 this exercise dif ficult, you may find it e asier to
activate abdominal breathing w hile lying on your back in a semi-supine
position. T ry the following exe rcise lying on a mat with a s mall pillow
under your head and your knees bent, as shown on the following page.
•  Place a relatively lar ge book on the area just above your navel.
•   As you breath e in, bring your  breathing into your abdomen b y
gently guiding your abdomen to move the book upward.•   As you breathe out, gently allow the abdomen to move back to
its original position.
•   The inhalation is the active phase, and the exhalation is passiv e,
as you allow the  air to leave the body naturally and ef fortlessly.
While breathing in, imagine inflating your tummy with a light
amount of air and watch the book rise. While breathing out,
imagine a balloon slowly deflating of its own accord.
Stage 2 in Brief
•  Breathe in. Gently guide your abdomen out.
•  Breathe out. Gently draw your abdomen in.
When yo u are confident that you are able to match your breath ing with
the movements of your diaphragm, proceed to Stage 3.
Stage 3: Reducing Br ea thing V olume Using A bdominal
Br eathing
If you have tried Stages 1  and 2  but still  find you are unable to switch from
upper -chest to abdominal breath ing, don’ t be concerned—it can take time to
readjust to a new  way of breath ing after years of breathing from the upper
chest. Y ou can still proceed to Stage 3 —simply keep practicing all three
stages u ntil it becomes easier. The more you use these exercises, the greater
your tolerance of carbon dioxide will become.
Reducing your breathing is about lowering the amount of air you take
into you r lungs during each minute. As you reduce your breathing, there
will be a slight a ccumulation of  carbon dioxide in the blood, assisting with
the relaxation of the diaphragm. If you have already mastered
diaphragmatic breathing through the first two stages, then you will find that
it is  a lot easier to reduce your breathing volume toward nor mal as you
practice Stage 3.There are two main approaches to reducing breathing volume using
diaphragmatic b reathing. The first is to bring a feeling of relax ation to the
body, to gently a llow your breathing movements to slow down and become
softer. As your body relaxes, y our breathing will automaticall y reduce in
response. The second approach  is to tune in to your breathing pattern,
noting the size of each inhalation and exhalation. By concentrating on the
rhythm o f your breathing for a m inute or two, you will gain a se nse of how
much ai r you are taking into y our body. As you follow you r breathing,
gently e ncourage it to slow d own so that your breathing movements
gradually reduce to the point where you feel a subtle need for air.
This ur g e to breathe is the core of reduced breathing exercises and is a
sign tha t you are actively altering your breathing habits toward a healthier,
more ef f ective l evel. When you first attempt reduced breathing exercises,
you may find the sensation of air shortage dif ficult to maintain, but it is
essential to keep practicing if yo u want to bring about changes to your body
and imp rove your sporting performance. The following sentence is the most
important point of this entire book, and something I explain to my students
daily:
The only way to know you ar e r educing your br eathing volume is
feeling as if you would like to take in a bigger br eath.The nee d to take a bigger breath  is similar to the feeling you w ill have
experienced dur ing your measurement of BOL T. This ur ge for air should
not b e s tressful, but should be s imilar to what you might experi ence during
a normal walk.
In Stage 3,  we will bring abdominal breathing and reduced breathing
together. T o practice this exercise, it can be very helpful to sit in front of a
mirror to observe and follow your breathing movements:
•  Sit up straight.•  Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen.
•   Im agine a pie ce of string guiding you upward from the top of
the back of you r head. Imagine the space between your ribs
gently widening.
•   As you breathe in, gently guide your abdomen out. Keep your
chest movements to a minimum.
•   As you breathe out, gently guide your abdomen in, still keeping
your chest movements small.
•  Follow each breath in and out through your nose.
•   T une in to the amplitude of each inhalation and exhalation. T ry
to get a sense of the size and frequency of each breath.
•   A s yo u breathe, exert gentle pressure with your hands against
your abdomen and chest. This should create extra resistance to
your breathing.
•  Breathe against your hands, concentrating on making the size of
each breath smaller.
•   W ith e ach bre ath, take in less air than you would like to. Mak e
the in-breath smaller or shorter.
•   Breathe out with a relaxed exhalation. Allow the natural
elasticity of your lungs and diap hragm to play their role in each
exhalation. Imagine a balloon slowly and gently deflating of its
own accord.
•   Whe n the in-breath becomes smaller and the out-breath is
relaxed, visible breathing movements will be reduced. Y ou may
be able to notice this in a mirror.By using a simple exercise lik e this you can reduce your breathing
movements by 20 to 30 percent. If your stomach muscles start to feel tense,
contract, or jerk, or if your bre athing rhythm becomes disrupte d or out of
control, then the air shortage is too intense. In this situation, a bandon the
exercise for 15 seconds or so and return to it when the air s hortage has
disappeared.
The mo st common mistake is t o deliberately tense the muscles of the
chest or abdomen to restrict breathing movements. If yo u find this
happening, then take a break from the exercise for 15 seconds or so. When
you retu rn to it, encourage yo ur breathing to reduce by exerting gentle
pressure on your chest and abd omen with your hands, encouraging your
breathing to slow and diminish using relaxation rather than force.
Do not be concerned about the number of breaths you take per minute.
Ideally, this should not increase. However, if your BOL T score  is less than
20 seco nds, you may find tha t your breathing rate increases during the
exercise. If this happens, try to slow down your breathing and k eep it calm.
As y our BOL T score increases it will become much easier to maintain
control of your breathing during reduced breathing exercises.
At fi rst, you may only be able to  maintain an air shortage for 20 seconds
before the ur ge to breathe is too  strong. W ith practice, you will be able to
maintain an air shortage for longer periods. Remember, you a re trying to
create an air shortage that is tolerable but not stressful. Aim to m aintain this
tolerable air hunger for 3 to 5 minutes at a time. Practicing 2 sets of 5-
minute exercise s is enough to help you reset your breathing center and
improve your body’ s tolerance of carbon dioxide.During reduced breathing exerc ises it is vital that you create a hunger
for air in order to bring about an accumulation of carbon dio xide in the
blood. W hen thi s happens, the re spiratory center in the brain is reset toward
a calmer and more normal breathing volume. In order to reset the
respiratory cente r by just a little, it is necessary to experience an air hunger
for abou t 10 minutes. Y ou can d ivide most of the exercises in this book into
2 sets of 5-minute sessions, or, if you feel you are confident and
experienced in reduced breathing, you may practice for 10 minutes straight.
The Oxygen Advantage: Encompassing Many Factors to Impr ove
Health and Fitness
G e n e r a l  P r o g r a m  B a s e d  o n  B O L T  a n d
H e a l t h
P lease note: Oxygen Advantage exercises that involve holding t he breath
to creat e a medium to strong air shortage during walking, jogging, or
running create a similar ef fect to high-intensity training. As a result, they
are not suitable if you are elderly, pregnant, or have high blood pressure,
cardiovascular disease, type 1 diabetes, kidney disease, depression, cancer,
or any serious health concern. Instead, practice nasal breathing and the
gentle Breathe Light to Breathe Right exercise  until these conditions are
resolved.
Similar to physical exercise, it i s recommended to practice the Oxygen
Advantage exercises at least two hours after eating.P r o g r a m  f o r  B O L T  S c o r e  o f  L e s s  T h a n  1


 in basic
science in general.‖ (emphasis added).
By the time of his lecture in London, Revici had developed 30 different ways to identify either an acid
or an  alkaline pattern in cancer patients, including several lab tests he devised on his own. One of the
most interesting was his invention of a device he named the ―Urotensiometer‖ to measure urinary
surface tension. He earned a patent for the glass tube devic e, the design of which was dependent on
a complex mathematical equation. Revici began using the Urotensiometer at least as early as 1948.
By the time Revici‘s book was published, he had conducted more than 100,000 lab tests using the
device to monitor the progress of patients.
Ironically, present day medical science is of the opinion that there is almost no role in biology for
surface tension. The one major exception to that belief is based on a discovery by John Clements, M.D.,
concerning the lung develo pment of pre -born infants. Dr. Clements has earned international recognition
for his pioneering work in that area.
Assisted by a team headed by Julius Comroe of the Cardiorespiratory Institute at the University of
California in San Francisco, Dr. Clement s isolated and identified the lipid responsible for maintaining
the proper surface tension on the surface of pre -born babies‘ lungs. Today, through amniocentesis,
physicians can determine the lung development of the pre -born child, thanks to Dr. Clements.
Determination of lung surface tension is also used to alert physicians of potential lung abnormalities.
As a result of his work, Clements was awarded the annual prize for research by the Trudeau Society
and was given an honorary professorship at the Univer sity of Berne, Switzerland.
Dr. Clements‘ discovery came from a good anecdote. He had become intrigued with the ―blowing of
bubbles,‖ that he noticed on the alveolar surfaces of infant lungs. (The alveoli are the miniature
balloon -like surfaces of the lun gs where oxygen mixes with the blood.) He later told a former associate
that he had wondered if surface tension might have something to do with the formation of those
bubbles.
The former associate was Gustave Freeman, M.D. It was Dr. Freeman who had prev iously mentioned
to Clements the possibility that surface tension might have some application in biology. Clements would
later tell Freeman that it was his suggestion that caused him to come up with his hypothesis regarding
surface tension in regards to bu bbles. Freeman‘s source for the possible role of surface tension in
biology came directly from Revici during the time that they had worked together in Chicago and New
York. In a letter to me, Dr. Freeman wrote, ―I am pleased to learn that his [Revici‘s] co ncept of surface
tension in biology bore fruit...‖
Clement‘s important discovery was made without any awareness by the  64
 medical community that its genesis came from Revici.
By isolating and identifying a lipid to be the cause of lung surface tension in infants, Clements
confirmed one of the fundamental tenets of Dr. Revici‘s work regarding the role of lipids in biology.
Revici has long held that acidic lipids increase local s urface tension on the outer surfaces of cells and
in the blood, while alkaline lipids decrease local surface tension in the same areas. The alveolar
surfaces of the lungs would just be one example of an outer surface of cells where Revici would
expect surf ace tension to play an important role.
