upward of his psy-
chic energies. Bodily experience of the subtle realm is the final
criterion in these matters. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAOISM AND TANTRA
The principles of Tantra from India and Tibet have received wide
attention in the west in recent years, especially by seekers inter-
ested in integrating their sexual impulses into their spiritual
growth. The principles behind Tantra are nearly identical to that of
Taoism. Both seek to reconcile the opposing dualities of life as
symbolized by male and female and both accept any moment or
experience in life as a starting point for spiritual growth and as an
end point for insight into truth. Keith Dowman, a western scholar and practitioner of Tibetan
Tantric Buddhism put it succinctly: "Strip the (tantrie) yoga of its
arcane terminology and there is a simple meditation technique:
stimulate the desire and then use it as the object of meditation and
it becomes awareness—a field of Emptiness and pure Pleasure." A
Taoist would agree, only he might phrase it differently: "Within
every moment there is only the Emptiness of yin receiving the58 Taoist Secrets Of Love
Fullness of yang." This is the eternal marriage of man and woman,
of spirit and matter, of Heaven and Earth. The Taoist path and Tan trie path differ mainly in their lan-
guage and in the practical yogic methods taught to achieve the
same union of mind, body, and spirit. Both fully accept the mastery
of one's sexuality as not only a legitimate but necessary means to
attain the highest enlightenment possible in the body. Dowman
describes the importance of semen in the inner tantric path:
"Refined semen in the heart center permeates the body as awareness. Loss of semen, by any means, causes life-span to be shortened and
causes a pallid complextion. In Anuyoga (fulfillment yoga, or Kun-
dalini yoga) loss of semen is equated with killing of the Buddha.... After initiation, intensity of desire is essential to force the bodicitta
(seed essence) up the medial nerve (of the spine); not only is desire
vitiated by orgasm, but the will to enlightenment itself is temporarily
lost. "*
This accords perfectly with the Taoists view of retaining se-
men and transferring it upward, only the Taoists do not personify
the subtle energies with a pantheon of divine beings. So I would
say that the Tantra is for someone who is fascinated by or is at-
tracted to the religious archetypes of the Tantrics—the gods and
goddesses,


 the natur e of his being is kindness. He is faithful to the faithful;
he is also faithful to the unfaithful. The sage lives in harmony with all below heaven. He sees everything as his own self;
he loves everyone as his own child. All people ar e drawn to him. He behaves like a little child. OceanofPDF.comLiving
Beyond Judgment
In this gently powerful verse, we’re encouraged to change the way we
view virtually everyone on the planet.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Therefore, nobility is r ooted in humility;
loftiness is based on lowliness. This is why noble people r efer to themselves
as alone, lacking, and unworthy. The pieces of a chariot ar e useless
unless they work in accor dance with the whole. A man’ s life brings nothing
unless he lives in accor dance with the whole universe. Playing one’ s part
in accor dance with the universe
is true humility. Truly, too much honor means no honor. It is not wise to shine like jade and
resound like stone chimes. OceanofPDF. comLiving Wholeness
We traditionally  think of wholeness as something that’s complete. “The
whole nine yards,” for instance, implies the entire distance. “I ate the whole
thing” signifies having consumed something completely. Lao-tzu, however,
seems to view the concept differently: Who leness, he writes, has roots in
humility. When  humility evokes our wholeness, we live the reality that
we’re pieces of the whole. With this attitude, you want to exist harmoniously with the entire universe
—cooperating with, and being subjugated to, other aspects of the whole. You can’t even consider interfering with any piece of it because you’re one
with it. The mom ent you begin to place yourself in a transcendent position
in relation to others, or to your world of the 10,000 things, you’re
interfering with the Tao. I encourage you to examine your concept of
wholeness based upon this 39th verse of the Tao Te Ching. I can assure you
that the world will appear to have changed when you see it through this
lens. Lao-tzu insists that the universe is whole; that is, it’s in a state of oneness. There are no parts needing separation from this state. Sky, earth, spirit, and
the 10,000 things are all parts of the whole—and what’ s more, that’s their
virtue. Now while the sky and the trees may truly be in a unified state, your
