res, reduce inflammations, pro-
mote healing, liquefy thethick mucous dischar gesemanating from ourmany diverse
serous andother membranes within thebody cavity; inshort, work allmanner ofmira-
cles?” Well,they haven’ t,butNature has! Infact, Nature hasproduced awhole family
of such miracle workers and they are known as enzymes.The human organism contains countless millions ofenzymes. They arecontained
inthefood weeatandinevery cellofthebody.Enzymes arevery specialized organic
compounds ofpolymers ofamino acids. Apolymer isalargermolecule orcompound
formed bytheunion oftwoormore smaller identical molecules. Enzymes areformulat-
ed when two or more identical amino acids are united in a chemical union.
Polymers arenever found intheinorganic world. Therefore, enzymes arefound only
inliving plants andanimals. They areproteinaceous catalysts ofbiological activities.
Since thisstatement isquite amouthful, letusprobe alittle further togetagreater un-
derstanding of the specific role played by enzymes.
39.4.2 A Catalyst
Theword catalyst isdefined intheThorndyke-Barnhart Advanced Junior Dictionary
as“asubstance thatcauses catalysis” with catalysis then being interpreted tomean “the
causing orspeeding upofachemical reaction bythepresence ofasubstance thatitself
remains practically unchanged,” thislastinourframe ofreference referring, ofcourse,
to an enzyme.
The New American Encyclopedia (1939 Revised Edition) defines catalysis asa
“chemical process bywhich thereaction ofsubstances isquickened byanadded sub-
stance which does notitself under goachange. Theadded substance iscalled acatalytic
agent or a catalyst. An example is platinum, the catalyst used in mfg. sulphuric acid.”
39.4.3 Enzymes as Catalysts
Enzymes serve ascatalysts tometabolic activity.They acttoassist thespeed ofthe
many chemical actions andreactions involved inthemetabolic process andalso help
these activities tobebrought toasuccessful conclusion. Ascatalysts, enzymes arecapa-
bleofincreasing therateandeffectiveness ofareaction without being consumed inthe
process.
Many oftheprocesses which gooninthehuman body atnormal temperatures would
require inalaboratory situation hundreds andeven perhaps thousands ofdegrees oftem-
perature andperhaps even thepresence ofastrong violent reagent fortheir accomplish-
ment. These same reactions areaccomplished bymeans oftheenzymatic presence al-
most instantaneously in the calm peaceful environment of a healthy body.
39.4.4 Classifying Enzymes
Enzymes come inmany sizes andvary astotheir specific duties. Atpresent over 700
different enzymes have been identified butsomany millions ofthese miracle workers
areknown toexist thatthey have simply been grouped inthree general categories, as
follows:
1.hydrolytic (water -absorbing);
2.oxidizing (uniting with oxygen to supply heat and/or ener gy; as in a combustion);
3.Reducing (subtracting from aparticular complex molecule certain elements, groups of
elements or electrical char ge).
These names are applied according to the type of process the enzymes control.
Individual enzymes arenamed byadding “ase” tothename ofthesubstance on
which they work, scientifically referred toasthesubstrate as,forexample, thestarch-di-
gesting enzyme ptyalin oramylase. Trypsin issometimes referred toasTrypsinogenase
orproteinase because itassists intheresolution ofprotein (splitting thecomplex protein
molecule intosmaller chemical units ormolecules). Lactase assists intheresolution of
lactose, or milk sugar. And so on.39.4.5 Enzyme Activation
Most enzymes actually exist inaninactive form until such time astheir catalytic
talents arecalled upon bytheorganisms. Itisinteresting inlight ofthefactthatmany
people aretaking enzymes regularly assupplements torealize that, inorder toinitiate
theaction byanenzyme, thatis,toactivate it,some metal ion(anelectrically charged
particle) or some simpler or ganic molecule or co-enzyme(s) must also be present.
Aswehave previously noted, vitamins serve asactivators aswell asregulators. They
canserve asactivators ofenzymes and, atthesame time, asregulators ofenzymatic ac-
tivity; again, avery good example ofsyner gism within thesystem and, also, avery good
reason taking isolated enzyme factors may bedisruptive ofnormal enzymatic activity
causing fluctuations ofprecise temperature ranges necessary toconclude successfully an
important metabolic process.
Enzymes actonly within very limited temperature ranges, thisbeing truealsoofcat-
alysts used incertain laboratory situations andindustrial processes. Atabout 94degrees,
food enzymes start tolosetheir effectiveness, their ability tofulfill their catalytic duties
andatabout 118degrees, they arenolonger ofanyuse. Attheother endofthescale,
they start tobecome inactive atabout 32degrees andseem tobetotally destroyed at
minus 104degrees Fahrenheit. Thus itisthatbaking, boiling, frying, stewing, roasting,
heating ofanykind, dehydrating andfreezing willeither reduce orcompletely destroy
the enzymatic presence in food.
When itbecame known thatsome enzymes were contained infood andthatthey
probably helped inthedigestion thereof, many people began talking about “live” food,
butthiswasamisnomer since enzymes areinnosense “alive,” aswethink ofthemean-
ingofthisword. However,theconcept of“life” infood ledtomany foolish ideas and
fads ineating, some persons going sofarastoeatnothing except what they were able to
pulloffatreeorpick from avine orbush andpopimmediately intotheir mouths, asif
to catch the life element before it escaped. By this practice they hoped to live forever.
Certain supplement-happy practitioners gosofarastohave blood tests made in
order toevaluate theadequacy ofpancreatic enzyme production, thesame pancreatic
enzyme which functions inthedisor ganization ofcarbohydrates inthesmall intestine.
Since some ofthese enzymes areknown tobeabsorbed from theGItract intotheblood
stream, itispostulated thatwecanassess theamount ofenzyme production bynoting
their presence in the blood.
Other methods arealso used, such astheindican testwhich measures theamount
ofunused breakdown products which result intheabsence ofsufficient pancreatic en-
zyme todigest protein, these being directed toandcollected intheurine. When such
deficiencies arefound toexist, supplements ofpancreatic enzymes andperhaps even of
hydrochloric acid aregiven tocorrect thesituation instead ofeither reducing drastically
theprotein intake ofthepatient toonemore inbalance with normal enzyme production
orfasting himtoremove thetoxic wastes thatnow burden hisbody preventing efficien-
cyofproduction atthecellular level, acondition which probably exists throughout the
body.Inother words, anattempt torestore theenervated system toacondition capable
ofmore efficient production onalllevels, including thesynthesis andutilization ofen-
zymes, would be a more sensible way to approach the problem.
39.4.6 Research
The enzyme ribonuclease was first discovered in1938 bythebacteriologist Rene
Dubos. (Ribonuclease acts asacatalyst inthehydrolysis ofribonucleic acid.) Eight
years later Moses Kunitz, anAmerican chemist, isolated thissame enzyme and23years
after that, in1969, bytwoteams ofresearchers from Merck, Sharp andDohme, thephar-
maceutical company,andfrom Rockefeller University,thisenzyme wasfinally synthe-
sized. Since thattime research hascontinued inmany areas with thehope thatenzymescanbemanufactured andadminstered intheform ofpills orbyinjection asagents inthe
prevention of disease or as a curative agent should disease exist.
Researchers arepersistent. They have been hard atwork learning about thechem-
istry ofenzymes andhow they work, trying tosolve themystery ofhow they canaccom-
plish somuch atsuch lowtemperatures. There isnodoubt thatmuch willberevealed in
future years but, to date, we work on the fringes and have failed to solve the mystery.
39.4.7 Other Roles
Enzymes notonly help toaffectthemarvelous processes oflifebutthey alsoassist in
death. Every minute millions ofourbody cells conclude their duties anddie.Whenever
cells diewithin theliving body,they must bedisposed ofvery quickly elsethemetabol-
icprocesses might soon beoverwhelmed bythedead anddying cells andalllifewould
necessarily come to a halt. This is where enzymes function in another capacity.
The dead cells areimmediately setupon bytheenzymes assigned tothisspecific
type ofcleanup duty.They arelysosomes. They disintegrate theclutter before itcan
obstruct normal function. Interestingly enough, there arenoenz


