 t he healt h f ood st or e, and she t old t he people at t he st or e t he st or y of
t he
mag ic al k er osene. A f t er hear ing her st or y, t he y l aug hed and said, “ W o w, y ou need t o
g o v isit
D r. D aniels. ”
T he w oman ask ed, “ O h, does she sel l k er osene?”
T he y r eplied, " I ’m not t el ling
y ou an y mor e; g o v isit D r. D aniels. ”
She c ame t o see me and t old me her st or y about t he mag ic al k er osene. She t old me ho w
she
w as onc e so sic k, her f ami l y t houg ht she mig ht die. She w as g i v en a g l ass of k er osene
and
af t er she dr ank t he g l ass of k er osene, she w as able t o g et up f r om her sic k bed. She
w as
healt h y f r om t hat d a y f or w ar d —unti l no w.T hat br ing s me t o anot her st or y of a per son I sa w.

T his per son c ame t o t he U nit ed S t at es as an immig r ant f r om R ussi a. She w as a v er y nic e
l ad y and
her f ami l y lo v ed her dear l y.
W hen she c ame t o t he US, she w as a healt h y l ad y, but she quic k l y
bec ame i l l. A nd she
f inal l y r eac hed a point w her e she w as moaning w it h pain. She c ompl ained t hat
bac k in her
old c ountr y, w hen she g ot sic k, she w as g i v en her k er osene and she g ot w el l ag ain. S o
w h y
c ouldn ’t she f ind t hat mag ic al k er osene her e in U nit ed S t at es?

A nd so, her son g r e w up list ening t o t his r ef r ain. H e luc k i l y mar r ied a v er y k ind w oman. His
mot her
c ompl ained t o her d aug ht er-in-l a w t hat if onl y she c ould f ind t his mag ic al
k er osene, she w ould be
healt h y ag ain ; it w ould r est or e her healt h. F inal l y, t he d aug ht er in-
l a w t ook her t o t he healt h f ood
st or e and said, " M ama, if t hat mag ic al k er osene is her e
in t he U nit ed S t at es, sur el y t he healt h f ood
st or e w ould c ar r y it. "
I said t o her, " In A mer ic a, w e ha v e k er osene, but our k er osene c omes in blue and pink and
sometimes c lear. A nd t he blue and pink def init el y ha v e c hemic als in it, and e v en t he c lear
is not t he
same qualit y al l t he time. S o, I don ’t use k er osene and I ha v en ’t had muc h
e x per ienc e w it h it. "

I also t old her t hat w hat she’ d had in her c ountr y w as not a g l assf ul of k er osene, but it w as
a g l ass of
w at er w it h se v er al dr ops of k er osene added t o t he w at er. I also t old her t hat in
A mer ic a, w e ha v e
tur pentine.

12
Candida Cleaner S ample Menu
Br eakf ast:
L un c h:
Dinn e r:kFfm W at ekFul
kFfm F r esh f r uit, w it h or w it hout hot oatmeal or c ook ed
quinoa,
w it h e x tr a w at er t o mak e t he g r ains int o a
por r idg e
c onsist enc y ( c hop t he f r uit and stir int o
t he c ook ed
por r idg e)
kFfm W at ekFul
kFfm S al ad —t he l ar g er t he bett er, and w it h g ar lic or
papa y a
dr essing. Must c ont ain one leaf y g r een
ing r edienkF

kFfm B r o w n r ic e and v eg et ables
M a y substitut e quinoa,
s w eet pot at oes, w hit e pot at oes,
bl ac k r ic e, r ed r ic e,
or br o w n r ic e; w at er
kFfm W at ekFul
kFfm S al ad —t he l ar g er t he bett er,
and w it h g ar lic or papa y a
dr essing. Must c ont ain one
leaf y g r een ing r edienkF

kFfm B r o w n r ic e and v eg et ables
M a y
substitut e quinoa, s w eet
pot at oes, w hit e pot at oes,
bl ac k
r ic e, r ed r ic e, or br o w n r ic e;
w at er
Not e: it is mandat or y that y ou eat at least one r a w salad a
da y. This tr anslat es int o at
least 4 lea v es of a gr een leaf y
v eg et able.
2 2
I e x pl ained t o her al l about tur pentine and ho w t o use it. A nd so, she bec ame v er y
happ y,
e x tr emel y r elie v ed, and t hank ed her d aug ht er-in-l a w ag ain and ag ain f or
ha v ing f ound t he
mag ic al k er osene and helping her sear c h t his out.

She t hen t ook t he tur pentine and her afflic tions c lear ed up, just as she hoped. She
had
been in t he S t at es f or about at least 30 y ear s, and had been look ing and
look ing and
look ing t o f ind t he mag ic al k er osene t hat had helped her so muc h
w hen she’ d been in
R ussi a.

I ’ l l t el l y ou anot her tur pentine st or y. T he per son I tr eat ed w as f air l y w el l -
educ at ed, and she
w as ac tual l y a sc hool pr inc ipal suff er ing f r om multiple
afflic tions.
A s a g ood doc t or, I r ene w ed al l her dr ug s and c hec k ed her f or side eff ec t s per iodic al l y. O ne
d a y, she c ame in and said, " D oc t or, m y t humb is par al y zed. I ha v e f eeling t her e, but I c an ’t
mo v e it. It is simpl y par al y zed. "
I said, " O h, let me see. "
S ur e enoug h, she c ouldn ’t mo v e her t humb. I pr essed and pok ed, and it w asn ’t t ender
an y w her e and I c ould not see an y anat omic al pr oblem.
I said, " W el l, y ou k no w w hat? I c an ’t guar ant ee y ou t his is g oing t o help at al l, but it
seems t o
me t his mig ht be a c ase f or tur pentine. "
She br ok e out l aug hing and said, "Y ou k no w w hat, I t hink I ’ l l tr y it. "
She tr ied t he tur pentine,
t ak ing it t w ic e a w eek. O ne mont h l at er, she c ame bac k and she
said, " I ’v e g ot somet hing t o
sho w y ou. " " O h, w hat c an t hat be?" I ask ed.

She pul led out her hand and w ig g led her t humb


 this fast my mind continues to see, smell, and taste
hot dogs and beans (one of my favorite dishes when I was a boy). I think of my wife and children each day and anxiously wait for mail to come from home each day. I
eagerly look forward to several nights during the week when I allow myself the
luxury of a long-distance telephone call so I may talk to my wife and hear her voice. I
also think about my practice and whether or not it is still afloat, but periodic letters
from my good friend, Dr. Newton Karp, assure me he is keeping it solvent. That puts
my mind at ease because all my expenses are continuing.
   Thursday, September 24, 1964 --Fast, 22nd day: Weight 122 pounds; a loss of 1/4
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 18 pounds after three weeks of fasting. Blood
pressure 88/64 with good pulse quality. Feel wonderful physically, mentally and
spiritually, except for a slight weakness which is understandable at this stage of the game. Mild light-headedness if I sit or sta nd up too quickly. Thick, foul drainage from
the sinuses all day, resulting in the clearest breathing I've had in years. Two liquid bowel actions today. Dr. Gross checks us in the morning and again in the late
afternoon or early evening. His home is just a few hundred yards away. I have been
asking him to give me some idea how much longer it would be until my fast would be
broken. (I didn't realize at the time that the more serious problems usually require a
longer fast. Dr. Gross knew he would prefer a long fast, if possible, for me. He knew that to break the fast now, when I'm progressing, would not be in my best interest. Yet
he understood my impatient nature and took me through the remainder of the fast by
degrees and subtleties. In other words, I would ask him when the fast would be
broken and he would say something to the effect that since it's mid-week, let's wait
until the weekend. Then when the weekend would roll around, I'd pose the question again and he would give me some logical excuse or reason for fasting a few more
days. This is the way he guided me and it helped because psychologically it divided my fast so I would not have to envision long weeks ahead.)
   Friday, September 25, 1964 --Fast, 23rd day: Weight 121-1/2 pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 18-1/4 pounds after 22 days of fasting. Blood
pressure 90/65. Slight fuzziness in the head. One B.M. containing some type of
unhealthy tissues from the intestinal tract that the body is finally breaking down and casting out. Very comfortable day, but I don't look forward to the long night ahead,
because of being in bed most of the time and taking naps. Furtherm ore, I find fasting
to be one long 24-hour day with no breaks, such as when one is eating three times a
day. I stay up late, read a little until the book drops out of my hands, and then try to
get to sleep at one o'clock in the morning. Then I wake up wondering how long I have slept, look at my watch and see it is only 10 or 15 minutes later. So I concentrate
intently, fall asleep, and wake up thinking the sun will soon be up. But I glance at my
watch again and it is perhaps only a half-hour later. This is the battle I fight almost
every night during my fast. I'm thankful for my little radio.
   Saturday, September 26, 1964 --Fast, 24th day: Weight 121-1/2 pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 18-3/4 pounds after 23 days of fasting. Blood
pressure 100/60. More salt being excreted through my mouth--causes mild stinging of
the tongue. A wonderfully comfortable day, the only annoying problem being the
almost complete dryness of my tongue and mouth with a slight pasty-like mucus. True
hunger and desire for food absent. Almost no in testinal gas. Several small, fetid, pus-
like rectal discharges. I'm amazed at how fine I feel generally. In fact, this is the best I
have felt thus far. I feel as though I could continue the fast indefinitely. The further I
get into the fast, the cleaner the mind and body become as deep-seated poisons and
wastes are eliminated. This produces profound changes. (From here on I experience
unusual clarity of mind, increases in visual acuity, hearing, and smell, greatly increased mental endurance, and an extreme general awareness. For example, I
brought with me a variety of crossword puzzles, books, and a chess set. Ideally, one
should refrain from anything that taxes any of the senses and burdens the mind during
a fast; that also includes television. howeve r, a little occasional light reading does help
pass the time. During the early stages of my fast and even before fasting I could do a crossword puzzle or two, work out a little problem with my chess set, or read to my
tolerance, which would be about 20 to 30 pages. But from this point deep in the fast,
until its termination, amazing things happen: as a fairly decent chess player, I now
become unbeatable; as a good crossword puzzle solver--but always finding it necessary to use the dictionary for such words as xerus or xat, etc.--I now have instant
recall of words that I would ordinarily have to look up in the dictionary; and my mental endurance allows me to read not just double or triple the number of pages I
mentioned before, but entire books of 200 to 300 pages without tiring. I don't do these
things to set any records; nor do I do them to pass any endurance tests. In fact, I don't
make all these things a daily routine because I don't want to jeopardize my chances
for a successful fast. I only cite these examples to show some of the marvelous, positive benefits that can accrue from a fast.) The comparative inactivity of the colon
at this point is a blessing.
   Sunday, September 27, 1964 --Fast, 25th day: Weight 120 pounds; a loss of 1-1/4
pounds from yesterday and a total loss of 20 pounds after 24 days of fasting. Blood
pressure 90/60. Very little gas formation. Se veral small, liquid B.M.s. I can describe,
in one word, the way I feel at this point-healthy! Weak as I am, I can feel health
coursing through my body. But within this weakness I feel a tremendous inner strength. It is difficult for me to describe  this feeling because one must experience it
to understand. Thoughts of food preoccupy my mind. The monotony of routine annoys me. Slept at intervals.
   Monday, September 28, 1964 --Fast, 26th day: Weight 119-3/4 pounds; a loss of 1/2
pound from yesterday and a total loss of 20-1/4 pounds after 25 days of fasting. As I
get deeper into the fast, I find myself having more and more positive thoughts and a
feeling of well-being. There seems to be a profound inner calm. Through this experience, so far, I have learned a wonde rful self-discipline. Today was similar to
yesterday. Missing my family is what bothers me most now. I think of my children
often. I think of my wife and the joys we shared together before I became sick. I want
very much to be home with them. I feel myself getting better with each passing day.
I'm going to make it! There is no doubt in my mind. I actually tremble with
anticipation.
   Tuesday, September 29, 1964 --Fast, 27th day: Weight 120-1/4 pounds; a gain of 1/2
pound from yesterday. I could not believe that after 26 days of fasting and living off
my stored reserves there would be a weight ga in. It just couldn't be possible. I went to
three different scales, but each gave the same reading. My blood pressure today is 96/66. I'm eliminating so much "junk" from my system that the foul taste keeps me on
the brink of nausea. In fact, there are times I find it necessary to take a half of a grape
and brush it across my tongue to prevent vomiting. At this point, I can taste some of
the drugs being eliminated through the mucous membranes of my mouth, the most
predominant being phenobarbital. Wide awake and alert. Have been going outside to sit in the sun at intervals. I have incentive. When I perspire, it is not salty. I also notice
that if perspiration from my forehead runs into my eyes, there is no stinging or
irritation. This evening, Dr. Gross introduced me to a man who had just arrived at the
Manor. He had suffered a heart attack six m onths prior to coming here and his doctors
gave him up, but he found out about fasting, et c., and decided to give it a try. The