ego insists that you’r e separate, distinc t, and generally superior. But if you
can modify your ego’ s viewpoint, your life will change. When you’re cooperative and looking for signs of oneness, you’ll begin to
see and feel the interconnectedness of everything. For exam ple, your body
is a conv enient analogy for a universe all unto itself. While it is one entity,
it certainly has trillions of individual, although interconnected, cells. Just
one cell with an arrogant relationship to the whole makes all the cells suffer
and ultim ately become extinct, much like the individual who interferes with
the Tao by polluting the sky, depleting the earth, and disrupting the
equilibrium of the whole. A cancer cell that refuses to cooperate with the
cells adjacent to it will ultimately gobble them up, and if left unchecked,
will destroy the whole. Why. Because that cancerous cell has no
relationship to the whole. It will destroy itself as it kills the host upon whichit depends for its own survi val. And you’ll destroy yourself if you
participate in destroying the Tao upon which you are dependent for your
survival. Each seemingly  individual part of a whole is potentially dange rous (and
generally useless) if it doesn’ t function in harmony. What’ s true for the
chariot in this verse of the Tao Te Ching is true for you as well. Your life
needs to have a relationship with the Tao, and that relationship is
characterized by Lao-tzu as a bond forged by humility. In other words,
wholeness and humility are one and the same, so update the way you think
about your relationship to life, and play your part “in accordan ce with the
whole. ”
Here’ s what Lao-tzu seems to be instructing as I read and interpret this
verse of the ancient T ao Te Ching:
Cultivate your r elationship with the planet. Live in the spirit of wholeness, knowing that you have a role as one of the
parts of the Tao. Remind yourself that you cannot interfere with the Tao and
live a life of greatness. This means respecting the environment in every way
by living in an Earth-friendly manner as a part of its oneness. Become an
advocate for conservation. Make time to pick up and recycle trash. Drive an
environmentally friendly automo bile, or better yet, walk in peace to as
many places as possible. Whole ness means maintaining a sense of balance
with the all-providing, gentle, nonpushy T ao. In humility, you’re able to feel
your own tiny role in this great drama orchestrated by your Sources. You’ll
see what Lao-tzu means by: “A man’ s life brings nothing unles s he lives in
accordance with the whole universe. ”
Change the way you think of yourself fr om being separate to seeing
yourself in all that you encounter. As you live in wholeness, notice how you begin to feel a connec tion to all
of life, rather than the separateness that your ego prefers. See yourself in
everyone you encounter, in every creature on our planet, in the forest and
the oceans and the sky—the more you do, the more you’ll want to stay in a
state of coopera tion rather than competition. You’ll also feel more inclined
to reject the concept that there is a “them. ” Practice this way of being andnotice that the type of happiness that may have eluded you for a lifetime is
part of the oneness you begin to enjoy. Here’ s how Rumi expressed this sentiment:
If you put your heart against the earth with me, in serving every cr eatur e,
our Beloved will enter you fr om our sacr ed realm and we will be, we will be
so happy. Do the T ao Now
Go for a walk today and think in wholeness terms with all that you
encounter durin g a 30-minute period. See yourself in those  you might
otherwise have judged, includin g the very old, very young, obese, disabled,
or indigent. As you look at them, remind yourself, I share the same
originating spirit with every one of these people. This will help you feel
whole by shifting from your ego to the virtue of the T ao.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: According to the text, what is the root of nobility?,
A: Humility.
Q: What is the relationship between wholeness and humility, according to the author's interpretation of the Tao Te Ching?,
A: They are one and the same.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to achieve a sense of balance with the universe, according to the 40th verse?,
A: The author suggests changing one's perspective to see oneself as part of the universe and to cooperate with the Tao, rather than trying to dominate or control.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to live in harmony with the universe, according to the 41st verse?,
A: The author suggests that one must let go of their ego and align with the Tao, rather than trying to control or dominate.
