" is to buy something  to stop  it, and "nip it in the bud." This is
not curing it, it is merely  suppressing  it and  frustrating  Nature. The
suppression  of a simple cold often  leads to worse  afflictions,  such as
pneumonia,  etc.
The cause of colds is as simple as colds themselves  are common;  it lies
in an unbalanced  diet, and as t to majority of people live on unbalanced
diets, the majority if people are thus  in, varying degrees susceptible  to
colds. Excess  of starch in a diet combined  with a deficiency  of foolis
containing  the essential mineral  salts  is productive  of catarrh. The
exudations  in catarrhal conditions  should in themselves  be quite
sufficient  to indicate to us the real cause of catarrh ‐their nature  is
starchy. Moreover,  just as the cause of a cold must  be obvious, so must 98
 be its cure,  as I have found through years of observation  and
experience.
The procedure  is to fast on cold water and  self‐urine only.  No
medicaments,  whether in the form of lozenges or potions, must  be
taken. If this treatment  is carried out, the cold will disappear,  in the
case of otherwise  healthy individuals,  in about 12 hours  or less.
Doubtless  the reader will say: "but  this  is quite contrary to the old
adage  `Feed a cold, and starve  a fever'." Yet was that the  original
adage? I have heard  it said that such is merely  a perversion  of the
original  saying, which was "If you feed a cold, you'll have to starve  a
fever." Even a fast on cold water only will cure a cold in anything from
24 to 48 hours. But this  is less  effective  than the cold water and  self‐
urine treatment,  which  not only results  in the rapid disappearance  of
the catarrhal condition,  but the victim  feels much better in every way
than prior  to the  visitation.  Moreover,  which is very important,  it
prevents the development  of influenza,  pneumonia,  etc., which  when
once  developed  may  in some cases need at least a fast of 10 days, and
much care and nursing.
And yet influenza,  pneumonia,  bronchitis  and  kindred  ailments  may  be
merely  the more  immediate  results of suppressing  Nature's attempts to
get rid of an excess of starch and  its evils. Indeed, it is my conviction
that suppressed  colds are the most  fruitful and common basis  of a long
list of major  diseases. Coryza, as it is technically  called, i.e., the
inflammation  of the mucus  membrane  of the nose; should be regarded
as a blessing in disguise, for it is, so to say,  the  alarm‐bell which
annouoices  that the interior  needs a cleansing  process.  And I would
here  stress at the risk of repetition  that nothing performs this office so 99
 quickly, easily and  actively  as the i ntake of every drop of one's own
urine while fasting, even if the passing and  intake of that urine is up to
20 pints  in the 24 hours  of a fast.
As to chronic nasal catarrh, those people who live on an unbalanced
diet should be thankful for this "safety  valve" which  may  prevent them
from developing  far more serious ailments. Those who attempt to
suppress it by unnatural  means may  have to face  serious consciences.
Its cause is to be found in the habitual co isumption  of too much bread,
especially  white, of buns, scones, polished rice puddings,  porridge,
biscuits, especially  made of white flour, and  other  starch foods. Where
these aliments  preponderate  in a dietary it also involves a deficiency  in
those foods  rich in the essential  mineral salts. To say that sugars and
starch give energy  is one of those pernicious  half‐ truths  which  are
nearly as misleading  as a 100 per cent error. An excess of starch cannot
give energy, because it merely  clogs the system and  inhibits its normal
functioning.  The proof is that people who live mostly on the aliments I
have enumerated,  have constantly  to resort to alcoholic beverages  or
cups  of tea to "buck themselves  up."
As I always like to substantiate  my contentions  with scientific reasons
for the benefit of those who like the i‐s dotted  in this  manner, I may
add  that apart from  an excess of starch being the cause of catarrh,
there  is in the tissues a deficiency  of chloride of potash, phosphate  of
lime and sulphate of lime, and if the throat is infected, of phosphate  of
iron.  (See  Biochemic  Pocket Book, by E. F. W. Powell, D.Sc.) In recent
times researchers  have occupied themselves  with the analysis  of
various, foods  in order to ascertain their mineral‐ salts  content As a
result of this, we find that  some foods are richer in one or other  salt 100
 than other  foods. Thus the aliments have been tabulated  under  such
headings  as Carbon Foods, Calcium Foods, Chlorine Foods, Flourine
foods,  Sodium  foods, Potassium  Foods, Phophorus  Foods, Sulphur
Foods, etc.,  etc. As all these  salts have now been found to be essential
to the proper functioning  of the body, such research only serves


 pm. (Keep the hot -water bottle in the
area of your right  hypochondrium). After drink-
ing it, lie on your right side, with a hot -water
bottle, wrapped in a towel, under your right hy-
pochondrium, keep it there until 9:00 pm.
11:00 pm  — cleansing enema (35 °C water),
empty your bowels into a pot, examine the con-
tents: there could be a discharge of bile, fecal
stones, green oval calcium bilirubinate stones,
yellow cholesterol flakes, sand at the bottom of
the pot.
7th day
3:00 am  — cleansing enema (35 °C water),
drink Epsom salt  (1 sachet mixed in a glass of
water) a fter the enema.
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8:00  am — drink 2 tablespoons of POL YPHE-
PAN UM24 dissolved in water.
Note:  while conducting a cleansing you might
feel somewhat unwell, this is related to an inten-
sive discharge of bile and fast absorption in the
intestines, you may feel weak, dizzy, nauseated,
especially during a cleansing enema. You should
smell some ammonium hydroxide, ensure ac-
cess to fresh air, take 24 drops of CORVALOL
(menthol sedative), suck on a clove of garlic cut
in half. In case of persistent nausea, don’t hold it
in, or you can take 2 tablets of CERUKAL

24 Polyphepanum is an intestinal sorbent. Composition: hydro-
lysed lignin. The drug has a high sorption activity and general de-
toxification effect.
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able to take LINEX25 for a period of time after
cleansings. For adults: take 2 capsules of LINEX
3 times a day, washing it down with a small
amount of liquid. None of these bacteria can sur-
vive in gastric juice with a pH of 2. After food
intake, the pH o f the gastric juice fluctuates be-
tween 4 and 5, which makes it possible to save
the viability of lactic acid bacteria in the digestive
tract. That’s why LINEX is ingested  after meals.

25 LINEX is a probiotic that contains strains of living lactic acid
lyophilized bacteria, which are natural for the microflora of the hu-
man intestine. The drug is indicated for the treatment and preven-
tion of disorders of the intestinal microflora. It is categorized as a
biologically active supplement.
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constipation, you need to prepare a good laxa-
tive mix for the whole cleansing course. Ingredi-
ents: dried apricots, figs, prunes, raisins — take
100 grams of everything. Wash everything thor-
oughly, blend, add 100 grams of honey, 2 table-
spoons of vegetable oil and 50 grams of the cassia
herb. Take 2 tablespoons before sleep for 4 days.
Before cleansing, you have to do an ultrasound
of the liver and gallbladder. If any stones are
found in the gallbladder, cleansing is contraindi-
cated. Sometimes life circumstances don’t allow
you to conduct liver and intestinal cleansing, as
mentioned in the first version.

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to conduct liver and intestinal cleansing, as men-
tioned in the first version. In this case:

9.6. Accelerated cleansing of the body
The advantage of this version is a fast cleansing
of all segments of the gastrointestinal tract from
fecal stones and gas blocks. It’s recommended in
cases of all chronic diseases, except for the ones
listed below.
Contraindications:  all edemas, asthm a, diabe-
tes, peptic ulcer disease in the acute phase, acute
diseases of digestive organs (colitis, gastritis,
cholecystitis, pancreatitis, appendicitis, hemor-
rhoids, tuberculosis and colorectal cancer). This
version is not recommended for weakened
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(20-30 mm Hg above the individual norm),
heart attacks, arrhythmia, for patients who are
bedridden for any reason, those with stage III
obesity, for people with chronic constipation
and for people over 60 years old,  if they haven’t
done any cleansing before.

Cleansing regimen
1st day
• Vegetarian diet. Take 3 tablespoons of
POLYFEPAN UM (sorbent)  per one glass of
water 3 times a day, one hour before meals.
• 10:00 pm. Do an enema.
2nd day
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have to open the bottle, so that the gas
comes out), dissolve 60 grams of Epsom salt
in 1 glass of mineral water (if you weigh un-
der 80 kg), or 80 grams of Epsom salt  in 1
glass of mineral water (if you weigh more
than 80 kg). You can add some lem on juice
to the Epsom salt, so it’ll be easier to drink.
Drink the Epsom salt  in one shot, and
within 1 hour wash it down with 6 -7 glasses
of mineral water. Proceed to self -massage
your abdomen. After achieving the desired
outcome of intestinal cleansing, drink 2 -3
glasses of fresh, room -temperature water
and induce vomiting. This will empty the
stomach and contract the pyloric sphincter.
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drink any water. In 30 minutes eat some rice
cooked in water (2 tablespoons of rice)
without sugar, salt or butter. You can have
some vegetable soup and porridge — after
the rice.
3rd day
• 8:00 am. Drink some juice (apple, carrot -
beet).
• 2:00 pm. Drink 3 teaspoons of Epsom salt
mixed in a glass of water. Wash down with
0.5-1 glass of cold water. During the day,
you can drink water without restraint.
• 6:00 pm. Drink 3 teaspoons of Epsom salt
mixed in a glass of water. Start to warm up
your liver from both sides (from the front
and the back) with two hot -water bottles.
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oil on a water bath and heat it up to 40 -42
°C.
• 7:00 pm. Prepare 200 -250 ml of olive oil and
150- 200 ml of citrus juice. Drink all the olive
oil at once with a small amount of citrus
juice, change the water in the hot -water bot-
tles, go to the toilet, lie down on your right
side.  One hot -water bottle should be placed
in the liver area on the abdominal side, the
other – on the back. The bottles should be
wrapped in towels. For cleansing, use room -
temperature citrus juice. Drink the juice
without standing up, every time in the
amount of 1 gulp on the 15th, 30th, 45th,
60th, 75th and 90th minutes, on the 105th
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and lie for 30 more minutes.
• Perform an enema at 10:00 pm, 3:00 am,
6:00 am.
• In the morning eat a salad made of sauer-
k


 told to drink water bef ore, during, and after exercise and other physical pursuits—
to dilute the toxins we produce.

