can enter it, because no one can hear or see things exactly as you
do; no one else can have your memories, thoughts, and desires. And
they are all you have. My world is consciousness itself, open to all,
shared by all. In it there is community, insight, love. The individual
contains the totality, which makes him real. You are unreal. This
private reality you accept without question, bounded by these four
walls, by your isolated body and your conditioned  mind, is
imaginary. It is nothing but a dream.”
“Then why do you bother to be here?” the disciple grumbled. “I don’t have to be in your dream,” the guru replied, “since I
know the truth: I am innite. But it gives me pleasure to visit your
dream, because I may coax you to wake up.”
A Speck of Consciousness
For thousands  of years, the metaphor of waking up has been
applied to describe what it means to move from a state of ignorance
to a state of enlightenment. When a person wakes up, he opens his
eyes and sees, which he couldn’t do while asleep; he moves from a
completely inert state of consciousness to one that is alert andresponsive; he regains the sense of identity that was lost in sleep. The contrast delivered when a person becomes enlightened is said to
be just as stark. But there is a subtle point to grasp: waking up also
implies a natural process that does not have to be forced. You do
not choose to wake up in the morning—it dawns on you—and
despite the sleepy resistance  you may put up, eventually you are
awake. The rishis believed that spiritual awakening was just as
natural and inevitable. The enlightenment that dawned upon the ancient sages was
dierent from yours or mine only because it came earlier.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        It accompanied my steps to the very door of
the grocery, and if this was not strange enough, when I came out
fteen minute s later, it reappeared and followed me home again. What was I to think. ”
Before I could respond, he rushed on. “No, wait. The next day I
went downtown to buy a portable typewriter, only to nd that the
price had gone up by twenty dollars since I had called in the
morning. I objected to the clerk and the store manager, but to noavail. Feeling intensely irrita ted, I bought the typewriter anyway, so
as not to waste the trip, and when I stepped outside the door, do
you know what was there. ”
“A patch of sunlight,” I ventured. “A twenty-dollar bill, right at my feet. ” Sidney proclaimed,
ignoring me. “Insignicant as these incidents may sound, I began to
feel increasingly funny about them. ”
“Funny. ”
“Yes—there was a certain tone to these incidents that I would
have to call playful, as if I was being shown a particularly amusing
trick by a clever child—no, by an intelligence I could n’t see or
contact. But let me go on. A week later I was riding alone in the car. It was after dark, and I was in the country, coming back from a
house I had never visited before. One winding rural road led to
another, and after half an hour I admitted to myself that I was
hopelessly lost. “The few houses I passed were all dark and I began to feel
anxious, when all at once my awareness was no longer inside my
head—it reach ed out in front of me, about the length of the car’s
headlights. Just as I noticed this phenomenon, a further expansion
took place, and my awarene ss now pooled out in all directions. It
was a very delicate feeling. How can I possibly describe it. I was
simply everywhere, and without thinking about it, I gave up driving
my car. I still held the wheel and pushed the pedals, but the feeling
of conscious eort was gone. I became this pool of awareness
gliding through the night, not caring where I was bound. “I arrived at crossroads and turned this way or that, apparently at
random, yet in ten minutes I came out onto the highway at precisely
the turno that led back home. ”
“Would you call that an experience of your soul. ” I asked
quizzically. “If the soul is our portion of an invisible world, then perhaps I
was projecting myself into the territory of the soul. My invisible
extension was alive, and it was undoubtedly me. Everything felt
vibrant in its presence—the car, the land, the sky. A scrap of verse
comes to mind—where’s it from. ‘The stars are wide and alive, theyseem each like a smile of great sweetness, and they seem very
near. ’ ”
“How do you feel now. ”
“Not like that anymore. There’s been a change, a ripening. I
continue to be intensely conscious all the time, and as the days go
by, there is a sporadic ecstasy that comes over me. In those
moments, the quality of my life becomes sacred. Pardon me for
sounding so awkward; I am new at speaking like this. ”
“I’m happy for you,” I said, and added, “You still seem like
yourself, if that is a worry. You’ve always known a lot about
yourself, and I’m not surprised that you are getting to know even
more. ”
He gave me a grateful look. “I want to tell you about a very
unusual occurrence. Are you bothered by the idea of miracles. ”
“I’m not sure. You implied something in that vein already, didn’t
you. ”
“Yes, but you’ve looked into this area yourself. ”
“I don’t  seek it out, but stories seem to come my way. I’ve met
people who tell me in all condence that they used to y as
children. They oated down the staircase when no one else was at
home and left their dolls on top of tall wardrobes, which mystied
their parents. Then one day they told Mommy their secret, only to
be assured that ying was impossible. After that, the ability
disappeared. “Of course ying is a very extraordinary claim,” I said, “but quite
a lot of people seem to irt with unusual powers. They can visualize
lost objects and go right to them if they really need to. They answer
other people’s thoughts befor e they are spoken. In a haphazard way,
most of us can foretell the future, although our correct predictions
remain mixed up with assorted projections from our unconscious
minds, wish fulllments and false premonitions. I wouldn’t feel
comfortable saying where ordinary life leaves o and miracles
begin. ”
Sidney seemed relieved, but when he started speaking again, it
was with marked hesitancy. “My nights have been sleepless
recently, not from anxiety but because I seem to be—w hat shall Isay. —lled with light. The pressure of ecstasy makes me get up and
walk around restlessly; some times I put on my coat and go out into
the street. Would you believe it, I dance to the moon. I was in this
heightened state one night when I ran across a bedraggled woman
lying on the sidewalk near my home. She was asleep, rolled up in a
lthy blanket, and I heard her mumbling, ‘Mother, Mother, Mother. ’
“It was very pitiable, and intuitively I had no doubt that like
many homeless people, she was mentally ill. Her voice sounded
desperately crazy; it carried  such an intensity of suering that I
couldn’t bear it, yet at the same time I felt more ecstatic than ever. I
leaned down and gently woke her up. She looked at me, frightened,
but she didn’t pull away. Without knowing why, I told her, ‘You
don’t have to suer anymore. ’
“ ‘What. ’ she said, completely bewildered. “ ‘I’m here to help you,’ I said. ‘You’re not crazy anymore, are
you. ’ She was taken aback, and yet there was a sane look in her
eyes that I am sure was new. She shook her head, as if to make sure
of what was inside, and didn’t say anything. ‘Tell me,’ I insisted, ‘do
you still feel crazy. ’ In a quiet, normal voice she replied, ‘No. ’
“ ‘Look, ’ I said, ‘I don’t know why this is happening, but let’s just
say you are very fortunate. You’re going to be all right from now
on. ’ ” Sidney stopped. “This really happened to you. ” I said, amazed. He nodded. “But
can you really be sure she was cured. It does sound like a manic
episode on your part, you must know that. ”
“Yes,” he admitted. “I cannot prove anything, and it wasn’t
possible at the time for me to analyze what was taking place
between the two of us. My heart started pounding, and I felt an
overpowering urge to run away. I heard the woman call after me,
‘What kind of person


's money allowed the
Fijians to manifest powerful, tropical, home -grown strains of recreational herbs to smoke in abundance, beer and rum and worse,
the Fijians (and John) constantly used a ve ry toxic though only mildly -euphoric narcotic called kava, something Europeans usually
have no genetic resistance to. The Fijians (and John) also ate a lot of freshly -caught fish fried in grease, well -salted, and huge,
brain -numbing bowls of greasy starche s, foods that they call i'coi, or "real food" as opposed to things like fruit and vegetables that
aren't real food because they don't knock you to the floor for hours trying to digest them in a somnambulant doze. John miraculously kept up with this par ty for a few months and then, while scuba diving, got some small coral scratches on his
leg. These got infected. The infections got worse. Soon he had several huge, suppurating, ulcerous sores on his legs and wors e, the
infections became systemic and began  spreading rapidly. He was running a fever and was in considerable pain. So John booked an
emergency ticket home and fled to find Doctor Isabelle. When I met his plane he was rolled out in a wheelchair, unable to wal k
because of pain and swelling in his le gs. John was violently opposed to ordinary medical treatment; he especially would not have taken antibiotics even if he had died
without them because previous courses of antibiotics had been the precipitant of life -threatening conditions that first bro ught John
to my care. John used his last strength to get to me because he knew that had a hospital gotten its clutches on him the medic al
doctors would have done exactly as they pleased. I gave John a colonic, a gentle, mental spanking, and put him to  bed without any supper. He started water fasting and did
colonics every day. He began gobbling vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) a few grams every hour. I put huge poultices on his so res
made of clay and chopped lawn grass (we needed a week or so before a tray of wheat grass would be ready). John's sores were
amazing. Every day a new one seemed to appear on a different part of the body. The old ones kept getting bigger and deeper. T he
largest original ones were about three inches in diameter, smelled horrib ly and had almost eaten the flesh down to the bone. His
pain was severe; there was no position John could assume that didn't irritate one sore or another, and it was a good thing my  house
was remote because John frequently relieved his pain by screaming. J ohn was never delirious, but he was always original. He did
not have to scream, but enjoyed its relief and howled quite dramatically. I wore earplugs. After about two weeks of water fasting, John counted up the total of his sores. There were forty thre e. Seven or eight of them
were enormous, two or three inches in diameter and well into the flesh, but the last ones to appear were shallow, small and s tayed
small. After that point no more new ones showed up and the body began to make visible headway again st the infection. Very
slowly and then more and more rapidly, the sores began to close up and heal from the edges. John's fever began to drop. And h e
had less pain. I should mention that John brought an extremely virulent and aggressive pathogenic organism  into our house to
which we Americans had no resistance. Both my husband and I were attacked where the skin had been broken. However, unlike
John, in our cases, our healthy bodies immediately walled -off the organism and the small, reddened pustules, though  painful, did
not grow and within a week, had been conquered by our immune systems. And after that we had an immunity. After about three weeks of his fasting we were thoroughly tired of hearing John's cathartic howls, tired of nursing a sick pe rson. We needed a break. John at this point could walk a bit and was feeling a lot better. John had previously water fasted for 30 day s
and knew the drill very well. So we stocked up the vitamin C bottle by his bed and went to town for the weekend to stay in a motel
and see a movie. As they say in the Canadian backwoods, we were bushed. John had promised to be good. But as soon as we left he decided that since he felt so very much better, he could break his fa st. He knew how to do this and fortunately for him, (it was very much premature for John to eat) did it more or less correctly, only
eating small quantities of raw fruits and vegetables. But by the time we got back home three days later, John had relapsed. T he
pain was rapidly getting much worse; the sores were growing again and a few small new ones appeared. Dr. Isabelle again took
away his food and gave him another verbal spanking a little more severe than the one he'd had a few weeks earlier and put him  to
bed again without his supper. After two more  weeks on water, John had gained a great deal on the sores. They were filling in and weren't oozing pus, looked
clean and the new forming meat looked a healthy pink instead of purple -black. But John had been very slender to start with and by
now he was get ting near the end of his food reserves. He probably couldn't have fasted on water for more than one more week
without starvation beginning. But this time, when he broke his fast, it was under close supervision. I gave him dilute juice only,
introduced othe r sustenance very cautiously and made absolutely sure that reintroducing nourishment would not permit the
organism to gain. This time it didn't. John's own immune system, beefed up by fasting, had conquered a virulent organism that
could have easily killed  him. Before the era of antibiotics, before immunizations to the common childhood illnesses, people frequently died of infections a s
virulent as the one that attacked John. They usually died because they "ate to keep up their strength. " Most of these deaths were
unnecessary, caused by ignorance and poor nursing care. For example, standard medical treatment for typhoid fever used to con sist
of spoon -fed milk –sure to kill all but the strongest constitution. Even without the assistance of massive doses of vitami n C, if
people would but fast away infections they could cure themselves of almost all of them with little danger, without the side e ffects
of antibiotics or creating mutated antibiotic -resistant strains of bacteria.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Why did Marie's parents come to the doctor's office in a state of violent rage?,
A: They were upset because they discovered that their daughter was a lesbian and was in a relationship with another woman, and they wanted to stop it.
