the work of the soul. That is why all human
relationships are sacred ground. It is why
every personal relationship is holy. In this, many churches have it right. Marriage is a sacrament. But not because
of its  sacred obligations. Rather, because
of its unequalled oppo rtunity. Never do anything in relationship out of a
sense of obligation. Do whatever you do
out of a sense of the glorious opportunity
your relationship affords you to decide,  and
to be, Who You Really Are. I can hear that —yet over and over in my
relations hips I have given up when the
going gets  tough. The result is that I’ve had
a string of relationships where I thought, as a kid, that I’d  have only one. I don’t seem
to know what it’s like to hold onto a
relationship. Do you think I  will ever learn? What d o I have to do to make it happen? You make it sound as if holding onto a
relationship means it’s been a success. Try
not to confuse longevity with a job well
done. Remember, your job on the planet is
not to see how long you can stay in
relationship, it’s t o decide, and experience,
Who You Really Are. This is not an argument for short -term
relationships —yet neither is there a
requirement for long -term ones. Still, while there is no such requirement,
this much should be said: long -term
relationships do hold r emarkable
opportunities for mutual growth, mutual expression,  and mutual fulfillment —and
that has its own reward. I know, I know! I mean, I’ve always
suspected that. So how do I get there? First, make sure you get into a relationship
for the right reasons. (I’m using the word
“right” here as a relative term. I mean “right”
relative to the larger purpose you hold in
your life). As I have indicated before, most people still
enter relationships for the “wrong”
reasons —to end loneliness, fill a gap, bring
thems elves love, or someone to love —and
those are some of the better reasons. Others do so to salve their ego, end their
depressions, improve their sex life, recover
from a previous relationship, or, believe  it
or not, to relieve boredom. None of these reasons will work, and
unless something dramatic changes along
the way, neither will the relationship. I didn’t enter into my relationships for any
of those reasons. I would challenge that. I don’t think you
know why you entered your relationships. I
don’t think y ou thought about it in this way. I don’t think you entered your  relationships
purposefully. I think you entered your
relationships because you “fell in  love.”
That’s exactly right. And I don’t think you stopped to look at why
you “fell in love.” What was it to which  you
were responding? What need, or set of
needs, was being fulfilled? For most people, love is a response to
need fulfillment. Everyone has needs. You need this,
another needs that. You both see in each
other  a chance for need fulfillment. So you
agree —tacitly —to a trade. I’ll trade you
what  I’ve got if you’ll give me what you’ve
got. It’s a transaction. But you don’t tell the truth
about it. You don’t say, “I trade you very
much.” You say, “I love you very much,” and
then the d isappointment begins. You’ve made this point before. Yes, and you’ve done this thing before —
not once, but several times. Sometimes this book seems to be going in
circles, making the same points over and
over again. Sort of like life. Touché. The process he re is that you’re asking the
questions and I’m merely answering  them. If you ask the same question three different
ways, I’m obliged to continue  answering it. Maybe I keep hoping You’ll come up with a
different answer. You take a lot of the
romance  out of it when I ask You about
relationships. What’s wrong with falling
head over heels in  love without having to
think about it? Nothing. Fall in love with as many people
as you like that way. But if you’re going to
form a lifelong relationship with them, you
may want to add a little thought. On the other hand, if you enjoy going
through relationships like water —or, worse
yet, staying in one because you think you “have to,” then living a life of quiet
desperation —if you enjoy repeating these
patterns from your pa st, keep right on  doing
what you’ve been doing. Okay, okay. I get it. Boy, You’re relentless,
aren’t You? That’s the problem with truth. The truth is
relentless. It won’t leave you alone. It  keeps
creeping up on you from every side,
showing you what’s real ly so. That can  be
annoying. Okay. So I want to find the tools for a long -
term relationship —and you say entering
relationships purposefully is one of them. Yes. Be sure you and your mate agree on
purpose. If you both agree at a conscious level that
the pur pose of your relationship is to  create an opportunity, not an obligation —an
opportunity for growth, for full Self-
expression, for lifting your lives to their
highest potential, for healing every false
thought or small idea you ever had about
you, and for ultimate reunion with God
through the communion of your two souls —
if you take that vow instead of the vows
you’ve been taking —the relationship has
begun on a very good note. It’s gotten off
on the right foot That’s a very good
beginning. Still, it’s no  guarantee of success. If you want guarantees in life, then you
don’t want life. You want rehearsals for a
script that’s already been written. Life by its nature cannot have guarantees,
or its whole purpose is thwarted. Okay. Got it. So now I’ve got my
relationship off to this “very good start.”
Now, how do I keep  it going? Know and understand that there will be
challenges and difficult times. Don’t try to
avoid them. Welcome them. Gratefully. See
them as grand gifts from God; glorious
opportunities to do w hat you came into the
relationship —and life —to do. Try very hard not to see your partner as the
enemy, or the opposition, during these
times. In fact, seek to see no one, and nothing, as
the enemy —or even the problem. Cultivate
the technique of seeing all problems as
opportunities. Opportunities to......I know, I know —“be, and decide, Who
You Really Are.”
Right! You’re getting it! You are getting it! Sounds like a pretty dull life to me. Then you’re setting your sights too low. Broaden the scope of your ho rizons. Extend  the depth of your vision. See more
in you than you think there is to be seen. See more in your partner, too. You will never disserve your relationship —
nor anyone —by seeing more in another
than they are showing you. For there is
more there. Much more. It is only their fear
that stops them from showing you. If others
notice that you see them as more, they  will
feel safe to show you what you obviously
already see. People tend to live up to our expectations
of them. Something like that. I don’t like the word
“expectations” here. Expectations ruin relationships. Let’s say
that people tend to see in themselves what
we see in them. The grander our vision, the
grander their willingness to access and
display the part of them we have show n
them. Isn’t that how all truly blessed relationships
work? Isn’t that part of the healing
process —the process by which we give
people permission to “let go” of every false
thought they’ve ever had about
themselves? Isn’t that what I am doing here, in thi s book,
for you? Yes. And that is the work of God. The work of
the soul is to wake yourself up. The work of
God is to wake everybody else up. We do this by seeing others as Who They
Are—by reminding them of Who They Are. This you can do in two ways —by remi nding
them of Who They Are (very difficult,
because they will not believe you), and by
remembering Who You Are (much easier,
because you do not need their belief, only
your own). Demonstrating this constantly
ultimately reminds others of Who They Are,
for they will see themselves in you. Many Masters have been sent to the Earth
to demonstrate Eternal Truth. Others,  such
as John the Baptist, have been sent as
messengers, telling of the Truth in  glowing terms, speaking of God with unmistakable
clarity. These special messengers have been
gifted with extraordinary insight, and the
very special power to see and receive
Eternal Truth, plus the ability to
communicate  complex concepts in ways
that can and will be understood by the
masses. You are such a messenger. I am? Yes. Do you


