berries, loganberries,
huckleberries, cherries.
• Other fruit, such as bananas, peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, pears.
• T oasted almonds, pecans and walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios.
• Egg and milk products/dishes such as yogurt, crème brûlée, whipped
cream, crème fraîche, custard.
• Mild fish such as tilapia, orange roughy and sole; pork, duck, goose, veal,
chicken.
Pr eparation
Do not wash until just before using; wash in small amounts us ing a sieve,
under gently running cool water. Pick over and remove lingering stems.
Canning Blackberries
See detailed canning information, Methods.
1. Pr epar e Equipment:  W ash and heat pint (2-cup/500 mL) or quart (1 L)
jars, and  scald the lids, funnel, la dle and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step
by Step ).
2. Make a Light Syrup:  In a la r ge sauc epan, combine 1 cup (250 mL)
granulated suga r with 4 cups (1 L) water; stir until dissolved. Bring to a
gentle b oil over  high heat. Mak es 4-1/2 cups (1.125 L) syrup,  enough for
three or four 1-quart (1 L) jars of blackberries.Note:  Y ou  can use the same amount of apple juice or white grape juice in
place of the light syrup.
3. P ack Blackberries Raw  (because blackberries are soft, Hot Pack is not
recommended). Make a  Raw Pack:  Fill  jars  with blackberries, shak ing the
jar to  pa ck fairly tightly. Cover with hot syrup or juice, leaving a  1/2-inch (1
cm) hea dspace. Run a thin non- metallic utensil around the inside of the jar
to allow  air to e scape. Add hot liquid, if necessary, to leave a  1/2-inch (1
cm) headspace. W ipe sealing edge of jars with a clean, damp, lint-free
cloth. Position flat lids over the tops of jars and hand-tighten screw bands.
4. P r ocess blackberries in a  canner:  U se a Boilin g W ater Canner
according to the chart below.
OR
Process blackb erries in a Pr essure Canner following manufacturer ’ s
directions for steam pressure and time at your altitude.
5. Cool, Label and Stor e:  L ift jars from c anner and place on a clean towel
or rack. Do not re-tighten screw bands. Let the jars cool to room
temperature. This may take from 12 to 24 hours. Remove and store screw
bands. Check lid seals ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by  Step ). W ipe and
label sealed jars. Store in a cool, dark place.
b l a c k b e r r y  p u d d i n g  c a k eThis bec omes a year -r ound favo urite if you have any type of fr o zen berries
on h and. I have always loved the way the cake separates and  the berries
make a sauce. Y ou can use dra ined canned blackberries in this r ecipe as
well as fr esh or fr ozen. For the version pictur ed, I used fr ozen blueberries,
blackberries and  raspberries. It is the raspberries that lighten u p the sauce,
making it pink i nstead of a deep wine colour if only blackberri es had been
used.
6-cup (2 L) baking or soufflé dish, lightly oiled
Pr eheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
MAKES 6 SER VINGS
1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar, divided
3 tbsp (45 mL) butter, at r oom temperatur e
4 eggs, separated grated rind and juice of 1/2 lemon
3/4 cup (175 mL) milk
2 cups (500 mL) blackberries or mixed berries, thawed if fr ozen
1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 25 mL) icing sugar, optional

1. In a bowl, sift together the f lour and salt; set aside. In a mixing bowl,
beat 3/4  cup (175 mL) of the s ugar with butter until incorporated. Beat in
egg yolks, one at a time, until light and fluf fy. Stir in lemon rind and juice.
2. Using electric beaters or a wooden spoon, beat flour mixture into butter
mixture alternately with milk to make a smooth thin batter.
3. In a separate bowl, with clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks
form. Add remaining 1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar and beat until stif f peaks form.
Fold into batter. Fold in blackberries.4. Pour pudding cake into prepared dish. Bake in preheated oven for 45
minutes or until cake is set. Cak e will puf f up and brown and wi ll not jiggle
when shaken. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
b l a c k b e r r y  c o r d i a l
This cor dial is one of a few  homemade drink syrups that give my
entertaining a very personal flavour. I enjoy having this on hand for mixing
tall summer iced r efr eshers and winter cocktails. Combined with
carbonated mineral water or chilled white wine, it makes a light and fruity
drink. W hen mixed with spirits, the r esult is a dark and m ysteriously
delicious drink with panache. Th e brandy adds an alcohol dimension to this
rich, da rk syrup  but is not r equir ed—especially if you want to  keep your
drink options open and use it in a nonalcoholic punch.
MAKES 4 CUPS (1 L)
3 lb (1.5 kg) blackberries (about 6 cups/1.5 L)
1–1/2 cups (375 mL) water
1 tsp (5 mL) whole cloves1 tsp (5 mL) fr eshly grated or gr ound nutmeg
1/2 tsp (2 mL) gr ound cinnamon
1/4 cup (50 mL) fr eshly squeezed lemon juice
3 cups (750 mL) granulated sugar
1/3 cup (75 mL) brandy, optional

1. Heat four 1-cup (250 mL) jar s in boiling water, and scald the lids, lifter,
funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).
2. In a Maslin pan or canning k ettle, combine blackberries, w ater, cloves,
nutmeg and cinnamon. Cover an d bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the
heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the blackberries are very soft.
3. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined sieve, allowing the juice to drip into a
non-reactive bowl or pan overnight. Combine the strained blackberry juice
and lem on juice in a Maslin pan or canning kettle. Stir in sugar. Bring to a
boil over high heat and boil for 1 minute.
4. Skim  of f and discard any foam. Stir in brandy, if using. Fill hot jars,
leaving a 1/4-inch (5 mm) he adspace. Run a thin non-metallic utensil
around the inside of the jar to allow air to escape. Add more ho t cordial, if
necessary, to leave a 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. W ipe rims, top with flat
lids and screw o n metal rings. R eturn jars to the hot water bath, topping up
with hot water i f necessary. Bring to a full rolling boil and process jars for
10 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ).
5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year.
Use: I have tos sed this sweet, spiced syrup with fresh winter fruit for a
quick dessert. It is a great base for Blackberry Granita: In the bowl of a
blender, combin e 1/2 cup (125 mL) Blackberry Cordial with 10 ice cubes.
Process on “chop” until ice is blended with the cordial. Serve with a
spoon.b l a c k  g i n g e r  m a r m a l a d e
If you ar e looking for a pr eser ve that is differ ent, this is it. A s with most
spectacular thin gs, it r equir es a bit mor e work, but it is so worth it,
especially if you like ginger. The colour alone is stunningly unique for a
pr eserve.
Unless y ou live  in the tr opics, fr esh local ginger is pr obably  not widely
available, altho ugh it can be gr own as an annual in places wher e the
sum


 jam
today.”
“It must come sometimes to ‘jam-today,’ ” Alice objected.
How about you? Any jam today? Since it must come sometime,
how about now?116 / Your Erroneous ZonesVI
EXPLORING THE
UNKNOWN
Only the insecure strive for security.
You may be a safety expert—an individual who shuns the un-
known in favor of always knowing where he is going, and what he
can expect when he gets there. Early training in our society tends to
encourage caution at the expense of curiosity, safety at the expense
of adventure. Avoid the questionable, stay in areas that you know,
never wander into the unknown. These early messages can become
a psychological barrier that prevents your own personal fulfillment
and present-moment happiness in countless ways.
Albert Einstein, a man who devoted his life to exploring the un-
known, said in an article entitled “What I Believe” in Forum  (October
1930),
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the true source of all art and science.
117He might also have said it is the source of all growth and excite-
ment as well.
But too many people equate the unknown with danger. The pur-
pose of life, they think, is to deal with certainty, and to always know
where they are headed. Only the foolhardy risk exploring the fuzzy
areas of life, and when they do, they end up being surprised, hurt,
and worst of all, unprepared. As a young scout you were told to Be
Prepared.  But how can you prepare for the unknown? Obviously,
you cannot! Therefore avoid it and you’ll never end up with egg on
your face. Be safe, don’t take risks, follow the road maps—even if it
is dull.
Perhaps you’re getting tired of all that certainty, knowing what
every day will be like before it has been lived. You can’t grow if you
already know the answers before the questions have even been
asked. Probably the times you most remember are those in which
you were spontaneously alive, doing whatever you wanted, and
delightfully anticipating the mysterious.
We hear the cultural messages of certainty throughout life. They
began with family and are reinforced by educators. The child learns
to avoid experimentation and is encouraged to avoid the unknown.
Don’t get lost. Have the right answers. Stay with your own kind. If
you still cling to these fearful encouragements to security, now is
the time to break free. Get rid of the idea that you can’t try out new
and doubtful behavior. You can if you choose to. It begins with an
understanding of your conditioned reflex to avoid new experiences.
Openness to New Experiences
If you believe in yourself fully, no activity is beyond your potential.
The entire gamut of human experience is yours to enjoy, once you
decide to venture into territory where you don’t have guarantees.
Think of the people who are regarded as geniuses and were spectac-
ularly effective in their lifetimes. They weren’t people who could
do only one thing well. They weren’t individ-118 / Your Erroneous Zonesuals who avoided the unknown. Benjamin Franklin, Ludwig van
Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci, Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein, Galileo,
Bertrand Russell, George Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill, these
and many like them were pioneers, adventurers into new, unreliable
areas. They were people, just like you, set apart only in that they
were willing to traverse areas where others dared not tread. Albert
Schweitzer, another Renaissance Man, once said, “Nothing human
is alien to me.” You can look at yourself with new eyes, and open
yourself up to experiences that you’ve never even considered as a
part of your own human potential, or you can do the same things,
the same way, until you reach your coffin. It is a fact that great men
remind you of no other, and their greatness is generally discernible
in the quality of exploration and the boldness with which they ex-
plored the unknown.
Opening yourself up to new experiences means surrendering the
notion that it is better to tolerate something familiar than to work
at changing it because change is fraught with uncertainty. Perhaps
you’ve adopted a stance that the self (you) is fragile, and easily
shattered if you enter areas where you’ve never been before. This is
a myth. You are a tower of strength. You are not going to collapse
or fall apart if you encounter something new. In fact, you stand a
much better chance of avoiding psychological collapse if you elim-
inate some of the routine and sameness in your life. Boredom is de-
bilitating and psychologically unhealthy. Once you lose interest in
life you are potentially shatterable. You won’t choose that mytholo-
gical nervous breakdown if you add a little spicy uncertainty to your
life.
You may also have adopted the “if it’s unusual I must stay away
from it” mentality, which inhibits your openness to new experiences.
Thus, if you see deaf people using sign language, you watch with
curiosity but never attempt to converse with them. Similarly, when
you encounter people who speak a foreign language, rather than
work it out and attempt somehow to communicate, you very likely
just wander off, and avoid the vast unknown of communicating in
other than your own spokenEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 119language. There are uncountable activities and people who are
considered taboo merely because they are unknown. Thus homo-
sexuals, transvestites, the handicapped, the retarded, nudists and
the like, are in the category of the obscure. You are not quite certain
how to behave, and therefore you avoid the entire business.
You may also believe that you must have a reason for doing
something; otherwise what’s the point of doing it? Balderdash! You
can do anything you want just because you want to, and for no
other reason. You don’t need a reason for anything that you do.
Looking for a reason for everything is the kind of thinking that keeps
you from new and exciting experiences. As a child you could play
with a grasshopper for an hour, for no reason but that you liked it.
Or you could climb a hill, or take an exploratory trip in the woods.
Why? Because you wanted to. But as an adult, you have to come up
with a good reason for things. This passion for reasons keeps you
from opening up and growing. What freedom to know that you
don’t have to justify anything to anyone, including yourself, ever
again.
Emerson, in his Journal of April 11, 1834, observed
Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that
I could see. Not to eat. Not for love…But only gliding.
You can do whatever you want because you want to and for no
other reason. This kind of thinking will open up new vistas of exper-
ience and help to eliminate the fear of the unknown that you may
have adopted as a life-style.
Rigidity vs. Spontaneity
Take a hard look at your spontaneity. Can you open up to some-
thing new or do you rigidly hang onto your accustomed be-120 / Your Erroneous Zoneshavior? Spontaneity means being able to try anything, at the spur
of the second, just because it is something you’d enjoy. You may
even discover that it’s something you don’t enjoy doing but you did
enjoy attempting it. It is likely that you will be condemned as irre-
sponsible or incautious, but what does the judgment of others matter
when you’re having such a marvelous time discovering the un-
known. There are many people in high places who find it difficult
to be spontaneous. They live out their lives in a rigid fashion, oblivi-
ous to the absurdities they blindly follow. Democrats and Republic-
ans support the statements of top party leaders and vote the party
line. Cabinet officials who speak spontaneously and honestly are
very often ex-cabinet officials. Independent thinking is discouraged,
and there are official guidelines for how one should think and speak.
Yes-men are not spontaneous men. They desperately fear the un-
known. They fit in. They do what they are told. They never challenge
but rigidly adhere to what is expected of them. Where are you on
this dimension? Can you be your own person in this area? Can you
spontaneously take the avenues that don’t always lead to a sure
thing?
The rigid never grow. They tend to do things the same way they’ve
always done them. A colleague of mine who teaches graduate
courses for teachers frequently asks the old-timers, who have spent
thirty years or more in the classroom, “Have you really been teaching
for thirty years or have you been teaching one year, thirty times?”
And you, dear reader, have you really lived 10,000 or more days or
have you lived one day, 10,000 or more times? A good question to
ask yourself as you work toward more spontaneity in your life.
Prejudice and Rigidity
Rigidity is the basis of all prejudice, which means to prejudge.
Prejudice is based less on hate or even dislike for certainEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 121people, ideas, or activities than on the fact that it’s easier and safer
to stay with the known. That is, people who are like you. Your pre-
judices seem to work for you. They keep you away from people,
things and ideas that are unknown and potentially troublesome.


