 cries of the body for
water are treated as abnormal and dealt with by the use of medications. The human body can become dehydrated even when abundant water is readily available. Humans see m to lose
their thirst sensation and the critical perception of needing water. Not recognizing their water need, they become
gradually, increasingly, and chronically dehydrated with progress in  age (see Figures 1 & 2). Further confusion lies
in the idea that whe n we're thirsty, we can substitute tea, coffee, or alcohol-containing beverages. As y ou will see,
this is a  common error. The "dry mouth " is the very last sign of dehydration. The body can suffer from dehydration even when the mouth
may b e fairly moist. Still worse, in the elderly, the mouth can be seen to be obviously dry and yet thirst may not be
acknowledged and satisfied. WATER HAS OTHER I MPORTANT  PROPERT IES
Scientific research shows that water has many other properties besides being a solvent and a means of transport. Not having paid attention to the other properties of water in the regulation of different functions in the body has
produced the pitiful confusions that are infrastructure to our so-called, scie nce-based modern medicine. •Water has a firmly established and essential hydrolytic role in all aspects of body metabolism—water-dependent
chemical reactions (hydrolysis). Similar to the chemical powers of water that make a seed grow and produce a new
plant or a tree: the powe r of water that is used in  the che mistry of life. • At the cell membrane: the osmotic flow of water through the membrane can generate "hydroelec tric" energy
(voltage) that is converted and stored in the energy pools in form of ATP and GTP—two vital cell battery systems. ATP a nd GTP a re chemical sources of energy in the body. The energy generated by water is used in the
manufacture of ATP a nd GTP. These particles are used as "cash  flow" in elemental exchanges, particularly in
neurotransmission. • Water  also forms a particu lar structure, pattern and sh ape th at seems to be employed as the adhesive materia l in
the bondage of the cell architecture. Like glue, it sticks t he solid structures in the cell membrane together. It
develops the sticki ness o f "ice" a t higher body te mperature. • Produ cts manufactu red in the brain cells a re transported on "waterways" to their destination in the nerve endings
for use in the transmission of messages. There seem to exist small waterways or microstreams along the length of
nerves that "float" the packaged materials along "guidelines," called microtubules (see Figure 3). • Proteins and the enzymes o f the body function more efficiently in solutions of lower viscosity; this is tr ue of all the
receptors (receiver points) in the cell membranes. In solutions of higher viscosit y (in a dehydrated state), proteins
and enzymes become less efficient (possib ly includes the recognition of thirst of the body). It follows that wat er itself
regulates all functions of the body, including the activity of all the solutes it carries around. The new scientific truth
(paradigm shift)—"Water, t he solven t of the body, r egulat es all functions, inc luding the acti vity of the solutes it
dissolves a nd circulates"—should become the basis of all future approach to medical research. When the body is d ehydrated, apart from the establishment of a "locked-in" drive for wat er intake, a rationing and
distribution system for the available water in the body becomes operative according to a predetermined priority
program—a form of drought management,
It is now scientifically clear that the histamine directed and operated neurotransmitter system becomes active and
initiates the subordinate systems that promote water intake. These subordinate systems also redistribute the
amount of water in circulation or that can be drawn away from other areas. Subordinate systems employ
vasopressin (vays o-press-in ), renin-angiotens in (RA), pro-stagland ins (prosta-gl an-din, PG) and  kinins (ky-nin) as
the intermediary agents. Since the body doe s not have a reserve of water to dr aw on, it operates a priority
distribution system for the amount of water that is already available or has been supplied by its intake.In the amphibian species, it has been shown that histamine reserves and their rate of generation are at minimal
levels. In the sam e species, histamine generation becomes established and gets pronounced whenever the animal
is dehydrated. A proportionate increase in the production rate and storage of the neurotransmitter histamine for rationing regulation
of the available water in dehydrated animals—d rought management—becomes established. Hista mine and its
subordinate water intake and distribution regulators, prostaglandins, kin ins, and PAF (another histamine associated
agent) also cause pain when they come across pain-sensing nerves in the body. The above "view shift" in medicine establishes two major points that have been disregarded until now. One, the
body can become dehydrated as we progress in age. At the same time, it disregards "dry mouth" as the only
indicator of body thirst. Two, when t he neurot ransmitter h istamine generation and  its subordinate water regulators
become excessively active, to the point of cau sing allergies, asthma, and chronic pains in different parts of the body,
these pains sho uld be translated as a thirst signal—one variety of the crisis sig nals of water shortage in the body. This "paradigm shift" will now make it possib le to recognize many different associated signals of general or local
body dehydration. The adoption of the "view shift" (new paradigm) dictates that chronic pains of the body th at cannot be easily
explained as injury or infection should first and foremost be inter preted as sig nals of chronic water shorta ge in the
area where pain is registered—a local thirst These pain signals should be first considered and excluded as primary
indicators for dehydration of the body before any other complicated procedures are forced on the patient. Non-
infectious "recurring" or chronic pains should be viewed as indicators of body thirst. Not recognizing the thirst signals of the body will undoubtedly produce complicated problems in the present way of
treatment of these conditions. It is all too easy to assume these signals as co mplications of a serious disease
process and begin to treat signal-producing dehydration with complicated procedures. Although water by itself will
alleviate the condition, medications or invasive diagnostic procedures m ay be forced on the person. It is the
responsibility of both patients and their doctors to be aware of the damag e chronic dehydration can cause in the
human body. These chronic pains include dyspeptic pain, rheumatoid arth ritis pain, a nginal pain (heart pain on walking, or even at
rest), low back pain, intermittent daudication pain (leg pain on walking), migraine and hangover headaches, colitis
pain and its associated constipation (See figure 4 on page 23). The "view shift" dictates that all these pains sh ould be treated with a regular adjustment to daily water intake. No
less than two and a half quarts (two and one half liters) in 24 hours should be taken for a few days prior to the
routine and regular use of analgesics or other pain-relieving medications such as antihistamine or antacids—well
before permanent local or general damage can establish and reach an irreversible disease status. // the problem
has persiste d for many years, those who wish to test the pain relieving property of water should make sure their
kidneys can make sufficient urine so that they do not retain too much water in the body. Urine output should be
measured against water intake. With increase in water intake, the urine output should also increase. This new understanding of the physiology of pain production in dehydration will shed light on cause of disease in
future medical research. It exposes as detrimental to the well-being of the body the long-term use of pain
medications for "killing" a cardinal signal of chronic and local dehydration of the body.In their own right, these pain-killers (analgesics) can ca use fat al side effects, apart fro m the dam age th at is caused
by the ongoing dehydration that is temporarily sile nced without removing the root cause of these pains—
dehydration. Very often, these analgesics cause gastrointestinal bleeding. A few thou sand people die every year
from this complication of frequent analgesic intake. It is now (1994) clear that over-the-counter pain-killers can in
some people cause liver and kidney damage and act as people killers. The scientific background for the above views is already available to scientists in pain research. This brief is
intended to brush aside the professional resistance of the AMA and the NIH which are aware of my findings and
have, contrary to their oath and obligations to the society, refused to propagate it to the ultimate benefit of the public. This "view shi ft" on the role of water in the body can work won ders in the future practice of clinical medicine—which
is why these professional bodies, who gain by the perpetuation of their past ignorance, have not engaged in the
dissemination of information about the problems associated with lack of suff icient water in the human body. The moment medical professionals adopt this paradigm shift, the present form of "ignorance of the human body


 want to locate the points, and play the game, should
study the maps and explore. The game of love points may be played as ongoing, long-term
therapy for sexual energy, or it may serve as an interlude during
love-play. Partners may want to combine love-point acupressure
with erotic massage, discussed later. The major love points are described below, with suggestions
on how to stimulate them:
Perineum: The hui-yin (sex crossroads), one of the most important
love points, is located at the midpoint of the perineum, slightly
beneath the skin. In acupuncture, it is important in treating penile pain, vaginitis, irregular menstruation, and prolapse of the uterus. For sexual arousal in love-play, the perineum may be stroked and
the point pressed with a fingertip for 4 seconds, then released and
pressed again, 40 times or for 5 n1inutes. This point is one of the
two known erection centers for n1en. Cimzabarji eld: From the navel down to the pubic symphysis (at the
front of the pubic bone, felt just above the genitals) is a line of
seven love points. An approximate way to locate them is to con
sider the distance between the navel and the pubic symphysis as
five segments, each a little over an inch long. The navel itself has a
love point. One segment below it is yin-chiao (sexual junction). Half a segment belo w this is chi-ha i (sea of chi), a major love point
next to the cinnabar field. Half a segment below it is shih-men
(stone gate). Below it, at the bottom of each of the next three seg
ments are kuen-yuan (pass of primacy), chung-chi (ultimate mid