High Water Output
When we lose water more rapidly than we replace it, we can also become dehy drated. Altitude, heat, sunshine, wind, humidity, and
exercise are among the primary factors that can cause us to lose wat er. Sometimes, these water losses are not obvious to us. For
instance, in conditions of high heat and low humidity, especially if the  wind is blowing, our perspiration can evaporate as rapidly as
we produce it (compared to conditions of high humidity, where dripping sweat gr abs our attention). In low humidity, our skin and
clothing remain cool and dry, even though we are perspiring freely.
We can lose far more water than we realize in an airplane, where the  air is pressurized  to an altitude of 6,000 feet and
incredibly dry. Such insidious water loss is sometimes considered more dan gerous than the overt sweating incurred with exercise in
conditions of high humidity. 71  In both instances, however, we must replace the water that we lose.
We do not have a high tolerance for variations in our ratio of water to toxin s. The average American experiences symptoms of
dehydration after losing just 1% of body weight as water (about 2% of normal wa ter volume). 72  For a two-hundred-pound man,
that equates to just two pounds, or one quart, of water. Medically diagnosable mi ld dehydration begins at the level of 5% fluid loss,
and 15% is considered severe. 73
In many major fitness competitions, contestants are weighed periodica lly throughout the event. Since all rapid weight changes
almost exclusively represent water weight, fairly accurate le vels of dehydration can be assessed simply through the weighing process.
Should an athlete show a 5% loss of weight, he or she is considered to be so danger ously dehydrated as to be removed from the
competition. For the one-hundred-pound female triathlete, a five-percen t weight loss amounts to only five pounds (equal to five
pints, or ten cups) of water.
The medical community tells us that we should drink 8 to 12 eight-ounce gla sses of water daily. Although they don’t express it
as such, this recommendation is necessary to make up for the dehydration c aused by the toxins in our foods. Interestingly, the
example above shows us that an athlete will be removed from competition for  being as dehydrated as the average American! If this
degree of dehydration is so hazardous to conditioned athletes (people who spend mu ch of their lives adapting to extremes), imagine
how dangerous it is to the less-fit individual.
It makes much more sense to remove the cause of the problem, rather than t o continue the cause and introduce a remedy.
Drinking huge quantities of water after causing extreme dehydrat ion is not the healthiest option. It does not matter whether the cause
is the consumption of cooked, salted, or dehydrated foods or exogenous toxins. Althou gh “the solution to pollution is dilution,”  it is
far better to avoid the pollution in the first place.
People can become dehydrated when making dietary changes if they are not  aware that such a problem could arise.
Troublingly, some dietary programs include such dehydrating practices  as consuming a lot of salt and drinking minimal water. It
should be stressed that dehydration is dangerous,  and it impairs all other functions in the body. Avoid any dietary regimen  that
induces a state of dehydration, at all costs.

Are You Dehydrated?
Approximately 75% of the population is chronically dehydrated and simp ly doesn’t know it, because their symptoms seem normal to them. 74  Having lived with their symptoms for so long, they do not even know what a hea lthful level of hydration would feel
like. When they finally achieve normal, healthy levels of hydration  as a result of improvements in lifestyle, people sometimes think
there is a problem; they have never before experienced proper hydration.
Although dehydration has many symptoms, one of the most common is fatigue. O f course, many factors can result in fatigue,
but if you are fatigued, consider whether dehydration might be the cause. Other clear indicators of dehydration include the following:

Your urine is deep yellow or dark, rather than almost clear.
You urinate fewer than six times in twenty-four hours. Eight to twe lve times per day is considered a healthy frequency.
Y ou would describe the volume of urine that you void as “scanty” rather t han “satisfactory.”

If you are curious about the effects of chronic dehydration, the table below  outlines some of the consequences of fluid loss on
the body: 75

Chapter 10. Overcoming the Challenges of Going Raw

Only a few people have continually maintained a completely raw diet ove r a period of years or decades. For many folks, the
raw diet is an experiment that fails rapidly. Initial results are de emed positive, when a person has weight to lose, but for those who
are already thin, the first response tends to be very negative, due to rapi d weight loss and subsequent fatigue. Of course, everyone
blames the diet, ignoring how they actually applied it. The old adage “pr actice makes perfect” rings true, but it should be amended to
say, “perfect practice makes perfect,” for those who fail early t end to give up rather than persist and pull through.

Calories Per Bite
A crucial stepping stone for success in a healthy raw diet is unders tanding the concept of “calories per bite,” or caloric density.
Raw fruits and vegetables yield far fewer calories per bite than cooked f oods or fatty foods, so we must eat more bites in order to
consume sufficient calories. Just as a bodybuilder trains to lift more w eight or a runner trains to run longer races, in order to succeed
on the 80/10/10  diet, we must train our bodies and minds, over time, to eat the kind of volume we wou ld eat in our natural
environment.
Every once in a while, we hear an isolated fact about what an animal in  the wild eats. The volume is always staggering to our
imagination. Animals such as sea otters eat 30% of their weight in f ood each day. 76  Lions have been known to eat eighty pounds of
meat in one meal. 77  I have watched little capuchin monkeys (the type that organ grinders  used to train) eat banana after banana after
banana. Our perspective of “normal” volume has been skewed by th e low-water, low-fiber, high-fat meals we have been eating all
our lives.

Cooking Reduces Volume
Due to the reduced water and fiber found in cooked foods, we are accustomed to eatin g small-volume meals. By eating cooked
foods our whole lives, our stomachs never developed their potential elastic ity. 78  However, it is not too late. For the new fruit eater,
the unnaturally poor flexibility of the stomach muscle causes a fee ling of fullness after eating a relatively small volume of fruit  and
calories. Upon adopting a raw program, many people attempt to solve this problem by a dding fat in order to make a meal more
sustaining and more calorically dense. They add oil to their fruit smooth ies, nuts and seeds to their fruit desserts, and avocados and
other fats to their vegetable salads.
To give you a sense of the magnitude of the divergence in calories per  bite between cooked and raw foods, let’s take an
extreme example. A slice of a large pan crust Round Table “Montag ue’s All Meat Marvel” pizza contains 350 calories. At an
estimated six bites per slice, that’s about 60 calories per bit e, the same number of calories as a 12-ounce head of lettuce. If four
slices of pizza filled you up, it would take about the same (very small) volu me of lettuce to also fill you up, in terms of sheer bulk. But
the lettuce wouldn’t be satiating, because it would have provide d only perhaps one hundredth of the calories. To actually eat the
same number of calories from lettuce that you got from eating the four s lices of pizza, you would have to eat six heads of lettuce per
slice of pizza, or one head of lettuce per bite! When we do the math on this exa mple, we get a staggering result: we would have to
eat 24 heads of lettuce to consume the same number of calories in four slic es of pizza!

Dehydrated Foods
One of the reasons that people like cooked food is that cooking intensifies flav ors. Many people new to the raw food diet gravitate
toward dehydrated foods, because the dehydrator functions quite similarly t o the oven and produces dishes reminiscent of those
cooked in an oven. Water deficient, these foods are more condensed calorically, and in terms of flavor, than their raw counterparts.
Dehydrated foods take up less space than the same foods eaten whole. As with  cooked foods, their compact size disrupts our
natural satiety triggers, which respond (in part) to volume. Dehydrat ed foods also take longer to digest because of their complexity
and dryness. For both of these reasons, we tend to overeat dehydrated or cooked foods befor