, excess iodine (i.e., doses greater than 1gram/day) has been
associated with hyperthyroid symptoms.
HISTORY OF IODINE
Bernard Courtois first discovered iodine in 1811 during the course of making gunpowder.
4
 He was making compounds of
potassium and sodium from seaweed. When he accidentally added too much sulphuric acid to the mixture, he observed purple
vapors arising from it. Due to its purple color, the new element was named iodine (iodes in Greek means violet).
5
The first medical use of iodine was reported by Jean Francois Coindet (1774-1834), who showed that goiter (i.e., swelling of
the thyroid) could be treated with iodine. The use of iodine in treating goiter was the first time that a single item (iodine) was used
to treat a specific illness (goiter). Some cite this discovery as the birth of western medicine.
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1802-1887) verified the work
of Coindet in 1824. Boussingault observed that goiter did not
occur at many silver mining sites. His experiments showed conclusively that iodine in the water at these mining sites prevented
goiter in people who drank the water. His recommendation at the time was that goiter could be prevented by having people eat
the iodine-containing salt from these mines. Unfortunately, it took the United States nearly 100 years to implement the findings of
Boussingault. During this time period, untold numbers of Americans suffered from the ravages of iodine deficiency and goiter.
MICHIGAN/OHIO STUDIES
In the early 1900’s there was a high prevalence of goiter in the states bordering the Great Lakes. Due to the earlier work of
Boussingault and Coindet, it was hypothesized that adding iodine to the diet of people in the Great Lakes area would decrease
the incidence of goiter. In 1923-1924, the State of Michigan’s Department of Health conducted a large-scale survey of goiter in
four counties. Of 66,000 school children examined, nearly 40% had enlargement of the thyroid gland (i.e., goiter).
6

7

8
 In 1924,
iodized salt was introduced to the area. By 1928, there was a 75% reduction of goiter observed and by 1951, less than 0.5% of
school-age children had a goiter. Research also showed a greater
reduction in goiter among regular users of iodized salt as
compared to non-users.
David Marine conducted the first large-scale study on using iodine as a therapy to reduce goiter. In the early 1900’s, he
looked at the positive effects of iodine supplementation for decreasing goiter in farm animals. From the results in animals, Marine
estimated the amount of iodine necessary to treat humans.
Dr. Marine chose Akron, Ohio as the test area for iodine supplementation. Akron, Ohio was chosen due to the high rate of
goiter—56% of school-aged girls had goiter in Akron.
9
 There was a 600% increase in goiter in adolescent girls versus boys.
10
The reason for this increase was due to the increased iodine requirements in pubertal girls as compared to boys. The first
glandular tissue to grow at puberty is the breasts, which require significant amounts of iodine. Dr. Marine studied two groups of
students:

1. A control group of 2305 students where no iodine was given.
2. A treatment group of 2190 students who were given 9mg/day of sodium iodide (averaged daily) for 2.5 years. This dose
of iodine is nearly 100x the present RDA for iodine.
The results are shown in
Figure 1
. The control group (no
iodine) showed a 22% incidence of goiter. The treatment group had
a significantly lowered 0.2% incidence of goiter.

Figure 1: Dr. Marine’s Iodine Test

Due to the positive results from using iodized salt in Michigan and Ohio, the rest of the United States quickly adopted thepolicy of adding iodine to salt, thus decreasing the goiter rate throughout the country. Today, the World Health Organization
actively promotes the use of iodized salt to help prevent goiter throughout the world.
HOW DO YOU INGEST IODINE?
Iodine, unlike vitamins and minerals, is not present in adequate amounts in most foods. Specific plants absorb iodine when it
is present in the soil. Iodine is found in many ocean foods, such as fish (cod, sea bass, haddock, and perch) and sea vegetables
(seaweed). Iodine can also be found in many other
food products either by adding iodine to animal feed or by adding iodine to
the food source.
Iodine has also been added to salt products (i.e., iodized salt). The U.S. government determined that the most cost-effective
way to prevent goiter of the thyroid gland was to add iodine to the salt supply. Ingesting iodine through the use of iodized salt
costs pennies per day. Although the addition of iodine to the salt supply has lessened the prevalence of goiter, it is inadequate to
supply the body’s need for iodine. This will be more fully explained in
Chapter 2
.
HOW MUCH IODINE IS IN SALT?
Iodine is added to table salt at 100ppm as potassium iodide, which amounts to 77ug iodine/gram of salt. Estimates are that
less than 50% of the U.S. population uses iodized table salt.
11
 However, that estimate is probably high due to the prevalence of
low-salt diets and low-salt food products. I believe the number of Americans using iodized salt is well-below 50%, probably
around the 30% level.
Chapter 2
 will explore this topic in more detail.
The amount of iodine in food varies. Seafood, multiple vitamins, and many farm products may contain iodine. Dairy products,
eggs, and meat may contain iodine if iodine is properly added to the feed of animals.
Table 2
 lists the iodine content of many
different food sources. However, iodine was removed from many food products in the 1980’s and these estimates may not be
valid today.

Table 2: Iodine Content in Selected Food Items in the United States
1990 Iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium and iodine in foods from the United States total diet study. J. Food Compos.
Anal. 3:166
WHY THE SOIL IS DEFICIENT IN IODINE
The soil around the oceans generally contains adequate amounts of iodine. The more inland and mountainous areas generally
have lesser amounts of iodine. The Midwestern United States, including my home state of Michigan, is part of the “Goiter Belt”
since our soils are so deficient in iodine. The Goiter Belt is
not close to any natural iodine-containing source such as the ocean.
Any natural or man-made phenomenon that leads to soil erosion will make an iodine-deficient soil problem worse. The movement
of the glaciers across the Midwest is cited as one of the reasons why the soil is iodine deficient. In addition, deforestation and
poor farming techniques exacerbate this problem.
This book will explore, in detail, the medical conditions that can arise as a result of iodine deficiency and how these disorders
can be improved by supplementing with the correct amount and form of iodine. The next two case histories give examples of
some of the conditions that can be treated with iodine supplementation.
Kevin, a 31-year-old sales representative, was well until he had a flu shot one year ago. “Before receiving thatvaccination, I was an extremely active weight lifter for 12 years. After the flu shot, I became disabled. I could not work
and I could barely get out of bed in the morning,” he said. Kevin was diagnosed with hypothyroidism shortly after the flu
shot and put on Synthroid. When I saw Kevin, he had many of the signs of hypothyroidism, including puffiness, dry skin,
thickened tongue, and slow reflexes. I changed Kevin’s medication to Armour thyroid
®
 and he noticed an immediate
improvement, but he still did not feel like his normal self. Laboratory tests showed that Kevin was extremely iodine
deficient (24-hour loading test showed 55% iodine excretion—normal >90% excretion). After supplementing with an
iodine/iodide supplement, he noticed an immediate improvement. He was feeling so much better that he wrote me a letter
which said:
“In the first five weeks of taking the iodine, I lost five pounds. The weights that I have been able to use on practically
all of my exercises have increased between 15-25%. My recuperation time between workouts seems to be steadily
improving. It seems as though I have been waking up on time much more consistently than ever before. I am awake and
energized at about 6:00 a.m., which has never been the case before in my life! Additionally, I feel as though my energy
level is much more stable throughout the day. Since I have been taking the iodine, my need for caffeine in the morning
has disappeared. Overall Dr. Brownstein, I feel much better than I did before


