 was to find the cause of
tooth decay which was established quite readily as being controlled directly by nutrition, it rapidly
became apparent that a chain of disturbances developed in these various primitive racial stocks
starting even in the first generation after the adoption of the modernized diet and rapidly increased
in severity with expressions quite constantly like the characteristic degenerative processes of our
modern civilization of America and Europe. While tooth decay has proved to be almost entirely a
matter of the nutrition of the individual at the time and prior to the activity of that disease, a group
of affections have expressed themselves in physical form. These have included facial and dental
arch changes which, heretofore, have been accounted for as results of admixtures of different racial
stocks. My investigations have revealed that these same divergencies from normal are reproduced
in all these various racial stocks while the blood is still pure. Indeed, these even develop in those
children of the family that are born after the parents adopted the modern nutrition.
    Applying these methods of study to our American families, we find readily that a considerable
percentage of our families show this same deterioration in the younger members. The percentage
of individuals so affected in our American communities in which I have made studies varies through
a wide range, usually between 25 per cent to 75 per cent. A certain percentage of this affected
group has not only these evidences of physical injury, but also personality disturbances, the most
common of which is a lower than normal mental efficiency and acuteness, chiefly observed as so-
called mental backwardness which includes the group of children in the schools who are unable to
keep up with their classmates. Their I.Q.'s are generally lower than normal and they readily
develop inferiority complexes growing out of their handicap. From this group or parallel with it a
certain percentage develop personality disturbances which have their expression largely in unsocial
traits. They include the delinquents who at this time are causing so much trouble and concern
because of evidence of increase in their numbers. This latter group has been accounted for largely
on the basis of some conditioning experience that developed after the child had reached an
impressionable age. My investigations are revealing a physical structural change and therefore, an
organic factor which precedes and underlies these conditioning influences of the environment. The
fact that a government survey has shown that 66 per cent of the delinquents who have been treated
in the best institutions and released as cured, later have developed their unsocial or criminal
tendencies, strongly emphasizes the urgent necessity that if preventive methods are to be applied
these must precede and forestall the primary injuries themselves.
    While it has been known that certain injuries were directly related to an inadequate nutrition of
the mother during the formative period of the child, my investigations are revealing evidence that
the problem goes back still further to defects in the germ plasms as contributed by the two parents.
These injuries, therefore, are related directly to the physical condition of one or of both of these
individuals prior to the time that conception took place.
    A very important phase of my investigations has been the obtaining of information from these
various primitive racial groups indicating that they were conscious that such injuries would occur if
the parents were not in excellent physical condition and nourishment. Indeed, in many groups I
found that the girls were not allowed to be married until after they had had a period of special
feeding. In some tribes a six months period of special nutrition was required before marriage. An
examination of their foods has disclosed special nutritional factors which are utilized for this
purpose.
    The scope of this work, accordingly, becomes of direct interest in many fields including the
various branches of the healing arts, particularly medicine and dentistry, and the social
organizations that are concerned with betterment of the racial stock. Similarly, the educational7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 9/250groups are concerned directly since, if we are to stem the tide by passing new information on to
the parents of the new generation, it must be done prior to the time the emergency shall arise. This
involves a system of education directed particularly to the high school age pupils.
    The data that are being presented in the following chapters suggest the need for reorientation in
many problems of our modern social organization. The forces involved in heredity have in general
been deemed to be so powerful as to be able to resist all impacts and changes in the environment.
These data will indicate that much that we have interpreted as being due to heredity is really the
result of intercepted heredity. While great emphasis has been placed on the influence of the
environment on the character of the individual, the body pattern has generally been supposed to
require a great number of impacts of a similar nature to alter the design. The brain has been
assumed to be similarly well organized in most individuals except that incidents in the life of the
individual such as disappointments, fright, etc., are largely responsible for disturbed behavior.
Normal brain functioning has not been thought of as being as biologic as digestion. The data
provided in the succeeding chapters indicate that associated with disturbances in the development
of the bones of the head, disturbances may at the same time occur in the development of the brain.
Such structural defects usually are not hereditary factors even though they appear in other
members of the family or parents. They are products of the environment rather than hereditary
units transmitted from the ancestry.
    In the light of these data important new emphasis is placed on the quality of the germ cells of the
two parents as well as on the environment provided by the mother. The new evidence indicates
that the paternal contribution may be an injured product and that the responsibility for defective
germ cells may have to be about equally divided between the father and mother. The blending of
races has been blamed for much of the distortion and defects in body form in our modern
generation. It will be seen that these face changes occur in all the pure blood races studied in even
the first generation, after the nutrition of the parents has been changed.
    The origin of personality and character appear in the light of the newer data to be biologic
products and to a much less degree than usually considered pure hereditary traits. Since these
various factors are biologic, being directly related to both the nutrition of the parents and to the
nutritional environment of the individuals in the formative and growth period any common
contributing factor such as food deficiencies due to soil depletion will be seen to produce
degeneration of the masses of people due to a common cause. Mass behavior therefore, in this
new light becomes the result of natural forces, the expression of which may not be modified by
propaganda but will require correction at the source. Nature has been at this process of building
human cultures through many millenniums and our culture has not only its own experience to draw
from but that of parallel races living today as well as those who lived in the past. This work,
accordingly, includes data that have been obtained from several of Nature's other biologic
experiments to throw light on the problems of our modern white civilization.
    In presenting the evidence I am utilizing photographs very liberally. A good illustration is said to
be equivalent to a thousand words of text. This is in keeping too with the recent trend in
journalism. The pictures are much more convincing than words can be, and since the text
challenges many of the current theories, the most conclusive evidence available is essential.
    Owing to the many requests received for slides or the loan of my negatives, provision is being
made for supplying a limited number of slides of the illustrations in either black and white or in
color. Slides of other subjects are available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 10/250Chapter 1
WHY SEEK WISDOM FROM PRIMITIVE PEOPLES
SOME of the primitive races have avoided certain of the life problems faced by modernized
groups and the methods and knowledge used by the primitive peoples are available to assist
modernized individuals in solving their problems. Many primitive races have made habitual use of
certain preventive measures in meeting crucial life problems.
    Search for controls among remnants of primitive racial stocks has been resorted to as a result of
failure to find them in our modernized groups or to find the controlling factors by applying
laboratory methods to the affected clinical material. Only the primitive groups have been able to
provide adequate normal controls.
    In the following chapters, I have presented descriptions of certain peoples and their
environments in primitive state, and, for comparative study, descriptions of members of the
primitive tribes who have been in contact with modernized white races. I have recorded the effects
of that contact as expressed in physical and character changes, and have given a survey of the
factors in the environment which have changed. It has been necessary to study in this way a wide
variety of primitive groups and physical environments. It will, accordingly, be advisable for the
reader to keep in mind the comparative effects of different altitudes, latitudes, temperatures and
races, and to note the similarity of the reactions of these primitive groups when contact is made
with our modern civilization. The purpose is to glean data that will be applicable for use in
correcting certain tragic expressions of our modern degeneration, including tooth decay, general
physical degeneration, and facial and dental-arch deformities, and character changes. These data
will be useful in preventing race decay and deformities, in establishing a higher resistance to
infective diseases, and in reducing the number of prenatal deficiency injuries. These latter