 name of the devil that is inhabiting one’s body and then, knowing thatsecret name, performs the correct rite and ritual to cast that demon out. I don’tknow why people are made so happy knowing the name of their condition! Doesit really matter? Either the body can heal the condition or it can’t. If it can, you willrecover (especially if you give the body a little help). If the body can’t heal a
condition you will die or live a long time being miserable. No “scientific” medical
magic can do better than that.
By describing a disease in terms of its related organ weaknesses, instead of
pinning a Latin name on it, I am able to assist the body to achieve recovery in asuperior way that the physician rarely does. By discovering that the body with thelump of overly strong cells also has a weak spleen, liver and thymus gland, I cantake actions to strengthen the spleen, liver and thymus. If the body can strengthenits spleen, liver and thymus, then the overly strong cells miraculously vanish. But ofcourse what I did did not cure any disease. Any improvements that happen Iassign (correctly) to the body’s own healing power.
The way I analyze the organic integrity of the body is through a number of
related methods, including the general appearance of the body, the patient’s healthhistory, various clues such as body and breath odor, skin color and tone, andespecially, biokinesiology, the applied science of muscle testing. Biokinesiologycan be used to test the strength or weakness of specific organs and their function.A weak latissimus dorsi muscle indicates a weak pancreas, for example. Specificacupuncture points can be tested in conjunction with muscle strength to indicatethe condition of specific organs or glands. The strength of the arm’s resistance todownward pressure could be calibrated with a spring scale and precisely gauged,but experienced practitioners have no need for this bother, because they are ableto pick up subtle changes in the arms resistance that are not apparent to thetestee. Thus muscle testing becomes an art form, and becomes as effective as theperson using it is sensitive and aware.
Biokinesiology works because every organ and gland in the body is
interconnected with other parts of the body through nerve pathways and nervetransmissions, which are electrical and can be measured through muscle testing.This may seem too esoteric for the “scientific” among you, but acupuncture pointsand energy manifestations around and in the body are now accepted phenomena,their reality demonstrated by special kinds of photography. Acupuncturists, who
heal by manipulating the body’s energy field with metal needles, are now widely
accepted in the western hemisphere. Kinesiology utilizes the same acupuncturepoints (and some others too) for analytic purposes so it is sometimes called“contact reflex analysis.”
I have studied and used Kinesiology for 25 years with the majority of my
clients with very good success. There are some few people who are very difficultto test because they are either too debilitated, lack electrical conductivity, or theirstate of mind is so skeptical and negative about this type of approach that they putup an impenetrable mental barrier and/or hold their body so rigidly that I canhardly determine a response. A skilled tester can overcome the obstacle of aweak body that can barely respond, but the person who is mentally opposed anddetermined to prove you wrong should not be tested. If you proceed on someonelike this it is sure to have an unsatisfactory outcome for all concerned. For even ifI manage to accurately analyze the condition of a skeptical client, they will neverbelieve the analysis and will not follow suggestions.
The “scientific,” open-minded, “reasonable” client can be better approached
using an academic-like discussion based on published literature that demonstrateshow people with similar symptoms and complaints do very well on a particulardietary regimen and supplements. This type of person will sometimes followdietary recommendations to the last letter, because their scientific background hastrained them to be obedient.
When a client comes to me, I like to take a real good look at who is sitting in
front of me. I take my leisure to find out all about their history, their complaints,their motivation to change, their experience with natural healing, their level ofpersonal responsibility, whether or not they have to work, whether or not they cantake time out to heal, will they fast or take supplements, do they have sufficientfinances to carry a program through to a successful completion, do they havepeople closely connected to them that are strongly opposed to alternativeapproaches, can they withstand some discomfort and self-denial, do they have
toxic relationships with other people that are contributing to their condition, are
they willing to read and educate themselves in greater depth about natural healing,etc. I need to know the answers to these questions in order to help them choose aprogram which is most likely to succeed.
Even though fasting is the most effective method I know of, it is not for people
who are compelled to keep up a work schedule, nor is it for people who are veryill and do not have anyone to assist them and supervise them. Nor is it for peoplewho do not understand fasting and are afraid of it. People who have associatesthat are opposed to it, and people who do not have a strongly-functioning liver orkidneys should not casually start water fasting either. Seriously ill people that havebeen on a meat-heavy diet with lots of addicting substances need a long runwayinto a fast so as to not overwhelm their organs of elimination. Does the person infront of me have an eating disorder, or an otherwise suicidal approach to fasting,etc. Clearly fasting is not for everyone, and if I recommend it to the wrongperson, the result will be a bad reputation for a marvelous tool.
Given that many clients can not fast without a lot of preparation, the majority
of my clients start out with a gentle detox program that takes considerably moretime, but works. These gradients have been outlined under the healing programsfor the chronically ill, acutely ill, etc.
To help rebuild poorly functioning organs, I sometimes use a specialized group
of food supplements called protomorphogens. These are not readily available tothe general public and perhaps should not be casually purchasable like vitamins,because, as with many prescription drugs, supervision is usually necessary fortheir successful use. If the FDA ever succeeds at making protomorphogensunavailable to me, I could still have very good results. (At this time the Canadianauthorities do not allow importation of protomorphogens for resale, thoughindividuals can usually clear small shipments through Canada Customs if for theirown personal use.) But protomorphogens do facilitate healing and sometimespermit healing to occur at a lower gradient of handling. Without them a body
might have to fast to heal, with the aid of protomorphogens a person might be
able to get better without fasting. And if protomorphogens are used (chewedup—ugh!) while fasting, healing is accelerated.
Protomorphogens are made from freeze-dried, organically-raised animal organ
meats (usually calf or lamb) combined with very specific vitamins, herbs and otherco-factors to potentiate the effect. I view protomorphogens as containingnutritional supplementation specific for the rebuilding of the damaged organ.
Doctor Royal Lee, a medical genius who developed protomorphogens therapy
in the 50s and who spent several stints in prison in exchange for his benevolenceand concern for human well-being, also founded the company that has suppliedme with protomorphogens. After decades of official persecution and denial of theefficacy of protomorphogens by the power structure, it looks like they are aboutto finally have their day. As I write this book cutting-edge medical researchcompanies are developing therapies using concentrated animal proteins(protomorphogens) to treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis, eye inflammations andjuvenile diabetes. The researchers talk as though they are highly praiseworthy for“discovering” this approach.
Unfortunately, this development is likely to cut two ways. On one hand, it
vindicates Dr. Lee; on the other, when these drug companies find a way to patenttheir materials, they may finally succeed at forcing protomorphogens (currentlyquite inexpensive) off the non-prescription market and into the restricted andprofitable province of the MD.
I divide clients into two basic types: simple cases and complex ones. When I
was treating mental illness, occasionally I had a client who had not been sick fortoo long. I could usually make this client well quite easily. But if the person hadalready become institutionalized, had been psychotic for many years, hadreceived much prior treatment, then their case had been made much moredifficult. This sort had a poor prognosis. A very similar situation exists withphysical illnesses. Many people get sick only because they lack information about
how to keep themselves healthy and about what made them sick. Once they find
out the truth, they take my medicine without complaint and almost inevitably getbetter very rapidly. Some of these people can be quite ill when they first come tome but usually they have not been sick for very long. Their intention when cominginto my office is very positive and have no counter intentions to getting better.There are no spiritual or psychological reasons that they deserve to be sick. If thisperson had not found me, they almost certainly would have found some otherpractitioner who would have made them well. This type of person honestly feelsthey are entitled to wellness. And they are.
However, some of the sick are not sick for lack of life-style information; they
suffer from a mental/spiritual malady as well, one that inevitably preceded theirillness by many years. In fact, their physical ailments are merely reflections ofunderlying problems.


 that should be even more closely guarded than is being done.
We cannot separate life from religion, nor can we separate health
from religion. The Word of God tells us: bear ye one another's burden, and that we are our brothers' keeper.
Surely religious people are happy people. One of the problems
with Americans today is its citizens are not happy. There are a number of reasons:
They have lost faith in the church as being the agent of healing. They have lost faith in those medical doctors who give co? alt, chemotherapy, radiation and drugs and surgery unnecessarily. They have lost faith in our government because churches are
.permitted to be formed under the guise of religion, such as devil wor-150 shipers. Devil worshippers are deceivers to this country and to God.
The Bible tells us that "the old serpent is a liar and the truth is not in
rum." So any church that is devoted to devil worship, you cannot de-pend on what they say.
It is sad that the government permits sabotage in the name of the
church and yet persecutes the saints who are trying to make America the healthiest nation on earth. Does this make sense? Is it logical? Is this constitutional? Do we not still have the freedom of speech? Do we not still have the freedom of religion to worship as we see fit? Do we not have a right to teach the health message as it is written in the Bi-ble? It is the drug establishment that says, "If you do anything to make America more healthy without drugs, I will put you in jail." (These poor doctors who have been so brainwashed to use drugs will not be held guiltless when they stand before God.)
An officer of the law said to me sneeringly, "We cannot keep you
from worshipping the Lord as you see fit, but we can harass you 'til you wish you never had." In harassing me they really do not harass me
at an. They only harass themselves. You cannot break the laws of the Bible. You cannot break God's laws of physics, chemistry or mathe-matics. You can only break yourself on those laws.
I have seen the wrath of God come upon approximately 50 people.
God blotted them out like you and I would a cockroach. When the adult saints are being persecuted, they do not hate the persecutor, they feel very sorry for him. They know exactly how to get even with their persecutors. They put their name on the top of their prayer list and there is no way for that person to get off. They pray for them without ceasing. They pray for them that God might do for them what He did for Saul on the road to Damascus. That He might reveal Himself to
them so that the person that was once their enemy could be their friend and could go into eternity and live forever as a friend.
The devil numbers his children by hate, but God numbers His
children by love. God the Father is love. The Holy Spirit is love. The real saints of God are love. True love is a life of service. It is a life of enduring. It is a life of being a servant whether appreciated or not. 151 I am now a senior citizen. My children are an grown. They are an
self-supporting. However, there are times when they do need guid-
ance, or suggestions for guidance, and they ask for it. But they could very well get along without me.
I am now financially independent enough that I do not have to do
this work for my daily bread. I served 38 years in agricultural engi-neering and it was through that that God was good enough to make it possible for my retirement in 1968. I wanted to go into research to know more about the mysteries about the laws that God has made.
God began to send to me for help the ill, the cripple the lame, the
dying, that medicine had failed to cure. The Bible says, If your neigh-bor asks for help, give it to him and as often as "you do it unto the least of one of these my brethren, you do it unto Me."
I have made many errors and many mistakes, but they are mis-
takes of the mind and not mistakes of the heart. God has turned these mistakes into blessings.
I am now teaching this Reams Biological Theory of Ionization
seminars to qualified people, in order to help carry out this vision of making America the healthiest nation on earth...
knowing that the history of American liberty is written in blood!
  152 CHAPTER 21
THE GREATEST LOVE OF MY LIFE

