 be obtained from Proclaim Liberty Ministry, P.O. Box 339, Adrian, MI 49221 by calling 1-
888-820-2126. Ask for the February 1998 Atlanta, Ge orgia Survival Convention. They have
many Videos on these subjects. William Donald Kelley, D.D.S., M.S. Medical Missionary
Winfield, Kansas
January 1999
*Appendix I*
Medical Corps Evaluations (Circa 1982)
Dr. John Rhinehart (Medical Doctor)
I first met Dr. Kelley six years ago. I had taken a  seriously ill member of my family to him for an
evaluation and a "nutritional" program. What I got was a fascinating and provocative experience
about a new way to live healthfully, and a whole ne w concept of what physical and spiritual
health is all about. This was all in addition to a nutritional program. While I did not understand at
that point exactly all the ramifications of his app roach, I was so intrigued that I decided to go on
a program myself. Part of doing this was to test fo r myself whether it really was possible that Dr.
Kelley had developed a method for applying his theo ries. My own physical problems resolved around long-term exhaustion of what I now know as my
sympathetic nervous and glandular systems. Medicall y, this encompassed several diagnoses
including irritable colon and mucus colitis, severe  low blood sugar, intermittent episodes of high
blood pressure, depression, and very erratic and lo w energy patterns. These are all called: "burn-
out." What I noticed over the years was a disappearance o f all my symptoms, the return of energy,
endurance, and interest, which I could count on. I knew something vitally important had
happened in my body and did not quite understand ho w that had been accomplished and so
decided to study with Dr. Kelley in order to find s ome answers to that apparent riddle. What I
discovered was a simple theory that addressed an ex tremely sophisticated piece of machinery —
our bodies — in a new and comprehensive as well as therapeutically effective way. Over the last two years I have incorporated the pro gram in my practice and have seen all types of
people responding well, providing they commit thems elves to doing the program thoroughly. I
would also like to emphasize that the program is a dynamic and ever developing one, so much so
that the changes incorporating new knowledge make y ear-old programs seem like ten years old. Over all, I believe that Dr. Kelley’s program is sp arked by a special sort of genius decades ahead
of its time, and will be a paradigm of medical care  in the future. John Rhinehart, M.D. Newton, CT
Dr. Douglas M. Baird (Osteopathic Surgeon)
An open letter to my Colleagues, April 1982. The pr evailing orientation of the traditional
medical community over the past 150 years, with reg ard to cancer and other degenerative disease
processes, has been largely a destructive, anti-sym ptomatic phenomenon. Admittedly, these
approaches have some absolute applications for limi ted, short-term therapy, but in my strong
opinion anti-symptomatic therapies have no validity  in the treatment of long-term disease. What
is and has been needed for some years is a major re -evaluation of the medical scientific doctrine
and the establishment of a more appropriate model f or the understanding of health and disease. Hopefully, this new model could redirect the invest igative energies of the research community
on to more rewarding horizons. I feel that the time has come from both the scienti fic and humanistic viewpoints, for a change in
emphasis from the disease process itself to the per son who has the disease and from a position of
fighting against disease to one of re-establishing and preserving good health. One of the major
contributors to the proposed changes in medical tho ught has been Dr. William Donald Kelley, a
dentist by profession, who developed a self-sustain ing, cohesive model which largely explains
and properly categorizes volumes of seemingly diver gent scientific information, theories,
observations and experiences. The key is biological  individuality. Dr. Kelley’s genius is in
developing an entire scientific model beginning wit h the individual and his inherent uniqueness. A major reorganization of thought and practice is r equired of the medical community to utilize
the tools, which have become available as a result of his model. I have used Dr. Kelley’s
Metabolic Medicine program for several years and th e results, I can assure you, are most
gratifying. Douglas M. Baird, D.O. Palm Beach, FL
Dr. Sanford C. Frumker (Doctor of Dentistry)
As a periodontist, I soon became convinced that to treat those things in the mouth that cause gum
disease is only partial treatment. Based on a great  deal of evidence, I was convinced that if the
body of the patient was well nourished and the mach inery in the mouth was working properly the
patient will not have gum tissue breakdown. As a result of this thinking over many years, I hav e taken several nutrition courses. Thanks to
time spent with Dr. Roger Williams, and a great dea l of reading and studying, I had established
specific criteria for a nutritional program. With n o exception, (and that was not a program I could
easily use in my practice) none of the nutrition co urses satisfied my criteria. International Health Institute’s (Dr. Kelley’s) pro gram was the first program I saw that at least on
paper appeared both to be practical and to fill my requirements. However, since I had been led
down umpteen primrose paths by other "nutrition" pr ograms, I was very skeptical of the
Metabolic Medicine program. When, with great skepticism, I started my own Metab olic Medicine program, I felt I was in
excellent health. I had only one health problem tha t I was aware of and that was that I had nasal
polyps, which were caused by allergies. The polyps were particularly bad in winter. I could  not breathe through my nose at all. So after
having the polyps surgically removed I was referred  to an allergist. The allergist found I was
allergic to dust and all dairy products. I already knew about the allergy to the dairy products
because after a heavy dairy meal, my nose would com pletely close due to the swelling of the
polyps. To control the growth of the polyps, the allergist recommended weekly "allergy shots." For two
years, they worked well and I could breathe fairly well through my nose in the winter. During the
third and fourth years, the allergy shots did not w ork as well and I had trouble breathing through
my nose. During the fifth and sixth years, the alle rgy shots did not work at all. I couldn’t breathe
through my nose at all in the winter and very littl e in the summer. My allergist now informed me
the only thing that would help me was cortisone inj ections. Knowing the undesirable effects of
cortisone, I refused. Things got bad enough that finally I had one cortis one injection. When I began my Metabolic Medicine program, I infor med Dr. Kelley of my allergy to dairy
products and asked him if anything could be done to  help. To my surprise, Dr. Kelley said he
was not at all interested in my specific allergies,  but he was interested in getting the body
working right so I would not be allergic to anythin g. I was very doubtful of Dr. Kelley and the
entire program at that time. When I filled out my Nutritional Evaluation Survey,  I discovered many health normalities that I
never knew existed. Filling out my survey, indeed, was an experience in self-discovery and
understanding. If the information and the claims fo r what it indicated were correct, this was the
most valuable physical examination and insight into  my inner workings I had ever experienced. However, I had grave reservations as to the truth o f diagnosis made from this information and
the blood test and urinalysis. Therefore, I went into the program not only skeptic al, but almost with a chip on my shoulder. Based on past experiences, I felt sure I was wastin g my time and money. I have now been on the program for several years. E ven during the first winter, with no allergy
shots, no cortisone (and no allergist), my nose was  open all winter. I could breathe through my
nose! Being suspicious, I could not give the Metabolic Me dicine program full credit for my feeling so
good. So I went back to my Metabolic Medicine’s Sel f-Test book and compared all the signs and
symptoms with where they are now. By checking these  signs and symptoms, I had an objective
way of seeing what this program was doing to my int ernal machinery! To put it mildly, the Metabolic Medicine program ha s been a great success for me. My allergies
are under control. I have never felt better. In add ition, with the Metabolic Medicine’s Self-Test
book, I have been able to see objectively what is h appening with me. With these objective
observations of myself, with certainty, at least fo r me, the program is an unqualified huge
success. Now that I am convinced, I am offering this program  to all of my dental patients. I know it does
the job. I know it is what we


, you have brought me to you) to
tell you this: yes, it is real. This is how the soul and the mind work together in a synergistic
process that allows the Total Being That Is You to do what you came here to do; to use this
life as you were intended to use it. So far I have invited you to do six things. I’ve invited you to change your decision to “go
it alone,” to change your choice of emotions, to change your choice of thoughts, to change
your ch oice of truths, to change your idea about Change Itself, and to change your idea
about why Change occurs. Now, with this background, I’m going to invite you to make a stupendous change, a
humongous change, a mountainous, gigantic, gargantuan change. I’m in viting you to make
CHANGE #7:
Change your idea about future Change
It may not have yet occurred to you that the System of the Soul can be applied to future
change as well as presently experienced change, but it can. In fact, this is where it has its
greate st power, because it can systematically change not only this moment, but your entire
life. I have said now a number of times that change occurs because you want it to occur. You
want it to occur because you are continually choosing the perfect people, plac es, and
conditions with which to experience what you next seek to experience as you move
forward in the process of the evolution of your soul. Now you may not feel that the change
that is now occurring has been caused by you, but it has been, at a very hig h metaphysical
level, through the process of synergistic energy exchange. In simple terms: thought in
action. What some have called the Law of Attraction. Yet why would you attract something to you that you do not experience as being very
welcome? Because it is only in your mind  that it does not seem welcome. In your soul it is
very clear that the change now presenting itself is your simple and intuitive assertion of the
Principles of Life (life is eternally functional, adaptable, and sustainable). But, you  may ask, how is what is happening now actually “good” for me? Well, you can experience that in two ways. You can either wait long enough for the
passage of time to show that to you (which it inevitably will), or you can go to the place of
knowing that rig ht now. That place is your soul, not your mind. Your soul will show you now what your mind will
show you later. Later, as life unravels itself, you will see that everything that’s ever
happened to you has happened for the better. What a statement! What a G od we must have! Now I know that it is compelling (and important) to bring this up right now: what about
the unthinkable plight of those people who have endured unimaginable suffering in their
lives? I know, I know... and I agree that it is very, very d ifficult for the limited perspective of
the human mind to hold such suffering as acceptable, purposeful, or intentional on the part
of the soul. Yet Conversations with God  has been very clear on this point. It says there are no
victims and there are no vil lains in this world. Everything that happens is happening for the
highest evolutionary purpose —and it is notable that sometimes a soul reincarnates at a
time and for a purpose that serves the agenda of another. Such a statement could be made about the man named Siddhartha Gautama, who came
to be called the Buddha. It could also be made about Moses, who led his people out of the
desert and into the promised land. It could also be made about Jesus Christ, whose message
has likewise impacted the world entire. It could also be made about Muhammad ibn
Abdullah, bless his holy name, a diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator,
reformer, military general, and, according to Muslim belief, an agent of divine action; a
messenger and prophet of Allah. It coul d also be said of many other masters and avatars
and saints, some known and some not known, but easily recognizable by their actions, by
what they have given and what they have sacrificed in order to serve the sacred and holy
agenda of others. (This idea, this concept, is described in beautiful terms easy enough for a child to
understand —indeed, written  for a child —in the wonderful book, The Little Soul and the
Sun, a children’s literature bestseller that emerged from the messages in Conversations with
God.) Into this final category falls a multitude of contemporary figures, or what might be
termed latter -day saints... which include, of course, more than the members of a particular
religion. People such as Mother Teresa, Paramahansa Yogananda, Mahatma Gha ndi, Martin
Luther King Jr., and even persons still closer to our present history, such as Nelson
Mandela, who lived in captivity for nearly thirty years and emerged from jail to forgive his
jailors —and to ask a country to do so as well. What kind of man is this? A man who has listened to his soul, not just to his mind, and
who has thus recontextualized his experience  by adopting a perspective that opened him to
a perception that produced a belief that impacted his behavior in a way that p roduced
events that created data for the mind of man that resulted in a truth from which emerged
thoughts that generated emotions that stirred an entire world, creating an experience that
elevated humanity’s reality forever. And let me make it clear that s uch modern saints are not limited to persons who lead
movements or nations. Your own mother may have been such a saint, or your father. Or
both. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things have often sacrificed in order to serve the
sacred and holy agenda o f others. We cannot guess what that agenda may be, but we can see that it takes modern saints to carry it out. Ronald Cotton is such a person. He simply led
an ordinary life —much of it behind bars. You see, Ronald was found guilty of raping Jennifer Thomps on one night in 1984 in
Burlington, North Carolina. I heard about Ronald and Jennifer in a story broadcast by CBS
News on 60 minutes. The story recounted how Jennifer identified Ronald as her rapist, and
how he spent eleven years in prison for the offense. There was only one problem. He didn’t
do it. He said he didn’t do it, but nobody believed him. After all, as 60 Minutes  showed,
Jennifer Thompson had identified him, and she was certain when she did so that she had
found the right man. But in 1995 new DNA  evidence revealed that another man was the rapist. After eleven
years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Ronald Cotton was set free. The story made
all the news and was highlighted in March 2009 on 60 Minutes. Today Ronald Cotton and
Jennifer Thomps on are friends. In fact, they have written a book together with writer Erin
Torneo, Picking Cotton, in which they share their story. Most fascinatingly, they have
become good friends. They speak regularly on the phone, and they travel together to bring
to light the many problems with eyewitness evidence. As dramatically recounted on 60 Minutes, the first time Ron Cotton saw Jennifer
Thompson after being released from prison, she told him with tears streaming down her
face, “If I spent every second of every minute of every hour for the rest of my life telling you
how sorry I am, it wouldn’t come close to how my heart feels. I am so sorry.” She said he
just reached out, took her hand, and said, “I forgive you.”