dle), and chu-ku, the pubic bone. These seven front midline love points are intimately linked
with sexual well-being and sexual desire. During love-play all of
them should be stroked and pressed with the palm. They should
be pressed or rubbed lightly-never heavily-with the fingertip,
the finger pad, or the thumb. Press each time for about 3 to 5 sec
onds; then release and press again. By moving down from the
navel to the pubic area, and giving gentle acupressure some 10
times to each point, one progresses to points of increasing arousal. A firmed-up tongue-tip may be used in place of the finger. Breasts: Love points on the fetnale breasts are both for short-term
arousal and long-term enlargement. Each of the nipples contains
a love point. On the breastbone, at the same level of the nipples, is
another, sometimes called the middle cinnabar field. About an
inch up from each nipple toward the corresponding shoulder is
another love point. At the base of the breasts are two more pairs. Except for the point on the breastbone, the love points are to be
pressed and stroked with the palm and palpated lightly with the
finger. Groin: About two inches down the crease between the abdomen
and the thighs arc a pair of love points. louch ing them, by press
ing lightly and stroking along the groin with the fingertips. may
alleviate frigidity and imp otence. Spritl.l! Buttc�/ly atrd Peacock Tease
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..,. Map of love poifzts Upp er back: There arc four pairs of love points on the upper back
that may be stimulated for sexual energy. To locate them, imag
ine, on either side of the spine, two parallel vertical lines, one
about 1 1h inches and the other about 3 inches from the spine. The
top points of these lines align with the lower end of the second
thoracic vertebra; the bottom ones align with the lower end of the
fifth thoracic vertebra. Press each point firmly with the fingertips
for a few seconds; then release. Move to the next point. Repeat the
acupressure trip a few times. Lower back: Immediately below the second lumbar vertebra, right
on the spine and a little below the back of the waist, is ming-men
(life gate), an important point for sexual energy and the second
erection center for the male. Press this love point firmly with the
fingertips for what should be satisfying results. At the same level
as this point, on either side of the spine, are two more love points,
about 1 1h and 3 inches from the spine. They should be pressed
along with the life gate. Sacral-coccygeal area: Press firmly with the fingertips on the eight
love points lined up in a narrow Von the sacrum. A ninth point is
on the tip of the coccyx. Thighs and legs: On the front of each thigh, about midway be
tween the kneecap and the groin, are two love points. About two
inches above the kneecap, at the bulge of muscles slightly toward
the inside, is another point. These n1ay be pressed finnly with the
thumb. Lower le. {!s: The most irnportant love point on the lower leg is san
yin-chiao (junction of three Yins), which is on the inside of the
shin, about three inches above the apex of the tncdialrnalleolus,
behind the tibia. Pressure on this point n1ay alleviate impotence,
frigidity, and pren1atun: ejaculation. EROTIC MAS SAGE
One of the n1ost sensual gantes in love-play is erotic massage. The
three-t housan d-y ear-old Chint ·se n1assag e is aitncd not so tnuch
at the rnusclcs as at the chi rneridians and the central nervous sys-t<. 'tll, which controls both body and n1ind. This venerable classical
therapy, when specially adapted f(lr certain areas of the body by a
beloved tnate, can intensify the akhetny of desirl' delightfully. Nun1erous volutnes have been written on this therapeutic art. which requires cotnplicated techniques and tnuch practice to be
truly d1cctive. A book of this scope, therefore. wi II not pretend
to cover whole-body erotic nussage. Rather, a few sitnple tech
niques arc presented. and several areas of the body where erotic
massage works best arc highlig hted. Couples who con1bine these
nussage techniques with the gan1c of love points on the preced
ing pages will obtain even greater eftccts. Some ground rules: Since n1assage is a tonn of nonverbal
con1n1unication, an unspoken rapport is established between two
individu als through the intin1ate contact of hands and body. In
erotic n1assage, the partners are preferably nude or almost nude,
to facilitate the skin-to-skin exchange of life-force and sexual en
ergy. All parts of the body, except the genitals, may be touched. Most areas may be massaged firmly except those vulnerable to in
jury (e.g., abdomen, female breasts), where gentle stroking is the
basic touch. The partner being massaged should lie on a floor
mat, a narrow table, a daybed, or a bed with an extrafirm mat
tress. Massage can be done without lubricant or, if preferred, with
scented water or oil. A good homemade lubricant is a mixture of
two-thirds soybean oil, one-third sesame oil, and a sprinkling of
aromatic essence such as lavender, chamomile, rose, sandalwood,
or ylang-ylang. Sesame oil is very good for the skin; ylang-ylang,
from a tropical Asian flower, is consider ed an aphrodisiac and has
a positive effect on blood pressure. Oils are available in Chinese
groceries; aromatic essences from natural food stores and phar
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Q: What is the purpose of the Cinnabar Field Massage exercise?,
A: The exercise is designed to invigorate the cinnabar field, stimulate the digestive organs, and facilitate the circulation of chi.
Q: What is the significance of the perineum in Taoist sexology?,
A: The perineum is crucial in Taoist sexology, and the front midline meridian and the back midline meridian meet at this point, making it a


 like a
Samurai warrior who had finally been given a battle that
was about Honor, Truth, and Justice. He was not about
to lay down his sword for a tiny tumor. Unfortunately, it only took a month for the tumor to
progress to the point that there was no longer a decision. We kne w Judg e Blatt was ad amant that there would not
be a ny extensions of the trial  date. Though it was a long
shot, Randy requested a three-month extension so that
he coul d represent me at tr ial. Once again, it was the
Constitution that took care of me. The motion filed
invoked my Sixth Amend ment right to have the
assistance of counsel of my choice. Though the
government opposed the motion for an extension, it was
granted by the judge under the condition that I begin
working with another lead attorney in case Randy did
not reco ver in time. With the new trial date set for May
4, 2009, just five months away, Randy began his
treatment. I had been working with Randy for more than five
years by then. He had not o nly been my lead attorney
and goo d friend, but he was also the chief legal strategist
for the entire joint defense group. There was no replacing
him. Having promised the j udge that I would do just
that, at least as a backup, I took a deep breath and
surrendered to the reality before me: I would have to
start working with a new lead attorney.5 5. D i v i n e  I n t e r v e n t i o n
T he workload increased significantly as we moved
toward trial. In February, we started a very interesting
and imp ortant phase of the pretrial hearings—motions in
limine. These were pretrial motions that gave us the
opportunity to challenge whether the evidence the
government pr osecutors inten ded to present at trial was,
in fact, trustworthy from a legal perspective. They had
taken document after document and defined them in a
way that seemed to support  their version of events. I
knew fo r a fact that many of the documents didn’t say
what they were being twiste d to say. But taken out of
context, they would influenc e a jury. I was pleased to
learn th at the courts had int erpreted our constitutional
right to a fair  trial to mean  that a jury could not be
prejudiced with evidence that did not meet a reasonable
standard of trustworthiness. In other words, we had the
right to  petition the judge to exclude some of this
material from the trial altogether. Motion by motion we challen ged the relevance and/or
trustworthiness of what the government intended to
present to the jury. In many cases, the judge agreed with
us. This judge was finally reining in the unbridled
attempts to create evidence by arbitrarily assigning
meaning to documents and events. I was not attending
any of the pretrial hearings, but I was reviewing all the
motions and following with great interest as they had
their day in court. With Randy out, the associate
attorney, Alex Walsh, would give me the daily updates. I
was rea lly impressed with her and could see how Randy’s
absence afforded tremendous opportunity for theyounger attorneys. I loved seeing that out of this
darkness, something great was being forged. Randy c ompleted his chemotherapy and tried to come
back to work right away. B ut though the therapy was
successful, it would take a fe w months before he got his
full strength back. In late M arch, just one month from
trial, we learned that Randy’s recovery period was not
our only concern. On March 27, 2009, Judge Blatt
announced tha t because of his age and his health, he was
stepping down from the case. We had lost our judge. The saber rattling began immediately. The government
sent ou t word to all defense counsel that they had better
come in  and negotiate a plea  because they were going to
be d estroyed in trial with a n ew judge. Needless to say,
given h ow well Judge Blatt h ad come to know the case
over th e last three and half years, and how fair he had
been, the prospect of a new judge at the eleventh hour
was disheartening. In the midst of the most dangerous
situation of my life, the two  forces in this world I had
come to have the most con fidence in to protect me,
Randy and Judge Blatt, were both taken away. This
amazing sequence of events was so completely out of my
control that I h ad no choice but to surrender at an even
deeper level. It seemed like li fe was finally unfolding in a
way that would assure the de mise of whatever was left of
my personal self—just what I had asked it to do so many
years ago. No one knew w hat was going to happen next. The trial
date would almost certainly h ave to be reset, but no one
had any idea of a new date or who the judge would be. All
we could do was continue to make sure we were ready,
just in case. The chief distric t judge, Judge Norton, took
charge of finding a federal judge who could handle a
four-month-long trial on short notice. In the meantime,
Judge Blatt continued to hold pretrial hearings, and we
continued to do very well with our motions in limine. Finally, unabl e to find a replacement judge, JudgeNorton decided  to take the case himself. At a hearing in
July, we were given the new trial date of January 18,
2010, w hich was five months away. So now t he chief U.S.