“studies.” Itissuspiciously easy tofindscientists who willcome upwith justabout any
result desired by commercial interests.
There were biologists inlaboratories funded for20years at$50to$90million per
year tostudy thebiological hazards ofionizing radiation, butlittle hasbeen said onthe
possibility ofdeath (which iscertainly a“biological hazard”). Butbecause cancer can
begin foravariety ofreasons, itisconveniently impossible toprove thataparticular can-
cerordeath wascaused byradiation. This protects private andgovernmental polluters,
because who can provethey have caused even onecancer?
Itiscertain thationizing radiation caninduce cancer inhumans, anditcanalso be
mutagenic—mutation-causing. It’shard toknow what damage hasalready been done to
future generations bythecontinued casual dumping ofpollutants intothebiosphere by
“advanced” nations. Would webeaswilling toaccept nuclear power ifwehadtoname
100or1,000 or100,000 people each year tobeexecuted byafiring squad inexchange
forelectricity? How different isittogive thego-ahead fornuclear power,when thesame
odds are at stake, and victims are like guinea pigs in an experiment?
Nuclear power appeals totheprivileged elites thatcontrol allsocieties, because itis
acentralized system, notado-it-yourself technology likesolar power—it allows them
better financial control. Power isbeing centralized inother areas such astheauto indus-
try,food growing/ distributing functions, andsoon.The energysource thatbest meets
theneed oftheelite isthatwhich guarantees dependence onacentral source. (You’d
probably seethatcentralized solar electric systems would bethefirststrongly promoted
types of solar ener gy if the ener gy companies become involved.)
Although nuclear power isbeing pushed with afervor,itisbecoming outrageously
expensive andmany power plants areplagued with cost overruns, because thecosts of
the nuclear industry are rapidly escalating.
There isanother,more subtle side tothefinancial coin with regards tothepolitics
ofenergy known as“economic blackmail.” People aretaking whatever jobs areavail-
able because oftheir basic survival instinct. So,ifascientist does speak out,hemay say
something like“asolution formanaging radioactive poisons willbefound” instead of
“radioactive poisons arehazardous toyour health” (or“run forthehills!”). Infact, some
have even gone sofarastosay“don’ tworry ifyougetcancer—they’re working onfind-
ing a ‘cure’ now!” Not very reassuring.
Useofnuclear power violates ourmost basic law,nottokill,because itimplies pre-
meditated random murder,committed byallthenuclear power plants. (In1978, Honick-
ervs.Hendrie,alawsuit challenging the“right” oftheNuclear Regulatory Commission
tocommit premeditated random murder bylicensing nuclear power plants, wasfiled.)
Wewilldiscuss how nuclear power plants cause deaths andgenetic damage inthepop-
ulation later.
Long agothegovernment teamed upwith industry toperpetuate afraud about the
safety ofnuclear power— onesource likened thisfraud to“making Watergate seem like
a kinder garten picnic.”
Whatever happened toourinalienable constitutional rights tolife,liberty,andthe
pursuit ofhappiness? Nuclear power willcommit crimes against innocent victims, now
andinthefuture. Weseem tohave forgotten thatthese future people willbemore highly-
evolved human beings. Itisquite unlikely thatthey would choose tobepoisoned ifthey
had the chance to decide for themselves!Wearebecoming involuntary human subjects, being experimented ondaily by
chemical compounds intheatmosphere. Remember thatinthemid-50s, thetoxicity of
low-dose radiation was“uncertain,” sobombs were tested inourown country.Now peo-
plewith cancer thatlived near testsites andwere told they were “safe” aresuing the
government. Wearebecoming more andmore aware ofthedangers ofradiation. The
crime goes from “experiment” tomurder,andifthispermission forrandom murder is
granted, people risk loss of freedom, justice, and their lives.
Itisironic thatwhen antinuclear activists arearrested atdemonstrations, some peo-
plejustseethem as“protesters,” when here they aretrying towake upaslumbering
public, andsave thelives ofthisgeneration andofgenerations notyetborn—definitely
humanitarian motives.
Upto1969, theAtomic EnergyCommission (AEC) andnuclear industries promoted
theidea thatradiation would donoharm tohumans below acertain level. Since itis
now known thatthere isnosafedose, theso-called “safe” standards forpublic exposure
could have caused 32,000 extra cancer deaths peryear (and that’sassuming thepublic
wasn’ texposed tomorethan the“safe” limit). Chances aretheexposure was, andis,
higher.The genetic consequences after several generations could bebetween 100,000
and1,000,000 extra deaths ayear.TheAEC andnuclear industry tried toridicule and
deny these statistics, butafter atwo-year study,acommittee oftheNational Academy
ofSciences agreedthatthere wasnosafedose ofradiation, though their estimate ofthe
number ofdeaths waslower.Nevertheless, their estimates didadmit tomany thousands
ofdeaths. (The official recognized statistic ofthenuclear power industry is0-3possible
cancers a year.)
When pressured further,theAEC andnuclear industry,instead oflowering theal-
lowed radiation dose, then saidthatthey “don’ tintend togive anyone thedose permitted
byregulations anyway.“That’ snotvery helpful when wecanseefrom thehistory of
pollution ofanysortthatpolluters always pollute asmuch, ormore,than islegal. When
anindustry doesn’ twant tolower apoison’ slegal limit, itisbecause itplans togive at
least thepresently permitted dose. Doses thatexceed the“permitted” level because of
some unforeseeable accident willnotcount because they fallintothecategory of“un-
planned” or“abnormal” circumstances. So,whatever dose wegetwillbe“O.K.” aslong
as it’ s unplanned!
Often thenuclear power promoters will remind usthatwe’re exposed to“natural”
radiation from theearth. Perhaps so,butwecan’tvery well move from theplant. That
source ofradiation isbadenough without thatimposed bythenuclear power industry.
They also saythatthere won’ tbemore radiation than say,ourXrays might give us;
here, beware, for X rays are harmful since there’ s no safe dose of radiation.
Wecanalready seehow complex nuclear power is,butthisisjustscraping thesur-
face. Let’ s see what else happens before, during and after nuclear power production.
53.3.2 The Dangers of Nuclear Power Problems BEFORE We Get to the Plant
When uranium ismined, twohighly carcinogenic andradioactive substances arere-
leased: radium andradon. Radium, analpha-emitter with ahalflifeof1,600 years, isa
decay product ofuranium which isfound inuranium ore.Itsparticles ofdust from ura-
nium mines areswallowed, theradium isabsorbed bytheintestine andcancause cancer.
Radon, agas,cancause lung cancer ifinhaled. Before thedangers ofradon were known,
20% ofalluranium miners intheUnited States died oflung cancer andasimilar per-
centage was found among German and Canadian uranium miners.
After theoreismined, it’sground, crushed, andchemically treated toextract thepu-
rified element. The waste ore,called tailings, isdiscarded outside themill andleftly-
ingontheground inhuge mounds. Tofuelasingle power plant forayear cancreate a
halfabillion pounds oftailings. These tailings contain thorium (halflife of76,000 years)
andradium. Iftheradium isexposed totheair,itwillgive offradon gasforaslong as800,000 years. This radon gasiskilling people now andcandosoforatleast thenext
billion years.
Until recently,hundreds ofacres oftailings layontheground inGrand Junction,
Colorado. Inthemid-60s, tailings were used around town forcheap landfill andconcrete
mix, andthiswent intoschools, hospitals, private homes, roads, anairport, andashop-
ping mall. In1970, alocal doctor noticed anincrease ofcleft palate, cleft lip,andother
congenital defects among newborn babies inthearea. Further investigation showed that
parents ofthese children lived inhouses built with tailings, andwhen tested, many of
these buildings showed very high radiation levels. Soon after this, some people atthe
University ofColorado gotfunds from theformer Environmental Protection Agency to