Q: What was wrong with Alice's digestive system, according to the doctor?,
A: Alice was allergic to dairy, wheat, soy, and other foods, which was causing her digestive issues and overall health problems.
Q: What did Dr. Isabelle recommend to John, who had a severe infection and was in pain?,
A: Dr. Isabelle put John on a water fast, and then gradually introduced him to a diet that eliminated the foods he was allergic to, and provided supplements to support his immune system.
Q: What is the key to resolving Jeanne's case, according to the doctor?,
A: The key to resolving Jeanne's case was not just the physical treatment, but also her emotional and psychological growth, as she had to confront her past traumas and take responsibility for her actions.
Q: What is the main issue with Dr. Isabelle's approach to cancer treatment?,
A: The doctor believes that most diseases, including cancer, are caused by the body's inability to eliminate toxins and react to certain foods, and that the key to healing is to identify and eliminate these allergens and toxins, rather than just treating the symptoms.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Albrecht, W. A. (1975). The Albrecht Papers. Kansas City: Acres, USA. 3. Alexander, J. (1990). Blatant Raw Foodist Propaganda! Nevada City, California: Blue Dolphi n Publishing, Inc.
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 has for you. May you use these principles every day to restore
yourself to that perfectly balanced place from which you originated. — In love and glorious light,
W ayne W. Dyer,  Maui, HawaiiCHAPTER ONE
AN INFINITY OF FORESTS LIES DORMANT
WITHIN THE DREAMS OF ONE ACORN
B A L A N C I N G  Y O U R  D R E A M S  W I T H  Y O U R  H A B I T S
“The greatest achievement was at rst and for a time
a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird sleeps in
the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul, a waking
angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities....”
— JAMES ALLEN
“True imagination is not fanciful daydreaming;
it is re from heaven.”
— ERNEST HOLMES
O
ne  of the huge im balances in life is the disparity between your
daily ex istence, with its routines and habits, and the dream you
have deep within yourself of some extraordinarily satisfying way
of l iving. In the quote that opens this chapter, James Allen  poetically
explains that the dream is the ma gical realm out of which newly created life
emer ges. Buried  within you is an unlimited capacity for cre ation, what
Allen calls a waking angel  that’ s anxious to plant seedlings to fulfill your
dreams and your destiny. I simp ly couldn’ t resist adding the Ernest Holmes
quote describing this dynamic imagination as “fire from heaven.” They’re
both appropriate  invitations and reminders that you need to tend to that
burning fire, the dream within you, if living a balanced life is important. How This Imbalance Shows Up in Your Life
This absence of balance between dreams and habits may be very subtle. It doesn ’ t necessarily reveal itself in the obvious symptoms of heartburn,
depression illnes s, or anxiety—it’ s more often something that feels like an
unwelcome companion by your side, which continually whispers to you that
you’re ignoring  something. There’ s some often-unidentifiab le task or
experience that you sense is part of your beingness. It may seem intangible,
but you can fee l the longing to  be what you’re intended to be. Y ou sense
that there’ s a higher agenda; your way of life  and your r eason for life  are out
of b alance. Until you pay attention, this subtle visitor will continue to prod
you to regain your equilibrium. Think of  a balance scale with on e side weighted down and the other side
up, l ike a teeter - totter with an obese child on one end and a skinny kid on
the other. In this case, the heavy end that tips the scale out of balance is the
overweight kid representing you r everyday behaviors: the work you do, the
place where you reside, the people with whom you interact, your
geographic location, the books  you read, the movies you see, and the
conversations th at fill up your life. It’ s not that any of these things are badin an d of thems elves. The imbalance exists because they’re unhealthy for
your  particul ar life—they simply don’ t mesh with what you’ve im agined
yourself to be. W hen it’ s unhealthy, it’ s wrong, and on some level you feel
that. Wh en you live your life going th r ough th e motions,  it may seem to be
convenient, but the weight of your dissatisfaction creates a huge imbalance
in the only life you have now. Y ou’re perplexed by the ever -present gnawing feeling of dissatisfaction
that you can’ t seem to sha ke, that pit-of-the-stomach sensation of
emptiness. It shows up when you’re sound asleep and your dreams are filled
with rem inders of what you’d love to be, but you wake an d return to
pursuing your safe routine. Y ou r dreams are also demanding yo ur attention
in w aking life w hen you’re petulant and ar gumentative with others, because
in actua lity you ’re so frustrated with yourself that you try to relieve the
pressure by venting anger outward. Imbalance masquerades as a sense of
frustration with your current lif estyle. If you allow yourself to think about
this “fire from heaven,” you p roceed to rationalize your status quo with
explanations and mental mean derings that you know in your heart are
excuses because you don’ t think you have the tools to get in balance. Y ou may  get to a point where you become increasingly hard on yourself
and beg in see king medicatio n and other treatment for feelings of
inadequacy—and for what’ s called depr ession. Y ou’ll surely witness
yourself feeling  more and more angry and moody, with mo re frequent
occurrences of minor af flictions  such as colds, headaches, and insomnia. As
time goes on in this state of imb alance, there’ s less enthusiasm for what has
become the drudgery of life. W o rk is now even more routine, with even less
purpose and drive. These blahs  begin appearing in your beha vior toward
your family and those you love. Y ou’re easily agitated, picking on others
for no apparent reason. If you’re able to be honest with yo urself, you
recognize that your irritability stems from being out of balan ce with the
bigger d ream you’ve always had, but which is now apparently slipping
away. When th ese subtle symptoms surface, it’ s crucial to explore th e kind of
ener gy you’re giving to the s cale to create balance—or in this case,
imbalance. The heavy angst is w eighing down your reason for being—butyou are the only one who can rebalance this scale of your lif e. Here are
some too ls to help you return to  a balanced life, beginning with recognizing
the ways in which you may be sabotaging yourself. Mental Energy That Makes the Manifestation of Your
Dreams Impossible
Y our de sire to be and live from greatness is an aspect of your spiritual
ener gy. In order to create balance in this area of your life, you have to use
the ener gy of y our thoughts to harmonize with what you d esire. Y our
mental ener gy attracts what you think about. Thoughts that pay  homage to
frustration will attract frustration. When you say or think anything
resembling Ther e’ s nothing I can do; my li fe has spun out of contr ol, and
I’m trapped, that’ s what yo u’ll attract—that is, resistance to your highest
desires! Every thought of frust ration is like purchasing a ticket for more
frustration. Every thought tha t agrees that you’re stuck is asking the
Universe to send you even mor e  of that glue to keep  you stuck. The sing le most  important tool to being in balance is knowing that you
and you alone a r e r esponsible for the imbalance between wha t you dr eam
your life  is meant to be, and the daily habits that drain life fr om that dr eam. Y ou can  create a new alignment with your mental ener gy and instruct the
Universe to send opportunities to correct this imbalance. When  you do so,
you disc over tha t while the world of reality has its limits, the world of your
imagination is without boundaries. Out of this boundless imagination comes
the s eedling of a reality that’ s been crying out to be restored to  a balanced
environment. Restoring the Balance
The objective of this principle is to create a balance between dreams and
habits. The least complicated w ay to begin is to recognize the signs of
habitual ways of being, and th en learn to shift your thinking to being inbalance with your dreams. So what are your dreams? What is it that lives
within you that’ s never gone away? What inner night-light continues to
glow, ev en if it’ s only a glimmer, in your thoughts and dreams? Whatever it
is, however absurd it may seem to others, if you want to restore the balance
between your dreams and you r habits, you need to make a shift in the
ener gy that you’re contributing to your dreams. If you’re out of balance, it’ s
primarily because you’ve ener getically allowed your habits to define your
life. Tho se habit s, and the conse quences thereof, are the result o f the ener gy
you’ve given them. In the early stages of the rebalancing process, concentrate on this
awareness: Y ou get what you think about, whether you want it or not. Commit to thinking about wha t you want, rather than how impossible or
dif ficult that dream may seem. Give your personal dreams a place to hang
out on the balance scale so that you can see them in your imagination and
they can  soak up the ener gy they deserve. Thoughts are mental ener gy;
they’re the currency that you have to attract what you desire. Y ou must
learn to stop sp ending that currency on thoughts you don’ t want, even
though y ou may feel compelled to continue your habitual behavior. Y our
body mi ght con tinue, for a while, to stay


 teach them the folly and uselessness of sickness;
the folly and uselessness of unemployment and depression in an age
when the maximum productive capacity of every man is needed to
feed the hungry peoples of earth and provide them with creature
comforts. Such a movement should tell the people why during the 150
years they have increased their trav el speed from 4 miles to 400 miles
per hour, they have not progressed at  all in the essential art of living
together in their world. It would be a joy to belong to an order which would teach those
things which the world is hungry for—simply by practicing them. It is
time men learned that their chie f end and aim is not profit or
dividends. They must set a hi gher goal, the spiritual man. If humanity needs anything, if it is not beyond vasing quite, it
needs a movement which will teach all men the way to the Fifth
Kingdom. That will not be easy, seeing that the masses of men are
plagued with lazy minds, content with being entertained merely. The
people want to ride, go to the pictur e show, listen to the radio or read