arely	took	white
sugar	out	of	the	sugar	bowl	and	added	it	to	her	foods	and	beverages.	She	was	not
considering	the	massive	amounts	of	sugar	already	present	in	her	diet	from	foods
as	mundane	as	ketchup,	breakfast	cereal,	dinner	rolls,	soup,	salad	dressing,
bottled	fruit	juices	and	soft	drinks,	not	to	mention	chocolates,	ice	cream,	cookies,
pies,	cakes,	snack	foods	and	pancake	syrup.	Elizabeth	was	quite	surprised	when
I	added	up	all	the	sugar	she	was	consuming.
Elizabeth	and	I	also	talked	about	white	flour.	She	did	not	realize	that	most	ofthe	starches	she	was	eating	(including	pastas,	breads	and	breakfast	cereals)	were
made	from	white	flour	and	other	processed	grains.	Thinking	about	what	she
should	perhaps	be	eating	instead,	she	made	another	mistake:	Elizabeth	proudly
showed	me	a	package	of	the	“healthy”	multigrain	bread	she	had	purchased.	I
shook	my	head	as	I	read	the	ingredient	list	and	explained	to	her	that	such	bread
is	not	healthy.	First,	bread	is	a	highly	processed	food,	and	this	bread’s	number-
one	ingredient	was	unbleached	flour,	a	highly	processed	flour	that	is	only
marginally	better	than	white	flour	(it	has	not	undergone	the	final	bleaching
process).	This	supposedly	“healthy”	bread	also	contained	a	health-damaging
sugar	(corn	syrup),	hydrogenated	oils	and	toxic	preservatives.
Elizabeth	had	been	misled	into	believing	this	bread	was	a	healthy	food—
perhaps	because	of	the	false	advertising	on	the	package,	claiming	it	to	be
“healthy,”	and	the	fact	that	she	had	purchased	it	in	a	health	food	store.	Many
people	have	a	difficult	time	learning	how	to	discern	good	foods	from	bad	ones.
The	simplest	explanation	is	to	think	of	the	concepts	of
real	foods
and
make-
believe	foods.
The	more	a	food	is	changed	from	the	way	nature	would	normally
provide	it,	the	more	make-believe	it	becomes.
Some	Truths	about	Processed	Fats	and	Oils
A	widespread	misperception	in	America	today	is	that	to	be	healthy	we	must
eat	a	low-cholesterol,	low-fat	or	nonfat	diet.	Rather,	you	need	fats	and	oils,	but
they	must	be	the	right	kinds	of	fats	and	oils,	not	the	processed	fats	and	oils	so
prevalent	in	our	diets	today.	Despite	our	society’s	obsession	with	and	fears	about
fats	and	oils,	these	nutrients	are	an	incredibly	important	part	of	a	healthy	diet.
Each	of	the	trillions	of	cells	in	your	body	is	surrounded	by	a	permeable	cell
membrane.	Fats	and	oils	are	the	primary	building	materials	used	to	create	those
cell	membranes.	Cell	membranes	are	critically	important	because	all	the
nutrients	your	cells	need	and	all	the	toxic	waste	products	they	must	eliminate
need	to	pass	through	it.	If	you	eat	the	right	kinds	of	fats	and	oils,	your	cell
membranes	properly	regulate	the	passage	of	materials;	eating	the	wrong	kinds
causes	your	cell	membranes	to	work	against	you.	When	your	cell	membranes	are
not	working	correctly,	your	cells	will	malfunction,	which	can	manifest	into	just
about	any	disease	you	can	imagine.
Essential	fatty	acids
is	the	term	used	to	describe	the	“right	kind”	of	fats	and
oils.	They	are	essential	because	the	body	needs	them	but	cannot	make	them,	so
we	must	obtain	them	from	food.	These	essential	fatty	acid	molecules	have	a
specific	shape	that	is	critical	to	the	way	they	work	in	forming	cell	membranes—
like	bricks	that	fit	perfectly	together	to	build	cell	walls.	(Chemists	use	the	termcis-fatty	acids	to	describe	the	natural,	healthy	shape	of	essential	fatty	acid
molecules.)
When	oils	are	heated	above	392°F	(as	most	supermarket	oils	are),	the	cis-fatty
acid	molecules	change	shape,	turning	into	a	different	and	toxic	category	of	fats
called	trans-fats.	The	shape	of	trans-fats	does	not	work	properly	for	building	cell
membranes.	These	improperly	shaped	“bricks”	build	a	cell	wall	with	holes	it.
Cell	membranes	constructed	from	trans-fats	become	leaky	(allowing	substances
inside	cells	to	leak	out,	and	vice	versa)	and	brittle	(like	the	shell	of	an	egg,	rather
than	the	elasticity	of	a	balloon).	If	cells	throughout	your	body	are	leaky	and
brittle,	you	have	a	serious	problem.
Because	of	the	way	oils	are	processed,	trans-fats	(and	other	toxins)	are	found
in	virtually	all	oils	sold	in	supermarkets	and	health	food	stores,	including	canola,
corn,	safflower,	sunflower,	cottonseed	and	soybean	oils,	along	with	food
products	containing	hydrogenated	oils,	like	margarine	and	vegetable	shortenings.
Consider	the	vast	numbers	of	products	made	with	these	toxic	oils,	such	as	salad
dressings,	breakfast	cereals,	crackers,	chocolates,	candy,	potato	chips	and	fried
foods	such	as	french	fries.	The	solution?	Eat	essential	(good)	fats	and	avoid
hydrogenated	and	other	(bad)	trans-fats.
More	chemistry	that	is	vital	to	your	health:	The	two	most	important	essential
fatty	acids	are	linoleic	acid	(omega-6	fatty	acids)	and	linolenic	acid	(omega-3
fatty	acids).	For	good	health,	these	fatty	acids	must	be	consumed	in	sufficient
amounts	and	in	the	correct	balance	with	each	other.	It	has	been	estimated,
however,	that	60	percent	of	our	population	gets	too	much	omega-6s	and	that	up
to	95	percent	gets	too	little	omega-3s;	this	imbalance	causes	disease.	Avoid
processed,	supermarket	oils	and	food	products	containing	them,	which
perpetuate	this	imbalance,	and	supplement	with	oils	combining	a	healthy
balance.
Pioneers	in	medical	research	are	curing	a	number	of	chronic	problems	(such
as	depression,	heart	disease	and	cancer)	by	giving	their	patients	the	right	kinds	of
fats	and	oils.	But	most	people	have	no	idea	that	the	bad	fats	and	oils	damage	cell
membranes	and	therefore	cause	disease,	which	explains	why	society	at	large	is
not	demanding	alternatives.
As	with	many	of	our	modern	foods,	we	created	technologies	that	are	solely
designed	to	produce	the	highest	amount	of	oils	using	the	smallest	amount	of	raw
materials	(seeds,	beans	and	grains)	in	the	shortest	period	of	time	with	maximum
shelf	life.	Time	and	money	are	the	driving	forces,	not	health	and	nutrition.
Today,	oils	are	extracted	using	huge,	powerful	presses	that	generate	a	lot	of	heat,
which,	in	the	presence	of	oxygen,	oxidizes	oils,	making	them	rancid	and	toxic.Yet	these	now-toxic	oils	can	still	be	labeled	as	“cold-pressed”	because	no	heat
was	added	during	the	pressing	process;	the	heat	is	an	unintentional	result	of	the
high-pressure	extraction