From the early days of the mid -1930‘s up to today, Revici has continued to refine and improve his
use and understanding of lipids. He was the first to propose that lipids act as a ―lipidic defense
system‖ which funct ions separately from the immune system, but which protects the body from
viruses, bacteria, funguses, cancer and a host of other diseases and conditions.
One of his major breakthroughs with lipids, which began in the 1950‘s and has continued ever since,
has allowed him to incorporate elements like selenium, copper, sulfur, or zinc into the lipids, thereby
making the lipid bases an efficient carrier of potent substances, transporting them exactly to where they
are needed. This advancement will be discussed in a later chapter.
Another breakthrough in Revici‘s design of medicines has enabled him to send the most potent forms of
medicine to a tumor site. This potent discovery which he calls ―twin formations‖ is used to describe a
special type of connection be tween atoms. His incorporation of minerals into lipid carriers and his twin
formation discoveries are monumental advances in medical treatment. Both will be discussed more fully
later on.
But first to more fully appreciate some of these discoveries, you‘ ll first want to go on a guided tour of
Revici‘s revolutionary theory of evolution that goes beyond Darwin and radically changes the presently
held hypothesis of evolutionary genetics. With this knowledge it will be easy to see how Revici has
flung the doo rs of medicine wide open in a way that will dramatically alter the approach to conquering
viral and bacterial infections in addition to numerous other diseases.
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 5. Cancer, AIDS, the Ebola Virus and How Life Was Formed
“And yet, it moves!”
Galileo, in answer to church critics who insisted that the sun revolved around the earth, and who
were about to convict him of heresy if he didn‘t recant.
One week after his ninety -eighth birthday, Revici said something in his soft
Romanian -French -German -Italian -Spanish accent that was similar to Galileo‘s famous remark. He
spoke slowly with a lilt that gave each phrase the opportunity to sink into this listener‘s ears: ―How much
longer will I live? One year, two years, maybe five? At my age I could die an y night. It does not matter.
What happens to me is unimportant. What I have discovered, I recognized. I didn‘t make it up; it is a
fact. It may take five years, ten, twenty or maybe even more [for others to recognize these discoveries],
but it is a fact.‖
Although Revici probably wasn‘t thinking about Galileo when he made those remarks, it is worthwhile
to briefly recount the history of Galileo‘s ordeal here because of the ways it ties into Revici‘s own story.
Within a hundred years or so after Jesus of  Nazareth walked the earth, a Greek astronomer and
geographer named Ptolemy drew some maps that supposedly laid out the respective paths that each of
the then -known planets traversed. The charts showed our very own planet at the center of the universe
with the sun revolving around our earth. Ptolemy‘s argument hinged on an amalgam of circles only an
astronomer could love. But its defenders clung to it as if the existence of God hung in the balance.
Today we know Ptolemy was quite wrong, yet his theories h eld sway for 1,500 years.
Galileo contended that the earth circumscribed the sun rather than the other way around. Even though
he had more than enough evidence to prove his point, he had trouble convincing many of those in high
places. On occasion he need ed to flee from his persecutors, and was placed under house arrest for a
number of years. Left with little choice, he finally pretended to agree with his tormentors in order to save
his own life. Yet Galileo‘s response under his breath at his trial told th ose close to him — and ultimately
the world — that he knew the truth would not change, regardless of his plea or the self -righteous
attitudes of his foes.
Today it might be difficult to understand how supporters of Ptolemy‘s theory could have been so
unyielding in their opposition to Galileo in the face of so  67
 much evidence to the contrary. Yet, as you read this book, you will see that although the years
change, the willingness by some to look askance at the most overwhelming evidence has not.
In one respect Ptolemy‘s chart is a bit like the mysterious periodi c table of chemical elements many of
us learned to hate in high -school chemistry. The periodic table, which frequently appears as a large
wall chart, is made up of squares almost as confusing as Ptolemy‘s circles.
The good news is that, unlike Ptolemy‘s circles of his universe, the periodic table is an accurate
depiction of the chemical elements and provides us with useful information. However, the information
it provides is still somewhat limited. Revici‘s additions bring the chart to life.
The differe nce between the old chart and Revici‘s might be likened to the difference between reading
the music to Handel‘s Messiah and hearing it sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. While the former
is useful in a limited way, the latter certainly has its advantages.
Although the finer points of Revici‘s approach to the periodic table are best understood by experts,
Revici said it would take a person who is strong in chemistry ―two weeks‖ to learn the basic principles
behind his theory. Just as we don‘t have to be music experts to enjoy The Messiah, the rudimentary
aspects of Revici‘s enhancements to the periodic table can be appreciated by almost anyone.
On a practical level, Revici‘s enhancements offer


internal picture that propels you toward fulfilling your dreams, you fit this
description of someone with intention. You are, most likely, a super-achiever and probably proud of your ability to recognize and take advantage
of opportunities that arise.
For many years I’ve held a similar belief about intention. In fact, I’ve
written and spoken often about the power of intention being just what I’ve
described above. Over the past quarter of a century, however, I’ve felt a
shift in my thinking from a purely psychological or personal-growth
emphasis, toward a spiritual orientation where healing, creating miracles,
manifesting, and making a connection to divine intelligence are genuine
possibilities.
This hasn’t been a deliberate attempt to disengage from my academic and
professional background, but rather a natural evolution that’s been
unfolding as I began to make more conscious contact with Spirit. My
writing now emphasizes a belief that we can find spiritual solutions to
problems by living at higher levels and calling upon faster energies. In my
mind, intention is now something much greater than a determined ego or
individual will. It’s something almost totally opposite. Perhaps this comes
from shedding many levels of ego in my own life, but I also feel the strong
influence of two sentences I read in a book by Carlos Castaneda. In my
writing life, I’ve often come across something in a book that starts a thought
germinating in me that ultimately compels me to write a new book. At any
rate, I read these two sentences in Castaneda’s final book, The Active Side
of Infinity, while I was waiting to have a cardiac procedure to open one
clogged artery leading into my heart that had caused a mild heart attack.
Castaneda’s words were: “Intent is a force that exists in the universe.
When sorcerers (those who live of the Source) beckon intent, it comes to
them and sets up the path for attainment, which means that sorcerers always
accomplish what they set out to do.”
When I read those two sentences, I was stunned by the insight and clarity
it gave me about the power of intention. Imagine that intention is not
something you do, but rather a force that exists in the universe as an
invisible field of energy! I had never considered intention in this way before
reading Castaneda’s words.I wrote those two sentences down, and then I had them printed on a card
and laminated. I carried the laminated card with me into the catheter lab for
my minor surgical procedure, and as soon as I could, I began talking about
the power of intention to everyone who would listen. I made intention a part
of every speech I gave. I immersed myself in this idea to use it, not only for
my own healing, but to help others use the power of intention to carry them
where they’re fully equipped to go. I had experienced satori, or instant
awakening, and was intent on offering this insight to others. It had become
clear to me that accessing the power of intention relieved so much of the
seemingly impossible work of striving to fulfill desires by sheer force of
will.
Since that defining moment, I’ve thought of the power of intention in
virtually all of my waking hours—and books, articles, conversations,
telephone calls, items arriving in my mailbox, and arbitrary works I might
be looking at in a bookstore all seemed to conspire to keep me on this path.
So here it is: The Power of Intention. I hope this book will help you view
intention in a new way and make use of it in a manner that leads you to
define yourself as Patanjali suggested more than 20 centuries ago:
“Dormant forces, faculties, and talents come alive, and you discover
yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to
be.”
Patanjali’s two words, “dormant forces,” kick-started me in the direction
of writing about intention. Patanjali was referring to forces that appear to
be either nonexistent or dead, and he was referring to the powerful energy a
person feels when inspired. If you’ve ever felt inspired by a purpose or
calling, you know the feeling of Spirit working through you. Inspired is our
word for in-spirited. I’ve thought long and hard about the idea of being able
to access seemingly dormant forces to assist me at key times in my life to
achieve an inner burning desire. What are these forces? Where are they
located? Who gets to use them? Who is denied access? And why?
Questions like these have propelled me to research and write this book and
subsequently arrive at a totally new perspective of intention.
At this point, as I’m writing about my excitement of realizing a long-
obscured truth, I know that intention is a force that we all have within us.Intention is a field of energy that flows invisibly beyond the reach of our
normal, everyday habitual patterns. It’s there even before our actual
conception. We have the means to attract this energy to us and experience
life in an exciting new way.
Where Is This Field Called Intention?
Some prominent researchers believe that our intelligence, creativity, and
imagination interact with the energy field of intention rather than being
thoughts or elements in our brain. The brilliant scientist David Bohm,
writing in Wholeness and the Implicate Order, suggested that all ordering
influence and information is present in an invisible domain or higher reality
and can be called upon in times of need. I found thousands of examples of
these kinds of conclusions in the research and reading I did. If scientific
evidence appeals to you, I suggest that you read The Field: The Quest for
the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart. Her book is filled
with studies supporting the existence of a higher, faster energy dimension or
field of intention that can be tapped in to and used by everyone.
The answer to Where is this field? is: There’s no place that it’s not,
because everything in the universe has intention built into it. This is true for
all life forms, whether it be a wildebeest, a rosebush, or a mountain. A
mosquito has intent built into its creation and life experience. A tiny acorn
with no apparent power to think or make plans for its future contains
intention from the invisible field. If you cut the acorn open, you won’t see a
giant oak tree, but you know it’s there. An apple blossom in the springtime
appears to be a pretty little flower, yet it has intent built into it and will
manifest in the summer as an apple. Intention doesn’t err. The acorn never
turns into a pumpkin, or the apple blossom into an orange. Every aspect of
nature, without exception, has intention built into it, and as far as we can
tell, nothing in nature questions its path of intent. Nature simply progresses
in harmony from the field of intention. We, too, are intended from the
energy of this field.
There is what some call a future-pull in the DNA that’s present at
conception in each of us. In the moment of our conception, when an
infinitely tiny drop of human protoplasm combines with an egg, life in
physical form begins, and intention directs the growth process. Our bodystructure, the shape of our physical features, our development, including our
aging, are intended in that one moment of conception. The sagging skin, the
wrinkles, and even our death are all there. But wait, what exactly happens at
the moment of conception? Where did this life, born of intention, begin?