the comic strip, anything to escape from reality. I say that what men need above all else is contact with reality. It
is our business and our duty to seek the truth, learn that truth and
apply it to solving today's problems, to seek and to open up new and
broader avenues of life which will lead us to the Fifth Kingdom. TRUTH—DECAY OF CIVILIZATION
There are many queer things in this world. In all our great cities
there are many fine churches. Millions of church goers to listen to
discussions of the writings of these scriptures. While at the same time
the statement of well known writers th at scriptures as evidence to
prove any thing have long since been outmoded—was a thunderbolt to me. When I think of the time and money which is spent in the church
world teaching and discussing that which has no value seems
unbelievable to me, yet when I sit in the calmness of the late hours of the night thinking, I am convinced that what this writer told me is
correct. Yet in my own mind I am convinced that no greater truth have
been taught than what I have found in what is known as Bible
Scriptures, but what church goers teaches or says these Bible
teachings have no value, and when church interpretation is used, its
value is destroyed—nothing is proved. Jesus was crucified because he told the truth. Other Bible
teachers were put to death because they told the truth. At no time in
the history of man has anyone taught this truth and escaped unharmed;
that is no one of any note. As I stand on the side line watching the
manipulations of the powers that be will not play hands off when these
Bible teachings are attempted to be placed in operation. These teachings of the scriptures apply to our daily life,
politically, economically, spiritually, physically, mentally and
otherwise. Jesus, Amos and numbers of others who taught the truth of
the Bible teaching were executed. These Scriptures teach that what we
have we must work for it. And that  no one shall plant and another eat. And that no one shall pay rent. People will live on their own vineyards
and eat the fruit thereof. They sha ll not build and another inhabit. The
days of my people shall be as the days of trees. Even at the age of one
hundred they will yet be in their childhood, manhood will last as long
as trees. These teachers, we study in our Bible taught these above
mentioned Scriptures—Not limited to economics, but whatever our
people the race of man, may desire, he shall have. There is no limit to the desires of man, when the law g overning is obeyed he shall have
what he wants. This noted writer who told me that the Scriptures to prove
anything had long since been outmoded. This is true, only because the
Scripture has been misinterpreted bu t in order that it may not interfere
with out political and economic set up— the profiteering world in other words, high finance. Our Bible teaches there is no li mit to the possibilities of man,
when the law governing is obeyed. These laws of mathematics are of
no value when the law we say 2 times 2 is five. Mathematics are no
more value than Christian economics  when not obeyed, the reason the
Christian economics—the economics of Jesus are of no value is because they have never been applied. Sure they are outmoded. For
this reason Jesus Golden Rule is of no value. It is like 100. 00
dollars—no value when not used. Our Christian world and the golden rule of Jesus and all the laws
and teachings of our Bible are of no value, because they are not used. Naturally, noted writers tell me that my Scriptural quotations are of no value because they have long sinc e been outmoded as evidence to
prove anything. This is equivalent to saying that our churches and
their practices and teachings have not any value because they prove
nothing. Because our members do not practice these teachings. These
teachings of Jesus are to be compar ed to money stored in a vault—of
no value because not in use. We may compare our health laws to religious laws or the money
of a miser, of no value because not used. When the laws of health are
practiced or obeyed there can be no disease. The diseases which attack
us have no power when the laws of health are obeyed. The weeds and grass cannot destroy our crops when the soil is properly cared for. Neither will insects attack, when the soil is not impoverished. Neither
will disease attack when our body  is well fed and not mistreated. The trouble is our people, gradua tes of our best institutions, are
not informed along the ways of life and living. Our diseases and our
wars are due to perverted and abused laws which are supposed to
prevent disharmony and would if obeyed. Our nations citizenship
accept disease and war because of the absence of knowledge or
information. We have athletes foot or cancer or ad infinitum because
we have disobeyed the law governing health or prevention of diseases. Humanity has not yet learned that all power was given us to rule and
to have dominion. Through my experience as a dentist studying the human mouth,
why teeth decay, why teeth get loose and fall out without any
extraction has led me into the cause of disease which destroy life. Whatever may be the disease, we create it. It has no power within itself. Nearly every thing along this line which we have been taught
during our past is incorrect and a failure. When the natural laws of life and living are complied with, there
will be no more disease. During my life at the dental chair with my
observations of nearly half a century of why teeth decay and
incidentally why any disease, has left no doubt in my mind that it is due to the food we eat. Whether it be decay or the absence of decay—the power behind the throne is the food we eat. This discovery was based on milk from cows fed on natures food
unchanged from its natural state. During that time of my observations
if the milk which was used had been pasteurized, Hereford would
never have carried the slogan "The Town Without a Toothache. " Because of the fact that pasteurizing destroys and disorganizes enough
of the food value of milk to create weak and diseased bodies. Absolutely Hereford is a town without a bad tooth for every child
who used plenty of milk unpasteurized, not only does this apply to
Hereford but to all areas where th e food has not been impoverished—
not to milk only but to other foods. Some of our best medical authorities have formed the conclusion
that the reduction of our infectious diseases is due to the increase in
the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables which aid in the
destruction of disease promoting bacteria. This is further evidence of
my contention that the well person is not subject to disease. I am fully in harmony with Dr. Royal Lee when he says that pasteurized milk is
dear at any price. The purpose of organic gardening is to restore to the garden soil,
the elements which have been destroyed. The plant life has the power
to extract the elements from the earth of which our body is made, when the elements are furnished our body it cannot develop what we call disease. Disease is only a deficiency of these elements. These
diseases are only God's warnings telli ng us we have failed to keep our
body supplied with these values. These values cannot keep our bodies supplied when they are not
in our food. Neither can these values prevent disease when they have
been refined or changed or heated. When we are supplied with all
these values we are immune to disease. We have failed to be a
follower of God. When we failed to keep our bodies immune. We
cannot maintain this immunity when we supply our body with
orthodox conventional food when we keep this up we are atheists and
do not know it. Naturally our diseases are incurable when we continue eating
foods which are refined or changed from their nature. Disease cannot
continue when immunizing foods are fed the body. It should be the purpose of garden clubs to see to it that our soils
are not worn out and that when flowers and foods are grown no
disease will develop—neither in the plant nor in the person who eats
the plant. During my later years the greater part has been spent


 99–100high-intensity training and, 35, 103–4
McAleese, Mary, 200
McAnallen, Cormac, 200
McArdle, W illiam, 40
McLean Hospital, 116
Medications, 232
Meditation, 145–47, 152–55, 181–82
Brahmari, 60–61
following the breath, 156–58, 181
living in the now, 160–61
mindfulness, 146–47
observing your thoughts, 149–52
Mercola, Joseph, xiii–xiv, 114
Mew, John, 228
Mexico City Olympics (1968), 6
Mindfulness meditation, 146–47
Miyamura, Miharu, 296 n,  302 n
Moeller, Joy, 224
Monaco Grand Prix, 143
Morris, Jeremy, 232–33, 329–30 n
Mountain sickness, 118
Mount Everest, 117
Mouth breathing, 27, 30, 51–53, 80–82
asthma and, 215–16
causes of, 60
in children, 57, 222–24, 227, 229
dehydration from, 119–20
facial structure and, 222–27
functions of, 57
negative impact of, 52–53, 54
sleep and, 168–69
Mouth taping, 64–66, 80
Mucus, 50, 52, 61
Murad, Ferid, 58, 194
Muscle memory, 142–43, 165
Muscles, delivery of oxygen from blood to, 19–20, 24, 26–27, 108, 109Myocardial infarctions. See  Heart attacks
Myofunctional therapists, 83, 224
N
Naked mole rat, 191
Nasal breathing, 51, 53–57
in animals, 53–55
asthma and, 215–16
functions of, 56–57
for improved sports performance, 82
at night, 64–66, 169
nitric oxide and, 58–61, 195–96
during physical exercise, 80–86, 92
jogging or running, 89–90, 247
preventing dehydration with, 119–20
Nasal cavity, 55–56
Nasal congestion, 3, 8, 61, 63, 222
Nasal obstruction, 61, 227
Nasal polyps, 60
National Institutes of Health, 196
Native Americans, 53, 80–81
Neurotransmission, and nitric oxide, 59
New Y ork T imes,  122, 144, 187
Night, nasal breathing at, 64–66, 169
Nishino, T., 298 n
Nitric oxide (NO), 58–61, 193–97, 300 n
Nitroglycerine, 194
Nobel, Alfred, 194
Noble silence, 158
Nose, 55–61. See also  Nasal breathing
nitric oxide and, 58–61
Nose Unblocking Exercise, 61–63,  62,  244–45, 245
O
Oatmeal, 197
Obesity, 174, 178, 180–81Oxygen Advantage program for, 282–85
Observing the breath, 156–58
Observing your thoughts, 149–52
O’Gara, Ronan, 162
Older persons, Oxygen Advantage program for, 268–70
Olympic athletes, 6, 13–14, 95, 102–3, 121–22, 123, 131, 146, 221
Olympic T raining Center, U.S., 95
O’Riordan, Don, 112–13
Orthodontics, 52, 83, 227–29
Overbreathing. See  Chronic overbreathing
Oxidative stress, 34, 187, 189–91, 319 n
Oxygen Advantage program, 7, 234–35. See also specific topics
Alison’ s case, 29–31
Anna’ s case, 198–99
benefits of, 36, 136–39, 241
BOL T scores and, 36, 40, 41, 138, 233–34
programs based on, 268–81
for children and teenagers, 286–89
David’ s case, 8–9
Don Gordon’ s case, 17–18, 137
Donna’ s case, 11–13, 284–85
Doug’ s case, 10–11
exercise summary, 242–65
guidelines before beginning, x