You must be born again. Today I died. I cried until I laughed and laughed until I cried and
cried until I laughed, with joy!... because I had left my sardine-can world for a universe. I had left my sinful ways and God had permitted me to be born again into His Kingdom.
This was no laughing matter at first; I was sorry for my sins. My
heart was broken, I was filled with grief, and then the Holy Spirit came in and took away all the grief! I don't know what He did with it, but it's gone. It's gone... and now I am free!
God is truth. The Scripture says, Seek to know God, and "He shall
make you free," and this is what I was weeping about, because a new life had begun. I was only an infant, ye t an adult in years, but a babe
in Christ. No wonder I cried... because of the joys I had missed, of the liberty and the freedom that I had spurned. The things that I had once loved, I had no more desire for. The things that I once had no desire far, became as a beautiful garden of flowers. The ecstasy of the Spirit of God within me was like looking into  the face of a lily or an orchid,
or being lifted on the wings of a hummingbird. I was truly partaking of, I was suckling on the manna from Heaven, and drinking from a fountain that would never run dry.
The book I had so often read as a history book became a message
from home. It became a guide, it became a map. It showed me where I was in life. It showed me where I wanted to go, and I then used that map. I still use it and it is like honey in the honeycomb.
It is nourishing. It is surprisingly lasting in its joy. It is a history book. It is a physics book. It is a mathematics book. It is a religious book. It is a book of law. 153 It is a book of domestic tranquility.
It is a book of health.
It is a cook book. It is a book of fiction. It is a book of truth, divine truths. It is a book of heroism. It is a book for youth, for teenagers, for young married couples
and business men and business women.
It is a book for executives, business managers. It is a book for school teachers, telling how to teach and what to
teach.
It is a book of disappointment, of grief, of sins of the people. It is a book about farming, gardening, transportation, seamanship,
vessels, boats, trees, forestry, fish, birds, beetles and bugs.
It is also a book of geography. It is a book about astronomy, about the creation, the formation. It is a book that no man has ever yet understood all about. It is a book about construction, about building of temples. It is a book about psychology and how to win friends and influ-
ence people.
It also tells us how to do architecture, and why the Tower of Babel
fell (because of the poor architecture that was in it).
It tells about what would happen when we disobey the law. It tells us about the rewards after this life. It tells us about God. It tells us about His Son, Jesus Christ. It is the first and only book that ever told us anything about Him.
The rest are just counterfeits or duplicates of it.
It tells us prophecy and predicts the future. It is clairvoyant in the fact that the clairvoyancy is the supremacy
of God.
It is the finest book on astrology that was ever written. Instead of asking the stars what the future holds, it tells us how to
go to the Father himself and get the information firsthand instead of secondhand. 154 It is a book of stories, mistakes, heartbreaks, rejoicings.
It is the story of humanities.
The Bible, the Book of ALL books, the only lasting book, tells
about man's ways and how they differ from God's ways, and how God's ways can be in man and how man's ways can be God's ways.
It is a book that I highly recommend to be read. It is a book that tells us about wisdom. It tells about knowledge. It teaches anyone how to be rich, infinitely rich. It teaches anyone how to be obedient. It teaches how to be a servant, how to be a workman that needs
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
It teaches us how to defend ourselves. It tells us what to do in time of trouble. It tells us what to do in time of peace. It tells us what to do in time of war. It tells us how to prepare for the great tribulation. It tells us about the destruction of the great cities in a day of the
atomic bomb.
It tells us about a King who is going to rule this whole earth. Many men have tried to become the rulers of the


-six native girls the thirty-
three with the best teeth were used as a control group. The remaining thirty-three were given the
additional fat-soluble vitamins A and D in the form of two teaspoons of cod liver oil per day. The
diet of both the control group and the test group was otherwise the same. In six months' time the group
taking cod liver oil was 41.75 per cent more resistant to tooth cavities than the previously more
immune control group not taking cod liver oil.
30
The Best Cod Liver Oil
Recently someone wrote me concerning a miraculous recovery from tooth decay. He had been
suffering from a toothache for six months, made two dental visits, received two new fillings on the
same tooth yet the toothache continued unabated. The dentist recommended a root canal and a crown
to stop the pain. After one serving of cod liver oil, the sufferer’s pain completely disappeared and has
not returned.
Not all cod liver oils are alike. Cod liver oils purchased at health food stores do not have any of their
natural vitamin D intact. Commercial cod liver oil production includes alkali refining, bleaching,
winterization which removes saturated fats, and deodorization which removes pesticides but also
vitamins A and D.
31
 In this process fat-soluble vitamin D is completely destroyed, and fat-soluble
vitamin A is mostly destroyed.
The best available cod liver oil in health food stores seems to be Nordic Naturals ® Arctic™ Cod
Liver Oil without vitamin D added. This product contains no natural fat-soluble vitamin D. If a brand
of store-bought cod liver oil has vitamin D on the label, it is highly likely to be artificial vitamin D 3
added to the cod liver oil.
32
 That the vitamin D is not from the cod liver is not revealed on the labels.
Most cod liver oils also have a fractionated form of vitamin E added as a preservative. I have
learned of people who developed allergic responses such as warts and headaches to the d-alpha
tocopherol preservative added to cod liver oil if they take large dosages. Because of the distillation
process, there isn’t much of a fishy taste and these cod liver oils are very easy to take. But the key
benefit of the cod liver oil to combat tooth decay is the fat-soluble vitamin D, and commercial
varieties just don’t have it in its natural form.
Green Pasture™ produces the highest quality, most nutrient-dense cod liver oil on the market called
Blue Ice™ fermented cod liver oil. It contains all of the cod liver’s vitamin D intact because they use
a fermentation process rather than a distillation process. The cod liver oil is never heated and it is
carefully filtered to keep in all of the natural vitamins. As a result of the fermentation there can be a
moderate biting aftertaste, which is not a problem for most people. Green Pasture™ does not heat
their product, and the lactic acid fermentation along with the nutrients in the cod liver naturally
preserve the oil so there is nothing synthetic in it. I personally use Green Pasture’s™ fermented cod
liver oil and so does my family including my 2 ½-year-old daughter. The high quality of fat-soluble
vitamins in the fermented oil gives your body the vitamins in the forms it needs them. If you plan on
consuming cod liver oil regularly, Green Pasture™ is the safest way to go. To purchase your
fermented cod liver oil, go to
www.codliveroilshop.comCod Liver Oil Dosage
¼ - ½ teaspoon 2-3 times per day for teens and adults for a total of ½ – 1½ teaspoons per day
The amount of cod liver oil you should take depends on your deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins A and
D, your weight, your level of sun exposure and your overall health. I suggest starting with this dosage
level, and then either increase or decrease your dose depending on what feels best for you. Don’t be
afraid to skip taking cod liver oil on some days, and to take more on other days. 2½ of Green
Pasture’s™ cod liver oil capsules equals about a quarter teaspoon.Weston Price’s Activator X
In June, Dr. Price witnessed the natives of the Loetschental Valley “thank the kind Father for evidence
of his Being in the life-giving qualities of butter and cheese when the cows eat the grass near the
snow line.”
33
 The evidence of his Being, Weston Price determined, is a hormone similar to vitamin D
which he called Activator X. Dr. Price theorized, “There must be some food substance that is not
adequately provided in modern nutrition...”
34
 He thought this because skeletons of indigenous people
show perfect bone growth and immunity to tooth decay. Activator X is this missing nutrient. Activator
X is found in its highest concentration in grass-fed dairy, when the animals graze on rapidly growing
green grass, and is also present in fish eggs, and the organs and fat of some land animals when they
graze on rapidly growing plants.
35
Activator X likely comes from plant steroids during a period of new growth which are then converted
by the animal’s body into the tooth-remineralizing force called Activator X.
36
 In my experience
having grass-fed butter in your diet is essential in order to remineralize tooth decay. The content of
Activator X in butter can be seen by its pigment. The period of rapid growth for grass occurs
anywhere from May through September, depending on the particular climate. The more yellow and
orange the summer butter, the more vitamin rich it likely is. Activator X-rich butter is a factor of the
soil, the time of the year, the breed of the animal and the types of grasses, herbs and legumes
consumed. Grass-fed butter is not always rich in Activator X, but only rich when there is rapid new
growth.
Dr. Price found that Activator X-rich butter could heal rickets and that it brought blood serum calcium
and phosphorous ratios towards normal.
 In practical experiments as well as with lab animals, Dr.
Price found that combining cod liver oil with yellow summer butter created a synergistic effect.
Fat Soluble Activator X
Food
X-Factor High Vitamin Butter Oil
Raw Butter or Ghee from Grassfed Butter when the animal eats rapidly growing green grass.
Raw Cream from dairy animals eating rapidly growing green grass
Fish Eggs
Foods Highly Likely Containing Activator X
But not certain on potency
The mustard and tomalley (innards) of crab and lobsterSkate Liver Oil
Animal Livers when the animals eat rapidly growing grass
Goose or Duck Liver
Bone Marrow
Animal glands, such as thyroid when they eat rapidly growing grass
Intestines of animals when they eat rapidly growing grass
Small amounts in Grass-fed Cheese from rapidly growing grass
Small amounts in Grass-fed Eggs
Blood from animals consuming rapidly growing grass
Without clear tests and scientific studies on Activator X, I could not provide specific figures for these
data tables. Besides fish eggs and grass-fed spring or summer butter, there isn’t clear data on how
effective or potent each food source is in terms of its Activator X content. Where the potency is
unclear, I put foods into the highly likely Activator X category. From land animals, the Activator X
content is dependent on the season. For sea animals, they likely have moderate amounts of Activator
X year round depending on the animal.
I have found summer grass-fed butter to be highly effective in making teeth very hard, and in securing
loose teeth in their sockets by strengthening the periodontal ligament.
Green Pasture™ is the only company currently producing X-Factor Gold™ high vitamin butter oil. It
is extremely potent in its levels of Activator X and this product is not the same as ghee. As is the case
with everything I recommend in this book, it is your decision to use this product or not. It is a very
potent and convenient way to ensure you have plenty of Activator X in your diet.
Activator X Dosage
¼ teaspoon 2 – 3 times per day of X-factor Gold™ (½ - ¾ teaspoons daily)
- or -
1 teaspoon 2 – 3 times per day of spring / summer grass-fed butter
(1 – 1½ tablespoons daily)
- or -1 tablespoon of wild caught fish eggs per day
The best butter to use is raw grass-fed butter. Water buffalo, which is used in Africa and India, seems
to produce a high Activator X and vitamin D butterfat, but the high nutrient content of this fat could be
the result of the animal’s skin color, or the food they eat. Raw butter is better than pasteurized
because it has more healing effects on the body. If you are using X-Factor Gold™ capsules then 2
capsules are equal to about ¼ teaspoon. The effectiveness of the spring / summer grass-fed butter on
healing cavities varies widely depending on what types of grasses the cows eat. Fish eggs may also
vary by species in their Activator X content based upon what food the fish eats.
High Nutrient Butter Sources:
Local raw butter
 - Sources for local butter from grass-fed animals are available at:
www.realmilk.com
.
 The yellow butter is available from local sources during the spring and summer
after the cows eat rapidly growing green grass. You can save high vitamin butter for the winter by
freezing it.
Commercial pasteurized butter
 – Pasteurization damages the butter’s quality, but it does not destroy
activator X. The store brands