As we examine that seed/egg dance attempting to discover its origin,
moving backwards toward Creation, we first find molecules, then atoms,
then electrons, then subatomic particles, and then sub-subatomic particles.
Ultimately, were we to put these tiny quantum subatomic particles into a
particle accelerator and collide them, trying to put our finger on the source
of life, we’d discover what Einstein and his scientific compatriots
discovered: There’s no particle at the source; particles do not create more
particles. The Source, which is intention, is pure, unbounded energy
vibrating so fast that it defies measurement and observation. It’s invisible,
without form or boundaries. So, at our Source, we are formless energy, and
in that formless vibrating spiritual field of energy, intention resides. On a
lighter note, I know it’s there, since somehow it managed to get into a drop
of sperm and an ovarian egg and determine that my hair will no longer grow
on my head after 25 years... and in 50 years, it will grow in my nose and
ears, and all I (the observer) can do is watch it and snip it away!
This field of intent can’t be described with words, for the words emanate
from the field, just as do the questions. That placeless place is intention, and
it handles everything for us. It grows my fingernails, it beats my heart, it
digests my food, it writes my books, and it does this for everyone and
everything in the universe. This reminds me of an ancient Chinese story I
love, told by Chuang Tzu:
There once was a one-legged dragon called Hui.
“How on earth do you manage those legs?” he asked a
centipede. “I can hardly manage one!”
“Matter of fact,” said the centipede, “I do not manage my
legs.”
There’s a field, invisible and


inhalation, pour freshly boiled
water into a medium sized bowl
and give it just a second to cool
down (steam can really burn)
before leaning your face over it
at a comfortable height. Drape a
towel over your head to trap the
steam and breathe deep. Do this
for as long as needed, as many
times a day as you want. It doesn’t
cost much, it’s easy, it’s quick, and
it’s natural!
53Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingThis is both a decongestant and expectorant, thinning mucous in the nose and loosening it in the chest. It does
taste strong, but I prefer its flavor to regular OTC cough and cold medicine any day. Once you get used to it, it
can actually be quite comforting to reach for your little jar when you find yourself with a stuffy nose and a cough.
It includes cayenne, honey, and ginger, which are all expectorants, loosening mucous clogging your lungs.
Additionally, the natural chemical capsaicin found in cayenne helps relieve swelling and inflammation of the
nasal passages. The strong flavors of cayenne and ginger also add a little kick to help clear things out. Apple
cider vinegar is thought to help thin out the mucous being secreted, making it easier to drain, as has lemon
juice-probably due to their strong flavors. Spicy Cider Decongestant & Expectorant
-1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
pepper
-1/2 teaspoon of powdered
ginger
-3 tablespoons of organic, raw,
honey
-1/4 cup of lemon juice
-1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar1. There are two ways to make this recipe. One uses heat to encourage
thorough infusion of the ingredients, the other is more convenient. If
you are using heat, pour lemon juice, cayenne, ginger and apple cider
vinegar into a pot and bring to a gentle simmer for 3 minutes.
2. Let the mixture cool some and then stir in honey. Store in a jar in a
cool, dark, place for up to 1 month, or in the refrigerator for up to 3. I
have never had issues with it going bad, but the flavor eventually gets
tamer.

3. If you are not using heat, simply mix up all the ingredients as above
and pour into a jar. Let it infuse on its own for 24 hours before taking.
Adults take ½ -1 tablespoon every 3 hours, or as needed. Children 5
years and older take 1/2 -1 teaspoon every 3 hours as need ed.
54Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com CongestionY ou will need… DirectionsGrowing up my mom would always use a special rub when I had a cold, and I swear it was one of the only things
that helped when I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t breathe or get comfortable. It was truly
miraculous. What she used is no longer made, so here is my homemade version of it.
The peppermint and eucalyptus essential oils contain menthol, and have a strong aroma. Speaking technically,
peppermint does not actually relieve swelling the nasal passages. That said the menthol creates a strong
cooling sensation when inhaled that at least feels like it eases breathing, breaking through congestion with
its powerful aroma. Eucalyptus is thought to have properties that actually do ease inflammation, which can be
beneficial in times of narrowed, swollen airwaySimple Peppermint Salve
-10-12 tablespoons of any
liquid oil
-1 tablespoon of beeswax,
grated or pastilles
-8-10 drops each of
peppermint and eucalyptus oil 1. Set up a double boiler over medium heat and add your oil and
beeswax.
2. Stir once or twice to blend the two together. When fully incorporated,
turn off the heat and add 8-10 drops each of peppermint and eucalyptus
essential oil. When you pour it into your jar or tin, put the lid on
immediately so the essential oils don’t evaporate and lose strength. In a
cool dark place this will last for a year.
55Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com CongestionY ou will need… DirectionsGoing off of one of the tips above, this steam treatment incorporates the aromatherapy of essential oils to help
clear congestion. It’s quite simple and very effective. The only other ingredient, aside from water, is a blend of
essential oils that will work wonderfully to reduce congestion and swelling. The tea tree oil also has wonderful
airborne anti-microbial properties that can help ward off any virus or bacteria hiding out in your nose.Scented Steam Bath
-A bowl
-A towel
-2 drops of peppermint oil
-2 drops of tea tree oil
-At least 1 cup of boiling hot
water1. Place the essential oils and hot water in a bowl. Stir to get the scent
spreading.
2. Make sure the water has cooled to a safe, but still warm temperature,
as steam can be quite painful. Lean over the bowl at a comfortable
height and drape the towel over your head to trap the steam. Breathe
slowly, and deeply. Do this for as long as needed at least 3 times a day.
56Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com CongestionY ou will need… DirectionsConstipation is something that many people suffer with in silence. With
a culture in which we often shame one of the most natural processes
the human body can go through-going to the bathroom-constipation
is not an easy thing to deal with. So let’s just let that go-if you have
constipation, no worries. Now, as terrible as constipation is, running
for the OTC laxatives may not be your best bet. They are hard on the
system, and if used long-term, can end up creating a chronic problem.
Instead of worsening the situation, people are learning that it is easy
to treat constipation at home by natural means. Y ou’ll notice that these
remedies are “drinks” in some form or another-that liquid is much
needed.
Constipation happens when your large intestine absorbs too much
water from your food as it moves, slower than usual, through it. This can
be caused by more complicated factors, and sometimes no reason is
found at all. Most commonly it is caused by inadequate fiber intake and
not enough fluids.Constipation
-Get moving to get stuff moving
through you. Even a short walk
around the block can help.
-Stay hydrated. Stool will harden if
you don’t have enough liquid, and
become difficult to pass. Drink
drink drink!
-Eat healthier. Fruits and veggies
will help keep your digestion on
track. Eating foods high in fiber
will also help add bulk to your
stool and move it along. Be sure
to increase water intake when you
increase fiber.
-When nature calls, answer! Our
bodies only send the signal to
go to the bathroom for a certain
amount of time-hence why you
often times ‘lose the urge’ if you
hold it in-and that can just cause
a bigger buildup. It doesn’t matter
if you have a busy work schedule,
when you need to poop you need
to poop and that’s that.
-Thanks especially to processed
foods and our increasingly
sedentary lifestyles, constipation
is becoming more and more
common. Trying to live a healthier
and more natural lifestyle does
more than you think it might
for constipation-and if you’ve
ever suffered from it, especially
chronically, you know it’s worth
making the extra effort.
57Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingOlive oil is a natural lubricant (just think about its consistency on its own) and stimulates the digestive system.
It’s considered a healthier fat too, so consuming it isn’t something to feel guilty about, as long as it is in
moderation. While you can take just a tablespoon straight, adding lemon juice is an added kick that usually tips
the scales if you’re really blocked up. There’s something about its acidic nature that really gets things moving
along the G.I. track.Olive Oil & Lemon Juice
-1 tablespoon of olive oil
-1 teaspoon of lemon juice1. Mix olive oil and lemon juice and take straight on an empty stomach,
first thing in the morning. Repeat if needed in the evening.
58Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ConstipationY ou will need… DirectionsThe thought of prunes brings back a flood of childhood memories. Every time I had an issue going to the
bath room, my mom would bring out the prunes. In this drink, you get the added benefit of fluids along with
everything else. There’s the water soluble fiber from the prunes, the acidic nature of the lemon juice, and some
extra fluid from it too, and the power of molasses. Make sure the molasses is blackstrap-the third boiling of
molasses results in blackstrap, which contains vitamins, minerals, and magnesium (which is what really helps
constipation.) While I’ll be the first to admit it’s not the prettiest (or tastiest) thing in the world, it’s so worth it. I’ve
also heard of someone making a thicker version and spooning it over oatmeal, but


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  and  say:  "Beloved  'Mighty  I AM
Presence'  here  'I AM'—a  Projection  of Thyself!  Glorify
Thyself  in me,  in the Projection  of Thy  Wondrous  Perfec-
tion and  Mighty  Directing  Intelligence!  Cause  this  body  to
glow  with  Thy  Perfect  Health  and  Strength."  Please  FEEL
THIS,  as I am describing  it! "Cause  this  mind  and  body  to
glow  with  the Fulness  of Thy  Health  and  Energy;  with
Thy Light  Substance  called  forth  from  the  Love  Star,
which  cannot  be requalified  by human  feeling.  Charge  me,
my mind,  body  and  world,  with  the Fulness  of Thy  Light
Substance;  and  cause  the Intelligence  which  Thou  art, Oh
'Mighty  I AM  Presence,'  to sweep  into  action  in my world;
and produce  Thy  Perfection  and  hold  Thy  Dominion
there." 8 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
It is so wonderful,  Precious  Ones  of the Light,  to know
you have  contacted  and  become  aware  of that  Great  Infinite
Intelligence,  which  can  and  does  release  into  your  world,
everything  you  require;  for the Glory,  the Freedom  and  the
Perfection  which  It wishes  to express  thru  you;  and  with
which  It can  only  fill your  world,  by expressing  thru  you.
After  all the centuries  you  have  waited  and  It has waited,  to
have  an opportunity  to give  you  This  Assistance,  which  It
could  not  do without  your  attention  given  to It—it  is so
wonderful!