 with a glo
wing and radiant skin tone.
 •  Speak with an improved voic
e that tends to bell clearness.
 •  Restore yourself t
o relative youth!  You’ll look, act and feel up to 20 years younger
within one to four months.
 •  Eliminate most digestive problems within 24 hours af
ter going on this marvelous
diet.
 •  Improve y
our productivity and job performance, thus increasing your income
appreciably.
 •  Feel like a million!  You’ll ha
ve a buoyancy and bounce that even younger people do
not have!
 •  Decrease your sleep needs by about an hour daily ev
en though you’ll be better slept, 75
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more alert, and better rested.
	 •		You’ll	be	sharper,	more	precise 	and	cor rect	in	your	judgmen ts	and	assessments,	thus
enabling 	you	to	more	accurately 	and	quickly 	perform 	both	physical 	and	mental 	tasks.
	 •		When	you	start	doing	what	you	should 	alwa ys	hav e	been	doing,	you ’ll	start	being
what	you	always	should 	have	been!		When	you	do	righ t,	you ’ll	become 	righ t.
Note:		To	assure	that	the	diet	you	choose 	is	nutritionally 	complet e	and	well	assimilat ed
over	years	and	decades, 	it	is	prudent 	to	periodically 	undergo 	comprehensive 	blood	tests
and	full	health	evaluations 	by	a	wholistic 	doctor. 		Supplementation 	with	vitamin 	B12 and
other	nutrients 	might	be	necessary 	for	some	individuals. 		When	the	soils	you	depend
upon	are	remineralized, 	soil-life 	systems 	are	brought 	back	to	high	levels	of	bountiful 	fer-
tility,	and	your	natural 	foods	reach	their	peak	nutrient 	potential, 	there	might	be	no	need
for	nutrient 	supplementation, 	provided 	that	you	live	healthfully.
n
“Fruits and seeds, the noblest and highest products of plant life, form the most luscious and
compact representation of condensed sunlight, the highest accumulation of vital energy.
They are the perfect foods for man. ”
-O.L.M. Abramowski, M.D., Fruit Can Heal You!
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Below: Apple Bananas and Green Sapote80
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Above: Pea molé by Rawfood Chef Christina Chadney
Below: Fruitarian potluck offerings81
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Above: Mango-avocado dish by Rawfood Chef Christina Chadney
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FruiticultureRevealing the Sweet Truth About Fruit
by David Klein, Ph.D.
Fear of sweet plant foods is running rampant in most nutrition circles these days.  Let’s
examine the facts concerning our natural biological disposition, so that you may teach the truth about how we are meant to eat and thrive.
The Creator gave us a “sweet tooth” for good reasons:
 •  Sugar is the preferred and pr
emium fuel used by every cell in our bodies!  Our cells
run best on glucose.  Not fat, protein or ketones—a ketogenic condition is an unsustain -
able emergency condition that acidifies the body.  Our muscles function best when their
cells are stoked with glucose
.  Sugar “burns” cleanly without toxic waste byproducts.  In
order to be healthy, we need sugar—not refined white sugar, but sugar from whole fruits and vegetables.  Fuel up on fruit sugar!
 •  When we eat sw
eet whole foods, we are rewarded for obeying our sense of taste.  We
feel good, nourish and fuel up our bodies, support the maintenance of alkaline balance, and help the planet.  The natural order of life calls for humans to eat diets consisting mostly of sweet raw fruits!
 •  Humans have a symbiotic relationship with fruits
.  That is, we are natural partners in
the web of life with delectable fruits.  We enjoy the deliciousness of fruits, receive supe -
rior nutrition, disperse the seeds and perpetuate life on our planet.
 •  Biologically, humans are frugiv
ores!  We do best on a fruit-based (fruitarian) diet,
which includes vegetables and minimal-to-moderate amounts of raw seeds and nuts.  Whole fruits, vegetables, squashes and tubers have good sugar, packaged with a pletho -
ra of life-sustaining nutrients.
Commercial int er
ests gave us refined white sugar for bad reasons:
 •  To perver
t our senses and destroy our health with seductively sweet, nutrient-bereft
junk, and to ruin the ecology of our planet.Yes, we should shun refined sugar, but we should NOT fear sugars naturally occurring in
fruit!93
FruiticultureKey Points For Quashing Fruitophobia
by David Klein, Ph.D.
•  Sugar is our cells’ premium fuel.  For driving our physiological functions in a state of
wellness, the cells use the sugar molecule known as glucose.  The body converts other forms of sugar (fructose, maltose, sucrose, etc.) to glucose.
•  Fearing fruit is a tragic mistake.  We should no more fear fruit than we should fear
putting high-octane gasoline in our automobile’s gas tank!  Our cells run on sugar, and sweet raw fruits are the premium source.
•  Fruits average 90% water. That is 90% WATER, not 90% sugar!  We cannot credibly say
that such a diluted sugary food package gives us “too much sugar. ”  If we eat two to three fully satisfying fruit-based meals a day, we will generally be sustained with enough calo -
ries to perform all our daily tasks with vigorous energy.  No, that is not “too much sugar. ”   And no, we do not ha v
e to eat sweet fruit all day to feel satisfied and get enough calo -
ries.  On a fruit-based diet anchored with bananas, no one starves, and soon we feel sat -
isfied and more alive.
•  Humans ar e frugivor es biolog
ically, as confirmed by our anatomy and physiology, and
the high vitality and lack of pathology of modern fruit eaters.  That means that humans
are designed to thrive on a diet of mostly fruits. Our natural diet is a fruitarian diet com -
prised of primarily sweet fruits, plus vegetables and minimal-to-moderate amounts of raw seeds and nuts.
•  Our olfac
tory senses lead us to fragrant ripe fruits above all other food aromas.
•  Our visual sense of aesthetics is drawn to beautiful ripe fruits above all other foods.•  Our hands are designed to pluck ripe fruits.•  Our fingers are designed to peel ripe fruits.•  Our mouth’s tastebuds are most responsive and attracted to the sweet foods offered
up by nature.
•  Our teeth are designed to cleave and mash soft fruit pulp.  We don’t have flesh-ripping
canine teeth as do wild carnivores.  Our two tiny “canine” teeth will not do the job—that 94
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•  Our mouth is designed to handle water-rich whole foods.  We are not designed to drink
water, as meat and grain eaters need.
•  Our stomach is designed to gently mix light loads of watery food and release meals un -
noticeably within an hour. •  Our stomach is not designed t o handle diets with hea
vy meals of mostly fatty high-
protein foods, which necessitates hours of secretion of hydrochloric acid and acidic pep -
sin enzyme, and churning.  Fatty and high-protein meals are retained in the stomach for
hours, resulting in putrefaction, gas
, acidosis


-known and accepted prayers ever
written. This prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi embodies the fundamental
message of this book. By bringing the higher frequencies of spirit to the
presence of the lower frequencies of “problems,” the problems will vanish.
I have made every ef fort to of fer very specific suggestions on how to
implement these higher ener gies in practical, useful ways, beginning today.
In rereading this book I am conscious of occasional repetition in making my
case for a spiritual solution to every problem. In some cases I have edited it
out, but in other instances I have deliberately used this repetition to
reinforce the point at the moment you are reading. I have found that this
provides instantaneous reinforcement and makes it much more likely that
the concept will stick.
Writing this book has been an exercise in self-awareness for me. I find that I
am now much more able to shift out of those lower/slower ener gy patterns
and access spiritual guidance, and I can do so in just a matter of moments.
For me I feel lighter, more loving, compassionate, and literally problem-free
as I practice accessing my highest ener gies in moments when I previously
thought I had a “problem” that I needed to solve. I now simply unplug
myself from that world of problems in my mind and plug into spirit.
Writing this book has brought me closer to God, and an awareness that not
only am I never alone, but that it would be an impossibility. May you findthe same peace that I have as you read these words. And may all of your
problems dissolve as you shift out of those lower ener gies and come to
know that a spiritual solution to any and all problems is simply a thought
away.
God bless you,
Wayne Dyer
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ESSENTIAL
FOUNDATIONS
FOR SPIRITUAL
PROBLEM SOLVING
“There is nothing wrong with God’ s creation.
Mystery and Suf fering only exist in the mind....”
—Ramana Maharshi
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SPIRITUAL
PROBLEM SOL VING
The solution to the problem of the day is the awakening of the consciousness of humanity to the
divinity within.
—HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN
Can you make a flower grow? Probably your first response is, “Such a
simple thing to do. Plant a seed in some dirt, provide sunlight and water and
in time a flower will emer ge. The proof is that there are millions upon
millions of flowers sprouting all over the world at this moment!”
That is certainly true. However, I am inviting you to reread the question and
consider who or what generates the life that makes a flower grow, because
the who or what is the source of solutions to all our problems.
Who or what causes the flower seed to blossom, and the tiny embryo to
become a human being? Who or what grows our fingernails and beats our
heart even as we sleep? Who or what is behind the movement of the winds,
which we feel but never see? What is this force that keeps the planets in
place and hurls our world through the galaxy at a breathtaking speed? These
questions have been asked for as long as humans have had the ability to
contemplate their existence.Spirit  is what I have chosen to call the formless, invisible ener gy which is
the source and sustenance of life on this planet. This force, no matter the
name we give it, can solve every problem that we encounter. There is a
spiritual solution to every problem, we only need to learn how to access it.
In this book I will explain ways that I have found to access this force. I will
begin by explaining the three basic steps to finding your spiritual solutions
to problems.
I first read about these steps when I immersed myself in How to Know God:
The Y oga Aphorisms of Patanjali,  written sometime between the fourth
century b.c. and the fourth century a.d. These spiritual disciplines and
techniques were written to enable a person to achieve the ultimate unitive
knowledge of God. I will refer to this powerful collection of writings
frequently, and share with you how this knowledge can be applied in your
life.
I trust you will discover for yourself that these things you have come to
label as problems have a ready solution available to you right now, in this
moment, in that world we are calling spirit.
THE FIRST OF THREE STEPS FOR ACCESSING SPIRITUAL
DIRECTION
Recognition: It may appear obvious that one must first
recognize something before applying it, but this is actually the
most troublesome step in moving toward spiritual illumination.
Recognizing the availability of an invisible force that can be put to use in
solving a problem, requires overcoming a great deal of our early training
and conditioning. Have you ever thought about the limitations we
experience when we identify ourselves as only a physical body in material
existence?
For instance, do you believe there is only one kind of power or knowledge,
which relies on your sensory or intellectual faculties to solve problems?
Most of us have been taught this is true and that all of the information that
has been acquired is the total inventory of options available to us. This is aconditioned attitude of nonrecognition of our divine connection to spiritual
problem solving.
In this state of nonrecognition we believe that medicines, herbs, sur gery,
and doctors are responsible for all healing, or that improving one’ s financial
picture involves the exclusive application of working hard, studying,
interviewing, and sending out résumés. In essence, nonrecognition leads us
to believe that our knowledge is limited to those kinds of phenomena,
which are explainable through our sensory functions.
Patanjali described a kind of knowledge or power that is not accessed solely
through the material or sensory world. Recognition that this power exists
and is always available is the first step in activating it. However, it is not
accessed solely through the teachings of others, or through ancient writings,
just as we do not dream because someone teaches or writes about dreaming.
Recognizing, like dreaming, is something we access by making an inner
and outer commitment to our ability to recognize.
For example, in this first step when you are faced with a problem, I suggest
you create a personal af firmation such as: “I may not know exactly how to
access the spiritual solution here, but I fully recognize that a spiritual
solution exists.” By recognition of its existence, we invite the power to be
known by us.
As physical beings we can make a flower grow in the sense of the response
to the question in the opening sentence of this book. But if we are
thoughtful we realize that we cannot even begin to unravel the mystery of
the invisible force that initiates life. Y et it is in this omnipresent,
omniscient, omnipotent spiritual world that we find the solutions to all our
problems. This spiritual force is everywhere and in every thing and every
one. When we incorporate the first step, recognition, we begin the process
of accessing this all-knowing power.
THE SECOND OF THREE STEPS FOR ACCESSING SPIRITUAL
DIRECTIONRealization: W e discover that knowledge achieved by
realization is of a much higher order than intellectual reasoning.
This is not an exercise in intellectual reasoning. In this step we go beyond
recognition  of a spiritual presence into the phase of realization where
nothing but our own personal experience is trusted. W e become an explorer
in vir gin territory where no one but ourselves can be. Here, only you can
validate your experience.
Our desire to realize the presence is an integral part of the unexplainable
dynamic that creates life. When we actively meditate on a chosen spiritual
ideal or even a given personality we are expressing our desire by inviting
the presence to be accessible.
I suggest that you begin this process of realization by visualizing the
presence you seek. Create an inner picture of yourself receiving divine
guidance and banish all doubts about its validity. Realize that there is no
need to explain or defend as you go within yourself. In silent desire to
realize your spirit, know that your invitation will be accepted. Y ou will find
that your picture dissolves into the reality of a presence that is accessible
within yourself. This is realization. It is a personal experience beyond
anything related to an intellectual exercise. W ith practice and desire, in
quiet meditation, you will experience the presence.
There are times the intellect will persist, trying to make your experience fit
the reality of the material world. One way to think about this process of
moving toward realization is to envision a magnet. See yourself as the
magnet, which is attracting to you all that you have recognized and
acknowledged as true. Then gradually become aware of a greater magnetic
force, which pulls you toward higher truths. The ef fort is not exclusively
your own any longer. You are in a kind of metaphysical magnetic field,
which draws you in the direction of your realization.
I have had this experience of realization in my own life for the past several
years. When I enter into a state of deep meditation I am abundantly aware
of a magneticlike force, which pulls me in the direction of God. The
revelations that I experience in those moments of God-realization representa renewal of my mind. I reconnect to a kind of ener gy that propels me in the
direction of a solution to anything that might be troublesome.
For example, something as mundane as purchasing a piece of property for
my wife and myself to move to when our children leave the nest, was
ca