, it pays to acknowledge how it feels when you
have accomplished something or are feeling good.As you work through your list, also note changes in how you deal with
the event, issue, or whatever used to trouble you. Are you thinking
differently abou t the issue? Are you feeling generally more optimistic? Did
your self-talk or negative thinking patterns change? Have physical issues or
emotions cleared? Have you had any breakthroughs or a-ha! moments? You
may understand that when your partner turns on the boob tube (or its
equivalent) and tune you out, it has nothing to do with you and you’ve done
nothing wrong. Even the urge to tell the wife or partner or friend or boss
how messed up they are may cease and desist, and you’ll realize that the
important work is your inner work. You will also likely stop blaming
yourself for others’ problems and not be so hard on yourself, either.
Acknowledgment of Y our Progress
You can also acknowledge your progress while tapping down the EFT tap-
down points (this is not part of the official Personal Peace Procedure). It’s
about building your positivity, savoring your success, and exercising your
gratitude muscle. Tapping on the positive helps you acknowledge clearing
something that used to trouble you. I do it like this:
Top of head:  I just neutralized that difficult story. That’ s one I thought I’d
never get over.
Inside eyebrow:  Wow! It wasn’ t bigger than me! I’m okay!
Side of eye:  This tapping works and I’m doing it!
Under eye:  It feels great to put that old story behind me.
Under nose:  I’m enjoying this feeling right now.
Chin:  What if I can resolve more bad memories? What if I could clear all of
them out?
Collarbone:  I’m thrilled to have a tool that works. I love this idea of the
peace procedure! I’m on board for more!
Under arm: I’m grateful that I resolved this one story, and I’m eager to do
more work. Right now, I’m honoring and acknowledging the work thatI’ve already done. It’s good, it feels right, and I’m grateful for this tool
and that I am committed to healing. I’m courageous, I believe in healing,
and I’m at peace in this moment.
Tap on this one from the top of the head through under the arm:  I’m
grateful to allow, receive, and accept all the good things flowing to every
cell in my body and every area of my life according to my highest good.
You can organiz e your list in clusters of similar issues, categorie s, or time
periods, too.
Make Personal Peace Pr ocedur e a Habit
It takes twenty-one days to create a habit, so consider choosing a consistent
time every day for at least three months to tap another event down to zero.
If you are really busy, try tapping while taking a bath, silently on the
subway, just before you get up or go to bed, and so on. There’ s personal
hygiene, which you do every day, and the Personal Peace Procedure is your
emotional hygiene for resilience and well-being.
In Conclusion
Now you have the EFT workhorse tools of Tell the Story and the Personal
Peace Procedure. You have a brief understanding of the Movie  Technique,
Tearless Trauma, and Chase the Pain. You’re ready to go out and practice
on your own! In the next section, you’ll have the chance to practice tapping
on common topics. But before we get into that, let’s cover comm only asked
questions and suggestions for tapping that give you a real-world picture of
how easily you can integrate EFT into your life.
[contents]9. Gary Craig: www.emofree.com/eft-tutorial/tapping-roots/tell-story.html
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Common Q & A about EFT
and Tapping Ideas
Here’ s common ly asked questions and answers and tapping ideas that I’ve
gathered over the last fifteen years from my own personal practice and
work with clients.
Q: How Do I Know the Right W ords to Say?
While I’ve been saying you need to pay attention to how you word your
EFT setup and reminder or problem phrases, the paradox is that tapping is
not only about the words; the words are just a gateway to the feelings, and
the feelings are what’ s caught inside in the energy disruption. The words—
including the EFT setup and reminder phrases—are not the most important
thing. Focusing and allowing yourself to experience the specific feeling you
have is the critical factor to release and relief—and even if you can’t name
the feeling, it still works! Here’ s some examples from my client work:
Even though I have to get this right (these words, this setup, this
process), and I don’t believe I can make progress until I do, I deeply
and completely accept myself.
Even though it has to be perfect, I deeply and completely  accept
myself.
Even though I’m not certain just what to say….
Even though I can’ t figure this out on my ow n, what if I could?
Even though I need help to make this work, I’m optimistic that I can
help myself.Q: W on’t Complaining Draw
More Negative Things to Me?
We’re not bringi ng up the negat ives to wallow in them. If emotional trauma
and upset are covering up all the good stuff inside of you, that layer of
trauma is sitting on your essence. All the pretending in the world isn’t going
to make  the underlying problem  go away. EFT allows you to resolve the
“negatives” that may be standing in the way of your joy. You stay focused
on them  just long enough to release the emotional charge. As you release
the trauma, the positive—your natural optimism and joy—naturally bubbles
to the surface.
Every time I hear someone say, “I can’t complain,” or “I shouldn’ t
complain,” I see a person who could use some good complaining time (and
probably a bit of whining wouldn’ t hurt, either!) When we keep our
negatives inside  and pretend the feelings and upsets don’t exist or bother us,
they fester and af fect us emotionally and physically.
EFT helps you clarify and focus on your stress and then adds the
balancing of self-af firmation and tapping to feel, loosen, and release the
emotions in your system. Focusi ng on the negative is simply about isolating
a specific issue or feeling that’s stemming from the disruption in your
body’ s ener gy system.
Even if you know that you want to tap on the negatives, sometimes it’s
still really hard to go there. Here are phrases I have used in my own practice
and with clients:
Even though I’ve been taught to embrace the positive and not talk
about the negative, I deeply and completely accept myself.
Even though I believe that talking about the negative will bring me
more bad things, what if that’s just a belief and tapping on the negative
actually works? I deeply and completely accept myself.
Even though law of attraction says you get what you think about, I’m
open to the possibility of healing what’ s been hidden and blocking mefrom achieving my goals all these years.
Even though I’m thinking I’ll drown in negativity if I start opening up
that can of worms, I deeply and completely accept myself and how I
feel.
According to Dr. Bruce Lipton, the subconscious mind processes the
equivalent of 40 million bits of data a second, while the conscious mind
processes just 40 bits per second.10 And while it appears that we have up to
60,000 thoughts a day, neuroscientists reveal that up to 90 to 99 percent of
those thoughts are the same as we had the day before, with up to 70 percent
of them negative.11 So what’ s running in your background that you’re not
aware of?
Q: What if I Don’t Accept My Feelings or
Situation or Don’t Love Myself?
Many people mistakenly belie ve that saying “I accept what happened”
means the bad things are okay. This isn’t true; you’re only telling the truth,
and even  if you don’t believe it to be true, your subconscious mind hears.
The acceptance  phrase is speaking to your conscious and subconscious
minds, telling your entire system  that no matter what happened, no matter
how bad you believe you are or how hopeless the situation seems, you are
not your problem. You are more. You are still here, and you’re doing the
best you can.
If you don’t accept yourself and your situation, the reality of your present
day, how can you heal?
Find something you can accept or agree with, such as “I want to be kind
to myself,” or “I love summer,” or “My niece, Belle, is awesom e.” Here are
a few other thoughts.
Even though I don’t yet accep t myself, I can and do acknowledge
myself.
Even though I feel very upset, I would like to love and for give myself.Even though I don’t want to accept myself, I can accept that this is just
where I am right now. (I use this one myself!)
Sometimes it helps to add humor:
Somehow, someday, maybe, it may be possible to accept my horrible
self just as I am.
Even though what I did is so bad that I deserve