atic mechanism of
the body, caused by the accumulation of toxic substances.
Dr.John H.Tilden, aHygienic pioneer,inhisbook, Toxemia Explained,long ago
(1926) presented “the trueinterpretation ofdisease.” Habits ofliving thatfailtosupplyourneeds, thatexceed ourlimitations—too much food, insuf ficent exercise, insuf ficient
rest, and so on—produce inner stresses and a chemical burden the body cannot handle.
The causes ofdisease aremultiple and relate toallthefacets ofour exis-
tence—nutrition, exercise, restmental andemotional factors, relationships with other
people—all oflife. Themost significant causes arethose thatarerelated toourfunda-
mental biological needs. Those relating toourfundamental andemotional lifecomplete
the total picture. Most of the causes of disease ar e within the contr ol of the individual.
66.12. Disease Is Body Action And Is Self-Limiting
When thetoxic level rises above atoleration point, thebody takes remedial steps, de-
fensive, andreparative action. Disease isbody action, andislimited tothetime and
effort necessary toridtheorganism ofinjurious substances. Every cellinthebody
acts inunison with alltheother cells forthepreservation oftheorganism. When the
work isdone andorder isrestored, thedisease symptoms dwindle anddisappear,and
theorganism—although debilitated from theeffortmade necessary byitstoxic condi-
tion—regains its powers.
This almost consistent denouement iseloquent evidence thatdisease isbody action
andnotanattack byproliferating bacteria andviruses. Allcases recover without any
treatment Ifahealthy body isunable toresist anoriginal attack bysmall numbers of
microor ganisms—if ahealthy body can“catch” acold, orinfluenza, duetoexposure to
cold germs orinfluenza germs—how then canthesubsequently debilitated body ever
recover? How cantheweakened organism subsequently repel theonslaught byprolifer-
ating trillions ofmicroor ganisms? Ifsuch reasoning were carried forward toitslogical
conclusion, theinevitable result would bethedeath oftheorganism. How canitbede-
nied?—when thehealing crisis iscompleted, recovery begins. People dorecover from
colds, from influenza, andevery acute disease thathasnothaddeadly medical treat-
ments.
Under Hygienic guidance (noninterference), disease symptoms disappear.Those
who are“treated” with drugs andnostrums andrecover,dosodespite thetreatment. Of-
tenthecomplication brought onbythetreatment aremuch worse than thesymptoms of
the disease.
66.13. The Vaccination Network
“Immunization” isbased ontheidea thatitispossible, bychemical orbiological means,
tomake aperson disease-proof. Ifthiswere indeed possible, itwould represent asus-
pension of the law of cause and ef fect.
People have been educated tobeterrified ofbacteria, tobelieve implicitly intheidea
ofcontagion—that specific malevolent aggressive disease germs pass from onehost to
another.Even bacteriologists overlook thefactthat, instead ofthegerm population be-
ingdivided intospecific “good” germs andspecific “bad” germs, “good” germs have the
ability tomutate into“bad” (proliferating andvirulent) germs, when thesoilissuitable
forthischange. Germs have theability tomodify their structur eandfunction, accor ding
to the envir onment in which they find themselves.
Theidea ofvaccination isthatinjection ofaspecific vaccine oflesser virulence is
supposed toconfer immunity against aspecific disease ofgreater virulence. Original-
ly,itwasmaintained thatoneinjection would confer lifetime immunity.After thatidea
failed, theidea ofperiodic revaccination wasadopted. Read mybook, Don’ tGetStuck!,
forthehistory ofthefailure ofvaccination andthetrailoftragedy ithasleftinitswake.
Dr.Robert Simpson ofRutgers University said (March 1976): “Immunization pro-
grams against flu,measles, mumps, andpolio may invade thegenetic makeup, andmay
actually beseeding humans with RNA toform pro-viruses, which then become latent
cells throughout thebody.These could bemolecules insearch ofdiseases, which maybecome activated andcause avariety ofdiseases later,such asmultiple sclerosis, arthri-
tis,oreven cancer.”While thisconjecture isinlinewith medical reasoning, itisblatant
nonsense. Or ganisms do not work this way.
66.14. Immunity Vs. Toleration
Sometimes theinjection ofapoison intothebloodstream results intoleration ofthatpoi-
son, which ismistakenly labeled immunity.Toleration means thebody hasn’ tsufficient
vitality to resist.
Thedictionary definition oftolerance is“the power orability toendure, withstand,
orresist theeffects ofadrug orfood orother physiologic insults without showing un-
favorable effects.” Actually,thisiscontradictory.Ifthebody endures theinsult, itisbe-
cause oflack ofstrength toresist. When itresists, ithastheenergytoinstitute defensive
action: vomiting, sneezing, diarrhea, fever, or any crisis of cleansing and healing.
Dr.Shelton says thattoleration issubmission; itisbroken-down resistance. “The
warning voice ofself-protection hasgradually been puttosleep, while theorganism is
undermined andpremature death comes asasurprise toeveryone...Toleration forpoi-
soning isestablished bylossofthevitality necessary toresist it.Thebody pays forthis
toleration (miscalled immunity) bygeneral enervation andlowered resistance toevery
other influence....Itisasaddayforthebody when ittolerates poisons....Iftolerance for
tobacco were never established, there would benotobacco users. Thesame foralcohol,
opium, arsenic, andother poisons....Therepeated useofapoison gradually overcomes
or decreases vital resistance.”
66.15. Inoculation Is A Disease-Producing Process
Novaccine orother similar preparation canconfer immunity against theeffects ofwrong
living. Onthecontrary,more (not fewer) diseases aretheinevitable result inoculation
with serum andvaccines, which exhaust thevitality andresistance. Inoculation isa
disease-producing process, which results ininjury toorgans, thenervous system andthe
blood.
Serum inoculations andblood transfusions candissolve redblood cells intherecip-
ientanddamage thecentral nervous system, which helps toaccount fortheenormous
numbers ofservicemen dischar gedasinsane. (Dr.Shelton’ sHygienic Review,May 1977,
page 200).
Inanarticle published intheUnited States Naval Medical Bulletin,May 1,1943,
three naval officers (physicians reported thatinoculations against typhoid, tetanus, and
yellow fever are“epidemiological factors” ofgreatest significance inthehistory of
meningococcic meningitis. They expressed thebelief that “immunizing inoculations”
may lower body resistance. Theoccurrence ofseventy eight cases ofcerebrospinal fever
was reported among troops in a camp in Natal after the injection of typhoic vaccine.
The purpose ofsuch inoculations istoproduce specific antibodies against specific
diseases. Dr.Shelton says thatifthebody produces antibodies when vaccines andserum
areadministered, these aretheones required toprotect against theinjected substances,
andnotthespecific antibodies thatwould berequired toprotect itagainst thecontin-
gency of exposure or susceptibility to a specific disease.
Thefollowing report appeared inVol.93,No.6,page 482, oftheAmerican Journal
of Epidemiology (observations made by workers conducting a trial of “flu” vaccine):
1.“The overall respiratory illness rates were unaf fected by the vaccine.
2.Infections duetoagents other than theinfluenza virus accounted foralargerproportion
of illness in the protected (vaccinated) than in the unprotected groups.”66.16. Vaccinations And Failure Of Defensive Mechanisms
Intheir book, Vaccinations andImmune Malfunction (published October 1982), authors
Harold E.Buttram M.D. andJohn Chriss Hoffman discuss thefundamental differences
between theprocesses of“natural immunity” andso-called vaccine immunity.They sug-
gest thatthose who arehonestly trying toweigh thepros andcons ofvaccines should
become familiar with theexisting evidence thatvaccination does indeed cause lasting
damage tothedefensive systems ofchildren; andthey urgently propos animmediate
change from compulsory vaccination programs to absolute freedom of choice.
They take theposition thatthere isafundamental difference between “natural immu-
nity” (conferred bychildhood diseases) andtheattempts toconfer


ocument theeffectiveness ofthefastinre-
gard tothehealing ofulcerative colitis, read Triumph Over Disease byFasting byDr.
Jack Goldstein. Inthisbook Dr.Goldstein tells ofhisexperiences with ulcerative colitis.
Heranthegamut ofalltheorthodox treatments butheonly became worse. After reading
some books onNatural Hygiene, heundertook asix-week fastfollowed byanatural-
foods diet. Hewassomuch improved thathewassoon able toreturn towork. Several
subsequent fasts allowed hisbody tocompletely regenerate andheal soheisnow insu-
perb health. I highly recommend that you read this book.
Many people experience acute diarrhea andcolitis when onadietthatcontains dairy
products. These symptoms occur duetolactose deficiency.Lactose isthesugar inmilk
thatmost adults cannot tolerate duetolack oftheenzyme lactase thatisneeded tosplit
thelactose intothemono-saccharides glucose andgalactose. Ittherefore becomes atox-
iccomponent tothebody.Thecase inmilk isalso indigestible because welack rennin
tobreak down thisprotein. Thus, acase oftoxicosis isinitiated. This debilitates allbod-
ilysystems andinsome, results incolitis. Ifincorrect dietary habits arepersisted in,the
colitis may evolve into ulcerative colitis.
76.3.2 Ulcers on the Skin
When acondition oftoxicosis exists throughout thebody,theskin may beused asan
outlet foritstoxic overload. Through aprocess ofautolysis, abreak intheskin willbe
made. This isdone bytheautolytic enzyme called lysosome. This enzyme isliberated
from thecellandiscapable ofdigesting protein tissue. Soon, asmall pustule willappear
ontheskin. This may take theform ofapimple, boilorcyst. Thepustule willenlar gein
sizeuntil itreally liberates itstoxic contents. This isthebody’ smethod ofhousecleaning
and the procedure should not be interfered with.
Tremendous improvements have been made during afastforsuch conditions. Pus-
tules enlar geandempty their toxic contents during thefastandhealing then takes place,
thisprocess unburdens thebody,alleviates toxicosis, andsuits inagenerally-improved
state ofhealth. If,anywhere during thecourse ofthisprocess, adrug istaken tooppress
thesymptoms, thetoxic matter willberedirected back intothesystem. Now thecrisis
becomes more severe toxicosis increases. Thebody must now initiate amore desperate
attempt toeliminate itsoverload andamore stressful type of“disease” follows. Youcan
seehow much more sense itmakes tocooperate with your body atthefirstsign of“dis-
ease” (housecleaning). The body will purify itself and homeostasis will be maintained.76.3.3 Varicose Ulcers
Valved veins ofthelower limb areofthree types: deep vains, perforator veins, and
superficial veins. Venous flow most efficient during muscular activity when thecon-
tracting muscles compress thesinusoids (minute blood vessles) anddeep veins, there-
bypumping theblood toward leheart; thedirection offlow iscontrolled bythevenous
valves.
Veins function toconduct blood from theperipheral tissue totheheart. Blood pres-
sure inthese vessels isextremely lowcompared tothatinthearterial system, andblood
must exitataneven lower pressure, creating aneed oraspecial mechanism whereby
blood willbekept moving onitsreturn totheheart rather than being allowed topool and
create more resistance tocapillary flow.Toachieve this, veins possess aunique system
ofvalves.They serve todirect theflow ofblood totheheart, particularly inanupward
direction, preventing backflow when closed, movement ofblood inveins toward the
heart isbrought about largely bythemassaging action ofcontracting skeletal muscles
andbythepressure gradient created by-breathing when, during inspiration, thepressure
inthethoracic cavity decreases andthepressure intheabdominal cavity increases. In-
sufficiency ofthevalves cancause veins tobecome varicose, thatis,swollen with ac-
cumulated blood, knotted, andpainful. Theveins lose their elasticity asaresult ofthe
continuous distention. Varicosity commonly occurs inthesuperficial veins ofthelower
extremities, which aresubject, tostrain when theindividual stands forlong periods of
time. Obesity hastens their development.
Initially,superficial veins aretense andmay bepalpated butarenotvisible. Subse-
quently,they become visibly dilated orpainful. Eventually pigmentation (from redblood
cells diffusion through thecapillaries), eczema, edema, subcutaneous induration andul-
ceration occur.Theulceration isusually small, superficial, andvery painful because of
exposure ofnerve endings. These ulcerations may start following minor trauma toan
area ofpigmentation, induration, eczema, oredema, andareusually chronic bythetime
they are seen.
Treatment usually consists ofcompression “with hosiery,injection oftheveins, or
surgery.Aswith anysuch treatment, causes arenotremoved andhealth isnotrestored.
Dr.Shelton advocated thefastforallcases ofvaricose veins. Hesaid, “For more than 40
years Ihave advocated theemployment ofthefastincases, ofvaricose ulcers. Inmany
such cases thatIhave cared for,Ihave nothadonetofailofhealing.” Also inregard to
varicose ulcers andfasting, Dr.Shelton quotes Dr.Harry Clements. Hecites anarticle
thatappeared inTheLancet,June 15,1968, entitled “Fasting forObesity,”thearticle
read, “Perhaps themost unexpected effectwastherapid healing ofvaricose ulcers. Case
10hadhadulceration continuously for18years, following anoperation onhervaricose
veins, butafter sixweeks starvation theulcers hadcompletely healed whereas case 12
hadulcers which hadremained active forseven years inspite ofseven months’ treat-
ment in 1964, yet they healed in three weeks.”
Thebody willheal when provided with theproper conditions forhealing andrepair.
Aswith alltoxic conditions, restistheprimary condition, andthefastmetthatrequire-
ment.
76.3. Questions & Answers
How does stress affect the formation of peptic ulcers?
Dr.Hans Selye found thatulcers may occur ifthere isanexcess secretion ofthe
anti-inflammatory hormone produced bytheadrenal glands. This hormone isecret-
edinlargeramounts during stress. This might beanlitiating factor intheformation
ofulcers, butthey would notoccur inasimultaneous condition oftoxicosis didnot
ccur.Isittrue that taking supplements ofzinc willresult inhealing ofgastric ulcers?
Some researchers have found thatgastric ulcers heal more rapidly when zinc
wasadministered. However,thisisanillusion. Thebody willwall offanypoiso-
nous substance topreserve itsintegrity.Inorganic zinc isatoxic substance and, like
anyother drug, cannot heal orresult inhealth fortheindividual taking such supple-
ments.
Article #1: Stomach Ulcer by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Hehadastomach ulcer forover four years. During thisperiod hehadgrown “better”
and“worse” byturns. Atonetime, ahemorrhage occasioned bytheulcer hadalmost
resulted indeath. Forweeks helayinbed, weak, anemic, attenuated toaskeleton. He
gradually grew stronger and put on weight and was again able to be up and around.
Smoking, drinking andeconomic worries helped toaddtohissufferings andhisul-
cerpersisted andgrew slowly worse. Physicians andsurgeons wanted tooperate, butthis
he persisted in refusing.
This wasthewreck ofapatient that, finally,came intothehands ofaHygienist for
care. Why dopeople continue totryevery possible wrong remedy before they turn to
theright one? Why dothey tryalloftheartificial anddestructive methods before they
resort tothenatural andconstructive ones? Why is“Hygiene” thelast, rather than the
first resort?
IfNatural Hygiene canrestore good health tothescraps andderelicts, after they have
been through thehands ofallthephysicians andsurgeons thattheir money canbuy,will
they notproduce health much more rapidly,much more satisfactorily,ifthepatient em-
ploys these first? Why sufferforyears andspend asmall fortune onfutile anddestruc-
tivemethods when allthismay beavoided byadopting Hygiene attheoutset? Dowe
liketosuffer; or,doweliketospend ourmoney needlessly? IfHygiene will save us
much