play like  recordings. W ith the be lief “something is too good to be true,” the
subconscious m ind will play tho ughts like: “When I feel this happy, I feel
like som ething bad is going to happen.” “Make the most of it, this isn’ t
going to last.” “Something bad always follows something good.” “I’m
feeling nervous  because good things don’ t usually happen to me.” “If
something feels too good to be true, you can bet it is.” These thoughts are
probably familiar to you, which proves they are just recordings from the
mind and they’re not unique to you.My teacher said, imagine if you answered the phone and there was a
recording on the other end saying: “This is a recorded message. T ransfer
all your money into this bank a ccount right now so we can keep it safe.”
W ould you do it? W ould you believe the recording? No, of course you
wouldn’ t believe it. But then why believe the recordings of the mind? Y our Beliefs Cause Y our Experience
“W e project our thoughts and beliefs and they return to us as our
experience.”
David Bingham
Y ou mus t experi ence whatever you believe, so it matters a great deal what
your beliefs are. Beliefs have w hat could be described as atomic power,
because they will continually p roject themselves into your life and make
themselves true. It doesn’ t mat ter that they’re false; if you’ve  planted a
belief in the subconscious it will bear fruit. For example, you can’ t have th e belief that the only way you can receive
more money is t hrough working harder and longer hours, and th en receive
cash windfalls from multiple places you never expected. Y our belief
prevents money coming in from other sources. This is how much we limit
ourselves through our beliefs. When you have a belief about a person,
circumstance, or situation, you must experience it. Thought s have no
power of their own without the ener gy of your belief behind them. “There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you h ave in your
head, be liefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you
to question them.”
Anthony de Mello, S.J., fr om  The W ay to Love
“Unhappiness is caused only by false beliefs about what Life really is.”
Peter Dziuban, fr om  Simply NoticeW e can also become very attach ed to our beliefs, even when they cause us
real stress and suf fering and imp rison us in misery. Our beliefs can keep us
poor, make us sick, fill us with fear, and damage or destroy our
relationships. They are really nothing to treasure or hold on to. Whatever circumstances are appearing in your life currently  are being
generated by your belief system in your subconscious mind. “By changing the beliefs we are holding, we can amend the experiences we
are having.”
David Bingham
“Many o f our ideas and beliefs about ourselves and the world are so deeply
ingrained that we are unaware that they are beliefs and take them, without
questioning, for the absolute truth.”
Rupert Spira, fr om  The T ransparency of Things
From the late Dr. David R. Hawkins:
“It i s oft en beneficial to look at some commonly held beliefs and let go of
them right in the beginning such as:
1. W e only des erve things through hard work, struggle, sacrifice, and
ef fort. 2. Suf fering is beneficial and good for us. 3. W e don’ t get anything for nothing. 4.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        They are the expression of joy and take us
back to joy, which is our true nature. Just enjoy them; be one with them. ”
Francis Lucille, fr om  The Perfume of SilencePositive and good feelings are a result of saying “Y es” to what is  happening in
life. Positive feelings come from “Y es, I want that,” “Y es, that would be nice,”
“Y es, that’ s good,” “Y es, I love this,” or “Y es, that sounds great. ”
There’ s not a p roblem with positive or good feelings. Happin ess and good
feelings, after all, come from A wareness. Bask in good feeling s, milk them,
and fall in love with them. Negative Feelings
Negative feelin gs are a result of you thinking or saying “No. ” about
something that’ s happening. Negative feelings come from “No, I don’ t want
this. ” It could be something hurtful a person said or did; someon e disagreeing
with you ; or a circumstance, big  or small, that didn’ t go the wa y you wanted,
such as having an ar gument; running late; a health issue; a relationship
breakup; mount ing debt; losing your phone; heavy traf fic; late deliveries;
items o ut of stock; the weat her too hot or too cold; issues with the
government; lat e or canceled fl ights; no parking spaces; or lon g lines at the
supermarket, bank, or airport. When you think or say, “No. I don’ t want this,” it immediately causes
resistance in you, and it’ s the resistance that produces the bad feelings. And
then, as if it isn’ t enough that w e resist a situation, we go ahead an d resist  the
bad feel ings as well. W e find ourselves feeling even worse, trapped in a web
of b ad feelings caused not act ually by anything happening in the outside
world, but by ou r own reactions. Our resistance to what is happening and our
negative feelings not only hold the situation we don’ t want firmly to us, but
also drain our body of ener gy and even impact our immune system. “Feeling sad about anything is h olding on to it. Say, ‘This is som ething I have
to let go of,’ and immediately you will feel better. ”
Lester Levenson, fr om  Happiness Is Free, volumes 1–5
Positive feelings  are completely ef fortless because they’re the true nature of
A wareness. W e are made of positive feelings; we are made of j oy, happiness,
and love. Negati ve feelings require a huge amount of ener gy to maintain, and
it’ s the reason w hy we’re exhausted if we lose it during the day. A bout of
negative emotion such as when we lose our temper will wipe u s out, because
it has taken so much ef fort and ener gy to build it up and sustain it. It takes
ef fort be cause it’ s not who we are; when we feel any negative fe elings, in that
moment we are fighting against who we are. “‘Me’ maintenance takes a lot of ener gy. ”
Peter Lawry
“It takes a lot of ener gy to be a person. It takes no ener gy to be yourself. ”
Mooji
“After you let go of enough ego, you naturally feel the peace an d joy of your
Self. ”
Lester Levenson, fr om  Happiness Is Free, volumes 1–5Positive, good feelings occur n aturally in the absence of neg ative feelings. Y ou don’ t have to make any ef fort to have positive feelings. All you have to
do i s let go of bad feelings, an d then you’ll naturally feel hap py and really
good. “Love is ef fortless, and hate requires much ef fort. ”
Lester Levenson, fr om  Happiness Is Free, volumes 1–5
Buried Feelings
“Much o f the emotional burden  you now carry began life as a  pushed-away
feeling. ”
Jan Frazier, fr om  The Freedom of Being
From the time w e were young children, we have unconsciously suppressed
countless bad feelings, which a re now stored in our subconscio us mind. The
bad feelings remain buried in th e subconscious mind, diminishi ng our ener gy
and our life. All of that ener gy  is trapped in the body, and it’ s this trapped
ener gy that plays havoc on the body’ s health and on the circumstances of our
life. Bad feel ings or negative feeling s are the only feelings we suppress and bury,
and so suppressed feelings and negative feelings are actually th e same thing. The anger that y ou feel when yo u get angry is the very same suppressed anger
coming from deep inside you. In addition, suppressed negative feelings have many negative thoughts
attached to them, which are th e thoughts that made us feel bad in the first
place as well as all the thoughts we’ve had ever since tha t are connected to the
negative feeling. The thoughts that are attached to the suppre ssed negative
feeling keep us trapped in the  mind by continually recycling themselves,
detrimentally af fecting our life and preventing us from realizing our true self. Babies and children under abou t three years of age don’ t suppress emotions
because they’re naturally living in their true nature of A ware ness, so they
automatically le t go of emotio ns. It’ s the reason why you see babies and
toddlers go from tears to


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enough moisture, add some soup stock  (see “‘ Special Soup’ or ‘Hippocrates Soup ’” in Chapter
12, “Preparing Food and Juices—The Basic Rules”). Variations: Add any herb of your choice, finely chopped. Parsley is very good; mint and
dill will also work. Oven-Browned Potatoes
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
potatoes
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in the oven. They will brown at a surprisingly low heat (300 ° F (149 ° C)) if left in long enough. Depending on the variety of potato, they can brown very quickly and puff up at high heat ( 425°
F (218° C)). They can also be browned under the broiler, but watch them to avoid burning. This
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potatoes
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A: 350° F (180° C)
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Chapter 7:  Know That W e’re All One
Chapter 8:  Surrender and Go with the Flow
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Chapter 10:  Learn to Meditate and T rain Y our Mind
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was achieved, you can repeat the intake 2 -3
times. You can use this method on an as -needed basis. Course intake of an enterosor bent
In this case, the intake course of an enter-
osorbent is as follows. Take 1 tbsp. of an enter-
osorbent for 7- 10 days 3 times a day. 9.3. Intestinal sorbent cleansing procedure

Preparation for the cleansing (with salt solution)
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frYou have to begin taking a sorbent in a daily
dosage (3 tablespoons during the day between
meals) 24 hours before the procedure day. On
the next day, take 3 more tablespoons in an arbi-
trary manner on an empty stomach, but manda-
torily prior to any fluid intake. A crucial con di-
tion for a successful intestinal sorbent cleansing
is prior fasting for a period of 8 -10 hours (you
can fast for longer — up to 20 hours, but no less
than 8 hours). Failure to observe this condition
abruptly changes the course of physiological
processes in the gastrointestinal tract. When you eat, the mechanisms of intestinal ab-
sorption are immediately activated by the body. They will be active until the organism fully as-
similates the digested food. And if the absorp-
tion mechanisms are active, and some
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frsubstances get into the stomach and intestines,
the organism will start to assimilate them imme-
diately. Consequently, you won’t be able to hold
the salt solution in. Moreover, the presence of
incompletely digested nutrients in the intestinal
contents will hinder the gastrointestinal tract ac-
tivity: the cleansing solution won’t gradually
move along the intestines, but will linger in cer-
tain segments. If the fluid and the sorbent aren’t
moving along the intestines, while the mecha-
nisms of intestinal absorption are activated, in
all likelihood, the organism will begin absorbing
the solution. It’s necessary to understand that even a small
amount of sweetened tea is a contraindication
for starting intestinal sorbent cleansing, because
when sugar breaks up, it produ ces glucose, and
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frglucose abruptly increases the intensity of so-
dium absorption. As for drinking pure water,
there are no restrictions, because it is absorbed
quickly, but it’s still better not to drink any water
in the 30 minutes prior to the procedure. In our opinion, the optimal and most conven-
ient period for cleansing is the time after a
night’s sleep, since the delay in food intake in
this case is natural and doesn’t require psycho-
logical and physiological efforts. You can carry
out the procedure at any  other convenient time
of day, but you have to observe the above -men-
tioned conditions. Besides that, provide for: free access to the
bathroom and toilet and 3-4 hours of free time. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frPreparing the solution
The fluid for the irrigation of the digestive tract
(working solution) is prepared as follows. Use a
container that can hold at least 3 liters of liquid. Pour 2 liters of boiled water into it, and without
covering it, put it in a clean dry place at room
temperature. This water has to stay in it for the
whole night. Prepare the salt solution immediately before
the procedure. For this purpose, measure exactly
1 liter of pure water with a measuring jug and
add 1 level tablespoon of regular salt. The solu-
tion should be boiled thoroughly in a separate
vessel (bo iling time should be around 30 sec-
onds). After that, without letting the solution
cool down, add this liter to the two liters
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frprepared yesterday. After you mix the solution,
it is ready to use. Make sure that all the salt has dissolved. The
solution should  be warm, but not hot. If you fol-
low the sequence of actions, it’s going to have
just the right temperature. If you took the sorbent beforehand, you can
begin the cleansing procedure. Don’t let the so-
lution get cold, start taking it right away. Fluid intake
As we’ve already mentioned, the solution has to
be consumed in its entirety over the course of
40-60 minutes. This condition is also crucial and
has to be observed rigorously. Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frFirst, in order to effectively stimulate the peri-
stalsis of the digestive tract, a sufficient pressure
on its walls has to be created. A more extended
intake will allow the fluid to distribute over the
different segments of the intestines, lessening
the pressure on their walls. Second, the processes of moving the liquid
along the digestive tract have to get ahead of the
processes of dilution and absorption of the liq-
uid. A 40 -minute period allotted for consuming
the working solution conforms to all these con-
ditions. This elucidates the need to consume a certain
amount of cleansing f luid — 2.5-3 liters. If you
stop and interrupt the working solution intake
for a long time, then the volume of the con-
sumed fluid won’t be sufficient to effectively
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frstimulate the movements of the intestines. Of
course, the taste of salt water isn’t very pl easant
or habitual to us. Here, first of all, you need a
certain positive attitude and an awareness of the
need to carry out the procedure. Besides, you
have to firmly believe that the cleansing proce-
dure will help your body get rid of harmful tox-
ins and will prevent the emergence and develop-
ment of many diseases. We can give a few practical recommendations
to those who carry out the intestinal sorbent
cleansing procedure for the first time:
•take small sips;
•don’t keep the solution in the mouth;
•try not to  swallow air;
•don’t force the intake of the fluid;
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fr• in case of possible unpleasant feelings of full-
ness in the abdomen or light nausea, you
should stop and take a 2 -3-minute break. Our experience tells us that as you repeat the
intestinal sorbent cleansin g procedure, all the
troubles completely disappear the second or
third time around. Moreover, an experienced
person acquires a desire and an ability to drink
the entire volume much faster than in 40
minutes. However, we have to warn you: striving
to drink the cleansing solution as fast as possible
may lead to a painful stretching of the stomach
walls. Is it worth causing yourself suffering and
enduring unnecessary pain to save 10 -15
minutes? Intestinal cleansing
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frSo, you drank the entire solution in the re-
quired period of time. Now arm yourself with
patience and wait — all the mechanisms are
started. Immediately after you complete the fluid
intake and during the subsequent waiting you
can notice your abdomen swelling and feel the
fluid mo ving inside of it. These phenomena are
normal in the given situation. Usually, during the first attempt of carrying out
this procedure, 60 -80 minutes pass from the mo-
ment you finish taking the working solution un-
til the moment you feel the first urges to d efe-
cate. If the urges are absent at that time, don’t
worry. If this is the case, do the following:  walk
for a while; carefully do some squats; while
standing alternately lift bent legs up to your
stomach, but do it calmly, without any fuss or
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frstrain; stroke your stomach clockwise and wait a
couple of minutes. When you acquire a certain experience in con-
ducting intestinal sorbent cleansing, you’ll no-
tice that the first urges to defecate will appear as
early as 10 -15 minutes after you complete the in-
take of the working solution. You need to make