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c r e a t i o n.
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a r o u n d  s a y i n g  “ N o ”  t o  l i f e  a n d  t h e n  w o n d e r i n g  w h y  l i f e
s e e m s  t o  b e  s a y i n g  “ N o ”  t o  u s.
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s t r a i g h t,  t h e  w o u n d s  i n  o u r  h e a r t s  t h a t  f e s t e r  f o r  y e a r s
u n h e a l e d,  t h e  b r o k e n  p i e c e s  o f  o u r  l i v e s  t h a t  s e e m  b e y o n d
r e p a i r.  A n d  H e  w h o  i s  t h e  A u t h o r  o f  m i r a c l e s  h a s  i n f i n i t e
d e s i r e  a s  w e l l  a s  p o w e r  t o  h e a l  t h e m  a l l.
S o  i f  t h a t ’ s  t h e  c a s e,  t h e n  w h y  s o  m u c h  p a i n?  C o u l d  i t  b e
t h a t  t h e  d o c t o r  h a s  t h e  m e d i c i n e  b u t  t h e  p a t i e n t  r e f u s e s  t o
t a k e  i t?  A


 x p e r i e n c e  o f  t h e i r  c h i l d h o o d  a n d  o u r
r e l a t i o n s h i p  t o  t h e m  t h r o u g h  b a p t i s m,  b r i s,  a  b a b y - n a m i n g
c e r e m o n y,  a n d  s o  f o r t h.
W e  c a n  d o  m o r e  t h a n  s i m p l y  w a t c h  o u r  c h i l d r e n  g r o w
i n t o  a d o l e s c e n c e ;  w e  c a n  p r a y e r f u l l y  b i d  f a r e w e l l  t o  t h e i r
c h i l d h o o d  a n d  w e l c o m e  t h e m  i n t o  a d u l t h o o d,  u p l i f t i n g  t h i s
n e w  p h a s e  o f  t h e i r  l i v e s  t h r o u g h  c o m i n g - o f - a g e  c e r e m o n i e s,
b a r  a n d  b a t  m i t z v a h s,  a n d  s o  f o r t h.
W i t h  r i t u a l,  w e  d o  m o r e  t h a n  s i m p l y  b e g i n  a  n e w  j o b ;  w e
p r a y e r f u l l y  a s k  t h a t  i t  s e r v e  G o d ’ s  p u r p o s e s  a n d  i n v o k e
s p i r i t u a l  f o r c e s  t o  s u p p o r t  u s  i n  t h e  e f f o r t.  W e  d o  m o r e  t h a n
s i m p l y  g e t  m a r r i e d ;  w e  p r a y  f o r  G o d  t o  u n i t e  o u r  h e a r t s,  t o
e n t e r  t h e  m a r r i a g e  a n d  m a k e  i t  a  b l e s s i n g  o n  t h e  w o r l d.  W e
d o  m o r e  t h a n  s i m p l y  g e t  d i v o r c e d ;  w e  a s k  f o r  G o d ’ s  h e l p  i n
h e a l i n g  o u r  h e a r t s,  f i l l i n g  u s  w i t h  f o r g i v e n e s s,  a n d  p a v i n gt h e  w a y  f o r  n e w  b e g i n n i n g s.  W e  d o  m o r e  t h a n  l o s e  a  j o b ;
w e  p e r f o r m  a  r i t u a l  t o  a s k  G o d ’ s  h e l p  i n  t u r n i n g  t h i s
s i t u a t i o n  i n t o  a  b l e s s i n g,  p r o v i d i n g  a  h i g h e r  f o r m  o f
a b u n d a n c e  a n d  s e r v i c e.  W e  d o  m o r e  t h a n  b u r y  o u r  l o v e d
o n e s ;  w e  p e r f o r m  a  m e m o r i a l  s e r v i c e  t o  b r i n g  t h e i r  s o u l s,
a n d  o u r s,  t o  c o m f o r t  a n d  p e a c e  i n  t h e  a r m s  o f  G o d.
I n  t h e  s u m m e r  o f  2 0 0 4,  t h e  U n i t e d  S t a t e s  o f f i c i a l l y
u n v e i l e d  o u r  W o r l d  W a r  I I  M e m o r i a l,  h o n o r i n g  m e n  a n d
w o m e n  w h o  f o u g h t  v a l i a n t l y  f o r  f r e e d o m  i n  t h a t  w a r.  A
W a s h i n g t o n  m e m o r i a l  h a s  m o r e  t h a n  s y m b o l i c  s i g n i f i c a n c e ;
i t  b e c o m e s  p a r t  o f  t h e  p s y c h i c  l a n d s c a p e  o f  a  n a t i o n,  a s  w e
p e r m a n e n t l y  e n s h r i n e  t h e  m e m o r y  o f  t h o s e  w h o  s a c r i f i c e d
s o  m u c h  f o r  u s.  S t i l l,  t o  h a v e  i t s  g r e a t e s t  p o w e r,  a  m e m o r i a l
m u s t  b e  e m o t i o n a l l y  a n d  s p i r i t u a l l y  m e t  b y  t h o s e  w h o  v i s i t
t h e r e.  I n  v i s i t i n g  t h e  L i n c o l n,  J e f f e r s o n,  o r  W a s h i n g t o n
M e m o r i a l s,  y o u  c a n  f e e l  t h a t  s o m e  p e o p l e  a r e  v i s i t i n g  w i t h
a  t o u r i s t  m e n t a l i t y,  b u t  y o u  c a n  a l s o  f e e l  t h e  p r e s e n c e  o f
t h o s e  w h o  b r i n g  w i t h  t h e m  a  d e p t h  o f  s p i r i t  t h a t  m a k e s  t h e i r
v i s i t  a  c i v i c  p i l g r i m a g e.  T h e i r  h e a r t s  a n d  m i n d s  a r e  o p e n  t o
s a c r e d  c o n t a c t  w i t h  g r e a t  b e i n g s  w h o  l i v e d  b e f o r e  u s,  w h o m
w e  w i l l  n e v e r  m e e t,  a n d  y e t  w h o  p r o f o u n d l y  a f f e c t e d  t h e
l i v e s  w e  l i v e.  Y o u  c a n  r e a d  t h e  q u o t e s  f r o m  J e f f e r s o n  o r
L i n c o l n  o n


 fluctuate – its
Inter esting Facts
¾ The concept and theories behind these experiments were conducted
over a 20 year period using a variety of Kinesiology tests and
examinations.
¾ Kinesiology has an almost certain 100% accuracy reading every time.
It will always reveal Y es, No, T rue, and False answers.¾ Muscle W eakness on falsity, strength on truth.
¾ Or ganic/Pesticide Apple Experiment example.
¾ Artificial Sweetener Exp. (on tongue, held in hand, hidden in
envelope, subjects unknowing of contents tested weak every time) ¾
Everything that was false resulted in a weak response.
¾ Through this test people can determine if someone is being honest, if
they should be in a particular relationship, if they should be eating a
particular food, if they should be going on a particular chosen holiday,
etc.
¾ Powerful patterns are associated with health, weak patterns are
associated with sickness. Every thought, emotion, word & action has one
pattern or the other. Every moment of our day we are either moving
towards health or sickness.
¾ Collective Consciousness : These experiments reveal that there is a
higher power that connects everything and everyone. It reveals that the
truth cannot be hidden even if the rational mind isn’ t consciously aware
of the truth. Through these tests people have come to realize the truth
about things that they weren’ t consciously aware even existed.
¾ Everything calibrates at certain levels from weak to high including
books, food, water, clothes, people, animals, buildings, cars, movies,
sports, music etc.
¾ A lot of music today calibrates at levels below 200. Hence it leads to
behavior associated with lower ener gy levels of consciousness.
¾ Most movies will weaken people who watch them by bringing their
ener gy levels down below the 200 level of consciousness.
¾ 85% of the human race calibrates below the critical level of 200.
¾ The overall average level of human consciousness stands at 207.
¾ Human consciousness was dangling at below the 200 level (190) for
many centuries before it suddenly rose up to its present level some time
in the mid 1980s. Hence Nostradamus’ s end of the world predictionsmay have been avoided (he made his predictions at a time when human
consciousness was at below the 200 level). For the world to stay at levels
below 200 over a prolonged period of time would cause a great
imbalance that would undoubtedly lead to the destruction of all
humanity.
¾ The power of the few individuals at the top counterbalances the
weakness of the masses.
¾ 1 individual at level 300 counterbalances 90,000 individuals below
level 200
¾ 1 individual at level 400 counterbalances 400,000 individuals below
level 200
¾ 1 individual at level 500 counterbalances 750,000 individuals below
level 200
¾ 1 individual at level 600 counterbalances 10 million individuals below
level 200
¾ 1 individual at level 700 counterbalances 70 million individuals below
level 200
¾ 12 individuals at level 700 equal one A vatar (eg. Buddha, Jesus,
Krishna) at level 1,000
¾ Any meaningful human satisfaction cannot even commence until the
level of 250 where some degree of self confidence begins to emer ge.
¾ When one’ s consciousness falls below 200 at any given moment you
start to lose power and thus grow weaker and more prone to be
manipulated by one’ s surroundings.
¾ Parts of one’ s life will calibrate at a higher level of consciousness
while other parts will calibrate a lower levels. It’ s the overall average
that determines one’ s consciousness.
¾<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>HEAL TH DIETS
by W alter Last
Adopt a healthy diet suited for the speciﬁc requirements of your body
Diets for health improvement are rather different from slimming diets that do not always improve the health of the dieter. However, on
a health diet weight loss can be expected, if overweight, in addition to an improvement in health.
As a general rule, the more you follow a diet that is ideally suited for you,  the better will be your health. The diets recommended in
this chapter have been shown to be effective, but you may need to experiment to ﬁnd individual variations that best suit your own
constitution and health problems. Your long-term diet, together with mental attitude and lifestyle, will decide your health in future
years; therefore, choose wisely.
If you are on a conventional diet at present, you may change gradually onto the high-quality diet, a process that could take years,
especially if you have to take along a reluctant family. Others may rapidly adopt a raw-food diet, especially if confronted with an
advanced degenerative disease. However, everyone can live temporarily on raw food as a cleansing measure.
If you are unusually sensitive to raw food diets and develop digestive problems, you may eat cooked brown rice exclusively for
several days or weeks as a mild cleansing diet. If even brown rice causes problems, try Basmati or white rice. Use only olive oil and
possibly a small amount of salt, herbs, spices, or vegetables for ﬂavouring. Strictly observe how you feel as you re-introduce other
foods.
You need not be afraid that you may never eat your favourite food again. The long-term impact on our health comes from what we eat
daily, not from occasional transgressions. When you eat out you may eat what is available; if it does not agree with you, you will know
better the next time. Often our body becomes temporarily hypersensiti ve to foods that we have habitually eaten before. Then our
reﬂexes were dulled, but now the body lets us know what is good or bad for us. Try to listen to it and become friends with your body.
HIGH-QUALITY  DIET
This is a low-allergy diet based on freshly pressed vegetable juices, sprouted seeds, fermented and purple food, legumes, non-gluten
grains and a high intake of raw food. It is most important to eat proteins, fats and oils predominantly raw, while vegetables may be
cooked in addition to using them juiced and as salads.
Often use coloured root vegetables. If you cannot chew very well, grate them ﬁnely, or even puree them. Examples of suitable roots
are red beet, carrot, turnip, and sweet potato; you may also use pumpkin. Tomato, cucumber, and celery may be added for ﬂavouring.
As a salad dressing you may use olive oil, lemon juice, herbs, and spices. For example, shake equal parts of olive oil and lemon juice
in a jar, 1 teaspoon of lecithin, a pinch of cayenne and some marjoram or mixed herbs. You may also blend into it some unsprayed
lemon or orange skin or a whole lemon. Keep refrigerated and shake before using. A small amount of cider vinegar may be used if
lemon juice is not available.
Use only a minimum of commercial leaf vegetables and cabbage as they may have a high exposure to toxic sprays. Instead of
commercial greens, you may use sunﬂower and buckwheat lettuce grown in seed boxes. You may also try a small amount of young
wheat grass cut ﬁnely into a salad. If you have chewing difﬁculties, or vegetable salads do not agree with you for some other reasons,
then try to have plenty of fresh vegetable juices produced with a non-centrifugal juicer.
Before cooking legumes or whole grains soak them overnight or even longer to start the germination process. Then the
enzyme  phytase  can start converting phytates into inositol and liberating minerals that are otherwise not available when cooking
without prior soaking. Soaking and vigorously rinsing the seeds before cooking also reduces any pesticide residues and myco-toxins
from fungal contamination. Use mainly non-gluten grains, such as rice, millet, and buckwheat, and in addition also sago and tapioca.
Corn is ﬁne after allergy testing. However, generally, and in particular for individuals with blood group 0, I recommend using mainly
vegetables rather than grains as the cooked part of their diet.
Pre-soaked legumes need only a short cooking time as they are already soft, but cooked legumes can cause wind. Lentils are
recommended as a cooked addition to a meal and may be combined with rice. Lentils cause  less  problems than beans. For sugar-
sensitive individuals it is good to have legumes with breakfast to slow the absorption of glucose from the same and even the following
meal. Fenugreek is even more effective in this regard; preferably also use the water in which it has been soaked. It is not necessary
to cook legumes in order to slow the absorption of glucose; even more ef fective are sprouted legumes, especially mung beans.
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carrot, pumpkin, turnip, and sweet potato - raw instead of cooked. If you cook them,