Cotton said that when he spoke quietly with the w oman in a church where she asked
him to meet with her, he told her, “I don’t want you to look over your shoulder. I just want
us to be happy and move on in life.”
What kind of a man looks into the face of a person who falsely accused him of a crime
that se nt him to prison for over a decade and forgives in an instant? Well, human beings, it turns out, are capable of such extraordinary responses to life
when they expand their viewpoint beyond the limits of the mind to the perspective of the
soul. They may not  even know, consciously, that they are doing this (or they may not call it
that), but they are making a choice about life and how they are doing to live it, and I suggest
that this choice comes from a place deep within, far past the reaches of the mind. When we use the System of the Soul (our higher knowing) with  the Mechanics of the
Mind, we have combined the two most powerful tools with which human beings are
endowed. Knowing that everything that has ever happened to you has happened in some
way for your own higher good and fastest evolution is very, very empowering. For it means
that everything that is going  to happen to you in the future is, likewise, for your own good. This radically alters your idea about future change. You no longer have to fear it. And by
not fearing it you take control of it, because you now feel free to take the actions and
decisions that are most desirous, rather than always opting for those that a re most
caut


 It’s not a new i dea. In the Tao ist teaching of ancient China not-
doing is Wu wei. The concept arose as far back as five to seven
centuries BCE. In Buddhism the teaching is found in a sutra like
the following: “Happiness can be accessed directly in meditation
by abstaining from conscious mental activity.” In Christianity, the
leap of faith th at originated with the Danish philosophe r Søren
Kierkegaard was his attempt to carry out the central concept in the
Sermon on the Mount, that all things can be left to Provid ence. In
a leap of faith, a believer lets God take over, the ultimate
experiment in trust. The absence of struggle is common to all teachings of not-
doing, b ut the passage of cen turies hasn’t made it less mysterious. Not-doing mak es no sense to  the logical mind. Of course we have
lots of stuff to do—we barely find enough hours in the day to
accomplish the m. But what did you do today to produce new red
blood corpuscl es, the lining of your stomach, and the out er layer
of your skin? These are parts of your anatomy that m ust be
constantly replenished because blood, stomach, and skin cells
have a life span of only a few weeks or months. For tha t matter, what will you do today to exchange oxygen for
carbon dioxide in your lungs, without which life is extinguished in
a matte r of minutes? Already the vast proportion of your physical
life takes care of itself. Existe nce is divided between things we do
and thi ngs that take care of themselves. Therefore, some  part of
you is already living without  making choices. To begin to  see the
value of choiceless awareness, stop assigning so much importance
to your  everyday choices, which are mostly governed by habit. In
the long run, h abits keep you from finding renewal. Even worse,
while entangle d in virtual rea lity, you may fall prey to the feeling
that life is incredibly unfair. You can be smart, gifted in all kinds ofways, ambitious, and celebrated for your achievements, yet there’s
no guarantee that you won’t suffer the fate of Mozart. In the late sum mer of 1791 Mozart went to Prague, where one
of his operas was the centerpiece of festivities for the A ustrian
emperor. He began to feel ill but returned to Vienna and te nded to
the prem iere o f The Magic Flute, o ne of his gre atest masterpi eces,
on September 30. By t hen his hea lth had taken an alarming turn—he experie nced
swelling, vomi ting, and severe pain. His wife and doctor d id their
best to nurse him back to health as Mozart’s mind tu rned to
writing a new commission for a requiem, which he never finished. Occupying him self with his musical genius was in vain, and an
hour after midnight on December 5, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
the most precious of musical minds, died of still-unknown causes
at the age of t hirty-five. There were heartrending scenes toward
the end of his life of him sitting up in bed to sing ditties from The
Magic Flute  with friends. Few who love classical music consider
Mozart’s death anything but a great loss. I don’t  bring up this sad story, which reached m any
nondevotees of classical music through the 1984 movie Amadeus,
to mou rn a death or to speculate about what modern medicine
could h ave done to save Mo zart’s life. (Nearly twenty causes of
death have been conjectured, including rheumatic fever, kidney
failure, and blood poisoning. Most of them are infections curable
today with antibiotics.) I merely want to point out that the greatest
among us is still controlled by unseen causes. The drama we cling
to sim ply does what it does, on its own terms. The
spell/dream/illusion mysteriously generates unpredictable events
that cannot be fathomed. How do  we get beyond the sense that we are helpless b efore
random chance or invisible Fate? Without a doubt there are
moments when hidden links are revealed. The notion of
synchronicity h as become popular for describing a special kind of
coincidence. You think of a person’s name, and a few minutes later
that person calls. You want to read a certain book, and, without
being told, a friend brings you the book. Synchronicity  is defined
as a meaningful coincidence, setting it apart from randomcoincidences that have no meaning, like seeing the same make of
car as yours show up beside you at a stoplight. Metareality ha s a way of sending us messages now and  then
that co ntradict our fixed views. Synchronicity is one kind of
message. It says, “Your world is disorganized, but reality isn’t.” In
a fle eting glimpse, we see th at a higher intelligence can o rganize
events so that meaning pops up unexpectedly. Moreover, a
synchronous e xperience defi es our limited conception of cause
and effe ct. Inst ead of A causi ng B, the two are invisibly meshed. If
you think of a word and the n ext minute someone on TV says that
word, you didn’t create the coincidence. But something  did. You can feel yo ur physical body and listen to your thought s, but
the som ething that organizes all events cannot be sensed. Yet it is
here and now. The following exercise will show you what I mean. E x e r c i s e :  I ’ m  S t i l l  H e r e
Wherever you  are now, look around the room and tak e an
inventory of what it contains. Notice the furniture, knickknacks,
books, even the windows and the view outside. Now cl ose your eyes and s ee the room mentally. Begin to
remove its contents. (You can open your eyes to refresh your
memory if you need to.) See the furniture go poof! And n o longer
exist. Strip the room of the  knickknacks and books, then the
windows and the view outside. You will be left standing in an
empty b ox. If you have a me ntal image of your body stan ding in
the room, send it away, too. In one final str oke, remove the ceiling, walls, and floor. You will
be standing in a space with no objects. It’s hard to have a n image
of noth ing, so you probably see white light or blackness. Notice,
after removing everything, that you are still here. Now re verse the process. Bring back the floor, walls, and
ceiling. Reinstate the furnitu re, knickknacks, and books. Replace
the win dow and the view outside. Notice that you are still here. Nothing about the room, whether full or empty, changed you.To p rove that you are still h ere, try to get rid of yourself. See
yourself stand ing in the roo m when it is full or the sp ace left
behind when the room has d isappeared. In either state, can you
remove yourse lf? No. “I’m still here” is untouchable, because you
are the one thing. This ex ercise helps remind you of your true status. If you find
yourself in a busy place, full of distractions or stress, take an
inventory of everything you see. Close your eyes and empty the
place until there are no objects, people, or room. As you arrive at
nothing but emptiness, you a re still here. This gives you a feeling
of blissful self-sufficiency. To know that you are imperishable,
right this moment, is the ultimate validation that you are here
now. You have discovered your bei ng. After that, everything you say,
do, or think is a passing shadow. Simply by being, you have
mastered the art of not-doing. The next stage is to let one thing
show you what it is capable of. P r a c t i c a l  I m m o r t a l i t y
When you see yourself as th e unmoving point around which
everything mo ves, you are in  a special state of awareness. We can
call this the state of practical immortality. Countless people
already live such a life if they  are part of a religion that believes in
a personal God. Believing that God is watching and judging them,
devout believers are basing their lives on an immortal being. The
ultimate rewar d from such a  being is going to Heaven, where the
believer gets to join in immortality. In societies dominated by traditional religion, rules of morality
tend to be rigid and narrow. Dogmatic religions nail a set of rules
to the wall saying, “If you want to know what God wants, obey
these ru les.” The rules can be as basic as the Ten Comman dments
and the Golden Rule or as  complex as the hundreds of daily
instructions th at pertain to the life of an orthodox Bra hmin in
Hinduism. But living by the r ules depends on believing that therewas a line of communication between God and whoever delivers
the rul es here on Earth. R eligions tend to agree about what


	cleanse,	exfoliate,	and	improve	skin’s	condition. It	gets	its	delicate	pink
color	from	the	iron	oxides	it	contains. White	clay,	also	known	as	China	clay,	is
basically	kaolinite	and	is	the	mildest	of	all	clays. It	helps	stimulate	circulation
to	the	skin	while	gently	exfoliating	and	cleansing. French	green	clay	consists
mostly	of	montmorillonite	and	is	highly	efficient	at	drawing	oils	and	toxins
from	the	skin. It	also	helps	nourish	the	skin	with	minerals	and	phytonutrients. It	is	great	for	oily	skin	and	is	commonly	included	in	spa	body	wraps. It’s	not
recommended	for	sensitive	or	dry	skin. Yellow	kaolin	clay	is	mild	and
stimulates	circulation	to	the	skin;	it	is	suitable	for	use	on	sensitive	skin	as	well
as	dry	skin. ANCIENT	BEAUTY	INGREDIENT:
ROSE	WATER
Roses	are	one	of	the	most	universally	revered	flowers	for	their	beauty	and	sweet
fragrance,	but	what	can	they	do	for	your	skin? In
ancient	Rome,	rose	water	was
allegedly	used	as	a	cleanser. Some	even	bathed	in	it. Rose	water	has	also	been	a
part	of
Indian	skin	care	for	millennia. Just	like	natural	foods,	natural	skin-care
ingredients	can	impart	their	beautifying	properties	onto	you. Pure,	true	rose	water
is	created	from	steam	distillation	of	damask	rose	petals. It	smells	delicate	and
delicious	and	nothing	like	the	synthetic	and	sickeningly	strong	fragrances	that	are
used	in	toxic	sprays	and	car	air	fresheners. Rose	water	is	said	to	have	some	antibacterial	and	antiseptic	properties	and	is
believed	to	help	restore	the	skin’s	pH	levels	and	tighten	pores. It’s	also	considered
to	be	anti-inflammatory	and	to	help	regenerate	skin	tissue. The	sugars	and	natural
oils	found	in	rose	petals	trap	moisture	in	your	skin,	making	your	skin	look	smoother
and	softer—just	like	the	beautiful	rose	petals	themselves. Plus	rose	water’s	natural
fragrance	can	help	soothe	your	nervous	system. This	will	help	destress	you,
another	key	factor	in	keeping	your	skin	youthful	and	healthy. Try	to	find	some	pure	rose	water	at	a	health	store	and	add	a	few	drops	to	your
cleanser	or	moisturizer. You	can	also	try	using	it	as	a	toner,	either	pure	or	mixed
with	a	bit	of	witch	hazel,	gently	brushing	it	over	your	skin	with	a	cotton	pad	after
cleansing. Bentonite	clay	is	derived	from	deposits	of	weathered	volcanic	ash. It	absorbs
toxins	such	as	heavy	metals	and	other	pollutants	from	the	surface	of	your	skin
like	a	kitchen	sponge. There	is	also	an	electrical	aspect	to	bentonite	clay’s	abilityto	bind	and	absorb	toxins. Bentonite	clay	has	a	negative	electrical	charge,