Nick Marshall’ s case, 135–36
Penny’ s case, 203–4
quick reference summary, 240, 266
for unhealthy or older persons, 268–70
for weight loss and obesity, 282–85
Oxygenation
of the brain, 165–68
of heart, 193–208
of tissues and or gans, 5, 19–20, 24, 26–27, 49, 108, 109, 285
Oxygen paradox, 17–31
delivery of oxygen from blood to muscles and or gans, 26–27
dilation and constriction of airways and blood vessels, 27–28regulation of blood pH, 28–31
regulation of breathing, 21–25
respiratory system, 19–21
Oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ), 20–21, 23–24, 126, 136–37
advanced simulation of high-altitude training, 132–33, 253
Oxygen uptake. See  Maximal oxygen uptake
Oz, Mehmet, 59
P
Pagel, Mark, 114
Pali Canon, 224
Panic attacks, 23
Pantani, Marco, 98
Papworth method, 204
Paracelsus, 211
Patton, Geor ge, 111
Pearl divers, 105–6
Pei, Chris, 67–68
Phelps, Michael, 222
pH scale, 177–78
Physical exercise, 231–35
aerobic, 103–4, 180. See also  High-intensity training
anaerobic, 103–4, 114, 180
cooldown, 91
determining whether you have exercised correctly, 91–92
high-altitude training. See  High-altitude training
nasal breathing during, 80–86, 92, 189–90
jogging or running, 89–90, 247
reducing air intake during, 84–86
warm-up, 86–88
Physical injuries
maintaining fitness during, 191–92
warm-up to prevent, 86–88
Piszkin, T om, 79–80
Pomegranate juice, 197Pool player, 161–62
Practical thoughts, 147–48
Prematch thinking, 162–65
Present moment, 160–61
Price, W eston, 52–53
Processed foods, 52–53, 173, 178, 197
Protein, 53
Pulse, 199
Pulse oximeters, 125–26
Q
Qigong, 67–68
Quantity of air, 1, 4
Quiet mind, 142, 144–46, 148–49, 152–55, 161, 164–65
R
Red blood cell count, 99–100
Red blood cells, 5, 6, 100–101, 106–7
oxygen saturation and, 20–21, 23–24, 35, 101, 136–37
Red wine, 197
Respiratory muscle strength, 36, 110–11
Respiratory Physiology  (W est), 26
Respiratory system, 19–21, 20
delivery of oxygen from blood to muscles and or gans, 26–27
the diaphragm and, 71–74
nitric oxide and, 58–61, 195–96
the nose and, 55–61
regulation of breathing, 21–25
Rest, maintaining fitness during, 191–92
Rhinitis, 61
Richards-Ross, Sanya, 221
Riis, Bjarne, 98
Running. See also  Marathon running
simulated high-altitude training while, 129,  129–30, 251–52
Running economy, 35–36, 297–98 n
Rupp, Galen, 123S
Salt Lake City Olympics (2002), 102
Samuel, Karen, 224
Schagatay, Erika, 305–6 n
Science of Br e


 can take a very long time to heal. I was excited to find an
example that had just occurred as a result of trauma - she had knocked her leg against the sharp corner of some furniture. I saw it within a few hours of the accident happening and after
cleaning the wound, persuaded my nursing staff to apply Aloe Vera twice a day under a moist
dressing. The speed of healing was quite remarkable with no sign of infection, which is the dreaded complication. I am pleased to say that the nurses were also impressed and would like to use it
again on some of their cases which stubbornly refuse to heal. Quite remarkably this ulcer
healed with minimal scarring, a typical feature of Aloe treatment. If a result such as this is indeed consistent, then the Aloe Vera approach could save the
National Health Service an awful lot of money. Other workers also report excellent results with burns and ulcers and in the USA it is
regularly used in some major burns units. Thromboxanes and Prostaglandins are known to effect:

i) platelet aggregation
ii) leukocyte adherence
iii) vasoconstriction
In Japan since 1976, Professor Keisuke Fujita has been studying the Bradykininase
activity in a natural Aloe - Aloe Vera Arborescens. He concluded that the anti-
inflammatory enzyme he described was a serine carboxypeptidase which hydrolyse
d
Bradykinin and Angiotensin l, a vasopressor, in vitro. A later paper from 1993, reinforced the view that this enzyme is one of the key factors
involved in the pharmacological effectiveness of Aloe. Aloe also contains Salicylic aci
d
which is both analgesic and anti-inflammatory due to the inhibition of prostaglandin
synthesis. Other agents which also contribute to the anti-inflammatory effect, found by the Japanese
workers, are thought to be plant hormones, Lectin like substances such as Aloctin A foun
d
by Saito et al in 1982. One of the most satisfying aspects of general practice is that we get to know our patients and
share with them some of the intimate and often amusing events in life. For example, I once gave an elderly gentleman some Aloe for this arthritis and asked to see him two weeks later. When he returned he looked happy and so I suggested that the Aloe must have improved his
condition. "No," he said. "it's about the same - but I whistle when I walk now and my wife
says that I haven't done that for twenty years." Another chap, a retired dustman, stopped me in the street to tell me how pleased he was that
I'd given his wife some Aloe to help her asthma. "It's improved it then, has it?" I asked, to
which he replied "Yeah, her asthma is great, Doc', but so's my sex life - she can't get enough
of me!" "I'm really pleased for you," I said, trying hard not to smile as I noticed two litres of Aloe Vera gel in his shopping basket. Aloe Vera is extremely safe and non-toxic and I think that virtually all people who react to
Aloe Vera are probably reacting to the vehicle or additives necessary to preserve it. Of course,
someone, somewhere must be allergic to Aloe Vera but, throughout the years, it has consistently been reported as very safe. Most commonly, allergic reactions are due to such
added substances as lanolin or parabens in the creams, sandalwood or propolis itself. I have
seen only one reaction to a drink, that was a hyperactive effect, the most likely culprit being
the sodium benzoate used as a preservative. The leading authority on toxicology in this country is the Poisons Unit at Guy's Hospital in
London and, when asked about Aloe Vera, they admitted they had very little on file, only that some whole leaf products had been shown to produce abdominal pains and diarrhoea in some
people. (I will explain the difference between the gel and whole leaf Aloe juice in a later
chapter.) I believe the only possible source of toxicity would be the anthraquinone fraction; in high concentration. But this level does not exist in the products sold as tonics or health drinks, and
I believe them to be perfectly safe. Aloe Vera preparations have been sold in the USA for
many years and, before going on sale to the general public, any American product has to pass
the strict Food and Drugs Administration tests for safety before it can be sold as a food, in
which group it is classed. No products are licensed yet to be sold as medicines in the UK. Allergy to Aloe Vera

Only one form of pure reaction to Aloe Vera has been documented and that is discoid o r
Nummular Eczema following ingestion of the gel. Reduced Pigment Formation

Melanin is formed from the amino acid Tyrosine which is converted by the enzyme
Tyrosinase to Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). This is then polymerised to form melanin. Aloe Vera through its anthraquinone fraction possesses anti-tyrosinase activity thereb y
reducing skin pigmentation. A preparation containing Aloesin is sold in the Far East for the
sole purpose of lightening Asian skin. I have not discussed the use of Aloe Vera in cosmetics where it is designed to nourish the skin
and retard the effects of ageing. It is widely used and the 'with Aloe Vera' handle is becoming
much more common. Boots the Chemist and Body Shop have used it for a while, but recently Gillette has added Aloe Vera to one of their products to make shaving more pleasant for men. The combination of high quality Aloe in skin preparations firstly helps to moisturise and
smooth the skin. It penetrates the skin, bringing about anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing
effects, this includes the reduction and sometimes eradication of 'liver spots' on older skin. Secondly, after penetration, it stimulates the fibroblasts in the dermis to produce more
collagen and elastin, thereby reducing the tendency to wrinkles which occur as a result of
reduced collagen levels. Finally, it enhances skin's immune system and therefore lessens the tendency to damage from ultraviolet rays. Finally, before leaving the subject of skin it must be said that even Aloe Vera can have some
side effects but, far from being harmful, they are generally welcomed. Women in particular,
after several weeks of using the gel, often remark that their nails grow faster, and are not so brittle; that their hair also grows faster and looks healthier and that because Aloe Vera has a
vasodilatory effect (opening the blood vessels in the skin) they can develop rosy cheeks. People who are told they look well, generally feel well. The Digestive Tract

The other major organ system where Aloe consistently helps is in the digestive tract, from
simple dyspepsia or indigestion and heartburn, to reported cases of it healing peptic ulcers,
but I have no personal experience of the latter. Many ulcers are now known to be due to
bacterium called Helicobacter Pylori and it would be interesting to see what effect Aloe Vera
has on this bug. (I am trying to organise some in vitro testing at the time of writing.) If it were
to be seen to kill this organism and bring about the healing of these ulcers, we would see an explosion in the demand for Aloe Vera and it would save the National Health Service the
huge amount of money spent on courses of antibiotics used to eradicate the organism. As I've said, in the past, Aloe Vera was used widely as a purgative and an aid to digestion
generally, so it is not surprising that sufferers from inflammatory bowel conditions like colitis and diverticulitis have reported great results with regular ingestion of Aloe Vera. It must be
stressed, however, that their symptoms tend to return after stopping the drink so taking Aloe
Vera gel has to be an on-going habit. These conditions are well known for relapsing and
remitting, and for some people who have suffered regularly from these unpleasant complaints,
the reduced frequency and severity of the relapses has been benefit enough. I am often asked
 if Aloe Vera is available as a suppository but, as far as I'm aware, it is not as yet - but perhaps
it's in the pipeline!! One condition that I think deserves special mention is the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It
is the commonest disorder of the bowel in the industrialised western world and the most
frequent cause for referral to gastroenterologists by family doctors. It is estimated that there may be more than five million sufferers in the UK alone. Irritable bowel syndrome is a collection of symptoms that vary from person to person but the