 more and, perhaps most wonderful ofall,hehadsomuch
more energy than justafewweeks ago. Mike announced thathehaddecided totake
stillanother step forward. Hewould now have histwofruit meals perdayand, forhis
evening meal, asalad plus abaked potato andavocado! Mike would nolonger now
bedependent on“Meals forMillions,” certainly amost worthy andcommendable ef-
fortbutone, unfortunately,which knows nothing about Natural Hygiene. Mike said he
wasconvinced now thattheprinciples ofNatural Hygiene were correct principles whichhadalready proved their worth tohim. Weencouraged himtogoforward, thatnow his
progress would accelerate. Mike’ s eyes shone!
Just afewdays ago, Mike telephoned. Hehadmade uphismind. Onhisown, he
wasplanning tofast—this time for36hours. Hesaidhefeltwonderful andhadreduced
thepain pills down now toonly four pills aday.Mike wants itallnow.Hehasdiscard-
edtheoldideas, theoldsuperstitions. Heiswell ontheroad tobetter health. Heisstill
studying about Natural Hygiene, thestudy lessons propped upbefore him. Knowledge,
even though imparted slowly,haswrought themiracle ofchange inMike. Ithasbrought
conviction. Henow knows thatthere isonly onepossible way toimprove one’shealth
and that is by living healthfully.
89.6.2 Other Superstitions
Another superstition thatisreally hard toremove from theminds ofclients isthat
inourmeal planning, wehave toadhere tothefour basic food groups. Myhow some
clients willargueabout thistotally erroneous concept. Withsuch clients, itiswell tobe
fortified with some good solid knowledge about how thehuman digestive system works.
Wealways have ready aquart bottle, some vinegar andsome baking soda. Weputsome
water inthebottle andthen addalittle vinegar followed byateaspoonful orsoofthe
baking soda andVoila! Itfizzes! Most ofourclients have experienced thisfizzing intheir
own stomachs often enough toseetheconnection. They receive astudy lesson onthe
digestive system andthey soon become disenchanted with thefour basic groups con-
cept, convinced thattheir own digestive disaster scene hasbeen caused byincorrect food
combinations. Understanding thedigestive scene makes theidea ofsimple meals more
understandable tothem because, perhaps forthefirst time intheir lives, they compre-
hend thatthedigestive process isachemical, mechanical andelectrical, very involved,
process andthatthemore weaddtotheconfusion byeating heterogeneous masses of
foods, thelessrealnutrition willresult. Why payoutallthatmoney forfood thatnever
reaches the REAL you, the world of the cells!
Understanding how thedigestive organs work, atleast understanding thisingross
terms, disabuses most clients oftheidea thatthey caneatanything andeverything, as
andwhen they feellikeeating, andstillenjoy fullhealth. Ithelps them toappreciate the
scientifically-demonstrable factthatfruits arethefoods towhich we,byvirtue ofthe
structure andfunction ofourdigestive equipment, arebest adapted andfrom which we
humans willreceive thefinest nourishment. Making thisadjustment intheir thinking can
change sick people into sturdy, strong, miraculously well people.
Clients must also disabuse their minds ofthepopular delusion, asDr.Herbert M.
Shelton terms it,thateating great quantities offood isnecessary tohealth andstrength.
Weused tobelieve thatourselves! Weused tobelieve thatitwasnecessary toprovide
great variety inorder toenjoy ourmeals. Brandy,ourcollie, disabused usofthatidea.
Every morning, Brandy getshisdried figsandevery evening hisbaked corn meal cakes,
hispinto beans, lettuce andhisegg. Every evening, hestarts todrool atthesame time.
Hedoesn’ tneed aclock! Every evening, heeatsthatsame meal andthen licks thebowl
until itshines. Veryrarely ishismeal changed. Oh! Occasionally,wewill substitute a
piece ofavocado fortheegg, orabitofcheese, butthatisall.Yousee,Brandy doesn’ t
even want variety!
Wenotice thatourbirds eatcertain things atjustabout thesame hour every day,as
dotherabbits andthemoles andthedesert squirrels. Thebeans fallfrom themesquite
trees andsoon areallgone, hidden inburrows forsustenance during thewinter months.
Humans don’trequire somuch variety.They don’tneed somuch food. They sicken on
complex meals. Y es! Sometimes necessity forces change upon us.
Another popular idea thatisaround these days istheconcept thatourbodies arecry-
ingforprotein, forenormous amounts ofprotein. Clients find thatchange here isvital.
Again knowledge ofbody happenings istheonly way tobring about such change. Theymust learn thatsimple molecule carbohydrates areourprimary need andthatwhen these
areinshort supply,ashappens ontheusual protein-starch-fat-sugar dietoftheaverage
person in America today, ener gy levels fall, nerves become deranged and health fails.
Ourclients arevictims oftheir own transgressions, transgressions fostered bysuper-
stitions, beliefs andthemores ofthetimes inwhich allofuslive. Thelistofpossible er-
roneous ideas held byindividual clients would probably fillalibrary.Many areofmod-
ernorigin, inculcated intheminds oftheaverage person bydirect andsubliminal adver-
tising; others have their origins incultural mores which have been handed down from
onegeneration tothenext, perhaps forthousands ofyears. Many false ideas have also
been inculcated intheminds ofthevery teachers who arepresently instructing ourchil-
dren today,when they themselves sataslittle children intheclassrooms oftheir time.
The“need” tobevaccinated against thisorthatvirus orgerm isaclassic example ofthis
last superstition.
Itisthehappy task oftheinformed practitioner toimpart theknowledge which will
light thelamp ofconviction, thatwill bring about changes inthinking andchanges in
doing; the kind of changes required to make sick people well again.
Probably themost health-destroying ofallsuperstitions istheonethat hasbeen
around thelongest: theidea thatdrugs canbeinstrumental in“curing” thisorthatail-
ment. Hygienists marvel thathumans canbesostupid astobelieve thattaking more poi-
sons intoanalready poisoned body willrestore health toasickperson when strong men,
intheprime oflife,canbefelled bythevery same poison assurely asifpenetrated ina
vital or gan by a well-aimed bullet!
But, thatseems tobetheperverseness ofmankind. Itisoneofthegreat mysteries
oftheages. Otherwise highly-intelligent men andwomen, allover theworld, dutifully
swallow their pills—Paul Erlich’ s“magic bullets!” And allbecause their “doctor” tells
them to!
Ourclients donotpossess ourknowledge. Natural Hygiene isatotally strange con-
cept tothem, oneabout which they have grave doubts. They must bemotivated byusto
learn thathealth must bebuilt; thatitfollows change; thatwecannot poison ourselves
into health, only into the grave!
Toaccomplish whatever changes aredesirable inaclient’ sthinking andespecially
about theeffectiveness ofdrugs inrestoring health, wepractitioners have toproduce re-
sults! Ourclients have tobeshown bywhatever means atourcommand thatpoisons kill,
they donotandcannot become theinstrument ofhealth. Wemust show ourclients that,
when they continue toindulge thecauses ofdisease, disease willhappen; butwhen they
choose toseek after health-promoting ways, then they willbeenabled tostand aside in
awe andwatch their troubling disease replaced byhealth. This kind ofchange canonly
bebrought about byeducation and, asHygienists, wewell know thatitmust come or
health will remain an elusive impossibility.
89.6.3 The Case of Rev. Kim
TheRev.Kim case illustrates how changing one’sconfidence inmagic bullets into
anunderstanding oftheimportance ofliving healthfully,ofobtaining every dayafull
quota ofallthebiodynamic requisites oflife, canalso change sickness intohealth and
even bind married couples together into an even closer relationship.
TheRev.hadsome kind ofobscure disease thathadbeen variously diagnosed. No-
body knew forsure what ailed himbut,nevertheless, hehadbeen prescribed numerous
drugs, including atranquilizing mood-altering drug. Hiscondition hadforced him to
give uphispastoral duties andtogoonadisability allowance. Hiswife hadtowork to
support thetwoofthem. There were several married children who lived outofstate, so
they were more or less on their own.The