You are moving  in a Vast  Sea of Light  Substance  in the
Acknowledgment  of your  Presence!  Were  you  to see the
Atmosphere  of the room,  as it is charged  tonight,  then  you
would  know  how  Great  is your  Privilege;  to move  within
This  Light  Substance,  which  is drawn  here  for your  Bless-
ing and  the Eternal  Expansion  of your  Light.
Believe  Me  when  I say,  you  have  entered  into  a Very
Powerful  Divine  Activity;  but Precious  Ones,  never  allow
your  human  self  to cause  you  to feel  faint.  In the Presence
of This  Light  Substance  such  a thing  is incredible,  impos-
sible!  Don't  let your  human  self  qualify  anything  in your
Groups  with  any  feeling  but the Strength,  the Power  and
Joy of the "I AM  Presence."  In your  Heart  is your  Perfec-
tion!  All these  things  which  occur  in mankind  are but the
Individual's  own  human  qualification  and  it is nonsense!
You cannot  faint  unless  you  want  to! All these  things  are
human  qualifications,  which  you  can  set aside  in the Ac-
knowledgment  of your  Presence!  Be strong,  be firm  and DISCOURSE  III  9
practical  in the Application  of these  Great  Laws,  that  is
what  you  should  be!
Precious  Ones,  take  your  determined  stand,  to call  your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  into  action!  Go  forth,  in the
Glory  of Its Mighty  Radiance  and  Directing  Intelligence;
and you  can be sure  that  We will  give  you  every  Assistance
possible,  to your  quick  and  Eternal  Freedom.  If you  mean
business  as We do, then  your  Freedom  will  come  quickly!
I tell you  in This  Group  and  This  Marvelous  Activity,  you
do mean  business.  Go on, and  on, and  on, until  there  is
not a vestige  of the human  left!
I rejoice  with  you  exceedingly,  Oh Precious  Ones,  in the
Glory  and  the  Victory  which  you  are winning.  Eternal
is My Love,  enfolding  you  unto  your  Freedom  and  Ascen-
sion!  Remember  We  are One  Great  Family!  We  are just
your  Elder  Brothers  and  Sisters,  who  have  attained  just  a
little  ahead  of you;  and  We,  with  so Great  a Love,  are mak-
ing Every  Effort  the  Great  Cosmic  Law  permits,  to give
you Every  Assistance  possible!  We  plead  with  you  month,
after  month,  after  month;  to just harmonize  yourselves  and
hold  That  Harmony,  until  We can help  you  win  your  Vic-
tory!
In behalf  of the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters,  We
call the  Great  Light  Substance  forth  tonight;  to enfold
each  one  of you,  as your  individual  requirements  may  in-
dicate;  to hold  that  Light  Substance  active  about  you;
supplying  the Courage,  the Happiness,  the Strength;  and
releasing  the Supply  of all required  for your  Happiness  and 10 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
Comfort;  all that  is necessary  for your  Service  to the Light!
I say again  to you,  Precious  Ones,  I thank  you  for making
the call and  giving  the Decrees!  Please  continue  it, and  you
can and  SHALL  have  your  own  Home  of Light  in which
you may  meet!  The  Light  Substance  knows  no limit!  The
supply  of money  provided  for mankind,  is really  not lim-
ited,  for the great  Presence  gives  all! As you  issue  your  De-
crees  for your  Auditorium,  for your  own  building  in which
to serve  the Light,  then  the Light  will  turn  and  serve  you
and supply  it! There  is naught  you  cannot  have  for the
Service  of the Light,  whether  it be a home,  an automobile,
organs,  or airplanes;  but  don't  be impatient,  I plead  with
you.
Go on making  your  Decrees!  Do not limit  them  and  you
will be surprised  what  one  year  will  supply  to you;  but
when  you  say Those  Decrees,  don't  let your  human  have
anything  to say afterward!  Make  it be silent  concerning
your  Decree,  and  your  Decree  will  go on and  be fulfilled.
Remember,  when  you  issue  a Decree,  the Power  of the Uni-
verse  goes  into  action  to perform  that  Service;  and  unless
you become  inharmonious  and  allow  your  human  feeling
to affect  It, your  Decree  will  go on and  act until  the achieve-
ment  is accomplished!  It is a Law  of the Universe,  no one's
opinion!  Therefore,  if you  do these  things  the results  will
be the Fulfillment  of your  Heart's  Desire!
I say to you  tonight,  if you  will  stand  with  Us, We  will
stand  with  you!  That  is a fair  contract!  Accept  the  Full
Glory  of your  "Beloved  Mighty  I AM  Presence"  now!  am-DISCOURSE  III 34
plified  by the Great  Host  of Ascended  Masters  and  the Laws
which  They  apply  to your  Assistance!  Go  forth  with  a
Happy  Heart,  with  a Courage  and  Confidence  born  of your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence."  Then,  leave  the rest,  as you  issue
your  Decree,  with  the Wisdom  of your  Presence  to be ful-
filled  ; be glorified  in the time  in which  It sees  fit to produce
the manifestation;  and  you  will  have  in your  world,  that
which


 t go outside
because her allergy symptom s immediately became wors e. Despite
consulting with ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors, pulmonologists,
immunologists, and more, none of her specialists could identify the cause of
her breathing problems or help her resolve the issue.
Ariella recalled an incident about a year before she wrote to me, which
illustrates just how unwell she was:
One day, after pushing myself to have a brief conversation through
my lost voice and painful breathing, my heart rate spiked, my blood
pressure dropped, and I felt like I truly could not get air into my
lungs. This episo de went on for at least twenty minutes. I texted my
husband, who came home to find me crying on the floor, comple tely
exhausted, still trying to gain my breath.
That was Ariella’ s worst day, but similar experiences had become normal
for her.
By the time she wrote to me, although Ariella’ s underlying conditions
were still quite severe, she no longer struggled to breathe on a daily basis.
She explained, “Learning how to efficiently and effectively breathe and
learning exercis es that can help to bring me back to a place of calm
breathing has been life changin g for me.” Ariella still manage s symptoms
including fatigue, brain fog, and thirst, but improving her breathing has
vastly reduced these symptoms. While allergens such as pollen, dust, and
mold have alwa ys been huge problems for her because of her mast cell
disease, those symptoms have improved too. She began taping her mouth at
night to ensure nasal breathing while she slept and said: “I feel a noticeable
difference when I wake up after sleeping with my mouth closed (the papertape is so helpful!). When I sleep with my mouth closed, I have more
energy, less fatigue, less thirst, and my lips are less chapped.”
She also believes that the breathing exercises are beneficial in her
struggle with dysautonomia, specifically in stabilizing her low blood
pressure.
Simply by integrating the breathing techniques into her daily routine,
Ariella not only breathes more comfortably, her fatigue and the functioning
of her autonom ic nervous system have improved. She describes the
breathing work as “incredibly simple, profound, and fundamen tal to health
and wellness.” She has been excited to share her discoveri es with her
healthcare providers and other people suffering with chronic disease—just
as I am excited to share them with you.
OceanofPDF.comICHAPTER ONE
A NEW APPROACH
PATRICK’S ST ORY
n 1998, my life changed forever when I discovered how the poor
breathing habits I had developed in early childhood were affecting my
body and my quality of life. I was constantly tired, suffering from sleep
disorders and respiratory problems, and taking ever-increasing quantities of
medication to try to control my asthma. Then I stumbled across the work of
the Russian doctor Konstantin Buteyko, and after I made a few changes to
my breathing, my symptoms dramatically improved in just a few short
weeks. I learned firsthand how effective breathing reeducation can be. Over
the past 18 years, after becoming accredited by Doctor Buteyko  to teach his
method and working to develop my own program of training, I have
witnessed life-changing improvements to the health of thousands of
women, men, and children.
My story starts when I was a boy, growing up in the small village of
Dunboyne on the east coast of Ireland. From a young age, I suffered from
asthma, a persistent wheezing and tightness of the chest. My nose was
always blocked, so I got into the habit of breathing through my mouth,
causing me to snore at night. Sometimes, I even held my breath during my
sleep, a potentially dangerous condition known as obstructive sleep apnea.
From the age of 14 until my early twenties, I felt constantly exhausted, with
little ener gy to apply in school or university.
In 1994, I had an operation on my nose to relieve 15 years of nasal
issues. Howeve r, I received no postsur gery advice on the benefits of
breathing through my nose or how I might make the change. And so Icontinued to experience the same problems I’d had before the procedure,
including moderate to severe asthma, sleep-disordered breathing,
breathlessness, poor concentration, and high stress levels. My dysfunctional
breathing patterns were agitating my mind, resulting in excessive
overthinking, tension, and fatigue. Despite the countless hours I spent
studying, my grades remained just about average. As my conditi ons became
worse, my asthma medicati ons were increased to the point of
hospitalization. By my twenties, I was desperate for help.
As chan ce woul d have it, my solution was right around the corner. In
1998, I happened to read an article in an Irish newspaper about the work of
Doctor Buteyko. At the time, his discovery (later known as the Buteyko
method) was relatively new to the Western world. I tried an exercise meant
to decon gest my nose just by holding my breath. I was so amazed that this
simple method worked that I switched to nasal breathing full time. I also
worked to slow my breathing to help normalize the volume of air I was
taking into my lungs. Within a day or two of paying just a little more
attention to how I was breathing, my energy improved, the tension in my
head eased, and for the first time in my life, my breathing was easier.
During that first week, I experienced what it was like to have a good night’ s
sleep and wake up feeling energized. For the first time in years, I didn’ t
have to drag myself out of bed in the morning and spend hours trying to
come round.
The huge improvements to my health, energy, and well-being that I felt
in such a short time compelled me to learn more about the method, change
my career, and train to teach the Buteyko method to others.  In 2002, I
received accreditation from Dr. Konstantin Buteyko. Since then, my life has
changed for the better in countless ways.
I am now 48 years old. My well-being, focus, and quality of life are
immeasurably superior to those of my 16-year -old self. I have brought
about massive positive change s in my life simply by learning how to
reverse the poor breathing habits I had developed unwittingly in earlier
years. Now I hope to share the same information with you.