Q: What is the author's advice on how to achieve inner peace, according to the 46th verse?,
A: The author advises to change one's perspective by recognizing that one's true nature is already complete and that one should not try to accumulate more, but rather live in harmony with the Tao.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Lao-tzu saw the potential for existing
harmoniously through living beyond judgment; thus, this 49th verse of the
Tao Te Ching invites us to explore that peaceful world. It’s encouraging us
to replace our idea of criticizing them with an acknowledgment of us
without criticism. Imagine the possibilities for all of humanity if we simply
eliminated prejudice and could live “in harmony with all below heaven.”
You can begin changing your view of judgment as a valuable or important
activity by being aware of when you’re doing it to yourself. Then simply
start substituting noticing for judging; from this perspective, you’ll realize
pretty quickly that you prefer to observe what you’re doing or feeling rather
than critiquing yourself. Calling your behavior “bad” or “good” just pits
you against yourself and others by using competition, punishment, or
dislike as your motivational markers—hatred, anger, and threats become
necessary because love, acceptance, and kindness can’t be trusted. As you move away from judging yourself, you’ll no longer need or want
what Lao-tzu calls the “fixed mind”; thus, allegiances that pitted you
against the people you thought of as them will begin to dissolve. The
innumerable categories that helped you organize your labels become totally
superfluous and unimportant when you change the way you look at their so-


	fight? The	only	reason	you
did	was	because	your	parents	were	standing	over	you. That	kind	of
forgiveness	only	creates	more	resentment,	which	you	will	bury	because
resentment	is	supposed	to	be	bad. There	is	another	way. Forgive	because	it
makes	you	feel	better. Forgive	because	it	removes	toxic	memories	from	your
mind. Forgive	because	it	opens	the	door	for	accepting	yourself. In	the	end	you
cannot	accept	yourself	without	forgiveness,	because	in	your	heart	of	hearts
you	know	that	you	want	to	be	forgiven	too. Once	you	admit	that	to	yourself,
people	will	hear	the	sincerity	in	your	voice	when	you	forgive	them.”
G
IFT
Today,	decide	that	you	will	look	upon	life	as	a	gift. Take	a	moment	to	list	the
blessings	in	your	life. Maybe	that	sounds	corny,	but	Baba	found	it	very
important. “Do	you	think	every	day	is	a	gift?”	he	asked	me. “Well	…”
“I	thought	so. The	funny	thing	is	that	people	mostly	want	to	grab	at	life. They
want	more	and	more	for	themselves. With	that	attitude	life	isn’t	a	gift,	it’s
more	like	loot	that	you	are	robbing	from	someone,”	Baba	said. “To	make
every	day	feel	like	a	gift,	you	must	feel	deep	down	that	no	one	can	take	itfrom	you. Isn’t	that	what	a	gift	is—something	completely	yours	without
strings	attached? Life	seems	to	have	strings	attached. You	must	work	and
prove	yourself;	you	must	strive	for	love	and	approval	that	may	be	taken	away. “All	these	things	exist	in	the	mind,	however. To	your	soul,	life	is	purely	a	gift. It	is	ever	fresh,	ever	flowing,	like	water	in	a	fountain. This	attitude	is	also	the
key	to	giving. When	you	can	truly	say	to	yourself,	‘Everything	I	have	came
from	God	and	goes	back	to	God,’	then	you	can	give	to	others	in	the	same
spirit	that	life	was	given	to	you.”
H
EART	AWARENESS
Today,	decide	to	see	the	world	with	your	heart	and	not	your	head. To	imagine
what	that’s	like,	think	about	how	a	mother	feels	toward	her	child. No	matter
how	many	ways	the	child	may	decide	to	be	bad,	its	mother	doesn’t	change	her
love. She	sees	her	child	with	heart	awareness. You	can	do	that	for	anyone	you
happen	to	pick. Overlook	their	faults	for	just	ten	minutes,	seeing	them	as
totally	good. Baba	was	very	clear	that	we	all	need	to	practice	this	because	we
use	our	minds	far	too	much. “Your	head	isn’t	shy	about	ruling	your	heart. It	will	remind	you	every	day
why	you	should	look	down	on	person	A,	resent	person	B,	never	forgive
person	C.	It	will	show	you	faults	and	imperfections	everywhere	you	look. The
heart	doesn’t	do	that. It	asks	one	simple	question:
Am	I	feeling	love? If	the
answer	is	yes,	then	you	have	true	heart	awareness. If	the	answer	is	no,	you
must	get	back	to	heart	awareness. Most	of	spiritual	life	comes	down	to	letting
love	have	its	rightful	place	at	the	center	of	life.”