 those with relatively little change, and an intermediate
group. Subsequently, the intermediate group was subdivided into
a high-low group and a low-high group.
At the conclusion of the experiment, the groups selected by
the psychiatrists were compared with the groups selected by the
electro-metric investigator, who-it should be emphasized
knew nothing about the psychiatric diagnosis. Results of the
study showed clearly enough that the group consisting of those
markedly deviated from normal behaviour by psych ;atric ex
amination also showed a similar deviation in electro-metric ex
amination.
The low group, likewise, paralleled each other perfectly. But
in the intermediate group, as might be expected. there was con
siderable vuiation in both the psychiatric reports and in the
electro-metric readings. This, of course, is very interesting and it
86 J.' J
;:: ==
Specif ications of Hewlett-Packard D.C. Vacu um Tub e Volt meter Mod el 412A
recom mende d by Dr Burr to mea sure electro dynamic fields.
Voltmeter
Vo ltage Range: Positive and negative vol tages (rom 1
milli volt full scale to 1,000 volts full scale in thirteen
ranges.
Accura cy: ±1% of full scale on any range
I n put Resistance :
10 megohms ±1�o on 1 mY, 3 mY, and 10 mY ranges.
30 megohms ±1 % on 30 mV range.
100 megohms ±1% on 100 mY range.
200 megohms ±1 % on 300 mY range and above.
AC Rejection: A voltage at power line or twice power
line frequency 40 dB greater than full scale affects read ing
less than 1%. Peak voltage must not exceed 1,500 volts.
Voltagp.s and Currents:
Range
Xl
Xl0
Xl0 0
Xl000
Xl0K
Xl0 0K
X1 M
Xl0 M
Xl0 0M Open Circuit
Volts
10 mV
100 mV
1 V
1 V
1 V
1 V
1 V
1 V
1 V
Photo courtesy Hewl ett-Packard
Palo Alto, Cal ifornia and Slough, Bucks. Short Circuit
Cur rent
10 mA
10 mA
10 mA
1 mA
100 �lA
10 �lA
1 �A
0·1 �lA
0,0 1 �lA General
Meter: Individua lly cal ibrated.
Isolation Resistance: At least 100 megohms shunt ed
by 0·0 1 J.1F between common terminal and case (power
line) ground.
Isolat ion : May be oper ated up to 500 V dc or 130 V ac
from grou nd.
Power: 115 or 230 volts ± 10%, 50 to 60 Hz. 35 watts.
Dimensions:
Cabinet Mount: 11-.\-" high, 7TH wide, 10H deep. (292 x
191 x 254 mm),
Weight:
Cabinet Mount : Net, 12 Ibs. (5·5 kg). Shipping, 14 Ibs.
(6·4 kg).
Rack Mount: Net, 12 Ibs, (5· 5 kg.) Shi ppin g. 20 Ibs.
(9·0 kg). First public demo nstration of subject going into trance connec ted to volt meter.
Photo-el ectric tracing showing various stages of hypnosis and pos t-hyp notic
emo tion.
/. THE FIEL D AS A SIGNPOST
suggested that the electro-metric technique might be useful in
the neurological and psychiatric fields.
This whole area has been extensively investigated by Dr.
Leonard J. Ravitz, Jr. at one time on the staff of the Department
of Psychiatry at Yale, and followed by him through appointments
in a number of other institutions. His results are striking and
extraordinary. Perhaps the most remarkable result obtained in
our laboratory by Dr. Ravitz was when he found a significa nt
electro-metric correlate of hypnotism that was astonishing to
watch: a continuou sly-recording voltmeter showed evidence of
marhed changes in voltage gradient during the hypnotic process.
This was not an event which might be related to the subjec
tivity of the operator, but could be recorded without argument
on the recording galvanometer. If anyone needed objective evid
ence of the results of hypnosis, one needed only to look at the
charts recorded under these conditions. Needless to say, this sug
gests an enormous range of studies which could be made parallel
ing those of Dr. Ravitz and, wherever possible, extending them.
It becomes evident from Dr. Ravitz's examination that by
using electro-metric techniques on patients in psychiatric hos
pitals, patients-as a result of therapy, or changing circumstanc es
-could safely be discharged from the hospital when the voltage
gradient indicated a reasonable return to normal. Likewise,
electro-metric s could show clearly enough when certain patients
-no matter what the therapy was-could not be returned safely
to normal life outside of the institution. The value of this to the
instituti onalized psychotic should he apparent at once.
Needless to say, a great deal more study is needed and much
more data must be collected. But Dr. Ravitz's striking results
are exciting enough to warrant the expenditure of the additional
time and effort to extend these studies further.
Such studies are all the more desirable because -as mentioned
in Chapter I-L-field measurements can serve as signposts to
emotional instability outside institut ions and could therefore
serve as a valuahle tool to the Armed Forces and to industry.
Practical applications apart, there are also great psychological
and philosophical implications in the discovery that the state of
the mind is reflected in the state of the field. Another remarkable
87 THE FIELD AS A SIGNPOS T
experiment by Dr. Ravitz, too, in which a n emotion of grief re
called under hypnotic regression caused a 14-millivolt rise for
twu-and-a-half minutes, suggests other possibilities. Already field
measurements can point to emo tional conditions; in the future
they may also be used as a purely objec tive, quantitative assess
ment of emotion.
It cannot be too strongly emphasized that the electro-metric
approach to emotional diagnosis can be completely imperson al
and objective. The electro-metric investigator of psyc hiatric
patient s mentioned a short while ago did not know-and did not
need to know-the mental state of the patients. Yet his electro
mctric findings tallied closely with the psychiatric diagnoses.
Since the electro-metric tests are simple and since any com
petent technician can quickly be trained to make them, in many
cases they can be used to save the time of busy psychiatrists by
sorting out all but the borderline cases. This can not only save
time but also a great deal of expense to the patient or taxpayer.
5
In this age, probably more people are subjected to emotional
stress-from environmental or other causes-than in any previ
ous one. Our bulging mental hospitals are sufficient evidence of
this; and, outside our mental hospitals, more and more people
seem to feel the need for psychiatric help.
Modcrn psychosomatic medicine has demonstrated that, un
fortuna tely, the effects of emotional disturba nce are often not
confined to mental symptoms: many physical ills have a psycho
soma tic origin.
Faced with this vast problem, we have to admit a distress ing
hck of knowledge not only of the true nature of mind or emotion
hut also of the mechan ism of the relationsh ip between mind and
body.
L-ficld measurements, of course, cannot solve this prohlem.
But, it is submitted, they can offer some new approaches to its
solu tion. They can give early warning of emotional instability
as we have seen- and one day, perhaps, will offer a reliable means
88 THE FIELD AS A SIGNPOST
of measuring its intensity.
This could be useful not only to psychiatrists and psycholo
gists but also to practitioners of internal medicine. Wi th the in
tense modern pressures on the medical profession, the average
doctor simply does not have the time to elicit the emotional pres
sures which-he may suspect-are the real cause of his patient's
physical problems, especially as many patients are reluctant to
disclose them. If, however, electro-metric tests could quickly re
veal the existence of these pressures-they cannot, of course, dis
close their nature-they could he of material help to the doctor in
devising the best treat ment for his patient.
As we noted in Chapter 1, regular electro-m etric tests of
healthy men and women could help them to avoid or to handle
dangerous situations. They could also help less emotiona lly-stable
people to avoid-at their 'low' periods-situations which might
subject them to intolerable emotional stress.
The relationsh ip between the state of the electro-dyna mic


 future, it w ill dawn on the medical community that diet
makes quite a difference in people with cancer, and greatly affects health in general.
It can't happen too soon. When it does, a lot of lives w ill be lived more healthfully
and a lot of lives w ill be saved."
Pancreatic Cancer Testimonial
Donnella Z. ~ Amarillo, TX
8-Year Victory Over Pancreatic Cancer
The parents of the patient relate this testimony.
Female: age 27, no history of smoking, drinking or drugs; attack of hypoglycemia
between ages of 15-17.
November 1973 (when D was 20) was our first indication of a problem. D was
stricken with aches and pains and fever. A 3-day flu had been hitting our area with
similar symptoms so at this point we were not overly concerned. After several days of
unsuccessfully trying to keep her temperature down, we decided this was something
150
Winning The Cancer War
other than the flu. At the emergency receiving room of our hospital, chest X-rays,
blood tests and urinalysis failed to locate her problem. Her temperature range for a
24-hour period went from below normal to 106°F. We were referred to a M.D. who
specialized in internal medicine.
Thus began a nightmare that lasted many weeks. Testing for one week as an
outpatient ended in no answers. She was rapidly going downhill — weakened by the
many hospital trips. We were advised to admit her into the hospital for extensive
testing. Up to this point in our lives we had never even considered the fact that
anyone could be this sick and not have a physician give the reason. We feared in the
beginning a serious disease, but as time went on we would have welcomed anything
that would have been a concrete answer. Watching D dying with no apparent reason
left us quite helpless except for our faith in God. As time went on we found ourselves
doing more praying and less reaching out to Man for answers. We needed a miracle
and we had no doubt where that would come from.
Biopsies, scans, X-rays, bone marrow tests and blood taken every two hours
became our way of life for the next ten days. No answers. D losing ground. Six local
doctors and two consulting doctors from a larger city failed to find anything that
could be causing death.
By now D had lost 40 pounds, most of her hair had fallen out, her menstrual
periods had stopped, severe anemia and painful hot lumps traveled all over her body.
Massive doses of penicillin and streptomycin had caused a near total hearing loss.
She was dying from malnutrition.
The week before Christmas the doctor informed us that D had run out of time. The
only thing left was exploratory surgery. After questioning the doctor closely about her
chances of coming through the surgery and of their chances in finding the problem,
we decided to take her home. It was a big decision. If she was going to die, we
wanted her to be at home where her loved ones could be with her. No more tests and
definitely no hospital, we were leaving for home with a lung fungus medication
although all tests were negative.
Little did we know that this would be the turning point in our battle. Everything was
downhill from there out except for one minor incident.
We were on our own now but somehow had a strange feeling of relief. We had no
intention of just sitting and waiting; we could not just do nothing. We began with
Adelle Davis' anti-stress formula and large dosages of vitamin C — (the doctor had
refused to give D any vitamin C through the vein while in the hospital.) We had been
taking natural vitamins for several years and knew vitamin C would do no harm. As
we look back we know that this was God's way of letting us know we were finally on
151
Winning The Cancer War
the right track. Many people all over the USA were praying which resulted in two
tired weary people getting divine guidance directly from God daily.
Five days after the vitamin C was given, her temperature was normal. God in
simplicity, restored life to a dying body.
Our first visit to the doctor's office three weeks later found D improved in every
area, strong enough to walk, hair growing, appetite normal and gaining weight. The
doctor's face could not hide his disbelief. His associates came for a look-see too.
After we explained what we had done, he checked her records and gave all the credit
to the fungus medication. He was so sure and convincing, we made our first blunder
since leaving their hospital. We cut back on the vitamin C and concentrated on the
medication. Her temperature rose immediately. We were shook. After asking God's
forgiveness, we resumed with our vitamin C schedule, adding health-building foods
as fast as D could take them.
A searching time began as we looked for answers. D was returning to health as
rapidly as she went down, but what happened? Would it happen again? Did God
want us to go on searching for the answer or accept her healing and let it go at that.
God led our steps to the answer.
Because we were involved in a natural business, we had heard of Dr. Kelley.
Thinking he could help us with a proper balanced diet that would be scientific
instead of guesswork, we began to investigate the possibility of a visit. We had
exhausted our finances paying hospital and doctor fees, so back to earnest praying.
When we received a check from a friend in the amount that we needed for the trip,
we knew God had given us a green light.
In March our first visit to Dr. Kelley was made. We could not believe what took
place. Answers instead of questions. How refreshing! There was a problem: A
malignant tumor on her pancreas. It was still there. Wasn't God good to keep us
searching? (A medical doctor later confirmed the tumor.) Although we were saddened
by the nature of her problem, we were relieved to finally have an answer. We were
told when her problem started, how long it would take to clear it and a possible
reason for the problem beginning in the first place. The diet alone would have been
worth the trip, the rest we considered priceless.
Upon our return we began to change our lifestyle to fit D's new program. It was
difficult, but we followed it in its entirety without any alterations. D had amazingly
few problems and returned to work June 1. (A total leave-of-absence of 6 months.) To
date she has had no recurrence of cancer and no major health problems of any
nature. She takes vitamin and mineral supplements.
152
Winning The Cancer War
What we have learned about cancer through Dr. Kelley has spared at least eight
lives. We would go the same route again well knowing what we would be getting
into and knowing the results. D's life was worth it all; the other eight we look at as a
major bonus from the Lord. My unanswered question: Why could Dr. Kelley find in
one day what many doctors could not find in many months?
Dr. Kelley: "Pancreatic cancer is very devastating and very close to my heart
because that's what I  had. The average life expectancy of a clinically diagnosed case
of pancreas malignancy is two months. This lovely young lady, with eight years'
survival, is an example of what can be done with total family unity. This family is a
wonderful example of 'how to.' They addressed two contributing factors to successful
healing — a positive attitude and the willingness to do whatever it takes to get well.
"Pancreatic cancer has some particular characteristics which are not like other
cancers. These characteristics include a lot of excessive gas and very unusual mental
states such as very severe nightmares, depression, anxiety and all the negative factors
that otherwise happy and cheerful individuals would not have. Such individuals flip
into depression and irritation and become hard to get along with.
"D is so nice, it's hard to imagine her being hard to get along with. But even if she
was, her parents would have understood and paid no attention. That kind of unselfish
support can make the difference between life and death."
Skin Cancer Testimonial
Betty F. ~ Spokane, WA
11-Year Victory Over Skin Cancer
"You have cancer."
When I  heard those three words over the telephone my only thought was "I'm
going to die!" I  was "shook up!" I  barely heard the voice on the other end of the
telephone tell me to come in and see Dr. S.L. as soon as possible.
Only another cancer patient knows what it means to be told "you have cancer." It
is not only a sentence of death; it is a sentence of death linked with severe pain.
I  was 46, living and working in New York City when I  was diagnosed as having
cancer. I  had been feeling "poorly" since I  was 37 and had had a partial
hysterectomy. I  was trying every day to live with "feeling poorly" because no doctor I
saw was able to help me "feel better." And believe me, I  saw many physicians in the
153
Winning The Cancer War
"Big Apple."
Our family physician, Dr. H.H., said I  should see a specialist because my periods
were too long, I  was losing too much blood during each period and I  had fibroids. I
went to the specialist he recommended who