A NEW APPROACHThe practice of breath control for health and spiritual progression has been
around for millennia in Eastern cultures. For instance, the yogic  practice of
Pranayama  is an ancient method of exercising the breath, primarily to vary
its speed. It involves things like alternate nostril breathing,  abdominal
breathing, forceful breathing, and chanting. However, even among yoga
practitioners, it is considered, in some of its manifestations, to be an
advanced technique.
The methods in this book, whic h do have a few things in comm on with
yogic breathing, are backed up by decades of scientific resear ch that will
help you unders tand why they work and how to use them. These methods
are immediately  accessible, take a short time to learn, incorp orate easily
into your daily routine, whatev er your current level of fitness, and will
provide you with the tools to continue improving your health for the rest of
your life.
THE TWO PILLARS
The Oxygen Advantage consists of two pillars of breathing—functional
breathing pattern training, designed to improve day-to-day breathing, and
powerful breath-hold exercises that simulate high-altitude training.
FUNCTIONAL BREA THING P ATTERN TRAINING
Functional breathing helps improve your quality of focus, concentration,
posture, and sleep; support the spine; reduce anxiety; and take the hard
work out of breathing. It can help you move better, with less risk of injury
in sports and day-to-day tasks such as lifting and carrying your child. It can
also reduce the onset and durat ion of breathlessness and exercise-induced
asthma (bronch oconstriction). Physiologically, it results in long-term
improvements to blood circulation, dilation of the upper airways (nose) and
lungs, and oxygen delivery to the cells, optimizing important connections
between the respiratory system, heart, and blood pressure.
What we’re talking about here is retraining functional breathing habits
for daily life. You may have learned breathing exercises in a yoga class,
with a personal trainer, or on YouTube. You may have experienced goodresults, then promptly forgotte n about your breathing the minute you
stepped outside the studio or gym. Sometimes, we aren’ t given the context
to carry on those exercises as part of a daily routine. In this book, we’ll look
at that context—how your breathing affects your health and how to use that
knowledge to feel better. Every day.
BREA TH-HOLD EXERCISES
High altitude training involves lower air oxygen levels. This causes bodily
adaptations to provide a natural advantage when exercising at lower
altitudes. By using breath-hold exercises, it is possible to replica te the lower
pressure of oxygen while residing at sea level.
Training in this way can produc e better aerobic and anaerobic capacity
in most athletes


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10 Join a public speaking group.
11 Sit in silence. Start with 15 minutes and gradually increase the time.12 Express how you are feeling to your friend/partner and ask for feedback.
“What did you hear me say? Tell me what you heard me say.”
13 If you feel that you do not know who you are or what your truth is, take
time away from friends and family to ‘find yourself ’.
14 Buy a notebook and use it to record your feelings and emotions.
15 If you need to express something to somebody but feel unable to do so,
write it in a letter. You can then choose to send it or destroy it.
16 Experience a session in a flotation tank.
17 Enrol in a course in non-violent communication.
18 Explore inner -child communication.
19 Sit or lie somewhere and focus on the sounds around you. Try and hear
every single sound within earshot.
20 Carry or wear one of the crystals listed at the beginning of this chapter.
21 Bring the colour of this chakra into your life.
22 Chant the mantra for this chakra out loud.
23 Listen to the solfeggio frequency for this chakra.
24 Use the recommended oils for balancing this chakra.
Affirmations
It’s okay to speak my truth.
I express my feelings clearly.
My thoughts and opinions are valuable.
I am a creative person and it is safe to create.Healing Guided Meditation for Fifth Chakra
Sit comfortably on a chair with the spine upright. Close your eyes. Observe
the feelings and sensations in your head, throat and upper body.
Then chant OM (AUM) 3 times. Make each AUM nice and long.
(To chant AUM you start with the mouth open and say AH – it rhymes with
car. As your mouth starts to close the AH changes to UH – rhymes with
ugh. When your mouth closes the sound changes to MMMMmmmmmmm.)
Now observe the feelings and sensations in your head, throat and upper
body. Keep your face relaxed whilst you observe. Be aware of any subtle
changes.
Repeat up to eleven times. (33 AUM’ s in total.)
When you have finished omming place your feet firmly on the floor. Feel
them in close contact with the ground. Breathe in through your nose and as
you breathe out mentally send the ener gy down into the ground through
your feet. Do this three times.
OceanofPDF.comChapter 7
The Sixth Chakra
Location: On the centre of the forehead slightly above the level of the
eyebrows
The Sanskrit name: AJNA  (pronounced aj-nuh) Also known as: Third eye,
Brow chakra
The colour related to this chakra: Indigo
Number of lotus petals: 2
Mantra: Om (Aum)
Yantra 2 lotus petals (see cover) Gland: Pituitary
Element: None Body: Soul Note: A
Solfeggio Frequency: 852 Hz
Sense: Clairvoyance
Yoga Posture: Alternate nostril breathing
Essential Oils: Juniper, peppermint, rosemary, geranium Crystals: Sapphire,
Quartz Crystal, Amethyst, Sodalite, Azurite Rules: The brain, nervous
system, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, forehead, temples
Physical problems related to this chakra include: Glaucoma, headaches,
migraines, visual disturbances, catarrh, mental illness, sinus problems, ear
problems, issues with the lymphatic and endocrine system, hormonal
imbalances, insomnia, facial nerve problems, nightmares, brain tumours,
neurological disturbances, seizures.Key Words: Intuition, imagination
What Are Its Functions?
This is the sixth chakra and it relates to sixth sense. Sometimes known as
the third eye, this chakra, when balanced and open, sees the unseen worlds
as opposed to the physical eyes which see the physical world. When this
chakra is functioning well you are able to tune into your Higher Self, the
spiritual part of you. You are so strongly intuitive that you just know things
without having to be told. You can see your life path clearly and are able to
think and plan ahead to allow your life purpose to manifest. You’re not
attached to the material universe as you know that it is transitory. You have
no fear of death as you understand that death is simply a transition.
A well-balanced sixth chakra guides you towards making decisions that are
good for your soul. Decisions that are made using only the mind and not the
intuition can lead you away from your spirituality.
You may experience telepathy, clairaudience, visions, déjà vu, precognition
and other psychic phenomena. Memories of past lives can spontaneously
arise.
An Imbalanced Sixth Chakra
If your sixth chakra is under functioning you completely block anything
that cannot be seen and felt. To you, reason and intel- lectual ar gument are
the only valid ones and you only accept logic as truth. You block anything
that cannot be scientifically proven and in doing so you block your
spirituality. You probably don’ t remember your dreams or you might even
say that you don’ t dream at all. You have dif ficulty seeing where you are
heading in life. You lack imagination. You are afraid of success and feel as
if you have nothing of value to contribute to the world.
If it is imbalanced the other way so that it is over functioning you can lose
sense of reality. Your imagination can become overactive to the point of
being delusional. You could suf fer from regular nightmares and headaches.
You may have dif ficulty concentrating which leads to muddled thinking,and this will be reflected in your life as a sense of disorder. You are likely to
have great dif ficulty in planning ahead. You might have dif ficulty
discerning between imagination and reality. Others might accuse you of
living in a dream world.
Obsessiveness in all of its forms is linked to this chakra, the classic example
being the religious fanatic who tries to force their beliefs on other people.
Major  Imbalance
Major imbalances in the sixth chakra can lead to schizophrenia and other
serious mental illnesses. These conditions need profes- sional help.
Ian’s Story
Ian grew up in a family where business achievements were seen as proof of
a successful man. Ian was a Pisces, a sensitive and psychic child who spent
his early years playing with an imaginary playmate. His parents sent him to
a renowned fee- paying school to ensure that he made it to a top university
to study law as his father had done. Ian loved music and dreamed of
becoming a pianist or a guitarist. He was slow to learn at school and had
difficulty concentrating. At the age of 1 1 he was diagnosed with myopia and
started wearing glasses. From the age of 12 onwards his evenings were
spent at the dining room table with an after -school tutor, cramming for
exams. Despite the extra tuition he failed to get into university so his father
helped to set him up in business as an estate agent.
In his late 20s Ian began suf fering from debilitating migraines. By the time
he was approaching his 40th birthday his migraines had become so bad that
he regularly ended up spending days in bed. As he was self-employed, his
business began to suf fer and in the end he went bankrupt. He lost his home
and his wife left him, calling him a failure. He then suf fered a mental
breakdown and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital.
Ian’s HealingThere is no denying that Ian had a massive mid-life crisis. It was only when
he looked back at this crisis that he realised it had been a blessing in
disguise. He realised that for 40 years he had been living a lie. He had not
been true to himself. He had ignored his inner voice, his intuition. The
breakdown was a break- through. Although at first he was very angry to
think that his life had been directed by his parents, through counselling he
gradually came to understand that at a soul level he had chosen this path
and that he was responsible for the life he had created. Only he could
change his life.
He is currently involved in establishing a community-owned musician’ s
café. He has visions of incorporating a recording studio and a live stage set-
up where musicians young and old can congregate, arrange to meet, make
contact with each other and perform. Ian hopes to join them on stage at
some time in the future as he is currently learning to play the piano. He is
showing a natural talent as a jazz pianist.
Sue’s Story
Sue’s daughter Terri was 17 years old. She was going out with a boyfriend
who had a motorbike. Terri told her parents she was going on a camping
holiday with him. Sue had a strong feeling of danger and begged her not to
go. Terri’s father told Sue that she needed to “let go of the reins”, and allow
her daughter to grow up. In the end Sue relented, Terri went on holiday and
was involved in an accident in which she lost her leg below the knee. Sue
was distraught and blamed herself for not trusting her intuition enough to
stop her daughter from going. She began having dreadful nightmares and
slowly slipped into clinical depression.
Sue’s Healing
It was her doctor who suggested to Sue that she take up yoga to calm her
nerves. Through yoga practise and living the yoga teachings, Sue gradually
came to realise that


 realization is slowly filtering through the muddled
minds of some of the doctors, which gives us some hope.  Dr. Patrick Meenan  shows us
that he is getting a little closer to the correct understanding when he says: "The
fundamental difficulty is to know how far experimental findings can be applied to
natural infection in man. What is the relation between the disease in animals produced
by large doses of laboratory adapted strains and that in man produced by small doses of
naturally occurring virus? Is the pathogenesis of poliomyelitis in man the same as in the
chimpanzee?"