 either prostaglandins (PG) or thromboxane is formed from synthases that yield prostacyclin (PGI
2) and PGE2 or thromboxane A2. PGE1,
PGI2, and PGE2 are vasodilators, anti-inflammatory, and platelet deaggregators, while throm -
boxane A2 acts as a vasoconstrictor, inflammatory, and platelet aggregator. DMSO is reported
to block thromboxane A2 and promote the release of PGE1, PGI2, and PGE2 either directly or
via cAMP stimulation.150 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Vascular constriction and platelet clumping can be antagonized if PGI2 is released
from endothelial cells in the microvasculature.104 PGI2 appears to do this by stimu -
lating adenylate cyclase in many tissues including peripheral neurons leading to an
increase in cAMP levels in platelets.108 An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability
at the vessel wall would have a positive and direct effect on cerebral ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction ( Figure 8.2).
DMSO also has a direct effect on platelet cAMP levels. It increases cAMP pre -
sumably by inhibiting phosphodiesterase (PDE)
109,110 although an indirect action
on PG12-induced elevation of platelet cAMP by DMSO can also be considered
(Figure 8.2).
Research has revealed that of the 60 different platelet isoforms described in mam -
malian species, platelets are known to possess three main PDEs: PDE2, PDE3, and
PDE5.111,112 Despite many studies carried out in the past four decades examining the
role of DMSO in PG synthesis, it remains unclear which of these PDEs DMSO tar -
gets for the inhibition of platelet aggregation.
Platelet function is, to a large extent, dependent on PDEs, because their inhi -
bition can dampen platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP and cyclic guano -
sine 3 ′-5′-monophosphate (cGMP), an action that limits the levels of intracellular
nucleotides.113
Cyclic AMP is a powerful platelet deaggregator, and evidence exists that DMSO
can increase the levels of cAMP in various biological preparations108,110,114,115
(Figure 8.2). Increasing cAMP by DMSO suggests that DMSO can manipulate signal
transduction mediated by second messenger molecules such as cAMP. This means that the inhibition of platelet signal transduction by DMSO may suppress platelet acti -
vation regardless of the initial stimulus.
111 The mechanism that would allow DMSO
to directly inhibit platelet-activating second messengers like cAMP and cGMP is by its interaction with intracellular signalling pathways. In addition, DMSO may act indirectly on the endothelium-derived PGI
2, which is known to increase intracellular
platelet cAMP through the activation of membrane adenylate cyclase, a process that begins when PGI
2 binds to its receptors on the platelet surface.111
The role of DMSO in PG biosynthesis remains partly theoretical, but a number of
intriguing findings lend support to the specific actions by DMSO on PG activity and their catalytic enzymes ( Figure 8.2).
For example, studies have reported that DMSO can increase the synthesis of PGE
1,
a moderate vasodilator.71,72 PGE1 can reduce platelet aggregation by increasing cAMP
levels, and this PG also inhibits the calcium-induced release of noradrenaline in nerve terminals, an effect that may antagonize vasoconstriction following tissue trauma with the resulting effect of preventing cerebral blood flow reduction
116 (Figure 8.2).
An increase in PGI2 synthesis or availability at the vessel wall would have a posi -
tive and direct effect on ischemia by antagonizing platelet aggregation and vasocon -
striction, thus allowing better blood perfusion of the hypoperfused tissue. DMSO may also antagonize the synthesis or release of thromboxane A
2117,118 and thus indi -
rectly counteract platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. The presence of TXA2 in
blood will cause strong vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation, while the forma -
tion of PGF2α will also negatively affect the vascular and platelet systems, but the
reaction will not be as severe as with TXA2.111151 DMSO in Basic Neuroprotection
Theoretical considerations to explain platelet deaggregation by DMSO appears to
involve PG synthesis in the brain.118
One study has shown evidence that DMSO has the ability to block the prothrom -
botic release of thromboxane A2.119 Although the exact mechanism of DMSO’s
blocking action of thromboxane A2 to reduce platelet aggregation has not been clari -
fied, it may possibly mimic the action of hydralazine or dipyridamole since DMSO
shares a number of similar biochemical features with these agents, specifically their increase of cAMP levels.
109,118
The actions of DMSO on the biosynthesis of specific PGs may have clinical appli -
cation not only in cerebral ischemia secondary to traumatic brain injury but also in conditions where inflammatory cytokines, platelet aggregation, and vasospasm result from disease and physical injury.
DMSO is reported to exert protective activity on tissue factor expression in human
endothelial cells in response to TNF- α or thrombin exposure.
120
TISSUE FACTOR
The best known function of tissue factor is its role in blood coagulation. Blood coag -
ulation begins when a mammalian vessel is damaged and reacts by beginning a coagulation cascade in order to preserve the integrity of the circulation. The coagu -
lation cascade can also be generated by mediators of the inflammatory response, such as cytokines. The coagulation cascade leads to clot formation by the exposure of flowing blood to tissue factor, also called thromboplastin.
Tissue factor is the cellular receptor and cofactor for factor VII and binds both
factors VII and VIIa.
121 Tissue factor is the high-affinity receptor for factors VII and
Vlla and is the cofactor necessary for the catalytic function of factor VIIa.122 As tis -
sue factor binds factor VIIa, it activates Factor IX and Factor X, a process that results in fibrin formation.
123 Fibrin is the building block of the hemostatic plug.
Tissue factor is a key protein in the activation of coagulation and thrombus for -
mation and has been associated with acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarc -
tion,121 and microvascular perfusion defects following focal cerebral ischemia.124
Electron microscopic evidence has shown the presence of fibrin in cerebral
microvessels derived from degranulated platelets and poymorphonuclear leukocytes following middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion.
125 The use of antitissue factor
agents as DMSO has been shown to be, may be, clinically useful to prevent the coagulation cascade that can lead to microvascular plugs following the ischemic process related to blunt brain trauma and stroke.
It has been reported that DMSO has an effect on blocking Na
+ and Ca+ entry
into cells.50,51 Since substantial Na+ and Ca+ entry into myocytes typically occurs
after cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial infarction, DMSO administration may prevent this inward cellular ion flux while preserving K
+ outflux from cardiac tis -
sue. The mechanisms exerted by DMSO on Na+ and Ca+ channels need to be fur -
ther investigated in mammalian models of ischemic injury since the results of such studies could produce an extremely useful and relatively safe agent for a variety of cardiac and brain ischemic disorders affected by changes involving these cations (Figure  8.3). Drugs that block abnormal Na
+ entry into damaged brain cells have 152 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
been shown to exhibit strong, neuroprotective activity in animal models of brain
ischemia and hypoxia, and a number of clinical trials are now in progress to test these class of drugs when cerebral ischemia is present.
126–128 Curiously, DMSO is not
presently being considered for such clinical testing.
DMSO given at clinical doses has been reported to suppress in a relatively rapid
(minutes) and reversible manner excessive calcium influx into cells and channel-opening of the ionotropic receptor channels NMDA and AMPA, which are known to be activated by glutamate during oxidative or metabolic stress
54 (Figure 8.3). This
excitotoxic  process by glutamate leads to electrophysiological responses and calcium
influx into brain cells when activated is blocked by DMSO, resulting in the protec-tion of hippocampal neurons against deadly pathway.
54
Although the mechanism responsible for DMSO’s suppression of glutamate exci -
totoxicity is unclear, two possible explanations may be relevant. First, it is shown that
Voltage-sensitive
Ca+ channel AMPA
receptor
Na+
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Primula
veris, p. 256) is a
sedative plant that
helps calm what
herbalist John Gerard
called “the frensies.”
Thyme (Thymus
vulgaris, p. 143) is a
good antiseptic and
tonic herb. It is
particularly effective
as a treatment for
chest infections.
Common foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea,
p. 202) is the
source of digitalis,
a widely used
cardiac stimulant.
Heartsease (Viola
tricolor, p. 282)
gained its name
from its former
use in love potions.
It is an effective
expectorant, treating
coughs and colds.
Lavender (Lavandula
officinalis, p. 108)
yields an essential oil
that is a good first-aid
remedy for insect
bites and sunburn.Dried hawthorn
flowers and berriesDried feverfew
John Gerard’s 1597 Herball is one of the
classic texts on healing plants.
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36The developmenT  of herbal medicine
36Myrtle (Myrtus
communis, p. 239) is cultivated for its oil, which is used for bronchitis.
Castor oil plant
(Ricinus communis,  p. 262) is prescribed in India for nervous disorders.
Garlic (Allium sativum, p. 59) is  a key herb in Ayurvedic medicine, highly regarded for  its detoxifying properties. The name Ayurveda derives from two Indian words: ayur meaning
longevity, and veda meaning knowledge or science. Ayurveda is as much a way of life as a system of medicine, and encompasses science, religion, and philosophy. Its ultimate aim, drawing on its many different practices—yoga and meditation, for example—is to promote self-realization and a harmonious relationship with the world.
Early Origins
Ancient Indian culture developed around 5,000 years ago along the banks of the Indus river in northern India. This is thought of as a time of great spiritual enlightenment, with knowledge and wisdom being transmitted orally from teacher to student over many generations, and eventually set down in Sanskrit poetry known as the Vedas. These writings, dating from approximately 1500 bce, distilled the prevailing historical, religious, philosophical, and medical knowledge, and form the basis of Indian culture. The most important of these texts are the Rig Veda and the Atharva Veda. In about 400 bce, the first Ayurvedic medical school was founded by Punarvasu Atreya. He and his pupils recorded medical knowledge in treatises that would in turn influence Charaka, the scholar who is thought to have written the Charaka Samhita. This compendium of writings, in the form that it has come down to us, dates from around 100 ce and describes 341 plant medicines as well as medicines of animal and mineral origin. The second major work was the Susruta Samhita, dating from around the same time; it displays detailed knowledge of surgery, especially plastic surgery, and is still consulted today.
The Influence of Ayurveda
Other traditions of medicine share common roots with Ayurveda, and
Ayurveda has some claim to being the oldest surviving medical tradition
in the world. From the time of  the Buddha (563–483 bce) onward, Ayurvedic medical ideas and practices spread across Asia, accompanying the spread of Buddhism itself. Buddhism, and Ayurvedic approaches to medicine, strongly influenced the development of Tibetan medicine, and these ideas in turn combined fruitfully with traditional Chinese medicine.Ancient civilizations of East and India and the
Middle East
In India and the neighboring regions, a variety of herbal traditions
continue to flourish. Ayurveda is the main system of healing in India, but Unani Tibb, traditional Arabic medicine, and Siddha, practised in T amil areas of southern India and  Sri Lanka, are also major herbal traditions.
Cloves (Eugenia
caryophyllata, p. 97) help infections ranging from scabies to cholera.
Storax (Liquidambar
orientalis, p. 229)
is an important ingredient in Western cough mixtures.
Licorice
(Glycyrrhiza glabra, p. 101) grows wild in India. It is  an indispensable medicinal herb.Garlic pearls
Garlic capsules
Garlic cloves
Powdered garlic
Dried licorice root
Powdered
licorice root
Fresh licorice
Cloves have been used medicinally for thousands of
years in India. The flower buds are dried in the open air.
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Nutmeg
Fresh holy basilNutmeg & mace
(Myristica fragrans,
p. 115) are different
parts of the same
tree. In India, nutmeg
paste is applied to
eczema, and mace is a
warming herb for
stomach infections.
Holy basil (Ocimum
tenuifolium, p. 116) is
often planted in
temple courtyards
in India. It is used in
Ayurvedic medicine
to protect the heart,
and recent research
shows that it lowers
blood pressure.
Balloon vine
(Cardiospermum
spp., p. 183) is used
in Indian herbal
medicine to bring on
delayed menstruation.
Turmeric (Curcuma
longa, p. 90) is a
traditional Ayurvedic
remedy for jaundice.Mace
Holy basil seedsWest were linked to one another
by trade routes, campaigns, and
wars. In each case, this led to the
exchange of ideas, medicinal
plants, and medical practices,
including fertile connections
between Ayurveda, Siddha, and
traditional Chinese medicine
to the east, and ancient Greek
and Roman medicine to the west.
Later, from around 700 ce,
traditional Greek medicine, based
on Hippocratic ideas, developed
in the Arabic world as classical
Greek texts were translated
into Arabic. This tradition,
known as Unani Tibb
(meaning “Ionian medicine,”
referring to the island of Iona
where Hippocrates lived),
at one time spanned from India to Spain, and is still the main form of
herbal medicine practiced by hakims in the Middle East.
The Five Elements
Ayurveda is a unique holistic system, based on the interaction of body,
mind, and spirit. In Ayurveda, the origin of all aspects of existence is pure
intellect or consciousness. Energy and matter are one. Energy is
manifested in five elements—ether, air, fire, water, and earth—which
together form the basis of all matter. In the body, ether is present in the
cavities of the mouth, abdomen, digestive tract, thorax, and lungs. Air
is manifested in the movements of the muscles, pulsations of the heart,
expansion and contraction of the lungs, and the workings of the digestive
tract and the nervous system. Fire is manifested in the digestive system,
metabolism, body temperature, vision, and intelligence. Water is present
in the digestive juices, salivary glands, mucous membranes, blood, and
cytoplasm. Earth exists in the nails, skin, and hair, as well as in the elements
that hold the body together: bones, cartilage, muscles, and tendons.
 The five elements manifest in the functioning of the five senses, and
they are closely related to our ability to perceive and interact with the
environment in which we live. In Ayurveda, ether, air, fire, water and earth
correspond to hearing, touch, vision, taste, and smell respectively.
The Doshas & Health
The five elements combine to form three basic forces, known as the
tridoshas, which exist in everything in the universe, and influence all mental
and physical processes. From ether and air, the air principle vata is created;
fire and water yield the fire principle pitta; and earth and water produce
the water principle kapha. The principles correspond closely to the three
humors of Tibetan medicine and somewhat resemble Galen’s theory of
the four humors ( see p. 32).
 According to Ayurveda, we are all born with a particular balance of
doshas. The proportions are largely determined by the balance of doshas
in our parents at the time of our conception. Our body type, The chakras  are represented in this figure. India’s medical
system, Ayurveda, identifies seven energy centers, chakras,
sited along the spinal column from the head to the base of
the spine. If they are blocked, illness results.
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temperament, and susceptibility to illnesses are largely governed by the
predominant dosha. In this way we inherit our basic constitution, called
the prakruti, which remains unaltered throughout our lives.
 The first requirement for health in Ayurveda is a proper balance