.
It is as though we do not really see the essence of
spiritual work. We do not see that the spiritual work
brings up these acute crises, brings us into them, and
that they are an opportimity. This is where the spiritual
work is happening. The other was preparation, gathering
of information and experience, deciding on direction,
and accumulating spiritual knowledge. Then suddenly 250 HEALING AND RECOVERY
comes the moment of truth, the time to do it.
There are people who have been in spiritual work
and around metaphysical circles for many years, and
nothing changes in their lives. They have the same ill
nesses and problems; their personal life is the same.
They have not had any of the experiences of inner
truth that they hear about, and why is that? When life
brings the golden opportunity to them, that is the time
to make the spiritual knowledge real. It is the time for
transformation, the time to take that leap in conscious
ness.These are golden moments.
Acute catastrophes are the times when we make
great leaps,when we face them directly and ftxedly say,
"I will not veer from this spiritual work." Now we are
really confronted with truly spiritual work. It is not
reading some pleasant-sounding phrases in a book or
looking at some happy picture. Instead, we are right in
the thick of it, in the teeth of it. The teeth of spiritual
work occur when we are confronted with that which
we cannot avoid. It is the direct confrontation that
requires a leap in consciousness.
These are the golden opportunities that are price
less ifwe see themthatway,ifwe arewilling to bewith
them and say,"Okay."The willingness to go with them,
no matter how painful it may be, enables a giant leap in
consciousness, a real advance in wisdom, knowledge,
and awareness.That which we read about in the books
then becomes our own inner experience.
There is something below the emotionality that is
experiencing this energy out for a person. It is literally
being handled by something far greater than one's
personal self. If only the small personal self were HANDLING MAJOR CRISES 251
present, one would be totally swamped and obliterated
by the energy released during these experiences.
One survives the experiences because there is some
thing greater than the personal self that is more than
capable of handling them.
The trick of the mind is to not see that. It tries to
change what goes on 'out there', tries to figure it out,
and then falls back on the intellect and fmds that the
intellect is not going to resolve this kind of problem.
When we have dropped a big oak log on our foot and
broken all the bones across the front of the foot, what
is needed at that moment is our readiness and willing
ness to handle what life presents. Having the tools and
the willingness brings about very rapid healing.
There is the awareness in acute overwhelm that we
really can handle the experiences. Part of the panic
comes from the realization that what we think we
are-our powerless, limited self-is no match for the
power of this experience. That is precisely what is
going on-the limited, individual, personal self cannot
handle the overwhelm. This is the precise spiritual
value of it.What do we really want to change about the
experience? We will see that what we want to do is
change how we feel about it.What we can know is that
the feeling will come and go.The event is not going to
bother us after the feeling state. All that we have to
experience through is the acute upsurge and energy of
the emotion. The events will take care of themselves.
The desire to change what occurred and how we
feel about it have to be surrendered. The confrontation
is there, and all we can do is say yes to experiencing it
through, no matter what the nature is, such as the 252 HEALING AND RECOVERY
death of a loved one, divorce, separation, an acute
emergency, or a catastrophic injury. All bring about a
state of shock that is the same, no matter what is the
precipitating event.The shock is the sudden realization
of our powerlessness, the fact that the will has met a
brick wall, that we are stoppable and have been
stopped, and that the personal will cannot have its way.
Therefore, the shock and realization of all this is the
same in all the experiences, along with the fact that it
is unchangeable and permanent. That is the shock. It is
as though we come up full speed against a brick wall,
and every time in life when we do this, it releases the
same energy field.
If you have been through more than one of these
experiences in your life, you can look back and realize
that this is so, and that each time the state ofshock was
the same. The experience and sequence were the
same.There was the experience with the feeling of sud
den numbness, the state of disbelief, and then the
unleashing of all the negative feelings.
When we look at the negative feelings precisely
and at some of the experiences we have had, we real
ize thatwe experienced all ofthis.We experienced the
totality of that negative energy field. In the morning it
would be present, and in the afternoon it would still be
present. In fact, within a minute's time, we fluctuated
back and forth. It is like a scintillating energy field in
which the form of the emotionality is flickering from
anger to resentment, to self-pity, to jealousy, to getting
even, to revenge, to hate, to hating God, to hating one
self, to blaming the family and society, to blaming the
government and laws.The mind wildly races around in HANDLING MAJOR CRISES 253
this negative energy field. We can see the diffuseness
and formlessness of it. It is like a basketful of negative
energy, and we only have to handle the basket, not all
the little things that are flickering around in it.We only
have to handle the 'all' of it. When we see that it is
decompressing the 'all' of it, it moves us rapidly
through it and out the other side. We see that it is an
inescapable experience,·and we must have the willing
ness to surrender to the work that has to be done now.
How can we tell when that work is finished? When we
suddenly come out into that inner state of peace.
We know that years later people continue to have
resentment and anger and are still caught in some
aspect ofthat negative energy field because the events
were not handled in the first place. The person was
unwilling to sit down and handle them until completed.
People are unwilling to do this because of the pain
involved and because they do not know the techniques
to use. Every time they go at it, they again start trying
to change the events in the world and handle the
thoughts. The intellect and the mind try to figure it out,
and the person runs into the same impasse. By not hav
ing an effective tool with which to handle the events,
the work remains incomplete.
What happens with the incomplete work and the
emotions that were not released? That which is left
undone begins to express itself in emotional attitudes
and in the body inthe form ofillness.The unconscious
guilt that was not let go of over the catastrophe that
happened many' years ago comes forth through the
autonomic nervous system and the acupuncture energy
system and connects with something from the mind. 254 HEALING AND RECOVERY
The energy field of the intellect of thinkingness is in
the 400s. The energy field of guilt, fear, or anger then
couples with some belief system in the mind about a
particular illness that results in a physical illness. In psy
choanalysis, it would be called psychosomatic, and in
this case, the contribution of the psychological ele
ment is on the surface and quite visible.The end result
of the unresolved emotional handling of a catastrophic
experience is often an illness that may occur many
years later.The grief that was left undone at the time of
the death of some family member twenty years earlier,
for example, may now express itself as a heart attack.
A thing has been handled when we feel at peace
and complete with it. It no longer recurs or brings up
pain when we think about it; we feel satisfied. There
may be regret about having to live through it, but some
how we come out on the other side of it as a different
kind of person, and with that knowledge, there is a
certain sense of peace that lets us know it has been
handled now.
Catastrophic experiences are the seeds, the very
essence, of the ultimate spiritual experience. Within
it and following it to its very center core, totally walk
ing off the cliff in complete abandonment, the full
surrender to the experience is the very seed and
core of that which the spiritual seeker has been
searching for all along.
With many catastrophic situations in ordinary life,
there is an incomplete resolution of the experiences,
along with a lack of awareness of the jewel-like qualities
and opportunities within the events. We