attracting	positively	charged	molecules. As	most	toxins	are	positively	charged,
clay	naturally	rids	the	body	of	toxins	as	it	pulls	and	holds	the	toxins	in	its
core. 11
Cosmetics	Safety:	Critical	for	Your	Overall	Beauty
Just	because	a	cosmetic	is	sitting	innocuously	on	the	shelf	at	your	local
pharmacy,	there’s	no	guarantee	that	it	is	safe	and	will	not	have	toxic
ramifications	on	your	body. The	US
Food	and	Drug	Administration	(FDA)	has
no	authority	to	require	companies	to	test	cosmetic	products	for	safety,	and
most	products	and	ingredients	are	not	approved	or	reviewed	before	they	are
placed	on	shelves. The	FDA	conducts	premarket	reviews	only	of	certain
cosmetics’	color	additives	and	active	ingredients	that	are	classified	as	over-the-
counter	drugs. 12
,
13
	It	also	has	no	authority	to	require	recalls	of	harmful
cosmetics,	and	manufacturers	are	not	required	to	report	cosmetics-related
injuries	to	the	agency. The	FDA	relies	on	companies	to	report	injuries
voluntarily
14
	(yes,	you	read	that	right—
voluntarily
! ). Cosmetics	in	the
European	Union	are	far	more	strictly	regulated. There,	over
1,000	ingredients	have	been	banned	from	use. In	contrast,	the	FDA	has	only
prohibited	a	fraction	of	those	ingredients,	including	some	color	additives	and
other	prohibited	substances. 15
	Another	scary	fact	is	that	federal	law	allows
companies	to	leave	some	chemical	ingredients	off	their	product	labels,
including	those	considered	to	be	trade	secrets	and	some	components	of
fragrance	and	nanomaterials. 16
Since	the	FDA	does	not	play	a	big	role	in	regulating	the	safety	of	ingredients,
it	has	authorized	the	cosmetics	industry	to	police	itself	with	the	Cosmetic
Ingredient	Review	panel. To	date,	in	its	thirty-plus-year	history,	the	industry
panel	has	declared	only	eleven	ingredients	or	chemical	groups	to	be	unsafe,
17
and	its	recommendations	on	restricting	ingredients	are	not	binding	on
companies. 18
	So	it	doesn’t	sound	like	much	real	“policing”	is	going	on. Where
does	that	leave	us,	as	consumers? Ingredients	from	cosmetics	not	only	are	absorbed	through	the	skin	but	are
also	often	swallowed	and	inhaled	from	sprays	and	powders. Many	of	them	are
hormone	disruptors	that	can	create	developmental	and	reproductive	damage
and	allergic	reactions,	act	as	carcinogens,	and	create	other	kinds	of	damage	in
the	body. 19
,
20
	It’s	ultra-important	to	understand	labels	and	ingredients,	as	the
FDA	says	that	descriptions	such	as	“hypoallergenic”	or	“natural”	can	“meananything	or	nothing	at	all.”
21
	Don’t	assume	that	companies	or	any	prevailing
organizations—governmental	or	otherwise—are	necessarily	looking	out	for	your
best	interests. It’s	important	to	scan	labels	and	look	into	the	ethos	of	brands
that	you	choose	to	use	in	and	on	your	body. Ultimately,	we	have	to	look	out	for
our	families	and	ourselves	and	not	leave	our	safety	in	the	hands	of	anyone	else. Toxic
Skin-Care	Ingredients	to	Avoid
There	are	countless	toxins	and	additives	in	commercial	skin-care,	makeup,
body-care,	and	other	personal-care	products. It	would	fill	this	entire	book	(and
more)	to	list	and	describe	them	all. But	there	are	some	common	offenders	that
are	worse	than	others. For	more	information,	the
Campaign	for	Safe	Cosmetics
(
safecosmetics. org/
)	and	the	Environmental	Working	Group	Skin	Deep
Cosmetics	Database	(
ewg. org/
skindeep/
)	are	two	great	resources	to	consult
about	the	toxicity	of	specific	products	and	ingredients. These	organizations,	as
well	as	certain	reports,	believe	that	toxic	ingredients	can	create	DNA	damage;
act	as	carcinogens;	create	brain,	liver,	kidney,	and	other	organ	abnormalities;
produce	allergic	or	other	reactions;	and	cause	eye	damage,	nervous	system
damage,	reproductive	damage,	and	birth	defects. 22
	The	list	of	these	possible
dangers	continues	to	grow	as	more	chemicals	are	introduced	and	studied. Here	are	some	of	the	most	glaringly
toxic	ingredients	to	avoid. Again,	this	is
like	a	drop	in	the	ocean,
not
	an	exhaustive	list:
•
Benzoyl	peroxide
•
Synthetic	(or


 them, very much like the principles of
digestion and pulmonary circulation are working within your body right
now without your help. Whether  you believe in these universal principles or
not, they are going to work. But should you decide to tune in to them, you
may find yourse lf living at an entirely new level and enjoying a higher kind
of awareness—an awakening, if you will. As long as you resist, you will not see the benefits. By this I mean you
will stay with your old ways, live the “I’ll believe it when I see it”
mentality. Hoard your toys and work even harder to accumulate more
money. Continue  to make appearances more important than quality. Live by
rules rather than ethics. If you are only slightly wavering, then stay with
what you are familiar with, until you can no longer resist. Because once you
start to make the transformational awakening journey, there is no going
back. You devel op a knowledge that is so powerful that you will wonder
how you could have lived any other way. The awakened life begins to own
you, and then you simply know  within that you are on the right path, and
you don’t even hear the protestations of those who have chosen something
quite dif ferent for themselves. I never imagined myself needing to change. I did not have a plan to
change my old ways, or a set of goals to improve anything in my life. I felt
confident that I had my life running the way I wanted it to. I was extremely
successful profe ssionally, and nothing seemed to me to be missing. Yet I
have undergone a major transformation that has added a luste r to each of
my days that I never even contemplated a few years ago. I was born in 1940, the youngest of three boys, all under the age of four. My father, whom I have never seen, abandoned this family when I was two. From all accounts, he was a troubled man who avoided honest work, drank
excessively, physically abused my mother, and had run-ins with the law and
spent some time in prison. My mother worked as a candy girl at a dime
store on the east side of Detroit, and her weekly wages of seventeen dollars
barely covered her streetcar and baby-sitting expenses. There was no aid to
dependent children or welfare then.I spent many of my early years in foster homes, where my mother visited
me whenever possible. All I knew of my father was what I heard from
others, particularly my two brothers. I pictured an abusive, noncaring
person who wanted nothing to do with me or my brothers. The more I
heard, the more I hated. The more I hated, the angrier I became. My anger
turned to curiosity, and I dreamed constantly about meeting my father and
confronting him directly. I became fixated on my hatred and on my desire
to meet this man and get the answers firsthand. By 1949 my mother had remar ried and reunited our family. Neither of
my brothers ever voluntarily mentioned my father, and my inquiries were
met with a look that implied, “He’s no damn good. Why do you want to
know any more about him?” But my curiosity and my bad dreams persisted. Often I would wake up sweating and crying after a particularly intense
dreaming sequence about him. As I grew into adulthood my determination to meet this man became
even fiercer. I became obsessed with finding him. His side of the family
protected him, because they felt that my mother would have him arrested
for years of non-support. Yet I still asked questions, made phone calls to
relatives I didn’ t even know, and made trips to meet his ex-wives in distant
cities to discover what this man was like. Always, my search ended in
frustration. I would run out of funds to chase down a lead, or I would have
to return to my own personal responsibilities of being on active  duty in the
military, or going to college, or raising my family. In 1970 I received a call from a cousin I had never met, who had heard a
rumor that my father had died in New Orleans. But I was in no position to
investigate it. At the time I was completing my doctoral studies, moving to
New York to become an associate professor at St. John’ s University, going
through a painful divorce, and “stuck in place” when it came to my writing. In the next few years I co-authored several texts on counseling and
psychotherapy. I knew that I did not want to continue writing  for strictly
professional audiences, and yet nothing else would come to me. I was stuck,
personally (divorce), physically (overweight and out of shape), and
spiritually (a pure pragmatist with no thoughts about metaphysics). My
dreams about my father intensified. I would awaken in a fit of anger, having
been dreaming about beating my father while he smiled back at me. Then
came the turning point in my life.In 1974 a colle ague of mine at the university invited me to take an
assignment in the South. She was the coordinator of a federally financed
program that was looking into the compliance rate of Southern colleges to
the civil rights legislation of the 1960s. She wanted me to make a visit to
the Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus, Mississippi. When I
decided to go, I telephoned the infirmary in New Orleans where my cousin
had reported my father to have been, and I learned that Melvin  Lyle Dyer
had died there  ten years earlier of cirrhosis of the liver and other
complications, and that his body had been shipped to Biloxi, Mississippi. Columbus, Mississippi, is about  two hundred miles from Biloxi. I decided
that this was it—when I finished my visit at the college, I was going to
complete my journey and do whatever it took to close out this chapter in my
life. I contem plated bringing this unresolved relationship to some  kind of
resolution. I was curious to know  if my father had told the hosp ital officials
that he had three sons and if our names would be on the death certificate. I
wanted to talk to his friends in Biloxi to see if he had ever mentioned us. Did he ever secretly try to find out how his ex-wife and children were
doing? Did he care? Did he have a capacity for love that perhaps he had
hidden from everyone? Mostly I wanted to know how he could have turned
his back on his family for a lifetime. I always looked for a loving reason
that he might have left, and yet my anger at his behavior in those years still
haunted me. At thirty-four years  of age I was controlled by a man who had
been dead for almost a decade. I rented a brand-new car in Columbus to make the drive to Biloxi. I mean
brand -new! The odometer read 00000.8 miles. As I settled in behind the
wheel I reached  for the lap belt and discovered that the right-hand belt was
missing. I got out of the car, took out the entire bench seat, and there was
the belt, attached to the floorboa rd of the car with masking tape, the buckle
encased in plastic wrapping, and a rubber band around the plastic wrapping. When I ripped off the tape and the plastic, I found a business card tucked
inside the buckle. It read: “Cand lelight Inn…Biloxi, Mississippi,” and had a
series of arrows leading to the inn. I thought it was odd, since  the car had
not been used before I rented it, but I stuck the card in my shirt pocket. I arrived at the outskirts of Biloxi at 4:50 P.M. on Friday and pulled into
the first gas station I saw to call the cemeteries in Biloxi. There  were three
listed, and after a busy signal at the first and no answer at the second, Idialed the third and least impressive listing. In response to my inquiry, an
elderly-sounding male voice said he would check to see if my father was
buried there. He was gone for a full ten minutes, and just as I was about to
give up and wait for Monday morning to do more research, he came back
with the words to end a lifetime journey. “Yes,” he said, “your father is
buried here,” and he gave me the date of his interment. My heart pounded with the emotion of this powerful moment. I asked
him if it would be all right if I visited the grave right away. “Certainly, if you will just put the chain up across the driveway when you
leave, you are welcome to come now,” he said. Before I could ask for
directions, he continued, “Your father is buried adjacent to the grounds of
the Candlelight Inn. Just ask someone at the station how to get there.”