	and	mix	to	combine	well. Serve	over	ice	cubes	and
enjoy! 3. Blackberries	may	help	us	lower	cholesterol	levels	and	they	also	support	our
digestive	tract. Enjoy!Orange	and	Lavender
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1	orange,	peeled

1. 2	fresh	sprigs	lavender,	gently	scrunched

Directions

1. Place	all	the	ingredients	in	a	glass	bottle. Fill	with	water. Stir	with	a
wooden	spoon	and	transfer	to	a	refrigerator	before	serving. 2. This	flavored	water	is	full	of	nutrition	for	your	body,	mind,	and	soul.Pear	and	Raspberry	Booster
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	orange,	cut	into	wedges

1. 1	pear,	cored	and	quartered

1. 4-5	raspberries

1. 1	tablespoon	fresh	sage

Directions

1. Put	your	ingredients	into	the	jar	or	bottle. Add	the	water	and	stir	well. 2. Serve	well	chilled	or	over	ice	cubes. 3. This	water	contains	immune	system	boosting	fiber. Enjoy!Green	Tea	with	Grapes
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 2	cups	grapes

1. 1-inch	ginger	root,	peeled

1. Pre-steeped	Green	tea	leaves

Directions

1. Put	all	the	ingredients	into	a	jar	or	a	bottle. Pour	in	water. 2. The	longer	your	water	sits	in	a	fridge,	the	more	flavorful	it	will	be. 3. Green	tea	improves	brain	functions	and	physical	performance,	as	well	as
increases	fat	burning. Enjoy!Herby	Spring	Drink
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 6	strawberries,	hulled

1. 3-4	fresh	basil	leaves

1. 1/2	small-sized	cucumber,	peeled	and	sliced

1. 1	tablespoon	fresh	mint

1. Sparkling	water

Directions

1. Put	the	ingredients	into	a	large	glass	bottle	or	a	jar. Fill	it	up	with	water. 2. Serve	right	away	or	keep	it	in	the	fridge. 3. Mint	does	more	than	add	flavor	to	your	juice. This	amazing	herb	has	many
mind-body	benefits. It	is	good	for	your	skin,	hair,	digestion,	oral	health,
etc.Delicious	Rosemary	and	Fruit
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	grapefruit,	cut	into	wedges

1. 1/2	kiwi	fruit,	peeled	and	sliced

1. 1	fresh	sprig	rosemary,	gently	scrunched

Directions

1. Put	the	ingredients	into	a	large	jar	or	a	pitcher. Pour	in	coconut	water	and
stir	to	combine. 2. Lastly,	refrigerate	overnight	for	best	flavor. The	water	can	be	stored	in	a
mason	jar,	water	bottle,
etc.Cantaloupe	and	Grape	Agua	Fresca
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	cup	cantaloupe,	cubed

1. 5-6	grapes,	gently	scrunched

1. 1-2	cinnamon	sticks

1. 1	vanilla	bean

1. Filtered	water

Directions

1. Put	the	ingredients	into	a	mason	jar	or	a	gallon	jug. Stir	gently	in	order	to
combine	well. 2. Keep	in	your	refrigerator	for	up	to	a	week. Stay	cool	and	hydrated!Summer	on	The	Beach
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	cup	watermelon,	cubed

1. Pre-steeped	Hibiscus	tea	leaves

1. Filtered	watermelon

Directions

1. Combine	all	the	above	ingredients	in	a	glass	bottle	or	a	mason	jar. 2. Fill	it	with	water	and	stir	to	combine	well. 3. Keep	in	a	refrigerator	before	serving. Enjoy!Fresh	Start
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1	cup	strawberries,	hulled	and	quartered

1. 1/2	thinly	English	cucumber,

sliced

1. 1-2	wedges	orange

1. 2	quarts	of	water

Directions

1. Add	the	ingredients	to	your	pitcher. 2. Refrigerate	at	least	3	hours	in	order	to	allow	the	ingredients	to	infuse. After
that,	strain	and	discard	the	solids. 3. Serve	with	plenty	of	ice. Keep	refrigerated	for	up	to	2	days.Herbed	Tomato	Water
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1	tomato,	diced

1. 2	sprigs	basil

1. 1	sprig	rosemary

1. 2	quarts	water

Directions

1. In	a	pitcher,	place	tomato,	herbs,	and	1	quart	of	seltzer. Stir	to	combine	and
refrigerate	for	2	to	4	hours. 2. Next,	strain	well,	discarding	the	solids. Add	the	second	quart	of	water	just
before	serving. 3. This	is	a	source	of	amazing	anti-inflammatory	compounds. Food	scientists
have	discovered	that	rosemary	may	help	prevent	brain	aging.Orange,	Blueberry	and	Cilantro
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1	orange

1. 5-6	blueberries

1. 1	tablespoon	fresh	cilantro

1. Water

Directions

1. Add	the	ingredients	to	a	mason	jar. Pour	in	filtered	water	and	stir	gently. 2. Refrigerate	overnight	to	allow	the	ingredients	to	infuse. Enjoy!Berry,	Rose	Petal	and	Vanilla
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 5-6	fresh	or	frozen	blackberries

1. 1	large	vanilla	bean,	sliced	lengthwise

1. 7-8	dried	pink	rose	petals

Directions

1. Put	your	ingredients	into	a	pitcher	and	fill	with	cold	filtered	water. 2. Allow	your	water	to	refrigerate	overnight. 3. Strain	the	water	and	keep	the	pitcher	in	the	fridge. Use	within	a	few	days.Vanilla	and	Cardamom	Orange
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	4)

Ingredients

1. 1	large-sized	orange,	sliced

1. 1	tablespoon	cardamom

1. 2-3	cloves

1. 1	vanilla	bean,	sliced	lengthwise

Directions

1. Put	the	ingredients	along	with	filtered	water	into	your	pitcher. Place	in	a
refrigerator	and	use	within	a	few	days. 2. It	is	good	to	know	that	cardamom	is	great	for	our	cardiovascular	health,	and
it	is	a	powerful	anti-depressant. Enjoy!Blueberry	Lavender	Infused	Water
(Ready	in	about	40	minutes	|	Servings	8)

Ingredients

1. 1/2	cup	blueberries

1. Lavender	edible	flowers

1. 4	cups	water

Directions

1. Add	the	ingredients	to	a	pitcher. 2. Then,	chill	the	water	for	at	least	30	minutes. 3. Strain,	pour	over	ice	cubes,	and	serve.Peppermint	Lemongrass	Water
(Ready	in	about	10	minutes	|	Servings	2)