 elevations come from acetaminophen,
ascorbic acid, levodopa, and phenacetin. Decreased uric acid is caused by high doses of aspirin,
Coumadin, clofibrate, cinchophen, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and phenothiazines.
The Glucose, Fasting Blood Sugar
(FBS) L ABORATORY  TEST
Following a 12- to 14-hour fast, the glucose, fasting blood sugar (FBS) laboratory test
measures glucose metabolism as required in diabetes mellitus. In the fasting state, blood glucose
levels decrease, stimulating release of the hormone glucagon. Glucagon then raises plasma
glucose by accelerating glycogenolysis, stimulating glyconeogenesis, and inhibiting glycogen
synthesis. Normally, secretion of insulin checks this rise in glucose levels. In diabetes, absence or
deficiency of insulin allows persistently high glucose levels.
Normal ranges for fasting blood glucose on the FBS laboratory test after an eight- to twelve-
hour fast are:
 ▪  fasting serum, 70 to 100 mg/dL;
 ▪  fasting whole blood, 60 to 100 mg/dL; Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 189Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.com  ▪  nonfasting whole blood, 85 to 125 mg/dL in persons over age 50, and 70 to 115 mg/dL
    in persons under age 50.
These laboratory readings help to screen for diabetes mellitus and other disorders of glucose
metabolism. They also monitor drug or dietary therapy for diabetics, insulin requirements for
uncontrolled diabetics, and known or suspected hypoglycemics.
Fasting blood glucose levels of 140 to 150 mg/dL or higher obtained on two or more occasions
are diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. Nonfasting levels that exceed 200 mg/dL also show diabetes.
The elevated blood glucose may come from pancreatitis, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma,
chronic hepatic disease, brain trauma, chronic illness, chronic malnutrition, eclampsia, anoxia,
and convulsive disorders as well.
Depressed blood glucose occurs from hyperinsulinism, insulinoma, von Gierke’s disease,
functional or reactive hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, hypopituitarism, islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas, hepatic necrosis, and glycogen
storage disease.
The Serum Iron And Total Iron- Binding Capacity Laboratory Test
Two separate blood tests conducted with buffering and coloring reagents measure (1) the
amount of iron bound to the glycoprotein transferrin and (2) the plasma’s total iron-binding
capacity (TIBC) if all the transferrin were saturated with iron. The percentage of saturation is
obtained by dividing the serum iron result by the TIBC, which reveals the actual amount of
saturated transferrin. Normal transferrin is 30 percent saturated. Thus, the two tests (a) estimate
total iron storage, (b) diagnose hemochromatosis, (c) distinguish between iron deficiency anemia
and chronic disease anemia, and (d) evaluate a person’s nutritional status.
Normal serum iron and TIBC values have been determined to be:
                                     Serum Iron  TIBC (mcg/dL)   Saturation (mcg/dL)
Men:    70 to 150      300 to 400           20 to 50
Women:    80 to 150      350 to 450             20 to 50
In iron deficiency, serum iron falls and TIBC increases to decrease the saturation. With
chronic inflammation as in rheumatoid arthritis, serum iron is low in the presence of adequate
body stores, but TIBC remains unchanged or drops to preserve normal saturation. Iron overload
does not alter serum levels until relatively late in the pathology, but serum iron increases and
TIBC remains the same to increase the saturation. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 190Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comThe Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell, RBC) Count
Traditionally counted by hand with a hemacytometer, red blood cells (RBCs) are now
commonly counted with electronic devices, which provide faster, more accurate results. This
erythrocyte count does not provide qualitative information about the RBCs’ hemoglobin content,
but it does tell mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH).
Thus, the erythrocyte blood count offers indices for RBC size and hemoglobin content and
supports other hematologic tests in diagnosing anemia and polycythemia.
Depending on age, sex, sample, and geographic location, normal RBC values in adult males
range from 4.5 to 6.2 million/microliter (4.5 to 6.2 x 1012/L) of venous blood; in adult females
from 4.2 to 5.4 million/microliter (4.2 to 5.4 x 1012/L) of venous blood; in children, 4.6 to 4.8
million/microliter of venous blood; in full-term infants, 4.4 to 5.8 million/microliter (4.4 to 5.8 x
1012/L). An elevated RBC count indicates polycythemia or dehydration; a depressed count shows
anemia, fluid overload, or recent hemorrhage. With total bed rest, RBC counts drop considerably
from decreased oxygen requirements.
The Total Hemoglobin (HgB)
Laboratory Test
The total hemoglobin (Hgb) concentration in a deciliter (l00ml) of whole blood is measured
by the total hemoglobin laboratory test. The Hgb-RBC ratio (mean corpuscular hemoglobin or
MCH) and free plasma Hgb affect the RBC count. This test, a usual part of the complete blood
count, measures the severity of anemia or polycythemia, monitors therapy response, and supplies
figures for calculating MCH and mean corpuscular Hgb concentration.
Based on venous blood samples, normal values for different patients are:
Age      Hemoglobin Level (g/dL)
Less than 7 days    17-22
1 week     15-20
1 month     11-15
Age      Hemoglobin Level (g/dL)
Children     11-13
Adult males    14-18
Elderly males    12.4-14.9
Adult females    12-16
Elderly females    11.7-13.8 Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007.  All rights reserved.
This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 191Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comThe Hematocrit (Hct)
Laboratory Test
The volume of RBCs packed in a whole blood sample is measured by the hematocrit (Hct)
laboratory test. Number and size of the RBCs determine the Hct concentration, and such a readout
aids in the diagnosis of abnormal states of hydration, polycythemia, anemia, fluid imbalance,
blood loss, blood replacement, and red cell indices. According to a patient’s sex, age, laboratory
competence, and type of blood sample, the test routinely screens one’s blood in a complete blood
count.
Hct reference values range from 40 percent to 54 percent (0.4 to 0.54) for men and from 37
percent to 47 percent (0.37 to 0.47) for women. Low Hct indicates anemia or hemodilution; high
Hct shows polycythemia or hemoconcentration caused by blood loss. If a hematoma develops at
the venipuncture site, ease discomfort by applying ice, followed later by warm soaks.
The Erythrocyte Indices Laboratory Test
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean
corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) are the three measurements accomplished by
the erythrocyte indices laboratory test. The MCV expresses the average size of erythrocytes
and indicates whether they are undersized (microcytic), oversized (macrocytic), or normal
(normocytic). MCH gives the weight of hemoglobin in an average red cell. MCHC defines the
concentration of Hgb in 100 mL of packed red cells.
The normal RBC indices are:
 MCV = 84 to 99 cubic microliters/red cell (femtoliters (fl)/red cell)
 MCH = 26 to 32 picograms (pg)/red cell
 MCHC = 30% to 36% (300 to 360 g/L)
These indices aid in diagnosing


 or heat-producing currents
are, of course, the more destructive of the two, to biological tissue.
We use non-thermal, non-ionizing energy bands in the medical field as a
way of observing and diagnosing tissue weakness. The EKG and the EEG
instruments are two examples of this.
Humans are coming closer and closer to an understanding of the life
force and how it works. You must always seek truth and remain open
minded, allowing yourself to grow and explore the endless worlds of God
within and without.
NOTE — When you are acidic, this condition changes the electromagnetic
energy of the body, which causes increased thermal energy and ionization.
This damages the tissues throughout your body.
AROMATHERAPY— USING ESSENTIAL OILS

I’ve always said that if you breathe it, you eat it. Aromatherapy is based upon
the power of the essential oils from plants to enhance, heal, stimulate and
revitalize tissue. These oils can be administered either by breathing, ingesting
or by absorbing them into the skin. The FDA does not recommend ingesting
essential oils, but millions of people worldwide do ingest them, especiallywhen you consider that if you put them on your skin, you ingest them.
Essential oils are extremely potent. They are said to be one of the
strongest compounds of
a plant. They have deep-reaching effects upon tissue
and, when used wisely, the results are tremendously valuable. Try using
essential oils as an adjunct to getting healthy. Different oils, like different
herbs, will have specific effects on various organs or processes of the body.
Consult the Bibliography for additional resources in this field.
Essential Oils and Their Benefits
BASIL OIL
 — Anti-spasmodic. Use for migraines, mental clarity, nervous
system support (due to anxieties, etc.), thyroid support (due to depression),
adrenal gland support.
BERGAMOT OIL
 — For skin conditions, congestive conditions of the
respiratory tract, sinuses, lymphatic system, inflammation, urinary tract
system, parasites, endocrine glands. This oil is said to affect the hypothalamus
of the brain.
BIRCH OIL
 — For arthritis, pain, detoxifying, lymphatic congestion and
skin conditions.
CHAMOMILE OIL
 — A smooth muscle relaxant; use for allergies, bladder,
anxieties, and digestion.
CINNAMON OIL
 — For digestion, parasites (cinnamon has anti-bacterial
properties), cardiac issues, increasing circulation, support for the kidneys,
toothaches.
CLARY SAGE OIL
 — This hormone balancer provides glandular support
to the lymphatic system. Also use to support the nervous system, as a tonic,
and for headaches.
CLOVE OIL
 — For respiratory congestion, rheumatism, allergies (clove
provides lymphatic support), stress, toothaches, and tuberculosis. Strong anti-
parasitic.
CORIANDER OIL
 — For the pancreas (helps digestion), for cardiac
support, for circulation, and for pain.
CYPRESS OIL
 — Lymphatic. Use for arthritis, hot flashes, pancreatic
support, and circulation.
EUCALYPTUS OIL
 — For any lung congestion or condition, diabetes,
headaches, sinus congestion, lymph congestion, or kidney inflammation.FENNEL OIL
 — Respiratory conditions, especially asthma; constipation;
digestion; liver support.
FRANKINCENSE OIL
 — Immune system support, lymphatic system
support, for enhancing red blood cells, for tumors, inflammation, and urinary
tract support.
GALBAUN UMOIL
 — Said to enhance spirituality. An anti-parasitic due to
its anti-bacterial properties. Use for lymphatic support, for stress, and for
circulation.
GERANIUM OIL
 — For the pancreas (particularly in cases of diabetes, or
for digestion), for liver/ gallbladder; a detoxifier; urinary system support; for
skin; for the lymphatic system.
GINGER OIL
 — A digestant. Use for the pancreas, for circulation, arthritis,
cramps, tooth-aches, as a laxative, and for hangovers.
GRAPEFRUIT OIL
 — Lymphatic support. Use for skin, liver, glandular
support. An anti-parasitic.
HYSSOP OIL
 — Anti-parasitic (anti-bacterial, viral, anti-fungal). An
expectorant for the respiratory system. Also supports the lymphatic, urinary
and digestive systems. This is a strong oil. Use with caution!
JASMINE OIL
 — For inflammation (itis’s), for adrenal support (in cases of
anxiety), liver conditions, respiratory issues, nervous system support, and for
muscles.
JUNIPER OIL
 — Urinary tract, especially kidneys; for diabetes (because
this oil supports the pancreas); for endocrine glands; “ego” issues; adrenal
glands; gout; lymphatic system support. (Strong oil—use with caution!)
LAVENDER OIL
 — Great for kidneys and bladder, headaches, earaches,
and as a relaxant for the nervous system. This oil slowly feeds the nerves.
Use as a liver and gallbladder detoxifier.
Also works well for all skin
conditions, including burns.
LEMON OIL
 — For the pancreas (in cases of diabetes, and for digestion,
among other uses). Provides lymphatic support; helps the urinary tract
(kidneys and bladder); heals scar tissues; helpful in cases of bleeding.
LEMON GRASS OIL
 — For conditions involving connective tissue; also
used as a digestant (helps the pancreas, liver, etc.); great for the lymphatic
system, urinary tract, respiratory system, nervous system; and help for the
muscles.MARJORAM OIL
 — Supports the adrenal glands (for anxiety, nervous
system issues, stress). Great for the thyroid (for depression, headaches, or in
cases of bruising). An anti-fungal. Supports the respiratory tract and the
muscles. Helps in removal of ticks. Relieves inflammation.
MOUNTAIN SAVORY OIL
 — Anti-microbial, including bacterial, fungal,
and viral properties. Said to be somewhat of a tonic.
MYRRH OIL
 — Helps inflammation, respiration congestion, and
hyperthyroidism. Use for its anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and sedative
properties.
NUTMEG OIL
 — A digestant (helps the pancreas), and a laxative. Helps
relieve vomiting. Support for the heart.
ORANGE OIL
 — Helps the spleen, adrenal glands (anxiety, stress, shock,
etc.), heart, liver and blood. Also used for anti-fungal properties and as a
laxative.
OREGANO OIL
 — An anti-parasitic (due to its anti-fungal, bacterial, viral
components); good for immune system support.
PATCHOULY OIL
 — Helps the nervous system, the lymphatic system, and
the glandular system especially the adrenals in conditions of anxiety and
stress, and the thyroid in cases of depression, headaches, fever. Good for the
skin; use as a diuretic; use for mental clarity, and for allergies where
lymphatic support is needed.
PEPPERMINT OIL
 — Ideal for respiratory congestion; for use as an anti-
spasmodic; a great digestant (helps the pancreas, liver, etc.). Use for skin
conditions; for inflammation; for urinary tract support; and mental clarity.
Helps relieve morning sickness, shock, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. Use for
gallstones, and for toothache.
ROSE OIL
 — Supports the endocrine glands; good for issues involving the
emotions; useful for lung congestion, TB, impotency, ulcers, skin conditions,
depression (due to its thyroid supporting properties.) Contains hemostatic
properties (useful in stopping both internal and external bleeding).
ROSEMARY OIL
 — Use for inflammation, liver conditions, skin
conditions, endocrine glandular support, pancreas support (for diabetes),
epilepsy, gout, cardiovascular conditions (heart and circulation), mental
confusion and conditions, respiratory and sinus congestion, stress. Also
useful in childbirth.
ROSEWOOD OIL
 — Anti-parasitic properties (bacterial, fungal, etc.).Useful to the skin, liver, nervous system, adrenals (to ease stress, anxiety,
worry).
SAGE OIL
 — Another great detoxifier, which aids in lung, lymphatic, sinus,
liver, skin, and circulatory congestion and obstructions. Sage is also a good
diuretic and aids digestion. Useful for inducing sweating, which encourages
skin elimination. Also said to be anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral.
SANDALWOOD OIL
 — Believed to have positive effects on the DNA and
RNA. Useful as a digestant by supporting the pancreas and liver. Good for
the bladder, thyroid support (especially with depression, calcium issues), skin
conditions, stress, and vomiting. Contains anti-fungal properties.
SPEARMINT OIL
 — Similar to Peppermint, Spearmint supports the liver,
urinary tract, and lymphatic system. Good for respiratory conditions,
and as a
relaxant to the nervous system. Contains anti-fungal properties.
SPRUCE OIL
 — Use for inflammation (various itis’s), urinary tract support,
anti-fungal