ed itbecame ahabit totake sever-
albags ofgroceries tohereach Saturday afternoon. Rebekah thought ofitas
thebestpartofourweek. Another woman, Julia, alsoinher80s, lived nearby.
Once shehadtried togotoalocal supermarket, buttripped andfellinthegut-
ter,andlaythere until alittle boystopped andhelped her.Thenext time she
tried, someone grabbed the bag of groceries on her way home and ran of f.”
Isaw aTVdocumentary onenight ontheelderly inChicago—some ofthem
were being shuttled toandfrom thestore inabusbecause they were such easy tar-
getsformuggers. These people helped tobuild ourcountry,andthisistheir “retire-
ment dream”—these aretheir “golden years”—having togotothestore inagroup
because it is dangerous to attempt it alone.
Ayoung boy interviewed onTVdiscussed hisway ofhelping others—one
night hesaw adocumentary on“street people” ofhiscity,andasked hisparents
totake him toseethem. They were abithesitant, butdidso.Now hechecks on
thestreet people daily,bringing food, clothes, andsoon.(Infact, other people be-
ganleaving boxes ofthings athishouse, too,fordistribution.) This boysees these
people aspeople,not“street people,” andhisfather said that, while anadult keeps
adistance, hissonwould touch these people orhugthem—he now knows allthe
“regulars” there byname. Aman onthestreet wrote aletter thatwasread onthe
show, and he sums it all up better than I ever could:
“One dayIwassotired ofliving thatIdecided toenditall.Then some-
thing happened—that dayIlooked upinto theeyes ofayoung boy,who
smiled atmeandhanded meablanket. That day,notonly didIfallinlove
with thischild, butIfellinlove with lifeagain, because myfaith inhumanity
was restored.”
Unless we’ve known truehunger andneed, it’sdifficult tounderstand what it’s
really liketo“live ontheedge,” butwecanbesure ofonething: every morsel of
food wegive toanyone, innourishing afellow being, adds tolife,andwhat canwe
doonthisearth thatisofgreater purpose andjoy,than toaddtolife? Let’srecall, in
ourhumility,thateach morsel offood given tousbylifeandthepowers thatbeisa
miracle—we areallreceivers aswell asgivers—we should never take thismiracle
for granted.Article #1: How Vitamin and Mineral Content in Food Decreases Step-
by-Step
Inthislesson wehave seen thatthere ismore than oneway inwhich food loses vitamins
andminerals, butthatmost ofourfood issubjected notonly toonebuttoacombination
of assaults on its nutritional value, as indicated below:
•Food is grown on minerally-depleted soils in the first place.
•Plant breeding ofhybrid seeds, andcrop management, result inanother measurable de-
cline in protein and vitamin/mineral content.
•Pesticide spraying leaves poison residues in our food.
•Food processed byanyofthetechniques mentioned inthelesson (irradiation included)
further decreases itsvalue. (Note: Itwasn’ tspecified whether fresh food could also be
irradiated befor ebeing shipped tofood processors; only irradiation offood destined for
theproduce stand inourstores wasdiscussed. However,itisconceivable thatsome food
could beirradiated tokeep it“fresh” longer forthefood processors aswell, inwhich
case it would under go two assaults in this step alone.)
•Asifalltheabove steps donotreduce thelifeinourfoods enough, much ofourfood is
then cooked, spiced with condiments, salt, etc., smothered insauces, and, totopitoff,
eaten inexcess and/orinimproper combinations, washed down with beverages thatdi-
luteourstomach’ sdigestive enzymes, andoften eaten inahurry,and/oraccording to
“the time oftheday” instead oftruehunger,andsometimes inastate ofmind thatisnot
conducive to good digestion.
Wearepaying dearly forourignorance, indifference andlack ofgood conscience,
because wearedestroying more andmore ofthelifefactor within ourfoods each time
we alter them further from their natural, fresh state.
How canweexpect food thatisvirtually dead tosustain life? Ithasbeen said, with
reference tovegetarianism vs.meat eating, butthisalso applies inthecase oflifeless,
foodless foods, that: “from life comes life, and from death comes death.”
The choice is ours.
Article #2: Saving Open-Pollinated Seeds by Margaret Flynn
Drying Seeds
Beans
Broccoli
Chinese Cabbage
Corn
Cucumbers And Cantaloupes (Muskmelons) And W atermelons
Eggplant
Gourds
Lettuce
Okra
Peas
Peppers
Potato
Pumpkins And Squash
Radishes
Spinach
Sunflowers
Tomatoes
Hot W ater T reatment of Seeds
Germination T estingCleaning Seed
Isolation and Purity
One ofthefirst things toremember when saving seeds isnever plant allyour seed
from one stock. Always save some in case anything should happen to your crop.
Youneed tobeaware thatcross-pollination ofseeds canoccur from other vegetables
in the same family, or from other gardens within about 1/4 mile.
It’sbest nottosave seed from justourlargest tomato, forexample, buttosave seed
from thesmallest, largest, earliest andlatest fruits. Equal amounts ofthese four types of
seeds should bemixed. Inthisway wewillhave amuch greater genetic diversity inour
seed samples. Weshould look atthewhole plant too,notjustthefruit. Select several
plants tosave seed from, those with characteristics youwant foryour next year’splants:
size, flavor,earliness, ability tosurvive ashort season (where applicable), disease-re-
sistance, drought-resistance, insect-resistance, lateness tobolt, trueness totype, color,
shape, thickness offlesh, hardiness andstorability.Allthese factors canandshould be
selected for.
Temperature andmoisture extremes, especially incombination, cancause damage to
seeds before harvest. Forexample: anearly sustained freeze while theseeds stillhave a
high moisture content. Itisbest tohave dryweather before andduring harvest, sothat
the seeds can dry on the plant and remain dry.
Drying Seeds
When drying andstoring your seed, youwant itsvigor tostay ashigh aspossible
sothatseeds willgerminate rapidly with good disease-resistance. Vigor isdestroyed by
high temperature andhigh moisture during storage. Seeds canbedried onascreen oron
wax paper inthesun, bysealing them inanairtight container with silica gel(until they
reach theproper moisture levels forentry intostorage), orbyputting them inyour oven
with the pilot light on and the door cracked.
(WARNING: Damage toseeds willbegin attemperatures of96°Formore. Even at
the very lowest setting, an oven temperature can vary enough to damage your seeds.)
Seeds must becompletely drybefore youstore them andthey should break instead
ofbending (less than 8%moisture). Store seeds inacompletely airtight container atas
lowandconstant atemperature aspossible. Puteach variety ofseed inanenvelope and
write thename andyear oneach one. Putthese envelopes intoanyglass jarthathasa
rubber gasket lidthatcanbescrewed down tight enough tomake thecontainer airtight
and moisture-proof. Homemade gaskets can be cut from old inner tubes.
Adjustable channel-lock pliers canbeused toscrew thelidsonastight aspossible.
Black electrical tape can be used to seal questionable lids.
Another possible container isaflatbagthathaslaminated walls ofpaper/ foil/plastic.
Itcanbesealed with aSeal-A-Meal, orsealed with anironseton“wool” applied tothe
open endofthebagforthree seconds. (The sealed edge canlater becutoffandthebags
reused.) They canbeputdirectly intothefreezer andtake uplessspace than jars; they
are also inexpensive.
Yourcontainers canbekept inafreezer with nodamage tothedryseeds. Thenext
best place isarefrigerator,andthenext isanycool area where thetemperature willre-
main asconstant aspossible. When youtake thecontainer outofthefreezer,youmust
letitsitoutovernight tocome toroom temperature befor eyouopen it.Ifyoudon’t,
moisture will condense onthecold seeds andyour efforttodrythem will have been
wasted. Donotleave thecontainer open foranylength oftime, anddon’tgointoittoo
often because temperature fluctuation isnotgood fortheseeds. Ifyou