Shivering, I reached into my shirt pocket and looked at the business card
and the arrows on it. I was three blocks from the cemetery. When I finally stood looking at the marker on the grass, MEL VIN LYLE
DYER, I was transfixe d. During the next two and a half hours I conversed
with my father for the very first time. I cried out loud, obliv ious to my
surroundings. And I talked out loud, demanding answers from a grave. As
the hours passed, I began to feel a deep sense of relief, and


 the unique
record of the pioneering experiments conducted at the In-
7 8
stitute for Religious Psychology, Tokyo, which presents
clear, electro-physiological evidence of the existence of the
network of chakras and nadis which form the infra-structure
of the subtle energies existing in the pranic and psychic
dimensions, which underlie and activate the physical,
material body of man. Dr. Motoyama's experiments successfully integrate the
subjective and objective dimensions of knowledge, and will
serve as guideposts and blueprints for experiments in the
years ahead. If secrets of the universe are to be revealed, the
spiritual dimension must first be breached and science must
emerge from its present limitations of the material dimen
sion. In this respect, Dr. Motoyama's experiments are uniquely
valuable. The awakenipg of kundalini is the most monu
mental experience an individual can undergo in life, which
brings into operation another dimension of awareness. At
the physical level, kundalini manifests as a higher voltage of
energy conducted through the nervous system, resulting in a
wider range of activity of the various systems of the physical
body, and heightened awareness and capabilities. The altered states of physiological functioning associated
with awakening of each chakra are quite distinct from
disease conditions, although they may produce a variety of
physical and mental symptoms which may temporarily im
itate them. This fact must become clear to physicians, scien
tists, and healers. Dr. Motoyama has himself experienced the
awakening of kundalini and has presented an analytical
record of that transition in the state of awareness. Further
more, he has devised laboratory equipment so as to
demonstrate the psycho-physiological parameters of an
awakened kundalini in experimental subjects, thus paving
the way for scientists of the future. The awakening of kundalini is an experience which ac
celerates an individual toward the conscious fulfillment of 9
his purpose and role in life. Through scientific means, Dr.
Motoyama has clarified the knowledge and experience of
kundalini so that others may be able to understand. His
remarkable contribution elevates the status of kundalini
from that of a religious or mystical myth into a psychological
and electro-physiological event which can be demonstrated
and recorded by scientific evaluation. Scientists, and
humanity as a whole, are indeed fortunate that he has under
taken such a formidable task. I believe this present work to be the most revolutionary
scientific discovery since the relativity theory superseded
Newton's model of the universe. Due to the genius of an
enlightened mystic of science, Dr. Albert Einstein, the world
has entered the nuclear era. Dr. Einstein projected his
awareness into the subjective realms in order to conduct his
famous "thought experiments" on the nature of light, and as
a result, the orthodox model of the universe was modified
and revised. At that time, as scientists strained to grasp the
implications unlocked by the equation E = mc2, a fantastic
vision of the transformation of matter and the liberation of
energy which underlies the manifested created world was
awakened. Yet today the same concepts of nuclear fission
and fusion are grasped by children of ten or twelve years of
age in their elementary science classes at school. What better
example can be cited as evidence of the evolving awareness
or consciousness of man? Man now stands at the doorway of the spiritual dimension. Within the next few years many scientists will validate the
theory of kundalini and the chakras. Dr. Motoyama is a vi
sionary scientist of Einstein's calibre. Just as Einstein
unlocked the vision of the pranic dimension to reveal the
energy underlying material creation, so too Dr. Motoyama's
investigations have clarified the next step in the evolutionary
transformation of the awareness of mankind as a whole. In
sight into the dimension of spiritual energy is now only a 10
step away from scientists who already can detect the activity
of kundalini through their laboratory experiments and in
struments, due to Dr. Motoyama's far-reaching contribution. Entering the spiritual dimension
The kundalini is awakening in man and it is imperative
that the scientists recognize and record this transformation
in the structure and function of the human nervous system. The awakening of the higher human faculties and capacities
can no longer be denied or disregarded by scientific or
thodoxy. Man is standing in the upper echelon of the evolu
tionary pyramid. Those at the pinnacle possess an array of
"supernormal" mental and psychic capacities of which the
average man has little or no comprehension. They are
devoting themselves to hastening the evolution of humanity
which is suffering from physical, mental, and psychic ills. It
is the destiny of mankind in the cosmic scheme to take the
leap into the spiritual dimension, just as it was once the
destiny of primitive life forms to emerge from the ocean onto
the earth's surface. Our predecessors - animals - are simi
larly destined to rise up and assume an upright posture. Without that tremendous evolutionary step, man could never
have become a cultivator or herdsman, he could have never
mastered fire or language, and he would never have acquired
color vision. A similar situation exists today, and we have to reconsider
human evolution in this light. Darwin's evolutionary theory
is sound, but why aren't its logical conclusions recognized
today? We have yet to become the'supermen' of tomorrow,
but unless we know how to speed up the process it can still
take very many more lifetimes and maybe a few million more
years. In the past, man's vision was clouded by the restric
tive religious, cultural, and social concepts. Even today, this
conditioning continues to influence our ideas of what we are
and the role we play in hastening our evolutionary destiny. 11
Irrespective of their academic standing, scientists,
psychologists, and physiologists have no more idea about
their ultimate purpose or destiny, nor do they know how to
realize it. As a whole, mankind as yet remains virtually
unaware of its evolutionary potentials and possibilities. Within each one of us there exists an animal, a human, and
a divine being; these are the three dimensions of our ex
istence. Our present state is not the ultimate one; we stand at
an intermediate stage or platform. For centuries man has
been living in one restricted frame of mind and because of
this limitation evolution came virtually to a standstill. Only
now are the Western cultures emerging from an extended
period of darkness in which their men of vision and genius
were executed or persecuted for heretical religious or
political reasons, and in that climate of distrust, fear, and
violence the spiritual knowledge was suppressed. Now the
veil is lifting and man is once again exploring the
possibilities of expanding his consciousness. The climate is
changing, and mankind has become more receptive to new
ideas. Although at the present time we may not really know
which way to go, as a whole, we are now definitely aware of
something that is existing beyond the mind. Although we
may not know how to realize or develop that perception, yet
we have reached the conclusion that this mind cannot be the
ultimate vehicle of knowledge. One thing is clear - man has
to make a transition. We are not the first, nor are we the last
expression in the evolutionary process. Perhaps we are stand
ing at the crossroads. Perhaps this human life cycle can be
made to serve as a springboard for the leap out of the evolu
tionary cycle. Today there are great scholars, but their
statements are limited by their finite minds. There are
brilliant philosophers, but their philosophy is subject to the
limitations of their minds. If man can jump over his mind, he will experience an ab
solutely new dimension of existence and his thinking about 12
creation, the purpose of life, and so on. What appear to be
true definitions today may be challenged in the future and
fall in the light of newer discoveries. What is the assurance
that we know the truth today? How can we know that our
present concepts of man and creation are correct? If our vi
sion is to be complete and truthful, we must have the re
quisite eyes - the eyes of intuition, of higher consciousness. There are faculties in man which he has not been able to ex
press as yet; yet, these potentials lie dormant in every person. How can they be awakened? For an ignorant man, the mind
is ultimate; but for a wise man, mind is a stage between and
it is possible to transcend mind altogether and simultaneous
ly give forth the finest expression of his creative energy. Man
can exist without a mind, provided he has discovered
another mind behind this mind. Not only in this century, but for ages past man has been ex
ploring the possibilities of expanding the frontiers of his con
sciousness. Not everyone is aware of the limitations of the
personal mind, and there are millions of people even today
who are not at all aware. Nevertheless, there have always
been those who have tried to go beyond its confines. That
process, that experience, has always been with man and is
known in India as tantra. In order to understand tantra, the concept of mind has to
be defined


 but even after that the pain
revived' at the same stop. I passed my days in serious pain and
trouble. 11ln june 1959 thtough the grace of God, I happened to read the
gujarati book Manav Mutra by Shri Raojibhai. I studied the book
with interest and finished in just two days. 111 belong to Bohra community which follows the Muslim religion. In Islam, urine is condsidered as a very impure substance. After the
study of this book, I wished to undertake the treatment but religious
sentiment stood in the way. Inner conflict continued for a long time;
ultimately I got over the sentiment and took the treatment11
•
Mr. Noorani gives the following account of his conflict with
sentiments and victory over them. 110ne night 1 had a dream which suggested that I could drink
urine if,1 understood the true meaning of the following statement in
koran:
11The almighty God has declared the following a sin:
11TO take blood and meat of the deal in an accident, of dog and
of one killed except in His name; but it is not a sin if taken
accor.ding to tfle decr-ee of God in a condition when there is no
alternative. God is me,r;ciful, the great be.S.tower of forgiv,en~s. 11i Rave de-SQli,bed in t:ille above hymA from KoraR that to ta.~e
certain thifflgs is a' sin but not so in a state of h~lpl~~~$5. I(Heve faitltl in tike abO¥e and take url:ne as a rnedilcir:te in th-is
helpless condition of suck Hlness.1
11Such instructions came to me in the dream. 110n this advice I began to driAk ur-ine, the wonderful gift fo God,
ev:ery mor:njRg and evening. Along with that I also started rubbing
with eight days old urine. Restrictions in diet were strictly followed. At the end of 40 days. I was relieved of the disease and I felt strenght
in my bogy. Every night I beg.an to enjoy a sound sleep. My mind 122 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
was more and more inclined to prayer and I prayed earnestly. · "I am highly impressed with therapeutic value of this wonderful
divine gift and I wish to urge upon my Muslim brethren that I have
no words to describe its virtues in full. Human urine is a treasure of
many wonders. "I have personally experienced the value of these qualities. This
substance is absolutely harmless and I as a Muslim assure you of this
with a view to render a little service to my Muslim brethren. "Preceptor Ali preaches Alib, the brother-in-law of Mohmed as