district judge of South Carolina was going to hear the
case. Everything just kept getting bigger and bigger.4
Judge N orton took over the pretrial hearings around
August 2009. By then Randy was fully back in the
saddle, and he found Judge  Norton to be very bright,
knowledgeable, and impartial. It turned out that Judge
Norton’s rulings were very similar to Judge Blatt’s. We
continued to tear down the government’s case in pretrial
motions throughout the months leading up to trial. It
certainly appea red that the n ew judge, like the old, saw
the weakness of the case being brought against us. By O ctober, we were three months from trial, and the
time had come to reserve housing in Charleston. Years
earlier I  had asked Randy wh at the probability was of the
government catching on that I didn’t do anything wrong
and just dropping the charges. He told me that he
expected the government to drop charges against
everyone except me, John Kang, and John Sessions—the
CEO, the president, and th e chief operations officer. Randy would have included  the chief financial officer,
but he had previously died of cancer. I wanted to be sure of my odds, so I pushed Randy by
asking i f it would literally take divine intervention for me
to a void a tria l and just walk free. He pondered for a
moment and said, “Yes, it w ould take an act of divine
intervention.” With that in mind, Donna and I headed to
Charleston to rent a place to  live for four months. We
made it an adv enture. We had both lived at the Temple
for mor e than thirty-five years. We had never been away
for muc h more  than a few weeks at a time. This trial is
what it would take to force us to relocate for such an
extended perio d. There was, of course, the possibility
that my departure would be much longer.As we approached the trial date, things unfolded in
accordance to  Randy’s predictions. The government
called in the second tier of indicted executives one by one
and tried to get something useful before dropping
charges. Of course, there was nothing to get, and we were
all g lad to see  our colleagues taken out of harm’s way. That left the three senior exe cutives headed for trial on
January 18, 2010. I received a call from Randy mid-December. He had
gotten an indication thro ugh back channels that
suddenly the government was interested in discussing a
settlement. After checking it out, Randy said it seemed
prosecutors had had enough, and they wanted me out of
the case. We were feeling pretty confident about my
position given the successes we had in the pretrial
hearings. I told Randy that I wanted the charges dropped
with no thing on my record. If  they wanted a statement of
facts, I would state that I had always believed that
everything was  being done in  accordance with standard
accounting principles, but I now saw that Bobby had
been doing some things improperly. In other words, I
would tell the truth and nothing else. Somehow, just four weeks before trial, and six years
since t he rai d, light was dispelling darkness. The
government insisted that I voluntarily give up a portion
of a twelve-ye ar-old stock sale, just in case the share
price had been affected by Bobby’s accounting
inaccuracies. I doubted that the share price would have
been af fected, but if it had been, that was money I didn’t
want or need. Then, as suddenly as


	hurt	us. I’ve	been	wrestling	with	this	public	confusion	for	more	than	two	decades. In	1988,	I	was	invited	before	the	U.S.	Senate	Governmental	Affairs
Committee,	chaired	by	Senator	John	Glenn,	to	give	my	views	on	why	the
public	is	so	confused	about	diet	and	nutrition. After	examining	this	issue	both
before	and	since	that	testimony,	I	can	confidently	state	that	one	of	the	major
sources	of	confusion	is	this:	far	too	often,	we	scientists	focus	on
details	while
ignoring	the	larger	context. For	example,	we	pin	our	efforts	and	our	hopes	on
one	isolated	nutrient	at	a	time,	whether	it	is	vitamin	A	to	prevent	cancer	or
vitamin	E	to	prevent	heart	attacks. We	oversimplify	and	disregard	the	infinite
complexity	of	nature. Often,	investigating	minute	biochemical	parts	of	food
and	trying	to	reach	broad	conclusions	about	diet	and	health	leads	to
contradictory	results. Contradictory	results	lead	to	confused	scientists	and
policy	makers,	and	to	an	increasingly	confused	public.A	DIFFERENT	KIND	OF	PRESCRIPTION
Most	of	the	authors	of	several	best-selling	“nutrition”	books	claim	to	be
researchers,	but	I	am	not	aware	that	their	“research”	involves	original,
professionally	developed	experimentation. That	is,	they	have	not	designed
and	conducted	studies	under	the	scrutiny	of	fellow	colleagues	or	peers. They
have	few	or	no	publications	in	peer-reviewed	scientific	journals;	they	have
virtually	no	formal	training	in	nutritional	science;	they	belong	to	no
professional	research	societies;	they	have	not	participated	as	peer	reviewers. They	do,	nonetheless,	often	develop	very	lucrative	projects	and	products	that
put	money	in	their	pockets	while	leaving	the	reader	with	yet	another	short-
lived	and	useless	diet	fad. If	you	are	familiar	with	the	“health”	books	at	your	nearby	bookstore,	you
have	likely	heard	of
Dr.	Atkins’	New	Diet	Revolution,	The	South	Beach	Diet,
Sugar	Busters,	The	Zone
	or
Eat	Right	for	Your	Type. These	books	have	made
health	information	more	confusing,	more	difficult	to	grasp	and	ultimately
more	elusive. If	you	aren’t	fatigued,	constipated	or	half-starved	by	these
quick-fix	plans,	your	head	is	spinning	from	counting	calories	and	measuring
grams	of	carbohydrates,	protein	and	fat. What’s	the	real	problem,	anyway? Is
it	fat? Is	it	carbohydrates? What’s	the	ratio	of	nutrients	that	provides	greatest
weight	loss? Are	cruciferous	vegetables	good	for	my	blood	type? Am	I	taking
the	right	supplements? How	much	vitamin	C	do	I	need	every	day? Am	I	in
ketosis? How	many	grams	of	protein	do	I	need? You	get	the	picture. This	is	not	health. These	are	fad	diets	that	embody	the
worst	of	medicine,	science	and	the	popular	media. If	you	are	only	interested	in	a	two-week	menu	plan	to	lose	weight,	then
this	book	is	not	for	you. I	am	appealing	to	your	intelligence,	not	to	your
ability	to	follow	a	recipe	or	menu	plan. I	want	to	offer	you	a	more	profound
and	more	beneficial	way	to	view	health. I	have	a	prescription	for	maximum
health	that	is	simple,	easy	to	follow	and	offers	more	benefits	than	any	drug	or
surgery,	without	any	of	the	side	effects. This
prescription	isn’t	merely	a	menu
plan;	it	doesn’t	require	daily	charts	or	calorie	counting;	and	it	doesn’t	exist	to
serve	my	own	financial	interests. Most	importantly	the	supporting	evidence	is
overwhelming. This	is	about	changing	the	way	you	eat	and	live	and	the
extraordinary	health	that	will	result. So,	what	is	my	prescription	for	good	health? In	short,	it	is	about	the
multiple	health	benefits	of	consuming	plant-based	foods,	and	the	largely
unappreciated	health	dangers	of	consuming	animal-based	foods,	including	all
types	of	meat,	dairy	and	eggs. I	did	not	begin	with	preconceived	ideas,
philosophical	or	otherwise,	to	prove	the	worthiness	of	plant-based	diets. Istarted	at	the	opposite	end	of	the	spectrum:	as	a	meat-loving	dairy	farmer	in
my	personal	life	and	an	“establishment”	scientist	in	my	professional	life. I
even	used	to	lament	the	views	of	vegetarians	as	I	taught	nutritional
biochemistry	to	pre-med	students. My	only	interest	now	is	to	explain	the	scientific	basis	for	my	views	in	the
clearest	way	possible. Changing	dietary	practices	will	only	occur	and	be
maintained	when	people	believe	the	evidence	and	experience	the	benefits. People	decide	what	to	eat	for	a	number	of	reasons,	health	considerations
being	only	one. My	task	is	only	to	present	the	scientific	evidence	in	a	form
that	can	be	understood. The	rest	is	up	to	you. The	scientific	basis	for	my	views	is	largely	empirical,	obtained	through
observation	and	measurement. It	is	not	illusory,	hypothetical	or	anecdotal;	it	is
from	legitimate	research	findings. It	is	a	type	of	science	originally	advocated
2,400	years	ago	by	the	Father	of	Medicine,	Hippocrates,	who	said,	“There	are,
in	effect,	two	things:	to	know	and	to	believe	one	knows. To	know	is	science. To	believe	one	knows	is	ignorance.”	I	plan	to	show	you	what	I	have	come	to
know. Much	of	my	evidence	comes	from	human	studies	done	by	myself	and	by
my	students	and	colleagues	in	my	research	group. These	studies	were	diverse