 handle digestion, thus the mind
becomes enervated, making people dull, sleepy andleaving the precious nerve energy at its lowest ebb.
Let’s look at it from another standpoint. Through
long years of misinformation, people have been told,“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives
you the strength, the energy and the vitality to do a
hard morning’s work, either physically or mentally.” Thisis absolutely erroneous! It is not a true scientific fact.
When you eat a heavy breakfast, through reflex action
you feel full and satisfied, but you do not gain strength.It takes hours for this food to be processed by the
digestive system before you can gain any energy or
vitality from a big breakfast. Digestion is a most highlycomplicated process. Every item of food in the breakfast
has to be broken down into fine nutrient fragments so
that the cells of the body are fed.
You Must Earn Your Food by Exercising
You can plainly see that healthy eating is a matter of
conditioning and habit. I haven’t eaten breakfast for over
65 years. I get up early every morning. When at our
Hollywood home, I drive to the beautiful Griffith Park
mountain trail and hike for several hours up to the top of
Mt. Hollywood and top it off by running down themountain. If I am at our home near Malibu, Patricia and I
take long hikes and runs on the beach. I am not only a
summer swimmer, but a year-round ocean swimmer. At ourdesert home, we hike the hills and ride our bicycles. After
several hours of vigorous exercise, we return home to enjoy
our fruit meal and pep drinks. Now we are ready to do our
best creative work, planning Bragg Health Crusades, writing
articles for health magazines or writing our health books
to inspire and guide you to become healthier!55
Watermelon and its seeds are by far the best and most natural kidney cleanser
and diuretic. It washes retained poisons and debris out of the bladder without sideeffects. Always eat melons alone and between meals. It opens your urinary systemlike a hydrant. Also try watermelon seed tea
- 2 tsps ground seeds in pint boiling
water, steep, sweeten, take 3 times daily for fluid retention and a kidney cleanser.
Sometimes we do a 2 to 3 day watermelon only cleanse, try it – it’s so great!Healthy Eating Habits Keep You Youthful
Around noon or so we  will eat our main meal of the
day. We start w ith a lar ge delicious salad (recipe pg.   231).
After the salad we have  one cooked yellow vegetable –
such as a baked yam or carrots – one green vegetable,such as Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, broccoli,
zucchini, squash or g reen beans – and some type of
vegetable pr otein. We enjoy tofu, beans, lentils and raw
unsalted nuts of all kinds and seeds, such as sunflower,
pumpkin, sesame, etc. (
Vegetable Protein Chart pg. 233).
Patricia and I have earned this meal through exercise
and activity. Now our bodies are ready to send the
digestive juices and internal secretions to get the full
nourishment and energy out of this natural food. Themouth and stomach digestive juices are abundant. Extra
benefit – regular exercise, ample fruits and salads
promote good elimination. This program of
12 meals a
week, 2 meals daily, 6 days a week doesn’t burden and
exhaust the body’s digestive system and body’s bowel
eliminative powers ( we fast for 24 to 36 hour period
weekly). On this Bragg Healthy Lifestyle program, youdon’t overeat, you educate your bowels to move soon
upon arising and usually you have a bowel evacuation
within an hour after lunch and an hour after dinner.
Most people are sick or half sick most of the time. It
is our opinion that they enervate and overwork  their
body and exhaust themselves in trying to burn up allthose extra calories from all the excess foods they
consume!!! We don’t overeat and the only exception we
ever make for snacking between meals is to have someluscious, juicy organic fruit. In mid-afternoon, we have
a juicy organic apple or fresh pineapple, mango or
papaya. When melons are in season, we find nothingmore refreshing than sweet, ripe melons; our favorites
are watermelon, cantaloupe, casaba and honeydew.56Americans Love Social Eating!
The main reason why 65% to 70% of Americans are
overweight is because eating has become a fun, social
gorging event! People eat breakfast, eat at the coffee
break, eat at lunch and eat at their afternoon coffee break.They eat a large dinner and long before the big dinner
can be handled by the digestive system they are eating
again, plus drinking alcohol, colas or coffee whilewatching TV. No wonder they are constantly tired! It’s
because they enervate themselves by exhausting their
Vital Force. Even the healthiest person only generates
so much Vital Force daily and, if by over-eating habits
or other bad habits you exhaust your Vital Force, then
there is not sufficient energy for the needed work ofmastication, digestion, metabolism and elimination.
What happens? There is not enough Vital Force to
flush the waste out of the body, so this stockpiles andconcentrates and that’s how you build autointoxication.
Your troubles and premature ageing start right here!
Keeping Internally Clean is Critical
Sickness and premature ageing are no mystery. You
are punished by your bad habits, not for them! If you
keep stuffing food that cannot be handled in your over
loaded digestive tract, it then rots, putrefies and poisonsyour body’s billions of cells. You become prematurely
old, sick, and weak because you have not learned how
to keep your body healthy and clean inside! The secret
of health and long life can be summed up in three words:
“Keep Clean Inside!” Etch these words of wisdom deep on
the blackboard of your brain! Repeat them over and overagain as an affirmation... “Keep Clean Inside!”
Fasting is the best and most natural way of cleansing,
purifying and rejuvenating your body because it is Mother
Nature’s natural method. Nobody can do it for you. It is a
personal matter. It costs you nothing but a strong, positive
willpower! Remember, woe to the weak. Life is the survivalof the fittest... and fasting is a program of self-preservation!
Remember always, you are punished by your bad habits
of living, not for them, but by them! –  Paul C. Bragg57Are You Now Ready to Fast, Detox and
Get Healthy For A Long, Wonderful Life?
If you are convinced, without reservation that fasting
is a time to get detoxed and healthy, then you’re ready.
Remember, when you tell your conscious and your
subconscious mind you’re going to fast for internalpurity you set things in motion for success! You have
told every cell in your body that a fast is going to improve
your health. Your body’s cells will accept this command.
Start with a
24 hour distilled water fast. During these
24 hours you are going to put nothing into your stomach
except distilled water. If you eat fruit with this, it is nota fast; it is a fruit diet. If you drink fruit or vegetable
juices during this
24 hour period it ceases to be a
complete fast, and instead becomes either a vegetableor fruit juice fast. I want you to bear this in mind: a
complete fast is nothing allowed in the stomach except
distilled water! Your first fast may be easy or it may havesome rough spots. You may fast from lunch to lunch ordinner to dinner, as long as you abstain from food for
an entire
24 hours. If you are accustomed to coffee, tea,
beer or alcohol drinks, you might have reactions...one typical reaction appears in the form of a headache.
Why does this happen? Because the cells of your body
have conditioned themselves to regular dosages of astimulant. When you take the stimulant away from the
nerves and the cells there is bound to be a reaction. But
remember, this fast is going to help break that stimulanthabit, because during the
24 hour distilled water fast
you are flushing many of the buried poisonous residues
out of your body through your eliminative organs.
During their  24 hour fast, most people can carry on
their regular duties, even though they may have a little
discomfort. There may be some turbulence in the stomachbut, all in all, it should go smoothly and successfully if
you make your mind be master of your flesh. You are giving
the commands to your body from your higher brain cells.
You’re not going to be dragged down to the level of the
lower stomach cells. Remem ber it’s important everyday,
especially fast days, to drink ample water. Get started!58Juice Fasting – Introductory
Road to Water Fasting
Fasting has been rediscovered through juice fasting as a
simply delicious and easy means of cleansing and purifying
and rebuilding health and vitality.
To fast ( abstain from food ) is from the Old English
word fasten or to hold firm. It’s a means to commit oneself
to the task of finding inner strength through cleansing
of the body, mind