follows:
"Your medicine is also with you; but you are not aware of it.. In conclusion, Mr. Noorani has reported that he had sold a good
number of copies of Manav Mutra in Bombay, that he had advised
a good number of patients about its application and that many
people had got rid of their chronic diseases by means of it. Mr. Noorani further said that talk about urine treatment has
become a matter of importance in life whether in the street, in
conversation or in the train. He advises everybody to adopt urine
treatment for every complaint, major or minor. 11. Sprue: Shri Bhikhalal N. Kothari, resident of Madangopalni
Haveli, astodia Road, Ahmedabad, writes in his letter dated 14-3-61:
"For the last 10 years, I have been suffering from the pain in the
stomach, and it continued to be more and more severe. Everything I
ate was evacuated through loose motions. It appeared as if I was
suffering from dysentery. My weight was reduced from 176 lb. to
126 lb. Daily I had to spend a rupee for medicines in order to
sustain life. "Thus I was extremely disgusted with life. Meantime a relative of
mine gave me your book Manav. Mutra. I went through it carefully
and began the treatment from 1-5-60. For one month I did the
rubbing and also kept two days• fast on urine only. The result was
the most satisfactory. Ten months have passed since then. My STOMACH DISEASES : 123
weight has increased to 170 lb. No medicine was taken thereafter. Now I take 40 ounces of urine every day in three doses and feel
quite fit. If there is any trouble, it is instantaneously controlled with
a day•s fast on urine. "It has resulted in financial savings also. I was in the habit of
smoking and chewing betels which I heve given up. It has saved me
nearly Rs. 250/-a year. In addition, Rs. 400/-were also saved which
were otherwise spent on medicine. The time spent on doctor•s visits
has also been saved. "My wife· got 12 tumours on her neck. The doctor gave
prescription of medicines worth Rs. 100/-I began giving her urine
treatment and only in four days she was normal. "Recently a gentleman was attacked by leprosy. He started this
experiment and the pain was checked. Besides that other troubles of
the body, i.e. cold, constipation, indigestion, etc. have also been
totally removed. 12. Dropsy : Shri lshwarlal N. Desai of Bilimora has
experimented with urine therapy on his 2 112 years old son. The
report of its good result is as follows:
"My son satish aged 2 112 years suffered from recurrence sickenss
since birth. Dysentery, vomiting and fever were the usual symptoms. He got fever on 28-6-60 which generally went up to 105° and did
not subside at once. After that, on 15-11-60, he got inflammation on
the whole body which continued for six days. Only then the doctor
could diagnose that it was dropsy. At last medicines were stopped
but a new trouble arose. The child got blood and pus in urine along
with dysentery. "The urine treatment was then started from 5-12-60. The boy
was given to dirink fresh urine. Besides that it was rubbed on his
whole body. In diet he was given rice and lentil soup. Thus fever
which could not be controlled for 4 112 months, was checked
within 6 days of this treament. Next week, he began to move about
on his knees. In the third week he stood up and began to totter. 124 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
The treatment was continued up to 3-2-61. Even after that drinking
of urine was continued twice or thrice a day. Thus the child.got a
new life and health with this treatment, atatime when the days of
his life were numbered." AFTERMATH OF CASES
1. Shri Pravinchandra Chunilal, aged thirty-six, is a businessman
of Bombay (11 0/111, Swadeshi Market, Bombay-2). He had
constant Constipation for years together and weighed only 90 lb. He was not able to jnsure himself only because of his underweight. He undertook urine treatment methodically and not only could cure
his old constipation but could increase his weight up to 125 lb. 2. Shri Amrital Trivedi (C/o Kapurchand Private Ltd., A.T.Road,
Gauhati, Assam) writest that his friend Shri Hanumanbhai could
reduce his fat and got rid a tumour by urine treatment and another
friend got rid of his pain on the elbow which was fractured before. 3. Shri Ratibhai M. Desai (Malad, Bombay) could cure his 3 years
old dysentery by this treatment. 4. Shri Chandulal H. Shah got rid of his years old gas-trouble by
urine therapy. ·
5. Shri Bhavasukhlal B. Mehta (Village Saras, Taluka Olpad, Dist. Surat) could cure his own hyperacidity, piles and other ailments at a
time by auto-urine. 6. 5hri V. S. Nimbarkar (The janata Cloth Market, Tulsi Pipe
Road, Dadar, Bombay) could free himself ar:td his friends from
diseases l.i.ke loss of hunger, pain in the st.QmacA, and other ailrn~nts
by vrine therapy. ·
'i. Hemraj Manaji.Chavada (Raipur, M.P.) could get ri.d of his
gas-tr'()uble by auto-urine by following the treatment m.ethodically. 8. Shri L. N. Tandel (Colombo, Ceylon) could not only cure pain
.in the stomach hut ~lso a few turnot~rs on his penis by urine
tre.atment. 9..Shri Triloknathsinh from Bombay writes that he got rid of his
stomch:


whole	brain. Even	though	a	CAT
scan	might	be	able	to	visualize	the	exact	clump	of	neurons	in	the	brain	where
a	murderous	thought	arises	in	a	criminal	mind	and	to	a	kindly	thought	in	a
saintly	mind,	it’s	the	whole	brain	that	differentiates	a	criminal	from	a	saint. It
takes	an	entire	brain	to	oversee	all	the	traffic	that	coordinates	a	hundred
billion	independent	neurons,	making	sure	that	they	all	tie	in	to	an	infinite,
teeming	conversation. If	I	want	to	perform	an	act	of	kindness,	my	brain	might
provide	me	with	a	simple	thought,	such	as,
I	should	donate	to	disaster	relief
. This	single	thought	requires	the	following:
A	moral	sense	of	right	and	wrong
Memories	of	what	it’s	like	to	be	helpless	and	victimizedEmpathy	with	fellow	sufferers
A	feeling	of	compassion
A	sense	of	duty	to	society
These	interlocked	elements	reside	in	various	parts	of	the	brain	and
represent	unique	patterns	of	activity. At	the	same	time,	at	a	deeper	level	my
brain	has	to	remain	aware	of	who	I	am,	my	history	of	kind	and	unkind	acts,
my	unconscious	guilt,	my	awareness	of	role	models	who	were	also	kind,	etc. What’s	truly	amazing	is	that	the
brain
	knows	how	to	mesh	all	these
ingredients	instantly. It	doesn’t	go	to	the	wrong	memory	or	feeling. It	doesn’t
forget	who	I	am,	or	provide	me	with	bizarre	distractions,	unless	I	am	mentally
ill,	in	which	case	I	could	become	completely	untethered. In	my	inability	to
recognize	that	my	thoughts	are	actually	my	own,	I	might	think	God	is
ordering	me	to	give	money	to	disaster	relief. I	may	be	aware	only	of	a	single	thought,	yet	what	my	brain	does	in
support	of	that	thought	spans	a	much	larger	extent. (Neurologists	estimate	that
a	person	is	aware	of	about	2,000	bits	of	information	per	minute	being
processed	by	the	brain. This	sounds	impressive,	but	outside	our	awareness	the
brain	is	actually	processing	400	billion	bits	of	information	per	minute. Miraculously,	it	remains	in	control	of	each	one	and	filters	out	all	but	the	tiny
fraction	that	we	require	to	be	in	the	world	and	follow	our	train	of	thought	and
desire.) I’ve	gone	into	some	detail	here	because	if	it	takes	the	whole	brain	to
produce	one	thought,	it	also	takes	the	whole	universe	to	perform	a	single
action. Like	a	neuron,	electrons	and	atoms	seem	to	be	independent,	yet	a
change	of	electron	spin	at	one	extreme	of	the	universe	will	be	mirrored,
instantly	and	without	sending	signals,	by	a	paired	electron	billions	of	light
years	away. So	the	“binding	effect”	is	cosmic	as	well	as	personal;	it	exists	“in
here”	and	“out	there.”	The	net	result	is	that
you
	are	an	activity	of	the	whole
universe,	an	insight	that	sounds	abstract,	but	just	as	a	single	thought	requires
your	brain	to	perform	a	huge	number	of	unseen	calculations,	so	Karma
performs	unseen	calculations	to	produce	you. As	we	now	can	prove,	change	and	stability	coexist	in	the	brain;	without
both	it	couldn’t	operate. When	you	remember	an	old	birthday,	you	can	call	it
“my”	thought,	but	you	feel	no	personal	connection	to	synapses	and	dendrites
or	the	firestorm	of	signals	passing	over	them. Brain	cells	work	by	totally
predictable	means	involving	exchanges	of	electrical	charges	between	sodium
and	potassium	atoms
and
	simple	oscillations	between	positive	and	negative
electrical	impulses. Somehow	that	mechanical	stability	produces	free,
creative,	unpredictable	thought	forms. The	rishis	asserted	the	same	about	Karma. It	is	infinitely	flexible	and
infinitely	inflexible	depending	on	how	you	look	at	it. Unknown	forces	are	freeto	reshape	you	without	your	knowledge. They	do	it	all	the	time,	since	none	of
us	has	the	slightest	awareness	of	how	our	brains	move	from	thought	A	to
thought	B.	Neurology	is	witness	to	the	event,	but	that’s	far	from	knowing	the
how	or	why. Two	people	can	say	the	word	“apple,”	and	their	brains	will
exhibit	the	same	pattern	of	activity. This	pattern,	however	perfectly	mapped,
has	no	predictive	value	in	telling	us	the	next	word	each	person	will	speak—
event	B	could	be	any	word,	sound,	or	gesture,	perhaps	just	silence. This	opens	the	question	of	how	much	choice	we	exercise	over	our	next
lifetime.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        The	afterlife	is	a	journey
only	in	the	sense	that	a	dream	is—in	both	cases	we	are	taking	our	attention
away	from	one	Kosha	and	placing	it	on	another. Our	travels	remain	within	the
self	system. The	Koshas	are	also	shared. The	universe	has	its	own	layers. Experiencing
an	angel	or	departed	spirit,	for	example,	is	made	possible	by	the	countless
generations	that	helped	create	that	subworld. Shared	reality	isn’t	mystical. You	claim	your	physical	body	as	uniquely	your	own,	but	even	that	is	shared—
the	air	you	breathe	today	contains	millions	of	atoms	of	oxygen	that	were
breathed	out	in	China,	for	example,	just	a	few	days	ago. You	absorb	ideas
floating	around	in	the	mass	media,	and	at	moments	you	may	have	an
inspiration	only	to	discover	that	someone	else	has	had	the	same	idea
simultaneously. (As	a	writer	I	am	ruefully	familiar	with	the	occasions	when	a
brilliant	book	or	script	idea	was	anticipated	by	two	or	three	other	writers
within	days	of	one	another. ) So	the	analogy	of	the	onion	built	up	in	layers	breaks	down	at	a	certain
point. A	Kosha	isn’t	an	individual	possession. It’s	a	dynamic	realm	with	its
own	laws	and	experiences,	a	realm	we	can	enter	alone	or	with	others. Annamaya	Kosha
	(
physical	body
)
:
	The	physical	body	is	the	most	separate
aspect	of	the	self	system. At	birth	most	babies	are	very	much	alike
physiologically,	but	by	age	seventy	no	two	people’s	bodies	are	remotely	alike. Time	has	made	each	of	us	unique. This	material	fact	underlies	a	great	deal	of
the	separation	in	the	world,	as	people	struggle	to	grab	their	share	of	food,
money,	possessions,	and	status. They	want	to	promote	the	well-being	of	their
physical	body,	to	enhance	its	charm	and	beauty,	and	to	protect	it	from	the
threat	of	injury	and	death. At	this	level
	first	consciousness	is	biology. It	operates	silently,	without	a
voice,	as	it	organizes	the	myriad	functions	of	the	body. Yet	even	here,	if	we
look	at	what	is	happening	at	the	cellular	level,	it	turns	out	that	consciousness
transcends	boundaries. Cells	cooperate,
communicate
,	exchange	functions,
perform	acts	of	self-sacrifice,	remain	in	balance,	keep	aware	of	their
environment,	adapt	to	change,	and	know	that	they	survive	by	being	part	of	a
greater	whole. Every	Kosha	re


 human being can and does convey,
through these wordless communications and in his own idiom, both his
somatic and his psychological condition. Somatically, such pictures may
point to events in the past relevant to anamnesis [recall], early diagnosis,
and prognosis. Psychologically, we may see what goes on and has been
going on deep in the mind—for instance, past traumas—and how the
drawing can help him to express his hopes, fear, and forebodings. Moreover, these pictures can build a bridge between doctor and patient, the
family, and the surrounding world. Indeed, their meaning and what it
implies could guide the healing profession to assist especially the critically