both	in	design	and	in	purpose. They	included	an	investigation	of	liver	cancer
in	Philippine	children	and	their	consumption	of	a	mold	toxin,	aflatoxin
22,	23
;	a
nationwide	program	of	self-help	nutrition	centers	for	malnourished	preschool
children	in	the	Philippines
24
;	a	study	of	dietary	factors	affecting	bone	density
and	osteoporosis	in	800	women	in	China
23–27
;	a	study	of	biomarkers	that
characterize	the	emergence	of	breast	cancer
28,	29
;	and	a	nationwide,
comprehensive	study	of	dietary	and	lifestyle	factors	associated	with	disease
mortality	in	170	villages	in	mainland	China	and	Taiwan	(widely	known	as	the
China	Study). 30–33
These	studies,	exceptionally	diverse	in	scope,	dealt	with	diseases
thought
to	be	related	to	varied	dietary	practices,	thus	providing	the	opportunity	to
investigate	diet	and	disease	associations	comprehensively. The	China	Study
of	which	I	was	director,	began	in	1983	and	is	still	ongoing. In	addition	to	these	human	studies,	I	maintained	a	twenty-seven-year
laboratory	research	program	in	experimental	animal	studies. Begun	in	the	late
1960s,	this	National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH)-funded	research	investigated
the	link	between	diet	and	cancer	in	considerable	depth. Our	findings,	which
were	published	in	the	highest	quality	scientific	journals,	brought	into	question
the	very	core	principles	of	cancer	causation. When	all	was	said	and	done,	my	colleagues	and	I	were	honored	to	havereceived	a	total	of	seventy


	have	some	great	vegan	side	dishes,	including	a
wonderful	local	Vietnamese	place	(I	know	that	most	Vietnamese	food	isn’t
strictly	vegan,	since	they	use	a	fish	sauce	in	many	dishes,	but	for	nutritional
purposes	it’s	very	close). The	other	day	I	got	dragged	into	a	pizza	place	with	a
large	group;	there	was	nothing	I	could	do,	and	I	was	starved. I	ordered	a
cheese-less	pizza	with	lots	of	vegetables. They	even	made	it	with	a	whole
wheat	crust. I	was	prepared	to	choke	it	down	but	actually	it	was	surprisingly
good. I’ve	brought	that	home	a	few	times	since. I’m	finding	that	cravings	for	meat	products	are	pretty	much	gone,
particularly	if	I	don’t	let	myself	get	hungry. And,	honestly,	I’m	eating
like	a
pig. Being	overweight,	I’ve	always	been	self-conscious	about	what	I	eat. Now
I	eat	like	a	madman,	and	feel	virtuous	to	boot. I	can	honestly	say	I’m	enjoying
the	food	I’m	eating	now	a	lot	more	than	before,	partly	because	I’m	fussier
now	in	what	I	eat. I	only	eat	foods	I	really	like. The	first	month	went	by	quicker	than	I	thought	it	would. I’ve	lost	eight
pounds	and	my	cholesterol	has	dropped	dramatically. I’m	spending	a	lot	less
time	on	this	now,	particularly	since	I’ve	found	so	many	restaurants	I	can	eat
at,	plus	I	cook	huge	meals	and	then	freeze	them. My	freezer	is	stocked	with
vegan	goodies. The	experiment	is	over	but	I	stopped	thinking	of	it	as	an	experiment	weeksago. I	can’t	imagine	why	I	would	go	back	to	my	old	eating	patterns. Part	IV
WHY	HAVEN’T	YOU	HEARD	THIS
BEFORE. O
FTEN	WHEN	PEOPLE	HEAR
	of	scientific	information	that	justifies	a	radical	shift
in	diet	to	plant	foods,	they	can’t	believe	their	ears. “If	all	that	you	say	is	true,”
they	wonder,	“why	haven’t	I	heard	it	before. In	fact,	why	do	I	usually	hear
the	opposite	of	what	you	say:	that	milk	is	good	for	us,	that	we	need	meat	to
get	protein	and	that	cancer	and	heart	disease	are	all	in	the	genes. ”	These	are
legitimate	questions,	and	the	answers	are	a	crucial	part	of	this	story. In	order
to	get	to	these	answers,	however,	I	believe	that	it	is	essential	for	us	to	know
how	information	is	created	and	how	it	reaches	the	public	consciousness. As	you	will	come	to	see,	much	is	governed	by	the	Golden	Rule:	he	who
has	the	gold	makes	the	rules. There	are	powerful,	influential	and	enormously
wealthy	industries	that	stand	to	lose	a	vast	amount	of	money	if	Americans
start	shifting	to	a	plant-based	diet. Their	financial	health	depends	on
controlling	what	the	public	knows	about	nutrition	and	health. Like	any	good
business	enterprise,	these	industries	do	everything	in	their	power	to	protect
their	profits	and	their	shareholders. You	might	be	inclined	to	think	that	industry	pays	scientists	under	the	table
to	“cook	the	data,”	bribes	government	officials	or	conducts	illegal	activities. Many	people	love	a	sensational	story. But	the	powerful	interests	that	maintain
the	status	quo	do	not	usually	conduct	illegal
business. As	far	as	I	know,	they
do	not	pay	scientists	to	“cook	the	data. ”	They	do	not	bribe	elected	officials	or
make	sordid	underhanded	deals. The	situation	is	much	worse. The	entire	system—government,	science,	medicine,	industry	and	media—
promotes	profits	over	health,	technology	over	food	and	confusion	over	clarity. Most,	but	not	all,	of	the	confusion	about	nutrition	is	created	in	legal,	fully
disclosed	ways	and	is	disseminated	by	unsuspecting,	well-intentioned	people,
whether	they	are	researchers,	politicians	or	journalists. The	most	damagingaspect	of	the	system	is	not	sensational,	nor	is	it	likely	to	create	much	of	a	stir
upon	its	discovery. It	is	a	silent	enemy	that	few	people	see	and	understand. My	experiences	within	the	scientific	community	illustrate	how	the	entire
system	generates	confusing	information	and	why	you	haven’t	heard	the
message	of	this	book	before. In	the	following	chapters,	I	have	divided	the
“system”	of	problems	into	the	entities	of	science,	government,	industry	and
medicine,	but,	as	you	will	come	to	see,	there	are	instances	where	it	is	nearly
impossible	to	distinguish	science	from	industry,	government	from	science	or
government	from	industry. 13
Science—The	Dark	Side
W
HEN
	I
WAS	LIVING	IN	A	MOUNTAIN	VALLEY
	outside	of	Blacksburg,	Virginia,	my
family	enjoyed	visiting	a	retired	farmer	down	the	road,	Mr. Kinsey	who
always	had	a	funny	story	to	tell. We	used	to	look	forward	to	evenings
listening	to	his	stories	on	his	front	porch. One	of	my	favorites	was	the	great
potato	bug	scam. He	told	us	of	his	farm	days	before	pesticides,	and	recounted	that	when	a
potato	crop	became	infested	with	potato	bugs,	the	bugs	had	to	be	removed
and	killed,	one	by	one,	by	hand. One	day,	Mr. Kinsey	noticed	an
advertisement	in	a	farm	magazine	for	a	great	potato	bug	killer,	on	sale	for	five
dollars. Although	five	dollars	was	no	small	sum	of	money	in	those	days,	Mr. Kinsey	figured	the	bugs	were	enough	of	a	hassle	to	warrant	the	investment. A
short	while	later,	when	he	received	the	great	potato	bug	killer,	he	opened	the
package	and	found	two	blocks	of	wood	and	a	short	list	of	three	instructions:
Pick	up	one	block	of	wood. Place	the	potato	bug	on	the	flat	face	of	the	wood. Pick	up	the	second	block	of	wood	and	press	firmly	onto	the	potato	bug. Scams,	tricks	and	outright	deception	for	personal	gain	are	as	old	as	history
itself,	and	perhaps	no	discipline	in	our	society	has	suffered	more	from	this
affliction	than	the	discipline	of	health. Very	few	experiences	are	as	personal
and	as	powerful	as	those	of	people	who	have	lost	their	health	prematurely. Understandably,	they	are	willing	to	believe	and	try	just	about	anything	that
might	help. They	are	a	highly	vulnerable	group	of	consumers. In	the	mid-1970s,	along	came	a	prime	example	of	a	health	scam,	at	least
according	to	the	medical	establishment. It	concerned	an	alternative	cancertreatment	called	Laetrile,	a	natural	compound	made	largely	from	apricot	pits. If	you	had	cancer	and	had	been	unsuccessfully	treated	by	your	regular	doctors
here	in	the	United	States,	you	may	have	considered	heading	to	Tijuana,
Mexico. Washington	Post	Magazine
	documented	the	story	of	Sylvia	Dutton,	a
fifty-three-year-old	woman	from	Florida,	who	had	done	just	that	as	a	last
attempt	to	thwart	a	cancer	that	had	already	s


, described the individual, then a young man, as "tremendously powerful" being capable of
undergoing great physical exertion over long periods of time
"without showing the slightest signs of fatigue." Another such
case reported March 3, 1935, involved a girl found in a
remote region of the Carpathian mountains of Europe, where
she had subsisted for several years upon flowers, plants,
grass, and other raw foods which were available. Upon
capture, she was said to exhibit "superhuman strength" as
may well have been required to sustain her difficult existence. Similar cases have been re
ported in past years, one as recently as 1950, in which children were forced to subsist
upon raw foods in wild nature, and such observations as have