atvariousageshavebeencarriedout.Insomeofthesestudiesthenatureof
theingestedfoodhasbeentabulated,andtheamountsofvitaminCand
othervitaminsinthediethavebeencalculatedusingtablesgivingthe
vitamincontentsofvariousfoods.Someofthesestudiesshowthatthe
84 CHAPTER10
incidenceofdiseaseandthechanceofdeathateachagearelessforpeople
withalargerintakeofvitaminC(andalsoforsomeothervitamins)than
forthosewithasmallerintake.Inthesestudies,however,theintakesof
vitaminCaresmall;usually,forexample,mgto50mgperdayforthe
low-intakegroupandbetween50mgand100mgforthehigh-intake
group.
IntheirSanMateoCounty,California,study,LesterBreslowandhis
colleaguesin1948interviewed577randomlyselectedresidentsofthe
countywhowerefiftyyearsoldorolder.Theyobtainedmuchinformation
abouttheirstateofhealthandaboutenvironmental, behavioral,andnutri-
tionalfactorsthatmightaffectit.Aftersevenyearstheyexaminedthedeath
recordsandcomparedtheage-correcteddeathratesforthesubpopulations
relatedtothedifferentfactors.Ofallofthesefactors,theintakeofvitamin
Cwasfoundtohavethegreatestcorrelationwiththeage-correcteddeath
rate,evengreaterthanthatforcigarettesmoking(ChopeandBreslow,
1955).
Whereascigarettesmokershaveateachagetwicethechanceofdying
thatanonsmokerhas,thepersonswithalowerintakeofvitaminC(calcu-
latedfromthecontentofvitaminCinthefoodthattheyate)hadachance
ofdying2.5timesgreaterthanthepersonswithahigherintakeofthe
vitamin.Theamountofillnesswasalsocorrespondingly greater.Thisdif-
ferencemeansthatthelengthoftheperiodofgoodhealthandoflifewas
tenyearsgreaterforthepersonswiththehigherintakethanforthosewith
thelowerintakeofvitaminC.Thedividinglinewas50mgperday,
approximatelyequaltotherecommendeddietaryallowance.Theaverage
intakeofthelow-intakegroupwas24mgperdayandthatofthehigh-
intakegroupwas127mgperday.*Itisinterestingthatdrinkingalarge
glassoforangejuiceeachday(about90mgofascorbicacidin6ouncesof
juice)ortakinga100-mgtableteachdaywouldputapersoninthehigh-
intakegroup.
Partoftheimprovement inhealthinthehigh-intakegroupmaybe
attributedtoothersubstancesinthefoodsthatprovidedtheextravitamin
C.Thereisnodoubtthatorangejuice,lettuceandothervegetables,and
fruitscontainimportantnutrientsinadditiontovitaminC.Buttheeffectof
ahigherintakeofvitaminAinimprovingthehealthwasfoundintheSan
MateostudytobeonlyhalfasgreatasthatofvitaminC,andtheeffectof
*Theseaveragesarecalculatedontheassumptionthatthedistributionofintakesforeachof
thetwogroupsisthesameasthatforthecorrespondinggroups(ageoversixty)intheFirst
HealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,1971-72(Abraham,Lowenstein,andJohnson,
1976).
BIOCHEMICALINDIVIDUALITY 85
niacin,oneoftheBvitamins,wasonlyone-quarterasgreat.Thefoods
withahighcontentofvitaminAandniacin,althoughtheyhavevaluein
improvingthehealth,arenotsovaluableasthosewithahighcontentof
vitaminC.
WhenvitaminCistakenbymouth,mostofitisabsorbedintotheblood
throughmucousmembranesofthemouthandtheupperpartofthesmall
intestine.Iftheamounttakenisrathersmall,upto250mg,about80
percentisabsorbedintotheblood.Withlargerdosestheamountabsorbed
isless,about50percentforadoseof2gandstillsmallerforlargerdoses
(KulberandGehler,1970).Accordingly itismoreeconomicaltoingest
vitaminCinsmallerdoses,suchas1geverythreehours,thantotakea
single,muchlargerdoseonceaday.Also,aquantityofsodiumascorbate
injectedintothebloodstream ismoreeffectiveinthetreatmentofdisease
thanthesameamounttakenbymouth.
Forasmalldailyintakeofascorbicacid,uptoabout150mg,theconcen-
trationinthebloodplasmaisnearlyproportional totheintake:thisconcen-
trationisabout5mgperliterforadailyintakeof50mg,10mgperliter
for100mg,and15mgperliterfor150mg.Aboveanintakeof150mgper
daytheconcentration inthebloodincreasesmuchlesswithincreasing
intake,reachingabout30mgperliterforanintakeof10gperday(ascor-
bicacidplusdehydroascorbic acid;Harris,Robinson,andPauling,1973).
Thereasonforthischangewhentheintakeexceedsabout150mgper
dayisthatalargeramountofthevitaminthenbeginstobeexcretedinthe
urine.Oneofthefunctionsofthekidneyistoclearthebloodofunwanted
andharmfulmolecules,themoleculesoftoxicsubstancesthathavegotinto
thebloodthroughthefoodorimpureairorofwasteproductssuchasurea,
thecompoundofnitrogenthatisformedwhenoldproteinmoleculesinthe
bodyaredegraded.Everytwentyminutestheentirevolumeoftheblood
passesbyasetofmolecularfiltersinthetwomillionglomeruliofthe
kidney.Intheglomerulithecapillariesthroughwhichthebloodisflowing
havesmallholesinthem.Theseholes,theporesoftheglomerular filter,
aresmallenoughthattheproteinmoleculesintheblood,suchastheanti-
bodies(globulins)thatprotectusagainstdisease,cannotpassthrough
them,butwatermoleculesandothersmallmolecules,suchasthoseofblood
sugar(glucose)andascorbicacid,canpassthrough.Thebloodpressure
operatestopushpartofthewateroftheblood,togetherwithitsburdenof
smallmolecules,throughtheseporesintoasurroundingcapsule.*The
*Aseriously illpersonorapersoninshockmayhavesuchlowbloodpressurethathecannot
produceanyurine.
86 CHAPTER10
glomerular filtrate,withitsdiluteurine,isproducedinamountsofabout
180liters(1)perday,thirty-sixtimesthevolumeoftheblooditself.We
cannotstandtolosesomuchwater,andfortunatelythereisamechanismto
concentratetheurinetotheusualvolumeofoneortwo1aday.Asthe
glomerularfiltratemovesalongthroughtubulestowardthevesselsthat
carrytheurinetothebladder,molecularpumpsinthewallsofthetubules
transfermostofthewaterbackintothebloodstream.*Thebloodsugaris
valuableasafuelforthebody,anditwouldnotbegoodtoloseit.Accord-
ingly,therearespecialtubularpumpstopumptheglucosemoleculesback
intotheblood.Therearealsospecialpumpsforotherimportantmolecules,
includingthoseofvitaminC.
Thisisfortunate,becauseiftheprocessoftubularreabsorptionofvita-
minCdidnotoperate,evenabigdoseofthevitaminwouldbenearly
completelyexcretedinanhourortwo.Infact,apersonwhoingests100mg
perdayexcretesonlyabout10mgintheurine.AsdiscussedinChapter7,
thenecessityofconservingoursupplyofascorbicacidarosewhenour
ancestorslosttheabilitytosynthesize itandwewererequiredtodepend
onwhatwecouldobtaininourfood.Wehavedevelopedthemechanism
oftubularreabsorption tosuchanextentthatitworksnearlyperfectly
(pumping99.5percentoftheascorbateintheglomerularfiltratebackinto
thebloodstream) untilitreachesthelimitofitspumpingcapacity.This
limitisreachedwhentheconcentration inthebloodplasmaequalsabout
14mgperliter,corresponding toadailyintakeofabout140mg.
Ontheonehand,whenthediscoverywasmadethatathigherintakes
than140mgperdayagreatlyincreasedamountofvitaminCisexcretedin
theurine,theideadevelopedthatat140mgperdaythetissuesofthebody
aresaturatedwiththevitaminandarebeginningtorejectanyadditional
amount.Althoughthisideaisfalse,itcontinuestobeadvancedinthe
medicalandnutritionalliterature,andtheintakeof140


 general population as well; in
other words, I think it would serve us well to take our own personal
desires and beliefs off the table, and to allow each woman the
freedom to make the choice that she believes to be the highest and
best.