 our nature, and when we have gotten rid of that smallness we
will have gotten rid of the obstacle too. All obstacles are in actual truth
illusions, and the extent to which we are deluded by them indicates a side of
our nature that needs more maturity and understanding. Generally we only
recognize opposition when we fail to pass beyond a certain point with our
methods of action. If a bridge lies before us and we seek to cross it, we
recognize opposition when a barrier is put in our path and a person asks us
for a toll. Then we see very clearly that we must pay a price for our desire.
Each of us, as we move along without opposition, consider that we have
evolved a formula that will make our path serene. There is no such formula,
and no path will be serene for long. W e are all sailors on a stormy sea that
appears to be uncharted, but to some higher knowing mind the depths and
the deeps are specifically known. Each of us sails this gigantic ocean
according to our understanding.
All people are created equal in potential, but at any particular stage of their
development the primary thing observable about them is their absolute
inequality. Each is shorter or taller or fatter or leaner or smarter or bolder or
more vigorous and seems to have no counterpart. Though we all set forth on
life’s journey with the same potential, present development of that potential
is an individual matter; and the opposition that confronts us as we move
from hour to hour of our temporal span is directly indicative of ourunderstanding. It is what we cannot do or be or see that comes into our life
as a problem. If our problems revolve around love, it is because we cannot
love. If our problems revolve around success, it is because we are insecure.
If our problems revolve around health, it is because we are spiritually and
emotionally repressed. Always we seek to surmount the problems in our
subconscious, and we generally do this by any means possible, sometimes
creating the most fantastic illusions in order to substantiate our position. If
we are unsuccessful, for example, we create a world of mean and capricious
people whose sole purpose is to defeat our particular aims. If we are
unloved, we relate by the hour the number of times we have done things for
people and they have repaid us by ignoring us. If we are unhealthy, we
recount at great length the tremendous drama of our struggle against the
countless bugs that attack our weak and inef fectual or gans. If we are
overweight, we think everybody else eats more and stays thin. If we are
poor, we think everybody else works less and makes more money. If we are
weak, we envy the strong, but seldom have the courage to strengthen our
minds and our bodies by exposing them to tension and pain.

Decision Determines Gr owth

In every obstacle lies the key to another level of awareness. Until we find
the key, we cannot grow and our perception is ringed around with barriers.
We look at a hurdle and decide whether or not we can leap over it. In that
decision we determine our fate. W e may look at the hurdle and decide that
we cannot leap over it no matter how high it is. W e may look at the hurdle
and decide that we cannot leap over it at that particular height but could if it
were lower. We may look at the hurdle and think that we could leap over it
if it were twice as high. And our trial will be according to our mental
conception. W e are all on trial in life. Problems are posed to each of us, and
we either face them or we don’ t, but if we face them our growth is assured.
Some people appear to conquer their problems easier than others, but this
appearance sometimes is misleading. Enlightened people do not spread
their troubles about. They keep them to themselves, preferring to createimpressions of control and serenity. They have the inward realization that
all people are equally troubled, that each has the same number of problems,
perhaps on dif ferent levels, but equally important, nonetheless.
The most psychologically sound philosophy is a religious philosophy
because it recognizes that life is aspiration, seeking to grow beyond its
present understanding toward a goal that is as limitless as space. No one
stands alone on the top of their mountain, no matter how small that
mountain be. W e are sustained and ener gized by a power beyond us, which
in the end we must surrender to, which we must seek to express and
effectuate upon the earth. What is going on in the universe stretches far
beyond the imagination of the individual. W e are in the grip of a power that
knows exactly where it is going, that uses us as instruments to execute its
will in the world. But the ennobling and heartening fact is this, that each
individual may become anything they desire, may fit into any conception
they are capable of conceiving, for no one is limited to what they appear to
be but they have innate within them a quality that enables them to become
anything they are capable of envisaging. They may reach out and touch the
stars, for their creator can, and they are their own creator, part and parcel,
lacking only in understanding.

Destiny and Understanding

If we oppose our will to events, we are opposing only our mental blocks.
That which seems to be opposition, when truly perceived, is not opposition
after all. Life is proceeding toward some great end. Nothing is small or
unimportant in the achievement of that end. The pinpoint of a diamond may
support a thousand revolving tons, and the individual is just such a support
for their creator. The will of the Supreme prevails, and we serve it, but we
are manifestations of the Supreme, and therefore can it alter our destiny. We
can change what we are by taking thought. W e can change what we will be
by determining the direction of our growth. The will of universal mind is a
will toward enlightenment. The Secret Self has incarnated in each being andseeks through that particular manifestation to add to its self-knowledge.
Each of us does not exist to satisfy our senses or our ego but has been
created and put upon the earth to find ourselves, to grow into awareness and
self-knowledge. All the obstacles and events of life are for this purpose
alone. It is not money we serve or pleasure or vanity but an ur ge within us
to grow, to become more than we are, to find our true selves and to achieve
dominion over the circumstances around us.
Fate assigns to each person a personal destiny based upon their
understanding. They may alter that destiny by altering their understanding,
but they cannot change it by fighting it with the vain weapons of ego-will.
Oedipus, in Sophocles’ s tragedy, strives with all the ef fort of his ego-will to
escape his doom, and in so doing takes the very steps that eventually bring
it about. W e serve false gods when we serve the senses and ego-desires.
Following these false masters eventually leads us into a blind alley, where
we either destroy ourselves or in some other manner court tragedy. The
Secret Self has placed the delusion of individual ego in us, but not so we
will tilt at windmills, like Don Quixote.
The delusion of ego-self has been given us in order that we might grow
from the knowledge of a part to the knowledge of the whole and in so doing
aid the Secret Self in its ultimate ascension out of matter. Providence
combines predestination and human freedom for the reason that all things
are the Divine and the will of the Divine is free. Lost in ego-sense, however,
we are bound by the terms of a personal destiny based on sensual reaction.
We can alter our lives only by altering ourselves, and as long as we cling to
the ego as knowledge of self, we serve the will of the Supreme as we serve
a master. We do not know this, of course. W e fight and rail against the
blows of fate. W e peer out from under suspicious brows at a world that
seems to be our enemy. We seek to conquer, to control, and failing to do so
are convinced that a conspiracy is afoot to thwart our desires.

The T empering Pr ocess
 Even as Oedipus brings about his doom by struggling against it with his
ego-will, so Aeneas in V irgil’s Aeneid fulfills his destiny with honor and
rewar d by submitting to the will of God. Aeneas was divinely appointed to
bring the T rojan race to Italy and found the Roman Empir e, and in this
appointment was to be an instrument of the gods. He was tempted to evade
his mission, but finally accepted it, and with divine will as his guide br ought
a golden age of Roman law and peace to the world. These two classical
characters, Oedipus and Aeneas, illustrate the age-old dilemma of
humanity: whether to serve oneself and one’ s sensual natur e in the world or
to seek beyond oneself for a guiding principle that is infinite and eternal.
The path of Oedipus is the path of pain and frustration. The path of Aeneas
is the path of enlightenment and ser enity. Yet the ego is so str ong in us that
nearly everyone chooses the path of pain and frustration. W e identify
ourselves falsely with a vanity that demands r ecognition. W e want applause,
fame,