believed to be sedative and are recommended  for overactivity and sleeplessness, particularly in children. Cowslip flowers’ antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory properties make them potentially useful in the treatment of asthma and other allergic conditions.
Cautions Do not take cowslip during pregnancy,
if allergic to aspirin, or if taking anticoagulant medication. Excessive doses can cause vomiting  and diarrhea.
Prunella vulgaris (Lamiaceae)
Self-Heal
Description Creeping perennial, growing to
20 in (50 cm) tall, with pointed oval leaves and
violet-blue or pink flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe
and Asia, self-heal can be found in temperate regions worldwide. It is a wayside plant, growing  in meadows and by roadsides, and thrives in sunny areas. Rarely cultivated, self-heal can easily be grown from seed or by root division. The aerial parts are picked in summer when in flower.
Parts Used Aerial parts.
Constituents Self-heal contains
entacyclic triterpenes, tannins, caffeic
and rosmarinic acids, and vitamins B1,
C, and K.
History & Folklore As its name indicates,
self-heal has been used for centuries to staunch
bleeding and heal wounds. The 17th-century
herbalist John Gerard wrote: “there is not a
better wounde herbe in the world than that of selfe-heale.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Self-heal is
an undervalued astringent and wound-healer with tonic activity. In common with other members  of the mint family, such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, p. 128) and sage (Salvia spp., p. 131), it has powerful antioxidant and tissue-protective activity—making it potentially of value in many chronic illnesses. Its antioxidant and astringent activity makes it beneficial in conditions such as sore throat, inflammatory bowel disease, and diarrhea, and to heal internal bleeding. Externally, a lotion can be applied to treat leukorrhea (vaginal discharge). In Chinese medicine, self-heal  is taken with ju hua (Chrysanthemum x morifolium,  p. 78) for fevers, headaches, dizziness, and vertigo,  and is thought to cool “liver fire.”Habitat & Cultivation Cowslip grows in
Europe and western Asia, preferring fields and pastures with chalky soils. The flowers and leaves are gathered in spring and summer, the root in autumn. This increasingly rare plant should not  be picked from the wild.
Parts Used Flowers, leaves, root.
Constituents Cowslip contains triterpenoid
saponins, flavonoids, phenols, tannins, and a trace  of volatile oil. The flavonoids, mainly in the flowers, are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic. The triterpenoid saponins, which are concentrated in the root (5–10%), are strongly expectorant.
History & Folklore This plant is so closely
associated with springtime that it is known as primavera (spring) in Spanish and Italian. Cowslip has long been reputed to preserve beauty. The 16th-century herbalist William Turner wrote: “Some weomen … sprinkle ye floures of cowslip with whyte wine and after … wash their faces with that water to… make them fayre in the eyes of the worlde rather than in the eyes of God, whom they are not afryd to offend.”
Medicinal Actions & Uses Cowslip is an
underused but valuable plant. The root is strongly expectorant, stimulating a more liquid mucus  Cowslip has
calming properties.
Primula veris (Primulaceae)
Cowslip,
Primula
Description Hairy perennial growing to 4 in
(10 cm). Has a basal rosette of slightly rough oblong leaves. Stems bear clusters of bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
US_246-265_Pergularia_Extensa_Salvia_Sclarea.indd   256 26/02/16   12:47 pm257 other medicinal plantsPrunus serotina
Prunus avium  & P. cerasus
(Rosaceae)
Sweet Cherry,
& T art Cherry
Description Deciduous shrub or tree growing
to 26 ft (8 m). It has reddish-brown bark, oval to
elliptical leaves, clusters of 2–6 white flowers, and
almost spherical red fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to
southwestern Asia, cherry is naturalized in Europe
and cultivated in temperate regions around the
world. The stems and ripe fruit are collected
in summer.
Parts Used Stems, fruit.
Constituents Cherry stems contain phenols,
including salicylic acid, and tannins. Cherry fruit
contains anthocyanins and flavonoids, including
quercetin, carotenoids, sugars, fruit acids, vitamin
C, and melatonin.
History & Folklore The 16th-century herbalist
John Gerard recorded the French custom of
hanging cherries in houses to ward off fever.
Medicinal Actions & Uses In European
herbal medicine, cherries and cherry stems have
long been used for their diuretic and astringent
properties. They have been prescribed for cystitis,
nephritis, and urinary retention, and for arthritic
problems, notably gout. Cherries and cherry juice
can be useful in treating gout and arthritic
problems. Their fruit sugar content makes them
mildly laxative.concluded that the anti-inflammatory activities of
anthocyanins within cherry fruit are comparable
to those of ibuprofen.
Caution The seeds are toxic and should not
be consumed.Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae)
Apricot
Description Sturdy deciduous tree growing
to 33 ft (10 m). Has finely serrated oval leaves,
clusters of white (or, rarely, pink) 5-petaled
flowers, and lightly freckled pale yellow to
deep purple fruits.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to China and
Japan, apricot is now cultivated in Asia, North
Africa, and California. The fruit is collected when
ripe in late summer.
Apricot seeds yield laetrile,
which has been
used as a controversial
treatment for cancer.
Sweet cherry fruit and stems have been harvested for
medicinal use since classical times.Parts Used Fruit, seeds, bark.
Constituents Apricot fruit contains fruit
sugars, vitamins, and iron. The seeds contain up
to 8% amygdalin, the cyanogenic glycoside that
yields laetrile and hydrocyanic (prussic) acid. The
bark contains tannins.
History & Folklore In India and China, the
apricot has been appreciated for well over 2,000
years. Dong Feng, a physician who practiced at the
end of the 2nd century ce, is said to have asked for
his payment in apricot trees.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Apricot fruit
is nutritious, cleansing, and mildly laxative. A
decoction of the astringent bark soothes
inflamed and irritated skin conditions. Though
the seeds contain highly toxic prussic acid, they
are prescribed in small amounts in the Chinese
tradition as a treatment for coughs, asthma, and
wheezing, and for excessive mucus production
and constipation. An extract from the seeds,
laetrile, has been used in Western medicine as a
controversial (and illegal in the U.S.) treatment for
cancer. The seeds also yield a fixed oil, similar to
almond oil (from P. amygdalus ), that is often used
in the formulation of cosmetics.
Research Chinese trials show that apricot seed
paste helps combat vaginal infection.
Caution Apricot seeds are highly toxic in
all but the smallest amounts and should not
be consumed.Research  In a 2012 American-Australian clinical
study involving 633 people with gout, the risk of an
acute gout attack was reduced by 35% for those
taking cherry extract. One laboratory study Prunus serotina (Rosaceae)
Wild Cherry
Description Deciduous tree growing to 100 ft
(30 m). Has elliptical to oblong leaves, white
flowers, and purple-black fruit.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to North
America, wild cherry grows throughout much
of the U.S. It is cultivated in central Europe for its
timber. The bark is collected in late summer and
early autumn.
Part Used Inner bark.
Constituents Wild cherry contains prunasin
(a cyanogenic glycoside that yields hydrocyanic
acid), benzaldehyde, eudesmic acid, coumarins,
and tannins. Prunasin reduces the cough reflex.
History & Folklore Cherokee women
traditionally took wild cherry bark to ease labor
pain. Other Native Americans used it in the
treatment of coughs and colds, hemorroids, and
diarrhea. European settlers learned of the bark’s
medicinal properties, and in the 19th century it
became a widely used remedy.
Medicinal Actions & Uses Figuring in
official pharmacopoeias and much used in the
Anglo-American tradition, wild cherry bark is an