 do them in tight clothes that n1ay irnpede breath ing
and circulation. Sorne of the exercises arc best practiced in the nude
in the privacy of one's bed room.
The following exe rcises were sele cted from Taoist kin esith er
apy, which has been practiced for cen turies in China. Mo st of
them arc taken directly from the Taoists, while some arc slightly
modified. Unless designated otherwise, they are for both sexes.
Warning: The recommended exercises, beneficial as they arc,
come with no warranty. Avoid overdoing any of them, as too
much of a good thing could be harmful. If you have any physical
or mental health problem or arc taking any special medicati on,
check with your physician before doing any of the exercises.
DEEP DIAPHRAGM BREATH ING
Deep diaphragm breathing is the key to all Taoist mind -body ac
tivities, from health therapy to meditation, from martial arts to
the Art of the Bedchamb er.
Unlike thoracic deep breathing, which involves expansion of
the upper chest, Taoist deep breathing is done by moving the di
aphragm, the powerful sheet of muscle separating the chest cavity
from the abdomen. In this form of breathing, the chest moves
very little, while the abdomen alternately bulges and collapses.
The advantage of abdominal or diaphragm breathing over chest
breathing is known to every opera singer in the West, and every
kung fu master in the East. It should be known to every bedroom
sportsper son, East or West.
Chest breathing, even deep chest breathing, involves the ex
pansion and contraction of the rib cage. This empties the lungs
partially, leaving much stale air inside. Diaphragm breathing is far
more powerful, in that it enables the lungs to take in an amount of
air-including oxygen-four to five times that inhaled in shallow
chest breathing. Besides this aerobic advantage, the pulsing dia
phragm gives a sort of internal n1assage to the vital organs in both
the chest and the abdomen. Studies published by the Chinese in
1958 revealed that respiration therapy actually enlarged patients'
internal organs.
You may practice deep diaphragm breathing indoors, or out
doors in mild weather; wear loose clothing, without any tightly
restraining belt around the waist. Sit on the front portion of a stool or stiff chair (not an upholstered sofa or armchair); a slightly
padded dining chair is suitable. Avoid any distraction or noise,
even music. Keep the body straight but relaxed. Put your hands
on your knees, spread about a foot apart. Close your eyes or look
at the tip of your nose. Close your mouth and breathe through
your nostrils, with the tip of your tongue touching the palate or
the roof of your mouth. Expel all extraneous thoughts.
Exhale as n1uch stale air as possible by moving your diaphragm
upward and your abdominal wall inward. Keep your lungs emp
tied for a few seconds; then inhale by moving your diaphragm
downward and your abdominal wall outward. Breathe as slowly
as possible in a gentle, steady, silent stream. Concentrate your
mind on the respiration. While inhaling, imagine a stream of life
force entering your nostrils, then your lungs, and going all the
way to the cinnabar field. While exhaling, imagine the vital stream
leaving the cinnabar field and exiting your nostrils. Normally a
man breathes about I6 to I 8 times a minute; a woman slightly
faster. After enough practice, one can slow breathing down to
two times a minute during the exercise. This should be done nat
urally, not forced.
After months of practice, any of the following symptoms may
occur during the exercise: quivering of skin and muscle at certain
spots; feeling of radiating warmth in the cinnabar field; sexual
arousal; and even out-of-body sensations. Taoists masters believe
these possible mind-body phenomena are normal reactions; but
they are more likely to emerge-if at all-only during the later,
more advanced stages of chi-kung
Practice deep diaphragm breathing for a minimum of I 5 min
utes daily-again preferably right after arising or before retiring,
never after a big meal or heavy drinking, and never with anger or
grief. If you do this exercise faithfully and correctly, you will feel a
noti ceable difference in a few months. Eventually you may de
velop diaphragm breathing as an unconscious habit -and a big
boost to your health.
THE PUBIC SQUE EZE
Cen turies ago, the life-n urtur ing eroticists desi gned an exer cise to
increase mar ital happines s. The pubic squeeze, intendl·d to inject
mor e life into the gen itals, is one of the most valut.·d and effective Recapture the Spring ANCIENT SECRE TS FOR MODERN LOVERS
erotic exercises. The Taoists claimed that with sufficient practice
of this exercise, a man could will an erection, increase his coital
endurance, and bring his partner to orgasm without any bodily
movement; a woman could "nip" or "milk" her partner to ejacu
lation and intensify her own orgasm. There arc two versions: a
quick and a slow.
First, the quick squeeze: This can be done in any kind of
clothing, anytime, anywhere. Contract as much as possible the
pubococcyg eus muscles (in the genital and anal region), as if try
ing to hold back or interrupt urination or defecation. You will feel
the anus tightening and the genitals moving slightly. After a few
seconds, relax the muscles completely. Alternately squeeze and
relax, squeeze and relax, 50 times at first. Wh�n you are used to it,
increase this to 100 per session. Each day do a minimum of 300
squeezes-and-r elaxes-better still, 700.
Now, the slow squeeze: This version, much more powerful
than the quick one, not only is done much more slowly but is
combined with deep diaphragm breathing and requires mental
concentration. Contract the pubic muscles while inhaling slowly.
Hold the squeeze and the breath for several seconds. Then relax
the muscles while exhaling. Do this 300 times daily, but not more
than 100 times per session. If you feel dizzy, stop the exercise and
resume later.
The effectiveness of either version of this ancient exercise
is supported by modern knowledge. Although male and tcmale
genitals consist mostly of involuntary (smooth) muscles, they are
surrounded by and intimately linked to voluntary (skeletal) mus
cles in the pubic-coccygeal region. This cotnplex network of mus
cles not only supports the genitals and other, internal organs, but
is directly or indirectly responsible for sexual health and pleasure.
Among the muscles benefitting fron1 the pubic squeeze arc the is
chiocav ernosus, which helps in the erection of the penis and the
clitoris, and the bulbocavernosus and ischiobulbosus, which have
a cen tral role in n1ale t.•rection and t.'jaculation, and in female com
pression of the vaginal oritlce and sphincter. This web of mus
cles, centering around the perincun1 (the area between the anus
and the genitals), is linked to several sacral and coccygeal nerve
trunks. The nerves control the tnotor activity of these n1uscles,
conununicate sensations to the brain, and are responsible tor the
rhythmi c con tractions of sexual organs during orgasn1. A1uscl t·s th,u,,ll't' the cert>ix
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expa nd the 11aginal orifice
In many men and won1en, the sexual muscles are weakened
by chronic tension or atrophied through disuse. As a result, the
pleasure these individuals get from sex is reduced and they may
face more serious problems, such as urinary incontinence, hemor
rhoids, lower back pain, displacement of the uterus or bladder,
and painful intercourse.
CINNABAR fiELD MASSAGE
The ancients used this exercise to invigorate the cinnabar field,
the fountainhead of chi, and to stimulate the digestive organs. It is
a favorite therapeutic self-massage for both men and women.
The exercise is done either lying on the back or standing. Un
cover the front torso. Relax the abdominal and chest muscles. In
cool weather rub the palms together vigorously for several sec
onds, until they are warm, to avoid chilling the cinnabar field;
warm palms facilitate the circulation of chi. Put the right palm on
the cinnabar field (between navel and pubic hair). Press the palm
down with moderate force while moving