I
NSPIRATION
Today,	let	something	inspire	you. Allow	yourself	a	moment	when	you	go,
“Aha!”	If	possible,	look	at	a	work	of	genius,	like	a	great	painting,	or	listen	to
music	that	takes	your	breath	away	Baba	put	a	high	value	on	inspiration
because	he	traced	it	back	to	the	soul. “Inspiration	shouldn’t	be	mechanical;	it’s	not	like	throwing	a	switch,”	he	said. “Your	soul	knows	when	you	need	to	be	inspired. The	word	itself	means
‘bringing	in	spirit.’	When	do	you	need	to	bring	in	spirit? Who	can	say? It
might	be	five	seconds	from	now,	it	might	be	this	evening	when	you	see	thesunset	or	tomorrow	when	your	eye	is	charmed	by	a	baby	in	the	park. “But	always	know	this:	Inspiration	isn’t	optional. Your	soul	uses	it	to	get
through,	to	send	you	a	message. That	sunset	is	about	you,	and	so	is	that	baby
in	the	park. Inspiration	isn’t	reserved	only	for	great	deeds	and	great	works	of
art. Be	attentive,	appreciate	your	life	and	all	who	are	in	it,	set	yourself	a
vision. With	these	things	in	place	the	door	to	inspiration	is	always	open.”
J
USTICE
Today,	be	fair	to	somebody	who	needs	it. Justice	is	fairness,	and	the	opposite
of	justice	is	unfairness	in	all	its	forms. Unjust	treatment	turns	people	into
victims,	and	that	is	not	what	the	soul	wants. It’s	fair	to	be	told	the	truth. It’s
fair	to	be	seen	as	equal. It’s	fair	to	share	in	the	good	things	of	this	world. If	you	know	someone	who	is	on	the	wrong	end	of	fairness,	do	something	to
make	it	right. Share	your	time,	money,	food,	or	simply	your	respect	with
someone	who	lacks	these	things. You’ll	be	doing	exactly	what	you	think	God
should	do	for	you. Baba	once	asked	me,	“Have	you	heard	people	say	that	life	is	unfair?”
“All	the	time,”	I	said. “But	they	also	say	that	God	is	just. So	which	is	it? Some	spiritual	questions
make	a	huge	difference,	and	this	is	one. Either	life	is	unfair	or	God	is	just.”
“I	guess	people
hope
	that	God	is	just,	but	no	one	can	prove	it. Anyone	can	see
that	life	isn’t	fair,”	I	said. “I	can’t,”	said	Baba. “Nobody	ever	handed	me	a	set	of	rules. For	all	I	know,
God	may	be	handing	out	cosmic
	justice,	but	I	don’t	have	cosmic	eyes;
therefore,	I	will	never	know. But	I	do	know	one	thing:	Sometimes	life	says
yes	to	me,	and	sometimes	life	says	no. If	you	really	look	at	it,	most	people
think	life	is	unfair	because	they	hit	a	no	when	they	wanted	a	yes. “If	you	could	get	life	to	say	yes	more	often,	you’d	think	there	was	justice	in
the	universe. Wanting	a	yes	is	natural. It’s	the	very	thing	your	soul	is	trying	to
achieve. I’ve	shown	you	many	ways	to	live	from	the	level	of	the	soul. Once
you	do	that,	life	will	begin	to	feel	much	more	fair.”“But	I	will	still	see	terrible	things	happening	to	other	people,”	I	said. “Everything	you	see	in	the	world	reflects	the	power	for	good	and	evil	that	is
inside	you,”	said	Baba. “Solve	the	question	of	whether	life	is	fair. Go	as	deep
as	you	can. Never	stop	asking	what	the	divine	plan	is. You’ll	never	find	a
complete	answer,	but	layer	by	layer	you	will	come	to	see	that	God	did	not
create	an	unjust	world. He	created	a	world	where	all	possibilities,	including
triumph	and	tragedy,	play	themselves	out,	exactly	as	they	do	in	our	hearts


 is to help correct conformational diseases characterized by protein misfolding, including neurodegenerative disorders. 265,266 This therapeutic approach
would work by allowing the mutant proteins to escape the quality control systems of their genotype so that their function can be rescued by so-called folding agonists. These small molecules or folding agonists like DMSO, glycerol, and deuter -
ated water are osmotically active, a property thought to nonselectively stabilize the mutant proteins to facilitate their proper folding. 267
DMSO IN EXPERIMENTAL SPINAL CORD INJURY
SCI refers to any physical damage that results in impaired function to movement or feeling below the level of trauma. Injury to the spinal cord is either complete, where sensory-motor function is lost below the injury site on both sides of the body, or incomplete, where some function remains and complete recovery is possible. The level of injury is important because it determines what parts of the body will