Dr. E. R. Krumbiegel,  City Health Commissioner of Milwaukee, Wisc.
reported (Sentinal, May 24, 1955) that these tests on monkeys "do not rule out the
possibility that small amounts of weakened polio virus which will not infect monkey
tissues, may still be able to multiply in human tissues... Monkey tissues are not
necessarily comparable to human tissues in this respect. This is exemplified by the fact
that the amount of inactivated virus necessary to produce a good polio response in
humans is far less than that needed in monkeys, and far less in monkeys than in mice."
These two doctors are still floundering around in the delusion of "virus causation" but
they are discovering the fallacies and in time will probably emerge into the light. When
they inject some of the putrefied protein which they call  virus vaccine, into people it
takes less of it to produce toxic poisoning and paralysis than it does in animals. This is
not because man’s reaction to germs or viruses is any different from that of animals; it is
because man is already on the border-line of  toxemia because of the incompatible foods
and poisons he uses, while the animals that live out in nature and eat unprocessed foods
are strong and more resistant to poisons.
Dr. Alfred Byrne,  in a scathing criticism of the Salk vaccine, in the  Spectator for July 22,
1955, stated: "It is known that the monkey test for the virus is so crude as to constitute a
source of danger as it will not always, by any means, differentiate between the presence
of no live virus and live virus present in small amounts." He recognized the potential hazards to be so apparent that he considered it remarkable that there were not
considerably more deaths and paralysis from the Salk vaccine. He wrote: "The deaths
might have been multiplied ten or a hundred-fold."
If the complete records were made public we would all be surprised to find that there are
so many more Salk casualties than have been reported.
WHAT DOES THE "SALK" IMMUNITY MEAN?
The U.S. News and World Report  (May 13, 1955) in an -article on "Better Polio Vaccine
in Sight" states: "The Salk vaccine, admittedly, offers only limited protection, though its
developer believes it can be improved over the 60 to 90 per cent effectiveness shown by
the trials last summer."
There is a wide margin between 60 and 90 per cent. Would any employer hire a worker
who made mistakes 40% of the time and never improved over 90%? Would anyone run
his business with such haphazard results? Yet the parents are urged to trust the lives of
their children in the hands of "Salk serum shooters" whose most optimistic promise is
for only 60 to 90 per cent protection.  This is no protection at all.  The protection among
the unvaccinated is far higher than that. This means that out of every 100 who are
vaccinated with the Salk vaccine, 10 can be expected to get polio. For the general
unvaccinated population only one person in 4,000 (in U.S.) is likely to get polio and
only one in 11,000 in England.
ARE DR. SALK’S FIGURES ON EFFECTIVENESS ACCURATE?
How were the percentages of effectiveness arrived at?
An article in LIFE magazine (April 25,) stated: "Although the test had beer carried out
in 44 states, the most dependable results came from 11 in which 200,745 children
received three vaccine shots and 201,229 got dummy shots to serve as a yardstick for the
vaccine’s effectiveness. Ten vaccinated and 68 unvaccinated children caught laboratory
confirmed cases of polio. This indicated (to them) that the vaccine was more than 80%
effective."
It is apparent that this is not in any sense a true measurement of the effective ness of the
vaccine. In the first place, if 44 states were tested why were the figures used in only 11
of them. The statement that they were more  dependable no doubt, means that they were
the only ones that were not too extremely condemnatory. I f only the most favorable
figures are used in a test the estimate is not accurate. In the second place, the  dummy
shots of colored water are not a fair "yardstick" because injection of anything at all even
distilled water is harmful and often fatal. What was the  coloring matter that was added to
the dummy shots? Was it carbolic acid or mercurochome or was it food coloring which
is a coal tar derivative and condemned as a poison by the Food and Drug
Administration?There was a high percentage of polio among the children vaccinated with the colored
water. Six times more polio was caused by these dummy shots than by the vaccine. This
certainly cannot be accepted by any sane person as a fair test of the effectiveness of any
vaccine. The colored water plus the Salk vaccine produced far more polio and death per
population than we have among the un-vaccinated masses. All this showed up in spite of
their own "hand picked" records in which only the favorable reports were publicized.
The Francis Report (statistics of the Salk experiment) upon which the effectiveness was
based showed that the Salk vaccine seemed to protect against the  paralytic form of polio
in only 30% of the cases—on the average. According to that, 70% of those vaccinated
could be subject to the worst paralytic form of polio. On the other hand only one person
in 4,571 (in U.S.) gets polio without the vaccine.
It was never proved that the  vaccine gave even the 30% protection. That was merely
assumed from the faulty experiments and the "manipulated" figures. For instance (Salk
Story by Bayly p14), "No case was considered as immunized unless it had received two
shots of the vaccine. This means that a child developing poliomyelitis after the first
inoculation and before the second one would automatically be placed in the uninoculated
class," and would not be counted as a Salk vaccine casualty even though he died of the
"shot". This probably accounts for the comparatively few deaths that were reported as a
result of the experiment.  This would also invalidate all the conclusions drawn from the
figures.
Dr. Salk is reported to have said that "children vaccinated last year should be given
booster inoculations this year." If the full course of shots failed last year how can they
expect some more of the same  failure mechanism  to do any better this year?
OTHER CAUSES OF POLIO
Although vaccination is one of the quickest and surest ways of getting polio because
poisons are injected directly into the unprotected blood stream, there are a number of
other causes that should not be overlooked. Some of the most common of these are listed
below and discussed briefly in this section:
1—Carbohydrates: Sugar  products such as ice cream, soft drinks, desserts, etc.
Denatured products such as  white flour, alcoholics,  etc.
2—Cola beverages that contain drugs and sugar.
3—Poison sprays on foods, poison preservatives in foods, etc.
4—Operations of all kinds, especially removal of tonsils.
5—Fatigue and all other practices that deplete the vital energy.
6—Negative emotions  that generate internal poisons.
7—Interference of any kind that impedes circulation or normal functioning.
F ATIGUE is claimed, by the "virus fans," to lower the energy and let the  viruses
attack. Viruses have nothing to do with the cause of polio but fatigue does in that it generates certain by-products of metabolism that can result in paralysis under certain
conditions.
"According to Professor A.V. Hill, an English physiologist, the direct cause of the
fatigue resulting from muscular effort is the accumulation of  lactic acid, the source of
which is glycogen. The body stores up carbohydrates in the form of glycogen or liver
starch, which is used up during muscular activity. The excessive accumulation of lactic
acid in the blood is the result of an insufficient intake of oxygen by the system. If the
iron and sodium contents of the blood are below normal, due to faulty diet, both the
absorption of oxygen and the discharge of  carbonic acid are diminished, l actic acid then
accumulates in the muscles; the latter subsequently stiffen and fail to function —the sign
of fatigue.
"It is therefore of great importance for athletes and for those who are subjected to
muscular strain, to maintain a high degree of alkalinity of the blood by avoiding as much
as possible, highly acid-forming foods such as meat, eggs, legumes, breads, fried foods
etc., and by consuming an adequate


carbohydrates—not primarily ofproteins andfats
asarecommonly consumed inconventional nonvegetarian (and some lacto- andlacto-
ovo vegetarian) diets.
Themuscles usetheglycogen present inthemuscle cells andglucose intheblood-
stream. However,glycogen from themuscles ismore efficiently used than glucose be-
cause thebreakdown ofglycogen forusedoes notrequire energyinput atthetime,
whereas acertain amount ofenergyisused tobring theblood sugar intothemetabolic
system ofthemuscles. (Itdoes require energytobuild uptheglycogen supply inthefirst
place, but this happens during periods of rest when plenty of ener gy is available.)
Ifadiet high incarbohydrates isnotconsumed, tremendous muscular exertion
over long periods and/orextreme andprolonged stress (asbeing stranded forweeks in
Antarctica) canresult inaccelerated breakdown ofbody protein andstored body fat.The
protein breakdown isevidenced byanincreased excretion ofnitrogen intheurine, and
thefatbreakdown isevidenced byariseinthelevel ofketone bodies intheurine andin
the blood. The blood sugar level is simultaneously lower.
Thebody works much more efficiently from carbohydrate intake than from broken-
down body protein andfatsbecause protein andfatmolecules, when used asfuel, yield
lessthan their total caloric value intheform themuscles canuse.Theremaining portion
isused fortheconversion ofthese molecules into suitable fuel. This conversion takes
place intheliver andadipose tissue, which supply thebody’ sorgans with fuelviathe
bloodstream.
Thefactthatthebody canandwillusebody fatsandproteins when thesupply and
stores ofblood sugar andglycogen arenotgreat enough tomeet thedemand forenergy
exemplifies twofacts: 1)Theorganism isprovident. Ithasmany back-up arrangements
forsurvival inemer gency situations when sufficient carbohydrates arenotavailable. 2)
Anappropriate balance between supplying body needs (such asrestandcarbohydrates)
andexpending energy(muscular,nervous orother) should bestrived fortoattain opti-
mum health and well-being.
Ithasbeen found thatpeople who areaccustomed todoing prolonged orstrenuous
work have largerstores ofglycogen (and ofphosphate esters) intheir muscles than those
notaccustomed tomuch physical activity.Itis,therefore, beneficial todoregular vig-
orous exercise toincrease ourstorage ofmuscle glycogen. Wewillthen beprepared to
expend energyforlonger andmore strenuous exercise—whether itbeinanemergency
or in pursuing pleasure.
7.3.4 Carbohydrates Supposedly Spare Proteins
Physiology textbooks refer tothisso-called roleorfunction ofcarbohydrate inthe
body as“itsprotein-sparing action.” However,itisincorrect toattribute action (other
than chemical action) tocarbohydrates orother inanimate substances. Besides, “sparing
protein” isnotafunction orroleofcarbohydrates atall.Carbohydrates simply furnish
our fuel or ener gy needs—and nothing more.
What isbeing saidinthetextbooks isthatproteins consumed willbeused fortissue
building andmaintenance rather than being used asanemer gency source ofenergy as
long asthecarbohydrate intake issufficient. This istrue, butitisonly another way of
saying thatcarbohydrates aretheprimary andmost efficient source ofenergy orfuelandthatitisbestnottotrytomeet ourfuelneeds from proteins. Itisstating thetruefactthat
carbohydrates, not proteins, supply our primary nutrient needs.