 of awareness in the same way
that we overlook the space in a room or sunlight in the landscape, I imply
that we are one thing and awareness another. This is not intended. We are
awareness!
     It is we, awareness, who, directing the light of our attention towards the
objective content of experience, overlook our self, the subject of experience.
When the focus of our attention softens and we become aware that we are
aware, it is we, awareness, who relax our attention from its objective content
and, as a result, become aware of our self.
     We come back to our self; we remember our self. However, this is not
a remembrance of something that was once known and subsequently for -
gotten. It is the recognition of what we always and already are but usually
overlook or ignore.
     We might call this overlooking or forgetting of the presence of awareness
the original ADD – Awareness Deficit Disorder – from which the vast ma -
jority of humans suffer unknowingly. It is the cause of all psychological suf -
fering of the individual, and the conflicts between individuals, communities
and nations.
     In the Vedantic tradition it is referred to as ignorance, in the sense of
ignoring our true nature, and in Christianity as Original Sin, that is, the
initial error from which all subsequent errors are compounded.
     The fact of knowing, being aware or awareness itself is not something
that some people have in greater measure than others, nor is it more readily
accessible to some people than to others. None has privileged access to it.
It is available to all people, at all times and under all circumstances, simply
by virtue of the fact that everybody is aware, irrespective of what they may
be aware of in any moment of experience.
23* Thanks to Mark S. G. Dyczkowski for this quotation.you are the happiness you seek
     It can be easily recognised as soon as we soften the focus of our attention
from its objective content and come back to our self. It is the silent presence
behind and within all experience.

returning to the presence of awareness

After the experience at the concert in London, I noticed often over the next
few weeks that there were gaps in the flow of experience during which my
attention would be gently drawn back to the fact of being aware. It was as
though attention were a two-way street that could be travelled in one direc -
tion, towards the content of experience, and in the opposite direction,
towards myself, the presence of awareness.
     I also noticed that the intermediary layer of thoughts and feelings was
frequently provoked in response to my experience of the world. If I liked
whatever I was experiencing, I would seek to hold on to it; if I disliked it,
I would attempt to get rid of it.
     In other words, I noticed that experience was often accompanied by
a sense of dissatisfaction. Sometimes this dissatisfaction was barely discern -
ible, such as a feeling of boredom or a sense of lack that was not intense
enough to command my attention but kept me, without my realising it,
in a more or less continuous state of seeking and resisting.
     On other occasions the dissatisfaction was fully felt in the form of suffer -
ing. Whenever I noticed this, I would make a conscious effort to return to
the presence of awareness in the background of experience, for I had already
noticed that, being devoid of all objective qualities, it was the place of peace
or refuge in myself.
     Sometimes this was easy and required almost no effort, and at other times
there was some reluctance. It was in response to this reluctance that I began
to develop a regular habit or practice of returning my attention to its source
in the presence of awareness.
     This new habit was very simple. As a child I was brought up with P. D.
Eastman’s book Are You My Mother?, in which a recently hatched baby bird
is separated from its mother and sets off in search of her. After some time,
the bird encounters a kitten and asks it, ‘Are you my mother?’ ‘No’, replies
the kitten. Next it comes across a hen. ‘Are you my mother?’ it asks. ‘No’,
replies the hen.
24are you my self?
     The baby bird continues on its journey asking everything that it encounters
– a dog, a cow, a car, a boat and an aeroplane – the same question. Finally,
the bird is returned to its nest and reunited with its mother.
     The practice of stepping back from the content of experience and resting
in and as the presence of awareness proceeds in a similar way. We simply ask
every experience that we encounter, ‘Are you myself?’
     When we see a mountain, a building, a person or a movie, we do not
mistake it for ourself. They are what we know  or experience, not what we are.
     Likewise, when we encounter a thought, image, feeling or sensation, we
simply enquire, ‘Are you what I essentially am?’ These are objects of experi -
ence that are known, witnessed or experienced by us, that is, by awareness.
We are no more our thoughts, images, feelings and sensations than we are
a mountain, a tree or a movie.
     This simple question invites a softening of the focus of our attention from
its objective content and facilitates the recognition of our self as the witness -
ing or knowing presence of awareness.

Most people are so accustomed to paying exclusive attention to the content
of their experience that this process of stepping back and resting as the pres -
ence of awareness may seem, to begin with, to involve some effort or practice.
     In this case, we may ask ourself a question such as, ‘Who am I really?’,
‘What is it that knows or is aware of my experience?’, ‘What is the continu -
ous element in all changing experience?’ or ‘What is it that cannot be removed
or separated from me?’
     Each of these is a variation of the same question, what I call the ‘sacred
question’, whose purpose is to gently invite our attention away from its ob -
jective content and back to our self, the presence of awareness. That is the
essence of self-enquiry.
     As an alternative to this line of questioning, we may also reason that no -
thing that appears and disappears in our experience could be essential to us.
Only the fact of being aware remains consistently present, and therefore only
the fact of being aware qualifies as our essential self.
     For a while, the pull of objective experience may be so strong that it only
seems possible to remain knowingly the presence of awareness for brief
periods, and questions or lines of reasoning such as these may need to be re -
peated. However, every time we return to awareness, we are eroding the old
25you are the happiness you seek
habit of losing ourself in the content of experience and, although we may
not realise it to begin with, establishing ourself in our true nature.
     In time, it becomes so natural to understand and feel ourself as the pres -
ence of awareness that it no longer needs to be maintained by effort or prac -
tice, nor does it need to be initiated by a question or a line of reasoning.
     Just as previously we did not need to remind ourself continually that we
were a man or a woman, because it was simply our default identity, so now
it is no longer necessary to remind ourself, or make the effort, to be know -
ingly the presence of awareness. It simply becomes our new identity. There
may still be moments of forgetting, but these occur less frequently and en -
dure for less time.
     Somebody once asked the Indian sage Atmananda Krishna Menon how
one knows when one is established in one’s true nature and he replied, ‘When
thoughts, feelings, sensations and perceptions can no longer take you away
from your self’.
     As the content of our experience gradually loses its capacity to take us
away from our self, it is no longer necessary to turn away from it. We remain
knowingly the presence of awareness both in formal periods of meditation,
when we withdraw our attention from the content of experience, and during
everyday life, in the midst of experience.
     The dilemma of attention is resolved. The conflict between awareness
and experience diminishes. Experience becomes increasingly transparent to
the presence of awareness and we find ourself at home everywhere.

26chapter four
The Art of Self-Enquiry
Of all the koans,  ‘I’ is the most profound.
ikkyu

Can you give an example of self-enquiry in action?

I remember a young man who attended one of my retreats several years ago.
His face bore the marks of a lifetime of suffering. During the retreat I could
feel his resistance wanting to formulate itself as a question, and a few days
before the end he challenged my suggestion that his nature is inherently peace -
ful: ‘If my essential nature is freedom, peace and happiness, why do I suffer
so much of the time?’
     I suggested that it was simply because he had lost himself in, or identified
himself with, the content of his experience. ‘But my experience is so intense
and overwhelming much of the time’, he replied, ‘that I don’t know how to
disidentify  myself from it’.
     ‘It would only be necessary to disidentify yourself from the content of
experience’, I suggested, ‘if you were identical to it in the first