Ingredients

1. 1/4	cup	fresh	peppermint,	chopped

1. 1	stalk	lemongrass


 for air, holding it high in the
chest, and releasing it too soon. Singing, talking, yawning, sighing—any
vocalization we make occurs during the exhalation. Stough’ s students had
thin and weak voices because, he believed, they had thin and weak
exhalations. While directing choirs at W estminster Choir College in New Jersey,
Stough began training his singers to exhale properly, to build up their
respiratory muscles and enlar ge their lungs. W ithin a few sessions, the
students were singing clearer, more robustly, and with added nuance. He
moved to North Carolina to conduct church choirs that went on to win
national competitions, and his choir appeared on a weekly program
broadcast nationally by Liberty Radio Network. Stough became so
renowned that he moved to New Y ork to retrain singers at the Metropolitan
Opera. In 1958, the administration of the East Orange V eterans Af fairs Hospital
in New Jersey called. “Y ou must know something about breathing that we
don’ t,” said Dr. Maurice J. Small, the chief of tuberculosis management. Small was wondering if Stough might be interested in training a new groupof students. None of them could sing, and a few couldn’ t walk or talk. They
were emphysema patients, and they were in desperate need of help. When Stough arrived at the East Orange hospital weeks later, he was
horrified. Dozens of patients were laid out on gurneys, each one jaundiced
and pale, their mouths craned open like fish, oxygen tubes pumping to no
avail. The hospital staf f didn’ t know what to do, so they just wheeled the
men across the waxed terrazzo floors and into a room hung with faded-
yellow tissue dispensers and American flag clocks, one patient beside the
other, waiting to die. It had gone this way for 50 years. “I foolishly had assumed that everyone had at least a rudimentary
knowledge of physiology,” Stough wrote in his autobiography, Dr. Br eath. “Even more foolishly I had assumed that a universal awareness of the
importance of breathing existed. Nothing could have been farther from the
truth.”
Emphysema is a gradual deterioration of lung tissue marked by chronic
bronchitis and coughing. The lungs become so damaged that people with
the disease can no longer absorb oxygen ef fectively. They’re forced to take
several short breaths very fast, often breathing in far more air than they
need, but still feel out of breath. Emphysema had no known cure. The nurses, meaning well, had placed cushions under patients’ backs so
that their chests were arched up. The idea was to create elevation to ease
inhalations. Stough instantly saw that this was making the condition worse. Emphysema, he realized, was a disease of exhalation. The patients were
suf fering not because they couldn’ t get fresh air into their lungs, but
because they couldn’ t get enough stale air out. —
Normally, the blood coursing through our arteries and veins at any one time
does a full circuit once a minute, an average of 2,000 gallons of blood a
day. This regular and consistent blood flow is essential to delivering fresh
oxygenated blood to cells and removing waste. What influences much of the speed and strength of this circulation is the
thoracic pump, the name for the pressure that builds inside the chest when
we breathe. As we inhale, negative pressure draws blood into the heart; as
we exhale, blood shoots back out into the body and lungs, where it
recirculates. It’ s similar to the way the ocean floods into shore, then ebbs
out.And what powers the thoracic pump is the diaphragm, the muscle that
sits beneath the lungs in the shape of an umbrella. The diaphragm lifts
during exhalations, which shrinks the lungs, then it drops back down to
expand them during inhalations. This up-and-down movement occurs
within us some 50,000 times a day. A typical adult engages as little as 10 percent of the range of the
diaphragm when breathing, which overburdens the heart, elevates blood
pressure, and causes a rash of circulatory problems. Extending those breaths
to 50 to 70 percent of the diaphragm’ s capacity will ease cardiovascular
stress and allow the body to work more ef ficiently. For this reason, the
diaphragm is sometimes referred to as “ the second heart,” because it not
only beats to its own rhythm but also af fects the rate and strength of the
heartbeat. Stough discovered that the diaphragms in all of the East Orange
emphysema patients had broken down. X-rays showed that they were
extending their diaphragms by only a fraction of what was healthy, taking
only a sip of air with each breath. The patients had been sick so long that
many of the muscles and joints around their chests had atrophied and
stif fened; they had no muscle memory of breathing deep. Over the next two
months, Stough reminded them how. “My activities looked silly when observed from a distance, and they
seemed silly at the outset to the person with whom I worked,” wrote
Stough. He’d begin the treatments by putting patients flat on their backs, running
his hands across their torsos, and gently tapping on rigid muscles and
distended chests. He’d have them hold their breath and count from one to
five as many times in a row as they could. Next, he massaged their necks
and throats and lightly coaxed their ribs as he told them to inhale and exhale
very slowly, trying to wake the diaphragm from its long slumber. Each of
these exercises allowed the patients to let out a little more air so that a little
more air could get in. After several sessions, some patients learned to speak a full sentence in
a single breath for the first time in years. Others began walking. “One elderly man who had not been able to walk across the room not
only could walk but could walk up the hospital stairs, a remarkable feat for
an advanced emphysema patient,” Stough wrote. Another man, who hadn’ t
been able to breathe for more than 15 minutes without supplementaloxygen, was lasting eight hours. A 55-year -old man who had suf fered
advanced emphysema for eight years was able to leave the hospital and
captain a boat down to Florida. Before-and-after X-rays showed that Stough’ s patients were vastly
expanding their lung capacity in only a few weeks. Even more stunning,
they were training an involuntary muscle—the diaphragm—to lift higher
and drop lower. Administrators told Stough that this was medically
impossible; internal or gans and muscles cannot be developed, they said. At
one point, several doctors petitioned to ban Stough from treating patients
and kick him out of the hospital system. Stough was a choral teacher, not a
doctor, after all. But the X-rays didn’ t lie. T o confirm his results, Stough
began recording the first footage of a moving diaphragm, using a new X-ray
film technology called cinefluorography. Everyone was floored. “I told Carl in no uncertain words that he was mildly demented to say
that he could ef fect a rise in the diaphragm and a descent in the ribs, but
then in one patient we got rather spectacular results showing that he did do
this,” said Dr. Robert Nims, the chief of pulmonary medicine at the W est
Haven V A Hospital in Connecticut. “W e have shown that he’ s able to
decrease the volume of the lungs [via deep exhalations] more than any
pulmonary man would say it was possible.”
Stough hadn’ t found a way to reverse emphysema. Lung damage from
the disease is permanent. What he’d done is find a way to access the rest of
the lungs, the areas that were still functioning, and engage them on a lar ger
level. The “cure” Stough professed was de facto, but it worked. Over the next decade, Stough would take his treatment to a half-dozen
of the lar gest V A hospitals on the East Coast, sometimes working on
patients seven days a week. He’d go on to treat not only emphysema, but
asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and more. The benefits of breathing, of harnessing the art of exhalation, Stough
found, extended not just to the chronically sick or to singers, but to
everyone. •       •       •
Back in L ynn Martin’ s apartment, I was reawakening my own slumbering
diaphragm on the living room futon. “This is not a massage,” Martin said,
making her point as she pressed a hand against my ribs. I drew soft andlong breaths deep into my abdomen while Martin helped loosen my rib
cage, trying to coax at least 50 percent of my maximum diaphragm
movement with each inhale and exhale. Breathing this way wasn’ t necessary, Martin told me. Our bodies can
survive on short and clipped breaths for decades, and many of us do. That
doesn’ t mean it’ s good for us. Over time,


 Although v arious forms of Y oga had been practiced in India
since prehistori c times, it was  left for Patanjali (circa 3rd century B.C.) to
integrate it with the Sankhya philosophy and to or ganize it  into a coherent
system. The T aoist and Sankhya philosophies have much in co mmon: they both
propose an original formless non-manifest primordial source (p urusha/wu) and a
creative force or potential whic h initiated the cosmic process of dif ferentiation
(prakruti/tai yi). Further diver ge nce of the cosmos arose due to p rimal tendencies
(gunas/yin-yang) arising from this creative potential, and the Five Elements(pancha mahabhutas/wu xing) are essential manifestations of this diversity. Another vital concept shared by  the T aoist and Samkhya philoso phies is the view
that all things have their own unique nature (prakriti/de). Historically, the  era of the Han Dynasty was a period of an outward focus
for China. By 138 B.C. the Silk Road to the west and the Burma Road (115 B.C.) to the south had opened up commerce and exchange of ideas and technology with
foreign lands. On China’ s western frontier beyond the Kunlun Mountains a
southward branch of the Silk R oad led to India. China also embarked on great
navigational explorations to open up  sea links to the south and east. By the 2nd
century B.C., boats from impe rial China had reached far sho res in the Indian
Ocean, r eportedly to present day Sri Lanka, at the time when I ndian civilization
and religion were rapidly spreading. The arrival of A yurveda accompanied Sri Lanka’ s conversion to Buddhism
by Mahinda, the brother of King Ashoka, the enlightened ruler of the Maurya
empire o f northe rn India. King Ashoka, who after a long and bloody campaign to
capture the Kingdom of Kalinga  felt great remorse at all the sla ughter, converted
to Budd hism in 260 B.C. and re nounced foreign aggression. After conversion, he
sent out  emissa ries to all the neighboring lands, and possibly to more distant
realms such as Greece and China, to spread his new-foun d beliefs. Hindu
invasions of Sri Lanka began perhaps as early as the second century B.C., and by
100 A.D. Hinduization of the Malay peninsula, Indochina an d the islands of
present day western Indonesia had successfully begun. Indeed, along with religion and  culture, A yurvedic concepts and practices
spread throughout South-East Asia. In Cambodia, for example, Sanskrit
inscriptions of A yurvedic doctrines and quotations from Sushruta’ s treatise dating
back to the ninth century A.D. can still be found carved on stone. Another
example of A yurveda’ s influence in this region is the incorporation of the Nadis
and Marma theory into Thai massage, and practiced even to this day. This period of o utward expansio n and external focus of both cultures also
favored the introduction of Bu ddhism from its native Indian soil into China. Indeed b y 100 A.D. already there were many regional strongholds of Buddhism
in C hina. The B uddhist monks Kasyapa, Matanga and Dharma raksa carried the
gospel o f Buddh a to the imperia l Chinese court from India som etime during the
1st centu ry A.D., and the first Buddhist texts from Sanskrit an d Pali translated
into Chinese are known to have been written then. The  introduction of
Buddhism, naturally due to Buddhist belief in compassion and removal of
suf fering, also led to the propag ation of ef fective medical care. Buddhist medicalconcepts incorp orated the A yurvedic model, but expanded and emphasized the
spiritual causes and treatment of illness as well. An interesting figure of this per iod was Hua T uo (110- 208 A.D.) who is
revered as a brilliant physician a nd sur geon, and also as the originator of various
T aoist physical  exercises (tao yin), especially the system  based on the
movements of five animals. R eports on his sur gical techniques bear striking
resemblance to the sur gical methods expounded in A yurvedic texts, in particular
the u sage of a concoction of hemp (ma fei san) to engender an analgesic ef fect in
the patient prior to the operation. Circumstantial evidence strongly indicates that
Hua T uo in all probability learn t at least some of his skills from Indian sources
(see illustration 18). India, w hose wr itten tradition of sur gery begins with the Sushruta Samhita
(perhaps 600 B.C. ), has had a longer and more sustained sur gical  tradition than
China. I n this text the use of hemp decoctions for sur gical an algesia is clearly
mentioned. Inde ed, India has a  long tradition of using hemp in medicine. The
gifted 5th century B.C. physici an and sur geon Jivaka, attended on the Buddha
himself. He was also a patron of the medical arts and sciences to the Buddhists in
India, as was Hu a T uo to the Chinese. A few centuries later, eve n the removal of
cataracts by sur gery seems to have been introduced into China from India.W ith the  growth  and influence of Buddhism both in India and China a
great deal of religious, cultural a nd medical interchange took place. Many Indian
monks transversed the frontier regions of India to spread Buddh ist teachings into
the adjoining kingdoms. By the  3rd century A.D., Chinese mo nks and scholars,
too, started to jo urney to the lan d of Buddha’ s birth in search of knowledge. The
first wel l-documented Chinese p ilgrim during this early period of exchange was
Fa X ian (337-422 A.D.) who went overland to India. Fa Xian studied for 14
years in the Buddhist lands of S outh Asia, including Sri Lanka, before returning
to China via the by then well established southern sea route. The gold en age of Buddhism in Asia coincides with the glorious period of
A yurveda in India and of Chinese Medicine in China approximately from the 4th
to 10 th c entury A.D. During this period Buddhism found popu lar appeal, and at
times of ficial sanction, promoting closer relationships between various Buddhist
kingdoms in Asia. However, Buddhism did not completely supplant either
Hinduism in India or T aoist-C onfucian teachings in China. This period saw
intense development in all sciences and brought significant social changes,
especially durin g the time of the Gupta Empires (4th to 6th centuries A.D.) in
India and the Six Dynasties period (3rd to 7th centuries A.D.) in China. One imp ortant Buddhist sage of South Indian origin, Boddhidharma (479-
543 A.D.), traveled by ship to China in the beginning of the 6th century A.D. and
originated a new religious community. After spending some time at the imperial
court in Nanjing he continue d his journey until he reached the Sungshan
Mountains whe re he founded the Shaolin monastery. The unique meditative
practices taught by him there ar e considered to be the origin of the Chan (Zen in
Japanese) school, and therefore he is recognized as the first patriarch of one of
the extent preeminent systems of philosophy and spiritual disciplines. Boddhidharma a lso introduced a form of martial arts (shaolin kung fu) that has
become famous the world over in modern times. The scholars generally believe
that what this sa ge had actually introduced was kalarippayattu, the South Indian
martial art from the state of Kerala, but as usual it under went a thorough
transformation into a characteristically Chinese form (see illustration 19). Buddhist doctrine was also subject to such transmutation; for example, the
masculine figure of A valokitesv ara, the Boddhisattva of Divine Compassion who
plays a significant role in the healing arts, had by the  7th ce ntury A.D. been
transformed into Guan Y in, the Goddess of Mercy, a distinctly feminine figure.In China, Buddh ist medical teachings emphasized the Indian concepts of
the Elements, although Buddhists refer usually to a four Element system, the five
Great Elements  of A yurveda minus Ether (akasha). It is possible that the
Buddhist concept reflects a Hellenistic influence, but deducing correspondences
by num ber alone can be mis leading. In India, for example, the venerable
Sushruta advocated a four Dosha concept. He included blood as one of the
doshas because of the importan ce of blood to a sur geon. It is also known that
Hellenistic medicine borrowed heavily from India through the writings of
Pythagoras (circ a 6th century B.C.) the philosopher and inventor, who, it is
known, had journeyed to India and later had such a significant influence on the
Hippocratic school. Ef forts were indeed made in