oke	up.	He	wanted	to	be	trained	in
advanced	medicine	alongside	the	British	doctors,	he	said.	The	viceroy	granted
him	his	wish,	but	when	he	got	to	the	training	hospital,	everyone	ignored	this
quiet	Indian	who	didn’t	even	belong	there.	Day	after	day	he	studied	hard.	He
knew	the	answers	to
	every	question,	but	he	was	never	called	on.
One	day	the	medical	students	were	trailing	behind	one	of	the	most	famous
British	doctors	as	he	reviewed	his	cases.	Senior	doctors	made	rounds	of	the
hospital	wards	every	morning	with	students	in	tow	like	ducklings.	They	got	to
a	certain	patient,	and	the	famous	doctor	said,	“Who	can	tell	me	what’s	wrongwith	this	man?”
It	was	a	difficult	case,	and	none	of	the	British	students	volunteered.	But	the
young	Indian’s	hand	was	up,	so	he	had	to	be	called	on,	and	he	knew	the	right
answer.	After	that	his	teachers	paid	attention	to	him.	One	day	the	famous
British	doctor	called	him	into	his	office.
“I’m	returning	home	to	England	tomorrow,”	the	famous	doctor	told	him,	“and
you’ve	impressed	me.	Is	there	anything	I	can	do	for	you?	Just	ask.”
For	the	second	time	in	his	life	the	young	man	saw	that	his	wish	might	come
true.	He	asked	to	go	to	London	to	study	how	to	become	a	heart	specialist.
Which	is	how	my	father,	Krishan	Chopra,	found	himself	on	a	boat	to	England
and	a	career	as	one	of	India’s	first	heart	doctors.
Did	this	chain	of	events	happen	by	accident?	Baba	taught	me	not	to	think	that
way	My	father	was	helped	by	his	soul.	If	he	remained	true	to	his	wish,	which
came	from	deep	in	his	heart,	there	would	be	a	way	to	make	it	come	true.
Everyone	has	wishes	and	dreams,	and	making	them	come	true	is	important.
It’s	important	to	your	soul	as	well.
	But	it	doesn’t	offer	its	help	in	a	loud	voice
—in	fact,	it	doesn’t	give	advice	at	all.	Instead	it	sets	out	a	path	that	you	can
follow,	and	thus	you	find,	step	by	step,	that	your	wish	is	beginning	to	unfold
as	reality.
When	any	dream	has	come	true	for	me,	I	notice	the	following	stages:
I	asked	inside	for	what	I	wanted.
I	was	precise,	and	my	wish	really	meant	something	to	me.
I	let	go	of	my	wish	so	that	the	universe	could	compute	how	to	make	it
come	true.	In	other	words,	I	got	out	of	the	way.
I	didn’t	waste	time	fantasizing	about	the	future.
I	looked	for	even	the	smallest	opening	that	showed	the	possibility	of
success.	No	opportunity	was	too	small,	and	I	didn’t	hold	back	because
I	was	waiting	for	something	bigger	and	better.
I	didn’t	wait	for	a	payoff.	If	my	desire	changed	before	it	came	true,
then	I	changed	my	expectations.	Not	every	wish	has	to	come	true	as	Iimagine	it.	I	wait	for	the	moment	of	fulfillment,	which	says,	“Okay,
that’s	all	I	really	wanted.”
I	looked	for	help	everywhere,	even	in	chance	encounters,	small
coincidences,	and	sudden	openings	I	never	thought	would	come	my
way.
I	was	grateful	for	every	small	step	of	accomplishment.
All	these	steps	may	sound	a	bit	complicated,	but	they’re	based	on	a	simple
theme:	Your	soul	wants	your	wishes	to
	come	true,	and	it	wants	to	make	the
journey	as	easy	and	natural	as	possible.	It	took	many	years	for	me	to	see	that
this	whole	pattern,	from	the	planting	of	a	seed	to	its	final	fruit,	is	all	planned
and	handled	by	my	soul.	That’s	why	Baba	considered	the	invisible	string	to	be
one	of	the	best-kept	secrets	of	spirit.Trust	Your	Soul
F
or	most	people	the	hardest	part	about	wishing	is	to	trust	that	it	works,”	said
Baba.	“But	right	this	moment	you	are	asking	for	something	and	trusting	that
you	will	receive	it.	Every	time	you	take	a	breath,	for	instance,	you	are	asking
for	air.	Does	the	air	refuse?”
“No,”	I	said.
“When	you	lift	your	arm,	you	are	asking	your	muscles	to	move.	Do	your
muscles	refuse?”
“No.”
“So	wishes	are	being	answered	all	the	time	with	perfect	trust,”	he	said.	“We
live	in	a	world	of	desires	coming	true.”
As	I	looked	around	it	was	easy	to	believe	what	Baba	was	saying.	We	had
stopped	in	the	center	of	the	village.	Shops	were	everywhere,	and	people	were
spending	money	and	bustling	home	with	what	they	had	bought.
“See	how	many	wishes	will	come	true	today?”	he	said.
“But	these	people	worked	hard	for	their	money,”	I	said.
	“They	don’t	think	that
buying	something	means	trusting	it	to	come	from	God.”
“They	would	get	much	more	if	they	did,”	he	said.	“When	you	trust	that	your
soul	is	helping	you	to	make	your	wishes	come	true,	half	the	work	is	done.”
“I	don’t	know,”	I	said	doubtfully.
But	of	course	Baba	loved	a	challenge.	“Stop	and	turn,	with	your	back	to	me,”
he	said.	“Now	fall	backward.	Don’t	worry,	I’ll	catch	you.”
He	saw	me	hesitate.	“Go	ahead,”	he	urged.
I	took	a	deep	breath	and	let	myself	fall	backward.	Baba	caught	me	and	said,
“Do	that	again.”	I	did,	and	again	he	caught	me.	“It	got	easier	the	second	time,
didn’t	it?”“Yes,”	I	said.
“And	if	we	did	it	ten	more	times,	you’d	trust	me	completely?”	he	asked.
“I	think	so,”	I	said.	“I	could	still	be	a	little	nervous	that	you	might	trick	me	or
get	tired	and	miss.”
“Well,	all	your	soul	wants	is	the	same	chance	you	gave	me,”	said	Baba.
“Doubt	if	you	like,	but	when	you	can,	trust	your	soul	to	help	you	get
something	you	really	want.	Once	you	get	used	to	trusting,	do	it	over	and	over.
Eventually	you	will	have	no	doubt	at	all.”
“But	there’s	always	a	bit	of	doubt,”	I	pointed	out.
“Really?”	said	Baba.	“We	were	talking.	Do	you	ever	have	the	slightest	doubt
you’ll	get	air?”
“No.”
“That’s	because	breathing	is	part	of	you,”	he	said.	“So	is	your	soul.	When	you
trust	spirit,	you	are	just	trusting	yourself.	Give	it	a	try.	In	time	you	will	see
that	there	is	no	more	need	for	doubt.”
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Why	should	you	trust	your	soul?	That’s	a	big	question,	because	most	people
don’t.	They	may	pray	for	something	they	really	want,	and	when	the	prayer
isn’t	answered,	they	put	their	trust	somewhere	else.	But	Baba	taught	me	that	I
could	ask	my	soul	for