THE	GOOD	NUTRITION	GUIDE
I
WAS	IN	A	RESTAURANT	RECENTLY
,	looking	at	the	menu,	when	I	noticed	a	very
peculiar	“low-carb”	meal	option:	a	massive	plate	of	pasta	topped	with
vegetables,	otherwise	known	as	pasta	primavera.	The	vast	majority	of	calories
in	the	meal	clearly	came	from	carbohydrates.	How	could	it	be	“low-carb”?
Was	it	a	misprint?	I	didn’t	think	so.	At	various	other	times	I’ve	noted	that
salads,	breads	and	even	cinnamon	buns	are	labeled	“low-carb,”	even	though
their	ingredient	lists	demonstrate	that,	in	fact,	the	bulk	of	calories	are
provided	by	carbohydrates.	What’s	going	on?
This	“carb”	mania	is	largely	the	result	of	the	late	Dr.	Atkins	and	his	dietary
message.	But	recently
Dr.	Atkins’	New	Diet	Revolution
	has	been	toppled	and
replaced	by
The	South	Beach	Diet
	as	the	king	of	the	diet	books.	The	South
Beach	Diet	is	pitched	as	being	more	moderate,	easier	to	follow	and	safer	than
Atkins,	but	from	what	I	can	tell,	the	weight-loss	“wolf”	has	just	put	on	a
different	set	of	sheep’s	clothing.	Both	of	the	diets	are	divided	into	three
stages,	both	diets	severely	limit	carbohydrate	intake	during	the	first	phase,
and	both	diets	are	heavily	based	on	meat,	dairy	and	eggs.	The	South	Beach
Diet,	for	example,	prohibits	bread,	rice,	potatoes,	pasta,	baked	goods,	sugar
and	even	fruit	during	the	first	two	weeks.	After	that,	you	can	be	weaned	back
onto	carbohydrates	until	you	are	eating	what	appears	to	me	to	be	a	fairly
typical	American	diet.	Perhaps	this	is	why
The	South	Beach	Diet
	is	such	a	hot
seller.	According	to
The	South	Beach	Diet
	Web	site,
Newsweek
	wrote,	“the
real	value	of	the	book	is	its	sound	nutritional	advice.	It	retains	the	best	part	of
the	Atkins	regime—meat—while	losing	the	tenet	that	all	carbs	should	be
avoided.”
1
Who	at
Newsweek
	reviewed	the	literature	to	know	whether	this	is	sound
nutritional	advice	or	not?	And	if	you	have	the	Atkins	Diet	plus	some	“carbs,”
how	different	is	this	diet	from	the	standard	American	diet,	the	toxic	diet	that
has	been	shown	to	make	us	fat,	give	us	heart	disease,	destroy	our	kidneys,make	us	blind	and	lead	us	to	Alzheimer’s,	cancer	and	a	host	of	other	medical
problems?
These	are	merely	examples	of	the	current	state	of	nutrition	awareness	in
the	United	States.	Every	day	I	am	reminded	that	Americans	are	drowning	in	a
flood	of	horrible	nutrition	information.	I	remember	the	adage	told	several
decades	ago:	Americans	love	hogwash.	Another	one:	Americans	love	to	hear
good	things	about	their	bad	habits.	It	would	appear	from	a	quick	glance	that
these	two	sayings	are	true.	Or	are	they?
I	have	more	faith	in	the	average	American.	It’s	not	true	that	Americans
love	hogwash—it’s	that	hogwash	inundates	Americans,	whether	they	want	it
or	not!	I	know	that	some	Americans	want	the	truth,	and	just	haven’t	been	able
to	find	it	because	it	is	drowned	out	by	the	hogwash.	Very	little	of	the	nutrition
information	that	makes	it	to	the	public	consciousness	is	soundly	based	in
science,	and	we	pay	a	grave	price.	One	day	olive	oil	is	terrible,	the	next	it	is
heart	healthy.	One	day	eggs	will	clog	your	arteries,	the	next	they	are	a	good
source	of	protein.	One	day	potatoes	and	rice	are	great,	the	next	they	are	the
gravest	threats	to	your	weight	you	will	ever	face.
At	the	beginning	of	the	book	I	said	my	goal	was	to	redefine	how	we	think
of	nutrition	information—eliminate	confusion,	make	health	simple	and	base
my	claims	on	the	evidence	generated	by	peer-reviewed	nutrition	research
published	in	peer-reviewed,	professional	publications.	So	far,	you	have	seen	a
broad	sample—and	it’s	only	a	sample—of	that	evidence.	You	have	seen	that
there	is	overwhelming	scientific	support	for	one,	simple	optimal	diet—a
whole	foods,	plant-based	diet.
I	want	to	condense	the	nutritional	lessons	learned	from	this	broad	range	of
evidence	and	from	my	experiences	over	the	past	forty-plus	years	into	a	simple
guide	to	good	nutrition.	I	have	whittled	my	knowledge	down	to	several	core
principles,	principles	that	will	illuminate	how	nutrition	and	health	truly
operate.	Furthermore,	I	have	translated	the	science	into	dietary
recommendations	that	you	can	begin	to	incorporate	into	your	own	life.	Not
only	will	you	gain	a	new	understanding	of	nutrition	and	health,	but	you	will
also	see	exactly	which	foods	you	should	eat	and	which	foods	you	should
avoid.	What	you	decide	to	do	with	this	information	is	up	to	you,	but	you	can
at	least	know	that	you,	as	a	reader	and	a	person,	have	finally	been	told
something	other	than	hogwash.11
Eating	Right:	Eight	Principles	of	Food	and
Health
T
HE	BENEFITS	OF	A	HEALTHY	LIFESTYLE
	are	enormous.	I	want	you	to	know	that
you	can:
live	longer
look	and	feel	younger
have	more	energy
lose	weight
lower	your	blood	cholesterol
prevent	and	even	reverse	heart	disease
lower	your	risk	of	prostate,	breast	and	other	cancers
preserve	your	eyesight	in	your	later	years
prevent	and	treat	diabetes
avoid	surgery	in	many	instances
vastly	decrease	the	need	for	pharmaceutical	drugs
keep	your	bones	strong
avoid	impotence
avoid	stroke
prevent	kidney	stones
keep	your	baby	from	getting	Type	1	diabetes
alleviate	constipation
lower	your	blood	pressure
avoid	Alzheimer’s
beat	arthritis
and	more…These	are	only	some	of	the	benefits,	and	all	of	them	can	be	yours.	The
price?	Simply	changing	your	diet.	I	don’t	know	that	it	has	ever	been	so	easy
or	so	relatively	effortless	to	achieve	such	profound	benefits.
I	have	given	you	a	sampling	of	the	evidence	and	told	you	the	journey	that	I
have	taken	to	come	to	my	conclusions.	Now	I	want	to	summarize	the	lessons
about	food,	health	and	disease	that	I	have	learned	along	the	way	in	the
following	eight	principles.	These	principles	should	inform	the	way	we	do
science,	the	way	we	treat	the	sick,	the	way	we	feed	ourselves,	the	way	we
think	about	health	and	the	way	we	perceive	the	world.PRINCIPLE	#1
___________
Nutrition	represents	the	combined	activities	of	countless	food	substances.
The	whole	is	greater	than	the	sum	of	its	parts.
To	illustrate	this	principle	I	only	need	to	take


 a result of eating infected fresh-water fish and infected pork.
   No one need doubt that parasitic infections can result from
the consumption of raw foods which are contaminated with parasitic organisms. However, these are problems which are
restricted primarily to parts of the earth where human night-
soil is used as fertilizer and facilities for the disposal of
sewage are inadequate. When modern sanitation is absent,
even the drinking water may be so polluted that boiling is essential. In this country, as well as many others, such
problems do not usually confront us. Our watercress and
vegetables are generally produced under sanitary conditions
without the aid of human nightsoil. Unfortunately many
towns and cities do dispose of their sewage into rivers, and since this is true, fresh-water fish are often infested with
tapeworms and other parasites. The production of swine
under unsanitary, poor nutritional conditions has also left us
with the problem of trichina infection.
   It is important to recognize that even when foods are
contaminated with parasites, cooking does not always render
the foods safe for human consumption. The development of parasites within the body probably depends far more upon the
physiological conditions which are provided for the parasites
than it does upon the frequency of infection. Scientists have
repeatedly noted that poorly nourished animals are infected
by parasites far more frequently than are well nourished animals. Furthermore, once infection does take place, the
damage inflicted upon the host appears to depend upon the
state of nutrition, with malnourished animals or people always suffering the most. Pottenger noted that when cats
were fed raw meat they were relatively free from intestinal
parasites, whereas those given cooked meat, in which all
parasites were supposedly killed, were severely affected.
Experts on the subject of canine nutrition point out that tapeworm infection is not generally associated with the use of
raw meat by dogs. Yet, dogs living almost exclusively upon
heat-processed commercial pet foods are often heavily
infested with tapeworms a nd other parasites of every
conceivable description. It is estimated that 18 to 25 per cent of all Americans are infected with sub-clinical trichinosis,
and practically every one of these people consumed cooked
pork rather than raw pork. Indeed, hogs in this country are
affected with trichina in only 1.5 per cent of all cases, or less
than one-tenth as often as humans. It is the human population, consuming cooked foods, which is the primary reservoir of
parasite infection for man y domestic animals. The basic human problem is one of reinfection. It is clear, then, that the
cooking of food does not get at the primary source of the
parasite problem, although it may be recommended in the case of known contaminated foods.

P
ALATABILITY OF RAW FOOD
   In a limited number of cases—probably not over ten per
cent—cooking may be considered useful to improve the palatability of foods. Almost all raw vegetables are suitable for consumption, although the cooked products are often considered more acceptable. Raw carob pods are edible, but
they must be ground into a meal and lightly toasted in order
to bring out a chocolate-like flavor. Pure maple sap is a very palatable food, but the very rich maple flavor is brought out
only through prolonged boiling. Popcorn is rendered edible
through the application of heat. Certain grains, as well as
meats, have not been widely used in their raw state, and it is possible that cooking is essential for their full palatability.
   One must not deduce from these facts that raw foods as a
whole are less palatable than cooked foods or that an exclusive raw diet is less palatable than a cooked diet.
Actually our food habits are determined primarily by our
dietary during infancy and childhood. As adults, we may prefer cooked foods because we were trained to like them. We may actually dread to taste a particular raw food simply because we never received it as a child. But during the early
part of life we can be trained to appreciate the flavor of
practically any food, cooked or raw, and if given the
opportunity to consume raw foods, there is seldom hesitancy
in doing so. For instance, Dr. Clara M. Davis conducted an experiment on the self-choice of foods by infants and young
children, and found that the favorite of all foods was raw
calves' brains. These were eaten in amazing quantities, often as much as a pound a meal. Children given raw meat, raw
grain products, raw yams, raw potatoes, etc., learn to
appreciate them just as well as they do raw fruits and nuts.
Our customary practice of dividing foods into types which
can be eaten raw and types which must be cooked is based primarily upon childhood habits. Aside from the exceptional
cases which have been mentioned, those foods which are
considered best raw are those we have always eaten raw;
those which are considered best cooked are those we have
always eaten cooked. Actually, at least 90 per cent of all the foods which have ever been eaten by man are fully edible in
their raw state. We have probably not utilized half of these.
    Once our dietary pattern has been established and carried
into adulthood, there is still every opportunity for change.
People who have been trained to appreciate the flavor of
cooked foods to raw foods must undergo a re-education of the sense of taste. This is not a difficult procedure, and surprising
as it may seem, it can be accomplished quite rapidly. Within
just a few weeks, one may learn to appreciate the flavors of
many raw foods which formerly were consistently avoided.
To accomplish this, you need only adopt a "nibbling" habit in which small but increasing quantities of the respective foods
are consumed every day. At first you may find certain foods
bitter or flat tasting, but gradually you will find them to be
more flavorful and pleasing. Ev entually the satisfaction in
consuming raw foods of nearly all kinds may exceed that formerly derived only from cooked foods. This does not
mean that every food will be equally palatable after re-
educating the sense of taste—there will always be certain
preferences of one food to another—but it does mean that raw
foods as a whole may be consumed with an optimum degree
of gustatory pleasure.
   It is clear that there are limitations in the application of raw
food therapy. It is enough to recognize the value of raw foods
without assuming that no reason for cookery can ever exist.
Reasons for cookery have existed, but they are less common
today than they were in the past. We now have excellent
facilities for the preservation and transportation of raw foods. We do not have to depend upon bitter acorns, bitter cassava
roots, and other foods containing heat-labile poisons as
staples of our dietary. We do not have to avoid raw vegetables in fear of contamination with harmful bacteria. We
do have an abundant supply of fruits, nuts, and other highly
palatable raw foods, available for all classes of people. In
short, those factors preventing the full utilization of raw foods
are no longer present. Modern civilization has made the extensive application of raw food therapy possible. It has
presented us with an exciting "elixir of life" which can
transform the whole state of our existence.