. Pr eparation
Scrub in  a sink full of cool wa ter to which a drop of food-safe soap has
been add ed. Rinse well, drain an d pat dry. Using a lar ge heavy k nife, cut thepumpkin in half. Use a lar ge spoon to scrape out seeds and stringy material. Save see ds for roasting with spices. Cut into wedges or lar ge cu bes. Unless
you plan  to cut pumpkin flesh into 1-inch (2.5 cm) or smaller cubes, it is
easier to remove the skin after boiling, steaming or baking. Canning Pumpkin
Cube only—do not shred or mash pumpkin for canning. See detailed
canning information, Preparing and Canning V egetables. 1. Pr epar e Equipment:  W a sh and heat pint (2-cup/500 mL or quart (1 L)
jars, and scald the lids, funnel, ladle and tongs ( Pressure Canner Method ). 2. Cut pumpkin  quarters into 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide strips and peel. Cut
strips in to 1-inc h (2.5 cm) cubes. In a Maslin pan or canning kettle, cover
pumpkin with water. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 seconds. W ork quickly
to fill hot jars one at a time. 3. Pack cubed pumpkin into jars hot. Make a Hot Pack:  Usi ng a slotted spoon, lift pumpkin out of hot water and
fill hot jars. Pour hot water over cubes, leaving a 1-inch (2.5 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-metallic utensil around the inside of the jar to allow air to
escape. Add hot water, if necessary, to leave a 1-inch (2.5 cm)  headspace. W ipe se aling ed ge of jars with a clean, damp, lint-free cloth. Position flat
lids over the tops of jars and hand-tighten screw bands. 4. P lace jars in  pr essur e canner:  Use  a Pressure Canner accordi ng to the
chart below for Dial-Gauge or follow manufacturer ’ s instructions. 5. Cool, Label and Stor e:  T urn of f heat; let pressure return to zero
naturally. Once gauge shows 0 pressure, wait 2 minutes then open the vent. Unlock and remove canner lid. W ait 10 minutes then lift jars from canner
and place on a clean towel or ra ck. Do not re-tighten screw ba nds. Let the
jars cool  to room temperature. T his may take from 12 to 24 hours. Remove
and store screw bands. Check lid seals ( Pressure Canner Method ). W ipe and
label sealed jars. Store in a cool, dark place. p u m p k i n  c h u t n e y
I al ways try to  make this bea utiful bright orange chutney in time for
Halloween. In my view, the very  best way to cook pumpkin and o ther gour ds
is to r oast them. Roasting not o nly makes it easy to scoop the flesh away
fr om the skin, but I like the caramelized sugars and nutty flavour that r esult. If you want a soft, spr eadable mixtur e, use pie pumpkins and r oa st just until
tender -crisp. For chunky chutney, any of the firmer Halloween pumpkins
will work. I like  the jam-like tex tur e fr om the baking or pie pumpkins. For
the p umpkin cubes, cut pumpkin  quarters into 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide strips
and peel. Cut strips into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. 13- x 9-inch (3 L) baking pan, lightly oiled
Pr eheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
MAKES 8 CUPS (2 L)
8 cups (2 L) pumpkin cubes (1 inch/2.5 cm), see above
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil grated rind and juice of 2 oranges, divided
2 Golden Delicious apples, chopped 1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup (125 mL) golden raisins
1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed br own sugar
1/3 cup (75 mL) malt vinegar
1 tbsp (15 mL) Five-Spice Blend  (stor e-bought), gr ound
1 tsp (5 mL) salt1. Arrange pumpkin cubes in single layer in prepared baking dish (use 2
lightly o iled pan s if necessary). In a jar with tight-fitting lid, co mbine olive
oil a nd 3  tbsp (45 mL) orange juice. Shake and drizzle over pumpkin. Bake
in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until soft (see above). 2. Heat four 1-p int (2-cup/500 mL) jars in boiling water, and scald the lids,
lifter, funnel and tongs ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 3. Abou t 10 minutes before pu mpkin is finished roasting, heat remaining
ingredients: in a Maslin pan or  canning kettle, combine remaining orange
juice, orange rind, apples, onio n, raisins, sugar, vinegar, spices and salt. Bring to  a boil o ver high heat, st irring constantly. Add roasted pumpkin and
any pan  juices. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring occasion ally, for 20
minutes or until thick. 4. Fill hot jars, leaving a 1/2- inch (1 cm) headspace. Run a thin non-
metallic utensil around the insid e of the jar to allow air to escape. Add more
chutney, if necessary, to leave a 1/2-inch (1 cm) headspace. W ipe rims, top
with flat lids an d screw on met al rings. Return jars to the hot water bath,
topping up with hot water if necessary. Bring to a full rolling boil and
process jars for 25 minutes ( Boiling W ater Method, Step by Step ). 5. Remo ve cann er lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars t o a towel or
rack to cool com pletely. Check seals, label and store in a cool place for up
to 1 year. Use: I like this delicately spiced chutney with curries, rice dishes and to
enliven baked chicken or fish. Spoon it over the meat in the last 10
minutes of baking to add the delicious flavour, then pass extra at the
table. Use it as a spread for hors d’oeuvres. t h r e e  s i s t e r s  e n c h i l a d a s
Native North Americans r eferr e d to beans, corn and squash as the “thr ee
sisters” and always planted them  together so that the beans gr ew up ar oundthe corn, using it as a stake, wh ile the squash spr ead out along  the gr ound
and kept the so il r elatively weed-fr ee and moist. Using your homemade
pr eserves and either canned or fr ozen vegetables in this r ecipe makes it fast
food, but good. If you have pr eserved either the Pumpkin Chutney  or the
Peaches and Cr eam Relish, yo u ar e in luck because I am  offering two
options for filling these delicious enchiladas. T ry them both! MAKES 12 ENCHILADAS
12 large (10-inch/24 cm) corn tortillas
2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil, divided, optional
Filling 1
2 cups (500 mL) Pumpkin Chutney
2 cups (500 mL) cooked lima or kidney beans, or 1 can (19 oz/540 mL),
drained
1 cup (250 mL) fr esh, fr ozen or canned corn kernels, drained
Filling 2
2 cups (500 mL) cooked mashed pumpkin or squash
2 cups (500 mL) cooked lima or kidney beans, or 1 can (19 oz/540 mL),
drained 1 cup (250 mL) Peaches and Cr eam Relish  or stor e-bought
corn r elish
Garnish
1 cup (250 mL) gr een taco sauce
1 cup (250 mL) sour cr eam