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actively rejected by the medical profession. It is a simple way, practised by all other cultures. At the end of a long life humanly lived, the intimation of death comes with a kindness that robs it of fear. On the contrary, there is a welcome and a reassurance about it.
When death comes sooner, shortcutting the natural span, death can
still be met by a letting go, when a ll hope is gone, by simply fasting
out. For those who have regularly practised the fast in the course of living, there will be the reassurance that this simple act brings with it intimations of transcendence, of purity and glory which thoroughly defy the apparent finalit y of material things. Fasting out
implies abandoning the sacrament of eating for the sacramental act
of dying. The same hallowing, reverential, grateful approach is needed, the same envelopment in  beauty, joy and purity. The
timeless association of the human and the floral should not follow, but precede death; flowers should be for the dying, not for the dead,
the reminder in such wonderful things, that nature is profoundly
humanly attuned, and that wherever the Creation goes, there will its chosen creatures, in rapturous joy and fulfilment, go also.

16. Hints for the Millennium

In happier times, fruits and salads feature more predominately
in the dietary, just as they go out in darker times. The head gardener
of James II, was of the opinion that an ordinary salad should have at least 30 ingredients (mentioned in the Popular Encyclopaedia of
Gardening, by H. H. Thomas and G. Forsyth). The tender roots of
daisy, of fennel, of angelica and campion, as well as of carrot and parsnip were used. Leaves of wild and cultivated plants, whose names are likely to sound foreign to many a city-dweller but which abound, were also popular—dandelion, cowthistle, primrose, violet, tarragon, rocket, sage, hyssop, marigold, marjoram, leek tops,
purslane, cowslip, basil, borage, chevil, daisy, vine and marrow
tendrils, sorrel, scurvy grass, broom  and elder buds and many other
things, procurable without cost by the diligent. Flowers were also added liberally, those of dandelion, angelica, nasturtium, rose, primroses, etc. The happy Elizabethans were especially fond of
salads, and seldom had a meal without one.
Just as fruits should be available at all times, the humanizing
decoration in every room, in ev ery office, and eaten whenever
desired, so the salad should form the artistic focus of every meal. As John Evelyn, the salad authority of the seventeenth century remarked, the picking and preparing of salads is a great and
legitimate art, giving much pl easure and healthfulness in its
practice.
If one has no back garden, many things can be grown from
seeds in boxes, from the common'mustard and cress' to the
germinating shoots of cereals, of wheat, barley, maize. If you buy or
are given roses, eat one! If you are lucky in having something of a
garden, or access to a growable patch, there is no limit to your contribution to health and joy. Ma ny vegetables allowed to flower
make beautiful flowers, e.g., the Jerusalem Artichoke, which,
incidentally, is delicious grated raw with olive oil, giving very much
less wind than when cooked. This is true regarding the artichoke as
well. There are few more beautiful flowers than the enormous nettle
of the artichoke. Cardoons are easier to grow in England than artichokes proper. The hearts are delicious raw, and the leaves can be wrapped with newspaper and blanched, the tips eaten raw and the rest cooked as a delicious vegetable.
To extend the role of fruits, when they are scarce or expensive,
the 'rawcost' of the Scandinavians and the Swiss can be resorted to.
The principle is to batter the fibres of the harder parts of roots and leaves so as to make them approach  the softer consistency of fruits,
enabling them thereby to be eaten in the larger quantities needed for
meeting the needs of vitamin C and bulk generally. Although this
can be done by hand chopping and macerating, there are many mechanical gadgets which save much time.
As earlier mentioned, one should not become geared to a fixed
pattern of eating in a family; even  in entertaining, spontaneity can be left greater opportunities, and meals should be joyfully prolonged
with long intermittences—many courses need be no more than attractive snippets! It is however usually more convenient to prepare
the day's eating after a breakfast of cereal, fruit and light tea or
herbal. The main meal is best taken during the day, not late at night. For those working, fruits and bread and spread can be taken during the day, and the main meal taken on returning, followed by exercise and recreation. Later in the evening, a warmed soup, a light vegetable dish or a cooked fruit pudding should be sufficient.
The main meal should begin with  fruits or rawcost, and end
with them; the salad dish should be  laid as the centrepiece, available
to be dipped into while the ot her courses are eaten. On a natural
diet, one barely needs to drink at meals. It is ill-conceived to drink large amounts of commercial fruit drinks during meals. If wine is
taken on festive occasions, it is not a bad idea to dilute it, and
prepare it as a wine cup, with various herbs, rather than drinking it neat.
A day on fruits is a splendid idea. Once a week should suffice,
but if one begins to feel jaded, irritable, tired, or at the first tremors
of a cold, of an ache, then one should go on fruits, and stay on fruits
for several days if necessary. If one is unwell, the quantity of fruits should be cut down, and fruit jui ces, adequately diluted, taken
instead. In more severe disease, nothing but diluted fruit juice should be taken. Except in chronic overfeeding or advanced degenerative disease, anything more than a short fast is not
recommended.
In looking through the recipe books, one can pick those needing
the least cooking, just as one can usually leave out the more questionable items like eggs, substituting by a flour sauce, or nut or lentil padding. Undue cooking can be avoided by soaking. For
instance, if rice is soaked for 24 hours, it needs little more than a
few minutes simmering. A tasty risotto can be prepared from such rice, by adding finely chopped raw items, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and other vegetables, sprinkled with grated nuts. Those who cannot have their cereals firm, owing to chewing troubles, can further break down soaked grains in a blender.
Lentils, soya and other hard grai ns and seeds, can be similarly
soaked, up to 48 hours and more, acquiring in the process a delicious sweetness. Thus soaked, le ntils will cook adequately in ten
minutes simmering. A useful thickening is provided by semolina, obtainable for making gnocci in several grain sizes. Added to
soaked lentils, mushed cereals or soyas, and lightly cooked, a
sufficiently solid mixture results, wh ich can be used either'sour',
with vegetables and spices, or'sweet', with fruits, or dried fruits. A flour sauce is also useful, obtained  by stirring sufficient wholemeal
flour in oil, cold, to make a creamy paste, followed by gentle heating for two or three minutes, followed by adding water,
vegetable juice or skimmed milk. S our milk can also be used, the
curds resulting beaten down to form a uniform mixture. For a change, wine or cider can be used. Cold or warm sauces, with infinite varieties of taste, can be prepared by making this mixture more dilute.
Do not skimp on uncooked oil; pour it liberally on foods. The
human love of fat is really a love of soft fat, of oil, first relished in mother's milk, and later in the oil plentiful in the germ of seeds and
cereals. It helps to keep the tissues firm and young.
Much harm is done by the popular recipes for slimming,
usually recommending an increase in unnatural foods like meat, and
cutting down on essential human foods like cereals, fruits and oil, with the result that as one becomes more lean, so one becomes more toxic, twisting a few more of the spirals of the degeneracies which will ripen in old age. Body fat is indispensable for health, for the
proper support of organs as for a normal reserve of energy which
the body is designed to carry. But as every farmer knows, a fact
apparently ignored by most human nutritionists, one can decide the kind of fat laid down by the kind of fat eaten, soft or crinkly, streaky or hard. Saturated fats, the fats in all animal foods, lay down hard
fat in the tissues, which deforms th e normal aesthetic lines of organs
and limbs, and accounts for the ugly deformities, layerings and
bulges of even quite young people today. Hard fat further damages the cells in which it is laid.
The soft fat laid down from vegetable oils does