ill patient in living as near to his essential being as possible, whether in
recovery or before his life’ s circle closes.Finally, we may ask how it could be that spontaneous pictures reflect, as
dreams do, the total situation of the human person. I have come to see, in
decades of clinical work, that through the imagery of spontaneous pictures
and of dreams something shines through, which I have called “inner
knowingness.” Thus a new dimension may be opening before us. In her own way, psychologist Joan Kellogg has shown that patient
drawings of mandalas, an ancient Indian type of circular symbolic image
representing wholeness or one’ s whole life, can reveal much about the
unconscious life of the mind. The person fills in a circular outline with
colored geometric designs or pictures, which are then interpreted in a
dialogue with the healer or therapist. For examples of drawings by patients, see the insert following page 1 16. They have been chosen to illustrate some of the things this technique can
reveal. I have made no attempt to give a complete interpretation of each
picture. Nor have I tried to teach the art of interpretation itself, which would
require an entire book. OceanofPDF.com8
Hope is the thing with feathers That per ches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the wor ds,
And never stops at all. —E MILY DICKINSON
OceanofPDF.comBecoming Exceptional
Psychologist Al Siebert became interested in the personalities of survivors
when he joined the paratroopers just after college in 1953. His training
cadre consisted of the few survivors of a unit that had been virtually wiped
out in Korea. He found these veterans to be tough but more patient than
he’d expected. In response to mistakes they usually made a joke instead of
getting angry. More important, Siebert wrote, “I observed that they had a
relaxed awareness. Each one seemed to have a sort of personal radar that
was always on scan.” He realized that it wasn’ t primarily luck that had
brought these men through their ordeal. Throughout his career Siebert has continued to study survivors. He has
found that one of their most prominent characteristics is a complexity of
character, a union of many opposites that he has termed biphasic traits. They are both serious and playful, tough and gentle, logical and intuitive,
hard-working and lazy, shy and aggressive, introspective and outgoing, and
so forth. They are paradoxical people who don’ t fit neatly into the usual
psychological categories. This makes them more flexible than most people,
with a wider array of resources to draw upon. Siebert wondered how the survivor personality keeps from being
immobilized by its contradictions. Building on concepts of Ruth Benedict
and Abraham Maslow, and interviewing hundreds of people who had lived
through all kinds of hardships, Siebert found that survivors have a hierarchy
of needs and that, unlike most people, they pursue all of them. Beginning
with the most basic, these needs are: survival, safety, acceptance by others,
self-esteem, and self-actualization. One of the main needs that distinguished
survivors from others, however, went beyond self-actualization: a need for
syner gy. Siebert defines the need for syner gy as the need to have things
work well for oneself and others. Survivors, then, act not only from self-interest but also from the interest
of others, even in the most stressful situations. They clean up messes and
make things safer or more ef ficient. In short, they give of themselves,
leaving the world better than they found it. Their relaxed awareness and the
confidence that it brings allow them to save their ener gies for the really
important things. When things are going well, they let well enough alone,
leaving themselves free for curiosity about new developments or potentialproblems. They may seem uninvolved at times, but they are “foul-weather
friends.” They show up when there’ s trouble. SUR VIVORS OF  ILLNESS
Siebert’ s survival characteristics are remarkably similar to those of
patients who do well in the Simonton program and in ECaP. The Simontons
have summarized the psychological profile of their exceptional patients as
follows: They are generally successful at careers they like, and they remain
employed during illness or return to work soon. They are receptive and
creative, but sometimes hostile, having strong egos and a sense of their own
adequacy. They have a high degree of self-esteem and self-love. They are
rarely docile. They retain control of their lives. They are intelligent, with a
strong sense of reality. They are self-reliant: they don’ t need  to be included
among others although they value  interactions with others. Although
concerned with their own welfare, they are also tolerant and concerned with
others. They tend to be nonconformists with a permissive morality—they
are unprejudiced, and they appreciate diversity among other people. As patients, those who have or are developing survival traits are self-
reliant and seek solutions rather than lapsing into depression. They interpret
problems as redirections, not failures. They are the ones who read or
meditate in the waiting room instead of staring forlornly into space. As an
ECaP  member once put it, “Pessimism is a luxury I can’ t afford.” One
cancer patient vomited so frequently during her course of radiation
treatments that she couldn’ t absorb enough food to keep herself nourished. So she set the alarm for 4 A.M. every day, had breakfast then, and had lunch
at 8 A.M. That way she had two meals digested before her afternoon
treatment, and her vitality was restored. Our goal in ECaP  is to help people live by developing the resilience,
adaptability, and confidence of the survivor personality. One of my patients
told me she’d asked her doctor whether anybody ever got over what she
had. I confronted her with the question “If you were in a concentration
camp, would you ask a guard, ‘Does anybody ever get out of here?’” It
turned out that she’d been in a concentration camp, so she knew exactly
what I was talking about. Just as negativity feeds on itself, so does the positive outlook of a
survivor, and the body reflects the mind. When I went on the Phil DonahueShow with three ECaP  members in April of 1979, a makeup man came into
our crowded dressing room, looked around, and asked, “Okay, who are the
cancer patients?” I guess he expected three green women. He simply
couldn’ t tell, and that was one of the best psychotherapy sessions these
patients ever had, an enormous boost to their sense of well-being. One of these three ECaP  women met a former boyfriend in Chicago,
stayed, and married him. She chose not to have radiation therapy for her
breast cancer. She is alive and well today, and I feel that her remarriage and
the redirection of her life helped save her. One of the others, who has had
cancer twice, is also free of the disease today. The third patient, named Melanie, later died—but not of cancer, rather
from a treatment complication, an infection after a bone-marrow transplant. Her story began during a divorce when her husband asked her how she was
doing. She said, “I’m having a very dif ficult time,” and he said, “Oh, you
look terrific.” She thought, “I’ll never share anything with him again.” She
held all her feelings inside and developed leukemia. She made a very
significant change in her lifestyle thereafter. Many times, when her
physicians thought she would not survive, she did. This happened so often
that later on, when it really  looked as though she wouldn’ t survive, her
physicians reinforced her beliefs by telling her they expected her to recover,
and she did once more. Melanie got to the point where she literally ran out
of chemotherapy options, because she had so many remissions. Finally, she
underwent a bone-marrow transplant, which is not usual in someone as old
as she. (She was in her thirties.) I sent a letter to the hospital, explaining
what an exceptional patient she was. They accepted her and learned from
her that age alone is not the significant issue, but rather your will to live and
survival characteristics. One of the most heartening aspects of ECaP’ s work is the way our
members can often help each other. Recently one of my patients told me
she’d had a call from her brother, who was facing serious back sur gery. She
gave him a lesson in how to behave as an exceptional patient, and a few


 without taking water. If this is carried once in half hourly, twice or thrice surely within 2–3
hours there will be complete relief from running nose. ose patients who
are having the habit of anti histamines for such complaints can avoid it by
this practice. e reason behind this is, Prithuka (Sanskrit name of beaten rice) is
possessing Sthira (stable), Rooksha (dry) and Grahi (absorbent) properties. Due to this it pacies running nose.2. 3. 4. 5. 6.2–3 pinch of Turmeric powder is mixed with honey and licked half hourly. is relieves cold associated with cough also. As Turmeric is immuno modulator and acts as Anti microbial, running
nose caused by allergic reactions is pacied eﬀectively. As per Ayurveda turmeric is vishahara (anti poisonous) and Shothahara
(anti inammatory) and hence this action is found. In addition honey
facilitates this action by its adaptogenic eﬀect (yogavahi). Dry ginger is made into ne powder and mixed with rock salt. 1–2 pinch
of this powder is taken 3–4 times a day. Running nose caused due to the
intake of cold items like ice creams, curd, buttermilk, guava, fruit juice etc
are relived without other medicaments. As ginger has deepana (carminative) and Pachana (digestive) and
Vatanulomana (anti atulent) eﬀect, this is possible. Rock salt facilitates
this action by channelizing the drugs (anupravana bhava). e petioles of Jackfruit are collected (10–15)  and made into decoction
(Kashaya). 2–3 ml of honey is added to this and taken. is helps to relieve even severe condition of running nose associated
with throat irritation. (But, do not practice this home remedy if you have
constant anorexia and tastelessness). As jack fruit petiole is possesses potent stable (Sthira) property it arrests
cold and running nose. Inhalation of the fumes of turmeric alone or in combination of Mustard,
Tulasi leaves (Holy basil) is eﬀective against severe running nose. Antimicrobial, anti histamine, decongestant etc properties of the
combined drugs facilitates this action. 15–20 seeds of Brinjal (Vrintaka) are taken, crushed well and ne powder. is is used as errhine (nasal drops) twice or thrice in a gap of 15–20
minutes.As these seeds are strong decongestants desired eﬀect is obtained from
this practice. ( Do not use this medication for children).174. Abscess Home
Remedies – Ayurveda
Details
Y
Recurrent abscesses can be eﬀectively managed with Ayurvedic treatment. Abscess home remedy mentioned below can also be very eﬀective, along with
the treatment for quick relief from abscess. Drumstick Leaves –
Sushruta Samhita – Chikitsa sthana 16/31
Master Sushruta has explained that the drum stick leaves powder or drum
stick leaves decoction prepared by adding 10 grams of powder to two glass of
water, heated and reduced to one glass, ltered, should be consumed. Its
powder should also be used to make a paste with water or pure honey and
should be applied over the abscess. is is especially benecial in early stages of
abscess. Master Sushruta also explains that the red variety of Drumstick leaves
give better results. Drumstick should also be used frequently in the form of
drumstick leaves soup, drumstick leaves recipe etc. Khichdi (semisolid food preparation) prepared with barley, mustard, and
drumstick root can be used as abscess home remedy according to Master
Sushruta. Once the abscess is opened and pus is drained out, the area should be treated
as wound.For this purpose, regular washing with a decoction (kashaya) prepared by
adding one spoon of each of neem, curry leaves, turmeric and triphala powder
into two glass of water, heated and reduced to one glass, ltered. is
decoction can be used in warm condition. But once prepared decoction cannot
be used for the next tim e.