 autistic child, for example, to very slight abnormalities in
semantics and pragmatics of the language, commonly seen in ADHD/ADD
and dyslexia. Many dyslexic children may not show any obvious problems
with processing sensory input until they need to learn reading and writing.
However, looking back parents of these children would describe other sen
sory issues, like unusual fears of certain sounds and objects, strange taste
preferences and fussiness with food, unexplained tantrums and unusual
play routines. Children with ADHD/ADD, apart from their behavioural
problems, almost without exception have deficits in pragmatics of the lan
guage, which may not be obvious to parents, but can be identified on test
ing. These are the finer points of the language development concerning
conversational skills, answering/responding, greeting, informing, naming,
labelling, negotiating, reasoning, etc. This language deficiency leads to
problems in social skills and learning.
In the case of severe GAPS like autism the longer this situation goes on
for the more normal learning these children miss and the more they fall
behind their normal peers. Normal children never stop learning, so for an
autistic child to have any chance of catching up with them he or she has to
learn at double speed. The earlier this intensive learning starts the more
chance there is for an autistic child to catch up simply because he or she misses less. The older the child is the more he or she has missed out and
the more he/she has got to catch up on. Apart from learning all the normal
things the teaching has to undo all the abnormal patterns and behaviours
the child has developed. Again, the older the child the more difficult it
becomes to break abnormal brain cell circuits and build normal ones. So
there is a definite sense of urgency for parents of newly diagnosed children
in starting appropriate education as soon as possible.
The question is - what education?
Let us start from autism, as these children are at the most severe end of
the GAP Syndrome.
Helping an autistic child
I would not attempt to describe here all the existing methods of educating
autistic children. There are many of them and you can find many sources
of information on this subject. Some methods aim to create an artificial
environment to suit the child's needs. Other methods try to change the
child in a way that he or she can fit in the normal world and lead as normal
a life as possible. At the end of the day it comes down to parents, their abil
ities and determination, to what method is chosen.
However, no matter what method is chosen, any educationalist with
experience in teaching autistic children would agree, that to be able to
achieve the most, an autistic child needs one-to-one teaching. This teach
ing has to be intensive and very structured. It cannot be just any teaching.
It has to be conducted by specially trained people. Every skill has to be
broken into the tiniest possible steps, manageable for an autistic mind and
taught step by step making sure that all the previous steps are solidly
learned and used by the child. A normal child would learn every minute he
or she is awake, so the teaching has to go on for as many hours a day as
possible, every day. And we must not forget the sense of urgency if your
child stands any chance of catching up with the same age typically devel
oping children. Those children are not standing still in their development,
so the goal post is constandy moving. There is not a moment to waste. I
personally know only one method, which can achieve all that.
This method is Behaviour Modification or Applied Behaviour Analysis
(ABA). Based on behaviour modification principals a very effective teach
ing programme for autistic children was developed by a Norwegian psy
chologist Dr O. Ivar Lovaas and his colleagues at the University of
California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr Lovaas started his groundbreaking work in the 1960s and the programme is still evolving. It is the only pro
gramme for autistic children in existence, which has got solid published sci
entific basis behind it. The initial study on the efficacy of this programme
was done by Lovaas and his team. It produced an astonishing result: 47% of
children completing this programme achieved normal intellectual and edu
cational functioning with normal range IQ scores and successful perfor
mance at mainstream schools. Another 42% were mildly retarded and went
to special classes for the language delayed, and only 10% were profoundly
retarded and assigned to classes for autistic children. In contrast, only 2% or
the control group children achieved normal educational and intellectual
functioning; 45% were mildly retarded with language delay and 53%
severely retarded and placed in special schools for autistic and retarded
children. The treatment group received forty hours a week of intensive one-
to-one behaviour modification teaching, the control group received ten
hours a week of one-to-one teaching. The children started the treatment
before the age of four and the programme lasted for at least two years. The
results of this study were published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology in 1987. Since then this study has been replicated in many other
universities, mainly in the US, with similar results. All these studies concen
trated on children under the age of five. Based on that for many years it was
a general understanding that ABA can only be done with small children.
However, in 2002 Dr Svein Eikeseth and his colleagues published results of
their study, which demonstrated that older autistic children, aged from four
to seven could make large gains with intensive behavioural treatment. In
parallel with that there are several articles published mainly in the Journal
of Applied Behaviour Analysis which show that the ABA programme works
not only for children but for adolescents and adults with autism, though
there are no formal studies published yet.
So, although developed initially for small children with autism the ABA
programme can be effective with all autistic individuals - children and
adults. However, one point still remains - the earlier you start this pro
gramme the better results you can expect.
As one of the parents, who was doing the ABA programme with her
autistic boy, put it: "It is amazing how powerful this method of teaching is!
With this programme you probably can teach a hippopotamus to speak
and behave properly!" Whether you can teach a hippopotamus or not I
don't know, but in combination with appropriate nutritional management
the ABA programme has shown an ability to achieve the best outcomes for
autistic children. An example: From "Entering the world of autism: a mother's story" by
Carolyn Lewis (you can read the full story in the book: "Treating Autism.
Parent Stories of Hope and Success", edited by Stephan M. Edelson and
Bernard Rimland, 2003.)
Apart from nutritional intervention Brian had the ABA programme run
ning at the same time.
"Brian's ABA program began August 1,2001. I'll never forget that weekend
because he cried and had tantrums for much of the three-day workshop. I
was drained by the end of the third day. The only thing that kept me from
breaking down was the hope that this program would pull our son out of
the world of autism. His first task was to sit quietly on a chair for approxi
mately five seconds. As he didn't want to do this, all of his crying and
tantrums were in protest. Actually, this was a lot to ask of him, but it was
the key to getting him into a teachable setting."
"Now Brian looks forward to each session of therapy, and he even hand-
leads the therapist to the therapy room."
"Fifty percent of his time in therapy is play, and he gets much reward
from success and the interaction with his therapists. Some have criticised
ABA because they believe it 'kills the spirit'. I believed in the beginning, and
still believe now, that without ABA we may never have known Brian's spirit.
Brian's daily schedule is full, and I am much more homebound than
before ABA started. We schedule six hours of therapy a day seven days a
week in our home. We plan two three-hour shifts of therapy each day. We
allow time for naps, meals, and playtime between sessions. It is not always
perfectly regimented, and I use the times when therapists can't make it to
spend time in new adventures with Brian and Rachael." (Rachael is Brian's
sister)
"Brian now (March 2003) behaves much like a typical three-year-old. His
eye contact and his facial expressions are normal. He plays with other chil
dren and toys appropriately. There are a few social quirks that need to be
worked out, but I believe the pre-school environment and playing with
typical children more often will address those issues."
"He has come so far in the short period of intervention that many of us
who see him and work with him cannot help but comment on how many
ways he has improved. Brian is a loving, affectionate, playful little boy who
prefers to interact with others instead of watching TV. Brian has acquired
many skills including pretend play, and he is a practical joker. He is speak
ing in sentences and will request what he wants with the appropriate
words. He points to and comments on things. He has mastered many