been made in these instances revealed superior physical
condition of the children involved, with the strength and
endurance above average. THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF RAW FOOD
   Individual raw food histories are important, but even more
so is the applied clinical work in the field of science. Here also we find strong evidence of the value of raw foods. In America this was noted as early as August of 1907, when an
announcement was made by the New York Post Graduate
Hospital that a cure for long-standing and obstinate cases of consumption was found in certain raw foods. Under the
supervision of Dr. John F. Russell, eleven patients were given
four ounces of raw vegetable juices each day in addition to
their regular meals. The juices were extracted from such
vegetables as potato, rhubarb, summer squash, beet, turnip, cabbage, celery, carrot, parsnip, radishes, string beans, and
peas. Later fifty additional patients were placed on the same
dietary regime. Within seven months the eleven patients were
discharged as fit subjects for a life insurance risk, and the
fifty patients who started later were described as well on the
road to recovery. At a later period, in California, raw vegetable juices were
again used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In this instance,
Dr. H. E. Kirshner was placed in charge of 200 tuberculosis
patients for the county of Los Angeles at the Olive View
Sanatorium. Some of the patients had spent as long as nine
years on their backs with very little progress towards recovery. The diet was composed largely of spaghetti,
macaroni, and other cooked foods. Dr. Kirshner added a glass
of "green drink" consisting of the raw juices of alfalfa, spinach, and parsley, to the diet of each of these patients
every day. Results were highly favorable, and the course of
the patients was changed to recovery. Some of the patients
who had been considered hopeless were able to get out of bed
within six to eight months. In Dr. Kirshner's private practice, raw carrot juice, in addition to the green juice mixture, was
included in the diet of tubercular patients, which brought about more rapid recovery than did the green juice alone. Dr. Kirshner has also reported that other chronic ailments
can be treated very successfully with raw vegetable juices,
taken in some cases in amounts exceeding two quarts per day. He has cited recoveries from heart disease, prostrate gland disease
, cancer, neuritis, arthritis, and hemorrhoids throu gh the use of raw juices. In one diabetic case, remarkable
improvement was noted within the first 21 days of treatment,
and the insulin dosage was reduced from 15 to 5 units per
day. The most remarkable case history cited by Dr. Kirshner, however, was that of a severe case of splenic leukemia. The
patient in this instance was given raw carrot juice—small
quantities at first, with gradual increases to very large
quantities—and her weight increased from 65 to 135 lbs. Recovery was complete within 18 months, and at no later
time was there any recurrence of the disease. The famous cancer specialist, Dr. Max Gerson, has
employed a diet containing large amounts of raw vegetable
juices as part of his treatment for cancer. Some of Dr.
Gerson's patients are given as much as 16 glasses of raw juice
each day, but most of them are given somewhat smaller
amounts, including daily doses of 4 glasses of carrot and apple juice, 4 glasses of green leaf juice, 2 to 3 glasses of
calf's liver juice, and 1  glass of orange juice. About 75 per
cent of Dr. Gerson's cancer diet, including all juices, is
uncooked; the balance consists of vegetable broths and other
foods which are cooked by the least destructive methods. Dr. Gerson has reported gratifying results in about 50 per cent of
his cancer cases, with many complete recoveries. Indeed, Dr.
Gerson's experience in treating cancer at the Gotham Hospital
in New York was so successful that he was called upon to
testify before a subcommittee in the U. S. Senate in 1946. In Canada, Dr. Gerson's counterpart may be found in the person
of Dr. J. R. Davidson, formerly of the University of Toronto,
who has also reported curing a number of cancer patients on diets which consisted of raw foods and foods subjected to a
minimum of cooking. Among other foods, Dr. Davidson
prescribes rare meats, raw milk, raw vegetables, and raw
vegetable juices made from ca rrots, celery, and lettuce. In Great Britain, physicians have been equally successful in
utilizing freshly-extracted raw juices for therapeutic purposes. The Ministry of Health and Public Health Service Laboratory has issued a report pointing out the value of using the juices
of cabbage, kale, parsley, and other uncooked vegetables in
the treatment of a wide variety of diseased conditions. The
report states: "Juices are valuable in relief of hypertension,
cardiovascular and kidney diseases and obesity. Good results have also been obtained in rheumatic, degenerative and toxic
states. Juices have an all-around protective action. Good
results can be obtained in treatment of peptic ulceration, also
in treatment of chronic diarrhea, colitis and toxemia of gastro and intestinal origin." The dental scientist
, Dr. Harold F. Hawkins, has re ported that correct dietary control, with at least half of all foods used
in their raw state, is of much value in treating the symptoms
of pyorrhea, including infection of the alveolar bone which
supports the teeth and gums. According to Dr. Hawkins, in caring for the pyorrhea patient, it is "essential to work out a
plan of eating that will include food that can be eaten raw
such as raw milk, raw eggs, oysters on the half shell, raw
vegetable salads and raw fruit." Dr. Hawkins states that when
an adequate dietary is followed, "the gum tone usually shows a definite improvement in 60 or 90 days, and the X-rays show
an improvement in bone density in about a year." During the years 1929, 1930, and 1931, Dr. Milton T.
Hanke, working through the facilities provided by the
University of Chicago and the Chicago Dental Research
Club, studied hundreds of school children in the city of
Mooseheart, Illinois, to determine the effects of adding the uncooked juices of citrus fruits to a conventional diet. During
the first year the children were studied as controls; the second
year was the test period, and the third the recheck period. Approximately 16 ounces of freshly extracted raw orange
juice, plus the raw juice of one lemon, was added to the diet
of each of 341 children on each day of the test period. This
brought about a sharp increase in growth rate over the control
period, as well as a 50 per cent reduction in the incidence of
dental caries and the almost complete disappearance of
gingivitis. During the recheck period, when the quantity of
juice was reduced to three ounces a day, the accelerated
growth was maintained, though dental decay again increased and most of the gingivitis reappeared. Other fruits and juices also have therapeutic qualities. The
"grape cure" is well known in parts of Europe and has found extensive employment in the sanitariums and resorts of
Merano, Italy, parts of France, and southern Germany. The
patients of these institutions are fed almost exclusively upon
raw grapes for four to six weeks at a time, starting with about
a pound a day and gradually increasing the amount to five to eight pounds a day. Johanna Brandt reported a number of
cures from cancer through the employment of the raw grape
diet, and others have used it successfully in the treatment of
constipation, rheumatism, catarrh, gallstones, exzema,
jaundice, malaria, hemorrhages, and other ailments. Grape
cures are even recommended in certain mental disturbances
and in weakened conditions of the entire muscular system, including the heart. Raw cabbage juice has been used with remarkable success
in treating ulcers. Dr. Garnett Ch aney at Stanford University
treated 63 ulcer
patients with one quart of raw cabba ge juice per day, and 60 of these showed pronounced healing. In most
cases, the pain disappeared within a few days and recovery
was complete within three weeks or less. Six patients with
"huge" ulcers required 56 days of treatment. The three patients who failed to respond had dense scar tissue in the
stomach and liver damage before treatment started. Dr.