most common features are abdominal pains, constipation or diarrhoea with abdominal
bloating or with the passage of mucous. There is no effect on general health and the sufferers usually maintain their weight. But it can be an extremely debilitating and embarrassing
condition, and can at times prevent sufferers from going outside and getting on with their
work or, indeed, their life. Often it is associated with a stress-related emotional upset or
depression and may be combined with other 'irritable' organs such as the bladder. Conventional treatment is not terribly effective and depends on dietary change, usually with
an increase in fibre, antidiarrhoeal or bulking agents, antispasmodic drugs, antidepressants and psycho/ hypn


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being discussed and broadcast. Since connectors have no need to win, to be
right, or to dominate others, their power is the fact that they uplift others
with their presence. They communicate their views by being in harmony
with the creative energy of the Source. They’re never offended, because
their ego isn’t involved in their opinions. Connectors live their lives matched up vibrationally to the field of
intention. To them, everything is energy. They know that being hostile,
hateful, or even angry toward people who believe in and support low-
energy activities, which involve violence in any form, will only contribute
to that kind of debilitating activity in the world. The connectors live through higher/faster energy that allows them to
access their intuitive powers readily. They have an inner knowing about
what’s coming. If you ask them about it, they’ll tell you, I can’t explain it,
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out. By staying so connected to Source energy, they’re able to activate their
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achieving it. Their inner knowing allows them to be infinitely patient, andthey’re never dissatisfied with the speed or the manner in which their
intentions are manifesting. Connectors frequently mirror the seven faces of intention written about
throughout the pages of this book. You’ll see people who are extraordinarily
creative, who have no need to fit in or to do things the way others expect
them to. They apply their unique individuality to tasks, and they’ll tell you
that they can create anything that they place their attention and imagination
on. Connectors are exceptionally kind and loving people. They know that
harmonizing with Source energy is replicating the kindness from which
they originated. Yet it’s not an effort for connectors to be kind. They’re
always grateful for what comes to them, and they know that kindness
toward all of life and our planet is how to display gratitude. By being kind,
others want to return the favor and become allies in helping them achieve
their intentions. They associate with an unlimited number of people, all of
whom are full of love, kindness, and generosity—assisting each other in
fulfilling their desires. You’ll also notice how connectors see the beauty in our world. They
always find something to appreciate. They can get lost in the beauty of a
starry night or a frog on a lily pad. They see beauty in children, and they
find a natural radiance and splendor in the aged. They have no desire to
judge anyone in low-energy negative terms, and they know that the all-
creating Source brings only beauty into material form and so it is always
available. Connectors never know enough! They’re inquisitive about life, and
they’re attracted to every manner of activity. They find something to enjoy
in all fields of human and creative endeavors, and are always expanding
their own horizons. This openness to everything and all possibilities and
this quality of always expanding, characterizes their proficiency at
manifesting their desires. They never say no to the universe. Whatever life
sends them, they say, Thank you. What can I learn, and how can I grow
from what I’m receiving? They refuse to judge anyone or anything that the
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closed to possibilities. This makes them totally receptive to the abundance
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that these folks seem so lucky in life. When you’re around them, you feel
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you want to hang around with because they energize you, and this brings
you a feeling of empowerment. When you feel empowered and energized,
you step into the flow of abundant Source energy yourself, and you
inadvertently invite others to do the same. The connection isn’t just to
Source energy, it’s to everyone else and everything in the universe. Connectors are aligned with the entire cosmos and every particle within the
cosmos. This connection makes the infinite power of intention possible and
available. These highly realized people think from the end, experiencing what they
wish to intend before it shows up in material form. They use their feelings
as a gauge to determine if they’re synchronized with the power of intention. If they feel good, they know that they’re in vibrational harmony with
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Electric Circuits
CLINICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND
THEORETICAL EVIDENCE FOR AN
ADDITIONAL CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
by
Bjorn E. W. Nordenstrom, M.D. Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic Medical Publications © 1983 BjOrn E. W. Nordenstrom, Karolinska lnstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden. All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce material from this book must be obtained from the author. This book may be obtained from
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Graphic Design by jerk-Oiof Werkmaster
Printed in Sweden by Almqvist & Wiksell, Uppsala 1983
ISBN 91-970432-0 -6 FOREWORDS
To contribute a preface to!his work of Bjorn Norden
strom is an honour for a French-speaking colleague, but
above all it is a great responsibility wi!h respect to the
international scientific community, because the opin
ions expressed in!his preface have the potential of
influencing!he speed of diffusion, :study, and accept
ance of the extraordinarily original and fruitful ideas
of this work. "Biologically Closed Electric Circuits"
marks no less!han a major point in!he evolution of
our understanding of biologic science. Nordenstrom's theory offers impcortant implications
throughout the entire range of normal and pathologic
physiology. With profound conviction, I dare assert
that no vital process can be fully understood without
considering this new electrophysiologic theory. A vast
field of multidisciplinary research is opening before
us. Numerous concepts which today are confused,
including even chemotaxis, are here clarified. Consider a collection of tissues, organs, interstitial
fluid, blood vessels, lymphatic channels and excretory
canals. Such tissues, e.g., vessels, were found to func
tion as insulated electric "cables". Their contents of
blood plasma conduct current effectively inside the
relatively insulating vessel walls to join the conducting
interstitial tissue fluid over!he blood capillaries. Dif
ferences of electric potential (no matter whether cre
ated normally, pa!hologically or artificially) will create
electric fields throughout the body. Current will flow
preferentially in conducting pathways, inducing ionic
and electroosmotic transports over both short and long
distances. These transports will produce diverse bio
logic effects. This idea, so simple and logical, is supported by
numerous experiments in this work. As!he course
of experimentation progressed, Bjorn Nordenstrom
found himself led beyond!he concept of!he biological
ly closed electric circuit to predict!he existence in
organisms of an electrical circulatory system-a sys
tem not only as complex as!he circulation of!he blood
but also one which intervenes in all physiologic activi
ties. Biopotentials have fascinated me for many years, and
when I found that small positive potentials existed on
skin carcinomas relative to normal tissue I searched for
an explanation, feeling that it was of fundamenta l
importance. To!he reader of this book I offer specific advice:
begin by reading not only!he summary Chapter I but
also on pages 327-328 the 27 lines of Section G
("Physiological capacity of BCEC systems"), which
will immediately stimulate one's interest in this new
theory and incite a wish to deepen one's knowledge
of it. This work is very clear. I feel little need for lengthy
considerations of its scientific merit, but I cannot resist
emphasizing the fascinating and broad medical scope
of this book, i.e., a new view on carcinogenesis and a
therapeutic mode against cancer which theoretically
offers possibilities against diverse inflammatory states,
fractures, atheromas and neurologic complications of
various diseases (e.g., hepatic coma). Moreover, this
book offers new scientific ba~ which will reorient
future research on a wide range of hitherto poorly
understood processes, e.g, acupuncture, oral galva
nism, meteorologic influences on human beings, types
of adipose tissue, diverse secretory mechanisms, diur
nal cycles and embryogenesis. This list of disparate
functions leaves unmentioned many other applica
tions. In particular, extrapolation of!he theory at!he
intracellular level offers many possible consequences. The coming years will see a wealth of experimenta
tion derive from this new approach to electrophysio
logy. Its full importance is today impossible tO appre
ciate. For example, disparities of findings noted here
tofore between in vitro and in vivo work can now be
assessed anew. The implications of Nordenstrom's
theory appear far-reaching even beyond today's most
enlightened suspicions. Jacques C. Hauton, D.M. D.Sc. Professor of Biochemistry
lnstitut National de Ia Sant~
et de La Recherche MMicale
Universit~ d'Aix ~Marseille 11, Fr.tn~
(tranSlation from Frtncb,
John H. M. Austin, M.D.) It was my search for more information that led me
to Bjorn Nordenstrom. The vast amount of material he
had collected in searching for an explanation of!he
corona structures around a variety of pulmonary neo
plasms and inflammatory lesions, surprised me. Forewords VII This book is an account of his research and, as so
often happens, it touches on fields beyond th' 'lriginal
observations. The potentials, although small, which he
measured in many tumours seemed to be a major
factor in water transport, cell movement, etc. Repro
ducing these electrical conditions in vitro as well as in
vivo produced histological evidence of cellular trans
formations, migration of cells and ions and transport
of tissue water, indicating that electrical forces must be