1. Heat tortillas either in the oven or in a skillet. T o heat in the oven, wrap
in fo il and heat in a 350°F (160 °C) oven for 5 to 10 minutes. T o heat in a
skillet, h eat 1 tbsp (15 mL) oliv e oil over medium-high heat. U sing tongs,
heat tortillas on one side (about 30 seconds), turn and heat the other side. Add more oil as necessary.2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine Filling 1 ingredients or Filling 2
ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat. Divide hot
pumpkin mixtur e into 12 portio ns and spread over corn tortill as. Fold up
one end  and fold in the sides of the tortillas toward the centre. T op with a
drizzle of green taco sauce and garnish with a dollop of sour cream. p


,
you’ll be one of these people rather than an observer. It’s such a
delightful idea—freedom from erroneous zones. You can make that
choice right now—if you choose to! *“The One Sure Way to Happiness” by June Callwood, October 1974.234 / Your Erroneous ZonesIndex
achievement, as security, 125–127
adventure, safety vs., 117, 118–120
Alice Through the Looking Glass,  116
Ambassadors, The,  25
anger, 209–221, 232
common causes of, 210, 214–216
control of others with, 211–212
designs for replacement of, 218–221
effects of, 210
expression of, 210–213
forms of, 216–217
as immobilizing, 21, 22, 210, 211
meaning of, 209–210
reward system for, 217–218
sense of humor vs., 213–214
Anspacher, Louis, 196
anxiety, procrastination and, 176, 188
approval-seeking, 49–73
breaking habit of, 62–64
cultural messages and need for, 52–63
early family effect on, 53–56
as erroneous zone, 49
freedom from, in fulfilled people, 226, 232
institutional role in, 58–63
irony of, 67–68
rewards of, 66–67
school influence on, 56–58
strategies for elimination of, 68–72
typical examples of, 64–65
235aptitude, in self-image, 36–37
authoritarianism, 147
avoidance behavior, 117, 137
awareness, 15–16
Bear Country,  191
Beethoven, Ludwig von, 119
blame list, 161–162
blaming, 143–144, 154, 161–162, 230
body, love of, 33–36
boredom, 119, 231
procrastination and, 181–182
Boulding, Kenneth, 128
brain, uses of, 20
Butler, Samuel, 182
Carpenter, Francis B., 63–64
Carroll, John, 37
Carroll, Lewis, 116
Castaneda, Carlos, 174
catastrophes, worry about, 107
certainty, search for, 117–137, 145
champions, 181
children:
approval-seeking and, 53–56
dependency in, 191–195
guilt inspired by, 97–98
internalization by, 31–32
self-denial in, 28–29
choice, 17–19
church:
approval-seeking and, 58–59
guilt inspired by, 99
Churchill, Winston, 119, 127, 213
complaining, 40–42, 223
conceit, self-love vs., 42
consistency, 170
control:236 / Your Erroneous Zonesof emotions, 9–15
internal vs. external locus of, 139–143
convention, 138–163
counseling sessions, 3
critics, doers vs., 180–181
culture (contemporary):
approval-seeking messages of, 52–63
beliefs about feelings in, 14
criticism in, 181
fear of unknown in, 118, 129–132
as guilt-producing, 91, 94–102, 106
justice promised in, 165
worry endemic to, 106–112
curiosity, 231–232
death, fear of, in living effectively, 7–8
Demian,  151, 195
dependency, 189–208
in child rearing, 191–193
common forms of, 203–204
in families, 194–195
love and, 196, 200, 201, 225–226
in marriage, 196–203
meaning of, 189–190
psychological compensation of, 204–205
techniques for ridding self of, 205–208
depression, as chosen, 13
dichotomizing, 145
dieting, guilt and, 100
Disney, Walt, 191
doers, 180–181, 229
dominance, in marriage, 197–203
do-your-best neurosis, 126
Dryden, John, 168
Durant, Will, 234
Edison, Thomas A., 128
educational achievement, happiness and, 8–9Index  / 237Einstein, Albert, 117–118, 119
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 153
Ellis, Albert, 148
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 120, 163, 170, 180
emotions:
control of, 9–15
thought as origin of, 11, 12
utterances supporting beliefs about, 13–14
enculturation:
as neurotic, 138–139
resistance to, 152–154, 160, 227
energy levels, 231
enthusiasm, 223–224
erroneous zones:
freedom from, 222–234
meaning of, 2–3
etiquette, 149
externally directed behavior, 139–144
blaming and hero worship in, 143–144
fairness and, 166–168
failure:
fear of, 125–127, 128–129, 232
learning from, 128
fairness ( see also  justice), 164–175
ineffective relationships and, 166–168
families, dependent vs. independent focused, 194–195
fault-finding, 160, 161–162
vs. doing, 180–181
fear:
of failure, 125–127, 128–129
of unknown, 117–137
feelings ( see also  emotions), responsibility for, 10–15
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 195
flexibility, 138
Focusing On Others Line (F.O.O.L. ), 144
Franklin, Benjamin, 119238 / Your Erroneous ZonesFrost, Robert, 137
future, idealization of, 24–25, 225
Galileo, 119
geniuses, 118–119
Gibran, Kahlil, 54
government, approval-seeking and, 59–60
growth:
vs. fear of unknown, 137
as motivation, 25–27
guilt:
blaming and, 143
children-inspired, 97–98
church and, 99
culture and, 91, 94–102, 106
dieting and, 100
freedom from, 224
learning from past vs., 91–92
leftover, 92
lover- and spouse-related, 96–97
meaning of, 89–91
origins of, 92–94
parental, 94–96, 194
present-moment living and, 116
prison and, 99–100
psychological payoffs of, 101–102
public behavior and, 100
school and, 98
self-imposed, 92–94
sexual, 95, 100–101
strategies for elimination of, 102–106
typical categories of, 94–101
happiness:
as chosen, 17–19
intelligence and, 8–10
as natural condition, 2, 15
present-moment living and, 23, 234Index  / 239“have-to” behavior, typical, 154–157
Hawaii, 154
headaches, control of, 19
health:
as chosen, 19–21
in fully functioning people, 229–230
as natural state, 2
heroes, hero worship, 143–144, 158, 233
Her Son’s Wife,  195
Hesse, Hermann, 151, 195
Hitler, Adolf, 150
honesty, health and, 230
hoping, procrastination and, 177
Horney, Karen, 148
hostility, as immobilizing, 21
humor, anger vs., 213–214
immobilization:
anger and, 21, 22, 210, 211
avoiding of, 21–22
perfectionism and, 127–129
present-moment living and, 23–25
procrastination and, 177, 188
signs of, 21–22
“I’ms” (self-descriptions), 74–88
antecedents to, 77–79
in blame list, 161–162
categories and neurotic dividends of, 80–83
strategies for elimination of, 85–87
typical list of, 76
vicious circle of, 83–85
indecisiveness, 146–147
independence ( see also  dependency), 189–208
in families, 194–195
in healthy people, 225–226
in marriage,