Even a paste prepared with the above said herbs can also be applied under
sterile conditions. Neem and turmeric being anti-microbial and Triphala being astringent, this
combination will help to stop the bleeding and will cause quick wound
healing.175. Ayurvedic Home
Remedy to Improve
Digestion
Y
As per Ayurveda, indigestion and low digestion strength is the cause for many
diseases. Hence, improving digestion strength is the rst thing that is done
before starting any Panchakarma treatment. Improving digestion is also helpful
in treating conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, low body weight, cough, cold
etc. Let us learn a very simple home remedy for this purpose. Home Remedy to Improve Digestion –
What you need? Saindhava Lavana – Rock Salt – 5 grams
Haritaki – Harad – Terminalia chebula – 5 grams
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum – 5 g rams
Chitraka – Leadwort – Plumbago zeylanica – 5 grams
How to make? Take the ne powder of all the ingredients. Mix thoroughly. It is administered
in a dose of half to one gram. Indications –
IndigestionAnorexia
Low Digestion strength
Lowered metabolism
Weight loss
Dose – Half to one gram once or twice a day, after food with water. How long to take? For 2–4 weeks. Shelf life (expiration date)? Because all are powders and especially rock salt tends to capture moisture
pretty easily, this combination should be stored in air tight container. Once
after preparing, it can be stored under hygienic conditions for up to 2–3
months. How does it work? Long pepper is one among Trikatu (three pungent) group of spices.<|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 with sensitive stomach, gastritis and who are Pitta body type – better
to avoid, or use curds in place of buttermilk in this remedy, after consulting
Ayurvedic doctor. It may not be eﬀective in bleeding hemorrhoids. How It Acts. It is one of the best home remedies for hemorrhoids. Chitraka and buttermilk – both are hot in nature. ey both help to correct
digestive enzymes, improve liver functions. is remedy helps to reduce the
size of the pile mass, decrease mucous discharge and relieve pain. 150. Home Remedy for
Bloating and Gas Trouble
Using Buttermilk
Y
Here we are making home remedy for bloating and gas trouble using three
powerful Ayurvedic ingredients. is traditional Ayurvedic home remedy is
good for bloating, mild constipation and to improve digestion. Ingredients
Rock Salt – 1 Pinch It is a powerful ingredient to improve digestion and to
relieve bloating. Haritaki – Fruit Powder – 1 Teaspoonful – Haritaki botanical name is
Terminalia chebula, Chebulic myrobalan in English and Harad in Hindi. It is
one among of Triphala group of herb. It is useful to improve digestion, to
relieve bloating, gas trouble. It also relieves mild constipation and used for
rejuvenation purposes. Hence it is an ingredient in Triphala, which is used for
rejuvenation. Buttermilk – 100 ml: Buttermilk is good for digestion. It is especially good at
night. It is slightly hot in nature and balances coldness of night. Hence it is
better to avoid curd at night and use buttermilk instead. How to make. Add 1 pinch of rock salt and one spoon of Haritaki powder to buttermilk
Stir well. Take it after food once or two times a day. Taste: Astringent, salty and slight bitter. What benets to expect. Relief from bloating, if used for up to 1–2 w eeks. Improves digestion
Relieves mild constipation
Useful for those who feel as if they have not emptied their intestines and feel
heaviness
Who cannot use it. Since it co ntains salt ingredient, people with high BP should avoid this. As a general rule, it is better to use this home remedy only after consulting
your doctor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 151. Cinnamon and Honey
Benets
Y
Cinnamon (bark powder) and honey, both are widely used in numerous
Ayurvedic herbal preparations and Ayurvedic home remedies. Cinnamon is
used in Ayurvedic herbal powder mixes, tablets, herbal jams, etc. While Honey is used extensively in As


 chiefly to the inorganic mineral
elements and salts taken into the body by means of dev italized foods
and sedatives. If there is an inadequate supply of sulphur, iron, and calcium in
the diet, or even if there is an abundant supply of these, but in
36 devitalized inorganic form, then asthma, rheumatism, hemorrhoids,
and other disturbances may result. Unbalanced proportions of sulphur
and phosphorus in the diet may create conditions of mental irritability,
neurasthenia, and even insanity. Also, many diseases hitherto ascribed
to excessive uric acid in the system may really be caused by the
consumption of foods too rich in phosphoric acid and deficient in
sulphur. The combination of carrot and celery juices furnishes a balance
of these organic minerals in excellent combination to combat
tendencies toward these diseases and help to restore the body to
normalcy where these afflictions have started or taken root. CUCUMBER JUICE
Cucumber is probably the best natural diuretic known, secreting
and promoting the flow of urine. It has, however, many other valuable
properties, for example, as the promotion of hair growth, due to its
high silicon and sulphur content, particularly when mixed with carrot,
lettuce, and spinach juice. It contains more than 40% potassium, 10%
sodium, 1XA% calcium, 20% phosphorus, and 7% chlorine. The addition of cucumber juice to carrot juice has a very beneficial
effect on rheumatic ailments which result from an excessive retention
of uric acid in the system. The addition of some beet juice to this
combination speeds up the general process. The high potassium content of the cucumber makes this juice
very valuable in helping conditions of high and low blood pressure. It
is equally helpful in afflictions of the teeth and gums, such as in
pyorrhea. Our nails and our hair need particularly the combination of
elements which fresh vital cucumber juice furnishes, helping to prevent
the splitting of the nails and falling out of the hair. Skin eruptions of many kinds have been helped by drinking
cucumber juice to which the juices of carrot and lettuce have been
added. The addition of a little alfalfa juice in some cases has helped
to speed up their efficiency. DANDELION JUICE
This juice is one of our most valuable tonics. It is useful to
counteract hyperacidity and to help normalize the alkalinity of the
system. While exceedingly high in potassium, calcium, and sodium,
it is our richest food in magnesium and iron content. 37 Magnesium is essential for giving firmness to the skeleton and
preventing softness of the bones. A sufficient quantity of vital organic
magnesium and calcium in the food during pregnancy will help prevent
the loss or degeneration of teeth due to childbirth, and give firmness
and strength to the bones of the child. Vital organic magnesium in proper combination with calcium,
iron, and sulphur, is essential in the formation of certain ingredients
of the blood. Such magnesium has great vitalizing powers and is a
constituent as builder of body cells, particularly the tissues of the
lungs and the nervous system. Vital organic magnesium can be obtained only from live, fresh
plants and must be used fresh and raw. It must not be confused with
manufactured magnesium preparations which, as inorganic minerals,
interfere with the proper healthy functions of the body. All chemical magnesium preparations, whether powdered or in
so-called milk form, result in deposits of inorganic waste matter in
the system. While they may give the more or less immediate results
claimed for them, such results are purely temporary. The aftereffects
of the deposit of such inorganic matter in the body may have
repercussions of a more or less devastating nature in the future. We
prefer to follow in the footsteps of the sage whose principle was to be
safe now rather than to be sorry later. Vital organic magnesium, as obtained raw from vegetable juices,
is a nourishing element of inestimable value to the human system. Raw dandelion juice obtained from the leaves as well as the root,
and combined with carrot and turnip leaves juice, will assist in
remedying spinal and other bone ailments, as well as give strength
and firmness to the teeth, thus helping to prevent pyorrhea and decay. ENDIVE JUICE
Endive is the curly vegetable resembling lettuce, and known also
as escarole and chicory. In our east coast markets the curly endive is
usually known as chicory, the word endive being usually reserved for
the winter-grown heads of the Witloff or Brussels Chicory, which
consists of only the long, more or less straight, thick creamy-white
leaves, 5 to 6 inches long by one or two inches wide, pressed closely
together. This is not as rich as the green varieties of endive, as its
large leaves are cut off and the roots set in cellars in sand to bleach
them. Thus, this type is deficient in chlorophyll and in some of the
essential minerals of which the full-grown vegetable is so rich. 38 Endive is closely allied to the dandelion plant, and their chemical
constituents are more or less alike. Endive however, has food elements
of which the optic system is constantly in need. The addition of endive juice to that of carrot, celery, and parsley,
we furnish nourishment to the optic nerve and muscular system, which
bring amazing results in correcting many eye defects. One or two
pints daily of this combination has frequently corrected eye trouble
in the course of a few months to the extent that normal vision was
regained, making the use of glasses unnecessary. One of the most outstanding cases which has come to our attention
is that of a lady whose home was in West Virginia, south of Pittsburgh. Cataracts took away her eyesight completely, and for nearly three
years no hope whatever was given to her that she could ever see again. She heard that in Pittsburgh there was a very efficient plant in
operation that made fresh juices daily from a large Triturating and
Hydraulic press. It had been said that miracles were happening as a
result of fresh, raw vegetable juice therapy and she decided to give it
a try. She followed rigidly the necessary cleansing regime of colonic
irrigations and enemas to remove all interference by waste matter in
the body; she ate only raw vegetables and fruits with no concentrated
starches or sugars; she drank daily:
One pint of carrot, celery, parsley, and endive juice,
One pint of carrot juice,
One pint of carrot, celery, parsley, and spinach juice,
One pint of carrot and spinach juice. She recovered her eyesight sufficiently in less than one year's time so
that she could read newspapers and magazines with the aid of a
magnifying glass! Endive is one of the richest sources of Vitamin A among the
green vegetables. Carrot, celery, and endive juices combined, are most helpful in
asthma and hay fever, provided the cause of these conditions has been