of fundamental importance to maintain, e.g., homeo
stasis. The way in which the morphology of breast adipose
tissue changes under the influence of small D.C. cur
rents and, in particular, how the histology is so differ
ent according to the position of the tissue in the poten
tial gradient, is convincing evidence of cellular changes
brought about by electricity. The extracellular fluid and its regulation we know is
fundamental to controlling cell division. Ionic differ
ences lead to potential differences in the body between
cells and between one organ and another. Currents of
the order of microamperes flow across the edge of
wounds, and limb regeneration, even fmger tip regen
eration in children, has been reported to be connected
to these currents. Prngre~ ~ in Nantral Science, including Medicine, de
pends on the interaction between ideas and tech
niques. In this book both aspects are amply represent
ed. 1 may venture that the superb X-ray technique of
Nordenstrom revealed to him new structures around
tumours in the lung and the breast which he calls the
corona structures. In the search for their origin he
made use of various techniques, which led to, e.g., a
mapping of the electric potential distribution across
tumours and normal tissues in vivo and in tissue mod
els. This started a new train of ideas. All the evidence pointed to the existence of local
electric current flow on a 17UZCroscopic scale in living
tissue. His overall conclusion is that the blood ves
sels, not excluding even the large ones, are current
carrying cables which, in combination with other con·
dueling tissue media as, e.g., interstitial tissue fluid,
allow closed electric circuits to operate over largt dis


 "A" zone and radiopaque "B" zone
around mammary carcinomas are from this radiologic
point of view very similar in appearance to the changes
around certain lung lesions. The question is now: What is the background for the development of a perifocal, radiolucent zone
around a breast cancer? Oedema around the edge of a
breast lesion produces increased absorption of x-rays. The only possible material in the breast which can
produce a decrease in x-ray absorption is fat. The
appearance of a mammographi c "A" zone might then
be explained as in the lune except on the basis of f•t as
the low contrast medium. A general increase of fluid in the breast tissue is
known to produce enlargement and hardening of the
breast, e.g., in the premenstrual phase, or when re
gional lymph nodes are blocked, or when cardiac
pump failure increases venous and lymphatic pres
sures in the breast. The nipple stiffens, enlarges and
increases in prominence. The skin appears thickened
(55). The possibility of relative outward movement of
water from a positively charged surface has been treat
ed in Chapter IX. In the periphery of the lung, a tumour produces
stasis by blocking the flow of pleural and interstitial
fluid from the periphery to the hilar lymph nodes. In
the breast, lymph flows mainly from the areola and
deep glandular tissues to the axilla and along perforat
ing intercostal vessels to the anterior intercostal and
retrosternal lymph nodes. The lymphatics of the breast intercommunicate ex
tensively, so local stasis of lymph does not usually
characterize mammary tumours. Neverthele ss, local
stasis may be found occasionally, especially in the
vicinity of the areola. The hydropenic adipose tissue
around the tumour may then appear radiolucent be
cause fat attenuates x-rays rather poorly. The develop
ment of a hydropic "B" zone (cutaneous oedema)
beyond the hydrope.nic "A" zone, on the other hand,
requires balancing hydrostatic counterpressure. This
counterpressure appears to develop most easily in the
region close to the skin and the areola. In addition, the
local forces causing cutaneous retraction over a breast
tumour will contribute to the localization of the "B"
zone water (see also Section J). Electric closed circuit interstitial transport of mate
rial other than water should also be possible between a
tumour and surrounding tissue. A corpuscular "B"
zone may develop in this way either in the skin as
another type of "skin thickening " or anywhere else in
the tissues surrounding the tumour as a radiopaque
structure oriented parallel to the tumour surface. Spe
cial cases of such corpuscular "B" zones will be de·
scribed in Sections F-1 and T.
As in the lung, a radiolucent "A" zone around a
breast tumour may also result from extensive capillary
thromboses. The electric field induces thromboses
near the tumour during its electropositive polarization. The thromboses can then be anticipated to produce
dystrophic changes of peritumoural tissues near the tumour, yielding a structurally depleted region
("halo" or "A" zone) around the tumour. Circular
arrangement of vessels and development of septa in the
surrounding tissue are part of the process and will be
further treated in Section H. Interphase phenomena
between "A" and "B" zones will be discussed in
Section I. In the next two sections it will be shown that electric
polarization can partially separate fat and water in an
experimental analogue to a BCEC system. In this way
we may find an experimental explanation of the perifo
cal density changes seen as a radiolucent "A" zone and
a radiopaque "B" zone. We will then see how a nega
tive or positive polarization of a lesion will influence
the perifocal density changes in different but predict
able ways (Section F). D. Fat-water distribution:
closed circuit effects and
radiographic appearance
in vitro
The influence of an electrically closed and activated
circuit on a mixture of fat and water was next investi
gated. The development of differences of radiographic
attenuation and changes in electric conductivity in a
fat-water medium is illustrated in the following in vitro
experiment. An aluminium ball was fiXed with glue to the centre
of the bottom of a glass jar (Fig. XVI: 15). The inside
of the periphery of the jar was covered with thin
aluminium foil. Both the central ball and the peripher
al foil were connected with a cable to the electrical
charging device previously described for demonstrat·
ing the orientation of corpuscular elements in an elec
trostatic field (page 94). A layer 2 em deep of a
mixture of 25 % lanolin and water was poured into the
jar. [njtially, both terminals were grounded. A radio
graph token of the jar with mammographic technique
(Fig. XVI: 15 a) reveals the fluid is fairly homo
geneous. Some hours after the application of a 500 V positive
potential on the central ball against the grounded pe
riphery, a new radiograph was exposed (Fig. XVI: 15 b). One broad radiolucent zone, about 10 mm
wide (x), surrounds the ball while another zone, even
more radiolucent and about 2 mm thick (y), is seen at
the surface of the ball. When the contents of the jar
were poured out, a thick solid layer of white fat sruck
to the ball (Fig. XVI: 15c). This layer constituted
most of the broad radiolucent zone. An inner layer, 2
mm thick, corresponded to the inner radiolucent zone. BCEC in cancer of the breast 215 Fi1. XVI; IS. In vi1r0 mammographit analog~~e of a bmst,
showing separation of fat from water in a closed electrk cir·
cuit. Glass jar with aluminium ball glued on its bottom. The
internal walls of the jar are covered with aluminium foil. A
mixture of lanolin and water is poured into the jar. (a) Ra·
diograph of the jar with mammographic technique when ball
and periphery are short circuited. (b) After application of a
500 V potential for three hours between ball and periphery,
two radiolucent "A" zones developed around the baiL Zone
x, about 10 mm broad, contained white lanolin. Zoney,
about 2 mm across, contained yellow lanolin. The "A" zones
in this example depend on the lower attenuation ofx-rays by
fat than water. (c) Photograph of the ball covered with white
ftrm lanolin after the liquid was poured out. Discussion
The use of a 500 volt potential across the liquid is
certainly not very close to physiological conditions. Appreciable separation of fat and water could, howev·
er, also be accomplished after a couple of days with a 2
volt potential between the electrodes. Electropho retic
movements will of course take place also at low vol·
tages and current densities. The time for the develop
ment of structures secondary to polarization of a tu·
mour can therefore not be neglected. It is known that
the development of a tumour takes months or even
several years. For the lungs, radiologic recognition of structure
depends to a large extent on the differences between
air and lung tissue in the absorption of x-rays. Lung
tissue behaves radiographically like water. For the
breast, the radiographic role of fat corresponds to that
of air in the lungs. Most of the fat in the breast is
already structured and would therefore not be expect
ed to move like air in the lungs. Nevertheless, the
development of an "A" zone around a breast tumour
2 I 6 BCEC in cancer of the breast should be possible by the movement of water in rela·
tion to immovable fat. Lipid, moreover, is not immov
able, as will be shown in Sections F and J, which show
lipid of fat cells mobilized, transported and accumulat
ed within a closed circuit applied both in vitro and in
vivo. First, however, we will illustrate, in a simplified
way, the principle for conductivity changes which
have been encountered in vivo in the lung (Fig. VI: 21)
and in the breast on passing an exploring electrode
through "A" and "B" zones. E. Local alteration of
conductivity in a
fat-water mixture
When an exploring electrode passed from the "A"
zone into the "B" zone (see Fig. VI: 21) in the tracings
of electric potential in lung, occasionally the superim· Fig. XVI: 16. In vitro electric analogue of a
breas1: "electroeardiographic" ampUtude dif
fered in the "A" and "B" zones. Same ex
perimenta l arrangemcnl as shown in Fig. XVI: IS for separation ofl


 used  identically  the Same 36 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
Application,  even  the  Same  Wording  and  Expression,
which  is given  to you  by Saint  Germain. All of this  is given
and held  Unadulterated  and  Uninterfered  with. It will  give
you your  Freedom  from  limitations  most  quickly  and  your
Ascension,  if you  will  so decree  It. The Beauty  and  Power  of It is, that  any  one  who  will
start  now,  can  in this  embodiment  have  his or her Ascen-
sion. If such  Individuals'  Light  has  not  expanded  suffi-
ciently  for the Accomplishment  within  this  embodiment,
they  will  come  back  in the Full  Understanding  of this  "I
AM Presence";  because  they  will  be trained  in between  em-
bodiments  in the Knowledge  of their  "Mighty  I AM  Pres-
ence". They  will  come  back  in the next  embodiment,  make