       8
RAW FOOD IN SELECTION
THE USE OF FOOD in its uncooked state is the key principle in
establishing a healthful dietary. This, however, does not represent the final answer to all nutritional problems. We can
live exclusively upon raw food and yet suffer from nutritional
deficiencies and imbalances if no consideration is given to the proper selection of such foods. An unbalanced diet of
uncooked foods may be less damaging than an unbalanced
diet of conventional foods, but it is still not to be desired. It is well known that different selections of natural foods in
primitive life produced different reactions in health and
disease. For our own purposes it is necessary to analyze each
of the basic food types, and many specific foods within these
types, in order to determine the most effective way of selecting food and balancing the components of our dietary
intake.
   In the usual textbook analysis of food selection, it is
customary to rate the value of various foodstuffs in relation to
their economic cost and their ease of being included in the
dietaries of all income groups. In the usual vegetarian
analysis of food selection, it is customary to rate the value of foods in part upon their moral cost of production, determined
by the death or survival of animals. Neither of these patterns
will be followed here. It is important to approach the subject
of food selection on a strictly biological basis, determining
thereby the value of uncooked foodstuffs entirely in relation to their effect upon human health. This does not mean that the
suggestions given will not be adaptable to the dietaries of all
income groups. It does mean that some adjustments will have
to be made in certain cases. Many raw foods are no more
expensive than their heat-processed counterparts, and anyone who can afford to purchase foods at all can afford to use
them. On the other hand, achieving a completely ideal
balance in the diet may involve the use of certain accessory foods which would not normally be found in the most
inexpensive diet. The very best nutrition may be restricted to
nations, states, families, and individuals who can afford to
use a wide selection of the very best of foods. Greatly
improved nutrition, however


 Doctor’s wishing to learn this work may inquire about classes bein g
given. Likewise, patients are being taken upon review and inquiry.

Here is a short story you migh t enjoy about one of the longest -lived men in Western history. “Westminster Abbey was begun by
King Lucius in A.D. 170. The vaults are crowded with illustrious dead whose monuments cover the walls of the vast church. One
of the smallest slabs - more intere sting than all the fine marbles to princes and poets - says: Thomas Parr of ye county of Salopp,
born A.D. 1483. He lived in ye reigns of ten kings: Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary,
Elizabeth, James I, Charles I. Bu ried here November 15, 1635. Aged 152 years.’ Before Parr was interred in Westminster, his
history was carefully investigated. The parish register of his native village proves he was baptized in 1483. Legal documents  and
court entries show that he inherite d a small farm from his father in 1560, and that he took a wife three years later when eighty. He
married again in 1605 at the age of one hundred and twenty -two. When over one hundred and thirty he pled guilty, in court, to the
charge of being the father o f an illegitimate child. He was a farmer all his life. His great age attracted the notice of the King, who
invited him to the palace for a visit, as the King wished to investigate his exceptional longevity. Parr’s last days were spe nt in the
palace. Histor y says his perfect faculties and marvelous memory made him a matchless entertainer. No wonder - what
reminiscences a man, who lived in ten reigns, must have had! After Parr’s death, Harvey, who discovered the circulation of th e
blood, made an autopsy, by o rder of King Charles, to find out why he lived so long. The great surgeon’s report in Latin, still
preserved, states that Parr died from acute indigestion brought on by indulgence in unaccustomed luxuries. All of the old man ’s
organs were in perfect condit ion and Harvey describes the colon as normal in position and in other respects like that of a child.
Modern microbiologists say that in this report Harvey unknowingly reveals the secret of Parr’s long life, because his minute
description of the intestines proves that the congenital, protective flora had not been lost - Pandora’s Box - What To Eat and Why
J. Oswold Empringham, 1936

Today is a new day. We no longer have to carry skeletons in our closets. We no longer have to function on 2nd grade informati on
or even 12th grade information; we can choose what grade of consciousness we want to live in. The Muscular Dystrophy
campaign phrase “Your Change is the Key to the Cure” has more important than we realize. I would like to hand people a pair o f
invisible s cissors and ask “What is that to thee?” Use those invisible scissors, cut it off and be free. Loosen it, let it go. “He leade th
me beside the still waters...” Do you know where the stillness is? Get rid of the confusion and mental chatter that you’ve ha d in the
past. Be still and know...take a little time out...find out who you are...go forward with a sign on your back that says “Unde r New
Management!” Meet the new day with a refreshed spirit!

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following list of words and terms is often used in describing bo wel conditions and management. I have attempted to limit the
use of technical vocabulary as much as possible so as to keep this discussion on a level that anyone can follow, regardless o f
education or training.
> Adhesion: 1. A holding together of two str uctures which are normally separate by new tissue produced by inflammation or
injury.  2. A fibrous band which holds parts together which are normally separated.
> Anus. The outlet of the rectum lying in the fold between the nates or buttocks.
> Autointoxi cation. A condition caused by poisonous substances produced within the body.
> Catarrh. An inflammation of the mucus membranes.
> Chyme. The mixture of partly digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestine during digesti on of
a meal.
> Colostrum. Secretion from the breast before the onset of true lactation two or three days after delivery. The secretion con tains
mainly serum and white blood corpuscles. So -called “first milk.”
> Constipation. Difficult defecation; infrequent defecation with passage of unduly hard and dry fecal material; sluggish action of
the bowels.
> Diarrhea. Frequent passage of watery bowel movements. It is a frequent symptom of gas -trointestinal disturbances and is
primarily the result of increased perist alsis.
> Diverticulitis. Inflammationofadiverticulumorofdiverticulainthe intestinal tract, especially in the colon, causing stagnati on of
feces in little distended sacs of the colon (diverticula).
> Diverticulum. A sac or pouch in the walls of a canal or o rgan.
> Enema. Introduction of solutions into the rectum and colon. This is done to stimulate bowel activity and to cause emptying of the
lower intestine.
> Flaccid. Relaxed, flabby, having defective or absent muscular tone.
> Flatulence. Gas in the stomac h and intestines.
> Flexion. The act of bending or condition of being bent in contrast to extension.
> Haustra. The sacculated pouches of the colon.
> Hemorrhoid. A mass of dilated, tortuous veins in the anorectum involving the venous plexuses


.’s twin sister. Even  though Mrs. J.K.
imagined  herself living  in her  own home, she  had only been able  to  imag -
ine herself living  in a house  identical to her  sister’s.
*****
This is a  story about the  friend, Mrs. L.M., who had  introduced  Mrs. J.K. to
her new  husband. During  their friendship, Mrs. J.K. had  tried to explain
the principle  of imagination to her  friend  who was very doubtful that “it”
would  work. One  day, Mrs. J.K. asked  her friend  to come  to one  of
Neville’s lectures. Mrs. L.M. agreed  to attend  but was not at all convinced
that imagining  she had what she  wanted  would  result in obtaining  it. But,
she decided  to imagine  a very simple  thing – the receipt of a handker -
chief. She imagined  that someone  had given her  one and then dropped
the whole  idea. Much to her surprise, she  received  a handkerchief in the
mail from the  mother  of a friend  who came  to her  house  for lunch while
she was in town for a  visit. This woman sent Mrs. L.M. a   handkerchief
with a  thank  you note. Mrs. L.M. was not only surprised  when she  re-
ceived the  gift, she  became  very frightened  as she  thought there  was
something  supernatural  about it. Mrs. L.M. had  attempted  to disprove  that
imagination produces the  thing desired. When she  received  the handker -
chief she  had imagined, she  interpreted  it to be  some  sort of Black Magic
and didn’t want to know  any more  about this teaching.
*****
I could  relate  hundreds of incidents involving  dozens of people  in which
imagination was used  to bring  about the  desired  results. I have  chosen
a few stories to illustrate  that imagination can be  used to solve  all manner
of problems and  bring into your experience your every heart’s desire.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenFundamentals
From INTA Bulletin, “New Thought”  Summer  1953.
With so vast a  subject, it is indeed  a difficult task  to summarize in a few
hundred  words what I consider  the most basic  ideas on which those  who
seek a true understanding  of metaphysics should  now concentrate.  I shall
do what I can in the  shape of three fundamentals. These  fundamentals
are: Self Observation, Definition of Aim, and Detachment.
The purpose  of true  metaphysics is to bring  about a  rebirth or radical psy -
chological change  in the  individual. Such a  change  cannot take place  until
the individual first  discovers the  self that he  would  change.  This discovery
can be  made only through an  uncritical observation of his reactions to
life. The sum total of these  reactions defines the  individual's state  of con -
sciousness, and  it is the  individual's state  of consciousness that  attracts
the situations and  circumstances of his life.
So the  starting  point of true  metaphysics, on its practical side, is self ob -
servation in order  to discover  one's reactions to life,  reactions which form
one's secret self –  the cause  of the  phenomena  of life.
With Emerson, I accept the  fact that “Man surrounds himself with the true
image of himself... what we are, that only can we  see."
There  is a definite  connection between what is outer  and what is inner  in
man, and  it is ever  our inner  states that attract our outer  life. Therefore,
the individual must always start   with himself.
It is one's self that must be  changed.
Man, in his blindness, is quite  satisfied  with himself, but heartily dislikes
the circumstances and  situations of his life.  He feels this way, not knowing
that the  cause  of his displeasure lies not in the  condition nor the  person
with whom he  is displeased, but in the  very self he likes so much. Not re -
alizing  that "he  surrounds himself with the  true image of himself" and
that "what he  is, that only can he  see," he is shocked  when he  discovers
that it has always been his own deceitfulness that made him suspicious of
others.
Self observation would  reveal this deceitful one  in all of us; and  this one
must be  accepted  before  there  can be  any transformation of ourselves.
At this moment, try to notice your inner  state.  To what thoughts are you
consenting? With  what feelings are  you identified? You  must be  ever care-
ful where  you are within yourself.
More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenMost of us think  that we are  kind and loving, generous and  tolerant, for -
giving  and noble;  but an uncritical observation of our reactions to life  will
reveal a  self that is not at all kind  and loving, generous and  tolerant, for -
giving  and noble. And  it is this self that we  must first  accept and  then set
about to change.
Rebirth depends on inner  work on one's self. No one  can be  reborn with -
out changing  this self. Any time  that an entirely new  set of reactions en -
ters into a  person's life, a  change  of consciousness has taken place, a
a spiritual rebirth has occurred.
Having  discovered, through an uncritical observation of your reactions to
life, a  self that must be  changed,  you must now  formulate  an aim. That is,
you must define  the one you would  like to be instead  of the  one you truly
are in secret. With this aim clearly defined, you  must, throughout your
conscious waking  day, notice your every reaction in regard  to this aim.
The reason for this is that everyone  lives in a  definite  state of conscious -
ness, which state of consciousness we have  already described  as the  sum
total of his reactions to life. Therefore, in defining  an aim, you  are defin -
ing a state of consciousness, which, like  all states of consciousness, must
have its reactions to life. For example:  if a rumor or an idle   remark could
cause  an anxious reaction in one  person and  no reaction in another, this is
positive  proof that the  two people  are living  in two different states of con -
sciousness.
If you  define  your aim as a  noble,  generous, secure,  kindly individual -
knowing  that all  things are  states of consciousness –  you can easily tell
whether  you are faithful to your aim in life  by watching  your reactions to
the daily events of life. If you  are faithful to your ideal, your reactions will
conform to your aim, for you  will be  identified  with your aim and, there -
fore, will be  thinking  from your aim. If your reactions are  not in harmony
with  your ideal, it is a  sure sign that you  are separated  from your ideal
and are only thinking  of it. Assume  that you  are the loving  one you want
to be, and  notice your reactions throughout the  day in regard  to that as -
sumption; for your reactions will tell you  the state from which you are op -
erating.
This is where  the third fundamental, detachment, enters  in. Having  dis-
covered  that everything  is a state of consciousness made visible  and hav-
ing defined  that particular  state which we want to make visible, we now
set about the  task of entering  such a  state, for we must move  psychologi -
cally from where  we are to where  we desire  to be.
The purpose  of practicing  detachment is to separate  us from our present
reactions to life  and attach us to our aim in life.  This inner  separation
must be  developed  by practice. At   first we seem to have  no power  to
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenseparate  ourselves from undesirable  inner states, simply  because  we have
always taken every mood, every reaction, as natural and  have become
identified  with them. When we  have no idea that our reactions are  only
states of consciousness from which it is possible  to separate  ourselves, we
go round  and round  in the  same  circle of problems –  not seeing  them as
inner states but as outer  situations. We  practice detachment, or inner
separation, that we  may escape  from the  circle of our habitual reactions
to life.  That is why we  must formulate  an aim and  constantly notice our -
selves in regard  to that aim.
This teaching  begins with self  observation. Secondly it asks, "What do
you want?" And  then it teaches detachment from all negative  states and
attachment to your aim. This last  state -