 in seven women–I don’t believe a therapy should be used that may potentially increase this rate. Researchers have reported a 400% increased incidence of death from thyroid cancer due to radioactive iodine. 18
Furthermore, a nine year study of 2,793 patients who received radioactive iodine found:
19
1
. 56% increase in mortality
2
. 40% increased risk of stroke
3
. 29% increased risk in mortality from cancer of any sort
To be fair, there are other articles pointing out no increased risk of illness after radioactive iodine therapy. However, common
sense would dictate extreme caution with
using radioactive iodine. I feel radioactive iodine therapy should be the last choice in
any thyroid treatment program. RADIOACTIVE IODINE: IS IT INEXPENSIVE? The cost of radioactive iodine is approximately $3,000-$5,000. Radioactive iodine is an expensive procedure that does not
address the underlying cause of the illness. There are much better alternatives than radioactive iodine. SEARCHING FOR AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROID PROBLEMS
In order to formulate an effective, safe, and inexpensive treatment for autoimmune thyroid problems, one must first search for
an underlying cause of the illness. As I discussed in my book,
Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, 3
rd
 Edition
, the underlying
cause of autoimmune thyroid disorders can be varied. This can include infections, toxicities, food allergies (e.g., glutenintolerance), and nutritional imbalances. I believe that iodine deficiency is a causative risk factor in developing an autoimmune
thyroid problem. Tracy, 40-years-old, was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease ten years ago after the birth of her son. Her TSH
elevated to 150mIU/l (normal 0.2-4.7mIU/l) and she felt miserable. “I could not think clearly. I felt like my brain was in
a fog. I would go to the store and not know why I was there. I was also extremely fatigued”, she said. She had symptoms
of hyperthyroid and
hypothyroid problems. “Sometimes my heart would start racing for no apparent reason. I was
irritable and moody. I couldn’t work out because I felt so poorly,” she claimed. Tracy was placed on Synthroid
®
, but felt
no better. Although her laboratory tests improved and her TSH became normal, none of her symptoms improved. When I
began treating Tracy, I found, through blood testing, that she was suffering from gluten sensitivity. I placed her on a
gluten-free diet that alleviated many of her symptoms. She was also given nutritional supplements to correct many
vitamin and mineral imbalances. Tracy’s thyroid medication was changed to a more natural thyroid prescription–Nature-
Throid
®
 and she improved. “I felt much better. I could think more clearly. Most importantly, my energy came back,” she
said. When I investigated her iodine status, Tracy was found to be markedly iodine deficient. With the use of a
combination of iodine/iodide, she further improved. Tracy claimed, “When I started taking iodine, my energy improved. I
was sleeping better and dreaming better. I started to lift weights and build muscle which I haven’t been able to do in a
long time. I cannot believe the positive changes that I have seen with the iodine.” Tracy’s iodine levels have improved
with using a combination of iodine/iodide and she continues to supplement today. Marlene, a 45-year-old advertising executive, was diagnosed with Graves’ disease one year ago. “I woke up one
morning and my heart was beating very fast and I felt like I was on too much caffeine,” she said. Marlene went to her
physician who diagnosed her with Graves’ disease. “I asked him what caused it, and he couldn’t answer me. When he
told me he wanted to treat me with radioactive iodine, I questioned him. I wasn’t satisfied with his answers and I began
to look at the alternatives,” she said. Marlene was diagnosed with iodine deficiency (24% excretion on an iodine loading
test—normal levels >90%). She was also found to have multiple nutritional deficiencies and elevated mercury levels. I
treated Marlene with 50 mg of iodine (Iodoral
®
) per day as well as vitamins and minerals. In addition, a mercury
detoxification plan was implemented. Furthermore, Marlene improved her diet, eliminating refined carbohydrates and
drinking more water. After four weeks on this therapy, she noticed a dramatic improvement in her symptoms. “I was
thrilled. All of the hyperthyroid symptoms resolved. I began to feel much better and even my energy level went up. People
began asking me what I was doing, since they thought I looked so much better,” she said. Marlene’s case is not unique. Graves’ disease can be treated effectively with a comprehensive holistic program. My initial study on the iodine status of 24 patients (see
Chapter 2
) showed that 92% of those with Hashimoto’s and Graves’
disease also had iodine deficiency. Nearly every one of these patients had dramatic improvements in their symptoms
with the use
of a combination of iodine/iodide to replace the body’s deficit. Rarely do I see a negative side effect from the use of iodine and
side effects are easily rectified with adjusting the dosage. Keep in mind I am using iodine as part of a holistic treatment regimen
that includes unrefined salt. As mentioned previously, inorganic, non-radioactive iodine (such as Lugol’s or tableted Lugol’s) has been used to treat
autoimmune thyroid problems for over 100 years. There are numerous reports in the literature citing the beneficial effects of
iodine. In fact, iodine has been shown to reduce the hyperplasia and hypervascularity characteristic of Graves’ disease. 20
 In cases
of hyperthyroidism, milligram doses of iodine/iodide were used effectively prior to thyroid surgery to decrease thyroid hormone
blood levels and prevent thyroid storm–a complication of thyroid surgery. There is a concern that the use of iodine in an autoimmune thyroid patient can exacerbate the symptoms of thyroid toxicosis. Sometimes this claim is made when the TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) test elevates shortly after starting iodine therapy. As
previously mentioned, after beginning iodine therapy in an iodine-deficient patient, it is expected that the TSH level will elevate. How can I make that statement? Understanding the biochemistry and physiology of the thyroid gland allows me to make that
statement. The laboratory reference range for TSH is
from 0.4-4.5mIU/L. An elevated TSH–in the range of 5-20mIU/L–with
normal thyroid hormone, T4 and T3, along with a normal physical exam and history does not indicate a hypothyroid condition. Rather, it is a normal and expected response from the body to iodine supplementation. In the majority of patients, the TSH level
may remain elevated for three to six months, before lowering into the reference range. The lowering of TSH indicates the body’s
iodine stores are increasing. More information about this mechanism can be found in the next chapter. FINAL THOUGHTS
I believe all individuals with a thyroid problem should have their iodine levels checked. If iodine levels are suboptimal, iodine
replacement with the correct form of iodine should be instituted. However, it is important to make sure that the patient does not
have an autonomous functioning thyroid nodule. Luckily, this condition is rare. My experience has clearly shown that, for the vast majority of patients, the appropriate use of iodine in treating thyroid
disorders, from hypothyroidism to Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease, is not only safe, but effective and inexpensive. This is a
holistic way to search for and treat an underlying cause of thyroid problems with a safe and natural agent. But, most importantly,people improve their condition without experiencing any serious adverse effects. My clinical experience has shown that when iodine is added to a hypothyroid patient’s regimen, it may become necessary to
adjust their thyroid dosage. Approximately one-third of patients being treated for hypothyroidism will need to lower their dose of
thyroid hormone when an iodine-deficient disorder is corrected. The other two-thirds of the people taking thyroid hormone can
usually maintain their dosage. Also, patients with Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease may have to adjust their thyroid medications. Iodine replacement is not the only therapy for thyroid illness. Nutritional supplementation, detoxification, drinking adequate
amounts of water and dietary changes can also improve these conditions. For more information on a comprehensive holistic plan
to treat thyroid disorders, I refer the reader to my book,
Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, 3
rd
 Edition
. 1
 Second National Report on Biochemical Indicators of Diet and Nutrition in the U.S. Population. http://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/Nutrition_Book_complete508_final.pdf#zoom=100
. Accessed 7.4.13
2
 Thyroid. Vol. 23. N. 8. 2013. DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0012
3
 Thyroid. Vol. 21 N. 4. 2011

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 Hollowell et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:3401-3408, 1998

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than	fifteen	breaths	per	minute,
preferably	eight	to	ten. Here	is	a	simple	test	to	check	how	you	are	doing:	Lie	on
your	back	on	the	floor,	put	a	book	on	your	abdomen,	breathe	through	your	nose,
and	watch	to	see	if	the	book	goes	up	and	down	with	each	breath. Concentrate	on
belly	breathing	until	the	book	moves	up	and	down. Next,	count	the	number	of
breaths	you	take	per	minute. Try	to	keep	breaths	per	minute	at	less	than	fifteen
and	preferably	less	than	ten. Be	careful	not	to	overbreathe. The	key	word	is
effortless. Let	your	body	do	the	breathing	for	you,	as	it	was	designed	to	do. During	aerobic	exercise,	keep	the	breath	down	in	the	belly	and	out	of	the	chest
as	much	as	possible,	and	I	can	almost	guarantee	that	your	athletic	performance
and	respiratory	health	will	improve. Breathing	has	such	profound	effects,	both	physically	and	psychologically,	that
many	ancient	traditions—such	as	meditation,	yoga	and	martial	arts—rely	first
and	foremost	on	breathing	technique. Damage	Control
Maintaining	the	body	is	one	aspect	of	the	physical	pathway;	preventing
physical	damage	is	the	other. Modern	life	exposes	us	to	many	different	types	of
physical	damage—from	sunburns	to	car	accidents,	from	kitchen	cuts	and	burns
to	electromagnetic	fields. Some	physical	hazards	of	modern	life	can	be	avoided,
while	others	cannot. Any	time	the	body	suffers	damage,	though,	valuable
resources	(nutrients)	are	used	to	perform	repairs. Over	time	the	loss	of	these
nutrients	impairs	cellular	health,	opening	the	door	for	further	injury	or	disease.Sometimes	repair	is	not	possible. Physical	damage	can	lead	to	lifelong
impairment	or	disability. To	prevent	damage	before	it	occurs,	recognize	physical
hazards	and	take	sensible	precautions. Here	are	some	ways	to	protect	yourself. Sunbathing	Isn’t	Always	a	Bad	Thing
The	body	needs	sunshine	just	as	it	needs	food,	although	one	must	avoid	too
much	of	either. Sunlight	(full-spectrum	light)	is	necessary	for	good	health	and	an
important	part	of	the	physical	pathway. Those	warming	sun	rays	feel	good
because	they	are	good;	they	help	your	body	produce	vitamin	D,	an	essential
nutrient	for	building	strong	and	healthy	bones. The	common	belief	that	you
should	protect	yourself	from	the	sun	with	toxic	sunscreen	is	distorted	and
misguided. Sunlight	is	not	the	problem;	the	problem	is	sunburn. Sunburns	only	happen	from	excessive	and	inconsistent	exposure	to	sunlight,
such	as	when	you	stay	in	the	sun	too	long	or	when	your	body	is	not	used	to	it. Regular,	controlled	exposure	to	sunlight	helps	the	body	produce	vitamin	D	and
adapt	to	the	sun. If	your	body	is	not	used	to	it	(and	especially	if	your	skin	is	fair),
do	not	spend	all	day	under	the	hot	sun. Start	out	with	ten	or	fifteen	minutes	of
sun	per	day,	gradually	increasing	your	exposure	as	your	body	adapts	to	it. Also,
beware	of	the	intensity	of	the	sunlight,	when	the	sun	is	most	directly	overhead
(approximately	10	A.M.	to	2	P.M.). If	you	want	to	protect	your	skin,	using	coat	after	coat	of	toxic	sunscreen	is	a
bad	idea. Some	of	the	chemicals	in	sunscreen	can	break	down	when	exposed	to
sunlight,	forming	carcinogenic	compounds. In	other	words,	sunscreen	may	cause
skin	cancer,	rather	than	preventing	it. Perhaps	it	is	not	a	coincidence	that	as
sunscreen	use	has	increased,	so	have	skin	cancer	rates. Safer	alternatives	are	available	to	sunburn	and	toxic	sunscreen:	Get	regular
sun	exposure,	so	that	your	skin	can	adapt. Dietary	nutrients	are	helpful,
including	magnesium,	antioxidants	(vitamins	A	C,	E,	selenium),	and	especially
carotenes,	which	sometimes	are	referred	to	as	“nature’s	sun	umbrella.”
Carotenes	protect	the	skin	from	sunlight;	these	nutrients	are	found	in	colorful
vegetables	and	fruits,	such	as	carrots,	sweet	potatoes,	bell	peppers	(red,	yellow
and	purple),	squash	and	others. Also,	try	the	ancient	custom	of	rubbing	olive	oil
on	the	skin	to	help	protect	it	from	sunburn,	provided	the	oil	is	of	high	quality	and
still	contains	its	natural	antioxidant	chemicals. (Olive	oil	also	is	good	if	your
skin	is	already	burned.) People	in	Mediterranean	countries	still	use	olive	oil	for
sun	protection	today. If	you	must	have	a	sunscreen,	consider	one	of	the	toxin-
free	sunscreens	(see	appendix	C).Loud	Noise	Takes	a	Toll
Ever	notice	a	ringing	in	your	ears	after	listening	to	loud	music	or	being	around
loud	noises? That	is	physical	damage,	both	permanent	and	cumulative. A	study
in	the	January	2001
Audiology
found	that	people	who	engaged	in	noisy	leisure-
time	activities,	ranging	from	rock	concerts	to	disco	dancing	to	woodworking,
have	increased	risk	of	hearing	loss	for	each	five-year	period	of	participation. Choose	to	spend	your	time	in	less	noisy	places	or	wear	hearing	protection	such
as	earplugs. Hearing	loss	is	now	epidemic	in	America. The	hearing	aid	business
grows	every	year,	which	is	not	just	a	result	of	the	population	growing	older. Noise	causes	other	problems,	too. Do	you	ever	“jump”	when	somebody	rings
the	doorbell,	when	a	car	alarm	goes	off,	or	when	the	music	suddenly	is	turned
louder? In	many	ways,	noise	can	be	stressful,	causing	both	physical	and
psychological	problems. A	study	in	the	March	2001
Journal	of	the	Acoustical
Society	of	America
found	that	children	chronically	exposed	to	transportation
noise	from	road,	rail	and	air	traffic	had	elevated	blood	pressure	and	elevated
levels	of	stress	chemicals. A	similar	study	in	the	February	2001
Psychological
Medicine
found	that	children	exposed	to	chronic	aircraft	noise	have	impaired
reading	comprehension. Noise	also	causes	nutritional	deficiency;	a	study	in	the
February	2001
Occupational	Medicine
measured	significant	losses	of	calcium
and	magnesium	in	the	urine	of	factory	workers	chronically	exposed	to	loud
noise. Noise	studies	on	laboratory	animals	have	shown	other	damaging	effects,
ranging	from	impaired	lymphatic	drainage	to	increased	intestinal	permeability. A
study	published	in	the	May	2001
Behavioral	Physiology
concluded	that	even
what	we	would	consider	mild	chronic	noise	can	cause	changes	in	the	lining	of
the	intestines,	making	them	leakier,	which	can	lead	to	allergies	and	many	other
chronic	health	problems. While	music	and	other	sounds	are	good	for	the	spirits,	avoid	living	in	an
environment	of	never-ending	noise. Peace	and	quiet	are	great	for	the	psyche. Consider	how	noise	affects	you	and	make	your	choices	accordingly. If	you	know
you	are	going	to	be	exposed	to	loud	noise,	wear	ear	protection. Diet	also	help