 east who were headwaiters in some of the country’ s most famous
clubs. I rememb er standing outside talking to one of them one night at two
in the morning when a big stretch limo pulled up to the curb. I thought it
must be the owner’s. Much to my surprise, the headwaiter got in and rode
off in it. It was his limo! The owner had gone home hours earlier.
That headwaiter made $100,000 a year. So, if you’re going to be a waiter,
then be the best waiter the world has ever seen. Treat all of the customers as
though they are royalty, and your success is guaranteed. We can see the
headwaiter ’s success is coming out of “the way he is with peopl e.” Sure, he
has to know the mechanics of his job; that’s a given. The difference here is
totally one of attitude. It’s one of energy, of motive; it’s one of coming from
power.
The poor waiter comes from greed—he’ s always stretching for the
bananas. A real headwaiter doesn’t have to worry about money  at all, does
he? He gives. He manifests excellence. If we manifest excellence in the
world, we don’t have to worry about money at all. The world will seek us
out. We won’ t have to look for jobs. Other companies will constantly be
calling us and pestering us because we’ve got what they want; we’ve got
know-how. Once we know how to be truly successful in any single area of
life, we can become as successf ul in any other area of life if we so choose
and if it so pleases us. The technique is exactly the same.
Edith Piaf was one of the great est entertainers the world has ever seen.
She was the only performer I ever saw who brought a tough  New York
nightclub audience to its knees. When she sang, there wasn’ t a dry eye in
the room. She had the whole audience in the palm of her hand. She had the
power—the power to turn us on, thrill us, captivate us, and reawaken ourinner emotional experiences long forgotten. Nobody even understood her
words; she sang in French.
The secret of all successful people is that they have “it.” The purpose of
this book is to discover what that “it” is. Some people have “it,” but they
don’t know they have “it.” They ’re unconscious and unaware. We all know
people who have great gifts in some area. If we ask them how they do it,
they’ll tell us they don’t know how they do it; they just do it. As far as
they’re concerned, there isn’t any other way to be. It’s simply the way they
are.
The reason the how-to books fail to achieve their goals is becau se they’re
trying to describe left-brain style. They include the mechanics of moving
from cause and ef fect, but they still haven’ t put their finger on cause.
I once did a booking for an organization, and their represent ative was
worried that we weren’ t going to sell all the seats in the theater. If it wasn’ t
going to be 100 percent succe ssful, I wouldn’ t have done it in the first
place. I told the person to relax, although I knew that he couldn’ t. Sure
enough, the theater was standin g room only and a smashing success. Why
not?
Whatever we do from the space of inner knowing is certain before it even
happens. When  we’re on the right track, we have that absolute inner
certainty of knowing, and the outcome is already obvious to us. The Empire
State Building already existed from the moment there was agreement about
uniting behind the concept of erecting the tallest building in the world (at
that time). That concept, that agreement, that idea, that visio n, and that
excitement had within it the power to mobilize thousands of workers and
millions of dollars, and to becom e world famous and one of New York’s top
attractions. The assembling of all the monies from the bank, the workers,
the engineers, the architects, and the building materials was only the effect
within the world, which was mobilized, organized, and concretized by the
power behind it.
One thing we notice about the laws of physics and the laws of the
universe is that force always creates counterforce. Right there  we’ve got
why we get exhausted. If we look at it, we can see that no force is possiblewithout a counterfor ce. Nothing can press against something unless there is
something to resist it. If there is no resistance, there is no pressure.
Movement results in the delicate balance between these two forces. The
propulsion power of the jet engine comes from the lifting power of the
vacuum created by the airspeed at the top of the surface of the wings of the
airplane against  the resistance of the air in the atmosphere. Speed is the
difference between these two forces; therefore, force results in counterforce.
The secret of power is that there is no resistance to power!  There is the
Greek legend of Sisyphus trying to roll the rock up the side of the hill
against the force of gravity. The movement of the rock is the
mathematically calculable difference between the upward force of muscle
strength and the downward force of gravity. If the first exceeds the second,
the rock moves up the hill. If the balance is reversed, the rock moves
downhill. Trying  to climb the ladder of success and get to the pinnacle by
force is playing the Sisyphus game. All he ever got out of it was a bad case
of hemo rrhoids. Of course we all know the real end of Sisyphus’ s story. He
started drinking heavily and using a lot of drugs, and died of an overdose.
A lot of the world goes that way, doesn’ t it? They had that flash of
apparent succes s and then missed the boat. They seemed to have it but
really didn’t. Why imitate them? We’re not interested in looking  at things in
cross sections only, but rather in longitudinal sections. Proof of success is
how it comes out in the end. To fly through the air and then go down the
tubes is not the way we want to go. Yet most do that in the world, don’t
they? They can’t wait to read all the silly tabloids so that they can buy the
same dress or pants, the same kind of car, go to the same restaurants, drop
the same names, and try to get in the same paper as those they read about.
Futile, isn’ t it?
Power doesn’ t come from facts, positions, or having anything “out
there.” Power comes from an inner position relative to those things. If we
look at it, we’ll see that there’ s no power in any of the facts of the world. It
was only how we reacted to those facts, how we felt about them, and how
they affected us that gave them power. It was our whole attitu de about it
that determined the experience. Loud music is annoying to some people and
exhilarating to others. Quality is not “out there,” but within ourselves;
therefore, success is a way of being with things. It’s a set of attitudes. It’s a
style. It’s an intention to be correctly motivated and to hold the appropriatevision. These factors will automatically guarantee success. We don’t have to
do anything about it.
If we have the right attitude, everyone is going to seek us out. Everyone
will want to be with us. Everyone will clamor to come to our parties. We’ll
stop worrying whether people are going to come to the party, as most hosts
and hostesses do. We’ll know that the opposite is true: unless we keep them
out, the place is going to be mobbed.
I’ll grant that we’ve obtained some bananas already. What I’m concerned
about is that we don’t have bunches of them. If we live on a tropical island
of endless banana trees, there’ s really no point in storing them. If we
collected banana s or secretly hid them someplace, the whole village would
think we were crazy. Once we get what this book is about and look around,
we’ll be highly amused. All these people are hoarding their bananas while
we meander through the banana  trees. We’ll also see how sad it is. All the
thirsty people sitting in a pool of water, all the loveless people surrounded
by love, all the poor people surrounded by money, all the failures
surrounded by success, all those  who are at the end of their rope surrounded
by opportunity... the only thing is that they just can’ t see it.
It is set in legend that the Buddha passed on enlightenmen t without
saying a word to his follower  Mahakasyapa. At that great moment in
history, Buddha silently hand ed him a flower, and in that moment,
Mahakasyapa became enlightened. There was no striving, trying, practicing,
or straining for enlightenment. There was none of that left-br ain stuff. It
was a sudden “aha,” completely and totally an “experience.”
The Buddha came from the knowing certainty that Mahakasyapa was
already enlightened but didn’ t realize it. Now, we don’t


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CANCER	CURABLE?	published	by	Health	Research.
	CHAPTER	6
SYPHILIS	AND	VACCINATION
“If	syphilis	were	as	infectious	as	most	medical	men	believe	it	to	be,	there

would	not	be	an	uninfected	person	in	the	world.”
—Dr.	John	Tilden,	M.D.

Dr.	M.	Ricord,	one	of	the	most	noted	authorities	on	syphilitic	affections,	in	a

lecture	to	medical	men	in	Paris,	said:

"At	first	I	repelled	the	idea	that	syphilis	could	be	transmitted	by	vaccination.	The

recurrence	of	facts	appearing	more	and	more	confirmatory,	I	accepted	the

possibility	of	this	mode	of	transmission.	I	should	say,	with	reserve,	and	even

with	repugnance;	but	today,	in	the	face	of	all	these	facts	I	hesitate	no	more	to

proclaim	their	reality.	Who,	pray,	will	run	such	a	risk	to	escape	smallpox?"

Dr	Brundenell	Carter,	surgeon	to	St	George	s	Hospital,	London,	observed:

"I	think	that	a	large	proportion	of	the	cases	of	apparently	inherited	syphilis	are	in

reality	vaccinal;	and	that	the	syphilis	in	these	cases	does	not	show	itself	until	the

age	of	from	eight	to	ten	years,	by	which	time	the	relation	between	cause

(vaccination)	and	effect	(syphilis)	are	lost	sight	of."

Dr.	Ballard,	one	of	the	vaccine	inspectors	for	the	English	government	stated:

“There	can	be	no	doubt	that	the	vaccine	virus	and	the	syphilitic	virus	may	both

be	drawn	at	the	same	time,	upon	the	same	instrument,	from	one	and	the	same

vesicle.	The	vesicle	which	is	thus	capable	of	furnishing	both	vaccine	and

syphilitic	virus	may	present,	prior	to	being	opened,	all	the	normal	and	fully

developed	characters	of	the	true	Jennerian	vesicle	as	ordinarily	met	with.”

In	his	book	entitled	COMPULSORY	VACCINATION,	from	his	years’	world

wide	research,	Dr.	J.	M.	Peebles	(M.D.,	Ph.D.)	gave	an	account	of	seventeen

school	girls	who	developed	syphilis	as	a	result	of	vaccination	at	Lebus,	near

Frankfort	Yet	the	vaccinator’s	report	stated	that	the	vaccinations	were	from	the

regular,	official	calf-lymph	"absolutely	pure,	glycerinated,	sterilized,	all	germs

but	the	‘vaccine	sporule’,	destroyed,	hermetically	sealed	until	used."
Protesting	the	vaccination	laws	in	various	cities	he	says:

"Think	of	it,	fathers	and	mothers,	who	would	bring	your	daughters	up	to	be

comely,	chaste	and	pure,	that	your	state	and	municipality	should	place	you	under

absolute	compulsion	to	observe	a	rite	to	taint	these	maidens	with	the	disease

against	which	civilization	revolts."

Nichols	adds,	"At	the	present	time	little	children	are	subject	to	the	assault	(with	a

deadly	weapon—the	poisoned	needle),	and	a	healthy,	unvaccinated	child,	in	the

eye	of	the	law,	is	considered	a	nuisance	and	as	dangerous	at	time	of	an	epidemic

as	a	mad	dog."

"Viewed	in	this	light,"	Nichols	continues,	(in	his	BLUNDER	IN	POISONS	p.41)

the	blunder,	perhaps	of	greater	gravity	than	that	of	transmission	of	tuberculosis

by	vaccination,	again	becomes	the	crime;	vaccination	for	mere	business	interest

would	be	(and	is)	a	deliberate	assault	on	the	health	of	a	community,	and	the

medical	man	committing	the	assault	might	well	be	termed	‘a	perverter	of

common	sense	and	an	enemy	of	the	human	race’	".

In	THE	VACCINATION	SUPERSTITION	(35)	Dr.	J.	W.	Hodge	writes:

"Think	of	the	unparalleled	absurdity	of	deliberately	infecting	the	organism	of	a

healthy	child	with	the	poisonous	matter	obtained	from	the	sores	of	a	sick	animal,

under	the	pretense	of	protecting	the	victim	of	the	ingrafted	disease,	against	the

contagion	of	another	disease.

"So-called	successful	vaccination	is	nothing	less	than	the	implanting	into	the

body,	the	virulent	products	of	diseased	animal	tissue,	with	the	effect	of	inducing

actual	disease.	The	performance	of	such	an	operation,	in	the	very	nature	of	the

case,	violates	every	principle	of	modern	aseptic	surgery,	the	legitimate	aim	of

which	is	to	remove	from	the	organism	the	products	of	disease	and	never	to

introduce	them."

Professor	Scott	Tebb,	in	a	treatise	against	compulsory	vaccination	stated:

"Once	admitted	that	the	risk	of	contracting	venereal	disease	is	real,	and	one

which	no	amount	of	care	can	guard	against	even	if	vaccination	were	a	preventive

of	smallpox,	all	ground	for	compulsion	vanishes,	for	it	then	becomes	a	ground
	for	personal	responsibility,	as	in	any	other	operation	or	treatment	involving	risk

of	life	and	health.	No	surgeon	would	dream	of	administering	chloroform	or

performing	the	most	trivial	operation	without	first	gaining	the	patient’s	consent,

and	therefore,	no	authority,	whether	medical	or	state,	has	the	right	to	override	the

patients	scruples.	Compulsory	vaccination	is	now	beginning	to	be	recognized,

even	by	medical	men,	as	a	grievous	and	mischievous	mistake,	and	I	have	not	the

slightest	doubt	that	the	profession	would	gladly	relinquish	it	tomorrow,	if	their

credit	and	prestige	were	not	so	deeply	involved."