the Ascension;  and  have  their  Eternal  Freedom  in that  em-
bodiment. These  are Mighty  Truths,  Dear  Hearts,  you  can
believe  them  or not. We are not concerned,  Precious  Ones,  as the Messengers
have  said  in their  class,  who  accepts  or don't. Their  part  is
to offer  This  Light  and  Its Application;  and  the people  can
take It and  apply  It to their  Freedom,  if they  will. We never
try to urge—I  will  not say,  We do not "try  to urge"  for We
do sometimes;  but We never  coerce,  because  mankind  must
come  in, by its own  Free  will. It is your  Eternal  Freedom,  because  everything  you  do
thru  your  "I AM  Presence,"  becomes  an Established  Activ-
ity of the Power  of the Presence  in your  feeling  world. It be-
comes  the Presence  in action,  to the degree  you  have  called
Its Power  forth  and  It becomes  anchored  there. DISCOURSE  III  37
We are talking  Heart  to Heart  here,  and  I say:  "As  long
as the students  listen  to the unhappy  gossip,  the criticism
and the frightful  falsehoods,  which  these  vicious  individ-
uals have  put  forth  concerning  the  Messengers,  the  stu-
dents  will  remain  in their  limitations. The  Messengers  will
go on doing  their  Work  and  themselves  be wholly  Free;
but the  student  who  accepts  falsehoods,  will  remain  in
limitations. " Dear  Hearts,  it is so Self-evident. How  can  any  one  fail
to grasp  it. The  Messengers  have  pled  with  the students
thruout  these  more  than  two  years. They  have  said  so often,
Harmony  is the IMPORTANT  ACTIVITY  within  the
feeling  world  of mankind;  in order  to allow  the Power  of
the Presence  to have  Its Dominion  within  the  physical
mind  and  body  of mankind,  to produce  Its Perfection
there. Without  Harmony,  you continue  to clothe  the Mighty
Energy,  which,  if left  in Its Natural  Harmonious  State,
would  quickly  and  readily  set you  Free. There  is only  one
way to stop  clothing  it, and  that  is to hold  Harmony  in your
feeling  all the time. With  all the ugly  things  which  have  been  said  to this
good  brother  and  Mrs. Ballard,  never  an unkind  thought  or
feeling  goes  out,  even  to those  who  do it. Because  you  see
them  powerful,  firm  and  positive,  don't  ever  make  the
mistake,  of thinking  that  any feeling  goes  out but Love  and
kindness. They  have  learned  the Law  and  they  are living
It, an Eternal  Example  to mankind,  if the people  will  but
see it. 38 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
I want  you  to know  tonight,  not only  you  Precious  Ones
here,  but every  earnest  sincere  student  in New  York;  that
from  My  Body,  goes  out a Ray  of Light  and  Energy  into
every  Heart  and  each  one's  feeling  world;  preparing  them
for this  class  beginning  on Saturday;  so they  may  have  the
greatest  possible  benefit  from  it. Then,  if Harmony  is main-
tained,  how  do you  know,  how  soon  the Messengers  may
come  again. You will  notice,  Precious  Ones,  whenever  the Messengers
have  been  able  to reach  cities  twice  a year,  Harmony  and
Marvelous  Activity  have  been  maintained. Let  us all join
like one  Mighty  Wall  of Light,  all students  in New  York,
in One  Great  Loving  Harmonious  Accord. For  what. Not
just your  own  Individual  Expansion  of your  Light,  which
will naturally  come;  but  for the mighty  imperative  need
for the Protection  of America. Beloved  Ones,  you  cannot  imagine  and  I shall  not  at-
tempt  to voice  to you,  what  stands  before  you;  to be con-
quered  in the Protection  of America. These  Precious  Mes-
sengers  have  pled  with  mankind  thruout  these  two  years,
more  and  more  powerfully  for that  need. However,  one
day you  will  see how  Great  has been  their  Love  and  Bless-
ing for America. In These  Mighty  Decrees  which  have  gone  forth  for the
Protection  and  blessing  of America,  I tell you  Dear  Hearts,
you would  not  be here  today,  if it had  not  been  done. Now  the foolishness  in mankind  may  believe  that  or not;
but We know  This  Truth  only  too well;  and  if humanity DISCOURSE  III  39
will not listen,  then  experience  must  be the teacher  and
you know  experience  is a terrific  teacher,  is it not. Won't  you  turn  to your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  call
the Power  of the Violet  Consuming  Flame  into  action,  to
dissolve  and  consume  every  discordant  thing  from  your
world. Then,  enter  quickly  into  Joy and  Freedom  which
the Presence  holds  for you;  instead  of going  on in the ex-
perience  Life,  and  thru  the discord  in your  feeling,  pass  out
of these  bodies  and  come  again  into  a similar  condition. Beloved  Ones,  do you  not see mankind  has  been  doing
this very  identical  thing,  thru  the centuries. There  is only
one thing  in the Universe,  which  can solve  the problems  of
mankind  and  make  the  solving  permanent;  and  that  is
calling  the Power  of the Presence  into  action;  to fill and
harmonize  your  world;  to take  command  of mankind,  and
the governments  of the world;  and  in That  Call,  really  will
come  the  Divine  Guidance  and  Divine  Power  required. Then,  as the Mighty  Arcturus  has said:  "That  Light  as of a
Thousand  Suns  shall  descend  into  the Earth,  dissolve  and
consume  all human  selfishness  from  the planet. " Today,  not  only  because  We  who  know  it, say so; but
there  are innumerable  indications  in your  physical  world,
which,  if mankind  knew  how  to interpret  them,  verify
the very  Statements  which  have  been  made  thruout  This
Activity. The  end  of the ages  is here. Mankind  can  have
Our Assistance


;  hold  you
in Its Mighty  Invincible  Protection;  and  charge  your  world,
your  feeling  world,  with  Our  Power  of Divine  Love  which
cannot  be humanly  requalified. Won't  you  accept  It in your  Individual  Decrees ? Charge
forth  the  Out-pouring  of the  ASCENDED  MASTERS'
DIVINE  LOVE  IN  YOUR  CALL  TO  YOUR  PRES-
ENCE;  to bless  your  friends,  associates  and  mankind. No
one can  requalify  Our  Love  humanly. Then  Our  Divine
Love  pouring  forth,  will  do Its Perfect  Work  which  you
wish  for each  one. This  is how  you are the director  of all you 340 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
call forth;  and  it will  produce  exact  results! If you  do not
understand  your  power  of qualification  to do things  con-
structively,  the  energy  will  act otherwise! What  may  be
the result ? You are in a position,  understanding  This  Law  now,  to
know  what  to do and  how  to do it. With  your  determined
application,  exact  results  will  be produced,  as exact  as math-
ematics. The  Messengers  have  proved  this  so conclusively
to the world. There  is not one  constructive  desire  in your
feeling  world,  which  cannot  be supplied  or granted;  if you
will do these  few  simple  things. Think  of it, the desires  of twenty  years  of these  Mes-
sengers  have  been  fulfilled! Because  they  have  served  man-
kind  so earnestly,  so willingly,  so obediently;  they  have
opened  the Door-way  to the Instantaneous  Answer  to their
Calls. Beloved  Ones,  do not accept  any  longer  there  is a per-
son, place  or condition  which  can  confront  you,  limit  you;
or deprive  you  of a single  thing. Such  opposition  cannot
exist  if you  do not accept  it in your  feeling  world. Now  train  yourselves,  because  you  cannot  move  in the
physical  world  today,  without  looking  upon  these  things  to
some  extent. For  instance,  you  see an accident—so-called,
and you  immediately  feel  tension  and  distress,  if you  don't
know  This  Law! If you  do know  This  Law,  when  you  see
an accident  occur,  instead  of being  disturbed,  you  call  to
your  Presence  with  a great  calm  sincerity,  to render  Its
Service  to bless  all there. Then,  your  Presence  projects  a
Mighty  Light  Ray  into  that  condition;  and  will  bring  Per-DISCOURSE  XXII  341
fection  out of it, which  you  could  not even  imagine. This
is how  It acts. Now  remember,  the old concept  has  taught  the people
that they  receive  premonitions;  they  receive  promptings  of
this, that  or the other  thing,  which  is going  to occur. My
dear  people,  please  understand  and  see these  promptings
were  given  to prevent  the thing  occurring,  instead  of accept-
ing it to act in your  world. This  is where  mankind  has made
such  great  mistakes! Constantly  thru  their  feeling,  Individ-
uals have  been  receiving  promptings;  but  they  do not un-
derstand  them  or know  how  to interpret  them. Then,  they
say: "I am due  for an accident;  I am due  for a loss." They
accept  it and  of course  it will  take  place. Instead  of saying,
when  they  receive  a prompting:  "Thank  you! That  will  not
take place  in my world." Then  it would  never  take  place;  it
could  not. Unless  people  refuse  acceptance  to such  things
and apply  This  Law,  they  are constantly  allowing  limiting
things  to have  greater  power  over  themselves. The Messengers  today,  at the slightest  intimation  of the
thing  say:  "You  have  no power! Get  OUT"! and  it gets
out! You  may  do the same  thing,  if you  will;  but the mo-
ment  you  begin  to accept  a thing  in your  feeling,  you  are
giving  it power  to act there  to disturb,  limit  or distress  you. It is not necessary,  Dear  Ones. Be alert,  be determined  and  the first  thing  that  confronts
you, which  would  have  heretofore  frightened  you  say:  "Oh
no, you  frightened  me once;  but  you  will  never  frighten
me again,  for you  have  no power"! If you  would  do that 342 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
you would  see such  a thing  shrivel  up and  your  courage
rise. You  would  know  definitely,  it had  no power  to
frighten,  limit,  disturb  or deprive  you  in any  way. When  these  two  Messengers  became  aware  of this,  what
joy filled  their  Beings. At the least  intimation  today,  of such
suggestions  about  the nation  or Individuals,  they  stand  and
say to each  appearance:  "You  have  no power. Be thou  dis-
solved  by the Power  of the Mighty  Light  Rays"! Therefore
a Service  is rendered,  which  you  could  not  imagine. If I
were  to tell you  the Actual  Truth  of the Service,  they  have
rendered  the  Nation,  by their  Individual  Decrees  in this
manner,  you  would  be the most  astounded  people. It is
being  done  constantly. Therefore,  Beloved  Ones,  you  can do the same  thing. The
Messengers  still  have  physical  bodies  like  yours—perhaps