permanently removed from the diet. The cause, naturally, is usually
milk and the concentrated starches and sugars. In combination with celery and parsley, endive is very helpful in
anemia and in functional heart trouble (when this is not the result of
gas in the intestines), and as a blood tonic. It is also very beneficial in
conditions involving the spleen. 39 Endive juice in almost any combination promotes the secretion
of bile and is, therefore, very good for both liver and gall bladder
disfunctions. FENNEL (Finocchio) JUICE
There are two varieties of fennel—the common garden or sweet
fennel, which is used mostly as condiment and flavoring, and Florence
Fennel usually known as Finocchio and used on a very large scale by
Italians and other Latin races. The former is classified mainly as an herb and is not suitable for
use in juice form except under the care of an expert on the use of
herbs. The Florence variety, however, makes an excellent juice. The plant
belongs to the celery family, but its juice is much sweeter and more
aromatic than celery juice. In fact, the plant is sometimes known
erroneously as anise celery, but the Italian name, Finocchio
(pronounced Finokkio), is more generally used. Fennel juice is a very valuable blood builder and is, therefore, of
the utmost benefit in menstrual disorders. It has been used successfully
alone or in combination with carrot and beet juice in this connection. GARLIC JUICE
Metaphorically speaking, garlic itself is bad enough but garlic
juice by itself may cause devastating social ostracism for the one who
drinks it. It is very beneficial, if one has the mental fortitude to
overcome social handicaps, and the intestinal fortitude to endure the
general discomfort which accompanies the more or less rapid house
cleaning of one's system. Garlic is rich in mustard oils and this, in conjunction with the
combination of cleansing elements composing it, has a most beneficial
effect on the entire system, from stimulating the appetite and the
secretion of gastric juices, to the promotion of peristalsis and diuretic
action. The ethers in garlic juice are so potent and penetrating that they
help to dissolve accumulations of mucus in the sinus cavities, in the
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 been created if it weren’ t for an ar gument. Although we are often harried, there is still occasional downtime
between calls at the firehouse known as Engine 2, which is nestled on the
outskirts of the university campus (I transferred here from downtown
Austin’ s Central Station in January 2002). So we’re constantly coming up
with ways to keep ourselves busy. The competitions are endless: Who can
climb the fire pole hand over hand without using his feet? Who rules the
roost when it comes to Ping-Pong? Who can collect the most money in his
firefighter boot for Jerry’ s Kids, our annual muscular dystrophy fund-
raiser? Who can hoist the 180-pound dummy over his shoulder, carry it up
the back stairs, through the dormitory, and down the front stairs in the
shortest amount of time? So one day in 2003, when James Rae (aka JR), Josh Miller, and I were
sitting on the station’ s front porch, we started talking about health and
cholesterol levels, and as always, the discussion soon became a squabble
over whose cholesterol level was lowest. I was sure mine was, but so was
Josh. JR, who had no idea, wanted to play along, so the next morning the
three of us drove over to the People’ s Pharmacy and had our cholesterol
levels checked. Josh’ s level turned out to be 168, mine was 199, but JR’ s
was a whopping 344. My level, much higher than I had expected, caused me to lose the bet. But I had an excuse: The day before, I had raced in the Dirty Duathlon (a 5-
kilometer trail run, followed by a 25-kilometer mountain bike ride, endingwith another 5-kilometer trail run), competing against my ex-triathlon
competitor and friend Lance Armstrong and a slew of others (I came in
third, Lance was first). As a reward, I let myself eat my once-a-year
cheesebur ger with all the trimmings—not something you want to do just
before a cholesterol test and not something I’ve ever done again. But because JR’ s cholesterol was so high, it took all the heat of f me. It turned out that all the males in the Rae family had died of heart disease
before the age of fifty-two, except JR’ s father, who had under gone triple
bypass sur gery at fifty-four. As one of the fire department lieutenants said
when he heard about JR’ s tests: “The man’ s a walking heart attack.”
Furthermore, JR was married, the father of two young children, and only
thirty-three years old. So rather than pulling JR out of a fire someday, we decided to rescue
him through a healthy diet. I had always eaten well at the station. Sometimes JR and Josh would join
me in dining on my plant-based creations. But now we made a concerted
effort to start a healthy lunch wagon. (A  wagon is a family-style meal in
which we help each other prep, cook, and then clean up; it’ s a cultural
tradition at firehouses throughout the world.) Every day we prepared
wholesome sandwiches, tacos, veggie bur gers, and wraps with hummus and
vegetables on whole wheat or corn tortillas. A few months later, when the Austin Fire Department held a contest for
the healthiest lunch wagon, Engine 2 entered and won—another notch in
our competitive belts. Over the next year and a half, given our tendency to do everything to its
fullest extent, and to support JR on his quest to buck the Rae family
tradition, we developed a full-blown, plant-based eating schedule around
our twenty-four -hour shift: lunch when we arrived at noon, dinner that
evening, breakfast the next morning, and lunch before we left for home
again at noon. A year later, JR had his cholesterol checked again. It had only come
down to the 270s. I suspected he needed to commit to our eating lifestyle at
home as well as at the fire house, so I asked JR to eat all plant-based for just
three weeks, then have his cholesterol level checked once more. The results? His cholesterol had plummeted to an impressive 196—a
drop of 146 points (or 57 percent) from his high of 344!Since that time, JR and Josh were promoted to the rank of driver and left
Engine 2 for other firehouses, and new firefighters have joined us. Today
we have a fresh stable of plant-powered eaters here at Engine 2. We’re more
passionate than ever about our diet. What’ s more, several other Austin
firefighters, lieutenants, captains, battalion chiefs, and the doctor of the fire
department wellness center have made the switch to plant-eating—and all
with eye-popping results. E2 POP  QUIZ
Q: What percentage of heart attacks occur with people who have
supposedly heart-healthy cholesterol levels? A: Thirty-five percent of all heart attacks occur in people with a total
cholesterol between 150 and 199 mg/dl, numbers most physicians
and the American Heart Association consider desirable. THE ENGINE 2 PILOT  STUDY
Truly my father ’s son, I decided at this point that it was necessary to
complete a more formal study to prove the ef fectiveness of the Engine 2
Diet. I wanted to bring more people on board to show the dramatic impact
of an all-out, plant-based diet on a wide cross-section of people, from
professional athletes to working moms and dads, from couples to singles,
from meat eaters to vegetarians, from the very healthy to the not-so-healthy. By the winter of 2006, armed with a medical director (a doctor for the
Travis County Sherif f’s Department), a community Web site, and a lab to
test lipid profiles, I was ready. Now all I needed were participants to make
the Engine 2 Pilot Study a reality. I put out the word, hoping to find two dozen volunteers. Within two
weeks, I had to cap the number at sixty-five. Far more people than I’d
expected were ready and willing to clean up their diets and their lives. Among my volunteers were my thirteen-year -old next-door neighbor,
grandparents, vegans, cancer survivors, world-class triathletes, multiple
sclerosis patients, lawyers, business owners, and doctors. Also included
were a few additional firefighters (male and female), a storm chaser, and the
director of advancement for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.Several people had to drop out, and some people joined in a few days
late, but all in all, fifty-eight people finished the six-week program. And they got results! The study was a raging success. The level of that success can be measured by the before-and-after
markers I used to track changes in participants’  health. Before starting the
diet, everyone in the study took medical tests to obtain benchmarks for
everything from weight and blood pressure to a full lipid profile, which
includes total cholesterol level, LDL  cholesterol, HDL  cholesterol, risk ratio
(LDL/HDL), and triglycerides. After finishing the program, these markers were checked again. (In Engine 2 Vital Signs, page 97, I will explain in more detail what
these markers mean, and ask you to have them checked so you can track
your own magnificent success. But for those of you who have trouble
remembering: LDL  is your bad, or lethal, cholesterol, and HDL  is your
good, or healthy, cholesterol.) The most impressive result was the decrease in the group’ s average
overall cholesterol level from 181 mg/dl to 142 mg/dl, an average drop of
39 points, bringing them well below the magic number of 150, which
makes you heart attack proof. The average LDL  cholesterol fell from 109 to 77, a drop of 32 points,
also bringing them below the second magic number, 80, which not only
makes you heart attack proof, but also helps you to become resistant to
other chronic diseases. The greatest total cholesterol drop for an individual was 91 points (from
216 to 125), and the greatest LDL  drop, 78 points (from 189 to 1 11). We
also saw a total mean weight loss of 10 pounds, and our group average
weight fell from 172 to 162 pounds. The average weight loss for men was
15.0 pounds, and for women, 8.5 pounds. THE SECOND STUDY
On June 5, 2008, fifteen people (thirteen firefighters and two
civilians) embarked on a second, twenty-eight-day Engine 2 Pilot
Study. As with the first study, the results were mind-boggling! The
group started with an average total cholesterol of 197 mg/dl. Twenty-
eight days later, this number had dropped to 135, or 62 points (30
percent). The group started with an average LDL  cholesterol of 124mg/dl; this dropped to 74 mg/dl, or 50 points (40 percent). And the
group’ s average weight went from 203 to 189 pounds, or an average
loss of 14 pounds per person. This hard-core evidence shows the
powerful results that are within the grasp of each and every one of
you. This means you! The significant weight loss was particularly startling because not
everyone in the Pilot Study had wanted to