NEALE: Your question, “Is abortion okay”?, raises other questions:
“Okay with whom? With you?  With someone else who is important to
you? With God? With civil law where you live?”
Let me address the spiritu al aspect of this question, as I
understand that aspect.
The God of my understanding has made it clear to me that
there is no such thing as right and wrong; there is only what works
and what does not work, given what it is you are trying to do. Your
question, then, from my spiritual point of view, breaks down to this:
What is it that you are trying to do?
Are you trying to ensure that any child you bring into the world
has the very best chance for a wonderful life? Are you trying to do
what is “okay” based on someone else’s definitions  or moral
constructions, or based on your own? Are you trying to make sure
you do not “anger God,” or commit a terrible sin? Are you trying to
move forward with your life without having your own future path and
choices determ ined for you by circumstances over which you had no
control—or to which you did not pay sufficient attention? Are youtrying to respond to your own inner sense of what feels “right” for you
and what most accurately represents Who Y ou Are in this situation?
What is it you are trying to do?
If you aren’t clear about this, that is the question  I would advise
you to deeply explore. And remember, there is no “right” or “wrong”
answer to this question. There is only the answer you give it. You will
know if it speaks to you of you the moment you hear your own
answer.
With regard to God, I can tell you this: God loves you eternally
and unconditionally whatever you choose regarding this or any other
decision in your life. God will never make you “wrong” for anything,
but will allow every step you take in every life you live to bring you
closer and closer to Completion on The Journey of the Soul.
Completion is experienced whenever You and God are One in
your experience. And this is not a One Time Thing, but may happen
across many moments in many lifetimes—until it happens across so
many connected moments that it becomes the Constant Expression of
Who You Are.
Even then the journey will not be Complete, but will expand
from there as the Joy and the Wonder of The Divine reaches out
through you to touch other sentient beings  in the univer se in ways
that will allow them, as well, to experience themselves as Divinity
Expressed.
There’ s more about this matter of choice-making and “right and
wrong” in my reply to the next question, below.Question #5

SEX AND DISABI LITY

My husband was in a car accident two years ago that resulted in a
spinal cord injury. Our marriage has suffered due to his inability to be
sexually intimate. I am loyal and want to stay with him, but because
this area of our relationship is lacking, I feel greatly compromised.
What should I do?

DR. COOPER: Let me start off by saying that Conversations with
God presen ts an unorthodox view on sex and sexuality, in the sense
that it is a theology that openly celebrates  and encourages  joyful
sexual expression. It does not suggest that sex is the one and only
way to connec t in a meaningful and intimate way with your partner,
but it does validate and honor this aspect of our humanit y in a way
that few (if any) other theologies do. So I would like to start by
acknowledging that it is a very legitimate concern you have, and one
that I am happy you brought up here.
It seems to me that the key question becomes: how can you
continue to demonstrate love and loyalty to your husband after his
injury, while at the same time demonstrating love to yourself in
honoring your desire for a sexual connection with a partner? Or, in thesituation in which you find yourself, perhaps the larger question is: is
this even possible?
If I were your doctor—and there are some doctors who
specialize in the areas of sex and sexuality—I would start by asking
you more about your intimate relationship with your husband.
Assuming that, as you said from the outset, you value your
relationship with your husband and you wish to stay with him and to
work through the challenge of intimacy, I would tell you that I do
believe it is possible to do so in a way that honors both partners.
There was a recent article published in the Toronto Star, one of
Canada’ s most widely read newspapers, about “Sex and Disability.”
The article featured a couple, Tim and Natalie Rose, who created a
Centre called the Rose Centre for Love, Sex, and Disability.17 Tim is
wheelchair-bound (born with cerebral palsy), and his wife, Natalie, is
able-bodied. Their Centre “aims to promote the idea of seeing the
positive sides of disability, particularly when it comes to love, sex,
and disability.”
Tim and Natalie are devoted to educating people around the
topic of sex and disability, and are an uplifting and inspiring example
of a couple who proudly anno unces that they have a pass ionate and
fulfilling sex life, despite the limitations placed on Tim’s body, being a
quadriplegic since birth.17 This young couple simply love each other
so deeply that they have been committed to finding ways to work
around the situation—despite  the “hassles” of transferring Tim out of
his wheelchair, figuring out positions that work, and exploring how to
satisfy one another sexually in ways that are “outside the norm.”
But the reason this couple went public about their sex life in
Canada’s most-read newspaper was not for their own recognition orfame, but rather, as a means of empowering other disabled couples,
as well as to educate the general population around the idea that a
fulfilling sex life is still possible for people with physical challenges.
So in respons e to your question, “What should I do?”, first I
would invite you to maintain hope  that you can, in fact, create a
fulfilling sex life with your husband. It may not be “easy,” or look the
same as it does for some other couples, but it nevertheless may still
be possible. I say this based on what I learned from Tim and
Natalie’ s interv iew, as well as from experiences I have become
aware of in the medical profession of patients whose illnesses have
adversely af fected their sexual function.
If it is of interest to you, I would suggest that you and your
husband arran ge to see a physician or a sex therapist to discuss and
explore possibilities of how the two of you could make some
changes to more fully accommodate each other ’s wishes and
desires.
I do not belie ve that an injury resulting in sexual challenge
needs to be a deal-breaker or a joy-killer in a marriage; to the
contrary, it may be a stepping stone to open the doors of
communication and, dare I say, the possibility of an even more loving
and intimate relationship than what you both had prior to the injury.
Both Ken Keyes Jr. and Amy Purdy used their physical
disabilities as platforms into greater meaning and fulfillm ent in their
lives (stories pulled from the first part of this book). So, too, would I
venture to suggest that you may one day look back on this obstacle
that you and your husband are currently facing and see it as a gift.
Or, in the words of Tim Rose, founder of the Rose Centre for
Love, Sex, and Disability: “Let’s not look at disability as a tragedy,let’s look at it as something to be celebrated and have fun with.”17

NEALE: I have a wonderful friend who was born with spina bifida.
She currently offers personal coaching and teaches classes for
persons she refers to as “the differently abled.” When I first saw her
flyers about these classes I thought, “What a remarkable way of
putting it.”
I agree with everything my wonderful doctor friend said above. I
would put it all into one sentence: An inability to have intercourse
does not equate to an inability to be sexually intimate.
We’re all adults  here, and we all know that there are more ways
than one to experience sexual joy and its physical pleasure.
Your husband is simply differently abled. The two of you can
find love, warmth, and delight in his showing you that. The good
doctor has said all the rest that needs to be said about the physical
aspects of this situation, above.
Now let’ s look at the spiritual aspects...
The purpose of life on Earth, as I have been given to
understand it, is to recreate ourselves anew, in each golden moment
of Now, in the next grandest version of the greatest vision ever we
held about Who We Are. We are not our body. Our body is
something we have, it is not something we are. We are three-part
beings, made up of Body, Mind, and Soul.
If this is true, we have a new context within which to consider
the question you’ve asked. Would


I’ve experienced with Dr. Graham’s low-fat 80/10/10  diet. It’s worlds—no, universes—no, even more than that—different, and
better.
I just can’t begin to describe the difference. My health has far  surpassed the condition it has ever been in for as far back as I
can remember. I have experienced improvements in my energy, vitalit y, abilities, attitude, and appearance that I never even imagined
were possible. I don’t get so w orn out at the end of the day anymore, and I sleep much more restfully. I have  a new level of joy in
my life, and I experience daily the plain enjoyment of being aliv e. I’m feeling less shy and more adventurous socially as well, so I’m
more outgoing.
I am back to the clothing sizes I wore once I reached my adult height at th e age of thirteen, yet am firmer and stronger than I
was then. The stretch marks from the pregnancy of my now eighteen- year-old son have become firmer and less saggy—even when
I’m on my hands and knees. I now get regular and varied exercise and plen ty of recreation. I have greater strength, power, agility,
muscle, and overall physical and mental abilities than ever before.
I recently broke a toe 90 minutes into a terrific Ashtanga yoga practic e session, while I was doing a jump-through on a cement
floor and didn’t quite lift enough (as I’m still a beginner)—oops! I h ad broken that toe on the other foot before 80/10/10  and had
such a rough time with it back then. This time, even though it took a lot m ore to break the toe, it hardly swelled up, so it didn’t really
hurt afterward. I am also more in touch with my body, so the toe healed much mor e quickly and smoothly than before. Last time I
had to tape the toes together, wear a special shoe to walk, and keep it up for s everal weeks, in pain. This time my toe “said” it
didn’t want taping. It was not painful, though it still wanted to be put up—but not as desperately, and it simply wanted mainly sleep
for the first two weeks. I still had to work and walk at the farmer’s markets  and in our garden, resulting in more time on the foot this
time, yet it hurt less and healed faster.
At three weeks, my toe was what I would have considered completely healed be fore, as I could do everything I did before
80/10/10. That’s less than a third of the time it took the first time. Since I’m m ore active now than at any other time in my life, it took
a few more weeks before I could do everything I was doing again—still le ss than half the time it took for a less-severe break that
occurred before going low-fat raw vegan. My foot feels as good as new now an d doesn’t give me any trouble in any of my
activities, even with the contortions and stresses I put it through i n the process. Nice.
 Now I Love to Exercise!
The first thing that I noticed when switching from approximately 20% of  calories from fat to 10% or less was that I felt better. My
body seemed to get down to deeper repair work. My legs suddenly felt lighter and st ronger, too, like they could jump really high
more easily—and they wanted to, so I did. My husband was simultaneously am used and amazed.
When I first started eating low-fat raw vegan, I used to have to get my  son or husband to carry the watermelons I got at the
market. Now, not only do I carry them myself with ease, I can even carry t wo of them at a time—and they’re each twice as big,
too!
For the first time in my life I actually truly want  to exercise. I find myself looking for excuses to move my body, which is very
foreign to me indeed. I had always been one to find excuses to sit where I was  and not exercise. Never before have I experienced
looking forward to my free time in order to exercise! As a result, I’m sta rting to look more athletic. People now think I’m a dancer
or a gymnast.
I feel so physically adventurous now—loads more than I ever was bef ore. I’m no daredevil or anyth ing—I’m  not skydiving or
bungee jumping—but I have become more athletic, and I’m willing  to try new things that require physical activity, purely for th e fun
of it or just to see if I can. (It’s not hard to be more willing than I use d to be … heck, I wasn’t at all  willing before.) I’m no
bodybuilder, although my body’s been building itself quite nicely. I have been gaining strength, endurance, and muscle weight whil e
eating this way—once I got rid of most of my excess fat, that is.
I discovered new physical abilities, as well. My balance, coordination, and de xterity dramatically improved somehow, even at
the beginning, before I had been active much at all. My aerobic exercise  had always been limited by my breathing capacity, because
I would lose my breath long before my muscles would get enough of a workout to work ou t my heart.
Now, in retrospect and in comparison, it was like I had been running on dirty fu el when I exercised before. Suddenly, aerobic
workouts felt so “clean” and “crisp.” I felt like I could go forever (but my  heart wasn’t used to it, so I took it gradually). I could
breathe really deeply and not have that sick and dirty feeling at the  beginning. It was and still is great! Now when I’m exercising, I
feel happy and my body feels happy, which makes me happier, which gives me more  energy and motivation to keep exercising,
which makes me even happier, and so on … I love it! I’ve never felt like thi s before.
Until I was following Dr. Graham’s program for a while, I never was a ble to do full-on push ups, even though I used to
bodybuild a bit in college and could do hundreds of bent-knee push-ups in various han d arrangements when doing martial arts in
high school. I discovered that I could do a full push-up after eating this wa y for a time, and I worked on them to see how many I
could do. I got up to 23 in a row before I moved onto something else.
I later went back to push-ups, going airborne this time by quickly powering th e pushing so that at the top of my full push-up
my hands and toes hop off the ground while keeping my full body tight and straig ht! I got up to 15 in a row before I got sidetracked
with pull-ups.
I got a pull-up/chin-up bar for myself and couldn’t even pull my self up enough to make a movement at first—as had been the
case all my life. My husband showed me how to help myself with a step stool an d after a month, I could lift myself halfway up.
Exciting! It wasn’t much longer before one day I pulled myself al l the way up—without the step stool. My chin was all the way
above that bar on my own—not just above but high  above, so the bar was at my chest and my chin was above the door! Not long
after that, I became hooked on Ashtanga yoga practice, so I haven’t c ontinued with the chin-ups much since. I’m having so much
fun!
I went surfing for the first time ever about a year into the 80/10/10  lifestyle. I did pretty darn well, especially for a then thirty-
eight-year-old mom who had only ridden a skateboard a few times (for only a few  feet each time), a boogie board once, and a
surfboard not at all. I stood up and rode the very first wave! I was catching l ittle waves on my own and riding after only about 45
minutes. Cool!
I belonged to a health club for a while about a year into 80/10/10  and was surprised to find myself, a petite 5'2", then 98-
pound woman, lifting about the same weight or more than the businessmen t here, without effort. I was more surprised to find that
some days I could just keep adding more and more weight, seemingly to no end. I woul d go with small increments, so on those
days, I usually ended up getting tired from the number of reps before the wei ght ever got to be too heavy.
Big guys were always there lifting tons of weight in order to build m ore muscle and get more “cut”…and then there’s little old
me lifting relatively minute amounts of weight while my muscle s just burst out. I can actually feel my muscles growing during m y “off”
time, and they don’t get sore if I eat fruit afterwards like Dr. Graham s uggests. It makes me feel bad for them—if only they would
do their exercises properly and follow Dr. Graham’s program, they’ d get much better results for their time and effort.
These days, I no longer go to the health club, as I’ve gotten more into bodyw eight exercises, Ashtanga yoga, aerial fabric,
dance, and other things. I also have free weights at home and at work