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howtochangeandcleanhim,whilehehaseveryrequisiteof
ah',light,andquiet.Butnursing,asahaudicnift,hasnotbeen
treatedofhereforthreereasons:1.thatthesenotesdonotpre-
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thesick;2.thatthewriter,whoh.osherselfseenmoreofwhat
maybecalledsurgicalnursing,i.e.,practicalmanualnursing,than
perhapsanyoneinEurope,honestlybelievesthatitisimpossible
tolearnitfromanybook,andthatitcanonlybqthoroughly
learntinthewardsofahospibil;3.whilethousandsdieof
foulair,&c.,whohavethissurgicalnursingtoperfection,the
converseiscomparatively rare.
Tosumup:—theanswertotwoofthecommonestobjections
urgedagainstthedesirablenessofsanitaryknowledgeforwomen,
withacaution,comprisesthewholeargumentfortheartof
nursing.
(1.)Itisoftensaidthatitisunwisetoteachwomenanything
abouttheselawsofhealth,becausetheywilltaketophysicking—
thatthereisagreatdealtoomuchofamateurphysickingasit
is,whichisindeedtrue.Oneeminentphysiciantoldmethathe
h.adknownmorecalomelgiven,bothatapinchandforacon-
tinuance,bymothei-s,governesses,andnurses,tochildrenthan
hehadeverheardofaphysicianprescribinginallhisexperience.
Anothersays,thatwomen’sonlyideainmedicineiscalomeland
aperients.Thisisundeniablytoooftenthecase.Thereis
nothingeverseeninanyprofessionalpracticelikethereckless
physickingbyamateurfemales.Manywomen,havingonceob-
taineda“bottle”fromadruggist,orapillfromaquack,will
giveandtakeitforanythingandeverything—withwhateffect
maybesupposed.Thedoctor,beinginformedofit,substitutes
foritsomUpropermedicine.Thewomancomplainsthatit“does
notsuitherhalfsowell.”
Ifwomenwilltakeorgivephysic,byfarthesafestplanisto
sendfor“thedoctor”everytime.Therearethosewhoboth
giveandtakephysic,whowillnottakepainstolearntlienames
ofthecommonestmedicines,andconfound,e.g.,colocynthwith
colchicum.Thisisplayingwithsharp-edgedtools“withaven-
ge.mce.”
TherearealsoexcellentwomenwhowillwritetoLondonto
theirphysicianthatthereismuchsicknessintheirneighbour-
hoodinthecountry,andaskforsomeprescriptionfromhim,
no NOTESONNURSING
whichthey“usedtolike”themselves,andthengiv'eittoalltheir
friendsandtoalltheirpoorerneighbourswhowilltakeit.Now,,
insteadofgivingmedicine,ofwhichyoucannotpossiblyknow
theexactandproperapplication,norallitsconsequences,would
itnotbebetterifyouweretopersuadeandhelpyourpoorer
neighbourstoremovethedunghillfrombeforethedoor,toputm
awindowwhichojiens,oranArnott’sventilator,ortodrain»
cleanse,andlime-washtheircottages?Ofthesethingsthe
benefitsaresure.Ihebenefitsoftheinexperiencedadministra-
1ionofmedicinesarebynomeanssosure.
Analmostuniversalerroramongstwomenisthesupposition
thateverybodymusthavethebowelsopenedonceineverytwenty-
fourhours,ormustflyimmediately toaperients.Thereverseis
theconclusionofexperience.
Thisisadoctor’ssubject,andIwillnotentermoreintoit;
butwillsimplyrepeat,donotgoontakingorgivingtoyour
childrenyourabominable“coursesofajieiients,”withoutcalling
inthedoctor.
Itisveryseldomindeedthat,bychoosingyourdiet,you
cannotregulateyourownbowels;andeverywomanmaywatch
herselftoknowwhatkindofdietwilldothis;deficiencyofmeat
producesconstipation,quiteasoftenasdeficiency.)fvegetables;
baker’sbreadmuchoftenerthaneither.Home-madebrown
breadwilloftenercureitthananythingelse.
Areallyexperiencedandobservingnurseneitnerphysics
herselfnorothers.Andtocultivateinthingspertainingto
healthobservationandexperienceinwomenwhoaremothei-s,
governesses,ornurses,isjustthewaytodoawaywithamateur
physicking,and,ifthedoctorsdidbutknowit,tomakethenurses
obedienttothem,—helpstotheminsteadofhindrances.Such
educationinwomenwouldindeeddiminishthedoctor’swork--
butnoonereallybelievesthatdoctorswishthatthereshouldbe
moreillness,inordertohavemorework.
(2.)Nothingbutobservationandexperiencewillteachusthe
waystomaintainortobringbackthestateofhealth.Itisoften
thoughtthatmedicineisthecurativeprocess.Itisnosuch
thing;medicineisthesurgeryoffunctions,assurgeryproperis
thatoflimbsandorgans.Neithercandoanythingbutremove
obsti-uctions;neithercancure;naturealonecures.Surgeryre-
movesthebulletoutofthelimb,whichisanobstructiontocure,
butnaturehealsthewound.Soitiswithmedicine;thefiuiction
ooNCbumoN. Ill
ofanorganbecomesobstructed;medicine,sofarasweknow,
assistsnaturetoremovetheobstruction,butdoesnothingmore.
Andwhatnursinghastodoiueithercase,istoputtliepatient
inthebestconditionforn.aturetoactuponhim.Generally,just
thecontrai7isdone.Youthinkfreshair,andquietandclean-
linesse.vtravagant,perhapsdangerous,luxuries,whichshouldbe
giventothepatientonlywhenquiteconvenient,andmedicine
the])anacca.IfIhavesucceededinanymeasureindisi)elling
thisillusion,andinshowingwhattruenursingis,andwhatitis
not,inyobjectwillhavebeenanswered.
Nowforthecaution :
(3.)Itseemsacommonlyreceivedideaamongmen,andeven
amongwomenthemselves,thatitrequiresnothingbutaloving
heart,thewantofanobject,ageneraldisgustorincapacityfor
otherthings,toturnawomanintoagoodnui'se.
Tliisremindsoneoftheparishwhereastupidoldmanwasset
tobeschoolmaster,becausehewas“pastkeepingthepigs.’
Applytheabovereceijitform.akingagoodnursetomakinga
goodservant.Andthereceiptwillbefoundtofail.
Whatcruelmistakesaresometimesmadebybenevolentmen
andwomeninmattersofbusinessaboutwhichtheycanknow
nothing,andthinktheyknowagreatdeal.
Theeverydaymanagementofasickroom,letaloneofahouse
—theknowingwhatarethelawsoflifeanddeathformen,and
whatthelawsofhealthforhouses—(andhousesa.”ehealthyor
unhealthy,mainly.accordingtotheknowledgeorignoranceofthe
woman)—arenotthesemattersofsufficientimportanceanddilH-
cidtytorequirele.arningbyexperienceandcarefulinquiry,
justasmuchasauyotherart?Theydonotcomebyinspi-
rationtothelovingheart,nortothepoordrudgehard-upfora
livelihood.
Andterribleisthoinjurywhichhasfollowedtothesickfrom
suchwildnotions.
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<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>HEAL TH & SPIRITUALITY
by W alter Last
Introduction
The section on Spirituality  shows how we can create and maintain health by adopting a natural lifestyle and holistic ways of healing. In
addition, you may ﬁnd information on natural ways to overcome speciﬁ c diseases, as well as selected articles and books on various
health and spiritual topics. I intend to keep this site growing so continue checking for new additions and alterations.
I have no doubt that we can indeed live a healthy and fulﬁlled live, regardless of age, and that this is actually our natural birthright. We
just need to avoid, or remove, the artiﬁcial living conditions that prevent us from being who we really are. A main problem for genuine
health and spiritual seekers is the great ﬂood of advice available in these areas. Much of it is either contradictory, or alternatively, there
are so many dif ferent methods to choose from that it seems almost


 experiences of truth, which are the province of
the mystic who af fects all mankind by sending forth spiritual ener gy into
the collective consciousness, are not understandable by the majority of
mankind and are therefore of limited meaning except to other spiritual
seekers. This led to an ef fort to be ordinary, because just being ordinary in
itself is an expression of Divinity; the truth of one’ s real self can be
discovered through the pathway of everyday life. T o live with care and
kindness is all that is necessary. The rest reveals itself in due time. The
commonplace and God are not distinct.
And so, after a long circular journey of the spirit, there was a return to
the most important work, which was to try to bring the Presence at least a
little closer to the grasp of as many fellow beings as possible.
The Presence is silent and conveys a state of peace that is the space in
which and by which all is and has its existence and experience. It isinfinitely gentle and yet like a rock. W ith it, all fear disappears. Spiritual joy
occurs on a quiet level of inexplicable ecstasy. Because the experience of
time stops, there is no apprehension or regret, no pain or anticipation; the
source of joy is unending and ever -present. W ith no beginning or ending,
there is no loss or grief or desire. Nothing needs to be done; everything is
already perfect and complete.
When time stops, all problems disappear; they are merely artifacts of a
point of perception. As the Presence prevails, there is no further
identification with the body or the mind. When the mind grows silent, the
thought “I Am” also disappears, and Pure A wareness shines forth to
illuminate what one is, was, and always will be, beyond all worlds and all
universes, beyond time, and therefore without beginning or end.
People wonder, “How does one reach this state of awareness,” but few
follow the steps because they are so simple. First, the desire to reach that
state was intense. Then began the discipline to act with constant and
universal for giveness and gentleness, without exception. One has to be
compassionate towards everything, including one’ s own self and thoughts.
Next came a willingness to hold desires in abeyance and surrender personal
will at every moment. As each thought, feeling, desire, or deed was
surrendered to God, the mind became progressively silent. At first, it
released whole stories and paragraphs, then ideas and concepts. As one lets
go of wanting to own these thoughts, they no longer reach such elaboration
and begin to fragment while only half formed. Finally, it was possible to
turn over the ener gy behind thought itself before it even became thought.
The task of constant and unrelenting fixity of focus, allowing not even
a moment of distraction from meditation, continued while doing ordinary
activities. At first, this seemed very dif ficult, but as time went on, it became
habitual, automatic, requiring less and less ef fort, and finally, it was
ef fortless. The process is like a rocket leaving the earth. At first, it requires
enormous power, then less and less as it leaves the earth’ s gravitational
field, and finally, it moves through space under its own momentum.
Suddenly, without warning, a shift in awareness occurred and the
Presence was there, unmistakable and all encompassing. There were a few
moments of apprehension as the self died, and then the absoluteness of the
Presence inspired a flash of awe. This breakthrough was spectacular, more
intense than anything before. It has no counterpart in ordinary experience.The profound shock was cushioned by the love that is with the Presence.
W ithout the support and protection of that love, one would be annihilated.
There followed a moment of terror as the ego clung to its existence,
fearing it would become nothingness. Instead, as it died, it was replaced by
the Self as Everythingness, the All in which everything is known and
obvious in its perfect expression of its own essence. W ith nonlocality came
the awareness that one is all that ever was or can be. One is total and
complete, beyond all identities, beyond all gender, beyond even humanness
itself. One need never again fear suf fering and death. What happens to the
body from this point is immaterial. At certain levels of spiritual awareness,
ailments of the body heal or spontaneously disappear. But in the absolute
state, such considerations are irrelevant. The body will run its predicted
course and then return from whence it came. It is a matter of no importance;
one is unaf fected. The body appears as an “it” rather than as a “me,” as
another object, like the furniture in a room. It may seem comical that people
still address the body as though it were the individual “you,” but there is no
way to explain this state of awareness to the unaware. It is best to just go on
about one’ s business and allow Providence to handle the social adjustments.
However, as one reaches bliss, it is very dif ficult to conceal that state of
intense ecstasy. The world may be dazzled, and people may come from far
and wide to be in the accompanying aura. Spiritual seekers and the
spiritually curious may be attracted, as may be the very ill who are seeking
miracles. One may become a magnet and a source of joy to them.
Commonly, there is a desire at this point to share this state with others and
to use it for the benefit of all.
The ecstasy that accompanies this condition is not initially absolutely
stable; there are also moments of great agony. The most intense occur when
the state fluctuates and suddenly ceases for no apparent reason. These times
bring on periods of intense despair and a fear that one has been forsaken by
the Presence. These falls make the path arduous, and to surmount these
reversals requires great will. It finally becomes obvious that one must
transcend this level or constantly suf fer excruciating “descents from grace.”
The glory of ecstasy, then, has to be relinquished as one enters upon the
arduous task of transcending duality until one is beyond all opposites and
their conflicting pulls. But while it is one thing to happily give up the iron
chains of the ego, it is quite another to abandon the golden chains of ecstaticjoy. It feels as though one is giving up God, and a new level of fear arises,
never before anticipated. This is the final terror of absolute aloneness.
T o the ego, the fear of nonexistence was formidable, and it drew back
from it repeatedly as it seemed to approach. The purpose of the agonies and
the dark nights of the soul then became apparent. They are so intolerable
that their exquisite pain spurs one on to the extreme ef fort required to
surmount them. When vacillation between heaven and hell becomes
unendurable, the desire for existence itself has to be surrendered. Only once
this is done may one finally move beyond the duality of Allness versus
nothingness, beyond existence versus nonexistence. This culmination of the
inner work is the most dif ficult phase, the ultimate watershed, where one is
starkly aware that the illusion of existence one transcends is irrevocable.
There is no returning from this step, and this specter of irreversibility makes
this last barrier appear to be the most formidable choice of all.
But, in fact, in this final apocalypse of the self, the dissolution of the
sole remaining duality of existence versus nonexistence—identity itself—
dissolves in Universal Divinity, and no individual consciousness is left to
choose. The last step, then, is taken by God.
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 When you walk down  the street,
look for  the things you love in o ther people. When you look in stores, look
for the things you love. Say, "I lo ve that outfit," "I love those shoes," "I love
the colo r of that person's eyes," "I love that person's hair," "I love that
person's smile,"  "I love those cosmetics," "I love that smell," "I love this
store," " I love that table, lamp, couch, rug, sound equipment, coat, gloves,
tie, hat, and jewe lry," "I love the  smell of summer," "I love the trees in fall,"
"I lo ve the flowe rs in spring," "I love that color," "I love this street," "I love
this city."Look fo r the things you love in situations, events, and circumstances, and
feel those things. "I love getting phone calls like that." "I l ove getting
emails like that." "I love hearing good news like that." "I love this song." "I
love seeing people happy." "I love laughing with other people." "I love
driving to work listening to music." "I love being able to relax on the train
or th e bus." "I love the festivals in my city." "I love celebratio ns." "I love
life." Look for the things you love on every subject that lights up your heart,
and feel the deepest love you can.
If you're not feeling good and you want to change the way you feel, or if
you want to lift  good feelings higher, then take a minute or two and go
through a mental list of everything you love and adore. Y ou can do it while
getting dressed in the morning, walking, driving, or traveling anywhere. It's
such a simple thing to do, but the ef fect in your life will be amazing.
Make a written list of everything you love, which I ur ge you to do every
month in the beginning, and then at least every three months. Include the
places you love, the cities, the countries, the people you love, colors you
love, sty les you love, qualities in people you love, companies you love,
services you love, sports you love, athletes you love, music  you love,
animals you love, flowers, plants, and trees you love. List all the material
things y ou love, from all the dif ferent types of clothes you love, homes,
furniture, books, magazines, newspapers, cars, appliances, to all the
dif ferent foods you love. Think about the things you love to do and list
them all, such as dancing, pla ying a sport, going to gallerie s, concerts,
parties, shoppin g, list the movies you love, vacations and rest aurants you
love.
"When o ne has once fully enter ed the r ealm of love, the world - no matter
how imperfect - becomes rich and beauttful-it consists solely of
opportunities for love." (Sør en Aabye Kierkegaar d 1813-1855)
Y our job is to love as much as possible every day. If you can just love and
adore everything you possibly can today, look for and feel the things you
love, an d turn away from the t hings you don't love, your tom orrows will
overflow with the untold happiness of everything you want and love.
"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." (Oliver W endell
Holmes 1809-1894) Love Is Being Alert
Y ou hav e to be alert to feel the love of everything around you. Y ou have to
be aware of everything that's around you to love, otherwise you will miss
things. Y ou have to be alert to see the things that you love. Y ou have to be
alert to hear the  sounds that yo u love. Y ou have to be alert to catch the
beautiful smells  of flowers as you walk past them. Y ou have to  be alert to
really ta ste the food you're eatin g and feel the fullness of the fla vors. If you
are w alking down the street listening to the thoughts in your hea d, you miss
it all. And that's what happens to people a lot of the time. They hypnotize
themselves by listening to the thoughts in their head, and so they're in a
kind of trance, and they're not aware of anything around them.
Have yo u ever been walking down the street and suddenly a good friend
yelled o ut your name and you w ere startled because you hadn't seen him?
Or mayb e you saw a friend, and you had to callout her name a couple of
times, and suddenly she jumpe d with a start when she saw you? Y our
calling her name woke her up because she was not aware of being on the
street, but was lost in a trance, listening to the thoughts in her head. I-lave
you ever been in a car traveli ng, and suddenly you looked around and
realized you were close to yo ur destination, but you didn't remember
traveling a big part of the distance?
Y ou had hypnotized yourself by listening to your thoughts, an d you were
lost in a trance.
The goo d news is that the more you give love, the more alert an d aware you
will bec ome! Love brings complete alertness. As you make a conscientious
ef fort to notice as many things around you that you love as you can each
day, you will become more aware and alert.How to Keep Y our Mind Focused
on Love
"Clarity of mind means clarity o f passion, too; this is why a gr e at and clear
mind loves ar dently and sees dis tinctly what it loves." (Blaise Pascal1623 -
1662)