“Sparing proteins” isnotaseparate anddistinct function orroleofcarbohydrates any
more than preventing scurvy isaseparate anddistinct function ofvitamin Cinthebody.
Vitamin Csupplies body needs, butitsrole isnotprevention ofscurvy orofanything
else. Viewing nutrients aspreventative agents ofdiseases isanother way ofsaying that
diseases arenormal, thatthey areaninevitable partoflifethatwillandmust occur unless
prevented bytheproper nutrients. That isabackwards way ofviewing health—it’ sthe
disease approach, orthemedical approach. Justasgood things happen tousifwethink
positive thoughts andvisualize success, harmony,etc., good health willexist aslong as
welivehealthfully—and thatincludes consuming thecorrect amounts ofthefoods to
which we were biologically adapted in nature to eat.
Inshort, theso-called “protein-sparing action” ofcarbohydrates isnotonly notan
action, butsparing proteins isnotadistinct role ofcarbohydrates separate from their
energy-providing role.
7.3.5 Carbohydrates Supposedly Supply “Dietary Fiber”
“Dietary fiber” isafairly new term coined todescribe thecellulose inside plant cells.
Cellulose isknown tobeindigestible byhumans, though itisdigested andused foren-
ergy byherbivores. Theclaims made about “the beneficial roleofdietary fiber inpre-
venting diseases” aresopopular andsowidely made thatthey arepractically accepted
asfact. However,cellulose, though infactacarbohydrate because itisutilized assuch
byherbivores, does notserve theroleofacarbohydrate inhuman physiology.Because it
cannot bedigested andutilized byhumans, itcannot provide uswith energy—and pro-
viding ener gy is the only role of carbohydrates in human nutrition.
Theabove statements may come asasurprise tomost readers—but read onandwe’ll
clarify further.
Ithasbeen observed thatcertain so-called primitive tribes inAfrica andelsewhere
who consume diets high infiber arelesslikely todevelop certain colon diseases and
metabolic disorders than their kinsmen who liveinurban areas andeatlow-fiber foods
similar tothose consumed inso-called developed countries. Based onthehigh corre-
lation between low-fiber diets andhuman gastrointestinal diseases, many hospitals and
clinics have changed their dietary management ofdiverticulosis. They areexperiencing
good results with a diet containing more instead of less cellulose.
Wedonotdeny thathigh-fiber diets aremore wholesome asarulethan low-fiber di-
ets,nordowedeny thefactthatpeople who consume diets closer tonature andtherefore
higher infiber (cellulose) have fewer gastrointestinal diseases andalower rateofbowel
cancer.What weargueagainst isthethinking thatthefiber itself isprimarily responsible
for the prevention of these diseases and disorders.
Since cellulose isindigestible, itcannot beutilized bythebody asanutrient. Itis
simply passed through with theother wastes. Itspresence orabsence inthefeces isin-
significant. What issignificant ishow much andwhat kinds oftoxins arethere (and else-
where). The ingestion oftoomany toxins from allsources, aswell astheretention of
toxic wastes produced within thebody,results indiseases. Thepresence orabsence of
indigestible plant fibers does not prevent or cause diseases.
Processed, highly-refined, so-called foods (they docontain carbohydrates) donot
deserve thelabel foods because they arenotwhole foods.Parts ofprocessed foods are
missing—they were removed intentionally intherefining process. (Fiber [cellulose] is
oneofthose missing parts.) This makes them incomplete orfragmented foods. Eating
fragmented foods results in problems in the body. Therefore, they should not be eaten.
Refined sugar andproducts containing refined sugar,aswell asrefined flour prod-
ucts, arethemost salient examples ofprocessed food fragments thatproduce toxic ef-
fects inthebody.Being devoid ofvitamins andminerals intheir natural form (theonlyform they canbeused in),these products arelikedrugs within thebody.Inaddition,
calcium andother minerals, aswell asBvitamins, must beutilized bythebody tome-
tabolize refined products. Because therefined products aredevoid ofnutrients except
carbohydrates, calcium is taken from the bones.
Most “civilized” diets contain cooked foods, foods notnormal tohumans, refined
andprocessed foods anddrugs andmedications. Refined sugar,flours, white riceand
processed cereals aresome oftheworst culprits, butthere aremany,many more sources
oftoxins inthediet. Also, incompatible food combinations result intheproduction of
toxins inthestomach andelsewhere inthedigestive tract, andthese toxins alsocontrib-
ute to gastrointestinal disturbances and diseases.
Much more could besaid about thesources oftoxins within thebody thatresult in
disease, butthishasbeen discussed inprevious lessons andwillalsobefurther discussed
infuture lessons. Fornow,itissufficient forustoexplain thatlow-fiber diets noton-
lylack thenatural cellulose which should beleftintact inthewhole food, butthey also
contain orgive risetoahost oftoxins thatresult indisease conditions. Itisnotthelack


 atonesit-
ting. Itisamistake toassume, however,thatthebody candigest andassimilate every-
thing that passes between ourteeth, orthat foods doing noimmediate harm will not
eventually cause problems.
Consequently,most ofwhat man eatsisfornaught, because much ofthefood eaten
bytheaverage human being istotally unsuitable forhisdigestive physiology.Ifwewant
tounderstand what foods areappropriate forman toeat,wemust first understand the
physiology ofdigestion andassimilation. Weneed toknow how ourbody actsupon the
food weeat.When weunderstand theprinciples ofnutritional physiology,wecanthen
determine the natural diet for man.
20.1.1 What is Nutrition?
Dr.Herbert M.Shelton gives usthisdefinition ofnutrition: “Itisthesum ofall
processes bywhich rawmaterials (foodstuf fs)aretransformed intoliving structure and
prepared for use by the body.”
Nooneunderstands these processes completely.Thetransformation ofanapple, for
example, intothecells thatmake upthebrain, blood andbone isanevent thatdefies sci-
entific duplication. Thechanging offood intotheperson thatisyoucould beconsidered
a miracle—yet it is a miracle that happens repeatedly throughout every day.
Wecanfollow food through thebody asitunder goes processing bythedigestive
organs. Wecangive names tothevarious enzyme interactions andtothecatalysts that
accompany food absorption. Wecannot, however,tellyouhow thelifeforce present in
afruit becomes partofthelifeforce thatpropels your body orawakens your conscious-
ness. These arethelimitations ofthescience ofnutritional physiology,andwemust keep
our discussion within the scope of these boundaries.
From apurely physiological point ofview,nutrition canbedescribed bythemechan-
icalandchemical actions ofthebody upon thefood ingested. Notice thatthebody is
active and food is passive; the body acts upon food—food does not act upon the body.
AsDr.Herbert M.Shelton states: “Food isinert substance and, therefore, hasno
power tomake living organisms. Itcannot act,butisacted upon. Theliving organism
uses what itcanofthefood consumed andrejects therest. Aparticular food may be
good, but to feed more of it than can be utilized...is worse than useless.”Theidea thatfoods have inthemselves nopower toactupon thebody distinguishes
Life Science andNatural Hygiene from other traditional schools ofnutrition. Many nu-
tritionists stillbelieve in“food therapy”—that is,thatcertain foods canperform specific
actions upon thebody toeffectacure ortreatment. Life Science decrees thatthere are
no“cures,” whether they beintheform ofmedicines, herbs, foods orjuices; instead, the
body isaself-healing mechanism. Hopefully,bystudying thephysiology ofnutrition,
you will be able to see the fallacy of regarding foods as active healing agents.
Nutrition isthephysiological processes thebody conducts asittransforms food into
material foritsown growth andmaintenance. This lesson discusses these processes in
theorder thatthey occur inthebody asfood isappropriated, digested, assimilated and
finally eliminated from the body.
20.2. The Journey Of Food
20.2.1 The Appropriation of Food
20.2.2 Olfactory Cues
20.2.3 Alimentation: From the Mouth to the Stomach
20.2.4 The Mouth
20.2.5 From Mouth to Stomach
20.2.6 The Stomach
20.2.7 The Small Intestine
20.2.8 The Lar ge Intestine or Colon
Food enters thebody through themouth andexits through theanus. Inbetween, it
undergoes digestion (from themouth tothestomach), absorption (from thestomach to
thesmall intestines), andelimination (from thelargeintestine, orcolon, totheanus). In
most cases, these three stages offood processing take place inatotal ofabout twenty-
four hours inarelatively healthy individual. This journey takes place inwhat isonthe
average over fifteen feet of a single connected tube from the mouth to the anus.
This fifteen feetofelasticized tubing (which includes theesophagus, stomach and
intestines) issaid tobecontinuous with theoutside environment. That is,there isone
entrance from theoutside world tothefood tube (themouth) andoneexit(theanus) with
no other outlet inside the body proper.
Food inthistube (usually called thegastrointestinal tract) istechnically considered
tobeoutside thebody.Asfood passes through thistube, itmay bepartially absorbed by
thebody.Atanytime, thefood itself may berushed back outthrough themouth (vom-
iting) or quickly expelled through the anus (diarrhea).
This isthereason thatman canseemingly eatanything. Hisdigestive-absorptive-
eliminative tract, ortube, actually holds theingested food outside ofthebody proper.If
ahealthy person should eatharmful foods, they may becarried through thebody tothe
nearest exit without actually being absorbed or entering into the body from this tube.
However,many individuals, through years ofimproper eating, have degraded the
natural power ofthebody toexpel unsuitable foods. Consequently,thebody gradually
starts toabsorb noxious substances from foods which ahealthy organism would reject
outright.
Consider thisexample: Ifayoung infant isgiven aswallow ofstrong coffee,heor
shewill probably vomit itback uporexperience immediate diarrhea. This isbecause
thegastrointestinal tract ofayoung child isstillsensitive andstrong enough toactively
inhibit such substances from entering the body.
People who have been vegetarians forseveral months willoften experience thisre-
action ifthey,should attempt toeatmeat again. Ahealthy body willtrytoprotect itself
from harmful non-food items.Thegastrointestinal tube isthepathway allfood must follow initsprocess ofdiges-
tion andassimilation. What occurs along thispath isdiscussed inthenext sections of
this lesson.