 enema today, I felt more heat and a bit of nausea, so I rested for a few minutes, and was disappointed to almost immediately feel some twitching start again, mainly in my legs.  Grrr.  How many more could there possibly be? And why aren’t they coming out more quickly now after 38 days of no food?I’ve pretty much decided to go to 42 days at this point, just to try to get as much out as I possibly can in these last few days.  42 days will be exactly 6 weeks of fasting, and I have heard and read of others doing 42 or even 44 days before, so I feel safe and comfortable to continue an extra 2 days.  After that, I will really have no choice but to start having some juices. Admittedly I am worried that I may not get all of the worms and I hate to think that I am stopping when they are still being released.  It’s a tough decision, but at this stage my plan is to just drink green juices (cucumber, greens, tomato) with some onion, garlic and ginger in an effort to continue to kill the worms but also give my body some nutrition. I can still do one enema daily for a few days and just see what happens. I am also learning as I go.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!95Day 39So close to the end, and yet I feel that this cleanse is somehow not complete.  Today I passed another worm.  Once again, I have mixed feelings because on one hand I am happy they are coming out, but on the other, I feel completely frustrated that at Day 39, they are still coming out!Admittedly I did feel better energy-wise today. My ear doesn’t seem to be popping anymore and I didn’t have any ‘waves’ of heat, but tonight the twitching in my legs started again.  I did some research last night about parasites in the central nervous system, and it appears that this can be quite a common symptom.  Many people even have full epileptic attacks.15  At least it is reassuring to know that I am not going crazy and that there is actually a real, physical reason to why I have been experiencing these symptoms.My neighbor decided to break her fast today, which I believe is Day 23 for her.  She’s done an amazing job for her ﬁrst-ever water fast, especially considering how many worms she had released and all of the cleansing reactions she experienced.  I think she was just exhausted and felt like she had had enough.  I do think it’s important to listen to your body and your intuition when fasting, and never allow your ego to force you into a number.  Luckily for me, the end is also near. It seems like a lifetime ago that I started this fast. I just hope that I don’t have any live worms in me still.  All it takes is one to start laying 200,000 eggs per day and you can be right back where you started before you know it.  I guess I just have to believe in my Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!9615 http://www.tropmed.org/primer/chapter11-2.pdffollow-up program and be strict to continue with it every 3 months for the next year.  Of course, I should keep in mind that at least compared to where I was 5+ weeks ago, my body is stronger, cleaner and more prepared to ﬁght off invaders.Today I was thinking a lot about garlic, onions and ginger and I recalled a story in Dr. Richard Anderson’s Cleanse and Purify Thyself Book where he ate nothing but raw onions and garlic for 3 days to try to rid his body of worms.  I started to wonder if I should start right into that on Day 41 as a ﬁnal push to get any lingering worms out.  So I went to the market and I bought all of the ingredients to have on hand.I took one whole white onion and blended it using a mini-food processor. Then I added 5 cloves of garlic and equal amounts of fresh ginger.  (Fresh ginger is particularly effective against the ascaris worm).  I blended everything together into a raw soup. Wow!  It was the best thing I ever smelled in my whole life!!!  Truly magniﬁcent.  I wanted to eat it immediately - it seemed so appealing to me.  I knew after I made it that this is deﬁnitely what I should have for a few days. I may blend in a few cucumbers or I may eat it as is; I haven’t fully decided yet.Anyway I poured all of the content in a glass pitcher and added water to let it soak for several hours. I was planning to strain the mixture and drink the water this evening, but somehow I did not feel right about taking something so potent when I am still technically fasting, so in the end I just left it.  It was a good experiment because honestly I never thought that something like that would smell so delicious and appealing, and perhaps I would not have known to break my fast with it had I not made a trial batch.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!97If I eat that for a few days with some pureed cucumbers and continue to do one enema a day, I may just fumigate the last tenants out and still ﬁnish with the pure and perfect temple I’ve been dreaming of.Day 40Sometimes you never think the end will come, and then all of a sudden, it’s there.  That is how I felt today.  It’s really hard to imagine that I have had only water for 40 days now, and that I actually achieved this magniﬁcent goal.  If I wasn’t so tired, I would probably feel even more proud of myself!I did not have any worms released today; however I still have the twitching in my legs, some waves of heat and the occasional bout of nausea which all tell me that there are still some worms there. Of course I feel sad to stop the fast knowing this, but I know that eating some food now will be good for me and I know it’s time to bring in some nutrition for strength.I am still planning to eat the puree of onion, garlic, ginger and cucumber for a few days.  I do think it is absolutely essential to have a solid plan for what to eat before you break the fast.  Otherwise, it can just become so easy to start eating everything in sight. The mental strength post-fast is just as important as the mental strength during a fast.Today I had a few clients and although I enjoyed the sessions very much, it really drained my energy. In between, I felt exhausted and completely wasted.  It was difﬁcult to get through the day. I was very relieved when I ﬁnally had some time to myself, and I slept for 2 hours this afternoon.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!98At about 4pm today,  I decided to have some fresh lime squeezed into water because I wanted to start slowly preparing my body to become ready for food tomorrow.  I cut half of a fresh lime and licked the inside of the the slice before squeezing it - wow! It was the best thing I ever tasted in my whole life!  I could not believe the ﬂavor!  I was so happy to have some of the lime water; instantaneously I felt energized and came back to life.Later this evening at about 8pm, I decided to drink some of the onion, garlic, ginger water.  I probably drank about 1 cup or 200 ml of the strained liquid.  That is seriously potent stuff! It knocked me out! I had to lie down for more than 2 hours afterwards.  I sure hope that I can get through eating it tomorrow, but my goal is to fumigate those worms, and I will do what needs to be done!Speaking of which, the humaworm arrived today of all days! There could not have been better timing had I tried! Tomorrow is when I wanted to start the course of herbs, and now I can do everything according to plan. So, I do feel better breaking the fast knowing that I can go directly into the parasite program.  The key is to gently transition the body back into food.  Pureed food is very easy to stomach and digest and I will simply listen to my body and eat as much as I feel it needs. I have plenty of time to enjoy all the foods I love later.Personal Story - 40-Day Fast
!www.healthybliss.net!!!!!!!!!99Chapter 10Eating!Day 41I did not sleep at all last night. Actually I wasn’t even thinking about food, I simply couldn’t sleep.  I really took that as a sign that it was time to end the fast because I almost felt like my body was a bit on high-alert, perhaps intuitively waiting for and wanting food.I tried to sleep at 4am, my ‘normal’ bedtime throughout this fast but I had so many thoughts racing through my mind that I could not sleep. At 5am and 6am, I was still awake. Finally at 7am, I woke up and decided to do my enema. I did not have any worms. Somehow, mainly because of the twitching, I do feel like I still have a few worms in me, but I have to just be happy with all the work that I’ve done and do my best on the follow-up work now.Once shower and dressed, I