One way to sta y alert is to trick your mind by asking questi ons such as
"What can I see that I love?" "How many things can I see th at I love?"
"What else is there that I love?" "What can I see that thrills me? " "What can
I see that excite s me?" "What can I see that I'm passionate a bout?" ''Are
there mo re things I can see that I love?" "What can I hear that I love?"
When y ou ask your mind questions, your mind can't help itself and it gets
busy ri ght away to give you the answers. It stops other thoughts
immediately so as to come up with the answers to your questions.
The secret is to  keep asking your mind questions regularly. The more
questions you can ask, the more  you will be in control of your  mind. Y our
mind wi ll be working with you a nd doing what you want it to do, instead of
working against you.
Sometimes your mind can take of f like a freight train down a mountain
without a driver, if you don't stay in control of it. Y ou are the driver of your
mind, so take c har ge and keep it busy with your instructions by telling it
where you want it to go. Y our mind only takes of f on its own if you're not
telling it what to do.
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who don't control it."
(Bhagavad Gita 5th Century BC Hindu T ext)
Y our mind is a powerful and magnificent tool you can use, but you must be
in c ontrol of it. Rather than letting it distract you with ou t-of-control
thoughts, you want your mind to  help you give love. It doesn't take long totrain your mind to focus on love, and once you have just watch what
happens to your life!
The Key of Gratitude
"Y ou cannot exer cise much p ower without gratitude becau se it is
gratitude that keeps you connected with power." (W allace W attles1860
-191 1)

I kn ow o f thous ands of people i n the worst imaginable situations who have
changed their lives completely through gratitude. I know of miracles that
have taken place in he alth where there seemed to be no hope: failed kidneys
regenerate, disea sed hearts heal, eyesight is restored, tumors disappear, and
bones g row and rebuild themselves. I know of broken relationships that
have transformed into magnificent ones through gratitude: failed marriages
completely restored, estranged family members reunited, parents
transforming re lationships wit h children and teenagers, and teachers
transforming students. I have seen people who were in total poverty become
wealthy through gratitude: people turned around failing businesses, and
people w ho had struggled with money all their lives created abundance.
Someone even went from living on the streets to having a job and a home in
a week. I know of people who were in depression who catapulted into
joyful and fulfilling lives throug h gratitude. People who have su f fered from
anxiety and every kind of mental illness have restored themselve s to perfect
mental health through gratitude.
Every single savior of the world  used gratitude, because they all knew that
gratitude was one of the highest expressions of love. They knew that when
they wer e gratef ul, they were liv ing in exact accordance with th e law. Why
do you think Jesus said thank YOIl before he performed every miracle.
Every time you feel grateful yo u are giving


  was 105 degrees. In all
respects the working foundation for favorable outcome was most insecure. For two weeks immediately preceding the change in
treatment heart action had been stimulated with digitalis and with strychnine; food had been forced upon a p rotesting stomach as
many times daily as the patient could be induced to swallow; and, when the pain had become too severe to be borne, or when
delirium occurred, codein and other opiates had been used unsparingly. In addition, within the preceding seven d ays two quarts of
brandy had been poured into the youth. As the result of disease and of drugs the patient could neither lie down nor sit up, a nd his
position was a painful compromise.

Death seemed imminent, but food was at once withheld, and a gentle ma ssage treatment was administered in order to equalize
circulation as much as was possible in the circumstances. A half hour after this, an enema of warm water brought away a large
amount of fecal matter, all of which resulted in pulse and temperature showi ng decided downward tendencies, while the patient
rested more quietly and easily than for many days.

In acute crises, such as this, drastic measures are imperative, and, on the second day, application of more vigorous massage and of
more copious enemata brought temperature and pulse to still lower register; consciousness, which had been intermittent, fully
Page 13 of  72 returned; the swelling in the arm was reduced; and pain had abated. In a week the young man was able to lie at full length, a nd the
swelling, excepting  in the ankles was scarcely perceptible. Before this, natural sleep had returned, while temperature and pulse
were but slightly above normal. During this interval two enemas daily had been administered, and masses of feces more or less
hardened had been re moved on each occasion. Sponge baths twice each day had also aided in relieving discomfort while assisting
elimination, and at the end of the first week of fasting tub -baths were begun.

The fast was broken on the eleventh day with a small amount of tomat o broth fed morning and night, the supply being increased as
the patient showed increasing ability to digest his food. Five weeks from the beginning of treatment the youth was enjoying a  daily
walk of several miles, and thereafter, adhering strictly to the  dietetic regimen prescribed, he rapidly developed to a condition of
normal health and eventually to a robust physique.

The second case, a man sixty -one years of age, was stricken with paralysis of the entire right side, and, receiving no help from
medic ine, he determined upon an absolute fast. The preparatory period covered but ten days, a time too short to permit of wholly
satisfactory approach to total abstinence, but nevertheless at its completion a fast of forty days, which proved eminently su ccessfu l
in outcome, was undertaken. Paralysis of this nature, known as hemiplegia, is usually caused directly by hemorrhage in some
portion of brain tissue. For its relief but one course can be followed --to permit natural processes to absorb the formed blood clo t,
thus removing inflammation and pressure, releasing nerve force, and allowing connective tissue again to form by natural proce sses
of healing. Constant ingestion of food in the circumstances serves to aggravate and to prolong recovery, since to facilitat e the
process of absorption the blood should be relieved as rapidly as possible of the burden of waste it has been carrying, waste that in
all probability was directly the cause of the brain hemorrhage. The fast by compelling the dominance of elimination a t once
reduces the density of the blood through removal of circulating refuse, and gives the natural assistance necessary for the di sposal
of obstructions to the passage of nerve force through nerve channels --thus restoring sensation and motion the loss of  which
constitutes paralysis.

The patient in question weighed at the time of his apoplectic seizure 228 pounds. Each day of abstinence showed loss in weigh t,
and at the end of the fast the latter was reduced to 174 pounds. Bile in abundance was discharge d with the enemas, and at intervals
vomiting of the same fluid occurred. The fast was broken with grape -juice and orange -juice, but after a few days more solid food
was taken. It is well to quote from a personal letter from the patient, reading as follows:
"I was totally incapacitated from actual manual labor of any kind before my fast, and I lived in dread of a second stroke,
with a strange, unnatural depression evident upon slight over -exertion. Great drowsiness affected me, and on occasions I
would sleep  thirty to thirty -six hours, almost without intermission. My mentality was impaired, my eyesight defective,
and my speech impeded. My right hand and arm were clumsy and weak, and at this stage all ordinary human aid seemed
powerless.