Chaney's experience was almost


 whole organism that feels that
vibration of imbalance. Illness and disease are states of disharmony in the body. One of the subtlest forms of imbalance in t he body
that I know of is a chemical or nutritional imbalance. It’s like not seeing the forest for the tre es. We live in it, on it, and by it,
immersed in it to the point of non -recognition, especially if it is a chronic condition as it so often is. Chemical deficiencies and
imbalances are at the root of many ills. W e can even say that the imbalances extend i nto the atomic level and even on into the
electromagnetic levels of cellular function. Why is radiation so dangerous? Because of the disturbance it causes in the tissues on an atomic level. The chemical processes  are
upset and influenced disharmoniously. The natural, God -given, peaceful, beneficial order is broken. When we have toxic
substances in the colon seeping into body tissues, it’s like having a time -release poison in your bowel. It works slowly,
imperceptibly wearing down the vitality, resistance a nd health of body tissues and organs. It’s sort of like having our own personal
chemical dump that we carry around with us all the time. It’s always working as long as the toxins are present, serving out i ts
lethal microdoses. Never before has man been in such a toxic, poisonous environment. The air, water, food, soil, clothing and
everything he touches has potential or real toxic substances that eventually find their way into the body. People are more toxic today than ever in known history. The levels of it and the extent of it are becoming a nightmare as illness
walks the land. The need to detoxify and cleanse the body has never been greater than right now. Nearly all the patients I se e have
a toxicity problem that has to be cared for first. Restoring bal ance, peace and harmony is the physician’s job. That is the task he
has chosen to do. It cannot be done effectively or lastingly in a body that is breaking down due to an accumulation of toxic
materials in the body: i.e., autointoxication. When the bowel f ails, the whole body goes into a nutritional crisis. Metabolic shock
waves flow to every cell and tissue. It’s often said that you are what you eat. I say that you are what you absorb. You can eat the finest foods and still starve to death if
the digestiv e and absorptive processes are not functioning properly. When we cleanse and remove the toxic debris, feed the body
good, healthy, vital foods and stop poisoning ourselves, the body will respond with healing and reversal of disease processes. We find that  the bowel wall needs sodium, which neutralizes acid The average person produces much acid in the body and this
draws sodium out of the body, through the tissues of the bowel and stomach. Furthermore, we know that potassium is very
necessary, because it is  a muscle element. The average person does not realize that potassium neutralizes acids. To neutralize acids
in the body, potassium is taken from the bowel wall. I believe that the bowel wall is the most maltreated tissue of the body,
functioning in a cons tant state of semi -starvation for chemicals which are consumed in day -to-day living, The most important
elements found in the bowel wall must be kept in constant supply or we will suffer the consequences. In addition to the blood  and
chemical elements, we must discuss some of the foods we put into the body. Bran is very popular now in this country. We should
have been using bran all along. Why did we give it up? We have thought a great deal about “junk foods,” and we talk a lot abo ut
them. We talk about sch ool lunches; we talk about hospital snacks that are available while you’re trying to get well. We find that
so many of the sweetening materials in drinks today rob the body of the vital health producing elements that are stored in th e
bowel. CARE FOR THE MUCOUS LINING
The bowel wall has a mucous lining, and this mucous lining throws off toxic material, acids and catarrh. In order to get rid of the
catarrh, the mucous lining has to come off along with it. In most cases, it does not. We find that the mucous lining is not moving
out the accumulations as it should, and in fact, it clings to the bowel wall itself. We find that we have to take care of tha t mucous
lining. The bowel wall may also have an inherent weakness. When I say that I’ve never found a patient  who didn’t have an
inherent weakness in the bowel itself, I’m not saying that the whole bowel has an inherent weakness, but only sections of it. This
shows up as slow and underactive functional ability. If we have food that does not go through our system as fast as it should, we
find that it will go still slower and be even more underactive in moving through an inherently weak section of the bowel. CHEMICAL STRUCTUREA healthy bowel contains sodium, potassium and magnesium for proper functioning. These thr ee
chemical elements are lacking in our civilized foods more than anything else. Sodium is a chemical element that neutralizes

acids and it is found in the lymphatic system. It is required in tissue that is pliable, active and movable; i.e., joints, li gaments and
tendons. Potassium is the great alkalizer in the body and found more in the muscle structure than anywhere else. Potassium is
found in our bitter vegetables, which so few people ever eat anymore. Sodium and potassium are found more in salad vegeta bles
than anywhere else. Salads have been left out more and more in our food intake in recent years and the soft foods taken in th eir
place have increased. Could this occurrence be partially responsible for much of our diverticular and bowel problems today? We find that magnesium is the relaxer in the bowel; it is also the element most necessary to have good bowel movements. Milk of
Magnesia, which is probably one of the most prominent of all drugs being used today, is a good peristaltic stimulator; howeve r, we
are using a drug that only gives symptomatic relief. I do not believe that the magnesium used in its drug form is particularl y
favorable to remaking and rebuilding the bowel structure. It is the magnesium in our foods that can do the greatest amount of good. Magnesium is found a good deal in salad vegetables. It is found heaviest and most abundantly in yellow corn. Cornmeal is one of
the foods that has been milled and refined so much that it no longer has the roughage from the kernel that makes it one  of the great
laxatives and one of the great bowel toners we can take into the body. In spite of this shortcoming, I believe that everyone should
have yellow cornmeal cereal at least two mornings every week. As we work with eliminating the encrusted mucou s lining, we must also consider nourishing the new cells below it. We use
flaxseed and psyllium seed as a lubricant and bulk. These seeds, along with sunflower seeds and other seed oils, contain vita min F,
which is used to rebuild the mucous lining, especi ally in the bowel. Thus, we are getting triple benefit from these substances. MENTAL ATTITUDE
There is a mental side to physical health. The mind can cause tension. We know that it can cause contraction in the bowel wal l. We
might say that colitis begins in the head. Inflammation of the bowel can be caused by nerves and stress. Many people have much
better bowel movements when free of emotional pains and aches and when free from money worries. Good companionship,
relaxation and music can be conducive to go od bowel movements. What I’m pointing out is simply that the bowel has to be taken
care of through the wholistic healing art, rather than by some drug, adjustment, reflex therapy treatment or even by taking c are of
the diet. Each of these will bring some i mprovement, but we must realize that the bowel will not function right until we know how
to live properly. There is a way of right living, and it isn’t just food or diet. We find that it is important to get along w ith people,
because the problem isn’t alwa ys what is wrong with you; it may be who is wrong with you. I do not wish to give the impression
that I have become one -sided in my emphasis upon the importance of a healthy, clean intestinal tract, but evidence has been
coming to me for a long time which indicates that people do not realize that constipation is at the root of most of our diseases
today. I feel that people are not regarding poor health as seriously as they should. They place their health problems seconda ry to all
their other problems - financial, domestic, real and invented - while the health of an individual or a nation should at all times have
first place on the list of duties and responsibilities. Without health there is little that one can truly enjoy. The road to health is the
one that begins with an understanding and commitment to cleanse and detoxify the body, to restore balance, peace and harmony. We must be willing to rise above selfish habits, realizing that the path of cleansing has implications for the intellect, emo tions and
spirit. We need to accept our personal responsibility on this path. CHAPTER 6
INTESTINAL FLORA AND BOWEL GARDENING
Too few people in


 NOW. The difference between
FEELING yourself in action, here and now, and visualizing yourself in ac -
tion, as though you were on a motion-picture screen, is the difference be -
tween success and failure. The difference will be appreciated if you will not visualize yourself climbing
a ladder. Then, with eyelids closed imagine that a ladder is right in front
of you and FEEL YOURSELF ACTUALLY CLIMBING IT. Experience has taught me to restrict the imaginary action which implies
fulfillment of the desire, to condense the idea into a single act, and to re-
enact it over and over again until it has the feeling of reality. Otherwise,
your attention will wander off along an associational track, and hosts of
associated images will be presented to your attention, and in a few sec -
onds they will lead you hundreds of miles away from your objective in
point of space and years away in point of time. If you decide to climb a particular flight of stairs, because that is the likely
event to follow the fulfillment of your desire, then you must restrict the
action to climbing that particular flight of stairs. Should your attention
wander off, bring it back to climbing that flight of stairs, and keep on do -
ing so until the imaginary action has all the solidity and distinctness of re -
ality. The idea must be maintained in the mind without any sensible effort on
your part. You must, with the minimum of effort permeate the mind with
the feeling of the wish fulfilled. Drowsiness facilitates change because it favors attention without effort,
but it must not be pushed to the state of sleep in which you no longer are
able to control the movements of your attention. But a moderate degree
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenof drowsiness in which you are still able to direct your thoughts. A most effective way to embody a desire is to assume the feeling of the
wish fulfilled and then, in a relaxed and drowsy state, repeat over and
over again like a lullaby, any short phrase which implies fulfillment of your