the vibratory  action  is a little  more  rapid;  but they  are still
physical  bodies. In their  great  loving,  willing  obedience,
they  have  been  cleansed  and  purified,  until  the  Power
called  forth  from  the Presence  finds  no obstruction;  and  It
rushes  forward  like  a Mighty  Avalanche  to answer  their
Calls. So let it do for you  the same  thing. You  must  be as firm
and determined  as they  have  been,  and  you  will  have
exactly  the same  results;  because  Life  makes  no mistakes! Mankind  does,  but Life  never! Therefore,  as you give  obedi-
ence  to Life,  then  Life  will  serve  you  in the Fulness  of Its
Great  Power. Just for a few  moments,  will  you  still  yourselves ? Don't DISCOURSE  XXII  343
cross  your  feet  or hands.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Be thou  dissolved  and  con-
sumed  by the Power  of Light. " and  it is done. Instead  of it
finding  action  in your  world,  it will  have  disappeared  be-
fore it reached  your  world. That  is the Power  of Alertness
and detection;  and it is why  We call with  all the earnestness
of Our  Beings,  for the students  to become  more  and  more
alert;  in the Acknowledgment  of their  Presence  and all the DISCOURSE  XXII  303
conditions  which  touch  their  worlds;  so they  may  be
prompted. Let Me also  correct  a thing  which  has been  acting  within
mankind  concerning  promptings  or the premonition  of
things. Such  a thing  is not given  as an inevitable  occurrence
to act in your  world  but you  are being  prompted  to issue
your  Mighty  Decree,  so it may  be dissolved  and


 I
quickly made an appointment with the ear, nose, and throat (ENT)
department at the Bon Secours hospital in Galway, Ireland. On examination,it was found that her tonsils were enlar ged and in all probability, so were
her adenoids. A date was set for her to have her tonsils and adenoids
removed and to have her tongue-tie and lip-tie released. The operation went
as planned, but the procedure was traumatic for Lauren and for us as
parents. In the following month s, there was no postop followu p, and at no
point was there any mention that the procedure might bring only short-term
benefits to Lauren’ s sleep unless nasal breathing was restored.20
Soon after this episode, I sent papers to the ENT surgeon regar ding the
importance of restoring nasal breathing post-tonsillectomy and
adenoidectomy. I received a thank-you email in reply. In hindsight, I would
not now follow the advice to have my daughter ’s tonsils and adenoids
removed without first having pursued less-invasive techniques such as
developing her jaws.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        People
who consistentl y get too little sleep are more likely to be obese11 and
physically inactive, to smoke, or to suffer with heart disease,12 depression,
diabetes, asthma, and other disorders. 13 Sleep deprivati on is considered a
public health epidemic, with more than a third of American adults regularly
getting by on too little sleep. 14 Due to a culture  where lightbulbs, computer
screens, and stressful schedules make it difficult to find a reason to switch
off, the study claims that between 35% and 50% of adults worldwide show
symptoms of insomnia. 15 Many cases of insomnia are thought to be theresult of hyper -arousal, a disorder that is present during both day and
night. 16
As well as the cost to health, there are practical concerns regarding this
chronic sleep deprivation. Around 109,000 road traffic collisions resulting
in injury and 6,400 fatal crashes occur every year in the United States
because of a drowsy driver. 17 Sleep deprivation costs the US economy $411
billion annually due to poor productivity and sick leave. 18 Approximately
4% of Americans take prescribed hypnotic sleep aids,19 drugs that, along
with a wealth of unpleasant and unhealthy side ef fects, can be habit-forming
and cause disturbed sleep patterns. 20
The authors of the 2019 insomn ia study suggest that slow breath ing can
be used along with sleep hygiene techniques to reverse disturbed sleep, and
this may provide a more desirable and effective long-term solut ion than the
over prescription of hypnotic drugs. To explain the effects of slow breathing
on insomnia, the study investiga tes the origins of the disorder in the context
of “evolutionary  mismatch. ” This is a term to describe diseases that result
from evolved characteristics that were beneficial to our ancestors but due to
the pace of change in the human environment and lifestyl e, are now
maladaptive1. It has been suggested that insomnia is one such disorder. The
study’ s authors propose that a significant proportion of insomnia cases may
be due to a chronically overacti ve sympathetic nervous system  (SNS) or a
depressed paras ympathetic nervous system (PNS). This autonomic hyper -
arousal can be counteracted with slow, diaphragmatic breathing practice. As
the slow-wave sleep state promotes parasympathetic tone,21 a regular cycle
of healthy sleep stabilizes the autonomic nervous system (ANS), bringing
the body back into a calmer state. Slow breathing also causes the body to produce melatonin. 22 This is an
essential sleep-inducing hormone that has been proven to improve vagal
tone and inhibit the activation of the SNS. 23 Melatonin levels are lower in
people with insomnia and even further depleted in chronic insomnia,
indicating that the longer the sleep disorder is present, the more severe it
becomes. 24
This can create a vicious cycle of worsening insomnia in which stress
increases, perpetuating hyperarousal of the SNS. New research also
suggests that slow breathing may help orchestrate oscillatory brain activity,providing a mechanism to alter brain waves. This has implicat ions for the
potential modulation of brain activity to promote sleep. 1
The researchers behind this extensive study conclude that slow
breathing to regulate the ANS  may be a more effective way to combat
insomnia than the prevailing “standard care” pharmaceutical interventions. There is still limited research into the use of slow, deep breathin g, although
significant evidence points to its efficacy in treating insomnia. The paper ’s
authors express the hope that their work will inspire more investigation into
the effectiveness of slow breathing in relieving hyperarousa l and thus
treating insomnia. There is a strong connection between insomnia and menta l health
disorders, includ ing depression. It is quite normal for people suffering from
depression to experience const ant fatigue. While there is no doubt that
depression contr ibutes to feelings of tiredness and exhaustion, the question
arises: Could it also be that poor quality sleep arising from  insomnia,
snoring, or sleep apnea may contribute to both depression and fatigue. In
answer to this, I cannot help but think of a young woman in her early
thirties who attended my clinic seeking relief from depression. She looked
totally washed out. When I asked her how she felt upon waking up, she told
me that she was exhausted most mornings. I asked whether her doctor, or
any doctor in the past, had ever referred her for a sleep study, and she
answered, “No. ”  It seems obviou s to me that there may be many people in a
similar situation. The bottom line is, if you are feeling constantly tired, it is
likely that your sleep quality is poor. Research has shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can contribute
to the development of depression. 25,26 Up to 67% of people with OSA also
experience insomnia, and depression scores are higher in individuals
presenting with both insomnia and OSA. 25,26 This means that people with
sleep apnea may be at higher risk of depression because of the comorbid
insomnia symptoms. It makes sense, then, that some patients with a primary
diagnosis of depression should also be considered for a sleep study. The diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder include daytime fatigue,
irritability, and difficulty concen trating. These are often the symptoms that
prompt patients to seek treatment for their mental health. They are also all
well-known consequences of both depression and OSA. 25 When symptomsare similar across several conditions, a little more investigation is needed to
determine the root cause. There is a direct interplay between breathing, the emotions, and sleep:
• If your breathing patterns are poor, mood regulation, and sleep will be poor. • If sleep quality is inadequate, the emotions are unbalanced, you feel tired and
anxious, and breathing is dysfunctional. • If the emotions are high, you may have dif ficulty falling asleep or suf fer from
insomnia, and breathing will be fast, in the upper chest and ef fortful. Poor breathing is closely linked with stress and anxiety and increases
the risk of SDB. This is one reason why people with asthma are also more
likely to experience higher levels of anxiety and fatigue. Another factor that contributes to insomnia is fast breathing during
wakefulness. 27 This means that, if you breathe  too fast, you are more likely
to be aroused from sleep. In a 2017 paper published in Science, researchers
identified a neural circuit within a brainstem region called the pre-Bötzinger
complex, a part of the brain that may be responsible for generating
respiratory rhyth m in mammals. 28 They suggest that this neural circuit may
have evolved as a defense mech anism, “mobilizing the animal in the face of
rapid, irregular, or labored breat hing. ” The researchers point to the fact that
fast, irregular breathing increase s alertness and can cause panic and anxiety
in humans27. Simila rly, increased activity  in the area of the brain
responsible for respiratory rhythms, hyperventilation, and sighing appears
to trigger arousal during sleep. 27 This contrasts with the practic e of slow,
conscious, contr olled breathing, which is known to promote relaxation via
the PNS and is ef fective in treating stress disorders. 27
This would seem to tie in with the theory that insomnia may be caused
by hyperarousal during wakefulness, and that an overactive sympathetic
nervous system may contribute to the problem. An earlier study from 1992
supports the theory that hyperventilation or “increasing ventilation”
prompts arousal from sleep, regardless of the stimulus that causes the
increase in breathing. 29 Insomnia is a widespread problem not adequately
resolved by doctors and generall y addressed with medication. Knowing that
fast breathing and hyperventilation causes us to wake from sleep can be key
for people with insomnia and sleep apnea. Light, disturbed sleep leads to feelings of lethar gy, decreased
productivity, and heightened stress levels. 30 In terms of physical well-being,
researchers have consistently reported a relationship between poor sleep
and