be affected. For example, a complete injury to the fourth cervical level of the cord (C-4) will result in quadriplegia with little function below the neck and will require a ventilator for breathing, whereas an injury to C-7 will retain the ability to breathe well and extend the arms but there may be trouble working the fingers with dexter -
ity. Paraplegias can be complete or incomplete injuries that result from damage to the first thoracic level of the cord (T-1) and below and where the use of the arms is retained but not the legs or parts of the trunk. The main causes of spinal cord injuries are from motor vehicle accidents, vio -
lence, falls, and sports, and CDC estimates about 11,000 spinal cord injuries occur annually who join a population of about 260,000 persons who already have an injury to the spinal cord. There have been a number of advances made in the last 50 years in the study of
injured spinal cord, including basic and clinical tools to examine the spinal cord objectively and as critical adjuncts of neurologic examinations. Evoked potential is an important tool that can provide a quantitative measure of
function in the respective sensory and motor tracts. Evoked potentials can also reveal the presence of unsuspected demyelinating disorders and their processes as well as monitor sensory-motor changes over time to assess neurologic progress and long-term prognosis. 268 Evoked potentials can be supplemented with newer techniques of
evaluating spinal cord trauma such as transcranial magnetic motor-evoked potentials and dermatomal somatosensory-evoked potentials, which provide additional quanti -
fiable information about the status of the cord. 269
Aside from the use of neurophysiologic monitoring systems and methods that
detail the morphology and contents of cord tissue, much of the experimentation
conducted within the last 25 years has provided a better understanding and clini -
cal therapeutic approach to the injured spinal cord than at any time before. Such
work has exposed significant aspects in the biochemistry and vascular mechanics 183 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
associated with trauma to the cord.270 A growing and intriguing area of spinal injury
research lies in probing the factors related to neuronal plasticity and regeneration of
the cord tissue. Despite hundreds of experimental treatments reported in the last half century
on dozens of SCI animal models, no drug therapy thus far has shown effectiveness in reversing or arresting the pathologic damage, leading to paralysis when tested in randomized human clinical trials. The failure of testing DMSO to treat severe spinal cord trauma in humans, as will be seen, is a curious phenomenon given the positive evidence that will be presented here. Instead, clinically, intravenous steroid infusions, which were available 40 years
ago and have been compared experimentally to DMSO in rigorous animal experi -
ments (see the following), are presently used in patients by many hospitals after a traumatic SCI in order to reduce the acute swelling that generally results after a severe contusion injury. This approach is baffling to many who treat spinal inju -
ries. The reason is that strong evidence indicates that methylprednisolone, the ste -
roid of choice, lacks evidence of effectiveness at the doses recommended following an SCI in humans and may in fact be harmful to the patient. 271 Interestingly, it was
found that neurosurgeons in North America had been prescribing methylpredniso -
lone for acute spinal cord trauma not out of conviction that the drug was effective but out of fear of being sued for malpractice. 272
A recommendation by several Canadian studies was based on a wide search of
citations that specifically addressed spinal cord injuries and the use of methylpred -
nisolone in humans and that, after analyses, did not support the use of this drug as a standard treatment for spinal cord trauma. 271–273 The call into question surrounding
methylprednisolone as a standard therapy for spinal cord injuries pointed to the dubi -
ous study design and inappropriate statistical analysis used in the original study.274