20.2.1 The Appropriation of Food
Appropriation isthemaking ofsomething intoone’sown. Appropriating foods, then,
istheactoftaking food intothebody.Thefirst step toward digestion andassimilation
offood isthephysical selection offood. This selection isguided primarily byvisual and
olfactory cues.
Ourfirst contact with food isvisual. Young children originally trytodiscover what
isgood toeatandwhat isnotbysticking everything within their field ofvision intotheir
mouths. Ifittastes good, itisfood andisswallowed. Ifnot,itisspitout.While effec-
tive, thisisnotthebestway tochoose food. Avariety ofitems such asrocks, dirt, loose
coins, andsoforth areoften swallowed bychildren intheir exploring quest forsuitable
food.
Gradually,thechild learns torecognize food items bysight. Anorange isorange
andisforeating, andabaseball iswhite andisforknocking over breakable items. Very
quickly,children learn torecognize food byvisual cues alone, andadults soon take this
aspect of food appropriation for granted.
Visual appearance offood isanimportant partofthedigestive process. People start
tosalivate atcolorful pictures offood dishes. Ifthefood ispretty andserved inavisu-
allypleasing manner theamount ofdigestive juices secreted isgreater than ifthefood
appears distasteful or if it is served in unpleasant surroundings.
Thevisual appeal ofanapple hanging onatreeinanorchard isevident; thatsame
apple stuck inthemouth ofaroasted pig,however,does notraise thesame expectations
in the eater.
Food thatissimply unfamiliar isoften automatically rejected. Some people refuse
toeatyellow tomatoes because they “look funny.”Thereby they may miss awonderful
taste sensation.
Allofthismay seem obvious, butitisoften overlooked inthephysiology ofnu-
trition. Thebody begins torespond immediately when food isplaced within thevisual
field. Ifthefood itself orthesurroundings within which itispresented areunappeal-
ing,then actual digestion andassimilation oftheblood willbeimpaired. If,ontheother
Hand, food is artfully presented in a visually pleasing manner, digestion is enhanced.
This does notmean thatalotofartifice should beused inpreparing food. Onthe
contrary,iffood isnaturally attractive, such asfruits orvegetables, then aminimum
of‘stage dressing’ isrequired. Notice thatadvertisements forsteaks andhambur gers
prominently feature salad with vegetables, their attractive colors ofred,green andyel-
lowtocontrast with thedistastefully brown orblack meat. Digestion, orlack ofit,be-
gins with the eyes.
20.2.2 Olfactory Cues
The nose isthenext organinvolved inth


 to the “food.”
Apoint toponder: Most ofthese chemicals aremade from coal andcrude oil.Re-
member those news spots ontelevision showing alltheseabirds, fishandclams which
died from ingesting crude oil from tanker spills?
Article #2: Cereals, Grain, Flour
Thebasic grains used worldwide arewheat, rice, oats, rye,barley,millet, corn. Grains
have been themainstay ofwhole populations—particularly riceandwheat. Thereason
forthisuniversal reliance ongrains istheease ofcultivation, theshort growing andma-
turing time andthefacility ofbulk transportation andstorage forlong periods oftime.
Grains used today aregenerally refined products andconstituted almost exclusively of
starch.Cereals andgrains, intheir whole grain drystate, may contribute beneficially tothe
dietofman. Butitmust bepointed outthateven intheir most complete state they are
notanecessary food andarequite inferior totruefoods forman—vegetables, fruits and
nuts.
Refined flour (made from anyofthegrains) isadevitalized substance notsuited
forhuman consumption. Infact, itcontributes tothegeneral degeneration ofthose who
consume it.Ithasbecome oneoftheprincipal items inthediets ofmodern men inthe
form ofbread, rolls, cakes, cookies, spaghetti, etc.There isnoway thatsuch devitalized
flour canbe‘revitalized,’ ‘enriched’ orinanyway improved bytheaddition ofelements
needed innutrition (vitamins, minerals, etc.). Itremains anonfood, pure starch, ofthe
worst order.Breads andpastries asthe“staple” ofthediets ofmodern lifearethesource
of much of the physical distress of man.
Cereals intheform tobesoaked andcooked andtheroasted flaked cereals incom-
mon usetoday areproduced from denatured grains andareatrue curse tomankind.
These devitalized substances, further adulterated with sugar,salt, preservatives, chemi-
cals, coloring andartificial flavoring, arecontributing totherapid proliferation ofdis-
ease among modern man.
Cereals andcereal products (starches) areamong themost difficult substances todi-
gest when eaten alone. When eaten incombination with protein, theresults aredisas-
trous, resulting in extreme fermentation, gas, acids and intoxication.
Cereal starches require about 10times longer todigest than dopotato starches—the
longer the digestion period, the more the fermentation.
Cereals, grains andallconcentrated starch foods areunwholesome forhuman con-
sumption and should be carefully omitted from any health-promoting diet.Lesson 32 - Why We Should Not Eat Meat
32.1. The Principle Hygienic Concern Is Optimal Health
32.2. The Best Fuel For The Human Body
32.3. Flesh Foods Cause Degenerative Disease
32.4. V egetarianism Is Receiving More Attention
32.5. The Evidence Is Mounting
32.6. Modern Methods Accentuate Risks
32.7. Eating Low On The Food Chain
32.8. Meat-Based Diet Presents Complex And Grave Nutritional Problems
32.9. A Healthful Diet W ithout Meat
32.10. V itamin-B12
32.11. Recap
32.12. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Osteoporosis: The Key T o Aging by Robin Hur
Article #2: V egetarian Mother ’s Milk Safer
Article #3: Booklet Review - Meat And The V egetarian Concept, Part I
Article #4: Booklet Review - Meat And The V egetarian Concept, Part II
Article #5: Scientific V egetarian Nutrition
Article #6: What’ s Wrong W ith Y our T -Bone Steak? by Alvin E. Adams, M.D.
Article #7:Fishitarian OrVegetarian? The Difference Might BeFatal! byBob
Pinkus
Article #8: The Facts About V itamin B12 by Robin Hur
Article #9: W olf! W olf! by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #10: The V itamin B12 Hoax by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #11:It’sALie! Vegans AreNotLacking InVitamin B12 byV.V.Vetrano,
B.S., D.C.
Article #12: A Normal Source of V itamin B12 by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #13: W ell! Y ou W anted to Know! by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C
Article #14: Case History: How WeSuddenly Became Vegetarians byArthur S.Har-
ris, Jr.
Article #15: Dark Humor: Rigor Mortis ontheDinner Plate byColeman McCarthy
Washington Post
32.1. The Principle Hygienic Concern Is Optimal Health
Inthestudy ofNatural Hygiene, weareconcerned primarily with lifestyle andeating
patterns which willresult inoptimal health andlongevity.Much hasbeen written about
the“Vegetarian Alternative,” andthemany reasons foravoiding theconsumption of
meat—all flesh foods: beef, veal, lamb, poultry andfish. Such reasons runthegamut
from compassion andhumanitarianism, ethics andmorality,religion, aesthetics, ecolo-
gy, conservation of resources (land, water, ener gy, food), economics—and better health.
Inthislesson, wewillbeconcerned with theanatomical, physiological, pathological
andnutritional reasons foreliminating flesh foods from thehuman diet, andwhy optimal
health isnotpossible onameat-based diet. Wewilldiscuss thehealth problems thatcan
becaused bytheconsumption offlesh foods, andthevibrant health thatcanbeattained
(orregained) byadherence toHygienic principles ofliving andeating—without flesh
foods.
32.2. The Best Fuel For The Human Body
32.2.1 Plants Are The Source Of Food ElementsThehuman body canbemaintained onaconglomerate assortment offoods, orour
race would have long since vanished. Agasoline engine canoperate onkerosene, butit
will clog up, parts will wear out sooner, and its serviceable life will be greatly reduced.
Thehuman body willalso work best andlastlongest when fedthefuelintended for
man andonwhich hewillbestsurvive: rawfruits, rawvegetables, rawunsalted nuts and
seeds, andsprouted legumes andgrains. The biological equipment ofhumans issuch
thatthebody ismuch more capable ofobtaining complete andoptimal nutrition, without
threat or stress, from plant foods.
32.2.1 Plants Are The Source Of Food Elements
Itisafactthatallnutritive material isformed intheplant kingdom—animals have
thepower toappropriate butnever toform orcreate food elements. Plants cansynthe-
sizeamino acids from air,earth andwater,butanimals—including humans—are depen-
dent onplant protein, either directly byeating theplant, orindirectly byeating ananimal
which has eaten the plant.
Aplant-eater utilizes one-tenth oftheenergystored inhisfood—a meat-eater uti-
lizes from meat only one-hundredth oftheenergythatwasoriginally stored intheprima-
rysource, theplants. (Robert H.Dunn, M.D., M.P.H.,Director ofPreventive Medicine,
Washington Adventist Hospital, Introduction toMeat ontheMenu: Who Needs It?by
Raymond H. W oolsey, published 1974.)
Outoftheamino acids found inplant and/oranimal tissues used asfood, theliving
organism synthesizes thenumerous proteins needed bythecells andtissues ofitsown
body.There arenoamino acids inflesh thattheanimal didnotderive from theplant,
and that man cannot also derive from the plant.
Those who eatanimals getonly thenutritional elements which theanimals have ob-
tained from vegetation, andareofnecessity deteriorated with theimpurities. andputres-
cence invariably present in their blood and tissues.
When youeatfoods from theplant kingdom, youreceive theamino acids inideal
combinations with other substances which areessential tothefullutilization ofpro-
tein: carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, hormones—in addition tochlorophyll,
which only plants can supply.
Thebest sources ofconcentrated protein formany areraw,unsalted nuts andseeds.
Intherawstate, allenzymes areintact andtheamino acids arewholesomely alive and
unchanged. They contain allthevitamins, minerals, trace elements, carbohydrates, hor-
mones—and thelifeforce necessary forthehuman organism toproduce tissue andother
body constituents of the highest quality.
32.3. Flesh Foods Cause Degenerative Disease
32.3.1 Anatomical and Physiological Basis for Rejecting Flesh Foods
32.3.2 Morbid Results of Eating Flesh Foods
32.3.3 Can Y ou Face The Ugly T ruth About Meat?