desire, such as, “Thank you, thank you, thank you” as though you ad -
dressed a higher power for having given you that which you desired. I know that when this course comes to an end on Friday many of you
here will be able to tell me you have realized your objectives. Two weeks
ago I left the platform and went to the door to shake hands with the audi -
ence. I am safe in saying at least 35 out of a class of 135 told me that
which they desired when they joined this class they had already realized. This happened only two weeks ago. I did nothing to bring it to pass save
to give them this technique of prayer. You need do nothing to bring it to
pass – save apply this technique of prayer. With your eyes closed and your physical body immobilized induce a state
akin to sleep and enter into the action as though you were an actor play -
ing the part. Experience in imagination what you would experience in the
flesh were you now in possession of your objective. Make elsewhere HERE
and then NOW. And the greater you, using a larger focus will use all
means, and call them good, which tend toward the production of that
which you have assumed. You are relieved of all responsibility to make it so, because as you imagine
and feel that it is so your dimensionally larger self determines the means. Do not think for one moment that someone is going to be injured in order
to make it so, or that someone is going to be disappointed. It is still not
your concern. I must drive this home. Too many of us, schooled in differ -
ent walks of life, are so concerned about the other. You ask, “If I get what I want will it not imply injury to another?” There
are ways you know not of, so do not be concerned. Close your eyes now because we are going to be in a long silence. Soon
you will become so lost in contemplation, feeling that you are what you
want to be, that you will be totally unconscious of the fact that you are in
this room with others. You will receive a shock when you open your eyes and discover we are
here. It should be a shock when you open your eyes and discover that
you are not actually that which, a moment before, you felt you were, or
felt you possessed. Now we will go into the deep. Silence period. More Free Books Law of Attraction Haven*****
I need not remind you that you are now that which you have assumed
that you are. Do not discuss it with anyone, not even self. You cannot take
thought as to the HOW, when you know that you ARE already. Your three-dimensional reasoning, which is a very limited reasoning in -
deed should not be brought into this drama. It does not know. What you
have just felt to be true is true. Let no man tell you that you should not have it. What you feel that you
have, you will have. And I promise you this much, after you have realized
your objective, on reflection you will have to admit that this conscious
reasoning mind of yours could never have devised the way. You are that and have that which this very moment you appropriated. Do
not discuss it. Do not look to someone for encouragement because the
thing might not come. It has come. Go about your Father's business doing
everything normally and let these things happen in your world. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenLesson II: Assumptions Harden Into Fact
The Bible of ours has nothing to do with history. Some of you may yet be
inclined tonight to believe that, although we can give it a psychological in -
terpretation, it still could be left in its present form and be interpreted lit -
erally. You cannot do it. The Bible has no reference at all to people or to
events as you have been taught to believe. The sooner you begin to rub
out that picture the better. We are going to take a few stories tonight, and again I am going to re -
mind you that you must re-enact all of these stories within your own
mind. Bear in mind that although they seem to be stories of people fully awake,
the drama is really between you, the sleeping one, the deeper you, and
the conscious waking you. They are personified as people, but when you
come to the point of application you must remember the importance of
the drowsy state. All creation, as we told you last night, takes place in the state of sleep, or
that state which is akin to sleep – the sleepy, drowsy state. We told you last night the first man is not yet awakened. You are Adam,
the first man, still in the profound sleep. The creative you is the fourth-di -
mensional you whose home is simply the state you enter when men call
you asleep. *****
Our first story for tonight is found in the Gospel of John. As you hear it
unfold before you, I want you to compare it in your mind's eye to the sto -
ry you heard last night from the book of Genesis. The first book of the
Bible, the book of Genesis, historians claim is the record of events which
occurred on earth some 3000 years before the events recorded in the
book of John. I ask you to be rational about it and see if you do not think
the same writer could have written both stories. You be the judge as to
whether the same inspired man could not have told the same story and
told it differently. This is a very familiar story, the story of the trial of Jesus. In this Gospel
of John it is recorded that Jesus was brought before Pontius Pilate, and
the crowd clamored for his life, they wanted Jesus. Pilate turned to them
and said:
“But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the
Passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barab -
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenbas was a robber.” (John 18:39, 40). You are told that Pilate had no choice in the matter, he was only a judge
interpreting law, and this was the law. The people had to be given that
which they requested. Pilate could not release Jesus against the wishes of
the crowd, and so he released Barabbas and gave unto them Jesus to be
crucified. Now bear in mind that your consciousnesses is God. There is no other
God. And you are told that God has a son whose name is Jesus. If you will
take the trouble to look up the word Barabbas in your concordance, you
will see that it is a contraction of two Hebraic words: BAR, which means a
daughter, son or child, and ABBA, which means father. Barabbas is the
son of the great father. And Jesus in the story is called the Savior, the Son
of the Father. We have two sons in this story. And we have two sons in the story of Esau
and Jacob. Bear in mind that Isaac was blind, and justice to be true must
be blind folded. Although in this case Pilate is not physically blind, the
part given to Pilate implies that he is blind because he is a judge. On all
the great law buildings of the world we see the lady or the man who rep -
resents justice as being blindfolded. “Judge not according to the appearance, but


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 being thought that the thatched-roof house with its smoke-laden air was
an important contributing factor, notwithstanding the fact that former generations had been free
from the disease. I was told that the incidence of tuberculosis was frequently the same in the
modern homes as it was in the thatched-roof homes. It was of special interest to observe the
mental attitude of the native with regard to the thatched-roof house. Again and again, we saw the
new house built beside the old one, and the people apparently living in the new one, but still
keeping the smoke smudging through the thatch of the old thatched-roof house. When I inquired
regarding this I was told by one of the clearthinking residents that this thatch collected something
from the smoke which when put in the soil doubled the growth of plants and yield of grain. He
showed me with keen interest two patches of grain which seemed to demonstrate the soundness of
his contention. I was particularly interested in studying the growing boys and girls at a place called Scalpay in
the Isle of Harris. This Island is very rocky and has only small patches of soil for available
pasturage. For nutrition, the children of this community were dependent very largely on oatmeal
porridge, oatcake and sea foods. An examination of the growing boys and girls disclosed the fact
that only one tooth out of every hundred examined had ever been attacked by tooth decay. The
general physical development of these children was excellent, as may be seen in the upper half of
Fig. 7. Note their broad faces.7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 37/250FIG. 7. Above: typical rugged Gaelic children, Isle of Harris, living on
oats and sea food. Note the breadth of the faces and nostrils. Below:
typical modernized Gaelics, Isle of Bardsey. Note narrowed faces and
nostrils. This is in striking contrast with the children of the hamlet of Tarbert which is the only shipping
port on the Isle of Harris, and the place of export of most of the famous Harris tweeds which are
manufactured on looms in the various crofters' homes. These Tarbert children had an incidence of
32.4 carious teeth out of every hundred teeth examined. The distance between these two points is
not over ten miles and both have equal facilities for obtaining sea foods, being on the coast. Only
the latter, however, has access to modern foods, since it supports a white bread bakery store with
modern jams, marmalades, and other kinds of canned foods. In studying the tragedy of the
rampant tooth decay in the mouth of a young man, I asked him regarding his plans and he stated
that he was expecting to go to Stornoway about sixty miles away in the near future, where there
was a dentist, and have all his teeth extracted and plates made. He said that it was no use to have
any teeth filled, that he would have to lose them anyway since that was everybody's experience in
Tarbert. The young women were in just as poor a condition. Through the department of dental inspection for north Scotland, I learned of a place on the Isle
of Skye, Airth of Sleat, in which only a few years ago there were thirty-six children in the school,7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 38/250and not one case of dental caries in the group. My examination of the children in this community
disclosed two groups, one living exclusively on modern foods, and the other on primitive foods. Those living on primitive foods had only 0.7 carious teeth per hundred, while those in the group
living on modern foods had 16.3, or twenty-three times as many. This community living near the sea had recently been connected with the outside world by daily
steamboat service which delivered to the people modern foods of various kinds, and within this
community a modern bakery, and a supply house for purchasing the canned vegetables, jams and
marmalades had been established. This district was just in the process of being modernized. I examined teeth of several people in the seventies and eighties, and except for gingival
infections with some loosening of the teeth, nearly all of the teeth were present and there was very
little evidence that dental caries had ever existed. The elderly people were bemoaning the fact that
the generation that was growing up had not the health of former generations. I asked what their
explanation was and they pointed to two stone grinding mills which they said had ground the oats