"I began the fast, a nd contrary to my expectations, I had no hunger from the third day to the fortieth. To affirm that there
was no inconvenience, however, would be untrue, for by every avenue of elimination most offensive impurities were
thrown off, and at times these could not have been borne had the object been lost sight of. My weight before I undertook
the fast was 228 pounds, and the girth of my abdomen, 45 inches. After I had completed the total abstinence period, I
weighed 174 pounds, and measured in girth 38 -1/2 inche s. I am cured of my paralysis; my mentality is clear and normal;
my entire digestive system is apparently perfect; my vision is better than for years; my hand and arm are strong; I have no
dread of a second stroke; I have no sleepy spells; I feel lighter a ll over; and, when weary, I am quite refreshed and ready
for further exertion after a short rest."
A case of the disease symptom known as chorea occurring in a woman twenty -eight years of age next offers itself for description.
Preparation was undergone f or several weeks and a fast of twenty -two days resulted in the return of hunger with complete
restoration to health. The medical history of this case showed obstinate constipation for twenty years; and there were nervou s
tendencies that had been persistent ly present in aggravated form. Medical advice and direction had been constantly followed since
birth, yet, when first seen, the muscles controlling and forming legs, hands, arms, and face were in constant action, and no effort of
the will could command the m. During the first week of the fast, improvement in the latter respect appeared, so much so that the
young woman was able to walk without any evidence of extraordinary lack of coordination, and by the fourteenth day all muscul ar
signs of nervousness had c ompletely disappeared.

No unusual symptoms developed in this case. The enemas brought away solid matter in decreasing amount until the seventeenth
day, and thereafter but a small quantity of bilious fluid. Body manipulation and the baths were daily resor ted to, and the loss in
weight was not remarkable. There were almost no unpleasant symptoms, and this was of the absence of structural organic defect,
and because the patient had always led an outdoor life and possessed an equable disposition. After a time  devoted to a dietetic
regimen and judicious exercises, the case was discharged as restored to health and with no traces of her former nervous disor der.
An added benefit was discovered in that, although there had been decided impairment of sight, myopic in  character, the patient
was able to dispense with lenses six weeks after the beginning of the fast.

The distressing affliction, epilepsy, is a disease symptom that may be traced to the source of all functional disorder, the d igestive
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The cas e of a young woman, twenty -nine years of age, will demonstrate the effect of the fast and its adjuncts upon this
characteristic of disease. Before entering the fast, the patient had tentatively followed a dietetic regimen, and had noted d ecided
improvement  in general health, but there was no cessation of the attacks peculiar to the symptom named. Medical attendance had
been continuous for years, but no improvement had resulted; rather the reverse, for the epileptic seizures had increased in n umber
and sever ity as time went by. Before the fast the attacks were recurring at intervals of two weeks, and the latest seizure had
happened but three days before the fast began. Food was denied for fifty -six days, and, from the moment of the inception of the
method to the present writing not a convulsion has occurred, nor has there been a semblance of attack, while in general health the
patient has been better than at any time of her life.

The fast in this instance is to be noted in several minor ways, one of which is  that on each of the fifty -six days the patient walked a
distance of at least two miles; another, that on the fortieth day of abstinence a mass of dead intestinal worms passed from t he
bowels in the enema. Improvement was constant from the first, but, afte r the evacuation of these parasites, it increased rapidly, and
natural hunger asserted itself on the fiftyfifth day. The loss in weight was consistently normal, averaging about three -quarters of a
pound for each day of the fasting period.

The medical his tory


’
m going to walk into a restaurant and ask for a glass
of water, and oh yeah, please add a slew of cancer-causing chemicals,
but go easy, I
’
m trying to quit.

Not only does the body need to use vital energy to process these
tasty
alternative treats in order to end up with the water it needs, the water it
contains is not enough. Since it was not an adequate quantity to meet the
need of the body, dehydration follows, resulting in the body storing more
water in fat cells. Now the vicious cycle begins.  The human body cannot
continue to be abused without serious consequences.

The simplest way to lose weight is to drink a gallon of water per day,
sipping a little at a time. You won
’
t be as hungry and the body will
metabolize the fat that has been stored instead of storing more. This is
why some lose so many pounds the first week of a fast or crash diet.
They are actually losing stored water. Our bowels need plenty of water to
function properly with moving waste through its 30 foot length.The
elimination of undigested food and other waste products is equally as
important as the proper digestion and assimilation of food.
 The very best diets can be no
better than the very worst if the sewage system of the colon is clogged
with a collection of waste and corruption.

Of all the vital organs in the body, the one that
suffers the most abuse from
modern dietary habits is the large intestine, otherwise known as the colon.
Our colons were intended by nature to function as smoothly flowing sewer
systems, in order to promptly flush digestive wastes from the body.
Instead, they have become stagnant cesspools, the physiological
equivalent to a festering pile of uncollected garbage or a broken toilet that
continues to be used for defecation.

The average
American and European colon today carries within it over 5
pounds of
putrid, half digested red meat plus another 5-10 pounds offoul toxic waste
impacted for years in the folds of the colon with mucus.

While you are fasting your body will need more water than usual.
Again,you may mistake its cry for more water as hunger, so be very
diligent in drinking water all day. Your body needs extra water to detoxify
and to keep waste moving through the colon, kidneys and bladder. It would
be easy to dehydrate if you don
’
t.

Our bodies are made up of over 60% water, and unless this water is
replenished daily, we will die in a few days. The human brain contains 90%
to 95% water, our blood over 80% and lungs 85% to 90%. Our body can
be severely affected by as little as a 2% decrease in bod
ily fluids, these
symptoms are the result:

1.

Sleepy, tired, less active
2.

dry, sticky mouth
3.

acquired thirst
4.

decreased urination
5.

reduced tears when crying
6.

dry skin
7.

mild to severe headache
8.

constipation
9.

fuzziness, dizzy, light-headed
 Severe dehydration will include:



extremely dry skin, no elasticity


extreme thirst


no sweat


no urination or dark yellow urine


accelerated heartbeat


sunken eyes


accelerated breathing


no tears when crying


fever


possible delirium or even unconsciousness.

One of the very first signs of dehydration is fatigue and lack of  energy…
80% of all Americans are dehydrated to some degree.  Our body
’
s cry for
more water is usually mistaken for a hunger for  food; so we end up at the
refrigerator instead of the water tap.  This results in a two-fold problem:
becoming overweight
and being
 dehydrated – thus the cycle continues.
Most disease is a result of our organs being starved of
necessary water
,
so the body is in a constant battle to store up water in
fat cells
, with one
organ robbing water from another. Water is
critical for
 every bodily function
and for the life and health of every
single cell
, from our brain to our little toe.

                          Glacier water is pure clean healthy distilled water
 Water:

1.

provides lubricants for our joints;
2.

provides digestive juices/saliva and stomach acid;
3.

controls body temperature through perspiration;
4.

is used to manufacture blood and lymph;
5.

delivers nutrients to the cells and carries away waste
6.

helps move material through the intestinal tract; and
7.

regulates the body
’
s metabolism.

Pure (distilled) water is nothing but H
2
O, so consequently it is
the most
effective water at meeting the required needs of the body
– especially
 with
cleaning toxins and waste materials from the
cells of
 the body. The Mayo
Clinic has discovered that plenty
of distilled
 water can decrease the risk of
colon cancer by at
least 45
%, bladder cancer by 50%, in addition to other
forms of cancer
, including
 breast cancer. Many medical experts agree that
most disease
 is a result of not drinking enough clean, healthy water
for the
body to function as it needs to, such as flushing the bladder of   toxins and
chemicals. When the body does not receive
enough water
, the result is
dis-ease. Then to complicate the
unhealthy condition
, doctors prescribe
drugs to deal with symptoms
which then
 can
result in
 additional health
problems.

 CHAPTER 3
Why Do I Need to
Drink Distilled Water?

How the EPA Has Failed
T
he consequences of EPA
’
s failure to establish standards
for organic
chemical contaminants in drinking water are very serious.  First, because
the establishment of standards is a
necessary prerequisite
 for monitoring
the quality of drinking water,
water suppliers
 are not presently required to
monitor the water they
sell for
 organic chemical contamination. The only
contaminants
they must
 look for are the relatively small number presently
included in
 the current regulations.
Thus, unless chemical contamination of a supply is so gross as
to cause
taste, odor or public health problems, most water
utilities across
 the
country do not routinely monitor for
unregulated contaminants
 and,
accordingly, do not know the chemical
quality of
 the water they provide.
Second, and equally important,
other regulatory
 programs designed to
prevent contamination
of ground
 water are keyed to the National Primary
Drinking
Water Regulations
.Under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
leachate
from
hazardous waste landfills is only tested for the presence
of chemicals
included on the agency
’
s short list of primary
drinking water
. Toxic
chemicals at thousands of hazardous waste sites
across the
 country
continue to seep into the nation
’
s underground
, contaminating
 the land, and
poisoning the air. The U.S.
Accounting Office says
that the
 Superfund program will
be required
 to
clean up in excess
of 300,000
 sites, which appears to be, at the present
t
ime, an insurmount
able task. Over 6 billion tons
of solid and
 hazardous
waste are
generated in
 the United States
each year
.
400 million
 pounds of
toxins
are discharged
 each year into
our waterways
 by American
Industry
, according
 to recent data from
the EPA
. In 1997, Americans generated
340 million tons of municipal waste, which
averaged 1.272 tons per person. (15 years later there was 250 million tons
of municipal solid waste generated.) It is estimated that since 1990, more
than 11 billion tons of domestic and foreign waste have been disposed in
the U.S.

This is equal to covering every acre in the nation with 4.7 tons of waste.
Relying on EPA
’
s Franklin Associates, which calculates price per ton of
municipal waste disposal at a conservative $100/ton, the total cost to
consumers of all waste disposed in the U.S. since 1990, is in excess of
$1.1 trillion.

COVER-UP OR WATERED-DOWN FACTS
It is interesting to hear how so many water utilities brag about the superior
quality of their water. San Diego (my city) boasts of its water quality when
at the same time it contains 500 to 600 milligrams per liter of dissolved
solids, which is considered undesirable for drinking by most health
standards. It is rated in the top 10 of the most polluted cities with over 24
hazardous chemicals in its water supply.

Sierra Club director, Carl Pope, is the author of
“
Hazardous Waste in
America.
”
 He recently wrote in
California Magazine:
 “The water that is
rejected at the Sacramento tap flows into the city sewers, where it mixes
with household waste and industrial