, 1976  Dear Dr. Bass:I have read your interesting ar tide on Three Generations of Vegetarian Hygienists and
am inclined to want to publish it, but too much time has elapsed since your visit to upstate New York with Chris, and much
water has flowed under the bridge since then. As a finale, why not provide me with a couple of pages telling me and the readers
the present condition of the vegetarian families and also outline the changes in Cursio's dietetic use and practices which he
now espouses. I will hold your article awaiting your reply. With best wishes, I remain sincerely and Hygienically yours, H. M.
Shelton

I responded with the following letter to Dr. Shelton:
Oct. 14, 1976  Dear Dr. Shelton:In order to comply with your request of bringing the article up -to-date, I called and visited Dr.
Cursio on Octobe r 10, 1976. He placed a call to Batavia, New York and put me in touch with Anthony Penepent, a member of
the second generation of natural hygienists of the Penepent family, with whom I spoke at length. He provided me with the
following information about th e changes which have occurred with the Penepent family since I first met them on Sept. 2, 1962.
Stanley S. Bass
(Further details are available in “With Three Generations of Vegetarian Hygienists” - free download.)

In Dr. Shelton's letter to me of Sept. 28, 1976, along with a description of the vegetarian families, Dr. Shelton asked me to
outline the changes in the dietetic views and practices which Cursio now espouses. The following was gleaned from Dr. Cursio,
the result of advising over 40 people through out three generations. I quote from p. 9 and 10 in my book            With Three Generations
of Vegetarian Hygienists
I found that Dr. Cursio's ideas are basically those of Natural Hygiene. In an article which he wrote and submitted to Dr. She lton
years ago entitled "Precision in Natural Hygiene," he extended these concepts into clinical practice - his concepts were merely a
modification based upon Natural Hygiene principles. They had to do with the quality, quantity, timing, and sequence of eating.

Basically, I saw that there was no difference between what Dr. Gian -Cursio advocates and what a true Natural Hygienic
practitioner would advocate - but with this exception:
The concepts, theories, or principles upon which Natural Hygiene is based are accep ted as eternal and inviolable. The
difference was in the application or interpretation of these principles and the quantitative utilization or accentuation of s ome of
these hygienic concepts.
The people that I wrote about involved a period which began in 1 935. Shortly after these people accepted natural hygiene as a
way of life, Dr. Herbert M. Shelton lectured in Rochester, New York
At that time, he met these people as well as the grandparents of these three generations. These people have been Natural
Hygie nists from the very early days of the renaissance of Natural Hygiene. (It began with the writing of Dr. Shelton's book
Human Life: Its Philosophy and Laws.)
The term Natural Hygiene came into usage after Dr. Shelton and Dr. Gian -Cursio met, when they discu ssed an appropriate
term to distinguish it from medical hygiene.

In these three generations, we have here a laboratory of the highest biotic quality that has been continuing for 42 years,
producing evidence of the great value of Natural Hygiene, when its principles are translated into techniques of life that are
compatible with physiological laws. These three generations are now expanding into four, yet in all this time there has not b een
one death. Also, except for acute remedial processes of a few days d uration, there has not been a chronic disease. Many
vestiges of chronic disorders have been eliminating during this time as these individuals progressed or evolved into higher
plateaus of health.
The modifications that have been made in technique in applyi ng the principles of Natural Hygiene are based on a simple
principle: that there be economy of body structure and energy - that in every agent, method, and condition there be maximal
utilization with minimal expenditure of power - so that there be enough energy left over that the body can use for healing
purposes.

Dr. Gian -Cursio has kept these principles before him as cardinal precepts, teaching that whatever is utilized must always be in
conformity with bodily need and never against organismal intellige nce. In being quantitatively precise, it presupposes optimal
quality of any factor utilized that we consider Natural Hygienic.
The difference, basically, that I noted in my study of the diet of these individuals is that there has been
•   an accentuation o r increase of the green leaf vegetables while at the same time there has been

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•   a reduction in the amount of fruit, especially those that are highly acid (citric, etc.).
•   Also, the fast has been used at the very first symptoms of any remedial detoxicating process that we call acute disease
such as colds and minor disturbances that commonly occur when vegetarians and even Natural Hygienists experience
when they habitually over -consume foods even though they are natural.
The End
Energy is the key factor in all bodily function.

PART 2

Today, on June 16th, 2001, I have added the following commentary explaining in detail the modifications made in the technique
of Dr. Cursio in applying the principles of Natural Hygiene. (Since I have known and studied with Dr. Cursio for more than 40
years, I feel qualified to interpret his views.)
Dr. Cursio, in following a simple principle, "  That there should be economy of body s tructure and energy - that there should be
maximal utilization with minimal expenditure of power in every agent used, so that there be enough energy left over that the
body can use for healing purposes ," aimed at maximizing the healing process.

To put it  simply, the basic idea is based upon the fact that all healing and regeneration is in ratio to the amount of energy which
is available - the more energy, the more detoxicating healing, the less energy available, the less the improvement. Energy is the
key factor in all bodily function.
It could also be expressed in the formula  V - O = P , or Vitality minus Obstruction equals Power.
Or: Vitality (which is present in the body) - Obstruction (removal of toxins which interfere with the availability of energy,  which is
indispensable for healing or any malfunction). This removal of Obstruction results in Power, which is now freely available in
large quantity for maximal healing.

In this respect, Dr. Cursio consistently discouraged patients from expending energy  in unnecessary exercise, allowing no more
than simple walking in moderate amounts during the more critical phases of the healing process.
In my own experience, I can verify the correctness of this view. I once fasted 30 days on water while taking care of patients and
was very active in physical exercise throughout. At the end of the 30 days, beyond the loss of 35 pounds, the healing process
had been very minimal compared to many other fasts I had undertaken.

This rule also applies to all people who are no t ill and wish to perform their best work and thinking.
Since the digestion of food takes precedence in the body to all other activities - physical, mental, spiritual and even sexual - the
more empty the stomach, the more energy is available for other acti vities.

It was for this reason that more than 40 years ago I trained myself to eat one meal a day, which was in the evening after wor k.
As a result of this, from the time I opened my eyes to my evening meal, I always felt excellent, had lots of energy, an d my mind
was always able to concentrate on the most difficult and abstract writings without fatigue. I always advised college students  to
omit all food before exams, and they would be amazed at how well their memories functioned.
For men who had difficult ies in erection during sex and thought they were becoming impotent, the empty stomach concept
proved to be a miracle. How could anyone perform well in any act, especially one so sensitive as sex, when he previously had a
good dinner of 6 or more courses, t hus drawing the greatest amount of blood as well as energy to the stomach for 4 to 6 or
more hours for digestion, thus removing both blood and a vast quantity of energy from all other muscles, as well as the brain.

This  law of the conservation of energy   applies to all physical, mental, emotional, spiritual (meditative) acts without exception
when related to the process of digestion. Those who eat the smallest meals while providing the body with all of its requireme nts
invariably live the longest. This is  been proven in animal experiments as well as with humans as far back as history goes.
Based upon this principle, I would state that -
Health is energy functioning in the body under conditions that are normal - and
Disease is energy functioning in the body  under conditions that