So	enormous	are	the	profits	from	vaccination	that	many	efforts	are	made	by

members	of	the	medical	profession	to	minimize	the	dangers	of	syphilis	caused

by	vaccination.

One	of	these,	Dr.	Henry	A.	Martain,	of	Boston	wrote	a	paper	denying	the

possibility	of	syphilitic	infection	from	this	cause.	The	London	Lancet	(Medical

Journal)	in	criticizing	this	paper	said:

"The	notion	that	animal	lymph	would	be	free	from	chances	of	syphlitic

contamination	is	so	fallacious	that	we	are	surprised	to	see	Dr.	Martain	reproduce

it."

Professor	Fournier	said:

"A	real	and	serious	danger	incurred	in	vaccination	is	that	every	(vaccinated)

individual	is	destined	to	undergo,	one	or	several	times	in	his	life	the	danger	of

vaccinal	syphilis.	For	myself	alone,	I	have	knowledge	of	two	actual	epidemics	of

this	disease	(vaccinal	syphilis)".

ENCYCLOPEDIA	ON	VACCINAL	SYPHILIS

In	the	Encyclopedia	Britannica	(9th	edition)	under	the	heading	"Smallpox—
Cowpox,"	Dr.	Charles	Creighton	says:

"The	real	affinity	of	cowpox	is	not	to	smallpox,	but	to	the	great	pox	(syphilis).

The	vaccinal	roseola	is	not	only	very	like	the	syphilitic	roseola,	but	it	means	the

same	sort	of	thing.	The	vaccinal	ulcer	of	everyday	practice	is,	to	all	intents	and

purposes,	a	chancre	(syphilitic	ulcer)."

"The	photographs,	Fig.	1	and	2	show	the	marked	similarity	between	the
	smallp


000 regulatory genes,
which orchestrate the activity of the protein-encoding genes. Scientists
concluded that the human genome would contain a minimum of 120,000
genes located within the twenty-three pairs of human chromosomes.
But that wasn’ t the whole story. A cosmic joke was unfolding, one of
those jokes that periodically unsettle scientists convinced they have
discovered the secrets of the universe. Consider the impact of Nicolaus
Copernicus’ discovery published in 1543 that the Earth was not the
center of the universe, as was thought by the scientist-theologians of the
day. The fact that the Earth actually revolved around the sun and that the
sun itself was not the center of the universe undermined the teachings of
the Church. Copernicus’ paradigm-busting discoveries launched the
modern, scientific revolution by challenging the presumed “infallibility”
of the Church. Science eventually displaced the Church as W estern
civilization’ s source of wisdom for understanding the mysteries of the
universe.
Geneticists experienced a comparable shock when, contrary to their
expectations of over 120,000 genes, they found that the entire humangenome consists of approximately 25,000 genes. (Pennisi 2003a and
2003b; Pearson 2003; Goodman 2003) More than eighty percent of the
presumed and r equir ed  DNA does not exist! The missing genes are
proving to be more troublesome than the missing eighteen minutes of the
Nixon tapes. The one-gene, one-protein concept was a fundamental tenet
of genetic determinism. Now that the Human Genome Project has
toppled the one-gene for one-protein concept, our current theories of
how life works have to be scrapped. No longer is it possible to believe
that genetic engineers can, with relative ease, fix all our biological
dilemmas. There are simply not enough genes to account for the
complexity of human life or of human disease.
The Central Dogma. The dogma, also r eferr ed to as the Primacy of
DNA, defines the flow of information in biological or ganisms. As
indicated by the arr ows, the flow is only in one dir ection, fr om DNA to
RNA and then to pr otein. The DNA r epr esents the cell’ s long-term
memory, passed fr om generation to generation. RNA, an unstable copy of
the DNA molecule, is the active memory that is used by the cell as a
physical template in synthesizing pr oteins. Pr oteins ar e the molecular
building blocks that pr ovide for the cell’ s structur e and behavior. DNA is
implicated as the “sour ce” that contr ols the character of the cell’ s
pr oteins, hence the concept of DNA ’ s primacy that literally means “first
cause.”
I may sound like Chicken Little shouting that the genetics sky is
falling. However, you don’ t have to take my word for it. Chicken Big is
saying the same thing. In a commentary on the surprising results of the
Human Genome Project, David Baltimore, one of the world’ s preeminent
geneticists and a Nobel Prize winner, addressed the issue of human
complexity (Baltimore 2001):“But unless the human genome contains a lot of genes that are opaque
to our computers, it is clear that we do not gain our undoubted
complexity over worms and plants by using more genes.
“Understanding what does give us our complexity—our enormous
behavioral repertoire, ability to produce conscious action, remarkable
physical coordination, precisely tuned alterations in response to external
variations of the environments, learning, memory, need I go on?—
remains a challenge for the future.”
As Baltimore states, the results of the Human Genome Project force us
to consider other ideas about how life is controlled. “Understanding what
does give us our complexity … remains a challenge for the future.” The
sky is  falling.
In addition, the results of the Human Genome Project are forcing us to
reconsider our genetic relationship with other or ganisms in the
biosphere. W e can no longer use genes to explain why humans are at the
top of the evolutionary ladder. It turns out there is not much dif ference in
the total number of genes found in humans and those found in primitive
or ganisms. Let’ s take a look at three of the most studied animal models
in genetic research, a microscopic nematode roundworm known as
Caenor habditis elegans,  the fruit fly, and the laboratory mouse.
The primitive Caenor habditis  worm serves as a perfect model for
studying the role of genes in development and behavior. This rapidly
growing and reproducing or ganism has a precisely patterned body
comprised of exactly 969 cells and a simple brain of about 302 cells.
Nonetheless it has a unique repertoire of behaviors and most importantly,
it is amenable to genetic experimentation. The aenor habditis  genome
consists of approximately 24,000 genes. (Blaxter 2003) The human body,
comprised of over fifty trillion cells, contains only 1,500 more genes
than the lowly, spineless, thousand-celled microscopic worm.
The fruit fly, another favored research subject, has 15,000 genes.
(Blaxter 2003; Celniker, et al, 2002) So the profoundly more
complicated fruit fly has 9,000 fewer genes than the more primitive
Caenor habditis  worm. And when it comes to the question of mice and
men, we might have to think more highly of them or less of ourselves;
the results of parallel genome projects reveal that humans and rodents
have roughly the same number of genes!C e l l  B i o l o g y  1 0 1
In retrospect, scientists should have known that genes couldn’ t provide
the contr ol  of our lives. By definition, the brain is the or gan responsible
for controlling and coordinating the physiology and behavior of an
or ganism. But is the nucleus truly the cell’ s brain? If our assumption that
the nucleus and its DNA-containing material is the “brain” of the cell,
then removing the cell’ s nucleus, a procedure called enucleation, should
result in the immediate death of the cell.
And now, for the big experiment … (Maestro, a drumroll if you
please).
The scientist drags our unwilling cell into the microscopic operating
arena and straps it down. Using a micromanipulator, the scientist guides
a needle-like micropipette into position above the cell. W ith a deft thrust
of the manipulator, our investigator plunges the pipette deep into the
cell’ s cytoplasmic interior. By applying a little suction, the nucleus is
drawn up into the pipette, and the pipette is withdrawn from the cell.
Below the nucleus-engor ged pipette lies our sacrificial cell—its “brain”
torn out.
But wait!  It’ s still moving! My God … the cell is still alive!
The wound has closed and like a recovering sur gical patient, the cell
begins to slowly stagger about. Soon the cell is back on its feet (okay, its
pseudopods), fleeing the microscope’ s field with the hope that it will
never see a doctor again.
Following enucleation, many cells can survive for up to two or more
months without genes. V iable enucleated cells do not lie about like brain-
dead lumps of cytoplasm on life-support systems. These cells actively
ingest and metabolize food, maintain coordinated operation of their
physiologic systems (respiration, digestion, excretion, motility, etc.),
retain an ability to communicate with other cells, and are able to engage
in appropriate responses to growth and protection requiring
environmental stimuli.
Unsurprisingly, enucleation is not without side ef fects. W ithout their
genes, cells are not able to divide, nor are they able to reproduce any
protein parts they lose through the normal wear and tear of the
cytoplasm. The inability to replace defective cytoplasmic proteinscontributes to mechanical dysfunctions that ultimately result in the death
of the cell.
Our experiment was designed to test the idea that the nucleus is the
“brain” of the cell. If the cell had died immediately following
enucleation, the observations would have at least supported that belief.
However, the results are unambiguous: enucleated cells still exhibit
complex, coordinated, life-sustaining behaviors, which imply that the
cell’ s “brain” is still intact and functioning.
The fact that enucleated cells retain their biological functions in the
absence of genes is by no means a new discovery. Over a hundred years
ago, classical embryologists routinely removed the nuclei from dividing
egg cells and showed that a single, enucleated egg cell was able to
develop as far as the blastula, an embryonic stage consisting of forty or
more cells. T oday, enucleated cells are used for industrial purposes as
living “feeder” layers in cell cultures designed for virus vaccine
production.
If the nucleus and its genes are not the cell’ s brain, then what exactly
is DNA ’ s contribution to cellular life? Enucleated cells die, not because
they have lost their brain but because they have lost their reproductive
capabilities. W ithout the ability to reproduce their parts, enucleated cells
cannot replace failed protein building blocks,


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