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to find water along the way. This presents a problem since rainfall outside the
Van Allen Belt is pretty rare. NASA's answer? If it worked for Magellan it can work
for Mars. Drink urine. Loop it again and again. Given a choice between "a flagon most foul with rancid port" and drinking their
own urine, most will probably choose the rancid port. Which is foolish. Surprisingly though, many of our ancestors would not. The belief that urine has
powerful healing properties existed even centuries before the previously thought
earliest writings about urine drinking extolled its virtues. Cultures throughout all
time have used urine for healing. Many practices have included the use of urine
from other species such as cows or horses. But most common is using one's own
"Golden Fountain" as the source. And a scientific analysis of urine would find it
healthier than a "flagon most foul." Though we have been conditioned to think of urine as "dirty," quite the opposite
is true. Urine fresh from the "spigot" is actually sterile, devoid of any pathogens
at all. Urine is 95 percent water. The other five percent of our urine is made of an
unknown number of as yet unidentified substances including dissolved and
suspended solids, none of which are toxic. The main component is a compound
called urea which makes up as much as 2-2.5%. This is an amazing substance
that is very, very good for you. In addition to urea, other elements include
hormones, proteins, antibodies and other beneficial pharmacological agents. So
far from being harmful, urine actually does have known healing agents. If urine
has a bad taste or smell, it is generally from the diet or habits of the contributor. Poor diet, poor habits and you will get a rank and smelly urine. The point is that
urine components reflect the provider. For thousands of years, nearly every culture in recorded history has included
urine therapy for all manner of disease or injury. Hindu yogic practices have
noted the benefits of drinking our own urine. Ancient Chinese and Japanese
medical texts record specific ways to use urine. Indigenous Americans
encountered in 1806 by Lewis and Clark's expedition to Oregon had the custom
"of bathing themselves all over with urine every morning," according to Lewis. Saharan Bedouins use urine to cleanse burns and wounds. When British officers
during World War Two observed the practice, they were shocked. But actually it
was the same medical practice described in the Ebers Papyrus of 1500 B.C, one
of the oldest surviving documents of Egyptian history. The Aztec civilisation also
used urine to heal wounds. Vikings recorded this practice by directly applying urine to any wounds, they recorded being able to go back into battle far sooner
after being wounded by using urine to heal. In the ayurvedic tradition of yoga, drinking one's urine is called amaroli. Because
extensive Vedic texts exist from at least 2000 B.C., this practice provides us with
much of the most thorough guidance available. Yogic techniques tell us exactly
how to go about drinking or applying amaroli. One of the most famous users of
urine therapy was Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979, Morarji Desai. On
the occasion of his ninety-ninth birthday in 1995, Desai attributed his longevity
to drinking his morning urine on a daily basis. Take home point, if you want a
long life then loop all of your urine. Not only deep Yogic practices but also anybody studying shamanism and other
ancient secrets soon come across an integral part of the knowledge is drinking
urine. Admittedly, there is very little Western science evidence to support the historical
claims. After all, how would a researcher fare in submitting a grant proposal for
such funding? "We are asking for five million dollars to investigate the health
properties of urine." Big pharma have a lot to lose as they can’t patent urine and
charge people for drinking their pee. Or can they? What if they did their best to
discredit this ancient healing modality and instead capture individual substances
from urinals and sell it back to people in their products? This is exactly what is
being done for decades now. Despite the paucity of modern scientific substantiation, there is some common-
sense evidence that explains why some of these beliefs exist. Let's start with
using urine to sterilise and cleanse wounds. Remember a major component of urine is urea. Urea is commonly recognised as
an effective antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral agent. Its mechanism is
simple. The presence of urea in the urine is the result of the body's chemical
balancing of sodium chloride and water ratio. When used on a wound, urea
causes an osmotic imbalance that kills bacteria and fungus. It is so effective it is
used in many topical ointments and creams sold pharmaceutically, both
prescription and over-the-counter. Urea is found in a broad range of medicines
used to treat inflammation. It is a main ingredient in the medicine Herpigon,
used to treat herpes infections. Urine also can smooth and moisturise the skin. Your face cream or wrinkle
remover most likely has urea or a derivative in it. Check out the ingredients. Each time you use it you are effectively smearing urine on your face. According
to John Armstrong's 1971 book, The Water of Life, expensive and elegant
European facial soaps often contain human, cow or pig urine. Its the Urea that is
such an amazing substance. Historical anecdotes have said that drinking urine can prevent strokes and help
break down blood clots and scabs. This lore was applied when investigators in
the nineteenth century found that some component of urine could digest proteins, specifically fibrin, the key in clotting. In 1952, G.W. Sobel isolated the
enzyme in urine that the folk lore claimed. He named it urokinase and it is now
used in preparations to break up clots in heart disease and stroke. Apparently
folk lore was right. Did modern medicine make it better or just more expensive? Certainly it's easier to make a profit from, after all big pharma would be out of
business if everybody knew their best products are taken from urine which is
given to every human for free everyday. They do now need to ever use big
pharma products ever again, they just need to drink their own waters. Urine contains a number of different hormones. Fertility drugs contain estrogens
from human urine that stimulate ovulation in women and sperm production in
men. Maybe the Zimbabwean tribe that drinks baboon urine in beer as an
aphrodisiac has reason to do so. That's what the baboons were doing and it
worked for them. Almost every animal has been caught on video drinking their
own urine. If you're taking Premarin, it's prepared from mares' urine and other
natural sources, including human urine. It's a well-known fact now that melatonin is a natural hormone that helps
regulate sleep. So guess what? Melatonin is present in significant amounts in the
urine, especially morning urine. And not only melatonin is present. There is a
compound known as muramyl dipeptide. Simply put, it mirrors the action of
seratonin, another well-known calming hormone. There is plenty of information on the internet about urotherapy. Hardly any of it
is placed there by people trying to sell a product. After all, the best thing about
orin loping is its free and private. Whenever somebody recommends something
you have to ask yourself who gains? Are they selling something? Those
recommending urine therapy are not selling anything as it is a free resource
there is no ulterior motive. The only ones to lose are those selling synthetic versions or even the real
versions taking from urinals and selling in pharmacies. These ones have a lot to
lose and do not want anybody learning the truth about how amazing urine is. This is why there will never be any serious public studies releasing information
about how beneficial your own urine is for you. Whether it's the ingestion of urine or its topical application, there seems to be
scientific reason, if not scientific testing, that says it makes sense. Even if it was made illegal, nobody can ever stop you drinking your own waters. Every time you pee, you go somewhere private and nobody ever has to know if
you don't want to tell them. This is part of the reason why it has remained the
secret of secrets and the mystery of mysteries. There does seem to be more and more people coming out to family and friends
about their urine drinking. It can take courage but most people find less
opposition than they expected. Especially if you have seen the powerful effects
and benefits and tell others about what you have experienced.I can say from experience with absolute certainty that omad orin looping makes
your body stronger. In what way? Well most people today would really struggle if
they are forced to go a day or two without food or water. Actually most people
struggle today if they go several hours without needing food and drink. This is especially true if they are very active. My passion for mountains and
mountaineering has taught me how strong my body has become compared with
other mountaineers. I have often gone a day or more without eating or drinking
anything at all apart from my own living waters. You can build up what is often
called a fasting muscle, and I have invented the term an omad orin looping
muscle as it were.