for oatcake and porridge for their families and preceding families for hundreds of years. Though
they prized them highly, the plea that they would be helpful in educational work in America induced
them to sell the mills to me. They told us with great concern of the recent rapid decline in health of
the young people of this district. This one-time well-populated Island, the misty Isle of Skye, still has one of the finest of the
famous old castles, that belonging to the Dunvegan clan. It participated in the romantic life of
Prince Charlie. The castle equipment still boasts the grandeur of a past glory. Among the relics is a
horn which measured the draft to be drunk by a prospective chieftain before he could aspire to the
leadership of the clan. He must drink its contents of two quarts without stopping. Again the
character of that manhood is reflected in the fact that although a bounty of thirty thousand pounds
was placed upon the head of Prince Charlie, none of the many who knew his place of hiding
betrayed it. On my return from the Outer Hebrides to Scotland, I was concerned to obtain information from
government officials relative to the incidence of tooth decay and the degenerative diseases in
various parts of north Scotland. I was advised that in the last fifty years the average height of
Scotch men in some parts decreased four inches, and that this had been coincident with the general
change from high immunity to dental caries to a loss of immunity in a great part of this general
district. A study of the market places revealed that a large part of the nutrition was shipped into the
district in the form of refined flours and canned goods and sugar. There were very few herds of
dairy cattle to be seen. It was explained that even the highland cattle did not do as well as formerly
on the same ranges. As one proceeds from the north of Scotland southward to England and Wales, there is a
marked increase in the percentage of individuals wearing artificial restorations or in need of them. In several communities this reached fifty per cent of adults over thirty years of age. An effort was
made to find primitive people in the high country of Wales, but without success. We were advised
that about the only place that we would be likely to find people living under primitive conditions
would be on the Island of Bardsey off the northwest coast of Wales. This is a rock and storm-
bound island with the decadent walls of an old castle and a community made up largely of recently
imported colonists whom we were advised had been taken to the Island to re-populate it. There is
considerable good farm land, but very limited grazing stock. Formerly the Island had produced the
foods for its inhabitants with the assistance of the sea. These sources of natural foods have been
largely displaced with imported white flour, marmalades, sugar, jams and canned goods. We found
the physical condition of the people very poor, particularly that of the growing boys and girls. Tooth decay was so wide-spread that 27.6 out of every hundred teeth examined in the growing
boys and girls had already been attacked by dental caries. It was even active in three year olds. From a conference with the director of public health of this district I learned that tuberculosis
constituted a very great problem, not only for the people on this island, but for those of many
districts of northern Wales. This was ascribed to the lowered defense of the people due to causes
unknown. It had been noted that individuals with rampant tooth decay were more susceptible to7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 39/250pulmonary tuberculosis. While on the Island of Bardsey, I inquired as to what they thought was the cause of such
extensive tooth decay as we found, and was told that they were familiar with the cause and that it
was due to close contact with the salt water and salt air. When I asked why many of the old
people who had lived by the sea all their lives in some districts still had practically all their teeth and
had never had tooth decay, no explanation was available. This they said was the reason that had
been given in answer to their inquiries. There is a very remarkable history written in the ruins of the island, and in the faces of the
people who live on the Island of Bardsey. The rugged walls of ancient castles bespeak the glory
and power of the people who lived proudly in past centuries. They are testified to also by the
monuments in the cemeteries; but a new era has come to this island. The director of public health,
of this district of Wales, including Bardsey Island, told me the story of the decline and almost
complete extinction of the population due to tuberculosis. He also told how the government had
re-populated the Island with fifty healthy young families, and


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suggested that the electro-metric technique might be useful in
the neurological and psychiatric fields. This whole area has been extensively investigated by Dr.
Leonard J. Ravitz, Jr. at one time on the staff of the Department
of Psychiatry at Yale, and followed by him through appointments
in a number of other institutions. His results are striking and
extraordinary. Perhaps the most remarkable result obtained in
our laboratory by Dr. Ravitz was when he found a significa nt
electro-metric correlate of hypnotism that was astonishing to
watch: a continuou sly-recording voltmeter showed evidence of
marhed changes in voltage gradient during the hypnotic process. This was not an event which might be related to the subjec
tivity of the operator, but could be recorded without argument
on the recording galvanometer. If anyone needed objective evid
ence of the results of hypnosis, one needed only to look at the
charts recorded under these conditions. Needless to say, this sug
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ing those of Dr. Ravitz and, wherever possible, extending them. It becomes evident from Dr. Ravitz's examination that by
using electro-metric techniques on patients in psychiatric hos
pitals, patients-as a result of therapy, or changing circumstanc es
-could safely be discharged from the hospital when the voltage
gradient indicated a reasonable return to normal. Likewise,
electro-metric s could show clearly enough when certain patients
-no matter what the therapy was-could not be returned safely
to normal life outside of the institution. The value of this to the
instituti onalized psychotic should he apparent at once. Needless to say, a great deal more study is needed and much
more data must be collected. But Dr. Ravitz's striking results
are exciting enough to warrant the expenditure of the additional
time and effort to extend these studies further. Such studies are all the more desirable because -as mentioned
in Chapter I-L-field measurements can serve as signposts to
emotional instability outside institut ions and could therefore
serve as a valuahle tool to the Armed Forces and to industry. Practical applications apart, there are also great psychological
and philosophical implications in the discovery that the state of
the mind is reflected in the state of the field. Another remarkable
87 THE FIELD AS A SIGNPOS T
experiment by Dr. Ravitz, too, in which a n emotion of grief re
called under hypnotic regression caused a 14-millivolt rise for
twu-and-a-half minutes, suggests other possibilities. Already field
measurements can point to emo tional conditions; in the future
they may also be used as a purely objec tive, quantitative assess
ment of emotion. It cannot be too strongly emphasized that the electro-metric
approach to emotional diagnosis can be completely imperson al
and objective. The electro-metric investigator of psyc hiatric
patient s mentioned a short while ago did not know-and did not
need to know-the mental state of the patients. Yet his electro
mctric findings tallied closely with the psychiatric diagnoses. Since the electro-metric tests are simple and since any com
petent technician can quickly be trained to make them, in many
cases they can be used to save the time of busy psychiatrists by
sorting out all but the borderline cases. This can not only save
time but also a great deal of expense to the patient or taxpayer. 5
In this age, probably more people are subjected to emotional
stress-from environmental or other causes-than in any previ
ous one. Our bulging mental hospitals are sufficient evidence of
this; and, outside our mental hospitals, more and more people
seem to feel the need for psychiatric help. Modcrn psychosomatic medicine has demonstrated that, un
fortuna tely, the effects of emotional disturba nce are often not
confined to mental symptoms: many physical ills have a psycho
soma tic origin. Faced with this vast problem, we have to admit a distress ing
hck of knowledge not only of the true nature of mind or emotion
hut also of the mechan ism of the relationsh ip between mind and
body. L-ficld measurements, of course, cannot solve this prohlem. But, it is submitted, they can offer some new approaches to its
solu tion. They can give early warning of emotional instability
as we have seen- and one day, perhaps, will offer a reliable means
88 THE FIELD AS A SIGNPOST
of measuring its intensity. This could be useful not only to psychiatrists and psycholo
gists but also to practitioners of internal medicine. Wi th the in
tense modern pressures on the medical profession, the average
doctor simply does not have the time to elicit the emotional pres
sures which-he may suspect-are the real cause of his patient's
physical problems, especially as many patients are reluctant to
disclose them. If, however, electro-metric tests could quickly re
veal the existence of these pressures-they cannot, of course, dis
close their nature-they could he of material help to the doctor in
devising the best treat ment for his patient. As we noted in Chapter 1, regular electro-m etric tests of
healthy men and women could help them to avoid or to handle
dangerous situations. They could also help less emotiona lly-stable
people to avoid-at their 'low' periods-situations which might
subject them to intolerable emotional stress. The relationsh ip between the state of the electro-dyna mic field
and abnormal physical conditions-of which the experiments de
scribed in the preceding pages afford abundant evidence-sug
gests the'mechanism' of psychosomatic illness. For, since the
state of the mind is reflected in the state of the field, it is not too
hard to imagine how business worries or an unhappy marriage
can produce ulcers. Last-but not least-the discovery that the state of the mind
can affect the state of the field should induce a new sympathy for
the emotionally distressed. We should no longer be so ready to
brush off their miseries with the remark : 'it's all in their imagina
tion.' Perhaps it is. But if an emotion-even one recalled by
hypnosis-is able to affect a voltmeter it cannot be lightly dis
missed as a figment, whatever its origin. It has a definite reality. As Dr. Ravitz has put it:
'Both emotional activity and stimuli of any sort involve
mobilization of electric energy, as indicated on the galvano
meter