As a result of this controversy, the FDA has decided not to approve methylpredniso -
lone for SCI. Surgery and decompression may be needed when the injury has caused the bones
to be unstable or when there is pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves by broken or displaced vertebral bones, a blood clot, or a displaced disk. These bones can move and cause further injury if not stabilized. The use of DMSO in SCI was introduced by de la Torre and his group
63,275–277 in
1973, as a result of experiments showing dramatic benefit of this drug in rhesus and squirrel monkeys following severe brain trauma and disabling brain ischemia. 63
DMSO has been used in experimental SCI, but it has not been studied in a large
human population.278 The results of animal experiments indicate that if a severe
spinal cord trauma is treated with intravenous DMSO within 2 h, paralysis may be prevented. 63,275,276,279 Most studies performed thus far are consistent with this action
by DMSO. When DMSO was examined for its action in experimental SCI and compared with
other standard therapy such as steroids, HBO, mannitol, or urea, the findings indicated
that DMSO fared far superior with respect to faster sensory-motor  r ecovery, reduced
neural damage to the cord, lower swelling of tissue after trauma, increased muscle tone return, and earlier return of somatosensory-evoked potentials. 63,280–282184 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
The membrane-protecting and membrane-repair qualities after DMSO admin -
istration have been described for axons and their myelin sheaths after spinal cord
trauma.280 An underlying mechanism in neuronal degeneration following trauma to
the spinal cord is the inability of the tissue to repair itself in the face of membrane damage from edema, hemorrhage, and toxic molecules generated by the injury. DMSO was found to render significant improvement in resealing guinea pig axo -
lemma following transection of the cord. 283
This was physiologically demonstrated by monitoring membrane potential recov -
ery and by the lack of extrusion of the marker horseradish peroxidase (HRP) given 60 min after injury. 283 It is difficult to explain how DMSO may achieve the protec -
tion or repair ability of tissue membranes, but a likely mechanism may rely on how DMSO can limit spinal cord tissue inflammation and tissue cavitation while increas -
ing spinal cord blood flow. 281,282
One of the original studies on the use of DMSO in SCI involved permanent paral -
ysis induced in dogs from experimental trauma to the spinal cord.63 Drug treatments
consisting of mannitol(1 g/kg), dexamethasone 0.5 mg/kg), isotonic saline (5 mL), or DMSO (2.5 g/kg, 40% solution) were given intravenously 1 h after trauma and for the next 3 days after injury. 63 Dogs were evaluated daily for 90 days with respect to
sensory-motor function and bladder control, and strict posttrauma veterinary care was provided for bladder, pain, and discomfort during recovery. The results of this study are summarized in Figure 8.13. Essentially, a ben -
eficial response to DMSO treatment was seen in 3 of 8 dogs 4 days after SCI,
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4Neurolog ic scale3210
4DMSO
MannitolDexameth asone
No treatmen t
60
Days of obse rvationDMSO in SC I
90
FIGURE 8.13  Neurological status using a 0–5 scale after SCI in dogs (N = 8/group) was
recorded and graded daily for 90 days by an observer unaware of treatment. Each symbol
represents a dog. Full recovery 90 days after SCI is seen in five dogs treated with DMSO (triangles), and two dogs treated with dexamethasone (dark circles) (p < 0.01). One other dog treated with DMSO also reached good recovery (grade 4), and one dog remained at grade 2,
while another dog in this series died. Five dexamethasone-treated dogs did not reach a grade
above 2 at the end of the 90-day observation period, one dog died in this series. Mannitol (circled cross) and no treatment (squares) showed no benefit and remained at grade 0–1 for 90 days after SCI. Scale: 0 = flaccid paraplegia, 1 = some muscle tone,